"The what?" Naruto screeched breaking the silence, grabbing the television with both of his broad hands.
The television promptly answered as if it was listening to his question: "Repeating, another wave of earth(bzzt) is highly likely…" Flashes of destroyed houses, commotion on the streets and firefighters entering in crumbled buildings were shown on the screen. Another announcement was made. "The government of Japan is now asking all inhabitants of Tokyo to evacuate immediately for safety. (bzzzt) Neighboring towns are also moving away to avoid the second wave of (bzzt)"
"They are kidding right? They must be. I mean—"Naruto started to blab until the voice inside the TV interrupted him:
"According to specialists, the estimated time (bzzt…) second wave of earthqu(bzzt…) will be in the next 5 hours. The first (bzzt…) reached the magnitude of 7.7 Richter scale. Although the second wave is an Aftershock of the (bzzt…)st earthquake thus being weaker than the first one, there's still an expectation that it'll still reach the magnitude of 6.5 to 7…"
Both young men stood petrified, their eyes glued on the screen as colors flashed gloomily across the room. No words could come out at this moment. No one dared to move, even to breathe properly, still incredulous from this revelation.
"Public safety aid reinforc(Bzzt…) strength to find any possible survivors and (bzzzt…) all destroyed buildings, but the mayor of Tokyo alrea(bzzt…) issued an order for evacuation in the next 3 hours (bzzzzzzzzt…)"
This news was slowly absorbing into their skin, becoming a frightening poison and penetrating into their hearts and filling them with the sensation of complete and utter helplessness. The fear increased their heartbeats, hammering loudly in their ears as they were more and more acutely aware of this unfortunate situation they were trapped in. Naruto felt a cold sweat travelling the entire length of his spine and shivered, rubbing his palms in frantic desperation to dry them up.
"This…" Sasuke muttered in such a hushed tone that Naruto almost couldn't capture those words. The blond whipped his head around to see Sasuke staring at the TV with widened eyes.
"That's…may-…maybe it's a mistake…" Naruto spoke softly, attempting to grasp some sort of reassurance. "After all, the measuring tools could be broken, and anyways, it's only an estimate. What if…"
"All citizens lament for all loss (bzzt…) and the victims that are still buried between collapsed skyscrapers. The prime-minister of (bzzt…) already expressed his condolences over the lost lives (bzzzt…)"
"We should get out now. Maybe go to another area. What if there's another exit or—"Sasuke declared, standing up and sprinting outside.
"Okay, there's the chance that the destruction maybe opened a path for us to escape. We barely explored this floor anyways." Naruto agreed, following the brunet. "There's still enough time for us to find some kind of escape route and exit Tokyo."
"No wait." Sasuke stopped, turning around. "We should focus or we will go around in circles instead of finding something useful."
"Ok then…we should find something to light our path or—is your cell phone bright enough?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke clicked one of the buttons to light the screen and fortunately, it considerably brightened the path in front of them. "The battery is almost full, so I guess this will be enough."
"However, this building is too huge so we better fix a place as our main point of direction. We'll first go to a corner and memorize the direction from there, and then begin exploring. It's not very far from the Second Emergency Exit, so most likely we're inside the Second Section. We'll first explore this whole section and then return to this place to explore the First Section."
Sasuke acknowledged with a quick nod, it was advantageous having Naruto as the architect that studied this building's plan. "Since you know this whole place, it'll be better if you lead the way while I light the path."
They began exploring the Second Section, quickly finding a stairway. Unfortunately, huge pieces of column blocked the entrance completely. They both frowned, mulling the possibility of moving those pieces.
"Let's try pulling it together." Sasuke motioned to the back of one of them and the blond swiftly moved to the other side, straining themselves into pulling it away from the rest. It was too heavy and they didn't have any patience left because of the state of emergency, so after several minutes, Naruto grumbled.
"We don't have enough time, there are still two stairways left. It's better if we try those that might have a cleaner path instead of this." Naruto walked away, going in another direction.
"Just remember, we already wasted 20 minutes now." Sasuke warned.
Naruto grumbled, he was already nervous from all this and he seriously didn't want to be reminded about the limited time left in this whole nerve-racking situation.
"Walk faster dammit." Sasuke hissed, staring at his watch. He didn't know how far they were from the other staircase, so this sensation of insecurity while being acutely aware of each passing second by made him restless.
"Will you quit being so—" Naruto couldn't finish his sentence, every part of his mind going blank from seeing the scenario placed before their eyes.
The whole ceiling was destroyed save for a few sections of metal frame. Every column fell, adding with the rubble that filled the place. There were some dead bodies crushed in between, the stench of blood and decay curled unpleasantly in their stomachs as the sensation of uneasiness increased their tingling nerves.
"That's—"Naruto mumbled in short breaths. The blond saw Sasuke turning around and frantically blurted out. "It's ok, we still have another stairway to explore—"
"Yes, that's why we have to hurry up and go—"Placing his arm so he could block the smell coming to his nose, Sasuke tried not to gag in disgust. He grabbed Naruto's arm with another hand and continued. "We don't have any time to waste."
"Yeah…" Naruto imitated Sasuke's motion of blocking the smell, while he walked further to guide the steps. "It's—it's in the First Section, it's a little bit farther."
They returned to the TV room, picking up more unopened cans to alleviate any sign of thirst even though their bodies were too numb from shock to properly notice any basic need. The walk was too long and torturous; no words were exchanged, the heavy silence hanging between a precarious hope and anxious anticipation. Just a few more meters would reveal the answer to their prayers; they could practically count each step taken. They passed through broken shops, other fallen columns and shards of glass scattered on the floor until Naruto faltered a little bit, passing through the first emergency exit. From the corner of his eyes, he saw a crumbling wall and felt the nauseating guilt coming back.
He suddenly felt an arm pushing him forward, focusing his eyes towards the front. Sasuke muttered close to Naruto's ear as he maintained pushing the blond. "We're getting closer right? Concentrate on it." Naruto nodded, feeling somewhat calmer at hearing Sasuke's low toned voice.
However, as they approached the designated place, their heartbeats increased by each second, their steps staggered with the narrowing distance.
"Ok…" Naruto inhaled deeply and spoke. "Just turn around and we'll be able to see it."
Sasuke slowly responded with another nod, closing his hand into a fist. "Let's go." They turned around, the cell phone lighting their path.
A piece of broken wall lied on the ground.
They stood dumbfounded, staring fixedly at the foreboding piece placed in front of them. Any remaining thread of hope was washed away to install a cold dread inside their souls, not even daring to take a step further to witness the last chance of survival crumble before their eyes. They felt their thoughts spinning…still unbelieving they would be thrown inside such cruel fate; such an unfortunate deathly situation.
