Warning: Shounen ai, some descriptive kissing scenes and fowl language.
Under My Tree
'No One Else But Me And You
Nothing I Would Rather Do
Than Hold You All Through The Night
Under My Tree'
Naruto at the time was getting over the shock and moving on to anger, damn it! He would find out who did that! Thankfully however they hadn't touched his walrus sleeping cap. That would have meant death. But he was Uzumaki Naruto for fuck's sakes! He was going to be the Hokage, he wouldn't let this get to him! No matter how mean it was to do this type of thing so close to Christmas! Of course Shizune happily chatting with him and the deliciously hot and creamy coca helped lighten his mood considerably. His only problem now would be finding where he was to live while they fixed his apartment. That shouldn't be too difficult. This was Konoha after all, he'd had some friends!
After a while more of the two laughing at the faults of their favorite female Hokage Shizune refilled his coca and they headed toward the office again. Naruto was in a much better mood, he would probably end up bunking with Iruka or Shikamaru. That would be fine with him, it would be like a sleep over! Though he had never been to one before...Naruto snapped from his thoughts as they went back into the Hokage's office. She was smiling happily as she spoke to him.
"Good news! Though it's going to take a while to get your apartment fixed, because no one really wants to work this close to Christmas. We found you somewhere to stay!"
Naruto smiled happily back, "So who is lucky enough to bask in my company!"
A very familiar voice spoke from beside him.
"I wouldn't call it lucky, Dobe."
Naruto jumped reminding everyone of the cartoon cat who's fur spikes as they stick to the ceiling in surprise. And that's pretty much what he did as he turned and stared shocked at Sasuke.
"You! I'm staying with you!"
Sasuke crossed his arms looking away, "It seems so."
After the shock came the suspicion, Naruto narrowed his eyes, stepping away from Shizune and Ton Ton who he'd jumped into.
"Why are you letting me stay with you?"
Sasuke shrugged ignoring the question as he looked away, Naruto glared and went to smart off but someone slapped the back of his head. Turning with a pout firmly in place Naruto glared at Kakashi.
"I think better than all these questions a thank you is in order, ne Naruto?"
"I'd die first."
"It can be arranged."
Glaring at the cheery jounin teacher he turned back to Sasuke who still looked bored out of his mind. The boy smirked while waiting, Naruto glared worse.
"..."
Sasuke rolled his eyes still smirking and turned toward the door.
"Come on, Dobe." Naruto glared at the retreating back of the boy, he still didn't trust his sudden good intentions.
"Don't call me that Teme!"
Naruto left after the boy, catching up to him but giving him the silent treatment.
"Do you have all your stuff already or do we have to stop by your place?"
Naruto shook his head, "Got it."
Sasuke eyed the backpack but didn't say anything, they left and again had to brave the cold as they traveled the rather far distance to the Uchiha compound. It was more like an entire street covered in that annoying Uchiha symbol, Naruto had never been to the boys house before and was looking around him in something akin to awe. He wondered distantly why the Uchiha never let other people move into the empty homes, they were nice and would be bought pretty quickly. But he decided to keep his questions to himself, he knew Sasuke had issues talking about his family. They reached a house at the end of the street and Naruto did gawk in awe that time. It was huge! You could fit about 20 of his apartments in there!
"You're going to catch a cold if you keep standing there idiot"
Naruto glared at the boy and hurried up the walk toward the door, Sasuke opened it and Naruto practically dove into the heat. Sasuke's house was really warm! Naruto smiled happily as he hugged himself, feeling the cold drain away.
"Ahhh! You're house is so warm Teme!"
Sasuke rolled his eyes at Naruto's happy expression, figured something as simple as heat would make him forget the sour mood he'd been in once he'd been informed he would be staying with Sasuke. Not like he was happy about it either. Naruto was loud, annoying, messy, and...loud. Sasuke was tempted to weep for the peace and quiet he would be missing, but he wasn't completely heartless, he knew the reason for the attitude he got. It didn't take a genius to figure it out. Of course it helped he heard a pair of old men discussing it at the sushi stand before. He didn't see the problem. What was the point of fearing all that power when it was locked in a moron?
"Want some tea or do you want to see your room first?"
Naruto was taking off his jacket as he spoke, Sasuke cringed as the water dripped onto his floor.
"Room please!"
