Author's note: Many apologies for taking so long again with updating this story! I don't know what it is, but writing this story is not as easy as I thought it would be. Still, I apologise for the delay! I didn't mean to make you all wait for so long!
Thanks to the following reviewers: SehunsBae37; 666snoopy; Nellana; KitsuneJen; Iraheta 127
Warnings: Minor time skips; some dirty talk
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Kishimoto owns it.
I hope you'll like it!
Chapter 12: Adjusting
Their new trimester started off with the usual amount of loud chattering, obnoxious laughter, students enthusiastically wishing each other a happy new yew and Inuzuka scurrying into the classroom, standing out with a black eye and his lower lip split. Sasuke could hazard a guess who had given him those and idly considered that Inuzuka had got away lightly this time.
When Inuzuka fell down in the seat next to Naruto, the blond got a good look at his face and he gaped, exclaiming in disbelief, "What the hell happened to you?"
His question attracted the gazes of several other students and some of them muffled a snort, realising as well what exactly had happened.
"Keep your voice down," Inuzuka hissed and winced when he carefully pressed a finger against his lip.
"A run in with Hyuuga?" Sasuke questioned mildly, crossing his arms loosely. He already knew the answer, but at least this way Naruto would actually get an explanation before he grew even more worried.
"He got me two days ago," Inuzuka mumbled petulantly. "Hinata-chan and I thought he had already left when I came to pick her up for our date, but clearly that wasn't the case."
Sasuke could barely cover a snort on time. No, clearly Neji had still been present.
"You still got your balls?" Naruto asked lightly; a hint of sympathy colouring his voice.
"Barely," Inuzuka groaned and snatched his notebook and his pencase from his bag. "He threatened to rip them off if I don't leave Hinata-chan alone."
"Not that you're planning on doing that," Nara said knowingly when he joined their little group. He nodded in greeting at Sasuke, who returned the nod.
Inuzuka scoffed. "Like hell will I let some arrogant arsehole get between me and my girlfriend."
"Your funeral." Sasuke shrugged. It wasn't as if Neji hadn't been clear before how he thought about guys panting after his cousin.
"Not asking for your input, Uchiha," Inuzuka retorted snippily, scowling at him.
Nara released a tired sigh. "He's right, though. You're playing with fire."
"Look, whose side are you even on?"
Nara opened his mouth to reply, but the door swung open again, revealing Morino this time. He marched inside, casting a look at them. His presence alone was sufficient enough to quiet down everyone completely and they all rushed to their seats, unwilling to annoy the sensei by lingering. Sasuke wasn't scared of Morino like the others, but there was no reason to annoy him either, so he briefly brushed his fingers across Naruto's arm before he sat down in his own seat.
Morino's piercing gaze swept over the students as he took his place behind his desk. Leaning his hands on it, he said, "First of all, I wish you the best in this new year. With that out of the way, please pass your assignments to the front. You've had two weeks to finish them, so I expect no excuses."
Sasuke was not surprised to see several students paling when they realised they were screwed. The student collecting the homework was clearly one of them, as he passed by Sasuke's desk looking like he was going to throw up any second now.
He thought he could hear Inuzuka muttering, "Wait, I did complete this assignment, didn't I?" and saw Takahashi almost sweating bullets as he looked through all his papers. Shaking his head slightly, Sasuke leant back in his chair and prepared himself for yet another harsh lecture by Morino.
With Inuzuka currently hiding from Neji and Nara having left to most likely have a nap in between classes, Sasuke and Naruto got comfortable in a quiet corner after they had finished their lunch. They sat huddled together; Naruto leaning into Sasuke's side as they shared soft kisses.
"You think Neji will ever accept Kiba?" Naruto asked curiously when he pulled back. He was fiddling with the zipper of Sasuke's coat, pulling it up and down slightly.
