Chapter 2
Sasuke cracked his eyes open as the morning light seeped through the window shades. He groaned and buried his face into his pillow.
'Wait…this isn't my pillow. This one is lumpy and smells like…ramen?' Sasuke lifted his face in confusion. This wasn't his dorm room, either. When his eyes adjusted, he looked around the unfamiliar space. A load snore caught his attention and he snapped his head to the couch. There, a disheveled blonde shifted in his sleep, mumbling incoherent words that sounded something like, "Damn Care Bears. So friggin' happy all the time. Give me my freaking ramen back." Sasuke's face turned an interesting shade of crimson. He fell asleep in Naruto's dorm?!
As quietly as possible, Sasuke got out from under the covers and touched his feet to the cold, hard-wood floor. He hissed loudly at the sudden temperature change and stood still in his spot, glancing warily at the sandy blonde on the couch. When Naruto didn't stir, he got up the courage to move forward in search of his text books. They were strewn on the floor by Naruto. He shook his head and bent down to gather them. As he was picking up a large English book, it slipped from his hands and landed rather noisily on his foot. Sasuke let out a pained yelp, but bit his lip before it could turn in to a full out scream. He waited to see a reaction from Naruto. He didn't even flinch in his sleep.
"He sure is a heavy sleeper." Sasuke whispered faintly to himself. Suddenly, Naruto sat straight up on the couch, looking around wildly. 'Of course,' Sasuke stood frozen in place as he watched the blonde spaz out from being woken up. Naruto's eyes finally rested on Sasuke and gave him a small smile.
"Oh, it was just you Sasuke." Naruto sighed with relief. "You scared me there."
"S-Sorry, Naruto." Sasuke apologized. Said blonde then looked at Sasuke's current position.
"Hey, what were you doing anyways?" He asked.
"I-I was just getting my books." Sasuke answered. Naruto frowned and stared at the books scattered on the floor.
"Were you trying to leave?" He asked softly.
"Well, i-it's just- I didn't want to wake you up, a-and falling asleep in your b-bed-" Sasuke stuttered nervously, not wanting drive away the only friend he had. Naruto flashed him a big, award-winning smile.
"It's okay! You need help? All the books together weigh a ton!" Naruto exclaimed. Sasuke sighed with relief and nodded his head, accepting the blonde's help. Naruto got up from the couch and began gathering the rest of the books that Sasuke hadn't picked up.
"Thanks." Sasuke said gratefully. The blonde smiled brightly.
"Hey, do you want me to carry these to your dorm?" Naruto offered. Sasuke thought for a moment, a little reluctant. Then brushed the feeling aside.
"Yeah, that'd be great." Sasuke gave a small smile. Naruto nodded and slipped on his shoes and so did Sasuke.
On the way to Sasuke's dorm, the two chatted happily.
"I really appreciate you helping me with classes, Sasuke. I mean, I'm starting to understand things a little more clearer!" Naruto chuckled proudly.
"It's 'a little more clearly', Naruto. And I only taught you for one night." Sasuke corrected. Naruto scoffed and shifted the books in his arms.
"Jeez, you sound just like my grandmother." Naruto puffed his cheek in annoyance. Sasuke chuckled and shook his head. They soon arrived at Sasuke's dorm, and he prayed that his roommate, Shino, wasn't there.
He fished through his pocket to find his keys. After a few moments of fruitless searching, he finally felt the rough metal of his dorm key. Sasuke pulled it out and stuck the key into the hole and unlocked the door. He opened it and told Naruto to wait outside.
Sasuke walked in, dropped his books on the coffee table, and looked around to see if Shino was there.
"Shino?" He called. Nothing. He sighed in relief and gestured for Naruto to come in.
"Who's Shino?" Naruto asked while he set the books down.
"Hm? Oh, he's my room mate." Sasuke answered.
"Then why did you make me wait outside?"
"Shino's…well…a little anti-social…and creepy." He shuddered as he recalled his roommate's odd behaviors. Sasuke was extremely disappointed when he'd been assigned a two-person dorm. He would've rented an apartment off campus, be he'd just recently been laid off from his job and couldn't afford to.
"Like you?" Naruto teased. Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Well…thanks for um…helping me with my books." He said awkwardly. "When do you want me to tutor you again?"
"Um, well it can't be tonight. I've got a party to go to at Kiba's…" Naruto began. Sasuke felt a pang of disappointment that he wouldn't see the blonde tonight. Naruto's eyes suddenly brightened. "Hey! Why don't you come?"
"Huh?" Sasuke said dumbly.
"Yeah! Why don't you come with me to the party? Kiba said I could bring some other friends!" The blonde chirped happily.
"W-Well I don't know…I don't really go to parties…" Sasuke was barely used to talking to Naruto, how was he supposed to go to a party full of people!? Fear and doubt filled his mind at the thought of socializing with a bunch of students he didn't know.
"Aww, please Sasuke-kun?!" Naruto begged, dishing out his puppy-eyes. Sasuke's eye twitched with irritation, but he couldn't resist the eyes! No one can resist the eyes!!
"…Fine. I'll come." Sasuke sighed, immediately dreading his choice. Naruto grinned happily.
"Great! I'll come pick you up around six-ish! OH, and it's just a casual part, so you don't have to wear a tux or something!" Naruto babbled. Sasuke swore that he saw stars emitting from the blonde.
Before Sasuke could change his mind, the blonde had bid him goodbye and was well out the door. Anxiety started to twist in brunette's stomach as he anticipated everything that could go wrong that night.
'This is going to be horrible…'
