Of Birds Who Fly Free

Chapter Twelve_Crossing That Line

Naruto lingered in the bar, his sake bottle almost empty and still he was without the answers he sought. His head was threatening to develop a migraine if he kept things up as is and that haunting coil of lust was tightening up in his stomach once again. Growling, Naruto finished his sake in one final gulp and set the bottle aside, turning in his seat to stand and leave.

“Excuse me,” The bartender called and stopped him, setting down a glass full of a golden yellow liquor. Naruto recognized it as one of the more pricy, imported alcohols from oversees. “From the young lady over there.”

Naruto looked at the glass, then towards the woman the bartender had directed him at. She was beautiful. Her hair was black with hints of blue as the light danced across the strands. Her skin was pale like the moon and her figure petite and delicate. She glanced his way, and dark black eyes hidden under lush dark eyelashes met his blue eyes.

Naruto felt himself return her smile and took the drink, tipping it towards her before consuming it. Bitter but sweet, burning down his throat like fire to mix with the already growing lust in his gut.

He hadn’t decided to take a woman home that night, but he certainly couldn’t pass up this gem.


After Kakashi’s annoying nosing about, Sasuke left the view from Hokage Mountain with a streak of irritation running through his blood. Why had he let that perverted bastard get under his skin like that?

Sasuke frowned and landed on a roof, easily leaping off it towards the next roof as he made his way back to their apartment.

After Naruto, Kakashi was the second person to have accepted him back when he’d made his permanent return to Konoha. He had tried from day one to reform the bond between Sasuke and him, and though Sasuke did still respect Kakashi as his former sensei, he enjoyed tormenting the man by making light of his role as the sixth Hokage and otherwise playing hardball. That and he was still sour about being limited to Chuunin. It made it hard to pay bills, which made him even more annoyingly dependant on Naruto

As his thoughts made their way back to Naruto and the current situation, Sasuke grit his teeth and snarled angrily. He was not a one-night stand, and he would definitely show Naruto where he was going to take this.

Landing onto one of the water tanks, Sasuke stopped and eyed the mid-sized building in front of him. With one last jump, he made it onto the outside stairway and steadied himself, before heading up the steps towards the seventh floor. He ignored those few who he shoved past, their dirty looks his way not bothering him at all.

He could care less if Konoha and its citizens still hated him. He’d never wanted their annoying adoration or the worshipping. What he wanted was just ahead, probably eating ramen at the moment and not suspecting a thing.

Sasuke stopped in front of their apartment and gently slid the key into the lock, unbolting the door and easing it open. He quietly poked his head in and looked around, as if afraid his entrance would scare Naruto away. He momentarily thought of a snake slithering into the rabbit den and snickered in amusement. That was almost true…but Naruto was no rabbit. He’d proven he could bite back.

Sasuke’s smirk vanished as he heard noises in the back of the apartment and a frown graced his lips. He pushed open the door and entered the small living room, his ears catching a giggle from the bedroom that was not his dobe.

Anger relit like a fire inside his stomach and Sasuke gripped his hands tightly, digging his short nails into his skin. He quietly made his way to the bedroom door and nudged it open, looking through the crack to see his objective and his obstacle.

The dobe was, of all places, on HIS bed with some new half-drunk whore for the night. Sasuke had to allow himself a moment of knowing amusement. Of all the girls Naruto had brought home lately, this one resembled him the most. Hell…he wouldn’t be surprised if she was some long-lost twin sister of his. And to do that on his bed…?

Sasuke felt his anger die down and his ego swell a little, a smirk lighting his lips once again. The dobe was such an idiot. These women would never give him what he subconsciously sought.

Sasuke took a step back and gathered his wits, his smirk getting even wider as he pictured exactly how he’d deal with this.

With a harsh kick, he slammed the door open with a sound of finality, smirk replaced by an infuriated scowl. Naruto and the woman both screeched in fright and dropped what they’d been doing, staring at him with wide eyes and red faces.

“S-Sasuke? What the hell do you think you’re doing, teme!” Naruto shouted at him as his shock quickly melted into anger.

“Out…” Sasuke stated calmly, fixing a glare on the woman.

“Oh no you don’t!” Naruto growled and got up onto his feet, not bothering to cover up his naked body as he moved to stand toe to toe with Sasuke. “You can sleep in your damn bed tomorrow, Sasuke. I want this tonight!”

“You don’t know what you want, idiot,” Sasuke growled dangerously, grabbing hold of Naruto’s wrist.

He turned and dragged Naruto out of the bedroom, using Naruto’s regained shock to pin him against a counter in the kitchen and lock his arms behind his back.

“Stay,” Sasuke growled into his ear, a metallic clicking sound coming from behind Naruto.

Naruto blinked a little in surprise, then regained his thoughts only to squeak in realization. Sasuke’s hands moved to rest on his chest and Naruto felt the cold, metallic rings of the handcuffs resting against his skin. He looked behind him, and yes…Sasuke had handcuffed him to the towel rack.

“How come all your girlfriends lately look like me?” Sasuke asked with his normal, arrogant smirk.

Naruto jerked his attentions back to the irritating bastard in front of him and growled, “Arrogant prick! They do not!”

“Oh? That’s funny. She could be my twin,” Sasuke taunted, tilting his head in the direction of the room.

“You are so full of yourself, bastard! Now let me go,” Naruto snapped and tried to yank himself free, but the handcuffs and bar both resisted.

Sasuke leaned forward and pressed his lips to Naruto’s ear, “No. I like you right where you are.”

Naruto flushed deep red in rage and embaressment, moving to knee Sasuke in the groin. Sasuke easily dodged and moved away, leaving him tied where he was and making his way to their bedroom.

“SASUKE! I mean it! Don’t you dare kick her out!!” Naruto howled in protest and squirmed violently, trying to get his hands free of the handcuffs. Damnit, if only he’d paid attention in class and not slept through his lessons!

‘I have so got to learn how to unbind myself,’ Naruto angrily thought and looked around for something useful.

Just then, Sasuke exited the bedroom behind Naruto’s mistress, the poor girl looking scared out of her mind and very much in a hurry to get out and escape the Uchiha’s wrath. Their eyes momentarily met and Naruto flushed even redder, realizing how embaressing a position he was in. God…he was going to murder Sasuke when he got free.

“Get the fuck out and tell your girlfriends Naruto is off limits!” Sasuke spat and chased her out, slamming the door closed behind the girl and locking it.

“Sasuke!!!” Naruto howled again, eyes shifting between blue and red, fangs becoming a bit more pronounced as Sasuke's words to the girl ground at his nerves. “Teme, you have no right to tell people that!”

Sasuke turned and cooling met his gaze, his scowl suddenly replaced by a predatory smirk. “Dobe, I’m simply making my point.”

“What! By embarrassing the hell out of me?” Naruto spat.

“Embarrassing you? Are you embarrassed? You look aroused to me,” Sasuke taunted and waltzed bravely up to Naruto, his insides growing hot at the sight of that feral look in the other’s face.

“What are you playing at?” Naruto hissed but shrunk back as Sasuke approached, his thoughts and feelings suddenly falling into turmoil.

A violent shiver ran throughout his body the moment Sasuke’s hand rest firmly on his chest and Naruto became very aware that his buddies below were far more excited then just a while ago. But there was no way…it wasn’t true. The girls he’d lusted after didn’t really look like Sasuke, did they?