Rating: M (to be safe)
Warnings: Slash/shounen ai (maybe YAOI), Het, blood and stuff, non-con (though I'll warn you so you can skip), mentions of underage (I guess) HarryOC (OC dies so don't get in a twist) ShuraHaku (yes, he WILL be a HE)
Diclaimer: I plead the fifth!
Note: So the little ebit that I took off the end is going t5o be the next chapter of Puppies of a Feather because I don't want to pronz up this story but I'm having trouble with the site I usually put these scenes in. Once it's all fixed up I switch it, but for now please go to my profile, look for the other stories I have, and go to the last chapter of PoaF.
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He'd had to bring out an end leaf(1) for the table to make enough room, but everyone was seated and enjoying some good food. He greeted Kakashi and Kurenai and congratulated all of the children on making it into the exams. There had been quiet murmurs of conversation while everyone got their favored foods and Shurachi couldn't remember how many times he'd been thanked for the effort he must have put into the whole thing.
The Inuzuka was just starting to think that nothing to boisterous would happen when Naruto suddenly jumped up.
"Sasuke you bas-jerk!" Blue eyes flickered hurriedly to a frowning Shurachi then burned back on the calm Uchiha. "You did that on purpose!" The blond motioned to his soaked pants furiously, noodles falling to the floor.
Accused of dumping food on his teammate, Sasuke reacted remarkably calmly. That is, if call his scowl and gathering chakra calm. Everyone stopped eating to watch the pair of genin.
"It's hardly my fault if you're to stupid to keep your food in a bowl dobe." Sasuke took a delicate sip of his tea, just as he'd been taught, and set the cup down to have a bite of rice.
Neither noticed the slowly darkening look on Shurachi's face as Naruto flushed bright red. "Teme! How dare you call me stupid?! How many times have I saved your ass on missions? Who was it that beat you into the ground last time we trained as a team!"
Sasuke shot to his feet, his face turning red. "I've beaten you just as many times and saved you during missions way more than you've saved me! If anything, you should be thanking me for keeping you alive all this time! I could have just let those bandits take you off to whatever nefarious place they wanted!"
A dark cloud was gathering over the table and it wasn't entirely the imaginations of those at the table. Kikai were emerging from Shurachi in response to his ever souring mood.
"You ass! I'll have you know that I could have taken those bandits out if you'd just given me five seconds! I could have-" He was cut off by the sound of Shurachi slamming his hands down on the table. It cracked ominously and the Aburame sitting on either side quickly grabbed a side of the table to keep the food from falling.
Silence rang in the room as green eyes glared steely threats at the genin. "Sit. Down." Naruto gulped and both of them hastily took their seats. "Good. Now, this is a dinner celebrating the genin cells ability to work together well enough to be nominated to take the chûnin exams. This is not a dinner that I made for the pair of you to argue at."
The steel in his eyes turned glacial as he saw Naruto's mouth open. "And Uzumaki Inuzuka Naruto, how dare you say such things in my house! I know you weren't raised to have such a crass vocabulary! The same goes for you Uchiha Sasuke! I certainly didn't teach you to spout profanities and insults when you were invited a clan heads home for dinner!"
Both boys pinked in the cheeks and looked down in shame. The buzzing of the kikai above their heads quieted and the insects retuned to their host. "Now, I want you to head upstairs Naruto-kun. I'll get you something clean to wear." As the orange clad genin moved to the stairs, Shurachi pulled out his wand and tapped it on the table. Instantly, the crack was repaired.
"Please excuse their behavior everyone. Enjoy the rest of the meal." He beckoned for Sasuke to follow him out of the room.
Once in the small hall the led the stairs, Shurachi frowned in a very disappointed manner at the Uchiha heir. "Do you usually ignore all the training I gave you Sasuke-kun?" The brunet squirmed a little under the hurt gaze and shook his head. "Then why would you do something like this? What could it have possibly helped to dump Naruto's ramen on him?"
Fidgeting with a loose thread on his arm warmers, Sasuke refused to meet Shurachi's eyes as he answered. "Nothing." He mumbled and Shurachi rubbed the bridge of his nose under his glasses.
"Sit in the living room Sasuke-kun. I have to get Naruto some clean clothes. Sabishíi will keep you company." Sasuke wandered into the living, the large black dog following him, and Shurachi went up the stairs.
