A/N - This chapter was extremely difficult for me to write, but also very easy at the same time. This was my first time ever writing a romantic scene, so I'm sorry if it sucks! . I hope you guys like it, I had tons of fun writing it. Reviews are extremely loved, and the more you give me, the faster I'll want to update to get more reviews...! XD

Unbeta'd, as always. Ignore my dumb typos.

'Tell me how much it hurts, my love.

Tell me how my kiss can change your world.

Tell me how much it hurts to be alone,

Tell me that you love me with all your heart.'

Love: In Theory and Practice - Chapter 5

Disarm Me With Your Loneliness

The reasons why Sasuke kept to himself had always been quite simple. People disappoint. People lie. People are never what they appear to be. So why trust them?

He had learned this firsthand.

Coming from the Uchiha family, things like honesty and affection were almost nonexistent. Sasuke could count the number of hugs he'd received from his mother on one hand. He'd never received a hug from his father. Uchiha's were cold and reserved, always in control. It was the what he had been taught from birth.

But it was such a lie.

Beneath the cold facade, the Uchiha's were alive with emotion and none of it was ever good. Sasuke knew that his mother practically hated his father for all of his misdeeds toward her. He knew his brother had lost faith in his own family, just as Sasuke had. He knew his father cared more about who he was bedding on the side than his own family.

Sasuke had realized from a young age that bonds were something dangerous and unnecessary. He could do just fine on his own, he didn't need anyone else. If he ever gave into another person, they'd hold power of him forever. They'd be capable of hurting him. He'd cut everyone out of his life to avoid that very thing.

Being hurt.

Sasuke understood emotional pain as well as any one person could, but he didn't know how to handle it or how to get over it. Being unable to counter the intense emotional blows that growing up in a loveless environment had given him had probably been the beginning of his anxiety problems. They grew over time and eventually he stopped getting close to people because of it.

And that had given him nothing but loneliness.

It seemed like a lose-lose situation. Be close to people and be hurt, or be alone and lonely. He'd thought he could handle the loneliness, but he'd been wrong. Naruto had shown him just how wrong he had been.

Naruto.

Sasuke cracked his eyes open and saw his familiar bedroom ceiling above him. Sun was peaking in the windows, despite the curtains. His brain struggled to right itself as it brushed off the last few moments of sleep that lingered.

Sasuke felt something warm on his neck. He turned his head slightly and his eyes widened at the sight of Naruto curled up underneath his blue comforter. Why was Naruto in his bed? Sasuke blinked a few times as the memory of last nights argument came flooding back to him.

He had finally told Naruto about his feelings. Whatever those feelings were. Sasuke still didn't know what he felt for the blonde exactly, just that it wasn't normal friendship. It wasn't normal, no matter what it was.

But Naruto hadn't freaked out like Sasuke had expected him to. Sasuke could recall the strange look in the blonde's eyes as he had closed the gap between them slowly and...

Naruto had kissed him.

Sasuke's eyes widened at the memory. He lifted a hand from underneath his blankets and raised it to his lips, trying to remember what it had felt like. He remembered Naruto's lips were somehow rough and soft at the same time and that Naruto had put a hand on his cheek and his heart rate had sped so fast he thought he was going to die and then....nothing.

He couldn't remember anything after that.

Naruto shifted slightly in his sleep, drawing Sasuke's attention back to him. He was curled up in the fetal position, only his head visible among the mass of blankets. His blonde hair was sticking up all over the place and his brow was furrowed slightly. A blush crept over Sasuke's cheeks as Naruto shifted again and his neck arched, stretching the soft tan skin there.

He wondered what Naruto was dreaming about as he ignored the sudden increase of his heart rate. Naruto had never slept in his bed before, he'd always stayed in the guest room. It shouldn't have mattered to Sasuke one way or the other where Naruto slept, but something about having the blonde in his bed made him anxious, excited and oddly possessive. He turned on his side slightly, so he could look at Naruto more comfortably.

