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"That's enough Sasuke!" Itachi reprimanded taking ahold of his younger brother's wrist just in time before he would have attacked the red head out of sheer stupidity. Everyone was shocked by the sudden intrusion as they stared in disbelief.
"Let me go!" Sasuke yelled glaring heatedly at his brother, trying to pry his arm free. He knew one thing for sure and that was he finally wanted to kick Gaara's ass once and for all.
"Shut up. You can't even behave rationally what make you think I trust you to stop after I let you go." He growled looking at the red head. He knew exactly he was more rational than his younger brother so he didn't even need to guess who started it. "You raised your hand first." He continued gripping harder enticing a low growl.
"Tsk!" Sasuke groaned at the pain being forced onto his wrist. "Fine! Just let me go." Sasuke hissed baring his teeth to his brother.
Itachi analyzed his brother's demeanor and sighed heavily. "Come with me." He sighed, grabbing ahold of Naruto's wrist as well in the process.
"Where the hell do you think you're going with Naruto?" Gaara questioned immediately putting his hand over the elders own wrist.
Itachi eyed the sullen teen a moment before he replied. "This does not concern you. It's about Naruto's safety about his 'status'." He mentioned loosely so people wouldn't think too much into it. "Don't worry about him; I'll be the one watching him not my foolish brother." He finished glancing at Sasuke would sulked at the tone.
"Then why don't I come along?" he asked glaring at the raven who furrowed his brows curiously. Truthfully he had no reason to come other than what? Mental support for Naruto? Absurd.
"You are an outsider and have no business with this matter." He deadpanned pulling Sasuke and Naruto beside himself.
Naruto bit his lip at the predicament trying to think of a solution. "Don't worry Gaara, if Itachi said he's going to look out for me I believe him. Besides if anything does happen, I'll let you know." He said using his free hand to gesture at his pocket.
Gaara glared at the Uchiha and then turned his eyes towards his blond with worry. "I still don't trust them." He growled glaring at them both. 'I know how egotistical that bastard is so any chance he'll get, I know he will try and come onto Naruto.' He sulked thinking of the outcomes.
Itachi rolled his eyes at the comment and looked over his shoulder. "Temari, come." He announced perking their attention.
Temari smiled apologetically as she rounded the corner greeting the guys with a grin. "Sorry about the sudden intrusion but Itachi is right, Gaara." She smiled scratching the back of her head with sympathy.
The red head glared at the woman trying to figure her out. "So what? What do you expect me to do then? Twiddle my thumbs and wait till Naruto tells me he's fine? Hell no, I take matters into my hands to make sure he's alright. I know exactly what happened last time. So I'm no fool." He declared locking eyes with the elder raven.
Sasuke looked at his brother curiously at the accusation and waited to see how he would respond. Itachi didn't particularity do anything or show any sign of concern when Gaara flashed his fangs. He simply listened without interest.
"Regardless if you believe me or not is none of my business but what is, is this blond right here where you have no authority. So either back off and calm down or we can do this the hard way." Itachi glared releasing his hold on both his brother and Naruto.
The blond gasped at the declaration and quickly ran to his boyfriend's side. "It's ok Gaara I don't want any more fighting just please let it go…" he pleaded staring sadly into his eyes.
Gaara glared at the blond and held his hands up in desperation. "Do you honestly think I'll be fine with this situation? You do remember what happened last time don't you?" he questioned waiting for a reply. Naruto nodded slowly and remained quiet because he knew he couldn't say anything else about it. "But you still want me to be fine with this don't you?" he asked folding his arms over his chest.
Naruto looked away from the red head as he nodded letting him know he was serious. Gaara growled and threw his hands up in the air and shook his head. "Whatever, do what you want I'm out of here." He spat turning back to the table and taking his wallet out, throwing some cash onto it. He looked back at Temari when he tucked his wallet back into his pocket. "Don't worry, you can call me if anything happens Naruto. Just don't expect me to be sympathetic." He grunted tucking his hands inside of his jeans as he turned on his feet.
Naruto frowned and gripped the hem of his shirt as he watched the red head leave. He really wanted him to understand that everything was fine but he knew Gaara cared so much that it hurt. "What are we doing?" Naruto asked looking at Itachi.
