A/N. Hello! I am so sorry this has taken me so long! I've been really busy with uni atm so I haven't had time between assignments to work on anything else! Forgive me! Anyway here is a little bit of fluff! I'll do my best to try update quicker but I can't promise anything as I'm about to start placement!

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Sasuke found himself checking his phone more than usual lately. He had expected Naruto to call him but it seemed the man of his affections had forgotten they had made plans. It was understandable that Naruto had skipped out on the Friday dinner they had planned but he thought he would have at least called to reschedule. Itachi looked up at him from behind the folder he was holding and Sasuke made his token 'tch' sound at him.

"Just call the man already Otouto" Itachi made it sound like it was so simple. Sasuke was an Uchiha, he did not call first. Yes he was pursuing the man but Naruto cancelled the first date so he should be the one to reach out. He sighed in frustration. It wasn't a date, well Naruto was under the assumption it wasn't. Itachi had already sent off the paperwork to their lawyers to sign on as benefactors but Naruto didn't need to know that just yet. "If you don't call him then I will"

"Nii-san!" the last thing he wanted was Itachi to find out he had set up a 'business' meeting. He would probably scold him for tricking Naruto into a date like situation.

"Then stop acting like a nervous teenage and dial" the way Itachi was watching him made him realise his brother wasn't bluffing and he quickly searched his contacts. He hesitated for a moment before taking a deep breath and calming his jitters. Sasuke's heart began to beat heavily in his chest as he waited for the line to connect.

"Sasuke?" Naruto sounded surprised at his call. Did he not remember at all?

"Dobe, you forgot about our dinner" there was a paused as he waited for Naruto to remember what he was referring to. "I'm ringing to ask you out to dinner tonight"

"Oh shit! I'm so sorry, everything has been so crazy it completely slipped my mind!" Sasuke went to reply but Naruto cut him off. "Why didn't you call me and remind me Teme!"

"Tch, I'm not your babysitter dobe" he had a smirk on his face as he enjoyed the banter between them. It had been like this the day after Naruto had stayed with them and he was happy to hear that it wasn't a one off thing.

"I can do tonight, where do you want to meet?" Sasuke hadn't thought that far ahead with Itachi putting him on the spot before. "You're welcome to come here. Sakura has the night shift tonight so it's just me, I can't promise you or Itachi anything for dinner other than a few take out menu's to choose from"

"Your place sounds…" he stopped, the idea of being alone with Naruto in his apartment made his brain run wild with not so innocent thoughts.

"What? To under class for your tastes Teme?" the blonde teased through the phone. Sasuke held back a low groan. Naruto teasing him wasn't helping tame the images his imagination was creating.

"Send me the address, Dobe" he disconnected before Naruto could say anymore. His eyes were slightly hooded and pupils expanded.

"I don't have to tell you again to tread carefully with Naruto do I?" Itachi closed the folder and placed it on the table, he crossed his leg over the other and gave Sasuke a stern glance. "You're playing with fire here Otouto, I would hate for either of you to get burnt"

"Yes Nii-san, I know" Sasuke glared back in a childlike manor. He hated when his brother went all high a mighty, know it all on him. "I am well aware of the situation"

"I like Naruto, he has a good heart and I think he'd be good for you…" Itachi seemed almost awkward. Sasuke and Itachi were close but the younger Uchiha always tried to keep Itachi at a distance when it came to his relationships. The reason being Sasuke grew bored quickly and Itachi just wanted to see his brother meet someone worth settling down with.

"Naruto's…different" Sasuke couldn't put his finger on what it was that made him so interested in the playful blonde. In a matter of weeks he had stirred up more emotion in him than any previous relationship, even when he was with Neji had he not felt this attached.

"I'm having dinner with Deidara tonight, if you need me I have my cell phone" Sasuke nodded and Itachi gave him a small smile before standing up. Deidara had been Itachi's long term boyfriend for the past three years. Sasuke was amazed how the two had managed to keep their relationship so low profile, he even doubted that the press knew about it. Itachi was reserved but Deidara? He was an extravagant artist with a spirited mouth on him. As annoying as the blonde, ponytailed man was Sasuke liked him, he made his brother happy and to him that's all that mattered.

