A Deep Cry Summary
Title: A Deep Cry
Fandom: Naruto
Status: On Going - Long
Pairings: NaruSasu (Main), ItaSasu, SaiSasu, ItaShi, OroSasu
Genres: Drama, Horror, Supernatural, Action, Romance. Tragedy
Rating: M - 16+ (Violence, Profanity, Yaoi)
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
Summary: This fanfiction takes place in the modern age, where Sasuke and Naruto work at a famous computer company called Akatsuki Inc. as part-timers. Sasuke and Naruto are the same age and attend the same university. They became friends very fast and influence each other greatly.
Naruto is attacked by a ghoul – a monster that feeds on human flesh and blood - and becomes one. He must deal with his heighten senses and his craving for human flesh, while keeping his identity secret from humans, including Sasuke.
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A Deep Cry
Chapter 1
"Am I… dead?"
His body felt heavy. He was in his bed in his apartment. He was shivering in pain. His arm felt numb. He raised his arm, spread his fingers and stared. He felt alive. He let his arm fall back on the bed. His vision was blurred. He didn't know if he was awake or still asleep.
"What happened? How did I get here? Who brought me here? Sasuke?"
He couldn't move. He felt too exhausted to even breath. He shut his eyes slowly. He blow some air softly and just went back to sleep.
"Just a dream…"
It was a sunny day. He was walking alone while reading a book. He stopped at the bakery and picked two freshly baked croissants. His lips had a lovely smile on them. His eyes were smiling. He rarely smiles like that.
"Maybe I'll add a treat for his hard work."
Sasuke made another stop at the ramen place. He asked for a cup of ramen.
"I know I shouldn't buy this so early in the morning but… oh well… I know it will make him happy."
He finally reached Akatsuki Inc. building, where Naruto and he work as part-timers. Akatsuki belongs to the famous Uchiha family. The current manager is Uchiha Fugaku, Sasuke and Itachi Father.
Fugaku was always a strict man. Even though Itachi and Sasuke were his sons, he didn't accept them in his company until they proven that they have the skills and qualifications it takes to be part of the firm.
Itachi applied first, since he's older, and passed all the tests his father gave him with flying colors. He then joined as a one of the low-level employees. Year by year, Itachi got the promotions he deserved. He advanced at a very fast rate.
Itachi is now the second man in the company. He's his father's right arm. He makes almost all the decisions on behalf of his father. The company profits went significantly higher under Itachi's control. Even Fugaku admitted that his son Itachi surpassed him in many fields.
Sasuke, the younger son, had applied recently for a job at his family company. He passed the tests as well and the interviews but he was only assigned to a part time job since he was still a university student.
Sasuke walked to his desk. He placed the two bags he was carrying on the desk gently. He glanced at the corner of the office. He sighed,
"So he couldn't finish that. I knew it. I wonder when did he left though.
He hasn't call back yet… Looks like the dobe is still hugging his pillow."
Sasuke sat down. He started his computer and gazed at the screen. He blinked,
"A message from Itachi! That can't be good…"
"From: Itachi
To: Sasuke
Subject: Don't ignore this
Forwarded message:
From: Hatake Kakashi (Konoha Inc.)
To: Itachi Uchiha (Akatsuki Inc.)
Subject: Important!
Hey!
Itachi-san, the new computers are finally here! Send some of your free workers a.s.a.p. We need to install all of those computers and set the networks within two days max. This can't be delayed. It's for the university upcoming finals.
Please give me a call when you get this. We need to discuss the payment details and such.
P.s: Make sure you send Sasuke! That guy knows how to get things done fast and simple. I really need someone like that right now.
Ja~"
A look of irritation crossed Sasuke's face. He clicked over the reply button. He typed something angrily. He was stroking the keyboard intensely as if he was trying to break it to pieces. He slammed the desk when he finished typing and lowered his head. He was angry. He blew some air out and calmed himself down. He sighed and deleted what he just typed. He stroked his hair back and mumbled,
"What a pain…"
Suigetsu, who just walked in, asked,
"What is?"
