A/N: ...I had a really busy week and that's about all, otherwise I'm positive it would have been up sooner. Okay so...Just buckle your seat belts and prepare to critque me to your heart's content. ...I need some feedback otherwise I'm not sure on how to improve this story.

Disclaimer: STOP STRINGING US ALONG KISHIMOTO!! -cough- Sorry 'bout that...but yes I do not own Naruto, what a shocker...

The Story So Far: Sasuke and Naruto stumble upon a nameless village the two adopt it as a temporary home while on the run from what the Elders have planned for Sasuke.

Warnings: Dude...HARD YAOI (like right at the beginning...SasukexNaruto), Swearing (Yeah, so you get it by now? Good.), Prejudices (against ninjas).

Chapter 19

Sasuke's hand seemed almost desperate as he pulled Naruto closer to him, the distance was really too much for him to handle. Naruto wound his hands tighter into the sheets, the threads nearly screeching in protest. On Naruto's hip needy fingers bruised the skin as he continued to rotate his hips and move against Sasuke. The kiss was broken for a quick second of air, because for some reason their lungs wanted oxygen.

Was it normal to want some one this badly? Or were they possessed? Even though the thought had crossed Naruto's mind (as well as Sasuke's) for a second every so often, the question seemed to be the theme of their time together. The way Sasuke made Naruto feel like he was being wound up and not released was both pleasing and aggravating. The way Sasuke just wanted to let go all of the things that kept him from Naruto was enough to drive him mad with confusion.

Naruto let out a small noise, showing his pleasure through his muddled thoughts. He released Sasuke's lips and started to bit, and suck and kiss at his jaw line and neck, a few sounds of ecstasy moaned against pale skin. The need for more contact overpowered Sasuke like nothing else he'd ever felt. He reached under Naruto's shirt, scratching up patches of skin in the heat of everything, and all but tore it off of him. Returning the favor, Naruto lifted the fabric off of Sasuke's body at a slow pace, kissing every inch of skin exposed to the chilly air of the hotel room.

Really, this torture required miles of patience that Sasuke didn't have. Naruto kissed and licked and nipped at every piece of skin as if he had all the time in the world even though his patience was being put to the ultimate test with this little gesture. Slowly but surely Naruto made his way up from Sasuke's stomach, across the planes of his chest and hallow of Sasuke's throat. Once he reached Sasuke's face he grinned at him widely as if to say 'okay I'm done now'.

Sasuke roughly grabbed his shoulders and switched their positions. Sasuke was over Naruto, biting at his neck and kissing his bare shoulders like there wasn't enough time for what he wanted. But what exactly did he want? Sasuke positioned himself over Naruto so he could grind his hips down into Naruto. The friction that brought them there was unlike anything they'd ever dealt with.

Naruto's moans were much longer, laced with small cries when his voice faltered against the intensity. Sasuke worked his hand to sit on the metal zipper of Naruto's pants. He pulled his face back to get a full view of Naruto's. Was this okay? Naruto placed one of his hands on Sasuke's smooth cheek.

Slowly the hand traced Sasuke's jaw line, his pulse in his neck, fell into the crevices of his abs and then rested on the thin band of fabric that separated Sasuke from Naruto. Pop, the button was undone. The long sound of the zipper being pulled down was heard next, Naruto moved so very slow. Those deep eyes continued to watch Sasuke, marveling at how his face showed unashamed nervousness, like he was uneasy with how far they were about to go. While Naruto's movements were slow, decisive, almost coolly confident, his eyes failed to hide the uncertainty that stirred his insides.

He felt Sasuke's muscles tense against the tender touches he was bestowing upon his clothed thighs. Naruto's hands slipped under the waist band of the newly bought boxers that Sasuke was wearing. Sasuke bit his lip, careful not to alert Naruto in any way. While one hand explored the smooth area beneath Sasuke's clothing the other held tightly to his messed up hair, making sure their eyes remained fixated upon one another. It was a little unnerving having nothing else to watch, having nothing to occupy Naruto's eyes except Sasuke's desperate eyes.

Sasuke felt impossibly flawed when he was with Naruto. Naruto was kind and had a heart the size comparable to the full span of the Earth. Sasuke on the other hand, chose power over love, friendship and happiness. He was impossibly flawed, yet here he was, staring into those endless eyes and moaning in ecstasy as Naruto's hands felt every piece of him, seemingly turning him inside out.

