Inbred

It's the return of the long chapters, there's no summary this time but you might actually want to read this one all the way through. No NC-17 stuff but there is petting, flirting and a pervy Naruto.


Chapter 12

Sasuke sighed and leaned back against the smooth rock, he hadn't relaxed like this in ages. A languid smile crept across his face and he put his towel atop his head. There was a disturbance in the water and Sasuke lazily opened one eye to look at the blond who was attempting to do the doggie-paddle.

"Oi, dobe don't do that, you'll upset the other clients." Or rather, client. The only other person sharing the pool of water was an elderly gentleman and if it wasn't for the occasional rise and fall of his chest the three would have presumed he was dead.

Sasuke drew his one-eyed gaze to the other boy that sat in a corner a few feet away from him. He looked very uncomfortable and kept his head low, his hair forming a dark curtain around his upper body. He was surprised the Hyuga had caved into Naruto's pleas and joined them.

Hyuga didn't like public baths and he had a very good reason. Sasuke knew that reason and it wasn't his intention to have the Hyuga join them but Naruto insisted, saying something about 'male-bonding' and 'what was he afraid of'. Sasuke was about to tell Naruto to drop it but the Hyuga agreed albeit reluctantly. Naruto didn't know his reason for being adverse to the idea but he had promised Sasuke he'd try to get along with the moron and it was only going to be this once, he could survive this. Neji let the other boys change first and assured them he'd be out shortly.

Naruto was too excited to joke about the Hyuga's modesty and he wondered if he was ashamed that his dick was too small or something. 'That would explain his high-and-mighty attitude,' thought the blond. 'He was obviously compensating for something'.

Best friends made their way out to the onsen and had already settled in by the time Neji appeared at the sliding doors. Sasuke's breath caught in his throat. He hadn't seen Neji fully-undressed for a long time and looking at him now only fed the growing hunger in his loins. Hyuga was terribly embarrassed, that went without saying, especially considering his 'situation'. He kept his head low and was nervously nibbling on one thumb while his other hand clutched the towel firmly across his stomach. The towel around his waist was not hanging dangerously low on his hips like the other men, instead he had it clutched just below his navel, unfortunately it didn't hide the thing that Naruto noticed immediately about him.

He had an hour-glass figure.

Okay, okay it wasn't THAT defined but while most men's waists were straight as a board, Neji's was pinched in at the sides, very subtley and it wasn't that effeminate but it WAS noticeable. From where Naruto was sitting, if he squinted, the Hyuga looked like a chick, a really tall, really flat-chested chick.

When Neji saw that they were not the only ones sharing the onsen he had wanted to head back inside but he chastised himself for his cowardly behaviour and hurriedly made his way into an empty corner. Naruto was his usual bundle of energy and kept goofing around: trying to hold his breath under the water, laying afloat and making many failed attempts at swimming. His antics didn't seem to disturb the elderly bather so Sasuke allowed him this liberty as well. However, it made Neji very uneasy and he was annoyed when Naruto kept splashing water in his direction. He'd wanted to throttle the immature, little brat but he restrained himself because he didn't want Naruto anywhere near him and he was much too vulnerable to get into a fight right now. It was only when Sasuke noticed Neji's discomfort did he reign in Uzumaki's shenanigans.

Naruto muttered something about him being a spoil-sport before getting out of the pool of water and disappearing behind a group of trees by the wooden fence. Neji sighed with relief when he left and shifted his position slightly.

Sasuke pushed himself off the rock he had been reclining against and made his way over to Neji who apparently hadn't noticed him, he had moved stealthily, like some aquatic predator approaching its prey. "You okay?" he asked, startling the other man who snapped around to look at Sasuke. Their faces were now dangerously close together.

"U-Uchiha?" Neji glanced over at the elderly gentleman through the corner of his eye, who still appeared to be asleep, then looked around for Naruto who was now nowhere in sight. "Y-yeah, I'm fine."

Sasuke studied his features for a good minute before lifting one hand to cup Hyuga's face. He was far too beautiful. His usually pale face was now a rose-tinted pink, his eyes, which were drawn in angry slits most of the time were wide open, framed by thick, black lashes. His lips were moist and parted slightly as his breath came in nervous, shuddering gasps. He looked like a virgin who was just about to be taken for the first time and Sasuke wanted to take him, NOW.

"Uchi-ha, wh-what are you doing?" he stiffened as he saw the man in question bring his face even closer to his but before their lips could make contact, Neji managed to turn his head away. Sasuke missed his intended target but that didn't stop the adamant Uchiha who started to rain little kisses along Neji's cheek instead. The boy shivered at the interaction and brought up a shaking hand to rest on Uchiha's shoulder, but he didn't push him away.

