The original chapter 4 was almost 10,000 words. ^_^'' I re-read it and decided that I should split it in two. I hope you like this chapter as well.
Warnings: Mentions the movie Shrek.
I know my Sasuke is verbally abusive lol, but I just love when he calls Naruto an idiot. Just thought I'd point that out.
Enjoy.
Previously on Oh Christmas Tree:
Sasuke took Naruto's hands and twisted them around. He stood very still as he forced Naruto to bend over the table with his hands tucked behind him painfully in Sasuke's strong grip.
"Keep going." Sasuke said completely breathless. "Keep teasing me and I'll do much worse than force you to give in to me" He warned.
Sasuke pushed his fingers through Naruto's hair and shoved his face onto the cold tabletop.
Naruto's jaw hurt. "Let me up."
"Naruto," Sasuke said. "I'm only going to tell you once. Stop messing with me." He said and released his hold on Naruto.
Naruto tried to swallow. He pulled away from Sasuke and with the back of his hand he wiped at the drool that had slipped from his mouth when he was pressed against the table.
"Do it with me." Naruto said as if he hadn't heard a single word Sasuke had said.
Sasuke shook his head. He took a deep breath and regained his calm. "Naruto, let's go back to your room." Sasuke said and shut off the stove. He walked away to Naruto's room and climbed back into the warm bed he'd just left.
It was morning. Naruto was a little reluctant to open his eyes, but when he did he realized he was alone. The night before he'd been a little bit hopeful. He thought Sasuke meant they'd do it in his room, but Sasuke completely ignored him as soon as the blanket was over his shoulders. Sasuke had fallen asleep quickly while Naruto laid awake.
Naruto sighed. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and stretched. It was rare for Sasuke not to wake him. Naruto sat up and looked around. The door was shut. He got up and folded his blanket before heading to the bathroom. On his way there he saw Sasuke sitting near their Christmas tree. He was setting something up.
Naruto came back out of the bathroom and sat next to Sasuke. "What are you doing?" He asked.
"I bought a train." Sasuke answered and snapped in another track. He looked at the instruction pamphlet again and searched for the next piece of track. Sasuke held out the page.
"Oh," Naruto took the paper from Sasuke's hand and started calling out the letters that corresponded with the next track in line.
The train was easily set on the tracks. With a little patience they had all of the wagons hooked up and ready to go. Sasuke flipped the switch and they both enjoyed the sight of the little train going around the bottom of the tree again and again.
"About last night-" Naruto said as they both watched the little train blow steam.
"Forget about it." Sasuke said.
"I'm sorry." Naruto said. "I've just been curious."
"I've noticed." Sasuke replied. "I told you though I'm not into men." Sasuke lied.
He got up and came back with another bag. He started pulling out little plastic houses and trees. He meant to build a small city under the tree. He'd already added a tree skirt that was white as snow. It would go perfect with his little houses.
"I'm not either." Naruto said. He watched on as Sasuke set up his tiny town.
"I was just kidding when I mentioned your birthday." Sasuke added. "You shouldn't take things like that seriously."
"What if you close your eyes and let me -" Naruto suggested.
"No." Sasuke cut him off immediately. "Naruto, I'm moving out, if you don't stop this." He warned and got up again. He didn't want to talk about this with Naruto.
Sasuke spent the next few nights in the living room. He was usually only getting started with his breakfast when he woke Naruto up. It wasn't until he was heating up his water that he went to peek in on Naruto that day and saw that he wasn't in bed. He realized that Naruto must have woken up very early. He hadn't even heard him leave the apartment.
Most of the day had passed Sasuke by without Naruto. He was sitting on the couch reading a book. He was aware that he wanted to give in to Naruto, but couldn't. He had been fine teasing and tormenting Naruto when it wasn't serious. Now that Naruto was genuinely interested it frankly scared Sasuke. If they went into a real relationship and things didn't work out it would be disastrous for their friendship.
He was thinking about all of the possibilities when the door slammed open with a cold burst of air. Naruto walked in and shut it as quickly as possible.
"Hey Sasuke!" Naruto called excitedly. "Look what I brought!" He said and set down a family of large plastic deer. "They plug in and light up and everything!" He quickly took off his shoes and jacket.
Sasuke momentarily forgot his dilemma. "Where did you get those?" He asked and marked his place in the book before getting up. "They're huge." He said as he carried the doe in his arms.
