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Dark Soul: I have finally written the forth chapter! I know you guys have been waiting a long time and for that I think I own you an applause ::clapping:: (though I was threatened to write the chapter quickly, so that sorta motivated me. Heh Heh)
Thank you so much to those who gave me ideas for the chapter! A special thanks to JadeTiger who gave me a whole bunch of ideas!
Thank You All!
I decided to combine a bunch of the ideas into one, loving all of them. I hope you don't mind. And now for the chapter!
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Watching Your Back
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Chapter 4 - With You
[...Third Person's POV...]
A pair of dark eyes stared dreamily into Naruto's. Naruto didn't know what to expect, especially from Sasuke. He couldn't hide the feeling. Sasuke scared him at the moment. He really did, but it was anxious feeling that made Naruto want to stay where he was. He didn't understand it, only his heart did. He didn't really care if he did understand it or not, as long as he didn't have to move.
What was only a few seconds felt like forever. None of them looked away. Even their heavy breathing couldn't be heard to their own ears. Had time stopped? Or did they want it too.
Naruto wanted to say something to Sasuke...but was it right? He didn't have enough courage to speak to his teammate. Or say what his heart wanted to say. He was blocked from his true feelings. Stuck in a web, draining the little courage he had to express his true feelings.
Suddenly, he felt Sasuke lean down towards him. Naruto started shivering, but he wasn't cold. He started sweating, but it was hot. Sasuke was getting closer. Naruto was hoping...maybe even wishing. He was close now, ever so slowly moving closer and...
Sasuke snickered. "What are you doing?"
Naruto's eyes widened. "Wh-what?"
Sasuke sat up straight again, his arms no longer around Naruto and staring at the arms around his own waist.
Naruto blushed and quickly unwrapped his arms that had been tightly around Sasuke. Like Sasuke was waiting for something, he stared at Naruto. After a few moments he sighed. "Are you going to get off me, or what dobe?"
That hurt Naruto. He frowned, not letting Sasuke see that face and then got off Sasuke's lap.
"Hey," said Naruto. "Don't blame me! I found myself here! You were the one holding me in your lap!"
Sasuke stood up and brushed some dirt off him. "Ok, let's go. We should head back to the village before anyone thinks we're dead."
As Sasuke began to walk away, a fire grew in Naruto.
"You're avoiding the subject Sasuke!" he said walking beside Sasuke. "You actually came after me? Why?"
Sasuke was staring at the ground and continued walking away from Naruto. Naruto growled and grabbed Sasuke by the shoulders.
"Why did you do that for me? You knew I could have died, but you came to get me. Why did you care?"
Sasuke slowly lifted his head. His skin was paler than usual. "You would have died. I had no choice."
"No choice? No choice?!" Naruto yelled. "Everyday you torment me. I thought it would be your wish to see me die..."
Sasuke looked into Naruto's eyes. Sasuke couldn't believe that he had said that. He never wanted anything to happen to Naruto. Death? If Naruto died, then there would be no reason for him to live...of course he would never admit to anyone that he had these feelings. Even to Naruto. He couldn't. He knew that Naruto would laugh at him.
Naruto saw the sad look in his teammates eyes. He had never seen Sasuke like this. Whenever he saw Sasuke, he always looked powerful and fearless...but right now, he looked hurt. Naruto thought that he should probably stay off the subject of Sasuke saving him, but there was something he wanted to say.
He let go of Sasuke's arms and smiled.
"Well Sasuke. I guess your right, we should go, but before we do...I just want to say something."
Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke and hugged him. "Thank you."
Sasuke was surprised by Naruto's actions, but enjoyed it all the same, though he did not show it. He felt warm and...safe, secure...he felt loved. He was going to pull Naruto closer to him...maybe show how much he cared for the baka, but he didn't.
"Ne...Naruto! Get off me!"
Naruto sprang back, but a smile was still on his face. "Haha Sasuke! Let's go!"
Sasuke shook his head. It was only for how silly Naruto was acting...which was what he loved about Naruto, but he also shook his head in defeat. He had lost. He lost his chance to show how much he cared.
He would have stayed upset for the rest of the day, but as he watched Naruto walking proudly infront of him, all he had to do was smile.
