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Drabble #4: Medicine
Sick foxes and excuses to stay in bed with your lover.
"Be a good boy and take your medicine, dobe."
Naruto glared at his lover weakly. Sasuke was sitting on the edge of their bed, a tall glass of water in one hand and assorted pills in the other.
"But it's bitter! This is all your fault, you bastard," he croaked, eyeing the medicine in distaste. He sneezed. Once. Twice. And then coughed violently.
Sasuke smirked slightly. He should have known that Naruto would hate taking his medicine. Naruto was really still such a little boy. To tell the truth, Sasuke did feel a little guilty for refusing to let Naruto take the warm bath he had needed yesterday, or to dry himself off, at least. But there was nothing he could do about it now.
It also gave the Uchiha the perfect excuse to fuss over his blonde lover.
"I hate you," Naruto groaned, although not with much conviction. Grudgingly, he took the water and the colorful pills. Sasuke's hand moved to brush Naruto's long bangs out of his blue eyes. The dark haired boy frowned. Naruto was still flushed, and a touch of his forehead told him that the blonde was still running a fever.
Sasuke was too worried about his lover's high temperature to notice that Naruto had popped every single pill into his mouth. Once was enough, the blonde had decided, he wasn't going through this torture eight times. Naruto threw his head back and attempted to swallow his medicine with a huge gulp of water.
And naturally ended up choking.
Sasuke snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Naruto's strangled gurgle. "Naruto!"
The taller boy thumped the blonde's back, looking at his lover with a mixture of bemusement, exasperation and affection. Naruto, with much difficulty and streaming eyes, managed to swallow his medicine five minutes later.
"It's all your fault," Naruto rasped, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "If you hadn't – mmphgg!"
Sasuke's fingers caressed the baby-fine hairs at the nape of Naruto's neck, his other hand slammed against the headboard as his mouth worked against Naruto's pliant one.
When he pulled away finally, Naruto looked dazed.
"The fastest way to shut you up," Sasuke murmured smugly. He bent his head to resume the kiss.
"We shouldn't…you'll catch a cold too…" Naruto protested. Sasuke watched in fascination as a pink tongue darted out to lick equally pink lips.
Sasuke pressed their foreheads together, one cool, and the other warm. "I don't care," the Uchiha said carelessly, grinning uncharacteristically. "Besides, if I do get sick, I'll be able to spend the whole day in bed with you."
That said, he kissed Naruto again.
Owari.
Author's Notes:
Eyes-of-Truth, Carrot, chibi sasuke, Pookey, sweet G??? and Sleepy Mangos...thanks for all your wonderful reviews. This chapter is dedicated to you!