Naruto's expression was almost pained. His face was scrunched and his eyes squinted closed, like he was trying to block out a bad memory. Sasuke frowned, torn on whether he should wake Naruto up or just stay like this for a while longer...

And then bright blue eyes were staring back at him.

Sasuke blushed slightly as Naruto blinked tiredly, then a sheepish grin spread across the blonde's face.

"Hey." He sounded groggy and content as he pulled the blankets closer around him and snuggled into the pillows, bringing him a few inches closer to Sasuke.

"Hey." Sasuke's voice was breathy from nerves. All he could seem to think about was the fact that Naruto had kissed him. "Mind telling me why you're in my bed?"

"Mm." Naruto closed his eyes, still smiling. "You passed out last night and I had to lug you all the way in here. You were heavy and I was exhausted so I just kind of fell asleep."

"I passed out?" That would certainly explain the loss of memory concerning the kiss. Sasuke blushed, embarrassed at having shown such a weakness. He remembered now that his thoughts had been a mess and his heart had been racing and the contact had been too much...

"Yeah." Naruto opened his eyes and stared at Sasuke with the same look as the night before. Something Sasuke couldn't quite name. His bright eyes were passionate and affectionate and looked as possessive, like Sasuke had felt a few seconds ago.

"Oh." Sasuke didn't know what to say. Silence lapsed between them and Sasuke focused on the strange feeling of Naruto's body heat. He'd never slept in the same bed with someone else. It was oddly comforting and nerve-wracking at the same time. He was compelled to close the few inches between them and press against Naruto's warmth, but was terrified to do it at the same time.

"So..." Naruto had closed his eyes again. His face was pressed against the pillow, snuggling it. The contrast of the white pillowcase on Naruto's tan skin and bright blonde hair made the blonde look oddly angelic. "Are you going to tell me why you and Gaara fought?"

Sasuke stiffened. He'd been hoping after the drama of the previous night Naruto had let it go, but that didn't appear to be the case. He didn't really want to talk about it, but knew it was pointless to avoid after the strange confession he'd made. He heaved an annoyed sigh.

"He...told me that I couldn't have you." Sasuke started slowly. The very memory of it irritated him. "He made it sound like I was trying to take you away from all the good things in your life or something. He said he wouldn't let me."

"Hm." Naruto seemed contemplative. "I can imagine him saying something like that. Gaara's always been protective."

"The way he talked about you..." Sasuke took a deep breath, trying to calm the angry feeling coursing through him. "He made it sound like you belonged to him."

Naruto opened his eyes again and looked straight into Sasuke's. A slight smirk pulled at the corner of his mouth and his eyes danced with humor.

"Were you jealous?" The blonde's voice was teasing and Sasuke grimaced. He didn't want to admit to being jealous over the blonde, because that would mean admitting Naruto mattered to him. Something he'd never said out loud before. He thought it over slowly before finally deciding that he owed Naruto the truth.

"Maybe." He said finally. Naruto's eyes widened slightly and then softened as a grin broke across his face. Sasuke jumped in surprise as Naruto scooted closer to him. They lay facing each other on their sides, which brought there faces extremely close together.

"Are you in love with me, Sasuke?" Naruto's question took Sasuke by surprise. He worked to maintain a passive expression as his heart jumped wildly in his chest and his cheeks reddened.

Was he in love with Naruto? Sakura certainly seemed to think so, and the way he was acting was like a jealous boyfriend. Being around Naruto made him feel content and fulfilled, and being apart from him made Sasuke nervous and lonely. Was that love? Or was that just needing someone? What exactly was love, anyways?

"I don't know." Sasuke admitted, his cheeks burned with a harsh blush as he whispered. He wondered if Naruto had been expecting him to say yes, or if the blonde had been hoping for a no. Sasuke searched Naruto's face for any sign of disappointment, but found none. Naruto had that same strange expression of affection.

"Want to know something, Sasuke?" Naruto's voice was a whisper too, and the intensity of it made Sasuke shift uncomfortably under the blankets. "I don't know if I'm in love with you either."

