"Sasuke-teme, you might want to move…" Naruto whispered out, his voice husky and strained sounding.
Sasuke glared at the wall, annoyed, and didn't budge. "Shut up and go back to sleep, dobe," he whispered back. He heard restless shifting from beside him as his companion moved. He vaguely wondered why he was being warned to move…
Naruto squeezed his eyes shut and grasped tight on his blanket and futon, willing and restrained himself to not pounce the other boy. Well, more like trying to suppress the Kyuubi's overwhelming desire for relief. He wasn't sure how much longer he could hold himself off from the Uchiha. With his body so near his and his senses amplified by the Nine-tails, Sasuke's scent was tantalizing him; intoxicating him.
"Sasuke-teme… just move…" he groaned out through his rapidly sharpening canines when he smelt and felt the other boy's body still beside him.
This time, Sasuke moved, but not further away. He rolled over to face Naruto, wondering what the hell was going on with his friend. Naruto gasped when he was met with Sasuke's face. Sasuke quirked an eyebrow at the display Naruto made. The human-kistune was struggling against something that the Uchiha could not see. He was pulling and tugging on his blanket, attempting to free himself and yet trying to contain himself at the same time. The struggle was extremely evident on his face. The usually bright countenance famous to Naruto was twisted in a pained, flushed snarl, his emotions playing through like pictures. Sasuke was slightly worried to see the boy's canines grow sharper and the stripes on his cheeks more defined, in jagged lines rather than smooth curves.
Naruto looked at the other boy against his will and Sasuke saw as his normally blue eyes bled over with a vivid blood red, the slits thinning out. He had seen this look only a few times in the past during combat. Maybe he should move… that look could never mean anything other than destructive and un-nightly behaviour.
"What the hell is the matter with you dobe?" Sasuke whispered fiercely, inching away a little. Naruto was taking very deep breaths, his face sweaty and uncomfortable looking.
He seemed to not have noticed Sasuke's words through the sound of his own breathing, or had just chosen to ignore him. "Too… hot…" he gasped out, suddenly sitting up. He then practically ripped off his shirt, revealing his flushed torso. The Uchiha saw the defined and complicated seal on his tanned stomach flare up.
"Naruto, get a hold of yourself," Sasuke said, his words lost on the other boy. He only seemed to make things worse by speaking at all. His voice seemed to just remind the Kyuubi-possessed boy of his presence close beside him.
Quick as lightning, Naruto glanced over and pinning Sasuke down on his back. His newly clawed hands held down the boy's wrists and his thighs straddled his waist.
"Naruto! Get off!" Sasuke yelled through clenched teeth, trying to be quiet so he wouldn't disturb anyone else in the Inn. Naruto's movement was so fast that Sasuke had not had time to ready himself. He tried to pull his wrists up from under Naruto's grip but it was completely useless. The boy was completely taken over by the Kyuubi's spirit; his strength was unbelievable. Sasuke's waist was practically being crushed by Naruto's thighs. In truth, Sasuke Uchiha was slightly feared for his life.
Naruto bared his fangs with a loud and deep predatory growl and leaned down to the other boy's face, totally oblivious to the boy's heated glare. His mind was completely conquered by the Nine-tails' desire; all rational thoughts being trampled and left behind by the heat. Naruto's human conscience was faintly aware of what was going on, and all it could do was watch from the sidelines.
Sasuke turned his head away from Naruto's when he leaned down. He felt suffocated. The intense heat radiating off of Naruto was closing in on him as the fox-vessel lowered down his chest and face, pressing himself flush against him. Sasuke had no idea what had caused this abrupt change in his teammate, no idea what was going to happen to him (although he was getting hints and he DID NOT like them), and no idea how was going to get out of this situation. But he did know that if he didn't do something soon he wouldn't like the consequences.
Naruto's hard breathing lessened and Sasuke thought that this was a good sign, but was as quickly stolen of his relief when Naruto stuck his face into his neck. The Uchiha almost yelled when he felt fangs graze the pale skin, and he jerked from reflex, making them close to puncturing the skin. The fox-boy then suddenly brought his hips up and then down hard and fast into Sasuke's and at the same time, sucked hard on the tendon running along Sasuke's neck.
