Title: Rhapsody in the Abstract Shades of the Rainbow

Author: Kage no Nikko

Disclaimer: Saya bukan pemilik siri anime atau manga 'Naruto'. Did it in Malay.

A/N: Well, the exams are finally over, and now it's time for some major editing, which would mean that there will be no reviews for me...unless I publish the PWP I have in mind for more publicity. That sorta sucks becuse, as you all know, I'm a review-hog.

Yay! I have wireless broadband now! All my friends are thinking that I must be really behind the times, everyone else has it. I'm sorry this is a little late, life's a little crazy right now...

As Sprig (or was it Sprigg?) had asked about Kyuubi, well Kyuubi's in the next four chapters I have planned. I'll need a vote, though. To put or not to put? Haha.

But do review as much as you can, because the reviews will play a big part in whether I'll do the next few chapters.

In the meantime, enjoy...

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Chapter 8: Explanations

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In the morning, Naruto woke to the sounds of piano-playing. 'Etude no.3.' he thought, closing his eyes and listening. The sun heated up the room with a gentle warmth, embracing Naruto like one would a loved one. With a sigh, he got up and went out into the living room.

Sasuke was playing the song, the sweet dulcet notes revebrating through the entire apartment, infusing the walls with a gentle resonance. Naruto closed his eyes, sitting in the doorway and leaning against the doorpost.

"Join me." It wasn't a request. The violin was on top of the piano, the tuning device still on the bridge(1). Naruto picked it up, almost feeling sad at having to ruin the song with his playing.

The sounds of the violin and piano playing Chopin's work revebrated together through the whole apartment.

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Naruto stood up as the rest of the class filed out, collecting his things and putting them into his bag. It had been so long, and tomorrow was his birthday. Naruto almost couldn't believe it. How in the world did time pass so quickly? He felt like Rip Van Winkle. Having finished collecting his stuff, he slung his bag onto his shoulder, frowning slightly when he saw that someone had sent him a message during the lecture.

'MEET ME AT D JANITORS' CLOSET NOW. SASUKE.' He cocked an eyebrow, feeling puzzled. Sasuke hadn't spoken to him much since the disastrous meeting with Sakura. Why would he want to speak to him now? Shaking his head, he walked out of the classroom.

It was rather remarkable, but Naruto for the life of him couldn't remember where the janitors' closet was. He walked into the headmaster's office, feeling rather pissed at himself.

"Maa, ero-sennin, do you know where the janitors' closet is?" he asked, standing in front of the man.

"It's the last room on third floor, gaki."

"'kay, thanks." He turned on his heel and headed for the rendezvous.

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Naruto entered the rather dark janitors' closet, lit only by a small light at the far end of it. It was very neat and tidy, everything categorized and kept on shelves on one side of the wall. Sasuke was already there, sitting on a pail with his head in his hands. Naruto stood there for a while, unsure of what to say. He hadn't looked at Sasuke properly for a long time. His features, the way he moved...Naruto missed that. But now, all he had to cling to was the time they were still friends.

'But you only knew him for a while then. What right do you have to miss him when you were the one to push him away?'

Sasuke suddenly moved, raising his head to look at Naruto. Naruto shifted slightly, preparing to say something.

"So, um, Sasuke. Why did you-" He was abruptly cut off when the door slammed shut behind him. "What the?" He turned towards the door, eyes widening when he saw that it was locked from the outside. The closet could only lock from the outside, ensuring the duo's inability to escape until someone let them out. "We're locked in!" He started to bang at the door, yelling for help. Sasuke came up behind him and banged on the door too.

"Shit! Is this a joke or something?" Sasuke cursed, continuing to bang on the door. "Hello? Anyone there?" he called, listening for any sign that there was anyone out the closet. Naruto stopped banging at the door, pulling his phone out of his bag.

"Fuck." It was out of battery. Sasuke pulled his out and checked it too, cursing when he realised it was out as well. He banged on the door even harder, his calls getting desperate. Naruto started to hyperventilate, eyes wide and unseeing. He sank down on the floor, covering his mouth and nose with a hand.

Sasuke stopped banging on the door, giving up. That was when he noticed the state Naruto was in.

"Naruto? Naruto, are you alright?" he asked, grabbing Naruto's shoulders and shaking them. Naruto focused on his surroundings a little, looking dazed.

"Can't breathe..." he choked out, uncovering his mouth and grabbing onto Sasuke's arm.

"Try." Sasuke said urgently. Naruto shook his head, nails biting into Sasuke's forearm, leaving angry crescents in their wake. Sasuke winced a little but he didn't withdraw, instead he pulled Naruto into a hug. Anything could be done, provided it was for Naruto. Strangely, Sasuke managed to calm Naruto down through his action. Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke's neck, pulling him closer. Sasuke shifted slightly to accomodate Naruto, moving to a more comfortable position. They stayed like that for a while.

