Spartan Ninjas (Abandoned WIP)

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Spartan Ninjas
~ Chapter Eighteen ~
By: Cecilia Tsukineko and Kirei Kitsue
Beta'd by Sammei

-------------One Week Later, The Second Friday of December and the Beginning of Christmas Break------------

"How much stuff do you two _have_?" Kakashi asked, eyeing the pile of boxes that Naruto and Sasuke were transferring to their car, his car, and Jiraiya's car. Today was moving day and the boys had asked their bosses for help.

Jiraiya, who was squatting to pick up one of the unsealed boxes, happened to catch a peek inside and grinned lecherously. "Nice..." he murmured and reached in, pulling out the manga version of FAKE. "Hey, Kakashi... This -..." but he was cut off as Naruto attacked.

Sasuke looked on as Naruto yelled at Jiraiya for snooping. Evenly he answered his own boss, "As much as you see... The rest of it is mostly appliances, which are in my car so that Naruto and I can take them home. Are you going to be available over the break in case I need to contact you?" Sasuke was just being semi-conversational since Kakashi was being nice enough to help.

"Yep. A cop's work is never done, especially during the holidays. I'll be here, but I can't guarantee that I'll get back to you if you leave a message." Kakashi picked up a few boxes and took them over to his car.

"Stupid old man! I said _move_ the boxes, not _look_ _in_ them!!" Naruto yelled, snatching the manga away from his boss and putting it back in the box. Scowling at Jiraiya he picked up the box and tucked it securely in the back of the Chevelle. "You said you were gonna help, so help!"

Jiraiya grumbled but started loading up his own car as well. With the four of them things were loaded in no time. Reaching the apartment, they were unloaded equally fast, but Sasuke was a heaven-send and insisted that everything remain downstairs, though Naruto was sort of the mind to put everything in the proper rooms right away. Jiraiya, when all was unloaded and in the apartment, patted Naruto on the head. "Be good and have a safe holiday, brat. C'mon Kakashi. Let's go have a drink."

"Thank you for the help, Jiraiya. Kakashi. We'll make sure to keep you in mind when we're gift shopping," Sasuke muttered as he pawed through one of the boxes, looking for something.

"I am not a brat!" Naruto protested, shoving Jiraiya out of the apartment. "You're the brat! I don't know why I put up with you!"

"Because he pays you to put up with him," Kakashi teased with a grin. "You're welcome, Sasuke. See you after break. And yes, a drink sounds real good right about now."

"Ah..." Sasuke exclaimed as he found what he'd been looking for, pulling out a manila envelope that looked stuffed to the point of tearing. Then he stooped and picked up a small travel-on and looked to Naruto. "Ready to head to your grandmother's?" It felt good to say that the house was _Mika's_ because that connotated that Naruto was now _living_ with Sasuke.

"I heard that!" Naruto yelled out the door at Jiraiya before shutting it. "Stupid old man... Yeah, I'm ready. What's that?" he asked, pointing at the envelope.

Sasuke looked at the envelope he now had tucked under his arm. "Magazines that I've been going through. Furniture, carpeting, paint, pillows, schemes..." he shrugged a little. "I'll run the downstairs stuff by you before I order anything." He explained this as they left the apartment, Sasuke locking the door behind him and then they headed out to the car. "One last stop before we head to Mika's..." he reminded Naruto.

"Yeah, I know. The doctor's office," Naruto said with a grin. Sasuke was finally getting his cast off. He drove them to the doctor's and it wasn't long before Sasuke's cast had been sawed off. "Man, and I thought the rest of your arm was pale," Naruto commented when the plaster came off, revealing Sasuke's arm to be lily-white in comparison to his ivory complexion.

Sasuke shrugged and flexed his arm, finding that he could only twist his forearm so far before it halted. He winced and waved a hand at the doctor, who rushed to insist he be gentle with it. It was his arm after all. Then the doctor started talking about physical therapy. "Yeah... I'll go when it's time to learn new exercises but I'm not spending my vacation in a therapy office. Forget it." And those were his last words. He scheduled appointments and he and Naruto left, heading for Mika's. Sasuke kept twisting and flexing his arm slowly the whole way, watching it and thinking how oddly it looked without the blue cast encasing it.

"Don't do that too much," Naruto suggested as he drove, flicking his eyes quickly to Sasuke every once in a while. "You don't want to put too much strain on it too soon. How does it feel?"

"Light. Weak... frail would be a better way to put it. It looks like paper-maché..." came Sasuke's thoughtful answer. He did, however, stop flexing his arm, choosing instead to rub it.

Naruto chuckled. "It does. And I didn't think it was possible for you to get any paler."

Sasuke snorted. "I do get some sun you know... I'm not a vampire." And then he was suddenly right next to Naruto's ear, "Or am I?" he crooned and licked one of the many small bite marks on Naruto's neck. The large one was almost faded.

Shivering lightly Naruto put a hand on Sasuke's face and pushed him away. "How many times do I have to tell you: Not in the car," he scolded affectionately, smirking.

Sasuke licked his palm but returned to his seat. He'd loosened up a lot, he reflected as he turned his attention out the window, to be able to joke like that. So openly. There had been a time in his life where he hadn't been able to barely even smile... hadn't there? But with Naruto, that timed seemed like a too distant memory... that felt oddly remote.

They sat in peaceful quiet, Naruto smiling absently as he paid attention to the road and thought about actually living with Sasuke. It was going to be so wonderful... "Hey Sasuke, you never told me what you wanted for Christmas."

"You... and maybe a can of whipped cream... the kind that you turn upside down and press the nozzle to make it come out in a nest of white frilly string...." he said absently before he really gave it any thought. He stopped two seconds after he said it and looked at Naruto blankly. Shaking his head a little he rubbed his temple. Something had seriously distracted his mind there for a moment... something vague. Shaking his head again to clear it he glanced back out the window and then back to Naruto.

