O-kay, folks, the long-awaited lemon. Yup yup. All you anti-lemoners should really stay out...oh yes, and the next few updates are gonna come rapid-fire since there's only a week away from school, and my mom says I'm not allowed on the comp on weekdays...and I wanna finish this story soon. So to make up for the absenties of updates during my vacation, there will be an update a day from now on, but only if you promise to review.

SURARRIN! IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT IF YOU FAILED TO READ THE WARNING!

Chapter 26: Intimate Relations

That Night

Neji sighed contentedly as he stepped out of the bathroom, slipping a silken robe the shade of deep red-maroon over his sloping shoulders. Tying back his hair in its usual loose ponytail, he rounded a corner and stopped in surprise when his eyes lit on Naruto curled up most comfortably on one of the lush, chintz armchairs, a book the size of an atlas perched jauntily on his lap. The blond looked up as the Hyuuga entered the room, a welcoming smile pasting itself on his face before his ocean blue eyes roved down to the book of interest. Neji crossed the room, padding gently on the velveteen carpeting, stopping to peer curiously over Naruto's shoulder.

"I see we've found something to amuse ourselves," Naruto giggled.

"We?" Neji sighed.

"Fine. You."

Naruto giggled some more and snapped the book shut, replacing it in the book shelf. Neji smiled and came up behind the blond, wrapping his arms around his waist. Naruto leaned back into his chest and smiled. The blond frowned as he felt the welcoming warmth that surrounded him recede, turning to Neji with a questioning look in his eyes. The Hyuuga had stepped back at arm's length and was now looking at Naruto with a strange glitter in his opalescent eyes, searing the blond with such an intense look, it positively frightened Naruto, but frightened him in a way he didn't exactly find unpleasant.

"Neji?" The blond asked questioningly. The Hyuuga shook his head gently, then in one fell swoop, closed in for the kill and pressed his body against Naruto's, crushing his lips against the blond's in a hot, passionate kiss foretelling promises of things yet to come.

Naruto's yelp of surprise was muffled against Neji's lips, then as the Hyuuga clasped his long, white fingers at the base of the blond's head, what was left of Naruto's initial caution dissolved and he moaned, opening his mouth and allowing Neji access to the contents. A sound reverberated from the very depths of Neji's body, igniting every nerve ending from Naruto's crown to the bottom of his toes, sending the warmest, most gorgeous electric blue currents sizzling up and down his spine. He opened his mouth to its farthest, and felt the Hyuuga do the same against his lips. Neji's tongue sparred sensually with the blond's, slaking across the roof of his mouth, then delving deeper into his throat. Naruto responded with equal passion, sliding his hands over the Hyuuga's neck, and his willingness to Neji's ministrations set something alight in the Hyuuga. Neji momentarily took his mouth off of Naruto's, his eyes glazed over with naked desire.

"Naruto….if I continue….I don't think I'll be able to control myself…" Naruto smiled and rested his forehead against the Hyuuga's, their noses touching.

"It's all right…I don't mind…and besides, I want it too…"

The blond leaned up and let his lips fall against Neji's once more, and suddenly the kiss had no guile or inhibition, just the purest, most unrelenting expression or wanting the Hyuuga—of how much he wanted him. Suddenly what seemed like just another kiss turned into a very different kind of kiss—the kind of kiss that foretold of another beginning. Neji's hands began to roam, hesitantly at first, but then became more confident as he led Naruto over to his bed. Impossibly long, pale fingers clawed gently at the sash of Naruto's robe, and in the recesses of his poor, drugged mind, he vaguely registered Naruto's slight fingers doing the same as well.

The blond arched his back, pressing the length of his body against the Hyuuga's as Neji flicked the robe from Naruto's body with a gentle sweep of his wrist. The fabric fell away, revealing the blond in all his naked glory, and Neji inhaled sharply and shuddered with the effort of trying to remain in control as his eyes hungrily took in all of Naruto's finely sculpted figure. The blond was breathtaking. Completely breathtaking. Now that he thought of it, his lover's body was even more magnificent than any woman he'd laid eyes before; there was something graceful yet powerful about those muscles and that thin, slender waist before him that turned the Hyuuga to liquid sun.

