It's a typical day, well, as normal as it can be for Naruto with Sasuke as his new roommate. They're both dressing for school. Sasuke isn't touchy when Naruto changes clothes, but he sure does stare.

"Can you stop? It's creepy," Naruto grumbles, pulling up his pants. "And put on a shirt."

Sasuke smiles something that Naruto has seen more of as of late. "I'm just wondering when we'll go on that date you promised."

"Oh yeah." Naruto buttons up his shirt with a pensive expression. Sasuke stares at how Naruto's eyebrows scrunch together, his lips puckered and jaw clenched. It's a cute look, and Sasuke knows this little idiot is in deep thought.

The moment Naruto catches Sasuke staring, he drops the expression, going back to a neutral face and shrugs.

Naruto is the type of person to keep his promises, so when Sasuke asks him out on a date, he agrees. "How about today?"

"Wait, really?!" Sasuke says into total disbelief and excitement. He's never had such an adrenaline rush just from someone saying yes to him.

"I mean, why not. You've clearly are in the process of making up with your brother," Naruto mumbles.

"You said today? Like after school today? Or like right now today? Cause I don't mind skip---"

Naruto stops Sasuke right there. "I really need to bring up my grades. I'm passing but barely. I've skipped too many classes already."

This doesn't put a damper on Sasuke's spirits. "Okay. So, after school?"

"Yeah, definitely."

...

The day goes on as usual. When lunch comes around, Naruto parts ways with Sasuke to hang with Sai and Gaara.

Naruto gives Sai a confused look when he sits so close to Gaara. Of course, Sai met Gaara a few times, but he usually doesn't stay, nor sit so close to him. He becomes even more confused when Sai leans on Gaara's arm.

"What the?" Naruto finally speaks up, pointing to the two.

Sai only smiles, giving a loving gaze to Gaara, who only munches on a sandwich. Gaara has a bored expression, but his cheeks are tinted pink.

"Are you going to explain or what?" Naruto pouts. He looks between the two of them. "Why are you getting so cuddly with Gaara all of a sudden?"

Sai sticks his tongue out and grabs Gaara's hand, to the red head's displeasure. "You jealous? I got a boyfriend before you, dickless!"

The word hits Naruto in the chest, and for a moment, he can't breathe. "Boy... boyfriend?"

Sai hums in a gloaty type of way. Naruto casts his bewildered gaze at Gaara, who just turns his head the other way, finding a far off blade of grass interesting.

"Gaara! You?" Naruto gasps.

Gaara snarls, his cheeks turning a darker shade. "Shut up! Idiot!"

Sai presses his lips to Gaara's exposed neck, and he lets him. Sai grins, resting his head on Gaara's shoulder. "We fucked!"

Another gasp from Naruto. His blue eyes dart between them. The disbelief is fully evident on his face.

"And he's still a little brat," Gaara grumbles. Naruto gasps again, he's becoming like a fish out of water. "Guess I have to tame you some more."

"How are you not ripped in half right now?!" Naruto yells out, pointing a finger directly at Sai.

Sai laughs. "It's difficult for me to sit down."

"I was gentle," Gaara mutters. With all this gasping, Naruto takes a swallow of apple juice to wet his parched throat.

"If you call nearly destroying my asshole gentle, then yes, you were the gentlest person on Earth."

Naruto spits out his drink.

...

Naruto stretches and flops down on his bed. He forgot how awful going to classes was, and now, he's worn out---mentally.

"How does Sakura do this with extracurriculars on top of that?!" Naruto complains. He rolls over, throwing his pillow over his head. His eyes start to close. If he can just get a wink of sleep, he'll be golden.

The soft sound of footsteps enters Naruto's ears. The bed dips down, and Naruto senses Sasuke's presence. The smell of his shampoo enters his nostrils, and Naruto pushes the pillow off of his head just to see Sasuke lying down with him.

"Do you need a nap?" Sasuke asks, running his knuckles over Naruto's tanned cheeks.

