Chapter 1

A pantomime of a life

Clubbing despite the fact that He's here. Clubbing despite the fact that I have school tomorrow. Clubbing so that it can all be forgotten. So I can forget everything. The kaleidoscopic patterns the dancers form with the flashing lights. The throbbing bass boost that you can feel in your bones. It's there. It's real. I can feel it. I can feel.

Sasuke snickers to himself as he stumbles, "Knew I shouldn't have left my drink at the table. He's such a fucking med student."

Sasuke stumbles again, only to be righted by his companion. Ignoring the tongue at his ear he spits out, "I hate your student".

Hot on his ear with drawn out a drawn out 's' comes the reply, "You hate yourself?"

Sasuke moved out of the embrace and stumbled again. Righting himself, he replies.

"Of course, I wouldn't be here if I didn't," a derisive snort and then he continues, "but I was actually talking about your student from your class. Fucking Kabuto. Slips god knows what into my drink and now I feel like flying. I can't be broody if I feel like flying"

"You're slurring Sasuke-kun. Disgracing your family almost," the tongue flicks back out and traces the hollow of Sasuke's ear, "What would your brother think?"

"I don't care what he thinks! Besides, it's too loud here, he probably can't think!" Reiterating on his point by having to lean in close to the mans ear to be heard. Followed by a sullen pout at the necessity of such action.

The older man moves to tug on Sasuke's lip with his teeth before moving back up to his ear.

"Should I tell Kabuto that we're leaving then?"

Ignoring the protests he signals to the said man. (Who was not really a man so much as he was simply older than Sasuke.)

"I don't know how long you have, but tonight it is MDMA and PT-141."

"Thank you for your help Kabuto-kun, but be careful speaking so freely of things around him. Drugged or not."

"I apologise Orochimaru-sama. I shall see you tomorrow"

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On the way out to Orochimaru's car they pass by the group at the front of the waiting line.

"Wasn't that…?"

"Geez, again?"

"Sasuke-kun's so cool!"

"What the hell woman?"

The blonde and the pink haired girls both rounded on the boy wearing the hooded jacket.

"Sasuke-kun can get into a club with no trouble-!"

"-And he can drink underage-!"

"-And he looks so sweet all drunk like that-!"

A blond boy interrupted, "I dunno, he looked kinda horny to me…"

Amidst the laughter rang out shouts of 'shut up!' and 'how the hell would you know!'

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The feeling of the leather against his mostly bared torso was a welcome alteration to the still night air.

Pulling out of the parking spot Orochimaru slid a hand across to Sasuke's lap.

"Feeling good Sasuke-kun?"

His answer was a drawn out moan. Silence reigned in the car broken only by smalls gasps and moans. A muffled yell and Orochimaru wiped his hand on Sasuke's pants.

Sasuke moved to turn to the driver but settled for just looking, "what did he give me?"

"Ecstasy."

"Bullshit! It - " a hiss broke off his sentence as his pants rubbed uncomfortably, " - it doesn't do all this!"

"Methylenedioxymethamphetaminea synthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family. Primary effect is the stimulation of secretion as well as inhibition of re-uptake of large amounts of serotonin as well as dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain, inducing a general sense of openness, empathy, energy, euphoria, and well-being. Tactile sensations are enhanced for some users, making general physical contact with others more pleasurable."

"Fuck you. Where are we going?"

"My house."

Silence reigned again, this time without reprieve.

"Isn't it interesting though?"

"Be quiet, I'm trying not to think of you."

"Of course you aren't."

Silence descended once again. Only to be broken by an explosive sigh.

"Fine! What's so interesting?"

"Ecstasy. Drugs. How you've never had any medical training but through your experiences you know I was lying to you. Ecstasy is not an aphrodisiac. Or was it simply you did not understand what it was I was saying?"

"Go to hell. How do you explain my hard on then?"

"Your own doing, I assure you."

"Bullshit! Who'd get it up for you! Other than Kabuto. That freak doesn't count."

"One could be forgiven if they said that you do. With such undeniable evidence…"

"…Fuck you."

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The ringing of the phone started Kakashi out of slumber. After a brief fumble for the handset he mumbled sleepily, "Sasuke, if you woke me up at," a brief glance at the time, "1 am for a booty call I swear I'll fail your next paper."

"Come get me." Sasuke demanded.

"Geez kid, can't you take a cab like a normal person."

"If you're not going to pick me up that's fine. I'll walk or something."

A sigh. "Fine. Where are you?"

"Setagaya."

"Setagaya? Orochimaru lives in that district!"

"So?"

"So what the hell are you doing there?"

"…Nothing."

"Sasuke."

"…I don't want to."

"Well I don't want to pick you up!"

"Just do it. I'm near Chofu."

"All that way? I still think you should take a train home."

"I don't care what you think. Besides you're closer."

"I demand that we sleep when we get back though. Nothing happens until morning."

"I'm not calling you for sex. If I was calling you for sex I would have said 'Kakashi I want sex'."

"…Just for that I'm taking my sweet time."

"You do anyway. Detour through Shinjuku and I'll kick you."

Kakashi was left with a dial tone.

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AN.

In reference to the drugs mentioned (and used), MDMA is more commonly known as ecstasy.

PT-141 is Bremelanotide is a synthetic aphrodisiac. Unlike Viagra and other related medications, it does not act upon the vascular system, but directly increases sexual desire. Bremelanotide is a spray introduced nasally.

If Orochimaru was wearing it (Don't know if you're allowed to) Sasuke would have inhaled at least some considering how close he was to Orochimaru.

Setagaya, Chofu-shi and Shinjuku are all districts of Tokyo.