A/N: I apologise to those of you who are waiting for the next chapter of RoD. I've already said this but when a chapter takes a while it's because of the cars. I'm happy people liked the first chapter of this one. Here's the next...
oh ++++ this means it switches from when Sasuke is looking at the computers to when Naruto is actually talking.
Warnings: Shino not able to keep his hands off Kiba and Sasuke & Naruto. Kiba and Kurama's vulgar mouth. Violence. Blood.
Naruto smirked when he saw Sasuke's jaw drop, even though Sasuke had seen him throughout the day, he still couldn't quite comprehend how much the blond man had grown up. Sasuke grunted as his reply before turning back to the bar to finish his drink.
"A grunt? That's all I get?" Naruto asked incredulously as he sat next to Sasuke at the bar.
"Well I would kiss you but you would take offence to that and punch me" Sasuke answered after ordering another drink. Naruto smirked; the older man had done some research.
"Maybe, you'd never know unless you try, as my grandfather always says"
"I thought his favourite saying was…" Naruto joined the raven in his quotation 'I built this bar for my research!'. Sasuke smiled at the blond as they laughed.
"What?" Naruto asked light heartedly when Sasuke's gaze lingered a little too long on him.
"Hearing you laugh again, it...it brings back memories" Sasuke gave a sad smile and took a swig of his drink. A drink was placed in front of Naruto.
"I didn't order anything" the blond called back the waiter.
"Oh some guy ordered it for you." The waiter looked up. "Funny he was there a minute ago." The waiter ran his hand through his long blond hair.
"Deidara," Sasuke called the waiter.
"Yes sir?"
"What did the guy look like?" Sasuke demanded. Deidara tapped his chin for a moment.
"To tell ya the truth, he kinda looked like you, hmm. Ya know, pale skin, black hair, black eyes. Oh but his hair was straight."
"Sai" Naruto growled.
"Thanks Deidara" Sasuke handed him a twenty and the blond said his thanks before returning to the bar. Naruto stared at the glass wary of its contents. "You have to drink it, Naruto" Sasuke reasoned.
"But-"
"He'll be suspicious otherwise, especially if there is something in there and you leave this place unaffected."
"What about you?" Naruto wondered.
"What about me?" Sasuke asked curiously.
"He doesn't know who you are" Naruto pulled out a photo. "When I put the names of my team mates on this photo, I wrote in a mixed up order." Naruto handed over the photo. It was a picture of their high school soccer team. "He's looked at it over a hundred times."
"So you want me to be Idate?" Sasuke quirked an eyebrow.
"It's the safer option." Naruto nodded. Sasuke sighed and handed the blond back the photo.
"Alright take the drink, I promise I'll take care of you."
"No funny business, unless, I say so" Naruto warned the dark haired man.
"I'm not afraid of a fox" Sasuke taunted. Naruto's cerulean eyes went wide.
"How did you-"
"How long do you think I've been watching you?" Sasuke trailed a finger along Naruto's cheek following a whisker scar.
"Sasuke..." Naruto sighed unconsciously leaning into the soft and gentle touch. Sasuke felt something dangerous stir in him and pulled his hand away.
"Drink" Sasuke pushed the drink into Naruto's hand. Swallowing hard he lifted the martini glass to his lips and tipped the glass, the beverage sliding down his throat burning as it entered his stomach.
"Stop!" 15 year old Sasuke screamed at the man behind him. A sickly pale hand was wrapped around his throat as snakes of black and white slithered across his naked body. "Pl-please stop!" He screamed as his body burned in agony.
"My dear, Sasuke, it would all stop if you simply hand over that blond friend of yours. He's the most delicious specimen I've seen in centuries." The man behind him hissed in his ear. Sasuke writhed and thrashed in his binds, his hands chained above him and legs chained in alignment with his hands. His head lolled.
"I'll...never tell...a creep...like you...anything" he panted then screamed as one of the snakes fangs sunk into his thigh.
