A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, everyone! I'm still surprised that after posting the first chapter, I had about 24 emails from everyone who faved, followed, and reviewed while I slept! I never thought this fic would be that popular, to be honest! Enjoy~

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The Dragon's Secret

Chapter 3

I flew through the sky, anguish filling every fiber of my being. Upon nearing the cliff, I began my descent, and walked slowly and miserably to the cliff. As I sat down, allowing the end of my tail to hang over the edge, tears filled my red eyes. They burned as the tears streaked down my scaled cheeks, and my entire body shook with the force of the sobs that wracked my body. Naruto must see me as a freak now, and never want to be near me again. My first love, and he would now be gone forever.

As I inhaled deeply to try and calm down, I caught the familiar scent of Naruto mixed with an animal's. I turned my head slightly with my shoulders hunched, my teeth bared slightly in a growl. What surprised me was that it wasn't Naruto behind me, but instead the fox from almost three weeks ago. It was exactly the same, being unusually large and orange with yellow markings. I could smell Naruto's scent mixed with it, though, which was what confused me as it gazed at me with blue eyes.

Rather than ponder it too much, however, I felt that killing the creature would help me to alleviate some of the pain I felt. With a snarl, I shot a powerful blast of black, shimmering fire at it, but was shocked as hell when it countered with a jet of white flames from its gaping jaws.

"Sasuke! Snap out of it! It's me, Naruto!" the fox growled, narrowing its eyes at me. A wave of horror washed over me; I could have hurt him badly, or even killed him without realizing it was him… The fox took a step towards me, hesitating before taking another.

"Don't! Stay away!" I yelled, swiping at him in warning as he got closer. I didn't want him close to me. Gods forbid if he angered my dragon side unintentionally.

"Why, Sasuke? I thought we were best friends?" he replied, a sad look in his eyes.

"I know! I just—I can't…control myself!" I cried out, my dragon side trying to take over, and I clutched my head, digging my claws in to try and stop myself from attacking Naruto. Pained cries and shouts came from me as I fought back, not noticing how close the fox had become.

"Sasuke, I'm sorry for hurting you, I really am," he murmured from close by me. "But you have to fight! The Sasuke I know won't give up!" I almost slashed at him, unable to control myself, but right before I could make contact, I managed to regain control, slamming my dragon half into his cage in my subconscious. "Sasuke…?"

"…" I was quiet, turning away because I'd almost harmed him, and the tears began anew.

"Sasuke, talk to me, please," Naruto whispered.

"I almost killed you. Why do you care about me still?" I breathed, still refusing to look at him.

"Because I care about you," he answered simply, causing me to look back at him again with wide eyes. "Now will you shift back away from the cliff? I'd rather not fall, and I'll even shift with you once we're away from the cliff."

"…Okay," I nodded, and we got closer to the tree line before we shifted back. I kept my wings and tail, though, and Naruto kept his tail and ears. He gave me a comforting hug once we were sitting on the ground, causing me to break down finally. I shook in his arms as I sobbed, grateful that he still wanted me in his life.

"I just…I don't know…why you…still care…" I gasped out, feeling his tears in my hair.

"Because, Sasuke. I told you two weeks ago, I felt something with you I've felt with no one else besides Gaara, and even then, this is different than that, but in a good way," he explained, his voice hitching at parts. I managed to pull back, knowing what to say now, and, drying my tears, I finally told him.

"I love you, Naruto. I felt it shortly after we first met, and was scared that you'd hate me or not return my feelings because of what I am," I whispered, and then leaned in and kissed him softly on the lips. He responded immediately, kissing back with an equal gentleness. We parted shortly afterward, gazing into each other's eyes. I could see the love in those blue orbs, and I was certain mine reflected that same amount of love.

"I love you, too, Sasuke, and always will. Now will you tell me why you ran off two weeks ago?" he asked, honestly curious. Feeling a bit perverted about my new love, I decided not to beat around the bush.

"I was having a wet dream about you," I smirked, making him blush brightly. "I didn't want you to catch me, so I took off to clear my head, but I needed more time than just the weekend, hence the two weeks I've been gone."