[...Sasuke's POV...]
I watched Naruto's finger point to a pool of water. I was impressed by his findings, but was amused by how excited he was.
"Ahh!" Naruto said running down to the water. "I am not useless after all. I'd like to see you try and find something like this next time, Sasuke."
'No thank you,' I thought. 'I like watching you instead.'
I leaned against a tree, arms crossed and watched Naruto pulling off his clothes. I couldn't deny that my heart was starting to race from this.I watched Naruto slip off his shirt, his tanned skin reflecting light from the sun. I bit my lower lip.
Naruto then started to pull off his pants, but he was in such a hurry that he was tripping. I chuckled as Naruto had to jump on one foot while trying to get a pant leg off. He then took off his boxers and dived straight into the water. Bubbles re-surfaced, but Naruto didn't. I uncrossed my arms and stared at the water. He would come up...right?
It was too long.I knew it! Racing down to the water, I stripped myself of the clothes on the upper part of my body and dived into the water. I immediatly met frozen, icy water.
I found that I had dived pretty deep, the depth of the water surprised me. I went back up for air and shook my wet hair out of my face. I searched franctically above the water. He hadn't gone back up. Fear settled in me. A fear I had never felt before. The fear of Naruto dying. I had to find him.
I was about to dive back under when suddenly I was pushed down into the water. Panicking, I grabbed the hand on my head and flung it away while re-surfacing. When I met air, all I could hear was laughing. I turned around. Naruto was pointing at me, laughing hysterically.
"Got you Sasuke!" he said splashing water in my face.
I growled, but then sighed in relief. At least he wasn't dead.
I frowned. "I thought you were dead dobe."
"Just a trick Sasuke! Come on! Have a little fun! Well, we should have a bath anyway. Face it Sasuke, you stink."
I glared at him. He immediatly put his hands up in defense. "S-sorry! I didn't m-mean it! Really!"
"Whatever," I said dunking my head in the water and sliking it back.
I looked at Naruto and saw that he flinched. I smiled, but only inside. I did have an effect on him. This of course surprised me and made me very glad. Perhaps I could get Naruto.
I watched as Naruto started to do laps in the water. I observed the water running down Naruto's back. I had finally noticed how well built and beautiful his body was, especially when the sun was shining on him. I couldn't stop staring at him, but every now and then when I would look away or be doing something else, I would catch his gaze. I wasn't the only one that was doing the staring.
When we were finished with our 'baths', we built a fire near the water. Since our clothes were wet, the only choices we had were to wear our boxers, which had not gotten as wet, or nothing. I prefered wearing mine, but when Naruto put on his I sulked.
I did have an idea of getting Naruto soaked by throwing him in the water. I didn't need an excuse for it, but then I thought of Naruto's feelings and so I didn't do it, but I had thought of it for a while.
We decided the stay in the forest. It was getting dark, sooner than we had expected and we were so far into the forest, that we barley knew where we were. When I had set out to find Naruto, I had found him very quickly, but that was because I was in a hurry and I was afraid for Naruto's heath. Now that I had Naruto here...I didn't exactly want to go back.
I glanced at Naruto across from me. The fire light up his face. A face that didn't look very happy at all. I wanted to ask him what was the problem, but I started to feel cold. Cold? I was cold? A sick feeling entered me, but it was that feeling that I felt whenever Naruto was around...it was truly sickening.
I held my head and blinked. Was I sick? It couldn't be. I never got...
I would have smacked myself in the head if Naruto hadn't been there. Yesterday night I had been soaked in the rain and had covered Naruto, but nothing was covering me. I groaned. I was getting sick like he had been.
The sickness grew and so did the heat of my body. It grew like the fire.
[...Naruto's POV...]
I sat in front of the fire, watching the sparks fly from the red flames rising. I thanked the gods for the fire, or else my ass would have frozen off. I also was thankful for my boxers being dry enough to wear. I didn't want to walk around naked and then sleep like that too...especially since Sasuke was here. Oh sure, we were guys, but I had an odd feeling about Sasuke, and I didn't want to take the chance that he might come around looking.
