Title: FOX
Chapter: 14 – Epilogue
Author: Flourescized
Summary: Uzumaki Naruto is the lead singer of one of the most popular bands around. Uchiha Sasuke has just left Akatsuki. When the organization discovers their past together, they will stop at nothing to get revenge on the man who betrayed them…
Pairings: SasukexNaruto
Notes: I can't quite believe it's the end of my first ever fic on here, I've had so many good reviews and stuff from people on here and I love you all for it, 'kay? I hope all the people reading this are gonna read my other fics, and also if you're reading this and it's finished and stuff, review still cos I'll still read them. Nyah, I hope you like this chapter – lots of making up & out (even though I can't write make out scenes to save my life, sorry! I did try though, and it's like the first one ever, so I guess I can use that as an excuse?)!!
Disclaimer: For once, I'm gonna let K. Masashi have them without a fight, but only once… :schemes:
Naruto's Thoughts
It has been five years.
It has been five years since I forgave Sasuke, five years since I broke through the barriers he built once again, since I broke through my own barriers, and embraced him.
It has been five years since I made my friends once again, since they forgave me for my mistakes and my emotion-clouded decisions, and the lies that grew and grew.
It has been five years since I found myself in all of the confusion.
So many things have happened in those five years that it's hard to know where to begin. There have been changes, and many things have stayed the same, and even some things have returned to how they used to be. The relationship Sasuke and I shared long ago has been renewed, the flame rekindled, and he is now a permanent part of my life.
About half a year after he saved my life, he became our (the band's) new manager, and the four of us are agreed that he organizes things much better than Jiraiya ever could, and his work is so beneficial for our progress. I can't even begin to thank him enough, not only does he do all of this but our relationship is never a part of it, somehow he manages to keep it out of the way of everything, and things run smoothly.
As soon as I could, I returned to the band. I guess singing is the only thing I really know how to do any more. You could say that music is my life, and whilst it sounds over-dramatic, it's true. Singing is the outlet for my emotions, or my anger, my love, my hate and my happiness. everything I feel comes across in my music, and I cant help but think that if I hadn't started singing when Sasuke left, I would never have been able to forgive him the way I did.
I told Yuri, Izumi and Kei about all of it pretty soon afterwards, it was pretty cruel to leave them in the dark after everything that had happened, and now my two 'lives' are integrated, and have fused into one. Of course, after I told them about Sasuke, they hated him, but I think they've come around now, and they're a full 'member' of the group now.
It only hit me that time five years ago when we were all together how many friends I have now. It all goes to show just how much Uchiha Sasuke changed my life. He has saved my life more than once, in different ways. Before the day that we became friends, I didn't know anyone. Hell, I didn't want to know anybody. I didn't trust them, I was unwilling to talk to them, and I did my best to keep out of their way at all times – I guess that must have been a part of the reason that they all hated me. Of course, I always had Iruka and Kakashi, but there was never anybody my age.
And all of these things do nothing but make me fall even deeper than before, way over my head.
Sasuke's Thoughts
It has been five years.
Its strange how much my life has changed all over again – Naruto has that much of an effect on me, it's one of the many reasons why I love him. Top of the list is the fact that he is still what defines me, even after all that has happened.
Five years ago I was still asking myself that question: "Who am I?" Well, now I know, all thanks to him.
After I completed my 'mission', the question kept popping back into my head, again and again. All of those times I just sat by the hospital bed, thinking, it was about the answer to that question, and all the while that he was like that, unresponsive, I couldn't find an answer no matter how hard I searched. It was only when he forgave me that I realized who I am.
I am Uchiha Sasuke. The man who loves and will always love Uzumaki Naruto, no matter what happens, or how many mistakes he may make.
It would be hypocritical if I changed my mind over something like that; especially after all of the pain my own mistakes caused him. All of those times, when the things that I have done have caused me to hurt him, all of it just makes our bond stronger.
If none of this had happened, would we ever have been sure? That I have hurt him so much, and still love him and be loved by him, doesn't that show that what we feel really is love? We understand each other – yeah, it sounds stupid but because of the effects all of this had on both of us, it shows that no matter what happens, whatever stupid decisions we make, we will always love each other.
Call it a test of our commitment; if it was that then we passed with flying colours. If I had never left, if we had stayed together happily, would we ever have been sure?
Normal POV
"I reserved your table for you – I knew you'd be back." Ayame smiled at the two young men in front of her, both of similar height, and yet different in every other way. The dark haired one of the two smiled gratefully, grabbing the others hand and dragging him to the back of the room where they sat at a table set for seventeen places, each with a small name card in their customary seats, reading:
Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, Akamichi Chouji, Hyuuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, Hyuuga Neji, Rock Lee, Higurashi Tenten, Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi, Nakashima Yuri, Suzuki Izumi and Suzuki Kei.
The men's mouths curved into smiles as they took their places side by side at the table, patiently awaiting the arrival of the other fifteen people who were supposed to be there any time now.
They didn't have to wait long before a tall blonde and a man who was slightly shorter than her but with hair that more than made up for the difference joined them.
