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Alright you guys, I've gotten SLIIIGHT heat for making Sakura so angry in the last chapter. Well I'm sorry! I thought I was realistic compared to other stuff I've seen! And yes I know that Sakura should have known what was up cuz they were being obvious but remember in reality that those two being together would be so unbelievable that it's pretty much the last thing she'd think of. Also keep in mind that I can't change too much because remember, this stuff that I'm posting now was already written, I haven't posted up to where I currently am yet with the story.
I'm not trying to Sakura bash, I was actually trying my hardest not to, because as a lot of you know, I'm really anal about being realistic with my writing. I try to write what would really happen in a certain situation. And as for Ino, come on, Naru and Sasu needed some female support! So whether she'd really act like that or not (which I actually think she would over time) that's how I like to write her. She totally chills out after the earlier episodes in the show and isn't nearly as obsessive as Sakura is. Anyways, enough of my blabbering--- I love you all very very much:)
Long chappie. Read!
"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..."
Chapter XXII
Protect Me
He immediately turned his attention to Sasuke, who was evidently about to lose it. "Sensei.. this can't happen…this was MY issue.. MY problem.. not Naru-chan's…Not Naruto.. it can't be his.. He can't go through this too.." Sasuke began rambling. Kakashi took him by the shoulders
"Hey! Stop it, he'll be fine. We can handle this, and Naruto definitely can. What's most important now is.. how in the world did this happen.." Kakashi said, turning his head to look at Naruto again.
"And.. what happened to you?" Kakashi asked, referring to the blood. Sasuke shook his head.
"Never mind that. It doesn't matter. We need to get information from someone—" Sasuke stopped, and Kakashi sighed as they both realized the same thing.
"Sakura.. she should know how it happened. She saw it happen to you three years ago." Kakashi reminded.
"But she doesn't want to talk to me…and she could give me information about it that she knew from observing. I don't remember too much." Sasuke then gasped, and looked down at Naruto in his arms. Kakashi stared, realizing that Sasuke had realized something else, but wasn't wanting to say.
"Sasuke.." he began. Sasuke glanced at him, but then back at Naruto.
"It's.. It's…nothing.." Sasuke murmured, softly fingering Naruto's hair.
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When Naruto woke up, his head was pounding and he could barely move. He was laying helplessly back against Sasuke, his head on Sasuke's shoulder. He felt Sasuke's hands warmly rubbing his stomach. Naruto drowsily turned his head in toward Sasuke's neck, and Sasuke looked down slightly toward him, nuzzling against him. He folded his hands over Naruto's stomach.
"I'm going to erase her memory…but only back to before dinner. And then we'll just start over with her." Sasuke said quietly. Naruto wanted to be more surprised, but he felt too sick.
"What?...You can do that…?" he asked in a whisper. Sasuke gently put his finger to Naruto's lips. "Sh…don't worry about it.. don't talk.." Sasuke pleaded. Naruto ran his hand along Sasuke's forearm over the place where the cross shaped scar was that had appeared when Sasuke had left.
"Where'd you get the scar…where'd it come from.." Naruto finally asked, after days and days of wanting to. Sasuke sighed, closing his eyes and resting his head against Naruto's. "I…wasn't in my right mind…I.. I did it…did it to myself.. I don't remember why." Sasuke said solemnly. Naruto didn't say anything else, he only laid there breathing shallowly.
"Naruto.." Sasuke murmured, smoothing Naruto's hair back with one hand. Naruto turned further toward Sasuke and buried his face in the crook of Sasuke's neck.
"It's like I'm…in dark fog.. I can't feel anything…but I feel…." Naruto's sentence trailed. Sasuke's countenance dropped.
"I.. I know.. I know exactly what you feel, don't worry…" Sasuke said softly. Naruto squeezed his eyes shut.
"I'm sick…I feel so out of it…" he whispered hoarsely. Sasuke literally flinched, hurting because Naruto was so sick. He swallowed, beginning to feel uneasy. Before he knew it he was flinching again.
"Sasuke-kun.." Naruto murmured, looking up slowly.
"Something wrong…?" Sasuke took a few breaths, then eased Naruto against the couch as he got up.
