Naruto was sitting under a tree on the campus grounds, picking at the slender grass aimlessly. He appeared lost in thought when his lips curled up into a smile when a ladybug crawled up his fingers. Naruto watched the small being wander across his knuckle and up to his hand before taking flight. His eyes watching the bug lazily fly off and land somewhere else.
"Hey dobe," a familiar voice called out. "Your friend get tired of your conversation already?" A chuckle escaped Sasuke's lips as he stopped near Naruto.
"Ha-Ha, ya jerk," Naruto stuck his tongue out and hopped up from the grass. "I'm driving today, so let's head'r, I want to take you to a place that I think you will enjoy." Naruto beamed a smile at Sasuke before turning and heading in the direction of his jeep.
"Hn," Sasuke responded, picking up his step behind the blond. The two had been continuously communicating via texting for the last day and a bit and Sasuke would admit, to himself and his wolf, that it was enjoyable. The two never talked about what happened, but they conversations were light, humorous and Sasuke had found himself looking forward to the familiar 'ping' of a message coming in as of late. Sasuke jumped into the familiar jeep, enjoying the soft breeze and bright sun of the day while Naruto drove to wherever.
Sometime later, the blond pulled into a parking lot near the sea shore and by a quaint building that looked like a rustic restaurant. The blond had driven quite the ways off the main roadways and taken a secondary road to an area that was rich with forest. Sasuke had to admit he wasn't aware of this area, but that didn't surprise him since he was never one to wander to social places. Too many people wasn't his style. He snickered to himself thinking how odd that was since he worked in his brother's bar.
"Come Sasuke, I can't wait to show you what this place has to offer!" Naruto waved his arm to Sasuke when they both hopped out of the jeep. Both men walked the path that went around to the other side of the building that faced the ocean.
Sasuke was impressed. The small rustic building had large windows that faced the sea and Sasuke could see the numerous small tables that were set up inside through the windows. A patio was set up with glass walls and trellis roof, with several vines growing through the trellis that provided shade over the outdoor tables. When Sasuke entered the building behind Naruto, his nose was hit with the warm scents of coffees, teas and spices causing his eyes to flutter in euphoria. He couldn't remember any other time in his life walking into such a Zen type atmosphere. He didn't even realize that the blond alpha had gently guided him to a small table in the far corner but against the large glass windows.
"So, do you like it?" Naruto smirked out and waggled his eyebrows at the hazed over eyes of Sasuke.
"Dobe! What is this place?" Sasuke's eyes began to come back into the reality he was in and took in the décor. It was decorated to compliment the seashore, which wasn't surprising, but it was tasteful.
"Came across this place a long time ago." Naruto looked out the window, his eyes seemed to be lost in thought. "I enjoy how it looks out over the sea but I found their treats were like no other." He looked towards Sasuke with a soft smile. "It isn't a restaurant, more of a tearoom. They offer a huge selection of coffee and tea and of course the sweets to go with it." Naruto pulled a small one page menu from between the sugar and honey holder that was placed on every table. "They do offer a couple warm dishes, but it's limited. Well you can see for yourself," he chuckled lightly as he pushed the menu across the table to Sasuke.
"Ah Naruto-kun, it is good to see you," a small voice called out. Sasuke turned to see an elderly lady, adorned in an apron, her silver hair tied up in a bun with a few loose strands framing her face. She gave them both a kind smile. Sasuke couldn't help but smile back, as he and his wolf could feel the kind aura radiating off this woman.
"Chiyo-chan!" Naruto flashed a brilliant smile and grabbed the elderly lady's hand. "How are you? You are looking amazing!" Naruto patted and squeezed the older woman's hand before releasing it.
"Oh Naruto-kun you smooth talker," Chiyo blushed slightly and shoo'd her hands at him. "Who is this handsome young alpha with you?" Sasuke found him face heating up embarrassed and quickly lowered his eyes. Chiyo just coo'd at him.
"Oh Chiya-chan! This is Sasuke!" Naruto perked up suddenly. "I was just telling him about how wonderful this place is! Sasuke this is Chiyo-chan!" Naruto patted Sasuke's hand that was the table.
Sasuke's heart fluttered suddenly at Naruto's sudden touch and from the warm aura that settled over the table he was certain was coming from Chiyo-chan. "P-pleasure," Sasuke stuttered out and he instantly berated himself for sounding so pathetic and weak. He cleared his throat and brought his eyes up to meet soft deep brown. "You have a lovely place," Sasuke gave the elderly woman a nod and a soft smile. His fingers fiddled with each other.