Sasuke's eyes widened visibly and Naruto grinned at him. Did that mean Naruto might be in love with him? Or that he might not be? Or that the blonde had been thinking the same strange thoughts that Sasuke had? Sasuke's mind took off in a thousand directions as Naruto suddenly sat up and rolled off the bed.

"Breakfast?" Naruto said, picking up his orange hoody from on top of Sasuke's desk. Sasuke stared at him dumbly for a few seconds and then licked his lips and nodded. In truth, he kind of wanted to be alone to process everything that had happened, but he would never pass up a chance for Naruto's company.

Naruto flashed him a grin, his eyes lingering warmly on Sasuke's face. Sasuke thought if his heart sped any faster he'd either explode or melt. "Good!" Naruto said happily, leaned over the bed and fishing under the covers until he found Sasuke's hand and yanked him forward. "Cause I'm in the mood for pancakes."

The look on the blonde's face was so intimate that Sasuke realized he had no choice but to melt into that warmth. He let Naruto pull him out of bed numbly as he tried to sort out his strange feelings.

Sasuke really didn't like the sun. Even though it was unseasonably cold for spring, the bright sunshine was still beating down on Konoha as he and Naruto walked through one of the larger parks in their area. Sunlight always contrasted with his melancholy mood and made him feel like he was being unreasonable in his cynicism.

Naruto was walking in step beside him and Sasuke could he hear the loud and steady beats that were pouring out of the blonde's headphones. Naruto always listened to music at full volume. It made Sasuke wonder how the blonde had gone so long without impairing his hearing.

Sasuke stuck his hands in his jacket pockets and stared at his feet as they walked. Breakfast had been good. More than good. It hadn't been awkward, like Sasuke had been expecting it to be. He and Naruto had bickered per usual and there was no tension in the air. Sasuke wondered idly if Naruto was trying as hard to ignore these odd feelings as he was. When Naruto had suggested they take a walk, Sasuke had merely shrugged and followed the blonde.

He was beginning to regret it. They'd been walking aimlessly for two hours and he was getting tired. He felt emotionally and physically spent and had a great desire to go back home and curl up in his bed again. He wondered if his sheets would smell like citrus from Naruto sleeping on them.

As if Naruto had read his mind, the blonde sat down on a nearby bench. He motioned for Sasuke to sit next to him as he took off his headphones. Sasuke conceded and sat down. They watched the water of the large fountain in front of them quietly.

Sasuke didn't know what to say to Naruto. Naruto usually was the one to initiate conversations and they certainly had things to talk about. Sasuke didn't know where to begin or what to think, but he knew there short conversation from earlier that morning couldn't have been the end of it.

His heart felt strange with the realization that maybe he felt more for Naruto than he should. It was clenched and anxious and racing all the time. Sasuke didn't think he'd ever blushed so much as he had today. It annoyed him, as he wasn't the blushing kind of guy.

The possibility of being in love with Naruto opened up a Pandora's box of questions in his mind. Did this make him gay? He'd never been in love with anyone before. He'd never been interested enough to fall in love with someone, man or woman. He'd thought for a long time now he was asexual.

No, he decided. Being in love with Naruto didn't make him gay. It wasn't a physical attraction, for the most part, though Sasuke couldn't deny that Naruto was indeed nice to look at. It was purely emotional and so consuming that he felt like he'd drown in his own thoughts every time Naruto crossed his mind.

He didn't really care if he was gay or not, it was of very little interest to him. He just knew that he felt something toward Naruto that he'd never felt for another person. That was enough.

Was he in love with Naruto?

The question had been gnawing at him for a while now. Ever since Sakura had brought it up. He was certainly interested in Naruto. Possessive to the point of obsession. He felt a strong affection for the blonde, one that made his chest warm and his legs go weak. Sasuke didn't have an answer to the question, because even though he'd written about love so much in his novels, he'd never been in love before.

Was Naruto in love with him?

