I'm a loser. I'm well aware of this fact. I promised that I'd have this out in January. –Sighs— I had it written in that first week, but then AP English starting kicking my ass. Art class wanted projects. And me and my best friend starting fighting a lot, so all the times I was on the computer all my energy went into fighting with him. But I'm here now. I'll be here for awhile. I'm going to try and squeeze in another chapter either this month or the next month. No promises though. Don't worry; I haven't given up on this story. It will be finished. Just when? I have just about as much clue as you do.
This chapter, and probably the rest of this story is dedicated to Through Darkness and Light. I'm really sorry to you especially that this is so late. :/
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Sasuke was adjusting, as well as any seventeen year old boy could to being a father and the sole provider of a three year old little girl and the love of his life.
Hajime was beautiful, this was established, but sometimes she had not so beautiful moments. With Sasuke and Naruto's genes combined she had a hard head and the will of any angry God. She knew how to bite with her words, but more often than not lashed out with her fists when she didn't get what she wanted. At naptime she'd purposely get dirty so that she could spend naptime in the tub instead of in bed; she didn't even really like sleeping at night. She watched T.V. a lot, and never turned off the television. Never turned down the sound, and thought it was okay to get up out of bed at two in the morning to watch her movies, full blast.
The raven more than once had to bring a paddle to her behind to teach her a lesson about what to do and what not to do. Sasuke had become the man of the house and was the enforcement behind every threat of punishment. Even though both parents meant what they said, in was usually Sasuke's hand at the paddle since sometimes, Naruto's heart was to tender for it. He had jumped right into the role of father with no qualms and other disagreements. The raven had given up something's, only to gain more then he could have ever imagined.
Not that it wasn't hard for him adjusting to life with a child and Naruto, and being responsible should anything happen to either. Not that it wasn't difficult when Sai hardly allowed Sasuke to touch Naruto. Sai made him a stranger in his own home. He scrutinized him when he played with Hajime and always stared when he trained, because even though he was a dad he was a ninja too. He had to be ready for the day when they would call him back.
It was comfortable life since they were living off of Sasuke's inheritance money; the only uncomfortable aspect of it was having an unwanted house guest. Who was still sulking about not getting what he wanted, even though it was something Sai knew he couldn't ever have. This life was still the best for them. And for the most part; they were happy.
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"Hey, Sasuke?" Naruto yelled from his place in the kitchen making a lazy breakfast-1- of cereal and some strawberries that he was cutting over the sink.
The raven got up from the couch where he was watching where he had been watching Hajime watch The Lion King—it wasn't very eventful, since he had seen the movie over and over again—and went into the kitchen where his love stood in a cute pair of shorts and a super long tee. Sasuke came up behind him and wrapped his arms around the boy, relishing in the squeal of surprise as he kissed the boys neck.
"Yes." The older purred, resting his chin on the younger's shoulder. It was always good to have Naruto physically in his arms, where he could just feel their heartbeats come together there, with Naruto close, he was relaxed, he was happy, and he was home.
Naruto felt close to the same way, when he was right up against Sasuke and their bodies matched up like puzzle pieces, it all fit. A smile found its way to his lips and he was for from complaining.
The blonde sighed contently and then he said. "I was wondering if you could put together the tricycle Hajime got for her birthday." Naruto would have done it himself, except he was already looking forward to a day filled with cleaning house, vacuuming, and grocery shopping. The blonde's mind mentally blecked, but that didn't mean that it didn't have to get done. At least that what he told himself every time the house had to be kept up.
Sasuke smirked into the slender collar bone. "I'll do it." Naruto, with a smile, made to turn around and say thank you but a pair of strong arms held his fast. "For a kiss."
Biting his lip, trying to hide his grin Naruto turned despite the arms that had him so tightly. Sasuke moved his hands to cup the dobe's face. There was warmth in Sasuke's black eyes that was only meant for Naruto, there was all of his love for the boy, right in front of him where he could see it in his favorite place to look. Naruto pushed up on his tippy toes, and pressed his lips to Sasuke's. There was a fire there, which spread in a shiver to the crown in his head and the backs of his cheeks. Tingling, as if aflame.
When Sasuke was allowed to be close to Naruto through not only emotional actions but the physical he was sent to an entirely different place.
They broke apart at the sound of Sai scuffling into the living room, and greeting Hajime with a yawn and a good morning, Naruto had a fresh blush on his cheeks, Sasuke traced it with the pad of his thumb. He whispered, "I love you," as soft as he could.