Naruto carried the other two and set them up around the tree. "I went for a walk. They were in Shikamaru's yard. We're going to have to move the couch a little bit." Naruto said. He gave the back of the couch a small shove towards the television. "There."
Sasuke smiled as he helped Naruto plug in the deer and set them around the Christmas tree. "They look good." Then Naruto's statement caught up to him. "You stole them?" He asked and covered his mouth when a rare guffaw escaped him.
"I borrowed them." Naruto said slyly. He checked the time. "At ten tonight I want you to come with me." He said once he figured out how to turn the deer on.
"What's at ten?" Sasuke asked.
"The Hyuuga turn off their lights at 10." Naruto grinned. "They have the biggest snowman in their main court!" He motioned with his hands over his head and around himself to simulate how large the snowman was. "It lights up too." He added.
"We're not stealing from them." Sasuke said even thought he was smirking and trying not to laugh.
"We're only borrowing." Naruto insisted.
"I'm not going." Sasuke said and returned to the couch.
"I'll unplug it." Sasuke whispered as he breathed into his hands to warm them yet again.
Naruto nodded and prepared himself to run at the plastic snowman. Sasuke quickly found the plug and yanked it out of the socket.
"Go!" He whispered urgently.
Naruto tackled the snowman down and threw it over his shoulder before jumping and using some chakra to get over the high wall.
Sasuke was laughing loudly as they both ran through the crunching snow towards their apartment. Naruto joined in once he'd caught his breath. "I can't believe we took it!" He said as Sasuke struggled with his keys.
They were both looking around urgently for witnesses. Finally the door gave in and Naruto shoved their contraband inside. Sasuke shut the door and locked it. He slid onto the floor in peals of laughter. Naruto hugged the snowman as he joined Sasuke on the floor. Their laughter slowly died down, but none of their amusement left them.
"Did you notice the Hokage's office has a real metal sled?" Sasuke asked teasingly.
"No. I was too busy scouting Kakashi's little singing elves." Naruto giggled. "Tomorrow." He promised. "We'll have to do another run tomorrow."
Sasuke didn't agree. He only set off on another round of laughter with his best friend.
"We need to move the couch into your room." Naruto said wisely from his place in the kitchen.
Their Christmas collection had spread from just the corner where their tree stood to the entire living room. It started with the Christmas tree, expanded into the tiny plastic town, then the train and around the skirt were the large plastic deer. Next to the male was the giant Hyuuga snowman. The doe and the baby deer were surrounded by singing, dancing elves and littering the floor were a few poinsettias Naruto had dug up from Tsunade's yard and replanted in their coffee mugs.
"Why?" Sasuke asked. The couch was now only a few feet from the television. The side tables and lamps had already been moved into the kitchen. The only space left was the dinner table and the large couch.
"To make room for the sled." Naruto said as if it were obvious.
"I was kidding." Sasuke said. Sure he'd gone along for most of the other things, but they were small and easy to carry. He was also certain that they'd be taking the things back eventually. The giant sled was life-size, real, metal and heavy. He doubted it would fit through the door.
"I know, but imagine instead of sitting on the couch we could put the sled in front of the t.v.!" Naruto painted a pretty good picture.
"It doesn't fit through the door." Sasuke insisted. His eyes were dancing in amusement again and Naruto knew he was close to convincing him.
"Maybe it breaks apart." Naruto suggested.
Sasuke thought that if they somehow split it in two they would be able to fit it inside. "We need to take tools." He said and sat down on the couch with a cup of yogurt. "Also we'll need to wear our ANBU gear. I'm sure the whole building is guarded."
Naruto grinned. He sat down next to Sasuke and stole his cup of yogurt. He traded the spoon for a scroll. "Tell me you love me." He joked. Naruto shoved a spoonful of strawberry yogurt in his mouth as Sasuke opened the scroll
"My little idiot." Sasuke said affectionately as he looked over the scroll. "How in the world did you get this?" He asked. In his hands was a list of the ANBU shifts for the main building.
"I told Kakashi I'd help him find his elves in exchange." Naruto swallowed down another spoonful of yogurt and handed it back to Sasuke.
Sasuke only shook his head as he took his yogurt back. "You really are a good prankster." Sasuke said and let the scroll slide to the floor. "Come here." He beckoned and pulled Naruto to lay against him. "We'll need to plan this right after lunch." He said. "For now let's watch another movie." Sasuke tossed the remote onto Naruto's stomach and was glad most of the town was snowed in. They hadn't had a single visitor and nobody was ever out at night.