Steeling his eyes, Naruto walked forward, ignoring that Sasuke's cell phone didn't light his pathway. With a confused blink, the brunet followed after, a ragged breath expelled:
"Do you really want to see…?"
Blue eyes closed briefly, the cold sweat running along his body. He heard the sounds of Sasuke's shoes stopping, so Naruto also halted his movements, staring forward to confirm what he wanted to deny with every fiber of his being.
The last staircase was completely destroyed, somehow in a worse state than the previous staircase they had walked through, because the amount of rubble piled made the entire floor unrecognizable. It was as if every disastrous scenario that was only replayed in TV news that they used to watch inside their comfortable homes became morbidly real even if their eyes still refused to see this cruel truth. Every wall crumbled, the stairs now reduced to chaotic blocks of cement that weighed heavily on the ground to the point it formed a small depression, making it hazardous to walk and inspect any further.
Naruto didn't know how long he took to stare at that place, his heartbeat almost leaping out of his throat and the warm blood leaving his body, but a deafening noise of concrete falling from the ceiling broke them from their stupor. The blond was first to mumble, stepping far away from the place:
"So, what we should do now…?"
Sasuke was desperately analyzing all the possibilities, which current option would be the quickest and most efficient; the adrenaline speeding up his thought processes and clearing the fuzzy state of his mind. They were walking back to the showroom both musing over any kind of alternative possibility or new ways to escape from the building - whether they should find any broken passages or move some boulders, as they were passing through the First emergency exit that caught Sasuke's attention, a sudden clarity befell on his mind as he declared:
"I know." Naruto stopped to listen with a curious glance. "We could try this emergency exit, although the stairs are destroyed, we can probably walk through the rubble and reach the lower floors."
The blond immediately stared back at determined onyx eyes and gulped dryly, glancing at what was left of the stairway and then glancing towards Sasuke, an excruciating agony stamped all over his face. Sasuke's expression became incrementally softer watching the torment clouding Naruto's azure eyes so he murmured in a slow tone.
"I'm sorry." It was the first time Naruto heard a sincere apology from Sasuke and the blond looked up, slightly surprised. Sasuke however, turned away to stare at the entrance of the stairs, though the sympathetic gaze still maintained in his eyes. "I hoped that we could avoid this alternative but—"
Naruto shook his head vigorously, focusing on the task at hand. "No, it's alright, it can't be helped right? It's not my place to complain when we don't have any time left for it. It's a good available chance to find an exit, we should try it out."
Sasuke stared quietly back, waiting until he could see a sign of reassurance in Naruto's eyes. He nodded, muttering as he offered his cell phone to the blond. "Let's switch tasks then, you illuminate the path while I look for the more viable paths to go down."
Naruto grabbed the gadget from the pale hand, and with a long intake of air, began following Sasuke as he illuminated the ground. The crushed stairs were tricky to walk through and there were some slippery parts where it was risky to put a foot on it; however it was still manageable if they were cautious with each step taken. Obviously, there were some wide gaps between the heights from one place to another, though the fact that both were adult men made it easier while they also cooperated with each other whenever it was someone's turn to walk down.
The smell of coppery blood was faint but still constant, reliving unwanted memories and awakening his feeling of guilt, spreading like poison through his body and making his heart throb painfully. As Naruto started to detect the familiar stench of burnt skin and decayed corpses, his stomach curling in disgust and forming a strangled ball lodged in his throat.
The whole process of descending that floor proved to take an endless time. Aside the hushed noises of their own breathing coupled with crumbling pebbles rolling to the ground, there wasn't any sign of a living human, not a moan or groan of pain or a call for help. This fact just escalated further the feeling of guilt in his stomach twisting his insides, though Naruto continued lighting the floor, his eyes following and making sure Sasuke wouldn't step in a dangerous area or wound himself.
A strong smell of rotten corpses rushed to his nostrils and his hand faltered in holding the cell phone properly, his fingertips trembling a little. The light of the cell phone moved around and revealed a glimpse of a limp arm hanging in the middle of a mountain of rubble, no doubt the rest of the body was buried. Naruto's first reflex was to flinch and close his eyes from the scene in front of him, the urge to vomit ready to launch from his guts.
"Naruto?" Sasuke turned around to see the blond with a cupped hand blocking his mouth with terrified cobalt eyes and he could see cold sweat forming on the tanned forehead; he grabbed Naruto's arm with apprehension. "Are you alright?" He saw a weak nod coming from the blond while his eyes stared at the fallen arm, swiftly coming to understand Naruto's source of distress. He gently took the cell phone away from Naruto's grasp as he turned back to his previous position, mumbling. "We're almost there, this will be over quick. Since it won't take long till we see an unobstructed door you..." Onyx eyes glanced backwards in an almost uncomfortable fashion. "You don't have to pay attention to your surroundings, so you can concentrate looking down while I guide you through the way."
Naruto blushed and grumbled. "Thanks, but I'm fi—"
"Stop being such a stubborn dumbass and grab my back, it's better." Sasuke interrupted, concern and impatience both laced his tone.
Blue eyes glowered towards the lean back musing his response until, with a resigned sigh, Naruto awkwardly grabbed the expensive fabric of Sasuke's suit, the desire to vomit and remorse slowly being washed away from his body. Even the odor of blood and death had dimmed down as a scent of cool mint surrounded him; every discernible sense was focusing on Sasuke's close proximity, calming Naruto.
However, as soon as they reached the 6th floor, another pile of rubble was blocking their way and the entrance to the main floor. Both young men frowned at the situation until the brunet noticed some parts of the door showing from behind the debris and began picking up the nearest boulder away from it.
"Hey wait. What are you doing?" Naruto asked slightly concerned from the rapid but careless way Sasuke was grabbing the wreckage and throwing it anywhere.
"I'm moving things so we can reach the entrance, can't you see? Now help me up here." Sasuke replied with a snap.
"No, you can't! Stop it-it's dangerous to move it right now!" Naruto replied, grabbing and pulling Sasuke's arm away from the rubble.
"What? We're so close to the door, are you saying that we shouldn't do this? We already wasted time screwing around, I've had enough of going everywhere and meeting a dead end!" Sasuke raised his voice as his arm harshly tugged away from Naruto's hands to grab another piece of concrete.
"You don't understand, this whole floor is also compromised, if you move that debris, there won't be anything supporting the ceiling so it'll collapse from the given weight!" Naruto used both his arms to shove Sasuke forward, managing to unbalance the brunet for a moment. Sasuke immediately retaliated by grabbing Naruto's front shirt and snarling with a barely controlled voice.
