It was 4:47pm.

Within three minutes, he should be able to see Naruto coming up the stairs.

Within three minutes, he should have looked Naruto in the eyes and said 'hi'.

Within three minutes, he should be standing there with the most gorgeous guy on planet earth.

The giant clock turned 4:58, and Sasuke was practically staring at the stairs, almost having a heart attack every time a blonde head became visible. He wasn't sure that he would dare to blink, since he could miss Naruto's appearance. What would he say when they met? It didn't really matter that he had practiced the opening line a thousand times; he knew that his mind would go bland in about two minutes.

Scratch that; one minute.

Sasuke swallowed hard. Any second now, Naruto would be walking towards him, maybe trying to spot him, or maybe see him immediately. Sasuke wasn't prepared for it, no matter how it turned out. He wasn't prepared for saying 'hi' or maybe shake his hand or maybe give him a light hug or maybe walk up to him if they didn't find each other right away or maybe text him and tell him to turn around and oh my fucking god there he is. I fucking see him. I fucking see him and he's looking around for me, and he'll see me any second now and oh my fucking god I'm gonna pass out.

Everything actually moved in slow motion, and Sasuke finally understood all the songs about seeing that one person clearly in the middle of a crowd. It was as if Naruto's face was glowing at the end of a tunnel, and Sasuke was unable to look at anything else than that light-source.

The blonde was walking towards Sasuke, phone in one hand and the other one rubbing the back of his head, making him look extremely confused. If he only could, Sasuke would have smiled. Unfortunately, his entire being was frozen. Naruto's hair was slightly spikey, just as in the pictures, and he was wearing an orange t-shirt and blue jeans. He was looking down, so Sasuke couldn't see his eyes just yet. Suddenly, Sasuke's phone beeped and the screen blinked with Naruto's name on it.

"I'm here, in front of the stairs. Do you see me?"

Sasuke swallowed hard, but found his mouth dry. Oh yes, he saw him like he had never seen anyone before. Ever.

"Yes."

Sasuke looked at Naruto and felt his heart racing when the blonde started typing on his phone.

"Well, I can't see you! Come and say hi."

Sasuke couldn't think, and he was just about to whisper that he couldn't move when his body started moving forward. He was completely focused on Naruto, and didn't notice that he was shaking more than ever. It wouldn't surprise him if he suddenly just threw up, right there and then.

"Come on Naruto, look at me."

He wasn't sure if he actually said that out loud or not, but Naruto suddenly looked straight at him and Sasuke winced when those oh so blue eyes met his gaze. He could have sworn that his heart stopped when a huge smile spread across Naruto's lips, just adding to Sasuke's groggy behavior.

A few seconds later, they stood only inches apart, and Sasuke just couldn't say anything. If that's what it's like to like someone, it's a cruel, cruel joke. It's horrible. It's absolutely horrifying.

It's wonderful.

And then, Naruto spoke.

"Hey there! Finally, a body to your only photo of yourself on Facebook."

Naruto hugged him, and Sasuke felt that he could die without regrets. Naruto's strong arms around him felt safe, and at the same time, it woke those damned butterflies up. Not that it mattered when Sasuke actually could smell the person he had been thinking about for weeks now. It surprised him that he was able to hug him back, even when he felt as if he had lost all control, forever.

Sasuke had to take a deep breath when they parted, instantly gaining back that lost control. He was surprised to find himself being okay with the fact that he probably would be acting like a harmless zombie every time he touched Naruto.

He looked up at Naruto. He was taller than Sasuke, and way more buff. Sasuke desperately tried to calm down, forcing himself to keep eye contact. He wouldn't forgive himself if he turned away and blushed.

"Yea, hi. It's good to see you."

Wow, a real sentence? Sasuke gave himself a mental pat on the back. He didn't expect much from himself in this situation, so he would regard it as a huge success every time he didn't make a fool out of himself.

