-Chapter 1: "Oh, what a tragedy!"
Summary: AU, Yaoi; SasuNaru; GaaNeji Uchiha Sasuke always has and always will have issues with his brother Itachi. His friend Neji is hiding in the closet with Gaara, the heir of his Uncle's business rival. Now, tell me, don't they have a problem?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story. Thank you very much.
Uchiha Sasuke gritted his teeth in great annoyance as his cell phone rang for the umpteenth time. He then took a quick glance at his calendar and rolled his eyes. He now knew who was calling and what that person wanted. He decided to ignore it since he was not planning on giving in. He still had a lot of things to do tonight like finishing the trigonometry problems given to him by his professor before dinner. He could never eat his dinner peacefully with math problems nagging him every now and then.
The raven-haired teen sighed in relief as his phone stopped ringing. His relief was cut short as this time the doorbell rang and without any warning the door opened and in came a blonde haired girl wearing a violet sleeveless turtle neck and a pair of jeans.
"We've been calling you for hours, you ass and you never did answer your phone." The girl leered at Sasuke to which the boy just ignored with a shrug.
"I was busy, Ino. Where'd you get the key?" he looked at her curiously.
"I became your girlfriend, remember? I got a copy." Ino flipped her hair in a carefree manner as she regarded him with a mischievous glint in her eyes. She then abruptly changed the topic.
"It's been our tradition that every Friday we go out and have fun with some friends." she grinned and added, "Don't tell me you have forgotten our 'Beer Night', Sasuke-kun."
Sasuke snorted, "I'm not interested in being inebriated tonight. Besides, won't they throw us out knowing how immature you are?" he smirked making Ino pout.
"Mou, Sasuke-kun you're so mean!" Ino put a hand in her hip. "I so look mature and I can lie about my age in a straight face!" she said indignantly and then gave Sasuke a smug smile. "Besides, I'm wearing heels."
Sasuke looked at her in disdain and decided to just shrug it off. "Whatever. Leave. Now." He gritted out.
Ino whined. "No way! There's no way I'd leave my boyfriend behind!" she clung to his arm quickly.
"Correction," Sasuke growled. "Ex-boyfriend" he glared at her as he tried to pry the girl off of his arm.
"Uchiha, still haven't dressed? Shame on you." A voice laced with amusement said from behind them, startling the two.
Sasuke gazed upon the doorway and growled as he recognized the person. "Hyuuga," he spat out. "I'd appreciate it very much if you'd make yourself known first before you butt in, in any conversation of mine."
"That's what friends are for, Romeo." The white-eyed boy smirked at Sasuke.
Sasuke glared at his friend. "Don't ever call me that again."
Neji ignored the comment and walked towards the sofa. "Hurry up and get dressed, everybody's waiting for you in the car." He then sat down comfortably and closed his eyes.
"Yatta! Sasuke-kun's going to the party!" Ino pumped her fist in the air and gave a little victory dance.
"You can forget about it. I'm not going." Sasuke folded his arms in front of his chest.
"Stop being such a brat, Uchiha. You're going to ruin my weekend." Neji gave him an impassive look.
"I have important things to do, Hyuuga. Leave me alone." Sasuke stated in a serious tone.
Neji gave Sasuke a smug smile. 'Math Problems?'
Sasuke stared at him icily. 'What do you think, Sherlock?'
Neji smirked. 'Lucky you.'
Sasuke glared at Neji. 'Asshole.'
Ino looked at the two boys back and forth in confusion, before crying out in frustration, "PLEASE STOP THE SILENT CONVERSATION YOU TWO!"
Neji cleared his throat. "Tell you what, you come with us and I'll come over tomorrow."
"Why are you so bent on dragging me to this…party?" Sasuke asked contemplating his options.
"Because, Sasuke-kun it's Haku's birthday and we're all invited." Ino chirped happily.
Neji gave a small shrug. "Misery always loves company, Sasuke. You know I can never stand it whenever Zabuzza and Haku get cheesy. Besides, Gaara's not here I could use a friend."
