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"Naruto, please." Sasuke pleaded. "You don't understand. You need to let go."

"At least say sorry first." Naruto insisted, completely unaware.

"Fine, sorry."

"Say it like you mean it!"

"I just did!"

"Liar!"

"How old are you, idiot?" Sasuke yelled. "Stop being so stubborn!"

Naruto saw it coming. He'd been exceptionally careful the whole time, keeping a firm grip on the raven to make sure he wasn't going anywhere. Now, Sasuke wrenched his arms down towards his hips, attempting to get free. He twisted his legs wildly, trying to throw Naruto off balance and release the hold he had with his knees. But the blonde had already predicted something like this would happen. He struggled against the other male, holding him down with every limb as though his life depended on it. Sasuke wasn't going anywhere until he apologised, and Naruto would make sure of it.

It was when Sasuke tried to sit up against him that he realised.

Both boys abruptly stopped moving, not even daring to breathe. They were caught in an odd embrace, Naruto still holding on to Sasuke's wrists, which were resting on the blonde's thighs. Sasuke was performing half a sit-up, but with his elbows on the ground and staring at Naruto's shoulder, refusing to meet the other boy's eyes.

And one of Naruto's knees was nestled slap bang in the middle of Sasuke's crotch.

For the first time in his life, Uzumaki Naruto was actually devastated that he'd managed to prove the raven wrong; yes, it seemed Sasuke wholeheartedly would have to admit that Naruto could kiss. Especially since his cock was unashamedly pressing into the blonde's leg like a fucking spear.

"You're..." Naruto began, terrified. His voice was just above a whisper, and Sasuke was only able to hear it because they were so close.

"Move." Sasuke breathed, still not looking at him.

"Sasuke, what the hell man?" he said, finding his voice. "What the hell's wrong with you?"

"Don't act like this is my fault, idiot." The Uchiha hissed. "You're going to pay."

Finally, at long last, Naruto summoned the energy and willpower to disentangle himself from the other male, crawling back hesitantly. God, could this get any more awkward? He was willing to bet that this was the most fucked up day of his entire life. He'd given Uchiha Sasuke a hard-on. With a kiss. Unbelievably, the image at the forefront of his mind was an angry mob of female customers, after his blood with pitchforks and burning torches, led by none other than Sakura.

"I didn't mean for..." He mumbled. "I didn't think you would react like-"

He didn't get to say another word.

In one fluid motion, Sasuke had leapt across the floor and wrapped a hand around his neck. Naruto's gasp caught in his throat, unable to get out. Fuck, he's going to kill me. Kakashi, the bastard is trying to end my life, I told you this would happen.

"If you breathe a word of this to anyone," Sasuke began, speaking dangerously low into the blonde's ear. "I will make you suffer every conceivable hour of every single day. Are we clear, dobe?"

Naruto stiffly nodded against his hand, eyes screwed tight in pain. Sasuke released him after a moment, and met his gaze, pure venom clouding his eyes. The blonde winced and massaged his neck, breathing deeply.

"I told you I would make you pay." The Uchiha said quietly.

Naruto looked up at him in fear, not knowing what was coming next, not wanting to find out.

"An eye for an eye, Naruto." He said, moving closer. "You've put me in this situation. It's only fair you should have to endure the same thing."

"Sasuke, wait!" Naruto cried, realising what the other boy was planning.

The raven wasn't thinking straight. The logical side of his brain had gone to sleep, taking pride, reason and fear of consequence to bed with it. He didn't like to think of himself as the vengeful type, despite what others often believed, but right now, he didn't care.

No one - and he meant no one - would have the glory of getting him aroused without finishing what they started. He did not take too kindly to being teased, even if it was unintentional. If anything, that just made the whole thing worse. Fucking dobe. I'll make his regret the day he was ever born...

It was payback time, and the idiot was going to shut up and take it, whether he liked it or not.

Sasuke knew he could simply walk out without saying another word. Naruto would finish up with the shop, and tell Kakashi whatever he wanted. He honestly didn't care anymore. But the action seemed to be tagged under a cloud titled 'cowardly', and Sasuke was no coward. He knew if he left now, things would forever be awkward and unresolved. The idiot might even get the wrong idea and believe that Sasuke was actually attracted to Naruto. Which he most definitely wasn't, he assured himself.

Either way, Naruto didn't look like he was going to resist. Hell, Sasuke wondered if the other boy was even capable of resisting, from the blank look of terror on his face. Not that it mattered anyway; Sasuke was determined. He was going to go through with this regardless of what Naruto said or did.

Right now, Sasuke was crawling to the other boy, not fussed that he probably looked like an angry tiger stalking towards his dinner. It wasn't exactly far off from how he felt anyway. Naruto on the other hand just sat there, on his butt, knees up and hands flat on the ground behind him. Not once did he look away from the raven's face, nor edge further back. The expression of fear in his face was slowly shifting into one of concern and question, as though trying to weigh Sasuke up, and suss him out.

"Don't you dare move, idiot." The Uchiha said in a low voice. "Don't move a single muscle. Don't try and run away or fight me. I'm not letting you get away."

