Welcome to those who stuck around! I have finally made this chapter to what I wanted it to be. Need to move things along now don't we! The boys deserve the story to come to its conclusion sometime right!
I was finally able to finish off Tell Me, so now Deny Thy can have my full attention, yay! Oh yeah, Tell Me is now available in paperback if anyone is interested. If interested, I'll share the link!
Again, thanks to those who stuck it through, who dropped me well wishes and so on. Everyone stay safe during this difficult time and there is light at every tunnel.
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"S-Sasuke. Your name…Sasuke," Naruto tried to spit out as Sasuke continued to ignore him. Naruto inhaled the familiar earthy scent with the unmistakable anger scent mixed in. Pain pierced behind his eyes briefly, as images flashed before him. Sasuke dancing in the club with lights glittering about when Naruto first saw him. Christmas lights and moonlight reflecting off Sasuke's body in the frosty garden. Sasuke's work dance behind the bar as he made drinks and Naruto watching him all night long, catching glimpses of Sasuke's smiles as they talked. The blushing of Sasuke's cheeks in the coffee shop that night. The moment a gun was held at Sasuke's neck. Naruto's heart thumped hard against his chest as the flashes went off in his head like a tidal wave and he tried to keep up.
"Yo! Bartender, over here!" A burly man shoved Naruto aside and started yelling for a drink. Naruto growled at the muscle mass alpha beside him.
"Hey, jerk, wait in line!" Naruto growled out and gave the muscle headed jerk a shove with his shoulder.
Gray eyes turned and glared at Naruto. Canines expressed out and gave a snarl. "Who the fuck do you think you are touching me prick!?" The extreme rude alpha turned a slapped hard against Naruto's shoulder, causing Naruto to step back slightly. "Let the big boys order first you little shit," the alpha snarled out again as he turned towards the bar, trying to get the Sasuke's attention.
Naruto's alpha raised its hackles as he moved forward to grab the offensive muscle headed alpha. He was surprised when the muscle headed alpha turned around and managed to shove Naruto back, causing him to stumble. Naruto gnarled his teeth.
"Excuse me," a baritone voice yelled from behind the bar. The muscle headed alpha turned to see that Sasuke had come to that end of the bar, holding a bottle of alcohol. "I will have you both removed if you continue."
"Yeah well this little punk couldn't wait his turn," the muscle bounded sneered out and threw his thumb back pointing at Naruto. "I'll order that whole bottle for the trouble that little shit caused and for your number hotty," muscle moron winked at Sasuke and grabbed the bottle from him.
Sasuke raised his eyebrow at the muscle bound prick, not surprised at all at the pickup line. What he didn't expect was Naruto's wide yellow eyes coming into site, canines bared and a war cry escaping the blonde's lips.
"ASSHOLE! Show some fucking respect," Naruto snarled out as he threw a punch towards the muscle bound alpha.
"Okay that's it—" Sasuke started to say as he reached forward to take the bottle back from the rude muscle bound alpha. He didn't get a chance to finish as said bottle was suddenly flicked back towards him and smashed into his head. His mind in complete shock, his eyes widened as he stood frozen for a moment.
"Oh FUCK!" the voice yelled from the muscled idiot's mouth, Sasuke saw first.
"SASUKE!" Sasuke then heard Naruto yell out before the world greyed out, went black and he promptly fell backwards onto the bar floor, unconscious.
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Sasuke woke to an ache behind his eyes and the feeling of a cold spot on his head. He slowly brought his hand up to his head, not surprised to find a cold packet on the side of his head. A groan of pain released from his lips as he struggled to open his eyes.
"Take it easy sport," the deep voice whispered out. "You got an awesome goose egg happening there."
"Holy shit, what the hell happened?" Sasuke groaned out as his eyes opened slowly to find he was in the club office. He could feel the vibrations from the music, so obviously the night isn't over and he must not have been out for very long.
"The weirdest thing sport, your head got in the way of a flying bottle," Kisame chuckled slightly. "Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time." Kisame came to Sasuke's side, offering him a hand on sitting up. "Take it slow now."
Sasuke did his best glare at Kisame as he put his legs to the side of the couch. He held the cold packet in place as he thought about what he seen. 'Naruto…he said my name.' Sasuke flickered through the moments he saw the blond at the other end of the dance floor. How his wolf had shuddered with excitement at seeing the blond. Sasuke scolded the wolf, but naturally, it could not understand why Sasuke wasn't moving towards the alpha, therefore wailed loudly within. Sasuke turned away, content on losing himself in his work, and ignored the whole thought that the blond alpha was even in the club. It had been several weeks and Sasuke was convinced that moving on was the best thing to do. It was apparent that Naruto's memories of them were not coming back, thus making it easier for Sasuke to focus on uni and work.
"I got to the bar in time to hold off blondie from ripping apart the guy that hit you with the bottle. What a shit show," Kisame explained as he inspected Sasuke's lump. "We dragged em both outta here. I'll let Itachi know you're awake." Sasuke just hummed in response while Kisame left.
