I'm posting fast, people.. tryna get to more good parts...gah, why'd i post this story.. How troublesome!!!

-Kitsune

Chapter III

Stop Me

Sasuke smiled a little, hearing Naruto coming behind him, and he sat down on the bank of a stream, not even phased as Naruto attacked him from behind, arms recklessly around his neck, and finally settling. Sasuke felt Naruto's lips against the nape of his neck.

"Sasuke what the heck's wrong with me, I can't keep my hands off you." Naruto said bluntly, finally coming around to sit next to Sasuke, keeping his arm around Sasuke's waist. Sasuke shrugged and stared at the water.

"I don't know Naruto.. I think it's just that since its secret.. we're running out of outlets.. we need more. Together. We're reaching a new stage…I need more.." Sasuke forced Naruto onto the ground and sat on top of him.

"Woo-hoo Sasuke.."

"Shut up dobe..."

"Oo I love it when you tell me to shut up.. it means you mean business—" Sasuke emphasized his words by nearly suffocating Naruto under him with a harsh kiss; so harsh that Naruto flinched, but the next flinch was one of ecstasy.

"Oh.. Sasuke.. Aa, god.." Naruto gasped, already breaking a sweat as Sasuke moved to his neck, licking and sucking, all the while squeezing him around the waist tightly. "…Ah shimatta! God, it's so good, seme.." Naruto went on dramatically, knowing it was slightly irritating. Sasuke paused and sat up for a second.

"Jeez Naruto, be quiet!" Sasuke snapped, finally covering Naruto's mouth with his hand, then going back to tasting Naruto's neck. Naruto moaned and groaned pitifully, wrapping his legs around Sasuke's waist, which made Sasuke begin to get a bit vocal also.

"Ah.. Naruto.." was all he said.

"You're so calm.. one day I'm gonna make you scream and holler like you've lost it Uchiha!"

"For the last time, shut up!" Sasuke said, followed by an unguarded gasp. Naruto chuckled and made Sasuke kiss him on the mouth.

"Alright.. I'll shut up.." Naruto murmured between kisses.

Fifteen minutes later they were still on the ground, Naruto was out of breath, and Sasuke was looking like he'd been doing some hard training.

"Take.. take this off.." Naruto gasped, pulling at Sasuke's shirt. Sasuke sat up just briefly enough to fling it away and it landed atop of a bush. Naruto giggled as Sasuke was dripping sweat on him.

"That's .. fun.." Naruto breathed before they resumed their fevered kissing. They rolled in the grass, kissing without breath, Sasuke simultaneously whipping off Naruto's belt and swinging it elsewhere; it landed on a tree branch hanging above the bush that had Sasuke's shirt on it. "Oh… Sasuke.. keep going.. don't stop…" Naruto pleaded breathlessly, burying his head in Sasuke's shoulder. "I'll have too.. pretty soon.." Sasuke murmured while he pressed closer against Naruto. "Why.. God why.." Naruto panted, clinging to Sasuke. Sasuke sighed heavily, cradling the cuddly blonde below him. "Because.. you're…it's more than just 'doing it' Nara.. it's for good…it's.. making love.." Sasuke said, pausing and staring blankly at nothing in particular. Naruto calmed down as Sasuke stopped, and smiled.

"Gross, Sasuke!! You're getting mushy on me.. Aw.." Naruto ran his hands through Sasuke's hair. Sasuke frowned.

"It's not mushy.. Stop Nara." Naruto was about to, but he spotted a slight flush across Sasuke's cheeks. He giggled.

"You're cute Sasuke…Haha.. Sasuke.. being cute.." Naruto laughed as Sasuke sat up off of him and sat on the bank of the stream. Naruto sat up and affectionately cuddled against Sasuke's side.

"I'll.. I'll wait. Until you're ready Sasuke." Naruto sang a little quieter. Sasuke looked down at Naruto, a little surprised, but then gave a slight smirk, and didn't say anything. "Thanks .." Sasuke murmured, pulling Naruto over and laying him across his lap. Naruto grinned and folding his hands behind his head, laying there in the sun across Sasuke's lap. Eventually Sasuke laid back, and they laid there in the mid-morning sunlight in comfortable silence.

"Naru-chan.. I wanna spend all day with you.." Sasuke murmured. Naruto blushed, but didn't sit up.

"Really..? Sasuke.. well let's do it." Sasuke opened his eyes as Naruto abruptly yanked him up by the arm. "We have to leave, no one can find us. Come on, let's run!" Naruto exclaimed, and Sasuke listened; they both jumped up and leapt the stream, darting across the field and eventually slipping into a competitive racing match.