"Fine. Be here before eight." Sasuke gave Neji a stern look.
"Got that." Neji smirked.
"Hn." Sasuke turned his back at them and started upwards the stairs. "I'll be down in a minute."
'I can't believe I'm doing this!' Blue eyes flashed angrily as the boy looked at his reflection in the mirror.
"There you go, Naruto. Now you really do look like Sakura." Kyuubi, a red-haired woman who was grinning cheekily from ear to ear, admired her handy work as she stood beside the boy.
"Do you really think that by wearing a ridiculously bright pink wig I would deceive the customers and make them think I'm Sakura!" Naruto exclaimed as he jumped out of the chair.
"I can't see why not. You got the pink hair and her incredibly loud voice, not to mention that you absolutely have a woman's body. Well, minus the rack that is. But it's nothing that a wonder bra can't fix." She said nonchalantly while putting on some lipstick.
"And why the hell am I doing this again you perverted old man!" Naruto shouted hysterically as he pointed to a white-haired man standing in the corner who was quietly giggling as he wrote something in his notebook.
Naruto growled again since the man was pointedly ignoring him. "Answer me you old geezer!"
The man closed his notebook suddenly and gave Naruto a stern look. "Sakura is doing some extra schoolwork today so she asked to take a break. You know how important school is for her, Naruto." He cleared his throat. "Besides, your predicament is giving me some good ideas for my research and you know I could always use some inspiration from you and Sakura." The man laughed heartily.
"Research for what, Jiraiya-sama?" Kyuubi raised an elegant eyebrow.
"Oh, things for my next book." Jiraiya blushed in embarrassment.
"I still can't understand why I have to dress in this kimono! You know I hate it! And don't give me that shit about how I look like a girl that doesn't have any boobs!" he glared at the two snickering adults.
"Calm down Naruto. It's only for a night. I'm sure Sakura would gladly dress up as a guy for you if you were in the same situation as her." Kyuubi gave Naruto a bored look.
Naruto seemed to ponder what Kyuubi said before he shrugged in defeat. "I guess so."
"Good. Now, come over here and let's put some concealer on those whisker-marks of yours." Kyuubi said as she motioned for him to come nearer.
"Hey! Those aren't whisker-marks! They're birth marks!" Naruto said defensively.
"Yeah, sure. Whatever." Kyuubi rolled her eyes. "You're so noisy brat." She added.
"I'm not!" Naruto pouted and Kyuubi just gave an exasperated sigh.
"Oh, behave. You're giving me a migraine." Kyuubi gave Jiraiya a stern look. "Next time you pull a stunt like this, you better hide old man."
Jiraiya laughed nervously. "Gomen ne, Kyuubi. I never meant to give you trouble. It's just that you and Sakura are very popular amongst the customers. That's why I can't have one of you missing." He explained.
"I just hope Sai doesn't see me in this." Naruto cringed as he imagined how his biggest crush would react if he recognized Naruto.
"Oh don't worry, Naruto. I'm sure he would immediately die from a nosebleed and proclaim he's gay, when he sees you in this." Kyuubi smirked as she saw Naruto blush different shades of red.
"KYUUBI, YOU PERV!" Naruto screeched.
"I'm so glad both of you came for my birthday, Uchiha-san, Hyuuga-san." Haku smiled at the two dark-haired boys who were wearing the same bored expression on their faces.
Zabuzza just gave a nod to acknowledge the two and ushered the group towards the entrance of the club.
"So, Haku-chan where are we exactly?" Ino asked as she looked at the brightly lit place in front of her, enthusiastically.
Haku smiled fondly at Ino who was currently tugging his left arm in excitement. "This is ANBU, a very exclusive bar. People who have invites are practically the only ones that can get in. Luckily, I have a friend inside." He explained.
"A friend?" Neji raised an eyebrow.
"Well, you see there's this guy who knew this guy who introduced me to the guy, my friend, who works inside." Haku replied thoughtfully. "Did that make sense to you?" he asked sheepishly.
"Yeah. Kind of." Sasuke shrugged indifferently.
