Naruto yawned. He knew that anyone else in his situation probably would've been frightened and trying to escape, but he was just plain bored. He had tried wriggling free of the straps holding him to the chair but he couldn't get free no matter how hard he strained. So he just gave up, lying on his side on the floor, his face and ribs aching horribly and the chair still tied to him.
I wish I hadn't followed Sakura out there, Naruto grumpily thought. Even if it wasn't Sakura's fault he was still a little pissed that he had blindly skipped out into the parking lot. He wondered if Sasuke even noticed that he was gone. He's probably sitting at his desk just doing boring stuff, Naruto thought with a sigh.
He wished that he was lying in his comfy bed at home and had never gotten mixed up in the whole CEO business in the first place. Crap. Double crap.
Sasuke was panicking. There was no point in hiding it anymore. Strangely, Sasuke found that he wasn't only concerned because Tsunade would be mad at him but because he was worried for Naruto. They'd only been together for two days, yet Naruto had been one of the first people that Sasuke could actually interact with. The blonde was stubborn and incredibly stupid, yet Sasuke felt strangely comforted around him. Maybe it was his lighthearted personality or just the fact that he was always talking back to him but something about Naruto was…special.
Ino was easy to spot as Sasuke burst out of his office, brushing by a tear streaked Sakura. The blonde woman was obviously nervous, sweating and pacing around the printer. "Ino," Sasuke snapped as he approached her. Ino jumped, looking plainly guilty. "Y-yes Mr. Uchiha?" she asked weakly. She must know Sakura ratted her out, Sasuke thought, a surge of fresh anger rising.
"Did you think it would be funny to hurt Naruto?" Sasuke's arm seemed to move on its own, reaching out and grabbing Ino roughly by the collar. The woman jumped in surprise, obviously frightened. "What-what do you mean?" Ino lied. Sasuke growled, his grip tightening. "You know what I mean. Tell me where the guy you hired took Naruto! NOW!"
Ino shook in her expensive, high heeled shoes. She had never seen Sasuke act so…violent. His eyes were furious and the hand gripping the front of her shirt was trembling. She knew that there was no way out of this; she just had to confess and face the consequences. Damn, she thought, glaring at a pink haired woman who emerged from Sasuke's office. You idiot. You stupid, stupid fool, Sakura. I knew I couldn't trust you.
"Naruto is currently in a shed near this farm a few blocks away from the office." Ino squeaked as Sasuke roughly shook her. Glaring, the raven haired man released her. "Good. Now you'll get to show me the way. And I swear, if Naruto is hurt in any way you're going to pay." With that said, Sasuke expectantly waited for Ino to start walking.
Naruto groaned. His ribs were really starting to ache now and he had dried blood on his face. As much as he hated to admit it, he was in a lot of pain. And if he didn't get off of the floor, stuck in that awkward sitting position, then he would definitely be in for a whole other world of hurt. Already his side was getting numb. He had tried to get up with the chair still tied to him but he just didn't have the strength. When he tried to push himself up his body screamed with pain.
"Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap," Naruto chanted to himself, trying to stay calm. What were the odds that he would be stuck there long enough for him to starve to death? "Ouch." Naruto muttered, trying to shift a little to a more comfortable position. It didn't help. At least he had managed to get the bag off of his head.
He was in some sort of garden shed type building. The ceiling had a few cracks in it, exposing light, but the rest of the shed was pitch black. There were no windows and it was too dark to even see where the door was. Naruto groaned. He was almost tempted to sing to himself just to distract himself from the pain and fatigue. He wanted to just fall asleep but he couldn't.
Suddenly, there was the crunching sound of tires outside of the shed. Naruto's eyes widened as he strained to see and hear. Was it the kidnapper again? Maybe a passerby who had to stop? The owner of the shed? Or could it be… "No," Naruto muttered. He didn't know why Sasuke was the first thing that popped into his mind.
The sound of three pairs of footsteps reached Naruto's ears as he began to squirm on the floor, trying to sit up a little. "In here?" a muted, familiar voice asked from outside. Naruto blinked. There was no way…was it really Sasuke?
The shed door suddenly burst open and a silhouette of a tall, slender man stood against the light that flooded in. Naruto squinted, his eyes stinging at the sudden change. "Naruto!" a raven haired man with dark eyes and pale skin hurried forward, kneeling next to the tied up blonde.
"Uchiha." Naruto said weakly, a grin forming on his face. "How'd you find me? I was so sure that I would be-" Naruto cut off in surprise as Sasuke suddenly flicked his forehead, hard. "You idiot! You're an absolute imbecile, you know that?" Sasuke exclaimed, his expression angry. "You just wander into a parking lot and get yourself abducted! I can't even believe someone could be so idiotic!"
Naruto grinned up at Sasuke. "Well, now you can believe it. Just untie me and stop whining." Sasuke scowled, reaching behind Naruto and loosening the ropes. Naruto tried to ignore the fact that Sasuke was getting dangerously close to him, bending over him like that. As soon as he felt the ropes fall away Naruto sat up with a groan. A hand suddenly reached out, gripping his chin. Naruto stared at Sasuke in confusion as the raven haired man tilted his face up. "Did he punch you or something?" Sasuke asked, his tone angry.
The blonde man shrugged. "He kicked me but I didn't even really feel it. Well, not at the time. It just stings a little now. I think one of my teeth might have gotten loose but that's it." Naruto wondered why he was trying to sound so optimistic. Truthfully, his face hurt pretty bad, but something about Sasuke's growing anger kept him from being honest. Sasuke let go of Naruto's chin and let out a low growling sound. There was a shuffling sound from at the door and Naruto looked up to see Ino and Sakura both staring at him. Ino's face was tear streaked and scared and Sakura just looked...nervous.
