Riku: Hi everyone! I missed you all so much now!! I'm sorry I wasn't able to update sooner than I'd expected. I'm already a senior and a senior student is busy with preparing for university entrance exams so I'm very busy. I'm actually embarrassed to show again, but then I'll feel more guilty if I didn't even try to at least update a chapter (to one of my numerous in-progress stories) Don't worry I won't stop with my stories, 'cause I don't want to leave them hanging. Haha so go on with the story!

Hope you'll like it…though I made it after a haggard day at school.

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.

SasuNaru

Notes:

Italicized words: Japanese language

Underlined words: Character thoughts

Normal: English

Title: A Gangster's Way

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…DOUBLE FACES…

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Naruto and the mysterious man approached a table where it was surrounded with guarded men, all wearing suits and all were alert. It was guarding the exclusive spot at the near corner of the room. There were only a few chairs that were available and only a blonde woman occupied one of its grand seats. The table was actually reserved for the elite business entrepreneurs—and it seemed that those people were only the one Naruto was with and the woman already sitting on one of the table's chairs. To add more, when Naruto and the other man went for the table, they were like enveloped by the bodyguards' brawny built. They were totally secluded from the other businessmen.

Naruto barely noticed this as he was led and given a seat.

There were now three persons occupying the private table. At first, it was all quiet but then, when the beautiful woman beamed elegantly, the lingering tension vanished like a puff of smoke.

"What a handsome boy." She commented after leaning towards Naruto.

"Though you're already a man, I can only see a boy through you."

"By your features, I could say you are American." She leaned a little further to observe the young man's face.

"Hmm…but I could say—you have some features of Japanese too."

By this, to Naruto who was silent at that moment looked down and slightly creased his brow. He hated Japanese! How the hell would he want to have even the slightest feature from them? It was a good thing he was able to stop the flinch of his body after hearing the woman's innocent comment.

"Re—really?" He grunted inwardly so to keep his voice normal. "But I am pure American. I don't have Japanese blood." He muttered, gulping the full content of his glass wine in one shot.

"Oh…? I thought you were because…I knew a man who looks just like you—"

Naruto's eyes narrowed for a second.

"Hm…I guess I'm just mistaking it. So…could we toast?" The woman raised her glass, smirking as she waited for her two companions to follow her.

"That was fun. I hope this will do for now." She thought, throwing a glance at the raven opposite from her. She could see the amused smirk gracing his thin lips. "You should thank me for the nice introduction." She drank her wine as she thought.

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(Flash Back…)

"Papa?...Mama?" A small beautiful child with glistening golden hair walked through the outside hallway surrounding the big vicinity of the place. His feet were brushing the tall grasses, tickling his skin slightly as he tried to call for his parents without letting his voice quiver. He was looking for them because he had given himself a wound on his knee from chasing a wild cat roaming at their garden. It had bothered him, so he tried to catch it to train it to e a good pet.

He was still walking around, but he was nearing their main house. The house was the traditional Japanese kind, only bigger and has a garden that covers the dull parts of the lot. He went over and held his wounded knee to protect it from scraping on the wooden floorboards of the staircase. He winced a little when his palm pressed against his injury.

"Papa?...Mama?" He repeated while starting to search for places where his parents might have gone.

He paused. He bent down a little and stared at his throbbing wound. It was only a small one but it hurt from the reddened part of his skin, going to the middle part where it bled a little. After awhile of blowing it, he stood up to wander inside the house. He opened many rooms, but not even one of his parents was there.

He was getting a little impatient and a little anxious because the house seemed so quiet. Until, when he was nearing his father's private study room, he heard mumbles and soft whimpers slightly echoing outside through its thin walls. He walked faster towards it, but by the time he was by the side of the door, it was like someone whispered in his ear to stop.

He listened through the small opening of the door. Maybe, they forgot to lock for some reason.

"How could this have happened?! Why! Why did you agree with it?!" The small Naruto heard his mother's cry. Her voice shook as she let out the words.

"I…had to…" His father's voice was so vague and soft.

Naruto peeked one of his eyes through the opening but kept his presence unknown. He was so young—just a five year old child—but by some reason, he acted like a matured boy who wanted to observe his parent's reason for having this kind of secretive conversation. He almost forgot about his wound and about the pain.

"You didn't have to! Why…did you want to take such a risk..?" His mother controlled the terrible shaking of her voice. It was the first time she cried like this in grief.

