Chapter 14
Unfortunately, Naruto got up a little late for school and didn't have time to stay and have a good talk with Deidara. It would have to wait in the evening.
"You gonna be okay?" Naruto was worried as he buckled his belt and picked up his jacket, "You're gonna stay here?"
"Yeah," Deidara shrugged, still lying down on the bed, "I'll figure something out. Maybe I'll go hang out at Demonic for a while."
"Okay. I'll text you when I finish school," Naruto smiled, "and call me if there's anything."
"Sure."
So he went to university, leaving pretty much at the same time as his dads while Iruka yelled at Kakashi that they would be late again because of him.
In Naruto's bedroom Deidara decided to just sleep in. He was just being lazy, really. But he felt good. Naruto's bed was comfy. He smiled as he recalled how they had woken up just thirty minutes ago, all tangled up in each other's arms somehow.
Then his smile faded as quickly as it had come as he recalled some rather unpleasant memories from the past few days. Unable to sleep after remembering all too clearly what his boss had done to him, he got up and shivered from the loss of warmth. He grabbed his bag and made his way to the bathroom. Kurama was still sleeping in his bedroom apparently.
Deidara took a long, soothing shower. He couldn't completely shake off the uneasiness he felt because of what had happened to him but he tried to anyway. After he was done cleaning himself he put on his change of clothes; black skinny jeans and red t-shirt with black abstract drawings on it. He brushed his long blonde locks in front of a mirror and also he brushed his teeth. Feeling better he made his way back to Naruto's bedroom. Taking out his cell as he sat on the messy bed he texted Suigetsu.
Deidara: Just letting you know I'm gonna be staying at Naruto's place now cause my ex was being a jerk.
Suigetsu: For how long?
Deidara: I don't know yet… How are you doing anyway?
Suigetsu: I'm worried about you!
Deidara: Don't be. Now stop texting me and listen to the teacher.
He knew that his friend was in class at this hour. Deidara chuckled as he looked up. Kurama had peeked in the bedroom.
"Hey you. I didn't even know you were here."
He shrugged helplessly, "Yeah well… I sort of… got here late last night."
"How are you?" He crossed his arms, leaning in the doorway wearing only pajama pants. "You seemed… I don't know really depressed yesterday."
"I'm fine," he said quickly, "hey do you think I could hang out with you guys at the store today? I can help out maybe. I can… I don't know… swipe the floor. Go get coffee. Stuff like that."
He really just wanted to have something to do today. He didn't want to have too much time to think.
"Sure," Kurama chuckled, "and you don't have to do any of those things if we're not gonna pay you; what are you a slave? Anyway I'll just take a shower and get dressed and then I'll get going… just help yourself with juice or breakfast or anything in the kitchen 'kay?"
"All right."
So Deidara went downstairs and ate some simple breakfast while Kurama took a shower and got ready. Afterwards they decided to leave in their respective cars, so that Deidara could leave the store whenever he wanted during the day.
He ended up helping out a lot that day, actually. He felt a little bit sick but nothing unbearable so he passed the time by doing various tasks in the store. He tried to stay away from Yahiko as much as possible – he didn't talk to him, anyway. It probably wasn't a good idea to be near his drug dealer right now. He actually did go get coffee for the employees at some point. He helped cleaning up the tattoo stations when Kiba or Kurama needed to, and also the piercing room. He stayed pretty much quiet the whole time.
Kurama ruffled his hair at some point, as Deidara was putting his material back into place properly, "You're so cute helping me clean up like that."
Deidara smacked his hand, "Stop it. And I have nothing better to do, honestly."
"So you really quit your job, huh?" the red-head searched his eyes. But Deidara tensed.
"Yeah um… hey Kiba?"
"What?" the brunet called from his tattoo stall.
"Can I go walk Akamaru?"
"Sure! He'd love that. Here take this…"
Kiba gave him a leash which he almost never used, but it was better to use it if it wasn't him walking the dog. So Deidara took a nice walk outside – it was rather warm for the end of October – taking the big white dog with him.
For a few more hours after that he hung out at Demonic, now avoiding both Yahiko and Kurama. He didn't want to talk to them and answer their inevitable questions. He tried to be useful but eventually it kind of got boring. And his drug dealer's constant staring was getting on his nerves.
He was about to leave to just go outside, maybe climb in his car and drive somewhere else, whatever, when he felt really sick. Well he'd been feeling a little off all day but it hadn't been that bad. Now he felt nauseous, so he rushed to the bathroom ignoring the worried glance Kurama sent him.