"Gah! Shit Naruto --!" Sasuke bit back a moan, slightly shaken and taken back at the movements, without even so much as a warning. Sasuke's face flushed against his will when he felt Naruto rock his hips on his pelvic area again with as much force as before, grinding his hardness into him. If he didn't do something soon… Sasuke strained to move his neck as much as he could to get away from Naruto's abusing lips. When Naruto slammed himself on his body for a third time, Sasuke lost his nerve. Screw the rest of the Inn and what time of night it was! Sasuke had a future to think about!
The Uchiha put all of his strength into getting Naruto off of him. He let out of a full-blown yell, trying to create as much noise as possible. Which of course, Naruto didn't agree with one bit. He covered Sasuke's mouth with his hand, scratching his cheek in the process, blind to what he was doing. He growled at the boy. With his wrist now free, Sasuke punched Naruto in the face, making him recoil and growl even louder, the Uchiha's retaliation frustrating him.
There were footsteps banging outside and then someone was pounding on the doors.
"Mmm!! Mmph!" Sasuke yelled, the sound muffled by the hand covering his mouth.
Kakashi opened the door and rain in, kunai in hand and prepared. But not for what he was met with inside the little room. "What-?" But when he saw the severity behind Sasuke's glare and Naruto's vicious appearance, he became serious.
More muffled and urgent sounds came from Sasuke as he continued to push Naruto away, while the enraged blond scratched and growled. Kakashi came to the rescue and ripped Naruto off of Sasuke, whose face was now bleeding from the several cuts Naruto had inflicted upon him.
"What happened?" Kakashi said loudly over the noise from Naruto. The shorter boy swiped a punch at the jounin, kicking his legs up and struggling to get free as Kakashi held him back, both his arms under Naruto's shoulders.
"How the hell should I know?! He's insane!" Sasuke answered, gesticulating towards Naruto and subconsciously moving back, slightly shaken.
"Were you two fighting?" the silver-haired jounin asked, restraining Naruto. "Did he attack you?" He nodded towards his bleeding cheek.
"No! Well, yeah, he attacked me but he-he was trying to…" Sasuke tried to explain, red in the face. He glanced at Naruto and indicated for Kakashi to look down at him.
Through Naruto's struggling, Kakashi managed to look down at his pants and realized what Sasuke was trying to say. Comprehension dawned in his eyes.
The doors opened across the room and Sakura entered the scene, slightly bleary eyed from sleep. She gasped and ran over, standing between Kakashi and Sasuke, immediately awake. Naruto didn't seem to notice or care that she had joined them; all he cared about was getting Sasuke. The vicious demon-fox dominating his mind and soul focused all of the body's energy and power into escaping Kakashi's hold. His body could barely feel the arm's holding him back and if it could, it would be able to know that the arms would give way at any minute.
"What we need to do," Kakashi said between swipes directed at his face from Naruto, "is get Naruto out of here." He nodded over at the ruffled appearance of Sasuke. "Quite clearly, Sasuke is in danger."
Sakura was visibly confused. "But why? Whats—." She then looked at Sasuke and blushed, her eyes glancing at Sasuke's lower regions, her glance unnoticed by Sasuke.
"Sakura I need you to help me get Naruto out of here. Let's go, before we cause any more disturbances in this household." Kakashi cut her off, giving her a stern glare. She gave the enraged and snarling Naruto an apprehensive glance but moved to help. "Sasuke, stay put. I'll be back to explain." The two ninja, with much difficulty, managed to drag the desperate blond-headed fury out of the room and into the hallway, where the noise level was reduced somewhat.