Naruto just laughed at the whipped cream idea. That was so like Sasuke. "You can have that whenever you want, idiot. I mean something you want for _Christmas_, not any time we're both feeling overly horny."

"There's really nothing else I want... Just you. Forever," Sasuke said seriously. He was looking directly and unwaveringly at Naruto at the moment.

Smiling, Naruto reached over to take Sasuke's hand and laced their fingers together. "Then Merry Christmas," he said lovingly, giving Sasuke a look full of deep love before returning his gaze to the road.

Smiling faintly, Sasuke lifted Naruto's hand and kissed his knuckles, ignoring the slight pang from twisting his arm that way. A little pain meant he was working it. "Thank you."

Naruto just continued to smile and stroked the back of Sasuke's knuckles with his thumb. "Sing?" he asked, wanting to hear that voice he loved so much. "Not 'Vanilla' though," he added with a smirk.

Sasuke smirked and tilted his head, thinking of what he should sing. A wicked grin spread across his lips as he let his voice drift out into song. "When moonlight crawls along the street, Chasing away the summer heat, Footsteps outside somewhere below, The world revolves I let it go. We build our church above this street. We practice love between these sheets. The candy sweetness scent of you, It bathes my skin, I'm stained by you. And all I have to do is hold you. There's a racing in my heart. I am barely touching you..."

"I shoulda known better," Naruto groaned good-naturedly, rolling his eyes. Trust Sasuke to sing something that was bound to make him want to pull over and pounce him. "You are impossible..."

"I can stop..." Sasuke said softly, his voice still a sexy purr as if he was still singing without the rhythm.

"You can... doesn't mean you will, even if I ask," Naruto quipped back, smirking.

Sasuke shrugged one shoulder and looked out the window silently. His mind tumbled through a few other songs before he had chosen a couple.

Chuckling Naruto poked Sasuke's thigh, their fingers still tangled. "Hey you. I didn't ask you to stop, I just said you're impossible."

Looking back to Naruto he squeezed his hand a little. "What do you want to hear then?" he asked, smirking.

"Something that isn't going to make us late to Baa-chan's. Or at least not a lot late," Naruto smirked.

Sasuke thought for another minute as an idea hit him and then he lifted Naruto's hand to his lips, again brushing the soft smooth skin of his mouth over the knuckles. Then he cupped both hands around Naruto's hand and sang softly, "It was no accident me finding you. Someone had a hand in it, long before we ever knew. Now I just can't believe you're in my life. Heaven's smilin' down on me as I look at you tonight. ... I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars. He sure knew what he was doin', when he joined these two hearts. I hold everything when I hold you in my arms. I've got all I'll ever need, thanks to the keeper of the stars..."

The peace and happiness in Sasuke's voice wrapped around Naruto in a warm embrace and he relaxed back into his seat, his eyes sliding half-shut as he listened. This song went straight to his heart and he felt his heart swell with love. He gave Sasuke's hand a squeeze.

Smiling softly Sasuke clutched that hand to his chest and leaned closer to Naruto's ear, purring, "Soft moonlight on your face... Oh, how you shine... It takes my breath away just to look into your eyes. I know I don't deserve a treasure like you. There really are no words to show my gratitude. ...So, I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars. He sure knew what he was doin', when he joined these two hearts. I hold everything when I hold you in my arms. I've got all I'll ever need, thanks to the keeper of the stars. ...It was no accident me finding you. Someone had a hand in it, long before we ever knew..." He nuzzled Naruto's ear and leaned back, holding Naruto's hand on his lap.

Naruto pulled over and put the car in park before leaning over and cupping Sasuke's jaw with his free hand, pulling him close for a tender kiss. A song as sweet as that deserved a treat. "I love you," he murmured against Sasuke's lips, nuzzling them with his own.

"Mmm, I love you, too," Sasuke murmured back and kissed Naruto tenderly, both hands coming up to lace fingers in the back of Naruto's hair as he twisted.

Purring Naruto deepened the kiss, pulling him closer. He would never tire of Sasuke's sweet taste. Gradually he broke the kiss and straightened in his seat after kissing Sasuke's eyelids. He moved back into traffic and continued towards Mika's, a blissful smile on his face.

After that Sasuke decided he needed a nap, lest he decide to jump Naruto instead, so he loosened his seatbelt comfortably and shifted to rest on his left hip, releasing Naruto's hand in favor of lying against Naruto's arm across console. This way Sasuke could slide his arm in along Naruto's until the inside of Sasuke's elbow was fitted to the back of Naruto's elbow and their fingers were laced together again. Like this, Sasuke could lay his head against Naruto's shoulder, which he did with a happy sigh and closed his eyes, his other hand coming up to cup both of their forearms.

Naruto tilted his head and kissed Sasuke's crown, squeezing Sasuke's hand. This was heaven.

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A warm, wet tongue trailed over the sensitive skin behind Sasuke's ear. "Sa~su~ke... time to wake up," Naruto purred.

"Mmm... nngh..."

"We're here... time to get up..."

Dark lashes lifted slowly, fluttering sleepily. Deepened black eyes peered up at Naruto and then slowly Sasuke sat up and stretched hugely. "Alright... Let's go get them to help us get the fridge and the microwave and stuff in the house. We can carry our bags in ourselves since its only overnight stuff for the next few weeks," he muttered and then yawned.

Naruto nodded and gave him a quick, deep kiss. "Now are you awake?" he asked teasingly when he pulled away.

"Mmm more than before..." he answered and swatted Naruto's rump as the blond got out of the car. Sasuke was out and heading to the front door with his clothes bag in hand. He tried the door knob, found it open and stepped in only to be bowled into by some young girl who exclaimed, "Naruto!!" as she landed in Sasuke's lap who was now sitting on his butt on the front porch looking incredibly dazed.

