Small Conversations
Sequel to "Things unsaid" "She was in Love", and "Losing an apartment, Gaining a House key"
Sometimes the big conversations happen in small parts.
Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, I'm just a spoony bard
Chapter 4
In which the mission is redefined and there is a shower
They ate quickly, Gamatatsu offered them a ride to the gates. Apparently Sasuke had managed to irritate him during the night and the toad didn't want to spend another playing guard to him. Sakura roasted him the promised marshmallows after breakfast, and offered the rest of the bag to him for the ride back.
Sasuke came to before they reached the gates and spent a few moments struggling against his bonds. It seemed he realized it was no use and slumped in defeat. Gamatatsu left them by the gate, thanking Naruto for the marshmallows, even though Sakura had been the one to bring them, before vanishing back to his home.
"If we release your legs, will you walk? Or do I have to drag your ass behind me all the way through town?" Naruto asked, giving Sasuke an evil glare. He nodded in response and Kakashi let loose the bonds around his ankles. Naruto tied a piece of rope to Sasuke's bound hands and led him like a dog into the city.
The guards at the gate stared after them as they passed. Ino and Chouji came into the doorway of the Yamanaka flower shop to watch as they passed, Ino tearing off down the street the opposite direction after they were gone. They marched him to the Hokage's office, people moving out of their way when they noticed the prisoner being led behind Naruto. Kakashi followed in the rear in case he tried to make a break for it.
Tsunade was surprised to see them back so soon, and said so. She called an ANBU squad to put Sasuke in a high security cell, assigning Ibiki and Inoichi to guard him. Sasuke didn't put up much resistance; he simply hung his head and allowed himself to be escorted away.
The Hokage dismissed Kakashi, who vanished in a puff of smoke, but kept Naruto and Sakura behind. She sent Shizune and her guards out of the room before studying the two of them. She had decided to let them decide their former teammate's fate. Of course, she had the final say in the punishment, but she thought that between the two of them, they might come up with something better and more interesting than an execution.
"You two took less time than I thought. Care to explain what happened on the mission, and why Uchiha is in such terrible condition?" She templed her fingers in front of her and waited.
"He-"
"I-" they started at the same time and Tsunade shook her head.
"One at a time please." She told them. She indicated Sakura should go first.
"I didn't heal him, at all. I thought it was the best way to keep him from running if he got away. If he was injured, he'd be slower, weaker." Tsunade nodded at her, understanding her logic.
"Naruto?"
"He held back. I know he did. It's almost like he wanted us to kill him. After we captured him, he said some pretty nasty stuff, trying to get us angry. He did it to Kakashi too." It was the only explanation he could think of. He had invoked the Kyuubi, but only at the first tail. He hadn't even needed to use his sage abilities.
"I have one more mission for you involving this matter." Tsunade sighed. "It's supposed to be my judgment, but I want you two to decide his sentence." Sakura and Naruto looked at each other, staying silent. Neither wanted to be the one to declare punishment. "Not now of course. I want you to think about it. It should be something fitting, and you knew him best. I'll give you the rest of the time you would have had on the mission to make up your minds. Until then you will not be training or going on missions." She pointed to Naruto. "And you are on leave from the hospital." She pointed to Sakura. "You are dismissed for the next ten days."
"But Tsunade-sama!"
"You're dismissed. Go. Hit the bar, have ramen, make love, whatever you two do when you're not busy." She waved them away, reaching for a bottle of sake in her desk.
When they'd left her office and the door shut behind them, they looked at each other. Naruto looked worried, and Sakura had a pained look on her face. He took her hand and kissed the knuckles, but said nothing. She smiled in return and still holding his hand, they walked home.
They dropped their mission bags and shoes in the bedroom and Sakura turned to Naruto. "I don't know about you, but I could sure use a shower." She raised her eyebrows at him. "Do you-" she blushed, "do you want to join me?"
Naruto's eyes widened ad he nodded. She led the way into the bathroom, unzipping her vest as she went and depositing it on the bathroom floor. She shucked her shorts as well and turned to face him, clad in only her breast bindings and panties. Naruto hadn't moved to remove his own clothing, but instead had watched her undress with fascination. Sakura smiled shyly and reached for the zipper on his jacket. He hadn't brought an extra shirt with on the mission, and was bare-chested beneath the orange coat. She slid it from his shoulder, fingers tracing the muscles on his shoulders.
She blushed when she reached for his pants, and he gave her a small smirk. They pooled around his ankles and he stepped out of them, bringing his body close enough to hers that she could feel the heat radiating from him. She leaned forward, kissing his chest. She didn't miss the hitch in his breath or the speed of his pulse. Nor could she miss the tent his boxers had become. Slipping her fingers below the waistband of his boxers she slid them down his hips, laughing when his erection caught on the material and he had to help.
