A/N: Holy shit, this chapter is 10 pages long and 5,001 words! Wow!

Okay, so I want to post some warnings on this chapter.

There IS a lemon in this chapter, so if you get squeamish, please skip ahead of it for the fluff. And umm.. My lemon uses kinda explicit language, but not really, so… yeah. I didn't censor my words with substitutes like "member" or "little brother" or anything. But some warning.

…And I'm finally done!

Please don't forget to read the Authors Notes at the end of the chapter!

Commence

Day 12—

The sun glared at Naruto though the living room window. He had fallen asleep on his couch after…

Sasuke…

Naruto smiled, his eyes still closed and the kisses still fresh in his mind. That smile soon turned into a goofy grin as the giddiness of that afternoon returned for another round in the octagon with his stomach. Naruto opened his eyes and sat up, glancing over at his now completely clean kitchen. He had spent a good hour or so trying to distract himself from thinking of his dark-haired, dare he say boyfriend, but cleaning and scrubbing his kitchen until the sunset light glinted off of the slick tiles then tried to take a nap.

Wait.

Rewind.

Sunset?

"OH SHIT!" Naruto jumped off of the couch and darted off into the bathroom. Sunset meant that it was nearly seven o'clock and Sasuke would be showing up to his door at any minute to take him to Sakura's party. He hadn't showered or picked out his clothes and god knows where all of his gifts had gotten to.

Aw hell. He cursed at himself, stripping down to his skin in record time and jumping into an ice-cold shower with a yelp. It didn't take long for the water to heat up, and for that he was grateful. He grabbed his two-in-one shampoo bottle and quickly worked the soap into a lather, hissing in pain when the suds dripped down into his eyes.

A few moments later Naruto hustled out of his shower and speed-walked into his room drying his hair and bypassing the act of wrapping a towel around his waist.

"Aw man! What am I gonna wear?" He stopped suddenly and blinked twice before shivering in disgust at his last statement. "Wow that sounded girly."

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Sasuke felt his heart rate increase with each step he took towards Naruto's house. After the events of that afternoon, Sasuke had tried his best to distract himself by shopping for gifts for everyone. In retrospect, it probably wasn't the best idea, because just about everywhere he went something reminded him of his little blonde dobe. Sasuke sighed. It was pointless, he rationalized, to try to not think about Naruto because the act in itself is im-poss-i-ble. 'Can't be done.

He came to an abrupt halt when he noticed that his feet had brought him all the way to the dobe's door without him realizing it. With a gulp and a deep breath, Sasuke brought up his hand and knocked on the apartment door.

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Knock! Knock!

Crap! He's here already! Naruto panicked. He had managed to pick out his outfit and was currently trapped under his couch retrieving Chouji's gift. How it managed to get itself under there… the world may never know.

"Come on in! I'll be right there!" Naruto shouted, hoping he could be heard from where he was.

"C'mon you little son-ov-a—" He growled at the package. No matter how far he stretched his arm, the damned box was just out of his reach. "Just a little farther—" He stretched his arm as far as it could go without popping it out of socket. His fingers were trembling, a hairs breadth away from the gift.

"GOTCHA!" Naruto exclaimed, grabbing the box.

"Got what?" A voice asked from behind him.

WHACK!

"OW!" Naruto crawled out from under his couch rubbing his head where he had hit it in surprise. "Teme! Don't sneak up on me like that!" Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

"What were you doing under the couch?" He asked. Deciding against the long explanation of how the heck Chouji's gift ended up under his couch (mainly because he couldn't remember how), he muttered a small "Nothin'."

"Hn… Right. Are you ready to go?" Sasuke offered his hand to help Naruto up. Surprised at the gesture, he hesitated a moment before allowing himself to be hoisted up.

"Yeah, let's go."

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"YOU'RE LATE!" One slightly miffed kunoichi shouted at her teammates. Naruto's hand took its place behind his neck, and a sheepish grin crept upon his face. Sasuke's expression remained stationary.

"Eh-heh. Sorry Sakura-chan!" Naruto said. Sakura smiled and moved out of the way of the doorway to let the two boys inside.

"It's okay, you're not really all that late." She closed the door behind them.

"Woooowwwww!" Naruto said, staring at the decorations.