Apparently this weekend Inuzuka had barely managed to escape Hyuuga's house before Neji had caught him. Fortunately for him, though judging by the dark looks Neji favoured Inuzuka with every time he glanced at him, it was luck that Neji did not agree with.
Sasuke scoffed and cupped Naruto's hip underneath his own jacket. "Neji's got a cousin complex the size of Jupiter; Inuzuka can count himself lucky if a split lip and black eye are everything he's going to get."
"Hm, I can't decide whether Kiba is brave or stupid then," Naruto mused; his blue eyes twinkling amused.
"Stupid for sure," Sasuke answered easily and smiled when that made Naruto laugh.
"Yeah, I guess that's obvious," Naruto agreed and leant back in for another kiss.
This was how they nowadays spent their breaks at school: either Sasuke joined Naruto at the lunch table his boyfriend occasionally shared with Inuzuka, Nara and Akimichi or they would sneak off to a quiet place in the school, spending their break together before their next class would start. They didn't always need to fill the silence with chatter either. Sasuke could get lost in a book while Naruto would simply hug him around his shoulders, brushing his hands across Sasuke's arms gently. Or Naruto would show funny or interesting videos on his phone; during those moments Sasuke found himself sliding his fingers across the Omega's neck or over his back and his arms, the action soothing to them both.
Their scents were so entwined by now that Sasuke couldn't even tell where his ended and where Naruto's began. It settled something deep inside him, smelling like them both; it was a comfort during those rare nights he did spend in his own bed. Because nowadays he spent more time at Naruto's house than he did in his own. Kakashi didn't particularly mind it; he had never been the type to be overly concerned as long as he knew where Sasuke was.
Naruto ran his fingers through his hair and settled down in his lap, pulling Sasuke's attention back to him. The blond was smiling down on him; his eyes twinkling.
"You're coming over to my house tonight?" he asked, as if the answer wasn't obvious already.
"Of course," Sasuke smiled and leant up to steal another kiss before they would have to get up and go to their next class.
"We only had to read the chapter for today's class, right?" Naruto asked distracted as they made their way to their literature class.
"Yes, that's all we had to – Naruto?" Sasuke watched surprised how Naruto suddenly dropped his bag on the floor and rushed away, disappearing into the bathroom.
Sasuke stood there bemused for a couple of seconds, thrown off guard, before he bent down and grabbed Naruto's backpack. He waited for a gap in the stream of students to happen and walked to the bathroom as well, confused. Was Naruto not feeling well? He had looked fine just a minute before and they had both eaten the same lunch so it couldn't be that.
He pushed open the door of the bathroom and looked around. All the doors of the cubicles were ajar, save for one in the middle. With nobody else present, it wasn't difficult to guess where Naruto was.
"Naruto, you okay?" he called out worriedly.
There was no reply, save for an odd almost supressed pained noise, which did nothing to ease Sasuke's concern.
"Naruto, talk to me," he urged and approached the closed door, placing Naruto's bag on the floor for now.
A couple of seconds later, the door creaked open a bit and one blue eye peeked through the small gap. "My, er, my heat started," Naruto confessed softly.
"What?" Almost automatically Sasuke sniffed the air and stiffened when Naruto's scent drifted over to him, no longer held back by the door. Apple and citrus, sweet yet strong, sharper than usually, just like the first time Sasuke had come across Naruto when he had been in heat.
Shit, his heat had started. At school again, for the second time. Naruto normally stayed at home when he knew his heat would start. Except for that one time a couple of months ago, Naruto had been consistent with his heat, always texting Sasuke to let him know when he wouldn't be able to come to school. How come he hadn't known he would – his suppressants.
Sasuke felt stupid for forgetting that. Naruto had told him his body would need some time to adapt to his new suppressants, which meant that his heat could either come sooner or later than normally. Clearly his body had decided it was time for his heat to hit now. He couldn't stay here, though. He would need to go home as soon as possible, the quicker the better.
