Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto and I only borrow his characters to write down the smut I've conjured up in my pervy mind.
Pairings: SasNar which is SasuNaru/NaruSasu whichever way you see it
Warnings: T (for now), fluffy goodness, language, not Beta-ed!
A/N: Oneshot! (Please see footnotes) This is set in the ninjaverse. A certain amount of time has passed after chapter 698 and this is my own fluffy take on what happens with some influences by the great Sluchesi on tumblr or you might know her as Gweatherwax here because her take on these dorks is just wonderful! Please, I highly encourage you to read her work titled "The End" and when you read it, your eyes will open and you'll get a SasNar revelation. Brownie points to those who can point out some Sluchesi-canon in this fic!
This fic was originally posted on tumblr by me and is dedicated to my good friend, Emelie or fangirlandiknowit!
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You with Me
Chapter 1: First Meeting
Summary: Naruto leaned back against one of the trees and tried to supress a yawn from bubbling up and ended up with tears in the corner of his eyes. He wiped them away with his right bandaged forefinger. Azure eyes settled on the material. No longer a fresh white, it had turned slightly yellow from sweat and exposure to the elements. Some were frayed at the edges, especially those wrapped around the slender fingers and those eyes followed the trail of wrappings over the toned arm. A small smile settled on the blonde's lips as he recalled the memory. "Stop staring, usuratonkachi."
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Naruto leaned back against one of the trees and tried to supress a yawn from bubbling up and ended up with tears in the corner of his eyes. He wiped them away with his right bandaged forefinger. Azure eyes settled on the material. No longer a fresh white, it had turned slightly yellow from sweat and exposure to the elements. Some were frayed at the edges, especially those wrapped around the slender fingers and those eyes followed the trail of wrappings over the toned arm. A small smile settled on the blonde's lips as he recalled the memory.
"Stop staring, usuratonkachi."
Those azure eyes zoned into the annoyed face of his best friend and Naruto gave a sheepish smile, rubbing the back of his head with his own bandaged arm. "They look like they need to be replaced, Sasuke," crinkles formed at the corner of his eyes as his smile widened at the mention of his friend's name. "I could help you with that."
Sasuke just rolled his eyes at the offer and proceeded with the task of boiling water. The young Uchiha had taken off the poncho-like garment for better locomotion and to reduce the chances of burning the only outerwear he currently owns. Opening a small round tin of tea leaves, he sprinkled a few spoonfuls into two stoneware cups, adding a few more leaves to his as he likes his tea strong.
Naruto could not help but let his gaze wander back to Sasuke's bandaged arm and occasionally, his face. If Sasuke was bothered by the weight of his stare, he did not voice it out but continued brewing their tea. His eyes shifted to thin lips that were turned slightly downwards as the raven had had some difficulty with scooping out the water from the old pot into their cups. The blond's lips in turn were tugged upwards at his best friend's predicament. Reaching out to grab his knapsack, he pulled it over his shoulder as he sat up.
Noticing Naruto approach him, Sasuke turned his head slightly towards the blond and raised a thin eyebrow at him, questioning the need for the blond to be physically near. But as usual, Naruto was not affected by this look at which the Uchiha threw to almost everyone in order for them to leave him the fuck alone and plopped down next to him with a huge grin plastered on his face.
Naruto turned his megawatt smile on full burst as he rubbed shoulders playfully against Sasuke's like a cat seeking for attention. This earned him an annoyed grunt from the raven and a hand on his face as he was shoved away for invading Sasuke's personal space. His smile undeterred, he reached into the knapsack he brought over. "Ne,ne, Sasuke! I got us something special!" he told the raven as he picked up his cup of tea and brought it to his lips. "Hmm…where is it?"
Obsidian eyes narrowed slightly when Naruto, who was somehow unable to locate the item he was searching for, decided to stuff his head inside to look for it. Rolling his eyes at his friend again, a sudden thought crossed his mind and his face contorted when he cringed. "Please don't tell me-"
Sasuke never got to finish his sentence as Naruto fished out two large bowls of instant ramen and waved it in front of Sasuke's face enthusiastically. "Ta dah!" he cheered excitedly and Sasuke mentally palmed this face.
"Dobe," Sasuke muttered simply and took another sip of his tea. "Only you would call that pathetic excuse for nourishment, something special."
Naruto pouted. "But Sasukeee!" he said in his whiniest voice, "These flavours are limited edition and I saved it just for today! You should be more grateful I'm even sharing my stash with you, you stupid teme." Crossing his arms, he looked away to sulk.
