Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the songs in this story. they belong to their respective mangaka/artists. I write for fun - no profit is intended from this.

Author's Notes: Hello everyone! I know I haven't updated anything in a while, but things have been pretty busy. I'm hardly ever home nowadays.

Anyway, I'm doing this based on a music meme on lj which I snagged from redbrunja. Here are the rules:

1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.
2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a drabble related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when it's over. No lingering afterwards!
4. Do ten of these, then post them.

So, obviously chose Naruto as the fandom,and a certain pairing I've been obsessed with for a few months now. The following is the result:

Pairing: SasukeNaruto

Rating: T for some slightly adult themes.

Genre: Romance/Angst/Humour/General

Words: 2441

Warning: a few yaoi moments, unbeta'd.

This is my first attempt at yaoi. I've written SasuNaru before, but those were mostly friendship/action/humour/Team 7 love - never yaoi. Enjoy!

1. Whispers in the Dark - Skillet

He looked up from his supine position at the one person he had been trying to retrieve for the past three years. Black eyes looked back at him, observing every contour of his tanned body, as if committing it to memory without the use of Sharingan.

Sasuke's face came closer, until it loomed so close over his that their noses almost touched. Naruto's breath hitched - this was forbidden; Sasuke was with the Akatsuki while he was a soldier of Konoha. He should throw Sasuke off, yell at him and then drag him back to Konoha after a good beating - not let Sasuke hold him down like this; he was stronger than that. He felt so trapped, yet strangely exhilarated - lust was a dangerous weapon. Anticipation lingered between the small distance separating their mouths. And it vanished as warm, if slightly brittle, lips closed over his, and from then on, it became a frenzy of desire. Of lust... of longing.

This was wrong but in the false intimacy of the darkness, it felt so right.

"Come back," Naruto panted hoarsely as Sasuke's tender caresses flitted over his body like whispers in the dark.

Sasuke froze. "I can't."

His voice was just as soft as Naruto's, eyes just as sad. He didn't give Naruto a chance to protest before swooping in and kissing him fiercely. Desperately. As if it was his reason for existing.

Nothing more was said.

2. The Scientist - Cold Play

"You know, Naruto, you once told me that you wanted to be a scientist." Sasuke said, leaning casually against the door of the Chemistry lab, watching as Naruto flitted around with chemicals and various apparatus. He absently noted that Naruto handled the apparatus very conscientiously, and he really didn't look half-bad in a white lab coat. It made for a good contrast with his bubbly personality.

Naruto smiled nostalgically as he looked up at Sasuke from his beaker of hydrogen peroxide solution, blue eyes slightly obscure through his goggles. But even the foggy curtain on the surface of the goggles couldn't hide the sparkle in his eyes. "You still remember that all the way back from high school, eh, bastard?"

Sasuke smirked. "Hn. I'm surprised nothing's been broken yet." he said as he looked around at the moderately lab, which surprisingly didn't have any stray baker or conical flask lying around broken, considering that Naruto shuffled around here all day.

Just as Naruto was about to protest, he cut him off, "Meet me at Ichiraku. Seven o'clock sharp. We have a date." With that, he left, white lab coat swishing in his wake.

Stupefied, Naruto blinked and wondered aloud, "Did he just ask me out?"

3. One Last Kiss - Madina Lake

Sasuke shifted awkwardly, fidgeting with the strap of the travel bag hung over his shoulder. Naruto averted his eyes to the floor and cleared his throat to break the awkward silence. "So... I guess this is it, huh? It's finally graduation - I guess that means we won't get to see each other that much, huh?"

Naruto chuckled, hoping to inject some merriment into the situation, but his miserable attempt trailed off when Sasuke remained silent, unsure how to respond. He had never been in this type of situation before - swallowing to get rid of the sudden dryness of his throat, he finally said, "Yeah," He sighed, looking at Naruto with eyes that held a glimmer of something Naruto couldn't name. "I guess I'll see you then."

Sasuke pivoted on his foot and turned around to face the train plated with immaculate white steel that'd take him to Tokyo University, that'd take him away from Okinawa, away from... Naruto. Forever. Feeling suddenly empty inside, he clenched his jaw, and steeled himself to take a step forward. But before he could, a hand on his elbow halted his progress and spun him around abruptly. "Dobe, wha- mmph!"

Two pleading blue eyes were the last thing he saw before shock abated and he closed his eyes, giving in to the taste of a bittersweet goodbye.

4. I'm With You - Avril Lavigne

Seeing Sasuke's skeptical look for the fifty-sixth time (yes, he had been counting), Naruto sighed just as he finished painting the last marking on Sasuke's pale, scar-ridden stomach. "Look, bastard, I'm with you on this one, ok? Just trust me a little."

