Maybe a Caravan is not so Bad

Chapter Four

Naruto x Sasuke

AU

I do not own Naruto or anything related to the series. No copyright infringement intended

"Dad I told you Sasuke was just a friend!" Naruto exclaimed hurriedly trying to calm the shocked expression on the Uchiha's face.

"Yes, but you said that last time." Minato said winking.

"I meant it this time!"

"Okay okay, I was just checking! Sorry if I embarrassed you Sasuke."

"Its…okay." Sasuke said slowly unable to make eye contact with either of them.

"Well we have plenty of ramen and snacks, you can help yourselves, and ill be around if you need anything. Like prote-"

"Thank you dad I will keep that in mind!" Naruto cried grabbing Minato by the shoulder and lightly pushing him away. He pretended to stagger backwards before leaving the lounge with a laugh and going into his room. Sasuke and Naruto were left in silence, both eyes staring around the room and not at each other. Sasuke noticed the lounge of his caravan was a lot like this one but on a smaller scale, maybe all of the caravan's interior was the same. Naruto finally sat down on the side of an armchair sighing deeply.

"Sorry about my dad, he is a bit eccentric." he said rubbing his head, "and sit down your annoying me standing there teme." he added after receiving no reply from Sasuke.

Sasuke remained standing, leaning up against a kitchen counter.

"So…your…well…"

"Gay?" Naruto prompted. Sasuke nodded. "Yeah, I am. Got a problem with that?"

"Why didn't you tell me before you decided to pose me as your boyfriend?"

"Hey!" Naruto said suddenly angry leaping up, "that was a complete misunderstanding on my dad's part!"

"Hn."

"I didn't tell you in case you reacted like this!" he continued slamming his fist into the table, "and besides that shouldn't change our friendship!"

"What friendship?" Sasuke asked coolly, his dark eyes narrowing.

"Bastard!" Naruto cried, grabbing him by the collar and yanking him roughly, "a few minutes ago you were happily calling me your friend."

"Not happily, dobe." he rolled his eyes. "But I guess…it should not change anything."

Naruto let Sasuke go, a glint of something resembling hope in his blue eyes.

"You mean it?" he asked excitedly.

Sasuke thought for a moment. Did the fact that Naruto was gay actually make a difference to anything? Not really. If he knew that fact from the beginning would it have stopped him from allowing the blonde to keep him company? No, it wouldn't have. He had grown to accept him as a friend and would he throw it away on something so…trivial?

"I mean it."

Naruto grinned and punched the air in success. He reached into the cupboard and pulled out some packets of crisps and bottles of fizzy drink, cradling them in his arms.

"Lets move into my bedroom, its more fun than in here!"

"Is that what you say to every boy you get in here?" Sasuke asked raising his eyebrow. "because, I am not interested."

Naruto glared daggers at the Uchiha, a look that suggested he was actually offended.

"Fine fine, let's go." Sasuke gave in.

Naruto's bedroom was also like a clone of Sasuke's own, although again slightly larger. It also had twin beds, one perfectly made and the other had orange sheets scattered messily upon it. In a corner was a half opened suitcase, clothes spilling out on to the floor that shared space with empty pots of instant ramen. He wrinkled his nose slightly, he could not stand disorder and mess. Mounted on the wall was a small LCD TV that Sasuke was slightly impressed by, and it was hooked up to a variety of other machines. Naruto plopped the snacks on to his bed, stretched out like a cat, before lying on his back hands behind his head.

"Take the other bed, make yourself at home."

Sasuke waded through four days of Naruto's rubbish before making it to the bed, deciding to sit cross legged upon it. The blonde offered him crisps which he refused, instead opting for a bottle of lemonade which he nursed in his hands.

Soon after the boys fell into complete silence. Unlike ones they had previously shared which seemed right, this one was just awkward. Naruto had even stopped eating his crisps, the crunching too loud for the atmosphere. Neither knew what to say.

"That's it, I can't take this anymore!" Naruto suddenly yelled causing Sasuke to blink at the unexpected loudness, "You have been acting weird ever since you found out I was gay, make a snide comment, insult me, anything!"

"It has nothing to do with your…preferences." Sasuke said hiding a laugh at Naruto's unusual requests.

"Then what IS it?"

"I just have nothing to say to you."

Naruto sighed loudly before returning to stuffing crisps in his mouth at a furious pace. How does he keep a perfect body when he eats like that? Sasuke's eyes drifted around the room until they rested on a wall of photos that he had not noticed before next to the bed he was sitting on. Moving closer to take a better look Sasuke noticed they were all of Naruto and a bunch of people he did not know. They depicted him messing around with them all, smiling and doing peace signs. He recognised Lee in one photo but the rest were a mystery.

"Those photos are all of me and my friends." Naruto said brightly noticing Sasuke looking and giving him a topic starter. He moved on to the same bed as Sasuke so he could point them out better. "That one is my best friend Sakura!" he said pointing to a girl with vivid pink hair who had her arms around the boy, "she is lovely but violent at times, that's Kiba he is a bit crazy, there is Lee, oh you know him? No he is not thaat bad, that's my godfather Jiraiya you will probably meet him at some point but watch out he is a massive pervert…"

As Naruto continued talking for what seemed like an eternity Sasuke could not help but feel a pang of jealousy run through him, mixed with something else he could not place. The idiot had a whole bunch of friends, something he had not stopped to think about. Naruto may be Sasuke's only 'friend' but he had plenty, so what would happen when the holiday finished? He would just go back to them and he would again be left alone? He never minded solitude before but now it just seemed weird. Sasuke had only known him for four days now but his smile, his energy, his…

"Hey, teme!" Naruto suddenly cried shaking Sasuke from his thoughts, "you okay? Seemed a bit spaced out."

