Hello! Happy birthday Neko Chibi Naru! Sorry for the long wait and short chapter. Last week I haven't been feeling the happiest and I had no motivation to write. However, I'm feeling much better now and here is my upload. Pretty short, but this is my average for now. From now on, you will have to wait a little longer for updates as the story is developing further and I have to plan more for chapters and read previous chapters for it to make sense. Thanks for being patient! Enjoy :)
I don't own Naruto.
Heavily immersed conversation could be heard from Suigetsu's dining room. The two best friends who haven't seen each other in ages, had been catching up on the most important events.
"So you are in love with him." Kiba wiggled his eyebrows, looking at his blond friend.
"I am not!" Naruto screamed. They were talking about Sasuke, again. Every time the topic would change, the blond would bring it back to the raven haired boy unconsciously.
"Let's see the tattoo." Kiba asked, hope filling his heart. Naruto tried his best not to show off his body parts. However now, the boy's pants were down in a flash, uncovering the amazing tattoo. "Spending time with Sasuke surely benefited you."
"I gained I know... We were handcuffed together after all and he didn't allow toilet breaks often." The blond explained as he looked over himself. His bones weren't so visible anymore. He had a little stomach too, and a bum that looked nice and round. He was so caught up with Sasuke, he forgot to pay attention to what he eats and when he pukes.
After the long conversation that lasted several hours (which seemed very short for Kiba and Naruto), all three of the guys went to sleep. Naruto in the basement, Kiba and Suigetsu in Suigetsu's bedroom.
"Kiba, what I said before I left is true. I mean it." Suigetsu said once they were tucked in his double bed.
"I know." Kiba whispered, feeling his cheeks heat up. Images of his earlier fantasies popped into his head. Suigetsu and shower...
"Thanks for waiting and not running away." The white haired man turned on his side to face the brunette.
"There is nothing to run away for." Kiba smiled after getting rid of the interesting thoughts. "I have Naruto, Akamaru, good food, warm bed. I'm happy here."
"That is what I wanted to achieve." Suigetsu stroked Kiba's cheek, who leaned into the touch, shifting closer to the older man.
"I owe you." Kiba was blushing and smiling madly as if his first childhood crush had pecked him on the cheek.
"A kiss will pay it back all." Suigetsu rolled a little closer, and kept himself up on his elbow as he hovered above Kiba, who nodded, so he leaned down to meet the soft teen lips below him. Letting his body rest on Kiba's, he licked his bottom lip which made the brunette part them and this is how it turned into a make out session. It felt amazing, as if fire and ice was burning and freezing their bodies. Like an explosion: it was hard and wild. However at the same time it was soft and calm like millions of butterflies flying. Suigetsu deepened the kiss which felt like fireworks exploding in their mouths.
When they both felt the need for air, Suigetsu rolled on top of Kiba fully, and pecked his cheek.
"I don't feel like I paid enough." Kiba blushed as he put his arms around Suigetsu's neck.
"Mm! I wouldn't mind making out all night." Suigetsu said as his mind wondered to going third base, but than he remembered that Kiba is underage still, so he kept himself back and kissed Kiba softly. It was surprising when the young boy kissed back with need, pulling Suigetsu closer. This felt so arousing for the older man and he tried not to show it. However, when he felt Kiba's problem against his thigh, he knew it was time to stop. He couldn't lose his control.
"Let's sleep Kiba." Suigetsu smiled as he rolled off of the younger boy, who nodded and cuddled up to him. This was so unusual yet it felt so nice. Hard heart pounding filled the room as both boys enjoyed each others' presence. Soon, Kiba drifted away into a very satisfying sleep like never before. Suigetsu wasn't sure. Did the brunette feel the same?
Next day at eight in the evening, there was a knock on Gaara's door. Shukaku jumped whined. He could not get used to the knew sounds in the new apartment.
"Neji" Gaara greeted after opening the door.