'Did he remember something? How could he have remembered my name when he obviously didn't know before,' Sasuke thought to himself as again the nights events went through his head again. "He must have heard my name from someone at the bar," Sasuke mumbled to himself. Naruto obviously didn't remember him before the catastrophe, since he was asking questions just moments prior. Sasuke just slumped back into the couch, the cold packet flopping onto the couch.
Itachi and Deidara came into the room. Deidara immediately ran to his side, checking his hairline, his temperature and Sasuke snorted out and slapped Deidara away. Itachi gave a low growl at him and Sasuke sighed out, dropping his hands and letting Deidara dote on him. "Deidara will take you home. That was a nasty knock to the head you got, though I'm surprised that happened." Itachi brought his fingers beneath Sasuke's chin, inspecting Sasuke's face. "It's very odd for a wolf to get caught off guard like that. Hmm." Itachi then stood. Deidara sat beside Sasuke, hugging him in close with one arm. "For now, go rest otouto." Itachi leaned against his desk, arms crossed and a soft look of concern fell upon his face.
Sasuke let out a sigh as he stood, Deidara helping him up and leading him out the door. "Good night nii-san," Sasuke mumbled. The vibrations wasn't doing his head any good and he actually was looking forward to just hitting his sheets to sleep.
"I'll go get the car and pick you up just down from the door 'un," Deidara stated as they went to the stairs that led up and out. Sasuke hummed in agreement and let Deidara run up and out before him. When the air his Sasuke's nose, he breathed in deep, enjoying the summer warmth of the evening and quiet of the outside. He nodded to the bouncer at the door and stepped just a few feet from the door, where it was a little darker. As he leaned against the cool wall he smiled slightly when he realized this area was just a few steps away from where Naruto had given him that pearl. He looked to the side, and sure enough, if he walked about four steps and—and…
"Sasuke?" A voice whispered from the shadows, just the four steps away that he was just looking at.
Sasuke jumped back suddenly, a fear flashed through him as his wolf and senses jumped to high alert. "Who are you, what do you want?" Sasuke growled out. His body slowly shuffling back towards the main door of the club. The figure stepped out slowly from the shadows and Sasuke growled out as he saw familiar blond locks and blue eyes.
"Sasuke…" Naruto whispered out. His teeth clamped onto his lower lip as his one hand reached out slowly towards Sasuke and he took small steps towards him.
"Stay away from me!" Sasuke growled out as he stepped back more. His wolf shook with excitement at seeing the alpha, but Sasuke wouldn't allow it. Sasuke snarled his canines at Naruto, warning him to stop as he tried to back up more.
"Please, Sasuke, are you—I —I…"
"Get AWAY FROM ME!" Sasuke barked out, his eyes turned red as he snarled and swiped his claws at Naruto before turning around and running for the entrance of the club. He didn't get far as the blond had managed to grab his arm. Sasuke turned and began throwing punches with his one arm as he pulled at his trapped arm. He hissed and growled at the blond who pulled him back.
Naruto grunted as he pulled Sasuke's back hard into his chest and wrapped his arms around the fighting Sasuke. "Please…please Sasuke—I see you…I –I …" Naruto hugged Sasuke hard and began sobbing into his neck.
Sasuke struggled until he heard the distinct sounds of Naruto's sobs and felt his body trembling against his. Sasuke then froze, his hands clenched on his sides, his body frozen as he didn't know what to do. Part of his mind was riddled with fear, the instincts kicking in from his trauma but his wolf glowed in the embrace, enjoying the warm bodied alpha pressed against him.
"Oh-oh my g-god, Sas…Sas'ke. I remember – sniff – I remember. Please—please don't g-go…" Naruto blubbered into Sasuke's neck as he continued to wail out sobs. "You—your smell. Oh fuck how—how could I forget. And—smile, oh yes—I see! I can see that time—and-and oh my god, Sas'ke," Naruto continued to ramble partial sentences in Sasuke's neck while his body shook holding Sasuke's frozen form.
A car screeched to a stop beside them and a whirl of blond hair came running to Sasuke's side. "Sasuke 'un are you alright?" Deidara yelled frantically as he grabbed Sasuke's cheeks. "What's going on here? Who the fuck is this?" Deidara growled deeply and began to unfold the other blonde's arms away from Sasuke. Sasuke was still frozen in spot as Deidara looked at the alpha wolf. "Naruto 'un? Is that you?"
Said blond finally lifted his head from Sasuke's neck as his arms were forcefully removed from Sasuke's form. His eyes were puffy and red rimmed, tear tracks littered his face and Deidara thought that this was the most pitiful look on the alpha that he had ever seen. "OH Naruto-kun!" Deidara pulled the said blond into a hug. "How are you 'un?! How are you feeling? Oh my god, you look so much better!" Deidara continued to hug Naruto, leaving Sasuke standing beside them.
'What the fuck?' Sasuke moved away and made his way to the car parked nearby.
"Sasuke, please just-just wait!" Naruto called out frantically. "Please—wait!" He gently moved Deidara from him and ran towards Sasuke.
Sasuke froze by the passenger door, hand stilled on the handle as Naruto came up behind him. He flinched when Naruto's fingers touched his arm.