Sasuke and I had not really spoken since we had gotten out of the water. It was kind of odd. Today, Sasuke had not made fun of me so much. I was sure that he was going to kill me when I pulled that prank on him in the water. But all he did was...well that was the problem. Nothing, he did nothing. Until he slicked his hair back and I grew tense. How did Sasuke do that to me?
I lifted my head and looked at Sasuke through the flames. I was about to look away, seeing as though he didn't want to talk at all, but then looked back. I could see sweat running down his forehead and he was swaying. His mouth was partly open, heavy breathing met my ears.
"Sasuke?" I asked.
He looked into my eyes. They weren't shining. Something was wrong.
I stood up and carefully walked around the fire to Sasuke. He was shivering. I kneeled down beside him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Sasuke? Are you ok? What's wrong?"
He didn't reply, but fell towards me. I got a hold on him and slowly lay him down.
"Lie here for a second," I said and ran over to our drying clothes.
Mine were more dry than Sasuke. The cool wind had dried my shirt and pants. I grabbed them and then quickly ran over to Sasuke who was trying to sit up. I put a hand on his chest and slowly pushed him down.
"Don't get up," I said, slightly blushing as I removed my hand which I had forgotten about.
I took my pants, rolled them up and put them under Sasuke's head. Then I took my shirt and lay it on him. He looked up at me in confusion. Hey, what was I doing? I was taking care of Sasuke. I couldn't get it stuck in my head that Sasuke was the weak one at the moment and I had the strength. Normally, I would have cheered, but I didn't like seeing Sasuke sick. It was a feeling at tore at my heart.
I noticed that Sasuke was still looking up at me. After all the thinking, I had forgotten that he was still below me.
"Sorry," I said rubbing my head. "Ok, well you have to get some rest. I'll have to keep as warm as I can."
I pondered over my words. Oh boy. Why did I say that?
"Uhh...I-I gotta...get more firewood!" I said leaping up.
I ran over to our wood supply we had gotten earlier and picked up a few peices in my arms. I shook my head. Why was I acting so weird? I even had to admit that I was. I threw the wood carelessly into the fire.
"Ahh!" I jumped back from the eruption of ashes.
I heard a chuckle. I squinted my eyes at Sasuke. I saw a smile appear in his face and then fade. I mumbled a few words to myself and sat down beside Sasuke.
I looked up and saw the sky covered in glowing stars. I did this a lot. I liked to look up at the stars and think about my future. In the village, I was different from everyone else. People just saw me as a nuisanse.
I found that the stars reminded me that I wasn't the only one different from everyone. All people are different. All the stars in the night sky shine differently. Some are weaker than others and some are stronger, but every single one is different.
I heard a sound from Sasuke. I looked at his hand. It was shaking. I took his hand in mine and held it close.
"You're still cold. Should I-"
Sasuke slowly shook his head. "No...stay...here."
I felt his hand slip out of mine and grasp my arm. I looked at him shocked as he pulled me down beside him. He tugged my arm again so that the side of my body touched his.
"You'll keep me warm...right?" he asked.
A tremor was sent through me and I think he liked it.
[...Third Person's POV...]
Sasuke pulled Naruto closer towards him. The warmth now against his body was satisfying, at the moment.
Sasuke knew that Naruto was nervous. He had tried to speak several times, but had failed. He was so cute when he did that. The sickening feeling was started to fade away from Sasuke and he felt some of his strength come back. He guessed that he hadn't really been that sick, or maybe Naruto had cured him somehow...
As Sasuke had been shivering and shaking, now was Naruto. But Naruto wasn't sick, he was nervous. Sasuke figured that he had to be more than nervous because he was shaking.
Naruto had to wonder why Sasuke was doing this. He usually would want to push Naruto away rather than holdng him close. But ever since the time Sasuke went looking for Naruto, Sasuke had been closer to him.
Naruto suddenly gasped. Sasuke's hand ran over his bare chest.
"S-Sasuke? Wh-what are-"
Sasuke hushed him and put two fingers on Naruto's lips. "Shhhh Naruto."
Naruto felt the fingers leave his dry lips and he stared into Sasuke's eyes. He had no idea why Sasuke was feeling him this way or why his eyes were clouded with...lust? Naruto's body grew tense once again, and a feeling entered.