"No. I'll sleep all day and miss our date," the sleepy boy grumbles. Their bodies move closer to one another. Heat bounces between them, intensifying Naruto's sleepiness. His eyelids feel like weights, but he tries to focus on Sasuke's face, which is so close to his own.

"Nah, you look sleepy, baby," Sasuke coos, pushing back yellow locks, as Naruto's eyes flutter close. "We can take a nap together. Come on, hold on to me."

Naruto doesn't fight it when Sasuke pulls him into his arms. He feels light kisses on his face, but never does he kiss his lips.

"Sasuke," Naruto whispers, a foot into unconsciousness. Sasuke hums, pulling Naruto closer. "Wake me up before the day is over."

After that, Naruto is out like a light.

Sasuke slips Naruto's arms out of his blazer. He slips off his shoes and his socks just so Naruto is more comfortable.

Sasuke doesn't know why he's uncharacteristically soft with Naruto, but he's willing to make a change. A warm, sprouting sensation fills his chest. It's like flowers blooming where his lungs and heart are supposed to be.

He sees Naruto peacefully sleeping, and he sighs, finding his place next to him. He chuckles softly, pushing back more stray hairs.

"The things you do to me, and the things I'd do for you."

...

Like Naruto requested, Sasuke wakes him up before the day ended. When he wakes, it's 11 at night, and of course, he's starving. Rolling out of Sasuke's arms, he falls to the floor.

Naruto groans. "Need sustenance. Tummy, empty."

Sasuke smirks, peeking over the bed edge. "While you were out, I got the janitor keys."

Naruto shakes his head, whining even more. His clamps his eyes shut too focused on his empty stomach to understand the trouble Sasuke is offering. "That's not food! How am I gonna eat keys?!"

"No, dumbass," Sasuke laughs and jingles the keys in front of his face. "This means we can sneak into the cafeteria. You said you like to cook."

Naruto's eyes snap open. His pupils dilate when he looks to Sasuke's face. He doesn't say a word when he jumps up and snatches the keys from Sasuke's hands. He slips on his shoes, bolting for the door with Sasuke following.

"Naruto, wait up! You don't even know what key it is!"

Once they reach outside, the chilly night air nips their skin. The outside is dry, but the thick black clouds above insinuate rain the next day.

Sasuke catches up with his date and takes the keys back from Naruto. He puts a hand on Naruto's waist and leads him towards the towering building in the back. They cross grassy fields, and brick-paved paths together until they finally reach the building.

"We'll have to sneak around back. There are usually guards, but I don't know what happened to them," Sasuke says, making a beeline for the back door.

"Did you pay the guards off, rich boy?" Naruto jokes, but he's pretty much right. Sasuke did pay off the night-shift guards. He just wants to make sure this date goes off without any bumps.

"Pfft. Ridiculous," Sasuke dismisses Naruto's claim.

At the backdoor to the kitchen, Sasuke jingles the many keys. They all look similar to Naruto, but Sasuke has been on many delinquent rendezvous with Gaara in the past to memorize the golden key to this door.

Sasuke picks the smallest key out of the bunch and jams it into the keyhole. He smirks when the door swings open with the slightest push.

"Welcome to endless foo-"

Naruto pushes Sasuke aside before he can finish the sentence.

The kitchen is stocked with all sorts of junk food and healthy snacks. Sasuke stuffs the keys into his pockets, it's then that he notices neither of them changed out of their uniforms.

"So, what do you wanna eat?" Sasuke asks after pushing the door closed so cold air doesn't waft in. He strolls around the counters, poking at bags of chips and snack bars.

Naruto scans the room, looking at all sorts of food and ingredients. "Are you sure this is okay?"

"Just for tonight. But we have to be out before the morning shift."

Naruto wanders around, grabbing a bag of chips to open. His hunger occupies his mind. Standing in a room of unlimited food, Naruto has crazy ideas of what he could make.

"I wanna make a cake!"

Sasuke isn't too fond of sweets, but he'll do anything for Naruto. He shrugs, with a half-grin, and says, "Let's do this."

...

A/N: it would be too long if I kept writing. So the continuation of the date is the next chapter!