Chapter Five
Sleep-heavy crystalline blue eyes opened slowly, blinking a couple of times to take in their surroundings. The owner of the eyes realized that they were not in their own house. Naruto groggily sat up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. He looked down at a sleeping Sasuke next to him. He smiled at how peaceful Sasuke looked when he was sleeping soundly.
"Sasuke," Naruto whispered, shaking Sasuke's shoulder lightly, "time to get up, Sleepyhead." He giggled.
Sasuke tried to swat Naruto's hand away, and turned until his back was facing Naruto. "Go 'way." Sasuke mumbled.
Naruto chuckled softly, "C'mon Sasuke." Naruto draped himself over Sasuke, laying on top of him.
Sasuke grunted, and tried to push Naruto off of him, "Naruto! Get off!"
Naruto burst into a fit of giggles, that were muffled by the blanket. "Make me!" He teased.
Sasuke sighed, knowing that it would be impossible to remove Naruto, laid back down. "If I agree to up, will you get off of me?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto laughed and nodded his head, he got off Sasuke and laid next to him. "What do you want to do today Sasuke?"
"Hn…" Sasuke let out, snuggling back down into his bed.
Naruto pouted at Sasuke, "Oh no you don't. You're getting up!" Naruto took one of Sasuke's extra pillow, and hit Sasuke in the head with it.
"Naruto!" Sasuke shouted, grabbing his own pillow and hitting Naruto with it. Thus, started another war between Sasuke and Naruto.
During the battle, Sasuke managed to tackle Naruto to the bed, and landed on top of him. Naruto blushed brightly, getting the same feeling that kept coming back every time he was around Sasuke. If you observed Sasuke closely, you would've noticed the faintest of blush on his own cheeks.
Naruto decided to brake the unnerving silence, "How are you feeling Sasuke?" He asked.
"Much better. Must've been a twenty-four hour bug." Sasuke said, rolling of Naruto to lay on his warm, welcoming bed.
The two laid on the bed in the morning silence, which eventually, was broken by Naruto's growling stomach. Naruto draped himself over Sasuke again, and mumbled, "I'm hungry." He whined.
Sasuke grunted, "C'mon we'll go downstairs to cook something." He said.
Naruto cheered, and removed himself from Sasuke and rushed downstairs. Sasuke grumbled and followed after him. Sasuke walked into the kitchen, and as soon as he did Naruto bounced right up to him. "Well, well! What are we going to cook?" He asked.
"Eggs." Sasuke replied simply. He stepped up to the fridge, and took out a carton of eggs, and some cheese. "You like cheese right?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto nodded, he loved cheese. Well, Naruto just loved all food, period. He remembered when Iruka made a big pot of cheese fondue; Naruto had a foodgasm that day. "I love cheese." He said.
Sasuke just raised an eyebrow, and took out a plastic bag from a cupboard. "I don't feel like dirtying anymore dishes than I have to, so I'll scramble the eggs in a bag." He explained.
Naruto held the plastic bag open for Sasuke, and Sasuke gave the eggs a little crack against the counter. He opened the eggs and let the yokes and whites pour into the bag. Sasuke then took the bag from Naruto, sealed it, and started shaking it.
Naruto looked at Sasuke shake the bag, and shook his head. "You're doing it wrong." He said.
Sasuke stopped, looked at Naruto and raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Then please show me how it is done, Master Naruto." Sasuke said, mock bowing to Naruto.
Naruto put on a serious face, and grabbed the bag from Sasuke, "Very well."
What Naruto did next made Sasuke chuckle a bit. Naruto had started dancing around the kitchen wildly, shaking the bag and its contents. When he was done he handed the bag back to Sasuke, "That is how you do it Sasuke."
Sasuke rolled his eyes, "You're not done, we have to add the cheese in the bag now." He said, dumping the cheese into the bag.
"Sheesh, you're working me today." Naruto said, starting to dance around again.
"Hey, you want food, you're going to work for it." Sasuke said, heating up a pan on the stove.
Needless to say, those were the best eggs Sasuke and Naruto had ever had. They ate the eggs out of the pan, not wanting to have to clean a lot of dishes. Once they were done they decided to go outside into the backyard.
