Blood Stained Lilies

Chapter Five: Temptation

“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.”

-Oscar Wilde-


“Sasuke.” It was called out into the night air, a sensual sound in the dense darkness.

Two bodies drenched in sweat performed a forbidden dance in the tangled web of wild flowers that they used for a bed.

Sasuke buried his face into his lover’s neck, taking in the musky scent. It was a smell unique only to the man below him, a scent that he loved so much.

“N – Naruto.... I can’t... I need...” Naruto smiled; He always loved to hear his name spilling from the raven’s lips with such passion and need. They had only been together for a few months, but despite that he knew from the bottom of his heart he would never want another like he had Sasuke.

Tan hands ghosted over pale flesh, leaving a fiery trail in their wake. Each soft touch scorched Sasuke’s already burning skin. It was torture to feel those hands everywhere but where he needed them most. He wanted to take Naruto then and there; they had had enough foreplay for one night.

Seeing the silent plea in Sasuke’s eyes, Naruto removed his fingers from Sasuke’s back. Immediately the Uchiha missed the touch, but what came next made up for the lack of contact.

Naruto brought those same fingers to his own mouth, dragging them in and out. His deep blue eyes stayed focused on Sasuke’s. He found it rather humorous how his lover stared at those digits as he thoroughly coated them with saliva.

He was teasing him now, Sasuke was sure of it. The way he sucked on his fingers as if he was fucking his mouth. God, would he love to replace those fingers with his throbbing cock.

“Naruto...” Hearing the irritation in Sasuke’s voice he knew that he had drawn out his teasing long enough. Naruto removed them, albeit slowly, and brought them down between their two heated bodies. He stopped then, letting his fingers hover over his puckered hole.

Naruto took once glance at Sasuke, seeing that he was staring intently at his stilled fingers. He mentally giggled to himself. It was so easy to gain Sasuke’s complete attention if you knew how to go about it properly.

Sasuke watched as Naruto’s slim index finger slid into himself, preparing him for what was to come. It was an erotic sight to watch Naruto’s face twist into a tangled mix of pleasure and pain. What made it even more arousing was that Naruto was doing this to himself.

Another finger entered just then, stretching the blond even more. The two digits moved in and out, scissoring the tightened skin as they went.

“Ah... Sasuke...” He hit his prostate just then, send a wave of pleasure that left him panting and gasping for more. It was at this point that he could not wait any longer; He needed Sasuke now. He needed him to dive deep within him and fill him completely.

Sasuke complied without even having to ask. The moment Naruto’s fingers were removed Sasuke was there to take their place.

He wasted no time in entering his lover, filling him to the brim in one quick thrust.

Naruto let a moan escape his mouth. This was what he had been waiting for. It was the reason he had snuck out so late. He loved the feeling of being one and the same with the boy he loved more than anything else.

“Oh god... fuck... Sa– Sasuke...” Only incoherent babble came from the blonde’s mouth after that. Pleas to go faster and harder, words of endearment, and dirty words meant to egg Sasuke on, that was all that could be heard.

Sasuke pounded into his lover harder at Naruto’s request. He was so tight, like always. No matter how many times they had sex, Naruto was always tight and Sasuke wouldn’t have it any other way.

“You feel... so good...” Sasuke all but moaned out in the night sky.

The two bodies glided over each other, hot breaths fanning over their cheeks. Skin slapping skin could be heard amongst the sweet nothings and moans being uttered.

Everything was coming to its peak. The end of another night spent in the throes of passion. Sasuke could feel the pressure building in his lower stomach. It would not be long before he came.

It was Naruto though who came first. The feel of Sasuke inside him and the raven’s hand gliding over his cock that had his screaming in ecstasy as his hot essence spilled from him.

“Naruto!” Sasuke was soon to follow, screaming his lover’s name into the night for only the harvest moon to hear.



Sasuke woke with a start. He sat up in bed, trembling as the images from the dream assaulted his mind. Then again, it hadn’t really been a dream, but rather a vivid memory. One that he had not thought of in a long, long time.

‘Shit.’ His shaking hands wiped away the sweat that had gathered on his forehead. Sasuke’s body was drenched in it making his pajamas stick to him in unsightly ways. What was more concerning was the stickiness between his legs. He knew that it was not sweat and he hated to admit to himself what it really was.

This was the third time this week that he had woken in a similar state. The first time it happened Sasuke had been unconcerned. To him it was just one of those things that happened. He would just blame it on being around Naruto again.

