Piece of Heaven

A/N: This is a pinch hit I did on an exchange for the summer2012, tbh it's not in my normal style, since I had to fit in lots of fluff, romance and no relationship drama... well I'm a bit alien to the fluff department so there might not be much,  it's a bit desperate in Sasuke's view, but anything about Sasuke is desperate by definition so yeah...

Anyways it does have an unfinished ending but the lemon just didn't taste good, will try to re-make it soon... but yeah I hope it gets some viewing and hopefully some feedback. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Reviews make me happy~  ^_^

 

 

A tired huff was heard behind the door as he pushed it open and entered the room, his sight immediately focused on the man at the desk, breath hitching slightly as a pair of bright eyes locked onto his presence. Moving towards the blue look, he was able to take in the slightly worn out general appearance of the room and its occupant altogether, it seemed that he had spent all night on some project, again.

“You make us all seem so lazy around here, all you need is to just move your wardrobe in this room and you’d practically be living here. ”

“Hello Shikamaru is it morning already?” The man replied ignoring the statement altogether. “Nice to see your lazy face at this time, reminds me that I haven’t had a wink of sleep yet and it kinna pisses me off you know...”

“What are you doing here at this hour? Don’t tell me, Hyuuga had some other plans to ‘run by’ you again?” Shikamaru asked, nearly chuckling - not a hint of amusement colouring the sound of his voice though.

The same bright eyes glared at him crackling with dark blue electricity. “You know how that stupidly rich family is.  They get lost in small details and everything needs to be both ridiculously precise and altogether complicated. Jeez, they would loose themselves in family feuds and pride when talking about something that at the end of the day should give them shelter and warmth. But anyway who am I to think further into this project, I am only ‘the architect’ building ‘a house’. ”  His face clearly showed his disappointment.

“Show me what you’ve done all night then go have a shower. You look, and probably, smell like a starving rat. ”

“Heh, great comparison you half-blinded mole, better yet; you can have a look at this while I go change, there might be something here that could need a little ‘straightening out’ while you’re at it too. ”  The blond added and with a smile left the office after giving Shikamaru a friendly pat on the back.

Just then as the truly exceptional source of energy left the room, could he breathe normally again, even from the few words exchanged the vitality exuding from his being always left everyone feeling breathless around him. It was just like being close to a Supernova. Not the star preparing for death but one that is shining the brightest throughout its life, illuminating everything around it.

He could remember the years he’d known the blond man and the incredible amount of friends he’d made. But only one other, just like himself, had enjoyed the status of ‘best friends’ and that friend at one point made the above mentioned observation, Naruto - the Supernova! Such a remarkably true statement.

Thinking of the past, it had always been on his mind - how could someone with as much energy as Naruto be friends with himself and the rather driven Uchiha, the three of them so different to the core, it was like trying to find a balance to his energy, something to ground him...  troublesome  indeed. Naruto was the only one Shikamaru could never label and forget about, time and time again he's been surprised and enchanted... Too troublesome.

 While his thoughts ran wild with the images of the past his eyes focused on the latest modifications made by the Principal and his hands automatically corrected the small glitch ‘needing his attention’.  Then Shikamaru called one of the Project Managers to retrieve and possibly deliver it to the client. It was likely that a night with Hyuuga on their mind would make anyone resent seeing the family the day after; therefore someone else had to jump into the lion’s den.

He hung up the phone after the woman on the other line uttered the first yes to his request and nearly startled when he looked up into the same familiar pair of blue eyes staring at him. 

He smiled, and his eyes were more alive and dripping with laughter. When he opened his lips the dark haired man knew what was following: “Hanging up on Sakura again Shikamaru? The poor woman will truly believe you don’t like her. ”

The bored look on his Mid-level Principal did not even waver at the statement. Heh, same old friend Naruto thought, shaking his head while moving towards his desk and glancing at his computer screen.

“Tsk, fucking geniuses” he grumbled, how could the always bored VP correct his glitch, and so effortlessly, then not even have the decency to gloat?

“Anyone with a fresh pair of eyes would  have seen that and since you left it there for me to correct, well there you have it. Haruno will be here within 2 minutes. ”

“Thanks Shika, now since you look like you want to, you may go waste time on my money” the blond executive added humor brightening his face.

“Another project you’re thinking about? ”  the VP asked with mild interest.

“It might be so, I have heard that a common friend will be returning from overseas to supervise a new build and we might get together to talk about it, you know, let some ideas run wild then see where it gets us. ” He added, his heart hammering in excitement at the prospect of a new challenge and moreover at seeing his long missed friend.