"Shit, seriously? Why didn't you tell me sooner?" he asked, still blushing.

"What the actual fuck, Naruto?!" I spluttered. "Would you have told me if you were having wet dreams about me?" He shook his head rapidly, blushing harder this time. "That's what I thought." I chuckled softly.

"So, is his why you got so upset when I said dragons aren't real?" he questioned, stroking my right wing gently and causing me to shiver lightly.

"Yeah," I answered. "And before you ask, I'm not a full dragon. I'm only half. My mother was human, and my father is a dragon."

"She didn't die of brain cancer, did she?" the blonde asked, twitching his ears.

"No, she passed away of old age. She was 79, and had me when she was 21," I explained. "Since I'm half dragon, I'm immortal. I'm 58 years old, and stopped aging at 18."

"Kinda like me then, huh?" Naruto guessed. "I'm a kitsune, and both of my parents were, too. I've never told anyone what I am, except Gaara, but that's because he's one, too. Reasoning being that kitsunes are hunted for their fur, since it's fire-proof and very soft and warm. I couldn't trust anyone except him until now, and I trust you."

"That's huge that you trust me enough to tell me, Naruto," I murmured, pulling him closer to me.

"Well, I also didn't have much of a choice, seeing as you flew off so quickly. I'm faster in fox form than human, after all," he shrugged, snuggling into my hold.

"Yeah, sorry about that. My dragon side tends to try and take control sometimes, when my negative emotions start to get too heightened, and when you tried to stop me earlier, I had to get away so I wouldn't accidentally hurt you. That's why I burst outside like that, because I knew," I sighed. "And when I almost lashed out at you, my dragon side saw you as a threat because of your fire breathing. I'm sorry…OW!" I yelped loudly when Naruto whacked me on the head.

"Stop apologizing, dammit! It's okay, I understand," he said, his gaze softening at the last part. "Look, let's just get home. I'm sure Gaara's worried, and I want to get something to eat and some sleep."

"Want to stay with me?" I offered, hoping beyond hope he would say yes.

"Of course," he smiled. "In fact…would you mind if I moved in with you?"

"I would love that," I murmured, capturing his lips in a searing kiss. When we parted, I smiled softly. "Let's go home, Naruto." And with that, I quickly stood, picked him up bridal-style, and took to the skies to fly home. When we arrived, Naruto was still clinging to my neck, terrified, and Gaara was waiting outside, watching us.

"I see you two are okay now," the redhead smirked as I landed, carefully setting my blonde down.

"Yeah, I got him to calm down enough to be able to talk to him," Naruto confirmed, making Gaara's smirk change into a small, soft smile.

"Well, like I said before, Sasuke, don't hurt him. If you do hurt him again, I'll kill you myself," Gaara growled.

"He won't, Gaara. I know he won't do it again," Naruto assured his best friend. "Anyway, I'll see you on Monday. I'm staying with Sasuke now." Gaara nodded before leaving, waving farewell to his best friend.

"Let's go inside," I murmured to the blonde kitsune, and he smiled at me before making his kitsune ears and tail recede. I copied him, making my wings and tail recede. Once we looked fully human again, I felt a breeze blow through the area, and realized I was still shirtless. We went inside, where Naruto followed me to my room and I pulled on a clean shirt.

"Do you always lose your shirt when you shift?" the blonde asked, sitting on the bed we would soon be sharing.

"Yeah, it annoying, but I'm just grateful I don't lose my pants, too," I answered, finally getting on the black t-shirt with a white flame on it.

"You know, I do have something to admit to you," Naruto said after a bit.

"What's that?" I asked.

"You know the day we met? I followed you home that day after Creative Writing, and I know you saw me through the window. I just didn't get to see you after that because I didn't want to be seen too much," he admitted.

"Well, it's a good thing you didn't stick around," I snorted. "I was ready to kill that day."

"Because of my comment?" he guessed.

"Unfortunately," I sighed. Naruto stood and came over to me, hugging me in a reassuring manner.

