callings of the round moon Chapter 3: just a little bit closer together, a naruto fanfic

(Author's Prov)

GOMEN NASAI MINA! Seriously, I mean it! Honestly! After my last exam I was going straight to finishing the last of the last bit of this chapter (but not the story, oh no ho ho! This fic has still got a looooong way to go!) . . . just after I read a few others (hehehe).

Unfortunately, that was a BIG HUGE NO-NO! I ended up reading a few fics that seemed to stupefy my mind and this fic. It was a HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT I WILL NOT DO AGAIN!

Argh! The horrors! The pain! The monstrosity of it all!

First fic I read was one that had Naruto as a genius that got taken away by some other ninja. Then the fic goes one about how all these "strong individuals" come along one after the other to train Naruto. That was just, "ugh!" It just seemed fake to me.

THEN there was the fic that had Naruto as a genius under his fake mask. That fic was fine and dandy UNTIL it made Sasuke seem like a real asshole (please excuse the language, thanks). I guessed that author really hated Sasuke cause they dished him in their story.

Twitch. Twitch. Twitch. (brain starts going into a relapse of "writers block"?)

But back onto MY fic. I'm not a person to write sex/lemon scenes as this is my first fic ever, so . . . I went and "studied" the many wonders of male-male sex/lemon scenes. In other words, I went along to the adult fan fiction website and went snooping around to see what other juicy things there are.

My brain was starting to recover at that point UNTIL! The most horrible thing imaginable met my eyes. It was a SasuNaru one-shot that had Sasuke on top alright but NOT in the way you'd think. Argh! Ugh! Ng! Hah! Nana!

Now spasming on the floor with foam coming out of the mouth.

(Normal Prov)

A medic nin comes onto the scene and looks at the half dead authoress. Shaking their head for the nth time that week, the medic poofed out to call for back up.

Gaara casually strolls onto the stage passing my twitching body and "unintentionally" kicks the side of my ribs.

"Ahem. This is Gaara here. This fic has met some unfortunate incidents. Please hold.

10.

Thank you for holding."

Out of nowhere, Gaara holds up a faded lime green set of scrolls which has "Chapter 3" on it.

Disclaimer: Sadly I do not own but am hopelessly wishing upon a big shiny star that it was so (or is that the moon I've been looking at?)

Rating: M

Pairings: SasuNaru

Warnings: yaoi and lemon served with sugar and cream. Enjoy! Please come again: D

On the last episode of callings of the round moon:

Some "nightly activity" ensures between a sleeping (and moaning) Naruto and a fully awake Sasuke. A kiss is exchanged between the two before Sasuke decides to stay away from Naruto.

The next day, Kakashi gives "the talk" to a certain raven haired genin to try and push him in a different path from that of an avenger. This leaves Sasuke contemplating whether he could stop being an avenger and walk a path with a certain blond.

Kakashi's next stop is to get some information from Naruto about the Haku incident. Naruto gives out vague answers that evade answering the questions truthfully but just enough to satisfy his sensei's curiosity for now.

All is fine and dandy when Team 7 leaves Wave Country but certain things happen during their journey back. Kakashi plays up by giving the two love-birds some "alone time" and gets rewarded with a show of affection from Sasuke as Naruto comes back soaking wet.

As of right this instant, our Naru-chan is wearing a set of Sasuke's clothes and thus the monstrosity of Sasuke's demise begins . . . mwahahaha!

Chapter 3: Just a little bit closer together

Deciding it was better to wait until Naruto's clothes were dry before starting off again, Team 7 settled down for the night at the same clearing. In other words their sensei had insisted that everyone put up camp tonight in fear of a certain genin catching a cold.

Naruto, currently in a pair of the Uchiha's dark blue pyjama bottoms and shirt, complained that he wouldn't catch no cold while Sasuke narrowed his eyes. Obviously, their sensei was up to something but nobody knew what.

