Title: Never Really Home (Chapter Fourteen)

Pairing: Sasuke/Naruto, Kakashi/Iruka, one-sided Sakura/Sasuke, hints of Lee/Naruto

Rating: M mostly for language, but for some sexual content as well.

Warnings: Eventual spoilers up to recent chapters.

Disclaimers: Don't own Naruto.


When you feel all alone

And the world has turned it's back on you

Give me a moment please

To tame your wild wild heart

I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you

It's hard to find relief

And people can be so cold

When darkness is upon you door

And you feel like you can't take anymore

Let me be the one you call

If you jump I'll break your fall

Lift you up and fly away with you into the night

If you need to fall apart

Well I can mend a broken heart

If you need to crash then crash and burn

You're not alone

The radio played softly in the background. Then, a long slender arm reached over and turned it off.

"We need to talk."

"OK."

"I shouldn't have left you like that."

"I know."

"And it wasn't right, what I said to you."

"You're right."

"I was just being an idiot."

"Yeah, you were."

"I just wanted to say…"

"Yeah?"

"Naruto, could you stop INTERRUPTING me?"

"Haha, OK," laughed the blond playfully as he ruffled Sasuke's hair.

"I just wanted to say… I'm sorry. And I love you."

"I love you, too," Naruto winked as he wrapped his arms around the Uchiha.

"Now, let's have hot man sex."

Naruto looked up at Sasuke. "What?"

Sasuke slapped his forehead in frustration and embarrassment. "I didn't…say that," he whispered as he pointed above their naked bodies at the ceiling.

The blond looked up only to be greeted by a certain silver-haired jounin and his wimpy chuunin lover. "Yo, smile for the camera, Naruto!" With a flash, Kakashi took a quick snapshot and then jumped out the window as a naked Naruto went diving after him.

"Kakashi, you PERVERT! Give me back that camera!"

As Naruto and Kakashi went running off into the night, Sasuke and Iruka walked to the window to watch their lovers quarrel.

"Why do we love them again?" asked Sasuke, pulling a sheet around his waist.

"Well, Kakashi is pretty…good…" smirked Iruka, remembering the previous hour's events.

"How are you a teacher, again? And of children, no less…"

"Let's just say I have VERY good silver-haired friends in high places."

"If you couldn't kick my ass, I would smack you.""

"Are you actually admitting I could kick your ass?"

"Well, come to think of it, you can't. I guess I'm just far too horny to think straight."

Iruka blushed. "Thanks for sharing."

THE END


Finally, thank God it is over.

Well, it has been very fun writing this thing. Sometimes. It was OK.

Yeah, um the song I quoted (totally perfect for this fic, btw) was Crash and Burn by Savage Garden.

And if you couldn't tell Azamiko, this chapter is DEDICATED to you for being my most dedicated reader and reviewer, which is why I kinda stole your idea for the convo thingamajigger.

And seriously, go check out my other fic, which is SasuGaa and AU, but I totally am way more proud of it than this one.

Thank you to Azamiko and all of my other reviewers (although I must say, I had like 5000+ hits and only 30+ reviews, so that is kinda strange)

Thank you anime for being "eminantly quotable" lol

Um, thank you Naruto for existing

Thank you Kishimoto for being cool

Not thank you to whoever is coming up with this CRAP filler thing

Um...yea, is that really all? omigod, I can't believe it is over...

I mean, it has been like a six month journey of discovery and literature and all that crap, and now it is just...

THE FRIGGIN' END