Life's Little Changes

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Sasuke was, unsurprisingly the first awake the next morning and amazingly comfortable. He was laying on his back and if it wasn’t for that hair occasionally tickling his jaw, he might have slept longer.

Dark eyes opened to take in the situation, a small thrill moving through him.

Sasuke was laying on his back and sometime during the night Naruto had rolled over and cuddled into him, the blonde’s head was resting comfortably on his chest, one tan arm draped across the pale chest while a tan leg had thoroughly captured a pale one. He began to try and untangle himself, only to have the arm and leg tighten around him while mumbled protests reached his ears.

He didn’t have the heart to force the issue, they had plenty of time before school and the sight of Naruto laying on his chest while smiling softly was just too cute to disturb.

For his part, Naruto was having a wonderful dream.

It was the weekend and life was perfect. He had been watching movies all day, broken only when they went swimming or fed each other. For the first time in his life he felt cared about, he could no longer remember the sound of his parents voices, or what it felt like to be held. But that didn’t matter because he was learning what it felt like now as two pale arms tightened around him. He couldn’t help his grin as he closed his eyes, tilting his head to nuzzle the pale neck, happy at the noises it earned him before he moved higher.

“Naruto…”

He loved hearing his name said like that, the husky tones, the need, the way he and only he could affect this man.

“Sasuke…”

Dark eyes opened wider as Naruto began to move on his chest, at first he wondered if the other boy was awake but as soon as those soft lips began to work at his neck, Sasuke melted. The lips were leaving a trail of fire up his skin as they worked, the tan body shifting to lay a bit more on top of him while his arms tightened to hold the other boy steady.

“Naruto?”

Was he awake? Did he realize what he was doing? But more importantly, did he even want to stop him if he wasn’t?

“Sasuke…”

Hearing his name fall from those lips answered that, whether the other boy was awake or asleep, he was still the one intended for the kiss, right?!

Those lips moved up as he tilted his head down, certain he felt electricity as their lips met, dark eyes sliding closed and pressing forward, sealing the kiss more firmly.

That was the point that blue eyes blinked open.

This… was… a… dream?

No, his lips were most definitely connected to the Uchiha’s, his body being held very similarly to how it had been in his dream and now they were shifting. It wasn’t much, just enough that the dark haired boy was obviously taking control of the kiss and the gentle nip on his bottom lip almost made him gasp.

Instead he pulled back, eyes huge as they met startled black.

“S-Sasuke?”

His first kiss! His first kiss had just been with another guy?!

The dark haired boy opened his mouth only to close it again quickly before he seemed to fully realize their position and his arms released their hold.

Naruto instantly rolled away, sitting up and placing tentative fingers to his lips while Sasuke climbed out of bed, moving into the bathroom without saying a word and beginning his morning routine.

By the time they pulled up to the school, neither had yet to say anything about the kiss, actually they had barely spoken at all. Naruto sipped at his mocha, Sasuke had picked them both up one on the way to school, saying something about seeing Naruto so calm was unnerving.

Sasuke was waiting for the bomb to drop, for the blonde to say something about the kiss or worse yet, about moving out. It wasn’t until they reached the school and both boys were climbing from the car that he steeled himself to find out if Naruto hated him.

“Naruto?”

“Yeah?”

Bright blue eyes looked up at him even as a blush dusted across his tan cheeks.

“I’m picking up some lunch today, did you want anything in particular?”

“You’re not eating with your friends?”

“I was thinking we could eat together.”

It felt like a giant weight was lifted when the grin he had come to know so well once again returned to that face.

“You know me, I’ll eat anything!”

“Alright, I’ll find you guys at lunch then.”

“We’ll be in our usual spot.”

Naruto bounded off happily drinking his coffee, missing the smirk that was directed at his back and seemingly oblivious to the looks he was getting from the student body at large.

“Shikamaru!!”

A look of horror crossed said person’s face when a rather hyper blonde jumped onto the table and was almost nose to nose.

“Who bought that?”

He nodded towards the coffee.

“Sasuke.”

“Is he suicidal?”

“I don’t think so.”

“You two must be getting along better.”

One couldn’t help but notice the blush now heating up Naruto’s face.