Sasuke's eyes narrowed, and he snorted, "Hn, that's not very reassuring, idiot."

Naruto scowled, "Oi! I wasn't Jiraiya's apprentice for nothing, you know?"

Sasuke shrugged, as if being apprentice to a legendary Sannin was a privilege granted to everyone and not only a chosen few.

"Why you-!" Naruto grit his teeth - Calm down, Naruto. Just calm down,he tried those breathing exercises Sakura had taught him, and it calmed him down. A little. Darn it, why did the bastard have to so damn stubborn about everything? "Feh, forget it!"

Naruto sank down to his knees so that he was on Sasuke's level and put his hand on the nape of Sasuke's neck, right over the curse seal. "You ready?"

Sasuke tensed before exhaling calmly. He nodded.

The pain wasn't as blinding as it had been the last time, and he bit down hard on Naruto's shoulder to muffle a scream, tasting salt and smelling a scent that was Naruto's alone. Before consciousness began to fade, he felt Naruto's arms circle around him as he slumped forward with exhaustion, his hot, shaky breath fanning over the cool wetness on Naruto's shoulder.

Perhaps it was because he was a bit delirious from the mind-numbing pain that coursed through his limp body, but as his eyelids drooped, his last thought was that everything would finally be OK because Naruto was with here with him.

5. Lollipop - Lil Wayne

The wriggly pink tongue slid out of that perfect mouth ever so slowly to lick lazily on the melon-coloured surface of that sweet, sweet spherical object, before chapped lips closed over the circular candy and sucked. Hard. Lollipops... were horrible, horrible things - Sasuke swallowed discreetly, his eyes still fixated on the... perfectly innocent scene before him.

Naruto popped the sweet candy out of his mouth and smacked his lips contently. "Mmmm." Sasuke cursed - he swore the dobe was doing this on purpose to torture him. Noticing his stare on the lollipop, Naruto turned to face him with innocent blue eyes, "Oi, bastard, you wanna try my lollipop?" Naruto waved that evil... thing around a bit. "It's really good!"

Sasuke's brain malfunctioned and turned those sentences into something unspeakable. Damn it, that lollipop was going to be the end of him.

6. Numb - Linkin Park

Sasuke held Naruto's hand between his, and channeled a thin line of electric chakra into it, just enough to make the hairs stand erect.

Naruto blinked at the tingling sensation, "Wow!" Naruto exclaimed as he took his hand back and clenched and unclenched it experimentally. "It feels tingly. Sorta numb. So that's what lightning element feels like."

Sasuke nodded, "Hn. Of course it feels numb - paralyzing the opponent is the point after all." Before Naruto could make a snide remark at Sasuke's condescending tone, he added, "Your turn. Try to recompose your chakra to lightning."

Determination set on his features Naruto firmly took hold of Sasuke's hand. At the contact, the tiny hairs on Sasuke's arm stood erect, but when a shiver traipsed sporadically over his spine, he frowned and commented, "You're getting the hang of this pretty quickly, dobe."

Naruto met Sasuke's eyes and blinked. "What?"

Sasuke sighed - did the dobe enjoy making him repeat his rarely given praises? Body still feeling a bit tingly - Naruto's fingers were slim and warm, he absently noted - he said quietly, "Your... your control of lightning is good, considering it's your first time."

Naruto's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Huh? But I haven't used my chakra yet! How could you tell?"

Sasuke's brain screeched to a halt - if Naruto wasn't using his chakra, then why was he shivering?

7. In the End - Linkin Park

He had been close - so close to bringing Sasuke back. Rain fell tumultuously as the heavens bellowed with an unearthly howl. Lightning flashed. Wind whistled. Rain drops mingled with his tears. He had tried so ­­­­hard - so damn hard - to keep his promise, he had gotten so far, but in the end, none of those had mattered. In the end, all his hard work had amounted to nothing.

Looking down at the lifeless body in his hands, a dam of anger, frustration, sadness, desperation, plain emotion broke and he whispered, throat raw and hurting, "Damn it, wake up bastard! It wasn't supposed to be like this! This isn't the end! It can't be! Wake up, dammit!"

Only the thundering of raindrops as they pelted down mercilessly on the desolate, scarred battlefield answered him.

8. Cry for You - Ashe

"Oi! C'mon teme! Let's fight!" Naruto yelled loudly, pointing a challenging finger in Sasuke's general direction, "I bet I could pound you into the ground any day!" Naruto glared at the twelve-year old avenger fiercely, hoping fervently Sasuke would accept. The chances of that were low, he knew - stupid bastard was too bastard-ish to even bother contemplating fighting the class clown. Damn bastard and his damned superiority complex. Although a (large) part of him fully expected to be ridiculed or ignored, he wouldn't give up! He needed to be acknowledged, dammit! He needed to know he was worth something.