Sasuke looked at Suigetsu with his dull eyes. He jerked his neck to the said, shut his eyes, buffed his cheek and said,
"I'm sure I'm going to hear you complain about the same thing in a moment."
"Oh? What is it? Don't tell me we have shitty work to do!"
"We have shitty work to do."
"No way! We just finished setting that troublesome lab at Konoha hospital yesterday! I haven't even got enough sleep last night! This is-
Sasuke mouthed the next word Suigetsu said,
"Troublesome!"
"Tell me about it. And we're going to work with Kakashi, of all people." Sasuke said while staring at the screen.
Suigetsu gaped his mouth. He shook his head repulsively,
"No! No! No! This is hell…!"
Sasuke slightly nodded. Suigetsu asked,
"When did you learn about this, Sasuke?"
"Just now. Itachi forwarded Kakashi's message to me today."
"I see. When did Kakashi send that?"
"After midnight. At 2:10 exactly."
"Oh! That's way past working hours."
"True."
Suigetsu lowered his head. Sasuke smirked,
"To be honest, you're name wasn't mentioned in the message I received but I'm sure Itachi will sent you there with me."
"Why am I not surprised? Tsk… this is annoying..."
Suigetsu sat down and opened his food box. He asked:
"Never mind that for now. Did you have any breakfast, Sasuke? I have extra pancakes here if you like some. I even brought syrup and cream."
Sasuke turned to look at Suigetsu box. He blinked,
"It's true! You're even brought berries!"
Suigetsu nodded with a wide smile,
"Want some?"
"No thanks. I bought some croissants on my way here. I'm going to eat some of that."
"Would you be a dear and fix us some coffee then so we can enjoy this." Suigetsu grinned.
Sasuke turned to face his screen,
"Fix your own damn coffee."
"But you make perfect coffee! Please make me some!"
"No."
"You're going to make some for yourself, right?"
"So?"
"Make extra cup for me while you're at it!"
"No thanks."
"Please! Please! Please!"
"Not happening."
Suigetsu snapped,
"And here I was being nice and offering you some of my perfectly baked pancakes! You're not getting any now!"
"I wouldn't want any anyway. I don't like sweets."
"It's not sweet until you make it sweet by topping it with some syrup and cream, smartass!"
"I'm sure it has sugar somewhere."
"You're being so childish, you know that? How can Naruto put up with you? I only asked for a cup of coffee! Why can't you be nice twice in a row?"
Sasuke totally ignored Suigetsu. He gazed at his phone screen quietly. He had a look of concern on his face. He unlocked his phone without lifting it of the desk. He navigated to the calls history. The last entries show that he called Naruto 3 times and got no response. The last call was at 7:50 a.m.
"It's 8:30 a.m. now. Naruto still haven't call back or respond with a text. Is he okay?
Maybe he's sick or something… Should I go check on him?"
Suigetsu noticed the look on Sasuke's face and asked,
"Is everything okay, Sasuke?"
"Huh?"
"You look troubled. Is everything alright?"
"It's nothing. I'm just thinking about this upcoming job."
"Oh yeah. I need to check my inbox too. Maybe I'm not included in this shitty work."
"Heh, You wish." Sasuke smirked.
Suigetsu saw the pop-up box that was notifying him of an incoming message from the secretary. It was dancing on his desktop waiting for him to respond.
Sasuke glanced and giggled at Suigetsu who started hitting his head against the desk,
"Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?"
"I'm sure Jugo received one of those too." Sasuke said.
Suigetsu continued reading the message. He suddenly shouted,
"What!"
"Yeah, I know." Sasuke didn't seem surprised.
"This is…!"
"Yep."
"But…!"
"Well, life is unfair. Live with it."
"No way! This is hell! I'm sure of it! This is what hell is like!"
Sasuke grabbed the croissant box. He muttered,
"We should get ready for leaving then. We don't have much time to waste."
