The area around the taxi began to become leafier as the car left central London. Houses grew in size, lit prettily by artfully placed garden spotlights or tall black gilded streetlamps which shone with a white light. Space between each house grew and grew, copses of trees became denser and the river Thames began to look less brown when the taxi turned right off the main road into a gated estate. Driving past mansion sized houses on the left and right, set far away from the clean asphalt road, they continued onwards. The road ended abruptly at a huge pair of ornate gates, which were open and attended by a man in a black suit covered with a coat with a clipboard. The taxi stopped. Leaning forward, Sasuke noted the price on the toll by the driver and, leaning back, gestured to Naruto. Peering at it, he nodded and pulled out his wallet. Fishing out the appropriate money, he added it to Sasuke's who gave it to the driver. They got out and walked up to the huge iron cast gates, Naruto leaning forward slightly against the cold which had become piercing as they moved away from the heat and bustle of Central London. Sasuke walked up to the man with the clipboard and stated his name then stuck a thumb behind him at Naruto who was studying the detailed swirls of black painted iron which made up the gate. The man nodded and ticked Sasuke's name off the sheet. Lifting a gloved hand, he pointed up the dusky path and explained to Sasuke how to get to the house. Nodding, he whacked Naruto's arm lightly with the back of his hand to gain his attention and the two set off up the hill, hands in pockets and clouded breath curling in front of their faces. A black sports car passed them as they walked up, lighting the tree lined path. Naruto peered into the window and saw the darkened figure of a woman before the car passed. Her hair looked surprisingly familiar… I'll see her later anyway. He thought to himself as the house came into view. It was a huge modern building, with a fountain and a large bricked driveway which was lined with expensive and cheaper looking cars alike. Light spilled out from the huge clear windows, none of which were covered by curtains. People seemed to fill it from floor to ceiling, on every floor of the huge mansion. The huge, shiny black double doors were closed, though a note next to the doorbell simply ordered you to push - open. Sasuke pushed at the door and found it was indeed unlocked. The two men entered and were immediately confronted with people. Loud dance music echoed through the huge house which was sparsely furnished, though Sasuke suspected most of Kiba's smaller, breakable possessions had been moved to a locked room somewhere in the huge building. It was hot in the bustling, noisy house so Sasuke and Naruto shed their coats and handed them to another suit clad man who nodded and hung them up on a coat rack behind him. Sasuke stepped out of the entranceway and pushed through the crowds, entering a huge room which was walled with glass at one end, allowing a beautiful view of the Thames and the city in the distance to be seen. White walls emphasised the would-be calmness of the space, though it was currently exactly the opposite. A DJ had been placed in front of the window and people were dancing, talking and drinking. Large black leather sofas lined the walls. Sasuke scanned the room and laid eyes upon the man he wanted to see. He followed the walls, approaching a man sitting on one of the sofas, cocktail in hand and talking to two very beautiful girls. Naruto followed, and upon approaching, noticed the girl sitting on the man's left. She was pale, with long, expensive looking black purple hair, and beautifully pale blue eyes. The woman from the dinner party, Naruto thought, remembering himself staring at the way her hair would change colour when she moved her head. She must be the daughter of some rich Greenwich businessman; her companions looked expensive enough to be old money, though. He followed Sasuke towards the man and the two women. He shifted his focus onto the man, who he guessed must have been Kiba. He had short brown hair and dark eyes; two triangular shaped birthmarks graced his cheeks. Sasuke greeted Kiba who stood up, handing one of the girls his cocktail. 'Sasuke! I haven't seen you in years! Where have you been hiding?'

Sasuke smirked. 'Around. This is Naruto.' Sasuke gestured to Naruto who smiled and shook Kiba's hand. 'Naruto, Kiba.' Kiba grinned then turned to the two women behind him, holding out a hand each for them to take as they stood. He placed a hand on the shoulder of a blonde woman wearing a purple dress, her long hair tied in a straight ponytail high on her head.

'This is Ino. She's from Germany.' Naruto and Sasuke nodded at the pretty blonde who leaned on Shikamaru and smiled playfully. Shikamaru placed a hand on the shoulder of the beautiful, dark haired woman on his right. 'This is Hinata. Her father is currently the chief executive of Toyota industries in Japan.' Hinata blushed.

'Y-You didn't have to tell them that!' She stuttered, before Kiba laughed and threw an arm around her shoulder.

'Drinks are in the kitchen over there.' Kiba gestured to a room across from the huge space. 'Welcome to the party of the year!' He laughed mightily. As Naruto and Sasuke moved off towards the kitchen, Naruto looked back to see the little trio back on the sofa, Hinata blushing and Ino and Kiba laughing. He turned back to Sasuke.

'How'd Kiba get all this?'

Sasuke shrugged and leaned over the huge island in the kitchen. 'New money. Invented a really successful phone app or something.' Naruto nodded as the bartender leaned forward to ask what the two men wanted to drink. Sasuke turned to him. 'Bloody Mary.' Naruto lifted his voice over the loud music to hear the bartender who was a couple of feet away.

'Margarita please.' The bartender nodded and went to shake the drinks while the two men waited. Scanning the crowd, Naruto caught a glimpse of a stubby black ponytail in a crowd, and hurried off quickly to catch his friend Shikamaru.

'Shika!' Shikamaru turned around, looking surprised.

'Naruto! I didn't know you were invited!' He clapped a hand on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto grinned.

'I wasn't.' He gestured for him to follow and led Shikamaru back to the bar to Sasuke who was now sipping his drink. 'Sasuke, this is Shikamaru Nara. Shika, Sasuke.' Sasuke lifted his drink in greeting before taking a sip. Naruto grabbed his drink from the bar top as well, taking a sip and grimacing at the salt which rimmed the glass. He looked back at Shikamaru. 'How do you know Kiba?'

'His father is friends with my dad. I talk to him sometimes. Nothing exciting.' Shikamaru grinned and leaned over the bar, holding up three fingers. The bartender nodded. Turning two the two men who were looking at him curiously. 'Shots!' Three little hot glasses were slid down the polished surface towards the group. Sasuke tipped back the last of his Bloody Mary and grabbed one of the little glasses.

'What are they?'

'Jagermeisters.' Naruto and Shikamaru each took a glass and the three tipped them back, grimacing slightly at the burn of the alcohol. Sasuke placed the glass back on the side and turned, suddenly face to face with his boss, Izumo. His face was a little flushed as he grinned up at his work colleague.

'Sasuke! Come say hi to all of us!' Without waiting for an answer, he grabbed the drink that had just been passed to him and practically dragged Sasuke away, his captured victim looking apologetically at the two laughing men at the bar. Naruto laughed and turned back to the bar, only to be presented with another shot by Shikamaru. They tipped back the strong drink, Naruto already feeling the beginnings of a buzz, and joined the growing crowd on the dance floor facing the Thames.

And the party begins!
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