In a more humorous attempt I think. Humor/Romance. And not so much Drama/Romance. I think it's for the best.
Heaven knows the world has enough drama, ne?))
Chapter 3: Um, Well, isn't this awkward (Update)
Sasuke stared up at the apartment. The sun was overhead so no shadow loomed over him but he knew that if the sun was in position, this really tall building plex would allow it.
It was an interesting shade of light orange, not matching off to well with the grey pavement below. Friggen crap. The door to the apartment was a neat brown, but a man stood in front of it, opening and closing it, apparently checking the screws in it.
Kakashi cheerfully approached leaving Sasuke standing on the pavement with his usual emo figure stance, practically screaming,"Get your arse back here, before I shove a friggen kunai up your-"
"Hello. Mr.Landlord. I presume your the man to talk to about getting an apartment here?" Kakashi said cheerily, waving his usual greeting. The man stopped opening and closing the door and looked at Kakashi oddly.
"And if I am?" He said, though a small smile was on his lips. As black hair was pulled back behind him into a weird ponytail that stuck up in many different ways. "Kakashi? What can I do for you?"
"Iruka. I was just wondering if you could get little Sasuke here a place in this building. Iruka looked at Kakashi smiling a little bit more before the mention of the Ucchia heir set in and his eyes fell over to him. Sasuke glared back unperturbed.
"Well...I'm not sure...Do you really think he'd get along with-"
"IRUKA! IRUKA! You worry to much!" cheered Kakashi, clapping his hands at what Iruka said like it was some sort of joke. He then walked forward and slung his arm around Iruka's shoulders, making the other man blink and then blush.
"So how much is the rent?"
"30 dollars." Iruka said pushing Kakashi off of him, and sent him a nervous look as if to say, "Not in front of Sasuke, you perv." Sasuke raised an uneasy eyebrow at the two. "Are you sure you want to stay here, Sasuke?"
Sasuke shrugged. He knew Iruka had been his teacher but that didn't mean he had to like him. Especially since that stupid dunce was so obsessed with him. Iruka buys me ramen. Iruka helps me out. Iruka is like my own personal trainer cause he's so strong. I once saved Iruka from a evil Ninja when I got that scroll...Blah blah blah. Iruka was friggen god on earth to Naruto. What did Sasuke have to do to get some serious peace and quiet around here, or make Naruto think of him like that...Wait, WHAT
Iruka blinked and looked to Kakashi for help in understanding what a shrug meant. Kakashi could handle the Ucchia boy. Iruka was used to loud babbiling Naruto. From what he had found Naruto was like a son to him and Kakashi was likewise with Sasuke. "So...?"
"Silence means acception, Sasuke." said Kakashi cheerfully once more, his little upside down "U" eye smiles ticking away at Sasuke's patience. "So, that'll be one room for him. No.
We don't need to look at it. He doesn't really have anything to bring with him. Do you Sasuke? You can just buy more clothes later." Sasuke was trying to open his mouth to tell Kakashi to shut it but couldn't get in quick enough to interrupt.
if that makes any sense at all.
And so Iruka nodded to Sasuke and lead him up to the new apartment room. The walls were neatly ladened with no color. "You can paint it when you feel like it." Iruka said. A actual neat bed was kept in the corner of the bedroom of the 4 room apartment. Sasuke even felt like doing a little dance at his luck. Of course he wouldn't. That would be really OOC. When he went to open the fridge he noted the light didn't come on.
"Hey? The fridge is broken?" He said frowning at Iruka. Iruka gave a small weak smile, nothing like Kakashi's proud one.
"Yeah. Well you see. We have one main working kitchen." He admited. "That's why the rents so low." Sasuke just stared at him.
"Okay...So where the kitchen?"
"Across the hall. The apartment right there is open to all owners of apartments here."
"How many other people are there?" Sasuke wondered how many other Konoha cheapskates had set up shop here.
"A few." Iruka said lamely. "So. Anything else you need to know? You've got a bedroom. A Bathroom. A Entertainment room."
Sasuke frowned at Iruka he wasn't an idiot, he had looked in both the rooms. "The bathroom has a tub the size of my middle finger," Sasuke flipped it at him for good measure. And Iruka mearly glared back at him. "The Entertainment room if you can call it that has no source of entertainment but a couch."
"Well it's not like your going to use it." Iruka snapped and Sasuke just glared at him.
Iruka put up his hands in defeat. "Look. If you don't want it I'll tell Kakashi tonight."
Sasuke bit his bottom lip and looked around the place. "I won't be around that much anyway..." he admitted. Then looking back at Iruka he nodded. "You've got yourself a deal."
They shook on it.
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"Are you fuckin serious?" Naruto just stared at the man at the counter of the ramen shop.
"What do you mean your out? Your a restauraunt. I'm like your ONLY customer!"
"Yeah. And you ate all of it yesterday." said the man wiping down the counters. "That's why we just closed down for the week until we went on and got more shipments of the stuff."
