Uzumaki Naruto on the Case!
Warnings: YAOI!!! Smart!Naruto (semi XD)!
Chapter 6
Naruto laughed maniacally as he walked. Witnesses to his evil laughter later described it as unsettling and creepy. But Naruto didn't care. He had thought he wouldn't get away with lying like that, straight to Sasuke's face. Turns out he's a much better liar than he thought. Or Sasuke just didn't know him well enough to tell when he was lying, which was pretty obvious when you did know Naruto. Most likely the latter, though Naruto still insisted to himself he was getting better at this inconspicuous thing. Poor delusional child, he could never keep a straight face when lying.
But now, his face was as straight as a gay person. In fact, he was positively as gay as could be! Gay as in happy though. His plan was going to work!
And when he says plan, he means his Call-Kiba-and-Not-Raise-Sasuke's-Suspicion Plan. Which, if you really knew him, was quite devious for the little tyke. His earlier pranks in high school really are no match for this! Spray painting the girl's locker room meant nothing compared to this genius right now!
Naruto definitely wasn't going to the bus. Oh no, he had planned to go to a payphone to call Kiba's cell. They were probably worried sick!
Arriving at a rusted, weather beaten payphone that probably, once upon a time, was blue, Naruto deposited three quarters, dialed, and waited.
Ring!
Ring! Click.
"Who the hell is this?!"
Naruto perked up hearing Kiba's strained voice. On the second ring too! He was obviously worried. Naruto snickered at the thought; Kiba, worry?! Those two words don't belong in a sentence together, unless it was 'Kiba doesn't worry.'
"Hey dawg. It's me, on a pay phone, yo." He heard a sharp intake of breath.
"Naruto! Oh thank god! Me and Shino thought you got r—uh... kidnapped!"
Naruto could tell he was relieved beyond words because he didn't even say anything sarcastic about Naruto's pathetic use of street slang. He felt warm inside knowing Kiba actually cared that much.
"Kidnapped? Wow. Well, I guess that's basically what happened." Naruto laughed as he remembered accusing Sasuke of kidnapping him.
"WHAT?! Where are you now?! Who's holding you captive?! Are you hurt?! Are you scared?! Have you been fed anything?! Been Violated?! Tied up?!"
"...What was that you asked?"
"...Are you tied up?"
"No, before that."
"...Have you been fed anything?"
"...No, after that."
"...Who cares? Where are you?! Tell me so I can go beat up whatever asshole that dared to kidnap you!"
Naruto grinned into the mouth piece, amused at Kiba's new mother hen attitude. Or mother dog, in this case. His love of dogs was infamous.
"I'm okay, mommy, really. But I got a new boo boo," Naruto whined wickedly into the phone, sending pouting signals straight to Kiba.
"Shut up! We were really worried, you know!" growled Kiba on the other side.
Naruto laughed. "Yeah, I know. Thanks. Well, just to ease your troubled heart, I stayed the night at Sasuke's, apparently, so no need to worry!"
"WHAT?! Sasuke's?! As in Uchiha?!"
"Do we know any other Sasuke?"
"But! What about the case? Naruto, you retard! Why did you stay over there?!"
"Stop sounding so frantic! Calm down, jeez!" Naruto yelled, effectively making Kiba stop.
"...So...am I going to pick you up or something? How much does Sasuke know?"
Naruto scratched the back of his head. "Umm...not much, except my name, really. What do I do? I thought you'd know."
"Here, let me get Shino on the phone. He's better at these strategic things."
Naruto heard some scuffling, muffled voiced, and then rustling sounds as the cell phone was transferred.
"Naruto? You okay?" came Shino's voice.
"Yeah! Thanks for worrying and stuff. But what do I do now?" There was a pause before Shino replied.
"So, I take it Sasuke still hasn't caught on to our investigation?"
"Yeah."
"...Does he seem to like you?"
Naruto sputtered. "W-what?!"
"As a friend, retard."
"Thanks, Shino, you're so complimentary," Naruto teased good-heartedly. "Well, I guess he does...I'm pretty sure he doesn't hate me. Why else would he tend to my wounds?"
There was a yell in the background and Naruto was pretty sure Kiba just jerked the phone out of Shino's hands.
"WOUNDED?! How'd you get wounded?!"
"STOP WORRYING, FUCKTARD!! I'M FINE!!" Naruto shouted, appeasing Kiba's qualms. "I just scraped my hands a bit and stuff..."
"And Uchiha treated to your wounds?! That's fucked up."
"Yeah well, he's much nicer than we thought he'd be. Once you get past his icy exterior, you actually find...a less icy interior," Naruto tried fruitlessly, then laughing at his own description.
"Anyways, as I was saying," It was Shino now. "If Sasuke actually likes you and still doesn't know about your job, then you should probably go back and be his friend. Then maybe he can show you the things he does and that way, we'll be even more undercover, and this case will go along even faster."
"...But then I'd be doing all the work!" Naruto whined, hearing a loud 'TOUGH LUCK KIDDO' echoing through the phone.
"Well, go back and be his friend. Call us when you can get free time to meet us. I need to bug you and give you an earpiece."
