"Wow.." Naruto whispered in awe; Tokyo was…busy. The good kind of busy, the busy that made you feel like you were part of something amazing. People barged past him and bumped him on the shoulder often enough for him to realise standing in one spot on a busy sidewalk was doing nothing for him. He began walking to Hara & Co. which was hard to miss; it was one of Japan's largest buildings and the name was mounted high onto the side of it in bright blue.
To say Naruto was happy and terrified was correct; he was going for an interview here. He never thought- well he had dreamed of such an opportunity but to actually be walking towards, into, that dream was clouding his head greatly. He had dressed his best, a black suit and his lucky black and orange tie around his neck, his shoes were new especially for this interview. He had brushed and jelled his hair into what could only be called semi-formal as the slicked down looked did not suit him. Instead it was mused into a fashionable style his usual spikes were still to be seen though the look however.
When the automatic doors opened he felt as if he had walked into a whole new world. He had been a part of this type of business for years; you don't go for an Engineering Directors role with the right years of experience, but this was something new altogether.
"Hello, I'm Uzumaki Naruto; I'm here for the Engineer Directors interview." He politely greeted the woman at the desk, she looked stern and was dressed to impress, her suit looked like it cost more than his yearly salary and she was only the receptionist.
"Right this way." She said, picking up a clipboard and walking him over to a chair. "Fill this in and I'll inform Mr Hara you're here."
"W-Wait, I'm meeting with Mr Hara? I though I'd be meeting someone less," he paused thinking over the best way to say less important. "-well, busy." He said stumbling for the right word, Mr Hara who owned the company? One of Japan's richest men?
"You did say you're here for the Engineer Directors role, yes? Who else would interview you, one of the engineers?" She said sarcasm lacing her tone. 'Bitch' he thought, there was no need for that. Oh well, time to shine.
"Dammit, dammit, dammit…" Kiba said pulling pillows up and around looking for his phone, it was ringing and he still couldn't find it! "A-HA!" He exclaimed finding the device behind his bed squeezed between it and the wall. "Hello?" He asked.
"KIBA I GOT IT, I GOT THE JOB MR HARA WANTS ME, ME! KIBA, ME!" Kiba jumped and nearly lost the phone again before grabbing it and hollering back into the phone.
"Naruto?- WAIT NARUTO YOU GOT IT THAT'S AWESOME!" Kiba shouted back, he was over the moon for his friend. "I'm so glad, buddy, now get back here so we can celebrate!"
"I'm on my way!" Naruto said, closing his phone and getting on the tube to Kiba's home.
Naruto couldn't stop smiling, Mr Hara had been impressed with his work, his portfolio had been 'the most impressive he had seen in years' if the interview had ended there Naruto would have gone back happy, but Mr Hara insisted he work for him. Naruto had nearly shouted yes, and then nearly cried with happiness when he was told the salary.
Getting off the tube was difficult with so many people but Naruto honestly couldn't care, things were going great. He was walking to catch another tube when he realised he should bring some food back for he and Kiba. A local sushi bar would be good enough, running in quickly he grabbed a menu and looked over the choices.
"Hello, welcome to Yo-Sushi, what can I get for you?" A nice waitress asked.
"Hello, can I get 2 number 5's, 1 of these-" he paused and pointed to a side dish on the menu. "-and…6 of these please. Oh and I can I have them to go?" He asked teeth showing through his smile.
"Yes, sure no problem. That should be about 10 minutes, Sir."
"Thank you." He nodded and grabbed his phone, about to call his other friends when he saw- "Sasuke?" He asked, when the man turned around Naruto jumped up. "Hey Sasuke!" He walked over to the man and smiled brightly, all he got in return was a raised eyebrow and him looking his appearance up and down.
"Can I help you?" He asked smoothly, his tone obviously held no recognition.
"It's me…Naruto? I know you know who I am." He said sternly crossing his arms in an annoyed manner.
"The only Naruto I know is a moron. Oh. Wait, maybe that is you." He said, smirking at his own lame attempt at humour.
"Shut up. I'm not a moron. You, however, are a bastard." Naruto said un-crossing his arms. "What are you doing in Tokyo? Didn't you move to Takasaki?" Naruto asked.
"5 years ago, yes. I,… moved back." Sasuke said, grabbing a bag that was placed on the counter.
