Curiosity
Author's Note: Thanks for the review. It seems like the pool lemon was a hit ;). Yes, Sasuke will eventually top. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Uchihas everywhere!
Chapter 12
"Mikoto, would you care to explain why the credit card company just called me to make sure that our credit card hadn't been stolen? It seems someone purchased two plane tickets to Vegas for a flight scheduled to leave tomorrow!" Fugaku says.
Mikoto Uchiha loved her husband dearly. She truly did, but she also loved her sons. One of her sons was getting married and she wasn't going to miss out on it. So she had purchased two plane tickets. One for herself and she was planning on calling Sasuke. Perhaps he would be more open minded than his father about Itachi's preference towards men.
"My love, it is a very long story." She says quickly.
"I have all the time in the world, but it seems you do not. Now would you kindly tell me what is going on before you miss this flight?" Fugaku demands.
She bit her lower lip. They had a very strong marriage. Never before had Mikoto actually kept a secret from her husband. She did feel guilty about it, but she knew that deep down she had made the right decision.
"Itachi is getting married. I know that it is difficult for you to accept the fact that he is gay. I understand that, but I am not going to miss my son's wedding. I had hoped that perhaps Sasuke would join me. That's who the second ticket was for." She answers him.
Fugaku was stunned. His wife had never been that sneaky before. He knew that Itachi's preferences had put a strain on their otherwise happy relationship. He did not approve to put it mildly. Mikoto was willing to look the other way.
He could not fault her for wanting to spend time with her children. She was an excellent mother and that was just one of the many reasons why he loved her. Still he felt that her indulging them so much, was likely one of the reasons why Itachi thought his behavior was acceptable.
"I wish you had felt that you could be honest with me. Have you already spoken to Sasuke about this?" He asks.
"Not yet. I am sorry, my love. I do not like keeping secrets from you, but I will not miss one of the most important days of Itachi's life." The dark beauty says firmly.
Fugaku covers his face with his hand and rubs it slowly. He was torn between his disapproval for Itachi's behavior and wanting to make his wife happy. She was a grown woman. It wouldn't be right to forbid her from seeing her son and it wasn't as if they couldn't afford the trip. Perhaps for one day, he could humor her.
"Call Sasuke. If he does not wish to go, I will take his ticket. If he does, I'll buy my own. It will cost extra to get a ticket on such short notice, but we can afford it. I still don't like this Mikoto. I don't like it at all. But I don't want to see you unhappy, when I can prevent it." He says with a heavy sigh.
"You mean it?" The brunette asks and her eyes widen in shock.
"Yes, I mean it. I know that it's very likely I will come to regret this decision, but you can stop looking at me with those sad eyes now and UMP-F!" Fugaku calls out as he was glomped by his wife.
He blinks. He would never have thought a middle aged woman would glomp someone. Honestly, where had everyone's dignity gone? Well, maybe glomps weren't so bad.
His hand did end up on her rather firm backside. It did truly amaze him that she still looked like she was 25 in many ways. No one would ever guess that she was actually in her 40's, just by looking at her.
"I love you, even if you are the most thick headed man that I have ever met." She says with a smile and kisses his forehead.
"I love you too, even if you are far too indulgent with the boys." He replies.
She shakes her head and bounds off of him. Mikoto darts into the other room and quickly calls Sasuke. Fugaku chuckles, it would almost be worth it just to see Mikoto carrying on like a teenager again in this moment.
He supposed that explained why she wanted to visit Sasuke so badly. That way they would have been able to board the flight together, if Sasuke said yes. Mikoto was a sneaky woman, when she wanted to be.
Meanwhile in Vegas, Suigetsu and Sasuke had returned to their room. The white haired man wasn't particularly happy to know that some stalker was lurking around and after his lover. Sasuke wasn't either, but he was keeping his composure compared to Suigetsu.
"I swear if he even tries to touch you, I will shoot his nuts off." The violet eyed cop says.
"I love you too." Sasuke says with a smile and kisses Suigetsu.
