Welcome back to B&B, better known as The Bitch and the Bastard! I'm so happy to see that you guys are liking it so far! In last chapter you got to see that Puberty is a 'Bitch', and now you get to see that Mating's a 'Bastard'! A little something about the remainder of the fic: All the chapters very in length because they are broken up by months (this one being March) and a different amount of things happen in each month. I had written this fic as a giant one-shot, but had to break it up because it's 100 pages...
Warning! This chapter contains attempted rape. Just try to remember that these people are going off of animal instinct, to it's not looked at as rape to them (it's pretty jacked up...)
Please R&R and enjoy!
2. Mating's a Bastard (Part 1)
March
It was when Naruto was sixteen that his heat changed.
He had come back to the village six months prior, just a few days after the previous Fall's heat had ended and his cycle had passed so he could inject his blockers. His two and a half years spent training with Jiraiya had been well worth it. As it turned out the perverted old alpha had more than just a boner hiding under his clothesーyears of training to be a fighter had left him fit and agileーand in turn Naruto had sharpened his own body, mind, and skills.
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"Hey Naruto! Where have you been? I thought for sure you found yourself an omega," laughed Takeshi, one of the alpha from Naruto's squadron.
Naruto gave a small smile, eyeing the group of alphas assembled, as he set down his water bottle and towel on the edge of the field. "Hey, no luck for me this time," he heaved an overly dramatic sigh, shrugging his shoulders. Honestly, it was the first heat that they were allowed to participate in the mating ritual and they all thought he would have found someone to mount? With the ratio of omega vs beta and alpha, these young alpha had a very slim chance of mating with one of their peers.
"So where have you been?" Another boy asked, this one too had not been in Naruto's academy class; though with the hours he had been forced to spend with those students, he found them to be generally nice people. For alphas.
Naruto shrugged, "I was helping Granny at the hospital. A lot of betas got hurt over the weekend." It was true that quite a few fights would break out during the mating heat. With such a limited number of omega it was kind of a fight for the finish situation. However, Naruto's four day tardiness wasn't due to his kindness with the injured, but with the fact that after the weekend long heat, he had bled like a geyser. He hadn't had to make an excuse after his first Fall heat because everyone had been given a few days off to get used to their bodies changes, but now he was out of luck.
The snickering of his 'fellow' alpha was enough for him to know that his lie was well accepted. Claiming that he had been nursing beta instead of alpha spoke to their pride, and the fact that they all knew how much of a hard ass his grandmother was made the lie even more believable. It didn't matter that an alpha was doing the work of a beta.
"Not a good enough reason to be late Uzumaki," Commander Morino's voice drifted across the field, making the young alphas who had assembled to greet their missing friend flinch. "Laps, now."
Naruto groaned, 'Stupid body,' before taking off along the perimeter of the field at a pace much slower than what he was capable of. He'd just have to come up with something better next time.
That day he noticed that both Kiba and Ino were missing.
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Naruto had undergone his first full length heat before leaving with Jiraiya on his training journey. While the Autumnal heat had only seemed to really affect him at night, the heat flashes decreasing to bearable during the day, the Vernal's lasted throughout the entire weekend before resolving into a fit of painful cramps the like of which Naruto had never felt before in his life.
As it turned out, his grandmother had acquired a cabin about three miles SouthEast of Konoha sometime prior to his maturity and had been cultivating flowers around it in her free time. Naruto had noticed upon first approach that those flowers let off an incredibly heavy odor that clogged the nose and dulled the senses. It was a perfect location for an omega in hiding to be blocker-free while in heat. And it had gone fine, until suddenly Naruto no longer want to stay inside.
In previous years, the three day heat cycle of the Vernal Equinox had felt much like Naruto's coming of age: unbearable warmth that left him shaking with enhanced senses, but with the added bonus of a tingling in his loins that made him want to play with himself a little and a moisture in his ass that he knew didn't belong there.
It wasn't that bad, when he was fifteen he had finally succumbed to the point of rubbing himself until his member was swollen and hard, and had felt some relief once his hand pumped him to completion. He was able to patiently wait out the heat until his menstrual cycle started, bringing him cramps and achy muscles.
However, once he turned sixteen his own wandering hands suddenly weren't enough. Naruto needed more. He paced the small cabin, panting and sweating, as he tried to restrain himself from running out into the woods to find release. It had made sense to him then why it was at that age that all the young omega's (and in retrospect alphas and betas) would finally be released to breed for the first time, their bodies just hadn't been ready to mate yet and he guessed the village didn't want a whole bunch of twelve and thirteen year olds running around getting pregnant (babies having babies was never a good thing no matter how much the population needed it), but that fact changed nothing for him. His teeth grit, his claws digging fissures into his palms leaving bleeding pinpricks that healed over as soon as he released his grip, while he battled with himself.
Though Naruto's overall hate had subsided as he had matured, learning the ways of the world and growing closer to the people around him, his passion still remained. So the battle between mind and body was simple, Naruto would not allow anyone to touch him. He had held onto his goal of proving that he was more than just an omega, some weak gender whose only purpose in life was to bring pleasure and make babies, and now at the age of twenty he held that same resolve.
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Naruto groaned and got up to pace around the room once more. His leg had been bouncing in place once again, his restless muscles were driving him insane. He needed to get up and move, and the cramped cabin was giving him little reprieve as he all too soon reached one end of the room and pivoted to make his way back to the other side. It didn't help that it was like a thousand degrees in there!
Naruto pulled at his light cotton shirt, fanning himself with it as he grabbed a damp towel on his next pass and wiped it along his smoldering skin with a shaking hand as he continued his directionless trek. He glanced at the door again, feeling an unwelcome spike of arousal run through him and growled, turning away. He had already jerked off more times than he cared to count that dayーand even more the days beforeーand he was still feeling unsatisfied. His body wanted something more. Always more.
"Just get through today," he mumbled to himself, knowing that come sunrise tomorrow the heat would leave. At this point he didn't care if he bled for a month, he just wanted his boner to go away.
An hour or so before dusk found Naruto shuffling through his small pantry. He always became overwhelmingly hungry on the last day of the heat cycle due to the number of calories his body burned off. He would find himself craving red meats at an unhealthy level, probably to substitute the blood-loss he would be sustaining the following days (since he sure as hell wouldn't be needing to be putting on padding for any upcoming pregnancies) and had always made sure to keep a supply of jerky in the cabin for such times.
Naruto frowned at the shelf that normally held his supply of meats, his stomach growling angrily as if it were rebelling against what his eyes were telling him. The shelf was empty.
