Welcome to this fanfiction.
A brief announcement:

This fic stems from a request from ColorlessXrainboW; so all credit for this idea goes directly to them. I am rather excited to have been entrusted with writing this; (shout-out for giving me the chance). I hope I can do it justice and that you all enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

WARNING: will contain YAOI and **LEMONS**

ColorlessXrainboW; this is for you.

Naruto's eyes fluttered open and then closed again. That slight movement caused him far more discomfort and pain than he was used to; but he repeated the motion nonetheless. Unable to see anything but blackness, he was convinced for a brief moment that he'd gone blind. But then as his aching eyes adjusted, he discovered that he was just somewhere incredibly dark.

Wherever he was, it was moving. This was indicated by the way that his prison kept moving from side to side; his head alternating between smacking into carpeted wall and something far more flesh-like beside him. He could smell petrol, and he could hear the sound of an engine.

…A car boot? Was he in a car boot?

He tried to move his hands and was almost overcome by a second panic attack when he discovered that his hands, and indeed his feet, were immobilised by something incredibly tight. His head slammed hard against one of the walls as the car turned a sharp corner and he groaned in a low voice. He could feel hair that wasn't his own brushing up against his forehead as he was tossed around inside his cage.

His head throbbed viciously and spots appeared in his vision. What did he know? Well; he knew that his wrists and ankles were bound, and that he was inside a car boot. He knew there was someone else in there with him. And he knew that something had just gone very badly wrong.

It had been such an ordinary day too…

Earlier that day. . . .

Explosive laughter filled the air of the main lawn on the University of Suna campus. It had just hit one thirty in the afternoon on a normal Wednesday in the middle of the university semester. It was a beautiful day; a bright clear sky and a soft breeze to counter the warmth from the sun. Another round of laughter assaulted the eardrums of anyone in the immediate vicinity of the lawn; causing freshmen to stare and seniors to glare in annoyance en-route to the cafeteria or between classes.

The source of such a ruckus was a small group of friends sitting on the edge of the lawn. They were sophomores; all out enjoying their break before their next class; and the loudest of them was Naruto Uzumaki.

"Would you cease that insolent racket?" Neji Hyuuga complained in a cold voice; looking up from where he was already started on the homework he had been assigned half an hour previously in his History of Law class. The long-haired brunette flinched as, despite his request, Naruto burst into another round of laughter; guffawing like some kind of animal at an impression of one of his teachers done by his best friend, Kiba Inuzuka.

"Oh come on; lighten up, Neji," Kiba complained good-naturedly; giving him a toothy grin that was not returned, "Seriously, man? It's lunch time! Take a break from all that study!"

"Some of us are at university to actually pass," Neji retorted irritably; swatting the boy who was lying next to him on the grass; staring up at the clouds, "Shikamaru; we have an assignment due in two days."

"…I'll do it tomorrow," Shikamaru shrugged lazily; his tone indicating that he couldn't care less about what was due when, "It's lunch time. Relax." Neji made an annoyed noise and turned back to his book; noting in approval that his cousin, Hinata had followed his example and was also starting on her homework.

"Hey, Hinata; you don't have to do work now just because Neji's doing it," Tenten commented kindly from where she was lolling on the nearby stairs; chewing on a sandwich.

"I-I want t-to keep up w-with Neji," Hinata replied shyly; gracing her friend with a brief smile before shyly returning to her workbook. Tenten huffed hot air before sighing in boredom and proceeding with lunch; noting that Kiba had suddenly developed a wicked gleam in his eye.

"Hey, look, there's Sakura!" the brunette suddenly yelped, pointing dramatically.

"Where?" Instantly, Naruto's head snapped around in the direction Kiba had indicated; hoping to be the first to welcome over the pink-haired beauty. He was sorely disappointed as his gaze met empty courtyard. Crossly, he spun around; only to let out an annoyed squawk with the discovery that Kiba had stolen his satchel.

"Oi! Give that back, you mutt!" he hollered; leaping up from the grass and racing after Kiba, who was prancing around across the grass and flamboyantly scattering loose sheets of paper as though they were flower petals at a wedding.

"Look at me! I'm Naruto!" he exclaimed in a poncy voice, "I carry a man-purse!"

"It's a satchel!" Naruto exploded; having already had enough of this mocking from the previous year. "It is –"

"…Functional and fashionable…" Tenten and Shikamaru droned back; used to his typical defence. The pair of them look over to see that Kiba and Naruto had apparently broken into some manic game of chase; where Naruto's aim appeared to be to pick up all his notes whilst at the same time trying to reclaim his bag. Kiba was obviously winning.

The brunette sprinted up the slight slope; hurdling the railing with ease and further taunting the blonde from the top of a trashcan.

"Too slow!" he cackled; leaping down as Naruto aimed a swipe at his feet. Deciding that he'd aggravated the blonde enough for the day, he tugged the bag off his shoulder and flung it towards him as he sprinted back down the stairs. Naruto managed to catch his bag; but in the process, somehow stumbled and went plummeting down the short flight of stairs to land in a crumpled pile of paper and bruised limbs.

