A/N: Hi everyone! You know what? I'm just going to apologize for the… "quality" of this chapter in advance… I had writer's block and was writing this at one in the morning? That's my excuse…
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto…
Anyways, enjoy!
Chapter 3
The two boys were done eating, and Naruto was soon done cleaning the small amount of dishes—Sasuke cleaned his own, though. It was only around eight PM, so there was still plenty of time before it was even a reasonable time to go to sleep.
Naruto looked at Sasuke. "Wanna watch some TV?" he asked, and Sasuke just replied with a nod.
Sasuke was only half-paying attention to the television, while Naruto seemed fully immersed in the program. Watching television was probably a good idea because it, taking away some unused attention, broke some of the awkward tension that was practically engulfing the premises. It was a moment that at least Naruto wished would never end, because he wasn't exactly the best one to deal with these sorts of situations… usually, he was the cause of said "awkward tensions". Sasuke, however, was indifferent, seeing as he was definitely less engrossed in the show than Naruto.
Anyways, television can only provide release from the tense atmosphere for so long before you get tired of it… mainly because Naruto only has basic cable, and c'mon, Fox sucks—a man can only put up with it for so long, and besides, he was supposed to be making Sasuke better. But when TV fails on you, you can always break the awkward tension with a Twix bar… Need a moment? Chew it over with Twix! Unfortunately, Naruto needed much more than a moment, there was no Twix bars in sight, now he wanted a Twix bar, but I want one too, and I don't have one. (1) (Now back to all seriousness.)
Naruto looked down, noticing Sasuke was definitely quiet. It turns out that Sasuke fell asleep. He picked up the boy, who was surprisingly light, and carried him to the guest bedroom and tucked him in.
At some point in the course of the night, Naruto had to use the bathroom. When returning, he noticed sobs coming from Sasuke's room. The blonde knocked on the door and entered. Strangely, Sasuke was still asleep, yet sobbing. Naruto nudged him, attempting to wake the boy. "Sasuke…" he repeatedly said along with the nudges. Eventually, Sasuke woke up, tears still streaming down his face.
"Sasuke, are you okay? What's wrong?"
The sobs continued as the boy leaned in towards. Naruto caught Sasuke and held him, comforting him, one hand on his back, the other stroking his soft hair. "Shh… it's okay…" The two remained in this position, more or less, before Sasuke spoke up, breathing shakily. "Naruto… can I sleep with you tonight?" (2) Naruto was still holding him. "Shh… sure," he replied, leading Sasuke to his bedroom. One they got into the bed, Naruto resumed his hold on Sasuke, comforting him in advance for any dream to come.
A/N: I tried… anyways, hope you enjoyed!
1: Jeez, it seems no matter WHAT I write, I always have to make fun of something. Sorry for… turning away from the mood, I'm just a naturally funny person, that's all! (I blame my brother, I inherited it from him because unless I'm watching The Simpsons, he'll always stand over my shoulder and make fun of whatever I'm watching!)
2: Wow, that sounded wrong… xD
Anyways, again, I hope you enjoyed it and please R&R!
That's all for now!