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35: One Night

Everything seemed to be falling into place at that one moment as Tayuya felt the familiar strong arms wrapping around her. Naruto was still as she remembered him. Warm, and alive. He even had the same scent. Though there was a difference. A four foot six, he towered over her at five foot five, and his shoulders were broader than they once were.

She stepped back, taking him in. His face had lost most of its baby fat, making him look far more mature, even though his face still had its roundness. He looked like his father. Like the Yondaime. So much so that he could have passed for his brother.

"You're thinner," Tayuya noticed, taking hold of his hand, "You haven't been eating right."

Naruto chuckled, "I haven't had much of an appetite these last few years." He said, smiling sadly, "You've gotten a lot stronger. I can tell just from looking at you."

A small smile tugged at her lips, "So has Ran-chan...Naruto," she looked up at him with some of her old fire in her eyes, "Where the hell were you?!" She snapped, stepping back out of his arms, "Do you know how much losing you hurt everyone?!"

"I know how much staying away from you hurt me," Naruto said, moving his vest and kimono shirt out of the way, showing her a large scar on his abdomen, "It was a week before I woke up after getting this. If it wasn't for the fox, I'd be dead right now."

"So why didn't you come back when you woke up!?" Tayuya spat, gesturing wildly, "If being away from us hurt so much, then what the fucking hell kept you away?!"

"Iwa," Naruto growled, "Jiraiya thought it best if we let things cool down before I came back. Only things didn't cool down." Naruto explained, "After my funeral, I went to Mount. Myoboku to recover, and Jiraiya kept an eye on them. Apparently some of the shinobi from Iwa thought I might have survived, and others celebrated like they just won the greatest victory in the world."

Tayuya crossed her arms, staring. "And this kept you away?"

"No," Naruto growled, "I wanted to come back as soon as I could walk straight. But Jiraiya thought it would be best if I...stayed dead until he thought I was ready to fight again." Naruto sighed, and fixed his robes. He looked at her, seeing her anger burning in her eyes, "Tayuya, believe me, I wanted to come back, I did! But he wouldn't let me! He even forbade me from seeing you during this mission!"

Tayuya shook her fist at him, "Don't bullshit me, Shithead! I've seen how strong you are now, you could have easily overpowered him!" She yelled, not caring her voice would probably carry back to the others, "Admit it, you didn't want to come back!"

Naruto's face darkened, "Of course I did!" He roared, "Why the hell would I want to stay away from my home?! From all of my friends?! From you?!"

"Yeah?" Tayuya stepped forward and took hold of his vest, "Do you know how much pain I went through after I saw what happened to you?! I saw that Blood user blow himself up, with you in his fucking arms! I begged Tsunade to let me search for your body, but she wouldn't let me go! They never found you, and we buried and empty casket...you don't know what it's like," Naruto felt her hand trembling, and saw the tears streaming down her face. Then, quick as a snake, her free hand whipped back and cracked him right in the chin, sending him sprawling.

Groaning, Naruto sat up, rubbing his sore jaw, and saw Tayuya grimacing, holding her hand.

"Dammit!" She growled, nursing her hand, "What the fuck is your face made of?!"

Naruto got to his feet, and reached for her hand, "You really put some power behind that," he said, as he gently took her hand in his, and began healing it with Jiraiya's bone setting technique, "You broke at least one finger."

Tayuya blushed as his hands caressed hers, "My...my fiance was being a jerk, so I had to put him in his place..." she said, making the blond look at her, his eyes widening.

"Really?" Naruto breathed, a small smile beginning to form, "Even after I hurt you so much?"

Tayuya shook her head, "You don't know how much it meant to me when you bought this ring for me," she reached into her kimono top, pulling out the chain with her ring attached to it. "I thought for the longest time that no one would want me because of what I did for Orochimaru, and what he did to me...and that curse mark...and then you came along."

"You looked good with horns," Naruto grinned, and held up his left hand, showing her his own ring, "Well, then I guess I have more than a good enough reason to come back...we match after all." He smirked as he reached for her ring, taking it from the chain, "And if you'll really still have me...I couldn't think of any other woman I'd rather spend the rest of my life with than you...will you marry me, Tayuya?"

Tayuya bit her lip, raising her hand for him, "Promise me you'll never leave again."

"I won't." Naruto said, and took her hand in his.

She trembled as the cool metal of the ring touched her finger, "We...we won't make this a big fuckin' deal. Just a small wedding."

Naruto chuckled as he slid the ring into place, "I doubt that'll happen for two very big reasons."

"What's that?"

"Well, one, Tsunade-baachan would never allow it," Naruto grinned, "She'd want to give us a huge wedding. And so would Kakashi-sensei."

"What the other reason?" Tayuya asked, almost afraid of the answer.