He let out a low groan and a curse as he spied a pair of stylish shoes only inches in front of his nose. Having an incredibly bad feeling, he looked up to see a pair of black eyes staring down at him from a pale face bordered by dark bangs; eyes dripping with condescension. His bright blue eyes narrowed in irritation.

"Watch where you're going next time; moron," the raven snorted; tossing his head and promptly stepping over Naruto on his way up the stairs. The blonde had half a mind to trip the smug bastard.

" –Naruto; why do you always have to act like such an idiot when Sasuke's around?" a voice scolded him from somewhere in the vicinity of above him.

Naruto rolled onto his back and discovered that from his spot on the ground, he caught quite a nice view of three girls; two of whom were wearing skirts. The pair of them gave high pitched squeals before the blonde one; Ino; promptly stamped him in the face.

" –You pervert!" she snapped hotly as Sakura and Temari; the other two girls, headed over to sit on the grass with the rest of them; accompanied by a white-haired boy who had taken to hanging out with them.

"…It's not my fault…" Naruto complained; holding his throbbing head as he sullenly went round to collect his notes, "Kiba made me trip! It's not like I get in that bastard's way on purpose!"

"Sure it's not," Sakura chuckled, "Just like how you don't try and beat him to class; or how you compete with him in every test; or how –"

"Someone needs to remind him that he's not as great as he thinks he is," Naruto sniffed crossly, "I had to deal with his high and mighty shitty attitude all through high school; I didn't think I'd have to in college as well!" He looked mock hurt for a moment, "Sakura! It's not nice to tease! But I'll forgive you if you come for coffee with me after class?"

"I'm busy," she replied with an apologetic smile and Naruto sighed melodramatically at what he thought must've been his thousandth rejection since he'd first started crushing on her when he was fourteen. Kiba clapped him on the shoulder as he sat down; having finally managed to get all his notes back.

"No chance in hell, mate," the brunette reminded his friend; as he always continuously reminded him that Sakura Haruno was way out of his league.

"Can't blame a guy for trying," Naruto chuckled with a shrug, "One day she will love me back!" he declared with a wink over at Sakura. She chuckled at his enthusiasm but shook her head apologetically. "God; why does she have to be so nice about it?"

"You're hopeless," Ino rolled her eyes as Temari scolded Shikamaru for sleeping instead of doing his assignment.

" –What's the problem with Sasuke this time?" Suigetsu inquired curiously; having noted the exchange between raven and blonde. Whereas the rest of the group had all known each other from high school, he'd met Sasuke at college and had only started hanging out with them because they were a little more…lively than Sasuke.

" –Naruto's inferiority complex is acting up again," Shikamaru commented flatly from where Temari was apparently using his face as a suitable book-rest. "Seeing Sasuke seems to remind him of how much better he was than him in high school; right?"

"Shikamaru!" Naruto complained; pouting, "He was not better than me!" They all sniggered at the poor blonde's expense as he folded his arms like a child being made fun of.

It just so happened that Naruto and Sasuke had a few of the same classes; one of which happened to be after the lunch break. Naruto always chose to sit a few rows behind the Uchiha because that gave him a prime spot for glaring mutinously at the back of his head. The current reason for his Uchiha-related displeasure was because he'd gotten an eighty-nine on their most recent assignment.

Sure, that was a good mark; but upon listening intently to the people in the rows in front of him, he discovered that Sasuke had scored a ninety-two.

So there he was; shown up by Sasuke-freaking-Uchiha once again; just like in everything in high school. Girls; grades; sports –Sasuke Uchiha had been king of them all; Naruto merely a jester next to him. And college was no different; except for the fact that the raven had become a lot more withdrawn; actually physically removing himself from social situations as opposed to high school where he'd at least accepted their company. Mister prodigy was just too good for them all…

"…Oi; take a picture; it'll last longer," an icy voice commented snidely, and Naruto realised that he'd been staring darkly at Sasuke for quite some time now; long enough for the raven to have turned around and discovered that he was being watched.

"Tch…shut up," Naruto snapped; people around him sniggering at his absolutely sub-par comeback. Flushing at having been caught, he sat back; trying to maintain his dignity. Out of the corner of his eye he spied Sasuke returning his attention to the front of the room with a smug smirk plastered across his apparently 'handsome' face. What was so great about the bastard, anyway? So what if he had perfect, silky hair; or mysterious, pale skin –tans were in anyways, right? Why did chicks dig that bastardy, 'I'm too cool for you' attitude? It didn't make him mysterious; it made him a dickhead…

Naruto's mental rant, (not the first of its kind) continued for the majority of the class; his attention only returning to the lecture in time for him to hear that class was over. With a great deal of relief, he packed up his things and headed out into the hallway; noticing that Sasuke had pulled out his phone and was apparently engrossed in the conversation.

