I tried to make them as not OoC as possible, but I guess you can't really avoid that completely. Sorry for that. ^^; ... Enjoy anyway~

Love & Truth

3. My Dreams, His Dreams

(Sasuke's POV)

'Either something really wonderful happened last night, or I just had the best damn dream in my entire life.' Were the first thoughts that appeared in my mind when I woke up, in what seemed like late morning.

The person lying next to me, breathing in and out silently, proved my first theory to be the truthful one.

'Satisfied?' I heard the ever-present annoying voice in my head chuckle.

'More than you may think.' I replied simply, as I recalled events of the previous night in my head slowly.

The Night Before

I watched Naruto as he drank another beer and I also saw his cheeks starting to get a hint of pink.

'If that dobe had an idea how fuckable he seems to me now, he would faint.' I thought bitterly, trying to get my attention on the beer I had in my hand.

'You want him, don't you?' I heard in my head.

'As if you needed to ask, you're the one residing in my head.' Really, that personification of seal pissed me off sometimes.

'Then let me on loose a bit.'

'Why would I want to do that?'

'Because I have a lot of stored energy from the two years, I am really bored and you may be able to claim him in more way than just one. Trust me on this. Also before you ask, you will still be the one in control, just ... as if drunk or something, it is like letting your internal desires fly freely. As a bonus you will still remember everything tomorrow. Wouldn't that be the best hangover ever?'

'Talkative, aren't you? But fine do what you want.'

After that I passed out.

Present

Now, recalling everything that followed, I think it was worth it. Though I still don't have an idea how dobe will react to this once he wakes up.

The said blonde next to me squirmed a little, but continued sleeping. He whimpered a little, as he was aware of his sore ass even in his sleep, but that only made him look cuter.

'Oh god, if he wasn't sleeping now, I would jump him.'

'I can't listen to you anymore. I'm going to sleep.'

'Finally.'

Once he shut up I pulled Naruto to me, offering him the warmth of my arms. He seemed to like the idea and snuggled closer, making it even harder for me to control myself. But in the end, I fell asleep, with my arms still wrapped around him protectively.

L&T

I woke up again, when I felt a shuffling in my embrace. I opened my eyes, and met with shocked sky-blue ones.

„Sasuke... What... I... We..." as he ranted on his face turned to crimson red which probably was caused by his own recollection the last night's events.

„Yeah, we did... So let's sleep a while longer." I chuckled and tightened my embrace around him.

It seemed that he wanted to protest, but I silenced him with a kiss. He gave up after that.

L&T

I woke up some time later, because of the sound of falling water. It came from the bathroom, where Naruto who was not by my side anymore, was obviously taking the shower.

I quickly analyzed the situation, and decided also as quickly.

I got up from the bed and sneaked into the bathroom. Dobe did not notice me as he rested his forehead on the wall's tiles, letting the seemingly cold water pour down his silhouette.

I pulled him into embrace, which was answered by a yelp followed by a content sigh.

I trailed the nape of his neck with my tongue and then turned him around to kiss him. He seemed to like such an attention. So I did not hold back on that.

I was almost shocked, when I saw the amount of the marks I made the night before. It looked as if he was attacked by angry bug army. He did not seem to mind though.

„Sasuke..." He started, once I broke the kiss. „When..."

„... Did I realize?"

Instead of answer, Naruto nodded only.

„In months or years?" I asked teasingly.

He turned deep red, and looked as if he wanted to dig some really deep hole and die.

'As if I would allow that.'

„But I've been like that for about the same time."

„Liar." He mumbled and started pulling from me.

„Why did you think I came back? Believe it or not, it is not because of my "great" reputation around here... I came back..." I paused, to kiss him. „Because of you."

„If that was true, you would have returned years ago... You wouldn't have left in the first place... Why did you not come back till those two years ago?" He asked.

I must accept that there is some this also.

„Hn... You know..."

I stopped, as I did not quite know how to continue.

„What, Sasuke-teme."

„Promise me you won't laugh."

„Promised."

„It was because of dreams."

„WHAT?!"

Fine, that was not the response I expected.

„Let's get out of the shower first. Your lips are starting to turn blue. How long have you been here?"

„Don't feel like telling." he mumbled only and let me dry his hair, with a towel.

Once we had some clothes on, we went to the garden. There was a huge full-bloom Sakura tree, so we decided to sit under it.

