This can't be happening!

Remember, this is a continuation of chapter 3... I decided to split it in half to give your eyes a rest. This is what happens when you leave me alone with my stories for almost a month... nyan! Gomen! Hope you like it... enough with the rant,ne?

On with the story!


Chapter 4: …and into the fire!

**** At the Uchiha Manor, later that same day ****

“It’s time for your bath, Naruto-chan.” He announced lightly, trying to take some of the tension out of the situation. He always found it easier to bathe Naruto after dusk, when the shadows stretched enough to hide his embarrassment and desire. Thankfully it was almost nightfall by the time he finished washing Naruto’s clothes and making his own dinner.

After the first few days, he’d started to force himself to leave Naruto to do the necessary tasks to ease taking care of him. He still slept in the same room and almost never left him alone unless it was strictly necessary.

The tasks needed to facilitate nursing Naruto included taking a healthy dose of ‘foolishness’ as he dubbed sake to ease his embarrassment when faced with this particular task. He’d grown resistant to sake through the years but he still didn’t drink enough to render himself useless. He’d learned to use sake this way during his time at Otogakure no Sato every time he had to perform for Orochimaru.

He shuddered, his mind shying away from those memories as he drank some more. It was sheer mental and physical torture to bathe his beloved’s naked body. Having to keep his touch impersonal when all he wanted to do was devour him was terrible; especially when he was aware that Naruto couldn’t do or say anything to avoid his touch.

Mind pleasantly numb due to the sake, he went back to Naruto’s room, as he now called what used to be his parents room. Spreading a clean futon close to the stove, he returned to the bed and wrapping him in a dry blanket, he lifted the heated body with one fluid motion.

“You are much too thin, we must do something about this, you know.” He commented worriedly before depositing his precious cargo on the futon.

Once sure Naruto would stay put and was as comfortable as he could make him, he went back to bed and peeled away the sweat-soaked sheets and rolled the dirty futon to be taken outside to be aired. After a few minutes, he returned with another, fluffier futon to prepare Naruto’s bed with fresh sheets and new pillows.

Once done, he smiled feeling accomplishment glow inside his chest. Content with his handiwork, he turned and walked towards the sleeping man near the stove.

“Ok, dobe. It’s your turn now. Are you ready to show the world your best side? Yeah? Let’s see.” He drawled caustically, pushing down the sleeves of his light yukata to let them fall around his hips. Washing Naruto usually meant he was also getting wet and hot, really hot and bothered.

He drew a bath for Naruto using a large wooden tub big enough to fit him that was normally reserved for hand washing silk and other household clothes. Warm, fragrant water filled the tub and he carefully deposited his dobe inside the water.

Naruto shivered convulsively, his skin breaking into goose bumps since the water was cooler than his body’s heated flesh.

“There, there… Naruto. This is necessary to make you feel better, ok?” he whispered, pouring slightly colder water over his body. Using the wash cloth to build up a bit of lather, he washed his neck, shoulders, arms, hands and chest taking mental notes on his condition for later analysis.

In his efforts to keep both Naruto’s modesty and his sanity intact, he usually covered ‘that place’ with a spare wet towel since the water was barely at hip level. His hands worked over him with utmost care, lifting, bending and washing to bring his fever down.

‘Hell, bathing him is more of a punishment for me than all Konoha’s seen fit to throw my way! But it’s a punishment I am not relinquishing until I absolutely have to.’ Maneuvering his lax body forward, he washed his lean back, appreciating the fact that his bruises and scratches were fading.

‘Kyuubi seems to be doing way better too.’ He thought with a satisfied smile. Bathing Naruto always made him feel better because he could see real progress and he would feel closer to his beloved.

Helping him to recline back against the tub, he rolled up another towel to serve as neck pillow while he washed the hard strong legs, taking care of his healing wounds. His wash cloth slipped from his hand into the murky depths of the bathwater. Groaning, he rolled his eyes and fished around for the wet cloth. There was a slight shift in Naruto’s position and his hand grazed against his package under the ‘modesty towel’. Blood rushed to his groin and his modesty vanished.

