What's New Pussycat?

by Shinigamichan87

Sasuke Uchiha is the picture of stoicism and control, which is shown in his duties as a student and a fraternity brother. His new-found brotherhood becomes a problem when a certain blond male has the power to expose Sasuke for who-or what-he really is.

1. What's New Pussycat?

Well hi there! This is my first time writing a fanfic and thought I should post it here for others to read.

Warning: YAOI/malexmale. Rated M for adult situations and boys lovin' other boys. Not explicit but still mature. NARU/SASU. Don't like, don't read!

Everyone else, thanks for reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its affiliated characters. I do not make money producing this fic. Naruto (c) Masashi Kishimoto

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What's New Pussycat?

The hot summer sun beat down relentlessly on the soaked asphalt of a small parking lot in a small suburb of Chicago. Drops of sweat glistened against ivory skin as it trickled down the nape of a currently very irritated Sasuke Uchiha. Well, more irritated than normal.

The irritation directly stemming from the completely harmless beads of perspiration, which were running down his skin in waves and soaking through the white shirt he wore. The once comfortable article of clothing was now some sort of odd torture device, causing a slow and agonizing death...by weak strangulation. Like a turtle neck sweater.

Yeah, that thought sounded utterly ridiculous in Sasuke's head as well, and while Uchihas were normally above plebeian things like stupid thoughts, Sasuke was far passed the point of caring. He sneered as he looked up at the scalding sun through his expensive sunglasses, hoping his infamous glare of death would make the orb shrivel up and die like people did when subjected to it.

When it continued to shine as bright and hot as ever in the clear sky he looked away, mentally cursing the failure of his glare and the new pain in his eyes for stupidly staring at the sun. Perhaps the heat was getting to his brain?

He couldn't stop tugging at the disgustingly wet material in an attempt to get rid of the offending sensation that was currently constricting his torso. The irritation was enhanced by the long black strands of his bangs that threatened to cling to his moist face, causing his reflex of swiping at the the traitorous locks in borderline rage. His Uchiha pride was the only thing that stopped him from screaming bloody murder when he realized the moisture was now trying to conquer his navy board shorts.

He cringed as his sensitive skin grew tight from the harsh UV waves, despite the caked sunscreen that surrounded his entire body. It probably didn't help that he was constantly swiping at his neck and arms with a hand towel to fight the army of sweat droplets.

This type of weather truly was the bane of his existence. He was certain that this humidity and heat would make the most patient person crack.

And no, Mr. Uchiha was not tormenting himself for the hell of it. He's risking melanoma for a specific reason.

You see, he was one of those species called a 'fraternity brother' or just a 'frat boy' in simpler terms.

It all started as an attempt from his older brother to get Sasuke to be more sociable. Or for a more believable reason—a new method of torturing him.

A week before the official start of Sasuke's Fall semester of his first year of college, Itachi had told the younger Uchiha that he would not stay in his room every waking moment like he had done in high school.

Then with a evil chuckle his older brother stated that if he did not become a part of a fraternity for at least one semester, he would destroy the reputation that Sasuke had yet to even gain. Of course in the usual Uchiha fashion, Itachi didn't bother to elaborate.

So, Sasuke made a few calls and signed up for the first fraternity he could find.

The hazing wasn't as bad as Sasuke thought it would be, though that may be due to everyone being afraid of him. He did not know this for an absolute fact, but it was a pretty safe assumption going by the nervous glances towards him and how none of the guys had actually done anything to him that would even be considered "hazing". The worst of them had been when one of the guys asked him to wash his oversized white dog, which turned out to be the calmest dog he had ever encountered. It even moved to make the Uchiha's job easier, like the canine was trying to get on his good side or something. And Sasuke could have sworn the thing was smiling the entire time.

Although it was hardly a challenge, he still felt like he had accomplished something when they accepted him into the brotherhood. An accomplishment that he shared with his elder brother minutes after he found out.

To those who were not of the Uchiha lineage, Itachi's tone as he spoke over the phone was as stoic as always. But Sasuke could recognize the slight change of inflection in his older brother's voice that gave away his pout. That alone made stepping out of his comfort zone more than worth it to Sasuke. The younger male now actually enjoyed his brother's weekly phone calls to "check up on him."

And despite all of the negative stereotypes that could be said about fraternities, Sasuke actually enjoyed being in one. Not that he would ever say that out loud.

He was surprised when he discovered the guys were mildly tolerable and the events were often something he found could easily pass the time.

Well except for having to do events like the one he was currently being tormented with. This event can go to hell and die.

They were having a car wash to raise money for some charity whose name Sasuke didn't bother remembering, especially since he could guarantee that a third of the money will go to the kegger being hosted tonight in "celebration" of this event's success.

But right now, it could be an effort to save the world from an incoming meteorite and Sasuke still wouldn't be happy doing this. It's hard to feel anything positive about anything when the same thought of "Die sun die" kept flashing in his head.

Feeling it would be better to distract himself from his discomfort, he focused on the activity in front of him, his stoic features quickly changing to a sneer at the sight of what his 'brothers' were currently doing.

The large group of them were alternating from spraying each other with the water hose, flinging soap suds, or mimicking what they thought a person would do when trying to wash a car...which consisted of them squirting random parts on the car before jerking the hose towards someone, soaking them completely and then whipping the hose back towards the car and act like nothing happened.

Oh, there were a few who were actually doing their job, if you ignored how they were obviously trying to impress the bimbos who owned the little hot rods they were cleaning. It was almost sad how the guys were clearly only washing the automobile so they could show off their bare chests and muscled backs...which glistening with sweat and water quite nicely, while their shorts rode low to show some sinful hips that just begged to be touched...

Sasuke coughed quickly and turned his head from the sight, blaming the sudden burn in his cheeks on the sun.

Sasuke mentally sighed as he pushed up the sunglasses back to their rightful place (which had slipped down when he was…observing the work ethic of his frat brothers) and took another look around. He was currently standing to the side and keeping an eye everything to make sure it stayed in a relatively calm sort of chaos.

Laughter and light squeals surrounded him as everyone playfully sprayed one another with the cooling water, giving each other a break from this heat. He wasn't participating because he was the chosen supervisor for the event, which was something he was secretly thankful for.

The largest project they had for the day was a fire truck that was brought here about an hour ago. One of the brothers' girlfriend Hinata had a cousin who worked at the nearby Skokie Fire department. The cousin had managed to get his chief to let him borrow the engine for the boys to scrub down and even gave them a hundred bucks for the effort.

The cherry red truck was currently swarmed with half naked guys and girls. The cousin, whom Sasuke found out was named Neji, was monitoring the progress. His long brown hair was tied in a pony tail that was so loose the elastic band was practically at the end of the strands. Sasuke didn't understand the purpose of such a hairstyle since it was essentially still down, but didn't care enough to ask him. By the look of obvious snobbery that he exuded, this guy was about as much of a social butterfly as Sasuke.

So he continued to watch with hidden amusement while Neji forced a very large shirt over Hinata's purple bikini top, causing her cheeks to redden and her knuckles to cover a portion of her mouth, obviously uncomfortable with the whole situation.

Most of the guys didn't seem care about losing the view, their sanity intact enough to not want to cross paths with the death glare from the long haired male that made his lavender eyes practically glow.

The only one that must have lost one too many brain cells would be the boyfriend, Kiba Inuzuka, who was diligently trying to snatch her away from her cousins evil clutches. He probably would have done a better job if he didn't stand out like a sore thumb. His scruffy light brown hair and bright red triangle tattoos on each cheek making him easy to spot in any situation.

He was currently sporting nothing but a pair red board shorts, almost identical in color to the tattoos. Though his skin wasn't as pale as Sasuke, it was easy to see from where he was currently standing that Kiba was going to be in some serious pain tonight, if the reddened patches of flesh on his shoulders were any indication. He probably hadn't even put on any skin protection.

It was pretty well known that Kiba was not the brightest crayon in the box. The conclusion supported when Kiba thought he would fool the cousin by pointing at something and saying to Neji, "Hey look! A distraction!" and then try to grab Hinata's hand.

If it weren't so entertaining to see Kiba utterly fail without Neji breaking a sweat, Sasuke may have felt sorry for his fellow frat brother.

Though probably not.

When the tattooed man attempted to pull of the exact same ruse again, Sasuke found that it was just as funny as it was the first time.

Choosing to go back to his duties of keeper of the peace, Sasuke took another look around at the rest of the people present. Then immediately regretted his decision.

A few girls from one of our University's sororities volunteered to help out with the car wash. Though the thought would have been considerate, Sasuke couldn't help but note that the volunteers reasons for being there were less than honorable. The females were either a girlfriend of a brother and thus guarding their property from the other women or they were looking to become a future girlfriend of one of the brothers. He mentally shrugged at the thought, figuring that when it all came down to it at least they were getting some more help.

He checked his watch to see it was almost two o'clock and by now everyone had already removed most of their clothing until all but bathing suits remained. Though, some of the girls' bikinis barely covered all of their essentials so it would make one wonder if one could actually consider the strips of cloth to be bathing suits.

Classy.

His disturbing thoughts were put to a halt when a flash of hot pink caught Sasuke's attention. He mentally cursed when he saw the two girls that seemed to exist to make his life a living hell.

The girl on the right was named Sakura Haru-something and she was unfortunate enough to have shoulder length hair that looked like someone had dumped an entire bottle of stomach relief medicine on top of her head.

Okay, it wasn't that bad but still, who in their right mind decided it was a good idea to have bubble gum pink hair? The exorbitance of the color was thankfully tamed by the relatively pretty shade of green eyes. Like all of the other women there, she was wearing a skimpy excuse for a bikini, except her's was a bright red color.

The other girl—Ino or Emo something—her hair wasn't such a hazard to the eyes, but it was still a bright blonde color that reflected the rays of the sun in such a way that made Sasuke's head hurt. Her eyes were a pale blue, though one was habitually covered by her long bangs that fell over one entire side of her face. The rest of her hair was pulled into a high pony tail which ended just above her waist.

Perhaps it was because she covered half of her face that Sasuke constantly associated her with the term 'emo', since that was often the hairstyle that most gothic people adorned. At least that's what he thought to associate it with. Sasuke didn't really pay attention to that kind of stuff. Maybe it's called 'punk' now?

He really needed to get out of this heat.

The blonde female was pressed against the side of the other, giggling behind one of her hands and whispering low into the ear of her companion, which caused her friend to repeat the action. By the way they were looking straight at him and walking in his direction let Sasuke know just how miserable his next few minutes were going to be.

When the two were standing in front of him, all that followed was an awkward silence, one that made one of his dark eyebrows twitch in annoyance. The two began to fidget and scuffle their flip flopped feet in a nervous manner while their eyes jumped from looking at the ground, to each other, back to meeting Sasuke's gaze, and repeating the process when his glare got too much for them.

