A/N: here is the second punishment fiction, it's Sasuke's turn, but it won't be the first and the last, he'll be punished more than the others.. I want to thank my friend TheMadKatter13, her fiction "The rooftop" gave me this ideas, enjoy reading.
"I finally finished" shouted Naruto as he raised his piece of art above his head, he was left alone in their office to redo his work, work hours were over since two or three hours ago, but he was forced to stay because as his boss said: his idea wasn't good.
He packed and left the office heading home to rest for tomorrow; he walked in the almost empty dark roads thinking about his boss's reaction, he accidently bumped into someone, he apologized and continued his way.
He reached his cozy apartment which had one small living room, one bed room, and one kitchen that overlooked the living room; he unlocked the door and went right to his bed room, he didn't bother to switch on the lights, it was so easy to get to his room without tripping or bumping into anything, he didn't have much furniture thou.
He took off his clothes and took a bath before wearing his light blue pajamas; he never thought that he would survive in his work place after knowing who his boss is.
Uchiha Sasuke, He was the youngest in the forgotten Uchiha family, because of some unknown circumstance they were separated, and his only family was his late father and mother, and his missing older brother.
He didn't know any other Uchiha, only a guy called Madara and an annoying masked man who has a double personality called Tobi, he asked many times about them, and how were they related to him? But he never got a proper understandable answer.
Naruto couldn't sleep first, he was thinking too much about many things, and he was worried about tomorrow, he didn't want to spend one more night in their empty scary office, it felt like someone was with you even though no one was is around; he started counting while staring at the ceiling until he got tired and went to sleep.
Naruto woke up early the next morning, he noticed that no matter what time he went to bed, he always end up waking up early the next morning, he tried many times to go back to sleep, but it never worked; Naruto choose the best suit for today, he had an important occasion, he had to look perfect, he made a small sandwich to eat in his way to the office.
He left his apartment and locked the door behind him, he hurried to the bus station to avoid missing the first bus; arriving to his work early was important too.
As soon as he arrived to his work place, a famous fashion company called A/N: referring to Uchiha fashion, he greeted his comrades and they greeted him back, then he went to his boss's office, but he was turned down by the pink haired secretariat telling him that his boss wasn't around yet, he thanked her then went back to his desk in their department which was designing.
While everyone was focusing in their work, their firm cold hearted boss walked in, everyone's attention was turned to him without him asking for it, his eyes scanned the place making sure everyone was listening; then he started talking.
"The head leader is visiting next week, and our department have to present the achieved and published work during this month, I want the best one of you at presenting and after deciding I want him to come to my office, I trust you choice so don't disappoint me" and with that he left the office, but he left a massage behind.
"Uzumaki, to my office" he didn't wait for the blond to respond, he was sure that he'll obey, Sasuke was the boss after all, plus he was an Uchiha, he wasn't the type that will consider other people's opinions, he orders and people obeys.
Naruto followed his boss to his boss to his office carrying the papers that he was working on the last night with him; his heart beats got faster as the secretariat closed the door after them leaving them alone, he felt like he was a mocker in a court and Sasuke was the judge, he wasn't sure how they felt, but he was so nervous that he described it like that.
He placed his designs on the desk in front of his boss, and watched him as he checked them one by one; he started squeezing the head of his index finger but stopped when his boss placed one of the papers on one side and ripped the other four to small pieces, Naruto's eyes grew wide, there were many other kinder ways to tell him that it wasn't good, or he could just point out the mistakes and give him back his hard work, but what? Rip them? In front of him like it was nothing? He really wanted to die.
'Calm down, listen first, you are better' Naruto thought as he was trying to calm down
"It looks like you like to stay after work Uzumaki" stated Sasuke
Naruto wanted to object, but he couldn't, he had to listen first, plus it might affect his work and position in the company, he wasn't in the positing to raise his fault, to accept or refuse is Sasuke's job, and his job is just accepting anything and everything his boss say.
"If you're not good at your work then hurry up and resign before I fire you myself Uzumaki, or should I Say Dobe" Sasuke was looking straight at the blond with a smirk on his face, that nickname wasn't odd, Naruto heard it many times before.
Sasuke and Naruto used to study in the same schools in primary school, middle school, and high school, even in kindergartner. This nickname started when they were in primary school, Naruto and Sasuke were chosen by their teacher Umino Iruka to work together on a project, Naruto was the last in the class, while Sasuke was always the first, and when Naruto objected about pairing them, Iruka called him dobe, then Sasuke carried that nickname with him until they graduated from university.
Naruto used to get mad, and end up in a fight with Sasuke, and for Sasuke's bad luck, Naruto still hate that nickname the most.