Sasuke let out his horses, as Naruto leaned on the fence waiting for Sasuke to return. Sasuke came back over, and the two just sat on the fence talking of random things. Such as when Naruto started dancing and when Sasuke started riding horses.
"Hey Sasuke?" Naruto started. Sasuke turned his head towards Naruto. "What's it like being able to move around and see different places?" He asked.
Sasuke sighed, "I guess it's okay, for me I mean. I do like seeing all the different places and people, but I like to stay in one place." He said.
"I want to see different towns and cities." Naruto said in a hushed whisper.
"You'll see them." Sasuke stated. "You're a great dancer, you could go places." He added.
Naruto turned his head to gaze at Sasuke; he was completely shocked by what Sasuke just said. Again, that feeling surfaced and Naruto's face became hot as he blushed.
"Thank you Sasuke." He whispered, staring back out into the field again.
"Naruto!" A voice called from the house, Shiori's. "Iruka just called. He wants you to pick up some groceries for him." She said. "I wrote down the list of things he told me to give to you." She added, handing a slip of paper to Naruto, who walked up to her. "Take Sasuke along with you, he has nothing else to do."
Naruto nodded and grabbed Sasuke's hand. "C'mon Sasuke!" He chirped.
Sasuke sighed as he tried to keep up with Naruto's face pace. "Naruto slow down. We have all day." He said.
"The faster we get done, the more time we have to hang out." Naruto said, skipping down the town streets. "Hurry up Sasuke, you slowpoke." He laughed out. Sasuke mumbled something, and followed Naruto down the streets.
Naruto and Sasuke entered the grocery store through the mechanical sliding doors. Naruto pulled out the shopping list that was now crumbled because he stuffed it in his pocket. "First thing we need is…milk!" Naruto said to himself as Sasuke went to get a shopping cart.
Sasuke leaned on the cart, put one foot on the bar below, and used his other foot to push himself and cart along. Naruto grabbed the stuff as they made their way around the store. Finally, Naruto had come to his favorite aisle…the aisle that held the ramen.
"Ramen. Ramen." Naruto sang as he looked through the different brands, trying to figure out which kind he wanted.
Sasuke looked at the list Naruto handed him, "You dope, there is a big red 'NO' next to ramen on the list." He said.
Naruto huffed, "'No' and 'ramen' cannot exist in the same sentence you loser." He stuck his tongue out at Sasuke. "Shows how much you know." He huffed again.
Sasuke rolled his eyes, "Fine. Get your ramen. It's not my butt that's going to need saving."
Naruto pouted at Sasuke, "I'll," Naruto gulped, "limit the amount of ramen then." He said as he imagined how pissed off Iruka would be. Sasuke sighed and followed Naruto to the check out line.
"Hey Tazuna!" Naruto greeted the cashier. "How's it going?" He asked placing his items on the counter.
"Everything's fine Naruto." Tazuna answered. "You should come visit Inari. He says he misses you." Tazuna added, ringing up Naruto's items.
Naruto laughed, "I haven't seen Inari in a long time huh?" Naruto helped Sasuke place some of the bags in the cart. "Well, put it on the tab Old man. I don't have any money with me." Naruto said, still smiling. "Tell Inari I'll see him soon." With that Sasuke and Naruto left.
They left the cart outside the grocery store, and carried the bags. "You seem to know everyone here." Sasuke mumbled.
"Yeah." Naruto sighed. "You'll like them once you stay here for a bit." Naruto said. He looked over at Sasuke, who had a faraway look in his eyes. "Sasuke?" Naruto called.
"Knowing my brother, we probably won't be staying for long." Sasuke whispered.
Naruto's smile turned into a frown, "Then we'll have to convince him to let you stay." He smiled once again. Sasuke looked at him. "Now, c'mon Sasuke, these bags are heavy." Naruto laughed as he started running.
"Naruto stop running! The eggs are in that bag you're holding!" Sasuke shouted after him, and ran to catch up.
Sasuke and Naruto walked through the backdoor of Naruto's house, and set the groceries on the table. "Iruka!" Naruto shouted. "I'm home!"
Iruka stepped into the kitchen smiling brightly, "Thank you Naruto. You too Sasuke." He said, shuffling through the bags.
