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Deception - COMPLETE	By : kizukatana Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 11937 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Author's note - Holy shit this is a long chapter. This is what happens when I am trapped on a 14 hour flight. I was going to split it, but then I decided I'd just crash all your phones with this long ass chapter instead. If I can get it to post with the tiny bandwidth of connection that I have here. And if this chapter pisses you off... well... its my story. And in my mind, this is just how it plays out. I said it was going to be darkish and not sweet.
-xXx-
Itachi had insisted in getting together for lunch, wanting to see for himself that Sasuke was in fact ok, and also talk to Naruto about what he thought about the bomb. He told them that he had made arrangements for them to visit Hidan in the afternoon, and that he would drive them up himself.
"Are you going to talk to Dei?" Naruto asked hopefully.
"Not today, Naruto," Itachi said. "But maybe next week. I arranged to meet Hidan with his attorney. We'll make use of one of the interview rooms."
Naruto glanced at Itachi. "Hidan is... um..." Naruto began, trying to think of a way to warn them about Hidan's colorful style of communication.
Itachi smiled almost imperceptibly. "I have already had the pleasure of conversing with Hidan."
Sasuke arched a brow in question. Itachi's smirk grew. "You'll just have to wait and see, little brother."
Naruto closed his eyes briefly, bracing himself for the mortification he was sure would be coming. The only benefit of going with Itachi would be that if Hidan were helpful in this case, maybe the charges against him would be reduced. Naruto was willing to take the chance, though it would likely mean he would learn less about his own situation. Even with the code, he doubted very much his old comrade would want to disclose anything with two upstanding citizens such as the Uchihas in the room. Reading transcripts was different than seeing the nonverbals which would clearly give away the code. Naruto sighed.
"Let's get this over with then. But I want a separate meeting with him later this week with just Hidan and me," Naruto said.
"Feel free to discuss whatever you want in front of us," Itachi said feigning innocence.
Naruto just rolled his eyes. "Oh, absolutely."
. . . . . . . .
Naruto was not surprised when they passed through security in a tenth the time it had taken him when he had come alone. Naruto was the only one of the three men who was searched. He came out of the security room grumbling. "Fucking pervert grabbed my ass."
Itachi smirked when he saw Sasuke narrow his eyes at the guard. He had noticed the way his little brother's eyes followed the blond wherever he went. Whatever it was that was between them, it was obviously growing. Itachi knew he should disapprove, but somehow he didn't. Naruto's past would cause endless problems for Sasuke on so many levels. But Itachi sensed that the benefits that the boy would bring to his brother's frigid, driven life would more than outweigh the costs. Though he had only the little flashes of humor and warmth that he saw in his brother's eyes as proof, they had been rare to the point of nonexistence since the death of their parents years ago. Itachi would support anything that brought his little brother back to life, and out of the cold, hard shell he had become.
They were shown to an interview room, with four chairs and a table. Hidan's attorney wasn't present.
Itachi frowned. "We aren't allowed to meet without your attorney present."
"I told him to go jack off the in the stalls for a bit," Hidan said. "See how helpful I can be? Even though you never arranged the conjugal I asked for. Plus I know blondie here wouldn't set me up. I saw you on the news this morning," Hidan directed his look to Naruto. "And you, too," he said, looking at Sasuke.
"Since when do you watch the news?" Naruto laughed, the sound slightly nervous. Naruto always tried to keep his face out of the news. He sincerely hoped that the story only made the local channels. If it aired on CNN, he was screwed. But since the bomb didn't go off, hopefully the event wasn't exciting enough to go that far.
"Since I've got nothing better to do. You ok?" Hidan asked carefully.
"Yeah. New job. Orochimaru has me watching out for the councilman because of some stalker photos he got. But as of this morning, the shit got real," Naruto figured this much information was safe to give Hidan. The bomb was already on the news, and he already knew he was working for Orochimaru.
Hidan shrugged, already guessing what they were here for. "Its fucking weird, though. Usually some jerk-off would be bragging some shit about knowing who did it, big publicity like that. But no one seems to know. It isn't one of the regulars."
"Maybe..." Naruto glanced at Itachi. "... maybe when the specifics of the device are known, we could show it to Dei and see what he thinks."
Hidan frowned at Itachi. "The assholes need to let him out o solitary again first. That guy fuckin' deserved what he got, and everyone knows it." Hidan smirked. "And they'll never pin it on Dei. They're just pissed off because he made the warden look bad."
Naruto snickered, "You gotta admit it was classic."
Hidan snorted derisively. "That fucker was an idiot. I mean, if you're going to get some ass in the fucking showers, do your homework first. There are rules in prison. You can't make someone your bitch if they are tougher than you. And Dei's fucking tougher than most of the pussies here. His ass is reserved for me."
Naruto rolled his. "You think everyone's ass is reserved for you."
"Don't you forget it. Yours included, blondie," Hidan said. Sasuke shifted slightly, and Hidan's eyes immediately latched onto him.
"In your dreams, psycho. You know you couldn't take me. We went through this before, remember?" Naruto laughed, not having noticed Sasuke's reaction.
