I do not own Naruto or any of the characters in the story. This is my first ever attempt at writing so please be gentle with me. lol

Story is Yaoi, don't like don't read.

It was getting late; dusk settling over Konoha as he makes his way through the gates and into the woods. Naruto needs space, air, freedom. Once out of sight of the village he starts sprinting and leaping through the trees.

Longing was building in his chest, heart aching with worry. His love, the silver haired nin, has been away on an ANBU mission for over a month now with no sign of return. Finally settling in a tree that overlooks the vast valleys of Fire country he positions himself into a meditation pose, allowing all thoughts to leave him. Allowing only nature chakra to fuse. Feeling the pull of the Kyuubi cloak, he embraced it. Cloak slowly seeping over his body. His skin becomes

tougher, shimmering crimson. Whiskered scars on his cheeks become more pronounced. Blonde hair standing more on end (if that is even possible) and canine teeth sharpening. He feels more in control in this state. Control; such a strange feeling; foreign really. He has never truly felt in control. Every moment in his life felt fleeting and painful. Resigned in this moment, thoughts spiraling through his head, Naruto allows himself to weep. He is weeping and praying his love would return to him safe. He was so in love with the copy ninja it hurt. Kakashi was the only person who has remained by his side through it all. Every ugly emotion, every terrible situation. Kakashi was there.

From the bridge where they had their first mission and fought with Zabuza and Haku and all the ugliness and beauty that came from it; to the end of the 4th Shinobi war and the death of his best friend at his hands. Kakashi was a bracing point. Someone who always picked up his pieces. He was so blind to not see it before.

Naruto will never forget the day he broke down, the day everything changed...

...In the darkness of the training grounds, miserable guttural sobs escaping him, he was shaking violently and uncontrollably. Murmuring self deprecating truths. He hated himself. Hated everything he was unable to fix. Kakashi pulled Naruto into him, holding him tight to his body. Sasuke was dead. Everything Naruto had tried to fix was undone. Everything he had tried to fix, everything he had strived for was completely pointless. His first true bond severed. Whispering soothing words, Kakashi shared his own fears and shames, past and present. Obito, Rin, his father, even Sasuke... all to try to ease some of the burden weighing heavily on Naruto's mind.

Listening to Kakashi reveal so many truths and pour so much love into him brought him back down to reality. Once the sobs had dissipated and the shaking subsided Naruto took a small step back from Kakashi, refusing to let go of the vest he gripped so desperately in his fingers. He looked up into Kakashi's face, into his exposed slate gray eye, and saw only compassion and love. His Kakashi.. had he always looked at him like that? Butterflies of longing and question filled his stomach. One hand, finally releasing from the vest he was clutching, made its way up to Kakashi's face. Brushing fingers over top of his mask, touching his lips and jaw. He had still never seen his full face, how was that even possible? After all these years? He eventually hooked a finger along the edge of the mask, searching Kakashi's face for permission. The nin just gave a slight nod and closed his eye. Pulling the mask slowly down his face, Naruto was awestruck. Strong, sharp jaw, small birthmark on his chin and a thin set of pink lips. "...beautiful.." Naruto whispered, brushing his thumb over those lips. Kakashi gave a slight shiver and released a long-held strangled breath. Drawing himself back closer to the nin, Naruto slowly and tenderly brought their lips together...

Their first kiss, one of many more to come. That evening they held each other late into the evening, revealing their feelings/ hurts/ dreams. Turns out Kakashi had been in love with him for a long time but ingrained in his mind was the simple mantra: A Shinobi should avoid bonds, because shinobis die. Kakashi would play the part of the perverted oldman but, in truth, he was as scarred and damaged as Naruto... if not more. He wouldn't allow himself to feel, to want; restricting himself to only himself. Nose buried so far in his "Itcha Itcha'' novels, he thought he was invisible. But he wasn't, not truely...

Pulling himself out of his thoughts and back to the present, Naruto opened his eyes and gazed back over the valleys. Skin twinkling, slightly red under the moonlight, he released some sage nature chakra out into the valley, searching. He knew that he was only setting himself up for disappointment, like he had been every other night for the last 3 weeks. Kakashi was still too far away, far beyond his reach. Stretching his chakra out to its limits he was about to let it all dissipate when he finally felt it. The cold, silver chakra of Kakashi Hatake. His love was on his way home. Still miles from the village but on his way home nevertheless. Focusing all his chakra in that direction he smiled to himself. Wiping his still blurry, tear filled, eyes he vaulted from his tree, sprinting in the direction of his love.

