Summary: Naruto had been a good boy all through high school, and what had it gotten him? Rejected by his best friend for a series of one-night-stands. (OOC: darker Naruto, sexual Sasuke) SasuNaru - College AU
Warning 17+ only: Yaoi (Boy x Boy) - Not appropriate for young readers, continuing themes of substance abuse and sex.
Author's note: Ok, so here it is. Most of this was actually written before I posted this fic, and it was the scene that made me write the whole story in the first place. So now I am thinking, 'holy shit. what if no one else thinks this would be funny? And now everyone will think I am insane, and be really annoyed with me.' But... I am just posting it.
Anyway, this chapter shows us what Sasuke has been up to since Naruto left, and ends where he finds out about Naruto's sexuality. So we've reached our goal, so to speak, and now we can get to the part where things start to happen between these guys. FINALLY (no sex in this chapter... but you'll see we will get there quite quickly based on how this chapter ends).
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"I can't believe that fucking asshole still won't let Naruto back on campus," Neji fumed. "Even with the police dropping all the charges."
Sasuke breathed out, trying to control his temper. "They've expelled all four of them, so they are trying to make it out like they were all on equal footing, even though the police report says differently. At least he said he'd let Naruto get incompletes for his courses rather than flat out failing. It will be up to his professors as to how they'll let him complete the work. Though it won't matter if he can't come back to finish the exams. Maybe the dean is planning on letting them all return next semester."
Neji snorted. "He must have found out that Naruto put in to transfer schools," Neji didn't notice that Sasuke had stopped walking. "So most likely the others will find themselves somehow reinstated next semester and Naruto will be somewhere else, and the dean will have gotten what he wanted without having to appear to be biased."
"When did Naruto say he was going to transfer schools?"
Neji shrugged. "I don't know when he put in for the transfer. He just mentioned it when he was leaving last night, and told me not to worry too much about what happens with the dean."
"What school is he transferring to?"
"He didn't say... I don't know if he was applying to just one or if there were a few of them. He said that things weren't working out here, and it wasn't really a great school for what he wanted to study anyway."
Sasuke just stood there, wondering why he felt so betrayed by this. He knew things had been bad between them. Naruto had already put in for a room transfer. But switching dorms and switching schools were two entirely different things. If Naruto were just in a different dorm, Sasuke would still see him. They'd still be together in college. But if Naruto were in another city entirely...
Sasuke knew that Naruto had only come to this school to be with him. Sasuke had chosen it because it was the best business school that was still in reasonable driving distance to Konoha, so he could see his brother and help out with the family business. It had been optimized to fit Sasuke's needs. And Sasuke had always assumed that Naruto would just follow him. Naruto had always followed him, ever since they had met. Even though they had hit a rough patch, how could Naruto just walk away? Didn't he realize they needed to stay together?
Neji pulled out his phone to call Naruto. "Who's this?... What are you doing with Naruto's phone?... When he wakes up, tell him to call Neji. Sasuke and I talked to the dean... No, but he will be allowed to have the classes listed as incompletes rather than fails... ok."
Neji hung up to find Sasuke looking at him.
"Naruto was asleep, but Nagato said he'd tell him," Neji said, sounding unconvinced.
"Who is this Nagato guy? Something is not right with him. He's almost twice Naruto's age. And what's he doing answering Naruto's phone?" Sasuke sounded annoyed.
Neji agreed. Neither boy liked the older man, and both felt there was something definitely off with the situation. But it was hard to know what to do about it. Right now, Nagato was definitely helping Naruto out, even if it came across as slightly weird and creepy.
Sasuke decided that before he confronted Naruto about it, he should have a bit more information on the guy. He went back to his room and started searching online. He didn't have a last name for Nagato, but quickly learned that there was no Nagato on faculty at the university, or in any creative writing department in Japan. He found that fairly worrisome.