"Sorry, sorry…" Naruto chanted as he pulled his fingers back. "Just, please—wait a minute?" Naruto pleaded. "There's so much—I want – no – I need to say – ah fuck, please, hear me out." The tears continued to release as Naruto hiccupped through the words.
Sasuke took a breath and opened the car door, not looking at Naruto and just slipped inside. Naruto just watched him, with a solemn look in his eyes as he just stood outside the window and looked on. Sasuke refused to look at him and kept his eyes forward.
Deidara came to Naruto's side and squeezed hi shoulder. "Give him time Naruto-kun. It is good to see you looking better," Deidara smiled softly at him before moving to the other side of the car. He pulled the car away, Sasuke not even glancing a look at Naruto.
Naruto nearly collapsed at the onslaught of emotions coming from his wolf. The memories were still slamming against his mind and he could feel the pain developing behind his eyes. He moved back to the side of the building, sliding down the concrete ground as he took on the pain. There was just so much to comprehend and he was struggling to keep up with it all. He pulled his phone out, his hands shaking from the onslaught of emotions and pain and swiped to find the number he needed. "H-Hello?…"
Sasuke hopped out of the car and strode straight into the manor and up to his room. Deidara's calls rang in the back ground but Sasuke could care less. He slammed his door shut and slid down to the floor. His hands cradled his head that was now pounding with pain. The injury to his head was nothing compared to the pain ripping through his heart. Just when things were starting to return to some sort of normalcy, the carpet got pulled from under him. His wolf called out to him, offering a warming supportive gesture and Sasuke was thankful that his wolf seemed to finally understand his emotional distress.
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The next morning Kakashi sat at the Uchiha kitchen table with Itachi, Deidara and Kisame. "What did he remember?" Kakashi pulled out his notebook. The Uchiha pack members were relaying the prior night's events.
"He remembered the voice of when he was held captive was that of Orochimaru," Itachi nodded out. "Small bits and pieces here, but he still doesn't recall who took him, though there is no doubt if Orochimaru was the voice then Sai must have had a hand in this." The wolves all nodded in agreement.
"But Naruto remembered 'un," Deidara piped up. "He was an emotional mess when he met up with Sasuke outside." Deidara sipped his tea.
"Yes, Naruto called Iruka last night and he spent the night with him. Naruto had informed Iruka last night that it was, and I quote, …the black haired skinny assed waste of space alpha that shot me…, unquote!" Kakashi snorted out. "I can only assume he meant Sai, but Naruto never knew the alpha's name he had seen with Sasuke on rare occasions. But with Naruto's memory returning, he's exhausted mentally but I'm sure we will get some more answers soon. Continue to monitor Sasuke's mental health and call me with any concerns." He slipped his notebook closed as he got up. "I'll be in touch when I know more after talking to Naruto." He nodded as he headed out. "Oh, and I think those two will be good for each other, you know…to heal," he winked at Itachi before shutting the door behind him.
Itachi scoffed. He didn't know if he could handle his brother going through another relationship right now. The alpha in him demanded that Sasuke be kept safe, especially with all the dangers still lurking out there. Once the ones who were responsible were brought to justice, then maybe, just maybe, Itachi would feel safer.
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Crystal blues woke to the sounds of birds and the strong smell of coffee. He stretched out and scratched his scalp, letting out a satisfying groan. He lifted himself up, moving to the edge of the bed and the memories of Sasuke still ran rapid through his mind. His heart was continuously aching at how he forgotten all about his time with the other alpha. The meetings, the talks and the courting had moved to such levels that Naruto was so excited to reach the completion. "To come so far and then be ripped away from it," Naruto whispered out. It was no wonder that Sasuke didn't want anything to do with him. The rejection in the hospital must have been the worst for Sasuke and Naruto's inner wolf expressed irritation as Naruto reflected on that particular memory. And Naruto could completely understand why the beautiful introvert wolf, who didn't practically like to in any shape or form, express emotions to anyone, would have walked away from him in the hospital.
He and Iruka talked until Naruto was exhausted enough to go to sleep. The fear he felt as soon as he recalled the day that he was shot the memories ran like ice through his spine. It was like he was back at that moment, and immediately his emotions were on hiatus. Then seeing Sasuke left him drowning in the onslaught of the flood of emotions. He recalled being angry with Sasuke, thinking he had been played for a fool and Naruto's guilt had hit him hard. Thank god for his wolf slapping some sense into him before he could cause any more damage, but that dark haired, skinny assed alpha shot him! The one he saw Sasuke with at the coffee shop and the one that was in the library trying to push him around. Fucker! He must have done something to Sasuke for Sasuke to be dragged around like that. Naruto found himself getting irritated all over again. It was obvious that the alpha took Sasuke. Running a hand through his hair, he made his way up to have a shower before meeting with Iruka downstairs.
"Thanks for everything Iruka," Naruto expressed as he sipped at a cup of tea. Both men had finished breakfast and were now sitting with their coffee.
