In Too Deep

Chapter 3: What the Hell?!

When Naruto woke up, he had no clue where he was. The entire room was furnished in black and the walls and carpet were wine red in color. He looked around him, sitting up slightly in the silk sheets. There was a plasma screen tv on the wall across from the bed he was sitting in. To his right was a nightstand with a full glass of water on it. He also saw a wardrobe. He turned his head to the left. There was another nightstand and a window with black drapes.

"What the hell happened? Where am I?"

'Kit, it's not healthy to talk to yourself in a place you're unfamiliar with. I have no clue where the hell we are, but I really don't like it,' Kyuubi responded.

'I shouldn't talk to myself anywhere, but whatever. The last thing I remember was… Temari knocking me unconscious!' Naruto replied to Kyuubi. 'You don't think… She kidnapped me so Gaara and her could rape me, do you?!'

'No. I have a feeling it has something to do with that damn vampire who claimed you.'

'Why do you think that?'

'Try letting me out,' Kyuubi said, knowing the boy would try. Naruto did indeed try but couldn't release the fox.

'What the hell?!'

'Exactly.'

"Glad to see you're awake, kitsune," a familiar voice said from the door.

'Where'd the door come from?'

'It was there the whole time! How the hell did you miss it?' the fox sweat dropped.

'It was easy to miss it, actually…'

"It's rude to ignore your host," the raven whispered in Naruto's ear.

"Gyaa! Get the hell away from me!" the spooked blond yelled, starting to back up only to notice he was wearing only his boxers. "Aaah!" He quickly pulled the blanket up to cover him, or as much of it as he could with the other boy on it.

"You truly are adorable. I have no choice but to keep you!" the raven smirked. Naruto had no clue what was going on.

"What do you mean 'keep me'? Who the hell are you?" the blond asked, trying to think of a way to escape this creepy guy, who he clearly remembers biting his neck.

"You've already forgotten me? How sad!"

"No, teme, I remember you bit me, what I want to know is your name you jackass!" the blond yelled, forgetting his current situation.

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I am the youngest of the Uchiha clan and one of the survivors of the Uchiha massacre," Sasuke stated proudly. "And you, my kitsune, are Naruto Uzumaki. You are the only surviving Uzumaki, as well as my soon-to-be bride."

"I can't be a bride! I'm a guy! And a straight one at that!" Naruto wanted to punch this guy, and he would have if he hadn't remembered that he was currently clad only in boxers. Instead he tried to glare at him. Key word being tried. It was more of a pout.

"You are so cute! I'm glad I don't have the ability to kill you!" Sasuke said, glomping the teen.

"Sasuke! This is very uncharacteristic for you! You're starting to act like your older brother!" someone said from the doorway.

"Deidara! Leave!" the raven looked at the older blond, glaring daggers at him.

"Oh shush! Itachi sent me to look after Naru-chan. He said something about teaching him a few things about Uchihas or something along those lines. It might have been about mating with a vampire, but you can never be too sure…"

"No,you can never be too sure. Everybody else can!"

"Only when it involves the whole vamp thing! Anyway, I was asked by your brother to watch the little cutie! So just call me in when you're done playing!" And with that the older blond man left the room.

"What the hell? What did he mean by mating with a vampire?" Naruto asked, staring at where Deidara had exited.

"As I said, you're to be my bride. You'll warm up to the idea eventually. And I'm sorry about Temari. She was a bit nervous in bringing you here so she decided to knock you out. That stupid red-head brother of hers wasn't all that happy about it," Sasuke said, frowning at the last sentence.

"Don't call Gaara stupid!"

"Why shouldn't I? I don't like anyone who gets in my way. An Uchiha gets what an Uchiha wants, Naru-koi. That will apply to you at some point as well. The way I see it, Gaara is a fool for thinking he can have you. You belong to me."

"I don't belong to anyone! Least of all to you! I barely know you! And don't call me your koi! Gaara is my friend! If you insult him then you're insulting me and all of my friends!" The raven was taken aback by this outburst.

"You don't realize you were destined to be with me or no one since you were born! You were put on this godforsaken planet to be my mate, and I'll be damned if some damn raccoon demon gets in my way! Vampires have absolutely no control over who their mate is! Unfortunately for you, if I don't officially claim you as mine before you turn 18, then you will die! Do you really think I'm going to sit back and let that happen?" Sasuke spat out, grabbing Naruto by the arms. "Do you?"

Naruto stared into Sasuke's eyes, searching the dark pools for the correct answer. He simply didn't understand how this man could be serious. "How would I know? I haven't even known you for a day and you're saying I'm yours! No offense, but I don't exactly believe in the whole love at first sight thing. Well, in your case it would be love at first bite but whatever…" (A.N: you must understand that I could not resist this!)

'Way to kill the mood, Kit,' Kyuubi said, rolling his eyes at his host.

"You simply need time. I will make you mine, though. You can count on that," Sasuke said, ignoring the blond's joke.

"I don't think I will! I want to go home!" Naruto yelled, pouting at the raven, tears waiting to fall from his eyes.

"You can't. Not yet. It's too dangerous," the vampire replied calmly, looking out the window. The blond started to cry.

"What do you mean 'too dangerous'?" the boy asked between sobs. The raven wrapped his arms around the kitsune, resting his chin on the smaller boy's head.