The whole room was lined with small light strings arranged in swirl patterns along the walls, the trim near the ceiling was lined with icicle lights. Balloons coated the ceiling, sparkling with reflected light amongst the many crisscrossing streamers. Several small Christmas trees stood in tasteful accents along the wall, refreshment tables, doorways, and a few marked the boundaries for the dance floor. Fake snow was piled here and there, and frost had been sprayed onto the windows, each lit with their own electric candle. What really caught Naruto's eye was the refreshment table and buffet off to the left of the largest of the seasonal trees which housed the gifts that everyone had brought. The table was laden with mounds of food ranging from roasted chicken to strawberry pound cake, chocolate, punch (and alcohol, it was assumed), biscuits, and a variety of Christmas goodies.

"So much food…" Naruto whispered under his breath. Sasuke glanced at him and chuckled to himself.

Figures food would steal his attention like that. Sasuke turned his attention back to surveying the room. It really was tastefully done. Admittedly, Sakura deserved a lot of credit for a job well done.

Over at the food table…

"Hey, Naruto! You made it!" Chouji grinned from on end of the buffet. Naruto smiled right back.

"Of course!" He picked up a paper plate and began piling food on top of it.

"Yeah, well," Chouji paused to eat the shrimp he had been holding, then spoke again. "I figured you'd at least be late."

"Aw, I'm not THAT bad."

"Psh… Sez you." Another male voice sounded from behind Chouji.

"Hey!" Naruto said indignantly. Chouji laughed.

"Shikamaru! Did you escape Ino's leash?" Chouji joked. Shikamaru's cheeks tinged themselves with red.

"She does not have me on a leash… She's just chatting with Sakura and being—"

"--Troublesome." Naruto and Chouji finished for him before taking a bite of the food they had in their hands.

"Che."

"HEY HEY HEY!" Kiba shouted, bounding over to the small group and pulling Naruto into a head-lock.

Sasuke glared at Kiba from across the room.

Damned dog-breathed son of a—He cursed under his breath. How dare he touch an Uchiha's property! Well, okay, it wasn't his property…

Not officially anyway…

"Evening Sasuke." Neji said walking up in front of the brooding shinobi with the intention of talking.

"G-g-ood evening U-Uchiha-san…" Hinata stuttered behind her cousin. Sasuke nodded his head and grunted in acknowledgement.

Music started playing, vibrating the speakers and forcibly increasing the volume at which everyone spoke. The lights that were on dimmed themselves, and another colored set came on. Reds and purples and blues flashed around the room in a similar manner to those at a nightclub. There was even a series of disco balls hanging from the ceiling over the dance floor.

"Looks like the party's finally starting!" Kiba shouted, pumping his fist into the air.

"Kiba…" Chouji started.

"…Are you drunk?" Shikamaru finished while raising one eyebrow in curiosity. Kiba's flush face split into a toothy grin.

"Not drunk enough! WHOOOOO!" He grabbed a bottle of beer from the beverage table and skipped haphazardly over to Hinata.

"An da parfiess snot eben sdaded yed…" Naruto said through a mouth full of food. Chouji nodded and Shikamaru sighed.

"How troublesome…"

"Sakura…" Ino said staring into the party scene with disbelieving eyes and a gaping jaw.

"…Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Sakura whispered to her friend without removing her eyes from the sight before her.

"Yeah… and I can't believe it."

"Sasuke's actually… socializing!" Both girls paused, looked at each other, then looked back at him.

"Phew! Man, I'm beat!" Naruto muttered while collapsing into a chair along the wall. He had been dancing every fast-dance with everyone, anyone, and even by himself once he had finished his plate of goodies. In-between the fast dances he had joined Kiba and the others in drinking contests which he had won, hands down. Heck, his body was already starting to filter out the alcohol. One small trip to the bathroom and he'd be as sober as a reformed alcoholic during lent. He vaguely wondered if it was okay to let Kiba get that smashed.

"WAAAHOOOO!" Kiba shouted, shirtless from atop a Christmas tree. Hinata was desperately trying to coax him down.

Naruto tore his eyes from the sight and they quickly landed on Sasuke. Naruto stared for a moment, blinked twice, and stared some more.

