Come Home With Me

Story: Come Home With Me
Chapter: Brothers
Author: Sarah Keller
BETA: Rasengan22
Genre: Romance/Psychological Drama
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto hence why this is a FANFIC
Warnings: more boyxboy goodness, KakaIru, LOTS of psychobabble, questionable ethics, Naruto cries, assault by tile floor
Pairings: NaruSasuNaru
Author's note: For clarification purposes, since it isn't stated outright in the text. Sasuke and Naruto are 18-19 years old.


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"YOU!" A deep voice rumbled through the small café, the threat of a painful death intoned in the small word. Kakashi looked up from his orange book and glimpsed around the small restaurant. His gaze swept over the very cute couple in the corner holding hands, the man at the counter who seemed to be half asleep, the very angry Uchiha standing in the entrance, and three older women chatting happily somewhere off to his right. Deciding that all was well, he turned back to his book, easily ducking the hand that made to slap against the back of his head. Sasuke sat down with a thud and slammed his frustrated fist onto the counter top.

"You almost ruined everything!" The dark haired teen declared.

"Almost?" Kakashi quirked an eyebrow at the text on the page he was reading.

"You had to shoot your mouth off about a test, didn't you? Naruto thought I was screwing with him." Sasuke glared at the waitress that approached them. Deciding that she'd talk to them later, she turned on her heels and went to help the three older women.

"It looked like you were trying to screw him." Kakashi observed before turning to his former student. Sasuke was trying to convince himself that if he glared at Kakashi's head hard enough, it would explode. "Calm yourself, Sasuke-kun. Knowing the way the two of you operate, I knew you'd never talk to each other about everything. I'm assuming your talk following my departure came out well, after all you did say that I 'almost' ruined everything."

"Still trying to play sensei, hmmm, Kakashi?" Sasuke asked as he steepled his fingers after resting his elbows on the counter.

"Hmmm, something like that. Did you two talk?"

"Yes, did you know that Naruto never gave a thought to his sexuality before?"

"Is that what he said? I'm sure he had an idea, Sasuke, but I'm not shocked he never thought on it." Kakashi mused. Sasuke looked over at the silver haired jounin and sighed. "Did you know that he's the one that convinced Sakura to give Lee a chance? Or, that when Hinata finally asked him out, he steered her to Kiba? I believe that they are having an engagement party not long from now."

"No, I wasn't aware of that." Sasuke said carefully. "Are you saying that Naruto doesn't believe in happiness for himself? That he focuses all of his happiness onto others?"

"No, Naruto wants to be happy, he just derives a lot of happiness from knowing that his friends are happy, too."

"Unlike us." The Uchiha mumbled.

"Don't lump me in with you, Sasuke. If I didn't gain something from the happiness of others, I would never have fought so hard to bring you back." Kakashi returned to his book and smiled at the waitress who had ventured back to take his order.

Sasuke sat there in silence for several minutes. So many thoughts were running through his head that he was having trouble processing it all. He had thought Naruto was denying himself and that was why the blonde had never considered himself in a relationship. But if Kakashi was right, then not only was Naruto actively avoiding intimate relationships (as seen by his reaction to Hinata), but he actually found happiness from others' happiness. Sasuke couldn't understand that; too many years of deprivation from happiness had taken its toll. Even last night with Naruto, Sasuke wasn't really after anything like happiness, it was what he had said it was, a test.

The dark haired teen ran a hand over his face wondering what he was supposed to do. He had returned to this village for many reasons, one of them to find out who he was without all the static he had been fed over the years. For the longest time he avoided everything but the drive for revenge. Sasuke could remember a question Naruto had put to him some time ago. The blond had asked him what he would do after he had his revenge and Sasuke hadn't had an answer. There was the whole, revive the clan thing, but in truth, Sasuke never saw a future for himself after he completed his revenge. Sasuke couldn't help the sigh that escaped him. He was always throwing himself into things without much thought as to what would happen afterward. Sure he claimed to have an understanding of what the consequences were, but he never really thought about what those consequences would mean. And here he was, once again ignoring the impact of what he was doing on the future. Sasuke had accepted his attraction to Naruto, but what did that mean for the future. He had asked Naruto out, without ever once thinking about what the blonde wanted.