Naruto re-bit his lip, "I love you too." Sasuke pecked his lips quietly, glad that Naruto had opened up to the idea of kidding, even if it was the simple touching of lips, it was enough to make him happy to get to share that with the boy. After, regretfully, breaking away he took the bowls of cereal to cover his tracks and placed them on the table. The blonde followed close behind with the strawberries, an overjoyed expression on his cheeks completely giving away that their previous actions weren't so innocent.
Sai noticed, as any person capable of thought would have, but he shoes not to say anything. What was there to say? Sasuke smirked at him coldly. Sai stared back a certain distress in his eyes.
Sasuke pitied him as well as Sasuke could pity people for not getting what Sasuke, himself, had obtained. And most of the time, that was not at all. However, Naruto was a prize, a loud sometimes annoying dobe of a prize, but he was the raven's prize. Sasuke probably would have felt close to the same way had Naruto chosen Sai instead of him. Sai's shoes did not fit very well, and Sasuke didn't like to put himself in them for they delved him into the emotional dependences of humans. Though even in his own shoes, he was seeing how emotional he really was, since Naruto brought his heart to a roar and then a disembodied quiet. And setting himself in that position where Naruto didn't belong to him in every way hurt more than Sasuke could have before dreamed.
However, that didn't change anything. Sasuke still hated Sai. He was gotten to spend the last four years with Sasuke's Naruto and Sasuke's children. It only infuriated the raven that he couldn't have been here. Sai was the ever present reminder of that.
Sitting in his usual chair, with Naruto at the other end of the table, Hajime to his right and Sai to his left, Sasuke began eating his breakfast.
They ate their cereal in silence, all except for Hajime who rattled on endlessly about her starting school soon. A certain pride swelled up in Sasuke. Only exceptional children began life at the academy at the age of three; it meant that she was special. And the raven knew that Tsunade was not one to play favorites. Hajime was going to the academy based on her skill and nothing else.
Sasuke would have to train with her, to get her prepared for the chuning exams. He didn't know how soon they would want to put her into that. He gave Naruto a sideways glance, glad the boy was looking down, or he didn't know how soon Naruto would let her be put into that. He had heard that mothers were usually over protective. Had his been alive at the time he was sure that she would have said something about him going.
Maybe the trio could go in as a family, assuming that Naruto hadn't already re-taken and passed the exams, even then Sasuke could apply and go in with her. He would have to ask Naruto later, if by some stroke of luck he managed to get the boy alone. This morning had been a miracle, and it was probably eating Sai up inside. A fact that made Sasuke very pleased with himself.
He knew though that sooner or later he would have to think more carefully of ways to get Naruto all by himself, trickery, Sasuke wasn't stupid he knew that Sai had to be thinking near to the same thing. If the blonde had chosen Sai over Sasuke he wouldn't have been able to let go wither, not completely, not really. He could say that he had, he could lie. But would he really be able to let go? No. Not if he loved Naruto as much as he did now, or even less then he did now. Not unless he found someone he loved more, which for him he was sure was impossible…but for Sai…
An interesting thought it was. Maybe that could be his trick. Amongst other things, but if Sai had another then Naruto would be free to be alone with Sasuke and Naruto probably would feel as guilty as he did now. Sasuke could tell. Naruto didn't want to hurt anyone, especially not those he loved, he knew by the way he looked at Sai, his big heart bleeding through, and the change in emotion when he looked to Hajime, and then different again when his eyes turned to Sasuke's face.
Smiles were exchanged, while eyes met and greeted with long looks of love.
Sai cleared his throat, and then slurped his cereal loudly to distract them from each other. Hajime took this action in immediately and copied him, a smile adorning her face. Naruto said nothing, but Sasuke automatically corrected her manners, for they were important to have.
They weren't the same, Sasuke hoped that it wouldn't be something that divided them, or confused their child. He had to try to make sure; with everything in his power that he did nothing to disrupt the flow of their relationship, considering its wobbly start. Sasuke knew that he had a lot in his power, but enough not to boil over? Enough when it came to Naruto? He wanted to say yes…
"So, Naruto." Sai said, getting Sasuke out of his own head. Naruto looked over to him, his cheek fool of food, and said yeah without swallowing. "You need help with anything today?"
The blonde went back to his cereal and slowly shook his head. "No. Me and Sasuke got everything under control." Sai only clenched his mouth tighter then his spoon.
