Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me no matter how much I beg.
Summary: Welcome to Hokage Mental Institute for the insane, home of Uzumaki Naruto. Enter Uchiha Sasuke, an angry teenager in need of a new therapy class. But what's really wrong with Naruto? And how does Sasuke help? Yaoi, SasuNaru, KakaIru.
Other: "Talking" / 'Thoughts' / Writing / Flashback/dream /Shukaku / Kyuubi
Pairings: SasuNaru, KakaIru
Where is my mind?
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Cherry Lips
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Your baby blues would flash and suddenly a spell was cast. You're such a delicate boy in the hysterical realm, of an emotional landslide in physical terms.
Naruto stumbled slightly as he dashed over the small hill. Sasuke rolled his eyes, following at a slower pace.
"Come on, teme!" Naruto shouted, stopping to wait for the raven. "We'll never find it if you keep walking so slowly!"
Sasuke shook his head, pitying the blonde.
"You baka," he muttered reaching him. "There is nothing to find."
"Don't be stupid Sasuke!" Naruto cried. "Kakashi sent us to find the 'special Christmas flower' so we have to find it!"
"Dobe," Sasuke groaned. "He was lying! It was his way of getting us out of the cottage so he can be alone with Iruka."
Naruto shook his head, a grin on his face.
"Teme, just because you don't want to be here doesn't mean you should lie," he said simply. "Come on! Is that it?"
Naruto dashed over to a pure white flower, looking at it from every direction. Sasuke rolled his eyes, standing beside him.
"That's a snow blossom, usuratonkachi," he muttered. "One of the few flowers that actually blooms in the snow. There are hundreds of them on the cottage. Why would we come all the way out here for one?"
Naruto flushed, glaring at the raven.
"Shut up, teme!" He snapped. "I didn't know!"
Sasuke ignored the blonde, walking away from the flower. Naruto dashed past him, pointing at another plant.
"Is that is, teme?" He cried. Sasuke felt like groaning.
"You baka," he growled. "That's not even a flower! It's holly."
Naruto's face scrunched up in concentration for a moment.
"Holly…" he mumbled. "I've heard that somewhere…"
"It's a common Christmas plant," Sasuke said irritably. "Mentioned in a bunch of carols."
Naruto's face lit up suddenly.
"Of course!" He cried. "Deck the halls!"
Naruto took a deep breath, about to sing, but Sasuke clamped a hand over his mouth. Naruto squeaked, glaring up at him.
"Dobe," Sasuke growled. "No singing."
Naruto tore Sasuke's hand away from his mouth.
"Ahh, you're a real scrooge, Sasuke," he complained. "Come on!"
Naruto dashed off again, Sasuke following more slowly.
"Sasuke!" Naruto cried. "Over here!"
Naruto was hopping up and down excitedly, waiting for the raven. Sasuke slouched up beside him, raising an eyebrow at the blonde.
"What, dobe?" He asked in a bored tone. Naruto glared at him.
"You're such a teme, Sasuke!" He pouted, turning away. "I don't know why I even put up wi-"
With a cry, Naruto fell, about to do a face plant in the snow. Quick as a flash Sasuke moved forward, catching the blonde securely in his arms.
Naruto sighed in relief, grinning up at the raven.
"Thanks teme!" He said happily. "If you hadn't cau-"
Naruto stopped, staring above Sasuke's head.
"What's that!?" he cried, pointing at it. "That's not holly!"
Sasuke looked up slowly, and his eyes widened at what he saw.
"That's mistletoe…" he mumbled. Naruto tilted his head to the side.
"Is that special?" He asked. A slight blush tinged Sasuke's cheeks.
"Sort of…" he muttered. "Um… when two people are standing under it-"
"Like we are?" Naruto interrupted. Sasuke's blush worsened.
"Y-Yeah, like we are," he mumbled. "Um, they, ah, kiss…"
Naruto's eyes widened.
"Th-They what?" He whispered. Sasuke blushed deeper.
"They kiss…" he repeated. Both teens feel silent.
Naruto suddenly realized Sasuke still had a tight hold on him, and his blush worsened. Sasuke noticed at the same time and quickly let the blonde go, blushing deeper.
"Um, so, uh…" the raven, for once, was at a loss for what to say. Naruto bit his lip for a moment before leaning in and kissing the Uchiha on the cheek. As Naruto's soft lips brushed against his skin a small spark of electricity jolted through the raven. Sasuke's eyes widened and he brought a hand up to his cheek, cupping it, shocked. Naruto blushed scarlet, staring at his shoes.
"I-I want to do all the Christmas traditions…" he mumbled. Sasuke stared at him for a moment, an evil smirk creeping onto his face.
