"I swear Naruto, point that thing at me again."
Naruto giggled like a schoolboy as he zoomed in on one of his best friends as she leaned over some paperwork. A hair clip held her short, pink hair back, the same one he had bought her years ago that had the a little fish cake at the end; her jade colored eyes scanned with scary precision over the papers.
"Smile for me Sakura; it'll do you some good."
Her lips quirked just a little but she held a finger up at him and sighed when she heard the shuttering of the camera.
"Why are you here again? Don't you need to go take pictures of pigeons or something?"
The blond pouted at that and grumbled that the park pigeons were looking to be better company than she was right now. Her office was cold and crisp, white like any hospital office but little trinkets and pictures here and there made it more comfortable to be in.
There were pictures of her family on one side of her desk and on the other side was a photo booth picture taken back in high school of the three of them with Sasuke brooding about the fact he was in the middle and squished between the two of them.
He had the same exact picture laminated and used as a bookmark in one of his literature books and Sasuke kept it in a frame by his nightstand. There were hospital books on the shelves and a dumb pizza ornament that Naruto had brought back for her when he went away to Rome for a month.
"I have a huge gap in my classes today and there wasn't much to do. I was hoping we could do lunch but you decided paper was more important than me."
She rolled her eyes at his words and flipped the page, a noise of confirmation coming from her.
"They're not just any papers Naruto, they're a patient's records I need to look over. He's got quite the history."
Sakura rubbed her chin as she thought over any procedures that would have to be taken today. Most likely she would be going to Tsunade before hand and consulting with her before anything. Looking over to Naruto who spun around in the office chair, she chuckled and began picking up the files.
"Alright, come on. Where do you want to go eat?"
He had a large smile on him throughout the small walk it took them to walk to the intimate little bistro down the road from the hospital. They spoke about work and school, about new people in their lives and old ones that they've spoken with.
"Sai has been holed up in his apartment for the last three days and I'm getting worried."
Naruto proclaimed as he stuck his hands in the pockets of his camouflage pants and stretched his shoulders out. He adjusted his beanie when it was his turn to approach the counter and place his order; a Rotisserie Chicken and the Ahi Tuna and Avocado Tower for the lady. The girl seemed flustered as he passed her his credit card and gave her a wink.
Sakura shook her head as they made their way to a table by the window, their number in hand. Naruto had one of those faces; he could get away with a lot of things because he would smooth his way out with polished gestures and mannerisms and she was sure that was why people flocked to him. He was a person that if you got to know, you would never want to let him go.
"I'm sure that girl appreciated that."
His giggle was childish, definitely not something that would have been expected from a twenty-four year old man as he rubbed his hands in a restless sort of way as he looked around the tiny place. His hair was becoming unruly so his blond bangs were plastered to the side of his face because of the beanie he wore and the tight black long sleeve shirt seemed to almost stick to him, as if the material loved his body and wanted to be as close as it could get.
"Is Sasuke coming?"
There was a gesture of acknowledgment from him at the sound of his long time friend's name. Sakura had only recently noticed that whenever the other was mentioned, there would be something different in the eyes and their body suddenly at attention.
"He said something about being late to a meeting the other day so his father is making him pay for it."
There it was again, a little something that the two of them knew but she was left out of. Sakura knew because Naruto was the easiest to read: the habit he had where the side of his lip would quirk up, how his eyes would shift to the side for a moment and how he would pass his index finger under his nose. It was all something she was way too used to but never delved into it because it wasn't strange or different; it was something classified as them and them only. It was as if the two had their own little world and she was intruding.
"Sasuke was late to something? Must have been really into whatever he was doing."
He grinned that grin that had had her sometimes wonder if she could fall in love with him just to have that directed to her every day. Two steaming plates were placed between the two of them and a basket of soft bread accompanied it. The waitress looked at Naruto for a moment and tittered away when he smiled at her. All Sakura could do was roll her eyes and dig into her food.
"What? You know I only have eyes for you."
Naruto batted his eyes at one of his oldest friend and even older crush and was glad to have gotten a smile from her.
"You are a dangerous human being Naruto and the worst thing is you know it."
He shrugged, neither denying or agreeing, and began on his own plate. Small talk was exchanged concerning Sakura's internship or Naruto's schooling and any oncoming projects either of them have.
"How has Jiraya been? Have you heard from him lately?"
Naruto's Godfather was always an interesting character to talk to and about. He was a novelist that traveled, saying he gathered "research" when in reality he was just enjoying life at his mature age. Tsunade and him had known each other since their schooling days and had an interesting relationship when it came to each other.
"He's over in Hawaii right now. He's been sending me pictures," He motioned to his chest and made grabby hands, "of the natives there."
He sniggered and dipped a piece of the bread on his sauce. Their surroundings seemed to pick up now that it was around lunchtime, the tables filling up quickly and more servers running around. They spoke about Sasuke's success with the company and how more and more responsibility was being thrust upon him.
The Uchiha Corporation had quickly risen and had run over hundreds of small businesses in a matter of months and was rapidly spreading oversees. They specialized in technology that develops and manufactures advanced weapons and defense technologies. The latest rumor on the street was that they were dabbling in robotic law enforcer, which was definitely something that sounded like it came out of one of those science fiction movies, but the press had been on them like vultures on a carcass trying to find out if there was any truth in it at all.
Itachi had been wedded off to a woman of a competing company that had been on of the few to be head to head with the Uchiha's and it seemed that they were genuinely interested in each other aside from the fact that it had been an arranged marriage just for the sole reason of their companies. They were expecting their first child in a couple of weeks and it meant that Sasuke had much more work to do and that much more to deal with.
"Which reminds me, Hinata is doing a dinner over at her place tonight. She told me to extend the invitation to you specifically."