That's it. No more alcohol… Now I'm starting to see Sasuke—

"--Socializing?" Neji asked seating himself beside Naruto.

"What?" The blonde asked.

"I said 'Are you done socializing?'." The Hyuuga repeated.

"Ah. Nope. Not yet. Just takin' a break." Naruto said with a grin.

"I'm still unsure of how you did it." Neji said looking at the party crowd in awe.

"Did what? The shrimp in Ino's flower?"

"No… The—"

"—bucket of powdered sugar Chouji when he came out of the bathroom?"

"No—"

"The self-detonating cans of silly string?"

"No, Naruto, it's—"

"What about the super—"

"NARUTO!" Neji shouted loud enough to cut the hyperactive one off.

"What?"

"I wasn't asking about your pranks." Naruto looked at Neji blankly for a moment.

"Then what were you talking about?"

"Sasuke." Neji said. Naruto cocked an eyebrow at this.

"Sasuke? But I didn't do anything to Sasuke?" Neji simply smiled.

"Then can you tell me why he's being socially competent and friendly?" Neji asked. Naruto's jaw dropped.

"HE'S WHAT!" The boy screeched. Neji chuckled and nodded.

"He managed to talk to me for a little over an hour without scowling or scoffing. When I realized how long we'd been talking I Byakuganed him to check for Henge and… He laughed at me." Naruto stared at Neji.

"I thought that, since you two are best friends you might know something about it."

But I didn't do anything… Sasuke's just… That afternoon's kiss flashed through his mind. His lips tingled at the thought. Suddenly, his eyes widened and a small blush crept upon his cheeks. Ehhh! B-b-but… Was it that…?

"Ss-sorry Neji… I didn't do anything." …right? Neji smiled knowingly.

Liar… He thought. But if Naruto wanted to lie, then there was nothing he could do about it.

"I should probably go help Hinata pry her boyfriend off that tree…" The tension was broken and Naruto burst into a fit of laughter.

"Yeah! You prob'ly should!"

"Mmm-hmm..." Sasuke muttered trying his best to focus on the conversation he was listening to, but failing miserably.

Lee and TenTen were describing some victorious battle they had won during some mission somewhere or other… A dash of youth here, a pinch of WHAM! there… Sasuke was almost positive that they'd told this story in a cyclical fashion… they'd get to a certain point, then start all over again without realizing it.

That, he thought to himself, is probably due to all those drinks… He wasn't sure whether he was referring to the drinks that they'd had, or the drinks that he'd had. Sasuke decided that he didn't really care by taking another swig of the glass in his hand.

"—don't you think, Sasuke?" TenTen asked.

"Youth!" Lee shouted in the background. Sasuke looked at them and blinked a few times trying to speed up his hazy mind.

"… I wasn't listening." He said.

"EXACTLY! Then we circled around those two goons and WHAM!" TenTen rambled on. Apparently, Sasuke's response wasn't necessary for her to continue mock-fighting with Lee in her drunken state. Sasuke took another sip of his drink and made his way to the back of the room. He slumped into a chair along the wall.

"Holy shit, Sasuke, I didn't know you could socialize!" Naruto joked. Sasuke looked up and realized that he had conveniently taken the seat right next to Naruto. Sasuke smirked.

"I can do anything you can do," He said quietly, almost seductively. "Dobe." He finished.

Naruto could practically feel the vibrations of his partner's voice reverberate through his brain. He briefly wondered how Sasuke managed to talk so quietly and still be heard over the thudding bass coming from the stereo. The blonde shook his head to clear his thoughts.

"Neji said he was surprised."

"…You surprise people." Sasuke said with a light smile still on his lips.

"Well yeah, but…" It was then that he noticed the rosy flush of Sasuke's cheeks.

"Sasuke-teme… Are you dr—" He was cut off by Sakura's voice spurting out of the speakers announcing that the party was almost over and that everyone should come over to the big Christmas tree to get their gifts before they leave.

"Eh? It's over already? What time is it?" Naruto check the clock in the back of the room. The minute hand covered the three and the hour hand was only two numbers behind.

HOLY SHIT, it's 1:15 am! I've been here for six friken hours! Naruto thought to himself.

