Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Warning: There will be some vividly described boy-on-boy action in this chapter. Consider yourself warned ;)

Author's Note: Another quick release! I guess I'm making up for not updating as often as I should have in the past. Thank you my readers and reviewers! I love you guys 3


Chapter Eight

"My plans for tonight?" Naruto repeated as he shuffled some papers into a pile on his desk. It was another dreary Monday and the blonde had a meeting to attend in an hour. Some corporate partners were coming together to review some high end products and Kakashi needed him present. "My, aren't you being pleasant for a change."

"Tch."

Naruto muffled his laugh. "No need to get all testy. I was just teasing."

"Your answer?"

"There are no plans, honey," the blonde's tone was falsely sweet.

Almost three weeks had passed since Shikamaru and Naruto's little heart-to-heart. The yakuza and he continued their odd interactions. They took everything slowly. Sasuke was puzzled how he had not become fed up with the snail pace. There were many instances where the sexual tension was overbearing but there was some unspoken rule that that was not a line they would cross until they officially became a couple. If Uchiha was honest with himself, he would admit that he enjoyed the other's company as much as the latter seemed to. As such, he found himself calling the blonde every time he had a bit of time to go to dinner or just meet. It was not that he had a lot of free time but he worked twice as hard to ensure that his schedule had at least two evenings in the week free.

"We're going out tonight at eight." Sasuke said crisply.

'Compromise,' Naruto told himself. "To another high class restaurant? I'm sick of those."

The older male released a sigh. He was getting soft. "What do you want?"

"How about I take you to a place I like. It's cheap tasty food. And the serving sizes are much bigger."

Naruto could imagine the raven's face twisted in disgust at the word 'cheap'.

"Oh, come on. I've sampled your taste in food. Not too impressed. All those small servings of French dishes sprinkled with caviar leaves much to be desired."

The low chuckle over the line awakened the butterflies sleeping in his stomach. "Your peasant tongue just cannot appreciate the exquisite taste of fine cuisine."

"Yeah, yeah. You don't have to sing your praises about Blanquette de Veau and Pot-au-feu or Pan-seared Foie Gras dishes again. I've tried them. Forgive me if I can't see what so good about a slab of meat only covered in sauce on a plate. It's not filling and if a meal cannot fill someone, it's unfit to call it as such."

"You're like a black hole. We had a three course meal. You still wasn't full?"

"You're missing the point. Tonight is my turn to introduce you to some good ole traditional Japanese food. Cancel whatever reservations you had."

"No-," the other stubbornly started but the blonde cut him off.

"If you do, you can take me where ever you want next time. No complaints."

The raven haired man paused then said, "At eight then. Be ready." Then, he hung up.

Naruto smiled softly at the phone for a minute before tucking it into his pocket. Every day, his thoughts were filled with Sasuke. With the time spent together, he was now able to read his emotions clearly. His expressionless face had various degrees. The tilt of an eyebrow, the motion and glint in his eyes, a twitch in his straight pale lips- they all greatly displayed his feelings. He was just so surprised that no one else could see it. When he was angry or annoyed, his eyebrows created deep furrows in his forehead and Naruto fought the increasing urge to massage or kiss it away. Fuck, he was getting cornier and cornier as the days passed. What was the point of denying it? He was L-struck. It was harder and harder to keep his hands to himself. He wanted to touch every part of that gorgeously ripped pale body. Every woman he saw now paled greatly in comparison. He wanted all that the other had to offer. To keep himself in check, he avoided going to any private area with him. In public, he had many distractions to keep him from outrightly propositioning the dark man.

Shaking his head, he put his thoughts in the back of his mind. For now, he had work to do.


XOXO XOXO


"Do you even have anything casual in your closet?" Naruto said.

"Don't make a fuss. I took off my jacket, didn't I?" Sasuke settled into the wooden seat, dominating the attention of the present customers. Most of them were old patrons or high-schoolers enamoured with the tasty menu. The shop sat in a remote corner of Sakai and the wooden furniture gave off the feeling of homeliness.

"Maybe next I need to take you shopping and show you what us, commoners, wear on a regular basis," Naruto quipped, ignoring the unwanted stares.

"Heh, that might be interesting." Obsidian eyes raked suggestively over his exposed collar bone then downwards with a smirk playing at his lips.

Naruto copied the other's smirk. "We don't need to go shopping for you to see me without my clothes." His voice was barely a whisper. The shop was small so if they were not careful, they could easily be overheard.

"Oh? Then where will we need to go?"

"That's up to you, isn't it?" He muttered a thanks as a waiter placed two glasses of water in front both of them. He picked up a straw on the table and placed it in the cup. Slowly, he dipped his head, flicked his tongue along the plastic tube before exaggeratingly wrapping his lips around the top. He locked half-lidded eyes with black ones for only a second as he suctioned some water into his mouth.

Almost as if the moment had not happened, Naruto sat up and called to the chief, "Pops, give me two servings each of udon, yakitori and tofu."

"Coming right up!" the middle aged man shouted back.

"You can't do that," Sasuke uttered quietly as if it were the calm before the storm. The huskiness in his voice was a bit more pronounced.

The blonde disregarded the goosebumps on his arms and innocently responded, "Do what?" This was another game he found he enjoyed playing to no end. It made the yakuza disgruntled.

The older man just shifted his attention to the window next to them. Naruto knew when to leave him to his own thoughts so he focused on the messages on his cell as he waited for the food to arrive.

Kiba had sent him a message about how he had scored big time in one of the clubs he frequented and now had a talented sex friend. How did Kiba have so much free time as a veterinarian? Shaking his head, he sent a quick reply telling him to be sure that he used protection. It would be quite awkward if he had to visit Neji if he unluckily managed to get the clap.

