Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto! Really! You want to see my wallet? It's empty ;_;
Summary: Uchiha Sasuke left his friends behind to follow in his father's footsteps. 7 years later, he finds himself in an elevator with the last person he wanted to see. Will he walk away again? Will Naruto let him? Rating may change!
A/N: Happy friday! Here's a little oneshot I had planned since the start of the story. Fair warning, it features KibaHina, so if you're really opposed to that, you might not enjoy this very much and can feel free to ignore it! But Sasuke and Naruto are still very much the main point of this story, don't worry.
Hope you enjoy this bonus chapter!
Strictly Professional Extras
Matchmaker
"You hired him so he could get a girlfriend?"
"No, you ass, I hired him so that he could be closer to the love of his life. It's super romantic!"
"…I don't think 'Kiba' and 'romantic' have ever been even remotely in the same vicinity."
"Aw, come on, he was crazy about her in high school!"
"I don't remember much about high school," Sasuke said, grimacing slightly.
"Except for me," Naruto turned and gave Sasuke an exaggerated wink. Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"He's not a bad secretary." Naruto said after a moment.
"Are you kidding? I think he swore at me every time I called. Before he even knew it was me."
"Yeah, Sasuke?" Naruto grinned, "he always knew it was you. You have a very distinct voice. Especially your 'I hate the world, don't talk to me' voice. It has a certain…growl to it."
Sasuke smirked and pulled Naruto in by the hem of his shirt. "I thought you loved it when I growl."
Naruto's face lit up like a tomato, and Sasuke considered his work finished.
"Hey, wanna meet Neji for lunch or something?"
Sasuke scowled so deeply that he felt his facial muscles twinge in pain. He flattened his features and looked up from his computer. "After he tried to put the moves on you? I don't think so."
"I didn't think Neji was gay!"
"You're an idiot," Sasuke said without missing a beat.
"Hm, fine then. Me and my idiotic self will go meet Neji for lunch. Alone."
Sasuke slammed his laptop shut with a loud snap and glared at Naruto. Naruto grinned back at him.
"Why do you want to meet Neji?" Sasuke crossed his arms.
"I, uh," Naruto scratched the back of his head, "kinda wanted to ask him about Kiba and Hinata."
"Them again?" Sasuke fought a small smile.
"Kiba really likes her! And she likes him too, I think, and—"
"And now that you've conquered my family's disapproval, you want to conquer everyone else's?"
Naruto blushed and stammered, "that's not—I mean—"
Sasuke strode over to him with a smirk, and held him at the shoulders as he brought his forehead to rest on Naruto's.
"You're a dobe," he whispered. Naruto's eyes were bright and warm.
"You're a teme."
Sasuke let Naruto do the talking; it was his idea anyways. Instead, he amused himself with subtly flaunting Naruto in front of Neji. It seemed to be working.
"You called me here…to talk about Kiba?" Neji looked like he just smelled something awful.
"To talk about your family! …And Kiba," Naruto blushed a little, and gave Sasuke a look, who was currently running his fingers up and down Naruto's leg.
Neji sighed. "He's not exactly…high status."
"So? Hinata liked him!"
Neji raised his hands in a submissive gesture. "I'm not saying I agree. I'm just saying why I believe our family disapproved of him. Obviously I never saw what Hinata did in him, but…if she likes him, she likes him. It's not my business. But our family is…old-fashioned," he grimaced a little, "they like their traditions."
"Well then they ought to modernize a bit," Naruto said.
Neji sighed again. "I can't believe I'm going along with this."
Something on his face made Sasuke speak. "They don't know you're gay, do they?"
"I'm not gay," Neji answered automatically. Sasuke gave him a look.
"Well, I'm not," he shifted uncomfortably. "Although I do prefer men, I think," he muttered quietly.
"Wait, your family doesn't know you're..what, bi?"
Neji nodded in answer to both questions.
"Do your parents know?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke smiled fondly. "One crusade at a time, Naruto."
Naruto blushed, and Neji chuckled a little.
"Do you know that she still wants to be with him for a fact?"
Naruto frowned. "Well…no, but—"
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Then that's probably step one, isn't it?"
Naruto frowned thoughtfully. "I guess so."
"Well, you came to the right gal," Ino winked. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"You coming, Sakura?" She said, heading towards the door.
"Nah," Sakura waved a hand. "I'll keep distracting Naruto for a bit."
Ino shrugged, and then grinned. "Get the deets on his sex life for me, will you?"
Sakura laughed and Naruto groaned. Ino practically cackled as she went through the door.
"Don't worry, dogboy, we're all working very hard to get you laid," they heard from the hallway, followed by a loud crash and a string of curses.
Sakura giggled, and then eyed Naruto. Naruto's grin faltered a little.
"So," she leaned forwards, "about that sex life."
Naruto hid his blush in his hands.
"The girl's obsessed. Poor thing could barely get a sentence out after we started talking about him," Ino wasted no time in reporting back.
Naruto blinked at her. "Are you sure? She's pretty shy. In high school she could barely string together two words to talk to me."
Ino and Sakura, in frightening synchronization, both turned and looked at him like he was an idiot.
"O-oh," he said, suddenly feeling very confused.
Ino patted his shoulder comfortingly. "There, there. I know it's hard to believe anyone thought you were hot in high school."
"Hey!" Naruto protested over Sakura's laugh, "Sasuke thought I was hot!"
"Did he, now?" Ino eyes narrowed just a touch. "But he waited to see if you'd age well? Smart man."
She smiled, but it didn't quite reach her eyes.
"Don't worry, Ino," Sakura took her arm. "I have plenty of details about how well Sasuke aged, too."
Sakura had not, in fact, asked much about their sex life. Instead, she had asked in every single way, except for outright, if Sasuke had been treating him right. It seemed Ino was interested in the same thing.
"We'll see you, Naruto," Sakura smiled.
"Let me know if you need any more love life interrogations," Ino grinned, "they're my specialty."
"I know," Naruto waggled his eyebrows, "I only work with the best."
"Oh, N-neji!" Hinata seemed startled to see him. "What brings you here?"
"Cousin," he greeted her.
"I was on my way to see Naruto," he said, lying through his teeth. It would be a cold day in hell before he admitted he had been giving the wide-eyed, panicking man in front of him a peptalk.
"Oh, perfect," she smiled softly and held out a few documents. "Would you be able to bring these to him? I'll head back downstairs."
"Sure," Neji said, eyes flickering to Kiba. He took the papers and headed into Naruto's office, caught Naruto's eyes and waited.
"W-wait, Hinata!"
There it was.
Kiba had tripped over his own feet to ask Hinata out. Hinata had, apparently, not been afraid of her family this whole time, but rather hadn't wanted to put Kiba through the "hassle". Well, that's how Kiba worded it, anyway, with bulging, disbelieving eyes and hands waving in the air.
Hinata got the whole story from Ino later, who could keep secrets very well, but just chose not to.
They had not confronted the parents yet. They were still working on how to do so—this time with Hinata's input.
And Sasuke had decided, even though he hadn't done much of anything, that his participation in this meant Naruto owed him one. But with the way his dark eyes flickered in the dim light and the way his tongue would dart over his lips after he took a sip of his drink, Naruto didn't much mind.
A/N: There you go! A little bonus excerpt from the life of the boys. I hope you enjoyed!
Till next time,
- Kinomi
