Okay, I know it's late, but ever since I added that flashback, I didn't really think the rest of the story didn't go with it. Now, I would consider just rewriting the end of the story and making it more dramatic and angsty, but school is almost starting and I don't have time. SOOO, ignore the flashback from the previous chapter. It has been removed. And I'm back to the original story.
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Naruto hesitated only a moment when he came face to face with the pouring rain to snag a coat -possible Gaara's seeing as it was crimson- from the floor and dashed outside. He vaguely wondered if the trucks of flowers would leave instead of unloading in the rain. God he hoped so. In the meantime, he was going to murder a certain black-haired man.
Sasuke leaned against the desk in his office, looking out the floor to ceiling window that overlooked Konoha. It was pouring. He had been working, but just a few moments ago his brother had texted him saying 'The Fox is after The Raven', and knowing his brother like he did, he could only imagine what that meant. Damn Itachi and his meddling. He was watching for a sign that the blonde was coming, but the rain was coming down so hard that he couldn't see anything from his tenth story office.
He had recently been promoted, along with his brother, as co-CEOs of their newest Uchiha Corp. building.
His fingers tapped nervously against the edge of his desk.
A slight crash outside his office caught his attention.
"Hey-"
Sasuke moved as soon as he heard the raised voice of his secretary and hit the intercom on his desk.
"It's alright Sakura-san, let him pass."
"But he's-"
"Now," he hissed automatically, almost jamming his hand on the intercom to cut her off.
The noise in the hall diminished and without turning around Sasuke waited as until he heard the slow opening of his door.
He didn't even realize he was holding his breath. His hands gripped the edge of the desk as he waited for the yelling to begin. However, when the door closed and nothing had happened he began to feel uneasy.
"You were expecting me?" The voice was toneless, almost calculating.
Releasing his breath Sasuke turned around… and froze.
"Do you think I'm predictable?" Okay, now there was a hint of anger. "Did you think I would just- ARGH! I don't know what you thought! YOU are a-"
"Naruto-"
"DON"T talk! You are a fuckin' BASTARD! You sexually harass me, hit on me, and now you send trucks of flowers to my house that could fill up a freaking' stadium! "
"Naru-" Sasuke's face contorted between a mixture of confusion and shock.
"I. Said. Don't. Talk." Snarled the enraged blonde.
Sasuke covered his eyes in frustration, but shut up none the less.
"I had sex with you, for a reason! Because short of physically assaulting you, it was the only way to get you to leave me alone! But you just couldn't be your normal fuck-and-ditch self, could you! You had to-"
"Naruto-sensei!"
Naruto paused in his rant to glance over his shoulder at the miniature Sasuke/Itachi with cheerful eyes.
"Tobi, we are having an adult convers-," began Naruto before Tobi giggled.
"Naru-sensei, why aren't you wearing any pants?" Tobi cocked his head to the side in a display of innocence.
Naruto was brought to a spluttering halt only to glance down and find that he was indeed, not wearing pants. Maybe that was why Sasuke's secretary had called security as soon as he got off the elevator. He glanced at Sasuke whose face was still covered by his hand as he refused to look at the blonde.
"Um…" Naruto was at a loss. He was caught between covering his boxer and beating the hell out of the man in front of him, but first he had to get the innocent six year old out of the room because no part of this situation was appropriate for him. "Actually Tobi, I think I left them in the bathroom on the ninth floor, could you go find them for me?" Naruto asked in a voice that he reserved for little kids, all the while taking off his –Gaara's- coat and wrapping it around his waist.
Tobi raised an eyebrow at the excuse even Naruto thought was stupid.
"Sure, Naru-sensei, I'll just go find them," Tobi gave him a small smile with a hint of a smirk that almost reminded Naruto of Sasuke back in high school. Tobi turned to leave but pause to look back with a bright smile on his face, "Oh, and Naruto Sensei?"
"Yes?" asked Naruto.
"Did you like the flowers?"
Naruto froze at this, but before he could answer Tobi was gone.
"W-what?" he was so confused.
"…takes after his father…"
Naruto barely heard Sasuke mumbling to himself.
Sighing, Sasuke walked over to a small closet in his office and pulled out an extra pair of pants. Granted, the looked like the bottom half of a suit, but pants which Naruto gratefully took.
After he pulled on the pants he and Sasuke sat in a rather awkward silence.