"No.. it's—I'll be back.."
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Sasuke opened Kakashi's door, his hand over the whole left side of his face. Kakashi stood up from his desk immediately. "Sasuke—"
"Kakashi.. I feel weird…" Sasuke murmured as Kakashi came closer. He noticed Sasuke's entire arm was shaking.
"I can't breathe.." Sasuke said next, and Kakashi came all the way over, stabilizing him by the shoulders.
"I swear Sasuke, there's always something going on with you…You're not ever going to be psychologically stable again." Kakashi said plainly. Sasuke didn't answer, but began to take deep breaths. After observing him for only a while, Kakashi knew what was wrong.
"You're already psychologically damaged, so even though this isn't at all like you, you're having a panic attack, which is agitating the curse mark. Which is why your left side is acting up." Kakashi quickly went to his desk and took something out of a drawer. "What's that.." Sasuke gasped, leaning on the table with one hand, his other hand high on his chest by his throat. Kakashi made him hold it.
"I want you to take this to Naruto.. give two pills to Naruto and then take one yourself. Ok? No questions." Sasuke nodded and stumbled away toward the door. Kakashi stared after him silently.
"They're not doing good.. both of them are in trouble now…And Sasuke's trying to handle it all himself…Anbu status will only make it worse." Kakashi mused. "I'm going to have to step in soon—they're too wrapped up in each other to effectively work on anything else but their relationship with the other. They still haven't completely told Sakura…or too many others…Can't forget, they're still young. Managing this kind of relationship could get over their heads." Kakashi went into the other room five minutes later, and both Naruto and Sasuke were passed out on the bed.
"That's good.." he murmured, coming over to take both of their temperatures. Naruto's was 103 and Sasuke's was an even 100.
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Sasuke woke up abruptly, and he was tucked into bed in Naruto's room. He turned his head and Naruto was beside him, a cool cloth on his forehead. He sighed and closed his eyes again.
"I swear.. I've blacked out more times in the past month than I have in the entire rest of my lifetime.. every time I look around I'm waking up, no recollection of the past hour or day or whatever.." Sasuke grumbled in his thoughts as he finally sat up and rolled over on his side to tend to Naruto. Naruto found himself waking up to Sasuke's lips covering his. Sasuke sat up when Naruto began kissing back.
"What happened.." Naruto asked. Sasuke shrugged coolly.
"I was about to ask you. I'm not too happy about whatever it was." Sasuke murmured, glaring at nothing in particular. Suddenly Kakashi passed rapidly by the doorway.
"Just hold on a minute I'll explain in a second—" They heard him say before he was gone. Naruto rubbed his head and squeezed his eyes shut as he stretched.
"Last thing I remember.. you didn't look so good, I thought I was going to hurl.. we hugged up on the couch and you kissed me.. there was something in your mouth." Naruto reported. Sasuke blinked, suddenly remembering the pills Kakashi had given him. He said nothing, however, to Naruto. He then just decided to lay back down, pulling Naruto over to him, laying Naruto's head on his chest.
"Look at us.. we're both messed up now." Sasuke commented. Naruto laughed a little.
"I don't care.. as long as Sakura can't have you." Naruto said, his face buried in Sasuke's clothing.
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Kakashi casually sauntered into the room, then halted immediately and crossed his arms upon seeing Naruto and Sasuke on top of each other in the center of the bed, Sasuke shirtless, their tongues down each other's throats.
"AHEM…" Kakashi interrupted. Sasuke, not bothering to hide his agitation, sat up and sat cross legged.
"What…" he snapped drowsily. Kakashi ignored the attitude and came on over as Naruto only sat up and cheesed the entire time, a little flushed.
"Feeling better, I see?" Kakashi said, coming closer to Naruto to inspect the curse seal.
"I guess… it stings a little, but I can handle it." Naruto assured. Kakashi sighed.
"It's not going to just stop being a problem just like that.. the drugs I gave you two were serious stuff, that's the only reason it's fine for now." Kakashi sat himself down in a chair while Naruto and Sasuke sat together on the edge of the bed.
