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This Is Not A Dream

Once in awhile, Kabuto checked what time it is was. It was almost seven o'clock for most people that insufficient detail. Kabuto felt the same until just recently, any detective would stress the importance of teamwork. Any second now, Orochimaru would walk into their shared office and depending on what mood his partner was in it would define the mood for entire the day. Whenever his senior set his eyes on a case, nothing else mattered. Years of experience taught Kabuto to stay vigilant, nowadays the former medic knew how to look for the subtle signs.

Things were different this time, even a complete stranger would be able to detect something was wrong with his mentor. With every day that passed, Orochimaru's long black hair became increasingly matted and greasy, pale skin looked unwashed. There was no doubt that this investigation was taking its toll on the man.

Kabuto arrived at work an hour early that morning. Both their desks were littered with paperwork, Kabuto passed the time by organising the paperwork on both their desks. As he sifted through the Kabuto went through what he wanted to say to the man.

When Orochimaru arrived carrying a coffee cup the man didn't seem to notice his subordinate was in before him. "Did anything else happen last night? He asked casually.

One of the many challenges the pair faced was keeping their investigation secret. It would only take one word and everything would come crashing down on top of them. From the first day the detectives invented their own code for these situations. "No, it was surprisingly quite all things considered," Kabuto answered. Just as the man was about to raise his concerns. The former medic went silent He knew better than to speak when the detective was checking his laptop.

Shortly after Sasuke installed the surveillance equipment, it became routine for Orochimaru check on the Uchiha's progress when he came into work.

Even though his work kept Orochimaru busy most of the day, but no matter the pale man always found time to monitor his young protege whenever he could. From day one Sasuke had exceeded his expectations. Whenever Orochimaru contacted Sasuke, the teenager always had something new to tell him. Just when Orochimaru thought the Uchiha couldn't surprise him anymore, the teen yet again left him speechless. After last night's confession, the homicide detective was even more impressed. "That boy never ceases to amaze me." He said in a hushed voice. "After last night there's no way out murderer won't trust Sasuke now." He added.

There probably wouldn't be another opportunity for them to have this conversation. Even though his partner seemed in a good mood, Kabuto still approached the subject with caution. "Try not to get too excited Orochimaru-Sama," Kabuto warned. "This new line of inquiry might not be the big break through you think it is." It was never a good idea to doubt Orochimaru's instincts, Kabuto had learnt that from bitter experience.

Orochimaru looked up from his paperwork. "Why else would anyone keep their sexuality hidden fin this dan and age, unless you had something he to hide?" Kabuto had seen the look his partner was giving many times in the past. "Unless of course you already have your own theory." He accused.

Both men exchanged looks with one another before Kabuto felt it was safe to continue. "There may be a reason our suspect kept his sexuality a secret." After years of putting criminals behind bars, Kabuto could read his partner like a book. When the former medic looked into those yellow eyes he could see a flicker of surprise. "You'd be surprised what you secrets you can unearth when you dig deep enough, last night I did a little research of my own and it turns out Saratobi-Sama's university is hiding a very dirty secret." He revealed.

Orochimaru's mouth twisted into a grimace, he'd never been able to stay patient for long and didn't appreciate being teased. "Just spit it out Kabuto," he snapped.

"After my chat with Sasuke, I started to wonder why a boy in this day and age would hide his sexuality. So I decided to do a little digging of my own." Kabuto opened his desk and pulled out a handful files. "Over the last decade, there's been a lot of attacks on pupils who were openly gay. Once their secret was out, many students leave after the first few month." Kabuto explained. "I got in touch with an old friend of mine and he confirmed what I suspected, Konoha has a notorious reputation for homophobic behaviour."

Orochimaru slowly read each of the files. The first thing that caught his attention was minor assault charges, the second was all of the victims refused to press charges. Once the man had finished reading the files, Orochimaru sat in deep thought while he tried to remember if he'd seen anything similar.

Just like Sasuke and his murder suspect, he too had studied at the same University, but his time at had been very different from most of his peers.

A mind needed books to stay sharp like a gun needed to be cleaned. While most of the students spent their weekends in bars night to go into two and come back steaming drunk at the crack of dawn. Orochimaru would spend most of his hours locked away in the library where his classmate's antics couldn't disturb his studies. It wasn't until joining the police force did the pale man regret this isolation. It pained the man to admit his mistake but he spent the better part making up for it. Studying people came with its own rewards. Even after all this time, Orochimaru still struggled to understand teenagers. "My time at the was very different, but I don't have to tell you that, Are you worried that our prime suspect could flee?" He inquired.

"How can you be so sure he won't?" Kabuto asked.

Orochimaru smiled at his younger comrade. "Trust me, I know people like him and he won't quit, besides Sasuke's little revelation might have just saved the day."

That was the other thing bothering Kabuto. "Do you think Sasuke is lying to earn Naruto's trust?" When Orochimaru started laughing.

"I don't think your Sasuke's type Kabuto." The pale man joked.

The former medic shook off the jibe. "I'm serious, what if the Uchiha is lying and our suspect finds out then what?" He almost breathed a sigh of when his mentor became serious.