"Thank you Sasuke-kun," Chiyo whispered out. "I'll be back to take your orders boys." She nodded with a soft smile and walked away.
Naruto chatted away while the two sipped on their drinks and looked over the sea shore. Sasuke let the flow of the afternoon wash over him; his wolf enjoying the attention the alpha was giving, the calming scent of the tea room and the sparkling view. For once, Sasuke felt himself feeling at ease and his wolf hummed in contentment.
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Naruto pulled his jeep up to Sasuke's car in the campus parking lot. "Well, here we are," Naruto broke the silence. He turned his head to see the raven staring out the side window, not moving, not talking, just staring. "Sas? Are you—"
"Naruto," Sasuke breathed out, interrupting Naruto. "I—I wanted to say…" he trailed off.
Naruto could hear the other's breath quivering and the alpha's heart ached to comfort the other, but he waited. Sasuke wanted to say something and Naruto knew how difficult it could be for the stoic alpha to speak his feelings.
"Itachi told me what happened with Sai, at the university…though I don't really remember," Sasuke whispered out strongly. "And—and I wanted to say I'm s-sorry…for what happened to you." Sasuke took a deep breath, biting the inside of his cheek so he could continue saying what he needed to. "It's my fault that—that you—that you—"
"Sasuke no," Naruto interrupted Sasuke. He could not allow Sasuke to feel this way. To feel like he was to blame. "Don't think that what happened is on you, understand?" Naruto's voice was soft yet firm with authority.
Sasuke shook his head, his hands clenched his jeans but he would not look at the blond. "Naruto if you didn't know me—"
"Don't you even start Sasuke Uchiha," Naruto demanded as he gently touched one of Sasuke's clenched fists. "I will not allow you to take an inch of thinking that any of the bullshit that happened was remotely your fault! Meeting you," Naruto took a breath as he rubbed his thumb softly across Sasuke's knuckles. "meeting you has—has been the most amazing, exciting and I must say challenging event in my life that I wouldn't, and I mean it Sasuke, wouldn't change for a thing." Naruto squeezed the other's hand, thankful to see that Sasuke's grip had loosened.
Sasuke couldn't bring himself to say anything as he listened to the blond alpha's words. His wolf was rolling around in his mind like a cat on catnip, basking in the blond alpha's presence, and trying to share these emotions with him. Sasuke took some deep breaths, trying to calm his heart rate when the alpha gently held his hand and spoke the words of devotion. "Sasuke please." He heard Naruto speak before a palm cupped his chin and Sasuke allowed the alpha to gently guide his face up to look directly into the eyes of the blond alpha. Sasuke immediately could see the concern etched into the blue eyes, watching him and flickering around his face. The inner wolf purred loudly, causing goosebumps to rise on his skin.
"Sasuke, please don't torture yourself with those type of thoughts. I can't stand it," Naruto whispered out as he took in the black deep eyes that had amazing depths that he could get lost in. Those eyes could be cool and aloof, but Naruto could now see beyond the wall. Those eyes, experiences hidden within the depths, was a history of extreme pain and struggling, that no person should have had to go through. Naruto felt his wolf yearn to reach over and protect Sasuke from all that could cause him harm. "Sasuke. I'm not giving up on you. I—I really want to be around you," Naruto whispered out, his breath brushing over Sasuke's lips as he unconsciously leaned closer. "So—no more talk about faults…" Naruto tilted his head slightly and pressed his lips gently onto the other. He could feel the slight gasp from Sasuke, the flutter of his eyelids against his face but most importantly, the heat from Sasuke's lips pressing back in response to his.
Sasuke felt his heart slamming against his chest as the blond alpha placed his lips upon his own. The blonde's citrus meadow like scent filled his senses, making him feel hazy yet safe and he savored the taste of the blond alpha invading his taste buds. The kiss was warm, soft and light, giving Sasuke ample time to pull away but tingling heat that shot through his lips on contact, through his face and traveling down his spine had Sasuke sighing into the kiss. He tilted his head to deepen the kiss and a small moan released without his consent when Naruto moved his hand to caress his cheek.
Much to his wolf's displeasure, Naruto pulled back from the kiss first, his tongue licking his lips to savor the taste of Sasuke. He opened his eyes to see Sasuke's eyes still closed, his lips slightly parted and a red flush to his cheeks. Naruto could just eat Sasuke all up on how amazing he looked after that kiss. He smiled when Sasuke fluttered opened his eyes and focused on him. "Thank you for today," Naruto whispered out with a smile while releasing Sasuke's face. Sasuke's eyes flicked back and forth to each blue eye before giving a hint of a smile back.