"Fuck, I really am a prick." The Uchiha muttered.

"Sounds like you had a breakthrough." Kakashi commented.

Sasuke stared up at his former sensei a little shocked. There was no way the silver haired jounin could have followed Sasuke's line of thought and yet Kakashi sounded like the Uchiha had been talking out loud.

"Hn." Sasuke glowered at the other man.

"Now remember, Sasuke, you're trying to play nice with people."

"I think I'll go play nice with Iruka. Maybe tell him about your attempts to corrupt Naruto." The dark haired teen said as he got up from his seat. Kakashi eyed his former student warily.

"You wouldn't." Kakashi stated carefully.

"Ah, so you really are trying to corrupt him." Sasuke said with a smirk. Even with the mask, he could tell that Kakashi was gaping at him. "I'm not sure I like the idea of you trying to turn Naruto pervert, Kakashi, but I'll let it slide under two conditions."

"Really, and what are those?" The Uchiha now had his former sensei's complete attention. If truth be told, Kakashi was aware that his former student could very well beat the crap out of him. More importantly, Sasuke was fully capable of blackmail.

"One. All of your attempts cease immediately."

"And two?"

"The house next to Sakura's is in desperate need of residents." Sasuke stated simply.

"I already turned you down the first time, what make you think that can convince me to move now?" Kakashi asked.

"Well, as I see it, you don't have a choice this time."

"Really?" The jounin asked in an amused tone. His grip on his beloved book was the only sign that he was not as sure as he sounded.

"It's simple actually. If you say no, I might find a need to tell Iruka about your pet project involving Naruto. In which case, I do believe, he would find it necessary to move as close to Naruto as possible in order to protect him from you. Of course, you might get left behind in the move."

"You sound awfully sure of that, Sasuke."

The Uchiha shrugged, "That's the impression I got from him when I was talking to him earlier." Kakashi's single eye widened in horror as the implications of what Sasuke said hit him and Sasuke mentally smirked at Kakashi’s gullibility. Kakashi was pretty sure he'd become the uke in the relationship, permanently, if Iruka knew he had forced some rather detailed "sex talks" on his favorite student.

"And that's all before I tell Naruto about my idea to have you two move into the compound." Oh, that's low, Sasuke, Kakashi thought in helplessness. He really didn't have a choice with both Iruka and Naruto being used against him. His defeat must have shown on what could be seen of his face, because Sasuke chuckled before turning to leave. "The place is move in ready. You could move in today, if you find the time. Now, I'm off to see Tsunade for my test results. Later, Kakashi."

The jounin said nothing, simply seethed inside. His former student had practically ordered him to move in today. And there was nothing he could do because the brat was blackmailing him. It was later, as the silver haired man was walking into the Uchiha district in order to inspect his new home that he admitted to himself that he was actually quite proud of his former student's deviousness.

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One house down, two to go, Sasuke thought to himself as he tuned the blond Hokage's voice out. Still ignoring the woman in front of him, the Uchiha went down the list of other people who he could get to take houses in his district. The Hyuugas wouldn't need any place to stay, so that eliminated Neji and Hinata. He could probably convince Shikamaru to move in so long as he found some people to do the actual moving. Sasuke could practically hear the genius's trademark 'troublesome.'

With that decided, Sasuke's mind drifted off into another direction completely. He thought back to his conversation with Kakashi. He started to wonder if Naruto hadn't returned Sasuke's kiss in an effort to soothe the Uchiha. Sasuke knew enough to know that Naruto didn't do a lot of things consciously. He was always more of an act now, think later person. His actions were fueled by emotion, whereas Sasuke's were fueled by hate and fear. Fear. Yes, Sasuke admitted to himself that he was scared of a great many things; his brother, being a disappointment, loving again.

