Spiral Falling

Title: Spiral Falling
Author: Becca Amon
Genre: AU
Pairings: Naruto x Sasuke
Warnings: Shounen ai, yaoi, lemon, language
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Author’s note: My first Naruto and NC-17 fanfiction. Be kind, enjoy^^.
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“….” - Dialogue
Italic – Unspoken dialogue

Chapter 10 - A lovely bunch of coconuts

Naruto felt the change in speed just as Sasuke started shaking him awake. He rubbed at his blurry eyes while they adjusted to the light, yawning and stretching as he tried to dispel the cottony feeling in his brain.

Everyone was busy exclaiming at what they could see of the retreat centre while pulling their bags out of the compartments. Sasuke stood to grab both of their bags while yelling out instructions to be quick and reminders for the students not to forget anything. Sasuke tossed Naruto his bag as they began to exit the bus. Naruto waited for the other boy outside of the bus while Sasuke lingered to check if anything was left behind.

As the buses turned to leave, Sasuke again left his side to assist in getting the groups in order and in handing out information booklets. The teacher had already discussed the rules and regulations of the centre, as well as warnings and conditions concerning behavior with them prior to the trip. The booklets provided further information that would hopefully address any other concerns.

The rain had finally stopped. Only a light mist clung to the small hairs of their skin, dampening it and their clothes. After organizing themselves, the group followed the teachers and the class presidents of both classes into the cent lob lobby. A few staff members welcomed them and after another short discussion and a reminder of a group meeting in half an hour, they were sent to their rooms to put their things down and freshen up.

Naruto went on ahead of Sasuke while the other stayed behind to speak to the teachers.

"I guess I wasn't dreaming when he said we were sharing rooms..." he muttered while he wandered down the hall comparing the door numbers to the set of keys he had been given.

"Why that little sneak," he grinned as he finally arrived at his door. Naruto found their room at the very end of the hall. The room beside it was unused and apparently under renovations.

"Hey Naruto! Where's your room man?" Kiba and Shikamaru walked up to him.

He pointed at the door in front of him and snickered silently at Kiba's next comment.

"Man, it's so secluded. if Uchiha decided to kill you we wouldn't know until the end of the week. He could say you were lazy and didn't want to come and no one would doubt his judgment."

"Ha, ha." He humored the pair and unlocked the door. The boys followed him in. He went straight to the bathroom and when he got out they were conversing loudly while sitting on one of the beds.

"Ummm, don't you guys have your own rooms or other rooms to be invading?" he asked, quickly emptying his bag and stuffing the contents into the provided dressers.

The room was a simple affair. Two beds ran along opposite walls and there was a dresser for each occupant and a sitting area to the side. A tall, medium length window offered a view of the back of the centre and the bathroom was located at the entrance to the room. Picture frames and flower filled vases were the extent of the room’s decor.

Kiba shrugged, lying back on the bed while Shikamaru shuffled cards.

"Shino already kicked me out for messing the room up. I was barely there for two minutes!"

"...And you tripped and there were glass and wood everywhere." Shikamaruplieplied, grinning.

"Shut up." He gave a half assed kick in Shikamaru's direction, which the other deflected easily. "Besides, Uzumaki, you haven't been hanging around us lately."

Naruto gave a mild snort as he began to unbutton his school shirt. "Right. And when had I ever hung around with the likes of you guys in the first place?"
hat\hat's cold man! We're buddies!"

Naruto grinned and jumped back a little, startled, when he saw Sasuke enter the room. The other boy glared at the pair and then at Naruto’s half-open shirt. Instantly, he recalled the fading marks on his chest and muttered an excuse, grabbed some clothes and changed in the washroom.

When he exited the bathroom, the pair were absent and Sasuke was folding his clothes and putting them away inside the dresser.

"Where'd they go?"

"Their counterparts came and dragged them off by the ear," Sasuke said as he stood, dusting away imaginary dirt.

"Ah... I see. Nice place you got us here. Very conveniently secluded." He smirked teasingly. He watched the other boy collapsed on one of the beds and guessed that Sasuke had claimed it as his own. Thoughtfully, he strode forward to join him.

"It fit my plans nicely..." The dark-haired boy yawned.

"Sounds positively intriguing. You mind sharing those plans with me?" Naruto asked, straddling the pale boy's hips.

