Warning for drug use and language~

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The first thing Sasuke was greeted with upon reaching his porch was his door carelessly left halfway open and the enthusiastic voice of a certain someone - an uninvited someone - filtering out from his living room. Sighing, the Uchiha trudged up the steps, lugging the heavy cooler with him and proceeded to nudge his door open with his foot - guess that's the one good thing about the idiot leaving his door open, saves him the trouble of having to put down the cooler in order to open the door.

Then a fly buzzed by his ear and he immediately remembered exactly why it irritated him that the loudmouth leaves his door open on his unexpected visits. It was a good thing he already fed Hinata the rest of her 'food' yesterday.

The last thing he needs is Naruto finding unidentified parts lingering in his home.

"C'mon Hinata, you love ramen! Remember? You ate like six cups of them when we first met!" Sasuke rolled his eyes and dropped the cooler carefully onto the ground once he spotted the sunny blonde kneeling by the pool and attempting to feed a very reluctant looking mermaid noodles.

Upon catching the gaze of her dark haired host, the indigo haired mermaid immediately sent him a pleading look to save her from the Uzumaki's attempts to force feed her his junk food. The grinning male was completely oblivious or perhaps just ignored the shaking of her head and the fact that she kept looking at the food in disgust.

Wondering how long it would take Naruto to realize that Hinata didn't want his food, Sasuke propped a hand on his hip and decided to just watch the spectacle in slight amusement and interest. The lavender eyed mermaid felt distress when her raven merely tilted his head curiously instead of helping her and with her distraction in trying to signal that she needed help, the mermaid didn't realize that she let her lips part a bit; giving the blonde the opening that he needed as he attacked.

She instantly tensed up as two wooden sticks were unceremoniously shoved into her mouth along with a bunch of slimy noodles.

"See. Delicious, right?" Naruto laughed, not noticing the revulsion in her face as the repugnant taste flowed over her unique taste buds and made her feel nauseous in seconds. Shaking his head, Sasuke decided to finally butt in before his mermaid passes out or worse, regurgitates her meal from yesterday.

"She doesn't like your shitty food, idiot," Sasuke quipped, taking a few steps closer to look down at the kneeling blonde in haughty amusement.

"Yeah she does, ya bastard! I remember her saying she loves it when I let her try before! You like it, right Hina-" He turned back to the female with a hopeful grin only to be greeted with the sight of her spitting his noodles back into his cup of ramen, his face twisted up in disgust as she stayed over the cup, gagging and prayed that nothing else comes up, "Eww!"

"Told you." Sasuke muttered knowingly, bending down to rub a soothing hand along the moist skin of her back to hopefully calm her down and keep her from vomiting all over the idiot, "She can only eat fish now, so don't try to feed her anything else."

Frowning in distaste at his now soiled cup of noodles, Naruto eyed his friend in confusion, "Why is that?"

"I don't know, she has different taste buds now, I guess." He answered, shrugging indifferently and keeping his hand planted on her back even after she finished dry heaving. Smiling, the mermaid leaned forward to lay her head on his arm as she tried to ignore the disturbing aftertaste lingering on her tongue.

Scrunching his brows together, the blonde shook his head - deciding not to give much thought in the sea creature's diet and stood up to throw his cup of noodles away, "That's weird."

Dark eyes watched the blonde until he was out of sight before turning to the mermaid who was now rubbing a finger against her tainted tongue, "Are you okay?"

She still looked grossed out but nonetheless sent him a reassuring smile.

His hand absently slid along the length of her spine until he reached the beginning of her fin before letting loose a low chuckle, "I'll brush your teeth once he leaves to get the taste out of your mouth."

Nodding happily, Hinata leaned forward to place a grateful kiss on his cheek to which the Uchiha felt his lips tug up into a small smile before he could stop himself. He rolled his eyes when her giddy smile widened at the rare expression on his face and flicked her lightly on the nose right as his uninvited guest made his presence known again.

"Hey bastard, what's this for?" Naruto asked, giving an experimental kick to the large silver box.

"A cooler," He got up and swiftly made his way back over to his new item and rudely shoved the blonde to the side as he hefted it up into his arms effortlessly, "Don't go breaking it already, idiot."

"I wasn't gonna break it asshole," Naruto followed the Uchiha and watched as he dropped the cooler on the ground against the wall, near the pool of water. His mouth parted once it dawned on him what it was for, "Ooh, so this is where you gonna be storing a bunch of fish?"

