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Piece by Piece, Back Together	By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 8229 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter List
- 9
- 10
- 11
Author's note: First of all, I wish you all a Happy New Year; may all your dreams come true this year! Now this chapter was supposed to be posted on Friday, but real life has sucked lately and if that reflects in any way in this chapter, I apologise for that. Let's just say I had a rough time finishing this one.
Thanks to the following reviewer: smint45
Warnings: smidgen of angst; fluff; mature content; time skips
I hope you'll like this chapter!
10 Growing Part 3
He didn't make a big deal out of it. Sure, it would have been nice to hear Sasuke return the sentiment verbally, but the Alpha had never been a particularly loquacious guy. Besides, he didn't need to say it aloud; he was pretty good at showing it through the touches and affection he showered the Omega liberally with, to the way he knew what kind of drinks Naruto favoured and how he'd start massaging the blond's neck before the younger one even realised he could use some attention there.
Either Sasuke would say it eventually or he wouldn't; Naruto wasn't particularly bothered by it. For now he had a more interesting matter to attend to anyway.
"But it's Golden Week," Naruto said confused, halting his perusal of his game collection.
"Yeah, but Kakashi acts on his own schedule," Sasuke said and shrugged. He was lounging on the couch, waiting for the blond to decide on a game they could play. "I don't know why exactly he's gone for four days, just that he's going to be out of town."
"And that doesn't bother you?" Naruto furrowed his eyebrows, sitting back on his haunches.
A black eyebrow quirked up. "You think this is the first time he's leaving me on my own?" he scoffed. "It's not like we talk that much to each other anyway. It'll be nice not having to hear him running his stupid mouth off."
"So does that mean you'll be staying there then instead of here?" Naruto asked, an idea slowly unfolding in his mind.
"Yeah, we don't think anyone will try to break in, but just to be on the safe side."
"Right." The Omega nodded, rubbing his thighs briefly before standing up and plopping down on the low coffee table. "Can I stay over at your place during those four days then?"
"I don't see why ..." Sasuke cut himself off and narrowed his eyes, sitting up alert. "Your heat is next week," he said sharply.
It should be surprising that Sasuke was aware when his heat would start, but it wasn't. The guy carried a slick pad around just in case – it wasn't a surprise that he had memorised Naruto's heat schedule as well.
"Yeah," Naruto said slowly, twirling his thumbs around. Sounding more light-hearted than he felt like, he asked, "Want to share it with me?"
The dark haired boy looked conflicted. "I'm not sure, Naruto," he said slowly; his eyebrows drawn together.
"Why not?" Personally Naruto thought it was a great idea. He would no longer have to deal with the bone deep frustration and emptiness that every heat spent without his mate brought. The last couple of heats had been the worst, being able to smell Sasuke in his bed and on his clothes, but knowing that he wasn't physically there.
With Kakashi gone and school out for Golden Week, this would be the perfect moment to share his heat with Sasuke for the first time. Sure, in theory they could spend his heat at home too, but well … He really didn't want to spend his heat with Sasuke when his parents were just down the hallway. That was just … No. Absolutely not happening.
"Isn't it … Are you sure about this?" Sasuke questioned; his body oddly tense.
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Isn't a heat … private?" Sasuke said haltingly.
Blue eyes blinked. "Well, I'm not going to ask a random person to share it with me," Naruto retorted incredulously. "But you're my boyfriend and we've had sex before, so it won't be weird. Unless you don't want it?" He actually hadn't considered that possibility. Sasuke had mentioned before that Naruto's heat scent tended to be quite overwhelming for him – perhaps sharing a heat would be too much for him?
"Of course I want to," Sasuke instantly answered, his cheeks pinking and Naruto grinned.
"Then what's the problem?"
The dark haired boy looked away. "I just thought – you're rather out of it during your heat," he said lowly. "Aren't you worried?"
"Worried about what?" the Omega asked confused, scratching the bridge of his nose. "You're with me and I trust you."
"That may be so, but …"
"Look, if you're not comfortable yet sharing my heat, just say so," Naruto said bluntly. "But don't try to hide behind your worry about me, because that's not necessary at all. Trust me, I'm more than ready to share my heat with you. Do you have any idea how miserable I've felt these past few heats because I could smell you, but I knew you weren't there? Being able to spend it with you will make my heat so much more bearable, you have no idea."
"I'm starting to have an idea," Sasuke murmured, turning his head to look at the blond.
"Erm, no, I doubt you do," Naruto snorted and crossed his arms. "Trust me, it's been driving me crazy, like up the wall crazy, and if you're down for fucking the heat out of me, I'm down for that too – like really enthusiastically down, this is me giving full consent to whatever you want to do with me during my heat."
An odd choking noise escaped the Alpha and he buried his face in his hands. "Don't just say it like that."
Impatiently Naruto leant forwards and flicked his knee. "Do you want to share my heat with me or not? If not, that's fine, I just need to know." So that I can steal more of your shirts and possibly demand some phone calls, he added silently. He would never force Sasuke to do something he didn't want to do, but he needed something to get him through his upcoming heat and if that wouldn't be Sasuke himself, then he would at least need more of his scent and his voice if possible.