"Oh."The black haired man spoke up finally, and Sasuke watched with a sense of superiority as Sai forced himself to return to his meal, his eyes remaining downcast. Sai had been replaced, and Sasuke was a bit smug to be the one to replace him. To take over all of his duties and responsibilities, and also the wooing of Naruto's already wooed heart. Although, again, there was that small pang of pity, but all Sai's faults were his own. He knew that someday Sasuke would come back, especially by the note that he stole.
He knew. And still he got so involved.
Black eyes caught in a glare. Sai sat back and had a smile, his cereal finished. "Naruto, what are you doing today?" The boy addressed pulled away from wiping Hajime's chin, he gave Sai a semi-confused look before returning to his place and answering.
"Just some laundry and house cleaning, and maybe some grocery shopping, but that's it." He shrugged and got up, taking his and Hajime's bowls to the kitchen.
A plan seeded itself in Sasuke's brain, and grew boldly into an idea. It was stupid, and small. But something insignificant enough that it might have worked. Casually he forked some strawberries and took a gulp of his milk, he smiled at Sai his eyes clear of any mischief; Sasuke was a very good actor. In a peace keeper voice that was completely out of character he said. "Why don't you go do the grocery shopping?" Cool, like it was nothing. Sasuke chewed his strawberries.
Sai furrowed his brow, obviously unsure of his intention, but wondering what Sasuke wanted by letting Sai go out and help out the family. Naruto appeared in the doorway, Hajime peeking out from behind his leg. "Yeah," an enthusiastic grin taking over his face. "That would really help me out." Naruto gave him a soft look, a twinkle in his eye. A fit of jealousy came over Sasuke, which Sai undeniably noticed and smugness was cast his way. With one look Sai would do it, he would do it because Naruto asked him to.
"Yeah. Okay I'll do the shopping." Sai had a goofy smile, Sasuke a smirk, and Naruto a wide grin. Hajime bounded out with a face that matched her mothers.
"I want to go." She howled. This is where Sasuke smirk shrunk and completely fell off and clanked to the corner. He wanted Hajime to stay with him; he wanted to know his daughter to recognize her not just by her face but by her heart. He wanted to see as she did and although he loved everything about her he wanted to fully understand the vastness of that statement. He needed to know all he could enjoy about her personality, all he could lift up, and all he could show off because she was his daughter and she could do so much. He knew she could. He just didn't know what.
It made him a bit angry, and also discouraged. That fact, amongst others reminded him about how much he had missed. His jaw tightened at the memories he didn't have and the memories that Sai did.
Sasuke wasn't stupid though, he knew that if he made Hajime stay Sai would look twice at the situation and realize Sasuke's underlying con. That the raven would be home alone with Naruto, and he had hoped Hajime, but that wasn't going to happen. Sai would think that Sasuke would try something any second on Naruto, but Sasuke didn't know, he didn't understand, why everything he did obviously had to be a ploy to re-bed Naruto. No. Maybe a little, he thought about it, okay. If it did happen he wasn't going to object, of course not, but he wasn't going to make that large of a move and for what? To ruin everything he was trying to build up. When and if Naruto was ready to have sex again, Sasuke would let the boy come to him, but he wasn't clinging to that. It wasn't what he wanted.
He wanted a relationship with Naruto, and as hard as it may be to believe that Sasuke fucking Uchiha wanted to have a conversation and love his dobe instead of just fuck him. It was a pinnacle of wonderment and disbelief apparently, but it was true.
Honestly his only intent was to get Naruto alone, and, yes, he was after one thing. To be alone with Naruto, that was the point. To have the boy all to himself. To hold him, to talk to him, to kiss him without any wandering eyes that would misjudge him without even seeing why Sasuke did what he did, Sai had a grudge and it festered in Naruto's and Sasuke's relationship. All this trickery was annoying, Sasuke wanted to be able to just kiss the snot out of Naruto whenever he damn well felt like it.
And since things happened the way that they did making their chance at a relationship…easier because they shared blood, but also harder because they hardly had time to re-learn everything about the other. They couldn't sit down and be and know each other.
That was why he wanted to be alone with Naruto to get their relationship to the emotional level that he wanted it to be at, even before they delved deeper into the physical. And if he had to trick Sai out of the house, he would, and he most certainly could. It wasn't that hard, not with a smile from Naruto. Then Sai would run away from this house, if only Naruto paid him some attention.
