SasuNaru- Beyond a Kiss

Kisses weren't supposed to be complicated.

They were simple before, when his mother had kissed him every day before he left the house. They were ordinary when the fan girls had molested him in the halls or in the classroom. It wasn't thrilling like it was now, with indescribable heat washing up and down his face and neck. His hands responded before the rest of his mind could and reached up to the face pressed on his own, holding it into place forcefully. His every nerve trembled with excitement, nearly breaking his mind into some kind of a crazed frenzy of passion.

But no, kisses, as Uchiha Sasuke had always thought, weren't supposed to be this complicated.

Because kisses were for the people you loved. And kisses were for girls and boys. And kisses were for people who could feel in their heart still.

Sasuke wasn't kissing someone he thought he loved, Sasuke wasn't kissing a girl, and despite his heart's lack of emotion in so very, very long, Naruto's cool lips pressed to his set it on fire.

It was unfortunate that Naruto, pressed against the back wall of the Academy, locked with Sasuke in the deepest shadow, obviously didn't feel the same. The moment that Sasuke had treasured in his heart, that had lasted an eternity in his warped mind, passed as the briefest of agonizing miliseconds to Naruto. With an enraged bellow, he balled his hands into fists and slugged Sasuke across the mouth, sending the dark-haired boy sprawling to his seat. He groaned, whiping a bit of blood off the corner of his lip.

"Bastard!" Naruto screamed, grabbing Sasuke by the deep collar of his navy blue T-shirt. He punched the other boy hard in the face again, knocking his head into the pavement with a crack. Sasuke didn't bother retaliating, letting the blond boy punch him over and over and over again until blood caked his trembling knuckles.

Sasuke slumped backward, pulling in one deep breath after another, his vision swirling while black dots spotted the blue sky above him. The sun was hidden behind a gray cloud, white rays peering through and casting shadows on the barren playground, while the breeze blew the empty swings. Their soft creaks reached his buzzing ears, and he closed his eyes.

But Naruto wasn't finished. The blonde pulled the other boy up into a sitting position, towering over him like an enraged beast. "You... what the hell is your problem? What do you want from me??!!" He let out a scream, layed thickly with anguish, even though Sasuke was the bleeding heap at his mercy. "Why would you.... Why would you do something like that!?"

"Dobe..." Sasuke whispered the nickname with such emotion in his onyx eyes that Naruto's began to fill with tears, which spilled down his face as he shook. The Uchiha coughed, gaining enough strength to sit up on his own, his hands clinging to Naruto's bloodied shirt desperately. "My best friend.... my most important... person...." He sighed, staring into those deep blue eyes. "Isn't that who I'm supposed to kiss?"

Naruto pushed him roughly back onto the concrete angrily. "You're a twisted bastard, Sasuke!" He panted roughly, like a dog, turning his face away.

Then a low rumble caught his attention, pricking his ears with its unfamiliarity. Sasuke's voice hissed a little, the boy was clutching his sides, and laughter, thin and whispy and pitiful, escaped his lips. From his eyes, hot tears burst forth until his laughter faded and he was left on the ground, gasping for air while the water from his eyes made rows through the blood on his face. "God, Naruto," he breathed. "Twisted bastard, huh? What else did you expect? I don't have.... anything else." He rolled over on his side, propping his arms up to boost him to his feet. He staggered only slightly, regaining his balance. With his long sleeve, he whiped the blood from his swollen face and lowered his head, shadows cast across his eyes. "That doesn't mean, I regret that I kissed you." He chuckled. "No, I don't regret that at all."

Naruto sprang like a lion, pinning Sasuke back against the wall. His eyes blazed with rage, and he rammed the raven-haired boy's head back into the concrete. "Don't you fuck with me!!" he screamed. "Don't you... dare..." Naruto looked around, as if wanting to escape. Sasuke's blood on his hands began to dry and crack around his knuckles, which trembled around the fabric of Sasuke's shirt. "You had to be fucking with my head all the time... That's what you do! You always do that, you bastard! You want me to loose it, don't you!? Well, I won't!! I won't let you win dammit! I won't let you fuck with my head like that!"

Sasuke let his bloodied mouth fall open, comprehending what the blonde boy had just said. Tentively, his hands reached upward, dragging across Naruto's firm back, his fingers digging into the fabric of his shirt. He felt it now, the tremors running through Naruto's body where he touched him. He could see the fear in his eyes, driven by the ever present idea of being rejected again.

"Naruto," Sasuke whispered, leaning his head on Naruto's shoulders so his lips aligned with his soft, trembling neck. "You love me, don't you?"

"No," Naruto sobbed, shaking his head. "I don't!"

"You do." Sasuke ran his finger's through the boy's blonde locks.

Naruto pushed himself out of his hands. "Stop it!"

But Sasuke wouldn't relent, finding the strength within his limbs to hold the boy fast in his arms. Somehow, he pulled his body forward, gripping Naruto too hard for the boy to squirm away in time. Sasuke's lips crashed onto his with enough force and passion to take his breath away. He gasped, attempted to get away but too weakly to effect Sasuke's grip. Soon he could barely stand, melting into the raven boy's arms, while his hands clung to Sasuke's back and arms, drawing him in closer. Sasuke's mouth opened for only a second, pulling in a lond, unsteady breath that tasted of Naruto's hot air. "Say it," he breathed into Naruto's ear. "Say you love me." He gently bit his neck and face, kissing, prodding for an answer with his soft tongue.

Naruto let out a delicate moan, whispering, "Yes, I love you."

Sasuke smiled, tracing his thumb under Naruto's lip, playing with the coarse skin flaking off the bottom part. Replacing his thumb with his lips, they kissed again, gasping under the pleasure of each other's touch.

Kisses, Sasuke thought, weren't supposed to be so complicated.