It's not a silly little moment,

It's not the storm before the calm

This is the deep and dying breath,

This love that we've been working on.

Sasuke felt Naruto's breath on his skin sending goosebumps down his arms as the blond inadvertantly caressed his lower abodmen, hands warm and thickly coated in blood. Naruto inhaled Sasuke's scent deeply as he took in the surrounding forest. The dark shades of forest green blended almost perfectly with the greying horizon that told a storm was almost at hand. Naruto felt a tear run down his cheek onto the bear chest beneath him to mix in with his and Sasuke's blood.

This is it. This is how it's supposed to end. Together, after years apart, dying.

Lifting his hand weakly up from his side Sasuke studied the blood covered fingers. Calloused, cut, and red. Rubbing his thumb against his middle and index finger Sasuke slowly brought his hand down to interwine with the messy strands of blond hair being matted down by both his and Naruto's blood. To tell the thruth neighter of them knew exactly where they had been struck or where their own blood started but they knew it wasn't important. What was important was that all of the pain, tears, and searching had payed off just like both of them knew it would.

Can't seem to hold you like I want to,

So I can feel you in my arms.

Nobody's gonna come and save you

We've pulled to many false alarms.

Naruto shifted slightly on Sasuke's stomach so that he was laying fully on top of him and could wrap his arms around the thin waist. Sasuke felt the blond nuzzle against his hand painting his hair even more and leaving streaks of red across Sasuke's neck and collar area.

The battle against Zabuza and Haku.

The hospital rooftop.

The Valley of the End.

All times where this should have happened but didn't. All the times they cheated death just to end up like this. Naruto kept his promise to Sakura just like he said he would. He never promised Sasuke and alive or for the matter didn't even promise himself alive. The Kyuubi's powers laid dormant in Naruto because of his will to die with Sasuke and that's how Naruto wanted it to stay. Sasuke pulled weakly at Naruto's hair so that he would face him. With sky blue eyes that were losing their shine Naruto pulled himself up coming face to face with Sasuke while still laying on his body. "Teme" Naruto whispered weakly as he started to feel himself slip in and out of conciousness head slowly becoming heavier to hold up. "Dobe." Sasuke replied as his breathing started to slow and he returned the contact by wrapping his arms around Naruto to gently hold his head against his shoulder giving the slightly bigger boy warmth.

We're goin down

And you can see it too,

We're going down

And you know that we're doomed.

My dear we're slow dancing in a burning room.

Naruto felt Sasuke's breathing stop as soon as he closed his eyes for the last time. They would wake up again. In another time and place but still remaining in each others arms. That's the way it's written and will always be done. No matter how long the time they've been seperated they always come back.

Strangers to Friends.

Friends to Rivals.

Rivals to Strangers

Strangers to Lovers.

That's how their dance goes. Surrounded by chaos and to the tune of their sorrow, Sasuke and Naruto are bound together for eternity.

A/n:

: I was originally going to write smut but the song that came on my Itunes was Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer (how I do love him) and I felt the song fits Naruto and Sasuke perfectly.

-Jei

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