“Uchiha is coming back from the UK and you’ll build him a house?...  I really doubt that will keep him here Naruto.”  Shikamaru added, a touch of sadness squeezing his heart tighter. The look on his friend’s face though was not sinking into the well known disappointed scowl as before, and the VP found himself surprised.

“I have matured, you know, Nara! Anyway it won’t be his house we’d be talking about but his brother’s. This should be good; I heard it was quite a challenging piece of work. ”

“You mean the project; or the brother?”

Naruto burst into a fit of laughter so sudden it made the brunet jump a little. “Shikamaru, you know me, a challenge like this.... ”  but before he could finish there was a knock on the door. He had to let the called for Project Manager in; therefore Naruto uttered a loud “Come in!”  and not bothered to take a more serious note, especially for the pink haired woman now entering the room.

Seeing him at his desk the PM approached it directly, filling the room with a gentile rose and wild orchid fragrance. Her emerald eyes shimmered towards him lovingly and her voice now changed to a warmer tone as she greeted him with an adoring smile.

“You called me Naruto?” she greeted, then as an afterthought turned towards the Mid-level Principal and gave him a curt nod.

Shikamaru observed her with a detached look on his face; he’d known Haruno from the first day she’d applied for the job. At that time he’d had to deal with finding a new experienced employee for their growing company. It was ovbious that the strong willed woman would be capable enough to pull her own weight and then some. Her ideas were realistic and level headed, a true asset for the business.

That image lasted only until the first time she’d met the President, just then her level headed personality had run out the window, door and ventilation system; she’d been clumsy and air-headed even started babbling at some point. But it had all been genuine, that emotion on her face - a truly honest woman, one that would love without financial or statutory interest. Even if he wouldn’t show it, because that would have been so troublesome, he’d developed a sort of mild appreciation for her openness.

“Well, I assume Shikamaru called you Sakura” he replied giving her a kind smile “would you have time to deliver a project for me today? It’s the Hyuuga...”

Sakura’s face paled, she knew exactly what he wanted her to do and although it broke her heart to refuse him anything... The request  was something she just couldn’t...

The faces of the two cousins appeared in her mind's eye and her fists instantly clenched. Hinata was one thing, forever infatuated with Naruto but always too shy to make a move... but the lecher, Neji, oh he really made her blood boil!   Thinking back to all the times he had to call, usually just before the President had finished for the day, just to talk about some new idea, and Naruto would have to drive over the Hyuuga mansion. Then all the times he’d invited Naruto over and numerous demands raised by the entire family... it had been too much, she wouldn’t have left the blonde alone in a pit full of snakes but in the interest of not committing murder she’d stepped back from everything. It seemed the President had had enough of them as well by now, if the issue of asking someone else to deliver the project was anything to go about. Which made her all giddy, but to go back and see Neji or even more the green devil... she couldn’t do that.

“I am sorry to tell you this but I am afraid I have to refuse Naruto. You know the my reasons very well, also the last time I saw Neji, he and I exchanged death threats, if I see him again... Therefore if don't have anything else you’d like me to do...?” she followed with hopeful eyes not being able to stop the broken tone of her voice. “I will be in my office”  reading the answer in the blue eyes she turned around and left the room.

The blond man’s head then hit the desk with a loud ‘thunk’.

 “Hell never sleeps does it? I’ll have no choice but go deal with the Hyuugas. Imagine me doing that instead of heading home to my darling. ” 

 Naruto got up from his chair and passing a hand through blond locks and over tired eyes he sighed. Then he grabbed his laptop and checking for mobile and keys headed for the door. “Will see you later Shika, call me if anything. ”

“Later Naruto.”  Was all he could get in while he stood watching his friend making it past the cheerful secretary and through the long hallway and into the opening doors of the elevator in 2 seconds flat!

Reaching his own office he’d taken another set of deep breaths which helped slow down his heartbeat to its normal mellow rhythm. His breath and mind calm he sat in his office chair and turned his unfocused gaze towards cloudless blue sky remembering blue...

~

Naruto had called the Hyuuga mansion and asked to talk to any of the family members. Neji had been the first to take the call and leaving out all the insinuations, invited him at the house also letting him know about a small celebration going on.

Before stepping into a sort of social trap laid out by the young man, the blond had done a quick search online on his Smartphone and found out that it was Hyuuga Hinata’s birthday that day therefore he took the quick trip to the florists’ before another second passed. Casting his mind to the shower he’d had only a couple hours before he felt grateful for Shikamaru’s early morning habits. Leaving his lazy VP aside, what man on woman, in their right mind would begin their birthday celebrations at ten in the morning?