"Say hello for me and tell him stop sending me those ridiculous videos!" Itachi chuckled. Deidara had taken it upon himself to try cheer Sasuke up by sending him video after video of ridiculous cat videos. Sasuke wondered if he was trying to torture him and had told the man numerous time's he did not need cheering up.

"Smile more around him and he'll stop" Itachi jabbed Sasuke on the forehead and quickly departed. Sasuke couldn't remember when Itachi had started doing that little habit but it had come to an understanding between them that it was Itachi's way of telling Sasuke that he loved him. Sasuke took the spot where Itachi had previously been sitting and picked up the file he had left behind. His forehead creased when he opened it. It seemed Itachi was having their cousin Obito followed.

Obito had never been close with them, their two families had struggled for leadership of the clan and Obito's family had lost. They had left the city after that, too ashamed to live amongst the rest of the Uchiha families. It was a tight nit community but that was only due to the tragedy that seemed to have cursed the Uchiha name. Once Itachi's and Sasuke's parents had passed away the clan had decided to become more of a community and keep a low profile, resulting in the two brother's to break away and build up their company. They still had ties to the small community and supported it but they refused to take over leadership; too much bloodshed had come from the struggle so it was better it was community driven rather than the decisions being made by one family.

Sasuke flicked over the file, reading the details carefully. If Obito was back it meant Madara wasn't far behind which meant trouble. Madara had once been the leader of the Uchiha clan but he had been power hungry and was eventually ostracised from the community for his radical ways. Every now and then the man popped up and when he did he usually caused a lot of chaos. If Itachi was having Obito followed it meant he was worried that the two men were planning something. It would explain why his brother was more concerned for him than usual.

Sasuke looked at his watch and sighed, he had time to do a bit of digging before he made his way to Naruto's. He pulled out his phone and flicked down to a number he had used on many occasions. Jugo was a man he trusted with his life and if Sasuke needed information Jugo would go above and beyond to find it.

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Naruto looked down at the table nervously. He was never one for cooking, sure he knew a few basics but that's as far as it went. Currently his table was covered in an assortment of foods. Yes he went over board and had opted to order from a few places as he had no clue what the two Uchiha brother's liked. He had ordered from a nice Italian place that Sakura had suggested and opted for a simple fettuccini and a small chicken, cranberry and Bree pizza. Naruto had also ordered from a Sushi restaurant just in case they were wanting something healthier alongside with an order of dumplings, jam bean buns and some ramen; Naruto could never say no to ramen. It was far too much for three men but at least Naruto would have left over's to nibble on when he felt hungry.

Naruto jumped at the knock on the door, surprised at how quick the time had flown. If Naruto was honest with himself he wanted to thank Sasuke and Itachi for their hospitality the other week. He had been feeling bad about having little contact with them but he wasn't sure how to face them after signing that damn agreement with Nagato. His stomach dropped at the thought of it. Would they be disappointed in him? Naruto opened the door and went to great them but found only Sasuke standing there with a bottle of Sake in his hand.

"Sorry, Itachi got caught up…I hope you don't mind" Naruto raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms. Sasuke didn't have anything with him except for the Sake and he had been expecting him to bring paper work.

"You've set me up haven't you Teme" He questioned. Sasuke raised his hands, a broad smile creeping up on his face.

"You're not as dumb as you look Dobe" Naruto sighed and stood off to the side so Sasuke could enter the apartment. "You're not mad with me are you?"

"Mad? No, irritated…yes. I wouldn't have brought so much food if I had known it was just going to be us" Naruto watched Sasuke inspect the food he had brought, his stomach churning as he waited for approval of it.

"Not bad Dobe, although ramen?" Naruto pouted and snatched the bottle of sake off of Sasuke and went into the kitchen to grab two sake cups. Sasuke smirked at him. "Your favourite I assume?"

"Yes, it is" Naruto handed Sasuke the small cup and they made a clinking sound with them before taking a sip. "So…what is this? Your sneaky way of getting me on a date?"

"Could be if you want it to be Dobe" Naruto pulled out a chair and sat down, watching Sasuke carefully. He wanted this to be a date if he was honest with himself but the agreement was niggling at him. Sakura was right though, he could always tell Sasuke about the agreement and see what his reaction would be.

