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Of Silver Linings and Blue Yonder	By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 18517 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 3
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or make any profit of it. Kishimoto owns it

Chapter List
- 27
- 28
- 29
Author's note: This time, you really do get to find out the rest of the picture story :) As promised here is the sequel to chapter 26! I hope I won't disappoint *nervously wrings hands together*
Thanks to the following reviewer: smint45
Warnings: lemon; angst; Naruto's pov; set when Kei is two; possessive Alpha
I hope you'll like it!
Chapter 28
"So he actually agreed to the dinner?" Deidara sounded incredulously and Naruto couldn't really blame him for reacting like that.
Sasuke wasn't exactly a social butterfly.
"I told him it was either agreeing to it or facing your wrath," the younger blond replied dryly, stirring the noodles slowly. "He decided that he'd be better off having dinner with you."
"So you basically threatened him. Wonderful, un," Deidara said unimpressed.
"Hey, at least he agreed to it!" Naruto protested, putting the can with ice cold tea on the kitchen table. "Didn't you tell me he used to find any excuse to avoid celebrating his birthday?"
There was a pause on the other end of the line before his friend reluctantly agreed, "True, un. Maybe next year he'll be a bit more willing to celebrate with us."
"Now you're asking for a miracle," Naruto snickered and perked up when he heard the key turning into the lock of the front door. "Ah, Sasuke is home."
"I'll leave you to it then. We'll talk later again, un," Deidara said and they hung up at the same moment the front door opened.
"Papa!" Kei shrieked and his footsteps thundered from the living room into the hallway.
"Kei, careful!" Sasuke chided their son, but there was the distinct sound of his briefcase being dropped on the floor and Naruto imagined Kei jumping into his father's arms as he had started doing so recently.
"Home!" Kei cooed and when the Omega walked into the hallway, he was indeed greeted by the scene of Kei being held in Sasuke's arms; the boy's small arms wrapped around the Alpha's neck tightly.
"Yes, I'm home," Sasuke muttered and placed Kei down again in order to remove his tie and exchange his shoes for house slippers.
"Welcome back," Naruto smiled and brushed over Kei's hair when the boy ran past him into the kitchen. "How was work?" He lifted his head to accept a kiss.
"Same old," Sasuke muttered and pecked him on his mouth before walking past him.
The brief contact, only lasting a mere few seconds, made Naruto still and unease stirred inside of him. Not that they made out for minutes on end, but Sasuke usually kissed him longer than that when he returned home. Had something happened at his work?
"Sasuke? Something wrong?" he asked in a low voice as he followed the older man into the kitchen where Kei was impatiently waiting for dinner to be served.
He received a blank stare in return, which only served to heighten the feeling of unease swirling in his stomach. "No, why would there be?" Sasuke murmured. His gaze slid to the simmering pot and a sigh left him as he realised what was for dinner. "Really, Naruto? Ramen?"
Naruto flushed, a tad embarrassed, and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "I kind of got caught up in a project and might have forgotten it was time for dinner?" he explained sheepishly. "And I figured ramen would be the quickest to finish?"
"I could have picked up take-out," Sasuke pointed out mildly; a hint of exasperation lurking in his voice.
"Didn't think of it," the blond pouted.
"Daddy, eat," Kei stressed, looking pointedly at his empty bowl.
"Yes, yes, we'll eat," Sasuke sighed and set about dividing the ramen between the three bowls.
As Naruto sank down on his chair and watched Sasuke engage his son in talking about what he had done during that day, he couldn't shake off the feeling that his mate wasn't as fine as he pretended to be.
He just couldn't figure out what had gone wrong and frustration simmered in him for the rest of the evening.
"Kei fell asleep," Naruto announced a couple of hours later. He leant into Sasuke's home office; the older man studying a file he had brought with him. "I'm going to take a shower, all right?"
"Hm," Sasuke hummed in acknowledgement; his dark eyes fixed on the paper as he frowned.
The Omega lingered for a moment, hesitating whether he should ask the dark haired man whether something was wrong once more, but in the end he turned around and made his way to the bathroom with a resigned sigh. Sasuke was as stubborn, if not more, as him; if he didn't want to talk about something, he wouldn't, no matter how much needling the blond did.