His eyes roamed over Naruto's slender, sloping shoulders, his graceful neck, so long, pale, and delicate, then glanced briefly at Naruto's flushed expression, the heat and the want radiating from his body, the naked desire revealed so fully in his beautiful eyes. Those eyes never ceased to amaze him, never failed to torment him. Come to think of it; Naruto's eyes were an entirely new shade of blue now, the indigo-violet of the evening sky when the stars were newly blinking. He could feel those magnificent, ethereal eyes rove down his body, and suddenly the lust radiating from the blond magnified by a factor of four.

Naruto gasped slightly as his eyes took in every glorious, profoundly exquisite facet of Neji's long, beautiful body. Gods, it was tormenting him to the point of insanity, how much he wanted the Hyuuga, how much he craved him from every fibre in his being. The blond reached up and stroked Neji's length, his delicate fingers slaking along every taut muscle of the Hyuuga's back before pulling it down upon him almost painfully. Neji's mouth fell upon his with a deep, unbridled passion, his tongue lashing out and roughly colliding with Naruto's before he pulled back and hovered over his neck, nipping the skin with his teeth.

Gentle; he was so gentle. Never before had Naruto ever been touched in this close, intimate, profoundly gentle way. The blond let out a soft purr and Neji shuddered in response, sending high voltage electricity waltzing up and down Naruto's spine once more. Naruto started shivering; slowly at first, but then the shivers intensified until he was shaking like a wind-tossed leaf beneath Neji's lean, resplendently perfect frame. These sensations had nothing to do with being chilly; no, quite the contrary, he felt as if he'd been submerged in a magma bath, as if his body, his very nerve endings were set on fire. His mind slipped in and out of what the Hyuuga was doing. The sensations; oh god, the sensations Neji was enticing out of him…

Neji sucked and lapped gently at every exquisite niche of Naruto's long, white neck, planting kisses at random on the tempting, slightly salty skin before hovering over the junction of Naruto's neck and his shoulder. Lubricating the spot, the Hyuuga pressed one open-mouthed kiss on the joint, then bit down hard, teeth immediately puncturing the skin and delving down to the vessels beneath. He could feel the blond's slight jerk in response to the sudden pain, but Neji reassured him, gently stroking his body and lapping up the blood, reveling in the combined taste of skin and scarlet libation. He'd marked this elusive, mythical creature as his, and the knowledge that Naruto was finally, finally his sent another shiver up his spine.

Moving south to Naruto's collarbone, he licked it once, then brushed his lips against the skin, nipping it once before continuing his journey. Naruto's hands had somehow found the ribbon that held his hair secure; they loosed it now, and Neji's magnificent ebony tresses came loose and cascaded down his back like an exotic, midnight waterfall. Naruto's trembles had stopped; but now the moaning began, the deep, throaty moaning that sent Neji's poor, tattered libido into the throes of pleasure, into the arms of bliss. The Hyuuga let out a low, faint hiss and wrapped his arms around the blond, his teeth digging gently into Naruto's ribcage. Naruto arched his back even more and uttered Neji's name in a cross between a moan and a scream.

"Neji!"

The Hyuuga shivered deliciously as Naruto bucked beneath him, begging for the sensations only he could entice. Neji sank his teeth into the creamy, milky skin before him, marveling at the unmarked territory, relishing every inch of Naruto's sweet, tempting skin. The blond bucked again, and the hands clutching so desperately at Neji's back dug in and raked thin lines of red down his back. The Hyuuga nibbled gently at his hip, feeling the blood rush down below and coagulate at one set destination, feeling the pleasure conform at that one point until he honestly thought he'd go mad with the effort of retaining control, but not yet, not yet; something in his poor, tattered mind told him to refrain from taking the blond unless he truly was ready.

Naruto silently screamed as he felt one digit enter his opening, inducing more high voltage tingles along his spine as the digit gently probed in. When a second digit inserted itself inside of him, Naruto felt what was left of his control shatter completely, felt his arms grasp the Hyuuga before him and slam his mouth against his. Neji returned the kiss full force, whimpering pitifully into Naruto's hungering mouth as he ground his hips against the blond, his thumb slowly wiping the first traces of liquid seed from Naruto's manhood. The blond moaned and withered in his arms, panting heavily, his sweet breath coming in ragged gasps. Neji winced almost painfully and attacked Naruto's neck, sucking hard on the skin and leaving a red, raw rash on the blond's delicate appendage.