"Fuu-ck," Naruto drew a hand down his face in frustration and exited the pantry to return to his pacing.
He didn't last longer than a half an hour before Naruto's hunger got the best of him and he looked out the lone window that rested high along the wall in the bedroom. The sun had set and the moon was high, though its light was hidden behind the trees shading the cabin's roof.
Naruto was panting heavier than before, trying to get as much air in to cool down his sweltering body as possible. The heaviness between his legs and the overwhelming urge to touch himself all over did not mix well with his rumbling stomach, but he supposed his body was still trying to get that last hurrah in before the heat ended. After all, as an omega he should have been fucked long ago.
Mind clouded with the need to nourish his overstimulated body, Naruto took only a moment to come to a decision. The cabin was three miles away from the village, at least twice the distance of the known hunting grounds for the villagers seeking mates. That, plus the fact that it was the last night of the three day heat making it very unlikely that there would be any stragglers hoping to find a partner, caused Naruto to grab the heavy cloak that hung from the hook next to the front door before donning it and tearing out of the cabin.
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Sasuke growled as he shoved another low hanging branch out of his face, and continued making his way deeper into the woods. He knew he was being loud, but the stupid deer that he had been hunting had somehow gotten away and that fact alone had pissed him off to no end.
No. The fact that his stupid asshole brother had kicked him out so he could fuck that annoying as hell blond omega that he had picked up in Earth Country three months prior was the reason Sasuke was pissed. Sasuke could have been jerking off in his own room, not out here at night trying to work off his excess energy by hunting some elusive wildlife while sporting a boner. Sure he could just lean against a tree and rub one off, but he was an Uchiha dammit, and he wouldn't lower himself enough to masturbating in the woods like an animal. Even if the idea was tempting.
At least it was a cool night, the soft breeze blowing through the trees felt amazing on Sasuke's overheated skin, and the fact that his dick was only half hard allowed him to at least focus on his missing prey (though he knew from past experiences that just one touch would turn him into a whimpering mess). He hated that all of his senses were enhanced during heat, it made simply existing bothersome.
Closing his onyx eyes, Sasuke took a deep calming breath, trying to cool his over sensitized nerves and slow his racing pulse. His lungs froze, his nostrils flaring when they were hit by the subtle scent of venison overlayed by something much more appealing.
A low growl escaped his throat as Sasuke's eyes opened, his pupils dilating to take in as much light as possible as he began to move. It felt like his blood was on fire, but that only drove him to move towards the intoxicating scent faster.
It was maybe fifteen minutes later that Sasuke spotted the deer. The large animal barreled out of some shrubs some thirty feet in front of the Uchiha, only to sprint across his path through the trees to the right.
Sasuke barely had time to crouch amongst the bushes he had paused by when the shrubs the deer had exited exploded as a figure burst through them. The figure was cloaked in black, the heavy hood hanging too low for Sasuke to see a face and the long material draping around the small form making the gender indistinguishable, but looking like that of Death coming to collect a soul himself.
Death, however, was the farthest thing from Sasuke's mind because the scent was unmistakable: that of an omega in heat. The young Uchiha could honestly say that he had never smelled something so delicious in his entire life. Sasuke's muscles clenched in anticipation as his red eyes tracked the omega that took off after the deer.
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Sasuke's breaths were labored, he ran his saliva heavy tongue over the front of his top teeth as he drew in the scent drifting around the forest. It was beginning to become unbearable.
He had seen the way the omega had taken down the doe, the speed, agility, and strength the submissive displayed. His Sharingan (when had they activated?) had tracked the lithe figure perfectly and he could tell just by looking that the other hunter had just been playing with the deer, intentionally running just a little too slow before ricocheting from tree to tree to corral the frightened creature to a prime location. The corkscrew move launched from the tree trunk that finally took the deer down had been precise and strong, practiced, tearing the carotid artery perfectly.
If it wasn't for the omega's intoxicating scent, Sasuke was sure that he would be drawn to the hooded figure by their hunting skills alone, which was saying something because Sasuke was never attracted to anyone. And attracted he was, Sasuke wanted that omega like he had never wanted anything in his life, and his swollen cock hanging heavily between his legs agreed wholeheartedly.
It was obvious that the submissive hadn't noticed his presence, a fact that irked the Uchihaー he wanted all that omega's attention solely focused on him, wet for him, submitting to himーbut he had let it slide during the hunt, it was clear the omega was too focused on its prey to notice anything else. Sasuke could understand that, but it was dangerous. Very dangerous.
Every part of Sasuke's being was telling him to claim the omega, to possess, to own. So, after taking another deep inhalation to draw in as much of that scent in as he could, Sasuke took off toward his prey.
He thanked the fact the omega now had its face buried in the deer's bloody side, the sound of tearing flesh and slurping covering up the sound of his fast approach and masking his heady scent of arousal. It was obvious from this omega's previous movements that it was not one to be taken lightly, and Sasuke had a sneaking suspicion that if it had wanted to be mounted then it would have been already and would not be here devouring wildlife, but he ignored that last thought as he collided with the unsuspecting omega.
A grunt of surprise escaped the omega as the two slammed to the ground, skidding in the dirt with the force of Sasuke's impact. The sound of tearing fabric, followed by a sharp stinging sensation shot through Sasuke's side where the omega suddenly shifted in his hold and raked sharp claws along his ribcage, the searing pain dulled considerably by his lust clouded mind. He didn't care about a little pain, that all came in the conquest.
Sasuke shifted his hips, locking his thighs around the pair of strong legs that suddenly freed themselves from the too big cloak to lash out at him. The movement of the heavy fabric allowed more of the omega's unique scent to hit Sasuke's sensitive nose and the brunet's claws automatically sunk into whatever purchase he could find as he used his superior weight and size to force his dominance and keep his hold. The scent of blood—not belonging to the deer—reached Sasuke's nose. It mixed with his own, quickening his heartbeat and heightening his arousal, causing his grip to tighten.
Though the omega continue to struggle—growls of anger escaping through the black hood—it was obvious that the cloak that had once served to conceal the submissive was now only a hindrance, trapping the arm that Sasuke had landed on amongst the many folds and giving the Uchiha more purchase to roll the omega face down to affectingly pin the other arm against the ground.
Both were breathing hard from the struggle. Somewhere in the back of Sasuke's mind he suspected that he may have had a harder time dominating the omega if he hadn't caught it unaware. The thought both annoyed and pleased him. As it was, he allowed his aching cock to grind into the omega's backside, his chest pressed tight against the omega's strong back, to show the submissive his appreciation. He was going to enjoy making this omega his.
