Sasuke showered quickly, washing his body and hair, all of which took maybe seven minutes. Once he was done, he slipped on a pair of boxers and some black sweatpants. He wondered if Naruto had any clothes left to wear, but knowing him, he would've stolen whatever he needed out of Sasuke's dresser.
Before heading back to the room, he stopped in the kitchen for a bottle of water, and, leaning against the counter, got lost in his thoughts. Not about anything in particular, just life. Maybe a little about how things had progressed with Naruto. A little about whether Itachi was still pissed off at him. Also, he was curious as to how Deidara found out about Yahiko. Then again, maybe it was best not to know. Perhaps the blond freak show left a camera in the bathroom that night.
While he was standing there, Naruto popped into the doorway - hair damp and droplets falling off the sides of his cheeks. Had he even properly dried himself? He was, and no surprise here, wearing a pair of Sasuke's pajama pants.
"You're getting water all over the floor," Sasuke scolded.
"Hm." Naruto leaned against the frame and crossed his arms. "Felt like I should be quick about it. You were out of towels anyway."
"I'll go get you one." He set his water bottle down, and as he walked past Naruto, the other boy caught him by the wrist.
"I'm surprised."
"About what?"
"You didn't even crack a joke about me bein' wet."
"That's not exactly how it works with boys, you know."
"So," Naruto's eyes gleamed, "How does it work?" He let go of Sasuke's wrist.
"Come here." Sasuke grabbed his hand and led him into the kitchen. "Sit up on the counter."
"But you hate when I sit on the counter," Naruto argued.
Sasuke gave him a look.
"Fine, okay." Naruto hopped up, and Sasuke opened one of the drawers that had all of the dish towels in it.
"This should be good enough for you."
While Naruto sat with an amused expression on his face, Sasuke proceeded to dry his hair for him. He caught the drops behind his ear and the ones falling down his neck and chest. Naruto remained quiet the entire time. Sasuke was too preoccupied with what he was doing to really keep the conversation going. When he finished and looked up, there was hardly any time to react as Naruto grabbed the back of his neck and kissed him.
Sasuke placed a hand on the boy's thigh, gripping at the pajama pants as the kissing intensified. A minute or two went by, and Naruto eventually stopped.
"Don't hold back," he said to Sasuke. "Or is it 'cause you don't trust me yet?"
"I'm not sure if it's you I don't trust or myself. But..." Sasuke placed a kiss to Naruto's jaw. "I'm trying."
"I know." Naruto smiled. "Put your other hand here." He pointed at his other thigh.
"You're very bossy," Sasuke said.
"You don't want to touch me?"
Sasuke immediately put his hand there. "Happy now?"
"In a way, yeah. We're trust building."
"Me groping you is part of a trust building exercise?"
"Apparently." Naruto leaned back on his arms, seeming expectant.
Sasuke didn't particularly like being led like a dog, but he had to admit the reward was worth it, and, no, he couldn't argue that something was still holding him back. Maybe it was fear, maybe it was control. He really wasn't sure, but if Naruto was giving him the opportunity to do as he pleased, like hell he'd pass that up. So, he moved one hand to Naruto's left hip and then the other to his right. When Naruto's smile broadened, he knew he'd done what the other teen expected of him. Didn't Naruto know that if he wanted Sasuke to stop thinking and worrying that it would result in things he might not like? Sure, there was that "ground rule", but did it really mean activities besides kissing were okay?
In theory, he could just ask.
"Naruto."
"Hm?"
"What are you trying to do exactly? You don't want to have sex with me. You're obviously trying to get me to do something, but, really, how far do you want to go?" Sasuke glanced up while placing his hands at Naruto's waist. "Are you still thinking you're helping me out by doing this? I could get experience in other ways."
Naruto frowned. "Another one of your brother's friends?"
"No." Sasuke curbed his temper. "Does this kind of thing even do anything for you?"
"You're not doing anything, are you?"
Sasuke released a heavy sigh, lowering his head again. He let his hands slip away from Naruto and gripped the edge of the counter instead.
"It feels patronizing if you're only doing this for my benefit. Let's just forget about it and go to bed."
"What are you so damn afraid of?" Naruto asked, leaning forward to where Sasuke could press his forehead to the boy's chest. Part of him wanted to. He wanted that comfort, but at the same time, he couldn't seem to allow himself to ask for it.
It was easier earlier, when he'd been so upset about his dad, to allow Naruto to hold him like that, to even enjoy it and the way Naruto was so... protective and concerned. Possessive even. But now... when there were no excuses as to why he'd ask for it?
"Sasuke." Naruto put a hand at the back of his neck, bringing him in so that he had no choice but to rest his forehead on Naruto's chest. "It's fine. We'll go to bed. I think, y'know, you've made a lot of progress today in terms of, uh, talkin' to me about stuff more."
Sasuke snorted.
"I'm not bein' sarcastic. All I've wanted since we met was for you to open up to me. Not 'cause you're some crusade or whatever you called it, but because I like you, and because I like you... I just wanna get to know you."
"Why?" He asked, shaking his head. "What's the point? I'm... this is all I'm capable of, and to someone like you, I know this is frustrating."
"But I'm not frustrated at you," said Naruto. "I'm frustrated... with you?"
Sasuke stepped back and stared at him mockingly. "Really?"
"I'm happy to do what you wanna do. I said I didn't wanna go all the way 'cause I just... well, for one, we just met. I know that sounds stupid 'cause I barely knew the first girl I slept with, but now that I know you, it would mean somethin' and be weird, and then there's the fact that you're a guy, and... I like you, and then I'm scared it might mean somethin' to you, but then I'm also scared it would mean nothin' to you..."
"Naruto," he said, "If we're both worrying about things like this, let's just... leave it. Come on." He squeezed Naruto's knee. "We'll go to bed. We can watch a movie on my computer or listen to music or just stare at each other. Whatever we want to do."
"Yeah?" Naruto grinned widely.
"Yes."
"We can do that if you do one thing I ask without questioning me. You wait for what I say and then make no complaints. You can do it, or if you don't wanna, of course you can say so."
Sasuke was about to open his mouth already, but Naruto's sharp look quickly caused him to snap it shut again. That was a lot to ask of him.
"Very well," Naruto continued. "For now, just stand there, okay?"
Sasuke stood there as he was bid. Naruto reached for his hips and pulled him against the counter, wrapping his legs loosely around him. Sasuke fought not to react in any way.