To Kabuto's surprise and relief, Orochimaru's gaze softened. "You're still young, no one would admit to that unless they were telling the truth," With a single blink Orochimaru's eyes became hard again. "I'm more worried for our young assistant, if Sasuke's theory is correct then we need to keep a close eye on him." He'd always known the Uchiha would be special and he'd never find another protege like Sasuke again.

Now it was Kabuto's turn to have some fun. "It's going to be a shame when this case ends, I hear that Sasuke has his sights set on joining his families special unit." He said this with a hint of joy.

Working with Kabuto all the time, it was easy for Orochimaru to forget how slippery his partner could be at times. Without a doubt one of his partner's greatest strength was his ability to blend into any situation, it was one of the many qualities that made Kabuto an indispensable tool. "You'll have to introduce me to your contacts one day," he chuckled. "As for Sasuke you know I can be very persuasive when I need to be." The sound of his beeper went off. "Well duty calls, I can handle this one, keep an eye on things won't you?" He knew he didn't need to explain what he meant.

As soon as the office door shut, Kabuto didn't go back to his work. The former medic took out his personal laptop and loaded it up. Although Kabuto would never admit it to anyone least of all his mentor, he too found Sasuke fascinating to watch. Naruto still hadn't woken up yet and Kabuto wasn't expecting the to get up until late that morning. "You really are blind aren't you Sasuke-Kun." After spending hours watching his suspect go about his day Kabuto had noticed something neither his partner. The former medic had noticed the looks Naruto gave Sasuke. Kabuto would laugh at the raven's inability to notice what was staring him right in the face. "Things are about to get very interesting." He purred.

For Naruto, the coughing and chills meant only one thing. "Mmmm, my throats hurts," he whimpered pulling the covers closer to his skin. Being sick did come with some perks. Naruto knew his mother would start fussing over him when she came to wake him. "maybe mum might let me have ramen for breakfast." The poorly boy reached across searching for his stuffed fox. "Wait, where's Kumara?" Alarmed Naruto sat up. Not only was his stuffed toy missing but he wasn't in his room. in the hospital the first thing he noticed wasn't in his orange bedroom, the covers were thin and he'd never had white curtains around his bed.

"Why am I at The hospital?" he was alone and scared. The last thing the seven-year-old could remember sitting in his father's car drowsy from his day at school. The wheels screeching and turning sharply of his mother screaming What happened I hope daddy isn't made at me."

The child's need to find his parents override his fear. With carefully took the drip with him. Naruto small arms struggled to reach the door handle. Naruto only opened the door a little. The first thing the blond saw two adults standing outside the door, he recognised the man's uniform. "That man must know my daddy," he realised. Fearful of the strangers the small boy nearly closed the door there and then but something the nurse said caught the child's attention.

"So both his parents are..." The policemen nodded she put her hand to her mouth. "Oh, that poor child. Even after doing this job for years you never get used to how cruel life can be." She dried her eyes.

"Maybe they know which ward my mum and dad are on." Naruto moved closer so he could hear the pair better. From the moment the blond learnt to walk he quickly mastered the art of stealth. By the time he was three Naruto could crawl into his parent's bed without disturbing either of them. When morning came, his father pulled his son into his arms and woke his wife. "Kushina, I think our son will be a ninja when he's older." From then on Minato called his son his little ninja.

Kushina tried various ways to deter her son from eavesdropping without success. but Naruto was sure his mother wouldn't mind this time.

"Has any body told him yet?" The nurse asked the man at the door.

The policemen shook his head. "We've contacted his God Father, he's is on his way here." He answered the man turned his head and saw him standing at the door,

A kind nurse knelt down to the young boy. "It's ok sweetie someone's here and they're going to talk to you." Naruto knew the two adults were hiding something from him. "Are my mum and dad hurt?" He asked. The nurse flinched at the question, "why don't we get you back in your room and we can do some colouring together," she suggested. Naruto quickly rejected her offer. "No, I don't your stupid crayons, I want to see my mummy and daddy!" His yelling attracted the other patient's attention.

"Naruto, please calm down, it's going to be ok." She promised. The young boy became more distressed when they ignored his questions. "But where's my mummy, I want my mummy." It had been a while since he'd called his mother that.

The room water below him. "No, I don't want to."

The two adults had disappeared and their place stood his best friend. Naruto's eyes widened with surprise. "Kiba? What are you doing here?" He asked.

Kiba shook his head, "You did...this...you let us die."

Before Naruto could understand Kiba's accusation, he was shoved hard from the behind. The young blond let out a scream as the ground moved towards him. When he finally hit the water the boy struggled to stay afloat. "Kiba...couch...help." His calls for help only earned him a mouthful of water.

Naruto turned around to see his mother standing behind him, only she wasn't the beautiful woman with red hair, instead her body was made out of water. "Naruto why...why did you leave us?" His mother asked. "You could have saved us." She told him.

His mother's words cut through his like ice. "No...I didn't...mean to...I tried to go back for you." He explained.

None of Naruto's words seemed to reach his mother parents water hands pulled the boy under the surface. "No...Kiba...help...I can't." The last thing Naruto saw before he was pulled under the water was Kiba's cold eyes.

Naruto sat up right in bed painting heavily. He let out a sigh of relief when he saw he was in his own room. "It was just a dream thank god," he told himself. Pain shot through Naruto's shoulders when he stretched out. "Damn Kakashi sure knows how to do a workout. I thought Guy-Sensei was bad." He winced.

