Riku: Hi everyone! Sorry for this late update….hehe I just had a vacation at some nice places. Now that I'm here again…right after our flight and I am able to hold my computer again…yay!...I will finally update. Many thanks—for your reviews everyone! I hope you like this update. The next chapter will be updated a little earlier than this. Sorry for its 'late-ness'.

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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Italicized words: Japanese language

Underlined words: Character thoughts

Normal: English

Title: A Gangster's Way

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…A LIFE'S BLINDNESS…

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"What is happening…" Naruto whispered while striving to reach for the soft surface of the couch, his legs were losing balance every time he took his step forward.

"Why…did I—remember…it…?" His eyes narrowed before it was blocked by his slowly closing eyelids when his skin felt the hugging touch of the cushion met by his numbing body. Gradually, minute by minute, his arms and legs…and even his head which have been frozen for several seconds because of his unexplainable shock, he felt the warmth of blood leisurely started to flow through his veins again. He heard the loud beating of his heart fall back to normal and tried to re-open his eyes—the thick, rectangular lenses clouded the clear sight of the spiral-curved orange light.

His eyes widened.

Then he gasped because of the different kind of shock that baffled his thoughts. He took off his glasses and wore it back before running towards the bathroom to clean his face.

Naruto looked into the mirror, staring at his own reflection as if to confirm something immensely from the man he was facing right now. He pressed his palm onto the mirror and let it slid down—causing some squeaky sounds as it goes over the moist surface of the wide, circular object which was trying to bring him a little of his experiences back then. But this was different. His fear had vanished and the crawling memory of the pain dawning in his mind was washed away through another different kind of tremor. This one was heavy and barely recognizable by how it had affected him. This one has never arrived before.

Then his heart changed its course…

He listened to its loud beat and later, heard a strong pounding sound that accompanied it from the other side of the bathroom's wall.

…

Naruto sat up from the bed and rubbed his eyes after turning off the lampshade on the bedside table. He held his head from swaying lightly, blinking three times as he slid his feet into hotel slippers and went to the bathroom to wash his face and take a short shower before meeting 'him'.

He was still nervous about yesterday's events but the fear he felt almost seemed like something—wherein his reactions turn anxious.

Right after he took his exit from the bathroom, busy murmurs buzzed outside and clashing of metallic materials sounded as heavy steps tapped the carpeted floor. Naruto then decided to go out and check it after wearing some clothes. He grabbed a black V-neck sweatshirt, crumpling it up so that he can put on his 'Rolex' watch which was totally the same from what Sasuke possessed. (It was irritating that he owned a valuable thing the same as that 'bastard', he thought dreadfully.) Then he wore on a leather vest which was navy blue, (pinning the middle button) getting a pair of pants that contrasted with it color. He shook his head to let the short and long spikes of his hair point out themselves to different directions before brushing away the bangs which shadowed his eyesight. After putting on his shoes, he took his glasses—instinctively wearing it—and made his way to check the situation outside.

Good thing he only used seven and a half minutes to fix himself. It was amazing how the maids managed to pack some of his clothes and he didn't even notice it.

He saw the side view of Sasuke and the English man he was talking to, once he was outside. He was going to approach them but suddenly a worker bumped him.

"Ahh…" Naruto held his shoulder and faced the man who apologized immediately.

"I'm sorry, sir. I was in a hurry."

"I—It's alright." He waved his hand. "But…what are you working on? Had there been a problem?"

"Mr. Uchiha called for us. He said that the wall has a big dent so he asked for it to be fixed."

"Oh…but why didn't the hotel manager take care of it? He should know about that before letting a customer occupy a room with damage."

"I don't know about that, sir. I'll be going now." The worker fixed his cap and went inside Sasuke's suite.

Naruto finally noticed Sasuke's stare after thinking about things which may really have happened. He decided to stride towards him, realizing that the other man wasn't going to make the first move. Stopping in front of him with slightly concerned eyes, he thought of how he could start a conversation without touching the topic of what happened yesterday. It really brought tension to them.

