Day 14 - Hollow
Sasuke opened the door, only to be met with Naruto sitting on the floor with a notepad and a pen.
"Oh, hey Sasuke! I'm writing down ideas for what to do when we go visit the kids the next time," Naruto was moving the pen vigorously from side to side.
"Why would you do that?" He did not miss a beat as he put down his gym bag and sat on his bed.
"Well, I want them to have a good time, I want to do something good for them," Naruto smiled silently as he looked at the striped paper.
"Hn,"
A silence went over them as Sasuke began to doze off in his bed and Naruto kept scribbling on his notepad.
"Hey, Sasuke,"
"Hmm," Sasuke replied as a habit, not really awake.
"Sasuke, what do you think we should do for the kids next time? They really loved your dancing from before," Naruto flashed a smile while writing with uneven letters on a notepad.
"I don't care," he turned away from the blond, facing the wall, trying to close his eyes.
"Sure, you care! You just won't admit it, you're softer than you would like to say," Naruto laughed.
Sasuke sighed, admitting he won't be able to get any sleep if this continued. "You only care about those kids because you yourself was an orphan,"
"I-" Naruto hesitated, tears started to linger in his eyes, his heart felt like clenching, "That's not why I want to help them, I-"
"No, you want to help them because you're forced to do so,"
"So are you!" Naruto's voice was slightly too high-pitched than he planned to, reminding him of when he first hit puberty.
"Yes, I really am," Sasuke sighed, "Which is why I don't really care what we do for those kids, just as long as I can get back as soon as possible,"
"I don't believe you, you're..." Naruto ran a hand through his hair, "you're hollow inside," a tear fell down Naruto's sun-kissed skin as he stood up from the floor and left their room as fast as his feet could carry him. Leaving the notepad and Sasuke alone in the room.
"Maybe I could finally get some sleep now," Sasuke pulled the duvet over his ears as he closed his eyes, enjoying the silence.