Suigetsu never one to miss an opportunity, quickly pins his lover to the bed. He wondered if Sassy would be up for two rounds in one day. Hmm maybe. He muses and returns the kiss. That's when Sasuke's damn cell phone went off and the Uchiha broke the kiss to lean over and answer it.
"Hello?" He asks.
"Sasuke! Oh good, I'm glad I caught you. I know it's late." Mikoto says, realizing it was midnight.
"Mother? No, it's not that late. It's only nine. What's going on? Are you and father okay?" Sasuke asks, wondering why his mother would call him so "late." (Well her version of late.)
Mikoto's giddiness was gradually giving away to fear. What if Sasuke had a similar reaction to his father? Maybe he would want nothing to do with Itachi. The two of them used to be so close. She would hate to ruin their relationship.
"Mother, are you still there?" Sasuke inquires a few minutes later, as Mikoto had gone silent for far too long.
"Yes, I'm still here. Are you sitting down? This may come as a shock. Please try to keep an open mind." She pleads with him.
"Yes, I'm sitting down. What is it? You are kinda scaring me." Sasuke replies and he felt his alarm growing.
Something had deeply shaken up his mother. Mikoto was always a woman who went with the flow. You had to be to stay married to Fugaku Uchiha. It was a rare event that could rattle the Zen like woman.
"It's about Itachi. The reason that he and your father had a falling out is because he is attracted to men. He's also going to get married in Vegas really soon. Your father has agreed to attend the wedding. I was so shocked! I'm so happy. I hope that maybe you will consider coming. I can pay for your plane ticket. We are in New York City, right now. We could still make his wedding, if we leave tomorrow. I know that it would mean the world to your brother." She replies in a rush.
Sasuke blinks. He knew that took a lot of courage for his mother to ask. He was shocked that his father was actually going to come.
"Um yeah…about that. I kinda already knew that Itachi was gay. I ran into him in the city. He told me. Big brother invited me to his wedding. That's why it's only 9 pm here. I'm in Vegas already." Sasuke explains.
"Oh. Well that's good. I'm so glad that you are having an easier time processing this than your father did at first. I suppose we'll see you there." Mikoto replies after getting over her shock.
"Of course. I can't wait to see you mother. But are you sure this is a good idea? I don't know if father should come if there's a chance he can't control himself. I don't want anything to ruin Itachi's wedding." Her youngest son inquires.
Mikoto sighs. It was a valid concern. She could certainly understand why Sasuke would be skittish about Fugaku attending.
"Your father has always kept his promises to me. I will make him promise to behave himself or else." His mother informs him.
"Or else what?" Sasuke asks curiously.
"He'll be sleeping on the couch alone, for a year." She answers pleasantly and Sasuke shivers.
He didn't even want to know what his father would be like if he didn't get any for a year. Honestly, he figured that was the only thing that kept Fugaku from going completely postal. Straight or gay, it didn't matter. That was the fastest way to hurt a man, depriving him of sex.
"That would do it. I'll tell Itachi." Sasuke says.
"Thank you. Please let him know that I will do my best to ensure your father plays nicely. I don't want anything to ruin this occasion either." She states.
"Of course. Good night, mother. I love you." Sasuke says.
"I love you too, Sasuke. Good night." Mikoto tells him and hangs up.
Suigetsu tilts his head. Sasuke's mother had been on the phone. Sasuke had never really mentioned his mother. He'd always assumed she had died or maybe she had divorced his father and left.
"That was your mom?" The white haired man asks.
"Yes. She's coming to the wedding. So is my father. I hope that she can keep a tight leash on him. God knows she is the only one who has ever been able to reason with him." Sasuke says with a sigh.
"Hey, don't worry. I'm sure she wouldn't bring him, if she thought something bad was going to happen. So I guess I get to meet your parents after all?" The other cop says, sounding oddly chipper.
"Yeah. My mother is very kind and gentle. That shouldn't be a problem. It's my father that I don't really want in the same room as you. Don't do or say anything stupid. You can't make cracks in front of them like you do with Deidara and Itachi. Please Suigetsu?" He pleads.
