Together

"Wait!" Sasuke shouts as he enters the hallway and sees his brother having one hand already on the doorknob. "Don't go in there!" As his brother takes his hand back Sasuke sighs in relief.

"Mind telling me what the reason is that you had to leave the shower while you clearly weren't ready yet?" Itachi asks with one eyebrow raised and a knowing smirk on his face. When Sasuke looks down and realizes he's all but butt naked he quickly moves his hands to cover his still half hard cock, his face undoubtedly turning an incredible shade of red.

"I… I'm working on a surprise project that I don't want you to see yet so you can't enter my room." Sasuke pouts while steadily avoiding eye contact with his brother. Itachi chuckles and then sighs as he leans down to put the glass on the floor.

"Very well then, I shall accept your wishes." He says and just then they hear the doorbell from downstairs. "That would be Kakashi I presume." Itachi continues, turning halfway. "You better get back into that shower to take care of that unfinished business, little brother, before you drip the entire hallway wet." As he hears his little brother groan he chuckles once more while making his way downstairs.

Hardly ten minutes later Sasuke closes the door of his bedroom with a sigh, wearing a towel around his shoulders and his hips.

"So, you didn't take care of that unfinished business after all?" Naruto says teasingly while hardly looking up. "Or were you that close to finishing up when you got interrupted?" He can't help but smirk then as he looks up to find Sasuke rolling his eyes and growling;

"You heard that huh?" He says as he places the glass with the sleeping beverage on the nightstand before making his way to the wardrobe. He dries his hair one last time before slinging the towel over the back of his chair with the one around his hips soon to follow, not caring that he's on full display for his boyfriend. It doesn't bother Naruto at all. Nope, not one bit. "Uhrgg… I can't believe my brother saw me like that…" Sasuke groans while leaning against the wardrobe door after putting on some underwear, the memory returning to him along with the red colour. Naruto can't help but chuckle at that.

"I bet he was just thinking how his little brother has all grown up."

"Yeah, well, that's a grown up part of me that I really don't think either one of us wanted him seeing…" Sasuke grumbles while getting further dressed in some comfortable clothes. "Ahh the sacrifices we make for love, huh." Sasuke lets himself fall backward on his bed next to Naruto whom had laid the sketchbooks away.

"I did think about hiding in the closet, but I thought there wasn't perhaps enough space there and It would probably make some noise so your brother would have known you had something alive hidden in your room."

"Nah, I could have explained that away as another stray I took in. Wouldn't be the first time. I'd tell him to not open the door out of fear of it escaping." Naruto smiles at the thought of that. Sasuke turns on his side, kissing Naruto's side while slinging one arm around his hips, accidently touching his touchy shortly at which Naruto gasps.

"Sorry." Sasuke apologizes, leaning up on one arm while looking Naruto over. "Does it really still hurt that much?" He asks carefully, having no idea how long an injury like that would last.

"Hmm. I… It kinda does. It feels just really hot down there… Uhm… W-would you mind, eh…" Naruto stammers as his cheeks turn a lovely shade of red and Sasuke instantly gets what is being asked of him.

"Of course not." He says gently and he carefully moves up to kiss his lovers temple. "I'll be gentle. You can also lend some clean, more comfortable clothes of mine if you want." Naruto smiles and nods at that. It doesn't take long, although longer than normal for Sasuke is true to his word and insists on being careful, before Naruto's jeans is off. When his boyfriend pulls his underwear down the raven hisses, followed by a growl. There had been still quite some blood even after the shower and though it didn't seem to be bleeding anymore it had dried up since. The cheeks grating against each other even the slightest bit with movement would, because of the dried blood, cause a burning sensation on top of the already inflicted pain of his forcefully widened hole. Seeing the amount of blood, the actual proof of the damage someone else inflicted on his love makes the rage return to Sasuke momentarily. He has to take a deep breath to calm himself, reminding himself once more that he has to focus at the problem at hand, right here, right now.