"Oi, if you're dying in there would you do it quitly." A voice called from the bathroom.

If it wasn't for the fact his shoulders felt like they were going to fall off, Naruto would have strolled into the bathroom and tested out his new punch on the raven. "Sorry if my pain is disturbing you, next time I'll remember to be more considerate," he promised.

"I appreciate it!" Sasuke yelled back.

Naruto spent most of the night debating whether or not he should go to class today. "I wonder what Kakashi-Sensei is going to do, what ever it is I just hope he doesn't make things worse." After what happened yesterday the blond didn't know how far his tormentors were prepared to go.

The pair went to class without saying a word to one another.

Both of them were thinking about the same thing. "He's not said much since last night," Sasuke noted. After coming out to the blond last night, Sasuke wasn't completely sure how Naruto was going to react. "Maybe it's going to take some time for him to get used to the idea." He thought.

Usually, Sasuke wouldn't let his classmate's restless habits distract him, but after Orochimaru's cryptic message the raven decided to take his mentor's advice and listen. Just in case he needed to make a quick escape, Sasuke listened from bathroom. At First nothing seemed out of the ordinary until his roommate began to toss and turn in his sleep.

To start with the mumbling was difficult to make out, but a little while later Naruto called out loudly. "Where's my mum?" He called. As the dream progressed the blond became increasingly distressed.

Sasuke felt uncomfortable listening to his rival Naruto call out for his mother, just as Sasuke moved went to close the bathroom door Naruto's next ramble had him coming back in a heartbeat. "Kiba...Kiba...no...I'm sorry...please I can't."

There was no mistaking the dark circles underneath Naruto's eyes were a good indication of his exhaustion. Sasuke was no stranger to a sleepless night himself. "It looked like he was trying to get away from something. Maybe he's running away from his guilt." He concluded.

While Sasuke pondered over this the raven got his second surprise that morning. Less than two minutes after the pair sat in their seats, Kakashi Hatake turned up on time for registration. Not only was the on time but he also seemed in a good mood. "Good morning students, we have a special guest today." He announced. The mood shifted when Hiurzen-Saratobi stepped into the classroom. Most of the other students started whispering to one another.

Only when their voices died down did the man speak. "Although it's been challenging at times, I don't regret becoming a teacher. When I agreed I never imagine just how rewarding Teaching the next generation could be." He turned to Kakashi and smiled. "This year we have a lot of talented. Not a day goes by when I don't hear good thing from your teachers You are all exceptional students."

While everyone was relaxed, Sasuke wasn't taken in by the man's friendly attitude. He'd already knew the true purpose of the man's visit. "Intresting, looks like the headmaster knows about what happened yesterday I didn't expect them to act so soon." was more than a little curious to know how the headmaster would approach the subject.

Sasuke pushed the thought from his Kakashi tells me you're all very familiar with the law by now, "How many of you know about discrimination."

The warm atmosphere had turned cold, "Discrimination

"If you've all been keeping up with your studies, you'll know things were different. I've had the pleasure of seeing woman pursuing a career in law enforcement, nowadays wouldn't be the place it were it not for the courage from all its officers." He looked down at the floor. "Nothing saddens me more when I discover that some of you have forgotten that. The person sitting next to you could one day save your life one day."

Hizuen seemed to know this. "It seems like you all need a little reminder, that's why Kakashi and I are going to organise a special team building exercise." Everyone let out a groan. "This won't be your everyday trust exercise, you're all going to the ANBU training grounds," he announced.

"Can you believe it we're actually going to get to train there." Naruto hadn't stopped smiling since the headmaster gave them the news. "They never let people near that place before,"

After Sasuke sent that text message his brother hadn't contacted him. At first Sasuke wellcomed a break from Itachi, but now the teen longed to hear his brother's voice. "Itachi couldn't be that mad at me, could he?" he wondered. Whenever Sasuke suffered a flashback the teen would always go to his brother for help. They wouldn't have to say anything to one another, they would just sit quietly until Sasuke fell asleep again.

Thinking about his sibling made him ache even more, so much so Sasuke pulled out his phone to text his brother. Before Sasuke's finger pressed the first key the raven got a text, he smiled when he saw it was from his bother. "Meet me for dinner tonight."

The raven cut Naruto off mid-sentence. "We'll have to celebrate another time, I'm going out tonight, don't wait up," Sasuke explained.

"As if I would wait up for you," As Sasuke replied, he didn't notice the sad look in Naruto's eyes. "You going anywhere nice?" Naruto asked.

Sasuke wanted to tell the blond it was none of his business but thought better of it. "I'm just going to dinner Itachi." He replied.

Naruto's whole demeanour changed in a heartbeat. "Itachi's your brother, that makes sense since you both look alike. But I thought he might be a cousin or something." He chuckled.

It was always the same, people would be interested and called him a genius, but the moment people discovered who his older brother was people would be more fascinated with him. "Tch, even the Dobe knows my brother." Over time Sasuke gradually learnt how to deal with these situations.

"Yeah Itachi's really cool, didn't he go undercover and take down the Akatsuki?" Naruto asked. "My pervy guardian told me all about that investigation." Naruto rambled on. " Kakashi-Sensei sometimes tells me about all the times they had when they were partners in black-ops."