Naruto's eyes widened a little, but he didn't say anything. It looked like he'd stopped breathing. Sasuke approached, crawling closer and closer, until he was positioned comfortably between Naruto's open knees. The blonde swallowed thickly, never breaking eye contact. They were almost nose to nose, breathing in each other's scent. Naruto looked from one dark eye to the other, back and forth, as though trying to find something hidden behind them. Trying to ask questions without saying a word.

Then Sasuke closed the gap and boldly licked at the corner of Naruto's mouth. He felt the blonde shudder, felt the legs around his midsection twitch a little. He licked again, then again, tasting that odd sweetness a second time. Naruto exhaled, the warm breath tickling its way through Sasuke's hair and touching his ear. He drew back, and met the other boy's eyes for a moment. Naruto's face was flushed, the same way he looked whenever he was angry or embarrassed.

And for the first time, Sasuke wasn't amused by the expression.

He felt something shift inside him, something that made him look at Naruto like he'd never seen him. The boy was stunning. How could he not have noticed til now? Then again, he'd never kissed him, or even been this close to him for that matter. When those annoying female customers weren't fawning over him, Sasuke was sure their eyes were glued to Naruto. He'd never considered it before, and wasn't exactly sure why he was considering it now. Did those eyes always sparkle like that? And those lips...God, those lips were hypnotising right now.

Too many things were happening today, too many emotions flurrying around and messing up his mind. A part of him felt like he was underwater, oddly cut off from the world and strangely disorientated. He couldn't work out if he was sleepy or wide awake.

"Sasuke," Naruto breathed, still not moving away. "Why...?"

"Shut up, Naruto." He said quietly, like he was concentrating on something, and didn't want to be interrupted. "Just don't speak."

Another moment passed between them, each boy looking intently into the other's eyes. Neither dared to be the first to break the silence, or the connection. Neither wanted to be the one to say something that would make them have to face, and accept what was going on. How many kisses had they shared so far? How many more were they planning to share? Were they even planning any of this?

It was making less and less sense by the second. They didn't know whether to feel scared, amused, revolted or just completely indifferent.

A sharp throb downstairs brought Sasuke back to his senses, and back to his master plan. He felt a fresh wave of resolve wash over him, mixed with something else he couldn't quite identify. It drowned out any last minute, fearful excuses. Holding Naruto's gaze a few seconds longer, Sasuke drew close and attached his lips to the other boy's jaw, feeling the skin against his teeth. He kissed hard, drawing the flesh into his mouth and lightly sucking. He could feel Naruto's warm breath against his cheek, and heard a little choked sound escape his lips.

Good, the Uchiha thought, beginning to trail his lips down, under the blonde's chin. Looks like he's starting to lose control.

Sasuke relaxed a little, loosening his jaw and letting his open mouth drag softly along Naruto's chin, and down his neck. He smiled against the frantic pulse when he heard the other moan softly. It wouldn't have been audible, had they not been so close. The raven pulled back, resting his weight on his toes in an awkward squat, still wedged between Naruto's open legs. He cocked his head, and studied the other boy's expression for a moment.

"Sasuke..." Naruto whispered, breathless.

"Don't say a word, Naruto." He replied dangerously, and then raised a hand between them, as though to reach for the blonde's face. He saw those blue eyes follow the movement nervously, watching as Sasuke slowly brought his fingers lower and lower, before coming to rest on the waistband of Naruto's jeans. He felt the other boy jolt at the contact, and smirked a little before reaching out to press against his crotch.

"Sasuke!" Naruto jumped, moving back a little.

"You're not hard yet, idiot." Sasuke noted, rubbing slightly. "Well, you are a little. But it's not enough."

"Why are you doing this?" The blonde asked desperately. "There's no need for it."

"There is every need, idiot!" he hissed back. "Look what you've done to me! It's only fair you should have to put up with it as well!"

"What kind of fucked up logic is that?" Naruto said, trying not to squirm. "Look, don't do this. Sasuke, please don't do this."

"And why not?" he demanded, grabbing the blonde's hardening length through the material. "I'm not about to be humiliated like this alone. I refuse."

"Fine." Naruto muttered through gritted teeth, and reached down to grab Sasuke's wrist. "If it's just about that, then stop doing this. I'll take care of you."

"What?" Sasuke spluttered, completely thrown. "I'm not asking for you to- Naruto, what?"

The Uchiha's eyes widened as Naruto sat up and gently grabbed Sasuke's shoulders.

"Lie down, Sasuke."

"You are kidding me, right?"

"No, I'm serious. Lie down or I'll make you lie down."

"What the fuck are you planning to do, idiot?"

Naruto looked up and met Sasuke's gaze with a serious look in his eyes.

"I didn't mean to do that to you, Sasuke." He said carefully. "And I know what you're trying to say here, but seriously. What good is it going to do if both of us are walking around with hard-ons?"

Despite everything, Sasuke felt colour flood his cheeks, and felt a strange hold over his throat as Naruto spoke, preventing him from saying anything more.