"Hmmmm..." Hidan said consideringly, still looking at Sasuke and ignoring Naruto's comment "So, you're the little Uchiha's body guard, huh? He's not bad, I have to admit. So, are you fucking him, or is he fucking you? I could actually see it either way."
Naruto glanced back at where Itachi and Sasuke stood, both looking rather expressionless. He felt his face heat and tried to control it. "Um... dude, you know his brother is like, standing right there and going to be the one across the bench from you at trial, right?"
Hidan just cackled. "Look, if I can't be pounding your ass, I just want to know who is. Or whose ass you're pounding. I mean, after seeing you in action with that hooker chick, what was her name? Fu? Fuck. You are such an animal in the sack."
Naruto face turned scarlet, and he let out a strangled choking sound. "What the fuck? You told me you guys weren't watching!"
"Kakuzo and I had security that night. There are cameras in all the rooms, including yours. What the fuck did you think we were going to do? It wasn't like there was anything else to fucking look at. Besides, she was really a hot piece of ass. Kakuzo had his meat whipped out and fisted before you guys even shut the door. The way you two were going at it I thought that you were going to end up knocking one of the fucking walls down -"
Naruto couldn't decide if he were more furious or horrified at the thought of Kakuzo jerking off to him and Fu. "Kakuzo was... ? Ugh, man I hate that guy. He's lucky he already got busted or I would totally have sold him out. Child sex trafficking, drug dealing piece of shit."
Hidan just laughed. The extreme bad blood between the two was no secret. Naruto had no problem with the smuggling, money laundering or gun for hire parts of Nagato's operation, but he had been dead set against involving himself in the sex trade or child slave labor parts of the business. Eventually, he had even convinced Nagato to shut down those parts of his organization, despite their lucrative nature. "So what about you and Uchiha? He looks pretty fancy. He keep up with you, or do you just go gentle with him?"
"Shut it, Hidan. I'm just his security," Naruto grumbled, not even daring to look back at Sasuke at this point. Itachi, however, did not miss the absolutely predatory expression on Sasuke's face.
Hidan grinned malevolently. "Yeah right, and I'm Mother fucking Theresa. I can practically smell the sex on you guys. I'm surprised you aren't jumping each other right here. Prison sex is super kinky."
"Hidan! Jesus fucking Christ. Can we get back to business now?" Naruto said, starting to lose his temper a bit.
Itachi looked on in bemusement as one of most ruthless hit men on record proceeded to tease Naruto like a (perverted) older brother, though even he seemed wary of rousing Naruto's temper too far.
Finally, Hidan allowed the topic to change. "So... why are you covering up your goldie locks? Is this something with a new crew you're joining or what?"
Naruto shifted uncomfortably, and Hidan's eyes instantly narrowed.
"Nah, just -" Before Naruto could finish, Hidan had reached across and pulled the bandana off Naruto's head, revealing the bandage, which was immediately ripped off as well.
The temperature in the room seemed to drop about 30 degrees, and Sasuke had absolutely no doubt that Hidan was the cold-blooded killer that everyone described him to be.
"Who," Hidan said, his voice deceptively soft.
"Um," Naruto said, slanting a glance to Itachi. "Don't worry... it's handled."
Hidan narrowed his eyes. "You probably 'handled' the fucking footmen, not the general. Answer my question, blondie. No one touches one of the family without fucking payback. Who."
"I'm not sure. I don't think its related to the bomb, but... I was actually going to ask you if you'd heard anything."
Hidan paused, clearly trying to think through what was safe to talk about and what might end up biting them in the ass if disclosed openly. He decided not to risk it.
"Maybe. But if you want me to tell you, you have to give me what I want first. How about you talk dirty to me."
Naruto glanced at Sasuke, but couldn't read his expression. It looked like he was wondering if Hidan was actually serious.
"We can give you two some privacy," Itachi said, standing. Sasuke followed, looking as though he knew something was going on but not quite sure what. "Its the least I can do since I was not allowed to arrange conjugal visits with someone not legally your spouse."
Hidan smirked. "Yeah, I kept asking, but blondie always said no."
When the door closed behind Sasuke and Itachi, Naruto just looked at Hidan. "You know they will still be listening to this, right?"
Hidan shrugged. "True, but there are no cameras in here. Hearing isn't the same as seeing."
Naruto nodded, though he wasn't really sure how much of a difference it would make.
. . . . .
Itachi and Sasuke went directly to the security room, where a guard handed them headsets to be able to listen in on the conversation between Naruto and Hidan. Sasuke hesitated before putting them on, feeling a little guilty about it.
"Hidan and Naruto are no strangers to the system," Itachi said. "They know we're listening."
Sasuke hesitated a second longer, then put his headphones on.
"Yeah, that's right. You promised me you'd wear something good this time," Naruto's voice came through clearly. Sasuke had heard Naruto's sexual teasing voice... this wasn't it.
"Well, I know you were hoping for leather, but mesh was all I could find," Hidan began, his voice sounding amused rather than turned on.
