Chapter 1 – J'adore Paris!

AN: This is set in England

"This is going to be fantastique!" Naruto pumped his fist and cheered as he clambered onto the coach, taking a seat infront of Kiba and Shikamaru. He heard a scoff, as Sasuke slid into the seat next to him, not bothering to ask if the seat was free, or if Naruto indeed wanted him to sit there.

"If you're going to spew out stupidity, at least pick one language and stick to it, Dobe" Naruto huffed and turned to look out the window, muttering a 'bastard', before waving to his parents, who stood chatting with the Uchihas as the coach pulled out of the school car park and off towards Dover.

Naruto was not looking forward to the boat trip, he hated boats; the thought of the unknown beneath him made him uneasy and having a prick smirk at you everytime it moved, was not his idea of fun.

"Fine, tu es un bâtard" Sasuke rolled his eyes, pulled out his IPod, along with his books, proceeding to ignore the wiggling blonde next to him. The French class of 2012, were on their way to Paris, for a school trip and most were incredibly excited, the boys for the French woman and food, the girls for boys - the fact that Paris was the city of 'love' didn't help much.

Naruto had given up on Sakura a while ago, as had she for Sasuke, when they realised they didn't have a chance. Naruto knew that, as much as Sakura tried to act as if she didn't like the devoted attention she got from Lee, when in reality she relished in the fact that someone liked her enough to spend so much time fawning after her.

Naruto hadn't moved on to anyone, no matter how much he looked for a girl that caught his attention, there was no one that jumped out at him. Ino was too much like a sister and he knew that she secretly harboured feelings for Shikamaru. But she was waiting for him to make the first move even though he was too lazy to even stay awake, nevermind ask her out and then take her out.

Tenten was cool, but her and Neji were pretty close and Hinata was head over heels for Kiba, who was as oblivious as ever and couldn't understand why on earth the girl blushed everytime he was around.

His thoughts trailed to Sasuke, the bastard didn't have a girlfriend either and had never shown any interest in any girl in the school. Naruto scowled at the thought, Sasuke could have any girl he wanted and he acted as if it was a nuisance, Naruto would die for a chance with a hot girl.

His eyes glanced over to Sasuke, who seemed lost in his book, one earphone in his ear, the other hanging down temptingly close to the blonde. Naruto reached over, ignoring the glare that was sent in his direction and picked up the unused earphone, pushing it into his ear. He was surprised to find that Sasuke had the same taste as him in music.

Sasuke rolled his eyes and returned his attention to the book; he must have figured that it would keep Naruto quiet for a while - Therefore, leaving him to read in peace.

Trees and grass whizzed past the coach windows as they hit the motorway, getting ready for a 4 hour drive down it. It was 10pm and everyone was feeling sleepy, a few having already fallen asleep in their seats; heads lolling around. The sky was dark and only murmurs could be heard throughout the bus, mainly from the teachers at the front.

Kakashi, Iruka and Gai had accompanied the class and were sitting chatting about whatever it was that teachers talked about.

Naruto felt his eyes drooping slightly; he had been so excited about coming that he had used up a lot of energy before they even arrived at the school. He couldn't help when he dozed off and he didn't notice where his head landed. In his sleep he heard a soft sigh and something moved under him allowing whatever it was to get as comfy as him.

~S*N~

"Dobe" Naruto felt something shake him and his head fell off whatever it was resting on, as he slowly awoke. He grumbled and rubbed his eyes, stretching his aching body. He turned to look at the one who had woken him up; Sasuke just stared at him, before packing his stuff away. "We're on the ferry, come one. We're going for a walk around and to get food, I hope you brought enough money, Dobe" Naruto scowled and watched as Sasuke grabbed his bag.

"Of course I have money Teme!" Sasuke just smirked and stood, Naruto followed, staring around at the cargo bay, many other coaches and buses filled the space. He felt himself internally groan when the boat moved, his fear swelling in the pit of his stomach.

Sasuke seemed to sense his unease and glanced back at him when he stopped, a strange look in his eyes. "Afraid of boats, Dobe?" his smirk was there again and Naruto growled, throwing a punch at Sasuke's head, who ducked and grabbed his fist.

They stared at eachother in silence, the others having already gone up the stairs. A sudden jerk of the boat, sent Sasuke into the wall, who took Naruto with him; they froze at the new position.

Their bodies were pressed against eachother, each breath brushing against parted lips. "Dobe…" It was no more than a whisper, but Naruto felt as if Sasuke had just shouted - his face flushing as he pushed himself away quickly and neither looked at eachother as they ascended the stairs.

The group was assembled in a café area, each sitting on tables of about 5, directly next to eachother. Naruto and Sasuke sat on the table with Kiba, Hinata and Sakura. While Ino, Shikamaru, Neji, Lee and Tenten, sat on the one next to them.

The teachers did a quick head count, before settling for a coffee on a different table, leaving the kids to explore the ferry. "I'm hungry, I should have eaten before we came" Ino grumbled, rubbing her belly almost sympathetically. Naruto grinned and nodded in agreement, holding his hand out for Ino who giggled and accepted the offer.

"Well let's go get food, I'm always up for some grub" Sakura also stood, dragging Hinata along with her as they made their way towards a café at the other end of the ferry. Naruto groaned when the boat lurched and swayed, making it hard to walk in a straight line for too long.

"I hate ferries, they make me get sea-sick" Sakura sighed, tucking a bit of loose hair behind her ear and picking up a tray, moving to get her food, behind her three friends, who nodded in agreement.

After paying for their chosen meals, they sat at a small table near a window, looking out onto the sea, the land slowly disappearing over the horizon. "How are you supposed to eat when your tray is sliding all over the place" Naruto mumbled, trying to eat, while keeping his tray on the table.

"Stop being grumpy just because you don't like boats, you're making it more difficult than it needs to be" Ino sighed, handing a napkin to Hinata.

"Y-Yes Naruto-kun, di-did something h-happen earlier? Y-You seem a b-bit down" Hinata's concern was clearly painted on her pale skin and Naruto forced a smile, trying to push the annoying thoughts of Sasuke out of his head.

"Nah, it's fine, just the boat getting to my head" Hinata nodded, but didn't seem fully content with the answer he had given.

"We should go on deck, apparently it calms your nerves and we still have an hour left on the ferry, so we may as well head up there to pass some time" Sakura suggested, finishing off her salad. Everyone agreed and slowly headed back to the meeting point to get their cameras out of their bags.

"Hey guys, we're going up on deck if anyone wants to come" Surprisingly, the whole group stood and shuffled around eachother to get the items they deemed necessary for the little trip.

Naruto hung back with Kiba, Shikamaru and Sasuke. Neji walked behind them with Lee and Tenten, the other girls leading the way around the stairs, until they broke out onto the decking. The salty wind whipped around their faces, as waves broke against the side of the boat.

"Wow, it's really windy up here!" Sasuke rolled his eyes at Naruto's comment, before standing next to the blonde, leaning against the rusted railings.

"Just try not to think about it, Dobe" Naruto shot him a confused look, glancing to see all of their other friends occupied with pictures and chatter.

"About what?" Sasuke felt their shoulders bump as the boat lurched another time; he glanced to his friend, as much as he would never admit it. Although they acted like they hated eachother, they were friends when it came down to it. He did care for Naruto, and if Naruto was not enjoying the trip, then he would find it very hard himself to do so.

"The boat" With that he turned to talk to Shikamaru who joined them at the railing, leaving a slightly flushed blonde to be pestered by the girls.