Author Note:
Helllooo everyone!
I am FINALLY reposting this story. I originally deleted it because I wasn't happy with it, but I think now it's better! I hated deleting it, but it had to be done. This story has been re-written like 2 times, so I hope this time it's better!
If you remember how this story went - just delete it from your brain T_T
The first few chapters are technically ready, but I still want to go over them and add stuff to them.
Enough talking! I hope you enjoy ^_^
Full Summary:
Sasuke and Naruto have been inseparable since Naruto cut Sasuke's hair in kindergarten. They were the married couple that didn't realize they were married or even together.
Sasuke starts working at City Hall to get closer to Naruto (seriously, how much closer can they get?) where Omegas are deemed powerful due to being rare.
"My god, our city is boring." Sasuke was currently rethinking if he really wanted to be trained as the future city attorney, but one glance at Naruto and the constant butterflies that never fucking died answered a hard yes. He was looking forward to being around Naruto more, well more than usual, and despite the city being the epitome of elevator music, he knew he was making the right choice. "
It's an Omegas world, Alphas & Betas just live in it.
Formerly known as Omegas Rule/Omegas Rule the World. Re-written to ease my critical self .'
The Boring City
Omegas were rare.
Omegas were treasured and protected.
They were said to rule the world.
The citizens of Konoha preferred to have omegas on the city council. Some alphas and betas were voted in too, but they weren't as common. They weren't seen as unique. The public wanted people who had their best interests at heart. People who would fight for what is right while making sure the people were provided for.
It was another Monday morning in City Hall, an ungodly hour of 8 AM when the meeting room door busted open.
"Good morning, babes!" Sakura, City Attorney, and Ino, Planning Director (and badass omegas), chirped to everyone. They were the epitome of boss babes, without the scheming and toxic hustle mentality. They'd woken up at 5 am, met up to do yoga and Pilates, got green smoothies, and already had their week scheduled. They were fucking ready for the damn week.
"Why are you both so loud?" Shikamaru, Finance Director (a lazy but intelligent beta), was barely awake at this time. As soon as he sat in his chair, his head smacked the table, and everyone knew at this point not to wake him up until the meeting actually started.
"Because it's the start of another week, duh." Sakura took a sip of her green tea and removed her signature red jacket.
"She became this beast when she married Lee." Gaara, Fire Chief, and beta, mumbled as he threw himself on a comfortable chair. He always dressed like he never got over his emo phase, but he somehow still made it look stylish. His red and white Fire Department jacket matched perfectly with the ripped jeans accessorized with chains and combat boots. From a young age, Gaara had loved fire, and he'd been given two choices in life. Either become an arsonist or work for the fire department. He'd decided on the fire department because he didn't think an orange jumpsuit would suit him, and he didn't want to take any chances.
Lee was a good friend of his. He was a great guy. But he was way too optimistic for Gaara, and the moment Sakura started dating Lee, she became an optimistic beast too. The next thing they knew, the staff were being signed up for charity runs. Runs. Their wedding was almost turned into a Ninja Warrior event.
The City Manager, Tsunade, had worked hard on making the meeting and break rooms extremely comfortable to keep them 'motivated', but they knew it was for her to have comfy hourly naps. She tended to rely on her grandson Naruto, Assistant City Manager (a sweet, charming omega with a temper from hell) for everything. The public adored the blonde and wanted him to run for city manager once Tsunade retired, but Naruto would just give them a sheepish smile and say he enjoyed his current position.
Said blonde was walking into the room with the Recreational Director, Deidara (also an omega with a temper from hell, handsome but not so sweet). They were both snickering and watching something on Deidara's phone.
"What are you two giggling about?" Ino made her way over and peeked over their shoulders with a bit of difficulty without her platform heels. She'd opted out of wearing them when her calf muscles screamed for a break. The three of them weren't very tall; omegas tended to be slimmer and a bit shorter than alphas and betas.
There, on screen, was a video of Public Works Director, Neji, getting shit-faced with Sakura's assistant Karin (a cool but a little crazy beta) and Ino's own assistant Suigetsu (a social and very crazy beta).
Neji was often teased because of his surly personality. From a young age, he'd been the first one to learn his ABCs and make fun of everyone else who couldn't. They would say the alpha was accidentally arrogant with a permanent resting bitch face.
"You took a video of me?" Neji came in with a fierce scowl, wearing aviator shades and long brown hair in a messy bun. "What would the citizens say? This is going to ruin my image."
A playful grin grew on Naruto's handsome face, "Neji, you're in charge of public works. You literally have the shittiest job. No one cares."
