A bit of an emotional chapter, but hey it can't all be sex!!! A bit of character introduction and some drama. I'm setting up from the major plot twist wink Review if you love me.
Naruto pounded on the Uchiha family front door as hard as he could.
"Why isn't Sasuke answering?" Naruto growled out in angry. He felt like Sasuke could hear him and was just trying to avoid leaving the house again. Naruto banged on the door a few more times, and then he pulled out his cell phone in frustration. Before Naruto could select Sasuke in his address book, he appeared at the door in front of him. His face was red and his eyes darted away from Naruto oddly. He looked a bit frazzled and Naruto couldn't hide his concern
"Sasuke? What's wrong?" Naruto asked gapping at the handsome boy in the doorway.
"Huh?" Sasuke asked. He had an unbelievable air of unknowing around him. It drifted from his voice gently, daintily and so very feminine. Despite having just previously been having sex with his older cousin and being the general 'man' of the situation, Sasuke still felt frail. Before Naruto had arrived at his door he was asleep on the floor naked, next to his also naked cousin, clutching his body for warmth. When he had risen Sai had also fallen asleep and still was so. Sasuke regrettably wanted to stay with his older cousin and cling to their moment, that was so similar to those Itachi and him had shared. This feeling that had become foreign to Sasuke began to rebirth itself quickly and Sasuke was saddened and appalled that it was Sai bring them to light. Sasuke looked at Naruto briefly, not wanting to keep eye contact with the blonde. Why didn't he show up earlier to prevent Sasuke from making this mistake? He wanted to blame Naruto so badly, but he knew he couldn't. He couldn't even blame Sai for their encounter, he caved, and he wanted it. What would Itachi think?
"Sasuke?" Naruto brought Sasuke's senses back to reality. The blonde was slouching, trying to look into Sasuke's face as he was unconsciously drooping his head.
"Naruto, I'm not feeling well today. I just want to stay inside the house." Naruto held back a deep sigh, determined not to be beaten so easily.
"Fine. I'll hang out with you here. Maybe I'll go to the store to get you some soup or something." Sasuke tried to break in to protest, but Naruto shoved his way past him and headed for the stairs leading to Sasuke's bedroom in front of him.
"No! You can't come in!" Sasuke shouted at Naruto, feeling terrified that he'd walk into Sasuke's room to find his cousin lying on the floor stark naked. Naruto stopped and turned to look at Sasuke. The hurt expression on his face felt like billions of microscopic needles in Sasuke's chest. "It's not that I don't want you here, it's just that I have-" Before Sasuke could finish Sai slowly began to creep down the stairs behind Naruto. He worn out and rubbed his eyes sleepily.
Naruto looked at him, taking a moment to remember his face.
"Hey, isn't your name Sai? You were here last summer."
"Yeah, Naruto that's my cousin Sai." Sasuke said, happy that Sai hadn't walked downstairs undressed. Naruto gazed at Sai, thinking about all the bad memories flooding his mind about their prior encounter. Sai really knew how to rub people the wrong way. Naruto finally looked away from the boy and back to Sasuke.
"Are we going or are you really sick?" He asked boldly. Sasuke was taken aback by the demanding tone of Naruto's voice. He obviously didn't want to be near his cousin for much longer.
"Ahhhh." Sasuke managed to procrastinate his decision, as he looked at his cousin and Naruto, unsure of what to do. Sasuke took Naruto by the under arm and dragged him over to the kitchen just outside of Sai's hearing. "Listen, if we go out he's got to come." Naruto looked incredulous. "Don't look at me like that it's my dad's orders." Naruto's expression softened. He seemed more at ease with being forced to be around Sai than doing so by choice. He thought it over and decided that having Sasuke around was worth taking Sai also.
"Fine, but if he starts his shit I'm gonna lay one right in his eye Sasuke." Naruto said angrily, holding up his fist in a threatening manner.
