Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or FMA anymore than you do, nor do I own any of the other characters that may seem familiar to you. Naruto belongs to Kishimoto-san and FMA belongs to Arakawa-sama. The thumbnail belongs to me though.
A/N: This story is my attempt at a War/Army fic, though with a supernatural twist.
Warnings: Dark themes, violence, language, death.
Blind your eyes to what you see
You can't embrace it
Leave well enough alone
And don't remember
Cut your pride and watch it bleed
You can't deny it
Pain you know you can't ignore
-Remember by Disturbed-Believe Album
Chapter 26
Two Weeks Later
Regardless of rest, food, bathing, and being in a larger group there was still a great amount of tension between everyone. With all those that had lost their lives and with the risk of dying great as they continued on it was harder done than said to relax. When they came close to the border of Germany they were outnumbered by not only soldiers and chimera's, but the demons, humunculi, and members of Esdaras, including the basilisk Orochimaru which caught Sasuke and Naruto completely by surprise.
They had to back track to try and formulate a plan of action that would allow them to attempt to make it through alive. With the sins re-established again, thanks to the number of encounters Havoc's group had and then the different ones that they encountered now as a large group. They found a run down, nearly demolished part of town to hide in and were in buildings that were right next to each other. At the moment Mustang, Elric, Uchiha, and Uzumaki were sitting around a fire with Alyssa, Nara, and Riku quietly discussing their options.
"We're severely outnumbered, of course some of us didn't wish to take that into account before moving forward though they were previously forewarned about the level of hostility near the border."
Ed glared at Nara, "Anyway, now all of us know so how about we try to find a way around that."
"There's not much of a way around that. We could confiscate a tank or truck and try to cross but who's to say we won't be seen or found out?"
"Then why mention it," Ed growled at Mustang who shrugged.
"We can't rush them head on, it would only cause more loses on our end."
"What about negotiating with them?"
Ed sighed at Nara's suggestion, his dislike of confrontation made him appear idiotic at times. "That's not an option."
"What if that becomes our only option?"
"It won't," Ed snapped.
"It just might, we can't fight them off so how are going to get across?"
"You're the genius at manipulation and stealth so think of a plan."
"There's not one that would get us all through alive, we would have to sacrifice even more as a distraction."
"Then we'll use those more experienced in combat as a distraction-"
"No we won't," Alyssa, Mustang, and Uzumaki said at the same time then exchanged glances and turned glares to Ed. Sasuke spoke up next, "That may prove to be the only way to ensure anyone of us leave this country alive."
"There would be no point if we had to leave anyone behind."
"We don't have any other choice."
"You plan to ask others to endanger their lives, risk being captured or killed just so a few of us can get out of Germany," Naruto asked.
"That's all we can do."
"Do you have some sort of death wish Ed," Naruto asked incredulously.
"Don't have to have one," Ed snapped back with a glare, "already dying remember? Besides, we could save damn near everyone by risking about five of us and if we're smart about it then at least a few of being the decoys would be enough of an interest to the Esdaras to ignore everyone else."
"You've been in their clutches before and we know the snake is still alive and you would still risk yourself," Roy commented angrily. Alyssa looked pointedly at Ed, "Don't try to deny that, as soon as Shika said something about a distraction you were already adding yourself to the list of those at risk. You shouldn't do this Eddie, we can come up with something else."
"Like what Aly, those bastards are trying to prevent us from leaving because of me and a few others, so why not just make them think they are getting what they want long enough for everyone to get out and then make a break for it?"
"What's to guarantee your father hasn't already thought we would try something like that?"
"There's nothing to guarantee that, but we should still risk it because its our only option."
"That's a load of bullshit," Naruto hissed, "you've never just settled with that nor would you risk others lives."
"I'll go with Ed," Sasuke commented to which Naruto turned a shocked and furious look to him.
"The hell teme, fuck no you won't!"
"As though you could stop me dobe," Sasuke snapped back at Naruto's shout.
"I damn well could and will!"
"You two simmer down, have your fight on your own time," Ed snapped in a commanding tone that reminded everyone of the rank he held in the military. Everyone fell silent and Ed looked sharply at everyone before getting to his feet, "I'm going regardless, if all of you want to try and stop me good luck. Talk to you in the morning," then he turned and made his way to the upper floor where the majority of everyone inside were sleeping.