Ino was the first to break, giving him a smile that showed entirely too much teeth. "Hi Sasuke! How about this weather? Isn't it great?" Her voice was shrill, making Sasuke mentally wince and his ears ring.

Completely ignoring the questions Sasuke sighed silently.

"What is it you want, Ino? Sakura?" His deep voice had a definite no nonsense as usual, which made the smile leave both of their faces.

Sakura cleared her throat and bit her bottom lip in what Sasuke could only assume was supposed to be a cute manner. "We were wondering, S-Sasuke, that since it was so hot, if maybe you'd-"

"-If maybe you'd like something to cool you down!" Sakura sputtered as Ino cut in and pushed her aside, lifting up something she had hidden behind her back.

A bucket.

Sasuke blinked at the object hanging by a handle in her two hands. It was a plain white bucket that was filled with water, her movement causing some of the liquid to slosh out and splatter on the asphalt. Sasuke took a step back and frowned, looking back at the two in front of him.

When Ino noticed the frown, the smile she brought back had faded slightly around the edges. "Well, you looked really hot...over here and since you couldn't join in with the car wash—since you have to watch everyone—I thought that maybe I could bring some water for you."

Sasuke opened his mouth to flat out reject the offer when Sakura elbowed Ino in the side causing more of the water to splash out of pail. Sasuke took another step away as the splash almost landed on his leg. He looked up to glare at the two but found that they weren't even looking at him anymore.

"Ow! Why did you do that Sakura?" Ino rubbed her hurt side as she glared at her friend.

The pink haired girl had her hands clenched into fists at her sides as she met Ino's glare with her own. "Bringing the water to Sasuke was my idea! Don't take all the credit!"

"Well I was the one who found the bucket and filled it with water!" Ino countered, like that supported her argument whatsoever.

Sakura growled at her friend while quickly grabbing the handle of the defenseless plastic container and jerked it towards her, spilling more water in the process. Just when Sasuke thought it couldn't get any worse, Sakura didn't stop there as she cupped the bottom of the pail and made the movement like she was going to toss its contents right at him.

"Give it to me, Ino-pig! Sasuke needs to cool down and he wants me to be the one who does it!" She pulled and jerked at the pail, turning to look at Sasuke as she did so.

"No way, billboard brow! Sasuke doesn't want anything from you! He would much rather get this from me!" Ino spat as she too gripped the bottom of the bucket and turned to look at him as well.

Sasuke's annoyed expression remained the same as he took another step back from the two crazy females, but on the inside he was panicking.

He mentally cursed at the sheer stupidity of his decision to come to this event. He had thought that he would have been fine as long as he stayed away from the activities. Obviously he didn't factor in the damn fangirls of his.

His pride was getting very close to snapping when the girls started jerking the pail harder, the action making him actually jump back as the water almost soaked the front of him. He glanced inside the container to see there was still plenty of water inside to do some damage.

How much goddamned water did they put in that thing?

His panic continued to increase as his mind whirred with a legitimate excuse that these girls would believe to get them to not splash him.

To any normal person it would seem like such a stupid thing to be freaking out about for the young Uchiha. Getting a little water on him wouldn't be that big of a deal, right?

But it was, it so was.

See the Uchiha clan had this long family tradition, of...being a cat.

Well not an actual cat, more like he turns into an overgrown house cat. Oh and the main cause for this change? If you haven't already guessed by now then you obviously haven't been paying attention.

It's water.

If he gets splashed with a certain amount of water it triggers a series of unfortunate events that, if he didn't do something about it, the final product would be a full fledged Sasuke kitty.

Now do you see the severity of his current problem?

He didn't even bother to be subtle anymore as he continued to back away from the crazed women. Just when he thought he could just make a (calm and smooth) run for it, the hot metal of a car pressed against his back, trapping him between the two.

Of course, during his blind panic he didn't think to move around the car. All he was focused on was that water getting closer to him.

Just when the girls simultaneously reared back to dump the water on him a large body blocked the way, causing the girls to pause in their movements.

They blinked as they looked up at the man that now stood in front of them.

"Ladies, I think we should leave the royal prince alone. He seems to not want to get wet for some odd reason." The deep voice that resonated from the man caused a shiver to run down Sasuke's spine, which he thankfully hid in time for anyone to see.

The man's skin was a golden tan and molded around his Adonis worthy muscles in his body. He was one of the tallest guys in the fraternity, as well as one of the most developed. While Sasuke's body was lithe and feline in structure, this male had wide shoulders and seemed to have been molded perfectly to meet his bronze neck, which was currently decorated with a basic hemp necklace. He was wearing nothing but a pair of old khaki shorts frayed at the hems with some black flip flops giving the world a perfect view of the muscles of his stomach while they clenched and glistened with water and sweat.

His golden blond hair was just the right shade of yellow and fell in a graceful manner of disarray around the hard contours of his jaw. But the real doozy was his eyes, which were color that rivaled the sky on a clear summers day. Sasuke hated looking at those eyes because he always got momentarily lost in them, no matter the situation. The final characteristics that made the guy stand out were the three fine lines of what looked to be whiskers that adorned each of his cheeks.

Which were currently quirked up as he grinned knowingly at the pale male in front of him.

Sasuke gritted his teeth, realizing that he had been staring at him without abandon.

Sasuke wasn't ashamed that he was looking at a guy like that. He never denied that he was gay when anyone asked. Hell, he flat out told so many females that bothered him about going on dates. He had given up on telling the two in front of him about his preference for the male variety, figuring they weren't going to get the hint after his first thousand attempts.

No, the reason Sasuke was pissed to ever living hell was because of simply who, or rather whatthe blond was.

His grin grew full out as he nodded once. "Uchiha."

Black eyes narrowed in hatred as tan man's voice caused another shiver to wrack Sasuke's body.

"Moron." The shorter male murmured, which only got a snort and a rub on the head in return. Sasuke swatted the hand away and forced himself not to go with his instinct to hiss at the blond.

The current pain in Sasuke's ass was named Naruto Uzumaki...and he was a dog.

Well to be more accurate he was a fox, but Sasuke enjoyed the satisfaction he got when he pissed Naruto off by wrongly labeling the blond's animal side.

The reason why Sasuke hated him was like the classical tale of cats vs. dogs. He hated him because Naruto was canine in species, and the blond loved making the smaller man's life a living hell because he was feline.

Stupid fox.

Naruto placed his big hand on his chest and pouted in mock hurt. "Aww, baby. You know how much that hurts me so. Make him say he's sorry girls!"

After giving the two his best puppy dog face, the females responded by making a nasally "Awww" sound and sliding their arms around his big tanned biceps, turning to give Sasuke a double pout. The pail rolling away from where it was dropped and completely forgotten.

"Sasuke! Don't be so mean to poor Naruto." Ino said as she patted his arm she was holding in emphasis.

"Yeah, don't be so mean!" Sakura said while nodding her head in agreement.

If Sasuke had been anyone else he would have had his mouth hanging open in disbelief. The two females had done a complete one-eighty in mood as soon as Naruto came into the picture.

It was true that when the girls that had crushes on him found out that he preferred men to women they often went after the blond shortly after.

A pity for them that Naruto was probably just as gay has he was.

Sasuke glared at the girls before turning his glare back to the fox, who now had the mock pout facing him as well, his beautiful blue eyes giving his amusement away as they twinkled in mirth.

"Come on bastard, you won't be a little nice to your own roommate?"

The comment caused Sasuke's eyes to twitch, hating the reminder of how much the gods loved to pull his tail. Yes, the damn idiot was his roommate.

Uzumaki was also a part of the fraternity, something Sasuke hadn't found out about until he was already in it. After the hazing and the induction ceremony they held a party to celebrate the new members...

During the party Sasuke was congratulated and given way too much alcohol. Even though the brunette normally never let his guard down as a precaution to protect his Uchiha pride, he decided to actually enjoy himself for the night.

A mistake he was determined to never make again.

He was pretty intoxicated when someone told him he had to meet one of the brothers that had been studying abroad during the summer and had just recently returned. Sasuke didn't think much of it as he nodded with a slightly slurred "hn" and followed the person through the mass of bodies, not really paying attention to where he was going. It wasn't until the Uchiha slammed into a force of pure canine power that he realized he had made a mistake.

He had gasped and spilled his drink on the floor, hearing a curse as the guy he was following left (probably to get a towel for the mess). Sasuke swallowed the lump in his throat as he looked up in anger and slight fear to meet the pair of the most gorgeous blue eyes he had every seen.

The Uchiha watched as the blond narrowed his eyes and flared his nostrils. Sasuke's glare intensified even though his body started to tremble slightly. He could tell by this guy's aura alone that he wasn't just some regular old fox, but something that could be associated with a demon in strength. Sasuke refused to move, even though his heart was pounding in his chest and the cat in him was screamingto hide. His muscles tensed as the blond suddenly titled his head to the side and leaned in way too close to inhale again.

Sasuke couldn't stop the unexpected shiver as the male gave a dark chuckle that trickled into the raven's ears before the canine spoke, husky and full of promises.

"Welcome to the brotherhood, kitty cat."

Sasuke had wished that that was the one and only encounter he had with the fox, but something told him he would never be that lucky.

The party had been on a Friday, which gave Sasuke the whole weekend to move his life into the dorms specifically for his fraternity. He had thought to get an apartment, but the brothers told him that he would be staying in the dorms with a roommate which was a standard policy in the fraternity apparently...

He had been in the process of lugging the last of his suit cases into the room, wiping the sweat off his brow. Itachi hadn't bothered to try to help him gather his things, even though the asshole lived fifteen minutes away. His refusal was followed with him saying something about giving Sasuke a chance to meet his new 'brothers.'

The younger Uchiha would have believed him if Itachi hadn't chuckled in the earpiece of his phone right after the comment and then hung up on him. Fucker was just using that as an excuse to make Sasuke suffer.

The dorm was set up like a two bedroom two bath apartment, complete with a living room and mini kitchen. The university gave them the necessary furniture needed for college students: desk, bed, dresser, couch, coffee table, television set with stand, etc.

The suitcase in one of his hands landed with a thud on the carpet of the living room as the brunette looked around the place. He had yet to see the guy who was supposed to be his roommate and he had been at the whole moving thing for about an hour and a half. The mystery guy's stuff was here, which was obvious from semi made bed, drying dishes in the rack, food in the fridge and the overwhelming smell of cleaning supplies. The place didn't look completely spotless, so why did it smell like it had been given a strong once over?

Sasuke lifted his shoulders slightly for a shrug before picking up the fallen piece of luggage and walked into his room.