Naruto stopped, blinked, and yelled, "BAA-CHAN!!!!!"

"There you are," Mika chirped, getting up from her seat on the couch to greet them. Guen was a wriggling mass in her arms, trying to escape so she could jump on him and Sasuke.

"WHAT IS _SHE_ DOING HERE?!?!" Naruto demanded, pointing at Emily. He didn't get to hear Mika's answer as he was attacked, but not by the dog.

"Naruto!! What took you so long!? I was waiting so patiently!!" Emily squealed and attached herself to his middle with a fierce hug.

Sasuke picked himself up slowly and handed his things to Arashi who had come up the stairs from the basement at Naruto's scream. Dusting his rump off and ignoring the feeling of Emily's relatively young mother's eyes on his butt as he did it, he headed over to where Naruto was desperately trying to pry the girl off. He reached around the both of them from behind Emily and calmly forced the girl to let go of Naruto with the use of gentle pressure points and then spun them putting himself between her and Naruto. Emily looked perplexed.

"Naruto darling? Who's he?" she asked, trying to sound mature and possessive. The possessive was the only thing that came out right.

"My boyfriend. Go away," Naruto growled, pushing past her and heading for his room. That had a door he could lock, meaning safety.

"Where are you going?" Mika asked as Naruto stalked by her, her hold on Guen still firm. "No hello? No kiss? Don't you want dinner?"

"I'll eat when the devil-child is gone," he grumbled. "C'mon Sasuke."

"Boyfriend? Oh, that's all! Fine why don't you -..." she was cut off by Sasuke pushing past her to follow Naruto.

Arashi chuckled as they brushed past him their bags in Sasuke's hands since he'd grabbed Naruto's and taken his back on the way by but he didn't try to stop either of them so Sasuke followed him straight up. Once inside the locked room Sasuke set the bags on the floor and looked to Naruto opening his arms. "Mine..." he said, looking ridiculously pouty.

"Damn straight... stupid kid," Naruto grumbled, hugging Sasuke and tugging him over to the bed so they could cuddle.

There was a knock on the door and Mika's voice came through. "I'll bring you dinner on trays as soon as it's done."

"Thank you!" Sasuke called and pulled Naruto right up to him. They were face to face on their sides in the middle of the bed now. "All mine..."

Naruto leaned in to kiss him but they were interrupted by another knock after the doorknob rattled... a knock Naruto was unfortunately very familiar with. "Go AWAY, brat!"

"Naruto! You're supposed to introduce your fiancée to your friends! Come out here and introduce us!!" Emily demanded.

Sasuke sighed and tipped his head forward resting it against Naruto's. "Maybe we should sit her down and beat it into her head..." he murmured to Naruto and then said louder, "Go away, girl! We're making out in here!! I'm his boyfriend not his 'friend', ..." then he added in a whisper, "Though I'm that too. I'm just not going to encourage her."

There was silence on the other end for a moment and then, "Naruto!!!!!! COME OUT HERE AND KISS ME HELLO!!" She just didn't understand how two _boys_ could possibly be more than friends.

"Ignore her then..." Sasuke murmured and pulled him in by cupping a hand around the back of his neck. "She'll go away eventually..." He purred a little as he leaned in to kiss Naruto, his tongue slipping out to caress Naruto's lower lip.

"No she won't... you don't know her..." Naruto sighed in annoyance. Muttering curses under his breath he got off the bed and rummaged around in his desk until he found a length of rope. "Hold this and follow," he ordered. Bracing himself he opened the door and, before Emily could react, turned her around and grabbed her by the upper arms, easily lifting her from the floor and carrying her down the stairs. He set her down in a chair in the kitchen and said to Sasuke, "Rope." Tying her to a chair was one of the few effective methods he'd found to deal with her.

Sasuke silently handed him the rope. Emily was just chattering away like the flakey blond she was but when Naruto finished tying the rope she turned and looked at him.

"I'm glad to see you, Naruto! But aren't we a little old for cowboys and Indians?" she asked and wriggled and slid down. She'd matured a little bit and that was made visible with that simple action.

Arashi walked in then and tipped his head. "Effective," he said and leaned his hip against the table. He was about to ask Emily a question when Emily's mother called her from the front room telling her it was time to go. "Better let her go, Naruto."

"You do it." Naruto went back up to his room and locked the door again as soon as Sasuke walked in. He knew that given the chance Emily would spend an hour saying good-bye to him.

Sasuke smirked and sat on the edge of the bed patting his lap. "You really don't like her do you?"

"She's evil... but at least she isn't as evil as Ino... yet..." Naruto said with a sigh, straddling Sasuke's lap and wrapping his arms about Sasuke's neck. "I'm dreading the day that happens."

"I'm not going to let her get that bad over you. Let her be a pain in the ass for someone else. We have enough problems as it is," he murmured and nuzzled Naruto's chin lovingly. "Itooshii..."

Smiling, Naruto rubbed noses with him. He'd worry about Emily later... at a time when he couldn't escape her evil middle-school clutches. "I love it when you call me that," he purred.

"Itooshii..." he said softly and licked at Naruto's lips. "Koibitto..." he added.

Yet again Naruto was about to kiss Sasuke only to be interrupted by a knock on the door. "WHAT?!"

"Emily's gone and it's dinner time, lovebirds. Get down here and eat before you forget. If you don't I won't care how much you complain about being hungry later, I'll just let you starve," Mika said through the door.

Sighing loudly Naruto got up again and opened the door to scowl at her, catching the dog as she leapt at him.

Mika just chuckled, turning on her heel and going back down the stairs. "Food. It works every time."

