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A/N: Okay, guys. This has been written for a while, but since I've been on Thanksgiving break and it's been raining relentlessly, I haven't been able to post it. My connection sort of fizzles out on me in bad weather so I haven't really had internet access for the past week. I have, however been reading craploads of Naruto…and may I just say, "Holy Shit." How the fuck did I ever live for two years having read only two volumes and a few scattered chapters? Oh my god. There's so much fodder and bithcy! Sasuke…and…other stuff. I'm seriously shaking like a mad woman because I don't have any more on my computer…is there any more I can download after chapter 238? I think there is…but isn't it a side story about Kakashi now? –is crying- I love Kakashi and all, but I want more of this psychotic goodness that is going on now. Poo… Haha…sorry for that little ramble. I suppose I should start talking about the story now, huh? Okay. Many of you misunderstood the meaning behind Naruto asking if Sasuke wanted to go swimming. The point of that was that during those twenty minutes of frozen spaciness, Naruto decided that he had to trust Sasuke and that he should let the boy see his seal. Thus came the wanna go swimming question. It's Naruto's indirect way of showing he trusts Sasuke as his friend, since he is now officially going to be seeking out Sasuke's affections. Not that he's going to have to work that hard. Anyways, that's all I really have to say about that. Some of you were also confused by the reappearance of chapters 29 and 30. A few of you left reviews in which you described a great sense of Déjà vu. You were not mistaken. I took them both down because I was renaming chapter 29 and it would let me put an extra letter in, so I just decided to repost it all… I'm lazy like that. And I didn't really change the title, I just corrected it, because I got the lyrics wrong. Haha… I guess that's really it, so now that I've babbled for half a page, I'll thank the reviewers! Today's treat is mini pumpkin pies! I had some of those this weekend, and they were taaaastyyyy. Haha.
Aurum: Yes, I have a bit of a soft spot for food fights as well…that's why I've put two in here. It's cute. Haha…as for the updates, I totally meant for this to be here more quickly, but the weather just refuses to agree with me. I hate it. But I love the rain, so it's a fair trade I guess. Anyways, glad you liked. Here's your mini pumpkin pies. Enjoy!
Rujutoshi: Haha…you're welcome for the tippy about the music. I don't think you'll go to jail, and if you do, so will hundreds of other people who indulge in piracy off Narutofan. Johnny Depp is definitely a better choice than JFK…much more interesting. And Sexy. Haha. I guess that's all I really have to say right now. Here's your mini pumpkin pies!
Hieisbestbuddy888: Damn! Your head needs to stop hurting. It makes me sad! I'm not really a huge fan of some of the Naruto songs, but I love some of the others. I'm currently madly in love with Orochimaru's Theme and Orochimaru Fight or whatever it's called. With the organs and weird chanty stuff…it rocks my world. Cows are good too, and if your friend wants a site about cows it's nice of you to make it for her! Haha. Sorry about you're foot. I hate it when that happens. Heh. Thanks for two reviews again. I love you! Since I already gave you pumpkin pies and I'm feeling really uncreative, I guess I'll just give you more brownies. I gave away a lot of brownies in the beginning. Oh well. Enjoy! Oh wait…crepes are like pancakes except really thin and a bit more eggy. Usually you put fruit or whipped cream or ice cream in them. They're good.
Sahira-Chan: Yay! I wrote a high school fic you like! I usually love high school fics, but I can understand the dislike of them. They are a bit cliché. Haha. I'm glad you like mine, though! I take it as a great compliment when people tell me that they like my writing style, so thank you so much! Thanks or reviewing! Here are your mini pies!
Dark Mimiru-Chan: Yes, swimming. Swimming is fun, no? I hope this chapter isn't as disappointing as it feels like it is. Haha…even if it is, they swim. Heh. Anyways, thanks for reviewing. Here are your mini pies.
Kyuubi-kun: I'm glad you like your treats! And yes, subliminal is very fun to say. I love saying it. Haha. It's a little less subliminal in this chapter though, so I hope I didn't disappoint. Haha. Man I'm doing a lot of type laughing. Hmmm…oh well. Anyways, thanks for reviewing. Here're your mini pies!