Kakashi, on the other hand, was certainly up to something. He knew that if they had kept on traveling they would have reached the gates of Konoha by about nine (that and also the fact that Naruto would never catch anything no matter what considering the fox spirit he housed). However, since things were coming along so well among his students, he decided (by himself) that Team 7 needed more "bonding" time.

Looking over the camp fire that he had started earlier, the Uchiha took some time to check out his blond teammate. The clothes were obviously too big for the blond which made him look cute but also somewhat vulnerable. Not understanding why it made the other look vulnerable, the raven-haired teen decided to contemplate on it a bit further.

Coal black eyes landed on a set of wet orange jumpsuit and a light seemed to click in his head. Taking a closer look at the other, Sasuke noted that the reason Naruto looked vulnerable was because he looked so skinny and scrawny. Usually, a 12 and a half year old boy who ate enormously large amounts of ramen could not look this skinny.

Now that the genius genin thought about it, the attire that the other always wore seemed to hide his skinny form well. Without the bagginess of his orange jumpsuit, Naruto's skinniness could be clearly seen, even in the dim light that the fire provided.

Dobe probably doesn't eat healthily. Probably can't cook either.

Sensing a pair of eyes intensely examining his lithe form, Naruto looked around nervously until he meet Sasuke's irritated glare. Not knowing what he had done to annoy the other off the blond unconsciously started to play at the hem of Sasuke's shirt.

The moon was not even up in the darkening sky yet the blond shivered a little. He would not admit it out loud but secretly the blond ninja was afraid of the cold. It reminded him too much of being alone in the dark in an empty apartment.

Glancing up from his orange "novel", Kakashi saw one of his students trying to hide a shiver. Deciding that the said student will stubbornly refuse help, Kakashi got up and took off his vest. Walking across the clearing he made sure that his steps were slower than usual while his eye glanced casually over to a certain Uchiha to watch their reaction.

"Hm. Wear this Naru-chan. It'll keep you warm tonight." Carefully placing the vest around the blond's shoulders, the jounin left his hands hovering over the tan shoulders a second longer than necessary before straightening himself into a lazy posture.

"Arigato sensei!" chirped the relieved blond.

Smiling down at the blond Kakashi turned to look at the other, now glaring, Uchiha. Doing a little victory dance inside the silver-haired jounin knew that there would be some interesting "observing" being done tonight.

"Maa, I guess we better get some early shut eye tonight. We'll pick up where we left off today tomorrow. We should reach Konoha by tomorrow early afternoon. Sasuke, please keep the first watch tonight and then wake up Naru-chan when it's his turn. Sakura will take the last watch. I'll be asleep if anyone needs me!"

Smiling under his mask and with everything all said and done their sensei turned in for the night.

Sakura glared across the camp fire at their blond teammate.

That baka Naruto! Why is he getting all the attention! Even now I can't get any alone time with Sasuke-kun! Damn him! Always interfering in everything! I was the one that was supposed to go with Sasuke-kun to the stream! Then maybe I could "accidentally" slip into the stream. Then Sasuke-kun would offer me his shirt . . .

Drool started to dribble down her chin as Sakura imagined a half naked Sasuke giving her his shirt.

Sensing someone was thinking about him in certain unwanted ways that he would rather not imagine, Sasuke shuddered at the insane look of happiness on the pink kunoichi's face.

Snapping out of her dream-like state, Sakura turned around to see her prince looking at her. Blushing a little Sakura looked down at her hands before biding Sasuke goodnight.

Finding silence greeting her ears Sakura looked over to Naruto. The blond was looking nervously around the place as if expecting someone to ambush him or something. Furrowing her brows in confusion Sakura decided to forget about the said blond and get some much needed beauty sleep.

What's wrong with that baka? Usually he's the first annoying voice I hear to say goodnight to me! Is he ignoring me! W-Wait! Does that mean he doesn't like me anymore!

At the thought of Naruto finally giving up on her, Inner Sakura punched the air victoriously.

