Black as a Rose

Chapter 1:

They Meet

Naruto hated moving. There's always so much work to do. Though this is not the first time he'd be moving foster families. He knows it'd not his guardians fault, it's just that his term there is over and besides most of them didn't want him any longer anyway.

Naruto is a 'trouble maker', as many would say. He can't seem to keep his kleptomania under control, he kept going out with the wrong guys, he has punch his hand through many walls, and the list goes on.

Now he is going to live with a family called the Uchihas. All he hoped for was that the supposed son that they had, well, he better be hot.

Sasuke prepped himself for the arrival of his long term guest. He wore black baggy pants full of useless pockets, a black mesh shirt revealing a nice six pack, a black shoelace around his neck, and a good layer of eyeliner. If there was a blonde boy coming to stay, as he had been told, he better damn well be gay and sexy.

The door bell rang and his parents rushed to answer it. In the door way stood Naruto wearing his thanks-but-I-don't-give-a-shit expression. He was greeted by two over expecting, smiling faces. They introduced themselves and showed him to his room. It was across the hall from their son's room, or so he was told.

They knocked on their son's door, "Sasuke your foster brother's here." They announced. He hated being called a 'foster brother, didn't they know he had a name.

While they coaxed 'Sasuke' out of his room, Naruto began to personalize his. He set his suitcases on his huge bed. He had a dresser, bookcase, walk in closet, and a personal bathroom.

"So, how do you like it?" the, or should I say his parents asked.

"The nicest placed I've stayed." He complemented. He told that to all his hosts. He fell on his bed and relaxed a little.

"Good, I'm glad you like it. I can't get Sasuke to come out of his room right now, maybe you'll see him later on." His mom explained.

"Is he coming out of a bad relationship?" Naruto casually as he began to unpack his clothes.

"Sort of." They answered.

"I was the same way." He explained. Sasuke had his ear to the door listening to the conversation.

"Have you dated many girls Naruto?" his dad asked.

"Nope, never." Naruto answered giving them all a little shock. Sasuke couldn't help but smile. The parents began to feel awkward and decided to let him 'get settled' on his own.

The door across the way began to open slowly. Sasuke crept out and walked into Naruto's room. He sat down on the bed, the squeaky springs announcing his presence.

"So what happened?" Naruto asked referring to the bad relationship.

"I'd rather not talk about it." Sasuke watched as Naruto began to put random things on the empty bookshelf.

"You are into guys' right?" Naruto asked as he began to approach him. Sasuke nodded.

They looked each other over a few times, before either one declaring the other was extremely good looking. Naruto left a few thing unpacked and threw his suit cases into the closet.

"So, wanna give me a tour?" Naruto asked offering Sasuke a hand off the bed. When their hands touched both felt a warm sensation shoot through their bodies; they dropped their hands immediately.

Sasuke walked Naruto all through the house, from the kitchen to the parents bed room. He showed him every room on the bottom floor and made his way up to the second floor. He showed him all the extra rooms they had and led Naruto back to his room.

"So, any questions?" Sasuke asked.

"Can I see your room?" Naruto was curious. Sasuke began to blush. Without an answer Naruto entered.

Sasuke's room was dimly lit. The walls were a dark blue and covered in posters of bands and random sarcastic sayings. His bed had black sheets and the dresser top was filled with pictures of Sasuke and a lot of different guys; a few girls too. Naruto picked up a picture of Sasuke and some guy with half of his face covered with a dark blue mask. Sasuke looked so happy, he was wearing a blue shirt and white shorts, he seemed completely different. Naruto did a double take to make sure the kid in the picture was the same guy in all black standing neat him.

Naruto held up the picture for Sasuke to see, "What happen?" he questioned.

"I changed." Thank you Captain Obvious.

"Yeah, but no one changes for no reason." Naruto pointed out.

"I was…" Sasuke paused trying to find the right word, "…discovered." He explained. "Everyone began to avoid me like I had small pox. So, in response, I gave them a reason to hate me." Sasuke said pulling on his black clothing.

