Passion and Tears
Sasuke's POV
The heavy weight on my shoulder was a comfort. As soon as I had left Naruto, I carefully placed Suigetsu on my shoulder and immediately took off. I headed towards the area where I designated our "base" area, which actually wasn't that far from where I was presently. If the team was separated for more than three weeks, we would congregate at the spot, which coincidentally was the place where Suigetsu's and my 'fuck buddy' relationship began.
I thought back on the memory fondly. That night was extremely arousing. But then I remembered the feelings of confusion, doubt, hurt, happiness, anger, and depression that ripped through me when I found out I loved Suigetsu, but didn't think I could be with him. A frown marred my features. There was no way I wanted to go through that again. But something told me that I was probably going to experience the emotions I wanted to avoid all over again once Suigetsu woke up. I did knock the love of my life unconscious with my chidori, but I couldn't help it. I had promised myself that I would bring him back. The fact that he was unwilling to come back with me was just a minor obstacle, brought upon myself of course.
I should've never kissed Naruto, no matter how sick I was. It wouldn't have led up to our…activities and Suigetsu never would've seen anything. How shameful
My feelings of guilt and regret instantly morphed into ardent rage as I remembered what Suigetsu told me after he confessed the knowledge of witnessing Naruto and me. Just the thought of Itachi and Suigetsu together caused my blood to boil.
That bastard
Unknowingly, I clenched both fists. A faint moan of pain reached my ears and I realized I was digging my fingers into Suigetsu's side. I unclenched my fingers and nuzzled my comatose lover.
It doesn't matter what Suigetsu did with that traitor. I still love him, but there's no harm in reminding him who he belongs to.
I smirked.
In order to keep track of time, I periodically glanced at the sun. The yellow orb was just above setting by the time I reached the designated clearing. Juugo was lounging against a tree, and Karin was primping herself in front of her hand-held mirror. Both looked towards me as soon as I entered the area.
"Sasuke!" Karin greeted me happily, while hastily putting away the object in her hand.
I ignored her and Juugo's piercing stare and walked to the nearby body of water. This small lake was where Suigetsu and I first copulated. I laid him down gently, and then quickly untucked my shirt.
"Sasuke…oh…uh you look a bit tense. I could help you out if you like," Karin's voice took on a sultry tone.
I threw off my shirt and turned around. She inhaled sharply, and took a blatant look at my exposed chest, which I knew were covered in superficial scratches from my fight with Itachi. A blush rose to her cheeks. Karin twirled a finger through her red locks.
"You can help me by retrieving Suigetsu's sword. It's five hours from here due east."
"Tch. Forgetful brat," she said and once again took on her seductive tone, "I'll get it later. We-"
"You'll get it now," I growled.
I waited until I heard the signs of her departure before turning back towards Suigetsu. Untying the purple rope holding my pants up, I permitted the clothing to slip off my body. I shed my shoes and then disrobed Suigetsu. The wound I inflicted upon him was glaring angrily at me. I slightly cringed.
That should heal when he gets in the water
I cradled him in my arms and stepped into the cool water. As soon as the blue liquid washed over his stomache, it seemed to fill in the wound. A light gasp from Suigetsu's lips drew me from the injury. I looked at his face intently waiting for any other sign of movement. His nose twitched in an oddly adorable way. One of his teeth jutted His forehead creased in a frown, then smoothed only moments later. At last, Suigetsu's eyelids fluttered open and I gazed into those glorious dark turqoise eyes lovingly. Relief flooded my gut. Without realizing it, I began to smile. I opened my mouth in order to mention my happiness, when I felt an exploding pain in the corner of my jaw as a fist connected with it. The next thing I knew I was underwater with hands squeezing my neck. On instinct, I clutched at the hands, but I didn't try to pry them off.
Okay, so maybe I deserve this
I watched as the shifting face of my lover above water snarled. His lips were moving, but I couldn't hear a word. Black spots flashed in front of my eyes and they seemed to grow larger. Before they could cover my whole line of vision, the pressure on my neck was gone. I immediately shot for the surface and broke through the water barrier gasping for breath.
"-OF A BITCH! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU TRIED TO KILL ME. HOW COULD YOU?-" Suigetsu screamed.
I couged harshly. "I...wasn't...trying to kill...you," I managed to say before breaking out into another fit of coughs, but he didn't hear me at all.
"YOU! OF ALL PEOPLE!" Suigetsu whipped around. His cheeks were flushed, and he was breathing hard. There was unmistakable anger in his face, in his stance, and in his eyes, but predominanly there was betryal and hurt that was breaking my heart. "First, you cheat on me and now you're trying to kill me."
I reached a hand out towards him, but he bared his teeth and backed away from me like a frightened animal which made me recoil as if I had been slapped.
A single tear escaped his eye and made its way down his cheek. Suigetsu wiped it away fiercely, then turned away from me. "Please, just stay away from me."
I knew there was no use talking to him, so I let him climb out of the lake. He gathered his clothes then disappeared into the forest.
Fuck
Ignoring the anguish that had settled over my heart, I trudged out of the water, and then donned my own clothing. The sun was just a red sliver in the sky now. I sighed and then returned to the campsite. I ignored Juugo's piercing stare when I entered the clearing and laid down on the grass. Drowsiness began to creep on my mind and my body, but I couldn't sleep. I had to think of way to apologize to Suigetsu. Hoping they'd give me some answer, I glared at the happily twinkling stars and found myself wishing all their lights die out. Juugo broke the silence.
"...You want to talk about it?"
"No."
"..."
A/N: Sorry for any mistakes. I really wanted to get this out! Juugo acts as cupid again in the next chapter! Thank you for all the feedback! Review!
P.S. I almost forgot to mention, so Let's Make A Scene Production is making a doujinshi out of Fire and Water! She's already got the cover page, so I encourage you to head over to her homepage and go to her deviantart account and check it out! It's sooo cool! If anyone else has made a picture from this story, I'd love to see it! Thanks again!