"OI TEME, I don't care who you are now, but I'm not gonna just watch you as you humiliate me, I'm not a kid anymore, and Dobe is not my name, Its Naruto, .to" Naruto was panting when he finally stopped talking, he let out what he was holding in, he really had enough, he hated not being respected.
Sasuke raised and eye brow at the sudden braveness, since they started working in the company, Naruto never raised his voice at him, he didn't even talk to him much, just asking how he was living? And if he wanted help on anything, their fight were reduced when Naruto knew that Sasuke was his boss, he avoided hitting him, he would just glare then leave, which disappointed the raven.
"Are you going to do it or not?" asked Sasuke changing the subject
"Fine, wait and see who is the Dobe Teme" Naruto left right after finishing, he didn't this fight to get worst.
Naruto slammed his head hard on his desk non-stop gaining the others attention, he didn't have any ideas, he didn't know what to do, but he had to find a good idea to impress his boss and avoid humiliation. Sai appeared behind the blond and pulled him from his collar stopping him from abusing his forehead; Naruto glared at his friend then turned around.
"What do you want Sai? I am busy thinking" said Naruto
"Guess you don't need any help, see you" teased Sai
Naruto growled then called Sai again. "sai..I..let's talk outside" offered Naruto, Sai smirked and went with the blond to a nearby café, they ordered their drinks then Naruto started explaining the situation he was in.
"I'll make it short, I need your help Sai" Naruto's blue eyes were avoiding Sai's black one's, he wanted help, it was his first time asking for help from someone, he used to depend on himself, but now really wanted to learn from someone better than him.
"of course you do, I am better than you in my work" Sai loved teasing the blond, he was going to help, but he wanted to have some fun too, in the other hand, Naruto didn't like being teased, but it didn't mean he hate it, he just wasn't in the mood for it.
"Shut up, I am in an awkward position and you are making fun of me, are you going to help or not?" Naruto finally looked at Sai, Sai smiled when he saw the seriousness in Naruto's eyes and words.
The waitress placed their drinks on the table and left with a bright smile on her face, they stayed silence for a while enjoying the atmosphere; the smell and taste of coffee, and the sound of a cheerful song, it was quieter than their office, only whispers of different conversations was heard.
"I told Sasuke that I have good ideas, and that I'll prove to him that I am not a Dobe, but actually I don't have any ideas, and I still can't find any, unlike you my work is always rejected" professed Naruto
Sai didn't like the look on the blonds face at the moment, he was smiling, but his eyes were sad, and thanks to someone, he was feeling like he was a loser, like he was below the others, but Sai won't just sit there listen and watch, he'll change that by a way or another.
Naruto hated being the last in everything, he never had the chance to be praised, or given a certificate for anything other than graduation, to be honest, he envied his friend, he knew it wasn't right, but he was a human too, he had his own feelings too, everyone around him had what he couldn't have, what choice did he have, he smiled and congratulated them, and he never showed any signs of jealousy in front of them.
"Let's go to the mall" said Sai all of a sudden; this wasn't their subject, so how did it get here? Naruto glared at him "Sai it's not the ti-"
"We'll check up the clothing stores and see their patterns, shapes, and everything we need in designing, you might get an idea by doing that" explained Sai
Naruto chuckled then went with Sai to the mall, in their way, Sai was able to make Naruto go back to his usual self; he was smiling again, laughing loudly, and making comments on everything he spot. At the mall, both of them turned the serious mood on, they rarely joked or laughed; at every store Sai would explain to Naruto about how to choose the colors, the collar shape, the length, and the colors.
A while later, Naruto had tons of information about his part of work, he was Now sitting with Sai on a bench to rest and go back to the company, the buzzing of his phone in his sweater's inner pocket startled him, he toke his phone and checked the number, he gasped loudly when he recognized the number, he wasn't sure if he was supposed to answer or not.
Sai looked at the terrified blond and asked worriedly "What? Who is it?" Naruto looked at him and answered "We didn't tell Sasuke that we were stepping out, and now he is calling" Naruto didn't notice Sai's expressions when they changed, and Sai just noticed that Naruto doesn't call him by his family name, he didn't like it but he didn't want to upset the blond.
"Answer it" Sai really wanted to kill himself right now, he made a mistake when he told him to answer, it was going to be better if the just ignored him and spent the whole day alone and away from that hell hole.
"Hello?" Naruto answered politely
"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU DOBE?" shouted Sasuke, he must be in his office, he only showed his true colors in there, to the employees he was the cold hearted and emotionless boss, they didn't know that he know how to smile which actually was smirk, and get mad, they doubted that he was a human being.
