Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN Naruto/Shippuden or any of the characters, or the settings or Icha Icha novels/movies included, Masashi Kishimoto does.
Dedication: To all my awesome readers :D sorry for the long wait!
Story inspiration: …Well I wanted a break from studying (although it is far from over) and then re-read chapter 347 I think? Then I started to like the idea of SasuSai, (although SasuNaru is number one on my OTP list xD SasuNaru FTW!) Sorry…random tangent…xP before I knew it this idea popped into my head and so I set to work typing it up. Hope you enjoy it! :D
SasuNaruSakuSai One sided SasuSai & One sided NaruSaku. SasuNaru and NaruSaiSasu -; xD Slight Anti-Sakura
Sasuke has misunderstood the story behind Naruto and Sakura together and so decides to get his own back with Sai. Can Sai stop Sasuke before he does something that could hurt himself and Naruto? AU
Sleepless Night Of The Artist
"Sasuke? Are you sure you want to do this?" The artist asked as he looked up into the eyes of the identified Uchiha who had him pinned down. The raven seemed unsure as his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Hn, why do I have to be sure?" He smirked moving ever closer to the face that looked similar to his own, ready to make his move.
A finger was placed against his lips. "Sasuke…are you sure Naruto-kun would want you to do this?"
"Who cares what he wants! …I bet he's having a much better time 'sharing' with Sakura again!" He growled bitterly. The expressionless face below his didn't appear to change; yet he felt dark eyes stare at him in pity.
"…I haven't really experienced such things … but based on books I have read, I think you should talk things over with Naruto-kun…"
"…Hn, we can do that later but now…" As Sasuke closed in the artist struggled causing the Uchiha to stop with frustration. "What are you doing…? I didn't invite you over here for nothing."
Sitting back Sasuke allowed the figure underneath him to speak, "I realise that, but I thought you needed a friend when I got a call from you saying 'Sai I'm in trouble get here now'!"
"Hn, I am in trouble…you see I have needs if not desires…desires that need to be fulfilled…" He began to move in again but Sai scowled and pushed him off.
"I refuse to be your substitute Sasuke. It's not me that you want to do this with and you know it. Maybe you are unhappy and irrational at this moment in time, but I won't help you to hurt Naruto-kun" Sai stated.
It was the Uchiha's turn to scowl. In truth he was acting on irrational impulses, who wouldn't in his position? Returning after a year from his 'business issue' he had begun to loose contact with his former team mates. Also he discovered Naruto and Sakura's mysteries night time meeting arrangements and the lipstick on the dobe's shirts whenever he came back late from Ichiraku's.
At one point passing the Haruno apartment he'd caught sight of a silhouette of two figures entangled in a tight embrace. On the same night Naruto had walked in late with from the looks of things, rollercoaster hair. Sasuke and Naruto hadn't so much as had a decent conversation with each other in over a week which led to further suspicions.
"...Anyway Sasuke? What makes you think I swing this way?" Sai inquired breaking his train of thought.
Sasuke smirked "…Hn…maybe it was the way you kept glaring at the dobe, because my hands were constantly wrapped around him … if not the way you used to follow-pursue me when I was alone…Or maybe it was when your hands got to close and went out of control as soon as you'd found me"
"You always use to ignore my feelings so I ended up moving on to Sakura …" Sai answered without even trying to be tactless, causing Sasuke to hiss slightly.
"Hn, I knew you wanted me. And I know you now want Sakura…the same kind of want that I wanted with Naruto… It would appear now that for both of us, that happiness isn't going to happen-!"
Suddenly Sasuke found himself sprawled on the floor, his jaw aching. This time Sai stood over him fist raised, "Naruto-kun would never talk that way, and it's obvious that we're not reading the right lines! He'd never betray you!"
"Yeah and what of Sakura!" The raven snapped back, stumbling to his feet.
"…For now she doesn't matter…right now Sasuke, you and Naruto-kun are what is important! He loves you and you can tell because of the way he always comes back to you."
"Really!? So why has he been avoiding me this last week!" He lashed out kicking the nearest object.
"…Your return affected him badly; sure he's happy you're back. But remember Sasuke you left him without saying goodbye…"
"…I didn't think I'd be gone so long. Grr Itachi…If I didn't have to do his stupid dirty work…we wouldn't be in this mess! … But now…dobe…" He ended up whispering his last words to mask the emotional build up in his voice.
Sai put a hand on his shoulder. "You should talk to Naruto-kun before we even consider doing anything"
Sasuke had to admit that his companion was right…Although he and Sai were similar in appearance they were complete opposites. At first meeting the two hadn't clicked very well, yet as time went by the two became quite close friends.