Fair. Neji knew that being in charge of Public Works would make him the butt (no pun intended) of every joke, but one day, issues with the sewer would come, and he would be deemed a king. Everyone enjoyed being able to flush but one day…
"Oh shit, here comes the bad bitch." Deidara whistled at Mikoto, the Police Chief, wearing a plum silk top and tight black slacks.
Most of the Uchiha worked in the police department, but the head bitch in charge was the only omega in the family. The staff constantly gossiped that she probably carried her husband's balls in her Chanel purse. Fugaku was a serious and stern man, but he adored the shit out of his wife.
The man was often seen carrying her bags and doing her bidding, unable to resist her every wish. Most Uchiha men cowered under her, even the great Madara Uchiha, who to this day proudly told everyone that he could lift more weights than them despite his old age.
Sasuke's gruff voice drawled behind her, "Do not call my mother a bad bitch." The tall alpha was holding a large coffee cup, blinking away his sleepiness.
"Why are you here?" Naruto gaped at Sasuke with thrilled wide eyes.
Naruto and Sasuke had an interesting history that went back to kindergarten. It started when an adorable chubby cheeked Naruto decided to give the alpha a haircut during nap time, which he still insists was done out of kindness. From there on, they were always in the same sports and clubs, competing against each other while simultaneously always doing things together.
No one really understood…them. If you asked their parents, they were a married couple that didn't realize they were married or together.
Sasuke placed his coffee cup on the table, "Sakura has agreed to train me for when she steps down."
He sat next to his mother and smirked at the surprised (beautiful) blonde. He subtly ran his eyes through Naruto's outfit as the omega ran to take a seat next to him. Only the omega could pull off a dark orange cashmere sweater so nicely. The blonde softly pushed his shoulder against the alpha's in silent greeting.
Gaara regarded Sakura with a frown, "You're stepping down?"
"Not yet, but I will eventually when I get pregnant," Sakura held manicured fingers crossed.
She really wanted to have kids and was ready to live out the yoga pants wearing mom dream. She'd already achieved so much career-wise; she was prepared for this next step in her life, which involved yoga pants, a large SUV, kids, and the occasional shopping. She refused to cut her hair in a bob though.
"Ah yes, Sakura and Lee have decided to start a family and bless the city with energetic spawns," Neji muttered from his seat as he pulled out his manly (not beauty) kit from his Prada backpack to try and make himself presentable. His under eyes were dark and puffy, and his hair was slightly tangled.
"Wow, Neji, you look like shit." Sasuke's dry comment sent Naruto into a fit of giggles. The alpha preened at the knowledge that he could make the blonde laugh and feel good. He fought the urge to grab Naruto's hand and squeeze it.
Neji ignored the comment and focused on brushing his hair. He couldn't argue today. Tomorrow, yes, when he didn't feel so damn hungover. He sent Hinata, his cousin, and assistant, a text message asking her to please bring him painkillers.
The members quieted down when they heard heels coming down the hallway and quickly took their seats as Tsunade sat at the head of the wooden rectangular table. She was intently focused on the screen, giving the impression that she was reading important emails when in reality, she was trying to beat the next level of Candy Crush.
Once she succeeded, she looked up from her phone, "Where's Haku?"
Mikoto paused her conversation with Sasuke, "He's not he – "
They were all startled when the pretty omega answered, "Here!" His flawless face held a soft smile as he set his book down. Haku was the Economic Developer, and his sweet quiet nature gave him many admirers. Every week he received flowers from different alphas asking for a chance, but he had yet to take any of their offers.
Once Ino caught her breath, she walked over and gave him a kiss on the cheek, "Haku, I'm going to get you a bell!" His steps and presence were so inaudible that they often thought he wasn't in the room when he actually was.
"Can we please get to it so I can go to my office?" Neji groaned in frustration. He was over the entire meeting already, and Hinata would be there soon with his painkillers. What he wanted was to lay down on his office couch, in the dark, and with gentle orchestra music playing.
A murmured "Same," came from Shikamaru.
Tsunade clapped her hands, "Alright, everyone shut up. Naruto, what's the most pressing matter today?"
Naruto pulled out his thick leather agenda and looked at the meeting circled in red, "Sai and Sasori both want to meet with Deidara about the new park art installation he's looking for."
Deidara grunted and ran his hand through his face, "Fucking great. They're art gallery rivals and so fucking annoying." Their rivalry started in middle school, where they both placed first in the Land of Fire's art competition. From there on out, they took the fun out of anything art-related. They both had opened galleries across from each other and submitted ideas for art installations every month. Deidara had to admit they were good, and he'd chosen some in the past, but there were many more (less chaotic) artists out there.
"How's that the most pressing matter?" Sasuke leaned close, looking at the blonde's agenda. Naruto unconsciously leaned towards him, the alpha's scent pulling him closer.
