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Don't tell my mother I'm living in sin
Don't let the old folks know
Don't tell my twin I breakfast on gin,
He'd never survive the blow
A.P. Herbert
Laughing Ann, "Don't Tell My Mother I'm Living In Sin"
Chapter 7
A man dressed in a simple buttoned black silk shirt with 2 holes open revealing a blue dragon intertwined with a red fox pendant dangling on his tanned neck and white slacks silently sipped his coffee as he stared outside the window of his office. Stars were peaking out in the horizon giving him the beautiful English evening.
He sighed as he stretched out his tired muscles. He closed his eyes for a while before opening them when the voice of his Scottish secretary greeted him.
"Sir, there's a man waiting for you outside." She said softly.
"At this time?" He groaned softly.
"He said it was important sir." His secretary smiled knowingly. "So, are you going to meet tonight?"
He smiled, sometimes his secretary knows him better than his wife or his son has. "No." He dragged the word. "He's in a mansion in the middle of nowhere."
His secretary raised an eyebrow on him. "Really? Or is it another one of your acts for me to loosen my grip on you while you work. Because I'm going to tell you now, it's not going to work."
"It's the truth!" He insisted with a childish whine.
"Oh really, then care to explain why you're so agitated to go home, you're not like that unless-"
"I'm meeting with my wife's parents." He said softly. His secretary immediately shut up at that. She knows his secret after all.
"O-oh. At thi-this time?"
He smiled softly. "Yes, they got here from America this morning. But I got to work so I just promised them that I'll try to meet them tonight. Looks like I was wrong."
He laughed hollowly. "Well, let's get going." He walked towards the door and opened it. "He's at the waiting room right?"
"Yes, sir."
He smiled at her. "Thank you. I don't think I can manage to run this law firm without you, Beth. Thank you."
Aeaeae
Naruto awoke that day, with a hell of a headache and the fact that he was now lying on his bed. He rubbed his bleary eyes and glanced around the room. Everything was at the exact place as he had left them, except for a big black human-like pillow on his floor, he sighed softly. Wait.
Was there a man sleeping on his floor? He slowly walked towards the man. A few agonizing minutes after he finally reached his destination; due to the help of a few appliances that had slowly met its doom because of his pulsing headache and clumsy walking.
He was about to kick the body when he felt a sudden feeling at the back of his neck. And that feeling had never been a good one. Years of practice and training were the only thing that saved him from his ultimate death as he easily evaded the bullets aimed on his beautiful head. Lying on the floor, he smashed a nearby marble floor with his bare hand. (AN: A marble floor is really, really HARD. And to smash it, it has to take a BIG amount of energy. I just thought that it would make Naruto appear strong and powerful. Bear with me:-P)
Grunting softly, he picked up 2 hand guns and a dagger that is secretly concealed in the floor. He rolled over before standing up slowly, hands on both guns the dagger pinned on the cloth of his pants. It seems like the attacker –who ever he is- had just thrown a smoke bomb and had now enveloped the room with its grey color. He fired right towards his left continuously before throwing both guns in the ground and in the speed of light he reached for his dagger and aimed at his back.
There was a sharp intake of breath, and as the smoke cleared it revealed a beautiful man completely dressed in black with insane red eyes and purple painted nails. On his right is a horrible looking man dressed in deep purple and black paint. And it seems to be the one who took a sharp intake of breath as the dagger was just barely inches away from his face if it wasn't for Itachi's hand.
Naruto let out a long breath that he doesn't know he have. "You never should have sneak up on me like that, Itachi" He regarded the man with the black nails. "Kisame," He regarded the other.
Kisame let out a short laugh. "Face it kid! You missed!"
"Oh, shut up!" Naruto said in annoyance as he stumbled backwards. "Damn hangover!" He muttered.
"You never should have drank that many," Itachi said in a soft scolding voice.
Naruto waved his hands in the air annoyingly and looked at Itachi with a pout. "Now you sound like Iruka on his tirades with that damn son of his!"
Kisame laughed while Itachi remained silent, his bangs covering his red eyes.
"Ooops, wrong move." Naruto said softly. He looked at Itachi before sighing and moving at the phone near the wall. He dialled the number on the kitchen and called for breakfast and some carpenters top fix the rumble.
Aeaeae
Kabuto was already sweating the moment the door opened to reveal a beautiful dolphin. "Bonsoir, Kabuto."
