Decisions

Naruto slept soundly. He'd only just returned to the Hidden Leaf Village weeks before, and he found that he'd missed his old bed. As he lay there snoozing, his pillow partly on his head, it was the sun's warming kiss that woke Naruto up rather than his alarm clock. The sunlight seemed to fill his body with energy. He woke slowly, smiling, ready for another day. He rolled over and took the pillow off his head.

"Darn, it's barely 8 o'clock," he thought.

It wasn't his usual wake up time, but today on his day off, he wanted to make sure he enjoyed as much of it as he could. He'd only been back in Konoha for a short time since his two and a half years traveling and training with Jiraiya. He decided that since he had the day off he'd go around town and see how things had changed since his departure.

But rather than jump right out of bed, he lingered?he'd missed his bed so much. It was sooooo comfortable. He argued with himself, wanting to stay snuggled up in his bed in the comforts of home. But he also wanted to wander through the Village and see if he could run into anyone. So his biggest obstacle of the day had come?to get out of bed now and go take a bath or to just stay in bed and rush into the shower later.

Of course Naruto preferred to stay in bed until noon, as he usually did, but with today being such a special day he needed to actually think before acting. At that moment his alarm clock sprang to life with its annoying blare, so he grabbed it and tried to turn it off.

"Turn off," he grunted as he struggled with the button until it just popped off. He watched it sail through the air in disbelief. Meanwhile, the alarm clock continued its hooting racket. He then went for the batteries but they were sealed away tightly by a small screw. He tried using his fingernail and even his teeth but he couldn't seem to open the compartment.

With a red face and a "DAMN IT," he threw his alarm clock across the room. It hit the wall and broke into multiple pieces, showering his room in bits of electronics and plastic. To his utter surprise, the broken clock continued to go off. He ran over to it and stomped on its corpse until the noise finally died away with a strangled gurgle. He suddenly had a feeling that it was going to be a long and possibly bad day.

He went back to his bed, rolled onto his back and looked up at his ceiling. If he got up again, that meant that he would have time to collect his things for a bath. He enjoyed baths normally. Then after that, he could continue on with his day. The price of this, however, was that he would not be able to sleep some more, and overall enjoy having a lazy day.

Sleeping in meant more comfort in the morning sun, more sleep, more of everything he wanted right then and there, but eventually, when he did wake up, he'd have to rush and shower quickly and have less time around the Village.

Naruto looked out his window. It was obvious that it was going to bfe a beautiful day. There weren't that many clouds in the sky letting the clear blue sky glow grandly. The sun, as perfect as it already was, shined majestically.

He closed his eyes and decided to just let the world decided for him.