Roommates

Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

"Gaara, I am telling you, it's right there!"
"I don't see anything."
"That's because it's hiding behind my purse."
"This one right-"
"Hurry before it gets inside!"
Silence.
"Did you get it!?"
"...No, it went inside..."
Ino shrieked, hugging her knees on the bed as she stared at her red-haired roommate with wide eyes.
It was already past midnight, and Ino's beauty sleep had been interrupted when something with multiple legs had touched her hand. She wasn't sure what it was, and considering her bedroom lights had been off, she hadn't gotten a good look. But that had not stopped her from sprinting out of her room with just a purple girl tank top and black panties on. She had run across the living room and quickly knocked on the door to his room. Should she have been more considerate and knocked softer and quieter? Maybe. But her roommate had a bad sleeping habit (those dark circles around his eyes didn't fool anyone) and she was sure that he was awake.
And after two knocks, he had opened the door and given her his typical look, one of his barely visible eyebrows raised. Not bothering with wasting any time, she had grabbed his hand and pulled him towards her bedroom, not aware that she had been giving him a full view of her ass in her black bikini panties.
Upon seeing her turn on her bedroom lights and point towards her bed, he had quickly figured out what the problem was. And it wasn't the first time she had him searching and removing little critters.
And here he was, staring at the opened purse on the floor and then back at her. How did it get from her bed to her purse you ask? Well, the moment he had lifted one of her pillows (he wasn't really sure what he was even looking for), the large insect had quickly ran towards the edge of the bed and fallen on to the floor, prompting his blonde roommate to scream and jump back on the bed, afraid that it would approach her.
"Can't you get it out? That's my work purse!" Ino exclaimed.

But before she was able to hit him, he caught the pillow with his hands and glared back at her.
"You should be grateful I rescued you from something the size of your toe," he said, pulling the pillow away from her.
Ino Yamanaka was not one to lose. Nope, she did not like to lose. Despite him being a little over half a foot taller than her, he was much stronger than her. Not because he was a boy - but because of the strength training he did every day from five to six (yes, as his roommate, she pretty much knew his schedule) giving him very toned lean muscles.
Smirking, she let go of the pillow before grabbing a second one. Before she was able to swing it at him, he had swung the one in his hand towards her hard, causing her to yelp and fall back on the bed.
"Give it up, Yamanaka."
"Never!"
Standing on her bed now, Ino threw the pillow at him, watching as he simply turned to his side, causing it to knock over her desk lamp.
Just great.
Not having any more pillow left, Ino quickly skipped to the other side of the bed in order to get off but Gaara caught her ankle and tugged her leg slightly, causing her to fall face down on the bed. Before she was even able to get up, she felt the pillow in his hand smack her butt hard, and that's when it really dawned on her that she wasn't wearing any pants.
"Put some pants on."
Turning around and rearranging her pillows, she stuck her tongue out at him teasingly. "But you like seeing me in my cute little panties."
Gaara stopped by her doorway and looked at her seriously. "Only when they're red."Ino laughed at his response, watching as he gave her a small smirk.
"I'll keep that in mind next time I need you to get a bug for me," she replied while getting under the sheets. Yawning, she gave him a smile. "Goodnight, roomie."
"Goodnight Ino. Don't let the bed bugs bite."
"...Not funny!"