Written for belledragon who'd mentioned wanting to have a scene from Sasuke's POV

Sasuke was lying across the side of the bed in a pair of jeans, having just tossed his shirt onto the floor. He cast his eyes to the doorway when Naruto came back from the kitchen and stood there watching him - head cocked to the side - with his hand on the frame. He looked as attractive as ever, and working so much outside lately had definitely left him more tan these past few days. It brought out the blue in his eyes. His unkempt, choppy blond hair framed his face. More and more, Naruto was becoming the spitting image of his father. Except for the shape of the eyes and roundness of his face. After seeing so many pictures of Kushina, Sasuke thought those were features that solely belonged to her.

"Hey," Naruto said, his tone of voice light and casual, but with an underlying concern or question. "Tea's going to be ready soon. Anything else I can do for you?"

Sasuke offered him a reassuring smile. "No. I just took something for the migraine. Thank you for making tea."

Naruto approached him uncertainly, which was sort of adorable, as he seemed to assume every squeak of the floor or every breath he took was enough noise to agitate Sasuke's condition.

His smile broadened. "I'm not dying, Naruto. It's just a really bad headache."

Naruto sat next to him on the edge of the bed, his hands on either side of him. He kept gripping at the duvet nervously, restlessly.

"Kiss me?" Sasuke suggested, teasing him. "Maybe that'll make me feel better."

Naruto's eyebrow shot up. "Really?"

"We won't know until you try." He reached for Naruto's wrist and squeezed. "It's not the first time I've had one." He tried to pull Naruto closer and shorten the distance between them. Physical contact might've been nice, but Naruto apparently thought he could break him if he attempted it.

"Aren't migraines caused by stress?" Naruto asked, his brows drawn together. "What if I'm the cause of your stress?"

"Shut up," Sasuke told him. "And come here." He gave Naruto's wrist another tug, and this time Naruto complied by leaning over him and pressing their mouths together. Sasuke had only just gotten a taste of him before Naruto moved away.

"What if I draw you a bath?" Naruto asked, right as they heard the tea kettle go off. "Ah, be right back."

Sasuke watched him go, his eyes traveling down to watch Naruto's butt as he walked out of the bedroom. After only a few minutes, Naruto returned, one of the blue mugs in hand. He came up beside Sasuke, holding it out for him.

"Thank you." He sat up slowly, but even that small movement made his head feel like it was going to explode, and he was starting to lose the vision in his left eye.

"You alright?" Naruto must've noticed him wincing.

"I'm fine," he said, brushing him off and taking the mug. "I'm just losing my vision a little bit."

"Um... that doesn't sound good. Should I be calling the hospital? Don't they have shots that'll clear it up right away? Do you want me to drive you there?"

"Shh for a second." He held a hand to the side of his head, the mug poised in his lap, the handle carrying a comforting warmth against his palm. "It'll pass eventually." He looked up into Naruto's eyes, wanting to smile so that Naruto would stop worrying, but he couldn't really muster the strength to do that much.

Naruto's expression reflected that he thought this was bad but he probably also didn't want to ignore Sasuke's command of keeping quiet for a few minutes so that maybe through sheer will power alone, Sasuke could keep his brain from pounding against the sides of his skull. With some effort, he brought the mug to his lips and sipped. "It's good."

Naruto nodded and sunk his hands into the pockets of his jeans. Nervously, he shifted his weight from one foot to the other, making the zipper of his hooded sweatshirt swing.

Again, Sasuke took a sip. "I think a bath sounds good. If you don't mind."

"Of course I don't mind," said Naruto, keeping his voice hushed. "I'll do it now."

Sasuke nodded and after Naruto had gone into the bathroom, he got up and took a few steps toward the nightstand so he could set the mug there. Then he went back to lying across the duvet. He let his eyes fall shut, but even behind his lids, he could see tiny speckles of light in the shape of diamonds, zigzagging back and forth like he was watching a game of Pong. He heard the sudden rush of water coming from the bath tap. It wasn't taxingly loud, it was almost…relaxing. As if he wasn't so far from a waterfall in some peaceful, tropical location. It made him wonder when he and Naruto were ever going to go on a vacation together. Going to visit his brother didn't count as a romantic getaway, and when he thought of the two of them somewhere on the beach, somewhere warm, what kept coming to mind was that photo of Naruto with his ex-girlfriend he'd had taped to his bedroom wall.

Maybe he should suggest somewhere different? Somewhere that Naruto wouldn't constantly compare to the time he'd spent there with ex-lovers. Not that Sasuke was particularly jealous of the people who'd known Naruto in the past, but he wanted them to experience something new together. It'd be nice if he could get Naruto to agree to fly to Europe or maybe even Australia's Gold Coast.

When he felt the gentle brush of fingers on his side, Sasuke opened his eyes.