"I..uh..I had to step out for a moment..i wanted to find ideas and Sai offered to help" Naruto committed his bloomer when he said his partners name, but he didn't realize his mistake yet.
"And who gave you the permission to leave?" Sasuke was still mad, but he had to lower his voice because it will only stress him.
"Sorry, we'll be back now" Naruto had no idea about why he apologized he didn't do anything wrong, he was out doing some work, Sasuke didn't have to be so mad, it was pointless.
Naruto hung up and sighed, his eyes didn't leave the phone screen for a while, he sighed again then looked at Sai, "guess we have to go back" he said with a smile, Sai nodded and walked with the blond to the entrance.
Their beautiful alone moment was ruined, Sai didn't talk at all In their way back, he was mad at Sasuke, he hated him for ruining his moments with the blond, this wasn't the first time he do it, it happened when Naruto was new in the company, he was sitting in the lobby alone and Sai was the first to approach him when he recognized him, they were happy that they were working in the same company, the exchanged questions about their lives, but Sasuke came all of a sudden and told the blond to go to his office leaving Sai behind.
The second time was when Sai and Naruto stayed after work for the first time, Naruto didn't stop complaining about how Sasuke was mean and when he stopped hanging around the blond all of a sudden in middle school, he even told him about their first accidental kiss in primary school, he told him how sad he was when Sasuke started avoiding him all of a sudden, and here when Sai started hating Sasuke, but again he Walked in and scolded them for slacking.
During the same time Sai noticed how Naruto's actions change at the sight of Sasuke, he would blush if their shoulders brushed, or if he grabbed his wrist, but Sasuke didn't care, he noticed but avoided, Sai wanted many times to punch him, but he couldn't, for Naruto's sake.
Naruto started changing, his feeling weren't obvious now, Sai didn't know if he liked him now, but he was going to snatch the blond from Sasuke, and make him forget who hurt him for many years.
Naruto was complaining while they were walking, but Sai didn't hear most of it, he was busy in thinking about the blond and how to win him over.
"I mean why would he shout, I didn't do anything wrong, I am not th-"
"Naruto we're in the company, so if you love your job, stop complaining and insulting Uchiha" warned Sai, Naruto puffed his cheeks and folded his arms; they got out of the elevator and were surprised to see the employees waiting for them patiently.
"Naruto please don't leave again, we were almost killed by the boss" said one of the employees
"Yeah, you have to go see him right now Naruto" said another
Naruto blinked twice and looked at the confused Sai, then he looked back at the employees, where the serious? Was it that bad? What exactly happened? Naruto gasped for the second time today when he saw his boss walking toward them, everyone went back to their desks avoiding punishment leaving Sai and Naruto to face the demon.
Sasuke glared at Sai and Naruto, they were expecting him to call both of them to his office and punish them, but instead he just pulled Naruto by his tie dragging him to his office, Sai was both surprised and worried, he wasn't sure of what would Sasuke do to the blond, he wanted to follow them and stop Sasuke, but there are things that he can't do, like this.
Naruto started squeezing his index finger again, Sasuke was so pissed off, but it had been three minutes and he didn't say anything, he was crossing his arms over his chest, and his eyes were shut, he was leaning against the desk while the blond stood in the middle of the office, after a long confusing moment Sasuke opened his eyes and glared at the blond.
"I'll ask again, why did you leave without my permission?" asked Sasuke
"I asked Sai for help, and he suggested the mall to look at some designs" explained Naruto; he still didn't understand why Sasuke was making a fuss over this silly thing.
"Why Sai? Don't you have a boss? Am I a piece of décor to you? Don't you know where my office is?" so that was the point, why was Naruto with Sai not Sasuke? But it still didn't make sense, he got mad over nothing, it's true that he was the boss, but he had nothing to do with his employees personal lives.
"He isn't the one who ripped my designs and asked me to find other ideas; he isn't the one who called me Dobe earlier"
War sirens were clearly heard, the situation got worst, neither of them accepted being insulted by the other, they never understood each other correctly, that's why they always fought, even thought the share some things in common, the still didn't understand each other.
Sasuke started walking toward the blond, and at the same time Naruto was backing off until his back touched the door. His hand fisted at his sides, and his eyes fixed on the guy in front of him.
"I don't like him hanging around with you"
"listen Teme, I accepted you as my boss, but I don't want you to interfere in my personal affairs" Sasuke slammed his hands at both sides of Naruto's head, Naruto and the secretariat jolted at the same time, she looked at the closed door with her hands covering her mouth.
