A lot of smut in this chapter… But you know you love it.

Chapter 10 – White day

"Hmm Sasuke…" he moaned as he kissed and licked the soft, pale skin of his lover's neck, "you taste good…"

"Just don't bite me," the raven teased him, "and no more hickeys… Kakashi asked me why I always wear a scarf the other day."

"Mm tell him you're cold…"

"He's gonna start suspecting something soon," Sasuke sighed as he ran his fingers through Naruto's messy blond locks lazily.

The vampire looked up and gave him a soft kiss.

"Just tell him."

"Oh yeah, sure. Kakashi I have something I need to tell you; I'm gay. And my boyfriend's a vampire."

Naruto laughed.

"It's not funny."

"It kinda is," he argued before kissing him again.

Suddenly the door was opened violently. They both jumped and looked up, Naruto cursing inwardly because he had forgotten to lock the door again. At least they weren't completely naked; they were shirtless though. Kiba didn't seem to be bothered.

"Ah guys I'm sorry!" He didn't sound sorry at all. He sat in the computer chair. "Shikamaru won't wake up and I just gotta tell someone, it's too crazy! I just got back from my date with Hinata!"

"So fucking what?" Sasuke said and he pulled away from Naruto, clutching a pillow in his lap to cover himself.

"You guys, she's a freakin' vampire! I swear, I'm not kidding! She drank my blood and then she healed it!" He pointed at his neck, "I know you're not gonna believe me. But it's true! Ah what the hell am I supposed to do?" He laughed, "You probably think I'm insane… right?"

Sasuke's eyes were wide. As for Naruto he decided he should play dumb for now. He got up and grabbed Kiba's arm.

"Get out of my room it's not even funny…" he practically threw him outside. He closed the door and locked it this time.

"But it's true," Kiba pounded on the door, "you have to believe me, she told me not to tell anyone but I can't just keep this to myself! Dude I never thought that shit was real myself but it is!"

Naruto leaned on the door and closed his eyes. "Just go away Kiba."

"Aw man I knew no one would believe me…" They heard Kiba's footsteps fading in the hallway.

Naruto opened his eyes and looked at Sasuke.

"What the hell…" the raven muttered. "She actually drank his blood?"

"That's what I'd like to know," he went to get his cell phone and sat on his bed, running his fingers through his hair frantically.

Hinata answered on the first ring.

"What the hell were you thinking?" he asked, trying to keep his voice down.

"I'm so sorry Naruto," she said in a little voice, "I didn't mean for him to find out. But… it was my first time going on a date with a human… ever… and I was thirsty… It sort of just happened…"

Sasuke sat really close to him so he could hear their conversation. Naruto sighed.

"And you didn't compel him to forget?"

"He asked me not to…"

"You're not supposed to ask the person if they want their memory erased, Hinata, you're supposed to just do it."

"I'm sorry," she seemed on the verge of tears.

"Look calm down," Naruto frowned, "it's not that big a deal I guess. Shikamaru already knows anyway. And I'm pretty sure Kiba won't tell anyone else. But you have to be more careful okay? Don't do that with just any human you meet."

"But… I think I really like him."

Naruto face palmed. Why did Hinata have to finally move on with Kiba of all people?

"Just… try to keep the situation under control. Don't go changing him or anything all right?" he pleaded. "And everything should be fine."

"Okay… thanks for being so understanding Naruto."

"Yeah… just be more careful from now on."

"I will…"

"Good night Hinata."

"Good night..."

As he hung up he rested his head on Sasuke's shoulder. "I can't fucking believe her… he found out on the first date."

Sasuke pulled away but Naruto held on to him, hugging his waist.

"Sasuke… I'm really stressed out right now… I need you to comfort me…"

"Not in the mood anymore…" he pulled away completely and crawled to the other side of the bed.

"What? Why?" the blond pouted and he threw himself on Sasuke, rolling him on his back and pinning him down.

"Let go of me…" he struggled but Naruto wouldn't let him escape.

Instead he kissed his neck, his chest, his nipples… It wasn't long before Sasuke was trembling from desire under him. This was almost too easy. Then Naruto just stopped and pulled away.

Sasuke looked up at him in protest and Naruto laughed.

"What?" He said innocently, "I thought you weren't in the mood."

