Chapter 36

Just as he was about to get to work on a pile of papers that needed his authorization, a loud female with a high pitched, fan-girlish timbre to her voice, burst so very suddenly into his office that he was nearly shocked out of his seat.

"NARU-baby, how's business lately?!"

It took a while for Naruto to figure out who on earth it was and his being blind didn't exactly help. That voice… I've heard it somewhere, I'm totally sure! It's deeper than the last time I hea—

"I-ino?"

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"No one else but me, baby!"

"Hey," Naruto beamed, "how're you doing? It's been a while since I last heard from you!"

"Oh, Naru-chan," she trilled sweetly, "I stopped by for a visit because I heard about you going blind. I'm really sorry."

"It's not really a good situation to be sorry for, Ino," he replied as he proceeded to prepare drinks for them, "tea or coffee?"

"Tea please," she smiled back, "you're right. I shouldn't have said anything. I totally understand you're in the denying stage so I won't bug you. So, how's Sasuke been lately?"

"He's been through worse," he laughed, "so, what really brought you here?"

"Well, you remember Sakura right?" she began as she sipped her tea.

"Yeah, of course."

"Well she and I got together to make a party for you!"

Naruto was taken aback, "A party? Wow, for what?"

"No reason," she said, "but be a dear and come around, ne?"

"Of course! I won't miss it. So…when?"

"Will tomorrow night be okay?"

He nodded and Ino went on her way

"Oh," she added, "bring Sasuke-kun along pretty please?"

"Sure," he shrugged.

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"SASUKEEEEE!!!" Naruto screamed from the wardrobe. In an instant, Sasuke was running at top speed to where the shout came from. He realized that he may never recover from that dream again. And so, risking to mess up his suitably gelled and combed hair, he ran and burst through the door.

"What happened!" Sasuke growled breathlessly. The blonde cocked his head to the side and raised an eyebrow at Sasuke's uncalled-for urgency.

"I can't tie my tie right!"

Sasuke held the bridge of his nose in annoyance and sighed, "Next time, dobe, don't shout like that when you call me."

Naruto let out a snort and trudged up to the raven. He raised his head, signaling Sasuke to fix his tie. Said raven sighed again and fiddled with the outrageously orange object. He was almost done tying when he noted that Naruto was still scowling.

"What's with the face?" Sasuke asked. Another snort came as a reply.

"Hey," he said as he tugged on the tie. It made Naruto stumble forward, instantly closing the distance between their lips. Naruto refused Sasuke's kiss. Sasuke trailed his tongue against the blonde's soft lips and grudgingly the said blonde leaned into it. The raven pulled away from the panting blonde and began to nibble on the tan neck. Naruto tilted his head back to provide the raven a better access.

"What's with the face," Sasuke asked again as he slid his hand under the blonde's suit and took hold of a small nub. A small gasp came from Naruto but he frowned again before he replied as nonchalantly as he could but Sasuke's ministrations were clouding his mind and so his retort came out like a squeak.

"Don't call me dobe damn it,"

Sasuke smirked and without warning pressed his own arousal against the blonde's erection, "What if I will, dobe?"

Naruto gasped and flushed pink. Sasuke loved that expression and so he repeated the action earning more and more gasps and moans from the blonde. Each time they touched, Sasuke would grunt a dobe into the other one's ear.

"S-stop saying th-that, bastard…"

"As you wish," Sasuke replied. And so he stopped and headed for the door. The blonde whimpered at the loss of the warm feeling.

"H-hey!" he protested and gestured to his hard-on, "what am I gonna do with this!"

"I don't know," Sasuke shrugged.

"Sasuke!" he whimpered. The said raven couldn't ignore him any longer. He turned around and returned to the blonde. Then, gently he shoved Naruto against the wall and whispered into his ear as he grasped the blonde, "I'm the only one who can make you feel this way, correct?"

"Y-yes…" the blonde moaned.

"Then at least grant me the pleasure," the raven slipped his hand into the blonde's constricting pants and stroked the leaking member, "to see you squirm when I call you…dobe."

Sasuke's thumb grazed against Naruto's weeping slit and the said blonde arched backward and thrusted into the raven's intruding hand as he felt himself tighten and he knew he was nearing that edge.

