Good day and welcome to next chapter. Be prepared for some twists and turns now!
Thanks to those comments left from last chapter, appreciate them much! Always a pleasure to read about what the story is making you feel and what scenarios the readers think will happen next!
I am really fricken tired today, things happened after my over night shift that left me in a fog today, and I will quit whining and just post now. Heh.
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Hearing the call end suddenly, Naruto quickly called Sasuke back. 'The number you have dialed cannot be connected at this time, please—'
Snarling, Naruto quickly sent a text off to Ino.
'Can you check on Sasuke please? Our call got disconnected…'
Naruto's leg tapped uncontrollably and he forced himself to look out the window, trying to focus on the scenery while waiting for his phone to respond. He ran his fingers through his hair numerous times, trying to will his alpha and himself down. Fuck how he wished he had a bar in this car.
'Ting'
Naruto quickly unlocked his phone, breathing a slight relief when he saw the message was from Ino.
'I'm sorry Naruto, but I have a few days off and I'm out with my mother and father back at my home village. I can call him for you? Is something wrong?'
Naruto clenched his teeth. He didn't want the pretty beta to worry, especially since she was several hours away. He leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. He needed to think rationally on this one. He told Sasuke he would respect his choices, no matter what. Even if he stayed with the Hyuuga, though Naruto's alpha didn't like that idea, Naruto would still choose to accept it. But the alpha wouldn't settle, after hearing that desperate whimper coming through the phone.
He swiped open his phone again, hitting the call button. "Gaara, need a favour…"
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Neji strolled into the main entryway of his home, his yukata tied loosely around his waist, a cup of coffee in his hand. The sun was beating down through the windows this morning and the alpha was feeling proud of itself. Yesterday's afternoon events that went well into the evening had Neji's alpha preening with excitement and content. With how many times he took his omega yesterday, the alpha was smug at thinking he had impregnated the omega.
He smirked to himself while reliving the images of his omega covered in his love marks and essence all over the omega's body and bed. He shivered with excitement when his eyes took in the coloured markings all over Sasuke's unconscious body. The raven haired omega was definitely a beauty, but looked even more stunning to the alpha when seeing his marks littering the omega's smooth glorious skin. He was certain that the omega would be more submissive now that he had left his seed deep within him, over and over again.
"A pleased and filled omega is a happy omega," Neji chuckled to himself.
Stretching his arms over his head while walking, he decided to take in the morning sun on the deck while going over his emails. Yes, it would most likely be a fine day.
A few hours later, Neji was in his office, going over reports, when a knock came at his office door. He glanced up at the door briefly, 'hmm… Sasuke shouldn't be up yet, not that he can move I'm sure.' He smirked to himself, thinking that the omega should now be well disciplined to know better than disrespect his alpha. He quickly glanced at his calendar to see if he had any appointments, which he was sure he hadn't, and was correct, there were no meetings in his day planner for today.
"Enter," he called, thinking that it was probably one of the help looking for guidance or direction.
"Neji-san," the baritone voice called from the open door.
Neji's eyes widened in surprise before standing and smiling. "Itachi-san! How good it is to see you! Come in come in!" Neji moved towards the elder Uchiha, his hands open and welcoming to the other, then pointing to a chair. "This is certainly a wonderful surprise Itachi-san," Neji exclaimed while the two took their seats. "It's been since, when? The betrothal announcement since we last saw each other? How are you? How is your new little one?"
Itachi nodded at the other alpha. "All are well, thank you for asking," Itachi's smooth rich voice filled the office space.
"I wish you would have called to let me know you were coming! I would have arranged for lunch or dinner! My kitchen staff are the utmost—"
Itachi held his palm up, silencing Neji who clipped his mouth shut. Satisfied with the silence, he continued. "I do appreciate your hospitality Neji-san, and will take it into consideration for next time, but at this time, I have come to see my otouto." He dropped his hand on his lap and stared directly at the other alpha. When Neji didn't respond, Itachi tilted his head and raised a brow. "Is something wrong?"