Now though it was getting a little concerning. This was the third night in a row that he had woken up in a tangle of blankets, the pleasure from his dream still coursing through his body.

Soon he wouldn’t even be able to look Naruto in the eye. Sasuke hoped that it wouldn’t have to come to that. He would just have to resign his body to the fact that those were dreams, nothing more. Fragments of memories that would never happen again.

Sighing he turned his tired gaze to the glowing numbers of his digital alarm clock. The time seemed to stare back at him, almost as if it was laughing at his face for having woken up at such an unsightly hour.

It was five in the morning. Normally Sasuke would not have problem with getting up at this time since he usually got ready for school around six thirty, but this happened to be a Saturday. The one day Sasuke could sleep in.

Sunday mornings were taken up with theater practice, so he could not spare much more than an hour or so of extra sleep.
He was tempted to just lie back down and fall asleep, but the stickiness in his boxers kept him from doing otherwise.

‘I swear, if this happens again I am coming after Naruto. I don’t care if he doesn’t remember anything. His ass will be mine if it means me getting some sleep.’ He grumbled curses under his breath as he went to exit his room. He needed a nice long shower and then a big breakfast. Then again, not even that thought helped increase his mood.

A normal person would probably plop back into bed after getting cleaned up, but Sasuke could not fall back to sleep once he had fully woken up. So like the previous days, he had the honor of waking up early.

He glared momentarily at Naruto’s room as he passed it. It was tempting to wake up the blond and have him suffer as well, but that would cause Sasuke to answer some questions he would rather not be asked.

Shaking his head, he walked into the shower and what was the beginning of what he knew would be a horrible day.

Naruto bounded down the stairs, looking as bright as the morning sun.

It was still early in the morning so he didn’t expect anyone to be up. It was his first weekend here so he was unsure of everyone’s sleeping habits so he decided to be quiet just in case one of them was a late sleeper.

For Naruto the week had seemed to go by so fast. School had been keeping his attention, which was an accomplishment in itself.

The highlight of the week, though, had to have been the friends he had made. Everyone had been so nice to him and he was truly happy to have met them.

Sakura was like a sister to him. She fussed over him and lectured him when he would neglect his studies. They teased each other quite a bit, although it often ended with Naruto getting a bump on the head courtesy of the girl’s fist.

Ino, on the other hand, was more like Sakura’s polar opposite. He often wondered how the two got along so well. She was constantly egging Naruto on when it came to pestering the poor strawberry blond. Ino and Naruto were more or less partners in crime.

Shikamaru was still an enigma to Naruto. The boy was just so damn lazy, it baffled him how the boy got anything done. Every time he saw the brunette he was either sleeping or daydreaming.

Hinata in Naruto’s opinion was too shy for her own good, yet the girl had an inner beauty to her that seemed to make her shine. She had to be by far the kindest and sweetest person he had even met.

If only she could get over her shyness. What kind of person turns as red as a tomato and can’t even form coherent sentences when talking? Naruto wasn’t sure what to think of that.

Now there was Sasuke. Truth be told, Naruto had hated the boy when they first met. They did get off on a bad start too, so it wasn’t so surprising that he had developed such a feeling for the raven.

Thankfully though they had cleared things up, but not after a rather nasty fight. At least it end with them being friends.

Everything seemed so perfect between them now, aside from the more than occasional name calling. Aside from that, the only thing that really bother Naruto about the boy was the way he looked at him.

It was as if Sasuke was looking at him, but not really at ‘him’. He always had that look in his eye that seemed to be too familiar with Naruto than what Sasuke should be.

The other thing that got on Naruto’s nerves was the fact that Sasuke could never seem to say his name. It was always idiot, moron, dumb ass, stupid, and the list went on.

Maybe he had trouble remembering names. He didn’t really know, but he wished Sasuke would finally remember it.

‘Speak of the devil.’ Naruto walked into the kitchen only to see Sasuke fumbling around. From the look of things, it seemed like he was trying to cook. Keyword being trying.

Eggshells were haphazardly scattered around the counters, yolk dripping onto the floor. What looked to be pancake batter was splattered here and there as if it had been beaten rather carelessly.

“Well aren’t you a little Miss Susie Homemaker.” Sasuke whirled around, clearly startled at the boy’s appearance.

He hadn’t been expecting anyone to be up for another hour or so, so seeing Naruto standing before him was not something he had been expecting.

“What are you doing up?” He asked.

“I should be asking you that question. I would have pegged you to be a late sleeper. After all with a face like yours its apparent that you get your beauty sleep.” Sasuke unintentionally blushed at the blonde’s words.