“Let’s wash this too, ne?” he asked playfully to nobody in particular. His fingers disappeared under the towel between his legs under the guise of washing him there. His fingers lathered his cock, massaging the hardening flesh until it twitched, working up a good lather around the tumescent flesh. Then, he proceeded to wash his hardened testicles and firm ass, teasing the little muscle ring into accepting the tip of his finger, lightly dipping his fingertip back and forth. Naruto’s panting whimpers and helpless thrusting hips returned him to his senses. Making Sasuke hiss softly as he noticed his beloved’s flushed cheeks and labored breathing as if for the first time.

Trying to dispel his lust, he inspected Naruto’s visible scars to check for infection. The thigh one was an angry pink now but that was way better than the mottled yellow, red and purple it originally was.

Nobody would charge him with being lax in the performance of his duties. The fact that he was absolutely taken by this responsive body had nothing to do with it. Red faced, he finished washing his feet and rinsed all the soap from his exposed body.

‘Now for the fun part: getting you dry.’ He thought neutrally. Leaning in for a secure hold, he caught a whiff of soap and Naruto’s unique scent and his body hardened immediately. Tightening his jaw, he bit back a groan.

“Gods! Let me be strong! I can’t do this anymore!” he whispered as his length throbbed reminding him of his desire.

Steeling his resolve, he bent forward. Wrapping one arm under Naruto’s back and securing his other arm under his firm, slightly rounded thighs, he lifted him from the tub. He stood there for a few seconds, waiting until most of the water dripped away before moving towards the spare futon.

His skin shivered as Naruto’s naked body came into close contact with his own wet skin and clothes. He sent his lucky stars a heartfelt blessing when he realized the ‘modesty towel’ was still in place doing nothing to hide Naruto’s erection.

‘Naruto’s drive is something to behold. Who would have thought he was so sensitive as to get an erection practically every time somebody touches him?’ He snickered, knowing that this time he was responsible for his erection.

The first time it happened he’d almost died of embarrassment. But after seeing that no matter what he did, Naruto always ended his bath time fully erect, he’d started to regard this reaction as completely normal.

What was abnormal was the size of his member and his reaction to it. It was not so much the length as the width that wreaked havoc with his libido.

Depositing him on the nearby futon, he quickly started to dry the shivering body. Yesterday night, he’d taken a quick peek before covering his body with a warm blanket, his curiosity suddenly too much to bear. That was the reason behind his higher than usual dose of mind numbing sake: to blunt the embarrassment caused by the previous night’s actions. Regrettably, he was too late in realizing it was a double-edged sword.

This time around, as his hands made their way down Naruto’s body, he uncovered it again, wanting to take a better look at the fruits of his labor. Eyeing the naked man lying defenseless before his hungry gaze, he swore under his breath. He definitely had a problem; Naruto’s slick round thighs were trying to drive him mad. And his thick erection was the key to perdition.

There seemed to be an ongoing struggle inside his mind between opposing forces. One side wanted to protect Naruto’s innocence and the other wanted to dirty it.

Lust overrode temperance and he came closer. Last time, he didn’t have the guts to check the equipment. This time, he inspected it at length. Naruto’s manhood was darker than his natural tan. It started wide at the base and got progressively thinner as it approached the tip. It was at least five inches long with a deep peachy color at the tip that reminded him of an exotic fruit.

Gingerly prodding it with a fingertip, he saw it twitch and bob slightly. His mouth watered reflexively as he imagined himself taking the tumescent length into his mouth.

Orochimaru had tried to teach him many things, fellatio included but he’d put up such a racket he’d been forced to strike a bargain. Sasuke was to pleasure him into orgasm using his mouth and hands only until he was satisfied every night that way he could keep his virginity intact until the time came. He’d hated the bargain but it was the only way he could think of to keep his body intact. He could still remember… His body tightened and his mind balked at the memories, gasping as he tried not to remember that time of his life.

Running a light finger over the hardening length, he nervously watched Naruto for signals of awakening. It wouldn’t do to be caught red handed. A soft sleepy sound was all the noise Naruto made. His curiosity and need won over his shame and doubts. His hands circled Naruto’s pulsing length with trembling fingers.

‘I must dry this too, ne?’ he told himself, all traces of guilt forgotten in the face of lust. He teased the tip with the rough, humid towel wanting to see how quickly the pre-cum would run. Naruto sighed and he smiled, relishing this body’s honest reaction to the light touch. Nervous though, he allowed himself to examine the wide but short length.

