Always rewritten - Chapter 5

The 5th chapter of the rewrites of my story 'Always'. I really hope you guys are enjoying these stories… Feel a bit like I'm doing it for no-one judging from the lack of reviews recently :(

Now that the original Always story is finished (finally) I will be devoted to this version as well as my other stories so updates should become marginally quicker…

This a very fluffy chapter btw, bit of a crappy filler to be honest but a couple of answers… The first draft was a lot worse so count yourselves lucky ;D

Anyway, hope you like this one and review!

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Sasuke woke up before Naruto, smiling at the warm arms around him and snuggled closer to the comforting chest. He'd been pretty shaken last night and was glad that Naruto had been so understanding…

He remembered when the bouncers saved him, pulling the guy out by the shirt collar and kicking him out on his ass. Itachi banned him outright, putting his picture on the 'No Admittance' list all the bouncers had. Dei had looked after Sasuke after that, swapping with the other staff when it was his turn to dance. Itachi had come to see him after closing, smiling

"Don't worry, Sas, he won't be coming in here again. We've been meaning to get staff restrooms anyway; this is a good reason for planning permission." He said lightly, hugging his little brother. Sasuke had smiled weakly

"Thanks, Itachi…" he said. His brother smiled

"Is that man of yours picking you up or do we need to give you a ride home?"

"No thanks, he's picking me up. I need to call him actually.." he said, getting his phone from his bag and calling Naruto's cell (speed dial 1), taking a deep breath and trying to control his shaking hands…

Sasuke shivered slightly, causing Naruto to stir, his arms tightening around Sasuke slightly

"Mmm…Sas? You ok?" he asked, rubbing his eyes sleepily

"Yeah…" he whispered, smiling slightly. Naruto stretched himself a little and kissed the top of his head, rolling over and pulling Sasuke to lie on his chest.

"Hey, I don't have any lectures today, maybe we can go out?" Naruto suggested after a few minutes of comfortable silence. Sasuke grinned

"Sounds great, baby.." he said and they kissed softly.

"Great, I was thinking we could get some movie then some food… Maybe go to that cute little place you like down the road." he smiled as Sasuke's grin grew wider and he nodded, hugging him around the neck

"You spoil me.." he said softly. Naruto smiled and kissed his shoulder

"I'm gonna see if they're hiring at the restaurant… I need a job." He said. Sasuke almost always ended up paying for their meals and outings, since he made tips on top of his salary, almost all of which went into his father's bank account. Naruto lost his job at the bar he'd worked at when the place closed down a few months back so now he had zero income. Sasuke kissed him, gratitude shining in his eyes as they parted.

"I'll go shower then." He said, getting up. Naruto grinned at him as he went, wishing to follow, but knew Sasuke wasn't in that kind of mood. He wondered if he should call Sasuke's older brother, Itachi, and ask if what Sasuke said was really all that happened. Sasuke had a habit of concealing parts of stories he knew would upset Naruto. Naruto sighed, telling Sasuke he would go make them some breakfast, and went into the kitchen. No-one was home except Shino as everyone else was either at work or school. The two of them greeted each other with a smile and Naruto got his phone from his jacket pocket to call Itachi while he made French toast

"Itachi's phone." Came a soft, girly reply

"Oh, hi, Dei! Is Itachi around?" he asked

"Hi, Naru! Yeah, I'll just go get him, hang on a sec."

"Thanks."

"Hello?" Was the much deeper reply a few moments later

"Hey, Itachi, it's Naruto. Listen, Sasuke told me about what happened last night and I was just wondering if he told me everything.."

"Ok, well, what did he tell you?"

"He said the guy grabbed him while he was in the rest room and pushed him into the wall and grinded against him.. Is that everything that happened?"

"Well, when the bouncers got in, the guy had his dick out and Sasuke was half naked and crying so…no." Naruto's jaw clenched and closed his eyes

"Which half?"

"The guy had pulled his shorts down.."

"Fuck..! So he was trying to…- I knew he wasn't telling me everything… Please tell me you called the police?"

"No, sorry - we have a 3 warnings policy; he's only had 2, besides they don't give a fuck about our type of people... I've banned him anyway; he won't be getting in the club again."

"Ok… Thanks, man."

"No worries. How is he?"

"He's ok, I'm spoiling him today." They both chuckled

"Good good. Gotta run, man, say hi to Sas for me?"