He tried to choose some words…

"Ah—Are you feeling alright?"

He didn't get a reply for a few moments.

"Is…everything fine?"

It was after a minute when he continued.

"Y—you don't look like you can go out…with me to—day."

He only got a bemused stare.

He was now thinking if he had greatly offended Sasuke about last night. He sighed for he cannot push away the tension that was lingering between them.

"Maybe I'll stroll somewhere today. I—I'll go now." Turning away, he didn't miss the chance of seeing the hand that was going to touch him. Instead of Sasuke holding his wrist, he was the one who caught Sasuke's and gently raised it up for him to have a better look. The raven's hand was swelling and some parts were red while some were almost covered with fresh bruises. He moved his observation closer to the other man's fist and instantly saw the concealed small bones from its inflammation.

"What is this?" He looked at Sasuke straight into the eyes, gesturing about his injured hand.

"It's my hand." Sasuke answered.

"Don't answer me like you're some kind of a philosopher. Don't answer literally!" Naruto's eyes revealed anxiousness in them.

"What happened? Did a lampshade fall on it? Did you close the door with your hand sticking on the door frame or on the door hinge? Did you bump a heavy figure—"

"Why do you ask?" Sasuke interrupted and this accidentally made Naruto remember the loud thuds he heard last night.

"Were you the cause of the wall's dent?" The raven looked away before attempting to utter some words that would make him relieved from the doctor's rants. Cruelly, his want of changing the atmosphere failed when the blonde spoke again and thought of the right reason.

"Did you punch it? Why? You think you can destroy something whish is harder than you? Is it about ye—" Naruto stopped. Then he turned away as he pulled the raven to go to his room.

He instructed him to stay sitting on the couch while he get medicine for his hand. He went to his suit case, kneeling down to fumble for the emergency medical kit the maids have placed inside together with his few clothes. (They must've thought it was a doctor's obligation to always bring that might be needed at unexpected times.)

Getting the emergency kit, he then went back to Sasuke who was nearing towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Naruto asked.

"Back to my room." Sasuke turned, only to be caught by his fine wrist and be pushed to sit back on the couch. The blonde glared at him and immediately unpacked the objects he was going to use, preparing a new syringe while he held the raven's injured hand gently with his own. He massaged the hand slightly…before injecting the medicine he prepared to the portion of the other's hand where the muscle was in most pain. He knew that the injury already lasted for hours by the way it looked so he decided to use anti-inflammation medicine rather than ice or hot compress.

"Are you poisoning me now?" Sasuke said while he stared at the soft hand that was carefully taking care of his injury. It had hurt so much after he made the big dent on the wall though it didn't bleed and he has contained its intolerable pain this morning. But he didn't bother to try fixing himself.

"Am I injecting in your ass? How does it fell? I injected something which will help reduce the swelling faster. Tell me if the numbing is over." Naruto fixed the kit and then rapidly went back to pay attention to the other man's inflamed hand. He massaged the injury again, pressing the sides carefully with tender fingers while waiting for the late reaction of the medicine. It took minutes for the red spots to be at least lightened in pinkish color so after Naruto had wrapped it softly with bandage, he admired the beautiful hands of Sasuke.

"You shouldn't torture these beautiful hands." He was now holding both the raven's hands. "It'll be a waste for them to be wounded." He held them carefully, unconsciously brushing his fingers to the small but strong-looking bones of Sasuke's hand. Suddenly realizing the amused gape he was receiving while he admired the hands, he abruptly pulled off his own hands in a swift gentle move.

"Uhh…y—you can go back to your room now. I think they already finished fixing it." Naruto sheepishly smiled, unexpectedly feeling a warm hand cup his cheek to tilt his head up. Sasuke focused his eyes on him, as if searching for something which he needed to know.

"Wait for me. I'll be back." Once he finished his words, he moved out of the room and went inside the suite next to it. It was already quiet so the workers must've finished their job. He dashed for the closet and reached for a long coat.