"Good," Naruto said and wiggled his body closer to Sasuke's. "It's difficult for you to stay still and not say anything, right?"
He wasn't sure whether he was allowed to respond so he simply kept an even gaze with him.
Naruto placed a hand to the side of his face, eyed his lips, and planted a chaste kiss to his mouth. In response, Sasuke closed his eyes, but he didn't kiss back, even as Naruto nipped and sucked at each lip for at least a minute until, at the end, he traced the seam of Sasuke's mouth with his tongue.
A noise erupted from his throat when he could no longer contain it.
Naruto stopped to regard him. "Alright," he said. "Let's go."
He pushed Sasuke out of the way, jumped off the counter, and left the kitchen. Sasuke simply stood there and watched him leave, mouth half open in astonishment and confusion. With a frown, he followed after, flipping the kitchen light off. He chased Naruto down the hallway and into the bedroom.
"What the hell was that about?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto shrugged.
"Is it my turn to play that game?"
"If you want," said Naruto, so casual that he almost wanted to strangle him.
Sasuke shut the bedroom door and locked it while standing in front of it.
"Come here," he ordered, and Naruto walked to him obediently. "Same rules apply."
Naruto said nothing and did nothing other than blink at him.
"However, if I ask you something, you will give me an honest answer."
Sasuke grabbed hold of his arms and spun him around, shoving Naruto against the door. He wasn't gentle about it either and didn't feel like he had to be. Unaffected or pretending to be, Naruto stared at him with a cool, impassive expression. Sasuke studied him before taking hold of his wrists and pinning them up against the door. He pressed his body flush to Naruto's, their hips and naked chests making full contact. Naruto's lips parted, but barely.
"Do you have something to say?" Sasuke asked.
"No." So he said, but Naruto's eyes were bright and assessing.
Sasuke, leaning in so that their cheeks touched, took the boy's earlobe between his teeth and gave it a tug. When he let go, it was to find that sensitive spot on Naruto's neck he'd discovered earlier. As he sucked at it, Naruto whimpered, and once he released his wrists, he pressed a hand firmly to his chest.
"Kiss me," Sasuke said to him.
Automatically, Naruto attempted to move forward, but he pushed him back against the door with his hand.
Sasuke watched his hand as he slid it lower, down to Naruto's stomach. "I find you very attractive, do you know this?"
Naruto didn't answer right away, so he looked up again.
"You have to know, Naruto. Even with all of your inferiority complexes, you have to know I'm sexually attracted to you."
"I think I know," Naruto mumbled. "Because you say you are. I trust that."
"You trust only my words?" Sasuke's hand slipped even lower, and he began to tug at the tied strings on Naruto's pants. "Are you attracted to me in any way?"
"Sometimes, yeah."
Sasuke nodded. "When have those times been?"
Naruto started to bite his lip. "Different times. Depends on how you mean. In a way, I've been attracted to you from the first day, but I'd say... when I went to look for you at the nurse's office, I felt drawn to you more than usual."
"Drawn to me?"
"Like I wanted to get to know you more, like I wanted to spend more time with you."
"When else have you felt attracted to me?"
Naruto sighed. "Let me put it this way. During P.E. that time, when we were competing in that race... it wasn't that I wanted to jump you, but I knew that I got off on havin' your attention."
"You looked up at me that day. When we were in the bleachers, and you were sitting by Sai."
"Oh?" Naruto smirked. "So you remember who I was sittin' by?"
Sasuke glared. "You probably did it to make me jealous."
"I wouldn't use Sai like that, but any opportunity to make you jealous could be fun. You don't get jealous, though. You get mad."
Sasuke thought on this. "Why should I get jealous of Sai when I know you're not interested in him the way you are me?"
Naruto's mouth fell open.
"You aren't, are you?" Sasuke asked and, pulling at the tie, the knot unraveled.
"No."
"Last night, before we got on the bus, did you really want to kiss me?"
Naruto narrowed his eyes. "I considered it, yeah. But I honestly had no idea how you felt about me at that point, and when you walked away, I knew I was stupid for even havin' thought somethin' like that."
Sasuke laid his hand flat to Naruto's stomach, moving it all the way up until he reached his neck. He brushed it over Naruto's shoulder and dragged his knuckles across the boy's chest, admiring the tightness of his muscles and the darker tone of his skin. It really was so different doing this with someone his age, someone he thought of as an equal.
Goosebumps appeared when he covered Naruto's nipple with the palm of his hand. He dropped his hand by an inch, trapping it between his fingers, and, after turning his gaze on Naruto, pinched it. The boy let out a whine and immediately bit his bottom lip as if to suppress any more noises from coming out.
"The other times," Sasuke said, "The things that have happened between us today. On my bed, upstairs, outside, in the basement... did you enjoy it?"
"I was turned on at points if that's what you mean," Naruto replied slowly and, when Sasuke pinched his nipple again, he closed his eyes while sucking in a harsh breath.
He let go of Naruto's other wrist, and while the boy's eyes remained shut, he leaned down and took the nipple into his mouth, sucking on it. The whimper of surprise Naruto let out was one of the sexiest things he'd ever heard. He sucked it again, caught it between his teeth, and rolled it around using his tongue. By the time he stopped to see the effect it was having on Naruto, his lids looked heavy as he watched Sasuke. Satisfied, he pressed up against him again, bodies perfectly flush. He gripped Naruto's hips, body warm against his skin, and leaning closer, spoke gruffly into his ear.
"Have you ever once thought about me getting you off? You were so interested in my fantasies of you, Naruto. But, do you understand that I really want that with you? If you were at all willing, those are things I would really want with you. To do to you. To have you do to me...?"
"Sasuke," he replied breathlessly, putting a hand on the side of his waist.
"Well?"
"I asked, didn't I?" Naruto answered him. "I asked you what you'd fantasized about 'cause I did wanna know. I didn't believe it at first, but yeah. Yes. I was curious about the kind of things you'd imagine I'd do to you."
"What about the things I could do to you?" Sasuke asked. "You said no sex, but there are other things I could do. With my hand. With my mouth." He reached between Naruto and the door to gently touch the small of his back. "You could be underneath me. Or, you could be over me." He took hold of Naruto's hand and, gripping the fingers, brought one briefly into his mouth. "I'm not restraining myself for my sake. If it was up to me, I'd already have your pants around your ankles and my mouth on your cock. So, we're done with your little tests."
