Hey everybody! Plz review, even if you dont like it and let me know why. If I am going to improve I need to know what to work on so the next chapter can be good. Also I apologize for any weirdness, i wrote this at 1 in the morning. But from now on I will try to not write these chapters while on the verge of passing out.

Chapter Two: The Things We Think We Know

In the world there are things that are always certain; your coffee will be there in the morning, you're going to trip down the same step that you do every day, and you're going to talk to the lady at the front desk of your office whose name you haven't bothered to learn for some unknown reason.

Are these things really certain? What in the world really is?

Things can happen all the time, but we are content living in complete denial that anything other than what we are used to can happen and when they do happen, well…we are just having a bad day right?

And it's these things that we expect, like for your coffee machine to always work and that lady at the front desk to be there, that is what really hurts us in the end when we realize.

Nothing is ever certain.

My keys jingled as I turned the lock, I pulled out the key slowly and yawned into the morning air. Today was route #27, so I had to get up earlier than usual. Ino and Sakura have figured out routes #8 and #9, so I can't use them for a while, which is a real shame because I like to keep the numbers below 10 , it means I have to walk a shorter distance.

I would drive, but I live basically down the street from the school and it would be a waste. Besides I can't have my car be targeted as an identifier to me. Then they would look for it everywhere and where would I be?

Trapped.

Everything about this trip seemed normal, of course I've only used this route once or twice, but still who would have ever expected for me to be walking behind this guy?

Naruto Uzumaki.

I picked up the pace, trying to bypass him, but something in me wanted to do more than that. Probably because I was way less than satisfied with the way things turned out the other day, which wasn't normal, normally he would go on and on about how much of a jerk I was or whatever.

But that didn't happen and like I said my annoyance just wasn't satisfied.

So I purposefully bumped into him. I smirked, as I felt an icy stare piercing my back. Today I won't be ignored and that much is for sure. I felt hands going for my shoulder, and before they made contact I dodged them and turned to face my product of annoyance.

"Why did you do that?" my smirk disappeared, maybe it was because he wasn't yelling like usual, his voice had a calm tone and for a second, a second, it scared me a little. Or maybe it was just his eyes, they looked red around the edges, and his hands…his hands were trembling a little as I let them grip my shirt.

I didn't say anything I just stared, with my hands down my side watching Naruto's eyes search me. What were they searching for?

Suddenly, he released me and began walking away, but I followed closely. I'm more than annoyed, I'm confused and more than anything…well I don't really know the word for what it was. But there was something rushing in my blood, making me breathe quicker, faster. It was a feeling that pulled at my gut, and I just had to solve "it", I had to make everything normal.

It was driving me crazy.

I followed him all the way to class without saying a word, and he didn't do anything either. We both somehow came to the conclusion that we weren't going to interact for the rest of the day, and sat on completely opposite sides of the room.

Why was he acting this way? Not that I really minded, but still…..something is wrong right?

These thoughts repeated in my head and I started to have an inner fight when Kakashi walked in 30 minutes late and then for some reason the day resumes its normal pace. Except I'm not normal anymore, I don't even bother to try escaping from Sakura and Ino. All of my energy and thoughts are focused on one thing.

Naruto Uzumaki.

The next day my mind is still buzzing, and despite the little sleep I managed to get I didn't feel an ounce of tiredness within my body. Today I will take route # 27 once again, and live in harmony and peace for a while longer, at least from crazy girls.

If I can get Naruto again, maybe on a more peaceful setting, I can get an answer out of him. Maybe, but its Naruto, he'll probably break easily.

The entire walk is quiet, with no blonde to be seen anywhere.

I even linger, debating with myself if I was just too early, but the truth was if anything I was right on time from yesterday.

That's when I realized, today is Saturday.

I, Sasuke Uchiha, had completely forgotten the day. Groaning, I turned back to walk home, maybe now I can clean out my school folders. Clean the kitchen….or….or I could take a trip to the place called Juogo. Don't ask me why the place is called that, it just is, even if it's a little…well…completely stupid. The Juogo is a somewhat popular gaming and restaurant place, I went in there once to escape Sakura who had cornered me at the grocery store and saw Naruto and his friends eating and hanging out at one of the tables. Apparently they go there often on the weekends, because Naruto and his friends sometimes are wearing things with the Juogo logo on them that you have to win using points or whatever from games.

It's worth a shot.

