A/N: This took longer than expected. And I'm still not completely satisfied with it. Please review and let me know what you think.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

warning: Foul language, extreme deviation from plot, first time fic.

They were in Naruto's apartment, on Naruto's bed to be more accurate. Sasuke was sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him, leaning with his back against the wall. Naruto, was sitting on Sasuke's lap. It was a comfortable position for kissing. And kiss they did, with Naruto's one hand fisting Sasuke's shirt and the other burying itself in his hair. Sasuke for his part, was running the palm of his hands all over Naruto.

It was a series of kisses, rather than a single one. Each one, getting longer and longer. Naruto moaned, gripping his legs tighter around the dark haired boy.

"Sasuke" .One kiss. "We need to" .Another. "go" . A particularly lingering kiss – possibly an attempt by Sasuke to shut him up. "for training"

Sasuke sighed, his head hitting the wall with a thump, "Fine". Just as Naruto was about to get up from his lover's lap, the other boy pulled him down for a searing kiss. They pulled apart after nearly a minute, panting for breath. Naruto placed his forehead on Sasuke's, "We're still going for training"

Sasuke let his head fall back again, watching the blonde's ass as he got ready. Well, it was worth a try.

Sasuke woke up, as frustrated as he had been in his dream. Running a hand through his hair, he tried to will his problem down. He'd been getting a lot of dreams lately, ever since his little visit to Naruto's in the dead of night. Although, they seem more like memories than dreams. Well, there was no way to make sure, apart from asking the other participant. And since that was close to suicide, Sasuke was left to wonder.

He got up and walked gingerly to the bathroom, opening the tap and letting all the brown water flow out. He couldn't understand why there was still brown water coming from his tap. He was also slightly afraid of finding out.

And that was how Sasuke spent the first half hour of his morning. Standing there, gritting his teeth against the cold and the uncomfortable hardness in his pants, waiting for some relatively clean water to take a cold shower in.

Naruto was back in the Hokage library, not completely willingly. Tsunade had sent Sakura to drag him back to work. He sat there looking morosely at the scroll in his hand, not moving even when he felt a gentle hand on his shoulder, "Naruto"

Naruto's reply was automatic, "I'm fine Sakura."

Sakura's eyes narrowed. Naruto winced when he felt the grip tighten, still occasionally surprised at the girl's strength. "Naruto, I will not let you go down this path again. Either you snap out of it and tell me what's bothering you or I'll force the answer out of you."

Naruto gulped. He didn't doubt the pinkette for a second. She would probably break every bone in his body. Deciding that it was time to defuse the situation, he used his secret weapon. Looking up into the face of his concerned friend, he aimed his big, sad and teary looking blue eyes at her.

The result was instantaneous. Sakura anger melted and was replaced by concern. She sat down in the chair next to her friend and placed a hand on the side of his face, "Naruto, what's bothering you?"

Naruto bit his lip, feeling a bit guilty at the raw concern shining in his friend's face. It was Sakura who spoke next, "It's about Sasuke, isn't it?" At Naruto's surprised face, she continued, "It always comes down to him, Naruto". Seeing Naruto's blush made Sakura smile.

Even though they hadn't told her outright about their relationship, she knew. Their team, due to the lack of any decent missions, were forced to take on a low level one. They had to help out an old lady weed out her garden. She had caught the two remaining members of her team making out behind a barn belonging to the old lady.

Surprisingly, she hadn't found it all that shocking. Realizing that she had seen the signs for a long time, she only felt happiness at her boys finding love with each other, something that had been lacking in both of their lives for a long time.

She was a little surprised at the passion shown by Sasuke, who was almost devouring the blonde's lips. Then again, if there was anyone who could bring the stoic boy out of his shell, it was Naruto. It was the blonde who noticed Sakura first, Sasuke was just too busy. Naruto's eyes widened and he tried to push Sasuke off him, but the other boy just took it as sign to push the blonde on the ground and continue.