Kabuto forced a smile on his lips. "Bonsoir, Iruka." He said.
Iruka silently regarded the man. He was dressed in expensive Armani suit with a matching silver necklace and polished shoes. "Do you like your stay in France Kabuto?" He said as he opened the door for him.
Kabuto merely nodded as he walked outside. "Yes, thank you. It was very well."
"Ah," Iruka said as he led him towards the private meeting room. He motioned for him to go inside. "Then, pray what brings you here in this time?" He asked as he searched the room for bugs and other similar devices. Once the coast is cleared, he motioned for Kabuto to enter, readjusting his suit in the process.
Once Kabuto had entered the room, Iruka gingerly locked it softly. He draws the curtains surrounding the room, signaling his secretary who had been watching outside to call his wife and say that he will be late –yet again- and finally looked at the man who had taken the seat nearest to the door. Taking a deep breath, he sat at the opposite.
"What brings you here?" He said in a monotone. No emotion was betrayed on his face. So different from the usual loving Iruka that everyone knows. Perhaps it was because of living the best of his years with a demon and dedicating his life in his service. Or perhaps it was just his true nature, hidden behind the many layers of faked happiness and jolly. And he had done a damn good job of hiding it- that was, until the death of Kyuubi.
"Naruto says it is time." Kabuto said simply.
"Do you really think so?" Iruka asked.
"Yes. Master Orochimaru is already exited at it." Kabuto said with a smile.
"Hn. I'll tell them the news then." Iruka answered after a little while.
Silence.
"It had been long……" Iruka said softly.
"Much too long." Kabuto agreed as he pushed his glasses back. "So tell me, how are you? It's been years since you've had contact with the other members of the Fraternity, was it not?"
"No. I've always had contact on Naruto and Itachi." Iruka smiled at Kabuto's telling looks. "It is essential that they know what happen here in the English Branch of the fraternity and about the company."
"You know I always wonder how you did it." Said Kabuto as he walked around the room to pour himself a glass of French wine. "How did you manage to juggle your family, Naruto, the English Branch, your law firm, Naruto's Oni Empire and then a very possessive lover named Itachi? I mean, how did you get through a day? Orochimaru-sama's really impressed that you haven't gotten insane already." He walked back to Iruka.
Iruka laughed –an amused one- and looked at Kabuto in the eyes as the other sipped his wine. "Tell me, when did you learn all of these? No matter, no matter… I don't want to know the details anyways." He added seeing the slight pink on Kabuto's face. Then, his face turned serious. "We go one by one alright? Well, my family –my wife- actually never bothered where I am and what I am doing as long as I give them what they need, go where I'm supposed to go and act nicely on people. My son is a different matter.
"I never really understood back then why the Don never wanted Naruto to enter our world. The two of us -Itachi and I- were against it. We thought that it was just the Don's desperate part. And besides, don't fathers want their son to work with them? But now, I understand. I understand why he wanted it.
It is natural for every father to shield their sons from the dark lives that they lead. Parents always wanted what's best for their children. And Kyuubi and I understand that what we do is wrong. But we can never leave it. It is the life that we chose to lead.
"And so I tried everything in my power not to let him know what I do." He laughed bitterly.
"And the others?"
"Hm. The others are simply answered. Naruto's a grown up man now, he can take care of himself, and besides Itachi is always with him. The English Branch, the law Firm and Naruto's Empire is easily handled because I'm not the only one who runs it. I had different associates and very good secretaries who very kindly handle all my meeting –some even attends for me- and only call me when it is absolutely necessary. And about Itachi…" Iruka said with a smile. "Itachi is my shoulder to cry on. A lover who is always there for me, whenever I needed him. And about his possessiveness, I am sure that you experience the same kind of things to Orochimaru as I did."
Iruka laughed amusedly at the pink color creeping on Kabuto's pale face as he said those words.
Aeaeae
Itachi was restless, it had been pass 10 in the evening and still no call from his dolphin. Damnit! Why do those stupid old hags of dirty little pigs of abomination who gave birth to the vile intolerable filthy little girl that Iruka called 'his wife' have to come home at the exact date of THEIR 5th anniversary?
