Disclaimr: I don't own Naruto.

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Time passed quickly, it seemed, to both Naruto and Sasuke. They’re relationship had grown stronger to the point where they couldn’t spend more than a week away from one another. Neither knew what it was, and honestly, if they did, they didn’t mention it to one another in fear of scaring the other away.

“Hey, dobe, are you spacing out?” Sasuke asked, shoving his fist into Naruto’s chest gently enough so as not to hurt him, but hard enough to get his attention.

“No, just thinking! You don’t have to hit me!” Naruto replied, hitting Sasuke lightly at the back of his head.

“About what?” Sasuke asked. The two were currently sitting down by the lake, resting after a long sparring match they had. Naruto hurt his wrist slightly, and Sasuke was massaging it, trying to ease the pain. However, for Naruto, the pain had disappeared a long time ago. He just liked Sasuke touching him in such a gentle way. It was soothing.

“About Kiba…Our mating day is coming soon…Our parents agreed we be mated when I turn fifteen, which is…in six months, and I…I don’t want to go through with it, Sasuke! To tell you the truth, I’m scared. Kiba’s so…cruel and pushy, and all the other times I’ve met him, he’s put me down…I…I just don’t want this. Just because I am the one to bear children, doesn’t mean I’m a woman! And it doesn’t mean I should be treated so horribly! And…it doesn’t mean I’m extremely submissive,” Naruto said sadly, looking down at his legs, avoiding Sasuke’s eyes. He hadn’t admitted that to anyone, aside from his own self, and now, he suddenly felt insecure.

“I know, I can tell, Naruto,” Sasuke whispered, halting his massage to intertwine his fingers with Narutos. Naruto looked up at him, and blushed slightly.

“I…want to be your mate,” Naruto whispered, leaning towards Sasuke and claiming his lips. Sasuke froze for a moment. They had kissed a few times before, but it was only slight peck on the lips, but now…Now Sasuke could feel Naruto’s tongue against his bottom lip, asking for entrance. Sasuke pushed Naruto onto the ground, breaking their kiss. He pulled down Naruto’s shirt slightly and attacked his neck, biting, licking, nipping, and leaving little marks.

Naruto wrapping his arms around Sasuke neck, and pulled him upwards for a kiss. This time, Sasuke initiated it, his fangs gently nibbling on Naruto’s lip, before plunging his tongue into the fox demons mouth. Naruto raked his claws against Sasuke’s back, tearing his shirt slightly, but Sasuke took no notice to it, and his thrust his hips forward, grinding his clothed erection into Narutos.

“Wa…wait!” Naruto panted, pushing Sasuke off. The raven rolled off and lay on his back beside him, panting as well.

“I…Sasuke…” Naruto whined, flattening his ears against his head, feeling the urge to cry. These feelings…the ones he’d been trying to hide just shined through, and he didn’t even know how Sasuke felt.

“That was…so sudden, Naruto, and…” Sasuke trailed off, sighing.

“Sasuke!! I really do want to be your mate…I love you!” He yelled, jumping into Sasuke’s arms and burying his face into his neck.

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“He’s getting more powerful,” Jiraiya stated, taking a seat next to Tsunade outside of the tower where she watched over the village. It was a gloomy day, and it was raining on and off, making some of the villagers slightly depressed.

“Yes, I’ve seen it. He’s going to reach a level of power that no hanyou has ever done before. It seems that the prophecy is coming true,” Tsunade replied, sighing sadly.

“You’ve seen the brat countless times, and you haven’t said a word to him, yet you’re worried about the prophecy, aren’t you?” Jiraiya asked, raising an eyebrow in curiousness.

“I don’t know if it’s my place to warn him or not…The prophecy, while terrible for him in the end, will benefit all of us, and it’s something Naruto is striving for. So is it really so horrible, to let him fulfill it?” Tsunade asked.

“So you’ll let the child die for this? For the prophecy?” Jiraiya asked, shocked.

“Yes,” She whispered back, broken.

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“You seem happy, Kiba, what’s the deal?” Hana, Kiba’s elder sister asked as she watched her brother rush throughout his room, searching for clothes to wear.

“Mother, father and I are having dinner with the Uzumaki’s tonight. My mating day is in exactly six months, and I’m anxious for it. I’m excited to be teaching the blond some…tricks in bed. I’m sure he’ll be wild,” Kiba smirked, finally finding something nice enough to wear to dinner.

The Inuzuka’s and the Uzumaki’s had met quite a few times since their engagement, but now, Kiba would be able to spend dinner alone with Naruto, while their parents discussed some technical things about the mating day, and set up an ‘engagement party’. Kiba had always tried to get Naruto alone, but whenever he did, one of their parents would always show up, ruining Kiba’s plan.

Kiba and his parents were spending the night with Naruto and his parents, giving Kiba the opportunity to be with Naruto throughout the entire night.

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Sasuke tightened his hold on Naruto.

“Sasuke, I love you so much!” Naruto repeated, holding tightly onto Sasuke, and nibbling on his neck. Sasuke moaned gently in response, moving his neck to give Naruto more to kiss.

“Naruto, hold on,” Sasuke said, pushing Naruto away but keeping him close enough to hold.