That comment made Sasuke stop dead in his tracks. "Kakashi and Itachi worked together?" Sasuke repeated.

"Didn't you hear what I just said, Itachi and Kakashi worked together," Naruto repeated. "Kakashi was one of the informants on that case, that how he lost his eye."

At the time the Akatsuki were one of the most notorious gangs Kohana had ever delt with. Anyone that dared to stand against them would be found in a ditch a few hours later. For the first time since it's foundation the Uchiha and the police joined forces and formed a plan that had never been attempted before. They sent some deep undercover into the orangiseation that person went down in history as one of the bravest men in Kohana's history. Itachi Uchiha.

To this day the names of the people involved in the investigation were kept secret only a handful of people knew the full story. "How do you know that, and why would Kakashi share sensitive information with you?" He asked.

Naruto's smile fell a little. "Oh erm, about a year ago I got into trouble. You probably already know that I got busted for getting into a fight. Gramps was ok with it but the school board wanted to expel me, they would have done it but Kakashi-Sensei spoke to your brother and he got the other guy to drop the charges."

"But why would he share that with you."

"I just asked Kakashi-Sensei, he was fine telling me the story. Although I don't think Iruka was very happy with him afterwards." Naruto saw Sasuke was walking off. "Hey where are you going?" The blond asked.

"I'm getting ready for dinner," he replied.

It was believed that the Uchiha had founded the special unit when Kohana was founded. It had always been the Uchiha's dream to join his family. His late father had been in charge. Sasuke would sit in awe as his father described the criminals he put away. Although it was never said Sasuke looked up to his father, and saw him as a hero in his eyes and aspired to be just as brave as him.

Despite the age gap and the fact Itachi was a prodigy the brother's had been close. Until he was old enough to join karate Sasuke would beg his brother to teach him self-defense. Those ambitions were quickly quashed one-day Mitoko Uchiha forbid Itachi to use karate in front of Sasuke. Undeterred by his mother's objection, Sasuke would constantly try to get his brother alone. It didn't matter how stealthy he was He'd his mother would be lurking in the next room before he could ask. approve of the pair fighting. When the day finally came and he could practice with Itachi his mother would supervise their spars.

His stomach twisted when he saw the person sitting next to his brother. "Why did Itachi invite her?" He seethed.

Sasuke had never been fond of Izumi, his parents seemed to adore her. Sasuke came home from school he'd find the woman sitting by his brother's side giggle over the silliest things. Sasuke would hide in his room until the girl eventually left. His older brother always made it up to Sasuke later.

Sasuke almost walked out but his brother spotted him before he could make his escape.

The two brothers embraced like they always did but Sasuke never so much as said hello to Izumi. A kind waitress gave them their menus and took their odrdres before disappearing into the kitchen. Before their beverages even arrived Sasuke began to suspect something off about his brother.

Izumi was wearing an elegant red dress that showed off her slender figure, the dress looked far too splendid for just a normal diner. "What's going on here, those two are acting weirder than usual." He noticed. Sasuke's onyx eyes caught sight of the pendant around Izumi's neck. "No, it couldn't be, he wouldn't." But a second glance only confirmed what he saw the first time. There was no mistaking the red and white family crest around Izumi's slender neck. "Why is she wearing that?" Sasuke demanded.

Itachi gently took his girlfriend's hand and smiled. "That's what I wanted to talk to you about, I should have done this a long time ago. I've asked Izumi to be my wife." His brother beamed.

Out of all the things his brother had done in the past, this was by far the worst. "Are you really that fucking stupid?!" Sasuke's shouting caught the attention of the other dinners. "You know Mother and Father would never have approved of this!" He bellowed.

"Sit down Sasuke." His brother commanded.

Sasuke whirled at his brother. "When are you going to wake up and see her for what she really is?" The younger brother demanded.

His brother's finance gently held Itachi's arm. "Itachi-Kun it's ok really," she reassured. "Why don't you come home with us and we can talk this through privately." She urged.

For years Sasuke had kept his true feelings hidden what he'd wanted to say to the woman. "You may have blinded my brother with your words, but I see you for what you really are," The woman shied away from Sasuke. "So are you even going to wait until after the wedding before you kill my brother. I'd ask you what gun you'd use but gold diggers like you prefer poison don't they?" Sasuke took satisfaction from the look of hurt on his enemies face.

Izumi's eyes shone with tears. "Stop it Sasuke-kun. I can't believe you'd even think I'd..." She swallowed hard and averted her gaze while she desperately wiped her unfallen tears from her face.

As quickly as his anger appeared it disappeared. The raven hadn't noticed when Itachi rose from his seat and slapped him across the face. Sasuke went to touch his stinging cheek could already feel his cheek becoming red. "How dare you disrespect my fiancé like that." Itachi had never raised a hand to him in the past. Sasuke had never heard his brother's voice was laced with venom. "Izumi has been there for me in some of my darkest moments, she's made so many sacrifices for us, why can't you accept she makes me happy?"

"You disappear for months at a time and then get engaged and expect me to be happy for you." He snapped. "Don't come crying to me when you start getting sick." With that Sasuke ran out of the resturnt.

Sasuke kept walking until his legs carried him to a rundown bar.