"Naru, I…" He starts and he swallows hard before tearing his eyes of his lovers behind and focussing on worried blue eyes. "The blood has dried and needs to get cleaned. I'll go get a bowl with warm water and a washcloth. …Will you let me clean it?" The last question was asked with such vulnerable insecurity that Naruto could feel his heart swell with love and pride that the usual stoic Uchiha would show that side to him. They really had come a long, long way hadn't they.

"Yeah, there isn't anyone else I'd entrust that task too. Not even myself taken that I wouldn't be able to see what I was doing." Naruto grins shyly, making Sasuke's heart skip a beat. "Just… be careful…"

"Of course. As long as you'll be honest with me when it hurts too much, deal?" The raven asks while cocking his head to the side, looking most adorable with his hair still a damp mess. Naruto quickly takes the adorable face of his boyfriend closer so he could kiss him, replaying the image in his mind so he'll never forget the scene.

"Deal."

Within a couple of minutes Sasuke has returned with a bowl of lukewarm water, a clean towel and a washing cloth. Naruto has positioned himself on all four with his feet dangling over the edge of the bed so Sasuke can sit on the floor and is capable of seeing what he's doing. He also made sure that he's facing the door so no surprise could be sprung on them in case Itachi came back earlier than planned. That wouldn't be the first time after all.
Sasuke kisses him deeply one more time before settling down to get to work.
Cleaning the blood of the cheeks was not as much work. Cleaning between them however proved to be a whole different story for parting the cheeks meant slightly stretching the skin that was so hurt before and Sasuke feared it might cause the tear to bleed again. It quickly became apparent that the fabric of the washing cloth was too rough for the sensitive hole and Sasuke put it away as soon as he heard Naruto catch his breath. Using his finger to clean most of the skin between the ass cheeks worked well enough, but he feared that his nail might cause more pain if he would clean his lovers entrance with it. With a sigh Sasuke sits back a bit, wondering if it would be worth the risk or whether he'd have to leave it at that. Naruto had been awfully quiet the entire time and he could tell the blond was all tensed up. Sasuke leans down and gently kisses one of the cheeks in an attempt to show comfort. It suddenly gave him an idea that instantly made his face heat up.

"Naru?" He asks while moving to kiss his boyfriends lips gently. "I… have an idea, but I need you to trust me." The raven says reluctantly and Naruto looks at him questioningly. "J-just tell me if you want me to stop… Okay?"

"Uhm… Okay?" Naruto answers, confusion still on his face and Sasuke has no doubt he had wanted to ask him, but instead of elaborating he moves back down.

Sasuke gently kisses the other cheek this time, using his left hand to let some water dripple through his split. Gently he licks some of the water up while letting his tongue dart over the abused opening for a moment, causing Naruto to suck in his breath. Not hearing any protest from the blond Sasuke does so again, slowly and with a bit more pressure. Naruto sighs and the tension seems to leave his body and Sasuke can't help but smile at that. He uses his hands to part the cheeks the slightest bit and positions himself a bit better so can truly dive in. When he lets his tongue circle the puckered hole he can hear Naruto moan in delight at the strange and completely new sensation. All the pain he has experienced coming from that place was now replaced with a gentleness and sensitivity in a good way. It makes him want more, feel more and have Sasuke cause him nothing but pleasure down there.

"S-Sasuke… Fuck- I want more!" Naruto groans as Sasuke licks the brim of his hole. Gently he dares to put the tip of his tongue in, but otherwise the raven remains circling the entrance. The coppery taste of blood would remind him of what it was that he was doing this for, otherwise he might have lost himself into giving his lover all the pleasure he craved. He never thought he'd do this, and actually enjoy it taken that Naruto's reaction causes him to get turned on like crazy as well. Using saliva he wets the area around the hole one more time before leaning back to kiss the right cheek and lightly bite the left one. "Sasuke… I want you. I-I want you to be inside of me… P-please!" Naruto pleads, looking over his shoulder at him with pleading, desperate eyes. Sasuke swallows hard, feeling his cock twitch with need at the idea, and he has a hard time not giving in to that request.

