Disclaimer: Naruto and company is property of Kishimoto-sama.

Mahami-sama, Sitta-chan, Koshika-san and of course 'braid-man' belongs to me.

Pairing: SasuNaru

Warning: Probably some spelling errors, please don't pay attention to them 'cause I'm doing my best… ya know, English isn't even my native language! A great deal of OOC-ness, but you all seem to be used to it by now.

I'll have to thank you all once again! I can't even describe how happy I am, and shocked to say the least, that you like my story! I hope this chapter doesn't disappoint you.

Here is the fifth chapter of Go with the flow, please enjoy.

Waiting

Sasuke felt like sitting down, he needed it really bad. His knees felt weak, threatening to give way and have him sinking to the hard stone floor in a heap of flushed flesh. By some peculiar reason were his eyes playing pranks on him, because, Sitta-chan couldn't be a man, or could she? Looking over the body again, stopping baffled and some regions which Sasuke ones had believed to be 'empty', he gasped again. The information seemed to sink in, yet slowly. Before him stood Sitta-chan… a naked one with new equipments. He couldn't help rubbing his eyes. Apparently that made Sitta-chan… kun… laugh.

"Don't you worry Sasuke-kun", he said with the same soft voice as always. It was as if nothing had changed with the exception of some body parts (which Sasuke accidentally had witnessed). Sitta still had the same face, the same beautiful eyes and remarkable hands. "I'm still me, still Sitta-chan and I would prefer if you would continue calling me that." The man smiled… suddenly Sasuke realized that Sitta couldn't be as old as he once had thought. Barely the same age as his brother… he growled.

"No, don't growl at me Sasuke-kun. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you, anyone of you. But you see-"

"I didn't growl at you… Sitta-chan", Sasuke murmured, quite embarrassed. Sitta-chan smiled and clapped his hands lovingly, walking closer to Sasuke until he stood merely a meter away.

"You see Sasuke", he thought for a moment. "I work here. It's my job and I can honestly say that I love it. I love Mahami-sama like a mother and I love her other workers as my sisters. In return, Mahami-sama loves us as her daughters. You may not believe it, but I'm just trying to enlighten and remove all that puzzlement you have stored within you at this moment." Sasuke was met with yet another endearing smile and Sasuke couldn't help smile back... even if the smile was small. He still considered Sitta-chan to be extremely beautiful… who wouldn't? Sitta-chan's hair was let loose and covered his bare back like a blanket… it looked so soft. And he still had the wonderful face, hands and eyes. Now to top with an extremely fit and slender body!

"You just… shocked me…", Sasuke said and looked away. "I had no clue that you were… uhm… are a…"

"A guy?" a humoured Sitta-chan touched his own flat chest. "Well, I sure lack on some essential departments, don't I?"

Sasuke nodded and met his eyes again. He blushed by some vague reason and Sitta-chan's eyes softened even more at that.

"I fooled you pretty bad. I don't know if that make me awful or damned good at what I do. You have no idea how many men I have deceived! However, I'm lucky to be the one to decide if a man should know about my gender, if not… then I'm sure I would be out of business and Mahami-sama would go bankrupt. I'm the one who brings in the majority of all money in this house. Mahami-sama chose me as her 'head geisha' because of that and I'm keeping that title for as long as I'm offered it." He sighed and smiled sadly. "I didn't want you to know, though. You'll probably not trust me to take care of you anymore."

Sasuke gulped. "I don't really care about your gender…", he said and searched for more words. "I'm just wondering…"

"If I take on the duties as many other geishas do? You're referring to when Mahami-sama sells my virginity, aren't you?"

Sasuke nodded and looked away, but Sitta-chan reached for his chin and made him look forward again. "You see Sasuke, some of the men I've kept company do know about my gender. They are chosen very carefully and followed a line of investigations, until both Mahami-sama and I are certain that they wouldn't tell nor disgrace me in any matter. When all that is done… well, we tell them and anything can happen. I'm not a virgin and I didn't hear any complains afterwards by the purchaser."

