[A/N: Wow, you know my trivia for the day? What's the chapter title for this. :3 I kept thinking about it and that's mainly the reason why it took longer than expected for me to post this. Hehe, sorry bout that. :P Anyway, enjoy! ^o^]

Witch Doctor

By: Kaida Matsuki

Chapter 2: Damn Consequences

Sasuke being totally blown away was a complete understatement. Him being on said date on a weekday, again skipping a day of work that his brother would flip, was almost surreal. Every one of his office mates who'd seen that was not only surprised, but utterly speechless. They would've protested given a chance if they weren't so shocked by the events, and it was apparent everyone wanted to be in the Uchiha's shoes. He should've been ecstatic for this date.

How wrong he was.

Well, not exactly. Sasuke corrected, glancing at the blond next to him and making his chest swell with pride and want. It would've been perfect if not for one annoying detail. Once more, that mentioned detail was proving to test his patience when another bloody one was staring.

He couldn't take it anymore.

"Back off," Sasuke warned low with a fierce glare as they passed Naruto's admirers getting an eyeful of the sweet blond. More than anything, he just wanted to pull the blond to him and glare at anyone who dared glance at what was his. Unfortunately, he didn't have that right… yet.

Naruto looked up at him, smiling, "What is it?"

Sasuke shook his head. For all Naruto's innocence, only the blond would be oblivious enough not to realize his appeal. It was potent enough to make even some people with dates turn. His mood slightly soured, he would never let any of those bastards touch even a single hair of him, not as long as he was there to make certain of that. He smirked at the thought of punching them, humoring himself to lift his mood. After all, he shouldn't waste his day.

Sasuke smirked at Naruto's inquiring look, "It's nothing."

Throughout their whole date, anyone who knew Sasuke well would've said that the world was ending with how much the Uchiha had talked and nearly smiled, but you couldn't blame him. Sasuke noticed everything about Naruto and the more he took notice, the more Sasuke found to admire about the blond. And that wasn't even counting the physical pull.

Oddly enough they had quite a bit in common. They both liked the same genre of music, but Naruto liked metal too and Sasuke couldn't stand the stuff. He liked classical and Naruto couldn't stand it. They both played sports but had different favorite games to play, he liked soccer and tennis while Naruto was a diehard volleyball player. Lots of their favorite foods were the same, so it was easy to pick a place to eat at. They both loved to read, Naruto liked mysteries and erotic romance, Sasuke preferred a good historical biography. They even liked the same types of movies, although Naruto admitted to liking the occasional chick flick and the Uchiha wouldn't go thirty yards of one.

All in all the day was more than Sasuke had expected and before they knew it, it was night time. It was the first time he'd felt that the time flown by. He somehow wished it could've dragged on longer. He stole a glance at Naruto after he related one of his embarrassing moments of his childhood when the blond shared one of his.

Naruto's tinkling laughter reminded him something peaceful as the chiming of bells. It was simply mesmerizing. He caught the Uchiha staring at him, making the Uchiha slightly flustered at the radiant smile he'd bestowed.

Sasuke looked away, focusing on the road once more before he crashed them somewhere because of his idiocy.

"I had a nice time," Naruto said, a smile in his voice when they've reached his condominium. "Thanks."

Sasuke could almost sigh with pleasure at that. Almost. He smirked though, "Me too, maybe we could have another one this weekend?"

Naruto was opening his door when the question was dropped, pausing for a second before looking up, "I'll think about it."

Sasuke blinked. 'I'll think about it'? What did that mean? Before he could delve into it deeper, he felt soft lips on his cheeks, rendering him speechless and stunned.

"Good night, Sasuke." Naruto smiled and closed the door.

Sasuke continued to stand there, feeling his cheek and feeling his chest bubble with delight. Damn, that felt good! He wanted to shout and yell, do some things he never even considered doing before, but what the hell. He climbed down the stairs quickly, wanting to share his excitement to his brother. Ha, in his face! His advice did work! The spell worked! Now, Naruto was as good as his.

Sasuke slid into his car, turning his engine to start the air condition. He reached for his cell phone, scrolling it down and pressing call to Itachi's number. His eyes trailed to Naruto's building to his door, until his blood ran cold.

The phone on the other end clicked, "You better have a good excuse for ditching work a second time in a week, Sasuke."

Sasuke couldn't think, couldn't speak and couldn't see anything, but a red-haired figure before Naruto's door.

"Sasuke…?"

Sasuke unconsciously hit the end button, dropping the phone. His blood drained and his heart plummeted to his stomach as sirens screeched in his head. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Naruto was hugging another man.

"What the hell!" Sasuke thundered in the dark, cold building. He fiercely glared at the calm cloaked man and snarled, "I told you that I want him to fall in love with me, not date everyone who likes him!"

"No, you told me you want him to fall in love."

"I just said that." Sasuke snapped, "Why isn't he in love with me yet?"

The man sighed, "You said you wanted a spell to make a person fall in love, but you didn't specify if his affections should be only for you."

