Roommates
by Diana-san

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

05. Nightmare

"NO!"

Sakura jolted upright at the sound of Sasuke's yell. She rubbed her eyes as she glanced over at Sasuke who appeared to be sleeping soundly just like she would have been if he hadn't screamed so loudly at 6 in the morning.

"Sasuke?" she asked softly to test how deep of a sleep he was in. She didn't want to wake him up if his scream was just an apparent fluke. Sasuke stirred in his sleep and after a moment, he opened one eye before reaching his arms out for her.

"Morning," he mumbled, still in a half-asleep state.

"Sasuke, you screamed in your sleep," Sakura stated gently.

"No I didn't," he mumbled in reply as he kissed Sakura on the forehead and brought her closer to him so that they were hugging.

"Yes you did," Sakura said as she reached her hand out to squeeze Sasuke's chin so that his cheeks puffed out. Sasuke finally opened both eyes as he stared at Sakura in confusion.

"Did you have a bad dream?" Sakura asked.

He shrugged. "I can't really remember."

He was lying. It was obvious that he did remember since he still had a disturbed expression written all over his face. But Sakura decide not to push him any further. Clearly, he didn't want to talk about it.

The next night, it happened again as Sasuke tossed and turned several times in his sleep before shouting incoherent things in his sleep.

"Sasuke!" Sakura said in urgency as she tried to shake Sasuke awake. He sat up in a jolt as he gasped heavily and his hands reached to clutch his head.

"Are you okay?" Sakura asked in worry.

"Yeah, I'm fine," he grumbled.

"Sasuke, tell me. You're keeping something. I can tell," Sakura insisted.

Sasuke groaned as he covered his face in his hands. "It's embarrassing."

"C'mon, it can't be that bad," Sakura crooned as she wrapped her arms around his left arm. "I'll tell you my nightmares."

"You don't have nightmares."

"Sure I do. I had a nightmare once about work. I was freaking out about dropping the scalpel on my patient since I was still new."

He only groaned in response. "That only makes mine sound lame. Yours is legit. Mine isn't."

"What is it?" Sakura pressed.

"…"

"Sasuke…"

"Naruto kissed me."

Sakura gaped at him. "What?"

Sasuke groaned. "It's not like that. I know what you're thinking right now. You have that look."

Sakura smirked. "What look? You mean the look that says 'my boyfriend dreams about kissing other guys'?"

Sasuke shot her a death glare. "It's not funny."

"It's a little funny."

Sasuke frowned as he crossed his arms as if he was throwing a silent tantrum.

"Okay, okay. It's not funny at all. It's a very serious matter. You should seek psychological help. This nightmare might mean there is something about your subconscious that might have some feelings for—-"

"Dammit Sakura!" Sasuke shouted.

Sakura howled in laughter. "I'm sorry, Sasuke. I just keep imagining it…"

"DON'T IMAGINE IT!"

"Was he at least a good kisser?"

"NO!"

Sakura grinned. "You do know why you are having these dreams, right?" Sakura pointed out.

Sasuke groaned. "They're not dreams. They're living nightmares.." he grumbled.

"How's CPR classes with Naruto?"

"I want to die."

Sakura rolled her eyes. "It's not that bad. It's the life of police academy with Naruto. Would you rather kiss a different guy?"

"I rather not kiss any guy."

Sakura crossed her arms. "It's an emergency procedure. Not a kiss. Don't fret."

"Naruto's very sloppy when he practices…" Sasuke grumbled.

"You're not a walk in the park either," Sakura commented with a smile.

Sasuke raised his eyebrow at her. "Oh yeah? You are challenging my kisses?"

Sakura smiled. "Yes, I am."

"I'll show you who is the great kisser," he muttered as he cupped Sakura's face in his hands and gave her a deep kiss that sent shivers up and down her lower spine. When he pulled away, he had left her breathless. "Still think I am sloppy?"

Sakura frowned. "Don't stop. Continue," she demanded as she pulled him back for another kiss.