Chapter 2 – Bon Voyage!
Naruto buckled his seatbelt once again as they were only 10 minute away from Calais and had been quickly ushered back into the coach, an excited murmur of voices filled the silence.
He had managed to swivel under the seatbelt, so that he was facing Sasuke, his back to the window. Kiba was doing the same of the opposite side of the bus, so the pair was facing eachother from across the bus. The raven was reading his bus, iPod abandoned in his bag until they were once again on the road; he didn't want it to run out.
Sasuke was trying to ignore the hyperactive banter being passed between his bus buddy and Kiba, but the excited bouncing of Naruto's knee against his thigh was hard to ignore.
"Dobe, sit still" Naruto blinked at his friend, not having noticed his knee against Sasuke until it had been mentioned. Kiba quickly got absorbed in the conversation Hinata and Ino were having and had forgotten that he was supposed to be talking to Naruto, who was now left sitting next to Sasuke's silence.
"So, how long is it until Paris?" Sasuke sighed, but put his bookmark in and placed the novel back in his bag, looking boredly at Naruto.
"I have no idea, but turn around we're leaving" Right on cue, the bus began reversing out of the ferry, before they were on their way to Paris. Naruto did as he was told and got comfortable, looking out of the window, he hadn't expected there to be so much countryside in France. He knew it was dumb, but they never showed this part in TV shows or movies.
"What's so fascinating about fields, Dobe?" Naruto snapped out of his daze and grinned at his friend giving Sasuke his full attention whether he wanted it or not.
"Nothing, just thinking" Sasuke chuckled, and was about to make a comment but Naruto beat him to it. "No, it did not hurt, Teme!" The blonde pouted but smiled at the amused look on Sasuke's face.
"Whatever you say…" They just sat there, looking at eachother. Neither realised how this may seem to the rest of the group, until Sakura's head appeared in the gap between the seats infront of them. She paused when she saw the expressions on their faces, before giggling. The noise breaking the silence and the boy's eyes fell upon her.
"Oi lovebirds, Kakashi-sensei says that we'll be in Paris in about 2-3 hours, depending on traffic" Sasuke glared at her for the beginning comment, trying not to watch Naruto get flushed and ended up nodding for both of them, his eyes clearing telling her to turn back around.
A few minutes of awkward silence passed between them, before Sasuke pulled out his iPod, this time offering the other headphone to the blonde, who murmured a 'thank you' and took it.
The blonde was once again on the verge of sleep, when they arrived at the fancy hotel. It was on the outskirts of Paris, with a pool and sauna, though he wasn't sure how much time they would get to spend there. Naruto just hoped that they got some free time; he wanted to chill with his friends under the sun of Paris.
He and Sasuke slid out of their seats, picking up their hand luggage, before sluggishly walking off the coach along with everyone else, it was quite late and they just wanted to sleep.
Sasuke observed his surroundings as he stepped off the bus, the hotel was large with fancy gold writing stating the name 'Le Cheval Blanc'. He deemed the name fancy enough and went to grab his suitcase, listening to the blonde whine about his sore head.
He wasn't surprised, after the bumpy and uncomfortable sleep the blonde had managed to have on his shoulder… again.
They assembled just outside of the hotel, to have a final meeting before they were sent on their ways. "You have each been given your key cards on the bus and you know what number you are in and who you are sharing with" Kakashi looked around; almost expecting someone to of lost theirs already.
"You have an hour of free time, before we are to meet in the dining hall for dinner at 6. Have fun!" With that the teachers turned and casually strolled into the hotel, greeting the reception staff warmly.
Naruto was suddenly filled with energy as he bounced next to Sasuke, suitcase in hand as they followed the crowd in. Their room was in the middle of Kiba and Shikamaru's, and Tenten and Hinata's, which wasn't too bad if Kiba wouldn't constantly be popping in and out of the room.
"I think this is going to be really good" Ino smiled at the young male receptionist on the way by.
"Moi aussi!" Sasuke rolled his eyes at Kiba's attempt at French, he had always been better at Spanish, but somehow managed to talk his way into the trip anyway.
Sasuke and Naruto soon reached their room and walked in, glancing around expectantly. The room was spacious, with a lovely balcony and marbled en-suite, there was only one problem – the bed was a king sized and there was only one. Both boys stood staring at it as if it was about to laugh and split into two.
"Uhh… um…" Naruto tried to form a sentence, nothing but noises came out, until Sasuke smacked him on the head and moved over to his wardrobe.
"I know you're illiterate, but please shut up. You aren't making this any better Dobe" Naruto just scratched the back of his head and dumped his bag on his half of the room, bringing another frown to Sasuke's face. He couldn't understand how the teme could be so calm about this, but in the back of his head he knew he wasn't half as bothered as he should have been.
"It'll be fine teme, stop whingeing!" Sasuke glared at him, before sitting on the bed and flicking through the TV channels. Both of them sent a disgusted look at the machine when French 'Barney' came on, quickly turning it over, it stopped on some game show that the raven left on to break the silence.
Naruto watched his friend get up to answer the door when a knock sounded. It was Iruka, who looked somewhat embarrassed. "Hello Sasuke" The Uchiha stepped aside, allowing their teacher to enter, watching as he observed the bed, not seeming too surprised. "About the bed, there was a mistake and your room was three floors away from ours and the only one left was this one…" Both boys frowned, but said nothing to object, surprising the man – he had expected drama from at least Naruto.
"Whatever" Sasuke went into the bathroom, leaving Naruto to see Iruka out, which he did, bidding his goodbyes to the elder man.
Once the door shut, Naruto rested his head against it, he didn't know why he was feeling funny around his best friend, this shouldn't be such a problem. But inside, Naruto knew if it were anyone else, he wouldn't of let this ever happen.