Shadow Eclipse: Haha. I'm glad you like it still, and it's really okay if you miss a few chapters. I know the feeling. I suck at reviewing. I try to do it, but I never actually remember or anything like that. I've only reviewed a few things. Haha. I suck. Oh well. Glad you like, thanks for reviewing. Here're your mini pies.
Yugi-obsessed: Of course he's not gonna wear a shirt! He's going swimming as a gesture of trust. That's why he asked, because he knew he would be taking his shirt off. As for the personal trainer, have you found anyone good yet, because I got hit on last Easter in an airplane and the guy was a personal trainer. I think I might still have his number somewhere…but he lives in Houston. (I'm not even kidding. I got hit on by like three people…all of whom were pedophiles.) Haha…oh well. Thanks for the review. I hope the swimming doesn't disappoint. Here're your mini pies.
Third Degree Run: Haha…I think it's only the second fight. Maybe third. I haven't been keeping track. And yes, Itachi is evil, but more sane than I'm making people think. Hehe…And the confession is coming up next chapter. Something happens here, but there's not really anything involving talking. Hehe…Oh well. Thanks for reviewing. Here're your mini pies.
shinizero: Oh, thanks for the info. I kind of hate Don Henley, because my mom never ceases to listen to him. It makes me insane. You can only hear Life in the Fast Lane so many times before wanting to go homicidal. Haha. Anyways, thanks for telling me. Here're your pies.
AlterEthereal: Ah yes, I think they're the same fic. The one I've seen is fifty something chapters long. Hehe…hence me not reading it yet. I fully intend on doing it eventually though. Anyways, I'm glad you liked this chapter as much as I did. I love making them have tickle/food fights, and I love writing bitchy!Itachi. Haha… Thanks for reviewing. Here are your mini pumpkin pies.
animelvr4evr: Yes, I believe they're all pretty OOC. But I figure it's okay, since this is an AU fic. Haha. I guess I have trouble writing them in character since I've just read past volume two, and I've already got them acting this way…and well…never mind. Thanks for reviewing. Here're your mini pies.
KShindou25: Your wish is my command. Sorry I couldn't update sooner. I hope this isn't as disappointing as it seems to be. I kinda think it sucks. Oh well. Thanks for reviewing. Here're your pies.
Juuuuu: Yes, Itachi is evil indeed, but he's not as much of a pedophile as we originally thought. I promise. As for the pink shirt. It is an awesome shirt of the sort that could be mistaken for punk if you didn't know Sasuke was gay. Haha. Anyways, thanks for reviewing. Here're your mini pies.
turtledonkey27: Haha. I'm glad you liked that. I'm quite enjoying writing Itachi. He can say things that no on else is allowed to, since he's Itachi. I love it. I'm glad you like it too. Thanks for reviewing. Here're your mini pies.
cheeseboi: Yes, my mom would also kill me slowly and violently if I had a fight like that. It's not something I do. Haha. And Sasuke may not realize it, but his subconscious does. Haha. Yes it was quite a bout longer than the others wasn't it? Although, it was still sadly short. This ones a little longer than most of the others as well, but shorter than the last one. Poo…oh well. Thanks for reviewing. Here're your pies.
CitrusPeach: Haha…I'm glad you like your crepes…and their crepe fight. I rather enjoyed writing that. And I'm glad you like the subliminal desires and g-string comment. Hell, I'm glad you like it in general. Thanks for reviewing. Here're your mini pies.
Dancing-Neko-Shikigami: I'm glad you like it. And I hate it when computers are stupid. (Like mine is being right now, not picking up a connection and all.) And yes, Itachi is the sexiest thing ever…except for Sasuke and tons of other people. Okay…Itachi is in the tope ten sexy bishies list. Haha. Thanks for the review. Sorry I didn't update sooner. Here's your pies.
tyranimo: I'm sorry for creating an unsatisfiable craving for you. I really didn't mean to. Crepes are really easy to make, just mix eggs milk and flour until they look kind of thick, then ass a little powdered sugar until it looks thicker, then pour a thin layer on a buttered pan and cook it until it looks done. AS for chapter 30, yes, I thought it would be rather fun to slap a hot friends ass with flower…if I had any hot friends. Heh. And the reason Naruto asked if Sasuke wanted to go swimming was because he decided he wanted to trust Sasuke with see the seal. So, yeah. I'm glad you liked. Here are some mini pumpkin pies!