The hands that had been supporting Sasuke's weight (which were curling the sheets behind them) moved to accommodate Sasuke's weight on one hand while the other let the calloused pads of his finger tips to linger on sensitive patches of skin. His lips softly touched Naruto's, almost like he was afraid that he would break the man if he wasn't this gentle with him. Finally his finger reached the edge of Naruto's clothing, the sound of lips gently meeting with a slip of the tongue here and there. Sasuke's hands worked faster than Naruto's had but no less deft than them. He popped the button, undid the zipper and pushed the pants down, letting them rest somewhere around the blond's knees.

Naruto moaned loudly as Sasuke's hands barely brushed his all too sensitive member. Sasuke had the urge to swallow those noises that Naruto was making while Sasuke gently caressed his inner thigh, his fingers feeling the skin heat up to unimaginable temperatures. He kept his mouth above Naruto's as their uneven and untamed gasps passed between their needy lips. Though he wanted to just pull the last tiny piece of clothing off fast, Sasuke abstained from speed and chose slow, nervous motions. Previously Naruto's hands were far too occupied with leaving scratches on Sasuke's sunless back, but now they were pulling Sasuke's boxers, his blunt yet jagged nails marring the creamy skin that surrounded Sasuke's hips.

Sasuke hissed in what he could only perceive as pleasure though the pain showed through in the form of puffy red scratches. He backed up from Naruto for a moment, much to the other's displeasure. But Naruto was far too lost in lust in to really display anything but. Sasuke worked his pants and underwear off and then reached across the short distance that separated the two and pulled Naruto's off with little to no effort exerted. The only thing that took effort was holding back the insatiable need to have Naruto right at that moment. The way his smooth legs were spread just so, how he kept looking at Sasuke through half lidded endless skies, it was all too much for anyone, man or God, to resist.

His hands gripped Naruto's calf as he climbed back up on the bed, not bothering to feel embarrassed for the many scars and markings his body displayed oh so unashamedly. Steadily that hand creeped higher, touching, caressing, and scratching in all the places that made Naruto's mind swim in an ocean of sexual frustration. Sasuke's eyes roved and ate up the sight of Naruto's body. Even though he'd fallen for the many dips and bends and tones of Naruto's body before it was like every time he caught so much as a glimpse of it he felt like appreciating it with his hands and mouth.

Sasuke bent his neck and kissed the soft junction that joined Naruto's pelvis to his strong legs. Above him Sasuke heard a deep moan as he pushed the tips of his fingers harder against Naruto's leg, holding it there as he continued to kiss and bite at the sensitive area. Naruto restlessly wiggled as the feeling of nearly being crushed from too much excitement took a hold of him. Sasuke moved from this area, not wanting to desensitize that particular part, that would ruin the fun of discovering it. Immediately Naruto forced Sasuke's lips on his own, trying to work out the tension that was quickly pooling in his loins.

A moan was tasted in the kiss, as Naruto moved his hips to meet Sasuke's in frantic want. Sasuke let his teeth linger on Naruto's bottom lip as he let out a deep moan, something this amazing should be illegal. He looked down at Naruto, his breath as shaky as his arms and sanity.

Sasuke knew that the next part was going to hurt, like hell, which could be one of the thousands of reasons why he was so nervous. Warily he moved his hand to rest on Naruto's kiss-bruised lips and somehow (probably thanks to his Sanin-sensei) he knew to slick the fingers presented to him without a word passed between them. Describing how he sucked on Sasuke's fingers, so as to simulate something on another part of the body, is far too overused and beyond abused. But describing how Sasuke all but tore his digits from Naruto's mouth, (simply from the lusty face made by Naruto) and didn't bother with a slow, calculated entrance but how he used a swift all-or-nothing type movement to first claim Naruto as his own, seems more appropriate considering the relationship.

Naruto cried out mostly in pain, pleasurable not being a word he would use to describe how Sasuke's fingers worked against his muscles. Initially Sasuke had moved fast and sloppily from the clouds that blew against all his rationale. Then, as the clouds puffed away from his vision he began to move his fingers at a more tolerable pace. Slowly as they moved in and out of Naruto, as they touched the virgin walls of Naruto's insides in a loving manner, the boy relaxed into the feeling as he kissed Sasuke's shoulders to keep his mind off of the pain that still teased the edges of his mind. Sasuke found Naruto's lips and kissed his bottom lip and simultaneously touched that sent Naruto to the heavens with a one-way ticket.

