Disclaimer: (since I seem to have forgotten it for the first chapter) this fic as a whole is my plot, the characters are not mine.

On another note before we begin: the practice of cutting is also not a practice I condone, nor participate in, though I do not go so far as to condemn those who do so. I’ve known a lot of cutters, who all have their own reasons for cutting and hurting themselves, and if you know a cutter, take the time and effort to befriend and get to know them, sometimes the thing they need most is an understanding person who’ll listen to them. Please when you see someone doing something wrong, don’t just point and shout that’s wrong, figure out why. Why’s make all the difference.

Chapter 2

Sasuke awoke slowly to cerulean orbs that so vexed and enchanted him, he tried to move but true to Naruto’s word he couldn’t move his lower back without excruciating pain. He grunted softly and hoped Naruto missed it, Naruto didn’t but chose to ignore it all the same.

“I suppose you feel pretty shitty don’t you?” he asked, his tone light but his face clearly concerned. Sasuke nodded, gladly noting that when done carefully, it didn’t cause him pain. “So?” Naruto asked.

Sasuke frowned, not feeling up to talking; he had a funny feeling his voice was gone. “Was it a mistake?” Naruto clarified, Sasuke shook his head vehemently, but stopped that quickly as the big movement began to agitate muscled in his lower region. He gave a much smaller shake of his head, and Naruto smiled, “Well?” Naruto clearly wanted to know what Sasuke thought beyond head gestures but after a few tries it was clear that Sasuke had yelled himself hoarse, so he made a face that loosely translated to “it was weird.” A kind of half frown, half awkward smile.

“And?” Naruto asked, wanting to know more. Sasuke paused, he had a lot he wanted to say, but he wasn’t sure how to say it without words. A big complaint surfaced in his mind and he decided to express that first.

He frowned at Naruto. Naruto gulped, “What? What did I do?”

Sasuke leaned forward so he was aligned with Naruto’s lips, mentally preparing himself he found that even after all they’d done just the night before he was still nervous about this. And at this thought he stopped for the merest second, it occurred to him that maybe it wasbecause this was so symbolic, so meaningful, and so intimate in a different way then what they’d done that Naruto hadn’t done it. In a way it made sense.

But he’d liked it, and wanted more, how much more was still unknown even to him but he knew that he wanted to be more then Naruto’s sexual ‘stress-ball’ to be there for convenience and nothing more. He didn’t want Naruto as his own ‘release valve’ either. He and Naruto understood each other because they knew each other’s pain, and knew what it was like to harm their own body for release. There was a kind of sick bond there, and Naruto was willing to show him a better way to feel better. The pain afterwards, while new, also felt good to his masochistic side, he found himself discreetly flexing his muscles to savor the pain that he purposely caused himself. A kind of win, win situation.

He made his decision again, he leaned down and kissed Naruto firmly, but he stayed there, his lips pressed against Naruto’s, unmoving. It was a kind of role reversal he realized somewhere in the back of his head, when they’d kissed in the academy Naruto had had the ‘high ground’ and Sasuke was the one being kissed.

Naruto smiled into the kiss and leaned forward, returning the gentle but firm pressure. It was nice to know that they were going to be able to do things like this, he’d really wanted to kiss Sasuke last night, but waiting it seemed, was somehow better.

The kiss was chaste, and within that chasteness the message was clear: it wasn’t a mistake. It was clear to Naruto that Sasuke didn’t know what it was, but he figured out that it wasn’t a mistake.

Naruto didn’t expect Sasuke to immediately change his ways, and knew that even though Sasuke was still new at this, he’d have to play a bit rough to help keep Sasuke from temptation. He didn’t like the idea, and knew that Sasuke was still going to cut; but rather then press him, he was just going to stand there with an alternative. Hopefully, one day Sasuke would decide his feelings and then maybe they could finally really make love.

Naruto mentally sighed; he was going to have to talk to that ero-sennin about the mechanics of this stuff again. He pulled away gently from Sasuke, “Want breakfast? I’ll bring it to you.”

Sasuke smiled and nodded, but then almost immediately opened his mouth to try and say something. Naruto guessed, “I’ll make something soft like oatmeal and honey, that’ll help your throat a bit.”

Sasuke smiled, it was nice to have someone who understood him.

In the kitchen Naruto smirked, he couldn’t wait till Sasuke got comfortable enough in this new relationship to start to take charge, Naruto had a masochistic streak too.

THE END FOR REAL! NO MORE!

To all those who wanted another smut round sorry, I just couldn’t do it. The first chapter was plenty smutty enough.

To all those who wanted a longer chapter, yes this is short, especially for me. But if you wanted this update ever, then this is it. I said what should have been said, finally gave a kiss, and gave the fic a bit more closure. This was really hard because it really was supposed to be a one shot. Continuing something I thought was done was like trying to draw with my feet.

To all those who think it was too fluffy after such an angsty chapter 1, you’re right. But I likes it like that. I wanted something more then lust, but not yet love, and so fluff spewed out. Hey, there’s humor in there too!

NOTE!

I’m in a rut. And updating is hard. I’m kinda sick and tired of this site anyways. For my readers sakes I’m going to finish out my more major fics. The stories that have little or no following will be deleted or discontinued. I will not take down my account, remove my fics or anything drastic like that.

But I’m done with this site. I’ll finish out my work for the sakes of my readers and then move on.

If you really wanna know where I’ll be PM me or something. But I’m not posting it up, I really don’t feel much like it.