The bathroom felt pleasantly cool; especially after the heat of the day. He took a bath towel from the pile and adjusted the shower knobs so that the water wouldn't be too cold, but not too hot either. That done, he slipped off his shirt and stripped off his trousers, socks and underwear, throwing the pile in the plastic basket near the sink. The basket was nearly overflowing; they would have to wash their clothes soon.
He slid the glass door of the shower back and stepped into it, a small shudder rippling through him as his warm feet touched cold tiles. Turning the shower knob towards him, he relaxed underneath the spray of lukewarm water cascading over his head, flattening his hair, and down his back; the rivulets running down his arse and legs before pooling around his feet and disappearing into the drain with a nearly inaudible gurgle.
Grabbing his shampoo bottle, he squeezed a dollop out of it and started lathering his hair; the sharp fresh scent of apples curling into his nostrils. Quickly he stepped back underneath the spray and let the water rid him of the suds, running his fingers through it to completely remove the shampoo.
Right before he could start lathering himself with his shower gel, a breeze caressing his legs and back startled him and he whipped his head around. Surprise flickered up as Sasuke stepped inside the shower, closing the door with a definite 'click' behind him. Dark eyes regarded him unreadably as the Alpha crowded him into one of the walls and Naruto stumbled backwards, the floor more slippery than he was comfortable with.
"Sasuke, what - " but the rest of his sentence got cut off when an insistent mouth slammed against his; teeth scraping his lower lip and the faint taste of copper coated Naruto's mouth. A strangled sound escaped him as a tongue pried apart his lips, diving inside without any preamble. His hands shot out to steady himself on Sasuke's shoulders, the intense and deep kissing messing with his head, but fingers clamped down around his wrists and his arms were roughly pulled up; his wrists held in one hand and pressed against the wall, keeping him immobile and at the Alpha's mercy.
His legs were pushed open, allowing the dark haired man to stand between them, and a hiss escaped his bruised lips when his back collided with the wall. A mouth kept plundering his and he was starting to feel lightheaded, the quick gasps leaving him not enough to counter the light-headedness. Fortunately for him, Sasuke decided that the time to breathe had finally arrived and he pulled back, breathing heavily.
"Sa-Sasuke? Wha-what brought th-this on?" Naruto panted, heart beating like he was running a marathon and shivers dancing across his spine at the fevered look which ran over his body.
He wasn't exactly opposed to having sex in the shower – his hard cock digging into Sasuke's stomach was more than proof enough of that – but he hadn't expected his mate to join him tonight, considering how broody he had appeared during dinner.
"Shut up," Sasuke said roughly and a reddish hue made his eyes glow as he surged forwards and bit down on Naruto's Mark, sending bolts of exquisite pain and arousal through the Omega, confusing his senses.
Naruto cried out before he could stop himself and he hastily clamped his mouth shut to stifle his sounds, afraid to wake up their son. The noise of rushing water had muffled his sounds somewhat, but he wasn't about to take a chance. His Mark throbbed and stung, pumping more pleasure through him as fingers brushed against it.
"Don't even think about keeping those sounds from me," Sasuke hissed in his ear and hot lips left a searing path behind in his neck and around his collarbone; red marks blooming up whenever his skin was sucked and bit on.
A hand stroked his chest, thumbing at his nipple until it hardened underneath the ministrations, and slipped down, tracing the design of the tattoo adorning his stomach. A whimper was torn out of him and he thumped his head back against the wall, closing his eyes, as Sasuke's free hand wrapped around both his and Sasuke's cock; the heads rubbing and caressing each other, hot skin touching his own, sending sparks of pure pleasure through him, lightning up his nerves.
The Alpha kept rutting against him, sliding their cocks against each other, but his hand disappeared and Naruto opened his eyes dazedly, blinking away some stray droplets dripping into his eyes. The tight grip around his wrists disappeared and there was the noise of his bottle of shower gel being clicked open. Before Naruto could even think of lowering his arms, fingers came back around his wrists like an unforgiving iron band and Sasuke pressed back into him; his scent, heavy with arousal and want, hitting Naruto like a punch in the gut.