I saw mix of anger and expectation in dobe's eyes, so I started.

L&T

I was not quite sure where to start, so I started from the very beginning.

„You know, I realized what my feelings for you were around the time of our chuunin exams. I dreamed a lot about you back then, I thought of it as strange, since I never remembered my dreams before. But to not change the topic... The dreams did not appear on the daily basis, but most of the time they did. At first we only talked in those dreams. That was until our fight in the Valley of the End. Sincerely, I was not even sure if you survived it but the first dream I had right after was you, all bandages, and all you were concerned about was if I was ever going to return. You really scolded me a lot in few weeks that followed." I stopped for a while and recalled those memories. They made me chuckle even after all this time.

„After you were done scolding me in those dreams, we started kissing also, and as we aged even in those dreams, some time later it turned even more... let's say not so chaste. Though we never went all the way. Such a shame..." I added.

„Once we started kissing in those dreams however, the dreams usually ended with my parents coming and blabbering about, how my duty is to revive our clan and so on. As if it was possible for me to restore the whole clan by myself." I sighed, and turned to Naruto as I wanted to continue, but his face did not show the emotions I would expect. It showed only one. Confusion.

„When was the first time you had a dream that went on like this?" he asked after a while.

„After our first meeting with Orochimaru. Why?"

„And let me guess, they stopped about two months before you came back."

„That's right, but how did you know?"

Naruto only looked at me, but did not reply. He gave me another question instead.

„What did you ask me the most often, after our fight at the Wally of the End?"

I chuckled. I was more than sure about the answer for this.

„Why is it that you don't want to leave here?"

„Because, once I leave here, then whenever I open my eyes, you I won't see you."

My eyes went wide, as I heard the exact reply from Naruto's mouth. There was only one explanation for that.

„You mean... You had those dreams also? That we actually spoke to each other?"

„Yes, and I can't think of any other explanation."

„How did you realize that?"

„Well... It's not like I never had a dream about you before our first clash with Orochimaru, but the first one after was somehow different. I mean... Usually my dreams only reflected my memories, and were all as shady as my life was back then... but this one... You know it too. The eternal flower plains, with only one ever-blooming Sakura tree to sit under... Like this one." He said and pointed on a tree we sat under while talking. „It was the first dream that looked like that, also you didn't usually reply when I talked to you in my dreams before."

„Sorry about that."

He only smiled sadly. So I pulled him by his arms and made him sit on my lap.

„Well, it's not like you could do anything about it." he whispered, but seemed a bit happier now.

We stayed like that for a while, when something he said came back to me.

„Dobe? How did you know when the dreams stopped?"

„Well, my stopped also, obviously. And I'm not a dobe."

„You are a dobe, my dobe. And true, but what may have caused them to stop? What happened back then?"

„I finally managed to control Kyuubi's powers fully. Back then I thought she stopped the dreams as revenge of sort to me."

„Makes sense... She?"

„I somehow got used to call her that, when I spoke with mother through her. Also I don't really think demons have defined gender, so it doesn't really matter."

„Leaving that aside, now that we know what stopped them. What do you think caused them?"

„Well, Kyuubi refuses to talk to me, maybe is not able to, but that means I can't ask her. But I'd guess it was some sort of interaction between your cursed seal and Kyuubi, as if she is letting the demon to her space. You know, she always said that the cursed seal is technically a sort of demon also. Similar to tailed beast partly as it needs a carrier of sort. It can be taken from the primal carrier, which would be your former companion Juugo in this case, and then be spread to others. It then kills those it finds unnecessary and for those it stay in modifies into a new one. It seemed to disappear, when we killed Kabuto, but now that I think about it, it was probably only restrained by chakra cuffs also."

'That boy is sharp. I wouldn't have bet on that.' a demon in question chuckled in my head.

I growled as that voice caused me a migraine, but that also meant that what Naruto said was truth.

„He agrees with you." I hissed through my teeth as my head still ached.

„He also speaks to you? Kyuubi used to do that also, but she doesn't anymore, feels kind of lonely. But I still can still clearly remember the last words she said to me. 'Alright kit, for now I'll retreat, but unless I'm crucially needed, it will be up to you to deal with my gift.'"

„What did she mean by gift?"

„I don't know, I thought I'll have problems with my power or something, but it does not seem to by the case. So I guess I'll know only when it comes." he smiled.

„Hn."