"You did it wrong," he whispered huskily. Before Naruto could react beyond looking up, Sasuke rewrapped his arms around the blonde, swooping in and claiming those perfect lips, those perfect plump lips that haunted his dreams, deeply. He pulled the blonde close, arms tightening around him. Naruto brought his own hands up to grip Sasuke's jacket as he clung to him desperately, moving his mouth back against the raven's. The tastes of the older boy assaulted him, blueberries and mint, just like Sasuke's scent, as the raven slipped his tongue into the blonde's mouth.
Sasuke himself was flooded with the taste of Naruto; a delicious mix of pineapple and lemon. Sasuke felt a great desire to swamp the blonde's mouth with his own taste so that the blonde always tasted Sasuke in his mouth.
When oxygen became an issue for both boys, Sasuke released the kitsune reluctantly. They both panted, trying to catch their breath. Naruto kept his gaze locked on the ground, his face scarlet. A breeze ruffled his hair and blew over his body, causing him to shiver. He had forgotten his jacket and the heat the raven had supplied was already fading.
Sasuke noted the shiver and quickly undid his own jacket before pulling the blonde against his body and doing it back up. Naruto squeaked, trying to struggle out.
"S-Sasuke!" He cried. "Wh-What are y-you doing?"
"You'll freeze, dobe," Sasuke murmured, lowering his head to nuzzle the blonde's hair. "I don't want you to freeze…"
"S-Sasuke…" Naruto whispered, wrapping his arms around the raven tightly. Sasuke held him close for a moment before he straightened.
"Come on, let's go back," he said softly. Naruto kept his tight grip on the raven, causing Sasuke to smile. "Stand on my shoes, dobe, you're not that heavy."
"Teme…" Naruto muttered as he stepped onto the raven's feet.
"Wrap your arms around me tighter," Sasuke murmured. "I don't want you falling off."
Naruto turned scarlet but tightened his grip anyway. Sasuke took an uncertain step forward, and then another. It would be slow, but it would work.
Reaching up, Sasuke snatched the mistletoe off the tree, tucking it into his pocket. Naruto stared at him.
"Why did you grab that, teme?" He demanded. Sasuke smirked.
"Kakashi probably wants to trap Iruka under it," he said softly.
'I wouldn't mind catching you under it a few more times…'
Naruto nodded, burying his face into Sasuke's chest. Sasuke snickered and reached up, zipping the jacket the rest of the way up. Ignoring Naruto's whines Sasuke moved forward slowly, arms wrapped around Naruto securely.
Sasuke looked down into the jacket where he could just see Naruto's head.
'He's so fragile…' Sasuke thought. 'He's also a complete ditz… he could get hurt so easily…'
The raven's arms unintentionally tightened.
'I won't let him.' He thought determinedly. 'Even if I have to stay with him always, I'll protect him.'
Naruto felt Sasuke's arms tighten around him. He nuzzled the firm chest in front of him happily, inhaling the scent of blueberries and mint.
'This… affection… he shows me, it's so…' the blonde couldn't think of the word to describe it. 'Different I guess… so different from Gaara's… Gaara's like a brother to me, but Sasuke… I could never think of Sasuke as a brother… I like this affection; I like it when he teases me… I like him.'
0-o-0-o-0
Sasuke shook the blonde in his arms slightly before reaching up to tug down the zip of the jacket.
"We're almost there, dobe," he mumbled. Naruto looked up at him, bright blue eyes wide. Sasuke's breath caught in his throat and he fought down the urge to kiss the blonde breathless.
"Good!" Naruto said, struggling in the raven's arms. "I want out!"
Sasuke sighed regretfully, clutching the boy tight one last time before unzipping the jacket the rest of the way, releasing the blonde. Naruto hopped off the raven's shoes, looking around.
"Come on, teme!" He cried, dashing in the direction of the cottage. Sasuke quickly zipped his jacket back up, not wanting the blonde's scent to leak out and vanish. Following the blonde, he was pondering what his chances were of Naruto falling for the mistletoe again when the blonde's laughter made him look up.
Naruto was pointing at a dejected looking Kakashi who was sitting on the front porch. Sasuke raised an eyebrow, standing beside the blonde.
"What happened?" He asked. Kakashi sighed heavily.
"I only tried to trap Iruka in the bathroom once," he said innocently. "And the kitchen three times… the bedroom four times… your bedroom six times…"
Naruto stopped laughing, glaring at the silver-haired man instead.
"Pervert!" He cried. "Pervert! Leave Iruka-sensei alone!"
With that, the blonde dashed up the steps, slamming the door behind him. Sasuke smirked at Kakashi.
"I have something that may cheer you up," he drawled. Kakashi perked up immediately.