"My pleasure Naruto. You can always call me if you have questions or just need to talk." Iruka smiled and sipped his tea. "About last night…"
Naruto flopped his head onto his hand, his elbow on the table and he let out a breath that blew his hair about. "Oh god Iruka, I don't know what to do next. Sasuke hates me and I want to do nothing but make it better, but I want to remember everything first, but there is so much to remember but my wolf is anxious and wants to make it up to Sasuke like right now!" Naruto rambled out before moving his hand, dragging it from his forehead down his face in exasperation. Iruka just nodded his head and hummed, indicating he was listening. "It's like I'm on this fucking rollercoaster of life, oh, sorry excuse my words," Naruto gave a sheepish look, "and I can't grab all the things I want because there is so many, like you know?" He gave yet another exasperated breath.
"It is perfectly natural to feel overwhelmed at this point Naruto. Please understand that again, the mind takes a little more time and patience than physical muscles to heal." Iruka patted Naruto's hand with a soft smile. "Try not to beat yourself up about the situation and I'm going to suggest something to assist with the overwhelming memories." Iruka got up and sifted through a drawer. He walked back over to Naruto, placing a notebook before him. "Write down your memories, and all the details you can remember, including the time and day. Once they are recorded, your mind will subconsciously feel at ease knowing they are permanent somewhere and take the pressure off your remaining memories. They will all fall into place, but it takes time, patience and a little guidance to help your mentality. Stop thinking physically of your mind, because you know it's not going to heal with push-ups and sit-ups." Iruka chuckled as he ruffled Naruto's hair.
"Greetings," Kakashi stepped into the kitchen. "How you feeling kid?" Kakashi asked as he poured a cup of coffee for himself.
"Kakashi! How is he? Did you see him this morning?" Naruto rushed out his words.
"Mah mah, Naruto, you always in such a hurry!" Kakashi waved his hand back and forth, his eyes crinkled up, a sign he was grinning. Naruto grumbled at him. "Sasuke is alright. A little bump on the head but no serious damage."
"He—he didn't ask about me did he?" Naruto whispered out, nervous to ask. His fingers fiddled together and he bit his bottom lip.
"Well I can't say you weren't brought up," Kakashi shrugged and gave a wink.
Naruto sighed out as he stood and grabbing the notebook. "Thanks Iruka, for all your help. And I'll work on this and update you at our next meeting." Naruto held the book up and gave it a shake. "Thanks Kakashi. I'm going to update baa-chan about his." He waved at the two and headed out.
"After you meet with Tsunade-sama, I need to talk to you more Naruto," Kakashi called out and he was certain he heard a grunt of acknowledgment.
Iruka threw Kakashi a glare. "Whaaaaaat?" Kakashi whined out."
"Really? Really?" Iruka folded his arms across his chest as he continued to glare at Kakashi. "Oh, well I can't say you weren't brought up," he mocked Kakashi's voice, bobbing his head side to side in an exaggerated fashion. "You see how badly that poor boy is suffering?! You could have at least said something that may lift his spirits!" Iruka was poking his finger into Kakashi's chest as he spit out his annoyance.
Kakashi stepped back with all the pokes. "Aaww come on. Be gentle!" Kakashi whined out. "Giving in is too easy! How can they work on their issues if we are always giving them the answers!" Kakashi leaned way back as he had hit the counter and Iruka was still giving him that 'you're in trouble' look.
Iruka's eyes widened slightly. "Hmph…I think you're right," he mumbled slightly as he stepped back, putting a finger to his chin briefly. He then looked back at Kakashi when he heard the sigh of relief. "I'm watching you," Iruka huffed out before turning around and moving towards the kitchen sink to do dishes. Kakashi let out a quieter sigh of relief with a small smile.
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Naruto stepped into the cottage and was immediately bombarded by Kiba. "What the hell man! What happened to you last night! If we didn't get a call from Kakashi, we would have been out there hunting for you!" Kiba had grabbed Naruto's shoulders and was shaking the blond.
Naruto grinned sheepishly at the wolf, scratching the back of his neck. "S-sorry, sorry Kibs!" Naruto stuttered out. "Can you call the crew for a meeting? I need to discuss this with all of you." Kiba nodded and headed deeper into the house to call the pack while Naruto moved into the kitchen, pulling out a bottle of ice tea out of the fridge. He sat at the large table and waited.
After Naruto explained what happened the night before, the pack sat quietly around the table. Hinata wiped a tear away. "I'm so glad to hear your memories are returning Naruto-kun. If there is anything I can do to help…"
"Me too," Sakura piped up.
Naruto nodded. "Knowing who shot me has to be linked to who kidnapped Sasuke and when I get my hands on those fuckers…" Naruto let out a snarl as he punched a fist into his hand. "Has Kyuubi been in contact at all?" The pack all shook their heads solemnly and Naruto frowned. "I'm going to update baa-chan then we can discuss our next move. We should probably meet with the Uchiha clan to assist; as there is no doubt that their clan wants to find out who was behind the kidnapping of Sasuke." The rest of the pack nodded and hummed in agreement. "Sakura and Hinata," Naruto looked to the two betas, "please contact our neighboring clan brothers and arranged a meeting for me. I'll be back later," Naruto got up and headed out.
