Here's chapter 2 hope you didn't wait long! I also hope that people are actually reading this story :(

Warnings: For the whole story? Fluff! Sex! FLUFF! :D For this chapter? A little sad I guess, angsty Naruto. D:


CHAPTER 2


~ Sasuke ~

I watched as Naruto slipped the forelock and ears of the horse behind the brow band. Putting on the bridle looked tricky. Shoving a metal bar into an animal's mouth didn't seem to appeal to me. Although riding on its back seemed fine, I thought. Naruto seemed to take a moment to double check the saddle tightness by grabbing a hold of the leather strap and pulling hard. The leather of the saddle was lightly oiled to stop it from cracking in the sun's punishing rays so it gleamed despite the small amount of light filtering through the barn doors. Naruto shook the saddle and then looked pleased. He led the horse out of the barn, I followed closely behind.

"Let's get you on, stand right here." He said indicating the spot beside its monstrous flank. "Put your left foot in the stirrup and grab onto the saddle horn. Now pull yourself up and swing your other leg over the back of the horse. That's it." He patted my thigh in a friendly gesture, before putting his own foot in the stirrup and mounting, albeit with much more ease. Once he was seated firmly behind me he wrapped strong arms around my waist to take the reins from my hands. I felt enclosed in his arms. Comfortable. I felt like I could get used to it as he led the horse down the dirt road to the town.

"Well, what do you think?" he asked. His voice was deep beside my ear and made a slight shiver run down my spine.

"I—it's nice, I like it." I managed to stutter out, smiling even though I knew he couldn't see it.

He flicked the reins and the horse sped up, my pulse along with it. We bounced slightly in the saddle in time with the horse's trot. The horse's hooves made a muffled sound on the dirt road. He turned his head and his nose brushed against the hair on the back of my head. With a mumbled 'sorry' he pulled the left rein and turned the horse to go back home.

"He really enjoyed it." I heard Naruto telling his mother later that night. I lay on my bed, and listened to Naruto's enthusiastic talk drifting from his parent's room into ours. "I'm certain he wants to do it again."

Yes. Yes I did, very much so. I couldn't wait till the next time we went horseback riding.

~ NaruSasu ~

The next time we went on horseback was two days after the first time. We spent those two days talking and sharing stories. I didn't have much to tell. But what I did tell, Naruto listened attentively, laughing uproariously when I told him of my first time picking black walnuts and the fit I had thrown because of my black stained hands. The dye from the nut hulls had stayed on my hands for weeks afterward.

"Yes, I remember when I was young I tried to climb that same tree to get the walnuts off the top branches." Naruto said, sharing a story of his own; "Minato roared about how I would harm the tree and Kushina screeched at the top of her mighty lungs that if I didn't fall and break my neck, when I got down she would do it herself." He finished with a hearty chuckle.

A few days afterwards Naruto taught me to shuck corn and perform other tasks around the barn that I'd been deprived of in past years. Especially since the war started, I had to stay in the house and out of sight in case the Recruiters came searching for potential soldiers. I knew how to clean because Kushina had taught me, mostly to help her but also to keep me busy. Spending the time with Naruto made me happy. Happier than I'd ever thought I would be.

Whenever he looked at me I forgot how to breathe, or whatever I was saying seemed to be pushed from my mind to be replaced with the look of those blue eyes. I had no idea what was happening to me. I would lose focus and then Naruto would wave a hand in front of my face and laugh when I snapped back into attention. I would chuckle embarrassedly and diligently continue with the task I'd been doing before I had lost my concentration.

The third time we rode Spur Naruto made me tie the saddle while he stood behind me leading my hands where they were to go. The heat of his body behind me and every very brush of his hands against mine sent my heart fluttering in my chest. We'd ridden out behind the house, along the edge of the cornfield.

Toward the evening we sat beside the road, the horse loosely tied to one of the corn stalks, eating bread that Kushina had given us for the trip and talking about the many battles that Naruto had experienced.

"Well, he took one of my guns from my hands, and hit me across the face with the butt. It hurt like hell but when his arms were busy it gave me the chance to give him a mouth full of lead." Naruto said. He looked saddened. I on the other hand was elated. War stories! From a true war hero! Oh lord was I happy.

