It's that time again, the time to give my fanfiction a new chapter! I want to thank all of the people who have read my stories as well as those who have reviewed. I also updated my other story which I am still shamelessly advertising in this story's author's note. I actually love this story I wrote and when I was thinking of a plot before, I thought of this one and I kept on improving it and playing with it until I came up with what this story is going to be. I'm quite proud of it! No spoilers on what's going to happen though. Tough luck:3
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Beautiful black eyes scanned the room that was before him, gleaming under the sunlight that entered through the windows on each side of the door, covered with a thin blue curtain what waved in the slight breeze. Sasuke was surprised at the mess that lay before his eyes yet Naruto's house felt very welcoming, something his own house can't make him feel. The room had some empty ramen cups on the floor as well as an overflowing trash can in the corner but despite the mess, the place smelled like Naruto. His apartment was on the third fault in one of the buildings in the busy village of Konoha, the only good thing about the building he lived in is the terrace on the very top floor where any of the tenants can go.
The room that the Uchiha was looking at served as the dining room and the living room. A lot of ninja scrolls were hung on the wall, each of them slightly slanted and hung imperfectly but it oddly, it seemed kind of cute to Sasuke. He went inside, looking down at his feet as he stepped on a fluffy red rug that said "Get Lost" which made him smile in a way but he quickly hid it before the orange-clad ninja noticed. Naruto removed his shoes and sighed as he looked back behind them at the setting sun. He removed his shoes and started walking towards on of the doors on the left side of the room.
"You can explore if you want. Dinner's in an hour." he said, waving a hand while his back is turned to Sasuke, dismissing himself from the awkward air that was surrounding the two ninja.
"Hn." Sasuke said like he always did. Is this really his apartment. Tch, I'd rather sleep in my damp bedroom than sleep in this mess.
Sasuke removed his shoes and put them on the shoe rack to the left of the door which was beside a walnut bookshelf filled with books for Naruto's training yet Sasuke knew that somewhere in there would lie a copy of Icha Icha Paradise or something. He snickered at the thought. Naruto reading porn? Where does he get that kind of thinking? He looked around him and noticed that there was a small, cheap TV with its back against the wall directly opposite the door and it had a small red couch that fit three people at most. There was small, circular dining table to the right of the door which was made of wood with two chairs on either side. The archway to the kitchen was near those tables.
At the thought of the kitchen, Sasuke's stomach growled. Dinner was in an hour yet he was hungry but he knew he should wait until Naruto wanted to eat. That's when a thought hit him. If Naruto was my slave now, I can make him eat whenever I want...or even eat without him knowing. Tch. What an idiot. He strolled through the archway to show a fairly small kitchen but complete with a kitchen's necessities. There were counters on the left side with a sink on it - even a coffee machine and a microwave but Sasuke knew exactly what the microwave was for, instant ramen. The refridgerator was against the wall on the opposite of the archway and there was another table for two people against the corner of the kitchen room. The window let a lot of light in just like the living room which blinded Sasuke a little bit.
His growling stomach kept on pestering the Uchiha which didn't leave him any choice, he had to open the refridgerator and have an early dinner. The sun was almost down anyway so that was an excuse. He opened the refridgerator to be surprised at what's inside. Nothing but bread, almost expired milk, some fruits and some other random things.
"Oi dobe! What do you have to eat around here?" Sasuke said, his voice echoing throughout the apartment. As he said those words, Sasuke's stomach growled a little bit more. Don't tell me he doesn't have anything to eat...or worse...he only has instant ramen. That thought made shivers go down his spine. Sasuke despised ramen! He hated it! He's never tasted ramen nor does he want to, apparently Naruto was the person who made him hate ramen. He just wanted to throw up when he saw ramen.
Naruto entered the room in his normal clothes which was nothing but a black shirt and his grey boxers. "You should've checked the cupboard. And I thought you were smart...dumbass Uchiha." Naruto said, giving Sasuke an annoyed look as he walked over to the cupboard over the sink. He opened it to reveal what seemed to be an endless supply of instant ramen in every flavor a person can think of! "I told you that dinner was in an hour! But fine...go heat up some ramen and feed yourself, stupid Uchiha."
Sasuke was stunned and very pissed. "Do you really think that I'm going to eat that horrible food? Can you even call that food? I hate ramen!" Sasuke said, giving Naruto a glare who was obviously pissed. He wasn't exactly in the mood to be an Uchiha slave but he knew that he had to do something about it.
"Then don't eat! This is the only thing I have so deal with it!" Naruto said, throwing a cup-o-ramen at Sasuke with a little hint of anger. "If you don't want to eat it, go out and buy something." he added.