His pink haired friend/ ex-girlfriend had sent him an invitation to a cultural event/exhibition hosted by the clubs at her university. Since she was the advisor to the paranormal club, she felt much inclined to invite as much people as possible to see her students' hard work. What a weirdo. 'I'll think about it,' Naruto texted back.

Plates were set down on their table and the delicious scent of meat and seasonings made his mouth water. He looked up at his companion.

"Can you deny the goodness of this? Just the smell alone can whet the appetite. There's no need for an appetizer at all," Naruto blabbered as he excitedly separated his chopsticks, picked up some udon and dipped it in some soy sauce.

Sasuke only raised his left brow and dug into the food. The blonde waited, with the portion of udon halfway to his lips, for the other male to take the first bite into his meal. The raven sampled the yakitori first and released the tiniest groan of pleasure.

Naruto's grin widened much to Sasuke's annoyance. "Good, right?"

Not wanting to admit that anything that came out of the dobe's mouth was right, he commented on his stupidity instead. "Can't even eat like a decent human being, huh. You're dripping sauce all over yourself."

"Ah, damn!" the secretary exclaimed as he grabbed at some napkins and dabbed uselessly at the stains on his white t-shirt and jeans. He shoved the udon into his mouth, taking note of the small sardonic smile on the other's lips.

"You're enjoying this, aren't you."

"You expect me not to? I'll bring a bib with me next time."

"Haha, so funny," Naruto said dryly.

They passed the rest of dinner in relatively companionable silence. The blonde rubbed his full belly in satisfaction as he exited the small restaurant. He peeked at the raven from the corner of his eyes who seemed to be overly broody. He suspected it had to do with him insisting that he paid the bill. It almost got into a big fight but Naruto quickly reminded him of their deal to both compromise. That settled the other's argument. Really, it was odd how the other seemed to be willing to listen to what he had to say. He was surprised that Sasuke was not overbearingly forceful in his demands as he was when they first met. Maybe this was a sign they he wanted this to work as much as he did. In any case, it was a pleasant change that he hoped would be long-lasting.

It was late October and the nights only got colder. Naruto shoved his cold hands into his pockets, wishing he had worn his midnight blue scarf.

"What do you want to do now?" blue eyes stared enquiringly at Sasuke.

"Whatever you want. I don't have much experience in this…" the raven said, letting the vagueness of their companionship hang heavily in the open.

"A walk then," Naruto turned and strolled through the tranquil neighbourhood. He often wondered why he decided to live in such a place that was so far from friends and family. Admittedly, he most likely did it randomly without any deep thought put into it. Now he felt a deep connection to the area. As they walked up a hill, he spotted the vast ocean just over the horizon. He loved the scent of the sea on the wind. Whenever he wanted to think, a body of water always seemed to calm him down. Sakai, with its close proximity to the Osaka bay, was ideal.

"The night is my favorite time of the day," The younger male commented absentmindedly.

"Mine, as well," Sasuke responded.

"Well, I can guess why," Naruto said playfully. He led them to a bench overlooking the city on the apex of the hill.

They sat down enjoying the serenity of the atmosphere.

"It's not just because of what I do," the other said, surprisingly picking up the topic Naruto thought he would let drop. Rarely did Sasuke talk about himself but when he did, the blonde latched onto his every word like a leech. "Nights have a way of dulling reality… an escape. Sometimes it feels as if time has stopped and the shit going around me is not my problem at all. It's the only moment I get to slack off when I'm not working. Sometimes I think sleeping is a waste of such a precious time."

Naruto closed his eyes. He could envision what Sasuke meant; how he valued his own company and the safety of only his thoughts when the darkness arrived and he got the rare chance to just… be.

"When did you decide that you wanted to join the yakuza?"

"No one decides that they would suddenly join a clan just for the heck of it. At least, that goes for the outside folk who weren't born into it. Circumstances led me to where I am now. I don't regret one moment of it though. Life is too short to ponder and agonize over whether you made the right choice or not."

"True." Naruto took in a deep breath. "I live by that motto too. No regrets. I guess 'yolo' really suits us."

"Don't use that fucking term to describe me. I get pissed off every time I hear it because teeny weenies use it continuously as an excuse to do dumb shit. Some of which I had to personally clean up."

The blonde released a hearty laugh. "Oh, I might be guilty of that."

"I wouldn't be surprised," Sasuke lightly scoffed.

"My, you don't seem to have a very high opinion of me."

"Hn."

The yakuza shifted closer to the blue-eyed man. Naruto's heart beat staggered. He turned to meet intense dark orbs. The temperature increased by a few degrees. The blonde resisted the urge to break eye contact. He wanted this even if he felt a little out of his element. He was used to being the one courting women, giving suggestive gestures and coxing the female. Being on the other end of it made him feel weird. Not in bad way, though. Sasuke did the special smirk that spurred the butterflies in his stomach to action. Fuck damn, he was too striking. Cerulean eyes dropped to pale inviting lips. It was so tempting! He was craving to caress those cheek bones. Ok, he longed for a lot more than that but for now, he was contented with just that.

'No regrets, huh,' Naruto thought. He cupped his cold hand against the side of Sasuke's face before going in for the plunge. It was as if imaginary fireworks exploded in his head when his lips met the other. Immediately, he melted when the other dominated him and thoroughly claimed his lips. The shorter man released a groan as he was pulled into Sasuke's lap. Straddling the other, he was in a better position to deepen the kiss. Naruto actively opened his mouth and let the other's tongue entwine with his. He shivered at the contact. Sasuke's taste was so heady. He playfully sucked the appendage as he grind himself against the raven unconsciously. The heat was scorching. He wrapped his hands around the yakuza's neck and ran his fingers through soft dark tresses. Shifting the angle, he deepened the kiss more with a longing moan. Shit, he felt fucking horny.