Sasuke opened his eyes wide. All sort of things clouded his mind at that point. "So… you slept with a man?" he cried and tried desperately to be subtle.

"Yes, on a number of occasions when it suited me. Are you offended by it?"

Sasuke squirmed. "N… no… this is just so strange. You're doing it for the money?"

Sitta-chan ran his thumb over Sasuke's lips teasingly. "No, not really. Sometimes just for fun." Sasuke gasped. "Relax! You're so tense…"

"Well, can you blame me?" Sasuke retorted, too weak for his preferences.

"Of course not, you're so easy to tease." He smiled again. "Sex, off duty, comes when I feel like it, just like for anyone else. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable around me Sasuke-kun. If it makes it better, then think of me as the usual Sitta-chan and ignore that I have some genitals that no woman is in possession of."

"That'll be pretty hard, considering that I've seen you", Sasuke said sternly. "As I said before, I don't care about your gender. It just amazes me that you could pull it off so flawlessly!"

"Well, I've had training and it comes naturally to me."

Suddenly Sasuke remembered something from earlier that day when some women didn't bow towards Sitta-chan. "Do some of the women in this village know?"

Sitta-chan seemed shocked by the sudden change of dialogue. "Yes, some do think that they know. Rumours travel fast but they have been drifting for so long that no one cares. Except for some who, beyond my understanding, aren't very fond of me", Sitta-chan laughed and scratched his chin, releasing Sasuke from his previous hold.

"They're jealous", Sasuke said and was met with sparkling eyes.

"Thank you, Sasuke-kun. But I'm nothing compared to your friend. The blonde boy", he said laughing and nudged Sasuke's shoulder. Sasuke rolled his eyes and tried to act indifferently.

"You should get dressed. The others will probably come any minute now since I've been gone for so long", Sasuke said and started feeling anxious.

"Are you afraid that they will find you with a half naked me? Oh, I'm so honoured!" Sitta-chan laughed and fixed his towel around his middle. "I'm going, I'm going… don't give me that look. It looks awful on you… smiling is your cup of tea. Try it some more!"

Cup of tea? Sasuke couldn't help but remember Naruto's earlier joke and started to chuckle. He really had liked his tickle match with the blonde. Sitta-chan gave him a knowing look and walked passed him, stopping shortly at his ear to whisper.

"I don't mind if you tell them, on the condition that you realize what you're missing out on."

Before he had the time to ask what the hell that meant, Sitta-chan was gone. Sasuke collapsed on the hard floor and sighed, looking up in the sky. Oh, there was no roof huh… why didn't I see that? Suddenly, scuffing of feet neared him. He didn't rise though… he felt too heavy for that. When he felt two hands shaking him and a face very close, breathing on him he snapped awake.

"Sasuke! What's the matter?" Naruto hollered in his ear, shaking him hard. "Why are you sitting here?"

Sasuke smiled suddenly out of sheer routine and that puzzled the blonde even more. "You hit your head or something?"

Sasuke shook his head. "No. Help me up." Naruto did as he was told and hoisted him on two feet. Sasuke leaned on him for some time until Sakura joined them with three towels in her grasp.

Only minutes later three young people could be found in a steaming pool, one splashing water, one enjoying the warmth seeping through her body and one who tried to sink as deep as he could without drowning. It had darkened considerably and small oil-lamps were scattered around the pool, casting mellow lighting on them and making the water completely gold. Sasuke felt how the warmth of the water undid every knot in his body and washed away his troubles. For a while anyway, it returned quickly when Naruto threw himself at him… trying to drown him. While wrestling like crazy on the bottom Sasuke could identify new parts of Naruto's body he never touched before. It tickled in his fingers when he happened to brush past warm skim, close to his nipples and… other parts. He almost gasped in the water when Naruto accidentally stroked him, while trying to outdo Sasuke below the surface. Naruto didn't seem to notice it though, he kept on fighting and Sasuke didn't have the heart to disappoint him. As soon as they resurfaced Naruto dragged him down again. When Sasuke tried to climb out of the pool, acting of course, he was pulled in again and always landing in Naruto's lap. It was childish, it was fun and it was rousing. Even Sasuke forgot eventually how it may have looked, and sounded, to perhaps Sitta-chan. He got lost in the game together with Naruto.