"I'm sure your brother would be most disappointed in you, dear Sasuke." Sasuke snapped his head up and growled as the man slid around in front to face him.
"Don't you dare speak about my family, you snake." The moon was rising and moonlight shone through the cell illuminating Sasuke's pale, alabaster skin.
"Why do you hold that boy so dearly?" The snake man wondered aloud and Sasuke looked away. He smirked; realisation shone in his dirty green snake eyes. "Now I understand. You love him, don't you?" He stroked Sasuke's cheek, running his hand down Sasuke's pale neck, his pulse beating erratically.
"Hmm, so I'm right" his smirk darkened. "I'll give you a little farewell present, my dear boy." The man's lips pulled back to reveal extremely sharp canines before sinking them into Sasuke's shoulder blade near his neck. The raven boy screamed as pain seared through every vein in his small body.
Sasuke sat up with a start, he was drenched in cold sweat and he was breathing heavily. He couldn't believe he was having that dream again, after all these years. He put it down to his current mission and went to get out of the bed. There was a groan beside him and a tan arm wrapped around his waist.
"Lie back down Teme" Naruto turned his head to the raven. Blue eyes fluttering open to meet obsidian.
"I haven't heard that name in quite a while Dobe" Sasuke chuckled as he placed a soft kiss on the blond locks.
"You're still not lying down" the blond growled.
"Cos we need a shower" Sasuke chuckled at the blond as he whined.
"Later" Naruto wriggled into the raven's lap.
"Tell me, has the fox made you insatiable?" Sasuke rolled them over so Naruto was on his back.
"I still want to know how you know that" Naruto grumbled. Sasuke just smirked and attached his lips to a tan neck, sucking gently on the pulse.
"Sasuke" Naruto moaned lowly. "W-wait!" Naruto moaned again as Sasuke went down to his chest. "Sasuke, pl-please listen?" Naruto pushed Sasuke back half-heartedly.
"What is it?" Sasuke sat back and ran his hands up and down Naruto's tan thighs.
"I have a favour to ask of you" Naruto blushed slightly as Sasuke's hands went higher on his thighs. "Sasuke, come on be serious for once." Sasuke ignored Naruto and went for his neck again. "F-fine, I'll just talk and you listen." Sasuke grunted in reply. "Please go see Itachi?" This stopped all movement from the Uchiha.
"No" He refuted as he got out of bed.
"Why? Do you understand the condition he's in? Do you even care anymore?" Naruto followed the older man as he walked over to the adjoining bathroom.
"Of course I care, Naruto" Sasuke answered as he turned on the shower.
"Then why won't you see him?" Sasuke was silent as he stepped into the shower. "Teme, tell me?!"
"Because I'll see me!" He snapped at the blond. Naruto flinched with shock in his blue eyes. "I'll see what will eventually be me in the not too distant future" Sasuke explained as he went under the warm spray.
"Sasuke..." Naruto walked up to the glass door.
"I know it's a horrible excuse not to see someone in his condition. But I'm scared, Naruto" Naruto saw Sasuke had his head under the spray and was bracing himself with his arms stretched out, hands on the wall. Naruto sighed and smiled softly. He stepped into the shower and slipped in between the other's arms. Sasuke put his head up and Naruto put his hand on Sasuke's cheek.
"I'll always be here"
"I don't want you to have that-" Naruto silenced him with a soft press of his lips.
"It's not a burden. Besides that's my decision to make, not yours."
"Naruto..." He sighed and held the tan hand to his cheek. He felt a pulsation in Naruto's wrist and quickly kissed the blond to distract himself.
Naruto stretched as he entered his apartment only to find a head of crimson hair against his deep red couch. "Still here, Gaara?" He asked as he bent over the back of the couch.
"Neji didn't want to risk moving me just in case the stitches reopened." He took in the glowing and cheery appearance of his best friend. "Looks like someone had a good time last night."
