Different Angle
Author: Ashrey
Main pairings: ItaNaru, SaiNaru, SasuNaru. (But, the winner takes it all! Beware you three XD)
Other pairings: KakaIru, KibaHina, NejiTen, OroKabu, and the others will revealed soon enough xp
Rating: M for safety -- Chapter Rating: Er… M?
Warnings: This is a yaoi (n het) fic, AU, AWFUL grammar n tenses (sorry, but the author are grammars and tenses-retarded TwT), slight (I hope) ooc-ness, language & cursing.
Disclaimer: Not mine n not making money from this fic-tebayo… Uh-oh, now I've got some serious issues with the word 'creative' tebayo! –pout–
A/N: I'm back-tebayo! Seriously sorry for the long wait. I'm VERY VERY busy recently, and at last I have the time to finish this chapter, and don't worry, all the other fics will had their updates quite soon enough, just wait-tebayo! Oh another thing, I hadn't writing anything in past few months, so I'm really-really sorry if my grammar and tenses is worse than before-tebayo!
Oh yeah, regarding the romance in this story, it'll come eventually, and just one more important scene (which is close enough to happening, guess what? XD) and the romances between the characters are free to go! Now on to the fic-datebayo!
This chapter new term(s):
Tebayo: Meaningless word that Naruto (in the series) usually said in his end of sentences (it's a habit and unique trait of his ;3)
Suki da: Can be translated as "Like". The word da (slang for desu) is a particle word (sometimes meaningless if it's stand alone) it was usually used with phrase, example: "Anata ga suki da!" (I like you!)
Ai: Love
XxXxXxX – scene/camera change.
'blah blah' – thinking (in italics).
IMPORTANT Note: un-beta-ed an un-rechecked at all. Lo-behold! Another chapter with serious perverted-ness issues-tebayo!
Oh yeah, another thankies for blue-genjutsu for commenting about the romances between the characters-tebayo! ps: when will you'd be updating your fics? I want to read them –pout– (no hard feeling okies?). A really long chapter for making up with my lateness!
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Chapter 10 – Declaration of War!
Sasuke now know what heaven feels like.
Because he's in heaven now.
Especially when that sweet addicting lips pressed against his, and the slick, smooth oh-so-soft skin rubs against his; it takes almost all his composure to not ravish the owner of those sinister traits.
And when that swollen petals parted so lightly to voicing the owner's shocked words, Sasuke felt that was his chance to plunge his tongue to that teasing, luscious mouth.
Oh the taste…
It's beyond heaven.
The blond did try to struggle, he really did; but his struggle died along with every swept the raven do with his ungodly ominous tongue. Sasuke want to roar in victory when he felt a pair of hands start creeping its way behind his neck, urging him to get closer.
And Sasuke did so.
Closing the now almost nonexistent gap between them, the blond start kissing back; shyly at first, but become bolder when Sasuke make a low moan behind his throat at the shy action. A warm muscle make its way to Sasuke's own mouth, making the brunette gingerly pushed the shorter boy to the onsen rear, feeling his legs turn into jelly, slowly but surely by the actions. When Naruto's back bumped softly at the onsen rear tile, Sasuke let the blond to leaned back at it, knowing that the blond's legs will (or already) turn into jelly; and of course, that make Sasuke principally atop of him.
But it seems Naruto didn't mind though. How the hell did Sasuke know that?
Well, if those tanned legs that wraps around his waist isn't a sign of an approval, Sasuke sure that the gravity theory is just a myth; and its REALLY REALLY not helping when the said already fuckable blond start grinding his fabric-less groin wantonly against his.
The supposed to be stoic raven break the kiss, eyes shut tightly at the luscious frictions and let out a strangled moan. With shaky breaths, he opened his eyes, only to meet a lust filled azure orbs.
The blond panted heavily, lips parted to let out mewls, face flushed, and still shamelessly grinding himself against the raven, "Sa… Sasuke…." He moaned, when the older boy start grinding back and leaned to capture that luscious lips in ferocious kiss.
But this time Naruto is the one who broke their kiss though, "I want you…." He whispered, full of need.
And that is when Sasuke's world turned upside down.
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-Somewhere, in a random house-
A girl in her seventeen enters her room, recently got back from his club meeting. Putting her black bag at her desk; she takes a seat in front of her pc, and turning it on, clicking the internet explorer to start surfing at the web. With amount of seconds, her finger typed the familiar website address, and after few seconds of loading, the page start to show up; she clicked the hot news that had 'NEW' icons on it, it seems the news just had been posted this night.
With large, hopeful eyes, she read the hot news, her eyes almost bulged out at the information, but before her eyes manage to pop out from the socket, she jumps hysterically, letting a maniac squeal that Shikamaru often said as a banshee screech.
Before she ragged herself to death because her squeal cut her oxygen supplies to her lunge, she dashed from her room toward the phone, wanting to spread the lovely news to her club friends. In her room, her computer monitor flashed slowly, an effect from the animated effect from the website she had been visited, meanwhile the page that she been visiting itself contains news sounded like this:
Welcome to Uchiha Fan! Your #1 Uchiha Source!
(A banner with Itachi and Sasuke's stoic picture inserted here)
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Latest News About Both Uchihas!
! Both Uchihas Vacation at Himawari! – NEW!
