Naruto felt sweat gather on his palms and forehead despite the frigid weather. It was Christmas Eve—time to go pick up Sasuke. He was prepared for Sasuke to be a little Grinchy, but he couldn't help but smile thinking about how Christmassy his apartment looked. He jammed to some rock Christmas music in the car. He could practically hear Sasuke making fun of him. 'Well, at least it's not Rick Astley.'
Naruto finally ran out of road. He was in Sasuke's driveway. He took a deep breath and slowly got out of the car and approached Sasuke's front door.
He knocked, summoning Sasuke who, upon answering the door, almost looked pleased. Naruto asked, "Are you ready?" Sasuke nodded, so they got in the car and made the drive to Naruto's apartment. Sasuke miraculously made his way up the steps without incident and heard Naruto hesitate instead of unlocking the door. "Sasuke, I have something very important I want to ask you. Will… Will you… Will you move in with me?" "Please?" he added. Sasuke stiffened immediately. How was he supposed to react to this? His heart was screaming "Yesyesyesyesyes!" But the dark, cynical part of him thought, and spat, "I don't need your help or your pity. I've been doing fine on my own!"
Naruto looked down. "It's not that at all. It's not you who needs me, but me who needs you. I don't like being alone, Sasuke, and you fill a hole in my life I didn't even know was there. I know you don't need help... and I don't pity you. Rather, I think I might love you. So will you think about it? Please, Sasuke?"
Sasuke immediately blushed fiercely. He couldn't help but cover his face with his gloved hands. Naruto put his arm around Sasuke's shoulders and kissed his hair. "Okay" Sasuke mumbled into his hands. Naruto whooped and jumped in the air with a raised fist. "Alright! Well, come on in. I've got something to show you." Sasuke thought to himself again, 'Does he keep forgetting I'm blind?'
Naruto opened the door and flicked on the light. Sasuke took in all of the changes Naruto had made. That's right, he could see them. "Did you… Did you do all of this for me?" Sasuke almost looked moved. "I did. And go check the bookcase. And the drawers." Sasuke did as he was told. "Braille? But you can't read Braille…"
Naruto grinned. "I can now. I learned... for you." He blushed a little. Sasuke straightened and turned to Naruto. He looked like he was trying not to cry. Naruto opened his arms for a hug and, to his surprise, Sasuke walked over and gave him one. He was frozen for a minute, but quickly returned it tenfold. "Psst, Sasuke…" He jabbed his finger upwards. Sasuke saw a blur of green with small white smudges. He blushed bright red and pulled his hood on over his head. Naruto simply cupped Sasuke's face and dipped down and kissed his mouth softly.
At first, Sasuke didn't respond. But then, Naruto felt Sasuke's arms slip quickly and quietly around his waist. He decided to push his luck, gently pressing his tongue against Sasuke's lips. Immediately Sasuke allowed it and groaned into the kiss. Naruto thought he would die. It took all of his will not to take Sasuke right there. So, with reluctance, he ended the kiss and just nuzzled Sasuke's neck.
"My friends are coming for dinner. In like, ten minutes. Otherwise…" He cleared his throat. "Right. So. Is that okay with you?" Sasuke nearly grimaced. "Yeah, I need to learn to like them, anyway." Naruto smiled.
The dinner went well and everyone was pleasant and cheerful. Sakura and Ino helped clean up before heading home. After they left, Sasuke and Naruto were happily left to dessert.
A/N: I didn't write a sex scene because I wasn't sure if y'all wanted one or not. I'm going to mark this as complete, but if I get enough requests for one, I'll try to add a lemon. :3 Thanks for reading, everybody! *heart*
