Sorry for the late update, guys! At first I couldn't find the motivation and then fanfiction decided to delete two of my fics and well, it made me even less motivated... With this in mind I also wanted to inform you that if this story ever gets deleted from fanfiction, I also have an account on archiveofourown now and I will post my stories on there as well. My name is DanaEliza on there!

Anyway, enjoy guys!

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When they finally got there, the mood had not been good. Naruto mostly just ignored it, but as soon as the front door opened and green eyes locked with black it was over. Both males were annoyed for whatever reason. They had not spoken a word to each other, but decided to mostly grumble under their breath as Naruto shifted through his stuff.

The blond was mostly happy for having all his things back and was squealing with every fun thing he found. His old comics, his favourite blanket and ramen? Apparently Naruto had some ramen stored in his old home and forced Gaara to save it. He wasn't even allowed to eat it himself. Typical… And still it made Sasuke rolled his eyes. Seriously, how far did the guy's loves go for ramen? Didn't he know they call it students' food, because they can't afford anything else? It's not even healthy! Really Sasuke would teach Naruto to like other foods. He was taught to eat different things and tended to keep it all very healthy to stay in shape. But at this point Naruto was so thin, he could eat whatever he wanted.

Gaara had mostly been silent. Just pointing out Naruto's stuff and then watching from a distance as Naruto went through it all. Sasuke did the same, but then from the other corner of the room. It was as if they both were keeping an eye out, finding the other dangerous or something. Sasuke knew they were never going to be friends. They just didn't get along. Somehow they just clashed and it all was because of Naruto. They both cared too much about the guy, but who wouldn't? His bright personality pulled everyone in, even Sasuke who had been called cold-hearted.

But there was just something that Sasuke didn't trust about all this. He knew how he truly felt about Naruto. He really loved the guy, could even say it now, even if it was hard at times. At least he could admit it to himself. But how did Gaara feel about Naruto? They seemed to be very close friends and Naruto had been planning on moving in with the redhead. Gaara also wasn't very happy with the fact that Sasuke was now together with Naruto. To him it was just all a little vague and of course his mind soon started wandering off to a whole other idea.

What if Gaara had similar feelings for Naruto? Had been planning on getting together with Naruto when he got out of the hospital? What if it was Sasuke that was now screwing up his plans?

Glancing up to the redhead and narrowing his eyes, Sasuke eyed him suspiciously. It wasn't such a strange thought. Maybe Gaara was in love with Naruto. But what would the redhead do now? Apparently he was already talking about Sasuke to Naruto and how he wasn't good enough for the blonde. Of course Gaara had no proof for this. He didn't even know the raven. If Sasuke was right Gaara didn't even know what kind of work he did or who his family was. If anyone could take care of Naruto it was him. But that might just be Sasuke's opinion of course.

Suddenly a large book was raised up into his line of sight and apparently he had missed Naruto ranting about something and wanting to show him this book. With one last glare directed at Gaara he then focused on his boyfriend and watched as Naruto flipped through the pages of what happened to be a photo album. The baby pictures of little Naruto crawling around and nibbling on a small green frog. Childhood pictures with a smiling eight year old Naruto running after a soccer ball. Graduating from high school and getting his diploma. Of course he fell down on the podium they had to get onto. They were nice memories and it bothered Sasuke a bit that in every picture he also saw Gaara. Even in the baby pictures he could see the very recognisable red hair sticking out.

But he smiled nonetheless at Naruto when they had seen everything and the blonde had finished telling his stories. That was until he noticed that Gaara had joined them and had been glancing through the pictures with them. Shared moment gone… It annoyed Sasuke, because Gaara knew the pictures already and it wasn't like he commented on it or anything. He just stepped back once the book was closed again and looked at the pile of stuff they still had to go through.

Sasuke focused on it as well, glancing through all the crap that Naruto had. Where was he even going to leave it all? His house was pretty big, but he also owned a lot already. The furniture was the biggest problem. 'Is there something you think you can throw out?' he asked casually, because he didn't really want to tell Naruto to get rid of stuff. It was terrible enough that he had lost his own home and this was all that was left of it. There probably had been a lot more, but Naruto had already gotten rid of a lot. Like his bed… There was no bed… Where would he have stayed if Naruto had decided to live here? Once again he eyed Gaara suspiciously.