Naruto's little stunt had the desired effect. The werewolf's aggressive side took over and he threw him on the mattress only to kiss him harshly. Sasuke grinded against him repeatedly making them both moan through the kiss. Naruto reached with his hands to unbutton Sasuke's jeans. But actually the latter didn't let him. Instead he pulled away and stripped quickly. And then he took off Naruto's pants and boxers violently.

"Are you bipolar?" the vampire teased, "One minute you don't want me to touch you, and the next you're all over me…"

"It's your fault," Sasuke said as an explanation.

"Oh, okay…" he chuckled and then it turned into a moan as Sasuke licked his hardened shaft. "Damn Sasuke you're getting good at this…"

"Yeah?"

"Mm… yeah."

Naruto suddenly flipped them over and he lifted Sasuke up. He kissed him passionately while opening his drawer, searching for the lube. He had bought it a few days ago, after their intense session of jerking each other off… He'd wanted to get ready to take the next step… Sasuke looked like he couldn't be more ready.

As he pressed lubed up fingers to his entrance Sasuke spread his legs a little. He swallowed and lifted his face to meet Naruto's lips. Taking the hint the vampire continued distracting him with passionate kisses as he started stretching him. He was so tight… Naruto wanted to be as gentle as possible.

"You okay?" he asked.

"Yeah," Sasuke reassured him.

So he added a third finger in. Sasuke hissed in pain.

"Sorry…"

"It's okay," the raven replied and they kissed again.

After stretching him thoroughly Naruto turned him around. He absolutely loved the sight of Sasuke like this, on all four and so submissive, waiting for him. His tattoo was so sexy and Naruto trailed soft kisses all over his back. Sasuke reached with his hand to caress his thigh, as if to encourage him.

"You really okay with this?" Naruto whispered as he placed his hands on Sasuke's tight little ass.

"Yeah… stop asking…" he chuckled.

Naruto applied some more lube on his painfully hard cock and then he slid inside of Sasuke slowly. The raven's insides were clutching tightly and Naruto had to stop halfway, closing his eyes.

"Relax…" he said and he placed a kiss in between Sasuke's shoulder blades.

"Kinda hurts…" he moaned.

Immediately Naruto pulled away. But Sasuke protested.

"No, it's fine… I can take it. I knew it would hurt I'm not an idiot."

The vampire nodded and as he slid inside of Sasuke once more he wrapped his arm around his thin waist. He kissed the back of his neck repeatedly to try to distract him from the pain.

"Are you okay?" he whispered.

"I told you to stop asking that… just keep going…"

Naruto obliged. With each thrust Sasuke was biting his lip, repressing moans of pain. For Naruto it felt amazing, but he didn't like it if he was hurting Sasuke. He tried different angles tentatively and soon he got the desired reaction from the teenager.

"Ah… that felt… good." He panted.

Naruto smirked and went a little faster. Sasuke's arms went weak and he lowered his body. Only Naruto's arm around his waist was keeping his hips lifted.

"N-Naruto…" he moaned.

"I like it when you say my name," Naruto purred. He lifted himself up suddenly and grabbed Sasuke's hips tightly. He moved back and forth harder and Sasuke almost screamed.

"Fuck… Oh god…" Sasuke kept cursing and moaning and all those sounds were the best music to Naruto's ears.

"Keep talking," he encouraged him.

"I… fuck I… I think I'm gonna…"

Naruto slowed down a little. He didn't want this to be over too quickly. He leaned closer to Sasuke's face, and the latter turned his flustered face so that their lips could meet. They kissed fiercely for a few moments. When they pulled away Naruto didn't lose any time in resuming his previous activities. Sasuke became a squirming mess again, fisting the sheets and moaning Naruto's name.

The latter slid his hand down Sasuke's abs and enveloped his erection. The combined pleasures were soon too much for Sasuke to handle and he came with one last moan. Naruto thrusted a few more times and finished as well.

They collapsed on the side of the bed that wasn't stained and Naruto laughed lightly as Sasuke held him.

"I really love how loud you are when I fuck you."

"Sorry can't help it…" he buried his face in his chest.

Naruto caressed his hair softly, "I just told you that I loved it! Don't apologize."

"Hmm… my ass is gonna hurt tomorrow."

"Sorry about that," Naruto chuckled, sliding his hand to caress his butt.

"You don't sound sorry."

"Heh, guess it's hard to be sorry when I'm feeling so freakin' good…" he held him tighter and kissed his hair. "I think I'm falling in love with you," he whispered.