Suigetsu sighs. He pulls Sasuke into his arms. He loved to tease his Sassy. But he wouldn't actually do anything that would hurt him.
"Hey, it's alright. I'll be on my best behavior. Which granted isn't usually much, but I won't tell them about all the hot gay sex we have. I promise." Suigetsu lightly taunts him and Sasuke rolls his eyes.
"That's very comforting." Sasuke mutters.
"I know it is." Suigetsu says with a smile and snuggles into his Sassy.
Back in New York City, Mangetsu smiles as he continues cooking. Gaara was coming over tonight. He wanted to impress him with a romantic dinner. Things were going great with the red head.
He was contemplating asking if Gaara wanted to be exclusive or not. They had never mentioned it. He said he was single. But that didn't mean that someone who looked like Gaara didn't have one night stands every once in awhile. Logically, he knew that it wasn't really smart to assume exclusivity without it being said.
"Mangetsu?" He hears Gaara call out as he knocks on the door.
The white haired man quickly bounds over. He opens the door and lets his hot red head in. God, he was gorgeous. Yeah, he was going to have to risk it. If he saw someone touching Gaara, he'd go postal. He just knew it.
"Hey! Really glad you could come. Dinner should be ready in a few minutes. You are kinda early. Not that I mind." He says quickly.
"I know, but I missed you. Work has been brutal this week." The red head admits and places a soft kiss against his lips in a gentle apology.
Mangetsu wasn't picky. He'd take a sorry kiss. He smiles and deepens it. Fuck, he had never met anyone who could get him hard just from kissing before. He pulls the mayor into his arms and deepens it.
He heard Gaara moan into the kiss. That's when he lost it. Their tongues soon battle for dominance and he squeezes the other man's ass. He was gratified when he felt the red head grind up against him, clearly also just as excited as he was.
"Mangetsu, do you smell smoke?" Gaara asks, breaking the kiss.
"Smoke?" He asks in confusion and then he points to the kitchen.
Indeed there was smoke coming out of it. Damn it! He had left the food on the stove too long. In his defense, it was very easy to get distracted when you were making out with such a sexy red head.
He races into the kitchen. Quickly, the white eyed man grabs the fire extinguisher. He puts out the fire and sighs. There went the perfectly crafted romantic dinner he had in mind to win over Gaara.
"I think it's sweet that you tried to cook for me. It likely would have worked out, if I hadn't distracted you. We can always order a pizza?" Gaara offers.
"Yeah. A pizza sounds good. How do you like yours?" He asks.
"Just cheese and pepperoni. I'm not that exotic when it comes to my food choices. Temari always says that I'm too picky and boring." He states.
He tilts his head. Mangetsu wondered who Temari is. He plucks up the courage and decides to ask.
"Who is Temari?" The white haired man dares himself to ask the object of his affections.
"She's my sister. She's the eldest. Kankuro is my brother and the middle child. I'm the youngest." Gaara explains simply.
"Oh I didn't know you had any siblings." He muses.
"There's a lot you don't know about me. We did just start seeing each other." The mayor notes with open amusement.
Mangetsu smiles. He pushes Gaara onto the couch and sits in his lap. The other man wraps his arms around the red head's neck.
"Well I'd like to get to know all about you, if you want. I'd particularly like it, if I was the only one who had that privilege." He says and dares himself to look at Gaara to see his reaction.
"You want us to be exclusive. That's what you are saying, right? If that's the case, I don't mind. I meant it when I said I was single. I don't do one night stands or casual sex. It's too dangerous these days." He admits.
"Really?" Mangetsu says and grins at his boyfriend's reaction.
"Mhm." Gaara says with a nod and moans when Mangetsu kissed him with the joy that a man dying of thirst in a desert would drink from an oasis.
Somehow he could always make him feel wanted. Oh he was used to men and some women lusting after him. But it was just a physical attraction. Flattering, but meaningless. With Mangetsu, there was definitely meaning involved. Gaara liked that.
The fact that the other man was gorgeous also helped. Yes, with his snowy white hair and exotic matching eyes, Mangetsu was nothing short of stunning.