"Of course I want to share your heat with you," Sasuke said, looking up to scowl at him as if he was being ridiculous for asking it. "Are your parents okay with it, though?"
"My mum got me new suppressants and she knows we're having sex," Naruto reminded him.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "Does she know that you want to stay over at my house for three to four days to spend your heat with me?" he asked sceptically.
The Omega pursed his lips. "Not exactly," he admitted begrudgingly. "I – that hasn't come up."
"Uhuh." Sasuke looked decidedly unimpressed. "So what, you were just going to disappear for three days without telling them?"
"I would have told them where I'd be going!" Naruto protested.
"You are not going to tell your parents you're spending your heat at my place on the day you're leaving, Naruto," Sasuke said tersely. "Ask your parents first."
"God, fine," Naruto groaned and huffed. "They're going to agree anyway, so it's a moot point asking them."
"Then ask just to be sure," Sasuke smiled sharply and inhaled deeply then. "Come on now, have you picked out a game or not?"
"Pushy, pushy," Naruto muttered, but went back to riffling through his collection. He just had to ask his parents later tonight about it, no biggie.
"You want to spend four days at Sasuke-kun's place while Kakashi-san is away on business," Mum repeated slowly, finishing washing up the plate before handing it over to dad to dry it off.
"Yep, can I?" Naruto asked casually. Sasuke was gone for a bit, picking up new clothes at his house before he would come back and the blond had figured this would be a good moment to ask his parents about staying over at the Alpha's place next week.
The look she gave him was mild mannered when she said, "Isn't your heat supposed to hit next week?"
"It might," he replied lightly, playing with the lip of his soda can.
"Naruto," Dad sighed, drying off the last plate and putting it on top of the others in the cupboard.
"What?"
"You can't just ask us whether you're allowed to spend your heat with Sasuke-kun?" Mum turned around and raised an eyebrow.
Naruto wrinkled his nose. "It's just weird asking it like that," he grumbled, his cheeks warming up.
She turned back to the dishes. "Does Sasuke-kun know you want to spend your heat with him?"
"Yeah, he's the one who said I should ask you first."
"Well, at least someone with some sense," Dad muttered, clucking his tongue when mum flicked some soap water at him.
"So, can I go stay with him?" Naruto asked hopefully, crossing his fingers beneath the table.
"I guess you can on the condition that you won't forget to take your pills," Mum said, throwing him a stern look. "I love you, but I'm not ready yet to be a grandmother. Even if the genes of you two would make a pretty adorable baby," she added wistfully, earning her two incredulous looks.
"I won't forget my pills, sheesh, ma," Naruto muttered, cheeks flaming hot, and scrambled up when he heard Sasuke's car pulling onto the driveway. "Sasuke's back! We'll be in my room, okay?"
He was already out of the kitchen before either one of his parents could say anything else.
Sasuke took one look at his face and asked lowly, "You asked them? What did they say?"
"They said yes, of course," Naruto scoffed, pecking his cheek in greeting. "You thought they would refuse?"
The dark haired boy shrugged, dropping his duffle bag with fresh clothes on the floor. "There's a difference between being okay with us having sex and being okay with us spending your heat together," he riposted primly.
"Yeah well, no worries, they're okay with it," Naruto reassured him, sliding his arms around the Alpha's waist. "Which means we'll be all alone together next week," he murmured, eyes half lidded and anticipation stirring in his lower belly.
The answering gleam in dark eyes only made him more impatient for next week to arrive.
Early Wednesday morning saw Naruto shoving clothes haphazardly in a bag, jittery as he flitted between his closet and the bag on the bed. He'd woken up because of his stomach cramping and he hadn't even needed the damp sensation between his cheeks to realise that his heat had arrived. It was good timing as today was the first day Kakashi was gone, so he and Sasuke would have the house all to themselves for the next four days.
First he would have to gather some clothes, grab his toothbrush, and of course his suppressants. The last thing he needed was not being able to graduate because he'd ended up pregnant.
Even if the thought of dark haired babies with …
No, focus. Sternly he shook his head and dumped his suppressants on top of his clothes. It was still way too soon to be having thoughts like that, but they were a bitch to shake during his heat; his inner Omega all too eager to provide mental images, humming with eagerness at finally having an Alpha during the heat.
His heat wasn't too bad yet as it was just starting and he hoped he'd already be at Sasuke's place before it would completely break through. That would make it less embarrassing for him when mum dropped him off.
"Naruto, you finished? I've got your breakfast ready!" Mum called out from the bottom of the staircase.
"Yeah, I'll be down soon!" he yelled back, throwing a couple more pairs of underwear in his bag before he pulled at the zipper and fumbled with it until he closed the bag. He didn't really think he'd be wearing many clothes these upcoming three days, but just in case.
After a quick breakfast of which he could barely remember the taste, so distracted he'd become, he threw his bag onto the backseats in mum's car and fell down in the front seat. He was starting to feel rather flushed and that had nothing to do with the light warmth of the May sun slowly rising in the sky.
"You've got your suppressants with you?" Mum asked when she backed out of the driveway, briefly waving to dad who was standing in the doorway with a steaming mug of coffee.
