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The most powerful and feared clan of Konoha, the prestigious Uchiha clan. Sasuke, who is from a family with an underlying line of work and Naruto, who fights for the law.. What happens when their worlds collide?
DISCLAIMER: Characters property of Kishi-sama who loves to give us material to keep on shipping.
A/N: I'm back *pants* Expect some KibaHina moments, my KibaHina fans! Many things happening in this chapter~ Also, hope you guys are enjoying Naruto and Sasuke's interaction so far and I'm sorry for what lies ahead. Heh...

VIII. Defiance
By: Vixey

Sasuke buttoned up his black shirt with a bleak expression. He fixed his collar and sleeves as he stood in front of the mirror. After tucking his shirt inside his pants, he grabbed the black coat that was hung on his rack, and slid his arms inside. As he adjusted his attire on himself, Sasuke mentally prepared to mutilate the cockroach who had clearly lived for far too long already.
All Sasuke had done on that particular day was sleep, he knew Naruto would be working the entire morning and afternoon so he had made no attempt to get a hold of him. Their good bye had been a little awkward which was odd since their entire relationship up until then had been everything but. Deciding not to pick at that now, Sasuke stepped out of his room and began to make his way downstairs before Itachi left without him. He had heard nothing from his brother all day but as soon as a maid had informed him that he was home, he'd rushed to get ready.
"Itachi" Sasuke noticed his brother's familiar figure walking past the entrance hall, and quickly paced towards him. He became aware that Itachi wasn't alone and immediately came to a halt when he reached both men.

"F-father" Sasuke internally set himself on fire for stuttering in front of Fugaku.
Itachi turned enough to look at Sasuke from the corner of his eye, wordlessly communicating. Their plans for tonight would have to be postponed. If Faguku found out of the messes they were creating while he was gone, they'd both have their asses handed to them.
"Sasuke," the intimidating man acknowledged his son's presence. He pointed his gaze between both of his boys before asking, "was there any significant incidents during my absence?"
"No father," they both answered in unison and a little too quickly for their liking. With that, Fugaku nodded and stepped out of sight before Mikoto walked in greeting her sons.
"My boys, how I missed your beautiful faces." The beautiful brunette woman opened her arms to embrace her youngest offspring.

Uchiha Mikoto was a woman of elegance. Hair naturally long, straight, silky, and pitch black. It matched the color of her murky yet beautiful eyes. Given that Fugaku's hair and eyes were both dark brown, both Sasuke and Itachi got that certain trait from their mother. The Uchiha boy's pale soft skin also came from Mikoto, who had never worn make-up in her life and was still one of the most gorgeous woman in Konoha. As plain as her features were, it held a powerful beauty to them. She was what people would call "naturally beautiful."
"Mother" Sasuke's lips slightly curved. To anyone it would seem that his face was straightforward but he could not fool his older brother. Sasuke would never admit it to himself, but no matter how much he claimed that he hated the mother who he called a "phony", there was no hiding the fact that Sasuke enjoyed the attention from her. And Itachi knew as well that Sasuke truly loved her. The poor boy would never realize it but it was impossible for him to flat out hate his family.
Itachi bowed in respect when his mother turned her attention to his direction. She gently picked her son's head up and smiled.

"You look so tired, Itachi. You need to get some rest. I'll talk to your father about giving you a few days to relax. My son will not look this worn out to the public."
Itachi stared firmly at his mother's eyes before blinking and nodding, "yes ma'am."

Once free of their mother's prattle about the other villages, Itachi and Sasuke met at one of the car garages in the south wing of their property.
"I got word of Yukio's whereabouts," Itachi began as soon as his little brother shut the door behind him.
The building was cold and poorly lit. This was where they kept the vehicles they used at night for the covert side of their business. It also held shot, crashed, dented, and stolen cars that could not be left behind as evidence. The building also stored things such as license plates and other various auto parts. There was a secret entrance in the far side of their land which was the farthest from the city and they had yet to find any problems with anyone finding out about it. With Fugaku's political standing, he held great security if he was ever accused of anything, it was easier and faster to hide any evidence in the privacy of his home than elsewhere in the village. The tunnels that connected the Uchiha Residence through the city and outskirts of Konoha were also prepared to destruct if programmed.
"He has moved locations. We won't catch him tonight and frankly, with father around now, it's going to be difficult to try to take care of this quickly and quietly."
"I don't need your help."
"Sasuke. Shut the fuck up."
And he did. He knew he was being a prick. He did need his brother's help. "I'm sorry."

It was odd for Sasuke to ever apologize but he did, for all the trouble and complications he'd caused his brother lately.

He said sorry now for stating that he didn't need Itachi with this but hoped his brother would see it as more of an apology for everything.
Itachi blinked back his surprise, the scowl on his face vanished and was replaced with a softness only Sasuke would ever see and recognize. He stared at his younger brother's sincerity and shook his head and rolled his eyes before it turned into a heartwarming after-school special.

More than a week had gone by and every night after continuously working for his father, Sasuke would pull his so called "15 year old move" and sneak out his window, using the tunnels to reach Naruto's neighborhood unnoticed. It had quickly become a sort of a routine for Sasuke. It was a habit he was sure he would never get tired of. Seeing Naruto after the brutality of his days was always excruciatingly fulfilling. Itachi had yet to catch him escaping his home, which was a little strange. Maybe his brother knew about it but decided to look the other way? Sasuke thought. It would make sense to a certain extent, the older brother would never let this affair continue after all. Sasuke knew, however, that Itachi had eyes for everything so the thought of him going this long without being stopped made him feel very uneasy. Nevertheless, as soon as he saw the blond's face the idea shot straight out of his mind.
It had been a while since their so called love affair but it felt like years to them. Some nights it was more talking than sex while others were nonstop love-making. Sasuke learned about Naruto's likes and dislikes, as well did Naruto, although Sasuke's conversations went a lot shorter than Naruto's. It was only a few days in when talking about their past surfaced. It didn't last long though, Naruto quickly sensed Sasuke's discomfort and knew that part wasn't ready to be touched. Sasuke didn't understand how Naruto could prod so much but still understood Sasuke well enough to know when to back off. Was this all it took for him to get to know Sasuke? He wouldn't voice it but he greatly enjoyed the mutual understanding.

Since the time in Naruto's bathroom floor, they had not repeated the words Sasuke was so afraid of, but the unspoken message was manifested in the time they shared together.
Naruto would come home at night after work to find the raven waiting for him outside his door.

"Oh look, it's the man I ordered." Naruto would tease and Sasuke would shut his witty remarks with his own lips and shove the blond inside the apartment.

It had become a comfortable drill, yet every night Sasuke's being would be pulsating with sheer anticipation. It was a wonderful feeling and when he stopped to think about it, it was starting to scare the living hell out of him. Everything was too good to be true, he was beginning to question wether he was dreaming or better yet, dead.
"Sasuke," Naruto snapped Sasuke out of his musings.