"I mean they know about you. Probably did before I found you wandering my home. It would have been very bad if they got to you before I did. You would have ended up like those bodies shown on the news. Now you're here, but I must know, is there anyone important to you that you live with?"

"What do you mean 'they'? Why should I believe you? Why should I tell you if I live with anyone?" the younger said, trying his hardest to stop the on-going tears.

"Look, if you want to put anyone in danger, fine. If not, then I highly suggest you cooperate. I can't explain right now but-"

"LET ME SEE MY SON, GODDAMMIT!" a male voice screamed on the other side of the door. Both boys looked at the door immediately.

"Sir, please calm down! Just wait a few minutes and then you can see him!" they could hear Deidara say. Naruto stopped crying. He stared at the door, wide-eyed, then he paled dramatically.

"Oh… shit…" was all he said.

"I WILL NOT CALM DOWN! I WANT MY KID, YOU DUMB ASS!" the male screamed.

"Yes, I understand, but you need to give the boy a few minutes! The owner's younger brother is talking with him right now!" Deidara tried to get the man to understand. Naruto looked at Sasuke.

"Could I, um, borough some clothes?" the blond asked.

"Yeah, sure. Take whatever you want," the raven said, getting up off the blond. The smaller boy, not really caring about the raven's presence at the moment, quickly ran across the room to the wardrobe and put on a pair of pajamas. They were a couple sizes too big for the blond, so the shirt hung off his shoulder and he tied the pants up. Just then, the door burst open to reveal a pissed off Iruka and a startled Deidara.

"Naruto! Why the hell aren't you either at home or at Kiba's? He called to see if you got home okay, then Gaara called and said you were with him and safe, but when I asked him where you two were he said he couldn't say, then I heard Temari say you guys were almost here so I came to see you and take you home when I got attacked by twenty-three fucking psychopathic low class vampires, yes I counted, who said they were after you to kill you, so I completely flipped out and they fled like the cowards they are, and I got here and then Blondie here wouldn't let me see you so I had to practically trample him to get to this door!" Iruka yelled in one breath.

"A few questions, if you don't mind," Sasuke directed at Iruka. "First of all, how do you know so much about vampires? Second, how did you beat the shit out of twenty-three vampires and get here without a scratch? Third, how the hell did you say that with one breath and at a semi-normal pace instead of really fast?"

"In order: My boyfriend is a vampire who actually works for you, I'm unusually strong when I'm pissed or worried beyond all reason, and it comes naturally when dealing with Naruto or Kakashi!"

"YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?! SINCE WHEN?!" Naruto yelled, staring in disbelief at Iruka.

"So you're Dolphin-chan then," was Sasuke's response. Iruka blushed at the statement. The next thing visible was a silver blur and Iruka falling to the floor while Naruto ran to hide behind Sasuke.

"DOLPHIN-CHAN!" a silver-haired man with most of his face covered yelled.

"Kakashi, take your boyfriend out of here please. We'll meet you in the dining room," the raven said. "Deidara, go play with Itachi. I'm going to take care of Naruto myself."

"I have one question first," Iruka said, trying to pry Kakashi off him. "Did you claim my son?" Sasuke nodded once in conformation. "If you don't take care of him I will torture you until you wish you were never born, do I make myself clear?" Sasuke gulped and nodded. If this guy could take on twenty-three vampires, and then deal with Kakashi after, then he truly was a being to be feared when angered. Kakashi finally managed to pull Iruka out of the room.

"I'll leave you two alone again. Odds are Iruka isn't gonna be able to walk for at least a day since Kakashi hasn't seen him in a couple months. See you two later!" Deidara said, walking out and closing the door behind him.

"How come no one tells me things? Iruka never once told me he had a boyfriend. Did he think I'd be ashamed or something?" the blond mumbled, gripping the back of Sasuke's shirt. The raven pulled away and turned around, embracing the kitsune.

"I don't think that's it. I think he didn't want to get you involved in the whole vampire thing. It's unfortunate that you were involved since birth. It wasn't something he could control," Sasuke whispered in the blond's ear. He had to make the blond feel more secure around him. He knew that the boy would trust him since Iruka felt he was safe to be around. He wasn't sure how he knew, but he did. Besides, the kitsune needed to be comforted, and this would definitely boost his points.

"Yeah…" the blond pulled away. "I'm kind of sleepy…"

"Then rest. I'm in the room right next door. Tell me if you need anything." Sasuke got up to leave, but Naruto grabbed his wrist. The raven turned to look at the blond, who had a faint blush present.

"Um… thanks…" he said, letting go of the raven. 'Why the hell did I do that?'

Sasuke smiled, then leaned down and kissed the blond's forehead. "Your welcome. Sleep tight." And with that the blond fell asleep.

AN: Alright. Parts are crap, but I think for the most part it's pretty good. The bit with Iruka randomly showing up… It gave me a weird form of inspiration. I'd have to say this chapter moved a little fast. Oh! I checked a few of my reviews, and I know the bit with Kyuubi being the uke or being the seme is confusing. For those who can't figure it out, Kyuubi wants to appear tough in Naruto's eyes. I mean really, if you were a giant, really powerful, nine-tailed demon fox trapped in a teenager's body, would you want him to know you were the uke most of the time? And yes, in the last chapter (as well as this one) I was throwing in the ItaDei pairing. I've also added the KakaIru pairing. And the whole completely out of character Sasuke was just to scare people… and show the similarities between him and his brother. But yeah. Please review! It makes me think this story is worth writing.