'He still smells the same, like soap and water.' Sasuke inhaled slightly, taking in the dobe's scent. He felt Naruto breathe, his warmth addicting.

"What did you want when you texted me?" Naruto asked after a period of silence. Sasuke stiffened in surprise, pulling slightly away.

"What do you mean? You were the one who told me to meet you here." Naruto raised his eyebrows in surprise, opening his mouth to protest, but Sasuke cut him off. "I'm thinking someone set us up." Naruto nodded, understanding. He slumped slightly, just too tired to move.

"Do you want to move to a more comfortable position?" Sasuke asked, his breath warm on Naruto's cheek. Naruto gave him a small smile.

"Yes," he said. "I would like that." Sasuke moved so that they were sitting against the wall. Apparently Naruto was feeling much better, so Sasuke moved until he was sitting next to Naruto. The blond drew his knees up and hugged them. "D'you think we'll ever get out?"

Sasuke shrugged, indicating that he wasn't sure. "Dunno. The janitor will come by sooner or later, right?" Naruto nodded, looking pensive.

"I'm sorry for ruining your date." he said, hugging his knees tighter. "I was such an ass."

Sasuke smiled slightly, turning his head a little to look at his orchestra's concertmaster. "It wasn't your fault. You shouldn't be sorry. I'm the one who should be sorry for bringing you out of your comfort zone. Like your nickname for me, I'm a bastard."

"But...I do like you very much, even if you're a bastard." Naruto said, his eyes fixed on his knees. Sasuke turned fully to face Naruto.

"Care to tell me why we aren't meant to be? I promise I won't get mad." he asked. Naruto turned his head, refusing to meet his eyes. Sasuke put his hand on Naruto's, hoping that his touch would be able to reassure Naruto. It did. Naruto huffed, slightly annoyed that such a simple gesture could do so much.

"I-We're on opposite sides of the social scale, Sasuke. I'm an orphan, someone poor who doesn't belong in your world. I mean, I didn't even know what foie gras and escargot was until you told me. I was annoyed with myself for falling for you. I didn't ask Sakura to help me with this, because I was doing it all for your own good." Sasuke was surprised that Naruto had felt this way. He almost interrupted Naruto in his explanation, but he caught himself in time. He wanted to hear more.

"Even though I felt as though I should let you go, some part of me kept telling me that I should step forward for the things I didn't have. I couldn't lose something precious to me. Not again. I thought letting go was better, because maybe it was best for you to have someone more suited to your world than just me." Naruto frowned a little, feeling a lump rise in his throat. "I-I don't know what to do. I'm afraid of getting hurt, but I know that if I don't let you go, you'll be the one hurt. I don't want you to resent me, so I figured that a clean break wouldn't hurt as much..." Naruto trailed off, feeling traitorous tears rise to the surface, choking him.

Sasuke was puzzled. How in the world did Naruto manage to find so many reasons to get out of a relationship with him? He chuckled softly, drawing the surprised attention of teary sapphire eyes.

"I won't resent you, Naruto. You're the one who brought warmth into my cold life again, so how could I resent you? If you leave, there's no way I'll be the same again." He paused for thought. "It's like bread. You've already put the dough into the oven. No matter how quickly you take it back out, it'll never be the same again." Naruto gave him a strange look, as though he was crazy.

"You don't belong in my life, but who said I wanted you to be like the dull, cold people there? You belong because you're my light, to brighten up my surroundings. I won't hurt you, I'm just afraid you'll hurt me." This time, Naruto gave him a small smile, a sign that hope was back in his heart.

"Really?" he asked, letting his knees go. Sasuke looked at him, a smile adorning his features.

"Really." he confirmed. Naruto gave him a hug.

"Thank you." he said, allowing himself to break loose. Sasuke hugged him back, just enjoying having Naruto in his arms. It felt as though something that had been denied was finally given to him. Suddenly Naruto pulled away. Sasuke looked at him with surprise.

"When you said that I belonged because I was your light, did that mean you only wanted me as a lamp?" Naruto asked, pouting. He only managed to look serious for a moment or two, then he cracked up, earning a swat from Sasuke.

"Idiot." Naruto smiled.

"You love me anyway..." he said, leaning over to plant a firm kiss on Sasuke's lips. Saske grinned, deepening the kiss and delving deeply into Naruto's mouth. Naruto's arms came up to wind around Sasuke's neck, playing with the collar of Sasuke's shirt. Suddenly the door opened, revealing a trio of surprised people. Sasuke and Naruto broke apart.

"Oops." Neji said, face blushing a brilliant shade of crimson as he hid in his boyfriend's arms. Gaara merely blinked, as though he had already known this would happen. His hand rested on Neji's hip.

