CHAPTER 2

~8 years earlier~

Sasuke lazily turned circles in his chair.' So Bored' he thought. He had finished all of his paperwork yesterday leaving him with only a meeting to do earlier that day. A sigh escaped his lips and he laid his head on the desk. 'Some birthday' was his last thought as he began to doze off. No later than five minutes his phone rang, making him jump. He cleared his throat.

"Uchiha Corporations, Sasuke Uchiha speaking,"

"TEME!" Sasuke felt a migraine coming after his dumb best friend yelled through the phone rather loud.

"What Naruto? You do know I am at work!" The raven hair boy brooded sounding more irritated than usual.

"Who works on their birthday Sasuke? Only you! I'm coming to get you out of the office!" His friend was desperate but Sasuke was really not in the mood for celebration. "I'll pass thanks,"

"Oh NO YOU DON"T! If I have to drag you out of the office then I will. You Know I am dead serious." Sasuke sighed. He knew Naruto was being dead serious. He looked at the time on his computer screen. 11:38 .It was close to his lunch break anyways and it's not like he had anything to decided to entertain the idiot. 'Father shouldn't mind'

"Meet me at Nodaiwa(1),"He let a smile grace his pretty face," I'll let you treat me to lunch,"

"Yayyyy, wait wha-" click.

Sasuke rotated one more time in his chair before getting up and locking his office door. He was feeling a little better already. He stood up deciding if he wanted to take his car or not and decided against it. He passed by his brother's office. Itachi smiled as Sasuke walked by.

"Happy birthday otouto." Sasuke smiled back," Arigato anki" 'Today shouldn't be that bad'

Sasuke arrived at Nodaiwa at five minutes till noon. He saw his best friend already there and headed to the table where the blonde was sitting.

"Teme!" The blonde grinned.

"hn," the raven haired boy sat down taking off his suit jacket. A brown-haired waitress came and gave them a menu. Naruto thanked her not that she was paying any attention to the blonde, a certain blue hair beauty kept her interest. Sasuke gave her one of his famous glares and with a squeak she left.

"Come on Sasuke, no attitude today please? Its your birthday!" The blonde smiled.

"Sure Naruto whatever," Sasuke said as he flipped through the menu. The rest of lunch went particularly well. Mostly Naruto talking and Sasuke nodding his head to show he was listing and adding some words in here and there. Naruto paid for both of their meals and decided to walk Sasuke back to his job.

"So what happened to you," Naruto put his hands deeper into his pockets finding the sidewalk interesting more than ever. Sasuke caught the seriousness in his voice.

"What do you mean?" Naruto scoffed. "What do I mean? Look at you Sasuke you are always working. You do nothing but work!You are 18 years old and an-" Naruto couldn't seem to find the right looked forward,a little more pissed than before. Naruto always said the same things. Sasuke nearly scoffed.' Idiot. You don't know what its like' "Say it then," The raven haired male said more harsh than he meant. He was ready to get this conversation out-of-the-way.

"Come to America with me." Naruto whispered." This does not have to be your life" There was an awkward silence between the two best friends."We could have so much fun. Go to school or work or whatever." Naruto smiled."I know you always wanted to go to New York." Naruto stole a glance at Sasuke who looked like he was having a debate within himself. The blond sighed as they came to Sasuke's job. Naruto was about to walk off when Sasuke spoke.

" I wish I could, but my father wont allow it." Sasuke said keeping his eyes anywhere but at Naruto. Naruto tighten his fist. He was about to argue his best friend down telling him why he shouldnt follow in his fathers footsteps when he saw no one other than Fugaku Uchiha walking towards them. 'Speaking of the devil'

" Sasuke," Sasuke head snapped up at the sound of his father's voice." Where have you been? I have looked everywhere for you."

"Naruto and I went to lunch." Sasuke said suddenly more angry than he should have been.

" Ah yes of course. Today happens to be a very big day indeed," Sasuke looked at his father in confusion. Anticipation filled into his stomach. 'He remembered my birthday?' Naruto even tensed thinking the same thing as his best friend. A smile graced his fathers face. He put a hand on Sasuke's shoulder. After what felt like ages Sasuke finally found his voice," What is today father?" His voice sounded a little dry.

"Don't tell me you forgot." His father practically beamed." Today your mother, Itachi and I will be going to South Korea to discuss expanding the business." Sasuke felt his heart drop.' Of course he wouldn't remember'. Sasuke never felt this low before. Probably because he never got his hopes up , especially about something about how he was treated by his father. He thought about last month on Itachi's birthday when his father threw his older brother a party. Sasuke couldn't even get a lousy happy birthday. Naruto watched his friends hopefulness leave his eyes and replaced by nothing. An empty void of no emotions. Naruto felt even more angry as he watched Fugaku's retreating form. 'That bastard'. Naruto put on a fake smile and put his shoulder around Sasuke. That seemed to snap the young raven out of his trance.

"Ne Sasuke don't worry about him. The old bat can't remember anything!" Naruto lied.

"Naruto," Sasuke's voice was barely a whisper. Naruto looked at his best friend confused. "I am going to America with you."

a/n:

(1)Nodaiwa is a very popular restaurant in Japan. I googled it.Here is chapter 2. Please Read and Review!Thank you to whoever reviewed in the first chapter!

See ya next time,

Nata