The boys lay nude on Naruto's bed. Frankly, it had become odd for them to ever be clothed inside the apartment.

Naruto looked over to the raven, eyes gleaming with awaited anticipation and cheeks slightly pink in a sheepish manner.
"Yeah?" Sasuke raised a long elegant brow. He knew Naruto pretty well by now but the boy never failed to surprise him at times.
"Uh, well.." the blond scratched his cheek. "I guess it's time. Don't you think?"
"For round five?"
"No, you jackass." Naruto dropped the nervous act and bent down to reach for his pants on the floor. "Here," he beamed as he came back to face Sasuke.
Sasuke blinked and took the silver key apathetically. 'Don't blush, Sasuke. DON'T FUCKING BLUSH.'

He shouldn't feel smitten. It was only logical for Naruto to give him a key to his apartment, but it still seemed as if they were taking a step further into whatever it is that they were. It meant that Sasuke was welcome in Naruto's home whenever he pleased, it signified the trust Naruto had in him. It was a more profound stage to their affinity but most importably, it gave their relationship legitimacy. It was just a key but Sasuke knew he couldn't toss the moment aside as if it wasn't a big deal for him.
"Now you can come in here whenever you want, but just make sure no one sees you because if that happens then we're both fucked and I don't mean that in a good way." Naruto pointed out as he made himself comfortable again. He didn't want to look at Sasuke too much, he was sure Sasuke was giving much thought into the whole situation and even though Sasuke's thoughts were valid, Naruto didn't want to make it bigger than it was. He was so desperately trying to call their relationship anything but a big deal even to this point, yet he kept taking significant steps like these. Naruto was in constant battle with himself and even if it was much easier just to take the peaceful path and accept their relationship 100% of the time, second guessing Sasuke and his' affair gave him a small portion of peace in mind.
For the first time since Sasuke had stepped foot inside Naruto's apartment, Sasuke filled the room with a noise that wasn't groaning, growling, mumbling, or quarreling. Naruto's eye balls quickly threatened to roll out of his skull. His head lashed towards Sasuke's direction hoping to get a glimpse of how his face matched the outburst. The sound wasn't loud, it was short and soft.
Sasuke quickly slapped off his expression and scowled at Naruto. "What, idiot?"
"I just" Naruto blinked back to reality. "-Like the way you laugh."

He finished dropping the shocked look and smiled so brightly that Sasuke's frown deepened.

"Maybe 'cause you don't do it much. You definitely should, you're always so uptight. Perhaps we should try it the other way around for a change." Naruto winked. Up until this point he hadn't tried to change their positions, not that Naruto hadn't wanted it but in the midst of the moment he would always let Sasuke take him, leaving no room for any oppositions.
Sasuke felt his cheeks burn and he tried his hardest to keep his control.
"Ne, ne Sasuke, you're scared?"
"Me? Scared?"
"If you think about it, the real man is the one who taking it, don't ya think?" Naruto joked as he rested his temple on his hand and smiled at the rattled man in front of him.
Sasuke would never admit it, but the idiot's joke made some sense in a twisted sort of way when he thought about it. If Sasuke questioned why he hadn't suggested for them to switch roles, he could conclude that it had to do with his superiority complex. He couldn't help it, that was the way he grew up.
As if Naruto had read his thoughts, "you know our relationship.. I mean, our... you know-" Naruto motioned his hand between the two of them. "-It doesn't have to have superior and inferior characteristics so that it could mirror a heterosexual couple. We're not a masculine man and a feminine man. I was joking before but I'm serious now" Naruto's expression softened. "Do you get what I'm saying? I feel stupid because I know I shouldn't be saying this since we both understand, and I'm not all knowledgable on the whole gay thing but.. I just.. I guess what I'm trying to say is, don't think of me as the girl in this only because of-"
"It has nothing to do with that," Sasuke interrupted. "It's.."

The Uchiha turned away. If he was really going to voice his thoughts then he'd have to do it without looking at the moron in the face.

"It has to do with my own aberrant fantasies.."
Naruto's mouth made an 'o' with the realization of Sasuke's confession. He hoped that was what lay behind everything but the little reassurance was nice.

"Officer Uzumaki will put you in your place" Naruto declared as he charged at the uncomfortable Uchiha.
There was a loud thud and complete silence followed for the next few seconds.
Sasuke had lost his balance of the bed and had dragged Naruto with him. Following the recovery of the aftershock, he attacked the moron back. The slapping, punching, and moaning from the dark room was the only noise coming from the apartment again and after brawling for a few minutes, it was finally time for round five.

"K-K-Kiba-kun," Hinata stuttered. Her erratic eyes ran between the tiles on the ground, and sweat began to tickle down her temples.

"Sai-kun t-told me that you found o-out a-about my f-f-felings f-for N-N-Naruto-kun and-"
"It doesn't even matter, Hinata. Don't worry about it, ok?" Hinata's words plagued his chest and it took everything he had to act as if he was fine. Kiba wanted and needed to give her some peace in mind. He knew that when Hinata started stuttering like a broken record, she was trying exceptionally hard to be strong. Kiba still remembered how bad her speech was as a child but gradually got better. He would never take credit for her achievement but Hinata would always be thankful to him for coming into her life and opening her world.
"U-m, but Ki-" Hinata understood her friend's attitude and wouldn't hold it against him in any way. She knew it wasn't right to let Kiba know of her feelings when he had confessed to her, but that was definitely what Kiba would have wanted.
"It's fine. I'll see you tomorrow, all right?"
"A-are you a-angry with me, Kiba-kun?" Her voice began to hold more confidence. She needed to fight for Kiba just like he'd done for her throughout all these years. She wouldn't leave him alone to deal with the sorrow by himself. Hinata wasn't planning on jumping in her best friend's arms, this would take some time to slowly unfold. She had meant what she told Naruto, she wanted to clear her feelings for Naruto in order to give her entire heart to Kiba. She wanted to voice all of these emotions but this kind of stuff wasn't something she had learned to deal with.
Kiba stopped but didn't bother looking back at her. He could read the underlying message in her inquiry. She was asking him if he was giving up on her and by this point his mind was too jumbled up to give a straight answer.

"I really like you, Hinata, I always have.." he scarcely smiled. "But I don't know if I can be with you and not be questioning if you're thinking about Naruto in the back of your mind. How long have you been crushing on him, huh? Ever since you met him, isn't that right? You make it clear that it was Naruto who made you the strong woman you are today.." 'when it was me who has always been there for you. Who has always been looking at you while you gazed up at him and he wouldn't even notice.' Kiba finished inside his head bitterly, he knew he shouldn't and hadn't thought that way but his emotions were getting the best of him. He shouldn't have told Hinata anything from the start. He shouldn't have insinuated she was over Naruto. It was all his fault, he had no one to blame for all of this but himself.
Hinata's breath hitched with the stinging words that came from her best friend. They hurt her but mostly because of the heartache that weighed down on Kiba. How long had Kiba suffered? Her eyes watered and she held her hand out trying to reach Kiba's back. Did Kiba think she thought she owed everything to Naruto? Did he think that she put him first before her childhood friend? Her hand stretched out as he began to walk away and the shape of his back blurred with the accumulating tears in her eyes.
'Kiba-kun..'