‘You have quite a mouthful there, dobe.’ He grinned and offered a small lick that was received with another sigh. Noticing Naruto’s testicles were somewhat small he touched them delicately, noticing the difference in size, weight and feel. He frowned, trying to coax Naruto’s thighs apart when he shifted his hips, allowing him a better view, which didn’t say much given the darkness inside the room. ‘You are certainly very hairy down here.’ He thought, caressing the downy blond hair.

“Ungh… Sas…ke…” Naruto mumbled softly, thrusting his hips slightly still deeply asleep. Realizing what he was doing, he stopped and used his damp towel to dry the area gently. Naruto’s erection bobbed enticingly amidst a sparse nest of golden fluff, making him swallow convulsively.

‘Yeah, it’s true. I am spending too much time with Kakashi-sensei lately.’ Covering Naruto quickly, he made short work on his drying efforts. Once he had Naruto completely dry, he leaned forward to take him back into bed.

“Sas’ke…S’good!” the blonde’s heated breath fell on his ear and to his horror, weak arms wrapped around his neck to pull him closer. Only his conditioned reflexes prevented him from falling all over a hurt Naruto but that didn’t mean he was not half on top of him.

Dilated blue eyes opened at half-mast and an innocent smile bloomed over lush lips. The heated breath fanned over his face and he shivered at the hungry feeling inside his body.

“Sas’ke? Home?” A blush spread over the Uchiha’s face when Naruto’s words registered inside his brain.

‘Home? Me?’ Stammering with embarrassment, he allowed himself to be pulled in for a kiss. Hot, dry lips made contact with his in a heartwarming salute that left him wanting for more.

“Na…naruto?” he squeaked, astounded.

“Touch me… onegai…” he murmured, twin red spots coloring his pale cheeks. “If this is a dream… don’t wake me… Home… Sas’ke… Touch me…” the thin body arched feebly against him, reminding him of his painful arousal.

Sasuke swallowed convulsively as the naked creature seduced his already overwhelmed senses into obedience.

“Naruto, you don’t know what you mean…” he started to whisper; his body pressed tightly against the other man.

“I want you. You are home, Sas’ke. Please… I need you…” he begged, kissing him everywhere his lips reached. “It aches… please… Make it better…” he whispered disjointedly.

At the mention of something hurting, Sasuke paled and straightened quickly. “Where does it hurt? Tell me!” he ordered, lust completely forgotten in the face of danger.

“Here…” he whispered brokenly, taking Sasuke’s hand and depositing it over his aching flesh. Once his hand entered into contact with Sasuke, he whimpered and arched against him, his body trembling slightly.


“Please… I thought I wouldn’t see you again… Please… I need to feel you close to me… Sas’ke.” His blonde was babbling incoherently, his fear spurring him into action.

“Naruto…” he whispered, his defenses crumbled under the weight of his passion. Giving in, he kissed the heated mouth, devouring lips, tongue and teeth in his effort to taste him. His hands caressed the silken flesh, running questing fingers over the luxurious expanse.

His mouth kissed a trail from his mouth into his ear, biting into the tender flesh of his earlobe while his fingers teased his nipples into hard little nubs. Addicted to the taste and the scent of his beloved, he followed an imaginary line down the hard column of muscle, biting and tasting every inch of skin under his hungry gaze.

‘This is mine… you hear? All mine!’ he thought fiercely as his teeth grazed the nubs and he sucked on them hard. Naruto almost came off the futon, arching against the pleasure that coursed through his veins like molten fire. Cradling the tender mouth that laved his nipples, he moaned his approval, wanting him to be rougher.

Sasuke smiled as his responsive lover thrashed weakly, grunting with pleasure. His hand sought Naruto’s aching flesh, curling possessively around him and started to massage him. Naruto tensed, pushing back his head against the pillow.

After a while, his hand was drenched with pre-cum and his own erection threatened to burst through his yukata. He was having trouble controlling his own impulses for Naruto’s scent was driving him to the point of no return. He nibbled a path down the pale chest, paying close attention to the stiff peaks that turned out to be extremely sensitive and dipping his tongue on the exact middle of Naruto’s visible tattoo.

“Suck harder… I can feel your tongue deep inside…there… Oh Gods! Sas’ke” Naruto groaned as his fingers buried themselves into his dark hair. Sasuke kissed a hot trail down Naruto’s body, desperate for a taste of the throbbing length he was caressed with his hand.

Naruto’s head lolled back as Sasuke wrapped around his length, using his tongue to tease his flesh masterfully.

