"I can't come out," I smoothly said, not having a care in the world "I won't come out."
"But it's a whole world out there you need to see! You can't stay inside forever, Naruto. No one can." Sasuke stood at my door, refusing to leave "Let me help you."
"Why would I want help, Sasuke? Why can't you let me stay here? You don't own this building, and you certainly don't own me." Sasuke had a narrowing look in his eyes. I stayed put, hoping that the arguing (That started ten minutes ago) would end and he would stay home.
"I am yet to own this building," he sighed "Tsunande is selling it to me. I'm owning this building and turning it into a hotel."
I gaped, staying in shock as the next words left his mouth "Naruto, you might have to move."
The silence stayed thick in the hallway, and any sort of bat that would lunge for Sasuke would choke to death on the tension. Sasuke had a pitiful look in his eyes, the same look people gave me when they would visit my old neighbor. "What a poor fellow," they would whisper to each other "Can't even get outside…"
"Naruto, if you just let me help you-" "Get out."
He backed away and I threw my hand up to my head, rubbing my forehead "I need time to think."
"I'll come back tomorrow. You know I don't want to do this, Naruto. I… enjoy being friends with you. I didn't even like staying with my own parents like I love staying with you," I blushed a bit at Sasuke's words "Think about my offer."
I closed my door, taking a peak at his retreating back before he closed his door as well. I took my eyes from the peak hole slid down my door "What am I going to do?" I sighed "I want to go outside…"
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"Then take this opportunity," I made my stuffed frog talk "You wanted to go outside and know this is the perfect chance."
"But the last time I tried to go out…" I felt my eyes sting "Things will go bad. I don't want to be forced to go outside."
"You aren't being forced," I listened to my inner self talk "Sasuke's more calm and cool. He won't shove you outside like he did." I spat, thinking about when I was first trying to get outside. I was shoved harshly not even after a week. It was incredibly traumatic.
"Hmm…" I tossed him on the pillow "This is a good idea. I'll try this with him, but I swear to god, if he kicks me out I'll kill 'em."
(The next day I waited for Sasuke to come rapping at my door. I might as well just try this, since I don't really have a choice. I need some help for going outside.)
"Sasuke," I got impatient "Sasuke I'll do it."
I waited awhile, wanting to see his head bob out of his door. Surely enough, the sounds of him unlocking came, followed by him staring at me and walking out.
"Great," he smiled a genuine smile. I melted slightly and was glad I was on the floor. Sasuke moved into my house "How are you going to do this? Help me, that is." I asked him, grabbing two cups.
"I've been researching on 'Agoraphobia' all night;" He took a sip of the orange juice I poured him "Agoraphobia is caused by anxiety. Do you have anxiety, Naruto?"
He sounded just like a therapist "I guess so." I laughed at imagining him planting me on the couch while he sat on the chair.
"Naruto, go on the couch. I'm trying a different approach." I chocked on my orange juice, hacking into my hand. I noticed the weird stare from him so I hacked into the sink a couple times before laying on the couch. And as planned, he was on the chair.
"What do you think about going outside? First thing that comes to mind."
"I think of scenarios of how I'm going to die." I looked at him wearily. This seemed too odd for comfort. What was he going to do? Talk to me? That won't work at all.
"Exsplain."
"Well," I held no hesitation "I'll take my first step outside. But since I'm not used to it, I'll trip, and if I trip I'll break my back, and since I can't move the wind will slide me down into the gutter next to me. I'll fall in like a dead burrito, and the rats and alligators will eat me. My remains will be found by construction workers, and I'll die."
Sasuke looked at me wide eyed and I continued
"But Agoraphobia might mean wide spaces, and if I'm in a wide space, a plane or jet might think the wide range of area is good for landing, and I'll get squashed in till I pop like a grape," I looked at him "Any way I go outside, I'll end up dying."
"Naruto, think about what you just said."
Sasuke spent the rest of the hour explaining how ridiculous I was, making us laugh at the stories I told him. How I wouldn't go near windows for fear of birds shooting in, even though the birds never even go inside the building.
We laughed so long that we didn't notice the time flying by "Wow, already an hour? I guess we got over the anxiety of thinking," I said, sitting up "What's next?"
