Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Warning: Some minor Violence. Mild Swearing. Sexual scenes will be getting more sexual then the previous chapter(s).

Alone In The Woods
(edited)

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Sasuke looked so peaceful, sleeping down there beside the dying fire. There wasn't anything interesting in the tree so Naruto decided to go down and put more wood on the fire. When he reached the ground he saw Sasuke more closely and saw that his features were perfectly shaped in the almost dead flame. Naruto threw some wood on the fire and it roared to life (compared to what it had been). Sasuke stirred from the sudden burst of heat and light.

"'Whasgoingon?"' he said slurring his words a little. Naruto liked this Sasuke.

"'Nothing, just go back to sleep,"' Naruto said lying down behind Sasuke and snuggling up to him.

"'Hn,"' Sasuke's familiar sound. Naruto smiled as his head found his way into the curve of Sasuke's neck. He sighed and could smell that familiar scent that was Sasuke Uchiha. This contented him and he smiled. He found himself falling asleep with an arm around Sasuke's waist.

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"Naruto!" Sasuke said angrily. He was really mad. "Why would you snuggle up to me like that and not wake me up for my shift?" Sasuke asked Naruto with an angry look in his eyes. He wasn't really that angry with Naruto. He was angry because he was so embarrassed after he found himself waking up in Naruto's arms. They could've been killed in their sleep and they're mission wouldn't be completed. The papers were important. Still it had felt nice to wake up to see Naruto holding on to him like that. Like someone still cared. Sasuke lived alone. His brother had killed his parents. He always felt like he was alone in this world.

Except when he was with Naruto.

He always felt somewhat alive when he was near the strange blonde haired boy. Like a part of his empty life was filled with something other then hate and sadness.

"It's not like we have to protect anyone. What's the big deal?" Naruto said. Sasuke took a breath. "You know what never mind... Spare me."

"I wasn't going to say anything about the mission you idiot," Sasuke said grabbing his bag and slinging it onto his back.

"What were you going to say then?" Naruto said pryingly.

"Nothing, nothing," Sasuke said making sure they had everything. "Come on lets go before it gets dark again."

"I'm not moving until you tell me what you were going to say," Naruto said. Sasuke looked back and saw a look of stubbornness in his eyes. He really wasn't going to move. He sighed.

"I was going to say that I don't want you snuggling up to me or kissing me or anything along those lines." Sasuke said with a faint pink tinge but his eyes said that he meant every word.

"Fine, fine. I was only proving a point yesterday anyways," Naruto said as he caught up to Sasuke.

"What was the point you were trying to prove?" Sasuke asked.

"That you can't resist me," Naruto said in a sexy voice. Sasuke sighed and Naruto laughed. The dark haired boy not liking this pushed Naruto and smiled when he fell face first onto the grass on the side of the road.

"I can resist you, dobe. Stop trying to flatter yourself," Sasuke said sounding as if he was bored. Naruto had gotten a big mouthful of grass when he fell and gave Sasuke a nasty look when he picked himself up off the ground.

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They walked in silence until night fall and found a place to camp.Sasuke told Naruto to get the firewood. He was tired and didn't feel like getting the it himself. He was tired of being angry at Naruto. He missed him talking all day, his smile, how stupid he could be, but Naruto just didn't seem to want anything to do with that part of himself anymore.

"What have I done?" Sasuke moaned into his hands.

"Good question... what did you do?" Naruto said walking back to the camp that they had claimed for the night.

"Nothing that you would care about," Sasuke had almost said dobe... Naruto would've flipped.

"What if I do care... what would you do?" Naruto said dropping the wood near where they were going to build the fire.

"I'd make the fire, its getting dark," Sasuke said avoiding his gaze.

"Make the fire then," Naruto said sitting down and leaning his back against a near by tree. "I did collect the wood for you."

"Fine," Sasuke said picking up the two stones he had found that looked like good rocks to use to make a spark. He kept scuffing the stones off each other until a spark flew off and lit the wood.

"You changed the subject before... you didn't answer me. What did you do?" Naruto said looking over at Sasuke across the fire. It had been a while and Naruto was a little worried about Sasuke. He had been so quiet and in his own little world but that's what he was always. Maybe it was him, Sasuke talked back to Naruto, he never started conversations.

Sasuke looked up at Naruto from his side of the fire. He looked kind of worried about the him. Sasuke hadn't talked since he'd pushed Naruto down on the ground. Naruto looked at him with his big blue eyes. Sasuke felt as if Naruto was prying into his thoughts.

"I was just wondering what I had done to make you so mad at me because you weren't talking at all. It scared me because I don't want you to be angry at me." Sasuke said looking into the depths of the dying flame.

