On The Same Path [SasuxSaku]

Chapter 17: You Don't Have to Ask, Sakura

Warning: Rated M for a reason.

~ SasuxSaku

Sasuke was the first one to wake up. Although it was still pouring outside, the sky was shifting from midnight blue to a shade of morning gray. It was probably still very early in the morning, but years of waking with the first rays of the sun had trained the Uchiha's body clock to wake without any alarm or light.

Before he even opened his eyes, he felt the softness of his mate clinging to his body. Slowly, he opened them, not daring to move, afraid he would wake her. But as consciousness began to settle in, he realized Sakura's right leg was curled against his groin, her own warm bundle of nerves pressed very evidently against his left thigh. Her right hand was also lingering dangerously close to his lower abdomen.

Sakura stirred in her sleep, and it didn't take more than a few seconds for the heat in his body to harden his member again. Sasuke took a deep breath, but the rise and fall of his chest woke Sakura, and she immediately stilled, most likely absorbing the reality of their circumstances.

She bashfully looked up through groggy, hooded eyes to meet the Uchiha's gaze and, for the first time, initiated a kiss. Sasuke immediately responded, turning toward her and taking over as he pulled her up and closer to him.

The morning haze and the unmistakable hard erection of her lover against her gave Sakura enough boldness to slowly grind against him, her own morning juices flowing in response to their activity, signaling to Sasuke that she wanted this just as much as his body needed her.

Once was not enough, and Sasuke wondered in that moment how other couples managed to go about their day-to-day lives if this was how... intimacy worked.

As their kiss deepened and Sakura's nipples hardened in response, Sasuke raised her right thigh slightly in his arm and positioned his hard, throbbing member against her wetness. Encouraged by the way she was grinding against him, he slid inside her in one swift motion.

Sakura moaned loudly in response, but the wetness between her walls made his entry smooth, and unable to form any coherent thoughts, Sasuke began moving inside her.

Soon, Sakura followed his rhythm, moving faster as she neared her own climax. Her voice shifted from quiet moans to loudly crying out his name with every breath.

Sasuke's groans grew louder too as he climaxed inside her, a deep grunt escaping his throat as he trembled beside her and went numb, his member still buried inside her, filling her with more of his warm seed.

Years and years of discipline were forgotten that morning as the lovers drifted back to sleep, completely sated from their intimate activities.

***

Sasuke was, once again, the first one to wake up—a good two hours after their second lovemaking session. This time, his body had made peace with the proximity of his lover, and although he felt like he could go on forever, he finally remembered how all of this had started.

He had come to talk to Sakura, albeit to confess his feelings for her, but he hadn't expected it to end like this.

He had no regrets, but he did feel guilty. He needed to talk to her. There was so much he had wanted to share with her before any of this happened.

She looked so peaceful, so mesmerizing, so innocent in her sleep. Sasuke activated his Sharingan, intentionally this time, taking in every detail of her peaceful face. He just knew he would need to recall and revisit this image sometime in the future. He knew the life of a shinobi, and he didn't expect them to spend every day of their lives like this, no matter how much he might want that.