She lifted her eyes from her plate for a moment to see Naruto not react to the news. Everyone and their mother knew about Hinata's enormous infatuation with the blond ever since she first laid eyes on him in their preschool days but he never acknowledged it. She knows he cares for her like he does for all his close friends but her advances were never acknowledged but that didn't stop her from looking at him with complete adoration.
"I'll tell Sasuke about it."
And there it was. Sakura shook her head and patted the napkin against her lip.
"Try to be there tonight Naruto, even if Sasuke can't make it."
He looked at her funny, like the thought of Sasuke not going would put him off even though it has very well happened before.
"I'll go Sakura, don't worry about it."
Sasuke panted, loud, quick and short puffs of air that had his heart beating what felt like hundreds of miles per minute. He could feel the grin on his neck, all teeth and tongue skimming his tendon and moistening the side of his neck. They were late to the dinner, that much he knew, but Naruto had messaged him earlier saying something about a group dinner at the Hyuuga household and he had arrived at Naruto's apartment, pocketing his spare key and checking his email to be suddenly grabbed and splayed on the island that separated the kitchen and the bedroom.
His phone had rung six times and Naruto's had rung close to thirteen but the blond had no notion of releasing him from his hold anytime soon.
"Na...Nar...damn it."
His back arched deliciously as there was a twist inside of him and his hips violently hit the marble counter. Naruto chuckled, grabbing a fist full of the spikey hair and pulling Sasuke's head towards him so that he could grab the Uchiha's bottom lip and practically inhale him in. A recognizable ringtone pierced the heavy air again, a high-pitched Japanese girl saying random phrases that had been assigned to Sakura after she became obsessed with some Japanese Pop band. Naruto's hips slowed for a moment, his hand loosened until Sasuke placed a hand behind the blonds head and urged him to finish the job, to not leave him there strung out and hazy.
Without any warning, he was flipped onto his back and holding on for dear life to the other body on him lest he fall and tumble onto the bed four feet below him. His legs were hoisted over Naruto's shoulders and with each thrust his knees almost touched his face. There was a whimper stuck in his throat, something between pleasure and wanting release. He grabbed at the counter when he felt the sweet bliss inside him, the thing that made his back bow and cry out. His body drooped in exemption and satisfaction, his senses so muffled that he didn't care about the white globs on his body and chin or the fact that he was still being pushed into. All he could see was glistening sweat and furrowed brows.
"Come on, come on."
Naruto grunted and ran his hand through the black hair he had held on to so many times before. Sasuke closed his eyes in solace, reveling in the feel of being enjoyed and taken care off. Sasuke lifted his hands to run them over the blond's sides and grab at his bottom and help push him over the edge. Naruto let out a stream of curses against the Uchihas swollen lip and kissed him with renewed reverence. Sasuke's knees creaked from their position and his back was rubbed raw from the counter but he felt completely satisfied at the moment and didn't mind the annoyance he knew his body would later feel.
"Sakura's going to kill you."
Sasuke mumbled, all energy seeming like it was seeped out of him and he was content in staying just where he was the whole night. Naruto seemed to regain his energy all too quickly, something that still flabbergasted Sasuke on how he did it, as he led him to the bathroom.
"Nah. I'll be showing up with your pretty face, she won't even remember me once she has you in her eye sight."
"Hey Sasuke! Hey, wait up!"
At seven, he still held his brothers hand. He had one hand holding his older brother's and the other on the strap of his school bag. Naruto ran towards them, scarred cheeks pulled in a grin and shirt and pants well worn. His book bag was the same from last years and Sasuke was sure that he didn't have any other shoes except the obnoxious tattered orange ones he wore.
And yet, he could still smile like the sun bursts out of his ass.
"Hello Naruto, it's nice to see you again."
Itachi's mellow voice rang from above and Sasuke looked up at him. Itachi smiled at the blond, a brotherly smile that he usually used when he spoke to Sasuke.
"Hey Itachi! Where've you been?"
Adjusting the straps of his book bag, the two carried on a conversation as if they were old friends. Itachi entertained him by doing this; Sasuke knew that without having it being said. They both knew that Naruto was an orphan who lived in a foster home, his parents a conversation that was never broached or the scars on his face that had healed fine in the year he's had them.
Naruto walked with them to school, chattering away about homework and his classes, which were the same as Sasuke and Itachi had heard most of the things the blond said from his little brother, but he nodded and hummed at the right moments, as if it was the first time hearing it. The school appeared soon, parents walking their children to the gates and friends ambled around seeing as the bell hadn't rung yet.
"Before I forget, our mother told me to extend an invitation to join us for lunch on Saturday, that is, if you aren't to busy out on your adventures."
Itachi had said it with a warm smile but had tightened his grip on his little brother's hand because he knew Sasuke all to well. He hadn't known about the news because Itachi had mentioned it to their mother one day about Sasuke's new one-sided friendship and had wanted to give them a push in the right direction. Naruto, small for his age and almost appeared like a wild child, seemed shocked for a moment as his mind tried to figure out what had just been said. He looked like he was going to answer, mouth dropped and body moving forward as if he was going to answer with his whole being, and stopped suddenly and moved his gaze towards Sasuke.
Itachi stared with amusement at the small interaction. Naruto was all wide-eyed and flushed as he stared at Sasuke while Sasuke held his just a tad higher and a small pout on his lips. He almost looked like he was asking Sasuke for permission before saying anything.
"It would be rude to turn down an invitation."
Sasuke mumbled, not looking at Naruto as he said so. The change was immediate on the kids face: all smiles and bright eyes. He laughed and turned his gaze towards Itachi who just looked at the two with a fond expression.