"Yeah, thanks for showing me, and driving me, and yeah." Sasuke suddenly was a loss for words.
Sensing Sasuke's distress with conversation, Naruto leaned back into his seat and dug into his jacket pocket. "Before you go, I have something for you. Hold out your hand," Naruto smiled as he held his hand out, closed into a fist, and facing downwards.
Sasuke tilted his head and pinched his lips in a smirk before holding his palm out. Naruto placed his other hand under Sasuke's open palm and then brought down the closed fist. He slowly opened his fingers and then flatted his palm onto Sasuke's, squeezing Sasuke's hand between his two hands before removing them. Sasuke looked at the object in his palm curiously before folding his fingers around it and bringing it closer to his eyes.
"It's to join the other objects," Naruto chuckled out. Sasuke raised a brow in question. "They all complement each other, and I'm sure you might figure it out, but my hope is to keep you guessing." Naruto ran his hand through his thick hair, scratching at the back of his neck as he gave Sasuke a shy look.
Sasuke held the item between his thumb and point finger, holding it up to his eyes and watching as the sand filtered through. His eyes flickered between Naruto and the item as if the answer was going to be presented to him immediately.
Naruto caught the look and snickered. "Don't look at me like that. No hints."
Sasuke snorted out in amusement and grasped the object into his fist. "Thank you for today. Text me later." Sasuke shoved open the jeep door and hopped out. He gave the blond a nod again before closing the door and fished out his fob to unlock his own car door. Naruto shouted out a farewell after ensuring Sasuke got into his car, before driving off. Sasuke watched the taillights of the jeep disappear before pulling the object out once again. The ends were made a dark marble that held a sturdy curved piece of glass that protected the timer on the inside. The sand timer's funnel glass looked as if it houses some crystal particles to make the sand within shimmer when it filtered through the small hole. Sasuke watched as the sun's rays caused small crystal colours flash about while the sand filtered. 'A sand timer…complements the others. Hmm…' Sasuke's thoughts began to whirl and click about, trying to put the puzzle together. His phone chiming snapped him back into the now and he placed the timer into his pocket. Checking his phone, noting it was his brother, he started his car and headed home. He had work to do.
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Naruto was floating on air when he arrived back at the cottage that it was natural for his pack mates to notice this. He had a perma-grin plastered on his face as he hummed about in the kitchen, putting together a small snack. He shrieked out when someone pinched his sides and thankfully his sandwich didn't go flying across the room. "Jee-zuz!" he breathed out, hand to his chest as he felt his heart thumping wildly. He turned with an irritated look when he heard giggling behind him.
"Hi there mighty alpha, had a good day?" Sakura giggled some more as she slid into a seat at the table. Her eyes glimmered mischievously as she waggled her eyebrows at Naruto.
"Oh yeah, it was a fabulous dayyyyyy!" Naruto slid on his socks across the floor to slip into a chair as well. "I took Sasuke to Chiyo's, you remember, the place at the sea shore?" Naruto chirped out grabbing his sandwich. "It was so—munch—amazing!"
"Naruto, don't eat and talk! You're not twelve!" Sakura leaned over and smacked Naruto on the arm. "Either wait to give me the juicy details or finish eating first!" She laughed at the now pouting Naruto.
Forgoing his sandwich, "oh we talked and talked. It was like it was before…well you know, and Sasuke accepted my gift!" He grabbed his sandwich, taking a big bite and trying to chew while grinning.
Sakura smiled at the big blond goof. He was a good alpha, a little bit of an idiot sometimes, but still a good man. "I'm so glad to hear that is going well Naruto. Be sure to talk to us if anything, and I mean anything, comes up that you need help with. Got it?" Sakura pointed her finger at him, her glare sending shock waves through the air and hitting the blond. Naruto just nodded feverishly back. "Good. Now we have been in touch with the Inuzuka, Hyuga, Haruno, Yamanaka and Nara clan. They have all agreed to meet with you Naruto and we scheduled a time next week to meet and discuss."
Naruto nodded his head while swallowing a large gulp. "Excellent! Great work guys. Make sure the extra cabins are ready should anyone want to spend the night. I need to start gathering up information that I want to discuss with the other clans. Oh, and another thing," Naruto hesitated as his blues focused on green. "You can't tell baa-chan about the meeting." Naruto gave a stern look when Sakura began to open her mouth to most likely contest. "I mean it Sakura," Naruto reminded with a stern voice. Sakura snapped her jaw shut and nodded her head slowly. She knew better than to argue against her alpha when he used that tone. "I'll let the others know when I see them or you can, but I have some papers I need to get a move on. Why does there have to be so much!" Naruto whined out as he put his dishes in the sink, Sakura giggling at Naruto's antics as he left the room.
