Quick AN: I know I already did the batman speech at the very beginning of the fic but I thought it might be worth mentioning again since we've just gone over 30 chapters and it's been a while since the opening warnings. So in this fic there will be no set role of total dominance over the other for either character as far as sex stuff is concerned. If the idea of either one of them being on the giving or receiving… er… end of any intimate encounter really weirds you out this is not a good fic for you 'cause I often like to switch it up.
Plus just a quick note about posting times. Because of the rather big length of the fic, parts will have breaks between them. Sometimes short, sometimes long depending on my job, life, inspiration etc. But once a part has started to be posted, each chapter for that part should be posted within about a week of each other.
And now, cookies and hugs for everyone! Oh and Part 14, enjoy!
The Long Way Home
Part 14
Experimentation
Chapter 1/3
The water tonight was warmer than usual after such a hot day but the air had grown cooler as the sun had gone down and Naruto didn't mind the warm water one little bit. It was almost as good as having a bath and after spending the entire day sweating and being dirty, he was just happy to get clean.
He crouched down in the water till only his head was poking up above the surface and let his eyes wander till they eventually locked onto to Sasuke who was standing a little further upstream, rubbing at his shoulders as though his back pained him a little.
"Something wrong?" Naruto asked him.
"No," Sasuke replied shortly without turning around.
It was then that Naruto noticed a dark smudge in between Sasuke's shoulder blades. Curiously, Naruto swam over to inspect the smudge thinking it was probably just a bit of dirt but as he got closer saw that Sasuke had cut himself somehow and the smudge had been dried blood over a fist sized purple bruise.
Hearing Naruto move over, Sasuke was about to turn but Naruto stood behind him and grabbed his shoulders to stop him.
"What-?"
"You've hurt your back."
"You hurt my back," Sasuke corrected him in an annoyed tone.
"What, how?"
"That boulder in the river last night that you slammed me up against would be my best guess," Sasuke replied snidely.
"I knew you were moving funny today but I didn't realise it was this bad."
"It's just a cut."
Naruto didn't really believe him. For one thing Sasuke's movements earlier told him that his back was hurting a lot more than one cut could account for. Naruto realised he must have really hurt him more than he could see.
He cupped his hands full of water and drizzled the water over the blood in an attempt to clean it out and wash the blood away.
"Sorry."
"No you aren't," Sasuke retorted. "And why should you be? Just because you're healing faster than me now doesn't mean I didn't rough you up just as much."
Sasuke had a point. It had only been few days since being back together after their fight. And after not touching each other for that week spent apart, frustrations were now at a high and they had been a little more physical with each other than usual lately. It had resulted in cuts bruises and all sorts of minor injuries. It had been intense, highly pleasurable and more than a little painful.
"I'm sure normal people don't injure each other when they fool around."
"We aren't normal people," Sasuke told him. "And if we were I think it would be boring. Just drop it okay."
Well excitement wasn't lacking, that was for sure. And it was entirely possible that frustration aside, what they did to each other was an outlet in other ways. They had past issues, Naruto realised this, and they were not exactly resolved issues either. Picking the other person up and slamming them into a boulder and forcing your tongue down their throat while they writhed and moaned against you in pleasure was a powerful feeling of control. Especially since they had so little luck in the past trying to control each other in any other way. And at least this way they weren't trying to kill each other.
Well not on purpose anyway.
Now that Naruto had finished washing the blood away he saw that the cut wasn't so bad after all. But Sasuke had multiple scratches and bruises all down his back that Naruto hadn't seen till now. He crouched down and saw the damage even continued over Sasuke's ass and beneath the water line.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked looking down over his shoulder at Naruto.
Naruto hadn't really noticed what he was doing but his hands had been inspecting the damage as he went along. Nothing had looked worse than a kitten scratch but it did mean he was now rather closely inspecting his friend's ass. The pale skin was smooth and the round muscles under his hands tensed at his touch.
"Checking out your ass," Naruto replied.
"Why?"