With that thought I speed up my pace, breaking out into a run. It's about 7 in the morning that gives me enough time to clean up the kitchen and my folders before noon, and then I can make my way to the Juogo, which opens at 1pm, and wait around for Naruto or at least talk to people and find out where he could possibly be.

Cleaning out the folders didn't take long, but cleaning the kitchen took some time. There were dishes, then re-arranging my fridge to clean out disgusting things, cleaning the counters, cleaning the stove and oven, sweeping and mopping the floors, cleaning my toaster, and just some small other things to do. When I finished cleaning it was around 10, and I was sweating like crazy.

I took a shower, cranked up the AC, and then left to start my walk to the Juogo. What the heck is Juogo anyway, does it even have any meaning to it other than pure randomness?

I had to wait outside for about 10 minutes before the place finally opened, I picked a spot where I could easily see the door, ordered some food and a drink, and then started my wait for Naruto and his friends.

And waited, and waited, and waited, until it was 1:30 and they were walking through the door. They were all laughing, heading for a table just one over from mine. For that one second I thought about how I was acting completely stupid.

Naruto wasn't going to talk to me about anything, and why would he? We aren't friends, if anything he hates me the most in the world, and it's sort of the same way for me. So what am I doing here? Trying to look like an idiot that's what I'm doing.

Reaching for my wallet, I got up from the table, and just as my hands felt the soft paper I heard my name in the location of Naruto and his friends. I looked over and they were all looking at me, Naruto glared, I glared back.

"hmp." I turned my head away; see what the hell was I thinking? This whole idea was stupid and crazy, why didn't I realize that sooner?

I wanted to leave peacefully but it wasn't long before Naruto had grabbed the side of my arms, swinging a fist toward my face. I dodged, stepping back a bit, garbing one of his clenched fists and glaring, "What the hell?"

I didn't even do anything this time, if anything it could have been left alone and I could have left. But no, now we have to have a fist fight and I really didn't feel like being arrested for fighting in public.

"And now if you'll look over here." I heard a familiar voice say, Naruto and I both turned our heads around only to see a mass of white hair, we heard the sound of clacking metal and something closed around my wrist. I looked down to see that we had been handcuffed together.

"Kakashi!" I said, but he glared over at me, I bit my lip with frustration. Kakashi then turned his attention to a small crowd watching us.

"I am going to release these two boys without using keys." And to my horror he ate the keys right before our eyes, now I know that he has to have some spare keys somewhere, or even has some sort of trick of getting them back. Right?

Kakashi pulled and messed with the handcuffs, Naruto remained strangely silent. He had a look in his eyes while staring at the cuffs that bonded us that made me shudder. Kakashi turned back to the crowd rubbing the back of his head, "Oh well, it seems that I am wrong."

The crowd groaned and walked their separate directions, "Kakashi, what are you doing?"

"A magic trick." Kakashi said matter-of-factly, "I may be your teacher but I also own this place you know Sasuke?"

No I didn't know, but I wasn't going to admit that. "Whatever, how are you going to get us out of this? I can't go home with him!"

"Well…" said Kakashi, inspecting the handcuffs, "I have another key in my classroom, I keep it in my desk drawer, but I can't go to the school till Monday."

"Ugh!" I groaned, shaking the cuffs, "Can't I just break it off?"

I instantly regretted those words as Kakashi glared over at me, "Don't you dare break these handcuffs, they are extremely rare and important to me. Neither of you have a family to worry about so I just suggest you both put up with it till Monday. Understand?"

"I understand." I gulped, as he smiled at me, Naruto was still wordless. Wouldn't that kid be all over Kakashi by now?

"Good." He said, patting both me and Naruto on the back, "See you boys Monday."

As he walked off Naruto's friends gathered around us, but they were really only focused on Naruto. "That really sucks and you were supposed to come over today?" groaned Kiba.

"Are you going to be okay?" asked Choji, Shikamaru nodded beside him, then I noticed a guy named Shino who I don't have any classes with, but he's hard to miss being the tallest. Everyone seemed extremely concerned and sympathetic that Naruto would have to spend two days with me. It pissed me off.

"I'll be fine you guys." Naruto said, glaring up at me. "I can handle myself."

What am I? The devil?

"I'm leaving now." I stated, and just started walking off ignoring the weight I was dragging behind me. Naruto was trying to grab my arms, but I shook him off and kept walking toward my house. After a few tugs, and even some dragging Naruto decided to comply with me without putting up a fight.