"It's ready when you are," Naruto said to him. His look was almost piteous. It unnerved Sasuke a bit.

"Naruto," he said, rising up to sit. "I'm really okay."

"I know, but I want to make it better, and I don't know how."

This made Sasuke smile. He grabbed for Naruto's hand, pulling it from the pocket where it had been hiding, and clasped their fingers together.

"What do you think about Europe?" he asked.

Naruto's mouth turned down into a contemplative frown, though his eyes remained bright and thoughtful. "It rains a lot there, I guess? Why do you ask?"

He squeezed his boyfriend's hand and made an attempt at standing. Naruto pulled him up simultaneously and placed his other hand on Sasuke's arm, keeping him steady. Not that it was so bad Sasuke couldn't walk. He did, however, feel a little unbalanced. He felt the pressure of Naruto's hand as it moved to his lower back.

They went into the bathroom. A slight fog of steam rose from the surface of the bath. Naruto had set a towel on the toilet.

"I can get you some clothes to change into if you want."

"Sure," said Sasuke. "You realize I'm finding this incredibly endearing, right?" He put his hand on the sink counter and leaned against it.

Naruto looked at him and broke out into one of those goofy grins, which happened whenever Sasuke gave him an unexpected compliment. He may or may not do it on purpose just to see him smile like that. The way his cheeks colored in pleasure. To add to the effect, Naruto bowed his head and scratched the back of his neck. A very common habit he displayed when embarrassed. Sasuke loved it and was always afraid that if he ever pointed it out, Naruto, out of self-consciousness, might have stopped.

"Um, I'm gonna go get you some pajama pants, is that alright?"

"I'll wait here then."

"Why?" asked Naruto. "Are y'gonna need help getting off your jeans?"

Sasuke smirked at his obliviousness. "Even if I didn't, I still wouldn't mind you undressing me."

"Heh. Figures that even like this, you'd still be a pervert. I'll be right back."

Sasuke nodded, but when Naruto glided past him, he caught his boyfriend by the wrist again and pulled him close. He let his hand settle at Naruto's waist, turning him so that they faced one another. Sasuke's other hand went to Naruto's cheek. Naruto's eyes scanned back and forth across his face, but when Sasuke leaned in for a kiss, his lids slipped shut right as their mouths came together. Sasuke closed his, too, already feeling that warmth pooling in his stomach, giving him butterflies. It happened every time they kissed. Naruto's callused palm touched his side, just above his waist and then, gradually, it traveled up until he pressed a hand flat to Sasuke's chest. His fingers were just a hair below Sasuke's nipple, and as their tongues began to slide more persistently together, the fingers shifted upward and brushed over it.

A quiet moan slipped from his mouth only to be swallowed up by Naruto's insistent kiss - enough to express his need but still retaining a gentleness as if conscious of not wanting to hurt him.

When they broke apart, Sasuke had his head lowered somewhat, his bangs slanting across one of his eyes. He looked up when Naruto pushed it to the side and tucked it behind an ear.

Naruto smirked. "I don't suppose that miraculously cured your migraine?"

Sasuke covered Naruto's hand on his chest with his own. "Not quite, but now I may have another little problem to deal with." When Naruto chuckled at the joke, Sasuke's smirk bloomed into a full-fledged smile.

"Maybe if you're feelin' better later," said Naruto. He leaned in and kissed the back of Sasuke's hand with a warm press of lips to his skin. The gesture almost made Sasuke's brain fog up with something akin to giddiness.

"Sap," he said. "I thought you were going to bring me something to wear. You're always so easily distracted."

Naruto grinned mischievously. "Mm. Well at least we know the only thing short about me is my attention span."

Sasuke laughed aloud and gave his boyfriend a playful shove in the chest. "You'll get in with me?"

Naruto nodded instantly as if he didn't have to give it even a second of consideration. "If you think I won't bother you."

"You never bother me, idiot."

"Okay. Don't get in without me." He turned on his heel and went into the bedroom.

Sasuke gave a deep sigh, reclining his head until he was staring at the ceiling, which was nothing more than a fuzzy blob of white at this point. Then Naruto was back again, setting the clothes on the counter. He stood in front of Sasuke and, wordlessly, unfastened the button of his jeans and pulled down the zipper, all while they both kept up a staring game of sorts. Naruto blinked first, his gaze dropping to watch his fingers. He slipped them under the waistband of Sasuke's boxer-briefs, the back of his fingers touching skin and the tips almost grazing the darker strands of pubic hair.

He looked up, meeting Sasuke's eyes again, keeping his fingers in place. "Hey," he said, voice low and husky, and very intimately familiar.

