Edited May 13, 2009
Oh So Itchy!
By heeha
"Itchy! Oh so itchy!" Naruto wailed, using thoroughly trimmed nails to aggressively scratch his neck and the insides of his elbows.
"Dobe. Stop scratching," Sasuke commanded. Naruto paid no heed to Sasuke's warning, too engrossed in taming the itchy sensations of his skin. Sasuke watched as Naruto's light pink rashes steadily darkened into a screaming red.
He had to stop Naruto. Immediately.
Sasuke took a threatening step towards the blond.
"Stop it," he ordered. "Now."
"But Saasssukeee!" whined Naruto, tilting his head back an inch to let his fingers dance below his jaw.
"It's too itchy to stop scratching! I can't help it!" He moved his left hand to the back of his neck and continued to lightly scratch himself, grazing his nails against the flaky, swollen red skin. Pinpricks of blood began to creep out of Naruto's neck. Sasuke's stomach churned at the sight. He had to act.
Each hand grabbed one of Naruto's wrists and held it firmly in place in front of his body. "No more scratching. You're only making it worse."
"Easy for you to say," Naruto grumbled, lightly tugging at Sasuke's unrelenting grip. "You're not the one with the eczema here."
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "That's not a good excuse to scratch the flesh right off your body, idiot." He looked down at Naruto's twitching hands. He knew that if he let them go, they would fly up towards Naruto's arms and neck again to soothe the persistent nag of his eczema. He needed to either bribe or distract Naruto from the alluring, itchy patches. He decided to try bribing him first since that was the easiest method.
"Naruto..." Sasuke began, meeting the blond's eyes, "if you stop scratching yourself, I'll buy you ramen for the next five years." He stared intently at Naruto, waiting for - what he hoped would be - a positive response.
"You really mean it?!" Naruto exclaimed, eyes sparkling and mouth stretched into an impossibly wide grin. The offer sounded absolutely delectable. He could already feel all that delicious ramen sliding smoothly past his lips, raising him to unimaginable heights of euphoria.
Unfortunately, at that moment, the crimson patches decided to nag and tug at his hands, trying to coax them into continuing their harmful treatment.
Must...resist... Naruto thought, clenching his hands into tight fists. Must have heavenly ramen...must...have...must...
An enticing, feather-light tingling suddenly chose to surface on his right arm.
Scratch it! Scratch it HARD AND GOOD! Naruto yanked his hands out of Sasuke's hold and vigorously resumed itching his bloody neck. Ramen be damned.
"Dammit," Sasuke cursed under his breath as he witnessed Naruto's skin redden and swell by the second. I guess that leaves method two...
The Uchiha tackled the blond to the ground and swiftly used his right hand to lock Naruto's wrists together above his own head.
"TEME! Let go and get off!" Naruto growled, bucking his hips against Sasuke's body. "My skin's bitchin' for an itchin'!" Sasuke ignored Naruto's protest and focussed on softly kissing Naruto's whisker marks.
Naruto's struggling diminished into nothing as he felt the pleasant sensation of Sasuke's soft lips on his skin. Sasuke's lips tenderly caressed each whisker mark before capturing Naruto's own lips in a long, breathtaking kiss.
Mmm...Sasuke... Naruto thought, mesmerized by Sasuke's seductive lips. He buried a hand in Sasuke's hair and wrapped his other arm around Sasuke's broad shoulders. His impulse to itch still whispered in the back of his mind, but it was too quiet and too distant to be acknowledged. For now, he felt at peace.
Sasuke mentally smirked during their loving kiss.
Success.