ALL THE VOTES ARE IN!!!
Now, before you read the votes, please please PLEASE just read the next paragraphs. (PLEASE!!!!!!)
I know that while some people will be really happy that they got what couple they want, others will be really unhappy because they voted for nothing. So remember what I said a few chapters before, and if you don¡¦t like the coupling, go straight to my Author's profile, and look up the Story Request thing. (What to put, what to send it to me in, etc) Kay?
Also, that you everyone who wished me luck with my exams, wished me a Merry Christmas, and wished me a Happy New Year. They are of the most considerate people ever. Merry Christmas to them to! (I had a list of who said that, but I lost it so . . . -.-. And lastly, I just want to say how happy I am with the turnout. 300 something reviews for 4 chapters and an Author¡¦s Note is REALLY GOOD. REALLY good. Thank you everyone.
NOW. Scroll to the VERY BOTTOM of the page to see who the winner is. And keep in mind . . . this was a very close vote. There was only a 14 vote difference.
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Chapter 05: Living Arrangements
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¡§Well he certainly can't live with me. ¡¨ Kakashi proclaimed proudly. ¡§My apartment isn¡¦t big enough.¡¨
¡§That¡¦s a lame excuse, Kakashi-sensei!¡¨ Sakura yelled indignantly.
¡§But it¡¦s true.¡¨ He responded without a hint of shame in his voice and stature. "I don't have enough room."
¡§Well, I don¡¦t think my mom would allow him to live with us.¡¨ Sakura said regretfully, remembering that her mother had only recently accepted Naruto as her teammate, and not the Demon Fox.
Suddenly, Sasuke spoke up. ¡§He can stay with me. For now.¡¨ Kakashi and Sakura looked at him in surprise. ¡§He¡¦s not staying with you two, and I¡¦m the only person who doesn¡¦t have-¡¨he paused.¡§-someone living with them.¡¨
¡§Okay.¡¨ Sakura said. ¡§But only if you¡¦re sure.¡¨
¡§Yea. I¡¦m sure.¡¨
¡§Alright.¡¨ Kakashi said, his happiness somehow shining through with his one visible eye, which was closed anyhow. He turned and looked around. ¡§Now let¡¦s just go find the two of them and tell him.¡¨
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Meanwhile, halfway across town. . .
¡§HEY! What is this stuff?¡¨ Naruto asked happily, gulping down bowl after bowl of -
¡§Ramen.¡¨ Lee said patiently, while stratedgectly counting his money behind his back. ¡§It¡¦s ramen, and- you really like it don¡¦t you, Naruto-kun.¡¨
¡§Yea! Dis good schtuff.¡¨ Naruto said, finishing his fifth bowl and ordering his sixth. ¡§And I¡¦m starving by the way. Thanks for treating me, Lee-kun.¡¨
¡§Uh-huh. Sure.¡¨ Lee said, putting on a smile that masked his inner worry of not having enough money. //I¡¦m going to run out of money soon!// he thought desperately. //HELP! Sakura-san! Help ANYONE!//
Then, as if his prayers were miraculously answered, he felt a sudden pressure on his back.
¡§Oy, Lee-kun!¡¨
He spun around to look straight into the eyes of his object of affection. ¡§Sakura-san!¡¨ he cried, greeting her ecstatically. ¡§Thank the lord!.¡¨
¡§Happy to see me, Lee?¡¨
¡§Very.¡¨ He lowered his voice to a whisper. ¡§I¡¦m almost out of money. Naruto-kun must really like ramen.¡¨
¡§Some things never change,¡¨ Kakashi said, walking up behind Sakura. ¡§But thanks for your help, Lee.¡¨ He slipped him a twenty. ¡§That should be enough to cover the expenses.¡¨ He added with a whisper.
Meanwhile, Naruto, who hadn¡¦t heard a single word of the exchange between the three of them, continued to scarf down ramen like the world was going to end.
¡§Konnichiwa, Naruto!¡¨ Sakura yelled, straight into the poor, unsuspecting boy¡¦s ear. The mentioned poor, unsuspecting boy jumped about half a mile, choked on his ramen, and then had to have Sasuke pound the living daylights out of him before he could finally gag down his food.