Sasuke exhaled, his heart-beat still racing. He brought a hand up to his left cheek and smeared the blood off. He resented being told to stay put, as Kakashi had so phrased it, but if was to get an explanation for Naruto's crazy behavior, then nothing else mattered and pride be damned. He fixed his clothing, tugging his shirt down and adjusting his shorts. He froze and straightened up, rigid, his face hot. Naruto's behavior had put him in an interesting and highly unwanted state. He groaned and rubbed his temples, realizing that his sensei and female teammate had to have noticed. What a night.
"But, Kak-Kakashi-sensei, OUCH! – Why is Naruto acting so crazy and why are we separating them?!" Sakura asked, dodging Naruto's jabs. "It's only making him worse!"
"Hm, it would seem that way…" Kakashi answered, ignoring the girl's first question. "Hopefully he'll calm down and give up when he's not near Sasuke. If not, we'll have to do something." They forced Naruto down on the bed set up in the next room across the hall. Kakashi made a hand seal sequence and ropes flew out, wrapping themselves around Naruto's wrists and ankles, impending his movements slightly. To compensate, his growls and snarls grew to some extent in volume. "Hm…" Kakashi repeated the hand movements and Naruto's shouting was muffled by a thick cloth, though the growls from his throat persisted.
Sakura looked down at her friend. "But sensei, what's wrong with him? And why was he attacking Sasuke-kun? Is it Kyuubi again?" She wondered aloud, staring at Naruto. The bound boy finally seemed to notice her and shot her a glare with pained and angry red eyes, reflected in them a sincere confusion as to what was happening, and his need to get to someone. There was a strong desire in his eyes, but she could tell it was not for her. Sakura broke the staring and glanced at her teacher.
The jounin, also analyzing the boy, sighed and scratched the back on his head. "Sandaime-sama explained to me, when Naruto was assigned to my squad, that the Nine-tails would have short but intense periods of heightened instincts to, well, mate, and its hormones would infuse with Naruto's blood. This of course, would only come into affect when Naruto reached the appropriate age; when he could handle such affects," he explained. Unfortunately for them, Naruto's famous never-ending stamina could keep him energized for numerous straight hours without rest.
Sakura's eyes widened upon receiving the information. "But… Sasuke… why was he the one…"
"I have no idea," Kakashi interrupted, knowing what she was getting at. At the mention of the name 'Sasuke', Naruto gave a spasm, his red eyes yearning to see where the mentioned boy was. He had been relatively silent throughout the explanation but hearing the name of the Uchiha perked his attention to full gear. "I don't know why he, or rather, it, chose Sasuke. Though…" Kakashi wandered off mid-sentence. He could offer some explanation why, but he wouldn't voice it yet. "Well, why don't we wait for Naruto to explain the reasoning when he's himself again." He turned to leave. "Sakura, I trust you'll keep him in check. I have to go and explain to our dear Sasuke-kun." He shook his head, feeling sorry for the boy. Before the kunoichi had any time to object to her new responsibility, Kakashi had poofed away to the other room.
When the darkness of the twilight-lit room was punctured and the silence broken, Sasuke flinched uncharacteristically, jumpy from the earlier events of the night. Kakashi chuckled lightly and received a glare.
"You said you'd explain." Sasuke said, getting right to the point. He stood up straight, very glad that his appearance was now normal.
Kakashi repeated the explanation he had given Sakura. He was amused to see the boy's glare remain harsh.
"That's ridiculous," he stated bluntly.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow. "Is it?"
"Why me?" Sasuke asked, ignoring the man's comment.
Kakashi gave a small nod. "And as I have told Sakura-chan, we will wait to hear the answer to that question from Naruto himself when he… sobers up."
"And that will be…"
"Hopefully by tomorrow morning," Kakashi replied. "Well, technically, by this morning, as we are almost through with the night."
Sasuke rolled his eyes. He had his doubts about that. "Hn. And what about our mission?"
Kakashi chuckled. "Sasuke-kun, you always take everything so seriously. I'm quite sure that location and returning the son of the Inn's tea ingredient list isn't as important as our current situation."
Sasuke snorted. His sensei was right of course; the mission did seem trivial in comparison. To anything, really. Especially when his own life was in danger!