Talk to Kurenai

Naruto walked over to where Kurenai was sitting, and he noticed that her normally red eyes were more red than normal, and they were quite puffy. She'd been crying, and from the looks of it, she'd been crying a lot. He asked quietly, "Hey Kurenai-sensei, what's wrong?"

Kurenai looked at Naruto and said, "Oh, I'm just having a bad day."

"No Kurenai-sensei, I'm having a bad day. You're having something else entirely. You don't see me crying."

"You're having a bad day too?"

"Pretty much the worst. Right from the start. I should have just stayed in bed today."

"Stayed in bed," Kurenai said, then she burst out crying. Naruto immediately sat next to her and put his arm around her.

"There, there Kurenai-sensei. What's got you so sad?"

"I shouldn't burden you with my problems Naruto."

"It's ok. I was just on my way home and I've got nothing else to do. I'd listen if you wanted to talk."

Kurenai practically jumped up and said, "SEE! YOU are willing to listen to me when I talk! Not like that big OX who I'm SUPPOSED to be in love with!"

"I take it this has something to do with Asuma-sensei?"

Kurenai calmed down and said, "Yes. I think we're through Naruto. Asuma and I, I think our relationship is over." Then Naruto understood completely why Kurenai was sad. Her heart was breaking right there in front of him. It was then that he realized that his problems weren't quite so bad after all.

Again, Naruto put his arm around Kurenai and he patted her back a little. "It's ok Kurenai-sensei. You don't need him. If he doesn't treat you the way you want to be treated, then to hell with him!"

"But Naruto, I LOVE him!"

"I understand Kurenai-sensei. But look at it this way, there are plenty of other guys out there, guys who WILL treat you like you want to be treated. Treat you the way you SHOULD be treated!" Kurenai sniffed loudly then turned to look Naruto in the eye. "You're a beautiful woman! Any guy would give anything to be with you!"

"Really?" Kurenai whispered.

"Ahuh. It's true! You don't need anyone who isn't worthy of you Kurenai-sensei. You should be treated like a Queen."

Kurenai smiled a bit, then said, "Thank you Naruto."

"Any time," he said back. Then he noticed something about Kurenai ? she seemed to be studying his face. He saw her eyes soften as she gazed into his blue ones which caused his to widen a bit with curiosity. He watched as her eyes darted to his mouth and back again. Then Kurenai leaned a little closer to him, which startled him. He asked, "Uh, Kurenai-sensei? What are you doing?"

She said, "I wonder Naruto, if you'd like to help me forget about Asuma for a little while."

"Well, sure. But what did you have in mind?"

"I think I just need some different company for a bit," Kurenai said.

"Would you like to go for a walk?" Naruto asked.

"Sure. I'm kind of tired of sitting under this tree. I've been here long enough." She stood up and he offered her his arm. She looked a little surprised at the gesture, but his face smiled back at her innocently enough, so she wrapped her arm in his.

They walked the streets of Konoha that way, Kurenai telling Naruto of why she suspected that she and the man she still loved were probably no longer together. She and Asuma had been arguing more and more lately. She loved him, but there were things about him that she didn't love, and those things were driving a wider wedge between them every day.

She poured her heart out to him. He listed to her and could almost feel her sorrow. He nodded and acknowledged her but mostly he let her unburden herself of the pain she felt.

They walked for almost an hour, until Kurenai finally said, "I'm so sorry Naruto, I've practically talked your ear off. And it's so warm. Would you like some cold lemonade? My place is just up ahead."

"Actually that sounds kind of nice Kurenai-sensei ? I am a bit dry." He smiled and looked down at the dusty road as they walked toward Kurenai's house. What he didn't see was how Kurenai was admiring him out of the corner of her eye.

Kurenai let them both in and led him to the living room. "Go ahead and get comfortable, I'll bring out the lemonade." Naruto sat on a large couch that was incredibly comfortable. There was a coffee table not far from him. He thought for a moment of putting his feet on it, but it wasn't his house so he just sat back and relaxed instead. A few minutes later, Kurenai returned with a pitcher of lemonade filled with ice cubes, and two glasses filled with ice as well. She said, "Here we go. This is nice and cold," then she poured lemonade in one of the glasses until it was nearly full. She handed it to him, noticing how almost immediately the glass was covered in condensation.

"Thanks Kurenai-sensei," Naruto said as he brought the glass to his lips. He closed his eyes and drank deeply, tipping the glass, allowing the liquid to wet his parched throat. Kurenai couldn't help but watch as some of the condensation from the glass gathered, then fell to Naruto's throat where it began a slow descent downward toward his chest. She watched as he lowered the glass, a pleasant expression on his face as he exhaled. Then he looked at her and saw her looking at him with an expression he didn't understand.

"Are you ok Kurenai-sensei?"

She hid her eyes, then said, "I guess I'm just still a little sad, that's all." She took that opportunity to pour herself a glass of lemonade before she asked him, "Would you like some more?"

"I would if that's ok," he said. She took his glass and poured it full again, then handed it to him. She watched him drink again, noticing how his neck moved while he drank. She liked how his hand looked as it held the slippery glass. She wondered if the rest of his arms looked as strong as his hands did.

"You're not drinking," Naruto said. Kurenai then self-consciously took a few mouthfuls of her lemonade before putting the glass back down on the table.

Naruto fanned his face a bit and said, "It is warm isn't it? I hadn't noticed until I drank all that cold lemonade," he suddenly unzipped his jacket and opened it wide, flapping it slightly to get some air.

