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on with the fic









12









“Sold for fifteen hundred dollars!” Jaraiya shouted, breaking the tension in the audience with his loud microphone. Naruto grew indignant, also trying to disperse the tension that had descended upon the crowd.



“Hey! I’m not a piece of meat you know!” That sent the crowd into uneasy laughter that exploded into boisterous laughter when Naruto bopped Jaraiya on the head.



“Oi!” Jaraiya yelped, pushing the blonde into the fountain, drenching him from head to toe. Naruto came out of the water and every single person began to drool, following water droplets down the washboard abs, the jeans clinging to the blonde’s body like a second skin, making the imagination run wild with the bulge that was the center of so many peoples’ attention.



Sasuke was one of many who couldn’t get his eyes off the blonde, but then Neji pulled him out of his daze, literally. He grabbed the raven by the elbow and pulled him towards the man with the microphone.



“Oh. Why, it’s young Sasuke!” Jaraiya proclaimed, a bright smile on his face, as though he hadn’t known it had been Sasuke betting against Pein...Sasuke just rolled his eyes.



“So how do I pay?” Neji asked, trying to control his emotion, getting right to the point so he could get out of there.









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Jaraiya was slightly taken aback by the straight forward no nonsense aura of prick-y-ness this guy was exuding. But then he saw who he was from the black credit card the white-eyed man gave him. Ah, a Hyuuga. So that explained the snooty attitude...



“Well, lets get him dry and you can go on your date.”



Neji was about to protest but Sasuke stopped him. The brunette looked at the raven and saw him jerk his head to the side. Pein was still there. It would be safer for the blonde if he was with them rather being left here...which meant he had to go with them. Pein looked like he had an agenda and Sasuke was not about to leave Naruto alone. Yet Neji sighed. Great; there went his evening with the raven...



Naruto came over a few minutes later, fully dressed with dry clothes on.



“Hey guys.” He said cheerfully, being his normal Naruto self.



“Hello.” Neji said a little coldly, not liking how the blonde kept looking at Sasuke.



“Thanks...for what you did.” Naruto said and the idiot had to go and look cute blushing!



‘The gall’, Neji seethed, trying to not be affected by how hot the blonde did look. Sneaky bastard...Neji thought as he put a possessive arm around the Uchiha’s waist. Sasuke blushed and tried to remove the arm, not a real fan of public displays of affection.



“Neji.” He whispered, embarrassed.



Naruto saw what was going on and looked away and a moment of triumph flashed over the Hyuuga.



‘So there!’ The brunette thought childishly, ignoring the raven’s low protests.



“So...um...you won a date!” Naruto tried to add enthusiasm to his voice, but even he could tell that he lacked it. He hated being third wheel...



“Where we going, Neji?” He asked trying to be playful, but the brunette didn’t appreciate it.



“We were going to go to his uncle’s cabin. Want to come?”



Neji’s eyes widened before they narrowed dangerously. What the hell was the raven thinking?! His arm thightened around the raven’s narrow waist, the action a mild threat that he was doing something that displeased the Hyuuga.



Now, Sasuke did want to be dominated. But domination and control were two different things and they were not in the privacy of their homes. And Neji needed to understand that if this was going to work out.



“Neji.” He said warningly, and the brunette was slightly taken aback by the tone of voice, but did as the raven wanted, even if he hadn’t said it.



Naruto was oblivious to all this, but he could feel the aura around them go tense.



“Um...sure...” He cautioned and was glad to see the small smile in the raven’s eyes, though he didn’t show it outwardly. Even after all this time, he could still read the Uchiha. The Hyuuga was positively glowering at him, though Naruto could see he was trying to reign in his emotions. In a way, Naruto felt bad for him, what with not being able to show emotions because he was a snooty Hyuuga...



Neji led the way back to his car, trying his best to ignore the blabbering idiot and his supposed new boyfriend. He hated this. He knew jealousy was not a nice characteristic, but it incensed him to no end to think that Naruto could possibly be back in Sasuke’s life without even trying. Somewhere along the lines of Naruto going on about his uncle getting him into the charity auction, the blonde’s phone rang.



“Hello?”