"How can you be so sure about it? We haven't even tried much and there hasn't been any sign of the floor collapsing yet!"
"I am sure dammit!" Naruto retorted heatedly. "Look at the cracks forming on the ceiling, the way that they are already tilting below caused by gravity, so it doesn't help the fact that you're trying to remove the main pillar that is sustaining it!"
Sasuke shook his head, maintaining his inflexible resolution. "There's still the possibility of succeeding in moving them without risking the upper floor, we should try it."
"What the fuck, I already said it's impossible! I don't want to try it and die here crushed when the ceiling falls on our heads!" The blond yelled.
"And what's the difference at this point? Either we die when the earthquake arrives or we die now. I'd rather try risking my life right now!" Sasuke rebutted also raising his voice.
"Because this way is not worth risking our lives for it goddamn it!" Frustrated, Naruto replied while he punched any nearby piece of rubble, growling. "I don't want to die yet, I don't want to die right now, right here, while trying a hopeless alternative that will kill us in the end!"
"Then, tell me!" Sasuke shouted with a raging panic, his fist also colliding with a broken column. "Time is almost running out and every path is blocked, now what should we do to escape from this place then!"
"I—"This time, Naruto faltered for a few seconds, dread instilling his nerves. "I—I don't know, but I definitely don't want to die this way, right now. We still have a few hours left, we should calmly think—"He breathed in short gulps, until he remembered and suddenly blurted out. "Wait, what about the first staircase we found?" Naruto widened his eyes as he stared towards Sasuke's confused expression. "The first staircase wasn't as bad save from some broken pillars blocking our way and there were still others sustaining the ceiling. Let's try it out!"
When comprehension finally dawned on Sasuke's face, the brunet narrowed his eyes determined and swiftly began climbing back to the 8th floor. "Fine, let's go."
"How many hours do we have left?" Naruto followed, asking.
"Roughly, three." Sasuke answered speeding up his steps.
"And how many hours will it take for us to exit Tokyo?"
"One and a half, two hours more or less if we use a car." They quickly reached the 8th floor, almost running to the appointed place.
"Then…we definitely have to do this as fast as possible."
"So…" They arrived in front of the blocked staircase and Sasuke turned to glance at Naruto. "How we should do this?"
Naruto paused, not expecting the Uchiha to be awaiting orders instead of barking some. Though he guessed that in these circumstances, Sasuke couldn't help but to rely on a more professional hand. The blond architect quickly assessed the scenario and pointed to one of the broken pillars. "Ok, let's try moving that one. More to the right, so it won't compromise the debris next to it."
It took some time to move it properly in the direction they wanted, the heavy weight compromising the speed though luckily both were young men, built enough to support and push those type of objects, their brain working non-stop to give the added strength to act upon this critical situation.
But alas, their bodies were starting to wear out from all the physical exhaustion plus their emotional trauma, so slowly but surely, they began decreasing the speed of their movements. At this point, concentrating was straining Naruto's brain to analyze and calculate the proper placement of each fallen object, not to mention he also had to use all his energy to help move the heavy broken pillars, every muscle protesting and desiring to rest even if he knew logically they didn't have the luxury to waste a second.
"Alright, that's the last piece of junk we should move and it should uncover enough for us to slip through and go to the lower floor." Naruto spoke, a smile finally blossoming on his face, the relief also mirroring on Sasuke's with a tilt on his lips.
"Let's get this done then." With one nod, both united their strength and began moving the pillar.
Inch by inch, they locked their knees and pushed forward, unraveling a broken but still usable staircase from below. Hopelessness was transforming to expectation, all negative emotions were being swiped away as they stared in awe, the glee brightening their eyes until—
Alarmed, blue eyes saw another piece of concrete moving as a consequence and falling dangerously close to a column so he shouted. "Stop!"
Sasuke obeyed with a confused blink and asked. "What? Why!"
"No, wait, we can't move it yet! If—" However, the current piece that they were moving had at last rolled away, no longer sustaining a broken pillar from below. This broken pillar swung and clashed full force to a precariously standing pillar, rumbling the whole floor, tilting the pillar till it was divided in two, both pieces falling to the ground forming a thunderous echo that shook their entire core.
"Damn it, back off, back off!" Naruto instinctively grabbed Sasuke's arms and pushed away from the destruction, as graphite eyes watched incredulously as the whole ceiling crumbled and fell to the ground. Fearing they wouldn't be able to escape on time from the all the destruction, the blond used his body to propel forward and from the jump they landed haphazardly some feet away from the site.
The rumbling sounds slowly quieted down until there was once again, only Naruto's and Sasuke's short breathing reverberating the entire place. Naruto moved away from Sasuke's fallen body and rolled around to lie down and stare at the destroyed staircase, coughing from the raised dust.
And now, the place was more haphazard and hazardous than the previous ones they'd be in.
Naruto continued to gaze upon the ruination, waiting for another arrival of anguish or other desperate emotion. However, what slowly infiltrated his heart wasn't any kind of apocalyptic distress, it was overwhelmed by one feeling that he didn't want to yield to yet:
Resignation.
Making a fist, the blond frantically tried to silence the loud buzz in his head and attempted to will his numb body to work, as he voiced out -
"Okay…um." He turned around to identify any sign of resolve from Sasuke, any type of encouragement but only met an empty expression. Gulping dryly, Naruto continued. "So maybe we should continue exploring this floor or—maybe we really should try moving the—"
"That's enough." Sasuke stood up and began walking, Naruto following behind confused. "I…" His voice trembled slightly, and the blond man didn't know if Sasuke was talking to himself or trying to finish one sentence.
"Hey, where are you going…?" Naruto asked, trying to understand Sasuke's emotionless expression. "Maybe we could…if there's any exit…" Those words sounded hollow even to his ears so Naruto pursed his lips, craving for any kind of encouragement coming from anyone, anybody to pull him outside from this helpless feeling.
What surprised the blond was that Sasuke arrived at the vending machine that they had previously opened hours before, crouched in front of it and grabbed one can of beer, opened it and emptied it in seconds. Widening his blue eyes, Naruto approached and grabbed another can before Sasuke could open it and hissed. "What the hell are you trying to do now?"
"Can't you see moron?" Sasuke grumbled, tugging his can away from the tanned fingers to open and down half of it.
"Wait, you—why are you doing this? I—we should try looking for another exit instead of wasting time like this!" Naruto interrupted once again, knocking the can out of Sasuke's hand, as it landed on the ground, the metallic sound making loud echoes inside the deserted floor and gurgling noises of liquid followed after, intensifying the tense silence between them.