"Yeah… you're right… Let's eat." He sighed.
"I was going to wait for him but he's running late so I guess I'll just have to start eating without him.
I really wanted to surprise him with this... I'll have to leave some for him."
Suigetsu mumbled with food in his mouth,
"I don't think he'll ever show up today."
"What?"
"Naruto. He had to stay up all night so I don't think he'll show up today."
"You stayed with him last night, Suigetsu?"
"No, I left five minutes after you left but I saw the loud of work he had to do and he said that he wasn't going to leave until he get it all done."
"Yeah… I don't know for how long he stayed in here either. But it seems that he did get some of the work done. I don't see as many boxes left."
"Yeah. Maybe he's running late so that by some miracle someone else would finish this for him." Suigetsu chuckled.
Only the side of Sasuke's lips smiled. He was actually getting worried. Naruto does come late sometimes but he always sends a text or at least answers to Sasuke's texts and calls.
Sasuke grabbed his phone and called Naruto's cell one more time. The phone rang but nobody answered.
"For how long are you going to sleep, Dobe?"
He shut his phone and opened the croissant box. He was about to take one of the croissant but something inside him made him stop. He spaced out for a moment,
"What is this? Why am I feeling worried?
I know he didn't have enough sleep because of all the work he kept delaying all week… so it's only expected that he'd show up late the next day…
Still… I have this uneasy feeling… why? What is this?"
Sasuke closed the box and put it aside. He stared at the screen and sighed,
"These two will be the death of me."
"Huh? You said something, Sasuke?"
"Just talking to myself."
Suigetsu stared at Sasuke's back for a moment,
"What's bothering him? Maybe it's better to leave him alone for now…"
Another message popped up before Sasuke's eyes. It was titled:
"I thought I said don't ignore this."
Sasuke snapped. He displayed the message contents. It was from Itachi and it had no body. He only wrote in the subject field.
"Damn you, Itachi!"
Sasuke clicked his tongue. He shut the screen and walked out the office without saying anything. He took the elevator to the top floor. He walked to the large office that had the fancy sign that said,
Uchiha Itachi
Executive
There was a red haired lady sitting on the desk near that fancy office. She had a name card that said,
Uzumaki Karin
Secretary
Akatsuki Inc.
She got up the moment she saw Sasuke coming. She called,
"Excuse me! You can't enter without permission, Sasuke. How many times do I have to tell you this?"
"I need to talk to Itachi." Sasuke glared at her.
Karin forced a fake smile on her lips and said,
"I'll tell him that right away. Please wait. Don't get me in troubles. Please, Sasuke."
"Hurry."
Sasuke leaned against the wall and crossed his arms. He was tapping his finger as if he was counting the seconds. That made Karin jumpy. She was trying to reach Itachi but he wasn't answering. He gave her a signal saying that he's busy at the moment and doesn't want to meet anyone.
Karin bent her lips. She gulped and said,
"I'm sorry but Itachi-san is busy r—
Sasuke didn't wait for Karin to finish that sentence. He slammed the door open and walked in.
"Why didn't you agree to Kakashi's request without even checking with me?"
"Sasuke. What a pleasant surprise." Itachi smirked.
"Answer me, dammit! You know we're short in staff. You know my team has been working like crazy this past week! You know we can't get that job done within the specified time. Yet you agreed to it! What the hell, Itachi? Do I need to—
Itachi gave Sasuke a glare and said in a cold tone,
"Lower your tone, Sasuke."
Karin appeared behind Sasuke with worried look on her face. She leaned and said,
"I'm sorry, Itachi-san. He just—
"It's okay, Karin. It's not your fault. Please shut the door."
"As you wish."
Sasuke was glaring at Itachi. Itachi glared back and said in a cold tone,
"Sit down, Sasuke."
"Just answer me."
Itachi sighed. He crossed his fingers. He stared at Sasuke's angry eyes and said,
"What did you expect me to do? Refuse? You know I can't refuse a request from Konoha Inc."