After his family died, he was never really able to mourn. The village had rallied behind him and the seed of "The Avenger" was planted in him. He could still recall how one of the ANBU members had told him that Sasuke's greatest goal in life should be to become the one responsible for his brother's demise. The scared little boy was still inside of him; it had been with him when he defected and with him when he agreed to let Orochimaru take over his body. It was only through Naruto's rants and desperate attempts to save him that Sasuke realized that by giving his body to the snake sannin, all he was doing was running away again. If Orochimaru took over his body, Sasuke could stop caring; he could simply float away and cease to be. All the pain and fear would go away.

Naruto had saved him, but not necessarily in the way he had thought. It was the loud blond that had pointed out how he didn't need to be choked down by everyone else, that he couldn't very well die before knowing who he was. Naruto had told him that he wouldn't mourn for him, he would only mourn for the scared and broken child because that was all he was. And he had been right. Up until that moment, he had been stuck in that room with his parent's corpses and his insane brother. No one, not even Naruto, knew what Sasuke did in his house every night for the first few months he had been back. He had spent those months finally doing what he should have done a long time ago: He mourned. His repairs on the Uchiha compound where done partly out of penance for focusing solely on his family's death and not honoring their lives. The state of disrepair that the buildings were in when he returned was only partially caused by the fact they'd been abandoned for three years. Even when he had lived here, he had never kept up maintenance. In all, the Uchiha compound had been ignored for an entire decade.

And he never would have had any chance to set things right if Naruto hadn't cared enough to bring him back. But was that because Naruto wanted him back, or because Sakura wanted him back. Sasuke wondered if Naruto was even able to distinguish his wants from the needs of others. He'd have to ask Naruto about that tonight at dinner. The thought that Naruto would turn him down never once entered his mind.

"UCHIHA SASUKE!" Tsunade roared, causing the walls to shake very slightly. Dark eyes blinked at her and Sasuke realized his mistake. Apparently, he had tuned her out a little too long.

"Hai, Hokage-sama?" Sasuke asked turning his attention back to the sannin.

"Decided to join the conversation, have you? Well too bad, you can find out what we discussed from Shikamaru." The blond woman smirked at the confused expression Sasuke quickly covered up. "You are both dismissed."

The confused look flickered across Sasuke's face again until he turned to leave and finally noticed that the lazy genius had been standing next to him. Sasuke decided he didn't need to ask when Shikamaru showed up. It didn't take a genius to figure out that he had joined the meeting while the Uchiha spaced out. Silently, Sasuke berated himself for letting his guard down. He firmly blamed Kakashi and the stupid man's comments earlier as the reason he was so out of it.

" . . . so troublesome." Sasuke realized that Shikamaru had been speaking as they left the Hokage's office. He could have banged his head on the nearest wall for getting distracted again.

"What was that Shikamaru?" The Uchiha hated to admit that he'd tuned the other teen out, but he really needed to figure out what had happened during that meeting with the Hokage.

"I said that you are so troublesome, Uchiha." Sasuke couldn't think of a comeback for that, so he simply quirked an eyebrow at the other boy. Shikamaru mimicked him, which left the two standing outside the Hokage's office staring at each other.

Sasuke decided to bring an end to their standstill. "So, I take it I passed the test. Am I jounin?"

"Not yet. Passing the formal test is only part one to becoming a jounin. And yes, you passed." The lazy genius explained as they started walking toward the exit.

"What's part two?"

"You spend six months paired with a jounin and go on jounin ranked missions with them."

"So I'm jounin in all but name." Sasuke nodded in understanding.

"Yes, I suppose. You can consider this a trial period to see if you can handle being a jounin."

"And you decide whether or not I can handle it?"