Sasuke knew that he was in control of the blonde ninja. He looked at Naruto and twirled a lock of Naruto's hair in his fingers. It was so soft and cool. So silky was Naruto's skin. Sasuke wanted to hold Naruto closer, but would he let him? Or would he push him away? If Naruto did not want to be near him and pushed him away, then he would want Naruto to drown him. If not, then he would drown in his own sorrows.
Naruto was still not moving. He dared not to. He was afraid that Sasuke would lean over and kiss him, or either push him away. Naruto remained motionless. He didn't know what to do.
Sasuke sat up, removing Naruto's clothes off his body. He then looked down at Naruto, a smirk twitching to his lips. Naruto swallowed, not knowing anything Sasuke was thinking at the moment. Sasuke didn't want Naruto to know...not yet at least.
Naruto managed to calm down a bit. He noticed the pale moonlight glowing on his fair skin. "Sasuke? What are...you doing? I th-thought you were sick."
"Naruto..."Sasuke said gently caressing his teammate's cheek. "You cured me."
"Ahh...I-I"
Sasuke straddled Naruto's waist and leaned in close to his shaking face. Sasuke whispered in Naruto's ear, hot breath grazing his skin.
"Naruto," he hissed. "Calm down."
Naruto's arms were pinned down by Sasuke's. Sasuke then nipped at Naruto's ear, making Naruto gasp. Sasuke placed his face directly in front of Naruto's and lightly, brushed his lips gently against Naruto's.
Naruto, unsure of what to do took in a deep breath of air and did not let it out. Sasuke, seeing this, pushed his lips against Naruto's again, his tongue licking them for entry. Naruto slowly opened his mouth, air hissing out and Sasuke's tongue immediatly slipped in.
Naruto purred into Sasuke's mouth as a tongue slipped down his throat. 'This feels so...good.' Naruto felt a moan errupt from his throat. Sasuke smirked as he continued to kiss Naruto passionatly. Naruto whimpered when Sasuke withdrew for air.
Sasuke still saw a confused look in Naruto's eyes. He wanted Naruto, but maybe...maybe he would wait. Wait to see what his teammate thought. He knew that him leaving in the position they were in now would only make Naruto suffer, but he was just going to give Naruto a taste. If Naruto wanted more...he would have to come and get it.
Sasuke slowly got off Naruto, his hand trailing Naruto's front teasingly before he got up.
Naruto was still in a daze. That last stroke of Sasuke's hand had sent a sensation through him that made him swallow hard. He wanted it to stay, but now it was gone. That feeling that was in his stomach had grown. He wanted to be touched like that again.
He watched as Sasuke sat down beside him, just like nothing had happened. Naruto, slowly recovering from his shock, sat up as well and just stared at the ground.
A cool breeze past by the two ninja, cooling their warm bodies. There was a disturbing silence between the two. That was until Sasuke broke the silence.
"What do you think about when you look at them?" he asked.
Naruto cocked his head in confusion. "Them?"
"The stars," he said pointing to the sky. "What do you think of when you look at them?"
Naruto paused for a moment. Hadn't he just been thinking about that before...well before? He wondered if he wanted tell Sasuke. Sasuke might just laugh at him...but then again, he had to stand up for himself.
"I-I think about the differences of people. Everyone is different in their own way...the stars just..." he smiled. "They just remind me of that."
Sasuke seemed to nod with approval.
"S-so what do you think?"
Sasuke put his hands behind his head and leaned back. "I think about the places I would want to go, places I want to be. Where would you want to be right now Naruto?"
Naruto took a deep breath and smiled his foxy grin. "I would be in my apartment right now, eating ramen and watching the moon in the sky. What about you Sasuke? Where would you wanna be?"
Sasuke slowly turned his head to look at Naruto, smiled and looked back up at the blackened sky. "No where else. Just here with you."
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Was that sappy? I hope not. Making you suffer by ending the love scene so quickly, aren't I? Don't worry, there will be more, but I didn't want everything to end right there, so I'm making it longer.
But they'll admit their feelings to each other...won't they?