It was an odd day, Sai couldn't help but notice. It was Naruto's day off and the others were unusually quiet in one of the work rooms. Shikamaru occasionally yawned but by the peaceful look on his face as he read through his work sheets, Sai could tell he appreciated the silence. Hinata and Kiba sat away from each other which was strange since they were always together with every chance they got. Kiba looked angry at his laptop while Hinata simply sat there reading over Naruto's reports from the day before. She would occasionally peek over to Kiba before quickly retreating to the documents in her hands.
"Hey, you love birds," Sai walked in between Hinata and Kiba, smiling. Kiba scoffed but Sai continued.

"I come from the chief's office, Jiraiya-sama wants us to track this guy's whereabouts." He said placing the file on the table for everyone to see.

"His name is Watanabe Yukio, the man you gentlemen arrested the same night that you caught Naruto's fuck buddy." They all made some type of disturbed noise but Sai only smiled in response and proceeded. "I found it to be strange that Jiraiya-sama had so much information on this man already since we don't have much on the man on our records. The night when he was brought in was the first time Yukio-san had ever been arrested in Konoha. This man is a lot more dangerous than we thought, and for some reason we are to go after him tonight.
"That is strange." Shikamaru's visage strained slightly in thought.
"Should we call Naruto-kun?" Hinata hated to add but this seemed like something Naruto needed to be involved in. Her and Kiba's problems could be pushed aside when it came to work.
oOo
"I made it through the wilderness
Somehow I made it through"
"It amazes me," heavy fervent breaths interrupted his words. "-That you haven't changed that thing yet."
"U-huh.." Naruto moaned "I should get that."
"Fuck no," Sasuke rammed himself faster and harder into the man bent down in front of him.
"What if it's wor-" Naruto ended with a growl. Everything after that was groans in Sasuke's name and unclear requests which drowned out the petty ringing device.
oOo
"The bastard doesn't answer. I guess we can take care of this one on our own tonight."

Sasuke couldn't recognize what day it was anymore, but when he opened his eyes one morning, he was back in his room and his brother was sitting at the corner of his bed. It felt like he had just been in between the smooth rhythms of ardor and like a light switch had been turned on back to his reality.
"The Konoha Police are tracking down Yukio from Iwagakure. I'm more than certain they won't succeed in capturing the roach, but they'll buy us some time and keep an eye out until father leaves again. As soon as he departs to Sunagakure we can take over the hunt."
"Itachi, I'm still half asleep. I'm not listening." Sasuke grouched. It was a universally known fact not to wake Sasuke from his sleep. Deidara had lost count of how many maids lost their jobs trying to wake the Uchiha brat. If Itachi wanted to face the wrath of his brother in the morning then so be it.
Itachi's face remained expressionless, he simply grabbed Sasuke's limp arm that peeked out of the black sheets and twisted it.
"Ah! You fucker!"
"Listen to me."
"I'm up! I'm up!" Sasuke growled, sprouting from his mountain of sheets and pillows.
Itachi examined the inflamed man next to him. Sasuke's hair put a pineapple to shame, it somewhat resembled Kakashi's but a little less tamed. The younger brother had dark circles making residence under his eyes. His eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep. He was aware that Sasuke didn't wake as a poised and angelic human masterpiece but Sasuke looked downright exhausted. Itachi didn't show it but Sasuke's appearance peeved him beyond belief. This was the first time he'd seen Sasuke quite some time and it didn't help any that his father had Itachi glued to him for the past few days.

"Yukio will be under the officer's supervision, so if you could stop fooling around when I send you out on a run, that would be great."
Sasuke only grunted.
"And about the showing tonight-"
"What showing?"
Itachi sighed. "Are you this big of an oaf?"
Sasuke in no mood to being insulted, swat Itachi's arm. "Are you this big of a bitch?"
Itachi had to remind himself that it wasn't the time to mess around with Sasuke, he had men waiting for him downstairs. He only stood with grace and walked over besides Sasuke's bed. "I will kick your sorry ass if you don't get your shit together, you little runt."

And before Sasuke could bloat, Itachi grabbed him by the chin and slapped his cheek twice with his free hand.

"Be ready for tonight."

She cleared her throat, straightened herself, and took a deep breath before knocking twice on the door. She couldn't stop shaking from the nerves but after that night when the gang had gone out looking for Yukio and Kiba was acting like she didn't exist, Hinata decided she wouldn't take another day of it. She would be strong, just like he taught her to be.
Kiba opened the door with a toothbrush in his mouth which went limp after seeing Hinata's expression. She looked angry. This was a face he hadn't seen since one of the academy instructors discriminated against her for being the only girl in the class during their physical training. She had landed his ass on the ground during a sparing session, and that had been the end of it.
"W-what are you doing here?" It was ironic that he was the one doing the stuttering now.
"You can't cut me out of your life!" Hinata let out, breathing heavily as the words exploded out of her mouth. Pale eyes threatened to water but kept a steady gaze on the brown orbs.
"I-" A toothbrush fell from his mouth. The Inuzuka was stupefied. Why would she think he would ever do that? Was he being this big of an ass to her? It hit him that he'd once promised himself to protect her from ever getting hurt, and to think now he was the one causing her so much distress.
oOo
"No! Say it with just one 'k'!"
"K-kiba-k-kun.." The seven-year old year forced. "I-I'm sorry! I'm s-s-orry!" She pleaded with eyes closed shut, holding in the tears which begged to pour out. Her eyes flew open and she looked up at the boy who had just placed his hand on top of her head. He smiled down at her and ruffled the short raven hair.
"One day, I'll get you to be a confident girl. You'll be so cool, you'll even be able to kick MY butt! But until then, don't be afraid to lean on me for help. Don't be scared of anything, because I'll be here right beside you!"
oOo
"I won't let you, Kiba-kun!"
The boy quickly recovered from his stupor. He didn't know why the memory came to him now. He hadn't thought about the day he made that promise for a long time, but the remembrance made the girl in front of him much more irresistible. His brows quickly furrowed in an earnest expression.

"I was never meant to. Nothing you will ever do would make me hate you or leave your side, I could never possibly do that..." The words came soft but adamant and sincere.