Kakashi was exhausted, it had been a long month. The mission was brutal, they had lost a few ANBU members fighting back against rogue ninjas. Blood and death was nothing new for the copy nin but even after all these years it didn't make it any easier. His head ached, body sore, dried blood staining his turn out gear (most of it not his). He was in desperate need of a warm shower and a hot meal.

The sleep deprivation was catching up to him but he kept trudging forward. His team could easily spend another night curled up in rucksack tents but he wanted to get home, back home to Naruto, his love, his soul. A small smile crept onto his pained face thinking of the blonde-haired hyper being that was all his. Naruto. So kind, soft, warm. Emitting only light and love from every pore of his body. How did he get so lucky? Naruto was the only person he had ever shared so much of himself with. Granted there were still many pains from his past he had yet to share, but for now it felt good. Good to have someone who felt like him. Who loved him as he was. Understood and cared for him despite his many flaws. Letting out a soft sigh he started walking a little faster. Then he felt it, a strong pull of purple chakra. Kakashi knew immediately what it was. Naruto was in Kyuubi mode, sending out tendrils of chakra (his blue regular chakra and red Kyuubi chakras mixed) searching for him.

Kakashi froze. His teammate Yamato could feel the difference in the air and in Kakashi's stance but didn't know the source of the change. Looking over to Yamato, Kakashi handed the other jonin his scrolls and gear, asking him to sign him in upon arrival to Konoha as he excused himself. Before Yamato could even voice a hint of protest, Kakashi started sprinting away. High in the treetops as fast as his legs could take him. His feeling of exhaustion was completely forgotten as he gripped onto the invisible purple chakra wrapping around his body, chasing down its owner. He had been gone too long and was desperate to hold his love tight. Knowing Naruto was in Kyuubi mode made his urgency to see him that much stronger.

Something was wrong. Naruto was alone and in his Kyuubi mode. He could barely make out his lover's emotions on the other end of the tendrils. All he could feel was fear, pain and sadness. Biting back a building rage over the fear that something terrible was happening, Kakashi picked up his pace. Paying no mind to the branches clawing at his face, skin and clothing. He had to hurry. Naruto needed him.

Kakashi must have felt him searching, he could feel his lovers' electric silver chakra closing the gap between them. Naruto was crying again, this time tears of joy and relief, he was home. His love was home. They finally met at the edge of a lake, colliding and crashing to the ground. Naruto landed heavily on top of Kakashi, gripping him with all his might. Strangeld words "...I love you, Kami, I love you, I missed you so much.." poured from his lips. Kakashi was below him hugging him, frantically feeling all over his body sending healing chakra all over him (he must think I'm injured?). Loosening his grip, he pushed off the nin enough to get a good look at his face. His exposed eye was shining with worry, "Are you ok Naruto?". "nahhh..I am more than okay! You are finally home. I have missed you so much Kakashi. So much has happened..you are never allowed to le..", cutting him off, "You are really okay? You had me so scared to death when I could feel your chakra. Why are you in your fox cloak Naruto?".
Naruto had completely forgotten, overwhelmed when he could feel Kakashi off in the distance, he dashed in his direction without leaving Kyuubi mode. "Nah.. sorry, I was out here alone and sort of forgot I was cloaking." Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Naruto down tighter to him. Freeing himself from his mask he placed a burning kiss on Naruto's lips. Naruto started to focus on releasing his fox cloak, pulling back the excess chakra.
"...don't…" hissed Kakashi. Naruto pulled back from the nin and could see a dangerous glint in his eyes. Kakashi's lips were drawn tight, teeth clamped down, hissing that one simple word from them. "Ka-ka-kashi?". A snarl left the silver headed nins mouth, sharp canines flashing in the moonlight.

"Oi, Naruto.." "wow.. What the hell Kurama, can't you see I am a little busy?" "...very busy indeed, listen Naruto, Kakashi intends to claim you. Mark you as his own, his mate, you know what that means right? Think of it more primally, like foxes, mated for life. Bonded. Just thought I would give you a little heads up. Also kid, don't let him claim you without at least putting up a bit of a fight. I'm going back to sleep."