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Naruto pulled up to the small cottage in the woods, jumping out of his jeep and taking long steps towards the old porch. He quickly took the steps, gave a few sharp knocks on the door before moving inside. "Baa-chan! Are you here?" Naruto bellowed inside the cottage style home.
"You trying to wake the dead brat!" a shriek yelled out from somewhere in house.
Naruto smiled as he headed straight for the kitchen. She was always in the kitchen doing something. Either cooking or scratching her mound of lotto tickets. "Grannyyyyyy!" Naruto stomped into the kitchen and quickly engulfed the busty woman into a hug. He nuzzled his nose into her neck and began sniffling. "Oh granny," he began to sniffle out. Tsunade cupped the back of Naruto's head lovingly and rubbed his back as she hushed him and let him cry out.
Several minutes later, Naruto cradled a large mug filled with an herbal tea and sat back into a small couch in the living room of the cottage. Tsunade sat across from him listening to Naruto as he told her about how his memories came flashing back like a hurricane, the emotional crash and his meeting with Sasuke at the same time. Tsunade then gave him a checkup, checking all his vitals and asking numerous questions about his physical feelings. When she was done, Naruto continued on with the plans to find out who was behind the kidnapping and shooting and why.
"I don't want your pack getting involved," Tsunade spoke in a firm voice. Naruto snapped his head up at her command. She gave him a no nonsense look. "Look brat. If there are council members involved in an underground situation, it will get messy and I would rather your pack stay out of it."
"But baa-chan…" Naruto sputtered out.
"No Naruto." She growled at him. "It will be a diplomatic nightmare that could turn bloody and the risk of losing pack mates is not something I will risk! It for this reason why I didn't want our pack to involved with council, but…" she trailed off. She knew that someday she would get sucked back in and would have to pass on Naruto as her successor. How else could their pack remain respected and out of danger. The council elders looked at those packs who refused to be involved as just commoners that could be replaced.
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Kyuubi moved quickly through the office area heading straight for the filing cabinets behind the desk. It was almost dawn and no one should be coming in until much later in the day. His plan, simply put, was to get a copy of the list of the buyers of all the minerals. He was certain a few council members, Danzo the most, was the higher buyers of the minerals. He growled lowly as he thought about how Danzo bought a young omega pup and had leashed the poor thing like an animal.
Finding the filing cabinet, he pulled the drawers only to find them locked. 'Of course, fuck!' he thought to himself. He turned about, wondering where the keys would be. He moved to the desk, checking all the drawers, surprised to not find them locked. He came across a thick notebook buried in the bottom drawer and it wasn't labeled but well used. He cracked it open. He pulled his phone out, activating the camera and taking a picture of the last few pages. There were list of names of persons who were invited to the upcoming auction. He would look at the names later, for now, just taking pictures would have to do. He quickly slipped it back into the desk and looked elsewhere the keys to the cabinet. His heart stopped when he heard the unmistakable click of someone moving outside the office door.
'Shit shit shit!' he chanted in his head as he whipped his head about, trying to find a place to hide. He ran towards the door and moved to stand behind it as it opened. Holding his breath, he reached behind him, pulling out a dagger and poised just in case.
The door quickly opened quietly, and a short blond haired woman slipped into the office, dressed in black attire. She glanced about the room quickly before moving to close the door behind her. Kyuubi quickly stepped out and moved to grab the woman. Easier said then done.
The woman was quick to retaliate as she moved to grab his arm and twist it about to take control of her attacker. Kyuubi grunted out as the woman managed to twist his arm but he managed to pull her hard with him as they both crashed to the ground. The woman growled out as she hit the floor, kicking herself up quickly to get the upper hand. Kyuubi twisted himself up quickly and took a defensive stance. The night lights only showed a silhouette of the woman that reflected off her blond hair and what looked like two buns on her head. The woman quickly struck out with a growl causing Kyuubi to step back, and then she turned swiftly heading back out the door. Kyuubi managed to swing his foot out and trip her up so she stumbled just inside the door frame. He moved quickly grabbing her arms and pushing her into the floor with his knee in her back, his hands holding firmly onto the woman's wrists. The woman thrashed and snarled out, but Kyuubi held her tight snarling in return. He could inhale that the woman beneath him was an alpha. His inner alpha snarled with respect, as this young woman alpha was strong and resilient.
His breath was taken from him as a hard force slammed against him, causing him to be forced away from the woman he had secured and tumble to the floor. He thrashed about suddenly, realizing someone else had taken him by force. "What the fuck, mother fucker!" Kyuubi snarled out as the two struggled on the floor, each one trying to get a hold of the other. Kyuubi found himself face first in the floor as the two now held him tight, and he snarled his teeth out. "When I get outta this…" he snarled out, trying to look at the two who held him fast.
"You aren't in any position to make threats you fucker," a male voice snarled back at him, close to his ear.
"What are we going to do with him?" the female alpha now spoke in a harsh voice.
"Will have to take care of him then get what we came for," the male alpha responded.
