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I don't own Naruto, but pretty soon Sasuke will.

Naruto took his own sketchbook back into his hands and glanced down to see what Sasuke had added to his picture, what he thought Naruto was missing in his sanctuary. Laid out on his bed, in a least-to-say interesting manner, was Sasuke. His first thought was something among the lines of 'Does he want a sleepover?' –which was the interrupted and followed by the sudden realization of 'Oh my god.' Naruto looked away from the picture, and into the seat in front of him. Well, what the hell does this mean, Sasuke? Naruto looked over the past events that had taken place. I woke up on his shoulder, with his head on mine, I knocked him down, I accidentally did a dirty mad lib….and now this? Naruto stared at the deepest etch in the seat. Alright, what's different in this situation versus the others? The etch stared back. This time, it is completely and his fault. And this time, he's definitely acting too cool. –And as that thought was completed, to his left, Naruto heard the sound of Points of Authority by Linkin Park hit it's full volume potential from an iPod's production.

'Forfeit the game before somebody else takes you out of the frame'. Naruto moved on to a different etch, leaving the deeper one to do whatever etches do in peace. The music continued to blare.

'You love the way I look at you while taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through. You take away if I give in. My life, my pride is broken.' Not helping but to hear the lyrics, (with it being so loud), Naruto was led onto another thought. Hey..his stupid song might have something. What if this is all some bigger game or something? Bored with the etch, he moved on to yet another. What if he's really just trying to wig me out, and all the guys are in on this? Naruto backed up from the seat, still staring at it. After having backed away a bit, he noticed that the majority of some etches in one corner of the seat made a huge 'X'. And what if they're all waiting for me to lose it? He recalled the flash that he had heard and felt when he was on Sasuke's shoulder. That proves it. This is just some big prank. Everything. Naruto almost smiled, pleased with himself for having figured out the bigger scheme that was going on around him. That's what he's waiting for, and that's why he drew this picture. Well, I've got bigger things to worry about, and this isn't getting in my path, no way. I'll bite. I'll play along, but not to their rules. I'll show them how the game is really played, they can't top me.

Naruto turned to face Sasuke and tapped him softly on the shoulder, getting his attention from the music. Sasuke turned off his iPod. "What?".

"Nothing, I just thought that I should thank you for what you added to my picture, Sasuke. I really think that was what I was missing, and I feel so much better now." He smiled as sweetly as his conscious mind would allow under the circumstances. Then, knowing that to carry out his initial thoughts for his first try of revenge, he would have to do something drastic, so he forced his arms around the older boy beside him into an embrace.

Sasuke watched Naruto smile as he spoke. Wait…what? He's thanking me? Great. Just great. Maybe I'll ju- His thoughts were cut off as Sasuke felt himself being pulled into Naruto's arms. A hug. A nice hug. –But a hug from Naruto. Sasuke pulled out of Naruto's grasp. "Ha, you're welcome, Naruto. I'm glad that you liked it." –And with that said, he turned back to his iPod, trying not to shiver. He pressed play, and immersed himself inside the world of My Chemical Romance's You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison. Sasuke went over the possibilities of what could be going through Naruto's head from the safety of his own. Well, I guess he could like me, but even Naruto isn't dumb enough to just hug someone like that. Secondly, since when did he bat his eye lashes like that? No, I think he's definitely up to something. There's no way he actually feels that way, is he trying to get me back? –Wait, but that would mean he figured me out, wouldn't it? No, he wouldn't, but he must figure something'sgoing on, and that's why he did what he did, right? He wants to top me. Sasuke pressed the 'next' button. Well, I won't let that happen. He can't beat me at my own game, I'm an Uchiha.

After that moment of thought, Kakashi apparently decided to try out the bus's loud speak stystem.

Scccccccreeeeeeeeeeeecccchhh. Yup, it worked.

"Hey, bandies, we're about half an hour from our destination right now. Once we get to the hotel/apartment place, we'll unload our stuff and become situated with the environment that we'll be staying in. After, we are going to head back out to the local Fred Meyer for dinner and other needs. I know you guys are wondering, so I'll go ahead and read our room assignments."

"Yes, we have room assignments", Kakashi continued on.

Shikamaru leaned back in his seat. "This is so troublesome."

"Troublesome? You have no idea how troublesome it really is, Shikamaru. Like the bus, we had a bit of availability problems with our living arrangements. Don't worry, you aren't living in a box for the next couple days, but it's going to be a bit different there than what you were expecting. We're going to be a bit…closer than participated."

This time, Gaara spoke up. "What do you mean?".

Kakashi shook the paper in his right hand. "I mean that instead of having 3 apartments with 3 people in them each, (making 4 in one, because I exist) we have 2 apartments, one with 6 people, and one with 5. Since there are 2 bedrooms and 2 couches in each apartment, some of you guys are going to need to deal with bunking up. Yes, before you ask, that means sharing a bed. The rooms are fairly small, also, so sleeping on the floor isn't a big option for you. Deal with it."

Having that said, Kakashi squeaked the microphone off, and continued driving. Chouji leaned up behind Kakashi and tapped him on the shoulder. "Um, Kakashi, what about our room assignments?"

Kakashi looked in the bus's mirror at Chouji. "Oh, yeah, oops." Grabbing the microphone, (which to Sasuke's delight didn't screech this time) he spoke again. "I guess I'll just get this over with. In room 8, I will be sleeping in a bedroom, Lee and Chouji will be taking 1 couch each in the living room, and Neji and Shikamaru will share the other room." Kakashi let the group have a couple seconds to 'digest' the information before speaking again. "In room 7, Kiba and Shino will take a room, Sasuke and Naruto will take a room, and Gaara and Kankuro will each get a couch. No negotiating, by the way."

Sasuke sat still as Kakashi finished his ramblings on the microphone, only half listening to them. We're in the same apartment. We're rooming together. We're sleeping the in the same bed. He looked to his right at Naruto, whom was just staring forward listening to Kakashi. Perfect.

Authie's Notes:

Yeah, I know, this chapter is the craps. I got a bit stuck, but I still felt like getting it out! I'm sorry if it's the sucks! Please Read and Rate, It's appreciated so much, and inspires me to get the next one out faster. They are getting to Fairbanks the next chapter, hellz yeah. What a long ride, like 10k words. lol. Cya!