Okay, I felt bad about just giving you that tiny chapter, so here's the next one!


Chapter 4. Sasu POV

"She acts more immature than me. Are you sure she's your friend?" I whisper as I glance at the table out of the corner of my eye.

"She's just not a morning person." He moves his pawn and takes my last rook. Damn.

"I still don't remember her." I take his pawn.

"You were only six when she left. Probably traumatised, you were obsessed with her." I frown as he moves his knight. "Checkmate."

"I was not." I look over the chessboard, trying to look for a way out. "This game sucks." I watch as he packs it away, putting it back under her couch before going to check on her. "Haven't you a games console or something? A television even!" She lifts her head up to glare at me. I gulp slightly but pretend it didn't affect me. I'm sure she's evil, definitely the devil.

"And who's gonna pay for it? I only have what I need. You want them, you pay for them." I watch as she types away at her laptop.

"You've got a lot to learn about her, Sasuke." Itachi hands me some water as he sits back down. I scoff.

"What makes you think I want to..." I mumble under my breath. Itachi shoots me a glare to let me know he heard me.

"Pheww! All done." I stand up from her bean bag, Itachi refused to sit in it, and stretch.

"Don't forget to send it to me. I'll get it printed for you." I look at her face as she smiles at my brother and I find myself frowning at the feeling in my stomach. You'd think they were a couple... unless they're trying to hide it from people? Hmm...

"Let's go get something to eat! My treat." She looks over at me, giving me the same smile. My stomach flutters while my face appears impassive. "You too, squirt. It'll be like old times."

"Hn."

"Let's go eat some ramen!" I follow her and my brother out as they bicker about where and what to eat. I can't understand why he spends most his time at her apartment, picking up after her because she's too much of a slob to do it herself. But I've never seen him act this way with anyone else... as if he's a different person.

Naru POV

"Are you two in a relationship?" I spit out my drink, barely missing hitting Itachi with it. I turn to look at this brother.

"Excuse me?" I glare at Itachi as he sniggers. I kick him.

"I said, are you two together?" I look at him as if he's grown an extra head.

"What the hell gave you that idea?" He shrugs and takes a bite of his salad. Gay. He should eat something more manly. Like a burger or something.

"I never see him anymore because he's always with you. He stays at your apartment most of the time and cleans up after you. He even sleeps in the same bed as you. With you half naked by the looks of this morning." I continue looking at him as if he's crazy, my mouth slightly open.

"We are not a couple, little brother." He turns to look at Itachi while I'm still staring at him, unsure as to what to say.

"But you act like one."

"We're just good friends."

"But you've had sex right? Surely she couldn't be that comfortable with you unless you'd fuc..."

"Stop right there!" I have to stop myself from screaming the building down. "Do not finish that sentence."

"But you's must have..."

"I said stop, Sasuke." I stand up, "Excuse me." I wander over to the restrooms just to get away from them. I faintly hear Itachi saying something along the lines of 'look what you've done'. I don't hear Sasuke's reply as door closes behind me. I look in the mirror to see my face is bright red. Oh bloody fantastic. Splashing water onto my face, I try to compose myself. Knocking the hand dryer upwards I dry my face before fixing my messy hair. "Chill, Naru."

Once I'm calmed down, I walk out of the toilets, sit down and eat my burger as if nothing happened. I can feel them both looking at me, and I feel glad for the first time since we got here that Sasuke is sitting next to me and not opposite me so I don't have to look at him. I finish my burger and take a deep breath.

"Okay, four things for you squirt." I hold up one finger, "First of all, my sex life is none of your business. If you want to discuss Itachi's sex life, you do that, but not around me." I hold up another finger. "Secondly, Itachi cleans up after me because I don't usually have time to, and he does it no matter what I say to him." Another finger, all the while I don't look at him. Thirdly, yes he sleeps in my bed with me because there's nowhere else for him to sleep. My couch ain't exactly what you'd consider comfortable. And fourthly, I have a habit of getting too hot while sleeping, so excuse me for unconsciously removing my clothes while sleeping in the same bed as your brother." I take a sip of my coke as there's silence at our table. "Now, if that is all, I'm heading home for a nap." I stand up after finishing off my drink.

"Naru..." I turn to walk away.

"Catch ya later." I leave the shop and start jogging home. About 10 or so minutes later I enter my empty apartment and I'm reminded again just how lonely it is here. Before the door's closed I feel the tears running down my face and sink to the floor in front of the small cabinet where the picture of my parents sits. "I'm home." And I break down.


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