"I can't Naru…" Sasuke says as he moves to sling his right arm over his lovers shoulder and moving in to kiss him deeply. "You're not ready yet…"

"I don't care!" Naruto groans in frustration. "I'm tired of being reminded of him! Every time I walk! Every time I wish to just sit down! Every time I move even the slightest bit! It's like he's always there!" Naruto shouts in anger and Sasuke moves to pull him close. "Like he's still in there-" He whispers as Sasuke holds him tight, his voice breaking on the emotion.

"Naruto-"

"I need you in me. I need to feel one with you!" Naruto interrupts him furiously. "I don't care how much it will hurt-"

"But I do!" Sasuke replies in desperation. "I care! I don't want to hurt you. I don't want to be the cause of every harsh intake of breath when you sit down. Or be responsible that you wince whenever I touch your behind. I don't want to make you hurt longer than you need too… I want to fix this! And I can't do that by making it worse…"

Both of them have their emotions reflected in their eyes and before Naruto can say anything more, his boyfriend kisses him with such a passion that he momentarily forgets what they were arguing about. The position isn't the best for a truly deep kiss, but the feeling of Sasuke's tongue mapping out his mouth is still as amazing as the deepest kiss they've ever shared. Their tongues turn around each other with such pressure that it almost hurts, which shows the desperation they feel in their need to be together. Eventually Sasuke pulls back, sucking his lovers lower lip for a bit before both of them get some room to catch their breath.

"Naruto I promise you when you're all healed up I will take you so many times, it will put the addiction we had for each other before our break-up to shame. I'll make love to you here, at school, at the park, at your home, hell I'll even take you in space if we somehow can get there!" At which Naruto chuckles lightly. "But for now, let me just please you, let me take care of you and guide you back to full health. Physically anyway…" Sasuke says softly while leaning his head against his lovers. Naruto swallows thickly before answering him.

"Okay… But I'm gonna keep you to that." He replies softly, smiling shyly up at the love of his life. Sasuke leans in to kiss him once more before moving away to properly take care of his very horny boyfriend.
He wordlessly guides Naruto up a bit so he can lean with his hands against the wall before he starts kissing his neck. Naruto sighs in pleasure as Sasuke sucks his skin and places wet kisses all the way down to his stomach. He bites it teasingly before taking his lovers erection in his hand, applying pressure to the base before teasingly licking the length of it. Sasuke pulls back the foreskin a bit and takes the head into his mouth and Naruto can't help the groan that escapes him while he feels that hot cave around him like that, made worse by the tongue sliding around it.

"Fuck… S-Sasuke… I- It feels so good…" Naruto moans and he can't help the thrust of his hips when Sasuke takes him deeper while growling, the vibrations of his voice bringing another sensitive sensation into the already overwhelming mix. When Sasuke starts to bob his head back and forth in a steady rhythm, Naruto's moans increase in amount and volume, getting higher and higher as he gets closer to his climax. The room fills with the sounds of his ever erotic sounding voice as yesses and fucks were thrown into the mix as well. Nearing his climax the blond has lost all sense of the world around him as he starts to thrust his cock deeper and faster into Sasuke's throat while holding his hair almost painfully tight. Sasuke doesn't enjoy it that much but for once he lets it happen for he knows how much his lover needs it. He also knows he'll have plenty of time to take his revenge later on.
With an incredible high pitch, higher than Sasuke has ever heard him, Naruto comes deep inside his throat. Feeling his cock slick through the stickiness of his own cum in his lovers throat makes him mewl with pleasure as he rides all of his climax out, nearly overtaken by the sensitivity of it all.
His body pulsing and shocking still from the long awaited release causes lightning and black dots to appear before his closed eyes, his knees weakening and he would have fallen onto his behind if Sasuke hadn't caught him. Gently he helps Naruto lay down on his side, the blond still being overwhelmed by what was probably the best blowjob he had ever had.

