Riku: Hi everyone, sorry if my update didn't come early. Actually this chapter two was already finished by me right after I saw the reviews I got from my chapter one or what I could call my introduction. I just had a few problems with our internet connections and computer so I decided to delay it and waited for them to be fixed. Since my test drive chapter gained your reviews my dear readers (!), here is chapter two for all of you! I hope you like it though.
And by the way, the flashback is about how Naruto was persuaded to accept the task. –grins-
Full Summary: Naruto was chosen to be Mrs. Uchiha's personal doctor but when he arrived to accomplish his business at the mansion, he never thought that he would be bound to become the fiancée of the terribly dangerous, horribly popular, and stunningly handsome Uchiha Sasuke—the President of the great gangster organization in Japan.
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Notes:
Italicized words: Japanese language
Underlined words: Character thoughts
Normal: English
Title: A Gangster's Way
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(Flash Back)
"A Director cannot leave the hospital, the owner won't allow me." Naruto spoke.
"You won't have any problems with the owner since I'm here to take responsibility, Naruto." Sakura explained to him. "Mr. Hatake already made a deal with Dr. Tsunade and after that, as the owner of this hospital, she tasked you to follow his request. I can manage Naruto, don't worry."
"Sakura! Iruka! You know how I abhor Japanese people, how could you plead me to accept such a proposal? Why me? Certainly…" Naruto banged his fists on the coffee table of his West Drawing room. His headache was starting to bother him again.
"Naruto, we know the reason behind your dislike…but please just this once—" Iruka stopped as the 'child' he had served for many years shot him a look.
"You both know the reason and yet you're asking me to do something you also know I wouldn't accept! The two of you are becoming unreasonable!" Naruto breathed, closing his eyes while he rubbed his temples gently to wave off his disturbing dizziness.
"Not all Japanese people are like them, Naruto." Iruka stated firmly. "Mr. Hatake is a well-dignified person I've known."
"How would you know?! Who is that guy anyway? Do you have a very special relationship with him that's why you're pushing me to forget what I've experienced and help him?! Were you also fooled by people like hi—" Naruto impeded is words as two heavy gazes pinned him.
"Naruto…how could you say such things to Mr. Umino!" Sakura's eyes were wide in shock from her best friend's behavior. Naruto fell in embarrassment and guilt because of his reckless words and looked away.
"I—I'm sorry. I didn't mean…to say that." He murmured brokenly.
"I understand. But I'm asking for the second time to reconsider and handle this request." Iruka smiled at him.
"Dr. Uzumaki…it's not your pride or dignity of hatred that will be destroyed but a life of a person." Sakura said. When Naruto didn't respond, she took it as a signal to continue persuading her best friend.
"Naruto…I also believe that you could do something for Mr. Kakashi's lady. You may give to a life that may seem…quite weak. You did that many times…" She stopped and was surprised to see the beautiful blue eyes being clouded by water.
"What if I fail? What if I a mistake again?"
"Naruto you wouldn't. You don't know yet the type of disease or whatever illness the lady has—"
"I think your grandfather's case is different." Iruka interrupted.
(End Flash back)
Black orbs waited for the slowly opening tired eyes. Naruto blinked many times before his surroundings came to his full but blurry view. He closed his eyes to try clearing it a little and when he attempted to sit up, a hand reached to him for his spectacles. He rubbed his eyes and took it.
"Thanks." Naruto said when he saw Kakashi clearly, now that he has put on his spectacles.
"Are you feeling alright, Naruto-sensei?" Kakashi asked, supporting the doctor's back as he helped him sit up.
"Just a little dizzy, I guess. I'm sorry for the trouble." Naruto noticed the bright day outside the window where a shadowed figure was blocking its whole sight. "Is it already morning?" Kakashi nodded. "So…I slept that long?"
"Yes. But it's fine since we know that you haven't gained much of your energy. Sakura-sensei informed us about you, not having much sleep for a week." Naruto waved his head.