Mustang and Alyssa both got to their feet and followed him. Nara and Riku stood and made their way towards the ground level to check on the watch and possibly take their turn on watch for the night. Sasuke made to stand and head upstairs but Naruto got to his feet and grabbed his arm halting him, "You can't be serious Sas' going through with this idea is suicide."
"Who else is going to prove a catch enough to distract them other than myself and Ed?"
"That's my point, if the two of you go then what's to say we'll see you again?"
"You should have more faith, let go," Sasuke said in a final tone before pulling his arm free. Naruto closed his eyes for a moment, "Tomorrow, you think that's when . . . Sasuke . . ."
Sasuke paused in walking away at the almost pleading tone in Naruto's voice and turned to face him to see the blond had his eyes closed and his head bowed. Sasuke's chest tightened at the sight and even though he still refused to back out of what Ed was adamant about doing he still hated seeing the energetic blond in any sort of pain. His hand twitched at his side to reach out but he clenched his fist and kept still. But he couldn't keep his voice devoid of emotion or the soft spoken sound to it as he said, "Naruto."
Naruto looked up at him sharply, his eyes shadowed and Sasuke's hand moved of its own accord to stroke pale fingers across scarred cheeks and warm skin and Naruto's eyes lit up a bit as he smiled. Sasuke stroked his thumb back and forth across Naruto's face then said with conviction, "I'm not going to die, you will see me again baka."
"Teme," Naruto said with half hearted ire, "you've suffered enough don't you think? Why put yourself at risk of suffering even more?"
Sasuke paused in answering to think of how best to reply in a way that Naruto would understand. "I think that with all I have endured its time I try to keep others from suffering just as much," Naruto's blue eyes locked with his and the emotion in those eyes made him want to look away but Sasuke held his gaze. A few moments later Naruto gave a slight nod, "I can understand that," he said softly.
Sasuke was caught off guard when Naruto suddenly took his hand and turned away pulling him behind him as he led the way downstairs to head out of the building. Sasuke tried to pull his hand back to at least ask the blond what he was doing and where they were going but Naruto tightened his hold on his hand and looked over his shoulder with a mischievous grin, "Don't worry Sas' just going somewhere less crowded."
Sasuke rolled his eyes and finally settled to follow the blond and let him lead him out of the building and out into the ruins of the city. He purposefully averted his eyes from the city to stare at the back of Naruto's head, he didn't want to have to look at the destruction and evidence of death that was all around them but before long Naruto was leading him into one of the other buildings they had taken over. This building was mostly empty and the only people in the building were up on the second floor sleeping at the moment.
As soon as they were in the building he found himself slammed against the wall and lips were devouring his own before he had time to catch the breath that was knocked out of him from being slammed into the wall. He ripped his head away and had time to notice that Naruto had both of his wrists held against the wall. While he tried to regain his breath he turned a glare at Naruto, "What the hell dobe?"
Naruto smirked and placed a chaste kiss to his cheek and then pulled back enough to meet his eyes, "I figure that if your so set on doing this mission then we should at least enjoy the night before."
Sasuke couldn't deny the heat that coursed through him at what Naruto meant to do but he was still irritated nonetheless, "Baka, I have to sleep sometime." Naruto's grin turned feral and he leaned in to place a kiss to a pale neck before biting it lightly making Sasuke let out a small gasp at the action before he leaned up to whisper heatedly into his ear, "Don't worry teme, when I get done you'll sleep plenty."
Before Sasuke could reply Naruto bit down on the sensitive skin where the curse mark on his neck was forcing a low moan to sound from Sasuke's throat as white hot pain and pleasure coursed through him. He absently noticed that one of his wrists were released as a tan hand moved to cup the back of his neck and tangle in his hair to hold him in place. As Naruto released the skin trapped in his teeth and a warm tongue lapped at the skin a shudder ran through Sasuke.
Naruto smirked and continued to lavish the skin at Sasuke's neck, he was going to leave a mark on that pale skin and he planned to drive Sasuke insane with pleasure before this night ended. He released Sasuke's other wrist to trail his hand along the pale skin of his arm and then along Sasuke's sides until he grabbed a handful of Sasuke's firm ass making the raven cry out breathlessly and instinctively lift his legs to wrap around Naruto's waste. A low groan sounded from both of them at the feeling of their clothed arousal's pressing together between them and Naruto pressed his body against Sasuke's and rolled his hips.