"Oh... you are so good." he tightened his hands around Naruto’s hips, teasing the tight muscle ring with his finger while he sucked. He felt Naruto pushing his head feebly against his groin, and he acquiesced, swallowing every single drop of cum as he brought him swiftly into orgasm.

“Sas’ke!” he moaned and relaxed a bit panting slightly. Intense indigo eyes stared into his face and bewitched him. “I want you. Please… come to me.” He whispered opening his arms and legs, welcoming him. Sasuke blushed to the roots of his hair and wondered briefly about the rightness of the whole thing.

“Naruto.. I don’t want to hurt you, I… love you too… please don’t make me hurt you.” He begged while moving to accommodate himself between the lush hips. He tensed when his cock brushed against humid warmth and he thrust shallowly making them both whimper with need.

“Come inside… please.” He insisted, wrapping his legs around Sasuke’s hips and trying to bring him closer to his aching flesh. Dismayed, Sasuke wondered on how to go about doing that. What he remembered was not something pleasurable and he wanted Naruto to feel pleasure not pain or disgust. Still Naruto egged him on and he was already past the point of no return.

Fumbling around the layers of wet cloth surrounding his body, he pushed them aside and exposed his weeping cock to the cold night air. His mind went distractedly over the mechanics of how to do what he wanted. He’d never done this before, but Orochimaru had instructed him quite crudely on what to expect when the body change ceremony came to pass.

He was told he had to get used to it by the end of the three years waiting period, thankfully Naruto had arrived before he had to submit to the snake man. The jutsus, he was told, helped subdue his victim but the real way to transfer a soul into another body was that: Sexual penetration of any kind.

He blushed, watching Naruto’s seductive gaze as he cradled himself between his hips. Once there, they moved as if possessed, thrusting disjointedly between Naruto’s open legs. Both of them gasped with unexpected pleasure when their slick erections rubbed against each other.

‘So hot! Gods, Naruto! I want you so much!’ he thought biting his lip.

“Sas’ke, I want you! Hurry! Please! Home… I want to come home…” Naruto mewled desperately, digging his nails into his back to urge him on. Sasuke’s arms trembled under the strain of holding his weight. He did not want to put undue strain over Naruto’s body.

Using spit and his own copious pre-cum to ease his way, he clumsily guided himself to the small entrance, expecting resistance. He was not completely sure on how to proceed, never having done this before with either female or male. He had never allowed anybody close enough for this.

Nonetheless he was led to believe it would be painfully dry and lubrication of some kind had to be used. It was a shame that the only real knowledge he had was linked to those dark hours spent with an accursed man.

Shaking his head to dispel his darkening thoughts, he probed in the darkness. His cock rubbed against a small, tight orifice, tighter and wetter than he’d thought possible.

‘Some of his cum must have dripped down here.’ He thought as he pushed slowly against the small entrance. It contracted slightly around his tip as Naruto stiffened, whimpering slightly. Sasuke was starting to work up a sweat trying not to hurt the other boy.

The restlessness inside the blonde transmitted itself to the Uchiha and he rubbed the tip of his erection against that place. Naruto shivered and moaned throatily, all traces of pain forgotten. Once more he tried to push inside. This time Naruto locked his legs around his hips to curtail his retreat.

“Come on inside… I want you… deep inside… you are my home… Sasuke… Come inside…” The blonde mumbled incoherently, rocking his hips against him.

He once more pushed against the tight entrance that offered resistance to his invading length. Biting his lip, Naruto pulled him towards him, willing him to come inside once and for all. Desperate, Sasuke complied, his heartbeat thundering between his ears as the pressure around his cock turned relentless.

There was a small tearing sensation that almost didn’t register in his lust driven mind and Naruto stiffened, his nails scoring bloodied trails down his back. A dry sob caught high inside Naruto’s throat and was all but lost to Sasuke’s when he pushed all the way inside, desperate to be buried deep inside his Naruto.

Blinded by the heat and the pressure around his throbbing length, he sought Naruto’s mouth for a soul-searing kiss that robbed both of them of their breath. Naruto trembled, taking great gulping breaths as he tried to somehow adjust to the pain, the fullness and the feelings of being split in half. Somewhere inside his unconscious mind, recognition flared and somebody roared with great satisfaction. ‘Finally!’

“Sas’ke… it hurts” he whimpered through gritted teeth, tears coursing down his suddenly pale cheeks as he tried to move, restless energy making him move against the appendage that was currently stabbing him painfully in a very sensitive place.