Naruto grinned that huge grin Sasuke knew from his Facebook photos. It was the same grin he had pulled off when some friend of his had splashed some water his way, probably during one of those boat trips of theirs. Sasuke suddenly felt like a part of Naruto's life, just because of that grin, and it made his heart race like crazy.

"Good to see you too, Sasuke!"

Naruto put his hand on Sasuke's upper arm, slightly rubbing it up and down. Sasuke bit his lower lip and finally allowed himself to look away. It was too much to look at the blonde while hearing him say his name like that, and at the same time feeling his touch. Man, he had never reacted like this before, it was annoying!

And wonderful.

"So, where'd you wanna start?"

Sasuke cleared his throat and shrugged.

"I don't know. You're the guide, show me Stockholm."

Sasuke just had to smile when Naruto rubbed his hands together, pulling off some trickster-like smirk.

"Alrighty. How do you feel about Gröna Lund?"

Sasuke raised both his eyebrows.

"What's a groena lund?"

Naruto smiled and then suddenly grabbed Sasuke's wrist and started pulling him towards the subway.

"Whoa, Naruto?"

The blonde looked back at him, grinned and then kept pulling him further down the central station before showing a ticket to a girl. She let them both pass, and before Sasuke could say anything, they had stepped into a train. The doors closed behind them, and when Sasuke looked at his newly found friend, the blonde seemed to glow even more than before. These kinds of adventures seemed to be something Naruto really enjoyed, and therefore, Sasuke decided that he would try and enjoy it as well. He got the feeling that it wouldn't be that hard to have a good time when he was with Naruto.

Another train later, they only had to walk for two minutes before they reached a couple of huge gates and a pair of guards, checking tickets. Sasuke had a feeling about what this would turn out to be, but kept his mouth shut. He could hear people screaming and music blasting out of some kind of speakers, children laughing and he could see some kind of clowns taking photos with the visitors.

He should have figured that Naruto would take him to a place like this. Sasuke wasn't too fond of this kind of stuff, but once again reminded himself that he would have a great time just because Naruto was a part of it. Naruto tried to pay both their tickets, but Sasuke insisted that he would take care of it. In turn, Naruto said that he would pay for dinner later. Sasuke just nodded, well aware that he himself would pay for that, too. And that's how he wanted it. He himself wasn't really that much of a fun company, unlike Naruto, so he wanted to try and make up for it by paying. That was the least he could do.

They entered the park and had a great time; spinning some chocolate wheels, winning stuffed animals that they – or, Naruto – gave to crying children, and Sasuke even gave in for a rollercoaster ride. He had to admit it; it was kinda fun, and they actually looked happy on the photo that was taken by some machine while they were on the ride. After some ice cream, they decided to go for another rollercoaster, and actually ended up buying two copies of the new photo. Naruto had his arms high up in the air, eyes wide open, and it looked as if he had been screaming – he probably did, too. They could actually see Sasuke smiling in the photo, even when he had his hand covering his mouth. His other arm was placed over his stomach, and Sasuke remembered that he had been laughing so incredibly hard the entire time. When Sasuke was looking at the photo, he noticed that he had been leaning towards Naruto, but decided not to point it out - for various reasons.

It was getting late – late as in time for dinner -, but Naruto talked him into another ride of some sort before they got going.

"What's the name of this thing? Is it scary?"

Sasuke showed his ticket and got to pass into the boats that were floating on actual water. It didn't seem as if it would be fast, but it could still be scary.

Naruto joined him at the other side of the fence and put his hands in his pockets, waiting for a boat.

"It translates to 'the love tunnel' or something like that."

Sasuke froze and couldn't even breathe for at least fifteen seconds. The love tunnel? Why in the world would they sit in a boat in a love tunnel? Wasn't this day, watching a happy Naruto and receiving pats on the back every now and then torture enough?

Naruto seemed to notice Sasuke's reaction, and started laughing.

"Sorry, but I love the artwork in there. It's beautiful, make sure to get a good look at it!"