Naruto flopped on his bed, staring up at the ceiling and he still couldn't stop smiling. The outing with Sasuke had made his heart flutter nonstop and his wolf howled in bliss. Naruto felt a great success at the smiles that Sasuke blessed him with and not to mention the kiss! Naruto grabbed a pillow and hugged and squeezed it tight, recalling the warmth of Sasuke's lips, his deep earthy scent and the small moan that escaped Sasuke during their brief kiss. The recalling of the moan stirred something in his loins and Naruto was bombarded by his wolf rubbing at particular senses that had shocks of electricity going straight to his cock. "Ohhh Sas'ke," Naruto hummed out, squeezing the stuffing out of his pillow and rutting against it. His eyes were closed while he was provided with images of Sasuke's deep black eyes, that were half lidded and full of lust. He was then giving a smirk while pulling his fingers in and out from his plump lips. Naruto's heart rate sped up as his hips began to rut harder against the pillow. Dream Sasuke was now panting heavily as his hips swayed back and forth, he was shirtless and his skin glistened like it was oiled. Dream Sasuke traced his fingers down his chest, following the lines of muscle and keeping his eyes on Naruto. He continued to suckle his other fingers while the others went to pinch at the pink nubs. Dream Sasuke let out that moan once again and Naurto saw stars. He lay spent on his bed, panting lightly and still straddling the pillow. "Fuck," he panted out into the pillow. What an embarrassment of his stamina. He flopped to his back, feeling the wetness in his shorts making him flinch. Running a hand through his thick hair, he smiled and huffed out happily thinking that Sasuke was so worth it.
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Sasuke headed into the house, tugging his bag over his shoulder and his one hand clasped around the sand timer in his pocket. Slipping into the door he was greeted by a bouncy blond omega who gathered him up in an unwanted hug.
"Deidara, enough! I'm fine!" Sasuke growled out, struggling to get released from the grasp.
"Sasuke 'un, you know I worry! You didn't have classes for the entire day and you didn't come home afterwards, you didn't text, so of course I worried and—what's this smell?" Deidara nuzzled his nose into Sasuke's hair, holding his head steady. "Oh ho! Someone been hanging out with a stud of an alpha!" Deidara ruffled Sasuke's hair as he pulled away. "Tell me 'un, what did you two do?" Deidara was ridiculously giddy and Sasuke tried to ignore and head to his room. "No no no! Come one Sasuke! Did Naruto treat you gentleman like? Did he offer to pay? Did you two hold hands and kiss?" Deidara sing-songed the question out while he reached out and grabbed Sasuke's wrist gently to keep him from leaving. "You might as well tell me 'un. You know Itachi will smell him on you too and will want to know much more than I! I can at least break it to him before he comes to you hmm?" Deidara raised his eyebrows as he then crossed his arms across his chest, completing the look with tapping his foot.
Sasuke stood facing away from Deidara as he dropped his head and let out an annoying sigh. "Fine. Yes we went out to a tearoom situated on the sea shore. I drank tea, had some soup and we talked. Then he drove me back to my car and here I am." Sasuke tried his best to make his voice sound annoyed and he peeked back over his shoulder at Deidara. Deidara didn't look convinced. He kept the head tilt, the eyebrows raised and the foot tapping. "Okay fine we…" he mumbled out.
"What was that? Couldn't hear youuuuuu…" Deidara tilted his body at his hips, leaning closer to Sasuke and holding a cupped hand to his ear.
"We shared a …." Sasuke mumbled again.
"Sasuke 'un. Don't make me force it out of you," Deidara threatened as he over dramatically began to hold his hands out in a stance and walked towards Sasuke looking like he was ready to pounce.
"Wesharedakiss—okay! CHRIST! You're so fucking annoying!" Sasuke turned on his heel and stomped off to his room with Deidara gasping over dramatically, fanning himself and giggling at the same time. "I have homework! Now leave me alone!" Sasuke gave out a final shout with the familiar slam of a bedroom door. Deidara smiled broadly before heading back into the kitchen. He couldn't wait for Itachi to get home.