He knocked lightly on the bathroom door and pushed it open when he got a vague sound that could have been permission to enter. His heart constricted at the sight that met him and the anger he'd felt simmered away.
Large, salty tears were rolling down Naruto's face as he sat on the closed toilet. His blue eyes were staring down at the floor, blurred by the saline drops. A pathetic sniffle pulled Shurachi into the bathroom and a quiet, hitching sob closed the door.
The Inuzuka knelt before the jinchuriki and carefully enfolded him in his arms, not caring when ramen broth soaked into his front and wet tears stained the shoulder of his nice yukata. He petted unruly blond locks in a comforting manner and shushed him soothingly.
"Calm down Naruto, I'm not angry with you. A little hurt that you would do something like this and definitely unhappy about your language, but I'm not angry. It's alright, your fine my pup. Shhh." He rocked a little and smiled when orange clad arms moved to wrap around him.
After a little while the hitching sobs turned into muffled sniffles and the tears slowed. "There now, just breath." Shurachi pulled away enough that he could see the tear and snot stained face. "I want you to take these-" here he tugged at the stained jacket, "off and get in the shower. Clean yourself up some and I'll get you something clean to wear. When you're done come down to the living room, okay?"
Naruto sniffled and nodded. Shurachi stood up and moved to open the door. "I'm really sorry….Shurachi-tousama." Warmth flooded through Shurachi at his whispered name. Naruto had never referred to him as father before.
"It's alright pup, take a quick shower and we'll get this sorted out." The bathroom door was closed and Shurachi heard the shower turn on as he pulled a pair of pajamas out of Kiba's dresser. He exchanged them for Naruto's dirty clothes with all the stealth of a high level shinobi and then changed his own yukata. He put the dirty clothes in his hamper and went back down the stairs.
Hajime was telling an embarrassing story about his son when Shurachi entered the kitchen again. He sat back down and smiled serenely at his guests when they turned to look at him. "I hope you're still enjoying your meals." They all agreed rather loudly, the jyônin afraid of what Shurachi was hiding under that serene smile and the genin wondering what had happened to Naruto and Sasuke.
They didn't question him about his change of clothes or anything else though and instead finished the last of their desert. Apparently Haku had gotten it out sometime while Shurachi was upstairs. The rest of the dinner was fairly subdued and Shurachi escorted all of his guests to the door with an invitation to visit him again whenever they liked.
It was obvious that Sakura was worried for her teammates, but Kiba and Shino were able to calm whatever fears she'd had. Hinata also looked worried, and even managed to come out of her shell long enough to ask Shurachi to not be to hard on them. He reassured her that he wasn't even mad anymore and told her that she was welcome to come by anytime she liked.
Then the house was empty save his pups and Hajime.
"I told you the brat was trouble." Hajime murmured quietly once Kiba and Shino had gone up to Kiba's room. Shurachi frowned warningly at him and moved to the kitchen to help Haku put away leftovers and dishes. "I'm serious Shura-chan, he's only causing you problems."
Pale lips pursed and Haku touched Shurachi's shoulder in a calming gesture. "Hajime-san, perhaps you should take Shino home now. It's getting late and the boys have training in the morning with Kurenai-san." Haku said quietly, letting Shurachi take over the cleaning of the dishes for him.
Red eyes narrowed behind their sunglasses, but the Aburame nodded. "Perhaps you're right Haku-san. I'll see you later Shura-chan." Shino entered the room as if on cue and followed his father out with a quiet goodbye to Shurachi and Haku.
Green eyes closed and a frustrated sound escaped the Inuzuka clan alpha. Haku, seemingly understanding what his lover needed, slipped in front of him and placed a soft kiss on his chapped lips. "Calm down Shurachi, he's only worried. If I hadn't gotten to know Naruto before I…found out about his tenant I would be too."
Thin arms slid around Shurachi lithe form and squeezed gently. "I know, I just wish he hadn't brought it up when he did." The green eyes opened and stared down into Haku's worried brown. "Do you mind going up to make sure Kiba's alright?" Haku smiled and shook his head.
Kissing one last time, the pair parted and Shurachi dried his hands on a towel. He still had a pair of genin to talk to in his living room.
