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SasuNaru, Yaoi, OOC and unbeta-read

Being one of noble families way back in Japanese history, the Uchiha clan still followed the old Japanese tradition and customs so it had been a surprise when his mother-dainty and reserved, hugged him when he arrived home.

Of course, there was an ulterior motive behind that gesture but he didn't know that. He didn't know that it was her way of looking for an evidence of his crime against their family's honor. And that evidence was there on his neck, red and looking fresh.

The next thing he knew, his mother had slapped him hard that his left cheek stung so much.

"How dare you tarnish our name and sullied your body for a nobody!" she hissed.

His stomach churned and cold sweat slowly broke from his skin. Oh God! They had found out and the first that came to his mind was his blonde's welfare.

He looked at her and said, "I love him, mother." He hoped she'd understand him because women were creatures of the heart. How disappointed he became when the words that came from her were, "You don't know what love is. Love only happens between man and woman."

"Had the blonde bored you that you decided to come here?" a voice asked. He snapped his head to the right and his blood ran cold. He had never seen his father so demonic.

But he knew his father was too disciplined to hit him but he won't put it past his father to give him a dagger and order him to commit seppuku. But then again, his mother might save his father from the trouble and just slice him with her naginata.

"I had expected you to excel and not play around!" his father lashed out, his voice as sharp as a whip.

"I am excelling more than you expected and I am not playing around. I lo-"

"Silence! I'll have no homosexual for a successor much less for a son!"

"I am not a homosexual but I lo-"

"Love will never occur between same sex."

He could hear the finality in his father's voice and he hated it with a passion. In a subtle act of rebellion and provocation, he asked, "If what I feel isn't love then what is it?"

His father returned his cool gaze, "Insanity... a moment of insanity and foolishness."

His grip on his duffel bag tightened before he walked away towards the stairs. He paused and looked over his shoulder when his name was called.

"If you continue this, I'll disown you. Mark my words!" his father warned him.

He snorted, "Do whatever pleases you." Then he continued climbing the stairs.

The older male Uchiha frowned, "Let's see how long you'll last."

Chapter 22: The distance time placed between them

Darling Darling
ironna kao wo motsu kimi wo shitteruyo
nani wo shite sugoshite itatte
omoidashite kurushiku narunda
CALENDAR ni kinyuu shita
ikutsumono kinennbi yori
kokizami ni senmei ni
boku no kioku wo umetsukusu
-Shirushi, Mr. Children

Sasuke took a deep breath and exhaled them slowly. He couldn't explain the happiness he felt from having Naruto in his arms. All he knew was he was just happy. He turned his head to the right and pressed his lips against sweaty tanned nape. He drew his fingertips away from Naruto's mouth and commented lightly, "What would the student body say if they find out that the Culinary club's head chef is under the school president?" He pushed himself up and stared at Naruto. He stared at him affectionately and proudly.

"It depends on who you ask," the blonde replied lazily and sleepily. "And the only reason I allowed you to do me on your SC president table is because we won't be seeing much of each other until the school festival is over." With the school festival approaching so fast, everybody was so busy with their preparation, that both of them knew it was impossible to spend so much time together. Their encounter today was something to make the loneliness they would feel away from each other less intense. Naruto cringed when Sasuke pulled out from him, feeling empty once again. He pushed himself up and took the tissue box Sasuke tossed towards him. Following Sasuke's suit, the blonde started wiping off the traces of their sinful activity from his body. He frowned when noticed that his tie had multiple white splotches on it.

"If you're going to do me next time, make sure you undo my tie first, bastard," he muttered.

"But you looked enticing that way. Shirt open and tie pressed on your naked chest," Sasuke replied. He didn't react when Naruto's tie hit him on his shoulder. It wasn't painful anyway. He smirked when his blonde muttering curses and damning him to hell. From the corner of his eyes, he watched as Naruto moved to stand on the floor with shaking legs. Wordlessly, he knelt on the floor and wiped his semen slipping on those inner thighs.

Naruto's heart clenched at such gesture then closed his eyes and breathed his lover's name when soft lips laid kisses on his thighs. "How long is your meeting?" he asked when Sasuke pulled away to let him buckle his pants.

"I don't know. We have a lot of things to talk especially there are complaints of the budget allowance allotted for each club this school festival. Yours?"

