Part 7: Clouds
It was perfect, in all sense and all forms of the word, it was calm, peaceful and so unlike their normal lives they couldn't help but linger and stay for a while. It was a tempting vision of color and light that called and pulled at your mind until you could do nothing except follow it's every whim. It was a tempting mistress of sun that hid a shade of darker undertone.
The sky, the endless blue with bare whispers of clouds that decorated the horizon, they reached to a certain point until it was only blue. Only that breathtaking awe-inspiring blue that he was so familiar with. The grass was a wonderful green sheen that begged every body that passed by to lay and partake of its rich spring growth. In the back of his mind it almost seemed strange that there were no flowers, simply the green bordered by white birch tree's but he didn't give it but a passing thought.
He focused on the tan hand that was clasping his own pale white one, gently tugging him towards the field. The wind tousled blond hair that fell across the face that housed eyes that reflected the sky; he could catch the flicks of white that was near the black pupil giving the man an ethereal look. He felt out of place in this scene of brilliant daylight, the shadow that refused to go away, the inkblot on the crisp, clean white page.
But he was being pulled into it by the pure one, by the very one he didn't want to stain with his blackness. The man fell onto the grass, his lean body in pure ecstasy as the scent of fresh grass sweetly drifted into his nose. His eyes closed for a brief second, savoring the wind on his face and the feeling of exhilaration that overloaded his senses.
The dark-haired shinobi stayed standing simply enjoying the look on his lover's face and was surprised when the eyes opened again and focused on him. He found himself falling into the blond-haired kitsune and for a moment he let go, he felt nothing but the moment and he savored nothing more. Strong arm's wrapped around his waist and pulled him closer to the wisp of sunshine that he had managed to catch.
A breath passed by his ear, so soft, so gentle he was almost afraid he had imagined it, "Nothing is perfect without you." He suddenly found himself wrapped in a gentle cocoon of love, of care, of soft yet persistent devotion that he hadn't seen before. It was a shock, but it shouldn't have been, when he realized it.
He wasn't that person he was before, hate had disappeared in the place of love and revenge, he felt a shock of surprise run through his mind, he hadn't thought of revenge for years. His brother was still alive, he knew that much at least, but he had forgotten about him, he simply didn't matter as much as before. That thought should have sent him running into a complete state of shock, burrowing deep in his mind of hatred. But as he instinctively reached out for it he found that it wasn't there anymore.
Instead feelings that spoke of being content and happy came to him, like giggling children they seemed to dance around him. First slowly as if taunting, then they speed up until they were only a blur and all he could do was watch the cloud's float above him lazily. He didn't try to think; days like this were not meant for thinking, they were meant for daydreaming, for loving. From the grip on his hand he knew his partner was thinking the same thing.
One slender arm rose up and one finger pointed towards a cloud, "Doesn't that look like a bowl of ramen?" the question was surprising to say the least and spoken with the most innocent air that the other man knew he had to be kidding him.
"You mean like the one next to it look's exactly like a kunai?" he asked just as innocently causing the dark shinobi to smirk with laughter. His dark eye's captured the wild blond-haired kitsune in a look of calm and hope, it made a wide grin spread on his lover's face.
A chaste kiss and they went back to their positions on the ground simply watching the clouds float by them, moving in whatever way that struck their fancy. A small frown appeared on Naruto's face, his partner was oblivious to it, having his head pressed against the top of his lover's, still aimlessly gazing into the sky.
"Sasuke," the voice was hesitant and it surprised him as he lifted his chin up and pushed his head down so he could get a partial view at the dreamy voiced blonde. "When I'm," 'All grown up' he added in his head, "I'm old and dead I don't want to regret anything" he said softly threading his hand into Sasuke's.
"I don't want to regret not kissing you at every opportune moment and I don't want to regret not living each second to it's fullest" he said sincere in his small words of wisdom, probably said a million times over in a thousand different ways and in many different language's, but to his lover they were absolute treasure, something to be cherished in his heart when he could not be by his side, as was this moment.