Still scowling Naruto followed, holding Guen to his chest. The only reason he followed was because he was hungry and he knew Mika would make good on her threat of starvation.

Sasuke sighed. It was going to be a long next few weeks. Quietly he got up and followed Naruto down to the dinner. Arashi was already eating happily while reading the newspaper.

"You couldn't have waited five minutes to get us?" Naruto grumbled as Mika set a plate loaded down with her home cooking in front of him, dropping Guen to the floor. She promptly lay down by his feet, hoping to get scraps.

"Not when five minutes translates into an hour with you two," she teased, setting another plate in front of Sasuke.

Sasuke shrugged and set in to eating without a word. Food was good... Naruto and he would have lots of time after things settled down.

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"If she knocks again I'm gonna hit her," Naruto grumbled as he fell onto their bed after dinner, stomach pleasantly full. "Not hard though... she did get pumpkin pie. But I'm still gonna hit her."

Sasuke chuckled and changed for bed before sliding into bed. He was done moving around for the night, feeling the exhaustion of the busy day and the soreness in his arm from actual use. "Just try not to wake me up though... ne?" he murmured, snuggling into the pillow that smelled of all that was Naruto.

Naruto nodded and got up just long enough to change. He joined Sasuke under the sheets and stretched out on top of him. "How's the arm?"

"Sore... but glad to be out of that cast. Tomorrow I can take a _real_ shower. In fact, I think I'll take a bath..." he sighed a little dreamily not even noticing it. It'd been so long since he'd had a bath he could completely relax in.

Chuckling Naruto sat up and straddled Sasuke's waist, taking Sasuke's left arm into his lap and massaging it gently around where the break had been. "A bath with or without me in it?" he purred teasingly.

"Ooo decisions... decisions... With," he said without hardly a pause, making it a point to say that it really was no decision at all sarcastically. He was pleased with the warming sensation on his arm that Naruto's hands were creating.

Naruto razzed him cheerfully in response to the sarcasm. "Jackass," he said affectionately.

Sasuke only smirked his eyes drooping. "Usurakontachi."

"You still haven't told me what that means."

"Moron of Morons..." Sasuke answered immediately with a mischievous smirk.

Naruto scowled at him and gave his bangs a sharp tug before picking his arm up again to continue massaging it. "Am not."

"Not always..." Sasuke retorted with a sigh. The soreness was easing a little and that made him all the more tired. "Sleep?" he inquired, hopeful that Naruto would agree.

The blond nodded and lay back down on top of Sasuke, wrapping the blanket around them. "Am not," he insisted with a sharp nip to Sasuke's neck.

"Mmm..." Sasuke shivered a little but it was the pleasant shiver caused by a loving touch. Wrapping his arms around Naruto, he wriggled to get comfortable and then settled. "Oyasumi..."

Giving up the argument for now Naruto kissed the spot he'd bitten and rested his head on Sasuke's shoulder. "Night, love."

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"BOYS!!!" Arashi yelled through the door several mornings later. "It's time to go tree shopping! We'll decorate afterwards!! Let's go! Breakfast will be on the table in a few minutes!"

Sasuke groaned. He and Naruto had been awake for a little while simply lying in bed and basking in each other's company. Sasuke had been nearly about to start something when Arashi had pounded on the door. Sasuke could only hope that - if their stay at Mika's ended in abstinence - at least after they had moved into the apartment, and Sasuke had finished all of the renovating including his own personal touch, they would be able to do something then.

"We just can't win..." Naruto sighed, looking disappointed. He pulled Sasuke close for a quick, hungry kiss before climbing out of bed and finding clothes. They hadn't been able to do anything other than make-out since they always got interrupted before they could go any farther and it was starting to get to Naruto. He hadn't realized just how used he'd gotten to fooling around with Sasuke at least once every other day but he was highly aware of that now, feeling an almost raw need to cum at Sasuke's hands. He sighed again at that thought. ::And how much you wanna bet we'll be too tired again tonight? As much as I love Dad and Baa-chan... I can't wait to get out of here.::

Sasuke sighed and rose, in a similar state of mind, feeling a little sullen but doing his best to hide it. The only way he really knew how to do that though was to withdraw a little from everyone, though not from Naruto. That was impossible because that's what he wanted, the cause of his frustration and so he hung close to the blond all throughout breakfast, their thighs constantly brushing and rubbing together. When breakfast was done, they piled into the new SUV that Arashi had bought and headed to the tree farm. In the backseat Sasuke reached out and wrapped his arm around Naruto pulling him close under his shoulder. Leaning in he nuzzled Naruto's ear. "This... is torture..." he whispered softly, too low for Naruto's family to hear him.

Naruto nodded and leaned into the nuzzle, sitting as close to Sasuke as his seatbelt would allow. He put his hand over the one on his shoulder and wrapped his fingers around it, giving it a squeeze. Wistfully he hoped that Mika and Arashi would be distracted enough that he and Sasuke could hide behind a large tree and relieve at least a little of their frustration, but he doubted they'd get the chance.

"Here we are!" Mika said cheerfully as Arashi parked the car and climbed out, speed-walking towards the biggest tree she could see. She was very picky about Christmas trees and the sooner she got started looking the sooner she could go home and decorate it.

Sighing Sasuke and Naruto got out of the car and power walked to keep up. Any time they even started to lag Mika would ask them something. Arashi was wearing a smirk that said he'd been there and tried that and already knew it wouldn't work. They finally reached a tree and stopped behind Mika.

"Mom, please please tell me this is it.... I don't want to walk all over the place."

"Hmmm..." Mika walked around the tree, examining the branches carefully and testing their strength. She examined a few other trees nearby before going back to the first one. After almost ten minutes of intense scrutiny she declared that this tree was the one.