Just like Naruto, Sasuke was too tired - and hungry - to argue about going out and getting his own food. Although Sasuke clearly hated ramen, his stomach wasn't thinking the same thing and the look of the cup-o-ramen in his hands made his mouth water and that's when he decided to give it. "Fine then, dobe. Prepare it for me!" Sasuke said, as he threw it back at Naruto who caught it in his hands.
"No way! Prepare your own ramen!" Naruto said as he threw it back at Sasuke who was annoyed at the fact that he couldn't get Naruto to follow his orders. Some slave he is. Idiot. Sasuke thought. He then threw the cup-o-ramen at Naruto who caught it again and was really annoyed this time.
"You're my slave, idiot. Have you forgotten? Now go prepare the ramen before I do something you won't like." Sasuke said, putting a "tone of evil" in his voice as he threatened Naruto who was curious to know what Sasuke was capable of doing.
"And what would that be? Naruto said as he eyed the Uchiha who had a smirk on his face.
At that moment, Sasuke went over to the phone that was attached on its receiver which was attached to the wall space beside the refridgerator and picked it up. He then dials a number that was all too familiar to Naruto and put his finger on the call button.
Things finally caught on in the noisy ninja's head. "You wouldn't dare! Put that phone down, Sasuke! Put it down before I kick your ass!" Naruto said, waving his fist in the air, trying his best to intimidate the all too confident Uchiha. Sasuke cocked an eyebrow and put a little bit more pressure on the call button, finally pressing it. Within seconds, the phone started producing that ringing noise that is heard when waiting for the person on the other end to answer. "You're dead, Sasuke!!" shouted Naruto.
Naruto's determination was focused on getting the phone back in a in a split second, the ninja split into action. Naruto started running towards Sasuke and to Sasuke's surprise, Naruto tackled him to the ground. Sasuke grunted in pain and accidentally let go of the phone which was still ringing, making a loud thud on the wooden floor and it slid a fair distance away from the fighting ninja. Naruto was on top of Sasuke who was holding Sasuke by the collar. Naruto lifted up his fist tried to punch him but Sasuke stopped it with his hand quickly, avoiding getting hit in the face and shoved the orange ninja off of him, making him slide across the kitchen floor and stop in the middle. Naruto then realized that the phone was still ringing just right beside him. He felt an adrenaline rush and tried to grab the phone before Sakura would answer.
Sasuke dialled Sakura's number so he could dump her on the phone which threatened the desperate orange-clad ninja. It was quite impressive that Naruto was able to catch on which impressed Sasuke who thought lowly of Naruto.
Everything seemed as if it was in slow motion, anybody could win the soon-to-start competition and the tension was high. Sasuke saw Naruto go for the phone. In a flash, Sasuke ran as fast as he could, his heart beating hard, desperate for victory. Once he was a fair distance away from Naruto, he jumped and tackled Naruto. His fingers were SO close to the phone but with Sasuke on top of him, they both slid away from the phone and hit the wall, making Naruto grunt in discomfort. "Get off me, Sasuke!!" he said, trying to kick Sasuke off of him who was trying his best to keep Naruto still but being the noisy, over-active ninja that he is, he was a hard person to restrain.
Both of the boys kept on fighting, their insults echoing all throughout the room and their racket making a huge noise. Suddenly, something stopped them in the middle of their fight. It was a familiar voice on the phone, an annoying voice to Sasuke but a sweet, angelic voice for Naruto who went into a stupor everytime he heard her voice but that wasn't the case this time, both of them were in a competition to see who could get the phone first.
"Hello?" said Sakura in her usual voice.
While Sasuke was distracted, Naruto focused and kicked him off his body with his strong legs and he tried his best to get up on his feet and run towards the phone but as he tried to run after the phone which was only a few feet away, his foot got caught on something and it started to pull him back. It was Sasuke who was pulling him back. He pulled hard on Naruto who was heavier thanhe thought, making him a feet closer everytime he pulled. He pulled from higher up his leg after Naruto was directly under him, flailing his arms. After the pulled him back, he quickly jumped over Naruto and ran for the phone and picked up the phone. Apparently, before he could speak to Sakura, Naruto quickly crawled over Sasuke and swept Sasuke off his feet using his leg and Sasuke landed on his butt, making a loud thud and the phone dropped on the ground. The phone almost cracked but it was still intact.
"Hello?! Anybody there? Sasuke? Is that you?" she asked asked as she heard the loud thuds through the phone.
"Saku-!!" Naruto said before he was suddenly cut off by Sasuke's hand on his mouth but it was too late, Naruto had taken hold of the phone and in just a few swift moments, he pressed the end call button which shut Sakura up after asking for whoever was available. Sasuke let go of Naruto's mouth and he sat down on the ground, gasping for air as he supported himself with his arms behind him. Naruto was finally resting on his back, panting just like Sasuke. The phone was still in his hand but he knew that he was safe...for now. Sasuke has just almost called Sakura to break it off but with his leg-sweeping, it was good that Naruto was able to act in time.