His wrists released now Sasuke brought up both of his arms to wrap around Naruto's shoulders and tilted his head back to give Naruto more access to his neck which the blond took advantage of with kisses, licks, nips, and sucking at the skin. Sasuke would have been pissed that the blond was sure to leave marks but he found he didn't care much when warm fingers brushed against bare skin having moved under his clothes.
In a flash of movement Sasuke found himself on the ground and his shirt being ripped away and before he could do more than try to catch his breath that damn mouth was engulfing one of his nipples and the current of pleasure he felt run through his blood made his back arch in encouragement. A low chuckle sounded and Sasuke felt the vibration of the sound run through his chest even as his ignored appendage was pinched between two fingers hard enough to have a slight bite of pain before Naruto rolled the dusky nub between his fingers. Then the action stopped and Sasuke swallowed the urge to whine in protest only to let out a gasp and a grunt when Naruto grabbed his erection through his pants and started to rub the palm of his hand against it driving him near mad at the friction.
Naruto paused in his actions only long enough to rip his shirt free and work at removing the ravens boots, socks, and pants and then he leaned up to hold himself hovering over Sasuke on his elbows to place a chaste kiss to those kiss swollen, panting lips. Sasuke's hand came up automatically and tangled in blond locks pulling Naruto back to him and holding him in place for a deeper kiss. Naruto smirked against his lips as he allowed the action and thrust his tongue into that awaiting mouth to kiss his lover fully and completely. Sasuke met his actions with fervor and tried to take over the kiss but Naruto ran his teeth lightly along Sasuke's tongue then sucked on it making Sasuke arch into him with a groan.
Uchiha didn't pull back to catch his breath even though his chest was heaving with the effort to breath and breathing through his nose at the moment wasn't enough instead he returned the action his blond lover had done pulling a delicious moan from the blonds' throat. The blond redoubled his efforts by pushing his hand past the only remaining clothing Sasuke had on to grab Sasuke's throbbing arousal firmly forcing the raven to pull back to catch his breath on a low moan. A tan hand came up to cup the back of his lovers' head again and coax him to turn his head back towards him.
After a few breathless pants the raven let out a growl and turned back to tighten his hold on the blond locks and kissed Naruto demandingly and hungrily but neither of them would settle with being outdone and as the elder of the two shifted beneath the younger so that his legs were on either side of the blonds hips, his knees bent and he bucked his hips up to meet Naruto's stroking. It was Sasuke's way of silently demanding Naruto to get on with it and Naruto let go of him and pulled back to place kisses along a pale chest and stomach before he kissed a just as pale hip to which said hips made to buck against him but tan hands came down on his hips to hold him still making the raven growl above him.
"So impatient Sasuke," Naruto panted out with a husky tone of voice. He let out a breath over the bulge in Sasuke's boxers and the raven growled low in his throat at the action and said heatedly, "Damn it, do something Naruto."
The blond grinned and released those pale hips to pull the boxers off him and when Sasuke shifted he seized his hips and engulfed him without teasing or warning. A pale back arched off the ground and the owner let loose a low, drawn out groan at the action, his hips jerked beneath Naruto's hold but Naruto tightened his hold and kept them still. He ran his tongue along the underside of Sasuke's throbbing erection as he pulled back and descended on him again swallowing around the cock in his mouth. He smirked as best as he could when that action made Sasuke start to attempt at moving at the action, trying to find something to hold onto or a way to reach that bliss that Naruto was slowly working him towards.
Naruto moaned around his mouthful making Sasuke moan in turn and his back to arch off the ground again, his eyes were closed tight and his chest was heaving as breathless pants escaped his lips and Naruto continued looking up at him as he bobbed his head and sucked and swallowed and moaned around Sasuke's cock driving the raven to writhing and moaning and panting a pale hand to grasp his hair painfully. Naruto found it easy to ignore the pain and he could taste a bit of cum on his tongue and he swallowed again and moaned wanting to taste more.
Sasuke growled and said above him through pants, "Close baka . . . " Another moan around him and Sasuke was cussing incoherently at him as he let out a low drawn out groan and Naruto took this moment to take the small thing of lotion he'd managed to find from his pants pocket and open the damn thing. He never stopped working Sasuke over even as he struggled to get the damn cap open and lather his hand.