Both Uchiha brothers had been spotted spending a week in Uzumaki's Himawari resort starting from today. Even though it's a business matter regarding a joining photo session with one of Uzumaki's brand (Arashi), it's a common fact that both Uchiha will be there in a full week spending their vacation at the same time; Itachi-kun, is one of the photographer from Uchiha company, meanwhile Sasuke-kun is the supervisor of the photo sessions. In additional, the latest famous male model, Sai, will be there too, taking photos with some unknown female model by the name of Kitsune.
(A medium size picture showing both Uchiha, Sai and twin pony tailed blonde inserted here)
To all off Uchiha fan club member! Because it's already winter vacation, let's go to Himawari resort to support our lovely Uchihas! And to make sure that hideous female model don't put her filthy paws at them!
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Copyright of fingers clicked his laptop keyboard, a small smile start its way to the pale lips, "How is it?" A sly voice asked the man who's still clicking the pc's mouse who nodded in satisfaction.
"It's already been posted, Orochi-sama." Kabuto informed, closing the window of Uchihafan and shutting down his laptop. Orochimaru smirked and wrapped his hand at the younger man neck, tilting his head to give him a kiss in lips.
"Let see with what they handle this problem." After saying that, the older man continued his ministration toward his assistant.
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Sasuke groaned in pain when his head landed in the floor with a loud thud, even if the floor is coated with carpet, it still hurt! And why the hell it must be happening when the dream started to become more delicious?.! He groaned again and lifting his body from the floor.
The raven hissed when his obvious bulge rubbed against his boxer, and growled darkly seeing the tent he's been creating there. "Great, just fucking great." To be honest, Sasuke himself didn't know that he was THAT perverted, maybe his pent-up libido for almost 18 years start to bursting out when he know that he was interested with the blond.
And it seems his not-so little problem can't be solved with cold water alone.
Wincing, he entered the bathroom, turned the shower on, closed the blur glass door, and after minutes latter soft muffled groan sounded like 'Naruto' can be heard behind that foggy glass door.
Sasuke grunted, and laying his back at the shower tile, wanting to have some support for his exhausted yet sated body. If jacking off with the imaginary Naruto is already this great, the raven wanted to know the taste of fucking the real blond.
He groaned at the thought. "Fucking libido!" He spat venomously. Why the hell the only thing that filled his mind now was only sex, sex and sex?.! He trails his finger at his wet hair, his body start to feel the cold water against his now cool skin.
Now that his brain already start working again, the raven start thinking, and start showering, cleaning the trace of his recent activity. 'Am I really attracted with Naruto, or I'm just lusting at him?' Dark eyebrows frowned, making a thin line. 'I need to solve it soon.' The raven sighed.
"And explain to him about that kiss…." He winced, imagining the obvious wrath that he'll be encounter when meeting with his object of desire.
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Naruto tossed again in his four poster bed.
Well, he'd been doing that for… let's just say all night long; and honestly, it's not even his fault that he can't sleep, well he can't even think properly this few hours. 'Damn that bastard to make me confused!' He groaned in agony at that.
The taste of Sasuke's cold yet soft lips is still lingering at his own lips. Unconsciously, tanned finger touch his lips, and blushing miserably when remembering the current event that involving a certain dark haired perverted bastard lips.
Naruto pondered, what the hell had crossed in that bastard mind when he decided to embrace, moreover to kiss him in the lips! It's not like Sasuke was a touchy feely guy at the first place anyway, and it didn't help that the fact is Naruto wasn't in quite good term with the guy. Yes, he'd been tolerating that bastard much more this past days; actually, that bastard isn't that bad when he know a little better about him.
But still…
That didn't give him the right to kiss him suddenly like that; it was his first kiss too! Naruto's brow furrowed, thinking harder than before about the hidden meanings behind that kiss. But he still ended with nothing at all. 'Why is thinking is so troublesome?' No wonder Shikamaru said it was too troublesome to use his brain for thinking, it was so damn hard!
So here he was, sprawling at his bed, in his private chamber at the Uzumaki's compound at Himawari resort; thinking as hard as his already fried to a crisp brain could manage. The blond's brain replayed the earlier event at his mind.
The raven's gaze at him.
The sudden touchy feeling.
And the kiss…
But what confuses him more was, as soon the kiss was placed in his lips, as soon it was Sasuke drew his lips from his, and leaving him stunned at the retreating Uchiha's back.
Yes, ladies and gentleman, after kissing him, the Uchiha drew back, and stepped out from the onsen without saying anything at all! Is it very nice of him or what? Oh, and don't forget to add very polite of him; note the sarcasm. So, it was a normal reaction when Naruto didn't give any reaction at all toward the raven's retreating back; his brain process had been deceased at that time!
Minutes later, he screeched a loud 'WTF.' When a realization hit him, meanwhile the latter was already far far away from their current position. Not to mention he's almost fainted because to long soaking in the hot water too.
Yep, Naruto almost fainted because he was to long soaking (in this case thinking) in the hot water, and when he was start to get dizzy and wobbling his way out from the pool, Gaara had come in time and help him to get out from the hot water, and start cooling his heated body and brain by sitting at the edge of the hot pool's edge. The blond start thinking again there, but much to his surprise, Gaara didn't comment about the unusual silent action from his friend.