Oh, so that's what was happening. He should have been able to figure this out on his own honestly. Of course Kakashi was reacting this way to seeing Naruto in his fox form. It isn't the first time he has seen his nin lose a bit of his composure while he was in this form. Kakashi's iron grip on his arms and shallow breaths brought Naruto out of his thoughts. Instinctively, he knew what he had to do. Twisting hard out of Kakashi's grip, Naruto sprinted away. Let the hunt begin, his lips curling up in a smirk. Hurrying through the dense undergrowth Naruto barely tried to evade his nin. He could feel him giving chase, hunting him, shivering at the feral lust he could sense pour out of his lover. He moved as quickly and as silently as the forest floor would allow. He knew at some point he would have to make a decision. Allow Kakashi to catch him, or completely escape from him for the night and let him cool off. Thoughts running through his head distracting him, Naruto tripped over a concealed root and dove headlong into a thick patch of bushes. He didn't move a muscle, listening silently to gauge Kakashi's position. Before he even had a chance to regain his footing, Kakashi was on him. Pinning his sprawled form aggressively into the ground, a whimpered mewl left Naruto's lips. He could easily break free from him but had made his decision. Kakashi was breathing quite heavily now, face tucked tight into Naruto's neck, inhaling in his scent. He could feel Kakashi's warm breath on his shoulder, there was a sudden shock of pain, like lighting, then an overwhelming amount of pleasure. Kakashi had his sharp teeth embedded into his shoulder. Naruto couldn't help but let out a pained scream followed by a rasping moan. Kakashi had his entire body crushed overtop of him. Naruto could feel his large erection pushing into his backside. The scream seemed to snap Kakashi out of his hazed trance. "Naruto, oh fuck…I..". "Take me Kakashi, I am yours, only yours, forever yours." he whispered back.

Kakashi shook himself hard, regaining some composure. Holy shit, he had bitten Naruto and hard! He had hurt him, there was blood running down his shoulder dropping to the forest floor. He started trying to say something but he fumbled on his words, unsure what to say. Naruto's whispered response put his heart a touch at ease. He pulled the blonde up off the ground and into his arms hugging him tightly to himself. "I'm sorry…. I'm so sorry Naruto". He had fucked up royally. This wasn't the way it was supposed to be. He had wanted to claim Naruto for quite some time but not like this. Not without his consent, not in the middle of the woods in blood stained ANBU gear. He pushed back from his lover to better survey the damage he had done to his shoulder. Normally the Kyuubi cloak would have started to heal Naruto instantaneously but because he had infused his lightning chakra into the bite it wasn't going to heal without leaving a permanent scar, something his blonde love had very few of. Bringing his mouth over his shoulder, Kakashi started licking the wound softly clean. The sharp taste of copper sent a chill down his spine. Leaning back, he tried to gadge Naruto's reaction, searching his eyes for a response. Before he could speak another word, Naruto barred his still overly sharpened Kyuubi fangs and plunged into Kakashi's shoulder. The pain immobilizing him, Kakashi's vision blurred, he could feel the strong red Kyuubi chakra pour over his body, burning him up. Blinking back the tears collecting in his eyes he could see the Kyuubi cloak slowly lifting off Naruto's body. Replacing the pain was an immense wave of pleasure, Naruto's fangs had rescinded and were replaced with a light kiss on his shoulder. "Let's go home, Kakashi…" Naruto muttered into his ear. The exhaustion he had felt earlier crashed back into him like a brick wall. Hugging his blonde love closer to him, he tried to stand up. Gingerly making it to his feet, he started guiding them in the direction of Konoha.

They had made their way back to the gates of the village in comfortable silence. It was clear Kakashi was exhausted, leaning heavily into him. Naruto waved to Izumo and Kotetsu on their way past, pushing his index finger to his lip to warn the men to stay quiet. Making their way to the apartment, Naruto guided Kakashi in the door, locking it behind them. He took a good look at his love, there was blood dried in his hair and all over his clothes and skin. His exposed eye was shut and his breathing a bit labored. Naruto started walking him toward the bathroom, peeling pieces of clothing off the nin as they went. Making it to the bathroom he ran the shower, warming it, and stripped his own clothing off. He pulled his love into the shower with him and started cleaning him and surveying the damage to his body from his mission. There were large bruises on the left side of his body, a gruesome bruise on his hip about the size of a dinner plate. Knicks and cuts littered his torso and arms, one particularly deep cut below his left pectoral muscle. Slipping into sage mode, to get a better look at any internal damage, Naruto noted a few broken ribs but no organ damage. Slowly healing the worst of the damage, Naruto sighed, his stubborn love, rushing headlong in his direction, completely ignoring his injuries. What was he going to do with him? A smile curled his lips as he looked back up to the nins face, his eyes were both closed, leaning heavily against the shower wall. His poor Kakashi, so beaten up and exhausted. Finishing soaping him down, he rinsed off his love and pulled him back out of the shower. Quickly toweling him off and leading him to bed. Before his head even hit the pillow, Kakashi was lightly snoring. Tucking the blankets up under his chin, Naruto climbed in behind him and hugged his pale skinned love up to his chest, quickly falling into a dreamless slumber. Home, Kakashi was home.

