Standard disclaimers apply.

This fic is:

1. SasuNaru, yaoi, OOC and unbeta-read.

2. co-written by XKunoichiofthePaintbrushX so give her some love.

Between desperate and needy kisses, they impatiently tugged on each other's clothes. The Uchiha ripped the apron his blonde was wearing and quickly get rid of his shirt. Not to be outdone, the blonde ripped his lover's linen shirt apart, its buttons flying to every direction. They bucked against each other, demanding and seeking more.

They knew the speed of the swinging sword of Damocles above their head had increased; they knew their last battle that would determine their victory had now started and they didn't want to think about what would happen after the blade had fallen and after the war. They refused to think by grasping onto each other, giving and receiving assurance that the outcome would be brighter for them.

"I missed you," the blonde whispered. Indeed, he missed his lover, but it wasn't the reason why he was being animalistic, and both of them knew that... knew the reason because the feeling was mutual. From a distance, he felt some of his bruises throbbed in pain when he was slammed against a wall. But why would it matter when his body was hungry for his lover and his heat? He let out a long moan when he was penetrated in one powerful thrust.

The dark-haired man moaned too at the exquisite feeling of being sheathed by his blonde lover once more. Too tempting to resist the urge, he started plundering the writhing body deliciously pressed against his. He littered it with his marks and drew wonderful sounds from that mouth which seek and captured his. Hands traveling around each other's bodies, presses of hungry mouths frantically kissing, licking, nibbling at any available patch of nearby skin. Panting, moaning each other's names in a tone that oozed of uncontrollable lust for one another as the Uchiha's movements picked up speed.

They spun and spun and laughed as the vibrant colors of life bleed into each other until they couldn't tell where one ends and the other begins just like them. Exactly like them. And they continued spinning until the colors turned while and there was just a buzzing similar to white noise.

"I love you," the blonde barely managed to whisper before he fell asleep, momentarily assured.

The Uchiha fondly smiled and effortlessly carried the blonde to their room. His heart constricted seeing up close the bruises. They were more serious and many than he expected. He brushed the hair strands matted on the blonde's forehead and placed a gentle kiss. With his constricting throat, he whispered, "I love you more." He settled on their bed, drew and held his beloved close, hoping for a miracle.

Chapter 20: Mutual Surrender

Itsu no hi ka sekai ga kiete shimattemo
gareki no naka kagayaku asatsuyu no you ni
utsukushii kimochi dake wo nokoshitai
sonna kimochi wo boku wa anata ni mochitai
- "Nagai Ai" ,B'z

"Say cheese!" Rock Lee with his ever passionate voice loudly said before he pressed the button of his digital camera, capturing another moment of the small party held at Neji's house. The party was thrown by their friends to celebrate his, Neji's and Tenten's passing of the entrance exam of their school of choice.

"Gaara, you should eat more," Ino said and placed a hefty serving of potato salad on his plate cutting off any protest from the redhead. "And no, don't even think of giving it to Naruto."

Green eyes looked at her in a half-glare. "You're not my mother," he stated and dumped his supposed share of potato on Naruto's plate. He gave the annoyed girl a smug smile. Then proceeded on getting those spring rolls he always loved and especially cooked by his secret crush.

He looked with deceptive indifference when Sasuke pulled Naruto close few seconds before the camera flash went off. The girls teased them and then cooed at the camera screen. To them, Sasuke and Naruto's relationship was a fascinating thing, like from those against-all-odds romantic flicks. Naruto sputtered some half-assed comments, while Sasuke, on the other hand, ignored him. Despite their acts, Gaara knew they were happy.

Why was it that in order for one person to be happy another must suffer? Why must the price of happiness be paid by another person who also wanted to be happy? Life was really mysterious and fate was as cruel as mankind could be.

He almost choked when he was pulled to one side and a grinning Naruto cried out to Kiba, "Picture!"

And that was why he and Sasuke ended up slightly bending their knees with Naruto's arms draped over their shoulders and their heads pressed close. A moment of deceptive tranquility and of their friendship captured for eternity.

"You should smile, Gaara," Kiba said as he looked at their picture where the blonde was grinning and Sasuke was smiling softly. It was only Gaara who had this look Kiba couldn't put a finger on. He looked as if heartbroken by why would he be? Ah yes, why would Gaara be? Nobody knew that he was indeed heartbroken... nobody, but Gaara himself, and that made things more painful than they shouldl.

-SasuNaru is love-

"Bye, Sasuke-kun!" Sakura and Ino chorused in their glass-breaking voice after they got off from the train. Sasuke sighed in exasperation while Naruto just smiled. Now that they weren't infatuated with the Uchiha, Ino and Sakura would often derive fun by teasing their former crush or deliberately testing his patience. As annoying as it was, Sasuke thought it was better than having them chasing after him.

