A/N: I am quite surprised that I actually got this out earlier then I expected. I guess it's the plot bunnies that are making me type more. I don't know. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Although you may hate me for ending it the way I did (sighs) Sorry, these things have to happen lol Enough Rambling! Now Read! Go! Bam!

Warning: Cursing, Cute Moments, Unexpected Event, Two Betrayals...and a tear jerker (for some)

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Haou Airen

Naruto followed closely behind Sasuke as the raven tried desperately to run away from him. But he was failing miserably. Sasuke stumbled over his feet and had to hold onto the wall in order to run. Naruto eyed the side of his shirt and saw the way it started to bleed again.

Naruto rubbed over his face in frustration. This was just like the movies he used to watch where the victim ran tried to escape their predator but it never turned out in their favor.

"Sasuke." Naruto called out down the dimly lit hallway. "Stop running. You're making yourself bleed again."

Instead of responding, Sasuke simply looked over his shoulder, the tears still streaming down his face. It made Naruto wince slightly.

Sasuke put his attention back in front of him and started to move faster this time, the adrenaline in his veins allowing him to run quicker without pain.

After turning many corners Sasuke successfully made it towards the foyer. There was a big muscular man standing in front of it, his hands deep in his pockets. His frame was much bigger then Sasuke's. He must be one of the guards who watched over the house.

Thinking that he might have to put up a fight against the man, Sasuke took up fighting stance in front of him. But to his surprise the guy simply stepped to the side and opened the door. Sasuke was immediately assaulted with cold, windy air making him squint his eyes against the icy weather. He didn't want to. He really didn't want to. But he had no choice if he wanted to escape. Taking in a deep breath, Sasuke brushed away the sudden chill bumps on his skin and dashed out into the frigid climate.

Instead following after him, Naruto stood in the foyer and watched him. He had to give him some credit. Sasuke was actually willing to run out into the cold without any protection on him.

"Kyuubi-sama, would you like me to go fetch him for you?" The guard asked.

"There will be no need for that." Naruto stated with a sigh. "He'll probably put up more of a fight if you were to go and get him."

"But you couldn't possibly want to go out in this climate?"

Naruto sighed and finally looked at him. "Your right. Go grab my coat and my keys for me will you?" Naruto said softly.

Sasuke cursed himself for the fifth time in a span of two minutes as he continued to run through the woods. What was he thinking about running outside in the cold without a jacket or hat on! He was freezing his ass off! Right now he wished he would had learned how to hi-jack cars like Tenten.

He swallowed thickly. Tenten. His only true friend in the world now dead. Thanks to a certain blonde and his friend….well twisted friend.

Yeah, she did hurt Naruto's only pride but she didn't know exactly what she was doing. On the outside Chikao was a simple looking four year old without any problems. But Chikao was different. He had some internal illness that affected him out of nowhere and a very overprotected mafia father who would kill anyone who hurt him or got in his way.

Sasuke cursed again and swiped his tongue over his chapped lips. He pushed his legs harder and ran further into the woods. If he was making himself more lost, he didn't care. All he cared about was that he had to get away from the monster that was in that house.

A sudden noise had him stopping in his tracks. It almost sounded like a bike. It was only one person who owned a motorcycle that he knew of.

Naruto.

The sound was getting closer.

'Shit! It was Naruto!'

Sasuke grabbed at his side (which he now noticed was bleeding) and started to run again. The adrenaline in his veins was starting to wear off but he had to keep moving. He had to get away from that house. He had to get away from Naru-

Sasuke stopped suddenly, almost stumbling over when a motorcycle skid in front of him. Knowing that he couldn't runaway anymore, he stood still, hand still clenched to his aching side.

After Naruto turned off the bike and secured the kick stand on the ground, he pulled the jacket off his own body and draped it over Sasuke's shoulders while he did the same thing with the orange cap that he was previously wearing. Sasuke stood still even as he began to talk.

"It's not that thick enough but it should be alright until we get back to the house." Naruto said with a grin on his face. "I'm pretty sure you want to get out of the cold an-"

Naruto quickly caught the fist that was aimed at his face as well as the knee that was headed for his groin.

"You bastard." Sasuke hissed, his voice was cold like the ice around them. "How dare you!"

Blonde locks fluttered over azure eyes as Naruto tipped his head to the side. "What are you talking about?"

"She had nothing to do with anything. And you killed her." Sasuke's eye glared daggers at the blonde in front of him.

"Well technically I wasn't the one who did it and she's n-"

"That's not the point Naruto!"

Naruto let out a drawn out sigh. "Then what is the point?"