"Stop it!" Sakura screamed finally. "Are you nuts?"

Sasuke and Naruto froze. They held onto and almost squeezed the life out of each other. "What?" Naruto wheezed and spat some water in Sasuke's face.

"Haven't you noticed that you completely ruined your hair?" she screamed.

Naruto pushed Sasuke aside, forgetting all about him, and screamed. "Why didn't you tell us sooner? O, no! This is bad! This is so bad!"

Sasuke fidgeted with a lock of his hair, dangling in his face. "We'll manage, Naruto, and besides-"

"You seemed pretty busy! I wasn't sure if I should stop you or not!"

"We were just playing around. Of course you should have!"

"It looked like you were having a 'moment'", she spat angrily and oozed of envy.

"Sakura-chan, what are you implying!" Naruto screamed furiously and stood. Water poured down his body and Sasuke could see more than a few bite-marks, scratches and bruises on that firm body… all made by him and he blushed. When had he bit him? And there?

Sasuke splashed himself with water and stood up quickly, not wanting Sakura to say anything further. "Just shut up both of you. Let's go before we make it worse. I'll talk to Sitta-chan and see if she can break the news easily to Mahami-sama", he said sternly and saw to his boxers that they were in place before he got out the pool. He left before neither of the two had any chance of saying anything, and he felt pretty good to be out of the water. He had been way too close to Naruto! What's happening to me? He growled at the same time he walked away, running a shaking hand through his messed up hair and fixing his towel with the other. He was on his way to Sitta-chan's room. He had referred Sitta-chan as a 'she' to Naruto and Sakura, though he had been on the whip of telling. Something had stopped him. If the cause of it all was his latest conversation with Sitta-chan or his newly found fascination with Naruto, he didn't know. He wanted to know. But who would be able to tell him… other than Sitta-chan, who seemed to be a big part of the trouble to begin with? The only thing he knew was that Sitta-chan was the only one he could talk to, even though he dreaded the outcome.

Just thinking about being in the same room as that juggler made his stomach flip. He didn't really know how to behave around him, when the only things entering his mind were 'he sure hid something big' or 'he sure had a big secret'. Where did those thoughts come from anyway? It's not like him to think… like that! Think like that! He growled while walking past several rooms, in search for Sitta-chan's. That damned mountain and that damned misstep. If it hadn't been for the fall, this wouldn't have happened and the fascination with Naruto would never have showed itself. Never! Something had to be in the water… he was probably poisoned. He knew perfectly well that he was acting stupid right that minute. But he felt stupid and lost, so what's to expect? He even bypassed Sitta-chan's room five times before the man flung his door open and pulled Sasuke in with legs first. Sasuke rolled around on the floor, trying to regain his composure, and squeaked slightly when a warm hand seized his chin. Sitta-chan was sitting on his stomach, apparently, and fully clothed.

"What are you doing wandering about?" he sneered. Before he had any time to answer Sitta-chan smacked him hard on the head, flashing him such an angry look that he froze on his spot and just waiting for the next outburst. "What were you thinking? You ruined your hair! You destroyed it! Explain yourself!"

Sasuke cleared his throat miserably. "We were… I was… he pulled me under!"

"So you're saying that you let your complicated hair be destroyed, simply for the reason that you wanted to play some with your obsession below surface? Is that what you are telling me?" He smacked Sasuke hard again, who tried frantically to cover his face.

"No! I mean yes… but no! Stop it!"

Sitta-chan sat up, breathing hard… glaring. "Mahami-sama will not be pleased. Do you know how much it cost? Huuh? It cost more than you are worth!"