"Isn't that obvious?" Sasuke reined in the urge to throttle the man and sat down, rubbing his temples in circles. "Just give me a spell already."

The man took out a paper from his sleeves and handed it to Sasuke, making the Uchiha suspicious whether the man already knew that he was coming for it. Sasuke took the paper with slight hesitation and read it with his eyes.

"Same rules applied and, again, the consequences vary," the man said. His elbows on the table with his fingers entwined, he grinned, "May Fate's luck guide your way to your dreams."

Sasuke tersely nodded and left, leaving the room in a hurry. As soon as he left the building, a hand grabbed his wrist with a sharp tug.

"What were you doing in there?" Itachi asked with a smooth tone, but he only used that when he was severely pissed. Sasuke glanced at Shino who bowed his head in apology. Itachi must have followed them and being the older one of them, Shino had no choice. He felt Itachi's grip on him tighten. "This is the third time you've left work without a note at least to inform me of your whereabouts. Well, Sasuke?"

Sasuke jerked his hand away, "You're not my guardian."

"No, but I am your brother so don't tell me it's none of my business."

Sasuke saw Itachi's anger and knew that he shouldn't push him, but damn it. His urge to answer back was really at the tip of his tongue. He huffed, "I did your advice the other day."

"You went to a," Itachi sputtered with disbelief and looked at the building behind Sasuke, only then taking notice of the label. "You went to a witch doctor. What the hell, Sasuke?"

Sasuke had a feeling this would happen, that's why he never told his brother. Of course, voicing that out wouldn't help. "Let it go, Itachi. I don't have the time to amuse you."

"What you're doing isn't amusing, Sasuke." Itachi scolded when the younger Uchiha walked past him and started towards his way back. He scowled, tracking him. "You're wasting your time on this. You should just court Naruto-kun properly. Even if this did work, it's underhanded."

"So? As long as I have him, then it's fine with me."

Itachi shook his head, "It's not like a business deal, you should know that. This is something that requires time and patience."

"I am being patient," Sasuke retorted, seeing his car and looking back at his scowling brother. What was his problem anyway? It wasn't him chasing the blond. What would he know? He knew nothing how he wanted those blue eyes shine only for him to the point that it could bring him to his knees. Only he knew. He continued with a slight distress washing his tone, "It's just that he could leave, take off with someone else and before I know it, settled with someone I have no fucking clue. I don't want that!"

"Good God, I've raised a pessimist."

Sasuke rolled his eyes at Itachi's comment, "You didn't even raise me and I'm not a pessimist. I'm realistic."

"Well, realistic, I think you're contradicting yourself with how you're going about with Naruto. Spells? Witch craft? Very realistic." Itachi drawled, almost feeling Shino slightly fidget with nervousness from their banter. He couldn't fault the man. It was rare to find both Uchiha brothers in a disagreement and when they did, no doubt no one wanted to be in the middle or end of the crossfire. Poor man.

"Cut the name, Itachi, and the spell did work." Sasuke bit his tongue, originally not wanting his brother to know he'd already commenced his plan.

"Hn, so why did you even go back?"

"It needs some... adjustment." And that is why Sasuke didn't want to tell him. He mentally groaned. He wouldn't hear the end of it now that he knew the spell was somewhat 'faulty' the first time. He whispered, "I just don't want to lose him."

"I know," Itachi sighed. "But making him fall in love like that only makes his feelings for you the same as an illusion. Don't you think it's better for him to love you for who you are?"

"He will," Sasuke answered with conviction as he reached his car and opened it. He didn't want to think about it, since it was already too late for doubts once he's set his mind to it. After all, the end…

"The end always justifies the means."

Sasuke turned to Itachi with surprise at what he'd said.

Itachi slowly shook his head and sadly smiled, "That's not always the case, you know."

Sasuke disagreed.

He disagreed with most of what his brother had said.

How could Itachi know what he was feeling? He wasn't him. He doesn't know the pain of having the one you like constantly avoid you like the plague. It wasn't him who was hurting every time the blond showed disinterest upon him. He wasn't the one who was verging on giving up something he badly wanted, something he swore even his soul was screaming for. No, he wouldn't know.

Sasuke clutched the paper in his hand, feeling it crumple from inside his pocket as if holding onto a powerful crutch. This was the only way he could think of and he wasn't going to waste that chance.

After returning to his office, he'd belatedly realize that everyone had already gone home, which only meant that Naruto had also left. He wanted to postpone it, but then remembered the other possible competitions he could have already attained while he was away. He was repulsed to think that he even has a competition, but with the blond now, it was likely he'd accumulated a number of admirers during his absence.

Sasuke scowled at the thought, not liking it one bit. He should think of this as an opportunity since no one was around the building. He could call him to come back and cast the new spell. He shouldn't prolong it any longer, especially when it took the whole night to work. He got his phone and slid to his contact list, reaching Naruto's number and pressing call. He took a deep breath and waited with bated breath for it to be answered.

"Hello?"