After a bit more digging, he finally discovered that Nagato was the songwriter for a goth/punk group named Pain. He remembered that the group had been big for about a decade, but had been pretty quiet for the last two years with no new albums. He was familiar with some of their songs. There were in general dark and angry. He recalled a few that had been about watching the object of their desire from afar... sometimes referring to the person as the sun, and sometimes as an angel, but knowing they would never be together. Knowing that Nagato had written them somehow made them seem fairly ominous. If the songs represented what he was really thinking and feeling, it seemed clear that Nagato had a bit of a stalker personality. It sounded like Naruto wasn't the first person he had obsessed about. But there was no mention of him ever getting into trouble for it, so Sasuke hoped that meant Nagato wasn't a complete lunatic.
He spent the next few days searching online, and found out that Nagato had been born in Konoha and orphaned at the age of ten. But he wasn't able to find much else about him. It seemed like too much of a coincidence that this guy came from the same town as Naruto and appeared to be obsessed with him. But he was sure Naruto would have made a big deal about meeting the writer of Pain's lyrics back when they were in high school if it had happened. The group had been very popular, due not in small part to the sex appeal of the lead singer, Yahiko.
With the royalties from all the songs he'd written, Nagato had become a very wealthy man. But that was where the information that Sasuke had been able to find on Nagato ran out. The man evidently valued his privacy, and there wasn't much about his personal life on the internet.
He tried calling Naruto, and received a message that that the call could not be completed from the caller's current number. Sasuke had never received an error message like that when he'd tried to place a call. Had Naruto changed his number again? Or had he blocked Sasuke's number? Both possibilities annoyed him, but he couldn't quite bring himself to ask Neji if he were still able to get through to Naruto's cell.
Sasuke decided to call Kiba, assuming that Naruto would have contacted him when he went back to Konoha. While it had bothered him back in high school to see the two growing closer as he and Naruto had started to drift apart, Sasuke was now glad that there was at least someone he could call to find out what was happening with his friend. But he simply hit another dead end.
"He was only in town for two days?... Isn't he staying at his place?... What do you mean he moved out of his apartment when he left for college?... Yeah, I guess it would have been expensive to pay for both rent and tuition... I just am surprised he didn't ask me to help him move... I see, well I'm glad you were around to help... so you haven't heard from him since then?... shit... well, if he comes back, call me."
He finally fell back on his absolute last resort and looked up Sanin Jiraya. Worst. guardian. ever. A homeless guy on the street was more likely to know Naruto's current situation than that pervert, but Sasuke was desperate. The only reason Sasuke and Itachi had helped Naruto cover up the gross neglect from the man had been that if Naruto got placed in a different home, he might not go to the same school as Sasuke anymore. In retrospect, Sasuke wondered if that had been a good enough reason. It looked like the man had been teaching at a university in Suna, but had been abruptly transferred indefinitely to some undergraduate school in New York that had a teacher exchange program with Suna University. But there was no contact information for him. He e-mailed the university, but they simply told him they couldn't give out personal information about faculty.
Sasuke wondered if the reason his calls hadn't been going through to Naruto was that he had left the country to go stay with his guardian. If that were the case, he had no idea when he'd get a chance to talk to his friend. If Naruto had transferred to a school overseas, it might be years until he returned to Japan. And given that Naruto had no family and no strong friendship ties in Konoha, he might not return at all.
That thought shook Sasuke to his core.
. . . .
Sasuke had exhausted every possible lead to finding where Naruto had gone. None of their friends seemed to know anything. Naruto's teachers had said he had completed the papers and take-home exams for their courses by mail. He had stopped by to ask for the assignments the day after Sasuke and Neji had talked to the dean. For the two classes that would have required Naruto to sit in person for the exams, he had said he would just leave them as incompletes on his transcript.
Deciding that - for now - continuing to search for Naruto would be fruitless, Sasuke instead focused on his studies. He took a double course load in his spring semester, and tested out of several introductory level classes. By the end of his first year, he had completed more than two years of requirements towards his degree. He had been talking with Itachi about interning somewhere in the family business for the summer to get some actual experience under his belt.
