Edit: I just realized that the link to the Q&A wasn't included in the AN, so, here it is; niveously..deviantart..com./journal/#/.d5fzu00 Just remove the extra dots and it should work. :3

Author's note: Okay guys. Last chapter. I had an amazing time while writing this, and it's mainly because you, my readers, are the most awesome people on planet earth. :D I know I said I'd do a Q&A video, but since I suck at making videos, I just made a regular Q&A. You can find it here:

Sasuke took a deep breath and started stretching his arms, but then froze at the thought of the night before. What if everything had been a dream? He opened his eyes and carefully peeked back over his shoulder, and felt a huge relieve in his chest when he saw the blonde's messy hair. Then, he felt like a love-struck teenage girl; it felt amazing to just lay there right next to his crush, to watch him peacefully sleep and know that they had something special. And, for the first time in a very long time, it felt as if their relationship would stay steady and as if they would, finally, stop dancing around the subject.

The blonde started shifting and opened his mouth in a big yawn, and all Sasuke could do was smile and wait for Naruto to finish rubbing his eyes. He looked like a Greek god with the reflection of the sun on his skin and his deep blue eyes that looked like tiny oceans.

"Hey."

And his voice. It was sweet music to Sasuke, who smiled and carefully pushed away some hair from the blonde's face.

"Good morning."

They looked at each other for a couple of minutes, enjoying the body heat under the blanket, before Naruto stretched and sat up with another yawn.

"Bathroom."

Sasuke smiled and nodded, and was feeling kind of silly since he just couldn't get that smile off of his face, but it didn't bother him nearly as much as he had thought it would. Naruto got out of the bed and walked over to the bathroom, then closed the door behind him and left the raven alone. He took a deep breath and buried his face in the pillow Naruto had used, breathing in that sweet smell, and then decided that he was behaving too cheesy and got out of the bed. He put on a pair of sweatpants and a white t-shirt.

"I'm going downstairs. Gonna make some breakfast."

He heard a dull 'okay' before he walked out in the hallway and went for the stairs. That's when he realized that he had to take one step at a time, since his butt hurt like hell. It had been a while since he had slept with anyone, so of course it hurt, but he had forgotten about how it really felt. It wasn't pleasant, but on the other hand; it was some kind of sick and perverted proof about the night before, and that made it all bearable.

He held a firm grip around the rail and took one careful step after another, but when he only had a few steps left, he saw someone standing at the end of the stairs. He looked up and met Itachi's criticizing gaze and saw a sadistic smirk in the corner of his mouth. He had his arms crossed over his chest and dark bags under his eyes. No words were needed; the older Uchiha thought that his brother had gotten what he deserved for not shutting up the night before, and Sasuke couldn't help the faded blush that came creeping up his neck. He just hoped to higher powers that their parents had been out or something.

Just as he opened his mouth and was about to say something, Itachi shook his head and walked past his younger brother up the stairs.

Sasuke sighed and continued his adventure to the lower floor, and reached it without hurting himself too much. He made his way into the kitchen and opened the fridge to reach for some juice when a tan hand stopped him.

"I just remembered that you can't cook. Sit down."

The raven was about to protest when he realized that Naruto was completely right, so he just turned to walk over to the kitchen table. But when he sat down in one of the chairs, he truly felt just how much pain his body was in, and couldn't stop himself when a whimper left his lips. The blonde peeked over his own shoulder and glanced at the shorter boy with a confused look on his face, but before Sasuke had the chance to come up with an excuse, Itachi had somehow sneaked downstairs again and walked through the kitchen. What was he doing running around, anyway?

"He's butthurt."

Sasuke shot an ice-cold death glare towards his brother. He could see Naruto in the corner of his eye, still with that confused expression, and just prayed that Itachi would shut the hell up.

"He's… butthurt?"

The younger Uchiha slowly turned his head back to the blonde, scared that if he made any hasty movements something would click and fall into place. Apparently, that happened anyway.

"You're…"

Naruto's eyes went wide as he quickly completely turned around to face the sitting boy.

"Shit, did I hurt you!? Why didn't you tell me? Are you okay?"

He pretty much threw himself down on the floor in front of Sasuke, kneeling, and put his hands on the raven's thighs. His eyes were still wide, but were now filled with guilt and worry. Sasuke sighed and shook his head.

"Itachi, can you please just fuck off?"

His brother snorted and filled a cup with coffee, and then disappeared into the hallway for about three seconds before he came back with a small, brown paper bag in his hand. He nonchalantly threw it on the kitchen table.

"Open it when you're done."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

"What is it?"

Itachi just shrugged.

"It's for you. Kinda. Just open it later."

He then left for the living room. The two boys looked at the bag, a bit confused, and Sasuke started thinking that it was something embarrassing; like more lube or something. That wouldn't surprise him, not one bit.

They then gazed at each other through their bangs for a while before the raven broke the silence.

"You didn't hurt me; I'm just a little sore. Okay?"

Naruto didn't seem to listen to the 'you didn't hurt me'-part.

"Dude, you have to tell me! I feel awful."

The raven rolled his eyes. How was he supposed to explain that it felt damn good the night before and that he really couldn't care less about walking funny for a day or so? The blonde would be too naïve to figure that out by himself.

"Last night was amazing. You didn't hurt me."

Naruto just shook his head and grabbed the raven's hands.

"Apparently, I did! You can't sit without groaning, dammit!"

Sasuke gritted his teeth. He had to say it out loud, didn't he?