"Well, I'll be hoping for leather next time. But I'm wearing mesh, too, so I guess I'll let it slide."
"Hmm, you're a sexy bitch in mesh. Undress for me," Hidan said.
"Ok. I'm going to talk dirty to you while I take it off. Couple of nights ago my friend and I were at a party. I got wasted on Vodka. Freaking orgy of 8 guys. But all I could think about was fucking you. My friend and I fucked them raw, but none of them satisfied me like you do."
Sasuke had been fighting a growing sense of irritation at the conversation, but he froze as the number eight caught his attention. That was the same number of people who had gone after Naruto. And Vodka clearly tied to Russian. Sasuke's mind quickly went through the translation. 'Fucking them raw' must be 'killed them'. Sasuke almost laughed when he realized that this was some crude sort of code. He looked up and saw Itachi's eyes waiting for him, already knowing. They showed approval when they recognized that Sasuke had figured it out as well. Sasuke wondered how much of the conversation Itachi was able to understand without knowing the context. He thought about it briefly, but decided he would keep Naruto's confidence and not disclose what he knew to his brother. He had no doubts that Itachi would figure it out on his own.
The code was simple, but only if you knew enough about the context to put the pieces together. He concentrated harder on the details of the conversation.
"Damn, I bet you looked hot with all those guys. Was the party at their place or yours? Wish I could have been there."
"Party was at my place, mostly. Though I hooked up with one on the train there -"
"Fucking shit that was you?" Hidan said, stepping out of the code for a second before he remembered where they were. "I mean, I can't believe you hooked up on a train. Usually you're not such an attention whore."
Sasuke remembered what Naruto had said about body disposal being important for being good at his job, and recognized the reprimand from Hidan for what it was.
"Yeah. It was a little out of control," Naruto said sounding chastised. "Too damn much Vodka. Bull's head brand. Anyway, the party was a little wild. Sex toys everywhere."
Sasuke wasn't sure what the Bull's head brand or toys referred to, but he assumed it was some further indication possibly of the faction or type of attackers or their methods.
"But so far I've done all the talking. Your turn. Any good Vodka stories from your side? What have you been thinking about besides me dressed in mesh."
Sasuke assumed Naruto was asking Hidan if he had heard anything from the Russians in prison about what had gone down.
"Nah, no Vodka stories, but now that you've given me the idea I will definitely be trying to come up with a few for next time. Mostly I've been imagining your mama," Hidan said with a perverted laugh. "I hear she's in town and I'm gonna look her up when I get out of here."
"Ha, my mama would kick your ass. But if she's in town, I definitely will go see her. Got an address?" Naruto's voice sounded tense. There was a brief silence, where Hidan was either shaking his head or writing down the address for Naruto. Sasuke wondered who they had coded as his mother. "Been thinking about anything else?"
"Your ex. Man, lately it seems like everyone is trying to hook up with him, but he's playing hard to get. No one's found him yet. I guess he's not in town."
There was a pause, and Sasuke could feel the tension. When Naruto's voice came, Sasuke could hear the underlying fear in it.
"Good to know. If you hear for sure he's back in town, let me know right away. I'm always looking for a good hook-up. And he was the best."
The guard signaled to Itachi that their time was up. Sasuke and Itachi returned to the interview room to collect Naruto and say goodbye to Hidan. Itachi promised to offer consideration if Hidan proved helpful, though the nature of the charges were such that even a lot of help would still result in a lot of hard time for the hit man if he was convicted.
"Blondie. Watch your back," Hidan said.
"Yeah. You, too. Watch out for Dei for me."
"I'll try. Come see me next week. I'll try to wear leather," Hidan said.
"'Kay," Naruto said.
Sasuke briefly considered asking Naruto about who the 'ex' was, or who his 'mother' was. He guessed that - like Vodka - it was referring to someone specific, but he had none of the context clues to help figure it out. He decided against it, at least while Itachi was with them.
He wondered if Naruto and Hidan had been lovers. Somehow he didn't think so, despite the banter. And he was annoyed at himself for the fierce wave of possessiveness and relief that flooded through him at that realization. He watched Naruto walk to Itachi's car and climb into the back. His feelings for this boy were only increasing the more he learned about him, despite his better judgment. But the risks of acting on that attraction also were increasing. Sasuke sat in the front next to Itachi, forcing himself not to look back at Naruto. Itachi shot him a smug look, clearly not fooled by Sasuke's attempts at disinterest.
Naruto spent most of the ride just being grateful that neither Itachi nor Sasuke asked him about the conversation he was sure they had listened in on.
-xXx-
When they returned to Sasuke's house, Sasuke immediately closed himself in his office, having a pile of press releases and a report for the budget committee due in the morning.
He told Naruto to make himself at home. Sasuke didn't know what Naruto would do… he didn't really seem the type to sit and watch TV, but he assumed the blond would be able to manage himself.
His first call was to Karin to find out how his office had been handling the situation so far. "I've scheduled you for a press conference tomorrow morning. You need to appear in public and address any concerns that this has affected you. One of the core things that voters admired you for in the last election was your perceived strength. We should play that up here. Also, if we can parlay this incident into any of the core elements of your platform, you might be able to get some mileage out of it."