::Yes! Out of here fast!:: Naruto grabbed the tree's trunk to hold it still as his father sawed, catching it easily when it started to lean. The three men carried the tree to the lot's owner's house to pay, all of them ignoring Mika as she scolded them to be careful and that they weren't holding the tree right.

They didn't head back home for another half hour since Mika just had to haggle the price with the owner, winning in the end much to the owner's chagrin.

Arashi sighed happily as he tied the last knot to secure the tree to the roof of his SUV. Mika was just walking out of the office with a look that clearly said she'd gotten a good deal. "Ready to go?"

From the other side of the SUV, where Sasuke had Naruto pressed to the tinted glass of the SUV's door, Sasuke's hand ceased its attempt to trek up Naruto's shirt and he leaned away with a small groan. Their foreheads had been pushed together as Sasuke had made an attempt to relieve a little of the tension between them but it had just been dashed as the family piled back into the SUV. Again he pulled Naruto close and buried his nose into the hair at Naruto's temple. He figured all of the pent up energy would have to go towards his research. That was the only way to expend it. Absently he let his mind run over some of the things he'd laid out in his mind and flexed his arm in his second exercise for physical therapy.

Luckily they'd gone tree shopping early enough that morning that they were done decorating the tree by dinner time, directly after which Naruto and Sasuke managed to escape claiming tiredness and escaping what would have been another long after-discussion. Decorating the tree had been fun but the whole time the boys had shared heated glances over the adults' heads and their impatience was getting to them. As soon as the door to Naruto's room was safely locked behind them Naruto pulled Sasuke down onto the bed on top of him, kissing him hungrily.

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Mika waited until she was sure they were upstairs before chuckling. She hadn't believed their excuse in the least but knew better than to not let them go. "I can almost smell the hormones," she joked, winking at Arashi.

Arashi chuckled. "They're young... and there are definitely hormones. Not to mention I think they've made playing around a habit. Not a bad thing because that's part of the glue in any serious relationship of that level. It just makes times like this hard on them," he said with a shrug.

"As you know very well," Mika teased with a smirk, remembering when Sara had still been alive and had lived in this house after her marriage to Arashi. "And I guess that means we'd better stay down here while they 'play'."

Arashi only nodded once and lost himself in sudden memories of him and Sara... Oh they were bittersweet. Doubly so.

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Sasuke's hands laced firmly in Naruto's hair cradling his head and holding him in the kiss as Sasuke's mouth devoured Naruto's. They were just a tumble of limbs at the moment.

Determined to get somewhere past kissing Naruto tugged at Sasuke's shirt demandingly, wanting to taste his skin.

Sasuke pulled away and ripped his own shirt off before catching the hem of Naruto's and pulling up. "Up. Or it's getting ripped..." he teased with a wicked smirk that said 'And I'll do it too...'

Naruto lifted his arms and as soon as his shirt was off he undid Sasuke's pants, shoving them down to his knees. His fingers immediately sought out Sasuke's length and wrapped around it, stroking it quickly.

Groaning, Sasuke threw his head back. "God..." he moaned softly, then reached down and caught Naruto's wrist. "Wait... wait... your pants." He shifted his weight to his knees and grabbed at Naruto's pants even as he was wriggled out of his own. "I want you naked... I want to be naked..."

Quickly Naruto undid his jeans and kicked them off, pulling Sasuke down for another hungry kiss with one hand while fondling him with the other. Naruto moaned into Sasuke's mouth as he felt Sasuke harden in his hand, his own member waking up in response. Anybody who tried to interrupt them now was going to _die_.

Moaning Sasuke reached between them and fisted Naruto's growing erection, pumping in time with Naruto's own hand. Hungrily Sasuke's mouth trailed down Naruto's neck eagerly, seeking to mark him again. Most of his marks were gone at this point. The small ones faded faster than the larger ones and the last time he'd had time to give Naruto a large one had been just after settling the whole false accusation of rape.

Naruto gasped in pleasure and let his head fall back to reveal as much of his neck as possible. "Sasuke..." he moaned, arching into his lover's hand and increasing the pace of his own. Pleasure was building in him at a much faster pace than usual, a result of having gone without for a little too long and making his mind spin uncontrollably.

Sasuke's mind was mostly gone already, spiraling down into a single point of pleasure focused down between his legs where Naruto was desperately seeking to bring him to completion. Sasuke felt that tension and simultaneously squeezed Naruto's shaft a little harder, pumping just that much faster as he bit down on Naruto's neck, hard, clenching his teeth on the neck edge of the shoulder-to-neck muscle. It all added up: Naruto beneath him, the hand on him, the flesh between his teeth, the writhing of his lover beneath him, and the erotic noises shaking out of Naruto's chest... all of it combined to send a bolt of quick hot pleasure through him, his cum spilling over Naruto's hand and stomach. Unclenching his teeth he sucked at the wounded spot apologetically, still pumping Naruto's shaft. Things were happening quickly, but then they had to be rushed because of the situation they were in for the time being.

Naruto came almost immediately after Sasuke, moaning low in his chest as the tightening of Sasuke's teeth on his neck sent him over the edge. Panting he gazed up at Sasuke with hooded, passionate eyes. He was sated for the moment but far from satisfied. His neck throbbed where Sasuke had bit him but he didn't mind in the least. Lazily he pulled Sasuke down with the hand tangled in his hair and nibbled at his neck, leaving behind little marks of his own. "My Sasuke..." he murmured lovingly.

Sasuke allowed himself to be pulled down onto Naruto's still shivering body, his own still quaking breaths shortening at the feel of Naruto's teeth lightly at his neck. In the afterglow of fast release he found himself feeling things that much more acutely. His neck was normally sensitive but like this... every other part of him felt as sensitive as his neck usually did and his usually sensitive parts felt twice so. "Naruto..." he moaned softly and tipped his head to the side a little, loving the feelings Naruto was creating him, always created in him, but not on this scale regularly.

