Maybe a Caravan is not so Bad
Chapter Eleven
Naruto x Sasuke
AU
I do not own Naruto or anything related to the series. No copyright infringement intended
"Sasuke…I-I love you."
The words hit Sasuke like a tonne of bricks. Love. Immediately he reacted, snapping his body away from Naruto's and staring at him, not hiding his horrified expression.
"Please tell me you just didn't…" Sasuke said unable to say the word himself, remaining at a wary distance from the other.
"It just came out!" Naruto exclaimed slapping his hands over his mouth, "Shit, I did not mean to say it."
"But you would have been thinking it, even if it didn't 'just come out'."
"I can't help it. I really think I am falling in l-"
"Do NOT," Sasuke said hurriedly, "say it again. I have enough problems right now as it is."
"You are calling the fact that I lo-I mean have, er, strong feelings for you a problem?" Naruto said frowning, the statement coming out as more hurt than angry which made Sasuke sigh.
"I am sorry," he said quietly, "I can not reciprocate those feelings, at all."
"I know." Naruto said, again in a sad tone, "Yeah, I know."
"Look, do not say those words again. Not until I say them first, if that ever will happen."
"If…" the blonde repeated Sasuke's word, "do you really feel that little for me, teme?"
"No." Sasuke said choosing his words carefully, surprised at how calm both he and Naruto had been throughout the whole conversation. Usually a discussion like this would end in an argument, but neither had lit the flames yet. Maybe this demonstrated how far their patience would now stretch to the other, showing signs of a real connection. "My feelings are pretty strong actually."
"Really?" Naruto asked, a small spark reappearing in his blue eyes.
"Yeah. But not…just wait okay. For about the tenth time, I want, no need to take things slow."
"Okay!" the blonde said nodding furiously, "I can do slow."
"Hn. If you say so. Anyway, I need to sleep."
"Oh, and me. Night Sasuke." Naruto said, leaning his head on the pillow and opening his arms wide as if to invite Sasuke into them.
"Naruto." Sasuke said almost coldly, not moving an inch, "your bed is the other one."
"Wha? Ah, of course." Naruto said slightly red, flinching at the intense gaze Sasuke was giving him. He moved immediately climbing between his own sheets, shocked at how he was just kicked out of the bed when minutes earlier Sasuke was happily cuddling up to him. Did his confession really make things that awkward between them?
"Stupid me, stupid me." Naruto muttered, pulling the covers over his head and trying to get into a comfortable position to sleep. Suddenly he felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist, and he opened his eyes to find Sasuke struggling to creep into his bed. Grinning, Naruto moved over to give Sasuke some space, the raven seemingly blushing as once again he was wrapped up in the other's protective arms.
"It was cold without you…" Sasuke whispered and Naruto smiled further, silencing him with a quick kiss.
"Of course." He said cheekily, "once you experience sharing a bed with me, you will never be able to sleep alone again."
"Ha, in your dreams dobe." the Uchiha snorted, "I can sleep alone anytime I want." He began to pull away from Naruto's clutches to prove a point but the blonde immediately pulled him back laughing slightly.
"Do you reaaally want to do that teme?"
"Hm…yes." Sasuke said but made no further efforts to escape. Instead choosing to close his eyes and finally fall asleep in his boyfriend's arms.
Sasuke's eyes reopened to the sound of loud out of tune singing of a cheery pop song and he groaned deeply. Naruto was prancing around his bedroom, fully dressed in an orange shirt, black t-shirt and jeans, tossing rubbish into a black bag while wailing at the top of his voice. Figures he would be a morning person. The clock on the wall stating it was only 8am.
"Dobe, shut the hell up." Sasuke moaned, lazily tossing the pillow that was underneath his head at Naruto who easily dodged it, laughing.
"Oh, and sleeping beauty is finally awake!" the blonde paused his singing to tease, ducking another pillow that came flying his way this time with more force, "and isn't your bed-head a sight to behold. Uchiha's having natural beauty? By the way you wake up this is a lie. You need moisturiser"
"Ugh, just go away idiot." Sasuke snapped, pulling the covers over his head trying to block the other out, "let me sleep."
