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Alriiiiiight now WARNING: if you read my other stories you know I'm not graphic at all. This chap has a more graphic scene. It's not really smut i don't think, but its more description than i get into. In fact, I hadn't really described much at all until I read reviews expecting description...so i added in some things. see how much I love yall?

Oh yah! About Sakura bashing...I got a review thanking me for including her as a character without bashing (ur welcome!!)

Now, I try not to bash, but its obvious I dislike her...I try to refrain from it but i may be a little mean to her now and then. ok that being said...

To those who dont like smut eh its not too bad I promise. JUST READ IT!!!

-Kitsune

Chapter X

Take Me

"Since you're all better we should totally celebrate!" Sakura said, rubbing on his arm, hinting at her intentions. Sasuke cleared his throat.

"You're right.." Sasuke then politely wrenched away from Sakura and walked over to Naruto, then put his hands in his pockets while they kept walking.

"Naruto. I'll take you out for Ramen tonight." Sasuke offered casually. Kakashi backed sideways away from them.

"Uh-oh. Better take cover." He muttered to Sakura, who was just staring in irritation at Naruto. Naruto completely lost all restraint.

"RAMEN!? Yeaaah!! Ramen I love you Sasuke I love you I love you I love you!!!" Naruto went off, hopping all over Sasuke eagerly. Sakura pointed.

"Did.. I just hear the words 'Sasuke' and 'I love you' follow each other out of Naruto's mouth?" Sakura said with horror.

"I don't care if Sasuke is buying him Ramen, that's extreme." Sakura pouted. Sasuke remained cool, bent a little under Naruto's weight while they tried to keep walking. "Hehehe YES!!! You're the best, I can't wait! RAMEN!!" Naruto exclaimed, throwing his arm around Sasuke's neck. Sasuke looked slightly overwhelmed in his usual conservative manner, but Sakura still saw the trace of a smile.

"Naruto…What's with this.. look at them!!" Sakura whined in her thoughts. Naruto was still hanging around Sasuke's neck, and Kakashi was laughing at them both. When they finally reached the house, Naruto went bounding off for his room, and Sasuke walked off to his.

"I'm gonna' shower and change, then we're gonna' go to town, Sensei." He said to Kakashi. Kakashi nodded.

"Fine with me." He agreed, sitting down with Sakura at the kitchen table. Sakura sighed when they were both gone, and looked at Kakashi.

"Sensei.. do you think when they said let's go for Ramen, they meant me too?" She asked him. Kakashi shrugged.

"Well, Sakura.. I don't know, I guess you'll have to ask Sasuke. But you have to remember that they've had a long past of being almost arch-enemies.. they're just now catching up on being cohesive teammates." Kakashi reasoned, knowing she wouldn't actually ask Sasuke, and trying to put it in a way that would kindly discourage her; he didn't want Sakura ruining what he knew was in reality a date.

Sakura and Kakashi looked up from their conversation about 30 minutes later, and Sasuke silently emerged from his room wearing a black collared shirt and dark-wash jeans. Sakura found herself drooling.

"Look at him.. just look at him…He always looks so amazing…" She thought to herself. Sasuke putted around for a little while, then sighed.

"Can someone tell me how it takes this long to shower and get dressed…" Sasuke said to them from his spot with his arms crossed against the wall. Sakura blinked, snapping out of her stare fest. Naruto suddenly came out of his room.

"Woohoo, ready!" He called as he closed his door. Kakashi and Sakura both stared at Naruto's red long sleeved tee, the sleeves pushed up to the elbows, and jeans. Sasuke got up off the wall and wordlessly opened the door. Naruto waved at Kakashi and Sakura, then bounded after Sasuke.

"Every cent you have is going toward my Ramen, Uchiha!!" Naruto shouted, and Kakashi and Sakura flinched as the door slammed shut.

"Whew. That night should be interesting." Kakashi commented, still staring at the door. "Why is Sasuke doing this?? Something's going on here Sensei!" Sakura exclaimed. Kakashi stared at her.

"You think so?" he asked. Sakura nodded.

"Well yeah! Sasuke's changing. He use to not care about what any girl wanted out of him.. well he still doesn't, but added to that I mean, he use to not care what Naruto was doing at all! I mean like you said, they were pure rivals, who learned to work together on missions because of obligation. And now Naruto.. Naruto use to include me in everything.. Naruto use to think Sasuke was the most bratty, conceited person around.. and now…" Sakura stopped talking.

"And now Sasuke's taking him out for Ramen. Which really means we've seen it all." Kakashi finished with a sigh as he stood up. "Yeah." Sakura replied dully.

