AN: Yosh! Not much to say…. Read and tell me what you peeps think?
The click of the lock resounded through the apartment. Naruto stepped in first, whistling something under his nose. Sasuke stood on the edge of the door. He just now realized that he was nervous. Up until this point he hadn't thought of the entire fiasco as real. He still kind of didn't. That would all change when he passed the threshold. He would have a home.
He wasn't nervous he decided, he was bewildered.
Naruto poked his head out of the corner. He didn't hear the raven come in, but he supposed that he had done so quietly. What he didn't expect was to find him still outside, eyes wide. He looked like a doe in the headlights…adorable.
He walked back to Sasuke and poked him in the forehead, the raven's attention snapping to him. Naruto didn't say anything, just searched his eyes for any clue to hesitation. He was good at reading people as that too, was a part of his job. He found he couldn't read him at all. The pitch black orbs reflected his blue, but no real emotion could be seen here.
He wondered if his eyes were one of the reasons he took him in. If not before, they were now.
"Are you going to just stand there kit?" He smirked at the sour expression Sasuke got at the nickname. He decided it was going to be easier for him to settle in if he annoyed him. Anger was a good tool against shyness.
"Come on kitten, you're not scared of the big bad wolf are ya?"
Sasuke hissed under his breath. Stepping in with a purpose and literally pushing the bigger man out of the way. He turned to him when he was fully in the hallway.
Naruto was still splayed against the wall, grinning from ear to ear, his teeth devilishly sharp.
"Don't try to rile me up Uzumaki…. That never works."
Naruto grinned even wider. Sasuke was surprised that was possible, he was immersed in that smile. He didn't even realize when Naruto moved towards him and when he found himself nose to nose with the grinning menace, he was startled, taking a step back.
No one had ever made him step back… he blamed it on the drugs.
"Well…" Naruto again stepped forward. It was Sasuke now that was against the wall, glaring his finest frown in the scariest way he possibly could. "Since you too, are now officially Uzumaki, I wouldn't throw the last name around like an insult."
He knew the face Sasuke was going to pull would be priceless, but he hadn't expected what happened then.
He was about to go into the kitchen to put the food away, leaving Sasuke to let the news sink in. That was not to be the case as he was thrown onto the floor and sat on.
The entire episode happened within three to four seconds ending with a very surprised Naruto flat on his back and a very pissed off Sasuke straddling his hips.
In any other situation he would have flipped them, or decided that faux sexual innuendos were in order. But something in Sasuke's eyes stopped him from doing anything. It was then when he could read him. Something akin to shock passed through them. Sasuke was shivering, so much that he could feel the convulsions that wracked his thin body through their layers of clothing.
It looked like he wanted to say something, his eyes bulged with the need.
Naruto didn't want to hear it. He raised his upper body with his arms, Sasuke somewhat slipped as his arms went limp at his sides, head cast down, the cascade of hair completely closing off any contact.
Naruto didn't know what to say to him. What had caused this sudden change in character? He had taken in all the information so far in a decent manner. So why had the last name such an effect?
He had told him before that he would give him his last name. Had that talk he gave him evaporated?
The shudders continued, and Naruto bent his head low to peek under the layers of black hair. He needed to check to see if Sasuke was ok… Not if he was crying… just if he was ok…
Sasuke wasn't. He was looking directly down, seemingly trying to burn a hole in the floor, or rather, Naruto's crotch, which was where the raven sat.
Suddenly, his eyes flicked to Naruto's, a jumpstart reaction if there ever was one. Sasuke made to jump up and flee, Naruto was sure of that. And he couldn't have that, not yet anyway, so he did the only thing that came to mind on short notice.
The large strong arms wrapped around the slender frame quickly. Sasuke was incapable of any movement. All that he could do was struggle and bite the inside of his mouth to keep from crying.
The painful lump in his throat stopped him from being able to form words. And his shaking body wouldn't let him move quite as fast as he wanted to.
There was nothing left for him to do but fall against Naruto's chest and heave a sigh of relief. He was safe, he was swarm, and no matter what the crazed blonde wanted him to do it was always going to be a thousand times better than what he had.
Yes, Sasuke would use this opportunity to get strong, train himself and then do what he always wanted to do… all in that order. Naruto need never know.
In truth, Naruto giving him his last name had shocked him. No one ever did that to another person. It was like inviting a stranger to enter a part of one's body. It was reserved for family and yet here he was… Sasuke Uzumaki… strange.
He tried not to think how amazing the heat radiating off of Naruto felt. It was like being trapped inside a furnace.
He looked up, his emotions once again in check. He noted the worried blue eyes peeking at him. For now, everything would be fine.
"I'm sorry." He rasped out, his voice husky from the suppressed emotions. He got up and grabbed Naruto's hand, helping his stand.
