Love & Truth

14. The Dreams We Shared, The Love We Share

(Naruto's POV)

I was in the garden, resting under one of the trees, when suddenly I felt someone watching me.

I opened my eyes and saw a man, standing near one of the flowerbeds. He had a straw hat, which blocked most of his face, but I saw that he had blonde hair that were about chin-length.

„Who're…"

I did not even finish the sentence as the man lifted his hat. As he did so, I lost myself in the deep blackness of his eyes.

At the shock from seeing the man I felt my tears stop… For the first time in three months.

„Sa…suke…" I got from myself only, trying to lift myself from the ground.

As I was struggling to do that, he came closer and helped me up. When I looked at him now, his hair were already shortening its length and were darkening also, as henge faded.

Seeing that I decided to let my henge slip also.

„Sasuke…" I mumbled again as I now saw him so near to me, still unsure what to do. „What… What are you…" "doing here?" I wanted to ask, but I was stopped by a finger that he placed on my lips.

„Shush…" He said only, shortening the remaining distance between us, hugging me softly.

„Is it too late to ask for forgiveness?" He whispered right into my ear, making me even more aware of the closeness of ours.

„Why… WHY?" I started crying again, punching my fists against his chest, but it was more because of desperation then because of anger.

„I can ask you the same thing, you know?" He whispered quietly. „Why did you just disappear? Did you think I can't be trusted?" I heard pain in his words, and that made me realize just how much I've hurt him even more so.

„No! I… " I wanted to explain it all to him, but my body was protesting against the premonition of more standing, especially my ankles.

I sighed. „Come inside…"

He did not seem to catch the reason for it.

„I need to sit…" I mumbled only, partly embarrassed.

He only replied with a smile and took me in his arms, carrying me to house.

Once we were inside he sat on the rocking chair, still having me in his embrace.

„I'm not a baby, you know?" I said quietly.

„But you have some with you…" He smiled sadly.

„You… don't want them?" I asked, my arms wrapping protectively around my midsection.

„I want them… You can't even imagine how much… but still… I'm waiting for an explanation… for all this…"

I wriggled nervously, not really knowing where should I start, or more important, how.

„I'm sorry… I should have told you once I was sure of it also…"

„Yes, you should have…"

„Don't interrupt me! Or I… I won't make it through…"

He shut up as clam as I said that, listening to all I had to say…

The talk with Gaara… When I went to Tsunade to confirm… And what I was told in the end…

„So it was her idea? Stupid hag…" Sasuke muttered, as I got to that part.

„I stayed at Gaara's for a month after that…"

„So you thought that Sandfreak is more trustable than me?" He asked, subtle anger in his voice obvious. I was almost afraid that he would push me out of the chair.

„It was not my choice to do that and you know it." I shot back, getting from his grip to stand up. „I could ask you about your reason… and I'm really curious about answers. I really want to know…"

For a whole he only looked blankly back at me as if he did not understand the words I've just said, then his expression darkened.

„That was not my choice either."

„Prove it…" I hissed, not really trying to suppress my feelings and expressions any longer my crazed hormones did not even allow me to. I wanted Sasuke to know I was angry.

„Prove to me that it is not something out of your head." 'Please…' I added in my thoughts.

He looked at me hurt, but I did not think of it as a matter of importance. Right then I was angry.

I was so blinded with anger, seeing so red that I almost missed the piece of paper teme held out to me.

„What is it?" I asked, once I did notice.

„Read it." He only whispered plainly, waiting for my reaction.

As I read through the lines, my anger faded instantly.

„What… is this…" I said softly, turning to teme who looked out of the window at the moment.

„A message." He said only, not turning at me even a bit.

'He… was doing it for me?' circled in my head like mad, making my chest heavy with guilt.

„I… I…"

„See?" He said, cutting my attempt to say something sharply.

„You did not even try to listen to my reasons… Did you think I just chose this myself? That I wanted to cut you out of my life like that? Now that I think of it I should have done it out of my free will. Since as I see now, you don't even have the dignity to try… something that should be given… Who raised you like this?"

These words cut deep, and it probably was not until my eyes opened wide, new streams of tears started flowing down my cheeks and I ran out of the house, that teme realized just how deep he sliced with knife of his words. Deep... so deep into my guts…

I felt as if it might have been better if he decided not to come at all.

And that thought was hurtful by itself.

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(Sasuke's POV)

'Nice one idiot…' I heard the voice in my head ramble.

'You think I don't know that?' I shot back, running out of the house to find dobe, but once I did, he was not in sight anymore.

'Just how fast can he run, even in his condition?' I wondered as I ran on the only route that lead from the house.

I ran and ran, until I saw the very familiar figure I've been searching for. However, before I was just about within arm's reach… reaching out to him…

„Don't touch me!" He screamed at me, once again taking the form of black-haired villager.

The emotions that were mixed in that voice made me actually stop. There was sadness, anger, rage almost, but most of all… there was guilt.

