The Differences Between Lovers

This chapter is Naruto’s POV. It is pretty fluffy b/c Naruto is the least confused of all the characters on what he wants. I hope you enjoy.

Beta’ed by feathersinmyhair, who also drew me a picture for my story. Will post link in profile!

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Naruto Ch. 4


Naruto trudged into Konoha slowly. Letting Sasuke down had not been as easy as he had thought, but he loved Shino, and Sasuke wasn’t going to change that. He picked up his pace towards home and found his fiancé in the shower. He went to their bedroom, put on his favorite orange sleeping pants, and, after crawling between the sheets; he hugged his pillow and cried. Shino came out of the bathroom in only his boxers. When he saw Naruto crying, he went over to the bed and climbed in with him. Shino guessed that Naruto crying had something to do with that Uchiha, he could be a real bastard sometimes. Although his curiosity was burning, he could tell that Naruto didn’t want to talk about it. He scooted over to Naruto and wrapped his arms around him, pulling the fox-boy to his chest. Once Shino wrapped his arms around him, it dissolved any control he had left, his tears falling onto Shino’s chest, while the other held him and stroked his hair softly. This was why Naruto loved Shino, he knew when he needed to talk, but he also knew when he just needed to be held and loved. Eventually Naruto cried himself out and Shino finally asked, “Are you okay?” It was such a simple question, but it had a complicated answer.
“Yes, now that I am home with you, I think so.”

That was all that needed to be said. Shino held Naruto and softly hummed to him as he fell into a deep sleep. Shino looked at the beautiful blonde in his arms; Naruto had really grown into a handsome man. Guilt washed over him as he thought about his earlier activities; maybe he should break it off with Kiba. He sighed into the darkness and stared at the ceiling until he fell into a fitful sleep.

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Naruto woke the next morning to an empty bed. He sat up and noticed a note lying on Shino’s pillow which read, “Sorry for leaving you alone this morning. I know you weren’t feeling well last night. I love you. Shino” Naruto smiled and slid out of bed heading for the shower, taped to the shower curtain was another note. “I love you.” Naruto took a long shower, letting the water wash away the tenseness of the muscles in his back. When he finally emerged, he wrapped a towel around his hips and went to his dresser. He opened his underwear drawer to grab a pair of boxers and found another note on top of the folded garments. “I love you.” There was yet another in his sock drawer, and one hanging in his closet. He dressed and went to the kitchen. He opened the fridge and set against the milk carton was another. “I love you.” There was also one taped to his favorite box of cereal, one in the cabinet with the bowls and one in the drawer next to the spoons.

Naruto finally sat down to eat a bowl of cereal, in high spirits. Shino always knew how to make him feel better. As he left the house, there was one last message stuck to the door. “Have a good day. I love you.”

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Naruto had the day off from his regular duties because he had just returned from a mission the day before, so he went to visit Sakura at the hospital. When he arrived, the girl at the front desk told him that she was in an examination room. He followed her directions and burst through the door without knocking, in true Naruto fashion. Neji was cut off from his sentence, but Naruto managed to catch a few words. “…none of your concern-

Sasuke was lying on the table face-down, ruined back exposed, and Neji was standing at the foot of the bed in a way that clearly showed that he was protecting the Uchiha from Sakura. Sakura looked a mixture of mad and disgusted. Naruto froze. “Uhh… I guess I’ll be going…” He slipped out the door and went to Sakura’s office. He needed to know what had happened, so he took a seat at her desk and waited. When he had walked in and seen the look on Neji’s face, the only emotion he could put to a face like that was love. He looked feral, ready to fight Sakura to keep her from touching Sasuke. What did that mean, that Neji and Sasuke’s relationship was only one-sided? He felt even more guilt piling on top of the already mountainous pile he had going.