Dark Soul: I have finally written the forth chapter! I know you guys have been waiting a long time and for that I think I own you an applause ::clapping:: (though I was threatened to write the chapter quickly, so that sorta motivated me. Heh Heh)
Thank you so much to those who gave me ideas for the chapter! A special thanks to JadeTiger who gave me a whole bunch of ideas!
Thank You All!
I decided to combine a bunch of the ideas into one, loving all of them. I hope you don't mind. And now for the chapter!
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Watching Your Back
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Chapter 4 - With You
[...Third Person's POV...]
A pair of dark eyes stared dreamily into Naruto's. Naruto didn't know what to expect, especially from Sasuke. He couldn't hide the feeling. Sasuke scared him at the moment. He really did, but it was anxious feeling that made Naruto want to stay where he was. He didn't understand it, only his heart did. He didn't really care if he did understand it or not, as long as he didn't have to move.
What was only a few seconds felt like forever. None of them looked away. Even their heavy breathing couldn't be heard to their own ears. Had time stopped? Or did they want it too.
Naruto wanted to say something to Sasuke...but was it right? He didn't have enough courage to speak to his teammate. Or say what his heart wanted to say. He was blocked from his true feelings. Stuck in a web, draining the little courage he had to express his true feelings.
Suddenly, he felt Sasuke lean down towards him. Naruto started shivering, but he wasn't cold. He started sweating, but it was hot. Sasuke was getting closer. Naruto was hoping...maybe even wishing. He was close now, ever so slowly moving closer and...
Sasuke snickered. "What are you doing?"
Naruto's eyes widened. "Wh-what?"
Sasuke sat up straight again, his arms no longer around Naruto and staring at the arms around his own waist.
Naruto blushed and quickly unwrapped his arms that had been tightly around Sasuke. Like Sasuke was waiting for something, he stared at Naruto. After a few moments he sighed. "Are you going to get off me, or what dobe?"
That hurt Naruto. He frowned, not letting Sasuke see that face and then got off Sasuke's lap.
"Hey," said Naruto. "Don't blame me! I found myself here! You were the one holding me in your lap!"
Sasuke stood up and brushed some dirt off him. "Ok, let's go. We should head back to the village before anyone thinks we're dead."
As Sasuke began to walk away, a fire grew in Naruto.
"You're avoiding the subject Sasuke!" he said walking beside Sasuke. "You actually came after me? Why?"
Sasuke was staring at the ground and continued walking away from Naruto. Naruto growled and grabbed Sasuke by the shoulders.
"Why did you do that for me? You knew I could have died, but you came to get me. Why did you care?"
Sasuke slowly lifted his head. His skin was paler than usual. "You would have died. I had no choice."
"No choice? No choice?!" Naruto yelled. "Everyday you torment me. I thought it would be your wish to see me die..."
Sasuke looked into Naruto's eyes. Sasuke couldn't believe that he had said that. He never wanted anything to happen to Naruto. Death? If Naruto died, then there would be no reason for him to live...of course he would never admit to anyone that he had these feelings. Even to Naruto. He couldn't. He knew that Naruto would laugh at him.
Naruto saw the sad look in his teammates eyes. He had never seen Sasuke like this. Whenever he saw Sasuke, he always looked powerful and fearless...but right now, he looked hurt. Naruto thought that he should probably stay off the subject of Sasuke saving him, but there was something he wanted to say.
He let go of Sasuke's arms and smiled.
"Well Sasuke. I guess your right, we should go, but before we do...I just want to say something."
Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke and hugged him. "Thank you."
Sasuke was surprised by Naruto's actions, but enjoyed it all the same, though he did not show it. He felt warm and...safe, secure...he felt loved. He was going to pull Naruto closer to him...maybe show how much he cared for the baka, but he didn't.
"Ne...Naruto! Get off me!"
Naruto sprang back, but a smile was still on his face. "Haha Sasuke! Let's go!"
Sasuke shook his head. It was only for how silly Naruto was acting...which was what he loved about Naruto, but he also shook his head in defeat. He had lost. He lost his chance to show how much he cared.
He would have stayed upset for the rest of the day, but as he watched Naruto walking proudly infront of him, all he had to do was smile.