Sasuke knew Naruto wasn't gay because he had expressed interest in Sakura. Did that mean Naruto wasn't in love with him? Or did Naruto swing both ways? Was he still interested in Sakura? Sasuke grimaced at the thought. It was certainly more understandable for Naruto to be interested in Sakura rather than him. Sasuke knew better than anyone how cold and detached he could be. Naruto was warm and open all the time, so of course he'd be interested in someone more like himself.

"Sasuke!" Naruto was leaning over waving his hand in Sasuke's face. "Are you still with me? Hellooo?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes and pushed Naruto's hand away. A strange feeling jumped in his stomach as their fingers made contact. A strange question came to mind and he debated asking. What the hell? It seemed like today was a day for honesty, so he may as well.

"What do you think of me, Naruto?" His voice was toneless, but his heart was jumping around his chest nervously as he said the words. He had never considered what Naruto thought of him before, only what he thought of Naruto.

The blonde's eyebrows shot up at the sudden question and a strange expression came over his face. "That's kind of a loaded question, Sasuke."

Well that didn't sound good. Sasuke stared at Naruto expectantly. He'd actually gone to the trouble of asking so he wasn't going to let Naruto get away with not answering. Naruto heaved a sigh and leaned back on the bench, stuffing his hand into the large pocket of his orange hoody and looking at the sky.

"I think..." He trailed off for a few seconds before continuing. "I think you're an abrasive asshole who is usually only concerned with himself."

Sasuke bristled and Naruto smirked as he looked at the bright white clouds above them. "I also think," His tone was crossed between amusement and seriousness. "That you're really lonely and shy and confused. That you don't know how to handle to people or be with them and that is why you're an abrasive asshole."

Well, at least he'd clarified, Sasuke thought grimly.

"You're stubborn and caring, even though you don't know how to show it. You're fun to annoy." Naruto grinned at this. "And you desperately want someone to be close to, to save you from your loneliness. You need someone to take care of you."

Naruto tilted his head to look at Sasuke at this point, his eyes were soft as his blonde hair fell over them and the smile on his face was small and genuine. "And I think I could be that person."

Sasuke snorted. He, Uchiha Sasuke, needed to be taken care of? While it was unthinkable, some part of it knew it was very true. He wanted someone to lean on, someone to chase away the bad things and hold him close, telling him everything would be okay. Naruto understood him more than he'd ever guessed.

"You want to take care of me?" Sasuke was extremely intrigued by that statement. What exactly did it mean? As a friend? As family? Romantically? He wanted to know.

"Yep." Naruto stretched his arms over his head. "I've always wanted to take care of you." Sasuke raised an eyebrow, surprised by this confession. Naruto let his hands fall to his lap and glanced over at Sasuke with a sly look.

"What do you think of me?" He asked curiously. Sasuke almost groaned. He should have known questions like this go both ways. Naruto had answered him honestly so he'd have to answer Naruto just as honestly.

He thought about it. About how warm Naruto was, how carefree. How Naruto cared about everyone more than himself and was willing to go an extra mile for the people he held dear. How loudly the blonde laughed and how messy his face was when he cried. He thought about all of the times Naruto had sat next to him while he wrote, never saying anything, just quietly supporting him. He smiled ruefully at the fact that the blonde always spoke without thinking, and how it usually got him in trouble.

Naruto was staring at him expectantly and Sasuke sighed, running a hand through his black hair nervously. He wasn't the type to give long winded speeches and most of that was too embarrassing to say, so he settled on getting his point out in one sentence.

"I think you're perfect." His tone was matter-of-fact and he stared down at his hands as he said it. He couldn't quite help the blush that crawled up his neck and washed over his cheeks. It was embarrassing, but it was true. Naruto was everything Sasuke admired in a person, everything Sasuke himself wasn't.

"You think I'm perfect?" Sasuke lifted his dark eyes to meet Naruto's and nodded. The blonde was staring at him in disbelief, but smiling slightly. Naruto scratched the back of his head and flashed Sasuke a closed-eye smile. Sasuke noticed that it seemed kind of forced, but didn't ask.

"Well, thanks, I guess." Naruto's tone was light, but Sasuke didn't miss the way his bright blue eyes were slightly strained. He just shrugged in response and relaxed onto the bench, looking up at the brightly lit sky. His eyes squinted in the sunlight which annoyed him as he watched a banana shaped cloud float by.

