Naruto ate his food silently. Smacking his cheeks, the blonde stood up and grinned at Sasuke.
"Thanks, y'know!" He shouted, gathering his things, preparing to leave.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"Huh?"
"You just got out of the hospital, you dunce, you're not going to just waltz off like nothing happened."
"But, Kurama needs to be fed-!"
"You come first, you idiot." Sasuke cut off the argument, walking into the living room, where Naruto was standing awkwardly.
"Sit." He commanded. Naruto immediately obeyed, sitting down on the couch.
"What're ya doing, y'know?" He asked, only to be shot an ice-y glare from Sasuke.
"Take off your shirt, I'm changing your bandages." Sasuke swore he saw Naruto's cheeks turn red.
"EH?!" He shouted, hugging his chest, "Why would I take off my shirt for you?! I can change them myself, y'know!"
Sasuke gave him a disbelieving look and repeated himself, "Take of your shirt, I'm going to change you bandages. Now." Naruto 'tch'-ed and reluctantly removed his shirt.
Sasuke couldn't help but stare at the boy. His entire abdomen was covered in scars and he had a strange tattoo on his chest down to just below his belly button. Sasuke's face become stoic again, almost angry.
"You took off your bandages?" he growled through clenched teeth. Naruto looked away nervously.
"Naruto!" He shouted angrily. Naruto didn't look at him. Sasuke sighed, scooting towards the blond.
"Whatever, let's just put on fresh bandages." Sasuke watched as the smaller boy avoided eye contact while wrapping the bandage around his chest.
(^_^)
"What's with the tattoo?" Sasuke suddenly asked while they were working on their book report.
"Tattoo?" Naruto questioned, wincing slightly from suddenly sitting up.
"The one on your chest, idiot."
"I don't have a tattoo on my chest. That's a birthmark. It's always been there." A birthmark like that? Hell no, he didn't believe it one bit.
"Let me get this straight, you have a huge, intricate looking birthmark all the way down the front side of your abdomen?"
"Yes?" Sasuke groaned, banging his head on the table. He honestly hated this idiot so much. The blond chuckled nervously, glancing at the clock.
"Um, I have to get home. Kurama still needs to be fed, he's probably angry now."
"Naruto, you own a fox."
"Yes, what's your point?"
"I'm sure he's just fine with feeding." Naruto pouted, puffing his cheeks out, "Besides, you're still injured and my brother has the car." Naruto sighed, giving in.
"Fine, let's just finish this dumb report."
(^_^)
An hour or so went by and they were almost done with the report. The front door opened and in walked Itachi.
"Sasuke, I'm home."
"Welcome back, bro." Sasuke answered blandly.
"Is Naruto still here?"
"Yup."
"Hey, y'know!" Naruto grinned, waving.
"Why don't you greet me that happily, Sasuke?"
"…"
Itachi chuckled, smiling softly at his brother and walked into the kitchen.
"What do you two want for dinner?"
"Ra-!"
"Soba."
"No, ramen!"
Thus the two started arguing over whether they should have ramen or soba. Itachi started laughing at the two's bickering. They spun their heads to face Itachi at the same time.
"What?!" They shouted in sync. Itachi chuckled, calming down.
"Sorry, Sasuke, Naruto. You two just sounded like friends for a bit there."
"We're not friends." Sasuke spat coldly, standing up. A flash of hurt appeared on Naruto's face, but quickly vanished.
"Sasuke…"
"Um, I've been here a while. I should be heading home, y'know." Naruto said quickly, packing up his stuff. Itachi looked at him curiously.
"Would you like a ride home?"
"No! I mean, no, its fine, um, I can walk." Itachi nodded. Sasuke sighed and went upstairs as Naruto exited his home.
(^_^)
Naruto wasn't at school Monday. Sasuke was ignoring everyone again. It seemed normal, yet it didn't. Sasuke never talked to Naruto in school unless they were working on a project, so why did it bother him so much? It was probably because he had actually gone to the hospital the other day or something.
With a sigh, Sasuke headed for fifth period.
(^_^)
As sixth period approached, Sasuke came to realize how much he hated how Kakashi-sensei always paired him up with Naruto. What was he trying to do? Show off how some idiot can have a good life? Or was because Naruto was an idiot and he was smart?
Sasuke groaned, smacking his head on his desk. It was quiet enough that no one looked at him. The final bell rang and Sasuke wasted no time rushing out of the room.
(^_^)
The final bell of the day rang and Sasuke began packing his things into his bag when he saw a flash of orange dash across the front of the campus. The idiot was here? Why wasn't he in class? Sasuke groaned and continued staring out the window.
Suddenly, two loud bangs echoed throughout the small campus. Then muffled screaming. And then there was a fox. The fox was dragging the boy clothed in orange in a hurried rage. As if, it was trying to help him. But foxes don't do that. Foxes don't like people, especially not stupid idiots that wear orange.
The fox let go of the boy, sniffing it almost worriedly. The boy raised his hand, petting the fox. The fox suddenly ran back out of Sasuke's peripheral vision. It was around this point when Sasuke noticed the puddle of blood slowly forming around the body.
A girl's scream was heard. Sirens. Lights. Everything happened so quickly, it was like if you blinked, you'd miss it.
(^_^)
Naruto wasn't at school the next day, either.