"Good. Now, let's go!" Haku exclaimed cheerfully as he dragged a scowling Zabuzza behind.
"Alright, it's time to party!" Ino cheered, bouncing up and down happily.
Neji sighed and looked at Sasuke knowingly.
"Naruto, are you ready?" Kyuubi whispered urgently to the boy. She was nervous, heck she was about to hyperventilate from all the pressure. The blonde baka only had a three-day practice for Kyuubi and Sakura's dance performance which was happening tonight. Needless to say, he still hasn't perfected the steps. She then looked at said boy who was currently humming a cheerful tune. Oh, how she wanted to strangle him for being so calm while she was in a wreck.
"Kyuubi, are you alright?" Naruto peered at Kyuubi closely before adding, "You seem kind of tense tonight."
Kyuubi almost banged her head on the wall yet miraculously restrained herself. "Are you absolutely, positively sure that you can do this?" her left-eye twitched. "Because you know, we can still back out." She said in her sweetest tone, silently praying that he would take mercy on her dignity and withdraw.
"Kyuubi," Naruto calmly patted the red-head on her shoulder. "Trust me, this is going to be perfect!" he grinned cheekily.
Kyuubi stared heavenwards and gave a long defeated sigh. "Kami-sama, help me."
Lights…Camera…MOMMY!
"Um…excuse me. But do you know a boy with blonde hair, blue eyes and a cheerful vibe who's going by the name Uzumaki Naruto?" Haku smiled politely at the bulky man wearing a suit matched with some expensive looking shades, in front of the entrance.
"Uzumaki Naruto, huh?" the guard said as he scrutinized the kids before him. "You friends of the young boss?"
"Hai." Haku replied cheerfully, unfazed by the looks given to him by the huge man.
"Come on in then." The guard opened the door for them.
"Your friend seems like an important person around here." Zabuzza commented once they were inside.
"Yeah, it seems so. He never told me about it, though." Haku frowned in deep thought.
"And you seem to trust him well, too…" Zabuzza scowled as he put a possessive arm around Haku's waist.
Haku looked surprised for a moment before he gave Zabuzza a knowing smile. "You jealous?" he teased.
Zabuzza growled. "You bet I am."
"Don't worry," Haku winked. "I'm not into younger guys."
"Is that so?" Zabuzza smirked. "Prove it."
Haku pulled Zabuzza towards him and kissed him. "That better?" he smiled smugly.
"Much." Zabuzza gave a content smile.
Neji winced at the 'sweet' couple in front of him. "Somebody put a restraining order on these two."
Haku laughed before sticking his tongue out, "You're just jealous, Neji-kun."
Neji shrugged. "Not really." He smirked and joked good-naturedly. "Gaara's way hotter than you."
Zabuzza chuckled. "Tell that to your uncle."
Neji gave him a dark look. "If you don't want to spoil Haku's fun, I suggest you leave my 'family' out of this." He said acidly.
Sasuke put a hand on Neji's shoulder. "Calm down, Neji." He then turned to Zabuzza. "Let's forget this whole thing happened."
Zabuzza nodded coolly. "Whatever. Beer's on me."
"Yahoo! Free beer!" Ino yelled out, completely oblivious to the near fight that had happened.
Haku bit his lip and cast a worried look to Neji's direction. "Gomenasai, Neji-kun. I'm sure he didn't mean what he said earlier." He apologized.
Neji gave Haku a small smile. "Nah, it's my fault. I just lost my temper for a little bit. It'll be alright between us in a minute, you'll see."
"Still…" Haku paused. "He shouldn't have joked about that matter. He knows how it is with you and your family."
"Don't worry. Just have fun, okay? Zabuzza may be completely evil sometimes, but I'm sure he's cool with it."
Haku looked like he was going to protest some more but decided against it and smiled at Neji. "Alright then! Let's get drunk tonight!"
One, two, three. Flick wrist, sway hips…smile.
Kyuubi now had a new kind of respect for the teen dancing gracefully before her. She almost could not concentrate on the routine as she was fascinated by the way Naruto handled himself.
