Here is chapter 21! I promise I will make this one LONGER…Enjoy!
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In a small apartment across the city, a beautiful woman walked around a crumpled kitchen, the place was really small and so was the rest of the third class apartment that her friend had rented upon his arrival in Japan that same morning, she made her way to the smallest living room she had ever seen and stopped when she saw her friend sitting on the floor with his hand fondly holding one of the golden locks of the young man he had brought in that afternoon, she slowly walked around the only sofa on the room and stood behind her friend.
"There is no need to worry Aki, he will be fine" She said touching his shoulder.
But when she didn't get any response, she walked to the small divider they had there and took the cell of Aki and searched for the music file, in a second the room was filed with jazz music, she sat on the floor beside him and smiled when she saw how in love her friend was, she crossed her legs and faced the full of spider webs ceiling.
"I don't stand a chance, do I?" she spoke softly.
This time her friend turned to face her and took a deep breath before speaking.
"Ana, how can I put this…?"
She smiled and touched his hand.
"Don't worry, I wont try to take you away from him, besides we are in Japan and I heard there are a lot of hot guys here" she looked to her friend's newly found love and stood up, getting her shoulder bag and took a look around the room "I really hope that you did the right thing, to give up all the luxury you always lived on for this…he must be really especial"
"He is" he replied.
"So, I must leave, there is still a lot to see here in this beautiful country" she said and kissed his forehead.
When she was gone, Aki went to the kitchen to drink a cup of water, his thoughts going back to Brazil, his father had been really mad when he announced that he was planning to travel again, not that it was a money problem for them but the thing was that his father had discovered that he had found a friend in Japan that was more then a friend and had warned him of his duties as the heir of the company they had and to make things worse, his father had looked for a girl that according to him would be the perfect wife for him.
Aki shook his head at the last thought and finished the rest of the water and placed the cup on the zinc.
"No way in hell I will get married to someone I don't love"" he said.
Walking back to the crumpled living room he sat again on the floor near Naruto and took a look on his watch, it had been about one hour since he had brought him there, Aki touched gently the small patch that Ana had placed on the blond's forehead and then his cheek and jumped when Naruto moved slightly, he moved away a little and watched as Naruto started to blink, Aki's heart skipped a beat when he saw a glimpse of those azure orbs that made him have sleepless nights in Rio back in Brazil.
"Awww…" Naruto said and then touched his forehead, he tried to stand up but he was pushed back to his laying position.
"Don't move so fast" Naruto heard a voice and his body went suddenly stiff.
"You lost a bit of blood, so it's better to take things slowly, but nothing to worry my friend already stitched it up" the voice continued.
Naruto stayed still and listened, so the voices he heard before weren't his imagination after all, there was soft music playing, it made him feel a bit relaxed but not enough for his mind to stop telling him that he was in a strange place and keep is guard up, he tried to recall the things that would have happened to him and the way how he got there, Naruto keep his body as still as possible as if his mind had told him to temporarily play dead, but his stomach had another plans, it grumbled loudly and for Naruto's surprise he heard someone laughing, the music that filled the room stopped all of a sudden and a body came near him once more and touched his stomach making Naruto jump this time.
"Just on time for dinner" the person tapped his stomach playfully and after few minutes he heard the same voice taking over the phone, ordering food.
"Well, I guess I will have to get it myself if I want the food to arrive here on time, they don't have delivery boys available as of now" the person said and Naruto heard steps going away from him. "Please wait here, I will come back on a second" that was the last thing Naruto heard before a door closed.
Automatically Naruto stood up and searched around, even if he felt still a bit dizzy his mind keep telling him to get out so he went listening for something or someone, but he didn't hear anything so he went to the direction where the voice came from earlier, and looked frantically for the door, when he found it, he gave a small cry when he found out it was locked, he went touching all over the wall, looking for a window and found none, his heart wildly beating as he hopes kept on sinking lower and lower when his fingers didn't t find anything that could be used as escape, he was always been told that if he found himself in a strange place the best thing to do was to flee, to never wait until things get out of hand, not that that person had threaded him but it was always better to be safe than sorry.
He had reached the kitchen area when he heard the door open again, the steps came in and there was the voice again.
"Naruto?"
Naruto, sat against the wall in the nearest corner he found and swallowed hard as he heard the steps coming near, his mind going back to the door now that could be unlocked by the stranger's arrival, he wanted to run but he knew that not knowing well the place could be a problem with things blocking his escape route.