Which draw into a conclusion, that, maybe the red head had watched the event that occurred between him and Sasuke. "Oh. My. God!" Naruto wailed pitifully at the probability; Heck! The ai-tattooed boy head already had enough blackmail materials! No need to adding it more!
He tossed again, burying his face in his squishy pillow. Naruto's eyebrows drew into a thin line, trying to sorting his feeling toward the kiss by questioning himself.
Shocked about the kiss? "Yes! I'm beyond shocked!" He growled.
Angry when that bastard leaves him without explanation? "Yes! I have right to demand some explanation!" The blond seethed.
Furious about the unwanted kiss?
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"No…. I'm not." Naruto blinked and sighed. That was the fact that had been fervently disturbing Naruto, that he wasn't as angry as he think he would toward the raven.
'Who would be angry with a great kiss like that?'
"Oh. Shit. I didn't think about that!" He groaned again and punched his pillow.
"Deny all you can, but the kiss indeed feel good." The tiny voice that labeled his inner voice speaks up again. Naruto buried his head deeper to the pillow. "I wonder if It-kun can kiss better." The little voice said in perky tone. Making the blond gaped in horrid at that. "Hmm. Maybe Sai's kiss is better from both of them." Naruto's jaw slackens at the inner voice devilish glee.
"Go away! Don't poison my mind, pervert!" He hollered, biting the pillow at the same time. (A/N: seriously, that what I do if I'm starting to debating with myself -.-;;)
"Pervert? Hey! It's yourself that you insulted! Don't blame me if you were sexually frustrated!" The voice retorted back.
That night, a certain blond cannot sleep until morning has come.
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"Sanctuary Flower? Aerith-san? Yes it's me, I want to order a bouquet for tomorrow." A pause before he speaks up again, "Can you delivered it to Himawari resort? I'm stuck with my work here. Yes it's a lovely place; I take it you have been here before?" He smiled hearing the cheery voice of the owner his favorite flower shop.
The brunette hummed, a small smile dancing in his lips, "Yes, my usual please, oh and please combined them with red tulips." He grinned to the phone.
He let out a laugh when the person on the other line teased him, "He's beautiful indeed. Oh yes, a card will do, do you mind writing it with your hand writing? Your hand writing it's very neat." Another pause, "Mm—What I want to say… Could you write 'I always keep my promises, Uzumaki-san. Sincerely, Sai.' Yep just like that." Sai let out another playful smile.
"Uh-huh, the Uzumaki Naruto himself," He grinned, "No, there's no need; just put it at the front desk, I want to give him a surprise, thanks a lot, Aerith-san." And the brunette model hung up the phone and plopped himself on the bed, a sly smile playing in his lips.
Actually he's been lucky when overheard Naruto's bodyguards conversation that afternoon after his lunch with Kit-chan; that Naruto will come this afternoon. Although today Sai hadn't seen the blond yet, but he know he will see him tomorrow, that's why he already prepared a surprise for the lovely blond.
The model grinned again, imagining the blond's cute face when he received his gift. Those startled blue eyes, the shocked expression in his face, and let's not forget the adorable blush that will be nesting themselves on those whiskered cheeks.
"God." The brunette muttered.
"I never know that I can become a squishy mushy guy." The brunette groaned, but cannot hide the small, genuine smile forming in his lips.
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Anko rubbed his temple in his annoyance, how the hell there ware bunch of rooms ordering via telephone? And the booking date was the same, at this whole week.
Is it coincidence?
Nah! It can't be a coincidence. Her almost five years working experience had told her that; yeah, it's a winter vacation indeed, but massive bookings in one night? The normal possibility is almost zero percent!
Unless…
"Hey, Anko! Check this out!" Kotetsu call her from behind his laptop; his eyebrows drew into a thin line, Anko step from her chair, and take a peek at the black haired man's laptop.
Her jaw drop.
She hates it when her instinct was right!
"SHIT!" She cursed, "Damn! We need back-ups if THIS is the case! Fuck!" She growled, slamming her fist at the desk, almost crushing Kotetsu's laptop if the man hasn't foreseen her rage. "Call Genma and Raidou, tell them to tighten up the security, I'll call Arashi-sama." She ordered, and stomping her way to her office angrily.
"Damn fucking internet!" She hissed venomously all the way.
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Itachi almost groaned in agony when Kisame told him the info. 'That slimy snake, I swear I'm going to strangle him someday.' He growled. Honestly, at first Itachi still had small amount of respect for that snake-like man, how low he can act to destroy him anyway?
But it seems that Itachi was wrong.
Selling information of his and Sasuke's whereabouts to their biggest un-official fan-club is really a low blow. Can't he do something classier than that? He sighed, running his finger in his black hair.
It's better for him to climb Himalayan Mountain alone to take some pictures there rather then facing his own fan-club. He must admit that his fan-club was... terrifying. Screeching girls shouting 'Itachi-sama' while throwing their self (literally) to him is one hell experience, and there's no way he'll jump into those mortifying experience, EVER.
Now back to the problem, Itachi seriously never think that Orochimaru dare to jeopardize their project, just for crushing him; but then again, Naruto did said something about Orochimaru suspecting him… Could it be that Naruto's real identity that Orochimaru aimed at the first place?
The brunette took a glance at the clock.
2.50 AM
He let out a long breath and shook his head; his little brother and Naruto must been already sleeping. And Sasuke is quite grumpy, not to mention sometimes delirious when he wakeup, and there's no way he would wakeup Naruto from his slumber, that boy needed rest while he can.
