A/N: Now to find out the answers to my previously asked questions for you guys! I hope you guys like this, and I'll try to make it lengthy. Key word: try. Also, I'm sorry, yet again, for such a late update. Enjoy~

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Prince & Companion

Chapter 5

X*X(Sasuke's POV)X*X

Morning came, and with it, a feeling of excitement that rushed through me. I kissed Naruto on the forehead softly, and then moved down to his nose, and finally, his lips. After a few seconds, he began to kiss me back, and then I pulled away, gazing warmly into his sapphire eyes.

"Merry Christmas, Naruto," I murmured. His eyes brightened, and he smiled at me eagerly.

"Merry Christmas, Sasuke!" he grinned, and started to move away, but I grabbed his waist and pulled him close again. "But Sasuke! I wanna see if Itachi and Kisame are here yet!"

"They'll come and get us," I told him. "It's our little tradition. When they wake up, they'll come get us so we can all go to the den together." I reached over and grabbed my phone as an afterthought, and checked to see if Itachi had texted me to say they were home. He had gotten back and texted me around 2:09 this morning, and even asked in his text if we could wake them up if it was after 10 and they still weren't up. Looking at my phone's time, I saw it was 9:58 in the morning. I set my phone back down on the bedside table and returned my attention to Naruto.

"What's up?" the blonde asked, blinking cutely.

"Looks like Itachi wants us to wake him and Kisame up if they're not up by 10," I smirked. "Wanna go wake them up by jumping on them?"

"Won't they get mad?" he frowned, uncertain.

"Nah, they shouldn't," I assured him. We got out of bed, put on our slippers the aforementioned pair had gotten us, and then left for their bedroom. Once we got there, I perked my ears up, listening to see if they were already awake or not. I couldn't hear anything besides their steady breathing as they slept, so I placed a finger to my lips, signaling for Naruto to keep quiet, and opened the door. We slipped inside, closing the door behind us, and were able to use our heightened night vision to make our way to the bed, where Itachi and Kisame were fast asleep. I stood by Itachi's side of the bed, and Naruto stood on Kisame's side, and then I signaled to him with a countdown. 3…2…1…

"MERRY CHRISTMAS!" we shouted, pouncing on them. I felt like a little kid again when I did, back when I was five and would always excitedly run into my brother's room each year and wake him and Kisame up on Christmas morning. It was a strange feeling to be doing it again after 13 years, but not unwelcome.

The pair in the bed yelped in shock, struggling immediately against us, and then they realized it was Naruto and me. Itachi grabbed my shoulders as I laughed, glaring, but when he saw how amused I was, he couldn't help but join in. Kisame had Naruto in a light headlock, ruffling his blonde locks and ears gently as the kitsune giggled.

"Merry Christmas, you two," Itachi chuckled.

"It's just like when Sasuke was younger, isn't it?" Kisame smiled.

"Yes, just more violent," my brother smirked.

"Can we go to the den now?" Naruto begged, his eyes bright and eager. The older pair laughed, and then nodded.

"Let us get some coffee first, and then we'll go," Kisame told my companion, smiling. The blonde followed them eagerly to the kitchen, where Itachi poured himself and Kisame a cup of coffee each.

"Ready?" Itachi asked, making Naruto practically dance in place with excitement.

"I've been ready!" he whined. He looked like he wanted to tear through the hallway to the den, he was so wired. We laughed at his excitement before heading to the den to open the presents. Finally, we arrived at the door, and I pulled Naruto close to me as Itachi opened the door.

"Holy shit!" he yelped, shocked by the amount of presents around the tree. There were four decently-sized piles around the tree, and the stockings were full to the brim. I had a feeling Itachi and Kisame had stuffed Naruto's full of candy and other small trinkets, though. After all, he had a major sweet tooth sometimes.

"Surprised?" Itachi chuckled, eyeing the blonde with amusement.

"I've never seen so many gifts!" Naruto crowed.

"Then let this be the best Christmas you've had," Kisame smiled warmly, ruffling his hair and ears again. Naruto grinned brightly as I guided him to the loveseat to sit with me while Itachi donned his Santa hat and began to pass out the stockings once Kisame had started up the fireplace. He already knew to avoid my gift for Naruto until the end, thankfully. I hadn't said anything, but he seemed to sense I wanted that to be last.

We emptied our stockings first, and I was pleasantly surprised to find a small plush fox keychain in mine. I looked to my companion, and he smiled mischievously at me when he noticed I was holding it. I pulled him close and kissed him lightly.

"It's cute, but not as cute as you," I murmured against his lips. He blushed when I said that, looking away when I let him go. Then he went back to pawing through his own stocking, the blush on his cheeks still visible as he continued to pull out more and more candy.

"Thank you so much, Sasuke!" the blonde chirped, and I smirked.