“I’m sorry… it will be better soon… I promise… just relax… Gods, you are gripping me too hard… I’m gonna cum… gods!” he groaned, spreading little kisses all over his face as his body convulsed unable to bear the pressure surrounding him. He spent himself inside Naruto, barely able to move amidst the scalding heat. Naruto’s innards reacted to the assault by greedily milking his orgasm from him and thus his erection did not subside. He lay trembling over the blonde, his body feeling the effects of a very powerful first orgasm, fully erect yet and buried deep inside his lover’s body.

He lifted his head to watch Naruto. He wanted to know if it was alright to move to be able to make it up to him. Instinctively, he knew this was not the way it was supposed to finish with him feeling barely sated and Naruto moving restlessly under him, looking for release. He wanted to make Naruto feel as good if not better than he felt. Kissing the panting mouth, he slowly coaxed a response from Naruto.

He was thankful his orgasm took the edge off his hunger. That way he could explore the beautiful creature under him to his heart’s content while still fully erect and deeply buried within Naruto’s body. Apparently his orgasm had lubricated things inside his lover because now he didn’t feel like he was being strangled to death but was just held tenderly inside a comfortably tight passage.

“You are so incredibly wet and tight inside, Naruto. You exceed my expectations, koi… You need to relax now, dobe. Feel that inside you? Its me, stretching you. Now relax, dobe… You held me too tight once already, Naruto… It’s your fault I came quickly soon after entering your hot body… You feel so good! I am sure you felt the hot gushing of my seed filling up your body but that won’t happen again, I promise! Next time we will both cum… ok?” he praised breathlessly, kissing him urgently, his cock twitching with need. He wondered why he was not turned off by this act as he’d been in the past.

His cheeks flushed at the thought of his seed spreading and taking root deep inside Naruto’s belly: A blond haired child with deep black eyes. Gods! That image certainly got him hornier if possible, making his body tighten incredibly fast. Still, his body twitched, wondering if it was bad to dream of making a child while he held his male lover.

‘Dream on, like it’s ever going to happen. He is a man, for Chris’sake. Once you chose him as yours to love you gave up your idea of family. Now, deal with it.’ He chided himself, feeling that his dreams were disrespecting to his lover as his need rose. Moving experimentally inside Naruto warmth, he smiled when a pleased gasp left the pursed lips of silent boy under him.

“You like that?” he purred softly, a perverse smile crossing his face. Naruto relaxed around him after a while and he decided to start moving. Drawing back until he was almost completely out, he thrust back in forcefully; again a gasp, again a smile of triumph.

“You will come with me now, Naruto. This is my way of the Ninja, you get as good as you give.” He promised heatedly as he changed the angle of his thrusts, now short, then long, in and out, encased in fiery velvet. Naruto shivered and shook his head, as if trying to clear his head, but the passion his body felt was gathering deep inside his belly.

“Yes, Sasuke… harder! Please… inside… harder!” he ordered barely aware of his words as passion flooded his conscious mind. This was Sasuke inside him. Passion resonated inside his body and his hunger increased tenfold, his eyes turning slightly red in his lust.

Surprised, Sasuke stopped when he felt something hot burn his belly. Naruto whined, upset at the absence of movement, while clenching his inner muscles in retaliation. Still Sasuke wouldn’t move. Looking at his belly, he noticed the seal had turned red hot, against his tanned belly.

“That always happens when I am this excited. Please move… Sas’ke! I love you… I have always loved you… please… He is enjoying this as much as I am…” he explained haltingly utterly drunk with pleasure.

Nodding in understanding, he rammed back inside, making Naruto cry himself hoarse with pleasure.

‘So you like that Kyuu-chan. I never thought it would please you too. It feels like I am having sex with two now instead of just one. Gods!’ He closed his eyes, wrapping his hand around Naruto’s hardening cock and moved his hand in direct counterpoint to his thrusts.

Naruto’s belly glowed and he crowed, pushing harder inside, feeling giddy with pleasure as Naruto’s body grasped his engorged cock.

Something nagged him at the back of his brain. ‘Make him promise he is yours…’ was the thought that rose unbidden to his mind. Nodding, he just stayed outside and waited for Naruto to realize he was not moving anymore.

“Move… please… so close… fill me up… Make me yours… please!” he cried, moving restlessly against the unyielding body.