"Sasuke? So we're still good for tonight?" Itachi, Sasuke's brother, inquired from the other end of the line.

"Yeah; tonight's good for me," Sasuke replied in a low tone. Naruto strained his ears to hear, but couldn't tell what was being said on the other end of the phone.

" –And you understand about coming alone?"

"Of course; don't worry. It'll just be us," the raven muttered.

"Good. I'm glad I finally get to see you, little brother."

"You too," Sasuke sniffed; though the sentiment was slightly forced. "Six o'clock. I won't be late. I'll meet you there."

" –I'm sorry I haven't contacted you sooner," Itachi added apologetically, "Don't worry; I'm very interested in the information you might have. Sorry I've have to drag you into this."

"I understand," Sasuke assured him, "I know you've been busy. I'll see you later. We can talk then." On that note, he ended the call; leaving a very curious Naruto leaning around the corner. Was that possibly a girl Sasuke had been talking to? Had to be! He had girls hanging onto his every word; he could totally be dating one in secret!

A horrifying thought suddenly occurred to him.

What if it was Sakura?

It totally could be. She was in quite a few of his classes; they were often seen together. She had been the president of his fan club at high school and she seemed to be one of the females he tolerated the most. And she had declined Naruto's invitation on a date because she was busy later that night!

The more Naruto mused, the more he decided that this was a distinct possibility; and the more suspicious he became. Of course; it could be some new girl; someone he didn't know about…but more likely; it was Sakura.

And to be fair…whether or not it was Sakura didn't really matter. He was just very curious about who Sasuke would stoop to dating (because no one was actually good enough to date mister 'holier-than-thou'). Not to mention there was a little bit of jealousy flung in there over the Uchiha having a love life when Naruto's had been a flat line practically his entire life.

So of course Naruto vowed to do what any normal person would've done with this precious information.

He decided to follow Sasuke Uchiha after class.

It was a good thing that their last class of the day was together at four o'clock.

They were let out at five; all of the students clumping together to comment on how boring their lecturer was; or deciding to walk home together. Not Sasuke; he wandered off campus alone, with Naruto trailing at what he deemed a sensible, non-suspicious sort of distance. Every so often he would duck into a nearby shop for a moment; pretending to browse for something on his way home; despite being headed in the opposite direction of his house.

They'd been walking for quite some time. It was getting dark and Naruto didn't know where in the city they were. The buildings were starting to look a lot seedier and he was beginning to pass shady people standing under streetlights. He pulled his thin jacket tighter over his shirt and cursed himself for thinking this was a good idea. There was no way Sasuke would be meeting a classy lady like Sakura out here!

…Maybe he was meeting a prostitute!

But up ahead, Sasuke seemed to be on edge; checking from side to side carefully. Naruto quickly ducked into an alleyway to avoid being seen. As he peeked out from around the side of a brick building; he saw that finally, Sasuke had stopped. Interesting? What was going on? What was a good college student like him doing loitering in such an unsavoury neighbourhood? This wasn't about a girl; that was for sure.

That was when a dark, beat up car drew up beside him. Sasuke turned sharply; and his body language instantly tensed as he backed away. Something glinted in the fading light and Naruto recoiled in shock.

That was a gun.

That was definitely a gun.

If his eyes had been playing tricks, his suspicion was confirmed as someone huge leapt out of the back seat of the car; grabbing Sasuke roughly around the chest. The Uchiha was obviously struggling; kicking out, but his attacks having little to no effect on such a huge attacker. He gave a wild yell; desperately trying to break free. There was no way this was something friendly.

Shit! He'd been hoping to catch Sasuke in some kind of compromising situation...but he hadn't been prepared for something like this! What should he do?

"Oi!" Naruto shouted; not using his head, as per usual, as he leapt out from his hiding spot and charged headfirst at the attacker, "Get off him! Let him go!" It took him only seconds to reach the pair locked in a tussle, and he managed to take the bigger man by surprise; if only for a moment. Adrenaline shot through him as he flung out a punch; feeling it connect with a jaw with a satisfying thud.

"Naruto!" Sasuke exclaimed in shock as he looked over; a massive hand clamping hard on the back of his neck as he tried to writhe from his assailant's grip. Naruto; ignoring the cry; aimed a hefty kick at the shin of the huge man. It connected, but the force reverberated up his leg and he was the one that cried out in pain.

It took only that split second of distraction for something to take hold of one side of his head. Then the side of his head connected violently with something hard...

…And that was probably when he blacked out and was thrown into a car boot like some kind of useless sack; doomed to drift in and out of painful consciousness throughout the uncomfortable trip.

Why he was in there, and where they were headed, he didn't know.

A case of wrong place, wrong time? Naruto seems to have gotten himself into a sticky situation. Where's he being taken? And by whom? And more importantly... what's going to happen to him?

Review, review; and the chapters will roll on in. Hope you've enjoyed the start!

xx K