Chapter Twelve
Sasuke woke, gazing around. Still sore, he attempted to sit up, to find he was covered in a bath robe, and Naruto was gone. He blinked. "...Naruto?" He glanced around, slightly unnerved at the thought of being alone in the other boy's house. Silence followed. He slowly got up, wincing. "How'm I going to train like this?" he growled, glaring at the floor.
"You don't have to, teme." Naruto reached over the back of the couch, ruffling Sasuke's hair. "Sleep alright?"
"Neh?" He glanced back, seeing Naruto. He wore a red t shirt, from what he could see; and some blue shorts, which he couldn't. "Uh, yeah," he replied, shifting around slowly on the couch cushion. He whimpered biting his lip.
"Aw. You alright?"
"I'm fine."
"Sure?"
"Yes, dobe, so lay off!"
The kitsune raised a brow, and backed off. "Alright, alright. Sorry for caring," he grumbled tiredly, walking to the kitchen. Sasuke watched him, glaring slightly. He forced himself to his feet, and slowly dragged himself along behind Naruto, pulling out a chair and dropping into it heavily. "Oi, Sasuke, what did ya want to eat?" he asked, glancing back at him from the open fridge.
He shrugged lightly, resting his chin on the table. "I don't care. Give me whatever you're having."
Naruto grinned cheesily. "Ramen?"
"Wha-? For breakfast?"
"Actually..." He pointed to a clock on the wall.
"...Eleven thirty...? What the - Why didn't you wake me up earlier?"
"I tried. But you just hit me," he mumbled, pulling up the sleeve to his shirt, revealing a reddish mark where Sasuke had slugged him in the shoulder. "So, instead, I just gave you that..." He pointed to the robe.
Sasuke blushed slightly. "Sorry. Didn't realize..."
Naruto leaned against the table, and lifted the other's head, giving him a quick kiss. "Don't worry about it." He finally poured the hot water into his own cup, and turned back to Sasuke, holding up the tea pot. "Neh?"
"...Sure."
Naruto filled up the other cup with some water, and dumped the rest in the sink. "...Damn, three more minutes before I can eat it," he complained, glaring off at the wall. Sasuke raised a brow. "...What? You know I'm a sucker for ramen!"
"Maybe too much."
"Maybe..." he agreed, staring intently at the cups of ramen on the counter. He drummed his fingers on the counter top, continuing to ramble on about how he hated having to wait. Glancing at the clock again, he grabbed his cup, then shifted his gaze to Sasuke, and slid it across the table to the raven-haired boy. "Here." He took the other cup, and handed the other some chopsticks, then dug into his own ramen, slurping and munching his noodles happily.
"Thanks..." He started on his own, watching Naruto as they ate. After a few moments, he sighed, and averted his gaze, staring at the table top. Naruto finished his ramen, and quickly dumped the empty cup into the trash. He looked over at Sasuke, noticing him still eating, and walked over to him, petting his hair.
After a moment's silence, he moved to exit the kitchen. He froze, and turned back to the raven-haired boy. "...I love you," he said with a smile, then left.
Sasuke turned at the words, staring at the kitchen entryway. He couldn't help but grin. Someone had said those words. His angel had said them. To him. He shuddered slightly. He quickly finished off his ramen, and cleaned up, and walked out of the kitchen, limping slightly. "...Naruto?" He pouted, glancing around.
"Hey, Sasuke. We sorta skipped out on showering last night. Think we ought to get that done?" he asked, that cheesy grin still on his face.
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A/N;
Okay, alot of people said I should make Naruto uke again. That's just the thing. I'm sick of it always being Naruto as uke, which is why I wrote it this way, people. XD Really. Okay. Whatever. Next chapter will be just a sorta filler. Quick little shower scene. Then the final chapter to end the story.
Ta. Please, reveiw. I love reveiws. They make meh happeh.
Suki: -Hits Shiori over the head with a book- ...Don't worry, folks. He's gonna be in well enough condition to write more for you later. But right now, he needs to be hauled off to his room. He's bitching too much. He will be returned to you all tomorrow. -Waves and drags Shiori off-