"Oh. I can take you home, if you want?" he suggested. "Or do you want to call your mum and have her pick you up?" That was what he had done last time; perhaps he would feel more at ease with his mum picking him up.
"If – if you don't mind, can you take me home? It's just, I don't know when mum can pick me up," Naruto replied rushed, sounding quite vulnerable.
"Sure, no problem," Sasuke reassured him immediately and realised he had something that could help Naruto. He hadn't thought about it again since he had bought it, but he had packed one away in his bag just in case. He had no idea whether Naruto would like to use it, but he could offer it at least.
He unzipped the front pocket of his bag and grabbed the slick pad out of it. "Er, here, I got something that might help you," he said, feeling his cheeks heat up a bit. He pressed the thin, dark blue package through the gap, holding it out to Naruto.
Fingertips brushed against his fingers and Naruto took the slick pad. "You carry around slick pads?" he asked, sounding in disbelief.
Sasuke figured he couldn't exactly blame him for that. From the forum threads he had perused before, he had gathered that an Alpha carrying around slick pads wasn't exactly common.
Feeling a bit amused at Naruto's obvious question, Sasuke answered, "Obviously." He thought the presence of the thin package had made that very clear.
"Since when are you carrying these pads?" Naruto questioned curiously.
"Ever since you got your heat here at school," Sasuke replied and shrugged. "I figured if it happened again, you might want one of these just in case. I don't know how many times you need to replace a pad, so I figured I would keep one in my bag as a spare."
He shuffled with his feet next, uncertainty blooming up when he continued, "I … did some reading and apparently those pads aren't really popular? Some Omega like it, some don't and I didn't know what you think of them, but." He bit down on his lip before going on, wanting to reassure Naruto before the other boy would feel pressured to wear it just because Sasuke had offered it, "You don't have to wear it, of course, it's your choice, but I thought you might be worried about, er, about leaking through your clothes, so yes."
He cleared his throat, trying to ignore how hot his cheeks felt. "I'll wait in the hallway, okay? Take as long as you need."
He picked up Naruto's backpack again and left the bathroom so that the Omega could have some privacy. By now the hallway was completely empty, of course; classes had started and the rest of the students were back in the classrooms by now. He went to stand in front of some lockers, putting Naruto's bag on the floor before zipping the front pocket of his own bag shut again.
"Uchiha-san? Why aren't you in class?" Umino asked bewildered, adjusting the pile of papers he carried. He must have been on his way to the faculty lounge when he had spotted Sasuke.
"I'm waiting for Naruto. He's not feeling well, so I'm going to bring him home," Sasuke explained. "He's in the bathroom right now."
"Oh." Umino glanced at the bathroom quickly. "Which class do you have now?"
"Literature."
The older man nodded. "All right, don't worry about that. I will let your teacher know where you're going. Tell Uzumaki that either he or his parents have to notify the school if he's still feeling unwell after the weekend, okay?"
"I will," Sasuke nodded.
Umino nodded in return and continued his way to the faculty lounge. At least neither Sasuke nor Naruto would get in trouble now for leaving school earlier; it was a good thing Umino had shown up now.
The bathroom door opening attracted his attention and he straightened up a bit when Naruto stepped outside. He licked his lips, distracting Sasuke momentarily, and quickly walked over to him.
"You ready?" Sasuke asked and ran his eyes over Naruto quickly. There was a deep pink flush spreading from Naruto's cheeks down to his neck and his blue eyes were bright, glittering almost.
He stilled in surprise when Naruto abruptly pressed himself up against him, dragging his nose across Sasuke's neck. This close, without any space left, Naruto's scent was overwhelming and the urge to grab Naruto and push up him up against the lockers was almost too hard to resist, making him swallow.
"You smell good," Naruto mumbled and his hands started to tug at Sasuke's jacket; the flush in his cheeks deepening a notch.
"You smell better," Sasuke retorted, because it was true. Naruto's scent was already amazing any given day, but during his heats it was simply divine.