YoungSasuke: I'm glad you liked, and I'm sorry I couldn't update sooner. You know I would have if I could have. Hehe… Anyways. Here are your pumpkin pies. Thanks for reviewing.
Machi: I will definitely read that story. Is it up yet? I'll go check in a bit. You can expect a review. Haha…I like Itachi as well. He's all cool and psycho! I have a soft spot for sexy psychos. And don't worry, you can count on me finishing this. I don't know when it'll be done, but it will be. I couldn't possibly abandon it after coming this far. Haha. I'm glad you like it. Thanks so much for reviewing. Here's your mini pumpkin pies.
Queen of the Paperclips: Woo Hoo. I'm glad you like the SasuNaru bonding stuff, and Sasuke's feelings aren't really out in the open considering both he and Naruto are both about as dense as elephants. I think Itachi is the only one that really realizes it, but by the end of chapter 32, I can promise all will be revealed! Woo Hoo! As for the drooling. Yes…I fully agree. Haha. Bathing suits are sexy as hell. Especially on them. Anyways, thanks for reviewing. Here are your mini pumpkin pies.
Puppy Kicker: Haha…I've never actually gotten in a food fight. I did have a soda fight once and it was the most fun I've had smushed into five minutes ever. It was wonderful and outside, so we didn't get in trouble. Haha. I think you're right about Itachi knowing exactly what he's talking about. He's Itachi after all, and very perceptive. I love him! Haha. Thanks so much for reviewing. –hugs you back and wishes the stars would show up so she wouldn't have to use dashes for her motion thingys- I love you! Here are your mini pumpkin pies!
Danya2: Hmmm…I sure hope you aren't too disappointed with this chapter. I kinda think it sucks. I'm glad you liked he food fight. I thought it was fun. Thanks for reviewing. Here're your mini pumpkin pies. Enjoy!
Yuikoshiro: I'm glad you like Itachi, because he is one of my favorite characters in this story. Then again…the only one I don't like is Sakura…haha… I guess they're all my favorites. Oh well. My point was that I think Itachi is awesome. No, you are not the only one who thinks Itachi is far gayer than Sasuke. Sasuke is the closet whore of the family while Itachi is the flaming whore of the family. Haha…anyways. I'm glad you like him. Thanks for the review. Here're your pumpkin pies.
Kali Swifteye: Yes, Naruto is pretty dense, but the point of him asking to swim was that he decided he need to show Sasuke his trust and take off his shirt, so that's not why he's dense. He's dense because he doesn't realize that Sasuke is madly in love with him and doesn't know it! Hahahahaahahahahahahahaha! Oh…sorry…didn't mean to break out into hysterical laughter there. Thanks for reviewing! Here're your mini pies.
Red Rose: Believe me, if he were going to pull away because of Itachi, he would've done it already. I don't particularly like writing angst, so I just leave them to there half denials and have them act the same after Itachi's comment. I'm a horrible writer like that. I can't stand putting conflict in my story. Hehe. Thanks for the review. Here're your pumpkin pies.
Macy: I've now had two constructive criticisms, and the other had to do with my crappy comma usage skills, and even though I tried to fix it, I don't think it really worked out. Oh well. I suck at typing and then I always miss the typos when I reread it. Hehe. I also kept typing "flower" every time I wrote it and I had to go back and change it every time, I guess I just missed it once. Oops! Oh well. Glad you like Itachi. Thanks for reviewing! Here're your little pies!
beyblade fanatic: Ah the classic one sitting reader. I do that all the time, but I usually end up not reviewing at all because it's like four in the morning when I'm done and I'm too lazy…heh. I'm a bad person. As for me being sick, I am well already, thanks for the good wishes. I know I have pretty crappy typo problems…it's because I suck at typing. Hehe…I don't really mind having a cloggy e-mail box, it makes me feel special, but whatever floats your boat! Haha. I'm glad you like my story, because, that is my goal! Thanks for reviewing. Here are your mini pumpkin pies!
chibi-sasuke309: yes, I believe I am the one who had the pic. I just remembered I promised someone the pic like two weeks ago and haven't sent it to them yet. Oops! I'll send it to them when I send it to you. Thanks for reviewing and reminding me! Haha. Here are your mini pumpkin pies.