Finally falling asleep into a world of marriage proposals by a certain Uchiha and the suffering looks of a certain blond rival (that was far, far, far away from the scene), a wicked smile graced the kunoichi's features.

Naruto had heard Sakura say goodnight to the Uchiha but he did not care. He did not know why but the feelings he used to have for the girl were not there.

It's probably that damn fox's fault. He's making me think bad of Sakura because he wants Sasuke-kun

It's not my fault you stupid gaki! I can't make you like that Uchiha brat. I just said he'd make a good mate. You're the one that has feelings for him.

Wha-? I do not!

Fine. Then why'd you call that blinding pink object 'Sakura' and not 'Sakura-chan'. Also, when did you start calling that other one 'Sasuke-kun' and not 'Sasuke-bastard' or 'Sasuke-teme'?

I-I . . .

Sighing in irritation at not having a good comeback at the accusations, Naruto took a deep breath. This was a big mistake by the blond as his senses were assaulted with the smell of a certain Uchiha Sasuke.

It smells nice. Like freshly baked cinnamon buns. I wonder if this is what Sasuke smells like.

Sneaking a glance across at the other, Naruto watched captivated at how the moonlight now illuminated the handsome pale features. He was like a dark angel that gave out an air of security and comfort. Naruto continued to stare at the other for a few minutes as his heartbeat increased in pace.

Sasuke looked up to the other side, feeling a set of cerulean blue orbs watching him. The fire flickered playfully on the blond's face and highlighted the blond strands of hair. What made the sight before him more beautiful was the dark surrounding night. It was exactly like Sasuke's world. All the darkness was around him yet the blond was able to light up his world, his heart.

Sky blue finally meet coal black and everything around the two seemed to stop for them. Everything felt all surreal and each stayed transfixed in the others gaze.

Naruto was the first one to pull away from the gaze. His heart beat at such a deafening level that he was sure that the other heard. He gulped in air greedily, somewhere along the line he had stopped breathing and forgot how to start again.

Looking everywhere else except at the other a few metres away the blond found himself starring up at the night sky. The moon was clearly visible as the stars seemed to be few.

Does he really hate me that much or am I just hoping for too much? Sasuke thought as he saw the blond break the gaze and refuse to look him in the eyes.

The same slow rhythmic beat of the moon slowly came back to the blond. All of the past two days events came trickling back to the forefront of the blond's thoughts. A faint blush graced tanned cheeks as the blonds heartbeat beat in time with the moon's rhythm, starting off slow and calm then increasing in loudness and pace.

Naruto's breathing had also started to increase as well. It was increasing so fast that one would have thought that he had run a marathon. Sasuke looked closer at the blond, worry etched onto his pale features as to what could be wrong. Getting up from his seat, the Uchiha made his way slowly across to the other.

"Naruto . . . ."

Looking away from the moon and into soft coal black eyes, the blond felt his resolve breaking. He felt a strong impulse to touch the other's cheek and not have them flinch away in disgust but pull them closer. Whether it was to be closer to the other for security and hide from everything or just to feel skin on skin contact the blond didn't know. All that was going through his senses were to reach out and just touch the other.

"Naruto." This time a small whisper but it was enough to pull the other back into the cold reality of life.

"I-I . . . I have to go." Breaking the gaze yet again the blond stood up shakily, dropping the vest from around his shoulders to the forest floor. A pale hand reached out and grabbed his arm before he could move further.

"Dobe, what's wrong with you?" Naruto bowed his head down, looking at his shuffling feet.

"I-It's nothing. Let go Sasuke." The words stung the Uchiha's chest as the blond said those words in a soft, sincere way.

"No. Not until you tell me what's wrong. If you're sick then I'm not letting you go." Naruto snapped his head up at the others cold tone of voice yet caring statement. He was contemplating whether he should run for it or try and lie his way out. His first option was ruled out as Sasuke tightened his grip on the blond.

"Tell me." Biting a little on his lip, Naruto was thinking what he should tell the other. It was evident that the other wouldn't let go until he got some truth from him.