"Ne….ji…." Naruto managed to squeeze out his lover's name in between clenched teeth, and the hands on the Hyuuga's back tightened, nails raking painfully into the flesh. Neji's breathing was terribly labored now, as if he'd just run a marathon across the whole of Japan. Still, he managed to smile reassuringly, gently stroking the length of Naruto's body.

"Shh….shh, it's okay, it's okay….I've never….done this before…either…" Naruto nodded and buried his face in the crook of Neji's neck, biting down hard on the flesh as Neji inserted yet another digit into Naruto's opening.

Tight…he was so tight….the opening was small, and not at all suited for the virility of his manhood. This posed to be a problem, for his entire psyche was being torn apart by two lions: one representing his urge to go on, and the other symbolizing his reluctance to cause his blond pain. Withdrawing all three of his fingers, Neji leaned down and positioned his lips next to Naruto's, the fingers of his other hand lightly stroking Naruto's shaft. The blond let out another deep, throaty moan as Neji's hand varied its stroke, every once in a while increasing the pressure, enticing a gasp from the blond. The Hyuuga lowered his voice to a low whisper, speaking into Naruto's ear.

"Naruto…what I'm about to do to you…will cause you great pain beyond any levels of pain that you've ever experienced before. I…I just want to ask you….are you willing?" Naruto shifted slightly beneath him.

"Wh-why…do you ask…?" Neji gritted his teeth and hissed his reply, feeling the remains of his control about to slip through his hands. He stroked Naruto's opening with the pads of his fingers, his other hand running lightly across Naruto's slim waist.

"You are so small….I worry that I will cause you great pain…or that we won't fit."

He gently grasped Naruto's wrist with his hand and brought it down south, cupping his own shaft with the blond's hand, an immensely painful expression glittering in his magnificent silvery-white eyes. Naruto's own blue-violet orbs widened in understanding. He reached up and wound an arm around Neji's head, sliding it slowly through his midnight tresses.

"I…I don't mind…" Neji smiled and kissed the blond, a reassuring, passionate kiss, delving into his mouth as he positioned himself over Naruto's opening, aiming the cannon at the place that would batter down the walls of virginity.

His manhood probed gently into Naruto's opening. He was so wondrously, marvelously tight…the mere tightness of his opening sent racking shudders up and down Neji's body. The Hyuuga set his teeth, glancing apologetically into Naruto's hazed-over eyes. The blond nodded and tightened his grip on Neji's arms. Neji drew back once, then thrust himself to the hilt inside of Naruto.

Naruto arched and let out a piercing scream that reverberated around the spacious area of the room. The pain…oh god, the pain…he felt as if he were being split in half. Neji instantly slammed his mouth down on the blond's, murmuring comforting nothings into his ear. Naruto felt an intense pricking sensation as he writhed in agony beneath Neji's form, and the Hyuuga lay absolutely still on top of the blond, murmuring whispered reassurances in his ear, waiting patiently for him to adjust to the length.

"Naru…to…perhaps we should…."

A great shudder racked the blond's beautiful body as Neji started to withdraw; he shifted his hips, causing the Hyuuga to slide further into him and smiled reassuringly through his pain.

"No….it's okay, it's okay, I'll be fine…."

Gradually Naruto's sobs subsided; the pricking sensation was replaced by a sense of fulfillment and wholeness. And when Neji began to move, all traces of pain disappeared.

It was a gentle sensation of skin on skin, not exactly a thrust, but a mere swaying. Neji slid in and out of Naruto, pelvis throbbing and hips rocking to and fro in a gentle, tranquil motion as his lips fell gently against the blond's face, caressing, embracing, enticing. Naruto's features contorted as the rhythm sped up, reveling in the sweet, compounding sensations that overlapped each other, steadily building until it sent him beyond the peak. Naruto silently shrieked to the heavens as Neji's hips ground against his, making full thrusts in and out, pulling back until he was almost withdrawn, then roughly plunging back in. It was pleasurable to the point of being painful, and Naruto loved every sweet moment of it.

