Dream Lover

Sasuke yawned and rested his arms behind his head as he gazed sleepily at the sun starting to peek over the mountain tops in the distance. Oddly enough, he had had the best sleep in his life on that hard, cold ground. But that was because he had someone with him the entire night.

He looked down at Naruto, who looked so deliciously innocent and vulnerable leaning against Sasuke's chest with his eyes shut tightly. Though Naruto's forehead was poking painfully into his ribs, Sasuke thought the sight of the slumbering blonde was too cute to disturb. Well, almost too cute to disturb…

Sasuke gave Naruto a hard flick on the forehead. "Wake up, dobe."

Naruto gave a loud groan and his eyes flickered open. "Neh, I'm too tired. Just five more hours, okay?"

Sasuke flicked Naruto again. "No, now."

Naruto shot a tired glare at Sasuke and frowned. "Why?"

"We have to gather wood to start another fire for breakfast."

Naruto glanced down and yawned. "Really? It looks like you got enough morning wood to get the whole damn forest blazing."

Sasuke scoffed. "Yeah, and you can put it out with all your wet dreams from last night."

Naruto snorted. "How'd you know I had wet dreams?"

"The front of your pants is soaked," Sasuke said simply.

The blonde shifted uncomfortably. "It's your fault."

Sasuke pulled Naruto closer to his chest and the two watched the sunrise together silently. The raven-haired boy sighed contentedly, not minding that his stomach was rumbling with hunger. The only thing that was on his mind was what he was going to do as soon as he and Naruto got back to Konoha.

As if on cue, Naruto asked quietly, "What's gonna happen after we get back?"

"You'll see."

Naruto pouted. "And I guess there's no point in pushing the issue, since you're not going to tell me, huh?"

"Nope."

"You know, I can't stand you."

"I love you, too," Sasuke responded sarcastically.

Naruto lifted his head. "Hey, I was just kidding."

Sasuke ruffled his hair affectionately. "I know, because you love me." He kissed his forehead. "And, note the lack of sarcasm, I love you too."


After a long, full, weary day of traveling, the two made it back to Konoha just as the full moon was starting to shine on the horizon: just the setting that Sasuke had wanted.

Naruto grabbed Sasuke's shoulder as they passed through the gates. "I'm gonna go home and sleep."

"No you won't." Sasuke ripped Naruto's hand away from his shoulder and gripped it tightly. "Trust me; you'll wanna stay awake for this."

Naruto looked as though he was going to protest, but instead just grinned and nodded. "You better be right though."

Sasuke led Naruto across the quiet village, still holding the other boy's hand tightly. He wasn't going anywhere; tonight was going to be a big night for both of them, if Naruto gave the right answer.

Naruto raised his brow. "Why are we heading towards the academy?"

Sasuke loosened the grip on the other's hand as the school at which they were trained came into view. "Because this was a special place."

Naruto scratched his head. "Why? I thought it was kinda boring."

Sasuke looked him in the face. "You consider the place where we first kissed boring?"

Naruto laughed. "I-I guess you're right." He looked at the building. "That was one of the best days of my life, aside from the fact that every girl in that room beat me up."

They continued to hold hands and stare up at the academy quietly, both remembering the fateful day that their lips first touched. Sasuke scratched his arm, starting to get anxious. He was not very good with words, and he was way more reserved now than when he was drunk off his ass…

"Umm…Naruto?"

"Uh-huh?"

Sasuke gulped. "Errr…first off, I want to let you know that I'm completely sober," he said quickly.

Naruto blinked a few times and turned to him. "What are you getting at?"

"Well…" Sasuke took a deep sigh and looked at the twinkling stars above. "You-you remember what I asked you when I was…intoxicated, right?"

"Ummm….if I only knew what 'intoxicated' meant-"

"In this respect, it means drunk."

Naruto looked at Sasuke, confused, before a slow, wide smile formed on his face. "Yes, I remember."

Sasuke felt himself flush. "I…I…"

Naruto grabbed him by the shoulders. "Ask, ask!"

"Will you marry me?" Sasuke yelled.

Naruto gave a loud cheer and jumped into Sasuke's arms. "YES! I win! I knew you'd give in!"

Sasuke stumbled as he struggled to hold the squirming boy. "N-Naruto! Calm down!"

But the ecstatic boy wasn't listening. Instead he gave Sasuke a huge, wet kiss and spread his arms out.

"I'm the luckiest guy in the world!"

"And I'm the craziest," Sasuke mumbled.

END

A/N: Meh…kind of a short and/or sweet ending. At least it was a happy ending, ya?

Yays! Linda is done with another story! Thanks for all the support!