"Hn." Sasuke squatted down in front of the cooler and reached into his pocket, fishing out a padlock and slipping it onto the latch located in the front of the cooler. Hearing it click shut, he then tugged on it, testing it to make sure there was nothing wrong with it before slipping the key into it and reopening it.

Blue eyes scrutinized the Uchiha in bewilderment as his best friend messed with the lock.

"Uh, so why do you need a lock for fish?" He inquired, nestling his hands behind his head in a carefree manner.

The silence following his question was deafening and Naruto began to wonder if maybe the bastard was ignoring him again. Just when he was about to revoice his question is when Sasuke finally answered.

"So I don't need to worry about idiots like you digging in Hinata's food."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!" Naruto snapped, snarling at the stoic male viciously and sending him an offended glare, "Why the hell do you think that I would even be interested in a bunch of smelly fish?!"

Sasuke shrugged offhandedly, "Who knows, maybe an idiot like you might steal some fish in an attempt to create fish flavored noodles."

"Ew, why in the world would I do tha- actually, I wonder what fish flavored ramen would taste like?" Naruto placed a finger on his lip in thought as he fantasized about how the ramen would taste like with the new ingredient...now he was curious. "Hey Sasuke..."

"No."

"You didn't even hear what I have to say!"

"I don't need too. You're not taking any of Hinata's fish."

"Oh c'mon! Just one!"

"No."

"How about you cut it in half and we can split it?"

"No. Get out."

"Ugh, you're such an asshole." His blue eyes drifted to the amused mermaid who was watching the entertaining scene play out before her and sent her a wide grin, "He's such an asshole, right Hinata?"

She merely sent him a polite smile to which he chuckled, "You don't have to be afraid to admit that he is one." Lavender eyes crinkled in merriment as she shook her head from side to side; especially with her host's critical eyes watching her reaction carefully. He smirked triumphantly when his mermaid refused to agree with the blonde.

"Ugh, whatever, don't tell me you're taking his side just 'cause he has a pretty face." Naruto complained, though the grin remained on his cheerful face when the female attempted to cover her smiling lips, petite body trembling from what he could only guess were giggles.

Sasuke scoffed, flicking his hair out of his eyes, "There's no need to be jealous dumbass."

"Pfft, who said I'm jealous of you and your girly looking face?" The blonde cackled, "Atleast, I look manly."

"Manly he says," A snort was heard, "Sure."

A blue eye twitched though the grin remained plastered on the tan face, "I'm gonna kick your ass."

Sasuke smirked back challengingly, "I'd like to see you try."

Hinata was now leaning on the edge of the pool as her fascinated eyes darted from one male to the other continuously, eagerly waiting to see what would happen next. Her fin sloshed the water around in the pool as it swished from side to side absently - their banter was almost as entertaining as tv.

But the stand off was ruined by a loud grumble.

Naruto immediately broke the glaring contest with an awkward laugh as he rubbed his grumbling stomach, "Ah, I forgot that cup of noodles Hinata spit in was gonna be my lunch.."

"Tch, then I believe it's the perfect time for you to fuck off." Sasuke replied uncaringly.

"Geez bastard, so rude. You don't wanna grab a bite someplace with me?"

"No."

Naruto shook his head with a wistful sigh, spinning around to lazily make his way to the door, "You're as anti social as ever. Man, you know I used to think your loner personality was just a phase when we were kids. How wrong I was."

Deciding he wasn't moving fast enough, Sasuke placed his hand on the blonde's back and gave an obnoxious push. Sending the Uzumaki stumbling past the doorway as he attempted to keep his balance. "Hn."

Naruto sneered at the stone faced Uchiha, "Is that how you treat someone who's practically your brother?"

"Yes." He then proceeded to slam the door shut in the blonde's face, easily ignoring all the shouting and swearing coming from behind the wood.

Pinching the bridge of his nose, Sasuke released an audible sigh before turning to his scaly guest. Only to catch her smiling impishly at him, onyx eyes narrowed into a glare, "What?" She was enjoying watching him get a headache, wasn't she?

She looked away innocently with a shrug, if only she could tease him about how she knows that he secretly enjoys having verbal fights with the blonde.

Shaking his head, he made his way over to lightly flick the doe eyed mermaid on the nose before going off to retrieve her toothbrush.

He chose to ignore the water that hit the back of his head in retaliation.

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A cloud of smoke billowed out from between parted lips causing the mermaid to scrunch her nose up at the unpleasant smell as the Uchiha lounged lazily against the side of the pool, "You want to know why I'm close to the idiot?" He asked randomly, tilting his head back to gaze up at her youthful face.