He looked at his watch. It was twelve past ten. That meant, three more minutes before the train's departure and sixteen minutes they would have to part ways to take different train lines. At that last thought, he became suddenly lonely. He didn't want the night to end just yet, not when he was still in euphoria from the party. He snapped out from his thoughts when he was hastily pulled out from their train

"Accompany me a bit longer," Naruto said as he continued dragging Sasuke by the hand.

"To where?" the other lad asked after he had fallen in step.

Mischievous blue eyes gazed at him. "Bar. Pachinko."

"Let's go home," a scowling Sasuke sternly told the blonde. However, before the former could drag him back to the train station, the latter said, "I was just kidding. I don't want to go home yet."

"Then where do you want to go?" It was a good question, mostly because shopping malls were closed at this hour, also, the only establishments that were open were bars, pachinko and karaoke. The first two wouldn't let them in because they were underaged and Sasuke hated karaoke bars.

"Anywhere," Naruto answered.

"Very helpful, dobe," was the sarcastic reply. However, Sasuke walked with him anyway along the streets with no destination or whatsoever.

They took each other's hand as they continued walking, but their gloves prevented them from pressing their palms together.

Naruto became more conscious by the second, as the number of people dissipated until it was just him and Sasuke.. Just the two of them. And why, oh why was his heart beating so rapidly? Was it because it was just them or was it because the emptiness of the street would make Uchiha suggest that they'd go home and he didn't want that. He wanted to spend this night with Sasuke in any way and in every way possible.

"What's wrong?" a concerned voice asked, snapping him away from his thoughts.

"Nothing," he replied a little too quickly.

Sasuke tightened his grip on his boyfriend's hand and gazed into sapphire pools. "Naruto." He began in a whisper so soft and gentle that it was almost drowned out by the breeze.

The blonde's eyelids automatically fluttered closed while his lips searched for Sasuke's. What was this longing that made his heart bleed with loneliness?

Sasuke forced his eyes to open and stared at the face of his most important person. He wrapped his arms around him and held him close while he took what was offered. What was this longing that made his heart contract with sadness?

I want to be with you.

"Sasuke," Naruto breathed when their long stirring kiss ended. How would he begin what he wanted to say?

"Hm?" Sasuke answered. Where would he begin what he always wanted to say?

However, words were unnecessary once their eyes met. They completely mirrored what the other was feeling; what the other wanted.

And the question as to 'why' was disregarded, because it was now obvious to both of them. The question as to 'where' went unasked, because they knew where. The question as to 'how' was ignored, because love would find a way and the question as to 'what if' was unheeded because the universe always conspires with those who wanted something the most.

The two casually walked inside a motel that was neither expensive nor cheap. The talkative receptionist commented that they made the right decision in finding a good place to sleep. Rather than to stay at the train station and wait for a particular line to resume operation when it was obvious that it wouldn't. Rather than saying that they weren't even aware about any train line stopping their operation because of some accident, Naruto just smiled. They paid and took the key to their room.

The room's interior was business-like and indifferent. There was only one abstract painting on the wall, but it didn't matter to both lads. This was enough… more than enough.

Familarity left them the moment Sasuke had locked the door. Naruto felt nervous, at the same time uncertain. Uncertain of what? He didn't know. He gave his boyfriend a shaky smile, but it went by unnoticed.

Sasuke knew this was a dream come true, but the meaning of what they were about to do scared him. This was heavier than making out, blow jobs and handjobs. Much heavier. This was surrendering everything by joining their bodies. Was he really ready? What about Naruto?

"Sasuke? Can you turn off the lights?" Naruto asked him quietly. And Sasuke understood the reason behind the shy request without asking. Darkness was their security blanket. They had their first dry sex in its midst. They had given each other blow jobs in a poorly-lit room and hand jobs in a dim room.

Sasuke did as he was asked. The only thing that kept the room from being completely swallowed by darkness was the light from the lamp post, spilling through the windows and its brightness was enough for them to admire what had been hidden by their clothes.

"What about the curtains?" the Uchiha asked.

"Leave them be."

"Naruto, are you sure about this?"

The blonde had to smile at the gentleness of that voice. But of course, he was certain. He wanted Sasuke and he wanted him to want him that way and he told him that.

"I want Sasuke to hold me tonight and for the succeeding nights." And he took off his thick coat. The rustling sound of that act beckoned the Uchiha to Naruto and the former jerked the latter for the prelude of their beat. And Sasuke hoped that that kiss was able to convey how he was touched with the blonde's admission and how much he wanted him right at that moment.

Naruto immediately pressed close to give and take. He pushed Sasuke away to get rid of his shirt, but the latter took advantage of the moment to take off Naruto's instead. He moaned and felt his knees almost gave way when a finger brushed against his right nipple. His body had learned to recognize Sasuke's caress and responded with a sensitivity neither of them knew about.