"You just do things without thinking about it." Sasuke yelled, his voice vibrating through the woods. "You never gave her a chance to explain herself."

"What was there to explain? She hurt Chikao and that was all it took." Naruto said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Is it really that serious? Is his well-being that important to you that you would kill anyone that hurt him?" Sasuke said stepping closer to him. "You need to grow up Naruto! He won't be that small forever!"

Azure eyes turned cold. "What are you talking about?"

Obsidian eyes narrowed into deadly slits from the cold and from anger. "You talked about me and Tenten not knowing anything about your world but does Chikao know? Does he know that you're the leader of the Kitsune Organization. That you kill people when things don't go your way? That you're a fucking murderer!"

"Sasuke. I'm warning you." Naruto's was starting to lose his patience.

Sasuke smirked. "Warning me about what? Are you going to kill me too? Well I'm waiting for it Na- no! I mean Kyuubi-sama! Kill me you son of a bitch!"

Before Sasuke could even take another breath he found himself slammed up against a tree. Naruto placed his forearm against his throat and his knee between his legs to hold him in place.

"I don't like to repeat myself." Naruto hissed beside Sasuke's ear. "I'm warning you right now not to piss me off. I don't want to regret any of my actions that may happen right now."

Sasuke groaned at the pain that seared through his skull. After blinking away the dizziness he focused back on the blonde in front of him. "I wish I was with my brother right now. At least he wouldn't hurt me like the way you do." He began to sob not knowing why. He didn't know what he was saying. Of course he didn't want to be with his brother right now not knowing what his actions were at the moment. But his heart hurt so fucking bad. The pain was even worse than all the physical ones he got since he been here.

At the next moment he was pushed on the ground. He leaned up on his elbows and once again looked at Naruto.

"I don't ever want you to call me that name again or think that you would be safer with Itachi." Naruto whispered. "You got that bastard?"

Dark eyes widened as they peered into the blue eyes above him. Naruto almost looked…sad. But why?

"You haven't seen the things he's done Sasuke." He said in that same whispered tone. "And I would prefer if you don't see those things."

Naruto walked over to him and held out his hand. After looking at it, Sasuke finally grasped it and allowed Naruto to pull him up. They stood in silence for a while until Naruto chose to speak again.

"You ran out of the room before I could show and explain everything."

"What are you talking about?"

"She's not dead Sasuke. If you pay attention to the things that I tell you then you would have remembered that the Kitsune Organization tries to prevent outside casualties, not commit them. We don't like to put civilians in harm's way."

Sasuke's heart started to speed up. "What? But I saw the way the need-"

"It never punctured any vital organs. It just went through soft muscle tissue."

"B-but how is that possible? All the blood that came out of her chest and the way she wasn't moving when-"

"As I also said before you ran out before I could explain anything to you. As you already know, Haku is the one who takes care of all of the injuries in the house. He has a well-known knowledge of any medical aspects as well as an extensive memory of the human body."

"What?"

"He's the only person that's part of the Heavenly Kings who doesn't need to carry a gun because all he needs is his throwing needles. With just the right amount of force and point on anyone's body, Haku can take down even the strongest man with only one of them."

"So she's alive?" Naruto nodded. "But why? I thought you wanted to kill her because she hurt Chikao."

"I just wanted to teach her a lesson by scaring her a little. Haku was the one who wanted to kill her but I stopped him before he could actually do it. He just roughed her up a bit and knocked her out for a day or two. She's fine."

"But why would you do that?"

Naruto stepped closer to him. "Because I'm the head of my clan now and I didn't want to see you get hurt if she was to die." Naruto's voice softened as he reached out with his hand to stroke Sasuke's cold cheek. "You're precious to me Sasuke. I want you to be happy while you're here."

Sasuke smacked his hand away in embarrassment. Trust the blonde dobe to make him feel like that.

It was silent for a while Sasuke took a couple of minutes to process the information that he was just told. So Tenten wasn't dead. She was alive. Naruto tricked him again. He wasn't that cruel like Sasuke thought him to be. Naruto just wanted to scare him a little. Naruto really care-

"Let's go Sasuke. It's too cold for the both of us to be standing out here in this weather."

Sasuke saw the way Naruto's body was slightly trembling as a gust of wind blew past them. Idiot was probably freezing his nuts off.

Sasuke couldn't help but let out a throaty moan as the water fell onto his body. All the tension in his shoulders and back was finally being eased away. He finally got an opportunity to take a shower and he was going to make the best of it. It was currently going on an hour since he'd been in the bathroom and he decided that he wasn't going to get out any time soon. He knew he was taking all the hot water but he didn't care.

