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MA just to be safe. No lemons or anything.

Chapter Three.

Sasuke slowly worked his way out of the depths of sleep, happily responding to the pressure on his lips and allowing access to the tongue that darted out. He moaned into the kiss, half-consciously pulling the kisser closer. He heard the person above him make a noise in their throat and felt his morning wood twitch in response. Someone's very soft hands were roaming over his bare chest, gentle fingers feathering over his sensitive nipples. When the person broke away and he felt a warm mouth enclose one of the erect nubs he arched his back with a whimper. He wanted this. He felt the kisser playing with his boxers, the only thing he slept in, and he wanted nothing more than for this person to remove the offending piece of cloth and allow him to lose himself in them. It was as he came to this thought that he started wondering who exactly was paying such glorious attention to him so early in the morning when he remembered where he was and his eyes snapped open wide. Blond hair greeted him as a pair of teeth nipped at his collar bone. He was still hard, still unbelievably horny, but now he was also confused. He couldn't have sex with Naruto. Why was the boy teasing him like this?

"Good morning Sunshine," Naruto said with a forced smile as he put distance between them. He got up off of the couch and headed for the kitchen.

"Naruto. What were you doing?" Sasuke asked in a strained voice. The loss of the boy's ministrations was almost agonizing and he wanted nothing more than to pin him to the wall. Which was just weird considering it was his best friend.

"I just thought I'd wake you up in a way that would be fun for the both of us." The blond shrugged, pointedly not looking at him.

"Well, as much fun as it might have been in the beginning, my little friend isn't having too much fun right now." Sasuke was frustrated because he was starting to feel the effects of blue balls. Now what was he supposed to do?

"I could fix that if you'd like," Naruto murmured and Sasuke's heart skipped a beat. He sat there frozen, trying to breathe. What had Naruto just said? Had he really offered to...?

"What are you saying Naruto? You can't really want to do things like that with me when you know it's going to end?" He couldn't keep the disbelief from his voice. Naruto looked at the floor, but not before Sasuke saw him blush.

"You agreed to pretend. Just figured it was worth a try. Sorry." He finally went into the kitchen and Sasuke sat on the couch, trying to figure out what to do. He had agreed to pretend, but he hadn't thought that Naruto would take it that far. He didn't want that, probably never would, but seeing the dejected expression on his friend's face made him feel guilty. He got up and went into the kitchen. Slowly, hesitantly, he pulled Naruto's back against his chest and secured his arms around his waist. After debating for a minute he kissed his shoulder lightly.

"I'm sorry. Will you come watch a movie with me? I promise I'll hold you through the whole thing." He felt the boy stiffen in his arms before turning his head to look him in the eye. He was clearly bewildered.

"I don't understand. Why did you change your mind?"

"I did agree to try. I don't want to get too serious with you because I don't want things to be awkward for us after all of this is over, but that doesn't mean I don't want to be close to you. Please?" Naruto turned in his arms, his gaze skeptical. So Sasuke did the only thing he knew would convince him. He kissed him without being asked to. Naruto sighed against his lips and then pulled away.

"Alright. Go pick one up while I finish making us ramen." Sasuke groaned at Naruto's choice of food, but he did as he was told. The movie he picked was a comedy which he hoped would lighten the mood. Naruto brought the food in and they ate quickly, then Sasuke took the bowl from Naruto and set both of theirs on the floor before getting comfortable and pulling the blond between his legs and urging him to relax against his chest. The movie did exactly what Sasuke wanted it to and Naruto was still chuckling by the time it was over. Without thinking, Sasuke grabbed Naruto's chin and crushed their lips together. Every chuckle, every little squirm of happiness had added to the fire that was slowly building up inisde of him from being so close to the other boy's warm body. He knew Naruto was momentarily startled, but he recovered quickly and turned to dominate Sasuke. When they finally pulled apart to catch their breath Sasuke had slid down so that he was completely laid out and Naruto was straddling him. "I was just beginning to convince myself that I needed to stop doing this because it bothers you," Naruto muttered ruefully.

"I'm sorry. You're just, well, too damn appealing. I never noticed it before, but having you pressed up against me like that... It changes things."

Naruto was looking at him like he was scared of what he would say next. "So... What do we do now?" he asked nervously.

"Is going on a date an option?" Sasuke asked mildly.

"No." The blond shook his head vigorously. "Like you said, this all ends the moment our deal is over. I don't want to get too into it."

Sasuke felt a pang. This was not a good idea. He was going to hurt Naruto no matter what he did. This sucked. "But sex isn't personal?"

Naruto flushed slightly. "Sex is just sex as long as you know that's what it is going in. It's only if you let your feelings become part of it that it makes things go bad. I know it would just be sex." Sasuke tried not to think too much about why Naruto sounded like he was pleading.