Neji blinked and shook his head. "Oh no no, Itachi-san. But Sasuke has been under the weather lately, and I'm afraid he isn't up to visitors right now." Neji shrugged his shoulders. "I could let him know you dropped by—"
"Regardless, I am certain he would appreciate a visit from me. I could wear a medical mask and—"
"Oh no I'm sorry Itachi-san. Our doctor has specifically instructed that no outside visitors attend. Outside germs and such, as he is very vulnerable right now. Especially in his condition…" Neji let the little bit of extra information trail off.
A slender black brow raised on the Uchiha at the information the other apha just let out. "His condition?"
Neji chuckled out a nervous laugh and slapped his hands on his knees. "Well, I don't want to jinx it, it might be too early to say, but—well you know how these things go when omega's…" Neji clicked his tongue a couple times and waggled his eyebrows.
"All the better for me to check up on my otouto," Itachi demanded and stood quickly.
Neji quickly stood, sensing the concern and authoritative scent rising from the other. "Itachi-san, I must insist that right now isn't a good time." He raised his voice and tone slightly, trying to get the point across to the other alpha.
Itachi glared at the smaller alpha before him, a deep growl rumbling from his chest. "You dare keep me from seeing my otouto?"
"Look Itachi-san, I understand that he is your brother, but he is my fiance." Neji stepped up to the Uchiha, puffing his chest out to show his dominance, his own alpha superiority flaring out. "I know what's best for my omega now, I am his caretaker, his alpha and I will determine who sees him for the sake of his health!" Neji's nostrils flared. "Your father understood this when the omega became betrothed to me."
Itachi's fists flexed uncontrollably at his sides.
"I will contact you when Sasuke gets the okay from our doctor when he can see visitors safely." Neji placed a hand on the elder Uchiha's shoulder, trying to convey that he didn't want to fight. "I wouldn't want you to pass on any germs to your new born son either," Neji added.
"Tell otouto to call me as soon as he can," Itachi demanded.
"As soon as he gets a new phone, I will inform him."
Itachi raised a brow yet again at this information.
Neji chuckled slightly. "Well, one of the staff accidentally stepped on his phone. Somehow Sasuke had left it on the bed, it slipped off and hit the floor. Nobody heard it hit the floor, so, unfortunately the staff came in and…" Neji gave Itachi's shoulder a few taps and laughed. "Well, stranger things have happened." Neji laughed nervously once again.
Itachi's eyes narrowed at the nervous alpha. Something wasn't sitting right and the alpha within him mentally hissed at the Hyuuga's alpha. The long haired alpha appeared to be hiding something, and his scent was interlaced with Sasuke's so strongly that it could only mean one thing.
They were intimate.
And rather recently as well. No amount of showering could ever erase two scents mixed so thickly, the scent would be at its heaviest within the first 12 hours after coupling.
And if Sasuke was as ill as the Hyuuga claimed, Itachi highly doubt that Sasuke would be interested in any form of sexual escapades at this time.
"I understand," Itachi breathed out calmly. "I leave Sasuke in your hands then," Itachi gave a small smile and mentally blanched at the statement he gave. "We shall do a meal in the future, I shall see myself out since I had disturbed your work." He held his hand out to the Hyuuga, Neji relaxed and gave a smile while shaking his hand. The Hyuuga heir seemed pleased that Itachi was leaving, perfect.
Itachi slipped through the door, after bidding Neji farewell again and walked across the entrance way in whence he came. He hesitated at the front door, and looked up at the grand staircase on the far side. Looking about, seeing no one, not even the staff that led him inside, he quickly and silently made his way up the stairs.
It didn't take long for Itachi to find his way through the corridors. The Hyuuga architecture was too predictable. He snorted from the obvious design of the massive home that Itachi had no trouble unravelling the floor plan. But what surprised him was that he did not come across any other staff. 'Curious…'
The scent of his otouto caught his attention first and it was only a few more steps before Itachi found the door. He could feel his otouto's presence on the other side and the wind was briefly taken from him when he was mentally slammed from his younger brother's omega reaching out to him in dismay. Throwing open the door, not caring that it slammed into the wall, it was the wave of stench that caused Itachi to stumble into the room.