The raven smiled gently and eyed the blond with a mischievous grin. "I didn't know someone could actually handle… better yet, the word to describe it… is 'tame' that loaded pistol." He laughed shocking the occupants in the room.
Temari frowned and stomped her heels on the floor. "You know it's not funny to tease him like that. You know how he acts." She whined swiping her hair behind her shoulder. "You should know better than anyone how of a loose cannon he is." She growled pulling her phone out of her purse.
Sasuke raised his brow at the conversation and looked at Naruto. "It seems I'm not the only one who doesn't follow what you guys are going on about." He gestured at Naruto.
The blond shook his head and shrugged his shoulders. Itachi cleared his thought as he pointed at the teens in question. "Doesn't matter but I still need you too." He said glancing at them both with a serious look. "Let's get going while we still have this time to talk." He finished, turning his back so the others would follow.
-At The Uchiha's-
"Look, this is how things are going down ok. Naruto, the police department got wind of the scandal that happened a few weeks ago confirming that it really is him scheming. We are currently tracking where his distributors are processing their market but it's hard to pin point where they intersect." Itachi announced tossing a file onto the table in front of the three. Naruto looked at the stacks of papers lying lifeless on the table and then looked to Temari who had begun typing away on her laptop. It seemed as if she was documenting or taking notes on what he was saying.
Sasuke laid back on the couch crossing his leg over his knee after he grabbed one of the papers on top. "Why haven't you guys found him yet?" Sasuke commented looking at both Temari and Itachi.
The elder raven sighed and ran his hand through his hair in distress. "Well it's kind of hard to track and discover his black market trading while trying to be a clean cop. It's really hard dealing with people in the shady scene." He growled looking at Temari who knew exactly where he was coming from.
"I agree with Itachi, Sasuke. Imagine if you had to deal with crooks and illegal trafficking all the time and then try to get useful information. Not to mention if it's legit or not. People just don't give stuff like that way so easily. It comes at a price and cops are obligated by law to act accordingly." She said rubbing her temples.
Naruto frowned at her words and stared at the paper again not really paying much attention to what they were talking about until he heard his name being called, waking him from his trance.
"Give us a second while we go send some information to HQ." Itachi said waving his hand at Temari. He glared at his brother in a warning tone and smiled back at the blond. "We'll be right back." He murmured walking out the door with the woman in tow.
Naruto took a deep breath as he watched them leave making his heart beat a little bit quicker. He side glanced at the raven who continued reading with a bored expression. He didn't really feel like talking the younger Uchiha so he decided to remain quiet looking at his lap.
"So are you ok?" Sasuke announced startling the blond. Naruto nodded slowly and refused to look him in the eye. The raven noticed the hesitant reaction and sighed. "Look, I'm not going to do anything to you. Itachi can be a pain but I know when he's serious so just relax. I'll behave." He grumbled putting the document back onto the table so he could focus his attention on Naruto.
The blond slowly lifted his head and met the lingering gaze. He looked away slowly twiddling his thumbs nervously. "Why are you so persistent about this… whole thing?" he asked looking at the raven with curious eyes.
Sasuke frowned and shifted uncomfortably in his seat. Truthfully he didn't know but one thing he knew for sure was that he was attracted to the brighter teen. He shrugged his shoulders waving his hand dismissively. "What does it matter? What if I couldn't tell you why anyway?" he grumbled folding his arms over his chest. Naruto raised his brow out of surprise and bit his lip. It didn't make any sense. How could someone possibly like another person without any reason? It was odd.
"So you can't tell me why you're so bent on trying to get me? Am I even the right person or type?" he asked furrowing his brows. He really wanted to know why Sasuke was so persistent and to hear that even he doesn't know why, kind left a sour taste in his mouth.
Sasuke glared at the blond and grunted. "I like your aura. It's attractive and something I like looking at. You are pretty adorable…" he mumbled trying to hold his blush.
Naruto blanched at the tone Sasuke spoke in. He was so used to the teen talking so haughtily and dominant that hearing the awkward/embarrassed tone surprised him. He never expected to hear such emotions coming from him. "So… you like me because of how I look?" Naruto asked biting his lip.
Sasuke sighed heavily and flicked his hair to the side with an annoyed grunt. "You make it sound bad." He whispered looking away dejectedly. "I'm not some whore like everyone makes me out to be." He mumbled glaring at the wall.