"Of course; I'm not stupid," he said, rubbing his thighs anxiously. He watched the trees and the houses flash by as the car sped up, leaving their street behind.
"Just checking," she said soothingly, turning right.
Normally they would both fill the car with their chatter, but Naruto was feeling too jittery, too impatient for that now. All he wanted was to get to Sasuke's place as soon as possible, let himself be engulfed by the Alpha's presence. It felt like there was a hook tugging at his navel, the thread of it leading right to his boyfriend. If a car wasn't inherently faster, Naruto would probably step out and make his way there on foot.
As it was, he would definitely be quicker by car, so he stayed seated even if that was testing his restraint a lot at the moment. He started squirming in his seat, the warmth in his lower belly growing worse, as they got closer and closer to the Alpha waiting for him.
Mum didn't remark on the squirming, fortunately, just drove as fast as she was legally allowed. She probably knew how frustrating it was to have to wait until he could get his Alpha and yeah, no, that was a thought process he was not going to pursue any further.
He was ready to jump out of the car by the time mum came to a stop in front of Sasuke's house, but a hand on his shoulder held him back.
"What?" he asked, sounding sharper than he intended to. He couldn't really help it, though. He was so close to his mate, his Alpha was waiting right behind that door and mum wouldn't let him get out of the car.
She held up her hands placatingly, but her eyes carried a solemn look. "I won't hold you back for much longer. I just want to ask whether you can give me a call as soon as your heat is over, so that I know you're fine."
"Of course I'll be fine, I'm with Sasuke," Naruto sighed impatiently, wrestling with his seatbelt before he got it loose.
"Yeah, I know, but still, give me a call, okay?" she said sternly, throwing him a warning look.
He groaned and threw his hands up in defeat. "Yes, fine, I'll call once it's over. Can I please go now?" Any other moment and he'd feel embarrassed for sounding so whiney but he really needed to get the hell out of this car now and find Sasuke. He could feel his underwear becoming damper and he wanted to be inside the house before it grew even worse.
She shook her head with a smile and waved him off. "Yeah, yeah, go have fun with your boyfriend."
"Ma!" he groaned in protest, but flung open the door and stumbled onto the footway. He barely remembered to snatch his bag from the backseat before he slammed that door shut too and after a quick wave he turned around and hurried to the front door.
The door opened right when he set foot on the porch and Sasuke appeared in the doorway. For a moment they eyed each other up, both tense; their gazes roaming across the other one's body.
Then dark eyes flashed, a pale hand reached out to drag the Omega inside and the door was shut and locked. For the next three days it would remain that way.
He collapsed on top of Sasuke, all the strength having left his arms abruptly. He was panting, his lungs felt like they were on fire, and he was sticky, but so damn satisfied at the same time.
Slender fingers carded through his sweaty hair and Naruto sighed, closing his eyes. He couldn't remember much after he'd stepped into the house. When he tried to recall, his mind provided snatches of clothes being ripped off and them stumbling towards the living room because that room had been the closest and they couldn't wait any longer to actually get upstairs.
He'd remained in a daze mostly during the first time. His body had been thrumming with heat, desperate to feel the Alpha inside him, and he thought he might have started begging even before escalating to threats when he'd thought Sasuke had taken too long to fuck him.
Once Sasuke had slipped inside, though … Fuck, he hadn't realised just how much he'd been missing out on when he'd spent his heats alone. The inferno that had been raging inside of him had been quelled almost instantly, Sasuke's presence acting like water to soothe it. Their hands had scrabbled all over each other, eager to touch and squeeze, caress and stroke while their mouths had met over and over again, moans and groans swallowed up by lips and tongues.
They had passed out on the couch when they were done.
After waking up they had relocated to Sasuke's bedroom, where several bottles of water were kept cool in a cooling box together with several snacks. A part of Naruto wanted to feel guilty about having had sex on the couch – where everyone sat down, oh god – but it was hard to feel guilty when all he could think of was having Sasuke inside of him.
"You feeling okay?" Sasuke mumbled, one of his hands trailing lazily up and down across Naruto's back.
"Fine," Naruto slurred, still delirious with pleasure. His heat was currently simmering lowly, soothed for the moment, giving them a while to calm down and rest.
Sasuke shifted a bit and the blond groaned when that had his cock pressing against a sensitive spot inside of him. "God, don't move now," he moaned weakly, slapping Sasuke's chest.
The dark haired boy snorted. "You were the one who practically jumped me just now," he pointed out incredulously.
"Like you were complaining about it," Naruto retorted and forced himself to roll off Sasuke, grimacing at how sweaty and tacky they both were. He was starting to feel a bit sore and hoped he'd have a few hours to catch some sleep before another wave would have him jumping the Alpha all over again.
"No cramps?" Sasuke inquired and leant over the bed to grab a bottle of water which he handed over to the exhausted Omega.
Naruto smiled in thanks and opened the bottle. "No, the cramps stopped when I got here," he admitted, his cheeks heating up when Sasuke smirked. He kicked his leg. "Shut up, you smug bastard."
"I didn't say anything," Sasuke insisted, opening his own bottle to drink. After putting both bottles on his nightstand, he motioned for Naruto to lie down again. "Come on, let's catch some sleep. We can take a shower after waking up."