Eventually, Naruto relaxed next to Sasuke and looked up at the sky as well. They were quiet for a while, both lost in thought. Sasuke was thinking about the latest draft of his novel, trying to distract himself from his own feelings, when something touched his hand. He jumped.

He looked down to see a tan hand covering his pale one and then looked up at Naruto. The look on the blonde's face was so disarming in it's intimacy that Sasuke couldn't even find his voice to protest, not that he exactly wanted to. Naruto's hand was warm and comforting.

"What are we?" Sasuke voiced the thought out loud, half talking to himself, half hoping Naruto had the answer. Were they just extremely close friends? Or were they lovers now? He searched Naruto's face but the blonde looked just as lost as he did.

"I don't know." Naruto admitted, looking down at their hands. His brow furrowed in thought as he examined them. "I think we're just us." He said finally, shrugging. Sasuke nodded and repositioned his hand, locking his fingers with Naruto's as he looked back up at the annoyingly bright sky. He sighed.

"I guess." He agreed. That was answer enough for now. He didn't need to know or understand everything right away. As long as Naruto was there, he'd figure it out eventually. If Naruto left him, Sasuke had a feeling he'd be lost forever.

The thought made him squeeze Naruto's hand tightly.

Naruto padded over to the door with a smile on his face. He was in a good mood and had been all day. Ever since he'd woken up next to Sasuke. He opened the door to find Sakura standing on the other side, a serious expression on her face. Her pink hair was in a loose ponytail and her hands were on the hips of her tight jeans.

"Hey." He greeted cheerily, leaning on the door frame. "Sasuke's not here. He went to the store."

"Good." Sakura said, pushing passed him and walking inside. "I came to talk to you."

Naruto raised an eyebrow in confusion as Sakura grabbed a soda out of Sasuke's fridge and plopped down on one of the love seats in the living room.

"What about?" He asked, following suit and sitting down on the couch. Sakura opened her soda and took a long drink before sitting it down and curling up on chair. Well at least he didn't have to tell her to make herself at home.

"Sasuke." Sakura deadpanned.

"What about him?" Naruto's good mood wilted a bit at the serious expression she was still wearing. He had a feeling this was one conversation that he should have tried to avoid.

Sakura looked Naruto up and down from where she sat. Naruto felt naked under the scrutiny and fidgeted his hands idly. Eventually Sakura looked him dead in the eye, her green eyes were extremely solemn. "If you hurt him, I'll kill you."

Naruto's jaw dropped.

"Not to say I disapprove of whatever relationship the two of you have." She continued, determination plain on her face. "But Sasuke is fragile, no matter how much he wants to deny it. I don't want you to go into this half-heartedly and end up tearing him apart, you know?"

Naruto gaped as he tried to gather his thoughts. "How did you even know?" He demanded. He hadn't told anyone what was going on with him and Sasuke, so that really only left one other option. Sakura shrugged and took another drink of her soda.

"Sasuke told me." She confirmed Naruto's suspicion.

"What exactly did he tell you?" He asked, he was curious despite himself. The fact that Sasuke had willingly spoken to Sakura about him was not normal. The fact that he had willingly spoken to Sakura at all wasn't normal either.

"He told me that he doesn't know what he feels toward you, but it's not just normal friendship. He told me that he feels possessive of you and afraid of you at the same time." She shrugged again. "And that's all I'm willing to tell you. To know anything else, you'll have to ask him yourself."

Naruto nodded, slightly surprised. "You know I'd never intentionally hurt Sasuke." He pointed out, a little wounded that she'd even suggested something so preposterous.

"I know." Sakura smiled at him warmly. "I wasn't saying you would, I was just warning you in case it happened. I don't want either of you to get hurt."

Naruto nodded. "Thanks, Sakura. But I don't really know what's going on between me and Sasuke at the moment."