So why? Why did he decide to come back to the house with Naruto after he scared him like that? Of course finally getting a chance to bathe himself was a good reason but what else was there? Was it because he was being protected by the most powerful man in the Kitsune clan? Or was it because he would crash and burn if he were to somehow escape? Or was it possibly because he felt great warmth from Naruto. Quite frankly…..he didn't know. But what he did know was that he couldn't take too much is any longer. He wanted to stay here and let Naruto protect him, like the blonde so called it, but he missed his old life. He didn't want have to depend on someone to protect him. He was already an independent person since he was a child and he didn't want to change that mentality. So how was he going to convince Naruto to let him go? How was he going to escape the life he was in and go back home? How was he going to get back home without any money or perception on where to go?

Sasuke knew he had to wait for Tenten to wake up and be at least fifty percent for them to make it. Tenten always knew what to do and how to get out of tough situations. Her plan would have been flawless if she hadn't pissed off Naruto and Haku. Sasuke bit his lips and vigorously rubbed the shampoo that he was given on his hair. It was finally going back to its silky nature.

They would have to come up with another plan. A successful one this time. One that didn't involve hurting anyone…especially Chikao.

Fuck! His only option was too either wait for Tenten to wake up or take matters into his own hands. Yeah. That was the only two things he could go.

A sudden knock snapped him out of his thoughts. Even though he knew that he locked the door before he walked in he couldn't help but push the shower curtain aside and peek at it.

"What is it?"

"Sasuke? I'll be waiting for you until you finish, okay?" Came a soft voice.

Sasuke couldn't help the flinch that travelled through his body. "Sure. I'll be out in a few minutes."

"Alright."

Sasuke took a deep breath to calm his nerves. If he wanted to get out of this place he had to set aside his fears. One of the fears being the person on the other side of the door.

Sasuke sat perfectly still as Haku rubbed some kind of cool gel on the gash on his side. It tingled a little bit but soon it passed. It started to numb a little but it wasn't too bad.

"It's almost back to normal." Haku said with a gentle smile. "I'm not going to put a bandage on it. It would be better to let some air get on it so it can breathe. That way it can completely heal."

Haku smiled at Sasuke once again but he was met with a blank face, that made him instantly frown, biting his lip.

"Since I've known Naruto he's been prone to do things without thinking." Haku spoke quietly.

Sasuke snorted. "You got that right."

Haku sighed in relief once he got some emotion out of the Uchiha. "I wanted to kill her you know."

Sasuke stiffened, his fist bawling up in anger and fear.

"But Naruto told me not to."

Haku finally came to when a strong but gentle hand helped him stand up. He rubbed at his aching head then touched at his split lip. He slowly checked over himself looking for any other injuries. Once he found out that he didn't have any fatal ones, he cracked his neck then stared at the blue eyed man in front of him.

"Where is she?" Haku asked in a sweet but deadly voice.

Naruto sighed a little. "There in the parking garage most likely on their way to Sasuke's car an-" He was cut off when Haku suddenly pushed passed and walked over to a door that was behind him. He quickly caught at his delicate wrist. "I wasn't finished talking to you. Where do you think you're going?"

Haku looked over his shoulder and simply said, "Why I'm going to kill her." His face and voice was stoic but Naruto could tell he was seething inside. He even shivered a little when he seen the way Haku's eye started to twitch. He had to do something before someone got hurt…or worse killed.

"I know you're angry but I have another idea. It's even better then killing her."

An elegant eyebrow rose up in curiosity. "What could be better than watching the blood pour out of her body as I tear her throat out? Or how she would scream when I break each and every bone in her body and then slit her wrist? Or how she would plead for her life when I stab her multiple ti-" A tanned hand was quickly placed over his mouth, cutting him off.

Naruto couldn't help but chuckle. "You're a sick fuck you know that right?"

Haku simply shrugged, Naruto's strong hand still covering his mouth.

"We're not going to kill her. We're simply going to scare her and Sasuke both."

Haku's head titled to the side as in asking 'how?'

"Just beat the shit out of her and then stab her with one of your needles," Haku's eyes lit up but closed back down when Naruto glared at him. "Not killing her in the process that is." He continued. "You're just going to stab one of her pressure points to knock her out for a day or two. You know, make it seem like you killed her. But you have to wait until I tell you too. I want Sasuke to see this as well."

Haku's head titled to the other side.

"He let the bitch hurt Chikao and that was bad not only on her part but his as well. The right thing to do is to destroy them both but that's not the way we do things around here or have you forgotten Haku?" Azure eyes hardened into dangerous slits. He felt the way his hand moved when Haku swallowed hard. "Tenten is important to Sasuke and if she was to get hurt then Sasuke would be pissed at me. I've already hurt him so many times already and I don't plan on having him lose my trust if someone else's fuck up were to happen."

