Riku: Nee minna….I'm not really feeling well today and I'm in school for the reason that my whole body is not responding the way I want it to be…but I'm wondering—How did I manage to type for this story's second chapter?...that's because of my lovely reviewers who encouraged me to continue this. Domo!!!
Title: In Times Like These
Jiraya watched him.
"I wrote to you, offering any assistance in my power. You replied that you were going to be married and that you would be taken care of. You needed nothing. Then quite, by chance, during one of these periodical loyalty check-ups of our personnel, I saw your name among our employees."
He looked down at the slender hands holding so tightly to the chair arms. On the ring finger of the left hand there was a pale mark where a ring had been.
Naruto stared at him. Something about his frozen silence made the other young man stir uneasily in his chair.
At last he said, "I—am not going to be married, Jiraya-san."
As he was uttering those words, his face slightly paled and sadden. The question had brought something from his memory. Jiraya studied him for a moment. He went to open the door for Naruto; his manner was impeccably courteous, but the lines at the corners of his mouth betrayed him. Before he turned back from the door, Naruto saw his expression.
"Jiraya-san…" He said crisply. "I'll do that job for you."
Chapter Two: Surprising..
Here and there, people turned in the big elegant pavilion for a look at the handsome young couple, the younger guy as bright and as beautiful as his brilliant azure eyes, the other man's adoring eyes intent on his face, watching every expression.
"How was he able to get a gorgeous guy like that?" A man said to his companion, slightly scrunching his nose from disbelieves and envy.
"Kazuki, don't get yourself too irritated with that, besides there are still numerous girls or other guys that may be like Sasuke's fiancée," The guy seated with him said.
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"Where are your engagement rings?" A woman with fleshy bliss of pink hair asked, smiling. She was dressed in beautifully tailored evening clothes branded by 'Dior' and the man beside her looked as though a very happy guy, coolly dressed with a tuxedo.
Sasuke spoke abruptly, "We decided to buy one here in New York for better choices but we haven't had much time since we went here from San Francisco."
She nodded and moved her eyes to smile at the blonde guy, whom she find dazzlingly handsome, seated beside Sasuke. Naruto made a helpless gesture and his blue eyes glowed like shining marbles in the light of the crystal chandelier.
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Though the party had just been a simple but an enormous one, it didn't end shortly. Yet Naruto wasn't aware, for al the admiration in Sasuke's eyes, for all his casual talk. Now and then the long-lashed lids lifted suddenly and detected something that was not admiration in his face. A smirk. Almost malicious by the way it was pulled from thin, inviting rosy lips. Naruto blushed and looked away. He can't explain why his heart is beating so fast, why he can't act normally the way he is.
Then a charivari started. As if in a marriage, people chanted and requested the main couple to stood up and let them claim each other in a sweet kiss. Sasuke didn't hesitate for a single moment and held Naruto's hand, intertwining tan-ish fingers with his own. He pulled him as he stood up and slid his other hand on his back to draw him closer to his chest. Breaking the entangled fingers, he lifted it up to Naruto's chin, moving his thumb over welcoming full red lips and opening it halfway. Gently leaning down, he deeply covered the inviting mouth with his own…pleasurably.
--Naruto stilled, dumbfounded…
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They were just pretending, right?—Then why do they have to do things that real engaged couples do?
Naruto thought, finding himself inside the room of the one who hired him and ordered to sleep beside him, in one big bed which is really intended for two people who share something very important. It wasn't his first time to sleep with another guy for he was truly engaged once, he gripped the white outer sheet of the bed as he remembered the hurt he experienced, but it was awkward, though good, to sleep with a complete stranger as hot like him.
"Oyasumi…" A deep voice huskily whispered in his ear; the warm breath, tickling down all throughout his spine. A pale hand, touching his cheek whole to swung it, and approaching his lips for a light goodnight kiss.
"O—Oya—sumi…" Naruto tried to murmur and slowly, rather nervously laid down completely on the soft bed.