A wall of loud voices and the smell of aclchol filled the air. He sat down and ordered himself a drink.

Instead of giving a ring would present their bride with a pendant with the family crest on. Mitoko often told her childern that it was far more prescoius than a ring. Sasuke's fingers gently touched his mother's necklace to reassure himself. "Something that perouis dosen't belong around her neck. I'll never forgive Itachi for this," he swore.

The alcohol warm buzz, when Sasuke reached his shot glass it slipped through his fingers. As Sasuke stood up the room started to swim out of focus and he knew nothing more.

Unlike most of the people at the bar that night, Naruto hadn't come here to drown his sorrows, he'd sat there for about an hour starting at his untouched drink. "I wonder if Sasuke's enjoying his evening." He wondered.

After trying to distract himself with studying and pruning his plants, it quickly became clear to the blond he couldn't face a night alone in his room.

After last night, Naruto planned on avoiding sleep as much as possible. "I never thought I'd feel alone without Sasuke." He laughed at himself. When the teen heard a familiar voice in the bar. The blond felt his stomach flutter when he saw the duckbutt hair at the bar. "Sasuke's here," he thought.

The teen's delight was short lived when he saw the scowling face. " He looks worked up about something." It wasn't a good idea to approach the raven in this state. Naruto might have slipped out the back and left if he hadn't heard a glass break. A chorus of cheers and laughter erupted at Sasuke's clumsiness. Naruto's concerns grew when Sasuke almost fell over. "Is Sasuke ok?" With his escape plan abandoned, Naruto moved closer so he could hear what was being said.

"I think you've had enough," the barmen said.

Sasuke started to talk to but his words came out slurred. "That settles it, something's definatly wrong." He concluded. "Sasuke didn't look tipsy when he walked in here." blond increased his efforts to get to Sasuke. Naruto pushed his way through the rowdy crowd towards his roommate. "Gotta get to him quickly." He told himself. Just as he was inches away from the raven a couple of rowdy people barged into him knocking him off balance.

Naruto picked himself up off the floor by the time he'd got to his feet Sasuke was gone. Naruto tried to block out the chaos as he scanned the bar in search of his vulnerable classmate. Unable to find him, Naruto turned to the barman for help. "Hey, where was the guy that was here just a second ago?" The blond demanded. After repeating himself three times the message seemed to get through.

Now that they understood eachother the barmen was happy to help. "Oh the guy with weird hair cut, his friends just took him home. I sure hate to be that guy in the morning." He chuckled counting his money.

Forcing his panic down Naruto tried to recall if he'd seen any approaching the raven. "Shit, someone's got to him already." How could I let him out of my sight like that?" Seething at his own incompetence Naruto darted towards the exit. "If I hurry I might be able to catch up to them" he prayed that with Sasuke incapacitated it would slow them down.

The cold air hit his face but Naruto didn't pause to savour the cool breeze. "Damn it where did they go?" He started looking for any cars but the streets were empty. He pulled out his phone and quickly dialled for help. Half way through giving the woman his location when Naruto heard a grunt. Following the scource led Naruto down a dark alley.

could make out four outlines, two of them held Sasuke in place while the third beat the defences boy. "Where's all that Uchiha bravado now?" He asked punching Sasuke in the gut.

By now Naruto was so angry that he couldn't move. "Those fuckers are beating him, I'd like to see what would happen if Sasuke wasn't passed out like that." His fists started shaking.

"Hold him still, I want to twach the Uchiha a lesson." He commanded. The two accomplices shoved Sasuke against a wall and began pulling his trousers down.

The sound of a zipper being pulled down spurred Naruto in to action. The teen didn't know he'd started moving until his punch found its target. The force of the punch sent Sasuke's attacker hurtling into a wall. Just as Naruto went to deal with the other two men the blond saw that the other two running down the alleyway.

Naruto rushed to Sasuke's side, without thinking twice the teen pulled the raven on to his lap. Every brusie burned into his memeory. "Oh god no," The teen relaxed a little when he felt the gentle breathing against his neck. Naruto leant in closer to hear what the raven was saying. "Nisan, help me." This wasn't the cocky jerk that broke the teen to see Sasuke looked like he would break at the lightest touch.

A chilly gust of wind reminded Naruto how cold it was, the blond removed his jumper and used it to keep Sasuke warm. The blond felt his heart snap in twowhen Sasuke let out small whimper. "Shhh, I'm here I've got you." Naruto buried his face in Sasuke's hair taking in his scent. "I should have gotten to him sooner. How could I let them do this to you?" He asked himself.

"Aww, isn't this a sweet sight, before I leave I have just one question. Does the Uchiha know about his little stalker?" If the boy had any sense like his friends he would have fled while Naruto was comforting Sasuke. He didn't know Naruto enough to recognise the danger he was in. The blond's warm eyes blaze with fury.

"How dare you! How dare you touch him like that." Naruto growled. By the time it finally dawned on Sasuke's attacker but it was too late for him to escape now. Naruto launched himself at his enemy. The sound of his fist contacted bounced off the alley. Naruto didn't hear the approaching sirens the voices of people commanding him to get off him.

