Disclaimer: I do own Naruto.
So Moments and The Exchange were both already updated, so now for Saved. Forgive me if the chapters are weird at first, I've got to get back into my writing style. Oh and I'll no longer hound you all for reviews, yeah I appreciate them but I feel kind of guilty for that. So… onto the story! (Oh, one last thing, I'm going to make sure to update at least once a month but try for more ((for each story)).)
Moving
Sakura had awoken alone in her 'new' apartment. So she had got up and done the best she could to tidy herself with the bathroom sink. She didn't want to intrude in Sasuke's bathroom just yet. And come to think about it, where would she sleep? There was only one bedroom after all…
After grooming herself (she did borrow Sasuke's brush) she walked through the kitchen and grabbed a tomato from the basket. She really wasn't much into raw tomatoes, but she was too hungry to care.
I wonder where Sasuke is, did he even sleep here last night?
She continued wondering, trying to unjumble the mess her mind was right now, and strongly ignoring the fact that her mother was dead, until the question himself walked through the door.
"Oh Sasuke, you're back" she said a little startled. Her senses really were down.
He looked at her sternly. "Have you eaten?" She nodded. "Good." He looked at the red stains on her mouth and hands. Tomatoes. His favorite. "You already have a key, thanks to being a part of Team 7. Your father's at work so we're going to retrieve your stuff today. You'll unpack and settle in. Kakashi and Naruto will help."
She stood with a little bit of a stunned expression on her face. Was this what living with the last Uchiha would be like? All orders and no stopping to smell the roses? Well, she did want to get stronger… And Sasuke was one of the strongest people she knew.
He looked her up and down, "You could have taken a shower you know." He was referring to the very obvious dirt and dried up dew from yesterday's training.
"None of my stuff is here, and I don't even have clothes to change into." Who is he to give us that disapproving look?!Inner growled. The one who is giving us a place to live… Right.
Sasuke nodded. "You shouldn't go through town in such a state. It'll reflect badly on your name and our team. Get cleaned up, I'll put some clothes in the bathroom you can borrow."
So Sakura made her way to the bathroom. Just as she was stripping her grungy not-so-yellow t-shirt off Sasuke cracked the door open and dropped a bundle of clothing on the floor. He said, "We'll be at your house picking up your stuff. Join us whenever."
Butt naked as she was now, she covered herself before walking closer to the door, "Oh Sasuke"
"Hm?"
"Where will I be sleeping?"
A pause.
"Where did you sleep last night?"
And then he was gone.
Sakura proceeded to take a shower, using all of Sasuke's products. His shampoo, body wash, etc. Nothing was really fancy, just Plain Jane stuff. Sakura missed her pomegranate shampoo and peach body wash. And she'd probably give her right arm to be able to brush her teeth. Even though she'd barely eaten anything for the last two or three days, her breath reeked and the taste was even worse!
She turned off the tap and stepped out. After drying off she began to sort through the clothes Sasuke had left on the floor for her. She noticed the shirt from right side of the closet the other day; one of the casual ones with the Uchiha crest on the back. A pair of nondescript black shorts and…. Could this be real?! A pair of plain blue boxers. She contemplated bypassing them, but couldn't stand the idea of not wearing underwear, so going against her awkward feelings towards them, she slipped them on and the pants over them. She put on her own shoes. The only thing she was without was a bra. Hers was covered in muck, and she really didn't want to put that filth back against her freshly cleaned skin.
So stepping out of the bathroom with grungy clothes in hand, she looked for a laundry room. It couldn't be in the hall because there were only two doors, and she'd already seen what Sasuke's room had to offer… Finally she found it behind a set of pantry doors in the kitchen. She deposited them beside Sasuke's own laundry basket, not wanting to mix them up.
..::The Boys::..
"What are we doing again?" Naruto whined. He still hadn't grasped the concept that Sakura was moving.
"We're helping your teammate move, Naruto" Kakashi answered. Again.
"Yeah but where's she going to go?"
"Well" Kakashi thought for a moment. Honestly, he wasn't quite sure himself. He was familiar with the rule about females having to live amongst others, for certain reasons, but who would Sakura go to?
Naruto continued staring at Kakashi, waiting for an answer.
"I, uhm, I'm not sure Naruto. If I remember right, she'll have to move in with someone else."
"Why would she have to do that? Sasuke and I live alone" He squinted, thinking hard.
"She's female. It's a rule that girls must live with someone else, even if it's just another girl. A buddy system if you will."
"But who will she live with then Sensei?"
Kakashi sighed, "I'm not sure Naruto."
Silence from the three males. It was silent for so long that Kakashi looked down to see what had gotten Naruto shut up. He was a bit startled to notice the huge grin slowly forming across his face.
"..Naruto…."
"SHE CAN LIVE WITH ME KAKASHI SENSEI!" To him the idea seemed ingenious. He'd have pretty Sakura all to himself! Maybe he could win her over from that stupid Sasuke, and maybe she wouldn't hit him as much! "BELIEVE IT!"
Sweat dropped from Kakashi's face, "Uuuuuh…."
"In your face Teme!" Naruto did a giddy little dance where they had stopped walking.
"Naru-"
"She's living with me." Sasuke deadpanned as he continued walking.
"Wha?" Naruto deflated. Kakashi was surprised as well, he had to admit. When had the lonesome Uchiha become so friendly with his female teammate? He'd known they'd gotten closer but…
"Come on." Naruto and Kakashi, still lost in shock, followed alongside.
