Author's Notes: I'm a SasuSakuSai fan, what can I say? XD Anyway, this little bit was supposedly written as a challenge fic buuuuuuuut I obviously failed the challenge.. so there. x.x This was written about two years ago when we were still writing FT, so yeah, old stuff.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

I Spy

"I spy with my little eye… something GREEN!"

"There! A tree!"

"I spy with my little eye … something GREEN!"

"That shrub… that shrub!"

Sasuke rolled his eyes at the sheer stupidity of the game his two classmates were playing. Seriously, they should be ashamed of themselves. They were seniors now, for crying out loud. They should act more maturely. He slumped in his seat, wishing that he hadn't forgotten to bring his I-pod. It would've at least drowned out the noise.

Deep inside, he was cursing the bus for being a cheap four-seater, cursing the driver for being an ancient slow-poke, and cursing God for forsaking him. Really, going on a stupid tour was bad enough, but having the dobe as his seatmate and traveling companion… no… just no. He should've been seated with—

"I spy with my little eye … something HARD!"

Sasuke sunk further into his seat, greatly annoyed at the deadpan voice of the one who just decided to join the game. He loathed the guy. Why did that transfer student have to stick with their posse, anyway? He would never admit it, but he greatly disliked the fact that Naruto and Sakura found a new friend during the year he was away as an exchange student. It was awkward… besides, the guy was too 'comfortable' with—

"Sai… that's a rather vague clue, give us more clues…"

He grit his teeth, annoyed at Sakura's shrill whine, conveniently neglecting the fact that Sakura didn't really whine.

"Alright, I spy something… HARD and LONG…"

…and the guy's innuendos, really… and his fashion sense… seriously, the guy's existence was a shameful indecency, he should be—

"NARUTO? WHY THE HELL ARE YOU POINTING AT MY—"

He was about to punch the daylights out of his friend when he saw Sakura flapping her arms frantically.

"It's that pipeline! It's that pipeline!"

He winced at the shrillness of her voice and automatically covered his ears to save his eardrums. Seriously, how could this get any worse?

"Wrong, ugly, it was Sasuke-kun's—"

Before he could do any real damage though, Sakura had her shoved her tour itinerary into his mouth.

"Seriously, you guys, this is not the best time to do this. We're going on a tour, to Osaka Castle! This is, like, my dream come true! If you guys mess this up for me…", she said, her voice low and dangerous, cracking her knuckles for added effect.

That shut them up.

The rest of the trip was spent in silence. They all knew that Sakura could certainly make good with her promises. Oh, but he wasn't afraid. No, he wasn't afraid. He just didn't want to go through all the discomfort of having a raging female annoy him constantly. It was… annoying. Besides, he already had to go through the whole mess once a month, he didn't want to suffer any more than he had to. Besides, if he had to 'tolerate' her even more, he'd have to retaliate. She was already getting too many concessions as it was.

"Alright kids, we'll be arriving in Osaka Castle shortly. Will you guys please keep quiet? Group yourselves into pairs. Each one will be responsible for his or her buddy, so make sure you stay together. Quiet! We'll be doing a headcount and roll call now, with each student saying his own name as well as that of his or her buddy."

The students were so noisy that he could barely hear the teacher over the ruckus. He tried, but after a while, he figured it was just an announcement that they would arrive soon. Thinking it was insignificant, he paid it no heed, choosing instead to stare out the window and think of how he could outdo his brother. Really, how did Itachi get so much better than him at Tekken without much practice? Maybe he was getting some practice at Shisui's place. The guy has all the best consoles man could—

"Pair Fourteen! Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke."

Wait… what? Why did Naruto just—

"Pair Fifteen… Haruno Sakura and… er.. Sai."

WHAT?

"Oi, Naruto, what is this all about?", he hissed, sounding a lot angrier than was warranted.