[...Sasuke's POV...]
I watched Naruto's finger point to a pool of water. I was impressed by his findings, but was amused by how excited he was.
"Ahh!" Naruto said running down to the water. "I am not useless after all. I'd like to see you try and find something like this next time, Sasuke."
'No thank you,' I thought. 'I like watching you instead.'
I leaned against a tree, arms crossed and watched Naruto pulling off his clothes. I couldn't deny that my heart was starting to race from this.I watched Naruto slip off his shirt, his tanned skin reflecting light from the sun. I bit my lower lip.
Naruto then started to pull off his pants, but he was in such a hurry that he was tripping. I chuckled as Naruto had to jump on one foot while trying to get a pant leg off. He then took off his boxers and dived straight into the water. Bubbles re-surfaced, but Naruto didn't. I uncrossed my arms and stared at the water. He would come up...right?
It was too long.I knew it! Racing down to the water, I stripped myself of the clothes on the upper part of my body and dived into the water. I immediatly met frozen, icy water.
I found that I had dived pretty deep, the depth of the water surprised me. I went back up for air and shook my wet hair out of my face. I searched franctically above the water. He hadn't gone back up. Fear settled in me. A fear I had never felt before. The fear of Naruto dying. I had to find him.
I was about to dive back under when suddenly I was pushed down into the water. Panicking, I grabbed the hand on my head and flung it away while re-surfacing. When I met air, all I could hear was laughing. I turned around. Naruto was pointing at me, laughing hysterically.
"Got you Sasuke!" he said splashing water in my face.
I growled, but then sighed in relief. At least he wasn't dead.
I frowned. "I thought you were dead dobe."
"Just a trick Sasuke! Come on! Have a little fun! Well, we should have a bath anyway. Face it Sasuke, you stink."
I glared at him. He immediatly put his hands up in defense. "S-sorry! I didn't m-mean it! Really!"
"Whatever," I said dunking my head in the water and sliking it back.
I looked at Naruto and saw that he flinched. I smiled, but only inside. I did have an effect on him. This of course surprised me and made me very glad. Perhaps I could get Naruto.
I watched as Naruto started to do laps in the water. I observed the water running down Naruto's back. I had finally noticed how well built and beautiful his body was, especially when the sun was shining on him. I couldn't stop staring at him, but every now and then when I would look away or be doing something else, I would catch his gaze. I wasn't the only one that was doing the staring.
When we were finished with our 'baths', we built a fire near the water. Since our clothes were wet, the only choices we had were to wear our boxers, which had not gotten as wet, or nothing. I prefered wearing mine, but when Naruto put on his I sulked.
I did have an idea of getting Naruto soaked by throwing him in the water. I didn't need an excuse for it, but then I thought of Naruto's feelings and so I didn't do it, but I had thought of it for a while.
We decided the stay in the forest. It was getting dark, sooner than we had expected and we were so far into the forest, that we barley knew where we were. When I had set out to find Naruto, I had found him very quickly, but that was because I was in a hurry and I was afraid for Naruto's heath. Now that I had Naruto here...I didn't exactly want to go back.
I glanced at Naruto across from me. The fire light up his face. A face that didn't look very happy at all. I wanted to ask him what was the problem, but I started to feel cold. Cold? I was cold? A sick feeling entered me, but it was that feeling that I felt whenever Naruto was around...it was truly sickening.
I held my head and blinked. Was I sick? It couldn't be. I never got...
I would have smacked myself in the head if Naruto hadn't been there. Yesterday night I had been soaked in the rain and had covered Naruto, but nothing was covering me. I groaned. I was getting sick like he had been.
The sickness grew and so did the heat of my body. It grew like the fire.
[...Naruto's POV...]
I sat in front of the fire, watching the sparks fly from the red flames rising. I thanked the gods for the fire, or else my ass would have frozen off. I also was thankful for my boxers being dry enough to wear. I didn't want to walk around naked and then sleep like that too...especially since Sasuke was here. Oh sure, we were guys, but I had an odd feeling about Sasuke, and I didn't want to take the chance that he might come around looking.