Always an earlier riser, Kakashi woke up just as the sun was starting to peak its way through the blinds. His head was still a little groggy, but overall he felt great aside from a throbbing pain in his shoulder. Gingerly reaching up to touch it, he hissed at the tenderness. It all came flooding back to him, they are mate bonded now. He had bit Naruto, and Naruto had bitten him back. A smile found its way to his lips, he snuck a sidelong peak at the blonde laying next to him in the bed. Naruto was sprawled out on his back, blanket pushed off of himself completely nude, a small trail of drool leaving the corner of his mouth. Grin widening at the bronze God laid before him, Kakashi carefully rolled over to be closer to him. He started dusting feathered kisses all over the chest of his mate. Inhaling his scent, relishing in the toned hardness. Trailing his light kisses further down to his taut abs, wanting to taste every delicious inch. Finally reaching his navel, Kakashi couldn't help himself, his tongue breached his lips and licked playful around it. A small moan brought his attention back up to Naruto's face. "kashi….? *yawn*". A sly smirk played over Kakashi's lips, if Naruto was awake there was no need to be so heedful. Kakashi took the opportunity to lick and bite his way back up to Naruto's chest, pausing over one of his nipples. He placed a hard, flat tongued, lick over the pebbled skin yielding a shiver from the blonde. Sucking the flesh into his mouth Kakashi gave it a playful bite, using a free hand to pinch and caress the other nipple. Light moans were filling the silence of the room, Naruto arching below him. Continuing his journey back up Naruto's body, Kakashi made his way to his lover's neck, kissing and sucking the sensitive flesh there leaving a small hickey. Pushing himself off the younger man he leveled his face with his. "Good morning Naruto". "Mmmm, good morning Kashi". Taking advantage of Naruto's response, Kakashi plunged his tongue into the blonde's mouth. Licking every crevice, sucking harshly on his tongue. It was a battle of tongues, Naruto gave back as much as he was getting. Their pelvis were aligned, exposed lengths brushing against each other, each desperately thrusting to feel some friction. Finally pulling away from each other panting for air, Kakashi gazed into Narutos half lidded, lust filled eyes. God he was breathtaking. Retreating back down the blonde's body, Kakashi knelt between his legs, taking Naruto's length in his hand. Licking the slit of his head and groaning over the delicious flavor of his precum. Licking his way down the shaft following a thick vein, Kakashi lapped at Naruto's balls, sucking on them gently. Licking and nipping his way back to the tip, Kakashi took some of the length into his mouth, he hollowed his cheeks and began vigorously bobbing up and down, hand vigorously stroking the portion he didn't have down his throat. Hitched panting and moaning echoing in the room, Naruto murmuring his name over and over. Using his tongue, cupping at the throbbing vein, grazing his teeth along the length drawing out a pained grasp from his lover. " Kashiii, Kami, I'm so close…". Removing his hand from the base, Kakashi reached further down and tugged and teased at Naruto's balls, his other hand gripping firmly onto his hip preventing him from thrusting too far into his mouth. He swallowed more of his lovers length down his throat, humming and sucking as hard as he could. Naruto let loose a strangled cry, his length throbbing in Kakashi's mouth, filling it with his delicious seed. Swallowing down every last drop, intensely gazing at his lover, watching him come undone was pure heaven.

Panting, "H..h..h..holy shit Kakashi, what I wouldn't do to be woken up like that every morning!" Listening to Kakashi's light laughter made his heart swell, his beautiful smile lighting up the whole room. His laughter stopped too suddenly though, trying to read Kakashis' face, "What's wrong?". Running nervous fingers through his unruly silver hair, Kakashi let out a deep sigh. "About last night, Naruto, I am so sorry. It wasn't my intention to force myself on you, and mark you….well, no, I have wanted to mate mark you for a long time but… that wasn't what I had in mind and I wasn't fully in control of myself and we haven't even talked about it…I understand if you are angry. I am such an idiot, I can't believe I did that to you, that I hurt you. I can't forgive myself for….. ". Naruto stopped Kakashi's rambling with a soft kiss to his forehead and a finger pressed to his lips. "Kakashi, stop. It may have been a little spur of the moment but I am happy nevertheless, otherwise I wouldn't have let you catch me. Or mark you back, for that matter." A shocked look flashed across Kakashi's face, "you...you let me catch you..?". "Of course I did! Do you really think you could outrun me while I am in Kyuubi mode Kakashi or even overpower me for that matter?". "Then… you… why? Why would you let me do that?" Kakashi softly whispered. "Well, because I have wanted to be mate bonded to you for a long time too, Kakashi." A soft blush coloured Naruto's cheeks at his admission. He was suddenly pulled into a bone crushing hug, wind knocked out of his lungs but a few seconds later he was giggling into his mates soft silver hair. "I love you Kakashi". " I love you too Naruto".

The End