"Well, ultimately, that's up to the Hokage. I just deliver my reports on your performance during the mission. Anything else would be too troublesome." Sasuke nodded again, it was all pretty easy to understand.

"Has Naruto completed the trial period?" Sasuke asked before he could really stop himself. It seemed he had Naruto on the brain a lot these days and inwardly winced when he realized Shikamaru could probably infer very easily why he was asking. He glanced at the other man who was eyeing him suspiciously and Sasuke suddenly remembered what Naruto had said to him last night; 'You're gay? Get a clue, Sasuke, we all figured you were anyways!' Sasuke couldn't stop his pupils from dilating in shock as he wondered if Shikamaru was one of the people Naruto had mentioned. Gah! Of course he is, the lazy SOB is a freaking genius! It took a great deal of control in order to stop himself from walking to the nearest wall and commence pounding

"No." Shikamaru stated slowly, as if deciding whether it was safe to tell the Uchiha about the blonde. "Neji is his jounin and had to leave on a mission of his own. That's why Naruto was teamed up with Ino and Kiba during his last mission. I do believe they have to work together for another month or so before Naruto's trial is over."

For some reason, the fact that Neji was the blonde's handler really pissed Sasuke off. His hands curled into fists and he unconsciously started molding chakra as if he was going to attack someone. His mask of indifference never faltered, even when he realized that he was thinking about punching a hole through the wall. Shikamaru had that look on his face again that practically screamed "so troublesome!" Deciding a quick change in topic was in order, Sasuke cleared his throat.

"Are you still in the market for a new place to live, Shikamaru?"

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The sun was starting to set and Sasuke still hadn't shown up. With a sigh, Naruto watched as the bottom of the sun disappeared behind the far wall of the Uchiha compound. He'd been up since dawn and had accomplished more in the past 14 hours than he did in the previous 48, and yet, he was wired. The lower the sun descended, the more energized and nervous he became. Of course, finding out that Iruka and Kakashi were moving in next to Sakura had added to his extra burst of energy. He had been thrilled so much that Kakashi had kicked him out for being annoying. Not only had he been ecstatic about his two favorite sensei's moving in, but he had oddly felt something else. He hadn't been able to figure out exactly what the emotion was; however, he was well aware of what it made him want to do. Naruto blushed at the images that came unbidden to his mind that involved ways to thank his dark haired landlord for letting the two older men move in. The same landlord he was waiting for now.

Sighing again, the blond teen got up from the windowsill and made his way downstairs. Quite frankly, he was tired of waiting. For the past two hours he had done nothing but wait for Sasuke to arrive. During that time, he had cleaned up, even though his house didn't really need to be cleaned. He didn't have enough property to make a proper mess of anything. Naruto had even spent a little time agonizing over what he would wear since he was going out with his best friend. That is, until he realized what he was doing. First date or no, he was so not going to act like a girl. Carefully, Naruto pulled out his large wok and everything he would need to make dinner. Thankfully he had gone to the grocery store today, so his cabinets and fridge were full.

If someone was to watch his movement as he prepared the food, they may remark that he was being too slow, that he seemed to move mechanically. But over the years Naruto had learned that slow and steady was the best way to cook. Living alone since the age of 5, he had to rely on himself and himself alone, so burning down his home due to ineffective cooking was never an option. He couldn't help but smile a little as he remembered that he had studied cooking books more thoroughly than any textbook.

Naruto glanced up at the plain dial clock he had hung in his kitchen. The sun had probably already set, he noted. It still wasn't too late to go out, but Naruto's stomach had already started growling. Oddly, he didn't feel too angry for being stood up thus far. He admitted to himself that he had expected this. That was never why he had seriously asked anyone out. Even though part of him had expected immediate rejection it was the fear that he would be humiliated that kept him in check. He was scared that if someone said yes it was only to set him up as some part of a joke. He didn't think Sasuke had that kind of motive, but that didn't help the fact that he was cooking his dinner in his house--by himself. Looking back toward the wok, Naruto realized that he had made too much food. Shaking his head slightly, the blonde noted that he had unconsciously made food for two, part of him still hoping that Sasuke would show.

