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Chapter 13

Posted on August 2nd, 2024

The next day when Sasuke wakes up with a certain untypical giddiness in his chest. He ends up cleaning his (already spotless) apartment. He goes and does his dry-cleaning, pumps gas, and makes sure he has reservations for the night. If his body felt hungover from the previous night, his mental focus and anticipation for the date with Naruto more than made up for any inconvenience left after a night of drinking.

In the early afternoon, he talks to Naruto on the phone. He doesn't tell the blond where they'll be going, but lets him know he'll be picking him up at eight and to wear something formal.

"I think I have something here that you'll like," Naruto's husky voice and laugh send a shiver down Sasuke's spine. He could practically feel the other man's lips moving so close to the phone.

Sasuke looks at his composed expression and steely black eyes in the mirror as he buttons up his dress shirt. If a few months ago someone had suggested to him that he'd be anticipating a date with some guy like an average love-struck fool, he would not have even grazed that person with an answer to their insane talk. He puts on cologne – as he rubs on the fragrance, he remembers Naruto complimenting him on how he smells with that lust-filled voice of his before mouthing at his neck. The memory instantly has Sasuke's pupils dilating.

Sasuke expects the evening to go as planned – take Naruto to a nice place, finally get a moment to sit alone and get to know each other. Sasuke was more than aware how the blond influenced his typical composure and control… so the ending of the night was up to them. If last time they'd seen each was anything to judge by, they had some making up to do.

Naruto had asked him to pick him close to the university theatre. Sasuke is there a bit early, leaning on his black SUV when Naruto comes out. The sun is setting down and he looks absolutely stunning walking to him in a dark blue tux contrasted against the pink-orange clouds. His shoulders are pulled back and his bright blue eyes are sparkling. His stride was confident and fluid.

In that moment, Sasuke feels something warm finally settle deep in his chest. Any residual conflict he had left about whether he wanted to do this-and do it fully - vanished as he watched the blond aman make his way to him. His presence and energy zapped him wake every time, but at the same time embraced and soothed him.

Sasuke walks up to Naruto and they intertwine their fingers together. Neither of them say anything for a moment, just look at each other – Sasuke, with the corners of his mouth curled up, and Naruto with a full-blown grin. They kiss – out there, in the open, a move completely untypical for the Uchiha. He finds he doesn't care if his classmates or teachers or brother saw. He was down bad in love. Naruto had thrown his Uchiha reservations in the trash and torn his chest open for giddiness and happiness he hadn't allowed himself to feel since he was a child.

Naruto's arms are around his neck as their mouths and tongues move against each other. Sasuke holds the blond's face and feels he could say so many things at once that the words just don't come and both of them just laugh.

"I'm starting to miss your scrubs," Naruto remarks jokingly and completely clears the atmosphere.

"You can come and play a patient any time you'd like if it was up to me." Sasuke takes Naruto around the car.

"Yeah! I'm sure Tsunade-baa-chan would be happy to see me every day!"

Sasuke shakes his head amused as he gets into his seat, "I still can't believe you talk about our medical director so casually. She is terrifying to most people."

"So are you," Naruto remarks and leans in to nibble at his jaw. Sasuke laughs again. He can already feel his facial muscles starting to get sore. Naruto touched something genuine and deep inside him that allowed him to feel unguarded and light like when he was child, before his parents were killed and before he had iced out the world.

Sasuke pulls back to take in Naruto sitting there in the privacy of his car, on his leather seats – regal and elegant, his aura fills the space around. His tux hugs his body in all the right areas, highlighting the broad chest and shoulders, thin waist, strong arms and thighs. Sasuke has to spread his leg a little wider thinking how those thighs feel around his waist.

"You look like a movie star," Sasuke lets out, a note of awe in his tone.

Naruto lets out that husky laugh that has Sasuke's pants tightening. The blond feels warm having the dark onyx eyes very obviously sliding over his body. He leans in and kisses at Sasuke's lips and jaw. "Maybe one day I will be one and nobody will believe you went out with me."

It was a joke in the typical playful way for the blond. But when Sasuke's black eyes immediately level him with possessive, icy anger, Naruto's breath hitches.