"Gaara, are you ready?" Neji smiled. They were both dressed pretty formally.
"Yes." Gaara smiled as he got a black jacket. It was getting colder each day now as winter was coming. They went for the elevator after the redhead closed the door.
"So how is Shukaku?" Neji asked as he pressed the button down.
"He is a little jumpy since he got here, but I'm sure he will manage alone." Gaara smiled. He liked the fact that Neji cared about his pet best friend.
"I hope he will like me one day." Neji smiled, and than he remembered something. "Have you heard, Naruto was kidnapped from Sasuke by Orochimaru, and he was kidnapped by a mystery person from Orochimaru's office."
"Oh, I haven't talked to Sasuke nowadays. Whoever stole the poor boy from Orochimaru must have been mental to be so brave, or they have a death wish." Gaara said with wide eyes. It was pretty impressive. Why would someone go that far? "Why did Orochimaru want Naruto anyway?"
"To take his virginity. But since he has none, he must have done something to the poor boy." Neji explained.
"What was Orochimaru's reaction when he realized his 'meat' was stolen?" Gaara wondered as they exited the building and walked up to Neji's car.
"He didn't care much as Naruto isn't pure anymore, but he doesn't want to let it slide because of his pride I guess, so he threatened to kill the person." Neji opened the car door for Gaara, who got inside it while blushing slightly. Neji got into the car and started the engine.
"How is Sasuke? He was pretty overprotective of the blond." Gaara said as they drove off.
"He is pissed." Neji said. Gaara nodded.
Soon, the ride came to an end, and they both got out of the car. Walking to the restaurant, they were both nervous but they had a comfortable silence between them. A waitress showed them to their table which was located in a quiet corner of the large, luxurious and elegant room with huge windows giving a magnificent view on the town. The sun has already set long ago, as it was autumn already.
"It's nice." Gaara smiled as he stared outside. "There are no clouds."
"That what makes it so beautiful. The stars." Neji smiled back, not looking at the sky but looking at Gaara who was observing the beautiful planets. When the red haired boy turned back, Neji started reading the menu which made the other copy his actions.
"Salted tongue and gizzard sounds nice." Gaara said, deciding to order his favorite food.
"Great! I will get herring soba." Neji said deciding with his favorite food too.
A waitress took their orders and left. Neji stared at Gaara and Gaara stared at Neji.
"I was thinking about when did you develop feelings for me and why." Gaara started.
"Oh that," Neji looked down with a blush. "You see I always wanted to play with you when we were kids, and I also wanted to hang out with you when we got older in school. When I saw you hanging out with Sasuke a lot, I befriended him because I wanted to get to know you better. And I did. I loved your tattoo at first, than I loved your obsession with wanting to kill people who angered you. After that, I loved your eyes, your lips, your hair and everything there is on you. Your voice made my day even if you didn't say a word to me. As we started talking to each other after Shikamaru joined the group, I felt that crush kind of feeling grow into proper love, increasing every time we had a conversation."
"You can be so sweet." Gaara blushed and the waitress came back with two plates full of steaming food.
"How about you? Since when do you have feelings for me and why?" Neji asked once they started eating.
"Your hair caught my eyes first." Gaara blushed. He had never been so open with anyone before. "I loved the fact that you never said a word to me. We had Sasuke as our best friend so we saw each other every day, yet you never said a word to me. It was annoying but I loved it at the same time. I dislike being talked to by people other than you Lee and Sasuke."
"I knew you were very antisocial, and I knew better than to say a word." Neji said after swallowing. "I didn't want to screw up you know?"
"I didn't want to screw up with you either." Gaara smiled.
"Sasuke always found it funny how we never talked and yet I knew your favorite food, favorite color and the type of music you like..." Neji smiled to himself remembering nice memories.
"Did you spy on me?" Gaara's eyes widened after drinking some water.
"No, I just... I was observant." Neji chuckled and Gaara did too. They talked about old times, the present and the next date. They laughed about it and smiled and shared meaningful looks.