The stench was riddled with blood, sweat, semen, and vomit to name a few. His eyes flew to the crumpled form on the bed, that was covered with the same excrements that stank up the room. Rushing to the bed, Itachi pulled the limp form of his battered brother gently onto his back. The elder alpha howling in fury at the sight of his younger sibling. The omega's body was littered in bites, scratches, some crusted with blood, bruising around his neck, face and arms and more.
"Otouto," Itachi choked out, tracing his fingers across Sasuke's forehead. The omega didn't wake and Itachi let the fury of his alpha begin to rise.
"You have overstayed your welcome, Uchiha-san," the deep voice growled from behind Itachi.
Itachi snarled in response when he turned to see Neji standing inside the room. Three large men flanked his side, their hands fisted and poised to attack.
"I insisted that you go, it would have been with ease, you would have been safe, but no, you just had to get nosey." Neji shook his head.
"How dare—"
"Tut tut Itachi-san. Don't even think about it," Neji cut off Itachi and stepped forward. "You will remove yourself from my omega and I will generously give you the chance to just leave, but it has to be now." The long haired alpha snarled and bared his canines at the Uchiha elder.
Itachi rose, standing taller than the other alpha and took a deep breath in while clenching his teeth. "I will be taking Sasuke with me, and once I inform my father—"
Neji bellowed out a laugh. "Oh ho, I don't think so. Don't forget what I know about you and your little ordeal that dear old daddy had to save you from," Neji hissed and glared at the other. Itachi blinked, surprise apparent in his face and Neji snorted. "Oh yes, I know why daddy has to send out that monthly payment because of your idiocracy, and if that bit of info got out, the Uchiha empire would burn!" Itachi stepped back, but continued to glare at Neji.
"And of course, what would have happened to dear old daddy and mommy if I didn't provide the necessary dowry when taking your little brother's hand?" Neji stepped closer with every sentence, enforcing his dominance over the other. "Your father didn't even blink when I made the offer! He was all too eager to sign the deal!" Neji pushed his chest against the elder Uchiha, causing Itachi to stumble back. "So if you decide to whine to dear daddy, I guarantee he won't give two shits about the omega that I NOW OWN!" Neji's words were venom, spittle flying from his lips. He licked his canines briefly before looking down to observe his fingernails. "You wouldn't want anything to happen to your new little alpha cub, now would you?" he hummed and smirked from the threat. The three large men behind him chuckled and one cracked their knuckles. "I hear that your mate is quite the beauty."
Itachi's teeth clenched tight but he remained silent.
"Be good lads and escort Uchiha-san out, would you," Neji demanded, his eyes not leaving the other alpha. Two of the three men stepped around Neji and grabbed Itachi's arms, tugging at him to start walking. "Don't even think about calling a doctor, they heal fast on their own, it's what they were bred for," Neji hissed then added, "you know omega's are worth nothing anyway!"
Itachi's glare remained on Neji as the two men forcefully led him to the door. He knew that last statement was all too true in the world they lived in. Omega's were seen as nothing more than property in society and all too often, not taken seriously since they were viewed as owned property by their clans, families and mates.
Neji jerked his head, signalling the third man to him. "Rough him up and dump him," he hissed out in a whisper when the other two men had already left the room dragging Itachi with them. The third man grunted out an excited sound before bowing and leaving to catch up to the others.
Neji walked over to the bed, the omega still unconscious and not aware of what had just transpired. The alpha both snarled and purred seeing the omega littered with its marks of bites, scratches and seed, and inhaled its own scent that was draped over the body like a fine silk. Neji felt the overwhelming wave of satisfaction and possession flow through his body that his alpha released. He felt his cock begin to surge with the feeling, the blood swelling it up to full hardness at the thought of taking the omega again. Neji leaned over the bed, running his fingers over Sasuke's battered face. "Wake up love, daddy's hungry for more," he purred loudly and settled himself on the bed.
