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Constellations (complete)	By : momhuey8 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 1362 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Not much changed for several days, except that Sasuke seemed even more tense and quiet.
On the third day, the shower door opened and Sasuke crowded into the stall with Neji. He leaned back against the opposite wall and stared at the floor for several minutes. Finally Neji saw his lips move but couldn’t hear him over the spray. He turned off the water.
“What did you say?”
“Seven years ago.” Sasuke slid down the wall to sit on the floor. Neji mimicked him and they sat across from each other, their arms resting on upturned knees.
Neji waited.
“Seven years ago, I could have done this.” Sasuke stared at a trail of water meandering toward the drain. “I could have done what you’re doing for him. Been a part of this.” His fingers attempted to divert the water’s path.
“I could have jumped in with both feet and we would have battled this together until the very end. Then, if it came to it, I would have followed him to whatever lies beyond.”
Neji nodded. “Now you can’t go with him.”
Sasuke looked at Neji. “You are already carrying such a large burden. I hate to ask you to carry part of mine.”
“I have no real burden. I am here to help with yours and his.” Neji tilted his head. “Naruto’s is large and I can’t really help him carry it, but I can listen to him and do some of the things that help him carry it more easily.
“Of all the burdens, though, yours is the heaviest. I don’t find fault in your struggles to carry it. Neither does Naruto. We’ve all lost family and we understand that being left behind is the hardest of all.” Neji’s fingers guided a small dribble of water around an imperfection in the shower floor, aiding its journey toward the drain.
“If I could, I would carry your burden and Naruto’s as well. I would take them and fly away with them, leaving you both in peace.”
Sasuke’s throat worked momentarily.
“What I don’t want to do is stand between you two, interpreting for each other, running interference, trying to be a conduit for comfort and strength that should be given directly.”
After several moments of silence broken only by the rhythmic echo of water splashing into the bottom of the drainpipe, Sasuke spoke, his voice almost unrecognizable.
“Do you think this really could happen?”
“Who can say? In the end, that really isn’t the point. The point is that he thinks it will.”
Sasuke shifted and sighed. He rubbed his hand over his face.
“Alright, tell me why he’s tired.”
Neji nodded.
“Something is trying to pull the demon from Naruto’s body, much like the other two times. It has had a cumulative affect, taxing him more and more and is to the point of affecting the restorative stages of his sleep. There is a window during stage four in which the enemy will get the demon.” Neji shrugged. “So, while he sleeps, I hold the demon in.”
Sasuke covered his face with his hands. He felt like an asshole.
“The problem is,” Neji continued, “I can only do it for a couple of hours. I don’t have one tenth the chakra that either of you have, so I’m only able to give him snatches of sleep here and there.
“Hinata has helped several times, but her ability is about equal with mine. Between the two of us, we managed to give him six straight hours two days ago. The toads have been our life savers, though. They have been giving him some real rest, but again, we’ve only been able to manage it a couple times a week.”
“God damn it.” Sasuke groaned. “If I thought it would help, I’d hire five guys to kick my ass right now.” He shook his head again. “Okay, I can fix the sleeping part. What’s being done to stop it?”
“We’re meeting every day. Konoha and Suna teams are out at all times scouting and gathering intel. Rock and Mist have thrown a couple of teams our way as well. The toads have tried to find the thread as you did four years ago, but it’s not the same. Of course you know that, for several years now, Shika has been exploring ways to eliminate the demon for good. We’ve given him more resources to expand his research. Since I can’t leave Konoha, I’m on that team.”
“My gods, I am so sorry.”
Neji patted the foot closest to him. “It probably would help both of you if you got more involved.”
Sasuke pictured weeks of meetings and research and all the fear and uncertainty of Naruto’s days. Then he pictured himself with his arms crossed stubbornly over his chest, his back turned toward the whole situation. The one time in their relationship that Naruto needed him most, when he should have been shoulder to shoulder with his lover, and he’d gone into hiding instead.
“Does he think I don’t love him anymore?”
Neji smiled. “Just the opposite. He understands, truly.”
“You know a lot about what he’s thinking and feeling.”
“That’s how I help him carry his burden. I listen to him.”
“I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to do that. Talk to him over the breakfast table about…” He couldn’t even say it.
“And that’s how I help you carry your burden.”
Sasuke looked at Neji. ‘I do love you, you know?”
“I love you, too. Now let’s see about getting Naruto some sleep.”
They found himat the Hokage Tower slumped, blearily staring at a pile of scrolls on his desk.
“Hey, guys.” He pushed up when Neji and Sasuke entered.
Sasuke strode purposefully around the desk. When he reached Naruto, he grasped the back of his head with one hand and hauled him in for a scorching kiss. He pulled back and looked into golden eyes.
“Bed. Now.” Naruto’s face fell.
“Sasuke,” he whispered.