Sasuke thought for a minute, knowing Karin was right. "Let's position this as a statement on needing to get tougher on crime, and also looking out for each other as New Yorkers and building community. Send me some of the questions I am likely to get from the press along with associated talking points this evening. The tone I want to deliver is that of being offended that someone put my fellow New Yorkers at risk by using a bomb rather than having the courage to deal with me directly. As you said, we need to come out strong, not fearful."
Sasuke paused, then pushed on ahead. "On an unrelated note, I also want you to test the waters with the voters on how they'd feel about a New York senator in an openly gay relationship. Also test the idea of a senate candidate who is in a relationship with someone with a criminal record - violent crime, not white collar."
There was dead silence on the other end of the line. Then finally, "Sasuke... is there... something you need to tell me?"
"No," Sasuke said, and disconnected the call.
Curious to what his enigmatic houseguest had been up to over the past few hours, Sasuke walked out of his office to find Naruto nowhere in sight. He followed the slight sounds he was hearing to find that Naruto had discovered his sparring room and was working the heavy bag. Sasuke watched him for a minute. Naruto was shirtless, his body sheened with sweat. The lighting in the room played off the sharply defined contours of his chest, arms, and back.
Sasuke allowed his gaze to slide over the man's body, noting the skill and power with which the blond delivered his blows. Each one forceful enough to break bone. It wasn't surprising, but it reminded him that Naruto was far from tame.
Oddly, he found the thought went straight to his dick.
Naruto paused, clearly having sensed his presence, and turned to face him. Sasuke was sure that both the lust in his eyes and the tightness in his trousers were noted by the steady blue gaze. They stood there, eyes locked for a protracted moment. Sasuke was not going to settle for some one-sided blow job or hand job. He felt an almost primal need to test this man's strength, knowing that Naruto would be able to match him, possibly even best him. He would not need to hold back or give quarter. It was a heady thought.
Sasuke jerked as he heard his cell ringing from his office and was snapped back to reality. The rational part of his brain reasserted itself, reminding Sasuke of all the things he had learned about Naruto that raised more questions than they had answered. He had worked too hard in his career to let it take a back seat to whatever this transitory attraction was. He had more control than this. He would wait until he had more information on exactly who and what Naruto was. He turned and walked back to his office, missing the flash of disappointment and confusion in the blue eyes that followed him out of the room.
He called Karin back as they drafted his speech for the press conference tomorrow. Tonight, he needed to focus.
-xXx-
Sasuke had left for his press conference first thing in the morning. Naruto accompanied him most of the way there, but faded into the crowds before they got too close to the cameras. This level of publicity had never been part of the deal. At first, Naruto was surprised that Sasuke didn't object. But then he remembered the fact that the man was a politician, and if he had aspirations of climbing up the ranks, he needed to avoid being associated with people like Naruto in too many uncontrolled circumstances. Naruto didn't have a good enough poker face to field any unexpected questions that could be thrown his way in a press conference. Evidently, Sasuke had already thought about that.
Naruto knew that Sasuke's career would take precedence over any relationship the man would ever have. You don't achieve what Sasuke had at this early of an age if you are the kind of person who allows distractions to rule you. Naruto might have thought briefly about what a relationship with Sasuke could have been under different circumstances, but if life had taught him nothing else, it was to accept reality as it was and not waste time whining about it. Sasuke might be attracted to him, but it would never go beyond a brief fling. Naruto would have to take it or leave it.
Naruto had found himself forgetting that fact the more he had been interacting with the man, seeing how easily Sasuke accepted elements of Naruto's world without flinching or prying.
But that didn't mean that their worlds could ever coexist.
The press conference was a good reminder for Naruto to keep his head on straight. He and Sasuke were working together for the moment. But the clock was going to run out sooner rather than later on their relationship.
. . . . . . .
Naruto pushed open the heavy wooden door of the church. Inside was dim and quiet. His eyes took a moment to adjust from the bright light outside. There was only one person visible in the church, and despite the hood pulled over the figure's head, he recognized the outline and posture of the person immediately.
Gaara.
Naruto felt a wave of intense relief wash over him at this solid evidence his friend was ok. He drew a steadying breath and walked to the pew where Gaara was seated, then knelt down beside him, his hands clasped as though in prayer.
Gaara didn't turn to look at him directly. They knew their voices would carry in the hushed room, so Naruto merely breathed out, "Kakashi is coming."
The redhead simply nodded slightly, then stood and walked back further into the church, past the altar, and down a hallway with several small rooms at either side. At the end of the hall was a stairway that went up to the bell tower that was at the top of the church. The door was locked, but Gaara opened it in a matter of seconds. A few minutes later, Naruto followed.
When they reached the top of the bell tower, the two boys simply looked at each other, drinking in the fact that the other was still alive and unharmed.
"Where did you go to recover?" Gaara asked, his voice low and rough.
"Sasuke Uchiha."
Gaara's brows rose in surprise. "Why him? You don't know him. You were barely conscious when you left me."