Sai scooped up Hajime, and she let him being very familiar with him. She allowed herself to be lifted into his arms. Hajime was the one he would really have to win over, Naruto he had to work with, but Hajime…Hajime hardly had any idea who he was. Besides pictures, and Naruto's stories, but Hajime wasn't really aware that it was Sasuke who had forged with Naruto to create her and her brother. For all she knew, Sai had been around longer, and loved her, thus she loved him as her father. It frustrated Sasuke that he didn't have hardly any parental right to her, and that she would never know how much it hurt him.
Or maybe she would, by the way the mirror of his own eyes looked up to him, and the joy on her face easily disappeared; like she felt how he was feeling. She somehow knew, even though (or possibly because) she was three years old; she had a big heart that could hold the weight of the world's problems or completely discard them. Sasuke forced up a smile, it was almost as hard as forcing himself to vomit; a small smile that only she would notice from Sai's lap, since the black haired man and Naruto were making a list of things that they needed. Hajime was not convinced. It made him slightly proud to know that she has inherited his ability to not be so easily fooled. He tried to be more convincing to let her know that it was okay. Sai was a large part of her life, and as much as he wanted to rip Sai from her life. He couldn't, Sai was her friend, and at one point, her father—no matter how much that pained him—so in one form of another he would have to tolerate him being around even after the man was called off duty.
Hajime wasn't buying what other people would have bought without any question; Sasuke was, after all, a wonderful pretender. She furrowed her brows and gave him several looks over. Uchiha's didn't falter.
His daughter saw right through his mask; a trait she must have inherited from Naruto.
Dropping from Sai's lap, disrupting the flow of conversation between him and Naruto, she slid to the floor and padded over to Sasuke, eyes continuously searching his face, and held out her arms to be lifted into his arms; her father's arms. Sasuke stood and Hajime eye's got wide with sadness, but the raven haired man scooped her up to still any tears. Kissing her cheek, he whispered so only she could hear. "I love you." Hajime smiled, and curled herself round him.
Black eye's crossed with blue; and, oh, the happy expression he found there as he watched Sasuke and Hajime interact as father and daughter. And then Sai's eyes; the angry grimace and the clenching of teeth and empty hands. Sasuke put an arm around his daughter possessively, Sai's nostrils flared.
"We'll be in the living room." Sasuke stated, moving in that direction. All Naruto could do was say okay, and nod in a fit of joy (even though it wasn't the first time they had been together, but each time, it made him so grateful.) Though, Sasuke doubled back, purely because he wanted to—some to irk Sai—he missed Naruto's cheek and touched his hand softly before continuing into the living room. He turned on her favorite show, and she fiddled and talked about everything.
All Naruto could do was stare after them, until… "So, you want six packages of ramen?" Sai said, breaking the blondes gaze. The younger shook his head.
"No. I want ten." He and Hajime ate ramen like maniacs, so the needed to stock up on it. He had a couple of boxes left but he was sure that those would be gone in a minimum at the end of the day. However, his mind wasn't really on the list of food, and Sai knew it.
Sai stood. He wanted, no needed, to get out of there, of this environment. Naruto had at least looked at him before Sasuke had returned. Hajime had no other father, and he took care of them. He assumed the father role in the house even if it wasn't rightfully his to assume. Naruto only had eyes for Sasuke, only one heart, and it belonged to that dammed man. And Hajime, Hajime shared blood with him. He was closer to her then Sai could ever be. Now, he would be an uncle at best. Awaited by no one. Missed by only his cat, and only so the stupid meowing machine would get fed.
The image alone made him unexpectedly cringe , and he was glad he was given a way get out. And away he got, heading toward the front door.
"The list." Sasuke called after him. "Don't forget it." Sai scowled, and trekked back into the dining room to grab the list, violently, off on the table. "And this too. Don't forget this." Sai returned to look at what he was mentioning. Sasuke was pointing to his daughter.
Hajime looked up, and with a nod of approval she was searching for. She quickly glomped her father and bounded off of him, past her mother—who was standing in the arch way—and took a hold of Sai's hand. Rearing and ready to go.
Sai looked at the man who just watched the television and pretending like what he had done was only an insignificant matter. Hajime was his daughter, and he was letting her and Sai spend time alone together, even when he himself scarcely and anytime with her because of Sai. Sai wouldn't return the favor, but he was positive Sasuke was well aware.