Fingers, coated in some slippery substance, slid between his cheeks and a mouth covered his own bruised lips again as a fingertip circled around his opening, pressing against it firmly but not entering him. He whined, pushing back against the teasing touch and his breath caught when his mate chuckled darkly against his lips.
"That impatient, hm?" Sasuke murmured and Naruto moaned when the finger slipped inside, past his twitching rim, and rubbed his inner walls.
He canted his hips, squeezing his muscles around Sasuke's finger, and the other man growled, sounding almost agitatedly, as his tongue slid inside the blond's mouth, curling around Naruto's tongue and sucking on it as he pressed a second finger inside. Sasuke started moving his fingers quicker now, spreading them almost roughly as he stretched his husband open, forcing his muscles to part. White flashed like thunderbolts against his eyelids as Sasuke kept brushing against his prostate with uncanny precision, forcing moans and deep groans out of his throat as his sweet spot got mercilessly assaulted.
"That's what I want to hear," Sasuke muttered, voice hoarse and deeper than usual; their chests heaving with each exhale. "You like this, hm? You like having me in you. I bet I can make you beg for it if I wanted to, hm?" His voice darkened and his eyes burned as he locked them onto cerulean blue ones; his fingers jabbing against Naruto's prostate, forcing another wave of pleasure through the panting Omega.
Almost delirious with want and lust – and really, it wasn't fair how easily Sasuke could get him into this state – Naruto couldn't even think of a snarky response and he weakly shook his head, shuddering when fingertips pressed deeply inside him; pre cum dribbling out of his tip liberally.
"No?" The dark chuckle in his left ear caused his muscles to spasm involuntarily, his body trembling and his toes curling.
"Who do you belong to, hm, Naruto?" A tongue licked a hot path from his collarbone, up his neck, over the darkening bruises dotting his skin, to his cheek before lips sucked on his earlobe and another violent shudder wrecked his body. "Tell me, whose mate are you? Who's the only one who can make you scream, the only one who can give you this pleasure?" Fingers curled inside him and heat quickly gathered into his lower belly and he knew he wouldn't last long anymore.
Not with the pressure of fingers inside of him, not with his cock slipping and sliding against a rock hard stomach, not with the stream of filthy words and demands being whispered and hissed into his ears, filling his head.
"Who's the only one who can do this to you, Naruto?" Sasuke growled and abruptly snatched his fingers away, leaving the blond gasping and achingly empty and a weak sob tore through him before he could subdue it; his release dancing right out of his reach, tempting him deviously.
"You, okay?" he gasped and stared pleadingly at the Alpha, urging his hips forwards. "It's only you, you know that, bastard!" His body twisted and squirmed as he tried to press closer to his mate, but was prevented by the strong shackle like hold around his wrists.
Something flashed across Sasuke's face, too quick for Naruto's pleasure addled brain to decipher, and with a snarl he pulled Naruto's right leg up, around his waist, and his cock rested against Naruto's stretched entrance for a few seconds before he suddenly surged up and pushed his cock inside in one thrust, forcing the blond's muscles to part for him.
Naruto's breath was expelled from him in a loud whoosh and his eyes slammed close as his entrance burned slightly; the sliver of pain only heightening his pleasure and he gasped, ears ringing, as his orgasm was practically forced out of him, coating both their stomachs as he shivered and shook, his muscles pulled taut.
"Guess it's my turn now, huh?" Sasuke smirked and pulled back and thrusted inside sharply before Naruto could get his bearings back.
The Alpha set a sharp, rough rhythm, shoving his cock deep inside his mate and Naruto's back slid up against the wall; the force behind Sasuke's thrusts enough to drive his limp body up.
"Fu-fuck, Sasuke," Naruto hissed as the tip of Sasuke's dick kept jabbing against his prostate, forcing pleasure bordering on pain through his nerve system. His own prick hardened, urged on by the scent and touch of his mate, and bobbed up and down with every sharp thrust upwards.
"You're mine," Sasuke snarled lowly; his eyes wild and his head dipped down, plundering the Omega's mouth once more as he slammed his hips against Naruto's arse; the 'slap, slap' sound of skin hitting reverberating in the closed off space, barely muffled by the water still pouring down Sasuke's back.
