And here we are again!

Thank you again for your lovely words, wideyedwander. They just keep getting more descriptive and amazing, and they make me feel all fuzzy inside. I think it's safe to say that you're the reason Spectral Eyes made it over the 25,000 word mark.

This time I'll put a warning up, for bad language and graphic yaoi. You all got excited when I said that, but it's not what you think. Just read to find out.

The next morning, Sasuke woke to another vision of Naruto, again paging through a book, though this vision was greatly appreciated, unlike the morning before.

"Is it good?"

Naruto looked up at the voice. "Oh, you're awake. And it depends."

"On what?" Sasuke sat up in bed, pushing the covers away so he could set his feet on the floor and lean forward, chin in his hands and elbows on his knees. "Sakura gave it a good recommendation." He found it strange, and yet newly wonderful, that he hadn't even gotten out of bed yet, and here he was, in the middle of a discussion about something he enjoyed with someone he admired. The realization made him smile.

"Really?" Naruto raised a skeptical eyebrow. "Entanglements of Destiny? I never would have pegged her as someone who would go for this kind of stuff. What did she say about it when she recommended it?"

Sasuke thought for a moment. "Well, actually, she didn't quite recommend it. She just said it was her favorite Kage Bushin novel, and something about forbidden love that wasn't clichéd."

"Forbidden love!" A laugh escaped Naruto, followed by a scoff. "It's got forbidden love, all right. I'll tell you what: enjoy the book, but just don't read page 214."

"Why? What's on page 214?"

Cleverly avoiding the question, Naruto changed the subject. "I dare you to tell Sakura you're reading this a breakfast today."

A derisive snort escaped Sasuke. "You expect me to fall for that? Now that you've warned me, I'll never tell her."

"Oh, come on. It'll be funny!"

"Hn." It was a neutral noise, but Naruto took it as an affirmation.

"Great!" He got up, floating absentmindedly. "I have to go steal some food from the kitchen for Akamaru - that's Kiba's dog - so I'll be back in a bit. Meet you in the dining area?"

"Sure," Sasuke said, a little disappointed that his new friend was leaving him alone so soon, even if only for a while. "Wait!"

When Naruto turned back, Sasuke asked, flushing a little, "What do you want to do today?"

Naruto's face split into a grin at the mere notion of Sasuke wanting to spend the day with him. A little more guilt stabbed at Sasuke's heart; he really had hurt Naruto the day before with his rejection. "I figured I'd just follow you around and say inappropriate things at inopportune times, like I did yesterday at the library. Sound good to you?"

A smile, silly in its wideness, spread across Sasuke's normally sullen face. "Sounds plenty good to me."

When Naruto disappeared through a wall, grin still in place, Sasuke got up and dressed himself. Before he went downstairs, however, his eyes were drawn to Entanglements of Destiny. Naruto had said not to read page 214, but that just made Sasuke want to read it more. To the point that his fingers itched to flip the pages of the novel. With a quick glance around him to ensure Naruto wasn't going to come back, Sasuke picked up the book, flipped to page 214, and started reading.

Seon rose up above Lord Hyaki, bracing himself with one hand as the other, with its spit-coated fingers, trailed wetly up the inside of his Master's thigh and probed at his entrance. Lord Hyaki squirmed slightly, but waited patiently as Seon pressed a single finger inside him. The hotness of a furnace engulfed him, squeezing tightly around the finger, and Seon flushed slightly, imagining what it would feel like around another part of his body. After glancing up at Lord Hyaki's face to make sure there was no pain there, he added a second finger, then a third.

"Stop," Lord Hyaki said abruptly, catching Seon's hand.

"Why?" Fear suddenly gripped Seon's heart. "Did I do something wrong?"

"No," the demon replied, and Seon felt relief wash over him. "I'm ready. You don't have to do that anymore."

"Are you sure?" Seon asked nervously as he removed his fingers. "It's supposed to hurt if I don't-"

"Enough!" Lord Hyaki barked suddenly, glaring at Seon ferociously. "I am the eldest son of the leader of the Draconian Demon clan! Do not underestimate me! Now just hurry up and fuck me!"

