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Chapter 2: Invasion

Naruto couldn't get over it. Sasuke was just too much. He could deal with all the other bullying the other kids at the academy had put him through, but Sasuke, he didn't know why just Sasuke got to him so much.

His teeth were gritted, glaring at Sasuke as they both walked down the street, both walking towards their homes. Blue eyes lethally glowered at his raven-haired rival, toxic distaste trying to telepathically waver over the oh-so-talented Uchiha.

Sasuke's black eyes looked ahead almost the entire time, silent as his blue shoes left only faint imprints in the dirt of the street.

He broke the routine silence, black irises directed at the aversive, annoyed blonde.

"Did you want to say something, usuratonkachi?" he sneered. "Keep staring at me like that, and you're bound to burn a hole in my shirt."

Naruto stopped, opening his mouth to begin a witty retort, until he realized he had none. He looked away angrily, putting his hands behind his head, his usual gesture.

'Damn that Sasuke.' Any time Naruto had something to say, the Uchiha would always somehow make him forget it.

"…whatever," Naruto grumbled, defeated, as he could see the stairs leading to his apartment. Quickening his pace a little, he tread in front of Sasuke, almost a bit too fast as he approached the step, causing him to trip, catching himself on his hands.

Naruto could hear a snicker come from behind him, as he turned around, glaring at Sasuke furiously.

The Uchiha grinned, crossing his arms over his chest, wearing that mocking grin on his face. "Are you sure you're a ninja?" Sasuke ridiculed, "You're awfully clumsy."

"Pssh, says you," Naruto retorted crankily, picking himself up as he continued to walk up the stairs. Even Sasuke had stopped walking to poke fun at him. That didn't make Naruto feel much better.

"Don't let the door hit you on the way in, Usuratonkachi," Sasuke sniggered, eyeing him deridingly, one finely-sculpted eyebrow arched, that movement almost criticizing the staggering blonde boy.

"I don't need you to tell me," Naruto grumbled under his breath, making his way up the stairs. He jiggled the doorknob, having no real use for a key, since he didn't have much that was worth stealing, anyway, and let himself in. Naruto turned, only to stick his tongue out at Sasuke, before closing the door with a loud slam.

Sasuke closed his eyes, letting out a small, arrogant snort through his nose. "Heh, next time you do that, I might just have to meet it, usuratonkachi," he said to himself, as if he were still talking to Naruto.

Sasuke began to walk off, the Uchiha estate not being much farther down the road, but he was caught off guard by a loud sound.

"IIIIIIIYAAAAAAAH!!"

The Uchiha turned, recognizing it as Naruto's voice. With Naruto being defeated in training (and also the fact that he was particularly vocal), Sasuke was familiar with that scream. He sprinted back down the road, and stopped outside the bottom floor of Naruto's apartment.

And there was the blonde, outside his doorway, looking a bit out of breath.

Sasuke was a bit confused, and put his left hand on his hip. "What now, usuratonkachi? Your milk gone bad again?"

Naruto pursed his lip, his brow furrowed angrily. He was ridiculing him again. "No… it's…" he started, but he looked like he couldn't say.

Sasuke let out a sigh, this wasn't getting him anywhere. He started up the stairs, and gently moved Naruto out of the way of the door.

"H-hey, what are you doing?" Naruto protested.

"Having a look," Sasuke answered nonchalantly, and jiggled the door handle. It opened, and the Uchiha felt something crawling over his feet. He looked down, and a swarm of ants were parading over his foot. Reaching in only with his arm, Sasuke turned on the light, and the entire place was run over with the little pests.

"Ants?" Sasuke pointed out, "That's what you screamed for?"

Naruto ignored him, looking the other way, a bit agitated.

Sasuke let out another sigh, and closed the door, shaking the ants off his foot, before grabbing Naruto by the wrist, dragging him back down the stairs.

"H-h-hey!!" Naruto griped, trying to pull his wrist from Sasuke, but the raven-haired boy had too firm a grip on it.

Sasuke didn't even bother to look back at Naruto, keeping his hand around his wrist, just a bit more gently. "You obviously can't stay there. I'm sure all of Konoha doesn't want to be woken up by you screaming about the ants all night," he replied.

"Huh?" Naruto asked, a little dumbfounded. Where was this going?

"You'll stay at my house, tonight," Sasuke said, almost ordering him, "And we'll call the Aburame's in the morning. It's too late to call tonight."

Naruto's cheeks began to feel a bit hot, and he wasn't quite sure why. Sasuke had just offered to let him stay with him? He shook his head, trying to collect his thoughts.

"It's fine, not like I have anyone else at home to argue about it," Sasuke said, leading Naruto down the road towards the Uchiha estate, "You can complain later. And I better hear a thank you somewhere in there, too."

Naruto still seemed a bit skeptical. Was Sasuke being nice?

Naruto hated Sasuke, this was a fact of life.

He hated him, right?

Well… maybe not so much.