Suddenly, his kitchen became blurry and Naruto closed his eyes in order to will the tears away. Figures, Naruto thought sadly. He took a few calming breaths and opened his eyes only to note that the room was still hazy. He continued to cook on autopilot, his brows drawn together as he admitted that Sasuke's apparent rejection hurt a lot more then he would have thought possible. He would have figured that at the very least Sasuke would have showed up to find out if their date was on. When he hadn't, Naruto had just figured that in typical Sasuke fashion the other teen had simply decided 'no' was not an option and would show up expecting his date to be ready. He automatically turned off the stove and set the small table that was up against the far wall. He set a place for one and then situated the still steaming food on the table. Sitting down, he glanced across the table as if to remind himself that no one else was there. The room got fuzzy again and he started to rub at his eyes furiously, the anger finally coming to the surface. Damn him. Stupid Sasuke. He tried to focus the anger on the dark haired teen that seemed to forever stand center stage in his life, but he was actually angrier with himself. The events of the night before ran over and over in his head. He had pushed Sasuke away and turned away from his embrace, did he really expect to have the Uchiha ignore all that and still keep their date?

"Stupid me." He whispered to himself.

"What's wrong, dobe?"

Naruto's head whipped up in response to the husky voice. Turning in his seat, he was startled to see that Sasuke stood no more then two feet behind him. He was wearing the usual uniform for a chuunin or jounin, which wasn't really remarkable except for the mud that seemed to be caked into his clothes.

"Sasuke?" Blue eyes blinked at the Uchiha as if he wasn't sure if he was real. Slowly, Sasuke moved forward, his hand coming up to wipe away the single tear that had escaped from his watery eyes. Inside he was utterly dumbfounded as to what he should do. Crying was something he was not comfortable with.

"What's wrong, Naruto?" He asked again, this time his voice was lower, more intimate. Naruto watched the stoic mask slip and was mesmerized by the concern he saw clouding Sasuke's dark eyes. He smiled slightly in an effort to rid Sasuke of the nervous glean in dark orbs. Those eyes glanced up, finally noticing the single place setting. The Uchiha looked back down into the wide blue eyes that had haunted him for longer than he realized. He noticed that his hand was still touching Naruto's scarred cheek. He felt a sudden overwhelming urge to bend down and kiss the blond, but he held himself back. He still wasn't sure if Naruto wanted this or if he simply wanted to make sure Sasuke was happy. "Do you want me to leave?" Nervous energy spread through the young Uchiha. Naruto had only one place set on his table so maybe he had decided against their date. His heart dropped dramatically into his stomach, where he was sure the acid was dissolving it.

Naruto's eyes opened impossibly wider at Sasuke's last question. His own questions floated through his head quickly. Did Sasuke not want to be here? Did he finally realize who he had asked out? This time several tears fell, and he pulled away from Sasuke's grasp, shaking his head as if by doing so he really could rid himself of this weakness. "No, but you don't have to stay if you don't want to." He said quietly, avoiding eye contact with the other teen.

Fear and desperation were practically wafting off of the blond, and Sasuke finally understood that he had made Naruto cry. Cursing himself and his blazing stupidity, the Uchiha reached out both hands took hold of the tanned face. "Sorry, I didn't get a chance to talk to you. Shikamaru and I had a mission."

"Don't worry about it." Naruto said quickly. He smiled widely, but the tears remaining in his eyes made the smile appear a bit pathetic. Sasuke smiled back even though he felt the urge to sigh. Kakashi had been right on the money about the blonde, Naruto was obviously placing Sasuke's feelings before his own.

"Where are your plates, dobe?" Sasuke asked a little exasperated. He headed further into the kitchen only to be stopped when Naruto jumped out of his chair and grabbed a hold of his forearm. Sasuke looked back at the blond and raised an eyebrow. When Naruto blushed, the Uchiha's other eyebrow went up, too.