"Well, first I plan on getting rid of my nuisance of a roommate and kicking his carcass under the bed. Then I shall extend an invitation to a girl, or perhaps all the girls and maybe a boy or two for some erotic mattress dancing." Sasuke waggled his eyebrows at the blonde boy above him.

"But wouldn't they complain about the rotting smell?" Naruto played along.

"I'm sure being in the presence of my greatness they would be blind to all things that are not me."

"Oh shut the hell up!" Naruto laughed out loud.

In mid laugh, Sasuke pulled him down suddenly and captured his laughing lips. A laugh turned into a moan as arms drew him closer while his own arms braced his weight against the mattress. A persistent tongue invaded his mouth as fingers pushed away at the hem of his shirt, seeking warm skin. He rocked against the body under his and found an answering hardness to his own trapped one. The kiss from that morning had left him half hard all day and being in the boy's presence did not help his situation. Hands kneaded his ass and ground their erections together. Naruto looked down at Sasuke while they rocked against the other. Their glazed eyes and hot breath met as rising pleasure built in them both.

Naruto licked the salty sweat off Sasuke's exposed collarbone as they ground together faster and harder. He came quickly, shutting his eyes tight and pressing his face into the othey'sy's neck to muffle his cry. Sasuke shuddered below him, gripping his pants and grunting in spent pleasure.

A while passed until their breathing became steady once more. Naruto had long ago rolled off of the other boy, lying beside him as they both stared up the ceiling.

Sasuke touched their fingertips together and braced himself on his elbows to look over at the other boy. Naruto looked sideways and raised his eyebrow at the grin plastered on the other boy's handsome face. "What?"

"I think mattress dancing with you is better than my original plan."

Naruto laughed. He couldn’t help but agree with Sasuke’s sudden epiphany.

They eventually got up to change clothes and meet the others in the hallway to walk to the designated meeting area.

Naruto realized he was hungry when they met in what appeared to be the cafeteria as delicious smells wafted in the air. His mouth watered as Kiba and Chouji joined him in ogling the food that had been prepared for them. The teachers took mercy on everyone upon looking at all the famished faces and postponed any speeches they had planned.

"Uchiha. Uzumaki. Sit with us," Shino offered.


A long table was already occupied by Chouji, Shikamaru, Shino, Kiba and Hinata. Hinata shyly got up to sit beside Kiba, leaving two empty seats beside each other. Naruto raised an eyebrow at Hinata's consideration and felt, not for the first time, that she knew something. Sasuke claimed one seat and Naruto followed to claim the other. Sakura and Ino rushed to claim the last pair of seats gladly and did not waste time offering some of their food to a disgruntled Sasuke.

"If you want to stay in this table please screw open your heads and insert your brains and a sense of decorum in the designated slot." Shikamaru commented dryly at last, annoyed by the constant fawning. A wave of snickers erupted at the small table as the girls sniffed, insulted, but at least they eventually settled down into some semblance of decency.

Beside him, Naruto felt Sasuke deflate, considerably relieved.

"You want this?”

Naruto turned to eye the offered fruit salad. "What's wrong with it?"

Sasuke blinked at the question. "I wouldn't offer you defective salad..." Sasuke's eyebrows furrowed suddenly and it made Naruto want to kiss the troubled look away. Actually, he wanted Sasuke to feed him the bowl of sliced fruits, but decided he should keep that to himself. Maybe next time. He gulped at the thought and squirmed in his seat.

He nudged the boy's side jokingly to take away any unintended insult and accepted the bowl of chopped fruits. "You want to trade it for my ice cream then?"

"Sure."

A silencd ded descended he the table and it made the pair look up from their friendly trading to find everyone's eyes were on them. "What?" they asked in unison.

A series of shrugs, curious eyebrows and half formed questions were their answer, but in the end, no one questioned them further.

They chatted easily amongst the group, but Naruto was surprised to find that they would often drift away and make their own conversations. He found it strangely comforting that they could have a conversation without it ending with their tongues and hands all over each other. They almost seemed like... Friends.

After lunch they were given a choice to either explore the premises or return to their rooms to rest. They tagged along with the group, discovering creeks and secluded clearings as well as what the girls deemed to be ‘secret meeting and serious conversation’ spots while eyeing a very disturbed-looking Sasuke.