Sasuke threw his bag on the floor and flopped on his bed. Opening up the drawer on the bedside table, he pulled out the other gifts that Naruto had given him. He laid on his side, his head held up with his hand, elbow on the bed and placed the items on the bed before him. The pearl he rolled about with his fingertip before looking to the fork and spoon. Laying the items side by side he concentrated on the three gifts with question. 'Pearl, fork, spoon and sand timer…what could they all have in common?' Sasuke hummed to himself as his fingers traced all the items. He thought back to the earlier outing today and found himself smiling. His wolf triggered the memories of the hand touching, the soft smiles and touches and of course the warm kiss. He began to feel the butterflies in his stomach as the memories invaded his mind. 'Stupid horny wolf,' Sasuke disciplined his wolf, though he knew the wolf didn't care. He smiled again as he scooped up the trinkets and put them back into his drawer. He ran a hand through his thick locks before moving to his desk. He did have work to do and horny wolf will have to wait.
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The weekend brought the familiar pumping of music through the club, vibrating the walls and bodies bouncing and grinding beneath the flashing flicking coloured lights. Misty fog sprayed out in intervals across the dance floor adding a colouful wonderland feeling to the beats thumping. The DJ Killer B was back in club, and his name always brought in the crowd. Sasuke did his dance behind the bar with his smooth mixology skills as per usual and Naruto's eyes took in the show. If Naruto was a cartoon, he figured that his tongue would be hanging out and eyes would be sparkling as he took in the smooth movements of Sasuke. Since their brief kiss in his jeep a few days ago, Naruto couldn't get the dark haired beautiful mysterious alpha out of his mind. And of course his wolf had no qualms on bringing up that day over and over in his mind, together with a few suggestive emotional triggers as well.
"Good show?" a deep voice called out through the music into Naruto's ear. Naruto just nodded his head, his blues still focused on the movements of Sasuke and his fingers loosely caressing his still practically full glass. Gaara chuckled as he lifted a finger in Sasuke's direction and Sasuke responded with a nod, noting he had seen. "I'm glad to hear that you are doing better my friend," Gaara spoke up over the music and squeezed Naruto's shoulder. He nodded at Sasuke when a drink was placed before him before turning to serve other customers. "How about you and Sasuke?" Gaara winked and gave a little smirk in Naruto's direction. Naruto's head flopped towards him, his eyes have lidded and glazed over. 'Well that's a good answer.' Gaara thought to himself.
"Oh hey Gaara!" Naruto exclaimed suddenly seemingly just noticing that Gaara was sitting beside him. "Good to see you my friend! When did you get here?" Naruto moved in and gave him a tight hug.
"Just got here and saw you sitting here on cloud nine," Gaara chuckled deeply. "You and Sasuke eh?" Gaara tilted his head in the direction of the raven. Naruto grinned and Gaara could see the blush that flushed across his cheeks.
"Out for a bit of fun eh Gaara?" Naruto dropped an arm across the red heads shoulders, giving him a wink and a squeeze.
Gaara took as swig from his glass as quickly as possible before the boisterous blond could cause him to knock it from his grip. "Hn, business with Itachi, about you know what." Gaara gave a stern look at the blue eyes. Naruto pinched his lips, nodding his head indicating that he understood.
"How can I help?" Naruto leaned on the bar counter, grasping his drink to take a drink.
"Just by staying safe."
Naruto glared at the red head. "That's bull shit Gaara. I should be in there especially after all the shit that Sasuke went through!"
"Exactly Naruto," Gaara growled, cutting off Naruto's rant. "You protecting Sasuke, it's exactly what he needs right now. Certainly you can see that?" Naruto let out a long breath in response. "And after the shooting," Gaara narrowed his green eyes at blue, "it is better you both stay safe." Naruto continued to glare at his drink, his hands fisted that Gaara could see the knuckles turning white. "We will deal with this Naruto," Gaara's voice echoed quietly. A presence was felt beside him and he turned to the person, giving a nod.
"Gaara," Itachi's voice was deep, smooth yet firm. Naruto watched as Itachi called Sasuke over and leaned into his ear to say something. Sasuke nodded and went back to making drinks after a quick glance at Naruto. "Naruto," Itachi gave a nod of acceptance.
"Say, Itachi," Naruto caught his attention before the alpha left. "I have a request." He noticed Gaara giving him a glare of warning and Itachi just tilted his head closer to the blond. "I would like to take Sasuke for an overnight camp trip with your permission." Naruto gave a small bow in respect to the pack leader.
"Hn, is that so," Itachi responded, pulling his hand up, cupping his chin. His eyes looked up and he gave the impression that he was thinking.