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Sasuke watched him eave with his daughter in tow, her happily chattering on abut swing sets and pocky. He exhaled when they were gone, he know it was a half nice half mean thing he had done, though he wished it had been all mean. That his daughter was still tucked close to him. So they could spend their day together like they had the first day he had come home. Alone together. However, she had wanted to go, and Sasuke could let her go.
A weight pressed itself at his side, a weight that was intently recognized by the mop of messy blonde spikes, and the familiar arms that wrapped themselves around hum waist and clasped their tightly. Sasuke drew the boy into is lap, kissing the top of his head. Finally, finally. It had been to long since he had held the boy, even if he had just gotten a chance either today. Much too long.
"Thank you." Naruto whispered into the folds of Sasuke's shirt. The blonde breath in. A week; it had been a week of this real Sasuke, sometimes, Naruto still couldn't believe that it had actually happened.
Sasuke was slightly thrown off even though he knew that Naruto didn't fully understand the implications of what he had done; Naruto's brain worked in a different pattern, it still managed to allude Sasuke to the thought process going on in there. "Why?" he asked, knowing that it was possibly the only way he would know. "Why thank me?" If anything, Sasuke thought that the blonde would have caught on, and although happy a little angry too.
"You made him feel useful. And help around the house and stuff. I know that makes him feel…better…"
Sasuke smirked, a chuckle to his tone. Of course, of course. Naruto could only see the innocents in Sasuke, not the trickery, although it had been surprisingly easy. "Dobe," he said simply.
The blonde drew back, a devilishly cute angry pout on his so kissable lips. He punched Sasuke in the arm. "Teme." Sasuke laughed, another punch. "Why am I a dobe when all I said was thank you? Why are you laughing? This isn't funny, you asshole." Naruto sat back expectantly waiting for an answer, but was met with another question.
"Do you really not see why I did what I did?" And by the puzzled expression missing in the boys features Sasuke could clearly depict that the answer was no.
"Why?" The blonde crossed his arms and head.
Sasuke placed his hands on his loves face, tracing the whisker marks, and then pressing his lips to them. "We're alone." Naruto stiffened with fear.
"Even you." Sasuke said, though he hadn't meant to. Naruto knew what that meant. Even Naruto thought that all Sasuke wanted to do was pound him, to fuck him. Even Naruto, the love of his life was deathly afraid of that when he didn't need to be. Even him. How long? How long would it take to prove himself, to prove that that's not what he wanted? He was ashamed when he realized that he couldn't, that when they were alone Naruto could be to assuming to his actions to even let Sasuke touch him without the fear, to talk with him without thinking it would lead to the bedroom, to not open his eyes to the loved behind the plot to get him alone. To have the dobe all to himself.
Sasuke was fooling himself. But he wouldn't give up; couldn't.
With a deep breath, and a gently pushed Naruto off of him. He stood, Naruto had guilt written all over his face. "Sasuke," he said.
The man stopped and turned, good at hiding the hurt. Naruto's mouth hung open, but he struggled with the words; the right words. The magic ones that could make everything better between them. Sasuke wasn't going to wait for them, he couldn't right in this moment. He would be back later to hear them, even though Naruto wouldn't be able to find them. That was Sasuke's fault, it had been his fault for having sex with him, always would be. "The tricycles in the garage, yes?"
Naruto faltered. "Yeah…" And the raven haired man slipped into the garage, a painful tenseness to his back. The only part of him the blonde could see, though he longed to look at his face.
What could he do but house work? So that's what he did. Starting with the laundry, since it would be the thing to take the longest to do. And while he was doing all of the work he could think this over. His own insecurities. He felt honored that Sasuke wanted to spend time alone with him, but he wasn't just after one thing and Naruto had to stop treating him like he was. It must have hurt him, even though the man didn't feel so inclined to say so Naruto knew that Sasuke felt bad about that. Though he didn't need to be. Naruto just need to let him know.
God…he really was a dobe. He had to get upset about it because it was true, which made it worse.
Getting up off of the couch, leaving his self-pity behind, he gathered up the laundry, and got to work.
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His actions. Oh God, his actions had made Naruto feel hurt. The blonde liked to act tough but the boy was way too emotional for his own good. He was livid with himself about it, but Sasuke could think about the situation rationally. He didn't deserve to be treated like a good guy-it wasn't a basic human right. He had forced himself on Naruto. He was being an idiot.
Still, his fury boiled within his blood. Even when they were alone Sasuke couldn't be alone with Naruto because of the boy's awareness. The blonde's fear of him. Thus he was taking his anger out on the tricycle that was purple and sparkly and much to happy for his mood.