Naruto thought about this. Sasuke didn't want him to be angry at him. Why? Naruto thought.

"I'm not mad at you," Naruto said quietly when Sasuke went to gently place a log in the fire. When Naruto said this Sasuke dropped the log into the fire.

"Why didn't you talk to me all day then?" Sasuke said after he had sat back down against a tree closer to Naruto so they could talk.

"I thought you wanted quiet. I didn't think it was such a big deal to you,' Naruto said gazing over at Sasuke who was again looking at the fire.

"I've gotten so used to you talking all the time that it's almost comforting. I guess it just made me feel as if something was wrong with you. You always talk, all the time," Sasuke said still looking at the fire. Unable to take his eyes away from the large flame that had consumed the wood that he had just put in.

"I don't know if I should take that as a compliment or not," Naruto said with a confused look on his face. Sasuke didn't need to look at the boy to tell he was confused. He could tell by the sound of his voice.

"A compliment, I think," Sasuke said finally bringing his eyes up to Naruto's.

"What are you saying Sasuke?" Naruto said without taking his eyes away from Sasuke, no matter how much his body told him to.

"I'm not really sure," Sasuke said almost taking his eyes off Naruto's. He stopped himself at the last second. He didn't want to look away, not yet.

"Do you like me Sasuke?" Naruto said still unable to draw his gaze away from Sasuke's face.

"I'm not totally sure," Sasuke said finally dragging his eyes away from Naruto's face he was blushing.

"I think you do," Naruto said, crawling over to where Sasuke was sitting.

"Might be possible," Sasuke said quietly and not moving.

Naruto was a little nervous. He had just found out his feelings for Sasuke. That they had been more then feelings that you would have for friends. He placed a hand on Sasuke's.

"I love you Sasuke," he said. The blonde had a sudden urge to run away but forced himself to stay. Sasuke had to say something. He had to.

Naruto, Sasuke thought. You're such an idiot, telling me this just straight out.

Sasuke turned to Naruto and took a breath. He parted his lips slightly and leaned forward. He couldn't believe what he was doing but he couldn't stop himself it felt so normal, to be leaning into kiss Naruto.

He felt their lips touch and it was better then the first time then he had kissed Naruto. He felt Naruto getting closer to him.

Sasuke had leaned over to kiss Naruto and now the blonde had pulled Sasuke up onto his feet. He pressed against him and slipped a leg in between his legs putting pressure on Sasuke so that it was just right, not painful but painfully mind blowing.

Sasuke moaned as the leg had been slipped between his own and was now rubbing up against him. Naruto was kissing his neck and Sasuke placed his arms on Naruto's shoulders. Naruto made his way back up to Sasuke's lips and pushed his leg the way that had made Sasuke moan before. He moaned into Naruto's mouth and he took the opportunity to stick his tongue in Sasuke's mouth. They went on like this until Sasuke finally pulling his mouth away from Naruto's still panting.

"We should sleep," Sasuke said. "We'll need our energy in the morning."

"Yeah," Naruto said to Sasuke's neck. After Sasuke had pulled away he had gone back to kissing his neck.

"I mean it Naruto. We can do this later. We need sleep, we are still on a mission," Sasuke said. He was hard and Naruto wasn't helping. Naruto still had his arms around Sasuke's waist and wasn't letting go keeping the two boys close together.

"The only mission I'm on is to get in your pants," Naruto said with a smirk.

Sasuke's breath caught in his throat. Naruto smiled. He hadn't really expected that reaction, but it was a good one. Sasuke looked a little scared to Naruto. He couldn't have Sasuke scared of him.

"I guess you're right. Its getting late." Naruto said.

The two boys found a place to lie down and they fell asleep. Together. Alone in the woods.

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In the morning Sasuke woke up. Naruto was gone. He frowned when he looked beside him. Where is Naruto? He saw Naruto walking towards him with fresh water and something to eat. He was very hungry and hadn't eaten for a while.

After both boys had eaten their fill they packed up their things again and headed out. Today they would reach the Wave country and be able to go home. Both of them were happy.

"How much longer?" Naruto asked like a little kid on his way to an amusement park.

"Not much, we're going to reach the wave country today so stop asking how much longer its going to be because I honestly don't know," Sasuke said in a tone that told Naruto to drop it.

"You don't have to be so mean about it," Naruto said making his lip stick out in a pout.

"Sorry," Sasuke said to the blonde's lip before he kissed him. Naruto hadn't seen it coming and it took him a second to register what was going on. Unfortunately for him, once he realized it Sasuke had pulled away and took his hand to pull him along. Naruto made a sound to show that he was unhappy that Sasuke had pulled away from him but he said to himself that he would make up for it later when he Sasuke all to himself and the two of them weren't on a mission.