"I-I'm fine. I just need to be alone this time. I-It's an Uzumaki clan thing. It only happens when the moon is full but it goes away after a while. I'm the last of my clan so I don't know what's going to happen but yeah. If something does happen I don't want it to disturb the others. You know, it might be something embarrassing or other. I just want to find some place quiet and ah . . . and . . ." the rest of Naruto's nervous blabbering was lost as the blond couldn't think of anything to say to get him out of this situation without mentioning the Kyuubi. Naruto didn't lie yet he didn't tell the full truth to the Uchiha, not that he'd already done so to his sensei.

The hand on his arm loosened and Naruto looked up. Sasuke had turned his back on him and stuffed his hands back into his pocket.

"Che. Whatever. Just don't get yourself hurt." The blond stood there, shocked at the others caring side. His mouth opened to say something but he didn't know what to say. Instead, he shut his mouth and bolted. If Sasuke was giving him the chance to run away then he was not going to pass the chance up. If he had to stay near the other any longer he was afraid that he would have done something stupid like touched the others check or . . . kissed him.

That was the thought that pushed the blond to increase his pace. He was afraid to stay a second longer for he knew that he would kiss the other and drown in that simple contact. It was a kiss that would bare his soul to the other but would get him painfully hurt when the other rejected him. Taking to the trees the blond delved deeper into the forest away from the Uchiha. It hurt. It hurt a lot but he knew that if it would have hurt even more if he'd stayed.

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Back with Sasuke

"Sasuke." Looking up to a nearby branch the Uchiha found his sensei perched there, flipping through the pages of his favourite book.

"I'll go get him back." The Uchiha replied looking in the direction the blond had taken off to.

"No." looking down at his still awake student the jounin saw that the other was tense and angry at his command.

"WHAT! I can't just let him go out like that! He could get hurt!" Sasuke glared up at his sensei in the darkened night.

Taking another glance down at his student, Kakashi contemplated the situation further.

Hm. Seems like Sasuke still wants to go after Naruto. However, I am a bit worried about Naruto's behaviour but then again . . . He did say that this type of thing happened sometimes. What to do? What to do?

Well, seems like Naruto may be going through some early teenage hormones . . . and Sasuke does seem to be sexually frustrated . . . Maybe I could get some of my "observation" done tonight. Hehehe, mwahahaha!

Giggling a little too much in his student's opinion, Sasuke eyed his sensei warily.

What is that old man thinking now?

Noticing that his perverted side was beginning to show through his black mask, the jounin coughed a little to get the others attention.

"Maa. Since your duty is to keep watch then I guess I'll have to go find Naruto and bring him back."

Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows at the other.

Something sounds fishy.

"So . . . I guess I'll be taking some sleeping gear with me as well. I'll keep watch over Naru-chan and you keep watch over Sakura ne?" Smiling sweetly down at his distraught student, Kakashi done a high-five in his head at his quick thinking.

Jumping down from his branch, the jounin proceeded to slowly pick up Naruto's sleeping gear.

He he he. Lets see what you can come up with now Sasuke-kun. Sigh, although I would like to "observe" you two it seems I can't. Well, can't have the three of us going off and leaving Sakura asleep and defenseless. Maybe she would also like to "observe" with me?

A mental image of an infuriated pink-haired kunoichi maiming him and tearing his precious orange novel to pieces in front of his eye came to mind.

Maybe on the other hand she might want to "observe" some other time. She does seem to need her beauty sleep.

"WAIT! I-I mean, shouldn't you be here watching Sakura? It's more dangerous here beside the road then . . . ah . . . out in the forest. And I can take care of whatever comes across our path in the forest." Crossing his fingers in his pockets, Sasuke hoped that the other would be fooled enough to let him go search for the blond then their sensei.

Turning around to face his young charge, Kakashi's single visible eye gleamed in the dark night.

"Hmm . . . Well . . ."

