Chapter 9: Moving On

Sasuke woke up with Naruto staring intently at him. The blonde grinned, leaning towards him to kiss him on the nose.

"Good morning!" he greeted happily.

Sasuke asked for him to stay the night at his place after he gave Naruto a luxurious bath. They didn't have sex but they did cuddle and gave each other a blowjob. Naruto's blowjobs were something Sasuke could never get enough of, just like the blonde's presence. This week has been torture without seeing him. Sasuke and Naruto afterwards picked up Sai together and went out to Naruto's favorite ramen place.

Sasuke slid his hand up to caress Naruto's scarred cheek. He kissed him lightly on the mouth as greeting. He didn't really talk during the morning and Naruto understood that. He had to work today which, he'll probably skip out on to be with his blonde.

Naruto was still grinning. "What do you want to do today?"

"Hn."

He pouted at his answer and he had to resist from ravishing his adorable lover.

A knock came to his door and he rose up as Sai stepped in sleepily.

"Good morning, Sai! How did you sleep?"

Sai blinked. "Good morning, Naruto. It was okay. I woke up in the middle of the night thinking I heard a ghost but once I heard a scream, I knew it was you."

Naruto glared, a blush spreading out on his face as he tried to hide his embarrassment.

Sasuke shook his head. It was too early in the morning for this. He got up out of the bed, stretching as he walked to the bathroom. The other two occupants in the room were too engrossed with each other to realize he left.

He took a quick shower and thought about what his father said. He gripped the sink in anger feeling the need to destroy something. The whole reason why he had Naruto over wasn't just because he missed him. It was the main reason but he also had to discuss something that might upset him. It was the only way either of them would be free and he didn't want Sai to feel the pressure of the Uchiha family.

He wouldn't allow it.

Neither he nor his older brother had a normal childhood but Sai still had a chance to have his. He released the sink when he heard laughter coming from his bedroom. He walked out, with the towel still around his waist, curious as to what was going on.

Naruto seemed to be tickling Sai and both were laughing joyously this early in the morning. A small smile graced his lips at the scene. It was like the family he always wanted.


By the time they were all dressed Sasuke had breakfast spread out on the table. He was an excellent cook and used to take food classes in college. His father found out and was disappointed he wasted his time trying to even learn. Sasuke ignored his father for a few months before he finally shut him up with an answer of something close pertaining to independence.

"Sasuke?" Sai asked getting his attention.

Sasuke looked at the boy sitting across from him. Naruto was on his side, stuffing his mouth full of pancakes. Did he always eat quickly or was it just pancakes and ramen he wolfed down?

"Hn?" he answered showing that he acknowledged Sai.

"Can I go to a boarding school?"

Naruto choked and Sasuke raised his eyebrow shocked. "Why?"

"Well, yesterday over Ino's I told her that I was going to start going to school and she said the best schools are boarding schools. She told me her son goes to one and can only come home on holidays and during the summer." He explained, talking quickly and avoiding Sasuke's questioning gaze.

"Do you really want that? Do you want to be away from home that much?" Naruto asked the boy seriously.

"I…I want to be educated like Sasuke." Sai said quietly.

Sasuke felt a small warmth blossom through his chest. He smiled, "Well, if that's the case, I'm going to have to call Mr. Umino to let him know, you'll be staying."

Sai looked at him, eyes wide. "Really? You're going to adopt me?"

Sasuke nodded. "I haven't done it officially yet. Besides, I made a promise and I've grown fond of having you around."

Sai smiled the widest smile he ever seen on the boy's face. "Thank you!"

He shook his head. "No, I need to thank you. So which school do you want to go to? There's only five in the Fire Country that I know of."

"Suna Academy." Sai kicked his feet under the table excitedly.

"I think Suna Academy started school about two weeks ago but if I make a few calls, I can have you enrolled by next week." Naruto winked.

Sasuke said. "We're going to have a lot of running around to do."

Naruto grinned. "No, leave that to me. You just have to adopt Sai. I have a couple of friends in Suna."

He looked at him. "Who?"

"The Sabaku family. Gaara is my best friend so I know a lot of his acquaintances." He said happily.

Sasuke's eyes widened. The Sabaku family owned more than half of the Suna city. There is Temari Sabaku, who owned libraries, night clubs, two airlines, and was vice president of Sabaku Inc. There is Kankuro Sabaku, who owned art galleries, theatres, hotels, and another vice president of Sabaku Inc. The last and the youngest is Gaara Sabaku, who made most of the designs of the buildings in Suna. He practically owned the ones he built as well. He was said to own his own jet, tour buses, and acres of land. How the hell did Naruto know them and happen to be best friends with the youngest?

Naruto laughed bringing him out of his musings.

"Gaara and I went to Suna Academy for two years, during middle school. I was over his house yesterday when you called. From time to time he comes to Konoha to hang out with me or his brother, Kankuro who's supposed to be marrying next spring here."

"How come you didn't tell me?" Sasuke asked.

