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So I thought I would reward everyone and upload the next chapter early! So I hope everyone enjoys the second chapter of Roommates and please don't forget to review ;)

Summary: Sakura and Ino wanting to live in the city. Ino finds a nice apartment at a low price during her travels. But unfortunately they cannot afford it… So they need a 3rd roommate! Who will this roommate be? Will their lives change forever? Finding love where you least excepted it to be.

Disclaimer: I do not own the anime/manga Naruto or any of the characters used in this story from the anime/mango Naruto.

ooo PREVIOUSLY ON THE LAST CHAPTER ooo

"So, who is the third person?" Sakura asked as she let go of Ino and asked the question that the blonde feared to hear.

Ino tried to avoid answering the question and in the end, Ino persuaded Sakura to bring her stuff to the apartment first and then they can sit and have a chat about everything.

Sakura just sighed and admitted that it would be great to get all the yeah-our-new-home feeling out by putting her stuff safely in her room.

After a couple of hours of moving boxes and unpacking them, they were sitting in the kitchen and drinking cola.

Sakura asked again, "So who is our mystery roommate that you don't want to talk about?"

"Ermmm... First off… It's a guy…"

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Roommates

Sakura asked again, "So who is our mystery roommate that you don't want to talk about?"

"Ermmm... First off… It's a guy…"

"A guy? Are you kidding me? A guy living together with two girls? What if he keeps bringing home different women every night and stuff like that?"

"Well it's nothing strange for a guy to be living with girls in one apartment. I doubt that he will be bringing girls here, we talked about that and he promised he won't do that."

'Oh no Ino and I are both young, pretty, and attractive ladies. What if he…' It suddenly hit Sakura like a ton of bricks,"W… What if he tries to r… rape one of us" Sakura said in horror.

Ino giggled at her friends reaction, "Don't worry Sakura he's not like that I promise."

"Do I know him?" she asked.

"Yes you do know him..." Ino fell silent.

"Well?"

"Ok Sakura, just don't be mad at me for telling you this…"

"Why would I get mad unless…"

Sakura's eyes widen in horror as she realized who Ino could have been talking about. Who their third roommate might be…

"I know how you two got your issues and stuff like that, but I swear he's not like that before. I think so, to tell the truth, I only saw him yesterday for the first time after a year. And before that he was living in other city so we saw each other like every other month or so…" Ino was speaking fast and got cut off by Sakura.

"Hold on, are you saying it's one of your ex-boyfriends? I sort of didn't like all of them..."

"No, no, no. What the hell, Sakura? Ex? Why would I get one of my ex's to room with us" Ino laughed.

Sakura also laughed, "Yah your write what wa…"

"It's my brother." The blonde interrupted.

"Y… Your brother?!" the pinkette stood up in surprise, "You mean your brother who made my life like hell every time I met him? The one who was constantly teasing me until he switched schools when I was in the 9th grade and finally set me free from his terrible being? Please tell me you were just joking?"

"As much as I want to lie, I'm not joking. And he's changed, Sakura, trust me on this!" Ino looked at her and made puppy dog eyes.

Sakura sat down again and the room was filled with silence. Ino could tell that Sakura was thinking about the situation and hoped she wouldn't back out.

The blonde knew she should have told beforehand, but this was better. She knew Sakura had already grown to like the place and maybe it's the time for her to make peace with her brother.

'I still don't get why he was so mean to Sakura all the time, I told him off every time, but he still went on with his pranks and nuisance...'

"Ok, I guess we can try this. But if he tries to do anything, I'm moving out! For real!" Sakura broke the silence and Ino let out a sigh of relief.

"I promise. He will behave. I told you he's changed. After all, you haven't seen him for… What… Six years?

"Three. We sort of run into each other from time to time when we were in high school. In spite of the fact that he went to a different one than we did. And I will admit that then he actually tried to be polite. But I still don't like him, Ino, you know that very well." Sakura pointed her finger at Ino.

Ino got up and hugged Sakura.

"When will he move in? I think I still have to prepare mentally for this..."

"In about a week or two, he wasn't sure himself. He was staying at a friend's place for couple of weeks. But it's a small flat, so he had to sleep on the couch. By the way, his friend is kind of hot." Ino giggled.

"Oh, is he?" Sakura laughed and was happy for Ino finally having a new crush after that last boyfriend of hers. 'He was an ass.'

"If you don't mind I think I will go for a run. You know I need to find a good track for me."

"I know, you running freak." Ino laughed and let go of Sakura.

"Got to stay fit and sexy" the pinkette winked at her blonde friend.

Ino just giggled, "I think I'll finish unpacking my things and look if we need something for the kitchen or any stuff for cleaning. But it actually looks like we only need food, everything seems to be here."

"You do that; I will help you afterwards with the cleaning. There's dust everywhere."

"Ok. Now go, I can feel you getting all anxious about finding a new running rout." She pushed Sakura out of the kitchen and both of them were laughing.

Sakura went to her room and tried to figure out where she put her running shoes, jogging outfit, and her IPod. 'No music, no running. No running, no stress relief. I need to think about living with HIM in one apartment. That guy better behave himself, he was a prick the last time I saw him, always being mean to me." Sakura pouted.

After a while going through her stuff she was dressed up and ready to explore the neighborhood.

Sakura got out of the apartment building and started her run. She ran around a few blocks and notice that this was a pretty good neighborhood.

Friendly people would walk by and wave hello. There were a lot of different kinds of stores nearby, most of which were those expensive brand name stores.

What the pinkette seemed to like the most about this neighborhood was the park, conveniently located only a few blocks away from her apartment.

It was a beautiful park, gravel paths with different kinds of trees and flowers around the pathway. There were park benches with happy looking families on them. Wide open fields where people would fly kites, throw Frisbees, and play catch.

Besides that, there was a stunningly beautiful lake. The water would glimmer under the sun. There was a shack where you could borrow a small petal boat and go in the middle of the lake. How romantic…

Sakura blushed and quickly shock her head.

The pinkette ran around and explored the neighbourhood for another hour before she was almost done with the run.

She arrived home and stood in front of her new home doing some stretchs.

'What a beautiful neighborhood. And I got my mind straight with my little problem too. I'm just going to ignore him. I went a little overboard telling Ino that he made my life a living hell. That's not entirely true... He was mostly just teasing me."

She went into the lobby, got into the elevator and went inside her apartment, music still playing.

She went to her room, 'Eww I'm all sticky after that run. I better take a shower and freshen up.' So she took everything she needed for the shower and walked to the bathroom waving her free hand in the rhythm of music.

Sakura walked towards the bathroom and opened the door now knowing there was someone inside. Since she had her music on and couldn't hear the sound of the shower.

She closed the bathroom door behind her only and turned to see a naked man in the shower…

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Lol sorry everyone but I had to cut it there XD I was actually planning for this chapter to be at least 2000 words but I saw the cliffhanger there and couldn't resist but to stop it there.

Well I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and don't forget to review, fav, and follow! :D