The speech startled Seon, but it was the gaze - raw, needy, and above all, loving - that did something to him. Everything he shouldn't have been feeling for his Master was erupting from a long-bottled place in his heart, and the ferocity of it broke his control entirely. In one swift movement, he thrust his lower body forward, and sheathed himself completely inside the man below him. Inside Lord Hyaki.

No, Seon realized as he looked down at the demon who was now his lover, hearing the cries he let out and watching as his head thrashed back and forth, white hair tangling and spreading across the black satin pillow. Just Hyaki. He was making love to Hyaki.

Jesus, Sasuke thought. Naruto had been right: it was forbidden love, just not quite the kind he had been expecting. And Sakura and said that she liked it. Did she know? Was it some sort of sick joke? Suddenly swearing out loud, Sasuke realized that he was going to have to ask her about it at breakfast to find out, even though he had sworn he wasn't going to. Damn that Naruto!

With a few choice foul words, Sasuke picked up the book and stuffed it in his satchel, the. Headed down to the dining area, where Naruto was already waiting for him, seated at a table for three. It only took a glance at Sasuke's face for him to burst out laughing.

"You read it, didn't you? I knew you wouldn't be able to resist! Did you like it?"

"Asshole," Sasuke muttered under his breath, causing Naruto to laugh.

Sakura walked over, cutting the conversation short. "Morning, Sasuke! Look who's finally up to breakfast!"

"Yeah," Sasuke managed weakly. Sakura curled up in an armchair, reading scenes of steamy male sex, was all he could think about.

"Great! Can I get you something?"

"Sure."

Sakura bounded off, but was soon back with two plates. She sat down opposite him and started to eat as he stared at his own meal. Pancakes, with real maple syrup and cut fruit. He would be drooling it he wasn't feeling slightly sick.

"Sakura," he announced suddenly, "I'm going to read Entanglements of Destiny."

The effect was both immediate and large: Sakura's eyes went wide and she started choking. After taking a long drought of water, she squeaked, "You don't have to do that!"

"Why not?"

"Because… Because…" Sakura floundered for words. "Because I don't really think you'd like it that much!"

Relief washed over Sasuke; if she was trying to stop him from reading the book, she obviously didn't want him to know the contents and thus hadn't purposefully suggested it to him. That meant his secret was safe, so he decided to tease her a little more. "Why wouldn't I like it? I'm a fan of original takes on forbidden love. That is why you like it, correct?"

"Y-yes," Sakura admitted with a red face. "But it's a little… graphic…"

If the page Sasuke had read earlier was anything to go by, it was more than a little graphic. But now that he knew Sakura hadn't been taunting him, he was intrigued by the book. A relationship between two males, one of which was the Master and one of which was a servant, set in a fantasy world where the Master was a demon- all the components did seem rather prevalent in literature by themselves, but when put together, they presented quite an interesting prospective plot. Smiling, he found himself feeling hungry for the first time since he had walked downstairs, and he pulled his plate toward him and took a bite of pancake.

"I don't mind a little graphic," he said after swallowing.

Sakura, sensing she was fighting a losing battle, chose not to respond and instead took another bite of food. Sasuke allowed a triumphant grin to slip through his mask for a few seconds before recalling it.

"That was priceless," Naruto chortled from the third chair. "Man, I never would have guessed that Sakura of all people would read those kinds of books! I mean, I know some girls like them, but Sakura? This is just too good."

Sakura shifted uncomfortably, almost as if she could sense Naruto talking about her. With a shake of her head, she changed the subject. "I know I already asked you if you were interested in going somewhere with some of us locals tonight, but do you think you want to go out with Ino and me today? We're going out before the event, and thought you might like to come with us."

Before responding, Sasuke gave quick glance toward Naruto. The ghost gave him a grin. "Do it! It's a perfect chance to play the game!"

Turning back to Sakura, Sasuke accepted the invitation. "Sure, I'd love to go out with you and Ino."

"Really? That's great! We're were going to go shopping, and we can show you all the cool spots that locals love!" Sakura whisked away their finished plates, then grabbed his arm and started out the door. "Come on! Ino's waiting for me, so let's go surprise her!"

Ino was, indeed, surprised when Sasuke came with Sakura. The two girls immediately squealed and started pulling him everywhere, pointing out favorite spots and places they thought he might like. This was broken up by Naruto randomly interjecting sentences and actions - his 'game' - to try to make Sasuke laugh.