"Hm, you never asked who my best friend is. You asked me who were my friends and I told you Shino and Kiba."

Sai asked. "Can he help me get into the school?"

The blonde shook his head. "No but he can pull a few strings so I can talk to the headmaster. She owes me a favor anyway."

Sasuke inwardly sighed. "So, Suna Academy it is."

Sai nodded happily. "Thanks dickless! I didn't know you had friends in high places."

"Don't thank me yet. We're going to have to go shopping and not to mention Sasuke is going to have to file your adoption immediately. We should get going because it's going to be a long day." Naruto smiled.

Sasuke didn't want to think about which was worse, shopping or going to the orphanage to fill out paperwork. He would have to call Neji to let him know that he might not show up at all this week. Sasuke wondered if the Hyuuga would fire him. Probably not. He was too valuable. That's when the idea hit him. He was going to try his best to get fired. Beside, he had enough money to retire at an early age, not including the money his parents gave him, waiting in a different savings account. He smirked.


"Naruto we need to talk." Sasuke said calmly. Sai was currently sitting in front of the TV watching a show on detectives. Sasuke really didn't want him watching it because it showed gore but it seemed like it was the only thing Sai was interested in other than drawing and paint.

His blonde looked up from his laptop that he brought over from his place. Sasuke officially made Sai an Uchiha only two hours ago. Naruto already contacted the headmaster, calling her Baa-chan and now he had to make the order of Sai's uniform.

"Is something wrong?" he asked.

"No, not really."

They were silent for a few seconds before Sasuke finally spoke again. "I told you about my father's stubbornness."

The blonde nodded.

"Most likely, he would hire a private detective or order his goons to pick up you or Sai. He's most interested in Sai so it's probably a good thing that he's going to Suna Academy."

"Why would he abduct Sai?"

"I don't know but I don't want either of you anywhere near my father. So I came up with a solution that you might not like."

Azure eyes narrowed and Sasuke could tell he didn't like it already. He just hoped he didn't make an outburst but he would be expecting it.

"What is it?"

He hesitated for a moment. "We have to move from Konoha City."

Naruto was silent for a few minutes.

Sasuke waited for the outburst, instead it never came. He sighed. "Only if you agree, we can come back and visit anyone you want. You can even pick where we move. Naruto I don't want to do this without you."

Sasuke wrapped his arms around Naruto's shoulders. Naruto turned to look at him uncontrollable emotions passing through his beautiful blue eyes.

"Two conditions."

"Anything."


Sasuke wasn't sure why he felt so uneasy. Why would Naruto ask him to go on a double date with Gaara? How was it even relevant to moving away from Konoha City? He understood the second condition but Gaara had nothing to do with him. He was currently waiting for Naruto to come pick him up. He couldn't drive his car because the blonde made him promise that he wasn't going to leave no matter what happened.

Sai was sleep so he didn't have to worry about where he could take the boy this time of night. He heard the car horn and he rushed out the door to the blonde's Jeep. They would meet Gaara and his date at a park on the edge of the city. It was near Naruto's home but Sasuke couldn't stop the feeling of anxiety. Naruto was keeping something from him.

He glanced at Naruto as he hopped into his car. It looked like he was nervous too. He could see his blonde lightly shaking. Was it fear?

"Are you alright?" Sasuke asked, placing a hand on his thigh.

He nodded too quickly for it to be normal. When it came to lying to Sasuke, Naruto was too easy to read. Sasuke grabbed the blonde's hand, calming them both down. He kissed him softly on the knuckles.

Naruto stared at him and gave him a small smile. "We're in this together."

He nodded, agreeing with Naruto. He wasn't going to question what was making his blonde so nervous yet. There wasn't anything that can break him apart from him. Naruto would soon realize that he'll do anything to keep their relationship stable and as it.

The ride was silent to the park but the silence reminded them that this was reality. Sasuke was starting to feel nervous again and it was showing as he got out of the car. Naruto led him down a path towards a deck with a roof on it. Two figures stood next to each other holding hands. One was taller than the other by a full foot.

As they got closer, Sasuke could see red hair and realized the shorter one was Gaara Sabaku.

"Gaara!" Naruto called gripped Sasuke's hand while waving the other one. The red head and his date turned around at the call. They were holding hands as well. Something didn't feel right though.

Sasuke cooled his features, trying to stay stoic even though he was just a thought away from bolting from the park altogether. Naruto pulled him closer and he stopped when he recognized the other figure. He was standing at least teen feet away, it was dark but he knew that posture and walk from anywhere. Naruto tried to pull him closer but he wasn't going to budge.

Gaara and his date came closer once they realized Sasuke wasn't moving from his spot. He stood there; one emotion began to show on his face. He glared hatefully and asked icily. "Itachi, what are you doing here?"


Snowysess: Yes, I know but I love giving you cliffhangers. Review and I'll update soon. If you're wondering why Sasuke doesn't like Itachi, you'll find out next chapter.