"Kyuubi," Naruto whispered between his teeth. "You're spacing off! It's almost our exit."
Startled from her thoughts by what Naruto said, she cursed Jiraiya for the millionth time today. "Okay, get ready Naruto."
"Hai." Naruto replied and graced the audience with a charming smile. Suddenly, he gasped and got Kyuubi's attention.
"Kyuubi, hurry and do the exit right now!" he whispered urgently.
"Why?" Kyuubi asked, bewildered.
"Just hurry up and do it!" came Naruto's panicked reply.
"Are you insane! We're going to ruin the show!" Kyuubi argued back.
"It's either that or we'll ruin my sister's life! Now, just go!" the teen ordered.
Kyuubi then followed Naruto's instructions and made an early exit. She then prepared to confront the baka as she went backstage. She saw Naruto entering the backstage and wasted no time by drilling out some answers from the boy.
"What was that all about back there, Naruto!" Kyuubi demanded angrily.
Naruto gulped loudly. "I-I saw Sakura's schoolmates just now."
"That was it! YOU RUINED THE SHOW BECAUSE OF SAKURA'S SCHOOLMATES!" Kyuubi bellowed.
"You don't understand!" Naruto protested.
Kyuubi calmed herself down for a little bit. "Then why don't you try explaining it all to me?" she suggested.
"Well, you see…It all started with just a little misunderstanding between Sakura and the school's most popular girl." Naruto started. "Then it got worse when this new guy came. I think Sakura told me he was kind of cute, so I guess she had a little crush on him. At that time, the popular girl and the cute guy hooked up. And then," Naruto paused for a dramatic effect. "Word got out that Sakura had crush on the guy and the popular girl found out. She then did horrible things to Sakura and even tried to get her expelled! Are you following me?" Naruto raised an eyebrow at Kyuubi.
"Yeah, yeah. Continue." Kyuubi waved a hand dismissively.
"It went on for a long time, and I almost went to her school to give that bitch a lesson-"
"Language, Naruto."
"Oh, sorry." Naruto apologized. "But you should've seen her Kyuubi! Sakura often went home with bruises and her uniform was always dirty and torn! I also had to comfort her many times, because she was crying almost everyday." Naruto looked at the ground sadly.
"That still doesn't answer why you did what you did." Kyuubi pointed out.
"The popular girl is here."
"NANI! Why I should make that bitch pay!" Kyuubi slammed her fist to the wall behind Naruto.
"Language, Kyuubi."
"Oh, sorry" Kyuubi apologized. "But why do you have to hide?"
"You do remember that I'm not Naruto right now." Naruto replied sarcastically.
"Yeah, I got it. No need to get so prissy on me."
"I'm not prissy!" Naruto exclaimed. "Oh, and I saw my friend Haku with them, too. I wonder why he's here." He mumbled to himself.
"Didn't you say it was his birthday or something tonight?" Kyuubi asked.
"DAMN!" Naruto shouted.
"Sheesh! You're way too loud! Oh, and watch your language." Kyuubi reminded as she covered her ears.
"Gomen ne, Kyuubi." Naruto rubbed the back of his head in a sheepish manner. "Hey, Kyuubi. You think you could help me take this make-up off?"
Kyuubi frowned. "What for?"
"Eto…You see, I kind of promised Haku I would show up for his birthday." Naruto replied uncertainly.
"You do realize you still have to entertain the guests tonight." Kyuubi massaged her temples feeling a slight throb. "And you also have to hide from that 'popular girl'."
"Ahehehehe…"
"There's no other way." Kyuubi said suddenly after moments of thinking.
"Huh?" Naruto looked at her confusedly.
"Here's the plan…"
Haku craned his neck as he searched for a bright blonde hair in the crowded room.
"Are you sure this guy's even here Haku?" Zabuzza said irately.
"Hmm…I don't really know." Haku replied slowly, looking quite disappointed.
"What kind of guy is he anyway! He shouldn't make you wait for a long time like this." The older man growled.
"I'm sure he has his reasons." Haku sighed.