Sasuke gave him a shove that knocked him into the door again and, ignoring the other boy's look of surprise, went to get in on his side of the bed.
"Make yourself useful and turn off the light before you get in bed," he said while pulling back the covers.
Naruto stayed standing with his back to the door. He wasn't looking at Sasuke. He seemed to be lost in thought for a minute before he bounded up to the bed and jumped on top of it. On hands and knees, he crawled to Sasuke over the sheets.
"You, bastard!" he cried.
Naruto crawled on top of him, straddled his hips and, taking hold of Sasuke's wrists, pinned them on the bed. With an angry growl, he smashed their lips together and kissed him feverishly. It was all he could do to keep up. They must've kissed for several minutes straight before Naruto sat up, still holding down his wrists.
"What?" Sasuke asked. "Can't take a little of your own medicine?"
Naruto glared. "I was tryin' to make a point, though."
He clucked his tongue in annoyance. "You don't even know what you want, Naruto. From me or for yourself. You're trying to get me to let go, but you aren't even ready for what that means. How can I possibly let go when I have to worry what might push you away?"
Naruto gave an exasperated sigh. "Do you think if you do somethin' I don't like I won't tell you? I told you I wasn't ready for sex, and I'm not even assumin' that would happen, but... I can't help myself when you do shit like that. When you tease me, or upstairs after you played the guitar. Like I ever thought I would be attracted to another guy! But you're so fucking... Grah!" He fell on top of Sasuke, forehead pressed to his chest. "What do I do? This is how I react when you touch me or you say things... which is why I threw down a ground rule 'cause I guess I expect you to know what's best for both of us, which I know isn't fair, but I trust you."
Listening to him, he could tell Naruto was getting upset. He knew that Naruto was a headstrong, emotional sort of person who acted on impulse, which is exactly why Sasuke had made sure to keep a reign on his own emotions and reactions.
"I don't find it unfair," Sasuke said softly and put a hand on top of Naruto's head. "That you have expectations of me."
"Sasuke," whined Naruto.
"What?" He asked, gently running fingers through his hair.
"Sasuke," Naruto whined again.
"What?" He asked again, just as patiently.
Naruto wound his arms around Sasuke's waist and turned his head to the side. "I can hear your heartbeat."
"That's good. I'd be worried if you couldn't."
"Can I make it go faster?"
Sasuke smirked at the ceiling. "You already do."
Naruto laughed. "You're gay."
"Tell me about it."
"Why weren't you born a girl? Then all of this would make sense to me. You as a boy is just confusing."
"That's definitely not fair," he replied and started massaging the back of Naruto's neck. "Don't wish me something I'm not."
"It's not that I want you to be a girl. It's just it would make more sense in my head. I forget sometimes, and then it doesn't even matter to me you have a penis, but then I remember... and it gets complicated. I like you as a person... if you weren't gay, though. Would I feel the same? Would I be doin' this stuff with you?"
Sasuke hummed. "I don't think we need to worry about hypotheticals. It is what it is, right? These are the cards we've been dealt. Obviously I wish you weren't straight, but it doesn't mean it has to impact our friendship."
"Maybe I can be bendy?" Naruto lifted up some.
Sasuke pressed a hand to Naruto's stomach and spread apart his fingers, staring at the spaces between. "I assume you're not referring to your physical flexibility."
He leaned forward. "What if we had a threesome?"
"If you say you, me, and Itachi, I am going to slap you so hard across the face."
Naruto laughed loud and hard, making his heart flutter.
"It could be some chick, you, and me. Maybe it would make for an easier transition."
"You realize I have no interest in women physically. Are you volunteering to be the one between us?"
Naruto's look became thoughtful. "You on me... me on her, hm?"
"Yes," said Sasuke. "Me on you." He bit his lip and moved his hand from Naruto's stomach to his chest.
"To be honest." Naruto leaned down all the way until his elbows were on either side of Sasuke's shoulders. "I don't share well."
"Then I'll leave the two of you alone." He settled a hand on the left side of Naruto's waist, running his thumb along the waistband.
"But I don't like when you leave me alone," Naruto replied. "I like your attention. On me."
"I suppose we've hit an impasse then."
"An impasse, eh? Is that what I felt earlier when we were on the couch?"
Sasuke smirked. "You think you're pretty funny, don't you?"
"Sometimes." Naruto grinned.
Sasuke dug in his nails and scratched up the length of Naruto's back. The other boy opened his mouth, letting out a quiet gasp and shutting his eyes at the slight pain.
"You're so sadistic," Naruto breathed against his chin. "Just like before when you had to shove me against the door."
"You started it with your little S&M game, telling me what I can and can't do, leading me on and then tossing me aside."
He felt teeth graze along the line of his jaw.
"I thought that's how you said you liked it," said Naruto. "You're the one havin' fantasies of me pushin' you against shower walls. You should tell me the kind of things you were thinkin' this afternoon when you sent me out of the room."
"I won't because you want me to keep control of what happens between us when we start talking about these things."
"What's the worst that can happen?" Naruto grinned lazily. "I dryhump you until we both come in your pants?"
"You do make a habit of borrowing my stuff. You still have my gym clothes."
"Maybe I wear them to bed at night because they smell like you."
"Now you're just being a dick," Sasuke remarked and, boldly, moved his hand to Naruto's butt.
Naruto raised an eyebrow, amused. "What are you doin'?"
"Nothing."
"Pretty sure you just grabbed my butt."
"I didn't grab it. My hand's merely resting there. There's so much ample room, after all."
Naruto's eyes gleamed. "You love my ass."
"You think so?"
"Why the hell does talkin' like this to you get me so damn excited?"
"Everyone loves witty banter and insults affectionately given." Sasuke smiled at him.
"You and your stupid smile," Naruto said. "It's... kind of sexy. Not that I've thought about a guy's smile bein' sexy, but yeah. It looks good on you."
"You're paying me a compliment?" He asked.
"I have before."
Sasuke hummed dubiously.
"I have! Pretty sure I've also told you I like your hair." Naruto started to play with it, pulling at some pieces on the side and then, sneaking a hand between the pillow and his head, lifted him up a bit. While he toyed with his hair, Sasuke was busy staring at Naruto's mouth, which was extremely close to his now.
"Naruto," he said.
"Hm?" He looked down at Sasuke, gave pause, and started searching his face for something.