The blonde rolled his eyes, "Sasuke, we live in a small town. Last month, the biggest issue we had was the old people getting angry at Nagato for opening a tattoo shop."
"My god, our city is boring." Sasuke was currently rethinking if he really wanted to be trained as the future city attorney, but one glance at Naruto and the constant butterflies that never fucking died answered a hard yes. He was looking forward to being around Naruto more, well more than usual, and despite the city being the epitome of elevator music, he knew he was making the right choice.
Sakura took a sip of her green tea and shrugged, "But the draaaama makes up for it."
Mikoto gasped, her onyx eyes sparkling in delight, "I love drama; what drama?"
"Apparently, Kiba and Suigetsu are interested in Hinata," Ino answered nonchalantly as she checked her makeup in the mirror.
She supposed she could see the appeal. Hinata might have been born a Hyuuga, but she definitely didn't act like it. She was practically an e-girl, with colored strands of hair and edgy outfits. She liked to stream when she was out of work and had a small but loyal following.
It took a couple of moments, and once the comment was processed, it got Neji's attention, "What?"
"Yep," Naruto answered. Kiba was Naruto's moronic alpha assistant, who Neji absolutely despised. Neji hated many people (it came with being a Hyuuga), but Kiba was at the very top of the list.
Haku placed his chin on the palm of his hand and giggled, "Oh shit, we're gonna have an alpha vs. beta dick measuring contest."
Gaara gazed into the fire flickering from his blood red and gold zippo lighter, "Who lets us run this town?"
The redhead asked this question in every single meeting when idiotic shit was said in this room. Actually, in all of City Hall. He always wondered if this is how it was in other cities. Then again, other cities probably wouldn't have made him Fire Chief if they knew about his fascination with fire.
Sakura gave Gaara the same response she always did, "The citizens. They love us." She leaned forward, trying to take away Gaara's lighter. The redhead swiftly moved and kicked her chair away.
Tsunade clicked her tongue in annoyance and stood up, grabbing her purse, "Is that it? I have a hectic day today."
Ino snorted, "No, you don't."
Tsunade ignored her as her gaze returned to her phone, strolling out of the room.
That was their cue to leave, and they all made their way to their separate offices.
As Naruto watched from behind, Sakura drew Sasuke's attention and started explaining the morning procedure. They were headed to the back of the building where both their offices were. Sakura and Naruto's offices were across from each other with large glass windows that viewed the center area where the assistants worked. Naruto loved to stand in front of his window with a stern look to scare the assistants.
"Sasuke is very excited to be here." Mikoto walked in step with the blonde, observing his tender gaze towards her youngest son. They were both so ridiculously cute.
Sapphire eyes never left Sasuke's form, "Probably so he can annoy me."
She dismissed the comment with a wave of her hand, "I think he just wants to keep you safe."
"Nope. Annoy me."
"He's taken care of you for years," Mikoto rolled her eyes.
Naruto blushed at the truth in that statement. He and Sasuke…were close. They just knew each other so well, and maybe others saw them as mates, but they'd never talked about being in a relationship. It was known that they were everything to each other, and he felt that naturally, one day it would just…come together. Effortlessly. That's what they were. Except Naruto sometimes wondered when that day would be.
By the time he realized he had never responded, Mikoto was drawn into a conversation by Gaara. They were talking about a case of a serial arsonist from the Land of Wind (that Gaara did not admire), and she was curious about Gaara's thoughts on the arsonist's methods. For research purposes, of course. Mikoto loved talking about everything crime related and was often asked not to bring famous crime scene photos to dinner parties.
As the blonde walked into the office area, he saw a new desk in front of Sakura's window with a direct view into his office. That meant that Sasuke was going to be in plain view of him.
They were currently going over paperwork in Sakura's office, so he was able to sneak by and shut himself in his office. He drew the curtains and sat on the cozy teal couch near his desk, trying to calm his heart. Having Sasuke around constantly was going to be exciting. He'd occasionally stopped by for lunch, and they texted frequently, but this was different because they would be steps away from each other for hours on end. Fuck, how will I get work done now?
If you asked Sasuke, he was more excited than Naruto. He glanced up as Naruto was entering his office, his neck red.
He'd been in love with Naruto for a long time, and he was sure Naruto felt the same way. Yet neither took the next step. They'd held hands. Been on friendship dates. Cuddled. Shared light kisses. And recently –
But they never labeled their strange relationship. He wasn't very good at showing his emotions, but he was eager to learn. For Naruto, he would try. He wanted them to take the next step into actually naming the feelings they shared and officially being together as a couple.
They just didn't think it was going to happen like that…