Sasuke pressed his teeth into his bottom lip as the fingers ventured south, just enough to really tease him, maybe almost enough to distract him from the throbbing pain in his head. Naruto used his other hand to tug his jeans further down his hips while the fingers near his groin loosely circled him. He let out a quiet gasp, his lids falling halfway shut. He gazed at Naruto, knowing he wanted a kiss, using his eyes to tell him as much.

Naruto graced him with a cocky, lazy grin and inched closer. Their lips only brushed. Naruto teased him, touching their mouths together only to back away when Sasuke tried to increase contact. Then his jeans were being pulled down further, to around his knees, underwear going with. Using a firmer grip, Naruto stroked him, and the instant Sasuke's eyes shut in pleasure, Naruto finally kissed him. He couldn't help but groan - low, guttural, and impatient - enticed further by that scent that only belonged to Naruto. The smell of his cologne, soap, sweat and shampoo as it began to mingle with Sasuke's own natural scent and musk.

When Naruto eventually drew away from him, Sasuke tried to follow and opened his eyes when he heard Naruto's deep, rumbling laugh that obviously came at his own expense.

Sasuke sent him a feeble glare. "Tease," he said, very aware of the half hard state of his cock now. Choosing to ignore Naruto and his smugness, he kicked his jeans off the rest of the way and walked toward the tub; although, he put some effort into the way he bent over to test the water, aware of the view Naruto was getting.

Naruto, being the dork that he was, whistled. Sasuke got in the far end, opposite the tap and sighed with relief as the water enveloped him, making him feel weightless. He rested his head on the edge, turning it a little so that he could see Naruto, who had begun to strip out of his clothes.

"What?" he asked. "No show?"

"Not for free," Naruto returned. "You've got to pay to see that shit."

Sasuke moved his arm out of he water and lay it across the edge of the tub. "Sorry, I must have left all my singles in my other wallet."

Naruto already had his hoodie off and was tugging his green short-sleeved shirt over his head. Sasuke admired the definition in his chest, stomach, and arms, not ashamed to let his eyes rake over his boyfriend's body rapaciously. Naruto was too busy working on his belt to even notice the flash of hunger he would've seen in Sasuke's gaze had he bothered to look. He undid his jeans and stepped out of them and then quickly made work of the garish orange boxers that Sasuke had often tried to get rid of. Yet, somehow, they always seemed to reappear. He was quite sure Naruto did that on purpose.

"I'm wearing your favorite boxers today," Naruto said, waggling his eyebrows.

"Mind reader," Sasuke murmured. "Get in already." His eyes were drawn to a particularly favorite body part of Naruto's once the underwear came off. He licked his lips as Naruto swaggered confidently in his direction, obviously aware of Sasuke's train of thoughts.

Naruto braced his arms on the edge, and had they not been making eye contact, Sasuke would've had an eyeful of Naruto's dick. But, alas, that often cocky look Naruto sported at times had already captured his attention.

"Want me to wipe the drool from the corner of your mouth, Sasuke?" Naruto asked, voice rough and sultry. He used his thumb and made a swipe at the edge of Sasuke's mouth.

"Very cute," he said.

"Hm. I thought so." In a surprisingly fluid and graceful move, Naruto got in the tub, on the opposite side. Sasuke's legs were spread apart so Naruto had his crossed at the ankles. Every once in a while, toes brushed up against the inside of his thigh. "So, really. How are you feeling?"

"Better," Sasuke answered, tipping his head to the side. "This is... relaxing."

"Mm. Good. Is it work-related?"

"Probably. I used to get them more when I was younger. Now I get them maybe two or three times a year."

"Weird." Naruto spread his arms out on either side of him, along the edge of the bath. "Is that sort of thing genetic?"

"I think so. I'm fairly sure I remember my mom having them. I think Itachi used to get them, as well."

"That sucks," Naruto surmised.

Sasuke snorted. "Yes, that does suck."

"So why did you ask me about Europe earlier? Is there some sort of gig coming up that you might have to go?"

Sasuke shook his head. "No. I thought maybe in future we could take a vacation together."

"Oooh. I see." Naruto scrunched his mouth to the side and raked a hand through his hair - another interesting gesture Sasuke loved. "I thought we were goin' to Seattle?"

"We are, but I don't expect that to be much of a vacation." He frowned at the prospect. In fact, he had been hesitant in asking Naruto to go simply because he anticipated a few up's and down's to occur during the time they spent there, but it wasn't a worry he particularly wanted to dump on Naruto.

"No. I s'pose not given the circumstances."

Sasuke grabbed for one of the rags from the wire basket behind him. "Hand me that?" he asked Naruto, pointing to the new block of Ivory soap.

Naruto reached for it and handed it to Sasuke. "Want me to wash you?" He squinted suggestively at Sasuke.

"I think I can handle this much. I'm not an invalid just yet." He attempted to take the bar of soap from Naruto only for Naruto to move it out of the way at the last second. "And how old are you?"