She eyed the tall glass sitting between his legs in distaste, if it smells that bad then it probably isn't a good thing for her human to be taking.

But on the other hand, it weirdly makes him a bit more talkative. She smiled as his dark eyes stared up at her - he looked adorable and a lot more younger at the angle she was gazing from, his face no longer set in a constant glower as he waited patiently for her to show any interest in what he's talking about.

Leaning down she pecked the tip of his nose, she quickly pulled back and nodded to let him know that she was listening.

He cleared his throat, "Well, short version of it is that my family died," Her eyes widened, eyebrows knitting in concern at that, a clawed finger gently caressed a pale cheek and though he looked fine, she certainly didn't miss the tight grip he had on his glass. "Some fucking drunk driver hit us when we were driving on the way home from the movies."

His eyes drifted to the side to stare at nothing in particular, "The only reason I survived was because my brother had protected me with his body." He was silent for a moment and Hinata left him to his thoughts as she carefully threaded her claws through his hair, brushing his bangs back from his blood shot eyes that were now glaring off to the side.

Eventually, he sighed and decided to continue, "Anyway, since I was only ten I obviously couldn't live on my own. So, Naruto's family took me in to live with them. We practically grew up together - thats why he considers me his brother and why I'm able to tolerate him," He snorted, smirking up at the worried mermaid, "Otherwise I wouldn't bother to handle his hyperactive ass whenever he comes over."

His thumb absently drew circles on the glass.

"I can't lie and say I don't care about him - 'cause I do. Especially now that mom and da-" He paused, clearing his throat and correcting himself, "I mean, now that Minato and Kushina passed away last year...that idiot is the only family I have left."

Sighing, onyx orbs wandered up to find hers and she found herself fascinated with the glassy sheen that glossed over those usually hard eyes and the thin red lines that branched out along the whites of his eyes; she couldn't help but wonder if maybe her human might have inhaled a bit too much of that toxic smoke. His hand moved up to cup her cheek, "Enough about me, I believe I've earned myself a right to ask about your personal life now."

Blinking owlishly, the indigo haired woman complied with a warm smile as she leaned down to press her lips softly against his forehead. His thumb caressed her jawline as he stared up at her with unwavering attention.

"So...is your family mermaids or humans?" He then remembered that she couldn't speak and added in, "Tap my cheek once for the first answer and two for the second. That should make this easier."

Her claw tapped his cheek once.

"Hmm, so, you're originally a mermaid...isn't your family waiting for you?" She shook her head, gentle features taking on a solemn look that he immediately noticed.

He wasn't sure if it would be appropriate to ask this but his mouth ended up spitting it out before he could stop it, "Are they...gone like my family?"

She nodded, "How did they.." He watched her pull back a bit, making motions with her hands that looked like she was attempting to create a triangle. He squinted, it took him a bit to figure out what she was doing with his weed addled brain but he eventually realized that it looked like she was trying to make a dorsal fin.

"A shark?" She nodded frantically and bit at the air, her sharp teeth clacking together and he managed to get what she was showing him after a couple seconds of squinting, "They were...eaten?"

Her brows furrowed together as her now downtrodden eyes stared at him as she confirmed his question with a nod. Involuntarily, the Uchiha felt himself shiver at the thought of being eaten alive - atleast he knows that his family died fast and hopefully painless, he can't even begin to imagine what being chewed on while still alive was like. That eventually led to his next train of thought.

"Hey, that woman you ate...you killed her first, right?" He'd hope that Hinata would have been merciful enough to put the woman out of her misery first before eating her. The indigo haired mermaid nodded, pointing at a spot on her neck where the jugular was located, signaling where she attacked the woman to kill her as fast as she can. She has no interest in drawing out the suffering of her victims anymore then she has too, after all.

"Good," Sasuke muttered under his breath, he wouldn't like to think that his mermaid acts like a wild animal. "So, do you really prefer the land over the sea?"

She nodded.

"You don't miss it at all?" Her head shook from side to side with a stubborn frown, "Is the land really that much more fascinating then the sea?"

She grinned widely as her answer and leaned forward to nudge his cheek playfully with her nose, "Guess I can't blame you, especially with the taste buds you have now." He chuckled when she stuck her tongue out at him with a pout.

His eyelids felt steadily heavier as she burrowed her smiling face into his spiky hair, her skinny arms wrapping around his shoulders and hugging him like he was a giant teddy bear.

There were other questions he wanted to ask, but whatever, he was currently too comfortable and tired to care as he drifted off to sleep.

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Thank for reading~ :D