A/N: These are going to be a collection of Naruto oneshots (maybe more in later chapters if enough people want a continuation of one) with various themes and pairings. Requests and ideas are welcome! These will all be yaoi and shounen-ai (boy x boy) so read at your own risk!

This one (and the next 3) were a birthday present for my good, good friend Sarah!

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Distant Iris

The world spun into darkness as he collapsed to the ground. Naruto cursed at himself as he registered the throbbing pain he felt from his head. What a stupid thing to do, he should have known better…stupid Neji, stupid Shikamaru, Kiba, and Shino. Even Sai, that bastard…

It had been some time since they had all been able to get together, and the whole gang was present excluding the older shinobi like Iruka, Kakashi, Asuma, and Yamato of course...since they were not needed for such a get together.

Now all congregated at the Uchiha mansion were, for lack of a better term, 'the guys' which included Neji, Lee, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, and Sai. It was decided that we would all get together for a drink…who came up with that dumb idea anyway?

It didn't take long for the so called 'party' to degrade into raucous insanity and sparing. Drunk, lethally trained warriors are never a good thing…especially when you confine them all in a small space with each other. So, in other words it turned into a drunken battle for who knows what…underwear maybe…or the little umbrella in the kitchen…it was rather sketchy to begin with. Either way, the result was the same…lots of bodily fluids, damaged property, and passed out shinobi's littering practically every available surface.

Naruto was proud that he had managed to keep his consciousness for as long as he had…though he was not sure how long he could really count as being aware and conscious…but now he knew for sure he had either gotten beat into darkness or he passed out. He hoped that it was the latter and that he could still keep some of his dignity intact, though the sketchy fragments of memory of him parading around naked with not only his underwear but someone else's as well shattered any hope of that…

-x-

"What the hell…" Naruto looked around what he hoped would be his inner self, he knew that the Kyuubi would get a good laugh from his plight…but what he saw was nothing even remotely like it. "Where the hell is this!?"

"Get up idiot; you have wasted enough of my time." Sasuke's gruff, deep voice filtered through the air and Naruto immediately sprung up from the grass covered ground.

"Sasuke!?" Naruto shouted in confusion as he looked around again. Soon he found a weight on his head and looked up to see Sasuke resting his hand there, entwining his fingers in his blond hair…Naruto blushed.

"Don't sound so surprised. Are you alright? You took quite a hit to the head when you were battling that tree over there…you lost by the way…" he said smirking as he hauled the boy to his feet.

"What!?" Naruto looked at the tree and the large fallen branch, "what happened…where am I anyway?"

Suddenly warm hands encircled his whiskered face bringing him eye to eye with a concerned looking Sasuke. "Are you sure you are alright? Maybe it hit you harder than I thought it did…do you want to go home?"

"Home?" Naruto was confused, what kind of dream was this anyway? "My home…your home?"

Sasuke's expression darkened with concern at the comment and Naruto wondered momentarily if he has said something terribly wrong. "Maybe we need to go to the hospital before going to our home…" he deliberately stressed the word 'our' for emphasis.

Naruto's eyes widened and his body felt weak, he faintly heard Sasuke yell as he slumped into his embrace in a daze. "Hospital. Now" he heard him clearly say…what in the world…?

"No…" Naruto finally pulled himself together even though Sasuke failed to relinquish his hold on him. "I am fine really…my head just hurts. Let's go home and maybe I can sleep it off or something."

"Are you sure? You look terrible…" Sasuke was still holding him tightly in his arms. "You know this is not something an Anbu should do…be more careful next time…we are not even on a mission…tch." He scoffed as he started to head towards home.

-x-

By the time they arrived 'home' Naruto learned that he and Sasuke lived together in the Uchiha mansion, which by the way no longer looked like a ghost town. He and Sasuke were both Anbu and were apparently quite a force to be reckoned with; a perfect team. As far as Naruto could tell…the touching, the gentleness, the looks…he surmised that they not only lived together but were lovers as well.

"Do you want me to call Iruka and Kakashi over for dinner? Do you even think you can eat dinner?" The question puzzled Naruto…this was all so confusing.

"Kakashi and Iruka?" He questioned softly as he sat in the kitchen watching Sasuke prepare dinner, which was an odd sight in and of itself. The Sauske Naruto currently knew could do nothing but glare daggers at who ever had the misfortune to come upon him. The Sasuke he knew no longer loved him…the Sasuke he knew wanted nothing more than to see him dead…

A sad smile fell across his face at the thought. It would be nice if he could stay in this reality forever…get to see the loving, caring, warm, concerned, and kind Sasuke everyday. 'Ha…this must be heaven…I must have died and come here…' He thought bemusedly. 'What a way to die…'

"Please tell me you at least remember them…" Sasuke whirled around and fixed him with a glare.

"I remember them…but why…call them together?" He asked tilting his head to the side slightly.

Sasuke gave him a dead pan look for a moment before he realized that the blond was not joking. "They are a couple…it is obvious we would call them together you idiot." Sasuke went back to cooking, glancing over his shoulder to watch his lover process the information.

He was concerned to say the least. Naruto was always an idiot but when he slipped and the branch hit him…Sasuke was sure he was going to be okay, he had been through so much worse. But now…now, he was not so sure. Naruto seemed weird, not that he wasn't usually…but he didn't seem to know the most basic of things…things that he should have known.