He wasn't even sure if he would be mounting a male or a female (though he suspected it was a male if the strength of the omega's back was anything to go by), though he honestly didn't care at this point even if he was a little curious. However, what he really wanted was to just stick his nose into that warm neck and breath deep. Maybe lick. Bite.
With a shudder and another grind of his hips that earned him a growl and a squirm that only served to turn the dominant on more, Sasuke shifted his hold so his right forearm was resting across the omega's shoulder blades—his hips still bearing down on the omega's ass— as his left hand reached forward to pull back the concealing hood.
Short hair that reminded Sasuke of spun gold, dulled only by the night and the sheen of sweat that dampened the omega's body, was the first thing he noticed. It was the most beautiful thing Sasuke had ever seen, and his pale fingers itched to weave themselves through it as he held his omega down.
Sasuke wouldn't let his eyes linger but a moment on those golden strands, knowing there was more to see and so little time what with the temper of his chosen omega. Moving his crimson eyes over the omega's face his gaze caught in piercing blue that reflected the moon in an eerie light.
Sasuke's breath stilled, his once fiery blood seeming to freeze in his veins. He took in the tanned skin surrounded by the shining locks, the one visible cerulean eye glaring death—a glare he had seen many times, but never directed quite so intensely at himself— and finally his eyes darted down to the snarling mouth.
Images of a small boy— clumsy, weak, annoying, loud, and unbelievably determined— flashed through his mind. A sharp, shallow gulp pushed past his clenched throat as Sasuke's eyes shot up towards the surrounding forest; because there, barely visible under the layer of blood and bits of fatty residue smeared across slightly plump cheeks were three scars that Sasuke knew all too well.
His sharp eyes scanned the forest as if trying to see the village walls, but of course the trees were too thick, the night too dark even with his advanced vision. All of his senses were overwhelmed by the male below him, leaving no chance of smelling how close he had roamed. Sasuke had had no idea his wandering had lead him so close to Konoha. Was he so close that there would be others?
With his intense gaze focused on their surroundings, thoughts momentarily on competition for his claim, Sasuke hadn't noticed the blond's eyes flash before his grip was suddenly lost and the omega was scrambling away.
It only took seconds for Sasuke to roll into a half crouched position, but by then the other male was already on the far side of the little clearing they had found themselves in. A spike of anger surged through him, the thought of being denied what was rightfully his, to have his submissive refuse to bend to his will was a blow to his dominance that was hard to take. Sasuke forced the feeling down as he took in the man before him even as his blood heated once more.
Naruto had grown taller, he noticed. It was true that the blond was still short by normal standards, but going off of the last time Sasuke had seen him he supposed eleven year olds were bound to grow. Not just that, but the man's frame looked solid underneath the loose cotton shirt and shorts that stuck to his body in various places where they were soaked through with sweat from his overheated body. The heavy black cloak now hung uselessly over his shoulders allowing Sasuke to take in not only Naruto's entire figure but full scent as well. It had his tongue swelling in his mouth.
Sasuke had of course seen other omega before—those mated to various alpha or heavy with the children of beta, even Itachi's omega wasn't new to him after traveling together for three unbearable months (honestly, the man never shut up)— but none of them had looked like the one in front of him. This omega was standing ready to defend himself, and Sasuke knew he could, but this wasn't the same boy that Sasuke left behind all those years ago.
Then again… Sasuke looked at the fire that burned in those blue eyes, eyes that he had always been fascinated with — even when he and the younger man had been beating the shit out of each other in their youth —, and knew that Naruto hadn't changed.
Yes, Naruto was still the same boy that Sasuke had left behind. The boy who would challenge him daily, declaring them rivals, and aggressively never give up. And Sasuke wanted him.
Sasuke's stomach clenched in anticipation as those eyes stayed narrowed even as their pupils dilated until the blue was barely visible. His knees spread farther apart to ease the pressure on his groin when he noticed the other man open his mouth slightly to draw more of Sasuke's scent in. Shifting forward slightly, Sasuke rested one hand on the ground in preparation to advance on the omega when the heavy scent of arousal suddenly hit his nose and a low rumble of appreciation rolled through his chest.
The only thing holding Sasuke back from making a break for the omega was the man's previous defiance, and although Sasuke would love nothing more than to put the submissive in his place, he knew that Naruto could be stubborn as a mule when he wanted to be. It irked Sasuke to no end that he had to be cautious if he wanted to claim what was his. Though based off of the scent of arousal that was coming off Naruto in waves, Sasuke didn't think he would have to wait long, which was good because the amount of force he was using to not lose his mind was almost unbearable.
The sight of the blond omega taking a step towards him caused Sasuke's inner beast to purr even as he moved his own foot toward his prey.
"Dobe," Sasuke breathed, the old nickname for the other male falling from his lips from force of habit.
Sasuke watched as Naruto paused, his eyes widening slightly as if he has just now realized who the Uchiha was, before a frown formed on his pink lips and then he stepped back. With a heavy exhale out of his nose, Naruto's gaze finally left Sasuke's. His eyes narrowed as they darted along the ground focusing on nothing.
A growl escaped the Uchiha's throat. The thought of having the omega's attention no longer focused on him irritated Sasuke.
Much to Sasuke's satisfaction, the submissive's eyes darted back to his. His triumph was short lived, however, when Naruto's face suddenly hardened, his blue eyes turning to ice and his lips pulling back into a snarl. The blond hissed, his teeth bared in warning, and then he was gone.
Sasuke stared at the spot the omega had been. With his Sharingan activated all he had been able to see of the blond as he vanished was a golden blur. It was obvious that Naruto was too fast for Sasuke to catch on foot, and the surrounding forest held the omega's scent so Sasuke had no idea which way to go to start tracking him.
A guttural howl broke through the quiet night air as a spike of frustrated anger shot through the alpha's system. His eyes darted frantically around the moonlit woods as he took in deep ragged breaths trying to pick up any trail of the allusive omega, but there was nothing.
No.
Sasuke's crimson gaze looked toward the village that he had once called home and had vowed to never return to again. He knew exactly where to find the omega.
A slow smirk spread over the Uchiha's lips as he finally allowed himself to drop to his knees and bring a hand to his aching need. The blond may be stubborn, but he couldn't hide forever. Uchiha Sasuke would have his dobe.
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Naruto panted as he tore through the cabin door, nearly taking it off its hinges. He barely made it past the threshold before he collapsed on the wooden floor, his arms shaking with the effort of keeping his torso off the ground.