Kiba left behind the love-struck idiot he had been for the past few months and became the boy she knew from so long ago. He stepped closer to her and pulled her against his broad chest. He cradled her head and bowed his own to rest next to her in an intimate embrace.
"I'm sorry, Hinata." His voice was husky in her ears. She hadn't struggled away from his actions and only stood there stunned as Kiba wrapped his arms around her. Her cheeks burned red and she hid her face in her chest. She had hugged Kiba many times before but this was different, and she couldn't help the blood that was quickly flowing to her face. She wanted to question his apology but reveled in her best friend's scent instead. Hinata had started to worry Kiba would never talk to her again and now she felt secure in his arms. It was a sense of safety and reassurance that clarified that Kiba would never leave her alone.

Naruto's eye balls nearly fell out of their sockets when he noticed his flashing phone screen. He was currently surrounded by and having lunch with his friends in a diner near the police station. He looked at the vibrating device in serious deliberation.
'Sasha calling...'
Naruto knew it wouldn't be wise to answer the phone call, but why would he be getting called while he was at work? It must be important, an emergency, there was no better explanation for it.
oOo
A few days prior to the Uchiha Corporation's big night and Sasuke had brought a small bag with him to Naruto's home. Both men sat in the kitchen while Naruto boiled water for his ramen. Sasuke took out a box from the bag where a new black phone was neatly placed in. Naruto quickly questioned. Sasuke hadn't said a word, he only took Naruto's cell from his pocket and typed in a few digits. Naruto closed the space between them and noticed what Sasuke was doing.
S-a-s-
"Give it back," Sasuke ordered when Naruto instinctively yanked the device away from his hand.
"I can't have your name on my phone!"
"Are you brainless? Why do you think I got an extra one just for you?"
Ignoring the endearment the thought brought him, Naruto scowled at Sasuke. "You're the idiot that is half assing things. You can't have the name either."
Sasuke knew Naruto was right, but he wanted his name in Naruto's contacts for a reason he himself couldn't fathom.
"Hmm... Naruto rubbed his chin. "Sas- ha? Sasha!" He said looking down at his device once again.
"What?" Sasuke bit out sourly. Who is this Sasha? Is she from work? Does she like Naruto? Why hadn't he ever heard of her?
"I don't know a Sasha but a girl's name is easier explained if situation calls for it."
"You're placing me under Sasha?"
"You have any other suggestions?"
Sasuke bit his tongue. No matter how much it peeved him, Naruto had a point. And he knew he would rather be in Naruto's phone as a woman than to not be there at all.
oOo
Kiba's outburst startled Naruto and he glared at the boy next to him. "What! Who's Sasha? So you're sticking to rolling both ways, huh? Ata boy!" He guffawed, slapping the blond man hard on his back. "Wanting everything like always, eh?"
"Kiba, will you fuck off?" Naruto snapped, pushing the dog boy away from him.

He looked down at his phone again. He internally grunted. Fuck it, curiosity was eating him alive. "Hello?"
"Naruto."
"Yes, ma-a-am?" Naruto glanced over to his friends and smiled.
"You're coming to the party at my place tonight."
"What? What for? Are you fuuuc-….crazy?" 'Smile and nod.'
"It's for the new car design and announcement of expansion to six different villages. The whole world is attending, unclench."
"You're a crazy woman if you think I'm going to do that." Naruto shoved the eager eavesdropping Kiba away again.
"Do you want me to go over to your little bar and drag you out?"
"I'll see you tonight." Naruto quickly answered Sasuke and ended the call. Sasuke just got a kick out of getting them in dangerous situations, he was out of his mind! However, Naruto knew Sasuke would find a way to get him there which he didn't want to put to the test. Jiraiya had also suggested Naruto attend a few weeks ago, since many important officials of Konoha would be present. It was wise to start to get familiar with them. Being socially known by significant international officials was a bonus. That was when Jiraiya had talked differently to Naruto and stressed to him how important it was to be in good terms with the village's most important figures. Naruto somewhat understood what Jiraiya was trying to tell him now.
This night would be a disaster.
"I thought you only liked men." Sai came in and joined the others at their booth.
"Sai, for once, for once, think before you talk." Naruto whined.
"So what? Are you guys going to the Uchiha thing going on tonight? They're suppose to present a new type of car or some type of bull like that. The whole town is getting pretty hyped. Did you all notice the amount of outsiders coming in? Akamaru and I were part of the team greeting them at the entrance wall as they were driving in, sniffin' the shit out of their nice Uchiha-made vehicles."
"Huh... really?" Naruto murmured. Sasuke hadn't mentioned anything about it to him, but to be fair, they avoided talking about Sasuke's business life altogether. Naruto could only imagine what all of this meant for the Uchiha family. Just what was going on behind the curtains of this monkey show?
"I'm going with Hinata."
"Anything to see her in a dress, huh?"
"Shut up, Naruto. How about you? Are you going to go see your princess Uchiha?"
The blond chuckled a little too sarcastically. "I'll see you guys there."

The sun was beginning to set, casting a pink and orange hue across the sky. It was almost the end of their work shift but Hinata and Shikamaru were asked to patrol around where Yukio was last seen. They both noticed that Naruto's apartment was a couple building away. Hinata knew she shouldn't think much of that detail, but she couldn't help the eerie feeling that was forming in her stomach.
"I wonder if he's home already..." Hinata looked in the direction of Naruto's home.
"I think he's still out with Kiba and Sai." Shikamaru answered. He could read some sort of trouble in her expression and knew it had something to do with the man they were hunting. He wouldn't deny the thoughts that had been lingering in his head for the past few days. Things had been weird and even though he tried not to give much attention to them, they still went unnoticed.