"Sounds like a plan," Naruto yawned and plopped down. He was already out before he could feel Sasuke slinging an arm around his hips.
He woke up, feeling flushed as if he had caught a fever, and he whimpered before he could stop himself. He squirmed, clenching his teeth when slick started dripping down his thighs and for the first time he wondered just how much slick his body could produce. He and Sasuke had already done it three times today alone and yet his body was again producing slick like they were just about to start.
"Hm, I've got you." The low voice had him shivering and he turned towards it, whining when he felt two fingers sliding inside his entrance smoothly. "Fuck, I love how wet you are," Sasuke growled, crooking his fingers.
"Please," Naruto whimpered, grabbing Sasuke's shoulders and dragging him down on top of him.
"What do you need, hm? Tell me, Naruto. Tell me what you need," Sasuke demanded, his eyes glowing as he rolled on top of the panting Omega, spreading his legs roughly.
"I – I need you," Naruto groaned, shivering when fingers tweaked his right nipple. "Please, Sasuke, I need you."
"Where?" Fingers stilled inside of him and Naruto hissed, canting his hips up.
"I need you in me now!" he snapped, opening his eyes. His vision was a bit blurry, but he had no problem focusing on the Alpha on top of him, on black eyes glittering feverishly, a flush colouring pale cheekbones. "Please, Alpha, I want to - "
He screamed when Sasuke threw his legs over his shoulders and pushed inside, burying himself within the welcoming wet heat in one thrust. Without giving the blond the chance to adjust, he started a rough, fast paced rhythm immediately, drawing back and slamming inside before the Omega could even register being empty. His eyes were wild, his thrusts rougher than usual, and Naruto realised smugly that he had done this, he had caused Sasuke to lose control completely, had managed to break through his calm exterior – and all that because he'd called him Alpha.
Sasuke liked being called Alpha, who knew? Well, never let it be said that Naruto couldn't be quite accommodating.
"Please, Alpha, faster," he groaned in Sasuke's ear and bright lights flashed across his eyes and he had to bite down on Sasuke's shoulder to muffle his shout when Sasuke growled, his next thrust harsh enough to shove Naruto upwards a couple of inches.
All Naruto could do was cling to Sasuke as pleasure pooled into the pit of his stomach, as the heat inside of him was quenched with each thrust, with each harsh kiss, with each stroke of Sasuke's hand.
He slammed his head back into the mattress and yelled out Sasuke's name when the pleasure exploded in him; his body shaking and trembling like it was experiencing its own mini earthquake, exacerbated by Sasuke mercilessly moving inside him, not slowing down in the slightest. His aim was flawless, the tip of his cock striking Naruto's sweet spot dead on, prolonging his climax, and by the time he came too Naruto was crying, his entire body oversensitive, feeling like he would combust any second now.
He was still shivering by the time Sasuke slipped out of him, cum dripping out of his hole, and soft kisses were peppered across his cheeks, on his lips, his nose, his chin, as hands soothingly caressed his arm and back, sweeping down his hip and leg before going back up again.
Naruto fell asleep, listening to Sasuke's steady heartbeat.
His heat petered out by the third day. There was nothing left of the frenzy way they had clutched onto each other as they made love slowly, their kisses sweet and languid as their fingers mapped out familiar paths on each other's body.
They cuddled afterwards, Naruto tracing circles around Sasuke's navel, feeling sleepy but content.
"No regrets?" Sasuke murmured, his eyes half lidded when Naruto looked up.
Smiling, Naruto shook his head and kissed him. "Best time ever," he whispered. He would call his mum soon, let her know everything had gone well, but for now he was happy to just lay there in bed, sharing kisses with Sasuke and holding him.
The next couple of weeks passed by swiftly. It was getting warmer with each day that went by, the sun preparing itself for the upcoming summer which promised to be as hot and stifling as last year, but that notion clearly escaped their teachers as they kept piling up homework, stating it would prepare them for their future studies.
It might prepare them, yeah, but that didn't mean anyone was happy with the increased amount.
Haruno still hadn't returned to school and the chance of her actually coming back seemed to grow smaller each day. Not that Naruto complained about that; he couldn't say he missed hearing her snide remarks. Yamanaka stayed clear from him, going as far as not even looking at him even if he was nearby. Not exactly something he was mourning about either.
After her public declaration, the rest of the girls had backed down as well, with some of them having gathered enough nerves to apologise to him directly. The others appeared too ashamed after having dragged his name through the mud and seemed content to just ignore him now. It wasn't like he'd known any of them before all that shit had gone down, so he wasn't bothered by them either. He was already happy that he no longer was the topic of nasty rumours, that he wasn't subjected anymore to poisonous whispers and vicious sneers.
Life went on like usual: attending classes, chatting with his friends, moaning about the amount of homework that was threatening to drown him, and spending time with Sasuke. After Naruto's stay at Sasuke's place during his heat, they switched between the two homes more often, although Sasuke still seemed to favour Naruto's home. Probably because there he wasn't subjected to any teasing like he had to endure from Kakashi every time Naruto came over.