With a long suffering sigh he pulled himself up, much like a cat, until he stood over his partner his head down so he could look into the startled blue eyes. "Stop thinking to much" he muttered and held out a hand to the now laughing man.
A quick easy smile appeared on Naruto's face as he slipped his hand into his lover's "Isn't that my line?" he asked mischievously before yanking the unexpecting man back onto the ground and straight into his lap. Tugging at his long dark hair he brought the flawless face up to his own and gave it a long hard kiss.
As was expected he was meet with a passionate response, pulling away before the kiss could pull him into a winding vortex that would only end with their clothes strewn across the meadow, he laughed at the now pouting shinobi lying above him. "I'm hungry," he said flashing brilliant grin at the adorable man.
"How about some miso ramen?" he asked eliciting an even deeper frown from his lover.
"I can't stand miso" came the gruff response.
"Then I guess I'm just going to have to eat yours," he said in a condescending tone that made the man above him slap the top of his head lightly in fake annoyance, trying vainly to hide the smile that was tugging at his lips.
Naruto smirked and brought his lips back up to the other's "I suppose that ramen could wait another couple hours, or so" he said laughing as the dark -haired one immediately picked up where they had left off. Pride it seemed no longer had a high standard in his lover's life anymore, not that he minded, nope it was quite the contrary.
***
Wow...This actually wasn't that bad! It was worth the three hours of rewriting!
Well I hate to tell you guys this only two more chapter's are left in this short little saga! *sighs* I kinda have a new Naru/Sasu story that I want to start sometime next week and I want this to be done before that starts...*shakes head* and that's going to be overflowing with angst and drama *giggle* I'm such a weirdo^^
Well I must go and work off my sugar high, this morning was interesting I was in the hospital all morning and ended up getting a brace for my ankle *sarcastic excited look* pain and school! My life is so wonderful!
Watermelon Gal! *Giggles* You are so mean to Naru-Kun! It's very funny^^ I'm so happy you loved the last chapters! In keeping with a new tradition started by my friend the next chapter is going to be dedicated all to you^^
And to all my reviewers a sugar-high and I'm sure sleepless night^^ Loves!
It was perfect, in all sense and all forms of the word, it was calm, peaceful and so unlike their normal lives they couldn't help but linger and stay for a while. It was a tempting vision of color and light that called and pulled at your mind until you could do nothing except follow it's every whim. It was a tempting mistress of sun that hid a shade of darker undertone.
The sky, the endless blue with bare whispers of clouds that decorated the horizon, they reached to a certain point until it was only blue. Only that breathtaking awe-inspiring blue that he was so familiar with. The grass was a wonderful green sheen that begged every body that passed by to lay and partake of its rich spring growth. In the back of his mind it almost seemed strange that there were no flowers, simply the green bordered by white birch tree's but he didn't give it but a passing thought.
He focused on the tan hand that was clasping his own pale white one, gently tugging him towards the field. The wind tousled blond hair that fell across the face that housed eyes that reflected the sky; he could catch the flicks of white that was near the black pupil giving the man an ethereal look. He felt out of place in this scene of brilliant daylight, the shadow that refused to go away, the inkblot on the crisp, clean white page.
But he was being pulled into it by the pure one, by the very one he didn't want to stain with his blackness. The man fell onto the grass, his lean body in pure ecstasy as the scent of fresh grass sweetly drifted into his nose. His eyes closed for a brief second, savoring the wind on his face and the feeling of exhilaration that overloaded his senses.
The dark-haired shinobi stayed standing simply enjoying the look on his lover's face and was surprised when the eyes opened again and focused on him. He found himself falling into the blond-haired kitsune and for a moment he let go, he felt nothing but the moment and he savored nothing more. Strong arm's wrapped around his waist and pulled him closer to the wisp of sunshine that he had managed to catch.
A breath passed by his ear, so soft, so gentle he was almost afraid he had imagined it, "Nothing is perfect without you." He suddenly found himself wrapped in a gentle cocoon of love, of care, of soft yet persistent devotion that he hadn't seen before. It was a shock, but it shouldn't have been, when he realized it.