For the second day in a row, he threw up in the bathroom of Demonic. He felt very weak after that, and a little shaky. After rinsing his mouth he returned to the store but he didn't stay long.
Still very pale he went to talk to the two tattoo artists. "I'm gonna go guys. Thanks for keeping me company today."
"We work here," Kiba laughed looking up from the design he was working on, "thank you for keeping us company. And hey thanks for walking my dog that was so nice of you."
"No problem," Deidara smiled weakly.
"You okay?" Kurama looked up as well.
"Yeah, anyway, see you later," Deidara didn't want to bother him as he had a customer right now. So he took off walking toward his car with his hands in his skinny jeans' pockets.
He drove towards Naruto's house and actually he received a text from said blonde as he approached his destination.
I'm done with my last class in like an hour, I can't wait, so how are you doing?
Deidara waited until he was parked in the residential street to reply.
A little sick but I'll be fine. I was hanging out at Demonic but I just drove back to your place actually.
Shit I should've given you my keys.
It's okay I'll just wait for you in my car. No worries.
Deidara froze as he received an incoming call from Kawaiko – therefore undoubtedly from Madara. His heart started thumping loudly. He ignored the call of course. There was no way he was talking to that disgusting, horrible man. He fucking hated him.
He sighed shakily as he started feeling nauseous again. It was a bit too warm in the car so he took off his jacket and opened the window. He also lowered his seat so he could sort of lie down although it wasn't the most comfortable position in the world. The engine was off but he kept the key in the ignition to listen to some music on the radio. He pressed his hand to his forehead as he tried to just relax and ignore the images of what his boss had done to him that haunted him constantly.
…
When Naruto got back home he parked his car in the driveway, grabbed his school bag and then walked over to Deidara's car. He shook his head in disbelief as he took in the sight of the blonde, just sleeping so carelessly in his car with the music on and window lowered. Naruto opened it and leaned closer, brushing a long strand of pale hair out of his pretty face. He looked quite pale though, and Naruto frowned.
Deidara woke up slowly, his blurry blue eyes focusing on Naruto. "Hey… ugh… how the hell did I fall asleep in this car anyway…?" He chuckled as he sat up straight and turned off the music.
"I'm sorry for keeping you waiting," Naruto said apologetically as he pulled away, giving him some space to step out of the vehicle.
As he did so he paled even more and had to lean on his car for support. Naruto worriedly placed his hand on his shoulder.
"You okay? You didn't take any drugs today did you?"
"No," he whispered.
"So you're having symptoms huh?" Naruto rubbed his back soothingly. "Did you eat anything?"
"Yeah this morning but I threw up so," he made a grossed out face.
"Let's go inside."
Deidara followed the taller male inside the house as the sky was beginning to darken outside. He made his way to the master bathroom so he could brush his teeth and drink some water. On the meantime Naruto went to drop his bag in his bedroom and opened up his laptop. He put on some music, his playlist falling on Here comes the rain by Hypnogaja. It was a sad song and it made Naruto a little depressed. He wished Deidara could get better quickly. He was so worried about the skinny blonde. And he just knew that there was something he wasn't telling him.
He came to join Naruto in his bedroom, shaking a little – it was hard to notice but Naruto was very attentive. He didn't comment on it though, as it was obvious Deidara wanted to talk about something else. Actually he went to take a look at the pictures decorating the pale orange wall over the bedhead.
As he sat cross-legged on the mattress he pointed at a graduation picture of Naruto with Sai, Gaara and Shikamaru.
"You're still friends with these guys right?" he tilted his head slightly, "I remember them from the first night we met."
"Yeah," Naruto smiled. He rolled his computer chair closer to the bed as he locked eyes with Deidara, "they're pretty awesome. And kinda weird I guess."
"Weird?"
"Well Sai's okay he's in law school, last year, he's pretty amazing, always had good grades and all. He calls people weird nicknames though. He used to date my brother but it wasn't very serious. Gaara is… kind of antisocial. He's pretty smart too he's in computer engineering… but yeah I've never seen him with anyone. And he just keeps to himself a lot. Shika…" Naruto chuckled, "I guess he's not weird he's just lazy. He likes girls but he thinks they're trouble so he stays away from them."
"They seem nice," Deidara smiled as he glanced at the pictures. "Will your dads mind that I'm here?"