Apparently Hyuugas would.

 

The front door was opened by a smiling young woman her beauty shinning brightly, a charming but timid smile on trembling lips as she greeted him with lovely eyes and invited him inside.

Handing her the flowers bought on the way, Naruto wished her a ‘Happy Birthday!’  then watched, smiling, her face turning a deeper shade of pink as she bowed her head and replied  “Thank you Naruto, they’re gorgeous!”

Squeezing the delicate flowers gently to her chest Hinata moved away slightly and made room for the blond man to walk into the massive entrance hall adding “Do come in, I believe Father is expecting you in the garden. And Neji was...”

“There you are Naruto, you’re finally here, what took you so long?” The voice interrupting Hinata’s sentence belonged to her cousin, Neji. It sounded like it came from the top of the massive staircase and it made Naruto lift his gaze up in order to locate its owner.

What he saw instead was deep dark hair, probably black, and then he nearly forgot himself as he looked into black piercing eyes, so deep, like a pair of Black Holes that seemed to suck in all the light surrounding him. It took the blue eyed man a minute to catch his breath and attempt to pry his eyes from the mystery in those bottomless pits. Naruto had to try and make an assessment of the other features as well, rather than stare bewildered at the apparition. A straight nose was what he saw leaving those unfathomable depths. What followed was a handsomely shaped mouth with pink coloured lips that were opened slightly for a moment then pressed together in a determined move. Perfect white skin that seemed to glow even from a distance and he couldn’t help the smirk covering his lips.

Heh, there it was. The challenge!

“Hn, what are you looking so stupidly at, you idiot?” the perfectly formed lips had uttered, even the sound coming from them was nearly fascinating. Only the sound though because the content was glaringly rude. The blond been the one that had started it by staring but it was even more rude to be calling someone on their slip like that. So following on the challenge he replied.

“Well, obviously still staring at you, waiting for a self introduction, especially since I had already met the man next to you, bastard!” 

Blue gaze turned to the other man next to the rude young man.  “Hello Neji, I hear your uncle is in the garden I will go see him now. ”

Deep dark eyes had turned piercing when hearing the blue eyed man’s words; this odd looking man had the nerve to treat him so rudely, he’d never been treated so before. And the blond idiot even dismissed his follow up by talking to Hyuuga. He was about to speak his mind when he noticed a man enter through the left wing reception room. It was...

Naruto chose to ignore the rising anger displayed on the young man’s face and made a move to ask Hinata for permission in order to take his leave, when an arm was swung around his neck and he was pulled into a sideways hug. In his astonishment he’d have elbowed the person right in their face if not for the words spoken close to his ear.

“Naruto, glad to see you, had inkling you’d be here today. ”

The Architect could pick out the voices of his closest friends from a sea of people, at any time, day or night. Therefore the voice of his best friend had brought an immediate smile on his lips as Naruto turned into the hug and replied to it with all his might. Having heard the barely there grunt of his friend he eased on the strength and moved back slightly releasing the black eyed man from the hold altogether.

“Itachi! It’s been so long mate! I thought you were still in Tokyo or something?!” He added with a toothy smile; blue ocean eyes overflowing with happiness and laughter. And because he could, the blue eyed man moved forward again and gave the Uchiha another bear hug.

Itachi then half -smiled and hugged back feeling the familiar surge of energy seep into his body making his heartbeat speed up slightly.

“We really should get together soon and talk, missed your grumpy ass. ”

“What, Nara’s not grumpy enough for you? Though you are right, we’ll talk about it and set a time, there’s that little issue of the project we should talk about. ”

“Then you are the Uchiha I am to slave for?” Naruto added with a mischievous smile.

“No, you mule head, I told you already that it’s my younger brother’s house. You know, he’s flying the nest and so on. ”  Itachi then turned his gaze towards the mild annoyance from before that had already come down the stairs and had been watching their interaction with bewildered eyes.

Naruto internally smiled at the consternation on the man’s face, he looked like he’d been watching an episode of the ‘Twilight Zone’ then was dropped on his head right into the plot of it. The blond man then decided to drop the irresponsible mask he’d wore when talking to the young Uchiha and extending his hand he introduced himself: “Naruto Uzumaki, pleased to meet you. ”

“Namikaze!”

“Pardon?! “  Sasuke nearly jumped when hearing the tone in his brother’s voice when uttering the name. Itachi gave the blond man quite an odd look, like he wanted to lecture him. The very same look Sasuke would receive when he’d done something his older brother considered stupid and half expected to see Itachi  jab the man’s forehead like he’d done Sasuke's so many times before.