"You won't know how to deal with them…they might take your life!"

"No…if the money I borrowed would be used to revive your father's company successfully, we won't have to worry. Things will be normal once we pay them what we owed. That's just how it works. No matter how big the interest will be, we'll be able to pay it as long as the company is revived." This time the voice of his father went quite determined.

"But still…you didn't have to go that far. I've known that once father dies, I will not be able to continue keeping up its high reputation. Father knew that too. You have your own company too, but you sold it to another businessman just to obey father's wishe—" His mother gasped and paused. She stared at his father for a long moment; disbelief was reflecting her beautiful but tear-ashen face.

"Don't tell me…Father also asked you to continue this company?" His father looked away because of the shocked expression his mother was giving him. "WHY…?"

"It was his last wish. I had to put up with it. Please just calm down." His father, Arashi—the former owner of one of America's benefiting company—stood up to gather his mother around the comfort of his arms.

"There won't be a problem. You don't have to worry. Everything will be alright…"

(End Flash Back…)

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"Explain yourself briefly, my mood is giving in." Sasuke sat down on his leather chair, producing some squeaky sounds as his clothes touched with its surface.

They were inside his personal library-like room because it was full of books and files. It was the first time Naruto had the chance to enter one of this raven's private rooms. He stared back at the other man and didn't speak.

"Do you want me to blow up?" He gave a shard look at the blonde.

"Blow up? Are you kidding? It's been so scary when you went outburst…" Naruto was laughing a little, but the atmosphere between them didn't welcome any humor.

The raven was serious but you can see that he was trying his best to control himself.

"Uhh…what are you talking about? You want me to explain….what do I explain anyway?" He tilted his head to the side and connected his gaze towards Sasuke. The raven was massaging his temples with his thumb and forefinger.

"Shit!" Sasuke mumbled. "Okay, just forget it and you may leave.' And the blonde did so.

Why the hell is he being like this? He's not a child anymore and yet, his own actions were confusing him. He felt as though, he is being confused by his own wavering emotions.

He checked his watch and it announced that it was already twelve midnight. Why is it already so damn late? He asked himself and then he remembered the reason.

They had been at the party this whole evening but they weren't supposed to stay so late. It just happens that after he left Naruto to talk business with another company owner, when he came back for him, the blonde wasn't around there anymore. He looked for him all over the room and even outside—to see if he had only gone out to get some air; sulking to him-self. He even demanded the hotel manager to let him check the customer's check-in list to make sure the idiot doctor didn't go to a room with some other personnel he might have met at the party. And frustratingly, he wasn't able to find the blonde until he suddenly appeared to be looking for him as well. They saw each other near the pavilion's entrance.

The raven—giving him a glare and a scowling face because of anxiety.

The blonde—looking as relaxed as he had been when the party started.

Sasuke finally sighed. He stood up from his chair and moved out of the mini study. He headed towards the terrace that was also part of his huge room. The air engulfed him once he was outside and was feeling its cold, a little moist sensation. The wind blowing his hair was relaxing. It calmed his body and the pressure of blood in his veins. All of the exhaustion slipped away and he felt himself falling asleep as he stayed leaning to the side of his terrace door's frame. He was holding his glass wine and it almost slid off of his grasp when his eyes gradually closed.

"I better sleep." He muttered as he laid down his glass and longed for the softness of his bed. He slumped forward it, burying his face onto the cold, smooth and fluffy surface of his pillow.

…

"He seemed so tired. I should've checked his health before leaving him." Naruto said to himself. He was now inside his room, lying down the bed and staring up at the ceiling. He was full of thoughts right now.

What is the reason for it? Is it because of Sasuke? Naruto's eyes rolled to the side where his hand limped over a pillow. It was the hand Sasuke always tortured. Sasuke held it three times with the same harshness by its grip. The third time he held it was when they lost track of each other at the party; where they were separated for hours.

That kind of harshness from the raven…felt so gentle now for Naruto. He feels that, whenever the raven holds him like that, he was in the point of anxiety or anger, as well. But Naruto didn't ponder much either of the meaning it held, it's just that the man's hold was like a guard. With it, he feels the strong protection hug him from all worries and fears. He felt comfortable with his touches, his presence, his voice, and his stares.

Naruto suddenly stood up.

"What….am I thin—king? What…." He held his head with his palm pressing against his forehead.