"You're fired, Ino. And I'm reporting you to the police." Sasuke growled. Naruto's eyes widened. "Wait! What? Why are you calling the police?" Naruto asked. "Ino didn't do anything."
Sasuke grimly looked at the blonde. "She was the one who orchestrated your kidnapping, you idiot. And you're hurt. Can you even stand up?" Naruto's mind was reeling. Why had Ino wanted him to stay away from the company? After all, the kidnapper had threatened him about staying away from Uzamaki Megacorp. Did Ino want to take over or something? Naruto tried to get into a standing position but his ribs let out such a painful throb that Naruto gasped. He gritted his teeth, slowly getting up and hoping that Sasuke didn't notice.
It wasn't any good. The raven haired man caught on immediately, lifting the hem of Naruto's shirt to reveal his bruised and bloody skin. Sakura gasped, covering her mouth and Ino just looked away, tears falling down her face. Sasuke's face turned white with fury. "Hey, cut it out," Naruto snapped, weakly trying to pull his shirt down. "It's not as bad as it looks. I've been hurt worse before," the blonde started to hobble towards the door. "I feel like an old guy." he complained.
Suddenly something knocked Naruto's legs out from under him. The blonde thought he was going to hit the ground but instead he found himself cradled in Sasuke's arms like some kind of little girl. "Hey! Put me down!" Naruto shouted, wincing as he tried to struggle. He didn't need the dumb Uchiha's assistance. But Sasuke just ignored the flailing blonde and carried him past the two women standing next to the door.
Blushing slightly, Naruto looked down as Sasuke carried him towards his car. "Um...Sasuke," Naruto hesitantly said. Sasuke raised an eyebrow, looking down at the spiky haired man in his arms. "Thank you. For untying me, I mean." Naruto looked reluctant to say the words. He felt kind of embarrassed for himself now, especially since he was all bruised and weak.
"Don't thank me, you idiot. I was really worried," Sasuke said. Naruto raised an eyebrow, a smirk growing on his face. "You were worried, eh? About me? Wow, so the Uchiha has a heart."
Sasuke's cheeks actually flushed as he opened the door to his car and threw Naruto in none too gently. "Shut up." He said, but his tone wasn't really that irritated. Sasuke didn't know why he had been so scared when he had seen Naruto lying on the floor like that. At first Sasuke was afraid he had been too late but then Naruto had greeted him in the usual idiotic way. But when Sasuke had seen all those bruises and dried blood on Naruto's face and ribs...he had gotten so angry he had seen red for a moment. He was tempted to just strangle Ino there and then, but he figured she would have a better time in jail.
Before Sasuke climbed into the driver's seat he turned to Sakura. "I need you to take Ino straight to the police. Make sure she doesn't try anything funny. I'll come meet you after I take Naruto to the hospital," he said. Sakura just nodded, looking much better than she had before. Ino, on the other hand, was visibly panicking. "Sasuke! I'm so sorry! I really didn't mean it! I would never really hurt Naruto, I told the guy not to but he just- PLEASE, you have to help me! It wasn't me, I've been framed!" she started to shriek as Sakura led her to her car.
Sasuke just ignored the screaming woman, getting into his car and looking over at Naruto, who was lying down in the backseat looking bored. "Are you going to start the car or what?" Naruto asked, realizing that Sasuke was staring at him. Sasuke quickly looked away, starting the car. "Yeah. I'm going to take you to the hospital and then if you're alright we can go back home." Naruto just shrugged.
As they pulled away from the abandoned shed Sasuke felt a pang of guilt. "I'm so sorry, Naruto." Sasuke said. Naruto made a questioning sound. "It's my fault you got caught up in this. It's all my fault. I should've known that Ino was obsessed with me but I didn't realize it until this happened to you." Sasuke had never apologized to anyone before in his entire life, not even his parents before they had died. And there he was apologizing to the biggest idiot he had ever met. Yet he had developed a soft spot for the whisker marked blonde. Even though they were almost polar opposites Sasuke didn't mind Naruto being around. In fact, he almost enjoyed having Naruto around, even when they were sitting through a painful tutoring session.
Naruto just sighed. "It's not a big deal, Sasuke. The kidnapper didn't kill me and he didn't even beat me up that badly. So just get over it." He didn't like it when Sasuke was acting so...weird. He would much rather have Sasuke be a stuck up bastard then an actual nice guy.
Sasuke made a snorting sound. "Get over it. Whatever, Uzamaki. You are a first class idiot."
Naruto grinned, glad that Sasuke had returned to his normal self. "Back at you, bastard."
Author's Note (kind of...I think...): Sorry if this was really short but I'm in school now and I'm already really busy with project after project and it's ONLY THE FIRST WEEK. Anyways, I also apologize that Sasuke didn't grab Naruto and have a nice long make out session with him after rescuing him -.-'' I just thought that would be really sudden and kind of scary but I guess I don't know. And also, I know that Sakura should probably go to jail too since she was like an accomplice to Ino, but I needed someone extra who could cart off Ino to jail and it happened to be her. Sasuke wouldn't say, "Hey Sakura, can you take Ino and turn her into the police? Oh, and while you're at it, turn yourself in too! See you later!" If you get what I mean...lol. Anyways, I just wanted to say that I probably will only be able to update once a week and the stuff I update will probably most likely be really short unless I have extra time...I wish I could make it up to all of you, but sadly, I don't think I can -.-''
THANKS FOR READING! And thanks for the reviews o.o I want to give big hugs and kisses to all of the reviewers.
Yeah. Like that's not creepy at all.