When Sasuke eventually opened his eyes he didn't recognise the white ceiling above him. "Where...am..I?" He wondered. The raven slowly turned and found Izumi sat in a chair by his bedside half asleep. The woman woke with a start and looked pleased to see he was awake.

"Sasuke-Kun," the woman went to embrace the teen but thought better of it. The girl awkwardly played with her hair as she tried to think of what to say. "Itachi stayed most of the night, but he got called away this morning." She explained. "Let me call him, he'll be thrilled to know you're awake." She reached for her phone.

"Why am I in a hospital?" He asked.

Apart from his argument with Itachi, Sasuke struggled to remember anything else after he left the restaurant, it was as if someone had reached in and pulled the memories from his mind. However, Sasuke vaguely remembers sensations, of someone touching him and shoving him against a wall. He'd attended enough awareness assemblies not to know what happened. "What drug did they use?" He asked.

To the Uchiha's surprise she answered him straight away. "The doctors suspect it was Rohypnol," Izumi answered. Sasuke winced when he tried to move. "Stay still," she ordered. "Your ribs were only bruised thankfully." Izumi carefully adjusted his pillow.

"Yeah I suppose I should thank them for drugging me first." He mumbled.

The woman's eyes watered. "They didn't just beat you up, you were found in an alley. They'd tried to..." She didn't need to finish for Sasuke to understand.

He'd never been this scared since his parent's deaths. "Did they..." The words turned to ice in his throat found he couldn't finish the question.

Sasuke didn't push Izumi's hand away when she gently grabbed his pale hand. "No, your friend saw what those scumbags were doing and followed them. I don't even want to think about what would have happened if he hadn't come to your rescue." She had tears in her eyes again. "You were very lucky, Itachi looked like he wanted to kill them."

The raven didn't need to be told how lucky he was. "Wait, what friend?" Sasuke demanded to know who had saved him.

"Oh Naruto-kun, he stayed with you in the ambulance until Itachi and I arrived. I think he just went to get a few things. You never mentioned your roommate was so sweet." She said.

"Hmpth, she wouldn't say that if she shared a room with him."

Just as Sasuke was about to enlighten her, Naruto appeared at the door carrying a tray and a bag. The food looked so unsteady Sasuke was surprised the food hadn't toppled over. "Good morning Izumi-San, I brought you some tea and something to...Sasuke you're...awake." Naruto seemed to forget how to speak when he Sasuke laying on the bed. "Um here, I made you some breakfast too in case you woke up." He said shoving the tray of food under the raven's nose.

Sasuke scrutinised what Naruto considered tomato sandwich. To top it all off the fruit had been sliced so thickly were too big making his meal look like a mountain. "Naruto tell me something, when you were preparing this abomination were you trying to choke me?" Sasuke asked.

The blond rubbed his head apologetically. "S..orry, it was the only thing I could make without burning anything." He said. "I know you like tomatoes, I see you eat them nearly every day at lunch." Naruto blushed. "Oh I bought you some cloths for when you get out of this place." He mumbled.

The raven was more interested to know how the blond was still alive. "How on earth has this idiot not starved to death yet?" He asked himself.

While Sasuke tried to understand his survival tactics, Izumi appeared to find his roommate's antics amusing. "Even so, it was really sweet of you Naruto-Kun, don't feel too bad you made a pretty good cup of tea," she praised. "You didn't have to go to so much trouble I could have just gone to the cafeteria," she explained taking another a sip of her beverage.

Naruto shook his head. "There's no way I could let you eat anything from that cafeteria. Not only is the food horrible but the tea they serve here looks more like dish water." Naruto warned. "And don't even ask me about their so-called ramen, if ichica saw what they served in here he'd weep." The blond added.

I'll keep that in mind the next time I visit, thanks for the advice." She winked. "Are your hands healing up ok?"

While Sasuke wanted to get the pair apart as soon as possible the younger sibling couldn't help but notice how familiar the pair seemed with one another. "Figures she'd be so comfortable around a murder, I bet if I left these to alone they'd start plotting to kill me next," He asked himself these perplexing questions Izumi piped up.

"I hope we're not keeping you from your studies," Izumi said.

Horror appeared on Naruto's face. "Oh crap, I'm late for class, Iruka-Sensei is going to kill me for sure this time," he announced. Before Naruto bolted out the door he said his goodbyes. "See you later Sasuke. It was nice to see you again Izumi-San and congratulations on your engagement, Itachi-San is a lucky guy." He waved.

In the past, Itachi would leave the room for some reason, leaving both of alone. Izumi would always be the one to instigate the topic, The conversation always led to one of them leaving the room. Nowadays the eldest sibling knew better and seldom left Sasuke in the same room as Izumi. The scene reminded Sasuke of those days like always it was Izumi that broke the silence. "I know you better than to expect that from you. All I want to say is, I know what this means to you, but I'm not trying to take your brother away from you." She promised. "You're always going to be the most important person in Itachi's life that will never change."

Somehow Sasuke resisted the urge to snort at her vow. "He has a funny way of showing it, he practically abandoned me when our parents died, when he does eventually show up he sends me to a boarding school. The day I finally come home he barely has time for me anymore." He snapped.

It unnerved Sasuke when Izumi's face became hard. "Things have been difficult for Itachi for the last two years, that's what Itachi wanted to tell you at dinner." The woman but her lip as she decided whether or not to continue after a brief pause Izumi continued. "Your brother wouldn't want me to tell you this but, it's his job that's been taking your brother away from you." She said in a hushed voice.