‘Did he just call me pretty?’ Apparently Naruto hadn’t realized what he had been implying since he walked over to stand next to Sasuke who still looked rather dumb struck

“So what are you making?” Sasuke frowned, finally noticing Naruto, who was currently poking at the breakfast he was trying but failing to make.

“None of your business.”

“Oh come on, let me help. I am sure we can’t make any more of a mess than you already have.” Naruto smirked.

“Hn.” Sasuke was not in a mood to deal with the blond at this moment, especially after last night.
“Whatever, just don’t hurt yourself.”

“Aye, aye Captain.” He gave Sasuke a salute and marched over to the abandoned bowl of batter. He frowned at the thick liquid, seeing the chunks that were still spread throughout. One would think cooking would be an easy task for Sasuke, considering he was perfect in almost everything else. Then again, Naruto would just take this a tiny sign that the brooding raven was indeed human. It was also a great topic for future teasing.

Too bad Naruto didn’t realize he was being just as messy as Sasuke. He was stirring the batter without watching what he was doing, too preoccupied with think about how to mock Sasuke with this new revelation.

“Hey, Moron! Snap out of it.” Naruto jumped, startled. He hadn’t realized he had been spacing out. “The batter is supposed to stay in the bowl, not to go flying everywhere.” Sasuke huffed pointing the spatula he had been holding in Naruto’s face.

The blond stared at the object, taking in the grease and pieces of egg that still stuck with it. “Your one to talk, it seems like you were faring no better before I can.” He motioned to the dirty kitchen.

Sasuke said nothing, preferring to grumble to himself under his breath. It wasn’t his fault that in all his lives he had never learned to cook. The Uchihas had always been a rather wealthy family. He had always had his meals prepared for him, and even after his parents’ death he was still taken care in a similar way by his caretakers. After all, he was the last heir to the main Leben line.

Seeing that Sasuke was not going to say anymore on the subject, Naruto decided it was probably smart to clean himself off before the substance dried. He really didn’t want to feel sticky all day.

The bowl was put down next to the stove for Sasuke to prepare after he was done with eggs. Naruto only hoped Sasuke was better at cooking pancakes than he was with eggs. Then again, he had a feeling that he would be eating them black.

Looking down at himself, he saw that he had successfully covered his body in batter. It was all over his shirt, hands, and face. Luckily, his pants had been spared.

Wasting no time, Naruto brought his fingers to his mouth. He licked and sucked at them making sure that he got every last bit of batter off.

Sasuke, unfortunately, decided to turn around just then only to be met by the most erotic sight. Naruto stood there, his eyes half lidded, sucking at each one of his tan fingers.

It was in that moment that the memories that had come to him last night came surging forward. He saw Naruto laying there beneath him, illuminated by the pale moon light as his tongue glided over his fingers.

‘Dear god, fucking hell. What have I done to deserve this.’ Sasuke could feel himself growing hot. This was not good, not good at all.

As if unintentionally Naruto stopped the assault of his fingers, earning a relieved sigh from Sasuke. That was only a momentary relief for the Uchiha, since the worst was still to come.

Naruto stared at his shirt in thought for a moment. He wasn’t sure if he should just wipe the batter off or just take his shirt off all together. If he was going to stay and help Sasuke than he was sure to get even messier so it was probably better to just take it off rather than risk getting it stained even more.

God must really have hated Sasuke. He was almost sure of that. If not, than he had a really sick sense of humor. Sasuke watched in horror as the blond in front of him began to remove his shirt. A toned chest and stomach came in to view for Sasuke’s hungry eyes to roam over.

It was just how he remembered it. So tanned and so hard, he only wished he could touch it. Run his hands over that body and taste the boys...

OK, that thought had to stop there before it went any farther. This was not good, really not good. Sasuke could not take his eyes off of Naruto. It was as if they were glued to the half naked body in front of him.

Naruto wadded up his shirt throwing it on the table. The sudden movement caused his hair to shake making some of the batter that had settled there fall on his chest.

“Shit.” It felt weird to have the cold substance run down his bare front. He looked around quickly for a towel or napkin, all the while completely oblivious to the effects he was having on Sasuke. If he were to look at the raven now he would be faced with a rather large problem that consisted of a very hard and sexually frustrated individual.

Sighing when he found nothing to clean his chest with, Naruto took his finger and scooped up the dripping batter and brought it to his mouth. He clearly enjoyed the taste if his facial expression was anything to go by.