"Sasuke…I sort of…signed something" Sasuke began to grab some food but kept an eye on Naruto, encouraging him to continue. "It's an agreement and it…it say's I'm not allowed to date…."

"What kind of bullshit agreement is that Dobe?" Sasuke frowned and Naruto squirmed in his seat.

"Well you see, Nagato sort of threatened the shelter so I kind of signed an agreement. Until his campaign is over I play the part of the dutiful husband in public and in return he puts the shelter into a trust" Sasuke frowned, clearly annoyed at what Naruto had done.

"You do realise Itachi has signed Sharingan Industries as the benefactor for the shelter, we could easily buy it if we needed to" Naruto sighed and shook his head. He knew he should have gone to them first but even then he doubted they could have done anything.

"In a trust the government could still subsides the shelter…it's only until his campaign is over...if you wanted we could always try this dating thing after?" Naruto doubted that Sasuke would wait for him, he didn't seem like a patient man and there were plenty of other men out there that Sasuke could date.

"So…You signed an agreement stating that you will play husband in public and I'm assuming it has some bullshit dating clause in it that Nagato threw in to keep you under his control?" Naruto nodded, feeling ashamed of his rash decision. "Well, I guess we'll just have to do this dating thing out of public eye then"

"But…" Sasuke shrugged and Naruto gapped at how calm he was about it all.

"My brother and Dei can do it so it can't be too hard? I mean, technically we have a reason to be seen with each other because of the shelter so it's not like it's suspicious and if Nagato can't prove that we've started dating then he has no ground to revoke the agreement" Naruto remained quiet and grabbed a bowl of ramen. He needed to think over what Sasuke was proposing. He wasn't wrong but could Naruto really be that selfish? Could he put everything at risk just to start something that might not work out in the long run? "Look, I'm not usually one to make compromises but there is just something about you Naruto that I can't turn away from. I'm willing to give this a try if you are, if not I'll wait but it's going to be hard to keep my distance…"

"But…the shelter…" Sasuke leaned backwards on the chair and Naruto observed him carefully. He seemed to not be phased in the slightest.

"Look, I'll talk to Itachi, I'm sure he can find some way around this. The fact is Naruto do you want to put your life on hold? Do you want Nagato to still control your life, even if it is at a distance? I've met many men like Nagato before, this is what they do. They play games and they push and push until they wear the other person down to such a point that they get what they want. I like you Naruto and I'm not scared of Nagato" The strength in Sasuke's tone and eyes made Naruto sway. He stopped his thoughts and he focused on the man in front of him. "Naruto…what do you want?"

"What do I want?" It had been a long time since someone had asked him that. Naruto had gotten so use to letting someone else make decisions for him that he found even the smallest decision to be selfish. So what did he want? "I think…I think I want to give this a try…"

"Are you sure? Because if you're not then I'll respect that and wait" Naruto smiled brightly. Before he had just been trying to make excuses, he had been scared that someone else would try do what Nagato had done. But it was obvious Sasuke was different. Yes he was a little bit blunt but it was nice, he was speaking his mind and there was no manipulation behind it.

"Why not, you said it yourself right, if your brother can keep his relationship out of the lime light then it can't be too hard right?" Sasuke stood up and grabbed the bottle of sake and brought it back to the table.

"Let's drink to it then!" Naruto blushed and held out his cup. He felt excited and slightly giddy. It had been so long since he had dated he wasn't quite sure how to act. "To dating!"

"To dating" Naruto laughed and threw the liquid back. He cringed his face at the taste, he wasn't a big fan of sake. Sasuke smirked at him and Naruto glared at the man for laughing at him. "Teme"

"Dobe" Sasuke reached out his hand across the table and Naruto looked at it warily. "I won't hurt you Naruto…" Sasuke's voice was soft and reassuring. Naruto nodded and placed his hand in Sasuke's, letting the breath he didn't realise he was holding. His hand felt nice in Sasuke's, he hand was just small enough for Sasuke's fingers to wrap around and cup his. Not only that the heat of it sent pleasant shivers up his arms, almost like electricity.