"I've had enough." Sasuke sighed. This "All exits are blocked, anything we tried ending up as a disaster, this whole earthquake—this earthquake…" He paused and hissed lowly. "This, everything, it's like we shouldn't find a way, if this is some kind of punishment for what I've done—or maybe…" The brunet shook his head and continued to mumble incoherently. "Or maybe because I never succeeded to be or…never fulfilled any expectations so—so maybe this is fate and we should accept it in the end—"
Naruto placed one hand on Sasuke's shoulder and whispered. "This isn't right… whatever circumstances we're in, we shouldn't simply let it influence us, give up and die' when it's our right to impose our desires and fight against fate."
Sasuke snorted weakly. "Of course you would say something like that."
The blond blinked confused. "What?" He watched the Uchiha pick up another can of beer. "Hey, I said…." Blond eyebrows shot up to the hairline when Sasuke shoved the can in front of his face.
"Now stop nagging me and drink up already. It's boring drinking by myself." Sasuke said as he dropped the beverage unceremoniously into Naruto's lap and grabbed another one.
Naruto actually picked it up and stared at it for a couple of seconds before snapping to reality. "We shouldn't do this. Like I've said, maybe if we find any hole or anything like that and—"The blond suddenly realized one detail. "How…how many hours do we have left now?"
Sasuke shrugged inelegantly, the alcohol already working on his system as he finished another can. "Probably not enough for anything now."
Azure eyes looked down to the unopened cap, with a hesitant and pensive expression casting shadows on the usual bright color. Naruto was still unsure whether to press into more accurate answers and find another uncertain route that could make hope linger for a few more minutes or if he should join in this despair. One sound of metal being crushed brought his attention as he stared as Sasuke threw away another empty can. The brunet slumped onto a nearby wall, forfeiting the last fragments of willpower when he looked at a far away point above, the same lost feeling that kept rattling behind Naruto's mind. The blond could feel cold shards of panic surrounding him, breaking any remaining fortitude of his fighting will. He didn't want to hear the words that his heart was screaming up till now. "We're…we're really going to die." Sasuke breathed out in a hushed whisper.
"We're not…I don't want to die. Not like this." Naruto replied immediately, though there was a constrictive sensation around his throat. Having nothing else to soothe this feeling, he opened the cap and downed one gulp of beer, satiating his thirst for a moment.
"I don't want to die either…" Sasuke answered so softly, in such a pained tone that made Naruto close his eyes, inevitably gulping down at this realization. "But…but I can't see any alternative either…"
"Is this because I've done something wrong in the past…?" Naruto opened another can and finished it quickly. "Is this some kind of punishment for being a burden to anyone or…"
"If there's anyone guiltier that would be me, no doubt there are many people whom I caused their bankruptcy that would feel pleasure in finishing me off." Sasuke snorted and drank more.
"Maybe because I committed sins that are prohibited by God…? Did I masturbate too much, surrendered to all kinds of mundane temptations, said God's name in vain…? Almost killed someone?" Naruto wondered to himself.
Sasuke stopped for a moment and raised an eyebrow. "You almost killed…what?"
The blond rubbed the back of his neck embarrassed, muttering. "Well, it wasn't on purpose. It was a dare in one of those stupid games whenever there's a party. Me and a crazy friend of mine had to run naked in front of an old lady's house."
The raised jet black eyebrow slowly descended to join the other one till both frowned urging the blond to continue his explanation.
"So well, we thought that the old woman was sleepin' or somethin', so it was going to be a quick trip and everything would be done then. But it appeared that she was still awake, and was actually patrolling inside her house, she thought that we were thieves. So we went to the living room, that had a huge glass window at the front and she saw us completely naked and screamed." Naruto paused for a moment to recollect details of this memory and downed another gulp. "Ok, well, we also screamed a lot with her and we were ready to flee away from that house when we heard a loud thump! That old wrinkly crone actually had a heart attack because of all that." Naruto shivered and readily opened another can in an attempt to forget the horrible remembrance.
Sasuke snorted, thoroughly amused by this piece of information. "Figures that only someone of your caliber would have the competency in always getting into trouble with old ladies, usuratonkachi."
"Heeeeeeey—you don't know the amount of sacrifice I had to go through to fix it up—!" Naruto protested, his lips coordinating slower than expected. The blond blinked confused, he didn't drink that many cans enough to make him a little bit dizzy, did he? He stared at the growing number of empty cans displayed in front of him and shrugged; ah bleh, what the hell, who the hell cared; picking up another one to drink as he continued his narration. "We had to break into her house by forcing the door open, and I was the one who had to give her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation." Making a face of utter disgust, Naruto's healthy tanned complexion morphed into green tinged ones and for the first time that night Sasuke feared that the blond would puke at this very moment.
"That's all?" Sasuke rolled his eyes in mock exasperation. "If there's anyone who would deserve to burn at the stake, this person would be me."
"What, why?" Naruto asked curious.
"For falling into sinful temptations and being misguided in choosing wrong and abnormal behavior of being attracted to someone of the same sex and whatever..." Sasuke shrugged nonchalantly. "All those kinds of annoying things that religious fanatics like to preach about."
It took several seconds for Naruto's alcohol-induced brain to process this information and to comprehend it fully as he voiced astonished. "You're gay?"
Sasuke yawned and shrugged once again, drinking another can.
"Huh. Are you sure?" Naruto asked as confirmation. As far as he remembered, that icy bastard never expressed interest in anyone he met, regardless if they were female or male, so Sasuke definitely looked asexual at best.
The brunet answered readily, annoyed. "Yes, I think I'm pretty sure the moment that I traded blow jobs with an upperclassman I met when we were on a school- sponsored camping trip."
Naruto froze and violently shook his head in an attempt to block the impending images generated from this confession - too late, it was already seared inside his mind. He also desperately attempted to erase a very creative scenario his libido happily provided of Sasuke's usual stoic features flushed with pleasure and speculating whether they did the 69 position.
The blond rubbed his eyes with a displeased groan. Now he's sure that just from this brief imagining he'd be scarred for the rest of his life! And no, he was not curious how talented that mouth was, neither was he wondering how it would feel to have those thin lips wrapped around his own cock.
Unbeknownst to Naruto's turmoil, Sasuke muttered with apparent detached interest. "And you? You're definitely straight right?" It had been obvious to him when the blond practically salivated while he was surrounded by pretty women.
Usually, the automatic answer for Naruto would be agreeing with the statement, affirming his heterosexuality. But, if he was somewhat honest with himself, he did feel a somewhat attraction to Sasuke for some brief seconds the first time they met and did consider his sexuality at that moment. Plus, it wouldn't hurt admitting the truth at this point right? "Nah, I'm probably bi." He declared, emptying another can and throwing it haphazardly to pick another new one.