For some reason the compliment seemed to take Naruto off guard, because he took a couple of steps back and reddened. He looked away and bent down to grab his bag. "Sorry about that. Can we – can we leave now?"
"Sure," Sasuke agreed and grabbed Naruto by his wrist. "Come on, I'll take you home, okay?"
Naruto nodded and followed Sasuke through the hallways, past the classrooms, and out of the doors into the parking lot. Sasuke glanced behind him, growing a bit concerned at the dazed look in Naruto's eyes. How quickly did a heat take to set in? He hoped they would have enough time to reach Naruto's home before it would grow too bad.
He opened his car and helped Naruto get into it, having the disconcerting thought that it was a bit like handling a doll. Naruto was almost limp, letting Sasuke handle him. Sasuke made sure to fasten Naruto's seatbelt for him, because at this point he wasn't even sure whether the blond was capable of doing it himself. He seemed to be spacing out at the moment, an almost dopey smile spreading across his face. It was silly and Sasuke shook his head amused.
He closed the door and made his way around the car, getting behind the wheel. Naruto hummed quietly when Sasuke reached out and caressed his cheek.
"You doing okay?" he asked concerned.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine," Naruto murmured and blinked languidly.
It wasn't exactly convincing, but this wasn't Naruto's first heat so this was most likely normal behaviour. It would still be best if they got to his house as quickly as possible, though, so he settled back in his seat and turned the key, starting the car.
The first half of the ride went by without a hitch, Naruto mainly staring out of the window, but then something shifted. His scent grew even stronger, something Sasuke thought wasn't possible, and he started shifting around in his seat, clearly growing uncomfortable.
"Naruto, everything fine?" Sasuke threw him a quick glance before focusing on the road again. He nearly floored the gas pedal when a hot hand unexpectedly grabbed his thigh, squeezing it.
"Okay, let's not do that now," he said hastily and grabbed Naruto's hand, placing it back on his own thigh.
Naruto did not agree with that, because his hand shot back to Sasuke's thigh almost immediately. Then he started murmuring heatedly and Sasuke was starting to wish that his hearing wasn't that good or that he was better at blocking out Naruto's voice. He had never been able to block him out ever since the blond had approached him, though, and so he could do nothing but listen and try to focus on the road as Naruto told him all the things he wanted to do. In detail. Without leaving anything out.
"I can be so good for you," Naruto murmured heatedly; his eyes almost piercing a hole into Sasuke's temple. "Such a good Omega, only for you, I promise. When we get home, you can make me yours. I can't wait to feel you inside me, I'm so wet for you."
That last thing was actually almost purred and Sasuke's hands tightened around the steering wheel while his heartbeat was loud in his ears. Not loud enough to drown out Naruto's voice, however, and Sasuke couldn't decide whether he hated that or not.
"I haven't done anything before, but you can teach me. My Alpha can teach me and I will do my best to make it really good for you, I promise," Naruto went on, almost feverishly now and his hand started to rhythmically squeeze Sasuke's thigh, sliding up even higher, which really didn't help Sasuke in any way.
Why had he thought it had been a good idea to be the one to bring Naruto home?
"I only want you, just you. Only wet for you," Naruto breathed and Sasuke had to shove his hand away when he went to grab his crotch. "Don't you want to fuck me?" he crooned next, leaning closer to Sasuke. "I'm ready, please, Alpha."
Sasuke had never been so happy to see Naruto's house as he was now. It was a miracle they hadn't crashed on their way here with how handsy – and talkative, that mostly – Naruto had been.
Somehow he managed to park his car decently, stretching his fingers when he took them off the steering wheel. They felt cramped; his knuckles looking slightly pale. "Naruto, we're here," he announced, aware of just how strangled his voice sounded, but it felt like he was a wound-up toy, ready to release the tension any second now.