Naruto grabbed the man's arm and pulled him in so they were nose to nose, and not in a good way. Naruto's cerulean eyes were flaming with...well..fury. "I come back from a big mission and all you've got to say is there is no goddamn ramen here!" he hissed into the man's face and the man shuddered nervously.
"Please sir!" Said the waitress, "He's not well. Take it easy on him. We'll be getting a new shipment in a few days." Naruto glared at her and then back at the guy.
"Your kidding right. When did this all disappear?"
"I told you yesterday." Naruto scoffed at the man and pushed him away a look of mock disgust on his face. Or at least it looked mocking, you can never tell when Naruto is serious or not.
"Dude. I wasn't here yesterday! BELIEVE IT! I was on a friggen return mission from sand!" Naruto then turned to the waitress. "I think you better get him to the hospital soon. The old man's memory is slipping."
"No it's not." said the man as the waitress tried pulling him away from the infuriated Naruto. "You were! I saw you." Naruto glared at the man and then took off out of the shop.
"Great. Just greeeeeat. Now how do I celebrate?"
You could go find Sasuke and have a little kissy kissy action going.
Kyuubi? I have a question for you.
Yes?
What are you on?
And with that Naruto ignored the fox demon and headed back to his apartment. Well, he almost did, when Sakura ran headlong into him.
"NARUTO!" She squeaked out, her eyes looked panicked. Naruto hated seeing her like this and worry overtook him.
"Sakura? What's wrong?" He asked seriously, or as seriously as he could get.
"Sasuke! I can't find Sasuke!" she said panicked. "None of the girls no where he is. Have you seen him?"
Naruto tried to forget about the teasing words of Kyuubi again but they kept flashing in his mind. Yeah. Like with all these girls. Like Sakura. Knocking on his door he would even spare one thought toward me. It was a serious downer though and it made him wince, so even Sakura could see.
"Naruto? Are you okay?" Sakura said her green eyes relaxing on him for a minute, Naruto admired this about her. She really had given him another chance and he was glad.
"Fine." He lied. Hating himself all the more for brushing away her concern. "I haven't seen Sasuke. Been to busy resting it up after our last missing you know?" he grinned and raised his arms above his head and stretched.
"Yeah. I know what you mean." she said smiling slightly but then upon him bringing back the thought ofSasuke she nodded and became serious once more. "Maybe he's gone off to rest, like us?"
"Yeah. Probably." Naruto nodded. "See you around then?" he asked and she nodded and took off again, most likely to find Ino and tell her the new report on Sasuke's location and whatever.
Naruto approached the apartment and once inside he noted Iruka was done checking the door. He went to the office for Iruka, and knocked twice. There was no response. He frowned and opened the door to peak in. The room was dark but the light over the desk was still on. Naruto pushed his way over there and looked down at Iruka's papers.
"Can't believe he's not here." Naruto grumbled. "Probably out with Kakashi." Just then he noticed a file lying awkwardly on the desk, half open. He reached out to brush some of the other papers off and saw a picture of the boy that came up more times in his life then he cared to think about. "This is Sasuke's file." he breathed. His fingers lacing around it and looking around once or twice he collapsed in the chair and began flipping through.
Sasuke Euasu Ucchia
A heavy laugh escaped Naruto at Sasuke's middle name. Euasu? What kinda name was Euasu?
Born April, 4, 1990 of the Konoha calender of the Ucchia clan. Premature birth. Mother went into heavy labor. at this point Naruto was on the floor cackiling over the file. This was such blackmail!
At the young age of 5 or so, the entire family was lost to unknown accounts. Most accounts read homocide. Others say the whole family committed suicide. Thus it is unknown. Naruto just stared at this line. What was this? What? Didn't they know about Itachi? What he had done? Even Naruto knew...Well now he did.
Boy is sent back to hospital repeatedly for harming of self. Over training. Thus causing great fatigue. His stubbornness is his biggest trait and therapist say it could end poorly for him. Naruto snorted. Friggen shrinks. Knew about as much about Sasuke as they had hearts.
Sasuke's Sexual orientation is remaining unknown however there have been signs since his schooling in the younger years of more then hetero behavior. One could even say he is definatly ga- Naruto slammed the file shut. His heart was racing at a maniac pace. He didn't want to know Sasuke's orientation? Why not? It would be something to pick on him for right? But then again...Would he really want Sasuke doing that to him? Finding out how he felt about people? After all, Sasuke had obviously known how he felt about Sakura and just kept his mouth shut.
"This is insane." he breathed put the folder back on the desk. He then noticed a small sticky note on the lamp shade of the light on the desk. Naruto took it off and read it's black scrawl on the yellow paper quickly.
Note to self: Inform Naruto of new neighbor.
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There you are. I'm sorry once more for the lateness or tardiness. Whatever. But it is an update! The next chapter is on it's way because I am fully enjoying this story and I have nothing better to do this summer. 3. Tah Tah. REVIEW PLEASE! RAISES MY SELF ESTEEM TO KEEP GOING! .