Naruto rubbed his sore neck and held back a groan. "Sometimes I question why I even took this job." Sakura smiled and shook her head. "You took it after the passing of your parents, it was by faith you ended up here I guess."
Naruto regarded Sakura's words for a moment before settling into one of the lounge chairs. "Hmm…to think I'd forget something like that." I must be really stressed.
Sakura watched her friend sink lower into the chair all the while rubbing the sore spot on his neck. She contemplated whether or not she should prey further but decided otherwise.
"You've really overdid it today Naruto. You'll kill yourself, and don't give me the 'I have more energy than anyone else' speech." Naruto snorted and closed his eyes feeling the coming of a migraine.
"Don't worry I'm not." Sakura glanced at her wrist watch. "Here I'll help you out." Naruto watched his candy pink haired friend walk over to him. He stiffened immediately after her hand brushed against the side of his neck.
"Sa-Sakura-"
"Relax Naruto I'm just giving you a massage to help ease the pain." Sakura sighed and started rubbing soothing circles around the aching area.
Naruto closed his eyes allowing the sensation of Sakura's fingers working magic on his aching muscles to take over. He hummed peacefully and before he knew it, sleep had taken over.
"Naruto…hey Naruto." The blonde stirred, reacting to the familiar voice. "Sasu…ke…" Naruto mumbled before falling back to sleep.
"Sakura, can you bring Naruto's car over when you're finished filling in for his shift? I'll take him home and make sure he gets some rest." Sakura nodded and went over to the key rack. Well thank God for this Gama-chan key chain…
"I'll keep his keys with me in case I forget. Be safe!" Sasuke nodded and helped the half conscious Naruto to his feet.
"Where are we going?" the blonde asked groggily rubbing the tiredness out of his eyes. Sasuke leaned closer to whisper soft enough to not wake Naruto fully. "I'm taking you home. Sakura agreed to take your shift and she wishes you a restful night."
Naruto blanked for a second before his eyes flew open revealing stunning blue irises. "No I have to-"
"CALM DOWN NARUTO!" Sasuke yelled. He was at the end of his rope. This idiot! Does he know when to quit!?
Naruto huffed but obeyed his friend's request. "So where are you taking me?" he asked when he was placed into the passenger side of Sasuke's car.
"Where do you think moron?" Sasuke hated himself for not being even a tad bit subtle with his responses but he blamed his bad habit on knowing Naruto too long.
Naruto glared daggers at the dashboard until Sasuke was safely in his seat. This little prick! "You know it wouldn't kill you to be nice for once." The blonde stated as-a-matter-of-fact.
Maybe it might. Sasuke glared with equal intensity before pushing the key into the ignition. "Look I'm taking you home, unless you'd rather go to mine."
Naruto looked over at his friend completely dumbfounded. Sasuke knew the request would strike suspicion but instead of listening to his brain, his heart snapped the signal and redirected the suggestion.
"You're place?" Naruto still could not tie the ends together. Why would he even suggest that?
Sasuke racked his brain for a cheeky reply to avoid the situation escalating to an even more awkward one. "Well yeah, it's closer so I'll be saving gas and you're probably really tired so…" Wonder if he's that stupid?
"Oh well I guess you're right." Naruto smiled and leaned back into the leather. Sasuke barely cocked and eyebrow. Then again it is Naruto…
Sasuke parked and shut the garage door behind the car. He turned to the side and observed the blonde's sleeping face before realizing he looked like a love-struck puppy. This idiot's rubbed off on me somehow!
"Naruto wake up. Hey moron wake up." Sasuke continued shaking his blonde friend but no response. Do I have to slap him awake? The suggestion seemed all too tempting to the brunette.
Sasuke ceased in shaking the blonde and sat silent for a moment. He glanced around the room for something to help wake his friend. Nope, no, to soft, to heavy, too noisy even for me…what the hell?!
Sasuke settled and looked over at Naruto's sleeping face once more. He regarded the eyelids hiding beautiful ocean-blue eyes and the little pout formed on tan lips. For a second Sasuke's mind reeled at the opportunity presented before him. Could I really? What if he wakes up and…?