"Oh no they're really great," Naruto waved his hand, "don't worry about it. We can have people over they don't care."
"I wish my father was like that…" he sighed.
Naruto folded his arms on the back of the chair and rested his chin on them, thoughtful, "What's he like?"
"Strict," he said as he shivered slightly, "very strict. When he's home we can't have anyone over, we can't make any noise cause it'll bother his work, we can't use the kitchen cause he doesn't want us to make a mess… He's almost never home though, so when he's gone we just do whatever we want."
"Why is he almost never home?"
"He's a famous architect," Deidara explained, "he's currently working on some projects in India. I think he's leaving again soon."
"Why did he, like…" Naruto hesitated, "kick you out?"
"He didn't exactly kick me out," he admitted, looking down, "but we had a fight. He said I should find a place of my own, cause he doesn't want me to live there anymore. I just… can't stand him."
"What was your mother like?" Naruto asked softly.
"She was the opposite of him," he chuckled, "well I mean I was eight when she died so I don't remember her that well you know? But she was really nice, a really good mom anyway, really protective and caring but not too much, like she wasn't smothering me or anything but… She was always there when I needed her." Deidara locked eyes with him, hugging his knees as he leaned back against the navy pillow, "What were your real parents like?"
Naruto smiled, "Actually, your mother sounds exactly like my dad..."
"Really?"
"Yeah… he was just like you described, well maybe not protective though. Just nice and caring and funny. We had some good times. My mom was the over protective one. They were such a cute couple – my dad was definitely the submissive one, which could be pretty funny. Yeah I miss them," his smile faded a little, "a lot. I guess I'm lucky I still have Kura."
After a moment of silence Deidara said, "And I'm lucky to have Ino I guess… that's my little sister she's just seventeen. We're not that close but she's a sweet girl, always nice to me whenever we talk."
"That's great," Naruto's smile returned as he grew a little thoughtful. He was really glad that Deidara was opening up actually. This was nice, just talking and getting to know each other better.
They continued talking for a little while, sharing a few more memories about their parents and families, and such things. Eventually Iruka and Kakashi got home and they prepared dinner. Deidara still felt sick though, actually Naruto was worried because his shaking intensified and he looked feverish. So Deidara just lay down on the bed, claiming that if he ate he would just throw up again.
Naruto ate dinner with his dads while explaining that he had a friend over and that he might stay a few days because things weren't going so great at home. As he explained the situation further they turned out to be very acceptant as Naruto had expected. They really were great.
He brought a glass of water for Deidara after dinner. He put it on the bedside table because the blonde was sleeping. He didn't look so peaceful though. Naruto frowned as he sat on the bed and caressed the thick blonde hair. He touched his cheek and grew even more worried; he definitely had a fever. His sleep was agitated.
Deidara woke up at the touch, blurry blue eyes slowly focusing on the taller blonde.
"Damn I'm sorry I keep falling asleep randomly," he chuckled weakly as he sat up.
"Your body's going through a tough time right now," Naruto said simply, giving him the glass of water. Deidara willingly took it with a shaky hand and drank a few gulps, before putting it back on the bedside table.
"Thanks…"
"Is there anything else I can get you?"
"No… but, isn't it a bit warm? Maybe we can open the window," he said in a weak voice and Naruto nodded and got to it right away. It wasn't that warm but he didn't comment.
"If you want you can take those off," he motioned at Deidara's clothes then blushed at what his words implied, "I mean, to sleep more comfortably."
"Yeah," he chuckled, amused by Naruto's light blush.
So Deidara did just that and crawled back under the sheet in just his boxers. Naruto wasn't watching, he was being respectful and just sitting at his desk with his opened books and laptop. He had a lot of exams coming up and needed to study.
…
When Kurama came back home from work he burst in Naruto's bedroom as he always did. This woke Deidara up.
"I'm sorry," the red-head bit his lip.
"It's okay I sleep too much anyway," the feverish small blonde shivered as he brought the navy comforter closer to cover up his body. He sat up and clutched the blankets in his hands, pressing them to his chest. Naruto tore his gaze from him to look at his twin.
"What's up?"
"Nothing much… Oh actually I wanted to ask you guys," he leaned onto the doorframe, "you want to go on a double date with me and Sas'ke tomorrow night? I was texting him earlier and came up with that idea. What do you guys think?"
"Sure," Deidara said quickly. But Naruto frowned.