Sai's words brought back memories of the dobe, with his blonde locks and never ending blue gaze. Sasuke flicked the bangs out of his eyes to hide the fact that even he an Uchiha, had tears forming.
"Hn…fine we won't do anything, but you aren't going anywhere tonight…I want you to stay here." The raven mumbled but Sai managed a smile all the same.
Not long afterwards, Sasuke was sound asleep, with Sai watching silently on his other side.
"…Sakura-chan? Don't you think this is … I dunno wrong?" The blonde was propped against pillows on her bed as she fumbled about in the bathroom.
"Wha? Did you say something?" She asked popping her head around the door.
"…I dunno I thought maybe what we're doing is wrong?" She smiled at him and climbed onto the bed in front of him, she was clad in her skimpy dressing gown which clung to her slim figure. "Now why would you think that?"
He shrugged, he didn't like excluding Sasuke even if it was for 'his own good'. Sakura had offered to take him in; in fact she was the one who in the first place questioned his relationship with Sasuke. After all when the Uchiha left for a year to 'finish unfinished business for his brother', it had affected her too. In more ways than one.
She, although still with feelings for Sasuke, had turned her attention to Naruto who had always seen her for who she was. He'd even stood by her as she'd insulted and ignored him all those years. She couldn't see how Naruto could forgive Sasuke immediately so soon after walking out on them without a word of goodbye.
"Look, Naruto you told me how sad and unbearable it was when Sasuke-kun left us…I felt that way too…but we're doing nothing wrong by taking things one step at a time…" He didn't seem to understand as she lifted up his chin.
"…It's truly wonderful to see Sasuke-kun again but its too soon to go back to the way things were before. It takes time…and I wouldn't want you to be alone tonight when you need someone-"
"This has nothing to do with the fact that Sasuke hugged me at the airport and left you on the escalator was it?" Naruto interrupted grinning a little.
Her peaceful complexion distorted as she frowned. "In no way whatsoever."
"I just hate that we're avoiding Sasuke…and I think he thinks there's something between us…after all those times I went home, all messed up. Especially after you went nuts with lipstick on a number of times and after the wind screwed my hair up…Hah and your parents were always hugging by the windows. You couldn't get them to break apart fast enough."
"Hmn. We should get some sleep, move over"
"Wha? I thought you said you were going to sleep in the guestroom?"
"But then you'd be alone with no one to console in…and I wouldn't want that…"
He shook the mischievous thoughts out of his head "But you'll only be down the hall" Sure when he was twelve he'd have wanted nothing more to be in this situation with Sakura but times had changed…his preferences had changed. He now loved instead of lusted.
"I care about you Naruto…I really do" She smiled faintly as she flicked the light off before nestling against him. She eventually drifted off into a dream.
It had taken a few moments to untangle Sasuke's arm from around his body. Sai although enjoying the company and Sasuke's attention manoeuvred out of the Uchiha's grasp and walked over to the window. Something else told him that he was not the only one who couldn't sleep comfortably far from home.
"Naruto-kun?" The artist whispered as he opened the door to allow the anticipated night walker.
"Sai? Why are you here? Where's Sasuke!?" A hand shot out and clamped around his mouth.
"Sssh he's asleep ok?" The blonde nodded but continued to glare at Sai. "I thought you'd be back some time soon Naruto-kun" He smiled removing his hand
"…I couldn't sleep at Sakura-chan's…Sai I don't think I can do this. This whole start a fresh with Sasuke, starting again instead of just going back to where we left off…Sakura-chan said that we should take it step by step-!"
"Naruto-kun…you're here now so you might as well forget about it… I know that Sasuke wouldn't like that idea"
"How do you know?"
"He talks in his sleep when he's stressed. He can't stop worrying about you." Sai placed a hand on Naruto's back and promptly shoved him towards the bedroom. Naruto made his way in, pausing to smile longingly at the sleeping figure that just couldn't keep him away.
He lay down next to the Uchiha, light tears forming in his blue eyes. After a short moment in which he took in the beautiful sleeping form of Sasuke, he immediately threw his arms around him, burying his head into the Uchiha's back.
"Goodnight Naruto-kun" The artist waved to close the door.
Naruto's head did not leave its position yet he mumbled, "Sai…er stay with us will you? Please? I wouldn't know what to say if he wakes up…and I'm all over him like this and…it's been so long…" Sai gave a weary smile and closed the door, and walked over to the bed.
The blonde budged up and hugged closer to Sasuke, curling into the raven, so that Sai could lie behind him reasonably comfortably. Sai couldn't help but find it adorable when the pair of them were finally snoring synchronized snores.
His own eyelids refused to droop into slumber, turning over he sighed…sleepless night of the artist.
A\N: ^^ Aww so cute SaiNaruSasu! xD
:D Hope you enjoyed it!
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