Disclaimer: I don't effin' own Naruto.
Man, like, 123 reviews last time I checked O.o
Thank you all for the lovely reviews! SO MANY:Dies of joy: and for those of you who don't know, this story's not even close to being finished with. This is only the first arc. On chap 30, there's gonna be a nine year timeskip and we'll start the Silo's mother and Akatsuki arc! Yay!
Let's have a poll, shall we? (I love findin' excuses to get lots of reviews, but I should get 'em anyway cuz you all love me, ne?
Who's your favorite character in my story? You can give me a reason why, too, if you'd like.
a) Naruto
b) Sasuke
c) Itachi
d) Silo
e) Haruka
f) Majik
g) Sai
h) Hidan
i) other... please enlighten me?
Sasuke frowned and glanced over at Naruto, who was conversing with one of the waitresses by the ordering counter. He could tell by the jerky movements and proud smile that he was babbling on about Silo, when he should've been getting their small meals. Eyes being drawn to something flashing under the flourescent table lamp, he looked over to see Gaara pulling out a metallic lighter and a cigarette.
"Oto, that's Orochimaru's group, right?" he asked hesitently, not wanting to overhear.
Gaara nodded his head, just a slight bob of the head, his messy red bangs brushing over the tips of his ears. He lit the new cigarette and placed it between his lips, gray smoke floating up to the roof and dissolving into the air. He tucked his lighter away in the pocket of his brown trenchcoat and bit down on the cancer stick.
"Yes. Itachi-san called me not too long ago, telling me that members of Oto have been spotted sneaking around Tokyo, in search of someone. I would say that that someone is Naruto," he pulled the cigarette from his lips and breathed out the thick smoke. "It would be best to be on your guard tonight."
Sasuke remained collected, even when anger boiled inside of him. "I'll keep him safe, don't worry."
"I'm not worried," Gaara's voice was dull. For the next five minutes, he kept the conversation on the topic at hand and shared tips with Sasuke on how to avoid places such as alley ways and empty parking lots. He also slipped a gun into Sasuke's lap, telling him to keep it in case of emergencies.
Naruto suddenly bounced over to the table, handing Sasuke his food with a huge grin. "Hey, look!" he held up a vanilla latte. "I flirted with one of the waitresses and she gave me this free latte! Cool, yeah?" he laughed.
But Sasuke didn't laugh along with him, his eyes transfixed on the weapon just under the table.
xXxXx
Kakashi walked down the stairs, Iruka right behind him, whispering something about getting Haruka a seeing eye dog. The brunette's hair was down, the thick locks tucked behind his ears as he straightened his light coat. Naruto and Sasuke had returned and both Silo and Majik were asleep in the crow's room.
"Thanks again for picking them up and babysitting. Sai and the others are out sightseeing around this part of the city, so they weren't able to. We all grew up in the country, you know?" Naruto shrugged off his coat and hung it up on the silver coat racket by the front door. He kicked off his shoes. "And I promise that this was just a one time thing."
Iruka smiled handsomely. "It was no problem at all. I just wish Haruka could've played with them today. He's been busy with a school project and he's staying after school to receive help from a teacher."
"Well, Haruka can come over anytime," Naruto told the couple and stretched. "Do you two want to stay for a snack before you leave?"
Kakashi shook his head. "We have to go pick up Haruka from school. It's late and we're lucky that his teacher's even keeping him there this long," he leaned forward and peaked out into the living room where Sasuke was straightening the couch cushions, as if it were his house, too. The scarecrow smiled at that, much like a father to his son. "I won't be able to make it to the premeire tomorrow, so I hope you and Naruto-kun enjoy yourselves."
"Good-bye," Iruka nodded his head and hit Kakashi on the back of the head when he groped his ass on the way out.
Naruto grinned and shut the door behind them, yawning loudly and tugging off his shirt and pants, leaving himself in only black and white striped boxers (he's stolen them from Sai years ago). "Teme, are you sleeping on the couch again? You do know we have another guest room, right?" he walked by the settled raven and turned the television off, just like how he knew Sasuke liked it.
"I know, but your friends are staying there. I don't want to walk in and find something strange hidden away," Sasuke smirked and yanked the blanket off of the back of the couch, covering himself with it. "Such as a sex toy or stained pictures of you."
Naruto pouted. "Hey! Sai threw those out, I'll have you know!" then he cracked a grin and began laughing, plopping down beside his friend and sprawling out over him, much to Sasuke's embarrassment. "Hey, Sasuke?"
Sasuke cleared his throat, focusing his eyes on the dark ceiling above him, the blades of the ceiling fan visable in the corner of his eyes. "Hm?"
