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Warning: My first attempt at this. NaruSasu. Was trying for tasteful. -hides under desk- Feel free to skip to the next chapter when it's posted if you don't wish to read yaoi.

Chapter 12

Stripped

In his few lucid moments, Sasuke realized that it was nothing like others had always described it. The romantic notions that were preached by the movies, the books, the girls – at best, they had only glossed over it, mentioning only the details that would leave their audience jealous of their supposed heavenly ecstasy and wanting to know more. They were shallow fools, only seeking attention; of that much, he was certain now.

Reality was a far different affair, it turned out in the end.

From the moment their lips touched, nothing else mattered. Nothing else existed for the Uchiha, only Naruto, and the blonde made sure to keep it that way. Those first few minutes, Sasuke found that the heat and desire that had coursed through him during their previous encounter paled miserably in comparison to what was occurring now.

Naruto's hands felt like they were everywhere at once – removing clothing and setting fire to his skin wherever they touched. Sasuke barely had the presence of mind to notice, let alone care, about the sudden indecency; far too focused on the new feelings that Naruto was evoking within him. And yet, the blonde's touch was so gentle as to almost be considered reverent, making Sasuke feel almost like he was being worshiped. It was an odd realization; he was used to the idol worship from the girls at school, but the obvious strength of Naruto's feelings far surpassed that. Sasuke didn't understand it.

The teen's musings were brushed aside as the blonde's mouth, previously distracted with Sasuke's own, began traveling along the same paths his hands had. Sasuke felt a quiet moan force its way passed his lips as he wondered, as he had upon their first meeting, if breathing was really necessary.

Sasuke felt so lost in the sensations, he was sure Naruto must be disappointed with the teen's overall lack of participation. Almost as soon as the thought managed to form, seemingly as if he'd sensed it (and perhaps he had), Naruto paused his ministrations. He looked up from his position near Sasuke's waist, his half-lidded eyes dark with want, and caught Sasuke's own curious and slightly embarrassed gaze. Naruto licked his lips and Sasuke's eyes followed the movement, vaguely wondering what it would feel like when the man finally took him.

Something of this thoughts must have shown on his face as he soon found the blonde sliding back up his body instead, taking a moment to mouth a sensitive spot he'd found on Sasuke's shoulder. Soon enough, he was hovering over Sasuke once more, a contemplative look on his face before he began. That was when Sasuke found out the truth.

It was awkward. Humiliating, even. Sasuke may have been anti-social, possibly emo, and anti-social (such was the great lack of socializing when not prompted by Sakura, that it deserved to be mentioned twice) person, but he wasn't stupid by any stretch of the imagination. He understood the basic mechanics; knew Object A was supposed to be inserted into Point B. Never mind the fact that he couldn't bring himself to refer to the objects in question with their proper terminology, even in his own head.

But that about covered the list of things he knew.

As it turned out, he probably could have written a book about the things he didn't know. Stretching, lubrication, positions... He was surprised he hadn't lost his nerve when Naruto began speaking; more so that he hadn't run for the hills by the time all was said. At the very least, his ever-reddening face had heated up to such a degree during the explanation, he was surprised that he hadn't spontaneously combusted on the spot. Such was the degree of his need for distraction from his increasingly chaotic thoughts, that he was somehow hanging in there and putting up with this variant of the 'birds and the bees' lecture.

The comfort provided by simply being in Naruto's presence was nothing to be scoffed at either. There had been that odd familiarity with the older man from moment one, like meeting with an old friend he'd been out of contact with for years. Having since come to know the blonde, Sasuke felt a flickering warmth spread through him every time he was near the man and it had grown exponentially, day by day. At first, that feeling had scared him; now, he would embrace it.

A gentle pressure on his chin turned his gaze back to Naruto's; he hadn't even noticed he'd looked away. Staring into those blue eyes once more, Sasuke could feel himself drowning in them. It took him another moment to realize Naruto had been speaking again. He blinked, the blankness of his expression apparently giving away his confusion as a soft chuckle slipped from Naruto.