Sasuke regarded the blonde closely for a moment before saying, "Fine, but don't expect me to cry for you when you lose, dobe." With that, he turned around and headed for the training grounds, expecting Naruto to follow.

Naruto stood stunned for a moment but as the full extent of what Sasuke had said hit him, a wide grin split over his face and he followed his rival into the training grounds.

9. Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson

This was ridiculous. He knew the village needed to raise funds after Akatsuki's attack and it had partly been his fault that Konoha was in such a financially disastrous state, but surely, Tsunade could have picked a more dignified way to punish him? He bet that crazy old hag was enjoying tormenting him with this- this utter humiliation. Anything would have been better than this. And by 'this', he meant being condemned to running a stall that sold banana pancakes in order to raise funds for the reconstruction. He might not have protested as much if it was tomato pancakes... No, he would have because Uchihas did not bake! He would kill Tsunade one of these days... when Naruto wasn't looking, of course.

"Oi, Sasuke!"

Sasuke froze. Shit. Speak of the devil.

Naruto came to a screeching halt in front of the stall, a bit winded from running all the way from the hospital. He opened his mouth to say something, then closed it. He stared at Sasuke for a good while, and Sasuke impassively stared back. A minute passed before Naruto doubled over in maniacal laughter.

"Dude, Sasuke-man! I mean- " tears of mirth sprouted from Naruto's eyes, as he pointed a ridiculing finger at Sasuke's attire, "Hahaha! Ya look good in a frilly pink apron, man! Real good!" Naruto clutched his sides hard as uncontrollable laughter bubbled from his throat, the raucous sound attracting attention from passers-by. Sasuke's face flamed. "It suits you!"

Naruto didn't even have time to duck before a banana pancake hit him square in the face.

10. Lips of an Angel - Hinder

"Damn it, wake up bastard! It wasn't supposed to be like this! This isn't the end! It can't be! Wake up, dammit!"

Sasuke heard the voice as if it was a faraway cry - a desperate one. It was familiar though. He just couldn't place where he had heard it before at the moment. His head felt like it was filled with cotton and all he could hear was the pervading, monotonous drone of... something. Slowly, tiredly, he opened his eyes - it was raining, his mind vaguely registered - and looked into the bluest eyes he had ever seen.

Those eyes were looking back at him with astonishment, relief... and something else; something his weary mind couldn't identify at the moment. The person above him had blonde hair, he groggily noted through blurry vision - he seemed so familiar. Maybe he had died and gone to heaven... No, he was too much of a sinner for that.

Had he been lucid at the moment, had he been in possession of any clarity of mind, he might not have been thinking like this, but now, he was so cold and just so tired.

Maybe this person was an angel - not a fallen one like he was. His eyes were too blue for that; matted blonde hair too much like an ethereal, golden halo.

"Sasuke... " he heard the angel whisper, voice soft like a prayer. Maybe the angel was praying for him - he was a bad person, he knew. He had done many unspeakable things in his lifetime but he couldn't recall what sins he had committed right now...

Raindrops hit him like icy pinpricks of pain, and mingled with the blood splattered over his face. His body convulsed abruptly, violently, and he coughed out blood, gasping wildly for air.

Before consciousness faded once more, he felt a quivering wet lips close firmly, desperately, over his and he wondered if this was what it was like to kiss the lips of an angel.

End Notes: I don't know how well I did, so tell me, please? And I'm particularly interested in knowing which ones you liked most. I don't know how well I kept them in character, but it was written in such a rush - I mean, only about four minutes for each! (lips of an angel was around 5 mins) - so I'm a bit apprehensive about it! Flames will be ignored - don't like yaoi, then don't read. I believe I already gave you fair warning in the beginning. Oh, and if you can guess which one was my favourite, you get a one-shot dedicated solely to you! ^_^!

Important Notice:I've decided that this will be a collection of one-shots based on the music meme (if you haven't read it, scroll up to the top of the page and read) with various pairings. Now what I want you guys to do is choose a pairing you like (whether it's it yaoi, yuri, het or threesomes - it doesn't matter to me) and leave it in the review. And if you can, choose a song that reminds you of that pairing and give me the title and the artist. That way, when I write the meme for that particular pairing, I'll hit it off with that song, and then rest will be strictly random.

I'll do a one-shot (the rules of the meme will be applied, of course) for each pairing based on the songs that come my way and post them. The reason I'm doing this is because this music meme is addicting in a strange way and I want to keep doing it with different pairings. It's a sort of experiment. So anyway, review please?