"Let's go talk to the owner," Shikamaru said pointing at the small motel in front of them.
Both officers stepped out of the plain vehicle. In situations like these, they were asked to not use the marked police cars. They also wore casual clothing with coats that hid their weapons in the gun holsters they used. Causing the less commotion from villagers, the better.
Shikamaru opened the heavy white, aged door which rung with the bell above it, and Hinata followed behind him. The woman at the desk just barely hovered over the register. She wore very round glasses that rested at the very tip of her nose. Her gray hair was pinned up in a tight bun, and her dusty black eyes sunk in the wrinkled pale skin. She looked up at the new comers in suspicion.
Hinata scanned the small worn area. The walls were a mucky yellow and by the cobwebs on the corners of the ceiling, she could assume that the old woman took care of the business all on her own. A small television sat on the cabinet behind the front desk which was currently on the news channel. There was a small fan beside the appliance which barely blew out any air. The small room smelled of old and petrichor, it was a little suffocating but bearable.
The couple was different than her usual cliental. She was accustom to shady men and drunk women. Given her financial situation, she had no other choice but to accept it. She would occasionally get paid extra cash to keep her mouth shut about certain things she saw. The elder woman looked at both Shikamaru and Hinata with a questioning gaze. The woman looked like a princess stuck in ordinary clothing. Her hair was so long, healthy, and beautiful as well as her soft, smooth skin. She was definitely not from this neighborhood. Not to mention, the man gave an inferior aura beneath the bored eyes. He pulled the cig out of his mouth and walked towards her desk after a few seconds of observation. The woman turned behind her to face the wall where her room keys hung. "Room for two?"
"Not exactly" Shikamaru answered. "We have a few questions for you, it would be great if you could cooperate."
She slowly turned back to face the man, she could only assume was with the police. There wasn't anything in it for her if she answered truthfully, if she did and was known for having rat out one of her clients, she was sure she'd loose what little customers she had. "What is it?"
"A man by the name of Yukio was last seen entering this building. I can assume you don't keep track of your customers and if you do, you don't go far enough to check on their records." Hinata spoke evenly. "The chances of the man giving a fake name are very high therefore I'll ask, has an injured man come by here to rent a room? He stands about 6ft, fair skinned, bald, and has a black symboled tattoo on his neck?" Her pale eyes held the dusty ones in front of her. Hinata was more than half expecting the woman to lie, she held no merit in answering truthfully. If this place was known as a hideout then Shikamaru and Hinata's presence here would affect her if anything.
"Not that I remember."
Shikamaru sighed and spoke up. "I've noticed you have four keys missing, meaning four rooms are occupied at the moment. If you have six rooms per floor then why are three rooms being occupied in the first floor and one at the very end on the second? I'm sure if our man wants to remain hidden he'd ask to be away from others but close to the fire exit, is that so? He really should have thought about the arrangement of your keys."
"I told you-"
"Ma'am" Hinata stepped in, reminding Shikamaru of how serious and brave Hinata could become when on the job. "We won't ask again, but we will return with a search warrant if you'd prefer. The chances of us finding something illegal inside this place are high. Now if you can cooperate, I can guarantee you we will look the other way or we can do this the hard way in which you will be charged with many offenses, believe me."
Shikamaru internally cringed at Hinata's bluff but he had to admit the girl was good when the old woman's will was withering.
"He left this morning and has not returned. He was picked up by a black vehicle. That's all I know" she answered bitterly before turning away. "Now can you please leave? I have things to take care of."

Naruto dug deep within his closet for the unused suit he had not worn since the graduation party he and his friends had after completing their police academy.
"Aha!" The blond cheered pulling the tux out of the rack. He knew those types of events were too fancy for his taste but as Jiraiya had prodded, it was something he needed to get involved in.
He could not help contain his erratic heart beat. This would be the first time Sasuke and Naruto would be under the same roof with people around, important people at that. He had to admit he had no idea what to expect but there was one thing he kept reminding himself and that was to keep his self control. This night would be strictly for business.
Naruto fixed his bow tie before walking to his bathroom mirror. He studied his tux from every direction, making sure it was still in bearable shape. The fact that he'd grown did not go unnoticed, the clothing was tighter than before but was still presentable. Deciding that had earned enough attention, he looked at his watch and noted the time. How would he always manage to run short on time? He questioned, ignoring the fact that he always procrastinated leaving no more than twenty minutes for him to ever get ready. Naruto grabbed a brush and combed his wild hair to the side before grabbing his gel bottle and squirting some in his hand. He spread it on his hair to help tame the blond locks. Naruto thought of all this as a peeve, he didn't give a rat's ass about how rich snobs saw him but he did want to make Jiraiya look good. It was like a burning need to make the man proud. The blond bathed himself in cologne and as he was about to put the bottle back on his bathroom cabinet, his eyes drilled in on the toothbrush that rested next to his own. Sasuke had begun bringing personal belongings with him and had slowly started leaving trails of himself in Naruto's apartment. The blond didn't mind, but that wasn't the direction their relationship should be going. Their agreement relied on keeping their relation so hidden that there should be absolutely no trace. Naruto had so many cover stories for the noted marking on his body when his coworkers asked that he was sure by this point his tales weren't connecting. Blond brows furrowed as he stared down at the defenseless object. He hated taking small steps further with Sasuke because it just made him think of the future. What kind of future would they have really? It was all a dead end. He knew neither of them were walking away from their relationship anytime soon so he couldn't find any other answer other than they'd end up hating each other. Naruto knew himself. He knew that soon enough he'd get frustrated with the hiding. Naruto was aware he loved the man and he wanted to be with him, share the world and his life with him. Having Sasuke only in the confines of his apartment was bound to drive him batshit crazy. Perhaps they could find a way to be with one another? Maybe move? No, they both had responsibilities. Which really surfaced the burning fact that Naruto would be the biggest hypocrite to ever exist. He felt like garbage when he pictured himself being the chief of police while dating a delinquent. Even though the very notion was what made his blood curl and his veins throb with ardor, he knew deep in his heart he wouldn't live with it. Being chief meant no more Sasuke. All these serious issues they had failed to talk about during the weeks they'd spent together. They seemed like petty things to discuss this early but they were far more important than they permitted themselves to believe. The more they failed to talk about them, the stronger the wall they were building between them would become. It would be a wall so hard to tear down and would lead them both to their downfall. Naruto hated how his chest burned and his throat tightened at the thought of leaving the man that brought him so much emotion. Would either of them be willing to sacrifice everything for the other?
Naruto took the white toothbrush in his hand. He could tell Sasuke picked it up from a convenient store by the quality of it. A small curve of his lips escaped him before he placed it down on the counter. He'd definitely talk to Sasuke about everything tonight. It was something that needed to be done before it was too late.

Naruto squawked.
It was his first time entering the tall gates of the Uchiha property. Boy were these bastards rich.

Naruto stared in awe out his window as he drove deeper inside the driveway. He followed the trail of cars that were being directed by servants on the side of the path. Damnit, no wonder the bastard was so bratty. The small notion of why Sasuke ever laid eyes on him popped in his head. He hated that it made him smile when he thought about it.

'What the hell!' He internally whined when he realized he was basically insulting his own self in the questioning. He was no different. Sasuke was damn lucky.
Stopping his thoughts from going any further, the line of vehicles was broken off in front of him to the left side, leaving the right completely blocked off. The blond continued to revel in the atmosphere while he waited. The nature surrounding them was absolutely beautiful, Naruto couldn't help feel a little jealous of living in a place like this.
The cars ahead finally began to come to a halt.
"Good Evening, officer. We're taking the vehicles from here to take to our parking area but-"
"That's right, this is a squad car and can't be driven by anyone else but me," Naruto smiled up at the tall man with the pencil mustache. He was dressed entirely in white. The only thing of color were the words that wrote out his name which were embroidered in his suit.

"Ping" it said.
"Go ahead and follow the front car. There will be an escort waiting to assist you on your way back to the mansion. I apologize for the inconvenience." The man bowed.
A blond brow quirked. He'd never in his life been spoken to with so much respect and supremacy, which said a lot given the fact that he was a cop.