"Hn," Sasuke placed his cup down and nudged the blond's knee. "Open them up if you want to eat it within 3 minutes then."
Naruto's mood instantly brightened and he tore the lids halfway and poured in packets of seasoning before handing them to Sasuke. He hummed as he watched Sasuke ladle the hot water into the ramen cups and sealing them close again. How he used loathed the 3 minute wait for the noodles to cook but now the wait gave him an excuse to catch up with the Uchiha.
"What the fuck-?" Sasuke's voice raised an octave when Naruto grabbed a fistful of his hair. "Naruto!" he growled, trying to hold his temper.
"Hair's too long," Naruto commented, brushing some of the dark fringe aside so he could look into those dark orbs.
Sasuke gave a small huff before swatting the tan hand away from his mane. "Hn. Yours is too short," he shot back, pointing to the cropped hairstyle the blond now sported.
"You don't like it?" Naruto questioned, running a bandaged hand through his sunshine locks. "I thought it would make me look more mature." He twiddled a piece of hair between his thumb and forefinger.
Sasuke hummed, not agreeing or disagreeing with Naruto's reasoning and reached for his tea again, holding the cup with both hands. He didn't offer Naruto's his so the blond had to reach across him to get it. As he did, he let his eyes linger for a moment at how much his friend had changed since their last meeting. Both of them had grown but Naruto not only had a growth spurt but he had obtained a much bulkier frame. Those dark orbs stared straight ahead when the blond pulled back, however. He will never hear the end of it if Naruto thought he was checking him out. Because, he was not. Merely making observations and hypothesising the current workload of a Konoha shinobi nowadays.
The blond turned his face towards his comrade and was not shy at all in his observations, scanning the young man up and down. He, now being out of commission as an active shinobi had lost some of his muscle mass, giving him a much leaner build. His eyes went to the cup on Sasuke's lap, or more specifically, the hand holding said cup. "Hey, Sasuke-" Naruto started but was stopped when the raven held up his hand to silence him.
"Ramen's ready," he passed one of the bowls towards Naruto, an unreadable expression on his face.
Naruto looked at the bowl offered to him with the bandaged hand before glancing up to look at Sasuke's face. "Huh? Oh, err…yeah. Thanks, Sasuke." He flashed another grin before accepting his favourite food eagerly. "Itadakimasu!" he announced before he expertly broke the wooden chopsticks in half and proceeded to stuff his face, tongue already accustomed to the hot noodles after so many years of burns slurping the strands of wheat.
Sasuke ate at a much slower pace, taking small bites instead of slurping the strands in one go, placing his chopsticks down in between bites. It was while blowing on his noodles that he noticed the blond had stopped eating, a few strands and the bamboo chopsticks held between greased peach lips. He clucked his tongue at the Uzumaki's bad table manners. "Dobe, eat properly."
Naruto seemed to snap out of whatever his mind was wandering to and vacuumed the rest of his noodles, which made Sasuke cringe visibly as the strands hit his cheeks, spraying the soup everywhere. Leaning back slightly and tilting the bowl with both hands, he chugged the soup down before letting out a satisfied purr, smacking his lips obscenely. "That was the best!" he rubbed his stomach in a circular pattern and gave it a few pats, leaning back with his left arm for support.
"Hn," was Sasuke's only response as continued to eat at his calm pace, pausing to drink his now lukewarm tea. He did not comment as he felt Naruto's gaze on him again, nor when his friend shifted his position so that he was facing him and leaning back on both arms. "What is it?" he asked after a while, letting out a soft puff of air as he set his cup down.
The blond merely grinned back at him. "You know what…" his voice sly, there was a slight twinkle of mischievousness in those clear blue eyes.
His response made one of his dark eyebrows twitch in slight annoyance. "Just answer the damn question," he spat and focused back on eating the ramen the blond oh so graciously offered him.
"Anniversary," was the only word that left his lips and he looked absolutely pleased with himself when Sasuke choked on a piece of rehydrated narutomaki.
After loosening the offending piece stuck in his throat, Sasuke threw Naruto a glare. "Fuck you, usuratonkachi," the low growl of his voice would have made anyone tremble but not Naruto. Those dark eyes narrowed further when the shit eating grin displayed on his features threatened to split his face. With a huff, he tried to ignore him and grabbed his chopsticks again.