But the man called Naruto laughed and shook his head, not at all concerned. “Nah, don’t worry Uchiha, it’s just easier this way. ”

That reply revealed nothing to the young man and it annoyed him slightly, especially when the subject seemed closed as Itachi sighed and imperceptibly shook his head.

The architect then turned his eyes towards Sasuke and gave him a curt smile to which the young man replied with a straight face. Sasuke calmly extended his hand and shook Naruto’s that had stayed extended all along.

“Sasuke Uchiha, and it seems we might be working together. If we do then you must try to pay attention, learn to take direction and do shut up when need be... before you let stupidity come out of your mouth, you know idiocy is infectious. ”  Now the young heir had tried not to let his thoughts come out in that form but the look in the blue eyes had stirred something inexplicable inside his chest, he’d tried to understand why his heartbeat spiked up as he’d looked into the bluest of eyes and he couldn’t help but become more confused.

Getting annoyed by his increased effort of simply breathe when he’d come closer to the blond haired man and with the rising annoyance by the way his brother acted with this formerly face-less friend it had all burst out of him.  Furthermore what he couldn’t understand... was that when he’d touched the man’s extended hand... heat had built up in his gut traveled to his heart then up into his head where light exploded behind his eyelids. It was a blinding shock like being electrified with yellow-white and blue energy, it left him unable to focus for a few moments.

“Heh, you’re an Uchiha through and through, aren’t you, little brother?” Naruto watched the confusion build up then clear away from the young face, a murderous look taking its place at which Naruto smiled. He let go of the black haired man’s hand and stepped away. “We’ll get on just fine you and I, as long as I ignore your silly jabs, we’ll work out just fine. ”

The man’s words had a tone of finality but before Sasuke could get his mind round to deciphering it, Itachi mock slapped his friend's shoulder and started pulling him towards the garden, presumably.

“Come Naruto, I will take you to Hyuuga.”  Itachi then turned his eyes towards Sasuke giving him a thoughtful look. “Tomorrow Sasuke, don’t forget. ”

Naruto sent Hinata a gentile smile as he walked out with his friend; she turned her gaze toward the young Uchiha and bowed her head slightly.  Turning around climbed up the marble stairs to her bedroom and once inside she moved towards the center table where she always kept a bunch of perfumed flowers. There was a fresh new bouquet in her Moorcroft vase; she’d picked them herself in the morning. Still holding the birthday flowers to her chest she picked up the ones sitting on the reading table and without a second thought - threw them in the wastepaper bin. Moving into her bathroom she changed the water in the vase and thoroughly arranged the bouquet received from Naruto, flower by flower placed gently in order, slowly, like a ritual, the smallest of tears falling down her cheek.

 

Another burst of energy passed through Sasuke’s body, heartbeat still accelerated in his chest, he took a few deep breaths in order to calm himself, it felt like he’d just run his last marathon all over again. The heat he’d felt around his heart was now flowing towards his limbs warming up his blood and making a slight blush cover his face, his skin burned. Black eyes kept looking towards the door Itachi had taken the man away through and an alien feeling of longing tightened his chest.

How stupid, probably Neji had done something to that cup of coffee he’s served Sasuke a while ago, his eyes turned towards the man next to him and glared, although not being even noticed, Hyuuga's eyes also glued to the door. 

But as the young man himself left the hallway moving through the reception and into the garden he couldn’t do anything against the feeling of warmth resurfacing in his chest each time he’d glance upon blond hair and blue eyes while their owner talked animatedly to a long haired man that looked thoroughly pleased with whatever the subject was.

~

“Naruto seems to be giving your older brother quite a lot of attention today, how do they know each other, again?”

Sasuke unglued his gaze from the two men he’d been watching under a mask of indifference, for the past hour, and looked towards his so called friend. Hyuuga's voice had a tint of venom Sasuke had only registered there lately. His face would be seen as relaxed or even close to smiling but for someone that knew Neji... well it spelled that the young man was close to an explosion. 

“Apparently they are good friends from eons. ”  It was hard for the black haired man to elaborate just how good of friends the two were.  Telling someone about his brother’s smile, laughter and general good mood was really hard.  First because it was still too much even for Sasuke to understand and second because it was Naruto!

The entire time Sasuke stood at the garden table watching the pair interact, he’d been able to remember that each and every time he heard the blonds’ name from Itachi, it had always been with an expression of exasperate fondness. That and the fact that it was the only name Itachi ever uttered, other than their family  members. How could one not become interested in the name, when it obviously meant so much.