"S-S-Sasuke," Naruto stammered, starting to feel overwhelmed by the onslaught of pleasure assaulting his system. His lips felt bruised, swollen and his tongue licked his lower lip and he watched how black reddish eyes focused on the view.
"You're mine, nobody else's," Sasuke hissed; the reddish hue taking on an almost feverish sheen and his hips battered against Naruto's arse cheeks, his cock driving deep into the Omega. His hand tightened around Naruto's wrists and the blond whimpered a bit as the Alpha shifted and his next thrust jarred Naruto, heat – as hot as lava – coiling in his lower belly, ready to erupt for a second time.
"Say you're mine," Sasuke snarled and his hot breath hit Naruto's sensitive skin as he sucked almost desperately on Naruto's Mark. "Say you're mine, nobody else's!"
"I'm yours, I swear, only yours!" Naruto gasped; his fingernails digging into the palms. His body was rapidly verging into the territory of being too sensitive and he groaned at another deep thrust; some tears leaking out and mixing in with the water of the shower.
"That's right, only mine," Sasuke muttered feverishly; his gaze fixated on Naruto's Mark, the Mark he had left there more than three years ago, as his hips picked up speed, his thrusts becoming more erratic. "Only mine, my mate, my Omega, nobody else," he crooned.
"Pl-please, Sasuke," Naruto groaned, his second release so close, hovering right out of his reach.
White teeth flashed and then Sasuke pressed his chest against Naruto's, trapping his weeping cock between them. That touch was all he needed.
With a noise that sounded way too much like a scream for Naruto's comfort, the blond arched his back and came for a second time, his come spraying Sasuke's stomach as his muscles were stretched taut, his body trembling and shivering and shaking, and he kept rolling his head from side to side, incomprehensible garble leaving his mouth as pleasure attacked him wave after wave, like the sea wearing down the rocks of the cliffs.
Another helpless, almost pained groan was torn out of him when Sasuke slammed up one last time, pressing deep inside the blond; hot come flooding Naruto's channel as teeth bit down on the junction between his neck and shoulder, muffled groans and panting leaving the Alpha.
Before darkness captured his wrung out and exhausted mind, Naruto caught the flash of red eyes staring steadily at him as Sasuke raised his head; red tinting his mouth.
Then everything went dark.
"So, do you want to tell me what's going on?" Deidara leant back against the counter, wiping his hands dry with a towel as he threw a meaningful look at the dining room where the two Uchiha brothers were exchanging terse replies and the bright chattering of their sons could be heard.
Naruto's shoulders slumped and he sighed, draping the damp kitchen towel over the back of the closest chair. Well, it wasn't like Sasuke was subtle.
What was supposed to be an enjoyable dinner to celebrate Sasuke's birthday had instead been a tense affair with the dark haired Alpha sitting so stiffly next to Naruto, the blond's own muscles ached at the sight. Kei, Akihito and Shion had thankfully been oblivious to the tension hanging over the table, but it was difficult to miss how hostile Sasuke behaved towards his older brother and it drove Naruto mad trying to figure out why things had suddenly gone awry between the brothers.
Sure, Sasuke had acted exasperated with Itachi before – the older Alpha could be quite infuriating as Naruto could attest after knowing the man for years – but there had still been that underlying current of affection flowing between them. Now Sasuke had looked posed like a jaguar about to jump on his prey and there had been some tense moments when Naruto genuinely had feared that his mate would physically attack Itachi.
Ever since he had returned home from his work four days ago, the Alpha had been in a strange mood. While not angry or snapping at Naruto, there was obviously something bothering the older man, but he refused to say what was wrong. Instead Naruto had felt a heavy gaze resting on him during the evening and it had made him uncomfortable, unsure of what would cause his mate to act so oddly.
And then there was that time in the shower. Naruto still bore various bruises, his skin a canvas of blue and red splotches, and he had had to use some make-up to cover up the marks in his neck. His muscles had been sore the next day and he had walked around with a slight limp; every wrong move causing a twinge of pain to shoot through his back.
It wasn't the first time they had had rough sex. It wasn't even the first time Sasuke had muttered possessive words – but it was the first time he had done that with such an intensity, tinged with desperation, that it had almost frightened Naruto.
He wasn't scared of Sasuke, but for him, because whatever could cause him to act so erratically was something not to be taken lightly.