Naruto shrugged his shoulders. "Same here. I don't think we'll be seeing each other today after I walk out from here. Then during the school festival, being the club president, I have to be supervising at all times." The blonde grinned. "I'll call you though." With that, he gave his boyfriend a light kiss before leaving with a wave.

Sasuke sighed, but the gentle smile on his lips and the soft twinkle in his eyes never disappeared.

-SasuNaru is love-

Naruto looked at the stacks of recipes on the table, submitted by all club members for the upcoming school festival. He hadn't expected this kind of results.

"Part of the agenda for today's meeting was for us to vote on the recipes, but considering that there are a lot of them, I decided that a screening based on our theme is in order," he told his members. He noted the pained look his sous chef- Konohamaru was wearing and felt sympathy, but it couldn't really be help. The task of screening immediately fell on the sous chef, but Naruto could extend a hand.

"When are we going to know our location?" Udon asked.

"It will be great if we are situated near the school gate," Moegi commented and the rest of the club agreed before hopefully looking at their club president who immediately took a step backward.

"W-what's with that look?" Naruto said, but dammit! He knew what it meant. The student body knew that he could talk the mighty Uchiha into anything and that he could even get anything from him. Naruto knew the power he wielded over his boyfriend, and that was why he never wanted to abuse it. He pursed his lips before saying firmly and authoritatively, "The drawing of lots will be this Friday. We will do it fair and square. If our food is good, then it doesn't matter if we'll be at the school's backyard. People will definitely come so let's do our best, okay?"

The club members pump their fists in the air, "Hell yeah!"

Naruto grinned at their energy. "Let's proceed to our next topic."

Sasuke, on the other didn't feel as hyped up as his boyfriend. Especially when a member had suggested that the budget for each club should be fifty-thousand yen. The school had no problems giving that amount to each club, but to him it was just too much. Large amount of money couldn't guarantee the event's success, and he told his stubborn member that.

"Not to mention that each club has their own funds from the very beginning," Suigetsu said. "And from the report we had received, the funds are sufficient for the said event, but it is customary for the Student Council to give them an allowance."

"I think Suigetsu said it all," Sasuke said, his eyes drilling into Tanaka.

"But the event is open campus. We don't know how many people will come here. What if-"

"Not all clubs are going to sell food or toys. Other clubs like Photography will display their work. And if the allowance is not enough, they can use their income," Juugo said calmly.

"I think thirty thousand is enough as it is. No point in increasing it," another member added while the rest nodded.

"Moving on," Suigetsu said.

"You can't do that!" Karin- the council secretary blurted out. "We still haven't voted-"

"It's obvious, Karin. The matter is settled."

"Why can't you just follow the norm of having a council meeting? Nomination and all those sh- stuffs."

Suigetsu grinned. "You mean shit?"

Sasuke glared and his voice was glacial. "Why don't you two settle mundane things outside? We still have a lot of things to discuss."

The two immediately fell silent. Karin continued jotting down notes while imagining that her notebook was Suigetsu. She really, really hated the guy. She didn't understand why Sasuke chose him for his vice-president!

The secretary's treatment of the sheet of paper she was writing on wasn't lost on Suigetsu who just grinned, amused. Karin was so easy to provoke.

-SasuNaru is love-

The student body was in a frenzy and excitement blanketed the grounds, as the event was fast approaching. Everybody was excited to participate and witness the event to the point that they came to school not to learn, but to prepare, and who could blame them? The school festival was the highlight of the school year for everyone, even for the teachers.

Finally, the most anticipated date came, and the school was never as lively as today. Booths littered the ground, there were endless crowds coming in and out of the campus. However, order was maintained by teachers, student council members and student volunteers.

Gaara passively looked at the boy who was doing his best to hit the mark and failing.

"Be supportive, captain," a bold member whispered to him. He grinned sheepishly when his red-haired captain glanced at him. "Why don't you do it?" The member nodded and approached the boy.

Gaara looked at the sky and wondered how long before his shift would end. He just didn't like coaching. If these people want to see him shoot his arrows, fine, but coach? Who the hell were they kidding, anyway?

Moegi's eyes dazzled as she took in the long line forming in front their booth. Their head chef was right. It didn't matter where they were situated, which was in the middle of the school field, as long as their food and service were great. She ran all the way to the culinary laboratory where Naruto was doing his shift.

"Naruto-nii," she said as she burst into the room. Realizing her mistake she corrected, "Captain, you should looked at the line forming in front of our booth. It's so long!"