"Yeah, whatever." Sasuke responded and went past Naruto, back towards Sai. "I'm grabbing my wallet." He added back to Naruto as he dragged Sai up the stairs with him. He shoved Sai in his bedroom and closed the door behind him, only to have Sai lunge at his mouth and lock them together in a tongue kiss. Sasuke allowed himself to drift away for a moment then shoved Sai away. "Listen, relax around Naruto." Sai nodded in response, giving a grunt of approval before kissing Sasuke again. He pushed Sai off once more, with a bit more force. "I'm serious! No funny business in front of him and don't be a dick to him either. He's my best friend." Sai rolled his eyes and turned around to take his wallet out of the leather coat on Sasuke's bed.
"Fine. But don't blame me if I get sarcastic. That Naruto kid annoys me."
"He annoys everyone." Sasuke said opening the door. "You grow to like it, in some weird way."
An hour later the trio sat together in a pizza parlor at a circle table with high chairs, waiting for their pie.
"So how long are you staying here?" Naruto asked grudgingly, as he shook the crushed pepper container in boredom.
"The whole summer again." Sai replied happily, as he touched Sasuke's knee under the table.
"Oh, great." Naruto replied lowly, in a sarcastic tone making Sai raise his eyebrow, ready to pounce. Sasuke caught on quickly and grabbed the hand Sai was caressing him with to stop him from talking.
"So where the fuck is this pizza?" He asked no one in particular, wishing they had something to distract them from each other. Naruto continued to fiddle with the spices on their tables until he knocked the pepper on to the ground below, getting the attention of a couple on the other side of the room. Embarrassed, Naruto slipped out of his seat and under the table to grab the peppershaker. Sasuke's heart did a back flip as he jolted his body away from Sai so Naruto wouldn't notice Sai's hand on his thigh. The movement shocked Naruto making him slam his head on the table as he came back up. Sai pretended to try to hold back laughter.
"What the hell Sasuke?" Naruto asked as he rubbed his head.
"Sorry, I got an itch." Sasuke lied as he glared at the sniggering Sai. What was he doing? Sasuke couldn't help but become saddened at his increasingly surreal situation. He wondered where Itachi was and what he was up to as the waitress finally sat down their pizza and drinks and Naruto pretended he had mistakenly knocked over Sai's drink.
Miles away in a desolate alleyway Itachi simultaneously pondered the location and well being of his younger brother. He sat in on an up turned garbage can, waiting for a customer who told Sasori he'd be here. Itachi twiddled his thumbs anxiously. He had been waiting for over 10 minutes and didn't like it when the customers took too long to come and get their stuff. When he felt near to leaving a figure appeared at the entry of the alley. He was tall and had spiky hair. He walked quickly and when Itachi could get a glimpse of his face he noticed that he had a large malicious grin on it.
"Hey. You Itachi?" The man spoke.
"Yeah. You got the money?" Itachi said plainly, not wanting to waste anymore time.
"Yeah. You got the stuff?" The man asked in return. Itachi produced two half dollars bags of pure cocaine from his sweatshirt pocket. The man's faces brightened even more. "Lovely." He said looking at the powder greedily. "Here's the cash, it's all there. You can trust me." He said with mock sarcasm. Itachi eyed him as he flipped through the bills.
"Sure." Itachi said calmly. The man opened up one of the bags and dipped a finger in it to taste the powder.
"Good stuff." The man said happily.
"Yeah, Blue's got some good supplier." Itachi said as he continued to count his bounty.
"Blue?" The man asked confused. "You mean Konan?" Itachi looked at him blankly.
"A woman about ya high with blue hair. She's a whore." He said bluntly. The man laughed at his statement.
"Yeah that's her. Pein's chick."
"Pein?" Itachi couldn't help but wonder who this Pein was.
"Yeah, Blue's supplier, they're close." Itachi gave a small snort. The taller man looked down at him amused. He had a question he wanted to ask but never got the chance. Another figure appeared in front of the alley, a police officer.