Naruto gave out an amused hum. "You talked a lot that day," he said with a soft smile, mind drifting back to the memory, rubbing a blade of grass between his fingers. "Was it because you thought you were going to die?"
Sasuke remained silent and watched as Naruto rubbed his bandaged arm. Dark, thick lashes shadowed his eyes when he casted his gaze downwards to his own arm. He suddenly lost his appetite, letting the ramen noodles soak up his remaining soup, chopsticks poised on the Styrofoam encrusted bowl. He let out a soft sigh at the recollection.
Naruto let out a soft chuckle, it was so gentle, Sasuke almost missed it. "I think at one point, you even confessed to me, teme," he threw him one of his gentlest smiles, eyes brimming with emotion.
The raven gave out an undignified snort and rolled his eyes but did not deny the blond's words. Honestly, that usuratonkachi… He was slightly startled and turned his head when Naruto let out a loud obnoxious laugh but he knew the smile he gave him was genuine. He let the corner of his lips lift slightly.
"Help me with mine, teme!" he grabbed Sasuke's bandaged arm with his own and held up a roll of bandages which he had just retrieved from the knapsack, in his other hand. "I could use a hand, ha! Get it?"
The only response the blond got was another eye roll and a scowl marring the Uchiha's handsome face. The smile never left his as he watched Sasuke push back his sleeve and start to unravel the material around his arm, exposing the slightly discoloured and raised, shiny flesh. Deft hands worked quickly, almost as if Sasuke was trying to hide the state of his arm. "Heh, I bet my arm's a lot stronger than yours, Sasuke."
Halfway done with his work, Sasuke shot him an annoyed look. "Even in this condition, you still want to fight?" Normally his trademark smirk would be in place but Sasuke wore the same smile he showed Naruto that day as he mirrored those same words. Satisfied with the astonished look that crossed the dobe's face, he continued his work, securing it neatly and pulling Naruto's sleeve back down.
Seemingly out of his stupor, he grabbed the Uchiha's arm, who raised his eyebrow in question at him. "Yours definitely needs a change," he stated simply and without giving time for Sasuke to say no, he pulled back his sleeve and proceeded to undo the discoloured wrapping around his friend's arm.
Deciding not to bicker about it, Sasuke merely sighed and let Naruto do what he wanted. Unlike Sasuke, Naruto took his sweet time unwrapping his arm, face so expressive at each layer of skin he revealed. His hands ran through the stretched and tight skin with a gentle caress as he did. He pondered on why the blond was so interested in his arm since he got here, he caught him glancing at it so many times he lost count. "You didn't have to," he muttered, looking away, trying to ignore the slight tingle running up his arm whenever Naruto unravelled another patch of skin and skim his fingertips lightly on them.
"Teme," Naruto huffed, tilting his head to catch Sasuke's obsidian eyes, hands still touching the exposed arm. "I wouldn't let you die that day, I certainly won't let you die from possible infection."
"Why?" Sasuke shot out almost immediately, head snapping to the blond's direction, eyebrows knitted.
Naruto pulled the soiled bandage off and tossed it to the side. "Why?" he repeated, in a tone that sounded like he was considering it. He didn't answer immediately but sought out a fresh roll of bandages for Sasuke from his knapsack. Sasuke waited and when Naruto raised his head so their eyes could meet he stated the same reason he received over and over again, "Because you are my friend."
Sasuke let out a slow breath and licked his lips, tasting the saltiness from his previous meal. The answer never changed. Swallowing, he asked, "Friend, huh?" He glanced down at where Naruto's hands were wrapped around his arm.
Naruto let that soft smile on his face again, his bandaged hand held on to the raven's loosely as he lifted the exposed hand to his scarred cheek. "Yeah," his dazzling blue eyes at half-mast, the expression he wore was identical to the one on that very day.
His breath hitched, dark pupils widened towards receiving that same look and words that snapped some kind of realisation in him. "You usuratonkachi…" He let his fingers cup Naruto's tan cheek, his gaze softening slightly. "Only an idiot would eat ramen and get soup all over his face."
The smirk was put in place and Naruto gritted his teeth together, aggravated. "Teme!" he shouted but whatever he wanted to say next got caught in his throat as a thumb swiped back and forth across his lips. Those dark eyes held such mirth and the smirk shifted slightly to a small smile. Feeling playful, he opened the seams of his mouth and let the thumb slide in, biting the digit almost shy of painful before giving it a lick in apology.
"Naruto…" the blond's name came as a breath, eyes darkening slightly when said blond opened his palm and kissed it sweetly. "You fucking idiot!"