When they finished the food, Neji paid and they left the restaurant. Driving pretty slow, Neji wanted to take as long as possible. He didn't want to say goodbye to Gaara.
As the elevator reached Gaara's floor, the two heard strange noises coming from Gaara's apartment. It had Gaara running, unlocking the door in record speed and bursting into the apartment into his room. Neji walked in slowly, closing the door after himself and following Gaara into the dark bedroom.
The noises got quieter and Neji turned the lights on. Gaara was sitting on the floor next to his bed, with Shukaku cuddling against him. The small animal was shaking with fear, while Gaara was soothing him with his deep voice quietly and his gentle strokes. The sight was very pleasant; it was adorable and radiated love into the room.
Neji decided to sit down front of Gaara and stroke Shukaku too. They needed to get along, so if he supported the little raccoon with whatever was wrong he may get a few good points for himself.
"I haven't left him alone yet in my apartment and he isn't used to the noises and such." Gaara explained, his voice still soft and deep.
"We could have brought him with us." Neji said quietly, gently digging his fingers into the puffy, fluffy and soft fur.
"No, this was a date. Meaning only I'm invited." Gaara said, with a small playful pout. Shukaku wasn't shaking anymore, he held Neji's index finger between his tiny paws and bit it softly and playfully. This caused Neji to giggle.
"I should go, it's getting late." Neji stated.
"Don't you want a cup of tea or something?" Gaara asked, hopefully Neji will stay. He didn't want the other to go yet.
"Alright. Tea will do." The long haired man smiled.
After half an hour, Neji was sitting down with his cup empty and Gaara was standing at the sink washing up his own cup.
"I should call Sasuke and see if he is okay." Gaara said, not turning around. The redhead did not see Shukaku running around the kitchen.
A hungry Shukaku. What do hungry Shukaku's do? They jump on Gaara, and dig their nails in Gaara's clothes.
Gaara was a very skinny guy, and the formal black trousers he was wearing on the date was still on him, hanging on his slim hips.
When Shukaku jumped up and yanked on the trousers, Gaara's hips were not wide enough to keep them up.
It must have been his unlucky day, because his lose boxers got caught in the zip of his trousers when he put them on a few hours ago, so the underwear slid down along with the trousers...
This gave Neji a perfect view of Gaara's ass.
Gaara's tattooed ass.
Gaara's ass with Neji's name tattooed on it.
With that beautiful swirly handwriting. Like Sasuke on Naruto's bum. But the redhead's bum was much more round and tighter.
"SHUKAKU!" The redhead fumed while redressing himself. He turned to Neji with flushed cheeks, about to apologize, but the Hyuuga's eyes were too wide for it to be normal. "Neji?"
"Gaara...?" Neji hesitated. "Why do you have my name tattooed on your... ass?"
WHAAT?! Neji saw the tattoo? There is no way! It can't be! Gaara's face matched his hair and he ran into his room. Neji was not meant to see that tattoo yet! This was extremely embarrassing and now Neji probably thought that Gaara only wanted him for sex. He screwed up. He should have never tattooed it on himself. Especially on such an intimate place.
Meanwhile, at Suigetsu's house, strange noises came from the bathroom. As if some kind of heavy liquid splashed into the toilet water.
"He is throwing up again." Kiba rubbed his face. This was the third time this week. All Naruto did was throwing up after some meals and talking about Sasuke. The brunette knew Naruto's stories of Sasuke off by heart now, and it started to annoy him. It was clear as day that the blond missed the raven very much, and it was making him stressed not knowing where he was and if he worried about Naruto or not.
"What do you suggest? He has been losing a lot of weight you know..." Suigetsu looked towards the bathroom door worriedly. The person inside was looking paler and paler each day. It wasn't promising.