"What's next for us," Sasuke walked to my fridge "Is the eating exercise. We eat, and continue this later."
"Sounds fun." I laughed.
"You don't have much food in here. Is that why you're so tiny?"
"Hinata makes me food. I would have more in my fridge, but Tsunande gets my groceries for me. Or shall I say Shizune," The lazy hag made her do everything for her "I have noodles."
"Spaghetti it is." Sasuke took out supplies and we waited, talking to each other. He was a very interesting person, only telling me minor things in his life. I haven't heard anything about his family. Did he have a bad relationship? "What about your parents?"
"I don't like them. We're a very strict family. I never got much affection from them, except from my mother, because of my brother. He was a genius and I was just… Normal." He looked at me and I stared back at him.
"I don't know why I'm telling you this," Sasuke sighed "I feel like I can trust you."
"I feel that way too, Sasuke." I saw his head moving in so I did the same "It feels like we were meant to meet each other. Fate?"
"Hn." We moved closer, only an inch separating us. I closed my eyes and I know he did the same… The moment was intense, we knew what was to happen next, it would be-
'ssssss'
We looked to the boiling water. It was overflowing and hitting the burner "Oh shit!" I ran and grabbed it, falling down and spilling it all over the floor. I slipped on the floor trying to get up, bumping my leg on the counter.
I got my footing and held myself up using the table. I was soaked and burning. I groaned and heaved my breaths "Oh, god, I'm burning!" I ran into the bathroom "Taking a cold-ish shower!"
I dropped into the bathtub, ignoring a searing pain on my head. I turned on the cold water and whimpered. Sasuke came in rushing over his feet "Holy fuck, are you okay?"
I nodded and this time, instead of me falling on my ass it was him. He moved to grab something and ended up grabbing my shaving cream (I was trying to get a beard to look manly) and held it down. The white sweet smelling cream (LOL) flew around the room and on our faces "Tun it off!"
"I can't! It's squirting everywhere!" He yelled, trying to man handle the long, hard tube.
"Gah! It's in my mouth!" I coughed and slipped out of the tub, slipping over to Sasuke. We held the can in our hands trying to get it closed. He held it down and I fumbled with it for a while before wiping everything off of it.
"It's all in the room! Pump it so it'll empty!" Sasuke instructed me and I followed. I pumped it while Sasuke moaned, getting weak from holding it still. If he dropped it, it would fly all over the room, possibly getting us hurt.
"F-fuck." We both said breathlessly "That was intense." We moaned and I dropped my head on his chest, heaving my breaths.
"…. I'm just going to leave." We both looked up to see Hinata backing out of the hallway. She was so shocked that even her stutters had run from the scene in front of her. Sasuke thought for a bit before noticing the situation.
"Hinata!" I was already out of the room, covered in cream "It's not what you think!"
"Oh, it's okay Naruto. I'm glad you got acquainted with the new resident I saw." She said, running out of the apartment.
I looked at the table and sighed when I saw the meal she made "Hinata…" I would tell her tomorrow.
Sasuke came bustling out, laughing his ass off "Hahahaha!" it was the first time I saw him laugh "Oh g-god the scene! It looked like- Ahahahhah! She walked in!" I looked at him laughing and couldn't help but to laugh to.
He was covered head to toe in white clumps. I looked at myself and noticed that I looked like a marshmallow monster.
"Heh." I laughed once before processing what happened "Heh. Heh hahahahahahah!" we both joined each other on the floor, laughing our asses off. I grabbed some of the creamy stuff in my hand and threw it on him "Haha!"
"Naruto!" He pounced on me, rolling around on top of me. We spent five minutes doing this before we got up and cleaned my bathroom and ourselves.
"Well, we got this place cleaned up." I stated, patting him on his back "I'm going to finally take the shower I wanted."
"I'm going to go home and do the same." He combed his hair back with his hand "I'm going to stay in there forever."
"Sasuke," I looked at him "When I'm able to go outside, can I go to your apartment? I'd like to see it."
"Of course," he said "But before we do, we're going to clean up ourselves from this!" we laughed a bit before I walked him to my door. "See you, Sasuke."
"And I'll see you outside."
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