"I did, thank you very much." He quipped before wandering into the kitchen to find Neji at the stove. "Where did you two sleep?"
"Afternoon, Naruto, and we slept in the guest room. Though someone kicked up a fuss about wanting to sleep on Sai's bed just to spite him." Neji placed a plate on the breakfast bar. "Can you help Gaara in? He's kinda unsteady right now."
"I heard that" Gaara grumbled from the doorway. Naruto went to help his friend anyway. "So where did you go? Sai left straight after you"
"I was doing... recon at Pyro. And I know about Sai, apparently he was at the club. The idiot drugged me." Naruto answered with distaste then a grin quickly split his face as he remembered what the drug implicated with a certain man.
"Ok" Neji drawled "but it doesn't explain that" he pointed at Naruto's face in disgust.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Naruto smirked and Neji officially felt crept out.
"Alright I'm going into work, Gaara, behave and Naruto, make sure he does." The dark brunet kissed the redhead's temple and grabbed his jacket before leaving.
"Don't even ask" Gaara warned the blond, he was still grinning like a fool even though he was leering at the injured man.
"Oh come on, you two were at each other's throats the other day and suddenly he's fawning all over you. I need an explanation!" The blond demanded.
"You tell me who you met last night and I'll tell you what happened" the blond grumbled and looked into one of the many cameras Sasuke had around the apartment before getting up and going to the pantry.
"Deal" the blond sighed.
"Hn!" Gaara grunted victoriously. Naruto grabbed a bowl of instant ramen from the cupboard and set to the task of preparing his lunch.
Sasuke smirked as he watched Naruto turn on the kettle. "I met Sasuke at the bar." Said man was currently rolling a cigarette between his lips. "Sai ordered me a drink then disappeared."
"Back up, you met Sasuke?"
"Well we kind of organised it that way" Sasuke smirked and flicked on a switch.
"You gonna tell him the whole thing?" Sasuke asked into his headset. He saw Naruto tense before smirking.
"Oh yeah"
"How? You were unconscious for half an hour and can't remember half the dirty things I did to you"
"Sasuke!" Naruto shrieked.
"What's going on, Naruto?" Gaara asked confusion swimming in his jade eyes. Naruto turned his blue eyes to Gaara's before looking back at the camera.
"Go ahead" Sasuke mumbled with the cigarette between his lips. He watched Naruto's eyes soften.
"Sasuke illegally planted cameras and bugs in this apartment." Naruto sighed as the kettle boiled loudly.
"What?!" Gaara exclaimed, his cheeks burning the same colour as his hair.
"Relax, whatever happened between you and Neji last night, he didn't see. He was... occupied." Naruto grinned again.
"I can always replay the footage" Sasuke smirked.
"Bastard" Naruto grumbled.
"Thank you" he took one last drag before crushing out the smoke.
"Are you telling me you were with him, all night?" Gaara accused pointing his finger at the camera which had finally come to his attention. Naruto noticed the disbelief in his friend's voice and shrunk back a little. "Naruto, what the hell were you thinking?" The kettle finally popped and Naruto poured the boiling water into his bowl. "Naruto?"
"I wasn't alright!" The blond exclaimed silencing the redhead. He was bracing himself against the counter and his shoulders were tense. "I wasn't thinking last night. I drank Sai's drug and passed out but not before Sasuke promised to take care of me. I came to a half an hour later and found myself on his bed shirtless."
"He took advantage of you?" Gaara asked cautiously. Naruto shook his head.
"He knows my history, he wouldn't do that. As soon as I saw him. I just..." He trailed. Gaara stood up and moved over to Naruto and placed a comforting hand on Naruto's back. "He was there. He was within reach after so many years. I couldn't control myself after so long." Naruto let his emotions out as the redhead rubbed soothing circles on his back. Naruto turned and cried into Gaara's chest, carefully minding the deep gash in Gaara's ribs. Gaara wrapped his pale arms around his best friend and held him close as he continued to cry.