The ball in his stomach clenched even tighter before he found himself retching between his spread hands, the blood and red meat from the deer he had consumed earlier splashing across the ground in a horrific display.
Once the liquid turned to bile and then finally seemed to stop, Naruto groaned and rolled to his side, swiping the back of his hand through the residue covering his mouth and chin.
He ignored the mess laying mere inches from his head and stared at the ceiling, breathing deeply. His entire body was shivering and coated with a shiny sheen of sweat; he hadn't remembered feeling this terrible in a long time.
Naruto closed his eyes and focused on his breathing, in and out, allowing his sensitive nose to be filled and numbed once again by the scent of the flowers lining the outside of the cabin's borders.
Just as his nerves were starting to calm and his blood barely beginning to cool, the omega shifted his legs and whimpered. Naruto's claws dug into the material of his shorts as the way his body responded to the other male crept back to the forefront of his mind. He had never had to fight with himself so much before. His mind had become foggy with need and arousal at the scent of the other while his ass suddenly became so wet it was nearly leaking.
He had inhaled Sasuke's scent ('Fucking Uchiha Sasuke. It just had to be him, didn't it?' Naruto ground his teeth even as he curled himself into a tighter ball when a new wave of arousal washed over him at the thought of those piercing red eyes), and as his mind became clouded over, all he thought was, 'Strong alpha. Mate.'
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The next time Sasuke saw his omega was four days later as the blond stepped onto the training field carrying a large stag over his shoulder along with a few limp rabbits and squirrels hanging from ropes by his hip. The deer was as big as he was, but he didn't even look to be breaking a sweat as his golden locks glistened brighter than the metal around his forehead, and it was clear that his strong legs were being put to good use.
'He's even more beautiful in the daytime,' Sasuke thought from his place amongst the gathered alpha as he watched a pair of younger boys run up to his dobe and relieve him of his kills. Naruto gave them a kind smile before turning to the female blonde alpha that quickly approached him to hand him a towel.
Sasuke held back a growl as the tall alpha bumped against his intended mate in an overly friendly manner, though his eyes narrowed and his clawed hands dug into the thick material of his long sleeved shirt as anger began to bubble in his belly. The only reason he wasn't attacking the woman now was because he had smelled the distinct scent of omega on her, very fresh, and he knew that as an alpha she wouldn't stray from her own mate. There was also the fact that apparently Naruto was an alpha as well. Sasuke's eyebrow twitched.
His heartbeat picked up as Naruto finally noticed the group of alpha standing around, though it was obvious he hadn't noticed Sasuke's presence yet. A smirk appeared on Sasuke's pale lips. This was going to be fun.
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Relaxing his shoulders now that he had room to breathーhonestly, it was like the woman didn't know what personal space wasー Naruto's eyes drifted to the group of alpha huddled not too far away and sighed in exasperation. "Tsk, you guys are supposed to be starting your stretches already."
Ino shrugged next to him, a grin still plastered on her face and not seeming to care about the impending doom, while she changed course with the smaller man as he made a beeline toward the gathered squad.
"Alpha!" Naruto called, authority in his voice, "Is there a reason you are not warming up?"
"I could ask you the same thing, Dobe."
Naruto froze at the comment that came from the back of the crowd, his face paling, not due to the deep smooth voice but the all to familiar nickname that accompanied it.
The crowd parted and there was Uchiha Sasuke in all his fine glory leaning easily against one of the wooden stumps they used as target practice.
Naruto's eyes were wide as the dark haired alpha smirked at him with an air of arrogance, before the blond was suddenly jostled from the side by an excited Ino yelling something about 'the good old days' or some crap like that. He did vaguely remember her saying that someone had showed up but had brushed her off because it was too damn early. Well fuck.
Naruto's eyes fluttered around the assembled alpha for a moment before he felt his old resolve fall back into place and his eyes hardened. His squadron immediately scattered to begin their warm ups, knowing that look. "What are you doing here Uchiha?" his voice was calm and controlled, tinged with anger that didn't reveal any of the panic he was feeling.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow, but the smirk on his face remained, "Rejoining my rightful place in society." He gave the metal plate resting against his forehead a little tap for extra emphasis (because Naruto would most definitely argue with him otherwise) before refolding his arms. "Imagine my surprise when I was told to report to Captain Uzumaki's ANBU unit."
Naruto didn't miss the way the other man's eyes swept over him as he spoke, the way his pupils were a little dilated, and it made his body stiffen. He refused to let his own eyes move away from the other man's face, it didn't matter that the damned alpha still had that stupidly pale skin that looked smooth like porcelain, and black hair that shined an almost blue in the sunlight, and eyes...or that he looked to be at least a head taller than Naruto even while leaning against the post. It didn't matter.
Naruto's fists clenched tighter as he held his breath for a moment longer, wishing his squad had stuck around to continue blocking this one alpha's scent.
"You screw us up and you're out," he ground out through clenched teeth before turning on his heels to join the other alpha who were stretching on the ground. He couldn't claim that Sasuke would be a burden on their unit, he was sure that Morino had tested the Uchiha himself to see where he would be placed and Naruto trusted the man's judgement. The amused snort that followed close behind him made his stomach clench and Naruto stamped down the feeling as he began to bark orders.
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"Alright, you know the drill: finish your warm up, then find a sparring partner. Once we're done, ANBU will go inside for assignments, trainee's go see Kakashi," Naruto instructed from his place at the front of the alpha. His voice was strong—his posture displaying an air of confidence and power, even with his small stature—and left no room for argument, though it looked like there would be none, it was clear that he held the respect from all of the alpha present. The knowledge made Sasuke want to hum in satisfaction.
Sasuke's eyes lingered on the omega as he made his way around the gathered men and women giving them a hand here and there in their stretchesーhis small, but strong hands on the other alpha's bodies made Sasuke's blood boilーbefore Naruto looped back around towards him to stand near the blonde female. Ino, if he recalled correctly.
His eyes narrowed. "Why aren't you warming up?" Sasuke asked, his question from earlier coming to light once again.
"I always am," Naruto said absently, then blinked when he realized what he said and looked down at the grinning Uchiha. "I mean, I already warmed up," he corrected lamely.
Sasuke wanted to tease the dobe about always being limber and other such naughty things, but Naruto's faint blush was enough for the alpha for now. There was no need to draw too much attention. Sasuke didn't know why (or how) exactly Naruto was pretending to be an alpha, but he had to assume the man had to have a good reason if he was still pulling the ruse at age twenty (and pulling it off well), so he wasn't going to blow it for him on the first day. Especially if he wanted to stay in Naruto's good graces.