This time Naruto's cries were intertwined with both a moan from his own throat as well as gasping from Sasuke's mouth. If he had thought he was in love with the details of Naruto's body, he had fallen straight through the Earth with how much he loved seeing Naruto pleasured. Naruto threw his head back and raked his talon-like nails across the other male's back in painful pleasure. Sasuke made a low sound in his throat from the sensation that spread across the skin of his back, but he moved his fingers again even though he knew he'd accumulate more of these markings. He let the lust settle out of his vision before moving his fingers faster and faster in and out of Naruto, hitting his prostate and loving the show.

"Naruto," he breathed out the name as if it were sacred. He used his unoccupied hand to bush sweaty strands of sun from Naruto's face, "Are you…" he wanted to swallow the words and hope that Naruto understood.

"Oh God yes Sasuke," was the response as Naruto led him into a crazed kiss.

Sasuke removed the digits, and though the feeling of being damn near empty was gripping him, Naruto knew that the next part would more than make up for it. The only thing was, even though he put up this confident front he was scared to death of this. This intimacy, having some one touch you so deeply, knowing that there wasn't a person in the world who could give you such an addiction but who could damn you in an instant, that was a horrible feeling to have resting on your chest. One half of Naruto wanted Sasuke to see through the lust-covered insecurities and the other half wanted Sasuke to believe that he could do whatever Sasuke wanted to without fear, just like Sasuke too.

He felt Sasuke position himself correctly, yet hesitantly. Naruto turned his eyes to him. What could he be thinking? Worry was written all over his face. Was he worried for Naruto's well being (both emotional and physical)? Was he worried he'd made a mistake in taking it this far? What could he be worrying about right now?

"Are you sure this is what you want, Naruto?" Sasuke asked with unmistakable concern in both his voice and features.

For a second Naruto stared at him, for once weighing all possible outcomes. Then there was a nod and look of resolution. Naruto lifted himself slightly and kissed Sasuke's softly chapped lips with not a hint of mindlessness. The kiss was meaningful. It was Naruto's conviction and commitment to this act.

Naruto could feel Sasuke smile gently against his lips and this inexplicably made Naruto happy. Slowly, as most things that day had been, Sasuke began to move the head of his penis into Naruto's body. Naruto cringed at first, the pain this time had been much, much greater than just Sasuke's slim fingers. It was like some one was taking a kunai and slowly sawing Naruto straight in the middle, not even giving him the pleasure of a quick death. Almost like an attempt to numb the pain or at least withstand it, Naruto's toes and fingers curled and he screwed his eyes shut.

Sasuke pushed slightly further into him, the protest that Naruto's body put up wasn't missed. "Naruto," he called after a second. "Relax."

Naruto didn't relax right away. He was still getting adjusted to this big intake. Sasuke let out a long breath, the feeling of being totally engulfed by the sun was an inadequate description for what he was experiencing. Without so much as a warning Sasuke pushed himself the rest of the way in, biting on his lip once he was totally covered by Naruto. Naruto had let out a small cry and had glared at him, but Sasuke felt it was worth it, now that his skin was sprouting many goosebumps from the heat that surrounded him in contrast to the airy coldness that was circulating in the room.

"God! Why didn't you," Naruto began but stopped when Sasuke's hips jerked in a peculiar manner. "Warn me first?"

Sasuke let all of the air out his lungs, "Because you wouldn't relax if I told you."

Naruto wanted to insult him for being so damn stupid but then Sasuke started to move. It wasn't much of a rhythm and it didn't do anything for the pain, but it felt good to Sasuke all the same. Sasuke's hips moved awkwardly, almost as if he wasn't used to them in the least. His pattern didn't smooth out as his shallow thrusts continued. Naruto's eyes weren't closed, so he could see that Sasuke was at least trying to make this as good as possible for the both of them.