Sasuke, at this point, couldn’t take anymore. He was either going to do one of three things. One, this being the one he would enjoy most, he was going to pounce the sexy blond and have it naughty way with him. Two, He was going to promptly faint and then die of blood loss from the massive nose bleed he was bound to have. And lastly three, He was going to run like hell out of the room and take one hell of a cold shower.

Weighing his options he decided that number three was the best solution at the moment. With his mind made up, Sasuke calmly placed the spatula done on the counter and faced Naruto once again.

“I need to head to the bathroom. Take care of things here.” And then he was off, storming up the stairs and past Sakura who looked on in confusion. When he finally reached the bathroom he slid down the door to sit on the cold tile.

Oh how he had been tempted to have Naruto again, just like he had in his dream. If these past few days were any indication, Sasuke was free to assume that the coming days with the blond would only get worse.

For the second time that day, Naruto came bounding down the stairs, only this time he was not met with an empty room.

Sakura, Ino, and Hinata sat on the couch watching some reality show. They talked amongst themselves arguing over who should win.

Shikamaru was sitting by the window looking out at the clouds. The guy had a really cloud fetish in Naruto’s opinion.

The only person missing from the room was Sasuke. For some reason it seemed like he had been avoiding Naruto since this morning. At first he though nothing of it until it became blatantly obvious.

Every time Naruto entered a room that Sasuke had been occupying, the raven haired boy would get up and leave.

This time though it was a little different. Sasuke strolled out of the kitchen just then, holding a Dr. Pepper in one hand and a thick novel in the other. He took a seat in an empty chair, taking no notice or interest in Naruto.

Deciding to ignore the other boy as well, Naruto turned to Sakura and Ino.

“Hey girls, I have a question.” The three girls looked up at Naruto, just now realizing that he had been there.

“Sure, what is it?” Sakura was the one to answer since it seemed he was speaking more to her than anyone else.

“I just got a call from my friend Kiba, he wants to know if he can come visit me since it’s the weekend and all.” Naruto had been so excited to see his mobile go off, flashing Kiba’s name on the little screen. He had begun to worry that the loud brunette had forgotten him since he had not heard from him all week. Normally he would have accepted Kiba’s proposal at once but he was unsure if he was allowed to have people come and visit him on school grounds. So after telling Kiba that he would call him back, he decided to consult Sakura and Ino about the matter since Sasuke was being a recluse.

Sakura took this news in for a moment, thinking it through before looking at Ino. “It should be fine, he would just need to check in at the front office.” Sakura was practically blinded by the brightness of the smile she received from Naruto.

“Yush!” Naruto exclaimed, causing everyone in the room to look at the blond. Even Sasuke looked up from his book with a frown. He wasn’t too sure if he liked the idea of one of Naruto’s friends coming over. He didn’t need any competition from people he didn’t know.

“I have to go call him back then.” Was all Naruto gave his audience before he bounded back up the stairs and back into his room. Picking up his cell phone, he hit his speed dial and called Kiba, telling him the good news.

“They said yes!” He practically screamed when he heard Kiba’s hello.

“Dammit Blondie, you’re going to kill my eardrums if you keep screeching like that.” Kiba smirked, knowing that Naruto was pouting on the other line.

“So you coming or what?” Was the reply he received.

“I guess I must. You won’t let me do otherwise will you now?”

“Damn straight.” Kiba chuckled at his friend’s enthusiasm. He had to say, he missed him quite a lot. It just wasn’t the same without the loud blond at school.

“Ok, well, I will see you in a bit then.”

“Yeah, I will meet ya at the front office so you can sign in. Give me a call when you get here.”

“Will do.” They said their good-byes and hung up, both excited to be seeing each other again after a long week apart.

The next hour was spent waiting anxiously in the living room. Naruto happily answered questions that were asked about his friend. He was happy to see that his new friends here seemed interested in getting to know Kiba. It made everything all the better.

Sasuke sat across the room, glaring at the page he was currently on. He was no longer reading, just staring blankly at the words presented to him. Jumbled curses ran through his mind as he thought of Naruto being close to someone other than himself.

It was true that it was something that couldn’t be helped, but it still did not help ease the raven’s foul mood.

When he and Naruto had been together they had been everything to each other, now, though, it was totally different. He only hoped that this Kiba guy was nothing special. After all it was hard to compete with an Uchiha. Sasuke settled down then, realizing he had nothing to worry about.

Or that was the frame of mind he kept before Naruto’s phone rang out into the small room. The blond quickly answered it, a huge smile plastered over his face.

