When He Comes

Yeah, yeah, I know! It’s been forever since I last posted. I’m not going to say sorry because if I had posted any sooner, this chapter would have been a piece of crap.

4 times I rewrote this chapter.

4!

And each time I had to freaking start out fresh with a new idea because I realized the direction I was heading wasn’t really helping my plot.

Anyway, to the reviews that stood out… (because I have too many reviews to answer all of you):

BlooShadowFox: Go ahead and spoil me XD

Akiru Chan: Haha, yeah. I was born in Korea but moved to Texas and have to say I love it here. Here’s a little something a lot of people don’t know. Texas beef is very, very expensive in the orient (especially in Japan) so when a lot of Texans go to do business in Japan, they will line a suitcase with dry ice and pack it with red meat. since it is customary to give your business partners a gift in Japan, Texans give Texas beef because it is worth ten times more there and in high demand.

Dana: Of course there is going to be a complication. What’s a story without one. But of corse I won’t spoil it for you.

Riddlestar: read two comment above

Shinigami24: Oh you’ll see what Shika does at night. ;-)

Chapter 3


“SASUKE!” Naruto screeched through the heavy door in front of him as he continued to bang on the think wood, determined to annoy the occupant of the apartment into opening the damn door.

It had been three days since Sasuke made his little confession in the woods. THREE! You’d think the bastard would come around and say hello at least once, but no. Naruto hadn’t seen the teme at all since then. He had been left to his own devices (trust me this is never a good thing) and after three days of uncharacteristic pining, sulking, and brooding he resolved to confront the Uchiha at his own apartment.

Leaving a few clones to clean the apartment he trashed in frustration, he marched straight up to the front door without hesitation. Hesitation was for losers.

At least according to Naruto.

“If you don’t open the door this very instant, I’m gonna make you kiss my ass literally, believe it!” He rapped on the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

“I mean it Sasuke, I’m gonna sit on your face!”

No answer.

Knock, knock, knock.

It was then that Naruto got his most brilliant idea of all time. Try the doorknob.

He tested it to see if it was unlocked and sure enough, the door swung open to reveal a very dark living room. Every blind was closed and every curtain was pulled shut causing Naruto to snicker to himself.

‘I guess the fan club just won’t leave him alone.’

He check around the room to find his target. Nope, no stuffy Uchiha presence in this room. Maybe he should find the bedroom. Only problem was he couldn’t find the bedroom… or anything else for that matter. In fact, it looked like the apartment only consisted of a living room.

Now, even if Naruto wasn’t the sharpest crayon in the box, he still knew that this couldn’t be right. There had to be a hidden entrance to the rest of the apartment somewhere. All he had to do was find it.

Naruto grinned from ear to ear, loving the idea of going Indiana Jones on Sasuke’s apartment and thought of ways to find the entrance.

He saw and interesting wall lamp and pulled it.

‘Nope, definitely not a lever,’ he decided when the lamp came clear off the wall. He then turned to the bookshelf to see if any of them would open a secret passage.

He pulled one after another off the shelf until the entire lot of them were lying in a pile at his feet.

‘Nope. That’s not going to work either.’

Yes, Naruto had the most incredible deductive skills ever.

He then tried another approach. Maybe he had a secret door that reacted to chakra… Yeah, there was the ninja way handle things! Fingers tracing the walls, he surge enough chakra in to cover the whole expanse of the room. No that didn’t work either…

Man, this whole find the secret door stuff was a whole lot of work.

At least that is what Naruto thought as he leaned against the wall only to have it give way behind him. Flying backwards, he found himself in a small hallway. The secret entrance to the rest of the apartment was just a hidden swinging door.

Go figure.

Suddenly, Naruto stopped feeling so sure of himself. He turned around to look at he spot in the wall he had come through and contemplated leaving. Running his hands over the wall and pushing, he found that he couldn’t figure out how he could get through to the other side. Sighing, he turned around the face the hall way and puffed out his chest. He was Naruto Uzumaki and Naruto Uzumaki was not going to back down just because the hall was big and scary.

... And it was REALLY big and scary.

He slowly began to creep forward, jumping slightly at the sound of his own footsteps before looking around for a door to lead somewhere… Anywhere away from this creepy freaking hallway! Giant Uchiha fans were painted on each side as he continued to force himself forward and at the first sit of a doorknob, calmed himself so he wouldn’t run to the door and seem like a sissy. Inhaling deeply, he opened the door.

He gasped in shock as light hit is eyes. It was a kitchen. Not only that, but it was probably the most homely kitchen he had ever seen in his entire life. The walls were painted a shocking orange, much like his jumpsuit. The base board was a golden-yellow, just like his hair. The counters were a blue that matched his eye. You’d think the colors would clash, but it blended nicely, giving the space a warm and energetic feel.

You could say Naruto had fallen in love, the way he tiptoed in with an amount of reverence no one knew the dobe could possess. He stood in the middle next to an island counter and sighed happily, as if he was right where he belong. In fact, the only thing that could make this kitchen better was Ichiraku's ramen.

And right on cue, Sasuke strolled on in with Ichiraku take out in a bag.

