14. Boxers

"Naruto, we're late and it's your fault!" Sasuke growled, punching Naruto in the side.

They had been sleeping peacefully, curled up under the warm covers, until Sasuke had nearly flung them both out of bed, screaming about the time. They had dashed around the room, grabbing up their clothes and yanking them on carelessly. Twice they had had to go back to Naruto's apartment to grab items left behind (forehead protectors and arm warmers were apparently easy items to forget).

Naruto nearly fell over from the force of the punch and the dizziness he was still feeling from getting up and out of bed in three minutes. "It is not my fault," he grumbled, shooting an annoyed look at his partner.

Sasuke glared right back, his gaze piercing. "You told me you set your alarm clock!" he was almost yelling, but not quite; it was still very early in the morning.

"Oh come on! I thought it was set! When the clock malfunctions, the fault lies on no one." Naruto was not as good at keeping his voice quiet as Sasuke. A few lights turned on in the apartment they were walking past.

Tying his forehead protector on tighter, Sasuke hissed, "This is definitely your fault."

Naruto opened his mouth to retort, but a happy voice from behind them said, "I quite agree, Sasuke. In all matters revolving around clocks, the last person to touch the clock is at fault."

Sasuke grinned and nodded his head before his jaw dropped in confusion. He turned around to stare dumbly at the man behind them. Naruto turned as well, although he was not quite as surprised by their sudden guest. "Good morning, Kakashi. It seems that we're on your schedule today," he said, smiling ruefully.

"Were you up too late last night? Together?" Kakashi asked, pulling out a worn old book.

"What makes you think we were together?" Sasuke asked almost too quickly. Naruto was still smiling next to him.

Kakashi glanced up from his book, eying the pair thoughtfully. "Oh, nothing," he said after a moment, "but last time I checked, you weren't in the habit of wearing orange boxers, Sasuke."

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…This could be AU… or post time-skip. OMG MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. Whoa. Just… whoa. Can't stop watching Wolf's Rain.. it'll kill me soon.