Naruto reached up and pulled Sasuke down with two hands on the back of his neck. He kissed him delicately, licked the other's lips slowly. He noticed that Sasuke shivered when Naruto had licked his bottom lip. Then when he pulled back to look at Sasuke, his rhythm wasn't perfect but far better than what he started off with. As awkward as the situation seemed, with Sasuke's strange thrusts and Naruto's near absence of pleasure, the boy wouldn't give this moment up if he was told to.

Yeah, it was strange but it was also more filling than anything he'd ever felt before. It was like that space in his heart where he held all his sorrow was gone, all because he and Sasuke were making this sort of connection. Naruto felt that it was fine if Sasuke was feeling all those feelings akin to heaven, as long as he—Oh God!

In the middle of his musings Sasuke had managed to hit that same sensitive spot. He let out a loud moan and arched off the bed when Sasuke had stroke it just right. Suddenly Sasuke's movement became faster, no less strange in the jerking of his hips and the way he wasn't actually kissing Naruto, just keeping his mouth right there to kiss him, should the urge come up. Sasuke moved just right again and Naruto closed his eyes to memorize this sensation. Before it had been about love, not so much the joy but the bond, now it was both.

Sasuke kissed Naruto's mouth, feeling their breaths mingle between heated kisses and deepening thrusts. Naruto sends deep moans into Sasuke's mouth as they kiss and this too makes Sasuke shiver. He used one hand on Naruto's hip to steady himself and the other touched every patch of skin he could reach. Naruto's hands were crazed with trying to grab at every piece of Sasuke, it was almost as if he was attempting to make Sasuke all his by taking every small piece up with his own two hands. Naruto bit and sucked on Sasuke's tongue, loving the stilling thrusts and throaty moans he got in response.

Naruto's face scrunched up in the twisted agony of waiting for an orgasm. His body screamed out for the sweet ecstasy. If Naruto didn't climax soon he was sure to go crazy with unreleased need. He was sure Sasuke was feeling the same thing, the way he looked down at Naruto, the desire unhidden by his eyes. Naruto stared at him. He'd never seen Sasuke's eyes so sincere. In the jail cell he heard the sincerity in the few words they exchanged but now that same truth was staring him in the face…and to be honest it pulled his heart straight from his chest.

He roughly pulled Sasuke's lips to his, their teeth banging together painfully as Naruto kissed him hungrily. The honest face Sasuke wore was far too beautiful for Naruto to stand by and not kiss it. Sasuke's erratic movements paid off when he repeatedly hit Naruto's prostate. Naruto's chest crashed into Sasuke's as he kept writhing from the pleasure that wrapped around his heated body. Sasuke felt the peak coming, like it was staring him the face but wouldn't allow him to complete this phase, a taunt if you will. Over and over those nerves were struck and over and over Naruto's lips and teeth collided with Sasuke.

Until finally, he felt his muscles tense and felt Naruto go stiff as he bit down on the soft flesh between his shoulder and neck. It was like they were float far above this world, just flying toward some place where there was no worry or fear. Suddenly hot white specks were dancing in front of his vision, pulling the sensation of flying out of his limbs, as he and Naruto both released all of what was built up in sexual tension. Sasuke felt Naruto's seed falling on their sweaty stomachs and chests. Naruto felt Sasuke's satiated member release inside of him as the sweat beaded down their backs, down their chests, and it made their hair stick to their skin.

Naruto felt all of his muscle turn into liquid as he fell back onto the sheets below them. Sasuke rested his head on Naruto's chest but did not lower his body to their bed. Their gasps for air seemed to echo so loudly in the hallways of Sasuke's mind. He raised himself with a slight strain in his arms. It was like all his strength had just drained out of him when it was all said and done.

Slowly the world went out of focus, all objects burring around the edges and barely visible through their pleased eyes. Sasuke pulled out of Naruto, and yet the blond didn't feel the least bit empty when this happened.

Naruto's chest wasn't heaving anymore but still his breaths were deep with the need of oxygen, "Wow…" he commented amazed at what just happened.

Sasuke settled his worn body next to Naruto's, careful not to jilt his tired limbs, "Yeah…"

Naruto turned tiredly to face Sasuke and Sasuke turned his face to see Naruto's. There was a second of loving glances but then Naruto's face reflected that same mischievous youth he was known for.

A vulpine grin split his lips in happiness and deviousness, "Looks like we're going to have to work on this more often."

