Arriving home, Sasuke removed his jacket, throwing it casually over the dining room chair and walking into the kitchen. Sighing, he reached into the refridgerator and retrieved a beer from the door shelf, returned to the dining room and sat down a his chair to relax.
"Acting huh? Not really my thing, but if their even offering a pay raise, i guess i could give it a shot." He thought.
Reaching into his pocket he pulled out the crumpled tissue in which he had written Kyuubi Productions number on. He did a 360 in his chair and retrieving his cell from his jacket pocket and dailled the number.
"Kyuubi? Ive heard that before...oh well." He thought as the line rang.
"Good afternoon Kyuubi Productions this is Sakura how may i help you?" The voice answered on the end of the phone.
"Uh hi, I was just wondering about setting up some kind of appointment for this newspaper ad you have here for a new lead role?" Sasuke nervously stuttered.
"Yes that can be arranged may i ask your name sir?" Sakura questioned.
"Uh Sasuke, Sasuke Uchiha." He said.
From the end of the line a muffled exclaimed girl sounded astonished at the hearing of his name, Sasuke suspected she may have just coughed.
"Sorry sir, an appointment can be set up for tomorrow morning at around noon if that timing suits you." Sakura said bluntly, all feminisity gone from her voice.
"Thankyou um is there any other information i need to give you?" Sasuke asked.
"I just need your reasoning for applying for the position." Sakura stated.
"Oh um..."
- To Naruto -
Heading out of the door of his office, Naruto glimpsed Sakura hanging up the phone with attitube and then going back to chewing the end of her pen and clicking away at her computer.
"Something wrong?" Naruto questioned.
"Nothing. You just have another interview for the ad tomorrow at noon ok?" Sakura blurted out.
"Uh ok? Fax the individuals details to my office and ill read them in the morning." The blonde head responded.
"Yes Sir." Sakura said, immediately faxing them through.
"Well i'm off, my office door is locked. Just make sure the front entrance is locked when you leave." Naruto stated, pressing the button on the elevator wall.
"When do i ever forget?" Sakura sarcastically asked.
"Haha im joking Sakura." Naruto laughed as the elevator doors closed and took him down to the first floor.
Walking out the front glass doors of the building, the fresh afternoon air hit his face and Naruto took a deep breathe in. Though the office air was clean and chilled, he liked nothing more than the smell of the city each afternoon. Hailing a taxi, he jumped in and directed the driver to the Uzumaki Estate. Not 10 minutes later, he arrived home, paying the taxi man and scanning his identification card to open the front gates of his house.
Bounding out of the corner of his eye, he saw a small white dog charging toward him, tongue hanging out and fur flying. Bending down to sit on his haunchers, Naruto prepared for impact. Upon meeting the puppy continued to yap and lick his owners face repeatedly.
"Yes yes i'm happy to see you to Gamma!" Naruto exclaimed, scruffing up the canines fur and rising to walk down along the driveway towards the house.
Reaching the massive front doors of the estate, he punched in the code to unlock it.
727-853
Almost automaticlly, the door opened inwards and Naruto walked inside, Gamma still prancing at his heels. The interior was made entirly of marble, columns of skin coloured marble reached all the way to the cieling and a staircase of dark polished wood ascended to the living quarters on both the left and right wings of the building. With each footstep clicking as his designer shoes paced along the floor, he headed for the kitchen.
"Iruka?!" Naruto called.
"Oh Sir your home! I apologize i had not heard the front doors open. Could i get you your afternoon snack?" Iruka replied. He had been hired by the Uzumaki's when Naruto was just a child, and cared for him as one of his own in return for their hospitality.
"Iruka thats perfectly fine, and yes please that would be lovely, may i have a glass of Coke with that also today?" Naruto requested.
"Of course Sir, rough day at work? You dont request Coke otherwise." Iruka smiled and questioned his host.
"Yeah, had to do an interview for a new lead role, and i have another tomorrow. I just hope tomorrows is better than this mornings. Wow it was horrible." Naruto relaxed, finally able to talk to someone outside the workplace about his dramas.
"Sheesh well it always turns out you know. If not you find another way there." Iruka comforted, handing Naruto a small tray with his afternoon snack on it. Ramen with extra beef and a glass of Coke.
"Thankyou Iruka, you always know i like extra beef. I'll speak with you later around supper time." Naruto smiled and exied the kitchen, heading for his bedroom.
After finishing his meal, Naruto collapsed on his bed in exhaustion, not even waking for supper. Though he wasnt expecting the dream he had.
Cries of pain filled the room as Naruto was thrown against the wall once again. Blood ran down his forehead, almost going into his eye and clouding his vision. He couldnt think of anything else but the image in front of him, the boy he loved, laughing while beating him senseless. Panic rose in his heart as Sasuke lunged for a final blow.
"SASUKE!" Kurama yelled.
"Stay out of this old man!" Sasuke replied, kicking Naruto in the guts and crippling him over.
"GET YOUR HANDS OF MY SON OR ILL KILL YOU!" The man threatened.
"SON?! When have you ever been like a father to him!" Sasuke yelled.
"..Father, help me.." Naruto coughed. Recieving a shocked looked on Sasukes face.
"He's not your father Naruto!" Sasuke screamed as slapped Naruto across the face, leaving 3 lines across the boys cheek which were bound to scar.
Sasuke yellped as a blow collided with his cheek. Kurama recomposed himself and went to help Naruto up.
"Im so sorry Naruto, i should have gotten here quicker." Kurama apollogised, almost in tears over seeing his adopted son in such a state.
"Before you two oh so close family members leave, how about we even you up!" Sasuke yelled from behind the pair.
Turning to see what he was on about, Naruto was hit with another skin splitting scratch, making another 3 identical lines on his other cheek.
"You will NEVER amount to anything." Sasuke whispered into his ear before dodging another blow from Kurama and then leaving.
Naruto woke in tears, screaming and sweating all over. He hadnt had that dream for years, why now? Gamma sat worried at the foot end of the bed, licking his masters feet in reassurance.
"Naruto!" Iruka yelled worried, opening the door the bedroom and rushing over to the boy.
"Its ok Iruka, just the nightmare again." Naruto replied, though he was still shaking.
"Ill bring you some tea, sit tight." Iruka comforted.
"Thank-you..." Naruto said, watching Iruka leave the room to get tea.
"God fucking dammit..why am i having this dream NOW? Im under enough stress as it is. Well at least i proved that fucker wrong. Never amount to anything my ass. I pray for the day i can show that to him. Rub it in his face." Naruto thought just as Iruka walked back in.
AUTHORS NOTE: Dont know if anyone realised, but the security code for Naruto's house also spells out SASUKE on a regular mobile phone ;) just saying.
Sorry its a short chapter guys, bit of writers block during this one!