Over the year the the four have been on many life changing missions causing them to grow only closer. And Naruto and Sasuke's relationship has also grown. The two are the closest of friends. But as there friendship grew so did Sasuke's love for the blonde. At first it was just a crush, but the more time they spent together, and the more he's learned about him.. the more he fell in love with him..

Sasuke's butt hit the ground once again. He sat on his knees rubbing his sore buttocks and glared at the person who caused it. Naruto simply grinned. "Dobe you cheated that time!" Sasuke said glaring at the blonde. He hated how he always beat him when they sparred. Sasuke was the second best jouin in Konoha but of course Naruto was the first with the famous Uzumaki blood running through him. So what if he was one of the last of his clan, Sasuke was still going to beat him if it was the last thing he did.

"There's no such thing as cheating in a fight." Naruto said simply but held a hand out so Sasuke could stand up. Sasuke ignored the hand and stood up on his own, he brushed the dirt off of his white shorts.

''Best 7 out of 8." Sasuke challenged.

"It's actually getting pretty late. Isn't it close to your bed time?" Naruto teased causing the raven to blush red out of embarrassment.

"Shut up dobe. I could stay up just as long as you can." Sasuke said crossing his arms even though in the back of his mind he knew his mother would have a heart attack if he didn't come home before sun down.

"Yeah sure." Naruto rolled his bright blue eyes not believing him for a second.

Sasuke was going to retort when an idea popped into his head. "Hey, why don't you stay over my house tonight?" Sasuke asked with a smile. Sure Naruto's been over his house before, for dinner and sometimes even breakfast. But he's never slept over before. Sasuke thought it would be a great idea. And maybe even as a plus he could figure out his weaknesses.

Naruto looked at the raven strangely. He was never invited over someones house before. He didn't count his obsessive fangirls as people. The blonde was quiet for a while and then he asked, "Why?"

"Because you've never slept over my house before, duh. You always have to over speculate everything." Sasuke said simply. "And plus that's what friends do." He said. It was true. He and Naruto were friends. Best friends even. But he knew Naruto would never admit that in a billion years. It's only been 6 months since they've been team mates and they were already this close.

Naruto seemed a bit surprised by him using the term friend. But as soon as Sasuke thought he saw surprise it quickly vanished back to his usual emotionless face. "Fine." He said simply. "When do I come over?"

"Now. Let's go." Sasuke smiled glad he and Naruto were going to have there first sleep over.

"What about my clothes?" Naruto asked in question.

"You could just borrow some of mine." Sasuke said waving off the question carelessly. "Now come on let's go." Sasuke said grabbing the blonde's arm and making their way to his house. Sasuke didn't want to say that it was almost sun down and his mom was going to freak if he didn't get home.

"I'm home." Sasuke called out when he arrived and took off his shoes as did Naruto.

"I'm in the kitchen Sasu-chan." Mikoto called out sweetly.

Naruto snickered. "Sasu-chan?" He questioned and Sasuke blushed red in embarrassment.

"Mom I told you to stop calling me that!" Sasuke said when they reached the kitchen.

Mikoto turned around and smiled brightly when she saw Naruto. "Oh Naruto-kun, your going to be joining us for dinner?" She asked sweetly.

"Actually Mom," Sasuke said stepping in. "I invited Naruto over to sleep over. Is that okay?" He asked even though he was sure it was no problem. His mom was crazy about him after all.

"Oh no problem at all! It's going to be so great having Naruto-kun here longer then usual! It'll be almost as if he lived here!" Mikoto went on having her hands on either side of her cheeks blushing lightly.

Sasuke's sweat dropped and Naruto smiled kindly. "Thanks for having me over Mikoto-san." Naruto said politely and that alone made Mikot squeal with excitement.

"Oh Naruto-kun your so charming! The pleasure's all mine!" She ranted and Sasuke got Naruto out of there before his mom could embarrass him even more. Sasuke closed the door behind him when they reached in there room just in case his mom decided to have random trips back and forth passed his room.

Sasuke sighed. "Would you stop doing that to my mom." Sasuke said glaring at the blue eyed blonde.

"Do what?" Naruto asked ever so innocently.

"Don't play dumb. You charm her too much." Sasuke said.

"It's called being politely Sasuke." Naruto said simply looking at a picture on Sasuke's dresser. Naruto looked at it in surprise to see it was a picture of him and Sasuke. He remembered taking this after coming back from a mission, he just couldn't remember what mission. "Why did you frame this?" Naruto asked taking up the picture in his hands and stared at it.