Falcon-Rider: About that Déjà vu, you probably have read it before. I took two of the chappies own to rename one of them, so you probably reread them. Hehe. Sorry about that. Here are some mini pumpkin pies!
Nakira Ayame Outsuno: Yay for irony. I'm glad you like Itachi. I like him too. He's awesome. I'm also happy to make you happy. I enjoy making people happy! Haha. Thanks for reviewing! Here're your mini pumpkin pies!
Mezzy-kun: I sure hope you weren't printing the author's note, because if you were…that's a crap load of paper. Haha… I'm glad you like it though. It makes me feel good to hear people say things like that, because I'm egotistical and crazy! Hehe…anyways. Thanks for the review! I'm glad you like the story. Here're your mini pumpkin pies!
Whew! I think that's about it. Man oh man. I think I got more reviews on this chapter than any of the others. Wowie! Thank you guys for all the lovely reviews, and once again, I'm sorry this update took so long. Blame the weather. Chapter title is once again from "Like a Stone" by Audioslave. Enjoy!
But Home Is Nowhere…: I Was There So Long Ago
Sasuke was currently digging through the bowels of his dresser searching for something that would suffice as a bathing suit for Naruto. It hadn't occurred to him when he'd made the offer that Naruto was at least a size or two smaller than him, and that anything he had bought in the past two years would probably slide right off the blonde's hips. Not that he would mind, but he had a feeling- 'Wait. Stop. Rewind. What the fuck did I just think?' Sasuke paused in mid-movement, eyes widening a bit. He was pretty sure he'd just thought something about not minding if Naruto's bathing suit fell off. 'Oh dear. This could be bad. This could be very bad indeed.'
Sasuke turned his head slowly toward the blonde who was currently sitting on the edge of his bed, completely absorbed in examining Kyuubi, his giant stuffed fox. He had his legs crossed, and the animal was sitting awkwardly in his lap as the blonde used one hand to point at each tail, and the other to raise a finger for every one, putting them back down once he passed five. There were nine, but Naruto seemed convinced he was counting wrong, because he would start over every time his fingers hit nine. His tongue was poking out of his mouth ever so slightly, and there was a gentle scowl crawling across his features as he began the process for the umpteenth time. And suddenly, Sasuke realized that he found the blonde to be stunningly attractive.
He looked down immediately, turning back to his drawer to resume searching. 'Okay, maybe not stunningly attractive. I mean he has his faults.' He had now begun throwing various clothing items out of his drawer as his quest continued and a little voice, which he officially dubbed "Satan-spawn", began to launch a counter offensive. 'Really? And what faults might those be?'
Sasuke thought for a moment. 'Uhh…well for one thing…um…well…I can't think of any right now, but if you gave me time, I'm sure I could come up with something.'
Satan-spawn was laughing at him. 'But do you really want to? Wouldn't that be counter productive?'
'Counter productive for what? It's not like me thinking he's gorgeous is going to do anything to make the friendship easier.'
Satan-spawn smirked. Sasuke could tell. Not the he could actually see Satan-spawn, but he just knew. 'Sure it might not be conducive to friendship, but who ever said that's what we were aiming for in the first place?'
Sasuke slammed the drawer shut, ripping the next one open. 'What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Of course we were aiming for friendship! What else would we be aiming for?'
'Oh, I don't know about you, but I could seriously use an improvement in our love life. I mean, really. Why must you insist on depriving me just because you're insecure?'