A soft sigh escaped him when the cold water rushed over his wrists. They were definitely inching into the summer now, the temperature high enough outside for the sunrays to sting skin. Rotating his wrists back and forth a couple of times, he watched the water stream down, providing welcome coolness before he turned off the tap and shook out his hands above the sink. He dried his hands quickly with the towel hanging on his left before slipping out of the bathroom, leaving the door ajar.
They had gone straight to Sasuke's house after school; Naruto's parents would be home quite late and they had a problem with the air conditioning, so the boys would spend the rest of the afternoon and the evening at Sasuke's place before relocating to Naruto's home.
He walked through the narrow hallway, going back to Sasuke's bedroom to finish his essay, when voices drifting up from the foot of the staircase made him halt. The top of the staircase was right across from Sasuke's room and he hovered next to it, curiosity piqued by the anger he could clearly hear in Sasuke's voice.
"Will you shut up about it?" Sasuke was demanding, cold anger simmering in his voice.
"It's been almost six years," Kakashi sighed. "Don't you think it's time to go back?"
"What part about mind your damn business do you not understand?" Sasuke snapped and Naruto's eyebrows rose up.
What could they possibly be fighting about? Sure, Kakashi had mastered the art of annoying Sasuke to a tee, but he'd never heard the young Alpha react so angrily.
"Look, just think about it, okay? You've still got a week to decide," Kakashi said and footsteps echoed through the hallway before the kitchen door swung open. It was silent downstairs for a bit longer before the stairs creaked and soon Sasuke's dark hair came into view.
He was still looking pissed off when he stepped onto the landing, but when he looked up and saw Naruto standing there, his face smoothed over and became blank.
"You almost ready with your essay?" he asked.
"Almost yeah," Naruto said and cocked his head to the right. "You okay?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" Sasuke questioned flatly, walking to his room.
"I don't know; you sounded a bit angry just now," Naruto said, not seeing any reason why he should pretend he hadn't heard the argument.
The dark haired boy shrugged. "Kakashi's just being annoying as usual."
"That didn't sound as just being annoyed by him," Naruto commented carefully, following him to his bedroom. When he looked at him, Sasuke pressed his lips together in a tight line.
"Just, nothing," he said tersely, sitting back down at his desk.
"Okay," Naruto said, eyeing him warily, and crawled back onto the bed where his essay was waiting for him. He decided to let the subject drop for now; as tetchy as Sasuke was now he would only clamp up even more if Naruto kept pushing him. Sasuke would talk about it when he was ready, he figured, and picked up his pen again, rereading the last paragraph to refresh his memory.
They worked in silence on their essays, the only sounds the scratching of their pens on the paper and outside some children squealing mixed with the noise of water splashing around. Kakashi was puttering around somewhere downstairs, doing whatever he did during late afternoons.
"My mother's birthday's on the first of June," Sasuke said suddenly and the blond started.
"What?" He stared at the back of the Alpha's head, thrown off guard by the unexpected comment.
"My mother's birthday. It's on the first of June," Sasuke repeated but didn't turn around. He kept writing, but his shoulders were visibly tensed up.
"Oh." Naruto licked his lips and ran his hands through his hair, wondering what he could say in response to that. After Sasuke had told him what had happened to his family, he hadn't mentioned anything else about them again and Naruto hadn't wanted to push him, deciding it wasn't any of his business if Sasuke wanted to remain quiet about his family.
"Kakashi wants me to go visit the graves," Sasuke went on and this time he stopped writing. "I haven't been back there since we moved here."
"Do you want to go visit them?" Naruto inquired cautiously, fiddling with the cap of his pen.
"I haven't visited them since the funerals ended," Sasuke muttered. "I don't understand why he keeps nagging me about them. It's not like me visiting them is going to bring them back." Bitterness coloured his voice heavily, so thick Naruto could taste it on his own tongue.
Naruto remained quiet for a while, contemplating what he could say. He could somewhat understand why Sasuke was refusing to go back, given how traumatic it had been, but maybe he needed this kind of closure? Perhaps Kakashi thought the same thing and that was why he apparently kept nagging about it every year.
"If you'd like, I could go with you," he offered hesitatingly. "Then you wouldn't be alone."
For a moment Sasuke looked ready to lash out; his entire posture tensing up and anger practically sparking around him. Then he suddenly deflated and inclined his head. "I'll think about it."
"Sure," Naruto said and deciding a change of subject was in order - before Sasuke would end up too winded up for the rest of the evening – he suggested lightly, "Hey, you want to read through my essay and check it?"
"You mean you want me to find out just how badly you screwed up the dates now?" Sasuke snorted and turned around; one of his eyebrows lifted up.
"Hey, that was one time!"
"You literally had your textbook in front of you to check the dates; you've got no excuse."
"Just shut up and help me, all right?"
"My sister said you're welcome to help us out any time you want," Kiba grinned, smacking his back.
Naruto rolled his eyes, throwing his bag over his shoulder. "She only said that because she didn't have to deal with the dogs then."
"Please, you had fun feeding them," Kiba scoffed, pushing open the door. Outside in the hallway, students were pouring out of the other classrooms, all elated and eager to leave now that the school week was over again, ready to start the weekend.