“Sure, be there in a bit.” Was all Sasuke heard him say before he closed the phone and ran to the door. “Be back in a bit.” And then he was gone.

For the next ten minutes, Sasuke sat there contemplating on what to do when Naruto came back.

Should he be nice and welcome this guy in with open arms and a bright smile? No, certainly not. Maybe he could try to be nice and tolerate him? That wasn’t too hard. A pain, yes, but nothing too bad.

Or he could try his last option. Be the bastard that he was. It sounded good. Fairly simple and it was just so him.

‘Yup.’ Sasuke thought that would do nicely.

Upon coming to that decision, the door flung open to reveal Naruto dragging a boy in with messy brown locks and a nervous expression on his face.

Oh yes, this would be all too easy. This boy looked like a pansy to Sasuke. He had nothing to worry about at all.

Naruto walked into the main room, still pulling Kiba along. Sakura and Ino smiled at the timid boy.

The room was quiet as everyone waited for introductions to be made. So far it had grown quite uncomfortable in the silence, but Naruto would not allow that to go on for much longer.

After all, it wasn’t like Kiba to be so shy. Then again it might have had something to do with Kiba’s fears of getting jumped by rabid vampires wanting to suck him dry.

“Kiba, this is Sakura and Ino.” He pointed to the two girls who had been smiling at him. They both shook his hand, and Sakura gave him a quick hug. He tensed at the contact but relaxed when Sakura laughed.

“Loosen up. No one is going to attack you.” Sakura said, as if reading his mind.

“Heh...” Kiba laughed along with her, feeling embarrassed for thinking so.

Naruto smiled at the sight before diverting Kiba’s attention to the boy who was sitting by the window.

“That over there is Shikamaru.” Said boy raised his hand in greeting but otherwise said nothing. “He is the laziest person you will ever met. Finds everything too troublesome.” Naruto whispered.

“That’s because it is.” Came the reply for Shikamaru. Apparently his ears weren’t as lazy as the rest of him.

Last but not least, Naruto turned to Sasuke who was sitting in the chair, seeming to be still reading.

“And that bastard over there is Sasuke.” Naruto announced earning a scoff from the raven haired teen.

“At least I am not an idiot.” Was his retort.

Sasuke found pleasure in the way Naruto’s cheeks puffed out in irritation.

“Don’t call me that.” Naruto whined.

“Ah, but I only speak the truth.” Sasuke saw the blond begin to open his mouth to retort when his friend beat him to it.

“Well I guess it’s nice to see that there is someone out there that enjoys insulting you as much as I do.” Kiba laughed giving Sasuke a smile.

“Hey Kiba, that’s not fair. You’re supposed to be on my side.” He pouted to Kiba, trying to look hurt.

“Ah you’re used to it, and you know you love it.” Naruto said nothing but turned to Sasuke.

“Now that Dog Breath knows who everybody is.” He shot Kiba a glare. “What do you all want to do?”

Sakura sat down and thought for a moment. “I guess we could sit down and talk. I’m sure Kiba has a lot of questions for you, Naruto.” She said know how Kiba must feel.

He nodded, looking over towards Naruto. “Sounds good, I would also like to get to know you all better. I want to know that I am leaving my Naruto in good hands.”

Oh that got Sasuke’s attention all right. ‘My Naruto?’ What did he mean by that? The blond had said that they were only friends. Was he lying about that? Sasuke had to know.

The small group of teens came to sit around the table. The conversation started out with the basics of vampire 101, and soon branched out into more personal questions.

Naruto was happy to see that everyone was getting along so well, or everyone except Sasuke. The boy had been glaring at Kiba the entire time they had been talking. He had wanted to ask him what his problem was but thought better of it.

Sasuke had been acting weird all day so he decided not to worry about it too much. ‘Maybe it was PMS.’ He thought with a giggle.

“So Kiba, what did you and Naruto do before this whole mess started?” Ino asked swishing the cup in her hand. She loved the way it made Kiba go pale when she drank from it.

“Umm... we just sort of went out here and there. You know movies, played some sports together, that sort of stuff.” He answered, his eyes never leaving the glass.

“Is that so.” All eyes shot to Sasuke who had spoken for the first time since they had sat down.

Kiba nodded, but said nothing.

“So what is Naruto to you actually? A good friend... best friend even... or perhaps boyfriend, crush...” All eyes widened at Sasuke’s question. One would never expect the Uchiha to ask such a thing. He was usually the one who could care less about such things. (He is so tactless…)

Kiba looked at him with a raised eyebrow before bursting out in laughter.