"I can't believe it! I wish I could be in a war. It must be so exciting and exhilarating. I wish the recruiters would have taken me wi—" I stopped talking when Naruto reached a hand out and wrapped it around the back of my neck. He pulled me roughly forward and crushed my mouth to his, effectively quieting my rambling. My eyes widened and my breath was lodged in my throat. I gasped when he pulled back slightly. The kiss was fleeting but intense, leaving me wanting.

"Don't talk like that, Sasuke." The statement started out strong but grew softer so that my name was just a breath on his lips. He leaned his head on my shoulder and wrapped his muscled arms around my body crushing me to him.

"You'd be like the countless other boys that were taken from their homes and led to war unprepared. I almost died; imagine you going out to war." He said into my shoulder. "I killed a boy that looked a lot like you; young with dark hair and eyes. He was bound to have ambitions and dreams and a longing to live. And I put all of those to rest with a single thrust of my blade. I can't stand to see young confederates die; imagine me seeing someone I care for pulled from my clutches by the hands of Death. No! I couldn't bare it."

He pulled me even closer, till I felt smothered by his bulky frame. One thought recurred in my mind; someone I care for. I shook my head to clear it. "D—do you care for me?" I asked.

"Of course." No hesitation.

He kissed my shoulder, a soft touch of the lips, and heat pooled in my abdomen. "Naruto…" I gasped when his hand ran up my thigh going up to finally rest on the small of my back. It stayed there, like a hot brand, burning into my skin. He pulled me onto his crossed legs and removed his head from my shoulder. I looked down at him; his blonde hair glowed in the light of the setting sun. Blue eyes looked up at me filled with caring.

I placed my hands on his scarred cheeks and leaned down to press my lips to his. He responded instantly, as if he could kiss away my desire to go to war. If I went to war, as inexperienced as I was, I would die for sure. If Naruto, a hardened warrior could have come so close to death in battle, I would surely die. That would mean I wouldn't have my family… and I wouldn't have Naruto.

"Promise me," Naruto whispered when he pulled back, "that you won't go looking for the recruiters." He kissed me again, harder this time.

"Yes, I promise." I said between starved kisses. He rested his forehead on mine and looked into my eyes.

"Thank-you, Sasuke. You've given me peace of mind." He said with a chuckle. I cleared my throat, suddenly nervous.

"W—we should go back home. It's getting late." I said.

"That is probably best." He said as he gently pushed me from on top of him. I got up from the ground and shakily mounted the horse. When Naruto had mounted and his arms wrapped around my body I let out a satisfied sigh. I held on to the saddle horn while Naruto led Spur back home.

When we made it to the barn Naruto and I dismounted and the blonde led Spur back into the barn to be untacked and given water. When he came back out it was dark and the stars were shimmering in the sky. He walked till he was standing in front of me and looked down at me. He placed one calloused hand on my cheek, followed by the other one.

"I knew there was something about you." He said, as he rubbed his thumbs over my cheekbones, eyelids, eyebrows, lips. My opened when I felt his lips on mine, only to slip shut as I kissed back.

"Well, well, well! What do we have here?" Minato cackled like it was all a big joke that we had been caught. Kushina gave him a resounding smack and his mirth died down. "Sorry darling." He mumbled with a cough.

I looked at Naruto to see him with a blush on his face. I chuckled. "Why the blush Naruto?" I asked playfully. He looked at me with narrowed eyes.

"It's you who has a rosy tint on your cheeks, Sasuke." When I laughed he grabbed me and dug his knuckles into the top if my head. I laughed. I laughed like I hadn't in a while.

I was breathless and flushed when he stopped I turned in his embrace and kissed him soundly. I found that I liked kissing Naruto. I'd never known what to think when I saw Minato kiss Kushina quickly on the lips. Kissing Naruto changed my mind rather quickly.

"Let's go inside and have supper; it's on the table and getting cold." Kushina said, grabbing her husband's hand, leading him into the house. I looked at Naruto. He was looking at the house with a fond smile on his face.

"Let's go inside." He said, and took my hand, leading me inside, too.

~ NaruSasu ~

There came a point in my life where I began to fall in love. I had no idea at the moment, but I believe it's that way with all of us. We didn't realize the love was planted till the seed had grown into a sapling. Once that seed sprouted, it took a lot to uproot it. Well love was sprouting in me.