"Are you sure you're gonna be okay I mean…"
"Yeah I'll be fine," Deidara looked like he was trying to reassure himself, "I really wanna hang out with you guys and Sasuke."
"Cool, then it's settled," Kurama smiled, "I'll let you sleep now… and study," he added as he looked at his twin.
"Cool," Naruto said back, smiling despite his constant worry for Deidara, "night Kura. Have fun watching whatever video or movie or whatever it is you're doing."
…
At some point during the night Deidara woke up feeling sick. It was 3am. He sat up taking in the sight of the handsome male sleeping soundly next to him. Deidara swung his legs out of the bed and wearing only boxers he rushed to the bathroom, trying not to make too much noise.
He threw up again, although his chest was painfully constricted uselessly as there was nothing left in his system to possibly throw up anyway. When the wave of nausea was over he sighed shakily and proceeded to brush his teeth. He felt so weak that even such a simple action was difficult and he had to lean on the sink counter.
This wasn't his first time trying to stop taking heroin. And every time he just craved it so badly that he couldn't do it. He needed it like he needed food, water, even oxygen. This was how he felt anyway. He felt so fucking awful. He just wanted to take the damn drug and feel better; soon he had nothing else on his mind.
Still he dragged himself back to Naruto's bedroom, and the sight of the blonde looking so peaceful and ridiculously beautiful as he slept made him conflicted. He wanted to just go see Yahiko and take the narcotics yet at the same time he didn't want to disappoint Naruto. Sighing shakily he closed the door behind him and made his way back to the bed.
…
On Thursday after work Kurama had to deny yet another invitation to spend the evening hanging out with Kiba. He was going to pick up Sasuke at his place and he wouldn't miss the opportunity to see his sexy new boyfriend for the world.
Kurama felt ridiculously happy as he drove through the city center, window opened slightly letting the world hear his loud hardcore music but he didn't care. Tapping one hand on the while, he shifted skillfully with the other as he switched lanes.
He smiled for no reason in particular as he drove down Sasuke's street, and parked in front of his apartment building. Smiling for no reason happened to him a lot lately. Being self-conscious of his appearance happened too – feelings which he hadn't been familiar with before meeting the raven-haired bartender.
Right now he wore a simple black v-neck tee – yes, because Sasuke had said, 'you look good in black' although he'd never admit something like that – tight gray skinny jeans and stylish sneakers. He also had a slim black jacket on, hiding his tattoos. But his silver earrings and eyebrow stud were revealed as the wind blew in his red hair through the window.
Of course, Sasuke looked as fucking gorgeous as ever, as he got out of his building and walked over to Kurama's car, looking cool, confident, almost bad ass. Combat boots, black leather pants, silver chains clinking on his pants with every step, and matching jacket. Damn that guy really liked leather, not that Kura had a problem with that, it was quite a hot style he had going on there; he didn't think he could ever get used to calling him his boyfriend.
"Hey," the raven said in his hot, low voice as he stepped in the car.
"Hey," he said back, smiling, "so what's up?"
"Nothing new since the last text I sent you, which was," Sasuke checked his cell just to tease him, "five minutes ago."
Kurama chuckled, leaning closer to entangle long tan fingers through black silk soft locks. They kissed passionately, which was the best greeting ever in Kurama's opinion.
"I could keep doing that for hours…" The red-head licked Sasuke's lip teasingly before kissing him again; both full, nice sets of lips moving together breathlessly.
"Didn't you wanna go on that double date thing?"
"Ah, yeah, your sexiness kinda made me forget."
"So it's my fault?"
"Entirely," Kurama teased.
Then, instead of kissing him again – even though he really wanted to do just that, those dark eyes, flushed lips… ugh – he started driving, going in the direction of the sushi place they had chosen.
"How was your day?"
"You know every single detail about my day we've been texting each other all the time," Sasuke mocked.
"Fair enough. How'd that painting turn out? The one you don't wanna tell me about."
"It's just… nothing important," Sasuke said defensively, averting his eyes as he tried to sound casual, "an assignment… maybe if I finish it and I like it then I'll show you."
"You promise?"
He sighed, but he was smiling softly, "All right fine, if I finish it and I like it, I promise I'll show you."
"Yay," he said childishly as he lowered the volume of the music. He wanted to concentrate on finding the sushi restaurant and also he wanted to just keep talking with Sasuke. Every time he spent just one or two days apart from him he missed him so ridiculously much.