"It's okay Naruto. Shh, it's not your fault, okay. You've done nothing wrong" he glared into the camera and Sasuke felt a shudder of fear run down his spine. "Suna, one o'clock, be there" he mouthed and Sasuke felt himself nodding. He watched as Naruto kept on crying. Finally understanding just how much pain he had put Naruto through, he had hoped that he didn't hurt him that much, that his feelings weren't that deep for him. He sighed and lolled his head back taking a glance at the clock. It blinked 12:45pm at him and he cursed himself. It would take half an hour to get to Suna, from Naruto's place it was a ten minute walk. He picked up his jacket and keys, wallet and phone.
Sasuke swallowed hard as he pushed himself toward Gaara's apartment, he got the feeling that he'd be leaving this place in some sort of pain. He was surprised however when he saw one Neji Hyuga kissing the redhead deeply at the door. Gaara's hands gripped the tie around Neji's neck tightly. Neji chuckled before placing his hands on Gaara's shoulders.
"I have to go or uncle will get suspicious"
"He's too hard on you" Gaara pouted with his head on Neji's dress shirt.
"I'll be back tonight," Neji kissed his forehead, "love you"
"Love you too" Gaara pouted and reluctantly let go of the older boy. Sasuke cleared his throat to get their attention and Neji had to hold Gaara back as he wanted to tear the bastard Uchiha in two.
"You've got some nerve showing up at my place, asshole" Gaara spat.
"I'm going to call uncle and tell him I'll be late. No one talks till I get back" He glared at his friend. Sasuke was expecting as much. Neji returned a minute later and feeling the tension in the air knew that the two hadn't uttered a word. "Sasuke, start from the beginning..."
Sasuke felt he was faced with the same situation again as he swallowed before stepping into Suna Café. Gaara was sitting at a table on the second level and glared as he saw the Uchiha walk into the room. Now Sasuke had to admit that he wasn't afraid of anything except, when it came to talking with Naruto's best friends. They were his greatest enemies, docile when their mate was around but on their own talking to them was complete suicide. He had no choice in this case; he was just hoping that Neji was out back, preparing for the lunch rush. He sighed before walking up the staircase. "Whether you leave here with all body parts attached depends on your explanation" Gaara warned not even looking at him. Sasuke sighed; trust Gaara to be right on the bullet.
"You heard from Naruto so I don't see why you want to hear anything from me"
"My best friend is- Ah!" He yelped as the attendant changing his dressing on his wound accidentally brushed the stitches. "My best friend is a mess right now because of you" he growled against the pain with fury burning in his jade eyes. "You have no idea what kinda hell you put him through when you left. And now that your back you simply want things to return to the way they were?"
"Listen Gaara, what happened last night, it was a mistake. I was drunk and Naruto he, he was-"
"Drugged, yeah I know. Sai told me his plan before he stabbed me in the ribs. " He grimaced and flinched as he moved the wrong way.
"Where is he now?"
"I thought you would already know that considering you bugged the place" he grumbled.
"I don't listen to things that don't matter"
"Even if it involves Orochimaru?" Gaara challenged the Uchiha. Sasuke glared obsidian daggers at the redhead. Once his ribs were fully bandaged Gaara sent the attendant away.
"How do you know about Orochimaru?"
"Our group has our fingers in all sorts of jellies and pies" Gaara smirked.
"Sasuke?" the raven turned to see Neji standing behind him but wasn't expecting the punch in the jaw. Gaara tossed down his papers; all the number crunching was making his head spin worse than the morning did when he woke up. "What are you doing here?" Neji walked over and sat next to Gaara.
"Ow, didn't expect that." Sasuke rubbed his cheek. "Nice to see you too, cousin" he stretched his jaw to make sure it wasn't broken. "What did I do to you?"
"You became one of them!" Neji accused. Gaara blinked at Neji then glared at Sasuke.
