Disclaimer: If I owned it, there'd be sex.
As some of you might already know, I'm going on a trip to Florida on Friday, so there won't be any updates for a week... but I am determined to get at least one or two more chaps of this story and When Sounds Become Visual up before I leave. Then I'll work a lot once I get down there... or when I'm at the hotel room :Grin:
Sorry, not that much Silo in here... but a lot of Sasuke and Naruto-ness!
Chapter 6- Jolly Good Times
"And the dragon blew fire all over the evil guys and Eragon's side won!" Silo chirped as he and Naruto entered the daycare center. He dropped his school bag off by the coat cubbies and leaped onto Naruto, giving him a hug.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I was there," he snickered, hugging back. As Silo pulled back, he ruffled the boy's hair, "hey, you're sure you don't want me to take your school bag home?"
The crow nodded his head, "I made something for Jack..." he blushed cutely.
Naruto cooed, "How adorable of you!" he then looked around the room, spotting the brown-haired boy from days before. His soft hazel eyes glanced over to where they were and he spotted Silo, a smile crawling onto his face.
"Silo! Come help me build this train track!" Jack called.
Pushing down his blush, Silo smiled back and ran off, "Bye Chichiue!"
Naruto grunted a "bye" before turning on his heel and stepping out, the cool breeze outside making his golden locks flutter back and forth. Getting into his car, he eyed his cellphone sitting on the passenger's seat.
One missed call?
Picking it up, he flipped it open, snorting a bit at who it was who called. Punching the numbers in, he put the cellphone to his ear. After three or four rings, someone answered.
"Yo, Teme! You called?"
"Hn, why didn't you pick up?"
Naruto grinned, "Were you worried?"
"Hn."
"Well, if you must know. I was taking Silo into his daycare... Oh! Which reminds me! I need your help with something!"
Sasuke sighed on the other line, as if regretting his choice to become the blond's friend, "Go on."
"Silo likes this one boy at the center, right? I need you to help me get them together!"
There was a silence on the other end, followed by:
"Your son's gay?"
Naruto glared out the window, "Is there something wrong with that?"
Sasuke scoffed, "Not at all. I just find it strange that he's so sure about his sexual preference at such a young age."
The blond grinned, "I think Sai converted him. When I'm out after daycare hours, Silo stays with him... and don't tell anyone, but I think he let Silo watch him have sex with one of his boyfriends," he nodded to himself, "that would've converted me. Sai's hot," he laughed.
Sasuke chuckled, "Are you sure you're not the gay one?"
"Nope, I'm just an open-minded person. Uzumaki Naruto is a ladies man," he grinned, "soooo, gonna help me or not?"
"I have nothing better to do. Helping your son with his issues sounds better than milking cows."
Naruto snorted into the phone, "Hah, the great Uchiha Sasuke milks cows?"
"You'll tell no one."
The blond grinned like an idiot and started his car up, flipping on the air. He had only gotten to really know Sasuke yesterday, and already he considered the raven a good friend. Even though he was an ass at times, the actor was really fun to hang around with.
And Silo liked him.
Finding a friend that Silo really liked was a hard task, too.
"Don't worry, I won't," he ran a hand through his hair, "but whatever, why'd you call earlier?"
"To talk to you about last night."
"What about it?" he pulled out of the parking lot and slowed his car down at the stop sign. Looking both ways, he turned right and drove past the old gas station that was across the street.
"Do you always get into arguments with Silo's mother when's he's around?"
Naruto's right hand tightened around the steering wheel, his gleaming blue eyes staring ahead at the road while he kept the small cellphone against his ear, "No... that was the first time, actually," he sighed and made another right down a road that passed an elementary school, "it's been rough... just two months ago, things seemed to be peachy. I was making enough money to support us and at the end of the month, Sunako's child support money would come in..." he trailed off and stopped behind a few cars at the red light.
"Continue," Sasuke said.
"Then the rent for our apartment suddenly went up. The old bitch that owns the place said that it was for a good reason, but she never told me," he growled, "so I had to give up an extra hundred bucks for that, leaving less money for food and toys for Silo. It's not fair to not give your kid toys, right? So I bought him a really nice one every two weeks, and ended up constantly asking my friends to make me some food or something," he laughed dryly, "and you know who always made food for us? Sai. God fuckin' Sai," he smiled against the phone, "sometimes I think that he should be Silo's dad, not me. He's much better at the job than I am," he shook his head and started driving once the light turned green, "but whatever, I'm going off topic. Anyway... last night, Sunako called and told me that she wasn't sending the child support money anymore."
