A/N: And here's were y'all start hating the flashbacks... because they make the cliffhangers feel SOOOO much longer XD
Disclaimer: Nyah nyah! Can't sue me! I know how much you're all DYING for my cat and Kiba plushie, but you can't have them! K. Masashi said so! lol
Two Years Previous.
Sasuke and Naruto stumbled through the front door, the later groaning in pain as the raven helped him through the entrance. He kicked the door shut before dragging the blond towards the elevator. Naruto's arm was slipping from around Sasuke's shoulder and the raven grabbed his wrist to keep it there, his other arm wrapped around Naruto's waist.
"Come on, moron." Sasuke grunted. "Come on." He hit the elevator button, the lift opening. He dragged the blond inside and hit the basement button. A second later, the door opened, Sasuke cursing colourfully. "Damn! Nobody's here!"
"Sasuke." Naruto grunted. "I told you to just bring me to my room. I'll be fine."
"Shut up." Sasuke growled before hitting the third floor button. "I've known you for a year, so I know how fucking stubborn you are. You're not fine, and we both know it!"
The doors opened and Sasuke dragged Naruto towards his room. The blond was supporting himself more and more on Sasuke. Fuck, why did the idiot let this happen?! He was supposed to be with Kiba for KLETO! (1) Sasuke was mad at Naruto for making him worry so much.
There he was, minding his own business, killing a couple of vampires, when out of nowhere, Naruto appeared. He stumbled towards Sasuke, a huge, gaping hole through his upper chest, going right through his right lung. Sasuke had never been so scared in his life! He really thought Naruto was going to die. Hell, any other person would have died! Naruto was just lucky enough to be a hybrid.
Sasuke pushed open the door to Naruto's room, stumbling in with him and helping Naruto onto the bed. The blond groaned, lying on his back with a pained wince. Sasuke looked around before going to Naruto's desk. He grabbed a pair of scissors off the desk and went back to the bed, sitting beside Naruto.
The blond just watched as Sasuke brought the scissors to the bottom of his shirt and began cutting upwards. "This was my favourite shirt." Naruto grunted before hissing, throwing his head back when Sasuke brushed the material over his wound to get the shirt open.
Sasuke looked at the wound, blood slowly oozing out. At least he couldn't see the blond's bone anymore. When Sasuke had first seen him, the blond's lung was healing and his bone was reforming. Sasuke almost puked. Now, though, his muscles and sinews were reforming themselves, so at least he was going to be all right.
Naruto groaned, his eyes clenched shut and his teeth gritted. "Fuck that hurts!" he hissed, squirming slightly on the bed.
Sasuke winced, not even able to imagine how much it must hurt. He left the room, entering Sakura's down the hall and going to her bathroom. Being a nurse—especially one who worked for Tsunade—meant she always had a lot of painkillers and sedatives. He rummaged through her cabinet, everything labelled perfectly in case of a situation just like this one.
He picked something up, frowning at the word on the bottle. Valium. Sakura had written 'Sedative, 20 milligrams only!' on it. (2) Good enough, the raven thought as he grabbed a vacuum-packed syringe and closed the cabinet. He headed back to the blond's room to find him still squirming on the bed, the wound still slowly healing.
"Just kill me now!" Naruto groaned.
"Suck it up." Sasuke sat down beside Naruto, opening the wrapping around the syringe.
He pushed the tip of the needle through the end of the bottle, pulling back the plunger so that some of the clear liquid entered the syringe. He ensured he measured it perfectly before putting the bottle down. He tapped the side of the syringe before squirting a bit of the liquid out to ensure there were no air bubbles.
"What's that?"
"Sedative." Sasuke said as he brought the needle to Naruto's arm. "The dose seems pretty high so you should be out really soon."
"Fuck, I hate being knocked out." Naruto grimaced as Sasuke pierced the skin on his inner arm with the needle, emptying the contents into the blond's blood stream.