Naruto was surprised to say the least as his jaw hung slack. Gaara even told him that Sasuke dated whoever he wanted without heeding to their feelings, that it sickened him. Why would Sasuke say something that conflicted against everything everyone was saying? "So you mean to tell me you haven't been sleeping with other people?" Naruto asked pointing his finger accusingly at the raven.
Sasuke glared at the finger and sized the blond up and down. "Who are you to judge me when you haven't been around? No I haven't been sleeping around with everyone. That stupid rumor started spreading when Sai thought it was funny to tease me about having a secret relationship with Neji." He snarled remembering the thought.
Naruto raised his brow in confusion at his words. Things weren't making any sense. "So you haven't had and sexual relations with anybody?" Naruto asked holding his hand up to his mouth when he saw the blush appear on the ravens cheeks.
Sasuke shifted uncomfortably in his position as he looked away. "Yes I have but only with Neji, ok? Happy?" he asked biting his lip.
Naruto couldn't help the smile that begged to overtake his face that erupted into a playful grin. "So you've only been physical with Neji but why have you been upholding this false face about yourself?" Naruto asked cocking his head to the side.
Sasuke remained quiet, perplexed by the question and sighed in defeat. "Truthfully I did like Neji a lot but at the same time he did have admirers too. So I got jealous and broke up with him because of it but through time I became used to his annoying presence around so I never really had to put myself out there to commit to him. I won't deny when I first met you I felt something strong and admitting this kind of hurts a bit." He said running his hand through his hair. "I know I took it to another level than I needed but I would have liked to be with you in a relationship." He added biting his lip.
Naruto shook his head disapprovingly at his words. Things were making more sense now that he finally got this chance to speak with him. "So why don't you just date Neji again?" he asked staring at the teen.
Sasuke shook his hand and threw his hand up desperately. "I already told you we dated in the past and I broke up with him but I still want to have something with you. Is that hard to believe?" he argued glaring at the blond.
Naruto frowned at his tone but tried to understand what he could. "But you both have known each other for year's right? He must know you better than anyone? Don't you care about him?" Naruto said slumping his shoulders. This raven was being even more stubborn than he thought.
"I don't want to. Well for now anyways. I don't even think he likes me anymore never mind about loving me. But I don't want to talk about my past love life when I want to be with you. Why won't you accept my proposal and at least try and date me?" Sasuke asked staring oddly at the blond.
Naruto shook his head at the question and tried to hold back his laugh. "You do realize we are complete opposites don't you? You are a very dominant person and I'm more introverted and reserved. We would most likely end up clashing against each other because of our differences. I wouldn't feel good if I kept fighting with my lover all the time…" he sighed, thinking of the way Gaara had left.
Sasuke frowned after listening to the blond and glared at the ground. "But you are something special and I can tell. Not too many people have your kind of aura." Sasuke mumbled resting his head on the couch as he stared at the ceiling.
Naruto blushed at the compliment trying not to let it go to his head. "Thanks for saying that but I'm not all that special. I know you can be compatible with Neji again if you just put effort like you did before, right?" he smiled looking at the raven who started frowning.
"I don't want to. He's someone that I know will be around always no matter how I treat him." Sasuke deadpanned looking at the blond.
Naruto blanched at the rudeness as his face grew hot. "How can you say that about someone?! How rude can you be?!" Naruto yelled clenching his fists about the stupidity dribbling from the teen's mouth.
Sasuke scoffed at the question and folded his arms again. "I'm just saying the truth. We're nothing more than physical at this point." He admitted looking away.
Naruto gasped at the revelation and immediately felt sympathy for the brunette. He started to understand now. 'Sasuke really does have feelings for Neji but is too much of a coward to admit it so he hides then away. As for the physical side of their relationship, if Neji really didn't feel anything for him he would have refused Sasuke's advances wouldn't he?' he thought biting his lip. Sasuke was more complicated than he thought.
"I don't know what to tell you Sasuke. I like Gaara and we are dating." He muttered trying to hide his blush that covered his face. He felt shy about admitting something like that but at the same time he liked it.
Sasuke scoffed and shrugged his shoulders at the blond. "Well I have a test tomorrow that I didn't study for." He said rolling his eyes.
