Crossing Boundaries for You | By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 12499 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Author's note: This chapter gave me a ridiculous amount of problems just to finish it and I don't know why *groans*
Warnings: Nothing special
I hope you'll like it!
Chapter 24
Eugh, why is it so hot?
That was the first thought shooting through his mind when he woke up. He opened his eyes a bit and immediately closed them with a soft hiss, confronted by the bright sun peeking through the window. Why the fuck hadn't he closed the curtains last night?
With an annoyed moan he burrowed his face into his pillow – which felt quite odd actually. It was firmer than usual and seemed to be – moving?
Wait, what?
Blue eyes shot open, all traces of sleep vanishing completely as he shot up, pressing his hands into the mattress as he stared in shock at what was supposed to be his pillow and instead turned out to be –
"Sasuke?" he uttered perplexed.
A dark eyebrow rose up. "Yes?" Sasuke drawled, gazing at him calmly. He was reclined against the headboard and Naruto realised that his face had been pressed into his stomach before he woke up completely.
Because Sasuke was here. In his bed. Dressed in a T-shirt and underwear after they had …
Naruto's breath hitched as memories of last night flashed through his mind and his cheeks warmed. Perhaps he could have thought that last night had been nothing but a very good dream, but the light ache shooting through his back when he shifted a bit told him the truth.
He hadn't been dreaming. He had really called Sasuke, asked him to come over and they had had sex. He and Sasuke had slept with each other – and this time there had been no need for a blindfold. This time Sasuke …
"You stayed," he mused in wonder, awed that Sasuke was still here. He hadn't really thought that Sasuke would sneak out during the night, but … It was nice to wake up next to him. Very nice even. He could feel his cheeks heat up more.
"Of course I stayed," Sasuke murmured, his voice still a bit rough with sleep. He extended his arms, drawing them around Naruto's shoulders to pull him back down. "Where else would I have gone to?"
Naruto grinned, pleased beyond words, and let himself be tugged back down. He was still too hot – being heavily pregnant in the summer wasn't fun – but he eagerly pressed himself against Sasuke's side, throwing his leg around his thighs. Their son started fussing around slightly, waking up too.
"You're sweaty," Sasuke remarked calmly, but his hand trailed lazily up and down Naruto's back, slipping underneath his shirt to trace patterns over his damp skin.
"You're not exactly clean and dry yourself," Naruto retorted, but didn't lift his head from Sasuke's chest, content to just lie there. He'd probably have to get up soon, because his bladder was starting to send out signals, but he was too comfortable right now.
He shifted his head slightly and pressed a kiss right underneath Sasuke's jaw, feeling the man startle slightly. "Thanks for staying. And for coming over," he mumbled, looking down at his fingers, which were splayed across Sasuke's stomach. The tip of his pinkie reached the older man's hipbone, he noted absentmindedly.
For choosing me over Sakura, was the unspoken thought following after it. It wasn't a nice one, he knew, considering what they had just done and were doing, but … He couldn't help it. It was as if Sasuke's willingness to come over, his enthusiasm and intensity when they had made love, really cemented it for Naruto now: this was serious between them. Not just a passing fancy for the dark haired man; if it had been, he would have never risked staying the night. Speaking of …
"I guess we have to get up soon," he said reluctantly, sighing as he cupped his stomach. "I'm not sure when Deidara-kun and Itachi will get home. They might decide to come back today."
"They're already home."
"I mean, I guess we could sell our current attire as the night being too hot, but then they would question why you – what." Naruto blinked, Sasuke's answer only just now fully registering in his mind. He scrambled up, out of Sasuke's arms, and stared at him horrified. "What do you mean, 'they're already home'?" he asked in a strangled voice, trying to keep quiet. That wasn't easy, though, now that he knew they weren't alone anymore. When the fuck had they come back? They were supposed to be gone until at least today!
Oh god, please don't tell me they came back while Sasuke and I were …
"They came back around midnight," Sasuke answered; his face blank.
