Author's Note: I am SOO sorry this took so long to finish. I kind of lost my inspiration for it and stuff... I know, no excuse. But the point is that it's updated now, so enjoy it while it lasts.
Basically, my interest has drifted elsewhere, specifically towards some Gundam fics I have floating around in my head. However, save your tomatoes and rotten fruit, for I bear good news. Because I actually began putting my writing skills into fanfics solely BECAUSE OF people getting me hooked on stories and then abandoning them, I'm not going to do that to you. I'd rather force myself to write a story I hate (which is NOT the case with this story, I've just honeslty been busy) than do that to even one person.
So this story will continue, I promise. Updates just might be a little random and such for a while. A month at the latest though, if even that.
Also, I plan on writing some of my more serious fics for Gundam, which will help keep my mind clear and give more room for this. And if you want to go read those, feel free. The more reads the merrier. I enjoy writing Gundam fics more, but I enjoy the fan base for Naruto more. So...
Anyways, hope you enjoy!
Muddy Waters
Chapter 4
by Taka Momos
Sasuke had woken up by 7 even though his alarm was turned off. It was a habit, he usually was up and getting ready by 6:30.
He squeed the blond that had snuggled into his chest during the night. He started to remember what had happened the night before, the sheer terror in the blue eyes he'd come to love.
He never wanted to see that look again...
Sasuke pressed his lips to Naruto's forehead, earning a sleepy mumble. Naruto nuzzled his head into Sasuke's chest, like a little fox curling up for warmth. Sasuke let out a small sigh as he ran his hands through the blond hair.
" 'suke?"
"Mmm... good morning."
Naruto's eyes burned as he rubbed at them furiously, still trying to nuzzle into his chest.
"Whatim'sit?"
"Shh, it's 7. Go back to sleep." The fox gave a sleepy nod against Sasuke's chest as he fell asleep again. Sasuke buried his face in the blond hair, feeling sleep wash over him as well.
The dull throbbing of his head woke him up around 10, his head being whiny in its demand for medication. He lifted the arm around Naruto's waist to massage it, but drew back when the pain shot through his head.
Naruto began squirming at the loss of warmth. Sasuke's cold black eyes looked down at Naruto's still puffy ones. He felt lost in the deep blue when the kitsune opened his eyes, a questioning look on his face.
"Morning. Did you sleep good?" He got a weak nod.
"... feeling better?" Another weak nod.
"Hn. I'll go make us some breakfast." As Sasuke tried to get up he felt Naruto cling to him tightly, dragging him back into place.
"I'm sorry." The blond began choking on weak sobs, causing Sasuke to tighten his grip.
Shhh, shhh, it's alright. You'll be o.k."
"Yeah, it's... j-just some s-stuff I thought I was over..."
"Did someone do something to you?" Sasuke didn't realize how stupid the question was until he felt the sob rip through his fox.
"No, they just tried..."
"We don't have to talk about it now." His voice trailed off as he held Naruto, watching the tears begin to stop. It didn't take long for him to calm down. Naruto had never felt as secure as he did in Sasuke's arms.
"Come on, what do you want to eat?"
"Do you have any ramen?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the odd choice of breakfast.
"I can check..." He almost melted at the toothy smile Naruto gave.
Three bowls of ramen later, Sasuke and Naruto were cuddling on the couch watching the news. Naruto had agreed to go look for clothes later that day, mainly because the rags he'd been wearing failed to survive the rinse cycle.
Sasuke still felt the need to go slow, scared of a repeat from the night before. He moved his hand softly through the blond hair, lightly traced the set of scars on the sun-kissed face, gently wrapped his arms around his waist and pulled the other back into his own chest-
Sasuke felt his muscles tighten when his phone began to ring. He gave a frustrated sigh as he grabbed at the whining device.
"What!?"
"Oi, Sasuke. From the way you answer the phone it's no wonder people are scared of you."
"Kakashi, if you don't have a good reason for calling then consider yourself fire-"
"Calm down, you should really learn to relax more."
"Unlike you, I don't have time to collect porn."
"You could borrow some if you'd like. But I digress... we need to meet later today, there are loose ends that you failed to tie up. Meet in the coffee shop at 5?"
"Sure, whatever."
"Ah, good. See you then."
Sasuke sighed as he snapped his phone shut. He would just swing by while he and Naruto were buying clothes and sign what he needed to.
"Who was that?"
"Kakashi, he's my business advisor. He was also my tutor before I graduated. Stupid pervert... we just need to stop by the coffee shop while we're out, no big deal."
"Pervert, huh? Now I know where you get yours from."
"I'm not perverted! How am I perverted!?" Naruto smiled as he leaned back into Sasuke's chest.
"You just are. Not that it's bad though."
"Hn."
Hours later, Sasuke and Naruto had finished buying clothes. Sasuke was amazed at how much orange he'd bought. Orange shirts, orange pants, orange coats, he didn't know they made so many things in orange.
Sasuke was surprised how quickly Naruto had wamred up to him. He'd hardly notice when Naruto walked close to him, suddenly they'd be holding hands. He'd never once seen the blond's cheerful smile falter. It made him feel warm inside that his fox was so happy.
They entered the coffee shop at 5:15, Sasuke making sure to be late. He knew that he could give 30 minutes to any appointment with Kakashi and still arrive early, so he was surprised to see Kakashi already sitting at a table drinking coffee with a pony-tailed man. He remembered the man from a Christmas party the year before, he was introduced as Kakashi's boyfriend, which probably explained how Kakashi had gotten somewhere almost on time for once.
With Naruto close behind, he walked over to the table with pen in hand, ready to sign whatever he needed to. He skipped introductions, settling for a half-hearted grunt of recognition in the direction of the other man. He was so busy focusing on getting out of the shop fast that he didn't notice Naruto and the man staring at each other.
"Naruto?"
Sasuke looked up from the papers to see the man staring at Naruto, then turned his attention to the blond. Naruto's eyes were already beginning to swell with tears.
"Iruka!"
Before Sasuke could blink, the blond and the man were hugging and crying.
"Kakashi, why is your boyfriend hugging my Naruto?"
"I don't know, Sasuke. Do you want me to get the camera in case it starts to get interesting?"
It was at that moment that Sasuke considered firing his business advisor. One day... maybe. Only if it didn't make his Naruto sad that he'd fired the boyfriend of a man he cared enough to hug and cry with. Which made Kakashi's job security look very good at that moment.
Author's Note: So, same deal as always. If you're nice about favoriting and reviewing and leaving me nice comments that stroke my ego, I'll work even harder to get the next update out faster. As fast as I can anyways, so you'll wanna review and favorite your hearts out!
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it. Leave a message, I honestly read them and sometimes use them for inspiration. Ya never know!