I won't get upset with one of my reviewers for criticizing the Naruto character for being too naïve or saying they didn't buy the whole 'virgin at 28 thing'. They obviously didn't read the author's notes so I will try not to take it personally. Anyways thanks so much to all of you; Madidi, KN-P, Dirtypanties (nice name), xChaosRebornx, and NaokoKami. You have been paramount in my continuing this story even though it is growing harder toward the end. How does one end a story of their own life? My story doesn't end until I do so I have a bit of a dilemma in closing it out. Anways thank you guys from the heart of my heart. I love you all.

Sasuke leaned back from the blond and looked at him searchingly. There was a need and uncertainty in the dark eyes that made him look vulnerable and Naruto suddenly felt more sober.

"Are you sure, Naru? I don't want this to happen and for you to regret it tomorrow."

Naruto smiled in a way that was both sweet and seductive and planted a little kiss on the tip of the Uchiha's nose.

"Did you once tell me that it was perfectly okay for friends to have sex? You want me and I want you. We are two consenting adults who need sexual release. Why would I regret that?"

Sasuke looked pained. He ran a hand through the blond hair reverently and Naruto leaned into the caress. The hand drifted down to draw his knuckles gently across the soft, tanned cheek. The smile he gave Naruto looked minutely pained.

"Okay." He responded. Naruto beamed and hopped a little in his lap.

"Great! Maybe now I can learn what good sex is supposed to feel like. Do you have any condoms?" he asked obviously excited. Sasuke's smile slipped and his eyes drifted to the side in thought.

"Um… no."

"No? What the hell? Aren't semes supposed to carry condoms like, at all times or something?" Naruto asked disappointed. Sasuke was instantly defensive.

"Well how the hell was I supposed to know that you were gonna decided you want to have sex tonight Mr. I-am-done-with-dating? I haven't had sex in months so the last thing I thought I'd need was condoms." He said huffily. Naruto switched gears as his A.D.D. caused his train of thought to shift.

"Is it different with a condom?"

"…What?" Sasuke asked derailed at the sudden change of subject.

"Well, Choji didn't believe in condoms so…" Naruto looked down embarrassed. If he had any kind of spine he would have insisted his ex wore a condom and he was ashamed to confess that he didn't require it of him. Sasuke's mind finally caught up and his head dropped back against the back of the couch shaking it side to side in disbelief.

"I swear Baby when I think your ex couldn't be more than an asshole…" he sighed. Naruto kept his eyes down and shrugged not knowing what to say. Sasuke sighed and brought his head back up and kissed Naruto's cheek before grabbing his hips and lifting him up a bit. "Welp lets go."

"Huh? Go where?" Naruto asked confused. He was instantly worried that he was being rejected for committing some kind of sex taboo by not wearing condoms with his ex. Sasuke slipped on his coat and looked at the blond with a 'duh' expression before laughing.

"To get condoms lame-o."

"Oh!" Naruto chirped and jumped up from the sectional, thoughts of rejection immediately gone. "Yeah, there's a 24 hour Walgreens up the street."

They took the short drive to the store and perused the isles. Sasuke went to grab the condoms and Naruto grabbed some potato chips. It seemed the Teme was going to take forever choosing what he wanted. He had stood there forever staring at the condoms and just told Naruto to shop around while he decided. The blond paid for a small bag of honey barbeque chips and made his way to the exit. On his way out he glanced at the end of the second isle where the embarrassing sex stuff was and didn't see the brunet so he figured he was off doing some shopping of his own. It wasn't a large store so he knew that once Sasuke didn't see him inside he would put it together that he was waiting for him in the car. He climbed in his truck and began munching on his treat while he waited. In a few minutes Sasuke coolly made his way out of the store and fit his large frame into the vehicle. He fished around in his bag and pulled out a large Red Bull, a Five Hour Energy and a box of ribbed condoms. Naruto looked away and blushed even though for the life of him he didn't understand why. Sasuke gave a boyish half smile and reached into his coat and pulled out another box of Extends Trojans. Naruto looked at the Extends, the Five Hour Energy and the Red Bull and suddenly put it all together.

"Oh God." He whispered as a heat blasted through his body.

"Yes, I hope to hear that a lot tonight."

"Did you steal that box?"

"Yup."

Naruto looked up at the brunet and was met with serious and intense eyes. He simply started the truck and drove off. Naruto bit his lip and felt himself tense in both anticipation and nervousness as they approached his apartment. Sasuke stared at him the whole way smiling at the innocence of his blush. Naruto hated being stared at. It always made him feel as if her were being judged. Finally, Naruto had enough and glared at his companion.

"Dude, what?!" he nearly barked. Sasuke rubbed his own chin in consideration.

"You know, Dobe, in a lot of ways you are still a virgin?"

"What? Yeah right man that ship has long since sailed."

"Didn't you say his dick was small?"

"…"

"Didn't you say he never made you cum?"

"…"

"So there are depths within you that haven't been touched and a real man has never pleased you."