"How do you know that?" A horrifying thought popped up and he stared wide eyed at the other man. "Please don't tell me they were in the room just now?!"
Sasuke snorted, shaking his head. "No, they weren't. They might still be sleeping, I don't know."
"Then how do you know they came back around midnight?" Blond eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"I went downstairs in the middle of the night to drink some water. Got caught by Itachi," Sasuke replied flatly.
The younger man winced. "How, eh, how did he react?"
"He knows about us now," Sasuke murmured and though that was not a direct answer, it was telling enough for Naruto. "Apparently you left some marks behind." He tilted his neck to the left, showing an impressive dark mark on his skin right above the collar of his shirt.
Naruto grimaced, flushed even harder and facepalmed. "I'm so sorry," he groaned embarrassed. "I didn't – I, eh, I didn't mean to, you know …" he trailed off awkwardly, lowering his hand and gesturing towards the accusatory hickey.
"I don't mind," Sasuke sighed, idly pressing into the bruise. "I'm going to have to find some way to cover it up for now, though."
The whole 'for now' part should make Naruto excited, but his brain had already latched on to something the dark haired man had said earlier and he worried his lower lip between his teeth. "How, eh, how did Itachi react?" He swallowed, inexplicably nervous all of a sudden.
Deidara knew he was in love with Sasuke, but the blond man didn't know that he and Sasuke had already gone beyond that line. As far as the older blond was concerned, Naruto was still pathetically pining after his best friend. Itachi had never given any real indication that he knew about Naruto's feelings for his younger brother, but Naruto knew not to underestimate the older Uchiha. It was not because he hadn't said anything that he didn't have any suspicions. He had always been quick to figure out when Naruto had been planning a prank at the Uchiha manor after all.
"He was pissed off," Sasuke answered conversationally.
Naruto flinched, opening his mouth to apologise, but the other man continued blithely, "Because he thought I was leading you on."
"He what?" Naruto was floored. Itachi had been angry on his behalf? That didn't make much sense.
"Yep, he was quite clear about the fact that he didn't condone me hurting you like that. We probably would have got into a serious fight if I hadn't informed him I'm planning to divorce Sakura," Sasuke continued, sitting up straight now. He smiled wryly, raising one leg and wrapping his hands around his bent knee. "Not the way I wanted to come out to him, but." He shrugged.
Naruto studied him in silence for a while, taking in the way Sasuke sat there seemingly comfortably. As if he hadn't just come out to his brother and announced his intention to divorce his wife all at once after nearly getting into a fight with him.
"Are you okay?" he asked hesitatingly, wringing his shirt between his hands. He wasn't certain how Sasuke had planned to come out to his brother, but getting caught in the middle of the night probably hadn't been the plan.
"I'm fine." At Naruto's sceptical look, Sasuke chuckled softly and said, "No, really, I'm fine. It wasn't – as bad as I thought it would be like. Feels like a relief now, actually, that he knows about it. Sneaking around behind his back wasn't exactly easy."
"Tell me about it." The pregnant man wrinkled his nose. Itachi was far too observant for his liking.
Abruptly Sasuke leant forwards and rubbed Naruto's stomach carefully, slipping his hand underneath to stroke his bare belly. "Did you sleep well?" he questioned; his dark eyes trained upon Naruto's stomach which rippled when their son kicked.
"I did, yeah." Naruto glanced down, placing his hand on top of Sasuke's, over his shirt. "You?"
"Can't complain," Sasuke murmured; some black strands falling forwards, casting a shadow over his cheek.
"Good." Naruto laid back down, tugging Sasuke lower so that the older man had to lie down as well. "My bladder's not in emergency mode yet, so I don't want to leave this bed for now. I'm comfortable," he added lightly.
Sasuke snorted softly. "Well, as long as you're comfortable," he snarked, but his arm slipped around Naruto's waist, pulling him a little closer.
