Disclaimer: Someday in the mail a package labeled 'You randomly own Naruto' will come. I'm still waiting. Until then I don't own it.
Warnings: Yaoi and shonen ai If you don't like it don't read it! Hints of lime. Don't choke on the fluff floating around. No flames because of the SasuNaru pairing! You have been warned!
Author Notes: Waa I'm sorry it took so long to update. I'm such a horribly lazy person and the A.D.D doesn't help.
I have a new fic idea. No, not the 'It looked so good' fic. (Which I'm not the least bit happy with.) It's a modern days fic, Naruto of course. The characters are in a residential treatment facility. It's the sortof fic where you slowly learn what's wrong with each character and how they became that way. I got everything all worked out except Naruto's past and the reason he is there. I can't start without figuring this out. ==
Gi wo mite sezaru wa ya n: Yeah he can be a little bastard, but that's just part of his personality. He just has to grow out of his bastardness!
Kin Uchiha: You almost cried? Wow! Look what I do and I wasn't even trying to make this angstish.
Mysti Skai: I'll try not to be lazy. Well…I'll try to try.
Pinky-cat: I'll have more stories soon. Hopefully! I stopped Role Playing so I might have more time to write fics. Then again school is starting soon…
Burning Crimson Ch.3
Naruto looked around Sasuke's home with wide eyes, taking in every bit of the small home the other boy lived in. Sasuke had let go of his wrist and was watching him examine his residence passively, drifting slightly behind Naruto as he goggled at the size of the home. The blond never really thought about what Sasuke's house was like. Somehow he always imagined Sasuke to have a larger house for it just seemed to suit him. However, his home was average sized, if not small; just a little bigger that Naruto's apartment it seemed.
Naruto gasped when he felt a hand close over his own, in response his head snapped over in Sasuke's direction.
"What?" He asked in surprise.
Sasuke shrugged and muttered quietly, "Let me show you around."
Before Naruto could reply Sasuke was tugging him through the house intent on showing him around. Naruto didn't know if it was because he didn't want him blundering around the house, if he was just trying to be polite, or what. He hardly ever knew what was going on inside the black haired boy's head. Instead of asking he simply let himself be dragged around as Sasuke stated obvious things like "this is the bathroom" and "this is the kitchen." Every room they entered was perfectly clean and had no decorations, it was almost eerie.
Sasuke pushed open the door to his room and beckoned Naruto to go in. Naruto's blue eyes traveled over the small amount of contents in the decently spacious room. The room had no personality what so ever and Sasuke clearly didn't feel the great need to give it one. The only sign of life in the room was the fact that the black sheets on the bed were unkempt and shoved to one side of the bed.
"It's like no one lives here." Naruto mumbled the words to himself, forgetting Sasuke was there.
"What?" Sasuke quickly questioned. a look of slight confusion on his face.
"Nothing."
Naruto crossed the room and plopped down on the bed while Sasuke watched him, looking uncomfortable. Naruto spotted a framed picture sitting silently on Sasuke's bedside table. A grin crossed his face as he recognized the photo as the one that was taken around the time they had just became genin. He saw his younger self glaring at the 12 year old Sasuke while the boy stared off into space, impassive to the look being thrown his way. They changed over the years; became more mature, but at the same time acquired annoying teenager traits.
Naruto glanced up when he felt the bed shift, signaling the new weight being placed upon it. Sasuke now sat next to him and was currently staring down at his knees as if they were the most interesting things in the world. He had a troubled look on his face; the expression someone has when they want to say something, but don't know how. His eyebrows were scrunched up and he was lightly biting his lip. Naruto felt it was his natural duty to butt in, not being able to stand not knowing what was on Sasuke's mind.
"What's up?" Naruto asked with fake casualness. "You okay?
"Fine," was Sasuke's automatic deadpanned reply, but then he paused as if he were debating his answer. He felt much less than fine, they both knew the reply was such a lie it was almost sad. Finally Sasuke hastily added, "Well, not really."
One of Naruto's eyes twitched, he pretty much got no information out of that answer. "…Right," he muttered.
"Do you know that no one has ever been in here?" Sasuke suddenly asked the question, avoiding Naruto's gaze. "Except for you that is."
Naruto didn't know what to say to that; he wasn't sure if that was supposed to be some endearment, reflective thought, or just pure anguish. If Sasuke was truly shitty at something it had to be expressing himself. For once Naruto wasn't happy with himself for being better than Sasuke at something, instead he just felt sad. So he did the only thing he could do to comfort the other boy and Sasuke blinked in surprise when he felt Naruto wrapping his arms around him. Naruto's dead weight compelled Sasuke backwards and gradually he collapsed against the folds of the disordered blankets with Naruto's arms still around him. The blond buried his face into the niche of Sasuke's neck as the other boy stared tiredly at the ceiling.
"You're lonely too eh?" Naruto whispered into Sasuke's ear. "So you admit you're not invincible."
"Never said I was."
"Lonely or invincible?"
"Both, but I meant the latter."
"Ah."
Silence vibrated through the room, neither of them changing their positions. Then Sasuke felt something wet sliding down his neck and yelped in surprise, practically jumping back into a sitting position.
"What the hell was that for?!" Sasuke exclaimed heatedly, rubbing his neck.
Naruto slipped his tongue back into his mouth and pushed himself into a sitting position with one arm, laughing to himself. He grinned widely in Sasuke's direction, a light dancing in his eyes.