Sakura's grin turned mischievous. Naruto almost groaned. That was her 'gossip grin' as he liked to call it. She always got that look when Naruto would tell her something particularly juicy about one of his friends, or their mutual friend Ino.

"I think you know perfectly well what is going on between you and Sasuke, Naruto." The implications of her statement made Naruto blush. He scratched the back of his head and grinned nervously.

"Yeah," He agreed. "I guess you're right." Sakura nodded and flashed him another warm smile before her gossip grin came back. She leaned forward and eyed him intently.

"So," She said, her tone amused and curious. "How long have you been in love with Sasuke, exactly?"

Naruto groaned.

Sasuke threw a few cucumbers into the cart and then headed further down the aisle. He was buying food for Naruto to cook dinner with, as his apartment was lacking groceries at the moment. He'd been selecting extremely random items and tossing them in the cart. It was always fun to see what Naruto would create with strange ingredients.

"Hey." Sasuke looked up from the bin of mangos he was examining to see Ino standing at the bin across from him, a papaya in her hand. "Fancy meeting you here."

Sasuke almost snorted. Ino had a smile on her face that said it was completely intentional on her part. He quirked an eyebrow in question and she just shrugged. "Me and Sakura are tag-teaming tonight. She just called from your apartment and told me you were here."

"What are you talking about?" Sasuke was annoyed at the fact that Sakura was at his apartment, alone, with Naruto. And that she had called Ino and sent her out to track him down. He didn't know what they were up to but it probably wasn't good.

"You know," Ino waved her papaya-free hand in the air. "The friendship talk. She's giving Naruto one right now and I volunteered to be the one to talk to you." She eyed him with a suspicious look before dropping her papaya into her cart and continuing.

"I'll keep this short and sweet." She started. Sasuke was lost, but his face didn't show it. He didn't quite know what a friendship talk was, but it's not like he could just tell her to fuck off and leave him alone. Naruto would get mad at him for that.

"I know that you and Naruto are starting to feel romantically inclined toward one another and that's great, I guess." She paused for a moment before nodding. "But, you need to know that even though Naruto is generally a happy person, he's easily hurt and has a rough past that makes it hard for him to truly connect with people."

Sasuke's eyes widened slightly at that. The fact that Ino knew about Naruto's past and he didn't was kind of hurtful.

"I know you're the wounded poet or whatever," Ino went on and Sasuke rolled his eyes. He was an author, not a poet. "But don't blow it with Naruto. Not only will I never forgive you, but you'll have quite a few people on your doorstep more than ready to kick your ass."

With that, she flicked her blonde ponytail over her tank-top clad shoulder and walked away. Sasuke grimaced and continued his shopping. People were getting far too involved in his life for his liking.

"Yeah, she seriously said that to me." Naruto told Sasuke, a mock hurt look on my face. "I never thought the day would come when Sakura would threaten to kill me. Well, threaten me and mean it, anyways."

Sasuke snorted. He Naruto were laying on opposite ends of the couch. The television was on in the background, providing comforting white noise to the otherwise quiet room. Silence fell between them as Naruto finished complaining about Sakura's visit. Sasuke hadn't relayed much of his own talk with Ino to Naruto, just that she'd tracked him down at the grocery store.

Sasuke wondered about Naruto's past again as he studied the blonde. Naruto looked relax and content, which was his usual expression after a good meal. Sasuke desperately wanted to know what everyone else seemed to know about Naruto, but couldn't bring himself to ask and spoil Naruto's good mood. He sighed, which caught Naruto's attention.

"What's up?" The blonde asked, shifting to sit, rather than lay and leaning forward. Sasuke just shrugged, unsure of how to explain. Naruto nodded. "This is stressful, isn't it?" He gave a strained laugh and Sasuke just shrugged again. It was true, whatever was going on between him and Naruto was very stressful. But it was also strangely satisfying. Sasuke's usually empty chest felt fuller than it ever had before and that made him want to smile. But, of course, he didn't.