Sasuke 'hn'ed on the other end, "Why the hell not?"
"She never wanted to support us in the first place... she only did it because she had to," he turned left and went into the Pet Supermarket's parking lot, "but last night, when she called and told me she wasn't going to send us the cash anymore... I knew there wasn't anything I could do about it."
"It's against the law to not pay child support, Dobe."
"I know, but... back when she left us, her dad was trying to become some kind of government official. I'm guessing... he finally got the job now," his smile was dim as he parked his car, "meaning he found some way to get around the system and now Sunako doesn't have to support us any longer," he got out of his car and slammed the door shut, locking it. Crossing the street, he stepped into the store, immediately gowing to get some more pellets for their pet rabbit, Kohi.
The raven kept quiet while Naruto muttered to himself, mumbling about which brand Kohi liked.
"That man never did like me. He would tolerate me when Sunako brought me to her house, but once she became pregnant, the damn broke," he chuckled, "he said that I probably got a bunch of girls pregnant before his daughter. Pft, yeah right, I may bang a bunch of chicks, but I wear protection," he snorted, erasing the tense mood of their conversation.
Sasuke chuckled as well.
"But yeah, let's drop the subject," he lifted a large bag of pellets, "how about we talk about the auditions? he grinned.
"I haven't gotten around to watching the tapes yet. I've been working out in the barn with Kiba."
"That's gotta suck. A pretty guy like you must hate getting mud and dirt under your nails," the blond snickered when there were a few seconds of complete silence on the other end, "aw, come on, it was only a joke. You're such a serious guy, Sasuke. Loosen up!"
"I am loose," the actor growled.
Naruto grinned.
"I didn't mean it that way, you pervert," Sasuke found himself laughing a bit. It was funny, he'd been doing a lot of that lately.
"Sure," he tossed the pellets onto the counter in front of an open register, the young boy ringing it up.
"That'll be $5.96, sir," the lanky teen said.
Digging in his pockets, Naruto came up with the money and handed it to the boy, "Keep the change and the receipt," he grabbed the bag and walked out of the store, "Oi, Teme, do you think you could come out Christmas shopping with me tonight? I know it's sudden. I was supposed to go with Sai, but Sakura-chan stole him from me," he pouted, causing him to resemble and over grown child.
"As long as it gets me out of the house."
"Yosh! We're going to head out at seven!"
"I'll be ready in ten minutes," Sasuke then hung up.
Naruto pulled the phone from his ear and stared at it before frowning.
"Don't just hang up on me, Teme!"
xXxXx
Kakashi watched (from the table) Sasuke close his cellphone and shove it into his pocket. The raven then proceded to exit the kitchen and head towards the stairs, the wooden floor creaking under his heavy steps.
"You're going out with Naruto-kun?" he had his mask off again, the annoying cloth laying in front of him on the table, "you two've really hit it off," he commented.
"I suppose," was all Sasuke said before he went upstairs to change. Overalls and dirty boots were not something he wanted to be seen in when out in public.
Going into the guest room he was staying in, he opened the closet and began searching. He didn't know why he so eagerly wanted to go out shopping with the blond, but he believed it had something to do with him not having many friends who would actually want to do such a thing with him. He used to have a lot of friends, but then his brother got him into the field of acting... and he lost them all. Being an actor had been simple at first, but then he became popular and pounds and pounds of pressure had been dropped onto his shoulders. Everyone went to see his movies, expecting him to be the best, expecting him to be as gorgeous and glamorous as they had always seen him... and that pressure had turned him ugly. It made him angry, made him snap at everyone, made him show a side of him that even his brother had never seen. That's how he lost all of his friends.
But before it got too bad, he took a break. Snuck away from Japan, with Kakashi, and hid away in America. He was sick of the pressure, sick of everyones' high expectations of him, sick of how his brother would tell him that that was just something he'd have to deal with. It was that bastard's fault everything was turning out that way. He was the one who got Sasuke the career.
I was sick of how everyone viewed me. Like I'm just so perfect...
He picked an outfit and pulled it off the hanger, tossing it over his shoulder. He closed the closet door and stepped back, throwing a quick glance over to the audition tapes that were sitting on his bedside table.
That's why I'm making this movie...
To show people I'm not perfect...
xXxXx
Naruto honked his horn when he arrived at Kiba's home. He saw the brunette in the back, feeding the chickens, Akamaru at his side. Tearing his gaze away from them, he watched as Sasuke came out of the house, his attire consisting of snug-fitting black jeans and an expensive looking white jacket. As the raven climbed into the car, Naruto grinned.