Itachi plopped down to his bed, "I guess I just have to wait until tomorrow…" He mussed, and giving in to the comfort of the bed.
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"Well, this is definitely not good." The feminine voice stated.
"Meh, it's really troublesome." The lazy genius groaned, his left elbow propping on the desk, meanwhile his other hand clicking the mouse of his laptop; his half-lidded brown eyes scanning the monitor slowly, reading the news words per words.
Anko glared at Shikamaru for stating something that already obvious. Shikamaru just shrugged, and the other voice chuckled softly. "So?" The brash manager asked at the lazy bodyguard.
Shikamaru just raise an eyebrow at that, "Goddammit, Shika! You're supposed to be genius!" She slams her fist at the desk angrily; Shikamaru let out a long sigh.
"What did Arashi-sama said?" A gruff voice butted in between Anko's ranting.
The mentioned woman sighed and run her finger at her hair, "He said he leave all the decisions to us." She answered and flicker her eyes at Shikamaru's when she said the word 'us'. Shikamaru snorted at that, Haku let out a simple smile, Zabusa let out a howl of laughter meanwhile Shino still impassive as usual.
Shikamaru sighed, all of the occupant's eyes were on him now, he groaned and clutched his head, "Troublesome…" Anko wanted to hit the lazy genius head for the insistent complaining and wanted to yell to him to start thinking, but shut her mouth when Shikamaru continued his words.
"Move all of them to the Uzumaki ground."
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Naruto wakeup that morning with dark bags under his clouded blue eyes, well actually it's not really waking up, the blond just sluggishly drag his body from the bed to the bathroom and try to relaxing his nerve in the Jacuzzi.
Closing his eyes as the act of relaxing, the blond start to feel a wave of sleepiness hit him. He surrendered to the temptation just to smash his face into the water. Grumbling and cursing about a certain ungrateful bastard who messing up with his mind, the blond start to rinse his body and take a shower.
"This is better." The blond said with a tired sigh, well at least he didn't feel any sleepiness anymore, and he did felt a little refreshed. The blue eyed blond took a glance to the mirror and sighed.
Long, silky blond hair framing his face, he shook his head slowly and then sighed again. "I wonder which one is the real me..." A soft whisper escaped his lips.
And a soft touch landed to the mirror.
The blond stared to the mirror, seeing the unknown reflection there. "Who am I really?" He frowned, a girl by the name of Umino Naruto? No he isn't, well indeed Umino Naruto has his attitude, his real personality, but it still wasn't him. Or is he Uzumaki Naruto, the heir of the Uzumaki legacy? No he wasn't him too, indeed Uzumaki Naruto had his real physical figure, but it still wasn't him, too much lies beyond that name, well it's not like Umino Naruto didn't have any lies or whatsoever… A model by the name of Kitsune? Meh, that's even worse, Kitsune wasn't a person in a first place anyway, just another lies in the first place, lies atop another lies.
Really, since when his life become a lie itself? Naruto didn't know.
His world seems real until Itachi crashed into his life almost a month ago. Creating another alter ego by the name Kitsune, meeting Sasuke and Sai, and working as his uncle's brand image model… It makes him wondering sometimes, was his life is real? And that sometimes is like now, when he is alone, staring at the mirror in front of him, questioning himself.
Was his wish to keep his identity as a secret was a mistake?
He just don't want to be another worshiped person, he didn't want to be like his father or grandfather, who always been worshiped because the name of Uzumaki. Only a few, no maybe no one outside their family loves them because who they are, and Naruto didn't want that, and seeing his uncle struggling to run free from the shadow of his late mother wasn't helping either.
But after seeing both Uchiha brothers, make Naruto rethink about his decision.
Itachi, even if he was an Uchiha, gained respects not because his surname, but because what he can do and want to do.
Itachi maybe don't realize this, but Naruto know.
Almost all the workers that work with him respected him because he was just Itachi, a determined photographer; and many people see him as a role model in the Uchiha modeling agency. That what Naruto no, not him, but Kitsune see after working in Uchiha Modeling agency in just the first 3 fucking days. All the info he gained screamed into one conclusion, that, the older Uchiha had many people adore him just because he is a talented photographer by the name of Itachi.
The blond growled unconsciously.
And Sasuke…
Even if the stoic bastard didn't admit it, Sasuke earned a lot respects from his co-workers and acquaintances, Arashi is one of them, and no, his father didn't see Sasuke as an Uchiha, but as Sasuke himself, if those praises that flown from his mouth didn't show enough proof. Even Neji acknowledged his bastardness just because he was Sasuke, and let's not forget the former Sasuke groupies that turn out to be his almost best friends, Sakura and Ino. Now both girls see Sasuke as himself, not an Uchiha that handsome enough too be drooled over.
And Sasuke earned that just because he acted as himself, an ungrateful bastard that has the skill to run an enormous company.
Naruto growled louder.
Why the hell he can't have that? That kind of acknowledgement; that's what he been yearned all this time, acknowledgement just because he was himself, just because he is Naruto. Not an Uzumaki heir, not a young master that had to be protected, not a friend because business acquaintance, not because a boy that handsome enough to be drooled, and definitely not some juicy gossips info. That's why he decide to became Umino Naruto, but that wasn't enough too, because people still can't see him as himself….