"Uchiha, stop," he whispered the terse command not wanting to awaken the old man to this sight.

"Mmph," came the muffled reply as Sasuke lapped his tongue across a soft cheek-bone before making his way to 'spot number eight'.

"Don't...Sss-" he hissed when a firm, warm tongue flicked his ear-lobe to pull it into a wet and hungry mouth.

Was he crazy? Sasuke was never one for public displays of affection and neither was Neji so he was confused as to why the younger man was molesting him in front of another PERSON in a public BATH, but even more distraught at the fact that he was ALLOWING the Uchiha to do so.

He could have made Uchiha stop, he could have protested, he could have pushed him away, he knew the Uchiha wouldn't force him, but he did neither of those things.

"Open your legs," came the heated command and Neji felt a hand squeeze his knee to reinforce the request.

"Nnh," was the groaned protest but Neji parted his legs just the same.

The bold man flicked his tongue across the rim of his ear before trailing little nibbles down his neck even as his fingers slid along a smooth thigh beneath the water's surface.

"Uchi-Uchiha, wait...there's...there's someone-" he couldn't finish his sentence because just then a violent shudder shook his body as Sasuke had made his way to his collar bone to drink the condensation that had pooled in it's hollow.

"Then you'll just have to keep quiet, ne?" and he playfully pinched his thigh.

"Ahhhn!"

Sasuke frowned, Neji had lost his self-control too easily. "Dammit, Hyuga I said-"

There was a series of screams coming from within the adjacent female bath and a certain blond was now running from nowhere back towards the other men. Neji pushed himself away from Sasuke, but lost his balance and fell backwards into the water. Sasuke turned to glare at the blond and for the second time, wanted to kill him for the interruption but when he spotted the camera in Naruto's hand Sasuke saw red.

The old man in the far corner remained asleep.

***

Naruto tested the bump at the back of his head and winced at the pain that shot along his spine.

"Oww, Sasukee," he whined. "You didn't have to hit that hard."

"You deserve it you moron," snapped Neji who was now fully dressed and fully composed, regaining his confident and regal air. "You shouldn't have been taking pictures you little hentai."

"I would have gotten away with it," he shot back. "But...I forgot to turn off the flash," his voice dropped and he looked disappointed in himself, suddenly feeling like an amateur.

Sasuke was walking in the front of the group and didn't look back even as the two behind him got into an argument. He knew that if he looked at Naruto's face again he was going to punch him...harder, but not just because he had ruined his little make-out session but because the perverted, little freak was trying to take pictures of the girls in the other bath through a knot-hole he found hidden in the fence behind some tall grass. Sasuke had jumped out of the water and immediately pounded the baka.

Taking responsibility for him getting into a fight in public was one thing but taking responsibility for him taking pictures of naked women was something completely different. Before the owners of the bath house could come to investigate all three boys rushed back inside, dressed hurriedly and high-tailed it out of there. He supposed the elderly gentleman was going to take the blame but Sasuke couldn't care less at this point.

"Don't you scold me, Hyuga, you're not my mother!"

"Then stop acting like a child, Uzumaki!"

Sasuke shook his head and looked up to the Heavens. Why him?

This went on for five, six, seven blocks before Uchiha had had enough. He stopped suddenly and turned to give his companions the most icy glare he could muster. They shut up immediately and as if remembering their promise muttered an apology to each other. With that over with Sasuke resumed his trek with the two brats in tow. Naruto stuck his tongue out at Hyuga while Hyuga flipped him the bird.

"Dammit, Hyuga you're such a piece of filth."

"And you're a dirty little pervert, Uzumaki."

"Two, please," Sasuke said to the roadside vendor and paid for the confections before turning back to the two who had started a fresh, new argument. He shoved both of the desserts at the warriors before commanding in a flat and stern voice which was a few octaves lower than usual. "Eat!"

He figured that if they had something in their mouths then they wouldn't have time to argue. 'Heh, you'd like to put a certain little 'something' in Hyuga's mouth wouldn't you'? And Sasuke berated himself for having the perverted thought. He wondered if his brain was already starting to warp from hanging around Uzumaki in one short week.

Hyuga looked at the iced-candy with a stupified expression on his face while Naruto's eyes lit up and he hungrily attacked the rainbow-coloured sweet.

The boy had the attention span of a wet sponge. Neji rolled his eyes and began to lick at the treat Sasuke offered to him. He noticed the benefactor had his gaze affixed to him and Neji smiled wickedly. He pressed the tip of the sweet against his lips, the mixture of his saliva and ice leaving a blue stain against his lips. Neji opened his mouth to reveal his pink tongue which he used to lick the candy from the base to it's tip in a slow and sultry manner all the time keeping his hooded gaze locked with the Uchiha's smoky one. In one smooth motion he slipped the entire head into his mouth and sucked eagerly, his cheeks concaving with the suction.