Sasuke was cleaning everything up and throwing things out as Naruto slowly lost consciousness. He went back to Sakura's room, grabbing some gauze before sitting back down beside Naruto. He sat the other boy up, stripping the ruined shirt off his shoulders and throwing it on the ground. He lay Naruto back down, noting the wound on his back from the through and through blow had healed. He put a thick layer of gauze on top of Naruto's wound before taping around the sides with medical tape. He started bleeding through the gauze almost instantly, but Sasuke knew he would be fine.
He brushed a few strands of blond hair off Naruto's forehead, watching the other sleep. His hand fell lower, his thumb running lightly along Naruto's lips. Sasuke had always been pretty asexual, never really finding anyone he thought was worth his time. Then, he'd been saved by Naruto, and just like that, everything changed. He'd fallen in love with the blond, but he'd never said anything. He continued to act like he always had, bugging the blond and basically being a jerk to him.
After all, how could he expect the Greek God of a man to ever look at him like that?
Sasuke's thumb continued to caress Naruto's lips, revelling in the softness of them. Should I risk it? He bit his bottom lip. He's sedated; he won't wake up. Sasuke nodded to himself before slowly bending down. His hand shifted so he was caressing Naruto's cheek as he lowered his face. He stopped inches away from Naruto's lips, feeling the other's breath against his cheeks. Sasuke took a deep, shaky breath, and then brushed his lips against Naruto's. The blond didn't react, much to Sasuke's relief, and he pressed his lips harder against Naruto's. He felt sparks exploding in his mind as he nipped at Naruto's lower lip, gently pulling the blond's lips apart. Once he'd formed a reasonably large gap, he carefully dipped his tongue into the other's mouth, running it along the other's limp tongue.
Even though Naruto wasn't responding, Sasuke had never been so turned on. It took all he had not to straddle the blond's waist.
"Well, well." Sasuke jerked away, turning to the door, horrified. "That's a surprise."
"Neji." the raven whispered.
The vampire was leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed, a small smirk on his face. He'd arrived when Sasuke was still dressing the blond's wound. He had to admit, he was surprised, but was stunned he hadn't noticed it sooner.
"How-how much did you see?" Sasuke stuttered.
"Don't worry, I won't tell him." Neji smirked, pushing off the doorframe. "But you owe me."
Neji walked away down the hall, Sasuke still seated beside Naruto. He had his hand over his mouth now, his eyes fixed on the spot where Neji had stood.
"Fuck."
One Year Later.
Sasuke bolted after Naruto, breathing hard as he followed the hybrid. It felt like they'd been running for hours, but with good reason. Itachi and Kisame were chasing them, and the two had fired all their silver bullets at them before finally turning and running. They knew there was no way to escape from the two vampires when they were uninjured, so at least the silver would slow them down a bit.
Sasuke saw Naruto turn a corner up ahead and he followed, Naruto grabbing him and pulling him against the wall beside him. Sasuke was panting hard, struggling to draw enough air into his lungs. Naruto was just leaning back against the wall, his breathing slow and even. The raven was jealous of the fact that Naruto was half-vampire. Sasuke himself could tell he needed another transfusion, because he usually wasn't this out of breath when running after the hybrid.
"Did we lose them?" Sasuke gasped out.
"I think so." Naruto turned back to him. "Let me see." He moved closer to Sasuke and took his chin between his fingers, turning the raven's head slightly. Itachi had almost bitten him, but Naruto had kicked him away, so the elder Uchiha's fangs had dug into the raven's cheek, instead.
"It doesn't look bad, it should heal fine within a few days. You need another transfusion, too." Naruto said, Sasuke still breathing hard. The raven found it really hard being this close to Naruto, which was why he averted his eyes when the blond looked right into them.
"Thanks." He pulled free, backing up a step. "That was kind of scary, huh?"
"What was?"
"The fact that we almost died." Sasuke forced a laugh, shoving his hands in his pockets, still not looking at Naruto.
"Yeah. It was."
Sasuke suddenly flew back into the wall, crying out as he slammed into the hard brick. He was about to ask what the fuck Naruto was doing when he found his mouth quite occupied. It took him a few seconds to realize that the reason he couldn't talk was because Naruto's tongue was in his mouth.
