IY: Hey, hey! Merry Christmas!
Kit: We had time on our hands, so…
IY: Yeah, I decided I didn't feel like doing my homework, so I put Kit to work!
Kit: …
IY: You know you love me. :)
Kit: …
IY: Humph, forget you then.
IY: Now, here's chapter three my dear readers! I'm trying out a new format, since one of my reviewers suggested it. And they were right, it does make the chapter seem longer. :)
Disclaimer: I do not claim ownership of the manga and anime Naruto, or anything involving the series whatsoever. However, I do claim ownership of this story plot, so please contact me if you wish to take something out of it.
Warnings: The same, SasuNaru yumminess, along with a dash of KakaIru. Only mentions it, though.
Spoilers: You guys should know by now. :)
In Love With a Traitor: Chapter Three
Written by IYfanatic and her crazy muse, Kitzuko
"Ah, shut up Sai! You're such a pervert!"
The Root member merely laughed, enjoying the blush that came along with Naruto's angry rebuke.
The "captive" nuke-nin scowled, not pleased at all with the easy interaction between his replacement and the dobe.
Sasuke kept quiet though, and sedately followed Kakashi's stand-in, what's his name…
Ah, Yamato, right…
He was being led by the ninja wire wrapped securely around his wrists.
The nuke-nin had given up all of his weapons- including his sword- and had his wrists bound, but his replacement had claimed it wasn't enough.
Therefore, Yamato had come up with the idea of dragging him along like a misbehaving puppy.
Sasuke's eyebrow twitched.
He didn't particularly like the mental image that thought brought up.
"So, Sasuke-kun…"
The pink-haired kunoichi of the team started, speeding up to walk besides him.
"Why did you decide to come back?"
"Hn. I have my reasons…" the nuke-nin said, glancing towards the other two members of Team 7.
Sakura picked up on the way his eyes narrowed, but didn't comment on it.
"Well, whatever the reason, it's good to have you back, Sasuke-kun."
The brunette smirked, "Really? It seemed like you weren't exactly pleased with me earlier…"
The kunoichi blushed.
"Sorry Sasuke-kun, it was just my sense of fairness speaking up. It really is great to have the original members of our team together again!"
"You seem to skim over the fact that we are missing our sensei and have two extra people here Sakura."
Sasuke mentioned, glancing at her with his peripheral vision.
The pink-haired girl grinned.
"No I'm not, Sasuke-kun! Yamato-sensei and Sai are now permanent members of our team!"
Sakura frowned thoughtfully.
"…At least, they were… I'm not sure about Sai anymore, now that you're back. He might have to return to the ANBU."
The brunette nuke-nin hid a smirk.
"That's too bad… It seems like he and the dobe get along…"
He noted, looking at the pair again as they argued in an affectionate way.
His walking companion smiled at him in a reassuring manner.
"Don't worry, Sasuke-kun. No one could ever take your place in our team."
Sasuke frowned, Maybe not in our team, but it seems I've been replaced as the dobe's best friend…
"Oi, old hag! We're back!"
Naruto exclaimed happily, pushing open the heavy doors to the Hokage's chamber.
Tsunade rose from her seat, vein ticking in her forehead dangerously.
"Brat! Show some respect for your superiors, in this case, me!"
Naruto grinned foxily, "Should I show you extra then, since you're so much older than me?"
Tsunade growled, but the tongue-lashing awaiting Naruto was prevented by Yamato's entrance.
"I apologize for my subordinate's behavior, Tsunade-sama," he said, reaching the desk.
He quickly placed a restraining hand on the younger blonde's shoulder.
The busty blonde huffed, but settled back down.
She placed her elbows on the desk, chin resting on her laced knuckles.
"So? What was the outcome of the mission?"
"We got-"
Naruto was interrupted by the doors opening yet again.
"Come on, Sasuke-kun! Tsunade-sama isn't that bad!" Sakura said loudly.
She was dragging behind her a weary Uchiha.
Sai was following both, keeping a careful eye on the traitor.
Tsunade choked on her own saliva, eyes widening.
"You got the Uchiha back?!"
"See Sasuke-teme? I told you the old hag would let you off."
Naruto slurped up some noodles before he turned to look at the brunette.
"Hn. I never thought you would get down on your knees and beg on my behalf, dobe."
The blonde blushed brightly, "Shut up, teme. It was a one-time thing."
Sasuke snorted, "I'm sure I can get you on your knees again, dobe."
Naruto choked on the broth he had just sipped.
"Teme! Don't say things like that! Pervert!"
The brunette smirked, "I'm the pervert? I was talking about when we spar…"
Naruto blushed brighter, "Oh… I knew that, Sasuke-teme!"
Sasuke turned to face him, his features stoic as always but his eyes twinkling.
"Although… I feel confident I could get you on your knees either way…"
The blonde felt like his face was aflame.
"Pervert! I'm leaving!"
Naruto quickly slapped down some coins on the counter, whirling away.
Sasuke smirked, leaving his own money before following the blonde out of Ichiraku's.
"So… You want to go see your house?"
The brunette almost smiled; Naruto was so predictable.
"Sakura and I came around to clean every time we had a break."
Naruto explained, noticing the brunette's raised eyebrow.
"Well, most of the time it was Sakura-chan, since I was off training with Ero-sennin a lot."
"Jiraiya-san, you mean?"
"Humph. He'll always be Ero-sennin to me."
The blonde said petulantly, poking his nose in the air.
"Can you believe he used my Sexy-no-jutsu form in one of his books?!"
"Yes. Volume thirteen, right?"
Naruto gasped incredulously.
"Sasuke-teme! You actually read that trash?!"
The brunette smirked, "Kabuto did. Bit of a surprise at first…"
"You know, I always thought of Kabuto as queer."
Naruto said thoughtfully, glancing at Sasuke.
The Uchiha snorted, "That idiot goes both ways."
"Well, that makes more sense then."
Naruto said, nodding his head seriously.
"For a second, I thought he was weird like Kakashi-sensei."
"What about Kakashi?"
Sasuke asked, stopping his inspection to look at the Kyuubi holder.
"He's with Iruka-sensei, and yet he's still obsessed with those books."
Sasuke let a brief flash of surprise cross his face.
"Kakashi got together with Iruka? I thought it would take him much longer…"
Naruto gasped, "You knew?! How come you never told me?"
The brunette shrugged, "I thought you knew. It was kind of obvious dobe…"
"Don't call me dobe, teme! …How was it obvious?"
Sasuke sighed, "Didn't you realize that his excuses started revolving around a dolphin?"
At the blank look on the blonde's face, Sasuke decided to expand his explanation.
"Does 'Sorry guys, I had to watch a pretty dolphin' ring a bell, usuratonkachi?"
Naruto looked horrified, "He's been after Iruka-sensei since that long ago?!"
The Uchiha shook his head, "You really are a dobe…"
Hehe, I know it's kinda short... But, at least it's an update, right?
/silence/ ...Right... :)
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