Purring Naruto nibbled his way down Sasuke's neck to the base, licking at the spot where neck met shoulder. He suddenly got the urge to mark him - mark Sasuke the way Sasuke marked him - and gave into it, biting down hard. The fingers in Sasuke's hair tightened to keep him in place while Naruto's other hand pulled Sasuke's hips down into his, rolling his hips up lazily.

Sasuke shuddered hard and let out a groan that said clearly what he thought of that; as clearly as his hips bucking into Naruto's a little before turning that uncontrolled buck into a slow, demanding grind. Surprisingly he was already getting hard again.

Gradually Naruto loosened his grip on Sasuke's neck, licking at the mark to soothe it. The hand in Sasuke's hair slid down his back to join the one on his hips, pulling him down to increase the force of the grind. Naruto shivered as intense pleasure awoke in him again, sending delicious thrills all throughout his body.

Desire intensifying Sasuke rocked against Naruto's body throwing his head back and then dropping it down again to look down into Naruto's eyes. "I love you..." he gasped and braced his feet on the mattress pressing into Naruto's upward thrusting eagerly. It had been too long without enough time for contact like this... far too long.

"Love you too..." Naruto breathed, willingly held in Sasuke's gaze. He glided his hands around Sasuke's hips to his rear, kneading a firm globe of flesh in each hand as he ground against his lover. Sparks raced through him as hard length rubbed against hard length and he moaned, his head falling back a bit in bliss but his eyes never left Sasuke's.

So close... a second quick release... he could feel it coming. He moaned and dove in for a kiss his tongue slipping into Naruto's mouth as their grinding picked up pace fast. So close... but he wanted Naruto to cum first. Wanted to watch the blond take his pleasure before Sasuke... so Sasuke broke the kiss and lowered his mouth to torture Naruto's pert nipples.

Naruto gasped and arched into Sasuke's mouth, the sweet torture on his chest sending a thick bolt of pleasure straight to his groin. "Sasuke...!" he gasped, his eyes shutting tightly as he came again. To cum twice in such a short span of time... oh the ecstasy. Naruto fell limply back to the bed and panted, slowly coming down from seventh heaven.

Naruto's release seemed to resonate out of Naruto and straight into Sasuke as the black-haired youth came with a hoarse moan of Naruto's name and then, ignoring the mess between, them Sasuke settled on top of Naruto, panting. One hand came up to cradle Naruto's head with his arm and he tipped their heads together, murmuring sweet nothings. There weren't words that Sasuke could have thought of at that moment to describe the feeling of absolute release.

Slowly Naruto's breathing evened out and he nuzzled at Sasuke's ear, his arms wrapped loosely around Sasuke's shoulders. "My Sasuke... my beautiful Sasuke..." he whispered lovingly. His body still thrummed with heavenly bliss from their release and he hugged Sasuke tighter, loving the feel of that lean body against his own. He trailed sweet kisses along Sasuke's cheekbone until he got to his mouth, pouring all his love into the melding of their lips.

Curling up on Naruto's body, Sasuke closed his eyes. His breathing was still a little heavy and his heart still hadn't completely leveled out yet, but he was so relaxed... it felt like he was floating on eiderdown clouds. Still he returned the kiss as fiercely as it was given. When they broke apart he murmured, "Naruto... I love you..."

Naruto smiled up at his other half and nipped at the tip of Sasuke's nose. "I love you too," he murmured, running a light hand up and down Sasuke's spine.

Smiling softly Sasuke let his eyelids droop and he tucked his head under Naruto's chin. "I don't know if I'm going to make it past Christmas like this..." he mumbled.

"A week and a half..." Naruto said softly, caressing the nape of Sasuke's neck with loving fingers. "I guess we'll just have to make it."

"Mmm... Ha~..." was Sasuke's lazy reply. He wasn't ready to sleep yet... he was just... content.

Gently Naruto shifted and propped himself up on his elbows. "We'd better go take a bath or else we're gonna end up cemented together by morning," he said, voice thick with amusement.

"Mm-ooo a bath... not a shower..." Sasuke stated and lifted himself up and got to his feet off the bed. He looked over his shoulder at Naruto. "Robes?" They'd unpacked everything, or rather Naruto had while Sasuke slept in the first morning there and Sasuke still wasn't sure where everything was yet.

"I'll get them. You go see if the coast is clear." Naruto got up and went over to the dresser, pulling out two bathrobes and draping them over his arm. He wasn't going to put his on yet because then it would get all messy and the bath would have been pointless.

Sasuke had stuck his head out and looked about. Finding no sign of the possibility of being caught he opened the door and he and Naruto walked through it. He shut the door behind him and together they headed to the bathroom. Sasuke ran the shower long enough for the two of them to rinse themselves and then filled the tub, settling in and spreading his legs and opening his arms for Naruto to settle back against him.

Chuckling at just how happy Sasuke looked to be actually taking a bath after three months of just showers, Naruto sat down and leaned back against Sasuke's chest. He waited for Sasuke to wrap his arms around his waist before taking Sasuke's left arm and massaging it, checking for swelling as he did so.

Sighing contentedly Sasuke nuzzled Naruto's ear. "You're too good to me..." he murmured, his soft smile in his voice.

"No, I just like to make sure my boy-toy is in one piece," Naruto teased, leaning into the nuzzle.

Chuckling softly Sasuke tipped his head back and sighed, sliding down and taking Naruto down a little with him. "Shiawasse..." he sighed happily.

"Shiawasse?" Naruto scooted farther back, burrowing deeper into Sasuke's chest. Slowly he moved the massage from Sasuke's arm to his hand.

"Happiness... basically..." he murmured and slitted his eyes open, tipping his head to watch over Naruto's shoulder. "You have all of eternity to stop..."

