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~Ravne13
Chapter Two
"Sasuke, hold still!" Naruto yelled. Sasuke looked over at the blonde running beside them and saw that he was making a hand sign. He reached out and grabbed Naruto's shirt just as he finished the sign. He felt a lurch in his stomach and their surroundings fell away. His vision blurred.
Suddenly he was on solid ground again. The sudden change made him stumble and fall sideways. He landed hard on his side, bruising his elbow. Naruto was standing straight and tall, looking down at him. He reached down and helped the fallen Uchiha to his feet.
"What was that?!?" he growled. Naruto smirked. "There are still a few tricks Master Jiraiya taught me that I still haven't shared with the world." He said. Sasuke gave him a glare before pulling away.
They were standing in front of the Hokage's building. The two Shinobi walked up the steps calmly and entered the large stone building. Immediately they were assaulted by a swarm of ninja's vying for their Hokage's attention.
Naruto gave Sasuke an apologetic glance before allowing himself to be swept away in the tide of people.
Sasuke felt sadness at his lovers' absence as he watched his retreating back. He sighed. "Love struck, are we?" asked a coy voice in his ear. Sasuke jumped and swung his arm out but it was deflected easily by one of his oldest friends.
Sakura stood there, almost even with him in height, grinning at him. She had long gotten over her feelings for him and was now happily dating the Sand Villages' Kazekage, Gaara.
The raven Uchiha looked down at the ground, his face blushing slightly. He nodded. "Yeah, I miss him a lot during the day." He said. Sakura took his arm and steered him down the hallway, leaning heavily on him.
"I know. I feel the same way when Gaara's not around." she said with an overly dramatic sigh. Sasuke suppressed a shudder. He still couldn't believe the bubble-gum haired girl's choice in a lover.
"We should get to the office," Sakura said. The Uchiha nodded, allowing himself to be pulled down the corridor toward the main headquarters of the Leaf Village Shinobi to receive his day's orders.
* * *
At the end of the day, Sasuke desperately wished that he had just stayed home. He had just been told that, unfortunately, he was being sent on an information gathering mission and on top of that it was to gather information about the man he feared most, Orochimaru.
The tired raven-haired Shinobi slumped into his and Naruto's shared apartment late that evening after finishing up his work in the village and getting his briefing on his mission for the following day.
As soon as he opened the door and stepped over the threshold, he was assaulted by a large blonde blur. Sasuke gasped as he was shoved against the closed door and Naruto's lips were against his in a crushing kiss.
A moan exploded from his lips and his hands found Naruto's face. He let his hands roam freely, enjoying the feel of Naruto against him.
All too soon, however, Naruto pulled away and let his head rest on Sasuke's shoulder, leaving the smaller Shinobi a panting mess beneath him.
"I wasn't the one who suggested you for the mission, you know." Naruto murmured against Sasuke's fevered skin. "It was an older council member. They thought you, as one of the best Shinobi besides me, would be best suited for the job. Only Master Kakashi and I defended you but the council outvoted us."
Naruto knew of Sasuke's immense fear of the fearsome snake, Orochimaru. He had haunted his dreams often enough and it was always Naruto who would wake Sasuke from his nightmares and calm him down with tender touches and feather light kisses.
When Sasuke was a child, little more than eight, Orochimaru had discovered him in the Uchiha clan. He knew that Sasuke would one day surpass his clan, even his older brother, Itachi, and he knew that Sasuke's body would be best suited has his own replacement body.
So Orochimaru had actually kidnapped the young Uchiha for a short time, intending to raise and train Sasuke himself. During the two months he was trapped with Orochimaru, Sasuke had been emotionally and sexually abused by the snake, resulting in a very cowed Sasuke.
It had been Itachi himself who managed to free his younger brother. He had searched nearly nonstop for the two months of Sasuke's imprisonment and when he had finally found him, he nearly died getting Sasuke away from Orochimaru.
