In Your Dreams! (AU SasuNaru)

Ch. 1

'Where am I...?' Naruto thought, eyes stuck shut with little sense of his surroundings. His body felt hot, like he was burning up inside, and he called out into the void around him, but doing so only left him with an overwhelming sense that no one was there but him.

He could do little more than listen to the sound of his own heated breaths that echoed into the seemingly endless distance. Despite being unable to see, Naruto reached out into the darkness for anything to hold onto, anything to ground him in that moment and abate the overwhelming loneliness he felt.

Just when he was at his most desperate, he could feel a hand grab him by the wrist. It was cold to the touch, a welcome reprieve from the unbearable heat that plagued him, and Naruto clung to it, allowing it to pull him in close. He could feel his face connect with something soft, pressing into what he knew was the fabric of a clothed chest, and he felt compelled to bury his face deeper, wrapping his arms around the torso of someone he knew for certain he'd never met before.

Like an open window letting in a cool breeze, Naruto felt a wave of relief wash over him as the arms pulled him in closer. He felt his heart flutter from the weight of the stranger's head affectionately resting on his own, and Naruto suddenly felt a bit shy, unsure of what to do next, but utterly content with where he was.

Naruto dared to lift his head, straining his eyes to open so he might see who was holding him so tenderly, only to have a pair of lips press against his own, causing them to part in surprise. The stranger took advantage of this, quickly slipping his tongue inside Naruto's mouth to glide up against Naruto's own, causing the blonde to quiver in the stranger's arms, his knees suddenly feeling a little weak.

It felt so good to be kissed by this person, to feel their hands slowly roam the contours of his bare midsection, and he couldn't help but lean into the touch as it moved from his sternum down to his navel.

Naruto froze, feeling their digits quickly undo the button of his school slacks. The buzz of his zipper slowly being pulled downward gave him goosebumps, causing Naruto to gulp. He could feel those cool fingertips tug at the waistband of his boxers, and his heart began to pound with anticipation, and Naruto could swear he heard ringing in his ears. The ringing became harder and harder to ignore until its presence was all-encompassing, much to Naruto's annoyance.

The blonde growled in frustration, suddenly sitting up in his bed. His eyes finally opened, although still blurry and unfocused from still being half-asleep, and he scowled at the continued screech from his alarm clock before taking a moment to look around his messy dorm room.

He sighed deeply to himself, rubbing his eyes tiredly before allowing himself to flop back onto his side. Naruto lay there momentarily with his knees to his chest, staring into space listlessly.

'That's like the fourth time I've had that dream..' Naruto thought to himself, running a hand over his lips, face still red and hot. They were always a little different, but the person was definitely the same, or at least, that's what it felt like to Naruto.

They'd start kissing him... touching him... and just when things get really good... he'd wake up...

Naruto grumbled to himself before pulling the sheets back over his head.

'It felt so good, damn it!' His mind screamed, replaying what he could remember in his head, wishing he could doze off again so they could finish where they had left off.

The sound of his alarm clock suddenly returned to him, and he pulled the covers down slightly, just enough for his left eye to peek at the annoying thing. He quickly sat up, grabbing it off the nightstand before bringing it up to his face in an effort to make the numbers make sense to him.