Naruto heard the underlying worry in Gaara's voice, but it was overridden by the redhead's curiosity. "Yeah. I passed out on his couch."
Green eyes looked at him levelly. "You could have gone into the tunnels and rested until you healed. Why would you take such a risk?"
Naruto shifted uncomfortably at the questioning. "Sasuke's ok. After the incident with the subway, I wasn't sure if the tunnels were safe. The Russians definitely know we use them now. Plus, I wanted to find out if Orochimaru knew about this. I wanted to see if he would be surprised to see me or not. It was also possible that this was done to distract me from Sasuke, so I went to check up on him."
Another figure appeared through the narrow doorway. "We definitely have more questions than answers at this point," Kakashi said, standing next to Naruto, and looking at Gaara. "I'm glad to see you both still walking around."
Gaara looked levelly at Kakashi, "What's wrong?"
"Well, I'm not tracking you down just to exchange thoughts on the lasted issue of Playboy," Kakashi's eyes twinkled in amusement, but quickly turn serious. "Roshi and Yugito are missing. We haven't found any bodies yet, but its not like them to just vanish. It throws Yagura's death in a new light. And potentially the attack on you two, unless you have heard differently."
Gaara shrugged. "The Russian syndicate that sent them isn't the one my group is at odds with. They claim it never happened, but of course, being short 8 members is not something they can cover up easily."
"Eight. That's impressive," Kakashi said. "Any speculation as to why they targeted you?"
Gaara shook his head. "But, I did run into someone who will be a problem for me."
Naruto instantly tensed at the tone in Gaara's voice. It took a lot to rattle the man.
"One of my uncles. I don't think he saw me, but there are not many reasons why my father would send his most trusted lieutenant. If he has found out I'm alive, it will make things difficult for me."
Naruto frowned. "We need to get you the hell out of here."
Gaara shook his head. "No. I'm not going to just blindly run away. The next time I run, it will be to go back and take him out." Gaara's voice was cold and emotionless, leaving absolutely no uncertainty that he meant what he said.
Naruto looked at Gaara. He knew exactly what Gaara's father had done to him, the horrible death he had assumed had been carried out at his order. The fact that Gaara had survived being sold into the sex trade at age seven to a ruthless child slave owner was nothing short of a miracle. One that his father would surely correct once it was revealed.
"I'm going with you," Naruto said, his voice like stone. "And so help me god, Gaara, if you try to do this without me, I will hunt you down and kill you myself."
Gaara looked at his friend, seeing the determination and conviction in his gaze. His mouth twitched into a tiny smile. He might have lost his family, but Naruto's fierce loyalty and protectiveness went far beyond even the strongest of blood bonds he had seen. He nodded. "As long as you let me return the favor when the time comes."
Naruto hesitated. But he knew that Gaara was serious. And not naïve about what the risks were. "Ok, fine. Orochimaru has given me access to his network. I know he wants to pull me off working with Sasuke and turn things over to the police since the bomb, so I might have more time depending on what he needs me for. Give me a week to see what I can find out about your father. I know Kakuzo used to have dealings with him. I still know some of his old contacts."
Gaara nodded. He had his own leads to follow up on, though he also needed to remain undetected for as long as possible.
"Give me two weeks," Kakashi said "You know the CIA has been itching for someone to 'accidentally' take out your father for years. He has grabbed too much power and land, and with oil recently being discovered in some of his territory, it has become political. They might be willing to provide an escape route if you take this one with their blessing. They won't assist you, since politically that just isn't possible with the US trying to maintain relationships with the legitimate government, despite its actual lack of authority. But they might be able to get you out of the country once the deed is done."
"I'm going to talk to Jiraya and see if he has any indication that the Jinchurriki project has been compromised. Until then, keep your eyes open."
With that, Kakashi headed back down and out of the church. Naruto and Gaara waited half an hour, spending the time in silence, just enjoying each other's company. Naruto wished that he could convince the man to go into hiding... maybe even to come back with him to Sasuke's. But he knew that his friend would refuse. He also knew that if the Jinchurriki were being hunted, they had better odds hiding separately. But the thought of not being able to contact each other or properly look out for each other clearly weighed heavily on both men. They were used to watching each other's backs. The best they could do was to arrange a time and place to meet in three days, but neither was happy about it.
Gaara reached a finger out and gently touched the place on Naruto's bandana that was above the wound on his head. "Be careful. I don't want to find any more holes in you the next time I see you." Then Gaara left, and Naruto was alone.
Sasuke had told him there would be a black tie event that he needed to attend with him that evening. He hoped the press coverage would be minimal. Given everything that was happening, he really needed to keep a low profile. If Orochimaru offered to redeploy him, it might be for the best if he accepted, all things considered.
-xXx-
The gala was already a tremendous success. All of the top political figures and social elite were in attendance. Itachi, Sasuke, and Naruto had arrived about half an hour ago, fashionably late. Sasuke was of course immediately swarmed with attention due to the bomb and his very successful and inspiring press conference this morning.