Sasuke frowned as he grabbed hold of a pair of his old swimming trunks. "I knew these were in here somewhere!" He turned to Naruto, who was staring at him wide eyed.
'You freaked him out with the drawer slamming you dumb ass.' Sasuke officially wanted to rip Satan-spawn from his conscience and send him to church with a bunch of Catholics.
Instead he took a deep breath and gave Naruto the swimsuit. "Here. Go change." Naruto smiled and took the shorts from his hand.
"I take it you won the fight with the bureau?"
Sasuke had to smile back. "Yeah. Damn thing attacked me first. I had to kill it."
Naruto just shook his head and turned into the bathroom.
'You know you're madly in love with him, don't you?' Sasuke frowned. Make that Baptists. (4)
'We are officially done talking.'
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Naruto was a bit confused by Sasuke's sudden outburst of drawer slamming, but didn't let it faze him as he had a few more important things to worry about. Like the fact that he was currently standing in front of the closed bathroom door wearing nothing but a bathing suit. Meaning no shirt. Of course, he was holding a shirt in his hand and trying to decide whether or not he wanted to put it on, but that was not the point. What was the point? Well. The point was that he was going to walk out that door and take the shirt off anyways, so why put it on? 'To delay the inevitable.' His mind was such a help in fixes like these.
"Come on Naruto. This isn't so hard. You already decided you were gonna do it, so just open the goddamned door and do it." Naruto took a deep breath, attempting to calm the butterfly sanctuary that had just taken up residence in his stomach. He ran his fingers along the door knob and paused. "Come on, you pussy. He's gonna see it eventually."
He was suddenly jerked out of his conversation with himself when he heard a muffled voice from the other side of the door. It was Sasuke. "Are you okay, Naruto?"
Naruto frowned and made a vain attempt at calming his nerves once again. "Uh, yeah." Damnit! His voice had definitely just quavered.
Sasuke's voice was a little softer now. "You know, you can still wear a shirt swimming."
Naruto felt like he was going to cry. He didn't know why he was making this such a big deal. He knew he was going to do it, but he was so nervous that he was practically making himself sick. "No. I have to do this sometime." He rested his forehead on the door. "I just need a second. I've never willingly let anyone see the stupid…thing." (1)
"It's okay. Take as long as you need. Just know I won't hold it against you if you can't."
Naruto smiled sadly and took in a deep breath. He had to do it. "Okay. No staring."
"I promise."
Naruto dropped the shirt he was holding on the floor and stepped away from the door, pulling it open as he did. Sasuke was standing there in his own bathing suit, two towels in hand. Naruto let out a long breath as he watched Sasuke's gaze flit briefly over his stomach and then back to his eyes.
"Naruto, you know I wouldn't hate you for it."
Naruto felt himself smile. It was a small, slow smile, and the kind that Naruto only smiled when he felt there had been a great weight lifted off his shoulders. For a moment, it was silent, and then the blonde spoke. "I know. But, just because my fears have no basis in reality doesn't mean that they're any less real."
Sasuke smiled, dropping a towel on his head. "I know. Thank you for trusting me with them."
Naruto didn't know what to say then, but it was okay, because the silence was comfortable.
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Sasuke took Naruto's hand, choosing not to break the silence as he led the blonde from the room. The pool was accessible from any room on the bottom floor that attached to the back yard, so they ended up walking through the immaculate kitchen and the not so sparkling living room before stepping out onto the porch, where Sasuke let go of Naruto's hand and smiled at him. "Welcome to the pool."
Naruto was looking around, eyes wide and mouth open. "It's huge! This thing is bigger than my entire house!"
Sasuke smiled. "Yeah. We don't really need a pool this big, but Itachi is quite the fan of excess. It can be fun."
Naruto nodded dumbly.
"It's usually covered, because it's heated. I guess Itachi took it off or something. Oh well."
Naruto nodded again. "Ooo! You have a diving board. And a slide!" The blonde's eyes were officially sparkling as he danced in place. It was one of the cutest things Sasuke had ever seen.
"Don't wait for an invitation. I live here. You'll appreciate it more than I do."