¡§Konnichiwa, Haruno-san.¡¨ He said with a voice still slightly hoarse from the recent dislodging of food. ¡§Ohayo, Uchiha-kun, Kakashi-sensei.¡¨
The mentioned three winced slightly. Manners were never important to the Naruto, and now they would have to make a few. . . adjustments.
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¡§So anyway, this is the bedroom, there¡¦s the bathroom, and the kitchen.¡¨ Sasuke said.
His guest was looking around and poking everything with undisguised wonder. ¡§Uchiha-kun.¡¨
Wince.
¡§Yea?¡¨
¡§Where do I sleep?¡¨ ¡§Uh. . .¡¨
//Why did I agree to this in the first place.// Sasuke thought, mentally berating himself. //Why in the world did I agree to do this, what insanity prompted me to do this, what caused the momentary lapse of lunacy that made him agree to let Naruto stay with him. What did, what did, WHAT DID...//
Then he looked into those big blue eyes that just exploded with innocence.
//Oh yea. That¡¦s why.//
¡§Well, you can sleep in the bed. I¡¦ll just sleep on the floor.¡¨
The big-blue-eyes-that-just-shone-with-innocence blinked. "Hai"
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¡§Ne, Sasuke-kun.¡¨
Sasuke muffled a sigh of exasperation against his pillow. They had worked all night, and despite his repeated attempts to get Naruto to call him ¡§Sasuke¡¨ with no suffixes, he still went and added the respective ending anyhow.
¡§...just... Sasuke.¡¨
¡§Hai... Sasuke.¡¨
¡§What?¡¨
He heard a rustling of sheets.
¡§What are we to each other?¡¨
He rolled over on his front, and looked at the other boy on the bed with wide eyes. The only light source in the small room was a sliver of moonlight that the curtain did not screen. Naruto was on his front, propped up on his elbows, and staring at him intently.
¡§What do you mean?¡¨
¡§Are we friends?¡¨
¡§Why wouldn¡¦t we be?¡¨
¡§Well. . .¡¨ Naruto said, looking down on his pillow, ¡§I don¡¦t know. . . You act all funny around me. It¡¦s like. . . you don¡¦t know me well enough to be comfortable around me.¡¨
//This is going to be a long night.// Sasuke thought, as he proceeded to inform the younger boy of their association.
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The next morning, I woke up feeling something warm pressing against my front-side. Something. Warm. Pressed. Against. Me. //Naruto must¡¦ve fallen off the bed.// I thought to myself groggily.
I cracked an eye open... and froze. It turns out the situation is more awkward that I thought... suddenly I¡¦m very thankful for that lock on my door.
Naruto is... hugging me. Worse yet, he¡¦s still wearing that black tank. He¡¦s really close to me. Do you know, how CLOSE he is to me? He is... clinging. That¡¦s a good word. Clinging. He is clinging to the front of my shirt. Did I mention that he is very close. I think that the only part of his body that¡¦s not touching me is his backside.
Crap. Crap. CRAP.
I want to get up, but at the same time, I don¡¦t want to wake him... oh well. I can stay like this for a little while longer...
Who am I kidding.
I wiggle slightly, hoping he'll stay asleep long enough for me to get out of bed. No such luck.
He woke up, eyes blinking slowly.
Crap. Crap. Crap.
"Ohayo, Sasuke-kun."
CRAP!!!
========== END CHAPTER 05 ==========
Okay, pure fluff. I know. But that¡¦s the best I will do in this story, I¡¦d rather not change the rating. So... PG this story will remain.
Oh yea, and the winner thing? The ¡¥Other Winners¡¦ mentioned are the only other coupling I¡¦d do. Like, those are the only possible couplings I would do... nevermind. .
WINNER: Naruto X Sasuke
OTHER WINNERS: Kakashi X Iruka / Shikamaru X Ino / Kiba X Hinata / Jiraiya X Tsunade / Konohamaru X Hanabi
Once again, emails, comments, complaints, anything: icy_cloud359@kuririnmail.com
-Yume
Now, before you read the votes, please please PLEASE just read the next paragraphs. (PLEASE!!!!!!)