Itachi and Naruto purposely faded to the background, letting Sasuke manage the crowd and field their questions and rabid curiosity with the deftness of the professional that he was.
. . . . . . . .
Watching from across the room, Orochimaru pulled a young waiter aside, and handed him a crisp one hundred dollar bill. The boy's eyes widened.
Orochimaru smiled. "I want you to pay special attention to a certain guest for me. If you do, you will get another two of these at the end of the night. Do you understand?"
The boy nodded mutely.
"Good. Now do you see that blond man standing next to the man with the long black hair?" Again the boy nodded. "Excellent, I want you to serve him drinks tonight. Whenever he finishes one, replace it. If he seems to not be drinking the champagne, offer him something else. Don't make it too obvious that you are singling him out. You can offer drinks to anyone else who is around him as well. But I want to be sure he isn't lacking in anything tonight. Can you do that for me?"
"Yes sir! He must be a very important person!"
Orochimaru smiled, but it held no warmth and the boy shivered, wondering what he had said wrong. He went off to do the older man's bidding, shaking off his sense of unease.
No. Naruto wasn't an important person. He was at the very bottom of the social ladder. And that was exactly what Orochimaru was going to show tonight. He knew that the Uchihas were fastidious about behavior and image. From what he had heard from the transcripts of Naruto's conversation with Hidan this morning, the boy did in fact drink. And evidently quite a lot. If he could get him drunk at the party tonight, it would show Sasuke that Naruto not only had lied about it, but that he also had no sense of how to comport himself in the upper echelons of society that the Uchihas and Orochimaru inhabited.
Combining that with what he had asked Kimimaro to do, it would underscore that Naruto was nothing more than an attractive male escort. Someone to be used then discarded. It was unfortunate that Naruto had saved Sasuke from the bomb. Orochimaru was glad, of course, Sasuke had not been harmed, but he loathed the fact that Sasuke probably now felt some sort of inappropriate gratitude to Naruto. After all, Naruto was only doing his job. It was only fitting for the peasantry to sacrifice themselves for the nobility. People liked to dress it up these days and pretend that it wasn't like that anymore, but Orochimaru felt no need for duplicity on this point. There were the few people that mattered, and the vast masses that worked to support them.
Orochimaru smiled as he saw the waiter go up and offer Naruto and Itachi a drink. Itachi took one, and Naruto at first refused. The waiter talked with him for a bit, then came back with an amber liquid in a tumbler. Orochimaru wasn't sure what it was, but it looked like scotch. Perfect.
He turned his attention back to Kimimaro, giving the man final instructions. It wasn't necessary for both plans to work. Either one would suffice.
. . . .
Naruto hated black tie events. Wearing a tux was uncomfortable, and the degree to which his movements were restricted left him feeling vulnerable. He tried very hard to not let his gaze wander to where Sasuke was standing surrounded by socialites, sycophants, political climbers all seeking his attention. There should be rules about how good one was allowed to look in formal dress. Sasuke was in clear violation.
Naruto stayed close enough that he could keep an eye on Sasuke and the people around him, but far enough away that their association was not overt. A few people had recognized Naruto from the news and come to speak with him about his role in 'saving Councilman Uchiha's life', but Naruto simply said that the police were the ones to diffuse the bomb, and they deserved the credit.
He looked up to find Sasuke's eyes on him, and quickly looked away.
"You handled that very well," Itachi said from right beside him. "You are a natural at this."
Naruto was about to ask what this was, when a deep voice called out to Itachi from behind them. Naruto turned and froze, instantly recognizing the man and realizing he needed to act like they were meeting for the first time. "Jiraya. It is good to see you. I wasn't aware that the Police Commissioner would be here this evening," Itachi said, a hint of respect showing in his voice.
"Well, Mayor Tsunade told me to come, and... I find it easier most times to just do what she says," Jiraya said good naturedly. His gaze shifted to Naruto, and seemed to freeze for an instant before he spoke. "And who is your guest this evening, Itachi? I don't remember seeing him at any events in the past."
Itachi noted the almost indiscernible strain in the Commissioner's eyes, and the slightly frozen look on Naruto's face. Most would not have noticed either of these, but Itachi was not most men. He didn't comment on it, but found it interesting. This was clearly not the first time these two men were meeting, yet neither seemed to want that fact known. Itachi saw no reason to not play along. "This is Naruto Uzumaki. Sasuke had hired him as personal security when he first received the threatening photos. Naruto was the one who discovered the bomb that was all over the news yesterday. He saved my brother's life."
"Um... nice to meet you... Jiraya," Naruto said, sticking out his hand awkwardly.
Jiraya smiled, clear amusement showing in his face. To Itachi, it looked almost fatherly, which made no sense. "Yes, well I can see you must be quite the security guard. The City of New York is grateful for your service."
Naruto scowled at the slight mocking tone, but quickly schooled his face. A waiter appeared just then offering champagne, or taking orders for mixed drinks. Itachi accepted a glass, and Jiraya ordered something stronger. Naruto politely refused, but found the waiter oddly insistent. Not wanting to draw attention to himself, Naruto asked for apple juice on ice. The man nodded, looking pleased with himself and rushed off to fill the order.
