The two boys chased through the village streets, Naruto laughing and throwing playful insults over his shoulder as he ran.

Soon they were within the walls of the Uchiha properties and Naruto slowed to a walk, allowing Sasuke to catch up. The black haired boy had other ideas though, and continued running
toward the blonde. Just before the two collided, Sasuke ground to a halt and planted a foot in the blonde’s face.

Naruto fell back onto the ground. “Oi teme! What was that for?”

“Hn. I am not like Hinata.” He stuck his nose up in the air and strode over to his house.

A big grin crept across Naruto’s features as he got up to follow his friend into the house.

Once inside, Sasuke led the blonde into the lounge. Naruto’s eyes widened at the expensive cream sofas. Everything in the room seemed to match, but left it looking unlived in and a little like a showroom.

“Make yourself at home.”

Naruto turned his gaze to Sasuke, who smirked at the shocked expression on his friend’s face.

“Do you want some hot chocolate?” He asked, receiving a nod from the speechless blonde. “Go on, sit down, I’ll be back in a minute.”

Naruto made his way over to the largest sofa, which was right in front of the wall-mounted television. While Sasuke was making the drinks, Naruto used the time to really take in his surroundings.

The walls were a two-tone style, with a creamy shade that became a deep red on the bottom half. The carpet was a thick and fluffy cream, the same shade as the top half of the walls, and Naruto enjoyed how soft it felt on his feet.

Dotted around the room were up lighters on the walls, shedding a warm glow over everything. Naruto found that the longer he spent in the room, the less sterile it became until he felt that he could label it ‘cosy’.

The soft clink of ceramic mugs proclaimed the return of Sasuke with the hot chocolate. The dark haired boy sat next to Naruto and placed the mugs on the glass coffee table in front of them.

“Would you like to watch a film?” The blonde nodded his agreement. “Well come on then, you pick one.” Sasuke stood and walked over to kneel in front of the DVD cabinet. Naruto followed and soon the DVDs were strewn across the floor. The blonde haired boy finally chose one and the two friends settled back onto the sofa.

About ten minutes into the film, Sasuke leaned forward to place his mug onto the table. When he sat back, he carefully moved his arm to rest on the back of the sofa. To his delight, the blonde shuffled his body slightly closer to Sasuke.

The two sat like this for a few moments until the Uchiha turned to ask Naruto if he would like anything to eat, only to find himself captivated by cerulean eyes.

The dark haired boy leaned towards the blonde but stopped halfway to allow Naruto to turn away.

Naruto, however, fluttered his eyes shut and closed the remaining distance into a chaste kiss. The few seconds that it lasted were over too soon, and Sasuke reached up with one hand to softly cup the blonde’s cheek, allowing the other to wrap around Naruto’s waist and pull him in for another kiss.

The Uchiha ran his tongue over the blonde’s lips, requesting entry that was granted eagerly.

Suddenly, it was as if something had snapped inside of them and the two boys clung onto each other as if their lives depended on it. Naruto’s hands clutched the back of Sasuke’s shirt and Sasuke, in turn, moved his own hands from the blonde’s face into his golden hair.

The two broke apart simultaneously for air and the continued fluidly as if there had been no break.

Sasuke’s hand released its hold on Naruto’s hair and made its way under the blonde’s shirt. It seemed that this movement broke the spell, as Naruto’s eyes snapped open and he pushed the Uchiha away.

The said Uchiha sat back with his head down and his dark hair covering his eyes. Naruto strained to hear what the other boy was muttering.

“I’m so sorry, Naruto… went too fast… hate me… understand… want to leave… sorry… so sorry…”

The blonde’s eyes softened and he reached out to hold his teammate’s hand, smoothing the back of it with his thumb. The two moved together into a gentle embrace, and when they parted, Naruto allowed himself to be pulled down to rest his head onto Sasuke’s lap.

The two friends watched the rest of the film in a comfortable silence and fell asleep where they sat, Sasuke softly stroking Naruto’s hair.