“Oh man that’s a good one.” He slapped Sasuke hard on the back, earning himself another glare. “Who in there right mind would have a thing for this idiot.” He pointed at Naruto who looked offended.

“Hey.”

Kiba ignored him and went on. “No man, we’re just close buds. Besides I ain’t gay.” He laughed more to himself than anything else.

Sasuke visibly relaxed after that, knowing that Kiba was not a threat to him. The boy was annoying but he wasn’t going to be taking Naruto away.

The rest of the day went by slowly. After the talk that took up a good two hours, the group had decided to sit down and play a simple game of Pictionary. It soon turned into a blood bath as Ino and Sakura got into a fight with Sasuke and Naruto about what was fair. Kiba and Hinata, who had partnered up, just looked on, not wanting to get involved.

In the end Kiba and Hinata beat them all. This earned Kiba a hug from Hinata causing them both to blush.

After that, everyone insisted that Kiba stay the night since tomorrow was Sunday and no one had anything important going on.

It didn’t take much to convince the brunette and he was soon calling his mom to get her OK. Once it was all settled everyone moved into the living room and got comfortable.

They had agreed on some chick flick. Okay, agreed would be lying. It was more like they were all forced into it by a very intimidating Ino and Sakura.

Sasuke had to admit the movie wasn’t half bad, even if it had a rather sappy and cliché ending. But now it was over and late into the night. Everyone seemed to have fallen asleep at some point during the movie and were now sleeping in a disheveled mess all around the room.

Sakura and Ino were cuddled together on the love seat with a blanket covering them from the chill that had settled in the room.

Over by the window Sasuke could see Shikamaru sleeping soundly, not seeming to care about the awkward position he was laying in.

Naruto was on the couch taking up all the room. Sasuke had been sitting with him at some point in time but was soon forced to take a seat on the floor when the blond none too gently demanded more space for his feet.

His eyes racked over Naruto’s form as he slept. He looked like he had all those years ago. Like an angel sent to him from heaven.

The temptation swelled up in him again. Sasuke wanted to touch that boy so much, to feel the warm softness of his skin. He wanted to rake his hands through that coarse hair and kiss those full lips.

Not being able to resist, Sasuke let his knuckles glide carefully along the blonde’s face before allowing his hand to cup the cheek fully.

It was so warm, warm and softer than he had remembered. His thumb stroked the scars that marred Naruto’s beautiful face. They were something new to Sasuke. A part of Naruto that was unique to this time alone.

Sasuke briefly wonder how he had come to have them.

“They’re birth marks.” Sasuke jumped back in shock. He had not realized that someone was still awake.

Looking around in mild panic, he came face to face with Kiba.

“He was born with them. It’s funny how perfect they are. Kinda remind me of whiskers.” Sasuke just watched him, unsure of what to say.

“It seems like he is happy here. It was nice to see him smile so much. When I can admit I was afraid at what I might find. But it seems like he is doing fine.” Kiba looked up then and smiled at Sasuke. “I think I have you to thank for that. He always seems to smile more at you than anyone else.”

“I haven’t done anything.” Kiba dismissed the Uchiha’s words with a wave of his hand. He would not have any of Sasuke’s modesty.

“You have done a lot for him. You didn’t see how broken he was before he came here.” Sasuke saw the sadness in Kiba’s eyes and he knew that it must have been bad. Then again, he had seen how much this change had affected him, if their fight had been any indication.

“I can leave now know that I am leaving him in good hands. He cares for you Sasuke, and... I know you care for him as well. Don’t think I don’t see the way you look at him when you think no one is looking. I don’t know exactly what you feel for him, but I will say this. Naruto is not gay. If romance is what you are looking for than I am sad to say you will be disappointed. Naruto can be your best of friends. He will love you as a brother, but nothing more. Please take care of him, though , and if you dare hurt him on purpose you will have me to answer to.” Sasuke saw the threat in the brunette’s eyes but said nothing. What could he say, after what he had just been told.

‘So he says I have no chance.’ It hurt him to think that it was the truth. Deep down Sasuke knew that Naruto was no longer his. Yet that fact still did not tame the temptation that was swelling within him. He didn’t know how long he could keep himself away from Naruto. It was torture to be this close to the blond and not be able to have him fully. Only time would tell if Kiba’s words would come true.

Without a second glance, Sasuke left Kiba standing there. He had too much to think about and he needed some time alone. He made his way up to his room. He had another sleepless night ahead of him, that much was sure.

To Be Continued . . .