After about an hour, Sasuke was finally able to extract himself from the throngs of admirers and join them. He had accomplished all the 'critical contacts' that Karin had mandated for him, and wanted nothing more than to wait the obligatory extra hour of face time at the event and then leave.
He had noticed people approaching Naruto, and the admiring glances that were often sent the blond's way. Fortunately, Naruto generally seemed oblivious to the overtures, and usually just spoke briefly with them before turning back to converse with Itachi. Sasuke got the feeling that his older brother was running interference for him on purpose, so that Sasuke wouldn't get distracted by people hitting on the boy. He felt both intensely grateful and extremely annoyed that he was that easy to read.
"Are you enjoying yourself tonight?" Sasuke asked, hiding his smirk when he saw Naruto's eyes slide over his body before coming back to his face. Sasuke was under no illusions about what he looked like in formal dress.
"Um... yeah. These things aren't really my scene, but people have been pretty nice so far. Security is tight, so that makes it easy."
Just then, Orochimaru approached with a man Naruto had never seen before. The man was handsome in an aristocratic way, with hair so blond it appeared white and clear green eyes.
Orochimaru greeted the Uchiha brothers formally, and Naruto less so before introducing the man. "This is Kimimaro Kaguya. He is a very influential business man from Boston." Orochimaru spent a few more minutes, praising the man's family and business acumen. Naruto knew from his work in Nagato's circle that the man was also making a mint off illegal ivory trade, but of course Orochimaru did not mention that fact.
"Naruto, as the situation with Sasuke seems to be requiring more involvement from the police, I think it would be good for you to spend more time with Kimimaro. He will be in New York for the rest of the summer quite frequently on business. His penthouse is just a few blocks from Sasuke-kun's."
Naruto felt Sasuke freeze behind him, and didn't look back to see the man's reaction. Kimimaro smiled slowly, looking Naruto up and down with frank approval.
"Orochimaru has said very positive things about your range of... skills, Naruto. I look forward to growing our acquaintanceship."
Naruto forced a smile, but inside he was seething. Orochimaru didn't even bother with a pretense of this being for security. He was treating Naruto like a straight up whore.
Taking a moment to imagine the 37 different ways he could kill Orochimaru where he stood with very minimal effort on his part, Naruto was able to nod and exchange pleasantries with Kimimaro.
The annoying waiter appeared again, handing Naruto yet another glass of apple juice and taking everyone else's orders. Naruto was somewhat surprised that Sasuke ordered a vodka and tonic, but assumed that the man was probably tired of an evening of dealing with sycophants.
Orochimaru waved to someone across the room and left their group, leaving Kimimaro behind to 'get to know' Naruto.
Itachi and Sasuke were drawn into conversation with someone Naruto didn't recognize, and Naruto decided to take the opportunity to let Kimimaro know that things were not going to happen the way Orochimaru had laid out.
"You are a very attractive man," Kimimaro said, as if almost surprised. "You have a strength about you that is a bit unusual for someone in your profession."
Naruto smiled thinly, "Orochimaru may have misled you a bit as to the actual nature of my profession," Naruto leaned in, his hand on Kimimaro's shoulder as though in a friendly gesture. "But then again, he also left out that little bit about the fact that most of your money comes from smuggling Ivory, so I guess that makes us about even."
Kimimaro froze, then looked at Naruto consideringly. "You used to work for Nagato. I thought you looked familiar. What are you doing in this situation?"
Naruto felt some of his anger towards the green-eyed man melt away at the obvious acceptance that Naruto was not in fact going to be his male escort for the summer.
He smiled a little ruefully. "Let's just say I'm temporarily between jobs, but I don't expect to be working for him for much longer."
Kimimaro nodded. "Orochimaru doesn't know about my smuggling activities. I'd prefer to keep it that way."
Naruto shrugged. "Then just tell him what he wants to hear with regards to the two of us, and I'll call it even."
Now it was Kimimaro's turn to smile ruefully. "So I take it I won't be having the pleasure of your company over the summer?"
Unable to help himself, Naruto glanced back over to Sasuke, and was surprised to find angry black eyes locked on his. "Um... no. That's not very likely."
"A pity," was all the older man said.
. . . . .
Another hour passed with various people coming to talk to the Uchiha brothers, some of them also trying to draw Naruto into conversations out of sheer curiosity over who he was. Naruto did his best to be polite but not overly informative, simply saying that he was working for Sasuke at the moment. Itachi had been drawn away by some other members of the district attorney's office to the far side of the room.
A motion to Naruto's right happened to catch his attention, and he turned to see Sasuke stumble, almost spilling his drink. Naruto's eyes widened fractionally. Sasuke was drunk? When did that happen? He remembered Sasuke saying that he rarely ever drank to excess.
Naruto might not have been a politician, but he knew that getting staggering drunk at a black tie function was probably not something that would help Sasuke's career. Did Orochimaru have a waiter spike his drink? Did someone else, maybe someone who was going to try to abduct him?