He grinds his teeth in anger. Itachi had it all planned out, they would spend their day in an island not far away from England – incase Iruka wanted to still be close with his son and the company in case an emergency happens. He had already reserved a presidential suit on the most expensive hotel he could find. They would spend their mornings in a beach and their afternoons hanging around in bars and restaurants. And their evenings would top it all off. Itachi had already planned that on their first night there would be candle lights and dinners beneath the moonlight. And Itachi's favorite part; a hot erotic sex on their big and not to mention soft canopy bed.
He sighed. His week of heaven had already been his week of hell.
So here he is. Sitting on the moonlight with his partner Kisame beside him. After they had gone to see Naruto, the little brat had managed to coax him to go to his suit and enjoy the time. But how could he, he argued, when the love of his life is gone? There had been shouts and treats and throws until Naruto pulled off his last card. His PUPPY DOG EYES!. Something that even Itachi and the great Kyuubi himself cannot say no to. Damn! And he thought that pathetic brat had already forgotten about that technique!
"Ne, Itachi, could you please apply lotion to my back?"
Shook out of his reverie, Itachi looked around and saw Kisame sprawled out beside him in his skimpy blue colored swimming trunks looking at him seductively with a lotion reached out for him in his hands. Itachi's eyebrows twitched –LOTION! who ever heard of lotion on plain moonlight!- in irritation. Then in a speed light, Itachi held a small handgun in his hands and fired 6 rounds of bullet in his sexually frustrated partner.
Thankfully, Kisame had moved quickly enough to evade the bullets. But the firing left his small white beach chair in torn and ruins.
Aeaeae
He headed straight. The rolling green land stretched as far as they could see, much of it enclosed by horizontal rail fencing. Off to one side was a small pond. The main rode was asphalt and ran straight for a while and then curved around a swath of towering oak and hickory, with scrub pines wedged between. Through the trees to the right he caught glimpses of an enormous structure.
He turned right, and passed down a long paved drive. Some of the largest maple trees Naruto had ever seen were situated in rows on each side of the drive, forming a natural roof of limbs and leaves.
Naruto looked up and whistled. It was a large house and it was constructed all from stone, with an enormous front portico supported by six massive columns. The lights were lighted up and he hoped out of his Volvo picking one of the 2 packages wrapped in gold wrappers. He stood in front of the front door of the stone house and rang the bell. A stoic man welcomed him and ushered him inside. He mouthed a thank you at the man as he disappeared inside, probably to announce his presence.
A few seconds later, a man with a peculiar white hair and milky eyes greeted him and shook his hands. He wears a white trousers paired with a simple white shirt and black jacket. "I reckon that you're Uzumaki Naruto?" he asked politely.
Naruto flashed him a smile. "I know I am. And I do not know who you are."
The man seemed unaffected by his rude words and said. "I'm Hyuuga Neji, Hinata's cousin as Sasuke must have told you."
"Ahh," Naruto said with a smile. "The shy girl on the lavender dress? Sasuke told me about the two of you."
Neji looked closely at the man. "I surely hope that he said no bad things about my cousin." He said as he watched Naruto laughed and felt a shiver ran up to his spine.
"You sure are a very protective cousin." Naruto said watching in amusement.
Before Neji could think up of a witty response, a blushing Hinata greeted them. She is dressed in a knee-length red gown showing of her shapely legs, she has little make-up and an ankle chain. She took gulps of air, and then rearranged her clothes before looking at both of them. She smiled. "Hello, you must be Naruto." She extended her hand. "I'm Hyuuga Hinata pleased to meet you."
Naruto delicately took her hand, but instead of shaking it, he brought it to his lips and kissed its knuckles. Hinata quickly retracted her hand and blushed.
Naruto laughed. "I'm sorry, I do not mean to offend. You see I studied for almost a decade in Europe and this is a way of greeting fair ladies such as you." Then his voice became concerned. "You're not angry are you?"
Hesitantly she looked at him. And shook her head. Naruto sighed in relief and looked closely at her. "You look absolutely breathtaking you know. By the way," He said as he gave her the package. "Here's a present."
"Oh, you shouldn't have to." Hinata said as she took it. "But thank you anyways."
Naruto sighed and smiled. "So, shall we go now? Before your guests starts to panic thinking someone smuggled their beautiful hostess away."
Hinata blushed before taking Naruto's arm followed closely by Neji. She led him towards the front hall and down a curving staircase of walnut. They passed through ogling large rooms, elaborate millwork, heavy draperies and enormous artworks and then they arrived at the lower level.
