Chapter 6: Flee
Summary:
"Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." The truth Naruto has been trying to keep hidden from Sasuke has finally been drawn out.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Naruto had been friends with Kiba for almost 10 years. Kiba had seen Naruto grow from an angry teenager, to a relatively well adjusted, albeit, still a little temperamental at times, man. He'd seen Naruto at his absolute worst and had stuck around for all of it. He had helped Naruto and been around when he needed to rebuild his life. He had seen all the stupid and progressively better decisions Naruto had made. Seen him grow from a liability to someone capable and put together. So learning that he'd been harboring a runaway omega for the last week, something that while not a felony crime, was still illegal, was more than a little surprising. After hearing the PG version of Sasuke and Naruto's current relationship, Ino was the first to speak.
"So let me get this straight. You just spent the last couple of hours making me feel shitty for not telling you the whole truth about everything while simultaneously lying to me about your current situation?" She narrowed her eyes at Sasuke who dropped his gaze to the table and nodded.
"I didn't want you to tell me that I had to go back."
"Well you DO have to go back!" She snapped. Everyone at the table looked away and shifted uncomfortably.
"Maybe lighten up a little, huh, Ino?" Kiba whispered to her. She snapped her gaze toward him sharply and gave him an incredulous look.
"Why do I have to go back?" Sasuke pressed.
"Because you're a runaway omega, Sasuke. And you staying with me is kind of illegal." Naruto explained.
"Not 'kind of,' Naruto." Sakura looked at him pointedly. Now it was Sasuke's turn to wear an unbelieving expression. He turned to Naruto ignoring the stinging in his eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me?" He muttered weakly.
"I...don't know." Naruto shrugged slightly. He hadn't spent a lot of time introspecting his actions. The table fell into an awkward silence that was broken abruptly when the waitress approached the table cheerfully.
"Can I start everyone off with some drinks?" She smiled.
"Can I get a Cosmopolitan?"
"I'll have a Jack and Coke."
"A Margarita, please."
"Uh, an Old Fashioned, please."
The waitress looked brightly at Sasuke who felt himself flush.
"Um, water is fine." She nodded once.
"Alrighty, I'll be right back with those drinks!"
Kiba squinted at Sasuke.
"How old are you, Sasuke?" He inquired.
"...19."
"What the fuck, Naruto?!" Kiba squawked.
"What?! It's not like I kidnapped him!" Naruto weakly defended himself.
"What if his family doesn't see it that way?" Sakura inquired shifting her gaze from Naruto to look thoughtfully at Sasuke. Sasuke was quickly growing frustrated with how it felt like he was regarded like a child at a table full of adults. "I know you don't want to, but you really do have to go back, Sasuke."
"No." He replied shortly.
"She's right, Sasuke." Ino concurred. Sasuke stood quickly.
"I need a minute alone. I'm going to the restroom." He stormed off in the direction of the restroom while the members of the table continued to talk amongst themselves uncomfortably. There's no way I'm going back. Sasuke stealthily glanced back at the table to make sure no one was watching him, and slipped out the front door of the restaurant and into the night. As soon as he got outside he ran as fast and as hard as he could. He had to get away from everyone who would force him to go back to his family and be forcefully mated to that creep of an alpha, Orochimaru. Sasuke ran until his lungs burned and his legs felt like they would give out.
10 minutes after the drinks were delivered to Naruto and his friends he started to get a bad feeling.
"Sasuke's been gone for too long." He stated.
"You don't think he...?" Sakura started.
"I do." Ino answered dryly. Naruto fished his phone out of his pocket and checked it for Sasuke's location. He had shared Sasuke's location with himself when he first bought the phone in case Sasuke ever got lost and was now silently thanking himself for the foresight he had.
"Shit, he's already a few miles away," Naruto sprang from the table and ran out of the restaurant, following the direction on his phone to Sasuke's location.