"What about you?" Sasuke glanced at him sideways, amused as he leaned back into his seat, "did any hot tattoos today?"
"There was this totally cool one actually!" He explained as his big blue eyes brightened up, "She wasn't sure what she wanted, but she wanted a bird for sure, on her shoulder, something bad ass but femine at the same time and at first I was like…"
"How the hell do I do that?" Sasuke finished for him.
"Right. But it turned out all right! I got inspired last night. I drew her like, a big raven bird, mostly black, lots of details and shades," he motioned with his hands briefly as he drove, "and then I put some dark violet shades in there, as well as a pale flower in the background, you know, behind the raven. It's pale; gray and violet, and it just adds a…"
"Feminine touch," again his boyfriend finished his sentence.
Kurama looked at him with bright blue eyes, "Yeah! She really, really loved it and it made me feel so… I don't know…"
"Like you changed someone's life, even just a little?" he offered.
"Yeah! How come you always know what I'm gonna say! This is starting to freak me out!"
"Because I'm beginning to know you Kura," Sasuke tilted his head and a few raven bangs fell into his eyes. An amused smile spread on his lips as he continued, "I know you have a true passion for what you do, and that's what inspires me in people. By the way if you have a picture of that girl's tat I wanna see it."
"Oh yeah I did take one… it'll be up on our facebook page in a few days. You can find us easily, just write Demonic… then you can probably add me too! We haven't even done that yet!" he chuckled.
"Who cares about that right?" Sasuke entangled his pale fingers in dark red hair as Kurama drove, trying to keep his eyes on the road and not be disturbed by the sexy male right next to him. It wasn't very easy but he managed. Despite his being a crazy driver sometimes he'd never had an accident, he was always very careful, perhaps in memory of his parents. He brushed the thought away as he continued his banter with Sasuke.
"So that we can change our relationship status and a bunch of people who we don't really care about can like it…"
"Right," Sasuke pretended to be thoughtful as he kept his fingers in his soft red hair, "that's such an important thing. Getting likes. On facebook."
"I was kidding you moron."
Sasuke snickered, pulling his hand back, "Don't try."
"I'm not gonna start a fight with you 'cause I'm driving right now but as soon as I get there…" Which shouldn't be too far; they were just two blocks away from the sushi restaurant now.
"What?" Sasuke leaned closer, husky voice teasing him on purpose, "What are you gonna do to me?"
"What do you want me to do to you?"
"I asked you first."
"Just answer."
"You answer."
He laughed as he finally pulled in the parking lot, choosing a spot in the back. There was no one in the few other cars around. And Naruto hadn't texted him yet to confirm anything. Perhaps they were a little early. Which meant…
Kurama killed the engine and removed his seat belt. The smirk on his handsome face was unforgiving as he practically jumped on Sasuke – as much as he could anyway in the sports car. Still, he managed, and he ended up sitting on top of the raven as he lowered the passenger seat at once, startling his lover.
Sasuke's slight gasp was muffled by a desperately passionate kiss. Eventually leather clad arms wrapped around Kurama's thin back. They were close together but there were way too many clothes. Kissing Sasuke's delicate neck Kurama moaned, craving for more.
"What are we doing?" Sasuke breathed into his neck. His words sounded somewhat disapproving yet he kissed his way to his ear and started licking and nibbling at his piercings, knowing full well that this never failed to send Kurama into a craze.
Expectedly Kurama slid his arms under Sasuke's small body, only so that he could lift him up slightly and urge him to take off his jacket. This revealed Sasuke's complete outfits, and it made the red-head even hornier, if possible. The sexy bastard wore a skin-tight black tank top with a black fishnet t-shirt over it.
"I love it," he smirked before pulling him into another kiss.
"What's up with all those kinky requests of," Sasuke teased him making the quotation marks in the air, "wearing something you've never seen me in before? I don't have that many clothes you know? I'm gonna run out of choice soon."
"Then we'll go shopping."
"You're so gay sometimes." Sasuke replaced the red hair behind his ears almost tenderly.
"Says the one with the fishnet shirt, I can't believe you're actually wearing this," Kurama trailed his tan fingers across the fabric, "but I love it…"
"You sure? Cause you look like you just wanna rip it off."
"Yeah that too," they laughed and then kissed again, tongues battling for dominance as always.