"I love you." Sasuke says with a still hoarse voice as he leans down to kiss his boyfriends forehead.

"And I love you… Fuck that was amazing." Naruto sighs in contentment, feeling the exhaustion creep up on him. Sasuke has noticed it too and he reaches over to the nightstand to get the glass with the sleep beverage.

"Drink this, love." He says gently and his words guide Naruto away from the brink of his unconscious.

"But- Shit, fuck- Sasuke I- I need to do you too!" Naruto suddenly realizes, his realization getting confirmed when he looks down and sees the harsh outlines of Sasuke's erection through his shorts.

"It's okay, Naru. You're exhausted. I can wait."

"B-but I want to suck you off…" Naruto replies dejectedly, although he hardly has the strength holding himself upright enough to drink from the offered glass. If he were honest he wouldn't be surprised falling asleep with his mouth still filled if he gave his boyfriend a blowjob now.

"However much I love hear you say that, and how much I'd love that, I'm really exhausted too… Though It might not seem like it right now…" Sasuke says as he guides Naruto to lay down again. As soon as he has made himself comfortable his own consequences of sleep deprivation seems to come back with a vengeance. Honestly, he wasn't even sure he'd be able to ride himself home right now even if it were in Naruto's mouth.

"I… Promise I'll make it up to you…" Naruto mumbles sleepily as he crawls into his boyfriends side.

"Oh, I know you will, my love. I know you will…" Sasuke replies softly to his already asleep boyfriend and he kisses his head lovingly before allowing himself to be taken to dreamland too.

It's around twelve thirty when Sasuke gets woken by a soft buzzing somewhere in the room. Groggily he blinks his still very heavy eyelids that just don't want to stay up any more than he does. When he notices how Naruto is still fast asleep though he realizes he has no choice and he carefully and slowly untangles himself from his counterpart to search for the origin of the buzzing sound. Stumbling out of bed he growls softly under his breath as he finds his phone in his pants pocket and he turns the alarm off. It's a good thing he had set it earlier for he had completely forgotten to do so when they went to sleep. Itachi could come back any minute now and Sasuke wanted to be downstairs to greet him so he wouldn't come searching for him in his room. Tiredly he puts on some clothes, moves his hands over his face to wake him up some more and brushes his hair in a somewhat acceptable appearance. Honestly, going to sleep after a shower without combing it through at least once was a sure fast recipe for a bad hair day. Good thing he didn't have to go anywhere the rest of the day, like Sharingan or school.
School! Fuck! I completely forgot about that! Shit, shit, shit! Sasuke suddenly realizes as his head snaps to the schoolbooks and homework on his desk. He's already behind and so not ready for tomorrows classes. Kurenai's gonna kill me… Itachi will be disappointed… Maybe I can at least get the homework for Ibiki's class done… Shit where is that book?! Damn it! In a still sleepy and yet half panicked mood Sasuke frantically starts to take out books form his bookshelf, hardly even noticing the titles. He growls in frustration, cutting it of sharply when he hears Naruto moan. He quickly looks over his shoulder to find the blond turning around and curling up tighter, but seemingly still asleep. Sasuke sighs in relief and he realizes that panicking isn't going to help him here. I'm so not sharp or awake enough for this… He tiredly thinks as he realizes the book he was searching for was laying on his desk with the others all this time. He decidedly turns around and leaves the room quietly to go to the bathroom to freshen up a bit. When he looks at himself in the mirror he's shocked at how apparent his exhaustion is. Between helping his loved ones deal with their trauma's he's had his own nightmares coming back with a vengeance and ever since he told Itachi the truth about their parents deaths he's come to realize how heavy such secrets have been weighing on him. It's a lot more than just these past two interrupted nights that have been tiring him out.
With a heavy sigh he closes his eyes and turns away from the mirror to return to his room. With aversion he sets himself down to the task of writing an essay for Ibiki's class, the man was a true fright when angry and the make-up tasks for missing deadlines were always at least twice as much work. Iruka would probably be more forgiving and understanding, although he is more prone to tell the headmistress about it.

