Homecoming

Part Six
Red-eyed Demon

The first thing that popped into Sasuke's mind as he watched his ex lover strolling between the graves, was how dark he looked. Black trousers, black long sleeved turtle neck, along with the dark green vest, all stood in contrast to the bright, yellow hair. Sasuke felt something inside him twitch. He couldn't deny that he was largely responsible for the bright, flamboyant colors disappearing from Naruto's life. But… Naruto was supposed to be different. Naruto wasn't supposed to give in to the darkness like he did. Where was he all these years?

Watching Naruto, feeling his strong chakra again, sent a rush through Sasuke's body. More than anything, Sasuke wished he could just forget everything and take the blond into his arms, into his heart, into his bed.

'I'm supposed to be angry,' Sasuke thought to himself. He wanted Naruto to move closer, he wanted to see how good the years have been with his body. The blond hair was no longer a batch of disobedient spikes jumping in every direction. He no longer had the stupid, naïve expression that Sasuke once thought would be plastered permanently to his face. His eyes shone with street wisdom, his face was that of a man that had been to places, seen the world and knew the hardships that life offered.

Sasuke knew his presence was detected. He felt the slight tension in the air between them. Whatever Naruto was up to until now, he wasn't wasting away as second class ninja. He felt even more powerful now. Sasuke lowered his mask to his face and crouched, waiting for Naruto to make the first move.

"Will you not let me mourn in peace?" Came the official acknowledgment from the blond.

Sasuke smirked to himself behind the mask and jumped from the tree, facing Naruto. His mind forced his body to relax and enter a near catatonic state. It was a good strategy when facing the enemy. The weakness that an exposed body provided was diminished with good practice of this technique.

'The enemy…'

Just as he thought, Naruto was trying to read his body. He could see it with the way the cerulean eyes scrutinized him, burning into his skin.

'This isn't right…'

"I guess I should have known I'd meet you sooner or later…" Naruto started saying and smirked, "Actually I was hoping it would be later."

Sasuke remained indifferent as he watched the blond narrowing his eyes in disdain. "As much as possible."

'Hmmph.' Sasuke huffed inwardly as he watched the blond turning his back on him and walking away.

"I don't have anything to say to you, and definitely not here. We're disturbing the dead."

'You're not going to walk away from me this time.' Sasuke thought and performed a seal quickly.

Seeing Naruto freezing in his tracks, Sasuke quickly moved to face him and removed the mask from his face, up over his forehead.

Now he was face to face with the blond Jounin. One thing he couldn't see from his position on the tree was how tall Naruto had grown. He used to be at least half a head shorter than Sasuke, and now he was just an inch below his eye level. Sasuke resisted moving a muscle in his blank face as he studied Naruto's features closely. The blond definitely aged with grace. He even looked a tad noble. Sasuke wanted to touch his face, to run his fingers over the familiar whiskers-like scars.

Before he could utter a word, Naruto lowered his head and grinned smugly. Sasuke hissed, his eyes widening in surprise and he leaped backwards as he watched Naruto's body surrounded by red flames of visible chakra.

Naruto took a step forward and the chakra disappeared. He folded his arms and raised his flaming red eyes to Sasuke's equally red eyes.

"Do you think a simple anbu trick like the Kanashibari no Jutsu could hold me back?"

Sasuke lifted his chin defiantly, eliminating any trace of astonishment. "It was worth a shot."

Naruto laughed briefly and lowered his arms. "Of all of the things I've imagined you saying, I didn't think this would be the first thing I'd hear you say."

Sasuke slowly allowed his poker face to thaw. His red eyes returned to their natural dark color. "I… I don't know what to say." He admitted.

"You don't have to say anything," Naruto said quietly and his eyes returned to their natural color as well. "I didn't come back for you. Nothing changed between us," he added and continued walking.

Sasuke reached out and grabbed his arm as he passed by him. "Naruto…"

Naruto pulled back his arm and glanced at Sasuke over his shoulder. "I meant what I said. I will not talk to you here, out of all places."

"Will you talk to me elsewhere?"

Naruto looked down at his feet for a moment. "You've just returned from a mission. Aren't you going to see your sons? To train with them?"

Sasuke furrowed his brow at the mention of the children. He slapped himself mentally, remembering that Naruto was now his sons' mentor.

'That old hag… she must have done it on purpose.'

"I could see them later," Sasuke said.

Naruto turned to face him and shook his head, with a wry smile. "You haven't changed, huh? You're as selfish as always, Sasuke."

