Okay, peoples. Next chapter. This one is really more of a filler chapter, but don't kill me, I promise to have the next one up tomorrow if it's at all poosible. Reviews are appreciated, and no I don't own Naruto, only in my dreams. So, enjoy the wonderful yaoi!

Chapter 6

The smell of week old chinese takeout food permeated Sasuke's nostrils as he lay on his couch in his wine cellar made home.

358, 359, 360, 361, 362 . . .

Sasuke was counting the cracks in the ceiling, the static from the T.V. casting flickering shadows over his face. He scratched his jaw and for the first time felt 7 day old stubble, turning beard. Never before had he felt that. He always shaved before anything offending could pop out of his skin. What was he doing to himself?

Sasuke knew exactly what he was doing. He was hiding out. When Tsunade had told him that there were no missions, and to check back next week, Sasuke hid from the world, once again. He hadn't left in a week, his toilet really needed emptying, and a shower was calling his name somewhere. His orange walls screamed at him to do something with himself. It was almost as if he were here, finally, six months later, yelling at Sasuke like he had him about the whole Hokage thing.

"What are you doing with yourself, Sasuke?" he could hear Naruto's voice ask him in his mind.

"You don't really think I'd want you, looking like that do you?"

He knew Naruto was right. What if he was to walk out right now and bump into him looking like a big bum?

Picking himself up off the couch, he picked up the now molding Chinese food, the smell nearly gagging him, and threw it out. Taking the portable toilet with him up the stairs, his nose wrinkled in distaste at the smell. Pushing open the hatch, he saw Kakashi standing at the top reading his infamous Icha Icha Paradise.

"Yo," he said in his familiar greeting.

Sasuke let his anger show plainly.

"What do you want?" he questioned, emptying out his toilet. Sasuke wasn't happy about Kakashi knowing where he lived, but if he had to pick anyone to know about it, it would be him. In fact, the only reason Kakashi found out where he was staying was because Sasuke had told him in a drunken fit he had had a couple of months ago. He had tumbled, literally into Kakashi's apartment, calling him a liar for saying Naruto would come back. Sasuke then proceeded to break down in front of the perverted man right when Iruka walked through the door behind him. So now, two people had seen the famous Uchiha cry, which Sasuke said they weren't real tears, and didn't count seeing as how he was drunk.

Both Kakashi and Iruka just shook their heads whenever Sasuke said this as if saying, "Yeah, okay Sasuke. Whatever you say."

Dipping his toilet in the stream near his estate, Sasuke began cleaning his now empty toilet.

"Tsunade sent me to get you, seeing as how I'm the only one who knows how to find you nowadays. Speaking of which, where have you been? I haven't seen you for about-" Kakashi was interrupted

"A week, and I haven't been anywhere," Sasuke said acidly. He did not feel like company.

"You need to get out more, Sasuke," Kakashi said, putting his nose back into his book. "Anywho, go see Tsunade, but clean up first. You look like shit warmed over," he said waving over his shoulder bye.

"Thanks," Sasuke muttered under his breath, as he walked back down the cellar steps.

Changing his clothes, shaving and brushing his teeth, he decided he would have to shower after he saw Tsunade. If Kakashi was sent to get him, Tsunade was in a rush and didn't want to be kept waiting. Tsunade could be quite the tyrant is she was kept waiting too long. Sasuke had seen it before with Kakashi, him constantly being late, and it wasn't pretty.

Finally clearing the forest that surrounded the estate, he would never use the gates in case someone should see him, he began roof skipping until he reached Tsunade's office. Jumping through the opoen window, he signaled a hello to the anbu guard standing on the roof above it. Landing with ease, he settled himself in the chair when Tsunade signaled for him to do so.

"Well, Sasuke. I assume you're wondering why I have summoned you here, right?"

Sasuke meerly nodded his head. Sure it was rude to do with the Hokage, but he didn't feel much like talking. Besides, Tsunade would get over it.

"I've decided to give you a vacation, Sasuke. Seeing as how there aren't any missions for your talents, plus the fact that the last two missions you were on were botched. Not beyond repair, but enough to where I think you deserve a break for now. If only to pick yourself up and get your life back on track."

Sasuke was so furious he was seeing red. He clenched his hands so tightly he could feel blood where his fingernails began piercing his skin. Sasuke unclenched them slowly. She was right. His last two missions were botched, if only because, as fate would have it, both people he was assigned to kill happened to have blond hair and striking blue eyes, which had him for a second compairing them to Naruto. Those seconds cost him.

"You're right. I apologize," Sasuke said, staring at his feet.

Tsunade was taken aback. Never before or never would she have thought that the Uchiha would apologize to her. Or anyone else for that matter.

"If only I knew he was okay," Sasuke murmered to himself so lightly he hadn't intended for Tsunade to hear him.

"He's fine. I received a letter from him yesterday." Tsunade beamed.

Sasuke was now the one to be taken aback. Naruto wrote her a letter! Why hadn't he received one? 'Duh, Sasuke,' he thought to himself.

Jumping out of his chair he placed both hands flat on Tsunade's desk and peered over at her before she could blink.