Meanwhile, Sasuke had found an alleyway to rest in. Finally away from everything that reminded him of the emotional strain of the day, Sasuke broke down and cried. He missed his family, his home, his old perception of his life. Over the last week all of his presumptions about himself, his life, and the world around him had been completely obliterated. While he was somewhat grateful to learn the truth, the lesson had been painful so far. However, finding out that even Naruto had been keeping something from him, after continually scolding Sasuke for not knowing things and going out of his way to explain harsh life lessons, hurt in a completely different way. Despite not knowing Naruto for more than a week, Sasuke had truly trusted him, and with that shattered, he felt more alone than ever.
Why would he lie to me? Does he even care about me? Am I anything to him at all? Large tears filled Sasuke's eyes and flowed onto his cheeks while his head span with questions. However, his thoughts were quickly interrupted by the distinct smell of alpha. Sasuke looked up from where he sat on the ground and locked eyes with the alpha, feeling his heart fill with dread. He found the alphas smile perfidious and tried to shrink back and make himself as small as possible against the wall, but the alpha reached down and stood Sasuke up by his forearms, successfully holding him in place.
"Well what have we here? What's a pretty little omega like you doing out here in the night all by yourself?" The alpha had silvery white hair that was pulled back into a disheveled ponytail. His boyish glasses almost felt inconsistent with the otherwise treacherous vibe he exuded. Sasuke trembled in his grasp and tried to pull away, but the alphas grip held fast. He lifted Sasuke slightly off the ground and pushed out his dominant pheromones to gain Sasuke's compliance; his show of strength successfully paralyzed Sasuke in his grasp. The alpha leaned in close to Sasuke's scent gland and inhaled deeply. "You smell just as pretty as you look, omega, even with the pungent alpha scent mixed in. What's the matter? Your alpha couldn't be bothered to mate you? How'd you like to come home with me? I can take care of you." He pretended to offer. Pretended like Sasuke had any choice in what would happen next.
"I don't want to go anywhere with you. Just let me go, please." Sasuke's plea was barley above a whisper. The alpha laughed and the vile sound snapped Sasuke out of his paralysis. He kicked as hard as he could, foot landing hard on the the alpha's shin. However, it did nothing but anger the alpha.
"Fuck! You stupid, little bitch!" The alpha pulled Sasuke a few inches away from the wall and slammed him back into it, knocking the wind out of Sasuke. He whimpered pathetically as the pain rippled through his shoulders. "You're gonna pay for that, omega. I'll teach you to respect me." The alpha put Sasuke down and quickly grabbed his throat with one large hand, putting a harsh pressure on his windpipe that cut off his breathing almost entirely. Sasuke gasped for air, trying to drag oxygen into his lungs while the alpha turned his head and exposed his scent gland. He leaned in and wetly licked the gland chuckling darkly when Sasuke tried to pull away weakly, his strength and consciousness diminishing.
Suddenly Sasuke's ability to breath was returned and he whipped his head around to see what happened, heaving as his air supply returned to him. Naruto had appeared out of nowhere and pulled the disgusting alpha off of Sasuke, holding him firmly by the front of his shirt.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing?" He asked rhetorically before pulling his fist back and slamming it into the silver haired man's jaw. The other man tried to pull away from Naruto unsuccessfully and Naruto slammed him into the brick wall of the alley before bringing his fist into contact with the mans face again, hitting him square in the face. Between the blow to the front and the way his head banged against the wall behind him, the alpha was knocked unconscious and Naruto let go, allowing the man to fall to the ground ungracefully. Sasuke watched from a few feet away stuck somewhere between feeling gratified and terrified. Naruto turned to Sasuke and seeing the fear on his face, took a step back. He didn't even know where to begin as far as speaking to Sasuke, but Sasuke spoke up first.
"How did you find me?"
"Your location is shared with me on your phone, I came after you as soon as I realized you were gone." Naruto replied.
"Why?"
"I was worried about you."
"You knew something like this would happen?" Sasuke accused.
"No! Of course not I was worried about your emotional state!"
"Were you worried about my 'emotional state' when you lied to me all week?"
"I didn't lie to you!" Naruto defended. "I just...omitted some information"
"Omitting is a form of lying!" Sasuke snapped. Naruto sighed.
"I'm sorry I got so violent with him."