“Yeah, umm, we get along fine. I mean for him being Mr. Perfect and all.”

“I notice that your voice lacked the usual cynical tone when calling him that. What, did you guys make out or something?”

“NO!”

Over half the students stopped their conversations and looked over at the yell while the brunette merely arched an eyebrow.

“Interesting.”

“It’s not what you think! I woke up and he was kissing me.”

“So he just started kissing you with no reason?”

“Yeah!”

“Did he have you pinned on the bed?”

“Well, no.”

“He was leaning over you?”

“No, I was kind of, well he probably pulled me on top of him! Yeah! That’s it, he did it just to confuse me.”

“Let me get this straight, you woke up on top of him during a kiss?”

“Well, yeah.”

“Sounds more like you were kissing him.”

“No! I told you I’m not into guys!”

“Are you certain it wasn’t a dream then?”

Naruto shook his head solemnly.

“No, in the dream we were on the couch.”

“So you have wet dreams about him?”

“NO!”

“Interesting.”

The blonde was about to argue his innocence more but the bell rang, signaling the start of the day.

It seemed as though the blonde was back to his happy, grinning, oblivious self. He met the eyes of others again, grinning happily and cracking jokes.

Whatever had bothered him the day before seemed to have been long forgotten.

Sasuke was stopped between classes by Naruto’s first period teacher and asked if she had done something to make the stoic boy mad at her. He merely smirked, having already spotted Naruto bouncing around the halls.

Literally.

“Yes! Lunch! Food!”

“Sorry, dude, my mom packed today.”

“Oh, that’s alright.”

He gave his friend a grin while taking a seat beside him.

“I think that coffee affected you more than we thought.”

“Naw, I’m fine.”

His friend’s attention was suddenly behind him, a quizzical look on his face.

“Why is Uchiha carrying a pizza?”

Naruto instantly perked back up, almost bouncing.

“He got pizza?! Yeah! Pizza!”

Shikamaru waited until Sasuke had sat down the pizza, Naruto opening the box and attacking it enthusiastically.

“So, how long have you liked him?”

“What?”

Dark eyes locked onto the speaker, the blonde looking confused as he munched happily.

“Riding in your car, living in your house, new clothes, buying lunch and if the rumors are true, sharing one bed.”

The blush on both boy’s faces was evident though Sasuke covered his by grabbing a slice of the quickly disappearing lunch.

“Shikamaru! I already told you…”

“Yeah, wet dreams and waking up kissing, of course there’s nothing going on.”

Both boys almost choked on mouthfuls of cheese and meats.

“Shut up!”

Naruto was an interesting shade of red.

“Wet dreams, idiot?”

“Not of you!”

One finger was pointed accusingly at Sasuke’s chest.

“You wake up kissing other people?”

“No!” He instantly realized the trap and fisted his hands in his hair. “Argh! You’re both making my head hurt!”

“There’s something in there to hurt?”

“Don’t start Ice Prince!”

“Or you’ll cut him off?”

“Shikamaru! You’re supposed to be my friend!”

“And I am.” He looked back at the clouds moving slowly above them. “As your friend I am pointing out the obvious that you seem to miss.”

Naruto started to storm away, stopped, grabbed two slices of pizza and stomped off in a huff.

Sasuke took the now empty seat.

“So he was dreaming.”

“He talks in his sleep.”

“I know.”

Judging from the way the Uchiha was studying each bite, you would have thought the pizza amazingly interesting.

“Your friends don’t seem too thrilled about you and Naruto.”

“I’ve never cared what they think.”

“Didn’t think you did. You do realize though that if you hurt Naruto I will hurt you.”

“You can try.”

Shikamaru sighed, eyes still on the clouds.

“He hasn’t had an easy life.”

“He told me.”

“Naruto would just about kill for affection, if you abuse that…”

He was cut off by the other standing and dusting off his hands.

“He’s probably already gotten himself in trouble.”

And he walked off, though the cloud watching boy didn’t seem phased in the slightest by this.

Naruto was pissed! The nerve of those guys, thinking they just knew him so well!

“Hey, Naruto!”

Blue eyes widened at the sight of the blonde girl walking towards him. Great, most likely someone else coming to give him a hard time.

“Hey Temari.”