Azure eyes flew open as the hand he held mere moments ago grabbed hold of the front of his shirt. Fear was written all over his face as he panicked. Was what he did overstepping his boundaries? Had he read it all wrong? Many thoughts were running through his brain at a speed of a thousand miles per second as he looked into Sasuke's livid face in horror. "S-Sasuke, I-"
He had to stop him right there. His voice was gravelly with irritation when he exasperated, "Shut up, usuratonkachi…"
Naruto froze. Hands fell to his sides as he tried to process what was happening. Uchiha Sasuke had melded their lips together. No, no, not just melding. His lips were moving against his too. Holy ramen, is Sasuke kissing him? "Ouch!" he cried, when he nipped his lower lip. "Teme!" he growled.
"Hn." And his lips massaged his again, experimenting, exploring, memorising the shape, the taste. Oh, he could taste the miso from their previous meal when the dobe finally decided to participate and opened his mouth for him. Both their eyes had fluttered close and he slid his hand down that broad chest until he found Naruto's bandaged arm. He pushed the fingers back and intertwined their digits when Naruto tilted his head slightly to the side.
Encouraged and gaining some confidence, Naruto let his tongue slide over Sasuke's before running it along the insides of his mouth, the smooth muscle forcing a low groan from the back of the Uchiha's throat. Tan fingers slid through the dark bristly hair, pushing the offending cloth off so he could grab more of it. He made a mental note to himself to bring some shampoo the next time they meet. "Ugh…" A strangled moan was let out when Sasuke pulled their lips away and licked the smooth skin of his neck instead. "Sasuke…"
Sasuke snarled when Naruto yanked his hair back and bit down on the tan collarbone as payback. He never did like to lose against this moron. Moving till he straddled Naruto's hips, he trailed a series of kisses along the tan jaw. "Dobe," he clenched their laced fingers tighter.
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Naruto hummed happily, rocking on his heels as he wrapped the forgotten bandage along the length of Sasuke's arm, covering the tissue scars and irritated pink flesh. He was careful to treat the tight skin with tenderness when he kissed it previously. Planting another soft kiss before he secured it, he received a smack on the back of his head from the owner of the arm. Yet he smiled so brightly at him, the crinkles it caused threatened to become a permanent feature on his face.
"Tch. Dobe," was what Sasuke responded with to the bright smile and was finally glad that Naruto was done. He didn't like looking at the scars, it reminded him of a time where he almost killed the blond before him, plagued by darkness, consumed by darkness…but the dobe had said that the new arm was proof of Sasuke's rebirth. He closed his obsidian eyes. There was no guarantee that he won't succumb into darkness again but for now… He opened his eyes to gaze down at Naruto. For now, the sun was with him.
"All done!" Naruto announced before reaching out to grab Sasuke's shirt and handing it to him.
Sasuke slipped the shirt back on and looked around for the cloth he used to tie around his head but the dobe handed him that as well, not forgetting to flash that smile his way. He grunted in thanks, albeit annoyed but did not wrap it around his head. Instead, he straightened himself and made way to the cluster of trees to retrieve the cloak he had hung on one of the branches.
While Sasuke was dressing, Naruto was cleaning up the camp and putting away their things into their respective knapsacks, the smile never leaving his face. When Sasuke walked back to their cleared out campsite, he handed out the Uchiha's packed knapsack.
Sasuke frowned. "Stop that," he muttered, sliding the straps over his shoulders.
Naruto was not deterred and tried to fix the cloth on top of his head so that the dark hair fell less over obsidian eyes. "Don't mind it. You're my friend, after all."
The Uchiha slapped his hands away and shifted the cloth to the way it was before. That stupid fucking speech again. His frown deepening, he pulled the smiling blond towards him by the hand. "You listen here and you listen good, dobe, because I won't be here to remind you this for a while. Got it?" He tightened the grip on his hand.
Naruto observed the serious look on Sasuke's face, his dark brows were furrowed, elegant nose scrunched up with a nasty scowl on his lips. "Uhh…okay? What is it you want to sa-"
For the second time of the day, Sasuke had pulled the dobe into a kiss to silence him. It probably wouldn't be the last time, either. The dobe, thankfully was being obedient and allowed him to just feel the kiss, branding the feelings so he could recall them again. They both panted slightly when he pulled away, resting his forehead against the cropped sunshine locks. "Buy a new dictionary," he murmured, squeezing their wrapped hands. "Dobe." He added for good measure.