Suddenly Sitta-chans's face paled. He clasped his hands over his mouth and squeezed his eyes shut. The older boy slid off and hid his face for a short time before he once again looked at Sasuke. His eyes were filled with regret and Sasuke hadn't the slightest idea to why.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. I have no right…", Sitta-chan looked away towards a small window and bit his nail nervously. "Oh my, what nostalgia. I heard those exact words when I was younger… I had promised myself to never use them…"

"It's okay… really."

Sitta-chan swiftly turned back. "We're going to fix your hair tomorrow. Neither of you are working then so I'll hire the hairdresser again."

Sasuke gave a reassuring nod. "Thank you." He rose to his feet and looked down on Sitta-chan, unexpectedly thinking that he looked lonely, and sat down again. "I really meant it. It's okay. It was our fault… or mine. It was really childish…" he sighed.

"You want to tell me about it?" He sniggered, hinting at something Sasuke rather not talk about.

"No", he said sternly and crossed his arms. He was way too obvious but he realized it too late. He found Sitta-chan in his face, pinching his cheek.

"Naww… you can tell me! How was your 'fooling around'… did you have any fun?"

"Stop it", he growled warningly.

"Ah, I can picture it before me… oh!" Sitta-chan waved his hands in the air exaggeratedly and emphasized each word with loud moans and high-pitched screams. "I can see it now… ah, it's beautiful… o, my… Sasuke-kun! You're naughty! Ah! I see… I see… I see why you like him so… he has some nice-"

Sasuke smacked him hard on his head and snarled through his teeth. "Don't go there…"

"But why not? It's such a beautiful place!" He smirked and fluttered his eyelashes. Sasuke refused to answer and that led Sitta-chan to a great fit of laughter. "You should go back to your friends before they start thinking that we are the ones fooling around. So, up you go!" He said and heaved him to his feet and opening the door for him. Before Sasuke walked out of the room he looked back and snorted.

"I don't fool around."

"Sure you don't", Sitta-chan said smiling and waved him off. Sasuke could hear sniggering all the way down the corridor. And as he walked he became more and more embarrassed. Sitta-chan was infuriating but at the same time amazing. Sasuke sighed when he reached his and his comrades' room, creeping in when he noticed it to be dark. He detected Kakashi sleeping farthest away, snoring slightly with his blanket covering his chin. Sasuke rolled his eyes and trotted over to his own futon. Naruto was sitting up and so was Sakura. Both seemed down and Sasuke realized that the argument indeed had continued after he left, yet he ignored it. Sasuke slipped under his blanket and crossed his arms beneath his head. Naruto's face came in vision when he leaned over and jabbed a finger into Sasuke's chest.

"What did she say?" he whispered and Sasuke saw the dry eyes, had he been crying and was all dried out? He knew that Sakura could be mean, but she had never made Naruto cry…

"We have a meeting with the hairdresser tomorrow…", he said gently suddenly thinking that Sitta-chan had softened him. "We're not working tomorrow so hopefully we'll get it finished before Mahami-sama notices us."

Naruto nodded and sat back. "Okay." The mellow voice was followed by the sounds the blonde made while laying down and making himself comfortable. "Oyasumi, then."

"Yeah, goodnight", Sakura mumbled from afar.

Sasuke was too confused to answer. Naruto had been crying, he knew that… he saw it in his eyes. It was exactly like in the cave, Naruto's had been blank and unseeing. Something was, and had been for a long time, troubling him and whatever it was, it troubled Sasuke too. He chose to wait for Sakura to fall asleep, and it didn't take long.

"You awake?" he whispered eventually.

Naruto stirred. "Yah…"

"Mhm…", suddenly all intelligent words he had been chanting in his head like a mantra disappeared. So he thought of the only thing he knew Naruto wouldn't be too offended by. "It was worth it."

"What?" Naruto wheezed and rolled on his side to stare at Sasuke.

"It was worth destroying our hair."

