Disclaimers: Naruto is not mine, sadly. This is purely a fanfic using someone else's characters.

Warnings: This story includes non-consensual elements, strong language, violence, sexual content (yaoi), & angst.

Blind Sighted

Chapter 25: To Be or Not To Be.. Shy

"Don't you hide your eyes from me,

open them and see me now."

- t.A.T.u

--

They kept him in the hospital for a few days, despite Kyuubi's effective healing and Naruto's explosive outbursts. He was not happy about staying, and he made sure that everyone within a ten-mile radius knew it. Unfortunately his deafening protests were not anything new to the Hokage, so she remained unswayed by his efforts.

Even Sasuke, who was eager to take his blonde home, had to agree with her- reluctant as he was to ever side with the Hokage on anything. But he understood her reasoning even if Naruto didn't. They had to make sure that there were no unforeseen side effects from the procedure. Well, any more side effects.

The pain Naruto felt in his Mangekyou had definitely been one that they had not anticipated.

Tsunade guessed that it had something to do with Kyuubi getting his eyesight back at the same time. That perhaps the amount of specialized chakra Naruto had to absorb to reverse it for both of them had overwhelmed him- so much so that it even reached him in the Mangekyou. It was just a theory, but it was the only explanation she could think of. Which was reassuring to no one- hence the tantruming blonde in her hospital.

"Give me one reason why I have to stay here when I can see and I'm already healed" Naruto growled the minute she stepped into his room again.

"You felt pain in the Mangekyou and you shouldn't have" she said simply.

"Ok, give me two reasons."

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "It's just a couple days, dobe. It's not like you're going to die if you stay."

"We have no way of knowing that" Naruto argued, just as stubborn as ever.

Sasuke glanced over at the Hokage. "Permission to punch the patient?"

"Granted."

"Hey!" Naruto shouted indignantly. "Be nice to your boyfriend!"

Sasuke leaned in and kissed his temple. "You know I would never hit you."

"You punched me yesterday."

"You know I would never hit you that hard."

"There's a red mark on my arm!"

"You know I would never-"

"Well, as fun as this is to listen to" Tsunade interrupted, "I came to tell you that as long as Naruto's test results turn out well, he is free to leave tomorrow morning."

"Tonight actually works better for me."

Cinnamon eyes narrowed on the insolent blonde. "Uchiha really does have the patience of a saint."

Sasuke gave his boyfriend a pointed look. "Could not agree more."

Naruto rolled his eyes. "Pfft, yeah right."

Tsunade's gaze slid back to the composed raven once more. "I still don't like you though" she said, brutally honest as usual.

"The feeling's mutual" he shot back.

Tsunade could see that he was itching for a fight, just like his blonde counterpart, and she had no interest in entertaining either of them. She moved towards the door, more than ready to leave, but paused on her way out.

She looked over her shoulder and gave her favorite brat a small smile. "Glad to have you back in one piece."

Naruto returned the smile.

"Feels good to be back."

Though he only half meant it. Having his eyesight back after nearly a month of blindness was definitely a relief, but if he was being completely honest.. he missed his forever with Sasuke.

And he could tell that Sasuke missed it too.

--

The two arrived at Sasuke's place early the next day after a rather heated discussion on the walk back.

Naruto tried to argue that he had his own home he was more than capable of returning to, that it was unnecessary for them to keep living together like this, and Sasuke wouldn't hear of it. He had no interest in going back to an empty house, and it irritated him that Naruto even considered it. The best part of spending years in his Mangekyou was being by his blonde's side the entire time- he didn't want that to change.

"Sasuke, I have my own place."

"Why are you so eager to go back to your shitty apartment?" he snapped. "I thought you liked living together."

"That's not the point!"

"Then what is the point?" he growled. "Don't you want what we had? I thought you liked being with me."

"I do!"

"Then what's the problem?"

Naruto blushed. "I mean.. we're dating. Don't people usually, I don't know, slowly build up to that?"

"When have I ever cared about what other people do?"

He studied his blonde's flushed face, saw the trepidation in his azure eyes, and immediately understood. "You don't need to be shy, Naruto."

"When did I say I was shy?"

"Just now."

The blonde sighed. "Fine. I'm a little nervous, ok?"

"Don't be."

"Thanks, Sasuke, that was super helpful. I feel so much better."

Sasuke stopped and stepped in front of him. When Naruto averted his gaze, he reached out and gently grasped his chin- forcing their eyes to meet. "Don't avoid me" he said. He meant for it to sound stern, but it came out as more of a plea and Naruto noticed.

Naruto lifted his hand and tucked a long ebony strand behind his boyfriend's ear. "I'm not going anywhere, Sasuke. You're my person." He tried to keep a cool composure but his face reddened and he had to look away. "And.. I want to be with you."

"Good. Then it's decided." Sasuke took his hand once more and led him back to his house.

Naruto have an exasperated laugh and shook his head. "You really are impossible, you know that right?"

"You love it."

His charcoal gaze met sincere blues, and Naruto's heart skipped a beat. "Is it that obvious?" he murmured.

"Your eyes give you away."