"Earth to Saaaaaaasuke," the blonde singsonged, his hand brushing Sasuke's bangs away from his face. Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the treatment, making Naruto smile softly. "Ah, there you are." Sasuke huffed, trying (and failing) to fight down his blush and looking questioningly at the blonde. "I just..." Naruto started, seeming uncertain. "It's your first time, right?"

Sasuke spluttered, his face going red as a tomato. "Get to the point, dobe!"

Naruto's smile faded, his eyes gaining a faraway look; that sadness Sasuke was curious about dancing across his features. "All things considered, I want to be sure of your feelings about this. I'm not going to lie to you, Sasuke. It's going to hurt a bit. And you, this," his eyes focused on the raven, his tone serious, "it means more to me than you know."

Sasuke frowned, curiosity piqued. Perhaps not the most ideal situation for it, but would the blonde finally explain what those looks meant? Probably not, judging by his face, but that was okay for now. The blonde opened his mouth to say more, but was interrupted by Sasuke placing a hand gently over his mouth. Honestly, if the man kept this up, the teen might actually lose his nerve.

"Naruto," he started, giving the man a stern look. The confused expression he got in return was a now familiar one. It was almost like the blonde expected the use of a nickname, instead of his given one, which was strange. Sasuke admitted that he used nicknames for the older man quite often (dobe, idiot, and so on), but he did use the blonde's real name on occasion as well. He simply didn't do it often, because for some reason, it felt odd to the teen. Normally, using Naruto's name felt much too intimate to the raven.

Which was why, here and now, it's use was appropriate. "Please, don't insult me, Naruto," he warned, arching an eyebrow at the man above him. "I'm perfectly capable of making my own decisions." I wouldn't be here if I didn't want this. Naruto blinked at him and before long, a too-happy grin grew to take over his expression. If the very same expression happened to be a bit teary... Well, if anyone asked, Sasuke saw nothing. Looking away from the raw emotion on display, Sasuke gave up fighting his blush and sighed. Of course, trust that Naruto would make an already awkward situation that much more so. "Idiot."

Despite the irritating embarrassment, Sasuke was glad for the show of honesty and concern. It allowed him to lower his defenses and truly relax for the first time in a long time. The secrets between them (well, mostly Naruto's) wouldn't change anything between them. It would take time, but the blonde would eventually share those, too. In return, Naruto neither wanted nor expected anything he wasn't willing to give. Which is why he would – he would give Naruto everything.

And Naruto had been right; what had been slight discomfort during the preparation became burning pain when Naruto entered him. The blonde had been as gentle as possible and Sasuke was intent on giving him this. So he steeled himself against the sting and fought back the tears that threatened to rise, instead focusing on Naruto's experienced hands as they attempted to distract him while the teen's body tried to adjust.

After what felt like forever, but had surely only been a few minutes, the throbbing died down to a subtle ache and he motioned for Naruto to continue. And somewhere along the way he realized, as Naruto pushed into him, he'd started pushing back. The ache remained and he knew he'd be sore tomorrow, but it was beginning to be overridden by the now familiar heat. The pleasure grew until he felt it must be dancing across his skin, a tingling sensation punctuated by each of Naruto's thrusts and breathy moans that sounded suspiciously like Sasuke's name.

As he felt the pressure of his release building within him, his blunt nails scraping against Naruto's tanned back, the man's name became a litany upon his lips. Naruto seemed to understand, taking Sasuke in hand and pumping him in time with his own thrusts, sweat beginning to bead across Naruto's skin. A few moments was all it took (something Sasuke was secretly ashamed of), his vision went white and he closed his eyes against the invading brightness, trembling as the ecstasy exploded across every nerve, burning him alive from the inside out.

As he came down from his high, he noted the warm, wet sensation of his release on his own stomach, but Naruto didn't allow him the time to become concerned with it. Naruto's lips were on his again, demanding his undivided attention, as one of the blonde's arms slipped beneath the teen. Using his other arm, Naruto lifted Sasuke up and sat back, pulling them both into a seated position. Surprised by the move, it took Sasuke a moment to comprehend Naruto had remained hard and buried within him throughout. The new position and his own release afforded him a heightened sensitivity, though. Something Naruto took full advantage of as he bit down on Sasuke's sensitive shoulder and began to move inside him again. The teen shuddered at the mixture of pleasure and pain, his mind blissfully blank.