A few hours later Sasuke was in the process of standing over one of the remaining boxes and sifting through its contents. He hadn't heard any noise other than the ones he was making, so he was utterly shocked when a pair of muscled arms suddenly wrapped around his waist and hips pressed into his ass.

Sasuke stiffened as a chest folded itself over his bent form, successfully putting him in a very awkward position. On instinct the feline flared his nose before hissing aloud as that same damn chuckle tickled the small hairs on the side of his neck and the distinct smell of foxhit his brain.

"Hey kitty cat. Glad to see you finally moved in."

With the grace known of his species, Sasuke slid out of his grip and jumped over the items on the floor to land lightly on the bare mattress, facing the blond. Sasuke's dark eyes glared as he crouched down low, a warning growl trickling from his throat.

The blond's body was relaxed as he stood up to his full height and stared down at the crouching male with a wide smirk on his face.

"Heh, welcome to dorm room 102, roomie." He said tauntingly in his seductive baritone voice. Sasuke didn't say anything in return to the remark, only watched the taller male walk casually out of the room. Sasuke's eye twitched when he figured out why it smelled of cleaning supplies. The asshole had masked his scent so Sasuke wouldn't know it was him until he had already moved in.

It didn't take a genius to figure out just how much this year was going to suck for the youngest Uchiha.

In the beginning it was nothing but complete torture for Sasuke. The stupid fox was everywhere he went, following the Uchiha around like a second shadow.

He followed him to the dining hall for all meals of the day. He followed Sasuke to the library and sat next to him for hours, either reading a book or shifting anxiously in his seat, grating on the last of Sasuke's patience. He had thought that the blond would get sick of staying in such a quiet place, and even though Naruto was clearly bored out of his mind when he was there, he would still stay the entire time Sasuke did. Hell, he even followed him to class every day and was there waiting for him when it ended...even when the professor let them out early.

Sasuke had tried to lose the parasite of a roommate on several occasions. He would get up earlier in the morning while Naruto was still asleep to sneak out. That plan fell through pretty quickly though. The second Sasuke opened the door to walk into the living room the fox would spring into the room in a fighting stance like he was suspecting an enemy to be there, fists up and swinging like a maniac. The first time had scared the ever loving shit out of the youngest Uchiha, who had not expected the idiot to make like a spastic jack-in-the-box.

Sasuke had even tried to sick his fangirls on Naruto, but that backfired when he somehow managed to manipulate the females into his own personal Sasuke finding mob. He still had nightmares about that.

The Uchiha had attempted to outrun the blond, and much to his surprise Naruto had always managed to catch up to him. Sasuke was a ridiculously fast runner, but it didn't matter how fast he was if his opponent had the endurance to run like the damn Energizer Bunny. Naruto caught up to him when the brunette was forced to either stop or wheeze out a lung.

And in between his different schemes Sasuke often confronted the idiot head on, voicing his opinion to his stalker, which the blond would respond by either cussing back at him, shrugging like he didn't know what he was talking about or even ignoring him all together. This of course didn't go over very well with Sasuke and normally resulted in an all out fight, leaving the two battered and bruised.

What pissed Sasuke off the most is he could tell the damn fox was holding back every time while he gave all he could in their fights. Just what was this guy's motivation? Why was he always around Sasuke? It was obvious the raven didn't want anything to do with him. So why, dammit, why?

Thankfully there were a few precious moments in the day when Sasuke was able to be alone. The fox was generous enough to let him sleep by himself (thanks to the lock on his door), use the bathroom by himself (again, locked door) and shower by himself (rinse and repeat).

Sasuke was especially thankful for the lock during his shower time.

He had to take a really long time in the bathroom during his bathing rituals. The shower itself didn't take long. In fact, Sasuke usually made it as quickly as possible.

It was the drying off process that took the longest time.

Why? Because, boys and girls, what is a shower's essential substance? Water.

So the black-haired feline showered quickly, wasting no time in scrubbing himself down and rinsing himself clean. It was in a cat's nature to not like water, but the Uchiha clan took avoiding water to another level, and with good reason. Sasuke did what was necessary for proper hygiene but still made fast of his showering duties.

The reason for the rush was in direct relation to his condition. The less amount of time he was in contact with water, the less time it took to go back to normal. It wasn't as if the second he touched a drop water his body just poofs and a cat appears.

No, it was a process that required a relatively significant amount of water and contact for a relatively significant period of time. It also took place in stages.

Stage one: Tingly sensations begin throughout his body, like the pins and needles one gets when the circulation comes back into a limb. It was Sasuke's way of knowing he needed to take cover from any unwanted gazes. That stage didn't last very long before the next—and more embarrassing—stage happens.

Stage two: His irises flash to a bright red color and a pair of black cat ears pop out on the top of his head. The red irises were a trait commonly found in every Uchiha. The ears were also a found in the clan, but the...physical characteristics of the hair on the ears were not. There was nothing menacing about his ears that most would associate with the Uchiha clan, and Sasuke had it the worst out of all his family members. Not only were his feline ears extremely soft and fluffy—the hair at the very tip was white, making him look about as intimidating as a floppy eared bunny. And the embarrassment doesn't end there.

Stage three: An equally fluffy black tail pops out from the base of his spine. And yes, the tip of it white too. Sasuke definitely did whatever he could to avoid being seen by anyone in that stage, even his family.

Stage three was usually the furthest Sasuke allowed himself to get, but it did get worse.

Stage four: His nails harden and lengthen, snapping into claws while a layer of black hair coats his entire body. And about a blink or two later the last stage occurs, which results in a surprisingly painless mutation of bones and muscles snapping and twisting until a human sized fluffy black cat remains.

And before anyone asks, yes his paws were white. If he ever let himself get that far, it would be several hours until he was able to go back to his human form. Sasuke could count the number of times he had been in that form on one hand and still had a few fingers to spare.

There wasn't a logical explanation as to why the youngest Uchiha has the uncharacteristic white markings or the thick coat, especially since every single clan member's feline half was pure black, matching the color of his or her hair. Every family member's cat form usually looked like something of the big cat family, with short hair that showed their sleek and muscular forms. One would think they were seeing a black leopard when they looked at an Uchiha. Except for Sasuke, which Itachi had made a habit to poke fun at his expense every chance the eldest brother had.

It was obvious the male had a complex from it, and understandably so. It didn't matter how evil his glare was, it would be completely moot if he looked like something from a child's nursery poster. He would never live it down if his trademark death glare was met with the person dropping to the ground laughing or worse...the person making a series of baby cooing noises while rubbing the poor glaring man's fuzzy kitty ears.

And Sasuke would see to it that he will never be put in such a situation. Which was why water was a four letter word for him.

Surprisingly the Uchiha clan didn't know exactly why water affects their bodies the way it does. Of course there are theories, mainly with the common thought that all cats hate water. His father believed that their first ancestor was cursed by a god because he or she was jealous of the Uchiha's beauty and strength, which ultimately led to it passing from generation to generation.

They also are not sure exactly how much water will do the job, appearing to depend on the Uchiha in question. Sasuke wasn't at all surprised when he discovered he was the most sensitive to water. He can only wash his hands for a couple of seconds and still be safe with his family secret.

It goes without saying that the clan keeps the curse hidden from outsiders, for obvious reasons. They were a proud family and didn't want to be exposed which would most likely result in getting sent away to some lab to be test subjects the rest of their lives.

Sasuke refused to tell anyone in his family about that idiot fox. He told himself the reason why he refrained from speaking about Naruto because he found out that Sasuke was a cat. But the truth was, Sasuke was curious as to what the fox was planning.

Unfortunately, in order to find out he had deal with being near the other male...and not kill him. Which Sasuke had found to be a very difficult thing to prevent.

There was one incident in particular that really tested his resolve not to throttle his roommate.

It had been about a month into the semester and living with Naruto. Sasuke had finally admitted defeat in trying to lose the blond shadow and simply ignored his existence as much as he could.

One night Sasuke was standing in front of the fogged mirror in nothing but a towel around his waist after he had just stepped out from the shower. He was rubbing a towel through his wet hair as he stared at his blurred reflection, the contrast of the white of his skin against the black of his hair looked almost eerie in the distortion. For no particular reason he took the towel from his hair and swiped it once across the surface of the mirror, bringing a slightly clearer vision of his body. Or more specifically the temporary additions to his body.

As if they could feel the glare from their owner, the two damp ears began twitching before turning backwards in response to his growing annoyance. Something wet brushed against his hand making him turn his attention to his tail, which was twitching about as much as the ears. Knowing damn well that he was causing these movements he still swatted the stupid extension which only swished in response, the white tip appearing on either side of his body behind the towel due to his unjust anger.

He glared murderously at the features, the sight of them enraging him for some reason. He started slamming his hands down against the basin of the sink several times as a way to expel the onset of emotions, wanting to avoid ripping his ears out of his skull or snapping his tail in two.

When he had finally calmed down, he took a deep breath and shook his head harshly before he resumed toweling off his hair, wanting to get dry as fast a possible to get rid of these blasted things.

"What the fucking hell are you doing makin' all that damn noise-!" The bathroom door right behind Sasuke banged open as Naruto barged into the small room without knocking.

Sasuke stared at Naruto's reflection in the mirror as actual horror appeared on his normally stoic features. He had forgotten to lock the door. How in the hell had he forgotten such an important thing!

Naruto stared right back at Sasuke from his spot in the doorway, except instead of looking at his face, the blond was focusing all of his attention on the fuzzy tail that was twitching like it was having a seizure. Sasuke frowned at the reaction of his roommate before realization suddenly hit him.

His tail was up and moving.

He was in nothing but a towel.

His fucking tail was lifting said towel and therefore flashing his roommate.

Sasuke's face grow exponentially warm as he quickly turned around and slammed his ass against the counter, gripping the backstabbing appendage of a tail to the point of pain. He glared up at the blond as if daring him to say one thing about what he just saw—what he was still seeing. Sasuke was about to let the threats fly, but the expression on Naruto's face made the Uchiha pause.

The fox's eyes were darker than their normal blue, and slightly glazed as he looked where Sasuke's tail had just been. Naruto continued to stare at the spot for another beat before he bit his bottom lip with a sharpened canine, moving his eyes slowly up Sasuke's body before landing on the twitching ears on top of his head.

Sasuke gripped his tail harshly for another reason this time, refusing to let his body react to the heated gaze and musky smell that now permeated from blond.

Sasuke gritted his teeth and growled out, "What the fuck are you looking at, Uzumaki?"

Instead of getting much of a reaction, Naruto only blinked once, breaking out of the haze he was in. Blue eyes met narrowed red as a heavy silence slammed around them.

Sasuke thought the guy was going to just stand there and continued to stare at him, but then one side of the blond's lips quirked up in a smirk, flashing more of those sharp pearly whites. The heat in his eyes was still there through.