Haku nodded quickly.

A bright grin curved on Naruto's lips. "Excellent. So…you get to beat the shit out of her and knock her out for a few days." At that moment he released his hand. "Agreed?"

Haku smirked, all the fear he once had completely gone. "Of course Naruto."

After giving a slight nod, the blonde turned around and walked over to the door. He opened it slowly so they wouldn't know that he was there. He kept the door ajar and looked at the scene a couple of feet away from him.

Tenten was holding onto Sasuke's wrist with a tight grip, pulling the raven along towards what had to be his car. His eyes narrowed when Sasuke suddenly pulled his wrist free.

He couldn't hear what they were saying but it looked like Sasuke had changed his mind about leaving almost. Sasuke quickly turned around to walk back to the door but Tenten had grabbed at his wrist again.

Naruto took that time to descend the slight stairwell and follow after them. He made sure to keep out of their sight by hiding behind the cars. Thank God Kiba had a fascination with Hummers and big trucks or sneaking up behind them would have been difficult.

Once he was close enough to the duo, Naruto raised his right hand in the air signaling Haku to shut off the lights. He couldn't help but snicker when Tenten let out a loud curse. It didn't take long for Haku to run up to him and demobilize Tenten motionless. He opted not to do the same thing with Sasuke just yet. Instead, he quickly yanked the door open and pulled him into his arms.

It always felt good to have the raven his arms. Sasuke was the only person who made him feel like he was normal. Like he wasn't head a famous mafia clan. Just a normal human being. Hesitant arms wrapped themselves around him, holding him tightly as well.

Knowing that this was as good as a time as ever, Naruto raised his right hand and struck Sasuke on the back of his neck with precision instantly knocking him out. He grabbed at his shoulders before he could hit the ground.

Azure colored eyes squinted together as the lights came back on. After throwing Sasuke over his shoulder, he went towards the back of the car and looked towards the door way. Kiba and Gaara were both slumped against it.

"I had just got to sleep and you assholes had to wake me up. I should kill the both of you right now." Gaara spoke darkly.

"Yeah…what he said." Kiba said back just as equally pissed, Akamaru by his side…as always.

Naruto chuckled and adjusted Sasuke higher on his shoulder so he wouldn't fall off. "Well I was going to wake you guys up soon anyway. We have some business to take care of."

Haku took that chance to walk over to Naruto but instead of carrying Tenten, he had her by a chunk of her hair, dragging her behind him.

"Yes. Very important business."

"Are we going to kill her?" Gaara said suddenly, a smirk tugging at his lips. Almost like he was happy for it to happen.

Kiba smirked as well. "Yeah are we? I haven't gotten a chance to kill anyone for a couple of days now." The big beastly dog beside him barked in agreement.

It was silent as Naruto took his time to look at his teammates. Everyone was there except for Sai and Shikamaru. Sai was most likely in his room drawing something and Shikamaru was probably asleep.

Naruto shook his and sighed. "All of you are a bunch of sick fucks."

Haku shook his head of the sudden thoughts. "Naruto is changing little by little Sasuke. He's not as angry as he once was anymore. I can even see some of his emotions coming out of him. Do you know why Sasuke?"

Sasuke finally looked at him. He just shook his head instead of answering him.

"It's because of you Sasuke. You're slowly opening him up."

"Hn."

"I think I'm starting to like that girl Tenten."

"What do you mean?"

"I haven't seen anyone take me down as fast as she did in years. She's pretty strong for a girl."

"Tenten's always been like that. She even holds her own when fighting boys."

"Is that so? Me and her will have to talk soon. I would love to go another round with her even though the odds would be in my favor next time."

As Haku continued to talk Sasuke slowly drowned him out. He was telling him things that he already knew. Sasuke looked away not wanting to hear anymore but Haku continued to talk. Obsidian eyes wandered around the room that he was in. He wasn't in Naruto's room at the moment, but in the room he was in when he first got there. The bed wasn't as big as Naruto's was and it wasn't as cozy either. He bit his lip. Why the hell was he thinking about that for? Was it because he would rather be with Naruto then by himself?

Something sharp suddenly caught his eyes. He noticed that it was a needle. Haku still had his medical box open. Many different bandages and ointments were scattered in it. But that wasn't what caught Sasuke's interest. It was the many kinds of syringes that were labeled in it alphabetically.

One of them stood out the most though. It was small needle with the word paralysis labeled on it. The light bulb suddenly clicked in his head. That was how he was going to leave!