He felt hands seducing him, raising his internal fire higher yet as it caressed his sides and teasingly stopped at his lower back. Naruto abruptly separated from the raven's mouth, a trail of saliva following. Panting hard, he turned his attention to tasting the very skin he craved. He trailed soft kisses along the pale neck then experimentally dragging his tongue over the path he had created. Skin shouldn't have a taste but Sasuke's tasted like rich wine and something earthy. He released another pleasured sound as he bit the skin before him as he ground his erection into the other's stomach. Rational thoughts flew out his head. He wanted to fuck then and there. He continued marking the neck before him, becoming more aware of the hardness poking him from below.

He locked gazes with obsidian eyes. Blatant arousal was reflected there and Naruto felt an irrational sense of pride that he was responsible for that. Smiling coyly, he shifted his weight downwards, undulating his hips. He watched, fascinated, as Sasuke took in a quick breath. The latter was fighting to school his features but he saw the desire and it encouraged him. The yakuza suddenly grabbed his ass firmly in one hand and with the other dragged the blonde's lips back to his. Time passed as they explored each other's mouths. It was not an act they seemed to tire of.

Getting a hold of Sasuke's bottom lip with his teeth, Naruto thrust downwards. He was practically dry-humping the other's cock. Hands snaked down the raven's neck and over firm pecs and an even harder stomach. How did Naruto feel about this change? Not one fucking thing. In fact, he was ready to rip the shirt open to get a real feel of those muscles. Sweat dripped down his neck and spine as he continued to move vigorously against Sasuke. He was close. He leaned backwards to get a better angle to thrust however the other male leaned forward, attaching his lips to his collarbone.

"S-sas'ke," raspily breathed out. His actions became more frantic. He felt Sasuke's grip on his behind become tighter as he thrust upwards. Then, he saw white as his pleasure hit its climax. He felt the ebony-haired man stiffen and heavy puffs of air against his neck. He felt boneless as he came down from his high and the raven's tight grip on him prevented him from falling over. Shaky breaths were heard over his zoning out phase and he realized that it wasn't only him struggling to get their heavy panting under control. They had both orgasmed.

A shocked gasp made Naruto snap his head in the direction of a businesswoman, getting the surprise of a lifetime seeing two guys draped over each other. With their dishevelled appearance, it was not difficult to hide their misdeed. The woman swiftly did a roundabout turn and sped off in the opposite direction. Shit, he had just participated in the act of voyeurism. Doing anything sexual in public was not his cup of tea and he never had any intentions of doing so. Even holding hands in public, was an act done in reluctance. What was this man doing to him?

He made to get off Sasuke's lap but his hold kept him in place.

"Sasuke, let go." Anger started to creep into his voice. He was angrier at himself but he felt it felt easier to displace his emotions instead of facing up to it.

"Why are you getting upset?"

He frowned deeply. What mature response could he give that didn't make him sound as if he was nit-picking? He didn't like the feeling of losing control so easily. The seriousness of their act weighed laboriously on his mind. They weren't even seriously dating. He hated thinking so much. Sasuke leaned forward and pressed his lips to his forehead. In astonishment, Naruto forgot about his anger due to the foreign intimate action.

"Frowning doesn't suit you."

"Kissing foreheads doesn't suit you as well," the blonde said and pressed his forehead against the other's. "Isn't it time we gave a name to this?"

"Ah right, 'whatever the fuck this is'."

"Can you stop repeating that?"

"Repeating what, Mr. Tan Goodness? I'm only reusing your words. There is no crime in that."

Naruto chuckled. "You're an asshole through and through."

"Well that's now something you have to deal with now and every day, for the foreseeable future."

The meaning behind those words struck him deeply. He studied the eyes before him and felt indescribable relief as his thoughts were reaffirmed there.

"I'll try to manage," Naruto gave him a grin so wide that it forced his eyes closed.

Sasuke ignored the extra thump in his chest at the sight. He wanted to kiss the man all over again. He had done a lot of thinking on his own. He often asked himself if he was up for a relationship which he had avoided since he learned what the word meant. It was too late to be worrying about whether he made the accurate decision. His emotions were already invested in this relationship whether he liked it or not. As such, he would make the most out of it. From what he learnt of Naruto so far, he was worth it.

"Come on, let's get you home."

"Ah, yeah." The blonde stood and maneuvered himself off the man's lap. He pointedly ignored the uncomfortable wetness in his underwear. Glancing at his lover's crotch, the stain was noticeable on the soft material. However, there was not one shred of shame as the man got up gracefully then strolled casually towards where they had parked. Naruto shook his head in amusement. Sasuke had a huge pair of balls, figuratively… and maybe even literally? That he would have to find out really soon.


XOXO XOXO


Naruto was on cloud nine. He found himself lapsing into a corny smile at random moments as he worked. He did it so often that Kakashi had worriedly asked him if everything was all right at one point. Damn, it was hard keeping his thoughts off his face. He had the sexy yakuza as his. He didn't think his happiness amounted to the same level as when he finally began to date Sakura. Only a day had passed since he had last seen Sasuke but he was obsessing over seeing him again soon. Shit, he was a goner. Yeah, it was the honeymoon period and the novelty of it will wear off but he planned to enjoy it all the same. With a pep in his step at Wednesday noon, he entered Kakashi's office.

"In thirty minutes, you have a luncheon with the CEO of Arima's Medical Institute. At three, you need to visit Mr. Takenashi for review of the contract. I've cancelled the rest of items on your schedule as you've requested."

"You should have cancelled the one with Takenashi too," his boss pouted.

"That contract is much more important than your date," Naruto immediately shot back. "You can't afford to risk not securing it. Work your magic and finish it as quickly as possible."

Kakashi dragged his hand down his face. "That's not possible. The guy thinks every meeting is an occasion to drink," he whined.

"Not my problem." The secretary said as he left. "You have to leave now if you want to make it on time for that luncheon."

Naruto settled at his desk and began typing up some letters. When five minutes passed and his boss did not leave the office, he went back in to drag him out. Shoving, his briefcase into his arms, he basically kicked him out of the room. With a sigh, he fell back into the dreariness of letter typing and spell-checking some documents.