"And me!" called Dei. Naruto chuckled

"Will do, bye."

"Later." He hung up just as Shino came in with an empty bowl

"What was that about?" he asked. Naruto sighed and told him the story as he started on the bacon. "Oh…" Shino said slowly when Naruto had finished. Just then, Sasuke came in, wearing a bathrobe and his hair damp.

"Mmm, Naru, that smells great!" he said with a grin. He went to Naruto to kiss him softly, Naruto smiling down at him and hugging him around his waist.

"It's the beginning of 'Spoil Sasuke' day." He said, Sasuke giggled.

"Hey, Shino, has Neji gone to work?" Sasuke asked with a smile, the entomologist nodded

"Yeah, he's hopefully getting a promotion soon so he'll finally get a raise and have shorter hours.." Sasuke smiled

"That's great, are you still thinking of getting an apartment next year?" he asked

"If he gets the raise, yes - we like living here but it would be nice for our own space." He said. Naruto chuckled

"Tell me about it." He said, hugging Sasuke, who blushed and smacked him lightly

"Naruto… We'll miss you guys! But maybe we could rent their room out, ne?" he asked, looking at his boyfriend

"Hey, Sas, they haven't even decided yet and you're already making plans?" Naruto said with a chuckle "You could be on to something there, though." The three laughed.

"We'll see how it goes. I should get going, there's a talk at the Museum of Zoology I wanted to see. I'll see you guys later, have fun." He said with a smile. They bade him goodbye and he left.

The couple ate breakfast happily, chatting away

"So, I think we should see the movie first then go to dinner, since this is more of a brunch.." Naruto said. Sasuke nodded, silently swallowing his mouthful of French toast before reply with a smile

"Good idea. You should print out some résumés." He said

"Oh yeah, I could apply at the movie theatre too, ne?" Sasuke smiled and nodded

"I'll go print some off, is your password the same?" he asked, finishing his breakfast first. Naruto blushed a little and nodded, making Sasuke smile and kiss him before going off. He was hoping Sasuke would never find out his laptop password was SasukeSexySocks but there you go… He finished his own meal then took both plates to wash up. Sasuke return holding a small pile of paper, giving them to Naruto

"Thanks, baby." He said with a smile and they kissed

"I looked up times for the movie, there's one at 1."

"Ok, great, we'll eat before then. So we'll go at 12.30, ne?" Sasuke nodded with a smile.

"Sounds like a plan." He said. "So, we have some time to spare, ne?" he asked, looking at Naruto with a grin. Naruto's heart fluttered, God he loved him!

"So we do.." he said with a smile. Sasuke moved over to him, climbing onto his lap, his arms going around his neck. After what Itachi had told him, Naruto was determined to erase that bastard from Sasuke's skin. He moved his hands up Sasuke's back and massaged his hips as they made out

"Are you working tonight?" Naruto asked once they'd parted. Sasuke shook his head

"No, 'Tachi gave me the week off after what happened." He said with a smile. Naruto grinned

"That's great!" he said, kissing him again.

"Yeah, my father won't be too happy about it though.." Sasuke sighed and looked at him with a smile, kissing him again but softer. Suddenly, he wasn't in the mood. Sasuke was about to get up when Naruto held him there on his lap, hugging him

"Let's just stay like this." He said with a smile. Sasuke smiled and nodded, snuggling into him "I talked to Itachi earlier…while you were in the shower…" Naruto said slowly after a few moments of silence. Sasuke looked at him

"He told you?" Naruto nodded and Sasuke sighed

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want you to find out, I know how angry you get…I was worried you'd do something stupid.." he mumbled, looking down. Naruto sighed, rubbing his back

"I was angry…but if you don't want me to do anything I won't. Itachi already banned him from the club, right?" Sasuke nodded

"Yeah…but I'm scared he'll find me outside of work, like at the bar.."

"Oh yeah, shit… Ok, how about we fill a report on him tomorrow? Can you get his name?"

"Yeah, Itachi has it I think.." he said then smiled, kissing him softly "Thanks, baby."

"No problem whatsoever, Sas, I just want you to feel safe." He said and they hugged warmly, glad to have each other. "So, I guess the sex mood's gone… Wanna play Mario Cart?" Sasuke grinned and nodded

"Sure!" he said and they got up, heading into the living room.