The blonde dusted himself off and proceeded into the kitchen like nothing happened. That kind of behavior form the blonde's side was new. Sasuke peeked into the kitchen. Naruto was in the process of taking out a bag of oranges, ripping the thin plastic ropes and opening a shelf to look for a bowl.
Sasuke watched as he found a wooden one and poured the oranges into it. He then turned to Sasuke. "Don't just stand there baka, help out."
He pushed the filled bowl into his hands. Sasuke gave him a puzzled look.
"The table in the living room." Naruto shot at him without turning.
Three steps led down from the kitchen into the living room. Sasuke walked into the room in wonder, setting the bowl on the table, he looked around him. The space was furnished tastefully. He realized right away that it was quite expensive. The floor gleamed mahogany. The furniture was also dark wood, chairs studded leather, and the couch in front of the huge flat screen TV looked like you'd sink into it. There was a white rug on the floor, on which a coffee table stood. The windows stretched from floor to ceiling, and were covered by white, gauzy draperies. A tall palm stood in one corner. There was a door leading out into the balcony.
He noted everything, but was drawn to the shelf that held music. Noting the surround sound stereo, which let out a row of happily beeping lights.
Sauske raked his eyes over the collection. He found jazz, blues and rock. A mixture of different tastes, mostly the classics. They were covered with dust though. Proof that they weren't used much.
Come to think, most of the things here had a thin layer of dust on them. Not much, but some. Sasuke ran his finger over the table. Dust
He looked back to the kitchen to find Naruto in the door, looking at him. "is everything allright?
"You live alone."
A nod from the blonde. Affirmative.
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"I don't have much of that." Naruto laughed and walked in, settling on the couch in front of Sasuke, crossing legs. "My job keeps me busy."
"How busy?"
Naruto looked at him with a strange expression. "You ask very personal questions."
"Since I now live here… I think I have the right to know…"
Naruto laughed, cheeky bastard was playing him from the beginning.
"I'll be home more often now that you're around." He winked at Sauske pointedly. Trying to lighten the mood and…
"Don't change the subject."
Naruto sighed in defeat. There was no way of getting around this except to pointedly ignore him. He stood. "Ill make us something to eat and tehn to bed, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
Sasuke wanted to protest, but realized that it might not have been a good idea. Naruto usually just said things outright, if he avoided the question, it must have been an especially touchy subject. He would relent, for now.
They ate in silence, each lost in thought about the other. Naruto didn't feel like cooking, and Sasuke didn't know how, so the blonde pulled out two bowls of instant ramen and here they sat, slurping down the noodles lost in thought.
Then it was time for bed. Sasuke followed Naruto into a room, as asked. And stood within a very cosy like place.
"I haven't yet furnished yours…mostly because I want you to do that yourself…and I haven't got the time so… you can take my bed tonight, Ill take the couch."
Sasuke nodded, not really paying attention, taking in the large, four poster bed, the shelves, the huge, squashy pillows strewn about in the corners. Overall, the room was very exotic, it reminded Sasuke of India, the colors, mostly gold's and reds, strengthened that notion.
He walked over to the bed and sat. It was comfortable, but not overly fluffy, he liked that. He ran his finger over the maroon covers, they had a strange golden design on them. They looked warm and comforting.
Overall, he decided, this was the only piece of furniture (apart from the drawers) that was used in the house.
He only registered Naruto when he came out of the opposite door. He knew straight away that he had taken a shower. The mop of blonde locks was drooping water, and steam followed Naruto into the bedroom. Many things caught his attention then.
The fact that Naruto was very much naked, save for the towel that rode low on his hips. The fact that he was so incredibly muscular, rivulets of water mapping his rippling muscles as he walked around. His glowing skin, from the drying, looked good enough to eat.
Sauske sat in stunned silence.
Naruto turned to him, "Im sorry to still be here, I needed to take a shower and well, the other bathroom has none of my stuff so Ill be out in a flash…"he laughed.
"Stay."
The laughter died down. Naruto's eyes were darker now than before, a result of the shower and something else…
He watched the large body make its way to him and got up slowly, waiting to see what would come of it.
Naruto threw off a part of the covers and looked at Sasuke making his intention clear.
Sasuke slid in between the sheets, he had removed all clothing previously, leaving him only in his pajama pants, which Naruto laid out before he went to take a bath.
He watched Naruto get in and slide beside him, covering them both with the velvety material.
"you should get some sleep kit." He mumbled against his hair, shifting around to get more comfortable. But Sasuke was already out, falling asleep to the scent of spices and musk… feeling safe for the first time in years.
AN: AND? I just kept writing LOLOL hope you guys like…. Reviews much appreciated! :P