"You've got scratches everywhere."
"I know that dobe."
Sasuke still sounded annoyed, which was pretty valid considering the damage. But it wasn't like he'd complained about it at the time either.
"Maybe we should leave each other alone for a couple of days. We've been fooling around every night."
"I thought keeping track wasn't the point," Sasuke said echoing something Naruto had told him previously.
"It is when you look like you fell into a pile of angry cats. You sound annoyed."
"Since when do you care if I sound annoyed?"
Naruto sighed and stood up.
Since he had opened up a little more, Sasuke had apparently taken it to heart about being a little more free with what he said. Which would have been a good thing if he'd been in a better mood most of the time.
"Since you decided to be such a jerk."
"You should be more hurt than I am."
"Well sure, at the time. But – "
"I despise that fox."
It took Naruto a little while but eventually he grinned at Sasuke's fuming face.
"I can help it that he heals me," Naruto pointed out.
"Don't look so fucking smug. There should still be a bleeding gouge on your shoulder at the very least. You'd be in a lot worse shape than me if it wasn't for that thing."
Since Kurama had come back, Naruto had gotten most of his old quick healing abilities back. It still wasn't what it used to be but it was still inhumanly fast. And even though Kurama hadn't reappeared since that first time, he could see the evidence of the fox's return by the absence of scarring and the healing alone.
"You know it's a little bit weird you're pissed about not being able to leave a mark on me."
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Don't make it sound psycho possessive, I just prefer a little bit of fairness."
"Still weird."
"You're the one with the demon inside you," Sasuke replied pointedly. "Has it even started talking to you yet?"
"No," Naruto admitted.
This was probably his only real cause for concern. His healing was returning nicely but he still felt the absence of Kurama's chakra and presence like it wasn't quite there. He never thought he'd miss his little conversations with Kurama but the lack of interaction was making him a little nervous.
"But you know, you said he knew what we did day to day. Maybe you should be a little nicer about him. He might hear what you're saying about him."
"I don't think being nice about it is going to make it want me dead any less."
"Kurama doesn't want to kill you, Sasuke."
"Oh? And how can you be so sure?"
"Well, because you aren't. Dead, I mean."
"He didn't kill me because of you, I told you this already. But just because it didn't do it last time doesn't mean it doesn't want to."
"Yeah you told me he was being protective. But I want him to be protective of both of us, not just me. Pissing him off wont help."
"No, but it makes me feel better," Sasuke replied with a deep frown.
Naruto stood up and rolled his eyes. He knew something more had happened between Sasuke and Kurama that Sasuke wasn't telling him. Something sure had made Sasuke a lot more belligerent about the fox than he had been before but no matter how many times Naruto pried, Sasuke just shrugged it off or told him that it wasn't important and for once Naruto didn't push it. If it was really important Sasuke would have told him and Naruto was starting to suspect that whatever part of the conversation he had missed was something personal. Sasuke wouldn't be so evasive about it otherwise.
So whatever, let Sasuke stew about it if that's what he wanted, but in the meantime there were more important things to take care of.
"Does your back hurt much?"
"It's fine."
"At least I know why you were walking like that today."
"Feel bad for laughing?" Sasuke asked snidely.
"Not really," Naruto replied with a grin. "Hey I wonder if we have any of those herbs left the doctor gave me for my headaches. It might help."
"I told you it's fine," Sasuke said dismissively. "I can take care of it."
Naruto watched Sasuke march out of the river, obviously trying to walk normally rather than less painfully and shrugged. Oh well, if Sasuke wanted to act tough that was fine as well. At least he wasn't blaming Naruto for the injury no matter how slight.
Naruto finished washing up and followed Sasuke a few moments later, walking back into their little camp to find Sasuke with his bag in his lap and putting something into his mouth from a little pouch clutched in his hand.
"What's that?" Naruto asked curiously as he stepped into his pants and pulled them up.
"Nothing," Sasuke replied shortly, tying up the little pouch and dropping it back into his bag.