Thankfully Haku dropped the bottle of ointment that was in his hand and that was when Sasuke quickly swiped at the needle in the box. He hid it under his thigh as soon as Haku sat back up.

This was how he was going to leave and he couldn't fail.

Sasuke didn't know how he found himself in this predicament. Was he just prone to be in these types of situations? He had to be. He was currently in the kitchen seated in front of the island with one blonde head sitting on his right and another blonde head on his left. There was a steaming bowl of untouched ramen in front of him (why ramen of all things) while the occupants beside him were guzzling there's down in record time.

"I win again papa!" Chikao shouted happily in victory.

"You cheated!" Naruto said back, a pout beginning to form on his lips.

Chikao placed his eating utensils on the counter top in front of him then looked at his father. "I no cheat papa! You just mad cause Chikao eat ramen fasser then you, right Saucey? Right?" The toddler asked while he looked at Sasuke.

The raven didn't respond. He just stared back in shock. Naruto and Chikao had just finished their fifth race of who can eat ramen the fastest with Chikao winning all of them. He thought at first that Naruto was letting him win since he was a kid but quickly shook off the thought as he watched how they both woofed down the noodles. It wasn't an act of charity. Chikao actually beat him on his own. How could a four year old eat that much?

"You 'kay Saucey? You no eat ramen yet?"

Sasuke sighed and reluctantly picked up the chopsticks in front in an attempt to eat it. "I'm fine. I just don't have a taste for it."

"I ap-apologize Sasuke-sama th-that yo-you don't lik-like it." Hinata appeared behind them, showing a sign of respect by bowing a little. "I wasn't s-sure what yo-you wanted to ea-eat."

"You don't have to apologize to him Hinata. Sasuke's just being a poopy head." Naruto responded back making Chikao giggle in return.

Her voice slowly started to lose its nervous form when speaking to Naruto. "O-of course. Is there anything else you would l-like to eat? I can prepare it quickly for you if you're really hungry."

"No that's alright. I'm not that hungry anyways."

"You're a liar."

Sasuke narrowed his eyes. "Am not."

Naruto smirked back. "You are to."

The raven's eyes narrowed even further. The stupid dobe was starting to act like a child. "I'm not playing this game with you, you moron." Sasuke spat while picking up his chopsticks and sticking it into the bowl.

Naruto leaned back in his chair, interlocking his fingers behind his head. "Whatever you say duck butt."

Chikao giggled even more, placing his tiny hands over his mouth to hold in his laughs.

"What did you just call me?"

"A duck butt in reference to your hair." Tanned fingers flicked at the edges of Sasuke's hair. "What kind of gel do you use to make it like that?"

"Don't touch my hair." Sasuke growled, putting his chopsticks back beside the bowl.

"Why? I sort of like it. Unlike you I have to put gel on mine to get it to the style that I want it to be."

"And it still looks like sh-" He stopped himself when a glare was sent his way, "looks like crap." He finished instead.

Naruto made a dramatic gasp, placing his hand over his heart. "My hair does not look like crap Sasuke! You're so mean!"

Chikao laughed again, breaking out into a big grin. "Saucey wight papa! Me no like hair either!"

Naruto stood up from his chair and walked around Sasuke to get to his son. He picked him up high into the air then crushed him with his arms, but with not enough force to hurt him.

"So you don't like my hair either, huh? Since when do you go about agreeing with other people rather than your papa?" Naruto rubbed his hair against Chikao's neck making him laugh more.

"Since mommy come see Chikao!"

All actions stopped instantly, even breathing. Both adults looked with wide eyes at the grinning child in the blonde's arms. Did they hear what they think they just did?

"Chikao?" Naruto choked out a little, looking deep into his eyes. "What did you say?"

Chikao rolled his eyes and crossed his tiny arms over his chest. Why did the laughter stop? "You no hear very good papa. Papa eqwells otou-san like Saucey eqwells oka-san. You guys go gether." He nodded as in agreeing with himself.

When he was met with silence tears instantly started to form in his blue eyes thinking that he said something wrong. He looked towards a still stunned Sasuke.

"Mommy!" He cried reaching out to the raven with his hands, signaling he wanted Sasuke to hold him. When Sasuke didn't respond back to him he only cried harder and reached out further.

"Saucey!" He cried out instead, hoping that that would get a reaction out of the raven.

As soon as Sasuke opened his arms, even though it was a little, he took that chance to throw himself at him making Sasuke have to hold onto him tightly so he wouldn't fall. Chikao instantly wrapped his arms and legs around Sasuke so he wouldn't get pulled away. The tears continued to fall.