"Aw, come on. It's just kissing, it's not like you caught them doing the nasty." Jiraiya said, standing to the side to let the two out. Naruto and Sasuke stood and came out of the closet, holding hands.

"I was just worried when Sakura and Ino told us what they had done..." Neji squeaked, still hiding. Gaara rubbed his back soothingly, sending the other three a glare.

"Well, they're safe and sound. Anything else?" Neji shook his head.

"It's not our fault, Gaara... Thanks for saving us, though." Naruto said.

"You didn't look like you required saving." the redhead pointed out, making Naruto flush. It was very fetching to see Naruto flush, Sasuke mused. He squeezed Naruto's hand, jerking his head slightly.

"Eheh... Um, we have to go. Thanks for saving us!" Naruto said, rubbing the back of his neck. Before he even managed to finish his sentence, he was dragged off.

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"Hey! Sasuke...don't walk so fast!" Naruto said, Sasuke pulling him by the wrist as though his life depended on it. "Where are we going, anyway?" Suddenly, Sasuke turned to face Naruto.

"Home. We have a lot of catching up to do." Naruto furrowed his brow, puzzled.

"What do you mean? Catch up on what?" he aske, stopping. Sasuke stopped and looked at him.

"We have extra trombone practice." Naruto arched his eyebrows, still not comprehending.

"Oh? Oh! Okay...but sometimes I tend to lose concentration, so how are we going to remedy that?" They stopped to let a car pass. Sasuke tapped his temple, pretending to think deeply before replying.

"Well, I dunno. What do you think?"

"Hmm...why don't you punish me?" Sasuke shivered a little at the tingle that went up his spine at Naruto's husky tone.

"It's a deal."

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Naruto moaned, Sasuke grinding up behind him. He was currently pressed up against the door of their dorm, him being ground face first into the door. The feeling of Sasuke's warm, hard body behind him was just plain intoxicating. Naruto turned around and pressed a kiss to the brunet's lips, opening his mouth to give Sasuke more access.

"Naruto..." Sasuke murmured, rubbing his nose with Naruto's. Naruto 'hm'ed in response, a hand rising up to tangle in Sasuke's hair. "I missed you." Naruto smiled, pressing a kiss to his brunet counterpart's mouth.

"Me too. Me too."

"I'm sorry I was such an ass." Naruto hugged Sasuke, burying his face in the crook of Sasuke's neck. This was one of Sasuke's ways of saying 'I love you'.

"I love you too, teme." Sasuke kissed him deeply, making quick work of Naruto's shirt. His body jerked in shock when Naruto rubbed him through his pants, the friction unbelievable on his cock. Sasuke's hands descended to grip Naruto's thighs and Naruto jumped a little, letting Sasuke pin him to the wall. Naruto panted a little as Sasuke ground against him, his hands sweeping up Sasuke's back to land on Sasuke's shoulder blades, his touch feather-light. Sasuke shivered in bliss and withdrew from the kiss, leaving Naruto trying to regain his breath. He was breathing rather heavily, too.

"Do you want to go into the bedroom?" he asked, his hands leaving Naruto's thighs to hold onto his waist. Naruto kissed his jaw.

"I don't mind." he said, licking at the shell of his ear. Sasuke shuddered and unpinned Naruto, moving towards their bedroom. All the while, Naruto was distracting him with licks, sucks and kisses everywhere, so it was quite hard to concentrate.

"Ow." Naruto whined, rubbing at his head where it had hit the wall. "Itai!" He swatted at Sasuke. The bump had brought him out of his lusty haze, and frankly, he was quite grumpy about it.

"Sorry..." Sasuke said sheepishly, kissing Naruto. He groped for the door handle, quickly twisting it and falling through the door when the door gave way. He quickly righted himself and dropped Naruto onto the bed. Naruto dragged him down and flipped him over so that now Sasuke was underneath him.

"You know what I'm going to do, Sasuke? I'm gonna suck your cock." Sasuke's head dropped back with a low groan. Naruto made quick work of his pants and belt, tonguing Sasuke's navel as he did so. Sasuke let loose a low moan and writhed as Naruto took him in his mouth, all in one go. Naruto bobbed his head and sucked, enjoying how what he was doing made him feel. It made him feel like he held power over Sasuke. He held Sasuke's hips down with both hands when he attempted to buck, earning a frustrated groan from Sasuke. Naruto let go of the cock in his mouth to give Sasuke a saucy little smirk.

"Patience is essential if you want to continue, Sasuke." he told the panting brunet, eyes smouldering. Sasuke dragged him up and drew him in for a deep kiss, his hand going down to grope at Naruto's ass. Naruto moaned into his mouth when Sasuke prodded at his hole, pumping Sasuke with a hand. Sasuke slowly withdrew, opening his eyes to see Naruto gripping his lower lip with his teeth. Lust-hazed azure blinked up at him and suddenly Naruto let go of his lip, a faint blush dusting his cheeks. Sasuke kissed him gently.

