I heard him sigh as we walked out of the building. I rolled my eyes at his attitude and continued to ignore him. Outside, I saw Sakura waiting for us to arrive. "Hey guys..." she said sadly.

Sasuke clicked his tongue and slowly began to make his way behind me, leaving me to do the talking with Sakura. Dick move...

"Hey Sakura-chan, I saw you were lucky enough to get away from this stupid mission," I said awkwardly while trying to break the ice.

"Yeah...I didn't know I wouldn't be participating until Lady Tsunade said it herself. It was probably a last minute decision...but I kinda wish..." she then looked up at Sasuke with sad eyes, "...I was chosen..."

Sakura-chan...ugh this whole situation is stupid!

"U-uh nahhh, this whole mission is a total drag! A-and I would have rather been left out of this mission too! You know me, I don't need a man! I will be the future Hokage after all! And if Lady Tsunade doesn't need anyone, I don't either! Besides, who has time to raise snotty kids, bleh!" I said trying to cheer her up.

She giggled at my gesture and smiled, "Yeah, kids are kinda bleh."

I nodded happily as I threw in another statement: "Yeah! And guys ain't shit!"

We were laughing with each other when Sasuke cleared his throat loudly, ruining our moment. "I don't want to be rude, but we need to go, Naruko."

That's right, this asshole is my 'husband' now...

I sighed as I remembered the painful nightmare that had become my reality. "Sorry Sakura-chan, we gotta go. We'll talk later, okay?"

She nodded and her smile began to loosen.

I'm sorry Sakura-chan...

***

Sasuke and I were walking side by side in silence. It was awkward, and I was getting ready to leave the situation by running home.

"So..." I heard Sasuke say, "Where are we going to live?"

"Huh?!"

His face flushed a light pink as he became flustered. "I-It's not like I want to live with you or anything, but we need to find a place before the end of the week..."

Crap, that's right. I gotta live with this bastard for 2 years...

"I dunno. I gotta think about it," I replied uninterested as I picked my nose.

"Naruko."

"Hm?"

"You're disgusting."

"Excuse me?!"

Sasuke looked at me with a face as he distanced himself from me. "You're 18 and still picking your nose in public like a child. I'm a guy and you don't even see me doing that myself, idiot."

"Why does it matter that I pick my nose?!"

"Because if I'm going to be living with you, I don't want to be around someone who picks their nose 24/7 in public!"

"Well, that's life. You can't always live in comfort," I stated as I dug into my nose to get the booger that was bothering me for the past few minutes.

"No, that's disgusting! Picking your ear is one thing, but I cross the line with boogers. You're just a nasty slug," he said completely disgusted with my actions.

"What? Are you a germaphobe?" I asked as I looked at the booger on my finger.

"No..." he retorted as he looked at the slugger on my finger.

Don't tell me-! I smiled wickedly at my devious plan. I waved my finger that had the booger on it at him, and every time I would move it, he would move away in fear.

"So you are a germaphobe!" I yelled with an evil laugh.

"Naruko, I swear if you flick that at me-"

I quickly flinched the booger with a chuckle, "Oops! My finger slipped~"

He quickly jumped away and began to summon his jutsu: "Fire style, Fire ball jutsu!"

My eyes widened as I tried to scurry away in fear. "Sasuke, why the fu-?! Ahhh!"

***

"I fucking hate you," I spat as I sat at Ichiraku's Ramen shop. I was completely burnt and my clothes were dusty from the ash.

Sasuke sat beside me while eating his bowl of ramen. "You're the one that pushed me to do that..."

"Sasuke, it was a fucking booger!"

"Whatever, just eat your ramen before I change my mind about paying for it."

I pouted as I broke open my chopsticks. "Don't think this is enough for me to forgive you for burning me to a crisp," I slurred while I slurped on my noodles.

I heard him sigh as I ate my food loudly. "Tch, you're so unmanned..."

"Yeah, and? I'm low maintenance," I snapped back as I slurped the bowl clean.

"You're an idiot..."

I had finished my bowl and I was tempted to order another one. Out of boredom, I decided to look at Sasuke to see what was taking him so long to finish. He was eating elegantly, taking his time to eat every noodle. His space was clean and he made no sound while eating.

"You eat like a girl," I blurted as I laid down on top of the counter.

"No, I just eat like a mannered human."

I rolled my eyes and dug my head into the space between my arms as if it were a pillow.

"You two sure fight like a married couple," laughed the old man. He left the noodles to boil and then turned around to face us.

"Huh?!" we both shouted in unison.