The couple had a very nice day. They went to the movies and snuggled up together, eating popcorn as they laughed at the talking Family Guy bear (yes, they went to see Ted, it is great, go see it!). Once the movie finished and they got up with stiff limbs and stretched backs, they went out into the foyer. Naruto went to get an application while Sasuke waited for him and while he waited, he spotted his friend Haku and his boyfriend, Zabuza. The two of them were such a juxtaposition of total opposites it made them eye catching and very adorable.

Haku, Sasuke's friend from school, was a petite beauty with long dark brown hair, pale smooth skin with pale pink cheeks and lips and eyes like huge dark gems that twinkled with kindness. He moved with a graceful and delicate air, like he was floating, and so small he could easily pass for twelve year old girl when he wasn't wearing make-up. His boyfriend, on the other hand, was a 6'3 manual-laborer, his arms were the size of truck tires and his neck was the same width as his head. He was good-looking in a scary kind of way: He had small eyes and looked perpetually pissed off due to his heavy brow, that is except when he looked at Haku and his whole face softened. His black spiky hair always stuck out a different way every day and he always wore a white tank-top and either army pants and boots or black jeans and sandals. Anyone else would have been terrified of this guy but since getting to know him by being friends with Haku, Sasuke had found out that Zabuza was sweet, caring and very protective of what and who he loved.

"Sasuke!" Haku cried, seeing him with a grin. He and Zabuza went over to him

"Hey, Haku, Zabuza! What brings you here?"

"We're just gonna go see Ted - what about you?"

"Oh, we just came out from seeing it, its really good!"

"Great, is Naruto with you?"

"Yeah, he's just getting a job application so he can finally make some money again and stop scrounging off me." He said then smiled when he saw the blonde coming over to them

"Hey, guys, fancy meet you here." He said with a grin. Sasuke took the application he was holding and placed it in his bag for safe keeping.

"Hey, Naruto, Sasuke tells us you might start working here!" Haku said with a smile

"Yeah, any chance of some discounts, dude?" Zabuza asked. Naruto laughed

"Well, I don't know about that - they said they're pretty ok with safe but they might be hiring next month so we'll see." The others nodded

"Oh, we better get going, it was great to see you two. We should go out some time?" Haku said, looking at Zabuza's watch

"Yeah, that would be great! I'm off work all week so maybe we can sort something out, ne?" the feminine brunette nodded

"Definitely, I'll call you and we'll make a date!"

"Sounds like a plan, bye!"

"See you later!" they parted ways after that, Haku and Zabuza going to the confections stand and Naruto and Sasuke leaving for the parking lot.

"Aww, that was nice, I haven't seen Haku for ages.." Sasuke said with smile. Naruto grinned and they got in the car

"So, do we wanna eat now or do something else?"

"Eat now, I'm starving." Sasuke said and Naruto nodded, starting the car and headed for the restaurant.

Since the place was near their apartment they decided to park at home and walk. They held hands as they made their way, talking about random stuff until they got to the restaurant, which was a cute Italian place called Delizioso (meaning 'delicious' in Italian). When they arrived, they were greeted by their friend, Ino, who was a waitress there.

"Hey, guys!" she said with a smile, they grinned at her

"Hi, Ino! We didn't book a table.."

"Oh that's ok, we're not busy - follow me." She said with a smile and led them to a nice table by the window. They thanked her, sitting facing each other while she got them menus.

"Ah, shit, I forgot the résumés…" Naruto muttered, checking his empty pockets. Sasuke rolled his eyes with a smile and pulled a couple out from his own bag. Naruto grinned "What would I do without you?" he asked, smoothing it out on the table

"Cease to exist?" Sasuke offered and they smiled. Ino returned and told them the specials

"Ino, did you say you guys are hiring?" Naruto asked

"Sure did, you want an application?" she asked. He smiled and nodded, thanking her as she went off again. They perused the menu while she was gone, and eventually decided just as she came back with a smile. "Here ya go, just bring it back filled in with a résumé." She said, handing him a sheet of official-looking paper.

"Awesome, thanks." He said

"Ready to order?"

"Uh, yeah, I'll have a cheeseburger and fries and a beer, please." Naruto said. She nodded, writing this down

"And I'll have a chicken salad and diet coke, please." Sasuke said with a smile

"Sas, at least get a side of fries, you're wasting away!" Naruto said, always concerned he didn't eat enough. Sasuke rolled his eyes with a smile

"Ok, and a side of fries." He said to Ino, who grinned, writing this down

"Sure thing, sweeties." She said, taking their menus as they thanked her and went off.

