Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto

Ages:
Naruto: 22
Sasuke: 24

Beat The Odds
Chapter 12: A Rude Reminder

November 13 2009 - 3 years and 2 months together

Everyone had expressed deep jealously for him having the opportunity to leave the harsh winter behind and be basking in the hot Caribbean weather. He had to gently remind them that although he was going to the Dominican Republic that he was not going to be on vacation.

It was going to be hard to be unable to talk to the brunette for an entire week. He had a limited amount of texts and Kakashi had claimed all of them. Though Naruto was sure he could sneak a couple of messages to his boyfriend throughout the week without his guardian caring.

He sullenly pulled out his phone, eyes dropping tiredly. He decided to text Kakashi and Sasuke before he fell asleep.

Landed in Santiago. [6:03 pm]
Made it dad. Another 2 hours before I reach headquarters. [6:03 pm]

He sighed, 13 texts left. He closed his eyes and let himself drift off to sleep.

November 16 2009 - 3 years and 2 months together

Sasuke raked his hand through his air. He was finding the days becoming darker and he always felt an overwhelming tiredness sweep through him whenever he step foot through his condo's door.

He glanced at his phone, ignoring the fact that he had not heard from Naruto since he landed three days ago in Santiago. He knew that his boyfriend was fine. But not hearing from him for such an extended period of time fried his nerves a bit. He just wished he knew that Naruto was okay. A simple message just saying things were going okay would calm his heart.

Logically he knew but a small part of his irrational mind was at work. He played every negative situation he imagined over in his head and just hoped that nothing bad was happening. Kakashi would have told him if something bad had happened, at least he hoped so. The man may not be over the moon with their relationship but he was not cruel.

He dragged his feet over to his bedroom, it was early evening but he felt the need to take a nap. He knew his overactive imagination would run away with him, the horror show of a hurt or sick Naruto would be at the forefront of his mind. It was there every time he closed his eyes.

He shook his head as he pushed open his bedroom door. His phone decided to vibrate at that moment, causing him to look down. Suddenly he felt the world lift from his shoulders, it was Naruto.

I hate it here. [5:32pm]

He froze. What...?

His mind suddenly went into a frenzied state. It was strange to get a text like that because Naruto had been excited about the trip. He had spent months talking about it and preparing to leave. They both thought it would be a great experience for him, something he had to do.

He racked his mind for what to do. How can he help him when he was unreachable? What had caused this? Was he okay? He bit his lip and sat on his bed, thinking. The limited amount of texts he was allowed hindered him in being able to talk him through this, so he had to make the message back to his boyfriend count.

He closed his eyes and replayed old conversations in his mind. He needed to get the spark back because a determined and happy Naruto was amazing. He needed to remind Naruto of that.

Get up off your sorry ass. Remember why you decided to go. [5:40pm]

Sasuke breathed deeply, let his finger hover over the send button. A part of him felt guilty for being harsh but he was not one to sugar coat reality. Naruto wouldn't appreciate it.

He thought back to the months of preparation. The smile that lit up scarred cheeks as he mumbled about how he was going to be teaching English to kids, and how he was excited to see what the culture was like. He went on to explain the amazing adventure that he was about to have, living in the poorest part of the country for a week with no electricity and unsafe water. Sasuke didn't find any of it appealing, but Naruto had and it was beautiful.

He needed that spark back and maybe remembering why he was there would bring it back. Closing his eyes he pressed down on the send button. He lay back on his bed and let the tiredness of the day sweep him away for the night.

Sasuke never got a reply.

November 18 2009 - 3 years 2 months together

The headache known as Suigetsu was starting to really aggravate him more so than usual. He rubbed his forehead tiredly, glancing down at the incorrect item list. He took his pen and started scratching off what was wrong with the report and preparing to send it back to the man to redo, again.

Sometimes he wished he had the power to fire people, he would have fired Suigetsu weeks ago.

His phone buzzed, shocking him. He must have forgotten to put it on silent when he arrived at the office. He sighed, fished it out of his pocket and saw that it was a text message from Naruto.

He stopped and held his breath as he replayed the last text in his mind. 'I hate it here'.

Sasuke knew it was unprofessional, but he didn't care. This was his parent's company, he was allowed to get away with more than other employees. Sue him. So he expertly swiped his finger across the device and pulled up the text message that he got.

You know just what to say, thanks Sasuke. I can't wait to show you pictures! Love you. [1:33pm]

Sasuke let his breath go and smiled. There was his dumb blond. He was thankful that Naruto was feeling better because he hated feeling helpless and unable to help his boyfriend out. Having limited access to talking to him was harder than he expected, one week should have been a walk in the park. A nice break and more alone time to enjoy himself with. But he was dreading every hour of it and not being able to change it.

Sighing he turned his eyes back to the report just in time to see amused amethyst eyes staring at him from over his cubicle wall.

"You know you're-"

"Go away Suigetsu before I hurt you."

"Right, I came here for those reports..." he eyes lingered on the report that Sasuke was marking up before frowning. "Let me guess, I got to redo them?"

"Hn."

Sasuke heard his groan but the headache he felt coming on was slowly receding and he smirked as he continued to scribble the corrections onto the white paper.

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