Naruto nudged his boyfriend playfully as they made their way home. "Whatever. You're just good at reading me."

Sasuke smiled. "That too."

--

The minute they were back inside, Sasuke was all over him. It had been torture keeping his hands to himself while Naruto was in the hospital and now that he finally had him all to himself, he couldn't hold back. He was ready to make their illusion a reality, and he couldn't wait a second longer to start.

Sasuke shoved Naruto back against the door and stepped in close. He could see the same desire blooming in those wide blues, encouraging him to keep going despite Naruto's feigned resistance.

"Why do you always play hard to get?" he murmured against his neck.

Naruto let out a breathy moan as Sasuke's tongue slid up to his jaw. "Mmhhnn.. I.. I know you.. ahh.. like the fight."

Sasuke's traced a path along his ear, making his blonde trembled against him. "Guess you're just good at reading me" he whispered, echoing Naruto's words back to him.

A light laugh turned into another low moan as Sasuke slid his hands under his shirt and moved his knee against his crotch. Everywhere he touched burned, leaving his blonde breathless.

Naruto tangled his fingers in his dark hair and yanked Sasuke closer to him. He forced his lips against his, ravishing his mouth as Sasuke jerked his hips forward.

Naruto spread his lips, coaxing Sasuke's tongue to delve in, and his raven ardently complied. He buried his hand in blonde locks as they deepened the kiss, utterly losing himself in him. His want pulsed with need, and he couldn't stop his hands from touching and caressing every inch of his blonde, sinking deeper into the feel of him.

Naruto moaned against his lips and something primal jolted to the surface, and with it a sudden ache to be inside of him- insistent and impossible to ignore. Sasuke growled as he roughly grabbed his thighs, stepping between them as he lifted him up against the door. Naruto wrapped his legs around his waist, pulling him flush against him, just as eager to keep him close.

"Mmnnhn.." Sasuke's grip tightened and he carried him away from the door and down the hall, their lips never parting. Naruto moved against him and Sasuke hurriedly made their way into his room before throwing his blonde down on the bed.

He pulled his shirt over his head, musing his hair in a way that made his blonde weak, then relieved Naruto of his. Sasuke grabbed his hips and scooted him further up the bed, then knelt down between them. His dark eyes flared with desire as he stared into Naruto's half-lidded blues. He quickly stripped them of the rest of their clothes before lowering himself on top of him.

He groaned as he thrust his pulsing erection against his blonde's and those heavy blues suddenly shot open.

"S-Sasuke.. ahh- w-wait.." He pressed a hand against his lover's chest, pushing him back.

Sasuke looked down at the hand forcing him to stop, then raised his gaze to the wide eyes staring back at him. "Do you know how many times we've done this?"

"Yeah, but.." Naruto bit his lip as he looked away. "That was different."

"How is that different?"

Naruto turned away, unable to face his heated stare. "That was like a dream" he murmured, "but now.."

"Now we can make it real."

Sasuke slipped a hand up his side as another moved lower. He grasped his hip and lifted it higher, rubbing his thick want against him.

Naruto's hand shot out and grabbed Sasuke's wrist hard. "Wait.."

Sasuke sighed and dropped his forehead against his blonde's. "You're killing me."

Naruto bit his lip. "I'm just.."

"Nervous" Sasuke finished for him.

Naruto nodded. "…I'm sorry."

His voice tore a hole through Sasuke's chest and cooled his burning desire. "No, Naru, don't be sorry. You don't need to apologize."

Sasuke propped himself up and gently ran his fingers through his blonde's hair. Naruto smiled and leaned into his touch, and Sasuke knew that the feelings were still there. He wasn't completely starting over with him. Naruto really did fall for him in the Mangekyou, and through their illusionary years they had grown incredibly close. That was real. He could see it in the way Naruto accepted his touch, and how he initiated his own.

So, he would take it slow.

Well.. slower.

His eyes slipped down his blonde's tantalizing body to his prominent erection. Even if Naruto wasn't ready for them to go all the way right now, he could at least help him out with that.

Sasuke gave his blonde a sly smile. "Let's try something else then."

"What are you-"

He leaned down and pulled the tip Naruto's cock into his mouth.

Naruto gasped and watched with wide eyes as Sasuke slid down, taking all of him in. He threw his head back and a sucked in a sharp inhale as Sasuke's mouth slid back up slowly, his tongue dragging up his length. He tightened his lips around him and dropped back down to the base.

Naruto's hips shot up as pleasure radiated through him. "Ahhh! Sa-Sasuke.."

God, I fucking love when you say my name like that.

Sasuke sucked hard as he moved up and down Naruto's want, his pace torturiously slow, making his blonde quiver beneath him. Sasuke grabbed his thighs in his strong hands and lifted him higher as he devoured every inch of him.

He glanced up and their eyes met, a heated look shared before Naruto threw his head back, another gasp tearing from his throat. He reached down and grabbed a fistful of long ebony hair as he thrust into his mouth, forcing himself even deeper.

"Ple-please.. god, Sasuke.. nnhhn.."

His raven bobbed his head faster as Naruto jerked into his wet heat, fighting for a release.

"Please" he breathed.