There were 20 leather couches and chairs placed precisely in a large room. The walls were decorated with the different head of preserved animals, a cheetah, a jaguar, a rhino, stags and elephant tusks. There was also a small baby grizzly in charging pose and a small coiled diamondback rattler, with eyes seemingly ablaze and fangs showing and ready to do some serious damage.
A full bar of drinks sat against the other wall. And it was far from Naruto's taste, the room look like a usual English pub with a big chunk of the Wild West.
He scanned the room and noticed that almost every one of them was looking at him with interest, he simple shrugged it off and followed Hinata as she introduced him to the others.
There was the unique couple, a blonde girl dressed in denim and sky blue tube top and her lazy boyfriend dressed in brown pants and white shirt. The blonde girl vaguely reminds Naruto of the showgirls in Vegas, loud, boisterous and very, very catty. Her pineapple headed boyfriend was her exact opposite, lazy, silent and bored.
Then there was the fat kid who merely mumbled incoherent words in between mouthful of foods.
Then there was the loud and hopeful green kid who was weird for Naruto's taste but the two of them had immediately clicked when he had learned about the kid's perseverance and hope.
There was the pink haired girl. She was dressed to skimpy for a simple get together like this. A knee-length sundress with large slip that goes up towards her upper thighs, the straps of her bra could be seen on the thin strings of her dress, a good amount of cleavage can also be seen. She definitely dressed to kill tonight.
"Naruto, I really am enjoying your presence but I need to attend to other visitors, would you mind?" Hinata asked as she saw her cousin beckoning her to the bar, obviously he can't handle the drinks all by himself.
"No, suit yourself." Naruto answered.
With a smile Hinata left the two of them alone. Naruto scanned his surrounding and noticed that they are seated at the far corner of the room giving them privacy. Naruto beamed at her. "So, I heard you and Sasuke had known each other for a while now."
"20 years to be exact, we have known each other since childhood." The noise on the bar is getting louder as each moment passed by; clearly the party is on full swing.
"Oh really?" Naruto said.
"Yeah!" Sakura said as she flipped her hair. "We used to spend a lot of time together!"
Naruto laughed.
"What's so funny?" Sakura said in her bitchy voice.
"Nothing, please forgive me. But can I ask you something?" He asked innocently.
"Sure," Sakura said while unconsciously playing with her hair.
Naruto leaned closer, close enough to smell her perfume. He bit her ear and said. "Do you also make him as happy and as contented as I do? Or did he always deny you every time you made moves at him?"
Sakura pushed him and Naruto could only laugh at the horrified look on her face. Sakura would just open his mouth when her friend, the blonde, stopped at her and chatted at her.
Naruto laughed again catching the blonde's attention. "Well hello, Uzumaki-san!" She chirped.
"Ino, can I call you Ino? Please, call me Naruto." He said, flashing a charming smile.
Ino giggled and said. "Sure. By the way have you met everyone else?"
"Not much. But I'm planning to meet everyone else. And if I want to do that, I must start now, I'll leave you girls alone." And said. "Now would you excuse me, I want to meet somebody else. Enjoy the party."
'I wish Gaara's here.'
'So do I.' Naruto said as he absentmindedly waved to one of the guests that Hinata had introduced to him a while before.
'I told you we should have brought him here!' Kitsune growled. 'But as usual you refused! You damn insensitive prick! Can't you see that I'm actually itching to have sex with him again! Oh Gods, what Sasuke's doing to you is not even enough to catch my attention!'
Sometimes Kitsune can get so dumb! 'Listen here you smart-ass! If I dragged Gaara to this party, didn't you even think-even for a second- that maybe-just maybe- these damn Konoha-sluts already knew about him! Think about what'll happen if that happened!'
'Now that you say that, I think you're right…' Kitsune said with a sigh. 'All our plans will be a waste.'
'Yes it will,' Naruto agreed. 'Our steps must be precise and careful from now one Kyuubi… A single mistake can get the Fraternity and Gaara to danger.'
'We must be cautious… Naruto?' Kitsune asked his holder.
'What is it?'
'Do you really plan to do it? Do you really plan to ki-'
Before Kitsune could finish his question, a warm teasing breath ghosted on the shell of Naruto's ear before a soft sensual voice filled his ear.
"My, my, my is my little Kitten a little lost?"
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