Naruto chuckled and tipped his head to the side so that their cheeks touched. "Tell me if anything hurts. Is it still sore?"

"Oh, it's sore... but what you're doing feels really good..." Sasuke purred and turned his head a little and nuzzled Naruto's cheek.

Smiling Naruto turned his head to kiss Sasuke sweetly. "Overgrown cat," he teased affectionately, returning his gaze to Sasuke's hand as he started massaging the fingers.

"Well... you only encourage it..." he murmured. This was so wonderful.

"I have a black panther for a lover," Naruto joked, snuggling close again. He'd started to slip.

Sasuke made a deep purring growling sound in his chest and throat and licked Naruto's shoulder up his neck to the back of his ear and the sensitive spot there. Then he nuzzled Naruto's earlobe.

Getting a wicked idea Naruto stopped massaging Sasuke's hand, bringing it up to his mouth to nibble on the fingertips playfully. His other hand wriggled its way between their bodies to find Sasuke's limp member and wrap around it.

The purring sound returned and Sasuke pressed his legs into the sides of the tub, spreading his thighs and flexing his hips up readily into Naruto's hand. Gently he pushed one finger into Naruto's mouth while licking his cheek, encouraging him to suck. Meanwhile Sasuke's other hand caught Naruto by his hip and pulled until Naruto had slid up onto his knees, turning him around and forcing him to change his grip on Sasuke's quickly hardening erection. The new position gave Sasuke free rein of Naruto's backside and his other hand took that liberty immediately, fingers sliding down Naruto's spine right to his cleft and along it. Pressing his middle finger between Naruto's cheeks, he let the pad of his thumb brush over Naruto's entrance, trace around it and then slide past it to press the perineum, gliding his finger back and forth along it and continuing to brush Naruto's entrance teasingly.

Naruto gasped as he was flooded with new sensations and bent forward a little more. Tremors ran through him and his breathing quickly got very heavy as pleasure began to take him over for the third time that night. He braced himself against the tub, the hand not on his lover's erection next to Sasuke's head. "S-Sasuke?" he panted around Sasuke's finger, looking questioningly at him through hooded eyes. He continued to pump him, squeezing him tightly on the upstrokes and smearing precum over the head with his thumb.

"You okay?" he asked softly, pausing. If Naruto was uncomfortable then he wouldn't do it... but oh how he wanted to show Naruto something he'd read about. He'd read that the external stimulation of the prostate was nice but compared to the internal stimulation of it... it paled. His own breathing was choppy and a little harsh as he lifted his hips into Naruto's still pumping hand.

Naruto nodded and, with a distinctly lustful look in his eyes, pulled more of Sasuke's finger into his mouth. He was curious as to what Sasuke wanted to do and wiggled his rump a little in encouragement for him to continue.

A relieved look filled Sasuke's dark eyes and he continued his gentle stroking of Naruto's entrance and perineum. His eyes drifted about the room and, finding nothing useable, he sighed. And then an idea struck him. "Naruto..." he murmured almost hoarsely for the hand on his member and the mouth on his finger. "Do you have bath beads... or bath oils here?"

"Mmmm..." Naruto hummed thoughtfully for a moment before nodding. His grandmother used bath oils sometimes on days she was feeling particularly lazy and Naruto was pretty sure he knew where she kept them. "Why?"

"Are they within reach? You'll find out soon enough... I hope..." he added softly.

"They're under the sink in the cupboard." Naruto released Sasuke's finger from his mouth, moving on to the next one. The hand on Sasuke's member tightened even more and pumped a bit faster.

"Nn..." Sasuke groaned and squirmed as he let his eyes dart around the room. The cupboard wasn't too far away... and if he turned the tables and put Naruto on his back then he might be able to reach them without having to get out of the tub. "Move with me..." he purred and pulled his fingers away from Naruto's mouth before he slowly started to sit up more. He kept going, pressing Naruto onto his back against the other end of the tub, careful not to let any of the faucets and such press into him. He reached and managed to fish out the bag of bath oils and beads. Quickly he pulled out a small bottle and poured it directly into the water and on his fingers. It would dilute from his fingers but there would be some there at least. And then he settled more comfortably between Naruto's legs. "Relax... and if you want me to stop... just say so..." he said softly. This was something he'd never done before, but he was more than willing to try if it was every bit as good as the books said it was. He kissed Naruto deeply and, still rolling his hips into Naruto's hand, let his hand drift back into the water. Finding Naruto's sacs and then brushing an unoiled finger over the perineum before his oiled fingers brushed Naruto's entrance.

Moaning into the kiss Naruto wriggled a bit, his free hand curling around Sasuke's neck and pulling him closer to deepen the kiss. It felt strange to have Sasuke's finger there but it wasn't overly unpleasant so he didn't protest. Besides, he trusted Sasuke completely and knew that he would never hurt him, at least not on purpose. Getting more curious by the moment as to what his lover was going to do, Naruto widened his legs and wriggled again encouragingly.

One still oiled finger traced around Naruto's entrance flicking his finger over the nerve-infested ring of muscle a few times before he began to add an inward push to the circling. "Relax...." he crooned again and continued rubbing and pushing-circling going gradually deeper with each push until he had pushed the entirety of forefinger into Naruto's body. Slowly he pulled his finger in and out, flexing his finger and spinning it, stretching Naruto carefully. He had to get the second finger in before he could show Naruto what real prostate stimulation was supposed to be about.

_That_ felt really weird. It still wasn't uncomfortable enough for Naruto to ask him to stop, but he did squirm in an attempt to make it feel less strange. Gradually he got used to it and stopped squirming, waiting. He slowed a bit in his pumping of Sasuke's member and looked up at him in confusion, not quite sure what he was trying to do.