He wasn't that person he was before, hate had disappeared in the place of love and revenge, he felt a shock of surprise run through his mind, he hadn't thought of revenge for years. His brother was still alive, he knew that much at least, but he had forgotten about him, he simply didn't matter as much as before. That thought should have sent him running into a complete state of shock, burrowing deep in his mind of hatred. But as he instinctively reached out for it he found that it wasn't there anymore.
Instead feelings that spoke of being content and happy came to him, like giggling children they seemed to dance around him. First slowly as if taunting, then they speed up until they were only a blur and all he could do was watch the cloud's float above him lazily. He didn't try to think; days like this were not meant for thinking, they were meant for daydreaming, for loving. From the grip on his hand he knew his partner was thinking the same thing.
One slender arm rose up and one finger pointed towards a cloud, "Doesn't that look like a bowl of ramen?" the question was surprising to say the least and spoken with the most innocent air that the other man knew he had to be kidding him.
"You mean like the one next to it look's exactly like a kunai?" he asked just as innocently causing the dark shinobi to smirk with laughter. His dark eye's captured the wild blond-haired kitsune in a look of calm and hope, it made a wide grin spread on his lover's face.
A chaste kiss and they went back to their positions on the ground simply watching the clouds float by them, moving in whatever way that struck their fancy. A small frown appeared on Naruto's face, his partner was oblivious to it, having his head pressed against the top of his lover's, still aimlessly gazing into the sky.
"Sasuke," the voice was hesitant and it surprised him as he lifted his chin up and pushed his head down so he could get a partial view at the dreamy voiced blonde. "When I'm," 'All grown up' he added in his head, "I'm old and dead I don't want to regret anything" he said softly threading his hand into Sasuke's.
"I don't want to regret not kissing you at every opportune moment and I don't want to regret not living each second to it's fullest" he said sincere in his small words of wisdom, probably said a million times over in a thousand different ways and in many different language's, but to his lover they were absolute treasure, something to be cherished in his heart when he could not be by his side, as was this moment.
With a long suffering sigh he pulled himself up, much like a cat, until he stood over his partner his head down so he could look into the startled blue eyes. "Stop thinking to much" he muttered and held out a hand to the now laughing man.
A quick easy smile appeared on Naruto's face as he slipped his hand into his lover's "Isn't that my line?" he asked mischievously before yanking the unexpecting man back onto the ground and straight into his lap. Tugging at his long dark hair he brought the flawless face up to his own and gave it a long hard kiss.
As was expected he was meet with a passionate response, pulling away before the kiss could pull him into a winding vortex that would only end with their clothes strewn across the meadow, he laughed at the now pouting shinobi lying above him. "I'm hungry," he said flashing brilliant grin at the adorable man.
"How about some miso ramen?" he asked eliciting an even deeper frown from his lover.
"I can't stand miso" came the gruff response.
"Then I guess I'm just going to have to eat yours," he said in a condescending tone that made the man above him slap the top of his head lightly in fake annoyance, trying vainly to hide the smile that was tugging at his lips.
Naruto smirked and brought his lips back up to the other's "I suppose that ramen could wait another couple hours, or so" he said laughing as the dark -haired one immediately picked up where they had left off. Pride it seemed no longer had a high standard in his lover's life anymore, not that he minded, nope it was quite the contrary.
***
Wow...This actually wasn't that bad! It was worth the three hours of rewriting!
Well I hate to tell you guys this only two more chapter's are left in this short little saga! *sighs* I kinda have a new Naru/Sasu story that I want to start sometime next week and I want this to be done before that starts...*shakes head* and that's going to be overflowing with angst and drama *giggle* I'm such a weirdo^^
Well I must go and work off my sugar high, this morning was interesting I was in the hospital all morning and ended up getting a brace for my ankle *sarcastic excited look* pain and school! My life is so wonderful!
Watermelon Gal! *Giggles* You are so mean to Naru-Kun! It's very funny^^ I'm so happy you loved the last chapters! In keeping with a new tradition started by my friend the next chapter is going to be dedicated all to you^^
And to all my reviewers a sugar-high and I'm sure sleepless night^^ Loves!