With this Naruto flashed him a brilliant grin and took off for the diving board at full speed. Sasuke made note to keep him from doing that while the ground was wet. Wouldn't want to crack that pretty head.
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As Naruto climbed the ladder he was practically squealing with joy. He'd only ever been swimming at a place with a diving board once or twice, but he loved them nonetheless. He looked down and noticed that Sasuke was standing there watching him as he bounced on the end of the board. He smiled. He was officially going to get Sasuke prematurely wet.
He began to forcefully bounce up and down, gathering as much momentum as possible before jumping off the diving board and into the air, tucking his legs against his chest and wrapping his arms around them. He felt himself hit water and was sure he's made quite the splash when he broke the surface to find Sasuke staring at him with the murderous intent of a feline forcefully bathed.
The Uchiha scowled. "You did that on purpose didn't you?"
Naruto grinned. "Maybe. You're gonna get wet anyways. What's it matter?"
Sasuke smiled. "I suppose it doesn't. But I'm still going to have to kill you."
That did not sound good. Naruto turned and began fervently swimming away, speeding up as he heard the splashing sound of Sasuke hitting water. He'd gotten a grand total of maybe ten or fifteen feet when he felt something, most likely Sasuke's hand, grab his ankle. And then he was being pulled forcefully backwards, struggling, but unable to escape the annoyingly loose grip.
About five seconds later, a battle broke out between the two involving splashing and dunking with a hefty side portion of fleeing and being caught on both sides. There was a bit of wrestling going on as well, mostly hindered by the desire to avoid really hurting each other, and by the time they had to stop and concentrate on breathing, Sasuke had Naruto lodged firmly in a painless headlock.
"You realize you'll never defeat me, don't you?" Sasuke's voice might have been smug if it hadn't been broken by laughter and harsh breathing.
Naruto was barely able to choke out a reply as he pushed futilely at Sasuke's abdomen. "You only think you've won. In truth I'm saving my special technique for the last second."
"Oh really?"
"Oh yes."
"And what might this mysterious technique be?"
Naruto thought for a moment, allowing a silence to fall. "Well, if I told you I'd have to kill you."
"Well, since you're going to use it on me anyways, you might as well tell me."
Naruto smiled, having wiggled his way expertly out of the headlock and began swimming fervently in the opposite direction of Sasuke. But, alas, the Uchiha was just too fast, and within moments, they were doing what looked like a dance of death hugs under the water, alternately fighting to get a hold of each other and then hanging on for dear life as they tried to escape. It was when they finally came up for air that Naruto had a crazy, psychotic idea that would have never lasted more than five seconds within his mind if not for Sasuke standing there, soaking wet with no shirt on. "It's a technique of distraction," he panted, trying to catch his breath. "And it cannot be defeated by anyone."
Sasuke smiled. "And what kind of distraction might be used for this technique."
"You will never see it coming. I have been setting you up for since the moment we met."
Sasuke began to move, circling Naruto. The blonde moved with him as he spoke, keeping them face to face. "This technique sounds brilliant. I can't fathom you thinking to set me up so far in advance. It's a true testament to your ability."
Naruto nodded, still moving. They were less than a foot apart and Naruto found himself barely able to think as he watched Sasuke move with the water. It was fluid motion, almost as if the boy and the water were one, and it made Naruto shiver to watch. He thought Sasuke might kill him if he did what he was thinking of doing. He thought he might kill himself. But, he had to. He'd decided that when he'd walked out of the bathroom with no shirt on. In the kitchen, when Itachi made those horribly confusing comments. Hell, he'd decided that when he told Sasuke his poem was good in the hallway on the first day of school. And now, he was going to do it. Even if it killed him.
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Sasuke sensed a change in the air as something tense crept into Naruto's expression. This was no longer a game. This was something serious, involving real emotions. Naruto's eyes had changed. They were just a shade darker, shadowed by the weight of serious thoughts, which Sasuke could only guess at. All he knew was that Naruto sounded dead serious when he spoke next, "You might really decide to kill me if my technique doesn't immobilize you."
