Chapter Three

Sasuke and Itachi rang the doorbell to Iruka's house just as another car pulled up in the driveway. Kakashi exited his small car with a brief case in hand and a worn out expression on his face. He sighed upon seeing the two brothers. "Great, what now?" The question went unanswered as Iruka opened the front door and ushered everyone inside.

Instantly, Sasuke and Itachi were bombarded with a thick, sweet smell.

Omega.

"Sorry boys," Iruka desperately scrubbed at his table that was stained in red. "The smell must be overwhelming. Go into the den for now, Karin is already in there."

Kakashi yawned at Iruka's words and pointedly went into the kitchen to pull out some leftovers form the refrigerator. Sasuke saw the questioning look Itachi had on his face. "They're mates, so Kakashi isn't affected by any smells other than Iruka's," Sasuke explained as they entered the den. Itachi nodded understandingly and sat down on a couch.

Karin was sitting in an armchair, fanning herself with a magazine. "Damn, that kid's smell is strong and he's not even in heat."

"How is he?" Itachi inquired.

"He's fine. His biggest wound was the gash on his leg but we got that sealed up. He'll have a scar, though. Other than that there were only a few other cuts and he'll have a really bad concussion. I think his wrist might be sprained or fractured too, it swelled up pretty bad when we were working on him."

"We're lucky," Sasuke crossed his arms and sat on the arm of the couch, "He could've died."

"Maybe, but we also have to think about what to do with him now," Itachi sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. The smell was starting to give him a headache. "We can't just let him go, people will be wondering how he got hurt and there will be an investigation. We can't have the police snooping around."

"Well, we can't keep him either." Sasuke added, "He's probably got a family and a job, people will wonder where he is, probably already are."

"Sasuke is right." Kakashi entered the den with an apple in his hands. "But you also can't afford to make assumptions." He took a bite out the fruit, "You need to find out where he lives."

"Did he have a wallet on him?" Itachi looked to Karin, she shook her head.

Sasuke sighed, "It must have all burned in the explosion. We'll just have to wait until he wakes up."

Iruka entered the room, his sleeves rolled up, carrying a mop bucket with dark liquid sloshing inside. "I'll look after him in the mean time," he said breathlessly, "and I'll let you know when he wakes up."

With that, Itachi stood from the sofa. "Where's Tobi?" He looked around the room as if the idiot would materialize out of thin air.

"I think he ran into the backyard," Iruka carried the mop bucket down the hallway and into the bathroom.

"I'll go find him then we're leaving." Itachi started towards the screen door that led to the backyard but Sasuke grabbed his arm.

"Hold it, you're not getting out of this." The younger brother glared at his sibling. Itachi yanked his arm back, annoyed.

"Just whose man was it that told us the car was a scout?"

Karin hung her head in shame.

Sasuke clicked his tongue, "Just who was it that also shot at the car and jumped down the cliff to rescue the Omega?" He retorted with sarcasm thickening his voice.

Itachi had half a mind to punch his younger brother, but he was right nonetheless. They were both somewhat responsible for the incident. Besides, the boy was an Omega and Itachi was at the age where he should consider settling down with a mate.


Like most people emerging from a medicine-induced sleep, Naruto's head hurt. It throbbed exponentially and his vision pulsed with the blood in his eyes. Groaning, he turned on his side only to cry out as pain licked up his thigh. "Hey there now," a soothing voice whispered by his ear. Despite the tenderness in the words, Naruto startled. "Calm down, I won't hurt you, I'm a Beta."

With his vision blurry he could only make out a pale face and brown hair. His senses were also going haywire; there were so many new smells around him that it only added to his delirious state. Still though, upon hearing that this stranger was only a Beta, Naruto calmed down some and closed his eyes, his blurry vision making him dizzy. "You were in a car accident," he heard the voice explain, "but you're safe now, my name is Iruka, can you tell me yours?"