"Sasuke?" Naruto's voice was hesitant. Sasuke raised an eyebrow as the blonde scratched the back of his head nervously. "Um..." Naruto took a deep breath, as if to brace himself. Sasuke looked at him, curious as to what would have Naruto so torn. "Can I kiss you?" The blonde finally said, his voice quiet. His blue eyes had dropped to his fidgeting hands.

Sasuke's heart rate sped up so quickly it almost burst through his chest. Naruto wanted to kiss him? That strange feeling in his stomach was back, making it flip around nervously. Naruto had asked to kiss him. Did he want to kiss Naruto? He thought about it quickly, biting his lip.

After what felt like an eternity, he looked up at Naruto and nodded his head once. His hands were clenched to his sides as Naruto crawled toward him, invading his personal space. Naruto's blue eyes were wide and anxious as he brought their faces together. Sasuke licked his lips nervously.

He didn't know if this was the best idea or the right thing to be doing, but he wanted to know how he felt about Naruto and this seemed like a good way to figure it out. Plus, some part of him wanted desperately to feel the strange texture of Naruto's lips again.

Not that he'd ever admit it.

Naruto looked into Sasuke's eyes, hesitating slightly. His tan arms were supporting his weight, one on either side of Sasuke. Sasuke noticed vaguely that Nartuo was halfway on top of him, but ignored it. His heart was racing and his thoughts were wild and his breath hitched as Naruto dipped his head forward and closed the distance between them.

Naruto's lips were soft and warm. They were still against Sasuke's for a few moments, causing Sasuke's heart to beat so loudly he was sure Naruto could hear it as they stared at each other. Naruto's blue eyes were almost glowing. Whether it was from the way the kitchen light was reflecting off them or the strange emotional high, Sasuke couldn't tell. Finally, Sasuke had to look away. The look was too intimate, too personal. He closed his eyes and Naruto deepened the kiss.

Sasuke stiffened as Naruto licked his bottom lip. Somewhere in the back of Sasuke's mind he registered that this was only his second time kissing someone, and both times it had been Naruto. Even though he was uncomfortable with people in his personal space, he trusted Naruto. The thought helped him relax into the kiss and he opened his mouth.

Naruto groaned above him as the kiss grew heavier. Sasuke groaned back, the sound reverberating strangely in their mouths. The kiss was slow and passionate and sending strange sparks all across his body. Naruto's tongue swept into his mouth and Sasuke groaned again, something inside of him snapped. He wanted more of this feeling, whatever it was. He wanted more of Naruto. He wanted to climb inside of the blonde through his mouth and devour him whole.

Sasuke lifted his hands and wove them around Naruto's neck, pushing his lips fiercely against the blonde's. Naruto moaned in response, sending more sparks across Sasuke's body as Sasuke melted into the kiss. Their mouths worked harshly against each other's as they used their tongues to fight for dominance. Sasuke's breath was labored and he arched himself up into Naruto, causing the blonde to gasp and Sasuke's lip to quirk in a slight smirk as he continued to kiss the blonde.

Eventually, they broke apart, both fighting for breath. Sasuke licked his lips, which felt raw and puffy and glanced over at Naruto. They stared at each other for a few seconds before Naruto smiled and fell back on the couch, giving a content sigh.

Sasuke picked up the remote, wanting something to distract himself with and started flicking through the channels. Naruto suddenly lunged forward and fought to take it from his hands. Sparks flooded up Sasuke's arm from where their hands touched.

"What are you doing, idiot?" He asked, amused and extremely distracted by the new feelings swimming around his body.

"I want to decide what we watch!" Naruto complained, tugging the remote out of Sasuke's hands and leaning back. Sasuke was almost disappointed when their skin lost contact. He rolled his eyes as Naruto flicked through the channels.

Sasuke snorted. "Iron Chef. What a surprise." His voice was sarcastic and teasing, which caused Naruto to stick his tongue out at him. Sasuke's eyes lingered on it for a few moments before he quirked and eyebrow and Naruto blushed.

Well, one thing was for sure. If he hadn't been physically attracted to Naruto before, he sure as hell was now.

A/N - And there you have it. How was it? Was it awful? Lol. Hope you guys enjoyed!

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