At Naruto's question, Sasuke thought for a moment and said, "Mm, I saw you bought some Pork Tenderloin. Let's have that today."
Naruto teased him.
"Oh, you've got quite an eye for ingredients. That lean tenderloin cost me a whole 400 silver taels."
"Hmph, what, you don't want to?" Sasuke looked up at Naruto, his pretty lips pressing together slightly.
"What? Of course I do." Naruto gave a wry smile. "You really helped me out today. If you hadn't generously lent me money, how could I have won that whole stack of cash?"
"Hmph, at least you have some conscience. I thought you were really going to ditch me once you got what you wanted."
"What kind of talk is that? Am I that kind of guy?" Naruto asked.
"Who knows?"
"Huh? You're making me feel like a total failure, Sasuke." Naruto scratched his head. "Why not put me to the test?"
"All right." Sasuke thought for a moment. "Then carry me home on your back?"
"Heh, that's all you want?"
Naruto hadn't expected Sasuke's request to be so simple. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but crouched down anyway.
"Hop on. You'll have to climb up yourself."
Seeing Naruto already in position, Sasuke felt a flicker of panic.
He'd only been joking, but Naruto had actually taken him seriously.
"What, scared? Come on, sis, look how late it is. There's nobody on the street. Are you still worried someone will see?"
"Who... who said I was scared? Fine, carry me."
The words had barely left Sasuke's mouth when Naruto felt something soft settle against his back. Sasuke's long hair fell naturally beside his face, its fragrance drifting into his nose and throat.
"Hey, you must be really worn out tonight. You're even trembling."
With his arms hooked