"Thanks for being my friend."
The raven narrowed his eyes a bit in the darkness, suspicious.
Naruto let out a breath of laughter. "I mean, thanks for being there for me and Silo, thanks for giving us a chance at life, thanks for just... being the bastard you are," he lifted his head and gave his friend the most breathtaking smile. It wasn't a grin or a smirk, it was an honest to god smile that would put any other smile to shame. Sasuke was taken by the beauty of it and by the situation he was in, feeling as if this was just another scene in a manga.
The blond continued, seeing Sasuke's thoughtful face. "I've been thinking lately, and realized that your one of the best damn things that ever happened to me. Besides Silo, Sai, and my friends... you're the one thing that keeps me going. You saved me from a life of poverty," his laughter was melodious. "And you gave me a new life. There's nothing I can do to repay you for that except..."
Sasuke made himself speak. "Except...?"
Naruto leaned in and grinned. "Give you my body," his sung in a disney voice. He laughed and rolled off of the other male's body, his shoulders shaking, eyes tearing up. "I-I'm sorry, I was trying to be serious!"
Sasuke sat up and rolled his eyes. "Sure," he glanced down at the snorting blond and nudged him in the side with his foot. "But Dobe, there's nothing you need to give me. Just make use of what I've given you and take care of yourself and Silo, that's all I ask for."
"Yeah, of course you'd say that. After all, you are Silo's Otosan," the cerulean-eyed actor smiled up at the Uchiha. "I think I should start calling you Papa now."
Sasuke then kicked Naruto in the ribs; hard.
"Owwww, fuck, Teme!"
xXxXx
People were crowding around the huge multiplex, screaming and squeeling like the fans they were. It was the night of the premeire and it seemed as if everyone in Tokyo was there, young people everywhere in the streets around the chained off red carpet that would soon be littered with the feet of the famous and beautiful. A group of boys were right up front near where the limo would be pulling up to, all of them either "cosplaying" as Sasuke or Naruto.
One of the guards on the red carpet was Ibiki, a huge man in a black coat with a matching cap on his scarred head. He scratched the side of his nose and kept his eyes out for any trouble makers or possible threats to the actors. He saw a limo turning the corner a good bit away and motioned for the other guards to join him on the carpet. Among them was Kakuzu and Kisame, both members of the Akatsuki.
"I hate this coat," Kisame groaned and brushed his chest off, hating the feel of the fabric. He'd never been parted from his Akatsuki cloak since the day he'd joined the organization and was feeling the effects of, well, being cloak-sick.
"Shut up and take your position. If any of Orochimaru's men are out here, we need to be in perfect formation. Deidara and Sasori are already in the hotel across the street, snipers at the ready."
"Pft," the buff man took his spot across from Kakuzu. "They're probably fuckin' like bunnies."
The limo pulled up and everyone in the vicinity (other than the guards and reporters) broke out into joyous screams. The men and women who were close to the carpet held up their own copies of the magazines that the two actors had been in, posters, or special autograph booklets.
As the stretched vehicle came to a stop and the driver came out to open the doors, the news reporters began their walk down the carpet, having permission to ask their questions and such. A younger woman was in front, holding out her microphone to Naruto as the handsome male climbed out of the limo, flashing his ever so brilliant trademark smile.
"May I ask you a question, Uzumaki-san?" the shorter ravenette woman asked, her bright red lipstick distracting.
Naruto waved at the camera. "Sure!" Sasuke climbed out of the limo right after the blond, letting the moron have his own moment in the spotlight while he began signing autographs, causing some fangirls to break down into tears of happiness and collapse on the ground.
"This movie has become huge all over Nippon and is getting many spectacular reviews. How do you feel about that? This is your first movie after all," she moved the microphone closer and Naruto leaned in.
"It's got me pumped!" he answered honestly and loudly. "And it just proves that I'm an awesome actor, like I've always know. Hah, kidding," he moved in closer to the camera, giving the live audience at home a good cloe up of his bright eyes. "For those of you who couldn't make it to the premeire, go see the movie in theaters tomorrow!"
He was then jerked away from the camera by sasuke, the raven telling him not to be so cocky and to sign autographs so they could get inside quicker. The limo that they had arrived in drove away and another one appeared, the other actors stepping out and immediately being hounded by news reporters. Ino acted as if she'd been dealing with them all her life, her answers perfect.
Naruto made sure to sign every item that was being handed to him, whether it be a magazine or a bra. Sasuke tried to do the same, but his hand eventually cramped and he just settled with talking with the reporters instead.