"Your turn." He said huskily. He undid the bindings on her breasts, tossing them over his shoulder. He ran his knuckles down her stomach. He kept his eyes on hers, slipping her panties off and allowing her to step out of them. Sakura stepped out away from him, wanting to look at him. When they'd made love before, it had been dark, and she hadn't been able to study his body or explore it much. "Is there something wrong?" he looked down at himself, trying to figure out what she was looking at.
She smiled and shook her head. "No, I just, wanted to look." Her gaze raveled over his chest and toned abs. His hips cut in, the muscle lines drawing her attention to his groin. He wasn't huge, but by no means was he small either. "Sai's wrong you know."
"um? Huh?" he looked rather confused at her comment and she laughed.
"Your dick isn't small." She blushed. He looked down again, blushing himself.
"You think so? I never thought it was anything spectacular." She could tell he was embarrassed but trying to make light of it.
"Trust me." She blushed again, and turned to turn the shower on. Sticking her hand under the spray she adjusted the dial until it was hot enough. She took Naruto's hand and pulled him into the shower behind her.
The hot spray soaked their hair, leaving rivulets of water streaming down their bodies. When Naruto reached for a washcloth and his body wash, Sakura snatched it from his hand. Giving him a coy smile she poured soap onto the washcloth, rubbing the cotton together to create lather. She was glad the heat form the shower was already starting to turn their skin pink, because she knew she was blushing.
"You know, last time, I didn't get to touch you very much." She was using her hospital voice, the one she used for medical situations. It helped her relive her embarrassment, and she reached for him. "I'd like to take this opportunity to explore you a little. I'll wash you, and then you can wash me. How does that sound?" she pressed the washcloth into his chest, noting his uneven breathing and fast pulse.
"Sakura-chan, if you use your medic voice on me I'll never be able to go to the hospital again without thinking of you touching me." She smirked and glided the washcloth over his chest, her other hand smearing the bubbles left in its wake across is skin.
"Well then it's a good thing I'm usually your medic." Hand and cloth glided over his shoulders and down his arms. She kissed his fingertips when she reached his hands, watching his face and liking the glazed look in his eyes. She stepped around him, the shower spray now hitting his chest and rinsing away the soap suds as she caressed his sides with the washcloth. She started his back, the medic part of her noting how knotted is muscles were, and she silently promised herself she would give him a backrub later. She washed his backside, making him laugh when she slipped the cloth between his cheeks.
"Hey, that tickles!" He turned around. She looked up at him and smirked. Dropping to her knees on the shower floor she began to wash his calves, leaning her head on his thigh. She worked upwards, running her hands along his muscular thighs and blushing again as she stared at his erection. Sliding the soapy cloth beneath his scrotum, she smiled at his groan. She caressed it, testing the feel of his sac in her palms. His prick twitched and she giggled.
"You like that?" she asked, looking up at him. His eyes were closed and he had leaned back against the shower wall.
"Yes." The word came out breathy and Sakura's stomach twisted and sent shocks straight to her groin form the sound. Felling bolder, she wrapped the cloth around his member, stroking him with it. He made a strangled sound and reached for her hands, pulling her to her feet. He yanked her against him and crushed her mouth beneath his, hands pulling her by her butt to grind against her. When he tore his mouth from her, they were both panting.
"Keep this up Sakura-chan, and we won't get you washed." He said, nipping her earlobe. She shivered, reaching back for his shampoo.
"Patience." She told him, pouring the liquid in her hands and rubbing it into his head. He made a purring noise, almost cat-like as her fingers massaged his scalp, still pressing her lower body into his. When she and lathered his hair, she pulled herself away from him, tugging at his hand to bring him back under the spray. He rinsed his hair, wiped the water from his eyes and turned to her.
"Your turn." He grabbed her vanilla body wash from the shower rack, forgoing the washcloth and pouring it directly into his hands. "Turn around." She complied and his hands smoothed down her back, rubbing the soap into her skin as he kissed the back of her neck. She felt like she was on fire. He washed her backside, dropping to his knees to wrap a strong hand around each calf, smearing soap up her lags. At her knees he switched tactics, using both hands on one thigh before switching to the other.
He turned her again, silently this time, using pressure from his hands to show her what he wanted. He started her front with her hands, stopping to add more soap before he slid his hands up her arms and across her shoulders. He washed her neck and collarbone, soapy hands gliding down her skin. He washed each breast in turn, teasing her nipples and then leaning down to blow the bubbles from the taut peaks. Sakura moaned, bracing herself by placing her hands on his shoulders when her knees threatened to give out.
Her stomach was next, and Naruto teased her navel with his fingers before running them down between her legs. She gasped, her fingers digging into his shoulders as he rubbed soap into her. He smirked at her, a cocky half grin on his face as he pushed her back under the spray.