Naruto scrunched his nose at the comment and looked at the raven oddly. "What are you talking about?" Naruto asked confused as hell.
"Oh weren't we talking about things we could cheat on?" Sasuke smirked hiding the smug expression he so wanted to have.
Naruto rolled his eyes at the 'funny' comment and tskd. "That wasn't funny Sasuke. It was really bad, I mean really bad." He laughed finding humor at the glare sent his way. "You're such a baby. Chill out I was just teasing." He smiled laughing a bit.
The raven remained quiet as he eyed the blond with a playful smirk. "You surprise me Naruto." He smiled looking at the blond.
Naruto chuckled at the expression and waved impassively. "Your just too observant but I'll admit underneath all that fickle and daunting exterior, you seem to be quiet an interesting person yourself." Naruto smiled brightly.
"Is that supposed to be some sort of compliment?" he mumbled tossing a famous Uchiha smirk in the blond's direction. Naruto smiled and shrugged his shoulders at the question enticing yet another flustered expression from the raven until their little 'bonding' moment was interrupted.
"I don't mean to intrude on your guys' conversation but I finished relaying the message back." Itachi announced opening the door but was shocked to see the two actually smiling at one another. "My, my are my eyes deceiving me or are you two actually getting along?" he smirked looking solely at his brother who avoided the eye contact.
"We're fine here. Just talking is all." Naruto smiled at the elder raven. Itachi nodded and walked fully into the room continuing to glance at his silent brother who seemed to be brooding.
"Regardless…" he said perking their attention as he waved another file in his hand. "These documents right here are his next moves that are in question. Apparently they got a lead sometime last night so I'm going to be investigating in on this personally." Itachi continued placing the folder down. "I think our best for you Naruto is to stay low. You might even have to miss school but I'm not too sure. I know it would be bad for you but your safety is what matters more." He added rubbing his chin. "But then again you could always be tutored or homeschooled." He mumbled opening the file and picking up a few papers.
Sasuke looked at the blond and his eyes widened at the news. Naruto could possibly be missing from school for quite a while meaning he wouldn't have the enjoyment of teasing him. "Wouldn't it be better for him if he went to school though? I mean he could be retained for the time he misses." Sasuke asked rolling his eyes at the impassive shrug he received from his brother.
"I'm not too sure about that but I highly doubt they'll do that because of something like this that is out of his hands." He mumbled as he read the text in his hands. "But I know how troublesome the school systems can be. He might need parental or teacher backing on this one." He said looking up at the blond.
Naruto played with his fingers as he listened to the others talking not really wanting to get involved. He didn't like the idea of missing school but at the same time he didn't mind it since it gave him some time to be alone or think. He brushed his thoughts aside and looked at Itachi, locking eyes with the Uchiha. "Well what do you suppose I do?" Naruto asked biting his lip.
Itachi sighed placing the papers down as he rubbed his temples. "Your options are quite limited so there's only so much you can do. You're staying with Sakubo, no? He asked glancing at Sasuke knowing he'd get a kick out of hearing that information.
Naruto blushed at the question but nodded slowly. Itachi 'hmmd' at the gesture and stared at the ceiling. "Gaara is legally and inheritance of his father's company just as much as he wishes he wasn't. That being said; he is both beneficial and hazardous, as you continue to reside with him." he mulled.
Sasuke frowned at this new knowledge and stared unhappily at Naruto who didn't even look his way. "Why did you choose to stay with him to begin with? Isn't that a bad idea?" Sasuke scrutinized, unintentionally glaring at the blond.
"Now, now. Don't be hasty Sasuke, this is the reason why I said what did. Gaara is protected legally by the state and his residence without question but at the same time if someone finds out this information it would only be a matter of time before he was found out and from what I hear, that's something neither Gaara or his father cares to hear about in the news." He sighed holding the bridge of his nose.
"So what should I do?" Naruto asked playing with a strand of his hair.
Gaara glared at his phone while he laid motionless on his bed. He couldn't believe how Naruto brushed him off like that thinking he wasn't going to worry. Of course he was going to worry. His boyfriend was going over to the Uchiha's place so he could possibly get molested again!