"Chichiue!" Silo ran down the red carpet, grabbing his daddy's hand. He'd had to come in the limo with Ino and the others because there was some sort of policy against other people riding with the two main stars. The crowd around them suddenly bursted out into questions and wonder.
Naruto picked up his son and lifted him high in the air, wanting all of Japan to know who the crow was.
"Ch-Chichiue!" Silo squawked and flailed around.
"This is my son, Silo, isn't he cute?.!" he laughed and a lot of the females in the crowd cooed and squealed. The other 5 seem disappointed that the blond had a son, meaning he wasn't gay.
"Lemme down!" Silo was finally put down and he blushed from all of the attention, going behind Sasuke.
Sasuke placed a comforting hand on the child's head and lead him into the building, where Naruto and the other cast members followed. The doors were then shut and a side door was opened, only for those who had special passes to see the movie.
xXxXx
"Fly Away!" Naruto yelled, in perfect English, to the fans in the huge theater as he and the others approached their special seats. 'Fly Away' was now what most of the Japanese population said when the movie was mentioned. It had started because on every poster under the name of the movie those words were printed. It was a trademark saying now.
Sasuke settled down in his seat and crossed his legs, his composure calm and collected. He was used to movie premeires, being invited to one almost every week or two. He wasn't only popular with the people. he was popular among other stars, too.
While the raven was calm, Naruto was practically bouncing up and down in his seat, Silo trying to coax him into settling down. The blond was excited, wanting to see himself on the bigscreen. Ino laughed at him and said that she'd felt the same way when she'd started in the acting business, but that it got old after a while. Being in movies was always fun, but you didn't get the same excitement at a premeire after the fifth movie like you did the first.
The lights dimmed and, finally, Naruto remained still in his seat.
The previews for other movies weren't as appreciated as they would be in America, all of the fans desiring to just see the film and swoon over the hot guys and spectacular acting. When the previews ended after about nine minutes, the scene with Sasuke standing in the rain was the first thing shown. There was a close up on his face and he really looked broken, his hair soaked and matted to his pale jaw. His black eyes were empty as he stared through the thick blanket of rain, his breath coming out in huffs of air.
His lips moved, forming words, but no sound was heard, the scene cutting off. Then the name of the movie emerged from the black like rippled from the droplets of rain.
'Alterna(1)'
Everyone in the theater could already tell by that beautifully shot scene and the dead look in Sasuke's eyes, that the movie was going to be a tear jerker.
The rest of the movie went by slowly, but in a good way. It was in no way boring and definitely not fast paced and rushed, the tempo perfect. The scene on the screen now was the one where they had shared their first kiss and Sasuke smiled to himself, remembering the "practice" the night before.
The sex scene was also very appreciated among the people in the large room, but no one giggled, their voices unable to emerge because of the gorgeous image the camera captured. They were drawn in and Sasuke had to chuckle, thinking about ho the audience didn't know just how real that scene was for him.
Then the last scene of the movie arrived and most of the girls were crying. Sasuke's character was standing in front of the crashed vehicle, his bare and cut feet in the bloody, rainy water that covered the street. Naruto's body was contorted and twisted in the car, skin torn open and blood pouring out and mixing with the rain.
Sasuke's lips were once again moving in the rain, in the same pattern as at the beginning of the film. But this time, words errupted from his throat, raw and broken.
"Sanji-sensei..."
The light slowly came back on in the theater and the audience began clapping. Silo was even amazed with the movie, realizing how much Sasuke loved Naruto during many of those scenes. Of course, he was still blushing a bit from the sex scene, now knowing as bit more on how it was done.
The actors stood from their seats and professionally bowed to the audience, except for Naruto. He gave them a peace sign and struck a pose for some of the teenage girls who had their camera phones out.
Sasuke groaned, rubbing his temples. "Come on, Dobe, there's an after party. Please don't get intoxicated, your son is with you."
"Awww, don't worry, I'm a very responsible daddy, aren't I, Silo?"
Silo nodded happily, taking both mens' hands.
xXxXx
Kisame flipped open his cellphone when it rang, leaning against the large glass window just outside the multiplex theater. He put it to his ear and brushed dirt off of his pants. "What?" he grunted, not in the mood for friendly conversation.
"There's some movement a few blocks down, un. Tobi said he saw a few shady figures by the highway exit leading to Kyoto. He said they had tattoos on their necks, meaning that they are members of Oto, un," Deidara stated, the sound of shuffling in the background, then a gun loading.
"How many?" Kisame straightened himself.
"Around ten to twelve, un."
"Shit, that snake's not playin' around this time. Did you inform Itachi?"
"Yeah, un, he's on the way there as we speak. Sasori-danna's being impatient, so we're going to head off. We'll meet you there," then he hung up.