Naruto's voice was low when he finally responded, "So, the rumors about the Uchiha clan are true then." Ending the sentence by looking pointedly to the shower and then back to the dark haired man.

Sasuke's anger ripped through him, as he grabbed the collar of the taller man's shirt and jerked him down to glare up at him.

His voice was pure venom as he spat at the fox, "You even think about saying a word about what you saw here to anyone and I will kill you."

Sasuke was suddenly slammed into the nearby wall, with a strong grip in his hair and another on the wrist connected to the fist that had just tried to punch the taller man. Sasuke hissed from the sensation, the feline in him panicking from the trapped feeling as he jerked against the hold. The growl that erupted from the blond made him pause in his movements, choosing instead to glare up at his captor.

Instead of seeing blue eyes like he was expecting, the bright red ones he saw made Sasuke remember just what he had threatened. Fear began to feed in his gut, but he refused to let it show on his features.

The heavy scent of fox and musk filled the tiny bathroom, causing Sasuke to unconsciously press his back further against the wall. The three marks on Naruto's cheeks had darkened and the teeth he flashed with a sneer were considerably sharper. Sasuke clenched his hands into fists to force himself not to provoke the idiot anymore. Not when Naruto was this close to the edge.

"Don't threaten me Uchiha." His voice was nothing but a growl as he leaned closer to the shorter male, his hot breath ghosting over Sasuke's face. "Not after everything I have done for you."

Sasuke tried to hide the growl in his voice, "What the fuck are you talking about?"

Naruto clenched his hand tighter into the black locks, shooting pain into Sasuke's scalp. "What, you think I hang around you constantly because of your sparkling personality?"

Naruto scoffed and continued before Sasuke could make a snarky retort, "I spend all my time around you to protect your clueless ass."

Sasuke frowned as Naruto finally let his grip loosen in his hair and walked out of the room. Sasuke shook his head and followed where the blond went, finding him sitting on Sasuke's bed just outside of the bathroom.

"Again, I ask what the hell you are talking about. What do you mean you were protecting me? From what?"

Naruto looked at him with a big 'duh' expression. "You really don't know? Your family didn't tell you?"

Sasuke's glared and crossed his arms over his still bare chest, "You'll have to be a little more specific, idiot. What exactly are you referring to?"

Naruto snapped his head up to glare back at him, "The other animals!" He shot up from the bed and strode towards the dark haired male. "They didn't tell you about how the other animals would react towards an Uchiha in their presence?"

Sasuke's glare morphed into a frown, "What about my family?"

Naruto gripped his light hair in frustration before he scoffed. "Of course you don't know." His shoulders slumped as the fox turned back around and plopped onto the bed once more. Sasuke followed and sat next to him, the Uchiha glaring at him when he didn't answer right away.

The blond looked towards the far wall before he turned to look back at Sasuke, his eyes once again that brilliant blue. "The members of the Uchiha clan are a sorta delicacy to other animals."

Sasuke blinked at the statement while Naruto seem to rethink what he said, "Erm what I mean is...you guys are like royalty. A prize or something." He frowned before rubbing that back of his head, "I'm not saying this right."

Naruto got up from the bed and began pacing, looking down at the floor as he tried to come up with an explanation. Sasuke watched him go back and forth before the blond stopped and faced him again. "Okay, so each animal reacts differently to you, depending on the species. Some look at you as the ultimate meal, but those kind are normally rare since Uchihas usually are ridiculously strong."

He sat back down and leaned forward, bracing his elbows on his knees and threading his fingers together as he looked at Sasuke . "But mostly they like Uchihas because of their raw sex appeal."

A loud snort came in response, and that was only because Sasuke forced himself not to outright laugh at him. He simply smirked while raising a delicate eyebrow, "Raw sex appeal? Really Naruto? That's how you're going to go with this?"

Sasuke started to get up from the bed intending on finishing his shower routine when a warm hand grabbed his wrist.

"I'm serious Sasuke. Hear me out." He gave his wrist a little pull, causing the raven to sit back on the bed and look at his roommate.

"You may not believe it, but you give off this...smell." Naruto could tell Sasuke took the comment the wrong way. "Not like 'you stink' kind of smell! A good smell. It's something that is like, umm, catnip to a cat. It can drive the other animals crazy, especially since there aren't many cats left anymore."

Sasuke calmed a degree before he turned to look at the wall, thinking this over.

What Naruto said was true. There weren't many cat families left. Most cats were very picky who they slept with and often refrained from having children. The numbers dwindled to the point where the Uchiha clan became one of the largest groups of cats. Who would have thought that because of the rarity of the species, they would become something sought out?

He turned back to Naruto, "If members of my clan are such hot commodities as you claim, why haven't any of the animals actually tried to do anything to me yet? It's not like I have been hiding what my last name is..."

Naruto rolled his eyes, "Because of what I just told you! The only thing they know about Uchihas are the stories they have heard, which mainly consists of you guys being absolute monsters in a fight. Of course they are ridiculously curious about you, but it's not like you have given them any reassurance that you won't rip out their throats if they stepped out of line."

When Sasuke couldn't think of another possible explanation to that he nodded before changing topics, "My family hasn't mention a thing about this to me."

Naruto snorted and ran his hand through his hair, leaning back on his elbows and looking out the window. "I'm not all that surprised actually. You guys tend to keep to yourselves a lot and hardly interact with other animals. I was pretty shocked to meet you at that party."

The family did have a tendency to segregate themselves from the outside world, even going so far to make a small village away from civilization. Sasuke hated living in such an environment, especially when Itachi moved out a five years before. Being different from the rest of the clan has always made Sasuke feel like an outsider, and though he was proud of his family he didn't like the hidden dislike they always had towards him. He had to fight tooth and nail to get his family to let him go to a public college two hours away from home, but he was happy he did.

Sasuke turned back to the blond with a question that had been bothering him, "Why do you know so much about my family?"

Naruto tensed for a split second before he gave a sheepish laugh, "Well actually my parents know a lot about your clan for some reason."

Sasuke was about to ask more when Naruto started talking again.

"But yeah, what I am trying to say is since your family stays out of sight, seeing a Uchiha out in the open has gained the attention of any animal with a good enough nose."

Sasuke wrinkled his nose at the comment making Naruto laugh, "I said it wasn't a bad smell, asshole!"

Sasuke punched him in the shoulder and crossed his arms again, before another thought came to his head. "You said there are a lot of animals here, but other than you I haven't smelled any."

The thought made Sasuke frown and Naruto snort. "I figured as much. I think you would have chosen a better frat to join had you realized. Most of the guys in there are animals, they are just really good at masking their scent. A lot of outsiders wouldn't notice the brothers were animals unless they were purposely looking for it."

Sasuke blinked and turned to look at Naruto's amused eyes. "Who?"

Naruto sat up from his leaning position and began listing them off, putting up a finger as he went.

"Well there is Kiba, he's a dog." Naruto looked pointedly at Sasuke. "A real dog. I believe a Great Pyrenees to be exact. Then there's his best friend, Akamaru, but he never changes into his human form. I believe you know him..." Naruto grinned as Sasuke's eye twitched.

He knew that dog that Kiba made him wash was strange!

Naruto snorted at the look of disgust on Sasuke's face. "Yeah, Kiba said that Akamaru wouldn't shut up about it, saying that you had the hands of a god."

Sasuke felt his cheeks burn which only made him glare harder at the laughing blond. "Who else is an animal?"

Naruto took a few deep breaths to calm himself before remembering what he was talking about. "Oh Right! Umm...Shikamaru is tortoise, which is a real shocker I know."

Naruto rolled his eyes and smiled while Sasuke nodded in understanding. The guy Naruto was talking about had to be the laziest man he had ever met. And also one of the most intelligent.

"Chouji is a bear, which I'm a little sad about cause he would make the perfect pig—Don't tell him I said that!" Sasuke smirked at the slight panic in Naruto's eyes. It lasted for an instant before he went back to listing.

"Lee is a hare, Gaara is a raccoon, and with those dark circles around his eyes I don't see how he could be anything else. The creepy guy, Sai? Well he's a snake..."

Naruto continued to list off about twenty or so more animals before he took a breath, "...and I think there may be a few more but I cant really think of them."

Naruto looked back at Sasuke to see him staring off with this lower lip between his teeth. Naruto frowned as he leaned over and waved his hand in front of Sasuke's face, causing the raven to blink and look at him. Naruto gave him a genuine smile before he grew serious again, glancing up at the top of Sasuke's head.

As a reflex, Sasuke patted the top of his head to find that his cat ears were gone, shocked that he hadn't even noticed when they disappeared. He shifted his hips on the bed minutely to note that the familiar twinge caused by his tail was also gone.

Grateful for the loss, he turned back to his roommate. Naruto's face back to being serious as he glanced one more time at the top of Sasuke's head. "That isn't something that most animals do, and the way cats react to certain things..."

Out of nowhere Naruto lifted a hand and ran it through Sasuke's hair, making the male instantly relax from the sensation, pressing his head into the other's palm.

Naruto chuckled as Sasuke came to his senses, jerking away from the blond's hand and turning his face to hide the noticeable red that now adorned his pale cheeks.

The blond's voice was a little lower as his face grew serious once more, "That's what I'm talking about. If they found out that Uchihas are susceptible to ploys that other cats fall for...or that you really do turn when you come into contact with water, they will completely take advantage of it. And when you are in that form..."

Naruto didn't have to finish that sentence to make Sasuke tense. He turned his head slowly back to the other male, his eye wide as fear clenched his gut.

As if reading the raven's thoughts Naruto said, "Yeah, I know too much about how your kind reacts to certain touches. And I know that such information is also in stories being told."

His blue eyes hardened as he leaned forward, invading Sasuke's space a bit, "They may fear what you are and what you are capable of...but it is only a matter of time until they throw caution to the wind and give into their curiosity. That is why I have always been around you. I am protecting you from the others."

His eyes were intense as they bore into Sasuke's, making the Uchiha's heart pound in his chest. Sasuke remained quiet as he tried to process the knowledge that the secrets and weaknesses of his family was spreading among the other animals. Naruto leaned forward even more until their faces were a mere inch or two apart, forcing Sasuke to focus on him as the blond broke the silence.

"I am friends with most of them, and they don't really seem to have as strong a nose as I do. Well except for Kiba, but he is too enamored with Hinata to give you any attention. And I also think my own scent is doing a pretty good job with masking yours." Sasuke could see the muscles behind the tan skin of his jaw pulse as he clenched his teeth together.

Naruto took a deep breath, "I think it is fairly safe to say that the others in the frat won't do anything. There aren't any hostile species in the group, except for maybe Chouji, but the guy seems to be more interested in food than anything else. The only other animal that would be considered hostile is me, and you can rest assure that my awesomeness won't let us down." Naruto gave a toothy grin as he waggled his eyebrows while Sasuke rolled his eyes.