"What about your parents?" Naruto wondered. They seemed stand-offish when he hinted to them that he was the same way as their son.

"Well, I mean they try to accept me, but I can tell they were let down and disappointed that their youngest son turned out to be a one in a million freak." Sasuke said absent mindedly picking at the skin on the underside of his wrist.

"How long have you been a masochist?" Naruto asked observing him.

"Huh?" he asked looking at his nearly bleeding wrist. "Oh, um…about a year. Right after Garaa broke up with me, I went into spiraling depression. My parents didn't know why and kept grilling me, so I snapped and screamed it in their faces. Not a good way to come out." He said staring at himself in the mirror on the dresser.

"Why don't you just cut?" Naruto suggested.

"Why are you encouraging me? Shouldn't you be telling me to go to a shrink or something? At least that's what Kakashi tells me." Sasuke was confused.

"Who's Kakashi?" Sasuke shrugged. "Anyway, if you are depressed enough to pick, why don't you just cut? I don't really care if you cut or pick, I just met you a few hours ago."

"Too much blood. I tried once and I wouldn't stop bleeding for like 10 minutes. I decided to keep it simple." Sasuke was starting to like Naruto. He'd never been able to tell anybody but Garaa his burdens. To Sasuke, Naruto had a charm about him he couldn't resist. He felt like he could tell him anything and not get cast away like a piece of garbage, like everyone he knew did. "So, Naruto, what's your history?"

"Well, I've always been an orphan. I've lived in so many faster homes I've lost count. I have had too many bad relationships. I have really bad kleptomania." He said as he began flipping a coin he found on the dresser. He looked at Sasuke for a moment.

"What?" Sasuke asked.

"You have a really nice body." Naruto stated blushing. Sasuke flushed.

Sasuke pushed Naruto to the floor landing on top of him. Naruto had a scared/nervous/happy look on his face. Sasuke was about to kiss him, but hesitated. He began to lift himself off of Naruto. Naruto grabbed Sasuke's shirt collar and pulled their lips together.

Naruto got lost in the kiss; his grip on Sasuke's shirt fell loose. Sasuke pulled away a few moments later after hearing the door slam closed. Sasuke turned back to Naruto. Naruto seemed not to notice or care what happened other than him being under his, possibly, new boyfriend.

He licked his lips sexily, "Yummy." Sasuke didn't know how to react. He rolled himself off of Naruto and laid to the left of him. He put his arm around Naruto.

"The last day of summer is tomorrow. I don't want to go back." Sasuke stated.

"I'll be with you." Naruto tried to cheer him up.

"I guess it won't be all bad. I just don't want to face all the preps and jocks that will pick on me, because I know word has spread about my sexuality." Sasuke said glumly.

"I'll just punch them." Naruto wasn't going to let anyone hurt him or Sasuke.

"You don't want to be seen with me, much less stand up for me."

"Why?"

"I used to be the big shot at school. I was the soccer star, but then Kiba had to move here and he tore me down. Then things got worse, Garaa broke up with me so I lost interest in sports, then my parents found out and I'm sure they've told all their friends and theirs friends told their kids and now I probably am down on the lowest social standard. Now with the way I dress and act…well you get it." Sasuke explained.

"No, I don't. I don't care what others think of me, and neither should you." Sasuke felt so awkward. He'd never even thought about it that way. He guessed it was because he used to live in a world that revolved around social standards, he used to make fun of kids lower than him and now that he was on of them, he would have to change his way of thinking if he didn't want to be depressed for all eternity. "I'm gonna go find out why the door closed so suddenly." Naruto said as he began to get up off the floor.

"I wouldn't do that." Sasuke warned. He sat up and pulled Naruto down next to him. "It was obviously my parents."

"How do you know? You were to busy kissing me to know who it was." Naruto challenged him.

"Fine, but I'm coming with you." They got up and went down stairs into the living room where his parents were sitting on the couch watching some television series.

"Um, did you guys close my door earlier?" Sasuke asked.