He froze, his hand stuck to the door handle. Leaving was supposed to be easy, his life would return to what it was before he met me- avenging his family, nothing more. That was his purpose in life, wasn't it?

But my choked sobs were shredding his resolve to abandon me, every whimper felt like a blade in his gut. He felt pained by causing me anguish and most of all he was ashamed. From the depths of his heart a conversation he had once had with his mother echoed to him alone,

"Don't walk away from me, young man!" Even when scolding his mother's voice was gentle.

"Why? You're just a girl." In the Uchiha clan men were superior over the women, respect was hard to gain for any female.

"Actually I'm not. I'm your mother and it's my responsibility to make sure that you treat women nicely. Listen to me, Sasuke, if this is the only thing you remember me ever telling you- Love is the most important thing in the world." His mother was deadly serious but Sasuke remembered his young self not being convinced.

"Even more than ninjutsu?" he scoffed.

"Ninjutsu won't love you, bare your children or care for you until you're old like Grandpa. So, never turn your back on a lady." she grinned, planting a kiss onto his forehead.

It had taken years but finally he understood those wise words his mother had blessed him with. With softened eyes he released the door. No. He wasn't going anywhere.

He collapsed into my open arms, the weight of his body taking mine down with it. Our foreheads are against each other, our bodies connected, our eyes locked. I could feel his heart beat thumping against my chest but he seemed very calm, calmer than I've ever seen him. One of his hands broke the perfect fit of our hands to lace through my hair, the dim room made each strand that curled around his finger seem to match the deep black of his own hair. Brown highlights achieved nothing in the darkness.

He ran his tongue over my dry lips until they were moist, he didn't want anything to prevent my crucial answer.

"Emi…tell me please." I knew exactly what he meant, say what should have been said last time we were together. I was anxious to finally break what we had agreed at the beginning but it was time, his eyes were wide and begging me not to hurt him in his vulnerable state.

The words swelled in my soul, soaking up every ounce of emotion and with a deep breath I spoke the three words that would tie us together for all eternity.

"I love you."

He stared at me, stunned by the sudden rush of love filling the void in his heart. It was possible, he was realising, to be happy and content in a 'normal' life with me. His eyes sparkled beautifully with life, I couldn't resist tracing their outlines with my finger. He was perfect. I continued the trail over his cheeks to the suttle curve of his strong jaw and across his lips. He placed small kisses on each fingertip and one on my lips. It was slow at first because we had all the time in the world as a young couple in love and then impatiently. He was eager to consume everything I was offering him, my soul, my heart and of course my body.

In a matter of seconds I was stripped bare and his clothes landed ontop of mine, in a pile still stinking of smoke. He released a deep growl and then he was ontop of me, pinning me against the bed with the sculpted perfection of his muscles.

"Tell me again." he commanded, sinking his teeth into the sensitive spot on my neck.

"I love you!" I screamed out and he pushed himself inside of me. We began to move slowly together as two people in love who had already found their perfect rhythm. I trailed my nails down his bare back, inciting a shudder that vibrated even inside of me. With each sensual thrust he released a decisive grunt, his eyes would crinkle with determination in his efforts to strike my core with such precision that I repeated those cherished words over and over again. Without breaking our eye contact he spilled his seed against my soaking walls and collapsed ontop of me, leaving his semi erect member still inside me.

"If there's a way for us to be together I swear I'll make it happen." he promised, trickling the sweetest kisses over my breasts.

"Why, Sasuke?"

He looked up at me defiantly, pouting his gorgeous lips, so I tightened myself around his hot thickness still trapped inside my pussy, he involuntarily bashed his hips against mine driving his hardening cock deeper, his libido surging out of control again. But I wouldn't respond any further until he did. I needed to hear him say it and he was at my mercy until he did.

"Fuck! You drive me crazy!" He attempted to draw me into another heated kiss but I kept my lips sealed.

"Do you love me?" I insisted.

He rolled off me in a huff, extracting himself from my juicy depths made us two separate people again. We both shivered. Being connected had been so warm.

"I wouldn't be here if I didn't, now come over here and touch me until I fall asleep." I smiled, that was good enough.

So yes Sasuke stayed Yay! Plus he admitted he loves her, even if it wasn't the most romantic I love you :D

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