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Warnings: Rated T for a reason. Yaoi, Mature themes, Bad language.

Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

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'...' thoughts

000 time skips

Chapter nine: Stay with me, Always

Naruto shivered as the cold air nipped at his cheeks, he was freezing and he felt oddly alone. The blonde blinked silently and lay up in a familiar bed.

"Owie" he squeaked looking down at his neck; which was scabbed and covered in little pink hickies. Naruto frowned forgetting why his neck was in such condition. He swiftly climbed out of the bed and stared blankly out of the window. Fluffy white snow feel gently from the sky, covering the dead trees and the dieing grass.

Naruto furrowed his eyebrows "What happened last night?" he asked himself quietly. All of a sudden the boy was hit with overwhelming emotions, but mostly fear.

"Sasuke!" he yelled running out of the room. Naruto shut his eyes trying to block something out. 'what..?'

"Sasuke?" he screamed. His heart was beating quickly; he was terrified of something he wasn't sure of.

Naruto's feet skid across the kitchen tile, and he gasped 'what..?'

"No!" Naruto continued to run until he saw Sasuke through the glass door to the backyard. He opened the door franticly and ran across the dead earth beneath him. It was cold, so very cold. And the snow continued to float around.

The Uchiha sat on the shore, the exact place he had first meet Naruto. He sat there with his arms limply to his side.

"Sasuke" Naruto sighed happily. Sasuke turned his head slowly and glanced at the blonde. Naruto stopped dead in his tracks and his heart wrenched forward in his chest 'that look'

The raven looked at Naruto grimly with those hungry red eyes.

That's when it all came back to Naruto, the chocolate milk, the cut on his neck, and the..

"Vampire" his weak voiced breathed in disbelief.

The vampire smirked and let his bat wings erupt from his back, flapping them rapidly for effect. He held his palms out and let his claws grow, and he opened his mouth and hissed to show off his fangs. "Yes Naruto, a vampire" The raven stood up and cautiously approached the blonde.

Naruto looked up at Sasuke with big wide eyes. His face was a mix of mortifying horror and sadness. "No, no!" he repeated shaking his head, as if the idea would just poof away.

Sasuke cupped Naruto's cheek and bit down hard on his own lip. "You can leave me, I'll find you a new home away from here" he took in a shallow breath "Away from me"

The smaller boy slapped Sasuke's hand away from his cheek and glared "Never!" he spat.

The vampire wrinkled his nose in confusion "I'm a freak!" he argued gritting his teeth together "And I almost" he paused and turned away "Killed you!" he spoke softly trying to calm himself.

Naruto burst out in crude laughter. Sasuke stared at him and wondered if maybe the vampire thing was too much to handle for Naruto, and that he had snapped.

"Teme, your so stupid!" the blonde laughed wiping away tears from his eyes. The vampire stared at Naruto desperately, trying to ignore how the snow radiated a slightly romantic glow.

Naruto smiled brightly "I wouldn't care if you were a fucking unicorn, I would still feel the same way about you"

Sasuke was about to protest but Naruto put his index finger against the vampires' cold lips. "Sasuke" he whispered lovingly taking a step towards the taller boy. He looked up into the face of the most gorgeous person he had ever met "It might not be the smartest thing" he grinned slightly taking Sasuke's breath away "But I think I love you"

Those three words 'I love you' rang through Sasuke's entire body. His heart exploded with a new feeling he had never felt before, he was guessing pure pleasure. And finally the record inside his head which always played 'humans and vampires, weren't meant to be' skipped a beat and was replaced by a more suiting sound, the light thud of an over-worked heart.

Sasuke leaned forward, finally getting his kiss. Naruto smiled against the lips and wrapped his arms around a pale neck. Sasuke deepened the kiss letting his tongue explore the open craven of Narutos mouth, he gripped the blondes waist and enjoyed the taste of strawberries and honey. Finally because of that stupid human need for air, the two separated.

They leaned onto each other's foreheads smiling stupidly. Sasuke let their breath mingle before gulping down a lump in his throat. "Naruto.. I love you too"

Said boy giggled and gave the tall vampire another very short sweet kiss. "What does this make us?" Naruto asked, blushing shyly.

Sasuke frowned "Yeah, we need to talk"

Naruto rubbed his temples roughly; his first relationship and already he had gotten the 'we need to talk'.

000

The two managed to get on top of the roof, much to Naruto's dismay. The snow had seized its attack and there was only a light layer of white covering the ground and tree branches.

Naruto sat of the tough shingles and held his knees close to his body for warmth. While Sasuke beside him, lazily resting his arm on his upright knee.

"So" the blonde said breaking the awkward silence "What's the talk about?"

"Well, there's allot you need to learn about vampires" the raven responded looking out into the horizon "Like the stages in a relationship for vampires"

Blondie scratched his head "What do you mean?"

"Love is a very serious thing for a vampire, you have one lover for your whole life" Sasuke smiled when Naruto gushed, "You can't leave that person, and after they die, you usually die from heart break"

Naruto cringed at this "What, what were the stages?" he dared to ask.

"First the man usually courts the women; to make sure they're the one. Then the women gets a mark on her neck to show that she's taken, after that they have to make love to show they love each other emotionally and physically" Sasuke snickered at the term 'make love' "The last thing is marriage, where the two become one"

Nod. Nod. Naruto continued to nod, trying to take it all in. "So what stage are we?"

The vampire stood up stiffly and brushed off the invisible dirt off his pants "I've already courted you so-"

"NANI?" "Where, when?"

Sasuke ignored the blonde and made his way to the edge of the roof "The day I meet you" he whispered without turning back.

Naruto ran up to the vampire and grabbed his hands. "Is the talk over?" he asked cutely.

"Not quite" the raven turned around and intertwined his fingers with Narutos. "Naruto you're going to die around eighty years old, I'll die around one million"

"Just turn me into a vampire like you then!" he chirped letting go of Sasuke's hands. The blonde crossed his fingers behind his back.

Sasuke bristled and clenched his hand into a fist. "I would never consider that, I would not turn you into some sort of monster!"

"Please!" whined Naruto. Sasuke scowled and picked up Naruto bridal style. He ran up the side of the roof and jumped off, wincing at Naruto's loud scream. Sasuke's wings popped out and flapped repeatedly until the two were safely on the ground.

"No" Sasuke hissed before stealing a short kiss from the blonde "I love you too much"

Naruto pouted and crossed his arms childishly "I love you too, teme" he grumbled under his breath.

TBC

Oh poo.. what a bad chapter! At least there were a few confessions and a couple of kisses! The rest of the story will be Sasuke and Naruto going through the stages, and not to mention a bunch of endless fluff! Plus Sasuke is getting brave, hint-hint people who want some action! lol :P

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