"You can't still be hungry," Naruto teased. "You ate twice as much fish than me tonight. Actually every night since Saolin. What, did you starve without me or something?"
"No," Sasuke snapped.
Naruto grinned at him and got comfortable in his blankets, ready to go to sleep. It felt kinda weird not to tire himself out first with Sasuke after the past few nights but Sasuke was still obviously sore and not in a particularly good mood either so Naruto didn't try to push his luck. But he felt Sasuke's eyes on him though as he rolled over in an attempt to try and get comfortable.
"How do you manage to catch that many fish anyway?" Sasuke asked out of the blue just when Naruto got to the point where he had almost managed to drop off to sleep.
"Huh, what?"
"Every time you fish you always catch enough to feed us both, sometimes even enough for two days."
"Are you that surprised I'm good at it?" Naruto asked without opening his eyes.
"I'm surprised you have both the patience and the reflexes for it," Sasuke admitted.
Naruto did look at him now and was surprised to find Sasuke sitting there with an almost curious expression on his face. He didn't look annoyed or jealous about Naruto's fish catching talent, he actually seemed interested.
"Was there a compliment in there somewhere?"
"Not really. I mean you're brash and foolhardy but I've watched you standing in the river all calm, poised and patient and it's strange to see."
Sasuke had been watching him? He hadn't even noticed. The further fact that Sasuke had admitted to watching him do such a thing and even taken notice of how he seemed while doing it was really strange.
"Sasuke, are you feeling okay?"
"Better, now. But you didn't answer my question."
Truthfully Naruto had forgotten what the question was and was instead sitting up and watching his friend intently. In the space of about ten minutes Sasuke's whole demeanour had changed. And fine, Sasuke's moods could often change direction at a moment's notice, but he rarely if ever went from annoyed hostility to curiously interested so quickly. Or really at all. But there was also something strangely familiar about Sasuke's attitude that made him pay extra attention.
"Uh, I guess there's a little skill involved," Naruto tried. "I can show you how tomorrow, if you'd like," Naruto offered watching closely for a reaction.
"Sure, why not? Should kill some boredom."
In the entire time he had known Sasuke he could only ever remember hearing Sasuke ask for help once. And they'd been about twelve. And Sasuke had been pretty desperate not to fall behind in training. And he hadn't even really asked for help, just asked for the very same tips Sakura had given him on how to complete the task. Sasuke never just accepted help or guidance from him, ever.
"You're either high again or I'm dreaming."
Sasuke smirked at him. "Yeah well, don't let it go to your head."
That was it, Sasuke was being way too weird.
Naruto got up and marched over to Sasuke, crouched down in front of him and grabbed his friend's chin, forcing Sasuke to look him in the eye. Sasuke didn't look as strange as he had after eating all those berries but his eyes did look funny all the same. And while he did look a little pissed at suddenly being manhandled he didn't stop Naruto either.
"What did you take?"
Sasuke wrenched his face free of Naruto's grasp and rolled his eyes.
"Just forget it then. I didn't realise you'd get so protective over this stupid fishing thing."
"It's not that…"
On sudden inspiration Naruto grabbed Sasuke's pack and looked inside for the little pouch Sasuke had put in there earlier. Just as he pulled it free, a hand darted out and snatched it from him.
"Don't go through my things," Sasuke warned him.
"Why not? What is it?"
"Not your concern."
At this point Naruto realised things could turn into a childish game of keep-away or he could try and reason with Sasuke instead. Although reasoning with Sasuke could also turn childish very quickly as well. But if Naruto was right about his suspicions, Sasuke was probably in a more accepting state of mind than he usually would be.
"You know that thing you were going to try about being more open? I'm your friend remember?"
"Yeah, you're also a friend who's protective to the point of making me want to murder you most of the time. For fuck's sake, just give it a rest. I'm assuming being more open still means I am allowed a certain amount of privacy without you making it into a drama."
"It is drugs, isn't it?" Naruto asked with narrow eyes.