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"There it is, Naruto," Sasuke said reaching the top of the hill first. Naruto was panting behind him. He had declared a race to the Wave country and lost. Stupid blonde, he thought to himself.

"Let's get this over with," Naruto said walking up beside Sasuke.

The two boys walked down the hill and saw the bridge that was built when they were genin. They had helped escort a bridge builder to the Wave country and now the city looked like it was buzzing with life.

The two walked across the bridge. It was quite long but very solid. When they reached the end they were pleased to see that the city was back on its feet. The stores had food in them again and (to Naruto's amazement) they even had a ramen stand. It was quite empty and Naruto begged Sasuke to stop and eat before they went to deliver the papers.

"On the way back," Sasuke said quietly.

"Fine," Naruto said crossing his arms. He wasn't happy. He wanted ramen. He hadn't had ramen in days.

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"Your papers," Sasuke said bowing to the man who he was said to give the papers to.

"Thank you," a man of importance said to Sasuke, giving him a sum of money he was to give to the village when they returned.

They left feeling good about completing a mission on their own. Even if it was just a C-ranked mission.

They were walking down the street to the bridge and they saw the ramen stand. Naruto's eyes widened.

"Sasuke--"

"Come on Naruto lets go." Naruto looked hurt. He'd wanted ramen. "I'll pay. I know you don't have any money to spend on ramen." Naruto looked at Sasuke as if he'd grown another head. Since when was the Ice Prince so nice?

"Are you coming? Or are you just going to stand in the middle of the street looking like an idiot?" Naruto had just been standing there looking stunned. Sasuke had paid for Naruto's ramen before why was this any different. Because I kissed Sasuke last night, Naruto thought to himself. I made him moan like a girl. Naruto smiled at the memory, Sasuke had been helpless in his arms.

"What are you smiling about," Sasuke said when he looked over to see Naruto's eyes glazed over in thought and a smile upon his chubby-ish face.

"Hmm?" Naruto said as he saw his ramen approaching.

"Never mind," Sasuke said knowing Naruto hadn't heard him.

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Naruto had finished his eighth bowl of ramen and Sasuke had paid. How can Naruto eat that much ramen?

"Let's go home, Naruto,"

"Yeah, I want to sleep in my own bed again. Its so comfortable," Naruto said closing his eyes.

"Wake up. We have to get back to the village. We can stop and rest later. Just keep your eyes open. Were not out of the woods yet,"

"No shit. Were surrounded by trees," Naruto said under his breath catching up to Sasuke. He placed his hand in Sasuke's and intertwined their fingers. Sasuke looked at their hands and smiled briefly.

"What is our relationship right now," Sasuke said to Naruto after about twenty minutes of silence.

"I don't know exactly how you feel about me so I can't say what we are because I don't know," Naruto said hoping to get some sort of confession out of Sasuke.

"I thought you knew," Sasuke said remembering last night.

"Not exactly. You could just have a crush or something or you could really like me. Almost love me. I don't know," Naruto said keeping his eyes on the road under his feet.

"I..." Sasuke said. He liked Naruto more then some sissy crush but did he almost love him, no.

"I... I love you, Naruto... With all of my heart."

Naruto's eyebrows went way up. He didn't know Sasuke felt like that. Not at all.

"I didn't know that," Naruto said hardly more then a whisper. Sasuke barely heard it.

"Well now you do."

Naruto stopped. He pulled Sasuke into the biggest hug. The most loving hug. A hug that made Sasuke realized that Naruto loved him too.

"I love you too Sasuke. I guess if its okay with you, were boyfriends," Naruto said lifting Sasuke's face to his.

"Fine by me," Sasuke said and he closed the distance between their lips. Naruto felt like an explosion had gone off inside him. It was hot, it was big and it felt good. To actually be loved by someone. It was a feeling that he had experienced only from Iruka sensei but not like this. Not to this extreme.

The stood there for a long time. Showing each other that they did love each other.

"How about that break," Sasuke said after he had pulled away and taken a breath. He rested his head against Naruto's shoulder.

"I'm all for it," Naruto said pulling Sasuke away at sitting against a tree. Sasuke sat in between his legs and Naruto held him like a teddy bear. They soon fell asleep in each others arms. They looked so peaceful.

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"How adorable," a voice said quietly. It was low and smooth. "Two little love birds taking a nap."

"It makes me sick," Akimitsu said.

"Me too. Let's break it up," said the other voice.

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--To be continued--