"Wow." He turned to his companion. "Oi, Sasuke! Let's go get our gifts and get home." Sasuke didn't move.

"Sasukeeeeee…..?" Naruto said lowering his face to Sasuke's slumped level. Suddenly two pale arms wrapped themselves around his waist and pulled his body down upon his best friend.

"Whaaaa!" Naruto shouted. His face flushed bright crimson as Sasuke's hot breath tickled his ear.

"Sa—sa—sasuke!" Naruto whispered in a panic. "What are you doing?" No answer. "Sasuke?" Naruto pulled away slightly from the vice-grip and saw that his captor had finally passed out.

Lucky! Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. Someone behind him cleared their throat. His eyes widened, and he strained his neck to look behind him…

…Where his eyes came to rest upon the entire rookie nine and co. grinning mischievously.

"Eep!" He squeaked.

"Well looks like ol' loverboy passed out. Why don't you take him home, Naruto?" Sakura said, grinning from ear to ear.

"I.. uh.. I-i…" He swallowed hard. "Can I have my gifts first…?" Sakura rolled her eyes and sighed before handing him two plastic bags full of presents.

"One for you, one for Sasuke. Have fun!" Naruto felt his blush return full force as he took the bags from Sakura, avoided everyone else's creepy stares, and dragged Sasuke outside.

…From outside he could hear the whole party crowd erupt into tumultuous cheers.

Geez…

The cold air stung Naruto's face and left him wide awake trouncing down the snow-strewn streets. Sasuke still had a death grip around his middle, so Naruto had opted for carrying him on his back.

So where am I supposed to take him? Naruto thought to himself. I don't have a key to Sasuke's house, and it'll be impossible to break in with him around my middle… and he'd get really mad… but… Naruto blushed as Sakura's last words ran through his head.

"Have fun!"

"AUUGHHHH!" Naruto took off in a full sprint towards his own home trying to outrun his embarrassment.

An onyx eye opened…

"Keys… keys… Arggghh! Where are my keys! Oh! Got 'em!" Naruto fumbled around with the lock on his apartment door. With a small click the door flew open and Naruto stumbled inside.

"Brr… It's cold in here…" Naruto turned up his thermostat and suddenly realized that Sasuke's grip had loosened considerably.

"Huh. Weird." He took this opportunity to remove both of their shoes, jackets, and mittens before picking the other boy up, slinging his arm over his own shoulder and dragging him to his bedroom where he laid Sasuke on the bed.

"Can't have guests sleeping on the couch…" Naruto mumbled to himself. With a sharp jerk, Naruto felt himself falling backwards onto the bed and…

"Sasuke…" Naruto said quietly. Sasuke's charcoal-eyes were open and boring holes into Naruto's blueberries. The flush on the Uchiha's face was gone and the clumsiness induced by the alcohol had disappeared entirely.

"Sasuke, you have to let go. I wanna sleeeeepp…" Naruto whined in a hushed voice.

"…Then sleep."

"Eh?" Naruto felt himself move entirely onto the empty space next to Sasuke on his bed from his original half-on half-off spot on the floor.

"He-hey…!" Sasuke had slung his arm over Naruto's side. Naruto felt his face grow even hotter than before.

"Sleep." Sasuke commanded. It was followed by a moment of silence, then.

"Hey Sasuke…?"

"Hn?"

"Aren't you cold?" Sasuke recognized the question as the same one Naruto had asked him during guard duty. He smiled softy then pressed his lips into golden locks in a gentle kiss.

"Not since you're with me."

And they slept.

Morning came too soon for Sasuke's liking.

Not that it wasn't already morning when we went to sleep. He thought to himself. He smiled at the memory and moved his arm. Something was wrong.

Where's Naruto? Sasuke wondered with wide eyes. Sitting up in the bed and looking around he could see that he was definitely at the dobe's house, but…

Where was the dobe?

Sasuke slipped out of bed and shuffled to the kitchen. His nose was met with a pleasant aroma.

Is he… cooking?

"Ah! You're awake!" Sasuke stared at him standing in front of the stove in an oversized t-shirt, sweatpants and the apron from last time:

Let's do it!

Sasuke felt his nose give a small lurch but he managed to gain control before it spewed blood.