"I'll get it, you can just sit down." Naruto's voice wavered a bit, but then he rushed towards the cabinets to pull out another place setting. For a few seconds, Sasuke watched him but then shrugged before turning and heading down the hall to the bathroom. He unzipped his soiled vest and dumped it into the bathtub before washing up in the sink basin. Shikamaru and his mission hadn't been exactly difficult, but it had been messy. The Uchiha was at a loss as to how the lazy jounin had been able to put up with those kids while he taught at the academy. He was still a bit confused as to how that boy had managed to make enough of an explosion to leave a small crater.

When he was done, Sasuke headed back to the kitchen. Naruto had finished adding another place setting and had returned to his seat. The blonde was staring absently at the empty seat across from him when Sasuke entered the room. The blank expression disappeared in a heartbeat when Naruto looked up at the Uchiha and smiled brightly. Sasuke was relieved to see the watery look was gone from the blonde's eyes and that the smile was genuine. He smiled back at the other teen and took his seat. For the first few minutes neither said anything. Naruto was silently reevaluating his glaring lack of trust in the other, while Sasuke was trying to figure out how to ask the blonde the questions he so desperately wanted to ask. Unknowingly, Sasuke sucked the food from his chopsticks, savoring the incredible tasting food. Naruto, however, had noticed and his jaw dropped at the surprisingly erotic display.

"What did you do today?" Sasuke asked before he really thought about it. The moment the words were out of his mouth, though, he wanted to reach out and shove them back down his throat. He was thoroughly embarrassed by the most clichéd thing to come out of his mouth. Naruto appeared a little shocked by the question before he grinned slightly. His smile grew until Sasuke was sure he would be blinded by it, and he decided that maybe it wasn't such a bad thing to ask.

Naruto launched into a detailed description of his day. Sasuke listened dutifully as the blonde told him about going to the grocery store, going to the Hokage's office and having to listen to 'the damn old hag' go on and on about this or that. Sasuke smiled around his food when Naruto added a few "blah, blah, blahs" to the end of his reenactment of his conversation with the Hokage. When he told him about his training with Neji, the uncharacteristic flair of anger surged to the top again until it boiled just beneath his skin. Sasuke's smile became somewhat tense, and he was eternally thankful when Naruto suddenly started talking about Kakashi and Iruka moving in. A satisfied smirk tugged at Sasuke's lips before he controlled himself.

"Shikamaru is moving in next to you, as well."

"Really?! Yeah, since he's dating Temari that means I'll get to see Gaara more often! It is so awesome of you to let us all move here, Sasuke." Naruto declared after finishing his food. Sasuke's hand tightened around his chopsticks when his blond mentioned Gaara. Stupid raccoon looking leprechaun! Sasuke shouted out in his mind. He finally acknowledged the jealousy he was feeling for what it was. Gah! This is getting more and more complicated! Forcibly relaxing his grip, Sasuke dropped the utensils onto his empty plate and rubbed his eyes with the base of his palms.

"Tough day with the Toppi kids?" Naruto giggled. Sasuke groaned before he could repress it. "They're a handful, aren't they? Did you know that their family has been making fireworks for generations."

"Well at least that explains the explosives." Sasuke commented. “Wait, how did you-“

“Know?” Naruto cut it. “You have the telltale appearance of someone who babysat those kids. Hey, at least you're not bleeding. You know me, I tried to get one of the bombs away from the oldest boy, and it ended up going off in my hand. I'm lucky I didn't lose any of my digits." To emphasize the point Naruto wiggled the fingers on his right hand.

Sasuke groaned again. "Dobe." Naruto let out a full-bodied laugh. Sasuke sat mesmerized as the blonde's white teeth flashed, his head tilted back as he continued to laugh.

"Well, you know me." Naruto repeated as he calmed himself down.

