Author's Note: Do not own Naruto.
Author's Note [2]: A note to:
Shinemegami [Thank you. Well, at least you reviewed. I'm honoured. Thank you again]
Angel [I must agree with you on the "ache" factor thing. Thank you for your time.]
MayIFall [Thank you for your time again. It pleases me that you've taken it upon you to review even with all the things happening around you - it sounded like you're really busy.]
Author's Note [3]: So here's a bit of humour for you all who are reading.
Tears: 4
"But Karin-chan - "
"You're doing as I said, Naruto. No amount of whining is going to get you out of this," Karin glared back at the pouting blond, crossing her arms in front of her. She found herself resorting to rather childish expressions whenever in the blond's company, and was appalled when she realised that she was more amused by it rather than mortified. Not a good sign at all, but really, she could not help it. Even now, as she watched her patient grudgingly shift in his seat on the carpeted floor and twist his body so that he could fiddle with the radio, she felt the urge to grin and ruffle his hair.
It was already the third week between Naruto and herself, and Karin had made it a clear point from the very first day that she will not stand any sort of interruption during their sessions. No one was allowed to stay with them during their twice-a-week-sessions – it will only be between the two of them – not even Sasuke was allowed to join them. The speech pathologist did not appreciate any sort of distraction, both to Naruto and herself. So they decided that all sessions would be done in Naruto's study room – a sentiment agreed to by Karin.
So here they were, huddled over at one very comfortable corner of the very exotic idea of a study room [Karin still did not see the sense in putting an amplifier set, the television and the drum set in the study room; aren't you supposed to study in the study room? Or was she so stunted all along that she never realized "study" could also mean "entertainment"?], each hugging a pillow and going through the exercises that Naruto had to do.
"Childish," Naruto mumbled as he flipped open the cover of the radio and popped in the compact disc that he was asked to listen to. Karin frowned at him from the corner of her eyes, but chose to ignore him for the moment. She silently held out the book that came with the practice disc, and nudged it against the back of his hand when he did not take it. Naruto pouted again before taking the practice book from her.
"Go to practice 4, section 3.8," Karin instructed. She watched Naruto turn over unwillingly and pressed buttons until they arrived at the required track. Immediately, a loud wailing sound that resembled an opera singer poured out from the blasted radio.
"Holy shit!"
Karin laughed out loud when she saw Naruto jump in surprise and threw himself flat on the ground with his pillow over his ears, as if there were a bomb waiting to blow up in the room. But hilarious as it was, what must be done must be done. She moved quickly to sit on the blond and wrestled to remove the pillow. She was glad that she never liked skirts or dresses, and was strong enough to be able to match the strength of a man. An arm sneaked under Naruto's chin and around his neck, and Karin jerked back in earnest, causing Naruto to snap up, his back bending upwards.
"Karin-chan, I'm not having hearing problems – I have - "
"Wail with it!!"
"The hell, no!" terror laced Naruto's voice.
"You're exercising your glottis!"
"I'm ripping my glottis with this!"
"Who's the one in charge here?!" Karin's arm tightened some.
Naruto shook his head violently, arms and legs flailing around. Karin found it difficult to continue holding her position. Her spectacles were slipping down the bridge of her nose already, and the blond was still struggling hard. She resorted to the vilest method of all.
"I'm telling Sasuke then."
The servants in the mansion were frightened out of their wits that day when the normally quiet place was filled with the most unholy sounds of pitiful howling and yowling. Sasuke had the laugh of his life when a whining Naruto cuddled up to him meekly in their room after he returned from work.
[.]
Karin stared out of the window into the night, as was her usual practice. Her wicked, relentless mind re-played the scene over and over again in her head although she tried to block it; Karin was sure that it had a mind of its own. It was the fourth session with Naruto, and it was Sunday. Which meant that Sasuke was home too.
Things had gone awkward.
The bespectacled lady shifted against the wall and brought her glass of grape juice up to eye level. In the dim lights of her table lamp, the deep red juice looked like black poison, ready to curse anyone who drank it with death and painfulness. She swirled it around, liking the glug-glug sound that it made as the content swayed from one side of the transparent glass to the other.
She had kissed the Uchiha, squarely on the lips today. And it did not happened as any accident; it was deliberate.
Karin drew in a deep breath, still swirling her juice, and gazed out of the window again. She absent-mindedly followed the trail of dark clouds that she could see, faintly outlined against the sky. She discovered that people were right when they said that clouds had silver lining – they really do. Tearing her eyes away, she paid homage to the wine and downed it in one deep gulp.
She found herself not regretting what she had done. Not at all.
In fact, she liked it. She liked it too much to feel guilty. The guilt always comes later, when she lay on the bed, staring at the white ceiling tinged with the dim yellow light of her bedside lamp. And besides, it was not as if Naruto showed any signs of discomfort. He had smiled at her as she pulled back, merely thinking of it as another affectionate gesture shared between her and his lover - as friends. Nothing else.