This time he did get through to Naruto, because he blinked and started to frown before he looked down and saw his own hand still on Sasuke's thigh. It wasn't cupping his groin, fortunately, but it was still quite close to it.
"Oh fuck, I'm sorry!" Naruto exclaimed, colouring red, and snatched his hand away.
"It's fine," Sasuke managed to bring out in a relatively normal voice. He switched from breathing through his nose to his mouth, because his car was now fully saturated in Naruto's heat scent and it was starting to affect his mind, threatening to throw him into a daze of his own. He would need to lower all the windows when he would leave and hope the scent would be gone by tomorrow.
"Come on, I'll help you get inside," he offered and shut off the engine before undoing his seatbelt.
"No, that's not necessary!" Naruto protested, lucid for now.
Sasuke paid it no mind, because if the trip to the parking lot from the school was any indication, Naruto would need all the help he could get. He hurried around the car and opened the door to the passenger's seat on time to see Naruto removing his own seatbelt.
Naruto stepped out of the car on his own, but right as he straightened up, his knees gave out on him and Sasuke was just in time to grab him around his waist before his face could meet the footpath. Naruto shivered slightly and his hands slid underneath Sasuke's jacket, touching the Alpha's stomach. Sasuke tensed a bit in surprise and turned his head slightly away; it did nothing to lessen Naruto's scent.
"Your keys are in your pocket?" Sasuke inquired, because he doubted Naruto was in any state to unlock the front door himself.
Naruto stared up at him, but didn't reply.
"Naruto? Your keys," Sasuke repeated, all too aware of the way Naruto leant into him.
"Oh, er, yeah, in my pocket," Naruto mumbled and shook his head, humming quietly.
Sasuke dipped his hand into Naruto's back pocket, trying his best not to touch him too much, and quickly grabbed the keys. He tugged Naruto along with him to the front door, keeping one arm wrapped around the Omega's waist so that he would keep his balance. The second the door was unlocked, he dragged Naruto inside and locked the door again. At a rational level he knew nothing would happen if he left the door unlocked, but every instinct in him was screaming against that; his stomach cramping.
Naruto was back to pressing himself closely against Sasuke, pushing his face into Sasuke's neck and inhaling deeply before his warm breath washed over Sasuke's skin, making him arch his back slightly before he forced himself to focus.
"We're home now," Naruto murmured and his hands drifted towards Sasuke's back, clumsily running over his spine. "Can we fuck now? We should get our clothes off, don't you want to feel how wet I am for you?"
How was it possible for Naruto to sound both so out of it yet so lucid at the same time? It messed with Sasuke's mind and there was a part inside of him, a part that was threatening to become overwhelming, that urged him to accept Naruto's offer, to give the Omega what he wanted and find out for himself just how wet his boyfriend was for him.
Realising just how dangerous his thoughts were becoming, Sasuke forced some distance between them. "All right, let's get you into the bathtub," he decided, his cheeks stinging, hoping that the water would lessen Naruto's scent a bit, maybe even give him a moment of lucidity again.
Naruto blinked up at him. "Don't you mean the bed?"
"No, I definitely mean the bath," Sasuke stated firmly and took another couple of steps back, releasing Naruto's waist in favour of grabbing his hand instead. "Come on, you'll feel better once you've taken a bath."
"Are you going to take one with me?" Naruto asked innocently.
The thought of Naruto naked and wet in the bath, looking up at him with flushed cheeks and hooded eyes … Sasuke nearly missed the second step on the stairs.
"No, I'm not taking one with you, Naruto. That wouldn't be a good idea," he said resolutely. Definitely not a good idea.
"I think it'd be a good idea," Naruto told him, but Sasuke ignored him for his own sanity's sake.
He brought him directly into the bathroom and urged him towards the shower. "Here, take a quick shower while I prepare your bath. Is there anything you like to drink during your heat?"