Kakashi then walked into kitchen, "Yo!" He greeted to Sasuke and Naruto, and wrapped and arm around Iruka's waist. Iruka squeaked in surprise.
"Please don't begin to do anything above a 'G' rating." Sasuke said, walking into the other room with Naruto. Kakashi laughed, and Iruka blushed.
Naruto flopped down onto the couch, and Sasuke gracefully sat next to him. "I'm bored." Naruto whined.
"I could give you another riding lesson." Sasuke mentioned.
Naruto looked over at Sasuke, "You nearly killed me that time." He mumbled.
"You have to keep practicing." Sasuke said. "You won't get any better if you only try once." He added.
Naruto huffed, "Well, maybe I don't want to get better. Riding horses just isn't my thing." Naruto then leaped off the couch, "Let's go for a walk." He said.
Sasuke lifted himself off the couch, "Whatever." He let out.
Koryu waltz into the room, and ran straight for Naruto. "You can come too, Koryu." Naruto said as he petted the fox.
Naruto, Koryu, and Sasuke walked out of the house through the front door. They walked through the woods in silence. Koryu tried to catch a moth with his mouth, and Sasuke and Naruto walked side by side in silence.
"I've never been this far in the woods before." Naruto mentioned, trying to brake the silence.
Sasuke turned his head, "We better not got lost." He warned.
Naruto laughed, "Don't worry Sasuke. Even if we do, Koryu will lead us out. Won't you Koryu?" Naruto called to his fox.
Koryu, who was snapping his snout at the same moth, looked over at Naruto and cocked his head to the side. Then he turned around and continued chasing the moth. Naruto frowned at Koryu, "Lousy fox." He muttered. Koryu yipped his retort.
The sun began to set when Sasuke, Naruto, and Koryu finally found there way out of the woods. Sasuke and Naruto seated themselves by a tree in the field right below Naruto's house. They sat watching as the first of the fireflies came out. Koryu, again, tried to catch the bugs with his mouth.
"I love this time of year." Naruto said, catching a nearby firefly with his two hands.
Sasuke gazed at Naruto, who was looking inside his cupped hands at the firefly. "It's very…breathtaking." Sasuke whispered.
Naruto turned his attention to Sasuke, "Isn't it?" He asked rhetorically. He didn't seem to noticed that Sasuke wasn't referring to the fireflies or scenery.
Naruto let the firefly in his hands loose, and jumped up. "Hey Sasuke," he started, "I bet I can catch more fireflies than you." Naruto challenged.
Sasuke smirked, "You're on." He said, accepting the challenge. He pushed himself off the ground.
"Alright! Let's get some glass jars to hold them in." Naruto suggested, as he started running up the slope of the hill which his house laid on top of. "C'mon Sasuke!"
Sasuke ran up to Naruto, and started walking right behind him. Naruto was whistling a happy tune and wasn't watching where he was going. A second later he slipped on the tall grass, and felt himself falling backwards.
Naruto crashed into Sasuke causing the both of them to roll down the slope. When Naruto opened his eyes, he found himself staring into obsidian pools, Sasuke's eyes. That strange feeling he got whenever he and Sasuke were this close rose in his stomach and a blush crept onto his cheeks. Sasuke also had very faint tints of pink on his cheeks, though you couldn't really see them for it was dark out.
Their lips, Naruto noticed, were centimeters part. Their breaths meld together, and their eyes were half-lidded. Sasuke's eyes closed ever so slowly, he leaned in slightly and gently pressed his lips to Narutos's. Naruto's own eyes widen a bit at the chaste kiss.
The kiss was over in less than a second as Sasuke finally realized what he was doing. He pulled away rather quickly, and unseated himself from Naruto. "Naruto…" He started, "I'm sorry. I was an accident." He said.
Naruto sat up slowly as Sasuke turned his head away from Naruto. Naruto brought his fingers up to his and looked at the back of Sasuke's head. That feeling Naruto usually got had exploded when Sasuke connected their lips, and gave Naruto a warm feeling. Naruto felt his lips with his fingertips. His lips were still tingling.