Working hard wasn't enough to distil this feeling, to kill and bury this loneliness. Since him and Naruto were apart. It had been half an hour and it proved to be too much. However, they had had a…what? An emotional standoff? It wasn't a fight, a lot more yelling would have been involved. He almost wished it was a fight, he knew how to handle those with the blonde. He couldn't just do nothing though, not when it came to Naruto.
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Sasuke got up without a clear plan, and without any sense of direction. Then went to Naruto. The boy was bent over his first load of laundry, and putting the second load of wet cloths into the dryer whilst giving Sasuke a full view of his heart shaped behind. Sasuke tried to look away, but his eyes wouldn't have it; this wouldn't help his case if he was caught staring. Naruto straightened up. His face in a confused twist, his eyebrows slightly down his mouth flatter than usual and all the emotions he felt from his heart we're on his face. And Sasuke could easily pick up on the lasting effects of all his own frustration.
Even in such a morbid situation he honestly realized the complexity of their bond. What Sasuke felt Naruto felt, maybe even more intensely then the raven did. Naruto's emotions ran through him as well. And then other times, for no reason at all, they couldn't understand each other.
Leaning into the door frame, the raven just watched his love work until the next load was in place. Naruto look the basket full of clean cloths.
Turned.
And jumped, making a small noise of surprise. He hadn't expected Sasuke to be there. "Hello."Sasuke said, a wolfish snigger there.
Naruto's eyes cast down, he gripped the basket. "Hi."
Sasuke came over and took the basket from his love, though he really wanted to take Naruto into his arms. He went into the living room, Naruto trailing him, and sat down placing the basket by his feet. The blonde sat close, his hands at the end of his shirt, his back stiff with decisions to be made. An uncomfortable hammer to his heart.
"I'm sorry." He said finally. "Sasuke. I'm sorry that I never told you that…" He paused. "It's okay."
"I know that, dobe."
Naruto let out a strong stream of breath. "No you don't. You don't know everything Sasuke. Especially if we look back to an hour ago when you got upset." Sasuke opened his mouth to speak, Naruto cut him off. "I know you were upset Sasuke, don't say that you weren't, or that I'm just a dobe." The blonde sat back, shaking his head, he ran his hand through his hair. Sasuke sat back with him, and took his hand. Naruto smiled. "It's okay that you had sex with me." Naruto couldn't look at him. Though it was all Sasuke could do; his chest lifting. "I mean, no so okay that I can just jump into bed now. But you gave me Hajime and Sasuke Jr. and without them…" Sasuke couldn't help himself, like so many other times, he grabbed him and pulled him close. Them facing each other, Naruto straddling Sasuke lap, his hands on the broad chest in front of him; so different from three years ago. "Now. It's different somehow. I guess it's because I'm afraid."
"Of what?" Sasuke said in a whisper. He had to know, and anything above a whisper would have Naruto blush and smile and say never mind, and Sasuke wouldn't be able to coax the answer out of him.
Naruto met his gaze, and took Sasuke's face into his hands. "That I'll wake up without you."
As an instant reaction Sasuke held the blonde a bit closer than before. "You'll never have to wake up without me again. You hear me?" Sasuke could only kiss his head, and stroke his back in silent promises that he loved him, and he couldn't leave him. Their hands intertwined. Naruto nodded as words wouldn't come to him. It was good to hear it. It made him happy.
Sasuke's head came up for the first time. "It's really clean in here." He said out of shock, he didn't know that Naruto could make a house look so good, even if because they had a three year old it would be messy the moment that she got home, only needing to be cleaned again.
"Well." Naruto laughed. "I had a lot to get off of my mind." Sasuke joined in his laughter, though the situation had not previously been funny. Then all he could do was kiss him, and so he did. When they pulled apart there was still something unresolved in Naruto's eyes. "Naruto." Naruto 'hm'ed. "How're you feeling?"
The blonde was rather surprised by the question. "I'm just angry with myself." He answer honestly. "I wish I could give myself up so easily to you again. But I can't…I don't know why now."
"Naruto." Sasuke leaned forward and mapped out his face with his lips like he had all of those years ago. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't." Sasuke had never said something so romantic in his life, and didn't know where the words came from, but then he said. "We don't have to have sex to make love."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
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Well. There. I'm REALLY sorry. Truly.
I need help though…what should they fight about? Since all I can do is fluff and drama. :/
Thank you again to Through Darkness and Light. You really helped me out. ^_^