Sasuke smiled against his cock and did as he asked. He sucked hard and fast, his mouth tightening around his blonde. He could feel his cock pulse against his tongue as Naruto cried out, eyes rolling as pleasure shot through him. His slammed them shut and shook violently.

"Sa-Sasuke.. nnhnn, I- I'm-"

He didn't stop, and Naruto screamed as his climax ripped through him.

Sasuke waited for the vibrations of his release to calm before slowly pulling his mouth away. He swallowed and licked away the taste from his lips, enjoying every last drop. Naruto's faced reddened when he realized how sexy that sordid act actually was to him.

Sasuke winked up at him, and the blush deepened.

He sat up, eyes gleaming with his own pent-up desires. "So.. how about returning the favor?" he said, mostly teasing. He didn't really expect for him to do it, and was beyond surprised when Naruto immediately started to crawl over to him.

"Naruto.." he breathed, "you.."

His blonde gave him a foxy grin as he lowered himself between his legs. "I'd be happy to."

Dark eyes widened as Naruto's hot mouth engulfed his shaft, his tongue slick and eager along his length.

"Oh my god.."

He dropped back down on the bed, mouthing his lover's name as their life in the Mangekyou suddenly became a little more real.

--

"You know what I miss looking at?"

Sasuke raised a brow at the blonde lying upside down off his couch. He had been restless all morning and getting weirder by the second.

"Why are you doing that?" Sasuke asked, bemused by his antics.

"Just taking in the sights."

"The sights."

"Mmm hm."

"You've been staring at the ceiling for ten minutes."

"And the stuff around the ceiling."

Sasuke shook his head. "You really go out of your way to prove how much of a dobe you are, don't you."

"Seeing stuff upside down is still seeing." Naruto lifted his head long enough to see his boyfriend's face before dropping back down. "Don't be judgy, teme. I'm trying to appreciate all of the things I missed out on."

A smile stretched across his whiskered face, and Sasuke immediately knew where this was going.

Ninjas shouldn't be this predictable, he thought. He almost said it out loud, but decided to ease up on his teasing for now.

"Speaking of things I missed out on.." Naruto went on, "you know what I really miss seeing?"

"Let me guess."

"Ramen" Naruto said. He glared over at his boyfriend as he mockingly mouthed the word with him.

Sasuke held his hands up in surrender. "In my defense, you used to not be able to see me do that."

Naruto flipped him off, and Sasuke bit at the air for a taste of it.

"God, you're so fucking weird. What do I even see in you?"

"My face, my cooking skills, my sense of humor, my huge c-"

"Ok, ok- I get it! Freaking cocky teme.."

"Exactly."

Naruto gave him a look and Sasuke couldn't help but laugh. "You're lucky you're cute."

Bright cerulean eyes gleamed with excitement. "Does that mean?"

Sasuke sighed. "Alright. Let's go get some ramen."

Naruto leapt up to his feet. "Oh, hell yeah! Best boyfriend ever!"

"I can tell that you're just trying to butter me up so I'll buy you seconds."

Naruto grinned. "Is it working?"

"Like I said, you're lucky you're cute."

Sasuke walked over to his enthusiastic blonde and pulled him in his arms. "Wanna know how you can get thirds?"

Naruto slipped his hand into his hair and brought his raven's lips down to meet his own. Sasuke's groin stirred as their tongues met, immediately aching for more of him. He slipped a hand under his shirt, skating a trail down his back. Naruto shivered against him as that hand dropped even lower. Sasuke gripped his blonde's ass and pulled him close, sharing the heat radiated through him.

Naruto pulled back and looked up at his disappointed, lust-driven boyfriend. "Food first" he said, determined to get his ramen.

Sasuke eyed his tempting blonde. "And after that?"

"After that, I might be ready to.. well, you know.."

Inky black pools widened. "You're serious?"

Naruto nodded.

"Ramen can wait."

His blonde pushed out his lips in a pitiful pout. "But Sasuke.." he whined.

"You can't tell me you're ready and then expect me to wait" Sasuke argued. "That's just cruel."

"Hmph."

"Five bowls."

Naruto laughed. "You really expect me to whore out for ramen?"

"Does that mean you won't?"

"Well, I didn't say that.."

Sasuke scooped Naruto up in his arms, a devilish grin pulling at his face. "I'm not letting you back out this time." Dark eyes flitted between brilliant blues and soft inviting lips, already thinking about all of the expressions he could get them to make.

The enticing blonde wrapped his arms around his raven's neck and leaned in to whisper in his ear- bringing a fire to Sasuke's eyes that he loved seeing.

One that only ever belonged to him.

"Good" Naruto breathed. "Don't."

Author Note:

Don't go too far, lovely readers. There is one more chapter left in this tale, and it might not end the way you think. Sorry, I won't say more. You'll just have to read it for yourself. ;)

I hope you liked this chapter! I decided to keep it light and fun and kind of silly~ the fun parts of a relationship. Because they deserve it.

Also, yes, I fucking love t.A.T.u ~ I've loved their music forever.

Ok, time to give you an ending that hopefully you didn't expect and yet love all the same.