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Drabble #3: Rain
Drowned foxes and geniuses who contradict themselves.
It was raining cats and dogs out there.
Naruto dashed into the shade of the Uchiha estate and shook out his umbrella, muttering curses under his breath all the while. Even the umbrella had not been able to stop him from being drenched, and now his favorite pair of T-shirt and jeans was clinging to his slender body uncomfortably.
He kicked off his sandals outside the house. One side bounced off the porch, making squelching noises, and landed in a puddle of muddy water. Naruto decided that it wasn't worth the trouble to go back out into the rain to get it, so it was left lying forlornly in the steady downpour.
"Tadaima," the blonde called out distractedly, trying not to drip all over the floor and failing miserably. He slid the door shut, shutting out the sharp wind. "Damn that old hag for calling that stupid meeting in the middle of a rain storm…it wasn't like I needed to be there anyway…" he muttered.
"Look what I found…a drowned fox."
It was then that Naruto realized that his lover was leaning against the wall of the hallway. Sasuke was still dressed in his Anbu uniform, having only just returned from Anbu duty a while ago, smirking at him teasingly. His dark eyes drank in the sight of his Naruto hungrily. In a stunning display of maturity, Naruto stuck out his tongue at the Uchiha.
"What did you do, dobe? Fall into a river?" Sasuke's dark eyes were dancing with laughter.
"You bastard! Stop bothering me! I'm wet, I'm cold, and I'm tired!" Naruto pouted and wrinkled his nose. The Uchiha watched him for a long moment, a strange look on his face.
Suddenly, Sasuke filled Naruto's vision. The blonde was shoved none too gently against the door behind him. Sasuke's warm breath tickled his lips as the taller of the two wound his arms around Naruto's small body.
"Then you should go take a warm bath," Sasuke whispered, moving to nip Naruto's ear with his teeth and making Naruto moan. "You're shivering, koi."
"I know. And I will. Once you let go of me, that is."
Sasuke seemed to ponder for a second. Then a smirk graced his aristocratically handsome features. "No." The arms around Naruto tightened possessively.
"No what?" Naruto asked, confused.
"No. I'm not going to let you go, Naruto."
"Right. And they call you a genius. You tell me to take a bath, but you won't let me go. Or do all geniuses contradict themselves like this?" Naruto rolled his eyes as Sasuke began to kiss his neck.
"You know how Shikamaru is going out with Ino but is always complaining about how troublesome she is? Or how Neji kissed Hinata after he announcing that he hated her yesterday?"
"Heh, I guess that explains it."
They stayed in each other's arms for a long time, neither wanting to be the one to pull back first. Sasuke rubbed his cheek against Naruto's soft, wet, spikey blond hair, murmuring incoherent words of affection to his lover. Naruto felt himself growing drowsy, lulled by the soft patter of raindrops just outside the door and the steady thudding of Sasuke's heart.
Sasuke felt Naruto's body relaxing completely into his. He pulled back slightly, only slightly, and peered at his lover's face.
"Naruto? You haven't fallen asleep, have you?"
"Hmm…"
Sasuke laughed softly at the half-asleep boy. He gathered the blonde into his arms gently and carried him to their bedroom.
Outside, the rain continued to fall.
Owari.
Author's Notes:
This is my favourite drabble so far :) Hope you'll liked it and thanks for reading!