"What're you trying to do?! Outrun me teme?" Naruto yelled. Sasuke only kept moving. "No.. I'm not trying." He pulled away yard by yard, until finally he just stopped by a tree, and Naruto, gasping for breath, finally caught up.

"Sasa you jerk.." Naruto breathed, leaning next to Sasuke on the tree. Sasuke shoved him over and listened to him fall with a grunt.

"Hurry and get up.." Sasuke said, walking out into the trees. Naruto rubbed his shoulder and frowned while he stood.

"Sasukeee.. we haven't been on.. like a date ever...come on be nice!" Naruto whined. Sasuke turned to flash a small grin.

"Alright. Come on." He held out his hand, and waited for Naruto to come and take it. When he did, Sasuke pulled him forward and landed a kiss right in the corner of his mouth.

"Hah… that's much more like it Uchiha.." Naruto mumbled.

"Come on, Great Uzumaki. Let's hide from Sakura and Kakashi."

Sakura found herself searching everywhere within a mile radius for the two missing ninjas.

"Kakashi Sensei I can't find them!" She yelled. Kakashi shrugged from his position against a tree.

"I dunno'.. I just know they'd better show up before tonight, lights out at 11." He said. "But.. they left me here alone! I mean come on, what could they possibly do all day alone, just the two of them? They fight like no one's business!" Sakura said, sitting down on a tree stump and sighing.

"What could they be doing.." Sakura murmured, falling into deep thought.

Meanwhile, Naruto had his hands up above his head, pinned by the wrists to a tree bu Sasuke's one hand, while the other was around his hips, and Sasuke was holding a piece of fruit to his lips with his mouth. Naruto took the piece of fruit in his mouth, and let the fed piece of fruit lead to a deep passionate kiss.

"Mm.. Sasuke.."

"Mmmh."

"Rough me up a bit—" No sooner had the words left his mouth, than Sasuke had pulled Naruto by the hair into a deeper kiss, at the same time using his entire body to pin Naruto harshly against the tree trunk. Naruto groaned.

"Aa.. itai Sasuke.." Naruto breathed.

"Sh. Quiet.." Sasuke quietly retorted before going back to roughing with Naruto. He rose an eyebrow, amused at the heightened arousal he was getting out of Naruto just by being a little rougher with him.

Kakashi looked up and rose an eyebrow.

"Whatever it is they're doing Sakura, both of their chakras just shot up, then got back to normal. Kind of irregular. I have a hard time believing Naruto's awake enough to train like that as early as noon…" Kakashi rolled his eyes. "..so I have no idea what they're up to. I mean Naruto's dedicated, he's a hard trainer when he wants to be but…yeah. That's not him."

The full moon was rising over the forest trees, and fireflies were filling the small clearing that the two young ninjas lay in. Sleeping. Sasuke opened his eyes slowly. "Hmm…?" he sat up slowly, Naruto in his arms still snoozing, and snoring loudly, he noticed. The last thing he remembered saying to Naruto was something about not making out every second and actually having a conversation. Sasuke looked down at Naruto, who was drooling slightly. It made him want to make out, disgustingly enough, Sasuke found himself thinking.

"Naruto." Sasuke called calmly. Naruto didn't budge. Sasuke sat there awkwardly with Naruto splayed out on him for a few more seconds.

"NARUTO!" Sasuke barked. Naruto jumped, waking up suddenly, and clinging to Sasuke's waist.

"God! What?!!" Naruto exclaimed.

"Sh, Nara! We've been sleeping here all day!" Sasuke said.

"How though.." Naruto murmured, yawning as he sat up and rubbed his eyes with one hand.

"Well we were up til about 3 last night messing around." Sasuke stood up and rubbed his sore shoulder.

"It's about 7:30, let's just get back.. I think it was better we slept then stayed up and gotten in a pointless bicker fest anyway.." Naruto followed beside and slightly behind Sasuke, massaging Sasuke's shoulders for him.

"Sasuke…? Are you ok?" Naruto asked, the worry showing in his voice, though his face appeared calm. Sasuke crossed his arms.

"I'm fine Naruto." He said bluntly. Naruto kept rubbing.

"Whoa, you're tense Uchiha." He said, genuinely concerned now. Naruto made them stop just outside camp.

"Sasuke.." he moved behind Sasuke and fingered Sasuke's collar.

"Let me take a look alright?" Naruto said cautiously. Sasuke jerked away suddenly.

"No! Don't. Stop it. Now." Sasuke ordered.

"Sh! Come on, be still." Sasuke reluctantly allowed Naruto to mess with his collar. He felt Naruto's fingers softly brush the curse seal at the base of his neck.