So instead, Sasuke asked another question to keep the omega's focus on himself. "So, what was up with the meat?" His gaze locked intently on Naruto's, the way his nostrils flared slightly, he knew that man was thinking about the deer he had been hunting when Sasuke had found him during the heat. The skirmish they had, the near claiming. Even as Sasuke's blood warmed, he inhaled to catch a whiff of Naruto's scent, hoping for some arousal at the memory. None. He couldn't pick up any of the omega's scent.
"Oh, Cap' does that every year," a young boy broke into Sasuke's thoughts, distracting him away from deep blue eyes. "After the heat, if Naruto doesn't find a mate, then he goes out hunting and brings back fresh kills for the alpha who have found omega since they won't be leaving their houses for a while."
Sasuke's eyes had gone back to Naruto's when the brunet alpha had mentioned Naruto not finding a mate and the blond's eyes narrowed at him in challenge.
"Yeah, yeah," the young alpha continued, excited, "Naruto's the best. He really cares about all of us."
"How...maternal of him," Sasuke said, his own challenging eyes not leaving the omega's.
Naruto's eyes widened at the jab, before he cut the young alpha off who was just about to start talking again, "Alright, warm-up's done! Pair up!" He shot a glare at Sasuke, "Uchiha, laps."
"Hn," Sasuke smirked, but listened.
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Naruto glanced over at Konohamaru, the boy already stood two inches taller than himself at the age of fifteen, and though he had somehow become like a little brother to Naruto in the past few years, man, he really needed to learn when to keep his mouth closed.
The thought of dark piercing eyes on him made Naruto shiver and he cursed his luck. 'Fucking alpha.' He didn't know why his body was even reacting this way. After all the years of constantly being surrounded by alpha Naruto had never felt this affected by another's scent (even when he had first come into maturity). He growled in annoyance, it must be left over effects from the heat.
Ino's approach was a welcome distraction, her blonde hair once again grown out and now kept in a braid at the base of her neck that fell midway down her strong back, her tall frame dwarfing Naruto as she slung an arm around his shoulders making Naruto's spine tense and his skin prickle with slight distaste.
"You have no idea how much I missed you," Ino said as she hugged her friend close to her side.
As the blonde girl started to rattle off all the things that Naruto had missed in the last few days, Naruto closed his eyes. In the past, the only reason he really allowed the blonde alpha's touch was just because of their longtime friendship. The fact that he had to reacquaint his senses with all of the alpha and beta scents after every heat, as if he hadn't had not gone noseblind to them after months and months of exposure, had angered him to no end the first few times, but now he had learned to control himself. Now he took the time to breathe in Ino's scent slowly. Ino, who was familiar, comforting; Ino, whose own scent was laced with that of her own omega whom Naruto knew she held dear to her heart (a comfort to him when times got really bad); Ino, who was not Sasuke.
"It's too early for your hyperness," Naruto finally said, once he had calmed down enough to realize the girl was still talking. He yawned to emphasize his point as he looked out over the alpha sparring throughout the field, the early morning light casting long shadows along the grass. It was only an hour or so after sunrise and he had already been up for hours collecting his kills from the traps he had left around the cabin, so he wasn't in the mood for Ino's rapid fire comments.
"I wasn't gone longer than usual," he stated as an afterthought, though he knew it was useless. It was always like this with her.
Ino shrugged and squeezed him closer to her side. "Eh, you smell like a barn," her nose wrinkled and she took a whiff of his hair.
Naruto smirked at her, "You don't keep deer in barns, idiot," he corrected, lightly elbowing the alpha in the side so she broke her hold on him and stepped slightly away. The tension that had been in his shoulders at the contact left and Naruto took a deep breath in relief. He felt bad. Even though Ino was his friend, she was still an alpha and that alone always put his nerves on edge even as they soothed them.
Ino laughed, sticking her tongue out in good fun, "Whatever, munchkin." She mussed his hair and Naruto growled in irritation, swatting the offending hand away and shooting the taller blonde a half hearted glare for the pet name.
He wanted to tell the woman to get her ass on the field, but knew she wouldn't listen (even if he was her superior). Naruto made sure use Commander Morino's strategy and have all of his alpha work off steam every morning by beating the shit out of each other before they went in to find out their missions for the day. Morino was so pleased with the blond's plan that he pawned off all of the trainees onto Naruto for morning exercises.
Naruto usually participated — the need to keep his skills sharp and his body strong outweighed his need to cool his temper nowadays — but his mind was too distracted to do anything more than just stand there right now. Though with Sasuke in their ranks now, Naruto would probably need all the sparing he could get. However mated alpha, like Ino, came to morning training with their temper already cooled thanks to the fact that they had omega at home. Ino was always extra chipper after the heat passed.
Naruto's eyes drifted to the lone figure running on the far side of the field and he felt his blood start to heat, memories those eyes on him as the other man panted with a need that matched Naruto's own surfaced and Naruto quickly looked away.
"How many did we lose this time?" he asked, voice rough. He took a deep breath to calm himself down. 'Fuck, I need to get out of here.'
"Five," Ino said, her eyes scanning over the sparring alpha. "One from ours, Takeshi, and four from the others."
Naruto nodded, a sigh escaping his lips, "Good." That made five families that wouldn't get ripped apart. And he knew Takeshi was a good man. "Good."
…
…
"What the hell are you doing," Naruto asked, a glare firmly in place.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow from his place behind the blond man, "I'm going home."
Naruto refused to let his eye twitch— he hated the way the alpha spoke, all cool and collected, like he had a right to be there— or to let his footsteps quicken, he was not a coward. "Your house is in the other direction," he stated as he continued walking.
Sasuke smirked, "I didn't know that you were keeping tabs on me Dobe. Should I have been looking out my window for you back in the academy?" Sasuke's tone was teasing, but Naruto's growl of irritation showed that he was anything but amused. The omega spun on his heels to most likely tell him so when Sasuke continued, "It's been eight years, I don't live there anymore. I think it was torn down or something."
A look that could have been pity crossed over the shorter man's face, but Sasuke brushed it off with a wave of his hand. "I found an apartment."
With a nod of acceptance, Naruto turned back around and continued home. The rest of the walk was silent, though Naruto's body remained tense with the ever remaining presence of Sasuke hovering behind him.
When they parted ways a little before Naruto's house, a ball of anticipation welled up in Naruto's stomach at the alpha's words—"See you tomorrow, Dobe"— and he couldn't bring himself to respond as he continued on his way.