Naruto's face heated… and that wasn't all. Sasuke was barely saying anything dirty and Naruto found himself fully aroused. He felt that dark gaze roving over his body and he grimaced in a vain attempt to focus on the road. They pulled up into the parking lot and Naruto climbed out without a word. Sasuke followed behind the rattled blond, bag in one hand and his free hand in his pocket with the slightest possible spring in his step and a smirk on his lips. It was obvious that he was enjoying Naruto's discomfort. The sadist. Naruto made his way up the steps and shuddered knowing that Sasuke was staring at his ass. He fumbled with his keys and dropped them before he could unlock the door. Sasuke smoothly bent down and picked them up handing them back with that damn smirk. Naruto snatched them and unlocked the door. They walked in and shucked off their shoes and coats putting them away in the closet. Naruto fidgeted in the middle of the livingroom and Sasuke leaned against the door with his arms crossed over his chest and legs crossed at the ankles giving Naruto a playful appraising look.

"Well, I guess we will be… um… you know…" Naruto fumbled. Sasuke huffed out a nearly silent laugh. He pushed off from the door and slid the locks into place, the sound of metal sliding against metal loud in the silent apartment. He then slowly approached the nervous blond. He reached out his pale hands and placed them against Naruto's shoulders before slowly sliding them down his arms in a caress. He nuzzled his nose against the blond bangs before planting his warm lips against his forehead. Naruto signed and bit his lip.

"Nervous?" Sasuke asked softly.

"No." Naruto lied with a snort of derision.

Sasuke huffed a small laugh and cupped Naruto's chin before leaning his tall frame down for a kiss but stopped short before they connected.

"Damn your no kissing rule, Dobe." He announced before leaning in. Naruto couldn't help but compare… even though honestly there was no comparison. Sasuke's lips were full and enveloping where Choji's had been thin and… it was hard to explain. While Choji's kisses felt as if they were simply lips pressing together, Sasuke's lips felt as if both his and Naruto's were made of chocolate and were sweetly melting together in the heat between them. Choji breathed out his mouth and felt off putting during a kiss but Sasuke breathed deeply through his nose smooth and calm and Naruto found himself breathing in sync with him. Sasuke pressed forward and Naruto was forced to tilt his head back. He was expecting to feel Choji's huge belly pushing him precariously off balance but it seemed as if Sasuke's body formed perfectly against his own. A moan made its way out and he pulled away a bit to collect himself. Sasuke failed to suppress a groan and looked at the blond to gauge his reaction. Naruto bit his lip self-conciously.

"What if I can't cum for you?" he asked frightened. Sasuke kissed his cheek.

"Then I will keep trying."

"But what if…"

"Shhh…" Sasuke took him by the hand and began to slowly pull him to the bedroom. He shooed Vali off the bed. She meowed in irritation as she trotted out and Sasuke closed the door behind her. They were in the dark with just the artificial light from the parking lot illuminating them. Sasuke looked almost ethereal as the light slatted through the blinds giving him a noir appeal. Naruto found himself pulled into another kiss. It felt so surreal! He kept expecting it to get awkward and forced but Sasuke seemed to flow against him like a gentle current that was soothing and cradling but just beneath the surface was wild and untamed and could at any point become strong and overwhelming. He knew from many wrestling matches with the raven that Sasuke was as strong as his huge frame looked and he could overpower the blond without even trying. His calm quiet demeanor was just a cover. Like a tamed wolf. He could devour Naruto if he wanted to and the blond knew that if it came to that he would surrender himself to that torrent of pleasure willlingly. Hands pulled against his shirt and slipped it easily over his head. Those same hands glided over his chest and stomach as moist kisses landed against his neck one after another. Arms wound around him and pulled him flush against a strong chest and a hardness pressed against his own.

"Nggghhh…"

Time seemed to have no meaning. Everything happened so slowly and yet so fast. Those full, warm, melting lips embraced his own. A tongue kissed against his. His lip was pressed and pulled between teeth. His jeans were unbuttoned and unzipped. Was this real? He felt and heard Sasuke moan as he worked a pale hand into Naruto's jeans. Naruto's head fell back as his own erection was palmed and strong fingers wrapped around it.

"Oh...!"

Sasuke, the teasing ass that he was, pulled his hand back out of his jeans and pressed against the blond forcing his legs against the mattress. Naruto took the hint and broke the kiss to lean back against the bed. Sasuke followed crawling forward predatorily as Naruto scooted back and laid against the pillows laying his hands up by his hand in a gesture of surrender. The brunet braced his hands on either side of the blond and kissed him again letting their tongues make love as they soon would. Sasuke didn't waste any time and dipped down to kiss the tanned chest and suck hungrily at a hard nipple. Unfortunately, Naruto didn't have very sensitive nipples, but it struck him as odd that he found himself reacting to Sasuke's enthusiasm. It was obvious that the brunet enjoyed Naruto's nipples and he was aroused in response to his adoration. Sasuke sat up for a moment and divested himself of his own sweater tossing it carelessly to the floor. He gave Naruto a saucy smirk before grabbing the blond's pants and boxers and pulling them both slowly down his hips. Naruto planted his feet and lifted himself up to allow Sasuke to pull the remainder of his clothes from under him and was surprised to find that he wasn't nervous. The Uchiha guided the clothes down tanned thighs being sure to take off Naruto's socks as he went. He sat back for a moment and took in the naked offering before him and Naruto felt that same vulnerable sensation he always got when being naked in front of someone. He was preternaturally aware of all of his flaws all at once and he felt his arousal flag. He wanted nothing more than to grab the blankets and disappear underneath them. He closed his eyes and tried not to tense up knowing that it would just make the penetration hurt more when the time came.