Without looking up from his task, Naruto nodded. "I know, that's why we should not let them keep waiting. Let's work faster!"

"Yes, boss!" the crew replied. Then there was no further conversation, just a flurry of movement as each member was aware of the role and task they were playing.

Being the Student Council president wasn't easy, especially when the said president was as anti-social as Sasuke. He refused to understand why he had to make such visits to each stall. He wouldn't have minded if he was able see Naruto, but he knew the latter was in the culinary laboratory until the event would was over. Damn.

"Guess who's here?" Ino exclaimed the moment Sasuke stopped by their stall. Being in a gardening/ikebana club, their stall was riddled with plants and flowers of different kinds.

"You're doing great," Sasuke commented.

"Most of them bought for their house but we expected that," Ino explained as an attempt to make Sasuke stay longer, knowing it would attract more customers. "What we didn't expect was that there were a lot of closet romantics in this school."

Sakura skipped her way towards Ino. "Sasuke-kun!"

"Sakura. Hinata."

"How many flowers did you receive so far?" Sakura inquired.

The Uchiha scowled. He had received so many that he felt nauseous.

"Seeing that you don't need them, why don't you return them to us so we can sell them again?"

"That's bad, Ino," Hinata said gently but firmly. "We shouldn't do that." She then looked at Sasuke and in a whisper asked, "Are you here to buy flowers?"

All thoughts of business left the mind of the other two girls at the prospect that Sasuke was buying flowers. They had taken a deep interest in their friends' secret lovelife. They thought that the Uchiha was still wooing the blonde for deeper intimacy without knowing or assuming how deep their intimacy had become. They moved closer to the male and spoke in conspiratorial voice. To any observer, it looked like the two girls were just flirting with their object of affections.

"I'm sure that is expected from you," Ino said.

"If I was your significant other, I'd be disappointed," Sakura chipped in teasingly.

Sasuke snorted, "You aren't." The female blonde giggled, making her best friend glared at her.

"My point is that-"

"I see your point, Sakura, but no, I have no intentions of doing that. He knows me."

Hinata looked from one party to another, than back again. "Let's not force Sasuke-kun, okay?" She smiled sheepishly when her two friends looked at her, almost in reprimand while silently questioning which side she was on.

While the girls were silently communicating, Sasuke quietly slipped away and continued his rounds.

Confident that his team could manage during his short absence, Naruto took the fifteen-minute break the members insisted on him taking.

"Udon, I'm leaving," he called out above the din that was normal in a kitchen.

"Have fun," was the reply.

He nodded and left. Although he hadn't eaten yet, he had been cooking a lot that his senses had too much to send signal to his brain that he was hungry. Skipping lunch, he decided to visit his friends. It was unfortunate that Sasuke was on duty, Kiba was on shift giving tips in taking care of one's pet while Shino was busy being one of the referees in his club's Kabuto Battle because that meant he couldn't disturb them.

He went to the Go club, but he was told that Shikamaru was sleeping until his next game. So much for his plan of dragging his lazy friend!

He dropped by at Chouji's club stall and by his friend's request, bought grilled pork. He also bought street foods like okonomiyaki, takoyaki from other stalls. So when he arrived at the archery field, he had enough food to feed a group of seven hungry growing boys with him.

"Having fun?" he asked Gaara who was eating.

"Very," the redhead replied with sarcasm making the blonde chuckle.

Seeing that archery looked fun, Naruto decided to try it for free. Well not really for free. It was just the members' way of returning the favor of him bringing some food.

Gaara stood behind to watch. He watched as the blonde made a fool of himself. He watched until the archer in him made him helped Naruto. And dammit! What a torture! To be so close with Naruto to the point that he could feel the latter's body heat was painfully sweet. For a lot of times, he had been tempted to touch what he couldn't have... what was forbidden, but he ignored the urges because he respected Naruto and Sasuke.

Slightly satisfied with his aim, Naruto hurriedly left, seeing his break was almost over. He bought three parfaits and dropped by Sakura's booth before going back to his kitchen.

Sasuke just scowled when he passed by his shoe locker and the scent of flowers assaulted his nose. As much as he wanted to get rid of those presents, he decided to leave them as they were. Let his admirers find another place to leave their symbol of affection. Deciding that, he went straight to the student council office- the only place that no admirer could set foot, unless any of them wanted to be severely punished. And obviously, there seemed to be someone who had a sadistic streak if the long-stemmed red rose on his well-arranged desk was any indication.