"If you're about to ask me what I'm thinking," Sasuke said, "It's that I'm three seconds away from kissing you some more."
"Or..." Naruto tilted his head. "Ask me to kiss you like you did before."
"You enjoy being told what to do?"
"I enjoy when you ask for something that's easy for me to give you."
"Ah, I see. Your sense of selflessness and giving, hm? If I'm a sadist, perhaps you're a masochist?"
"I'm not into pain exactly," Naruto told him, "But I do enjoy pleasin' people that I like."
"That could be very dangerous. Someone might choose to abuse that some day."
"You wouldn't." Naruto shifted so that he could press his face against Sasuke's neck. "Would you?"
Sasuke began to glide his hands up and down Naruto's sides. "I suppose it depends. If I was a cruel, heartless sort of guy, perhaps I would take advantage of your loyalty to me. I could lord it over you, make you fall for me if I seriously tried to, and then I could betray you and break your heart."
Naruto bit him on the neck, hard enough that he winced.
"Or...," he continued, eyes shutting at the mixture of pain and pleasure he was feeling. "I could come to understand exactly what it means to be cared about by someone like you... even loved, and rather than be afraid of it, I would want you to be part of my life forever."
"When you say that," Naruto's voice was quiet, "I feel there's somethin' I'm missin', like..." He shook his head. "Nevermind."
"If I said 'nevermind' you'd throw a tantrum. Say what you were thinking." Sasuke grabbed his hair and pulled him up so that he could see his face.
"But it sounds dumb. I just feel like it's weird that... talkin' to you about this stuff... that it's so easy? Hm. Maybe we knew each other in a past life?"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "You believe in that stuff?"
"Don't you? I thought it was an Asian thing."
Sasuke snorted. "You're so racist."
"Hey, you're Japanese and I've totally made out with you. Clearly, I am the opposite of racist. I am unracist!"
"Uh huh." Sasuke covered his mouth. "Stop talking, or I'll stay soft indefinitely." He removed his hand. "But, I suppose it's true. That I never imagined being able to talk to someone my age openly about things like this. I say 'my age', and yet I've never spoken to anyone like this."
"Not even Itachi?"
Sasuke brushed Naruto's bangs out of his eyes. "Not even Itachi. Then again, we don't straddle each other on the bed and make out."
"If you did," Naruto waggled his eyebrows. "I might not complain. I'll just pretend Itachi's your hot lesbian sister."
"I... do not even know where to begin with that."
Naruto chuckled.
"Can I ask you something?" Sasuke gazed at him seriously.
Naruto's expression sobered at his tone. "Sure. Anything you want."
"If I asked," he licked his lips. "If I requested...to get you off. How would you react?"
Naruto studied him carefully. "Why don't you ask and find out? But I'm surprised you'd ask at all. Wouldn't you just demand it?"
"That would be rude."
"Ah, of course." Naruto pressed a hand to his chest. "Admit it. You just like talkin' dirty."
"If you admit you like being talked dirty to."
Naruto scrunched his nose. "I can't... deny it, I s'pose."
"Because you like it nasty." He pulled a face that caused Naruto to roll his eyes.
"I should never tell you these things. You'll just use 'em against me."
"I have things I'd like to use against you, that's for sure."
Naruto sniggered. "So how would you phrase it, Sasuke Uchiha? Let's pretend that I am open to requests and that I'd fulfill all of them 'cause that's the generous kinda guy I am."
"I'm sorry. You lost me when you said 'open' and 'fill all of them'."
"God, I love this side of you. Don't show it to anyone else but me."
"Is that a request?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto narrowed his eyes. "It's a demand."
"It's an easy enough one as I had no intention of showing it to anyone else but you."
"Yeah?"
"Yes."
Naruto gave him a long look and, suddenly, started to trace his finger around the lines of Sasuke's mouth. When he left his thumb to rest on his bottom lip, Sasuke nipped at the tip and nail before sucking on it.
"See, you can be sexy," Naruto told him in a low voice. "Even though you're a guy, that's really hot."
"Other things with a guy can be really hot," Sasuke replied.
"Did you really enjoy your first time with that guy?" Naruto asked.
The question surprised him. His first reaction was to dissect Naruto's motive for asking, but that was a habit he was trying hard to break.
"If I say yes, will that upset you?"
"No." Naruto shook his head. "I'm just curious."
"I enjoyed it for what it was. It could've gone on longer, I suppose."
Naruto nodded but seemed distracted. "So... it didn't last very long?"
"If we'd been gone for too long. Someone would've noticed."
"Maybe someone did," Naruto replied. "Since Deidara knew."
"Maybe." He felt uneasy to think as much since he thought he'd covered it up all this time.
"Did he do things to you that you asked him for?"
"Naruto..."
"What. I'm curious," he told Sasuke.
"About what I like during sex?"
"Yeah." Naruto bit his lip. "Is that so strange?"
Sasuke felt all sorts of little shocks of pleasure running from his brain to his toes. He thought they even curled. Naruto shifted on top of him, not so much straddling his waist but his hips now.
"Answer me," Naruto urged in a quiet, assertive tone. "Did you ask him to do things to you, or did he just do whatever he wanted?"
"Mostly he did what he wanted, but he had experience with men, so I could tell he knew what he was doing. What would feel good."
"So, you went to him because he had experience with other men?"
"That makes sense, doesn't it?" Sasuke asked. "That I'd approach someone I know has interest in having sex with other men?"
"But you approached me," Naruto said. "Maybe not exactly like that, but... you approached me."
"I tried not to, but you kept coming back, even when I tried to avoid you."
Naruto, and whether it was inadvertent or not, rolled his hips against Sasuke's before lowering himself flat on top of him.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke breathed across his lips, which were now in line with his.
"Getting a feel for what you like," Naruto replied. "The idea of you wantin' somethin' from me without even knowin' why... I like that. Also, that you can't ask for it. And yet, if you asked for it..." He rolled his hips again.
Sasuke bit his lip. Shit. That felt really good. Naruto brought his mouth closer.
"Ask for it, Sasuke," he said in this husky, sexy voice that caused all thoughts to fly from his brain at once. "Ask and I'll give it to you."
Once more, Naruto rocked into him while teasingly brushing his lips across Sasuke's.
"Kiss me," he said.
