Boruto was always angry. He had never known why but time had made him bitter, so bitter that the only time he smiled was when someone else was up to their knees in shit. It made him giggle every time he watched a co-worker get chewed out. That seemed to be a common thing now that most of the people who went to school were now working days. Zabuza ran a tight shift down at the ice cream shop.

"Don't you hate that fucking place." Mitsuki griped to Boruto as they strolled out of the ice cream parlor. The sun wasn't hiding behind the clouds and the wind had come to hult.

Boruto offered a quiet grunt. "It's okay. I mean you're just mad because Zabuza gets in your ass everyday."

"It was better when Haku did mornings." Haku, was Zabuza's boyfriend, and co-owner of the ice cream parlor. He and Zabuza decided it would be best if they switch off morning and nights. "He didn't say a thing as long as you did your work."

"Zabuza is a bitch but fuck-so is Anko." Anko was the manager under Haku and Zabuza. "She thinks she knows everything."

"Anko's hot though, so it really doesn't bother me that much."

"Ew dude."

"What? She's in college, and she has the biggest tits. I fuckin' love 'em. They're not too big, or too small. Just right for me to motorboat the shit of 'em." He chuckled.

"I just don't-" Boruto chuckled. "I just could not imagine in a million years what you see in her, so I'll let you have that. You know, if that's what you want to do."

"I don't know what I want to do." that was Mitsuki summed up in one sentence. He always wanted what was right in front of him. He'd probably motorboat anything, as long as it had feelings and a place for him to finish.

"So I assumed you need a ride home?" Boruto pops the lock on his car and Mitsuki smiles and gets in. "When is your dad going to get you that car he promised?"

"Whenever he returns from business." The other boy sighed. "He says he doesn't want me to go out and get one by myself because I'll be swindled. Although, I swear to god, I know more about cars than he does."

"Sounds like my dad." Boruto snarked. "He wouldn't let me go out and get one alone, and when I went out with him, he was sceptical about everything. Luckily uncle Sasuke came into town and convinced him to just buy me a new one." Sasuke, from Boruto's memory, always had a way with his father. He could convince him to do anything he wanted. It was something Boruto couldn't recall if his mother had.

"When was the last time he was in town?"

"I think that was the last time I saw me." Boruto had this car for a year. "And it was a weird visit. Like he just fucking came and left within hours. He wasn't even at our house for longer than a day." That was like Sasuke. He was a ghost in their home. He'd leave and come at his leisure, not caring who he disrupted. It was almost unforgivable, if he didn't have the charm of course.

"Do you like him? Last time he was here you were happy to see him?"

"Yeah cuz he got me a car, but other than that I don't care for my uncle Sasuke." Boruto sighed. "He's not really even my uncle. Honestly I think he's just a mess that pretends to be better than everyone. Last time I saw him, he was telling us all these stories about where he's gone, the people he's met. The world just a big toy to him, and he just uses us as he pleases. It's almost criminal."

"He sounds like an' asshole."

"He is." Boruto said. "And I'm glad he's gone. Dad acts different when he's around." He turned the corner and into a subdivision. "I don't know how the hell you walk to work."

"Me either." Mitsuki smiled. "Sometimes I bike though. It's cool when it's not too hot. I just stick in some headphones and think about nothing."

"That's seems hard, eh?" Boruto pulled up to Mitsuki home.

"Nah. Not when you're at peace." He smiled. "Speaking of that. Peace Boruto and have fun getting home."

Boruto pulls off thinking to himself. What should I eat for dinner?

(BREAK)

Boruto strolled into his home with some sushi from the nearest shop in hand. His father was sitting at the table eating ramen, twirling a fork in his hand. His sister sat across from him focused on her phone and eating pizza.

"Hey Boruto." Naruto smiled at his on. "Come on and sit down. I have something I want to talk to you and your sister about?"

"Are we finally moving out?" Boruto asked the question he and his sister wanted to know the answer too since five years ago when Hinata passed. Boruto hated staying in this house so much. He despised every inch of it. It didn't feel like a warm place anymore. It was a cold wasteland that reminded him of a time that had passed and won't ever come back.

"No." Naruto sighed. "I wish you two stop asking me about that. You're going off to college soon and you'll never have to see this place again, save for the summer, and breaks."

"So what is it?" Boruto sat adjacent to his sister and pulled out his sushi. He took a piece into his mouth and listened to what his father had to say.

"Can I have a piece." His sister reached her hand into his plate. She smiled at him, her blue orbs trying to make herself look like she wasn't a seventeen year old girl, but a young two year old you couldn't say no too. Boruto nodded, and she took a couple of pieces.

"Hey."

"I'm sorry. You know I love Sushi." She smiled.

"Hey you guys. Listen to me." Naruto said. "So I have something I've been meaning to tell you. So Sasuke. You know Sasuke Uchiha, your uncle. He is coming to live with us for a while. He's been through a stressful time and I've decided to help him out."

"What?" Himari said, while Boruto rolled his eyes. Of course Naruto helped him out. Of course. What did his dad do all the time? He ran to aid Sasuke again. The same man who didn't even bother showing up to his dead-wife funeral. A fucking shame.