He also didn't see the alpha's smirk of victory or the way he doubled back to return to his own home.
…
Naruto's body didn't relax until he closed the door behind him. A small whine escaped his throat as he slumped against the cool wood.
Laughter came from the direction of the living room and with a sigh, he heaved himself off the door and made his way there.
Tsunade and Jiraiya were sitting on the couch and armchair, a game of cards on the low table between them along with a bottle of sake. Both looked up at Naruto as he walked into the room.
"Hey, kid," Jiraiya slurred, a lopsided grin on his face telling of how much he had been drinking.
The side of Naruto's lip twitched into an attempt of a smile, though his heart wasn't in it enough to respond properly.
Tsunade frowned at her grandson's response. Normally the man would come in complaining about how exhausted he was and then proceed to loudly tell her and her stupid brother about his day. She may be a little drunk, but she hadn't had enough alcohol to not recognize that something was up with her own grandbaby.
"Hey," Tsunade said, shifting to stand and stumbling a little in the process— ok, maybe she was more than a little drunk, but that changed nothing— before approaching the younger blond. "You ok, brat?"
The doctor's eyes widened in alarm as Naruto's eyes met hers, something in them telling her that no, he was not ok, before his lips twitched downward into a frown and Naruto stepped forward. Tsunade wrapped her arms around the shorter man as he buried his face in her neck, his arms hanging limply by his sides.
It was a rare thing that Naruto scented his grandmother, his nose brushing over her bare throat as he inhaled gently, so she knew that whatever was bothering him must have been big. Naruto hadn't returned home after the heat, which was nothing unusual since he usually went straight to training afterwards, but to have him come home like this at all was unusual nowadays. It made Tsunade worry that something had gone terribly wrong during his absence and she took an inhalation in to see if she could pick up any abnormalities.
It was true that during the heat the two could barely stand being around each other (and thanks to Tsunade's cabin in the woods they didn't have to be), but the rest of the year their scents only spoke of familiarity, comfort, and family. Tsunade often wished that she could smell her grandson in return, but knew that the blockers were necessary. This time was no different. All she could smell was the faint trace of alpha that always lingered on his skin after working with them all day. She sighed in relief. If he had somehow been mounted then the blockers would no longer work due to his body's new change in scent and hormones, but they obviously still were.
She tightened her arms around him, one hand rising to run soothing circles on his back. "What's wrong, baby?"
Naruto took another deep shuddering breath before he pulled away. "I'm going to go take a shower," he said, his voice low, and then he was walking away.
Tsunade's honey brown eyes followed the blond before she turned to look at her brother, the frown of worry on her face matched his own.
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"Neji?"
Sasuke's smooth voice drifted across the table to Naruto and the blond glanced up from his food to look at the dark haired alpha. He looked back down as soon as dark eyes instantly caught his own, his hand momentarily tightening around his chopsticks as he willed his body to relax.
Naruto cursed himself for agreeing to coming for dinner, but he had been in meetings all day and when Ino had returned from her mission earlier than expected and had asked him to join her for a celebratory meal he couldn't refuse his friend's request. The problem was that the meal included the team Ino had gone on the mission with, and while two of the other alpha were fine, one of them was not.
The Uchiha had been back for nearly two weeks and Naruto still hadn't gotten used to his presence. While the other scents around him had subsided somewhat, Sasuke's still put him on edge and left a tingling in his blood that was hard to ignore. He knew he just had to give it time, but for now it was nearly driving him mad and he had been making extra effort to avoid the man where he could.
"Yeah," Ino said from her place beside Naruto. She took a moment to shovel more of her own meal into her mouth before continuing. "Hyuuga. He was in the class a year or two ahead of us. He's been on a mission with Kiba and a few others for the last few weeks." All of this was said through a full mouth, though no one seemed to care. "He's dating Tenten. 'Member her? She opened up a weapons shop not too far from here."
Sasuke nodded absently, not too surprised to hear that an alpha was dating a beta. Not everyone was willing to wait forever to find an omega so they often sought comfort elsewhere, even if it didn't give them a family they truly wanted. "Wasn't Hyuuga...?" Sasuke trailed off as he tried to remember his old classmates names and faces.
Ino grinned, her food finally swallowed, "Uh huh, he's Hinata's cousin."
Naruto frowned, bowing his head and shoveling more food into his mouth.
"And he hated Kiba when he first met him!" Eiji exclaimed next to Sasuke, before bursting into a fit of laughter. The other alpha had been conversing quietly with their final teammate, Yohiko, at the end of the table, but it seemed like he deemed the conversation interesting enough to butt in. His laughter was loud enough to draw half of the restaurant's attention, Naruto noted.
Sasuke looked to Ino for clarification and Naruto felt a twinge of jealousy, though weather it was towards Ino or Sasuke he wasn't quite sure. The two had been talking quite a bit since they had sat down to eat, which made sense he supposed since they must have gotten to know each other on their mission, but it still didn't sit well with him.
"Oh that's right," Ino said, laughing along with the other two alpha at the table. Naruto suppressed a frown. Ino waved her hand in dismissal, "You don't know, Kiba mated with Hinata."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow, but said nothing, probably trying to picture quiet little Hinata with such a big brute like Inuzuka Kiba. He didn't know it, but Kiba had only gotten bigger since the academy. Naruto's stomach twisted in a knot and he took a sip of his soda, trying to sooth it.
Eiji laughed again, "Yeah, and it turns out Neji has a soft spot for his cousin. He and Inuzuka fought constantly until Hina gave birth to their second kid."
"I hear she's pregnant again," Yohiko said, finally adding his two cents into the conversation. Even though he and Eiji had been in the other class during Naruto's years at the academy, they had proved to be fine additions to his ANBU unit and had become close friends with the alpha of Naruto's class.
As the two other alpha began to gossip about the love life that was Inuzuka Kiba, Sasuke turned back to Ino. "So what about you?" It was obvious he had smelled her own omega on her.
"Ah." The smile that graced the blonde woman's face brought warmth to Naruto's chest. "Sakura and I have two children. Hanako is three and Ichiro is just over nine months."
"Sakura?" Sasuke's dark brow raised as he eyed the blonde alpha across from him. "Didn't you two hate each other?"
"Only because they were always fighting over you," Naruto couldn't help but grumble, a spike of pain shooting through him at the memory of their youth.
Ino had the decency to blush in embarrassment. Naruto didn't miss the look Sasuke shot him and he turned to stare out the window, uncomfortable with the look.