Sasuke could even remember one time in his childhood, when Itachi was living in the dorms at his private high school; his older brother had come home in the middle of a school night tired and very upset. It seemed like he’d had a bad row with someone and had barely even said anything to their scared to death parents. He only went and locked himself into his room. In the morning after a mysterious call he’d received, well not very mysterious since he’d shouted during the entire conversation, and Naruto's name was shouted clearly in different tones; did his older brother go to their father and apologize for his behavior and saying good bye to their mother, left for school.

That event had stayed with Sasuke during his childhood and after in his teen years, he’d never asked his brother about it either and after making sure his parents were happily married, he calmed down.

Now the young Uchiha did not want to remember that embarrassing night when he’d been reassured... but the memories flooded back. He hadburst into his parents’ room after dreaming of hearing his mother moaning, he was still terrified that something had happened to her, due to his nightmare that night. Seeing her alive and not covered in blood along with his father, had filled his eyes with happy tears and he’d jumped in their bed trying to hug both of them at the same time; words of horror flowing out of his mouth about his brother hurting everyone and everything. They’d been genuinely concerned about his well being and not got upset with his un-Uchiha-like behavior and if he’d found his parents unusually disrobed he hadn’t given it a second thought at the time. As he grew up though... again he blinked fast in order to erase the sickening thoughts of his parents actually having a sex life.

Well if he thought more about that night, it was obviously something related to Naruto the reason it brought Itachi home in a fit of anger, remembering the older Uchiha’s attitude concerning his friend’s third name, maybe it was something related to it.  What was it again, Namikaze?

He hadn’t realized he’s said the name aloud until hearing Neji’s reply. “Huh, Namikaze, what does he have to do with Naruto? Does Naruto know the President?”

“What did you just say?! “ Yes, of course, Namikaze!  He’d been a complete twat. Of course, how could he not make the connection between Naruto and Minato Namikaze, the two men were practically copies of one another!

“He’s leaving,” Neji continued as an afterthought  “it seems all the plans are finished and the building process is going along smoothly” the sadness in the long haired man’s voice was obvious. It seemed like he’d lost all his energy.

“Hn.”

“Yeah well, I guess it’s all over now. ”

It was hard for Sasuke not to follow with a snide remark but he’d managed not to. The dark eyed young man couldn’t stop himself from thinking it though and although it made him fell sorry for the man with light coloured eyes... well that annoying heat around his heart came back full force and stayed.

Right then the subject of their conversation got up from the table he’d been chatting to Itachi at and with a friendly handshake and a pat on his back he turned and moved towards their table.

Naruto looked towards the two men sat at the table; both dark haired and pale skinned and gave them a curt nod. The look in Neji’s eyes was pleading, it was hard to see something like that on a face that was so young. The young man had so much to look forward to in his life so much to discover, it was nearly heartbreaking. Nearly, because Naruto knew he was the cause of the heartache but he could not answer something like that.  What with Neji's age, the family and oh that stupid pride, so exasperating. He’d go insane and maybe even think about trying to change the man, and Naruto couldn’t do it. He didn’t even feel like trying.

“It was good working with you, please tell Hinata I said good bye, will you?” Then he turned his eyes toward the young Uchiha he’d heard so much about from the older one. Giving him a professional smile he waved his hand along with a “See you tomorrow Itachi’s little brother. Make sure to bring your twenty one year old personality along will you. ”

Naruto left the Hyuuga mansion with a pleased smile on his lips. He had finished that project, the building was nearly done, except for the new changes; he had met his other best friend and got another idea for a new house, it was a good start.

He was able to talk to Itachi about their respective businesses and things related to their private lives they had missed and for the next half hour they discussed Sasuke.  His likes, dislikes, ambitions and goals in life, his favourite colours, music and literature. They also talked about Itachi’s parents and the relationship between the two brothers. By the time both men finished turning the pages of Sasuke’s life, Naruto had a partial image of what house might be perfect for the young man.

THe only thing left was discussing the terms and finding the strings to pull in order to make young Uchiha accept everything Naruto wanted. Knowing Itachi for so long allowed the blond architect to form a clear vision of whom his best friend's brother was and what kind of home would suit that intriguing personality. He’d already had a vague idea of what Itachi’s younger brother would like by analogy, though when he considered their relationship, it was probably a bit hard for Sasuke to have all the attention from his brother poured on as he returned to the country only to help Sasuke with the build.  Either way, the two siblings would spend time together and that made the blond man quite happy, especially since Itachi’s happiness had always been Naruto's happiness and now even Sasuke’s happiness would add to it.

