2
Time Flies
The room was a mess, Sasuke noted. The room was filled with much junk, Sasuke saw. The room had probably been run over by a certain blond tornado, Sasuke deducted. Noting the overturn bowl of ramen sitting innocently on the floor, Sasuke was not amused. Angry as he was, Sasuke decided to slowly count to ten. Shinobi shouldn't be slave to their emotions, after all.
'one… two… three….'
Sasuke didn't seem pleased, Naruto noted. Sasuke was staring, Naruto saw. Sasuke was… Sasuke's eyebrow was twitching. Naruto could deduct only one thing from that fact.
'four…. Five… six… sev….'
"Oi, Sasuke, do you have a tick or something?"
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By some odd(?) turn of events, Sasuke found himself dusting his hands clean as he looked down upon a roped and gagged Naruto, squirm in a corner that was particularly prone to drafts. With a hint of satisfaction on his normally stoic features, Sasuke went about his morning routine.
3:54 Sasuke cleans his room, listening to the incoherent insults that Naruto threw into his gag.
4:25 Naruto came to the horrific realization that Sasuke was not above eating his breakfast before a famished Naruto.
4:27 Naruto notices that Sasuke is taking a bit too much pleasure in watching Naruto's pained expression as he ate.
4:38 Sasuke takes his shower.
4:43 Naruto sniggers as he hears Sasuke yelp, as he discovers the dead bugs Naruto placed in his shampoo.
4:44 Naruto's face meets Sasuke's shampoo bottle head on.
4:50 Sasuke brushes his teeth as Naruto realizes that it is the gag that is leaving that awful taste in his mouth.
4:55 Naruto is torn between being happy that Sasuke is leaving for training, or to be aghast, as Sasuke seemed to have forgotten to untie him.
4:47 Sasuke throws Naruto a contented smirk (Only the heavens know how he came up with that one.) before stepping out of the house.
4:48 Naruto screams. Sasuke's smirk grows wider.
This had become the -believe it or not- normal morning of the Uchiha-Uzumaki household. An odd sort of rivalry had formed between the two boys. The goal? Who could annoy the other beyond sanity first.
If one stopped to think about it, it was inevitable. Sasuke was cold and silent, an attribute a certain Uzumaki found none too appealing , and Naruto was "loud and annoying" as Sasuke had often said. And though they wouldn't believe it, (and die before admitting it) an 'odd friendship' had been peeking its head around their 'odd rivalry for a while now. (Perhaps Sasuke's fan club wouldn't rejoice the Uchiha's more frequent smiles had they known the source.)
It was unexpectedly nice, being with a boy his age, Sasuke thought as he ran toward the bridge he would be meeting his team at. It was nice, despite the fact that Naruto wasn't a ninja. Sasuke paused momentarily to let a bird fly by before jumping to the next branch. The only problem seemed to be that Naruto's disinterest for the nindo, making the time he and Sasuke spent together very limited. Sasuke shook his head hard as if trying to fling the thoughts out of his head. Sasuke had a goal to achieve and he wouldn't have anything in life until he had achieved it.
Landing deftly on the rail of the bridge, Sasuke cringed at Sakura's squeal of " KAKOIIII!" Suddenly the ear splitting noise reminded Sasuke of the blonde at home (who was probably still screaming.) Earlier resolutions forgotten, Sasuke smiled.
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Sasuke's great(?) mood evaporated soon(?) however. As a certain scarecrow didn't show his face for hours past his usual time. Which was coincidentally hours after the actual meeting time.
10:00 Sasuke's eyebrow was twitching again.
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11:00 Sakura was complaining (loudly). Sasuke's eyebrow was jumping jacks
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12:00 It was decided, Hatake Kakashi was to die.
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13:00 Team seven was contemplating on leaving. Sasuke was turning his back when the long awaited sensei made his very long awaited entrance. Sakura made her displeasure known.
"You're late!" She howled.
So it seemed that the usual day of 'team seven' would commence, a few hours late but who knew with a man like that for a sensei. The said sensei dropped a restrained Naruto on the ground. (None too gently) At Sasuke's startled expression, Kakashi's eyes quirked.
" Sasuke, I wasn't aware that you had a fetish for bondage." The blonde bundle rolled into Kakashi's legs with a violent intent. A pink headed girl looked mortified, glancing alternatively between the tied up blond and her own beloved. And the girl's 'beloved's' face was acquiring a few attributes similar to those of a tomato.
"Though your fetish did make the capture of the elusive 'Naruto' easier than planned" Kakashi continued "The finding of this fine specimen was much delayed." All this was altered on the way to Sasuke's ear to his brain however.
'what the hell is that moron doing here?"
"As you know the Chuunin exams are coming up and we need a three man team. Naruto here, is here to play dobe" Another violent thrash from the restrained blond.
"Oh, and your mission today is to capture the ferocious tiger of the fire lord." Sasuke was just about to continue his trek home when
"If you manage to find Tora before night fall, the Hokage said she would be willing to send you guys on a C rank mission.
The Feline would be found at all costs.
Team seven scattered with the exception of the new recruit, who… wiggled helplessly.
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Um, I probably won't be updating anytime soon, as I have final exams to study for now…. It seems that I won't get to go to the Seoul Comic Market in February if I screw up. Oh and I think I heard mom say something about my future or something or other…. Whatever.