"Yeah well," Ino shrugged, a small laugh escaping her throat, "people change."
"Hn," was Sasuke's only reply and Naruto refused to scrunch his shoulders as he felt the man's gaze still on him.
"Let's see," Ino said, tapping her chin absently, "Choji ended up opening a barbecue restaurant in town that's really popular. Shino is an entomologist and works with the hospital and with us to create both poisons and antidotes." At Sasuke's confused look Ino laughed, "He was the quiet guy who always wore sunglasses," she shrugged, "I always figured he'd be an omega, but go figure, beta works. Anyways, let's see…who else was part of our group…"
Naruto tried not to scoff. Their 'group' hadn't really been a thing. Sure there had been clicks back in the academy, but Sasuke and Naruto hadn't been a part of them. It didn't surprise Naruto that Ino had had a lot of friends. She was outgoing and, he supposed, easy on the eyes, but he and the dark haired alpha had spent most of their days fighting. He guessed at some point in the woman's memory she had just lumped them all together as friends, and now she was sharing everyone's life stories.
"Hm," Ino continued, eyebrows furrowed, "I guess Shikamaru's the only one unaccounted for."
"Nara?" Sasuke's question brought both blonde's attention to him. At Ino's nod he shrugged, taking a careless bite of his food, "He got claimed by the Kazekage a few years ago. Word is he attacked the alpha first."
Ino's eyes were wide in surprise, while Naruto thought he was going to be sick. They had all heard of the Kazekage and his ruthlessness. While Konoha's Hokage was older, waiting until the alpha were past their prime so heats no longer affected them but their strength and battle knowledge were still fresh, the strongest alpha in Suna was the one to take the title of Kazekage no matter his or her age. Apparently the redhead had bested his own father in battle at the age of fifteen a few years ago and hadn't been defeated since.
While the conversation and laughter continued around him, the omega thought back to the last time he had seen one of the few people he had considered friends back at the academy.
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Naruto was pretty sure that he was dying. His heat had ended the night before and not only was it the worst he had ever experienced in his life (the sudden urge to tear his sweltering clothes off before running out of the cabin like some kind of sex crazed beast was near overwhelming), but he had woken up this morning with the most painful cramps ever.
He groaned, pushing his hand into his abdomen in some hope to relieve at least a little bit of the pain as he made his way back from the bathroom. That was another thing, the blood, ugh. He shifted uncomfortably, feeling the pad that wrapped around the base of his underwear and covered most of his bottom brush against his skin. He wondered, not for the first time, if it would just be better to just wear diapers and be done with it, but they seemed like too much of a hassle to change.
The omega released another groan, wondering if it was too soon to take more medication, it was obvious the dose he had taken a few hours ago was wearing off (or had worn off), but his granny would kill him if he overdosed. God, he wanted to die.
With aching muscles, a headache that was just out of reach, and a uterus that was trying to eat itself, Naruto slowly made his way back to his room on shaky legs.
It was when he was halfway down the hallway that he heard a crash and his heart jumped into his throat. Had they found him? Would they send him away until next heat? Had all of this been for nothing?
Even as those thoughts raced through his mind, Naruto pushed himself to move forward. As he turned into his room, he froze.
There on his bed, below what remained of his broken window, was the body of a male clad only in a loincloth, but covered head to toe in mud and by the smell of it, feces. Naruto's nose scrunched as his nostrils were clogged with the stench even as the male rolled off the bed, a small groan escaping his lips, before moving towards the door.
The man looked up as he approached and he too froze, his eyes widening for a moment, scanning the length of Naruto's body, before they relaxed and then he was moving past the blond.
Naruto turned and followed. His wide blue eyes moving along the other male's back as he followed, taking in his long hair matted in grime plastered to his head but still somehow held up in a ponytail, over his waist that looked thinner than was considered healthy, and finally down to his legs where a trail of blood was sliding down the inside of one thigh only to be slowed by the mud.
The two came to a stop in Naruto's pantry where the other man proceeded to raid one of the shelves, grabbing whatever he could before shoving it in his mouth with dirty hands.
Naruto quickly grabbed a bottle of water from a pack near his feet and held it out. "Shikamaru," his voice was gentle, but concerned. He had recognized his old friend almost instantly, the intelligence in his dark eyes was hard to miss even after not seeing him for four years.
Shikamaru looked up from his food, his mouth still full, and took the offered drink with a nod of thanks.
After the brunet's jerky movements started to slow down, Naruto finally decided to speak. He licked his lips nervously, he hadn't seen the man in so long and he was the first to discover his secret outside of Tsunade, but based off of Shika's condition and the look he had given him earlier, Naruto had to assume he would be fine.
"What a- you-are you okay?" Alright, so he wasn't really sure what to say. He had an idea of what happened, but he needed to get the man talking even if it made him uncomfortable.
Shikamaru snorted, though it lacked any humor behind it. "Better," he admitted. He then grimaced and pressed a hand against his abdomen, a hiss of pain escaping through his teeth. "Fuck," he breathed.
Naruto glanced down once again at the blood running down his friend's leg and cringed, understanding his pain. "Um," he looked around and grabbed a hand towel hanging on the wall nearby and handed it to the other sixteen year old, "Here, sit on this. You'll feel better once you're sitting."
Shikamaru accepted the towel and lowered himself to the ground, releasing a groan as he leaned against the wall next to the shelving unit. "Sorry for the mess," he sighed, his eyes closed in exhaustion.
Naruto gave a wane smile, "Don't worry about it. What happened?"
Shikamaru opened his eyes and looked at Naruto, his expression more serious than the blond had ever seen it. "I'm covered in mud and shit in the middle of the woods, what do you think happened?"
Naruto bit his lip for a moment, because, yes, that was a stupid question. The answer was obvious. He tried again, "Why?" He had to know.
Shikamaru sighed, moving to rub his eyes before realizing that his fingers were too dirty to do so. Instead he just looked off to the side. "Why would I want to mate and have kids?" He gave a humorless laugh, "Life in the tower was good. No worries, easy... but all they taught us was how to take care of kids, how to cook and clean, to keep house." He shook his head with a small grunt, "Troublesome."
"So what, you covered up your scent and hid for three days until the heat was done while desperate beta and alpha ran around the forest searching for new omega?" Naruto asked in disbelief. He couldn't imagine how hard that must have been— he had nearly been driven crazy with lust— but to be out there in the thick of it all without the cabin's flowers blocking potential mate's scents...Shikamaru must have been determined.