They had agreed that Sasuke would spend this summer in Konoha working under Itachi at corporate head quarters. Itachi had suggested that - at the end of the summer, before classes started back up - they would visit their three branch offices in New York, Hong Kong, and Suna. Sasuke would then choose one to spend the next summer taking over the operations. If Sasuke could double down in his coursework again for the next two semesters, he could potentially graduate next year and spend a year or two running a part of the business before going to business school to get his MBA. Sasuke had been leaning towards choosing New York, hoping that he might run into Naruto there. But given that the city had over eight million people living it in, simply guessing that Naruto might be in New York wasn't likely to lead to Sasuke actually finding him. He was hoping to find out something more concrete before making the choice.
. . .
It was only three weeks before classes resumed. Sasuke had spent the summer working with his brother getting primed to begin taking over a portion of the business next year. He had taken a night class from Konoha University while he was there, just to knock out another one of his requirements to ensure he could graduate ahead of schedule.
It was the weekend, and he was finishing up writing his final paper for the class.
Sasuke looked up as his phone started to go off. He read the caller ID and saw it was Sakura. He hadn't spoken to her since they had broken up, and he wasn't sure he wanted to start now. But he supposed he owed her at least the courtesy of taking a call from her.
"Sakura," he said, his tone flat.
"Sasuke-kun! How have you been? I haven't seen you since last summer. It's too bad the three of us didn't end up going to the same college. I've missed you guys!"
Sasuke found that a strange comment. Since when would she have missed Naruto?
"I'm fine. Why are you calling?"
"Right to the point as always, hm? Ok, well, um... I was wondering... do you happen to have Naruto-kun's number?"
Naruto-kun? Why was Sakura starting calling him that? Sasuke found himself mildly annoyed at the sound of it. "Why do you want Naruto's number? Usually you try to avoid talking to him whenever possible."
"Oh, right. Well, I have to admit I was probably a bit rude to him back in high school. But that was ages ago. I mean... wow, he's sure changed. I'm sure he has so many girls calling him now. Well, and guys, too. Heh, heh. I had no idea he was bi. But, I guess our school was pretty conservative, so I'm not surprised he didn't say anything. But... God, he looked amazing in that video, don't you think? Did he really... you know... with Yahiko? I mean it looked like it, but I just can't believe that Naruto would actually do that. I mean... he always seemed so sweet and kind of innocent and..."
"Sakura, what are you talking about?"
"The video? 'Fallen Angel', by Pain? Are you serious? I can't believe you haven't seen it."
"Why would I be watching music videos from some 'has been' band?" Sasuke recognized the name of the band Nagato wrote for, and didn't like where this seemed to be heading.
"Are you kidding? The album hasn't even been released yet and the song is already top of the charts. The video came out a week ago and was banned instantly for sexual content. Which, of course, made it the most downloaded music video of the summer. It was all over the news, because of the scandal of Yahiko making out with a boy, and one that looked to be so much younger than him. Naruto seriously didn't tell you about it?"
"We... haven't talked for a while. So you're telling me that Naruto is in a music video having sex with the lead singer of the band?"
"Well, people are arguing over whether they actually had sex on camera, or it just really looked like maybe they did. I mean, obviously they couldn't show everything. But it doesn't matter if it was real or not, because they were just so unbelievably hot! I never knew that watching two guys go at it could be such a turn-on... and I'm not even gay! Or male... I dunno, I can't really explain it, but... anyway, do you have Naruto's number? I figure even if he won't go out with me, his boyfriend Sai looked pretty amazing, too. Or maybe I could just come over and watch them... hang out. Or whatever."
Sasuke was trying to get his head around this new perverted, voyeuristic version of Sakura, at the same time he was trying to process what she was saying about Naruto. "His boyfriend?"
"Jeez, Sasuke. I was calling you to get more information, but you don't seem to know anything at all! What kind of best friend are you?"
Sasuke's jaw clenched at the surely unintentional jab. But Sakura, oblivious to the truth of what she had just said, was already continuing.
