...We both stood...
The moonlight dimmed as a cloud drifted lazily over the moons face blotting out the pale orb for no more than 15 seconds, but to the blonde ninja wrapped in the blanket it seemed like it took forever. Naruto rolled and looked out the window at the sky, it was bad, the clouds were becoming more frequent and he knew soon it would be raining and the moonlight cascading into the room would be gone. It wasn't that he was scared of the dark...more like he was terrified of disappearing into it. To him there were 2 kinds of people, people who could sleep in the dark, and people who can't. He was in the latter group. Darkness made him nervous, because in that moment where no light shone it felt like you had disappeared. Like your entire existence had been erased. Someone who could sleep in the dark was someone who was sure they and everyone they knew would be there when the light came back. Naruto had never known anyone to be there light or no, all he had was himself...if he disappeared no one would care. There was a small snore from the bed next to him and he smiled a little, well maybe someone would care. His gazed moved from the dwindling light to the form under the blanket next to him, Sasuke was the closest thing to a friend Naruto had...plus...He was the most important person to Naruto. Even the thought made Naruto blush and he hid his face under the blankets leaving only his eyes out to watch the taller boy sleep. Like they did on most missions the boys were sharing a room again, Naruto didn't mind, it gave him a chance to be with Sasuke without the constant arguments and threats.
...Standing back to back...
Naruto turned and looked up at the ceiling, he had been tempted to tell Sasuke just how he felt but he could never bring himself to do it. He couldn't read Sasuke well enough to know how he would act and Naruto..well he wasn't sure he could take that rejection. He growled flipping onto his stomach and shoving his face in the pillow, damn it! I am beginning to sound like a girl! He fumed on growling into his pillow for a few moment before looking back out the window and the now cloud sodden sky. The moons perfect circle was about to become a less perfect one as the clouds moved in, Sasuke mumbled something in his sleep and Naruto glanced back at him noticing like he did every time he looked at Sasuke...the boy was really handsome. Even in the dimming light he could still see Sasuke, sometimes he was pretty sure the boy glowed in the dark. He stifled a giggle at the mental image of a glowing Sasuke and pulled his blanket up to his chin staring at the floor like the worn wooden boards were the most interesting thing in the world.
...Atop a narrow cliff...
Letting his mind wander Naruto eventually came back to the topic that was always in the corner of his mind. Sasuke. He hated how he sounded even to himself, always thinking about and watching the raven haired ninja, he sounded like one of the Fan girls. He shivered at the thought of him with pink hair blushing and going on about Sasuke-kun. (A/N: That's right! In my world Naruto does NOT like Sakura. I mean come on...who would? Eeewwww .) He smiled knowing that thought that had been a far from pretty mental image he actually looked pretty cute as a girl. Not like that helped. Boy or girl Sasuke ignored their advances equally. And Naruto was even far from a good looking boy, he would probably be the last person on Sasukes mind. He was probably just above Shino and Kiba and that was a depressing thought.
...And from there...
Naruto had been so lost in his own thoughts he hadn't noticed that the room was almost completely dark now and swallowed hard, damn it. He took a deep breath, he wasn't a kid anymore, there was no need to get so freaked out. At least that was the reasoning he used when he looked at the small sliver of moonlight dwindle away, as the darkness came completely he again shoved his head in the pillow. It was a moment or so of strained breathing before he heard the rain begin outside, first just a slight patter on the ground but soon it gained speed spreading its heavy liquid scent through the room as the drops bigger and quicker made a dull tak-tak-tak sound on the roof of the wooden home. Naruto unconsciously released his death grip on the pillow and his breathing calmed, the scent of rain mingled with the outside and soon the air was thick with the smell of trees grass that had been soaked through. Glancing again at Sasuke Naruto gave a contented sigh and relaxed falling asleep quicker than he would have thought.
...We gazed at the world...
The soft sound of birds chirping stirred the blonde form his sleep and he groaned at the intrusion flipping on his mat flinging out his arm but instead of meeting the wooden floor his skin prickled at the sensation of something warm and furry. He cracked open an eye and looked blankly touching the black mass his hand was tangled in, for a moment he didn't know what it was but then it clicked and he withdrew his arm staring in shock at Sasuke who was laying where he definitely hadn't been last night! Blinking away sleep and confusion he propped himself up on his elbows and looked around, horror erasing the surprise he hadn't moved over to sleep with Sasuke during the night had he! But as he looked more closely he noted he was at the same place he had been last night and instead Sasukes mat lay a few feet away empty. He looked back down at Sasuke and slowly smiled as it dawned on him, maybe Sasuke had felt alone too. He smiled more and lay back down snuggling into the blanket and moving a little closer to Sasuke. When he woke up he would pretend he hated Sasukes closeness but for now he would much rather bask in it.
...Together at the same speed.
Owari
Okay now as always, please R&R I know this one was a little (all right more than a little) strange, I never thought Naruto could do so much thinking! O.O Any who please give comments. There will be one more chapter after this one and even I am looking forward to it, no smutt though, it would ruin the cute fluffieness I have going on here. .
