Chapter 16: Come with me if you want him to live

Disclaimer: I no own Naruto.

I'm tires so I'm writing this while sipping a huge cup of coffee. College classes are fun but very long. GO TO COLLEGE YOU BUM! LOL. Well, time to get to the good stuff yeah?

Sasuke pouted the whole way down the stairs in Naruto's apartment building. The blond was giggling at him because he had such a look on his face.

"Will you quit it? I'll be back after, I'm not going anywhere!" he said, setting a hand on his hips. Sasuke fidgeted and instead of saying anything he pulled the blond closer to him on the stairwell. After the raven had finally admitted his feelings and shown them, he was feeling extremely territorial, rats got that way as many aggressive animals did. Mating could be taken deeply serious depending on the person or in this case…A highly possessive rat.

"Sasuke!" Naruto blushed as he was pulled to a strong chest. Sasuke purred and the sound made his chest rumble deliciously, causing the blond to gulp and look up at him. Sasuke's eyes glowed with emotion as he lowered his head and gently caressed Naruto's lips with his own. Naruto let out a breath at the soft gesture, sweet and strictly romantic. Arms wrapped around him, making his body arch into the stairwell railing as the raven kissed him on the stairs. His uniform became a little disheveled as the other boy pulled him closer to nuzzle the skin on his neck.

"I'll be waiting for you Naru," he breathed, kissing a flushed earlobe. Naruto nodded and gently leant his head on the boy's shoulder.

"I'll be back soon," he promised. Sasuke reluctantly let go and watched the blond smile at him before leaving out the front door. Sasuke was offered to stay at the blonds' apartment, but he wanted to venture. He too left out the front door and headed for his usual alleyway.

Naruto jogged along the waterway, noticing how clouds seemed to gather and thunder rumbled in the sky. Leave it to him to forget to watch the weather channel. He smiled though when the night of missed weather watching was instead spent with Sasuke. The streets were still empty and people were setting up shops. Fresh coffee and baked goods wafted through alley ways attracting birds to sit on the canopies. Naruto briefly saw a sewer rat swimming in the water before disappearing into a pipe. He momentarily thought of the small rat he saved from the kitchen.

"I wonder how he's doing?" he asked himself.

"Who, your boyfriend?" a voice asked. Naruto ran head-first into the figure in front of him. Before he could apologize, he paled.

"Gerald!" he yelled eyes wide and confused. The man smiled, a fresh cigarette hanging from his smirking mouth.

"Well don't you look pretty in your work gear? Heading for another day at the grind stone?" he asked. Naruto narrowed his eyes and aimed to walk past him.

"Beat it, I'm going to be late to work if I talk to you," he hissed, starting to walk. Two more men came out of nowhere and stopped him in his tracks. A sudden pressure could be felt in his back when fear gripped his stomach. Gerald held the barrel of his gun slightly out of view of the rest of the world to the blonds' middle back.

"Leo wants you to come to him. If you refuse, we know where you live, your new boy toy is there right? Don't make me paint your walls in his blood kid," he whispered, bending low to Naruto's ear. The blond jerked and made a face of desperation, turning his head slightly he begged in a small voice.

"Please…Don't hurt him, do what you want to me but leave Sasuke alone." The boy's eyes held the sincere emotion that could have only been described as love. Gerald's features softened some as he gently but sternly pushed the blond forward to follow the men in front of him.

"Then let's get going, shall we?" He said more than asked. Naruto hung his head and nodded. They led the blond to a small car parked between two alleyways leading to the restaurant. Gerald climbed into the driver's side while the men he was with climbed in on either side of Naruto. The blond kept his head hung and his eyes facing the floor, hands clenched in his lap. Gerald briefly let his eyes wander to the boy through the rear-view mirror. He put his eyes back onto the road and started the engine. Though he was loyal to Leo, he couldn't help but let his heart speak the truth.

Leo…You are a desperate bastard…

Naruto looked out the window and wondered if Sasuke was home and waiting for him. He wondered if he would ever make it back to him.

"Don't worry about missing work Blondie," the goon on his right said, smiling to himself. Naruto looked questionably at him. Gerald's head turned so fast he almost lost his ability on the room.

"Mike!" he hissed. Naruto's head turned to him next.

"What do you mean?" He demanded. Gerald kept his mouth shut and turned back to the road.

"Never mind…" he spoke. Naruto jumped forward and grabbed his shoulder.

"Answer me dammit!" He yelled in his ear. Both the goons next to him grabbed him by the shoulders and forced him back.

"Sit down you idiot, you want to plunge us into the sea?" He asked. The car was traveling faster and faster with the speed of traffic alongside the side of the road that faced the sea. There was nothing between them and the sea drop, but a small guard rail made of frail metal. Naruto bit his lip and smacked a hand to his forehead.