"I'm technically the clan head of the Uzumaki clan," Naruto said, smiling, "A large wedding is the only thing Akira and the rest will accept." Tayuya thought about the current acting clan head of the Uzumaki, and smiled. Naruto was right. The man had been distraught at Naruto's 'passing', and to find him alove, and ready to marry would send the man into a frenzy.

"We're screwed," the redhead giggled, shaking her head in defeat, and leaned against Naruto's chest. "I missed you."

Naruto's arms encircled her once more, "And I've missed you...will you be missed?"

"She won't," Neji's voice came, startling them. They both turned to see the young Hyuuga leaning against a tree near enough to kill them if he'd been an enemy. A smirk was adorning his face as he took in the blond, "It's good to see you alive, Naruto-san."

Naruto inclinde his head, "It's good to finally see you, too, Neji...were my seals put to use?"

Neji's smirk grew into a full smile, "They were. There is no longer a branch family of the Hyuuga clan. The elders have been put out of power, and my uncle is now in full control." He said, bowing his head slightly in Naruto's direction, "I owe you a great deal. A night with your fiance is the least I can do." Both teens blushed at this, but said nothing as Neji chuckled, "I will explain everything to your team...they will be happy to have you back."

With that, he turned and headed back to camp, leaving the two alone once more. Naruto wasted no time, and wrapped his arms around her. "Hold onto me."

Tayuya wrapped her arms around his neck and held onto him tightly, "Where are we going?"

"Not far," Naruto said, smiling, "Don't let go."

She nodded, tucking her head against his chest, "Never again."

As Tayuya held onto him, she felt him move. Her feet left the ground if only for a moment before the touched back down on solid ground. The light and warm of a fire was gleaming in a small campsite in the middle of a copse of giant trees. Each tree, she noticed, had a sealing tag tacked to the trunk.

"They're barrier seals." Naruto said, answering her unasked question, "No one can see or hear us inside this barrier. It also makes sure that they go the other way if they get too close."

Tayuya raised her brow, "You Uzumakis and your seals." She said, shaking her head. Then gave a startled yelp as he picked her up in his arms. "Wa-wait a minute!"

Naruto chuckled, "I remember when I said the same thing that day at the Fire Temple." He said, moving over to his bed roll, "You seemed really eager back then."

Tayuya pouted, "I don't like feeling weak..."

Naruto shook his head, and knelt to the ground, "You were never weak, and never will be." He said, smiling as she blushed. "You're stronger than me, you know?"

"I don't see how," she said, her body beginning to tremble as he laid her down. "I was a real wreck after the funeral. I'm glad you didn't see me."

Naruto laid out beside her, looking guilty, "I wanted to. Badly." He bent to kiss her forehead, and looked her in the eyes, "Every night for the past two years I've wanted you in my arms again. It made me feel so weak at times I could barely move." He shrugged out of his coat, and reached for his vest. "The only thing that kept me going was Pervy Sage telling me that I could come back when he thought I was strong enough."

Tayuya looked up at him curiously as he unzipped his vest, noticing he still wore the horned haitai-ate, and his old one was tied to his right bicep. "What training did he put you through?" She asked, remembering the scar on his side.

"Sage training," Naruto said, sighing as he tossed his vest aside. "It was hell. Once I mastered it to a degree, we fought constantly. I used my shadow clones to further my elemental training, and even learned how to use Wood style while I was in Sage Mode."

"And you still couldn't beat him?" Tayuya asked, astonished, "Just how fuckin' strong is Jiji, anyway?"

Naruto snorted, "He's on par with Baa-chan, and I think he could even take her in a straight up fight if he wanted to." He said, smiling for a moment, "He just loves her too much to hurt her like that."

Tayuya sighed for a moment as Naruto worked his top open, marveling at the chiseled features beneath his chain mail shirt. His body was covered with scars, but to her, it made him all the more desirable. She wanted to touch him, to hold him, and never let go. So she reached up and brought him to her. "You fought with all you had, right?"

Naruto nodded, "Every time. He said if I ever managed to beat him, I could leave." He said, his breath tickling her lips.

"That's all that matters, then," she sighed and brought his lips to hers. His arms were around her again, crushing her against him. Her hands reached into his hair, knocking his head band off to the ground as she deepened the kiss. His hands began tugging at her obi, loosening it so her top fell open. She wore a simple breast binding under her own chain mail which she pulled over her head and tossed away as he worked the binding loose.

She felt a slight pang of embarrassment as it did. Her breasts were nothing special. She never felt more jealous of anyone than she did of a certain Hyuuga heiress.

"Beautiful," she looked up at him as he breathed out that word. His eyes were full of wonder and love, something she'd always wanted from him.

She shyly covered herself with her arms, "I'm sorry they so small."

Naruto shook his head, "That doesn't matter to me." He said, pressing a brief kiss against her lips, "As long as they're yours." He leaned back in to kiss her once more, letting his tongue slide out along her lips, startling her into opening for him. Her body shivered as he invaded and found her own tongue, stroking it with his own until she felt bold enough to respond, moaning as she returned his kiss.