"…really?" This time, Sasuke looked even more surprised with this sudden revelation as he added one more question with a quirked eyebrow. "Probably?"
Embarrassed, Naruto mumbled directing his gaze somewhere away from probing onyx eyes. "But you shouldn't believe that you're bound to end up in hell just because society had condemned it so. Also, any Holy Scriptures that most religions are based on were also heavily influenced with the conforms of the people lived in that era, who had a different mindset and customs compared to today and those outdated conceptions shouldn't deter the evolution of mind in humanity." Clear blue eyes fogged under a distant memory and Naruto added. "It's not right to judge someone just for his appearance, his origins or any essential characteristic that defines any man."
The sentence ended abruptly, hanging waiting for any kind of continuation though the blond preferred to drink his beverage slowly while Sasuke stared at him with scrutinizing eyes. Each second was ticking, but fortunately all the alcohol had numbed any sign of urgency or awareness while it let loose any kind of inhibition, as they were gradually comfortable in confessing personal issues out loud.
Naruto gave a short snort to stop the brief silence and spoke. "So anyways, I don't think that the problem of you being gay is anything worthy of a quick trip to hell. If anything, it'd be me, 'cuz I did so many pranks that I was almost expelled from my middle school thrice in one year."
"That's all?" Sasuke gave a half smirk indicating how he considered such act child's play in comparison to his. "There was once when I didn't study enough for a math test, so I purposely ate shrimp, a food that I'm allergic to, and puked on my mother's favorite skirt so I could be relieved from school that day."
"Hmpf - that's nothing." Naruto declared, raising his chin and crossing his arms. "Lemme tell you that I succeeded in photographing a teacher jerking off while he was watching porn on the school's computer and then I sent the incriminating photos to every one of his student's e-mails so they could mock him for the rest of the year." Plus that perverted teacher deserved that prank, the blond remembered well. He always treated Naruto horribly, gave lower scores than what Naruto really deserved, always underestimated his intelligence and capacity. Just because he wasn't the top student of the class didn't mean that he would be a nobody in the future, dammit.
Sasuke frowned, aside the shrimp incident, he was always the well-mannered and model student so he could impress their parents even though in the end he only received the usual praise coming from his mother. Just thinking about this soured his mood. He grunted then. "Well, in college I used the excuse that I had to do homework to escape from business meetings when instead I was relaxing in one of our summer houses in Europe."
"Pft, that's nothing." Naruto smirked once again. "I did the same thing so many times that sometimes I wondered how the heck I managed to graduate. And there's also once when I cheated on one Ergonomics test. There was so many formulas, so many numbers that I forgot completely what I studied the night before." Thank God he had Shikamaru to back him up.
"I secretly chose 'Studies in Eastern philosophy', a subject that my father hated."
"Pft, I chose 'Primary Studies in Psychology' just to impress the girls."
"Girls, what an annoying bunch. I succeeded in rejecting over 30 women in my first year of college. How about that?."
"…Whatever, as expected from an icy bastard like you. While I was the one who's the awesome genius that left my passed out drunk friends in front of a gay whore house with the sign 'currently unemployed, accept any kind of work'."
"Well then, how about—"
As time progressed, it was gradually easier to reveal more secretive memories or remember shameful details from their past that usually they would keep to themselves, their bodies fully absorbing the alcohol that erased any personal boundaries and encouraged their mouths to speak up whatever was coming through their minds.
That was how they told each other details of their childhood, clumsy problems in their teens and frustrating recollections as adults such as this:
Naruto crushed another empty can and threw it in an angry fit. He shouted.
"And then, the next thing I knew, I was fired! Fired dammit! My first job as an architect and they fired me. Just because I punched that conceited son of a bitch. I barely worked for more than one week and they fired me…I'm sure ero-sennin was so disappointed when that happened." Naruto sighed, trying to find another can of beer only to realize that none was left so he picked up a random drink.
"What happened next?" Sasuke asked, curious despite himself.
"Ero-sennin knew his father…" Naruto gulped down the orange juice, his fingers tightened around the metallic can. "So he asked that arrogant asshole son to stop trying whatever he was trying to do to ruin my life. I don't know…it makes me so frustrated that maybe ero-sennin had to plead or beg or whatever humiliating thing he had to do…for my sake." He felt a knot forming in his throat and rasped out, his voice slurred. "And it was so fucking frustrating because finally it was my time to earn a salary, to finally be useful instead of being a frikkin' freeloader, to have money so I could return all the presents he gave me, being able to pay for a nice trip or restaurant, anything to show gratitude for all the things he had done for me…but at the first opportunity I screwed up! He must have been so disappointed with me." Naruto repeated the last sentence once again with dejection.
Sasuke sighed troubled, as someone who was never good at comforting people. "He wouldn't be. After all, it wasn't entirely your fault, that childish client was the one who said untruthful words about your adoptive father."
"But still…I wanted to live up to his expectations. But I ended up doing everything wrong at that time." Naruto murmured, staring at the colorful orange can, suddenly wishing it was another can of beer instead so he could drown his sorrows once again.
Sasuke didn't bother to contain a sneer coming from his mouth. "Fathers. You won't ever live up to their expectations because you'll always be inferior, you will never be able to reach the level they expect so you'll be able to be worthy in their eyes." He said bitterly, finishing the last can of beer in one gulp.
"Maybe…maybe you're right, but still…I wanted to do something for him. But instead…I'm dying. Today." Naruto swallowed the thickness gathering in his throat and muttered. "I wanted to thank him for everything he had done for a brat like me, when he could easily have ignored me and moved on with his life but he actually took care of someone who is not blood related to him. He provided food, housing, decent schools…gave me a whole new life. Hell, he even gave me a new name and I'm stuck here—"
"So your adoptive father was the one who changed your name? I always thought it was strange that an American like you would have your name entirely in Japanese." Sasuke marveled out loud. "Even someone from a mixed race usually has one or another surname from the other culture."
Naruto chuckled meekly, answering. "Yeah, actually I used to have a full western name, one Japanese surname coming from my great-grandmother, maybe. I don't know lots of details because I lost my parents when I was young." Another beverage was gingerly picked, this time peach flavored. "They died in a car accident in which I survived, but I have those scars…" He pointed at the six long lines adorning his cheeks. "as a result. But the accident happened on a road that is famous for all kinds of creepy accidents, and in a small town that I lived in, they all pointed at me as the demon child that made a pact for my survival and the scars were the proof of this deed. Fuckers." A loud metallic crack from the empty can being kicked away was heard and the blond spoke in a dark voice. "I ended up in an orphanage where the director was too lazy to provide us a decent education, so he sent us to a public school, and almost my entire middle school was hell. Even if the parents didn't explain entirely why they hated me, the kids would understand that I'm unwanted so they always bullied me, always made me a target for mocking, humiliation or ultimate isolation."