His phone rang and he answered it briskly.

"Naruto."

"Naru! Tell me you are coming to the event tomorrow," a bubbly voice said.

Oh right, the cultural event at Shimiya University on Thursday that was mentioned in a previous text. "Sakura." Naruto paused then put as much regret into his voice as he could and continued. "Oh shucks, man. I can't make it. I have work and a shit load of things to do."

"Don't fucking lie," the pink-haired girl responded heatedly. "Shikamaru already told me that you're taking a bank day tomorrow."

'Wtf, Shika?!' Naruto shouted mentally. How could he have betrayed him like that?

Weakly Naruto laughed. "Heh, you found out, huh."

"Neji, Kiba, Shino and Hinata have already ditched me so you have to come," Sakura said firmly, leaving no room for protest. "I want you to reach for eleven in the morning. Don't forget or reach late. And don't think you would get away easily for lying to me a second time."

The blonde crouched down into his seat, intimidated by the volatile professor. "Yes, ma'am." The one person he could never win against was his hot-headed ex now close friend. They broke off on good terms obviously.

"Good. You could liaise with Shikamaru about travel arrangements once you get to Tokyo."

"Will do," Naruto answered weakly.

"Hmph. See you tomorrow," Sakura ended in a sugary tone.

The blonde hung up with a weary sigh. So troublesome. He paused his work to look up cheap flights to Tokyo from Osaka. Luckily he found and booked a two way flight to the place. The departure flight was at eight in the morning. He chose a return flight for nine at night. Damn, these travels were putting a huge dent in his bank account. Why couldn't Kiba go? If he had to suffer so did he. He sent a quick text to him. He half had the mind to call up Neji and Shino and take it out on them but decided against it. The aloof doctor would probably make him feel like a gigantic idiot as well as a lesser being and he probably wouldn't understand anything Shino say if he went off on a tangent about his bug studies. Scratching the back of his head, he wondered how these weirdos became his friends. It was such an oddity.

Chuckling, he refocused on his tasks.

At six in the evening, Naruto was at home multi-tasking between cooking some mac and cheese and watching a football match between Barca and Man U. He burnt himself a couple of times when particularly intense moments occurred when Barca almost scored a goal. Somehow, he completed the food, sitting down to eat it with the game. At an exciting part, his phone began to ring. He ignored it. He breathed a sigh of relief when Alves expertly handled the offense close to his net and treaded the ball out of their defense zone. He passed it to Messi.

"Come on!" Naruto shouted at the television as the player lost the ball.

His phone rang again. Frustrated at the players on the screen, the blonde answered his phone.

"Naruto, here."

"Dobe, answer your phone the first time I call."

"Heh, sorry. I was a bit busy." Naruto switched off the television. "What's up?"

"Let's meet up tomorrow. That's the only free day I will have for a while."

"Damn, I can't. My friend is having some event at her university and she forced me to go. I already booked the flight."

Sasuke clicked his tongue, irritated.

"Let's not allow emotions to run wild."

The yakuza chuckled. "Speaking about wild… You're quite uncontrollable once you let loose."

Naruto coughed, glad the other could not see the blush on his face. "Don't go off-topic."

"Of course. I would always want you on my c-."

"Fuck, Uchiha. Let's not start down that road."

"I don't understand."

"Stop acting as if you're stupid."

"If you don't say it clearly, I wouldn't understand."

"For now, talking about sex over the phone is forbidden."

Sasuke hummed. "Is it now? That's an unreasonable request."

"We were talking about why we can't see each other for a while after tomorrow." Naruto ignored what he said.

"Hmm. Something came up that I have to focus my full attention on. I don't know when I would be able to finish up but I want to keep you out of it as much as possible."

Naruto tried to calm the bad vibes that were echoing in his mind. "Please tell me that it's nothing too dangerous."

"It's nothing I can't handle."

He didn't give him a straight answer. Naruto clenched his free hand into a tight fist. He was aware that the other was involved in the underworld but it didn't feel real until now. He felt nervous but Sasuke oozed competence. Nothing until now indicated that his words were flaky and untrue. So, he would trust that.

"Okay. All right." The blonde said somewhat subdued.

"It's a really minor problem," Sasuke did a poor job of convincing his partner. When all he got as an answer was a quiet ok, he asked, "Where are you going tomorrow?"

"Tokyo. Shimiya University."

"Will you be there the entire day?"

"Yeah, pretty much. I'll probably reach back around ten/eleven."

"I see. I will pick you up from the airport then."

"No, it's fine."

"Uzumaki."

"Urgh, yeah ok. That will be fine. Sorry, I'm just a little out of it."

"Is it about what I said? Are you worrying unnecessarily?"

"I don't know. I'm… I knew who you were when I agreed to date you. I try to imagine the worst so that I would be prepared for anything that happens. But… it's still… I," Naruto took a deep breath. He was a man. Men were taught from early that they had to control their feelings. They should be capable of handling anything with a clear mind. That's what he would do. He will not become a burden. "I'll be fine. Just keep safe. I'll throw a message or two your way. Be sure to respond when you get the time."

"I'm coming over."

"Wait now?"

"Yeah."

Naruto spluttered, words difficult to come to mind. "Wait just a damn minute. Uh, now's not a good time. I still need to pack and I need to wake up early tomorrow."

"Are you telling me no?"

The blonde deflated like a balloon. "No."

"Ok, see you in a while."