"I am not planning on giving you to anyone else." Sasuke pins the blond with his eyes. The hand on Naruto's hip tightens. Electricity ran through Naruto from the roots of his hair down to his toes. The certainty in the man's eyes and tone had Naruto's pupils dilating and spreading his legs further from the tightness in his pants.

Naruto grabs Sasuke by the tie and pulls his mouth down to his the same time Sasuke dives for his mouth. Their mouths are open in a dirty, lustful kiss. Both are grabbing at each other like they were starved. It was an overpowering game until Naruto lets Sasuke almost fully sink into his seat and cover him.

His fingers were tangled in black hair, Sasuke lapping at the blond's neck and jaw. Then, Sasuke grips the sides of Naruto's seat so hard his knuckles go white, and withdraws from the blond.

Sasuke gets off the car to collect himself. He breathes heavily, trying to collect himself, will down the erection straining against his pants. He wanted to take them to the restaurant still. He didn't risk turning around because he knew one look from Naruto and he would be fucking him in the back of his SUV in the middle of campus. Really Sasuke could do so little to keep his composure around the blond. It would be a truly humoristic situation – Uchiha Sasuke, the most composed student in the entire university, arrested for fucking in the middle of campus.

He fixes his tie up and rakes fingers through his hair.

"We should get going if we're going to make it on time." Sasuke says getting back into the car. He closes the door and grips the stirring wheel to ground himself. Naruto's burning gaze on him has him feverish. He wills himself to look straight at the road as he pulls out of campus.

It's as if Naruto had scented the air with his wicked scent because Sasuke could swear he is breathing him in. His jaw hurts from clenching it so hard in his restraint.

A few blocks in and they stop at a red light. Sasuke has apparently been reduced to a weaker man because he gives in and looks at the man next to him – Naruto is leaning against the passenger door, drinking him in with his darkened eyes. His tux and dress shirt are still open and messed up the way Sasuke had left them and he could see the wetness of his own mouth glistening on the man's neck still. Blue eyes are sliding up and down his face and body, the blond's lip caught between his teeth.

Sasuke's resolve breaks.

He makes a u-turn with screeching tires the moment oncoming traffic is stopped by a red light. Apparently he really was a lesser man.

Naruto immediately moves over to him, pulling his tie loose to lap at his jaw and neck. Sasuke breathes in deeply. His foot sinks into the gas pedal. Luckily, the evening traffic isn't horrible and the man is able to change lanes fast and pass people. Sasuke's eyes roll back as Naruto bites at his neck and more of his weight comes into Sasuke's seat, his strong torso leaning against Sasuke's side. Sasuke is grateful Naruto had the sense to not touch his erection and make them crash.

"Sasuke…ugh. pull over," his voice is raspy and lust-drenched. Sasuke wills himself to let go of the pressure on the gas pedal – if he got pulled over now, not to be dramatic, but he felt he could just die.

"I'm not pulling over. Not in the car. I want you in my bed."

The steely resolve and the command in Sasuke's voice makes Naruto palm his own erection to get some friction. The obvious clenching of the Uchiha's jaw and white-knuckled hands around the stirring wheel to keep his composure have Naruto feeling dizzy. Sasuke's composure and cold resolve had been what attracted the him to Uchiha first. Naruto eyes the obvious straining in the Uchiha's pants – his mouth salivates at the sight but wills himself to behave with them being in a moving vehicle. He knew that if he was in the same spot at Sasuke, he wouldn't have the same resolve.

The next minutes until they make it back to Sasuke's apartment have Sasuke in a delirium. He could swear it had felt like his apartment was in another country and not just a few streets away.

He pulls into his parking spot with screeching tires. Naruto immediately pulls the Uchiha to him the moment they are stationary. Their kissing is hungry and desperate. When Naruto reaches down for the button of Sasuke's pants, the Uchiha catches his wrists. He pulls away from Naruto, "Not here," he reminds. Sasuke's voice is but a growl. His eyebrows are knit together and his jaw is clenched. He comes around and all but pulls Naruto out of his seat.

Naruto plays with him in the elevator, tempting him and drawing him in. Sasuke swears he will lose his mind with how hard he has to hold back.