Kurama liked the sexual aspect of their relationship, because if was so refreshing and outside of any stereotype. They were equals. As always the world disappeared around them. The car windows became all fogged up as they continued making out heatedly. Soon Kurama had gotten rid of his jacket too. They pressed their thin bodies together running their hands all over each other. God Kurama loved having Sasuke like that under him, trembling in anticipation, dark eyes lidded and sexy hair all messy, always pulling Kurama close and craving more of his kisses.
They had no idea what to do with their legs, or how to change positions, because the car was kinda too small. But it didn't matter. They were having so much fun just making out like that, and by the lustful glances they exchanged they just knew that later there would be so much time… to do so much more.
At some point they were interrupted when Kurama received a text message.
"Probably from Naruto," he checked it as he kept his position on top of Sasuke. It was indeed. He placed the phone so that they could read it both.
Hey man I'm sorry I really wanted to go on a double date with you guys but… Dei's not here and I keep trying his cell but it won't reach. I guess you guys should just go enjoy your date 'kay? Another time maybe…
"Weird," Kurama whispered.
"What?" the raven caressed his bangs softly.
"Well when we talked last night Deidara was really happy about it." Kurama thought, "So yeah this is weird… D'you think maybe he started doing drugs again? Cause I'll fucking kill him, I mean he promised to my brother that he would really stop this time!
"Just calm down," Sasuke moved his hand to the back of his neck to caress the soft skin through his long hair, "What do you wanna do?"
Kurama hesitated. Looking apologetically at Sasuke he kissed him one last time then found his way back behind the wheel.
"You wanna go check up on Naruto," Sasuke said in understanding. He didn't seem angry in the slightest and Kurama really appreciated.
"I'm sorry… I'd rather check up on him," he admitted, "What about you? I can drive you back home no problem. And I promise, for real this time, we'll go out for sushi really soon."
"You're cute. Come here," Sasuke cupped his chin and placed a sweet kiss on his lips, leaving Kurama a bit dazed.
"You're not even mad…"
"Family's important, I respect that. Actually I'd like to go with you and make sure he's all right, maybe we can try to find Dei all together?"
Kurama nodded, a small smile forming on his lips. "You know, Sasuke, last week when you said you were gonna be a really shitty boyfriend… Well you're not."
The red-head hugged him tight – again this car wasn't the most comfortable place in the world but he didn't care right now. Sasuke held him back, placing a soft kiss on his neck just under his ear…
"Hmm," Kura whispered in Sasuke's ear, "kiss me again you're such a good kisser… Did I ever tell you that I think you're the best kisser ever?"
"You're not bad yourself you know," the raven kissed his way to his jaw line, and then finally his lips as he added, "might be why we can't keep our hands off each other."
"Our dicks are probably not helping," teasingly, right in the middle of their passionate kiss, Kurama brought his hand to Sasuke's crotch, and rubbed it harshly through the leather.
Sasuke's hips bucked into his hand slightly as he let out a cute moan. He leaned back onto his seat and Kurama had every intention to follow him there but Sasuke chuckled and placed a hand on his chest.
"If we keep doing this we'll never get to your place. Just drive baby."
"You've never called me that before," he mused as he did as he was told and started the car. He prepared himself to back out from his tight parking spot.
"Do you like 'pet' better?" The raven teased.
"Just 'cause my name sounds like your cat's name doesn't mean I'm your pet, sorry about that," he teased back.
On their way to the Uzumaki twins' place they kept teasing each other, it seemed there was no end to it. Sure Kurama was worried about Naruto and Deidara but somehow, in his boyfriend's presence he couldn't feel completely anxious. There was just always this happiness inside of him just at being in the mere presence of the guy. It was truly overwhelming and he didn't really know what to make of it.
They interrupted their conversation when they reached Kurama's place. Right now they were a little worried. Kurama placed a light hand on Sasuke's back as he led him inside his house. He could tell the raven was a little nervous – and not just because all the drama with his twin and Dei – also because of Kakashi and Iruka. The two were in the living room right now, correcting lit essays in front of a movie that distracted them greatly – on purpose.
"You don't have to talk to them if you don't want to," Kurama whispered in his ear, keeping his hand on his back comfortingly.
"We should say hi at least right?" Sasuke swallowed, clearly nervous.
"Don't worry they'll love you." They made their way to the living room and stood nearby the large television screen. Two pairs of brown eyes left the movie to instead look at the two new arrivals.
"Hey Kura, did you eat?" Iruka asked the usual question for when he got home from work on the evening.