One might argue that the stern look on the face of a member of the Uchiha clan would mean disdain, only he, the great Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze (yeah Itachi you bastard I still use my full name! -was the thought he sent forward to his friend – somewhere in the Uchiha compound Itachi sneezed!) knew that it meant exasperated fondness, Itachi had it and even if he didn’t realize it yet, Sasuke had it too.

 

Naruto had been driving for what it seemed like hours to no end, only one and a half in reality, when he finally reached home. Parking his car in the driveway he jumped out, unlocked the front door and closing it behind turned towards the staircase. With a final burst of energy ran up the two flights of stairs and into his bedroom. He looked longingly at his darling while rapidly relieving himself of his clothes and once naked, he pounced!  The white soft sheets were hiding her so he threw the cover aside and hugged her to his chest, burying his nose into her fragrance, she smelled lovely, like sleep; and that’s what he did, holding his pillow with one arm as the other pulled the douve over his tired body.

 

*

 

A pale hand gripped the cup and lifted it towards pink lips, a few sips of the black liquid and he could feel the telltale semblance of calm... close by but still not there. His hand held tighter onto the mug as flashes of dread filled his mind’s eye hands that were pale skinned touched a tanned chest and abdomen, lips kissed the burning skin and eyes locked into bright blue... a voice screamed in pleasure... only that the body under the blond was not...

Sasuke closed his eyes and pushed the images away, jealousy and possessiveness peaking to a new level. Only his strong determination kept him from sinking back into the visual Hell. He would make sure his nightmare would not happen he could not chance it for anything in the world! Naruto was his after months of discussion and meetings, lunches and dinners, the long process of building his house and making it into a home. Sasuke took an admiring look at his kitchen and congratulated himself again for managing to break down the barrier, for making the blue eyed man look at him as Sasuke Uchiha young business man and not Itachi’s little brother.

The first time they’d kissed... it was one of the final meetings before the building process would begin and Itachi had left for London again, Naruto looked thoughtful the entire meal and almost missed the exit towards the Uchiha compound. Fugaku met them when they arrived and both he and the blond began talking about so many things Sasuke had no clue about, like his dorm life, Naruto’s relationship with his father and mother, how much he missed them but how he’d always known it was his calling as well.

Only that it was taking him a long time to accept it, still wanting to follow his second calling. How he’d struggled to make something without his name and how proud they all were of Itachi’s success. By the time they stopped talking it had gone well over 2 am and even Mikoto had joined them. Sasuke had never seen his parents act so openly affectionate to anyone else outside the family and it all stirred complicated feelings in his chest. He was happy to feel Naruto as part of his family but so jealous that he was Itachi’s best friend. It should have been the two of them together as best friends, as everything, just Naruto and Sasuke together, no one else, no parents, no friends, no brothers...

Due to the late hour Naruto was invited to sleep at the mansion, he tried to protest but as Mikoto’s face turned sad, Fugaku’s steel look pinned Naruto to the settee clearly daring him to even think of sleeping anywhere else. It was obvious the blond knew that look because the next thing he’d said was “Yes please”, and” thank you for the kind offer!” Sasuke could not erase the smirk he’d carried the entire way towards the guest house, once there he’d opened the door and led the tanned man inside.

Naruto took in the interior and style in one glance and said “so this is where you live Sasuke, quite nice, this is definitely you. Now where do I sleep? I could run back to the house if this if where you will sleep tonight, you know I still remember where Itachi’s room is I can go crash in his bed. ”

That had really got Sasuke to explode, everything that night had been about Itachi what a good son he was how much he and Naruto had done together, how they’d been like brothers almost how much they cared for each other, Itachi this, Itachi that, he was fed up. And this man that did not belong to him, this man he’d loved hearing stories about from childhood this man that didn’t look at him properly...

“Listen Sasuke, I am not trying to take your brother you know, I mean I see you scowl every time your dad talks about our friendship, really he will always be...”

“Shut up about Itachi, why do you always talk so much? You drive me nuts!” And then he’d grabbed the blonds’ hair and pulled his head down to his angry mouth. The young Uchiha kissed the blue eyed man roughly and without technique trying to prove a point and relieve his frustration. Nothing worked though, he couldn’t get the Architect to kiss him back, nothing he’d heard or read about worked. Sasuke could only taste his lips, and their intoxicating taste left him even more frustrated. So he pushed Naruto’s body away and turned to walk out of the house. But as he nearly closed the door behind him his arm was pulled away from the handle and his body was rotated almost 360 degrees from the outside into the house and then slammed into the mahogany door.

