Sup everyone! I'm back with a new chapter for this story. Thanks so much for helping me reach 100 reviews! :D So I'll just update it a day early plus read the bottom of the chapter! I have a question to ask.
After reading your reviews I kind of see that you guys want the next part to be dramatic. But I am actually not so good at writing those dramatic parts, so when I edited this I notice it wasn't on par to some of your expectations for this chapter based on your reviews on what you wanted to happen.
So sorry if this part isn't as dramatic as you would like it to be, but on the plus side I am good at writing fluffy stuff so look forward to a lot of it in the upcoming chapter.
Well enough of me blabbing on, please enjoy the seventh chapter and don't forget to read and 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
Naruto felt Sakura shiver in his grip so he lifted her up and carried to her bed.
Naruto tried to let go of Sakura to turn off the music but was stopped when Sakura grabbed his wrist.
"Wait don't go" she said in between sniffles.
"I'm letting you go for a second ok? I'm only going to turn off the music and I'll be back."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
The pinkette let the blonde go and he turned the music down and took the blanket from the ground, returned next to Sakura and hugged her, covering themselves with blanket.
They were now sort of cuddling on the bed. He felt Sakura getting calmer, she had stopped sobbing.
Sakura was just breathing hard and Naruto felt his eyelids getting more and more heavier from the long day.
He laid down and Sakura was still clinging to him, was now sleeping next to him. Naruto couldn't keep his eyes open and drifted into sleep holding Sakura in his arms.
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Roommates
Sakura woke up and moaned. 'Geez my head is pounding...' She buried herself under the blanket completely, evading the sunrays forcing through the window.
"Thank god it's Sunday and I don't have to do anything" she mumbled under the blanket, "I'm so hangover. I'm never ever drinking with Naruto again."
She sharply sat up, her eyes wide open in terror.
"Naruto! OH MY GOD!"
The next moment she regretted getting up so fast because everything started spinning and she had to lie down on her back. Sakura remembered everything what she done being drunk.
'No... No, no, no... Stupid, stupid, stupid! You told him about your ex. You asked him to strip you. And he saw you in your underwear, again, smart move. Really…" the pinkette let out a loud sigh and got up from the bed, slowly and clumsy.
'I cried in front of him and... And we... I fell asleep in his arms.' She looked at both sides but she was sleeping alone. 'And what would I do, if I had found him in my bed?'
"Maybe the sleeping part was just hallucinations..." she whispered.
Sakura stood up and staggered to the closet. She changed her clothes and gaped at herself when she saw her reflection in the mirror. The pinkette's eyes bulged out of her head.
'Did he saw me with my face like this?!' She cleaned her panda like eyes and brushed her hair. "Water… I need water... And junk food…"
She walked to the kitchen and tried to remember what happened to Sai and if she really did fall asleep in Naruto's arms.
She got her answer when she stepped into the kitchen. All three of them were sitting and having breakfast. Well, more like sitting at empty plates.
"Good morning..." Sakura said and everyone turned towards her.
She looked at Naruto and the look on his face spoke for itself.
'I did fall asleep in Naruto's arms...'she sighed.
"Morning, how's your head? You should thank Naruto for taking care of you last night." Ino said, smiling like sunshine.
"Good morning." Sai said slowly. 'So I'm not the only one with headache.'
"Breakfast?" Naruto asked and avoided looking in her eyes.
"Water." she replied, her throat went dry, she could hardly speak. She felt so ashamed...
He handed a glass with water and ice and Sakura blushed, remembering that she spilled one last night on both of them. Also, that he took off his shirt, because of her. 'I cried in his bare chest. His bare and... Muscular chest...'
"Ok, we're off. Sai, take your head and let's go." Naruto grinned at his joke.
"Where?" Sakura asked, not knowing why.
"I'm taking Sai home" Naruto answered, still not looking in Sakura's eyes, "And we are going shopping."
"Bye, bye ladies. Thanks for the nice time yesterday" Sai smiled and waved goodbye.
He and Naruto left the apartment.
Sakura sat down at the table and slowly drunk her water.
"Are you ok, do you need some pills?"
"No, I can manage..."
"I hope you didn't fight with Naruto, although he said you were having you bonding time."
"He did?" She asked chocking on the water she was currently drinking.
"Yes. I asked if he needs help, but he said you were talking about stuff. So I let you two be. He also said something about you two ending a war or something. I don't really remember. Sai and me sat and talked for hours, even after Naruto came and said that he's going to bed.