"Don't worry, I was just being naïve. I should have known, seeing as I'm a kitsune," he shrugged. Suddenly, his stomach growled, making him blush.

"I'll fix something to eat," I chuckled, feeling my own hunger finally hit me. I'd barely eaten over the past two weeks, just eating one small meal a day to keep me alive. We kissed again before going back downstairs and making some dinner, seeing as it was already late in the evening. I ended up making something with chicken, I just couldn't remember because my thoughts were focused solely on my new lover. Well, technically we were just courting right now, not mates or lovers yet, but I knew that would eventually change. After dinner, I let Naruto borrow some of my clothes to sleep in, while I stuck with sleeping in a t-shirt and boxers. He didn't mind, but blushed a bit when I spooned him, judging by the slight heat I could feel from him once we were under the covers. He shivered lightly from the cool air in my room, so I pulled him closer and covered him some more with the blanket.

"Better?" I whispered.

"Yeah, now I'm warmer," he breathed.

"Good," I smiled, kissing the back of his neck gently. "Goodnight, Naruto. I love you."

"Goodnight, Sasuke. I love you, too," he yawned, and we fell asleep like that, feeling that everything was at peace.

X*X(6 Months Later)X*X

Six months had passed since Naruto and I had gotten together, and he was all moved in with me. We slept together every night, but hadn't yet had sex. I was hoping that would change soon. I was being patient and considerate for him, but my stupid manhood had other ideas. Just about every morning for three weeks now, I would wake up almost hard as a rock. It sucked, but I pulled through. But this meant I had to stop spooning the blonde kitsune at night, though, otherwise he'd have figured it out.

We had come out to our friends a few months back, and they were all happy for us, even though Gaara already knew. The girls looked a bit disappointed, but were happy nevertheless. All the girls in school knew, thankfully, so they knew to keep away from us, lest Naruto get jealous or Gaara scare the hell out of them.

As I thought to myself, I was jostled out of my thoughts when the lights turned back on from the last video for the day in Psychology. Kakashi dismissed the class, and Naruto and I waited until everyone was gone before we left. As we walked home holding hands, I could tell something was on Naruto's mind. What it was, I wasn't certain, but I could tell he was thinking hard. When we got home, however, I caught an amazingly intoxicating scent nearby, but I couldn't tell what it was. Whatever it was, though, had me wanting it, and bad.

"Sasuke…?" Naruto murmured, watching me. He took off his shoes and left them and his backpack by the door in the closet, coming over to me. "I'm ready to for you to take me." I watched him, surprised, as his face gained a heated blush, but didn't hesitate to make certain.

"Are you sure, Naruto?" I asked, taking his hands and gazing into those sapphire orbs. "Once I start, I might not be able to stop myself."

"Don't worry," he smiled softly, and so, picking him up bridal-style, I dashed upstairs into our bedroom, kissing him heatedly as I went. When we got to the bed, I dumped him on there, making him yelp in surprise, and pulled my shirt off before crawling closer towards him over the covers as he backed away a little.

"You can't run away now," I smirked, grabbing him and pulling him in for another kiss. I had learned over the past six months that he was very sensitive to touch, and that he was also very receptive of my kisses. He couldn't resist when I kissed him, and they made him melt against me. Maintaining the lip-lock, I began to straddle him, gently lowering him against the bed. He moaned softly into my mouth when I gently pressed my knee against his groin, which turned me on more. The scent from before intensified, and I realized it was coming from the blonde kitsune beneath me. Didn't bother me, though. In fact, it made everything better, in my opinion.

"Sasuke…" he purred when we parted for air. "D-don't tease…" he added, blushing harder. I gave him an evil smirk, and then nipped at his fox ears, which were showing at this point. He moaned a little louder that time, and I could feel his hardness poking my thigh.

"Let's take care of that, hmm?" I growled, and with a wolfish grin, began to pull his pants and boxers off. He squeaked in surprise when the cool air of the bedroom hit his erect member. Once they were off, I tossed the articles of clothing off to the side, and then lowered my head, taking his leaking cock into my mouth.