They had been walking around for nearly an hour, and Naruto had exhausted his repertoire of bad jokes and tricks, but he had yet to make Sasuke react. Frustrated, he backed off to think of a new tactic.

"Do you like ice cream?" Sakura asked, pointing out a vender across the street.

At the same time, Naruto suddenly asked, "You like Disney movies?"

"Hn." It was actually an no, but both the girls and Naruto took it as a yes.

"Excellent! They make their own ice cream, and it's the best!" Ino and Sakura each grabbed an arm and pulled Sasuke toward the ice cream vender.

Naruto, floating behind them, started singing the tune of the opening to The Lion King, except with very different words. "Iiiiiiiiiiiiii don't know-ahhhhhhhhhhh what the words really are! It's okay- I'll just sing dirty!"

Sasuke refused to let his lips even twitch. The entire plot of The Lion King was an allusion to Hamlet, and there was no way something so depressing would make him laugh. Naruto, sensing this, switched tactics.

"I can show you the world: shining, shimmering, metallic- and maybe a little bit phallic! Take a look and you'll agree!"

Sakura interrupted the end of this song. "They have the best Rocky Road. Do you like Rocky Road?"

Ino scoffed at this. "That has too many calories. You would never eat that, right, Sasuke?"

"I've never heard of that before," Sasuke answered. It was a truthful responce to one question, but not the other. These double conversations were quite fun, he was finding.

"How have you never seen Aladdin? It's only like the best move ever!" Naruto pretended to faint from shock, then popped back up again. "Okay, something you definitely have heard about…" He trailed off in thought as Ino cut in.

"How can you not know what Rocky Road is?"

"I bet he's more of a gelato guy," Sakura said with amusement.

"Italian ice, actually," Sasuke replied.

Sakura gave a fake sniff. "Rich kids."

"Hey, I can't help that."

At that moment, Naruto's eyes lit up. "I got it! You have to get this one! Let it out, let it out! Can't masterbate any more! Let it out, let it out! Turn away and cum on the floor!"

The words were so unexpected and dirty that Sasuke could help but allow a sniggering gasp to escape from his mouth. The two girls have him strange looks at this, but he quickly diffused the tension by pointing at the ice cream menu. "What do you recommend?"

"Rocky Road," Sakura said. At the same time, Ino said, "The sherbet," and Naruto said, "Pistachio."

"Pistachio?" The word had slipped out reflexively, and now both girls and the man behind the ice cream counter were giving Sasuke strange looks. "Um, I like pistachio! Yeah, I'll get that!"

When the three had purchased their ice cream, they wandered over to a bench to sit down, and Naruto resumed his game.

"I know you, I fucked you once in a wet dream!" He sang, dancing around in a mock waltz.

Sasuke had to take an abnormally large bite of his ice cream to stop a snicker from escaping. To his surprise, it actually tasted quite good, despite the strange name, and he thanked whoever had thought of the idea of making ice cream from a nut.

"How did you get the one from Sleeping Beauty, but miss Aladdin? You seriously have got to get your priorities in order." Naruto shook his head.

"It's that good?" Ino asked, eyes the green ice cream with an almost repulsed glance.

"It is," Sasuke replied. "It tastes better than what I get in Chicago."

"You poor boy," Sakura teased. "Bereft of homemade ice cream your whole life."

"I want to try some," Naruto announced. He bent down and grabbed Sasuke's hand holding the ice cream to keep the cone steady, then dragged his tongue up the far side. When he pulled away, he had a repulsed expression on his face. "You actually like that stuff? It's nasty!"

Ino poked Sasuke in the side. "Hey, you okay there? You were staring at that like you had seen a ghost or something!" She giggled at her own joke, and Sakura joined in.

"No, it's nothing."

At that precise moment, Naruto chose to break into a new song. "Tale as old as fuck, song as old as fuck, Beauty screws the Beast!"

Sasuke couldn't help it; he burst out laughing at that, not even caring that Ino and Sakura were watching him. Tears of mirth escaped from his eyes, and he felt the first sense of belonging he had experienced since Itachi had gone crazy and his parents had begun to focus all of their energy on the elder Uchiha brother.

Perhaps this is going to be best vacation I've ever had, Sasuke thought as he watched Naruto do a victory dance for beating him.