Kyuubi stilled for a moment, recognizing those voices. It was young couple he saw at the auction earlier. "What he fuck you looking for," Kyuubi spat out. "There's no money here." He groaned out as the male pushed his head against the floor with a quick thump.
"Shut the fuck up! Tem, find something to tie this fucker up with," the male spat out.
"You two aren't from around here," Kyuubi grunted out. "W-what is it you lookin for."
"I said shut the fuck up!"
Kyuubi's alpha roared up in anger as he found the strength to twist himself and buck the male off of him. He twisted hard and fast, grabbing whoever was closest and slammed the other into the floor. Somehow during the chaos Kyuubi head locked the male alpha of the two, pulled his smaller knife from his shoe and held it tight to the male alpha's throat. The alpha female stance was frozen, but she looked fierce and ready to attack at any sign of an opening. When the alpha male moved, Kyuubi poked the end of the knife into his neck more, the skin not quite giving and just sinking in with the point of the knife. "Don't fucking move if you don't want me to shove this into your jugular," Kyuubi threatened out, just above a whisper. "Now tell me what the fuck you two want."
"F-fuck you!" the alpha male spat out and Kyuubi pushed a little harder which caused the male alpha to inhale quickly.
"Wait! Wait!" the female alpha called out holding up her hand. Kyuubi's eyes glared at her, pushing out the warning visually if she didn't start talking. "We—we were…"
"Shut up Tem!" the alpha male spat out warningly. Kyuubi pushed the blade again, this time a small bead of blood poked through the skin, no longer able to hold back the sharp point. The male alpha ground his teeth, supressing a groan of pain.
"Kan!" the woman alpha called out again. Kyuubi hesitated and waited for the woman to continue, nodding his head at her a couple times, telling her to go on. "We were looking for the list of buyers," she let out in whisper.
"What the fuck for?" Kyuubi growled out.
"To take down a putrid piece of rotting bastard," she hissed out. "We-we have reason to believe a conspiracy is happening, we need names."
Kyuubi didn't move but could say that he was shocked. "What kind of conspiracy?" he whispered out, tilting his head so his ear could listen to her voice, any reason he would believe she's lying. She eyed him back, a look of question and wariness.
"What's it to you? If you think for an instant that—" she snarled out with her claws extended, a killer intent on her face.
"No no…Is there the possibility…" Kyuubi pinched his lips together. Should he say something? He would completely put himself in a risky position if he let them know what he was doing here. But what if—"let's just say I'm looking for something as well." 'Might as well test the waters…'
"What makes you think we can trust you with anything!" the male alpha hissed out in his grasp, giving a small struggle, testing Kyuubi's grip.
"Got a better idea?" Kyuubi squeezed the male tighter and pushed the end of the knife a bit more against his skin. "I could just kill you here, then kill your woman, then the whole reason for either of us being here would be lost," Kyuubi growled out.
The two looked at each other for a moment, Kyuubi giving that moment for the two to consider their options. Kyuubi didn't want to kill anyone, but to save his position where he is, he swallow his morals and do it. He owed to himself and his pack to protect them.
"We are looking to bring down the illegal sales from the auction," the alpha male spat out, anger lacing in the voice was obvious. "Those are our people, our children that are being sold! It's disgusting and those involved deserve death!"
Kyuubi instantly released the alpha male, pushing him towards the alpha female, where she caught him. Both turned instantly growling at Kyuubi. The alpha males wiped at his neck, looking at the blood on his fingers and glared at Kyuubi. "Asshole!"
"I agree," Kyuubi stated, relaxing his form somewhat when the other two looked at him with slight surprise. "Not with the asshole bit," Kyuubi chuckled slightly, scratching at his cheek, "though some of my pack may disagree," he mumbled out as he gave a cheeky grin. "I agree with the illegal selling to perverted old bastards and whatnot. My name is Kyuubi," he held his hand out in greeting.
The other two gave him a warily look briefly before the male alpha made the first move. "Kankurou and this is my sister Temari." He nodded his head to the side. "We are from the Suna pack, investigating these sales to gather evidence." Kyuubi nodded in understanding. "Looks like we got a lot to talk about but we should get what we need out of here and meet elsewhere."
"I couldn't find keys to the cabinet, but got picture on my phone of the list of guests." Kyuubi pulled out his phone and waved it.
The woman alpha, known as Temari, smirked, "let me at that cabinet." She pulled out a contraption that held several small tools.
Sometime later, Kyuubi uploaded all the pictures onto Kankurou and Temari's computer and the three discussed the names and clans involved. Their frustrations rose as they identified at least three clans that were involved on the council and their heads were seen purchasing goods.
"This is sick," Kankurou snarled out. "We need to get this back to Suna and start our next plan. "When's the next auction?"
"They are usually every 4 to 6 weeks, here that is. I'm not sure if they have them in other locations. I think with how well unknown this place is, barely any sites for tourists, the town is quite low scale so it's easier for people to come and not make a spectacle." Kyuubi rubbed his chin in thought.