"Heey Ino-chan, Shika-kun!" the blonde said with a foxy grin, biting his lip to keep from laughing at the disgusted expression the brunette wore at the nickname.
The two took their seats, and one by one the others arrived and began to talk, catching up with each other and spreading new gossip. Predictably, the last ones to arrive were Kakashi and Iruka, the silver haired man armed with yet another creative excuse.
"Sorry we're late, but Iruka had to do his hair." Kakashi looked at his partner, an evil smirk on his face as the tanned face flushed and his eyes widened. The silver haired man pouted slightly, though it was almost invisible beneath the black material of his mask, and continued. "I thought it was unfair that I always get blamed for being late, when it's actually your hair that won't stay up."
The brunette frowned. "It only won't stay up because you keep trying to play with it, so it is your fault!" Kakashi scowled again and let it drop, before they took their seats too.
The people all began to talk over the past year; it had become ritual now, every year at the same time they returned to Ichiraku's and repeated the process of catching up they had gone through five years ago, though now on a much smaller scale.
The conversation droned on and on, and Sasuke was getting fidgety. With a sly sideways glance, he reached under the table and put his hand on the blonde's upper thigh, massaging the soft flesh and fabric between his fingers and biting back a laugh at the expression on his face.
Naruto's skin had flushed a bright red and he was sputtering, wide eyed, but trying to conceal it all the same. The people around the table concealed knowing smiles, simply continuing in their conversation and ignoring the two.
The raven kept it up for at least ten minutes before he stood.
"I'm going to the bathroom." He winked slyly at the blonde, "coming, dobe?"
Naruto simply sighed, nodding slightly as he realized with defeat that even if he hadn't wanted to go, he wouldn't have had a choice anyway. Standing, he took the offered hand and the two walked towards the door together, leaving the people at the table smirking into their bowls, and Kakashi giving Iruka a suggestive glance to which the brunette was blushing almost as hard as Naruto had been before.
The last thing that Naruto had time to hear before he was attacked with a frenzy of kisses was the quiet click of the door closing behind them.
Even before he had had time to think, he had found himself pressed up against the wall, sandwiched between that and the soft body of his dark-haired lover, and whilst he had no complaints whatsoever, he would have preferred a bit of time to think.
Tilting his head back slightly, he exposed even more of the soft skin covering his neck, biting his lip to keep from moaning as supple lips made a their way from his jaw down to his collar bone, the wet kisses leaving a warm trail behind even after the contact was over, each touch sending shivers down his spine and clouding his brain with ecstasy.
The dark haired boy smirked conspirationally as his mouth opened slightly, his tongue probing from between his lips, tasting the tanned skin. The blonde shivered, trying to hold back a moan, but despite his efforts, he still let out a minimal amount of sound.
Moving his mouth back upwards, Sasuke attached himself to the other mouth to mouth, devouring the lips hungrily, his breath coming short and sharp, his heart racing and blood pooling downwards towards his groin as he relished in the feeling.
"Sa-Sasuke…" he pulled back briefly to look at the boy beneath him, taking in deep breaths of air and smirking at the pout adorning his face, complaining at the sudden lack of contact, "you're s-so impatient… S-Sasu-chan…" he said, still breathless from the previous kiss.
Sasuke's answer was simply to bend downwards once again to reclaim the other's lips, opening his mouth slightly to emit a probing tongue which pushed firmly against the seam of his lips, forcibly causing the other to open his mouth.
The blonde moaned slightly into the kiss, enjoying it despite the manner in which it was pressed upon him, but a few minutes later he found himself kissing back with just as much passion, fighting with the Uchiha for domination, and failing miserably. Though, he consoled himself, he didn't mind that much, after all.
The room was filled with the quiet sounds of lips and teeth against each other and low moans as the pair continued to hungrily devour each other's mouths and grind the other, or be ground into the wall
Outside of the bathroom, the diners had been listening in on the two boys. After a while, they heard a low murmur of conversation, one voice in a shocked tone and the other sultry and leering.
The latter appeared to be suggesting something, which the former was shocked at, and their suspicions were proven true when they heard a snatch of the conversation: "What the fuck Sasuke, why do you carry that around with you?" there was a reply before, "no! Not here, teme. Save it for later, okay?"
There was a couple of minutes more conversation, during which the voice got more and more shocked and protesting, before finally the door slammed open to emit a breathless and flushed blonde, followed closely by the raven, still holding what appeared to be a leather whip in his hand. Upon seeing this, the people at the table the two boys were now seated at were looking at the raven-haired boy with disbelieving expressions, and there was a slight murmur of conversation, as well as the occasional giggle, as everybody else realized what had happened.
They thought back to what the waitress had said when they had come in, and putting two and two together, vowed never to return to the restaurant on that particular date ever again.
Although it had been amusing, they doubted they could put up with it ever again – once was enough, though not for Sasuke of course.
C'EST FINI.
I apologize but the next fic won't be out for a while, cos not only do I have to write it I have to finalize the plot and plan it (better than last time) and stuff, cos otherwise it'll just be crap so I think maybe sometime next week? But then again I do have a bit more work and stuff atm, so I'm not really sure but I'll try and get it done for you as soon as possible, keep reading!
//Flourescized