Short chappie cuz I'm evil and devious that way...you'll see.
-Kitsune...
"This should be interesting. Won't it Sasuke?" Kakashi said. Sasuke glanced at Kakashi too, but then, again, went back to staring at his plate. He shut his eyes, his fist clenching on the table.
"I like someone. I'm in love."
Chapter XXI
Mark Me
Kakashi braced himself, partly in jest, yet very realistically for a reason. Sakura stared at him blankly for a few seconds at first, and Naruto didn't dare say a word.
"Um…wh-what? What did you say? I don't think I heard right.." She murmured. Sasuke sighed.
"I'm—in love."
Sakura flew out of her seat.
"Wh--What?" Naruto stared at Sasuke, who continued staring at his dinner blankly. Sakura took a few deep breaths then immediately vented.
"How can you do this Sasuke-kun! We're a team! We don't even know who this person IS!! And.. and you lied! I asked you, you said you weren't seeing any girls!!" She shouted, tears surfacing. "And what else, you KNOW what I think about you Sasuke! I haven't hidden it! And every day, EVERY day you ignore me! You and Naruto go running off—Naruto did you know about this?" She exclaimed, just remembering that he should know, given their excessive time together. Naruto guiltily looked away. "Uh—"
"You did!! Sensei!" she turned to look at Kakashi, and he sighed.
"Well…I really am actually interested to know what exactly is going on right now." Kakashi said, turning to look at Sasuke meaningfully. Sasuke looked up finally, and he and Sakura stared at each other plainly for a few seconds.
"Sakura….I'm not seeing any girls--"
"Ss you're not seeing her! But you're in love with her? What sense does that make?" She shouted, cutting him off. Sasuke sighed.
"Sakura you're not hearing me—"
"No! No don't even…" She stopped talking and stared at the table, both fists tightly clenched in frustration. Naruto felt so uncomfortable that he began to feel ill. He took a few breaths and his arm went around his stomach.
"Naruto?" Sasuke said, turning to watch him, then taking a deep breath and looking back at the table.
"Well—what else do you want me to say??" He suddenly exclaimed to Sakura, completely forgetting about trying to tell her the entire story. Sakura shook her head. "Who's the girl?" she asked, as if it was obvious that was what she wanted. Sasuke crossed his arms and chuckled a bit cynically.
"What are you laughing at Sasuke! What are you doing, how could you do this???" She exclaimed.
"Hey! You're only crying because you're angry and jealous, not because you're hurt! All you do is sit around here and think about pointless little crushes! What kind of a Shinobi are you? Wake up and grow up! Get your head out of fantasy world, some of us have real problems to deal with!" Sasuke vented. Naruto, feeling slightly overwhelmed, simply sat there as he stared blankly at the fighting.
"That was a long time coming.." He nearly whispered, and at the same time, he wondered if Sasuke was ever going to actually let out the fact that it was the two of them that were in love with each other. Sakura stared in shock at Sasuke's comments, not knowing what to say.
"Did you ever REALLY love me like you thought you did?? You don't even know me enough to love me!" Sasuke finished.
"Like you ever gave me the chance!!" Sakura protested in response.
"All you did was run off with Naruto, ignore me, or even go talk to Ino before me! Please, you never wanted me to know you! EVER! And now you're with someone else!" Sakura shouted back. They both paused, Sakura red in the face, and her cheeks damp with tears, and Sasuke flushed from yelling, which he rarely bothered to do. "Please.. you're just mad that you didn't get my attention how you wanted it." Sasuke finished more calmly. Kakashi had his eyes closed, and was making no input and no interference. He only waited it out in its entirety. Sasuke sat back down, glancing at Naruto who was just staring at him.
"This isn't…this isn't going to work.. not yet…no more surprises for now. She might leave the team if I tell her its Naruto." "So.. just deal with it, please Sakura. You've been so unreasonable about any issue that involves me—so.. now you can stop." Sasuke said quietly. Sakura wordlessly turned around and left. The three remaining sat in silence for around a minute before Sasuke spoke up.