"What're you doing, dobe?" Sasuke asked. Naruto turned to him and beamed.

"Making breakfast! 'Cuz… you know… dinner didn't work out well and I uh…" Naruto's eyes were cast downwards and his face was dusted in pink.

Cute… Sasuke thought to himself with a smile. Naruto's head snapped back up.

"Saa! A-anyways, I'm done! Let's eat!" Naruto swept over to the cabinets and got out two plates. Sasuke sat at the kitchen table.

"Hn… lets."

"Ahhhh! I'm so full!" Naruto said leaning back in his chair. Surprisingly, the omelet he had made came out just fine.

"Hn." Sasuke said with a grin. The past hour had been spent talking nonsensically about everything and nothing at all in an environment similar to that of the okonomiyaki restaurant, though not exact. The air around them was comfortable and light-hearted, but there was an underlying level of shyness. Or maybe it was just the lingering headache from the party. Even with Jounin antibodies floating in his bloodstream, he still had a hangover, albeit a small one.

"So umm…" Naruto said, unsure of whether Sasuke was listening or not. "Let's have showers and then open presents! You can go first, but don't use all of my hot water!" The sentences was filled with childish glee and general obliviousness. Naruto picked up the dishes, glasses, and silverware and placed them in the sink and began washing them.

From the table, Sasuke had a clear view of Naruto's backside. His brain told him that looking away would be a good idea but his nether regions…

…Were screaming erotic and naughty things so vivid that even the largest of perverts would blush.

So what does the Uchiha do?

He compromises.

He wrapped his arms around Naruto's waist and rested his chin on the dobe's shoulder. He felt the younger one squeak in surprise.

"Sa-sa-sa-Sasuke!" Naruto panicked with a heavy blush plastered firmly in place on his cheeks.

"Hn?" Sasuke's eyes were closed and his hot breath was not helping Naruto concentrate on the dishes in the sink.

"I-I've g-g-gotta…" Naruto tried to stutter out but he felt his voice give out when a roaming tongue trailed itself along his throat. Naruto turned in Sasuke's arms so that their bodies were flush against each other. Sasuke looked down at his captive and smiled. There was a two second pause then—

Rosy lips met pale lips and the battle of the tongues began. Tanned arms wrapped themselves around a tall neck. Gasps of breath were short but frequent punctuations to each round. Sasuke's arms tightened around Naruto's waist so his body curved up against the kitchen counter. Their hips met and with them their erections as well. Nerves went into shock and chemical imbalances shot up everywhere. Emotions so heated they could melt a volcano burned through their bloodstreams and their hearts beat erratically to maintain the flow.

Sasuke rocked his hips against Naruto's, slowly at first, then faster as the moans from their throats grew louder. One kiss just ended as the two combatants paused for air. Sasuke was about to dive in again when…

"Naruto?" The blonde was standing in the entryway looking thoroughly ravished. Somehow he had managed to escape the Uchiha's grasp.

"I'm…" He said in-between large gasps of air. "Going to take a shower." And in the blink of an eye, he had disappeared down the hallway and into the bathroom. Sasuke grinned.

"Che… Dobe." He licked his lips slowly.

AAAAAGGHHHHH! Naruto mentally screamed under the scorching stream of hot water. He clutched his face in his hands. Sasuke wants sex! He wants SEX! He WANTS S-E-X! Naruto repeated the phrase over and over in his mind. It seemed incredible to him that his crush wanted to fuck the living daylights out of him.

Well, in all honesty, I want to too, but… There was a small click.

"Huh?" Open flew the shower curtains and Naruto was unveiled to an equally naked (and equally hard) Sasuke. Naruto stared at him in disbelief and panic.

Iwillnotlookdown.Iwillnotlookdown.Iwillnotlook—

"T-t-teme! 'The hell do ya think yer doing!" He shouted. "I'm showering!"

A slick pale body slid against his.

"Hn. I know." Sasuke's confident exterior would have angered Naruto further but their chests were so close, and Naruto could feel Sasuke's nervous heartbeat against his own.

"Then what are you doing?" Naruto asked, quieter this time.