"Be careful, Naruto," Shikamaru said, following after them. "They're just looking for someone to dump all the puppies on."
"Everyone loves working with dogs!" Kiba said affronted, punching Shikamaru's arm.
The Beta raised an eyebrow. "Is that why you're always trying to weasel out of your chores?"
As the two started bickering, Naruto watched on amused as they wrestled their way through the crowded hallways. The sun nearly blinded him when he stepped outside and he squinted, black dots floating in front of his eyes for a moment.
"You've got anything planned with your parents tomorrow?" Sasuke murmured, touching his wrist.
He glanced at him, taking the last steps down. "No, I haven't. They're going to the stores before starting their shifts and that's it. Why?"
"I'll see you on Monday!" Kiba told him, breaking away from the argument long enough to say goodbye. Shikamaru nodded and they turned to the left to make their way to the bus stop.
Sasuke had driven them both to school this morning – as he usually did – so Naruto followed the Alpha to the parking lot where the shiny car was waiting for them.
When they were both seated, Sasuke spoke again, keeping his eyes fixated on the road ahead, "You're feeling up to making a three hour drive to visit a graveyard?"
A shock went through him and he blurted out, "We're going to visit your family?"
Dark eyes glanced at him before they focused back on the traffic ahead as they eased out of the parking lot and into the street. "Yeah, if you want to at least."
"Of course I want to! Just tell me when you're going to pick me up and I'll wait outside!" Naruto agreed hastily, realising all too well how hugely important this question was for the Alpha.
He hadn't gone back there in six years; Naruto didn't know what had caused the sudden change in mind, but if Sasuke wanted him to be there, he would go with him, no questions asked.
Mum kissed his cheek, told him to text when they were on their way back and stepped into the car so she and dad could go grocery shopping.
After retrieving his sunglasses and patting his pockets to make sure he had his wallet, phone and house key in them, he closed the front door and leant against it, waiting for his ride to arrive.
It was still fairly early in the morning, only a quarter past eight, and normally he would still be asleep in his bed with Sasuke curled around him. Sasuke had spent the previous night at his own place, though, for reasons he didn't want to say, and as the trip to his old home town would take up three hours, they needed to leave early if they wanted to get back home at a reasonable hour.
Naruto loathed early mornings, especially during the weekend, but he would suck it up for his mate, knowing how difficult this trip was going to be for him.
Barely a minute after his parents had left, a familiar black car stopped in front of the house and he hurried towards it, falling into the seat and turning around to catch Sasuke's lips in a greeting after closing the door.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" Naruto asked concerned, putting his seatbelt on.
Sasuke already had a pale complexion to start with, but now he looked almost as pale as a ghost and Naruto started wondering whether this was a good idea after all.
"Like shit," Sasuke answered honestly and blue eyes stared at him. His hands tightened around the steering wheel. "But I need to do this so let's go. We've got a three hour drive ahead of us."
"You know the directions?" Naruto adjusted the air conditioning so that the cold air would be more aimed at his face.
"Yeah, I put it in the GPS," Sasuke muttered and started driving, switching gears once they had turned around the corner. "You're going to be fine?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" the Omega questioned curiously. They weren't about to visit his dead relatives after years of not having lived in the town after all.
"Isn't your heat about to start soon?" Sasuke's forehead creased into a frown.
"Tomorrow probably," Naruto replied, scratching his arm absentmindedly. "Or Monday, depends. I'm not having it today, though, don't worry."
"That's at least one good thing," Sasuke muttered, slowing down when they neared an orange stoplight.
Naruto hummed in agreement. It would be pretty awkward if his heat kicked in when they were standing in front of three graves. He knew he still had at least one more day to go, though, so he would be fine.
"Kakashi not going to visit?" he inquired after they'd driven through a couple of streets.
"Not today," Sasuke replied. "He usually visits them in September."
"Does he know you're going to visit them today?"
"I told him, yeah," Sasuke said before switching subjects and asking whether the blond had any plans with his family for the summer.
It was a very obvious subject change, but Naruto let it go and started talking about his parents debating whether they would make a trip to the beach or not.
They stopped for a quick toilet break and to buy some snacks as they still had an hour and a half to go, but then they were on the road again. The radio was playing songs in the background, interrupted whenever the woman's voice of the GPS informed them coolly which exit to take, but Naruto was mostly filling the silence between them, chattering about anything that popped up in his head. Sasuke was more quiet than usual and the blond hoped that his babbling would distract the Alpha from the upcoming visit.
Naruto knew the moment they were getting close to Sasuke's old home town, because Sasuke grew visibly tenser, his mouth flattening into a thin line, and his hands wrapped around the steering wheel like claws.
Looking out of the window, he spotted the immaculate kept gardens while they drove through the quiet streets. There were people mingling on the footway, ones washing their cars or working in their gardens. Some of them looked up curiously when they drove by before going back to whatever they were doing.
The centre of the town was quite busy, people bustling around, doing their shopping, going to the bank or the townhouse. There was a fountain in the shape of a woman cradling a jar from which the water poured down and people were seated around it, a toddler splashing around in the basin. Traffic was slower here with people crossing the streets and trucks delivering their goods to the stores and it was nearing half past eleven by the time they left the town centre behind, driving into another neighbourhood.
