A/N: This is short. Either it was going to be short, or really long. So I made the decision to cut it, but don't worry, I'll update it quicker due to this (hopefully). But thank you all for reviewing and such. I'm glad you think it's cute haha.

PLEASE READ! - Due to my carelessness and stupidity, I totally forgot about Sasuke's tongue piercing from the first chapter. I edited the last chapter to just omit it from my piece since it hasn't been touched really. It's towards the end after Sasuke licks Naruto. I'm really sorry for this mistake.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything.

The next day Naruto couldn't believe his eyes.

"How did your feet heal that fast?"

Naruto was changing Sasuke's bandages, only to find out that the cuts has already closed, leaving very faint lines. The blonde felt that he didn't know what were hybrids exactly and what they could do. He had only thought they were created as 'special' slaves with animal appendages.

Sasuke knew why they healed fast, but he couldn't explain it to his master. Usually most hybrids have a fast healing process. These are present in the more recently born hybrids. They had these amazingly fast recovery skills solely for abusive masters. Then they didn't have to worry about scarring their pets or accidentally killing them. It was recently set as a safety measure for the hybrids so they last longer.

Although physical scars may go away, the mental scars always stayed with.

"Damn, I'm kind of jealous." Naruto laughed as he continued to look at Sasuke's feet.

He lightly touched the bottom of Sasuke's feet, still bewildered on how fast he recovered. Naruto noticed a faint smile appear on the kit's face.

"Are you ticklish?" He asked.

Sasuke nodded, smile disappearing.

"Hm, I see." He didn't expect the kit to be ticklish.

Naruto threw the bandages away and had Sasuke stand up.

"I'm planning to go out to town, do you want to come?"

Sasuke never was able to really experience the "outside" world. He hesitated before nodding. Naruto got himself ready before reaching the front door. Sasuke was behind him in only his oversized sweater.

"Let's go." Naruto said before leaving the front door with Sasuke following.

They both went into the carriage that was waiting for them. Sasuke was somewhat excited to be riding on it. He loved to hear the trot of the horses that pulled them and of course, he didn't have to walk.

He sat on the floor next to Naruto's feet. He looked out the windows to view the trees and sky. While Sasuke was staring outside, Naruto was reading. Sasuke was becoming more excited, the further they went. His face stayed indifferent, but he was bursting inside. Being in for so long, he was itching to be outside.

Sasuke was so bored he started to count every single tree that passed by. When he lost track, he started to look around. He would touch the seats, the floor, the door, and even the glass of the window.

Naruto noticed his extremely bored pet. He watched with interest to see what Sasuke does to pass time. He peered over his book to look at his kit until a pair of ebony eyes stared back at him.

Sasuke slightly jumped when he saw his master staring at him. He quickly averted his eyes elsewhere.

"Why are you afraid?"

Sasuke didn't give any response. He quietly played with his sweater.

"You shouldn't fear me Sasuke."

Naruto remembered what he had done bad to the kit which made him laugh.

"Well maybe you should fear me."

Sasuke was confused at Naruto humour. He slightly tilted his head as if to question Naruto.

"Don't worry about it." Naruto said before going back to reading his book.

After a while, the carriage finally stopped, signalling that they have reached town.

"We're here Sasuke." He clipped a leash to Sasuke's collar, lightly pulling him out after.

Naruto told the driver the when and where they needed to be picked up at and then left.

Sasuke followed his master behind. He was both nervous and excited to actually be in town. He was not disappointed when he saw all the colours the town portrayed. He saw many different shops differing in variety and even street vendors. He saw several other hybrids walking around with their master. Some were naked and some were fully clothed, Sasuke being in the middle with just his sweater. But he was too excited to even care. His ears had never heard so much noise coming together at once. They were constantly shifting and twitching at every new noise, trying to pick up all of the sounds.

Naruto noticed his pet staring in awe at almost everything in sight. Naruto has been here many times before, so it was nothing new. He let the kit explore through his eyes all he wanted. He only came here to buy some books, but it was interesting to see Sasuke's reaction.

Suddenly a woman came up to Naruto and Sasuke. She had bright red hair and glasses, and she was holding a bunch of flowers. Sasuke was startled and hid behind Naruto.

"Such a cute pet you've got there~ What's his name?" The lady smiled.

"Sasuke." Naruto simply answered.

"Ooh Sasuke~ Cuuutte, come here Sasuke, I don't bite." She batted her eyes.

Naruto slightly shifted signally Sasuke to stop hiding. Sasuke hesitantly went to Naruto's side.

"Oh my god! You are so hot!"

Naruto thought she was amusing. Weird people out here.

"Would Sasuke like a flower?" She asked as she pick a thornless, red rose out of the bunch she was carrying.

Sasuke looked at the beautiful rose presented to him. He then looked up to his master to see if was really okay.

"Go on Sasuke." Naruto knew Sasuke really wanted it.

Sasuke hesitated before gently taking the flower from her hand into his. He felt extremely happy to receive something so beautiful. He took a quick sniff at it before looking up and giving the redhead a smile as a thank you.

The woman smiled back.

"How much?" Naruto asked.

"Oh don't worry about it! Sasuke seems to be enjoying it, the most I've ever seen. That is enough for me."

"Thank you."

"Yup!" That was all she said before disappearing into a crowd.

Naruto turned to Sasuke to see him examine the flower he was holding. His face didn't show any expression, but he could see through those dark eyes that he was happy inside.

"Do you like it?"

Sasuke shot his head up to his master and nodded. Naruto saw his face clearer and noticed how those eyes almost sparkled.