“Only when you swear to be mine forever and pledge yourself to me as my other half, as my mate.” He whispered heatedly, kissing his neck and ears, to stoke the fires burning between them.

He met a slight resistance which he vanquished with a well placed thrust. Hard enough to remind him who was the boss but shallow enough to drive him mad with want.

“Please… please…” he sobbed, begging for release, indigo eyes wide with need.

“Not until you pledge your soul to me.” He replied not caring where these words came from. He only knew they were important to have before he released his seed inside his lover. After a moment that felt like a few eternities, he read Naruto capitulation in his eyes and he relaxed. The stubborn blonde closed his eyes and nodded, giving in to his request.

“I am yours for as long as you will have me, Uchiha Sasuke. You are my home and I am yours to have forever. Now please… pound me into the mattress!” he all but screamed, his body tight with need.

“My pleasure then, I will have you until one of us dies and if possible after. I am not giving you up, you hear?” he asked, his voice full of desire. Watching Naruto closely, he noted his acquiescence and his heart somersaulted. Naruto was finally his!

Unable to restrain himself, he pushed Naruto’s legs back against his chest, to have deeper access into his body, mashing Naruto’s erection between their bodies.

Kyuubi’s seal burned into his skin branding his belly but he didn’t care. The burning heat felt good, almost as if while making love to his dobe and leaving his mark deep inside his beloved, he was also being marked as Naruto’s.

“There… take it, Naruto... my seed. I am gonna fill you up with it, dobe. Come on, swell with my seed. I want to see you heavy with my child, Naruto. There… I’m pushing deep inside you… Take it deep… your perfect body… bring forth the next… Uchiha-Uzumaki generation! Naruto… I… I’m gonna cum! Dobe… take it… Oh God! I love you, damn it!” he panted, the tip of his cock hitting something deep inside his lover. The idea produced by his hidden fantasies seemed to work wonders for both their libidos, for a short while later, both he and Naruto went over the edge, soaring together towards the most satisfying orgasm in their short experience.

Once his sanity returned, he turned them both to their side, unwilling to crush Naruto with his lumbering weight. He caressed the unconscious man beside him, and used the wet towel near their heads to cleanse Naruto’s cum from their chests. Sasuke also cleaned himself, cheeks burning when he saw a mixture of blood and semen covering his flaccid cock.

He could imagine Naruto’s behind looked the same, since he just shot his ass full of cum. Something inside him pushed him forward, desperate for a taste of the reality that mix represented.

‘Naruto’s blood and my seed together inside his body. I wonder how we taste together…’ pushing his lover’s legs as far apart as he could, Sasuke’s face approached Naruto’s wet groin stealthily. Through the poor light of the stove, his eyes strained to discover the hirsute reddish-blonde fur-covered flesh smeared with sweat, cum and blood.

Drawn against his will, he allowed his instincts to take over and tasted the unlikely mix, relishing the pungent scent and salty taste of blood and sex where it marked a trail that led into that pleasantly obscure area between Naruto’s buttocks.

A shiver, a gasp and the tightening of Naruto’s legs around his head told him his lover was aware and not too happy with his perverted ideas. Breathing softly over the heated skin, he heard more than saw Naruto’s body lurch with passion. A pained gasp followed and he stopped. Guilt speared his heart and he retreated, searching for Naruto’s eyes.

“I… I’m sorry I hurt you… I… love you so much… and I couldn’t stop… please… I…” he tried, unable to look away from the azure gaze. He tried to sit up, but winced as pain speared his groin. A helpless smile crossed his face and Sasuke moved lightning fast to his side, embarrassment and guilt forgotten in his attempt to help him. Naruto reclined against the man holding him safe and smiled, pulling him in for a kiss.

“I’m glad it was you… Teme… I love you too. You did good…” he whispered softly against his lips before he slid into deep slumber once more.

Chewing his reddened lower lip, he frowned noticing for the fist time Naruto’s fever seemed to be back with a vengeance.

‘Damn you are still too hot, koi.’ His heart was tearing apart with renewed worry. Struggling to his feet, he carried his precious cargo to the futon further down the room. Laying him down, he kissed the pale cheek, nuzzling his beloved tenderly. His body buzzed with the echoes of the pleasure given and received but his mind was not able to relax.

