Tainted Embrace

Yo! Hope you liked the first chapter, lol. This one's got more action. Thanks for the reviews and faves! I would really appreciate 2 reviews per chapter please! Sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes.

A.N. Just as another warning, this chapter contains yaoi and indirect violence. Italics means that's someone's thoughts or emphasis.

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Chapter 2 - Restraints

The morning light stung Sasuke's eyes as he blinked, and rolled over to escape its brightness. Even in his half-asleep state, he knew something was wrong. He stretched out his arm over his bed and felt emptiness. Sasuke forced his obsidian eyes open and sat up, looking around for the blonde. Stretching, he crawled out of his bed and shivered as the cold air hit him, noticing his lover's clothes still on one of his chairs. He pulled on a pair of navy sweat pants and a white t-shirt before stuffing his slippers on his feet and shuffling out of the room. He wondered into the living room and glanced into the open kitchen, making it more like one big room. He couldn't see the blonde anywhere, and both toilets were free. Sasuke frowned.

The Uchiha came around one of the counters and froze. The man in which he search for was lying on his stomach on the floor, wearing his black trousers, his arms and legs sprawled out as if he had just fallen forward. Sasuke noticed the broken shards of glass in front of the blonde and the clear liquid that spread over the floor. At first he thought the blonde must have fallen asleep from exhaustion, but Naruto's muscles were all cramped up in tight knots. And then he saw the blood that trailed from his mouth.

Sasuke pushed back the panic rising inside him and rushed to Naruto's side, and a wave of relief rushed over him when he saw the other breathing slowly. He rolled Naruto over onto his back gently, resting the blonde's head on his lap. Shaking his lover forcefully, but not harshly, Naruto seemed to come around and started to cough. His blue eyes shot open in alarm and his breath came in short gasps. His hands tugged at Sasuke's clothes as his head whirled about, trying to recognise where he was. Sasuke pulled the blonde into his arms and held him tight, whispering softly and reassuringly in his ears. His voice calmed the blonde and he settled down. Naruto still held onto Sasuke as if someone was trying to take him away, but eventually regained his posture and slowly sat up, Sasuke hovering closely to him.

"Are you okay?" the Uchiha asked as he wiped the blood off the blonde's chin. "What happened?"

Naruto seemed a little lost. "I-I don't know. I remember coming through to get a drink... but I... blacked out."

Sasuke was a little surprised. "Have you ever blacked out before?"

Naruto shook his head. "No. I just couldn't move and everything became dark. I don't even remember falling down."

Sasuke pulled the blonde into a hug, holding him close. "Don't scare me like that, dobe."

Naruto hugged him back, but a grin slid over his tanned face. "What's this? Sasuke Uchiha - scared? That can't be right... who are you and what have you done to Sasuke-kun?" he asked mockingly.

The dark hared shinobi slapped the blonde over the back of his head playfully. "Don't call me Sasuke-kun." Naruto laughed and let Sasuke help him stand, being careful not to stand on any of the glass. He had a slight headache and could taste the copper in his mouth. "Go get washed up while I clean this mess," Sasuke told him and he complied without replying.

Naruto made his way back to the bedroom and into the bathroom joined on to it. He turned on the tap of the sink and washed his face, spitting out the blood in his mouth. Once he had rinsed his mouth clean of the metallic taste, Naruto leaned on the rim of the sink and looked at himself in the mirror. He noticed the whisker marks on his cheeks looked a little different, but only slightly. They looked a bit thicker, but no where near the extent where he would be using the Kyubi's chakra. He could almost swear his hair and eyes were darker too, or maybe it was just the light of the small room. Maybe he was ill. Naruto shook his head and dabbed his face dry.