Sasuke hung up. He was glad for an excuse to get away from writing and signing endless papers. On the other hand, Naruto was mildly freaking out. He was not ready for inviting his lover over. His apartment was relatively clean. However, he liked for it to be spick and span for special persons. Hurriedly, he began washing his dirty wares, sweeping the place and wiping everywhere with his lime-scented disinfectant. After that, he rushed to the bathroom and began scrubbing the tiles and toilet bowl. He wiped down everywhere. He wasn't satisfied with the rushed job but as he looked at the clock, he realized he didn't have much more time to spend going over everything with a tooth brush. Should he mop? No, it would not dry in time and it might make him look as if he were a cleaning freak. Jumping in the shower, he took his time with scrubbing everywhere clean. He couldn't be too careful, right?

Following his redressing into a comfy track pants with draw strings and a long-sleeve sweater, he changed his yellow bed sheets into a plain grey. He spread out the grey comforter that went with the set. The curtains were blue so it didn't really need changing. He ensured that all his clothes were hung neatly or folded in his draws. Just as he was going to re-arrange all the toiletries on his dresser the doorbell rang. Glancing around one more time, he went to answer the door.

There Sasuke stood no less handsome in a t-shirt and soft pants than in Armani suits or Hugo Boss watches and shoes. Well, a t-shirt was a bit of an understatement but he didn't focus on that. A smile naturally came to him lips as he met obsidian eyes outlined by full lengthy lashes.

"Come in."

"Hn," Sasuke intonated flatly.

Naruto closed the door behind him. Maybe he should offer him a drink? As soon as he turned around, lips descended upon his. Ruled by his own carnal desire, Naruto instantly wrapped his arms around the other's neck and returned the kiss. This one was not the rough, frantic ones that they shared before. It was unrushed, sexier and awoke every need within the blonde. Fuck, Sasuke was a good kisser. Uncontrollable shivers ran through his body. The lips above his sensually sucked, pulled and tasted his until he was weak in the knees. His dick pulsated in his pants at attention. Unconsciously, he had closed his eyes so he opened them. A moan escaped him when he met eyes that simmered almost red with desire. With great difficulty, he pulled himself away.

"Sasuke, we can't have sex tonight. I have to wake up early tomor-," Naruto released a breathy gasp as a large hand ran over his clothed erection.

"Yeah, that's fine." Sasuke murmured as he trailed hot kisses along the blonde's jaw. Then, he firmly gripped Naruto's cock, making his knees buckle. The smaller man hissed as he tried to will strength back into his legs.

"Wrap your legs around me," the raven mumbled against his lips as he hoisted the other up. Naruto followed his instructions. He was so far gone into his world of pleasure that he failed to appreciate that the other was supporting his full weight effortlessly. Instead, he focused on his new obsession of marking Sasuke's neck. He dragged his teeth along that pale column while rubbing himself against the other.

"The bedroom," the yakuza commanded brusquely.

"Second door on the left." Naruto mumbled over the act of sucking the black-haired man's earlobes.

Sasuke carried him there in neck-breaking speed, dumping him on the sheets. Briskly, he pulled off Naruto's annoying sweater and revealing sun-kissed skin stretched taunt over well-defined pectoral muscles and a tight abdomen. Next to go were his pants and underwear. Greedily, the raven lapped up the skin, tracing invisible patterns over his chest until he got to his pink nipples. He slowly circled the nub with his wet appendage. His partner's chest heaved jerkily. The blonde's fingers combed through dark hair and gripped tightly. Sasuke continually teased him: raking his teeth over his nipple, sucking it, kissing it while his fingers played and twisted the other one. Then, he interchanged his actions with the opposite one. Naruto was far gone as involuntary moans and groans continuously fell from his lips like an elaborate prayer. His breathing was heavy from the exertion of wanting release but not quite getting it as whenever he felt he was close to climaxing, Sasuke will stop then restart when the heat returned to a cooler boil.

"S-s'ke, pleeeease," Naruto begged, his nail scratching longitudinal paths along Sasuke's back under his jersey. Tears dripped from his eyes. His cock was so hard that it was almost painful. Whenever he tried to touch himself, the bastard cruelly batted his hands away.

The older man leaned back a moment to admire his work. He had worked the blond into a hot, wet mess. There was a huge amount of pre-cum pooling on this stomach. Tears flowed unrestrained from red azure eyes. The other's face was scrunched in the most arousing expression Sasuke had yet witnessed. He took pity as the crying almost turned into full out sobbing. He would have many more instances to prolong his sadistic play, today he will cut it short. Swiftly, he shed himself of his clothing. He was achingly erect as well and suspected that he didn't have to do much to go over the edge. Pressing himself against Naruto's cock, he solidly clutched the both appendages in his hand. Naruto's eyes rolled back as he released the loudest moan for the night.

Sasuke didn't know if the other was aware of it but he was whispering various versions of his name repeatedly. He licked his lips with a satisfied smile. He could definitely get used to this sight. Placing Naruto's hand over his, he commanded him to tighten his grip.

"We'll bring each other to climax," his soft voice was three pitches lower in his stimulated state.

Naruto only struggled to get his breathing under control. He gripped both their sex organs and jerked it in timing with the other. He thrusted spastically into the intense stimulation.

"A-ah, I'm c-c-com… Nnnn," the blonde jaw clamped down shut as every muscle flexed in the wake of his intense orgasm. His toes and fingers curled painfully inwards and his stomach and ass cheeks clenched tightly as white lights appeared at the edges of his vision. He came, and came over again.

Then he blanked out until Sasuke lightly patted cheeks. "Breathe," he ordered. Naruto gasped in a lungful of air. That orgasm was out of this world. He actually forgot to breathe. It took at least two minutes for his breathing to return to a natural rhythm. Even then, tremors and jerks racked through his body.

He shifted his head to face the raven that had laid down on his left side. "Y-you came, right?" Naruto's voice came out hoarse.

Sasuke chuckled as he looped a hand around his waist and ran his fingers through the semen that was pooled on his stomach and running off onto the sheets below. "Yeah. Right here."

The younger man knew he should feel a little bit of disgust seeing his own junk on himself but just because it was mixed with his lover's, it felt different somehow.