“Shh. What would it take to seduce you,” Sasuke kissed him again, “into eight or ten hours of sleep?”
Naruto laughed and wrapped his arms around Sasuke’s back.
“My god, that is the sexiest thing you’ve ever said to me.”
“Sleep here,” Neji said. “It’s quieter. I’ll come in a few hours and give you a break.”
Sasuke nodded as he pulled Naruto toward the door that led to sleeping quarters.
After Sasuke shut the door behind them, Naruto reached for the hooks on his flak jacket. Sasuke stopped him.
“I haven’t done this in so long. Let me?”
“I’ve missed you so much, Sasuke.”
Sasuke nodded and worked the rest of the fastenings on the vest. After tossing it aside, he pulled the black mesh shirt up and over Naruto’s head. Sasuke’s eyes followed the path his fingers were taking down Naruto’s ribs.
“In all my life, I’ve never seen anything more perfect than you.” He reached the fastening on the pants and after a couple of practiced flicks, was on his knees sliding the garment to the floor.
As Naruto pulled first one foot then the other free, Sasuke pressed his lips to a muscled hip and held them there. Naruto caressed his head and Sasuke looked up, his eyes wet.
“So perfect.” He cleared his throat and stood, taking both Naruto’s hands in his.
“Now, to bed. Neji explained everything and this should be no drain on me at all.”
Naruto nodded. “Probably not. Just really boring.”
“Sleep until you wake up. The kids are okay and Neji and I can handle the demon. We even have Hinata standing by if we need her.”
“Sleep, blessed sleep.” Naruto kissed Sasuke. “You are my hero.” He turned and crawled on the mattress, then waited until Sasuke had his hand over the seal.
“This will give you an idea what it will be like when I’m sleeping. Ready?”
Sasuke nodded and Naruto eased his control back until Sasuke felt the full effect of the outside pull on the demon.
“Son of a bitch! Is this what you’ve been dealing with? Every day, all day?”
Naruto shrugged. Sasuke rubbed his face.
“Can you ever forgive me?”
Naruto’s look was piercing. “I love you. The end.”
Sasuke ran his fingers down Naruto’s forehead and over his eyelids, closing Naruto’s eyes.
“Sleep. I’m here now.” Naruto’s sigh was pure contentment and he was asleep in seconds.
Sasuke was lying on his side watching Naruto’s chest expand and contract when the blond’s breathing changed; he was waking up. Naruto rolled to his back and stretched languidly, the sleepy growl he made shooting straight to Sasuke’s groin.
Sasuke saw Naruto’s nose twitch and a small smile form on his face as he recognized Sasuke’s scent. “Hey, bastard.” His voice was a rough rasp.
Sasuke propped his head on his hand. “Hey.”
“How’d it go? Boring?”
“Not at all. The conversations you had in your sleep were fascinating.” He rubbed a finger down a tan bicep. “Who’s Aimi?”
Naruto’s brow furrowed. “Huh?” Then he laughed at Sasuke’s smirk. “Dumbass.”
“How are you feeling? I could hold the demon a while longer if you want.” He rose and scooted to kneel over Naruto. “Of course, you’d have to put up with my hands on you,” he whispered.
“Mmm. Tempting.”
“What do you think, Naruto? Could you put up with my hands on you?” Sasuke pressed his teeth to Naruto’s jaw. “Do you feel well enough to let me make love to you?”
Naruto’s look became heavy lidded. “Yeah, I do.”
“Do you feel well enough to make love to me?”
Naruto looked thoughtful for about two seconds and his grin was huge. “Yeah! Hell of a difference some sleep makes.”
Sasuke sat up and began stripping off his clothes.
“Wait.” Naruto maneuvered Sasuke and himself off the bed. “Like you said, it’s been a while. Let me.”
Naruto nipped and teased and Sasuke was euphoric. This was a Naruto he hadn’t seen in a while. The sun was once again shining brightly in his world.
Sasuke was finally on his back in bed, Naruto knelt next to him, staring hungrily at his body.
“Are you in a hurry?” Naruto asked.
Sasuke laughed lightly. “I’ve been staring at your naked body for hours and you ask if I’m in a hurry.”
That wasn’t really an answer, so Naruto decided for himself.
“I want to taste every inch of this gorgeous body of yours. His eyes became a deeper gold as he heard Sasuke’s breath hitch and watched his semi-hard length fill out completely.
Naruto was as good as his word. Not an inch of Sasuke’s body was left untouched, untasted, and several spots sported deep maroon marks where Naruto had nearly forgotten his purpose and let passion take over.
“Tell me what you want.” Naruto had moved over Sasuke and was sliding their erections together.
Panting, Sasuke opened his eyes. They were unfocused for several seconds. “I want to come with you inside me.” He pressed his hips up. “Now, please.”
Without breaking eye contact, Naruto reached down, aligned himself and pressed forward gently.