The forums recommended water, but a lot of the Omega on those discussion boards mentioned craving soda or chocolate milk or even coffee instead.
"Soda? I probably should drink water, though," Naruto replied and wrinkled his nose.
"Okay, I'll get some bottles and put them in your room. You, take a shower and then get in the bathtub," Sasuke ordered, pointing at the shower first and then the bathtub for emphasis.
Before leaving the bathroom Sasuke placed a couple of thick towels on the sink, leaving Naruto to his own devices. He went into Naruto's bedroom first to collect a fresh set of clothes, figuring Naruto would like to dress into something more comfortable. After some debating, he picked a large light blue shirt and dark, loose sweatpants out of the wardrobe, adding a new pair of underwear to the pile. Walking back to the bathroom, he waited until he heard the noise of the shower before he opened the door and slipped inside, replacing Naruto's old clothes with the fresh ones. Forcing himself not to look, he left again, dumping the clothes in the basket.
He went back downstairs to the kitchen where he opened the fridge and took out a couple of bottles of water and some cans of soda, bringing them up to Naruto's bedroom where he put them down on the nightstand. Next he removed his sweater and placed it underneath the blanket so that the material would hopefully soak up his scent. He remembered Naruto telling him his scent had helped the Omega during his heat before, so hopefully that still would be the case.
He had spotted one of his sweaters in Naruto's wardrobe so he took that one and pulled it on before riffling through Naruto's bag until he found his phone. They were at his home now, but Naruto's mum would still need to be warned so that she could look after Naruto. He went through the contact list until he found the one labelled Mum and pressed on call.
"Naruto, honey, is something wrong? Shouldn't you be in class?" Kushina asked concerned, picking up almost immediately.
"It's not Naruto, it's Sasuke, sorry," Sasuke apologised. "Naruto's heat started and I brought him home. Could you come home soon? I figured I would make the call in his stead; I'm not sure whether he would be able to call you."
"Oh, thanks for calling me. I'll be home as soon as I can," she promised. "Make sure he has enough to drink and to eat! You can find some snacks in the cupboards. I'll be there soon!"
She hung up before he could say goodbye, but he wasn't offended by it. Of course she would want to be home as soon as possible. He put the phone on the desk and decided to go back downstairs in order to take some snacks for Naruto.
Right as he was placing some chocolate bars on the nightstand, Naruto appeared in the doorway. Sasuke turned to him at once, taking in his damp blond hair plastered against his forehead and the collar of his shirt sticking to his collarbone.
"You feeling a bit better?" he asked, stepping away from the bed.
"Hm, a bit," Naruto mumbled and blinked owlishly. He at least looked a bit more lucid this time.
Sasuke smiled and beckoned him closer. "You want to lie down? Or what do you do when you have your heat?" he asked uncertainly. The forums had been filled with all sorts of things Omega tended to do during their heats, but that didn't mean Naruto would do those things as well. Every Omega was different after all.
"You could lie down with me in the bed?" Naruto suggested hopefully, drifting closer to Sasuke, already reaching out with his hands.
"I don't think that's a good idea, Naruto," Sasuke said softly, trying not to hurt him, but it simply wasn't a good idea for them to lie together now. Sasuke's resistance was hanging onto a thin thread and it took everything in him not to reach out in response and press Naruto against him.
Naruto abruptly stopped walking and looked at him hurt, causing Sasuke's chest to squeeze with guilt. "You don't want me?" he asked in a small voice, his hands trembling.
"Naruto, trust me, I do want you," Sasuke stated firmly, because how could Naruto think he didn't want him? That was ridiculous! "More than you can even imagine. But I don't want our first time to happen during your heat, okay? Not when you're incoherent and not able to consent properly."
Because Naruto might think he wanted to have sex now, but once his heat was over and he realised what they had done … Sasuke couldn't do that to him. He wouldn't do that to him. Their first time should be special, not happen whilst under influence of hormones.
"But I trust you," Naruto said bewildered.