Naruto kissed him hard while continuing to rub and grind against him. It felt so good that he swore he'd stopped breathing. He had to calm himself, reminding to inhale through his nose when he felt ready to pass out - either from lack of oxygen or pure desire. When they finally parted, it was only so that Naruto could wind his arms underneath Sasuke's to bring their bodies tighter together.
"See what happens when you just ask for what you want?" Naruto said near his ear, breathing harder than before.
"Fuck," Sasuke grunted as Naruto slid over to the side a bit to push a leg between his and rub it against him.
"Heh. At least since we're both guys, it's easy to imagine what feels good, huh?"
Vision turning spotty, he gazed up at Naruto. Was this really Naruto? But, he looked so confident... and sexy. Sasuke felt like a boneless mess underneath him. All he could do was grunt, and when Naruto's thigh hit just the right spot...
Sasuke's head fell against Naruto's shoulder, and he groaned.
Not just any groan, but it came in the sound of Naruto's name.
"Shit that sounds hot," said Naruto. "I hope you aren't expectin' me to stop."
"Like...I could," he gasped and put a hand on Naruto's hip, moving him over so that they could both get some pleasure out of it. "Wait." Sasuke put a hand to Naruto's chest.
"Wait? Are you kiddin' me...?" Naruto nipped the side of his throat.
"Take off your pants," he said, pushing him up so that he could get his own off.
"What?"
"Your pants, idiot. Your pants!"
"You saying 'pants, pants' doesn't make it any more clear."
"Damn it." As soon as Sasuke got his off, he grabbed the waistband of Naruto's and tugged. "You have boxers on, don't you? It's not like I'm asking you to get naked."
"Okay, okay. Jeez." He smacked Sasuke's hands away and started to pull them off. They got stuck on his right foot, so Sasuke impatiently yanked it off the rest of the way and lay back down on the bed.
"Well," he said.
Naruto smirked. "Someone's impatient."
"That same someone is also very horny because you decided to hump him and make out with him for the last ten minutes."
"Oh. Does that mean I could make you beg for it?"
"In your dreams," Sasuke replied and, sitting up for all of five seconds, he grabbed a hold of Naruto's arm and pulled him on top again.
"Are we really gonna do this?" Naruto asked.
"You said if we did that you'd expect to be on top. Am I not being accommodating enough for you?" He placed his hands on either of Naruto's hips.
"Don't rush me," Naruto said. "I do my best work when I get to take my time."
"You mean like all night?" Playfully, Sasuke rocked up into him.
"It's hard to make it last all night when you only take three minutes, Sasuke." Naruto smiled as he, first, kissed one side of Sasuke's neck and then the other. "Wasn't your one complaint about your first time that it didn't last very long?"
"I wouldn't call it a complaint," he murmured as the other boy licked, bit, and kissed at his throat. Sasuke couldn't help but let out a sigh while moving one hand to Naruto's lower back, skimming it up and down along the indent of his spine.
Naruto started to thrust his hips, slower than earlier, and, surprisingly, he wasn't very clumsy when it came to this. He rotated his hips around in a circle every so often, lifted up, and then pushed against him. "How's that feel? Okay?"
Sasuke nodded, lips pursed as he looked at him. He brushed the boy's hair to the side, behind an ear, and then shifted his legs so that the heels of his feet rested on the backs of Naruto's thighs. "Feels...good."
"So, this is how I get you to be quiet, huh?" Naruto began to kiss him, and Sasuke closed his eyes.
He didn't want to admit it, but he was already getting excited. Naruto could probably feel it, too. Not that he couldn't feel Naruto against him. He wasn't hard, but it's not like there was much separating the lower halves of their bodies. It was difficult not to react because he'd... been lusting after Naruto this entire week, and there was something so gratifying that he'd be willing to do this with him. Of course, he wanted Naruto to feel good, too. Sasuke snaked his hands around and grabbed Naruto's butt, putting more effort into finding a rhythm that worked for the both of them.
Between kisses, Naruto grunted and buried his face in Sasuke's neck, breath quickening. The warmth of it, and the wetness of his lips when they touched Sasuke's skin felt so erotic. Suddenly, Naruto grabbed his left leg and pulled it up. He grabbed the other and forced Sasuke's legs to wrap around his waist.
"Sasuke," he said, a hint of humor in his voice. "You get hard so fast."
"Shut up, idiot."
"I can totally feel it."
"I said 'shut up'. If you have time to talk then keep moving."
"Don't get bossy," Naruto replied and punished him by taking his bottom lip between his teeth.
Sasuke growled, tilted his head, and thus began another long series of kisses. He put his arms around Naruto's shoulders, and Naruto started threading fingers through his hair while they kissed and grinded their hips together.
"Do you... want me to do more?" Naruto asked when they broke apart - lips red, swollen, and wet. "I don't mind."
"What about you?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto didn't answer, so Sasuke put a hand to his chest and pushed him up.
"If this... isn't doing anything for you," he told Naruto. "I don't..." Sasuke sighed. "I don't want your pity."
"It's not what you think." Naruto moved one of his arms and used it to raise himself off of Sasuke. "I mean... how I think of sex is different than how you do maybe? I want to be able to please my partner. Like, I'm more interested in gettin' the other person off. Or so I've come to realize."
"The one night you had sex?" Sasuke asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, I've done other stuff. With other girls. Not many, just a couple. And a whole night of sex can teach you... a surprising amount. Especially when the other person has experience, too."
"I'm not inexperienced, Naruto." He narrowed his eyes at him.
"I'm not sayin' you are, I'm just sayin' I'm used to takin' the lead because, well, for one. That seems to be what girls expect, and because that's... what I like."
"I didn't say you couldn't take the lead. I just said I didn't want you to do this if it's having no effect on you. Then it feels like pity."
"Wow, are you really analyzin' stuff even during this? I should get you off just to get you to relax. Are you sure that guy's dick didn't break off in your ass, 'cause you're a bit uptight..." Naruto grinned lop-sidedly. "No pun intended."
Sasuke removed his legs from around him and glared. "You're... such an asshole."
"You're mad?" Naruto searched him. "Don't be mad. Tell me what you want from me, and I can do that."
"What do you want from me? What is it you could possibly get out of this?"
"I dunno," Naruto replied. "And don't hit me for bein' honest here, but I may not know until I do this. I just know I ... kinda really want to. To see what you're like. To be able to give you somethin' that you want..." He settled down on top of Sasuke again. "Maybe somethin' that you need..."
"Something I need?" He asked incredulously.