Sasuke curiously looked at what he was talking about and blushed. "Don't get a big head about it dobe! I just wanted to frame it because I had an extra frame and I only had that picture left." Sasuke lied and simply turned around and went back to the other side of his room finding the blonde night clothes to wear. Naruto looked at him and then back at the picture and smiled.

"I would have framed this too if I had it." Sasuke heard Naruto say making his face grow hot. Sasuke didn't say anything but he found himself smiling also. It just made him feel good inside knowing that Naruto valued there friendship, probably not as much as he did, but at least he valued it.

...

Sasuke was thankful that Itachi was out on a mission when dinner time arrived. Whenever Itachi was here for dinner and Naruto was he'd do everything in his power to embarrass him. At least he didn't have to worry much about that tonight. Dinner was pleasant and normal for a change.

"Thank you Mikoto-san, dinner was great." Naruto said causing her to going into her little fangirl moment again.

"Oh your welcome Naruto-kun! Anytime! Anytime!" She smiled brightly and Sasuke had to pull the blonde away from her before she went into charming Naruto overload.

"I'm surprised you found clothes to fit me. I thought that since your so small I would have had to wear something uncomfortable." Naruto said truthful but was glad Sasuke found loose fitting pajama pants and a T-shirt for him to wear.

"I'm not that small dobe!" Sasuke shouted angrily at him.

"Fine your just feminine looking." Naruto corrected and smirked when Sasuke became flustered.

"I do not! I look like a boy as much as you do!" Sasuke said ready to attack the blonde if teased him any more.

"Ch. I don't understand why your getting so mad. You just look more like your mother. That's a good thing, your mother's attractive." Naruto said simply.

"I knew it! You do like her!" Sasuke said pointing an accusing figure at the blonde. All those times at "being polite". Ha! He just knew it.

"Just because I called your mom attractive doesn't mean I like her." Naruto said simply but Sasuke didn't take it.

"Yeah right. Just shut up and go to sleep. I'm tired anyways." Sasuke said stomping over to his bed. Of course he was mad. His bestfriend/secret crush liked his own mother. It was pretty heart breaking but Sasuke wouldn't let Naruto see him cry.

"Why does that bother you so much?" Naruto asked questionably suddenly at the raven's side.

Sasuke was use to the blonde being at one place and then another so he didn't jump this time. "It doesn't! Now go to sleep!" Sasuke said glaring at him and looked away in fear of crying.

Sasuke was glad Naruto was silent hoping he got the hint and went to his bed but Sasuke felt Naruto was more close to him then he ever was. "I don't like her you know. I have my eye on someone else." He heard Naruto whisper in his ear making him blush beat red and stare at him immediately. Naruto grinned and walked over to his bed at the other side of the room and got ready for sleep.

(3 Months Passing)

The three were now in the Hokage's room awaiting there next mission. Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto waited for there sensei who was running late, once again. Tsunada tapped on her desk impatiently also getting very irritated. Finally the grey haired teacher arrived from the window.

"Your late!" Sasuke and Sakura shouted pointing a finger and at thier said late sensei. Something they did that seemed to be a routine every time Kakashi was late.

"Sorry sorry, I had to help an elderly woman carry her groceries to her house." Kakashi explained scratching the back of his head. "Liar!" The two shouted pointing another accusing finger at their sensei. Tsunada sighed.

"Now that everyone's finally here." She said looking at Kakashi who smiled in return."I'll continue with your mission assignment. It's an S-ranked mission." She said and the four were soon alert. "You'll be guarding the daughter of the King and Queen of the Green Village." She said putting out a picture of the girl they were going to be protecting. She had long dark brown hair and green eyes, she was very pretty. "This man is after her." She said putting out another picture but this time of a portly looking man with a huge scare going across his left eye to the bridge of his nose. "This is our main suspect, Ushishi, he won't be doing any dirty work himself, he'll only send henchman. So you have to watch her around the clock until you catch him. Is that understood?" She asked sternly.

"Hai!" The four answered.

"You are dismissed." She said and the four were out of sight.

...-...

Sasuke was now at his home packing his things for the mission. He guessed this one may be a long one if this guy was as clever as the Hokage said. A knock came from his door and Sasuke saw his mother poke her head through the door.

"Ne Sasuke, are you leaving for another mission?" Mikoto asked.