Sasuke closed his eyes and sighed in a clear show of defeat. This was what Naruto thought of as Sasuke's 'beating his head against a brick wall' look. It was a look Naruto saw pretty often when he exasperated Sasuke to the point of either giving in or attempting violence against him out of pure frustration alone. Naruto might have been annoyed that he seemed to be only one that ever drew it out of him, but it often also gleaned some positive results too which tended to be worth it in the end.
"It's the berries, alright? But if you make one comment that makes you sound less like a friend and more like some overbearing mother I will beat you."
So he had expected Sasuke had taken something to ease his pain but he hadn't actually expected that it really was the very same thing as before. And he was just about to open his mouth to remind Sasuke how bad those things had affected him last time but was warned away by Sasuke's scowl. He scratched the back of his head while he thought about what to say that wouldn't somehow scream what he really wanted to say along the lines of, 'you fucking idiot!'
Of course this was Sasuke he was dealing with. Sasuke could, on occasion be pretty stupid about some things but overall he wasn't an idiot so Naruto just hoped he had a good reason for ever thinking taking those berries again were a good idea.
"Well at least you aren't chasing mice this time," Naruto tried as positively as he could muster.
Sasuke watched him carefully. "Did you strain yourself with that one?"
"What? Look all I meant was that you aren't acting like you were last time."
"Yeah well I'm pretty sure neither of us want a repeat of that," Sasuke muttered.
"So why…?"
"The withdrawals hadn't gone away completely from the Presis and it made me feel better okay? It also helps for pain as well. And taking one or two doesn't affect me much."
It was almost like Sasuke was challenging him to get riled about it but the obvious attempt was instead having a more calming effect. At least he'd been right, Sasuke had his reasons and Naruto had seen what he had been like when suffering the Presis withdrawals so he couldn't blame him for not wanting to feel that again.
"I still noticed something was off about you," Naruto pointed out. "It is affecting you."
"Small effects," Sasuke allowed. "I didn't think you'd notice."
"Well I did. Hey those berries aren't addictive as well, are they?"
"Apparently you're all seeing," Sasuke taunted snidely, "you tell me how often I've had any."
"This is the first time I've noticed since Saolin," Naruto admitted.
"That's because it is the first time since then."
"Okay. So um, those berries aren't affecting you as much as before when you eat less huh?"
"Yes, moron. That's generally the way things work."
No matter how much Sasuke seemed sure that he had his own good reasons for this and no matter how bad an idea Naruto thought this really was, that reminder Sasuke had given him about being too protective and being a friend about it made him swallow his objections. For now. He supposed there were no real reason to think eating the berries would harm Sasuke exactly and it wasn't like he was eating them every day either. So if it helped for now, Naruto felt he could keep his opinions to himself.
Of course the moment any of that changed he couldn't promise anything.
And on a slightly more selfish note, Sasuke did just seem a bit more relaxed, not exactly high like before and still level headed enough to reason things out. So therefore if Sasuke also got the same slightly horny side-effect of the berry taking as before, he might even have a little fun with this.
"So you're not likely to sit on my lap and lick my fingers again, are you?" Naruto asked a shade hopefully.
Sasuke still looked generally annoyed but some sort of amusement was now fighting for dominance over his expression.
"It had crossed my mind," he allowed. "But thankfully you've managed to kill that desire."
Naruto couldn't help but feel a little annoyed about that himself.
"Pity, it might have been more fun when your brain is actually working and everything. But hey, Sasuke?"
"What?"
"I'm still a little worried. That guy told us we shouldn't eat anything strange whether it makes you feel good or not. But if you think it's okay, I'll trust you."
Sasuke had warned him not to be over-protective but he couldn't help but voice at least some concern. Thankfully though the concern had been slight enough that Sasuke didn't seem to annoyed by the reminder. He actually smirked at him.
"I'm surprised you'd trust me that much about anything. Which just goes to prove how much of a moron you really are."
"Asshole."