Sasuke's tone was just as sober as he replied, "If it's a risk you're willing to take, I will face it with a strengthened mind."
Naruto was silent, and both of them had ceased their movement, standing completely still as their gazes froze on each other. And then Sasuke knew what was going to happen. Naruto was going to kiss him. He felt it. He saw it coming, and he let it happen.
At first it was nothing but a soft brush of skin against skin, the sensation barely penetrating Sasuke's mind as the blonde pulled away, allowing their mouths to hover mere millimeters apart, not touching at all, but still transferring heat. Then, there was a little more pressure, and Sasuke realize that Naruto's lips were chapped, maybe even a little rough. He missed them when they left a short moment later. So, he took them back.
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Naruto was more than a little surprised to find that Sasuke had yet to push him away and attempt to rip his head off or anything else of the violent murderous variety, but he supposed the Uchiha would have to be moving to do that. Of course, the not responding part was no big shocker, since Naruto really had no reason to believe this was a good idea in the first place, but for some reason, he still felt a small pang of sadness as he dropped down to his normal height again and stood silently, waiting for Sasuke to begin killing him.
He was caught off guard, however, when Sasuke suddenly snapped out of his stupor and proceeded to bring a dripping wet hand to Naruto's cheek, tilting his face upwards and pressing his own soft kiss into (2) the blonde's mouth.
It was chaste, but still slightly open-mouthed, if that was even possible, and Naruto couldn't help but notice the way Sasuke's fingers were snaking into his hair as he let himself respond. He'd never actually kissed anyone before, so he had absolutely no idea what he was doing (3). Thus, he used Sasuke, who, as far as he could tell, was doing a spectacular job, as his teacher, following his lead, allowing his lips to part a bit as well as he moved his mouth hesitantly.
He couldn't help but let his eyes slip shut as Sasuke's flavor sank into his system, overwhelmed by the feeling of mint and raspberry being transferred into him. He found himself not thinking of what he was doing, and instead, moving on instinct, letting his mouth move with Sasuke's as it would unhindered by his mind, and it was a beautiful feeling. He was disappointed when it ended, and unable to tell whether it had been ten seconds, or minutes, or hours.
Sasuke rested his forehead against the blonde's and for a moment, there was complete silence as his gaze penetrated cerulean eyes, but then it was broken by a soft laughter coming from the door way. They turned their heads to see Itachi standing there wearing a bathrobe and fuzzy slippers that clashed horribly with that superior smirk. "Let me guess…CPR."
Sasuke scowled. "Fuck you!"
"No, little brother, I believe you'll be wanting to fuck him."
TBC…
A/N: Holy Crap Monkeys…that was…HORRIBLE! I suck at writing kiss scenes. SUCK. I'm so sorry I made you guys wait thirty chapters for that piece of shit kiss. I'm sooooo sorry. I SUCK! This totally wasn't how this was supposed to happen…I mean this isn't even how they were going to get together, but I guess plans change, huh? Oh well. I hope you guys thought it was at least mediocre…because that's more than it deserves. Haha…I would promise never to write a kiss scene again, but that would make this story totally pointless. Maybe I'll get better with time. Haha…anyways. I guess that's all for now. Tootles.
ISAN
1. I know this seems like a lot of emotions over something so simple as taking off a shirt, but keep in mind that Naruto views the tattoo as the symbol of every single hardship he has faced, including everyone hating him and his life without parents or anyone to love him. This is the reason it's so hard for him to let Sasuke see it, because he almost feels like it makes him guilty.
2. I chose "into" instead of "onto" because it seemed like the right word. I read over this sentence after I wrote it and realized that it's not the word most people use, but for some reason, it just seems right to me…heh…I don't suppose this note really has a point except to say I know it sounds weird…sorry.
3. And here is the reason why this scene sucks so badly…I have never kissed anyone before either…that would require having a boyfriend…which I don't…because I scare people…so, I'm just making shit up here…I have no idea how kissing works, and its been so long since I actually read anything describing a kiss that I've forgotten how it was described. Haha…this could be a problem.
4. I know this note is out of order…but whatever. Baptists are worse. Trust me on this one.