But, Naruto started sucking at his neck, causing Sasuke's tense expression to soften considerably as the other teen dropped several kisses all over him - neck, collarbone, shoulder, jaw, cheek, and then his lips again. He felt fingertips brush along the lower part of his stomach, near the waistband of his boxers, and when Naruto cupped him, Sasuke reflexively rocked into his hand and groaned.
"See," said Naruto, "How could I not like that?"
With Naruto palming and rubbing him, it wasn't very long before he was almost painfully hard.
"Naruto," he groaned, panting against the side of his neck.
"Yeah?"
Sasuke bit at his lip, eyes shut tightly. "Seriously... if you don't stop..."
Naruto brushed his lips across the side of Sasuke's neck. "Definitely can't... not gonna happen." He gave Sasuke's length one more squeeze and then... he slipped the same hand underneath the waistband of his shorts. His hand stayed just there for only a few seconds before it slid further down, fingers gliding across the side of his erection until Naruto took hold of him.
Sasuke inhaled sharply and barely had time to recover before Naruto stroked him. Slow at first and then he readjusted his grip once or twice. Sinking his teeth into his bottom lip, Sasuke pushed his own hand down there to cover Naruto's to show him what he liked.
"Like that?" Naruto asked, voice low and rough, maybe even urgent.
"Like that," he gasped, feeling the first swipe of Naruto's thumb over the tip of his penis.
"That feels good, too?" Naruto did it again, and Sasuke shuddered underneath him.
"Keep moving it," Sasuke growled at him. "Squeeze when you get right - shit - there."
Naruto shifted so that he leaned against Sasuke's side, one leg still in between his. He raised himself on an elbow, and every time Sasuke looked up at him, Naruto was staring back. He was struck by the level of intense concentration on his face, and those damn blue eyes, and the way he would bite his bottom lip every so often.
He leaned in, close to Sasuke's ear. "You're gonna come soon, right?"
Sasuke turned his head and caught him in a kiss, jerking his hips quickly into Naruto's fisted hand. Naruto shifted again, to where Sasuke could feel his cock against his thigh, and the instant he realized Naruto was hard, he came in the boy's hand with a loud groan. The pleasure ripped through him, forcing his lips from Naruto's, but Naruto attached his mouth to Sasuke's neck as the final throws of his climax rocked him from head to toe.
He was so out of it afterward. His mind had gone blank, and it felt like he was dreaming. He couldn't even open his eyes, but he could feel the pressure of Naruto's lips on various parts of his upper body. Naruto still held him, but after another minute, he let go and removed his hand from Sasuke's boxers.
It was Naruto's quiet chuckle that caused his eyes to snap open.
"What?" he asked hoarsely.
"We're gonna have to work on your stamina."
"Are you questioning my sexual prowess?"
"No, if anything I should be flattered, I think. That really didn't take long. Hand didn't even cramp up."
Sasuke glared, though it was doubtful it had much impact. "It's probably all that practice you have."
"Could be. So," he held up his hand. "Would it be too soon if I asked you to lick it off?"
"I should push it into your face," Sasuke replied.
"Hey, be a little more grateful. I just gave you an amazing handjob."
"Who said it was amazing?" Sasuke said, though he was teasing. Honestly, it hadn'tlasted that long, so there wasn't much to praise or criticize.
"I'd say the results are conclusive... and still on my hand. I should go wash it off, or, I can wipe it on your stomach."
"At this point I don't even care," said Sasuke. He covered both eyes with his hands. "Fuck if I didn't need that."
"No kiddin'." Naruto placed another couple of kisses to his throat. "So, um. I may be a little while. 'Cause of all your groaning and sexy faces I may have gotten excited."
Sasuke removed his hands, dropping both arms to the side. "Is that what I feel against my thigh?"
"Heh."
He got up on his elbows, tilting his head. "You don't want me to... get you off?"
"I don't want you to feel like you have to just 'cause I, y'know..."
"I'm gay, Naruto. I don't feel like I have to. I want to, but only if you're comfortable with it."
"Just what... did you have in mind?"
"Throwing you in a cage, maybe, or hogtying you to the ceiling. Jesus. What do you think I have in mind? I could do the same for you, or..."
"Or?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.
"Not that I'd be the first to go down on you, I'm sure..." Sasuke trailed off, eyeing him closely, and from what he could tell, Naruto had no intention of arguing that point. "Although, I don't have much experience with that, so I may not be as good as some of your girlfriends."
"They weren't girlfriends. Just... some girls. At a couple of parties."
"At the same time? Is that why you suggested a threesome?"
Naruto smiled widely. "Are you... jealous?"
"No."
"Pretty sure that you are."
"I don't care what some girls did before I ever met you."
"Uh huh." Naruto nodded. "A boy goin' down on me, eh?"
"If it'll turn you off, I can use my hand, or... you can go take care of it on your own."
"But if you gave me a blowjob, I could start you off on the path of becomin' the best homosexual you can be. It'd be like I was levelin' you up."
"Okay, cool," Sasuke said sarcastically. "You go take a shower, and I'm going to bed." He shoved Naruto off of him and rolled to his side, adjusting himself in the process since his penis hadn't exactly decided to stand down yet.
"Let me go wash my hands, and I'll be right back." The bed shifted, and Sasuke thought he was getting up, but then Naruto lay on top of him. He planted a quick kiss to Sasuke's cheek while holding his soiled hand aloft. "I'll be right back, Sasuke. Stop thinkin', or if you're gonna think at all, try to figure out what I might like. If I'm gonna experience my first blowjob from a guy, it better be sexy as hell."
Before Sasuke could even reply, Naruto bounded off the bed.
Without him, the bed felt colder, so he pulled the blankets over him. Yawning, he stared across the way at the bookshelf, noticing a book that was out of place. It happened to be the one Naruto picked up last night. Idiot couldn't even put a book back correctly.
Sasuke gave another yawn, unable to figure out why his eyelids felt so heavy... and just how long was Naruto going to be because...
Shit, he was totally going to fall asleep before he even came back, wasn't he?
Though he slept soundly through the night, when Sasuke awoke on Sunday morning, he literally felt sick about missing out on something that could've been so big and important. Beside him, Naruto was asleep and lightly snoring. He was also completely uncovered because not only had Sasuke stupidly fallen asleep on him, but he'd also hogged the blankets. The blond teenager was curled up a in a fetal position. Very quietly, Sasuke threw the covers over him, and, for a while, watched him sleep. Naruto really was very attractive; he appeared so relaxed and at peace. No nightmares last night apparently.