"It would be pretty cool to work here.." Naruto said, looking over the application. He called Ino back with a smile, asking to borrow a pen so he could fill it out now."Ok. Full name: Naruto Kitsune Uzumaki." Sasuke smirked at him as he talked to himself, like he was telling himself to answers "Date of birth: October 10th 1993. Previous employment history: let's see…does delivering newspapers count?" he asked, looking up at Sasuke. The black-haired boy nodded and he grinned, looking back down to write. Just then, Ino returned with their drinks and Sasuke smiled, thanking her

"By the way, Naru, make sure you put that you're a fast and enthusiastic learner, the boss loves that shit." She said with a grin and a wink.

"Great, thanks!" he said, scribbling this is in the 'what makes you perfect for this job?' section.

Sasuke watched his boyfriend fill in the form, helping him with a couple of bits. He was really glad Naruto was doing this, sometimes he was a little too immature about money and work - it was great to see him doing something about it for a change.

Their food arrived and Naruto finished off his form and gave it to one of the waitresses along with his résumé.

"Thanks, Naruto.." Sasuke said with a smile while they ate. Naruto looked at him with a surprised smile

"For what, baby?" he asked, taking his hand across the table. Sasuke blushed a little and looked down

"Just, um, being mine.. I know I make you worried a lot and stuff but you always know what to do or say.." he said shyly, glancing at him. Naruto grinned and leaned over to kiss him

"Right back at you, baby." He said. Sasuke smiled and they continued eating with some light chatter. Sasuke, never much of an eater plus having a job which requires him to be thin, ate his food with much less gusto than Naruto. The raven-haired boy watched as his blonde boyfriend devoured his burger, dropping various contents and blobs of ketchup onto his plate as he bit into hungrily then grabbed a handful of fries, shoving them into his already full mouth and chewing noisily. The blue eyes met black as he ate and Sasuke laughed, watching him swallow before speaking

"What? What's so funny?" He asked, drinking some beer. Sasuke shook his head, still laughing

"Never mind, I was just admiring how handsome you are, baby." He said. Naruto frowned then his brow relaxed as he worked out what he meant and laughed

"Sorry, I'm grossing you out, huh?" Sasuke smiled

"Nah, I'm used to you being disgusting by now." He said and Naruto grinned and moved to kiss him but Sasuke pushed a napkin in his face

"Wipe your face first and then you can have a kiss." He said, smiling. Naruto sighed but obeyed, wiping around his mouth. Sasuke nodded his satisfaction before leaning over to kiss him. "You're such a kid.." he said

"I am not, I just…like eating…a lot.." he said slowly then chuckled "Well, what about you? You still watch Disney movies!" Sasuke blushed and scowled.

"That's different, they're good!" he said. Naruto grinned at his agitation and kissed him

"Don't worry, baby, I still love you." He said. Sasuke smiled

"I still love you too." He said and they kissed again before going back to their meals, smiling.

Once they were finished, they got some chocolate cake to go and walked home the long way, chatting. They sat in the park to eat their cake, enjoying a rare sunny day, before heading home.

"You know, I'm really gonna miss Neji and Shino.." Sasuke said thoughtfully. Naruto nodded his agreement, eating "Do you think we'll get an apartment together?" Naruto swallowed before speaking

"Of course we will, Sas! Tell you what, as soon as we both get good jobs, we'll start saving, ne?" Sasuke smiled and nodded, but looked a little sad

"That won't be for a while though.."

"How long have you got left?"

"18 months… I was talking to 'Tachi and he said he only has 11 months left, but he's gonna keep the business until I'm done then sell it - Dei's gonna stop working there once Itachi's done though." Naruto nodded, frowning

"I still don't understand why your dad made both of you work there of all places…" Sasuke shrugged and put down his fork, no longer hungry

"He thought of it after we both came out, Itachi was already dating Deidara pretty seriously so I guess he tried to think of a way to make himself money and punish us for being gay at the same time. So he degraded me to dancing and made Itachi degrade his gay partner, Dei, to dance too…" he sighed, leaning into Naruto who smiled and hugged him

"I love you, baby." Sasuke smiled at him and they kissed sweetly

"I love you too."

Well, that was unexpectedly long and boring… Went a little off track with my trying-hard-not-to-use-OOCs target but oh well.

Reviews would be appreciated…please?

PMKnut xx