Naruto, either he was still dazed from the kiss or just slow, Sasuke would pick the latter, was bewildered at Sasuke's statement. "H-huh? What do you mean, teme?" He tilted his head to one side almost cutely, peering into Sasuke's eyes.
But Sasuke only chuckled at how daft the dobe was being and offered him a beautiful smile. One that made Naruto's heart speed up a little because he knows that this smile is rarer than any gem he could find and it was directed at him. "You usuratonkachi…" he said the insult with much affection and gave their hands another few squeezes before pulling back and letting go.
"Teme!" Naruto hollered at the top of his lungs, pointing an accusing finger at him that reminded Sasuke of their genin years together. Naruto held his tongue however when he noticed Sasuke adjusting the straps of his knapsack and picking up another small pouch. They were about to part, he realised. "Wait!" he stopped him as he was about to turn away from him.
Sasuke halted his movements and watched as Naruto reached into his pocket. His left hand was yanked from his side and whatever the thing was, it carried little weight on his palm. When Naruto pulled his hand back to reveal the item he gave him, Sasuke just stared for a good 30 seconds at his hand. "The fuck, Naruto?"
Naruto, suddenly nervous, scratched his cheek with a weak laugh. "They're prayer beads! An old lady was selling them and I thought I could get you one each time we meet, you know, for good luck?" he smiled sheepishly.
"I know that, idiot!" he snapped but put his head through the loop of beads anyway, wearing it as a necklace. "I'm talking about this!" he waved his bandaged hand in front of Naruto's face.
To be honest, Naruto did not understand what the problem was. It took him a while but he noticed, with Sasuke glaring daggers at him to hurry up, that the bandage he had just wrapped was coming undone, the material loose around Sasuke's hand. "Holy ramen!" he shouted, reaching for the Uchiha's hand to fix it but Sasuke pulled it back and raised it over the blond's head and out of his reach. He hated Sasuke for being taller sometimes.
"No," Sasuke said, ignoring the pout Naruto was sporting. "You'll just have to fix it the next time we meet." And with that he turned and walked away.
Naruto just stood there, a little dumbfounded at what just happened. That's it? That's how they're going to go their separate ways? Just him walking away like that while he stared at his back? Fucking Uchihas. He doesn't get the last laugh, no fucking way! "Hey, Sasuke!" he called out and wasn't surprised that he kept on going. He cupped his hands around his mouth to amplify his voice. "I'll see you on our next anniversary!" he laughed, seeing the Uchiha freeze mid-step.
"Shut up, usuratonkachi." He said calmly but they both knew that each of them were wearing their brightest smiles as Naruto waved Sasuke off.
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BONUS:
"Teme! I still don't get why I would need a new dictionary!" Naruto shouted at the top of his lungs, waving his arms up and down comically. Sasuke was no longer in sight but Naruto had stood there more than 15 minutes after his figure could be seen no more.
In a distance, Sasuke gave a small sneeze and he hugged his cloak closer to his body. Was he getting a cold? "Tch. I bet that dobe didn't understand what I meant," he ran a hand through his midnight locks. "There's no way you do those things with just a friend." He sniggered.
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A/N: Fin! Thank you my wonderful readers for stopping by and I hope you send me lovely reviews! If you like this and would like to read more of my stories, please put me on your author alert list so you don't miss out on any my updates. Also, you're welcome to add me on tumblr, my url is on my profile page. We can talk about Naruto or spend hours head-canoning the two baes. Feel free to PM me or ask me stuff on tumblr, I don't bite!
Important announcement: Okay, this WAS supposed to be a oneshot but the lovely Emelie has requested more and who am I to deny her?! She knows I can't say no to her! If you felt the same, please thank Emelie for using her powers over me haha :p So yeah, stay tuned for the next chapter and don't forget to leave your review!
FAQ:
So is this SasuNaru or NaruSasu? aka Who's on top?! – I like em' both ways (as long as the two of them are together) so I deliberately blurred it out so you can imagine who's who here ;)
Did they do the dirty or not? – Again, I blurred that out so you may think any way you wish. But if you noticed, when Naruto wrapped Sasuke's arm at the end, his shirt was off so… *hint hint wink wink nudge nudge*
Anniversary? Were they already together? – Eh, no. This is set a year after chapter 698. Naruto was just teasing Sasuke heh. But if they meet up next year, it'll be a sort of anniversary of reciprocated feelings ;) If Sasuke even wants to call it that hahaha