When they walked into Tumsa the next afternoon Sasuke had his priorities all lined up. Thanks to all the drama in the last town with Amaya and Naruto, he hadn't let his mind focus much on the more mundane or pleasurable needs and wants of his life on the road. He hadn't really enjoyed his inn bed nor the copious amounts of hot water on offer and to add to this he had also destroyed one of his maps. Okay so the map hadn't been all that helpful other than to be a handy piece of stationary in the end but he still didn't like being without at least a little bit of guidance apart from the meandering river.
So Sasuke made a mental list for food, new maps and a warm bath in that order. Of course as they continued on through the small town Sasuke noticed that Naruto's list of priorities was a little shorter. He stuck around for the food but after filling his belly he sat back on the stall stool with a contented sigh followed by a huge yawn.
"I need a nap or something," Naruto told his empty plate.
Which wasn't so surprising. Naruto had impressive stamina so long as he had something to occupy him. Now they had reached a place where they could get a comfortable moment of rest, Naruto's drive would begin to wind down a little. It happened often enough that Sasuke had gotten used to the behaviour and sent him off to the inn they had passed on the way into town to get a room.
It actually suited him. Naruto was a pain whenever he came shopping so Sasuke spent a quiet afternoon stocking up on supplies and trying to find a map before the stores closed for the night. Thankfully he found everything he was after including a much more detailed map of the area that covered this half of Arrei all the way to the border of the next country they would need to pass through.
So mission accomplished, he went off to see if Naruto had managed to find them a room for the night. As it turned out the inn room was a bit nicer than they usually went for but they had the money and Sasuke didn't feel like being picky about where he slept. Besides with his comfort time spoilt in Saolin and not having come across any other towns since then, Sasuke just wanted a hot bath and a warm bed.
He found out which room Naruto was in and went upstairs to find the door unlocked and his neglectful travelling companion sprawled out on his bed face down and completely naked. Naruto had obviously wanted to take a wash but hadn't gotten further than taking his clothes off before flopping face down on his bed. And no one could sprawl like Naruto, arms and legs akimbo almost as though he had wanted to give the bed a big hug.
"You should pass out like that in the sun more often, your ass is about two shades paler than the rest of you."
"S'not," Naruto replied sleepily. "You're paler than my ass."
As insults went it was pretty lame but he couldn't expect much since Naruto was clearly still half asleep.
So Sasuke left him to nap and decided he'd use the time to take his own bath.
The tub was a long free-standing affair which allowed him to stretch out his legs as he let the warm water ease his aching muscles while he looked over his newly acquired map and work out where they were.
His solitude lasted about twenty more minutes when Naruto, refreshed from his nap, strolled into the bathroom still naked. Without waiting for an invitation or even to see if his intrusion was a welcome one he sat himself on the edge of the tub behind Sasuke and slid in making Sasuke slide forward and a small wave of water almost destroy his new map.
"Dobe!"
"What?" Naruto asked innocently which was only slightly spoiled by the big grin on his face.
Sasuke felt a little closed in by the proximity of his new bath mate being trapped the way he was with Naruto behind him and his bent legs on either side of him and shifted forward slightly to refocus on his now slightly damp map.
Moments later all was forgiven though as he felt cool liquid on his scalp just before he felt gentle fingers begin to massage it through his hair. He closed his eyes and sighed, rolling up the map and throwing it as far from the tub as he could to avoid any more damage to it.
"So, figure out where we are?" Naruto asked.
"We're not all that far from the border now," Sasuke told him trying valiantly not to let his head loll with the movements of Naruto's fingers in his hair. "We have to decide whether to keep following the river now or try for a shortcut across land. If we take the short cut though there won't be anymore towns for a very long time."
"Then I vote for the long way. If we keep to the river, that means we get to resupply more often right?"
"That's the plus side. And I agree."
"So two countries almost down and what, two to go not including the Wind Nation? And it took us what, almost three months to get this far?"
