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Can you say end of the year projects? ... Good. XD But it's almost summer, meaning I'll be updating more!

Lukki approached his and Kakashi's table near the front of the stage, rotating his watch around his wrist out of old habit. With a handsome smile on his face, he pulled a chair out and sat down, noticing the raised eyebrow of the silver-haired pet owner. Twisting his lips into a childish grin, Lukki leaned forward.

"Your pets are going down," he seemed so sure of himself.

Kakashi chuckled and took a sip of the water he had someone bring him. He didn't want to be drunk during his pets' showings, so he'd shoved all the alcohol to the side.

"We'll see about that."

Naruto ignored their converation as he stared at the dim stage with big blue eyes, half expecting his father to be the first one up. His tail fluttered wildly behind him and he anxiously tapped his nails against the glass table, the sound not really in any specific pattern. Anyone could tell he was excited.

I want Susu Oppa to win, but I want Ita Oppa and Kyuu-Kyuu to win, too!

The chattering crowd went silent as Tsunade, once again, walked onto the stage and cleared her throat in annoyance. She sighed inwardly, tired already. Placing her manicured hand on her hip she greeted the audience like before, with a tone of authority and boredom, if those two even mixed.

"The judges' decisions on the winner for the Junior division will be announced at the same time as the Senior division winner, which will be at midnight," she explained, glancing up at the huge clock by the doors which read 9:52 p.m. She mentally screamed. "The same prizes and publicity will be given to the senior pets, like always. So let's begin the second half of the Showcase, shall we?" she welcomed a female Chinchilla out onto the stage and Kakashi chuckled in his seat.

"Why if it isn't sweet little Hinata. Aburame-san sure did doll her up. She's beautiful, isn't she, Naruto-kun?" the scarecrow asked the young cat. Naruto nodded his head quickly in agreement and watched as Hinata strolled down the walk with an air of innocence around her. She was beyond pretty, her blackish blue hair curving upward near her chin, a faint dash of blue around her eyes. She smiled shyly to the audience and her eskimo like dress swished around her, creating a lovely effect.

Naruto stared in amazement, realizing that the older pets were way out of his league...

How am I ever going to be as beautiful as her...?

Hinata gave one last fleeting smile and made her way backstage, another pet immediately coming out. It was Sai, in all of his proud glory. Unlike the chinchilla, he had an aura of strength and handsome beauty. His ivory skin contrasted well with the dark garbs he was wearing, the silky material brishing against his body in all of the right places, making him look almost like an angel. It amazed Naruto how different Sai could be on stage and off.

The male winked at Naruto, definitely more cheerful than when he'd stormed off after his "chat" with Sasuke earlier.

Many more pets came on and, finally, it was Sasuke's turn. The leopard came out in human form, like everyone else had. Naruto had asked why they weren't showing off their animal selves and Kakashi replied by saying that all of the pets were going to come out at the end as animals and be judged on that then. He said it saved time.

Sasuke's movements bordered between smooth and cocky, his posture ever so royal. He kept his face blank, making many of the audience members see him as an elegant china doll, expressionless and beautiful. He let his dark eyes hover over Naruto and the little blond blushed prettily under the heated gaze. Sasuke smiled to himself and went backstage.

"Next is also one of Hatake Kakashi's pets, Itachi, an albino leopard," Tsunade announced.

A few moments went by yet no one came out.

"Um, Itachi?" the blonde woman called, but no one emerged from the dark curtains. "I suppose we should move on to the next pet."

Kakashi spit out the water he was drinking and coughed loudly, drawing attention to him. He shot up out of his chair and quickly made his way to the stairs that led backstage. Lukki stood and followed, beckoning for Naruto to come with him, not wanting the boy to stay alone.

"I wonder what happened to Itachi?" the owner asked himself.

"Help me look for him," Kakashi told them both when he realized they were following him. He began opening doors, a lot of the pets hanging around backstage staring at him with raised brows. Those pets included Gaara, Neji, Kiba, Sasuke, Sai, and many others.

"I can't believe Aniki went missing," Sasuke grumbled, a bit amused. He was about to talk to Naruto about how proud he was of him, but the little kitten was already searching around down the halls for Itachi.

"Hey! Kyuubi's missing too!" Lukki exclaimed, his voice cracking.

Naruto scampered across the hall, opening various doors and peaking in. He eventually reached the final door in the hallway and blinked up at the huge sign on it that said "Employees Only". Pushing it open, he popped his head in and heard shifting and some voices. Walking past the entrance, he glanced around the corner and blinked at the scene.

Kyuubi was, like last time, being thrust into by an eager and horny Itachi. But this time, he was being slammed into the wall, his cock rubbing up against the green paint and smearing precum around as he whined, whimpered, and moaned. The fox was arching back against the leopard, his arm bent back and claws digging into pale skin. Mouth open in a silent scream, Kyuubi shook and let his eyes flutter open as Itachi pushed into him harder.

"Mmm, Itachi-- ahh!" Itachi sunk his canines into the other pet's shoulder. "Uhh... harder!"

Naruto squealed loudly and fled the room, worried that either his heart was going to explode or that his face was going to melt. He ran blindly down the hall and wound up running into a warm body, stumbling back. His wrist was caught by Sasuke and he blinked, his cheeks still tomato red.