"What is it?" He asked excitedly. Sasuke calmly reached into his pocket, withdrawing the mistletoe. He tossed it to Kakashi who caught it, a wide smile on his face.
"Traditional Christmas flower," Sasuke said simply. Kakashi clutched the plant tightly, looking up at Sasuke with his visible eye curving.
"You know how much I love you, right?" He asked cheerfully. Sasuke rolled his eyes, sitting next to him.
"Yeah, I know."
0-o-0-o-0
"Naruto!"
"Coming, Iruka-sensei!" Naruto shouted back, quickly grabbing his special bag from the room before dashing back to where Iruka was waiting in the living room.
"Here!" He cried, holding up the bag triumphantly. "Ready!"
Iruka nodded, smiling.
"Ok, then," he said, sitting cross-legged on the ground. "Let's start!"
Naruto dropped across from him, cradling his bag carefully.
Iruka had sent Kakashi and Sasuke to look for a tree while he and Naruto wrapped their presents. After slamming the door in Kakashi's face, cutting off his perverted comment about gift wrap, Iruka had sent Naruto to get his bag of gifts.
"Ok, Naruto," Iruka began cheerfully. "Which wrapping paper would you like for Sasuke?"
Naruto looked the papers over, face scrunched up for a moment before deciding.
"That one!" He said, pouncing on a dark blue one covered with small pictures of mistletoe. Once Naruto had it, he looked down at the small plants decorating it and blushed scarlet.
"Something the matter, Naruto?" Iruka asked, concerned. Naruto gripped the paper tighter. "Naruto?"
"Sasuke kissed me!" Naruto cried suddenly, clutching the wrapping tight. Iruka dropped the bright red wrapping he was holding, staring at the blonde.
"Oh, er, uh…" Iruka had a slight blush dusting his face and a small smile on his lips. "That's perfectly normal, Naruto. You see, when two people are attract-"
"I know that, Sensei!" Naruto cried. "B-But… he only did it because of the mistletoe!"
"Mistletoe?" Iruka's eyes narrowed. "He didn't bring it back with him, did he?"
"What? Oh, yes!" Naruto muttered frustrated. "But that doesn't matter! H-He only did it coz of the mistletoe… I-I wanted him to do it because…"
Iruka leaned forward, smiling warmly.
"Because what, Naruto?" He prompted. Naruto's blush now covered his whole face.
"I wanted him to do it because he wanted to…" Naruto mumbled. "Not because of some dumb tradition…"
"Naruto," Iruka said warmly, drawing the blonde's gaze. "I'm sure he wanted to. He wouldn't have done it unless he wanted to."
"Y-You sure, Iruka-sensei?" Naruto whispered. Iruka nodded.
"Yes I'm sure," he said kindly. "Now, we have bigger things to worry about."
"Like what?" Naruto asked, confused. Iruka frowned.
"Like the fact that Kakashi's armed with mistletoe," he grumbled. Naruto grinned.
"Ahh, you love it, sensei!" He teased. Iruka blushed lightly. "Don't deny it!"
"What do you want to wrap Kakashi's present in?" Iruka asked, quickly changing the subject and taking a long draught of his eggnog. Naruto's eyes narrowed.
"I dunno…" he muttered, looking the paper over. "Are there any with little penis's on them?"
Iruka choked, looking up at the blonde, a look of pity and acceptance on his face.
"It would be appropriate…" he muttered. "Stupid pervert…"
0-o-0-o-0
"So, Sasuke," Kakashi began, watching the man from the lot load a tree onto his car. "How are things going with Naruto?"
Sasuke whipped his head around to glare at the pervert.
"None of your business," he growled. Kakashi smiled.
"Actually, Sasuke, as your guardian I'm supposed to take an interest in your love-life to make sure it's normal," he said cheerfully. "Your sex life too. So, have you had any 'special dreams' lately you'd like to sha-"
Sasuke kicked the man in the shin, successfully silencing him.
"Fucking pervert!" He hissed. Kakashi hopped away, still smiling.
"Come on, Sasuke," he chimed. "You can talk to me!"
Sasuke huffed, leaning against the car.
"Well…" he began in a low voice. "If you must know; that mistletoe I gave you was pre-used."
Kakashi grinned at his ward, immensely proud.
"Ahh mistletoe…" he said dreamily. "How I love thee… Hmm, I wonder how far I can get Iruka to go if I put it over the bed…"
Sasuke ignored the silver-haired pervert, climbing into the car. Kakashi practically danced around to the other side.
"Now remember, Sasuke," he said cheerfully. "Where did we get this tree?"
"Forest," Sasuke grunted, looking out the window. Kakashi smiled.
"Of course we did."
Enjoy the chapter people.
It's 12.13 on a Tuesday morning, so there you go.