Neji threw back his head and uttered a low, throaty moan as he rocked back and forth on top of Naruto, hips gyrating gently to and fro, back and forth, in and out. Naruto's beautiful face contorted in pleasure as the sweet, sweet sensations overlapped, compounded, and spiraled out of control, and the blond screamed, a long, low scream that sent white-hot flashes across his vision. Neji matched his scream with a moan, his finely chiseled features twisted in pleasurable pain. Not yet though, both of them still had to careen off the edge.

Neji started to steepen the incline of which his body was positioned. Naruto moaned a low, grating moan, his arms wrapped around the Hyuuga, his fingers exploring every glorious, magnificent, gorgeous inch of the terrain before him, his hands roving over Neji's waist, his chest, his back, his hips, as if they couldn't get enough of the Hyuuga, enough of the carnal pleasure he provided. Neji sat up a bit more, rocking all the way out of the blond, then thrusting back in, pressing himself against him. Naruto shrieked again and gripped Neji's arms in a painfully tight hold. The Hyuuga sat up a little more and threw back his head, arching his long, white, graceful neck and shrieking to the heavens as he yet again thrust. If he could go just a little deeper, then maybe, just maybe he could reach his peak. Naruto seemed to realize it too.

When the blond first circled his hips up to the gloriously fast down-thrust, the Hyuuga felt his whole body spasm, saw exploding sparks dance across his vision. When Naruto circled up his hips while gripping Neji's own and plunging down as he thrusted upwards, Neji felt what was left of his sanity leave, felt his mind float up into an ethereal state as he heard the blond beg for the drug-like satisfaction only he could provide. It was an image from his dream, and it was far, far more blissful than he could have ever imagined before. He arched his head back more, his hair cascading down his back in streams of black like a sleek, black, mercurious river of silky-smooth ebony. Raising his whole body off of Naruto's, he drew back and thrust one last time, his hips slamming into the blond's with all the force of a wrecking ball. Naruto felt Neji's long, beautiful frame jerk once, and the feel of molten lava swirling into him brought him his end, sent him spiraling over his edge, over his cliff into the beautiful enigma beneath him.

Neji!

Naruto!

It was as if they'd suddenly become one person, one soul, one entity, combined for all eternity, forever locked in their embrace. No longer was there Neji and Naruto, no longer was there Hyuuga and Uzumaki; now it was one single being, one soul, one spirit. Both minds tore themselves from their respective bodies and swirled up into a vast sea of nothingness, content to watch their vessels stay forever conjoined on the bed, Neji's body still beautifully arched, Naruto's body still writhing beneath it. Both forms stayed immobile, caught in a time-arc for what seemed like an eternity until Neji's form collapsed in almost slow-motion, coming to land on Naruto's body with an awesome collision.

Both bodies were slick with sweat, and both the blond and the Hyuuga were panting, drawing in ragged, gasping heaves, chests moving up and down in rapid, shallow motions. Neji rested his forehead on Naruto's as he slowly withdrew from inside of him, his breathing and heartbeat slowing down to normal. He could hear Naruto's gasps as well, but could feel the heat of the blond's smile on his neck.

"I want you again already."

Naruto grinned blissfully and rolled out from under him, flipping Neji over on his back as he did so. The blond curled up into Neji's body, snuggling into the crook of his neck, grinning some more as he felt Neji drape one possessive leg over his hip. He wrapped his arms around the Hyuuga's slim waist and pressed his body against Neji's, planting slow, absent kisses along the line of his neck. Neji sighed contentedly and drew Naruto closer, wrapping his slight form in his arms and further nestling into the red-maroon covers of the bed, drawing the curtains around them. He could smell their separate scents, Naruto's a combination of soap and mint and the herbs the blond so loved, and their own, unique scent, a result of their passionate lovemaking, a heady, musky scent that clouded his senses. Mine, he whispered into Naruto's ear, and the blond stirred peacefully beside him. Finally mine, you marvelous, elusive, beautiful creature, and nevermore will I so desire anything as much as I've desired you.

So it took Neji twenty-six chapters to get Naruto in bed. Yay him. (sighs) I feel like a frickin pervert now...aw well.