Chapter 2: Escaping trouble

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Naruto sighed and looked out at the harbor one last time before heading toward work. Sometimes he wondered if he would be going anywhere in life. Working all the time, barely an education and to top it off...Money wasn't exactly coming in either. He had to be very careful what he spent it on, and though it sounded mean...Take as much as he could from people without looking desperate and giving off suspicion. This was sadly how the blond lived his life. What life he did have anyway. He started walking in the direction of the restaurant when he felt his shoulder bumped by a passing person. He quickly turned to the person to apologize when he was met with a familiar face.

"There ya are Uzumaki. I've been...Lookin for ya..." the other boy smiled. Naruto immediately turned away and started walking. His wrist was caught, and he stopped.

"Come on, don't be like that. Won't you at least hear me out?" He smiled and tried to pull the blond closer. Naruto huffed and wrenched his arm away. He crossed his arms over his chest and scowled.

"What do you want Leo? If I've said it once I'll say it again. I'm. Not. Interested!" Leo seemed to pout, but it vanished as quickly as it came. Leo was a well-built teenager like Naruto; red hair grew loose and moderately past his ears in dreadlocks. Deep brown eyes looked at the blond's frame with hunger, leading down to a well sculpted face and full somewhat tanned lips. When Naruto had first met Leo, he had thought the boy handsome and lust after worthy, but now, Naruto, knew the truth.

A jerk with a huge ego and even bigger mouth.

Naruto met him in high school when they had been paired up in gym class. From then on, Leo and a group of his cronies had always tried to talk to him and ask him out. Leo was persistent and never took no for an answer.

"Why not babe? I've got the goods, friends and I've known you for a long time. I'm legit..." he smiled, attempting to put a hand on Naruto's hip. Naruto moved aside and sat on the bridge's edge away from the red head. Naruto knew what he was alright, he was far from legit. His dad owned over half the harbor, and even more of the boats in it. Some say he, and his father were involved in an under ground drug smuggling ring and every day it felt truer. Naruto was warned by many people to stay away from Leo. He took those warnings to heart and not at any time let go. However, Leo never knew when to quit and kept pestering the blond into dating him. Naruto would always of course reject him, making Leo just think he was playing hard to get...For almost over a year now...

"I told you already. I'm not interested in dating and especially not you! Wouldn't your father be mad that you were asking a man to date instead of a woman?" Naruto sighed, rubbing his temples. Leo wasn't fazed; he smiled and looked the blond over again. Shrugging he made his way over and set a hand on either side of the blond's hips that were seated on the bridge edge. He pushed his face forward and met with azure eyes. He chuckled and lowered his eye lids.

"My old man doesn't care. He only cares that I settle down and not do something stupid." He leaned forward even more, and Naruto started panicking. He blushed and realized he was being pushed over the edge of a very . . . High bridge.

"Leo...Leo...Leo! Knock it off I'm going to fall for god's sake stop...Ah!" Naruto almost fell backwards, on the verge of feeling that weightless lump in his throat when you fell. He reached his arms out, and even though he didn't want to, grabbed and wrapped them around the other boy to keep himself from falling. Leo smirked and drew back, running one of his hands up the shaking blond's back.

"Ah come on babe, I'm just fooling. No way in hell I'd let you fall..." he said in a small, sudden seriousness. He kissed the side of the blond's head and nuzzled his face into his neck. Naruto gasped and blushed, trying to move out of the grip.

"Leo! Leo knock it off! S-stop it already! I'm not..." Naruto said and started to lean away. Leo continued his ministrations and kissed the tanned boy's neck.

Naruto trembled.

Oh shit! This isn't good...

Leo kissed his way to a smooth collar bone. The shirt Naruto wore that day was light, and could easily be pulled down. Naruto tightened his hold and held a fist full of the other boy's shirt back. Leo chuckled and kissed up his neck, lightly planting his lips on Naruto's pink ones. The blond moaned in protest and pulled away. Leo pulled back and fingered a strand of blond hair that had moved in front of his face.

"Think about it, I'll see ya soon, babe." Leo winked and walked away, heading toward a group of men waiting for him at the end of the bridge. Naruto panted lightly and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He fixed his shirt and looked sadly at the ground.

Leo isn't kidding around this time. No way, I'll be able to deny him if he gangs up on me. I'm in trouble if I can't throw him off my back. My life is hard enough as it is!

Naruto sighed and stood up. He walked off the bridge and headed toward his work; head a little lowered the whole way. Being so caught up, he didn't notice the small reddish eyes gleaming at him from faraway. They were angry and filled with as much rage as a little rat could handle. Sasuke hissed and fidgeted on the small ledge he was perched on.

Stupid red headed human! Thinking he could trick my Naruto like that! I'll claw his eyes out! I'll bite him until he bleeds and cries! Don't care if I'm a rat, I'll kill him! Naruto...My Naruto if only I was human! I would take you away and keep you safe from that ugly human!

Sasuke moped and seethed. Squeaking and hissing until the blond was long gone from the area. Sasuke noticed and twitched his whiskers. He went down the storm drain and ran on to the side walk. Several people that saw him shrieked and moved away. Sasuke ignored them and ran in plain sight down the side walk.

Naruto...Naruto...Naruto...What are you up to today? I love to see you move around in your little waiter outfit. It reminds me every day of the day you saved me! Crackers! Crackers! Crackers! Oh now I'm hungry . . . No! Not at this moment in time! I have to go watch my precious Naruto!

Sighing happily, he failed to notice the rat ahead of him when he switched from the side walk into a near by alley way. He almost ran right by one of his fellow rats.

"Yo! Sasuke! What's the hurry?" Kakashi yelled, nibbling on a piece of apple core.

"Kakashi? I don't have time for you now! I have to visit someone!" Sasuke squeaked, twisting his whiskers in agitation. The other rat was silver with a strange patch of black on his face. One of his eyes had been damaged in a fight with another rat and was closed most of the time. Kakashi munched on his apple slowly while eyeing Sasuke like he was nuts.

"Uh . . . News flash! Since when have you ever needed to see someone? Unless its food, is it food? Tell me it's food . . . " Kakashi drooled, becoming lost in his day dream of rotten eggs and bad sandwich meat. Sasuke hissed and started down the alley way again.

"None of your business! Go back to your trash can where you belong!" He ran to the end of the alley and up to another storm drain. When he was on the roof of the next building, he disappeared from sight. Kakashi finished his apple core and stored the rest of it in his secret hiding spot. He licked his whiskers clean and savored the last taste of the apple on his lips.

"Wow, this is interesting. Sasuke has never taken an interest in something before...I wonder...Hehe." Kakashi ran from the alley and followed the route Sasuke went.

TBC

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