"Are you going to fuck me, Sasuke? Or am I going to fuck you?" Naruto asks the Uchiha in the most lewd and lustful way and Sasuke loses it. He pushes the other man face-first into wall of the elevator and presses his body against his backside. Naruto hisses and moans approvingly as Sasuke presses his hard dick against his ass. He is gripping the blond's hips and thrusting into him through their clothes.

"Make no mistake, Naruto. You're not going to be the one on top." Sasuke growls against the man's ear.

"Sasuke. God. Just- just do something." Naruto had never bottomed before. He didn't expect for Sasuke to bottom, at least not their first night together. At this point he didn't care – he'd made his mind up that he was willing to bottom for Sasuke. One look at the man's feverish black eyes directed at him and Naruto the man was going to make it worth his while.

When the elevator beeps and the doors open, Sasuke wills his resolve one last time to get them out and through the door of his apartment. Naruto is hanging on the Uchiha's neck licking and biting at his exposed chest as Sasuke unlocks the door – when had he torn his shirt open?

Once they're inside, the two men take turns pushing each other into the way on the way to the bedroom, roughly taking off and tearing clothes on the way. Thrusting their erection against each other through their pants has their heads leering. Sasuke presses the blond against the wall, thrusting against him and ravaging his neck and chest.

"Sasuke, hurry up. Decide what you're doing."

"Not here. In my bed." Sasuke commands again. Naruto looks at him with an arched brow - smiles, and lets his pants fall and steps out of them. He's not wearing any underwear. The blond is standing in front of Sasuke completely naked, his erection red and dark and no tan lines. The blond had come to their date naked underneath.

The realization has Sasuke weak at the knees.

Sasuke doesn't realize he is growling as he strides to the other man. His eyes are molten black lava. If Naruto had any more plans to play around with him, they end as he grabs the blond and pushes him toward the bedroom. Once Naruto falls in the huge his bed, Sasuke levels the blond with a predatory gaze. Sasuke's long fingers work to unbutton his dress shirt as he takes in the contrast of Naruto's sun-kissed skin and blond hair against his immaculate silk white sheets. Naruto's eyes are darkened with lust and a pink shade is spread on his cheek. He's obviously very into it. Sasuke doesn't know if he's ever wanted anything more than to be inside the man on his bed.

The view of Naruto spread out on his bed, willing and ready strikes Sasuke deep, beyond the walls he had wrapped his heart with. He feels nauseous with how hard he is.

An impatient tan foot comes up to slide along the hard ridge of Sasuke's pants.

"Are you ever going to get to it? Because if not, I can definitely top. "

Sasuke grabs the other man's foot and draws his whole body to him at the edge of the bed. He dives in between the blond's legs, licking up the underside of the leaking erection. Sasuke takes the head in his mouth and hums at the salty taste of precum. Naruto had lost the previous attitude and is fisting Sasuke's hair as the Uchiha takes him in his mouth. Sasuke may not have done this much be he knew what felt good and the blond was vocal and expressive enough to where Sasuke knew exactly each move and lick influenced him. Naruto's fingers are locked in Sasuke's hair and his thighs are bucking up. Naruto takes in deep breaths – he wanted to fuck Sasuke's throat hard and fast but reminded himself to not be too rough since the other man wasn't used to it.

Sasuke withdraws for a moment, looks at Naruto from under his eyebrows. Naruto has to grab at the base of his cock then to keep himself from coming – the sight of the composed and perfect Uchiha with swollen lips from sucking him off, messed up hair, and pink cheeks almost sent Naruto into oblivion. He had to remind himself he had agreed to bottom tonight and fight the urge to grab the other man and completely fuck him into the mattress. Sasuke is pouring lube on his fingers (when had he reached for it?) then rubs his fingers together to warm it. He lifts Naruto's legs up more, then works one finger against the very tight ring of muscle. Naruto's back literally arches at having his dick sucked and ass finger-fucked by the perfect man between his legs.