Naruto rolled his eyes and gave it to him. "You're no fun."

Sasuke smirked. "I'm the funnest person you know."

Naruto's head cocked to the side. "What about Kiba?"

"I'm waybetter than Kiba," he replied as he washed the upper half of his body with the soapy rag. Tiny, sudsy bubbles traveled across the top of the water. He watched Naruto poke at a couple.

"Ah, you both have a special place in my heart."

"I suppose I can live with that." He threw the rag at Naruto, who caught it, but it still smacked against his chest.

"Are you sure that," Naruto dabbed his tongue across his lips, "That it's not your brother that's making you worry and stress so much lately? I mean..." He bit his lip as he looked at Sasuke, and the cautious way he spoke caused Sasuke's eyebrow to quirk.

"Spit it out," he told Naruto.

"I get the feeling that you're not as confident about the outcome of the verdict as you've been saying over the past month."

Sasuke felt like he'd been punched in the gut. He drew his legs up closer to his chest, forcing Naruto to have to do the same. The water splashed against the sides.

"I could be wrong. If I'm wrong just tell me," said Naruto. "I just am sorta worried, y'know. And, like I said, I mean, you're... kind of losing weight, too. I just want you to know you can talk to me if you're worried."

Sasuke's mouth thinned and he was more or less watching the water, noticing the way that Naruto's toes had flexed in anticipation, or maybe even apprehension.

He sighed. "I don't want to burden you, Naruto. I honestly don't know what's going to happen, but I've considered what would happen if Itachi was found guilty."

"I'm sure he won't," Naruto attempted to comfort him.

Sasuke put up a hand. "No one knows. Itachi doesn't know. He seems confident, but that he was so urgent for us to get there before next Wednesday, I don't know."

Naruto gave a small nod. "I suppose it's difficult to think about."

Sasuke had to keep himself from sneering. He didn't want to take his fears out on Naruto and suddenly start being an asshole. His heart of heart's told him that Naruto just wanted to help, wanted to be there for him. Sasuke wanted to allow him to be there, but some old habits were hard to break, and he was used to taking everything on by himself. To ask for help from someone was an idea he would have laughed scornfully at years ago, but what he had with Naruto was something very special to him. Very meaningful but it was still fragile. It was a balancing act for him. How much he could let Naruto in while still maintaining enough room to breathe - so that he didn't regress into the person he used to be before he met Naruto.

"Sasuke?" Naruto called to him, regaining his attention.

Sasuke could only give him a faint smile. "It would be difficult," he said simply. "He's the only family I have left. What am I supposed to do if I lose that?"

Naruto's expression softened. Sasuke was surprised that he didn't try to reach for him, to comfort him, but Naruto must've realized it wasn't necessary. Instead, he only nodded.

"Should that happen," Naruto said, "I'll be there for you every step of the way."

"Thanks. Naruto?"

"Hm?"

Sasuke opened his legs and beckoned him. "Come here."

Naruto's eyebrow arched in question, but he didn't need to be told again. He got up on his knees and crawled over to him. Sasuke positioned him between his legs and wrapped an arm around his waist. He let his chin rest on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto eased back against him, and Sasuke heard him let out a quiet sigh.

They were silent for a while. He wondered if Naruto had closed his eyes. His breathing had become slow and shallow. Maybe he'd even fallen asleep. Sasuke pushed Naruto's hair out of the way so that he could place a kiss to his neck.

"Your hair's getting long," he whispered against Naruto's skin, making the tiny, pale hairs stand on end.

"Should I cut it?" Naruto asked after a small delay.

Sasuke leaned back, studying it from various angles, running his fingers through it. The pieces that framed the sides of his face had grown longer, just like Minato's.

"I think it's okay so long as you can't get it into a ponytail." Although, he did try, taking the longer pieces at the back and holding them together, but it wasn't anything he could've gotten a rubber band around.

"I don't think I could pull off a ponytail. I'll go to the barber tomorrow, maybe."

Sasuke kissed the other side of his neck. Naruto moved his arm and rested it on Sasuke's leg. "Naruto?"

"Yeah?" he asked, voice a little slurred and dreamy.

Lips not far from Naruto's ear, he said in a hushed voice, "I love you. I don't mean to scare you, but I really do love you."

Naruto turned in his arms, showing him a lop-sided smile. Sasuke covered that absurdly cheesy face with his hand so he wouldn't have to see it, but Naruto pulled it away. He leaned in, kissed Sasuke on the chin, each corner of his mouth, and then directly on the lips. He turned further, making the water splash around them, and took Sasuke's face in his hands. They kissed. Sasuke started to sink lower, underneath the water as Naruto got on top of him, pushing him down and driving all the worries away from his mind just as those familiar fingers started to wind through and tangle in his hair.