Sasuke recalled going days without seeing his brother, he'd started locking his father's old office. At last, his brother absence began to make sense. "Wait, so Itachi's been on a case for nearly two years." Sasuke couldn't fathom why his brother had confided in his girlfriend and not him. "I see, so Itachi can tell you about it but not me."

Izumi quickly came to his brother's defence. "It wasn't like that, he just came out one night. I know you want to know more, but I really don't know anything about it other than it's driving him crazy." She explained. "Your brother loves you more than anything, he just wants you to be safe and happy."

Sasuke laughed bitterly at her statement, "It's funny how that works, not only can my perfect brother to slap me for telling him the truth, but he's also aloud to meddle in my relationships." He spat. It was one of many topics that Itachi refused to talk about. Whenever Sasuke dared to breathe Neji's name his older brother would snap and repeatedly ordered him to stay away from his friend before skulking off.

To Sasuke's surprise Izumi didn't flinch at his outburst. The girl's face became stern. "Itachi did what he did to protect you! Why can't you see that?" She asked.

"Are you sure he didn't do it because the heir to the Uchiha can't stand the fact his little brother is gay." Try as he might, Sasuke could never get the image of his brother's disgusted face out of his head from that day. Until that fateful day the raven hadn't told his brother about his sexuality, he'd often thought about it, but he'd never had the courage to ask.

Sasuke couldn't read Izumi's face this time. "Talk to Itachi," With that his brother's fiancé stood up and walked off.

Izumi didn't return which suited Sasuke just fine, the Uchiha spent the remainder of the day alone. Beacuse of his bruised ribs the staff kept the raven in for a few days. The days seemed to drag on until finally one morning, the doctor agreed to discharge Sasuke. As soon as the nurses gave him the all clear and his pain killers the raven dressed himself.

"Hello Sasuke, I was just passing through and I thought I'd come and check on you." Saratobi strolled in and made himself at home.

His cuts and bruises were healing nicely all the raven wanted to do was get back to his dorm. "Hn, I'm fine just my brother making a fuss as usual." He murmured.

The headmaster didn't seem at all offended. "Ah, family can be difficult sometimes. But I share your hatred for this place, I was never one for hospitals myself when I was your age." His smile faltered a little. "I trust you've already made your statement to the police?" He asked.

Sasuke had barely eaten his breakfast when two officers came to talk to him. "Hn, it was a waste of time since I couldn't tell them much. I can't remember anything from last night." More than anything Sasuke hated feeling useless. After the two men left, the boy spent the rest of the day straining his memory trying to recall even the smallest detail.

"I'm very pleased to see you're on the mend. Also, I want to reassure you that the boys that attacked you won't get away with this." The headmaster's eyes were full of fire. "As soon as he's been discharged from the hospital he'll be remanded in custody until his trail." He promised.

"Wait they already have him in custody?" Sasuke exclaimed.

Saratobi blinked in at his student in surprise. "Oh, I just assumed that someone had already told you. Hasn't Itachi been to visit you?" Sasuke shook his head. "All I can tell you is the boy, there's no need for you to see him. Naruto's eye witness statement will be more than enough to get a conviction. discharged from the hospital."

Sasuke hadn't forgotten what Izumi said about Itachi being out for revenge. "Is that why Itach hasn't been here?" He wondered. When the younger brother thought about it, Sasuke couldn't picture his older brother taking the law into his own hands. "Did Itachi catch up to him?" The raven asked.

Saratobi seemed to find it amusing. "Luckily for him he was placed under armed guard by the time your brother arrived at the hospital. But that didn't stop Itachi from trying." He explained, "Izumi stopped him from doing something stupid, she'll make a good wife." When the old man sat down Sasuke could see his age showing.

Before he left the old man had one last thing to say to his young charge. "I doubt anything I say will change your mind, but don't go looking for your attacker." He warned.

Fear was the last thing on Sasuke's mind as he wandered the corridors. His conversation with Saratobi had left the boy with more questions than answers. Among other things Sasuke was itching to know why his attacker needed medical treatment. "Hn, if you happen to bump into that usuratonkachi, can you tell him to keep my room clean." Sasuke dreaded to think what the messy blond had done to his room.

A thin smile appeared on the headmaster's face. "To tell you the truth, that's the real reason I'm here. Naruto's been interrogating your teachers since yesterday. At least now I can finally give him some news. Knowing how stubborn that boy is, he's probably sitting outside waiting for me right now." He said with a chuckle. "You should know Your brother was very grateful to Naruto, I've never seen him hug anyone that tightly before."

Instead of going straight home like he planned, Sasuke took a detour. As the teen wandered the crowded corridors the headmaster's warning kept repeating itself. "Don't go looking for your attacker." Sasuke laughed at the man's foolish attempt to deter him. "Yeah as if I was going to listen to that advice." He thought. It wasn't hard to work out where they boy was being kept all he had to do was look for the police guard. The biggest problem he'd face was gaining access to his attacker.