Sasuke lay back down and stared at the ceiling, wondering at the missed opportunity. How embarrassing was that? Thanks, Naruto, for the handjob, and then I practically force you to let me go down on you only to fall asleep before you come back from washing your hand free of my... yeah.
Falling asleep so fast hadn't given him time to reflect on what happened between them. He wanted to pretend they'd both been caught up in the incidents from last night - the fighting and the talking and the making out. Maybe it was bound to happen. Maybe Naruto had still been under the influence of alcohol. What would he do or say when he woke up? Would he hate Sasuke? Would he regret it?
If he truly regretted it, would he have returned to the bed? Then again, maybe Naruto thought he had nowhere else to sleep, or perhaps he'd been concerned that if Sasuke's parents found him downstairs on the couch that they would ask questions.
"Fuck," he muttered, touching both of his temples and trying to massage the thoughts away.
It was odd - or maybe not so much - that the only time he could ever get his brain to stop was... when he got physical with Naruto. Although, thinking about it, it also occurred when they fought, or if they were joking around with each other. Would the tension between them be greater or easier now? Sasuke had got what he wanted, hadn't he? But, he didn't feel satisfied; in fact, he felt even more restless. Part of him longed for more and part of him was afraid to ask for it.
Plus, when his stomach grumbled, he realized it had been a long time since he ate anything. He'd had the ramen yesterday afternoon but without finishing it, and then he'd had one s'more, so he was hungry. Not to mention thirsty.
Sitting up, he looked around the room and noticed a bottled water on the night stand next to Naruto. He pushed back the sheets and got up, walking around to the other side of the bed. The bottle was full - unopened - and there was also a bag of pretzels. It was curious. Why would Naruto get these things and not open them unless... he glanced down at Naruto, frowning at the implication.
"Idiot," he whispered, somehow annoyed because every time Naruto did stupid, thoughtful things it confused the hell out of him.
Grabbing the water and the pretzels, he got into bed again after also picking out a book. There was enough light coming through the window for him to be able to read, so while he drank his water and munched on the pretzels, he waited for Naruto to wake up. Of course, it kept distracting him how domestic a scene this felt, almost as if they were a couple spending a lazy Sunday in bed together. The more he thought about it, the more he pretended it was true, even if it was silly and childish on his part.
He must've read through 40 pages before Naruto rolled over, and when he did, he unknowingly touched Sasuke's leg. He glanced down at him, an eyebrow raised as Naruto cracked open his eyes and looked up at him.
"Hey," he said to Sasuke with a big smile. "You fell asleep on me."
"I know," he said, clapping the book closed. "I'm sorry. Honestly, I feel... embarrassed."
Naruto casually reached into his lap to grab the bag of pretzels. "Don't worry about it. You must've been dead tired. You had a shit afternoon and last night was kinda crazy. Then I thought about how you didn't eat much last night, so I figured if you woke up you'd want something. That and you'd probably be mad at yourself for, y'know..."
Sasuke must've gazed at him for a long time.
"What?" Naruto asked and began to swipe at his hair self-consciously as if that's why Sasuke was staring.
"Nothing," he said and bit at his lip.
"Ah, you're regressin' already? Don't hold back. Want another pretzel?" He held the bag toward him.
"Sure." Sasuke took one but only nibbled at it, eyeing Naruto curiously. "Naruto."
"Hm?" Naruto was chewing loudly.
"Why are you acting so... casual?"
"Huh? How should I be actin'?"
"You do... remember what happened last night, don't you?"
Naruto squinted at him and Sasuke's heart dropped into his stomach because maybe he really had forgotten. That... sucked.
"Why do you always assume that I suffer amnesia every time I go to sleep?" Naruto asked. "Of course I remember. How could I forget? Just like I remember the first night. I mean... I'm fine with it if that's what you're worried about. I did what I wanted to do."
Sasuke quietly chewed the rest of his pretzel. After a minute, he asked, "Are you... relieved?"
"Relieved?" Naruto pulled himself up, back straight against the headboard. "What do you mean?"
"That I fell asleep."
Naruto blinked at him several times. "I... am about to shake you."
"You were only doing it for my benefit, weren't you? I shouldn't have asked that of you..." He glanced away, at the spot where the books leaned at a slant because he'd removed one.
Suddenly, Naruto reached for him, and when Sasuke turned, the other boy cupped his cheek.
"I still like you," he told Sasuke. "I still wanna be your friend. Why do you always jump to the worst conclusions?"
"I don't know."
Naruto sighed. "Will you kiss me?"
"Do you want me to?"
"Yeah. I do."
He didn't wait for Sasuke to move and pulled him in instead. It was a soft, closed kiss. More affectionate than he'd expected and so it sent tingles all across his body, awakening a lazy desire. Not one that made him want to jump Naruto, but one that craved something gentler and more meaningful. Obviously he wasn't going to ask to be held or cuddled, but deep down he wanted it. While they kissed a couple more times, Naruto's thumb brushed along the arch of his cheekbone, and when they parted, their foreheads were pressed together.
"Don't worry so much," said Naruto. "It would make me happier if I could ease your worries. Not add to them."
"It's still hard."
"Is that so?" Naruto smirked. "Thought I took care of that last night."
Sasuke pushed him away so that he could get a good look at him. With a frown, he brushed Naruto's bangs to one side and behind an ear.
"Gesture of endearment?" Naruto asked, cracking a grin. "So you're a cuddler, too, eh?"
Sasuke scowled. "I didn't say anything about cuddling, idiot."
"Ah, maybe it's just me then. You didn't seem to mind it yesterday when I was holdin' you."
"That was different," he muttered.
"Oh, really? Hm. I guess so."
"But I suppose if you're desperate I'll spoon you for a few minutes."
"Me? When do I get to do the spoonin'?"
"Do I look like a guy who enjoys being spooned, Naruto?" Sasuke asked arrogantly.
"I dunno what that means. Guys can like to be spooned. I wouldn't mind bein' spooned by a girl or bein' held, so I don't think you need to get your panties in a twist over it."
"I do not wear panties," Sasuke replied, "Nor am I a girl."
"I bet Deidara wears panties sometimes," Naruto commented.