Uchiha Sasuke's lips were very addictive.
[.]
Naruto bounced into their room from the bathroom, and jumped happily onto the bed beside Sasuke. He landed on his stomach, and easily flipped around, kicking his long legs in the air. Silence dominated the room for a while, where the only sounds punctuating it were the sounds of their breathing and the sheets rumpling as Naruto shifted around ceaselessly.
Then Naruto shuffled closer to the sitting raven who had threw his head against the headboard, his eyes closed. The blond watched the blank empty face tentatively before settling his head on Sasuke's lap and curling into a loose ball, his gaze never leaving Sasuke's face. He was aware that Sasuke was not happy, but he was not sure of what. He wanted his partner to open his eyes and tell him what was troubling him, and he wanted to sooth the man he called his lover.
Carefully, Naruto lifted a hand up and began stroking at the pale hand that rested beside his head. He took note of how Sasuke's fingers contrasted perfectly with the black nightwear that he wore. Naruto inhaled deeply, and then exhaled, allowing himself to relax a little. His mind unconsciously wandered back to the same yowling practice that he was forced to do today, and smiled despite himself when he remembered how Sasuke had pushed in a small note from the gap under the door, saying, "Keep continuing, dobe. You sound like an elephant trying to unblock its stuffed trumpet."
A chuckle escaped the blond, his shoulders shaking as he suppressed the rest of the laughter, not wanting to disturb Sasuke. Now that he thought about it, Sasuke might have fallen asleep. He quickly sat up and gazed at Sasuke again.
"Sasuke?" Naruto called a little uncertainly, tugging at Sasuke's sleeve. He tried again, louder, when there was no reply. His tugging became more insistent.
"Sasuke, if you're going to sleep, you can't sleep like this. Lie down, damnit," the blond breathed grumpily, only to find himself jerked back onto Sasuke's lap, and the raven's fingers slipping into his forest of blond strands. Naruto rolled his eyes expressively.
"Tch. You could have just told me that you were still awake," his voice was muffled as he buried his face into Sasuke's nightclothes. Sasuke did not answer, and Naruto's instincts hit him with double force. There was no doubt that Sasuke was feeling disturbed.
"Naruto," the raven's voice rang out in the silence, like the tolling of a bell during a wedding ceremony. It sounded a little too loud now that Naruto's hearing suddenly sharpened with his gut feeling. His body tensed as Sasuke's fingers stopped their ministration and hovered over a particular patch of his crown.
"Do you like Karin?"
Naruto blinked.
"What?" his monosyllabic reply popped out of his mouth before he could even think. Sasuke's question was a little out of the blues – a little weird. Naruto twisted his body to look up at his partner, and found that Sasuke was already staring down at him, his eyes seemingly darker than usual. The blond blinked again as he felt himself staring back, drowning in the depths of the pitch black orbs.
"Do you like Karin?"
Naruto frowned and took another deep breath, willing himself to look away. It was difficult to think when he was looking into Sasuke's eyes.
"Karin-chan? Yeah, of course I like her. She's sweet! I like her a lot, but she's like you in a lot of sense. Sadistically sweet."
"Excuse me? I'm sadistic?" Sasuke could not help the retort, bending his body lower to stare right into his blond lover's averted face. Naruto caught his gaze and gave a grin. He twisted his body again and buried his face into the Uchiha's flat stomach, nuzzling it a little.
"No. You're not sadistic. You're sadistically sweet," Naruto answered back. His arms curled around Sasuke's waist, and he nuzzled into the stomach some more. Above him, he thought he heard Sasuke scoff in sarcastic disbelief, and the fingers buried in his hair began stroking again. At length, the hand slid down to cup Naruto's cheeks, thumb rubbing ceaselessly. Sasuke shifted and pushed the blond onto the bed before he quickly rolled over to straddle him. Grabbing at tanned wrists to pin it to the bed, the Uchiha corporate heir took a look at the surprised face of his lover, and pressed his lips on the Uzumaki's.
Naruto thought he sensed an underlying sense of desperation in that kiss, but as he melted into the heated mouth of Uchiha Sasuke, all he could think about was how Sasuke was able to make him feel so loved with just so simple a gesture. At some point of time as he kissed back, Naruto had raised his arms to curl around the raven's neck and used it to pull him closer. Their noses rubbed against each other as their lips slid together, tongue licking and battling it out within their mouths.
When Sasuke pulled back, both were flushed and equally sated. Naruto could not help the dopey grin on his face.
"That was…nice," he smiled. Sasuke grinned back, pushing his nose into the crook of Naruto's neck.
"Yeah. I liked that. Only that. Only you."
And no...they did NOT have sex after that. Just thought I should clear that up with you guys. MsKellar insisted. *smirks*
