Sorry to my Kingdom Hearts readers but Axel and Roxas are no longer my OTP. The KHII stories may or may not be discontinued.

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Cockatoo
Rated M; canon
Disclaimer: Naruto and its characters do not belong, in any way to the writer of this fanfiction. This fiction is written for non-profit reasons.
All of the chapters/ short stories in this collection are not correlated in any way to any of the other chapters. There is no certain order and may often drift between AU and canon.

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Naruto decided he liked Sasuke best when his hair was soaked with sweat and plastered against his forehead as he moved above him. Naruto would run his fingers through the strands that had fallen out of their gelled perfection to pull him closer until their lips touched softly. Naruto loved the vulnerability that seemed to radiate from the usually stoic Uchiha Sasuke when his hair was freed from its ridiculous cockatoo spikes that only he could pull off without looking like a complete idiot.

Naruto sighed happily as his hands roved through the gel-hardened raven locks. He gently raked his fingers through the congealed tangles as he parted his lips to accept Sasuke's persistent and very talented tongue. He moaned into the kiss as Sasuke explored every crevice of his mouth, their tongues initiating the dance they were both so familiar with.

Naruto was the one to pull away, out of breath and breathing harder by every passing second only to have his breath hitch in his throat for the thousandth time that day when Sasuke's teeth grazed his collarbone and a particularly well-aimed thrust found the spot that made his vision explode in white and brought him that much close to the edge of incoherence.

Tanned hands tightened their hold on raven locks as Naruto urged Sasuke to go faster in a broken, lust-filled croak. Uchiha Sasuke was only too happy to comply. Lips met again and neither cared about the blood staining the sheets or the sweat rolling down their bodies. They were caught up in each other and neither was able to break away, not even for a much needed breath. It wasn't their first time together but every time felt like the first time all over again with their doubts, their insecurities, their overwhelming feeling of how right every touch, every kiss felt.

Hazy, clouded blue eyes stared up into black oblivion as they moved together without words other than broken sounds vaguely resembling each other's names. They moved together until the universe exploded behind their eyes as white hot ecstasy raced through their bodies, leaving them limp and tired but sated and happy.

Sasuke didn't bother pulling out of Naruto as he collapsed on top of him. Neither of them moved as they simply struggled to learn to breathe again.

Naruto's hands were still caught in Sasuke's hair. He gently pulled at the spikes, trying to mold them back into their original shapes as pale fingers traced the spiral seal around his navel. Despite how much he loved Sasuke with his hair down, he also did not want others to see this Sasuke. He wanted this vulnerable porcelain Sasuke to belong to him only. Others will have the avenger, the Uchiha heir but Sasuke – just Sasuke – in his most natural, tousled, post-orgasm state belonged to Naruto alone.

He smiled gently as he tugged Sasuke's face up to his own. The kissed they shared ended all other kisses. Soft and sweet with lips barely touching, they told each other everything they felt at that moment. With a fleeting clash and dance of tongue and teeth, Naruto told Sasuke how perfect everything felt, how much he loved him; let's just stay like this forever.

When they got up hours later, they turned their backs and dressed silently. Naruto winced as he pulled on his pants. By the time he limped across the room for his shirt, Sasuke was already dressed and his hair was back in its original cockatoo spiked perfection. He was Uchiha Sasuke, the avenger, his teme and rival again. He was no longer just Sasuke and he no longer belonged to Naruto until they met again in a thro of passion and lust and confusion and love. They were no longer lovers but rivals again.

It always ended like this. They could not afford to have their relationship known in Konoha. Sasuke's quest was too important to be jeopardized by feelings and relationships. Sasuke would not be able to live with himself if his brother found out he cared about Naruto and used him to get to Sasuke. They both knew and understood that. Naruto smiled sadly and turned to leave.

A barely audible whisper reached his ears as his hand touched the doorknob.

"I love you."

He paused. Sasuke had never said that out loud before. And before Naruto knew what he was feeling, much less saying, he found himself whispering the same back.

"I love you, too."

The door shut softly behind him and they were teme and dobe again.

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Review please. This will probably turn into a collection of one-shots.