His seatmate seemed surprised at the sudden outburst, "Eh? Weren't you listening Teme? Sensei told us to choose a buddy and—"

"Who said I wanted to be yours?" he said, immediately regretting it when he saw the look of hurt that briefly crossed his best friend's features.

"Then who else will you partner with, Teme? Lee? He's the only one available." Naruto answered with a leer, gesturing to the boy with the bowl-shaped haircut in the back seat. Sasuke turned to look at the said boy who, upon seeing someone looking at him, flashed a much too bright smile and gave an enthusiastic thumbs-up.

Sasuke grimaced, thoroughly disgusted, before turning back to his seatmate.

"No—no! Of course not, it's just that—"

"Then don't complain, you're lucky someone picked an extremely stuck-up bastard like you", Sasuke bristled at the insult but made no retort. He knew exactly when one of his comments went too far. And this one of those times.

He didn't mean it, really. He was just… surprised. Yeah, he was just surprised. That's all. Why did Sakura—

"Naruto, where's that Ino girl?"

"Sick."

Sasuke knew from the tone of his friend's voice that he was still a bit miffed about the comment made earlier.

"Hn. I didn't mean it."

He hated having to apologize. But an apology was absolutely essential if he wanted Naruto's cooperation.

Apparently, though, the said boy was still dissatisfied, judging from the cocked eyebrow and the obviously fake expression of confusion plastered on his face.

"About earlier, I didn't mean it."

Naruto nodded, accepting the poor excuse for an apology that his friend offered.

"I know that, Teme, we both know I'm the only one who can stand you."

"…"

Sometimes, he just really hated his best friend.

"Anyway, why'd you ask about Ino?", Sasuke immediately regretted asking upon seeing the sly look on Naruto's face. It did not bode well. No, it did not bode well at all.

"No reason.", he answered, trying to find a way to evade the question. Naruto opened his mouth, about to press for an answer when, lucky for Sasuke, the bus stopped.

The teacher made a short announcement about proper manners and decorum and about the time in which they should be back. The students didn't even wait for the teacher to finish, as they all started pushing and shoving each other, obviously very excited to get outside.

Naruto was already standing up, apparently willing to join the crowd. "Let's wait for the others to leave first, Naruto."

Naruto gave a small pout but moved to comply anyway. Sasuke ignored him, and shifted in his seat to look out the window. He would've preferred to stay in the bus but—

"Stand up. Hurry, Naruto. Move, move!"

"Geez, Teme, make up your—ah!"

What Naruto didn't see was Sakura dragging an apathetic Sai to the castle. But Sasuke saw it – oh, he saw it alright. Their fingers were intertwined.

"Come on, we need to hurry."

"What's the rush, I thought you didn't want to—"

"Just shut up and go", said Sasuke irately. Sasuke had almost shoved his friend off the bus when Naruto suddenly turned to him, a possibly lethal Cheshire grin plastered on his face.

"It's Sakura-chan and Sai-teme, isn't it?"

"No, it's not."

"Yes, it is."

"No, it's not!"

"Yes, it is!"

"No, it's not. Naruto, this is childish. I don't like Sakura!"

When Naruto's grin only widened, Sasuke knew he made a big mistake.

"Oh, nobody said anything about you liking Sakura-chan."

Sasuke looked at him pointedly, trying to look as intimidating as possible.

"I don't like her, okay?" he bit out.

"Whatever you say, teme, whatever you say", Naruto said, his smug grin still in place. So his intimidation tactics didn't work. "They're getting away though, so if we're gonna stalk them, we better hurry."

Sasuke decided it was best not to give a reply. After all, he was getting what he wanted. Arguing with an idiot would be unproductive. It would be quite counterproductive, actually. Naruto could postulate all he wanted, it didn't matter. Sasuke knew was that he didn't like-like Sakura anyway. He was only making sure that that Sai-guy wasn't going to try something… funny. The guy was a pervert, after all, what with all his penis-jokes. There was no way he could be trusted.

TBC. Not Really.