With Naruto in the forest

Jumping from tree branch to tree branch, the blond flew through the night like a prey being hunted. The moon was now high in the sky which cast a silver light on the path that he was taking. Not knowing how long he had run for, the blond decided it was far enough and landed in a soft grassy clearing.

Leaning against a tree bark, Naruto tried to catch his breath while his brain tried to work out what had happened back at the fire camp.

Why'd I run? And from HIM of all people! Uzumaki Naruto doesn't run from anyone! Kuso! What's going on here! Dammit you little piece of fur ball! I need to talk with you now!

Tilting his head back a little so that it was leaning on the tree he was sitting at, blond eyelashes fluttered closed as Naruto tried to go to the recesses of his mind to find the fox.

Walking quickly through the corridors of his mind, the blond came back up to the metal gates of the seal. Eyeing it with distaste, the blond proceeded to kick and bang on the metal bars to get the attention of the Kyuubi.

Dammit you fur ball! Where are you! I need some answers now!

A low rumble and then some slight movement of a large form moved in the dark cell. Cracking a single eye, the Kyuubi looked to see who was making the racket and disturbing his sleep.

Seeing as it was only his container, the fox snorted and turned his head the other way before closing his eye and falling asleep again.

Don't you dare go back to sleep on me! WAKE UP! I WANNA KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT!

Huffing and puffing after his little outburst, the blond proceeded to rattle the cages of the seal further. The thought that his ministrations on the cage might inadvertently break the seal did not cross his mind.

SHUT UP! I'm trying to sleep here!

Well, sorry but if you haven't noticed it but TONIGHT is the full moon! Now tell me what's going to happen next!

How should I know! I'm not you, you stupid human. Your body is being aroused by the moon because of me. What you do next is solely your problem. Go mate with that Uchiha brat or whatever you humans do. I'm quite tired if you cannot already see and I'll be asleep for the next few days also so don't come bother me again!

With that Naruto was thrown back out into the night sky. Rubbing his eyes groggily, the blond sat up straighter in his position against the tree. The rustling of leaves from a nearby bush on his left brought the blond's attention back up to awake mode.

A cloud drifted across the sky and blocked what little light the moon had provided, casting the surrounding grass area in darkness. The leaves rustled some more before a loud snort was heard.

"Who's there?" demanded the now crouching blond. Moving his right hand behind his back, Naruto prepared to grab a kunai only to realise he wasn't wearing his pouch.

Kuso! I shouldn't have left –

The rest of the blond's thoughts were lost as a huge angry boar that could easily weigh 50kgs came charging straight at him. Caught off guard at the absurdity of everything, the said blond couldn't respond quick enough to jump out of its way. Instead, the only thing Naruto could do was just raise his arms in front of his face as a way of defending himself.

In the tree tops

Dashing through the branch leaves, a dark figure leapt from one place to another.

Kuso! Where did he go? He couldn't have gone this far.

Stopping momentarily to take a look around the surrounding dark area, the sharingan flared to life. Catching a wisp of fading orange charka, the dark figure leap off again.

Coming across a small clearing, the unknown individual was just in time to see a flaring boar head straight for someone on the ground who remotely resembled a certain blond.

Whipping out a kunai in hand, the dark figure leap off the tree and speed off to get between the blond and the boar. A grunt and a thud later found the other heavily breathing and holding one side of their arm with a few drops of blood hitting the soft ground.

The boar landed a few metres away from the pair with a nasty slash from its snout to its right eye.

"Wha–"

The rest of the blond's questioning was interrupted as another animalistic grunt came from the large boar. Hearing the now agitated animal get up and turn around to the pair, the sharingan user grabbed onto the blond's wrist and dragged them out of the clearing.

"Jump." Was the only warning the blond heard before he was hulled up onto the nearest branch and dashing through the trees. Not daring to look back the blond complied in the silent request to keep going.

After traveling through the treetops for 10 minutes, the pair landed at the entrance of a small cave. The small cloud had drifted past the moon now so that the blond was able to see the other figure more clearly. Under the small moonlight, Naruto could make out a familiar symbol on the back of his saviour's shirt.

