Pairing: SasuNaruSasu
Warning: Fluff, coarse language, a bit of slang (he kinda grew out of it by now) and me being me-naturally! Ϩ(ˣω ˣ)~
Disclaimer: Naruto, as always, does not belong to the poor old me. I'll let you guess to whom he belongs. Also, everything else that has been TMed as well does not belong to me.
Summary: The Golden Week and Leisure Days are hanging around the corner, and our boys have plans to spend them together; what with junior high separating them once again...
A/N: Oh dear Kami, this took forever to write. You might not thinks so, but the research material I had to gather for this chapter to turn out just the way I wanted it to? Ages! Like the previous chapters, this once, as well, is dedicated to the sns 2k15 movement, and it's celebrating the month May and the Golden Week in Japan.
I wish we had Golden Week... or half the stuff Japan has... Ah well, I'll get there someday(I'm talking about getting to Japan, not Japanazing my country... Though, it wouldn't hurt.)
"So, pouty bastard, what's our plan for the Golden week?"
The so called bastard (who was so not pouting) budged from his position, a couple more millimetres to the left, on the mattress. His perfectly shaped eyebrow rose up to give a pointed stare to the other boy.
Naruto was currently rotating round and round on the chair before him, his knees pressed onto his chest, feet tightly snuggled under his bottom on the soft pillow of the chair. Sasuke scowled, those wheels were irritating him for a while, creating attrition whilst rubbing on the rug less floor.
Sasuke didn't know what it was with Naruto and rugs; he absolutely detested having any in his room (or house at all). When he asked him why, Naruto just gave him an exhausted look and said something along the lines 'Let's see you having to vacuum every single one, twice a week!'
He guesses he can, somewhat, understand. After all, his family had countless of maids and butlers; nobody in the family actually did housework, except on Sundays, when Mikoto insisted the whole family gathers up to her home-made cooking.
Not that she cleaned up the mess she created in the kitchen… No, she made her sons do that, saying things about teaching them hard work and whatnot.
Sasuke sighed, understanding Naruto's plight, even if just a bit. Not wanting to trouble his parents and his great aunt, Naruto constantly tries to do anything that would help lessen their, mostly Tsunade's, burden of having to take care of him. Grades, housework and occasional part time job for his neighbours- he did whatever he could to assure them not to worry about him.
It certainly put off Sasuke a bit, what with Naruto having little time to hang with Sasuke. Especially since they started junior high and were separated; with Sasuke's father insisting he went to a private one and Naruto enrolling the Takamatsu, a block away from his apartment. The two schools were but a half an hour walk away from each other, but the two boys still missed a lot of time spent together.
Thank Kami they were both still in Minato.
"We had plans?" He asked indifferently "I was under the impression you were too busy with Kise's dogs to play around."
Naruto snorted.
"Ha-ha, real funny." His tone clearly indicated it was not, not really.
"Kise-san is going to his home town for the holidays, and he's bringing Kuroko and Akashi with him."
Sasuke's lips tinted into a small smile, a smile Naruto certainly took notice of.
"This means I'm all yours this week!"
Naruto turned around once again, failing to catch the slight blush that appeared on his friends alabaster pale cheeks.
"So, uh, yeah…" Sasuke coughed into his hand, reaching for one of the pillows with his other one.
"Do you have anything planned?"
Naruto turned his bright smile to him, blinding Sasuke for a moment.
"Well, kinda." Sasuke arched his eyebrow once again. "Well, for the Greenery Day, we gotta go to a botanical garden, right? And Shizune-nee, remember her, said Koishikawa isn't crowded this time of the year… well, much."
Sasuke nodded slowly, amazed that Naruto became so accustomed to Tokyo in the span of these three years.
"OK, I'll see about Itachi giving us a ride…"
Naruto's blue marbles widened in disbelief for a second. Right before he started flailing his arms around himself, still spinning on the chair.
"What? No! We'll use the subway; it's like 15 minutes away!"
Sasuke grimaced; he didn't really like using the subway, getting squashed with all those people… but, he guesses, seeing Naruto's dazzled look, he could somehow deal with it.
For Naruto.
"Fine then. What about the rest of the week? Do you plan doing something on Showa and Constitution Day? I know my folks have Children's Day all planned out."
Naruto hummed for couple of minutes, preoccupied by his thoughts, leaving Sasuke to comfortably stare at his friend. He didn't know why (he did, but he wasn't quite comfortable admitting it yet), but looking at Naruto's face, his many different emotions, his virulent smile, his gorgeous, open, live eyes made Sasuke's life all that better.
Spending their days, lazing around in their rooms, munching on snacks Naruto managed to smuggle pass the strict Tsunade, watching some silly American shows Naruto (and Sasuke, though none shall know) is hooked on, was a simple bliss. There was nothing more sacred, to each other, and even more to the young Uchiha, than engaging into those silly, everyday actions.
He wouldn't give them up for anything in the world.
"Let's have a sleep over at your place for those days!"
And even if he scowled, he didn't seriously mind Naruto spending five days at his place. Blushing slightly, he snorted out:
"You just want to see Odaiba more."
Naruto huffed, his scarred cheeks stretching far because of the pout that started settling on his face.
"Well yeah, since you just blitzed me through it that one time you agreed to go out!"
"I don't see why you people get so charmed about it."
"I don't think yours, a natural born Odaiba, opinion matters that much when it comes to sightseeing."
Sasuke smirked, his eyes keenly following Naruto while he jerked to his computer, opening up new tabs and typing away quickly. He closed them briefly, exhaling couple of times, and just enjoying the pleasant buzz of the machine and Naruto's hard hitting fingers.
"OOOHH, Leisure Land! I wanna go there!"
Sasuke made plans to get the tickets in advance.
"Oooh, oooh, Gundam too!"
'Otaku'
"We can even go on a picnic there! Aaah, but we'll do that at Koishikawa… Maybe go swimming? They've got enclosed pool, if it's too cold…"
He briefly smiled and allowed himself to gently fall asleep in the midst of Naruto's excited mumbling.
Life is great, he thinks, while he catches Naruto making plans about Miraikan.
A/N:
So about all of the Japanese stuff in there…
As some know, Golden week is a collection of a four national holidays, and it lasts for seven days, counting weekdays.
Showa Day is on April 29th and it's a birthday of former Emperor Showa, who died in 1989;
Constitution Day is on May 3rd when the postwar constitution was put into effect in 1947;
Greenery Day is, as you expected, a day Japanese value and enjoy nature, and was previously celebrated on Emperor Showa's birth day, since he's the one who loved nature most;
Children's Day, May 5th, is a day when families pray for the future health and success of their heirs and sons hanging up carp streamers and displaying samurai dolls, both symbolizing strength, power and success in life;
Takamatsu Junior High is a real, live public Junior High that exists in Mita District, Minato City, Tokyo;
Noticed the Kuroko no Basuke reference there? Kikikiki… Yes, my KnB OTP is AkaKuro;
Koishikawa is a large botanical garden that exhibits and preserves a few thousand trees and plants. It is located in Bunkyou City, Tokyo;
Odaiba is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay that is connected to the central Tokyo by Rainbow Bridge. It is a major commercial, residential and leisure area;
Some of Odaiba's attractions are the ones mentioned up there:
Tokyo Leisure Land- a 24 hour video gaming, karaoke, bowling destination;
Gundam Front Tokyo- features an 18 meter tall Gundam figure;
Miraikan- National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.
As for everything else, I'll tell you a relatively old phrase: Google It. Like I did!