Then my brain processed an information in skipped… mood swings. It was probably not even Naruto's intention to just yell his mind out like that.

So I only stood on that path… looking silently as his lonely silhouette disappeared in the subtle mist.

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I returned back to Naruto's house.

I was sure that if I went after him that very moment we would only end up in yet another fight.

Opening the door, I studied every detail of the house.

I looked at the furniture, aside from the rocking chair there was nothing much in the living room. There was a couch and a small table by it, potted flower and a book shelf. I turned my attention to the last piece of furniture

There were only few books on it, and about half of them were about pregnancy.

'He must be scared.' I suddenly realized, as I listed through it and found few highlighted parts, mostly about complications.

Now I felt even more ashamed that I could not hold my temper. I had no excuse in hormones after all. And I selfishly put the blame on dobe.

The depressing mood once again fell onto me, as I walked through the house.

It lightened up a bit when I noticed a picture hanging on the wall of the hall. It was a picture of our flowery plain.

There was younger Naruto, sitting under the ever-blooming Sakura tree, and opposite to him stood my younger self.

We both had the surprise written on our faces. I immediately recognized that the picture portrayed our first dream meeting.

'What a nice time that was.' I thought as I continued deeper to the house.

I noticed few more pictures, even on the wall next to the staircase.

'So dobe started drawing... huh... it's surprising somehow.' I thought.

Upstairs I saw door that were open.

I took a peek into the room and saw that it must be his bedroom.

'Orange curtains, orange blankets, orange pillows... definitely dobe's room...' Even if the rest of the house did not show it that much. Somehow this room reeked of my sun-kissed blonde.

'I probably don't have the right to call him my anymore.' I thought sadly.

Then I noticed something hanging on the wall opposite to the bed.

Another picture... But what picture it was.

'Well... that is... impressive...' I said to myself as I came closer to the life-sized picture of myself. Once I came to it I noticed it even had the exact height as me.

„He must have worked hard on this." I spoke out loud taking in the details of the picture.

"I" was dressed in a dark kimono, and held a small cage, in which was a small bird "I" looked at. It was yellow and had a swirl on the wing... It was not hard to get the symbolism the picture held.

'So I've got you caged...' I smiled sadly at the thought.

'It should be the other way around...'

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(Ayame-san's POV)

I noticed Naruto-san coming to me from the distance.

More like running to me, actually.

„Who, whoa, whoa... What is it?" I asked, holding his trembling body as he practically threw himself onto me.

„I-I... H-he... " He started stuttering. I only sighed and waited.

„He came..." He then sobbed.

Sincerely, I was not sure who was he talking about.

„Who came...?" I decided to ask, after giving it some thought.

„T-Teme..." He mumbled only.

That made me confused.

„Then why all the crying?" 'Shouldn't he be happy instead?'

„I... I said something... ad now he's angry at me... and I shouldn't have left... and then Gaara... the message... I'm so stupid..." He muttered, every new word he added made his monologue a bit more chaotic.

„Shouldn't you try listening to him, then?"

„I refused t-to... at first... n-now I'd want t-to... but I don't think h-he'd let m-me..."

„Important thing... Do you thing he would hurt you?" I asked, trying to let him collect his messed thoughts at least a bit.

„H-Hurt m-m-me?" He asked, surprised.

„I take that as no..." I smiled. His confusion was somehow endearing.

He stared at me for a while then broke down in more tears.

„If he won't hurt you, then you should speak to him, Naruto-san... You want to, right? I'm sure he wants to also, he just does not let it show so much... I'm sure he already regrets his words." I said, patting his head as a child's.

„I'm s-sorry f-for disturbing you like t-this." He mumbled.

„Don't mind it, I'm glad I can help... And now... run for it." I winked.

I then only watched as he made a turn back to the path he came from and rushed back to his house, hoping for that certain someone to be there.

I had to smile as I looked how he disappeared.

„Silly child."

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(Sasuke's POV)

I sat on the armchair, when I heard footsteps coming from outside.

I hand my instincts on in a second, as if enemy was approaching, but then I noticed something... there was something frantic in those steps.

I had a very good idea about who is about to come. So I came to the hall, and waited, leaning onto the wall, opposite to the main door.

In a second's time these door opened.

„Teme..." Naruto – once again as himself - said disbelieving, still holding the door knob. „You came back…" He continued „I was scared that you'd just... Leave… disappear… never come back again." He babbled sniffling.

„You can't deny that I partly had the right to…"

Dobe did not even look at me. He probably thought I stayed here only to bid goodbye to him.

„I'm sorry." He sobbed, still standing next to now-closed door, as if not sure whether he's allowed to come closer. „I'm just so, so sorry."

I came closer to him and took his shivering body into my arms.

„What a strange pair we are." I had to laugh.

Dobe only looked back at me confused.

I took an advantage of it, as I leaned closer, and pressed a kiss on his delicious as-if-waiting-for-it lips.