"It's all right, thank you sir!" Naruto mimicked a solute and drove ahead. Through his mirror he noted the man turn and speak into inside his collar as if speaking to someone through a mic. 'Huh...'

Sasuke ventured to put on an attentive facade as men from all over the world conversed around him. He hated that he was trying so hard to avert his eyes from wondering off and looking for a blond splotch in the midst of commotion ever few seconds. He nodded at the speaking man and sipped some of the refined red wine from the glass in his hand. Truth be told, for the past fifteen minutes he hadn't paid a drop of attention, and Deidara had run off god knows where, so there really was no saving him.
"Hopefully next time my son will have the chance to join us on our next visit to the Land of Fire. He's about your age and I'm more than positive you two would get along. He is intelligent, assertive, and an excellent young man. He could learn a lot from you." The tan man with the dirty blond hair spoke. If Sasuke's memory was intact, this was the person from Sunagakure, his father had talked about him one day after their trip, mentioning that he was as arrogant as can be but a good and loyal business partner.
Stopping him from thinking any further on the subject, Sasuke spotted an open-mouthed dork with hair as bright as the sun, outside the mansion. The wide bay windows were open, letting the white transparent curtains dance with the evening wind. Sasuke's gaze followed the bits of Naruto that became visible through the flowing silky drapes. Since he'd stepped foot outside and noticed the way the mansion was adorned, Sasuke had chosen to stand near the entrance for this very purpose. His vision followed the cop down three windows before he disappeared to the main entrance section.
"Excuse me, gentlemen" Sasuke almost mumbled, bowed down at the men, and left before his actions could raise any further questions. If either his father or Itachi would had seen his behaviour, he probably would have been disowned and he most likely had seemed a bit rude, but he couldn't find a reason to care. From the peeks of Naruto he'd taken as the blond walked down the front of his home, he'd seen the man's eyes filled with awe. He looked idiotic but it was one of those things Sasuke hated to admit he found endearing. Naruto's appearance didn't go unnoticed either. Sasuke walked passed one of their living rooms and caught a full sight of Naruto just as he entered his residence for the first time. It was embarrassing how his heart raced and his insides came to life with a shock of energy. Sasuke didn't even notice his eyes slightly widen and his lips part in admiration. The whole room seemed to brighten up just with the mere presence of this man. This foreign feeling was something Sasuke had never felt with anyone and he really didn't want to try and brand the emotion because if he did, he knew that incident with Naruto in the shower would resurface.
Naruto couldn't believe a place like this existed. His mouth had dropped when he had finally reached the Uchiha mansion. It was huge. His presence felt even smaller as he took in the environment. Naruto swore that even the air he was breathing felt expensive. His brain had a minor relapse and questioned how the hell the Uchihas afforded all of this, but it all came screaming back to him seconds later. If he thought about it, the Uchiha business had been going on way before Sasuke's family became head of everythin, and they expanded their business past vehicles, so he'd read. But still this place was like a dream. It probably wasn't a very big deal to anyone but for an orphan kid who spent his childhood in slums, this was in fact, a big deal. Naruto had never even seen a chandelier in his life and this place had one in every room, it seemed. There was a small detail bothering Naruto, perhaps it wasn't as big as he was making it out to be, or perhaps their was an explanation to it, but there was absolutely no pictures. No pictures of the Uchiha family on big vacations, no family portraits. His house was littered with them, and this mansion seemed more adamant in decorating with everything but photos. Naruto thought of the way Sasuke was, the way his mood went dark when his childhood or family was mentioned. Maybe pictures were taken down for their privacy during this event, maybe their offices, bedrooms, and such were covered in them. A big part of Naruto knew that wasn't the case. He knew it because of the way Sasuke's expression happily softened when being given one of the sloppiest homemade meals done by the great Uzumaki himself. The way Sasuke scowled as Naruto took a picture of them when they lay on their living room floor, the slight curve of his lips did not go unseen by the blonde. Many small things told Naruto, that there was probably no family portraits, or pictures of them in this house except those of newspaper and magazines.
The blond hadn't taken into noticing the amount of people all around due to his wonderment, and he also wasn't aware that he had walked inside and that the escort leading him in had disappeared. He was currently standing in the middle of an area that branched out into many other rooms and had a royally massive staircase right in front of him. Naruto looked around wide eyed at the unfamiliar faces. He had to squash down that part of him inside that felt small and unimportant. He needed to converse and be known if he wanted to be the chief of this village. It heavily plagued his thoughts that there was a very different world that Naruto had never been a part of. How exactly was he planning to run the force if he didn't know every part of his village? The blond gulped back his uneasiness and opened his eyes with a bit more determination behind them. He could do this!
With his chest puffed out like a peacock and an overstated smile, Naruto began to walk towards a crowd of guests, but was pulled out of sight by an unidentified arm.