In town, down at one of the nicest eat in Ramen restaurants, Naruto ordered for them both every kind of Ramen he saw, in big bowls, and they shared them, Naruto chugging more of it than Sasuke was obviously.

"You look good in red.." Sasuke muttered, looking over at him. Naruto looked around for anyone they knew first as he swallowed his noodles. Then he went back to Sasuke, leaning closer.

"You look good in black." He replied simply. Sasuke smirked, and Naruto leaned in further for a quick kiss.

"Mm.. best Ramen I've ever tasted." Sasuke commented, staring into Naruto's blue eyes. Naruto flushed and chuckled a little, scratching his head.

"Sasuke.." Naruto murmured. Sasuke leaned closer, simultaneously blocking the rest of the restaurant's view with his menu and they kissed heavily for the next ten seconds. "Whew.. alone time.." Naruto sighed. Sasuke scooted his seat closer.

"Come on, eat the rest of this and I'll order you some more Ramen." Sasuke offered. Sasuke watched as Naruto stared at the Ramen for a few seconds.

"Something wrong?" he asked when Naruto didn't even make a move for his chopsticks. Naruto shook his head.

"No.. nothing's wrong just…I can't believe you're actually like this Sasuke." Naruto said, gazing at him for a bit. Sasuke glanced at the counter-top.

"I can't believe it either." He admitted. Naruto traced Sasuke with his eyes.

"Sasuke.. you seem a little worried about things. Shouldn't you just let go? I meant let loose! If you feel this way then feel it!" Naruto exclaimed with a big encouraging smile. Sasuke stared into the Ramen bowl.

"I'm not like you Naruto. And.. what I don't understand is…how are you the way you are with your past?" Sasuke asked, truly puzzled. Naruto shrugged it off and stared at the counter-top.

"I guess you just.. suck it up and move on with life." Naruto answered. Sasuke watched Naruto slowly reach up and softly fingered the whiskers on his face. Sasuke kept quiet, not wanting to mention the nine-tailed demon fox. He grabbed the Ramen bowl and started eating.

"Hey!" Naruto exclaimed with a smile, eating with him. Sasuke smiled a little, glad to have side-tracked the serious talk.

They were walking home in the dark, and the path to the training grounds was boldly moonlit, the breeze pleasantly warm. Sasuke had one hand in his pocket and the other hand joined with Naruto's as they walked as slowly as possible. Sasuke stared at the dirt while they walked, and Naruto stared up at the sky.

"Sasuke? Don't you ever feel like being the complete opposite of yourself once in awhile? And I mean for more than just an hour or two after a night of screaming my name." Naruto laughed. Sasuke glanced at him for a moment, then went back to the ground.

"What do you mean…" he asked coolly. Naruto stared at Sasuke's profile.

"Well.. like I was saying in the Ramen place.. loosen up. Let it out. For God's sake, laugh!" Naruto encouraged.

"I laugh.." Sasuke excused, feeling a little bit exposed inside, and it was beginning to show in his face, though Naruto didn't notice yet.

"Right. I meant not sarcastically. Or with spite." Naruto snickered.

"Like this! HAHAHAHA!" Naruto put his hand that wasn't in Sasuke's on his hip, halted their walk, and uproariously laughed into the air. Sasuke stared, his heart-rate picking up a bit. He couldn't help but smirk and shake his head at Naruto.

"You're crazy.. And I can't be like you Naruto…" Sasuke came closer, silencing Naruto's laughter completely. They stood so close that their foreheads touched.

"That's why I'm so.. what's everybody's word…"brooding".. all the time. I have my own issues. You balance me Naru-chan." Sasuke whispered, his hands on either side of Naruto's face. His thumbs stroked the whiskers on Naruto's cheeks. Naruto briefly nibbled his bottom lip.

"Sas-Sasuke.." Naruto murmured. Sasuke began by gently sucking Naruto's bottom lip, then they found themselves deep into each other, ignoring their curfew. Naruto fisted his hands in Sasuke's dark hair, searched Sasuke's obsidian eyes, then pressed closer, nuzzling into the shoulder of Sasuke's dark clothing.

"Opposite's attract.. Huh Naruto.." Sasuke breathed while they continued kissing in the middle of the pathway.

"Maybe.. maybe we're more alike than you thought…" Naruto whispered through the kiss. Sasuke's tongue was in his mouth in the next few seconds, and they backed toward a tree.