"Sasuke," Naruto called out to him in a whisper. Sasuke slowly turned his head to face Naruto. "Sasuke…Could you," Naruto paused for a second, "could you accidentally kiss me again?" He asked.
Now Sasuke eyes widen just a bit, he didn't know what to say. Naruto was asking him to kiss him again. So Sasuke, being the good friend he was, leant in again and stole Naruto second kiss.
This time Naruto closed his eyes too, and kissed back. The moment seemed so perfect. A starry summer's night in the country, with fireflies swarming around the field they were sitting in. This feeling Naruto got seemed so right. Naruto didn't want it to go away.
The two broke apart, but still held the other's gaze. Naruto hands, during the kiss, had latched onto Sasuke's shoulders. Likewise, Sasuke's hands had found their way to Naruto's waist.
Naruto, still looking into Sasuke's obsidian eyes, broke the silence. "What…What does this make us?" He asked quietly.
Sasuke brought a hand up, and gently touched Naruto's scarred cheek with his fingertips. "What do you want us to be?" He asked Naruto, now fully cupping Naruto's cheek with his hand.
Naruto raised his own hand, and placed it on top of Sasuke's hand that cupped his cheek. "I want…" He paused in thought. "I want this warm feeling I get to never go away." He whispered.
"Feeling?" Sasuke questioned rubbing his thumb over Naruto's smooth cheek.
Naruto nodded, "This warm feeling I get whenever I'm around you." He said. "I don't want it to leave." He finished off in a whisper.
Sasuke, if it was even possible, smiled slightly. "Naruto…" He started, "Would you like to go out with me?" Sasuke asked, again a very faint blush made its way to his cheeks.
Naruto smiled brightly, "I'd like that." He said softly.
Sasuke mentally sighed in relief, and laid back on the ground. Naruto followed afterwards, laying close to Sasuke's side, and draping an arm over Sasuke's chest. They laid there for what seemed like an eternity. It was like time froze for Sasuke and Naruto so they could enjoy this moment forever.
It wasn't long until both of them had fallen asleep. Naruto had his head laying on Sasuke's shoulder, and had curled up to Sasuke's side trying to keep warm. Sasuke's head had fallen into a position on top of Naruto's head.
Kakashi was the one who found them like that. Iruka came out a bit later, and couldn't help but smile at the two. Both Kakashi and Iruka carried Naruto and Sasuke up to Naruto's room. They laid them on the bed, covering them with a blanket, Kakashi and Iruka left the room smiling.
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Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! I'm so sorry for the long update, but life has been crazy. I had finals, I have a job, and I gotten sick. I'm so sorry to keep you, my faithful reviewers, waiting. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I enjoyed writing it. Sasuke and Naruto are finally together! Yeah! SasuNaru forever! KakaIru forever! Yay yaoi! Sorry. Ranting.
I hope I get a lot more reviews, I love hearing form you guys. I have a question for you guys though. I'm going to be starting another fic, and I was wondering what you guys would think.
Summary: Tired of being abused by his boyfriend, Umino Iruka finally gathered up the courage to leave. Taking his five-year-old adopted son, Uzumaki Naruto with him, Iuka flees Mist City. Their car brakes down, however, near the city of Konoha right on an empty countryside rode. With the city of Konoha being to far of a walk for Naruto who seems to have caught a cold, Iruka has no choice but to stay where he is, and wait for help. The two are found by a man who lives in a house right up the rode…Hatake Kakashi. Iruka begins to fall in love with this man, and Naruto seems to be happy being friends with Kakashi's own adopted son, six-year-old Sasuke. However, things become complicated when Iruka's ex-boyfriend comes looking for him. There is also a problem occurring when the adoption agency says they might have to take Naruto away from Iruka.
Wow, long summary. That's basically it. I want to know if you guys would read it. Plus, I'm still trying to figure out who will be Iruka's abusive boyfriend. I'm leaning towards Mizuki, considering I think Iruka has a thing for silver-haired men. Well, you guys can give me suggestions if you want.
Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. I'll get on to the next one soon. Please review! Constructive Criticism is always welcomed, so are flames. Thank you for being patient, I love you all! (Blows kisses at reviews and hands out chibi Naru, Sasu, Kaka, Iru, and Koryu dolls to everyone.)