Naruto let out an audible sigh as he stared at his stuff. 'Well, I guess most of the chairs and stuff can go. I'll just keep the personal things and something else that I know you're going to hate, but I'm not budging on this,' he said with a grin. Sasuke was already very afraid of what this could be. In his mind he saw this big statue of a ramen cup that needed to be in the centre of the room or something. Naruto grabbed Sasuke's hand and started pulling him to another room of Gaara's house were apparently this thing was. 'I want to keep…' And then he opened the door and it was something that was very hard to miss. 'That orange beanbag and I think it will look perfectly in your living room!' No, no it would not. It would look horrible. The colour, the shape, the fact that it was a beanbag. Everything about it was wrong.

All Sasuke could do was stare at it and that of course made Naruto laugh even more. It was coming to his home and at this point Sasuke couldn't deny him anything. And it was only one of his pieces of furniture, meaning he was leaving a lot behind, so Sasuke couldn't really complain. But why this thing? Just to spite Sasuke? No, Naruto wasn't that cruel, but damn it certainly was… something.

'I promise that is the only thing,' Naruto said, his laughter finally dying out. 'The rest of your stuff is way too good to be replaced with my things, but this beanbag has stood by me in very rough times. When I was very hungover. When I had a one night stand that I didn't really want in my bedroom.' Insert a look from Sasuke. 'And also at the beginning when I first got diagnosed with cancer. It has been through a lot,' he ended with a fond smile. It was strange that such an ugly thing could hold this much meaning. Now Sasuke couldn't even think of getting rid of it.

Rubbing his forehead tiredly Sasuke finally responded. 'It will look great in the living room.' And with an ecstatic smile Naruto flung himself around Sasuke's neck and hugged him close, murmuring things about how grateful he was and he wouldn't let Sasuke regret a thing. In his mind Sasuke made sure to keep Naruto to that.

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A few hours had gone by now and Naruto had gotten really tired. Of course he had overexerted himself and had carried way too much stuff to the car. At least they were almost done, but Sasuke had forbidden Naruto from doing anything more, so he was now sitting in the front seat and just lazing around, watching Sasuke and Gaara carry stuff to the car and measuring everything out. The car wasn't that big, so they might need a second trip, but Sasuke really wasn't in the mood for that. Especially not now that he had to spend more time with Gaara, alone.

They hadn't said a word to each other, but the mood was even worse than before. Annoyance was radiating of both of their bodies and they made sure that when one was in the house, the other was outside by the car. It was a good arrangement really, but it was over soon once they had to get the beanbag in the car. They had to carry the thing together or at least stuff it in the car together.

So first they were alone in the room with the thing and with the look Gaara gave it, he seemed to hate it just as much as Sasuke was going to. But now they both just stood there, because they were actually very reluctant to carry the thing together. Eventually they just both grabbed a side and started walking towards the door and down the stairs. Sasuke had the front and Gaara had the back, so Sasuke couldn't look at Gaara and this was the point where the redhead decided to speak his mind.

'I'll have a room ready for Naruto once you have enough of him, so don't worry. You can just drop him off by the end of the week.'

Sasuke completely stilled, even if they were in the middle of the stairs and it wasn't the easiest place to stand still. But he didn't care, wasn't even focused on it. How dare Gaara say such a thing? How dare he even think such a thing? He had never felt so insulted. It was probably a good thing he was holding the beanbag, because he would've punched Gaara square in the face. He would've made sure that Gaara never had such an absurd thought again. So it was a miracle he stayed this polite.

'No need. Naruto will stay with me and I'll take good care of him, so don't put in such effort. I will make sure he will be as happy as he can be. No one can make him happier than I can.'

You could almost feel the tension as they now walked towards the car and even Naruto's eyes widened as he saw the look on Sasuke's face. They hadn't really fought, but there was some kind of cold war between them. How to fight of the other?

But all this just proved Sasuke's suspicions. Gaara was interested in Naruto. That's why he wanted Naruto to live with him and that was why he had never approved of Sasuke. And all Sasuke now wanted was the guy to fuck of and never show up again.

Finally the beanbag was stuffed in the car and that was when Sasuke was done. The rest of the stuff would come later. They had the most important things now anyway. Without a word he stepped into the car and slammed the door closed. Naruto at first didn't know what was happening, until he felt the car moving. He yelled at Sasuke to stop, but he was being ignored. So eventually he just waved after Gaara a bit confused. He knew something had happened between the two, but it being this bad? What the hell was going on and why couldn't they just get along? Didn't they understand that they were both important to him and that he needed them in his life?

Gaara never responded to the wave, just watched them leave with a blank expression on his face. Sasuke had seen it in the rear-view mirror and it angered him even more. So many signs for Gaara liking Naruto and of course the blonde had never even noticed…

But Naruto was his and he was going to stay his.

Characters © Masashi Kishimoto

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