The night Naruto confirmed that my feelings were not unrequited was one preceded by an eventful trip to Cleveland and a drink in a pub. Naruto gave me my first taste of bourbon. I didn't like it. It burned so I smacked Naruto into the bar table. The men in the pub laughed loudly.

"That little bitch got ya! Eh Naruto?" came a voice from the men sitting in the corner. Instantly Naruto's happy demeanor morphed into something akin to a soldier. In a rage. Well, that was what he was, a soldier. He turned and walked in the direction of the man's voice. He was still talking.

"That bitch sure can—" he was stopped mid-sentence by Naruto's fist. There was a sickening crack as his head hit the table. The man grunted and wiped at the blood leaking from his broken nose. It didn't help, only smearing the fluid into his moustache and lips.

"It's not nice to talk about people like that. You question a man's masculinity by calling them a bitch. Think twice before you do it next time." With that Naruto turned and walked to me.

"Follow behind me and look straight ahead. Don't make eye contact with anyone." He whispered then turned, walking toward the two swinging doors at the front. I stayed close behind Naruto and kept my eyes on the patterns of his flannel.

Once we were on Spur and heading out of the town I began to relax. We walked along the cornfields, down the dirt road toward our house.

"I'm sorry." I said, talking in the blonde's rigid body behind mine as anger.

"Why?" he asked, seemingly puzzled.

"I shouldn't have challenged your authority like I did." I said. I was the smaller and younger of the two of us. Naruto was dominant. I was surprised when Naruto placed a small kiss on my shoulder. "It's alright." His hand came up and unfastened the first three buttons on my shirt before one of those hot hands slipped the collar off my shoulder. His tongue laved the skin where my neck met shoulder. Shivers wracked my frame and a quiet moan escaped my lips. I felt my body heating up and a pulsing began in my lower body as my penis filled with blood. A hand caressed down my arm and perched itself on top of my hands where they sat on the saddle horn. The tongue on my shoulder continued its delightful exploration.

The hand drifted from the saddle horn and towards my stomach making my body quake with anticipatory glee. All I could do was focus on the tanned hand that slipped into my cotton pants. It gripped my swelling organ and pumped it slowly. I leaned my head back onto Naruto's shoulder and groaned heavily. I felt kind of strange doing something so intimate while riding a horse. Suddenly Naruto pulled his hands from my body and lifted them to button up the buttons of my shirt.

"We'll finish this later tonight." Naruto said making me groan in frustration.

He was asserting his lost dominance. I was sure of it. I demoralized his virility, he had to take it, augment it and return it to its proper pedestal.

He spurred the horse on and we trotted down the road. Once we reached the house Naruto dismounted and quickly pulled me off the horse. Twilight loomed above our heads as we led the horse into the barn where Naruto untacked him.

"Let's go." He said, grabbing a hold of my arm and pulling me towards the back of the house. I was unsurprised when he passed the house and walked into the cornfields. We couldn't very well do it in the house, not while Minato and Kushina were there.

He led me deeper into the plantation of corn; the only thing allowing me to see were the strong rays of moonlight drifting in through the leafy stalks. Once we stopped it was in between two of the rows of corn. Naruto unfolded a blanket I hadn't noticed he had and spread it down on the ground. He walked over to me and wrapped an arm around my shoulders and hooked another beneath my knees, picking me up from the ground. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders as he began walking back to the blanket. He kneeled and set me down carefully. No sooner had my head hit the blanket did Naruto place his hands on my cheeks rubbing calloused thumbs over my pale cheeks.

"Naruto?" I prompted, squeezing my arms tighter around his broad shoulders. He looked into my eyes and slowly leaned forward to kiss my lips. It was a gentle kiss. His firm lips moved against my soft pliant ones and I felt I would burst. Lights exploded behind my closed eyelids and arousal made my body feel hot. I slipped my fingers into his blonde hair and rubbed through the golden locks.

He deftly unbuttoned my shirt and slipped it off of my slim shoulders. Tan hands explored the contours of my body mapping out every dip and crevasse. Strong fingers pinched my nipples and I let out a moan as heat gathered in my belly. Our kiss was broken when Naruto leaned back to pull off his shirt revealing his muscled torso to my greedy eyes. He leaned back down and instead of kissing my lips again he kissed along my jawline, he stopped to suck on my collarbone before migrating south so that his mouth hovered over my left pectoral. He licked the skin above my nipple then licked the pink nub itself making me groan in satisfaction.