“I saw what you did to my living room, dobe,” he stated calmly as he pulled to bar stools up the island and started to set out bowls and chopsticks.

“Sasuke! I… well.. I didn’t mean…” Naruto stuttered before realizing he was supposed to mad at the other boy. “Where the hell have you been!?”

Sasuke simply took a seat and stared at him before picking up his chopsticks to stir the noodles set out before him to cool.

“BAKA!” Naruto screamed before attempting to punch the raven’s bird butt hair. The attempt proved to be futile when the image before his fist popped into a wisp of smoke.

“Huh?” Naruto looked around bewildered. “Kage Bushin?”

A soft, proud chuckle could be heard from the door at Naruto’s back and the blonde quickly whipped around to face the real Sasuke who was leaning casually against the door frame.

“I’ve been expecting you.”

Naruto froze as he chewed on Sasuke’s statement before shouting once more. “Seriously, where the hell have you been!?”

“Well, first I painted the kitchen and redid some of the apartment to your taste.” Sasuke closed the distance between the two and smirked as he saw the anger melt away from Naruto’s stance while he wrapped his arms around him. “I wanted you to have a reason to like staying here. I want you to do it often,” he whispered into the smaller man’s ear.

He released his dobe to look those into those big blue eyes. “And I finished the rest of my hours so I could go out on missions with team Kakashi.”

Naruto stiffened as realization hit… He’d be going on missions with Sasuke.

Naruto’s eye grew brighter and eyebrows raised in delight while a smile on his face grew.

It was so cute, Sasuke was almost tempted to smile back… Almost. Instead, he opted to lean in for a quick peck.

“Food?” Sasuke asked, only to hear Naruto’s stomach rumble in agreement.

“Ramen!” Naruto cried as he dove for his seat and lifted the ornate metal chopsticks before uttering a word of thanks.

Taking a seat next to the blonde, Sasuke watched the ravenous boy through the corner of his eye, slightly amused at how he could pack it away so quickly.

“And so I said to Lee, ‘Yeah, I saw it myself! Sakura’s nipples are the same color as her hair!’ I didn’t know it was possible for him to get anymore bug eyed then he already was, but he proved me wrong!” Naruto chocked out with a mouth full of ramen before finishing off the rest of the bowl.

“So you said you did work on other parts of the apartment. Care to give me a tour?”

Sasuke looked at the full bowl of ramen waiting to be eaten on the counter. It was fine, he wasn’t hungry.

The grand tour didn’t take so long. There was a study (obviously not meant for Naruto) that was decorated with blue and a various amount of neutral colors that seem typical of the Uchiha. Next was a small training room that Naruto would have a lot of fun with later. The training room and bedroom were apparently joined by a dividing bathroom with the towels that Naruto loved. The really big fluffy ones that were so thick, you could use them as a rug. Naruto was still playing with a rubber ducky when Sasuke opened the door to his bedroom.

He pouted as he placed the rubber ducky back on the tubs edge before peering into the dark room. Then Sasuke turned the lights one.

“Oh my God.”

Oh my God was right. The bedroom was huge compared to the rest of Sasuke’s place and a large cozy bed was tucked into one corner right next to a gigantic fireplace. Naruto practically squealed as he ran to jump into the bed causing the black comforter and pillows to fly about haphazardly.

“So much for keeping this place clean,” Sasuke said before joining Naruto to sit on the bed.

“Sorry,” the blonde mumbled before looking at the rest of the room. He liked what he saw. There were games, a sitting area, and a gigantic bay window overlooking a large peaceful lake.

“Like it?”

Naruto turned his ear towards the low voice, unwilling to break his gaze from the lake before give Sasuke his trademark grin. “Yeah.”

“Good,” Sasuke whispered before leaning in to capture the blonde’s lips. Naruto sighed happily as lips fluttered against his softly, before making their presence there more prevalent. A small whimper escaped the blonde’s lips as the kiss deepened and he moved for a more comfortable position. Settling beneath the other boy, Naruto leaned up to meet Sasuke’s lips once more as he followed him down.

Lips parted the instant they met while hands traveled to find something to hold onto. Hooking one hand underneath the younger boy’s knee, he pulled the boy to straddle him. Naruto enthusiastically replied by wrapping his arms around Sasuke’s neck and legs around his waist as fingers twisted in his hair.

For hours they kissed, alternating fom soft and sweet to passionate and full of need. It was Sasuke who finally ended what would have lasted for days if given the chance.

“Sasuke…” Naruto whispered as he gazed into dark eyes.

Tired, Sasuke collapsed on the bed and pulled his blonde into a spooning position.

“I love you Naruto.” Blue eyes widened at the statement. This wasn’t the way he’d pictured Sasuke confessing his love for him (yes he had pictured it). He had imagined it would take Sasuke a while to say so. He imagined that he’d be the one to say it first.

This turn of events made him happy.

“I love you too.” And he meant it.

The second hand on the clock continued to tick and Naruto listened appreciatively to the sound mixed with Sasuke’s heartbeat.

“Oh, and Naruto?”

Naruto turned his head slightly to face the Uchiha, eyes curious.

“Don’t ever mention Sakura’s nipples ever again.”

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