Kurenai lifted her glass and said, "You can take it off if you like, if it'll make you more comfortable." She drank and watched him.

"Just remind me not to forget to take it with me when I leave," he said as he pulled it off and tossed it over the arm of the couch. He again reached for the glass, stretching out his arm for it, leaning forward, giving Kurenai a good idea of what lie under his shirt.

Kurenai moved a little closer to him and looked at his face. "He's grown so much, matured so much. He reminds me of his father," she thought as a pang of sadness ran through her at the thought of another person who was gone from her life.

"Hey," Naruto said and she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked at him, terrible sadness engulfing her, she felt as if her heart were left in tatters. "Kurenai-sensei?" he said, and his eyes turned as sad as hers were. "He's so concerned," she thought, "he cares. He doesn't like anyone to be in pain. How big is your heart Naruto? Why do you care so much for everyone?" As she looked at him, she knew he just did, it was a genuine concern of his when people he knew were in pain.

Naruto could see it too, Kurenai was suffering right there in front of him. So he did the only thing he knew to do to comfort her, he pulled her closer to him and hugged her. As soon as he did, she put her head on his shoulder and cried tears of sorrow. He stroked her hair and tried to shush her. He held her a little tighter then, whispering words like, "I know," and "I'm sorry," and "It's ok," in her ear. And somewhere in her sorrow, she felt a building need. She felt a need to feel good again. At that moment, Naruto was attempting to do just that for her ? to make her feel better. She was so grateful, that she pulled away from him and looked at him. His face was confused and then a bit startled as Kurenai put her hands on his face and kissed him full on the mouth.

It was gentle at first, Naruto being surprised that such a beautiful women would kiss him. He knew her heart was broken, and that she might be trying to do just what she'd said earlier, trying to forget the pain for a little while. When he thought about it, he didn't mind one bit that she wanted to try and forget the pain for a little while with him. He returned her kiss gently, letting her lead him to what she wanted, because he had no idea what that was.

She needed him. She needed to feel again. When she felt him kissing her back, responding to her, her confidence started to rebuild itself. Her heart still ached dully, but she put it out of her head as she felt her body reacting to his. Their intensity began to increase. Kurenai kissed his neck and whispered, "It's so hot in here," his neck tasted slightly salty as she sucked on it.

"It is warm," he said in one exhaled breath, turning to kiss her in the next.

She said, "Take your shirt off then," and she reached for the bottom of it. He needed no further invitation, and leaned forward to help her remove it. Kurenai saw that a small trickle of sweat had begun in the center of his chest, and was moving ever so slightly downward. She was so tempted to brush it away, with her tongue, but she waited not wanting to move too fast.

Naruto said between kisses, "You've got to be warm too. I can feel the heat coming off you," he put a hand on the back of her neck under her hair and squeezed. Kurenai's eyes rolled in her head.

"Too warm," she said as she began to pull at her wrappings. He tried to help her, but he didn't know what went where, so instead he waited until she pulled most of them off her chest. Then he reached inside the pitcher of lemonade and came away with a few ice cubes that he held to the back of her neck. Instantly the ice started to melt from the heat of her neck and his hand, the water dripping and trailing down her back. The sensation almost drove her mad. So she returned the favor, grabbing a handful of ice herself and holding it against his well formed chest. He gasped as the cold touched him accompanied by the heat of her fingertips. Like with her, the ice melted and ran tiny rivers downward toward his pants. This time, Kurenai did lean forward and lick at the water and sweat, before working her way back up to his face.

She stood up suddenly, only partly dressed. She stood in front of him, noticing that he was more than ready for anything she had planned for him. He looked at her steadily, his blue eyes piercing hers with intensity and sensual energy. She held out her hand and said, "Come with me." He took her hand and she led him to her bedroom, where she turned on a fan, then walked him to her bed.

She finished undressing the rest of the way, hearing him remark from time to time, saying things like, "Wow," when he caught a glimpse of her body. He took his own pants off then as she climbed onto the bed. She lay on her back waiting for him, beckoning to him to join her. He removed his boxers and climbed onto the bed with her and fell into her open arms.

Their bodies pressed together as they grappled with each other. Mouths on necks, fingers in hair, him settling between her thighs, then a sudden gasp as he entered her. She groaned out a long, "Yeeessss," as he pushed himself into her completely. Then as he began to move inside her, she almost cried from the pleasure. But this wasn't to last. She pushed him sideways, positioning him on his back. Then she straddled him and established her own pace of rising and falling while her hair hung in his face. She felt his hands first on her breasts, then on her ass as he assisted her while she rode him. Her pace took on a frantic note then as she practically bounced on him. Naruto was about done for, knowing he was past the point of no return. He was totally amazed then as he saw her throw her head back, her hands behind her on his thighs, as she ground herself down on him to a stuttering orgasm. That vision alone was enough to start his own and he gasped and grunted as he finished inside her.

Kurenai rolled her head on her shoulders back to face Naruto, who still stared at her in admiration, and utter satisfaction. She leaned forward, him still inside her and kissed him lightly on the lips. As one they rolled to the side. She tucked her head under his chin as he put his arm around her waist. He whispered into her hair, "Are you still sad?"

"Right now I'm not. I will be later, but right now I'm not. Thanks for helping me forget for a while," Kurenai said as she stroked his face, enjoying the way their overheated bodies touched in so many places.