He idly wondered if the brother he had mentioned once in passing, was an identical twin? This was the start of a lot of forbidden fantasies. He'd never act on it though. Gaara was just wired for monogamy.
"I'm really glad that you agree. I was worried about how you would take that. I mean someone like you must be getting offers every day at the club." Mangetsu says after he breaks the kiss.
"I get offers. I just don't accept them. I want more than just a quick fuck in a bathroom stall or a drunken tumble in a hotel room. I enjoy sex, but not when it's just…lust. Lust is fun. But there has to be more than that." The red head says.
"Good. That's how I feel too. Oh and I have PLENTY of lust for you. I wanted your sexy ass the moment I saw you." He admits.
"Good then we are in agreement then." The red head says with a smile and Mangetsu nods his head enthusiastically.
He wondered if he could get Gaara to stay the night. It would be nice if the first thing he saw when he woke up was the red head, curled up next to him. Maybe that was pushing his luck though.
"And to answer the question you are too scared to ask, yes. I'd love to stay the night with you." Gaara informs him.
"How'd you know?" Mangetsu asks.
"I'm in politics. It's my job to be able to read people. Everything else is just fancy window dressing. Essentially, it's just a more mercenary version of psychology." He answers him.
"Mercenary sounds pretty hot actually. I bet you would look sexy as Hell in some kind of military uniform." Mangetsu muses.
"Well you might find out one day, if you are a good soldier." The red head says and kisses him, smiling when he felt his boyfriend kissing back.
The next morning, Sasuke goes to find Itachi. He had to let him know what was going to happen. He wasn't sure how his older brother would react to the knowledge that Fugaku was coming to his wedding.
Would he be happy? Would he be angry? Maybe Itachi would be scared. He honestly didn't know and that kinda frightened Sasuke. Itachi had always been his rock. Sasuke always knew what his brother would do in any given situation, but not this one.
"Itachi?" Sasuke calls out as he knocks on the door of the hotel room.
A few minutes later, Itachi comes out. He looks at Sasuke in confusion. Sasuke hated getting up early. If given the choice, he'd sleep till at least Noon. The younger Uchiha was definitely a night owl, much to his father's annoyance.
"Sasuke, what's wrong? You never get up this early unless you have to and why do you look so scared? Come in." He says and steps aside, letting the younger man walk into the room.
"It's about father. I know you guys had a falling out over…well everything. But mother talked to him. He's coming to the wedding. She promises she'll do everything that she can to ensure he's on his best behavior. She doesn't want to see your wedding get ruined either." Sasuke says in a rush.
Deidara stretches as he comes out of the bathroom. His toothbrush was still in his mouth. The blonde blinks when he sees Sasuke in their room. He looks at Itachi curiously.
"Sasuke just came to inform me that our dear father has decided to attend our wedding. It seems mother believes she can force him to behave. What do you think my love? If you don't want him there, I'll have him shown out by security." Itachi asks gently.
Deidara blinks. Itachi's father wanted to come to their wedding? Had Hell frozen over? It must have. That was really the only logical explanation for this 180. He frowns as he considers the question.
He didn't want anything to ruin their special day. But he knew Itachi. Itachi might try to deny it, but the man did want to repair his relationship with his father. Besides, it would be good for Sasuke as well.
Sasuke was gay, but hadn't come out to his father yet. If Fugaku could get over his disapproval for their relationship, it might make things easier for Sasuke and Suigetsu later down the line. He liked the two of them. They were funny and reminded him so much of him and Itachi when they first started seeing each other.
"If you are okay with it, I'm okay with it. Besides if he acts like an asshole, we can just have Naruto throw his ass out. Yeah?" Deidara says with a smile and Itachi kisses him.
God he loved this man. Deidara was eccentric, but he was stable where it most counted. He knew that the blonde would always support him where it mattered most.
"Well Sasuke, you have your answer. Thanks for the advance warning. I don't know what I would have done, if he just showed up and I had no idea he was coming." Itachi mutters.
"Yeah. I'll let you guys get back to whatever, you were doing. I think Suigetsu is probably going to wake up soon." He says and heads down the hall.
