NightFall

Drop 3

"So what's your name?" Naruto and the stranger walked deeper into the forest. They were nearing his home and the stranger hadn't said a single word since they'd been in the town.

"Sasuke" The man, now recognized as Sasuke, said quickly.

"That's a really nice name" Sasuke paused and looked at him, he seemed to be surprised by Naruto's compliment. "What does it mean?" Naruto asked. Naruto thought about how incredibly odd this 'Sasuke' seemed. It was like he never breathed. His sentences were short and direct.

"To help. My mother named me" Naruto nodded and then arrived at his house. Naruto rubbed his neck in shame.

"This is my little cottage, come inside" Naruto walked in and stood aside, and let Sasuke walk in. "would you like some tea?

...

Sasuke had ventured into the local town hoping that he could maybe find clues on how to find his mystery human. Thankfully, he seemed to be lucky that day because the boy seemed to find him. In the daylight, he noticed more about the clumsy human. He took in the features of this boy. He was the most beautiful person he'd ever laid his eyes on, his eyes were such an impossible shade of blue and his skin matched with the sun in the most appealing way.

When he bumped into him, his scent instantly attacked his nose and electrified his body. He didn't think humans could smell this way, to him they all smelled the same. But this boy made his body shiver with his scent. He knew that he wanted to figure out more about this boy. Like, why he was the reason his Sharingan activated?

Even with the multitude of questions that Sasuke had, he didn't feel like outrightly asking Naruto any weird questions. He did notice that the boy didn't seem to remember him so he thanked his lucky stars for that one.

Sasuke sat on the small couch of Naruto's little cottage. He looked around and noticed that the small cottage was well furnished with all the things one would expect in a family cottage. The sofa was a sturdy-looking worn couch and a small metal table sat just in front of it. He couldn't help but chuckle a little, thinking about how small and basic the cottage was in comparison with his castle. It was definitely a different experience from what he was used to living, but at the same time, he had never felt so comfortable before.

At the small table, he noticed a framed picture of Naruto in his masked appearance. The cottage looked like it was glowing warm, and he could see a small flickering candle at the top of the table. The scent was dull, but it could still be recognized. It smelled of lavender and something else he couldn't identify. The warm atmosphere of the cottage felt comforting and he felt at peace in this moment, unlike he ever had.

Aside from that the overall smell of Naruto bombarded his nose and it made his urge to grab Naruto and feed on him stronger than he'd ever expected.

"Okay, so I was thinking maybe making a bit of octopus and clams. I'm unsure why but he loves seafood what do you think Sasuke?" Naruto sat next to Sasuke with a teacup in hand. Naruto watches as Sasuke stared at the burning flame on the coffee table, deep in thought. "Sasuke?" Sasuke jumped at the sound of Naruto's voice, finally noticing his presence next to him.

"Yes?" He replied, keeping his words short so he wouldn't breathe in the good scent right next to him.

"I said that I was thinking about making him octopus and clams for my cousin and I was wondering your opinion" Naruto looked into Sasuke's dark eyes and when Sasuke spoke again it made him shiver a bit.

"That sounds lovely. What about side dishes?"

...

It had been about 5 hours of the two cooking and preparing food for Nagato. Naruto had only known this stranger for a few hours yet it felt like forever. There was something about this man that attracted him yet the signals in his body were screaming for him to not trust Sasuke.