„You're not to blame for anything... I should be the one, apologizing, really." I said softly.

I felt bad for making Naruto all worried.

„I'm so sorry Naruto... for everything... for not getting the signs... for letting you go in the first place... for not coming for so long... but most of all... I'm sorry that you have to go through this... if not for me you wouldn't be here in the first place."

Naruto only looked back at me for few minutes, neither of us moving.

Then he leaned closer and placed a chaste kiss on my lips, which was a action I expected the least from him.

„Forgiven... just... don't leave again... Please... promise me you won't... Promise me this much and then I'll try to forget about it..." He whispered, still shivering slightly.

I hugged him a bit tighter and kissed him atop his sunny hair.

„It's a promise."

Naruto smiled softly at this, placing my hands on his bulged stomach...

„Promise it to them also..." He pouted cutely all of sudden.

I laughed softly and after I said those words once more I sealed our deal with a kiss.

As dobe leaned closer to me, not crying anymore, happiness radiating from his face, I could not help but smile.

„It's true..." I said, while tracing the curve of his rounded stomach.

„What is?" He asked, confused.

„That when your love is pregnant with your child, you see her... well him in your case... as all the more beautiful."

Dobe only blushed as he took in the meaning of my words.

„Possessive teme." He muttered after a while, yet leaning to my embrace even more.

I only laughed heartily at the sight.

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(Naruto's POV)

Teme stayed with me after that, the second day we danced around each other, both of us afraid to mess up, but the day after we threw all that from the window and returned to acting the way we did before I had to leave.

With all its benefits.

And so... only two days after Sasuke's arrival, I was already struggling to breathe from all the kisses he had in store for me.

It did not even take too long and we were already moving it to the bedroom.

Sasuke nipped at my neck, as he gently pushed me onto the bed.

I did not resist even in the least. I was hungry for Sasuke all the time we were apart, and I would be a fool to play innocent now. I so wanted to be taken advantage of... And Sasuke seemed more than happy to fulfil that wish for me.

He took his time undressing me.

At one point my hormones wanted me to smack him and scream "Just do me already!"... but I held onto the little pride I had left and did not do that in the end. Even though it seemed a nice idea.

With all the kisses Sasuke showered my skin with, I felt loved.

„This part of you begs for attention..." He smirked as he took one of my nipples to his mouth.

I knew I must have been red as Sharingan as he did that... It was some time since we did that last time after all.

As Sasuke moved slowly down my body, showering it with even more kisses I heard my ragged breathing, but I did not mind even slightly. I needed this.

As he got to my rounded mid-section he kissed it softly.

„You've got our babies here..." He said softly, as he traced the curve with his tongue. „You're amazing..." He then smiled and continued in making my mind hazy.

„Our little miracles..." I whispered as I took his face into my hands and guided it back to mine. My lips were getting lonely.

Sasuke silently obliged and continued the re-exploration of my skin with his hands.

„What shall we do with you?" He chuckled as I let out a gasp once he took hold of my shaft.

„Something nice... and hot..."

„Nicely chosen words... but time for your talking is over... you should moan for me instead." He smirked as he trailed my length.

I was more than happy to do so.

Sasuke then spread my legs and once wetting his fingers with his own saliva he took the time to prepare me, which I was grateful for. It has indeed been a long time after all.

I remembered the sensation of it, but – 'I have to admit.' – it really did hurt after such a long time.

I nuzzled to Sasuke's shoulder, breathing his intoxicating scent which helped me to ease the discomfort of the preparation a little. It worked, as far as I could tell, and so soon enough Sasuke thrust deep into me, distracting me with a kiss.

As the heat of the night increased his voice, that whispered sweet nothings to me, got huskier. He moved faster, taking me harder, but I did not complain.

I loved every single second of it.

Even when I dug my nails into his back he did not even comply, only continued to torture me so sweetly.

Soon enough was he driving himself to climax, taking me along by all the means.

His screwing me senseless never felt so goddamn good ever before and soon I came, screaming his name for the whole world to hear.

It did not take much longer and he gripped me by my waist and came deep, deep, into me.

I was panting hard, and so was Sasuke. It took us a moment before we could breath normally again.

„That was... memorable." He said with a smile taking over his lips. „You okay?" He then asked, looking down at me with those deep black eyes of his.

„Yeah... just tired..." I replied to all truthfulness.

We were a sticky mess, but I did not mind that too much, I was too tired to think of such an unimportant thing.

I then saw how Sasuke got up and went for a towel to clean the remains of our activities off us.

„I love you." he said when he returned, cleaning my limp limbs with care.

„I love you too..." I mumbled in response as was sleep taking hold of my consciousness already.

But I was allowed to stay awake long enough to feel his sweet kiss he gently placed on my lips. Sending me off to the realm of dreams.

„Good night, love."

Done~

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(A/N - 14th Apr. 2013 - chapters 13+14 self-beta-ed, corrections made)

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