"It's fine, he had no problem knocking me around." Sasuke glared at the still blacked out man.
"He hurt you?" Naruto felt his anger flare again.
"Nothing I can't walk off." Sasuke murmured. Naruto shifted uncomfortably in place before closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, steadying himself for his next words.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you that you staying with me without your family's consent is actually illegal." Sasuke tried to read the alpha's expression for sincerity.
"Why didn't you tell me from the start?" He glared.
"At first I didn't tell you because...I didn't think it would be my problem. I didn't think you'd stay with me for more than one or two days and I thought you'd either go back to your family or leave and someone else would find you and probably take you back to them. But, by Thursday I realized that...I didn't want you to leave. And I thought if I told you about you being a runaway omega, you'd book it. Which, to be fair, as soon as you found out the truth, is EXACTLY what you did." Sasuke averted his eyes haughtily.
"I didn't want you to take me back. I don't want to go back!"
"I never said I was going to take you back! I don't really have a plan, and I know it's technically against the law, but I was serious when I said that I want to help you. It isn't fair the situation that you've been put in by your family, and I don't know why I even care but I do!" Naruto ran his hand through his hair, exasperated. He glanced back down at the unconscious alpha at his feet. "Look, we should get out of here before he wakes up."
"Where are we going?"
"If it's alright with you, back to my place." Sasuke nodded and the two made the journey back to Naruto's apartment in silence.
No sooner had they walked in the front door than Naruto's phone lit up; Kiba was calling.
"Hey. Yeah, he's safe, we're back at my place. I know just...we'll figure something out. Just please don't tell anybody? And ask Sakura not to, too? Thanks man, I really appreciate it. Uh, yeah, okay." Naruto pulled the phone away from his ear for a moment and looked at Sasuke.
"Your friend wants to talk to you," he said, handing the phone to Sasuke.
"Ino. Yeah, I'm fine. I'm sorry I lied to you, I didn't want you to get caught up in my mess, but I was being hypocritical and unfair to you." Naruto wasn't sure what Ino was saying, but she must have forgiven Sasuke because within a few seconds he smiled and laughed gently. "Thank you, Ino, for everything." Sasuke hung up and handed the phone back to Naruto. "So, what now?"
"I really don't know, Sasuke. What do you want to happen now?" Sasuke sighed and sat on the bed.
"I don't know either. I don't know what I'm supposed to do. Heh, I do know one good thing though." Naruto arched a brow.
"Oh yeah? What's that?"
"I was supposed to be mated to Orochimaru by today for my father's business deal. So as of tomorrow, I should be off the hook." Naruto tried not to appear disappointed. If Sasuke was no longer in danger of being mated off, then he really had no reason to need to stay with Naruto.
"Oh. Yeah that is good. Does...does that mean you wanna go back to your family?" Sasuke looked down at his feet. No, I want to stay here with you.
"I don't know. Should I go back?" Every part of Sasuke was hoping that Naruto would say 'no.' That he would ask him to stay with him.
"I can't make that decision for you, Sasuke. It's your life, and it's your choice what you do with it." Sasuke felt himself grow angry. He stood up and aggressively approached Naruto, surprising the alpha.
"Now it's my life and my choice? What about all this time when it's been what the alphas in my life want me to do? What my family wants me to do? What they want me to know. What you want me to know. Most of the 'choices' I thought I had up until recently turned out to be fake or unavailable. So fuck the idea that it's all my choice because it's not! It never has been, and now that I actually want someone else's opinion on my my life and what decision to make I'm not going to let you just back away like this has nothing to do with you. You've been involved since the moment you allowed me to come home with you. So now I want an answer from you. What do you think, Naruto? What do you want?" Sasuke stared up at the alpha and tried to search his eyes for his genuine feelings.
"I-I...it's...I," Naruto stuttered. He closed his eyes, trying to will himself to speak clearly. "I want you to stay, Sasuke. I want you to stay here with me, and we can figure it out together, and I dunno what we're gonna do but...I don't want you to leave. I care about you and I want to be there for you and I want to help you and I...I want you to stay. I just-" Sasuke cut off the rest of Naruto's sentence, tiptoeing up slightly to meet Naruto's height and kissing Naruto hard. Naruto's hands immediately wrapped around Sasuke's waist and Sasuke matched the movement by wrapping his arms around Naruto's neck.