She kicked off her sandals as he reached for her pants, sliding them down her legs unbearably slow, leaving nothing but her panties on. Instead of reaching for them, as she had hoped he would, he laid back beside her, kissing her again.

Tayuya let out a moan as she felt a dampness between her legs, squeezing them together to keep herself in check. "Naruto, please..." she mumbled against his lips, tugging at his chain mail shirt to get it off of him. He backed off a moment and ripped it off, not caring if it remained intact. He had others. Tayuya was his main concern.

Thanks to the fox, his senses had always been sharper than a normal shinobi. He could smell how ready she was, and he'd barely just gotten started. It was their first time and he wanted to do this right. How much pain she would be in he didn't know, but he want to make sure she could move passed it quickly.

"Just wait a little longer," Naruto told her, smirking when she grumbled at him.

He chuckled, kissing his way from her lips to her throat, forcing a moan from her that had him trembling with anticipation of what was to come as he kissed a trail down her neck and shoulder, to her chest. Her breath hitched as his right hand came up to cup her breast, gently rolling and pinching her nipple between his thumb and forefinger. A moment later the girl gasped as he took the other into his mouth, rolling it with his tongue.

His free hand traveled down her body, making her jump as his fingers tickled the skin of her stomach, until he reached the waistband of her panties. He pushed them down her thighs slowly, smiling against her chest as she whimpered out his name in plea.

Suddenly, he cupped her between her legs, forcing a small scream from her as his fingers danced across her flesh. Naruto chuckled, "Wow, you're already so wet."

Tayuya blushed madly and childishly tried to hide her face from him with her arms. "Sh-shut the hell up, you shithead!" She snapped, "This is fucking embarrassing!" She moaned as his fingers traced the outer edges of her lower lips, shuddering when he dipped a finger inside. "Fuck me..." she whimpered. It felt too damned good!

"I'm about to," Naruto laughed, "have some patience."

"Not what I meant, but hurry the hell u-Ah!" Her rant was cut off by a second finger being inserted into her as he stroked her inner walls. "N-Naruto, that's - "

Naruto leaned up and captured her lips once more, silencing her for the moment, his tongue moving with hers. Her hands went to his back, scraping trails across his skin. He groaned at the feeling, retaliating by pushing his fingers deeper. Sweat began to dot her body as he pleasured her, a tight feeling beginning in her stomach.

Then his thumb brushed against the hard little bundle of nerves above his fingers, and something shattered. She screamed. Naruto grinned as Tayuya was trying to recover a moment later. Her chest heaving, and her cheeks flushed in the light of the fire...no one could look more beautiful than her at that moment.

He reached for his pants.

Tayuya, finally catching her breath, felt him settling between her legs. "Wrap your legs around me," he told her.

She did as he instructed, jumping when she felt something...large bumping against her leg. "Oh, man, this is gonna hurt." She moaned as he leaned back down, kissing her forehead.

"I'll try to make this as painless as possible." Naruto said, frowning at the thought of hurting her. "Tell me if you want me to stop." Tayuya nodded and braced herself as he guided himself into her, groaning in discomfort as he stretched her open, only stopping when he felt her barrier. She looked up at him, and gave a sharp nod before he plunged into her.

She squealed in pain, her nails digging into the flesh of his back, and breaking the skin, her body shuddering. Naruto kept himself completely still as Tayuya held him tightly, not trusting himself to move.

The pain, Tayuya noticed, was passing quickly, leaving her with the pleasant feeling of being...whole. She gave a soft sigh against him as she relaxed. "This feels...amazing."

Naruto laughed, "We're not done, yet, Tayuya-chan."

The girl shuddered again as he drew out of her and pushed back in, slowly at first, so she could adjust. The tightness returned, growing stronger with each of his movements driving her toward a breaking point as he picked up the pace. She raised her hips to meet his, wanting him deeper insider her.

He sat back on his knees, raising her hips to meet his thrusts, making her gasp at their strength. The tightness she felt from before came loose, and she screamed. Naruto groaned, grinding himself into her before he let loose a shout of his own. Tayuya felt the burst of heat flowing into her and came again as her body shook from the aftermath of her climax.

Naruto was no better. He was gleaming with sweat, his breath coming in ragged gasps as hers was. She reached up and touched the side of his face, allowing him to lean into her touch. His eyes opened to see her staring up at him lovingly. "Are you alright?"

He chuckled, "That's my line," he said, shifting them so they were lying on their sides, "Are you sore?"

"A little," she admitted, smiling at him, "But it was worth it...do we have to go back?"

Naruto shook his head, "We can stay here until morning."

She sighed, and rested her head against his shoulder, "It's good to have you back," she sighed, drifting away, "I love you, Uzumaki Naruto."

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