"Something like that. And if it took us three months to make it this far I think it might easily take us about four months to get to the desert. Maybe more. It's just an estimate though."
Naruto's hands stilled for just a moment before continuing. "I've already been away three months already. Everyone is gonna think I'm dead!"
"Well when you get back you can hear all about the hero's funeral they held for you," Sasuke told him mockingly.
"Jealous?"
"No."
"So who's going to be missing you back home?" Naruto asked.
He hadn't sounded like he'd meant it as a jab or to be mean so Sasuke tried not to get angry at the question.
"No one."
"Aw, c'mon. There's gotta be someone who misses you."
"I don't have regular contact with a lot of people. And the few I do will not mourn my absence."
"Well I would have. If I wasn't, you know, here."
"Touching dobe," Sasuke said sardonically.
"Move forward so I can wash the soap out."
Sasuke slid forward and lay back so he could submerge his head in the bathwater. He realised too late that he hadn't moved far enough forward though when he felt a definite hardness against the side of his head.
Well well well. It shouldn't surprise him. When Naruto was in the right frame of mind Sasuke could get him hard just by giving him the right inviting look. He hadn't seemed to come in here looking to start something and he probably hadn't. But apparently just feeling another slick body up against his had been enough to produce this effect. It certainly wasn't the first time.
Oh well, waste not, want not. So Sasuke turned over careful to take a breath of air first and then tightly pushed his lips over the hardness, sucking it in. He could still feel Naruto's hands moving through his hair but he suspected he wasn't trying to rinse out the shampoo anymore and was instead trying to fight the urge to grip Sasuke's hair tightly in his hands.
The position couldn't last long though because as Sasuke found out, giving head while underwater was difficult and a massive strain on his lungs. So he let Naruto slide out of his mouth and came up for air.
Through the wet hanging strands of his hair he could see Naruto slumped back up against the end of the tub, head back and eyes closed. He raised his head slightly when Sasuke didn't continue though and grinned at him weakly.
"Wow, you can really hold your breath," he observed.
"Sit up on the edge," Sasuke ordered.
It didn't take Naruto much coaxing to slide up and onto the edge of the tub. The position couldn't be comfortable with more than half his ass hanging over the edge but Sasuke figured soon that he wouldn't care much. Sasuke followed him up onto his knees and when Naruto was seated leant over and sucked the head back into his mouth, twirling his tongue around it before sliding his lips down and taking more in. He heard a deep heartfelt moan above him.
As he took more in he slid his hands up slightly straining thighs to grip his hip with one hand to help Naruto keep his balance. The other hand he didn't even realise was wandering until he felt the warm smooth muscles of Naruto's ass under his palm.
It was probably a weird thing to realise at this point but ass groping never really factored into what they did all that much. Sometimes asses were grabbed in an attempt to gain leverage but never just for the sake of touching until very recently. So Sasuke took the opportunity to run his hand over new territory until his fingertips encountered a gap made wide due to Naruto's precarious position which gave him totally new ideas.
He wondered how Naruto would react if he kept going. Well there was only one way to find out. Besides, he'd promised to get Naruto back next time.
He let fingers trail into the gap with feather-light touches until he found a tight ring of puckered skin where his fingers stopped and pushed ever so slightly against, mimicking the feeling of what Naruto had done to him days before. Naruto stiffened up immediately and Sasuke had to grip his hip even more tightly with his other hand to stop Naruto falling backwards in surprise.
Sasuke freed up his mouth and looked up at shocked and slightly frightened looking wide blue eyes.
"Chicken," he taunted.
"No I'm not! You just surprised me, that's all."
"Want me to stop?"
"I, uh, don't know."
"Well when 'don't know' becomes 'no' then I'll stop," Sasuke informed him breaking eye contact and engulfing Naruto with his mouth again.
But this was where experience sort of failed him. Of course he wanted to push things further to get back at Naruto properly but what could he really do other than what Naruto had already done to him?