"Anyway, one of the local news channels did some exposé on the 'mystery lover' from the video, and they tracked Naruto down to Suna and interviewed him. It was the hottest thing ever, despite the interviewer being a judgmental bitch. I'll send you the links. I can't believe you really don't know anything about this. I totally should have called Shikamaru first. He went to school in Suna, right? Maybe he's in touch with Naruto and knows more about what's going on. So are you going to give me Naruto's phone number or what?"
"I don't have it," Sasuke gritted out, and hung up.
His phone chimed almost immediately. It was a text from Sakura with two links, followed by You're such an ass.
Sasuke ignored her comment, and clicked the first link.
A music video began to play. The music was actually decent, if you were into that genre... it was dark but compelling. If Sasuke had been able to pay attention to the lyrics, he would have found that it told a story about a boy who had lost his family and friends, and was drown in a world of drugs and alcohol, but was loved by one person who joined him in the darkness, who had felt his pain and would look over him. But Sasuke could barely remember the words or the story of the song. He was transfixed by the images of the boy the story appeared to be about.
The video started as they usually did, with a clip of the band playing. Then the lyrics started, with a close-up of Yahiko's face, his eyes intense as though signing directly to the viewer. But it was the images that were spliced into the scene that Sasuke found himself staring at. They started out with one of Naruto wearing his high school uniform, his pack slung over his shoulder and smiling in the sunlight. It looked like it was taken about two blocks from their school. The second was one of him standing alone, wearing regular clothes, looking tired and lonely. Sasuke didn't recognize the location.
The next clip showed Naruto walking into a party, looking uncomfortable and slightly nervous. Sasuke frowned. Naruto was not much for acting... these didn't look particularly staged. Something about that was bothering him, but the video was continuing.
The still shots ended and the scene shifted to a video which appeared to be shot in some sort of club where the band Pain was playing. Naruto was at the bar, and Yahiko singing on stage, staring at the blond. It shifted to a scene of Yahiko buying him drinks when the band had finished their set. As the video progressed, it showed Yahiko pulling Naruto into a back room, and kissing him. And Naruto kissing him back. Hard. They zoomed in on the mouths of the two men kissing.
Tongue fucking each other's mouths would have been more accurate. You could clearly see the metal stud in each of their tongues. Wait...
When did Naruto get his tongue pierced?
Sasuke tried to shut off the implications of exactly why men got their tongues pierced.
Yahiko pulled off Naruto's shirt, looking directly into the camera and smirking. The camera zoomed in on Yahiko's hand running over Naruto's tan shoulders, then chest, then chiseled abs, then..
What the hell, is that a tattoo?
Sasuke felt his brain short-circuit a bit as he saw the new tattoo his friend was sporting on his stomach. It looked... really good.
Scenes faded in and out, but there were lots of cut scenes of bodies pressed together, and up against walls and chairs, and it was a little hard to make out exactly what was happening, but they certainly weren't playing bridge.
The final scene was of Yahiko and Naruto, apparently naked in bed (and the bed looked a little like a medieval torture device), though the sheets covered their lower halves. Naruto appeared to be sleeping, and Yahiko was gently stroking his hair, as the song ended on a note of obsession and being together forever in hell.
Fucking emo punk band.
Sasuke took a deep breath. He was trying not to read too much into it. The fact that Naruto was in a video with the guy did not mean they had actually had sex. Or that they were in any sort of relationship. If musicians were in relationships with every person the appeared to have sex with in their music videos, the polygamy laws would have spontaneously combusted long ago.
But... parts of it had looked very real. Very, very real. And while Yahiko was clearly aware of the cameras, Naruto didn't seem to have been. And Naruto had never had any acting ability whatsoever. Their school plays in middle school had proven that out quite clearly.
Whatever Sasuke had thought about Naruto's sexuality in the past, there was no way a straight man would kiss another man like that. Especially not Naruto.
But that was impossible. Sasuke had been sharing a dorm room with Naruto for half a semester. And for years before that, they had shared a bed during sleepovers. There was no way. Just no fucking way Naruto would have not made a move on Sasuke if he were gay. Or bi.
