Notes: I decided to keep on going with the short, cute, fluffyness. Plus, I've actually caught up in the manga, so now I'm totally in love with all new characters. XD But, Yay SasuNaru!
In a flurry of blinding orange and sunshine yellow, eightteen year old Uzumaki Naruto rushed out of the door of his boyfriend's apartment with a hurried "I'm going!"
"Nn," Uchiha Sasuke murmured into his coffee mug as the door slammed shut forcefully behind him. Nara Shikamaru glanced lazily at the front door, then over to his fellow chunin from over the rim of his own steaming mug of morning beverage.
"That's odd," he said matter-of-factly. "Then again, I can't seem to picture you as the superstitious type."
"What the hell are you babbling about?" Sasuke lifted an eyebrow at the lanky man across the table.
"You didn't say 'come home soon' to him," Shikamaru motioned to the door.
"So what?" Sasuke took another drink of his black coffee.
"It's considered bad luck not to do so."
"And?"
"Gah, forget it. It's too troublesome to bother explaining…" Shikamaru downed the last of his coffee and rose, tucking his hands into the pockets of his khakis. "I'll see you at the academy," he nodded. "Thanks for the coffee."
"Nn," Sasuke grunted and finished his own coffee as the door slammed shut again. Slowly, he placed his mug down and stared blankly at it, his fingers lacing together of their own accord. The truth is… I used to believe in that superstition.
"I'm going."
"Ah! Itachi! Come home soon!"
Maybe I don't say it anymore because I tie it to him, and my past. Sasuke pushed himself up out of his chair, as if almost trying to physically push away the memories that were stirring at the back of his mind. Or maybe… I just haven't had anyone to say it to for so long…
The door opened abruptly and Naruto came bounding back in. He caught Sasuke's eye and flashed his boyfriend a toothy grin.
"I'm back!"
Sasuke slowly reached over and took Naruto's hand, finally giving in to the small smile that had been tugging at the corner of his mouth: "Welcome home."