The raven was stunned. Completely and utterly stunned. Naruto was kissing him. He felt like he'd just died and gone to heaven. The guy he'd been fantasizing about for the past year was kissing him. If this is a dream, I'll kill whoever wakes me up, Sasuke thought as he finally closed his eyes and tangled his hands into blond hair.
Naruto ran his tongue along Sasuke's before rolling around it a few times, savouring the feel of the other's tongue against his. He pulled his tongue back slightly, coaxing Sasuke to enter his mouth instead. The raven wasted no time in thrusting his tongue into his mouth, running it along the roof of Naruto's mouth and against the insides of his cheeks before returning to tangle it with Naruto's.
The blond grabbed Sasuke's ass roughly with a growl before lifting him off the ground slightly. Sasuke got the hint, jumping up and wrapping his legs around the blond's waist, his arms already around Naruto's neck. The hybrid continued to press Sasuke into the wall, even though he was basically supporting all of the raven's weight. He ground against the other boy hard, eliciting a long, deep moan from Sasuke, which he swallowed greedily as they continued to kiss.
Both of them were hard, a fact which Sasuke didn't fail to notice. At first, he'd thought it was all just because of the adrenaline. They'd almost died, they'd been running for a while, and then they were finally safe. He'd suspected the adrenaline had run away with Naruto and he didn't know what he was doing, but the hardness between his legs made it clear he knew exactly what he was doing.
Sasuke was finding it hard to keep kissing Naruto when he was already so out of breath so he pulled away slightly, Naruto's tongue still attempting to plunder his mouth. He pulled his face away, turning it to the side as he gasped for air.
"Sorry." Naruto was breathing hard, too, though Sasuke suspected it was more because of their actions than actually being out of breath.
"For what?" Sasuke asked as he turned back to Naruto, leaning his head back against the wall as he stared at the blond.
"Shoving you. Kissing you. Depriving you of oxygen." He grinned ferally, Sasuke snorting.
"Yeah, because you can tell I hated it." He rolled his eyes slightly, Naruto laughing.
"I'd noticed the looks for a while." he admitted as he moved in to kiss Sasuke's neck softly.
The raven froze at these words. He had noticed? Sasuke had made it obvious he liked him? He felt a light flush rising to his cheeks, and he turned his head away from Naruto, the blond still kissing his neck.
"I—was hoping you wouldn't."
"Mm, why?" Naruto pulled away with a grin.
"Just—I didn't know you felt the same way." he mumbled. "Speaking of which, if that was the case, why did it take you so damn long to act on it?"
"Because I had to be sure of how I felt for you. We live together. We work together. Either of us could die any day. I had to make sure I was willing to risk it. I had to make sure that I loved you enough to want it."
"And you decided now, then?" Sasuke's fists clenched behind the blond's head as he waited for an answer, his arms still wrapped around Naruto's neck.
"I think I've made my decision pretty clear." Naruto grinned before leaning in to kiss Sasuke again.
If this is a dream, I'm killing anyone who wakes me up, Sasuke thought again as he kissed Naruto back.
A shriek of terror was the first thing Naruto heard as he woke up, squinting in the bright afternoon sun that streamed in through his door. It was gone a second later as the same door was shut. 'Slammed' was really the better word to use.
"What is it? What's wrong?!" Sakura's voice could be heard, panicking.
"Is everything all right? Sakura, did you scream?" Kakashi asked urgently.
"No, it was dog-boy over here." Sakura remarked dryly.
"It burns! My eyes!"
"What happened?" Kakashi demanded, beginning to sound worried.
Naruto just sighed, shifting slightly as he heard an annoyed grunt and felt Sasuke exhale loudly against his chest.
"The idiot's too loud." he mumbled as he got more comfortable on Naruto's chest, nuzzling it slightly.
Naruto grinned before rolling them over slowly so he was lying on top of Sasuke. He looked down at the raven as Sasuke opened sleep-filled eyes, looking back up at Naruto. The blond smirked before bending down and kissing him gently, ignoring the commotion outside. Sakura and Kakashi were still trying to get Kiba to tell them what was wrong, and the brunette was still yelling about being blinded.