"Let's go." He said when he got to Naruto's room.

The blonde was going out by the time he went back to him.

"It's alright. I'll do that alone for today. Besides, your hand needs to rest."

"Do I use my hand in walking?" This made Naruto pout because the chance of being alone vanished. There was no way he would get away from the raven's company when he disturbed him just to accomplish his 'Doctor instincts'.

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Naruto's eyes widened when he saw the rapid glimpse of an object being thrown to the far surface of the sparkling blue water. His mouth hanged halfopen in shock, eyelids shaking while the object drowned into the water slowly until the huge wave erased any sign of it. He shielded his eyes from the direct brightness of sunlight that reached for the exotic cerulean orbs he possessed. In a single twist his raised arm was pulled, letting his eyes see the sun clearly. Sasuke held him like that for a moment so that he can let the blonde absorb the atmosphere without using any artificial vision.

"The light is enough. Let's go…"

"How dare you do that?!" Naruto shouted in anger.

"Huh? Didn't I say that I will get rid of your glasses? I just did what we went here for."

"You don't know how important that is!"

"Hn? Diamond frame…attached to a pure gold rim overall…and the sturdiest type of glass. Ahh…right, that costs a lot." Sasuke tried to grab the blonde's wrist one more time.

"Yeah…it costs a lot and I also owe a lot from the person who gave that to me! You can't just throw something which is valuable to others!"

"Oh…good thing you are not throwing yourself." Sasuke shrugged and pulled Naruto by his arm forcefully, slightly gripping the part above his elbow.

"What?" Naruto asked before struggling to push himself off the raven who positioned him firmly at his side, making their arms glued to each other so that he would stop any attempt of getting away and making him stay in his place while he was led to different spots around the beautiful city.

After some time when he became fed up of striving to be away from the other man as much as possible, he started enjoying his company as they toured the city's tourist spots and listened to the raven's short stories about the places—with enthusiasm and interest. He had heard most of them when he first visited England but it vaguely came up to his memory since it were long ago.

They treaded a long bridge which was the path to ferry ports and where most pigeons and doves roam around to find their new nests. The river beneath them was calm and sparkling green when the sun was setting down for the coming moon. They had used almost the whole day just to visit the popular places at one part of the city.

"Does your hand still hurt?...Or is it numb?" Naruto moved his hand to touch the raven's bandaged injury but stopped and brought it back to where it leaned over the bridge's ledge. Sasuke looked at him. Then slightly clenched and unclenched his pained hand.

"Seems useful again." He answered, a faint smile gracing his lips as he watched the glowing coolness of the blonde's beautiful blue eyes without being shielded by his 'stupid' spectacles.

"I thought I was going to take more than a day to do my 'task'. It wasn't even challenging." Sasuke sighed and checked his watch. His eyes traveled to the side when he caught sights of the same thing he was wearing around his wrist.

"Is it coincidence?...Or did you like my watch so much you bought one for yourself? It's exactly the same." Naruto turned to him in slight surprise before looking at the watch he was wearing…and then at Sasuke's. There was no difference with the watch they both wore.

"Ohh…coincidence maybe. It was a gift from a very important person. She gave it to me before we separ—"

Sasuke felt his phone vibrated, interrupting Naruto's words when the raven answered the caller instead of choosing to listen to him.

"Why…Kakashi?" He spoke when he knew the familiar number that was shown on his phone's screen.

"One of our spies located some complications. The two of you better be back here tomorrow so we can further investigate and protect 'him'." Sasuke became suddenly serious from the news Kakashi reported.

Naruto attempted to approach when Sasuke he walked inches away from him, stopping when he saw the raven's eyes glaring at nowhere. He was groping the phone in a somewhat anxious manner and it also made him (Naruto) worry. But instead of being interference, he decided to ask after the call was finished.

After some more minutes, Sasuke finally folded his flip top phone and made his way to Naruto –only to stop as another caller came—this time, it was an unknown number. He picked his phone up again and answered it.