"Naruto-kun?" Deidara furrowed his eyebrows and regarded him worriedly.
"I don't know," Naruto admitted, biting his lower lip. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and ignored the way the edge of the table dug into his hip. "He's been acting strange ever since he came back home a couple of days ago. I've tried talking to him about it, but he keeps insisting he's fine."
"Clearly he's not, un," Deidara muttered and his frown grew. "He looked nearly ready to bash Itachi's face in at the table."
"I don't get what happened," the younger Omega said frustrated and ran a hand through his hair. "If something happened at his work, why doesn't he just talk about it? And why would he get pissed off at Itachi about it?"
"That's what - "
"Naruto." Sasuke's appearance in the doorway silenced Deidara and black eyes assessed them coolly. "You ready to go home?"
"What? Now already?" Naruto frowned, chancing a glance at the clock. "We've only been here for a couple of hours."
"We ate, I got my gift, we're done, let's go," Sasuke grunted and turned around, walking away.
"Wait! Would you just wait a damn minute!" Naruto growled, hurrying after his mate, sharing a look with his friend.
"We're done here, Naruto," Sasuke snapped agitatedly and jerked to a stop when the blond snatched his wrist.
His glare would have made a lesser man cower, but Naruto had had more than his fair share of glares in his life and he simply glared back, tightening his grip around the Alpha's wrist. "What's got into you? We haven't met up with Deidara-kun and Itachi in weeks! You won't keel over from spending a few more hours with your brother, bastard!"
Behind him he could hear Deidara coax the boys into the kitchen to prevent them from hearing the row.
"Nothing's got into me!" Sasuke hissed and ripped his wrist out of Naruto's hold. "I just want to go home, what's so hard to understand about that?"
"Look, just fucking tell me what's wrong already, okay?" Naruto snapped back irritated and out of his peripheral vision he noticed Itachi approaching them slowly.
Still the Alpha refused to acquiesce. Instead he pulled his upper lip back, baring his teeth and his eyes flashed as he replied in a low, dangerous voice, "Nothing is wrong."
"Otouto, stop being such a stubborn idiot," Itachi sighed, coming to a stop next to Naruto. He stared unimpressed at the younger man. "You're not that good at hiding secrets. Even Naruto-kun has noticed something's wrong and he can be rather oblivious." His faint amusement belied the sharp wariness in his eyes.
"Hey, I'm not that bad!" Naruto protested and turned his head to glower at the older man, not in the least amused by the comment.
Black eyes glanced back at him and a thin, elegant eyebrow was quirked.
Something seemed to snap in Sasuke and Naruto stepped hastily away from Itachi when Sasuke snarled viciously, taking a threatening step forwards; his eyes wild and glittering madly. Naruto swallowed and though he didn't like to admit it, Sasuke resembled a beast out of control too much for his liking now.
"What the hell - "
"You want to know? Fine! Here! Care to tell me what the fuck this means?" Sasuke growled and thrust something forwards, jabbing it aggressively towards Naruto.
It was a photo and Naruto took it warily, afraid of what would be in the picture that would piss off his mate this badly. When he looked at it, he stiffened and a weary sigh left him as his mind connected the dots all of a sudden. Well, this explained why Sasuke had acted so strange the past couple of days. The question was: how the hell had he got his hands on this?
"Okay, look, I know what this looks like," Naruto started and winced at the steadily building ire in dark eyes. Okay, that probably hadn't been the best way to start. "But I swear it isn't as bad as you think it is."
"Oh, so it isn't my mate kissing my brother?" Sasuke spat and red flickered in his eyes. "And don't even dare to tell me it's photoshopped, because I know it isn't!"
"Well, yeah, okay, it is. I'm kissing Itachi in that picture," Naruto admitted frustrated and ran a hand through his hair. "But I'm not cheating on you!"
The cold air settling between them would make the icy winds on the North Pole proud.
"Really?" How Sasuke managed to drip one single word in so much sarcasm, the blond would never understand. "Then please enlighten me: what constitutes as cheating for you? Because kissing to me equals cheating." A grim smile played around the corners of his mouth. "But you might have a different definition of cheating."