Sakura had blushed furiously and walked away, hearing the blonde's muffled words, 'Getmmph ooffm yo'um bastarumph'

Sakura had gone back to the weeding, face still a little red and thinking that it had been the hottest thing she had ever seen. The boys joined her, a couple of minutes later. Naruto was looking at her guiltily while ignoring a sulking Sasuke, now sporting a black eye. She felt sad that they hadn't told her for such a long time, and it was clear that they had been together for a long time. But all the same, Sakura caught Naruto's eye and smiled. The bright, relieved smile that she received back convinced her that she had done the right thing.

Seeing Naruto looking so lost now, broke her heart. She hugged her dear friend tightly, rubbing circles on his back, "It's going to be ok Naruto."

Sasuke saw Neji on the way to breakfast. He had been heading to the cheapest store in the market, Ichiraku's ramen stall. The other man was in a bad mood, eyes narrowed and lips set in a thin line. Sasuke decided to greet him, putting a hand on his shoulder. He immediately regretted the decision when Byakugan wielder punched him in the jaw. "– the hell Neji?", Sasuke winced. That was going to bruise.

"Don't touch me traitor." Neji gritted out.

Sasuke wanted to roll his eyes. He was getting tired of this. While Shikamaru had, for the most part, at least stopped treating him like an enemy, Neji still continued to look at him like he was something undesirable stuck at the bottom of his shoe.

"What the fuck is your problem, asshole?" Sasuke was not going to put up with this anymore. Fine, he gets it. He was a total douche bag before, but he's not anymore.

"You're my problem you fucking prick", Neji snarled, finishing that sentence with a shove to Sasuke's shoulder.

Sasuke rubbed his eyes, clearly the other man was pissed off at something and was looking to vent it out on him, "Ok, let's spar then"

That response actually made Neji pause a second, then agree.

The two men lay on the dirt, panting, bruised and bleeding from various cuts. They were looking at the clouds passing by. It truly was relaxing. They could see why Shikamaru would get addicted to this. Sasuke spoke without looking at the other man, "So, what really is your fucking problem?"

The question was met silence. Sasuke turned his head toward Neji, and saw him looking back.

Neji sighed, "I'm sick of trying to please my family" He paused, then, "and failing".

Sasuke had heard about Neji's family situation. His father had passed on, leaving Neji to take over as family head. He had to prove himself worthy of the title, and according to his family, he has yet to do that. Sasuke already knew that that was just a tactic to keep Neji busy. The clan had already picked out Hinata Hyuga as the heir. Sasuke was sure that Neji knew that too, he just didn't want to face it. He probably feels that he's failing his father. Sasuke wondered if he had ever felt that way.

Sasuke turned back to the sky, "Then stop trying." He could see the Hyuga looking at him with a puzzled expression. "Are you sure that pleasing your family would make you happy?"

Neji mulled that over, "I'm not sure."

Sasuke shook his head slightly, "Not worth it then" He could almost predict the next words form the other man, who had sat up and was looking at him angrily, "I will not fail my father's legacy."

Sasuke sat up too. It was hard looking at the other man while lying down, "Do you think your father wanted you to feel like crap?" Neji stopped, lips parted.

"Make your own legacy"

Neji continued staring at Sasuke a little longer, then rubbed his face, smearing the blood a little, "You're fucking insane" Sasuke got up and Neji followed, "That didn't even make sense."

Sasuke just shrugged, and started walking, "Wanna get some food?"

Neji nodded and walked by his side. After a while, he muttered, "Thanks."

There were back in the Academy, the kids were sleeping, the favorite time of day for the three men. Blissful peace and quiet. Neji and Shikamaru were standing by the window, looking outside.

Sasuke was talking to the little boy from before. It looked like he was teaching him to flick rocks. Sasuke did it first, then the kid. It was probably one eighth of the distance of what Sasuke achieved. He scoffed at the small child, who said something back, probably something insulting. Sasuke scowled, before flicking the kid on the forehead and walking away.

