CHAPTER 4! Sorry it took so long, i've been out of town/without a computer for a week. enjoy.
Sasuke barely slept that night. He was excited about seeing Naruto but now he was worried about seeing him with his father. He didn't want his father to know he met Naruto at the lake, he'd never be able to see the blonde after that. He was nervous the next morning when his father came in.
"Sasuke, wake up so we can go to the lake." Kakashi smiled.
"Yeah." Sasuke yawned as he sat up. Slowly he went to his bathroom and got ready. He chose a nice dress to wear, it was nice enough to impress Naruto but plain enough to keep Kakashi from asking questions.
"You ready to go?" Kakashi asked. Sasuke nodded somewhat apprehensively. He didn't really want to find Naruto at the lake when he was with his father, but he wanted to see Naruto.
"Kakashi, Saya, good morning." The elder woman next door smiled.
"Good morning." They answered kindly. Unfortunately Kakashi decided to run a few errands so they ended up having to talk to many more people than Sasuke would have liked.
"How about a picnic at the lake?" Kakashi asked.
"Sounds good." Sasuke smiled and nodded. It wasn't often he got to have a meal with his father alone or outside of their house, so he was happy for the chance to spend the time with his father. After they bought food for their picnic, they headed towards the lake. Sasuke felt his heart skip a beat when he saw Naruto was lying in the grass, waiting for him. Naruto heard Sasuke and Kakashi walking and quickly sat up. The look of happiness and confusion on Naruto's face made Sasuke smile.
"Sorry, am I in your way?" Naruto asked.
"Not at all." Sasuke said much too quickly. Kakashi looked at him. "Father, you remember the man I danced with at the ball the other day? This is Naruto." Sasuke smiled.
"Ah yes." Kakashi nodded.
"Saya had told me about this lake. She had said how much she loved coming here and reading. I don't actually read much, but I wanted to come check it out." Naruto explained. Sasuke felt a wave of relief at Naruto's perfect excuse.
"Yes, Saya and I use to come here quite often." Kakashi nodded and smiled.
"It's very beautiful here." Naruto smiled.
"Father, invite him to our picnic." Sasuke whispered. Kakashi smiled.
"Would you care to join us for lunch, Naruto-san?" Kakashi offered.
"Sure." Naruto smiled. Sasuke smiled as well.
"Let's go sit over there in the sun." Sasuke said pointing to a sunny patch of grass.
"Looks good. How about you take this blanket and lay it out." Kakashi smiled and handed Sasuke the blanket they had bought with their picnic. Sasuke nodded and quickly went to lay the blanket down while Kakashi went to talk with Naruto. "Are you the reason my daughter keeps coming to the lake?"
"Me sir? This is the first time I've come to the lake." Naruto smiled. Kakashi gave him a suspicious look.
"You must excuse my suspicion but you are the first person Saya has shown any interest in. It is quite strange for her to behave this way." Kakashi said. Naruto nodded.
"That's understandable. Saya told me on the night of the ball that she rarely danced with anyone at balls, much less spoke to them." Naruto nodded.
"I must ask that you stay away from her after today. You understand, right?" Kakashi asked. Naruto narrowed his eyes at Kakashi.
"I'm sorry, sir, but I can't promise that I will stay away from her. I enjoy your daughter's company and if I do happen to meet her again, I wouldn't be able to stay away." Naruto smiled. Kakashi gave him a threatening look and was about to say something when Sasuke came running up.
"The blanket's ready. I'm starving let's go." Sasuke smiled and pulled Kakashi and Naruto towards the blanket. "Father and I bought a lot of good food so I hope you like it." Sasuke told Naruto.
"I'm sure I'll love whatever you pick out, Saya." Naruto smiled, Sasuke blushed and Kakashi moved in between the two. Lunch was tense to say the least. Naruto felt nervous having Kakashi glare at him for the entire meal, as did Sasuke.
"This is delicious." Sasuke said trying to break the tension.
"Yeah. It's great." Naruto smiled.
"Delicious." Kakashi nodded. They all went back to an awkward silence as they continued to eat.
"Father, after this I'm going to go swim." Sasuke said.
"Absolutely not." Kakashi shook his head.
"Why not?" Sasuke snapped.
"You know why, Saya." Kakashi glared at him. Sasuke glared back.
"I'm going to go swimming." He snapped as he stood up.
"Saya." Kakashi snapped as he grabbed Sasuke's arm.
"Let me go." Sasuke glared at him.
"Forgive me, Naruto, but Saya and I are going to go home now." Kakashi said.
"What?" Sasuke growled.