"Yeah, it might be for a while." Sasuke said putting his night wear inside his bag. He looked back to find his mother smiling softly at him.

"I remember when it was your first day at the academy and how excited you were. Now your on big important missions.. My little Sasu-chan is growing up." She smiled hugging her younger son.

"Mom," Sasuke wined "Don't do that. I'm not a little kid anymore." Sasuke pouted.

"I know." Mikoto said. "But your still so kawii!" She squealed pinching Sasuke's cheeks. "Oh." She said suddenly remembering something and stopped her pinching for a few seconds to have Sasuke rub his soar cheeks. She held a neat container and inside were all kinds of delicious foods.

"Thanks Mom." Sasuke smiled as she tied it and handed it to him. "It's alot but I guess I could share it with Naruto." He said putting the container in a compartment of his bag.

"Ne, speaking of Naruto-kun when is he coming back over?" Mikoto asked holding her cheeks and blushing as she did. Sasuke's sweat dropped. She never changed.

"He's such a charming boy. Ne Sasu-chan, wouldn't Naruto-kun make a perfect lover for you?" She smiled and Sasuke whipped his head towards her blushing bright red.

"Mom!" Sasuke shouted his face beet red. Mikoto giggled and left out the door. Sasuke still blushed to himself and sighed.

"What's the matter?" A smooth voice said in Sasuke's ear.

"Gyaa!" Sasuke screamed and turned around to have the blonde behind him. Sasuke took a huge breath of relief and then glared at him. "Naruto I hate it when you surprise me like that!" Sasuke shouted glaring at the emotionless blonde.

"If you were use to it then it wouldn't surprise you." The blonde said simply as he laid on his side on the raven's bed and used his hand to support his head. Sasuke rolled his eyes and continued packing. "Why are you packing so many things?" Naruto asked raising a perfect eyebrow at Sasuke's rather large bag.

"I don't know if this mission will be a quick or short one so better safe then sorry." He said as he stuffed all his things inside and started zippering his bag. While Sasuke did that something caught Naruto's eye making him grin wildly. "Ne Sasuke?" Sasuke heard Naruto call. "Hm?" Sasuke asked as he looked towards him but blushed bright red when Naruto held his boxers with small blue kitty prints on them. "Aren't you forgetting these?" He asked stretching them with an amused smirk on his face.

"T-Those aren't mine baka! Now give them back!" Sasuke blushing red with embarrassment but when he reached for them the blonde just kept them out of reach. "Naruto give them back! Why do you have to be such a bully!" Sasuke jumping on the blonde to get them but stopped when he realized him and the blonde were face to face just inches away from each other and Sasuke was on top of him, on a bed. Sasuke blushed and was going to jump off him immediately but Naruto held his wrist preventing him from moving. "Stay." The blonde whispered in the raven's ear sending shivers down his spine. Sasuke looked at the blonde in surprise with an adorable blush on his face.

Suddenly the blonde chuckled. "Relax, it's a joke Sasuke." He said freeing the raven's hand. Sasuke got off the blonde and laughed nervously scratching the back of his head.

"Y-Yeah. Of course." Sasuke said with a smile hoping the blonde would buy it. Naruto got off the raven's bed and walked towards his window."We're waiting by the gate so hurry up." He said looking back at him and in a flash he was gone.

Sasuke looked at the window where Naruto was and sighed. 'Of course he was joking, Naruto would never be interested in me that way.' Sasuke thought to himself as he put his bag over his shoulders and exited through his window.

...

Sasuke took that time getting to the gate to think. 'Now that I thought about it, Naruto has been acting weird lately. He would flirt with me and joke about it after. At first it only was once in every blue moon, but now it's happening all the time. I wonder what's going on with him?' Sasuke thought and finally arrived at the gate.

"Sasuke what took you so long?" Sakura asked glaring at the smaller boy. Sasuke scratched the back of his sheepishly. "Ano, sorry Sakura." The apologized blushing lightly as he remembered part of the reason why he was so late. Suddenly he felt himself in an embrace. "Aww Sasu-chan I can't stay mad at you! Your so kawii!" He squealed smothering the raven in her breasts."Sakura stop! I can't breath!" Sasuke shouted trying to get out of her hold.

Finally Kakashi appeared. "I'd hate to break up this hugging fest but we should really get going." Kakashi said. "Tsunada-sama told me the details of the mission and I'll explain them to you on our way there, it's a long trip." Kakashi informed and they took off in a flash.

Tbc?