"Oh…", Naruto looked like a question mark in the dark and Sasuke held back a smile. "It was?"

Sasuke smirked. "Yeah… pretending to be a geisha deteriorates us. Thanks to you, I finally worked up a sweat, haven't done that in a long time. Dressing up as a geisha ain't my cup of tea either."

Naruto smiled and they fell in comfortable quietness, for a while. "You could easily pass off as a girl though", Naruto snickered and readied himself for the blow to his head, which always came. This time it didn't.

"Yeah, probably…", he answered and thought only of Sitta-chan and how convincing he was.

"You okay?" Naruto asked, leaning in again. Sasuke observed his face closely and nodded.

"Mmhm… and you? I know you two fought."

"I don't believe you're okay… but oh, well. We didn't fight!"

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Yes you did, now… spill it. Are you okay?"

Naruto grunted and pouted. "You'll only think I'm stupid."

"More than I already think? Impossible…", he said and snickered when Naruto's face reddened with supposed anger. He aimed to tickle the blonde boy but stopped his own hand just in front of Naruto's stomach and looked up at the sparkling eyes. "I'm on your side…Now, let's get some sleep."

Naruto bobbed his head heatedly and smiled. "Yeah, see you tomorrow."

Sasuke watched as Naruto turned around, and continued to watch him until he heard the steady breathing indicating that the blonde had fallen asleep. Only then could he roll around and let sleep overcome him. He fell in blissful sleep with only one thought entering his mind before unconsciousness captured him. He didn't answer my question.

The next morning was as brutal as the previous. Sitta-chan came bursting trough the doors with seemingly zero sympathy and a great amount of energy instead. He forced them out of bed, almost dragging them to their feet. Even Kakashi shoved his discontent by snarling and yawning every now and then. Sitta-chan didn't pay any attention to his futile attempt to discourage him in his rampage. And, to be true to the facts, none dared telling him off. In everyone's eyes Sitta-chan was a vicious woman when it came to getting up on time and doing ones chores. Well, everyone except for Sasuke thought that. In Sasuke's mind a kind of peepshow was being played over and over again when he happened to look at Sitta-chan and it almost made him blush each time. He knew, for a fact, that Sitta-chan was no woman… however he wasn't a man either, he decided. So the easiest way for him to cope being around the wo-man was to fool himself, if only for a while, that it indeed was a woman. So, Sitta-chan was a woman… is a woman!

After the brutal awakening, all of them were rinsed and clothed. Sitta-chan had decided not to change their attire since they weren't 'of this house'. When they were going to attend a party or something similar, they could change their kimono, but for now they had to be satisfied with the usual. None of them really minded the decision since all of the kimonos were extraordinary. Sakura once said that she fell in love with hers, and Naruto stroked his almost affectionately. Sasuke tried not to show his feelings toward something as simple as a garb, but found it very hard when none other than Naruto said it looked great on him. When they were clothed Sitta-chan fetched the hairdressers again. Every one of them jumped by the sight of three, extremely well groomed and dressed, men coming in and approaching them. Sitta-chan teased them with a malicious laugh and left together with Kakashi, holding onto his arms lovingly. If he only knew, if he only knew, Sasuke thought.

They were tortured the same way as before, only this time for a longer period of time and harder yanks. The one doing Sasuke's hair was the same man as before, and he seemed utterly satisfied with making the black haired suffer. He told him several times that he'd warned him that this would happen if Sasuke was careless, each time emphasizing it with harsher, really unnecessary, tugs. Sasuke bit his lip though, to not let the whimper get out. It only made the man more eager to drag it out and try to make the boy scream. Sasuke had a hard time thinking that this whole scene revolved nothing more than… brushing hair… it sounded so stupid. Eventually though, the man got tired of Sasuke's stubbornness and finished the hair. The three men left in a hurry when Sitta-chan came back with a stern smile on her face, yes… Sasuke had by now made up his mind that he was a she. She patted them on their shoulders as they stood before her, showing themselves off.