"Sasuke," he breathed, his head slightly tilted backward. His hands unbuckled Sasuke's belt, unbuttoned his pants and then let it fall onto the ground, forgotten. "Sasuke." His eyelids fluttered close when those soft lips trailed gently on his neck. He moaned appreciatively. He wanted more of that sensual mouth.

"Dobe," Sasuke whispered huskily when he stepped out from his pants and pushed them onto the awaiting bed.

"Your shirt," Naruto whispered back between licks on Sasuke's earlobe.

The two of them gasped as their naked chests pressed together. The heat in between them was so overwhelming, that their desire for each other had started crackling and they could hear it burning together within the beating of their hearts. Naruto arched his back while Sasuke pinned him down and initiated a kiss that gave everything and took nothing. They moved as gentle as inexperienced teenagers moved and as hungrily as passionate lovers did.

They greedily work on each other's clothes and worshiped each patch of skin revealed to their appreciating eyes. Moments later, they were as they were born- stark naked and they were entangled with sheets and limbs.

Sasuke grabbed a fistful of hair strands at the onslaught pleasure brought by Naruto's lips on his collarbone before lapping it with his tongue. He could feel it... that sensation that pooled and coiled around in his stomach. He grunted. He gasped. He gave out a long moan when a tanned leg rubbed against his arousal. Whether Naruto did it or purpose or not, he didn't know except that it drove him wild with wanting. He pushed the blonde on his back, deciding that he had enough.

Sasuke nipped, sucked and licked everything that was exposed to him with a hunger that knew no bounds. He mirrored all the things the blonde had done to him and more.

He traced the blonde's spiral-shaped birthmark oh-so-slowly with his tongue, drawing out a dark moan from the said blonde that went straight to his groin. He ran his hands down smooth tanned legs and laid kisses on the inside of his thighs before holding the hard shaft in front of him, making Naruto's eyes widen. However, Sasuke wasn't through with him yet. He thumbed the slit and was satisfied with how the blonde cried out.

Attracted to the musky scent Naruto's erection was emitting, he lowered his head and traced the slit before taking an inch of the blonde's hard length into his hot mouth. He slid it out and slid it in before Naruto jerked him upward and meshed their mouths.

In the middle of the kiss, they bucked against each other, their sweaty and flushed bodies crashing and brushing.

Sasuke moved his mouth to Naruto's chest. Naruto protested, his mouth, still open, was searching for its partner. Sasuke inserted three of his fingers into that mouth before he placed them into his own.

Knowing what it meant, Naruto spread his legs and slightly raised his hips for Sasuke's taking. No matter how aroused he was, the blonde was more than uncomfortable with the preparation. He almost wanted to back out, but he had believed in Sasuke. However, his trust in the other male didn't stop him from wondering why his soon-to-be-lover was rubbing that part of him repeatedly. He didn't know until he started seeing stars that grew brighter and brighter for every contact. He couldn't contain himself and bucked against those fingers that were melting his bones one by one.

Just when he was so close to being swallowed by that beautiful light, Sasuke withdrew his fingers.

"No!" the blonde moaned and with pleading eyes that were dark with passion stared at Sasuke who dropped a gentle kiss on his swollen lips.

Sasuke shivered with anticipation to what would happen next. This was it... to be totally one with his lo- Naruto. He took in the sight of his blonde- so needy and so ready. The urge to plunge into that lithe body was so strong, he almost couldn't stop himself.

With painstaking slowness, Sasuke slid his weeping cock into that damp and tight cavern. Oh, heavens! He moaned at the tightness and heat of his boyfriend's body. He prayed to God that he wouldn't come right there and then.

'Don't rush,' was the statement that was echoing through his mind as he plunged deeper. "Naruto," he breathed, his face twisted with controlled lust and desire. Everything was better than in his dreams and imaginations. All of the sensations he was feeling at that very moment were as intense as ever. He moaned as he was fully sheathed inside of him. Heat... Naruto's heat was snug around him and the feeling was very intoxicating. He gripped the hips beneath him just so he-Sasuke wouldn't move.

He felt slim arms wrapped around his shoulders and blunt fingers digging into his skin. He gazed down to find wide and tearful blue eyes staring right back at him. He bent down and licked the trail his tears left while covering those eyes with one hand.

In a moment of stillness and silence, Sasuke whispered something to Naruto's ear. For a brief moment, the blonde's blue eyes widened before he laughed, while a few teardrops involuntarily fell at those words that spilled unexpectedly from Sasuke's lips. Because it was sudden and unasked for, it was so beautiful, it hurt. He reached up and cupped Sasuke's face. "Sasuke," he whispered before he drew him to a kiss.

Sasuke started moving testily, looking for that simulated patch of nerves. The moment Naruto's eyes fluttered open, he knew he found it and he increased the power of his thrusts.