"It looks kind of agitated Sasuke." Naruto murmured, and Sasuke heard the catch of fear in Naruto's voice. He turned around, stopped Naruto from looking, and unexpectedly silenced Naruto's concern temporarily with a deep, very distracting kiss.

"Leave it alone." Sasuke murmured. Naruto gazed at Sasuke for a while, searching for a trace of the dreaded red flames that spread from the markings when the curse took over his body. He saw no trace.

"Be careful Sasuke. I may be a bit hyper or…annoying or whatever, but you know I have this thing. About you. I change when you struggle with things." Naruto said very seriously. Sasuke looked away and only stared at the ground.

"I know. Come on, just…stop. Leave it alone." Sasuke repeated. As they walked into training grounds, Kakashi stared at them from his spot sitting against a tree trunk.

"A little late coming around, guys. What I don't get is how you two could spend an entire day together." He said rather bluntly.

"Sensei watch this Uchiha right here, he's not feeling too good." Naruto blurted. Sasuke growled a little and turned and stormed into the housing. Naruto crossed his arms. "Stupid teme doesn't know when to take it easy!!" Naruto barked toward the house from beside the bonfire in the middle of camp. Kakashi stared at Naruto's expression, then rose an eyebrow at the resulting exclamation of frustration from Sasuke inside.

"He's angry for some reason Naruto, let him cool." Kakashi advised. Naruto sighed and began pacing.

"But sensei something's up with him he won't let anyone help him with it—"

"Naruto. Let.. him.. cool." Kakashi emphasized.

Inside, Sasuke locked himself in his room and paced back and forth, winding his arm, rubbing the shoulder that bore the now burning curse mark.

"What.. what is it this time? Why's it.. firing up like this.. Naruto's not making me mad.. he shouldn't be. No one else is bothering me I've been sleeping all day.." Sasuke took a breath and held in the pain.

"Why.. why's it trying to take me now." He began to feel dizzy.

"No.. no.. NO!!" Sasuke had his hands fisting in his hair, and found himself on the floor within the next five seconds. His conscious, sane thoughts were beginning to leave him. "Ah.. no.. NO! STOP!" Sasuke screamed in the flooring, banging on it with his fist, the other hand pressed against his head.

"I can handle it—I can! Without help!!" Sasuke screamed, despite feeling himself beginning to lose control of his though patterns. He felt a wave of convulsion overtake him, and the flames of the curse began to spread, and he could see that his entire arm was covered in the black markings of the curse. But as soon as his right mind was beginning to fade into the fog of the accursed symbol, he felt control; someone was pulling him up off of the floor, lying him on the bed. Soothing the flaming storm spreading along his body. He groaned slightly, not wanting to open his eyes; they burned. The air around him was slowly cooling.. his thoughts fading to a misty calm. The warmth beside him was stroking his forehead and hair. He took labored breaths, hearing kind whispers in his ear. He felt himself stabilize. He didn't have to open his eyes.

"Naru—Naruto.. Nara…" he breathed.

"Quiet." The kind whisper then said. When he did have the strength to open his eyes, Sasuke found himself up to his chin in covers, Naruto leaning over him from the side of the bed.

"That was a strong one. They're getting stronger." Naruto said surprisingly calmly. "How'd you get in here…the door was locked.." Sasuke asked, mildly surprised at how Naruto was handling it. He found that he'd thought too soon. Naruto disregarded his question completely.

"SASUKE! Next time I warn you, don't push me away!! I mean what's wrong with you, I could've come in here and found you hurt!! Or—or passed out, or—completely out of control!" Naruto shouted. Sasuke ignored the outburst.

"I'm sure Sensei told you to let me alone.." He said, staying still in bed while Naruto stroked his hair.

"Yeah but there's no way. I'm the only one that's seen how strong it's getting." Naruto protested, moving his hands down to Sasuke's shoulders and massaging firmly. Sasuke groaned; he was too tense to bother resisting.

"Nara. Something about you stops it." Sasuke said bluntly. Naruto grinned.

"Really? See I knew I was right to go after you!" He exclaimed. Sasuke shut his eyes for a few seconds.

"Naruto.. please.. no hyperness now." He asked. Naruto quieted, but still was extremely happy.

"I have to figure out how that works.." Sasuke murmured while Naruto made himself busy massaging.

"It's me! I do things to your body you didn't think I could do." He laughed. Sasuke couldn't help but smile a little.

"Yeah. You do."

Yes there's suspense cuz they haven't slept together yet.. I tend to do that in longer stories..

Next Chapter: 'Forgive Me'

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-Kitsune