"Teme, you have already slept, its morning now!" Naruto grinned, yanking the sheets off Sasuke and kissing him quickly but softly on the lips, "and besides, my dad wants to talk to you."
"The Hokage?" Sasuke asked, suddenly sitting up attentively and Naruto rolled his eyes.
"Yes, the Hokage. I don't have any other dads."
"I see, I will get ready right away." the raven said, immediately standing up and rummaging through his suitcase for clothes and makeup.
"You get out of bed for him but not for me?" Naruto said, putting on a mock hurt face.
"Naturally." Sasuke answered, failing to add it was because he would rather be in a bed with Naruto. "Turn around, dobe."
"Turn around? Why?"
"I am about to change. Take once glance and you will be dead within seconds."
"I get it, I get it. It's not like I'm a pervert." Naruto gushed, turning around somewhat reluctantly so that his back was facing Sasuke, "tell me when you are done."
Taking a deep breath, uncomfortable about changing when someone else was present in the room, Sasuke began to shed his clothes at lightening speed, not stopping to think what he was pulling on. All Naruto could hear from behind him was the slight sound of garments dropping on the floor, and he had to swallow to keep himself under control. The bare thought that his boyfriend could potentially be naked behind him set all his thoughts racing and it took all his restraint to not take a quick peek and see what Sasuke was hiding under fabric all day. Naruto felt blood rushing to an unwelcome part of his body and he mentally cursed, gritting his teeth and clenching his fists. Do NOT think about Sasuke's you-know-what, Do NOT think about Sasuke's you-know-what, Do Not-
"Naruto Uzumaki, say that again and I will personally send you to hell."
"I-I was talking out loud?"
"Yes." Sasuke said annoyed, spinning Naruto around by the shoulders to face him, "next time, I change with you out of the room. Got it?"
"Yeah, okay." the blonde said sulkily, pouting slightly, "but what-"
"But what, dobe?" the Uchiha said, his eyes fixed in one of his death glares obviously very angry with Naruto's thoughts, "do you have a problem with it?"
"No, no." he replied finally giving up defeated, "anyway you better go see my dad, can't keep him waiting all morning."
"Fine." Sasuke said about to open the door but Naruto grabbed his arm, slightly yanking him backwards.
"Don't I get a kiss before you guh-oh?" he asked in a singsong voice. Sasuke just raised one eyebrow slightly before freeing his arm from Naruto and hurrying out of the door, slamming it behind him.
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"So Sasuke, sleep well last night? Naruto was not too much of a bother?" Minato asked with a friendly smile, placing a glass of apple juice in front of him.
"It was okay." Sasuke replied, finishing the glass in one swig, he forgot how much he needed food and drink since he could not stomach anything yesterday.
"That's good then. Want something to eat?"
"Just toast."
Minato nodded and put the bread in the toaster before joining Sasuke at the table, his expression changing to one much more serious.
"I spoke with Fugaku last night." he said and immediately Sasuke came to full alert.
"You did? What about?" he asked quickly.
"Well, he is much calmer than he was before." Minato said thoughtfully, "he is willing to consider retracting his words."
"No way." Sasuke said trying to keep his voice void of any hope, "he wouldn't, he never just changes his mind like that."
"Mm, well I can be rather persuasive when needs be." the Hokage said mysteriously, a small smile beginning to play on his lips.
"What did you do!" Sasuke exclaimed looking genuinely worried and the other simply laughed.
"Not much. Seriously. Calm down, lets just say I have a few things against him."
"Blackmail."
"Now now Sasuke, the Hokage would not resort to blackmail."
"Right. But Minato Namikaze would."
"Got me there." Minato laughed but Sasuke just rolled his eyes.
"I am not going back to live with them because you have blackmailed my father into letting me," he said seriously with a small sigh, "I only want to go back if he wants me back of his own free will. If he finally accepts me."
Minato nodded and left the table to butter the toast that had just popped from the toaster.
"Yes, that's why I said he was only considering retracting his words. He has more conditions."
"Oh?"
"There are quite a few, and they all need some thinking about." Minato said placing the toast in front of Sasuke and sitting back down, removing a rather thick document from his briefcase under the table, "Plus it is in the form of a contract. You will be signing your life away."