"I want me to stay too." Sasuke whispered onto Naruto's lips.
"Then stay, Sasuke." He urged, resuming the kiss. Sasuke nodded gently.
"Okay."
"I want you so bad, Sasuke" Naruto breathed.
"Then take me."
Naruto picked Sasuke up and Sasuke wrapped his legs around his waist to aid in act. He walked them both onto his bed and gently laid Sasuke down while deepening the kiss stopping only for a moment to pull off his shirt. Naruto settled between Sasuke's legs and began to thrust against him. The friction caused a whimper to escape from Sasuke's lips which was swallowed by Naruto. He continued to grind against Sasuke and broke away from the kiss to sign to Sasuke's ear before nibbling on the lobe.
"Naruto, please, please just fuck me already." Sasuke could feel Naruto smirk into his neck. He sat back up and pulled Sasuke's shirt off and leaned down briefly to suck on a nipple, swirling his tongue around the hardening bud. He moved to the other nipple to give it the same treatment, causing Sasuke to whine. "God, please just do it!"
Naruto kissed Sasuke's chest while he reached down and undid his pants, pulling Sasuke's jeans and briefs off in one go. Naruto leaned down and licked a broad swipe over Sasuke's leaking cock, causing Sasuke to gasp in surprise, and then stood up to hastily remove the rest of his clothing and return to the bed. He bit and sucked on Sasuke's neck, no doubt leaving marks, while he inserted a finger into Sasuke to prepare him.
"More, please." Sasuke ground down on Naruto's palm as he inserted a second and third finger at the same time. "Agh, fuck, yes!" Naruto scissored his fingers inside of Sasuke, trying to make sure the omega was as prepared as possible. Sasuke, however, was losing his patience. "Put it in me before I get myself off instead." He threatened.
"So impatient," Naruto chuckled. "Alright, it seems like you're ready," Naruto yielded and sat up to grab a condom from his nightstand. Sasuke's gaze followed his hand to the drawer and Sasuke's curiosity got the best of him.
"What's that black, cylinder thing in there?" Naruto turned back to Sasuke, a blush creeping over his features.
"Uh, let's not talk about that right now." Sasuke was about to press the issue, but Naruto finally had the condom on and all Sasuke could focus on was how good his cock would feel inside of him. Sasuke spread his legs for the alpha and for a moment Naruto looked at Sasuke in reverence before he positioned himself and finally pressed in. Naruto groaned at the same time Sasuke moaned and Naruto began a steady pace. Naruto resumed sucking on Sasuke's neck and gently sucked on his scent gland. The sounds that poured out of him spurred Naruto on and he picked up his pace, craving more of those sounds from Sasuke. Naruto readjusted his position and put Sasuke's legs over his shoulders then opened his mouth to dirty talk Sasuke but realized he had no idea what to say. He didn't want to degrade him. Sasuke noticed the internal struggle Naruto was having and teased him.
"At a loss for words, alpha?" Sasuke panted.
"Yeah...a little," Naruto responded, his breathing showing the depth of his arousal. "I just...I just want you to feel how important you are to me, how special." Sasuke whined and felt his inner omega preen at the alpha's compliment. Naruto shifted his hips, trying to find that spot inside of Sasuke.
"UNGH! Fuck! It's so good, Naruto. Right there is so good!" Sasuke's eyes rolled back before fluttering closed to savor the sensation and Naruto had to close his eyes to concentrate on not coming immediately at the sight of Sasuke's blissed out face. He leaned in toward Sasuke's scent gland again and allowed himself to be drowned in the sweet scent of pastries. He felt drunk on the fragrance and knew he wasn't going to last much longer.