As Naruto…..
And a shattering sound was heard from the bathroom.
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"The security is tighter than we assumed." The man grunted, inhaling his cigarette at the same time.
The woman smirked, and took another glance toward the car's window. "Well, it's quite obvious it's because someone posted the information of the Uchiha brother whereabouts in the net." She crossed her legs, eyes still glued to the Himawari resort entrance. "It'll be tough to bring some recording items inside there, especially with Uzumaki's influence." She jerked her thumbs at the window.
The auburn haired man smirked, a creepy one that was, "Well… That's what fan girls are for isn't it?" He started the car's engine and starts drive his way toward Himawari resort.
"Let the fun begins." Kurenai chirped, Asuma and Sasori shared an identical smirk.
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Naruto sighed deeply, ruffling his blond hair with his hand. Here he was sitting in the Uzumaki compound main room, thinking about the best way that he must use to confront the bastard. He opens his glasses; sighing morosely. How the hell he involved himself in such a mess in the beginning anyway?
"Your face isn't the type that matches with brooding, Naruto."
"Can't help it." He sighed, taking a glance to the person that now plops beside him. His martial arts teacher seat there, arms crossed in front of his chest. His green eyes shooting a firm gaze toward the blue one.
"Uchihas huh." A blunt statement flew from the red head, Naruto coughed, his tanned face start sprouting an interesting shade of red. "It was pretty obvious, don't you think so?" A smirk followed the question. The Uzumaki's heir tried to glared, but failed rather cutely because the blush that staining his face.
"Give me a break, Gaara." He groaned, "What do you want to tell me anyway? It's not like you're here just to tease me." The blond wear his glasses, putting back his Uzumaki's mask with it.
"Well, actually-" Gaara's words were butted because the door to the Uzumaki's ground are opened, revealing a lazy genius, and another person that become Naruto's object of agony for the past hours.
Uchiha Sasuke.
Really, is not really saving the blond's dignity if his face becomes a red as a boiled shrimp by just looking at the mentioned Uchiha. Or when a haughty smirk show it's way to Sasuke's lips when he notice the blond's blushing face. "Is there something I miss here?" The blond ask firmly after recomposing his self, meanwhile throwing a dark glare to the man besides him, that he presume already know about this. The red haired man just shrugged it off, well he wanted to tell Naruto, but it seems he had been a little bit late.
Shikamaru raise an eyebrow and took a small glance towards Gaara, who just stared back impassively, making the lazy genius sighed tiredly, "Due a certain circumstance, we moved all the photo sessions personnel and crews toward the Uzumaki ground." He explained shortly, straight to the point, the blond nodded in understanding, after adding mental note that he should ask Shikamaru privately after this.
"Then, let me escort, Sasuke-san to his room…. I've got something to discuss with him." The blond's eyes narrowed at the smirking Sasuke, Shikamaru scratched his head while muttering 'Please do so.' hoping to do less-troublesome works.
"Well, it'll be my pleasure, dobe." The raven smirked, pissing off the now enraged blond who already gained back his dignity and confidence. Naruto glared the dark haired man hard.
"Good morning, Naruto-sama." Anko cut whatever retorts that the blond want to spit out; at her right hand laid a very beautiful flower bouquet. The younger Uchiha unconsciously raised an eyebrow at the bouquet. Shikamaru and Gaara just stare rather impressively at the bouquet.
"Ah! Morning Anko-nee." The blond smiled, "What's with the bouquet? Is it for someone?" He asked, poking the bouquet curiously.
Anko grinned, "Well actually, this beautiful bouquet is for you, Naruto-sama." The Himawari manager gave the bouquet toward the blond, who can not hide his surprise and the delight that shown clearly in his azure orbs.
"It's really beautiful. Who would send me such an expensive thing?" The blond smiled, eyeing the bouquet, smelling them happily. Sasuke's eyebrow twitched at that. Shikamaru sighed, Gaara and Anko just smirked.
"I must admit, the guy has guts." Gaara stated.
Naruto blinked, "Guy? What guy?" Sasuke almost let out a snort at that. Really, Naruto can be a true idiot sometimes. Naruto eyed the bouquet once more and then cooked his head; it's obvious he's confused.
"It's obvious that the sender is a man, dobe. It's Yellow Lilies after all." Naruto glared him, "For your info, in common flower language, Yellow Lily stands for gaiety." Naruto's eyes widen a little bit before come back to its normal size and normal actions, glaring Sasuke.
"Like I'll believe what you said, Sasuke-teme." He 'hmphed' and buried his face happily in the bouquet, missing the frustration glare that Sasuke send him.
Anko coughed lightly after seeing the unsuspected banter, "Well actually, Uchiha-sama is right, Naruto-sama." At that Naruto's head snapped back, a tint of blush in his cheeks, "And, if I'm not wrong, Red Tulip stands for declaration of love." Now the tint becomes a full-blown shade of reds.
"Whoever sends this bouquet to you, have a major crush at you, Naruto-sama." She added with a grin. Naruto blushed worse, eyeing the bouquet once more and noticing the card that shaped like tulip in the middle of the bouquet. He reached it uncertainly and opened it.
"Sai really have guts." Gaara smirked after reading the card; Naruto gaped at the bouquet, face totally in the shade of deep scarlet.