How are we going to do this?

There are tons of things we have to do, stuff we do every day like eating, using the bathroom, taking showers. Well I'm not entirely sure that Naruto does the last one every day, but it doesn't matter because I do so that still makes it extremely awkward.

On the other hand, maybe this weirdness is an opportunity to get things back to normal, or at least to the way they were.

I opened my apartment in silence stepping into the cool air, I love air-conditioning. "Do you always keep your house so cold? What are you some sort of penguin?" Naruto asked.

"I like it." I said motioning for us to sit on the couch,"And why a penguin?"

"I don't know! You sort of look like one." I did not see any resemblance to a penguin when I looked in the mirror every day, so either Naruto is crazy or stupid or both. I'm going with both.

"Hmph." I scuffed, "Well we have more important things to talk about right now, like surviving till Monday."

Naruto's eyes widened and it was almost as if for the last minute his eyes had forgotten their job of glaring holes into my face.

"Eating won't be hard, but its other things like sleeping that will be." I stated, "Do you know what I mean?"

His eyes flickered back and forth as he processed this thought. "Like peeing?"

I shuddered, "Yeah, and taking a shower. So here's the deal, when using the bathroom the other looks away and stands as far away as possible, in the shower, the other person will stand outside the shower curtain and not look, as for sleeping well, I'll sleep in my bed and you can sleep on the floor. Got all that?"

"Of course I do!" Naruto said, his eyes flashing back to angry, "I'm not stupid you know, so stop it with your attitude Mr. High and Mighty!"

Could have fooled me, it was on the tip of my tongue but I bit it back. Today was going to be awkward already; we didn't need anyone too angry and completely ruining everything. "Sorry." I spit out.

Naruto blinked and we both sat on the couch in silence for a whole 30 seconds before Naruto opened his mouth and asked, "Do you have anything to eat?"

"No." I replied, "I never eat, ever, I just wake up every morning and go my whole day without an ounce of food and somehow live to see the next day."

Naruto glared and then I remembered that it was my idea to make things less difficult.

"What do you want to eat?" I asked suddenly, I really wish there was some sort of undo button sometimes. It would be SO convenient.

"Do you have any ramen?" Naruto asked, I instantly cringed, figures that he would like something I don't like to eat. Then it dawned on me that I did happen to have ramen that I never eat, if I bought 10 cups of ramen I got some milk for half price and well who could resist a deal like that?

I couldn't.

"Yeah. In the pantry" and that's when he did it. That's when I witnessed something I will never forget, not even when I'm too old to remember where I put my keys.

I witnessed Naruto Uzumaki smile.

His eyelids hid the deep pools of blue, and I could clearly see his eyelashes against his tan skin. His teen shone wide and bright, and his eyebrows slightly arched as he let out a small pleased chuckle.

I need to crank up the AC; I'm still feeling really hot. Is it broken?

Naruto almost dragged me off the couch before I snapped out of it, his excitement at the promise of ramen was too much to contain and it gave him some unexpected strength. He opened my pantry, examining all the ramen cups and laughing to himself.

This guy is totally crazy, completely insane.

Suddenly he stopped laughing, examining the handcuffs closely. "Hey Sasuke, how are we supposed to take off our shirts?"

My eyes grew wide, did that mean no shower? No I can't do that feeling dirty drives me nuts! "I guess….I…."

I was completely stumped but then I thought, this doesn't mean any showers. It just means that I take of my shirt and roll it over to Naruto's side so it won't get completely soaked, and just bring a pair of clothes with me on Monday to change into.

Naruto didn't seem to have a problem with that and happily resumed his cooking.

I sighed, there were so many things I haven't thought about yet, and this was going to be hell.

We somehow managed to make it the rest of the day, but we fought in the shower because Naruto had tripped in and got my shirt soaked. Dumbass.

So here we are, angry in silence, with Naruto lying on the floor and I on the bed, both lying on our stomachs with our hands awkwardly connected on the edge of the bed. "Hey Sasuke?" Naruto said, suddenly.

"What?" my words came out angrier than I intended.

"I can't sleep like this." I stayed silent for a while, he's right I can't either. It's painfully uncomfortable.

"Me either." I admitted, thanking god I had a queen sized bed, "I guess you can share with me, but don't touch me. I hate that."

Please, somebody just let me get this horrible weekend over with!