"I'm beginning to hate this guy." Zabuzza muttered darkly under his breath.
"I heard that." Haku lightly pinched Zabuzza on his shoulder, before he gave out a sigh. "I guess he just forgot."
"Now that's just plain stupid." Zabuzza remarked sardonically.
"Whatever." Sasuke grumbled as he rose from the table.
"Where are you going Sasuke-kun?" Ino asked all the while clinging to Sasuke's arm.
"To the bathroom." Sasuke rolled his eyes as once again he tried to pry the girl off of him and he then went off.
"My, would you look at that." Neji's amused comment caught the group's attention and they turned to look at what he was looking.
"That's a really big cake!" Ino gushed.
"Heh. Whoever owns that must be really rich." Zabuzza smirked.
"I wish it was mine though." Haku said sadly.
"YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND!" a cheerful voice said from behind them.
Haku turned to the owner of the voice and immediately jumped up from his seat to hug the person. "Naruto! You came!" Haku released the boy from his hug and gave him a bright smile.
"I'm sorry I'm late though. I still had to get the cake from the bakeshop." The blonde-haired boy smiled sheepishly.
"That cake's mine?" Haku's eyes widened in surprise.
"Of course!" Naruto nodded happily.
"Thank you so much!" Haku hugged Naruto again.
Zabuzza cleared his throat. "Haku, why don't you introduce him to us first?" Zabuzza whispered to his lover, secretly jealous of Haku's obvious affection for the young blonde.
"Ah! Gomen! It's very impolite of me. This is my friend, Uzumaki Naruto." Haku proudly introduced Naruto to the group.
"Nice to meet you guys." Naruto smiled brightly at Haku's friends and shook each of their hands enthusiastically.
"So Uzumaki-kun…" Zabuzza started.
"Naruto's fine." Naruto interjected.
"Fine, whatever." Zabuzza muttered before he continued, "So...tell me, how come you ended up working here?" he asked.
"Well, I'm only helping my father. This place is his, you see…and well, he lacked a few workers so he hired me instead. Saves money or so, he says." Naruto explained.
Haku's eyes widened in realization. "So that's why the guard in the entrance called you boss, earlier!"
"Really? He called me boss? He must be new around here…" Naruto muttered.
"Naruto-san…" Neji started.
"You can call me Naruto…without any suffixes included." Naruto interrupted Neji with a grin.
"Okay Naruto," Neji smirked. "You're about to get beaten into pulp by that angry female behind you."
"Huh?" Naruto looked confused as he slowly turned around.
"Naruto…" Kyuubi gritted her teeth in anger. "What. Are. You. Doing?" she bit out slowly.
"Uh…" Naruto gulped nervously. "Chatting?"
"I SAID FIFTEEN MINUTES YOU DOPE! GET BACK TO WORK!" Kyuubi bellowed.
"Eep! Yes ma'm!" Naruto squeaked and quickly escaped from Kyuubi's wrath.
The red-haired woman turned to the group. "I'm really sorry about that. Though I hope you enjoy your meal." She smiled as if she wasn't in berserk mode earlier. "And don't worry, Naruto will return to you shortly. He just has to do something his father wants him to do."
With that she left.
'Damn Kyuubi!' Naruto seethed. 'Why did she have to go all Xena, warrior princess on me!' He growled and quickened his pace, not really minding his surroundings…that was, until he found himself sprawled flat on top of somebody.
Naruto's eyes widened in shock as he snapped out of his earlier musings. 'What the hell!' he thought incredulously as he felt something soft and moist underneath his lips.
Eyes widened a fraction more and most definitely were threatening to pop out of its sockets as realization hit him…
He…just kissed a guy.
He immediately scrambled up to his feet and well, did the manliest thing he could ever think of.
Uzumaki Naruto screamed.
Author:
I'm really sorry to end it here people; I'm not much into cliff hangers but well. I still have to rack my brain to continue the story. But I promise that I will update soon, so hold on kiddies! See you next time and do tell me what you think of the story. Thanks for reading!