Sasuke tensed.

"Too soon, I get it. Pretend I didn't say anything," Naruto said casually.

"I… can't really…"

"Shh…" Naruto caressed his hair, "don't worry about it."

Sasuke slowly relaxed in his arms and eventually his breathing evened. Naruto smiled fondly. He didn't regret his words at all; he truly meant them.

…

A week later, they had another day off from recording and Sasuke was spending the day at Kakashi's house for once. But apparently his adoptive father had gotten himself a new girlfriend so he was going out on a date with her because it was White Day and he had a present to give her and some stupid crap like that.

So Sasuke ended up spending the afternoon alone. He did some very boring stuff like cleaning up and washing dishes. The place was a real mess and he made a note to self never to leave Kakashi on his own for too long.

At around 4 pm he got a text from Naruto.

I'm picking you up in an hour. We're going on a date.

Sasuke raised a fine black eyebrow, and threw his cell phone away. Since when did Naruto warn him before coming over to his place anyway? Oh well…

He went to the bathroom and leaned on the sink, looking at himself on the mirror. His long raven hair looked nice enough as always. He wore his favorite ripped skinny jeans and dark blue tank top. He wondered if he should change or keep those clothes.

And then he wondered why the hell he felt so self-conscious all of a sudden?

He remembered Naruto's words, when they'd had sex, last week… I think I'm falling in love with you.

Sasuke's heart was racing a little just as he thought about this. Of course he returned Naruto's feelings; he couldn't deny it. But he couldn't say it… it was way too embarrassing.

He sighed, flicked off the light and returned to his bedroom. He picked up the acoustic guitar in the corner of his room and tuned it to pass the time more than anything. It felt nice not to have to worry about studying anymore, but at the same time he had way too much time to think. And thinking wasn't good. Thinking made him nervous.

What would happen if Kakashi found out about his relationship with Naruto? Hell, what would happen if Itachi found out? That would be even worst.

And also he wondered about the blond vampire himself. Was he really serious about all this or was it just some sort of phase? He knew he was silly for worrying so much and he hated himself for that, but he couldn't help it. He was just so confused sometimes. He wished he could talk to someone about it. But Kakashi and Itachi were out of the question. And he had no one else.

He sighed and flipped his bangs aside, looking out the window. The sky was still bright. Winter was almost over now. He wondered what would happen during the following months.

Would their album sell – if they managed to finish it that is? Would that moron Kiba ever figure out that Naruto was a vampire just like his new girlfriend Hinata? Would Kakashi stay with his girlfriend for longer than a week or two for once? And what was happening with Itachi these days, he wondered… He hadn't seen him in a while and he missed him.

Grabbing his notebook he scribbled down some lyrics ideas. With Naruto they were often working together and coming out with countless possibilities. He really loved those moments – it was amazing being able to share his passion with someone that he liked so much.

The hour passed and Naruto eventually came knocking at his door. Actually using the door for once, was he? Sasuke chuckled as he went to open it. His eyes widened slightly. Naruto looked so handsome… He wore black dress shoes and skinny jeans, a black button down shirt and a white tie to complete the look. His wild golden blond hair looked incredibly beautiful in the fading sunlight. He was holding three violet roses in his hand.

"For you," he smiled teasingly.

"You gotta be kidding me," he muttered but he stepped aside to let him in.

"I know you don't like romance…"

"Well if you know then why would you do that kinda stuff anyway?" Sasuke said but he gave in and took the flowers to go put them in water.

"Felt like it, your faces are funny," Naruto hugged him from behind and Sasuke stopped his movements. "And I'm sure you secretly like it," he whispered in his ear, blond hair entangling with raven black.

Sasuke pushed him away even though his knees suddenly felt weak, "As a matter of fact I don't secretly like it."

Well maybe a little… but how the hell would he explain the flowers to Kakashi? Well maybe it was as good a time as others to tell him that he was gay and that apparently his boyfriend thought he was a girl.

"So you wanted to go on a date?" Sasuke turned to look at the handsome blond.

"Yeah," he smiled.

Sasuke walked past him but Naruto grabbed his arm to pull him into a soft embrace. After kissing his lips he let go. Blushing slightly – he still wasn't used to all this boyfriend stuff – Sasuke went to lace his boots. He also picked up his jacket and then he stepped outside, waiting for Naruto.