They were best friends, so it certainly wasn't a question of liking each other. And in terms of attraction... even the cadavers in the med lab had tried to hit on Sasuke the one time he had passed through, looking for Ino. Like some bizarre reverse necrophilia. It was just not possible that Naruto was not interested.
So what the hell was he doing with some other guy?
Sasuke glared at the thumbnail of the video, which showed Naruto and Yahiko kissing.
When it didn't cease to exist as he had hoped, he masochistically clicked the second link.
It was the link to a broadcast excerpt from one of the local news channels. The station was known for its social conservatism and extremely parochial view of politics and world events. Sasuke and Itachi sometimes would watch it when they were bored, heckling the commentators like a current events version of Mystery Science Theater 3000, but without the robots.
"... clearly just a ploy for the band to gain publicity for its new album that is coming out this fall. There was an immediate uproar because of the homosexual behavior shown in the video, and also because the young man involved appeared to be significantly younger than the musician."
"We've recently learned that the person shown performing sexual acts with the lead singer of Pain is actually a Konoha native. Our correspondent is in Suna now, where she has tracked him down to the apartment where he is living."
The video cut to where the reporter had presumably signaled that she had successfully found her interview target.
Naruto stood in the doorway of a small, two-story house, squinting slightly as his eyes adjusted to the light from the hot summer sun. He was shirtless, wearing only a pair of jeans. His bronzed skin was sheened with sweat. The light hit him at such an angle that his skin was glistening, making each contour of the muscles of his arms and chest noticeable.
A female reporter, looking only slightly older than Naruto, stood in front of him holding a microphone.
"Are you Uzumaki Naruto?"
"Um… yeah?" Naruto looked confused and slightly uncomfortable, glancing between the reporter and the cameraman.
"Is it true that you had sexual intercourse with the lead singer of Pain in their latest music video?"
Naruto blinked, looking a bit shocked, "Wow, do you always start conversations this abruptly?" Naruto then shouted over his shoulder, "Fucking Sai! I am still going to kick your ass for that video, you bastard!"
Most of his sentence was censored out, but Sasuke could tell from Naruto's lip movements what he was saying.
The woman persisted, "So you admit to having a homosexual relationship with Yahiko, and performing sexual acts with him in their latest music video?"
Naruto rolled his eyes, "Look, if you want to know about Yahiko's sex life, you should go ask him. Or his publicist. They get paid to deal with shit like this. I'm just a student."
"What do your parents think about your flagrant public indecency, and your homosexuality?"
Sasuke's gut clenched, knowing that the question would sting his friend, no matter how long he had buried his loss of not having known his parents.
Naruto froze for a second, then casually reached his hands over his head, bracing them against the door frame as he looked at the young female interviewer holding a microphone. The position showcased his lean muscles even more, and Sasuke noted a slightly glazed look on the woman's face, despite her best attempts at remaining contemptuous.
"Ah… I'm pretty sure they don't give a fuck," Naruto said blithely. "Look, can my five minutes of fame be done now? I'm pretty sure there are, like, actual celebrities you could be out stalking. Like Yahiko. Go bug him. He's the asshole who pulled this stupid stunt in the first place."
"Well, I'm sure your parents are distraught about having such a son. I will be setting up an interview with them as soon as I get back to Konoha."
To Sasuke's surprise, Naruto snickered, "Well, that would be quite a feat for you, then, since they've been dead for like eighteen years and all. Tell them I say hi, though, if you manage it."
The woman was clearly taken aback. The last thing she wanted was for there to be anything sympathetic about the young man she was trying to paint as a social deviant.
She was definitely regretting doing this interview live. She would have much preferred to cut that last scene out.
Just then a pale arm slid around Naruto's waist, and a handsome, raven-haired man appeared from behind, equally bare-chested and sweaty. "Hey, let's go back inside. Things were just getting started when we were interrupted. You were bragging about your abilities with your 'equipment'... but you left before actually getting it out."