'So I didn't fall asleep in his arms?! Or did I? I'm so confused.'
"The drunk me told him about my ex." Sakura hid her face in her hands.
"What?" Ino exclaimed, "Did he say something?"
"He said the same you did" Sakura didn't mention the parts where she was crying.
"You regret telling him?"
"I don't know. Sort of... But I'm not sure..." the pinkette looked up at the blonde girl.
Ino hugged Sakura and she hugged her back, she felt uncertain what to do next, what should she tell Naruto. Should she even bring this all up?
"So, what did you and Sai discuss?" Sakura said wanting to change the subject of their conversation.
"Well, about nothing and everything. Sakura, he's cute!"
Sakura and Ino talked more about Sai and her conversation while Ino made breakfast for Sakura.
Sakura drifted away from her ashamed feeling and enjoyed time together with her best friend. She finished her breakfast, and Ino told her more about her trip, the pinkette listened with enthusiasm.
Ino said, "I'll go and continue unpacking for now bye Sakura."
"Kay, I'll just finish washing the dishes"
After the she finished cleaning the dishes, she sat for a moment in the kitchen and pondered about the wounds she opened when she told Naruto about her ex.
She stood up and walked slowly to her room, her eyes going over every corner if the apartment. 'It is really a nice place.'
Sakura noticed something moving and saw the little fox slowly crawling from underneath the couch. She caught it and lifted to her face.
"Hey, Kyuubi. How are you doing? Did Naruto forget about you?" she said looking into the fox's small cute eyes, "I think we should put you in your home, right?"
She opened the door to Naruto's room and saw the cage right away.
"What a nice home you have, just like me" she put the fox in the cage that had a small sticker on it that said "Kyuubi's Kingdom".
Sakura smiled at the name and looked around in Naruto's room.
She saw that everything was unpacked and clean. There was a big poster on the wall where the bed was, it looked like a leave.
His laptop and speakers was on the desk, there were also some sticky notes and stationery. The bed was made with orange bed sheets.
There were several pictures on the shelve. She recognized a picture of Naruto, Ino and Sai. She smiled at a picture showing small Ino and Naruto playing in what looked like a park. There was also a picture of their parents.
She sat on the bed and saw a book on the nightstand. Sakura picked it up and saw a bookmark, marking the place he's reading.
She put the book down and stood up. She heard the fox in the cage and went to look at the noise. Halfway there the pinkette heard her name.
"Sakura?" Naruto asked surprised that the pinkette was in his room.
"Naruto!" She said startled and turned to face him, "What are you doing here?
"What am I doing here? This is my room, the question is what are you doing here?"
"Kyuubi"
"Kyuubi?"
"Ermmm, the fox" she pointed to towards Naruto's pet in the cage, "I found him in the living room and put in the cage."
"Yeah, I guess I forgot about him" Naruto scratched the back of his head.
"Sakura, listen about yesterday..." he started, not sure what to say next, "I... You... It will stay a secret, I'm not telling anyone about your ex."
"Thank you" Sakura smiled with a sad expression, "Friends?"
"Friends"
They smiled at each other.
"Did you sleep well? I sort of dozed off at the same time you fell asleep, but woke up soon after and went to sleep in my room."
"I slept well. Thank you for listening to me and I'm sorry you had to see me like this."
'So I wasn't hallucinating...' a blush crept up onto Sakura's face.
"That's what friends do" Naruto smiled reassuringly.
Sakura made her way out of Naruto's room and stopped in front of him. She looked in his eyes and hugged him, whispering "Thank you" and Naruto hugged her back and felt at ease.
"I think I'm going to watch a movie or read a book. My hangover me wants to rest." Sakura said and walked out of Naruto's room.
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Chapter is complete :) Sorry that the ending of this chapter isn't a cliff hanger :( But this was the only place I could cut it. The next part is a bit of a time skip and I realized that I put in another pairing that I liked in the story. Which happens to be KibaxHinata.
SO THE QUESTION IS, WHO WOULD YOU LIKE AS ANOTHER PAIRING?
I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT I WROTE KIBAxHINATA (ONLY MINOR BUT HAS SOME ROLE IN THE STORY) IN THE NEXT PARTS OF THE STORY.
SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE ME TO CHANGE IT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TELL ME IN YOUR REVIEWS. THE PAIRING WITH THE MOST VOTES WILL BE PUT INTO THE STORY.
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