"How was I to know your neck was your weak spot?" Naruto replied with mock innocence, still with that infamous vulpine grin of his planted on his face.
At the word 'weak' Sasuke frowned, he hated that word. "Oh shut up," he mumbled, a blush rising in his cheeks.
Unfortunately for Sasuke, Naruto spotted the pink in his cheeks and his wide smile managed to get bigger. He laughed again and draped himself around Sasuke's shoulders.
"Awww Sasuke is embarrassed," he cooed in his ear. With one finger he reached out and poked Sasuke on his forehead.
"Get off!" Sasuke suddenly bellowed.
He violently shoved Naruto off him, his eyes full of rage. Naruto tumbled off the bed, not expecting Sasuke to react that way. They both froze; Naruto shocked at Sasuke's response and Sasuke surprised at what he himself did.
"What's your freaking problem?!" Naruto finally broke the silence, his voice indignant.
Sasuke just sat there, staring at Naruto, completely unmoving. Naruto got to his feet, rubbing his elbow gingerly and gave Sasuke a reproachful look.
"My brother used to do that all the time." Sasuke finally replied, his voice empty and dead sounding.
"He used to coo in your ear?!" Naruto blushed at the mental image.
Sasuke sighed at Naruto's stupidity, shaking his head. "No, he'd poke my forehead."
There was a silence in which Naruto stared blankly at Sasuke. "You have some serious issues," Naruto said after some time.
Sasuke raised his eyebrows and shrugged, "Maybe. But, anyhow, I'm sorry."
Naruto visibly melted; Sasuke apologized to him! Without warning Naruto suddenly jumped on top of the other boy and Sasuke's head hit the soft pillows. Sasuke stared passively up at Naruto's lively face through his long black bangs.
"You're the crazy one," Sasuke stated with a hint of amusement in his voice.
A soft smile crossed Sasuke's pale features, not a smirk, but a real smile. With one arm he pushed himself upward and locked lips with Naruto. They bumped noses and Sasuke awkwardly tilted his head to the side to avoid further collision. It was an adorable innocent sort of kiss, instead of the mind blowing one that took place the night before. They were both young and inept; it was only their third kiss after all. Once the duo pulled away Sasuke gave Naruto a pained look.
"Naruto…can you get off?" He gasped, "I can't breathe."
"Oh, right!" Naruto laughed nervously as he rolled off Sasuke's chest.
Sasuke sat up while he rubbed at his chest warily and glanced over at Naruto, sensing the boy watching him. A loud growl interrupted the momentary silence and Naruto's eyes widened. He placed a hand over his grumbling stomach, laughing nervously.
"I didn't have any breakfast!" Naruto explained, rubbing the back of his neck bashfully.
Sasuke suddenly swung off the bed as if he just realized something. "I didn't either," he muttered more to himself then Naruto.
"Then let's get some food!"
Naruto began to bounce up and down on the bed, a broad smile on his face. Each time he landed the mattress springs gave a loud audible screech, much to Sasuke's horror.
"Stop," Sasuke commanded, a look of annoyance traveling across his features.
"No!" Naruto yelled back happily, enjoying himself immensely.
"You're going to break it!"
"It'll be fine! What's the big deal?"
Sasuke clenched his fists and fought the great urge to thump Naruto over the head. There were times when Naruto could be just so stubbornly frustrating! With that aside, he could just imagine the bed crashing to the floor and Naruto's head slamming into the edge of the bedside table. His eye twitched as he envisioned the two things he really needed getting thoroughly damaged; the bed and Naruto.
"I don't want you to get hurt," Sasuke suddenly burst out, startling even himself for saying such a sappy thing.
This made Naruto pause in his jumping to gawk at Sasuke with somewhat surprised eyes. Those were probably some of the gushiest words to ever grace Sasuke's lips, but at the same time it was unbearably adorable. It just went to show that you never knew what to expect from Sasuke. It was agonizingly confusing; for a while Sasuke would be a total jerk, but then later he would be delectably sweet. Naruto frowned, watching Sasuke stare fixedly at the floor as if embarrassed with him self.
"Just stop okay?" Sasuke mumbled, head turned to the side.
"You're way too up tight," Naruto muttered after a moments silence, not knowing what to say.
Sasuke frowned and crossed his arms, "What?" He snapped.
"When was the last time you had fun?" Naruto asked, tilting his head to the side. "You never seem to enjoy yourself."
Sasuke didn't reply, shoving his hands into his pockets. Even as he scoffed Naruto in his head, he knew the hyperactive blond was somewhat correct. He really couldn't remember the last time he'd truly had the sort of playful fun that Naruto got out of simple things. He was almost always brooding, too submerged into the darkness of his life to notice the joy.
"I just like different things than you," he grumbled somewhat defensively.
"Like what?" Naruto prodded, half smirking. He knew he was making Sasuke uneasy and couldn't help take pleasure from the new experience.
Sasuke paused, apparently thinking, before coming to a conclusion. "I like eating tomatoes," he said in monotone.
Naruto nearly fell over at the unexpected answer, "What?!" He spluttered. He was hoping for Sasuke to say something involving him!
"Let's just get something to eat," Sasuke grouched, walking out the bedroom door.
"Hey wait up!" Naruto called, fumbling after him.
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Well that's all for this chapter! Review okay! =-=