"Mmmm yes…" he heard Sasuke growl lasciviously before feeling his hands travel soothingly up his calves and thighs. He gently coaxed the blond's legs open. Naruto felt him moved forward between his thighs and became even more self-conscious. Did he smell? Did he not shower well enough? Did Sasuke see his cellulite? Did…

Oh….

Oh God….

Naruto gasped and felt his back arch as Sasuke kissed him in a way he never felt before. Sasuke was kissing his opening in the same way he kissed his lips and Naruto felt his insides become water. He tried not to focus too hard on anything and just to let himself enjoy everything. Sasuke's tongue prodded his taint and one of his balls was taken into that hot wet mouth and Naruto's thighs shook against his will. The tongue tipped against the underside of his erection and slowly worked up to the head and then….

"AAAHHH…!"

Naruto began rocking his hips pressing himself more into that mouth and pulling back out again and again. It was strange. It was good. Oh God it was good. Amidst that pleasure he felt a spark of mischief and decided to put up a bit of a fight. He pressed his hand against the crown of the dark head trying to push Sasuke away. Sasuke found himself dislodged from his treat and looked up in confusion. He saw the incredibly sexy image of Naruto spread before him like a fresh buffet as the blond flopped back against the bed panting and shuddering in relief as the onslaught stopped. Irritated at being halted, Sasuke decided that punishment was in order. He grabbed Naruto's thighs and pulled them over his shoulders and quickly grabbed his wrists and pinned them on the bed next to his hips before the blond could retaliate. Naruto struggled a little before the dark head lowered again and a tongue was pressed inside him. A breathless shout was forced from him and he pulled against Sasuke's hold. The grip felt like steel. He felt wetness spread across his pucker and it dripped down his crevice and onto the bedding. In that moment things became so clear to Naruto. The Craigslist dating, the searching on , settling for Choji. It was all so glaringly obvious that it was damn near plebian in its simplicity. He was so damn self-critical and had such an inferiority complex that he didn't think he was good enough for this. The moment that Sasuke undressed him he was sure he would laugh at him. The moment that Sasuke pressed his face into his secret places he thought he would recoil in disgust. Even now he was so damned confused about how Sasuke could want him in this way that he could only enjoy half of what was happening. Sasuke surged his body forward pressing his tongue deeper moaning like an animal tearing into a fresh kill. He was dominant and in control and Naruto shuddered in bliss. Sasuke sucked a little too hard and Naruto cried out in slight pained but found that he liked it. Sasuke began flicking his tongue hard and fast against the hole and noises left Naruto's mouth that embarrassed him. He couldn't help but think about the neighbors and focused on holding back. In fact he was thinking so much about all the wrong things that he began to doubt his ability to cum and that thought alone caused his arousal to deflate. Sasuke pulled back and planted kisses along tanned inner thighs and released Naruto's now sore wrists. He stood up at the end of the bed and removed his pants and boxers before covering Naruto's body with his own. Feeling needy, Naruto leaned forward and planted a desperate kiss against Sasuke's lips tasting himself against his mouth and was surprised to find that he really didn't taste or smell bad.

"Sasuke, I…."

"Shhh I know. It's ok. I saw you going soft. Do you need me to stop?"

"No!" Naruto said slightly panicked. He felt so inadequate that he wanted nothing more than please Sasuke and show him that he could be good. He wrapped his legs around him and pulled him against his body feeling his cock fall naturally against his crevice. "Sasuke I have a lot to learn still. Just because my mind and body are unfocused doesn't mean I don't want you." He raised up again and planted another kiss against pale lips. "I want you, Sasuke."

Sasuke looked at him for a moment before leaning down and kissing him slowly answering his needy kisses with softness and calming him without words. A pale hand slid down Naruto's chest and passed his belly and cock. He felt Sasuke slipping a condom onto himself before taking his erection in hand and guiding it to his pucker. Naruto gasped as the Uchiha slipped inside him his face a mix of surprise and pleasure.

"It doesn't hurt. It's the first time it hasn't hurt." He whispered in awe. Sasuke smiled in response.

"Well that is one victory for tonight. We will work our way up from there."

Sasuke rocked gently. The initial tightness causing friction that felt amazing. The glide of that member, longer and thicker than he was accustomed to, sliding against his insides and over places of pleasure again and again and again. Sasuke kissed him passionately and buried his face into the tanned neck. He wasn't loud in bed by a long shot, but that strong, pale body was tense and shudders wracked him with every inward press. Naruto had caught the intense look of concentration before it was hid in his neck and he was sure that Sasuke was struggling not to cum. So euphoric he was at the thought of pleasing his seme that he smiled at the ceiling as moans were forced out of him.

Harder.

Faster.

He was pressed into the mattress and it was a little hard to breathe but that was okay. They both knew that he probably wasn't going to cum this time but that was okay. Neither of them were screaming like porn stars but that was okay. It was actually more perfect than Naruto could have imagined and when Sasuke tensed pistoning into his core like a jackhammer it was sublime. He watched as the raven jerked up and pulled out snatching off the condom and jerking his cream all over his belly and thighs. Sasuke's head snapped back and curses of pleasure moaned from his mouth and for a moment Naruto thought that he was having a seizure. The cum was scalding and wet and it came as if in waves slashing against his tanned skin in the naughtiest kind of baptism. Finally Sasuke collapsed against him mumbling the word "shit" between pants. Naruto wrapped his arms and legs around him and held him until he was able to recover.