"I'm really sorry I—"
"Could you go out first, Kakashi?" Naruto looked at the person who was approaching the two of them. "We need to be private. I'll call for you later." He whispered and gazed at is assistant, turning to face Naruto after he left. The blonde doctor met his look with a confused stare.
"So you're the doctor; Director of New York's main hospital…" He smirked when he saw the doctor flinch slightly after he gave an intense look at him and sat close beside him. "Naruto…" Sasuke caught his hand where the ring was placed on one of his delicate fingers. He touched the pure silver ring, twisting it while it was held by the thin finger. Unexpectedly, he pulled the doctor's hand and gathered his unbalanced body to his chest, letting the other man's chin lay against his hard shoulder.
Naruto gasped in surprise.
"Do you know what is the relevance of the ring, I slid to your finger last night?" Naruto's eyes widened for he almost forgot the events that happened yesterday, the misunderstanding which brought his exhaustion to edge.
"What?!" He gasped again.
"You're Uchiha Sasuke's fiancée now; you're not only my mother's personal doctor but my possession as well." Naruto pushed him away and glared at him.
"Your possession? Are you kidding?" Sasuke raised his brow at the blonde's retort.
"Of course I am. I wouldn't wish to have an idiot like you living with me."
"What?! Idiot?!"
"Hn…But thanks to you, I won't need to sacrifice myself to be married or even betrothed to some wench. And also, because of the misunderstanding, you'll have to bear with me as my fiancée…temporarily."
"I won't buy th—" Naruto's voice died out as he was harshly pulled by strong hands.
"If you won't, would you sacrifice the life of my mother?" Black orbs drowned him to its deep end. The blonde fell silent after looking away from the other's jagged gaze.
"My brother was one of the reasons why she got that ill. Since he went away after our father died, I became the President of our organization. Now, I am also responsible for her health but I can only offer her simple happiness…" Sasuke grabbed for Naruto's chin with his fingers, turning it gently so that they were facing each other again. "It is if you become my fiancée. As a doctor, I know you already saw how bad her condition is."
"Yeah." Naruto trembled. "But why me? I'm a man for God's sake! (sorry for the blasphemy) Why…how could she mistake me to be her son's fiancée! Your fiancée!" Sasuke tilted the blonde's head up when he looked down and shot him a grave glare. It was like Naruto was trapped inside its darkness—being chained inside a dungeon where he will be ensnared in the world of torture and pain. It stilled him, immobilized and helplessly falling into the boundaries of a bizarre man.
"I don't care whatever damn your gender is! I've already wasted a few minutes of my time talking to you. You better do your jobs well, 'cause by the time you fail—it will be 'your' end." Sasuke told him using a deep, threatening tone. He pulled off his hand from Naruto's chin swiftly that blonde doctor's head almost snapped from how it was twisted by the harsh force it gave. Then after giving him another glare, he went out of the room.
Naruto trembled from fear. "W—wh—what kind of man is he…?" Sweat trickled down his temples.
…
After relaxing himself with a warm bath, Naruto grabbed a gray-white long-sleeved shirt with loosed turtle neck from the closet where his clothes were organized. Then putting on dark brown pants, he pulled out a camel-colored leather jacket and slid it over the underneath shirt. Since he already took his breakfast in his room, he decided it was time to check-up the lady Uchiha.
Picking up his medical case and putting on his spectacles, he headed off fir the biggest room to do his 'first' job. While walking through the hallway, the male servants and women maids threw curious looks and interested expressions at him. Maybe because he looked uneasy and somewhat nervous like never before in his life. His posture was quite trembling down from a straight stance of walking though he kept his body in a fine shape. His clutch on his case was a little slack—that at any moment, it might slip off of his weak grasp.
He never felt like this whenever he was about to face his patients. It was an obligation for him to keep a calm air of confidence.
Finally getting far from his fierce imagination of anxiousness, he knocked the door of the biggest door softly as to test if the lady Uchiha is still resting or not. The he hesitantly entered when a voice said,
"Please do come in." Mikoto smiled—by the time she saw his future son-in-law's pretty young face. She gestured for him to sit beside her by the bed.
