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Soup's On	By : OfFansAndFlames Category: Naruto AU/AR > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1793 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 3
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters mentioned. I make no money on this fiction.

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I've posted a few more chapter on other websites than I have here, so I'm posting in the middle of the week to catch aff up. Today I'm posting a two part chapter. This coming Sunday, I'll post chapter 6.
To Misato, G, Mannah, and krissi: Thanks so much for your reviews! They're a pleasure to read and very encouraging. :)

Sasuke jabbed the twentieth candy wrapper that day with his pickup stick and flicked it into his bag. This was his first time doing trash duty in the park. The past several weeks, he'd always opted to work at the beach. The scenery was nice, and the ocean offered a pleasant breeze. But apparently there was already a surplus of volunteers for the beach this week, so he'd gotten stuck at the park by default.
He'd gone here all the time as a child, usually accompanied by his mother. His father had always been too busy to take Sasuke. The grounds made him some odd mixture of nostalgic, mournful, and comforted. The park was enormous, and it smelled strongly of grass. There was a playground, a well-maintained trail, a basketball court, tennis courts, and a small skate ramp. Now, if only they could invest in a few more trash bins. On the bright side, he'd get plenty of hours out of this.
The air was warm and sticky, at least by California standards. It had been wise of him to wear a tank top and shorts. Sasuke rubbed away the sweat on his neck, frustrated that an October day would be so uncomfortable. This was a shitty way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
He blasted his iPod, rock music just barely audible to any bystanders. Now that he'd gotten the basketball and tennis courts out of the way, he approached the trail. This was by far the most laborious part. A small Corgi ran up to Sasuke, excitedly pouncing on his legs. Wondering where its owner was, Sasuke unsuccessfully attempted to sidestep the dog. He continued down the path for several minutes, shooing the dog away from time to time. Finally giving up, he bent down to scratch the dog behind its ear.
"You're never going to leave me alone, are you?"
The dog stared back at him unwittingly. Sasuke groaned and started down the trail, the dog at his heels. He finally ran across the first of many bathrooms. He noticed a body curled up against where the concrete wall framed the walkway to the bathroom. He hadn't remembered bums here before, so he curiously glanced over, noticing a vibrant shock of blond hair. The body roused, and he made out a dirty cheek with familiar scars.
It was an odd coincidence that he found Naruto here. He wondered if he should alert him of his presence, working around him as he speared an empty water bottle. He didn't mind Naruto being around, but once Naruto was aware of him, there would probably be no shaking him.
However, his new canine friend made his decision for him as he barked loudly. The dog ran over to Naruto's face and licked his cheek. Naruto turned over, grunting and struggling to stay asleep. The dog promptly decided to change his approach, running up on Naruto's back and humping it.
Sasuke stood back, a look of confusion and mild disgust on his face as he stood ambivalently, holding his bag and pick. Naruto quickly flipped over and pushed the dog away.
"UGH! Not again!"
Sasuke blinked.
"Uh... Alright then, I'm going to walk away now."
It took an instant for Naruto to fully orient himself, quickly scanning his surroundings for the source of the familiar voice.
"Sasuke! Wait! What're you doing here? How long were you watching me sleep?"
The Uchiha tugged down on the cord over his chest, pulling out both earbuds. The Sublime song was just loud enough for Naruto to overhear. Naruto raised his head, a cowlick on the left side and a nasty bedhead. He was wearing the same blue jeans he wore the day he met Sasuke with a grass-stained white tank top. This was the first time Sasuke had seen Naruto in anything more revealing than an oversized T-shirt. Sasuke frowned as he noticed how unhealthily thin Naruto was, his elbows and shoulders protruding outwards. Naruto paused, narrowing his eyes as he stared at Sasuke suspiciously.
"Are you stalking me?"
Sasuke scoffed, taking a step backwards.
"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"
"Sasuke..." Naruto responded flatly. "I live here."
"...Oh," Sasuke answered, somewhat awkwardly.
It made sense, really. A bed of grass seemed a lot more comfortable and less depressing than sleeping on concrete under a bridge or something - plus there were bathrooms. He glanced around, noting that Naruto had shoved most of his belongings far beneath a nearby bush. There was a curled up sleeping bag and a large black trash bag full of some rather oddly shaped objects.
"What's that stick for? Gonna spear some koi in the river? Catch us some supper like the rugged nature boy you are?"
Naruto grinned mischievously at Sasuke, who appeared entirely unappreciative of the boy's vivid imagination. He swung the trash bag out from behind his calves.
"I'm on trash duty."
"No way! We just keep on running into each other. Did you always do trash here? Maybe we just missed each other."
Naruto must have been living here for a while. He had no idea how homeless people decided where to live. Did people just stay in the same place? Did they move? How often?
"I've just been on the beach. But they didn't need me there today, so I chose the park instead."
"Well, now that you and your friend have woken me up, I think it's your responsibility to entertain me."
Naruto stood up, dusting the grass off of his pants and shirt.
"I expected you to say something like that."
Naruto was either being clingy, or Sasuke was being distant. Sasuke decided it was both. But coming from this guy, it was somehow more tolerable.
"Come on, lemme help you out again."