"I haven't cum like that since….. I actually can't remember the last time." The Uchiha confessed. Naruto beamed self-satisfied.

"Really?" he asked feeling happier than he had in a while.

"Mmhmm." Sasuke replied planting lazy kisses against his neck. They laid there quiet for a moment reflecting on what had just happened. Naruto didn't regret it. No matter what happened after they got up and showered he would not regret this. It showed him that sex didn't have to be depressing. Even though he didn't achieve orgasm this time there was always next time and he had a feeling that with Sasuke there would be many more lessons to come.

"You realize I am going to make this my mission, right?" Sasuke mumbled against his neck.

"What?"

"Making you cum. I can see it's going to be a challenge. We should practice. A lot."

Naruto giggled and agreed with him. Practice indeed. They fell silent again and Sasuke began snoring.

Naruto, still with his legs around his lover, lifted his leg and dropped it letting his heel kick the Uchiha in the rear.

"Don't you dare fall asleep on me."

"But you are so pillowy."

"Are you calling me fat?"

"Mmmhmm."

"Get off you jerk." Naruto rolled and pushed the raven off. Sasuke rolled off the full sized bed and fell to the floor.

"Damn it Dobe I can't walk right now. It's your fault." He said struggling to pull himself up on the bed. Naruto sat up and crossed his legs and arms aware that he wasn't very sore.

"How the hell is it my fault?" he asked. Sasuke settled back onto the bed, his tall frame not fitting and his feet and ankles dangled over the end.

"Whether you know it or not you are very good in bed. A little innocent but good."

"Just you wait, Teme. It was first time jitters… even though it wasn't really my first time. I will have you reeling next time."

"I look forward to it. And in some ways it was your first time, remember? Sasuke rolled onto his belly and hugged a pillow and seemed to fall asleep right after that sentence. Naruto shook his head as he appraised the raven. Naruto never needed to sleep after sex. He didn't even need to sleep after orgasms. Speaking of orgasms…

He made undoubtedlty sure that his snoring lover was asleep before he began sneaking out of the bed. He opened his underwear drawer and grabbed his homemade vibrator. Naruto was too shy yet to go to a sex store so for years he had been making his own. He had bought and oxygen blower for a fish tank and unscrewed the bottom. There were these two metal vibrating parts inside of it and when he pressed it against the head of his penis or against his anus he would cum within minutes depending on how aroused he was. He grabbed his cell phone and the vibrator and walked out the bedroom mindful to close the door as silently as possible. He set his phone to his favorite free porn site and laid back against the cushions of the couch. He grabbed one of the removable pillows and pressing it between his legs against his core to use as a sound muffler and wedged the vibrator against himself. He clicked on a video off a gay gangbang and plugged in his apparatus. The vibration against him felt amazing. He thought back to Sasuke between his legs thrusting inside him hard and fast. Kissing and biting. It didn't take more than three minutes. He cried out softly and collapsed against the sofa panting as he yanked the cork from the outlet.

"Hey."

Naruto jerked up in surprise and was mortified to see Sasuke there leaning in the doorway to the bedroom. His head was tilted and he wore and expression mixed of lust, curiosity and humor.

"What are you up to you naughty little fox?"

Naruto looked down at the image he made, legs spread with a cum covered pillow against him and a strange little machine pressing against his balls. Defeated and utterly embarrassed he fell back against the couch and covered his face with his hands and groaned. He heard Sasuke chuckle and his large feet scraped against the carpet as he approached. The couch dipped near him as the raven sat. He felt the pillow between his legs move as his lover grabbed it. Naruto squeezed his thighs together and tried to hold the pillow with one hand while covering his reddened face with the other but Sasuke wasn't having it. He pulled the pillow away and snatched the vibrator from between Naruto's legs. The blond watching from between his fingers as the other man eyed the cum stained pillow and vibrator. He curiously eyed the cord of the apparatus and plugged it back in impressed at the strength of the vibration.

"What the hell is this thing?"

"Um… it's my homemade vibrator. Its basically just a fish tank part used for circulating oxygen in the water.

"Hmm… well points for uniqueness." He took in the embarrassed blond with his face still covered. "Why are you hiding?"

"…because, Teme!" Naruto growed irritated in his mortification. He was also worried about how Sasuke would react since he couldn't cum for him while they were making love. Sasuke unplugged the machine and sat it beside him.

"How long have you been using vibrators?"

"I don't know. Since I was like twelve?"

"Hmm… That maybe why you have a hard time in bed. Can't you beat off like the average guy?"

"I didn't once." Naruto began to relax since it seemed Sasuke wasn't judging him. He sat up indian style and grabbed a clean pillow hugging it to himself for protection. "It always felt weird for me to touch myself with my fingers. Especially when I try to finger myself. I liked when Choji did it but it's just weird when I did it."

Sasuke nodded as he was wrapping the cord around the vibrator. He looked thoughtful for a moment.

"I have a theory. I think that your body had become dependent on vibration for orgasm. Give me a few weeks. Do not use the vibrator at all. Let me be responsible for your pleasure. Only at those times when you really need pleasure do I want you to touch yourself but never with a vibrator."