"I don't understand you guys! You were so different back in school!" He suddenly shouted. Naruto had recognized the guys on either side of him from the gang Leo usually hung out with back when they were "together." The goons looked at him briefly before turning back to look out the windows. They had nothing to say. What could they say? Naruto was once their friend…

Kakashi had gotten bored with the colony and decided to spy on Sasuke to see how things were going.

No doubt they went at it like rabbits…

The thought, for some reason, made him feel proud and brought dramatic tears to his eyes.

Reading him all that porn really paid off! I'm so proud he's growing up so fast!

He chuckled as he made it and climbed the fire escape to the apartment. He slipped through the window that had been left open and landed on the bed on his butt in a soft 'thunk.' He looked around and saw no one was home. The sudden opening of the door scarred him and he quickly his under the pillows. Two strange men walked in, men Kakashi recognized.

"Those are the guy's Sasuke kicked the shit out of at the photo store…And stole their wallets."

Kakashi watched as the men wandered around the apartment, apparently looking for something.

"The blonds' boy toy isn't here," one of them said.

"Think he went with the blond? Gerald and the others will be in trouble then, should we call Leo?" he asked.

Leo…? That human with the red dread locks…?

Whatever, I think…" the man was cut off.

RING RING RING

The ringing of a cell phone interrupted them, and one of the men answered it.

"Hello…?" He asked. Kakashi listened intently but even with his rat ears it was hard. The man on the phone suddenly smiled and snapped his phone shut.

"They found and got the blond; his boyfriend isn't with him," they smiled. Kakashi felt his body freeze, and his fur turned white.

"Leave the note on the door and call me as soon as the kid's boy toy shows up. He is in for one hell of a surprise!" Both men laughed and hastily tapped a note to the door before closing it and descending the stairs. Kakashi came from under the pillows and rapidly rushed under the door to see the note outside. It was too far away for him to see.

"I have to find Sasuke!" He yelled, taking off down the stairs. A figure down the hall stepped out from the shadows and up to the blonds' door. A long finger poked out from a black sleeve and traced the letters on the paper tapped upon the door. His toothy grin chuckled as he pulled back his hood. Silver hair swayed as he gently ran his fingers through it.

"It seems this will become interesting. I guess I'll be kind and watch the show…for now," his chilly voice rasped. He quickly put his hood up when he heard someone coming up the stairs. He vanished in place, leaving nothing behind.

Sasuke had only wandered around for a bit before he started to miss his Naruto.

I should have followed him to work…

Rain clouds gathered, and thunder rolled. He then realized that the blond would be coming home in the rain. He quickly walked back to the apartment and went up the stairs. A tingling sensation went down his spine, and he froze.

What is this feeling? My animal instincts are going wild.

Whether he could control it or not his eyes began to turn red as he hurried up the stairs. Something thunked against his leg, and he briefly looked down. Kakashi rubbed his small head as it came into contact with Sasuke's hard shin.

"Sasuke!" he yelled, scurrying up the pant leg and onto his shoulder.

"Kakashi, what are you doing? You're…"

"Something has happened to Naruto!" he hissed. Sasuke's head whipped toward him, almost knocking the rat of his shoulder.

"What, where?" he growled. Kakashi shook his head.

"There is a letter on the door, but it's far away for me to read!" he squeaked. Sasuke bolted, and he arrived at the door and noticed a piece of paper there. He snatched it up and his eyes widened further, spinning rapidly in their sockets.

To my rival in love,

It seems to me; you're nothing but a nuisance, so I'll give you a choice.

Come to the restaurant as soon as you get this and face me or…

Say good-bye to Naruto, the choice is yours, your dearest friend,

Leo.

Sasuke clenched his teeth as he felt his inner instincts hiss and curl. He ran down the steps two by two until he just jumped over the railing. He fell three floors before landing on his feet and running out the door and past a startled woman returning home. Kakashi held on for dear life as Sasuke seemed to be running blind to the restaurant.

"What if it's a trap!" The silver rat warned. Sasuke shook his head as he continued to run past people and through alleyways.

"Don't care, Naruto…In danger," he huffed. He finally arrived and was surprised to discover it closed up. No one seemed to be around, not even on the street. Sasuke took a breath as did Kakashi. The raven faced him.

"Kakashi, go back to the colony and get help, I'll need them if things get bad," he said. Kakashi looked at him.

"For what?" He asked confused.

"Leo could be a liar and not even have Naruto here, I'll need to track him down fast, and I don't have that strong of a nose, even if I did keep my instincts. Go get them and hurry!" He urged. Kakashi reluctantly nodded and hopped off his shoulder. He ran down the street and out of sight. Sasuke narrowed his eyes, glowing, red and vicious.

Leo…You're dead meat…

There you have it, see you next time!

TBC R&R