Kisame tucked the device away and turned to Kakuzu, who was already pulling out his own guy, careful of anyone seeing. As they both ran down the street, they didn't notice the figure walking up to the theater from the other way, gray hair in a low ponytail, beneath a black cap.
xXxXx
The after party had been fun. And like Naruto had said, he didn't get drunk. He'd only consumed two bottles of sake and a glass of wine to celebrate the success of the movie. Silo had been given various apple juice boxes, supplied by Ino, and in the middle of the party, Sai, Sakura and the others had arrived. They hadn't been able to go see the movie since they all had made plans with their families.
While everyone was clearing out, Naruto, Sasuke, and Silo all hopped into the same limo together, not caring about the policy that late at night. Everyone else took another limo, since they all wouldn't have fit in the other. As they were about to drive away, Sasuke noticed that their driver was different from the one before.
"Excuse me," he spoke up. "What happened to our previous driver?"
"Ah," the younger gentleman smiled into the rear view mirror. "He had a family emergency, so I am taking his place. Would you two like to stop anywhere before we arrive at your homes?" his tone was polite and he pushed his round glasses up the bridge of his nose.
Naruto shook his head. "Nah, I'm pooped and Silo needs to get to bed. He might not have school tomorrow, but he needs his beauty sleep," he teased.
The crow was already fast asleep, snuggled between both Naruto and Sasuke, his mouth slightly agape.
The driver nodded and made his way down the street. Naruto and Sasuke didn't even see a figure come out of the woods behind the car and set up a construction sign right after the limo passed. The vehicle Ino and the others were in had to go a different way; a longer way.
It only took twenty minutes to arrive at Naruto's house and the blond and raven exited. Naruto leaned down and was about to grab Silo, but the sound of a cocking gun stopped him. He stiffened and glanced over to see the drive standing there with a loaded gun pointed at him. The man took off his heat and thre it to the ground, walking forward. Beside him was another man with shoulder-length silver hair and green eyes. He must've just came from the woods beside them.
Sasuke was still, not expecting the attack. He gritted his teeth and looked over at Naruto.
The blond slowly stood up straight.
"You're Naruto-kun, yes?" the gray-haired male stepped forward again. The other man took out his own gun and pointed it at Sasuke, making sure the raven didn't make any sudden rash decisions. "Orochimaru has asked me to eliminate you. I'm sure you've heard why from one of Akatsuki's little spies."
Naruto furrowed his brows. "I haven't."
The other male raised his brows. "Is that so? Then I suppose you've been kept in the dark," he aimed the barrel of the gun at the blond's head.
Silo shifted in the back seat of the limo, his eyes slowly opening, lashes brushing against warm cheeks. He yawned and blinked, wondering why the doors were open and why his father and Sasuke weren't there with him. He leaned forward and climbed out of the automobile, glancing over to see both actors just standing there, talking to someone he couldn't see because the car was blocking his way. He walked forward, wanting to see who that someone was.
"Don't take this personal," the 'driver' said with a small smile. "We're just following orders."
Sasuke clenched his fists.
I said I would protect him...! he reached back quickly to grab the gun Gaara had given him, but it was missing. His eyes widened, It must've fallen out of my jacket in the limo!
The silver-haired gentleman watched Sasuke's frantic movements, knowing that the raven was looking for a gun. He cocked his own gun.
Silo walked up behind Sasuke, peaking around to see two men he didn't know standing there with guns.
Sasuke turned sharply, hoping to see the weapon lying on the ground behind him, but he only saw Silo. His froze in place at seeing the big, confused blue eyes staring up at him.
Both men aimed their guns at Sasuke, seeing him as a threat.
Naruto snapped his neck to the side. "Sasuke!" he tried to jump in the way, but he knew he wouldn't make it.
Silo stepped forward slightly. "Otosan...?" he whispered.
The guns were fired.
Small drops of blood splattered onto Silo's face and neck, Sasuke's body stumbling forward, blood soaking into his clothes. His eyes closed slowly and he fell to the ground beside the crow.
Naruto stared in disbelief at his friend, then he looked up at Silo, who was shaking and wiping away the blood from his face. His blue eyes darted down to see the substance smeared on his small fingers and his whole frame shook with violent tremors.
Silo heard someone approaching and he slowly lifted his head, tears falling from his terrified eyes.
He found himself staring straight down into the barrel of a gun.
(1) Alterna is going to be the name of a fic I'm going to start sometime next school year.
Um, no confession? I'm sorry, but it'll be next chap, ok? PROMISE! ... Don't hate me?
Awww, and poor wittle Silo.