Naruto was extremely uncomfortable with the situation. He could never achieve orgasm without a vibrator as he had gotten older. However a flash of a memory popped into his head of himself as an adolescent rubbing against pillows and finding pleasure from shower heads. It was all so new to him then and any bit of friction was enough to satisfy his urges. Maybe the Teme had a point.

"Ok."

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Naruto had no idea how hard it would be to go cold turkey without the option of cumming. He had placed his vibrator in a box, taped and glued it shut and hide it in the back of his closet. Out of sight out of mind. The past three weeks were torture and Sasuke was not helping the situation. He would touch and fondle his body whenever he got the chance but they didn't have sex again. Naruto suspected that the raven was priming him and getting him riled up. After coming to the realization Naruto decided to one up him and stop masturbating completely.

Now don't get him wrong. Although Sasuke was a far cry better than his last boyfriend the relationship was far from ideal. Sasuke's finances were less than desirable and getting a car for him was consequently a far off dream. Although he would pay for dinner often when they went out Naruto found himself annoyed with having to pick him up, and visiting his mom's apartment was a rare event. Sasuke's mom, Mikoto, was well aware of the fact that they were dating but Naruto was less than thrilled at the prospect of meeting her. Sasuke was very open about happenings between his mother and himself and Naruto was surprised at how strained their relationship was. Sasuke was living with her as a last resort and he often begged the blond to come get him for even a few hours relief. Apparently Sasuke was the bastard son of a Yakuza boss in Japan. He wasn't exactly sure why but his mother had to pack up and left for America although Sasuke's presences in her womb was apparent. Sasuke had only seen his father once after his birth and wouldn't recognize him now if he passed him in the street and couldn't care less. Mikoto had grown up as the spoiled youngest child of middle class family and was accustomed to getting her way. She expected everyone to kiss her ass including her son but Sasuke wasn't the one for kowtowing. His responses to her over the phone would usually be monosyllabic and consist of "yes", "no" and "hn" so there wasn't much of a mother son relationship. There was also the fact the that Sasuke and Naruto butted heads constantly. Naruto was stubborn and set in his ways and Sasuke always called him out on his buttshit. But regardless of their differences they seemed to be so perfectly matched that it was almost scary. One evening Naruto was leaving work and the random idea to pick up Chinese food came to him. He pulled up to a random restaurant and stood at the counter waiting for the server to ask what he wanted. After staring at the menu like a gaping fish and having no idea what to get he just settled with szhesuan chicken and wonton soup. He entered the apartment to find Sasuke sitting on the sofa watching Hulu having stayed over the previous night. He took in the sight of Naruto carrying Chinese food and his mouth dropped open in astonishment.

"Oh. My. Fucking. God." He gaped.

"What?" Naruto asked alarmed pausing in sliding off his boots.

"I swear, about 45 minutes ago I was thinking about ordering Chinese for dinner. Get out of my head you damned warlock!" he demanded. Naruto rolled his eyes with a smirk and sat the food on the coffee table before hanging up his coat.

"Yeah well next time you are going to will something to me can you complete the thought? I swear the idea of Chinese popped in my head suddenly but I had no idea what to order when I got there. I stared at the menu like a complete idiot for a few minutes."

"Dobe this is weird. I couldn't decide on what I had a taste for. That's why you didn't know what to order when you got there." He reasoned. They both stared at each other in spooked astonishment for a moment before they both chuckled and dug into their dinner.

Naruto arrived at work the next morning to sit with his newest client Mrs. Hill. She was so senile that it was painful and Naruto was often finding himself with stress headaches. She was every bit of five feet tall, pear shaped and a spry ninety eight years old. He had been working with her for a week and he was already prepared to quit. She would lay down in the bed throughout his eight hour shift only to get up again three minutes later and say "Truthful and righteous in a timely way." He had absolutely no fucking idea what that meant but she said that AT LEAST fifty times a day. She would test all three of her graciously dead bolted doors repeatedly in an attempt to escape regardless of the blizzard outside. She would go to the restroom with the door open and use the bare minimum to wipe herself so that shit always managed to linger under her long fingernails and the only way to be sure that she washed her hands would be to catch her on her way out of the bathroom when she was done. It was enough to even drive a person with the patience of Job insane. Naruto sat on her living room sofa and saw as she enter the rest room pushing the door but leaving it slightly ajar. He ignored the notification ring on his phone in order to listen to her in order to catch her on her way out. Even though the door was partially shut he could still see her sitting on the toilet. He watched as she played with the plunger fussing with it and moving it around placing it on one side of the toilet, forgetting she did it and replacing it on the other side. She played the with the shower curtain in front of her wiping her unwashed hands on the material and pulling it so it laid inside the tub. She finally unraveled about five sheets of the poor quality one ply toilet paper before leaning forward and wiping herself. She dropped the tissue into the toilet and stood to pull up her elastic waist pink pants. He saw her hands reach for the towel rack and grab a questionably clean towel before wiping her hands on it. He leapt up from the couch and walked into the bathroom seeing streaked of shit spread across the towel. Unable to help himself his face twisted in disgust.

"No Mrs. Hill. Put that down and wash your hands."

"But I just washed my hands." She insisted as she put the shitty towel down on the edge of the sink. The smell of the small washroom was making Naruto sick but he ignored it in favor of doing his job. He reached over and flipped on the faucet and handed her a bar of soap.