Well there was something he could try…
When he'd been in here alone before he'd noticed a few little bottles around the tub, which he supposed were used for bathing. He groped blindly for a little bottle in particular and popped off the cap with his thumb managing in the process to cover half his hand in thick bath oil before putting the bottle back. He knew he'd need something. He'd felt the resistance against his fingertips and figured that brute force for once wasn't really the way to go. So he used newly oiled fingers to tease that ring of muscles for a few moments noticing that if anything it felt even tighter than before.
"Relax," Sasuke suggested momentarily freeing his mouth.
"Easy for you to say," was the muttered reply.
Sasuke redoubled his efforts with his mouth and stopped the movement of his fingers waiting for the pleasurable moans to return and for Naruto to relax more. It didn't take too long and when he felt Naruto was relaxed enough he pushed a finger inside. He heard a sharp shaky intake of breath but nothing to suggest actual pain. Encouraged he slid his finger further in feeling the grip around the base of his finger and the oh so tight warmth surrounding it.
He hadn't really known what to expect or what it would feel like. Very warm, slick because of the oil probably, and really really strange. Surprisingly he also wondered what it felt like to Naruto right now. Did it feel good to be so invaded or did it feel weird and uncomfortable? He found himself wanting to find out but realised he should probably be focussing on what was in front of him for the moment.
As he slowly moved his finger around he felt Naruto's muscles loosen a little more and stop gripping him quite so tightly which was interesting. He kept up with it for a bit longer and if anything Naruto seemed to relax even more so he added a second finger doing the same as before but occasionally intentionally moving them apart, trying to see if he could get him to loosen up even more.
By this point Naruto's breathing was almost shuddering in and out of his body but it didn't seem to be a bad reaction. Until now, Naruto had held a death-grip on the sides of the tub but now Sasuke could feel the fingers of one hand sliding through his hair almost in a distracted fashion. Sasuke was a little distracted himself truth be told. He hadn't really expected to be doing this. He'd wanted to get Naruto back sure, but hadn't really thought on the how exactly. And okay, by this point they were pretty much running out of places to explore on each other but did they really need to start searching for new ways to get each other off? Honestly, he didn't even know how good this was supposed to feel. Sure the rubbing had felt strangely nice and exciting when it had been done to him, but was this better or worse?
The old system had worked fine after all. Actually it had probably worked better than this. Okay sure, it was incredibly satisfying in a lot of ways to discover new ways of reducing Naruto's mind to complete mush. But for Sasuke, who wasn't being touched right now and only had the sensation of exploring to keep him happy, it was actually really frustrating. Which is why in the end he probably ended up pushing it just a little too far.
He worked his fingers for a while longer, listening for small signs of either enjoyment or hate but when he got no real sign that he was doing anything more exciting than usual he pushed in a third finger. That caused a hiss from above him and Naruto's hand moved to clutch his shoulder almost painfully. Obviously that had hurt. Well at least he'd gotten some sort of reaction just not really the one he'd been aiming for so maybe he'd been a little too impatient.
Still he didn't remove his fingers, just merely stopped moving them and continued his oral ministrations for a little while. After all, so far Naruto's body had loosened up for him with each new intrusion and he wondered if this would be the same or if this was simply just too much. And besides, while Naruto's fingers continued to dig into Sasuke's shoulder, he wasn't exactly telling him off either. Of course that also might be because he didn't want to get called a chicken again either.
Eventually he got another moan and slowly but surely he started moving his hand again. Naruto made a noise that was somewhere between pleasure and a little bit of pain and as Sasuke experimentally but gradually worked to push in further that slight noise turned into a sharp cry that stopped Sasuke completely and made him withdraw.
But when he looked up at Naruto, he didn't look like he was in pain. Quite the opposite. Though he looked a tad frantic he was looking at Sasuke like he'd just been abandoned.
"Why did you stop?" Naruto asked unbelievingly.
"Didn't that hurt?"
"No!"