"I promise it won't be to far, it's a place I've gone to a hundred times, perfectly safe, what do you say Itachi?" Naruto's eyes were wide with desperation and his body seemed to thrum with anticipation.
"Why would you want to request such a thing Naruto?" Itachi seemed to glare at the blue eyes, his body leaning against the edge of the bar.
Naruto's fist instantly went to the back of his head and pulled at the hairs. "Well, you see—umm, you know that I've been—well me and Sasuke, I've been –and I want to move – well not move like you think, but—but this time…" Naruto stuttered through his explanation and ended with an exhausted raspberry noise through his lips. 'Ah shit, I'm such an idiot!' Naruto scolded himself.
Itachi was amused watching the blond alpha stumble through his wording. He knew exactly what the blond alpha was requesting and why, but why let it be known? It was much more interesting to see the blond alpha trip and fall at the simple request. He recalled how his giggly mate had told him the other day of Sasuke's shared kiss and Deidara had to hold Itachi back as he wanted to find the blond alpha and rip his lips off. Thankfully Deidara had his ways of calming Itachi and well, as always it worked. He had a very satisfied mate and wolf after those few hours. Itachi then chuckled suddenly, "do try and not hurt yourself Naruto." The blond alpha snapped his eyes back up to Itachi. "I very well know what you have been trying to do with my otouto over the past year." Naruto suddenly looked very nervous as he gave a sheepish smile and his eyes shifted to his feet. "That being said, I really do not think at this time—,"
"Itachi," Gaara interrupted, his voice low but not threatening. He raised his brows a couple times in the direction of Naruto. Itachi pinched his lips towards the other alpha, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"You have my permission," Itachi's voice was sharp and stern. Naruto's eyes lit up like sunshine, his mouth gaped open in surprise. "But," Itachi held his hand up, "you will be sure to inform me of the location and date." He closed his fingers into a fist then pointing his finger directly at Naruto's nose. "Clear?"
Naruto's headed nodded a mile a minute that had Gaara chuckling quietly. Itachi then let out a sigh, pinched his nose then proceeded to give Gaara a nod before heading to the back of the bar. Gaara stood, finished off the last bit of his drink before giving Naruto a slap on the shoulder. "Good luck." He gave Naruto a wink and turned, following Itachi through the crowd to the back.
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Gaara closed the door behind him when the two alphas made it to the office. "They will do each other good," Gaara spoke as he took a seat on the couch. He heard Itachi sigh loudly from behind his desk. "They are compatible. I have faith in Naruto."
"That I have no doubt of Naruto. But that is not what worries me," Itachi responded. Gaara just hummed in agreement, giving the chance for the other to continue.
"I am certain Naruto is not aware of Sasuke's status." Itachi rubbed his forehead as if he was nursing a headache.
"Naruto may be a little, hmm how should I say this, enthusiastic?" he chuckled when Itachi's head snapped up at him. "But I will say he is learning to take a more calming approach to situations that surprise him."
"For both their sakes, I pray you are correct." Itachi leaned back in his chair. "Now, shall we begin?"
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Naruto took his seat back at the bar, content on watching Sasuke work his magic with the cocktails. His heart was fluttering as he contemplated on how to approach Sasuke. As luck would have it, he noticed that Sasuke did a familiar wave to another staff, calling that staff member over. The familiar attractive red haired staff member with piercings leaned in to hear Sasuke talk and gave a firm nod of the head. Sasuke grabbed his jacket from under the bar and slipped out into the crowd. Naruto didn't miss the subtle glance and tilt of the head from the raven towards him before he pushed his way through the slew of bodies. He quickly took a sip of his drink and followed him. This was the moment he was hoping for.
They met outside in the alley both were already familiar with. Sasuke leaning against the brick wall in the shadow, Naruto respecting his space but close enough to smell the intoxicating scent from the raven haired beauty. After the moment in his jeep Naruto was itching to envelop the other alpha into his arms. He studied the other briefly, taking in his breathing, his posture, the smooth lines of the marble skin that glowed in the moonlight. Shoving his hands in his pockets, he rocked on his heels and let out a long breath, causing a light mist to develop as the air was slightly cool.
"I can see the smoke rising from your ears dobe," Sasuke spoke out with a smirk.
"Ah, t-teme," Naruto retorted but began rubbing at his neck as his eyes looked at Sasuke's knees.
"Spit it out, I know you want to say something," Sasuke breathed out as he laid his head back against the cool bricks of the building, briefly closing his eyes and enjoying the quiet.