"Yeah."

"Where will he sleep?" Himawari asked. She was probably more concerned about having to give up her room, although she never had to. Usually Boruto would be made to give up his.

"I've taken the paintings out of mom's old painting studio and made room for Sasuke. Their a bed and stuff-and he has a bathroom over there. So it'll be like his little part so we might not disturb them."

"You took out mom's paintings?" Himawari asked. Boruto just ate his sushi. Of course dad did this. This was what dad did. The lengths that he'd go for little ol' Sasuke. Sasuke. Boruto hated him so much right now. "Where did put them?"

"In storage. Calm down, Himawari." Naruto tried to console his daughter. "It's not that bad. Sasuke will probably only be here for a little while."

"I hope you didn't do this so he could stay a day?" Himawari said. "Because that would be-"

"Himawari. I'm still your father." Naruto reminded her, and she took a deep breath and went back to eating her sushi. "Boruto. Tell me. How do you feel about this."

"I don't have a thing to say." Boruto said, but he thought otherwise. There were so many thoughts running through his head, like how weak his father was or how stupid this whole thing was, but he said nothing. Sasuke didn't help anybody. He only ruined things, so nothing good could come from him visiting. Nothing.

"Well then. Sasuke will be here tomorrow."

"And you just told us today!" Now Boruto couldn't hold back his response. It jumped out of his mouth before he could suppress it.

"Yes, but not because I wanted to surprise you, but because that's just how it happened. Sasuke only told me he was coming three days ago." Naruto shrugged. "So I needed to time to see if it'll work and then I had to make arrangements and then I forgot to tell you guys so there."

"But you've been plotting. I haven't seen anyone come in and fix anything or put in a bed."

"I did it while you both were at work." Naruto said. "It's just so happened that you were at work-"

"Bullshit." Boruto fist came down on the table.

"Excuse me."

"Bullshit! Bullshit! This is all Bullshit! You knew. You fuckin knew before three days ago and you didn't want to tell us because you were afraid of how he'd react. You know we don't have a very high opinion of your best friend because he couldn't even bother to attend your wife's funeral and don't forget when he ruined your birthday because he showed up sick and forgot it was even your birthday."

"He has a apologized. Friends make mistakes." Naruto sighed.

"Friends. Sasuke isn't-"

"Boruto. Shut the fuck up." Naruto voice shook the entire room. It even shook Himawari, who was just a witness. "You have no idea what you're talking about. Now, this time I'll let you get away with your outburst, but one more time son and I'm telling you. You might need a medic."

Boruto backed down, and stormed off to his room slamming the door. He hated everything right now. His father was an idiot. He was inviting himself to be hurt again.

(BREAK)

Naruto slid around the corner of his lover's home, quiet but sleath like. He peeked to find him lover sitting in the garden fiddling with the flowers. It was a cute sight, the way his boyfriend's eyes focused on the task at hand, not even noticing that Naruto was less than a foot behind him.

"Neji." Naruto called out, the brown haired man turned around, apparent shock all over his face.

"Don't fucking do that." Neji sighed, as Naruto leaned down to give him a kiss. While doing so, the blond teacher too in a bit of the other man's scent. He smelt like rose petals and fresh soap, weird since he'd been out under the heat.

"Have you been out here all day?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah. I only came out here to pull a couple weeds, then I realized I wanted to replant some stuff and then I realized my garden sucked and I needed to arrange a lot of other things. Then I realized the whole day was gone, and I spent it doing garden work, rather than working on my presentation for work" Neji sighed.

"I'm sure you'll do well on your presentation." Naruto offered the brunette a smile, which the other returned with an eye roll.

"How did my niece and nephew take it?" Neji asked.

"They didn't like it." Naruto sighed to himself. Of course they didn't think Sasuke coming was a good idea, and when they found out their father was fucking their uncle they were not going to like that either.

"Well we're on the same page then."

"It's different now."

"It's a different time in your life, yes, but it's still the same."

Naruto hands found their way down to his pockets, and his eyes trailed on the ground. "I don't understand why no one wants him here?"

"He can stay here, but why with you? Doesn't he have a brother?"

"Yes, but they aren't on the best of terms." Naruto explained. Sasuke and Itachi hadn't been under the same roof together since Sasuke last moved out and ran off to some city in college. "It's been a difficult time for him with all he's been through."

"What has he been through?"

"I mean the guy he met their Sai turned out to be married and in the end never left his wife and his parents cut tithes with him when he dropped out of school because he hated it, and he spent his whole life in his brother shadow and hasn't been able to do a single thing to get out of said shadow." Naruto shrugged. "He's struggled and I want to help him the best way I know how."

"Sounds like a boring teenage melodramatic novel, that I'm too old to read. I'm not going to argue with you because you're too stubborn to realize that only harm can come from letting him back into your home. Hinata told me about the things that he did-"

"We are sleeping together, and I used to be your cousin wife. And you weren't just like regular cousins. You two used to live together." Neji and Hinata were very close. So close in fact that they considered each other siblings. They grew up together since Hinata parents perished in an airplane accident a little after her sister was born.