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Sakura finally entered her office, sighing and taking a seat opposite him. She sighed and looked at Naruto. “Did you see his back?”
“Yeah. What happened?” He asked, trying not to look too guilty.
“Neji is a fucking sadist.”
“Are you sure it’s all Neji’s fault?”
“You think Sasuke wanted Neji to do that?!”
“Sasuke is a very capable ninja; if he hadn’t wanted Neji to do it he could have stopped him.”
“Eww… that’s really disturbing.”
“So, why was he here?”
“He passed out in the middle of the street. Not really from one particular thing, fatigue from your mission, slight blood loss, plus the heat of the afternoon all piled up on him and proved too much. He pushes his body too hard, but I guess that he wouldn’t be Sasuke if he didn’t.”
“I am going to talk to him. He has to stop this before he really hurts himself.”
“Good luck, you’re going to need it.”

Naruto left Sakura’s office and headed for Sasuke and Neji’s flat, after stopping at the drugstore. He knocked and Neji answered. “Can I talk to Sasuke?”
“No.” Neji wasn’t particularly in the mood to talk about their little hospital visit. He and Sasuke didn’t owe him any favors, so Neji wasn’t feeling very hospitable at the moment.
“I really need to talk to him.”
“I know that pink-haired bitch sent you, and it isn’t any of your business. Get off my porch. Now.”
Sasuke shuffled to the door. “Let him in. You have to get back to work anyway.” Neji looked very disapproving, but respected his boyfriend’s wishes, and allowed Naruto to enter. He turned to Sasuke and began to fuss over him.
“You have to stay in bed. That doctor said so.”

Neji put Sasuke in bed and kissed his forehead. He walked past Naruto and paused for a moment to whisper in his ear. “If you hurt or upset him, I will tear you limb from fucking limb. Understood?” He didn’t wait for an answer before gliding past Naruto and out the door.

Naruto approached Sasuke cautiously, the Uchiha simply glared at him. “Get your little speech over with so you can report back to Sakura.”
“Actually, I didn’t come here to lecture you. I just wanted to bring you something.” Naruto pulled a small box of iron pills from his jacket pocket. “I know that you are too stubborn to stop what you are doing just because I told you to. So I want you to take these, you can buy them at the drug store. It will help you build up your iron so you won’t pass out again.”
Sasuke took the offered box, “Uhh… thanks.”
“No problem.” Naruto took a seat on the bed next to Sasuke. “I worry about you, you have always been too careless with your own body, and I fear that someday you will take it too far.”
Sasuke grabbed Naruto by the shirt and pulled him down into a kiss. It was quick kiss, just a pressing of lips, and then it was gone. “Thank you Naruto.”
“Yeah…”

After making sure that Sasuke was okay and didn’t need anything else, Naruto left and made his way back to his own apartment. It was already close to time for Shino to come home since he had woken up so late. When he arrived, he started dinner. He wanted to thank Shino for being so kind and considerate both last night and this morning. He made the only meal he actually knew how to make, ramen. Not the microwaveable instant noodles, he made it from scratch. Thankfully ramen was still a pretty quick meal so he still had time to freshen up and change clothes before his lover arrived.

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After dinner, the two of them relaxed on the couch and talked. To Naruto, it always seemed that he and Shino never ran out of things to say. Conversation was halted when Naruto kissed Shino firmly on the lips. Shino smirked into the kiss, pulling Naruto so he was straddling his lap. Both were quickly hardening, and as Naruto bucked his hips they both moaned. Naruto pulled away and began attacking Shino’s neck with his tongue and teeth. Shino moaned again as Naruto sucked the skin, leaving a purple mark in his wake. He pulled Shino’s hoodie over his head, leaving him in only a white tank-top, then with a devious smirk he slipped off the couch leaving a very horny jounin. Naruto loved to be chased; he loved how desperate Shino would be for him when he was finally caught. “If you want it you’re gonna have to catch me,” he said, swaying his hips provocatively from side-to-side.