The blond became serious again, "But there are a few who are not a part of the fraternity that have shown their curiosity. I want to believe that they are good people that wont let their animal side rule them...but just in case they do give in and come after you...I want to be there so you won't get hurt."

The comment made Sasuke glare at Naruto and move into the fox's personal space this time. "You think that without your help I will be an easy target? What, you just assume that I am some defenseless little kitten that is incapable to taking care of myself? I am more than strong enough to do so!"

Naruto was suddenly there, pushing him back against the bed and gripping both of his wrists over his head with one hand while the other was around his throat, not squeezing but still a threat nonetheless. Sasuke's eyes were wide and his breathing was a little shallow, especially when he felt his towel coming loose from his waist. Naruto glared harshly at him. "You think you can protect yourself better than me? You think they wont do cheap tricks to make you putty in their hands?"

The grip on his wrists tightened a fraction, "You think they wont use water on you as a way to blackmail you to do what they want?"

When Sasuke didn't answer Naruto nodded, the silence was all the confirmation he needed. The blond pulled back and stood, looking down at the male still lying on the bed. Sasuke could tell his roommate was really trying to school his features and show nothing of what he was truly feeling. But after years of looking at nothing but emotionless Uchihas, the brunette had trained himself in seeing what others tried to hide.

And with Naruto, deciphering his expressions was almost effortless. Naruto always wore his heart on his sleeve, even when he didn't want to. Sasuke would give the guy credit though, the blond's features were as blank as he had ever seen them. The effect was only ruined by the faint traces of pain that haunted the rims of his blue eyes.

When Naruto spoke again, his voice matched the expression perfectly, "You should get dressed."

He turned away from Sasuke and walked towards the door without looking back.

When he was almost out of his room Sasuke sat up quickly, "Uzumaki."

Naruto paused but didn't say anything. Sasuke bit his lip again before licking them, a strange fluttering in his stomach at what he was about to ask.

"Why are you protecting me?"

Silence answered him as Naruto gripped the molding of the door frame, the knuckles in his hand turning white. Just when Sasuke thought he wasn't going to answer, Naruto straightened his back and, without turning to look at him, he said in a voice barely above a whisper, "I don't even know anymore."

And with that he was gone, leaving Sasuke to stare at where he was just standing.

After that, the two hadn't mentioned anything more about what happened that day. What started off as an annoyance to Sasuke, changed into something remotely tolerable.

Though he still stood firm in his dislike for the canine, he was secretly glad for his presence, especially since after their talk Sasuke had started taking the time to observe the other males in his fraternity, surprised that he could now recognize the twinge of animal on the ones Naruto mentioned. He was definitely right about how good they were in masking their animal side.

Sasuke had made sure to keep a little distance from the brothers, though he was not as cautious around them as he was around other males outside of their fraternity. Sasuke constantly had his guard up when he was walking around campus, and he was shocked to see how much he missed before. Just walking to class the other day Sasuke saw far too many people staring at him strangely.

Sure, Sasuke was used to getting stared at by the girls that wouldn't take no for an answer. But there were a few of these looks that had nothing to do with silly things like crushes. Sasuke would never admit this, but he was a bit fearful of the others, since he had only just realized how little he knew about other animals. In his defense it was because his parents didn't give him a chance to learn about them.

They didn't get too close to him though, not with Naruto glued to his side.

The blond always looked completely at ease, constantly yapping away about some random subject as he walked with Sasuke. Despite his lax attitude, the Uchiha could see that his blue eyes were still sharp and looking around for anything that might cause a problem.

So he continued to remain close to Naruto, and when the idiot wasn't being, well, an idiot...Sasuke could say he almost liked the blond's company. Maybe. Only a tiny bit.

It did help that the tanned man was ridiculously pretty to look at.

After the car wash came to a close (And Naruto got punched in the head by Neji after he tried to use the fire hose) everyone went their separate ways to get ready for the party tonight. Sasuke was in an exponentially better mood now that the burning ball of death known as the sun ducked out behind the horizon.

It was late August, which meant that school was about to start again. Sasuke had spent the summer at school, working to earn some cash for the upcoming year. He also enjoyed the freedom he had here, and wanted to be away from his parents a little longer.

But now summer was about to end and because of this the brothers felt the need to end their holiday kicking and screaming by throwing a huge blowout party. Sasuke normally despised parties, mainly because he couldn't drink as much as he wanted to (both thanks to all of those animals and a certain fox). But for some reason he had an odd excitement that was bubbling in his chest at the thought of tonight's festivities.

As soon as he got home Sasuke headed straight for the shower, desperate to wash off all the grime and sweat he had accumulated during the day.

Once he finished, he walked over to his closet, wrapping his towel around his waist and trying to figure out what he was going to wear. After the first time Naruto saw them, Sasuke didn't bother hiding his ears and tail anymore, since the cat was already out of the bag. (Now a pun? He really needed to stop with the stupid thoughts already.)

Naruto didn't seem bothered by it in any way. The guy usually wasn't around when Sasuke got out of the shower, and didn't barge into his room anymore, which brunette was thankful for. His bathroom had poor ventilation and always felt like a sauna after he finished showering. He hated feeling like he was about to pass out from the humidity and heat, so he was happy to have the freedom to leave his bathroom as he pleased.

Though Sasuke still tried to get dressed quickly just in case...Naruto was still a pervert after all.

As if trying to prove Sasuke's point, a lewd wolf-like whistle came from the entrance of his room. Sasuke turned his head to see Naruto leaning against the frame of the door, sipping from a glass filled with ice and a clear liquid. His blue eyes were shamelessly staring up and down Sasuke's body.

Going by the dusting of pink on his cheeks and the slightly glazed look in his blue eyes, it was probably safe to assume that the liquid wasn't water. Guess the guy was getting a head start on drinking before the party.

Naruto was wearing a pair of stonewash jeans and a red undershirt, both of which fitting his body in all the right kind of ways. Even that same hemp necklace hanging around his neck made Sasuke stare a little bit longer than necessary. His blond hair was darker than normal which meant that Naruto had just stepped out of the shower and he didn't bother drying his hair properly.

The blond glanced at the open closet then back at Sasuke, giving him a cocky grin while his blue eyes twinkled as if he just thought of something brilliant.

Naruto lowered his lids and bit his lower lip, "Do you know what would look great on you tonight?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes and humored the buzzed man, "And what would that be, Naruto?"

The blond slid his free hand through his damp hair, flipping his head once in an attempt to toss the too short strands in (from what Sasuke could only guess) an attempt to be sexy before he responded.

"Me."

Sasuke glare wasn't very effective as he quickly snorted from the absolutely lame line. Naruto started laughing at his own joke.

Sasuke shook his head and turned back to the closet to grab one of his favorite dress shirts before he went to his dresser and reached for the bottom drawer to get a fresh pair of boxers, ignoring the presence in the doorway.

Unfortunately he made the mistake of forgetting about his tail that had decided to lift up on its own volition to give Naruto a perfect view of his ass. He only realized this when the blond's laughter turned into a playful growl.

"Damn Uchiha, if you took the stick out of that delicious ass and let me put it to good use maybe I could improve that attitude of yours."

Sasuke glared harder at the comment, even though it was directed at the wooden surface of his dresser and not the source of his irritation. He chose to ignore his roommate once again and discretely lowered the tail so he wasn't flashing the perverted idiot anymore. He was too distracted with covering his dignity that he didn't even bother looking at which pair of boxers he grabbed from his collection.

He quickly slipped the underwear on, wincing slightly when he jerked them up his hips a little too roughly and managed to bend his tail. Damn tail was always too sensitive to begin with.

Now that he was covered he pulled the towel away from his waist and absently threw it on his bed, turning around to look for pants as he quickly pulled on his shirt.

The soft growl caught him off guard, causing Sasuke to turn an look at the owner of it. The glass was noticeably less full, or to be more accurate, practically empty now. .

His gaze went down towards Sasuke's waist before smirking, "Black silk boxer briefs..." Blue eyes jerked back up to meet confused red, "Planning on getting lucky tonight, Uchiha?"

The tone was light and joking but the flash of something dark in his roommates eyes let Sasuke know that he was asking the question seriously.

So instead of teasing the blond he only snorted and turned back to the closet, "No, idiot. I just grabbed the first pair in reach." He was thankful his face was turned away from the blond, otherwise he would see the genuine smile that pulled at Sasuke's lips.

Sasuke rationalized that he had just gone temporarily insane, because for a moment he actually thought the blond's current attitude was...cute. But that had to be a malfunction in his frontal lobe because there was no way he was happy seeing Naruto getting angry at the thought of Sasuke being with someone else. No way.

Finding a pair of jeans, Sasuke pulled the doors to his closet closed and turned to the sound of loud clinking of ice against glass, seeing his roommate knock back the remaining contents of his drink. Naruto shook his head once and made a content noise before looking back at Sasuke and tilting the glass towards him. Sasuke raised an eyebrow in question.

Naruto pulled away from the frame of the door, "Let's have a few drinks before the party. I'll be in the living room so come out once you're done." He left without waiting for Sasuke to answer.

His first reaction was to yell at the fox for ordering him around, but clamped that impulse down, knowing nothing would come from yelling at the blond since he would only ignore Sasuke's complaints. He looked down at the jeans in his hand then twitched his tail to see if it was still there.

Yep. He still had his big fluffy pain in the ass.

With a sigh the brunette walked over to his bed, tossed the pair of jeans onto the comforter and grabbed his towel to hang it up. While he could put on the boxers with the tail, it was next to impossible to put on jeans since they couldn't go above his ass crack. They'd only fall down and piss Sasuke off more. Which meant he couldn't get completely dressed until his damn additions were gone.

Sometimes he truly hated being a cat.

Sasuke stepped into the living room to find Naruto sitting on their couch with a newly filled glass in his hand, another cup of what looked to be the same liquid sitting on the coffee table.

Sasuke smirked as he took a seat on the other end of the couch. "Now you're getting my drinks for me, idiot?"

Naruto sputtered for a moment, "Shut up bastard and enjoy my generosity! You're making the next round."

Sasuke reached for the glass with a frown, "You know I don't drink that much..."

Naruto waved the comment away while taking another gulp of his drink, the strong smell of vodka permeating in the room. "Just shut up and enjoy yourself for once Uchiha. It's the last party of the summer."

The television was on and turned down low with some game show playing. Sasuke glanced at the screen before turning back to his roommate, finding the blond staring at him. When Naruto realized he was caught looking he cleared his throat and looked pointedly at the boxers Sasuke was wearing, raising a pale eyebrow in question.

