"Foolish Hearts"

'Chapter Fourteen'

It had been a few hours.

Sasuke had washed and was currently dressed in Naruto's pj bottoms and a loose white t-shirt, and now was standing guard in Naruto's room. Yes, the insane Uchiha turned protective, knowing the Anbu were out there -- new ones, but it didn't matter.

He wasn't sure if they had heard his kitsune or not but he wasn't going to allow them to come in and check up on the Hokage-sama.

Sasuke had taken a chair from the dining room, set it by the window and was currently sitting in it. His blood colored eyes once trained on the outside world slowly flicked over to the sleeping blonde on the bed.

He had cleaned Naruto up as well -- dressed him in a pair of pajama pants, and didn't think the wounds were so bad they needed to be bandaged. After all, the kyuubi would heal them in a short matter of time, the Uchiha actually liked gazing at the tanned flesh and seeing the dark angry red and purple bruises he had made.

Once more the Uchiha's demon eyes were rooted out the window, he took notice of the shadows in the trees a good distance off -- staring at them like the men could really see him.

A smirk was on his lips; He had claimed their Hokage-sama.

The fox let out a long tired sigh as he started to wake up.

He felt warm, comfortable...

...why?

Hadn't he fallen asleep on the floor..?

Letting out a small groan, he slowly opened his eyes.

He was in bed...

Rolling slightly, he blinked lazily and caught sight of Sasuke sitting by the window. "...what're you doing..?" He mumbled as the man kept staring out the window.

Sasuke looked to the kitsune whom was slowly starting to rise, moving gracefully out of his chair he climbed up onto the bed and moving to Naruto's side. "Nothing.." Sasuke said in a seductive purr, lying at the blonde's side, propping his head up with a hand, his free arm settled across Naruto's chest in a possessive manner.

Naruto settled back into the bed and let Sasuke curl back up against him. The man was snuggling back into him once more, just like he had when they had first slept together. He let the Uchiha do what he wanted, too tired to protest against it. "You're in a good mood..." Naruto said a tad suspiciously.

In a good mood..?

Possibly.

But Sasuke always seemed to be in a better mood after sex that was becoming rather apparent. He tilted his head, his temple against Naruto's scalp as he just inhaled the smell of his fox. "...should I not be?"

Naruto smirked slightly, "You're easier to handle when you're in a good mood." He shifted further down into the bed and sighed gently. "What were you doing, looking out the window?"

"Watching the Anbu." Sasuke murmured in that same almost content purr, his fingers ghosting along Naruto's side and coming to touch the tender bruises around his neck. "They might've heard you..." Sasuke smirked into Naruto's hair, his blood colored eyes still keeping that insane glint, "You were pretty loud..."

Naruto grinned and let out a small chuckle, before he let his eyes close. "I can't really help that." He sighed. "I'm loud at everything I do." He smirked, and opened one eye up to Sasuke.

"I like it." Sasuke murmured, slowly slipping himself away from the fox. He moved down the bed, back towards the window, his palms on the sill as his dark calculating eyes peered out into the expanse beyond the home. It almost looked like Sasuke was taunting them -- proud of himself, though his reasons were still a bit unclear. The Uchiha was still a bit nuts, finding a method to his madness might be hard to figure. Sasuke let his red eyes slid shut, inhaling the sweet smell of nature as the breeze ran through his loose onyx locks.

Naruto watched Sasuke get up and move from the bed. His eyes followed the Uchiha's movements back towards the window. He recognized that pose, and rolled his eyes. "You dumb ass..." He chuckled slightly, "Stop trying to taunt them." He shook his head and moved to slip the shirt that Sasuke had put on him off. "It won't work."

Sasuke didn't seem so concerned with the probability an Anbu would actually be stupid enough to wander to the window. He swept his ruby eyes towards the fox taking note of the fabric falling to the floor. "What're you doing?" Sasuke murmured in a smooth tone, lifting a single brow that same almost curious smirk on his lips.