"This would be so much hotter—if Kiba were dead." Sasuke mumbled when Naruto pulled away. The blond laughed, shaking his head before swooping back down to kiss him again.
"Kiba, you're starting to piss me off, I don't understand wh—" Sakura stopped short the second the door opened all the way. Naruto and Sasuke pulled apart to turn to the door, squinting.
Sakura's mouth was hanging open, her eyes wide. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. It wasn't the fact that they were both guys, nor was it the fact that Naruto was lying on top of Sasuke, nor was it the fact that they were both naked. No, the reason her jaw had dropped was because Sasuke—the ice prince himself—was on the bottom.
"Have to admit—that's surprising." she said as she stared at them. "I was sure Sasuke would top—then again, I guess you are half-vampire." She grinned as she shoved her hands in her pockets, leaning back against the wall beside the door as Kakashi peeked in. "So, how was it?"
"Shut up." Sasuke growled to the rosette, turning his face away with a light blush dusting his cheeks.
"Oh ho! This is so interesting. You're both actually gay? I knew about Sasuke, but Naruto? That's surprising."
"Did everyone know?!" Sasuke demanded.
"I didn't!" Kiba hollered from the hallway. "And I wish I still didn't! Where's the closest sharp object, I need to gouge out my eyes!"
"Stop overreacting." Sakura snapped, annoyed, exiting the room and closing the door. Everyone seemed to have lost interest in them already.
Sasuke sighed, shaking his head as he closed his eyes. He had wanted to let them all know gradually, but now—hell, he would be surprised if Hinata and Neji down in the basement didn't know. He brought his hands up and covered his eyes, completely embarrassed.
"Hey, hey, don't go all blushey on me now." Naruto teased as he tugged the hands away and held them both above the other's head, grinning. "And don't cover your face when you do get blushey, it's cute."
"Moron." Sasuke grunted, turning his head away and blushing even more.
Naruto dipped down and kissed a trail along his jaw and down his neck to his pulse, where he stopped and began to suck and bite. Sasuke groaned, pulling loosely at his hands, asking if Naruto would let him go. The blond didn't, so Sasuke voiced his pleasure by bucking up slightly.
The hybrid pulled away with a small laugh. "So impatient." He grinned. He then pulled away from Sasuke and stood up, grabbing his boxers from the floor and yanking them on. Sasuke sat up, watching as Naruto walked around the room, picking his things up off the floor. The tattoo on his back shifted with each movement he made, the lines of the angel seeming to glow in the darkness of the room.
"So, what is this?" Naruto turned back to Sasuke, pulling on a shirt.
"What's what?" the blond asked, confused.
"Is this just a casual fuck we're going to be having every time you get pumped with adrenaline, or..." Sasuke trailed off, clenching his fists. Naruto stared at him, then sighed.
"It's dangerous." he whispered, not looking at the Uchiha. "It's dangerous to care too much about someone, especially considering what we do. At any moment, one of us could die."
Sasuke's fists clenched tighter as his eyes hardened, glaring down at the sheets. "I guess that means we're just fuck-buddies."
"You're reading this all wrong." Sasuke frowned, looking up. Naruto chuckled before walking across the room and crawling onto the bed on top of Sasuke again. "Why bother taking the risk if it's not worth it, right?" He grinned and kissed Sasuke. "I told you in the alley. I had to make sure I loved you enough to risk it. I think last night proved to you I did."
"So—we're not a casual fuck?" Sasuke asked slowly.
"Let's put it this way." Naruto pushed him back onto his back, since the other had been sitting up. The blond bent down and sucked on his neck, hard. Sasuke groaned, panting slightly. After a few seconds, Naruto pulled away, licking at the hickey he'd just made. "I'm going to have you wearing that every day for the rest of our lives." He grinned. "You're not getting out of this one, Uchiha. You dug your own grave."
"Yes, I most certainly did." Sasuke smirked, wrapping his arms around Naruto's neck. "And I'll happily lie in it." He pulled the blond down for another kiss.
(1) You find out what this stands for later XD I can't give it away now, it'll make me too sad :(
(2) THANKS CYN!!! (She told me the name of the sedative, lol)