As the minutes turned into hours, the positions and rhythm occasionally changing, Sasuke soon realized that if left to his own devices, Naruto would make sure the raven was never able to walk again. Barely coherent and mentally grasping at what was left of his rationality through the haze of pleasure, Sasuke noticed that they had returned to their original position at some point, Naruto still moving with an almost desperate energy.

Using this to his advantage, he lifted his legs and clasping his ankles together behind the blonde, trying to ignore how it allowed Naruto to penetrate even deeper and forced a groan from him. As Naruto thrust into him once more, Sasuke slipped his arms around Naruto's neck, using both his arms and legs to lock the blonde flush against his own over-sensitized body. The blonde whimpered a bit at being securely caged, but opted to ignore it in favor of teasing that receptive spot on the teen's shoulder.

"N-naruto," Sasuke whined in a voice somewhere between a hiss and a moan. The blonde released his poor, tortured shoulder and leaned his head back to meet Sasuke's gaze, licking his lips once more in that predatory fashion that they'd found blanked Sasuke's mind. The teen frowned and closed his eyes to ward off the reaction, taking the moment to try and calm his breathing. "While I... appreciate... the enthusiasm," he started, still panting slightly as his eyes met Naruto's once more, "I would like... to be able... to walk... some time... this week."

The blonde's eyes went wide a moment, obviously noting the dark circles beginning to form under Sasuke's eyes, and sneaked a glance at the clock on the beside table. Seeing how much time had passed, he looked back, appearing properly apologetic to the obviously exhausted teen.

"Like a goddamn energizer battery: you just keep going and going..." Sasuke mumbled, letting his limbs fall limply to the bed.

Naruto laughed, hard and loud, the movement that came with it jarring Sasuke slightly, making him whine. Naruto stilled, taking pity on the teen, and lovingly caressed his cheek. "I suppose I should save some energy for next time, eh, teme?"

"Idiot," Sasuke grumbled, blushing at the thought of this happening again. "Just hurry and finish before I pass out on you."

"As you wish, Princess." Sasuke barely had time to glare, never mind retaliate for the moniker. The pace became frenzied, almost savage, for a few minutes and the teen knew he definitely wasn't getting out of bed tomorrow. Finally, gazing at Sasuke with that look that bordered on worship again, Naruto gained his own release and brought Sasuke's to bear once more.

Collapsing next to the teen, the blonde grinned at him, obviously pleased with himself. Sasuke rolled his eyes, a content expression on his face. Naruto snagged some tissues from the bedside table and cleaned them off as best he could, chucking the used ones into the waste basket beneath the table. The teen could still feel some remnants of the fluid here and there, but he couldn't be bothered, not when he could barely move.

Naruto pulled the blankets over them and snuggled up to Sasuke, like a kid with their favorite teddy bear. Sasuke was grateful for the warmth, though. Yawning as his eyes drooped, he quickly slipped into sleep, thinking that for all the awkwardness and embarrassment, giving himself to Naruto was well worth it. And he'd happily do it again.

Having already slipped into a dreamless sleep, he missed Naruto's softly spoken 'I love you.'

It's been a little bit since my last update, so sorry. XD Due in part to the content of this chapter. My first time ever writing a lemon (or something closely resembling it). Took me forever to write it, because well... I kept having pervy nosebleeds due to the imagery in my head. Went brain dead from blood loss. I swear.

It was short, seeing as I wanted to keep this separate for the odd person who decides they don't want to read this. They can happily and easily skip over this. Still 2k words, so not too shabby.

Thanks to all you guys who follow and favorite. Special thanks to those who review: uchiha hinata21, Destiny MeLynn, Katsumi-Phoenix, and MissSexyRain who reviewed chapters 1 and 2.

And super thanks to Dlione who reviewed and beta'd this for me. :)

See you guys next chapter! (which is already started) And keep those reviews coming, I love you guys!

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