"Hah, ok good. Sorry I didn't participate more," Naruto added a bit embarrassed. All he did was moan while the other pleasured him. That would have to change. He was usually very active participant in any sexual act. Now he felt slightly incompetent.

"What are you talking about? You participated quite avidly. I am satisfied," Sasuke said lazily, lightly brushing Naruto's cock who flinched away from the touch.

"Shit, over-stimulation. I'm not quite ready for round two." Naruto shivered.

"Hmm, we will have to fix that. Usually, I can go for about four rounds on an average day."

Cerulean eyes squinted in disbelief. "What kind of monster are you?"

"One that wouldn't die easily."

Immediately, the blonde felt touched. The other male had dropped everything to come to his place just to reassure him. So this was how women felt at this end of a relationship. It made him feel secure; it made him fall a little bit more in the-L-word. Thinking back at the disaster of a first meeting, he never thought that he would be in a position like this with the other – so light-headedly giddy. Naruto smiled as he turned to face Sasuke completely. He threw his right leg over the other male's legs and an arm over his chest. In that process, he smudged the mess on him on his partner's side.

"It think it's unfair how all the gunk got on me. So, I'm sharing it." Naruto said cheekily.

Sasuke stared at him a minute before a tiny quirk of his lips appeared. "You're free to do what you want."

"I'm glad you said that because cuddling after sex is a must with me." The blonde stifled a yawn.

"Is that so," was all he said but wrapped his arm around the thinner man's shoulders. This was a first for him but it didn't feel unwelcomed or awkward.

Naruto settled his head more comfortably on his lover's shoulder. Rubbing his thumb absentmindedly along his side, he felt sleepiness weigh heavily on his eyelids. "You better not." He muttered to himself as he fell asleep.

Affectionately, Sasuke wiped some wetness that was still on tan cheeks away. Of course he was not planning to die a dog's death in some yakuza warfare. That was not the way he planned on going out. He was a man of his word if nothing else. Reaching over, he threw a part of the covers over the blonde's naked sleeping form. He wanted to raise the temperature in the room but not at the price of waking up the other. Guess he was spending the night. He closed his eyes and willed himself to a dreamless state.


XOXO XOXO


"Shit shit shit," Naruto cursed as he ran frantically around trying to pack a bag with the things he may need. He had overslept. It was fifteen minutes to six, the time he had planned to reach the airport. He made a hurried checklist of the essentials. Phone, check. Charger, check. A change of clothes, check. His tablet, check. Passport, check. Ok, that was good enough. He rushed into the kitchen where a groggy black-haired man sat, staring blankly at the wall. His hair was still damp from the shower he took previously.

"Are you fully awake?" Naruto asked, running fingers through his uncombed hair. He had on black skinny jeans, a red v-neck under a black cardigan with a grey, multi-purpose scarf around his neck which served to hide the numerous hickeys there. He squatted in his high-cut converse sneakers and took an apple from the fridge.

"Want one?"

"Hn."

"Fine, ok. I'm leaving now so get up, let's go." Naruto grabbed his keys and stalked to the door.

Sasuke released a sigh as he picked up Naruto's wallet and printed flight ticket. "Don't forget the most important things, dobe."

"Oh fuck, thanks a lot, Sas." The blonde grinned as he took the items from his hands. He shoved the wallet into his pocket and the ticket into a side pocket in his bag. He locked the door behind Sasuke.

"Okay, bye. I'll see you tonight right?" Naruto spoke quickly as he spotted his cab waiting at the front entrance.

"Hmm."

"Still the same old Sasuke." The younger male tiptoed and planted a wet kiss on the other's lips. He dodged the hands that had made to grab him, laughing.

"I'm late, gotta go."

"Then you shouldn't have kissed me," Sasuke retorted.

Naruto continued laughing as he ran down the stairs and jumped in the car. He made a heart with his fingers then blow him a kiss as the yakuza watched him from the balcony.

Sasuke clicked his tongue as he looked away, pretending he was annoyed. The car drove away. Instantly, he missed the loud expressive brat. Shaking his head, he told himself that the skipped beat in his heart was probably a medical condition; and no, that was not a cheesy smile threatening to form on his face.


XOXO XOXO


Ino pulled open Shikamaru's door at his first knock. "You're late."

"Not my fault," Naruto said as he walked into the condo and instantly went to the fridge for a bottle of water. "Flight got delayed. Where is Shika?"

"He's lying down in his room," Ino replied.

"Go wake him him. It's already ten. I seriously don't want to test Sakura's threat by reaching late."

The blonde woman giggled, following Naruto's instructions. It took five minutes for the brunette to enter the dining room. He let out a loud yawn.

"Let's go, lazy bum." Naruto urged as he dropped his small duffel bag on the couch.

"Don't rush me, so troublesome." He leisurely picked up his car keys on the table next to the door.

Shikamaru dragged his feet for everything that by the time they reached the university it was already eleven-thirty.

"You did this on purpose, didn't you…" Naruto groaned as he slammed the car door shut.

"Whatever do you mean?" Shikamaru muttered as he strolled after Ino who was calling Sakura to tell her they had reached.

As they walked further into the campus, Naruto gradually realized that he was lost. The compound was just too huge.

"Sakura told us to meet her at the main café." Ino said as she expertly navigated through roads and buildings.

Finally, she stopped in front of a building mostly made of glass. Through it, he saw tons of students sitting down enjoying food or a cup of coffee. The place was enormous. Naruto felt thankful for the blast of cold air that hit him as they entered the food place since he had worked up a light sweat from all the walking he had done.

They didn't take even three steps in before a familiar voice shouted, "Over here!" Many eyes landed on the threesome, making them feel slightly uncomfortable.

"Geez, Sakura, would you chill out? Stop embarrassing us." Ino argued as they traipsed to the table the professor sat at.

"What's so embarrassing about what I did?" Emerald eyes looked at them in confusion.