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Naruto paced his office floor, running a hand frantically through his hair more times than he cares to admit before glancing at his phone again. He hadn't heard from Itachi in nearly 48 hours, his text messages going unread, his phone calls going directly to voicemail. To say he was stressing, would be an understatement.
"What the fuck…" he muttered for the umpteenth time.
He had managed to find a number, connecting him with the elder Uchiha, thanks to Gaara, and had asked Itachi to check up on Sasuke for him. He didn't express why he was worried, but hinted that Sasuke could be in danger. Naruto wasn't aware how the relationship was between the two brothers, but he had never heard of any ill will between the two, so he took a chance. He breathed out a sigh of relief when Itachi agreed to attend the Hyuuga estate to check in on Sasuke. But that was almost two days ago…
Neji was now on time with his payments, therefore Naruto had no reason to visit the Hyuuga. The trial was going to be several months away yet, and with Hyuuga still being on house arrest meant he was always home. And Sasuke's phone still wouldn't connect — jezuz fuck, what the hell could he do?
His phone ringing jerked him by surprise.
"Uzumaki," he snarled into the phone, not even looking to see who had called.
"We have the perp you were looking for down at the meeting hole," the voice informed.
"I'm on my way," Naruto spat and ended the call. Shoving his phone into his pocket he grumbled under his breath. "Fucking work, never ends…" He grabbed his keys and headed out, slamming his office door behind him.
~later~
"Nuttin—I know nuttin! Honest!" the beta man spat out a glob of blood and continued to wail loudly. His body was bound to a chair, his face a portrait of black and blue and his eyes were wide with despair as he pleaded.
Naruto sighed loudly, rubbing a handkerchief over his knuckles, wiping off the blood that dotted here and there. He hated it when the blood splattered, it was a constant reminder of what he did for a living every time he saw it. Fuck, going to have to get yet another fucking pair of shoes. Fuck he hated shopping.
His phone pinging from his pocket caught his attention, since he set this one particular contact with a specific sound.
"Finish this up, I need to take this…" Naruto growled out at the others that were standing around the bound beta.
"P-please mighty a-alpha, spare me! I can–will make it up–"
"And shut him up, please," Naruto added while slamming the door behind him. He dropped the handkerchief to the floor and grabbed his phone.
"Uzumaki," he snarled.
"Busy at work?" the voice teased on the other end.
"Not now Gaara, this better be fucking good because I'm not in the mood—" he retorted with a growl and a frustrated sigh.
A chuckle was heard on the other end. "He's late…"
Naruto's eyes widened with excitement. "Meet me outside," he snapped before shoving the phone back in his pocket.
~later that evening~
"Double the security, I don't want anyone getting in. Shoot on sight at anything that doesn't belong," Neji barked out the order from his office to a large man standing before him. He moved about his desk, continued to move papers around, shoving some in a briefcase, and every so often clicking the mouse on his laptop. The larger man bowed briefly before leaving the office.
Neji hesitated for a moment before picking up the house phone on his desk. "Ino!" he growled into the phone. "Get Sasuke's bags packed, he's heading out of the country for a few weeks tomorrow morning." He huffed out a sound when he heard the small beta's squeak of approval before hanging up the receiver and continued to pack his briefcase.
Ino hung the receiver up slowly, her hands shaking as she did. She frowned at the demand from the Hyuuga alpha and took a shaky breath. She had only just returned this morning, and was horrified to find the condition that Sasuke was in.
"Master…" she whispered after entering the room. The room was filthy with old scents of blood and body fluids, crusted on Sasuke and on the bed. Sasuke lay unconscious within the centre. She quickly ran to the bedside, brushing the dried blood crusted hair from Sasuke's beaten face. Her hands shook as she traced the outline of Sasuke's swollen jaw, before rushing off to get hot water and a cloth.
When Sasuke finally woke, peering at her through his swollen and broken face, she cried when Sasuke begged Ino to tell no one, not even Naruto, telling her he was no longer seeing him. He didn't go into detail, and she never asked why. She only did as he requested, cleaning his wounds as best she could. Sasuke would only hiss or bite his lip when she applied pressure or salve to his wounds, and even though he refused to, she pushed him to eat.