After locking the door he followed him to his car.

"The sun really doesn't bother you?"

"Hurts my eyes a little, but these do the trick," he chuckled as he put on his stylish sunglasses.

"It doesn't hurt your skin?"

"Not anymore. It's uncomfortable if I stay in the sun too long, that's all."

"Hmm…" Sasuke was thoughtful. Naruto started the car and moved forward, lowering the volume of the radio so that they could talk.

"But what happens to the... new vampires if they go out in the sun?"

"Their skin is really fragile and burns really fast actually," Naruto said, "Why?"

"Just curious. So where are we going?" he asked, changing the subject.

"It's a surprise," the vampire said with a devilish grin.

"Hn…" he feigned indifference but he was a little bit excited by all this.

He looked out the window and there was a long silence but it wasn't uncomfortable. The sky started darkening eventually as they drove for a really long time. They were going west but Sasuke still had no idea what their exact destination could be.

"Kiba still hasn't figured out that I'm like Hinata," Naruto said at some point, "and he just doesn't talk about it. I think they're seeing each other very often though. I'm kinda worried that she's gonna do something stupid."

"Like changing him?" Sasuke glanced at him.

"Yeah…" Naruto shrugged it off, "But anyway, I guess there's nothing much I can do about it."

"Yeah don't worry about it, let them deal with their problems."

There was another silence and Sasuke finally gave in his curiosity and asked where they were going again. Naruto smirked. He took off his sunglasses and sent him an amused glance.

"I told you, it's a surprise."

"You're so childish."

"You're the childish one for insisting to know what your surprise is," Naruto pointed out.

"When did I insist?"

Naruto smiled at him, "You're so cute."

He really, really hated it when Naruto used those words randomly in the middle of an argument. And Naruto knew it he was doing it on purpose.

"I'm so gonna come after you on next full moon and rip off a limb or two."

"We both know you wouldn't do that."

"Watch me."

"I would actually like to see your wolf form," Naruto said seriously.

"What you've never seen a wolf before?"

"Werewolves are different. They're bigger, and their fur can be many different colors, right? I saw one with bright red fur once."

"My fur is nothing special according to Kakashi anyway," he shrugged, "it's black."

Naruto smiled, "Aw that's cute."

"You're really overusing that word. Stop it."

"I'll try. So your fur is all black then?"

"Well… Kakashi said my ears, paws and tail are paler, like gray."

"Aw…!"

"Shut up."

Naruto chuckled, "Excuse me for being in such a good mood when I'm spending quality time with my boyfriend…"

"I don't think I've ever seen you not in a good mood," Sasuke said, suddenly thoughtful.

"I don't get angry very often," Naruto admitted, "but it happens. Sometimes."

"You probably don't have much credibility," Sasuke mocked him.

"Ha! I think you'd be in for a surprise."

"Now I'm curious. Maybe I'll try to make you angry."

"Nah I couldn't be angry at you," he smiled.

"What if I told you I didn't want to have sex with you ever again?"

Naruto was unfazed, "I know you don't mean it so it's not gonna work."

Sasuke snorted and looked out the window, annoyed. It was impossible to have the last freakin' word with that idiotic vampire damn it.

As he took in their surroundings he finally found out their destination. Naruto had brought him to an onsen. And it seemed like a very fancy place. Sasuke was actually a little touched… He really liked places like this. Who didn't?

The vampire smiled as they got out of the car. He opened the trunk and took out a small black suitcase.

"I packed us some clothes for tomorrow," he explained.

"You really thought this over," Sasuke whispered.

Naruto threw his arm over his shoulders, "Does that mean you like your surprise?"

"It's pretty great," he admitted.

They made their way inside and Naruto checked in at the front desk. After that he led him to a separate suite room. Sasuke was even more surprised now; they even had their own private bath outside.

"I don't want any other guy to see you naked," Naruto said teasingly. He dropped the suitcase on the bed and then he took Sasuke's hands, "You okay?"

Sasuke didn't know what to say. It was the first time someone was doing something like this for him.

"Yeah more than okay," he said in a low voice.

Naruto hugged him and kissed him softly.

"What about the studio, don't we need to be there early tomorrow morning?"

"I cancelled," the vampire shrugged, "I told them I wasn't feeling well and I wouldn't be able to make it tomorrow."

"As if you could get sick."

"Ah, yeah but they don't know that."

