"Oi, oi, teme!" Naruto stomped on the foot of the Uchiha, causing the said raven to grunt in pain and glare heatedly into the blond. "Get your head out of the clouds because Kakashi-sensei wants us by the red bridge at 7:00 a.m—"
"What's the matter? He's going to be late, anyways," said Sasuke grumpily, sitting on the wooden bench. Luckily, Sakura wasn't present. . .yet.
"BUT STILL—" the Uchiha blocked all of Naruto's babbles and closed his eyes, brooding on his thoughts. "Hey! You didn't say 'Hn' to me this time! Your vocabulary is getting wide! Congrats, teme!"
"Hn,"
"Ugh!"
These were the times that the raven loved and absolutely cherished. The blond, although as annoying as he is, would always manage to brighten up his day. The blond would always be the center of the universe for him.
"Teme! Are you even listening to me?!"
'Even I was an absolute asshole to him. . .'
"HEY!"
'. . .he's still there to support me no matter what happens. . .'
All the time, the blond boy was still smiling. Even though he stabbed him with a Chidori through his heart, even though he insulted him for being the dead last and an idiot, even though he decided to throw away their friendship for revenge, and even though he acted like the blond didn't matter to him. . .
'. . .he's still by my side, ready to help and pull me out of the darkness,'
"SASUKE! CAN YOU EVEN HEAR ME?!" Naruto screeched in his ear, sounding a bit like Sakura for a moment.
"Hn?"
"I was asking you if you want to have a sleepover in my house. Sakura already declined," the blond said in a surprisingly soft voice, flushing red like his mother's hair.
'Cute,' thought the raven absentmindedly.
"So?"
". . .fine," Sasuke smiled a genuine smile as his best friend started cheering loudly.
'Did I just smile?'
"Thanks, Sasu!"
"Hn, Sasu?" the blond grinned at him in response.
"What? You don't like it?" Naruto pouted.
"No, it's fine. It's just that—I've never had a nickname before, Naru,"
"Okay! And now you have a nickname for me too!"
Sasuke bit his lip. 'Well, fuck. I think I'm in love with my best friend,'