"Lately.. every crazy thing you do…it makes me want to…I dunno'…take you behind something and make you scream for me.." Sasuke admitted, squeezing his eyes shut as Naruto nibbled his ear lobe. Naruto only moaned a little in response, and Sasuke continued kissing Naruto while he felt his shirt buttons being undone. They missed the tree they'd been aiming for and tumbled into a bush, rolling out on the ground on the other side, losing Sasuke's shirt in the process. Sasuke groaned, more than a bit turned on by having Naruto's full weight basically fall on top of him. Then his eyes flew open as Naruto licked right up the center of his stomach and chest from his belly button. "Ahhhh…Na—ru—to…" Sasuke groaned, sounding a little constricted. Naruto briefly paused to wipe sweat off of his forehead before going back to pleasing Sasuke, whose eyelids fluttered closed in ecstasy when Naruto went right to pressing firm, wet kisses right under his ear, which was the "spot" Naruto had happened upon before.

"Slower.. but a little harder.." Sasuke got enough breath to direct. And as soon as Naruto paced himself, they both found that everything came perfectly naturally. Sasuke ran his hands smoothly down Naruto's back while they kissed warmly, still on the ground behind the bush.

"Just relax Naruto…go slow…" Sasuke instructed quietly while they went on to necking. Both of them were sweaty already, and their breathing quickened; the suspense of moving slower made it all the better, and apparently Sasuke knew that. While they were busy tonguing and necking each other, Sasuke rolled Naruto under him, and when he did, Naruto's legs parted just slightly. Sasuke paused for about 5 seconds, and they locked eyes. Naruto's gaze didn't shift, so they kept going, more intimately than before. Naruto apprehensively played with Sasuke's belt buckle, and only the look on Sasuke's face gave him the nerve to keep on.

"Is this going to hurt.." Naruto murmured after awhile, feeling like they had to whisper in the dark, even though the past 20 minutes they'd been far above whispering level. "Yes…" Sasuke answered bluntly as Naruto's belt hit a log a few feet away.

"Well I don't care…Do it.. do it Sasuke…please, just make me scream..." Naruto gasped.

"Where'd.. you learn to talk dirty…Naru-koi…" Sasuke grunted.

"From you…" Naruto answered, nearly out of breath as Sasuke was undoing buttons. From then on, every touch Sasuke made burned against his skin. They fit together so easily—so perfectly.

He arched his back, pushing his body into Sasuke, squeezing his eyes shut and letting go a long, gasping moan as Sasuke's skilled tongue movements traced and dragged torturous circles along his neck and shoulder. He lost so much focus that he nearly forgot to pleasure Sasuke also, but apparently he didn't have to. His dark haired avenger seemed to be in some sort of trance, every precise movement sliding against him in melodic perfection...the pleasure became so white hot that it ached deliciously.

Sasuke gently played with him, distance between them nonexistent, immensely enjoying the squirming and groaning that the blonde was performing against him. He licked his lips as he touched two fingers to Naruto's moist lips. "Go ahead…" he murmured, extremely stimulated almost to the point of dizziness merely by the sight of Naruto's flushed pink cheeks while he sucked slowly and wetly on the fingers in his mouth. The sounds coming from Naruto were growing more and more needy, and when Sasuke removed his fingers, Naruto nearly begged to be taken. "Sasuke….Ahhh Sasuke..." Naruto panted. "Relax…just relax, I'll try to go gentle…" Sasuke murmured against Naruto's ear, his fingers stretching Naruto to try to get him ready. It took every bit of willpower he had to refrain from just ravaging the powerless blonde beneath him without an ounce of gentleness…

"Geez…you're so tight…" he groaned, and just saying that made him painfully aroused. "Damn…" He hissed, drawing his breath in through his teeth as Naruto's fingers dug into his upper arms. The blonde was beginning to shudder from arousal.

"Oh.. Ohhh.. Oh my God, Sasukeee!!" Naruto exclaimed, and Sasuke outright smiled as he watching the gasping, lustful breaths of his beautiful blonde below him, admiring the sexual flush gracing his hyperactive lover's face and neck. He pushed, replacing his fingers with the entire length of himself, thrusting into the moaning kitsune, feeling closer and closer to exploding in climax while he focused on keeping his eyes open so he could watch Naruto move with him. Naruto's back arched as he gave adorable squeak, then let out a cry so heated that a crowd of birds exploded from out of a nearby tree, fluttering away into the humid night air. He panted and cried and pleaded for mercy as Sasuke buried himself inside him again and again, the both of them hitting wave after wave of white-hot, blinding, searing orgasmic shock as Sasuke moved steadily in—out—in—out…

Just when the blonde was beginning to think he was going to pass out from over-stimulation, Sasuke collapsed from exhaustion beside him, utterly spent, gasping for air.