"We're going home." Kakashi said as he pulled Sasuke away.
"What the hell?" Sasuke growled as he tried to pull his arm out of Kakashi's grip.
"He's been here when you've been coming into the lake, hasn't he?" Kakashi snapped.
"No," Sasuke started but Kakshi's grip tightened and Sasuke hissed.
"Don't lie to me, Sasuke." Kakashi said harshly. "I'm not as stupid as you think. It was obvious from the start."
"Father." Sasuke said softly.
"You're not coming back to the lake ever." Kakashi told him.
"What? That's ridiculous." Sasuke said angrily
"Sasuke, you're a boy. What are you going to do if he finds out?" Kakashi asked.
"I'm not a child any more, father. I know how to hide my gender." He said.
"I'm not so sure." Kakashi sighed. He'd seen the way the two teens had looked at each other. He was afraid that Sasuke might have developed feelings for the blonde man, and that could only end badly.
"Father, that's not fair." Sasuke huffed.
"Life isn't, Sasuke." Kakashi said as they reached their house. Sasuke growled and stormed up to his room and slammed the door shut before screaming in frustration. Kakashi sighed and decided to give Sasuke a few hours to calm down. Sasuke paced his room angrily.
"Fucking asshole." He growled as he paced. "He thinks I can't even take care of myself. I can take care of myself." A bird landed on his window ledge and Sasuke had flashbacks of the first time he met Naruto. Sasuke smiled when he got a brilliant idea. "That's it. I'll run away and show him." He smirked as he grabbed a bag and started packing some clothes. He opened his window and slowly crawled out onto the roof. "Holy shit." He gasped when he saw just how high he was. "Calm down, Sasuke. That dobe did it in the rain. You can do it easily, even in a dress." He assured himself. Carefully he climbed down the house and ran off into the forest. He felt his heart flutter while he saw Naruto was still there.
"Saya?" He asked kind of shocked.
"I ran away from home." Sasuke said between breaths.
"What?" Naruto laughed.
"I ran away from home." Sasuke repeated. Naruto laughed again.
"Really? That's kind of amazing." He smiled.
"What?" Sasuke blushed.
"You never struck me as the kind of girl to go against your father." He smiled.
"Well, I did." He smiled.
"What are you gonna do now then?" Naruto asked.
"I didn't really think that far ahead." Sasuke admitted.
"Again, you don't seem like the kind of girl to just do something without thinking ahead." Naruto laughed.
"I'm just glad that you were still here." Sasuke smiled.
"I'm glad I waited around." Naruto smirked as thunder rumbled above them. "We should probably get inside." He smiled as he wrapped an arm around Sasuke's waist.
"Inside?" He asked.
"Yeah, there's a small shack that I've been staying in." Naruto smirked.
"Really?" Sasuke smiled. The idea of being alone in a shack in a rainstorm shouldn't have excited him as much as it did. After a few minutes of walking they reached the small shack Naruto had been staying in.
"I don't got much to eat. But it's warm." Naruto smiled as he opened the door. Sasuke smiled at the unmade bed and the broken wardrobe, the only two pieces of furniture in the room.
"It's cozy." Sasuke smiled as he stepped in.
"I got some wine and some cake. Would you like some?" Naruto offered as Sasuke sat on the bed.
"Wine would be nice." He nodded. Naruto grabbed a bottle and a mug from the wardrobe and filled the mug before handing it to Sasuke and taking a drink from the bottle himself. "It's sweet." Sasuke smiled.
"Yeah, I stole it from my house. My father has quite an impressive collection, and this is one of my favorites." Naruto smiled. Sasuke smiled and took another sip. After a few hours of drinking, the two teens were fairly intoxicated.
"You know, I've never been in love with anyone until I met you." Sasuke smiled drunkenly at the blonde.
"Me too. You're a lot different from the girls I usually meet." Naruto smiled.
"Are you in love with me?" Sasuke smiled.
"Most definitely." Naruto nodded before he kissed Sasuke. Sasuke moaned softly as Naruto deepened the kiss. Naruto gently pressed Sasuke to lay back on the bed as he moved over him. They didn't go any further than kissing before they passed out from the alcohol. They woke up a few hours later to a storm raging outside.
"Sounds pretty bad out there." Sasuke smiled softly.
"Yeah, good thing we're in here, huh?" Naruto smiled back before kissing Sasuke gently. "I love you so much, Saya." He said against Sasuke's lips.
"Me too, Naruto." Sasuke smiled. Naruto's eyes turned sad. "What's wrong?"
"I'm getting married next month." Naruto admitted softly. Sasuke gasped.
"What?" He asked.