"This will feel weirder but... I want you to just be patient... you'll understand in a minute," Sasuke crooned as he pulled his forefinger out and started to push both fingers in. "Easy..." he hummed into Naruto's ear as he pressed his fingers in and pulled them out together a few times. Then he pressed them in and kept pressing flexing his fingers towards Naruto's stomach with each bit of depth he gained. ::About three inches... a little farther I think... there?:: he queried in his mind as he flexed his fingers rubbing at the different feeling spot and was rewarded for his efforts.

Naruto gasped loudly and arched his back as colorful sparks danced in front of his eyes when Sasuke found it. His flagging erection leapt back to life, pulsing almost painfully. "Omigod..." he moaned, bucking against Sasuke's fingers to get more of that amazing white-hot pleasure. "Ogodsasuke...ogodogod..." His hands fell onto Sasuke's thighs and clutched in an attempt to keep himself at least a little grounded. "Sa-Sasuke..." Panting harshly his eyes shut tightly as wave after wave of pleasure washed over him as Sasuke teased that bundle of nerves.

His smirk was pure delightful evil as he rubbed faster. He figured, with the way Naruto was responding he would be able to bring Naruto over the edge just like this. His own erection jumped with every moan from Naruto's mouth. Sasuke watched with pride as Naruto's head tossed weakly, most of his energy going into flexing his body around Sasuke's fingers and lifting his hips uncontrollably with pleasure. "That's it, Naruto..." he purred encouragingly. "Relax and let yourself cum... I love you..." His quiet voice purred into Naruto's ear, nuzzling the shell and keeping Naruto's head turned to the side. Warm lips trailed down his lover's neck.

A long moan of Sasuke's name announced Naruto's climax as his entire body arched, fireworks exploding in his mind and all over his being. It was a very long moment before he untensed and fell back into the water, his breathing greatly labored as he recovered from the most wonderful orgasm he'd had yet. "God... Sasuke..." he breathed and he gazed at Sasuke with hooded eyes, his eyelids almost too heavy to lift.

"Beautiful... absolutely... beyond gorgeous..." Sasuke murred and kissed both of Naruto's eyelids. "I love you... so much..." he finished and sat back, lifting Naruto's limp body into his arms and cradling him in his lap, hugging him tightly. Sasuke buried his face into Naruto's neck and shoulder inhaling his lover's scent mixed with the scent of sex, the bath oils and Naruto's own personal smell.

Naruto smiled, the look on his face both tired and content, and just let Sasuke hug him. "That... was amazing..." he panted, feeling too boneless to do much else besides speak softly, and even that took almost too much effort. His entire body trembled softly from aftershocks.

"Good..." Sasuke murmured and stood, flipping the drain switch so that the water flowed out. Holding Naruto up with one arm he reached over and turned the shower on, rinsing them off. He turned the shower off and carried Naruto out, toweling them both off. "Can you stand on your own for a bit?" he asked softly, still supporting Naruto.

Shaking his head with a lopsided smile Naruto murmured, "Just set me down on the rug. My bones need to remember they're solid but it's taking them a while."

Nodding Sasuke set Naruto on the rug and turned to the tub, leaning into it to clean it out, the cool ceramic edge pressing into his stomach. He didn't want to leave any messes that Mika or Arashi wouldn't want to see. "Was it that good?" he asked softly while scrubbing the tub.

"Mm-hm." Naruto lay down and curled up on the rug, watching Sasuke with lazy eyes. ...Well, watching Sasuke's rear anyway. "Real good." Slowly he reached out and brushed his fingers against the sole of Sasuke's foot. "Want me to show you how good?" he purred.

Sasuke froze and then slowly looked over his shoulder until he could see Naruto but all Naruto could see were his eyes through his bangs. "Naruto... I want you to do anything you want to me... I want to know what you like... where you like to be touched, how you like to be touched... if you want to show me... just say so and we'll figure out whether it works for both of us. You don't have to ask..."

Naruto blinked, a little surprised at the seriousness of Sasuke's answer. Then he smiled lovingly and nodded in understanding. "Okay." Shakily he sat up and got to his feet, grabbing his robe to pull it on. "I'm gonna go change the sheets on the bed," he said softly, leaning over - carefully so as not to lose his iffy balance - to kiss Sasuke's shoulder. "You missed a spot."

"Ha~..." he nodded and turned back to the tub, cleaning it up and putting the rest of the oils away. Then he stood and pulled his own robe on and followed Naruto's trail to the bedroom, entering and closing and locking the door behind him.

The old sheets were in a pile on the floor on top of their clothes and Naruto was snuggled deep in a fresh set of sheets, the bed already more nest then bed. Only his hair showed above the cover.

Smirking Sasuke removed his robe and hung it over Naruto's before climbing into bed under the covers. He sidled over to Naruto and reached for the blond, ready to pull the blond to him for some sleep. Sasuke was assuming that Naruto had gone to sleep and though he was a little disappointed, he was satisfied that he'd brought Naruto so much pleasure.

Warm arms wrapped around Sasuke's chest and Naruto cuddled close, burrowing his face into Sasuke's neck. He wasn't asleep yet though he was getting there. "I love you, Sasuke," he murmured, dropping light kisses on Sasuke's pulse.

He held Naruto back and tipped his head allowing all the access Naruto could possibly want of his neck. "I love you too," he whispered back.

Gently Naruto nibbled at the base of Sasuke's jaw, purring quietly in absolute contentment.

Sasuke murred and settled happily closing his eyes. This was heaven. Paradise.

A yawn almost tore Naruto's face in two and he snuggled closer. "Night, love," he murmured, tucking his head in the crook of Sasuke's neck.

"Good night, koi," Sasuke murmured and huggled him, pulling the blankets snug about them both and pulling sleep into his own mind.

TBC...