He rinsed her, assisting the water in removing the suds form her skin with his hands before he grabbed her shampoo. He washed her hair, and Sakura understood now why Naruto's eyes had rolled back in his head when she'd done it to him. The fingers on her scalp were mesmerizing. She finished rinsing, now burning with desire, her eyes dilated and breathing harsh.
"All done." She whispered, her voice husky and seductive.
He nodded, reaching around her to shut off the water. Sakura handed him a towel, wrapping one around herself and stepping out. She gasped as the cold air hit her, earning a chuckle from Naruto.
"It's cold out here." She complained. She brushed her hair quickly. Naruto simply ran his hands through his short locks. Sakura left the bathroom and walked to the bedroom. Naruto had followed her, coming up behind her to wrap her arms around her torso, lips brushing against her neck.
"Sakura-chan, you're driving me crazy." He whispered in her ear. He pressed himself against her so she could feel his hardness against her.
She turned in his arms, looping her own up around his neck. "I'm driving you crazy?" she kissed his chest. "God, you're an idiot. You have no idea what you do to me." A kiss on his collarbone. "But there's something I have to say." She kissed his neck.
"Something wrong?" Naruto looked slightly panicked, and Sakura shook her head.
"No. Nothing, well, yes, but nothing you did." She released him. "Lay on your stomach, if you can." She smirked and looked down at his still prominent erection.
Naruto lay down, placing a pillow under his belly to relieve some of the pressure. Sakura straddled his butt and cracked her fingers, intending on working out some of those knots she'd felt earlier.
"What Sauske said yesterday, about you and the Kyuubi." She pressed her fingers into the small of his back and he let out a groan. "You don't have to say anything, just let me talk." She whispered, leaning down over him. "It's important."
She began to knead the tense muscles as she spoke. "It's stupid. Everyone praises the Fourth for sealing away the demon fox. But no one praises you for keeping it that way. I can't believe people think that it's you. I've seen it, when you lost control, I saw, and it's nothing like you. I saw you push it back, saw how hard you fought to control it." Sakura reached for some lotion to assist her in the massage. "When we were kids, and I didn't know, I never understood why people hated you. You were an obnoxious brat, always getting in trouble, and I thought maybe that's why. When you were gone on your training mission, I found the files in the Hokage's office. The fourth didn't just seal the demon in any baby did he?"
Naruto shook his head. "No." He whispered.
"No," she continued. "He sealed the Kyuubi inside his own son. You weren't even a day old yet." Naruto stiffened under her hands.
"How did you know?" he whispered again.
"Hokage's records. They also told me that it was forbidden to talk about it. It was supposed to help you, you know, let you have a normal life. But they screwed up. Everyone knew who you were, well they knew you were the one that had the Kyuubi, but no one knows you're the son of the Fourth. " Her hands moved from his lower back, moving higher in their ministrations. "Damn, has no one ever done this for you? You're so full of knots I'm surprised you can move!"
"No, no one." He mumbled.
"Not even any of the medics?" she asked. It was a standard practice really. She couldn't believe that he'd been neglected like that. Then again, having heard some of the whispered comments about him, maybe she could.
He shook his head. His body was slowly relaxing under her. "Well they should have." She said. "Actually, they should have done a lot of things." Her fingers traced over a particularly nasty scar. "Where did you get this one?" She asked quietly.
"I was seven; someone shoved me into a weapon rack." She bent to kiss the spot, and he shuddered.
"Did that hurt?" she asked, concerned.
"No, but it's sensitive." Sakura kissed the spot again before moving her hands to his shoulders. "Sakura-chan, that feels so good." The last word came out in a long drawn out groan as Sakura pressed into tight muscles. She chuckled at his response and pressed into another knot.
Though her body had cooled some form their earlier play, the noises Naruto was making reminded Sakura of the noises he had made the night they'd made love. She began to tingle again, flushing from the change in body temperature. Finishing his shoulders, she bent down, placing kisses along his spine, starting at the back of his neck and travelling down.
Naruto suddenly twisted his arm up and behind himself, wrapping his forearm around her waist and yanking her off his back. She squealed in surprise as her towel came loose and she landed on the bed beside him, pinned by his arm. Propping himself up on his other arm, he looked down at her.
"I can't focus on what you're saying when you do that." He brushed his lips lightly over her. "What are you saying?" He sounded mildly confused.
A/N: so very sorry I forgot to update last week. I will give you all the heads up and say that I am off to ACEN this weekend and am unsure if I will get a chapter posted this next Monday or not. Thanks to my reviewers for being fantastic, you all get virtual cookies. There's some smut coming in the next chapter, and then a few chapters of semi-random plot. I promise however that where I am at in the WRITING process I will be very soon getting to the meat of the story. And FYI you poor readers are behind me, you have the POSTING process. Lol. Lots of hugs-K