"He has been worse, he isn't as skinny as he used to be at the warehouse. It's obvious he misses Sasuke. We should bring him back and ask Sasuke to let him visit me occasionally." Kiba said, as Naruto walked out of the bathroom.
"There is no way! Sasuke can't see me like this!" The blond pointed to his bandaged cheeks. They didn't hurt anymore but they were there, and they will scar. Sasuke cannot possibly see that. Though Kiba and Suigetsu shared a look, and they both knew Suigetsu will find Sasuke to come back for Naruto.
There was just one issue. What if Sasuke really doesn't want Naruto anymore?
This is the main thought that the blond's mind has been circling around. Brainstorming every little fact about the Uchiha, about himself and the things they had in common (which was not too much), he had been letting the raven orbit around his mind in every direction, roll into every bit of his brain cells. According to Kiba, he was in love with the raven for thinking about him this much. Starting to believe the brunette, Naruto feared to think about him more; he may fall for him more, and be even more hurt when he finds out Sasuke didn't want him anymore. Obviously, Sasuke will never love Naruto back, but being Sasuke's slave would be enough for the blond to feel complete.
This sounded so dirty, naughty and bitchy! However, he couldn't help it. For once, he was sort of glad he was a slave, because it was an excuse to be Sasuke's. A shitty excuse, and pretty unreliable with his scarred cheeks, but being a sex slave, belonging to Uchiha Sasuke still, gave him hope.
He needed to puke again.
So he went; making Suigetsu and Kiba sigh. The brunette felt really sorry for his best friend. Missing him badly, he thought the best thing he could do is bring the blond back to himself and they can reunite and have fun again, steal cakes and such, mess about. However, this was not the case, and Kiba felt like it was his fault. Whenever Naruto had his bathroom visits, Kiba was feeling guilty. If he never took Naruto, he would have gone back to Sasuke after Orochimaru was done with him and they could have lived happily ever after.
Kiba never met Sasuke, so he wouldn't know if Sasuke likes scars or not. But when Naruto changed his bandages, they looked pretty severe. The raven may be an asshole and reject Naruto due to his scarred face. Than Naruto would have ended up in a worse place being a slave. Maybe it was for the best that he took Naruto.
Hold on, he never took Naruto. Suigetsu did it for him. His hero; maybe Naruto's too. It hurt Kiba's head to think about all those "what would have happened if..." thoughts. He decided to go to Suigetsu's bedroom and lay down a little. Loyally, Akamaru followed him as he sneezed.
Sitting on the couch in the living room, Suigetsu was thinking too. He was trying to get things straight in his mind. So he had an anorexic boy suffering from bulimia in his house. The boy clearly wasn't happy here, but he was suggesting he wouldn't be happy with his love either. What did Naruto want? He loved Sasuke even if he did not admit it to himself, but he didn't want to go back to Sasuke because his face was scarred. Apparently, this Sasuke guy hated scars and would be an asshole enough to reject Naruto because of them.
They would never know if the raven was so against scars, as Naruto thinks, until they give Naruto back and see the outcome. However, there are a few risks they would have to take which Suigetsu doesn't think would be a good idea. According to all three's knowledge, Uchiha Itachi still lived with Sasuke. Which means the older brother would try and take the "hottie" from Sasuke. Since Sasuke is younger, he has less control of the situation and Naruto could easily end up with the wrong person, being raped. That would not help his bulimia.
Furthermore, it became clear that the younger Uchiha is not so good at keeping Naruto safe, as Orochimaru managed to kidnap him and injure him. This suggested that the young Uchiha is either careless and only wants Naruto for sex and he does not mind him gone, or it suggests that Sasuke is too weak and cannot cope with all the people who want Naruto to themselves, attacking and taking his "possession".
Suigetsu figured that he would have to get to know Naruto's owner a lot more to come to conclusions because there were too many possibilities and interpretations of the situation. Not being sure and taking action was not a choice. The white haired man was a good person and he will not ruin a teen's life just because he chose the wrong person to look after him.