"Naruto… if I could-"

"Don't say it!" Naruto interrupted him. "I know what you're gonna say, just don't!"

Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows. "You're as stubborn as always, moron."

"Better than staying a cold bastard…" Naruto hissed and stomped away.

"Don't walk away from me!" Sasuke was quick to follow. He grabbed Naruto's arm, forcing him to turn around.

"Let go of me," Naruto hissed, making no attempts to withdraw his hand.

"Not until you agree to talk to me," Sasuke hissed back, knowing full well his threat held no ground.

"Let go of my hand!" Naruto repeated.

"I said no!" Sasuke narrowed his eyes. His fingers tightening their hold on Naruto's wrist.

"SASUKE!!"

"NARUTO!!" Sasuke shouted back at him.

Naruto's eyes flared up in bright red. He swung and sent his free arm to hit Sasuke's face. Sasuke quickly blocked the blow and grabbed Naruto's other arm. He raised his eyes, sporting the sharingan once more. Red eyes meeting red eyes as Naruto smirked and locked his eyes with Sasuke's.

"Oh, no you don't!" Sasuke snarled as he read Naruto's next movement. He quickly released Naruto's arms to block Naruto's leg that was aimed at his crotch.

Naruto forced his leg up, throwing away Sasuke's arms. He managed to kick Sasuke in his chest with force, causing him to fly a few feet away. In inhuman speed, Naruto moved over to where Sasuke was lying motionless on the ground.

Sasuke lifted himself up quickly and tackled Naruto, sending his fist to Naruto's midsection. The blond gasped and instinctively crashed his fist into Sasuke's face. Sasuke took the hit with no qualms as he straddled Naruto. His hand instinctively reached out behind him, caressing the leather-clad hilt of his katana. Then he forced his hand to move away and pinned Naruto's wrists to the ground.

He leaned in, his crimson eyes burning equally to the red flame that danced in his rival's eyes.

Naruto hissed and clenched his teeth, but didn't make an attempt to release himself from Sasuke's hold.

The raven-haired ninja leaned in and covered Naruto's lips with his mouth. At first Naruto hissed loudly in protest, but then he detached his arms from Sasuke's hold and gripped Sasuke's hair, pulling him closer and throwing away the Anbu mask with a flick of his hand.

Sasuke's tongue penetrated Naruto's mouth, yearning for the familiar taste that did not disappoint. His mouth sucked Naruto dry, for the worth of all the years that wasted away. The outcome didn't matter, his brain had long shut down and allowed his body and heart to take over.

Naruto buried his fingers in Sasuke's black hair. He slid his hand down to Sasuke's nape, feeling the sweaty skin and moved his hand back up through the lengthy locks. When he felt Sasuke's hands fumbling around his vest, he pushed Sasuke away from him. Sasuke released Naruto's mouth with an upset groan, but Naruto quickly tugged on his armor, tearing the white panel from Sasuke's body without care. They both reached their hands to the other's clothing, desperate to get rid of anything that stood in the way. After a short while, shreds of clothing landed under the tree next to them, and red flaming eyes met again, devouring each other as their hot skins came into contact.

The itchy grass underneath Naruto became insignificant as Sasuke's hot and smooth body covered him from above. He growled and lifted his knees, pressing his erection to Sasuke's tight stomach. One hand digging nails into Sasuke's tattoo, while the other entangling around his black locks.

Sasuke growled in response and guided his shaft into Naruto's entrance. He rubbed his leaking cock against Naruto's hole, adding saliva and rubbing it in to ease the penetration. Sasuke felt the first ring of muscles clenching around the head of his cock as he pushed himself inside, careful not to injure his lover despite the animalistic urgency of them both. Naruto hissed at him and urged him to go on, digging his nails deeper into Sasuke's skin, drawing blood. With a groan, Sasuke entered him, feeling the second ring of muscles relaxing as it got used once more to the new-old feeling.

Naruto grunted, pushing himself against Sasuke's body, as the other man ground his hips and buried himself deeper in his body. Sasuke clenched his teeth, and lowered his head to kiss Naruto's neck.

The blond grabbed Sasuke's face. Forcing his face up, he attacked his mouth. Naruto buried his tongue in Sasuke's mouth, caressing the roof of his mouth and tangling with his tongue. Sasuke started to move faster, building towards orgasm. He reached his hands to cup Naruto's face without releasing his mouth. Naruto's hand lowered from Sasuke's head to his shoulder. He moved his face away and dug his nails in Sasuke's milky skin as he felt Sasuke touching the root of his being. With an animalistic growl, Naruto arched underneath Sasuke. Grasping Sasuke's shoulders tightly, he came, spurting his semen all over Sasuke's torso and his own stomach.