"Hey, what are you doing back there? Put your hands up!" Itachi stuffed his wad of cash into his pants and turned away for the cop quickly, followed by the taller man. The alley was blocked by a large fence, which the two of them climbed and jumped over quickly. The cop ran after the two, trying to keep up with the younger in shape criminals, but his older slightly pudgy self was no match. By the time he had gotten over the fence he could see the two dashing yards in front of him and turning a corner. He gave up, nothing but some dope fiends anyway.
Itachi and his customer ran for a few minutes to make sure the cop didn't have any back up waiting around. They reached an old abandoned building similar to the one Itachi lived it. They entered it threw a broken and uncovered window and stepped into a large graffiti strewn room. There were boxes and an old dusty couch in what appeared to have been an ancient studio apartment. Itachi rested on the arm of the couch to catch his breath while his accomplice put his back to the wall and slid down it to rest on the floor.
"That was fun. Do you do this everyday?" He asked through batted breaths.
"No. I've just started this dealing thing." Itachi responded.
"Ah." The man said. "That's why I've never seen you. I wondered what happened to Zetsu."
"Him?" Itachi asked, recognizing the name. "He left a few weeks ago, went to another city with some woman."
"Hmm." The man said as he patted himself, making sure he still had his product.
"What's your name?" Itachi decided to ask.
"Kisame. No jokes." He added the last part in seriously.
"I'm not a joking type of person." Itachi said lethargically.
"Good then we'll get along." Kisame replied, his bright, somewhat malicious looking smile returning.
A couple of hours later the two had returned to Itachi's shared living quarters and intoxicate themselves.
"So you stay here. It's better than my place. No trains." Kisame said, taking another shot of his coke.
"Mmm." Itachi replied, spacing out and staring off into the distance.
"So you fucked Konan right there." Kisame pointed to a spot on the floor.
"Stop reminding me." Itachi said coldly, making Kisame laugh.
"Why are you so upset about it, she's pretty hot."
"It's hard to explain."
"Hmm." Kisame said. He felt antsy and wanted to do something, to move around. He couldn't sit there and space out like Itachi. "You're the only person I've ever met who doesn't have any character change when they get high. Are you sure you're really taking the stuff?"
"It makes me think."
"That sounds like an excuse you use in court."
"Not productively. Just about everything. Sometimes I hear people and I just listen to them." Kisame stared at Itachi.
"You're a little nuts. Did you kill your family?"
"No. I just left them." Itachi said as a knock came at the front door. It was gentle and barely audible. Itachi stood up as if he was anticipating the guest, and he was. He opened the door and looked slightly more relieved. A boy walked in and he glared at Itachi staring closely into his eyes only an inch or some from his face.
"You're wasted. Pathetic." The boy said.
"No one followed you here right."
"No, Itachi."
"Good. How is everything?" Itachi asked apprehensively.
"As good as they could be. Not that you really care of anything." The boy said reproachfully.
"You said you wouldn't act like this. No guilt trips."
"Fine, but I'm not staying for long."
"You don't have to, just stay in contact."
"Why can't you just do this yourself?"
"Don't ask me stupid questions." Itachi replied more heatedly. The boy quieted himself and observed Kisame who was taking no interest in their conversation.
"You disappoint the hell out of me." The boy said sadly.
"I disappoint myself." The boy looked at Itachi disconsolately and glanced at Kisame. He turned back towards the door, deciding to leave sooner than expected.
"I'll come back another time. When you're alone, then we can talk." He opened the door and left without another word. Itachi stared after the door remorsefully until Kisame spoke to him.
"Did I just ruin something?" He asked stupidly and Itachi sat on the couch next to him and curled himself into his sweatshirt.