The woman gasped as the pale man's hand splayed over the blond's tan stomach and began to slide down. Naruto grabbed the wrist before it got below the hem of his jeans, rolling his eyes. "Sai, you sick, exhibitionistic bastard. Go back inside. And don't you dare finish off my brownies."
"Is this… is this man your gay lover? Do you live here together? In addition to being the gay lover of Yahiko?"
Naruto snickered at her socially awkward wording and stumbled slightly before tightening his grip on the doorframe and catching himself.
Oh, my god. Naruto's high as a kite, Sasuke realized, finally noting the overly large pupils.
"It's quite disturbing the level of interest you seem to have in Naruto's sex life." Sai stated. "If you like watching guy on guy action, I suggest purchasing some yaoi manga. It can be quite visually stimulating. Then you don't need to interrupt people when they are busy having actual sex," Sai grunted as Naruto elbowed him in the stomach.
"Naruto, Sai, what are you guys doing? Come back so we can finish up," a female voice called from inside.
By this time, the reporter's eyes were as round as saucers. "You two are… together… with a woman in there?"
Sai gave a creepy smile, "Yeah, we're having an orgy with my sister. I'd invite you to join but you're not nearly hot enough, and way too uptight to be any good in bed. I'd say sorry, but it wouldn't be sincere, and Naruto-kun has told me I need to work on the sincerity of my apologies."
Naruto was bent over double laughing. "Fuck, Sai. I can't believe you just said that. You really need to learn how to filter your perverted sense of humor. Now Temari's going to kick your ass."
"Perhaps you should seek counseling for your voyeurism," Sai was continuing to the increasingly flustered reporter. "Find something better to do with your time and curiosity." Sai turned back to Naruto. "Let's get back inside and get back to - "
"Sai, stop," a cold, flat male voice came from inside. The speaker emerged from the house. He was wearing black jeans and a black tank top, with dark eyeliner encircling his eyes and a tattoo on his forehead of a red Kanji. Sasuke couldn't quite make out what it was on the video. Unlike the other two, however, he didn't appear to be high. He looked at Sai. "I know you like making people uncomfortable. Especially up-tight, judgmental morons like her," he flicked a glace in the direction of the reporter, who visibly bristled. She would learn the hazards of live reporting the hard way, it would seem. "You might not care, but I doubt Naruto is going to love this video circulating around campus in the fall. Especially not after the other video you helped make."
He placed his hand on Sai's naked chest, and gave what appeared to be just a little push but Sai went flying backwards into the house. "Stay inside," the redhead said.
He then looked at Naruto, who was laughing uncontrollably. Naruto threw an arm around the redhead's shoulders, ignoring the death glare that was leveled at him for the act. "You are never allowed to eat baked goods that that green-haired freak Zetsu sends you. Not. Ever. Again."
The redhead, clearly a professional at icy glares, then shifted his green eyed gaze to the reporter. "Naruto is a private citizen, and this is private property. You will leave him alone, or I will have my attorneys file a restraining order against you. If you have any questions regarding the latest video from Pain, you should contact their agent. If you publish any lies about my friend, I will purchase whatever media company you work for and dismantle it piece by piece, whereby my first act will be to have you fired and blackballed from the industry. Do you understand?"
"Are you another of his boyfriends? What is the nature of your relationship? Are you –"
The redhead intensified his glare and raised one hairless eyebrow. The woman visibly paled, "S-Sorry," she began.
The man ignored her, and simply turned and walked back into the house, dragging a snickering Naruto with him and slamming the door.
The video clip ended.
Sasuke sat there for several minutes. He definitely had mixed feelings about what he had just seen. The fact that Naruto had suddenly decided he was gay, or at lest bi, was definitely something that Sasuke had been hoping for for a very long time.
What he had not hoped for, or even considered as a possibility, was that this new sexual realization for Naruto had somehow been brought about by other guys.
Sasuke had waited for Naruto for years. If Naruto was into guys, then why the hell had he never made a move on Sasuke? It made no sense. When Sasuke went into gay clubs, he was hit on by literally every guy there. Tops, bottoms... the occasional straight guy looking to experiment, it didn't matter. They all propositioned him.