Sasuke wasn't sure if he felt relieved or depressed about the fact that Naruto just wanted to ride this thing to show off how it looks. He just knew that he would have a mental breakdown at the hotel later. But hey, maybe he should feel grateful that he actually would get to ride it with the person he liked, even if it didn't really mean anything. He could feel himself getting nervous, and tried his very best to push the feeling away. Before he knew it, an empty boat had stopped in front of them and Naruto made a gesture.

"After you."

Sasuke mumbled a 'thanks', sat down at the seat at front of the boat, and soon felt Naruto taking his place right behind him. There were only two seats, which made sense, and Sasuke was thankful that he didn't have to sit next to the blonde. That would have been way too much tension for him to handle.

The ride started and their boat slowly floated into a tunnel. A Swedish speaking voice started to guide them, but since Sasuke didn't understand a single word, he just started looking for that artwork Naruto had mentioned. Soon, the walls were showing off gorgeous paintings and clay models of ancient love stories, and Sasuke could almost relax for a moment.

Until Naruto leaned forward to whisper in his ear, that is.

"You see that figure right there?"

Sasuke closed his eyes and bit his cheeks when the hot air made its way behind and into his ear. He had to concentrate to keep himself from moaning, and didn't even notice that Naruto was pointing at something.

"Uh-huh."

Sasuke was impressed. He actually had said something in this situation without his voice cracking or a moan escaping through his lips. Naruto didn't notice his struggle whatsoever.

"That's from Romeo and Juliet. The guide is telling us about the story, but I guess you already know it."

He was blushing. He was blushing and Naruto's low, husky voice in his ear didn't really help to calm down the lightning inside Sasuke's body. He wasn't that focused at that moment, but if he had been able to open his eyes and feel something else than his racing heart, he would have noticed the hard on growing in his pants.

"And that one right there…"

Sasuke assumed that he was pointing again, but all he could do was to gasp and add a bit more redness to the blush that was now covering his cheeks.

Dammit dammit dammit I fucking hate you Naruto Uzumaki. Don't do this to me right now.

"M-hm."

He cursed himself; now Naruto would whisper some more, just making the situation even worse.

Indeed, that's exactly what happened.

"That's right after Romeo and Juliet dies. I'm not that into the story, but this artwork is just fantastic!"

Sasuke felt bolts of lightning rushing through his body, and he moaned. He actually moaned and he felt like standing up and leaving the ride right there and then. That, or he wanted to turn around and jump the blonde.

Naruto, being as naïve as usual, just heard the moan as some kind of agreement on his statement.

Sasuke was sitting on pins and needles for the rest of the ride, and got out of the boat as soon as it had stopped. Naruto just seemed pleased, happy that he got to watch the paintings and the clay models, while Sasuke struggled to keep the blush away from his face. Luckily, his hard on had calmed down as well.

"What did you think?"

Naruto grinned, walking next to Sasuke.

"It was…"

Sasuke tried to find the right word.

"Interesting."

The blonde nodded enthusiastically, and turned to walk backwards so that he could look Sasuke in the eyes.

"I know, right! It's probably my favorite one."

Sasuke chuckled, still a bit nervous. He just had the feeling that they had experienced the ride very differently.

"Alright, next up is dinner. Where do you wanna go, Sasu?"

The raven had mixed feelings about that dinner. He would love to sit and have another hour with Naruto, but he also didn't think that he would be able to keep a straight face when he constantly had those clear blue eyes in front of him.

He hummed and acted as if he was thinking really hard.

"Why don't we go somewhere that's typical Swedish?"

Naruto pulled the same thinking-face as Sasuke did, but he was actually trying to think of something. Sasuke smiled and rolled his eyes. He was just falling more and more for the blonde with every passing second.

"Oh, I know! You wanna go where we swedes go? Then I know just the place!"

Sasuke was skeptical.

"And what's the name of the place?"

Naruto laughed and grabbed his wrist again, starting to pull him out through those huge gates.

"McDonalds!"

Sasuke snorted and then started to laugh out loud. Yep, he was falling more and more.