Hardly an hour has passed when Sasuke hears a sudden soft whimpering behind him. When he looks back he finds that Naruto has curled up in a tight, tense ball, his nails digging sharply into his upper arm. It appears like he's crying and his body shocks every once in a while. Sasuke quickly makes his way over, kneeling at the side of the bed and carefully caressing his lovers hair while calmingly shushing him back to the waking world. With a gasp Naruto opens his eyes while still whimpering a bit.

"S-Sasuke..?"

"Yeah, I'm here my Naru. You're safe." No sooner had Sasuke softly said those words when Naruto throws his arms round his neck, holding him tightly while the rest of his body slowly relaxes from his tense state. They stay like that for a little while, neither saying a word. Sasuke understands that Naruto needs a moment to collect himself, to reassure himself that all is truly fine and that it really had been all but a nightmare.

"How long have you been awake? Weren't you exhausted too?" Naruto asks when he feels like his voice would no longer tremble and he makes some room between them to look into those very dark eyes. Very dark and caring, but also very tired, he notices.

"Yeah…" Sasuke sighs. "Been awake for an hour or so. Itachi can come back any moment now so I want to be ready to greet him downstairs instead of him coming here looking for me. Only to find a blond stranger sleeping adorably in my bed next to me." Sasuke smirks. Naruto smiles back at him before kissing him tenderly.

"Would it really be so bad if he knew Sasuke?" Naruto all but whispers while pressing his forehead against his dark haired lover's. Sasuke swallows hard before answering.

"I- …I can't keep this up, Naruto… I can't keep lying to him like this anymore…" Sasuke replies as tears suddenly fill his eyes and he hates it that his voice breaks with emotion. Naruto moves to pull him in for another tight hug. "It's breaking me… This burden, the guilt… A-after I told him there would be no more secrets between us…"

"It's okay, my love, you won't have to anymore. I-I've been meaning to tell you that I want to tell him too. I… I want to tell him together. Today."

"What?" Sasuke moves back a bit, searching his boyfriends face with still tearful eyes. "Today? You… really want to be there?" Sasuke asks reluctantly. His insecurities come surfacing all at once again. Will Itachi accept his choice? Will he be disappointed? Will he look that way at Naruto? What if he's forced to choose between them? Would it take a lot to convince him to let Naruto stay?

"Sasuke, heart of mine, look at me." Naruto says tenderly while placing one hand on his lovers cheek. Damn he's so easy to read when he's tired and doesn't have the strength to keep his walls up like he usually would. "Does your brother love you?"

"Y-yes."

"Does he want to see you happy above all else?"

"Yes."

"Do I make you happy?"

"Ghn, you know you do." Sasuke scoffs and he takes Naruto's hand, smirking at him before kissing it lovingly.

"Then there isn't anything to worry about, is there? From what you told me he really cares a lot about you and you about him. Such a bond is really special you know. And I'm actually looking forward to meet my future bother in law…" Naruto whispers the last sentence with a blush adoring his cheeks. Sasuke feels his heart swell with love for this amazing and incredible person that is all his. He knows very well that Naruto isn't in the best condition for such a first impression and first meeting with the one and only other person Sasuke cares a hell lot about. The only other person who's opinion matters as much as his own. Maybe even more so. That Naruto is brave enough to face that judgement, that first impression after the night he has had, it's beyond awing. By all means, he should be a total mess right now. He has the right and should be allowed to be a mess, depressed, overwhelmed and hurt for the rest of the day at least. He should be pampered and given the time to rest and slowly, so very slowly, given the time to heal. Instead he's willing to face this important moment in their relationship. Sasuke can't put it into words how much he respects this young man that has stolen his heart. He doesn't answer him therefor in words but pulls him into a deep emotional kiss.

"So, how are we gonna go about it?" Naruto asks after their intense kiss. "Do we spring this on him as soon as he comes back like "Surprise!"? Do you wanna talk this over over dinner? Or do we just throw caution to the wind and let him walk in on us and because we both stay this time we actually get to the explaining part of exactly what it is that he walked into?"