"Are you sure you are alright? I can get you to the hospital to get your head checked out." He said without looking back.

"I'm alright; things are just a bit hazy. I will be fine tomorrow after I rest." Naruto smiled at the tone of voice Sasuke was using to talk to him, so sweet…

-x-

Dinner was probably the most amazing thing Naruto had ever experienced in his short life. He was eating home made cooking from none other than Sasuke, who was fusing over him eating the entire time. The food was delicious, the company was good, and the house had a warm, family feel to it. If this was a dream, Naruto decided he never wanted to wake.

"Why don't you go take a bath, I will be in there in a minute once I finish putting this away" Sasuke gestured at the dishes and Naruto stared blankly back. Bath? He wasn't sure quite how he had made it there, but Naruto soon found himself submerged in the warm water of the bath.

If this was a dream, it sure was a painfully realistic one. His head was still throbbing dully and his skin prickled at the heat. "Stop spacing out you idiot, the last thing I need is for you to drown in your own bath…"

Naruto raised his eyes as Sasuke walked towards the bath and settled in behind him with a slight splash of the water. Naruto's face flushed deeply as the sight; Sasuke…naked…touching…right behind him. It was almost too much. Sure he has seen him naked before, but a lot of time had passed since then…and well…let's just say it was hard to keep the blood where it was supposed to be.

Naruto jumped and about died when Sasuke started to wash his back gently with a soft cloth. "What?" he questioned innocently letting a smirk cross his lips.

"N-nothing!" Naruto stuttered out in a rush as he tried to tightly close his legs.

Needless to say, it was not 'nothing' and Sasuke knew full well what 'nothing' meant. For the rest of the bath and then some in the bedroom there was more 'playing' than actually doing what they were supposed to be doing.

Naruto knew now that he was certainly dead…if not he could at least die happy now. "Hmm…" Naruto made the content noise as he snuggled into Sasuke's embrace. The bed was comfortable, the sheets were soft, and best of all the body next to him was warm and it belonged to the man that he loved with all his heart.

"I love you…" Naruto spoke hazily as he was drifting off to sleep. He could not see the surprised expression that the dark haired boy was giving him, which was probably best…but the tightening of the arms that wrapped around him was enough for Naruto.

"I love you too dobe, now go to sleep" he said in mock agitation which elicited a soft laugh from the boy pressed against his chest. "If your head still hurts tomorrow I am forcing you to see the doctor, okay?"

"Alright…" Naruto agreed softly as he drifted off to sleep to the sound of Sasuke's breathing, to the scent of his body, and the feel of his skin…

-x-

"Naruto!" A voice yelled through the darkness startling him into consciousness. "How in the world could you fall asleep here!? Here of all places! You know what this place is!? Oh, I can't even begin to scold you since I am so furious at you right now!"

"Now, now…Iruka calm down. He and the others must have one hell of a hang over right now. Let him wake up a bit before you chew him out." Kakashi's voice flooded through Naruto's foggy awareness. His eyes cleared and he was able to make out the figures of Kakashi and Iruka above him…

"W-what the…?" he questioned groggily as he forced himself into a sitting position despite the hammering pain coming from his head.

"You, in a drunken mess it seems, stumbled onto the shrine and passed out!" Iruka said angrily.

"Shrine?" Naruto finally noticed the small monument he was collapsed next to.

"It is said to show you your future!" Kakashi laughed lightly as he pulled the boy to his feet and dusted him off. "Now let's get you home and in some clean clothes and get you some medicine for that hang over!" The jounin said sarcastically while chuckling softly.

Both men stopped dead as they watched tears slip down Naruto's cheeks, his hands fighting to come to his face, his teeth clenched as he cried.

"Naruto! What's wrong!?" The once angry Iruka suddenly became concerned as he held onto Naruto's arm that was not currently being held by Kakashi. The two men held up the sobbing boy as he continued to cry relentlessly.

"Nhhnn" Naruto attempted to make sound but failed miserably.

"Naruto, are you hurt somewhere?" Kakashi asked seriously as he looked over the boy to see if he could find any obvious signs of injury. "If you don't tell us what's wrong we can't help you."

"N-nothing's wrong" he finally mumbled out, even though the tears refused to stop. "I'm fine really…"

"Who in the hell are kidding!" Iruka shouted much louder than Naruto would have liked. His head already hurt and the crying was not helping. "Tell me what's wrong damn it!"

"Nothing!" He sobbed out once again as he finally gained control of his hands and started to brush at his face. He rubbed at his red and swollen eyes; his face blushed from crying as he looked up to the men that cared for him. "It's just…just…"

"Just!?" They both said in unison.

"Its just I am so happy…" More tears began to fall and he scrubbed at his face furiously. Naruto finally let a bright smile cross his face. "I am so happy…the tears just won't stop!" He gave up on trying to wipe them away and just let them fall freely as he hugged and embraced the men at his sides.

"What?" They looked confused at each other. Naruto was crying because he was happy?

"You said…" he sniffled against Kakashi's chest, "you said it showed the future…"

"Eh?" The jounin looked down at the blond boy's beaming face. He was so uninhibitedly happy…

"I am so happy; even if it was a dream…even if it wasn't real…I am so…happy…" Naruto smiled. He would make it…make that distant vision a reality…he would see it come true since…

'He said he loves me…'

"Distant Iris"

-End-

A/N: There you have it! The first oneshot! Please let me know what you thought of it! Thanks so much!!