"You use soap and water. Now wash your hands properly." She obediently placed her hands under the flowing water and briskly rubbed the soap between her palms. Naruto pinched the very corner of the dirty hand towel between the tips of his thumb and forefinger and turned to leave the room.

"Don't take that. I need to dry my hands on it."

Naruto ignored her and took the towel to her bedroom opening the closet door and dropping it into the hamper. He heard the faucet shut off.

"Come here. Come get me." The old lady called out. Naruto stood in the bedroom and waited. Seconds later he heard the sound of her sequined slippers rubbing against each other as she took baby steps out of the bathroom and into the short hall. He didn't know what he hated more; her manic sundowning episodes of trying to escape or the subdued episodes where she acted like a three year old that needed to be guided by her hand just to go to the next room. As she appeared in the hall he stepped around her and into the bathroom to retrieve a clean towel. She stood watching him with her arms bent and hands turned up like a nurse prepped for surgery. He handed her the towel without a word.

"I need you to dry my hands."

"Either you dry your own hands or they just go stay wet, Mrs. Hill."

The old lady ran the towel across her hands with the carefulness of handling a baby kitten before handing him the towel.

"Can I go in here and lie down?" she asked gesturing to her bedroom.

"Oh God yes please do." Naruto said with exasperation. She went into the bedroom and Naruto went to the bathroom, looked at the lack of shit in the toilet but noted the dirty tissue and the crumbs of dried shit on the seat. Apparently the shit got stuck between her cheeks and he would have to wash it out later. Great. He flushed the toilet, sanitized it and the sink with Lysol spray, washed his hands with the hottest water he could and returned to the living room sofa thinking of how his life always seemed to revolve around shit.

He grabbed his phone to surf the net and was reminded that he had received a text. Guessing that it was either Sasuke or TenTen he opened his inbox without enthusiasm and saw that it was from a number that he didn't quite recognize but seemed familiar. He opened the text.

"Hey." It read. He was so sure he knew this number.

"Hey. Who is this?"

"I guess you deleted my number. I can't blame you. This is Choji."

Naruto dropped the phone and fell against the sofa in surprise. What the hell could he possibly want?

"Oh, hey. What's up?" His fingers were trembling and he pressed the buttons and he felt a strange mix of nervousness and euphoria.

"I just really miss you. I made a big mistake and I want to see you again. Can we have dinner? We didn't really go out much while we were together."

Naruto was sorely tempted to except just to see Choji again, but for what purpose? He damned sure didn't want to be with him again but he wanted to see how it would feel. Naruto put the phone down for a moment to think. If he didn't want to be with Choji then why the sudden urge to see him? If he was honest with himself this was what he had wanted after Choji had left him. He wanted him to come crawling back begging to see him again. To realize what he lost. Although Choji wasn't really begging, his calling and asking for another chance was validation enough that Naruto did nothing wrong in the relationship. That Choji realized that Naruto was a catch and regretted his decision.

Naruto smiled.

He sent Choji a few more texts until he was interrupted by Mrs. Hill making a second trip into the bathroom. She repeated her last trip almost step by step, only this time after she finished on the toilet and pulling up her pants Naruto was too distracted to curb her gross behavior. He was also not in the mood to stop her again. She opened the linen closet and dug with her unwashed hands through the clean towels and sheets grabbing a clean towel and briskly wiping her hands on it. She left the bathroom and headed toward the kitchen where he thought that she would just sit down and watch television. He heard the refrigerator open and heard her nasty hands fumbling with the things inside. Now irritated, he stood up and rushed into the kitchen.

"Mrs. Hill! Stop it. Get out of the refrigerator." She glanced at him but kept digging.

"I just want to see what's in here." She said grabbing a bag of frozen fish. Naruto had set the fish in front of her tub of ice cream to hide it from her nosey probing. She grabbed her bucket and put it on the counter. He stepped over to her and grabbed the bucket to intercept. She grabbed it as well and they both pulled at it in a mild tug of war.

"You have been in this ice cream three times already! You have a bowl of spaghetti on the table that you have barely touched now go eat your dinner."

"But I want this." Mrs. Hill demanded tugging on the bucket. Naruto gave her a look as if he could at that moment set her on fire. An image of a youtube video of caretakers beating on their clients flashed before his eyes. Her pruney face seemed to be constantly set in an expression of rebellion and to him she always reminded him of a female, black version of Cotton Hill from King Of the Hill. Close to losing his temper he let go of the bucket and glared at her.

"Fine. Eat the damn ice cream and when you get the runs I ain't cleaning your ass." He muttered under his breath and left the kitchen before he could say and do more. He flopped down of the sofa and breathed deeply counting backwards from a hundred trying to ignore the sounds of the old lady fumbling around in the kitchen. He heard spoon after spoon hit the dirty floor and be replaced into drawers with her dirty fingers. He never felt clean here. He didn't bother showering before work and always did it when he got home. He heard her flop down at the kitchen table. Having calmed down he peaked around the corner to keep from being seen. She had made and ice cream sandwich.

An honest to God, ice cream between two slices of wheat bread sandwich.

The spaghetti sat before her untouched.

He didn't care.

He took a deep breath and walked into the kitchen opening a cupboard and fetching her Donepezil pill.