Meanwhile all that Sasuke can see is red.
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"No Uzumaki spotted here." Asuma grumbled, eyes shifting among the massive crowd in the lobby, "But, this is one a hell fan-club." He rolled her eyes seeing a group of Sasuke's fan-girl in front of him, squealing over a magazine that had an article about their object of desire. "Sick." He muttered in his breath.
"If he was THAT easily find, his face will be already printed in a lot of magazines cover, idiot." Kurenai said, rubbing her temple warily, "For meanwhile just keep an eye of any person with blond hair and blue eyes."
"Kyaa! Sai-kun! Over here!" Ear piercing shrieks were heard, Kurenai shifted from her seat eyeing the commotion, "Sai-sama!" Another shrieks, the mentioned man just smiled to the girls and keep his way with two almost scary looking guy. One with scared face and the other one had white hair, biting a toothpick in his mouth.
"Sai, eh? Cute kid. Too bad he swings that way." Kurenai sighed, Asuma raised an eyebrow. "But his love life sure will be good information for the public ne?" She grinned, Sasori and Asuma smirked. That is the Kurenai that they knew.
"One blonde founded." The auburn haired man pointed to the door that said 'Authorized Staff Only' and indeed, a blonde woman standing there, talking with almost familiar man that wear a long black overcoat with raven hair tied loosely but neatly in the back.
Kurenai's eyes widened at the sight. "Uzumaki Tsunade." She said the name confidently, "-and Uchiha Itachi." Sasori nodded at her confirmation. They watched their interaction, it seems they were talking about something, but it can't be heard because the distance that quite far and the noisy chattering and squealing voices in the lobby.
"Never know they were this friendly." Asuma's eyebrows furrowed.
"Something fishy here." Kurenai's red eyes narrowed, eyeing the pair closely. "Never seen Uchiha Itachi has a normal conversation like that before… Sasori-" The mentioned man stared the black haired reporter, "I want you to keep an eye on Uchiha Itachi." He nodded, "-And you, Asuma. Keep your eyes at that Sai kid. I'll handle the younger Uchiha."
The bulk man eyebrows rose, "What's with the split-up?"
"I've got a hunch those three kids will bring us to Uzumaki Naruto." Her ruby eyes gleamed.
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Holding the bouquet in one hand, Naruto quietly shown the Uchiha to his room in Uzumaki compound; although it's still inside the compound, the rooms that they used were in the outer shell of the compound.
"Why are you still bringing the bouquet, dobe?" Sasuke asked, eyes narrowed dangerously at the bouquet. The blond ignored him; still unsure how to ask the raven about the kiss. "Are you not bothered by it?" The raven voice showed his irritably. Naruto stopped form his walking, eyeing the raven carefully and then glancing back at the bouquet, he sighed softly.
"No actually." Sasuke's body stiffened at the answer. "It's not these flowers fault you know? Those flower language or whatsoever is created by people, so I'm not bothered by it." He smiled softly, sniffing the bouquet. Sasuke stared at the blond, he's really too damn innocent. "I should've been worried by people who kiss me out of the blue you know?" Two azure orbs eyeing Sasuke's black one.
Sasuke cannot tore his gaze from the blond, from those blue eyes staring at him intensely, questioning him with the question that flow from those pink lips afterwards.
"Why did you kiss me?" So far no punching accompanying the question, "-And don't tell me that's a spur of a moment or those kind of thing. I'll beat you senseless if you said that." The growl that accompanied his statement emphasizes his seriousness.
Sasuke sighed, running his finger at his hair. "I don't know." Was his brilliant answer, the blond's fist clenched at that, "No- seriously I don't know why I kissed you that time-" Naruto's eyes narrowed, but still restraining himself from punching the other because Sasuke haven't finished his explanation, "But one thing I know for sure-" The raven paused, eyeing the blond firmly.
"I'm attracted to you, dobe."
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After they walked inside Uzumaki ground, Genma excuses himself, saying that he have to pick the other personnel. Sai walked leisurely, eyeing the Uzumaki ground; if the rest of Himawari are beautiful, then the Uzumaki area is astonishing. The man named Raidou showed his way toward his room, sometimes the brunette commented about how beautiful Himawari is, Raidou smiled and sometimes explained how and why the decoration was like that.
"This way to your room, Sai-san." The scared face man said after take a right turn, but when he sees that the brunette's attention was not with him, Raidou take a glance, following Sai's gaze. He must admit that he was surprised to see Naruto there, another man that Raidou recognized as Uchiha Sasuke stand way to close to his employer's son.
And Raidou was beyond shocked when the taller man pressed his lips firmly to the shorter one. After a minute that seems like eternity, Sasuke release the blond's lips, his mouth close to the blond's ear, whispering something that make Naruto's body tensed visibly. The raven smirked seeing the reaction, brushing some blond bangs from Naruto's face and whispered something else before walking his way to his room, leaving the stunned blond there.
A growl that comes from Sai's mouth snapping Raidou back to his senses, with hurried steps both man walked toward the stunned bond. "Are you all right, Naruto-sama?" Naruto almost jumped at the question, he turns his body seeing Raidou and Sai there.
"Ah- Um… I-I'm fine, I'm just startled, that's all." The blond tried to smile, but failed miserably. Sai growled seeing the flushed blond's face. 'That damned Uchiha! How can he take advantage of Naruto's innocence!' The blond blushed harder seeing Sai, mentally kicking himself for acting out of his Uzumaki character. "Um- Sai-kun, thank you for the bouquet, it's lovely, I loved it."