A second and third finger go in. Sasuke massages the blond's prostate and finally takes him all in his throat like an absolute champ. Whatever control Naruto had, snaps and he presses the Uchiha down as he throat fucks him. Sasuke is just as rough fucking against his prostate and Naruto is screaming and spasming, emptying down Sasuke's throat. Sasuke feels Naruto's heartbeat in his core through the fingers in the blond's ass. It takes every ounce of his instilled Uchiha composure to not come at the feeling of Naruto orgasming and then going completely liquid on his bed.

Sasuke smirks as Naruto lays back on the bed, boneless and fucked out. The blond only hears the zipper of Sasuke's pants and feels the dip on the bed. Sasuke moves the blond around, gets between his legs and attacks his mouth with hunger. Naruto reaches down for him – the Uchiha was so hard he could burst. He hisses when Naruto palms him – he rolls the Uchiha's balls with the heel of his palm and palms the heavy erection.

"Sasuke… if this is your first time, we can slow down. I can-"

"No. You've been driving me insane for months. There is no way we're stopping now." Such an admission about someone else's influence over his Uchiha self carried quite a weight. Naruto recognizes how truly out of Sasuke's normally stoic and composed character it is to admit something like that. The predatorial and possessive way Sasuke is looking at him has something small and earnest inside Naruto coil up in pleasure and satisfaction. The fact that Sasuke allowed him such power to influence him both surprised and excited Naruto.

"I want to fuck you raw. I want to feel you around me." Sasuke speaks against Naruto's ear as he eases his fingers inside again. His hot breath against the tan skin and his words make Naruto break out in goosebumps.

"God, Sasuke. Yesss… I'm clean. Just hurry up." Naruto spreads his legs and opens up his throat for Sasuke to lap and bite on. Naruto was normally much more aggressive in his mating. However, he wanted to give Sasuke the most comfortable experience for his first time. Plus the Uchiha had liquified Naruto's bones so he was satisfied with staying put.

Sasuke kneels in between the blond's legs and pushes them open and up almost over his shoulders. He spreads lube over his erection and hisses – he was so hard and hot that the lube had felt cold. When he eases inside, he does so slowly, fucking against the tightness of the blond's core. Sasuke is taking huge breaths in through his nose and his jaw muscles are nearly spasming with how tightly they're clenched. Naruto is raking his nails down at Sasuke's biceps and chest – the Uchiha was big and thick and every little bit making its way inside Naruto felt like someone had set fire low in his belly. The blond took in deep breaths and willed himself to relax against the intrusion. He'd had fingers inside before, sure, but the size and hardness of the Uchiha were a whole another sensation.

Sasuke himself is almost blind from pleasure. He moves Naruto's legs over his shoulders and cages him under his body. Sasuke kisses the blond's face and throat and bites him in a fit of possessiveness and the need to claim. He doesn't mean to spare any marks that show the world whose bed the blond was in. Naruto's legs are shaking, he's screaming and has his nails deep in Sasuke's back and shoulders. Naruto doesn't even attempt to control the moans and cries of pleasure as Sasuke sets a brutal pace that has tears coming up at his waterline from how totally fucked out he feels. It's as if someone has melted all the insides in his lower belly and spine and had turned them hot and liquid. The blond's dick is leaking heavily, pressed against their bodies and getting friction from the slide of their hard abs. There's not a single coherent thought as Naruto cums untouched around the dick in his ass. The deep, visceral clenching of his core around Sasuke's erection cuts off any chance for the Uchiha to last any longer. He fucks his cum inside the blond. It was a quick and dirty fuck after months of building up.

With the last bit of strength Sasuke lets himself fall half on the blond and half on the bed. When Sasuke comes to, it's completely dark outside. He moves his hand up from Naruto's hard belly and caresses the strong chest and face. Naruto wakes up and looks at him. His blue eyes are hazed. The blond's lazy, liquified smile has the corners of Sasuke's mouth curling upward.

"And you're sure you've never done this before?" Naruto teases as he lounges against the pillows. His muscles are relaxed and he sounds blissfully sleepy. Sasuke wipes the puddle of cum on the blond's belly.

Sasuke huffs, "Hn. Usuratonkachi. I learn fast." Sasuke's tone is laced with the typical Uchiha pride. Sasuke had assumed correctly that Naruto had had sex before given how forward he was (although his whole personality made it impossible to not notice him).

