Disclaimer: disclaimed

See Warnings, etc in Part 1

Also, teeny tiny spoiler for chapter 233 of manga.

Part 2

Sasuke woke up hungry and annoyed. Granted, it wasn't as though it was unusual for him to wake up that way, considering he hardly remembers to feed himself when he's not on missions and he's pretty much always annoyed anyway. But this was the first time he could actually blame someone for it. At least, someone who was physically there and was, therefore, an easy target.

He scowled at the yawning idiot on the bed. "There is nothing to eat, and the milk expired three weeks ago."

Naruto looked blearily up at him. "Geez, don'cha think it's way too early to be this bitchy?" His nightcap slouched to one side, threatening to fall off Naruto's head completely.

Sasuke's eye twitched. That nightcap seriously annoyed him. Always had. It wasn't even any kind of animal that he can figure out. It was so stupid. "I'm going to go to the conveni and get us something to eat. I still have a little bit of tea leaves left from the mission. Do you think you can brew a pot without screwing up, dobe?"

"Yeah, yeah." Naruto yawned and stretched.

Sasuke looked at him skeptically for a moment before turning to go.

"Hey, get me some more cup Ramen, will ya?" Naruto called out just as he reached the door.

"Whatever," Sasuke said, and stepped out.

-

Sasuke closed the door behind him and slipped off his shoes. Naruto, now dressed and wide awake, looked up from where he was pouring himself a cup of tea from an old, beaten-up pot. He grinned toothily at Sasuke who frowned at him.

"What are you grinning at?" Sasuke grumbled, momentarily taken aback by how bright the idiot's smile was.

"Aren't you going to say something?" Naruto asked, eyes huge and full of childlike expectation. It was nauseatingly stupid look on Naruto.

Sasuke scowled. He was supposed to say something? What the hell was the dobe talking about now? "What?"

"You live here, right?" Naruto asked expectantly.

Unfortunately. "For now, yeah."

Naruto sighed dramatically. "You left, right?"

Sasuke stared at Naruto like he was the stupidest person alive.

"And now you came back," Naruto said slowly, as though making sure Sasuke understood him.

Sasuke understood him just fine. Sasuke wasn't the one who'd apparently lost his mind in the ten minutes he left the apartment. "What the hell are you talking about, dobe?"

"Aargh!" Naruto waved his hands around like a crazy person. "You live here! You left! You came back! You're supposed to say—" he broke off abruptly and then slumped into his chair, pouting. "Nevermind. Whatever."

Sasuke was just about to start yelling at Naruto when the penny dropped. Oh. Oh. "Um, tadaima," he mumbled, shifting his weight and staring at the wall over Naruto's bowed head.

Which jerked, then froze, then slowly lifted. Sasuke watched, aghast, as Naruto's big blue eyes slowly started tearing up. "O-okaeri!" Naruto practically yelled.

Sasuke took an involuntary step back. He could see snot trying to come out of the dobe's nose. Naruto wiped his face with his sleeve before grinning stupidly up at him. What an idiot.

Sasuke scowled at him, uncomfortably aware that his face was hot, and went to the kitchen countertop. He quickly took out his purchases. He deliberately kept his back to the idiot at the table who was still snuffling noisily.

"What did you buy?" Naruto asked, his voice still sounding a little weird.

Sasuke found a skillet and fired up the stove. "Milk, eggs, some instant rice and miso."

"Did you get my cup Ramen?" Naruto asked.

"It's in the bag." Sasuke heard the chair legs scrape the floor as Naruto got up.

Sasuke broke two eggs over the skillet and whipped it around with chopsticks. He could feel Naruto looking at him from his side. "What now?"

"Hey, can I have some?" Naruto asked, practically leaning over Sasuke's shoulder.

Sasuke batted him away with his free hand. "No. Go away and eat your ramen."

"Aw, c'mon! Pleeease, Sasuke-kun," the annoying brat wheedled.

This time Sasuke elbowed him in the gut. "I thought you loved ramen."

"I do! But you only got one, and I want to save it for later." Naruto started wiggling around him. Sasuke contemplated murder. "C'mon, c'mon! Don't be so stingy!"

"Fine, fine! Just stop bothering me already," Sasuke growled and reached for another egg. "You heat up the miso and rice."

Sasuke broke another egg and mixed it with the ones already cooking. He sprinkled some salt over them. Behind him, he could hear Naruto snickering around the microwave.

Maybe he really should've killed the dobe that time, after all.

A/N: Tadaima means "I'm home!" and Okaeri means "Welcome home." It's a traditional coming home greeting in Japan. Usually this is automatic for most people, but I made Sasuke forget to do it because he'd spent so many years living alone (some people say tadaima to an empty house, but I don't think Sasuke's one of them). Naruto's so worked up about the whole thing because he's never had anyone to say okaeri or tadaima too. I've figured out that there really isn't going to be a big over-arching plot to this fic, only a set of vignettes about Naruto and Sasuke living together in the same apartment and what they might encounter/do in such a situation. I think that's plenty enough to write about—considering the emotional baggage each of them carries as it is. ;;; Oh yeah, please R&R!!

Jadetiger: glad you like it!

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