"This is great Sasuke," piqued up the blond next to him who was now half-way through his.

"Mmm hmm," Neji moaned. "It's very good."

Sasuke worked his throat. He was probably getting back at him for what he did in the onsen, but between the sexual tension he was feeling towards Neji and the fury he felt towards Naruto he wondered why he hadn't snapped yet. Sasuke had a temper and while both men were working his very LAST nerve he was amazed that he had remained relatively calm this whole time, but he knew that when they got back to their dorm Sasuke was going to shoot Naruto in the head then rape Neji over the blond's bloodied corpse.

Suddenly Naruto took off into a sprint and dropped his unfinished snack to the pavement. What the hell was that boy's problem now? Forget waiting until they got back, Sasuke was going to shoot him now...then take Neji in an alley or something...

Naruto plowed his way through the throng of people uttering apologies as he zigged-zagged through women with shopping bags and men with briefcases. He had seen her. He was sure it was her because he recognized her jacket, boots and leggings even though she was wearing a different blouse and skirt. He didn't want to alert her to his presence just in case she was going to run off again so he approached as quickly and as silently as he could.

"Gotcha!" he yelled as he grabbed her arm tightly.

She gasped and turned to look up at him in fear, she tried to pull away but his grip was too firm. When she realized he wasn't going to relenquish his hold she stopped struggling and bowed her head, brining her other hand up to her face and bit her index finger.

"Eh, sorry, I didn't mean to scare you like that," he apologized and released her arm. She looked up at him shyly but didn't run away. Naruto's breath hitched in his throat as he was captivated by her beauty once again and for a second forgot why he had almost mowed over a group of people in his haste to reach her.

"You dropped something," he suddenly remembered as he began to frantically search his pockets for the extravagant comb, his expression grim when he realized he didn't have it on his person.

Shit! He had left it at home.

"Umm, this is awkward," came the embarrassed chuckle. He was just about to suggest they meet again someplace but Sasuke's voice roaring his name made him turn to face the man who had just appeared around the corner and was jogging over to him. Naruto waved to his friend to alert the man to his position but by the time he turned around the girl had already took off and was running through the crowd of people easily slipping away just like last time.

Fuck and double fuck!

"Gah, Sasuke you scared her off," he yelled at his friend who had now reached his side, slightly winded from the sprint and his steadily increasing rage.

Sasuke looked to see if he could spot the girl in question but she was long gone. He was curious about this female Naruto kept going on about, the one he had saved that day at the airport.

"What's going on?" Neji had finally caught up with Sasuke, his iced-candy forgotten on the side-walk along with Naruto's. The Hyuga wasn't a litterbug but he was too concerned to care at that moment.

Sasuke shook his head and turned to the boy who had just arrived. "Naruto's 'mystery-lady'," he said on a sigh.

"Oh!" was all the Hyuga managed as he looked at the boy's dejected expression as he stared off into the horizon where the girl had disappeared.

"Umm, sorry" was Sasuke's apology and he rubbed the back of his neck feeling guilty for interrupting Naruto's chance to score. 'Well at least now the dobe knows how I feel' he thought.

"Ah it's okay, I'll probably see her again," he reassured that statement with a fake smile because deep inside his heart he didn't feel that confident.

***

Sasuke had stopped to talk to Neji outside Hyuga's room so Naruto made his way into the empty apartment and immediately headed to his room. He fished his palm sized camera out of his blazer pocket before removing it and tossing it messily to the bed. He pulled open the bed-side table and extracted the comb that he had preserved in there. Naruto sighed and traced it's outline as he thought about the girl.

He wondered where this obsession had come from all of a sudden. Sure he had become hooked on many girls in the past but that was on a purely physical level. With this girl, it was different. Sure he wanted her body, there was no doubt about that but after saving her that day he..he felt as if he wanted to...protect her.

This indescribable feeling confused him.

He heard the front-door close alerting him that Sasuke was in. Returning the comb to its hiding place and picking up his camera he headed out to meet the boy. "Oi, Sasuke do you have a computer? I want to send these pics to Auntie Tsunade."

"Later, dobe," he said as he shrugged out of his coat and hung it on the hanger by the door. "Right now, we need to talk."

Naruto suddenly felt like a child who was going to be scolded by his father and he hoped Uchiha wasn't thinking about shipping him back to the States. "Umm, Sasuke I said I was really sorry about the whole 'bath-house' thi-"

"No, it's not about that," he cut in and indicated with an index finger which chair Naruto should sit in. The blond obediently took his seat while Sasuke sat in a chair facing his.