He was gentle and careful as he eased a single digit into a pale ass causing a shudder to run through his lover deliciously but the moan that followed let the blond know that it wasn't out of pain. He had to say that as he continued to work on sucking his lover off and preparing him that the raven had a pretty good sex drive. It wasn't until he'd worked two fingers in and had found that small bundle of nerves that the body beneath him went completely still and finally came and Naruto swallowed every drop of it like a starved man.
When he finally pulled back he continued to stretch and pump his fingers in and out of his lover as he moved his body along his ravens to devour those already swollen and slightly red lips with sweet, slow kisses while Sasuke recovered. It took a few moments before his hazy obsidian eyes finally opened and locked with blue and a small smile came to the flushed face which Naruto returned before kissing him softly. He pulled back eliciting a vocal protest from the one beneath him so that he could remove the rest of his clothes. The blond smiled and idly wondered if the teme had noticed that he'd laid out his own clothes so that Sasuke wasn't lying down on the filthy ground.
He shoved the thought away as he removed his clothes and felt a rush of heat rush through him at the hungry gaze focused on him. He took in Sasuke's appearance, his skin flushed and a sheen of sweat coating his skin, the swollen and red lips from being kissed repeatedly and the beautiful pale cock that was already red at the tip and looking as though it would love for Naruto to take it into his mouth once again. Naruto smirked lecherously and finally lowered himself over Sasuke using his arms to hold himself up noting how shaky they were but not caring.
He kissed his lover again but this time the kiss was hungry and demanding and he swallowed the groan from his lover even as he eased two fingers into him and set to stretching him again to ready him for a third which he added once Sasuke relaxed around his digits. He pulled out of the kiss and set to kissing along a pale jaw and down a pale neck as he stretched his lover and supported his weight on his left hand.
Pale hands began to leisurely trail along tan skin before they found their destination and curled around a throbbing erection. The thumb lazily spread the cum dripping steadily from the purple head causing the flushed blond to throw his head back and a deep moan to vibrate through him. In retaliation he leaned down to capture Sasuke's lips and kissed him so hard he stole the others breath. Pale, strong, legs shifted and moved up to circle a broader and darker waist then bucked against him to encourage him to get on with it already.
Naruto pulled his fingers out and broke their kiss to pull back enough so that he could position his cock pulling a pale hand away to lace their fingers together not caring about the cum on his lovers' fingers. Sasuke supported his position by tightening his legs around Naruto's waist and let out a silent cry when Naruto thrust inside him in one motion. The pain was something he'd gotten used to and he preferred Naruto just get on with it.
Naruto shook with the effort to hold still while he waited for his raven to adjust to the intrusion and when Sasuke bucked against him he eased out only to slam back in fluidly. Each in and out motion made both of them groan and any rhythm they thought they had was lost as both of them kept climbing higher and higher to completion, it didn't take long after Naruto hit Sasuke's prostate and those wonderful moans were pulled from the ravens' throat. Only four hits to the others prostate combined with Naruto slipping his hand between them to pump his erection and a pale back was arching his back off the ground and letting out a long, deep moan of Naruto's name and clenching around him forcing the blond to follow him in his orgasm with a loud moan of lovers' name.
The tan young man collapsed on top of his pale partner who grunted beneath him and they fought to calm their breathing and calm their racing hearts. Minutes ticked by slowly and the blond smiled where his head lay on a pale, hickey littered chest when pale arms moved to wrap around his shoulders to hold him in place. After a few more minutes of just lying their bathing in the afterglow and relishing in being together Naruto shifted and eased out of Sasuke with a wet sound that made swollen lips turn down in a grimace in disgust and the blond to chuckle.
The raven shifted before sitting up on his elbows and looking at his blond as he sat back on his heels and stretched his arms over his head, "Is that all you've got blondie?"
The others' blue eyes lit up as he smirked devilishly at his lover, his teeth showing and making him look like an untamed animal, "Oh no, there's plenty more where that came from," with that he was moving to hover over the raven and capturing swollen lips with his own, those same teeth nipping at bottom lip as he slowly let his body weight settle over the others.
Ed was lying down on the pallet on the floor where everyone else was sleepy staring at the wall blankly when the older man moved to wrap his arms around him. The blond started and tensed before he relaxed into the embrace with a smirk as his lover nuzzled the back of his neck and then rested his chin on his shoulder to say softly, "You're going to at least promise not to get yourself killed out there right?"