The brunette shook his head and leaned back against the cushions of the couch, "Can't put the pants on with the tail in the way."

The snort he heard made Sasuke glare harshly at his roommate, who looked like he was trying to not laugh. To make the situation worse, his stupid ass tail decided to curl around his waist to rest on top of his clenched hands. He ignored the softness of his fur and growled at the trembling man next to him.

"Not a word, Uzumaki."

Naruto wouldn't look at him until he finally calmed down. When he gained his control again he looked sideways at Sasuke, his blue eyes drawn to the twitching ears and then to the tail. Sasuke was grateful he didn't say anything, though he was a little confused about why Naruto was so interested in his additions tonight.

Not wanting to think about it, he reached over and picked up the cup, its glass surface covered with condensation. Sasuke tilted it back and took in a big gulp of the liquid, shivering at the burn that slid down his esophagus and settling in his stomach. He had always loved that sensation and quickly took another gulp to get it back. Naruto said he should enjoy himself and that is what he would do.

Sasuke was too busy enjoying the warmth that flowed through his limbs from the drink that he didn't notice his roommate's heated expression in his glazed eyes.

About an hour later Sasuke was thoroughly buzzed and trying not to giggle (Uchihas didn't laugh much less giggle). But it was proving to be very difficult to resist when the slurred voice next to him kept telling jokes that were hilarious in the brunette's alcohol hazed state.

Sasuke tilted back the cup and frowned when he saw that it was completely empty. He didn't remember finishing it off.

Naruto snorted at Sasuke's confused face before his eyes flashed like he had just come up with a brilliant idea. He reached inside of his jean pocket and pulled out his phone a big smile on his face, "Hey Sasuke! Betcha can't figure out what I have as your ringtone!"

Sasuke turned to his drunken roommate and frowned harder, "I don't remember even giving you my number, moron."

Naruto laughed while he concentrated on his phone and pressed a series of buttons, "I stole that a while ago when you left your phone in the kitchen."

He pressed a few more buttons and smirked looking up at the shorter man, "I also put my number in yours."

Sasuke glared at him before he reached for his phone on the coffee table, his body slightly wobbling from the liquor. He flipped it open and pressed a few buttons to sift through his contacts. What he found was not Naruto's name but..."Studmuffin"

A black eye twitched as he looked up at the blond idiot who was grinning from ear to ear, his knee bouncing with new found energy. He jerked his head towards the phone, "Awesome right? And totally accurate!"

Sasuke's eye continued to twitch as the other started laughing loudly, smacking the back of the couch with his hand repeatedly as he enjoyed his own joke. He calmed down a bit before he looked back at his own phone and held up his hand in a 'stopping' motion. "Wait wait, this is the best part! Here...is...the ring I...gave...you!"

He had paused between each word as if to build up the surprise. He pressed one last button before looking up with a huge grin on his face.

Sasuke just about ripped the phone from Naruto as Tom Jones' voice belted a "What's new pussycat, woah woah."

He could feel his anger rising as Naruto practically fell off the couch due to his uncontrollable laughter. Sasuke was about to start beating the shit out of him when another idea flashed into his head, making him flip open his phone again and rapidly move through the menu.

Kiba had sent him a recording of a song that only now registered to Sasuke how ironic it was in relation to the dog. After he sent it to him Kiba had started laughing similarly to how Naruto was laughing right now. Sasuke wasn't sure why he kept the song, but he was certainly glad he had.

"Hey nutbag." It was almost comical how Naruto's obnoxious laughing immediately stopped at the insult. The blond was about to start yelling at him when Sasuke spoke again, cutting him off. "I've got the perfect ring for you. Tell me what you think."

He pressed a button and wished he had a picture of Naruto's expression as "Who Let the Dogs out?" by the Baha Men blared from the small speakers. Naruto's mouth dropped open in shock which quickly morphed into anger.

"Dammit you bastard! I told you I'm not a a dog! At least my song for you was accurate!"

Sasuke ignored the comment and simply replayed the song again, only increasing Naruto's anger. Sasuke grunted as the fox suddenly crashed into him, pushing him back into the couch. The blond's reflexes were slower than before, which gave Sasuke the time to pull his phone away from the reaching hand, pulling it above his head. Naruto growled as he reached for it again, causing his face to brush against the top of Sasuke's head. He must have picked up the difference in smell because he stopped trying for the phone and glance down at the black head of hair. Apparently Naruto had the attention span of a two year old when drunk.

He pulled away from the other, squinting his blue eyes as if he were trying to figure something out. He blinked a few times before looking at Sasuke's face, the other distracted with trying sit up and smooth the wrinkles in his shirt.

"Your ears are gone." Was all Naruto said as he looked back up at Sasuke's hair.

Sasuke straightened, rubbing the top of his head out of habit. "Of course, you idiot. They don't stay there for long, once I'm dry." He then rolled his eyes and reached for his cup on the coffee table, frowning again when he remembered he didn't have anymore.

Or that it hadn't magically refilled itself.

How much had he had anyways?

He glanced at his roommate when he didn't say anything to see that he was still staring at his head. Getting annoyed at how Naruto was acting he moved to face him, "Will you stop staring at me?"

The comment made Naruto look at his eyes before he stated in a rather deadpanned expression, "I wanna see them again." Then stood up on unsteady legs and walked around the couch to head towards the kitchen.

Sasuke stared at the place the blond was just sitting before he jerked his head up and stumbled to follow him, grabbing his glass so he could get a refill since he was going in there anyways.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Sasuke called as Naruto disappeared through the opening of the kitchen.

When he stepped onto the tile Sasuke found the blond shutting off the faucet with a new cup filled to the brim with ice and water in his hand.

Sasuke raised a brow, "You don't honestly believe you'll do anything with that right? You're too much of a goodie goodie to do something you know I hate simply for your own amusement."

Naruto shrugged as he stood to the side and leaned against the counter, a small smirk forming on his face as he stared at Sasuke. Sasuke scoffed at the attitude and decided to call his bluff. "Whatever, loser. Go get ready, I want to leave in about an hour."

Not bothering to see if Naruto listened to him, Sasuke walked over to the fridge to find more liquor.

He was about to grip the handle when he felt the warmth of another body looming over him. Sasuke glared at the shadow before he turned his head, "Uzumaki, what the fuc-"

The sentence ended with a hiss as Naruto suddenly pulled the back of Sasuke's dress shirt away from his body and dumped the contents of the cup into the opening, then immediately pressing his chest against Sasuke's back to keep the ice in place.

Sasuke growled as his front was slammed against the surface of the appliance, cringing at the sudden chill of the ice melting on his back and the metal pressing against his cheek. The growl that came from Sasuke's throat turned feral as he pushed against he fridge, hearing the contents inside rattle in protest as he tried to get free. He could already feel the familiar tingling sensation in his scalp and spine, knowing it wouldn't be long until Naruto got what he wanted.

"I'm going to get you for this, Uzumak-" his voice was cut off when Naruto suddenly pried open his lips and shoved a ice cube into his mouth. He wrenched his head away from the fingers and was about to spit it out when that same hand clamped over his mouth. Sasuke grabbed his wrist to try to pry it off and gave another growl as the taller man's breath fanned against his ear.

"Let it happen."

Sasuke paused as that husky growl danced along his skin. He turned his head as much as he could to glare blood red eyes at the man behind him. At first all he saw was a patch of bright blond hair and a ear, but then Naruto's face came into his line of sight, causing a shaky breath to come from Sasuke's nose.

His eyes weren't blue but a slight purplish color, like he was fighting his animal side again. The whisker marks were defined again as well and his teeth were slightly sharper. Sasuke continued to glare at that face, while he tried to dig his slowly sharpening claws into the tan skin of the hand still pressed against his mouth.

Sasuke tensed when he felt the familiar jolt of his ears popping out his skull as well as the pull that came with his large tail extending out of his spine.

The two stood there for a few breathes, Naruto remaining pressed against the shorter male even though the change was complete. When the last of the cubes melted Naruto finally took a step back.

His head snapped to the side as Sasuke immediately spun around and slammed his fist into Naruto's cheek. The fox winces at the pain but didn't do anything to retaliate as he straightened his head to look back at the fuming cat.

Sasuke's eyes were piercing as he faced the taller man head on with this hands clenched into fists at his sides, his breath ragged.

Much to Sasuke's annoyance, Naruto didn't look phased at all from the punch, only swiping the drop of blood from his split lip before meeting his gaze again with an eyebrow raised, "Feel better, kitty cat?"

Sasuke growled and took a few steps towards the infuriating blond until his face was almost touching the others. "Why the fuckdid you do that?"

Naruto only shrugged and met his glare with a smile, his now blue eyes twinkling in the fluorescent light, "I told you I wanted to see the ears again. I got what I wanted." Sasuke responded by punching his other cheek and stomping out of the kitchen and into his room.

He wrenched off the severely damp shirt and began to look for a new one in his closet. His mood thoroughly soured, Sasuke grabbed another black dress shirt and held it up, deciding whether he even wanted to go anymore.

Sasuke tensed when a pair of warm hands gripped his hips and stopped breathing all together when sharp canines nibbled along one of his feline ears.

He leaped away from him to land quietly on his bed, his feet pushing against the comforter, causing half of it to slip from the once neatly made bed. He crouched down and rubbed his ear hard with his arm, trying to get rid of the lingering sensation of those sinful teeth against his extremely sensitive skin. Sasuke snarled at the fox, annoyed that he stood there with his hands in the pockets of his jeans, not at all bothered by what he had just done.

Naruto grinned at the crouching man, amused just how feline he looked right now. He tilted his head to the side and bit his bottom lip, "What's wrong pussy cat? I just wanted a little...taste."

Sasuke's ears flattened against his skull as the blond slowly ran his tongue of his lips. The taunt triggered something in him and before he knew what he was doing he snarled at the fox, "How dare you touch me like that as if you have a right to it, you imbecile."

Naruto's stance became rigid at the insult, his face morphing from the anger that bled into it as he took a step closer to the bed. "Watch what you say, kitty cat. You only have so many lives."

Sasuke met the anger with his own, adjusting his stance to spring at the blond. Then he said something that he knew would make the fox snap.

"Don't threaten me. You. Stupid. Dog."

Sasuke didn't even have enough time to curse as Naruto suddenly blurred and collided on top of him, causing the both of them to fall backwards onto the bed. Sasuke struggled in vain as the blond effortlessly pulled his wrists above his head while his strong hips surged forward onto his own, forcing his pale legs apart and into the mattress.

Sasuke instinctively hissed at the fox's face, his red eyes wild and his ears flattened so close to his skull they almost disappeared completely in the strands of his black hair. His fury spiked again when he tried to bite a chunk out of his captor neck but was instantly stopped by a tight grip in his hair that wrenched his head back. Sasuke tried to pull his arms down, growling at the weight on top of him. He stopped moving suddenly when the male gave a growl in return, a deep guttural growl. The sound made Sasuke come back to himself.

