title: two's company
prompt: #23 - plural
summary: and three's a crowd.
a/n: sorry about the delay on some of these chapters! i wrote most of them last month, but i really rushed through them, so i just wanted to spend some extra time editing to make sure everything is alright!

Naruto visits Sasuke and Sakura's shared home for the first time in the heart of the winter, quickly ushering both his friends inside the moment Sasuke unlocks the door. He attempts to get all of them through the door at the same time, and the trio crashes to the floor, Naruto being the first one to help himself up and survey the newly decorated home.

"What a nice place!" Naruto exclaims, Sasuke and Sakura still face down against the wood.

Sasuke sighs in exasperation as he stands up. "Welcome in," he says, flatly, rolling his eyes. "Make yourself at home."

Naruto takes off to the sitting room as Sasuke extends a hand to Sakura. He swings her forward, and they hear Naruto tossing himself onto their couch. "Amazing," Naruto says from the other room, staying still as he sinks into the sofa seat. "So how is living together going for you two?"

Everyone is quiet for a moment, and Naruto sinks further into the sofa.

Sasuke snorts. "None of your business, idiot."

Sakura rushes forward before the sofa can swallow Naruto whole. "It's been great, Naruto," she says, grabbing onto his arm and yanking him free. "We still have a few more things to rearrange and buy, but it's been going well—"

"You two must have two of everything, huh?" Naruto says. "Can I have a house tour?"

They wander into the kitchen, and Naruto gravitates toward the pantry before Sasuke grabs him by the collar. "Relax, relax!" Naruto exclaims, lifting his hands up in surrender. "I'm not going to steal anything, and besides, you two only have gross healthy food anyway..." he makes a face, clutching his stomach, before reaching into his pockets to pull out a few packets of his favorite instant ramen.

"What the hell is that, Naruto?" Sasuke asks. He grimaces at the wide grin Naruto gives him.

"Housewarming gifts!" Naruto says. He begins rummaging through their food supply. A moment later, he leans back and laughs. "Is everything on the right yours, Sasuke? And everything on the left Sakura's?"

Sasuke shrugs, and Sakura pipes up, nodding, "He has a weird taste in food."

Naruto glances over Sasuke's side of the pantry and can't help but agree. "Sun-dried tomatoes? Really, Sasuke? What do you even use those for?"

Sasuke and Sakura follow Naruto closely as he closes the pantry and meanders to their kitchen table. A few scrolls lay out at one seat, while the other has newspapers neatly stacked into a small pile. Two identical mugs sit side by side, but when Naruto peers into them, their contents are very different.

Naruto strokes his chin. "Let me guess," he begins, "Sakura's are the newspapers and green tea, and Sasuke's are the scrolls and nasty-looking drink?"

Sakura gives him a high five, and Sasuke frowns. "…It's coffee."

Naruto forces them to show him around the rest of the house, and they drop by their shared bathroom. Naruto looks around.

"The gray towel is Sasuke's, and Sakura's is the pink one," he says. His analysis is quicker this time.

"That one was easy," Sasuke says. "Try the toothbrushes."

Naruto notices two blue toothbrushes, in slightly different shades. He thinks for a moment. "The lighter one is Sasuke's," he says, simply.

Sakura gives him another high five.

Naruto pushes through the door of the bathroom and enters into the bedroom, examining everything closely. "Ah, that's no fun… There's only one bed, and I'm sure you two share. Aw, that's cute…"

Sakura's coughs suddenly, and Sasuke clears his throat, ears turning red.

"…But if we bring another bed in here, maybe I could move in!"

Before Sakura can say a thing, Sasuke opens the door to the bedroom, motioning for Naruto to leave.

"Absolutely not," he says. "Absolutely not."