Sasuke would only eat small bites, his eyes giving a far away look and Ino couldn't help but at least ask why she couldn't call a doctor.
"It doesn't matter Ino-chan," Sasuke whispered, his eyes blank. "This is my duty as the Hyuuga omega, his betrothed, I am his and will respect my future husband's requests."
Ino knew of the harsh reality of the rights of an omega, and it was even worse when omega's came from powerful clans. She quickly wiped a tear that escaped from her eye as she continued to wrap Sasuke's wounds. The omega said no more and just stared blankly across the room.
She made her way up the stairs to fulfil the alpha's request, dreading the thought that this may be the last time she sees Sasuke—alive.
Sasuke was sitting on the small couch in his room, his eyes looking at the television. There was an animal documentary playing, but it appeared the omega wasn't even watching it. Ino could see the blank look that had taken over Sasuke's eyes, and he didn't even look her way when she entered the room.
"Hyuuga-sama has requested that I pack your bags. You are leaving tomorrow," she called out. Sasuke said nothing, his eyes staring towards the television, unmoving. Ino moved to the closet, pulling out the luggage carriers, and placing the pieces to be packed on the bed. "I'm not sure where you are going, do you have a preference of what clothing to wear for the weather?"
Silence.
She continued to pack Sasuke's clothes diligently and quickly, while the omega did not engage with her at all.
"Let me check your bandages master," Ino said and knelt before Sasuke. Her heart squeezed with agony when Sasuke didn't even blink or flinch at her presence. His eyes had turned greyish in colour as he continued to stare forward. She carefully unwrapped some of the bandages, pulling out fresh ones to replace the old. The omega didn't express any sort of sound of discomfort when she cleaned off the open wounds and applied ointment. When she was done she couldn't hold back her emotions and dropped her head onto Sasuke's lap. "Master, please, talk to me," she hiccuped out between sobs. She feared that Sasuke's subconscious would disappear deep into the dark recesses of his mind, and become nothing but a mindless submissive omega robot to the alpha. "Don't go…"
The omega did nothing while the kind beta woman sniffled softly in Sasuke's lap and whispered her heart out to him.
~even later in the evening~
"Looks like there are more guards on than usual," Gaara grumbled.
The two alpha males were sitting in a car, a few metres away from the Hyuuga mansion. Naruto was leaning against the window, his leg bouncing in anticipation. The night was clear, the half moon giving off enough light to see the movement on the grounds and the guards at their posts.
"Always up for a challenge," Gaara added. "And will you stop shaking your fucking leg!" He slapped the blond alpha's arm.
"Hey!" Naruto whipped his head around and shoved his friend back. "Don't be so mean! You know I can't help it!" The two laughed at their banter. "Did you call the others?" Naruto looked back at the Hyuuga mansion.
Gaara snorted. "You insult me again, bastard. You still gotta pay up on the already long list," he teased.
Naruto flashed the redheaded alpha a beaming smile, "IOU good?" He chuckled.
Gaara playfully shoved the blond alpha, "let's go you crook."
The pair slipped out of the car, closing the doors quietly and headed up the ramp to the Hyuuga mansion.
The pair were met by an armed beta, who was large in the shoulders, his muscled arms were massive and he pulled his jacket back to show off his gun holsters. "Hold it there gentleman, this is private property, I suggest suggest you turn—"
The man's sentence was left hanging when Gaara quickly moved, grabbing the beta man's arm, twisting it behind his back so Gaara's hands could slip up to the beta man's neck. A snap was heard and Gaara let the large man drop into the shadows.
"You know we could have used him to open the gate," Naruto chuckled while Gaara pushed the dead beta into the bushes.
"That would have taken all the fun outta this," Gaara pouted back and used his thumb to point at the still closed gate.
Naruto just shook his head at his friend, fuck was he fun to be with. "Just like old times," Naruto chuckled.
Their backup showed up just as they made their way into the Hyuuga grounds, and Gaara pouted once more. Using the silencers on their weapons, the guards that littered the grounds dropped like flies around Naruto and Gaara as their boys took them out with each step the two alpha's took.