Sasuke sighed.
"They just dock how many hours I'm here from my total. It doesn't matter if I finish earlier or later."
Naruto frowned sharply, and if Sasuke didn't know any better, Naruto was trying to pull off the whole "sad puppy" routine. Some emaciated kid living beside a public park restroom and wearing barely intact clothing was giving him sad puppy eyes. This was the worst possible combination, and the asshole probably knew it too. Was it even possible to look more pitiful?
"Jesus Christ..." Sasuke griped. "Fine, you can come."
His mind games complete, Naruto's enthusiasm was obvious. The hyperactive canine darted over to Naruto, thrilled to find a new companion. He jumped frantically at Naruto's knees.
"So this is your dog? He's so cute! What's his name?"
"It's not my dog. It's just taken an interest in me," Sasuke smirked, "and evidently you too."
Naruto squatted so that he was at the dog's level, looking at its bone-shaped collar, which had only one line of writing.
"It says his name is Clover."
"Okay?"
Sasuke could not be arsed to care, and Naruto shot Sasuke a cross look.
"Rude! I'm sorry, Clover. You'll have to excuse my friend here. He has horrible manners, but he means well. And I'll have you know that I forgive you for your little indiscretion earlier."
The dog smiled back vacantly. Sasuke crossed his arms, hoping that Naruto would finish soon. Naruto balanced his chin on his thumb and second finger, obviously considering something. He grabbed the tip of the dog's ears, fully extending them outwards.
"Da nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh, Batdog!"
Sasuke put his hand up to his face, shaking his head. Naruto's voice was louder than he'd perhaps realized. Several people glanced over at them, a couple of
which laughed and turned away.
"Naruto, shut up."
The dog licked Naruto's nose.
"BATDOG!"
Quite a few more people were staring now. He wondered if they would've looked at them the same way if any other kid did this. Any normal kid, that is.
"Shut up!"
The exasperation in Sasuke's voice caused Naruto to glance up. Sasuke had subconsciously angled away from the onlookers, staring in the opposite direction. Naruto noticed Sasuke's posture, the staring strangers... His gaze fell to his hands.
"You're embarrassed of me, aren't you?"
Sasuke paused, swallowing hard. He felt exposed, like Naruto had seen through him completely.
"Of course I am. You're an idiot."
Naruto didn't seem particularly reassured by that, and Sasuke supposed that he couldn't blame him. He followed Sasuke, quietly grabbing trash off the ground and throwing it in Sasuke's bag. A thick layer of grime was accumulating on his rough palms.
"Stop that. You're getting your hands dirty."
"But I have to help you."
Sasuke sighed, offering his bag to Naruto.
"Here, just hold the bag, and I'll put the trash into it."
Naruto's lips pursed as he eyed Sasuke's trash pick curiously.
"Why don't you hold the bag instead? I want to use the stick."
"Should I really be trusting you with sharp objects?"
Regardless, Sasuke handed it to Naruto. He angrily stabbed at a soda can, which shot away. He now tried to use the stick as a javelin and again encountered failure. The third time, slow and steady, he hit it head on, triumphantly shaking it into Sasuke's bag. After getting that out of his system, Naruto decided to be a bit more conventional.
Sasuke's arm wiped the sweat on his forehead. While Naruto did not seem as dejected as he was a few moments ago, Sasuke could tell that he wasn't over it. Since requesting to use the stick, he hadn't spoken a word. It was then that Sasuke noticed an ice cream cart.
He glanced at Naruto, who probably had yet to eat today. It wasn't that he'd hurt some kid's feelings, so he was buying him ice cream now because he felt bad. It was nothing like that. He just didn't like people sulking around him. (Or maybe, especially Naruto sulking.) It was annoying.
"I'm hot. Let's take a break and get some ice cream."
"I'd join you if I had the funds, but..."
Sasuke grunted.
"It's fine. I have some spare change."
Naruto dropped the stick, and Sasuke had yet to see so much of the whites of Naruto's eyes. Perhaps it wasn't just the ice cream (though knowing Naruto, that was probably a large part of it). Maybe it was just the fact that the guy he'd been hounding for weeks on end was finally doing something nice for him, showing some interest. It was a start, if anything.
"You're buying me ice cream in the park?! How romantic!"
Sasuke swatted Naruto away.
"Don't be so creepy. And only if you wash your filthy hands."
"Fine, Mom."
Naruto scattered off towards the restrooms, Clover following at his heels and immediately catching on to his enthusiasm. Sasuke strolled in behind them. Naruto frantically splashed his hands in the water, using his elbow to hold the faucet down as he scrubbed his hands with soap. As Sasuke used a machine to blow his hands dry, Naruto waited impatiently. The instant the machine stopped, he tugged a resistant Sasuke by the elbow.
"Christ, slow down. It's not going anywhere."
"I haven't had ice cream in almost a year. I love that shit!"
Naruto was looking forward, unaware of the fact that Sasuke was staring at him. If Naruto had so much as tilted his head, Sasuke would've looked away. Naruto's teeth were showing fully, his eyes almost closed shut as his smile seemed to engulf his entire face. Sasuke had yet to see him so happy, and he found himself smiling as well.
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