By the time he heard the other man's laugh, his eyes narrowed and beads of sweat formed on his temples. He walked away in fast strides and completely forgot about Naruto's presence—even though the doctor tried to stop him and had the chance to call for his name—before vanishing into the darkness.

"What the—all of a sudden…" Naruto hissed.

"What's his problem?" He thought, starting to fell the coldness of the breeze that the surrounding night gave him.

It felt creepy when the wind began blowing and the tall grasses at the park, which can be overlooked from the other end of the bridge, swayed while causing other plants to rustle as they brush them in every glide of the wind. Naruto shivered slightly. Then he pulled out his phone to call Sasuke.

The line was busy…

"What the hell! He left me here without saying a word and now, he's not even answering my call. Why can't this thing connect to his phone? Where is that bastard….?" Naruto felt himself turn uneasy as he went to the street when he somehow expected to see Sasuke waiting for him at the place where they parked the car they rented. Meanly, one of his last hopes was granted because he only saw many English citizens walking and crossing the street; cars moving fast past the roads and intersections.

"Shit. Where is this place again?" He began to panic inside when his eyes started failing him a little because of the mixed crowd roaming past him and the colorful lights which made his sight clouded with haziness. He felt a bit of nervous but continued to search for a taxi so that he can go back to the hotel—hailing one, a hand pulled him by the time a fast car was going to hit him when his feet passed the side walk's edge. He caught his breath, slowly calming himself inside the arms which encircled him.

Fro a few moments, he came to his senses again and blushed horribly at the taller guy looking down at him.

"S—s—sorry!" He pulled away, tilting down his head to dodge the other man's look.

The guy laughed softly.

"Are you alright?" The taller guy, wearing executive attire, asked. He was very polite by the way he introduced himself.

"I'm Edward Loukas."

"Uhh…I'm Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto answered and reached for the offered hand.

"You don't seem fine Mr. Uzumaki. How about having a short drink with me?"

"Actually I need to get back to the hotel."

"It won't take long. A small amount of alcohol might help."

Naruto thought for awhile. Mr. Loukas was right, alcohol might help him lose his growing nervousness and irritation from being left behind. He may have seemed to know his state right now. And besides, he won't let himself be drunk.

"Alright." He smiled back at the guy whose face brightened after hearing his answer.

Mr. Loukas pulled him, holding his shoulder with an encircled arm to support him.

"Uhh…Where are we going?" Naruto asked once he was seated at the back of a shiny silver sports car with its owner. (the kind with four seats and low wheels)

"I know a relaxing place." Edward answered, smiling.

…

Naruto was taking his eight glass of Martini for it already took almost over an hour when they ordered drinks and foods and the glasses used for alcohol were the tall types. He raised his glass, once again trying to gulp down all of its content to his hungry throat.

He never enjoyed drinking this much but today, it seemed to him that the alcohol gets sweeter and sweeter in taste as he drink each of them successfully. His face was already flushed and a few hiccups were starting.

"I cant hic! Believe that drinking is fun!" When he stopped the hiccup, he laughed taking another long shot.

"And I can't believe that a sensitive-looking guy like you would be able to last until now after taking so much alcohol." Edward smiled while looking at the blonde's face and the electrifying cerulean eyes that were focused on him.

"This is…really a nice place E—Edward."

Edward was slightly surprised when the blonde used his name casually. He never experienced being called by his first name before. His purple eyes grinned brightly like the glistening dark brown hair he possessed. The expression of his handsome face became mystified by the person in front of him.

(It was quite unexpected when the blonde answered his question about his age.

Naruto said that he was twenty nine.

Edward doubted this at first for the man looked so young—and when the blonde explained that he was a doctor who graduated high school and college at an early age, his view changed.)

Edward's lips twisted.

"Would you like to dance, Naruto?' He asked, using the same casualty he received from him. The blonde tilted his head up to look at Edward with slightly hazy eyes.