Sasuke and I had not really spoken since we had gotten out of the water. It was kind of odd. Today, Sasuke had not made fun of me so much. I was sure that he was going to kill me when I pulled that prank on him in the water. But all he did was...well that was the problem. Nothing, he did nothing. Until he slicked his hair back and I grew tense. How did Sasuke do that to me?
I lifted my head and looked at Sasuke through the flames. I was about to look away, seeing as though he didn't want to talk at all, but then looked back. I could see sweat running down his forehead and he was swaying. His mouth was partly open, heavy breathing met my ears.
"Sasuke?" I asked.
He looked into my eyes. They weren't shining. Something was wrong.
I stood up and carefully walked around the fire to Sasuke. He was shivering. I kneeled down beside him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Sasuke? Are you ok? What's wrong?"
He didn't reply, but fell towards me. I got a hold on him and slowly lay him down.
"Lie here for a second," I said and ran over to our drying clothes.
Mine were more dry than Sasuke. The cool wind had dried my shirt and pants. I grabbed them and then quickly ran over to Sasuke who was trying to sit up. I put a hand on his chest and slowly pushed him down.
"Don't get up," I said, slightly blushing as I removed my hand which I had forgotten about.
I took my pants, rolled them up and put them under Sasuke's head. Then I took my shirt and lay it on him. He looked up at me in confusion. Hey, what was I doing? I was taking care of Sasuke. I couldn't get it stuck in my head that Sasuke was the weak one at the moment and I had the strength. Normally, I would have cheered, but I didn't like seeing Sasuke sick. It was a feeling at tore at my heart.
I noticed that Sasuke was still looking up at me. After all the thinking, I had forgotten that he was still below me.
"Sorry," I said rubbing my head. "Ok, well you have to get some rest. I'll have to keep as warm as I can."
I pondered over my words. Oh boy. Why did I say that?
"Uhh...I-I gotta...get more firewood!" I said leaping up.
I ran over to our wood supply we had gotten earlier and picked up a few peices in my arms. I shook my head. Why was I acting so weird? I even had to admit that I was. I threw the wood carelessly into the fire.
"Ahh!" I jumped back from the eruption of ashes.
I heard a chuckle. I squinted my eyes at Sasuke. I saw a smile appear in his face and then fade. I mumbled a few words to myself and sat down beside Sasuke.
I looked up and saw the sky covered in glowing stars. I did this a lot. I liked to look up at the stars and think about my future. In the village, I was different from everyone else. People just saw me as a nuisanse.
I found that the stars reminded me that I wasn't the only one different from everyone. All people are different. All the stars in the night sky shine differently. Some are weaker than others and some are stronger, but every single one is different.
I heard a sound from Sasuke. I looked at his hand. It was shaking. I took his hand in mine and held it close.
"You're still cold. Should I-"
Sasuke slowly shook his head. "No...stay...here."
I felt his hand slip out of mine and grasp my arm. I looked at him shocked as he pulled me down beside him. He tugged my arm again so that the side of my body touched his.
"You'll keep me warm...right?" he asked.
A tremor was sent through me and I think he liked it.
[...Third Person's POV...]
Sasuke pulled Naruto closer towards him. The warmth now against his body was satisfying, at the moment.
Sasuke knew that Naruto was nervous. He had tried to speak several times, but had failed. He was so cute when he did that. The sickening feeling was started to fade away from Sasuke and he felt some of his strength come back. He guessed that he hadn't really been that sick, or maybe Naruto had cured him somehow...
As Sasuke had been shivering and shaking, now was Naruto. But Naruto wasn't sick, he was nervous. Sasuke figured that he had to be more than nervous because he was shaking.
Naruto had to wonder why Sasuke was doing this. He usually would want to push Naruto away rather than holdng him close. But ever since the time Sasuke went looking for Naruto, Sasuke had been closer to him.
Naruto suddenly gasped. Sasuke's hand ran over his bare chest.
"S-Sasuke? Wh-what are-"
Sasuke hushed him and put two fingers on Naruto's lips. "Shhhh Naruto."
Naruto felt the fingers leave his dry lips and he stared into Sasuke's eyes. He had no idea why Sasuke was feeling him this way or why his eyes were clouded with...lust? Naruto's body grew tense once again, and a feeling entered.
