Chapter 16
Come get me
It had been pure luck; a fluke. Or maybe fate just seemed to enjoy teasing him. Now you're alive, now dead, now alive, dead, alive, dead, and let it keep that way, alive.
If Sasuke had the strength to laugh he would. Not only because of his luck but also because Naruto's tail was ticklish. Ever since they returned to Sakura's house, the fox demon had been sleeping by his side, cuddling, licking and kissing for the past three weeks.
The girl had been smart enough to give them their own room and not simply let them stay in the living room. He could tell that the girl still found the situation awfully awkward. HELL! Him being in love and corresponding the cuddling Naruto was so desperate to do, was already odd enough. Even he would be indecisive about either leave embarrassed or kick the hell out of the demon.
Said demon was now in his half form licking his neck and shoulders, making him shudder in pleasure, which was a change. He had only felt numbness and pain, physically, until that morning. The poison had finally left his body.
That fact didn't go unnoticed to Naruto, who was getting bolder in his licking. At first he hadn't felt any difference, until the demon started to kiss the skin right above his beating heart. Their gazes firmly locked, allowing Sasuke to distinguish the lust that danced in the blonde's eyes. He knew that the innocent, childish display of affection was far forgotten.
Naruto started to beg.
He started with a simple brush of his head against his neck and chest. The fox ears perked up in expectation. It was subtle, when compared to the frenetic movement of the golden tail that swayed as fast as the rhythm of a heartbeat. The hot and loud breathing was making the raven nervous, like a mouse between a hungry cat and a wall.
He wanted to correspond, he really did. Naruto could have his way with him and he wouldn't even stop him, but the little voice on the back of his head said that it wasn't the right time or place.
It was frustrating!
In one hand he wanted to throw himself to the love of his life without further hesitation, forgetting the rest of the world. However the lucid part of him told him that he was in no way physically capable of moving and he was way too afraid of exposing himself after years of... well, hating the rest of the world to go as far as not letting a single soul touch a single hair of his head!
The soft blush on his face was inevitable. Fortunately, Naruto never had the chance to see it because he chose that exact time to kiss the human on the lips. It had been short, but it had been enough to draw all the air out the onyx eyed boy's lungs.
Sauke was about to tell the demon to stop, or at least slow down, but that didn't seem to be necessary. Naruto had backed away to the opposite wall of the room with a guilty expression on his face. The human was lying down so he couldn't see the demon well, and the fast movement had startled him, leading him to think that he had done something wrong. He tried to get up, ending up with him falling a second after into the mattress again. He had probably moved an inch.
The demon returned to the human's side, this time without the tail and ears. Which was in Sasuke's opinion both a relief and regretful. He had come to enjoy the soft brushing of the fur, never having experienced such as a child. He wanted to pet Naruto, but at the same time he refrain himself from doing it.
"Sorry."
"Dobe."
"Would you stop calling me that? I'm the mighty Kyuubi the most powerful demon in the world."
"Well, to me you're just a horny blonde dobe that goes by the name of Naruto."
"It's not my fault I'm horny! I'm in my mating season you know?"
"Then why did you apologize for something that isn't your fault?"
"Well…hum… because…"
"Dobe!"
"ARGGGHH! Stop calling me that!
"Fine… Usuratonkachi."
"That's it! It's tickling time. You're going down Uchiha!"
"You wouldn't dare."
"Beg for mercy!"
Naruto was careful. Like if he was handling a porcelain doll. The human was too fragile in his state, but that didn't mean he couldn't make him laugh. Sasuke wasn't able to hold his laughter, which was to the demon the most beautiful thing he ever heard. It was like a child's laugh: loud, clear and happy.
It had been years since he had laughed so carefree.
The fox demon also laughed, like a maniac. Even his fox ears had popped up and his tail was again swishing from side to side. However the tickling had stopped long ago. It was now just them laughing, sharing the happiness and euphoria they felt.
Sauke even grabbed the opportunity to tangle his hands with the blonde locks, so he could seconds later brushed them against the furry ears of the demon. It was not really that soft, but it was warm.
The human girl chose that moment to open the door. She had been clearly listening, if the blush in her face was an indication.
The black eyes boy stopped his petting, reluctantly taking his hands off. However Naruto didn't have a single drop of shamefulness in him, so he took both the human's hand and put them right where they had been seconds later and pushed him down while kissing him.
The raven didn't have the energy to scold Naruto, therefore he went along, locking their lips even tighter. Then when he felt it was enough he bit hard on the demon's lower lip.
"OUCH!"
"Serves you right. Learn some manners demon.", Sasuke said, playfully but harsh.
"Sasukeeeee, you're so mean. AH! Blood! I'm bleeding!"
"Sakura did you want something? Sakura?"
Well, what could a girl do after this little display of affection? Fainting was the natural reaction, even for Sakura who wanted to kill the demon for being a complete pervert.
Another month passed until the raven was completely reestablished. Sasuke was again able to use his body normally. And with everything else returned to normal it was expected that Naruto would finally made him his mate.
However there were two problems. First, the demon's mating season had ended, which meant that he lost his need to satisfy his urges. That fact made the demon feel uneasy. He never felt lustful when the season ended, but he still wanted the raven a lot so that wouldn't be so much of a problem. In fact, that way he would be clearly lucid, therefore there was no risk of hurting his mate unintentionally. So it wasn't such a downside after all! And now he was left with the most problematic issue which was…
"SASUKEEEEEE! WHERE THE HELL, ARE YOU? SASUKE! OIIII!"
The demon slayer had run away again.
The fox demon looked up and down all over the city, almost giving a nervous crisis to Gaara and Sakura. Lee being the 'helpful' person he was only contributed to worsen the state of the human girl and the raccoon dog demon.
When Sakura finally got her hands on the fox demon, she punched him hard enough for him to fly through the natural rock wall of the city. Gaara sighed in appreciation.
While Naruto was passed out in the sand trying to recover, both demon and human walked to him. When finally after ten minutes of passing out in the sand he was again on his feet, Sakura grabbed him by the ear, harshly.
"You're such an annoying moron, Naruto! How is it that Sasuke is able to stand you? Ughh. Now listen well, you idiot. Sasuke didn't run away. He went away to confuse any pursuers. In this right moment, he's purposely appearing in the biggest number of random tows. He said it would take a while since he said he would go in circles, at top he said that he would be done in three days…
"Ouch!"
"…pay attention you moron, I'm not finished! He said he would be waiting for you in the Land of Grass. And I'm stating: "If the dobe wants me to be his mate he might as well work for it. If he doesn't stop me before I get across the northern frontier of the Land of Grass he might as well forget me. Well? What are you waiting for? You already lost all morning already, hurry up!"
The demon fox need no more. In a blink of an eye, the golden fox dashed through the sand, heading northeast.
Just three days.
After that, Sasuke would be his for all eternity.
Somehow, it didn't seem a bad bargain.
Ok... short again. Sorry about that. This time however I'll update sooner =). Please tell what you think people. And please ignore my gra(m?)mar mistakes!