He should be happy to have him all to himself and his love returned, but in truth he wasn’t. Worry gnawed on his mind like a living beast, relentlessly, mercilessly. He was glad he had captured his heart but he worried about their future. He couldn’t let go of the love he’d found in Naruto, never in a thousand years he would have thought possible their love would be able to exist.

‘He is too good for me, but I am not going to let him go.’ He knew he was a greedy and selfish bastard but then that was Uchiha Sasuke for you.


**** 5 days later, Uchiha mansion ****


‘It’s been two weeks since she warned me. 14 whole fucking days… She comes around most days but his fever isn’t getting any better. He stopped bleeding and is now healing nicely but I am not so sure I can keep that promise anymore.’ He thought.

Naruto’s fever hadn’t broken and he still hadn’t awakened other than that one time. He looked away with embarrassment, still unable to believe he’d pushed inside Naruto when he was so sick. He was going to atone for this as soon as he awoke, because he needed the love his dobe promised him. He wondered if Naruto would remember their time together.

‘He has to! He was lucid enough, participating eagerly, urging me to push harder inside his body… Geez, control yourself Uchiha! A bit of sex and you are all ready to go again. Remember that the next day he was burning with fever again and you had a heck of a time hiding away the proof of your involvement.’ He colored, remembering his embarrassment and inability to meet the Hokage’s eyes the day she visited after making love.

She’d become curious when she found him outside scrubbing madly at a futon while his face burned a bright red. When she called his name he’d paled and almost fainted on the spot. He’d dissembled when she asked what was wrong, answering truthfully that he was just tired and cranky. Tsunade offered to send people to help Sasuke care for him during that time but he didn’t want anybody else inside his house. Tsunade-sama was due back here in a few hours but Naruto’s condition remained unchanged.


As it was, only she was allowed inside the Uchiha compound and the reason for that was Naruto’s critical condition. It was clear to everybody that Naruto’s health was more important than his own foolish pride.

“Come on dobe, wake up already! You’ve been lying there far too long. I promised Tsunade-baachan… Come on, dobe! Don’t make me a liar! It’s been more than a week already, Naruto… Remember you promised to stay with me? You said you loved me, remember? You still have a lot of love to receive from me. I am not giving you up, even if you don’t remember. You are mine just as I am yours.” Tears blurred his view and he lowered his head, “I even made you some Ramen… Please… I need you…”

‘What would he say if he ever heard me talk like that, so utterly out of character? Keep up the hope. He will get better. After all, he is Uzumaki, Naruto, ne? He is the man I love and he will not break a promise.’ the knot in his solar plexus tightened and a sob escaped his chest closely followed by another, for once too tired to keep his infamous Uchiha persona of uncaring aloofness.

“Please Naruto… Please! I promise to tell you about my feelings, just get better… please…” he begged, his fingers burrowing on the blanket covering the still body of the only person that had ever made it past his defenses and into his heart.

“Sas’ke?” the trembling voice muttered softly before stilling. Tense, Sasuke straightened slowly, staring at the still figure on the bed. Surely he was imagining things. His heartbeat thundered inside his ribcage as he gently prodded Naruto, trying to keep hope from flaring inside his heart.

“Naruto?” There was no response, but his mind immediately registered the clammy feel of the skin under his fingers. It was a few seconds before his mind registered the meaning of the rapidly cooling body. Naruto’s fever had broken. Something inside him snapped, making him laugh compulsively as he caressed his dobe’s cold face nervously.

“Sas’ke?” a confused dobe eyed him warily but at peace with himself.

“It broke… Usuratonkatchi… it finally fucking broke!” he laughed, sobbing unknowingly, his shaking hands making sure the fever had finally receded. The back of his hands registered tears falling over them and he straightened with a confused frown.

‘Tears?’ Surprised he touched his cheeks and discovered them to be his. Closing his eyes, he smiled to himself. There was a loosening feeling inside his chest as the tears he’d held at bay for three long days finally came to the surface.

‘Naruto’s safe… Thank you Kami… I am glad! Dobe, I… Thank you Gods! Thank you!’ He cried long and hard, truly past caring about pride, honor or self control. There was only one thing on his mind as his soul overflowed: Naruto, his beloved dobe, was safe.

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There you go! Is that lemony enough for you guys? Sorry if you do not like the images I drew for you, but that's the Sasuke hanging inside my mind. Again, please review constructively, I am not a wonderful writer, but I try, ok?