„Now, getting back to the topic of shared dreams. Why do you think we were to see them only sometimes?"

My turn to think of an answer. But then again, when you thought about it, it was not that difficult.

„Well, it probably appeared only when both of us were asleep. Wouldn't it be kind of sad, to be in that eternally beautiful scenery alone?"

„I guess it would."

We stayed silent for a while and watched the soft Sakura petals fall on us. It made me recall the scenery of where our dreams took place in. Sad we probably won't see it anymore.

„Sasuke-teme?"

„What is it my sweet little dobe?"

He sighed resigned to the fact that he won't get rid of that addressing ever but continued.

„Do you think that if I tried we would be able to talk in our dreams again?"

„Why talk in dreams when I can talk to you like this?"

„Just thought, that it would be nice if we had to go on missions or so. We would be able to make sure that the other one is alright like that. Or something..."

„Well, the talk is technically possible because of Kyuubi's chakra that you're in control now, so I think it should be possible. Also, when you'll be actually controlling it, my parents should not appear there I guess. We can try that later, but now..." I took him in my arms and stood up. „Now we should try something different."

„Sasuke-teme... No way, my ass is still sore." he mumbled everything except for my name.

„"No way" is not in my vocabulary starting from today." I replied walking in the direction of the house. „But I guess we should eat some dinner before that... I don't want you to pass out in the middle of it." I chuckled.

He only mumbled something in response, but I clearly won this verbal fight.

L&T

„What do you want for dinner?" I asked, once I placed Naruto on one of the chairs in the kitchen.

„You can cook?"

„How do you think I survived last two years? Unlike you, my stomach won't be satisfied with ramen only." the first tries with the kitchen half-burned, I tactically did not mention.

„Even I wouldn't be able to eat ramen only. Anyway, I guess something simple would do." he said and placed his head atop his hands which were crossed on the table.

I finished making the food about fifteen minutes later.

Dobe was soundly asleep by then.

„Hey, the dinner's ready."

'He's trying to speak to Kyuubi about the dream thing.'

'Why now?'

'He sees it as his obligation.'

'He's really a dobe.' I ended the conversation.

I ate my dinner and put his share away for later.

Then I took dobe in my arms and placed him on a bed. He continued sleeping happily, so I sighed and after taking off my shirt I laid next to him, pulling some random blanket above us.

'No fun tonight then... doesn't really matter... we have loads of time.' were the last thoughts that crossed my mind before I fell asleep.

L&T

I found myself in a well-known scenery. The endless flowery plain, blooming Sakura tree, and dobe sitting under it waiting for me.

„See, I made it! And by myself!" he said cheerily, once I was close enough.

„Good work." I replied, patting his head.

„Now it won't be as sad if there'll be some missions, and we would be separated."

„Sounds fine." I said sitting next to him.

„What should we do now? Now that we know how this works?"

„I'm not sure, but I want to try something."

„And what would that..."

He did not continue as I silenced him with my lips. After we pulled from each other I went further down on his body making a trail of kiss marks from his neck to his chest.

„Sasuke... stop that..." he half-spoke half-moaned out. A nice combination of sounds actually.

„You never complained before."

„But it's not like I knew..." he started blushing and tried to push me away.

„Stop struggling, I won't go all the way. As I said I just want to try something..."

„And what is it that you want to try..."

„I want to know if those marks will be on your body in the morning." I said, my mouth in a wicked smile.

„But, they never were... before."

„That was when we were apart. Right now, we are lying next to each other. Who knows, maybe my sleeping body is doing this to you also?" I smirked.

„NO WAY! That would seem... weird... What if someone came in by chance? I want to wake up!" he said and stood up, leaving.

„Don't leave me..."

As usual, when I said something like this, he hesitated.

After a while he came back, sitting next to me, placing his head on the side of my chest, listening to my heartbeat, probably.

We stayed like that for the rest of the time we spent here. Sitting under the ever-blooming Sakura tree, talking about more or less nothing and everything seemed alright. As if this was where our lives were headed. As if our souls were united and were never to be parted.

I have always prayed for such a calm and warm place, but never have I thought that I may actually find it. I never thought that it may be such a great feeling to fall in love. And to have your feelings requited is the best thing you may ever feel. There is nothing better than fulfilled love.

I was sure, that never again in my life will I feel this way about someone else.

Hope you liked it~

Another chapter in week or so...

See ya ( "-.-)/