Sasuke's gaze remained on the road and Naruto kept quiet; the tension palpable in the air the further they got into the town. It was a bit odd to think that this place was the one where Sasuke had grown up in, where he had stayed until he'd been twelve years old before criminals had ripped his family away. Naruto wondered whether they had passed through the street where Sasuke had lived in. If they had, the Alpha hadn't shown any sign of recognition.
Then again, he seemed to be impersonating a statue at the moment so even if they passed the house where he'd grown up, Naruto doubted he would see even a twitch.
Beautiful houses soon made way for a long stretch of road with nothing but grass and trees on each side. There was a field on their left, cows grazing leisurely on it with a farm behind it. The GPS announced their destination was only a mere five hundred metres away and Naruto's heart skipped a beat. Leaning forwards he watched how the grass gave way to gravel and a tall, iron wrought gate came into view.
There were a couple of parking spots lined up against the brick wall surrounding the graveyard and Sasuke parked next to a dark green Toyota. They were one of the three cars parked here; one part of the gate had been opened, allowing access to the visitors.
After killing the engine, Sasuke leant back in his chair and rubbed his hands over his face. Now that they were actually here, he looked unwilling to get out of the car and Naruto wondered whether they would end up leaving without having visited the graves.
"You don't have to go if you don't want to," he said softly. A pigeon landed on the wall in front of them briefly, pecked a bit at the stone before flying away.
"No, let's go. I should do this," Sasuke said brusquely and stepped out of the car before the blond could open his mouth.
Worrying his lip between his teeth, Naruto quickly left the car as well and after Sasuke had locked it, they made their way to the entrance. Rows of grey stone monuments were lined up neatly, gleaming faintly in the sunlight. Flowers covered the monuments and a few rows down an elderly couple was paying their respects to a grave. Some names on the graves had been inked a deep red, signifying that the spouse of the deceased was still alive.
Naruto wasn't certain whether Sasuke would still remember where his family had been buried after cremation, but the Alpha's stride was purposeful as he made his way between the rows and the blond followed him; blue eyes shooting back and forth, catching sight of the various flowers, the business cards collected in boxes on some of the graves, incense burning on others. He had thought the graveyard would feel creepy a bit, given that they were surrounded by dead people – or the ashes of them anyway – but the place felt rather peaceful oddly.
He nearly walked straight into Sasuke's back when the other boy abruptly halted and he rocked back and forth on his heels to avoid falling flat on his arse. When he peeked over Sasuke's shoulder, he inhaled sharply.
The grave they were standing in front of was slightly taller than the ones on each side of it. There were flowers on the monument, though they had started to wilt. Engraved in the stone were the names Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Itachi. Their names were again repeated on a sotoba; the wooden board resting on a stand behind the monument.
"I haven't been here since they put the ashes into the grave," Sasuke said blankly, breaking the loaded silence. His hands were clenched on each side; his gaze locked onto the names in the middle of the stone. He uttered a harsh sound, something between a chuckle and a sob in. "I don't even have flowers with me. The first time in six years and I don't even have anything with me!"
Resting a hand cautiously on Sasuke's shoulder, Naruto murmured, "I'm sure they don't mind. I think they're happy that you're here, flowers or no flowers."
Sasuke shook his head. "Mother would have thought it was impolite," he said and a faint sad smile painted his mouth. "She would have asked me where my manners were."
Blue eyes drifted towards the only female name on the stone. "I think she'll forgive you for this time," he said confidently.
"Father would have agreed with her, but Itachi wouldn't have cared," Sasuke exhaled slowly. "He'd never been one for the strict rules in our family."
"Sounds like the kind of guy I'd like," Naruto piped up and the other boy snorted.
"You two would probably have teamed up to screw me over," he retorted, but his tone was fond now and his eyes soft as they shifted to rest on his brother's name.
"You bet we would have," Naruto smiled and wrapped his arm around Sasuke's waist. "They would have been proud of you, you know? For making it this far on your own," he added quietly, resting his head on the Alpha's shoulder.
Sasuke was silent for a moment, his body still like a statue, before he slowly nodded and slung his arm around Naruto's shoulders. "Yeah, I think they would be," he agreed softly and turned his head to press a kiss on the Omega's forehead. "And I'm sure they would have loved you. I wish you could have met them."
"Me too," Naruto mumbled, staring at the grave. Anyone related to Sasuke would have been amazing, he was sure of that. Sasuke had to have got it from somewhere after all.
Then Sasuke took a shuddering breath, turned around and buried his face in Naruto's neck; his hands clutching the back of Naruto's shirt. Naruto didn't say anything when he felt warm tears slip down his neck, wetting his skin before they got soaked up by the collar of his shirt, and simply hugged Sasuke tightly.
Looking at the grave, he silently promised, I'll take good care of him, I swear. Please look out for us both.
Sasuke didn't say much for the rest of the day. His hand remained clasped with Naruto's the whole drive back and if Naruto's parents noticed how Sasuke seemed to hover around their son more than usual, they didn't remark on it. Nor did they comment on the fact that Sasuke's eyes had been still rather red-rimmed when they'd arrived home.