"Are you crazy?! If you do that, my dear Sakura-chan will get pissed! Stupid Sasuke! What's wrong with you!" said Naruto as he stood up, the phone still in his hand. He walked over to another part of the room and picked up the cup-o-ramen that was dropped not too long ago.
"Are you going to prepare my ramen now?" smirked Sasuke as he stood up to give Naruto a smirk who was fuming. Come on Uzumaki, give up already! What an idiot!
"Fine. But don't you dare break up with Sakura! But if you think that I'm going to break my back to serve your smug little self then you're wrong, Uchiha!" said Naruto but all he got was a simple chuckle that wasn't like any chuckle - it was an Uchiha chuckle. It was burning with sarcasm. Naruto got another one of the cup-o-ramens. He then opened them and put some water in it. After that, he put them in the microwave and set it on the setting that would be enough to make the water boil. Sweat was apparent on his cheek as well as Sasuke's who was leaning on the kitchen counter. The sound of the microwave echoed througout the kitchen yet there was still an awkward silence in the room.
"Tch, you can't stop me." Sasuke said as he gave Naruto another smug look. Naruto was clearly annoyed, he didn't want anything bad to happen, he had a plan in his head to make things work out. Wait, a plan? Yes, Naruto did have a plan, a simple yet probably effective plan. Naruto didn't just want to make Sakura happen despite the fact that he had to work as an Uchiha's slave, he did it to make Sakura stop liking Sasuke. Even though mose people thought of Naruto as a stupid kid, he planned these set of actions really well. He knew that Sasuke wouldn't last with Sakura long even if he offered his services, he knew that Sasuke would have to break up with Sakura sooner and later.
Naruto thought of that fact and developed on it. He then decided to do something to make Sakura stop liking Sasuke - by giving her what she wants and showing her that it's worth nothing. Naruto didn't know much about love and its invisible rules but he did learn from romance novels that once two people have broken up, there is little to no chances of them getting back together...well that's how the author of "Ninja in Love" put it. Even if it wasn't true, Naruto had nothing to lose...except his privacy to some guy he didn't like. If Sakura and Sasuke dated and Sasuke broke it off, Sakura SHOULD get over him, she had a taste of what he was like in a relationship and should get tired of it...it didn't make much sense if you put it this was but Naruto thought about it...thought about that invisible rule in that book he read. Once they break up, there was little to no chance they would get back. Although it isn't rare that two people that have broken up get back together, he highly doubts that Sakura would want to be with Sasuke again - after he breaks it off in a harsh way - Sasuke's way.
Sakura HAD to get over him after he breaks off his way, right? Naruto actually pondered upon this, he kept thinking if the book "Ninja in Love" actually made sense and if the invisible rules they talk about actually applied to real life. He compared it to relationships he knew of in real life, he did his own research! He studied the book for a long time until he came to one conclusion - it did make sense, the invisible rules were real in some relationships. That's when he started scheming, he was so sure that Sakura would have to stop liking Sasuke after what he would do that he decided to try it out. No girl would want to be jerked around and thrown away like garbage and Naruto doubted they girls would still like the guy of their choice after they broke it off in a harsh way.
Naruto's thoughts were stopped when he heard the beeping of the microwave letting him know that the ramen was ready. He opened the microwave to reveal the softened noodles that was once a noodle brick soaked in boiling water. He got both of the cup-o-ramens from the microwave and lay them on the counter, the steam from the hot water making him sweat. He got the sachets of seasoning and mixed it and then he stirred both of the cups. The inviting smell of ramen filled the air, making Naruto's mouth water and even though Sasuke hated to admit it, it made his mouth water too.
Something someone despised can be tempting at times when you haven't experienced it first-hand.
"Here's your ramen, bastard." Naruto said, giving the cup-o-ramen to Sasuke who seemed to have grabbed chopsticks from Naruto's utensil drawer while Naruto was staring inside the microwave. "I know that you don't like ramen much but you're missing a lot and it's stupid to miss out on something wonderful like ramen. Now go eat, bastard!" he added, getting himself a pair of chopsticks from the drawer.
"Tch. Whatever you say, idiot." Sasuke said, rolling his eyes as he walked to take a seat on one of the chairs beside the kitchen's small table. Naruto took s a seat beside Sasuke but inched away a little bit, showing the Uchiha the fact that he really didn't like his presence there. Sasuke just laughed sarcastically and put the chopsticks in his ramen and tasted it.
That's when it happened.