"Naruto."

~ Naruto ~

"Naruto."

The groan that escaped Sasuke's lips went straight to my groin. The cool night air did little to hinder the heat that seemed to encompass our bodies despite the cold that pricked at our skin like bees. I licked a pink nipple and leaned back and watched in fascination as the temperature difference made the little bud tighten. I moved over to the other one and repeated the process, again watching as the contrast of my hot mouth and the cold air hardened the nipple. Finished with the display I moved down with little nips and kisses until I reached his belly button. My tongue delved inside the small hole, eliciting a gasp from the raven below me. I kissed down his navel while untying the drawstring of his pants pushing them down. I sat back on my claves, looking away only to untie his shoes and push them off along with the pants.

I looked back at Sasuke, taking in the flushed features, raven hair framing a slim face, pale skin glistening with a sweaty luster in the moonlight that seeped through the leaves. His black eyes looked up at me glazed with lust. Holding that gaze I slipped my hands in between his thighs and stroked the hard organ there. Sasuke groaned and spread his legs farther apart, his back arching when I ran a thumb over the swollen head. I put three fingers into my mouth and licked them to coat them in my saliva.

I kissed my way down his inner thigh to his twitching entrance. Sasuke moaned when I flicked my tongue over his tight hole. I dipped it in and pulled out imitating the role of my larger appendage. I pulled back and moved to his sac licking it lustily before gently sucking one of his sensitive spheres into my mouth. Sasuke buried a long fingered hand into my hair and gripped the strands tightly when I slowly inserted a finger into his aperture.

I released the ball and licked my way to the head of his penis while putting in a second and scissoring the fingers to widen his opening. My tongue circled the tip before I took it into my mouth and sucked softly. Sasuke moaned and a second hand plunged into my hair, tugging the strands hard.

He sat up while pulling me off his penis and up to his lips where he kissed me softly. One of his hands released my hair and traveled down to stop and the hem of my pants and tug at the string on my pants freeing the knot and allowing my pants to fall around my knees. I laid him back onto the blanket and kicked off my pants before kissing him again. He let me lead when I took a hold of my swollen organ and led it to his prepared opening. His face contorted in pain when my girth stretched him and filled him, I was doing it slowly but it was still painful for him. I littered his face with light kisses and spoke in a soothing voice. "It'll be okay, Sasuke. It will get better."

~ Sasuke ~

Naruto stopped for a moment letting me get accustomed to him inside me. There was a gasp that I relished when he pulled out and pushed back in. His hand drifted over my stomach leaving a fiery trail of need in its wake. Oh lord, I felt like I could never leave this state of mindless want and desire. Over and over he drove into me, setting a pace that was sure to drive me crazy. Cries fled my mouth uninhibited and uncontrolled and accompanied by Naruto's own sounds of pleasure made a symphony of ecstasy for the surrounding world to hear.

I managed to keep my eyes open long enough to see Naruto looking down at me, a look of love and delight on his face. After my eyes slid closed I held the picture in my mind and I never thought I would see a portrait quite so picturesque. I wished I could capture it in a photo or painting. A sense of satisfaction flowed through me and I felt instantly happy that I could at least keep the image in my mind as a simple memory. I gasped when a particular thrust hit a spot inside me sending pleasure coursing up my spine and making my muscles tense as I came closer to my orgasm.

"Oh god Naruto," I sobbed, "do it again!"

Naruto changed the angles of his thrusts grazing that spot recurrently. The pleasure increased and my body felt like it was going to explode. There was a coil. Deep in my body and I could feel it tightening little by little with each thrust of Naruto's hips. A hand wrapped around my dripping erection and the coil snapped.

"Naruto!"

You know, I've been thinking that if I would have started the story off with Sasuke being in the war, he and Naruto would have been a lot less OOC…

I really hope the lemon was alright. It was my first time doing a lemon in first person. Not to mention this is in the mid-1800s so the word 'cock' wasn't used except in reference to a rooster… and I know it's cliché but I didn't know how else to make reference to a man's penis besides 'member' D: To tell you the truth this was really hard :/

America's first blowjob? :O

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