"S-Sasuke?"

"Hn."

"W-What are you doing here?"

"Saving you again. What does it look like?"

"B-But . . ." Not knowing what else to think the blond genin looked around the clearing. They were obviously not near the camp site. In fact, the blond was certain they were further away from the camp site as while they were running they had not crossed back over the little stream.

A hiss of pain brought the blond back to the current situation. The Uchiha had shifted towards the cave entrance and upon finding no other living presence near; he leaned against the cool surface wall. Putting the backpack that he was carrying on the ground in front of him, Sasuke slid down into a sitting position to search through the pack for the necessary first aid kit.

Shifting uncomfortably on his feet, Naruto contemplated whether he should run again or stay and help the other with their wound.

Kuso! I can't run away from him again! I don't run away from things! This should be easy! But why do I feel as if this is worst then death? Damn! I want to run, but Sasuke's hurt. And it was partly my fault too . . .

Biting his lip a bit, the blond took a small step towards the other.

Argh! What's wrong! I can do this!

Letting out a breath that he didn't know he was holding the blond took the remaining steps towards the other before kneeling down in front of them.

"H-here, let me do it."

Taking the backpack away from the other, the blond searched through the pack for the white box. Finding the said item, the blond sat back on his heels and placed the now open box to the side.

A pair of tanned hands reached out to hold onto a pale one that had a deep but small cut. Inspecting it closely, the blond turned to the side to grab a piece of cloth to dab away the blood while still holding the others hand with one of his own.

The Uchiha watched captivated at the blond as the other slowly and carefully attended to the wound. Naruto's head was bowed down with his bangs covering his eyes so that he wouldn't be able to look into the other's eyes.

The other pale hand that was left unnoticed by Naruto lifted up to brash a few of the blond strands away just as the bandage was tied securely in place. Startled a little by the simple contact, the blond's hands froze in place just barely holding the others hand.

Sensing that the other was not going to freak and start yelling at him, the Uchiha continued to touch a tanned check, rubbing his thumb across each scar. Naruto shivered under the gentle caress and absentmindedly tilted his head a little into the touch.

"Naruto . . ." whispered the other and cerulean eyes looked up to meet the softest pair of eyes that had ever been directed at him. Leaning a bit further, Sasuke tilted his head and gently guided the other forward, giving them enough time to pull away if they wanted.

Naruto's eyes felt heavy and soon he found himself sliding them shut as he was drawn closer towards the other. Sasuke gently touched the blond's soft lips with his own for a brief second, pulling back a little, afraid that the other would push him away. All thoughts of whether his blond would accept him or not was thrown out the window as Naruto leaned back in, capturing his lips again, this time in a deeper kiss.

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EDITED OUT SCENE!

Please refer to this site to view the full scene: adultfan(dot)nexcess(dot)net(slash)aff(slash)story(dot)php?no(equals)544197558&chapter(equals)4

Otherwise, here is a short summary: they done naughty stuff.

Thank you, and now continuing on from the not naughty scene. . .

T.B.C…

A/N

Argh! I'm dying! This is the first fic so it's also the first lemon for me and I have come to the conclusion that writing lemon or m/m sex scenes are HARD! I had to write little bits and pieces of it and then somehow string them together and then go through the whole scene 40 times to check that I haven't left anything out and that it made sense!

Why couldn't I have just made them older! Then they could of done something more! Stupid me! I guess I didn't think much while starting to write this. I'm soooooo clueless!

Also, sorry for the cough-late-cough update. Eh he he he. I guess I was having more trouble with this chapter than I thought . . . or should I say scene. Sigh. Oh well, I hope you all liked this chapter. I decided to make this chapter a bit longer just as an apology for it being late. DON'T MAIM ME!

And now, on the next chapter of callings of the round moon:

It's a secret.

Confused? Enraged? Betrayed? Horrified? Mortified? Well, you'll just have to see on the next chapter 4: Wink, wink. Shhh! Secrets.