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“Dude, where are you?” Kiba’s voice was anxious and that worried Naruto.



“What’s wrong, Kiba?”



“Where are you, idiot!” Kiba snapped, needing to know.



“I’m with Sasuke and Neji. They bet for me at the charity event today. And they won.” He said the last sounding very elated.



“Oh...okay. What ever you do, make sure you stay with them.”



“What’s wrong, Kiba?” The blonde repeated, not liking the tone of Kiba’s voice and the implications of his words.



“Where the hell have you been living—under a rock?! This is the second guy they’ve taken in two weeks.”



“What the hell are you talking about?!” Naruto was beginning to get nervous and when he got nervous, he got angry.



“You idiot!” I mean, sure, Kiba insulting him probably wasn’t helping the whole ‘anger’ thing...



“Dude, word has been going around that Pein is looking for his new play thing and they say he has a thing for blondes. A few months ago he went after Deidara, some art major from three blocks down the school, but the guy killed himself after Pein threw him away after he was done with him.”



Naruto didn’t know how to react. What the hell did this have to do with him?



“Um...wow...” Because really, what else was he supposed to say?



Then a thought struck him like lightning.



“So that’s why Pein was at the auction?!”



Sasuke was beginning to get worried at the tone of increasing alarm in the blonde’s voice.



“What’s going on?” He asked, but the blonde ignored him.



“He was at that auction?! Oh man, you are so lucky Neji and Sasuke were there to help you. Make sure you get back here as fast as you can. If he tries to persuade you, tell that bastard to fuck off.”



“So, what, I’m supposed to sit around until he comes after me?!”



Sasuke, and Neji really, did not like where this conversation was going.



“What the hell is going on Naruto?” The raven asked, tired of listening to a one way conversation. Naruto held up his hand in a hold-it gesture and finished his conversation with Kiba.



“Listen Kiba, thanks for the info. Good lookin’ out.” With that seemingly ghetto phrase he hung up the phone, turning to the weird looks Neji and Sasuke were giving him. Before they asked him, he gave them the conversation in a few short sentences:



“Pein was there to get me to be his plaything. Apparently after he threw away some blonde art major and made the guy kill himself, he now wants someone else to entertain him—and he has a thing for blondes.” Neji was appalled at the information.

What the hell?



“So what are you going to do?” Sasuke asked him.



“I don’t know...Kiba said to tell the guy to f off when he ‘propositions’ me. I don’t really think guys like him proposition...they take.” Naruto said.



“If that were the case, then why go to the trouble of betting on you to win a date. Wouldn’t he have gone after you before?” Sasuke asked, trying to see what was going on in Pein’s twisted mind.



“But then you’re assuming that he wanted Naruto in the first place. What if he just saw Naruto right now?” Neji countered.



“Oh right, ‘cuz a guy like him, just happened to be walking around in the middle of freakin nowhere and just happened to be at an auction where the main date was a blonde.” Naruto said, sarcasm dripping from him in waves.



Neji’s eyes narrowed.



“I’ll grant you that he isn’t the most respectable person out there, but, like Neji said…he could have just as easily seen you before. You still like to hang out at that ramen shop?” Sasuke asked.



Naruto loved ramen.



No, that was an understatement. Naruto worshipped ramen. He had to eat is in large quantities at least once a day and he went every chance he got to Ichiraku Ramen, a small shop that served every type of ramen, most of which Naruto no doubt knew of, and made new creations every month. Unfortunately, that shop was close to the section of the city controlled by the Akatsuki, or so Sasuke had heard. He could have been spotted by Pein easily—Naruto was blonde and he was loud.



“Uh...” Naruto looked away, also knowing all of this.



‘Nooooo.’ He mentally whined. He loved Ichiraku. It was like a second home...or the holy land.



“Damn it...so what am I supposed to do now?” Naruto asked, wanting to find some way to get out of the whole ‘Pein’s-future-bitch’ thing.



“What did Kiba tell you, again?” Sasuke asked.



“To tell him to f off… I’m assuming that was some kind of joke because he’s a freakin gang member!” Naruto almost shouted.