"Ok here's the deal." Kakashi began. "Sasuke you are a mess. You're psychologically unstable, and you were never very stable in the first place.. and because of that genjutsu you're definitely in a pretty dangerous state of mind anyway. You're currently prone to panic attacks, pain from the curse mark, anxiety, and just plain insanity." Kakashi said plainly. Sasuke gave him a 'look', which basically said that he knew all that, but he just didn't want to hear it. Kakashi turned to look at Naruto.
"And you…you've caught that mark from Sasuke." He began. Naruto and Sasuke stared at each other for just a moment, then looked back.
"What.. what do you mean?" Naruto asked nervously. Kakashi sighed.
"I just thought about it a bit, and I should have realized it immediately. The only way you could get that curse without having contact to Orochimaru is by exchange of bodily fluids with someone who has." Kakashi finished, cutting his eyes to Sasuke. Naruto blushed as he and Sasuke stared at each other.
"….Oh." Sasuke said. Kakashi sighed.
"Yeah. 'Oh'. No sex until I can affectively seal off at least Naruto's mark." Kakashi said bluntly and quickly. Naruto's jaw dropped, and Sasuke stared hard.
"What?" he questioned.
"You heard me." Kakashi said quite seriously. Naruto finally found his voice after a few seconds of awkward silence.
"Huh? But…but we.. but I.." Naruto stammered. Kakashi shook his head.
"It'll make things worse. You forget, Sasuke not only has one mark, he's got 3 others in addition to it." Kakashi reasoned. Sasuke crossed his arms and brooded, while Naruto sighed.
"I don't think I can do it!" Naruto admitted, laughing a little at himself.
"Well you're gonna have to." Kakashi replied. Sasuke got up, briefly laying a hand on Naruto's shoulder before he left.
"I'll be back…I have something to do." Sasuke murmured. Kakashi looked to Naruto for an explanation, and Naruto hesitated.
"He's.. probably going to erase Sakura's memory of dinner last week." Naruto said finally. Kakashi stared at him for a few seconds, and then shook his head.
"Really. What you need to do is get it out and over with." He said. Naruto sat up straighter to explain.
"But.. she won't even talk to us. And we really need a team now, especially with Sasuke being Anbu…and me, I caught the curse mark…If Sasuke doesn't do this, we won't have a team." Naruto explained rather effectively. After a few seconds of thought, Kakashi sighed and crossed his arms finally.
"Okay. Probably not the best decision, but it's you guys' life. I'm not interfering." Kakashi allowed.
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When Sasuke came back, Kakashi had left the room. Naruto was sitting cross-legged in the center of the bed.
"How'd it go?" he asked. Sasuke sighed heavily.
"It's an in depth technique.. when she wakes up tomorrow she won't know anything that she didn't know before I said I loved someone." Sasuke said, sitting on the bed also. Naruto grinned.
"Good…I mean.. yeah we still have to sneak around.. and I really hoped I guess that she might actually understand. I guess she won't be able to handle knowing it's me you're in love with at all…but that's okay…I mean we can't let our team fall apart right?" Naruto said, coming behind Sasuke and massaging along his shoulders and neck muscles. Sasuke leaned back against him and relaxed, closing his eyes.
"You take such good care of me.." Sasuke murmured. Naruto smirked.
"Sasuke…"
"What…I mean it…I need you.." Sasuke said quietly. Naruto smiled as Sasuke turned his head so they could kiss. Sasuke then pulled away first before the kiss deepened.
"We.. probably shouldn't." he said first. Naruto sighed and stared.
"I—I guess—" Sasuke stood up suddenly.
"I'm going to bed.." he left the room quickly before Naruto could say anything else.
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It was early in the morning, and Sasuke watched Sakura from across the yard. She turned around and waved at him, seemingly completely fine. He sighed heavily, folding his hands and sitting there staring blankly as Kakashi fixed food by fire as usual.
"Maybe when we're more stable…we can be more open. But for now, things are going to stay secret. We have too many problems right now…which is my fault…So, just for a little longer Naruto. I'm sorry things got in the way. But just a little longer, then I promise I'll let everyone know I love you.."
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Naruto woke up sluggishly and alone. He crawled out of bed and showered alone. He got dressed alone. When he left his bedroom to eat breakfast, Sasuke was already there.