Naruto blinked a few times before his brain adjusted to what had just happened and as well to the dark. If it were any other time he would have taken action into being handled the way he had, but his mind was everywhere. He looked around slightly panicked, it seemed to be a supply closet and by the familiar duck butt silhouette in front of him he quickly understood the situation.
"Bastard! What the hell is wrong with you? You just like making things dangerous, don't you?" Naruto hissed. He felt Sasuke's body press up against him, along with his hands which began to roam his entire body. That enough sent his heart racing.
Sasuke smirked at Naruto's spasm when he cupped the blond's buttocks. "Do you have any idea how fucking sexy you look in a tux?"
"Someone is going to hear us, or better yet, see us." Naruto ignored Sasuke's suggestive remark. He turned his face away from Sasuke, he had promised he'd be serious tonight but the hands, the heat, the contact was demolishing his will power. He clenched his fists and closed his eyes shut, desperately trying to find some control over his mind and body. Naruto gravely attempted to shut out his senses but the familiar smell of Sasuke was enough to pull at his desires. The roaming fingers that ran delicately and smoothly down his abdomen had his teeth sinking down in his bottom lip. And the bastard's lips ghosting over his ear caused him to breath out loudly and quivery. Sasuke was so addicting, it was destructive and obscene.
"You know that it's wrong to do it. People are passing by this closet this very moment and the thought that we're in here has your entire body begging to be taken." Sasuke's words were low and inviting, Naruto couldn't suppress the shudder that escaped him. He wanted to moan, but was lucky enough to suppress it.
'Fuck!' Naruto felt his blood rushing to all the wrong places. He practically heard Sasuke smirk and knew he felt his response against his own hardening erection. "Sasuke, have some self control." Naruto breathed out. 'Please for the both of us' he mentally added.
Sasuke lightly bit Naruto's earlobe before pulling back. "If that is what you want." He leaned back against the wall facing Naruto. From the little light coming from the creaks of the door, he could tell the effort Naruto was putting into controlling himself. Sasuke was greatly pleased with the way Naruto's eyes flew open when Sasuke voiced his surrender. He knew Naruto was expecting Sasuke to continue. He had done his part, now it was Naruto's turn to take initiative and by the look on the man's eyes, Sasuke knew his plan was going to be quite successful.
Naruto was a little in shock at first. He hadn't expected Sasuke to comply for once. It was odd and he had to admit mildly (very) disappointing that the Uchiha stopped. He fixed his clothing a little too aggressively and walked forward to the door, he wasn't about to start turning back on his word. Before his fingers touched the doorknob, he halted. A little 'hello kiss' didn't hurt anyone... right? Naruto turned back and closed the space between him and Sasuke, now that his eyes had adapted to the dark room, he could see Sasuke's expression better. The Uchiha's face was impassive but his eyes couldn't fool Naruto.
"It is what I want." Naruto answered. "I need to talk to you later tonight, though." He noticed curiosity flicker in the raven's facade before it completely disappeared once again.
"About what?"
"It'll have to wait until later. Right now I have to go show off my charm." Sasuke snorted and Naruto quietly slammed both his hands against the wall and in between Sasuke's head. There was a slight reaction to Sasuke's face again which didn't go unnoticed by Naruto, and he smirked at the Uchiha.
Sasuke purposely backed away, pushing himself hard against the wall behind him. If Naruto thought he would fall easily for his games, he had another thing coming. "You were leaving, idiot." Sasuke mumbled as Naruto neared against him even more.
Naruto's lascivious smirk was replaced with a wholehearted half smile. He could feel Sasuke's heart beat beating faster than his own and even through the poor lighting, Naruto could see the slightest tenseness in Sasuke's face. The blond was laughing warmly inside at the realization that Naruto made him nervous. Sasuke was so accustomed to being the aggressive one that Naruto was sure he had never been in the position where someone took control over a situation. The Uchiha's body reacting to the simple closeness and position had brought Naruto's heart to weigh heavy in his chest. His gaze softened and he closed the space between their lips, brushing his fingertips down Sasuke's rigid jaw. Naruto felt Sasuke swallow and he closed his eyes before coming into contact with Sasuke's lips ever so lightly. He could feel the heat coming from Sasuke's face and was quite disappointed he couldn't see the flushed Sasuke. The blond used his free hand to grip on to Sasuke's waist, and boldly pulled Sasuke against him before smirking and kissing Sasuke more intently.
He shouldn't have challenged Sasuke, nor himself because he couldn't ever bring himself to stop. Not entirely because he was drunk on lust, but because his heart was aching. Naruto didn't exactly know the exact reason behind it but simple touches, kisses, and endeavors brought him to fall deeper in love. Every new discovery was like a treasure that indulged his greedy heart. He loved him, he loved him so much. He didn't know how to let go anymore. He didn't know what it felt like to be alone anymore. A world without Sasuke seemed so intoxicatingly empty.
Sasuke pushed himself off the wall and challenged the blonde's dominance. As always, the energy between both of them initiated strong and fast, there was no ceasing now. Eager hands, desperate kisses, and low grunts enveloped the room.
The situation made it's way through Naruto's mind and he remembered that they weren't in his home, they were at Sasuke's which was currently filled with hundreds of people at the moment. "Goddamnit. You drive me crazy, do you know that?" Naruto breathed out as the Uchiha loosened his belt and unbuttoned his pants. "You're annoying, a stuck-up bastard, a bratty princess that always gets what he wants." The words were heavy and invigorating with every kiss that was placed lower down on Naruto's abdomen. "You're selfish, inconsiderate..." The insults continued as did Sasuke's lips.
"So?" Sasuke whispered before pulling Naruto's pants down along with Naruto's boxers.
The blond moaned when his erection was freed from its confines. The fresh air was soon contrasted with the hot breath ghosting over the head.

"So..." Naruto breathed out. "Why am I so fucking into you?"
Sasuke opened his lips and surrounded the veiny organ with his mouth.
"F-fuck..." Naruto's hand grabbed on to whatever he could reach. Gripping on hard to the cabinets as he tried to keep himself from making any more noise. His head fell back as the mouth worked faster, and he couldn't help grip at the black hair abruptly. He looked down at Sasuke, but could only see the bobbing of his head and the succulent sounds of his dick getting sucked. Sasuke moaned when Naruto felt his head deep in Sasuke's throat, and the blond's mouth fell open in a soundless moan before he exhaled loudly. It felt upright amazing and Naruto felt his balls swelling and his abdomen contracting.
Naruto could hear people standing and conversing on the other side of the door and desperation amplified. Damnit to hell, one day he'd have the glory of finishing inside that cocky mouth of Sasuke. He pulled the Uchiha up on his feet and pushed him against the far wall from the door. Naruto's hand sought out for Sasuke's belt but found the raven's own hard member instead. He was quickly stuck between disappointment and arousal at the very idea that Sasuke had been touching himself while he was fucking him with his mouth. Irritation came when he realized he missed Sasuke doing such a thing.
To both their horror, the doorknob fidgeted before it was turned, and light illuminated the room.
"U-UH?" The maid's face almost detonated.
Sasuke quickly pulled her into the room before the situation got any worse. She landed between both men and Naruto felt the woman go limp, but his mind had gone off the handle and there was no stopping him. He dressed as fast as he could and tripped out of the room, stealing the attention of Fugaku and Jiraiya which were conversing by the stairway.
Naruto was surprised he didn't have a heart attack, but he quickly bowed down to both men, surpassing the 90 degree angle and breathed. He was anxiously trying to get his body under control. He wondered if the men had heard anything but they hadn't seemed to notice the flying maid either so he decided he was safe from that. Naruto swallowed before standing back up and smiled at the men.
"Good evening, Chief, Mr. Uchiha."
"Uzumaki!" Jiraiya exclaimed after realizing who it was. He ignored the fact that Naruto looked flushed like he had just had sex and smiled at the boy.
"How are you, sir?"
"Great. I'm glad to see you. There's a lot of people I want you to meet. Fugaku!" The man turned to the Uchiha next to him with such affability.

"This is the boy I've been speaking to you about. He is the one I plan on entrusting my police force to."
"I see." Fugaku scanned the man. He was not impressed.
Naruto bowed again, his adrenaline pumping again with the mere mention of Jiraiya's honorable words, and because of who he standing in front of.

"I can't wait to see what new things you have in store for us." The blond knew that he hadn't made a good impression, and he cursed Sasuke and swore to leave him blue the next time. Not that he gave a rat's ass what a crook like Fugaku thought about him but well... 'Ugh!' Naruto exploded inside his mind. He hated that he was somewhat intimidated and that he did actually care to be seen as a man with power under the Uchiha's eyes. His eyes returned more phlegmatic and he shook Fugaku's stern hand. 'This guy can kiss my ass,' he decided, breaking down every last bit of intimidation.