“Listen here you proud, conceited and exasperatingly perfect piece of ass, I told you I would ignore everything stupid coming out of your mouth, but when it’s something related to Itachi and yourself... I can’t do it. First, he is like my brother, we’ve been through hell together and come out on top. "

"As for yourself, what do you think you’re doing kissing me like that then running away, what are you still a teenager? When you go down that path you must take responsibility Sasuke! You made your bed... now sleep in it. ”  And then a tanned face came closer to his, blue eyes were half mast as a perfectly formed nose seemed to take in his scent, then plump lips ghosted over his forehead and when air was gently blown over his eyelids he could only close them. Sasuke then felt a gentile touch on each eyelid and the thought of his lips on them filled his stomach with trembling excitement. Another touch brushed gently over his nose and when he heard the man breathe in deep be did the same, anticipating... his heart nearly jumped out of his chest. Those lips, that mouth, had closed on his and Sasuke stopped thinking. He felt gentile nipping at his top lip then his bottom, nibbling softly and lubricating them with his tongue.

“Let’s see how you taste Sasuke” and with his mind still numb he could only part his lips as an electrifying tongue pierced through his teeth into his mouth, searching, searching, and finding his own, their tongues met and danced together the most beautiful dance ever, Naruto tasted every texture coming back again and again tasting something new each time. He felt it there, the addiction and he would not let it go.

They had to stop, mainly because Naruto stopped, slowly and gently pulling away from the dark eyed man’s body. He was so young, but oh such a challenge, he’d have to take it. Naruto could only take it but he’d have to talk to Itachi, the enormity of their kiss bringing both of them to reality. Sasuke was still his best friend’s little brother and Naruto didn’t want to lose them, all of them.

The Uchiha knew all this; he could see it in the blue eyes. He was still too happy to care though, the excitement filled his chest although it kind of strained his trousers, wait what? It was the first time he’d become aroused after a kiss and it was taking him time to fully comprehend what had happened.

“When you kiss someone you like, that’s what would happen Sasuke, its simple male psychology, don’t worry as we continue with this, whatever it is between us, you’ll get used to it. That’s when his fried brain registered it, the hardness pressed into the side of his hip, it was there reassuring him that the blond at least ‘liked’ him, male psychology or not.

“So we would continue this? Now?” Sasuke asked instantly hungry for more as he tried to press into the body in front of him desperate for more contact and heaven help him, friction.

Naruto put both of his hands on the younger man’s shoulders and pulled away making the dark eyed man almost fall to the floor due to the loss of contact at the odd angle. His hand was held tight as blue eyes pierced black.

“Sasuke, do you have any sexual experience of this kind at all? Am I your first man?”

The question made the raven blanch then blush furiously, it was not the blonds damn business if he had or not... he was about to burst out something stupid again if not for the the serious look in those eyes... It stopped his lie dead on his lips. He could only mouth a no as he looked away from the tanned man, he could not see disappointment on that face.

“Good, hope... er... thought so. Therefore we need to take this slowly step by step, we’ll make this work, okay Sasuke?”

“Yes” was all the young man could say. Of course he would do anything the architect wanted, as long as it did not involve a chaste or open relationship, the young Uchiha could deal with anything.

“Good, then” the blond leaned in and gave the raven another mind blowing kiss then he turned towards the front door and left the guest house with a gently uttered “Good night Sas, sleep tight.”

He remembered then how good his dreams used to be, then how much more their relationship grew and now after eight months Sasuke was nearly at his breaking point. He had touched Naruto’s body so many times he knew every millimeter of soft skin, every soft spot between his neck and lower chest.  The raven had touched and tasted the older man and so had the blond. He’d told Naruto all his secrets and tried to learn all of his in return and the young Uchiha knew how the electrifying man liked his coffee, lunch and dinner but never breakfast also he knew the blond was a compulsive worker and that the only darling thing in his private life was his pillow whom he complained that he couldn’t see as often as he wanted.  So often that it gave Sasuke an accurate estimation on how sleep deprived his bundle of energy was. Because that is what Naruto was, a Supernova, he’d heard that come out of his brother’s mouth when they were little and he could do nothing but admit the plain truth.

That is why Sasuke would never let anyone else have him, Naruto was his whole World, he had long ago decided that not even his brother could deter him from having the blond, good thing the Uchiha was sharp and understood the situation, right at the beginning he’d given Sasuke that odd look which made him feel young, small and exposed, soul bare to his brother’s eyes.