"I'll think about it," Sasuke said, surprised that he hadn't immediately said no. Sex with his best friend? So not a good idea. "Are there any ground rules you'd like to lay down?" he asked casually.

"Well, I think the only way it will work is if I'm the seme. Virgins of the uke sort tend to get at least a little attached to their first, right? So we can eliminate that possiblity if you agree to be the uke." He wasn't looking Sasuke in the eyes.

"Okay. If I decide to go along with this I'll agree to be the uke. I am your slave after all," Sasuke reminded, only half teasing about that fact. He was quiet a moment. "Are you really a virgin? I thought you must have found someone by now. I was pretty sure about Hinata and you actually."

"Nah. We're just friends. I've known I was gay since I was eleven. Not many people know though and I've never met a guy I was attracted to enough to get that intimate. Also, I only just turned sixteen. There's no reason to rush it."

"Then why are you interested in being with me that way?" Sasuke asked curiously.

"Well, I've had kind of a small crush on you for a few months now. You're definitely attractive on both a physical and intellectual level. After I broke down and asked you to kiss me, I've been fantasizing about it pretty much every waking second."

Sasuke was stunned by the admission. He realized that there was suddenly something very unyeilding against his thigh. He blushed when he came to the conclusion that Naruto was excited after admitting to his fantasies. "Just give me a few days to wrap my mind around the idea and then I'll give you a firm answer, okay?" It was the best he could offer at the moment.

"Okay." The blond laid his cheek over Sasuke's heartbeat and sighed. After a few minutes Sasuke noticed that he was running his fingers lightly up and down Naruto's back and asked him if it was bothering him. He got no answer. He stretched to look at Naruto's face and found the boy sleeping soundly. And he still had a boner. This guy really was something else. They slept like that, Sasuke being in a terrible position for lifting someone. The next few days were filled with nonstop obsessing about what choice he would make. Sure, he'd had a few sexual encounters, mostly with this girl Karin that he'd met outside of the village, but never one with a guy and never with someone he considered a friend. It was a tough choice. He decided that tomorrow he would talk to the only other gay person he knew: Neji.

"What brings you to my corner Sasuke?" Neji asked as Sasuke approached the Hyuga's normal training ground.

"I need to talk to you about something personal." He could tell the other boy was curious as he sat down on the grass in front of him. "Okay. So, say someone made a bet to be someone else's slave for a month. This person is supposed to do whatever they're asked to do or else add an extra day to their sentence every time they chicken out of something. And then say the 'master', for lack of a better word, asks for a kiss and the 'slave' decides that a kiss isn't worth adding on a day so he does it. Then things get awkward and the 'slave' tries to talk to his 'master' about why they're uncomfortable with the situation only to be offered another deal. Pretend until the month is up and then everything will go back to normal and they'll forget about all of it. So say the 'slave' agrees to try to pretend and ends up kissing the 'master' again for quite some time. And then the 'slave' wakes up to the 'master' attempting to pleasure him awake and the situation gets awkward again. So the 'slave' feels bad for hurting the 'master's' feelings after he promised to try and offers to hold the 'master' while watching a movie to make up for it. But then after the movie the 'slave' does something stupid and kisses the 'master' which dredges up more discomfort. Then the 'master' belts out quite a speech and they agree on ground rules before the 'slave' agrees to think about the offer and get back to him. Now add in that they're of the same gender and one has known they swing that way for five years, but the other is only just starting to think about the possibility. In this situation, what should the 'slave' do?"

Neji blinked. "Wow. You know that would have been much shorter if you had just said that Naruto's gay and wants to get jiggy with you now that he has you in his clutches, but you're not sure how you feel about that even if it does end when the bet does." Sasuke gaped and flushed beet red. "Pretty much everyone knows about the bet Sasuke. Don't look so shocked. So. You're worried because you're starting to like the idea but you don't know if you're gay?" Sasuke nodded numbly. "Well, if you like it, and Naruto has promised that things will go back to normal afterward, what would it hurt to go along with it?"

"What if he wants me to be uke?" Sasuke asked embarrassedly.

"Well, he's putting more into this than you would be. It seems fair. He's a virgin and you're not, right?"

"How'd you know?" Neji just gave him a pointed look. "Okay. So it's ture. But just because I'm not a virgin doesn't mean I'm not new to this."

"That is true, but you're less likely to form an emotional attachment than he is. I say it's fair. Besides, you're doing this as much for him as you are yourself, right? It kind of goes without saying that he gets to pick the specifics in that dynamic. Just let yourself enjoy it until the month is up and then go back to being a completely straight Uchiha. Okay? Stop stressing."

Sasuke sighed but realized that Neji was just telling him what he already knew. "Yeah. Okay. I guess I will. No harm in giving in for one month out of my life." Neji grinned at him.