Nothing happened on the first day that they were together the whole day, sleeping in one bed. Naruto comfortingly dug his head lower and deeper on the hard but smooth chest that was facing him. Creamy hands possessively wrapped him and pulled him in the most possible closer way. Sasuke breathed the fragrant scent of blonde hair, as if memorizing it and pressed his lips over the other's soft and closed ones. Naruto opened his eyes, surprised by the warm feeling that was hugging his lips—the nice touch of someone's presence. Then Naruto jerked a little.
"Ohayo." The word molded sexily in his mouth and a smirk came.
"Wait a minute. Is kissing part of my job?" Naruto raised his brow, embarrassedly surprised by the morning gift he just had.
"Yes…'cause that's what lovers who are nearly getting married do." Sasuke's smirk widen and his 'laser-like' eyes gave a hot feeling towards Naruto. He leaned forward and brushed his lips on Naruto's ear as he spoke,
"—And having sex is part of the package too."
Naruto grew red and attempted to punch Sasuke directly on his face, but the attack was immediately dodged and his fist was trapped on the other's. He moved his other hand but it failed as he was dragged frontward to be sealed with a breath-taking kiss.
This time it was not only pressing, it was detailed. As Naruto groaned, Sasuke had the chance to insert his tongue fully through Naruto's cavern, tangling his damp muscle with the blonde's and digging deeper to taste him. He moved his hands and cupped Naruto's flushed whiskered cheeks after breaking the heavy kiss. They were both panting and they were both experiencing some kind of unusual feeling or emotion.
"Don't worry—sex will come later." Sasuke pecked Naruto's lips lightly and rolled out of bed. Before he went for a bath, he reminded the scheduled task for the day.
"Today, I'll introduce you with my brother. He will arrive by lunch time. You could fix yourself the way you want." Then he entered and closed the shower room door behind him.
"I should be mad by now. I've never encountered someone who is very confident with his words except…" Naruto waved his head. "Why am I feeling like this? I have strength to push him away when he kissed me." Naruto traced his fingers over his lips and blushed.
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Sasuke and Naruto were both sitting on the couch chairs of the Konoha Restaurant, which is the most expensive Japanese place in New York where all Japan's variety of foods are sold and prepared in an unbelievingly costly silver platter with side dishes or 'designs' that are mostly ignored by the customers. Surprisingly, that restaurant is full of American executives rather than Japanese high personnel.
"Of all the restaurants in this big city, why are we here in a Japanese restaurant?" Naruto asked the 'always' smirking raven in front of him.
"My brother likes Japanese food rather than American and this is the place where he often goes for lunch or dinner." Sasuke replied.
For another few minutes of waiting, Naruto had gone to the restaurant's restroom. He was an impatient person as he was since he was a lot younger. He splashed a small amount of cold water on his face and wiped it with a tissue he pulled beside the sink. His life is getting more complicated than he thought and this job is making it worse. Yes, he had a choice to accept or doubt about it but then, many things was already lost from him since 'that' day and now, he is suffering to regain the lost time and chances in a flash of time. If he had just moved on earlier…then his life will stay the way it is.
Naruto came back to the table where he was seated with Sasuke lately, absent-mindedly. Then, he noticed that there is another person who is sitting with their table. It was a very familiar face and Naruto would never have dared to imagine, by any possibility, that he will see that face again. He hardly controlled his feelings as the person uttered his name….
"Naruto…" The older guy spoke, after standing to face--surprisingly and longingly at Naruto.
"Itachi." Naruto muttered coldly, a tinge of hurt still intact in his voice though it was slightly harsh.
Owari! (for this chapter only)
Hehe…sorry for not putting some life to the party. I have to skip the time to put more surprise or a little 'important' scene on the story.
And as I said earlier…I wasn't feeling well and I just really wanted to update so not to disappoint you MY reviewers! Thank you for the reviews! Please after you read…immediately click on 'Submit Review' and wrote some suggestions/comments!...no flames please.
The lemons/limes….will come soon so don't be bored and wait a little more for it. –pulls a light grin and disregards the pain of her body-
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