"What's this feeling…?" He asked himself, feeling the loud beating of his heart—its cry for emotions he need to let out. He felt warm little by little. But he can't comprehend what was happening to him. He doesn't know how to deal with this slight throbbing from inside his chest.

He gasped.

…

The next was another of Sasuke's normal routine for Naruto. But today, Sasuke was going to introduce him to one of his business acquaintances. That person is a woman—a respected woman who was known for her skills and influence throughout Japan.

Naruto developed some kind of respect for this woman's achievements. But unlike others, he wasn't actually amazed by it. It was only normal for a respected person like him to feel that way because he can say that both of them are alike. –The same level to people who were acknowledged because of their wonderful and high accomplishments.

As they moved to a reserved room located at the end of the restaurants hallway, only silence accompanied their footsteps. This time, all are in a formal mood. Even Kakashi, who was usually relaxed, was walking stiff and reserved by Sasuke's side. When Naruto turned to observe Sasuke, well…he was just the normal way. He then shrugged all of his building thoughts and followed the lead of Sasuke.

They arrived inside the room and there, the woman was sitting so quietly on one of the chairs. Her hair was a dull blonde but her smooth pale skin contrasted with it, making her good features glow out of the simplicity of her clothes. It was simple but it was lovely on her. You can also see that the materials used for it were expensive because of its dazzling effect to the wearer.

Naruto slightly blushed when the girl finally faced them.

Naruto then remembered her. She was the one who kept chatting with him, causing him to worry Sasuke. But he never expected that this woman would actually be the one Sasuke described yesterday.

"So everyone's here." She said, shaking hands with Sasuke like business partners. "And…" She turned to Naruto who was expecting to greet him casually. "May you introduce us to each other?" She glanced at Sasuke but kept her body facing the slightly surprised blonde.

"Naruto Uzumaki. It's my pleasure." Naruto said calmly. Yesterday he seemed to have forgotten that they weren't able to properly introduce themselves to each other so he also didn't know her name.

"Oh. I'm Ino Yamanaka. Also my pleasure." She beamed like yesterday. Then she invited Naruto to sit beside her.

"You're so lucky Sasuke." Ino beamed at Naruto while speaking to Sasuke. "—to have a very handsome and cute guy like him as your fiancée." She traveled her eyes to Sasuke's direction. Her facial expression changed a bit as the look in her eyes became suddenly serious when it met with the raven's. They were like having a staring fight because no one spoke at that moment.

The waiter came in when Sasuke was going to speak. Then platters of foods were served on the long round table Sasuke, Kakashi, Ino, and Naruto was occupying.

Even after the lunch, no one spoke until it was time for Ino to leave to attend for her other business. She waved at Naruto (only at him in particular) and then went inside the limousine that showed up after a few seconds she summoned her chauffer through her phone.

"She's faking it." Sasuke told Naruto inside the car.

"What is she faking?" The blonde asked.

"She's not really like that." Sasuke plainly said before picking up his phone.

"Yes?" His deep voice greeted the caller.

There were a few mumbles.

"Set the meeting in the afternoon." He said and then hung up.

"Tomorrow…I'm going to have another meeting. He's the president of a foreign company. It's up to you if you're going to go with me." He massaged his temples as his brows creased automatically.

Naruto noticed this and was going to ask about his sleeping condition. He could also see the dark rings that developed under the raven's eyes. But instead, he said yes and only continued observing Sasuke.

"He seems really tired. I wonder what's going on. He wasn't that busy when I first arrived here." Naruto thought while staring intently at the man beside him. Sasuke was leaning against the window and was wincing. Maybe because he was being troubled by his head ache, Naruto concluded.

"I'll give him a therapy tonight. Just to help him relax a bit." Naruto decided and then looked out the window.

Owari for the sixth chapter!

Okay…that's it for now, sorry it seemed short than the usual. I only managed to type 8 pages I think. I'm sorry for the super late update. Maybe I'll try updating again next week if there would be a free time for me.

About the flash back,…obviously, now I'm starting to tell you the past. I will show it for the next coming chapters so that some things will be clearer.

I'm sorry if I wasn't able to add some fluff or even romantic scenes…but actually we're nearing to it!! Yeah, I'm so excited…but I'm telling ot to be excited yet because I'm not sure if I will be able to spare a time for another update next wee.

Well…thanks for the reviews! Please continue supporting…you may not know, but I become obliged to update when reviewers like my sotry! Hehe…sorry again.

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