My Girlfriend's Brother

By: Karasu Kyra

Sasuke Uchiha walked along the chilly streets of downtown Konoha. It was summer, and one of the best times to take photographs, in his opinion. It was nearly devoid of other people. He walked along, taking snapshots of nature, mostly. He got a wonderful picture of a clock tower.

He continued on like this until he came across a couple. They were sitting on a bench in front of a water fountain. They were both wearing band tees, skinny jeans, and Converse. One had brunette hair, pulled into a high ponytail. The other had fiery red hair. They were sharing a gentle kiss.

The brunette had one hand pressed against the redhead's chest, the other laid against his cheek. The redhead leaned his weight on his hands-which were pressed against the brunette's thighs-as he leaned forward to return the kiss.

Sasuke was quick to take a few shots. He caught several different angles before they pulled apart. He looked back at the pictures and could have grinned. They were amazing. He was proud. Mind made up, he approached the couple.

"Hi, I'm Sasuke Uchiha. I just caught a couple pictures of you two, and was wondering if I could have your permission to put them in my portfolio."

The brunette offered a slight smile. "I'm Neji Hyuuga-Subaku. May I see them? This is Gaara, by the way-my husband."

Sasuke gave the quiet man a respectful nod. He pulled the first photo of the two up onto the digital screen and then handed his camera over to the brunette man. They Hyuuga smiled as he looked at it, then passed it to Gaara.

"They're beautiful," the redhead murmured.

Neji agreed. "You can use them-on one condition. Give us prints?"

"I can do that. Do you have a phone number that I could contact you at?" Sasuke actually smiled as he held out his cell phone.

Gaara took it and put in a cell number, putting the name as 'Neji and Gaara'. He then handed it back.

Sasuke said thanks and offered a short wave as he continued on.

-o-o-o-

Sakura Haruno wrestled out the spare key to her boyfriend's house from under the false-bottom rock. She opened it and called out, "Sasuke?"

"I'm in the dark room," was his reply.

She easily found her way through the house to Sasuke Uchiha's dark room. She walked up to him and slid her arms around his waist, resting her cheek against his shoulder blade. She felt the strong muscles of his back as he worked with the chemicals in front of him. "Any good shots today, love?"

"Yes, actually. A few nature shots…. I got a good shot of this couple that were kissing in front of the fountain. Here, they should be done…." He took a step to the left and pulled down three photographs from the wire above his head.

He took them and walked out of the dark room and into the lit hallway. He offered her the photographs. She took them.

Slowly, a disbelieving expression covered her face. She looked at each picture twice. "Did you get their names, by any chance?"

Sasuke paused for a moment, thinking, then said, "Neji and Gaara Hyuuga-Subaku."

Sakura let out a tinkling laugh that made Sasuke's heart beat faster. "That's my brother, and brother-in-law. Gaara is my blood brother. Him and Neji have been together since they were fifteen. That means they've been together-oh, God-like ten years now."

"That's your elusive brother?"

"Well, he's not been so elusive…. I just didn't want to scare you away with the fact that my brother is gay…."

Sasuke shook his head, and smiled. "Itachi-my older brother-is gay. And even before I knew that, I didn't much care who loved who."

Sakura grinned happily and slid her arms around Sasuke's broad shoulder's. In return, he slid his arms around her slim waist. They smiled at each other a moment before kissing sweetly.

"I will always love you," Sasuke whispered against her lips.

He felt his girlfriend's lips stretch into a smile. "And I will always love you.