A sweet odor reached his nose and Naruto felt a liquid sensation sticking to his fingers, noticing that he was holding the juice so tightly that it even cracked in some places, dribbling down his hand. Dismayed, he carelessly threw it away before cleaning his dirtied hand by rubbing it nervously on his pants. For a long time he had bottled up those negative thoughts and emotions to himself, for too long he kept them hidden even to himself… but why was he confessing so easily to Sasuke right now?
Wordlessly, the brunet found one last can of beer and calmly opened the cap, silently offering it to Naruto. He didn't voice any kind of disapproval, or say some cheap words of sympathy, simply listening attentively to every word Naruto uttered or whispered. This odd feeling of empathy compelled the blond to continue talking.
"Then…my adoptive father arrived." Naruto spoke, the tone of relief barely restrained in his voice. "He and my biological father were very good friends and so he was also my godfather, even though he used to live in Japan. I think I had seen him twice or thrice before, but I'm not sure. They kept in contact as much as possible, so it was weird for my adoptive father to not receive any news in five whole years. At that time the only available communication was through letters or telephone. Even though he didn't have much money, he paid for one trip to America to investigate…" Naruto remembered the moment Jiraiya arrived at the orphanage, an enormous white-haired man, eyes full of grief and relief as he hugged the young blond boy closely all of a sudden. "So he discovered what happened with my parents and went searching for me and inevitably he also got to know about my situation in school. Japanese people have prejudice on American students studying in their schools, so he decided to move to New York almost the same day to start a whole new life."
Naruto paused for a few seconds in recollection and drank some beer to wet his throat.
"Hey, do you know the famous Japanese legend of Naruto, a young ninja that revolutionized the ninja system and succeeded in bringing peace all over the Nippon country?"
Sasuke raised his eyebrow in light astonishment. "So your name was really inspired by this legend?"
"Yeah, my biological and my adoptive father were huge fans of this story; they collected everything they could find - any book, any old weapon from that time and any rumor concerning this legend they were there to investigate. So it was also natural that they knew every detail of the story, and that's why my current father was inspired to change my name to Naruto Uzumaki."
"Uzumaki Naruto." Sasuke corrected.
Naruto waved his hand in dismissal. "Whatever. He said that the story of Naruto was similar to mine, that he had to fight against the conventions of that time and change the minds of many people until he was crowned as the hero of his village and later the hero of their country. So that's why he hoped…that by using the name of this respectable hero, I could use his story as inspiration and my way; it would give me a fresh new start in my life…being able to conquer the past and begin a bright new future—"His vision turned blurry but Naruto no longer wanted to stop the incoming of tears, letting them drop freely through his long eyelashes. He was so frustrated… "I'm going to die in the next few hours! I will never have the opportunity to thank him for everything. I can't leave any words of gratitude of how much I'm happy he helped me, how much I love him for being such a great father and I—dammit…Dammit!" He let a scream of frustration as he buried his face between his arms.
"At least…" Sasuke finally let a sentence escape from his lips as he stared at the blond hiccupping and sniffing by his side. "At least…you had a father who cared and loved you, unlike me."
Naruto gradually diminished his hiccupping to retort. "What? Why wouldn't he …care or love you…?"
"Because I'm not the son he's always wanted; I could never fulfill his expectations of me. I'm…an unwanted child." Sasuke declared lifting a bitter smile. "Whatever I do is not enough, whatever achievement I succeeded in getting wasn't worth mentioning, I would never…ever be able to be recognized by him."
"This…this can't be." Naruto shook his head in disagreement.
Sasuke snorted. "How so?"
"Well, maybe I don't understand much of your relationship with your father, but from the few moments I saw…he does get worried about you. He also respects you. I'm not someone who can easily identify emotions around me but I know…" Naruto rubbed his eyes with the back of his arm to remove the remnants of tears and said. "Your father has the same concerned eyes my father had on me. It's just that he conceals better than normal, but it's there."
"Hardly." Sasuke muttered darkly.
"I'm sure." Naruto rebutted. "I don't know where you got the crazy idea of being unwanted. Don't you realize how much people respect and sometimes even venerate you wherever you go? Sometimes I really hated you for this. I worked so hard to have some kind of recognition and you have it naturally, just by standing, everyone would gather around you. I can't understand why you complain when you have everything—"
"I hated you…too." Sasuke interrupted Naruto's diatribe to fix his eyes onto bewildered blue ones.
"What?" Naruto croaked out.
"I also hated you. Every accomplishment you succeeded in achieving, any words of respect you received…everything you have done has been with your own hands. The people who surround you genuinely like and admire you, and this wasn't a result of your reputation, fame or money. You don't have the burden of carrying around a name that always will be bigger than you, shadowing you, suffocating you. You can carry your confident and proud posture because you truly deserved it, these were the fruits of your labor; this is the result of your own hard work."
The moment Sasuke confessed, those words struck in his heart and resurfaced one emotion that he never liked to admit , never allowed to exist. This disturbance created a ripple, escalating to uncover a sense of inferiority in front of this man. One feeling that he vowed to never repeat in his life that haunted and distorted his conviction but it was resurfacing, once again…
"On the day we first met, before I arrived at your office, my father and I were talking about the reconstruction of Mitsukoshi and checking the schedules concerning it. We also checked the list of accomplishments from the chief architects of this project, which buildings you had designed to assure it'd fit with what we envisioned for Mitsukoshi. It was in that moment my father picked up your history and told me about you, that you used to live in a humble family and faced many difficulties, but even through those struggles you succeeded to become a successful architect at such a young age. And then…he said. He admired people like you."
It was at this moment that Sasuke felt his entire world go still, commencing to rotate out of his axis—as if it was removing the gravity and the air existing for him, his lungs caught fire and he was breathless…
"It shocked me. Why did my father have to admire someone like you? My entire life I had always attended his every command and decision, I never defied him so I could become the son he would recognize and be worthy in his eyes. I forfeited my own ambitions and wishes to satisfy the plans he had for my future, but even so…" Sasuke closed his eyes, squinting so painfully as if he was obstructing the incoming of tears. "There were some moments that I wanted to go with my whim, but I never succeeded, always admonishing myself that I couldn't, because someday I would finally be able to receive one word of acknowledgment; one day he would be proud to have me as his son…but he ended up giving recognition to someone who didn't yield to interferences from outside, whose opinion wasn't swayed by others."
