Suigetsu felt unusually heavy.
Eyes still closed, he shifted in an attempt to rid himself of the weight. Something soft and warm moved a little off his lap, but still didn't go away completely. With an annoyed growl, he tried shoving it off, thinking it was a very odd pillow.
It whimpered in protest, grip tightening on him.
Pillows didn't whimper or cling.
Forcing tired eyes to open, he blinked away the blur of sleep and tried to decipher the object resting against his chest. Slowly, the bright red hair, less-revealing-than-usual clothes, and bulging belly came into focus.
Karin.
It took him a moment to figure out what the hell had happened. All he knew was that she was snuggled up to him, glasses askew on her face, his own arms wrapped around her and the terrifying thought that he had gotten drunk and slept with her again bouncing around inside his head.
Then his mind caught up with him and he remembered – Karin had been frightened by a thunderstorm.
Gingerly, he pushed her away, careful not to wake her as he convinced her sleeping arms to snuggle a pillow instead of his torso. If she woke up to the way they currently were she probably wouldn't have much patience for explanations, and he preferred to start his day off with minimal bloodshed.
Only after he had gently rearranged Karin's limbs on the couch did he noticed someone watching him.
Sitting in the armchair across from the sofa, Sasuke had his head propped up with one fist, elbow on the armrest, his expression both brooding and curious. He wore the same clothes from the day before.
"Have fun at Sakura's last night?" Suigetsu asked, grinning. He doubted the Uchiha would actually tell him anything, but it couldn't hurt to ask.
"I could ask you the same about Karin."
Wrinkling his nose, he scoffed. "As if. She's just a coward – I mean, she's scared of thunder."
"You already got her pregnant," Sasuke pointed out.
"That was" - he paused, thinking for a moment. "Wait... Why do you care? Last time I checked, man-to-man chats weren't really your thing. "
"I'm merely curious about how my comrades are spending their time while we're off of missions."
"Well, there's nothing to be curious about. Karin's just pathetic."
His assurance was met with a silent, concentrating stare, dark eyes boring into Suigetsu as his leader seemed to try picking apart his mind. After a tense, uncomfortable moment, Sasuke nodded and got to his feet, heading toward the bathroom.
"Weird," the Mist ninja muttered when the other was out of earshot.
Shifting on the couch beside him, Karin mumbled something unintelligible. Her glasses had fallen to the floor, and she was nuzzling the pillow affectionately, smiling.
"Bet you're dreaming about me," he said, smirking.
"You wish."
Stiffening, he watched as her eyes squinted open, red irises even more shocking without the barrier of lenses. For a moment, she just lay there peacefully, staring at him with tired, heavy lidded eyes.
Then her foot lashed out, clipping him in the chin.
"Don't call me pathetic," she mumbled, drifting back to sleep with a broad smile as he cursed and rubbed his bruising chin.
She was reasonably pissed when she woke up an hour later to discover her glasses had been thrown out the window.
Author's Notes: Not much going on in this chapter. xP Mostly just Sasuke taking on the unfamiliar role of matchmaker/ someone-who-sees-the-relationship-which-the-people-involved-are-blind-to. Or something.
The contents of the next chapter should be relatively easy to predict. xD
Disclaimer: I do not own 'Naruto' or any of its characters.