When he walked in, it was to a rather amusing scene. Naruto was sitting on one end of the room staring morosely at the carpet; Sasuke was on the other end of the room stealing little glances at Naruto and frowning unhappily out the window. Both of them looked up when Shurachi walked in however.
"I hope you both know why I've made you sit in here rather than rejoining the table." They nodded and Shurachi sat down in a chair in front of the couch. He motioned for them to sit in front of him and waited until they'd settled before speaking again.
"I am incredibly disappointed in the both of you. I expected you both to act with a little more respect for myself and those dining in my home. I have half a mind to recommend that your team be taken out of the exams since neither of you seem mature enough to be chûnin." He held up his hand as Sasuke moved to protest. "I won't though. Now, explain to me why you thought you should dump ramen in Naruto's lap."
Sasuke frowned, but began to speak. "He was being annoying." He grumbled and Shurachi raised an eyebrow.
"I wasn't even doing anything to you! All I did all night was talk to Sakura and Shurachi-tousama!" Naruto protested. He quieted at Shurachi's look and went back to meekly looking at the floor.
The Uchiha was scowling now. "You threw a bun at Kiba and asked Shino if he'd made the onigiri."
Shurachi crossed his arms. "So Naruto was ignoring you and you got annoyed by this?" Sasuke flushed and refused to answer. A sigh made him look at the Inuzuka. "I want you apologize to Naruto, Sasuke-kun." The apology was mumbled and came out in a round about way, but it was an apology. "Now I want you to apologize to Sasuke-kun for cussing at him Naruto." The blond did so grudgingly.
"Alright. I'm still not happy with either of you, but it isn't fair that you didn't get to finish dinner. I'll bring in some of the desert and then it's time for Sasuke to go home and for Naruto to go to bed. I don't want anything like this to ever happen again, do you here me? If it does then you'll be getting more than a scolding. I shouldn't even let you have any of the chocolate ice cream pudding pie I made."
Both genin nodded and ate their pie in silence. Once they were done both Naruto and Shurachi saw Sasuke out the door and Shura had Sabishíi escort him home. Once the door was closed, Shurachi turned to Naruto. "I'm very disappointed Naruto. I know I taught you better than to react that way."
Tears were starting to gather in Naruto's eyes again, so Shurachi quickly scooped him into his arms and carried him back into the living room. He settled the blond on his lap and sighed quietly. "I understand that what he did was uncalled for and probably very shocking, but you're a shinobi. You shouldn't react so violently to something so childish."
He hugged the genin to his chest to sighed again. "I love you, you're one of my pups and I could never be angry at you. You don't have to cry." Naruto sniffled and cuddled closer.
"S-so it's okay for m-me to call you tousama?" Naruto asked in a meek voice. Shurachi smiled brilliantly down at the boy.
"I would love it if you called me tousama, pup. I think it's time for bed now though, you've certainly had a tiring few days." Naruto nodded and let Shurachi carry him upstairs to Kiba's bedroom. The extra futon was already laid out and Haku was helping to spread a blanket over it.
The two looked up when Kiba's door opened and Haku smiled at his lover while Kiba grinned. "I thought he'd be staying! Hey, he's wearing my pajamas!" Naruto stuck his tongue out at the Inuzuka and Shurachi let him wiggle out of his arms.
"You're just jealous because they're better looking on me!" The blue pajamas were rather large on Naruto.
The pair of older shinobi left the two genin to argue and made their way to Shurachi's bedroom. As soon as the door was closed Haku pressed back against Shurachi's chest. The Aburame automatically brought his hands to the ice shinobi's hips.
"Let me help you relax Shura-koi." Haku murmured huskily and Shurachi growled low in his chest.
It took little effort to slide Shurachi's yukata and pants off then push down his underwear. It was even easier for Shurachi to slip Haku's own yukata off. He was pleasantly surprised to see that Haku hadn't worn anything under his own pair of pants.
"Were you planning this all along little Haku?" Shurachi murmured, his hands dragging slowly over the chill skin. Haku giggled lightly and slipped from his lovers grip.
He sauntered across the room and smirked kittenishly over his shoulder. "Planning? I wasn't planning, I'm simply finishing what was interrupted this morning."
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Puppies of a Feather chapter 5 has this scene.
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(1) It's a piece of wood used to extend the length of a table.
Review and let me know what you think! The exams are up next!!
Taku