"Yeah," he lied, he didn't have time for Iruka's protective father act right now, and he could just eat later it wasn't a big deal, "guys this is my boyfriend Sasuke… Sasuke this is Kakashi and Iruka."
"So nice to meet you!" Kakashi exclaimed and Iruka smiled and nodded.
"It's nice to meet you too," Sasuke said casually, keeping his hands in his pockets as no one was moving from their positions. Iruka and Kakashi still hadn't gone back to watching their movie or correcting their essays though which was pretty respectful. Kurama was glad.
"So what do you do Sasuke?" Iruka asked pleasantly. Oh no; Kurama could feel the slightly smaller male tense against his arm. It looked like Iruka wanted to ask questions and that couldn't be good, could it?
"I'm in fine arts. Mostly painting..."
"That's pretty great," Kakashi grinned, "hey you should do a portait of Kura, that would be so romantic. And then we could hang it somewhere…" He actually looked thoughtful as he considered a good place to add such a thing to the decoration. Kurama thought, fuck my life.
Sasuke actually looked like he was repressing a laugh so maybe things weren't so bad. Ignoring the thirty six year old males' other questions Kurama led his boyfriend upstairs. Unfortunately they heard Kakashi's last comment before reaching his blonde twin's bedroom.
"He's cute, I'm happy for you!"
"Stop embarrassing him Kakashi…" Iruka's voice said in the distance but they couldn't hear the rest.
Finally, they were safe in Naruto's bedroom.
"Sorry," Kurama's blue eyes were desperately apologetic as he stared into dark gray orbs, "I'm so, so, sorry, sometimes I forget how weird they are."
Sasuke's reaction surprised him. He just chuckled, "No they're great. I thought they were funny. Thanks for introducing me that was really sweet actually…"
Kurama was pleasantly surprised and he leaned closer, smiling, wanting nothing more but to kiss him…
"Guys what are you doing here?" Naruto interrupted. It was his bedroom after all. He sat on the comforter cross-legged with his cell phone next to him and a few text books opened. It didn't look like he was motivated to study though.
"Sorry about that," Kurama looked at his twin, his smile fading as he took in his tired and worn out state.
Naruto had dark circles under his usually so bright blue eyes, his golden hair was all messy as he wore black sweat pants and white undershirt. He was shivering slightly even though the room was warm and the window closed, and if Deidara had suffered from a cold and nothing more than Kurama would've assumed Naruto caught it. But it probably wasn't that. Naruto was killing himself with worry and Kurama didn't like it one bit.
He clenched his fists, stepping away from Sasuke, "We came here to help out. We're gonna help you find Deidara, if that's what you want. And then we'll know for sure what's going on with him 'kay? If he goes back to doing drugs, I won't let him hurt you..."
"I can make my own decisions Kura…" he looked so tired.
"I know but… anyway let's just go 'kay? I know you don't want to hear this Naru but… Dei probably went to see my boss. So we should try his house first."
Naruto got up to his feet and grabbed his jacket, nodding gravely. Kurama squeezed his shoulder in comfort, "We'll see what's going on and then you can take a decision from there."
"Thanks for doing this with me guys," Naruto said sincerely, "sorry about… the date… thing."
"No worries," Sasuke reassured him, "I really wanna help out too, I care about the guy you know?"
Kurama sent him a suspicious glance and Sasuke rolled his eyes, but quickly rephrased.
"As a friend - from work maybe, but still. He's been through a lot of shit in his life and I think he deserves to finally be happy."
Kurama relaxed. As for Naruto, he was clearly intrigued to know more about Deidara but he didn't push it for now. Instead they made their way outside, the twins leading the way and barely informing their foster dads that they were going out. They didn't really care.
"Have fun!" Kakashi chimed.
"They're so great," Sasuke said again, shaking his head in disbelief as the three young males stepped outside.
Naruto climbed in his car and the others followed. No one questioned the choice of car; there were only two seats in Kurama's sleek Mazda after all. The red-headed Uzumaki sat next to his brother in the front and his boyfriend sat in the back.
Naruto was driving with bad ass metal music – not too loud though. The others didn't mind. A few minutes later they left this modest residential area and it was still a complete silence in the orange car.
In fact it was quiet for the whole length of the drive. Naruto cleared his throat.
"We're here…" he drove in front of Yahiko's mansion.
Now it was time to see if their fears were confirmed. It wasn't looking good; Deidara's blue Camry was in the driveway.