"Are you here to check me up?" She said when she noticed the medical case Naruto laid on the bedside table.
"Uhh…yes…Mrs. Uchiha." Naruto responded, opening his case to pull out his stethoscope. He put it on the lobe of his ears with each of the ear plugs and inquiringly looked at the lady Uchiha to press the circular metal over her chest, instructing her to inhale and exhale gradually. After a few seconds of hearing her heart beat, Naruto requested for her to adjust her position before doing the same procedure on her back.
Mikoto's hear beat was quite a little slow but her breathing pace and blood circulation was still at a normal rate. Her body was thin and her pale skin seemed to pale some more due to lack of vitamins in her body she can get from the foods she neglect to eat because of loosing much appetite. Also, her digestion became hard because of the weakening functions of her internal organs. Naruto did the full body check-up and some tests to get all of this knowledge from its results. He also concluded that due to the hereditary heart disease she might have gained from her parents or grandparents; there is a possibility that another disease have aggravated her condition. (He suspected this after browsing her past records)
Naruto dug for a new syringe and a small bottle of liquefied supplement from his case. He pinned the syringe on the small bottle's cover, letting the liquid enter the elongated object. Then he tapped its neck three times, carefully, before injecting it gently to the spot of the woman's skin where he wiped a cotton ball with alcohol on it.
"This will be needed to revive your appetite. This is vitamin and it will help you regain some of your color, Mrs. Uchiha. You will need this two times a day, also for your blood sugar balance." He smiled at her when she nodded.
"You really are a good doctor. Sasuke is very lucky to have someone like you by his side." Her smile deepened, amused by his professional skills, while Naruto flinched slightly. It was unbearable to accept that he was pretending in front of this sincere woman and to let her believe a lie just to keep her happiness and peace of mind.
"Please call for me when you feel something different." Naruto said as he was fixing his medical equipments inside his large case. He stood up after excusing himself and headed for the door, but before he could make his step, Mikoto held his wrist and stopped him.
Naruto turned to her, a questioning expression was written on his face. She was smiling at him apologetically.
"I'm sorry if I will be disturbing your time with my son being as my personal doctor…but you could go out with him as often as you'd like, you don't have to always attend to me just because I'm sick. I'll be sorrier (my computer said this was correct instead of: More sorry) if I'm going to ruin your relationship." Naruto was taken aback by her words.
"I'll be more at ease if I'm here with you Mrs. Uchi—"
"Oh please don't be formal with me. Call me mother or mom, as I will also call you son." Mikoto interrupted.
"If tha—that's w—what you prefer." Naruto stuttered after hearing the word 'mom' and 'son'. It made him remember something he had strived to forget for many years. "I—I'll be leaving now." Then he closed the door quietly behind him. The lady Uchiha's smile was very much like his mother's.
Naruto picked up his cell phone and hesitantly answered it when a number was only showed while it rang.
"Naruto-sensei, this is Kakashi. Are you finished checking up Uchiha-san?" Kakashi asked from the other line.
"Yes…I just finished checking her."
"Ah good. The driver will be bringing you to a restaurant. The boss is asking for your presence."
"The—boss…?" Naruto asked.
"Yes. Please meet with the driver downstairs in front of the main door. We'll be waiting for you." Then Kakashi hung up right after he finished his sentence.
"What the…these people are really rude." Naruto glared at his phone before going to his room to lay his case over a desk and proceeded downstairs to meet with the driver. When he went out of the main door, a sharp-looking man, dressed in pure black suit, bowed to him before opening the back door of a heavily tinted navy blue car that was parked in front of two other same quality cars (only black painted) lined up at its back.
Naruto glanced at the chauffer who went to the driver's seat after he had made himself comfortably settled. He wanted to ask where they were going, but since his Japanese is broken, he remained silent and looked out of the window all throughout the ride. When his gaze was randomly directed towards the small side window from the far view of his back window, he saw the reflection of the two other cars he saw lately; tailing the car he was in.
