Negi Ramen

"My Little Housemaid"
Author: Negi Ramen
Category: Romance?/Humor
Rating: PG

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It was these days that Sakura would come bursting in unannounced, looking around in distaste and sighing deeply. She made a point of coming in regularly to tidy up Naruto?s apartment, complaining that she was like his maid. ?Every time I clean this place, you immediately make another mess,? she said as she collected the discarded clothes on the floor. ?I don?t know how you can live like this.?

Naruto plopped down on his bed. ?I?m a ninja, I don?t have time to cook and clean. Besides, that?s girl stuff.?

?Sasuke-kun cooks and cleans his house, you know.?

?Yeah, that?s why he?s such a girl.?

Normally Sakura would have smacked his skull, but today she settled for glaring at Naruto. ?He?s able to live a stable life. Look at you; you?re a complete mess, living in a pigsty like this. Why, that fungus over there is so big it probably has its own zip code.?

Naruto felt his eyebrow twitch. He always hated it when Sakura compared him to Mr. I?ve-got-a-wrench-up-my-f***ing-ass. ?Hey, it?s not that bad. How do you think I managed to survive for 13 years??

Sakura dropped the load in the laundry basket. ?You wouldn?t be alive if it weren?t for Iruka-sensei and me taking care of you. Remember to take this to the Laundromat today, okay??

?Yeah, yeah, I?ll do it later.?

The bed creaked as Sakura sat down beside Naruto. She honestly didn?t know why she felt the compelling urge to play housekeeper for Naruto. He never asked her, but she did anyway. If it were anyone else, she wouldn?t have given a damn, but this?this was different. This was Naruto.

?Oh, I almost forgot! I have something for you.?

A thin, penciled eyebrow elevated slightly. ?Really??

Numerous drawers were pulled open and mutterings of, ?Where the hell did I put it? could be heard in the cramped bedroom. Sakura was just about to ask him what he was looking for when - ?AHA! Found it!? Naruto strutted triumphantly towards Sakura and held out a small wooden replica of a cherry blossom. ?I felt bad that you always spent so much time looking after my apartment,? he explained, ?so I carved this. It really fits, eh?? He grinned toothily.

Sakura, for the life of her, could not think of anything to say. The wooden cherry blossom definitely looked like it had been made by an amateur; the angles were unequal, certain edges stuck out quite noticeably, and the entire thing was completely lopsided. Yet it was Naruto?s piece, his gratitude for her work and sincere desire to make her happy. Sakura had never seen anything so beautiful.

??Thank you,? she said, returning the grin. As she took the wood from him, their fingers brushed slightly.

And in that moment it was as if Sasuke never existed.


END

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a/n: My 2nd NaruSaku drabble (my first one just plain sucked), unBETAed. I prefer simple writing styles, as you can see. I'm not good enough to write really deep and insightful fics =P

Darn, my f-word got censored. It would've looked better with the acutal curse =(