"One minute." Sasuke whispered into the communicator. He crouched down with a pack full of multiple tools a few buildings away from the main office that bore the fire symbol.
"I'm going in." Naruto replied. Sasuke didn't see when his friend moved. He saw a glimmer of metal and knew that was the sign he was waiting for. Sasuke jumped over the rooftops and landed with a screwdriver already in hand.
"Hurry." Sasuke handed off another tool to Naruto once he'd had a good look under the sleigh. They both worked fast. "Two minutes." Sasuke warned as the heavy top half finally came apart from the runners.
"This is fucking heavy." Naruto cursed as he lifted the carriage from his end.
"No time to complain." Sasuke said as they took off towards their previously agreed direction. It was definitely heavier than either of them had anticipated. Sasuke almost regretted taking it once they were only half way. "Go back now. We won't have time to go back together for the bottom half." Sasuke pushed the sleigh and managed to move it on his own. "I'll see you at home."
Naruto arrived at the apartment with the considerably lighter bottom half. He pushed the door open and maneuvered the metal skis into the apartment. The sleigh was sitting there in front of the television, but Sasuke was no where in sight. Naruto pushed the bottom half in and shut the door. He hoped Sasuke hadn't been caught.
Sasuke continued sweeping the trail markings with a branch until the snow looked equally disturbed.
"What are you doing?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke gasped and almost spit out his heart. "You idiot. Don't scare me like that." He said and threw the branch into the nearby trees. "I was clearing our trail." He said and started walking back to the apartment.
"I got the other half." Naruto said excitedly.
Sasuke smiled. He was tired, but didn't want to ruin the fun. "Let's go put it together. I already moved the couch into my room."
"I saw." Naruto pushed the door open and pulled off his mask and vest then set them down on the floor. Sasuke did the same and joined Naruto as they both struggled to place the carriage onto the runners without scratching the hardwood floor.
"It's going to be a little tall." Sasuke said as they started securing the pieces together again.
"We'll have to move the television." Naruto said as he finally finished on his side.
Sasuke leaned his head on Naruto's shoulder. He had to admit it was pretty comfortable in their sled. He sighed as they settled under his blanket. They couldn't watch the movie, but the sound was enough. It was one they'd seen plenty of times anyways. They both practically knew it by heart.
"This was a pretty good idea." Naruto said.
Sasuke chuckled. "We're felons." He said. "We'll get arrested if we get found out."
"Tsunade will get us out." Naruto said and sounded very sure of it.
"Not when she finds her prize-winning flowers feeding our plastic deer." Sasuke joked and laughed quietly.
"I left a few." Naruto chuckled. He'd really only left the pair nearest her front door.
They sat listening to Shrek as Pinocchio was sold. The movie played on with neither of them speaking. Finally during the chorus of Hallelujah Sasuke broke their silence.
Sasuke placed his hand over his chest."You make the cold in here go away." Sasuke whispered sleepily.
Naruto smiled and threw his arm around Sasuke's shoulders. "You make the best food." Naruto complimented just as seriously.
Sasuke chuckled and jabbed Naruto in the ribs with his elbow. "Idiot."
It was three in the morning. Sasuke could see the time in the kitchen from his seat in the sled. He pushed Naruto's arm off of him as he woke. Slowly so as to not wake Naruto as well he pushed the blanket off of him.
Sasuke jumped from the seat and landed quietly on the floor. He then walked to the bathroom. His feet made almost no noise as he walked. To avoid the loud noise of the door shutting Sasuke only closed the door until the edges of the frame met the corners of the wooden door. He stood in front of the toilet for a few seconds until finally he relaxed and closed his eyes. He relieved himself and felt like falling asleep where he stood.
Naruto pushed the bathroom door open slowly. He watched Sasuke sway in his standing place.
Sasuke tucked himself back into his pajamas and finally opened his eyes. Naruto was watching him.
"I woke you." Sasuke said and started washing his hands.
"No. My bladder did." Naruto took Sasuke's place and let his pants fall to his knees.
Sasuke discreetly took one look at Naruto's hand and looked away. No wonder Naruto thought he was small. Naruto had a whole limb for an appendage growing between his legs. Sasuke wasn't jealous. He took another look and left the bathroom. He'd never been one to compare, but when Naruto had been bringing up his size incessantly he'd started to doubt himself. Sasuke looked behind him before quickly looking down at his own penis. It was a few inches shorter than Naruto's.