"That's – that's good, but we're still not going to do it," Sasuke repeated, both for his sake and Naruto's. He caught himself staring at Naruto's body and forced himself to look at his face. He cleared his throat and ran his hand through his hair. "Why don't you try to get some rest?" he suggested. "I called your mum and she'll be home soon."
"I don't want you to go," Naruto said petulantly and balled his hands into fists. "I want you to stay."
"That's not a good idea, Naruto, trust me," Sasuke insisted.
"Why not?"
"Because I can barely hold myself back now. Your scent is driving me crazy and it's taking everything in me not to rip your clothes off and push you down on the bed," Sasuke replied bluntly, digging his nails in his palms.
Naruto's mouth dropped open in surprise and he blushed before looking away. "Oh."
"So I need to leave now, before we both are going to do things we'll regret," Sasuke said, sounding calmer than he felt.
"Can't -can't you at least stay a bit longer? Just – just until mum's home? I don't want to be alone now," Naruto said quietly, peeking up at Sasuke through his eyelashes.
Sasuke nodded. "I can do that." He could stay just a bit longer; that much he could handle. "You want to rest?"
"Yeah." Naruto shuffled over to the bed and fell down heavily on it. He crawled into it, stilling when he pulled Sasuke's sweater from underneath the blankets.
"You said my scent helped you last time, so I thought you'd like my sweater," Sasuke explained and crossed his arms, feeling stupidly shy. "What do you think?"
In response Naruto didn't hesitate to pull the sweater on, clenching his fingers around the edge of the sleeves. Once it was fully on, he snuggled deeper into the bed and held out his hand, pleading softly, "Can you lie down with me?"
"Naruto," Sasuke sighed, "I told you - "
"We don't have to do anything. You can just sit down if you want," Naruto quickly said. "Please, Sasuke?"
As strong as Sasuke tried to be, he was utterly weak to that pleading tone and he felt himself giving in against his better judgement. Just sitting down couldn't be that bad, though. As long as he kept himself on the edge, it would be fine.
"For a little while," he acquiesced and sat down on the bed, making sure there was some distance between them, though that did nothing to temper Naruto's scent.
Naruto started to shuffle closer, but one warning look from Sasuke had him huffing and lying down again. He pulled his hands up, pressing his nose into one of the sleeves. His eyes started to droop and he curled up underneath the blankets.
"Thanks, Sasuke," he slurred, visibly relaxing.
"Yeah, no problem," Sasuke sighed quietly.
After a moment of hesitation he reached out and covered Naruto's left hand with his, lacing their fingers together. It made Naruto smile sweetly and Sasuke relaxed as well. There was still heat lingering in the pit of his belly and he didn't dare to breathe in too deeply, but he could do this. Naruto needed him and he couldn't leave him on his own, not now when he was so vulnerable.
Silence descended over them, only broken up whenever Naruto would squirm around in bed, tightening his grip on Sasuke's hand. His cheeks were a deep red now and his eyes were either closed or staring up at Sasuke hooded. He was muttering again, but this time he was speaking too quietly for Sasuke to hear, which the Alpha decided was a blessing. It had already been difficult to listen to him in the car, he didn't want to find out just how much his restraint would hold out if he had to listen to him while Naruto was in his bed.
The sound of the front door unlocking was like a clap of thunder and Sasuke shot up, untangling their hands. He hurried downstairs, ready to great Kushina and assure her Naruto was doing fine.
The scent of another Alpha hit him like a slap in the face when he reached the middle of the staircase, his hand tightening around the railing as he reeled from the sudden burst of protective anger filling him.
The other Alpha looked up at him and took a step towards the staircase. A step closer to Naruto. Naruto who was in his bedroom, lost in his heat, vulnerable to anyone trying to hurt him. And now there was another Alpha in the house.
Sasuke saw red.
AN2: Poor Sasuke and his self-restraint :')
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