"You ready to shop, girlfriend?" he asked with a preppy accent.
Sasuke put his seatbelt on and crossed his legs, a smirk in place, "You're such a dobe."
Naruto scowled, "You know, if I wanted to, I could tell the entire female population in Frederick, Maryland that you're here," he smirked a very Sasuke-ish smirk, "and you'll get mobbed... and probably ridded of your precious clothes. Hell, you might even get raped... if women can do that."
Sasuke glared at him and crossed his arms, "Just drive."
Laughing like an idiot, Naruto drove back onto the road and made his merry and joyful way to the mall, humming a small tune that Sasuke couldn't recognize.
"Oi, do you like anime?" Naruto asked, keeping his eyes on the road.
"Not really."
"Seriously?.! But--but you're, like, Japanese!"
The actor raised a brow, "So? You are, too."
"Exactly!"
Sasuke was confused, "What?" he sighed, "forget it. How about you tell me what you're buying Silo?"
"Ooooh," Naruto gave him a wide grin, reminding him of a tanuki(1), "I plan on buying him a Playstation 3! And a few games for it, of course."
"You have the money?"
"Yep! I've been saving up for the past few months! I wanted to make sure Silo got exactly what he wanted for Christmas," he smiled as he drove beneath the underpass, turning on his blinker and going into the turning lane, "the last few years he got small things... but this year is going to be awesome!"
Sasuke kept down the urge to roll his eyes.
xXxXx
"What do you mean you don't have any more?.!" Naruto hissed at the man behind the counter in Gamestop. He seriously looked pissed.
"Listen, kid," the forty-year old man began, "the system just came out, everyone wants one. Every time we get a new stock in, they're sold out within hours. If you really wanted one, you should've been here earlier this morning."
Naruto leaned forward and gave him a look that would put the Uchiha glare to shame, "Listen, my son wants a Playstation 3, and he's going to get one, understand?" he made a move to leap over the counter, "even if it means I have to tear your balls off, old man!" he was yanked back by Sasuke, the raven frowning.
"If you're going to be like this when we go out shopping, I don't think we should be friends anymore."
The blond laughed a bit, blowing the golden bangs out of his eyes. He let himself be pulled away, but he didn't let up his glare, "I'll be back and there better be a Playstation 3 waiting for me. I have connections, man, and I'm not afraid to use them!"
The older gentleman rolled his eyes and went back to working, completely ignoring the rest of Naruto's continuous ranting.
"You should've let me fight him," Naruto huffed, walking past Sasuke, "I could've taken him, easy."
Sasuke caught up with him and smirked, "I doubt it. Within ten minutes, they would've been carting your torn up body to the morgue."
Naruto glared at him, then bursted out laughing, his ocean blue eyes watering as he held his stomach. He laughed even harder when his friend just stared at him, his face blank, "A-aw, man, I guess you're right. I never was much of a fighter," he wiped his eyes and grinned, "but when I'm serious, I can really kick some major ass!"
"Yes, well, I think we should be buying Christmas presents right now, not talking about your fighting skills," he unzipped his coat, the heat of the mall getting to him.
"But I wanted to get him that gaming system!.!" Naruto whined.
"Then let's leave and buy it some other time," Sasuke commented, Maybe if we leave now, I'll have time to go over those audition tapes.
"No, I want it now!"
The raven sighed and stuffed his hands into his coat pockets, "You're acting very childish."
"Yeah, well, you're a fat head!"
Sasuke glared at him, Naruto glared back... and a contest began.
xXxXx
Sakura giggled as she smelled all the different lotions and body creams that were in Victoria's Secret, a saleswoman by her side to help her at any moment...
But Sai thought she was a lesbian. Ready to attack Sakura like an obese man would gobble up pie. He stood at the entrance of the shop, watching Sakura roam over every shelf, looking at every thing in stock, the saleswoman right behind her.
"Sakura, are you finished?" he asked, bored. He could've been out shopping with Naruto (something that he always enjoyed) instead of standing around a woman's "slut shop", waiting for Sakura to pick out her smelly lotions.
"You're shopping with a woman, Sai," she gave him a sickly sweet smile, "I won't be done for hours."
Sai sighed and leaned against the display window, drawing attention from onlookers. Some girls winked and waved, but the black-haired beauty wasn't interested in them. He wanted the attention of men. No just any man, but one man in particular. One that made his life worth living, made his heart stop with just one laugh, made him feel like he would cream his pants with just one simple look.
