-Naruto…let’s go get some sleep already… - Sasuke whispered quietly into the blond’s ear. – I’m too tired to just stand around and besides – we’ve got school in the morning.
-I know that… - Naruto let out a little sigh. – You’re right but… by the looks of it we have to sleep in the same bed.
-And… is that a problem for you? – a little smirk crept up on Sasuke’s face.
-No, not at all but… are you ok with that? – Naruto looked into Sasuke’s eyes and his face looked a bit worried and sad.
-Naruto… - the raven hugged the blond tighter and put his chin on Naruto’s head – of course I’m ok with it.
Naruto’s face changed and he smiled lightly.
-Ok then… - the blond answered and snuggled his head into Sasuke’s chest.
They slowly broke apart and headed for the bed. When they reached it they turned to face each other.
-So… - Sasuke looked aside – go already. – a scarlet blush appeared on his cheeks.
-Am… Sasuke… - Naruto let out a quiet giggle – do you know… do you know your face is red? – the blond continued giggling at the sight of his friend.
-Wha…what? – Sasuke looked at Naruto but this time his whole face turned red - a bit ashamed of showing his soft side in front of his friend.
-Sasuke… - Naruto’s voice changed – it was thin and worried – Are you feeling alright? – the blond put his hand on Sasuke’s forehead to check if he has a fever or something of the sort. – Sasuke…you’re warm…are you ill or…
-Go to bed already! – Sasuke interrupted his friend and hurried to change the subject.
The raven pushed Naruto and the blond swayed. He caught Sasuke’s hand and pulled him with himself and they both fell on the bed with Sasuke on top of Naruto. The two boys blushed and looked in different directions. Then Naruto slowly turned to look at his friend.
-Sasuke… - the blond’s whisper made the other boy to turn and face him.
They stood like that a couple of seconds then Sasuke leaned down and slowly kissed Naruto. The blond wrapped his hands around the raven’s neck and pulled him closer. Sasuke started playing with the other boy’s hair with one of his hands and with the other he cupped Naruto’s cheek. They finally broke apart and looked into each other’s eyes without saying a word. Then Sasuke quickly wrapped one of his hands around the blond’s neck and with the other he grabbed Naruto’s waist.
-Oi, what are you doing? – Naruto cried out of confusion form the raven’s sudden actions.
Sasuke just looked into the other boy’s eyes and smirked. Then without losing any time he turned around and tossed the blond on top of him.
-How are you feeling? – Sasuke’s smirk was still on his face which made Naruto a bit nervous.
-I’m… feeling great… Why do you ask? – he looked suspiciously at Sasuke.
-No reason… - the raven sighed deeply and closed his eyes.
-Hm… and…are you feeling ok? I think you have a fever – you were so red a minute ago… - Naruto was really worried about Sasuke.
The blond didn’t receive any answer to his question.
-Sasuke…? – Naruto stood up a little and crept up a little so he could take a closer look at his friend’s face. – Sasuke… - the blond whispered again.
The other boy was just lying there with his eyes closed.
-Sasuke… - the blond whispered into the other boy’s ear.
‘Is he sleeping…?’ – Naruto thought and shook the raven a bit.
-Sasuke… - he tried calling his friend once again but it was pointless.
‘So he really is sleeping…’ – the blond smiled and rested his head on Sasuke’s chest. ‘Now we can get some sleep…’ – Naruto also closed his eyes and yawned a bit. He quickly fell asleep.
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It was already morning and the sun had already risen.
-Mom… - Sasuke turned to his mother – Take care of him while I’m at school – he’ll be taking the day off. – he smiled and looked through the half opened door to take a pick at his sleeping blond friend.
-Don’t worry – I’m a mother after all. – the woman answered to her son and smiled encouraging. – I won’t let anyone or anything hurt your precious friend. – she let out a little giggle.
-Moooom… please… - the raven pouted at his mother’s remark.
The women just giggled and returned to the kitchen.
-I’m going! – Sasuke said and opened the front door.
-Don’t forget your lunch, dear! – his mother answered him.
-I’ll eat when I come back! – with that he closed the door and headed to school. – I wonder how long will he sleep…? – Sasuke looked at the sky and started guessing – He will probably still be asleep even after I return from school… - the raven giggled but then made a sad expression and lowered his head – It’s going to be boring without him… - he narrowed his eyes but then lifted his head up – I cant wait to get home after school. – he smiled but then he got sad again - Ehh…too bad he won’t be around to make me laugh.
-SASUKE KUUUN!!! – the raven heard a girlish voice from behind him – WAAAIT!!!
-Oh no… - Sasuke closed his eyes and hoped that the girl would just go away.
Unfortunately… - NO SUCH LUCK! The blond girl threw herself on Sasuke’s neck and started playing with raven’s black hair.
-Ino… - Sasuke mumbled angrily – If you don’t go away this second… - he turned his head to face the girl – you’re going to be in big trouble and I don’t care if you’re a girl! – he gave her a death glare and pushed her away.
A shiver ran through the girl and slowly backed away. Sasuke sighed and headed to the collage again. He just made a couple of steps when he heard another familiar girlish voice – but this one was even more annoying than the previous one.
-Sasuke kun…please wait! – yelled the pink haired girl.
-Oh….no… - Sasuke was just about to cry when the girl stopped next to him – What do you want Sakura? – he said coldly to the girl and glared her for a while.
-Well…yesterday you left me all alone in the library. You ditched me there without saying a word and just went somewhere with that good for nothing prankster Naruto – I wonder why you still keep hanging out with him… - the girl just kept talking trash about the blond boy who was still sleeping at Sasuke’s house.
Sasuke stopped when he heard Sakura talking bad things about Naruto. He lowered his head and clenched his fists.
-Stop it! – Sasuke said to the girl who was a few steps in front of him – his voice was filled with hatred and anger.
-What? – the girl turned back confused from the boy’s words – What do you mean – it’s true that Naruto’s…
-You don’t know anything about him so don’t say things like that! – he shouted at the girl and looked at her with his emotionless face but is somehow made her shiver – it scared her when she looked into Sasuke’s eyes – to her it felt like they were piercing through her whole body.
-Sa…Sasuke kun… - whispered the girl and her eyes filled with tears – Why do you hate me so much? – she made a step forward to the boy.
-Because you hurt Naruto all the time – you’re always insulting him for no reason. You make fun of him when he tries doing his best to win everyone’s respect – you disgust me. – Sasuke said harsh things to the girl and she just stood there like some statue.
The raven didn’t care at all – he was fed up with those annoying girls around who were always making fun of Naruto or made him look bad every time they could.
‘She deserves it…’ – thought Sasuke and headed to the gates.
Ino was standing near and heard everything that Sasuke and Sakura said to each other. She felt a bit worried for her pink haired friend but she was a bit happy that Sasuke rejected her too.
-Hey, Sakura? – she took a few steps towards her friend – Want to go for a cup of coffee before we start classes? – Ino asked nicely.
-Ino… - Sakura lowered her head but then she looked at her classmate and nodded in agreement. – Why not. – she smiled lightly and wiped away her tears – We still have a half an hour. – she winked at the blond girl and they headed for the café at the far end of the collage.



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