Once Sasuke had picked up all the glass and wiped away the water on the floor, he returned to his room to find Naruto lying on his back on his bed, arms stretched out to either side and his eyes closed. He couldn't help but smile at his lover. Sometimes he looked so calm and innocent. The Uchiha strolled over to the opposite side of his bed, never lifting his gaze from the blonde. He kneeled down on the mattress before lowering himself to his stomach, leaning over the blonde and planting a kiss on his lips. He felt Naruto's mouth tighten as he smiled, his hands coming up into his black locks and pulling him down. Holding himself up with one arm, Sasuke let his free hand trail down the blonde's torso, feeling his muscle's every movement as his chest rose and fell.

Slowly, Sasuke hooked his leg over Naruto so he was straddling his hips. He pulled back from the long kiss and looked into Naruto's deep azure eyes. He felt he could lose himself in that gaze. A flash of doubt crossed his mind as he looked down at his lover, but the blonde answered his unspoken question.

"I'm fine, so if you don't start moving I'm gonna have to take over."

Sasuke smirked and kissed Naruto's neck softly. "Like I would let you take lead." He felt Naruto's hand snake around his neck as he kissed and lightly nibbled on his flesh, and then he felt the hand stop moving.

"Hey, Sasuke? Do you remember that mission we had a while back when we had a race to that village?" Naruto asked, mischief in his voice.

Sasuke sat back. "Why would you bring that up now?"

"Do you remember the bet we made?" Sasuke stopped to think. And then the memory hit him, and he clamped his mouth shut. Naruto grinned. "So you do remember. I believe it went along the lines off, 'If I reach the village first I get to be on top'."

Sasuke didn't say anything. He knew the blonde was right, he did beat him to the village. It wasn't Sasuke's fault he liked to watch the stupid dobe. How could he do that if he was in front of him? He hadn't really meant to lose; he was going to save a burst of speed for the last moment but it was already too late. He had brushed off the bet, and in truth, had actually forgotten about it. Until now.

Before he knew it, Sasuke's t-shirt was being pulled over his head and he was suddenly on his back. Naruto grinned at him as he pinned the Uchiha's arms next to his head. "I did win the bet, you know. And you promised you'd go along with it if I won." Sasuke tried glaring at the blonde but it turned into one of Naruto's pouts instead. Naruto had only dominated him once, and that was a couple months ago. He would never admit it to the blonde, but he actually enjoyed the change.

"Fine," the Uchiha muttered, not looking his lover in the eye so as not to show his slight eagerness.

Naruto released his arms and immediately picked up where Sasuke left off. He drew his kisses down the pale, toned chest and the flat stomach before slowly making his way back up to the Uchiha's face. Both of them were breathing a little faster as they looked at each other. Naruto leaned a hand on Sasuke's chest as he kissed him passionately, biting down gently on his lower lip, causing the other to open his mouth. For a moment Sasuke fought against Naruto's tongue but gasped when he felt the blonde grind his hips down onto his own. How many times he had done that himself to get the blonde to comply, he had lost count. He was going to enjoy this.

"Okay, this just sucks. Not only do we have night duty again, but it's pouring it down!" Naruto shouted in complaint. Sasuke didn't even bother to tell the blonde to keep quiet, the rain and distant thunder was so loud, it didn't really make any difference.

The couple were currently standing under a small shelter that hung out from one of the buildings in the village. Both wore their black jackets with their hands stuffed in their pockets, huddled together closely to keep warm and to stay far away from the icy water that plummeted down on them. It was nearing the early hours of the morning, everyone having been in bed for hours. Sasuke wished he was one of them. He hated the rain. It was so inconvenient for their job. It wasn't too hard to make things out in the rain, but they had to rely on sensing chakra rather than listening for any disturbances. Every now and then they would move to a different part of the village to keep watch, Naruto cursing all the way. He had long ago stopped using his chakra to repel the rain. It was too troublesome.

"Complaining won't make it stop, you know," Sasuke said calmly, shivering as a droplet went down the back of his neck.

"Yeah, well... it's keeping me warm," Naruto huffed. Sasuke looked at him with a mocking frown.

"Keeping you warm?" he asked with sarcastic interest. He could see the slight blush on Naruto's cheeks.