I know that while some people will be really happy that they got what couple they want, others will be really unhappy because they voted for nothing. So remember what I said a few chapters before, and if you don¡¦t like the coupling, go straight to my Author's profile, and look up the Story Request thing. (What to put, what to send it to me in, etc) Kay?
Also, that you everyone who wished me luck with my exams, wished me a Merry Christmas, and wished me a Happy New Year. They are of the most considerate people ever. Merry Christmas to them to! (I had a list of who said that, but I lost it so . . . -.-. And lastly, I just want to say how happy I am with the turnout. 300 something reviews for 4 chapters and an Author¡¦s Note is REALLY GOOD. REALLY good. Thank you everyone.
NOW. Scroll to the VERY BOTTOM of the page to see who the winner is. And keep in mind . . . this was a very close vote. There was only a 14 vote difference.
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Chapter 05: Living Arrangements
==============================
¡§Well he certainly can't live with me. ¡¨ Kakashi proclaimed proudly. ¡§My apartment isn¡¦t big enough.¡¨
¡§That¡¦s a lame excuse, Kakashi-sensei!¡¨ Sakura yelled indignantly.
¡§But it¡¦s true.¡¨ He responded without a hint of shame in his voice and stature. "I don't have enough room."
¡§Well, I don¡¦t think my mom would allow him to live with us.¡¨ Sakura said regretfully, remembering that her mother had only recently accepted Naruto as her teammate, and not the Demon Fox.
Suddenly, Sasuke spoke up. ¡§He can stay with me. For now.¡¨ Kakashi and Sakura looked at him in surprise. ¡§He¡¦s not staying with you two, and I¡¦m the only person who doesn¡¦t have-¡¨he paused.¡§-someone living with them.¡¨
¡§Okay.¡¨ Sakura said. ¡§But only if you¡¦re sure.¡¨
¡§Yea. I¡¦m sure.¡¨
¡§Alright.¡¨ Kakashi said, his happiness somehow shining through with his one visible eye, which was closed anyhow. He turned and looked around. ¡§Now let¡¦s just go find the two of them and tell him.¡¨
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Meanwhile, halfway across town. . .
¡§HEY! What is this stuff?¡¨ Naruto asked happily, gulping down bowl after bowl of -
¡§Ramen.¡¨ Lee said patiently, while stratedgectly counting his money behind his back. ¡§It¡¦s ramen, and- you really like it don¡¦t you, Naruto-kun.¡¨
¡§Yea! Dis good schtuff.¡¨ Naruto said, finishing his fifth bowl and ordering his sixth. ¡§And I¡¦m starving by the way. Thanks for treating me, Lee-kun.¡¨
¡§Uh-huh. Sure.¡¨ Lee said, putting on a smile that masked his inner worry of not having enough money. //I¡¦m going to run out of money soon!// he thought desperately. //HELP! Sakura-san! Help ANYONE!//
Then, as if his prayers were miraculously answered, he felt a sudden pressure on his back.
¡§Oy, Lee-kun!¡¨
He spun around to look straight into the eyes of his object of affection. ¡§Sakura-san!¡¨ he cried, greeting her ecstatically. ¡§Thank the lord!.¡¨
¡§Happy to see me, Lee?¡¨
¡§Very.¡¨ He lowered his voice to a whisper. ¡§I¡¦m almost out of money. Naruto-kun must really like ramen.¡¨
¡§Some things never change,¡¨ Kakashi said, walking up behind Sakura. ¡§But thanks for your help, Lee.¡¨ He slipped him a twenty. ¡§That should be enough to cover the expenses.¡¨ He added with a whisper.
Meanwhile, Naruto, who hadn¡¦t heard a single word of the exchange between the three of them, continued to scarf down ramen like the world was going to end.
¡§Konnichiwa, Naruto!¡¨ Sakura yelled, straight into the poor, unsuspecting boy¡¦s ear. The mentioned poor, unsuspecting boy jumped about half a mile, choked on his ramen, and then had to have Sasuke pound the living daylights out of him before he could finally gag down his food.