"Su…ure…" Naruto smiled, his mind was already falling subconscious.

Edward supported Naruto tightly with his arms as he staggered on the dance floor. The music was slow and the lights were dim lit so the place created a more relaxing ambiance. The taller man put his right hand on Naruto's back while he held the upper part of the doctor's arm with his left. They swayed as Edward led Naruto's movements and closed the space between them slowly. He went closer until their bodies almost molded against each other's, unconsciously making Naruto groan by the tight contact.

All of a sudden, awareness began coming back to the blonde. His senses were starting to clear again. Then he felt the hard brushing of someone's hand over his backside. Without any further thought, he abruptly forced to open his eyes; blinking many times to have a clearer vision. He realized he was within another man's strong hold. He gasped at the same time the hold was tightened and he felt the touch more consciously.

What the hell….he thought, striving to trace back the things that happened lately. Though he was still bleary, he can now sense what was happening. He remembered the man's name who invited him.

"Uhh…Mi—Mister Loukas? I think I should go back to my hotel now." Naruto tried to ask with an unsure smile. He cannot see the other man's face because of the shadowy light. It panicked him…so by instinct, he pushed him with strength.

"Don't worry. I'll bring you to your hotel later." Edward answered with a smirk—totally disregarding the push since his hold was far stronger. He was quite surprised by the sudden change of the blonde. But it didn't matter much right now. He was enjoying himself.

Naruto gasped again because of his next failed action. His previous position changed but it wasn't any good; it only gave the other man further access to hold him and pin him to his body. His arms were folded against Edward's chest, his chin was leaning on his left shoulder, and the taller man's hands were already lingering near his sensitive areas.

He tried once again to push him away but it failed. When he tried once more as he felt Mr. Loukas' lips savoring his neck, a fist that came from his back hit the side of Edward's attractive face and made him step backward a few times—still being able to balance his body despite the impact that the punch gave—before knowing that Naruto was gone same as the person who dared to hit his face.

…

"Aww! Don't you know a better way to hold someone?" Naruto rubbed his slightly tortured wrist.

"Why? Do you prefer that way that guy held you?!" Sasuke growled, his eyes were glaring with anger. Not only that he was breathing heavily but his fist was also clenching; making the veins beneath his skin mark itself outward.

"Why are you with a bastard like that, huh? And why are you f--ing drunk?!"

Naruto opened his mouth to explain, only to hear Sasuke shout again.

"Why didn't you punch him?!"

"I cannot make a scene…ju—just to protect my pride. It will be dangerous…" Naruto started.

"Don't you know how to say 'move' then?! Can't you push him away? Are you really a cowardly idiot that you can't even try and think of how to protect yourself?!"

"It's your fault!" The blonde finally had the urge to shout back. He cannot stop the trembling which began as tears were forming at the corners of his eyes, and then flowing down his flushed cheeks. He just can't when Sasuke was so angry with him.

"Y—You just left me! You took the glasses which I can only rely on—And…and I didn't know…I…cannot—You don't know how it feels to be left alone without any security! Y—you'll never kno—"Naruto's stuttering ended. His broken sobs gradually ceased.

Sasuke covered his lips deeply with his own; holding the back of his neck and cupping his cheek. Naruto didn't know how to react. He doesn't know what he was supposed to do. He cannot push himself away from the raven not because he was captured tightly like his situation at the dance floor. He cannot because he was too weak—his body felt limp…useless and it didn't want to move even just an inch. He felt himself burning to the sensation and then slowly submitting to the lips which were pressing it(self) deeper and deeper onto his own. His back was being arched up by the hand which lately cupped his cheeks.

Breaking the kiss, Naruto fainted in the raven's arms.

Sasuke hugged him strongly, giving a tender kiss on Naruto's warm forehead and breathing on his hair. Then he whispered something (which he never said sincerely before) that Naruto wasn't able to get even though Sasuke's lips were near his ear.

"I'm sorry."

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