"Exactly," Naruto grinned and closed his eyes again, tucking his head underneath Sasuke's chin. He wrapped an arm around his chest and threw his leg over his hips, pressing as closely as his rounded stomach allowed.
The confrontation with Itachi and Deidara could wait a little while longer. For now he just wanted to bask in the sensation of being in Sasuke's arms – no matter how cheesy that sounded.
"So, am I just supposed to ignore the fact that Sasuke-kun apparently spent the night, un?" Deidara drawled, looking between Naruto and Sasuke with sharp eyes. He leant back in his chair, his hand wrapped around a glass of cold apple juice.
They were having a late breakfast and Naruto had kind of been hoping that Deidara wouldn't question Sasuke's presence too much. Sure, he had quirked an eyebrow when Sasuke had entered the kitchen after Naruto – and Sasuke's current apparel made it quite clear he hadn't come from outside – but Naruto had thought he would just keep quiet about it, accepting it like he had accepted Gaara's presence that one time a few months back when the red haired man had stayed the night. It had been the anniversary of the death of Gaara's mother and it was one of the very few moments that Gaara allowed himself to be vulnerable and actually ask for Naruto to sleep with him for comfort.
Deidara hadn't seemed perturbed the next morning when Gaara had shuffled into the kitchen and had merely handed him a cup of black coffee. Granted, Gaara had looked like shit then, making it clear that nothing had happened between him and Naruto, while Sasuke most definitely did not look like shit now, but still …
Apparently Deidara wasn't willing to be merciful now.
"Yep," Naruto popped his lips, chasing after some chocolate pieces in his bowl of cereal and studiously ignoring Deidara's heavy gaze. "Just pretend he's part of the décor. You won't notice he's there, I swear."
Next to him Sasuke sighed the sigh of the long suffering, but otherwise didn't react. Itachi kept quiet, but Naruto hadn't expected him to say anything – at least not while Deidara was still around. He seemed content to not inform his fiancé of what had happened last night.
"While he does make for outstanding décor," Deidara allowed, "that still doesn't explain why he spent the night."
"Because we're best friends and we needed some male bonding time?" Naruto suggested, sharper than he intended. Then his brain caught up to what he had said and he felt himself heat up, colouring a fierce red. He waved his hands around wildly, nearly hitting Sasuke in his face. "Wait, that's not what I meant! I mean, not in the context that you're probably thinking of! Although, that depends on what kind of context you're thinking of, but if it's the wrong one, I can tell you now that - "
"Oh my god, Naruto, shut the hell up," Sasuke groaned, hiding his face in his hands. "You're just making it worse."
"Trust me, it can't get any worse than this," Itachi said dryly, sipping from his cup of coffee. His hair wasn't yet tied together in a low ponytail and fell across his shoulders, spilling like ink over them.
"Look, I'm not stupid, un," Deidara stated, leaning forwards abruptly. "You both have some pretty impressive hickeys and you're mad if you think I believe those came from getting into a fight with a doorknob," he sneered, narrowing his eyes.
Naruto covered his right shoulder self-consciously. His hickey wasn't that visible, but it did peek out a bit from beneath his collar; he had hoped it wouldn't be that noticeable. "I slammed into the doorframe?" he suggested helplessly, but his shoulders slumped in defeat. There was no getting out of this, he knew. The evidence was pretty damning after all. Why had he thought it had been a good idea to invite Sasuke over?
Deidara just looked at him unimpressed, clearly not believing his flimsy excuse.
The younger blond threw his hands up in defeat and heaved a sigh, pushing his bowl away. "Fine, yes, Sasuke stayed the night."
"We already covered that, un," Deidara retorted impatiently. "What I want to know is whether you two are officially together or not." He swiftly turned towards Sasuke and added darkly, "You better be, because if you're just in it to fuck him and then go back to your wife, you have a whole other thing coming. Trust me, I know many ways to make you regret messing with Naruto-kun, un."