Naruto rid him of his jacket, and then his hands snuck underneath his blue tank top.

"Impatient?"

"You have no idea," the blond breathed against his ear.

Sasuke pulled away teasingly and he undressed himself without Naruto's help, before wrapping a towel around his waist. He glanced behind his shoulder and noticed that the vampire was watching him with dark blue eyes full of lust.

He tossed the towel aside last minute before sliding in the hot water. He let out a quiet, contented sigh as he sat and the water reached his neck. This felt nice…

It was Sasuke's turn to stare when Naruto took off tie, shirt, pants and boxers. He didn't lose any time in joining him in the large round bath. They locked eyes for a moment and Sasuke was amazed at the depth of Naruto's blue eyes in the dark. There was only a dim outdoor light. He found himself thinking that those eyes were almost entrancing. They leaned closer to each other and kissed softly.

But as always they couldn't get enough, and their touch became more fierce and intense. As much as Sasuke enjoyed this, he felt a little too hot in the water. So he lifted himself up slightly, letting the cold wind refresh him. Naruto followed his movements, wrapping his arms around him tightly. The water reached their waists.

"We probably shouldn't be doing something like this in here…" Sasuke whispered.

"What are you talking about?" Naruto exclaimed teasingly, "Why do you think I rented the room with the private bath?"

Sasuke laughed and pulled Naruto closer to kiss his neck. Sometimes he liked sucking at the skin harshly, and then watching in fascination as it healed within a few seconds. Naruto made fun of him.

"Stop being upset 'cause you can't mark me."

"I'm not upset. It's just funny to look at your weird vampire skin. Why is it so tan anyway? All your other vampire friends are really pale."

"Well I've never been really careful when it comes to going out in the sun," Naruto said quietly, trailing his fingers along Sasuke's sides, "so maybe that's why. And I had tan skin as a human."

"Where are you from originally?"

"I don't know…"

The raven pulled away, frowning slightly, "What do you mean you don't know?"

"I was an abandoned child," he explained, "I never knew who my biological parents were. But the people who took me in were really nice to me and treated me like their own son."

"You never told me that…" Sasuke whispered. He supposed there were still a lot of things he didn't know about Naruto.

"It's not really important," the blond shrugged slightly and he kissed him again.

Once more their little making out session became quite heated and Sasuke felt himself growing hard quickly. When their erections came in contact he inhaled sharply and tilted his head back a little. And when Naruto grinded his hips harshly he felt himself growing even harder if possible.

"Naruto," he moaned, "I really…"

"Yeah?" the vampire smirked. He slid his hands to Sasuke's ass.

"Really want…"

"Hmm? Say it."

"Want you to fuck me right now," he whispered. He was already flustered but the damn hot water wasn't helping.

Naruto turned him around in a swift movement and Sasuke lost his footing. The vampire wrapped his arms around his waist before he could fall in the water.

"Idiot," Sasuke said.

"You like it."

"N-No I… Ahh fuck…!" Naruto had penetrated him without warning and Sasuke grabbed the ledge of the bath, trembling. If Naruto hadn't been holding him he would've fallen again.

"You okay?" Naruto said in a concerned voice.

"Yeah…" he breathed.

It didn't hurt as much as the last time… Well it was painful but the pleasure was just so intense… With every thrust he wanted more, and he repressed loud moans.

"Don't hold back," Naruto whispered eventually, "you know I love to hear your voice…"

"What if people hear us…" he glanced around worriedly.

"The public baths are on the other side of the inn," Naruto said, "don't worry…"

He pounded faster inside of him and Sasuke moaned loudly; even if he wanted to he couldn't have repressed it this time. It was just too amazing…

"I really love your tattoo," Naruto purred as he caressed his back with his free hand, "you're my angel…"

"D'you think you could… ah… be even… cornier?"

"Yes; I think you're the most beautiful…"

"Okay," Sasuke cut him, "okay I believe you."

Naruto laughed and then he grabbed his hips and increased the pace even more. He leaned closer, pressing his chest against Sasuke's back. With his hand he reached for Sasuke's cock and he stroked him.

This time they came at once, panting and their hearts racing. Sasuke let himself fall on the seat but instead Naruto caught him and pulled him in his lap.

"Hmm… It's too hot…" Sasuke complained lazily and he tried to move away.

Naruto whined while nuzzling his hair but then he let go of him. They sat in silence for a few moments, enjoying the peaceful evening.