"Saucey mommy, right? You be Chikao's mommy?"

Sasuke opened his mouth to say something, but the words wouldn't come out. He had to say something before things got even more out of hand!

"Of course he's mommy." Naruto walked up and ruffled his hair, making the child lift his head to look at him. He ignored the glare that Sasuke sent to him.

"Now how about we play a game Chikao." Naruto said while giving him a reassuring smile.

All tears abruptly stopped when a smile appeared on Chikao's face. "A game! Hide go seek in dark papa (1) ! Hide go seek! Chikao be it first papa!" He pushed at Sasuke's chest and the raven slowly put him on the ground. Not even a second later he ran past the two adults in hopes that he would find them.

With fist balled up tightly together, obsidian eyes continued to stare at the blonde in front of him. Cobalt eyes looked back with just as equal intensity.

Naruto allowed the silence for a while until he couldn't take it anymore. "Well, we better go find a place to hide." He shrugged, digging his hands into the pockets of his slacks.

"I'm not a child anymore Naruto." Sasuke said back, ignoring what had just happened. "I refuse to play this game with you."

"This is ridiculous." Sasuke grumbled from inside the cramped supply closet. "I don't know how I was dragged into this."

A chuckle vibrated beside him. "Stop complaining. It's good to relax every now and then and since I have a four year old child with me I have no choice but to keep him entertained. If not, he'll be bored and start to ask questions."

"Does he know what goes on here? I mean with the whole mafia business?" Asked again like from earlier.

Naruto sighed, scratching at the nape of his neck. "I try to keep him away when things get to crazy. He's a smart kid though. Ever since he was kidnapped he's slowly starting to realize that that we're not normal, as to say. He knows that he has to be careful when speaking about me and whenever we leave the house. I only let him out of my sight when it gets to dangerous and even then he's always with someone I trust."

"I see." Sasuke nodded, leaning against the wall further. He shifted his weight to his right in hopes that it would ease the stiffness.

They were both waiting for Chikao to come and find them. Naruto ordered that almost every light in the house be turned off so they can play hide and go seek. One would think that Chikao would be scared to be in the dark but that wasn't the case since he was the one who was finding them first.

"How are you feeling?" Naruto asked him suddenly.

Sasuke turned his head a little to look at him but the dimly lit closet was preventing him too. All he could see was an outline of a face.

"Are you referring to my injury?"

"Yeah."

"It's okay I guess. Haku told me that it's almost back to normal." Long pale fingers touched at his side, pressing lightly over the gash.

"Oh, so you already talked to him." Naruto nodded, leaning closer to Sasuke without him noticing. "You're not scared of him now that you've seen what he's capable of are you?"

Sasuke shook his head. "I wouldn't say scared per say. Just more aware. It's now inplanted in my mind to never piss him off."

Naruto chuckled again, moving even closer. "You don't have to worry about him ever hurting you. Actually anyone in the house as a matter of fact."

"Do you find me that weak?" Sasuke asked, noticing how Naruto was moving closer to him. Stupid dobe.

"Of course not. You're one of the strongest person that I know."

Sasuke ducked his head in embarrassment. He was happy that Naruto couldn't see his red face at the moment.

"Even though you're fighting skills suck." He chuckled again.

"Excuse me?"

"We'll have to work on that soon. Maybe I'll even promote you to weaponry. You might need to learn how to use a gun soon."

"I refuse. I don't need a gun to protect myself. Actually, I won't have to fight any of my battles since I have you to protect me." A smirk tugged at his lips. "Hmm? I can get used to this whole body guard thing."

A warm body was suddenly pressed up against him. Sasuke's heart rate increased.

"That's right. I'll always be here for you Sasuke. I'm the only one who can protect you and watch over you." Ever so slowly Naruto lightly trailed his hands down Sasuke's sides to his hips, holding them in place.

Sasuke could feel the heat radiating off his fingertips even though he was hardly touching him.

"You sound like a stalker dobe." Sasuke breathed out, his own hands slowly reaching out to wrap around the blonde.

"Who knows, maybe I am?"

Not only could Sasuke fill the heat from Naruto's fingers but he could feel it radiating from the blonde's face. Did that mean that Naruto was gonna-

"Can I kiss you Sasuke?" Naruto whispered against his ear, slowly biting at his ear lobe earning a delicious shiver from the raven.

"S-sure."

The warmth of Naruto's breath was getting closer. All he had to do was reach out a little further and he would be able to feel them. He dug his fingers tighter into Naruto's dress shirt and moved the final inches to clai-

The door was abruptly opened followed by a little blonde child running into the room. The light from the hall way instantly illuminated the two occupants inside the closet. "I found you papa! Found you Saucey!" Chikao beamed brightly.