"You what?" he asked lowly.
"It wasn't by my choosing!" Sasuke yelled.
"What happened in those weeks you were gone?" Neji asked suddenly. Sasuke looked away from his cousin.
"I don't want to talk about that" Sasuke unconsciously put his hand on the mark where the snake had bitten him nearly seven years ago. "All you need to know is that you can't call out Sai on his motives yet. It'll destroy everything I've worked on the last five years."
"Orochimaru is poisoning our organisation and you're telling us to sit tight? Tell me why I shouldn't punch you again?" Neji threatened.
"I've got my own problems with Orochimaru and I will make him suffer for every single pain he's caused me." Sasuke answered bitterly and Gaara flinched when he saw Sasuke's black eyes flash red. Neji backed away a bit. "Gaara, I need a favour?"
Naruto sighed for the fifth time. Sitting in a car, while listening to his best friend practically fucking his boyfriend in the back seat while they were meant to be on stake-out, was not doing anything for his currently muddled emotions.
"Guys, will you cut it out!" Naruto growled. Kiba groaned as Shino gripped him hard in his pants. "Please?" Naruto pleaded. Shino growled as Kiba pushed him back.
"What got your boxers in a knot?" Shino huffed before climbing into the driver seat.
"Apparently Sasuke" Kiba growled.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Naruto glared at Kiba.
"Gaara told me how you spent the whole night with the bastard."
"Oh please not you too" Naruto whined. "Can't at least one of my so called best friends support me for once?"
"'Cause Sasuke's an asshole Naruto, you're not thinking clearly!" As soon as Kiba saw the hurt flash in Naruto's blue eyes he regretted ever opening his mouth. Naruto opened the car door and ran out. "Naruto, wait!" Kiba was about to get out and chase after him but something caught Shino's attention and he pulled Kiba back in. The two watched as Naruto turned down an alley followed by a man with long grey hair pulled into a low ponytail and round glasses.
Naruto heard the footsteps and kept walking at normal speed before breaking out into a full out sprint. The one following him quickly followed. Naruto ducked into another alley and disappeared before his pursuer. The grey haired man stopped. Naruto appeared behind him with a butterfly knife pressed to his throat.
"Who the fuck, are you? And why are you following me?" Naruto hissed dangerously low.
"I'm a friend of Sai's. You're his boyfriend right?" the man swallowed hard and felt the blade slightly cut his skin.
"We broke up last night, didn't he tell you?" Naruto answered.
"He said he wanted me to pass a message to Naruto that's you right?"
"Who are you?" Naruto asked again. He was too slow. The man had pulled his own knife and sliced the arm that was holding the knife to his throat. Naruto growled and dropped his knife, grabbing his arm. The man bent down and picked up Naruto's knife.
"Let's get down to business then Naruto Uzumaki?" The man's glasses glinted with the sinking sun.
Sasuke groaned as Kurama slammed his fist into his stomach. He guessed he deserved that after what he did to the man's brother. He slumped to the ground, coughing and holding his stomach.
"You gutless, spineless - ! Shuka, why the fuck did you bring this prick here?" Kurama demanded of the dark man sitting in his chair behind his desk. Shukaku shrugged.
"Thought you would want to torture your brother's tormentor" the man smirked. The setting sun made his caramel skin glow and his dark blue hair and tattoos look black, his golden eyes looked dangerous and deceitful. "He seemed to be sporting a few bruises when he turned up to my place with my cousin, so I thought why not let you give him a few."
"You're evil" Sasuke coughed.
"So I've been told" he smirked at the blush that appeared on Kurama's cheeks. Kurama coughed to clear his throat before sitting on the edge of his desk.
"So what do you want, Sasuke?" Glowing red eyes glared down at Sasuke. Sasuke dared not look, Kurama was pissed and he figured if he said anything about having the guy's brother in his bed the night before, would land him in the hospital. So he shakily stood up, still gripping his stomach as he cleared his throat.