His dark, cold words were such a far cry from his usual disposition that it even had Naruto swallowing nervously; his eyes darting between Sasuke and Deidara.
"You know, Naruto can take care of himself," Sasuke replied coolly.
Deidara shrugged. "True, but he also loves you, which would make him less likely to make you pay for real. I, on the other hand, don't love you like that, so I wouldn't have any trouble making you pay."
"That's my little brother you're threatening, Deidara," Itachi said, pursing his lips.
The blond pointed towards Naruto. "And that's my best friend your little brother is potentially messing with, un."
"Oh my god! He's not messing around with me!" Naruto said frustrated, smacking his hand against the table in irritation. "We're officially together, no messing around happening here. No need to act like an overprotective mama bear here. Besides you're wrong if you think I wouldn't make the bastard regret it if he did end up screwing me over," he huffed.
"Then what about Haruno-san?" Deidara demanded, but he didn't sound challenging or threatening anymore.
"I'm planning on divorcing her," Sasuke replied calmly. "As soon as she stops avoiding me, I'll give her the papers."
Deidara nodded approvingly, leaning back in his chair again.
"Well, now that we have all the awkwardness and accusations out of the way, we can continue breakfast," Naruto said cheerfully, clapping his hands.
Deidara raised an eyebrow. "If you think this was already awkward – how do you think your godfather will react, un?"
Ah, god damnit.
"Well, that could have gone worse," Naruto muttered, hooking his fingers around a belt hoop of Sasuke's trousers.
"Who doesn't love getting threatened during breakfast?" Sasuke questioned sarcastically. He was leaning against his car; sunglasses perched on his nose and hiding his eyes.
Naruto grimaced, feeling oddly guilty. "Sorry, I didn't know he would react like that."
The dark haired man uttered a sigh and rested his hands on Naruto's hips. "At least he kept it to threats; I kind of expected those, so." He rolled his shoulders, appearing unbothered.
"Yeah, but still. He didn't have to act like that," the blond man huffed, still a bit put out. He caught the way Sasuke glanced at his watch and bit on his lips. "You need to go?"
"Yeah, I have a meeting with my lawyer to discuss the marriage contract," Sasuke explained; his thumbs rubbing absentmindedly over sharp hipbones.
Blond eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "I thought you already had the papers ready?"
"The papers for the divorce are ready; they just need to be signed by her," Sasuke agreed. "But this meeting is just to make certain that I'm not missing anything important that could come back to bite me in the arse later on."
Naruto wanted to ask what this important thing could possibly be, but was distracted by another thought. A thought which had his stomach cramping with nerves and him wondering guiltily why he hadn't thought of this sooner, especially given what was happening now.
"What about your father?" he questioned softly and felt the other man stiffen against him. He didn't want to ruin the good mood between them, not when Sasuke was so relaxed even after the interrogation he had received from the couple inside the house, but he also couldn't ignore the issue of Fugaku any longer.
Sasuke kept saying he would make Sakura sign the divorce papers as soon as she stopped avoiding him – which given Sasuke's limited patience at times would hopefully be sooner than later. What about Fugaku, however? The man had kept his youngest son underneath his thumb for so long, even forcing him to marry a girl just to escape the possibility of being tied to the Hyuuga clan. There was no way Fugaku would react well to the news that Sasuke was planning to divorce Sakura – and he would most likely go absolutely ballistic once he found out just why exactly Sasuke suddenly wanted to separate from his wife.
Mikoto wouldn't be an issue, Naruto assumed. She cared more about her children than about the family's prestige and Naruto was sure there was still a part in her which had never forgiven Fugaku for disinheriting their oldest son and kicking him out of the house. When shit would inevitably hit the fan, she would still be there for her youngest son.
But Fugaku … Sasuke had worked his arse off for years just to get a glimmer of acknowledgement from his father; he had finally reached that point with Fugaku even planning on leaving the company into Sasuke's hands eventually. Sasuke stood to lose all that the moment he came out.