"Here's your pill Mrs. Hill." He said setting it next to her plate. She glanced down at it and looked back up at him.

"I don't want that."

"You doctor said you have to take it. It's a vitamin." He lied. It was a pill to slow her dementia but at the point he couldn't care less if she denied it. He couldn't force her to accept care. It was her right as a human being to deny care.

"I am not taking that." She said as she bit into the melting sandwich.

"Whatever, lady." He put the pill back into the container and grabbed a pair of gloves. He slid the latex material over his hands frowning as one broke and he grabbed another. She finished up her "dinner" and stood up from the table. "Are you ready to get washed up?" he asked. She looked down at herself appraisingly.

"I just took a shower." She said confidently. Naruto rubbed the bridge of his nose ignoring the smell of the latex.

"You haven't bathed in two days. I should know."

"Well I don't need a bath."

"Yes you really do. You smell pretty bad."

"I don't smell. Maybe its you."

"…."

"…."

"Whatever. He peeled off the gloves and tossed them in the garbage.

"Where do I go from here? I wanna be righteous in a timely way." She said having forgotten everything that had happened that day.

"You can go to bed if you want." He supplied helpfully.

"Ok." She nodded and headed to bed but turned back toward him in the door way. "I wanna be righteous in a timely way." He said nothing. "You hear what I say?" he sighed in irritation again. "I asked did you hear what I say? I say I wanna be righteous…"

"Okay! Damn." He said and walked toward the living room.

"Okay." She nodded and disappeared into the dark bedroom. He sat down on the sofa thinking how sad it was that this had been the most excitement he had had in days. A couple hours later his relief showed up and he tiredly drove home. Honestly he was happy that Sasuke was gone. Naruto couldn't stand being around people for too long, it always drained him and he needed some alone time to recharge. It was the down side of being an introvert and unfortunately his job required him to be in the company of the elder. Companionship was part of his job and he had used up his sociability. He was falling in love with Sasuke but he really needed to be alone right now. Are there any jobs out there where you don't have to speak to people? He stripped his boots and coat mindful of how Shadow looked like a hole on the floor in the dark room. He stepped carefully over her belly up form as Vali meowed away in greeting possibly telling him all of the happenings in the last few hours in what he called 'cat-anese'.

"Meow! Merrrooww! Meow! Mew!" she said as she rubbed her body against the tv stand. Naruto leaned against the door jamb and looked at her as if enraptured by her conversation.

"Oh yeah? Then what happened?"

"Meeeaaaaarrrooow puuuuurrrrr."

"Wow, really? I can only imagine."

"Meow." She rubbed against his pants and he picked her up to stop her incessant kitty conversing.

"Ok, ok little one. Enough. I am too tired for this conversation." He petted her for a moment and planted a quick kiss on her cold wet nose which she tried and failed to dodge. She wiggled around to get free and he set her down. He bent to stroke Shadow's fat downy belly and briefly considered putting his fat kittens on a diet. A better brand of food would probably do wonders but there's no way to afford it. Until he was making more money they would have to settle for the McDonald's version of kitty food. He reclined on the sofa and sent a text knowing that Sasuke but wanting to update him on the Choji situation.

"So Choji text me tonight." He said. He received a reply seconds later.

"Oh really? What did fat ass want?"

"He wanted to get back together."

"What exactly did he say?"

"I am sorry I left you blah blah blah. I will never find someone better than you blah blah blah. He invited me to dinner." There was a momentary pause.

"I am sure he didn't EXACTLY say blah blah blah but I get the gist of it. So… what did you say?"

Naruto could sense Sasuke's irritation and nervousness.

"I said that our time had passed and that I had moved on to someone else. He guessed that it was you and says he hopes that we will be happy together."

"Good. Now block his ass."

"Lol I thought I did! This lame Revol phone doesn't block apparently. I followed the directions but he still got through."

"Well I say you should ignore him if he tries to contact you again and get a new phone."

"Awww you feeling insecure?"

"I have no reason to. He fucked up and now it's my turn to be what you need."

"What shift you working tonight?"

"Third."

"Cool. I'm going to bed. See you soon."

"I got a new bus pass. Can I come there when I get off?"

"Sure. See you in the morning."

"Ok. Goodnight."

"Night."

Naruto hauled himself off the sofa and hopped in as hot of a shower as he could stand and scrubbed himself mercilessly. He never ever felt clean after entering a client's home. It was hard not to pick up on a person's habits when being in their home for hours on end. He knew within hours if a person was acceptably clean or if they were gross and nearly all of his clients had an unsanitary habit. Mrs. Hill hardly ever washed her hands. Mr. Branch washed his hands but skimped on the soap and reused tissue for blowing his nose keeping the wet wads in his pockets. Mrs. Macaronetti used and reused handkerchiefs and kept her cat's litter box in the kitchen filled with cheap dollar store litter. Not to mention letting her cat walk on the table tops. Plus her daughter (who always reminded him of a fat version of The Undertaker) with her limp hair and smelly clothes never showered even though Mrs. Macaronetti nagged in her loud shrill voice to make her. Every old person he came in contact with was gross even though he knew the notion of the idea was ageist. He toweled himself off and lathered up with body cream before spritzing on deodorant body spray. Just because he worked around filth didn't mean he had to remain in it. He pulled on a loose pair of sweat pants and climbed into his bed. He tried to sleep, but every time he closed his eyes they would open again. He pulled out his phone and played a boring game of solitaire before trying again. It took about two hours before he fell into a fitful sleep.