"Ohayo Sasuke-kun…" he murmured, coming to sit beside him. Sasuke sighed strangely. "Ohayo.. last night was a drag." Sasuke said dully. Naruto smiled.
"Yeah.." they sat in awkward silence.
"Hey.. this is ridiculous. It's not like our relationship is so base and superficial that we can't even talk without it leading to sex." Sasuke suddenly said, turning his head to look at Naruto. Naruto grinned.
"You're right. Like you always are. I'll cook you something." Naruto said cheerfully, getting up. Sasuke watched Naruto fumble with the stove for a few seconds, then recklessly toss around eggs, but manage not to break any. He swallowed, looking away. "No way.. one night of not fooling around and…I can't even look at him without being turned on?" Sasuke twisted uncomfortably in his seat. Suddenly Naruto gasped, a whitish liquid squirting out a fruit he was cutting.
"Hey.. I wanted to suck that…" Naruto murmured to himself. Sasuke jumped up immediately.
"I—I'll.. be back.." Sasuke muttered, then rushed off. Naruto turned to look.
"Huh? Sasuke where are you going.." He shrugged and went on cooking.
Off by himself, Sasuke ran into Kakashi.
"Where are you rushing off to.." Kakashi asked as Sasuke briskly passed him. Sasuke paused and sighed, then turned around slowly.
"I can't be around him with the fruit.. and the cooking.. bending over and.. and sweaty and—and the juice and the swallowing…Oh God.." Sasuke growled and turned around, flustered, rushing off again. Kakashi rose an eyebrow and continued walking.
"Hm. I think I just may have to hold them off by force in around two weeks.." Kakashi concluded.
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Two weeks later;
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Sakura stared uncomfortably from the center of the room. On the far left of her, huddled by the window, Naruto sat, staring blankly outside, and simultaneously fidgeting. In the kitchen. Sasuke could be heard exclaiming randomly in frustration at no one in particular; it was most likely an inanimate object.
"You guys are so tense! What's going on?" She asked. Naruto briefly glanced at her.
"It's nothing.. I don't know.." he muttered quickly, he got up and went into the kitchen just as Sasuke left. Sakura watched them pause rather dramatically. They stared, slowly inching past the other, lingering for a few drawn out seconds before forcibly moving on. "What in the heck!?" Sakura exclaimed. Sasuke sat on the couch.
"It's nothing."
"Are you guys mad at each other for some reason?" she asked. Sasuke shook his head. "No.. no, not mad…" his talking trailed and he began staring at the opposite wall.
"But you haven't talked for three days." Sakura said. Sasuke suddenly stood up.
"I know, I know that…Later." he left the room. Sakura got up and went to Kakashi. "Sensei? Sasuke and Naruto are having some sort of problem." She said first.
"Oh?" Kakashi said casually. Sakura nodded.
"Well yeah, they say they're not mad at each other but they haven't talked in three days.. and Sasuke is kind of like a time-bomb.. the slightest thing and he's frustrated. And Naruto? He just seems like he's so tense.. I tapped him on the shoulder a few hours ago and he jumped 3 feet." Sakura said. Kakashi sighed and leaned back in his chair, putting down his book.
"I have no idea." Kakashi said finally.
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Meanwhile, Naruto and Sasuke had a problem. Both of them needed to be in the kitchen to get food. After a few minutes of awkward silence at the table with their food, Naruto spoke up.
"Hi Sasuke-kun.." he said quietly. Sasuke glanced, then immediately avoided eye-contact.
"Naruto-kun.." Sasuke acknowledged briefly. When Sasuke dared to look again, Naruto was smiling at him from across the table. He stopped and stared, trapped.
"How.. how are things?" Naruto asked awkwardly. Sasuke tapped the table with his fingers.
"Hard." he admitted immediately, giving him a 'Look'.
"Yeah.." Naruto muttered nervously, blushing. He cleared his throat.
"It's kind of funny.. don't you think?" Naruto said next. Sasuke smirked at him briefly. "A little." He agreed dryly. Naruto immediately caved.