"Yeah," the younger mumbled as he settled himself comfortably against the body beside him and closed his eyes, "I'm not planning on letting them kill me or capture me. But this damn war against that bastard needs to end."
"I agree with that," the older conceded softly. "But that doesn't mean I like the approach you're set on doing. But I understand why its the only way."
The younger sighed, "Yeah, sucks but it really is the only way. They just keep coming and we've already lost so fucking many. It's time to just put this to an end and hope that most of us come out of this alive."
Roy placed a chaste kiss to Ed's neck and his arms tightened around him, "I hope that all of us make it out of this alive, I don't think I could handle it if your were killed or captured."
Ed placed his left hand on Roy's arm wrapped around him from behind and sighed, "You could and you will, I'm counting on you to make sure everyone gets out of Germany safely and in one piece if anything happens to me." He turned his head a bit so that he could look at his lovers face. His eyes were closed and there was a grimace on his face, Ed shifted and turned enough to kiss Roy lightly on the lips making him open his eyes and look at him, "Promise me that you'll keep going, that you'll protect everyone and get them out of here."
"Promise me you'll live and come back to me," Ed grimaced, "You know I can't make a promise like that . . ."
"I promise to protect everyone and see them to safety love."
Golden eyes disappeared behind tan lids as he replied, "Good." He let out a surprised gasp when Roy's lips descended on his and the kiss was ended too soon before pale, strong arms tightened their hold on the blond. The younger turned away and settled against Roy with his eyes closed, "Love ya bastard, go to sleep."
Roy smiled from where he had resettled to resting his chin against a tan shoulder, "Love you too." The dark haired man didn't go to sleep though, his mind was too full of doubts and fears and thoughts on what could go wrong. It was hard to stay positive amidst all that had happened, ever since he was told that his name was on the list to join the military nothing was easy. There was boot camp and then officer school and then the battlefield and then Munich and the horrors that awaited them there. Even before he and Ed had finally acted on their feelings he was not greeted by the blond being healthy and waiting but held prisoner and submitted to who knew what in that place at the hands of a sick son of a bitch. Then more fighting and the strong young man getting hurt time and again until now where his very life was in danger with every heartbeat and breath he took.
Now, after all of that, and with everything going on he was expected to not only let go of his lover, of this miraculous and brave and heroic and beautiful man in his arms but he had to let go of one of his closest friends as well. How was anyone able to do such a thing? The chances that his lover or raven haired friend or anyone else that volunteered to be the decoy would be caught were much higher than the chance that they wouldn't be and then there was the high risk of everyone simply being killed. It weighed heavily on his mind and on his heart and he highly doubted that he would be able to get any sleep and was certain that wherever Naruto and Sasuke were that neither of them would be getting much sleep tonight either.
Alyssa lay on her back on the pallet next to her mother and her brother with her arms folded behind her head and she stared at the ceiling not really seeing it at all. Ed had blocked his thoughts from her shortly after he had made the suggestion for himself to be a decoy. She knew how badly the stone and that crystal were affecting him, knew it because only when he blocked her completely as he was now was she herself without a constant, nagging ache throughout her entire being. Every now and then the ache would grow until it was a throbbing pain all over before it would fade back to the aching.
She had spent so long connected to Ed so it was easy for her to come to the conclusion of why Ed had suggested such a plan. He knew he was dying and with so long of feeling that way he felt the only way to stop it was to walk right into his fathers' clutches and find a means to stop the crystal and the stone through his father. Ed wanted to use the doctor and his assistant and anyone else that was a part of Esdaras to try and find the cure and Alyssa couldn't blame him, the answer was most likely within the source but the price . . . the price was so very high. She greatly wanted to speak out and tell anyone that decided to go along with Ed or Sasuke not too.
She was completely surprised that Sasuke had volunteered but she couldn't tell him not to go along with because for one she didn't know him that well and for another he had such a strong personality as well as volatile that it would be a wasted effort. Much like trying to talk Ed out of doing anything he was committed to doing. She closed her eyes and let out an exasperated sigh, tomorrow things were going to finally come to an end and she wasn't looking forward to the feeling of change that overwhelmed her. Even with her true age she couldn't help but to feel lost and helpless to save all those that were dear to her.
To be continued . . .