"Why are you bringing that up?"

"I'm just saying we're all not that innocent."

"No one is judging Sasuke, Naruto. I'm just saying having him here will not benefit you in any way." Neji turned back to sifting through the dirt.

"I do benefit. I'm helping a friend." Naruto replied.

"Alright." Neji sighed. There was no point in anyone trying to talk Naruto down, he'd already made up his mind. Sasuke was coming over and staying with him. He would feel terrible if he left Sasuke out on the street. "So he'll be here tomorrow?"

"Yes." Naruto said. "His plane comes in around three."

"Well I hope you have fun Naruto, I just don't want-"

"Want what?" Naruto asked.

"I don't know Naruto. You become different when Sasuke's around. I mean it's like you just kinda forgot about him for these last few months, but he called and you're jumping at the opportunity to see him."

"Are you jealous?"

"Don't be childish." the brunette said to him as he placed a flower in the whole.

"Would you like help with those flowers?" Naruto asked.

"I'm finished."

"Ahhh…" Naruto chuckled and scratched his head. "Well next time then."

(BREAK)

When Sasuke saw Naruto waiting for him in the airport with a smile, it reminded Sasuke of old times. Times that he'd rather forget altogether, but instead of darting back to the plane, Sasuke walked up to his old friend and offered him a nod, and the pair of sunglasses hid his eye roll.

Sasuke became annoyed when he found himself being pulled in by two strong arms. The feeling felt like it was crushing him, but Sasuke paid it little to no attention. Naruto let go and gave Sasuke an up and down look.

"How are you?" He finally asked.

"Okay." Sasuke said. "You?"

"Fine. Been better, but you know fine as always." Naruto chuckled. "So um...how was Leaf City?" Leaf city was the largest city in the country of Konoha. It was located on the other side of the country, and Naruto had been once years ago, when he and Hinata visited Sasuke.

"It was an interesting place. So much to do." Sasuke always felt his conversation with Naruto when they'd see each other in person after falling out of contact awkward.

"I hear that." Naruto sighed. "So I was thinking we can go for lunch and talk, you know. I mean unless you're tired."

"I'd like to rest." Sasuke said. Was he really tired? No and yes, but he'd rather sleep than be questioned all afternoon about what happened and why he was here. Sasuke wanted to leave everything that happened in Leaf city, and start fresh here in this boring town he grew up in.

"I see. So some other time then." Naruto hands went into his pockets. "Let's go get your luggage."

(BREAK)

The car ride home was filled with nothing but boring pop tunes. Naruto was busy trying to pick the right thing to say, while Sasuke is in the passenger seat not offering a thing to their conversation.

"Did you miss this place?" Naruto asked.

Sasuke turned to him, Naruto unable to make sense of the look Sasuke gave him. "I don't know."

"It's been a while hasn't it." Naruto shared with Sasuke one of his signature smiles, which Sasuke did not return. "It feels like home? No."

"I don't know what home feels like." Sasuke rolled his eyes and turned back to the window, leaving Naruto out in the cold. Sasuke always said something stupid when things got uncomfortable. Naruto sighed and pushed on the gas. The faster he got home, the sooner this awkward car ride would be over. "You know I'll pay you back one day."

"Pay me back for what?"

"Letting me stay with you. It's only for a while and I'll-"

"Sasuke, you don't have to pay me back. This is what friends are for." Naruto clicked his tongue. "I mean I'm sure you'd do the same for me if the tables were turned right?" Sasuke offered him no answer. "I mean I know you would. You don't have to say you would."

"Pull over." Sasuke looked over to Naruto, a cold glance in his eyes.

"Why?"

"Just do it dobe." That was the name Sasuke used to call him all the time. It brought back so many memories and things they used to do. Places they used to go...the love they used to have for each other. A cold sweat dropped down Naruto's back from being called that name, and he could feel his temperature skyrocket. This name still made him feel like this. Why?

Naruto parked on the side of the highway, cars zooming past them, causing the car to shake lightly. A click made Naruto's ears perk up and he didn't have to look over to know Sasuke took off his seat belt.

In a slow fluid motion Naruto closed his eyes as Sasuke, as sly as a cat, moved onto his lap.

"Wha…" Naruto breath was taken away as Sasuke pushed his firm ass down on Naruto's pelvis, causing his dick to spring up from his pants. A violent heat started in his chest, and he moves his arm, a noise akin to velcro ripping, when it moved off the arm rest. Who knew it was that warm in this car.

Sasuke pushed his mouth so close to Naruto's and Naruto could smell his breath, a hint of mint. Naruto took a moment before he felt Sasuke lean in.

"Stop." Naruto opened his eyes and there was Sasuke with an emotionless expression on his face.

"What." Sasuke spat. "Isn't this what you want?"

"No. I don't want to do this." Naruto said. "What's wrong? Why are you?"

"You ask too many questions." Sasuke went back into the passenger seat. "If you don't want to do this, then drive, dammit. Drive!"

Naruto started the engine, as the awkward silence kicked in. He turned up the music and pulled off.