"Never mind that," Ino said as she sat next to her best friend.

"Sakuraaaa," Naruto said as cheerfully as he could, opening his arms invitingly for a hug. She smiled happily and stood to wrap her arms around his torso.

"Naru, it's been a while," she squeezed him so tightly that it began to hurt a bit.

"Oh, your strength is still impressive," the blonde remarked then gulped when the evil eyes fell on him.

"That's a compliment!"

"That's not it. You're late!"

"It wasn't my fault!" Naruto's voice raised a few octaves.

"Tch. You're lucky I'm in a good mood today," the pink-haired woman mumbled, jabbing him in the ribs.

The blonde male doubled over in pain. He was about to protest but then he caught his best friend's eyes which told him don't play stupid and take it like a man. "Y-yeah. Good seeing you too."

The professor glanced at their mutual male friend. "Shikamaru," she greeted curtly.

"Sakura," he drawled in reply, causing her to grin widely. There was some silent communication going on which confused the hell out of Naruto.

"Okay, the rest of today is gonna be so exciting!" Sakura squealed. "I can't wait to show you what my students in the Paranormal Club have to present. It's all so fascinating."

"Oh boy," the secretary mumbled under his breath. Overhearing him, Ino giggled.

"Want anything here?" When they all gave negative responses, she led them to the location of the fair.

The square of bricked land between the Sciences and Business faculties was ginormous and every inch of it were filled with pitched tents each offering information, fun and games to the numerous people passing attending through. They actually had to shuffle through the dense crowd of human beings. It reminded Naruto of their high school cultural festival. There was loud pop music blasting in the background.

"What the hell man? Why didn't you tell me it would be this awesome?" Naruto remarked already itching to visit some stalls.

"I did," Sakura glared at him. She grabbed his arm before he could dash towards a manga stall selling doujinshi works. "No, you're coming to our club first."

"Fine." The blonde man followed their friend into the faculty of Sciences which were decorated just as elaborately as outside.

"They really went all out huh," Shikamaru commented, impressed.

"Reminds me of high school all over again," Ino joined in.

"Why didn't they allow us to do this when we went to university?" Naruto said a little but salty.

The brunette laughed. "Because they probably knew we would burn down the school if we had free rein over it."

"Touché." Naruto chuckled.

They all broke out laughing. Sakura led them to the Paranormal's dark meeting room. After the audience increased, the members of the club began an eerie performance of an alien abducting an unsuspecting teenage boy then "experimenting" on him. After that, they depicted a scene of a werewolf and vampire fighting over a chick. It ended with the vampire killing the girl, proclaiming that none of them could have her if he couldn't. Then the creature swished his cape and awkwardly ran behind a wall while the werewolf howled meaninglessly on the ground. When the next phase of the play showed what looked like a bad costume of Bigfoot, Naruto could hold it in no longer.

"What the fuck is Sakura teaching these kids?" Naruto choked out to his best friend. The both of them were huddled over trying to hide their laughter from the two girls beside them who were taking the play so seriously. The acting was the worst too.

Naruto fell off his chair when the pink haired professor even wiped a tear quickly from her eyes when "Bigfoot" got shot at after bringing the girl it saved back to a 'village'. It hopped around then abruptly fell to the ground. Again, the acting was atrocious. The blonde could take it no longer and let out gut-wrenching laughter. Shikamaru was close behind him, tearing up as they ran from the room before the pink-haired wrath fell upon them. They ran out the building and collapsed on the lawn under a maple tree. It took them five minutes to stop chortling at the ridiculousness of what they had witnessed.

"Sakura is going to kill us," Naruto breathed, releasing a final chuckle.

"Yeah, she didn't get to show us the 'evidence' that made the supernatural real." Shika snickered.

"She does love her supernatural hobby." Naruto shook his head in amusement. "Better get some 'sight-seeing' done before the she comes to find us."

The brunette nodded as he lifted himself from the floor. "Gonna check out an engineering booth I spotted further up."

"Okay, my manga stall is back there," he said, turning to the direction. Naruto headed to the stall and spent quite a while, checking out the books. They were surprising high-quality. He bought a few action manga then joked with the students on sale. One of the guys even pulled him in and whispered that they even sold a little hentai on the side. Naruto playfully made his face serious as he joked about reporting him. When the fellow became flustered, he laughed at him, calling him a wuss and how in his days he was the bad-asses of all bad-asses. He went unto the next booth and the next, practically making friends with everyone. It was a long time since he interacted with so many people. He had forgotten how people themselves interested him. He was in the middle of wishing the university's swim team, who were the inter-universities champions for the past two years, all the best when a couple of girls over at the adjacent booth began flirting with him.

"Sorry, ladies. I'm taken." Naruto flashed a shit-eating grin.

"Awwww," the girls pouted cutely.

"Hahaha, if it's good looking men you want, I know quite a few. I could give you some connections, but what would you give me in return?" the blonde smirked.

"Keep your connections to yourself," a swimmer joked. "Don't try stealing our girls from us, guys. We're already having a hard time getting a bae."

"Dude, speak for yourself," the guy, with crazy green hair next to him, said.

"You just ain't got any game," another added.

"Guys, don't loud me up in front of the ladies!" the guy loudly whispered back.

Everyone began laughing raucously.

"Taken, ehhhhh?" a voice cooed next to ears, sending shivers down Naruto's back. The latter shifted around frantically to see Sakura standing behind him.

"Damn, don't do that!"

"Naruto, you over react too much."

"No, my heart is just delicate. See you guys around." He waved at the students then left with his friend.

"So did you enjoy the show?"

"You're not angry?"

"Well at first, I was because you missed out on the real footage we had on the supernatural elements. But now I realized that you just can't appreciate it so I should just let it go."

"See, you should think like that more often."

Sakura glared daggers at him.

"U-uh, where is Ino?" He stuttered, changing the subject.