"I want to share a place with you Sasuke." Naruto kept rocking on his heels as he watched Sasuke's response. When deep black eyes opened to meet his he continued. "I have been going to this place in the forest for years and I would like to take you. It would be an overnight, like, in a tent or if you prefer under the stars we don't need a tent, ummm, so yeah."
Sasuke watched the blond alpha fidget while he spoke. It was amusing and Sasuke found it cute. The strong, loud, impressive alpha getting all fidgety and nervous over a simple request. His wolf purred with excitement at the thought of spending some time alone with the blond alpha. But, there were factors to consider. Sasuke still had yet to mention his omega status; obviously the blockers were working since Naruto didn't appear to catch on and still considers Sasuke an alpha.
The thought of spending a night out with Naruto triggered some excitement. He had only been out a couple times with his pack and the outings have been limited due to …well he didn't need to remind himself of what happened. Perhaps he needed this time to just get away for a couple days, get back to normal, let loose and just enjoy bonding with his wolf again under the green canopy of the forest. He worried on his bottom lip without knowing while thinking about the offer, his wolf stimulating his emotions, eager to have Sasuke agree.
Naruto's eyes focused on Sasuke's mouth as the raven's bottom lip was being suckled and chewed. Heat traveled straight south to his groin and a small purr vibrated up his chest that caught the raven haired man's attention.
"You in there dobe?" Sasuke smirked as he stepped closer to the dazed blond alpha. He had heard the purr and found the blond to be staring at him, but not his eyes and not responding to him. Sasuke licked his lips quickly and noticed that the hazed blue eyes were following that movement. Humored now, he stepped even closer and clicked his tongue. "What-cha looking at al-pha?" Sasuke hummed out in a sultry whisper and brought his lips closer to Naruto's own. Naruto blinked rapidly and broke from his spell and Sasuke felt goosebumps rise when he inhaled the rich alpha scent.
Naruto immediately brought his hand up to cup Sasuke's cheek, blue eyes holding black eyes steady, then gently guided Sasuke's lips to his own. The warmth emanating from the raven's lips had Naruto wanting to pull the other in close. His heart beat sped up when Sasuke responded to the light kiss, pushing lightly against his and Naruto began the dance. His lips molded into Sasuke's, pushing gently and gliding them along as he moved his fingers to thread thru the thick black hair. His wolf purred in approval at the sound of the small sighing moan that came from Sasuke. Taking a bold next step, Naruto moved to taste Sasuke's lips while gently applying pressure that had both of their lips breaching open and Naruto tentatively dipped his tongue into Sasuke's cavern. Heated desire blasted through him as Sasuke's tongue responded to the offered dance and Sasuke deepened the kiss, wrapping his arms around Naruto's neck.
Sasuke shivered and felt heat explode through his skin and tingle up his spine. His lips felt the heat off of Naruto's and he desired more of it as he pulled himself into the blond alpha. His wolf pushed the desire harder and Sasuke let it flow through him. A moan escaped Naruto's lips and hearing that Sasuke was hit with power and lust ten fold, triggering his instincts to become possessive an claim what he wanted. Sasuke stepped one leg between Naruto's and pulled the muscled alpha possessively closer into his body. His taste buds couldn't get enough the taste of the alpha, the heat, the movement and the hard body clasped into his grasp. Sasuke's lips moved feverishly, his skin sparked painfully with need wanting to absorb the alpha's heat, his tongue tasted every inch it could find within the alpha's cavern and Sasuke found it still wasn't enough. A growl erupted from his chest, his canines began to lengthen, his claws began to extend as one hand pierced Naruto's back, the other clutching blond locks in a grip.
Naruto's wolf responded with fire that overwhelmed the blond, leaving him in a possessive haze. Waves of desire and lust filled his senses while he stepped forward and pushed Sasuke against the cool brick wall. The sting of Sasuke digging his claws into his skin and grasping his hair flared a sexual need so hot that had Naruto succumbing to his instincts. The responding moans coming from Sasuke only enhanced the electrical sparks going through his body and Naruto tried desperately to taste and feel everything that was Sasuke.
"What a pretty show this is," a chilled voice raised from the shadows. "Does not surprise me in the least that you creatures fuck anywhere. Disgusting!" The voice spat out, clear irritation radiated in the voice.
Naruto turned quickly, his eyes narrowed glowing yellow, shoving Sasuke behind him and growled lowly. "Show yourself!" he demanded into the darkness, his claws extending and his eyes flickering about to see who was there.