"Do you hate him?" Neji asked, still looking outside.

"No, he's a good kid." Shikamaru replied with a smirk. Neji turned to him with a glare.

Shikamaru tried again," There's no point. He doesn't remember what he did anyway" Looking at Neji's thoughtful expression, he continued, "Everybody deserves another chance."

Naruto found himself standing in front of Sasuke's current home. He bit his lip, hesitating, feeling a flutter in his stomach. He hadn't spoken to the other man since the – incident. Even during the apology, he had simply stood there and blushed like a school girl. Strengthening his resolve, he knocked, and felt it waver when he saw Sasuke open the door, dripping wet and shirtless.

Sasuke paused, looking at the blushing blonde, surprised to see him come willingly near him. He ushered Naruto inside, running a hand through his still wet hair. He had just taken a shower, and had been trying to get his hair tamed. Even though it was wet, it still stuck up in the back.

Naruto looked around the place, eyes widening at what he saw. This place is worse off than my old apartment. Seeing Sasuke shift around in one place looking so unsure, he began to speak, that was the precise second he realized that he had no idea what to say, "Um, I wanted to see how you were doing"

Sasuke was a little taken back by the question, but decided to go with the flow, "I'm fine, thank you. And you? How are you?" At least he's talking to me.

The blonde wouldn't meet his eyes, "Yes, I'm fine too". There was awkward silence, that lasted about two full minutes, during which Sasuke wracked his brains for something to say that wasn't 'You look real pretty when you blush'

Fortunately, Naruto unwittingly saved him the trouble, "About the apology, I didn't really say anything before, It's ok, I mean, I'm not angry or anything". Naruto blurted out at high speed.

It took some time for Sasuke to decipher that, he also noticed Naruto let his eyes dance over his torso, catch himself, blush and look away. He smirked, "You liked it."

Naruto's eyes finally, snapped to the Uchiha's, "Wha-?"

Sasuke's smirk never wavered, He stepped closed to the blonde, "The kiss. You liked it. Do you want me to do it again?"

The blonde's eyes widened. With every step forward that the other man took, he took a step back, "Don't – don't be ridiculous."

Naruto had run out of space and hit the wall, Sasuke stepped really close to the blonde, bringing his face nearer, "So you don't want me to kiss you ever again?"

Even the blonde's ears were red, "You're insane" Yeah he's been getting that a lot lately. Looking at Naruto though, he decided that he rather liked being insane.

Sasuke brought himself impossibly closer, but he didn't block Naruto in though, allowing the blonde a way to escape if he really wanted to, "That's not an answer, babe"

"Don't call me ba-ummph", Naruto's outrage was cut short by Sasuke's lips. The blonde's lips were so soft and pliant. Sasuke had to use more self control than he'd expected, to not go overboard with the kiss. Don't rip his clothes off. Don't rip his clothes off. He saw blue eyes flutter closed, and felt the lips under his part slightly.

Then, as if the universe had decided that it hadn't screwed over Sasuke enough today, interrupted them with a knock on the door. Not being satisfied with being knocked, the door swung open too. Naruto shoved him away and put some distance between them. Just in time for Neji and Shikamaru to walk in.

Shikamaru raised his eyebrows at seeing Naruto's blushing presence in said blonde's admirer's home.

Naruto practically yelled, "We were just talking."

Neji smirked, "Yes, I can tell that from his missing shirt"

Naruto blushed harder, muttered a good bye, a nice meeting you and rushed out.

The three of them watched the blonde almost run out of there with amused expressions. Then Shikamaru turned to the still shirtless Sasuke, "We were going to celebrate our last day as babysitters. You want to join us?"

Sasuke nodded, picking up a shirt. He smirked, thinking back to their most recent kiss.

He had kissed him back.

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