Gomen nasai for the deathly long wait. It's all my fault too. First, the internet went down, right? Common excuse, but it was true. I had to reboot it 20+ times before it stayed stable. Then I went on vacation to Wales and London for two weeks. Then, I started a new story, entirely private as of yet (seems I haven't kicked the GW habit yet)... Finally, to top it all off, I forgot completely about this story... x.x Stupid, isn't it?

Naruto knelt down by the clear blue stream and dipped his hands in the slow running water. The sounds it made as it ran over his fingers soothed him and he listened to it for a while before splashing the cool liquid over his face. It was a shock to his gradually warming body, which had been getting accustomed to the sun and he shook his head wildly, spraying droplets everywhere.

It was moments like these that he treasured the most. Ones where he was absolutely alone and could drop the silly façade of being the happy-go-lucky idiot whom everyone could point at and say they were better then. For once, Naruto wanted to have someone take care of him and believe in him for who he was, not some silly charade or act he put on.

"I found you, Kyuubi," came a sharp voice from behind him and Naruto bristled immediately.

Naruto leapt up and whirled around to see Sasuke sitting upon a white horse. It was a brilliant contrast, for Sasuke was wearing all black, bar the sparkling blue clasp that held his cape together. Suddenly, Naruto felt very inferior, faced with this regal image. Narrowing his eyes he hissed in a feral manner, which did nothing to make him feel better. Sasuke seemed amused at this and Naruto felt even worse. How dare this complete stranger make his somewhat perfect life turn upside-down!

Sasuke urged his horse down the hillside towards him and Naruto felt a brief sense of panic at his rapidly decreasing personal space. So this stranger was attractive and interesting, which was very rare for a foreigner... still, even if he hadn't been here long he felt that this was his home ground. Why then, did it seem like he was losing?

"What do you want from me?" Naruto asked, stressing each word individually.

The predatory gaze fixed upon him gained an expression of glee. It was a challenge... no a threat. "I don't want anything from you, I want you." Sasuke said.

Naruto felt confused for a moment by all the emotions running through his mind. "Wh-What do you mean?" he asked, backing away on reflex. From any tactical point of view, he knew Sasuke had the advantage. It irritated him for some reason.

"Don't be stupid."

Baring his teeth, Naruto continued backing away. This wasn't a good position to be in. He clenched his fingers into fists and made a decision. If this idiot wanted to see Kyuubi, then he might as well oblige.

He leapt forward, hands reaching for Sasuke. He reveled in the sense of pleasure he felt as Sasuke pulled his horse back and vaulted off backwards. Naruto scanned the area and decided he'd run for it. He knew the area well enough and was pretty sure he could get away without having to exert too much energy.

However, before he could get very far, he heard an exasperated growl and felt an awful pain in his neck. Swallowing, he looked down with his eyes to see Sasuke holding a long bladed sword to his neck. Giving in to the inevitable, he decided he'd have to fight then.

Catching Sasuke by surprise, he bent backwards and then rolled to the side. He felt a feeling of loose and quite destructive emotions before he struck out with his leg and swept Sasuke's feet out from under him. Sasuke was up faster than Naruto had predicted and he didn't look too pleased.

"Who are you?" Naruto asked, panting a little. It wasn't that he was out of shape or anything, but a five-year hiatus was a bit more than just a break.

"How does this concern you?" Sasuke asked, flinging off his cape, which really wasn't so elegant anymore.

"Well, I'd like to know who's trying to kill me!" Naruto said in an annoyed tone.

Sasuke laughed. "I'm not trying to kill you."

Streaking forwards, he grasped Naruto by the left arm and flung him over his shoulder. Naruto grunted as he landed upon his back. Sasuke wasted no time and straddled his hips, while pinning his arms to the ground.

Naruto blinked. "What are you doing?"

"Don't be stupid, Usuratonkachi. What do you think I'm doing?" Sasuke gripped his wrists tighter and licked Naruto's neck lightly, just enough to tickle and send shivers throughout Naruto's body.

"I don't know, but you're making me nervous!"

Sasuke chuckled. "You can't possibly, not know what I'm doing now."

Naruto groaned softly as Sasuke reached down and rubbed him through his pants. What was this exquisite feeling, trying to take over him? Panic shot through him and he shoved Sasuke away. Then he was falling...

Naruto's eyes snapped open and he reached out on instinct. He grabbed onto a branch and swung himself on top of it. He observed the scratches on his arms and then winced as light struck his eyes. He shaded them with his hand and saw leaves surrounding him. He felt the rough bark against his legs and the cool breeze upon his arms. He knew where he was now, he had fallen asleep in a tree.

Voices from below startled him so much he almost fell from his perch again. He looked down and saw three girls laughing and talking as they walked down the pathway. Breathing a sigh of relief, he began climbing down from the tree.

"There you are, Kyuubi," came a soft voice.

Naruto froze.

Um... I already want to kill this story... I'm really bored of it. I want to kill it...