Temari slapped her book shut and moved all the information on the computer onto a flash drive. Afterwards she deleted everything that had to do with this evening and filled it up with various pictures of her and her brother during vacations. Kyuubi looked on with interest. "In case it ever gets confiscated, I always put a shit load of boring vacation pictures on it." Temari shrugged before powering if off and slipping it into her bag. "We will head back in the morning. We may get another invite, so if that happens, we will be in touch." She winked at Kyuubi.
Kyuubi nodded in agreement, thanked the two siblings and made his way out. He had a lot of thinking and planning to do, especially what his next move was going to be. He could probably get a hold of his pack, but was it a good time yet? Did he have enough to go on that Tsunade-sama should be involved? He didn't want his pack to be in any danger for what he was doing. Kyuubi shook his head as he walked the through the still quiet streets. The town hadn't started waking yet, but should be soon.
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Sasuke made his way across campus grass, books in hand and his travel cup in another. Since the incident he no longer would buy coffee or tea, he made it at home and brought it with him. He kept an eye out all around him, a habit now formed from the fear of having any unknowns approach him. His nerves were somewhat on alert, his wolf always nudging at him, letting him know that he wasn't alone and was thankful. Since his memory from the awful situation that occurred at the club last week, he felt his nerves had heightened but was set on getting back to normal. His brother was continuously consulting now with Kakashi and the pack on any clues to where Sai may have gone since Naruto remembered it was Sai that shot him, Sai was the one who most likely drugged him and dragged him away and of course trying to gather more evidence on what Orochimaru was doing. Sasuke still didn't remember much of that event and who kidnapped him.
He saw the building he was heading for coming into view and focused his site on the doors. His wolf suddenly jerked against his senses when he caught the scent of citrus. His skin broke in goosebumps and his wolf pushed harder against him, wanting to seek out the scent. 'NO!' he disciplined his wolf. He hoped that the familiar scent who he thought it was. He hadn't seen nor heard from that alpha since the incident at the bar. And as far as he was concerned, it was thankful that the one meeting was all that had happened. What had he expected? That the alpha would come begging him, groveling at his feet or something to that matter? 'Hmph, ridiculous,' he thought to himself. He had long convinced himself, or had he…that it was better this way. He nearly flipped and released a howl when he heard quickened footsteps coming up from behind him. His heart thumped hard against his chest as he kept a straight walk towards the building. 'Stop it! It's not him,' he chanted to himself and his wolf. His wolf clawed at his emotions, demanding that Sasuke stop and look towards the steps. He felt a shiver of fear when the footsteps appeared to draw closer to him, but he took several breaths and continued walking.
"Hey! Hey!" An all too familiar voice called out through the wind. Sasuke chose to ignore and continued his pace. "Hey! Please," the voice called out again, almost sounding desperate. The footsteps thudded up to him and Sasuke turned and growled as he felt something brush against his arm.
"What!" Sasuke barked out, his eyes glaring at the person who dare tough him. He could feel his nerves on edge and his heart was beating so hard, he thought for a moment he might faint.
Blue eyes widened in surprise but instantly softened to an apology as the tall blond alpha drew back a step. His breath was quick as he just was running and was blowing softly between lips as the blond alpha grasped his shoulder pack strap as a lifeline. "Umm, hi," the blond stammered out. "I-I wanted t-t-to—"
"Not interested," Sasuke spat out as he took steps back. "I have nothing to say to you, so just—just stay away from me," Sasuke whispered out harshly through clenched teeth. His wolf howled in agony within him, not happy with how Sasuke brushed the alpha off and it caused Sasuke to twitch slightly with discomfort.
"Are you alright?" the blond alpha asked as he noticed the slight discomfort Sasuke felt. "Since that night, you know, with the bottle and-and…" The blond trailed off as he brought a hand to the back of his neck and squeezed. "I was worried."
Sasuke snorted out a sarcastic sound. "Whatever." He then turned to walk away.
"Wait! Sasuke please…" Naruto stepped forward quickly, intent on following the angry raven alpha. "I—I was hoping…"
"Fuck off Naruto," Sasuke spat out as he continued walking towards the building.
"Please Sasuke! I miss you!" Naruto called out in desperation.
"Piss off! You made it quite clear that day…" Sasuke trailed off. His wolf felt the pain of rejection that day in the hospital and Sasuke nursed that hurt. It's what helped him remind himself and his wolf that they were better off alone.
"That's not fair Sas!" Naruto continued to walk a distance behind Sasuke. "You know I wasn't well. I couldn't remember…" Naruto's voice sounded painfully hurt.
Sasuke stopped suddenly. Naruto did as well, not coming closer to him and respecting his space. Clenching his fists he took in a deep breath. It wasn't fair, Naruto was right, and it wasn't fair of him to hold that against him, but still. "Look Naruto," Sasuke started out, his back still facing the blond alpha. "I'm sorry that happened to you, I'm glad you healed and I hope all the best that your pack brings justice to the guilty. But," Sasuke hesitated, finding the right words. "But your wolf made it clear that it wasn't interested and you—you should forget about w-what we did." Sasuke remembered all too clearly the threatening aura that Naruto released in the hospital room. He felt his eyes sting with the threatening of tears but he bit the inside of his cheek, refusing them any release. Sasuke's wolf decided this wasn't what it wanted to happen and slammed against his mental walls. It howled in agony and despair as it struggled to right what it believed was wrong. Sasuke squinted as he breathed through the pain, flexing his palms as he willed the pain to pass.