"Thank Itachi and Kisame, they hooked you up," I chuckled. Naruto turned and thanked them brightly, earning kind smiles in return. We all went through our gifts, and in the end, Naruto was left with just my gift to him. My companion realized it was from me when he saw the tag on it, and carefully unwrapped it, unlike he had done with the rest of his gifts, where the wrapping paper had been shredded. Once he had it unwrapped, he glanced at me before pulling the lid off of the small box. Immediately, he gasped at the sight of the gift I'd had made for him, and tears formed in his eyes as he gingerly picked it up out of the box. It was a beautiful collar, lined on the inside with blue silk for comfort, and the outside was covered in platinum. A single row of small black diamonds ran along the middle until the front, which had a loop for a tag on it. A single tag and a small charm hung from the loop, with the charm showing a gold fox face. The tag had Naruto's name engraved on it, and the opposite side of the tag had a sapphire on it.

"Sasuke…it's beautiful…" he whispered, examining it carefully.

"Do you like it?" I asked, watching him. He looked at me with wide eyes.

"I love it! It's gorgeous!" he exclaimed, carefully placing it back in the box before hugging me tightly. My ears twitched slightly when I heard the door close softly, and I realized Itachi and Kisame had left to give us some privacy. Naruto clung to me with his hug, and I kissed the top of his head between his ears. Finally, when he pulled away, he smiled happily at me. "Thank you so much Sasuke. I absolutely love it."

"I'm glad," I chuckled. "I was actually kind of nervous you wouldn't."

"Really?" he blinked.

"Yes, but what matters is that you love it," I told him. "Do you want me to put it on you?"

"If you could," he murmured shyly. I slid the collar around his neck and fastened it, and then he turned and beamed at me. Before he could say anything, though, his stomach growled.

"Let's get some breakfast," I smirked, and he nodded with a blush. Taking his hand and lacing our fingers together, I led Naruto to the dining hall, where Itachi and Kisame were waiting for us, talking in soft voices and drinking their coffee. We sat down across from them, and then the maids brought out breakfast for us, which consisted of homemade scones, which was our annual tradition on Christmas. They even brought out honey, jam, butter, maple syrup, and powdered sugar to top them with. As we ate, I noticed Naruto seemed to be deep in thought, despite enjoying the scones. The blonde was quiet, not really focusing, but when he realized I was watching him, he smiled brightly at me as if to reassure me. I ruffled his hair and ears in response, and he swatted my hand away before returning to his breakfast. Once we were finished eating, Itachi told us we could do whatever we wanted, since today was a holiday. We thanked my brother and his mate before leaving, but instead of returning to the den, I practically dragged Naruto to my bedroom. He seemed surprised when I sat him on the bed, but I wanted answers for his recent behavior.

"What's been going on with you?" I asked, and he lowered his gaze, biting his lip nervously. "I'm not blind. I can tell something's been weighing heavily on your mind." He remained silent for a while, and I could tell he was conflicted on whether or not he should speak up. Finally, he mumbled something, but I couldn't make it out. "What was that?"

"…I want you," he whispered, his ears folding back slowly. My eyes widened in shock, and I placed two fingers under his chin to tilt his head up so he was looking at me. The sapphire orbs appeared nervous, but certain, and I could tell he truly wanted it.

"Are you sure?" I questioned softly. "I just want to make certain."

"Yeah… I've been thinking about it lately, and you're the only one who's treated me well, and who actually loves and cares for me the way you do," he admitted. "You're the only one I want."

"Then I'm yours," I murmured, closing the gap between us and kissing him passionately. Naruto responded quickly, parting his lips and allowing me entry. I slid my tongue into his mouth, and our tongues began to battle it out for dominance, and I soon won. My hands roamed over his sides, drawing a soft moan from him, and he kissed me harder, almost as if he was becoming impatient. I nipped at his bottom lip, making him whimper a little, but kissed him hotly as I began to tug at his shirt. We broke away briefly so I could pull the garment over his head, and then pushed him down flat on his back onto the bed. He scooted back until his head was against the pillows, and I removed my own shirt before starting to kiss along his chest. Naruto gave small gasps and moans as I nipped and kissed down his torso, and then moved back up to his collarbone. It was there that I decided to mark him as mine. I bit down on the spot where his neck met his collarbone, hard enough to break the skin with my canines. I lapped at the blood that leaked out, kissing gently at the mark to soothe the pain when the bleeding stopped.

When the mark was made, I felt my mating instincts fully kick in, and my body began to react strongly to them. With a growl, I pulled off both Naruto and my pants and boxers, and the blonde beneath me whimpered nervously at being fully exposed. I nuzzled him reassuringly, and he seemed to relax at the gesture. The kitsune watched me with darkened sapphire eyes as I slicked up three fingers with lube from my bedside drawer and then spread his legs. Carefully, I slid the first one inside of him, making my soon-to-be mate clench up automatically and hiss through his teeth.