Sasuke shook his head and blessed Naruto's face with a few incredibly lazy kisses before he grasped the blanket to cover the two of them as the icy atmosphere settled into their bones.

A few hours later Sasuke felt some one stroking the bridge of his nose. He swatted the hand away and a small laugh was heard when he did this. His hand settled on the pillow he was resting on and then the finger went right back to petting Sasuke's nose. Sasuke opened his eyes slowly, still a little sluggish from earlier. Naruto retracted his hand, as if Sasuke wouldn't suspect him (you know since he's the only other person in the room) of caressing his face.

Naruto scooted closer to Sasuke, their bodies still unclothed and covered in markings. Sasuke rotated his neck as much as he could, given his current position. There were a few pops and a distinct pain in the love bites that encircled his neck. Though there was pain, it was proof of what they did. They had given what they had always known a physical manifestation and damn was it accurate.

Sasuke went to itch his stomach and he ended up scratching off flecks of dried semen off of his skin. Hearing the crackling Sasuke made a face that said that he was both humored and disgusted by this. Naruto laughed at him and then kissed him.

"Guess we should clean up, huh?" Naruto asked drawing slow circles on Sasuke's stiff shoulder.

Oh, the suggestion was not lost on Sasuke. In fact, he was just thinking the same thing.

For the next few days the boys received odd glances from Kiriya as well as another girl who came in during the evenings. The second girl seemed to be close to Kiriya and had blonde-brown hair. She always seemed very out of it or very chatty which wasn't so great for Sasuke and Naruto when Kiriya had the night off. She would point to the marks that weren't hidden by scarves or make up and then she would comment. Even though she seemed comfortable with the fact that they were gay (unless she thought Sasuke was a girl) Sasuke had this strange feeling about her.

He brushed it off as paranoia from what Pakkun had told them. The two of them went about business as usual, wake up, eat, have breakfast, do whatever they needed to and then go back to their room and sleep. It wasn't like their whole day revolved around having sex with one another. It wasn't like that at all. They liked having sex, yes but it didn't consume them like most other people.

They had been in the small, seemingly nameless village for nearly a month and they had encountered their first brush with the search party sent out for them. They had been sitting at one of the local taverns (this place didn't have cafés or tea shops like Konoha or most other villages for that matter) taking back a few (non-alcoholic) drinks when a pair of ninja in ANBU masks came through the door.

"Told you there was a village here," one muttered in a near mirror of the conversation Sasuke and Naruto had when they first arrived at the village.

The other ignored her partner's comment, choosing instead to survey the locals in the tavern. Sasuke held his breath, praying to God that the pair was too tired and frustrated to search thoroughly. Naruto had gone back to drinking from his cup in hopes of looking like a normal-lived-here-my-whole-life kind of guy. He nudged Sasuke with his foot and motioned for him to drink or something! If he kept staring those ANBU down like that he was going to give them away!

Sasuke clumsily brought his cup to his lips as he looked at the back of some nondescript man's head. The ANBU went up the owner of the small establishment, at this point Sasuke was pretty sure his heart stopped, they had to see close to the bar. They must have said the wrong thing because he demanded, in a low tone, for the both of them to get out of his tavern. Sasuke kept his head low, so as to avoid being noticed. The two left the tavern as quickly as they came, much to the joy of Sasuke's lungs.

The owner took to wiping the bar down with a rather old looking rag, "God Damn ninjas, they think they're so much better than us." His voice rang through out the area.

Naruto glanced over at Sasuke. What was this guy talking about? A few men in the bar shouted their concurrence on the subject matter while raising their glasses to him.

"They think civilians are so stupid because we can't poof out of a room!" he bellowed to the buzzed crowd. "Well they're the dogs who will work for damn near anyone for some loose change!"

The crowd called out how much they agreed. Sasuke caught sight of Naruto, the boy was about to get out of his chair, no doubt to put those people in their place. Sasuke grabbed onto Naruto's wrist to keep him in place. If these people had a prejudice against ninjas then it was best to just keep quiet and not cause a riot with all of them.

The owner went back to cleaning his bar and the crowd hummed with conversation, no doubt about ninjas and how much they distrusted/despised them. Sasuke downed his soda and gave Naruto a look that told him to finish his too. With the bar quieting down they could leave without a disturbance. Naruto drummed his fingers against the ancient looking metal of his cup and then just jerked his head to say that he was ready to go. Sasuke stood and Naruto followed, since they paid for the drinks when they got them there was no more to worry about.