"I was gonna ask if you could ask Pain to remove the hit on me?"
"And why the fuck should I? My brother would be much happier without you in his life to screw him over time and time again!" Kurama practically spat at Sasuke.
"Are you sure about that?" Kurama was about to refute him but quickly shut his mouth. He knew Naruto's feelings just as well as Sasuke did.
"He's not ready for you, Sasuke, not the way your hunger is" Kurama murmured. Sasuke felt the stir again and his eyes went red. He gripped his throat and collapsed to all fours.
"Kurama, stop, please?" Sasuke felt his nails began to extend as well as his canines. "Kurama!" Sasuke howled.
"Control it, Sasuke! I know you can!" Kurama ordered. "You did it last night didn't you?" Sasuke looked over at Kurama shocked even though the madness left little for his mind to process. "Your mind is weak and so is you're control. Orochimaru will manipulate you again if you do not become stronger!" Kurama explained then released the pressure. Sasuke collapsed breathing heavily. The madness receded and his body returned to normal. "You're far from ready, Sasuke. For your own safety and his stay away from Naruto until you're strong enough to control the monster." Kurama got off the desk and put his hand on Sasuke's shoulder. Sasuke grabbed his wrist and swallowed his pride.
"Then help me, Kurama? Please?"
"Look at me" Sasuke lifted his head and saw Kurama's eyes had returned to their usual bright blue "ask me again?"
"Please teach me to become stronger, Kurama?" he didn't blink nor did his resolve waver for a single second. Kurama nodded. Shukaku smirked. And Sasuke felt for the first time he could finally handle the monster within.
Naruto coughed as he was delivered another blow from Sai. His right eyebrow was already swollen and so his eye was closed. His left cheek was purple and swollen and his upper lip was split open.
"Drop him" Sai ordered and the two men holding Naruto let him fall ungracefully to the floor. Naruto weakly lifted his arm and wiped the blood from his mouth. "Didn't I warn you not to cross me when we first started dating?" Sai asked leaning against a table as he pulled off his leather gloves. "Really Naruto, I thought that brother of yours would have trained you better."
"Why are you doing this, Sai?" Naruto whispered.
"Let's call it tough love. I mean that's what you had with this guy right?" Sai threw a photo to Naruto's feet. His one visible eye widened as he saw it was a picture of the last time he and Sasuke were together on the eve of their graduation. "The lengths that boy went to to protect you was unimaginable to Lord Orochimaru. He even willingly gave up his innocence just to keep you safe. How Sasuke could love something as disgusting as you I will never know" Sai spat.
"Sai, if you let me go now, I swear I won't kill you?" Naruto breathed as he felt the madness starting.
"Kill me? You can't even stand up!" Sai laughed. Naruto growled in warning.
"Sai, please, I don't want to kill you!" Naruto yelled. He could feel his injuries healing and his nails extending into claws and the scars on his face deepen.
"Naruto!" he heard Kiba call out.
"Sai, let me go!"
"No! Why does everyone want a vulgar creature like you?!" Sai grabbed a knife and was about to walk over to Naruto when Kiba and Shino walked in. Shino shot the knife out of Sai's hand. Kiba went over to Naruto.
"Fuck! Where the hell is he?!" Kiba yelled at Shino.
"I'm here idiot" Sasuke knelt down to Naruto and punctured his own wrist, bringing it to Naruto's mouth. "I hope your brother knows what's he's doing." Sasuke smeared his blood on Naruto's lips before Naruto sunk his fangs into the soft skin.
A/N: I hate you, Sai! I feel better now. Kurama is contradicting himself don't ya think? Do you think Sasuke deserved what Kurama did or should he have gotten more? Who knows. But I can tell you that Kurama will be putting the bastard through some intense training just for punishment. You won't hear from Itachi just yet. Plenty more still to come so keep reading... and please review.