The allusion to Gaara and the kiss Naruto had shared with Sasuke when he was still together with the red haired Alpha was not lost on the blond and he bristled, hackles raised, not appreciating being insulted that way at all.
"Sasuke, stop it," Itachi ordered harshly, having taken the picture from Naruto. "This picture was taken years before Naruto-kun even met you."
Uncertainty crossed Sasuke's face briefly, like a chip cracking in his mask, before he smoothed his face and clenched his jaw. "What's your proof?"
"Oh my god, can't you just trust our word?" Naruto snapped, clenching his fists tightly. "It happened during their bachelor party, okay? We were drunk, someone suggested we play truth or dare and when I picked dare, they told me to kiss Itachi. That's it. It only lasted a couple of seconds. Nothing more happened, I swear!"
Sasuke visibly wavered and he kept glancing between the picture and Naruto before darting his eyes to Itachi, who stared back calmly.
"That's really all that happened, Otouto," Itachi murmured, placing the picture on the table. "I would never hurt you or Deidara like that."
"Besides, do you really think these two would still have their balls if they had been cheating on us, un?" Deidara drawled, approaching them with a grim look on his face.
Naruto started; he hadn't even realised his friend had left the kitchen.
"They're speaking the truth, Sasuke-kun," the older Omega continued, casting an idle look at the picture. "It's just a stupid dare of one of Naruto's friends."
"Who took the picture then?" Sasuke asked, but the fire had died out and he looked tired and confused instead of furious now.
"Sai probably," Naruto replied and crossed his arms. "He was there during the party – I think Kiba must have invited him – and he had an obsession with photography back then. Eugh, I'm so going to kick his arse next time I see him! I didn't even know he took a picture of this!"
"So there's really nothing going on between you?" Sasuke asked and there was a spark of hope lingering in his voice.
"Oh please, as if I would ever be interested in him," Naruto snorted and rolled his eyes.
"Likewise," Itachi retorted dryly, drawing Deidara closer to him by his hip.
"Who gave you the picture, un?" Deidara asked, narrowing his eyes slightly.
That was something Naruto liked to know as well. Before this debacle, he hadn't even known there had been pictures taken of it. Logic stated that it had to have been Sai who had given the photo to Sasuke, but what could the Beta gain with that? Sure, he was socially clueless, but not vindictive. There was no point in him sending Sasuke the picture – the blond wasn't even certain Sai knew Sasuke, considering the pale man travelled throughout various countries to promote his art and study more art styles.
Sasuke tightened his jaw and loathing filled his voice as he replied, "Haruno did."
That fucking bitch.
Rage coursed through his veins so powerfully it took every last bit of his restraint not to punch his fist into the wall. Never mind how she had got her hands on that picture – despite Naruto's warnings, she still had gone and fucked with his family.
After all those years she still couldn't deal with rejection and instead of going away with the last shreds of her dignity intact, she had tried to rip their bond apart, make Sasuke doubt he was loyal to the Alpha.
If she had been standing right in front of him now, he would have had no trouble bashing her head against the wall.
"She doesn't know when to give up, does she?" Naruto snarled. "I told her to stay the fuck away from us and instead she does this?!"
"When did you tell her that?" Sasuke questioned sharply, whipping his head around so fast, Naruto's own neck ached in sympathy.
"I met her at the supermarket around a week ago," Naruto explained through gritted teeth. He was seeing red and the urge to just go out and find her and make her pay was growing with each second that passed. "She wanted to talk to you, but I told her that you weren't interested in seeing her anymore, let alone talking. We got into an argument, she pissed me off, I pissed her off and when I left, she said she would make me regret it. Apparently I wasn't clear enough when I told her she would be sorry if she didn't fuck off."
"How did she get her hands on this picture?" Itachi asked; his eyes darkening.
"No clue. Maybe she knows Sai somehow?" Naruto shrugged; his nails biting into his arms. "That's the only explanation that I can think of."
"We can't let her get away with this, un," Deidara stated; his own sky blue eyes cold as ice. "Clearly she isn't planning on giving up. Who knows how far she'll go next time, un?"
"I know you'd rather ignore her, Sasuke, but this is not something you can ignore," Itachi said; his mouth a thin line. "We need to discuss what we're going to do now. Would you object to having mother and father join us?"