Sasuke pushed the door to the tavern open and waited for Naruto to catch up to him. They were a fair distance from the bar before either of them said anything.

"They don't know what they're talking about," Naruto gritted out.

"You're right," Sasuke agreed as he grabbed for Naruto's hand. "They have no idea what it means to be a ninja. Just because Samurai's serve only one Lord that doesn't mean that ninjas are scum for not being a 'loyal'."

Naruto nodded, the moonlight being the only source of light on the street they were headed down, "They should just shut up if they don't know about it."

"Yeah, they should," Sasuke said for the sake of reassurance. "But people are going to say and do what they want no matter what you say about it."

The blond pondered this for a moment but didn't say anything further as they walked passed Kiriya and her friend gossiping at the front desk. They giggled and waved as the boys passed by them. Naruto and Sasuke waved at them politely but didn't bother to stop by the desk to talk to them even though they both had that look that said they wanted some one else to join in their conversation. They walked up the stairs but about half way up Naruto turned around and faced Sasuke. Sasuke gave him a questioning look but didn't have time to ask him why he did that because Naruto was pressing his lips to Sasuke's softly.

Then Naruto just turned around and continued his trek up the stairs to their room. Sasuke vaguely wondered why Naruto had randomly kissed him, but he knew he shouldn't wonder about it because Naruto always did things like that. Naruto pushed the key into the door and walked in. Sasuke followed behind and took off his cloak, taking Naruto's as well.

"Yo," a familiar voice called from their bed.

Naruto jumped, he hadn't even sensed any sort of presence in the room. Sasuke flicked the lights on to reveal Pakkun stretching on their bed. Naruto walked across the room and kneeled in front of the dog. He scratched behind his ears in a gesture of thanks for coming to see them.

The pug shook his head to deter Naruto's hand, "You guys have to go to Sunagakure. The Elders are hiring other country's ANBU to search for you two. They have only been sending them here in the Fire Country so you guys have to leave."

Sasuke stared down at him, "What?"

"You guys have to get out," Pakkun restated with a slight urgency in his normally unaffected voice. "There was a tip about your guys' whereabouts."

"Wha-?" Naruto asked dumbfounded. "How could anyone here know about us?"

Pakkun shook his head, "I don't know but you guys need to get out of here quick."

Sasuke began gathering up their possessions, feeling as if there were far too many weapons and clothes for the time that they had. He shoved them inside one of the cloth bags the hotel provided for storage purposes. Naruto was frantically running around trying to gather the things he nearly tripped over. Pakkun began to erase all the evidence that they were there. He used a special jutsu that Kakashi taught him when he was a puppy; it neutralized the scent in any situation.

Sasuke finally grabbed Naruto's hand and opened one of the windows. He had a feeling that that girl at the front desk, not Kiriya the other girl, was bad news. Pakkun finished up his jutsu. The room smelled like no one had been in there and the traces of jutsus were gone from the air. The rest of the senses…like sight, well, it looked like a tornado tore through and then slept on the bed.

The trio tore through the night, if they were being searched for in this village then there was a possibility that the ANBU were still in this place looking for them. Pakkun took the lead for the two boys.

"Why are you still with us?" Sasuke asked the little dog in front of him.

"Who else did you think was going to take you to The Wind Country?" Pakkun answered not letting his guard fall for a moment.

End of Red Strings

A/N: Okay so I have a few things to say. 1: I put the thing in there about prejudices against ninjas because I read about it online and I wanted to demonstrate my knowledge about it. -big goofy grin here- 2: ...Yes, that scene was my first PUBLISHED explicit scene. But there was a reason why it wasn't all anatomy people! I really don't want my scenes to be known because I know a male's body, I want them to be known for being different and I tried to not use phrases and words that people didn't usually see in sex scenes. So tell me if I have accomplished this, because if not then I will try harder to make this story better!!

Preview of Next Time: Naruto hadn't realized how close to the diving line between Wind and Fire they had been. If he spit his saliva would hit the sand in the Wind Country. "Don't relax just yet," Pakkun warned. "We still have a way to go. Your safe house is more inland."