He sighed heavily as he slid his phone open and began texting Temari. He really didn't want to pry too much into it but at the same time he couldn't help but to worry. Minutes flew by before he had gotten a response but put him at ease reading it. She somewhat explained that she was also keeping an eye on Naruto just in case so he could relax.
He still disagreed with her comment as he tossed his phone down onto his bed while he stood. He needed to get his mind off the matter while he walked downstairs into the kitchen. He rounded his way past the isle and meandered into the fridge looking for something to cook for the blond. He found some chicken breast and decided on frying them after he diced them into small pieces so he could make a salad or whatever. He chopped up the lettuce and a few tomatoes and prepared the simple dinner with ease making sure he had ranch for the condiment. Regardless after spending some time in the kitchen, the blond still remained away disgruntling the red head. He sighed tiredly and sat down in the living room lying down on the couch while he flipped through the channels. He didn't find anything too interesting to watch so he grumbled turning it off.
'When are you coming home Naruto? I need you.' He thought laying his arm over his face trying to block out the endless possibilities that could happen.
"Gaara?" Naruto called as he opened the door looking for the red head hoping to see him. Gaara sat up abruptly and locked eyes with the blond while he came through the door. "Oh there you are I'm glad to see you relaxing on the sofa." He smiled closing the door behind himself and locking it.
Gaara watched the blond eagerly as he stood waiting for him to come. "Yeah I was waiting for you…" he mumbled opening his arms. Naruto smiled lightly at the cute gesture and happily wrapped his arms around his lover's neck while he gave him a tight embrace.
"I missed you." He admitted snuggling closer into Gaara's chest letting the blush flourish on his cheeks. The red head nodded happily and ran his fingers through his boyfriend's hair smiling like mad.
"I missed you too but I couldn't stop thinking of you. I made you dinner by the way." He said pulling away from the blond pecking him on the lips.
"I think I'm going to love spending my time here." He laughed rubbing his belly even though they ate only a few hours before. "But I think I'll love spending my time with you the most." He beamed giddily.
Gaara chuckled and shook his head at the comment and grabbed his boyfriend's wrist, dragging him into the kitchen. "Come and eat and we can talk ok?" he said taking a plate out from inside the microwave. "It's still warm but if you want me to heat it up I can." He continued, putting the plate down in front of Naruto while the blond nestled in his chair on the opposite side of the island.
He shook his head gratefully and overjoyed at the smell. "I don't normally eat salads but it smells really good." He said putting the ranch on top. As Naruto ate, Gaara could only smile lightly at the cute compliments sent his way. He rested his arm on the isle remembering now exactly what he wanted to talk about.
"So what happened over there?" he questioned with his facial features remaining impassive. He really wanted to know if the bastard tried to make a move or touch him. 'He better not have or else I'll really have to teach him his place.' He thought as a frown appeared on his lips.
Naruto raised his brow but shrugged his shoulders. "Well the important thing we talked about is what I would have to be doing in the meantime but Itachi thinks I should stay home and take it easy." He grumbled putting another forkful of chicken in his mouth.
Gaara understood and folded his arms curiously. 'That seems like the best idea but won't he get in trouble for his absences?' he contemplated. "Wouldn't the school be upset if you missed all those days?" he wondered looking to the side.
Naruto waved the question aside with a quick flick of his wrist and scoffed. "Itachi thought of that already and I know dad wouldn't mind homeschooling me while this blows over." He said eating some salad.
Gaara thumbed his chin while his thoughts ran wild. He really didn't want Naruto to spend his time alone while he went to school. "What if I stay home with you?" he asked smirking playfully.
Naruto stopped his chewing at the question and a blush overtook his face. "Yeah if you want to… I mean that would help me when I'm lonely I guess." He mumbled taking another bite. Gaara couldn't help smiling at the uncomfortable position the blond was in because he knew exactly what was going through his mind.
"Do you want to have some fun tonight?" he purred bringing his hand to cup the blond's cheek.
Ok that's it for this chapter! I hoped you enjoyed it like I did. I tried to make Sasuke have more depth in this chapter because I really don't dislike the guy. It's just that he's sort of a douche sometimes and I kinda over amplified it a bit. LOL. But anyways I hope you review because it helps and I thank all of you who take the time to read my fic. Thanks a bunch!
Until next time
-Urahara