As long as Sasuke had known Naruto, he had never really saw the blond completely lose his cool before. The only time he was close to doing so was when he told Sasuke about his family and even then he still had control.

Maybe it was the alcohol that set him off, or maybe Sasuke finally pushed Naruto past his breaking point.

It was then that the brunette really noticed the sheer mass of his roommate and the power he held in those straining muscles of his. Sasuke looked up at his face, his eyes widening at what he saw.

His eyes were heated, shining in a bright shade of red almost matching his own. His lips were pulled back to show just how sharp his teeth had become. The muscles in his neck and shoulders were trembling as if he were trying to keep himself together. To keep himself from changing into his animal and ripping the youngest Uchiha apart.

Fuck, Sasuke really was in trouble this time wasn't he?

He couldn't do anything to fight this position, the blond had him completely immobilized. Sasuke swallowed hard when he felt the weight of Naruto's power pressing against him, tensing further when his teeth drew closer to the sensitive flesh of his throat. Sasuke kept down the whimper that wanted to come out and tried to tuck his chin to his chest in some desperate attempt to protect himself, only to find he could only move an inch or so against the restraint in his hair.

He looked away from the face above him, refusing to think that Naruto was turning into the animal that he had protected Sasuke from all this time. His anger turned towards himself now, mainly because even though he was in this situation, he still trusted the man above him. How crazy was that?

He involuntarily flinched as the growling grew louder after he pulled his head down, hating that his limbs were steadily starting to tremble in fear. He clenched his teeth and mentally screamed at his damn ears to not move into a sign of pathetic submission.

Uchihas bow to no one. Uchihas are above all others. Uchihas don't allow any weaknesses, and damn it Sasuke was an Uchiha!

One of his ears twitched out of reflex when Naruto's warm breath tickled against the skin. Sasuke slammed his eyes shut while attempting to kick at his roommate's sides and cursing him.

All movement stopped however when a warm wetness slowly made its way from the base of a ear to the white tip, coaxing a shiver through him.

Naruto's tongue repeated the action and this time the ear turned towards the sensation, as if trying to maintain as much contact as possible. A shuddering breath left Sasuke's lips as the tongue was replaced with teeth that clamped down only enough to not break the skin. Sasuke's muscles started to relax against the mattress, even through his brain was screaming to do something. His breathing grew ragged as goose bumps erupted along every inch of skin.

The brunette licked his lips before opening his eyes to look at the ceiling, unsure how he should take this. "Naruto?" His voice strangely quiet.

"Shh," the man above him demanded, the response causing his breath to ghost against Sasuke's increasingly sensitive ear. Sasuke shuddered while his eyes tried to focus on the ceiling as a way to keep his head clear. All his efforts failed though when Naruto spoke again.

"I...have always loved seeing you like this, kitty cat. Especially your ears. They are so unbelievably...sexy." He switched to the other ear and gave it a particularly hard tug with his teeth which made Sasuke growl to hide the embarrassing mew that tried to come out. Sasuke felt his cheeks grow hot when he noticed a rather large vibration that now resounded out of his chest and throat.

He gritted his teeth as he felt his Uchiha pride getting hacked away with each action his body did against his will. And this new one was the absolute worst.

He couldn't believe it...he was purring.

He had never fucking purred in his entire life and then this idiot comes along, does a little nibble and his feline side was now putty in his hands.

Sasuke felt the blond's body shudder at the sound of his unwanted purring. Naruto pulled back slightly, letting go of the hold he had on Sasuke's hair and taking the time to look at Sasuke's face. He started to glare at the fox but paused when he saw the expression on his face.

He looked...pained. Naruto seemed to be fighting against his animal side as his eyes tried to shift to their original blue only to flash briefly from purple to red.

"I'm sorry Sasuke. I'm so so sorry."

The defeated tone in Naruto's voice made Sasuke keep quiet. "I tried to be good. I really did."

Naruto bit his lip before squeezing his eyes shut, "And I was doing good since no one bothered you."

Sasuke agreed with him. Not once had any one physically attacked him. All the others had kept their distance with Naruto at his side, even though Sasuke could see how badly they wanted to get closer. Naruto did really well in protecting him.

A hand slid down to grip one of Sasuke's hips before the blond hissed as conflicting emotions danced over his face. It was as if touching his skin gave Naruto the greatest pleasure, as well as the greatest pain.

Naruto growled low in this throat, "I thought I could handle being around you." He opened his eyes to show how red they were now. "But spending so much time with you and getting to know you made me let my guard down."

Naruto gritted his teeth and cursed, the muscles in his shoulders starting to tremble, "I shouldn't have drank so much...especially when I know how much seeing you like this affects me..."

Sasuke's ears twitched in confusion, but then his eyes widened and the breath rushed from his lungs as Naruto adjusted his hips until something hard pressed against his inner thigh.

Sasuke's voice was breathy and slightly panicked, "Naruto snap out of it. You know you don't want to do this."

The fox responded by adjusting his hips again until they were pressed flush against his own. The rough material of Naruto's jeans making the sensation that much better as the blond's thick shaft rubbed directly against Sasuke's, causing a reaction almost instantly.

"Oh fuck, Naruto. Stop!" At some point Naruto had let go of his wrists, using both of his hands to clamp onto Sasuke's hips, not bothering to delay with any pointless movements as he slid his fingers underneath the silk on his boxers to touch heated skin. Sasuke's head was spinning as his dick hardened fully, the wonderful sensation shooting up his spine with each contact.

Conflicting thoughts rattled in his brain as he tried to reason all this through. He hadn't had sex in a really long time. Hell he had only lost his virginity when he went to college and that was because he had been with his family for all of his life. The Uchiha clan took a lot care in choosing an outsider to be a member's significant other.

It was a very unfeeling process as most arranged marriages were. They looked for those with strong genes similar to those of the clan, as well as having a purebred feline lineage, with no ancestors who had married an animal of a different species or a human. This selection process coupled with how few cats remained, made it possible for a family member to never end up with someone.

So Sasuke tried to experience the world outside of the Uchiha compound. At the very beginning Sasuke had been curious about relationships and sought out the company of a male that interested him. The guy had been a human, which Sasuke had planned since it would be easier to keep his family secret hidden.

He only lasted a few weeks though, mainly because the sex felt more like it was checking something off a list than anything truly memorable. The raven hadn't bothered to look for another, especially when Naruto became his own personal guard dog.

And spending all of this time with Naruto had an affect on him as well. At first it was a forced company, to the point where Sasuke couldn't even stand the sound of Naruto's voice. But when he found out why Naruto was always around, he felt...grateful for the blond.

He began noticing that Naruto's voice wasn't all that bad when he wasn't screeching about something. He was easy to rile up and seeing the blond fuming greatly amused the Uchiha. Not to mention Naruto had a body he wanted to sink his teeth into. But then Naruto's looks turned from something Sasuke found appealing...to something he couldn't look away from.

Sasuke used to get so angry at Naruto, snapping at him for no real reason. He didn't like that his eyes were always pulled towards the blond when he was near. Sasuke realized not too long after the start of these outbursts that he was only venting his anger on the blond because he was attracted to him.

He had been appalled at the realization in the beginning. It was one thing to be attracted to a human, but another animal besides a cat? Sasuke could not understand where these feelings were coming from. But after a while Sasuke came to the conclusion that it wasn't because of their differing species. It was strictly Naruto that made him feel this way.

He decided to never act on it though. He went so far as to deny the feelings ever existed, figuring that it was just a weird sort of phase and would go away eventually.

He also denied it because he believed that Naruto was doing all of this out of some strange sense of duty. He had always teased Sasuke and flirted with him, and Sasuke always shot it right back at the blond ten fold. There was never any real emotions in the interactions. At least on Naruto's end.

But as the reality of Sasuke's current situation hit him like wrecking ball, he didn't know what to believe anymore.

He couldn't think with Naruto's powerful body on top of him, his hot breath igniting his skin and the strong grip on his hips as he thrust against him. The passion in those eyes of his, unable to see if they were blue or red anymore.

Sasuke wanted to tell the fox to stop, he wanted to try to save his roommate from making a mistake that he couldn't come back from. He wanted to tell himself that he didn't want this. He wanted to push Naruto away and take a cold shower.

All of these thoughts came to a shrieking halt when Naruto moaned against his ear.

"Sasuke..."

His resolve snapped in two as he wrapped his arms around Naruto's broad shoulders and growled in his ear, "You better not regret this in the morning Uzumaki." before clamping my own sharp teeth against the lobe.

Sasuke winced as brightness assaulted his sensitive eyes behind their lids. He groaned as he finally came into consciousness, rubbing the heals of his hands against his eyes and shielding them from the attack of light. Fuck he hurt all over.

The thought brought a tidal wave of hazy memories. Though all of the details were not very clear, Sasuke definitely remembered the orgasms. Lots and lots of orgasms. As well as one vivid image of his body twisting into a position that he didn't even know he was capable of doing. The thought caused his entire face to turn bright red as he pulled the sheet covering him closer to his body.

A silent curse made him look to the side. Naruto was in nothing but his bright orange boxers, pacing back and forth by Sasuke's desk while he nervously chewed on his thumb nail and talked to himself.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow at that and sat up slowly, ignoring the dull aches all over his body.

Catching the movement Naruto glanced in his direction before making a funny squeaking noise in his throat and looking around wildly, for what exactly Sasuke hadn't a clue.

When his panic seemed to hit its critical point the blond suddenly bolted to kneel in front of him on the floor and slammed his hands and head to the ground with a loud thud.

Sasuke winced at the sound and then blinked.

And blinked again.

Was the idiot...bowing to him?

"What exactly are you doing, Naruto?"

"I'm so fucking sorry!" He shrieked into the thin carpet, his shoulders tensing further and his voice cracked from hitting several octaves higher than his normal range.

He didn't even pause has he remained looking down. "I can't believe I did that! I will never forgive myself for what I did to you!"

Sasuke frowned as the blond continued to rant while keeping his forehead pressed against the ground, "Idiot, I don't know—."

"I would completely understand if you shoot me dead for what I did!"

A black eyebrow started to twitch as Naruto kept rambling, "Naruto seriously, let me talk—."

"Oh god, I cant believe I let my animal side get that bad, I don't-"

"MORON! Shut the fuck up for a second!"

Sasuke had to restrain himself from laughing at how such a large body could try to look so small on the floor. When Naruto didn't try to get up from the ground Sasuke sighed and ran his fingers through his hair in frustration.

"Naruto will you please get off the damn floor?"