After a half hour of just laying there in glorious exhaustion, Sasuke was crawling around on the ground, feeling in the dark for his shirt with his belt buckle undone, but not straying too far from Naruto, who was already fully clothed, but was laying there, staring blankly, the remnants of tears streaming down his face. Sasuke did a double take, then came back over from behind, putting his arms around Naruto.

"Sorry.. Not enough 'mushy' time afterward?" Sasuke breathed with a slight smirk, smearing a few tears off of Naruto's face with the palm of his hand and occasionally his thumb.

"I think I'm crying out of pure shock.." Naruto gasped. Sasuke couldn't help but feel about twice as proud of himself than he usually did.

"Okay where's my shirt.. we need to get out of here, we're an hour and a half late." Sasuke said, standing up as he buckled his belt. Naruto stood up slowly, rubbing his back. "Ah.. ah.. Ow…I'll feel this for days…Itai…" He groaned, leaning on Sasuke and ending up brushing his lips along Sasuke's bare shoulder. Sasuke stood there dazedly with one arm around Naruto's waist. Then he spotted his shirt in the bush. He picked up the tattered pieces.

"Ah.. no wonder my shirt came off so easy. It tore off when we fell in the bush." Sasuke explained.

"Hm.. how am I going to explain this one.." he mused, thinking while Naruto stood up straight and looked around. He stayed close to Naruto, feeling like he had to have some part of himself touching Naruto at all times.

"I guess that's how close you get when you go all the way.." Sasuke thought to himself. He leaned in and turned Naruto to face him, drawing him into a few warm kisses before taking his hand. "Let's go.. I'm beat.. and gimme' your undershirt."

Naruto paused them in front of the door, seeing from the light on inside that Kakashi and Sakura were still up, and there'd be no avoiding them.

"Hold on Sasuke. How are you going to explain your shirt?" he asked sensibly. Sasuke shrugged, rubbing his fingers on the soft cotton of Naruto's undershirt which he now wore.

"Easy.. it got a little hot in the restaurant." Sasuke said. Naruto crossed his arms. "Sasuke. Where's the shirt then?" Naruto complained. Sasuke sighed.

"I have another one. And they won't notice I don't have it with me. Now. Naruto.." Sasuke stepped closer, rubbing Naruto's shoulders with his hands.

"We really have to be extra careful with ourselves. We're one person now. But we still have to act like two. You understand that? What I'm saying?" Sasuke whispered. Naruto nodded, standing close to him.

"Yeah.. yeah of course." They opened the door slowly and Sasuke casually walked in, his hands still in his pockets, and Naruto came behind him.

"I think that was the best Ramen I've ever had!" Naruto exclaimed when Sakura waved to them from the table. Kakashi was on the couch a few feet away.

"Sasuke. From a black button down to a white tee-shirt. Hm?" Kakashi said right off the bat. Sasuke sat at the table across from Sakura.

"It got a little hot." Sasuke excused. Naruto sat beside Sakura on her side of the table, trying desperately to hide his flinching. He ached terribly all over.

"Yeah, really hot." He laughed, his cheeks going pink. Sasuke cringed and contained himself, feeling like reaching across the table and slapping him for hinting so much.

"Hm.. So that's just the first thing I observed when you came in. The real issue.. hour and a half past curfew?" Kakashi asked, cocking his head at them. Naruto opened his mouth to speak but Sasuke beat him to it.

"I bought him every type of noodle known to man.. lost track of the time we were taking to eat it all.. then had to walk slow because he ate too much." Sasuke excused.

"Hey!" Naruto protested, kicking him under the table. Sasuke only leaned on his elbows and folded his hands.

"Haha, remember that first time in class, and all the girls wanted to sit by you so I jumped up on your desk and stared you down, then fell on you and kissed you by mistake??" Naruto laughed. Sakura found that she was still angry that Sasuke's first kiss had been Naruto. Meanwhile Sasuke was stifling snickering. Naruto laughed freely.

"Wow we were so mad! But it was weird how normal we were around each other, when you think about what happened." Naruto said. Sasuke gave a half smile.

"Guess we knew a little bit even back then that we'd have to get along eventually."

"But that doesn't mean kissing!" Sakura exclaimed randomly. Kakashi shook his head from the couch. Sasuke snorted, then outright laughed. Sakura's jaw hit the table, Kakashi sat up straight, and Naruto stared, wide-eyed, a grin stuck on his face. Sasuke went on laughing. Naruto flashed back to the conversation they'd just had outside in the dark.

"..like I was saying in the Ramen place.. loosen up. Let it out. For God's sake, laugh!"

"You're crazy.. And I can't be like you Naruto…"

Sasuke caught his breath and straightened up.