"Don't get up on a high horse, Uchiha. You probably can't even keep up." Naruto laughs and then winces. There's a pain in his lower back that he wasn't used to. The Uchiha's sharp eyes immediately take notice.

"It's been a while?" Sasuke asks tightly, although he's not sure he really wants to know about any other man having been inside Naruto.

"Yeah. If 20 years is "a while".

Genuine surprise strikes Sasuke's face. He props himself up on his arms to look at Naruto better.

"You've never bottomed before?" Sasuke lets out tentatively, suddenly very set on getting a clarification.

"Nope."

Sasuke regards him a few moments, the surprised disbelief still evident on his face, so untypical for his character that Naruto commits it to memory.

Sasuke's facial features become suddenly schooled. He pulls the blond flush to his chest and levels him with his black eyes. He may not have been his first lover ever like Naruto was, but after being inside him and especially after finding out Naruto had never bottomed with anyone else, Sasuke's intention of not letting another man or woman around the blond had completely solidified. If his Uchiha personality was any warmer than an iceberg, he would have told Naruto how he felt about him. He would have told him he had the full intention of being the only man in the blond's bed – and yes, he could keep up. But his Uchiha blood and stubbornness didn't allow him to do such a thing yet. Instead, he grabs Naruto's leg and hooks it high around his waist, then slips back inside him.

After Sasuke had demonstrated to Naruto that he could more than keep up, the couple had come out of the shower. Naruto is brushing his teeth with a new toothbrush Sasuke had given him. Sasuke comes back into the bedroom, thanking someone on the phone and hanging up. He hands Naruto his tux that she had discarded in the living room (which surprisingly they had had half a mind to not ruin).

"Still hungry?"

It's well past midnight when they make it to the restaurant. Naruto eyes the dark outside of the restaurant suspiciously – it looked closed. Naruto was okay with ordering pizza at home and never leaving the bed, but Sasuke had insisted on going through with their evening plans.

As they near the door, the host comes out and greets them, much to Naruto's surprise. "Mr. Uchiha. Welcome in."

Sasuke is guiding Naruto with a hand on his lower back. They make it to the very back of the restaurant and into the garden where all but one tables are cleared out. The lighting is intimate and cozy. The waiters bring them champagne and some appetizers. Sasuke moves to sit next to Naruto and directs his attention to the stage in the garden.

A violinist comes out and plays for them. As if that wasn't enough to Naruto's surprise, a man comes out to sit and play the piano followed by an opera singer with several arias. Naruto blinks against tears at his waterline with the power of the performance in such an intimate setting. They were playing for their ears only. Naruto closes his eyes, a tear or two stubbornly making his way down his cheeks. He mouths the words of the arias. With his eyes closed, he could hear her mother rehearsing the same arias years ago. He had gone to all of his moms operas, sometimes weeks in a row. The blond hadn't been at the opera since his mother had passed. The vibrations of the music and the singer's voice was passing through Naruto's skin and bones to vibrate inside his chest. It brought Naruto comfort and wrung his heart bloodless at the same time.

Sasuke regards Naruto, an arm wrapped around his shoulders and the other on his hip. He had seen the tears and worried that maybe it was too much too fast for Naruto. Naruto had looked at him surprised, understanding now why Sasuke was adamant that they come. When tears fall down Naruto's cheeks, Sasuke pulls him closer and kisses his head. He is mesmerized with watching him sing quietly along with the singer. All of the blond's bravado and mischievousness was gone now. Sasuke felt he was seeing him naked for the first time again tonight, this time in a completely different way.

If Sasuke had thought that he was in love at the beginning of the evening, the astronomical weight of his feelings now that he'd been inside the blond and seen him in this vulnerable and profoundly intimate moment was beyond anything he'd thought he'd feel toward another human being. Nobody had ever impressed him or held his interest before Naruto. He definitely had not felt the desire to keep anyone at his side before Naruto. With the blond, the Uchiha already felt the depth of the tunnels he'd dug through the thick walls of his heart in a ridiculously short amount of time.