He seemed to think about it a moment before he shot up and gripped one of Sasuke's hands, his knees still planted on the ground. "Sasuke, I am so so so sorry! I didn't mean to let myself slip that bad! I usually am so much better holding my liquor and I—"

Sasuke sighed again as he looked at the panicked expression in his roommate's eyes. He looked down at his pale hand that was now clamped over Naruto's mouth, smirking despite his annoyance as he could still hear the guy mumbling something against his palm.

"Naruto please shut up for a second." The blond actually listened this time, which made Sasuke raise his brow again. Not wanting to risk losing the precious silence he continued, "Now, will you please stop apologizing for last night?"

Naruto pulled his hand away from his mouth so he could speak, "But what I did to you..."

That made Sasuke snap.

"That was not something you should apologize for! You can't fucking rape the willing okay!" Now it Sasuke's turn to lose his cool, his cheeks erupting in color as he turned his head towards the wall even though he knew Naruto saw it.

There was nothing but silence in the small room for several minutes. Sasuke hands shook slightly as he clenched them in the sheets, absolutely mortified that he let something so embarrassing come out of his mouth.

He almost jumped when he felt a soft touch on his elbow. Slowly, Sasuke turned he head just enough to glance at Naruto.

His features were soft as he tilted his head to study Sasuke's face, a small smile pulling at the edges of his lips. "Did you mean that?"

Sasuke scowled at the question, "Of course I meant it, moron. You think I would let someone force themselves on me?" He straightened his spine and lifted his chin, "I'm an Uchiha dammit."

Naruto's smile turned into an all out grin as he suddenly pounced on Sasuke, kissing every piece of skin he could find. Sasuke started cussing and punching his back, the sudden tackle making his body roar in pain.

Naruto quickly pulled back with a sheepish grin on his face, rubbing the back of his head in a nervous gesture. "Sorry..."

Sasuke rolled his eyes but then frowned as Naruto seemed to remember something, making him slap his forehead and curse. "Oh man Itachi is going to kill me when he finds out."

A chill suddenly filled the room, making Naruto slowly turn towards the source to see rage on his roommate's normally stoic face.

"Did you say...Itachi? As in my brother?" Sasuke leaned closer to Naruto, which made the blond move back in fear. "What exactly does my brother have to do with this?"

Blue eyes widened as Naruto flailed his hands and shook his head, "No! Nonono! It's not what you're thinking! Itachi told me that you were going to be joining my frat and he told me to watch over you!"

Sasuke wrapped his sheet around his waist as the took a step towards the blond as the other scrambled away from the crazy feline. "And how exactly do you know my brother?"

"He was a friend of my dad's! They were coworkers and I met him a couple of years ago when Dad had him over for dinner! When Itachi found out that you wanted to get away from the clan, he was worried about you. He knew that your folks wouldn't tell you anything about how the others react to your family, something about how all Uchiha's are strong enough to defend themselves, blah blah blah...So, he decided to ask me for help. He thought I was good kid or something. And I agreed to do it because your brother was there for my Dad when he did something to piss off my mom, which happened a bit too often... But yeah, Itachi always let him crash on the couch while my mom cooled off. I think it was because of him that my parents stayed together."

Naruto got up from the ground and walked towards Sasuke when the other stopped glaring at him like wanted him to explode. He tentatively cupped Sasuke's cheek with his hand and when he didn't get anything bitten off, Naruto ran his fingers through the brunette's messy hair as a way to calm him down. It worked for the most part, a noticeable ease in most of Sasuke's features. Except for that perpetual wrinkle between his eyebrow, but Naruto thought that came with the last name.

Naruto smiled down at him, "At first I did it as a favor for Itachi...but then I got to know you and staying by your side turned from an obligation to something I actually enjoyed. It's hilarious watching you bristle when I mess with you. You really do look like a pissed off cat with his claws out. It's adorable."

Naruto smiled as Sasuke glared up at him, smacking his hands out of his hair as he walked over to sit back on the bed. He crossed his arms over his chest as he thought about what Naruto just told him.

Truthfully it did make a lot of sense. Itachi had always been a bit over protective and it had surprised Sasuke when he had to find out from his roommate about his family. He had called his brother the next day and bitched him out for not telling him (without actually yelling at him. Itachi was unnaturally intimidating, even for an Uchiha). Itachi had only snorted into the phone and said, "Foolish little brother, I had thought you would be able to handle something as insignificant as other animals. Besides, don't you have a guard dog?"

Itachi hung up on him after that. Sasuke was so confused about the conversation and how his brother knew about Naruto that he didn't even notice how his brother's voice sounded like he was highly amused about the situation.

In fact, now that Sasuke really thought about it Itachi had never in his entire life pouted. Perhaps when Itachi to be sounded like he was brooding about Sasuke ruining his fun by joining a fraternity...he was actually trying to hide how pleased we was when Sasuke did exactly what Itachi wanted him to do.

Sasuke glared harshly. "Son of a bitch never let's me win."

"Who doesn't let you what?" Sasuke looked up at Naruto as the blond tilted his head, his blue eyes filled with confusion.

Sasuke let the glare fall as he looked his roommate's face, thinking he really couldn't be too mad at Itachi since he managed to give Sasuke someone truly one a kind. He wanted to test something first before feeling too happy about the situation.

He put back on his famous Uchiha glare and stared at the now uncomfortable Naruto, "So...up until now you did everything because you liked messing with me? And last night was something you did as some kind of sick joke?"

Sasuke inwardly smirked as Naruto sputtered at the question, shock and anger flashing in his expressive blue eyes. "Wha? No way! I did what I did last night because you are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen!"

Sasuke felt his cheek grow warm and saw a noticeable blush on Naruto's cheeks as well. He probably didn't mean to phrase it like that, but he didn't look like he was going to take it back.

Hmm, interesting.

Sasuke leaned forward and placed his hands on his knees to glare harder at him. "So you fucked me because you thought I was hot?"

Naruto stumbled as he walked closer to the sitting man, getting back on his knees to look up at him pleadingly. "No! Well of course I think you're hot, but that wasn't the main reason!"

Naruto frowned and grabbed chunks of his hair in frustration. "Dammit I'm screwing this up." He took in a few breaths while Sasuke remained quiet, watching Naruto drive himself crazy.

The blond turned back to him and took in a very deep breath before he glared up at Sasuke's dark eyes. "Look, Sasuke...you know me. You know I don't do those kind of things on a whim, right? Have you ever seen me fooling around with anyone since you have known me?"

Sasuke thought about it before shaking his head, "That doesn't mean anything. You could have very well met up with someone. We weren't together every single second of the day."

Naruto cursed before he leaned forward to get in the shorter man's face, "You are such an asshole! You know I'm not like that! Isn't it obvious that I wouldn't do something like that if I didn't love yo—!"

Naruto's face paled as he stood up and clamped his hand over his mouth, turning away from him. Sasuke stared at his broad back as his heart pounded rapidly in his chest. Sure, he had thought Naruto had feelings for him, but love?

"You...what?"

Naruto's shoulders tensed as the question, before he slowly turned his head and glanced at Sasuke. When neither said anything after that Naruto cursed under his breath and whirled around, his eyes the harshest Sasuke had ever seen. He stomped up to the brunette and spat in his face, "You heard me right Uchiha!"

Despite Naruto's anger, Sasuke could see his arms were trembling slightly at his sides. Dark eyes glanced up to shimmering blue as the shorter male quietly gasped in realization.

Naruto meant it.

He truly meant it and he was trying to protect himself...because he thought Sasuke would reject him.

Sasuke's stomach gave a strange fluttering sensation as he slowly stood from the bed to meet Naruto's glare head on. The anger in those blue eyes faltered when the brunette stood, probably not expecting him to do that.

They stood there for a few minutes with only an inch or two separating them. Naruto was the one who started to get antsy first, shifting his weight from one foot than the other, his breathing getting steadily louder as his anger rose. He glared harder at the stoic face in front of him, gritting his teeth when all the infuriating bastard did was raise a taunting eyebrow at Naruto's growing annoyance.

Sasuke almost smiled when Naruto finally snapped.

"Fuck! Will you do something? I just said I love you and you stand there with your stupid eyebrow raised? God, you are such an assho—?"

Sasuke just discovered his favorite method of shutting his idiot fox up...by slamming his mouth against his. Naruto just stood there dumbly as Sasuke forced his tongue into his mouth which was now hanging open in shock.

When the guy didn't seem to be catching on, Sasuke sighed then whispered against his lips. "This means I love you too, you big dumb idiot."

With that, Naruto snapped out of his stupor quickly, wrapping his arms around Sasuke's waist and moaning into his mouth. Sasuke grinned against his lips, loving the taste and smell of Naruto and finding the sensations to be so much better without the haze of alcohol.

When things started to get a bit too intense (and painful for Sasuke's healing body) the two pulled back, Naruto rubbing the back of his head and giving a sheepish laugh while Sasuke glared at him and rubbed his lower back to ease the sharp aches.

When the pain lessened Sasuke finally took a breath and glanced at his roommate, finding him bending down to grab his fallen clothes from last night.

Naruto straightened and turned to lock gazes with him, and then gave Sasuke his trademark smile. The type of smile that always lit up the room wherever the blond went. "Hey, how about he get something to eat? I'm starved!"

Sasuke didn't respond, the sight of the male before him distracting him to the point where his heart clenched in his chest.

Naruto's golden hair was sticking out in every direction imaginable, and yet even with the chaos of it it still managed to look perfectly styled to personify his outgoing personality. His tanned skin glowed in the light of the sun as the shadows of the trees outside his window danced along his body. His eyes looked even more spectacular in that light, showing all of the different shades of blue that blended together perfectly.

And Naruto called Sasuke beautiful...

"Sasuke?" Black eyes blinked while Naruto tilted his head in question. "Food?"

Shaking his head to rid himself of the sappy thoughts Sasuke gave Naruto a small smile.

"Food sounds great, Naruto."

An hour later the sound of the apartment door slamming shut and shouts of curses and threats about maiming felines faded in the background. Droplets of water began to dry on the tiled wall of the shower. A hair dryer was laying next to the sink and rumpled towels hung on their racks, some thinking about sliding to the ground because their owner wasn't careful enough to hang them properly.

On top of a nightstand, resting between an alarm clock and a old stuffed animal of a red fox was a cell phone, the device forgotten by a certain lovable blond.

The small rectangle suddenly started to buzz as an incoming call came through. The phone danced along the surface of the furniture as the tune of "What's New Pussycat?" blared in the empty apartment—its new main ringtone the source of torture for a certain Uchiha in the near future and for years to come.

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Wellllllll? What did you think? Please review and let me know! If you see any typos or grammatical errors please don't hesitate to tell me! I know there are probably a few still in there. T_T

Many many many thanks!

~Shini :)