That's when Sasuke saw him. He saw Sai. He knew the stalker saw him to because he came over to him. He bites back a snarl. The Uchiha didn't want to cause a scene and get thrown out of the hotel before the wedding.
"Sasuke, it's so good to see you" Sai says with that creepy smile of his.
He would be attractive, if he didn't have that damn smile. That's what Sasuke thought. Oh and if he actually ate more than enough to keep a bird alive, that would do wonders for him. Of course he would never be able to compare with Suigetsu or even Naruto, but still.
"It's not good to see you. Leave me the fuck alone. I can't believe you followed me across the country. But I am telling you right now, that I am not going to put up with it. I'm here for my brother's wedding. I won't let you mess that up. You got it?" Sasuke growls at the other man.
"Has anyone ever told you, how beautiful you are when you get angry? I particularly like the way your eyes flash red, like a demon's." Sai inquires.
Sasuke twitches. He was really fighting back the impulse to punch him. This man had it coming. It'd almost be worth it. But he knew he couldn't. He kept reminding himself that if he did it, he would miss Itachi's wedding. And no asshole, was worth that.
"A few people, minus the demon part. Has anyone ever told you that you are a demented stalker, who needs to get a life?" Sasuke replies.
"Hmm nope. Most people are much more happy to return my affections. Maybe that's part of the attraction really. I do love a challenge and you certainly are one." He says and pushes Sasuke against the wall.
Sasuke was about ready to tell Sai off, when the bastard had the nerve to KISS him. Sasuke bit down on his tongue HARD. He bit down hard enough to cause Sai to shout.
It seemed that someone had heard it. Someone rushes towards them and gets in the middle of them. It took Sasuke a moment to realize that it was Naruto. He was really that fast.
"I knew that you were going to be stupid. Get the fuck away from him." Naruto warns Sai.
"I wasn't doing anything. This man assaulted me. I should press charges. But if he apologizes, I won't." Sai says with a smile.
"Oh really? Is that what the police will find when they look at the security footage? Because we have security cameras here, you know. If you are lying, you are going to be in big trouble. So I'll ask you again, did Sasuke assault you?" The blonde demands.
"Fine. I kissed him and he bit me." Sai mutters.
Naruto nods. The implication was clear. "That's what I thought. Now get your ass out of here." Sai sighs and heads off.
"You alright, bastard?" The blonde asks.
"Yeah. I think so. He's fucking crazy. Thanks for the help. I could have handled it, but I didn't want to get thrown out of the hotel." Sasuke replies.
"Yeah. I get it. Maybe it's not that smart of an idea for you to be walking around by yourself. I'll show the footage to the security team and get him removed from the hotel. I wouldn't put it past the creep to try to sneak back in though." The blue eyed security guard warns Sasuke.
Sasuke couldn't disagree. It chilled him a little to realize that. Sai was definitely unstable in some way. Who seriously flew across the country to follow someone that wasn't even interested in them, just because they found him attractive?
"You're right. I'm gonna head back to my room now. I'll see you around. Thanks." Sasuke says as he does exactly that.
Suigetsu was just waking up as Sasuke walked in. He blinks when he saw BLOOD on Sasuke's face. It was just a trickle, but still. The white haired man leapt into action.
"Sassy, you're bleeding. What happened?" He asks.
"Sai happened. Don't worry. It's his blood, not mine. The bastard kissed me and I bit his tongue to make him stop. I guess I bit him harder than I thought." Sasuke says as he wipes the blood away from his face with his sleeve.
"I swear to God, if that freak doesn't leave you alone, I am going to cut off his nuts and watch him bleed to death." Suigetsu growls.
"I think that's the most romantic thing anyone has ever said to me." Sasuke says with a smile and kisses Suigetsu.
"Good. You're my Sassy. He can go get his own." Suigetsu says, after breaking the kiss.
"I love you, even if you are a little psychotic." Sasuke says with a chuckle.
"I love you too, Sassy. Don't you ever forget that." Suigetsu says and ignores the psychotic line, it was semi accurate after all.