Day had turned to night and Sasuke had just dropped off Naruto at his house that was only a few blocks away from his, after they had been out all day talking and visiting random places. Sasuke drove up to his house, parked his car in the garage. His parents, aunt and uncle still hadn't returned. He turned on the light for the stairwell and walked up to his bedroom to see his cousin lying on his bed staring up at the ceiling, with the TV on.
"Still not feeling well?" Sasuke asked.
"No. I'm not." Sai replied. "It was that crappy pizza." Sasuke sat next to his cousin on the side of the bed and stared at him, as he continued to watch the ceiling.
"Did it take long to get back here?"
"Not long at all. I feel asleep, but I woke up when I heard you driving in."
"You seem weird." Sasuke said. Sai stopped staring at eh ceiling and returned his younger cousins gaze. He was a beautiful sight, with his dark piercing eyes and unmanageable bed head.
"Lie down with me." Sai requested. Sasuke hesitated, thinking that if he obliged, Sai would indeed request sex within a few moments and their parents couldn't be far from returning home. "I don't want to do anything." Sai added, reading Sasuke's expressions. "I just want you to lie next to me." Slowly Sasuke lowered himself and slipped into the sheets next to his older cousin. He didn't know what he feared more, the possible sex or cuddling with Sai.
"Why do you act like this now? After all of these years." Sasuke asked as Sai caressed the overgrown bangs on Sasuke's face.
"I need to now." Sai replied lightly.
"What?" Sasuke asked confused as he closed, getting sleepy from this comfortable setting.
"Itachi's gone. I figured you didn't need to me to be an asshole to you now."
"Are you serious?" Sasuke said quietly, as his energy drained away from him.
"Yeah, I always loved you as a cousin."
"Itachi too?"
"To a lesser extent." Sai said honestly. Sasuke wiggled his body closer to Sai's feeling his heat radiate onto his skin made him more tired than he had been before. Sasuke felt vulnerable and wanted to confide in someone, anyway. He took his chance.
"I miss him, so much." He said, his voice cracking.
"I know, but I'm here now." Sai said affectionately, allowing Sasuke to cover his face in his shoulder.
Naruto Uzumaki ran through the dark streets impatiently. He wanted to reach his location quickly so that he could return home and get in bed. So when he reached his best friends house and found no lights on downstairs he didn't hesitate to check if the front door was open. It was, people in these suburban neighborhoods never locked their doors. He crept into Sasuke's house and up the stairs, which thankfully didn't creak like you always saw in the movies. He reached Sasuke's door and decided against knocking, fearing that he'd wake up Sasuke's parents. Naruto wished Sasuke had just answered his cell phone, and then he wouldn't have had to run over to his house to make sure that he didn't leave his wallet somewhere downtown and it was definitely in Sasuke's car, but the guy just had to make things hard for him. Naruto put his ear to Sasuke's door and heard the TV on faintly. Sasuke must be asleep. No one could watch TV that low. He turned the doorknob to see if Sasuke would have left it unlocked and miraculously he did. Naruto pushed the door open slowly, so not to startle Sasuke if he was awake. He had it fully open now and was creeping into Sasuke room. Naruto looked up to see in the light of the television Sasuke snuggled up with someone else. Naruto couldn't make him out so he moved in closer, getting more curious with each step. This couldn't be a girl, Sasuke didn't have any girlfriends and he certainly didn't get one in the hour or so that Naruto had left him. As Naruto got closer and closer to Sasuke's bed a vision that would confuse and horrify Naruto for the next few weeks unraveled in front of him. Sasuke was snuggled up in a very compromising position with his elder cousin Sai. His hand was up the back of Sai's shirt and they seemed to have fallen asleep hugging each other affectionately. Naruto clasped his hands over is mouth to keep any sounds from coming out of it. Naruto quickly backed out of Sasuke's room and out of his house, not caring about his wallet anymore.
A/N Surprised at all? Did anyone think Naruto would find out? Just wait for what I have in store. double wink