"Sasuke, I'm comi—AAAH!" Naruto screamed as he spilled his seed all over them, staining their pressed black suits. The said blonde twitched as he rode out the last waves of orgasm.

"There we go…" Sasuke cooed as he wiped his hands on a handkerchief from his pocket and planted a kiss one the other one's forehead.

"Wh-what about you?"

The raven chuckled darkly and then replied, "consider it a debt half paid, dobe."

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"Welcome to The Fort, did you have a reservation?" the maître d' inquired the pair politely as they entered the five-star restaurant. Sasuke stated that they were here for Ino Yamanaka's party. Naruto pretended to scan the place and turned to smile at the man. Bowing to them graciously, the waiter then led the pair to an enclosed part of the restaurant where the party was to be held.

"Please do enjoy," he said as he bowed to them once more.

Inside, some of the guests had already settled themselves in with a glass or two of expensive wine. Naruto sighed in relief that he thought about using a coat-and-tie attire instead of his casual-punk look. It confused him whether it would be like a college party or a executive gathering the moment Ino said she was hosting a party for him. Luckily, they received the elaborately designed invitation just before they were about to leave, clad in the messy fashion akin to that of a teenager's.

"Ne, Sasuke," Naruto said as he nudged the raven, "Do you know anyone here?"

The raven looked around looking for a familiar face, "No one at all… do you?"

"I wouldn't know," he laughed, "unless they come up and talk to me." Sasuke tensed up as he realized that he had completely forgotten that Naruto… couldn't exactly see anyone or anything at all. Naruto nudged the raven again.

"Relax, it's okay,"

Sasuke merely mumbled his reply and turned slightly away. Naruto, sensing Sasuke had become uneasy, attempted to spare the raven by telling him to look for Ino among the snooty, high-maintenance guests.

"…or someone familiar at the very least. Jeez, she says it's my party but I probably don't even know these people!" the blonde mumbled.

Sasuke had been sauntering around the place for almost fifteen minutes already, looking for at least someone they knew. When they found no one at all, they decided to slink into a small corner of the party to remain inconspicuous. They headed towards a small table, partially hidden in the shadows.

"You're not going to sit there, are you?!" a pseudo-shocked voice called out from behind the pair.

"Thank god you decided to show up!" Sasuke grumbled to Ino. Naruto laughed and told Sasuke to be nice. The raven merely snorted and kept quiet as the two blondes talked and exchanged greetings.

"Haven't you guys ever heard of being fashionably late?" she quipped as she pulled out some lip gloss.

"Where's Sakura?"

"Oh," Ino said sounding a little too forcibly disappointed for it to be actually true, "she couldn't come. Busy business, you see…" Naruto sighed and smiled. If he knew Ino, she was probably more than happy that the pink-haired one couldn't come so as she could have the raven all to herself.

Naruto and Ino continued to update each other on what was going on in their lives. A large portion of their conversation covered Ino asking more questions about Sasuke than Naruto but the blonde didn't mind. They talked. And talked. And talked… for quite a while that it amazed the raven that such a feat was possible. He sighed and mentally told himself that he should never ever be found in the company of more than one blonde in a social gathering. Ever.

"As much as I would hate to butt in on your heart-to-heart talk," Sasuke said sarcastically, "Ino, shouldn't you tend to your other guests, too?"

Just as she was to reply, most probably in a rather overly-feminine way, a simply-but-elegantly dressed woman with flowing auburn hair just as long as Ino's came up to them wordlessly. Her stoic expression could rival Sasuke's own and win. The raven raised an eyebrow at the thought.

"Oh, hello!" Ino chirped. She clearly knew who this was and proceeded to introduce her, "guys, I want you to meet a close friend of mine." She gestured to the red-head, who nodded unsmilingly, "this is Yuuka. Yuuka, this is Sasuke and Naruto."

"Nice to meet you," Naruto said as he held up his hand, as practiced, in neutral territory as he did not know where the female was. His hand hovered awkwardly for a few moments awaiting a responding shake. When none came, he politely drew back his hand and smiled again. Seeing this, Sasuke gritted his teeth and shot the woman a dark look. She didn't even flinch.

"She's awfully quiet," Naruto commented, still smiling.

Who the hell does she think she is?! Sasuke thought furiously.

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