Sasuke was the first one to get out of the water. He shivered violently because of the change of temperature, and he quickly wrapped the towel around his body and went inside. Naruto followed soon after. In a silent agreement they went to the bathroom and took a shower together.

The young werewolf felt a little bit exhausted after the intense sex in the bath so they didn't take long; they just rinsed themselves and then turned off the water.

They dried themselves. Naruto used his towel to ruffle Sasuke's hair teasingly, the latter glaring at him and replacing his hair indignantly afterwards.

In the suitcase Naruto had packed some comfortable sweat pants and t-shirts so they put those on without a word.

"I have something for you," the vampire announced with a smile when they were dressed.

Sasuke sat on the bed and hid his face in his hands.

"What's wrong?" Naruto asked.

"All this is already too much…" he whispered.

"Don't worry about it! It makes me really happy," Naruto insisted. "Now close your eyes."

"Why?"

"Just do it."

Sasuke obliged, keeping his hands in front of his eyes. He felt Naruto sitting behind him on the bed, and then he felt something cold on his skin, around his neck. He opened his eyes.

"What…?"

He looked down and realized it was Naruto's chain, the one with the gothic cross. Sasuke really loved that chain, but…

"Why would you give me that?" he looked up at him. Naruto shrugged, shifting to sit next to him.

"I've had it for a really long time. Now I want you to have it," he said simply.

"But…" he hesitated. He didn't know what to say.

"You like it, don't you?" He smiled, "And it fits your style. Do you want to know the story behind it?"

"You're gonna tell me anyway," Sasuke smiled back. Of course he wanted to know…

"It's really silly. In stories it always said that vampires could be hurt by crosses. And anciently people really believed that. So back in my time it kind of became a fashion trend for vampires to wear crosses – kind of to mock humans. I bought mine spontaneously from a travelling merchant and I ended up wearing it really often. But I don't know… I was looking for a gift that would remind you of me."

Sasuke clutched it in his hand and looked up at Naruto.

"Thank you…" he was really touched actually. All of this was really too much…

Before they could kiss they were interrupted by Naruto's cell phone.

"Damn it, I forgot to turn it off again!"

"It's fine."

"It's Deidara…" Naruto bit his lip, hesitated, and then answered, taking a few steps away from Sasuke.

He couldn't hear Deidara's voice, so he only got Naruto's side of the conversation.

"… She's gonna be here tomorrow? … Ah fuck just what I needed... You won't tell her anything though right? … Yeah I know… Okay well thanks for telling me… Okay… All right… Bye."

"What was that all about?" Sasuke frowned. Naruto was pacing the room, looking very troubled.

"There's something I need to tell you," the vampire finally said and he came to sit beside him again.

"Okay…?"

"The girl who turned me... she's coming to Tokyo. Tomorrow. With her two friends."

"..."

"Apparently they're werewolf hunters," Naruto admitted as he looked at him intensely with worried blue eyes.

Sasuke glanced away, his frown deepening. "They hunt down werewolf packs?"

"Yes."

"I've got to warn my brother." Sasuke got up. He picked up his jeans.

"What are you doing?"

"Getting dressed. I need to go now. If you don't mind…" he added, glancing at Naruto.

He felt a little bit guilty. After all he had paid so that they could spend the night at this place. But he really needed to warn Itachi about this.

"Can't you just call him?" Naruto frowned.

"Idiot doesn't have a cell phone. They're all about living in the nature with as minimum technology as possible… They think they're animals just because they transform into wolves once every month. I know it's retarded…"

"Well it's their choice," the blond said, "but it sucks that you can't reach your brother."

"Yeah… I've never actually been there, but he told me the directions precisely, in case I ever wanted to go join him."

"Well if you want to go now I'll drive you."

"It's kinda far," Sasuke said apologetically.

"I don't mind," Naruto reassured him.

Sasuke nodded silently. Once they were properly dressed and had put on their shoes, Naruto went to check out at the front desk, thanking them and telling them there was a family emergency. It wasn't exactly false…

Outside Sasuke was overwhelmed by guilt again as Naruto put the suitcase back in the trunk of his car. Without thinking he walked over to him and hugged him tightly, burying his face in the crook of his neck. Naruto caressed his hair softly.

"Thank you," Sasuke whispered.

"It's okay, let's go," Naruto said simply.

TBC