The car stopped, together with the two cars Naruto noticed twice. The driver went out and opened the back door for him. By the time he entered the traditional-looking restaurant, he was guided by Kakashi to the hallway were private rooms were located. As they pass, two by two from each side, the lined up men in black suit, bowed and greeted him a welcome in Japanese.
Naruto felt more confused by the number and formality of these weird people. He was about to ask Kakashi the meaning of all of these things when suddenly he stopped in front of the last room in this hallway. Two men opened the door for them. Then Kakashi gestured for Naruto to come in and left him after doing so.
"Are you just going to stare at the floor like an idiot? Oh sorry, I forgot. You're really an idiot. Why don't you sit and eat lunch with me?" Sasuke teased him mercilessly, using a monotone deep voice. Naruto looked away from him as he sat down opposite from the raven's side. He could still feel the fear he experienced hours ago from this man. He didn't mutter a single word when he picked up his chopsticks and started eating in silence.
It was twenty four years ago since he last used chopsticks for his food. It was many years ago but he can still remember how to use and hold it properly with his fingers.
Sasuke observed him while he also started eating. He felt something in him that he don't usually feel from someone else's presence—a sense of composure and aloofness even in front of a person like him who always receive so much attention form many people. He was different from them…because from the moment their eyes met, he was the only one who acted different or disgusted towards him.
Suddenly, after laying down his chopsticks, Naruto stood up and grabbed the camel-colored leather jacket he discarded. Sasuke stared at him.
"I'll take my leave since I'm finished eating." The doctor spoke and straightened up after putting on his jacket. Not after seconds when he turned to the sliding door, a swift hand captured his arm—turning him roughly to face back the other person. But though he was turned, he kept his head away from the raven.
"What do you want?" Naruto growled.
"Do you think I called you here just to eat lunch with me? Are you really that stupid?" When Naruto heard the raven's last word, he struggled to wave off the other man's strong hand. Cruelly, he failed and instead it was tightened further. He gritted his teeth when he felt like his arm was being bruised by the hold.
"Don't you know that couples hold each other? I always see them whenever we pass through streets. Especially…when they are enga—"
"What the hell do you want? We're not a couple and I suggest that we end this fraud immediately for your mother!" Naruto hissed at the other before the pain of his arm increased and he was pulled deliberately—his back pounding over Sasuke's hard chest while his tortured arm was twisted around the raven's waist.
"You bastard!" Naruto cursed. Then the grip tightened even more.
"Be careful with your words." Sasuke murmured near Naruto's ear; lips brushing its sensitive lobe as he moved his mouth close to it. Rapidly, he withdrew his hands to haul the blonde into his wrapping arms and pressed his head over his shoulder just like the way he did when they were inside the bedroom.
"If I were you, I won't strain my arm." Sasuke warned stridently when Naruto attempted to push him away. He sighed, amused by the new feeling of warmth very near him. "So this is the feeling when you hug a person…" He smirked. "I said don't move!"
Naruto reluctantly stopped struggling so Sasuke carefully broke the body contact and held the arm which he almost broke. "Don't you dare pull off your arm from my hold! You know you'll be injured terribly if you do, right? Just let me lead you and don't complain." He cautioned sharply and Naruto slowly obeyed since the raven was right.
"Where are you taking me?" Naruto whispered to Sasuke as they were passing the lined up men from each of their side. Like lately, they bowed pair by pair and muttered something in Japanese.
He shyly and secretly stared at the hand protecting his throbbing arm. Then when he was clutched closer, Naruto felt Sasuke's hand unconsciously massaging his injured arm.
"To a place where you will seriously start your second job." Sasuke answered and entered a black van together with his confused 'fiancée'.
OWARI FOR THE SECOND CHAPTER!
I'm sorry for mentioning the supposedly "special" guest of Sasuke in this chapter…maybe that will show up in one of my upcoming chapters, maybe the next chapter or not. That person will also have a main role in my story and I think some of you have already guessed who that person is…hehe. It's easy to guess though.
About the RING, that will be explained (or rather, let's say, will be mentioned) in one of my next chapters too…
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