"There you are"
Naruto felt just like a kid who had been found doing something wrong, he knew that the man was thinking how he got on that place if he was previously in the living room.
"Come, let me help you out" Naruto heard a voice as he felt a hand holding his a and pulling him up, he let himself be led back to the sofa and as he sat he tried to remember the route to the door once again, maybe he could ask for some water and take the chance to flee, so he pretended to be thirsty and spoke with the most innocent voice he could muster.
"I couldn't find something to drink minutes ago, could you please get water for me?"
"Sure I can" the man replied and walked away, at the next second Naruto was on his feet, almost running to the door, his heart beating so fast that it hurt on his chest, when he grabbed the door knob it didn't budge, panic building up on his mind and before he could make his way back to the sofa he heard a voice.
"I always lock the door for safety" Naruto heard steps approaching him and hands held his face gently.
"I'm sorry, I should have tell you earlier, Naruto"
"How do you know my name?" Naruto asked puzzled.
"How could I forget the name of the person I love…" the voice replied and fingers started tracing up and down his cheek, making Naruto somehow feel so comfortable that he closed his eyes with the softness of the caress and for his surprise his lips were taken by the man in front of him, a tongue traced the line of his mouth and gently pushed its way into his mouth, making Naruto swear that he had died and went to heaven, the breath of the man made him feel dizzy and his knees started to give up on him, he felt the hands leaving his face going down his torso and placing themselves on his back pulling him even closer, as the kiss got deeper, suddenly Naruto got back to his senses and pushed the guy away.
"No, no! Stop! No!" He said but didn't totally get free from the embrace.
"Naruto, wait! Don't be afraid, it's me, Akihito" the stranger said as he felt the distress of the blond, and his words came like magic making Naruto stop his straggles at once.
"What did you say? Akihito?"
"That's right…I finally was able to come back here, I'm sorry I took so long" Akihito said as he once again covered Naruto's lips with his for another kiss.
Then the stomach of Naruto made itself be heard again and they both parted in laughter.
"Well, it seems that dinner can't wait longer" Akihito said after realizing the ips of naruto and kissed his forehead, he took the blond's hand and they walked back to the kitchen and Naruto was helped to a chair.
"For how long have you been here?" Naruto asked.
"I arrived this morning and went to see you at once, but I found no one on your house" Akihito said and watched the expression of the blond change from happiness to sadness.
"My dog got sick and he has been taken to a veterinary and I was supposed to get him today" Naruto said with a frown. "Do you have a cell phone?" he added.
"Yes…I will get it for you" Akihito said and placed the ramen in front of Naruto then walked back to the living room.
"Here it is" the voice of Aki said and Naruto smiled when the cell phone was placed on his hand, he touched the keyboard slowly and presses the numbers of Iruka, when he was about to finish it, someone knocked on the door.
"Excuse me for a minute" Akihito said and once again Naruto heard his steps leaving the kitchen, Naruto continued on eating when a voice very familiar made him stop, Sasuke was there.
"Where is Naruto?" the voice said.
"Do I know you? Aki's voice replied.
"Don't play dumb, I know he is here"
"I guess you are mistaken, I live here alone"
Sasuke looked to the guy in front of him and looked inside the small apartment.
"You might live alone, but you can still receive visitors" he said pushing Akihito away and got into the place, but before he got to the kitchen he saw Naruto, slowly walking back to the living room, with a mad face.
"Why are you here?" the blond said with an angry voice.
"I came to get you"
"I'm going nowhere with you " Naruto said stubbornly.
"I have no time for this Naruto, let's go" Sasuke spoke and grabbed the hand of Naruto but he stopped when he noticed how cold it was.
"I said no!" the blond shouted and brushed away the raven's hand angrily.
"You look pale, are you okay?" two hands now held the bronzed face.
" I feel fine" Naruto shouted even louder this time and suddenly started blinking, his blue eyes showing confusion as he lean on the wall and grabbed his head.
"Naruto!" both men came running to him and he was carried to the sofa by Sasuke while Aki got some cold water.
"Are you okay, Naruto?" Aki asked worried, when he saw that Naruto had gone even paler.
"Hurts…" the blond said while holding his hair and pulling it.
"We must bring him to a doctor" Sasuke said and got his cell phone, and dialed someone's number.
"I will be there in 5 minutes" the raven said and after clicking off his cell phone, he got Naruto in his arms, being followed by a worried Akihito.
"I am going with you" the Brazilian said and got his coat behind the door.
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End of chapter 21…Hope you enjoyed…