"Why are we dressed like this if we're not working today?" Naruto inquired.

"You're going to train", she said for an answer and both Sakura and Sasuke thought the exact question Naruto was brave enough to ask.

"Are we fighting in these clothes? Are you mad?"

Sitta-chan covered her face behind her sleeve and laughed. "No, no boy. You aren't fighting anything." Then she made a dramatic pose, swirling around and curtsying. "You are going to train how to act in front of a group of men and at the same time be glorious. I'm personally going to teach you how to dance."

Everyone glared… hard. "Now, now, don't be that way. Do you want to earn money?" They nodded angrily. "There you go, that's the spirit! Follow me!"

As said, they followed Sitta-chan trough hallways and hallways. The house seemed to get bigger every time they walked, for they were introduced to new areas constantly. Sasuke didn't pay attention to his surroundings as much as before, for he knew he'd be disappointed when he realized that he was completely lost. So he followed Sitta-chan's lead, listening to Naruto's sighing and Sakura's hitched breathing down his neck. He hoped to reach their goal as soon as possible, having Sakura stalk him felt creepy as usual.

The day progressed in Sitta-chan's care; alongside with three new women who Sasuke immediately scanned to see if the were in fact females. Sitta-chan whispered to him that they were, and that eased his petty soul for while. Sasuke and his team-mates found themselves to be in a completely different situation where their knowledge of how to survive didn't matter at all. They were forced to learn the difficult art of how to pour tea and it sure was easier said than done. Later another woman tried to teach them how to play an old instrument which Sasuke immediately thought was a guitar… but of course, nothing is as simple as he thinks and it proved to be one of the hardest tasks to learn. Naruto seemed to do pretty well in the tea area but he failed miserably at playing music. Sakura though was the music-woman's favourite and put all her effort on her and ignored the rest. Sasuke, though, didn't have a talent in any of the tasks and Sitta-chan told him that dancing probably was his "thing". He had to growl at that, for the only dance he had mastered was his way of fighting. He had gotten comments from, unintelligent, people who said that he danced so pretty when all he ever tried to do was to fight his brother. That was outrageous!

Yet, when Sitta-chan danced for them and they all got to try a few steps, Sasuke was the one to top them all. As Sitta-chan said; he had grace, he had the body and he had the boring mind to dance slowly and elegantly without loosing his track and concentration. He didn't want to confess it, but he felt free when he danced. He thought of nothing else than how to move his body alongside the music and apparently it was appreciated by the audience. When the music stopped he stood there, baffled over what he had done and blushing when Sitta-chan clapped her hands screaming something in the line of: "Wonderful!" Sasuke caught Naruto's eyes instead of answering Sitta-chan's praise and his eyes were met with gawking blue ones. Sasuke swiftly turned away, not wanting to be stuck. He really felt confused! Something inside of him irked when Naruto looked at him. He wanted, by some weird reason, Naruto's eyes on him. He wanted Naruto to see him just like he saw him. At first he had wanted to protect Naruto from being hurt, to stop his acting and make him show his true self. Well, he still wanted that… but just seeing the blonde boy relieved him and he didn't know why.

The day continued and they were separated. Naruto went with some woman who has going to make Naruto enter deeply into his tea studies. She said that he was going to learn how to be as elegant as her and even more. Sasuke looked longingly after him as he went. Sakura left as well; apparently going to a music room to learn how to play different tunes. Sasuke stayed with Sitta-chan and practised his dancing. Sitta-chan danced magnificent with her fan and swaying body. There were really complicated dance movements and poses; it took Sasuke several hours to manage them. As the hours passed, the feeling of ridicule disappeared. He accepted that he liked dancing, not as much as being a shinobi… of course not, but it still felt good to try something else. Was this what Sitta-chan had meant with "on the condition that you realize what you're missing out on" or had she meant something else? As soon as he began to feel confused again he danced more heatedly and precise, just to keep the thoughts from entering his mind. Sitta-chan loved his dancing and promised him that he really had a great career in front of him if he'd choose it. But Sasuke didn't answer and continued dancing instead.