"This whole day has been full of crap." The blonde said bluntly. "And fuck knows what else could happen now. "

"What are you suggesting?" Sasuke asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Nothing." Naruto said quickly. "I'm not suggesting anything. That's why you should just let me do this. You said you wanted payback, right? I guess making me do something like this is more than enough."

He pushed gently again, and Sasuke wobbled a little, still trying to balance on his toes.

"Come on bastard, work with me here." Naruto sighed. "It'll be over before you know it."

Maybe it was feeling those warm hands around his upper arms. Maybe it was that simple feeling of knowing your hold on a situation is slowly slipping away, and you know there's no longer the chance to get it going the way you intended. Maybe this was all one crazy dream, and you just go along with whatever's happening, only to realise once you wake up that something was odd. Perhaps it was a number of things, or perhaps it was nothing at all.

Whatever the reason, Sasuke soon found himself staring up at the red and orange lampshades, dangling innocently over them. He'd never really looked up at the ceiling before, he realised after a moment. Then he wondered how he could even consider such a mundane thing in this situation.

"Sasuke," he heard Naruto's hushed voice from somewhere above him. "Close your eyes and imagine something else. This isn't easy for me either."

Then, all too quickly, he felt the idiot's hands on his jeans. Even through the thick denim, that ungodly heat was tickling his waist, lightly toasting his skin. How was it that a person could be so warm? Then the raven let out a shaky breath as he heard the unmistakeable sound of his jeans being unzipped.

Naruto hadn't been lying when he'd said this wasn't easy for him.

He was also not lying if he said he was nervous. Not because he was announcing that he was about to get another guy off; but because he was about to get Uchiha Sasuke off.

Yes, the guy would easily win first place competing for the title of 'biggest prick the world has ever seen'. Yes, he undoubtedly made every single moment in the blonde's presence a living hell. And yes, the bastard was currently pissed enough to tear Naruto a second asshole. God only knew what was going to happen after this was all over. Sasuke was messed up in so many ways. And yet despite all that, with the way things had turned out so far, Naruto simply couldn't deny that he was just a little bit...

...well, he wasn't about to say happy. He wasn't a goddamn chick after all.

But this was something he would never in a hundred thousand years ever admit to anybody, nor even out loud to himself. It was something he tried not to pay an ounce of attention to. And at work, there were always plenty of distractions around. But in his mind, he was terrified enough to believe that every second of thought spent on this one little secret, would be like water to a wilting plant; it would grow, and flourish, and then he'd be forced to acknowledge and accept it.

Accept that Sasuke was sexy, smooth and sophisticated beyond words.

He'd given up telling himself - begging himself - that it made no sense. His pride and ego rejected Sasuke whenever he was around, more or less continuously. He treated him like utter shit. A major chunk of the blonde's being refused to associate any emotion besides hate towards the Uchiha. But in some dark, hazy corner of his mind, Naruto hoped Sasuke would somehow brush against him as he was walking past. He would wonder what it'd be like to have those pale, long fingers travel across his skin. And that smirk... he knew that trademark smile could drive him insane for hours.

He'd learnt to sub-consciously convert any wild impulses into some form of anger. Naruto knew only too well that if he indulged in those feelings, he wouldn't be able to be in the same room as Sasuke. He would most definitely not be able to concentrate on his work with all those bitches surrounding the guy all the time. And he just didn't want to be attracted to someone who was so arrogant and stuck-up. Not to mention the fact that if Sasuke knew Naruto liked him, well... it would have been equivalent to screaming for even more smug harassment.

And he'd done a pretty amazing job of it all so far.

Until the bastard had kissed him.

Then he'd essentially been compelled to surrender to that primal instinct gnawing away at his senses. It was like floodgates had been thrown wide open, and all his inhibitions were tumbling out before he could stop them. And even then, despite everything, he'd tried his hardest to get mad at the raven, focus on keeping sane and in character, the way Sasuke knew him to be. The way he was familiar with. Convince himself that it was a once-in-a-million situation that would never happen again.

And then they'd fought. And the bastard had provoked him. And they'd kissed again, more urgently. And Naruto would lay down everything he owned to prove that Sasuke had been swept into the kiss as much as he had. He felt it in the way the raven's mouth had moulded and moved, perfectly against his own. He could still feel the after-tingles lingering on his lips.

And even then, if even a shred of doubt remained after everything, it was unmercifully banished away when Sasuke's erect cock had pressed painfully against his leg.

For the first time ever since being in Uchiha Sasuke's company, Naruto gave in. He silenced the pride and the ego, the ingrained laws that governed how he should act around the guy. He let that carnal heat rush through his system, down his spine and towards his own groin. All fuelled by the simple knowledge that right now, indirectly or not, Sasuke wanted him.

Naruto swallowed once, raking his eyes over the raven's body. He was beautiful, and he could no longer deny that. And this was probably going to be the only time the blonde would more-or-less have free roam over the bastard, he realised dryly.

With half-lidded, lust-clouded eyes, Naruto pulled Sasuke's jeans a little lower before swallowing again, and reached for the waistband of the boxer shorts beneath.

A/N: BUWAHAHA! Sexual cliff-hanger is the term, I believe? ;) well, at least this means the next chapter is unavoidably going to be incredibly incredibly steamy :O

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