"Damn that kid." Naruto mumbled, his forehead colliding against Sasuke's shoulder.

Letting out a string of colorful words, Sasuke stalked down the dark hallway. He really didn't want to continue to play this foolish game but Chikao insisted that he was it this time. He'd been in the mansion for a week already and he still didn't where everything was. And it also didn't help that all the lights were still off.

'Stupid house! Stupid people! Stupid Chikao! Stupid Naruto!

Pale cheeks instantly turned crimson as earlier events came to mind. Naruto had asked to kissed him and he agreed to him. Why, he did not know. Of course he was attracted to the blonde but who wouldn't be? Naruto was very attractive. He was tall, strong, and mysterious and had the most amazing blue eyes that he had ever seen. Not to mention his blonde hair that only brightened more and more each day. All Sasuke wanted to do was to run his fingers through it and grip it tightly when they kisse-

Black locks moved back and forth as Sasuke shook the image out of his mind. No! He couldn't think about Naruto like that when he had already made up his mind about leaving. If he were to continue to be affected by Naruto's advances then he knew he would change his mind and end up staying.

But staying was out of the question now not with Tenten's safety now in the mix as well as his own. Of course he believed that Naruto would never hurt him but he didn't want to take that chance.

With a deep sigh, he turned another corner slowly making his way down it. It was just too dark for him to see anything. Using the wall as his guide, Sasuke made his way deeper down the hall.

His hand skimmed over a door knob but before he could grasp it the door suddenly shot open followed by someone grabbing at his wrist. He let out a little yelp when the door was closed behind him followed by his back pressed against it.

A familiar weight was pressed against him easily trapping his body between the door and itself. Knowing already who it was Sasuke couldn't help but smirk.

"I found you dobe. That means you're it, right?"

"So it seems." Naruto said back. "We won't be interrupted this time Sasuke. Chikao always hides in one of the cars in the parking garage so we'll just go and get him after we're finished. He probably fell asleep anyway since it's past his bed time."

"What do you mean by interrupt? Interrupt wha- mhpmm!"

A pair of hot lips hungrily crashed into his. Naruto instantly started to nip at his bottom lip wanting to have a taste of him. Sasuke complied and let the persistent tongue into his mouth, allowing it to move in and about his crevice. He had to hand it to the dobe. He was a great kisser. Naruto slowed down the motion of his lips so that he could savor the feel and taste of Sasuke's lips. He couldn't help but groan at the way Sasuke grabbed at his hair, pulling on it lightly.

After seconds of claiming Sasuke's lips, Naruto pulled away so they could both breathe. He liked the way Sasuke's cheeks were flushed and how he was panting lightly.

"I knew it." Naruto said, his lips breaking out into grin.

"Knew what?"

"That your lips were so soft." Naruto chuckled as Sasuke's cheeks reddened even further. "You taste so sweet."

Sasuke looked away. "Hn."

A comfortable silence fell between the two as Naruto continued to stand in front of Sasuke. He knew Naruto wanted to kiss him again and as much as he wanted to disagree…he wanted to kiss him again too. But he had avoid the urge. There was a question that was on his mins that he just had to ask.

"Does Chikao normally call people who are always with him his mother?"

"Uh..no. Your the only one. I guess it's because you were the one who saved him and protected him when he was taken away from me. With you being around him it's probably instilling in his head even further that you would be his mother since she was the one who would always watch over him including me."

"I see."

A sudden pain seared through his heart. The kid really did like him and he couldn't deny that he was slowly starting to like him back. But he couldn't think about that now. Not when he had the perfect opportunity to begin his plan.

"Dobe?"

"Yes bastard."

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure, what is it?" Naruto asked leaning closer to his mouth so that he could hear him better.

Sasuke sucked in a deep breath then blew it out slowly. As soon as Naruto was close enough, Sasuke reached into his pocket and pulled out the syringe without Naruto noticing. Using his thumb, he flicked the protective cap off of the top of it then stabbed it into Naruto's shoulder, injecting the clear liquid into his skin.

The blonde staggered back and looked at the needle that was still in his shoulder. He reached out with his hand and pulled it out but the damage was already done.

Blue eyes immediately darkened to red as Naruto glared at the raven. Naruto grabbed at Sasuke's neck and slammed him against the door, eyes still red.

But his grip was slowly decreasing as the drug spread further through his body. It was only seconds later before his body sagged against Sasuke's. In reflex, Sasuke grabbed at Naruto and eased them both to the floor, Naruto's head resting against his shoulder.