They took group as well as individual pictures with the picturesque landscape acting as a background. Once or twice, Hinata and Shino had shoved Naruto and ke tke together for a series of pictures. Naruto smiled easily and even draped a friendly arm around Sasuke’s shoulders. Sasuke had looked miffed but a reassuring squeeze to his side told Naruto he felt otherwise. Hinata had looked pleased as Shino took several more shots before leaving the pair alone. Someone found a drifting coconut in the stream and more pictures were being taken of the novelty. Squeals of delight came from the girls as they discovered wild flowers and ‘cute’ animals. Several snapshots later, Naruto felt kind of sorry for the most likely temporarily blinded squirrel that had wandered unknowingly into the girl’s path.

Sighing in contentment and in semi-exhaustion, Naruto leaned against a bowed tree trunk in one of the ‘secret meeting and serious conversations’ spots. Sasuke stooped under another tree, picking at the earth and uncovering a slew of interesting earth creatures.

“What’s wrong?” the dark-haired boy asked.

“Hmm?”

“You’ve been quiet,” Sasuke observed as he got up and patted his hands against his pant legs.

“Have I?”

“Kind of.” Sasuke joined Naruto and leaned against the trunk as well, fiddling with a spot of dirt on his sleeve.

“I was just surprised a little, I guess.”

The dark-haired boy nodded his encouragement for the blonde to elaborate.

“I never really considered the others to be my friends. Even though we spent years together in the same school and we played together, I never once thought I had friends. Once the basketball game was over, we went out separate ways. My relations with everyone stopped at the line of the basketball court and the school gate. No one ever visited my apartment. Most didn’t even know I lived alone until Iruka-sensei mentioned it one day and everyone seemed so surprised.”

Naruto licked his thumb and smeared the damp digit across the spot of dirt Sasuke was unable to erase on his own. The other boy caught his hand and gave the knuckles a brief kiss before urging him to continue. Naruto wondered at the tight feeling he felt at every gesture Sasuke made toward him. It was almost frightening how easily his being had become familiar with the other boy. He never thought he could be so accepting.

“Today, just hanging out with everyone… It seemed almost surreal. It’s like we’ve been friends all along.”

“Maybe you have been friends all along. You just didn’t want to accept it for some reason or other. Maybe it was you that kept them at a distance…that kept them away from your apartment. Maybe you were the one to wave good bye so quickly once you’d crossed the lines of the basketball court and the school gates.”

Naruto grew silent and listened well to what Sasuke was telling him.

“I’ve done the same thing, too. Maybe I have been friends with them all along and I just didn’t want to accept it for some reason or other. Maybe it was I who kept them at a distance, ignoring their invitations and using my council meetings as an excuse. Maybe I was the one to dismiss it too quickly when someone got too close.”

Naruto rested his forehead against Sasuke’s and briefly closed his eyes to savor the moment.

“Maybe it was just us all along that kept them at arms length.”

He felt Sasuke nod against his forehead in acknowledgement.

“Maybe.”

The sound of pounding feet crunching on fallen leaves and twigs alerted them of the group’s arrival. They drew apart slowly, leaning on the tree trunk casually and waited for the group to enter the clearing.

Kiba and Chouji held stripped coconuts in both their hands. The pair noticed that the boys’ pants were wet up to the knees and could only assume they had caught the coconuts as they floated in the stream.

“We have coconuts.” Kiba grinned.

Behind the coconut carrying pair, Shikamaru only shook his head and stared at the grey sky. Shino held a stick with a spider dangling by its web, watching it in fascination. The girls who looked sick at the sight of the spider had established a corner of the clearing that was overgrown with wild flowers as their own and were taking pictures.

“We have weird friends,” Sasuke said under his breath. Naruto snickered softly, wistfully.

It was a strange thought but it seemed his heart was almost shyly opening up in acceptance. He glanced over momentarily at Sasuke and thought the boy also fitted into the same category, but at the same time, not quite. He held it in his mind’s arms, friendship, like a precious bundle. He held it along with the feelings he had for the dark-eyed boy, soothing it with warm lullabies, like newborns. thouthought he had forgotten that warm feeling of caring and being cared for. It was a frightening thing to come out of hiding after so long, but it seemed he had good friends to help tempt him outside, Naruto thought as he listened to Kiba and Chouji trying to think of as many things as possible that could be done with the coconuts.


TBC