He let a pointer finger glide along the edge of his table before taking a seat on his swivel chair.

All his life, he had never received a single rose. It was always a bouquet until now. And the rose was as red as those times when in a heated and hungry moment, he had made a cut on his blonde's lips and which had bleed. He stared at the flower, marveling at its simplicity and beauty before he picked it up to draw it to his lips, wishing it was the lips of its sender. He flipped the card and read the single statement written hurriedly.

Bon Appetit!

It was only then did the Uchiha notice the styrofoam lunch box and he couldn't help but smile at his boyfriend's thoughtfulness. Damn that Naruto! He didn't know if the blonde was doing it on purpose or not, but he- Sasuke was falling deeper and faster into their abyss.

-SasuNaru is love-

Bringing nothing but the single rose, Sasuke made his way to the Culinary laboratory. Although, Naruto had told him not to distract, Sasuke saw no reason to follow the request because it was already around seven in the evening- a time when most were now looking for their own spots to watch the firework display which marked the end of the school festival.

When he had open the door and found the dobe alone, he was pleased, yet at the same time confused. Where the hell was the rest of the club? He didn't know he had said it out loud until surprised Naruto whirled around and a second later answered.

"I let them watch the display seeing that we're almost done cleaning." True to his words, the prep tables just needed wiping and the floor, moping. "What are you doing here?"

"You can't expect me not to come here after what you did." He boldly dragged the rose on tanned face oh-so-softly that Naruto could only flutter his eyes close and sigh. Through half-mast eyelids, he watched as want crawled along the planes of the blonde's face, highlighting them. And whatever words or sounds that would slip from those lips, Sasuke swallowed them. It had been so long since they had this contact and at that moment, that was all that mattered to them. To feel and to taste each other.

At the first contact, Naruto's hands grabbed the front of his lover's shirt to steady himself. His legs had been tired from standing too much, but the kiss sapped his legs' remaining strength. Mirroring Sasuke's intensity, he returned the kiss urgently, desperately, hungrily...

For a long moment, they let the other's presence and taste awash them in a comforting and rewarding manner. Breaking the kiss, Sasuke buried his face against the junction where Naruto's head and shoulders met. "You smell of food," he murmured. "It makes me want to eat you."

"H-hey, bastard..." a flustered Naruto stammered as he found himself slowly bending backward towards one dirty prep table. His boyfriend wasn't doing anything, but he could feel his own desire being awakened by his.

"We did it on my table so it is only fair to do it here as well," Sasuke told him with an unreadable expression on his face.

Before he could stop himself, he said, ""Doing it on a prep table is kinky, but the fireworks..." He felt relieved at the same time disappointed when Sasuke pulled away.

Frankly, the Uchiha had really no plans of doing it at that moment. Not only was he mentally tired, but also he wanted to watch the fireworks. Shrugging his shoulders, he asked for a mop. Seeing that there was still five minutes left before the display, he might as well kill time by helping the dobe.

When the exhibition started, the two stopped cleaning and sat side by side by the window with one particular encounter hovering and brushing against their memory…

-SasuNaru is love-

The next day- Saturday found Sasuke at Naruto's family den. "I want to play a game which doesn't make me think," Naruto said.

Sasuke snorted. "As if you do." He ducked when a magazine went flying towards him.

"Bastard!" And to spite the said bastard, he loaded a game Sasuke hated- car racing.

In retaliation, the dark-haired lad made sure to make a loser out from the other and succeeded. His winning had awakened Naruto's competitive side. Since both of them hated to lose, especially to one another, what should had been a fun and relaxing game had become a downright serious one as they tried to throw each other's F1 cars off the racing track.

Feeling mischievous, Sasuke reached to his side to grab Naruto's left arm, causing his car to somersault in the air and crash to the ground

Sasuke- three. Naruto- one.

For a minute or so, they were more focused on grabbing each other's hand until Sasuke's controller flew from his hands.

"Stop it!" Sasuke growled.

"Only when you do!" Naruto growled back.

"Fine!"

All was peace and quiet until Sasuke who assumed that Naruto had his guard down, swung an arm with an intention to slap Naruto's controller away. Unfortunately, Naruto who was more than ready, counterattack by twisting his upper body to the other side and Sasuke's mischievous left hand landed on the blonde's inner thigh, just an inch away from the blonde's crotch.

