WARNING: Papayas

THE RAVEN

A groan. A spoken whisper. A ghosted breath. A collision of lips. A connection so deep that all the lines between were erased.

Where did one end and the other begin?

Naruto groaned as Sasuke stilled him.

"Just wait... I need- I need time..."

So he gave him time. Time, time, time. Naruto would give the raven time, as much time as he needed. But there was so much heat surrounding him, so much, too much...

"M-move."

It was a good call, because Naruto was getting a bit stir-crazy. The blond pulled out almost completely only to ram back in again. Naruto's eyes were shut, his brow's furrowed in concentration as he began a slow but steady rythmn. Sasuke, on the other hand, had his eyes squeezed shut, eyebrows furrowed in pain, and shallow, ragged breaths passing through perfectly white clenched teeth.

Naruto was groaning, moaning, as Sasuke only breathed. Breathe, breathe, breathe. Their breaths mingled in the air, but Sasuke didn't make a sound. Naruto found himself worried. Wasn't Sasuke supposed to like it, too?

"Come on S'uke... what's wrong?"

No reply was given. Naruto frowned as he looked down on the surprisingly peaceful face of the Uchiha. Didn't it feel good for him, too? What was the blond supposed to do, angle it differently? Okay, angle it differently he would.

"Ah! Ah- haa! Right there! Again!"

There we go, Naruto thought with a grin. And so he rammed home with each thrust. In, out, in, out. They were connected so deeply, intertwined so completely, so... so. So, so, so. One. Complete. They came together as one. Two broken men, one twisted love.

"Na-Naruto! I-I !"

"M-me too..."

And they did. Together, actually. As cheesy as it was, their vision went white around the edges. The world seemed to blur, and all there was in the world was them, all there was in the world was now. It was here, it was now. And, now, it was gone. Not nearly long enough.

Naruto rolled off of Sasuke, grinning. They were silent for a while, and just lay there together. Naruto exhaled.

"That was... amazing."

No reply was given. Naruto rolled onto his side and smiled upon seeing the raven's peaceful face; the afterglow hadn't worn off yet. A tan hand brushed sticky bangs out of the obsidian eyes that opened, meeting the cerulean ones of the tanned man. Naruto grinned.

"Hey there, beautiful."

Sasuke scoffed but blushed, nonetheless. Naruto laughed.

"What, you to humble to take a compliment?"

"You're an idiot."

"But I'm your idiot."

The smile was gone. Everything was serious. Yes, he was the raven's idiot.

"And you're my bastard."

A smirk.

"Am I?"

"Yes. You're mine, and I'm yours."

Sasuke moved, brushing soft and pale lips against the blond's seal. Naruto was still amazed everytime he got into his passionate moods. They were so broken, but they helped hold each other together. Lips against lips, the slight ghosting of breaths. So together. So broken.

"I love you."

But, of course, the blond woke up to a cold, empty bed. He sighed.

Why didn't the raven ever stay?