"I know you wouldn't allow anything to happen to me Naruto but you have to understand that this isn't the life for me." Sasuke started, licking at his lips. "You even said before that I'm a target for people who try to get at you. So if I subtract myself out of the equation I won't be able to put your life in jeopardy anymore." He felt the way Naruto's body twitched, hoping to get some movement but it wasn't working.

"So with that being said Tenten and I are leaving. She's able to speak English so it shouldn't be too hard for us to make it out of here and hopefully return home. Please understand where I'm coming from Naruto." He whispered at the end.

"I care about you too much to hurt you." He finally admitted to himself and Naruto.

After a couple of seconds of silence, Sasuke sat Naruto beside him, leaning him against the wall so he wouldn't fall over. He stood up and spared the blonde one final glance.

He saw the way he tried to speak but no sound came out, only the slight twitching of his lips. The same thing was happening to his fingers. It wasn't a high dosage of the drug but it should be able to immobilize him for about four hours or so. That was all the time he needed though. He had already got Hinata to tell him where Tenten was resting at. All he had to do was mention Naruto's name and she quickly told him all he needed to know. So now all he had to do was go find her and hopefully start his car and leave.

Breathing deeply to slow down his erratic heart, Sasuke left out of the room in hopes that his plan wouldn't fail.

Two long haired males looked down at the petite woman bowing before them. One of them having the same kind of pale colored eyes as her while the other held asmirk, a cigarette sticking at the corner of his mouth. He took the cancer stick out of his mouth and blew the smoke into the frigid air.

"Did everything go according to plan?" The pale eyed guy asked.

"Yes. No one suspects a thing." She murmured.

He threw the stick on the ground after it burned out then crushed it underneath his leather shoe. "Excellent. You've done well."

"I wouldn't have went through with it if hadn't known that I couldn't do it."

"Hn."

She picked her head up and gazed at the other guy as he spoke next. "I'm surprised no one suspected you as a spy. They must all be idiots if they couldn't tell."

"I was trained by the best Neji-nisan."

"And who else would but your big brother?" Neji reached out with his right hand and helped her stand up. Instead of her usual maid outfit that she had to wear she was decked out in all black. Attached to her waist on a belt buckle was a single kitchen knife that had a familiar red substance dripping from the tip of it. Neji knew from that, that she had just killed someone recently.

The other guy stepped further into the home, wanting to get away from the two as well as the cold.

"I thought you were going to wait until tomorrow night?" A red-headed guy walked inside as well, shaking off the excess now off his black trench coat.

"I was but with the new found informantion that Neji told me I couldn't wait to act on the most perfect moment. It's always fun to surprise your prey when they least expect it anyway." He turned to the guy. "Wouldn't you agree Sasori?"

"Of course Itachi-sama."

"Go tell the others to commence with the plan. I want the little boy back in my custody, but this time without failing."

"And what about you?"

"Why I'm going to go fetch my dear little brother. I can't have him slip away just yet."

"Of course."

While men in matching black trench coats entered the house, Itachi took his leave back outside. He smirked as a familiar black car sped off down the graveled road.

Sasuke was lucky that he made it to Tenten without anyone noticing. With her arm draped around his shoulders, he carefully manuvered her back towards the kitchen. There was a big white bandage wrapped around her chest, most likely where her stab wound was at. He made sure not to touch it or strain it so it would open up. Maybe it was a good thing that they were playing that game and the lights were still off because it took a while for them to get back to the car lot. They were also lucky that his car was still open since the last time they were in it.

After securing Tenten safely in the passenger seat, Sasuke went around to the driver's side, closing the door behind him. Tenten was still knocked out so he had to think of a way to start the car without his keys. Maybe they were in the car? Pale fingers frantically searched each and every nook of the car until the last place to look was the glove compartment. He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he spotted a familiar key chain sitting in it.

Sasuke grabbed at the keys and stuck them in the ignition, adjusting his mirrors after buckling himself in and adjusting his mirrors. He already opened the door to the garage so all he had to do was drive. Yep, all he had to do was drive.

Ignoring his suddenly ache in his heart, Sasuke put the car in drive and sped out. For some reason there wasn't anyone around to stop him. But he wasn't complaining.

It was only him…Tenten…and an unnoticed blonde child sleeping soundly on the floor in the back.

Ha! I tricked you! She's still alive! Well, some what. Things are starting to pick up once again. In the next chapter I'm going to dig more into the the two organizations, and we even get to see Itachi some more (that evil little bad ass bastard) And who knew little innocent Hinata was a spy? lol

(1) I play this game with my brother and sister lol

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