They were notified at the dinner-table that Mahami-sama wished to see them. They all stiffened when Sitta-chan broke the news to them. So they ate quickly and Kakashi followed them to Mahami-sama's room. Sitta-chan was with them too and after opening the door for them she sat herself down beside Mahami-sama. The old prune hadn't even tried to make herself attractive but sat there in her robe, smoking a long cigarette. She coughed some smoke and put out the cigarette.

"Kakashi-san, here is the money you earned yesterday", she said and handed some money to Sitta-chan who gave them, smiling, to Kakashi. "You earned fairly much for a first time and I have decided to let you work tomorrow as well."

Everyone sighed and Sasuke feared that he would have to meet with braid-man again. Mahami-sama took out a little blue book and scribbled something in it before looking up. "I see that Koshika-san took fancy to your blonde boy. That's not very surprising though. He's going to want to meet him again so I think I'll book you for him tomorrow when the little girl is going with Sitta-chan. Koshika-san will be there and of course waiting", she mumbled and scratched her chin. Naruto looked petrified and started to fidget with his sleeve. Sasuke was just about to say something reassuring to him when Mahami-sama looked up, smiling mischievously.

"Yes, he'll probably be there if this black haired beauty is there as well", she stated and spoke to Sitta-chan who merely nodded while staring at the floor. "Yes, he will… and I have an idea", Mahami-sama continued and seeming pretty pleased with herself as she smiled. That made Sasuke's blood freeze. He knew she was speaking of braid-man. "You'll accompany him as much as he requests; for he is going to pay a whole lot to be in the same room as you. I'll even hire a separate room if he wants to talk to you alone."

"No!" Sasuke screamed and quickly shut his mouth when he met with Mahami-sama's cold eyes. "I don't want to be with h-"

"Do as you are told, boy, or feed off of someone else", she snarled angrily. Sasuke looked at Kakashi for sympathy but the man nodded his head.

"Sasuke, you don't need to worry. The man likes you, he won't hurt you and Sitta-chan will be in the room next to yours", he said and grasped Sasuke shoulder. Sasuke shook him off and didn't dare looking at neither Mahami-sama nor Naruto, afraid of what to see. He merely nodded and accepted his faith. That didn't go for Naruto though.

"He is a pervert! Are you honestly going to let that man be in a room alone with Sasuke?" he hollered and pointed at a miserable Sasuke. "Then you can shove something up your stinking old ass 'cause that man's going to rape him! You didn't see the looks he gave Sa-"

"Little child, don't act like you know anything. Do as you are told!" Mahami-sama grunted from deep down her throat.

"Eat my shorts, lady stink ass, you're just fooling us!"

Suddenly Sitta-chan slapped Naruto hard across his face so he tumbled on his back. She pierced him with a glare. "Stop right this minute, Naruto! You are making it worse, especially for Sasuke." Naruto shut his mouth and sat up, rubbing his reddened cheek.

"Don't disobey me again. If you do as I say, then you'll get plenty of money so you can get out of here. Now, leave. I want to sleep", Mahami-sama told and rose to her feet in one swift movement.

When they were chased out of her room Sitta-chan sighed and smiled weakly. She didn't say anything before she had followed them back and stood in their doorway.

"Now, sleep and don't worry too much. I'll wake you early tomorrow and Naruto, don't you fret. We'll all be in the room next to his." Then she winked her eyes at him and disappeared. The door closed and they fell down on their respective futons, crawled underneath the blankets and tried to ignore the uneasy feeling in their guts. As usual the first to fall asleep was Kakashi.