Convincing himself well enough Sasuke leaned over the gear shift and propped his right hand on the door beside Naruto's head. The proximity between the blonde and brunette made beads of sweat pool at Sasuke's bangs. Here goes nothing.
Sasuke's eyes widened. I'm…I'm kissing…Naruto…The brunette's eyes remained opened as his lips remained unmoving. Sasuke stared dumbfounded racking his brain on whether or not to move his lips. Before and further movements, Naruto's eyes fluttered open.
Shit!
Without thinking Sasuke pushed closer to the blonde causing his head to hit the window beside him. Naruto winched as the pain surged causing him to push away the brunette. "The hell…!" Naruto rubbed his head for an impending bump.
"I think I'm bleeding asshole!" the blonde shouted still rubbing his head. Sasuke glared at the wining male beside him. To think I even…! "Get out let me see." Sasuke ordered stepping out of the car. Naruto followed not minding the incident before.
"At least I didn't get a concussion." The blonde said checking his palm for any traces of blood. "Would you stop making such a big deal out of it?" Sasuke snorted and pulled the unwilling blonde into the kitchen.
Naruto sat on one of the dark-blue stools lining the counter of Sasuke's kitchen. "Move your hand moron. How else am I going to see it?" Sasuke tugged Naruto's hand away from his head and replaced it with his.
"Ow-ow-ow-ow-OW! Can you at least be gentler!?" Naruto slapped the brunette's hand away from his head. "Moron! That's why you CAN'T be a doctor!" Sasuke glared and pushed the blonde's head backwards.
"Listen loser, I'm trying to help you out here, so would you stop driving me insane and sit still!" Naruto frowned and folded his arms. "FINE! BUT NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED IF YOU HADN'T…" Naruto gasped clamping his hands over his mouth.
Sasuke had stopped all his movements and was now staring speechless at his friend. "I-I'm sorry…" the brunette placed the bottle of cleaning solution on the counter and walked away.
Naruto grimaced and hopped off the stool. He grabbed the solution from the counter and chased after the brunette. "Hey Sasuke, wait, wait hey I didn't mean…" Wait why am I apologizing?
Sasuke had stopped inside the living room after being called for the millionth time. "Naruto-"
"Listen, I know for a fact that I did nothing wrong but for some messed up reason I feel like I should be the one to apologize." Naruto held the cleaning solution out. "Despite what happened, I still have a growing bump that YOU have to help with."
Sasuke regarded Naruto's words before taking the bottle from the blonde's hand. "Sit down." He instructed before going back into the kitchen. Naruto sat impatiently on the sofa staring at whatever interested his eyes at the moment.
Is that…glass? "Hold still okay?" Sasuke's voice brought Naruto back from his daze. "Yeah yeah just get it over with already." Sasuke resisted the urge to smack the head of gold and quickly doused some of the solution on a cotton pad.
"Is it any better?" Sasuke asked looking up from his magazine. "I guess…" Naruto pressed lightly on the bump, winching slightly. "…no wait I take it back."
Sasuke rolled his eyes and got up from where he was seated. "Let me see it." Naruto quietly obeyed the brunette's instruction and allowed the foreign fingers to weed through his hair.
"The swelling's gone down so you should be alright." Naruto sighed and rubbed his eyes. "Good then…" Sasuke removed his hands from the blonde's hair and dropped it on his lap. "Tired?"
Naruto yawned and ruffled his hair a bit. "You have no idea." Sasuke blinked and watched the blonde drag himself from the couch. "So…"
Since having a large house and being the only person in it, Sasuke had little need for the extra five bedrooms and two guest rooms. He had locked every other room excluding his own of course and kept to a certain portion of the house.
"My bed." Naruto halted his tired steps. "Your bed?" the blonde's eyes set on his friend as if he had grown an extra head. "Yes my bed. Where else would you sleep moron?" The two glared before Naruto was given a hard push.
"I'll stay down here." Before Naruto could protest Sasuke's hands gripped his shoulder. "Don't start with me. Just head up there now before I kick you out." Needing no further warning Naruto bolted up the stairs leaving Sasuke to the confines of the living room. Oi!