"Do you really want to do this? We can stop if you want." Naruto gave him a soft smile and shook his head, detaching himself to go through one of the drawers in his desk. Sasuke sat up, wincing slightly at his painful hard-on. "What're you doing?"

"Here. Take this," Naruto handed Sasuke a condom, "And this." he handed him a bottle of lube. Sasuke took the things and bounced them in his hand. Suddenly, Naruto jumped him. "Well, what are you waiting for?" he said, grinding his hips with Sasuke's. Sasuke rolled them over so that he was on top and lubed his fingers. Kissing Naruto to distract him, he slid a finger in knuckle-deep. Naruto didn't notice Sasuke stretching him until he added the third finger, scissoring them to stretch the rings of muscle.

"Hey..." he said when Sasuke made to add another finger. "Are you sure you're that big?" Sasuke felt his eyebrow twitch slightly at the question.

"You're still that coherent with three fingers up your ass?" he asked, searching for the spot that would make Naruto lose his mind.

"Ye-AAHHH!" Sasuke smirked, lowering his head to suck dark hickey into Naruto's neck.

"You were saying?" He recieved a mumbled 'asshole' as a response. He continued to rub at the spot, quickly reducing Naruto to a mass of panting putty.

"Please, Sasuke. I-I want..." Naruto whined, riding Sasuke's fingers. He wanted Sasuke, to be whatever Sasuke wanted him to be. He wanted to forget, to forget about everything.

"Your wish is my command." Sasuke said, withdrawing his fingers and putting on the pre-lubed condom. He placed the tip of his cock at Naruto's entrance and pushed in, knowing better than to just plunge in from the start. Naruto put his legs in the crooks of Sasuke's elbows, letting the brunet take over. He moaned softly in slight pain when Sasuke pushed himself all the way to the hilt, bypassing his prostate. Sasuke looked at him in slight concern and moved a little so he could kiss the blond, the movement making him go even deeper which in turn drew a shudder from Naruto. Naruto returned the kiss fervently, trying to push the pain out of his mind.

"Move."

"No, I want you to get used to it mo-"

"Move or I'll flip you over and do the work myself." Without any further complaint, Sasuke withdrew and started to thrust, getting a groan from Naruto. Naruto clenched around Sasuke reflexively, simply enjoying the feel of being so close to Sasuke. It made him feel so complete, and for this certainty, he wanted to give up his soul. Suddenly, Sasuke found the spot again.

Naruto arched his back with a soundless cry, the pleasure assaulting his senses as Sasuke started to pound into him ruthlessly.

"More...please! God, Sasuke, give me more!" Naruto said breathlessly, and was rewarded with exactly what he had wanted. Naruto felt red hot heat coiling in his belly like a snake about to spring and tried to warn Sasuke, but he was too late. At the same time, Sasuke bit into his neck to muffle his own cry of ectsasy, drawing blood. He collapsed onto Naruto, shifting only a little so that Naruto could be more comfortable. Besides that, he was too tired to move. They lay there, panting in the afterglow. Naruto tried to regain his breath, his chest heaving. A hand gently caressed Sasuke's lower back, eliciting small shivers when a nail or two raked up his spine. Sasuke licked apologetically at the bite mark on Naruto's neck and spoke.

"That was amazing." Naruto smiled, pressing a kiss to Sasuke's head.

"Yeah." he said. "But as amazing as that was, you're smothering me." Sasuke slowly rolled off onto his side, making Naruto wince when he pulled out. He dumped the conom somewhere.

"Sorry." he said when he saw Naruto wince. Naruto shook his head and smiled.

"It's nothing." He pecked Sasuke on the cheek before covering himself and Sasuke with the blanket.

Sasuke smiled a vibrant smile and snuggled up closer to his newfound lover, spooning against him.

Naruto yawned. "G'dnight, Sasuke."

"Goodnight Naruto."

"I love you."

"I love you too." With that, they fell asleep, both having the good sleep that had been denied when all of this began.

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Kyaa! Finally, another arc finished! My brain is fried, I tell you.

Okay, so now I'll be editing this and working on my nine other stories. They don't seem to want to stop! But I'll need you guys to vote and determine whether I'll write the four more chapters I have in mind.

Has anyone checked Peaches out? She's actually quite a good author with good plots and good handling of emotions. Her Truth or Dare is a bit on the long side, but yeah, baby, keep it coming!

Gotta go! And remember to vote!

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Rating Guide: 1 star: Oh my god. This is awful. 2 stars: It really needs work. 3 stars: It's not good, but not bad either. Work a little harder, maybe? 4 stars: It's really good. 5 stars: Oh mi god! This is really excellent!

To Be Continued…

© Kage no Nikko A.K.A Nicole Lee 2008