“Well, you are dating Hinata already. Just tell him you’re taken.” Neji, logic incarnate said.



“Tell him that I’m not gay?”



Hmm...that might work. It was a lie, but Pein didn’t know that. Then again... Pein didnt look like he cared about sexual preference...



“Okay.” And the matter was settled. Now they could finally—finally!—drop the blonde off and continue their evening…if it were even possible.











They hadn’t moved, having been too preoccupied with Naruto’s conversation to pay attention to driving. Neji sympathized with the blonde, he really did, but that did not mean that the blonde was welcomed to his uncle’s cabin, no matter what Sasuke said.



“Where’s your car parked?” He asked the blonde, his face and voice neutral, not betraying the rising dislike he had for him.



Naruto was slightly confused, but he knew how to take a hint. The brunette obviously didn’t want him to go with them. He was a tad indignant, but he also knew that both Sasuke and Neji liked their privacy, for whatever it was they were going to do. And it was that thought that sent him into a slightly depressed state. They were going out. He didn’t need confirmation to know it was true: he’d seen them kiss with his own eyes. Naruto was not naïve enough to believe that they were going to be alone and not do anything.



“Oh, um...lets see.” He looked around and finally spotted his car. It had been a present from his Jaraiya, it was orange with blue streaks along the side, looking a lot like a racecar—the old man knew how he liked to drive fast.



“It’s the orange one over there.” Neji’s regal brow rose. Orange? But he ignored it and drove towards the car. He didn’t really have anything against Naruto, except the way he and Sasuke acted around each other. That easy banter that had flirty undertones drove him mad…he could just be paranoid, seeing things that weren’t there, but he refused to acknowledge this.



Pein was leaning very casually against the hood of Naruto’s car.



‘Oh shit.’ Naruto thought, except that he wasn’t aware that he had spoken aloud, his wariness mirrored in Sasuke’s face.



“Damn. This guy is persistent.” Neji said aloud. No matter how bad he wanted to get rid of the blonde, he knew that wouldn’t be possible now—he couldn’t leave him there with Pein. Neji drove past the car, parking casually in front of it. It seemed this Pein guy couldn’t take a hint. Just as calmly, Neji got out of the car followed by a curious raven and an offended blonde. What the hell did that bastard think he was doing on his car, like he owned it?! The blonde was about to demand what he was doing when Neji stepped forward.



“Can I help you?” Neji asked the orange haired gang member.



“No.” Pein answered, not looking at him, instead focusing his attention on Naruto and left it at that.



“Get off my car!” Naruto demanded moving forward, trying to be intimidating—it wasn’t working.



“Of course, sweet thing. I just need you to wear this for me.” Pein said in a placating tone, holding up an orange and black spiked collar.



Naruto’s eyes widened.



“Who the hell do you think you are?! I’m not some fucking dog!” Naruto’s voice was getting increasingly loud, stepping forward, refusing to be intimidated by the look Pein was giving him—like he was already molesting him with his eyes.



“Of course not, love. You’re going to be my new pet. Don’t worry, I’ll be a good master.” Pein had the audacity to say it as though they were talking about the weather. Naruto was too shocked to say anything. Neji decided to take control, to give Pein a message that he won’t be able to misunderstand.



“No.”



“Excuse me?” Pein asked amused. Who was this freak with the white eyes?



“He will not be your new toy.” Neji said stepping protectively in front of Naruto, the action an animalistic way of laying claim to the blonde.



“And why is that?” Pein asked with a smirk.



“Naruto is mine. And only mine. And I don’t like people anywhere near what belongs to me.” Neji’s voice was a low threat, sending chills down Sasuke’s spine, making his eyes widen slightly at the pure animalistic and totally erotic tone of his husky voice. The brunette’s tone was completely commanding and he was sending uber-seme vibes that were turning the raven on, making his knees go weak.



‘Oh, Gods.’ Sasuke thought holding back a moan that threatened to spill at that voice. The dominating tone was making his heart beat faster and his blood boil.



Neji and Pein squared off, staring each other down. A curious and amused look appeared on Pein’s face.



“Where’s his collar?”