The youngest Uchiha breathed out a tired sigh, extracting those words from his mouth appeared to be consuming his life energy. Somehow nevertheless, oddly enough, pouring everything he had bottled till now felt like expelling a dark poison out of his veins; bright blue eyes absorbing those negative emotions and purifying him as Naruto approached, one tanned hand placed on top of a pale one, silently encouraging Sasuke to continue purging his thoughts:
"I grew up being obedient and devoted but in the end he admired someone who would go against the orders and carved his own destiny against all opposing odds. And even seeing you, I couldn't quell my anger, because you were everything that I wanted but couldn't be, you were one who deserved this attention, I admired you…"
Sasuke whispered:
"I hated you…"
A suffocating, yet liberating feeling resonated in their hearts…They stared at each other as if they had met for the first time in their lives, finally being able to comprehend one another; their barriers crumbling before their eyes.
Suddenly, a familiar rumbling began shaking the floor beneath them, activating their instincts of survival as they crouched to the nearby wall for leverage but unlike the first earthquake, it was weak and brief. Naruto and Sasuke sighed in relief when other noises of crumbling caught their attention, looking up they saw one pillar falling in their direction.
Naruto shouted, grabbing Sasuke's arm. "Look out!"
They jumped haphazardly to the ground, wincing from the loud noise right after as they continued to gasp for air, the dust raised momentarily blinding their eyes. They waited for it to clear up so they could focus on this uncertainty that hung in their minds. Naruto's eyes narrowed slightly, seeing a pale texture beneath layers of smoke. The last vestiges of rumbling had melted away as his vision cleared, defining lines until the blond realized—
His face was only a few centimeters from Sasuke's.
However…before Naruto realized what he was doing, he gently cupped Sasuke's face with his hands in an unhurried pace and nibbled his lower lip, his tongue tracing a damp line across the other's mouth until he retracted his face to its former position.
Blue eyes popped open, finally realizing whatever irrational thing he had done - Naruto blurted: "Oh fuck, I'm so—" His lips were silenced when Sasuke promptly grabbed his shirt and joined their mouths once again, attacking with such voracious hunger that made both breathless.
Moaning, Naruto responded this eagerness with equal ardor, thrusting his tongue inside that hot mouth and exploring inside, both hands sliding through black strands of hair as he drew Sasuke closer, wanting to feel every part of that taut body burning hotly on his skin.
Sasuke captured the swollen lip with his teeth while his fingers impatiently yanked Naruto's shirt outside of his pants to let his hands glide over that smooth tanned skin, marveling at the goosebumps generated from his touch. He gasped when one skillful mouth began mapping the column of his neck with fluttering kisses and lightly gnawing his pale skin, deftly unbuttoning his shirt as Sasuke shrugged it off.
They blindly stumbled to the bed in between kissing and groping, their clothes being discarded everywhere, any kind of caution or reservation was thrown to the wind while they were competing over who would outdo the other in passion. Sasuke practically ripped off Naruto's shirt and threw the tanned body on the bed, straddling him and giving a firm grind with their erections.
An indescribable pleasure coursed through Naruto's veins as it pumped more blood southwards, his hips undulated to match the rapid pace given. His hard cock already feeling constricted between the thin fabric of his boxers as the texture grazed his erection with each thrust. He moaned at this sensation only to have his lips claimed by Sasuke once again, deepening, biting and licking while both hands pinned the tanned wrists and dragged them to above the blond's head, pressing his body closer to Naruto's and continuing the wild grind.
"Mmmmhmm—"Blue eyes closed to slits when Sasuke drug his tongue to his earlobe and gently tugged it. Unsatisfied with this constraint, Naruto freed his hands to explore the alabaster chest. His fingertips were enjoying the feel of the expanding and contracting of each breath as they slid lower and lower - teasing feathery touches caused Sasuke to give a half glare to the blond.
Undaunted from this sign of threat, Naruto continued to drag his hands downwards until they cupped Sasuke's firm butt cheeks. He fiercely groped them all of a sudden while his pelvis thrust upwards, earning a pleasured grunt from Sasuke's lips now that their cocks were perfectly aligned and a few more pumps together to revel in the lust increasing in their bodies.
It already appeared to Sasuke that their last pieces of undergarments were a hinder to their latent desire, as he dragged down Naruto's boxers with impatient tugs. At last, when Naruto felt the breeze slightly cooling his hard-on, this sensation was enough to sober him up as he captured the pale wrists, asking with a low voice:
"Are you…are you sure?"
However, unlike the expected coolness in those onyx eyes, Sasuke's gaze maintained heated fire with a strong intensity, with some underlying affection. The brunet approached his face so closely until their lips lightly brushed, whispering under his breath:
"I've always wanted to do this…ever since I saw you in that ballroom…"
At this admission, Sasuke's mouth closed the gap, lips melding into a drugging kiss. Naruto reacted to Sasuke's answer by flicking his tongue inside and coaxing him to play, this time moving slower and relishing its sensual feel; somehow the previous fervent pace morphed into a more tender one. Naruto's fingers teased Sasuke's waistband and lowered it as far as he could, until the brunet broke their kiss briefly to toss aside his boxers, only to be rewarded with rough hands massaging his buttocks and fingertips gliding very closely to his crack.
"Wait. Who should—you or me—?" Naruto mumbled between peppered kisses as Sasuke's lustful mind attempted to use logic in answering this question.
Even though Naruto claimed to be bisexual (probably, Sasuke added with a mental eye roll) the blond didn't appear to have any experience in bottoming and would definitely tense the first time. He didn't have any patience to think about those small details, as his pale hands joined with tanned ones and he lowered himself till Naruto's cock was nestled between his ass cheeks and he rubbed them to receive one startled moan.
"I'll let you do it." Sasuke hissed before his mouth captured Naruto's tongue and suckled it. He was ready to descend and let that swollen erection fill him when dilated blue eyes widened in alarm.
"Wait, we don't have lube…" Naruto grunted as he lifted Sasuke away from his arousal.
Sasuke made a sardonic noise, replying. "Sure, let me find some in the middle of the rubble somewhere."
Naruto gave a snappish glower. "No, I meant, I have to prepare you first." He said as he wetted his fingers with his saliva and hoping this would be enough to lubricate the entrance. Thank whatever heavens that some of his ex-girlfriends liked anal sex, making him experienced with this kind of procedure.
"We don't have time…" Sasuke muttered, one more grind with his ass to emphasize his point. Blue eyes briefly slid shut in response but his point was still moot, one lubed finger probing around until it slid inside him.
Naruto made a face of 'see what I mean' with one quirked eyebrow when Sasuke winced slightly at the invasion, but it didn't take too long for the Uchiha to consciously relax and loosen the constriction and allow the middle finger to join in.