"I tried to refuse. Honestly, I tried. But my parents are making me." Naruto sighed. Sasuke felt tears in his eyes, it really hurt.
"I see." He said softly.
"If it was my choice I'd marry you, you know. But now I have to marry a man." Naruto sighed.
"A man?" Sasuke asked softly.
"I know it's disgusting. Two men together is wrong. But I have no choice." Naruto said. Sasuke felt his heart shatter.
"Disgusting?" He asked softly. Slowly he got up.
"Saya?" Naruto asked softly. For some reason that was the final blow, Naruto was engaged to a man and thought it was disgusting but Naruto was in love with a man because he thought he was a girl.
"I have to go." Sasuke said as he grabbed his bag and ran out into the rain.
"Saya, it's pouring." Naruto shouted after him. Sasuke could hear Naruto running after him for a while but eventually he lost him in the forest. Sasuke made it home and ran in the front door before he collapsed.
"Sasuke, where the hell have you been?" Kakashi roared as he stormed in from the back of the house. He stopped, however, when he found Sasuke sobbing on the floor. "What happened?" He asked softly, feeling slightly less furious.
"He's engaged." Sasuke said softly. Kakashi sighed, he knew Sasuke was going to get his heart broken because of that boy.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke." He said softly.
"He's engaged to a man." Sasuke cried. "He's engaged to a man and he thinks it's disgusting. He thinks I'm disgusting."
"Come on, let's get you a hot bath." Kakashi said as he picked Sasuke up and carried him upstairs. He filled the tub with warm water and helped Sasuke get out of his wet clothes. "I'll go make you something warm to eat." Kakashi said softly. Sasuke finished undressing and got into the tub. He couldn't stop the tears from flowing, his heart hurt so much. After he warmed up he got out and changed into his pajamas.
"Father." Sasuke said softly as he entered the kitchen. Kakashi looked over his shoulder at Sasuke before turning back to the stove. "I'm sorry I ran away."
"Actually I'm glad you did." Kakashi said softly.
"What?" Sasuke gasped.
"I have something important to tell you, Sasuke. I'm sorry about Naruto being engaged, but it actually makes things much simpler." He said.
"What do you mean? What do you have to tell me?" Sasuke asked.
"You're also engaged. I just got the news yesterday." Kakashi said.
"What? To who?" Sasuke asked.
"I'm not sure." Kakashi said.
"What do you mean you're not sure? How can you not know who I'm engaged to, Father?" Sasuke snapped.
"That's the other thing I needed to talk to you about. I'm not actually your father." Kakashi said softly.
"What?" Sasuke asked very confused. Today definitely wasn't his best day.
"The thing is, your real parents are the king and queen of a country far away from here. When Orochimaru said he was going to kidnap you your parents faked your death and put you under my care. But they've found Orochimaru's hideout and a corpse that they think is his so your parents want you to come back. You're going to be married soon so we have to return to your family tomorrow." Kakashi explained.
"What?" Sasuke blinked.
"You're actually Prince Uchiha Sasuke. Your father has arranged a marriage for you so we have to get back so that you can get use to your new family and home." He said.
"But Father," Sasuke started.
"Please, Sasuke, this is hard for me too." Kakashi sighed.
"For you? What the hell? Naruto's engaged and thinks two men together is disgusting and broke my heart, now you're telling me not only am I engaged as well but I'm a prince with some other family in another country? How the hell am I supposed to deal with something like that?" Sasuke shouted at him.
"I know, Sasuke. How do you think I feel? I've been taking care of you for 16 years. And now we've got to go to the fire country where I've got to give you back to your real parents only to let you get married to some stranger. I don't want to do that anymore than you do." Kakashi sighed. Sasuke frowned and wiped the tears from his eyes.
"So if that crazy guy that's after me is dead, does that mean I'm just Sasuke now?" He asked. Kakashi nodded.
"Yes. When we get to the land of fire, you will be Prince Sasuke from now on." Kakashi nodded. Sasuke sighed.
"Does that mean I can cut my hair?" He asked. Kakashi laughed and nodded.
"I'll do it for you after you eat." He smiled as he set a bowl of soup in front of Sasuke and sat down with his own bowl. They ate in silence for a few minutes before Kakashi looked at him. "What did you do when you ran away?"
"I went to the lake and Naruto was still there. When it started raining we went to a small shack he had been living in." Sasuke said before tears filled his eyes. "He said he loved me. What would he say if he knew I was a boy?" He asked softly.
"It's for the best, Sasuke." Kakashi said softly. Sasuke tried to smile and nodded.
"Yeah." He said softly.
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