Naruto felt bad that Sasuke had ended up crying, but he also believed the older boy had needed that release. For years he'd kept silent about his family, had refused to visit their graves. Today was the first time he'd faced their grave and Naruto was proud of him. He thought, hoped, that the visit would give Sasuke some peace as well and allow him to let go of the guilt he was still carrying around.
Later that evening when they went to bed, Sasuke drew him close, their legs tangled together and his arms resting around Naruto's waist, pulling him against his chest.
He burrowed his face in the Omega's neck. "Thank you for coming with me this morning," he said, voice muffled by warm skin.
Naruto smiled and squeezed his wrists gently. "I'm glad you wanted me to come with you."
"I love you." The words were whispered against his skin, breathed out gently and a hand came up to cover his heart over his shirt. His breath hitched.
Fingers spread out across his breastbone and the warm glow in his chest expanded, filling every available space in his body like it was liquid.
"I love you too," he whispered roughly and laced their fingers together.
That night he fell asleep with a smile lingering on his lips.
Something changed after their visit to the graveyard. Sasuke appeared lighter now, as if a huge weight had fallen off his shoulders and he was more relaxed, not as easy to rise to Kakashi's bait as he'd been before. Instead of annoyed, Kakashi actually seemed content with that particular development and told Naruto he was glad Sasuke had found him. Naruto didn't really understand what he had to do with Sasuke not being as easily aggravated by his guardian anymore, but whatever. Kakashi was a weird guy; that was just a fact.
He and Sasuke started talking about what they wanted to study when they would attend university next year and began looking for a place to share. After that one week in the middle of July which Naruto had spent at the beach with his parents, it had become abundantly clear that not sharing an apartment or a dorm room was out of the question. Sasuke had looked like an absolute wreck by the time Naruto had returned home and while the Alpha had blamed the hot weather for the lack of sleep he'd accumulated, Kakashi had quietly confided in him that the Uchiha heir had been having serious nightmares every night.
Sasuke didn't talk about the nightmares and Naruto didn't ask. After that week, however, Naruto made sure they spent every night together whenever possible. It wasn't exactly a hardship for him to fall asleep with his mate and it seemed to set the Alpha at ease, allowing him to sleep without any serious nightmares, so it was a win-win for them both, really.
Summer made way for autumn and their teachers started urging them to finish their university and college applications on time, warning them that slacking off would be an incredibly stupid thing to do as that would put their future in jeopardy. Test after test, assignment after assignment were thrown at them, and when those were done, there were always more applications to fill out. People started comparing their applications with each other, friends swearing that they would get into the same college or university; others bemoaning that there was no way they would ever get into the place of their first choice.
Naruto felt like he was drowning for months, reaching the point where he started to wonder what the fuck he was doing, and before he realised it, winter had left the country, paving the way for spring and with that, their graduation as well.
Sasuke had been asked to deliver the final speech as his marks had been the highest of their year – no surprise there – but he had refused, not interested in getting on a stage and talking to a gathered mass he had never given a shit about.
The honour went to Shikamaru then as the one with the second highest marks and while the Beta boy complained that it was too much effort and he wasn't one for talking in public, he did get up on the stage in the end, delivering a speech so powerful it left several people in tears.
As Naruto looked around, surrounded by a sea of fellow ex-students, he thought how strange it was to stand here, knowing that after today he would no longer attend this school. In a week he would be moving into another city, ready to start attending university. Most likely he wouldn't see the majority of these people ever again; all of them spreading out throughout the country, ready to start a new chapter in their lives.
He had attended this school for two years and he'd gained a couple of good friends and a boyfriend during that time – the latter being something he hadn't envisioned happening. Just two years ago he and his parents had moved into this town and he remembered all too clearly his first day at this school, how his eyes had locked onto black ones, the pale boy they belonged to eliciting an immediate sense of fascination within him.
In hindsight he had been a goner for Sasuke from the very moment he'd laid eyes upon him. It would forever be a mystery how it had taken him so long to realise his true feelings.
Now here they were: holding hands and graduating together. What a far cry from how they had been at the start: him nervous as hell yet intrigued, and Sasuke aloof and not at all interested in befriending the new guy.
Funny how things could change.
"Naruto? What are you thinking about?" Sasuke asked curiously. Around them people started to congratulate each other, hugging their friends and promising to keep in contact.
Naruto turned his head to look at him and smiled. "Nothing," he hummed and squeezed his hand. "Just glad we're finally done. We deserve a nice break after all these months of hard work."
"You always think you deserve a nice break," Sasuke teased them and they turned around, making their way through the crowd, aiming for Naruto's parents and Kakashi who were waiting for them with big smiles underneath the sakura tree.
"Hey, I worked hard, okay?!" Naruto squawked and they continued bickering all the way to Naruto's place where a feast was waiting for them as congratulations for graduating.
In just a week he and Sasuke would be sharing an apartment together. They would actually live together.
Naruto could hardly wait!
AN2: Again, apologies if some scenes seemed off; I had a hard time getting my brain to cooperate for this chapter.
Please leave your thoughts behind in a review; should you spot any mistakes, please point them out to me.
I hope to see you all back in the next chapter "Expanding"!
Cuddles
Melissa
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