Naruto continued to lead Sasuke through town. Sasuke's attention shifted between the rose and the stores. A small fish market caught Naruto's eye, remembering the promise he and Sasuke made.

"Sasuke, since I promised you fish, how about I let you choose one out." Naruto knew Sasuke didn't know how certain fish tasted like, but Naruto wasn't so keen on the types of fish either.

They both went to the stands that held all the freshly caught fish. Immediately they were hit with that fish smell that made Naruto crinkle his nose and Sasuke's face light up in delight. There were so many choices for Sasuke to choose from.

While Sasuke was looking at the types of fish, a man came up to them.

"Looking to buy some fish for the little one over here?" He was referring to Sasuke.

"Yeah, I promised him one, so I'm letting him choose."

"I see, does he need help?"

"Probably."

Sasuke looked up to see a huge man almost towering over him. He almost had a bluish tint in his skin and tattoos that looked like gills. Sasuke felt intimidated by this man and once again hid behind Naruto.

The shark-man (as Sasuke referred him as) gave a hearty laugh at Sasuke's actions.

"Come out here little one."

Sasuke didn't move until he heard his name from his master.

"Sasuke, he's a good man. He's just going to help you choose one out."

"So Sasuke's your name. Your master's right, I'm just here to sell fish." He laughed.

Sasuke came out from behind Naruto, still a bit hesitant.

"They're all freshly caught by me," he gloated. "did any catch your eye?"

Sasuke slightly pointed to a light red and orange fish. He didn't know anything about fish in general, so he chose the one that stood out the most.

"Ah red snapper, good choice. I actually have a small sample you can try if that's okay with your master."

Sasuke looked at Naruto for permission and was happy when he said yes. The man stepped behind a curtain and came back out with a small piece of fish on a toothpick. He handed it to Sasuke. Sasuke was a little unsure at first, but he took it from him.

"Very timid he is."

"Yeah, I recently got him, so he hasn't been exposed much is what I'm guessing."

Sasuke was already eating the piece of fish and it was delicious. His face lit up at the wonderful taste that was entering his mouth. He could tell the difference between the fish he ate before and this one.

"Do you like that?" The large man asked.

Sasuke nodded.

"Well that was fast." He grinned. "I'll package one up for you, does that sound okay?" He asked mostly to Naruto.

Naruto agreed and paid the fisherman. He went behind the curtain with Sasuke's desired fish and packaged it for them. He came back with it all wrapped and in a plastic bag. He gave it to Sasuke, who happily took it. Sasuke gave a smile, which made the bigger man smile back. Naruto was thinking how contagious Sasuke's smile was. Naruto waved his goodbyes and they continued through town.

Sasuke was clutching the plastic bag containing the fish to his chest. His rose was still in hand. He had never received so many things at once. He always thought people were mean. He was told by Itachi that people can be very nasty. But the one thing they both never got to experience, was the good side of people. Sasuke thought so far that the people here were nice. It made him feel noticed and happy to receive attention. Although he's becoming more used to Naruto, it didn't hurt to get more. Just from this alone, he was able to slightly shift his view on people.

"Sasuke, let's grab something to eat. I've been wanting to go to this place for a while. After that I'm going to buy you clothes."

Clothes? Sasuke couldn't believe his master was going to buy him clothes? He almost felt like he didn't deserve it. He was going to try and express that to his master, but was interrupted.

"Here we are." Naruto was smiling.

They were in front of a small building called Ichiraku Ramen. Naruto stepped inside, ducking underneath the little flaps that hung down. Sasuke followed behind. There were several seats where the counter was and that was it. Naruto sat down in one of the seats.

Sasuke wasn't sure if he was allowed to sit.

Teuchi, the owner spoke, "Naruto! It's been awhile since I've seen you here."

"Haha, yeah." He scratched his head while grinning. "I brought someone with me today, his name's Sasuke."

All attention was directed to Sasuke and he fidgeted under their stares.

"You." Teuchi started.

Sasuke became startled again, but the owner spoke once more.

"Why don't you have a seat?" He smiled.

Sasuke was a little stunned. For some reason he had thought he was going to insult him. He got up and sat on the seat next to his master. Was it really okay to sit here? It wasn't his master's dinner table so he felt a little bit more comfortable, but he wasn't sure if it was really okay.

"I'm guessing two ramens?"

"Yup." Naruto answered, still grinning.

Sasuke stared at his master through the corner of his eye. That smile he showing was different than the smiles he gave him. When his master smiled at him, Sasuke felt that there was always a feeling of pity mixed in it. But the way he smiled to the owner was a more genuine smile. It was something he hadn't seen on his master until now. He wished that he was able to produce that kind of smile from his master. Sasuke sulked in his own thoughts until a steaming hot bowl was placed in front of him.

Sasuke looked up and saw the man smiling at him. He handed Sasuke a set of chopsticks to eat with. Soon he left to leave the two alone.

"Try it Sasuke." Naruto said in between slurps.

Sasuke unevenly broke the chopsticks and held it in his hand. He tried grabbing the noodles, but he couldn't. He never used chopsticks before and he became easily frustrated. He tried again, but failed. Sasuke threw the chopsticks at his master, jumped off the chair, and ran outside.

"Sasuke?!" Naruto couldn't believe the behaviour of his kit. He didn't have a tight hold of Sasuke's leash, which allowed Sasuke to run.

Naruto cursed under his breath. He told the owner he'll be back and ran out to chase Sasuke. But the kit was no where in sight.

"Sasuke?"