"Sure okay," Naruto agreed, sighing. He should have seen that coming.
"Stay on your toes, kid."
"STOP CALLING ME KID, KIBA!!" Naruto yelled back, Kiba laughing at how easily he got riled up. But then, his voice softened considerably, his worries coming through.
"Chill out. But still, be careful, Naruto."
Naruto rolled his eyes, forgetting Kiba couldn't see it. "I will! It's not like Sasuke'll kill me or something!" Naruto pouted into the mouthpiece. Suddenly, he heard a shrill beep, signaling his time was almost over.
"Well, I gotta go. I'll call you guys later and stuff, okay?"
"Okay. Get as many answers as you can without being suspicious."
"I will. Bye."
"Bye. Take care."
"Sure, Kiba."
"...It feels like I'm sending my daughter off to college or something."
"HEY! Fuck you!" Naruto screeched, flaring up at the 'daughter'.
"Other way around, sweet heart." Kiba breathed huskily, sending chills up Naruto's spin. Before he could tell Kiba to go fuck his dogs, the signal cut off and the line went dead.
Hanging the receiver back onto the rack, Naruto stepped back, shaking his head in exasperation. Guess he'll have to go back to Sasuke's place...hopefully he hasn't left or something in the fifteen minutes Naruto was out.
Taking the sidewalk by stride, Naruto arrived back at Sasuke's front door in three minutes. Breathing in and out rapidly, Naruto tried to steel himself. His story plan was that...that...uh...that...
Oh well, he'll think of something on the spot. Taking a deep breath, he rapped the door with his knuckles, simultaneously taping his toe nervously. This was wearing on his nerves!
He heard shuffles beyond the wooden door, a few clicking sounds as Sasuke apparently fumbled with the knob, and the door was opened to a very surprised Sasuke.
"...Naruto? Why are you back here?"
Here comes the improvising. Naruto scratched the back of his head with a sheepish grin.
"Uh...I gave my money away to a poor helpless hobo?"
Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the excuse. "You want more money? Is that it?"
"..." Damn it, he should have known Sasuke would have just sent him off with some money all over again. Clearing his throat fretfully, Naruto tried again.
"Um, I-I was hoping we could...you know...hang out... a bit...because...because..." Naruto saw Sasuke's eyes getting narrower and narrower with each passing second.
"...because I don't want to go home yet..." Oh, great reason, Uzumaki. Naruto scolded himself, the justification sounding lame in even his own ears.
But it seems that Sasuke took the bait. His face softened and he stepped aside, Naruto walking in dazed. It worked?! Wow. He really was improving at lying!
In another part of town, Kiba had an extreme urge to bonk a blonde on the head.
Sasuke put a hand on Naruto's shoulder, startling him. "I know what it's like to not want to go home. I sympathize with you... I suppose you can stay with me for a while longer. Just...stop being so hyperactive."
"Thanks!" Naruto beamed, jumping up and giving Sasuke a gentle hug. Sasuke stiffened under the other's weight, completely thrown off by this gesture of affection. When Naruto let go a second later, Sasuke slumped in his posture and walked off to his living room.
"Loser."
"Stop being so mean, bastard!" Naruto ran past Sasuke and plopped down on the sofa, muffling his head in the comfy material.
"Stop whining." Sasuke tenderly sat down on the opposite end of Naruto, taking care not to touch Naruto's kicking feet.
The blond sat up indignantly. "I will if you stop being a bastard!" Sasuke chose to ignore the request and picked up a cup of tea that was laid out in front of him. He had prepared it right after Naruto left.
"Tea? That's nasty! The only kind of tea I like is orange flower tea!" Naruto chatted, sniffing the cup Sasuke was holding. Sasuke twitched.
"Good for you."
"...Hey hey, Sasuke. Tell me about yourself."
Sasuke shifted his eyes to look at the blond while putting the cup down gracefully in his lap. Would telling this kid here about himself be dangerous? As Sasuke was pondering the consequences of letting Naruto in a bit, Naruto started to get impatient.
"Well? Come on! Since you're so anti-social, let me start by introducing myself first!" Naruto grinned, offering out his hand in a mock-introductory handshake. Sasuke slowly took it, letting Naruto shake their conjoined hands excitedly.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto! My favorite color is orange! My favorite food is ramen!" At this, Sasuke had to forcefully hold back a blush that was threatening to bloom on his pale face. He remembered the transactions this morning and couldn't stop the image of Naruto's lean stomach from penetrating his thoughts.
"I'm nineteen years old! I'm a college drop out and I work as a..." Naruto stuttered a bit, wracking his brain, "a grocer!" He decided to use his part-time job as a cover up.
Sasuke snorted. "Well, you sure seem successful."
Naruto glared at the sardonic Uchiha. "Well excuse me, I wasn't raised on a silver platter!"
Sasuke rolled his eyes, letting the insult slide. Whatever. It wasn't worth it.
"How about you?" Naruto poked Sasuke in the side.
"...My name is Sasuke." Naruto nodded and waited anxiously for more, but none came. With a pout, he urged Sasuke on.
"...You're age is?"