"I had a dream last night that we were doing it in Kakashi's closet with a video camera filming it…and we were in there so long I lost track of time…It was just this blur...and it was just...happening..." Naruto murmured a little breathlessly. Sasuke laid his head down on the table and said nothing, not even daring to look up. "Naruto.. please don't talk.."
"I can't help it—I'm so turned on right now.." Naruto openly admitted. Sasuke took a long deep breath, shuddering as he let it out.
"Don't Naruto….please…I'm having such a hard time with this.. no pun this time.." Sasuke groaned. Naruto silently got up.
"Okay…" he whispered. He laid his hand on Sasuke's back for a few seconds before leaving the room.
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That night, Sasuke agitatedly shuffled into his room and closed the door in the dark. Before he could turn around, Naruto was pressed up behind him. He immediately froze, holding back a moan of arousal.
"Naruto-kun…don't…" Sasuke murmured, turning around in Naruto's hold to face him. They both knew that any sleeping together in their current situation without Naruto's mark sealed off was dangerous, but that seemed to make risking it all the more appealing. Naruto hugged around Sasuke's waist.
"I can't help it…I want you so bad Sasuke…" Naruto gasped, pinning him against the wall. Sasuke began to sweat as Naruto's body pressed fully against his. He shut his eyes, strongly resisting any and all urges he was being assaulted with.
"Ah.. Naruto.. I love you…" he dared to say, opening his eyes, their lips hovered mere centimeters from each other, white hot tension hovering between them, what little space their was.
"But that's why we really really can't do this.. we have to wait until Kakashi researches transferred curse marks and seals yours…" Sasuke murmured, and took deep breaths, literally in pain.
"Oh my God.. Sasuke.…" Naruto paused, clinging to Sasuke's shirt by the bunches. The darkness of the room surrounded them completely as Naruto came still closer. "I can't… take it.. I.. can't watch you walk around every day.. and not touch you.. I wanna' touch you so bad…." Naruto whispered, trying to breathe deeply. "I'm feeling light-headed…" He gasped. He was starting to back up and try to leave, when Sasuke suddenly gripped him by the shoulders and smothered him with a long, deep, hard kiss. Naruto weakened at the knees as Sasuke's arms supported him immediately. Naruto moaned helplessly as they heatedly sucked on each other without breath.
"God.. oh God oh God…" Naruto panted as Sasuke's hold on him tightened and Sasuke possessively handled him against the wall, harshly tongue kissing him as they steadily dropped to the floor.
"Sasuke.. Sasuke you're so beautiful...I couldn't stay away…" Naruto murmured through their kisses.
"You're more beautiful…you're.. everything to me.. I hope you know that…" Sasuke answered, pinning Naruto to the floor underneath him. Naruto gasped with sudden heightened arousal, and Sasuke pressed even harder against him, trailing heated, wet kisses down the side of his face and neck. Naruto's arms squeezed around Sasuke's waist as he attempted to breathe more deeply. His eyelids fluttered closed as he took in Sasuke's closeness and intimacy.
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In 15 minutes they were still on the floor, but on the rug and under a blanket by the lit fireplace in the room where they first kissed, with the door shut, locked, and bolted.
"Ah.. it's hot Sasuke!" Naruto whined as Sasuke's arms tightened around his middle from behind.
"Sh." Sasuke said briefly into Naruto's ear while he busied himself with stretching Naruto's entrance. Naruto groaned, shifting a little uncomfortably.
"Haven't done it in awhile.. you're really tight…" Sasuke murmured while he trailed soft kisses along Naruto's ear. Naruto took a sharp breath in through his teeth.
"Ow.. ouch.. Ahhh… Sasuke.. san…I think I forgot how much you fill me…" Naruto gasped as Sasuke a bit harshly forced inside of him, and he had to bite down hard on the blanket bunched underneath him to keep from screaming, but after a while of heated pushing, he let out a short cry. Sasuke sucked gently along Naruto's neck and shoulder as he rocked back and forth gently with Naruto, trying to be a little more gentle.
"Oh.. Oh my God Naru-chan... " Sasuke groaned, and they both climaxed around the same time, after stressfully trying to keep below a certain volume level for nearly 20 minutes straight. Collapsing beside each other, they tried to catch their breath, sweat plastering their hair to their foreheads, utterly spent. Sasuke kept his arms around Naruto's waist while they were still for a while under the blanket.