"WHAT? WAS I WRONG? HE ISN'T THE ONE WHO STARTED IGNORING ME ALL OF A SUDDEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL RIGHT?" yelled Naruto
Their voice reached the office, everyone in the department was able to hear them, but they didn't dare to go and check if everything was alright, except Sai, he rushed to office to see the secretariat standing there, Sai held the handle to open the door, but he was shocked when he heard Sasuke yell back.
"THAT SAI BOY LIKES YOU NARUTO, CANT YOU SEE IT? ARE YOU FINE WITH IT? WHAT ABOUT ME? IS IT OVER?" Sai stood there in awe, Sasuke knew that he liked Naruto all this time, is that why he always showed up when they are alone? Is that why he got mad knowing Naruto is with him in the mall? And what did he mean 'what about me' and what was over between them? He really wanted to know, this was driving him nuts.
Sai's hands dropped to his sides, he didn't know that there was someone who is able to read him, he wanted Naruto to believe Sasuke, but at the same time, he felt like it's too soon, and like Naruto said, Sasuke has nothing to do with it, is he?
At the other side of the door, Naruto stood there wide eyed, 'so he still remember' thought Naruto, but that wasn't important now, was what Sasuke said true? Did Sai really like him? Then why didn't he say it?
"Did you forget what you did when I confessed to you? I do, and I won't try again, and about Sai, either way he likes me or not, that has nothing to do with you, well now excuse me" Naruto left the office without waiting for Sasuke to respond, he stopped when he noticed Sai standing beside a shocked secretariat, he walked passed them with tears filling his eyes.
Sai glared back at Sai when he noticed him glaring too, but he didn't have time to argue with Sasuke, he was supposed to follow the broken blond, he have to console him, he needed company right now.
Flash back
Naruto walked in the corridors looking for Sasuke, he wanted him now to tell him a very important thing, even if he ignored him in middle school, he might not do it know, they were in the same class, so it might be different.
He went everywhere, he looked in every club, he went to the student council room, but he didn't find him, there was one destination left, the roof, Naruto smiled and hurried before the break ends, he opened the door and inhaled as much fresh air as he could, he wasn't sure if he'll be able to breathe when he talk to Sasuke.
He looked around and spotted the raven sitting in the shadow and leaning against the wall, Naruto breathed in and out before he walked toward Sasuke and called him to gain his attention.
"oi" called Naruto, Sasuke sighed but didn't answer, Naruto pouted but called again "ooi" this time louder making sure that Sasuke heard him.
"What?"
"I came to tell you something" Naruto leaned against the wall too and looked at his shoes.
"Fine, go on"
"well, we have been together since long time ago, and to be honest, I enjoyed every moment with you, I never regretted knowing you, no matter how many times we fought, I never despised you" said Naruto still not looking up
"Are you going to die? Why are you telling me this?" asked Sasuke, he wasn't annoyed, but kind of worried, he trusted the blond, he was sure that he'll never do something horrible like committing suicide.
"H-HELL NO, it's just..I think that it's the time that I should be clear with you"
"Okay"
"I know all these years you thought of me like a friend and a rival at the same time, and I know you believe that I do think the same thing about you too, but.." Naruto raised his head to look at the sky and chuckled
"You like me" Sasuke said all of a sudden, Naruto's eyes grew wide, and then he looked at Sasuke, he knew? Since when?
"You liked me since middle school" continued Sasuke
"Is that why.."
"Yes, it was the first time I feel like that, I was afraid, I didn't want to deal with such feelings, so I ignored you" Naruto was glad that he finally knew the reason, but it was so painful, he didn't want to know it like that, and in this situation, no he didn't want it to be like that.
"Why? Why did you do that? You could at least act as if you don't know" a tear rolled down on Naruto's cheek and stopped on his chin before dropping to the floor, he didn't want to cry, but it was out of his control, he was so sad, he wanted to smile and say 'really?! Ok then, bye Teme' but he couldn't, he wanted something else, but he couldn't get it.
Sasuke stood in front of Naruto; he made him look up at him by tilting his chin up with his index finger and thumb. Sasuke looked at Naruto's blue eyes, they shined like crystal because of his fresh tears, they were so beautiful, he didn't know why he didn't notice them before, they were around all the time, he started regretting the time he stepped back and distanced himself from the gorgeous blond.
Sasuke leaned in closing the gap between their faces, he stopped for a short while then connected their lips in a gentle kiss, Naruto didn't fight back nor adjusted to the kiss, he waited until Sasuke moved away, he looked at him tears still falling.
"That's my apologize, don't wait for me, I am out of your reach" said Sasuke before leaving and going back to class.
End of flash back
A/N: It wasn't supposed to be a chaptered fiction, but it just happened -^_^- review