That statement was like a bucket of ice water poured in a raging flame, calming the brunette model drastically. "Glad that you like it, Uzumaki-san." He smiled, Naruto unconsciously smiled back. Sai fight the urge to kiss the blond breathless now and there. 'God, he's really adorable, better than I imagine.' He pondered, seeing the flushed blond hugging the bouquet firmly in his chest was an incredible sight for the brunette.
Raidou was shocked hearing that statement; it seems his young master have a lot of male suitors now days, like the Hyuuga for once; although it was a history, considering that Hyuuga Neji is engaged to Takamura Ten Ten, the women he fell in love without knowing and thanks to his young master, Neji realized his mistakes and fix it in the right time. Since then Hyuuga Neji can be considered his young master best friend besides his body guards.
"I'll show Sai-kun his room; you didn't mind do you, Raidou-san?" Raidou nodded at the request, while Sai is a little taken a back from that, well the blond did avoided him like plague or ignoring him all this time if he know a bouquet can change the blond that drastically he would have been doing that from the first time. Raidou excuses himself, leaving Naruto with Sai.
A small sigh escaped from the blond's mouth, he fixed his glasses and start to walk, Sai following beside him, "We never have a proper talk do we, Sai-kun?" Sai just smiled and give him a small nod 'Well, you've been ignored me for a while actually.' The brunette sighed.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to ignore you all this time-" Sai bristled at that, "I'm just to preoccupy, I guess… And I must admit, you've give me the creeps for a while." A sheepish smile forming in the blond's lips, a black eyebrow arched at that statement "But it's obvious now, thanks to the bouquet." And it clicked in the brunette's head; Naruto was talking about his love confession toward him. "Thank you." The blond smiled softly.
Sai's heart clenched at that, and forced a smile, "I take that as a no I guess." He sighed, the blond shook his head slowly.
"No, actually is not a no either, I just never think about that kind of things."
"I still have a chance then?"
The blond laughed, "Don't held your hope to high though." He grinned and offered his hand, "Friend?" The brunette greeted it happily, giving Naruto his best looking smile.
"I'll be honored to be your friend, Uzumaki-san." 'For now.' He smirked inwardly.
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Itachi flipped his car key, walking his way toward where his Lancer was parked. He hasn't seen his brother or Naruto that day, but he already presumed that Sasuke already knew the situation in Himawari resort by now.
"Damn filthy snake." He muttered under his breath, cursing Orochimaru's low action, well thanks to that snake-guy, not only his fan-girls were here; he had to change the studio's setting into the Uzumaki compound, it's been a though job moving the set while avoiding his fan-girls, and that's another reason why he can't see his brother or Naruto that day, well speaking about the blond, Itachi was now on his way to pick the blond from his supposed to be grandparents house.
Tsunade already informed him that he should pick Naruto around three in the afternoon that day, after confirming to him that all the personnel and the set will be moved to the Uzumaki ground regarding the upcoming circumstance, Itachi completely agreed knowing the security around there were tighter, Orochimaru only partially agreed though, saying moving the set will take to much time, but in the end he agreed anyway.
But the outdoor photo session will be a lot of trouble, if the possessive Uchiha fan-girls are still there, Itachi sighed tiredly, knowing this was another problem that he should think of, well he should solve this problem soon if he don't want to see Naruto or in this case, Kitsune getting hurt.
He turned on his Lancer, driving out from Himawari resort; too engrossed with his mind since he's not notice that another car followed his lancer not far behind.
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"Tell me, why am I doing this?" An irritated voice asked, wincing when the blonde with four pony tails nudge him harshly.
"Because, you look cuter this way, Naru-kun." The blonde grinned, yanking Naruto's long hair and tied it in two high ponytails, and giving it a cute red frilly ribbon that matches with his ruby soft lens. Naruto groaned pitifully at that retort.
"And you! Stop laughing! This isn't a laughing matter!" He throw a pillow toward the snickering man, who tried to redeem his laughter, to bad Naruto can see it from his shaking shoulder.
"I'm not laughing." The man stated, Naruto narrowed his eyes.
"Yes you are!" He threw another pillow at the man, but to Naruto's dismay, Gaara manage to catch the offending thing. The older Uchiha shook his head, amazed by the blond's reaction toward Gaara's teasing. "No need to add my misery, It-kun! Ouch! That's hurt! Watch it, blondie!" The blond snarled, and earned a rather large lump in his head.
Another harsh nudge on the long blond hair, "Look who's talking, shortie." Temari retorted back, hating when Naruto called her by that name, well Naruto is a blond himself, why should she being called blondie by a blondie then?
"I can manage to tie my own hair, you know!" He fumed, gripping the pillow when Temari gave another hard yank to his hair.
"And pass the chance to torture you? Never." She grinned, slapping Naruto's head at the same time. Really, Naruto did love Temari but not when she's torturing him like this! And the door was opened; a man with Kabuki makeup entered the room, bringing some clothing with him.
"Hey Naru, which one do you prefer, the fur pink skirt or the jeans skirt?" He asked, eyebrow wriggling in playful manner, Naruto groaned.
"I swore you Sabakus siblings were born to torture me!" All the Sabakus laughed.
