Hi! Well, this is my first yaoi fic. Ever. Though not my first fic in general-- like it says in my profile, I've had another account here for a while, and I just created this account to try my hand at yaoi. Lemon (man I hate that term) coming up, but this story also has a plot, so...yeah. Patience :) And please, let me know what you think, especially when I get to the sexier parts -- even if it's just to tell me I should never ever write shonen-ai or yaoi again. Hehe.

So warnings--

M rated for yaoi, shonen-ai, mild shota-ai, and mild language

Under no circumstances do I own anything related to Naruto.

One more thing -- I usually read the stories of all my reviewers and try to review at least one of their fics, since I know how good it feels. Just saying :)

Now...enjoy!

"Stop it, come on Sasuke, someone's going to hear us!"

"I don't care!" He grinned mischievously at me and tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear. We were lying behind a remote bush on the far side of the grounds while we were supposed to be training, but we don't use the grounds for training anymore unless we're with Kakashi-sensei or Sakura. We like to put the time (and privacy) to...better uses.

"But I do!" I protested. "If we get caught, they're gonna make us go back to work!" I was flat on my back, with my head cushioned in the crook of his arm as he lay over me and played with my hair.

"Naruto-kun," he tsked at me, "they're not just going to make us go back to work. They'd separate us. We're not supposed to be doing this, you know. Genin shouldn't be using their time socializing. Especially..." Here he leaned over to brush a light kiss on my furiously blushing forehead, "not two boys."

I sighed.

"But we're so happy, Sasuke. I don't get it. Why won't they just let us hang out like this?" I traced the outline of his face with my pointer finger. "Besides, you can help me when I have trouble with training, right? So it works out! We're not missing much!"

He gave me that Look, the one that says that he cares about me a lot, but I can be an idiot sometimes.

"Dobe. Two guys aren't supposed to be together in Konoha. It's not allowed. Besides, even though I can keep up with Kakashi-sensei's training just fine, you might need the extra practice time." He looked at me in mock thought. "Maybe we should stop this, and you should train..."

"Hey!"

He laughed, and I smiled back up at him, my brief moment of worry fading.

"I'm just kidding, Naruto-kun." And then he grew serious and pressed his body closer into mine. I could feel his heat flowing into me, and even though it was already a warm spring day, I liked the feeling of the warmth. I arched my back a little, to make me even warmer. For some reason, it made him moan a little bit, and his voice was kinda harsh when he murmured his next words into my ear. "I could never leave you."

"Sasuke-kun?" I asked, staring up at the sky as he nibbled on my ear.

"Mmm?"

"Do you love me?"

Sasuke pulled back a little bit to look me in the eye. He thought for a few moments and then kissed me full on the mouth. My first kiss. Our first kiss, but I could tell from the intensity of it that it wasn't going to be the last. It was such a weird feeling...it was soft and kind of wet, but at the same time, I really really liked it. I liked the feel of his lips and his tongue, and the inside of his cheek. He tasted good, too, not really sweet, but kind of...silvery and musky and it made me want more. I can't really describe it, but it was definitely fun, and I didn't like it when he pulled away.

"I don't know what love is, Naruto-kun, not yet. We're not even teenagers yet." He was panting a little, from our kiss I guess. "But I know that I like being with you. And I know I never want us to stop being together. And I know that my stomach goes all weird when we're like this. I don't know if I love you, but I know I never ever want us to leave each other. Is -- is that enough?"

I grinned back up at him.

"That's enough, Sasuke." I gathered my courage, and with a rush of blood pounding in my ears, I bent my head upwards and kissed him on the lips like he kissed me. "Me too. I mean, I never want to leave you either."

Now there was a hard look in his eye.

"I promise I won't ever leave you, Naruto-kun. I promise."

"I promise too."

He let his hand drift down my jawline...to my collarbone...to my chest...and let it rest there, as my heart pounded up into his palm. We stayed that way for a little while, and I realized I never wanted us to stop. So it was all too soon when Sasuke said:

"Come on. We'd better get back to the academy."

We got up, dusted ourselves off, and held hands as we walked back until we got to the part where people were.

I woke up.

I stared up at the ceiling for a while, blinking, til I realized I wasn't twelve anymore, I'm sixteen, Sasuke left to find Itachi two years ago, and there were tears on my face and my pillow.

Stupid memory dream thing. It seemed so real...

And it was real, that's what kills me, it had been real three years ago, before Sasuke heard that his brother wasn't far away, and he left without a single word.

"But it was years ago, Naruto," I told myself, rubbing my eyes furiously, "and it's over now. Don't let goddamn dreams distract you."'

It was the first dream I had about Sasuke in a long time. Weird. I've thought about him, of course; I've been trying to get him back, but I haven't dreamt about him since the days when we used to hide behind bushes and trees when everyone was too busy to pay attention to us and we'd talk and laugh and tease and yes, even kiss sometimes, and touch...

No! There's no use in thinking about it anymore. Sasuke left. He left when he said he never would, and that means I've not in his fucking dreams, clearly, so why should he be in mine. I just have to concentrate on getting stronger and bringing him back to Konoha -- for the good of Konoha, of course, not so we can pick up any childhood...whatever it was.

Knock! Knock! Someone -- knock! -- was at the door. Someone very impatient. I wiped my eyes one last time and tugged a black t-shirt over my bare chest.

"Come in!" I called.

"N-Naruto-kun! N-N-Naruto-kun!"

"What is it, Hinata?" I sighed as she pretty much fell into my apartment.

"W-we capt-tured h-him!"

"Who?" I asked confusedly. She was stuttering more than usual, which usually meant she was very excited.

"S-S-S--!"

No. No way. No way I could be dreaming about him, and then they capture him the same day. No way.

Except this was the first dream I've had about him in years, and Konoha wasn't searching for anyone except Sasuke right now.

"Who is it, Hinata?" I put my hands on her shoulders, which I guess was a mistake, since she collapsed into my arms.

"S! S! Sa--!"

"Was it Sasuke?" I could barely bring myself to ask. What if I was wrong? But then --

She nodded furiously and I almost dropped her on the floor.

"Sasuke..."

After three years, he was back. And from the sounds of the turmoil I just started to hear coming from the Hokage's building, I can tell he didn't come easily.

"Tsunade-sama told me to f-f-fetch you, N-Naruto-kun, since S-Sasuke-kun is a b-bit reluctant to t-t-talk to us...and I th-think she knows you w-want to see h-him." Hinata choked out.

I was already out the door, half-dragging her with me.

Three years. It's been three years since I've seen Sasuke. He can't be the same. Did he defeat his brother? Does he (I don't even want to think it) still care about me? It doesn't really seem like it...but when I ask myself if I still care about him, I think I know the answer. Screw that. I've always known the answer.

Oh Lord. We've reached the entrance to the Hokage's building.

To be continued...