"No. I am not doing that." Sasuke said immediately, pushing away the papers Minato tried to put in front of him, "No way."
"Sasuke, you have not even read it yet." The blonde sighed, giving up on the tug of war battle with the document.
"Then just give me the clauses in brief."
"Okay. First, he wants you to prove to him that you really love Naruto and that you are not just doing it to defy him before he will accept your relationship."
"What, but I don't love him!" Sasuke cried before quickly slapping his hands over his mouth remembering he was talking to his boyfriend's father. But Minato simply smiled.
"Yeah, I know. Those things take time."
"Thanks," Sasuke mumbled still feeling quite sheepish, "what was the next one?"
"Well, this one I can see you hating."
"Great…"
"He still wants to know he will have an heir before handing over the company…but he respects the fact that you would not want to have sex with a woman due to your orientation."
"How considerate," Sasuke said sarcastically.
"So instead he requests that you give some of your sperm to a woman of his choice so that she can-"
"Hell no."
"But-"
"No. Just no. I am not putting someone through that. Adoption would be fine though."
"That would not be good enough for Fugaku." Minato sighed running his fingers through his long blonde hair, "the heir needs to be of Uchiha blood. Apparently."
"What happened to the nurture part of nature nurture?" Sasuke muttered and the Hokage shrugged. "I do not need to hear the rest."
"You sure?" Minato asked, "there are a few more clauses."
"Very sure. I think I just need some air."
"Okay that's fine then, I will leave the document on the table if you want to take a look."
Sasuke simply nodded before pulling on his trainers that he left by the door and grabbing his ipod which he left to charge in the socket next to the television, realising how much he had missed his music lately.
"Aren't you going to tell Naruto you are going out?" Minato asked when Sasuke was half way out the door and the raven shook his head.
"You can." he said quickly before hurrying out of the door breaking out into a run as soon as the fresh air hit him.
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Sasuke knew exactly where he was running to. A familiar sight that he had not seen in the last few days began to come into view as he ran to the other side of the caravan park. His lake. Finding a nice looking tree he settled beneath it, admiring the scenery in front of him as he took a deep breath in and out. Plugging his earphones into his ears he closed his eyes and let his favourite music fill his mind. He allowed it to flood in, washing all the other thoughts and worries out. Sasuke felt his father, the company, his sexuality all fade away and he sighed in contentment. Lost in this moment, Sasuke almost felt like he was back to his old life. His life before he met…Naruto. The Uchiha snapped his eyes open suddenly feeling extremely empty. Naruto.
"Maybe I should have told him I was going out…" he said quietly to himself, "maybe he could have sat with me." He checked the time on his ipod before cursing inwardly. "Damn, why am I missing that dobe so much after just a couple of hours!"
Suddenly the sound of a branch been broken behind the tree reached Sasuke's ears and he immediately leapt up.
"Naruto?" he called but when the figure emerged from behind the tree it was clear that it wasn't. He was much taller than the blonde, and thinner built. "Itachi?"
"Shh, Sasuke, I am not supposed to be meeting you." Itachi said, darting his eyes around the landscape cautiously, "I need to talk to you quickly."
"Yeah, what?" Sasuke asked, rushing to his older brother's side, "talk."
"I just want to tell you that I think this situation is ridiculous, you deserve the company, you deserve to be in the family and being with Naruto should not change that." the older Uchiha said, his voice oozing with sincerity.
"Thank you." Sasuke said flashing a small smile, "but is that it?"
"No." Itachi paused, his face changing to a grimace, "I also need to tell you that I love you little brother, and everything I am about to do is for your benefit, to give you the best opportunities through life."
"What…what are you going on about?"
"Sasuke. I know, you are going to hate me after this, hate me forever. But its for your own good."
"Itachi don't be stupid, you may annoy me, but I could never hate you." Sasuke said frowning, "Explain what is going on." Itachi just shook his head before poking his brother lightly in the forehead making his frown deeper.
"Goodbye Sasuke." he said turning and beginning to walk away from the younger boy.
"Wait Itachi, explain!" Sasuke cried unable to chase after his older brother any further as he neared the Uchiha caravan.
Sasuke stopped and watched Itachi open the door, gave one last look and smile at his brother, and disappeared inside. I could never hate you…
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