"Yes. If I'm busy complaining about night duty and rain... it keeps my mind off how cold I actually am," the blonde said unsurely, wiping his damp bangs out of his eyes.

"You just keep believing that, dobe," Sasuke replied, a small smirk playing on his lips.

"Shut up, teme! At least I'm not all silent like the grave."

"We're on watch duty, we're meant to be quiet so we can hear anything that might be happening." At this Naruto had no reply, and simply pouted instead.

As a last effort he mumbled, "I hate the rain."

A new wave of rain seemed to befall them, as if someone had turned up the power on a hose pipe. The wind was to their backs, so at least the rain was being blown away from them. Thunder boomed overhead and nearby, a dustbin rolled out of an alley and another banging noise could be heard. Naruto frowned and walked out into the storm, making his way to the alley.

"Dobe, it was just the wind or a cat," Sasuke called to him. He himself had set up multiple 'traps' in different areas that would alert him to anyone with the ability to use chakra like a shinobi passing by. Nothing had been triggered.

"I'm just checking, and I'm just over here if I need you to rescue me," the blonde called back and Sasuke huffed. If he wanted to get wet, let him get wet. He sensed Naruto's chakra come into the alley and heard him shifting what sounded like more bins. Suddenly, a cat screeched and another dustbin fell into the street. Sasuke heard Naruto swear and chuckled to himself.

"Don't do that you stupid cat! Stop scratching - oi, get back here!" Naruto yelled in annoyance and chased the cat out the other end of the alley. The cat scooted away and Naruto looked up just in time to see a dark figure passing down the street. He knew the man. It was the shinobi that spoke up in the meeting yesterday with Tsunade. What was he doing out at this time? Without thinking, Naruto started to make his way towards the fellow shinobi to tell him to return home, completely forgetting about Sasuke. As he got closer, Naruto felt himself getting sleepy. His body started to move on it own accord, no longer in his control. But he didn't register it. His mind was slowly becoming numb and blank. He vaguely remembered passing buildings and streets before coming to a stop in an open area in the town centre. Naruto struggled to regain control, but failed. He felt his body become heavy and his vision wavered. Everything was slowly becoming dark until the point that he was blind. He became dizzy as he tilted backwards and fell, banging the back of his head on the paved stone. He didn't even wince. He just lay there in darkness, the rain pelting against his prone form. And then he felt it. Another presence. A low laughter surrounded him, and at first Naruto thought it was the Fox, but then he realised the voice was coming from outside his own mind. He lost consciousness as he felt pain shudder through him.

Sasuke shivered and rubbed his arms, trying to get his limbs warm again. He looked over to the alley and cursed under his breath when the blonde didn't return after hearing him shout at the cat. He waited only a minute before following after his lover. Side stepping the bins, the Uchiha came out the other side of the alley and looked around. The dustbins lay scattered on the floor, some rubbish having fallen out. There was no sign of either cat or Naruto. Sasuke swore again. Where'd the dobe go now? he thought to himself. Concentrating, he soon picked up the thin trail of chakra he recognised as Naruto's, and started to follow it down the street. The rain was unforgiving as it drummed against him, and Sasuke didn't even try to keep to the buildings in an attempt to stay dry.

The dark haired shinobi froze when he heard a scream pierce the night air.

It was loud enough to be heard over the storm and was filled with pain. Sasuke tingled with worry as he charged off down the street, finding it harder to pick up the trail of chakra as it started to fade. He found his throat beginning to close up in panic and his breath was haggard; just getting air into his lungs was difficult. His mind raced at all the possible things that could have happened, and dread seeped into him as he though he might find his lover torn to shreds like the previous body. Sasuke knew Naruto was one of the strongest shinobi in the village, he had come a long way in his years of hard training. He knew the blonde could look after himself, but that didn't calm his nerves any more.

The Uchiha skidded around another corner as he tracked his lover, cursing him for going so far away from him.

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