Sasuke nodded leading Naruto toward the back of the house. Sasuke had taken a while trying to decide which room to put the idiot in. Not that they were used or anything, it was just that Sasuke wasn't completely comfortable with having him stay in certain rooms...That left a few spare ones, but the heater wasn't working in one and the other didn't have a bed and the last was used as storage. That left Sasuke with a problem. Put him in Itachi's room, or put him in his parents room. He figured he would leave the decision to Naruto. They walked quietly, Naruto trying to remember the way, Sasuke smirked at that. He didn't have many guests so was pretty unaware how confusing the halls could be.
"You can have one of these."
Sasuke pointed to a room in the middle of the hall and the other was toward the end. Naruto opened the door and looked around his parents room, it had a rather large bed and a vanity with a large closet along one wall and a bathroom off to the side with a door that opened to the garden. Naruto smirked and looked back at Sasuke.
"It's kinda girly...You didn't have a sister did you?"
Sasuke rolled his eyes, "No."
Naruto smiled, "Next!"
The boy was having way too much fun picking rooms...Sasuke sweat dropped and considered marching him back to the Hokage. He wasn't sure he could handle 24 hours of Naruto until he apartment was repaired. The boy bounced down the hall and pushed the other door aside looking into the room. Itachi's. Naruto paused and didn't even go into it. He looked around it for a second. It was rather plain. A regular twin bed, closet and window. It was dark because the light had burned out and Sasuke didn't see the need to fix it as he never went in. There was some weapons on the wall along with a full length mirror beside the closet. Naruto turned and pulled the door shut.
"I don't want that one."
Sasuke smirked, even his brothers room gave off bad vibes, figures. Naruto went back to the other one and dropped his backpack on the floor.
"Want tea now?"
Naruto smiled as he followed him, "Can I have coca instead?"
"No."
The boy pouted for a moment before mumbling something about jerks with no sense of hospitality. Just for that Sasuke was tempted to toss him out, however instead he ignored it, pointing to the living room as he went into the kitchen. While the tea cooked he heard Naruto humming to himself in the other room as he apparently bounced on the couch.
"Teme?"
"...What?"
"Did your family celebrate holidays?"
Sasuke raised a curious eyebrow.
"Yes."
"..."
The Dobe was quiet until the tea was done and Sasuke left the kitchen to see Naruto curled up on the couch, the pose reminded him of a cat, or more appropriately, a fox. He handed him the cup and sat on the chair, Naruto drank it down with a 'bwah!' sound. Sasuke eyed the boy, he didn't seem sad about his house at all...
"Why didn't you decorate?"
Sasuke paused in his drinking and looked at the blonde again.
"Hm?"
"For Christmas. Its only a week-ish away and you don't even have a Christmas Tree!"
Sasuke shrugged, after he was orphaned he hadn't seen the point. He had no friends or family who would give him presents or he would give presents to put under it. He'd gotten one from the Hokage every year but that hardly merited the effort to put a tree up. He'd also gotten mounds from his fan girls, but he never opened them. Those were thoughtless gifts, odds are they were full of pointless junk or sickeningly sweet candy.
"I don't see the point."
Naruto looked at him like he'd just started dancing while singing 'I'm a Little Tea Pot'. Sasuke glared back.
"But...isn't it lonely?"
At that Sasuke blinked, "How so?"
"I mean, if you don't put one up, isn't that the same as saying no one would care?" Naruto frowned, "Geez. Even I put one up and I only get a gift from Iruka-sensei."
Sasuke leaned back in his chair and stared at the open living room, it was dark, like usual. He'd forgotten what it could look like when decorated.
"Hey! We still have a week right!" Sasuke looked back up at Naruto who was all but standing on the couch as he spoke, bright blue eyes alive and pinning the Uchiha. "Why don't you decorate this year! I'll help!"
Sasuke scoffed drinking some tea before speaking.
"No way. What you mean is you'll spend my money on stupid plastic santa statues."
Naruto visibly deflated. "Come on Sasuke, its not like you don't have tons of money stashed away. And besides this place seems so...empty."
Sasuke eyed Naruto carefully while the boy put on his best puppy face. Of course Sasuke didn't fall for that, it was the thought of the house being bright and lived in again. If houses had emotions this one would be crying from the gloom etched in every corner.
"...Whatever. Just don't get carried away."
Naruto whooped and Sasuke immediately regretted giving in. Damn...
TBC!