"Naruto Uzumaki," The blond's voice was scratchy. He opened his eyes again and trying to focus his vision. "Am I in the hospital?"

Iruka picked up a glass of water from the night-stand and gently raised the boy's head to take a sip. "No, you're at my house. My friend is a doctor and my house is closer than the hospital. Cheaper, too."

Naruto coughed, the water burned his raw throat.

"Can you tell me if there is anyone we can contact for you? Any family or friends?"

"Y-yeah,"


Iruka closed the door to the guest bedroom and entered the clean kitchen that stank of bleach. The others were gathered around the island counter. "His name is Naruto Uzumaki. He lives in the Omega settlement in town. He has no family, but he does have two roommates. I think their names were Sakura and Hinata. He works at Jimmy Johns."

"The sandwich shop?" Tobi chuckled and took a sip out his soda can.

Itachi sighed, "No family, that's good. His job and roommates can easily be taken care of."

"What are you talking about?" Karin chided, "Are you planning on taking the boy in?" She said it with a joking lilt in her voice, but Itachi only looked at her with a deadpan face.

"Why the fuck do you get the Omega?" Sasuke clenched his jaw and glared at his brother from over the counter.

Itachi only scoffed at the seemingly foolish words. "I'm taking Tobi back so my people can head back to our hideout, I'm sure they're all in one big fight right now."

Tobi laughed, "Yeah, they really don't get along at all."

"You better come back." Sasuke warned, "And take Karin with you."

Everyone had left and night descended upon the quiet suburban household. Iruka yawned as he brought a few blankets to Sasuke from the linen closet. "I'm heading to bed, you can sleep on the couch."

Sasuke lay back on the somewhat scratchy cushions. It had been years since he last slept over at Iruka's house. He'd known the Beta since he was a young kid; he was a friend with his whole family, actually. The natural pine-saw smell of the house brought back memories, and not even he could stop himself from cracking a small smile into the darkness.

A soft moan had Sasuke's eyelids flying open. His senses were immediately alerted to a feint sweet scent that lingered in the air. Like a cartoon character that couldn't help themselves, he followed the delicious scent down the dark hallway and to the closed door of the guest bedroom. Sasuke's hand hovered over the door handle. His Alpha instincts were annoyed, fully aware of the Omega on the other side. Another muffled moan had him twisting the handle and jerking the door open to reveal a small room lit only by a few streams of dim light shafting through the blinds from the lamppost outside. On the far wall was the bed with an indiscernible form bundled beneath the comforter. Sasuke slowly crept his way into the room, he rounded the bed, keeping a good five feet between him and the Omega on top.

The scent was only slightly stronger now that he was here, but it was no less sweet. Sasuke found himself licking his lips and breathing in deeper. He spotted a golden tuff of hair peeking out from the blankets. He inched foreword just as a pale hand exposed itself from the comforter and pulled down the blankets, revealing the Omega's face. He was barely awake and looked as if he was in pain, but the Omega's eyes locked with the Alpha's.

It was at that exact moment, when obsidian clashed with sapphire, that a shudder racked through both of their bodies and Sasuke lost it.

He took one large step towards the Omega and scooped him up into his arms, blankets and all. The tired boy did little more than gasp for he was far too weary and something about being in the Alpha's arms put him at ease. Sasuke, now holding the boy, turned and stalked out of the room and down the hallway just as Iruka came halfway down the stairs. The older man stopped when he saw the Alpha. "What are you doing?" He asked, a confused look warping his features. He watched as Sasuke set all of the Omega's weight in one arm as he reached out and grabbed Kakashi's car keys from the hook by the door. "Where are you going with the Omega?" Iruka panicked slightly and he slipped on the last stair, barely catching himself with the railing.

Sasuke looked back over his shoulder at the Beta, his gaze harsh and his voice deep as he proclaimed, "I'm taking the Omega, he's mine."

Sorry for the short chapter, I promise the next one will be longer!

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