Naruto felt uncomfortable and shifted slightly, his eyes glued to the floor. He had never seen his friend this serious with him before and he wondered, if for a moment he was disappointed in his behaviour, but if he had assured him it wasn't about what happened at the onsen then what was he so upset about? He looked up when Sasuke cleared his throat and started to speak.

"Okay, before I begin, first tell me what you think about Neji?"

"Neji?" he echoed.

"Yeah, after spending the day with him, what are your thoughts about him now?" Sasuke leaned forward to rest his elbows on his knees and wove his fingers together.

"Umm," Naruto played back the days events in his mind. "He's okay I guess, really mature and..." he searched for words to describe the complex enigma that was Hyuga. "He's quiet most of the time and kinda anti-social but he seems like a really nice guy."

"A real saint, huh?" joked the other man.

Naruto scoffed. Sasuke knew he was trying to be polite but what he really wanted was his brutal honesty and Naruto gave it to him. "He's a pompous, over-bearing, self-centered, egotistical, high-and-mighty, holier-than-thou, spoiled little bitch with a vocabulary to rival a sailor's."

Sasuke didn't laugh, he just nodded his head a few times as if playing over Naruto's words one at a time.

"Why do you ask?" he inquired. Was Sasuke really that anxious to have both boys like each other so much? Well it was only their first day together so if he had thought Neji was suddenly the perfect play-mate in Naruto's eyes then his friend would have to pray for a miracle.

"I just wanted to know," he shrugged. "It helps me gauge just how much information I should tell you."

Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Dobe, why do you think I like Neji so much?" he didn't make eye-contact when he asked this question.

Naruto knew he wasn't supposed to beat around the bush and that the Uchiha wanted his naked honesty but this was going to be hard for the usually brash teen. "Sasuke...to be honest, I don't know why you like that jerk. Sure you guys have known each other for a while and you're neighbours and stuff and he makes a great lab-partner but you're always fighting and even though you and I fight all the time it's not the same." Sasuke looked up at him then and Naruto took a breath before continuing. "When you and I fight it's like sibling rivalry but when you guys fight-" Naruto shivered when he remembered the confrontation they had just this morning where he thought Sasuke had killed the Hyuga in his apartment. "When you guys fight...it's...scary."

"Hn!"

"It's like, you want to be with him but Neji...I can tell, Neji doesn't like being around you."

So he did notice! Sasuke had guessed the blond wasn't that dense. For someone who was usually so ignorant he was pretty observant.

"Why do you force him, Sasuke? It's not like you to make somebody do something that makes them uncomfortable, what is it with you and this guy anyway? Why do you push each other's buttons so much?"

Sasuke looked away to stare at the floor, he said nothing.

Naruto grunted his annoyance. "The sex must be that good, huh?" He had meant it as a joke, but the Uchiha just smiled and laid back in his seat, threw one arm over the back of the sofa and look at Naruto through a half-lidded glance.

"No...not good, its great!"

Naruto felt his heart skip a beat and he stared at the Uchiha for a pregnant moment. "So...you guys ARE lovers."

"No," he said truthfully and tapped his chin with the finger on his other hand. "Well, we WERE lovers but...not anymore," the disappointment was evident in his voice.

Naruto asked his next question cautiously. "Then, Sasuke...does this mean you're...gay?"

"I already told you, dobe I'm not."

"Kuso! Sasuke stop with the mind-games," he spat, his previously calm face now in a deep scowl.

"What mind games?" he asked innocently.

"Shit, Sasuke do you want me to spell it out for you?"

"Please do!"

"You say you're not gay, but then admit to having a rela-"

"Had,"

"Having HAD a relationship," he glowered. "With Hyuga. A homosexual, just in case you didn't know, is a guy that likes another guy. A 'gay' is the SLANG term for a man who IS a homosexual."

"I'm with you so far."

"Well, Sasuke-bastard, how could you NOT be gay when you were fucking a guy?"

"But that's just it, dobe, I wasn't fucking a guy."

Naruto wanted to pull out his hair. "How..the FUCK can you sit here and say that when you just admitted you were screwing with Neji, who...is, brace yourself, A GUY!"

"But Naruto-"

What was his half-assed excuse this time?

"Neji's not a guy; Neji's a girl."

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Angst: Thanks again for the review and the critique I'll take what you say to heart. I was afraid because this was an adult fanfiction site and my story is lacking alot of 'adult material' in the beginning. But the later chapters are too mature for regular sites so I put it here instead. I like where you're going with Hinata alerting the guard and I just may use that. The guys, I'm sorry to say, will not be showing up anymore and whether they were caught or not will be up to the reader's discretion ;)

Dim Song: Thanks.