Naruto looked around. No one had seemed to notice the state that Sasuke was in. Yet. Luckily, Sasuke didn't appear to be a loud drunk. He stood there, swaying slightly with his drink in hand, glaring at Kimimaro across the room. So far, the man seemed not to have noticed.
There was a bathroom close by. Naruto decided to take Sasuke there and get him out of sight while he figured out what had happened. Grabbing Sasuke's arm firmly, Naruto led him to the men's room, keeping him from stumbling and drawing attention to the situation. The strong scent of alcohol that wafted from the tuxedo-clad councilman told Naruto that Sasuke most likely wasn't drugged. He was just smashed. What the hell?
Luckily the bathroom was empty. Naruto pulled Sasuke into the handicap-accessible stall, which had the most room. If someone walked in, at least they wouldn't see him.
"Sasuke, what the fuck is going on? You're wasted. You can't walk around like this!" Naruto didn't know if he were more shocked or exasperated.
Sasuke crashed into Naruto, knocking him back against the wall of the stall. At first Naruto thought Sasuke had simply stumbled again, but when Sasuke's hands grabbed Naruto's wrists and pinned them up on either side of the blond's head, there was no mistaking his intent. The sheer aggression of Sasuke's actions caused Naruto's body temperature to spike. Gone was the controlled, aloof man from last night. And the less civilized side of Naruto responded to it instantly.
Sasuke's black eyes locked onto Naruto's, swirling with anger and lust. "Tell me you don't want this," he said as his eyes slid from Naruto's down to his pink lips. Naruto's lips parted, knowing this was neither the time nor the place for it, but not being able to deny that both those things only turned him on more. Hard lips crashed down on his. Unlike the past attempts, this time Naruto couldn't bring himself to turn away and avoid the kiss. He had wanted it for too long, and knew that time was running out to taste it.
Sasuke groaned when their lips made contact, and he slid his body against Naruto's, allowing the blond to feel his already achingly hard erection.
There was nothing civilized about their first kiss... no 'asking for permission' with gentle probes, no 'getting to know you'. Sasuke thrust his tongue into Naruto's lightly parted mouth without hesitation. Naruto broke free of Sasuke's grasp only to fist his hands into the soft black hair and thrust back with his own tongue. Their teeth clashed and their mouths sucked against each other.
Sasuke's hand slid down Naruto's back to grab his ass forcefully, adding even more friction between their groins.
Sasuke pulled back then leaned down and latched his lips and teeth to the junction of Naruto's neck. Naruto's cock went from half-hard to weeping in one second flat.
"Fuck," Naruto hissed out, fighting to regain his bearings and figure out what the hell Sasuke thought he was doing. He didn't have to have known the man long to know that this was totally out of character.
"Naruto," Sasuke breathed hotly into his ear. "I'm not going to let Orochimaru pimp you out to Kimimaro, or anyone else. I don't care what he is holding over you."
Sasuke ground his hips against Naruto, and Naruto could feel Sasuke's throbbing erection press against him. The sound of the bathroom door opening brought Naruto crashing back to reality. They were not going to fuck in the stalls of the men's room at a black tie society event.
Sasuke seemed to have a different idea, though, as his hand slid down the front of Naruto's tuxedo pants, stroking the straining erection contained there. Sasuke let out a low growl of approval at this evidence of Naruto's interest, which Naruto immediately cut off by clamping his hand over Sasuke's mouth before the other occupant in the bathroom heard it and recognized it for what it was. Fortunately, the stalls had walls and a door that went completely down to the floor, so no sign of the fact that there were two men in one stall was visible.
It dawned on Naruto that the reason Sasuke was drunk was apparently because he was jealous of the fact that Orochimaru had offered Naruto out to Kimimaro. In other circumstances, it might have been amusing, but right now Naruto needed to find a way to bring the situation under control, since clearly Sasuke was not going to on his own.
Naruto remembered that there was an emergency exit near the bathrooms. It didn't have a sign saying 'alarm will sound if opened', so he was hoping they could escape without having to go back through the party. Neither was in a state to be seen in public at the moment. Naruto considered unzipping Sasuke's pants and finishing him off before they left to make the man appear more presentable (there was no missing the flagrant hard-on Sasuke was sporting at the moment), but Sasuke was much more vocal in his arousal when he was drunk, and Naruto didn't want to risk discovery. Instead, he simply took off both their jackets. Draping his over his forearm, it concealed the effects of their time alone in the bathroom.
He pushed Sasuke off him again and thrust the jacket into the older man's hands. "We're leaving."
Sasuke pushed back in protest, "Not yet," he growled.
Naruto tried to roll his eyes, but ended up shuddering instead as Sasuke slid his length against Naruto's. Naruto tried again. He didn't want to resort to force, since that would undermine the whole 'let's not get noticed' objective he was going for. "If we leave now, we can continue this in a less public place."
Sasuke considered this compromise acceptable, though his eyes let Naruto know that there would be no getting out of this promise later. Naruto cracked the door to the stall open and check to be sure they were once again alone, then walked with Sasuke out the door and down the short hall to the back stairs.
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