"H-holy sh-shit!" Naruto gasped, grabbing fistfuls of my hair and tugging slightly as I sucked. I very lightly scraped my teeth along his shaft, causing him to whimper with need. Deciding to put my soon-to-be lover out of his misery, I deep-throated him with a hum, causing him to cum into my mouth with a breathy cry. I swallowed every last bit, making him hard again, and pulled away.

"You ready for a good fucking, Naruto?" I smirked, and he smacked my arm indignantly, blushing darkly. Still chuckling, I grabbed the bottle of lube from the bedside drawer that I'd bought recently, and squirted some onto three of my fingers. Inserting one into the kitsune's entrance, he gasped and squirmed, trying to relax, but I was quick to pin his hips to the mattress.

"Relax, Naruto. If you don't, it'll hurt more," I told him.

"And how do you know that?! You're not the horny one with a finger in his ass!" the blonde snapped irritably.

"I did some research a few weeks ago," I laughed, making him gape at me in shock before he blushed a deep crimson. "And don't worry; it won't be my finger in your ass soon…" Naruto gave an indignant cry at that and whacked me on the arm again with a glare. I merely chuckled again as I added the second finger, and then the third, scissoring him widely. Now, although I was eager, I wasn't going to not prep him, nor would I dare to take him dry. Naruto let out small moans and groans, and each time I heard them, I could feel my dick throb with need. Unable to hold out much longer, I withdrew my fingers, hearing Naruto's whine of protest, and quickly slicked up my throbbing dick with the lube. Once done with that, I closed my eyes and paused, trying to regain control of myself so I didn't hurt my soon-to-be mate. Opening my eyes again, I positioned myself at his entrance before leaning over him to kiss him passionately.

"Ready?" I whispered, nipping the tip of his ear teasingly. He shivered lightly before nodding, and I began to push into him. The blonde's breathing hitched as he automatically tensed, but then he forced himself to relax so I could proceed. Once I was all the way in to the hilt, I was barely able to hold back to wait for Naruto to adjust. As soon as he nodded, I began to pound into him hard and fast. The kitsune's moans came out loud and unashamed, getting higher in pitch with each thrust.

"Gods, you're so fucking tight, Naruto," I panted. I vaguely remembered my wet dream the night I'd left Naruto's house, and decided to bite down on his collarbone, hard enough to break skin, and marked him as mine. I lapped at the blood from the bite as I continued to thrust, and grabbed his leaking cock, pumping in time with my thrusts. Suddenly, I hit his sweet spot, making the blonde kitsune cry out with pure ecstasy.

"Ahhh-haaaa!" Naruto panted and moaned, gripping my back tightly and digging in with his nails. As he dragged them down my back, I hissed through my teeth at the slight sting. Finally, the blonde uttered the words I'd been waiting for him to say.

"S-Sasuke…I-I'm gonna—AH!" he screamed, unable to hold back any longer as his cum spattered against our stomachs and in my hand. Naruto's walls clenched around me as he came, so I gently bit down on his collarbone as I came with one last thrust and a long, low groan, releasing my seed deep inside of him. Pulling out, I flopped onto the bed next to him, groaning again.

"Gods, Naruto… That was hot," I breathed, pulling him closer. The blonde whimpered in pain from being moved after the fucking I had just given him, so I scooted closer to him, wrapping my arms around his waist and kissing his temple tenderly. He turned his head to gaze into my onyx eyes before kissing me back. When we parted, I buried my face in his neck.

"I love you so much, Naruto. Promise me you'll never leave me," I mumbled into his tanned neck.

"I love you, too, Sasuke. I promise I won't. Besides, you have my heart," he whispered, making my lips curve into a soft smile against his neck.

"Let's get some sleep," I murmured, kissing his forehead gently before holding him against me.

"Goodnight, Sasuke," he said quietly.

"Goodnight, Naruto," I replied, and then we went into a peaceful slumber together.

A/N: How smutty was that? I think I did pretty well, considering this is the first time I've done a lemon for this pairing. R&R, peeps!