"Aren't you gonna ask why I'm here?"
"It didn't cross my mind." He said still standing looking straight at Naruto.
"I'm here for a job interview-"
"Doing what, cleaning bins? Last time I checked you were failing everything apart from that building thing." Sasuke said, his stare blank. Now Naruto just felt as if he was taking up this mans time, and he was now hurt by his old friends comment.
"Jerk, I was never failing. You just always thought I was a moron. And it was wood-shop." Naruto bit back coldly.
"Hn." Naruto gave Sasuke a harsh look. He was never this much of an ass in school.
"Whatever. Clearly I'm just wasting your time." Naruto said, moving out of Sasuke's path to the door.
"Sir, your order." Naruto paid, thanked the woman and grabbed his food. When he turned to the door Sasuke was still there, looking at him boredly.
"Where was your interview?" Sasuke asked and Naruto nearly smiled. The bastard looked like he was in pain actually having to make conversation.
"Hara & Co. Mr Hara offered me the job and everything." Naruto said thinking back to it and letting out a sigh at the happy memory.
"Hara & Co.? Hn, why would anyone work for them? Their business is build on a black market." Sasuke said darkly, they walked side by side, both apparently going the same way.
"What? Don't say stuff like that to try and put me off, Sasuke." Naruto said.
"It's true. Mostly illegal trading when they started up and they still do it sometimes. They're okay for it now." Sasuke said, turning left where Naruto was suppose to turn right.
"Wait, I've gotta catch the tube. Here, give me your phone." Naruto said holding his spare hand out for Sasuke's phone.
"It's in my office." Sasuke said simply.
"What's your number then?"
"Why?"
"Because I haven't seen you in years and I love the way you make me feel like shit." Naruto said sarcastically. "Seriously, Sasuke, we used to be friends stop making this so hard."
"I don't know it." Sasuke replied causing Naruto to sigh. "Just call my building and ask for me." Sasuke said about to leave.
"Wait, what building?" Naruto asked. Sasuke lifted an eyebrow and smiled before pointing up behind him. Naruto looked to where he was motioning and his eyes went wide, the building larger than Hara & Co. and more impressive. Across it in shining silver was Uchiha Corp. "Holy shit." Naruto said. "That's so cool." Naruto said smiling back. Sasuke nodded and turned to leave.
"Hey Kiba?" Naruto asked turning to his friend while munching on his Toro.
"Hmm?" Kibda hummed, not even looking up from his meal.
"Sasuke got hotter." Naruto said, a devilish smile on his face. Kiba coughed and spat out his food onto the coffee table.
"Ew, arg, what the hell?" Kiba asked, eyes watering from inhaling his food from shock.
"Well, I ran into him and, he got hotter. I mean he was always hot but damn time has been kind, very, very kind." He relied nodding his head like he was picturing the man all over again.
"You're a vile human being. You remember he was an ass right?"
"Don't be like that, Kiba. He was nice, ya'know in his own way." Naruto justified.
"No, he really wasn't. You need to grow up and realise whatever came to of that mans mouth was abuse."
"Not all of it. Besides that was University, I'm sure he's gotten better."
"Better at hiding how much of an ass he is."
"Kibaaaa, c'mon just agree with so when I ask him out for a catch up meal I can blame it on you when it goes wrong." Naruto whined. Kiba paused giving his friend a disbelieving look.
"I don't understand how your mind works." Kiba eventually said.
"I'm going to take that as an 'Oh Naruto you go for it, buddy'" Naruto said enthusiastically with a grin.
"Take it however your twisted mind wants, man." Kiba said laughing at his friend. The moment he heard 'Sasuke' he knew it was back to their Uni days with Naruto following Sasuke like he knew all the secrets to the world and Sasuke pushing the idiot away. When Kiba looked up to speak to Naruto he was no where to be seen. "You've gotta be kidding me." He mumbled. Yup, there he was, going through the phone book obviously looking for his number, phone already in hand.
"Can you believe that, Kiba?! They wouldn't even let me through!" Naruto shouted, angrily pacing around their small living room.
"Honestly what did you expect?" Kiba asked, Sasuke must own the company or whatever to have his name on it. "They must get loads of people ringing up asking to speak to the Sasuke Uchiha."
"No I bet this is his fault, he probably told them to hang up on me if I rang. God he's such a dick. Why did you let me ring him." Naruto said looking at his longtime friend. Kiba let out a noise that sounded like a strangled bird.