“I love it when it’s just you and me. After all these years, you still excite me more than anyone or anything in this whole world.”
Sasuke reached up and cupped Naruto’s face. “And you’re still my first and only true love. What I feel for you…” He held Naruto’s gaze until Naruto nodded in understanding.
This was comfort for Naruto. Each time with Sasuke was new and exciting, but the greatest joy came from that which was familiar. The familiarity of Sasuke’s scent, the slope of his ear that Naruto could recognize blindfolded, the particular sounds he made when Naruto bit near that one silvery scar on his shoulder, the way Sasuke’s fingers dug into his arms and his heel into that spot on Naruto’s right flank.
This was a store of memories pieced together to make a life. This was a lifetime of experiences shared. This was history and it was future. This was the foundation of his very existence.
Then they were floating on a sea of fire. They were shattered and rebuilt over and over. Each time the bond that was never really tattered at all, was polished and tended until it was wrapped around them in a comforting embrace, stronger than ever.
The atmosphere in their home changed significantly after that day. Sasuke helped Naruto sleep and, rested, he was more like his old self, filling all their lives with light, laughter and love.
The dinner table became a place of happy chatter and the bedroom became a steamy island of passion.
After a couple of days, Sasuke entered the meeting room at Naruto’s side. He bowed at the assembly and said, “I’d like to help”
Several people rushed up and patted his back and grasped his hands. He heard several shouts of “Thank the gods!”
And he was in his element. He had a sense of taking and being in control. Being able to facilitate Naruto’s sleep and being brought up to date on the situation gave him a purpose and eased many of the fears he’d let build on a foundation of ignorance.
“I’d like to make elimination of the demon my first priority,” Sasuke said to Neji and Naruto while he ate gustily during a lunch break. “But I don’t think it’s practical to focus my efforts there.”
Naruto nodded. Neji sat at his side, his hand over the seal, giving Naruto a short break from the pull on the demon.
“Yeah. We really don’t have any direction there. I wish Jiraiya or my father had written something down about the seal. Who would have thought it would be this impossible to reverse engineer?”
“I wish it wasn’t true, but that avenue could yield results tomorrow, or not for years.” Sasuke chewed and tapped his chopsticks absently on the side of his bowl. “My teams have been talking and what it really boils down to is that we need to find this enemy.”
Both men nodded in agreement.
“Considering the lack of results with all the other search methods we’ve used so far, we’ve come up with an idea. It might be like looking for a hatpin in a hayfield, but I’d like to search the earth. Through the earth.”
Naruto tilted his head in consideration. “Send your chakra out in a grid and see what’s out there?”
“Essentially. I wonder if the reason our teams in the field are coming up with nothing is because they are underground.”
Naruto sat up, dislodging Neji’s hand. The switchover of control caused a look of relief on Neji’s face.
“I’ll bet you’re right. And if we both searched…”
“No.” Sasuke interrupted. “This is no different than last time. If you happened to be the one to find them, we would have just laid an open pipe from them to Kyuubi.”
Naruto looked at the ceiling and sighed. “Yeah. Damn I feel helpless.”
Sasuke reached out and squeezed his hand. “I’ll send you the official membership card later.”
Naruto grinned at him. “I really like you.”
Heat filled Sasuke’s eyes for several moments then he went back to attacking his lunch.
So Sasuke began scouring the earth in one meter swathes. At the end of three days everyone checked the progress on a map. The mood soured when they realized that while he’d searched 1000 kilometers out, he’d only covered 300 meters across. Only forty million meters to go.
“Don’t get discouraged,” Neji told both of them in bed later. “The odds of finding them tomorrow are as good as any other day.”
Sasuke sighed. “I suppose.” He rubbed his face. This was tiring him as well and now he was pulling double shifts, working all day and helping Naruto sleep at night.
Naruto turned on his side and stroked Sasuke’s chest and ribs. “Neji’s right. We’ll try again tomorrow. But I realized this afternoon that now you’re the one not resting.”
“I’m fine…”
“No, wait. I have an idea. We’ll split the difference tonight, but tomorrow I want to try something. Remember when I told you about the little trick I tried with the toads years ago? The one where I left two clones in reserve in case I got knocked out?”
Sasuke sat up. “Yes! That was brilliant. One clone to maintain the other, so you don’t even have to be conscious.” Neji was sitting up as well, his eyes wide. He didn’t have the sage abilities, but he understood the theory well enough to understand this.
“I don’t trust my own abilities on this because my own chakra is under attack, but you could possibly put a couple of clones in place to hold the demon and then we could all go back to sleeping like normal people. Well, maybe not normal people.” He grinned.
“Yes.” Sasuke started some rudimentary hand signs, but Naruto stopped him.
“Tomorrow. I want to have some backup in place in case this doesn’t work out. About half of my shit never goes the way I think it will.”
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