“What’s wrong?” Naruto asked. He was suddenly letting off a certain smell. Sasuke knew they were both too young to go into heat, but he had no idea what the smell was, but it was making him hornier.

“We can’t do this, you’re going to be mated to someone else,”

“Damnit! I told you I don’t want to be! Can’t…we…become mates? I don’t want to spend my life with someone I hate! I want to spend it with someone I love, with you, Sasuke!” Naruto replied. Why was Sasuke being so difficult.

“It’s not as easy as you think, Naruto. For us to be mated, I have to convince my parents, who won’t be convinced too easily seeing that you don’t come from a good family. And then there are the Inuzuka’s, who will be quite made,”

“You don’t care, do you, Sasuke? I said I loved you, but you never replied. You don’t feel the same way, right?” Naruto asked sadly.

“No! I do! I love you, Naruto, but it’s difficult,”

“Thank you, Sasuke, that’s all I wanted to hear,” Naruto replied, jumping the unsuspecting raven.

“Wait! Naruto!” He yelled as Naruto attacked his neck with nips and kisses, causing Sasuke to moan underneath him.

“I love you, I love you!” Naruto cried, nuzzling into Sasuke’s neck.

“I know, I know, we’ll figure something out. I promise,” Sasuke replied, placing his hands on Naruto’s back, and gently rubbing, in attempts to soothe him.

“It’s not that easy, is it? I’m a low-class demon, and you come from a powerful clan. I’m surprised the Inuzuka clan would even consider me to be a mate to one of their heirs…” Naruto sighed, getting off Sasuke so the raven could sit up next to him.

“It’s not as if I even asked for him to be my mate! I don’t even like him…Aren’t you supposed to spend your life with someone you love?” Naruto asked, not really directing his question towards Sasuke.

“That’s how humans do it,” Sasuke replied in a whisper.

“Are we really that different from humans, Sasuke? And even so…maybe humans….maybe they know more than us? Maybe they know how to truly live…”

“Maybe you’re right, but it isn’t as if demons are going to change the way they lived for the past thousand or so years…”

“I know,” Naruto whispered sadly.

“But maybe…I can find a way to make you my mate. I can find a way for you to look reasonable in my parents eyes. My parents want me to mate with someone strong, and strong-willed. You are certainly strong-will, and you are getting stronger. Perhaps I can train you some more, toughen you up, and make you stronger so my parents will accept you,”

“Do you think it’ll work?” Naruto asked, smiling sadly.

“It may, and it’s worth a shot, isn’t it?” Sasuke asked.

“Yeah, I guess it is…” Naruto replied, hugging the raven as he stood up. He had to get back home now, before the Inuzuka’s came by.

“I’ll see you soon, Sasuke,” Naruto said, kissing Sasuke’s lips before turning away and running towards his home.

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“Naruto! Where have you been?!” His mother yelled as he silently snuck into the house.

“I’ve been…training in the field!” Naruto said quickly.

“Well go take a shower! The Inuzuka’s will be here in a hour, and I don’t need you looking like a mess! Go, hurry!” She said, pushing her son towards the bathroom. Once inside, Naruto quickly undressed and gasped, as he saw his neck.

It was covered in love bites!

“Shit, damn bastard! So caught up in the moment that he didn’t think to be gentler with my neck! He knew the Inuzuka’s are coming…Damn! I better wear something that’ll cover it up! I can’t have any of them finding out…” Naruto sighed as he stepped into the shower, sighing in content as the hot water touched his skin.

By the time he got out of the shower and got dressed, Kiba and his parents were already walking in the door. Naruto froze when Kiba looked at him, he could only hope that Kiba wouldn’t notice the love bites. If he did, it would be the end of him. Kiba would tell both their parents, and the engagement would be broken off. His parents would disown him and throw him onto the street, and then he’d never have a chance with Sasuke’s parents. They wouldn’t want some homeless demon as their sons mate.

“Hey, are you just going to stand there?” Kiba asked, and Naruto snapped out of his daze.

“Oh, sorry, but what do you want?” Naruto asked.

“Naruto! Take Kiba and his things to your room!” His mother yelled, embarrassed that her son was acting so improper in front of quests. And quests that would soon be related to him.

“Fine, fine!” Naruto replied, picking up Kiba’s bag and walking up the stairs to his room, Kiba followed closely behind.

“Here, happy?” Naruto said, putting Kiba’s bag on the floor near the door.

“Yes, thanks blondie.” Kiba said.

“I have a name…You should know it by now, right?”

“Of course, and you know mine right? Cause you’ll be screaming it, eventually,” Kiba smirked, and gasped in pain when he was shoved up against the wall. Try as he might, Kiba could not get out of the hold Naruto had on him.

‘He’s…stronger than me?!’ Kiba thought in shock.

“Listen to me, and listen good. We’re supposed to be mates, and I hate it. I hate you because you treat me as if I’m so much weaker than you as if you’re so much better. But you’re not, and just because I would have our kids, does not mean I’m that submissive,” Naruto growled, letting him go. Slowly, Kiba slid to the floor as Naruto made his way down the stairs into the living room, where dinner was being set.

“Hmm, who knew you could act like that? Makes me want you even more,”

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I didn't forget about Kyuubi, believe me! He'll return next chapter. Haha.