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"He's been inside for an hour or so." The auburn haired man talked to the other person on the line. "It looks like a normal house to me, but we'll see." He tapped his finger patiently on the wheel; well patient is one of his strong capabilities. "No he doesn't suspect anything; it seems the fan-girls problem is clouding his mind now." He smirked, hearing the laughter in the opposite line.
"How is the condition over there? Any luck?" He sighed, "Keep your eyes open, you know that Kurenai's hunch is trustable, it's her woman instinct or whatsoever." His eyes narrowed when catching the sleek, black Lancer is coming out from the house.
"Gotta go, he's moving, I'll call you back."
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"How is he?" Kurenai asked, flipping the menu with one hand.
"Still following the older, he's moving now." Asuma said, and flipped his cell phone back to his pocked, the gruff man took a cigarette and put it in his mouth, and when he want to lit it, his eyes widen, mouth agape seeing the person that walked right behind Kurenai that time. Kurenai raised an eyebrow at the man's reaction, and decided to take a look at her back.
And there he is with all his might and glory, a boy in the age of eighteen or so walking beside a taller gruff man, and the most importance of all…. the boy have blue eyes and blond hair.
"Uzumaki Naruto." Kurenai smirked.
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Itachi drive his Lancer slowly, enjoying the beautiful landscape around them, he took a short glance toward the blond who sitting quietly in the passenger seat, eyeing the scenery without interest. "Do you mind sharing your thoughts?" He asked, the blond almost jumped in his seat at that unsuspected question.
"Well.. No, it's nothing." Another silence. Itachi sighed inwardly at the blond's rather lack talking.
"Mind if I take you somewhere first?" The blond shook his head, non-verbally answering the older Uchiha's question. Itachi turned his car to the right, steering at the familiar highway. After fifteen minutes or so, both of them arrived at the place that Itachi mentioned.
"Whoa- it's beautiful here!" The blond stated, a wide smile plastering his face. Itachi nodded his head in approval, "Is this what you want to show me?" Another nod. Naruto beamed at the older Uchiha, and then eyeing the marvelous landscape in front of him.
All of them were covered in white snow, the ground, the tree, the roof of the houses, it's really beautiful. "This is my dream." Itachi said suddenly, eyeing the view, both hand in his pocket, soft cold wind blowing his dark tied hair, thin fog forming around his mouth when he start to speak. Naruto stared at the older Uchiha, amazed, 'He's really handsome.' And mentally kicking himself for the thought.
"Your dream?" Another nod, and a soft smile that make Naruto breathless.
"Yes, my dream is to capture all this amazing view around the world." The Uchiha framing the view with his hand, a sincere look and fiery eyes captured the blond's attention. How he wish he could be like that.
"What is like to having a dream?" The blond asked suddenly, eyes glued to the Uchiha somberly. "I never had a dream." A hurtful sigh come out. Itachi raise an eyebrow.
"What do you want to achieve now, Naru-kun?" Naruto stared him.
""I- I want to be like my father I guess, I want to suppress him, make people acknowledge me for who I am." Itachi nodded at the answer and ruffled the blond's head.
"That's a good answer, it's hard to release other people shadows from you." He tipped his finger at his chin thoughtfully, "Have you ever consider seriously become a model?" The blond shook his head, the idea never crossed his mind before. "Do you dislike being a model?" Blond eyebrows furrowed, thinking about the taller man question.
"No, I didn't dislike it, I enjoyed it actually, aside the girly clothes." Itachi smirked at that.
"Why don't you consider become a professional model? Try surpassing your father by your own way, Naru-kun. By the way that you like it, find your own way by being Naruto. I'm pretty sure your father won't mind." Naruto's eyes widen slightly at that. Itachi acknowledge him. Acknowledge him for who he really was.
And it makes his heart thumping wildly. "And becoming a pro model is the way?" Itachi chuckled at that question, and he shook his head.
"No, that's only an example, there are a lot of things that you can do." Naruto's smile bloomed, the most sincere smile that he ever showed the Uchiha since the first day they meet. Itachi stared at the smiling blond and shook his head slowly.
"You're such an enigma, Naru-kun. No wonder my brother and Sai interested with you." Naruto's jaw dropped at that, and the rather noticeable blush come back to his cheeks.
"You know that?" He stated meekly, Itachi just smirked.
"It's pretty obvious don't you think?" Naruto clutched his head and groaned, "Well, I must say they were fools if not interested with you." Another blush, "Because, myself is falling for your charm, Naru-kun." And Itachi bend his head, kissing the blond softly in the lips after saying his statement.
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Well well, Sasori never predicted this. Here he was, fuming about the lack or rather the over distance between him and the couple, because he can't hear and recorded well in those condition. And that's when Uchiha Itachi bends his head, kissing the blonde girl right on the lips, and the girl didn't fight back either.
Uzumaki Naruto or no, it seems the information about Uchiha Itachi soon to be spouse can satisfied both Kurenai and his boss.
For a while.
And with that the auburn man clicked his camera after positive that he already turned the flash off.
--------- To Be Continued -------
A/N: Sorry again for the long late update guys! But rest assured, I'm becoming less and less busy now days –sheepish laughs- Sorry for the OOC-ness though! Can't help it when my brain is not functioning as usual coz the flu I had –run away from responsibility-
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