"Oh please, you do not scare me, filthy dog," the voice taunted from the darkness with a chuckle.
Sasuke stood rigid, his nose trying to pick up the scent of whoever was in the darkness, his ears listening to the voice, trying to locate whoever was speaking. Naruto's arms were pushed back slightly around Sasuke, as if trying to protect him from whatever was out there. There was no scent, no sounds, just the voice taunting them from the darkness. Sasuke shivered slightly, his wolf suddenly wary of its surroundings and Sasuke bit his cheek to stop the rush of trauma fear that was trying to overtake his mind.
"Show yourself now!" Naruto roared into the darkness, his voice vibrating deep, heavy and sharp throughout the alley. A threatening sign to any enemy that he was an alpha not to be underestimated.
"Naruto, wait…" Sasuke whispered out, suddenly realizing who, or more exactly, what the creature was in the darkness. Naruto turned his head slightly towards Sasuke, not taking his eyes off the darkness but listening to Sasuke.
"Listen to your little fuck buddy alpha," the voice mocked in the darkness once again. "Unless you truly want to test me, but I can assure you, you will lose!' The voice hissed out with venom laced in the voice.
"Naruto. Don't say anything," Sasuke hissed out through his teeth.
"Ah, you going listen to your little slut alpha?" The voice mocked out. Naruto growled lowly in response. A figure appeared into the light without a breath of sound and Naruto breathed out a snort of irritation. "Phht, you think you're so tough hmm? You dogs, always so aggressive over every little thing," the man snorted out.
Naruto's eyes followed the man's movements. He appeared to be floating with every step, as no sound came from the ground. The stranger did not appear to have a scent, that had Naruto's instincts on alert. The man was close enough that Naruto should have picked up his scent already.
The man had shoulder length silver hair, smooth skin that glowed in the moonlight and the features of a solid strong man in his twenties. Naruto growled again as a smirk appeared on the stranger when he stopped a few feet away, folding his arms across his chest. His eyes were golden in colour and narrowed towards Naruto and Sasuke. "You think you dogs scare me? Hmph please," the man sneered out.
"Don't..Say..Anything," Sasuke hissed out again in Naruto's ear, his eyes now seeing the man who but stood a few feet away.
"Oh piffle. You dogs always looking for a fight. One cannot take a leisurely stroll without you dogs fornicating or messing up the walkways. Tacky and pitiful!" The man whipped his hair over his one shoulder as he turned to walk away from the pair, giving them a sneer as he did. Naruto's eyes followed the stranger until he disappeared into the darkness again before turning to face Sasuke.
"Are you alright?" Naruto ran his hands down Sasuke's arms and up his neck, his eyes back to sky blue and taking in all the areas of Sasuke.
Sasuke slapped at Naruto's hands, not liking being made to feel so weak. "I'm fine and I'm glad you listened to me dobe," he taunted. Naruto froze his hands on Sasuke's shoulders and gave a confused look. Sasuke tsk'd. "That," he breathed out, "was obviously a vampire." Naruto's eyes widened as he looked back over his shoulder to where the man had disappeared. "And you do not ever insult or challenge a vampire...unless you are prepared for it." Sasuke finished off with a huff. He side stepped Naruto to take a look behind him. "Looks like he left." Sasuke crossed his arms as he assessed the area. "Yeah, I can't sense him, he's long gone."
"I didn't sense anything. No sound, scent, nothing!" Naruto growled out as he punched the wall.
"Cool it dobe," Sasuke shot out. Naruto leaned his forehead into his forearm against the brick wall, breathing heavily with clenched teeth. Sasuke turned and placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder, giving a gentle squeeze. A sudden feeling of wanting to coddle the alpha overcame him. "My answer is yes Naruto."
Naruto's head shot up suddenly and turned to look over his shoulder at Sasuke. "W-wha?" His lips sputtered over the word. Sasuke suppressed a smirk as Naruto slowly turned to face Sasuke. "What was that?" Naruto finally got full words out, his blue eyes wide and focused on Sasuke. His hand shook as it moved delicately through Sasuke's hair.
Sasuke chuckled lightly and pinched his lips into a smirk. "I accept your invitation to your overnight outing in the forest. When do we—Narutoooooo!" Sasuke couldn't finish since Naruto had grabbed around his waist and began to swing him around. Sasuke howled out and thumped his fists on Naruto's shoulders as he demanded to be released. Naruto continued to laugh and shout in glee as he hugged Sasuke tight and swung him around. The concern about a vampire being in the area no longer even a thought.
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