"Uchiha's don't space out, I am not an airhead like you." Sasuke retorted but it lacked his usual punch.

"Okay, seriously what is up?"

"Nothing, Naruto." Naruto gasped and pretended to hyperventilate, and Sasuke looked at him strangely.

"That was the first time you have called me by my name!" He said looking both excited and worried at the same time, "So something must be troubling you in that airless head of yours to let that slip."

Sasuke rolled his eyes for the umpteenth time that day and tossed his jet black fringe.

"After the holiday," he started unsure not usually letting people know what his thoughts were, "will we still…I mean…meet?" Sasuke mentally cringed at how inarticulate he was being, he usually had no problem stringing words together. To his horror Naruto just began laughing.

"Of course! Is that all you were worried about?" he said between laughs.

"Who said I was worried dobe?"

"Well either way, you can't get rid of me that easily! Happy now?"

"I guess."

Moments later Naruto fumbled around in a rucksack under his bed until he pulled out a digital camera. It was a good model, showing off his wealth as the Hokage's son.

"Right then Sasuke, time to join the wall!"

Before Sasuke could try and work out what Naruto meant, he had grabbed him by the shoulders pulling him closer to his side and shoved a camera in his face. The blonde automatically placed a goofy grin on his face and put up a peace sign.

"Smiiile!"

"Hell no, get that camera away!" Sasuke hissed, trying to wriggle free from the grasp he was in.

"C'mon teme, I have a photo of everyone else." Naruto whined, just managing to keep Sasuke in his clutches.

"No, I don't like photos."

"That can't be true you look like a model." the blonde insisted

"Your opinion. I am not making myself look ridiculous to be on display for others to see."

"Whether you are going to smile or not I am taking a picture!" Naruto exclaimed pushing his finger on the shutter button. He released Sasuke to his relief and took a look at the photo on the camera display. "Aw that's a bad one, your pouting moodily." he complained disappointed. Sasuke snatched the camera from him staring at the photo.

"I am NOT pouting!"

"Can't you just loosen up and smile for one pho-to?"

"NO."

"Well desperate times cause for desperate measures." Naruto sighed and cracked his knuckles in front of him. He turned to Sasuke before tickling him roughly on the chest. His face didn't crack, he remained stationary unimpressed by Naruto's attempts.

"I'm not ticklish idiot, that's just annoying." He said pushing the blonde away.

"C'mon, why are you being such a bastard, let me take one damn photo!" Naruto said flailing the camera in his hand, "look happy to be spending time with me. You might deny it but I know you are."

"Fine!" Sasuke finally gave up defeated, "Just ONE."

"So, did you have fun today with Naruto?" Itachi asked interested that night in their shared room after Sasuke had returned from Naruto's caravan. He had no chance to speak to him earlier as Fugaku bombarded him with questions about the Hokage and what their business chances were. Sasuke told him the truth that he did not seem to be the type but he didn't not believe him.

"A little." Sasuke replied to Itachi who smiled.

"Good. So what was in that envelope you brought back home?"

"That? Nothing." Sasuke said casually, hoping his brother would drop the subject. He did not take a bag to Naruto's caravan or he would have put it in there. In fact, he would rather not have the envelope at all but Naruto was adamant that he would regret it otherwise.

"If its nothing, can I see?" Itachi said smirking. Sasuke should have known better, he never drops a subject. He was too annoying for that.

"Its just a few things the idiot printed from his laptop."

"…porn?"

"God no Itachi!" Sasuke cried eyes widening and his brother chuckled.

"Then show me, to prove it isn't." Itachi said, a glint in his eyes. Sasuke inwardly groaned. He fell right into his trap.

"Whatever." he said reaching under his pillow where he kept it secret hoping Itachi would not be able to get there when he was asleep. Sasuke handed over the envelope to Itachi who calmly opened it, pulling out the contents. As soon as he saw what was inside his mouth lit up in a large smile, the most emotion Sasuke thought he had ever seen from the older male although it vanished quickly.

"Goodness Sasuke you look so cute…and happy." Itachi said staring at the first photo in the envelope. It shown Sasuke with a small smile on his face next to Naruto who was beaming. Sasuke shook his head in embarrassment and pulled the quilt cover over his head although it did not block out Itachi. He flicked through all the photos and Sasuke seemed to noticeably relax more in each one. In the last photo he was actually laughing with Naruto both pulling silly poses. Itachi stared at them all again before sealing them back in the envelope and putting it on the bedside table. "I think he is good for you little brother."

Over the next two days Sasuke began to spend more and more time with Naruto. They spent each day either at Naruto's caravan or outside. He had even began to get along with Minato despite the initial misunderstanding and the fact that at times he could be grating. Every night Naruto would call Sasuke for a conversation, which usually involved Sasuke doing most of the listening. Itachi was surprised to see his phone having so much use, it was rarely touched before.

"That's a stupid idea, dobe." Sasuke said down the phone tapping his feet on the floor, "who celebrates 7 days of friendship?"

Itachi snorted. He found great amusement in listening into Sasuke's phone calls in their room.

"The beach? Hn, is that just an excuse to see me with my shirt off? As if you don't want to, who wouldn't?"

Itachi raised an eyebrow. If he did not know any better he would think Sasuke was almost being flirtatious. As flirty as an emotionally detached Uchiha could be anyway.

"What? WHAT? Fine…fine. I guess I can't disobey your dad's idea. Okay. 9am tomorrow? See you dobe." Sasuke sighed and threw his phone on his bed.

"You better make sure your abs look good tomorrow now you have hyped up your body." Itachi said smirking. Sasuke shot him a glare.

"It's not just me. I have to take the whole of our family too. Including father."

Thank you everyone who has enjoyed it so far, if you like it please review. It would make me happy :)