"You really aren't gonna let that go, huh?" Sasuke grimaces at which Naruto grins cheekily before giving him a quick pack on the lips. "Also I don't think it would make much for a good first impression when he finds you with your mouth around my dick." Sasuke states matter of factly, followed by a cocky smirk.

"I'd say it would be a better first impression if it were actually you doing what you did before you blew me earlier this morning." Naruto counters and much to his delight Sasuke's cheeks turn a lovely shade of red at the memory of it.

"You really liked that?" He asks softly while avoiding Naruto's eyes.

"Y-yeah, I did…"

"It really didn't hurt then?"

"Not really… I actually feel a lot better now cuss, uhm, the burning feeling isn't there as much anymore…" Naruto explains uncomfortably. "Guess it shows how important keeping it clean really is, hehe." Naruto grins nervously while scratching the back of his head.

"Hn, don't forget that I'm always willing to help with that and you just have to ask." Sasuke says gently while pressing their foreheads together. Naruto blushes at the full implication of that but before he can reply Sasuke changes the subject. "As for a serious answer to your earlier question; I think it best that we tell my brother about us when he gets back. No need to prolong the hour of reckoning, right? The sooner I can be openly with you the better."

"Yeah, sounds good to me." Naruto replies and they continue talking for a bit about how they will go about it exactly before ending up kissing and cuddling, Sasuke having joined Naruto in bed again, albeit fully clothed. Naruto has been leaning over him and carefully moves to sit down on his behind, leaning against the headboard of the bed.

"You okay?" Sasuke asks in worry. "You don't need to push yourself you know…" Naruto nods as he just focusses on breathing for the moment.

"It still hurts… Just not as badly as before…" He answers softly, having not even put his whole weight on his backside by leaning on his hands. He repositions himself carefully so he rests on his hip and upper leg. He lets go of the breath he was holding and Sasuke kisses his forehead gently. "I just figured I can't keep standing when we meet your brother and if possible I'd like to skip the explanation of why I wouldn't be able to. Seems it's inevitable though…"

"That will be the case anyway for we need to explain to him why you'll be staying here." Naruto quickly conceded to that and after a few more attempts, on his request, they found that sitting on a soft pillow did make it bearable enough for him, if he didn't do so for too long. There was one more thing that Sasuke really wanted to talk to Naruto about before the confrontation with his brother. He just hoped he wouldn't be mad at him.

"Naru, I… I've been meaning to ask you something."

"Sure, what is it?"

"There is this guy I know and he knows someone who went through the same thing as you… And, well, he thought it might help if you talked to him, to someone who knows what it's like?" Sasuke asks, remembering too late that Neji had advised him to offer this to Naruto when he was ready and he wasn't all too sure right now that he was. Naruto remains quiet for a while as he seems to think it over.

"You told someone… what happened to me?" Naruto says softly, voice devoid of emotion which was never a good sign and causes Sasuke's stomach to drop. "You told someone I don't even know what happened to me. Without even asking if I was okay with that?! I didn't give you permission to tell others that my body has been violently violated! I don't want people to know, not now anyway. Not while I'm not there. My body is my own and it's not anybody's business to know what has been done to it! I trusted you, I didn't think you'd tell the next best person about it as soon as I told you about it!" Naruto replies upset. "Not even twelve hours had passed since it had happened for fuck sake!"

"Well I'm sorry, Naru!" Sasuke replies equally upset. "I just didn't know what to do okay? I couldn't sleep because all I could see was red, all I could think about was how I wanted to kill that son of a bitch! All I could think about was how I wanted to help you, all I could do was worry about you and about Itachi. I needed an outlet so I went to my sparring partner and he's a guy who really listens and I j-just, I needed it out okay! I n-needed to talk to someone, to tell s-someone who might understand where the frustration, the anger c-comes from…"

"Sasuke…" Naruto says softly while his boyfriend brakes down in tears. He holds him closer, thinking he should have known better.