And now Naruto was out and apparently fucking every hot guy that crossed his path, except for Sasuke? OK, probably not all of them, but clearly at least some of them. The more Sauke thought about it, the more pissed off he became.
But then another thought hit him. Could Naruto really have not realized what had happened when they had kissed? Had he somehow misinterpreted it?
Sasuke thought about at the man Naruto had called Sai. He felt a cold smile forming on his lips. So Naruto had gone out to find himself a look-alike? How unnecessary. He wondered if the man knew he was just a substitute. And the more he thought about it, the more he concluded that was exactly what it was. He decided it was time for the real thing to make an appearance, and see what Naruto and his imitation boyfriend would react.
In a way, the reasons behind what had happened didn't matter. Naruto was gay. And Sasuke no longer had reason to hold back. He was going to make sure there could be absolutely no misinterpreting anything the next time he ran into Naruto.
Now he just needed to get things moving. He certainly couldn't do anything from where he was currently. He needed to go to Suna.
. . .
Despite it being Saturday, Itachi was down at his office. Sasuke headed over, not even bothering to call. He was surprised to see a woman waiting for the elevator when he got off at the top floor, where Itachi's office was. It was Saturday. There shouldn't be anyone in the office besides Itachi, and probably a security guard or two. She wasn't someone who worked there, Sasuke was certain. He had gotten to know everyone at headquarters. There didn't appear to be anyone else in the office.
She was petite, with dark, shoulder-length hair and intense, sparkling, dark eyes. A look of surprise flashed across her face at Sasuke's appearance, but was concealed immediately. She nodded politely, and continued towards the elevator. Sasuke let his curiosity pass, focused solely on his purpose for seeking out his brother. He stalked into his brother's office, "I'm transferring to Suna starting fall semester, and will also be taking over the business operations there. Suna has the advantage of having an excellent business school as well as our second largest base of operations. I will be calling the school on Monday to request special permission as a late transfer."
Itachi raised an amused brow, clearly indicating that he knew full well that all those reasons Sasuke had just rattled off had nothing to do with Sasuke's decision.
Sasuke belatedly noticed Itachi was buttoning up his shirt, his belt nowhere to be seen. Sasuke's mind instantly flashed back to the mysterious woman he had seen leaving a few minutes before. Was she...?
"I take it you finally found out about the video?"
Sasuke knew he was intentionally being distracted by his brother, but he found himself responding to the question nonetheless. "You knew?"
Itachi rolled his eyes. "There have been screenshots of your naked boyfriend all over the news for a week. I was actually starting to wonder if perhaps you had simply achieved emotional control beyond my expectations."
"You knew and you didn't fucking tell me?"
"Ah, I can see that my hypothesis about emotional control was wrong," Itachi said, his lips twitching up slightly at the corners. It wasn't necessarily they way he'd hoped this would be accomplished, but it was clear at least things were finally going to start moving in the right direction between those two. "Now, what was that you were telling me a while back? Something about 'if Naruto was even slightly bi he would have been making a move on you'?"
"Go. to. hell."
"Let me guess... you'll be taking a trip to Suna shortly?" Itachi asked innocently.
At the predatory look in Sasuke's eyes, Itachi just sighed, and simply said, "Yes, I can see exactly how you plan on handling this. Well... don't forget to pack the lube."
-xXx-
To be continued…
Ok, so this was it. Um... tell me what you think? I just think predator!Sasuke is so funny. *bites nails*
Next chapter explains all the scenes from Naruto's life that you just saw from his perspective. To be clear, though, he HAS NOT been fucking a house full of people. I know you probably all know that, but before I get any flame reviews about turning Naruto into Ke$ha or something, I just wanted to point that out. I mean, Sai doesn't even have a sister. We all know who Temari is, and if you haven't figured out who the redhead was, then shame on you. :-)
Ok, so this was it. Um... tell me what you think? I just think predator!Sasuke is so funny. *bites nails, hopes tomatoes don't come flying*