Shino looked at Naruto with the challenge evident in his eyes. Suddenly Naruto ran toward the kitchen, in half a second Shino was up and after him. Naruto laughed as he climbed out of an open window, and up onto the roof of the apartment block. When he saw Shino appear on the roof, he ran to the other side and climbed through one of the windows to the communal hallway, then ran around to their apartment. He ran through the door, and closed it behind him. When he turned around Shino was there in front of him. Shino grabbed him and pushed him back against the door, crushing their lips together. Naruto didn’t think that was enough, so he slid out of Shino’s grasp and headed down the hall. He turned into the bathroom, when Shino came through the door; he pulled him in and spun them around, running out the door and slamming it behind him. He giggled loudly as he headed for the bedroom; he ran in and locked the door, knowing it would give him a few seconds.

He quickly stripped all his clothes off and jumped onto the bed, just as Shino flew through the door, his bugs falling from the picked keyhole. He leapt on to the bed, grabbing Naruto’s wrists and pinning them above his head. “Gotcha.” Shino whispered as he ground their hips together. Naruto moaned, this was what he had wanted. Shino ripped his tank top off and slipped out of his jeans. Naruto pushed Shino back onto the bed and slid down his body. He licked the tip of Shino’s erect member, forcing a moan in response. He opened his mouth and took only the head of his organ in. Shino bucked his hips, trying to make Naruto stop teasing him. Naruto finally took more, bobbing up and down a few times before relaxing his throat and letting the entire length slide into his cavern. Naruto pulled back teasingly holding eye contact with Shino, and released his shaft. Then he was gone, running down the hall toward the living room, cackling laughter filling the apartment. Shino let out a frustrated growl and chased his devious little fox.

Shino burst into the living room, tackling Naruto onto the couch. This time he made sure to keep Naruto’s wrists held tightly in one of his large hands, Naruto giggled and bit his lip looking too cute for words. The other one went to Naruto’s mouth; Naruto opened and sucked the fingers greedily, coating them in saliva. After a few seconds he removed his fingers from his love’s mouth and slid the first into his puckered hole. Naruto moaned as Shino’s finger began to move. Shino stretched him as quickly as possible without hurting him, and after only a minute or so Shino deemed him ready. He then made the mistake of releasing Naruto’s hands. As soon as his wrists were free, Naruto was up off the couch and racing through their apartment, back toward their room. Shino was a few seconds behind him, so he grabbed the closest clothing item he could find which happened to be a t-shirt, and climbed back out the window and up onto the roof. He quickly wrapped the shirt around his waist and waited.

Shino jumped up to meet Naruto in a pair of Naruto’s boxers, which happened to be on backwards, Shino’s very prominent arousal making a tent in the thin material. Frankly, Naruto was shocked that his conservative lover was up on the roof in such scandalous dress, although it was no surprise that Naruto was since almost everyone in the village had seen him either naked or damn close. Shino ran toward Naruto, who swung down and re-entered the same window from earlier snorting with laughter. He ran back around to their apartment, Shino hot on his heels. After exploding into the apartment Naruto was taken down onto the kitchen floor. After a quick squabble Shino trapped Naruto facedown, hands trapped behind his back. Shino spit into his hand and quickly lubed up his erection, before pulling Naruto up on his knees and entering his uke fully.

Shino paused to give Naruto a chance to adjust. Naruto began to wiggle his hips, signaling Shino to move. He pulled out and slammed back in, making Naruto shout as his prostate was hit head-on. Shino continued to thrust in and out, when he got close to release he pulled completely out and picked Naruto up from the floor, laying him out on the island in the kitchen. He pulled the blonde’s feet up onto his shoulders before re-entering him. Shino began to pound into him with such force that he had to hold the edge of the counter so he would stay in place. Shino grabbed Naruto’s hardened shaft and began to slide his hand up and down the flesh. Naruto came first, streams of white erupting from his erection to decorate his and Shino’s bare stomachs. Shino thrust twice more before he filled Naruto, then lowered himself down to rest on top of his sated boyfriend, breathing heavily.

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Kiba sat on the counter and watched Shikamaru step into the bath. He couldn’t help but appreciate his husband’s body. Tanned skin was taut over sinewy muscles; body riddled with scars that only made him sexier. Dark eyes shifted to him and a defined eyebrow rose. “Care to join me?”
“Of course.”

‘Why exactly am I cheating on him again?’

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