"There's no need to drag them into this," Sasuke objected with a scowl.
"They have influence in places that might help us deal with Haruno," Itachi answered patiently and something passed between the two Alpha.
Naruto didn't have a clue as to what Fugaku's and Mikoto's influence had something to do with taking care of Haruno, but Sasuke sighed and inclined his head.
"Fine, call them," he muttered with a grimace.
Itachi nodded. "I'll call them now," he said and when he passed the younger Alpha, he squeezed his shoulder gently. "She won't get away with this, otouto."
"I'm going to check on the boys, un," Deidara sighed, running some fingers through his ponytail. "Before they stuff themselves completely full with chocolate."
That left Sasuke and Naruto standing alone in the living room and the hurt of being distrusted flared up once more and Naruto hugged his arms around him.
"You should have trusted me," he said softly. "At the very least you should have talked to me about it."
Sasuke flinched as if the Omega had struck him in his face. "I know," he replied and sank against the couch with a weary sigh. "I didn't want to believe you had cheated on me, but I knew the picture wasn't fake and I just – I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to believe."
"If you thought I had cheated on you, why weren't you angry at me then?" Naruto asked carefully; the question having hovered in the back of his mind ever since Sasuke had shown the picture. The picture had been rather damning evidence and even though it pained Naruto to think that Sasuke would believe he was cheating on him and it angered him that the Alpha would think he would have an affair with his brother, he couldn't really blame the other man for believing that.
Still …
"I was pissed off," Sasuke admitted and a wry, pained smile painted his lips as he raised his head and gazed at the blond. "But I couldn't bear the thought of losing you either." A weak chuckle escaped him and he shook his head. "I would have forgiven you eventually even if you had really been cheating on me, I think. I'd do anything to keep you with me."
"You're an idiot," Naruto sighed, but even if he wanted to, he couldn't remain angry at his mate. Not when he looked so defeated, so vulnerable.
"I know," Sasuke replied simply; his eyes completely unguarded.
"I would never cheat on you. I won't hurt you," Naruto continued in a stronger voice.
"I know and I should have kept believing in that. I should have trusted you instead of a picture my ex sent me. Can you forgive me for doubting you?" the Alpha asked softly and there was pain and worry lurking in the depths of his eyes.
Naruto stepped forwards and wrapped his arms around Sasuke's waist, feeling him stiffen underneath his touch for a few seconds before he relaxed and embraced him back. "I'm hurt that you'd even contemplate the idea that I would ever cheat on you," he said, voice muffled as he directed his words into Sasuke's shirt. "But I can also understand why you would have thought that. It's just … Promise me that you'll talk to me whenever something troubles you. Don't let it build up until you explode."
"I promise, I swear," Sasuke whispered and the Omega felt his balled fists resting on his lower back.
Raising his head, Naruto locked his gaze onto Sasuke's. "We're not going to let her win," he said determined. "She tried to separate us, but she's not going to succeed. I love you, Sasuke, and nothing is going to change that, okay? Nothing. Not even vindictive, jealous, little pests."
Relief visibly filled dark eyes before they closed and Sasuke pressed his face into Naruto's neck. "I love you too. I'm sorry for hurting you."
The last line could either refer to him not trusting Naruto or the rough handling in the shower a few days ago.
Naruto didn't care. It didn't matter.
What mattered was that in spite of Haruno's attempts to drive a wedge between them, she hadn't succeeded. Naruto wouldn't let her succeed. He wasn't going to let Sasuke go, simply because one bitch couldn't get it into her head that she wasn't wanted anymore. They would get through this rough patch and they would get out of it stronger than before. The love they had for each other wouldn't crumble, even when someone tried to pry them apart.
Sasuke raised his head and their eyes glided over the other one's face, studying them, before they both reduced the distance between them and their mouths touched in a gentle, loving kiss; their combined scent soothing them.
No matter what happened, they had each other. They would always have each other.
Haruno would pay. That was a promise and Naruto always kept his promises.
Always.
AN2: So yes, at least the drama with the picture has been solved. I welcome any suggestions as to what could happen to make Sakura pay. I have an idea in mind, but I'm curious as to what you'll come up with :)
I also hope this chapter wasn't too bad! *winces*
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!
Cuddles
Melissa
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