What could she want with him, her face wasn’t sneering, at least not yet.

“Can I talk to you?”

“Yeah, sure.”

He grinned and scratched the back of his head to hide how nervous he felt.

“Is it true? The rumors about you and Uchiha?”

Great, another member of Mr. Perfect’s fan club.

“I am staying with him but that’s it. Nothing romantic or gross like that.”

“So then you’re not interested in guys?”

“No way! I’m a ladies man all the way!”

She smiled and he couldn’t help but look for the bomb to hit.

“I was hoping you would say that.” Alright, this had to be a joke, right? “Would you mind walking me to class?”

“N-No! Not at all!”

Dark eyes narrowed from where their owner had watched the interaction, pale fists clenching the entire time.

What was she trying to do?! It was obvious she was hitting on Naruto, but then hearing the blonde in his typical, overly loud fashion…

Sasuke couldn’t say why it hurt exactly, but the feeling of betrayal was still there and it stung, the feeling being something he thought he was safe from. This just served to reemphasize his previous attitude, let anyone close and they will stab a knife in.

Turning, he stalked away in the opposite direction, he didn’t need to hear or see anymore, the blonde made his feelings and views perfectly clear!

Neji and Kiba exchanged looks, smug grins on their faces as they watched the Uchiha head into the building. The Sasuke they knew was back in all his icy, cold glory.

It was with satisfaction that they headed towards their own lockers.

Naruto was on cloud nine, he could swear it.

Sure others were whispering, staring and pointing, but this time he didn’t care as the soft hand held in his own gave a gentle squeeze. He had been lucky that their previous classes were right next to each other so he could walk Temari to her next class on his way to gym.

“I almost forgot to give you my number before, so you could call tonight?”

“Yeah! I’ll do that.”

Gaara stood back and watched, a malicious grin on his face as the Uchiha’s eyes were trained on the couple just up the hall.

So Naruto had dumped Sasuke for Temari? This was interesting, especially since the dark haired boy looked almost ready to attack when the girl leaned up and kissed Naruto’s cheek.

The stupid grin still wasn’t leaving his face as the basket ball game started, though that was fixed quickly.

He couldn’t hold onto the ball for more than five seconds before Sasuke stole it, not allowing his team to score even one basket. It was more a massacre than anything else and Naruto had gotten a taste of the floor more than once.

He stood, ready to lay into the Uchiha when the cold look in those dark eyes made his words die in his throat. If he didn’t know better, he would think the other boy was planning his death.

Hell, even when the tutoring first started, Sasuke hadn’t had so much malevolence in his gaze.

“Sasuke?”

He didn’t reply but Naruto had a feeling that it was a good thing the coach blew the whistle, ending their games.

Gaara had an odd smirk as they walked into the locker room and a sudden gift of self preservation kicked in, making Naruto wait for Shikamaru before heading into the showers. Something told him he didn’t want to be near either Gaara or Sasuke at the moment.

“So what is up with you and Temari?”

“Huh? How did you know?”

“Naruto, it’s already around school, the rumors say you dumped Sasuke for her.”

“No one dumped anyone! Sasuke and I were never together!”

“Interesting.”

“What is?”

“Just my observations.”

“Which are?”

“Nothing.”

“You know Shikamaru, sometimes you confuse even me.”

He was answered with a shrug as the two headed to their last class.

Naruto headed straight for the black car after school, waving goodbye to Temari as she headed for the busses.

“Not going home with her?”

The voice was so cold it sent a shiver down the blonde’s spine.

“What do you mean? She’s not tutoring me.”

“Nothing, get in, idiot.”

He scowled but climbed into the car, noticing more kids watching them and immediately begin talking.

“What has you so pissed suddenly?”

“Nothing.”

“If you say so.”

The rest of the ride was quiet, they even studied in silence, broken only by the occasional question being answered. Naruto could swear the house felt colder and when he suggested they go swimming, it was met with a glare that made him scoot back.

He later set the table how they normally sat only to watch as Sasuke moved his place setting over, putting space between them as he had done the first night.

Something was definitely wrong with the brunette but he obviously wasn’t willing to discuss it.

He debated trying to talk about it again after they went to bed, but since the other’s back was to him, well he was smart enough to take that hint.