The second he would make known that he chose for Naruto and their child, Fugaku would cut him off from the family, Naruto was sure of that. He had done that with his oldest son; there was no way he would be more lenient with his youngest son – the one he had pinned all his hopes upon.
Could Sasuke get through that? Would he be able to handle the rejection that might – most likely would – follow from the man he had sought acknowledgement from throughout his entire life so far? How would he react if he was kicked out of the family, no longer in Fugaku's graces?
Itachi had dealt with that situation rather well, even made a name for himself in the business. Sasuke, on the other hand, had always been more sensitive than his brother – even though he would never admit that and likely punch Naruto if he ever mentioned that fact aloud – and had always been more eager to gain his parents' approval. Fugaku's rejection would hit him much harder than it had ever hit Itachi most likely.
Arms tightened around him, dragging him out of his musings, and blue eyes blinked before fastening themselves on Sasuke's face.
"I'm going to tell my parents after Sakura signs the papers," Sasuke answered and there was a faint tremor in his voice, belying the calm demeanour he was projecting.
"Your father …"
"Is not going to like it one bit," Sasuke finished his sentence curtly and shook his head; his features grim. "He's probably going to kick me out of the family as well. I don't think I'll be able to work in the company after that either."
Naruto gnawed on his lower lip, slipping his hands around to rest on Sasuke's lower back. "Are you sure you want to - "
A thumb came up to release his tortured lip from between his teeth and Naruto's breath caught in his throat at the soft gesture.
"If there's one thing I'm sure about, then it's you and our baby," Sasuke replied softly; his thumb rubbing gently over Naruto's slightly reddened lower lip. "I'm done living a life of lies and hiding who I am from the world. If father can't deal with that, well, it's his loss then."
"Are you going to be okay?" Naruto couldn't help but ask, frowning slightly.
"I'm going to be fine," Sasuke reassured him and smiled faintly. "Weren't you the one who told me before that you're always going to be on my side? That's all I need."
Naruto reddened and he glanced away to hide his embarrassment. "Are you always this sappy after getting laid?"
Sasuke chuckled, but didn't offer a verbal reply. Instead he pinched Naruto's chin between his fingers and turned his head around, catching his mouth in a soft kiss before the blond man could react in any way.
Well, he could work with this. Naruto clasped his hands around Sasuke's neck and kissed back, feeling smooth lips glide against his own.
They stood there kissing for a while; the sun beating down on them with only the faintest breeze to offer them some relief. Two short beeps coming from Sasuke's phone had them pulling apart.
Naruto panted, watching dazedly how Sasuke retrieved his phone from his pocket and read whatever message had just come through. The older man clucked his tongue and slipped the mobile back in his pocket, looking a tad annoyed.
"I really have to go now," he said; reluctance clear as day in his voice.
"Well, I won't hold you up any longer then," Naruto smiled, taking a step back. It was probably for the best that Sasuke left now because their kissing just now had started threading the line of being too indecent for public.
"I'll call you," Sasuke promised and they shared another kiss before he stepped into his car and drove away.
Naruto remained standing there on the footway until the car turned around the corner and disappeared from sight completely.
His baby gave a kick, harsher than normally, and Naruto rubbed his hand soothingly over his belly. "I know, papa is gone," he murmured, gently patting his stomach before turning around to go back into the house. He smiled. "But he'll come back."
He would come back and soon there would be no need for them to part like this anymore.
Despite his heavy belly, he had never felt so light before.
AN2: Not completely happy with this chapter, but there are only so many times I can rewrite it without becoming too frustrated with it *sighs*
Not that many chapters left, guys. We're nearing the ending!
Please leave your thoughts behind in a review; should you spot any mistake, please point them out to me.
The next chapter should normally be posted on the twenty-third of February.
I see you all in the next chapter!
Cuddles
Melissa
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