Sasuke knew that he was in control of the blonde ninja. He looked at Naruto and twirled a lock of Naruto's hair in his fingers. It was so soft and cool. So silky was Naruto's skin. Sasuke wanted to hold Naruto closer, but would he let him? Or would he push him away? If Naruto did not want to be near him and pushed him away, then he would want Naruto to drown him. If not, then he would drown in his own sorrows.
Naruto was still not moving. He dared not to. He was afraid that Sasuke would lean over and kiss him, or either push him away. Naruto remained motionless. He didn't know what to do.
Sasuke sat up, removing Naruto's clothes off his body. He then looked down at Naruto, a smirk twitching to his lips. Naruto swallowed, not knowing anything Sasuke was thinking at the moment. Sasuke didn't want Naruto to know...not yet at least.
Naruto managed to calm down a bit. He noticed the pale moonlight glowing on his fair skin. "Sasuke? What are...you doing? I th-thought you were sick."
"Naruto..."Sasuke said gently caressing his teammate's cheek. "You cured me."
"Ahh...I-I"
Sasuke straddled Naruto's waist and leaned in close to his shaking face. Sasuke whispered in Naruto's ear, hot breath grazing his skin.
"Naruto," he hissed. "Calm down."
Naruto's arms were pinned down by Sasuke's. Sasuke then nipped at Naruto's ear, making Naruto gasp. Sasuke placed his face directly in front of Naruto's and lightly, brushed his lips gently against Naruto's.
Naruto, unsure of what to do took in a deep breath of air and did not let it out. Sasuke, seeing this, pushed his lips against Naruto's again, his tongue licking them for entry. Naruto slowly opened his mouth, air hissing out and Sasuke's tongue immediatly slipped in.
Naruto purred into Sasuke's mouth as a tongue slipped down his throat. 'This feels so...good.' Naruto felt a moan errupt from his throat. Sasuke smirked as he continued to kiss Naruto passionatly. Naruto whimpered when Sasuke withdrew for air.
Sasuke still saw a confused look in Naruto's eyes. He wanted Naruto, but maybe...maybe he would wait. Wait to see what his teammate thought. He knew that him leaving in the position they were in now would only make Naruto suffer, but he was just going to give Naruto a taste. If Naruto wanted more...he would have to come and get it.
Sasuke slowly got off Naruto, his hand trailing Naruto's front teasingly before he got up.
Naruto was still in a daze. That last stroke of Sasuke's hand had sent a sensation through him that made him swallow hard. He wanted it to stay, but now it was gone. That feeling that was in his stomach had grown. He wanted to be touched like that again.
He watched as Sasuke sat down beside him, just like nothing had happened. Naruto, slowly recovering from his shock, sat up as well and just stared at the ground.
A cool breeze past by the two ninja, cooling their warm bodies. There was a disturbing silence between the two. That was until Sasuke broke the silence.
"What do you think about when you look at them?" he asked.
Naruto cocked his head in confusion. "Them?"
"The stars," he said pointing to the sky. "What do you think of when you look at them?"
Naruto paused for a moment. Hadn't he just been thinking about that before...well before? He wondered if he wanted tell Sasuke. Sasuke might just laugh at him...but then again, he had to stand up for himself.
"I-I think about the differences of people. Everyone is different in their own way...the stars just..." he smiled. "They just remind me of that."
Sasuke seemed to nod with approval.
"S-so what do you think?"
Sasuke put his hands behind his head and leaned back. "I think about the places I would want to go, places I want to be. Where would you want to be right now Naruto?"
Naruto took a deep breath and smiled his foxy grin. "I would be in my apartment right now, eating ramen and watching the moon in the sky. What about you Sasuke? Where would you wanna be?"
Sasuke slowly turned his head to look at Naruto, smiled and looked back up at the blackened sky. "No where else. Just here with you."
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Was that sappy? I hope not. Making you suffer by ending the love scene so quickly, aren't I? Don't worry, there will be more, but I didn't want everything to end right there, so I'm making it longer.
But they'll admit their feelings to each other...won't they?