"You're so beautiful, and assertive, and fuck, I really like you Sasuke." Naruto praised while reaching for Sasuke's cock and jerking him off in time with his now rapid thrusts. The sensation was almost overwhelming for Sasuke who's breaths became harsh, pulling in as much oxygen as he could. Now it was his turn to feel drunk as he felt himself surrounded by the warm and citrusy scent of Naruto. "Cum for me, Sasuke, let me see how pretty you are when you come." That did it. Sasuke's hole began to clench around Naruto's cock while his own spat out warm, white liquid onto their chests. "That's it, Sasuke," Naruto adulated as his own thrust sped up to a ruthless speed; chasing his own release. "God, you're so fuckin' good for me, so fuckin' pretty when you cum, fuck I'm gonna-I'm coming." Naruto grunted as his balls emptied, residual spasms from Sasuke's orgasm helping milk Naruto.
Naruto pulled out after a few seconds and they both lay on their backs trying to catch their breath and enjoying their afterglow. Naruto got up and disappeared momentarily to dispose of the condom and returned with a warm washcloth. He gently and thoroughly wiped Sasuke off and Sasuke couldn't help the thought that this almost felt more intimate than the sex had. When he deemed his work good enough, Naruto got back into bed and pulled Sasuke in close. He kissed him on the forehead, lightly and closed his eyes, feeling completely sated.
"Thank you for staying." Naruto breathed before slipping out of consciousness.
Itachi entered Sasuke's bedroom for the umpteenth time that week. He looked around at all his brothers neat and carefully put together room. The solid violet bedspread, the single plant on his windowsill, his organized desk that had his laptop and phone still laying abandoned by their owner. Sasuke, where are you? Itachi thought solemnly. As if in answer, Sasuke's phone chimed. Itachi had kept the phone charged in case anything helpful came through, and it appeared that his prudence was about to pay off. Itachi picked up the phone and saw the notification from Sasuke's Omi app. There had been no activity on Sasuke's Omi app other than his friends trying to reach him, however, this notification was different.
Ino: It was good seeing you, Sasuke. PLZ be careful and smart! Love ya
Itachi's eyes widened and he tapped on the notification. The app showed that there was already a reply from Sasuke's side.
Sasuke: Love you too, Ino, I'll be fine, I promise.
Itachi let out a disbelieving breath and pulled out his own phone that he used to monitor Sasuke's activity. He tapped through his phone hurriedly, and there was exactly what Itachi needed. The coordinates that Sasuke's last message was sent from. Itachi's eyes narrowed and he felt himself grow furious despite being relieved that his brother was okay. Now that he didn't need to feel worried, he was ready to drag Sasuke back by his hair. He sprinted to his fathers study to inform Fugaku of his discovery.
"We need to approach this carefully so he doesn't slip away," Fugaku analyzed. "Form a 5 man squad, choose your men carefully. I don't want any fuck ups. Bring him back, Itachi."
"Yes, sir." Itachi affirmed and got to work forming his team. By early morning, Itachi had arrived at the run down apartment complex. It wasn't very big, but there were enough apartments that it would be difficult to immediately find which one Sasuke was residing in.
"Spread out and sniff him out," he ordered. The men fanned out, scenting the air around individual apartment doors. It wasn't too long before the scent of Sasuke could be detected outside of one door and Itachi and his men gathered round the outside. Itachi scented the air around the door. Definitely Sasuke's scent, along with an alpha that smelled similar to oranges. He braced himself for what he might find on the inside. The apartment complex had already been nothing like where he thought he'd find Sasuke, but he had no idea what kind of situation Sasuke was in. Was this apartment just a cover for a powerful and strong alpha that lay on the other side? If so, the security left much to be desired. Unless he was purposely being drawn in. Itachi shook his head to clear it and took a step forward. He kicked the door hard and it gave immediately, the weak lock breaking and allowing the door to swing open violently. He swiftly but carefully stepped into the apartment, greeted by the face of a disturbed blond alpha, and the stunned face of his little brother. He locked eyes with Sasuke and scowled. There you are.
Notes:
ALRIGHT! Hopefully this helped to answer a few more questions about the world Sasuke and Naruto live in. Let me know if you guys want me to elaborate on anything else in the next chapter and thank you guys so much for reading and commenting!!