"Whew.. sorry.. that was funny.." Sasuke cleared his throat and settled into a cool smirk, then looked up and caught that Naruto was staring at him, wearing a particularly satisfied adoring look. His eyes practically read; "I love you…"

Sasuke smiled back, and they both blushed and immediately looked away from each other. Sakura, this time, caught the strange look. She stared at them both. "What…what was that?" she asked bluntly. Sasuke's cheeks burned. He felt a little weird. Like…a nervousness.

"It was nothing.." he chuckled awkwardly, catching Naruto's glance again. Sakura watched Naruto bite his bottom lip, his cheeks matching his shirt.

"What's going on? WHAT IS GOING ON!?" Sakura screamed at herself in her mind. "Sasuke…? Do you wanna' do something tomorrow night too?" Naruto asked. Sakura stared blankly, remembering the many times she herself had asked the same question. Naruto sounded like the many girls that had asked Sasuke out in the past. Sasuke nodded.

"Sure. Let's do that." Sasuke agreed, standing up.

"I'm going to bed. Still lacking a little strength. I need my sleep." Sakura watched him go, and felt like she was about to cry.

"Every girl…every girl dreams of getting Sasuke to go out with her.. and me.. he's my own teammate.. I've known him for years. We should be together by now…he won't give me the time of day…he…he just doesn't care…" Sakura sighed heavily, and Naruto stood up from the table too.

"You sound like you need some bedtime too Sakura. Night!" Naruto waved and left.

Naruto and Sasuke spent about an hour standing in Naruto's doorway talking, postponing going off to bed.

"Your back okay yet? Maybe you should lie down or something." Sasuke said with a smirk. Naruto sneered.

"It's fine, you teme…" Sasuke reached out and fiddled with a strand of Naruto's hair while he leaned all his weight against the doorframe.

"I keep thinking about your face earlier…you looked so stressed.. but.. it was like.. good stress.." Sasuke continued. Naruto blushed badly.

"Sasuke-kun…I've done faces like that before.." Sasuke shook his head.

"Hah.. not like those.. because I've never done that to you before." Sasuke reasoned. Naruto leaned to kiss Sasuke briefly, trying to hold off on excess physical contact while the others were inside the house.

"Well.. goodnight Naruto.." Sasuke backed slowly from the door, put his hands in his pockets and walked away down the dark hallway.

"Oh and I'm keeping your shirt. It's comfortable." Sasuke added. Naruto smiled fondly. "Hah… Sasuke…you're amazing." Naruto whispered long after Sasuke had left view.

Naruto drifted off to sleep, but his dreams would not remain peaceful.

He could feel his heart beating through his ears. His own heartbeat surrounded him, a steady, thudding rhythm. Around him was black. His body felt cold.

"What… what's this.." he whispered. His voice faded away into nothingness, and he felt like it was as if he'd never said a word.

"Sasuke?" he called next, and nearly immediately Sasuke was in front of him. He started, but paused, staring.

"You're.. not.. Sasuke.."

"I am."

"You're not!" he yelled back at the calm voice coming from the look-a-like. He stared closer.

"I don't really love you. You know it. You're hiding it. Buying into every mushy thing I say." Sasuke said. Naruto backed himself away, shaking his head.

"No.. no don't say that.." he whispered hoarsely, but the pain in his chest was growing, and the form of Sasuke in from of him watched him drop to his knees.

"Control of you Naruto. That's all I want. I can steal your power. That's why I'm becoming one with you. To peek into your inner soul…Nine-Tail." Naruto plugged his ears from both Sasuke's voice and the increasingly loud beating of his own heart. "What's happening to me.. what's happening.." Naruto murmured, feeling himself wake up from the nightmare, but still hearing the voices and his heartbeat. The red chakra of the Kyuubi began to visibly leak from his body.

"Ah.. what?! What's happening.. I can't move—" Naruto felt at his throat as his voice constricted.

"No Sasuke help...Sasuke—Sasu—" Naruto gasped breathlessly, feeling himself choke. He began to feel the taste of blood in the back of his throat, and he was spurting it within the next few seconds.

Sasuke woke up with a start the next morning, but looked around and couldn't tell why he had. His watch said 7AM. Sasuke got himself up, glad that he could finally get in a good day of full strength training.

"I'd better go get Naruto now.. make sure I didn't wear him out too much.." Sasuke thought to himself as he got dressed. He hurried, feeling a little uneasy.

"Hm.. I'm jumpy…why did I wake up so suddenly.. something's wrong."

Ok yeh. Meh, yes I know, I just ruined their post-sex happiness (awww). Makes for good drama!! CLIFFHANGER!