"...Nineteen."
"...You're favorite color is?"
"...Navy." Naruto perked up at that.
"Really?! That's my second favorite color! Well...blue in general is my second favorite color! That's awesome! What's your second favorite color?"
"...Black."
"Well, can't say that's in my top five. The color's just a bit too dreary, but whatever. Favorite food?"
"...Sushi."
"Ew! Raw fish!" Naruto stuck his tongue out childishly.
"You live in a country surrounded by sea. How can you not like fish?" Sasuke asked incredulously.
"I like fish. Just not raw ones..." Naruto explained, turning his head to the side and hmph-ing. Sasuke rolled his eyes.
Continuing on, Naruto then asked, "What about your occupation? I mean, I know you're kind of in the whole...industrial...thing, but do you do anything else?"
Sasuke paused, narrowing his eyes at the blond. But Naruto seemed genuinely curious, his eyes piercing into Sasuke's own deep black ones intently.
"...I'm only in the industrial business." Well, it wasn't a complete lie, Sasuke thought.
"Huh, that's not every interesting." Naruto voiced out loud.
"Heh, its more interesting than you know..." Sasuke grumbled, looking away from Naruto's fascinated eyes.
"What was that, Sasuke?"
"Nothing," Sasuke said, albeit a bit too quickly. Naruto shrugged it off. He'll figure things out soon enough, anyways.
"How ab—" Naruto started to ask, but was cut off as a shrill ring sounded. Looking around wildly, he realized it was the phone. Sasuke stood up grumbling, picking up his phone rigidly.
"Hello? Oh hi. What do you want?"
Naruto couldn't hear the other party's voice, so instead he focused extra hard on what Sasuke was saying.
"What? That was today?... Damn it, I can't go today... Don't ask...Some kid... No choice, huh?... He's going to be there? Then I have to go... Okay... Hn... Hn... Yeah, I got it. See you there."
Sasuke hung up the phone abruptly and whirled around to look at Naruto, who yelped and scooted back a few feet at the murderous glare Sasuke was sending him.
"S-Sasuke?" Naruto asked timidly, hoping he hadn't intruded on a private conversation or something, if that was why Sasuke was mad.
"...You're not going to go home, are you?" Sasuke asked, annoyed.
"No way! You're fun to hang out with, Sasuke!" Naruto tried complimenting the Uchiha, hoping it would smooth over whatever was wrong.
"...Well, then you're going to come with me to a...party," Sasuke decided this with a nod, and walked off briskly to his bedroom.
"What? Party?! You invited me to a party?!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly, jumping up and following Sasuke into his bedroom like a lost puppy.
"Duh. Isn't that what I just said?" Sasuke scoffed, pulling open his closet. Rustling past a few dress shirts, he came upon a dark navy blue button up shirt and took it off its hanger. He grabbed some semi-tight dress pants on his way to his bathroom and shut the door firmly behind him.
Naruto waited patiently, sitting on Sasuke's huge comfortable bed. While Sasuke was apparently changing, he thought this over. Party. It must be some industrial business gathering. Sasuke had just talked with one of his cronies probably, or at least someone who was in on whatever Sasuke's doing. And now, he had to go to the party because someone, probably Itachi, was going to be there. But because he was here, Sasuke had to bring him along too.
Naruto cracked a smile. This was getting good. A corporal party! There'll probably be a whole bunch of leaders in business attending it too! He'll get the inside scoop on everything this way! Sweet!
"Naruto, here. Wear this and seem at least a bit formal." Sasuke stirred Naruto out of his musings, tossing him a flimsy, white, long-sleeved button up shirt. Naruto deftly caught it and slipped it on over his black tee-shirt. It was a tad too big, but it looked good nevertheless.
"Are we going now?" Naruto asked, jumping off the mattress and walking over to Sasuke's side. He looked good in the navy shirt, only having three buttons buttoned, showing off his firm torso by accentuating his pale skin with a black wife beater.
"Yeah... Just so you know, this is the first time I've ever taken anyone to these...parties. So don't go be an idiot, or I will kick you out."
"How rude!" Naruto pouted, but promised to keep his hyper self in control. Or at least try to.
Sasuke and Naruto walked out of his apartment briskly, heading towards a sleek black car parked just outside.
"Wow, you really do like black, don't you?" Naruto whistled appreciatively at the lustrous machine, running his tan hands over the hood gently.
"I guess," Sasuke smirked, seating himself into the drivers seat. Naruto sat down next to him in the passenger's seat and put on the seat belt.
"Where is the party?" Naruto asked eagerly.
"Not far." Sasuke started up the engine and put the gear stick on D, for drive.
"...But where?"
"A place close to here." Sasuke was adamantly refusing to give any more information so Naruto gave up.
"How long then?"
"About ten minutes. Seven if there isn't any traffic."
Naruto looked at the clock located on the dash board. It blinked 11:44. Wow, did this whole morning happen only in a span of three and a half hours?! That was whack!
"This is whack!" Naruto exclaimed out loud, pressing face onto the clock's screen.
"...Loser."
"HEY!"
It was going to be a long drive.
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