Staring at the obvious masculine physique made Naruto remember the fact he was used to having smooth, soft, feminine curves gliding under his sweat slicked skin and whenever he prepared them, he would distract them by stimulating their perky breasts or kissing their full silky lips. Sasuke kissed him when Naruto began to separate his fingers, widening his entrance and the blond realizing the slightly chapped and dried lips caressing his mouth was a completely different feeling from the usual, but still very pleasant nevertheless.
Sasuke moaned when the fingers inside him started to thrust experimentally, slightly arching towards them. Naruto gasped when he felt the turgid organ rubbing against his abs, some pre-cum leaking to glide more smoothly in between. The blond hesitantly enclosed Sasuke's member with his hand while a third finger was inserted, and with one swift stroke made the brunet yell rather loudly, pale hips pushing down to bury the fingers even deeper.
Everything felt so different, from the husky low groan as Naruto continued to pump his erection, to the lean and pale chest now adorned with hickies and well-defined muscles moving in tandem with each thrust from his fingers. Sasuke was everything different from Naruto's previous sexual encounters and yet, instead of being weirded out, Naruto had never felt so turned on.
His fingers no longer plunged inside for preparation, but continued penetrating with the intent to see more sinful euphoria flush Sasuke's usually pale skin. Their gazes locked on and Naruto shivered from the strong intensity of those emotions that was equally terrifying and exciting, compelling the blond to return them with the same strength. His mouth latched on the junction between neck and shoulder and sucked hard, and with a moan, Sasuke removed Naruto's fingers at last.
Naruto quickly spat some saliva on his hand and slickened his cock before Sasuke grabbed the base while the other hand held the wooden bedpost, aiming his anus to be penetrated. Sasuke felt the head nudging the tight entrance and slowly pushed downwards, the burning sensation reminded him to take it carefully, until he was fully accommodated.
"Ah—Sasuke…" Tanned hips thrust upwards to the welcoming heat by reflex, drawing twin gasps from them as Sasuke's hand was placed on Naruto's stomach to maintain his position.
Naruto's hand darted out and lazily brushed the back of Sasuke's neck, beckoning him and approaching their faces to seal with another kiss.
"Naruto…" Sasuke murmured, staring towards reassuring blue eyes, as Naruto lazily continued to nibble his lips. More relaxed, Sasuke lowered himself even further as his hand on the bedpost was used as leverage, beginning an unhurried rhythm and with each thrust Sasuke took more of Naruto's cock. Another pale hand moved from Naruto's stomach to fist the bed covers beneath them, two bodies moving in sync as if they already did this thousands times before.
It didn't take too long before Naruto gave in to his own weight, lying down on his back. His senses were focused on that heated tightness engulfing his cock, as his pelvis thrusting continuously inside Sasuke's entrance. He watched Sasuke pleasuring himself as the latter stared back Naruto's lustful gaze, his breathing becoming labored and choppy.
Picking up the speed, Naruto shoved his cock deep inside the pale ass as Sasuke's entire body was bouncing with the sounds of skin slapping skin, the bed creaking under them. Pleasure fogging his mind, blue eyes remained slightly opened to glance at his lover.
The pale body was now reddened in growing need, a fine sheen of sweat gathered on his forehead. His swollen lips were hung open in a silent scream as one hand was still holding the bedpost, other fisted the crimson erection standing proud between black curls, increasing the speed of each thrust.
Naruto had never seen such a breathtaking sight.
Biting his lower lip, the blond could feel the familiar tightening in his balls and he was almost ready to fly, but he held himself, not before he could also drive his lover over the brink of ecstasy.
Suddenly pulling out of Sasuke's clenching hole, creating a look of hazy confusion from the brunet, Naruto turned their positions around so Sasuke was lying on his back. The blond grabbed one leg and locked his elbow while the other leg rested on the bed. With one smooth move, Naruto plunged deep inside Sasuke brushing his prostate, causing the brunet to yell, the pale hand fisting his erection with more abandon.
Increasing the tempo, Naruto's erection reached to further depths as their moans could no longer be differentiated and reached a frenzied rhythm, Naruto felt his orgasm approaching closely, giving one more fleeting kiss on the open-mouthed lips. It was enough to make Sasuke reach his own rapture, spurting his seed in thick jets, clenching around Naruto's cock. Naruto followed right after with a pleasured shout, coating and filling him inside with his semen and almost collapsing on top of Sasuke.
Recovering from their high, they waited till their labored breaths quieted down, cooling their overheated bodies.
Naruto turned around with a mischievous grin. "I hope you have enough stamina for a second round."
Sasuke snorted. "Bring it on usuratonkachi."
The sounds of pleasure echoed inside the empty floor throughout the night.
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Report 06: And the next day will be…
AN: During the first part of this chapter I was wondering to myself why I was writing so much angst when I was absolutely sure they would survive. Poor boys, all the suffering that they felt was for nothing. *laughing uneasily*
Uh…*sigh and clearing throat* Ok, this chapter was all kinds of complicated. Not only in writing the lemon part, but the whole character development and how much I was scared stiff in making them OOC, also the fact that I wanted to maintain a realistic reaction once you meet those kinds of extreme circumstances but still trying not to make the development too hasty. I hesitated and re-wrote several parts, I'm still unsure of the final product…though obviously, Belledragon(my beta) is here to assure that everything will go well. Still…THANK GOD the next chapter will be easier to write!
Anyways, last week I briefly stayed in Japan so I had the time to go to Tokyo for the second time in my life. Aaaaand…my memory failed so much at the first visit or maybe I was so excited from the whole experience to notice but the distance between Narita and Tokyo is actually huge! I mean, seriously huge, I used the Narita Express and it took me one whole hour to arrive at Tokyo Main Station. And Narita Express is one of the fastest trains in the world! Therefore, when Sasuke picked Naruto up at the airport, it probably took 2 or 3 hours to arrive there, no joke. (Adding to the uncomfortable silence between them). But let's pretend they spent only a few minutes to arrive ok?… Uuuuuuh…I should have researched about it before writing it, sorry. In any…almost improbable and completely crazy scenario that one of my readers decides to visit Tokyo and thinks it's near Narita because of what I wrote, I'm assuring it's not. T_T Please use Narita Express if you really want to arrive as fast as possible to Tokyo (though it's kinda expensive…)
Onto more positive news, I bought some SasuNaru doujinshis~~! *singsong voice* Figured that I could have some SasuNaru smex when I have plenty NaruSasu's. *enjoys both ways* Doujinshis are expensive. *another sigh* I am definitely going to pause in my purchasing habits or I'll get addicted to it.