Naruto came to wakefulness slowly the next morning. His body immediately felt hot and wired but he wasn't sure why until he felt a soft circular massage against his anus. His bleary eyes opened to Sasuke lying beside him freshly showered and wearing a loose, silky pair of basketball shorts. At first sight the raven looked asleep and probably fell asleep next to the blond when he initially laid down only to wake and decided he wanted to play. Naruto sighed and stretched a little rubbing his face into his pillow to cover his morning breath.

"Apparently it isn't safe to sleep around here since someone got a key."

Sasuke chuckled in response and rubbed against the softening opening a little harder.

"You are never safe around me. Especially when you are half dressed. Besides, I'd say we are about due for a bit more 'practice' wouldn't you?"

"Oh really? Mr. I'm too tired, or Mr. I Wanna Play Outlast?" Naruto said snarkily. He never knew that some semes didn't always want sex. Sometimes Sasuke would come over just for the sake of seeing him and spending time with him and Naruto misunderstood thinking that Sasuke didn't want him. To the Uchiha sex was an important part of the relationship but it didn't come close to being everything. They could go days without having sex. Even a week. It took Naruto sulking after trying to seduce his lover a failing for Sasuke to see the problem. He had put down his controller and explained to the blond that some mornings after work he was just too tired. Or if he had to work that night he didn't want his sexy lover to tired him out. He already overloaded on Five Hour Energy's and Red Bull much to Naruto's chagrin so the blond was made to understand and came to terms with the situation. There wasn't a moment in which Sasuke didn't find him attractive nor was he slaking his lusts elsewhere. Sex just wasn't a constant requirement to love. Intimacy didn't always involve sex.

But today wasn't going to be one of those days.

Sasuke opened his eyes and glared at Naruto's snide remark and the blond could see that he was dead tired. He pulled his pale form up and grabbed the blond gently rolling him over onto his side and nuzzled his hardening nipples.

"Always talking shit I see, even so early in the morning." He said and then buttered the hardened tip with his saliva. Naruto shuddered as a breath blew across it.

"You bring out my inner asshole."

"Well I am going to be IN your asshole soon enough."

"Wow that was almost clever. Did you come up with that all by yours…" Lips covered his mid-sentence.

"Just stop talking for once." Sasuke said before covering his body with his own.

The sex had been getting progressively better especially since the whole 'just because we aren't fucking daily doesn't mean I don't want you' lecture. It had given Naruto the reassurance that he needed and his self-consciousness had been slowly chipping away. He had even decided to forego all shyness one night at Sasuke's request.

Sasuke's lips and teeth attack a tanned neck.

The blond had come out of the shower the last time Sasuke was over and realized that he had forgotten his pajamas. Not wanting to bother the raven with 'unwanted' sexual advances, he wrapped his towel around his waist and made his way into the bedroom. He heard the PlayStation pause in the other room and thought his lover was headed into the bathroom. He grabbed his black Sheldon Cooper t-shirt and a pair of sweats. He wondered if maybe it was the sweats that through the raven off. It was a staple of his wardrobe since he preferred comfort over flash. He turned as he felt his lover enter the room. Sasuke stared at him heatedly and gave a growl of approval before approaching the blond. Naruto smiled but was mildly surprised when the other took the towel wrapped hips into his pale hands. He pulled the towel off and stared and the naked tanned body biting his lips and sighing indulgently. Naruto was pulled against a strong body and kissed within an inch of his life. Sasuke raped his mouth and the blond moaned in want. The raven pulled away and looked Naruto up and down like a plate of lobster before slapping him sharply on the ass.

"You should just stay naked. I want to see you."

Naruto's penis was taken in between pink lips and Naruto arched up, thighs trembling and groaned.

He was taken aback by the response. Sasuke was really into photography, particularly nude forms. He always had tasteful images of beautiful naked bodies of professional models as screen savers on his phone and laptop. Naruto didn't look like them. Not even close. He mistook artistic appreciation for sexual preference; another topic of Sasuke's lectures.

A lubed finger slowly slid home and touched the core of his pleasure.

He ended up reclining butt naked on the couch jumping and gasping through the scares of the game as he helped Sasuke reach the end. He was a fan of theradbrad the youtube celebrity and had previously watched his let's play of the game so he was a valuable source of information for his lover. Even though Naruto knew a lot of some of what was going to happen he wasn't spared on any of the jump scares. They had a great time and at some points Naruto would forget that he was naked but lascivious glances from his lover always reminded him.

Sasuke pressed down against his prostate with one hand, stroked his balls with the other and sucked him greedily and for the first time…

Naruto came.

Sorry for all typos since I am terrible with proof reading. I type this author's note feeling very emotionally exhausted. I began writing this chapter the day after I posted the last. I am sorry it took so long but for some reason this particular chapter was exceedingly hard to write so I can just imagine how the next will be. This was to be the final chapter but I think there will be one more. Our journey is drawing to a close. Thank you guys so much for reading. Now I will go watch some Downton Abbey and unwind. (Closes laptop, grabs a shot of Bacardi and leaves).e hhhhassdfffd