"I feel.. so much better now.. less stressed.." Naruto breathed with a slight laugh. "Yeah.." Sasuke agreed, staring at the ceiling. Naruto shifted in his arms, then turned to nuzzle against Sasuke's chest.
"Feels good…" Sasuke murmured.
"Yeah..?" Naruto asked softly, his hands squeezing around Sasuke's torso.
"Yeah.. " Sasuke affirmed, shifting a little himself. Naruto began to use tongue.
"Feel just as good?" Naruto murmured through sucking and licking. Sasuke this time only ran his hands all the way down Naruto's back, closing his eyes.
"Ah.. Naruto this is ridiculous.." Sasuke murmured, squeezing his eyes closed tighter as Naruto was beginning to arouse him all over again.
"What is.." Naruto muttered, shifting on top of Sasuke and pinning him to the floor while continuing to lick. Sasuke never did reply. Within a mere 2 minutes Sasuke was groaning on the floor underneath Naruto.
"Keep.. keep going…don't stop.." Sasuke gasped. Naruto kissed him deeply, his hands in Sasuke's hair.
"Fine.. what—whatever just do me.. do me again now…" Naruto demanded a little forcefully. Sasuke immediately complied. They screwed each other relentlessly on the floor, making love over and over again until it began to get light outside, and then once more in the shower for good measure.
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"Sasuke I'm so hungry! The ramen in the kitchen is—"
"Sh!" Sasuke hushed tersely. He looked both ways in the hall, clutching the towel about his waist as he listened for movement in the house. Naruto peeked out on the other side of the doorway, then paused as he tried to tie his towel secure. They grabbed their clothes, some which had been torn in their senseless sex frenzy the night before, and took one last look before attempting to scurry back to Naruto's room, which was the only place that they both had fresh clothes. None of Naruto's clothes were in Sasuke's room, which was unfortunately the closer room.
"So.. Sasuke.. that one move where you had me against the bed post and then you used the blanket and had me across the—"
"Sh!" Sasuke hushed again. As they were making for the door, tip-toeing across the rec room area, Sakura suddenly came out of nowhere, and they both froze guiltily.
"What in the—what were you guys doing? Early morning skinny-dipping or something?! Your hair is soaking wet!" She exclaimed.
"Uh.. Sasuke was and I just jumped in to bug him—Yep!!" Naruto blurted, and ran away, leaving Sasuke awkwardly standing there to try to explain himself. Sakura shook her head as Sasuke blushed, rolling his eyes and glaring after Naruto at the same time.
"You know.. I'd expect this of Naruto.. but not you Sasuke-kun.." She sighed, continuing to shake her head. Sasuke growled under his breath and snuck away without even trying to explain.
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Sasuke closed the door in Naruto's room and sighed, giving Naruto a dark stare from across the room. Naruto stuck his tongue out and continued getting dressed.
"So—skinny-dipping in the early morning, huh Sasuke-kun?" Sasuke walked over to the dresser and dug out his own clothes, a black t-shirt and blue jeans, from under Naruto's clothing.
"You be quiet." Sasuke murmured, smirking. He finished dressing and came over to sit by Naruto at the window.
"So.. are you feeling okay?" Sasuke asked. Naruto rose an eyebrow.
"Wha? Why? I'm fine.." Naruto said, scratching his head. Sasuke rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Naruto.. we weren't suppose to sleep together for at least the few weeks Kakashi needed to research sealing a transferred mark. We just had enough sex last night to last that entire time..." Sasuke brought up. Naruto nodded.
"Well.. yeah. But I don't really care." Naruto said bluntly, crossing his arms. Sasuke stared at him for a few seconds, then moved closer and a little behind Naruto, gently beginning to massage his shoulders.
"Really…" He murmured.
"Yeah. I don't care. I mean why in the hell can we not sleep together I already got the mark from you.." Naruto grumbled, crossing his arms indignantly. Sasuke sighed.
"You don't get it Naruto. The curse mark isn't anything to play around with.. agitate it and we could both be in trouble." Sasuke warned while he rubbed Naruto's tense muscles.