"I'm going to get rusty and riddled with arthritis if they keep making it too easy like this," Gaara grunted out while slamming his fist into a guard that jumped out at him. He was referring to the backup that continued to ensure the two alpha were getting a clear path to the mansion.
"Oh quit your whining," Naruto huffed out as he high kicked another guard. The guard didn't fall, but Naruto quickly undercut the man before pulling out his knife and cleanly slicing into the man's throat before he hit the ground, a soft gurgling sound rippling from his lips. The man twitched on the grass, blood spurting from his throat and mouth for several seconds before falling still.
Both alpha's stood and looked about, noticing it was quiet.
"You think that's it?" Gaara whispered. Naruto just shrugged and turned to the door. The two alpha gave each other a nod before Naruto slowly turned on the knob, and slipped inside quietly.
The entryway was quiet, too quiet. The two alpha looked about, sniffing at the air and listening closely. Their hands at the ready to draw their weapons but not a soul came. Normally a huge mansion had several staff moving about, cleaning, preparing, gathering requests from their masters, but there wasn't a sound. Yet only the sounds of the home's electronic equipment making a consistent hum throughout the walls could be heard.
Gaara jerked his head to the side, indicating silently for Naruto to follow. Naruto nodded his understanding and the two alpha headed in the direction of a dimly lit corridor.
Naruto looked at the walls, noticing the tacky decor of the home and wrinkled his nose. The smell was overwhelming of cleaners and chemicals. There was nothing inviting and homey about this home at all, and Naruto found himself wondering what it would have been like to grow up in a place like this.
"Why is it so quiet?" Gaara whispered, looking behind them and back. "Even a morgue has more noise than this place does."
"No guards on the inside? Where the fuck is everyone?" Naruto whispered in response, clutching the handle of his glock. "Be careful. They may know we are already here, and getting ready for an ambush."
Gaara snorted out a laugh. "Let them try."
No other living beings were seen and no other noises were heard that suggested anyone was in the area at all.
Gaara held up his hand, stopping Naruto in his tracks. Naruto looked around quickly, before looking at Gaara whose nose was twitching.
"Smell that?" Gaara whispered while turning his head and sniffing the air.
Naruto inhaled and nodded. "Yeah, got it." It was blood. Easy to identify because the place was so ridiculously cleansed and reeked of chemicals. Naruto and Gaara followed the scent to two large doors, and placed their ears to the door, listening.
Gaara raised a brow at Naruto, who shook his head in response. The two grasped the door handles and quickly swung them open. Both stood in the entrance, looking over the room quickly, quietly and sniffing the air.
Naruto's alpha growled deep within him at the thick scent of the long haired Hyuuga alpha. "Think this is the Hyuuga's office," Naruto explained, his eyes looking at the corners and walls of the room. There were the tall book shelves, lavish arm chairs and couch, and a mini bar in the corner. "Look over there," Naruto pointed out to Gaara.
He was pointing at the large wooden office desk that still had an open laptop and several documents spread on the surface. Gaara moved closer to the desk to get a closer look at the papers, "there's a briefcase here too, open and full of papers. You think he was packing?" Gaara stepped around the heavy wide desk, his gun drawn and pointed down.
"If he was packing, there is a good chance he is still here somewhere," Naruto called out while inspecting a bookshelf on the one side of the room.
"Well, one thing for sure," Gaara muttered. "The Hyuuga is still here."
Naruto whipped his head around, surprised to hear the statement from his friend. He saw Gaara standing behind the Hyuuga desk, returning his gun to his holster. "How do you know that you bastard?" Gaara beckoned for Naruto to come hither with his fingers, and Naruto huffed out an annoyed sound before coming up behind Gaara.
His blue eyes looked at what Gaara was looking at, on the floor, behind the Hyuuga's desk.
"Well shit fucking balls," Naruto whispered, his hand resting on his hip and tilting his head.
The long haired alpha's body was slumped on the floor, his head flopped to the side, his back against the desk and a small dagger lodged into his throat. The Hyuuga was dead.
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Next chapter out Friday October 28, 2022