Sasuke shuddered. "Thanks for that image. I'm sure he does on occasion, but as you can tell, though he and I are gay, we're completely different. Not all gay men are effeminate, flamboyant, or whatever other stereotypes of us that exist in the media."
"I know that," Naruto argued. "I wasn't even sayin' anything about that. If anything, what I like about Deidara is how comfortable he is with himself and how he's not afraid to be what he wants or say what he wants. I think it's cool."
Sasuke gazed down as he placed his hands in his lap. "Unlike me, right? In your eyes, you probably admire him more than you do me. How stupid, really. That I could lose to a guy like that."
"Lose?" Naruto scoffed. "God, you are such a head case." He put a hand on Sasuke's shoulder. "Roll over."
"Excuse me?"
"Come on. No questions, just do as I say. Roll over onto your side."
Sasuke glared.
"That's not gonna work on me, Sasuke. You owe me for fallin' asleep."
He opened his mouth to retort.
"No. I don't wanna hear it. Just roll over."
Sasuke's jaw snapped shut. Even while he complied, he glared at Naruto for as long as he could until he was on his left side, staring at the bookshelf. Naruto settled in behind him and placed an arm around his waist. He even pulled the blankets over the both of them. Sasuke could feel his breath at the back of his neck. Naruto's hand rested flat on his stomach, and he felt highly conscious of its presence there.
Almost immediately, because of Naruto's own slower heartbeat and breathing, Sasuke started to relax.
"There you go," Naruto whispered.
"Why are you like this?" He asked.
"Hm." Naruto's nose brushed against the back of his neck. "What do you mean?"
"How do you always know the right things to do... to say... how can you read me so well?"
"...Dunno," Naruto replied, gripping him tighter as he placed a small kiss to his shoulder. "I could say the same thing about you."
"I guess I just... don't understand why none of this is freaking you out."
"Do you really want me to explain it honestly?" Naruto asked, hand traveling from Sasuke's stomach to his chest.
"Preferably. I can't imagine you answering any other way."
"Yeah, but. I've been thinkin' about that, too. Why am I not flippin' out after given another boy a handjob? I s'pose I should be havin' some sort of sexual identity crisis, but I'm not. I feel like... it's just you, and what happens between us... means something but neither of us expects anything to come from it. So in a way, I just... did what I wanted to do. Because I feel comfortable with you, and I trust you, and I feel drawn to you, and... when you want somethin', when you need somethin'... even if you don't know it. I wanna be able to give it to you. I can't explain it any other way... I just do, and if I can, I will."
"How selfless of you," Sasuke mumbled.
"If that's how you wanna see it." Naruto, moving his hand lower, stopped briefly at his stomach, and then, surprising him, let it travel further down until he reached the waistband of his boxers. He slipped a thumb underneath it.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked in a low voice.
"What I want," replied Naruto. "I feel a bit territorial at the moment, so shut up for a second."
Sasuke did go quiet and tried not to squirm every time Naruto's body shifted against his from behind or the fingers brushed across the lower half of his stomach. For one moment that caused his breath to stop, Naruto even let his hand brush across his penis.
Naruto chuckled near his ear. "So sensitive."
"What do you expect when you touch a guy's cock?" He snapped.
"I didn't touch it. I just... lightly grazed over it with my palm. I wonder what I could do to make you last beyond a few minutes. Is that why the other time was so short?"
"It wasn't that short," Sasuke mumbled.
"I'll take that as a compliment," Naruto replied. "And you're right. It didn't feel so short to me."
"Get off me," said Sasuke, shoving his hand away.
Naruto put it right back on his stomach. "No. Besides, I'll be going home today so enjoy it while you can. And will you be sad? Y'know. I wouldn't mind if you came to stay at the apartment sometime this week. If you get bored or whatever. Maybe you have plans, though."
"I'll have to check my schedule," he said. "After all, I'm a busy person."
"I know. You're very popular, Sasuke."
"Don't you want to hang out with Sai this week?"
"Oh God, not this again." Naruto's head hit his shoulder.
"You're going to tell him, aren't you?" Sasuke asked.
"Why would I? Because he's gay? No. It's none of his business. Plus, it kinda feels like maybe I shouldn't..."
"You think he likes you?" Sasuke wanted to turn around in his arms, but he also was struck by the fact he didn't like the idea of competition. Not that he saw Sai as competition, but they were friends, they spent a lot of time together, and Sai was very aggressive when he wanted to be.
"Um, wasn't it you that said that super cocky thing last night?"
"Which time?" He smirked.
Naruto laughed. "Asshole. When you said that..."
"You wet your panties?"
Naruto chuckled again. "Yeah. Somethin' like that."
Sasuke settled back into him, pressing up against Naruto's chest. Naruto quieted and gave him a squeeze.
"This feels nice," the other boy murmured.
"Mm."
"You gonna drive me home?" Naruto asked. "I'd like you to meet my dad."
"If it's what you want I can."
"Is it what you want?" Naruto questioned him in a soft voice, that intimate tone he remembered from yesterday.
"Yes. It's what I want. I'd like to see you home."
"You can come in this time, and I'll show you my room."
"I love rooms," Sasuke replied dryly.
Naruto snorted, which made him smile.
"You're such a sarcastic bastard," Naruto remarked.
"And?"
"And I fuckin' love it."
"Hn. By the way," he said.
"Hm?"
"Thank you for the water and pretzels."
"No problem. Thank you for havin' me over this weekend."
"Thank you for coming."
"That should be my line," said Naruto and then he cackled at his own joke.
Sasuke groaned. "Go back to bed so I don't have to put up with this."
"Nn. But I wanna cuddle some more. I like it as much as the sexy parts."
"It's not horrible," Sasuke replied haughtily.
"If we're gonna be friends with benefits," said Naruto. "You better learn to like it."
"...Is that what we are?"
"Well, I thought it'd be pretty gay if I said we were lovers, and I didn't wanna assume anything 'cause you fell asleep on me and all after promising a blowjob."
"I suppose it would be pretty gay... to refer to us as lovers."
"Yeah. Literally."
Sasuke sighed. "I don't really believe in labels, nor do I feel like all things need to be defined."
"Good. Me neither. Now shut up and let me snuggle some before we have to get up. Oh God."
"What?"
"What if Itachi finds out... and he kills me in my sleep?"
"If it makes you feel any better," Sasuke told him. "I doubt you'd be the first, and I doubt even more that you'd be the last."