An hour later and Sasuke still hadn't found what he was looking for. Just as he was about to admit defeat when he spotted someone in uniform standing outside a private room. A nurse appeared at the door with medication. She flashed her ID card and went inside. "Tch, there's no way I'm going to get in there." He realised. Then something unexpected happened, the police officer followed the woman. "This is my chance," he told himself. With the coast clear Sasuke ran to the door and pushed it open just a little. His stomach lurched when he saw the form lying on the bed.

At First, Sasuke tried to deny what he already knew but the was no mistaking the broken nose and features. "It can't be, that's the same guy that broke into our room." Try as he might Sasuke couldn't seem to pull his gaze away from the bloody pulp lying on the bed. He overheard the two officers talking to a nurse. "How long do you think he'll be like that?" The man asked.

The nurse seemed happy to answer the policeman's questions. "He was lucky, the officers arrived on the scene when they did. Apparently, the kid was still punching him when they showed up." She added,

This fact seemed to amuse the boy's bodyguard a little. "If you ask me the brat got off lightly, I hear Itachi Uchiha is out for his blood." He said. "That's some friend Sasuke has."

Sasuke felt cold all over. "Naruto did that?" The raven had witnessed Naruto's temper a number of occasions, but He'd never thought Naruto would be capable of inflicting that pain on another person.

Sasuke knew he would carry that image of that boy with him forever. During his journey home a terrifying theory began going around in his head. "Did Naruto follow me that night?" He wondered, like his father Sasuke didn't believe in coincidences. It wasn't too difficult to imagine Naruto druging with the intention of dragging him off somewhere. "I've been careful up until now, maybe telling him I'm gay unerved him." just then something occurred to the raven. "Fuck, what if that idiot stumbles across the cameras." He panicked.

Dodging crowds of fan girls until finally he burst into his room. The sight that awaited him wasn't what Sasuke pictured during his frantic dash. What the raven's onyx eyes saw was worse. As soon as Sasuke appeared he saw Naruto take something out of his bedside table. He displayed all the classic signs of a child when he got caught raiding the fridge. "Oh, hey Sasuke I wasn't expecting you back so soon. I was starting to think you'd been poisoned by the hospital food." He joked.

The Uchiha was no stranger to betrayal. By now, Sasuke had lost count of the amount of school friends that he'd befriended. It always ended the same, just when the raven truly believed he'd found someone he could call a friend, things started disappearing from his house, a new video game, a pair of trainers, then he'd notice them turn up at his so-called friend's house. Even if Sasuke wasn't undercover, the Uchiha would never in a million years consider Naruto his friend, but that it didn't lessen the blow. "So that was your plan all along, wait until I was laid up in bed and then steal from me." He accused.

The blond teen didn't even have the decency to look ashamed. "Oh, I can see it must look like that but..." Sasuke cut Naruto off.

Sasuke snatched the box from Naruto's hands and opened it. "Oh very clever, hiding what you stole in a box then pretending it's a gift." He let out a breath when he stared at the contents of the box. Not only had the chain been replaced, but the pendant had been cleaned restoring his mother's pendant to its former glory. "That idiot, I can't belive someone like him would do this for me." When Sasuke looked up Naruto was already gone. He picked up the tag off the floor and read it.

"Sorry about the secrecy I wanted it to be a surprise. Get well soon."

More than just embarrassment, he felt ashamed for acting they way he'd done. The raven couldn't begin to think how he should apologise to Naruto. However, when Sasuke looked up, he saw Naruto had already left. The mess he'd expected to find wasn't there, in fact, the room looked even cleaner and reeked of polish. "I'm such an idiot."

Sasuke didn't hesitate to anwser the phone to Orochimaru's mocking voice, "Tsk tsk tsk, that wasn't very nice of you. I didn't think you would jump to conclusions like that," he teased.

Sasuke didn't let the comment bother him. "Don't worry, I'll find a way to apologise later." Allthough the Uchiha fully intended to make amends with his classmate, Sasuke wasn't worried about blowing his cover or the investigation. From the moment the raven laid eyes on Naruto's gift a tight knot wormed its way around Sasuke's stomach. The longer Sasuke stared at his mother's repaired necklace the knot in his stomach tightened,

Until he could apologise properly Sasuke pushed this to one side for the moment. It hadn't escaped Sasuke's atttion that the detective's voice sounded tired. "You don't need to keep checking up on me everyday, " The raven said flatly. "Why not get some sleep you sound like you need it more than I do?" Sasuke had seen his brother almost collapse from exhaustion more than once.

There was a brief pause before Orochimaru replied. "I appreciate your concern Sasuke-Kun I'll rest when I see that boy with a needle in his arm." He declared.

Sasuke's breathing hitched at the reply. "Sasuke was adiement that he must have misheard his mentor. "He'll be behind bars soon enough." The Uchiha promised.

Orochimaru's next response left Sasuke feeling cold. "Hmpt, life behind bars is too good for a cold blooded murder like him, no the death seems far more befitting."

Why do I suddenly feel you all giving me evil looks right now?

I know the scene with Sasuke being drugged was brief but I still thought it was a good idea to put the warning up anyway.

This chapter was fun to write, I loved adding Itachi and Izumi into the story and I'm looking forward to writing more of them soon. So sad that Naruto Shippuden has ended, but Boruto is coming out soon. I'll continue to write Naruto fanfiction so don't worry.l