"Hn… I could wait." Naruto blushed as their lips met again. His eyes slid shut and he let himself get pinned against the shower wall. His erection throbbed almost painfully, crying out for attention which it was immediately granted. Sasuke's cock slid up and down against his. The pleasure resulting from the action was a million times greater than it had been in the kitchen.

Damned clothes. Naruto thought briefly. He wasn't given time to dwell on his thoughts for the pressure was building in the south.

Thousands of tiny little soldiers piled themselves against the gate holding them back. It was only a matter of time before the gatekeeper released them.

Naruto felt himself slipping down onto the tiled shower floor, unable to keep his footing. Clinging to Sasuke, they came to a silent, wordless agreement and lowered themselves onto the floor, lips still locked, tongues still entwined, and cocks still slick-sliding against the other. Shivers rolled down their spines as words and worlds lost meaning. Everything reverted to an animalistic summary:

Want.

You.

NOW.

Sasuke dropped his hips even lower, pressing harder against the writhing form beneath him. Naruto bucked uncontrollably against his partner, arms clinging to his back, legs winding themselves around the others.

The pressure continued to build.

Moans and mewls of pleasure grew in volume and even the scalding water of the shower splashing down on them was lost in the distance.

Their lips broke apart for a moment as Sasuke arched his back, thrusting his hips against Naruto's in one final motion.

…And the soldiers broke free.

Cum squirted all over Naruto's stomach and the shower floor. Both of them became aware for a moment of their surroundings and that the cum was quickly being washed away by the shower. But during that time of panting and falling from their sexual highs, their eyes never left each others. Finally, Sasuke moved, pressing his chest against Naruto's and moving his left arm towards Naruto's entrance. He pressed his middle finger against the ring of flesh and elicited an enticing moan from his captive. He applied a little more pressure, and inserted his digit.

Slowly and with painstaking care, the Uchiha began to move the finger back and forth. Naruto hissed when Sasuke pushed in and moaned when Sasuke pulled out. Sasuke increased his pace and soon the hissing stopped. He took that moment to insert another digit and repeated the process twice more before removing his hand entirely.

By now, both of them were incredibly hard. Naruto felt like he would burst from the constant but not insistent stimulation and Sasuke felt almost sick with anticipation. He sat up, lifted Naruto's legs setting them on either side of his hips and put the head of his cock against the entrance.

It was like someone turned the key in an automatic transmission car. His cock bolted inside and rammed the prostate hard. Naruto screamed a scream without pain.

A foot lowered on the accelerator.

Sasuke pulled back, gritting his teeth in self control, and pushed back in. The walls around him gave him such a rush. He pulled back, then in and back, then in…

His pace increased again.

Naruto was moaning, and Sasuke was sure that he was moaning with him. He pressed his chest against Naruto's once more and continued to thrust inside. Naruto's cock between them was hit by Sasuke's stomach with every thrust. Without warning, Naruto's entrance tightened around Sasuke's cock creating a vacuum suction effect. Sasuke felt like he was going crazy. Each thrust was getting harder and harder to do, but he felt the need to go faster and faster each time.

The pressure was beyond unbearable but neither the top, nor bottom, could stop.

Naruto moaned loudly at Sasuke's new rhythm.

Approaching 50 mph… 60mph…

Sasuke latched his mouth against Naruto's neck, biting softly and pressing his tongue against it firmly.

90mph… 120mph…

Naruto opened his eyes slightly and tightened his grip on Sasuke's back. He couldn't hold out much longer.

140mph… 170mph…

This was it. This was the limits. If they pushed it any farther than that…

SCREEEEEEEECH!

"AHHHHHHHHHH!" Naruto and Sasuke screamed at the same time, throwing their heads back with Sasuke's final thrust.

Someone slammed on the breaks and the dam broke.

Cum covered their bodies and Sasuke's semi-hard cock was still firmly nestled deep inside Naruto as the two caught their breath.

"Sasuke…" Naruto breathed. Sasuke leaned down and kissed his lover gently before pulling out and shutting off the soon-to-be-cold water.

Sasuke dried them both off and helped Naruto into his oversized T-shirt while he himself pulled on a white bathrobe. Without warning he scooped Naruto into his arms and swept him off to the bedroom.

"Ahh! Sasuke! Not again!" Naruto whined in an exhausted voice. Sasuke could help but chuckle.