"I don't know what happened…" He said to Kakashi. Kakashi sighed.
"Hm.. well it isn't good. Everything you said to her was true, but she left before you even told her it was Naruto…It's going to be worse than I thought when you tell her that." He commented, then sighed.
"Well. There goes the nice celebration dinner...you two, I'll be around if you need me later, but first I'm going to go talk to Sakura." Kakashi said, then stood up and left the room. Sasuke sighed, his hand resting on Naruto's knee as Naruto rubbed his shoulders.
"Hey.. Sasuke?" Naruto began quietly. Sasuke smiled a little, but a little sadly.
"Yeah.." he murmured. Naruto nibbled his bottom lip, then scooted his chair closer to Sasuke's.
"Sorry I'm not a little more depressed.. I mean 'cause she hates you right now and we still have to sneak around but…I haven't been able to even see straight since you came in.. I'm so turned on it's ridiculous.. I wanna take you in a dark room and make you see God…" Naruto moaned, and Sasuke laughed at him a little.
"Let's go then…but you won't be able to get up tomorrow for the ceremony after this.." Sasuke answered.
"Yes!!" Naruto agreed readily as they left, his arms around Sasuke's waist.
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The door to Sasuke's room slammed shut and everything after was a blur of blind, heated release of sexual tension. Sasuke pressed Naruto to the wall, gripping him by the wrists while they remained glued to each other at the mouth, then slid to the floor, already breaking a sweat.
"What—what's going on.." Naruto panted through his ecstasy.
"Tension...it's just all the excitement that went on…" Sasuke breathed in reply as his hands pressed into the wall to stabilize both himself and Naruto who was fully wrapped around him, even by the legs. They shifted from the wall to the base of a table, furiously making out, Sasuke's hands making his way under Naruto's shirt while Naruto simply peeled off Sasuke's shirt. Sasuke smirked as Naruto moaned underneath him while he held him closer; he stroked Naruto's hair, messing it up, much to Naruto's excitement, so that it hung in his face in a rather seductive, bed-head sort of way.
"Ah... God...It so turns me on that you're Anbu right now..." Naruto murmured, whispering intimately into Sasuke's ear while he fiddled with Sasuke's waistband. Sasuke only continued to smirk at him, and shoved him down onto the floor, possessively trapping Naruto underneath him.
"I'm going to screw you senseless." He remarked bluntly.
"Good.. good please.. do it...do me...ah it hurts..." Naruto panted as Sasuke's mouth trailed long, gently sucking kisses along his shoulder and neck.
"What hurts.." Sasuke murmured against Naruto's skin as his hands slid down under Naruto and steadily down his upper thighs.
"Wanting.. you—so bad.." Naruto gasped breathlessly. Sasuke paused for only a second to fling sweat from his forehead and hair, then softly leaned down to lovingly suck and nibble on Naruto's lips, gently laying him down on the floor while simultaneously tugging the blanket down off of the nearby bed.
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Around 5 hours later, Naruto had just about lost consciousness while Sasuke laid him under the covers and then laid beside him and relaxed with him pulled close.
"I think.. I think I'm…going to pass out.." Naruto gasped. Sasuke only kept his eyes closed and sighed contentedly, his face in Naruto's hair.
"Sasuke…koi.."
"Hn."
"You.. still look older...than you did before you left..." Naruto murmured sleepily. Sasuke opened his eyes and was still as Naruto turned slowly to face him in his arms.
"But.. it doesn't matter…I don't care.." Naruto nearly whispered, staring into the deep darkness of Sasuke's midnight black eyes. Soon after, he was sleeping soundly, his hand still resting in Sasuke's hair. Sasuke smiled a little and soon fell asleep himself.
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"I told you. I told you yesterday, didn't I.." Sasuke's voice came calmly. Naruto clung to the pillow and wouldn't budge, squeezing his eyes shut in the morning light blasting through the window.
"I feel like I got run over by a train.. who the hell can keep stamina for 5 hours anyway Sasu-koi.." Naruto grumbled. Sasuke blushed red and continued about getting ready.