"EXCUSE YOU, I said don't call the bastard and you did anyway! Jesus stop acting like a girl. Here." Kiba shouted and threw him the second remote to their Xbox. Nauto hump'd and sat down on the floor by Kiba's feet and began to play Yuki: The Last Ninja.
"Ino, do I have any calls?" Sasuke approached the desk that sat just outside his office. Ino his assistant smiled brightly and flirtatiously as he came over.
"Yes there was." Ino said and paused, which irritated an overly tired Sasuke.
"For God sake Ino spit it out." He bit out annoyed at her silence.
"Well it's just that your Uncle said he would like to have dinner with you this evening and he wouldn't take no for an answer so-"
"Goddamn it, fucking shit." Sasuke swore and Ino jumped back at his tone, he paused before he next spoke. "What time?" This time he was composed.
"8pm, Sir, at The View downtown."
"Okay, did anyone else call?" He asked.
"There were a few girls and things trying to get through but you said only take calls from Itac-" Sasuke waved a hand to cut her off.
"Well from now on it's my family and someone called Naruto for the personal calls, okay?" At this point he questioned if letting Naruto through was even a good idea.
"Ah yes, Sir, no problem." Ino said, as soon as Sasuke left she went through all the contacts that had called that day, she had remembered hanging up on a Naruto someone. But there was no way she would be able to find his number from the many others that had called. She hoped her hanging up on him wouldn't affect her job.
Outside Sasuke walked and sat in his private car and told his driver he would be stopping home before they went to The View. A top end restaurant that his family enjoyed, it was one of the tallest buildings in the area with an open view of city.
Madara waited boredly for his nephew to arrive for their dinner. "Late already." He mumbled to no one and took a long drink from his wine glass. When Sasuke did stroll in Madara was most displeased. "Finally." Madara said sternly looking Sasuke straight in his eyes, Sasuke met the contact for a moment before sitting down, uncomfortable with the mans stare. "This isnt a social call, Sasuke but I hope you realised that, I spoon feed you enough information."
"Yes, Uncle, I understand that there has been a scandal, two employees-"
"Ex-employees, Sasuke, and for gods sake it's alleged scandal." He said not even looking at his nephew but the waitress, waiting for her to approach. He snapped his fingers and her head whipped around to see who was rudely gesturing for her to come over. She hated working here with the snobs who felt they weren't good enough to wait two minutes.
"Yes Sir how can I help?" She said sweetly.
"Two stilton crusted fillet steaks, port wine sauce on both." Madara demanded and gestured for her to leave. Sasuke coughed at the awkward exchange.
"Well the alleged scandal, two ex-workers caught on camera giving information to competing companies." Sasuke said and straightened his tie.
"Exactly, we need to fix this, and by we I mean you. I'm going to Hong Kong for 3 weeks to try and settle this damn deal. Honestly when a company is dead let it die, why do they always try to salvage it." Sasuke nodded understandably, he was no stranger to watching his family take over businesses that were on their last legs, but the way his Uncle handled them was cruel to the people who had built them up.
"I've got Kasumi and Misaki on it, they've found which company they were selling it to. And no newspapers have enough information or evidence to provide any sort of story." Sasuke said confident in his abilities to handle these things. When Sasuke looked from his drink to his Uncle he followed his gaze to two men at a table in a corner. They were clearly gay, holding hands from across their small table.
"Truly disgusting, suddenly I've lost my appetite." His tone was now scornful and full of hate for the innocent couple. Sasuke nodded and picked up his glass again and downed what was left of his drink. Madara stood and Sasuke did a silent prayer that he wouldn't go over to them. "I'm leaving, it seems you're more than capable enough to handle these things for now." Madara's hand on Sasuke's shoulder tightened and he leaned in closer. "Do not ruin things while I'm away, nephew, no scandals, no information leaks, nothing okay?" He threatened and left.
Sasuke took a deep breath once he was gone, he felt like he hadn't taken a breath the whole time they were speaking. Throwing some money down on the table he left.
Well that's chapter 1, I'm done with Uni for now so I'm dedicating all my free time to some SasuNaru lovin' stories.
Leave reviews and suggestions for what you wanna see happen! Honestly I've got next to no plot and that's how I prefer to write my stories!