"You guys squabble a lot, but you can tell you two care a lot for each other," he said as he picked up my bowl with a smile.

"Old man, you got the wrong idea," I said as I crossed my arms, "We're rivals."

He smirked as he passed me another bowl. "Naruko, I've known you since you were a little girl. I even know when you're craving another bowl of Ramen, and if I can tell these things, I know you care about this guy, and I can see on his face how much he cares for you too."

I stayed silent at his words. I do care for him but as a friend and a rival. Not romantically, gross.

I stared at my bowl while I was deep in thought. Suddenly, I saw my bowl move away. I quickly looked over to see Sasuke pouring half of it into his bowl.

"I'm paying so I get to do what I want with this bowl," he said as he gave me back my bowl.

"No, you can't-!"

He quickly shoved noodles into my mouth to stop me from talking. "Shut up and eat."

I looked back at my bowl as I munched on the noodles he gave me. Stupid jerk...

"See? A married couple," laughed the old man.

"No! We're just in an unfortunate situation! Tell him, Sasuke!"

I turned to look at him in hope that he would do a better job at explaining than me, but he just sat there eating.

"Sasuke!"

"I'm eating."

"Ughhh!" I groaned as I picked up my bowl to eat it in seconds. I slammed it back down and yelled, "Get me another one, old man!"

"Naruko, I didn't give you-!"

"Shaddup! I'm stress eating!" I yelled as I looked at his annoyed face. "Old man! Keep them coming until I say stop! Sasuke's paying so put it on his tab!"

"Naru-!"

"Sorry, can't talk right now, I'm eating," I said out of pettiness.

"Naruko!" He shouted as he took the third bowl away from me. "Stop messing around, idiot!"

"I'm not, so give me back my bowl!"

"I won't," he said firmly.

I clenched my fists as I felt my eyes start to swell up with tears. "Please..." I begged. "I've had a rough day and I want to eat...this is how I cope," I said sadly as I forced my tears to stay in.

I couldn't look at him. I kept my gaze down at my thighs as I pleaded for him to have some sort of pity for me. I felt so weak and vulnerable, and I never wanted to show him this side of me, but after today, I couldn't keep my emotions hidden anymore.

I heard him click his tongue as he returned the bowl to me. I slowly turned around and continued to look down as I ate.

"Just don't eat too much," he said softly.

I felt a smile appear on my face at his kindness. "Thank you," I whispered.

I continued to eat my ramen and I felt a sudden urge to tell him that he wasn't as much of a dick as I thought he was. So I cleared my throat and placed my chopsticks down into my empty bowl.

"Sasuke!" I shouted a little nervous about what I was about to say.

"Hm?"

I began to twiddle my thumbs nervously as I felt my cheeks get warm. "I just wanted to say...that uh...damn it!" I yelled with a racing heart. Ugh, why is it so hard to not insult him?!

I heard him give a small laugh under his breath. He patted my head and spoke softly to me, "I know."

I looked up at him with a nervous expression and pink cheeks. "I didn't even say anything!"

"You don't have to."

"But-!"

"Shut up and eat, idiot."

I felt my heart beat rapidly, and I couldn't tell if it was from anger or nervousness. "Damn it Sasuke, let me speak!"

He picked up my chopsticks and grabbed the new bowl of ramen the old man had just put down.

"What're you-?!"

He shoved the piece of ham that was in my bowl down my throat. "Shut up and eat."

I was choking on the piece of ham as I banged on the table with my fist. I'm gonna fucking die on ham!

I punched my chest madly until the ham slipped down my throat. "Are you trying to kill me?!"

"No, but if you keep trying to give me compliments like Sakura, I'm going to have to kill you."

I felt my face flush a shade of pink. "As if!" I yelled completely embarrassed. I reached for the bowl and ate it rapidly. "I take back what I was gonna say anyway! You don't deserve a compliment from me!"

He looked at my embarrassed expression with a small smile as he rested his head on his knuckles. "You're an idiot."

"Shaddup!"

The old man placed down my fifth bowl and smiled at me. He mouthed a few words to me, and those words made my heart stop. I felt my face warm up as the blush on my skin intensified, making me brighter than a lightbulb.

"Idiot, why're you so red?" asked Sasuke completely unaware of what the old man told me.

"No reason!" I grabbed the bowl and continued to wolf it down like an animal.

"You're going to choke again, idiot."

"No I'm-!" I began to choke on a noddle. I smacked the table as I gasped for air. Sasuke sighed as I made a scene.

"Idiots never learn..."

"Shaddup!"