"So… you came to yell at me?" inquired Sasuke after they both took seats on opposite side of his desk.
"…I've kind of lost the motivation now," sighed Naruto.
Sasuke chuckled. "So what was this about flowers?"
Naruto flopped back in his chair wearily, "My living room is a jungle, there are five trucks filled with flowers parked outside my house with more on the way, and I'm pretty sure Gaara' going to figure out where I keep my shotgun soon- if not already, of course. I saw him eyeing the drawer before I left."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow at this, trying to keep an amused smirk off his face.
And you thought I was behind this because…?"
Naruto rolled his eyes. "There was a card, duh."
Sasuke leaned back in his chair with a calculating gaze, his hands resting in front of him.
"Well, you have officially proven to me that my brother's son is a manipulative as his bastard father."
Naruto snorted, refusing to make eye contact. He didn't know why he was here anymore.
"Not that I didn't think about it."
"What?" Naruto threw Sasuke a glance before quickly looking away.
"The flower idea. Although, I would have brought them personally, and not nearly as many; not to mention chocolates," Sasuke shrugged.
Naruto narrowed his eyes at this.
"No amount of flowers will make me forgive you for the hell you put me through in high school!" he snarled.
"How about a… 'sorry'?"
Naruto glanced at Sasuke out of the corner of his eye. "What?"
"I…" Sasuke nearly choked on his own saliva, "I apologize for… for everything that I did. Although I do not remember much… I have a bit of selective amnesia from that time period…"
Naruto turned to face him at this. Sasuke avoided his gaze.
"But that's another story… I was just hoping that maybe… if you could accept my apology…" Sasuke said all of this in a casual business-like tone before turning to face Naruto directly. "I am sorry."
Both of them sat there, starring at each other.
Sasuke began to feel a bit anxious; his nerves were starting to twitch. Naruto just sat there, frozen.
After a few minutes of building tension Sasuke slumped forward on his desk with a sigh. "Well, that's all I can truly do or say. I had hoped to give you a few days to cool down, and then maybe try to speak with you once more, but it appears my devious nephew forced my hand."
Naruto listened attentively; he was still getting over the shock that Sasuke had apologized.
"I'm not sure why we are still discussing this, but-"
"I'll wait."
Sasuke paused, slightly confused as to what the blonde was saying.
"You said you were going to wait a few days and talk to me again, right?"
"Yes, but-" Naruto quieted him with a wave of his hand. Sasuke had no clue as to where the blonde was going with this.
"Then what were you going to do?"
Sasuke hesitated at this. Would Naruto be offended if he answered honestly? Although, from the look Naruto was giving him, he would probably know he was lying. He decided the truth might have fewer consequences. "Well… I had considered asking you to join me for dinner, but only after –if- you had forgiv-"
"I'll be waiting."
Before Sasuke could say anymore, Naruto stood up and turned to leave; fancy pants, undershirt, crimson jacket, and all.
Sasuke sat frozen at his desk, pondering the blonde's last words. They hadn't sounded very forgiving, but they hadn't sounded aggressive either. He had no clue what to expect, but he had a feeling he needed to figure it out soon.
ATTENTION! Important Author Note: The next chapter is the last. Thank you for all of you who have reviewed and enjoyed it. I'm honestly surprised. I wrote this as a stress reliever, not really serious. Last Chapter will be published tomorrow. I usually wait a week, BUT I've been late a few times and school is starting so I'm just getting it out there so I don't forget.
SASOxDEI Fans ATTENTION: For all SasoxDei fans, I am working on a story for Shadownin (Sorry if that's not your exact name) for guessing what would happen in the earlier chapter. The prize was originally a one-shot, but after getting the plot together, I realized it could be so much more. Therefore, said story is actually going to be longer and more serious than this one. Working on chapter four and it already surpasses 30k words. It is AU, High School Fic, and I'm getting so into it that I actually got a Beta. A wonderful Beta I might add.
However, I will not post it until it is complete, I hate feeling pressured to meet a deadline or to write when I lose inspiration. Unlike this story it will be completed AND pretyped, so no more having to retype what is in my friekin' notebook. If you would like me to MSG you when I start posting it, Please PM me. Do not put it in a review please because I don't want any added reviews that aren't really reviews.
Thanks again, and I hope you enjoy it.
DeviousDevil :)
