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

Warnings: This story includes strong language, violence, sexual assault, torture, sexual content (yaoi), & angst.

It's All In Your Head

Chapter 4: Connect

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Despite his usually icy disposition, Sasuke couldn't help but give a warm smile to the excitable blonde as he devoured his fourth bowl of ramen. It's like he doesn't even know I'm here, he thought with amusement, watching as he continued to shovel heaps of noodles into his mouth, humming in delight.

Sasuke was about to make some sort of snarky comment at the blonde's expense, when his breath suddenly snagged in his throat. He couldn't breathe, he couldn't speak.. and he couldn't look away.

Dark eyes tracked every movement as Naruto sucked off the ends of his chopsticks, his mouth wrapped tightly around its length. Sasuke's pulse quickened. His mouth went dry.

Fuck.

Why do I feel so.. He clenched his jaw.

..excited by this?

Sasuke took a quick swig of tea, burning his tongue as he tried to regain his ability to speak. When Naruto gave a soft moan, his careful reserve shattered. He slammed his cup down hard and glared at the blonde. "For the love of fucking god, Naruto! I don't need you to narrate every goddamn bite!"

The smile slipped from the blonde's face.

He pulled the chopsticks free and dropped them down into his bowl, eyes narrowed on the raven. "What the hell is your problem?" he snapped. "I thought you were trying to do something nice for once."

"Yeah, well- you make it really fucking difficult."

Cerulean eyes hardened. "If you didn't want me here you should have just said so." He abruptly stood from his chair and pushed away from the table.

Sasuke quickly did the same. "Where are you going?"

"Where the hell do you think?! I'm going home."

Naruto moved towards the hallway, but Sasuke stepped in and blocked his access. "Just wait."

"For what?!" the blonde snapped. He locked onto dark, guarded eyes. "Why am I really here, Sasuke?"

Hmm. Guess he's smarter than he looks. "I'm sorry, Naruto. But I don't think I can just look the other way this time."

A rush of fear pulsed through him. "What are you talking about..?"

Sasuke moved his feet fast and his hands faster as he approached him. Naruto backed up, eyes wide. "Sasuke- don't!" He jolted back, gasping in surprise as he slammed directly into a wall. His heart hammered painfully against his chest, fear constricting his lungs.

"Sa-Sasuke" he breathed, "wait!"

The raven ignored him, obsidian eyes set with newfound purpose and determination. He refused to back down. I'm doing the right thing, he told himself, trying his best to believe it, to ignore the insistent guilt rising in his chest. Naruto can't keep suffering in silence like this.

Someone should know what's really happening to him. What he's really going through.

Someone should care.

Convinced enough to follow through with his plans, Sasuke muttered the forbidden words under his breath, then grabbed the blonde on either side of his head and pulled him close.

Naruto flinched as Sasuke leaned in. He grabbed his wrists and yanked hard, trying to pry them away. "Nnnn! Dammit, Sasuke- stop! Seriously, whatever this is, you have to stop!"

But his hold on him never faltered. The raven lowered his face, bringing their foreheads together, then closed his eyes. Naruto swallowed hard as Sasuke whispered the rest of the jutsu, his voice barely audible. He spoke low and fast, most of it indecipherable, but Naruto did manage to catch one word. And he didn't like the sound of it.

"Connect."

Author Note:

I'm sorry for the really short chapter! I was just trying to be suspenseful and dramatic.

Alright, onto the next one!! "Cinnamon, my lovely demented angst-horse, are you ready?"

mischievous angst-neigh*

"That's a good, Cinnamon." Smirks. "After you, darling."