"5 more seconds and I'll make you wash the blanket we used during round one." Sasuke commented. Within 2 seconds, Naruto was crawling on the floor for the bathroom.
"I'm up.. no need for evil threats…God, my back aches.." he still complained, dragging himself up to lean all over Sasuke, his arms hanging around Sasuke's neck and shoulders.
"Got an hour. Its 10am." Sasuke said quietly, gently touching a couple of fingers to Naruto's bottom lip just because it looked so pouty and touchable. Naruto nearly fell asleep again as Sasuke held him up.
"Hey.. you were really tight last night.. did I hurt you?" Sasuke whispered, his mouth pressed to Naruto's ear. Naruto scoffed.
"Oh yeah, you plowed me so good Sasuke, I won't be able to sit for a few days…" He murmured.
"Are you being sarcastic.." Sasuke murmured next. Naruto laughed at him lightly, still mostly asleep, and stumbled into the bathroom, immediately running cold water. After a few seconds, Sasuke silently followed.
"Need some help in there?"
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While Sasuke silently grabbed a few things from the yard and Sakura stood alone, ignoring all of them, Naruto came and stood beside Kakashi and they both watched Sasuke.
"You look like crap." Kakashi said to him bluntly. Naruto gave him a 'look', crossing his arms.
"I spent 2 hours last night with my ankles either on his shoulders or up by my own ears—"
"Whoa, whoa. WAY too much info." Kakashi interrupted. Naruto grinned mischievously.
"And another hour with my face in a pillow, my arms pinned to the bed at my sides, and my—" Kakashi immediately covered his ears and began humming, while Naruto snickered to himself.
"Okay let's go." Sasuke said suddenly. Sakura suddenly stopped walking with them and turned back around.
"I'm not going, Sensei…" she said quietly, and began walking back inside. Naruto sighed a little guiltily, crossing his arms over himself uncomfortably, and Sasuke only turned back around.
"Whatever. I mean really, just because I'm in love, you act like the world is ending? Ridiculous. " He remarked coldly. Kakashi sighed loudly.
"Come on, play nice.." he murmured sarcastically, trying to lighten the mood, though he knew it was going to be a very stressful mood for a long time.
Kakashi lingered behind them on the way to the temple in the middle of town. Naruto watched Sasuke carefully.
"Hey.. are you in a bad mood?" He asked. Sasuke gave him a wry smile.
"No.. not really…I'm.. I'm in an "out there" mood.. I.. I've got this strange urge to flaunt what you are to me.. even though I shouldn't..." Sasuke admitted, his other hand in his pocket while his hand in Naruto's moved to rub around Naruto's waist.
"This is really frustrating.. I mean if she's this mad without even knowing who it is, then—" they paused as Kakashi interrupted them.
"Can your ankles really go back to your ears Naruto.." They heard Kakashi say from about ten feet behind them. Both of them flushed bright red.
"If I'm forced by th—"
"None of your business Kakashi.." Sasuke interrupted Naruto immediately. Kakashi shrugged.
"Fine, fine…just.. interesting.." he mumbled.
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It had been a week since the ceremony, and Sasuke's last all day training session had been over for the last 3 hours, but he hadn't come back yet. Kakashi and Naruto sat nearby the door on the couch, staring at the closed door in silence.
"What are you thinking Naruto?" Kakashi asked. Naruto shook his head.
"He's been tired all week.." he began. Kakashi shrugged.
"That's expected. He's Anbu." Kakashi reasoned. Naruto shook his head.
"No.. tired.. like.. he's not healthy." Naruto said sadly, leaning with his chin in his hands. Kakashi watched carefully, and Naruto wasn't seeming too healthy himself.
"Why do you two get sick around the same time..." Kakashi mused. Naruto stared at him.
"Eh? I'm not sick…I don't get sick." Naruto protested. Kakashi blew him off.
"Mm-hm. See usually that's true, Kyubi won't let you. But when it comes to Sasuke you do get problems." Naruto made a face at him. Kakashi got up after awhile.