Sasuke was feeling so bad that he couldn't sleep. Every time he closed his eyes a picture of braid-man flashed before him. He suddenly realized that he had been taught dancing to entertain these men and nothing else, and it made him furious. He rolled over to his side, glancing thoughtfully at Naruto's sleeping expression and how he had curled up with his hands close to his face. He found staring at the boy more compelling than trying to sleep. For in his closed eyes waited an aroused man for whom he was going to dance the next day, and it made him sick. Naruto drooled some and it cascaded down his chin. His hair was secured from damage, just as Sasuke's, thanks to the uncomfortable pillow which really wasn't anything else than a log and a rise-padded cushion on a head rest. Kakashi was lucky to be able to sleep normally on a normal pillow. Sasuke grunted, causing a sound which made the sleeping boy stir. Sasuke watched amused and he held out his hand to pull the blanket closer to Naruto's face and wipe away the drool. He knew, for a fact, that he wasn't going to get any sleep that night.

The next morning they got to sleep in a little longer. The reception wasn't booked as early in the morning as the previous had been. They were awaken by a smiling Sitta-chan as usual and brought food almost immediately. Sasuke was feeling angry and absolutely not very positive. Well, he'd never ever felt positive but this time he knew that he had a good reason to be the 'bastard' Naruto always told him he was. He chewed his food and swallowed, put down his plate with a loud bang and crossed his arms, glaring at whoever tried to talk to him… even Naruto, if he had been watching that is. But the blonde boy seemed to avoid him. Sasuke was too mad to figure it out and when Sitta-chan brought his kimono he ignored her.

Sitta-chan sat down on her knees and whispered. "The others will have the same kimonos as the last time; for their companies were so drunk that they couldn't see the difference between a kimono and a naked body." Sasuke stared at the cross dresser. "Now, now Sasuke-kun. You'll be wearing a new one."

"I don't care", he snarled. Then Sitta-chan sighed and her face changed to extreme seriousness.

"Don't be so immature!"

"I'm not."

"Oh, yes you are. You're acting like a child. Just do your work, like every other time. You fooled him the first time and you can fool him now. Do you want some advice?"

"From an experienced like you?" Sasuke taunted and rolled his eyes.

Sitta-chan growled. "Yes, from someone like me."

"No thank you", he said and looked the other way.

Sitta-chan pinched his cheek. "Just get him drunk if he starts to ask too personal questions. He doesn't know who you are yet."

"What I am, you mean", he retorted and looked at the young man. Sitta-chan closed his eyes, sighed and squeezed Sasuke's shoulder to comfort him. It worked for Sasuke looked down and apologised.

"You really have nothing to worry about. I'll make up as many reasons I can just to check up on you two. I'll be a louse in his hair, the ant in his pants and-"

Sasuke let out a small smile. "I understand… thank you."

Sitta-chan smiled back. "You're welcome. Now up you go and hop into this kimono!"

He didn't hop but soon he was dressed in a white kimono with pink cherry blossoms on his back, coming up and over to his shoulders a tad. His front was entirely white and a black obi clutched his stomach. He shined… that's what he was told. But he didn't feel the same sensation as he did the first time he tried on a kimono. This time his heart felt heavy and he'd rather be home, killing off ants or anything! For in his mind he knew that braid-man was waiting. He didn't even know his name yet but this man wanted to know everything about Sasuke. While he would speak the man would only think of new ways to please himself. Sasuke felt ill and Sitta-chan tried to comfort him while they walked towards the teahouse again. Naruto walked up to him once on their way and patted his shoulder, but didn't say a word. Sakura wasn't even aware that he was scared. Her hero couldn't be scared! But Sasuke was no hero.

They were met in the foyer by another geisha who lead them to the room. Sitta-chan opened the door and floated in as usual on light feet, bowed and clapped her hands announcing their arrival. Sasuke almost didn't dare look up but when he did he saw none other than the man he dreaded. He gulped and walked in to join him.

Braid-man was waiting.

That's the fifth chapter for you. Tell me what you liked, if you liked it. That way I'll know how to make everything be liked ... lol ... No, seriously… Tell me your opinions and if you want more. I love all of you reviewers and I'm really flattered! Please shower me with your lovely words, they make me damn happy! XD

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/Tsuki no Kitsune