"Naruto," Sasuke breathed, loving the tone of the blond even from the phone. How could he even consider of giving him up? "Could you go back to the office? I have something important to tell you."

"Can't you tell it now?"

Sasuke didn't think that far for an excuse. He just wanted him to be here now. "It's urgent."

"Stop it… I'm on the phone."

Sasuke heard Naruto's muffled voice, immediately making his blood run cold. Who was he with? Was he on another date with someone else? He clutched the phone harder, restraining his anger, "Naruto, are you coming or not?"

"Sasuke, you see, I'm kinda with someone at the moment so…"

Sasuke could see red, his phone in danger of being replaced for a new one. He growled, "Naruto, I don't care who you're with, get over here right now."

"…"

"Naruto!" Sasuke rarely yelled, but damn if the situation could make him want to hunt down a blond and kill the fucker he's with.

"Fine! I'll be there in ten minutes."

Sasuke heard the phone click and snapped his phone shut, shoving it inside his pocket. As soon as Naruto was his, he would make sure that anyone who dared to court him think twice of their actions. Just then he imagined a faceless man encircle Naruto's slim waist. He felt the ugly head of the green monster popping out of his chest that could nearly drive him insane, thinking that maybe driving out to meet the blond was a good idea, along with killing the bastard.

Sasuke groaned at his turmoil thoughts and emotions, taking a seat on his chair and leaning down his head on the cool desk. Hell, jealousy's a bitch.

He looked at his watch and sighed when only two minutes has passed. Time was a mean bitch, too.

Sasuke felt his phone rang, and for the first time, he felt it well-appreciated, especially now. "Hn."

"Well, Uchiha-dono, good evening to you, too."

He took back what he said. He narrowed his eyes at the unknown number and the suspiciously familiar voice. "How did you get my number?"

"I can make spells, but I can't know a person's number? I'm insulted." The voice from the other line feigned hurt, "I take that you haven't used your spell yet."

Sasuke scowled, sitting upright. He had a point. "What do you want?"

"Ah… You see I'm here to take my compensation to the spell." He heard a chuckle from the other line, making him suspicious.

"I thought we've agreed that it comes after the spell."

"True, I didn't say I was going to collect everything now, you'll just need to pay the consequences first before the second spell could activate. That's all."

Sasuke became puzzled at the man's words, "Wait, what do you mean by 'first'? I thought I only pay once."

"You seem to have misinterpreted my words, Uchiha-dono. I mentioned you that there was a price to pay for the spell, and a consequence for it to work."

"Explain."

"You see, with your first spell, you haven't paid for it, since it wasn't what you've desired, but the consequence was minimal because you didn't exactly make that person direct his affections to anyone, although that is a different matter with the second one…" There was a long pause in between, until Sasuke heard a sigh. "The consequence with the second spell varies from each person, unlike the first and as for the fee for the spell, I'd like to have a trip out of town with my partner if you don't mind."

"Hn, how much does one trip costs?" Sasuke asked, bringing out a checkbook and a pen. He could send it to Shino in the morning to send it to the Witch Doctor's address.

"That won't be necessary, I've taken the exact amount from your bank account. I'm just here to let you know my thanks for your patronage."

'Why am I not surprised?' Sasuke thought, because what's the big deal to a witch doctor to know one's name, cellphone and bank account when he could create authentic spells? "Hn, I see then."

"Well, that's all. Send your regards to your little lover for me."

The line went dead. Sasuke shook his head, he never mentioned that he was going to meet Naruto to him also. He leaned back against his chair, wondering what possible consequence he was about to pay if he were to do the spell. It would most likely be equivalent to its intensity. He could even be hated by Naruto if he ever found out.

Just then Naruto entered the office, his clothing disheveled and his breathing ragged as if he'd rushed to get there. In short, it stunned the Uchiha.

"Teme, this better be important." Naruto growled when Sasuke stood up and walked towards him.

Sasuke just stared at the blond, knowing that he would be uncomfortable by this, but didn't stop. He didn't care if he was doing the wrong thing or that he might be hated if the blond ever finds out. He stopped in front of Naruto.

"S-Sasuke?"

Sasuke pulled Naruto in a hug, breathing down his sweet scent and feeling his warmth exude through his skin. He bent down to whisper the spell, but before he could, he needed to clarify one thing to himself and to Naruto. His hold tightened and whispered so softly only Naruto could've heard its desperate yearning underneath.

"I'll never let you go."

[A/N: Wahh..! What do you think will happen next? What's the consequence? Stay tuned to the Epilogue! Please Review and Comment! ^_^ Oh, and just wanted to share that "Perfect Lover" has a revised version in wattpad. Now it has more scenes that you DON'T want to miss, and also 1st POV (Sasuke's POV) that could make your heart roaring thunder! It's formatted to be guyxgirl now, but Sasuke and Naruto's features and characteristics are basically the same, it's just the gender that changed along with their names. :) Check it out and support me by liking it! For more details, go to my profile and get the link.]