"Where is he!" he questioned. Tsunade could see the fear and anticipation, worry and sadness in the Uchiha's brooding eyes. It was almost enough to make Tsunade tell him. Almost.

"I am not allowed to reveal that informa-"

"So help me, Tsunade!" Sasuke said, grabbing her by the shoulders, until he realized his mistake.

Sasuke walked down the streets of Konoha, thankful for the darkness so no one would be able to see the fist sized bruises that now adorned his pale jaw, nose, and eye.

"Damn woman," he mumbled, and then cursed when a pain ran through his jaw.

He had to get his hands on that letter. He had to. If only to find out, and truly know for himself that Naruto was okay. That he was somewhere safe and warm, and not in the arms of another . . .

Tsunade took out Naruto's letter and placed it directly on the top of her desk. She knew the Uchiha would come looking for it, and rather than him rifling through all her important documents and leaving her desk a mess for Shizune to find in the morning, she decided this option was the best. Plus, if Naruto were to ask, she could truly say she had told him nothing. It was perfect.

Upon seeing the Hokage leave her office and head to the nearest bar, Sasuke began his search. Getting past the anbu guards was no problem since he worked with them and knew their weaknesses. It was disabling Tsunade's trap that took him the longest.

Finally disabling the offending thing, he slipped in cautiously, knowing he would never be able to look at a can of spray paint again. Her desk was the most obvious place to start. Heading over and peering down at it, he saw a letter on the top of a pile of completed mission reports, and it wasn't placed there casually. Sasuke knew she had left it there for him, knowing he would come for it.

"Clever woman," he whispered to the darkness, picking up the letter and opening it faster than the eye could see. Placing it under his nose, he breathed in deeply, just catching a whiff of his love, who happened to smell like sunshine, and ironicly, oranges. Looking for an address indicating where Naruto would be, he found none. The only indication of anyone who was with him was Lee, but that didn't make sense. Wasn't Lee still in Konoha? Sure, Sasuke hadn't seen him around, but then he hadn't gone out much except for necessities. Plus it wasn't as if he and Lee were the best of friends who knew where each other was at all times.

He would have to ask Gai. Much as he didn't want to, the green clad man would be the only one he could think of that would know. Wonderful.

Putting the letter unwilling back in it's original state, he retraced his steps and set Tsunade's trap back in place, shuddering when he touch the paint can, getting by the anbu guards as easily as he had gotten in. It was too late now to head by Gai's place.

Sasuke stopped and realized he had no idea where Gai lived. 'Great,' he thought. Now he would have to ask Kakashi, and that surely meant questions. He sighed as he headed over to Kakashi's place whom he had found out was a night owl, which was why he was chronically late for everything. Hopefully, he would be able to get a shower in as well. He could smell his own stench, and he knew that that was bad.

Kakashi kissed his eager chuunin once again, passionately, trying to pour all the love he felt for the blushing man into the kiss.

Iruka moaned wantonly, feeling Kakashi's tongue explore his mouth with fervor, as if trying to map out the wet cavern. Iruka didn't care, he was trying to do the same.

Kakashi moved his tongue in the actions of what he really wanted to be doing to the teacher. He could feel the bulge in his pants growing from the way Iruka was writhing underneath him, and Kakashi loved every movement.

Unbuttoning his jacket, Kakashi placed a hand under Iruka's shirt, feeling the taut muscles beginning to sweat. Toying with a nipple, he got the reaction he wanted when Iruka moaned in his mouth, hand grasping his silver hair, and back arching off the couch to press himself further into Kakashi's hand. In doing so, their groins met, causing both to seperate from their kiss at the delicious friction.

Kakashi hissed as Iruka arched his back again, higher, wanting more of the wonderful feeling. He wanted it too.

"Iruka," he moaned huskily, looking in his eyes.

Iruka's breath was erratic as he pleaded through his eyes for Kakashi to continue on with his actions on his body. Kakashi was good at what he did, and it only left Iruka wanting more every time he saw the lazy jounin.

Kakashi obliged, placing a hand behind Iruka's neck, pulling him in for another kiss, his other hand traveling ever farther south until he reached the waist of Iruka's pants. Undoing button and zipper faster than he could with the shortest hand seal, he placed a hand inside, fingers ghosting over the teacher's large erection.

Iruka moaned louder, lifting his lower half off of the couch to press Kakashi's hand harder against himself.

"Kakashi," he whispered breathily. "Please," Iruka's face contorted in pleasure, in need.

"As you wish," Kakashi said, leaning in to kiss Iruka breathless, and continue his torture on the man with his pale hand.

When he was nearly at Iruka's lips, when a loud knock reverberated throught the living room.

Kakashi groaned openly, letting his head fall on Iruka's chest in annoyance. Why him? Why now?

Iruka could only blush at the thought of the person just walking in and catching him in this most uncompromising position.

"I'll be right back," Kakashi said, giving him a peck on the cheek and squeezing his manhood, making Iruka bite his fist in order to stiffle his moan.