"What would make you happy?" Sasuke asked suddenly. Naruto sobered abruptly, his eyes going wide. At first, he wanted to make light of the question but then he noticed the look in Sasuke's dark eyes. Yes, there was seriousness there, but that wasn't unexpected. The Uchiha was well known for his seriousness. No, it was the naked curiosity and hope in Sasuke's eyes that kept Naruto from cracking a joke.

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked carefully.

"I want to know what would make you happy." The Uchiha asked, leaning forward slightly. He watched confusion flicker in Naruto's bright blue orbs and pursed his lips in contemplation. "Generally speaking." He added.

"Well, being Hokage, that would make me loads happy!" Naruto instantly declared. If it hadn't been for the look in the blonde's eyes, Sasuke would have actually bought it.

"You mean happy like happy that Sakura said yes to a date?" Sasuke asked warily.

"Err . . . " Naruto trailed off before sighing. "Being Hokage would be great. I wasn't being a total ass when I kept declaring that I wanted to be Hokage when we were younger. Though it was more of the recognition that I was after. Over the past few years I came to see that I didn't need the title to be recognized. I have friends and people that well, see me. That makes me pretty happy."

"So you don't want to be Hokage anymore?" Sasuke asked a bit skeptically.

Naruto thought about that for a few moments. "Well, I think I'd rather be worthy of it then use it as a tool to boost my confidence." Sasuke nodded his understanding. "Hey, but I'm happy knowing that I'd become Hokage way before you ever did!" Both of them laughed at that. Being a traitor, Sasuke would never be allowed to become a Hokage, not that he ever wanted to. Apparently that was actually a written rule, go figure. "Guess that makes you dead last!" Naruto suddenly declared, bursting into laughter once again.

"Hn." Sasuke glared at the blonde, but his lips twitched with his suppressed smirk. "What else?"

"Huh? Oh, well I love having Iruka and Kakashi and all my friends nearby!" It was on the tip of his tongue to declare his need to thank Sasuke somehow, but the images that came to mind from that thought kept him from opening his mouth. Though he couldn't help the blush that spread across his cheeks. Stupid Kakashi and his stupid 'lessons,' Naruto thought grumpily.

"But what would make you happy, something for yourself?"

"Uhh," Naruto thought carefully, "Free ramen for life would make me pretty happy. Getting to be Uncle to Sakura and Lee's kids will be pretty awesome, too."

This time Sasuke managed to stifle his groan. This is going all wrong. Sasuke wondered if he was asking the wrong question. "Naruto, what about your personal life?"

The blonde rolled his eyes. "Didn't we go over that last night? I don't have a personal life, not like that."

"Then what about you and me!?" Sasuke practically shouted. This conversation was becoming more and more frustrating. Naruto blushed brightly, his mouth opening and closing like a fish. Suddenly Sasuke didn't want to hear Naruto stutter out some lame response. Deciding the direct path was the best way he asked, "Do you want me to stop? To leave our friendship at just that, a friendship?" The moment the words were out of his mouth Sasuke had to blink. He realized he would back off if Naruto asked him to. He wanted Naruto to be happy, and if that was contingent on their friendship never evolving then he would choose Naruto's happiness over his own. A small voice in the back of his head shouted "BREAKTHROUGH!" and Sasuke smiled wryly at his revelation.

"NO!" Naruto suddenly shouted. He shook his head furiously. "No, I like . . . um, I want to . . . AHH!" Apparently Naruto was just as frustrated as Sasuke.

The blonde abruptly stood up, causing his chair to topple over. Tanned hands shot out and grabbed the front of Sasuke's black shirt. Before the Uchiha could do anything he was jerked out of his seat, his mouth making contact with another set of lips painfully hard. Both teens groaned before they readjusted themselves. Still leaning over the small kitchen table, Sasuke brought both hands up to grip Naruto's shoulders. The blonde produced a disgruntled sound when Sasuke tried to take control of the kiss and moved his hands to cup the pale teen's face. He slanted his mouth at the same time his thumbs moved to pry Sasuke's mouth open. The moment Naruto's tongue finally pushed through the Uchiha's lips he made a sound of triumph, which was lost in a groan when Sasuke's tongue rubbed sensually over his own.