For an awkward moment, the two froze before Sasuke pulled his hand away. "S-sorry," he muttered and he played the game quietly.

Out of instinct more than anything else, Sasuke had moved when he saw from the corner of his eyes, Naruto's hand shot out. He thought he knew what he was after, but he was wrong. Very wrong. He realized that when the tanned hand settled on his crotch. His gaze flew to Naruto who had a Cheshire grin. "I'm not sorry," the blonde said and to prove his point, he slightly squeezed what was underneath his palm.

Sasuke smirked. Two could play this titillating game and he'd definitely teach the dobe his lesson. He lunged towards his target, his intent clear. However, Naruto anticipated his move and in a flurry of arms and legs managed to pin down Sasuke. Then with the tip of his tongue traced his boyfriend's lips, making Sasuke moan appreciatively.

To Sasuke, such action was like a declaration of war… a war which he intended to win with the blonde screaming for his name. In a split of second, plans that would give the expected came to his mind but before he could implement one of those, Naruto had pulled away from him then threw him a come-hither-to look over his shoulder and ran.

Chasing was fine too, Sasuke thought as jumped to his feet quickly. Like a predator after his prey, Sasuke did just that.

The housemaid just sighed at the sudden burst of running footsteps moving towards the second floor. When would those boys grow up and stop chasing each other?

Naruto arched an eyebrow while gazing at Sasuke who had him carefully pinned on his bed. Reaching out, he said, "It disappeared." Upon silent inquiry from the Uchiha, he thumbed the spot where the mark he made three weeks ago was. He leaned up and sucked on that tender spot. He sucked in a way that made Sasuke moan weakly and think what other places that wicked mouth should be.

Sasuke laid on his back, taking the blonde with him and took the latter's mouth for a kiss that was passionate but not hungry... urgent but not hurried. It was as if they savored each second their tongues surged and pressed against and entwined with the other's.

They didn't stop drinking each other's sweetness... they couldn't stop not until their mouths had another to feast on which won't happen anytime soon.

Sasuke's hands squeezed Naruto's shoulders, moved on his back, kneading, caressing and branding, then they cupped the firm buttocks before he let his fingertips brushed the skin just above his jeans.

"I'm home," Arashi called out the moment he walked in. He dropped his suitcase, rolled his shoulders.

"Welcome home," their housemaid- Saito greeted. "How was your trip?"

Naruto made a deep throaty sound at the well-calculated caresses. Then made that sound again when he felt Sasuke growing erection through the latter's tight and skinny pants. He felt it pulsating, he couldn't wait for that moment when it would be at its maximum width and length silkily sinking into home, constantly pushing him to heaven while ramming him into the bed. The image alone made him shiver, and unwittingly rubbed Sasuke's hard on.

"I had a good time. I brought Castella cakes with me." He looked around, "Naruto?"

That was the end of slow as Sasuke roughly changed their position. Naruto quickly got rid of Sasuke's shirt, but Sasuke had no patience and just bunched Naruto's shirt and feasted on nipples.

"He's with Sasuke-kun in his room."

"Have you served them snacks already?"

"Not yet," the woman said as she took the paper bags from her master.

The blonde gasped and fisted on sable strands as hot mouth enclosed his left nipple. Then gasped again when he felt wet tongue being flattened against his pert bud. Oh God!

"Please prepare it so I can bring it to them."

She nodded and did as she was told to.

He murmured his lover's name, calling him towards the chaos that mouth created within him. With his searching hands, he grabbed Sasuke's butt, drew him and rubbed their arousals together. Oh dear God!

"Naruto," Sasuke pleaded more than warned. He was so close to losing himself especially when the other lad just mewled and entwined one leg around his.

A minute or two later, Arashi was walking towards his son's room with a tray of snacks. He knocked on the door only to hear a breathless moan and a murmur of his son's name.

Arashi opened the door and saw what he never thought he'd see his son doing, something he believed to be a nightmare- Naruto in a passionate embrace with Sasuke. Both of them were drowning with sensations that couldn't be expressed with words alone. He- Arashi had never felt so lost in the myriad of emotions that crashed against him at that moment. He didn't even take notice that his hold had loosened and the tray came falling... falling..."

CRASH!

TBC

-coughs- Imagine the trauma Arashi was in the moment he saw them. LOL