He set the mug into the dishwasher and headed towards his bedroom to choose the outfit for the day and then stepped inside the shower, he cleaned himself thoroughly mind flying towards the meeting he had planed with Naruto.

One hour later, clean, fully dressed and security code activated he hurried towards the blonds’ favorite café. The raven haired man thought he’d got there too early if the time on his watch was right, but as he passed through the door his eyes immediately focused on a blond mane and didn’t even have time to change his mind when a pair of blue orbs focused on him.  A beautiful smile almost blinded his sight and Sasuke’s feet barely touched the ground as he flew towards the man in a daze.

“Sasuke, you are awfully early, had another appointment here?” Sapphire eyes looked at him teasingly and the dark eyed man could not fight the smirk on his lips, those eyes, the most beautiful he’d ever seen, how could he have another meeting or anything with anyone else?

“Hn, thought I’d have a few drinks to numb my brain down to your level for the date today, as well. ”

“Ouch Sasuke, that might have hurt if I would have paid it any attention.  since we’re on the subject of drinks, they don’t sell alcohol in the morning. ”

“Hn, idiot. ”

“There you go again you bastard rich ass heir, calling older men names” the blonds’ face came closer to his and blue eyes dropped their gaze towards slightly parted lips “though whatever name you called me, I would have never thought it could be rapist! But if you don’t stop looking at me like that... " a low growl left the bonds’ throat and found its home into Sasuke’s stomach.

“If you don’t stop looking like that Mister Architect Sir, then you might know the true meaning of that word. ”

“Heh, I think you should stop being such a ... kiss... perfect... his lips kissed down his navel ... distraction” the blond spoke the words slowly and softly to Sasuke’s ear.  The raven's mind supplied the rest of the picture. The tanned man kissing down his body whispering senseless words of adoration, then going down and finally giving Sasuke all he wanted! Pleasure filled his body and mind and exploded into a million and one pieces which was all captured into that honeycomb. His mouth had been there kissing loving, tasting and worshipping everything, every precious drop. A shiver ran through Sasuke's body and he could not wait anymore, he would have Naruto give him everything or he would take it himself if he had to, he would make this man entirely his and he had no wish of turning back.

So he lowered his voice and looking into blue orbs uttered “Well, I think we should let you find out just how much of a perfect everything I could be, though this place might not do... “

The older man was obviously caught a little off guard by the raven’s reply and he had to forcibly try and collect himself as blue eyes searched black for any sign of deception. Finding none it took the architect a few moments to decide what to do but as always with Naruto everything was about energy, so he jumped up from the table left hand grabbing the Sasuke's right as his own collected the phone off the table. The blond pulled the raven with him as he paid for their untouched drinks and nearly stumbled into the street, then tried to locate his car but could not focus on it in his excitement;  not that he would be able to drive anyway. So he dismissed the idea altogether and turned his eyes towards the busy road trying to focus enough coherent thought into his fleeting mind, the sound of his own pounding heart loud in his eardrums.

He pulled Sasuke towards himself as the younger man had let himself be dragged along by an impatient blond. Sasuke was locked into a blue gaze that pinned his feet to the sidewalk as the blond nearly ran into the street and practically constricted the taxi driver to chose between an obviously deranged customer and murder. It was a toss but the driver chose the ‘no murder’ filled path and stopped the car.

Before another second the blond man had practically ripped the taxi’s back door wide open and nearly shoved the other man into the back seat, immediately following suit, the driver took a second to compare the blond man to a ninja. Feeling some sort of mild envy at the obvious vitality of the tall blond he tried to catch his gaze into the mirror but was met by glaring black eyes dripping with hatred.

Naruto told the driver his address and sunk into the back seat next to Sasuke, he tried very hard not to touch him either, feeling unable to keep all of his emotions in check. His resolution crumbling as fast as a biscuit dipped in hot tea.  

The taxi driver pulled in front of a piece of architectural art, his breath caught as he stared helplessly at the 2 story building.

“You like it Sasuke? I built it all from the base to the roof. ” Even before he heard the cost of the fare, the blond pressed a crisp 50 note to the driver’s hand and pushed out of the car.

The Uchiha unglued his eyes from the house and directed his most wicked smirk at the dumbfounded driver.  “Hn, keep the change but all that “he said with wicked anticipation as he pointed towards Naruto “is mine. ”

Then he got out of the taxi and following a “Hurry up Sasuke or I’m leaving you behind” order he walked through the massive front door and into that perfect Piece of Heaven, Naruto’s arms.