He coughed at that last part.
"What're those two doing?" one girl whispered to her friend as they passed by Sai.
"I don't know, they've been standing there for about five minutes, just glaring at each other," the other girl replied.
Sai turned and saw Naruto and some other male standing in the middle of the mall, glaring at each other, right next to the painting cart. The asian man drawing there seemed to be a bit annoyed since the two were in his personal space. Forgetting about Sakura, he ran towards them.
"Give up, Teme," Naruto kept his eyes from wavering.
"Hn," Sasuke narrowed his eyes even further.
Sai pushed through the small crowd, "Naruto-san," he called, loud enough for both men to hear him. Naruto turned and blinked.
Sasuke smirked, "You lost, Dobe."
"..."
"Naruto-san?" Sai questioned.
"You made me lose, Sai!" he yelled at his friend, pouting childishly. He really wasn't acting like himself today, but it was all Sasuke's fault!
The short-haired raven frowned a bit, "I'm sorry, but--"
"No, no, I'm sorry," Naruto sighed as the small crowd dispersed, "I'm just mad because I couldn't get the Playstation 3 for Silo, and then Sasuke-teme started calling me names," he sighed again, "I didn't mean to yell at you, Sai."
Sasuke scowled, I didn't start calling him names.
Sai threw him a genuine smile, "It's alright."
"By the way... what're you doing here? I thought you were out with Sakura."
Sai laughed nervously, "I was, but she was taking too long."
"So sorry if I wasn't worth your time," Sakura growled from behind them, her arms crossed. But her anger immediately disappeared when she saw Sasuke, "O-oh, Sasuke-kun!" she latched herself onto his arm, "what a surprise! How are you this evening?" she purred.
Sasuke scrunched his nose up in annoyance, "Quite fine. Now if you don't mind, Naruto and I are going to finish are shopping," he pulled his arm away from the pink-headed girl.
Sakura jutted her bottom lip out, her emerald eyes sparkling with hope, "How about you two go shopping with me and Sai? Naruto was supposed to go shopping with him anyway."
Naruto spoke up, "She's right, you know. Why don't we all shop together?" he grinned and put an arm around Sai's shoulder, pulling him close, "it'll give me time to chat with Sai! I haven't hung out with him for a while and I bet he missed me!"
Sai smiled, not minding the closeness at all.
Sasuke sighed and pulled out his cellphone, dialing Kiba's phone number.
"Waddya want, Uchiha, I'm trying to give Akamaru his bath!"
"I'm not going to be home until around nine. I'm going to be..." he glanced at the small group of people, "out with friends," he grumbled.
"Hah! Friends? You're kidding me, right? Who'd wanna be friends with--" before he could finish, Sasuke snapped his phone shut and placed it back into his pocket.
xXxXx
After a good two more hours of looking around and shopping, the mall finally had to close and the group left, Sakura and Sai to the raven's car, Sasuke and Naruto to the blond's.
"See you guys at work tomorrow!" Naruto waved to them and climbed into the car while Sasuke placed their bags in the back of the car. But he did it in annoyance, mumbling something about how Naruto should be putting the stuff away since it's his car.
After he closed the trunk, he slid into the passanger's seat and put on his seatbelt, "You spent most of your money, I'm guessing you won't be getting him a Playstation 3?"
Naruto smiled a bit as he backed out, "I guess not... but... he'd be happy with anything I got him, right?" he tone was hopeful.
Sasuke leaned back in his seat, closing his eyes, "Of course," then he thought back on the conversation he had with Kakashi in the mens' bathroom while everyone else was in the arcade playing DDR.
----
"You want me to what?" Kakashi sounded confused.
"Go out and find a store that has Playstation 3's in stock. Once you find one, buy it."
Kakashi chuckled, "You're into videogames now?"
"Don't question me, just do it," Sasuke growled, then hung up.
----
Ok, so it wasn't as much of a conversation as it was an over-the-phone order.
"What're you smirking about?" Naruto asked as they passed Wal-mart and Arby's.
Sasuke kept his smirk in place and kept his eyes closed as they continued to ride down the busy streets. He wasn't going to tell the blond he had gotten Silo the gaming system.
Nope, he would just have to wait until Christmas to find out.
(1)- it's one of those raccoon dog things. Like Hachi from Inuyasha... XD Hah, Inuyasha... funny.
Um... I guess this is a long chap? Well, hopefully I can get one more in before I go to Florida.