'Damn that man,' thought Iruka, zipping and buttoning back up all his clothes just in case Kakashi's guest decided to come in. It was the last thing he needed for someone to walk in and see him like that. Especially if it were to be a student, or a parent, which suddenly Iruka thought was impossible for a parent to be visiting Kakashi. Oh, well. Better safe than sorry.

Kakashi opened the door to find Sasuke outside, arms crossed over his chest in annoyance at having to wait a whole minute before someone had answered the door.

"What do you want?" Kakashi said in a hurry hoping to get Sasuke to leave so he could get back to molesting a certain chuunin teacher.

"I need to ask a question, and I was wondering if I could take a shower. I smell."

Sasuke saw Kakashi sigh in defeat. It was then that he thought maybe Iruka was here and he had just interrupted something as Kakashi opened the door wider and stepping aside in invitation to the young man.

Sasuke stepped in and walked down the small hallway, looking to his right, he saw Iruka blushing feverishly, one hand rubbing the back of his head as he waved to him.

"Hi, Sasuke!" he said cheerily, with a cheesy grin.

"Hn." Sasuke now knew for a fact he had interrupted something.

"What's your question?" asked Kakashi coming up behind the young man, nearly startling him.

"I need to know where Gai sensei lives," Sasuke blurted out, praying that Kakashi wouldn't question his need to see the overbearing man.

Kakashi's eyebrow raised in wonder. "Oh?"

"Please, Kakashi, don't-"

"Why would you need to know?"

"I just do."

Kakashi realized he wouldn't be getting any more out of Sasuke when his arms folded across his chest in defiance.

"Very, well the-"

"I need to find Lee," Sasuke blurted out, surprising Kakashi.

"Lee? But, he's in Sand country," said Iruka, confused as to why Sasuke needed to find the green monster.

"Sand country?" Sasuke and Kakashi said in unison.

"Yeah. Apparently, Gaara invited him for an extended visit."

'Thank God,' Sasuke thought. 'Now I don't have to see Gai. And Naruto, he's in Sand country? Why would he go there?'

"Well, there ya go. Now hurry up and take your shower. You're starting to stink up my apartment," Kakashi said, breaking Sasuke of his thought.

Sasuke walked off towards the bathroom. Showers always helped him think and that was exactly what he needed to do. Divesting himself of his clothes, he stepped into the tub, the hard cold ceramic made goosebumps spread throughout his body. Turning the water on, he got the temperature just right and pulled the knob, feeling the hot jets of water hit his back, washing away all the grime from the past week.

Back in the living room Kakashi was trying his damndest to get Iruka back in an uncompromising position.

"Kakashi!" Iruka said in his most stern teacher voice.

Kakashi pouted as he pulled his hand back out from under the teacher's shirt.

"But, he's in the shower," Kakashi whined. His pants were tight in his nether regions, begging for him to unstrain himself. Oh, how he wanted to see that pleasured look on Iruka's face. Have him writhing underneath him, begging for more as he drove-

"Kakashi!" Iruka hollered louder, slapping away his hand and pushing Kakashi's head away from his neck that he had latched onto without even knowing it.

"Uungh!" Kakashi groaned as he let his head fall back onto the top of the couch, praying fervently that Sasuke would hurry up so he could mercilessly tease and molest the tanned man sitting next to him. He was just thankful Iruka hadn't left yet because of Kakashi's wandering body parts.

Rubbing his hands over his face in exasperation, he heard the water shut off.

"Thank, God!" Kakashi yelled, standing up and raising his hands in the air in triumph.

"That's rude, Kakashi," Iruka stated, lecturing.

"I know, but I want you sooo bad," he said, his lips brushing over the now blushing man's cheek.

Pushing against his chest, Iruka said, "Well, if you love me like you say you do, you can wait until Sasuke leaves. Now, be good and maybe I'll reward you for it." Iruka crossed his arms over his chest, trying to keep Kakashi's hands from 'accidentally' slipping up his shirt again.

Kakashi sat on the couch, hands under his thighs to show Iruka just how good of a student he could be. The thought of a reward was more than enough to get good behaviour out of Iruka's new student, especially if it came from the teacher himself. Kakashi could see his 'reward' now. Iruka ever so slowly kissing his neck, heading south to playfully nip at his nipples before going even lower, headed towards-

"I'm leaving," Sasuke stated plainly, not really caring if anyone heard him. He was on a mission.

"Good bye, Sasuke!" Iruka waved.

Sasuke saw Kakashi sitting on his hands and decided he didn't want to know why. Shaking his head at the man he said, "Thanks," as he headed towards the door.

"No, thank you," Sasuke thought he heard right before he closed the door. He moved away from the apartment fast, not wanting to hear anymore of what would be going on now that he left.

Upon reaching his home, he was trying to decide what to pack. While in the shower, he had decided he couldn't wait to see Naruto any longer. He was going on a vacation, and he didn't plan to come back emptyhanded.

Okay, peoples, I hope you enjoyed, and yes there was a bit of Kaka/Iru since I happen to also be a fan of that pairing as well. Next chapter should be up soon, so remember to look for that as well as review to let me know how I am doing so far. Just try not to be too brutal.
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