"Listen, Naruto. If it wasn't for the fact that we're in the kitchen and that Itachi's in the next room, I'd make you bang me right now 'cause that's how good it felt last night. I wouldn't trade my sore ass for the world."

That made the blonde shut up, at least. In fact, he had his mouth slightly open and something seemed to have snapped inside of him. He cleared his throat and shifted.

"Whoa. Okay, gotcha. I didn't hurt you."

Sasuke sighed and nodded. He felt pretty embarrassed, but it was worth it if it made Naruto feel any better. They sat like that for a minute or so before the blonde cleared his throat again and took a deep breath.

"Okay, I think I might be able to stand up without jumping you now."

Sasuke smirked and let out a dull snicker as he stretched his arms and watched Naruto get up from the floor. It felt really good to be so comfortable together, to be able to say stuff like that and not get pushed away or something like that.

"Open the bag, I'm curious!"

Sasuke had almost forgotten about the brown paper bag on the table, but was kind of grateful that Naruto pointed it out before the tension between them grew too strong. It wouldn't look good if they disappeared into a bedroom in the middle of midmorning.

Sasuke reached for the bag and opened it. He found an envelope and a small package inside, and he put the bag back on the table while opening the envelope. He found a letter inside of it, and quietly started reading it.

"Sasuke,
I can see that you're in love, and it's kinda gross, but I haven't seen you this happy since you dated that dog freak, so that makes up for the grossness. I want you to be happy, believe it or not, and I'll arrange for you two to go back to Sweden to pick up the moron's stuff and talk to his parents if you want to.
There are two necklaces in the package. You have to take risks, lil' bro, and I think that this is exactly the kind of person you should do that with. Give one of the necklaces to him."

He didn't really know how to react. Was this really from Itachi; the person who seemed to hate Naruto more than anything else? Sasuke knew that Itachi knew when he was needed, but this… He never would have expected anything like that kind of letter. It somehow made sense, though; his brother wasn't the talkative type, so it only seemed realistic that he'd put the words on paper instead of straight out saying them.

"What is it? Is it bad?"

Sasuke realized that his eyes were filled with tears. He smiled and shook his head when Naruto dried the tears away.

"No. It's not bad."

He took a deep breath and looked up at the blonde.

"In fact, it's very, very good."

Naruto tilted his head and smiled a small smile.

"Then you shouldn't be crying, stupid. What did it say?"

Sasuke just smiled and reached for the paper bag. He then grabbed the blonde's wrist, dragged him out in the hallway and then started to put on his shoes.

"We're going out."

Naruto looked confused but didn't ask any questions. It was getting pretty cold outside, so they both put on their jackets and had black scarves around their necks as they rode the elevator downstairs. They didn't say anything until they reached the street outside the building.

"Where are we going?"

Sasuke grabbed Naruto's wrist again and started walking, paper bag in his other hand and a wide smile on his lips.

"Central park."

A few minutes later, they were standing in front of a lake. The grass was damp, the trees were beautifully red and yellow and the sun made the water glimmer. It was as if time stood completely still – if it wasn't for the cold, they could stand there for the rest of the day just to take in the scenery.

Naruto cleared his throat.

"Care to explain what we're doing?"

They looked at each other. Sasuke smirked and the blonde turned down his face and laughed.

"I mean, I'm getting rather used to your impulses, but…"

The raven snickered and, a bit shyly, properly grabbed Naruto's hand.

"Just… Hold on. I need to find the words."

The blonde slowly nodded and intertwined their fingers, gently rubbing his thumb over one of Sasuke's fingers. It was hard for the raven to even think when the moment simply took his breath away, but he somehow managed to figure out what to say. Kind of.

"Okay, so…"

Sasuke still held Naruto's hand, but turned towards the other boy so that they were facing each other. The butterflies in his stomach came to join them.

"I know that it's crazy since we've only known each other for such a short time, and I know it's insane since I don't really know anything about your life, but… Naruto, I-"

He had to swallow in a try to get rid of the growing number of butterflies.

"I want… I want you to stay here. In New York. With me."

Naruto tilted his head and raised an eyebrow.

"I'm right here, Sasuke."

The raven sighed, but then just started laughing.

"You're such a dork, you know that?"

They looked at each other, both smiling. Sasuke knew that he had to say it, word by word, but for the first time, it didn't bother him. He'd gladly spill his heart out this time.

"What I'm trying to say is that I… I love you, Naruto."

Sasuke stopped breathing for a short moment as he watched the blonde taking in the words. Since he just slightly smiled with his mouth open and didn't say anything, the raven decided to open the paper bag, even if the butterflies in his stomach were threatening to burst out between his ribs at any moment.

He grabbed the package and slowly opened it, not really sure what to expect. It was a yin and yang symbol, the white and the black part separated and each part was like a pendant to a necklace.

Itachi, you're spot on.

"Um, I don't really know how to do this, but…"

Sasuke grabbed the necklace with the yang-part, the white one, and lifted it up with a shaky hand.

"Do you want to be my boyfriend?"

Naruto looked from Sasuke to the necklace and then back again. The raven had never felt so damn nervous about anything before in his life – well, maybe the minutes right before he met the blonde for the very first time, but still. It was simply impossible to guess what was going on in that clueless head of Naruto's, and that only made the silence even more deafening.

Then, suddenly, a smile started to spread on the blonde's lips. Sasuke was breathing shallowly.

"I love you too, Sasuke."

A kiss had never felt more tender or tasted sweeter ever before.