"Then negotiate with them! Ask for more time or something! Don't just force things on my team!" Sasuke leaned forward and hit Itachi's desk with his palms.
Itachi didn't move or shift his gaze. He stared at Sasuke's fuming eyes. Those eyes always reminded him of their mother, Mikoto, who passed away while giving birth to Sasuke. Those eyes were the reason why, their father, Fugaku couldn't bear to look at Sasuke's face. Sasuke's face was a constant reminder of Mikoto. He even inherited her smile and her laugh.
Itachi parted his lips. He shifted his gaze away from Sasuke's face and said,
"That's not an option. Apparently, the University exams start within three days. Everything must be set and ready before that."
"I don't believe this! What have they been doing all this time?"
"The computer parts they requested have just arrived. They had no choice but to wait."
"Seriously? Well that makes it even that makes it even worse! What if the parts arrived a week late? That's just irresponsible."
Itachi yelled,
"I know. I know that, all right?"
Sasuke crooked an eyebrow. He didn't expect Itachi to lose his calm that easily. He kept gazing at Itachi without saying anything.
Itachi lowered his hands,
"Anyway, the requested parts did arrive! and now they want to use them! There is no excuse to not use them! So get your ass there and do the things you're so fucking good at!"
Sasuke blinked. He slightly parted his lips. He then shifted his gaze away and asked in a lower tone,
"When do we leave?"
"Right now."
"Who else is going?"
Itachi sighed,
"The unlucky team: Sasuke, Suigetsu and Jugo."
Sasuke asked without looking at Itachi. His gaze was centered on the floor,
"That's it?"
"Yes. We can't send any more people to Konoha University."
"I see…"
"There will be some guys, from Konoha Inc., helping you with this. That's what Kakashi told me."
Itachi crossed his hands and said,
"The bus that will take the three of you there will be ready in about fifteen minutes. Get your team ready to leave within that time. Don't be late, Sasuke."
Sasuke didn't respond. He turned his back and grabbed the doorknob. And before he shut the door behind him, Itachi added,
"I know you guys can do it. I would've never said yes if I hadn't known my brother's team."
"Hn."
Sasuke said nothing back. He walked out of Itachi's office and returned to his workplace. He was about to walk into the office when he saw Jugo, who was carrying two boxes, coming his way. He blinked,
"Those boxes! That's Naruto's task, right?"
"Yes."
"You're going to finish it instead?"
"No. I'm just bring those back to your office for him to redo them."
"What? Why? Don't tell me he messed up already!"
"Yeah. I was reviewing them since morning. They just won't do."
"That's… I don't get it! His task was simple! He was only sorting document!"
"And yet, he messed it all up."
"Nonsense! Put that down. Let me see how bad this is."
Jugo placed the box down and pulled a folder out,
"Well, here is one "sorted" folder. Check for yourself."
Sasuke grabbed the folder. He opened it. He went through the first few pages. He read few titles. He grasped the folder tighter unintentionally. He kept turning the pages in irritation. The deeper he gets the worst the look on his face gets. He dropped the folder over his desk and turned the pages even faster. He jerked his neck right and left. His eyes were widely open. He was in shock. He suddenly roared,
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!"
Jugo nodded,
"That's the exact reaction I was expecting to see from you."
Suigetsu patted over Sasuke's shoulder,
"I feel you, bro. I really do."
Sasuke totally was frustrated. He mumbled,
"This is horrible… This is horrible… This is horrible…"
Jugo put the folder back in the box and said while carrying it to the cornet,
"I don't even know if he meant this as a joke."
Sasuke sat down on his chair and sighed,
"It's almost as if he didn't understand any of my explanations at all!"
Suigetsu couldn't help but chuckle,
"This Naruto guy is killing me! Looks like you'll have to retrain him, Sasuke."
Sasuke didn't even replay to that. The look on his face was saying more than words.
"That's it! I'm going to kill that dobe."
To be continued