A little confused Sasuke went back to work, trying to remember exactly what he'd done before and where he'd touched, sucking Naruto into his mouth again. Eventually he must have managed to mirror his movements from before and touch him the same way because this time the groan was in genuine pleasure. So naturally he did it again, and again until Naruto protested.
"Too much, slow down."
Sasuke would have said no if his mouth wasn't full and kept on going till he felt those muscles clench spasmodically around his fingers, very tightly, and warmth flooded his mouth. He had been a little unprepared and took his time swallowing and trying not to choke before leaning back and coaxing Naruto to slide back down into the tub before he fell off the back of it.
Though that would have been funny.
Naruto leaned back against the end of the tub with eyes closed and his face flushed a deep shade of red.
"Fucking hell," he murmured.
Seeing how wasted Naruto was, Sasuke turned around and reached for the taps, wanting to add some more hot water to the bath before it got too much colder. When he shut off the taps a hand grabbed his shoulder and drew him backwards to lay against warm skin. Arms encircled his waist till hands came in contact with his own hard on and began stroking him.
Sasuke didn't like feeling this trapped at first but Naruto's hand became very persuasive to just relax against his comfortable backrest, his head lying against a shoulder. He felt lips kiss the side of his jaw then his neck and he sighed in resignation.
"Why did you do that?" Naruto asked him.
"Seemed like the thing to do at the time."
Naruto's hand tightened around him making him gasp and arch slightly back against the body behind him. He got the message.
"Okay fine," Sasuke relented. "I told you I'd get you back."
"I know the feeling," Naruto replied but Sasuke didn't have a chance to question it before Naruto gripped him hard again and began stroking him in earnest. "But not right now."
TBC
Notes: Miss me?
I really need to get over this water fetish don't I? Okay I promise, no more fooling around in water for the rest of the part. Maybe even the next one as well.
So Sasuke seems to be a little more conversational and their physical relationship as promised has begun delving into some new interesting areas. So yeah, little bit of smut there after the shorter than previously anticipated break. If it gives you some idea of how far ahead I am with this fic, in next part I will be mentioning Sasuke's birthday which I had intended to come out around July for obvious reasons. You'll probably end up reading it in March/April instead so I'm pretty far ahead with the plotting. I may or may not be taking another small breather around April as I attempt to get another WNL part out and I'm not certain yet about being able to post them simultaneously. We'll see when I get closer.
So not a lot happened this chapter plot wise. I wanted to set up a few things for later plus since this was the first moment of actual penetration even if it was just with fingers, I wanted to give it a little more attention than usual. Of course we'll have some more interesting fun next chapter as well before I start getting into this part's actual plot.
Till then,
Dash.
Unsigned Reviews –
Bunnyguest – Yeah I know the smut wasn't all that much. It wasn't actually going to be in the chapter at all at first but I felt it needed a little something more in there, depth, as you said, even if it was just a little. It was more to open it up a bit for this part admittedly and the payback that was to come and to round the chapter off a little more.
Haha, normally I get told off for putting in cliffhangers so I'm glad you are liking them :)
Thanks bunny, Happy New Year to you too!
Guest – I'm feeling your love *grins* Thanks, I like to keep my promises.
I sort of liked the simplicity of the few words on the map that Sasuke left. Of course I wanted it to make it seem like it was a very hard thing for him to do at the same time.
So yeah, the little mention of what Reizo saw will come back around eventually. I'm quite excited to get back to it actually but I won't spoil the details for you just yet :)
Sis - Thanks so much! I'm really happy you are enjoying it even more as we go along :)
L – Well I updated so I could do that for you at least, but as for killing Amaya and Reizo, I'm afraid that although lots of people would enjoy that immensely, I need them both for much needed drama before I am done with them lol. But I'm so happy you are enjoying the story and no need to apologise, there was much gigglesnorts at your rage fuelled kill Amaya review, I loved it.
Sachi Devi – Haha, yeah can't help that little bit of humour sometimes even in the more dramatic parts. It keeps it all a bit lighter and happier for me so I'm really glad you find it interesting. Thanks!