"Naruto found them," the raven called to Kakashi and Lukki. Both men immediately ran down the hall and filed into the room, shouts and indignant screams coming from their a few moments later.

Sasuke lifted the blond into his arms with a bit of trouble with how heavy he was. "Your heart's not racing, is it?"

Naruto slowly shook his head, smiling a bit. "B-but I don't like walking in on them everytime they do that."

Laughing, Sasuke ruffled Naruto's hair. "I would imagine it to be horrible. No one would want to see Aniki's behind, hm?" he joked. Naruto laughed along with him, but shut up when a soft kiss was placed on his lips.

"Susu... Oppa?"

"Do you know that I've very proud of you? Not only did you do a good job in your first Showcase, but you were able to show the judges something that the other pets didn't."

Naruto blinked.

"A sincere personality," Sasuke answered. "There are hardly any pets these days that show their true selves when onstage. I know it sounds silly and mushy, but it's the truth. Most pets are artificial now, but you're not, and everyone can see that. I know you're going to go far and I'm so proud of you," he pulled the cat into a hug and chuckled when Naruto basically purred and wrapped his arms around his neck.

He's proud of me!

xXxXx

Sakura helped Naruto change into something more comfortable while Sasuke watched Kakashi and Lukki scold the two hormone-driven pets. They were sitting in plastic chairs, boredly staring up at the high ceiling as they were yelled at. While Kakashi seemed more amused with the situation, Lukki was furious, conveying his anger through his violent hand gestures.

Flailing his arms around like a retarded humming bird, the older blond hissed. "I trained you for months so you could win this and you throw your chance away like a crumpled piece of paper?.! How can you even compare satisfying your sexual needs with becoming an idol of Japan?.!"

"Itachi's pheremones--" Kyuubi was cut off.

"I don't care about Itachi's pheremones, you need to learn self control! That's it, you're gettin' the muzzle and jacket!" Lukki grinned evily.

"The muzzle and jacket?" Itachi raised a brow.

Kyuubi looked afraid, very afraid.

xXxXx

"We will now announce the winners for both divisions," Tsunade spoke, clearly tired. "The results were based on the judges' choices and the vote of the audience. Now, for the Junior's division, the new Showcase pet is..." she was given an envelope from a lanky male in a tan suit. Opening it, she smiled. "Naruto!"

Sakura squealed and hugged the little cat, squishing him. "You won!.!" she shouted happily. "You won, you won, you won!"

Naruto's eyes were wide with disbelief. Sure, everyone told him he'd win, but he just thought they were being nice. Pulling away from the pink-haired tiger, he ran onto the stage and clapping met his sensitive ears. Tsunade gave him a golden plaque that said he'd won and he clutched it to his chest tightly, feeling the urge to cry.

"Neko-chan!" the little girl from before hollered, being shushed by her father quickly.

Tsunade patted him on the head, happy that he had won. She was handed another envelope and opened it, almost laughing to herself. "And the chosen pet for the Senior division is Sasuke. Two Hatake pets in a row, hmm?"

Naruto turned and ran to his his father as soon as the leopard emerged from backstage. He smiled against the raven's hip, his tears soaking through his outfit.

"You deserved this," Sasuke spoke softly. "And you should give the crowd one of your gorgeous smiles."

The little blond nodded and wiped his eyes, turning back around to face the clapping audience with a thankful expression.

I achieved part of my goal. I wanted to win the Showcase, but... I still have a Senior Showcase to be in next time, right?

xXxXx

In the Hatake household an hour later, Kyuubi was sitting in his guest room with a leather muzzle over his mouth (keeping him from talking) and a leather straight jacket around him, binding his arms. He growled and glared at Itachi who was staring down at him with a humored smirk.

"My, don't you look delicious," said leopard licked his lips. "Lukki-san said that it was to teach you self-control, but there's nothing wrong with me molesting you, ne?"

Kyuubi was pushed back and he cursed against his muzzle, his words nothing but hushed whimpers as Itachi attacked his tanned neck.

xXxXx

Naruto cuddled against Sasuke in bed, yawning for the twentieth time in ten minutes. He was exhausted but couldn't go to sleep because he was still too happy about the Showcase results. Sasuke had tried to calm him down for the past thirty minutes, but eventually gave up.

"Go to sleep, Naruto, we have a busy day tomorrow. Photoshoots, visits to Tsunade-sama--"

"How come we're visiting her? We just saw her tonight."

"Medical reasons."

"Oh..." Naruto restlessly kicked his legs up and down.

Sasuke groaned and rubbed his temples. "If you go to sleep I'll wake you up with a good morning kiss."

Naruto immediately stopped all movements and snapped his eyes shut, trying to will himself to sleep. He thought about boring things; like reading old history books(1) or newspaper articles, and within a matter of minutes, he was snoring lightly in his father's arms.

Sasuke chuckled and stretched, thankful that he could finally go to sleep.

But that was when something began knocking against the wall from the neighboring room, undoubtedly Kyuubi's bed. Then there were hushed groans and creaking.

Sasuke growled.

Fuck.

(1) I LOVE history. :Hearts:

Hah, sorta funny chap XD Review please? I'll love you.