Wanting more than just their lips touching, Sasuke moved his hands around Naruto's waist and tried to pull him closer. Alas, the table was in the way, but unfortunately for the blonde that fact failed to make it to the Uchiha's brain and he kept being pulled forward into the table. Without breaking the kiss, Naruto accommodated the other teen's demands. The sounds of something breaking reached both boys' ears, but they firmly ignored the silly distraction. Sasuke pulled back to take a breath before diving back into the kiss, this time forcing his tongue into the blonde's hot cavern. Groaning, the Uchiha licked at Naruto's teeth, the inside of his cheeks and the roof of his mouth. All the while Naruto's own tongue kept trying to force the invading muscle out of his mouth and back into its owner. Naruto would be damned if he was going to give up control over this kiss.

Naruto's fingers combed through Sasuke's hair and then tightened, catching large chunks of silky black strands in his fists. He yanked the hair painfully causing Sasuke to gasp, his eyes shooting open to glare at the boy only to have said blonde attack his mouth. Sharp teeth nipped at his lower lip before Naruto's tongue pushed into Sasuke's mouth. The Uchiha groaned right before the world tilted drastically. A loud crack echoed throughout the room when Sasuke's head met tiled floor. The groan that followed wasn't one of pleasure. Dark eyes opened only to close again when the kitchen ceiling started spinning. Sasuke groaned again as the back of his head started pulsing in indignation.

"Sasuke?" Taking a deep breath, the dark haired teen took in his surroundings. His head was on the floor, but he could still feel the chair digging into his back, which meant he was partially sitting in it. There was a heavy weight across his stomach that kept shifting nervously. That would be Naruto, his genius mind deduced. Slitting his eyes open again, he was thankful that the blonde's face wasn't spinning, though he groaned when he counted three sets of blue eyes.

"Ow." He stated. The Narutos had the audacity to giggle. "Off. Now."

Naruto climbed up and off of the flattened Uchiha, his expression saying that he wasn't sure if he should start mothering or laughing. Sasuke glared at him, and Naruto decided to smile brightly at him. Rolling ever so carefully onto his side, Sasuke managed to sit up. His hands came up to press against his temples in an ineffectual attempt to lessen the throbbing. He heard clinking and looked over to see what the blonde was doing and had to blink again, unsure if what he was seeing was correct. Naruto had retrieved a small hand broom and dustpan from somewhere and was now cleaning up the mess of food and broken plates. Glancing up at the table he noted that the small piece of furniture was completely cleaned off. Sasuke couldn't help but smirk from the realization that he had pulled the blonde across the table. Of course, almost getting brained was a downside, but Sasuke could look past a little thing like that. Apparently it was Naruto’s weight that had pushed him back into his chair and then caused it, with them in it, to tip over.

"Are you OK, Sasuke?"

The dark haired teen looked up and smirked at the other boy. Naruto smiled back at him before dumping his pan full of rubbish into the trashcan. He left the pan and broom near the receptacle before moving back to help the Uchiha up off the floor. Sasuke was happy to note that the world was as it should be. The room wasn't spinning, and there was only one grinning blonde in the room. Sasuke returned Naruto's smile before pulling the other teen closer. Giving into the urge once again, Sasuke leaned down and nuzzled his nose against Naruto's neck, breathing in Naruto's familiar jasmine infused scent.

"I don't know about you, but that sure made me happy." Naruto said, wrapping his arms around the Uchiha.

"What? Me falling on my ass and nearly getting a concussion?" Sasuke shot back. Naruto laughed at that.

"Though that was pretty funny, I was talking about the making out."

"Good." Sasuke said before covering Naruto's mouth with his own. “Me, too.”

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