Sasuke climbed back into the sled and took his seat. He thought that Naruto would probably go to his own bed, but was pleasantly surprised when Naruto joined him shortly after.
"Let's lay down like before." Naruto suggested.
"I'm on top." Sasuke said and got up to let Naruto adjust himself.
Naruto placed the pillows between himself and the metal siding. He put one leg on the seat and the other he let sit on the floor. "Face me." Naruto suggested.
Sasuke placed his knee between Naruto's legs and then leaned forward. It was very uncomfortable. "I can't sleep like this." He said after a few tries to get comfortable.
"Sit on my lap." Naruto said.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow at Naruto as he sat up again. "No." He said.
"Just do it." Naruto insisted.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes at Naruto. If the dumb ass tried anything, he was going to hog tie him to the roof.
Sasuke sat on Naruto's lap as he was told. Naruto laid back and pulled Sasuke back with him. Sasuke slid down and in between Naruto's legs. Suddenly they were laying comfortably together with the blanket covering them.
"You see?" Naruto said and wrapped his arms around Sasuke.
"Shut up." Sasuke said and yawned. "Goodnight, Naruto." He murmured before drifting off to sleep.
"Goodnight, l-love." Naruto whispered when he thought Sasuke was asleep.
Sasuke woke up alone in the sled. He thought Naruto had gone out again for another scouting mission. He only realized that wasn't the case when he smelled toast. Slowly he lifted his head and peeked through the door of the sled. "Don't burn it." He mumbled when he saw Naruto in the kitchen boiling water.
Naruto smiled. "I won't burn it." He assured. "Want breakfast in the sled?" Naruto asked when he started making Sasuke's tea. He put the toast on a plate and held it while he waited for Sasuke's answer.
"Sure." Sasuke sat up and arranged his pillow on his lap so it would serve as a makeshift table. Naruto set the toast on Sasuke's lap and gave him his tea. "Thank you." Sasuke said before he took a sip of his tea to rinse out the dryness in his mouth.
Naruto nodded in acknowledgment. He returned shortly after with his cup of ramen and glass of milk. Naruto sat on the floor of the sleigh and used the seat as his table. "Our time off is almost over." Naruto reminded.
Naruto was right. Sasuke hated to admit that they'd soon have to go back to work.
"I almost wish it would keep snowing." Naruto said once he had slurped the last of his ramen.
"I doubt we'll get another storm soon." Sasuke said. "If we do, we'll probably already be off on a mission."
"I've never had a Christmas like this." Naruto said as he got up to take the dishes to the sink.
"Christmas isn't over." Sasuke handed his plates to Naruto. "We still have a few more weeks until Christmas day."
"I know, but we probably won't spend it together like this." Naruto took the plates to the kitchen and came back.
For once Sasuke let the dirty dishes sit in the sink. "You know other villages are bound to have different lawn ornaments." Sasuke said in hopes of cheering Naruto up.
"Bring me a souvenir and I'll bring you one too." Naruto said and sat next to Sasuke then pulled the blanket over them.
"I bet Sand has some pretty good ones." Sasuke joked.
Naruto shrugged. He didn't know what else to say. Naruto laid on his side until his head was resting on Sasuke's lap.
"I want to quit." Naruto said.
"What?" Sasuke asked surprised.
"I want to quit being a ninja." Naruto repeated.
"You can't." Sasuke said at once.
"I can." Naruto said. "I can't stand being away from home anymore."
Sasuke sighed. "I'm not quitting just because you are." Sasuke said.
"I know." Naruto looked up at Sasuke. "I feel like I need a break."
"Don't you want to be hokage?" Sasuke asked.
"I do." Naruto said adamantly. "I still do."
"Then how can you quit?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto shrugged yet again. "Let's make it snow again." Naruto said petulantly. "I want another week with you." Naruto said.
Sasuke was sure Naruto meant he wanted another week at home, but didn't bother asking Naruto to clarify. "Then maybe we'll get lucky and it'll snow tonight." Sasuke said to console Naruto.
Thanks for reading. If you're enjoying this story, I'd love to hear about it. If you've got questions or would like to help me by pointing out mistakes, please leave me a review. ^_^
-Lovely Spell