Sasuke clenched his jaw, and closed his eyes, working towards his own release after the content of watching his lover's face as he came. Naruto bit his lips, hugging Sasuke's sweaty and hot body close, feeling it stiffening as he came inside of him. After a moment, Sasuke collapsed into Naruto's arms, completely spent.

Naruto held him close, trying to steady his erratic breathing as his calm, blue eyes watched the last ray of sun swallowed by the darkness. Sasuke was still panting in Naruto's ear, holding him close. Their hot, wet bodies keeping each other warm and unaffected by the chill of the night.

***

A chill ran down Sasuke's spine, as he slowly regained consciousness. A loud flutter of wings made him bolt up in alert. He drew a quick breath and looked around him, his adept eyes quickly adjusting to the darkness. The cool wind hit his bare body, and suddenly he remembered what happened.

Naruto was gone. The damned fox boy was playing him all along. Sasuke had no doubt that Naruto wasn't even trying to fight him seriously. And he had no doubt that nothing had changed between them. Naruto gave him a taste of what he wanted in a moment of weakness, and was going to use it against him. A wave of hatred flushed through Sasuke's veins. That damned guy always had power over him. Manipulating him, playing with his heart and exploiting all his weaknesses. He was the only person that made him feel so weak.

Sasuke got up and started collecting his clothing items. He sighed when he realized they were no good for another use. Nevertheless, he put them on and set the katana on his back. He was about to leave, when he spotted his mask, almost completely hidden by leaves. He picked it up and gazed at it for a moment, seeing a part of it was broken and a couple of slashes crossed it from top to bottom.

***

Sasuke dodged a shuriken that zoomed at him in speed while he approached his house. When the second shuriken flied at him, he caught it between his fingers.

"What the hell was that for?" he snapped as he teleported himself to the boy.

Ryoichi backed away from his father, looking up at him in surprise.

"Maa, maa, aren't we in a bad mood?" Kakashi stepped from behind and rested his hand on the boy's shoulder. "I told him to aim at you."

Sasuke furrowed his brows and put the shuriken in Ryoichi's hand. Then he proceeded to walk into the house, leaving Kakashi and Ryoichi exchanging puzzled looks.

Sasuke opened the fridge, grabbed a bottle of water and gulped quickly nearly half of it.

"Father!" he heard Kenji call behind him and turned around.

The boy backed away in surprise. "Woah! You're injured!"

"I'm okay," Sasuke muttered and walked out of the kitchen, leaving his broken mask on the table.

"You look like you've gotten your ass kicked nicely," Kakashi said as he walked in, followed by Ryoichi.

"It's nothing," Sasuke snarled and walked away, trudging up the stairs.

Kenji scratched his head in confusion. "What's up with him? He's acting like a grumpy old man."

"Shut up, can't you see he's injured?" Ryoichi growled at his twin brother. "He probably had a fight with some serious enemies."

Kakashi rested his hand on the boy's head. "Shush, calm down. Let's go outside and practice some more, okay?"

He saw the broken mask on the table and glanced up the stairs. 'Those injuries aren't very serious, and yet he's never returned home battered like that from a mission… he must have encountered Naruto. That boy seemed like he would kill Sasuke if he met up with him.'

"Kakashi?" Kenji made the silver-haired elite shinobi snap from his thoughts.

"Hm?"

"Well…" the boy mumbled, his cheeks flushing lightly. "Can I… can I train with you as well?"

"Maa," Kakashi hid his surprise. "That's fine with me."

Ryoichi eyed his brother in suspicion, but didn't say a word.

***

Sasuke tossed his clothes in a pile on the bathroom floor and then looked at himself in the mirror. He gasped when he realized how bad he looked. His left cheekbone was swollen, his other cheek had three red matching scratches. His entire chest was covered with red bruises and bleeding scratches. He looked like he's been to a fight with a fierce animal.

'Not entirely untrue…'

He's been to a lot of rough missions in his Anbu days. But he always made it a point to hide his injuries from his sons. If he were seriously injured, he would spend extra days out of home, at Kakashi's apartment to heal.

As if nine years haven't passed since the last time he'd seen Naruto, the effect the blond had on him was just the same. His fingers caressed his swollen lips as he stared at his reflection in the mirror.

No one ever made him feel so weak before. So weak and so strong at the same time.

'What will it take, Naruto?' he pondered. 'For you to return to me…'



TBC