Naruto was beside himself at being one with Sasuke , having the said person sliding in and out of his lithe body. Sasuke's heat burned him and to him, it was the sweetest thing he ever experienced in his life so far. "Don't s-stop," he pleaded as he sucked on Sasuke's chin. He wanted to return the pleasure Sasuke was giving him. He gripped his lover's butt, trying to draw him in, hoping that it would increase the power of his thrusts. He flexed his ring of muscles around the hard rod repeatedly thrusting into his body, and saw how that affected his partner.

"I won't," his lover whispered back. He wrapped his legs around Sasuke's waist, trying to sheath him deeper, wanting their bodies to become one just as the beating of their hearts was. Everything was Sasuke… everything, and he loved each moment of it.

The Uchiha quickened his speed and grabbed Naruto cock trapped between their bodies to apply pressure and friction.

This wasn't possible, Naruto thought, to be able to receive pleasure from two sources without dying. He trashed his head around like a man possessed. Everything was too much and yet not enough. He writhed and backed under his thrusts. He moaned. He asked for more. He gave everything Sasuke demanded and more.

The bed was creaking at the power of each moment their hips met in a frenzy manner. Naruto grabbed the headboard as Sasuke practically rode him hard while ramming into him, driving him closer to that peak. He breathed Sasuke's name over and over again because that was the only thing that was left when his brain melted. Sasuke's hand covered the tanned that was gripping the headboard, completing another bond.

There were no words left, just frenzied movements for their forbidden, yet longed for union. In the heat of the moment that was filled with nothing but gasps and grunts. Their names spilled from each other's lips, pleading and demanding. The rhythm of their beat started getting faster while the creaking sounds of the bed started getting louder, but none of that registered on both boys as they continued rocking against each other…this time more desperately.

When the two came together, Sasuke moaned deeply while Naruto latched his mouth on a pale shoulder leaving another mark.

They shared a lazy kiss while letting the tremors of their explosive orgasm recede. Sasuke pulled out a moment later and slumped, exhausted, beside the equally exhausted blonde. He turned to his side to return Naruto's soft gazed he knew was focus on him at that moment. His heart slammed against his chest seeing blond hair matted on satiated face and he was reminded of that fleeting moment when Naruto arched his back as he blissfully felt his completion, lips parted open and eyes glazed beneath the half mast eyelids.

"You're beautiful," Sasuke murmured in a heart-breaking voice.

Emotions welled up within Naruto and he knew what caused this. He wanted to tell Sasuke that he loved him, but words got stuck in his throat. He tried to get it off but it remained there and a sliver of sadness wrapped around his heart. Was love one of those things that shouldn't be said especially to that person who held his heart?

He gently moved his hand and covered the pale ones close to his, hoping he'd be able to convey his feelings. Sasuke returned the gesture, but he wondered if his lover really understood what it was all about.

I love you even if I can't say it.

Side by side... hand in hand they fell to slumber and Naruto would never forget Sasuke's whispered words.

I'll protect you.

-SasuNaru is love-

Sasuke growled at the light that kept following him wherever he turned his head until he gave up and opened his eyes to stare at unfamiliar ceiling. He let his gaze swept over the bright room. Huh? Where was he, anyway? He blushed and smiled a second later when he remembered last night's event and no, it wasn't a dream. He knew because the proof was beside him, stirring.

"Morning, bastard," Naruto greeted calmly, as if their sleeping side by side, naked was a daily occurrence. He snuggled close to his lover, establishing skin contact. The checkout time was eleven, he remembered and he looked at his watch. They still had almost an hour and a half left.

A pale arm loosely wrapped around his waist. "Are you regretting?" Sasuke asked what had struck his heart with so much fear. He had been so concerned that he didn't take a time to think that Naruto's actions weren't that of a person who regretted.

"Do you?" Naruto answered back sleepily. He felt so happy and relax, not to mention sore that he wanted to just sleep beside the person who made him feel this way.

"Should I?"

"Should I?" the blonde echoed. In a fluid motion for a sleepy person, his face hovered over Sasuke's. "I would never regret anything I did with you," he murmured before he gave into his lips' hunger.

They kissed unhurriedly and passionately. While in the depths of their minds, voices told them about the repercussions and punishments that awaited them at their respective homes for not coming home without any notice through phone calls. There would be trouble, not to mention hell to pay. However, their moment was worth more than the trouble they would soon undergo.

TBC

coughs Yeah... We could here a lot of you murmuring, "Finally." We apologized for making you wait guys.

Am I allowed to pimp my other one-shots here? Assuming that I am, well... I have two new one-shots posted in my LJ fiction archive. I won't post them here because they are't up to my standards for posting fanfics here. However, you don't have to worry because these posts are not F-lock (but they will be a week from now) so everybody can read it. Anyone up for it? smiles