"I got too hot." He answered. His own brow rose as he caught the smirk on Sasuke's lips. "...what're you thinking about?" He asked, although he was pretty sure he knew.

Sasuke walked back to the bed with a deliberate grace, he gripped Naruto's head with deft fingers -- forcing it up as the Uchiha pressed his lips down onto the fox's. He nibbled his lower lip almost playfully, apparently still on the pleasant high from the actions previous -- leaning back a mere inch or so away, his crimson eyes boring into Naruto's own.

Sasuke didn't feel the need to answer his question, letting his hands fall from Naruto's face, "When are you going to leave me again?" He almost sounded a bit irritated, but his expression gave away nothing but that same simple smirk.

"Not until Shikamaru comes." He answered simply. He shifted further down in the bed and stretched his arms above his head. "So that'll be probably three days." he answered. "Things are going to get tough from here." He started, "The council is ripping apart my Anbu and the village. I don't have much control anymore. I'm having to fight for what I have; including you."

Three days..?

Three days he would have the kitsune to himself then.

Sasuke liked that, basically waving off Naruto's concerns as he moved out of the room. He paused at the doorway, glancing over his shoulder with his same bright red eyes. "We'll see how long this lasts." Sasuke said almost in an uncaring manner, as if he planned on taking on whoever attempted to pry him away from Naruto.

But...well...

Sasuke didn't delve into fear, his eyes allowed him to continue and take hold of that pleasant power he thought he possessed. He knew he had the seals, knew he was basically powerless -- hell, he didn't even have a weapon of his own, and he had preformed his own thorough search on the home and he hadn't found one misplaced sharp object to speak of.

It didn't matter.

Sasuke would defend what was his.

Whether it was because the true Sasuke was making sure Naruto was safe -- or it was merely the demon's own intentions on getting back at the village by keeping their precious leader; it would remain unclear. Like a ghost the Uchiha slipped out of the room, the door whispering shut behind him as he made his way down the hall.

Naruto blinked as Sasuke left the room.

Now what was he doing..?

Pushing himself up, the fox sighed and rubbed his face. Easily sliding his legs out of bed, he pulled his sleeping pants up before he started off to find the Uchiha. They would have to work together to get through this, they'd have to work hard too. The council was putting up a high resistance; He'd have to find out what was working there to twist their views.

"Following me?" Sasuke said easily as he heard Naruto's sleepy steps down the hall, the Uchiha currently wandering in the kitchen not really set on a certain direction. He ended up moving towards the porch -- perhaps a bit of fresh air would be nice, he could clear his head, set up his plans of action in case the worse might occur.

Naruto smirked lazily and shrugged back at the Uchiha. "Does it bother you?" He asked casually.

"No." Sasuke moved out onto the porch then taking note of the cloudy sky -- but rather glad the rain had stopped for the moment. It was cold but not unbearably so; the Uchiha lowering himself down onto the wood, his red eyes gazing out across the trees then back up to the sky. "...do you have a reason?"

He smirked and moved to sit down next to the Uchiha. "I'm your stalker; I don't really need a reason." He joked. He stretched his legs out in front of him, "That a problem?"

"Not at all." Sasuke murmured softly, glancing to the fox, running a hand through his hair as he eyed his expression. "You're a bad stalker though…" The Uchiha murmured, "You're not supposed to tell me you're following."

Naruto shrugged a smirk on his lips. "I figure if I let you know about it, then you'll just let me hang around, it's better than feeling eyes on your back all of the time."

Sasuke tilted his head, letting his cheek rest against Naruto's shoulders, his ruby eyes focused somewhere off in the distance. He could smell the scent of rain, but the drops had yet to fall. Sasuke kept himself close, his body casual on the porch next to the kitsune. "Mm..." Sasuke murmured easily, tilting his head back and kissing under Naruto's ear in an almost tender moment.

Naruto smiled gently and gently nuzzled Sasuke's temple with his cheek. "Glad you approve."

A/N:

Very short chapter, I apologize. Please leave a review and the next one will be out soon. Thanks.