Naruto felt the despair of the wolf calling out in front of him and his own inner wolf snarled out, demanding to console the one before him. He gasped at the sudden onslaught of emotions from both wolves, stumbling slightly stepping back and his hand clenching his chest quickly. 'What is this?' He struggled to calm his wolf, but it wouldn't have it and suddenly Naruto wanted to gather up the other grumpy alpha and… but Sasuke was now walking away. "Sas…" Naruto whispered out as he watched the raven haired man quicken his step and disappear inside the building.
Naruto stood for several minutes, catching his breath and racking his mind on what was going on. He went over Sasuke's last words stating his wolf rejecting him. An instant pain hit him hard behind his eyes and he cringed. This was a norm when he was trying to remember lately, a pain that Iruka said was normal and that he needs to not push it. But—but this, THIS was so frustrating! He took several breaths before moving on to this next class. "I'm not giving up on you Sasuke," he whispered to himself.
After his class, Naruto headed straight home, determined to get what he needed out of his head. His wolf certainly had not let him forget the interaction with the raven. It pushed and pushed all throughout the afternoon and Naruto was left feeling anxious and irritated. He jotted some notes on a loose leaf to help ease the stress, but the wolf wouldn't let up. He pushed his jeep to the max and skidded into the driveway. He jumped out from his jeep, shoulder bag in hand and trotted his way into his home wasting no time in heading straight to his room. His pack didn't seem to be home at the moment, good, he thought, he didn't want any disturbances. Pulling out his papers, he grabbed his notebook and began to scribble as fast as he could, sucking in his bottom lip on regular intervals.
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Sasuke slammed the door open and closed to the Uchiha home, growling under his breath as he removed his shoes and jacket. Deidara peeked around the corner giving Sasuke a welcome home and was met with an icy glare in response before Sasuke stomped his way off to his room.
"Well, someone is grouchy," Deidara folded his arms and snorted out. "Perhaps our boy needs an afternoon nap?" He snickered lightly. Itachi came from behind him and wrapped his arms around the omega. Deidara leaned back against the alpha and sighed out.
"I'll go talk to him," Itachi whispered in Deidara's ear before giving him a kiss on his temple and headed up the stairs, following his little brother.
Sasuke was flipping out various books from his bag and slamming them on his desk. He had work to do and was adamant on getting started and losing himself in it. Stupid alpha, stupid blond, stupid wolf! His thoughts were continuously on his interaction with Naruto today and he hadn't been able to stop thinking about. He growled to himself as the books he pulled out continued to be the focus of his wrath.
"Dear otouto, whatever have those books done to receive such treatment?" A teasing voice came from Sasuke's door and Sasuke whipped his head at the voice, throwing his brother a glare before continuing on with his mission. "Sasuke," Itachi gave a firm tone.
Sasuke knew that tone. It was the tone that a parent would often give a guilty child to get that child the opportunity to speak the truth. He ignored him and kept his back to the alpha.
"Sasuke enough." Itachi's tone was meaning business this time. Sasuke snorted in response. "Talk to me little brother."
Sasuke stopped and leaned forward against the desk. He leaned on his fists and pounded the desk with both hands before turning to look at Itachi. "Naruto found me at uni," he breathed out, his eyes lowered and jaw firm. Sasuke wanted to stay angry, it was easier to deal with the onslaught of emotions his wolf wouldn't stop triggering when he was angry. Itachi sat on the edge of Sasuke's bed, looking to getting settled but said nothing. "I told him to leave me alone and my wolf won't shut the fuck up. It's giving me a continuous headache." Sasuke huffed out and turned his head, looking to the side and not at Itachi. The silence that continued left Sasuke slightly unnerved.
"Otouto," Itachi called out softly. "I cannot fathom how you are feeling but always know, I am here for you." He stood then, moving to stand before his little brother. The smaller omega did not move, but Itachi could see his body trembling slightly and hear his raged breath. He placed a hand on his shoulder gently, "and so is your wolf. I know you have not been bonded for long, but put your trust in your wolf as well as your aniki." Sasuke inhaled deeply and let out a shuddering breath. "You are absolutely brilliant and I have the utmost faith that you will figure out what to do for you and your wolf," Itachi whispered as he leaned forward and planted a kiss on Sasuke's forehead. He then left the room with Sasuke watching him. He relaxed his shoulders, his wolf apparently settled somewhat after the alpha left and Sasuke squeezed the bridge of his nose. He settled into his desk chair hard, releasing a long huff and then started massaging his temples. What was he to do? Moving on and forgetting about the blond alpha was the best decision, wasn't it? His inner wolf pushed hard against his mental pain again at the mere mention of that. 'Okay okay, I'll consider the alpha.' The pain immediately dispersed and Sasuke breathed out a sigh of relief. He had a lot of thinking to do apparently.