When the opera singer thanks them and wishes them a good night, they clap for her. Naruto has a huge, genuine smile on his face. He dries her tears and looks at Sasuke, his face just inches away from the Uchiha's. "Sasuke. You.. this… the singer. The music. Everything is just… perfect. Thank you. I've never seen anything more perfect."

Sasuke had. It was sitting right next to him. They share a slow, languid kiss, full with gentleness and care and gratitude and something that neither of them was ready to name yet.

They remain sitting next to each other through the whole dinner. They enjoy their food and the privacy of their service. They talk about mundane and interesting things, Naruto tells him about a new play he's working on which leads him to tell Sasuke several funny stories. They laugh and kiss and remain sitting next to each other.

"Sasuke, thank you. Genuinely." Naruto is looking at him with those blue eyes. "This is the best surprise I've ever gotten. The best artistic experience I've ever been to. Thank you for doing something so special for me."

Being much more expressive with his action than with words, Sasuke holds the blond's face and kisses him tenderly. He's glad they had gotten sex out of the way before coming here. It opened up the doors for them to enjoy each other more deeply emotionally now that they had taken care of the carnal (at least for now).

Sasuke feels like huffing. He couldn't believe he was concerned about getting to know someone emotionally. This year so far had proven to be full of turn-arounds for the young Uchiha.

When they're on their way to the car, Sasuke stops and turns around when he hears someone talking to Naruto.

"You're Kushina's son, aren't you?"

The opera singer from earlier is standing in the antre. Naruto looks at the woman, surprised, and takes a few steps toward her. "Yes. Did you know her?"

The woman huffs and smiles. "Did I know her! She used to bring you around when you were little. You always ran around and played with our props and ate all our snacks." The woman makes her way to Naruto, and holds Naruto's arms and face. "My, how you've grown! You look so much like your mother, but you have Minato's eyes and hair. And you're tall like him. Ah, Kushina! If you could just see your little boy! The handsome fine man he's grown into."

The woman's words and the memory of his mother have Naruto tearing up again. The woman draws him in and caresses his back. "There, sweet boy. I didn't mean to upset you." She stands up on her tiptoes and speaks in Naruto's ear. "The young man with you… The way he looks at you. Even right now. Minato looked at Kushina like that. We all saw and to be honest, we were all jealous," she laughs.

On the way home, Naruto is quiet in the car, looking through the window into the night. Sasuke took notice Naruto was blinking and brushing at his eyes quietly. Sasuke didn't know what the woman had said to Naruto privately that had touched and upset him so much and he wasn't going to ask now. He was sure it had provoked memories of his parents. The Uchiha had to blink a few times himself to fight off tears – he knew the feeling well. Naruto was lodged even deeper than he thought, and he stopped trying to fight it. He had buried his entire emotionality after his parents' death, where Naruto seems to have cried it out. He hadn't cried for his parents in well over a decade.

He rubbed soothing circles on Naruto's thigh as they drove home.

"My apartment is on the right two traffic lights down. You should drop me off there. I don't think I'm up for anything else tonight." Naruto offers quietly, still looking through the window. The blond doesn't see the way Sasuke's eyes heat up at the suggestion but he does feel that Sasuke holds his leg tighter.

"It's out of the question. You're coming home with me." Sasuke had made sure there was no follow-up question about where Naruto was sleeping. Naruto was grateful for the experience but the woman's words and the fact that she knew her parents had stirred him up so deeply emotionally that he didn't seem to be able to get a grip. Naruto briefly worried that he was putting off Sasuke with it being their first real date and Naruto being on an emotional trip, but the Uchiha had been categorical that he was not going home without him.

At home, they undress and brush their teeth. Naruto washes his face with cold water, having finally settled down. The blue of his eyes stands out more now with them being pink from crying. His cheekbones are flushed from the emotion and from rubbing away tears.

Naruto didn't think he'd be up to it, but as soon as he feels Sasuke's arms around him holding him for sleep, he cranes his head up to brush his lips against the Uchiha's. Their kiss becomes slow lovemaking—unhurried, visceral, and more profound than they could verbalize right now. They finally fall asleep well into the early dawn.

I could honestly just end it here and call it a day. But it's not me if there's not a bit of angst in there 😭See you in the next chapter.