"You need to relax, Naruto," I murmured, kissing his inner thigh gently. Naruto gradually began to will his body to relax, so I slowly moved the first finger inside of him, thrusting it in and out little by little. I slipped in a second finger, and the blonde whimpered quietly. I planted soft butterfly kisses along his inner thighs, and the little whimpers changes into a series of small, quiet moans. Scissoring him a few times, I then added the third finger, and Naruto gave another moan, louder this time. I stretched and scissored him until I felt he was ready, and then I withdrew the pale digits, drawing a whine of protest from the blonde beneath me.

"I'll be inside you soon, love," I purred, and he blushed a deep crimson. I lathered up my hardened cock with lube, and then pressed against my lover's entrance. "Ready, Naruto?"

"Yes," he whispered, gazing up at me with glittering, lust-darkened sapphire eyes.

"Then your officially mine," I growled, and entered him fully with one swift thrust. Naruto gasped sharply at the sudden intrusion, and he appeared to struggle to adjust. "It's okay, it's me, not a stranger," I soothed, kissing him tenderly. The blonde seemed to realize that, and he slowly relaxed his body. When he nodded to me, I began to move in small, steady thrusts so as not to hurt or scare him.

"Sasuke, faster!" the kitsune pleaded after several of these small thrusts.

"Gladly," I grinned, flashing my canines slightly, and then increased my pace so I was creating some friction between us. That's when I found Naruto's prostate, striking it hard and making him cry out loudly with pleasure.

"There, Sasuke!" Naruto moaned. I continued to thrust quickly, my pace starting to become erratic as I got closer to my release. I reached between us and began to stroke at my mate's neglected member, drawing a startled moan from him. The kitsune's moans and mewls increased in frequency and pitch as his release approached, too, and then I struck his prostate again. Naruto came with a scream of pure ecstasy, his cum spattering against our stomachs. I was quick to follow, biting down gently on his unmarked collarbone with a low groan as I spilled my white hot seed inside of him. When our orgasms ended, I relaxed my jaw, kissing the lightly bitten spot better before pulling out of my mate. Pulling Naruto close to me, I wrapped my arms around him firmly, and he nuzzled his cheek against my neck as his body curled up against me. My slender black tail wrapped around his fluffy blonde one, and the kitsune sighed in content.

"I love you, Naruto," I purred softly, allowing the soft vibrations to wash over us.

"Love you, too, Sasuke," Naruto mumbled sleepily. Carefully, I covered us both with the blanket so we could nap for a bit, and then kissed the top of my mate's head between his ears softly, inhaling his warm scent before closing my eyes and going to sleep.

X*X*X*X*X*X*X

Later, I woke up with Naruto still resting peacefully in my arms. Smiling tenderly down at my new mate, I lightly tightened my grip on him before pulling back a bit and kissing his nose. The blonde wrinkled his nose a little and his ears flicked a few times before those beautiful sapphire orbs were revealed to me. Naruto smiled up at me tiredly, still groggy from our nap and our activities earlier.

"Hey," I murmured.

"Hey," he replied back, yawning.

"You okay?" I asked, gently massaging his lower back.

"Yeah, just sore," he admitted, lowering his gaze with a pink tint to his cheeks. Smirking, I nipped at the tip of his ear, making him gasp and shiver slightly. "Sasuke…"

"What's wrong?" I inquired, holding him closer when I heard the worry in his voice.

"…Do you think I'll become pregnant?" Naruto mumbled. I pulled him away a little so I could see his face.

"Do you want to?" I countered.

"I'm not sure yet," he whimpered, tears forming in his eyes. "What if I do become pregnant and I'm not ready?"

"We'll cross that bridge when we get there," I assured him. "But just in case, I'll be careful when we have sex, or if you don't want to even have sex, we won't."

"Are you sure?" the kitsune whispered.

"Of course," I smiled at him earnestly. "Naruto, I love you, and I care about you. That means I'll respect your decisions, no matter what they may be."

"Thank you…" he murmured, hugging me tightly. Suddenly, I heard my phone buzz, and Naruto pulled back a bit so I could snag it. Sighing, I checked the text, and saw Itachi had texted me earlier and told me to have fun. Dammit, he knew! As long as no one heard us, we're okay. "What's wrong?" Naruto asked, seeing my disgruntled expression.

"Itachi knows we had sex," I grumbled.

"How?!" the blonde gasped.

"No idea, but as long as we weren't heard, then it's okay," I told him. The blonde kitsune in my arms yawned tiredly, and I smiled tenderly at him. "Get some more sleep. I'll be here when you wake up."

"Sounds good…" he mumbled, and fell asleep curled against my chest, his blonde furry ears flicking a little before his breathing evened out from sleep. I hoped for his sake he wouldn't become pregnant from our first time together, or else he'd be upset with me. If he did become pregnant, then I'll have to convince Itachi to speak to him. Hopefully, all will go well…

A/N: FINALLY, A LEMON! I apologize for such a long update period, and for a short chapter… I was getting a lot of pressure from you guys to update this, so I've been trying, but it's been difficult… Anyhoo, R&R, peeps!