Thank you's and cookies to all my reviewers and loyal 'waiters' that kept telling me to write; lily23, Kristen, Deserter, flame gazer, KHfan4ever9, Heosic-chan, Shampoo-chan13, Nekozuki14, Missalissa, and Sexydemon9. Thanks guys! Also..sorry I took so long. :3

Naruto looked in the mirror while rubbing a towel on his head. Signals…am I really sending signals? How much does a signal divide this from a game and reality? He stopped drying his hair and used the towel to wipe away the fog on the mirror. How much does a signal determine the point at which lines are crossed? Naruto slipped on his favorite pair of boxers. Or maybe…instead of lines…it's about who breaks first. Who's willing to step away from their pride to end it, this is all about who's better, isn't it? A shirt was added to top his boxers. He gathered up his bag and wet towel. You know what, Sasuke? He opened the bathroom door, stepped into the hallway and then walked into his and Sasuke's bedroom. He stood for a second to allow his eyes to adjust to the lack of light in the room. Once adjusted, he saw that Sasuke had taken part of the bed and seemed to be sleeping. He lightly considered crawling into the bed to get him back, but if there was ever a moment in which sleeping in a closet seemed appealing, this one was it. So he then walked to the closet, opened the sliding door, and climbed in. It's not over yet.

Naruto woke up to the sound of very, very loud music.

"I'm safe here in my room. Unless I try to…"

And very, very loud singing. He opened his eyes and saw slits of light coming from the cracks in the closet doors. Managing to untangle himself from the extra blanket he had found in the closet the night before, he stood up, rubbed his eyes, and slid open the closet doors. He stumbled out, took a couple sluggish steps…

…and walked straight into the bed.

Oh. He stood for a couple seconds more, allowing his eyes to readjust to the sudden light.

After opening his eyes once more, he saw that no one was in the room. Since he honestly had no idea what was going on, he then opened the bedroom door and stepped into the hallway. To his right (in Kiba and Shino's room) he saw Kankuro and Kiba doing God knows what while singing very loudly to a Linkin Park song he thought he had heard Sasuke listen to at some prior point in time. To his left (in the bathroom) Shino and Gaara were brushing their teeth and such. The two rooms were literally opposite of each other in volume and conversation, but all occupants seemed content enough. Figuring that he might as well jump on the 'band wagon' (A/N lol, no pun intended..) he turned around and made his way back to the closet to find something to wear. After throwing on and old pair of jeans and black t-shirt that featured one of his favorite local bands Black Luck, he walked past the other two rooms and into the kitchen.

It was more of small hallway with counters, a stove, and refrigerator squeezed in it, but much more than he could have expected from staying at a high school instead. Taking out cup of ramen that he placed inside of the cabinets the night before, he searched for the only other thing he needed; a microwave. Finding none, he sighed in exasperation. Well, that's just great .What now? Since the only heating implement the hotel had provided them was the stove, Naruto searched through more cabinets for a decent pot. Just when he was about to give up, he found what he needed and more inside the oven.

Why anyone would put stuff there, he didn't understand, yet he graciously took out a medium-sized pot, filled it with hot water from the faucet, and place it on the already warm burner. He then turned to his cup of ramen. Groooooowwwllll. He had never cooked ramen in anything but a microwave before, but he figured that on a stove it would be similar. He unwrapped the little styro-foam cup holding his bricks of flavor and happiness, and dropped it into the (slowly) bubbling water. He watched as the cup floated back up in the water, disappointed. I don't think it's supposed to float like that…Naruto then grabbed a glass plate from the cabinet, placed it on trop of the ramen cup inside the bowl until it was submerged, and used a heavy cow statue he had found on the counter to hold it down. He then placed the pot's cover on top of said pot, and stepped back to admire his creative adaptations. I think that'll work.

Deciding that the noodles could use a couple minutes to cook, Naruto walked into the living room to find Sasuke watching something on TV. He was sitting with his legs pulled up against his stomach while his arms were wrapped around them wearing black jeans and a gray hoodie with miscellaneous designs stitched into it. He barely acknowledged Naruto's entrance into the room, lifting his gaze from the TV only a second to see who had walked in. Naruto glanced at the TV to see what was on, but decided against Sasuke's tastes and walked over to the sliding door. He looked out; it was a sunny day, and snow was slowly dripping from the rood. He then opened the door, sat on the deck, and gazed out at his surroundings, lost in thoughts.

Sasuke was just getting into a random request show on FUSE when he first noticed it; the unmistakable scent of melted stryo-foam. He silently curse Naruto as he stood from the couch; Who else could have screwed something up in the kitchen? He walked into the kitchen, seeing only a covered pot on the stove-top emitting steam. How could that smell come from there? He scanned the kitchen for anything else, but yet again, the pot was it. Considering that it was Naruto who was making whatever it was, Sasuke cut the odds and lifted the cover off of the pot. – To find a miniature cow on top of a plate. Ok, I know this is Naruto and everything, but what the hell is this! Sasuke turned off the burner and searched around the kitchen's drawers until he found what he was looking for: a butter knife. He then slid the knife in between the edge of the pot and plate and lifted an edge of the plate out of the now only slightly bubbling water. He then quickly grabbed the plate and set it on the counter, along with the cow. He glanced back into the vessel of water to see a cup of ramen, slightly melted. He sighed poured the entire contents of the pot into the stink, leaving the cup there. I really, really should have figured.

He looked at his watch, which read 7:41. We're supposed to be walking down to the parking lot in one minute, and the spaz still hasn't had breakfast. As soon as that thought was processed, he saw the rest of his mini-house's occupants head out the door and down the stairs. Well, there's no time for ramen now, I'll just have to teach him later. Wondering how Naruto had even managed to pull his latest 'stunt' off, Sasuke reached into his box of pop-tarts, grabbed his bag, and walked over to the deck where Naruto was still sitting.

"Oi, Naruto, we gotta go!"

Naruto turned around to see Sasuke holding a package of food and his bag, looking slightly irritated. He opened his mouth to say something, but was cut off.

"Don't talk now, just get your shoes on and go." He then walked over to the doorway were the majority of the shoes were kept, so Naruto picked himself up, walked over, and slid his shoes on.

Naruto stepped onto the already running bus, quickly walked to the back where Sasuke and his' seat was, and sat down on the inside of the seat. Sasuke then sat down, and the bus was put into motion.

AN:

I really, really wanted to write more on this. Sure, the word count is enough, but the content is just plain flat. I tried to write more on it, but got a little stuck. Due to ah…requests, I'm going to try to pick up on the chapter of Why is it Always the Rain! that I left off on. (that may prove difficult, but I'll try..ne?) So yeah. I'll try to stay updated, guys!