¡§Konnichiwa, Haruno-san.¡¨ He said with a voice still slightly hoarse from the recent dislodging of food. ¡§Ohayo, Uchiha-kun, Kakashi-sensei.¡¨
The mentioned three winced slightly. Manners were never important to the Naruto, and now they would have to make a few. . . adjustments.
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¡§So anyway, this is the bedroom, there¡¦s the bathroom, and the kitchen.¡¨ Sasuke said.
His guest was looking around and poking everything with undisguised wonder. ¡§Uchiha-kun.¡¨
Wince.
¡§Yea?¡¨
¡§Where do I sleep?¡¨ ¡§Uh. . .¡¨
//Why did I agree to this in the first place.// Sasuke thought, mentally berating himself. //Why in the world did I agree to do this, what insanity prompted me to do this, what caused the momentary lapse of lunacy that made him agree to let Naruto stay with him. What did, what did, WHAT DID...//
Then he looked into those big blue eyes that just exploded with innocence.
//Oh yea. That¡¦s why.//
¡§Well, you can sleep in the bed. I¡¦ll just sleep on the floor.¡¨
The big-blue-eyes-that-just-shone-with-innocence blinked. "Hai"
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¡§Ne, Sasuke-kun.¡¨
Sasuke muffled a sigh of exasperation against his pillow. They had worked all night, and despite his repeated attempts to get Naruto to call him ¡§Sasuke¡¨ with no suffixes, he still went and added the respective ending anyhow.
¡§...just... Sasuke.¡¨
¡§Hai... Sasuke.¡¨
¡§What?¡¨
He heard a rustling of sheets.
¡§What are we to each other?¡¨
He rolled over on his front, and looked at the other boy on the bed with wide eyes. The only light source in the small room was a sliver of moonlight that the curtain did not screen. Naruto was on his front, propped up on his elbows, and staring at him intently.
¡§What do you mean?¡¨
¡§Are we friends?¡¨
¡§Why wouldn¡¦t we be?¡¨
¡§Well. . .¡¨ Naruto said, looking down on his pillow, ¡§I don¡¦t know. . . You act all funny around me. It¡¦s like. . . you don¡¦t know me well enough to be comfortable around me.¡¨
//This is going to be a long night.// Sasuke thought, as he proceeded to inform the younger boy of their association.
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The next morning, I woke up feeling something warm pressing against my front-side. Something. Warm. Pressed. Against. Me. //Naruto must¡¦ve fallen off the bed.// I thought to myself groggily.
I cracked an eye open... and froze. It turns out the situation is more awkward that I thought... suddenly I¡¦m very thankful for that lock on my door.
Naruto is... hugging me. Worse yet, he¡¦s still wearing that black tank. He¡¦s really close to me. Do you know, how CLOSE he is to me? He is... clinging. That¡¦s a good word. Clinging. He is clinging to the front of my shirt. Did I mention that he is very close. I think that the only part of his body that¡¦s not touching me is his backside.
Crap. Crap. CRAP.
I want to get up, but at the same time, I don¡¦t want to wake him... oh well. I can stay like this for a little while longer...
Who am I kidding.
I wiggle slightly, hoping he'll stay asleep long enough for me to get out of bed. No such luck.
He woke up, eyes blinking slowly.
Crap. Crap. Crap.
"Ohayo, Sasuke-kun."
CRAP!!!
========== END CHAPTER 05 ==========
Okay, pure fluff. I know. But that¡¦s the best I will do in this story, I¡¦d rather not change the rating. So... PG this story will remain.
Oh yea, and the winner thing? The ¡¥Other Winners¡¦ mentioned are the only other coupling I¡¦d do. Like, those are the only possible couplings I would do... nevermind. .
WINNER: Naruto X Sasuke
OTHER WINNERS: Kakashi X Iruka / Shikamaru X Ino / Kiba X Hinata / Jiraiya X Tsunade / Konohamaru X Hanabi
Once again, emails, comments, complaints, anything: icy_cloud359@kuririnmail.com
-Yume