"I want to help you, I want to help Itachi, but all I can do is watch while the two most important people in my life struggle with immense trauma! I can't protect you. I can't protect you from your nightmares, from the memories, from the pain, the reminders… I-I've never felt so helpless in my life! B-between you and Itachi and the nightmares and school and all I can think of is how you are s-so much stronger than me!" Sasuke's breathing comes rigidly now and Naruto pushes him a bit so he can cup his face and make him look at him.

"Sasuke, hey, look at me. Take a deep breath, my love." With Naruto's help Sasuke does so. Once. Twice. Three times. It takes him five deep breaths before he no longer feels the pressure in his chest and like he's suffocating.

"Sorry…" Sasuke mumbles when they hold each other again. This was the second panic attack within twelve hours. He used to have them before, but that was years ago after their parents died. "I really am such a mess, huh…"

"We all are…" Naruto answers. "I'm sorry for what I said… It's not fair to expect you to act like it doesn't affect you what happens to me. I just am not used to someone caring that much, feeling so much for the things I go through." Sasuke sits up and leans down to kiss him as tenderly as he can, then his cheek, his nose, his closed eyes. Between every kiss he tells him that he loves him.

"You are so, so amazing and so strong. Stronger than I could ever hope to be. Naru, I don't just love you with all my heart, I have such a respect for you. Despite every setback you get back up, no matter how alone you've felt, how hurt you've been, how betrayed you were. You don't just give up. And I admire that so, so very much about you…"

"Sasuke…" Naruto whispers as his boyfriend nuzzles the crook of his neck and he can't help the tears that suddenly fill his eyes at his words. He has never felt so loved by anyone before. Not just loved but respected, cherished and admired. It's what a relationship should be founded on and yet so much more. He wished he could convey to Sasuke just how much he feels the same for him. "You are much stronger than you know, you know." Naruto swallows hard and his tight throat eases as Sasuke kisses him again after which Naruto pushes his forehead to his, determined not to get distracted from telling him. He needs to know how special he is and how lucky I am. He thinks and takes a deep breath. "When we first met and when we first started out on this journey, I used to think that you closed your heart off from feelings, from others, because you didn't want to get hurt. But I couldn't be more wrong. Sasuke you feel so, so intensely. Especially for the people that are close to you, so it is actually quite logical that you limit those. It still surprises me that you feel so much for me and it touches me more than I can say that you feel so much with me. It might be tough now because they are mainly sad and frustrated feelings, but it will get better and I am very much looking forward to sharing the good ones with you too. You live with such a… a passion, that I can't wait to watch you thrive with your art and creativity. With us… I am so lucky that you're with me. I'm so glad that I'm with you…"

"Naruto…" Sasuke whispers and feels the tears in his eyes at hearing the breaking of his soulmates voice at the last line. He wants to reply, but the just spoken words echo in his head and there are none he can think of that could describe what they do with him. The realisation of how true they are resonate with him. He had never thought about how he could be feeling the world and people around him differently from others. But now that Naruto mentioned it he recognizes it as true. It would definitely explain his breakdowns and the feelings of being overwhelmed every so often. He leans back a bit and when he opens his eyes it's watery bleu that meet his watery black. They both smile softly at each other, not needing any words this time, and they move as one to kiss each other deeply. It starts slow, the tender movements of tongues lazily swirling around each other, but soon the kiss gets more passionate as they push closer to each other.

The sound of a door closing downstairs pulls them out of their personal, emotional bubble.

They look at each other for a moment before bursting into laughter, from relief after all the emotion or because it could have led to a repeat of previous happenings if they hadn't stopped, neither really knows.

"I guess it's time." Sasuke sighs before standing up from the bed and he turns to extend his hand to his lover to help him up. "Ready?"

"Yeah. Let's do this, together." Naruto replies as he takes his boyfriends hand.

"Together."

To be continued…

Any guesses how Itachi will react? Please do leave me a comment to let me know what you think!