"Ah, she met up with Nara a few minutes ago and she forced him to take her to the Italian restaurant nearby for some takeout."

"What? And he didn't invite me?" Naruto voiced his playful outrage.

"He said he would message you."

The blonde pulled out his phone and indeed there was a message from his best friend explaining that he had left to return soon.

"Huh." Naruto shoved his phone back into his pocket. "On that topic, I'm feeling a bit hungry now."

"Ah, they are selling some pretty tasty yakisoba in the food stalls a little further ahead."

"You will have to treat me to dinner if it's not as good as you say, eh."

"When have I ever been wrong about food?"

Naruto squinted his eyes at her.

"Ok, my tastes have gotten better," she corrected.

Naruto grunted.

They bought a serving of yakisoba from the stall each. Naruto could not deny that it smelled mouth-watering. They grabbed two empty seats in the middle of the square. All around them, people bustled about, enjoying themselves. The blonde smiled to himself. The atmosphere felt so nostalgic; especially since Sakura was with him. She began digging into her meal.

"So you're taken now?" She brought the topic back up again.

"Heh heh, yeah." Naruto scratched the back of his head. He felt a small amount of guilt somehow.

"No need to be a stranger. I'm so happy for you." Sakura nudged him in the arm playfully.

"Thanks." The blonde still felt a bit awkward having this conversation with his ex.

"Now I don't feel bad telling you that I'm dating someone too. For a year now." The pink-haired woman gave him a broad grin.

"What?" Cerulean eyes opened wide with surprise.

"Yep, I met this strappingly handsome assistant professor in the Chemistry department last year. He was just too cute to have some other woman eat him up so I took the initiative of grabbing him first. I wasn't hiding it from you or anything. I just didn't know how to bring it up. Now seemed like the best time." She giggled at Naruto's gaping expression.

"Huh. Is he around? You have to introduce him to me."

"Only when you introduce your partner to me." Sakura shoved a forkful of noodles into her mouth.

"Oh, come on."

"Why is that a problem?"

"Because your boyfriend is already here while my partner isn't."

"So?" she said nonchalantly. "It goes both ways or you get nothing. But I will tell you his name. It's Kei Kagamine."

"Hmm." Naruto just smirked mentally. Now he could investigate him. Sakura was an idiot in some ways. This wasn't some weird quirk of not being able to get over her. He no longer saw her that way with his mind filled to capacity with a certain dark bastard. However, as a friend, he always wanted what was best for her. And so, he would look into this dude to ensure that he was not a closet rapist or violent person. He would do that for all his friends.

"Ok, now it's your turn to give me your girlfriend's name."

Naruto gulped, opening his box of food as a distraction. He was so not ready for another conversation like this.

"Come on. I gave you a name so now you have to."

"No way. I didn't force you to tell me it."

Sakura glared fiercely then pinched his cheek, twisting it painfully.

"Owowowow Sakura. Stop!" Naruto cried out.

"Not until you spill."

Naruto tried yanking the hands away but it only earned him more agony. Maybe it was time to come out to the rest of his friends. Sasuke and he were officially an item. He wasn't going to deny it and lying to his friends was extremely counterproductive. The only slight set back was telling them what his lover did for a living.

The blonde sighed. "Ok let go. I'll tell you." When she released him, he said, "His name is Sasuke Uchiha."

Several emotions ran through his friend's face: confusion, enlightenment, surprise then girlish delight. Never was there a speck of disgust.

Sakura squealed so loudly, a couple people stopped what they were doing to stare at them.

"Sakura, please. Stop being so embarrassing."

She ignored his request and started firing questions rapidly. "What? When did this happen? How did you two meet? What does he look like? Do you have a picture? Who else knows? Why did you not tell me sooner? I need to meet him!"

"No more info. You only asked for my partner's name." Naruto smirked evilly.

"No! You can't do that! You can't just drop a huge bomb like that then leave it like that," The biology professor moaned as if in pain. "Naruto…" She begged.

"It was your fault for only asking for that. I'm only answering your initial request." He was grinning outright now at Sakura's tortured expression. She had this crazy look in her eyes. It was so hilarious. He enthusiastically took a huge bite of the yakisoba in his lap. He paused as his eyes began to water.

"What the fuck! Sakura, all I taste is pepper!" Naruto panted out as his face became red. He had a really low tolerance for spicy food. Sakura knew this.

She shrugged innocently.

"Shit, I need milk." Naruto desperately held himself back from fanning his mouth as he dumped his box in Sakura's lap.

"Oh stop being such a baby. I don't think it's that hot."

Naruto narrowed his eyes at her, wishing death upon her. "Milk."

"There's a vending machine we passed on the way. It's in the direction of the main cafeteria. You remember the way, right?"

Naruto barely gave a response as he shot up and ran towards it, blinking the involuntary tears from his eyes.

"You have to tell me the details about Sasuke when you come back," she shouted after him.

Naruto flipped her the bird. She laughed.

With inhumane speed, he found the machine, shoved a 100 yen coin into it and grabbed the box of chocolate milk that came out. He gulped down the liquid in literally a few seconds. He had to drink two more boxes before he got the heat in his mouth under control.

"Sakura, that bitch," Naruto muttered as he wiped sweat from his forehead and readjusted his scarf. Then, he chuckled at himself. So lame.

He was in a good mood though. Having the truth out there felt good. Even if it was only to one other friend, it gave him courage to tell the rest of the group.

On another note, he had to think up of a prank to punish Sakura for this. Shoving his hand into his jean pockets, he started back towards where she was. Suddenly, there was an ear-splinting sound. Everything happened in seconds. The ground shook with powerful vibrations. Naruto didn't have time to brace himself as a slab of concrete flew towards him with some devastatingly strong force and hit him heavily in his chest. It knocked the wind out of him and propelled him a few feet backwards. He slammed into the ground. The world turned black…


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