“I’m not some dog, asshole!” Naruto repeated, going around Neji to get in Pein’s line of vision to send his own scathing look at the orange haired man.



“Naruto.” Neji turned his commanding tone to the blonde and the tan man flinched slightly, shrinking back next to the brunette, his eyes to the ground. The blatantly submissive gesture making the orange haired man’s eyes widen. Damn it. Pein hated losing, but it was clear to see that this delectable blonde already had a master.



“Damn...too bad you already have a master, I’d add you to my collection if it weren’t for your seme, here.” He tilted his head to signal Neji as Naruto’s seme. Naruto opened his mouth to protest but one look from Neji had him closing his mouth again.



“It’s great to know that you already broke him and have him so well trained...all the better to control him.” The pierced man said, still speaking as though Naruto werent there and comparing the blonde to a dog.



Neji thought it best not to answer, knowing he would only be continuing this sick conversation with the gang member. Pein gave a mock-defeated sigh and turned away from the orange car, leaning towards Naruto, but the blonde stood his ground, glaring up at Pein.



“Fiesty.” Pein purred before he began walking away. He stopped a few feet from them and turned around, saying,



“If he’s not a good dominant, you know where you can get a new master.”



“Fuck you.” Naruto shouted only to yelp, the sound turning into a whine and sounding needy and completely submissive when Neji pulled on his hair to silence him.

Sasuke knew that none of this was good, but that didn’t stop it from turning him on like nothing else. Seeing Neji dominating Naruto made the blood in his body rush south, his breath coming out in a soft gasp, goosebumps rising on his flesh. Pein’s eyes narrowed at the display the two.



“Hn. It seems I was wrong. He isn’t broken...or are you not good at disciplining…?” he made a tsk-tsk sound, shaking his head sadly.



“You’re not a very good master.” Pein chastised the brunette.



“That’s none of your business. I suggest you leave. Now.” Neji said his voice taking a hard edge as he glared at Pein, the look piercing through the orange haired man. Pein gave the brunette one last hard look before turning and walking away without a word, a plan formulating in his head. He would get this blonde…the one that made the most alluring sounds. For a few more seconds Neji held his grip on Naruto’s hair.



“Uh...you can let go now...” Naruto said.



“Shut up.” Neji commanded, pulling his head up by the golden strands. Naruto gave a small yelp and found himself pressed against his car door, his chest crushed to Neji’s. Once again, Neji yanked his head back, forcing eye contact.



Naruto whimpered, unconsciously pressing himself closer to Neji.



“Damn it.” Neji growled letting go of the blonde’s hair and took a step back, Naruto following him as his body pitched forward unsteadily. Naruto steadied himself with a hand to Neji’s chest, looking up once again to the off-white eyes that bore into his, lust turning to brunette’s orbs into a smoky silver.



“Ne-Neji?” Sasuke asked confused. The blonde looked dazed and there was a lot of tension between him and the Hyuuga. Sasuke’s voice snapped the brunette out of his trance and he blinked, looking to the raven. He bit back a groan as he saw the flushed look on the Uchiha’s face, how his pupils were dilated and his mouth parted in a silent gasp, his eyes widening as he was pierced with the Hyuuga’s gaze.



‘Oh, gods.’ Sasuke thought, his knees almost giving out on him. He wanted the brunette. Gods, he wanted him so bad.



“Neji.” He whispered, his voice already husky and needy. The brunette was about to turn away completely from the blonde but Naruto grabbed his wrist.



“Neji.” The blonde whispered tilting his head up in a silent request to be kissed by the brunette, his lips parting slightly as his lids lowered, the display of submission making the brunette start to lose his control.



Oh gods, now he had two needy submissives after him and he felt his control slip even more when Sasuke’s hands came up to run against his arm, continuing down and over Naruto’s, up the blonde’s arm as it was connected to Neji’s. The raven locked eyes with him and bit his lower lip, lust blazing in his obsidian gaze.



“Please?”









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does this constitute as a cliffy?



and i know that after this theres probably gonna b reviews with ppl after my head, cuz i wont be able to update until after midterm season is over...its like hunting season for the professors, i swear...



so...i apologize, but i still want cookies!!