At least Naruto was used to dominate scents. Shikamaru had been away from them until three nights ago. However, Nara Shikamaru had always been the smartest person Naruto knew, a born strategist. Sure he could be lazy at times, but to have his talents wasted just because he had a working womb was ludicrous. No wonder he ran away.
"In a tree," Shikamaru gave a little smirk, Naruto laughed. "I only came here because I couldn't smell anyone and because I was starving," he admitted with a little cringe. It was obvious that with all his brains his plan could have gone array very easy had it been anyone other than Naruto in the cabin. He looked around the small pantry for a moment before looking pointedly at Naruto, already guessing why the blond was there. It made sense, Naruto hadn't gone to the Omega Tower when he had matured and as a genius the other omega could put two and two together.
As it turned out, Shikamaru didn't care to find out Naruto's reasons for faking his second gender (it was too troublesome), he just wished he had thought of the same thing.
The genius only stayed for one night, saying he wanted to leave before patrols fully started again after the post heat bliss ended. Naruto packed him a bag of supplies: food, water, painkillers, a few changes of clothes, and plenty of pads. Shikamaru refused to bathe, stating that it would be safer to stay off the radar that way.
"Head West," Naruto said, "Patrols are thinner in that direction. I'll try to keep everyone out of your hair."
And with that the omega left.
…
'Head West,' Naruto's words rang through his head as his heart clenched his his chest, 'right towards Suna.' If guilt didn't eat him alive, he didn't know what would.
Raucous laughter brought him out of his musing and Naruto blinked, his eyes burning—due to the fact that he had been staring blankly at the table top for far too long or the emotions welling up inside him, he didn't know— but when he looked up his gaze met onyx, intense and staring right into his soul.
…
"Dobe," Sasuke called as he followed the blond. Naruto's footsteps only quickened and Sasuke let out an exasperated sigh, "Dobe, wait."
As their rushed footfalls echoed through the nearly empty street and the omega still refused to even acknowledge him, Sasuke began to grow more worried.
The last few weeks had been near torture for the alpha. He had been so close to the omega, but the man barely gave him the time of day. The only reprieve Sasuke was allowed was during their late afternoon walks home from training where the two of them could finally be alone—granted Naruto spent the majority of the time tight-lipped and glaring, while Sasuke found himself uncharacteristically chatty, sharing any thoughts that came to him from his opinions on training (Naruto had glared at him hard for that one) to his various adventures while traveling with Itachi, anything to fill the void and hopefully sooth the tension that always seemed to linger between them. However, when suddenly the news of the blond joining his impromptu team for dinner came along, Sasuke jumped for the chance to join.
It was true that the Uchiha still had mixed feelings about the Yamanaka woman. Ok, scratch that, he just plain didn't like her. She was too close to his blond, always hanging all over him and talking with him and making him smile when Sasuke couldn't get more than an annoyed look (or worse) from the smaller male. Now just the sight of her set Sasuke's nerves on edge. That being said, Ino was apparently Naruto's best friend and so Sasuke made it his mission to be nice to the woman, if only to stay on the blond's good side.
So when the look of utter anguish appeared on Naruto's face during what was supposed to be a friendly meal, Sasuke had cause for concern. Thankfully it wasn't long before the dinner came to an end, the blond omega bolting out of the restaurant with Sasuke close on his heels.
It would be easy to assume that the cause of Naruto's irritation was simply Sasuke's presence, his attendance at dinner was clearly not welcomed, but Sasuke knew this wasn't the case. Whatever was causing the omega's distress was something beyond the Uchiha. That didn't mean that Sasuke was enjoying the silent treatment.
Their steps echoed through the now empty street, the tall street lights casting long shadows across the dirt road as they made their way by, and still Naruto didn't slow, his breathing hard and fast.
"Dobe," Sasuke had had enough. He wasn't exactly in the position to start manhandling the omega (he knew that the blond would probably deck him if he tried anything funny now) but he at least made the effort to place a hand lightly on Naruto's shoulder in an attempt to get some sort of response from him.
As expected, Naruto spun, his hand coming up to bat the Uchiha's palm away from his person, before abruptly walking back toward the restaurant.
Sasuke's brows furrowed, his feet kicking up dust as he made to follow the blond. Where the hell was he going now? "Do-"
Naruto's sudden about face cut him off, his impromptu pacing causing Sasuke to wonder if he should stay in place or continue trying to follow Naruto back and forth. Naruto's glaring at the ground wasn't offering up any clues.
Sasuke took a deep breath.
"Naruto," Sasuke tried to keep his voice soothing, he really did, "what's wrong?"
To say that Sasuke wasn't surprised when Naruto suddenly spun on him, his eyes blazing and an exasperated huff of air leaving his lungs, would be a lie, but he managed to not show any of his shock beyond a slight widening of his eyes.
"Ino wanted to be a florist." Naruto's tone was harsh, matching his furrowed brows and clearly upset mood, but his words were anything but and they were not what Sasuke was expecting.
"What?" Was all the alpha could think to say, an intelligent reply to be sure, but what better reply was there?
Naruto groaned and grabbed a fistful of his already wild blond locks, giving them a harsh tug with both hands. "Now the best she can do is volunteer at her mom's shop in her free time," he griped, his harsh gaze that had once been cast upon Sasuke now focused on the dark road as his hands fell uselessly to his sides.
Sasuke honestly didn't know what the big deal was, but knew that saying 'so what' would not be the correct answer, so instead he remained quiet and waited for the blond to elaborate more.
"It's not fair."
The words were hissed through grit teeth, but they were loud enough for the alpha to understand. Sasuke may not know Naruto that well anymore (though if he were honest with himself he had never really known the blond before), but he was smart enough to know that the omega was projecting. "And what about you?" He finally asked. "What do you want to do?"
Sasuke's pulse picked up when those deep blue eyes once again focused on him, their oceanic depths mirroring the street lamps above them wide and full of emotion—of pain— and as captivating as ever. But then they hardened, narrowing until Naruto was once again glaring.
"Home," Naruto said, with a small shake of his head, "I just want to go home," and then he turned, leaving Sasuke to stare at his back.
The rest of the walk home was made in silence, a complete opposite to the thoughts rolling through both male's minds.
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AN: And so the drama begins! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and that the time jumps weren't confusing!
Fun fact, this entire fic was inspired by that attempted rape scene, from the point that Sasuke first say the omega running all the way to where he discovered it was Naruto. I don't know where it came from (maybe a perverted dream? It's been to long since I started writing this lol), but something about Sasuke coming back and realizing his old rival was an omega and that he really, really wanted him just intrigued me.
See you next chapter!