By the time Naruto realized that that was the last thing he should have done, it had been too late. His hands had previously been in very bad places and now he was sure he was going to hell. He would never be the same again.
After vigilant manipulation from his part, Naruto managed to get the men away from the closet in order for Sasuke to slip out. Having heard the voices disappear into the commotion outside, the raven's head peeked out of the closet to make sure the coast was clear. He smoothly stepped out, his tie was misshaped and his shirt buttons weren't aligned correctly. He had combed down his hair which did no help at all, he still looked like he just come out of getting his hair teased.
The closet door closed, leaving a passed out maid behind.
Itachi caught a glimpse of Sasuke, and if he had a gun he swore he would shoot Sasuke's fucking toe. He fluidly approached Sasuke, and stealthily gripped his arm with dangerous force. He made sure to use a tone both menacing and so soft no one around would hear.

"You shameless idiotic brat, get the fuck out of my face. Go fix yourself before I convince father to disown you."
Sasuke's, still sexually high, followed Itachi's orders with no recognition of his brother's anger. He didn't notice Itachi call someone on his phone, and soon after a man entered the supply closet before resurfacing again and locking the door.

"Ah! Sasuke, I want you to meet these two important officers." Fugaku's voice wasn't loud but still stood out from the rest, and Naruto was still trying to figure out how the hell he did it. "When you and Itachi take over our company, I'm sure you will be working with Mr. Uzumaki quite often. By what I've heard, Mr. Uzumaki has the position for head of our Konoha police force at the palm of his hand." Fugaku stated.
To anyone, the Uchiha was just introducing Sasuke to Naruto in an unthreatening tone, but Sasuke knew that was not the case. In translation, his father had said: this is Naruto, the man you will buy and corrupt.

Sasuke had returned to the party, well groomed and level headed. When Fugaku had stolen Sasuke's attention, he had to fight back his surprise when he noticed Naruto surrounded by so many important men. Even the fucker from Sunagakure was there. Sasuke was around these assholes many times, but today they all looked exceptionally threatening and Sasuke didn't like it. Perhaps it was the way they were all dogged around Naruto, eyeing the man who would either join them or be left in the streets without a single penny.
Sasuke looked at Naruto's face and his expression seemed undeniably forced. His eyes looked almost as if they were on fire. He wondered if Naruto could read through his father's words.
"Officer Uzumaki, the youngest heir of the Uchiha Corporation."
It really pissed him the fuck off how Fugaku failed to introduce Sasuke as his son. Both times Fugaku had referred to him, the precious company reference followed after. Naruto hoped his strained smile wasn't apparent, but when he turned to meet Sasuke's eyes, anger shot out like a bat out of hell. Filthy, knowing smirks were exchanged which no one would be able to read but each other. Tinted hands were met, heat and energy emitting by the simple touch. Hearts racing, adrenaline pumping.

Naruto couldn't quite name it, but something about the situation had his body screaming and by the way Sasuke gulped, he knew he was feeling it too. The corruptness surrounding them looked childlike next to a secret only Naruto and Sasuke knew. Deceiving the deceiver was excruciatingly delicious. The need, the want was blinding, it took Naruto's godlike will to break free from Sasuke's hand.
Sasuke was stupefied by the mere intensity a simple handshake had given him. His body was humming again, it was so powerful he was sure sweat was embellishing his temples. His mind, miles behind, finally registered Fugaku's words. 'Mr. Uzumaki has the position for head of our Konoha police force at the palm of his hand.'

He needed to vomit.

His lunch and dinner rushing to come out of him. There was no tip toeing around it anymore, not now: he loved Naruto. He hated that his was how he'd finally come to his resolve. It wasn't a nice heartwarming fairy tale moment where simple actions brought forth the words so naturally. Perhaps that's how the feeling emerged, but merely knowing them and accepting those emotions was an entirety in its own. It took the man he despised the most to remind him who Naruto was and what his ambitions were, to finally realize he was in love. And the idea that the recognition had his world spinning, and his stomach turning didn't help his panic. He needed to get away from there, take off the intoxicating suit, he needed to scream until his voice gave out. He had to destroy this love, destroy it before it destroyed Naruto. It fucking terrified him. Self sacrifice, a world without Naruto, Naruto's happiness, all kinds of things were going through him leaving him weak and ready to collapse. He was always a selfish man, why couldn't he be selfish now? There was no happy ending out of this, he knew. It was completely foolish of him to ever consider Naruto as a silver-lining. Sasuke wouldn't lie anymore, he was aware the minute his eyes met Naruto's that he would be getting himself into something disastrous, yet he went with it anyway, chasing Naruto like a bad dream. As Naruto's attention was taken by the Chief of police, Sasuke stole a glance of his Naruto. He had only come to the blond to complicate his life. Naruto had given him a chance to run away, hell, he'd practically begged him to be strong for the both of them and walk out. He had always been a self-centered piece of shit but he knew now he was ready. He was finally ready. Loving Naruto made him a man, perhaps that was why life put the sunshine in his eyes. Naruto gained nothing out of this but life was shitty to good people. Sasuke laughed bitterly in his head.
It was time. Time to let go.
"Excuse me," Sasuke mumbled before covering his mouth to hold his stomach in before he made an unpleasant scene. He saw the Inuzuka officer as the rest of Naruto's friends from his peripheral, and his pace quickened away from the party.

Naruto hadn't seen Sasuke after their introduction, he fought himself long and strong to not go out looking for him. Sasuke had mumbled something and run off, and it took everything not to show too much concern in front of the others. It was probably nothing serious. A boner probably? That thought both kept him wanting to go seek him out yet made him stay away at the same time.
Driving away from the mansion, his mind led him to all the new faces he met and would come to know more of. He could read their ominous looks, and he challenged them. He knew he had a long road ahead of him. After tonight, Naruto knew more than ever that his dream was rock solid.
Naruto looked at his mirror, road empty and dark for the exception of headlights behind him. From all his jumbled thoughts, he had refused to acknowledge the following car for several minutes already. Blond brows furrowed, slowly picking up his speed and reaching down for his cellphone.
"Yeah?"
Trying to ignore Sasuke's alarming tone of voice for now, Naruto continued. "Sasuke, by any chance are you-?
There was a loud screeching noise and a loud thud as if the device was dropped.

"Naruto?" Sasuke's tone was rising with suspicion. With no answer, he pressed the phone harder against his ear, trying to listen for any other noise that would indicate that perhaps the call lost signal. But to put his mind in dismay, he heard the creaking of a door, very distant groaning, and a lot of static. The static became loud before it cleared up, as if someone found the cellphone and ended the call.
Sasuke stared blankly at his bathroom wall for a few seconds. Fear, anger, and knowingness ironically easing his stomach. He flushed the toilet, stood from his knees, and grabbed his coat.

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