"Of course not." He kissed Naruto's forehead and laid him down on the bed. "I'll be right back." He said walking out of the room. Naruto smiled and touched his forehead where Sasuke had kissed him.

"…K..."

Sasuke put on the kettle and grabbed two mugs and two tea bags from the cabinet. Tea would be nice after sex like that. Glancing over at the table, Sasuke spotted the two plastic gift bags from last nights party. His gift to Naruto was in one of those bags. Perhaps now would be the ideal time to give it to him. The kettle dinged, signaling that it was done, so Sasuke tended to it, brewing two cups of tea and grabbing the plastic bags by the table.

"Oi. Naruto. Here." Sasuke said, handing his lover the warm mug. Naruto's face lit right up.

"Ah! Thanks, Sasuke!" He took the steaming mug from Sasuke and blew on the surface gently. Sasuke sat next to him on the bed and placed the bags between them. He dug into one of the bags and pulled out an oddly shaped blue package and handed it to Naruto.

"Here. This is for you." Naruto took it and laughed.

"Of course it's for me. That whole bag's for me." Sasuke bopped him lightly on the head.

"No you idiot. It's for you, FROM me." Naruto paused for a moment then smiled.

"K then." He said. He ripped the blue paper off slowly and stared in slight surprise when he saw the contents.

Sasuke had given him a Photo album shaped like Mt. Hokage at the top. The faces of the Village's heroes were carved into the top section but below them was a full body carving of Naruto in Hokage robes.

"Ah…" Naruto felt his eyes sting with tears, but his smile grew wider by the second.

"Open it." Sasuke said. Naruto did so and met with the smiling faces of team seven.

"This is—"

"Keep going." Page after page was filled to the brim with photos that Naruto had never seen before. Team seven, Inari and Tazuna, the rookie nine and co., the chuuin exams, even Gaara and the other sand Nins. But half-way through the book the pictures stopped and the following pages were blank.

"Those," Sasuke said, "Are for you to fill." Naruto didn't bother to bite back tears this time. Instead he flung his arms around Sasuke's neck and squeezed.

"You're welcome." Sasuke said with a smile and a hug. Naruto stealthily wiped his tears on Sasuke's shoulder before letting go.

"Aa-ah… Sasuke? I-um… I… ummm…" Naruto's heart beat louder until it thudded in his ears. His cheeks grew red with embarrassment and his gaze stayed down. Sasuke smiled, then tipped his dobe's chin up so their eyes could meet.

"I love you too, Naru-chan." Naruto's blueberry eyes widened as the statement was sealed with a soft kiss. Naruto felt his confidence come back.

"Well I should hope so! 'Specially after that shower—" Sasuke laughed into the next kiss and he could feel Naruto's curved lips against his.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Twelve Days of Christmas

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A/N: PHEW! I'm finally done! And holy shit did I write a lemon! Umm.. Sex is kinda hard to describe as I've learned, so I used a lot of metaphors. I hope everyone understood them OK and that they didn't detract from the scene any.

And how many people guessed that their first time would be in a shower? Huh? Show of hands, I'm really curious!

And how many knew what Sasuke's present was? Pretty clinche', I think, but that's OK. I'm sure someone, somewhere thought it was cute.

But still. Writing smut is damn hard (if you'll pardon the pun). My writing style definitely changed after being out of school and not writing any stories for a while. I must admit, I'm rather pleased with the result. It's really satisfying to finish a story (even if I'm like… six months late.)

ahem so anyway…

Expect more works from me! I have yet again become inspired to write some SasuNaru goodness!

Oh and I apologize to those of you who wanted to see some NejiGaa and such other pairings that I never did get around to. I really meant to put some in, but in all honesty, I didn't have any sort of parameters (or outlines I guess) set for this story other than it would be twelve chapters long. Hell… I don't think Gaara was even in this story. o.O; Oops.

I love the drunken Kiba though. Heeheeheeheehee…

Umm, I'm pretty sure that I missed out on explaining something. I had made a mental note to do… I dunno, something but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Ah well. Such is life.

So, I hope you enjoyed Twelve Days of Christmas and please feel free to comment critique, (review I guess), and question as you feel like you have something to say. Um.. yeah.

Later guys!