It took years of coaxing, but Sasuke eventually moved on with the help of his family and friends; especially his older brother and Naruto. Sasuke had always harbored feelings for the two great Shinobi, but it wasn't until recent years that Naruto expressed an interest himself.
Naruto lifted Sasuke into his arms and carried him to their bedroom. He laid Sasuke down and straightened up, staring at the smaller Shinobi. Sasuke squirmed under his intense blue-eyed gaze.
"What?" he finally exclaimed, blushing deeply. Naruto merely chuckled and leaned over, bringing his mouth down to meet Sasuke's soft lips. Naruto found himself covering Sasuke with kisses, desperately moving his hands over the smaller man's lithe body, making sure to hit all of Sasuke's pleasurable spots.
"Promise me you'll stay safe," he whispered. Sasuke could only gasp in response.
* * *
Sasuke woke early the next morning, almost a first for him. It was only when he got out-of-village missions that he had to get up early and with the Hokage as a boyfriend he rarely, much to his annoyance, was sent on dangerous missions. Sakura who was just an analyst often was sent on more dangerous missions than the young Uchiha.
Sasuke pulled himself out of Naruto's embrace. He heard the blonde Shinobi mumble a protest but he didn't wake. He leaned over and gave his lover a light kiss before getting out of the bed. The Uchiha dressed himself quickly and proceeded to the kitchen for a quick breakfast of strawberries and coffee.
Sasuke had a weakness for strawberries, something Naruto used in their lovemaking often. On this particular morning, Sasuke allowed himself only five minutes to savor the tart sweetness of the fruit before heading out.
* * *
It had been nearly two weeks since Sasuke had left. He was hungry, dirty, tired and was desperately missing his Naru-kun. It was rare that Sasuke spent so long away from the village and he was feeling the effects of going two weeks without his nightly romps with the Hokage.
Sasuke had found some traces of the snakes' chakra, but he was still having trouble locating Orochimaru's lair. It was midmorning and the Uchiha was searching earnestly. He had found a new trail and was following it with careless abandon.
It was a small noise behind him that alerted him to another persons' presence. He whipped around and was suddenly frozen with raw fear.
Standing not five feet behind him was the man he feared most. Orochimaru was standing, legs spread arms crossed, grinning evilly down at Sasuke.
"Well, well. Look what we have here. It's my little Sasuke-slave," he sneered. Sasuke visibly flinched as the old nickname brought back his suppressed memories.
His vision was suddenly flooded with images. Himself as a child, cowering in a dark room, bent over a table as the large man moved inside, pain as he was forced to train past his endurance, agony as he was forced to take the snake over and over again.
Sasuke was suddenly brought back to the present when Orochimaru moved closer. He shuddered and took a step back. The Uchiha felt his breathing accelerate, his heart pounding in his chest.
"S-stay away!" he cried, raising his hands. The snake just laughed. Sasuke found it impossible to think of anything but the proximity of the large man in front of him. He forgot his years of training, his promise to keep himself safe, and his mind focused on just the impending danger.
"You're so weak, Sasuke-slave. You can't even defend yourself against me," Orochimaru snarled. And with that, he launched at Sasuke. The Uchiha had no time to defend himself. He was flung back against a tree.
His head made a sickening crack at the impact. Lying on the ground, he found it nearly impossible to move through the haze that filled his brain. The snake was leaning over him, head cocked to the side, watching him intently.
"It's good you came when you did, Sasuke-slave. It saves me the trouble of having to find you." He brought his hand down.
Sasuke felt another jolt of excruciating pain in his head before everything went dark.
A/N: Ok… I know there was a surprising lack of smut in this chapter. I know I love to read it but I find it surprisingly hard to write. Anyway… next chapter will hopefully be out sooner! Sasuke wakes up in Orochimaru's clutches, Naruto worries about his little Sasu-chan, and Sasuke is forced to relieve more terrible memories. What can that weird Jutsu be that Orochimaru is performing on Sasuke? Find out soon! X)