Sasuke's eyes widened, it tasted...great. He closed his eyes and tried to taste the ramen a little bit more. Although ramen was cheap, especially since this was a cup-o-ramen, he found it...fulfilling. He was enjoying himself, letting the noodles slide down his throat when he was brought back to reality by the sound of Naruto laughing. Sasuke opened his eyes and gave Naruto a glare who was chuckling as he put his chopsticks down. "What?" Sasuke said with a serious tone. he was obviously annoyed at the fact that Naruto was laughing at him for an unknown reason.
"You like it dontcha? You love it." Naruto said with those looks in those eyes...those looks that taunted Sasuke.
"No I don't!" Sasuke said as he slammed the chopsticks in the table. He looked down at them and noticed that he has already finished his ramen...that fast. What the heck? This cup was full awhile ago. No...no way! I hate ramen! There's no way I'm gonna eat this anymore. Yuck. Sasuke screamed in his mind, scolding himself. He wanted to shout out that he hated the ramen but deep down, he knew that he was hooked. Hooked on something he swore he hated. Hooked on something his idiot teammate liked. That's just not right. That's JUST not right.
"Psh. Whatever. You're wrong. You think that you hate it but you love it. Don't deny it and don't go on telling me that you hate ramen because that's crap. You can have some more if you want. You're hooked aren't you? The great Sasuke is hooked on ramen. Ramen is good! I love it and I know you do. You bastard, you can't judge ramen by who eats it." Naruto said.
Sasuke was annoyed. He wanted to beat the daylights out of Naruto. He didn't like ramen...at least he thought he didn't. "Shut up." Sasuke said as he stood up. He took his cup-o-ramen and walked over to the overflowing trashcan that sat on the corner of the kitchen. He threw the empty cup-o-ramen and he put the plastic chopsticks in the sink. A window was above a sink and Sasuke looked outside, he was feeling tired and the moon was up already while the sky was black with some hints of purple. The moon was out and it was almost full, the stars were shining too, they must be shining for Sakura, she has got to be the happiest girl in Konoha.
"And by the way, I'm going to hide the phone so you can't call Sakura-chan anymore. I'm going to prevent you from calling her and breaking up with her." Naruto said, breaking the silence as he stared at the Uchiha looking out the window. "You have got to be a real cruel guy if you broke up with Sakura-chan after only going out with her once."
"Whatever. I can just go downstairs and call using the payphone outside or go directly to her house to break up with her." Sasuke said as he smirked. Though he was turned away from Naruto, he knew that Naruto knew that he was smirking and Naruto wasn't feeling intimidated, he was annoyed. "Oh wait." Sasuke added as he continued looking outside. He had quite a good view of Konoha from the kitchen window. Everybody was in their house or apartment, resting for the night for a busy day in the morning. "You're hiding the phone from me not because of "your dear Sakura", you're doing it because you can't afford the bill if I called and you know that Sakura would try her best to keep me on the phone, costing you a lot of money." Sasuke started laughing, he knew that he was right and that gave him an ego boost.
Naruto frowned. "You're a tard. Just shut up and go take a bath or something so we can end this day already. You're sleeping on the couch by the way." Naruto said, putting a little bit more emphasis on the word 'couch'. There was no way that Naruto was going to let Sasuke take over his personal space. Naruto liked his bed Sasuke-free and he would like to keep it that way.
"Go prepare me a bath, dobe. And YOU'RE sleeping on the couch." Sasuke said, clearly showing that he was still the master around the house, that Naruto was still his slave just like he promised.
"Why don't you prepare your own bath!! Go take care of yourself! And there is no way you're sleeping on my bed! Go sleep on the floor for all I care." Naruto said, finishing the last of his ramen and doing what Sasuke just did - he threw his empty cup-o-ramen and putting the chopsticks in the sink but rather than standing blankly like Sasuke was doing, Naruto made his way to his bedroom which was on the opposite of the kitchen archway. Naruto walked barefoot on the cool wooden floor. He put his hand on the cold doorknob and turned it half-way but he stopped. He stopped and started to think. "Fine. It'll be ready in a few minutes, bastard. Same with the bed."
Although it pained Naruto's pride to say something like that, he can't risk making Sasuke break the relationship with Sakura too early.
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Oh hey the chapter's done! It wasn't as long as I expected but the next one MIGHT be longer. Anyways I hope you review, this took me a few days to finish...mostly because I didn't type straight and I took too many breaks. I'm so lazy! I love reviews and being added to alerts/favorites. I love how it spams my inbox in the morning when I check. It gives me a warm feeling. Heart Heart Oh and Happy St. Valentine's Day. I might make a V-Day chapter for this one or something. I'm not entirely sure though.
Till then,
Creme De Cerise