"If you're going to have to go through this just like I am, then you'll have to learn what you can and can't do. I'm beginning to think that your days of impossible stamina are over. This curse won't let you do that." Sasuke further explained.
"Well I'm going to tell Kakashi to seal it today then. Like the one he did for you." Naruto said. Sasuke nodded.
"I wouldn't let you get away with otherwise. My mark is weakening what Kakashi did to it, but yours, there's only one, and it's not the original. Sealing it the same way he did mine would be good I would guess...At least until he figures out what to do since yours is a special situation." Sasuke said more quietly. Naruto still looked a bit unhappy about things.
"Fine.. hey let's go eat, I'm about to drop dead." Naruto muttered, getting up and dragging Sasuke after him by the hand. Sasuke followed willingly, but slowed them down by refusing to move any faster than his own pace.
"Naruto. The medicine Kakashi gave us is going to wear out today." He said. Naruto slowed to fall in slow step beside Sasuke, and gazed at him.
"Ok.. well we'll just tough it out together right Sasuke?" Naruto said, cheerful as usual. Sasuke scoffed slightly, but then stopped them in the kitchen doorway, smiling at Naruto's bright blue eyes and clueless expression while he pulled them closer together. "Your eyes…huge.. bright blue.. clueless eyes.." Sasuke murmured. Naruto watched him carefully, getting a little concerned as Sasuke studied him. Sasuke stroked his hand along Naruto's jaw-line and neck.
"It's you I'm worried about. You haven't broken the first stage yet. It'll come on it's own.. it's only a matter of when…I broke stage one within hours. That was in the forest, when you were still knocked out, you didn't see. That stage for you…it has to come soon." Sasuke said, getting closer. Naruto hesitated for only a second, but then let Sasuke's lips touch his.
"Well.. well I don't want to hear that…" Naruto said after they pulled away and stared awkwardly at each other for a few seconds. Sasuke watched Naruto turn away and keep his back turned, and his hand wiped near his face.
"Let's just eat, okay?" Naruto emphasized, and it was painfully obvious that Sasuke's words had shaken him.
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As they finished eating, Sasuke watched Naruto extremely carefully.
"What's wrong.." Sasuke asked, interrupting the silence of the room. Naruto shook his head briefly.
"Nothing's wrong." He said plainly, taking a sip of juice. Almost as soon as he said it, he felt a sharp pain in the center of his stomach. Sasuke saw him flinch and stood up.
"What was that.." Sasuke murmured. Naruto stood up also, his eyes meeting Sasuke's with a doomed sense of understanding.
"Uh.. I…something's up.. my body's acting weird.. It's like.. It's like both seals are…" Naruto lifted his shirt just as Sasuke came over and did it also. On Naruto's stomach, the complex seals holding the Kyubi were fully awakened and visible. Meanwhile, the curse mark was beginning to burn. Sasuke stared, waiting to try to figure out what to do.
"Stay calm." He instructed as Naruto flinched repeatedly. "Tell me what's going on inside you.." Sasuke asked, coming closer and forcing Naruto to stand up straight and look at him.
"It's.. it's…Ahh!" Naruto screamed, and Sasuke's arms automatically wrapped around Naruto as Naruto fell against him. He stroked Naruto's hair in an attempt to soothe him.
"What.. what's it doing??" Sasuke questioned, becoming a little unnerved. Naruto was feeling sharp pangs in his head.
"Kyuubi says…It won't accept…anything else…in my body...I hear it screaming at me--Kyuubi is... so angry--" Naruto stressed out. Sasuke paused for only a second, then grabbed Naruto's hand and began to walk Naruto toward the doorway.
"Outside—now.." Sasuke ordered. Naruto was beginning to shake slightly.
"It's a conflict…I can't take both.. it won't work…" Naruto murmured. He gasped as Sasuke suddenly flung him down on his back into the grass, and he winced in the bright sunlight gleaming into his eyes. He began to hear his own heartbeat in his ears, and soon the sun didn't matter—his mind was going.
Hehe... DUN DUN DUN...
-Kitsune (ps - if you didnt read the "READ HERE FIRST" in the beginning of the chapter then go back n read it!! pleez lol its important that people kno that...!)