"I'll be back. I haven't seen Sakura all day." Kakashi said.
"I haven't seen her in three days. She's angry because she knows I know everything about Sasuke and she doesn't." Naruto answered. Kakashi left the room, leaving him alone to stare at the door. With the next five minutes, Sasuke opened the door. Naruto brightened briefly.
"Sasuke! What happened, why are you so—uh—" he paused and stared, then stood up as Sasuke closed the door.
"Sasuke you don't look so good.." he murmured as Sasuke approached the couch, but paused halfway between the couch and the door.
"It's nothing… nothing.." Sasuke said quietly. He then began coughing, and Naruto jumped up and pulled him over to the couch to sit.
"Sasuke.. I don't like when you get this pale.. something really bad always happens." Naruto said fearfully. Sasuke hugged his stomach and leaned against Naruto's side. "It's okay.. I'm only tired.. I'm learning to use this stupid curse to my advantage.. they know how to give me control.." Sasuke reasoned. Naruto gasped.
"This.. this is what Kakashi told me they would do.." he murmured.
"Yeah.. see, it's alright." Sasuke said weakly with his eyes closed.
"No.. no it's not.. it's testing.. are they experimenting on you??" Naruto exclaimed, getting a little angry. Sasuke barely replied.
"Sasuke.. Sasuke!" Naruto sat Sasuke up. Sasuke kept his eyes closed.
"I'll be fine.. I'll be...fine.." Sasuke gasped. Naruto swallowed.
"Sasuke.. Sasuke stop.. you're making me feel like crap.." Naruto murmured. Sasuke looked up.
"Why do you feel like crap.." he questioned warily. Naruto shook his head.
"I dunno'.." Sasuke's hand suddenly flew to his mouth, and a thin trail of blood slid from the corner of his mouth.
"Sasuke..!" His arms wrapped carefully around Sasuke as Sasuke slowly lost consciousness, falling against him. He paused, staring blankly, and feeling increasingly worse. "I feel.. horrible…what's the hell is wrong with me.. I can't sit here.. I have to get up.. Sasuke's seriously sick.." Naruto suddenly felt very strange, and he gasped, his hand flying to a sharp pain between his neck and his left shoulder. His heart began to pound against his chest in blatant fear.
"What.. what was that.. That's not good.." His eyes settled on the curse mark on Sasuke's left shoulder. Naruto felt extremely blank inside.
"Am I…feeling Sasuke's pain? Am I…" Naruto felt his thoughts halt, and the ache in his shoulder rose to a level of sharp suffering. He let out a terse cry of pain, gritting his teeth afterward, taking deep breaths to try to ease the pain but soon blacked out.
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Sasuke woke with a start, a small amount of blood that had come from his mouth had stained Naruto's clothing. He shook Naruto.
"Hey.. hey!" he sat him up by the shoulders, then noticed briefly a black marking barely showing past Naruto's shirt collar. Sasuke roughly pulled the collar to look, and took in a sharp breath.
"KAKASHI!!!" He screamed immediately, not even getting up. Kakashi came running shortly.
"What! Sasuke??" he questioned. Sasuke was sitting on the couch, looking unnerved, and first Kakashi noticed the blood trail from the corner of Sasuke's mouth, then noticed Naruto laid out in Sasuke's lap.
"What's wrong, Sasuke.." Kakashi asked more calmly, approaching the couch. Sasuke looked to be in mild shock as he fingered Naruto's collar, staring at it, unblinking. Kakashi came around to the front of the couch and looked. On Naruto's skin, in the same place as the curse mark on Sasuke's neck, there was an identical mark.
"God...Naruto..."
DUN---DUN---DUNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!! (most evilest cliffy in tha universe--- x.x well maybe not haha but its pretty bad dontcha think?) Ok relax...yea Sakura still doesnt kno and YEA i gave Naruto the curse. But I know what I'm doing just keep readin! Trust me!...
DON'T KILL ME. XD
-Kitsune