Being a Yazkuza's Bride

Chapter 12: Forced against the wall



It wasn't the first time he got shot; it was almost a normal occurrence in his line of work. There was always a danger that he would get hit, that's why he had to act first before his target did.



Didn't mean that getting shot got any easier.



Neji tightened the grip on his bleeding side; he gritted his teeth together to suppress a whimper from escaping. He didn't want to make any noise as he staggered through the side alleyways back home, with his shirt soaked with blood it would only attract unnecessary attention. But the extra exertion had taken a lot out of him, and now he was tired; coupled with the blood loss it made for a fatal combination. If he didn't get this treated soon, he would be in danger.



Yet going to a hospital was out of the question. They would ask too many questions since shootings were rare in Tokyo.



With a harsh hiss he rested his body against the gritty brick wall, his breathing coming out in sharp painful gasps. For a minute he just rested there, his brows pulled together in an irritated frown Today did not go to plan… in fact it was totally messed up.



He had spent all of the night before and morning planning this out, it was meant to be perfect. He purchased blanks and a bag of animal blood. The plan was to simply stage a kill, knock Naruto out, and smuggle him away. Then if Naruto listened to him, he would explain things to him and keep him hidden until the heat died down. That was the plan…



What happened was the complete opposite.



Someone else was there, and when he raised the gun that someone shot him in the side, causing him to pull the trigger on reflex. Everything from then onwards happened quickly. He had rolled away; out of the corner of his eye he noticed Naruto's body falling prone to the ground. Then he heard footsteps, a set of three hurrying towards the blonde. Two large men and one smaller. Neji gasped when he recognized one of the people that attacked him, those big round glasses gave him away.



"Careful with him, boss wants him unharmed." Yakushi Kabuto voice… one of Orochimaru's lackeys.



Silently he cursed to himself; he didn't have any real bullets with him, meaning that he couldn't use his gun. He could only watch helplessly as the two burly men picked Naruto up and carried him away. Kabuto turned to glance in his direction, in the dim light he saw a smirk spread on his face and then he walked away, leaving Neji to bleed.



As soon as they had left Neji had gotten out of there, he needed to get back home and regroup. Orochimaru shouldn't be difficult to find, last he heard the man wasn't even in Japan. So he had to get to Naruto before he was delivered to that freak.



The sun was rising by the time he reached his condo. With a careful glance around the area to make sure that no one was watching, he fished out his keys and opened the front door. Dizzily he stepped inside, not bothering with the lights; he needed to get to his bathroom and the first-aid kit. So he stumbled inside his lounge, he hissed in pain as he knee hit the couch. God, this wasn't good, he was starting to lose too much blood.



"Need help with that, Hyuuga, or maybe I should just help you out and drop you into Tokyo bay?"



Neji gasped and turned around, only for his vision to spin. Quickly he reached for the wall to steady himself and glared at the dark-haired man sitting in his lounge chair.



"Uchiha," he snapped. What was it with people breaking into his home?



"I'll cut to the chase right now, Hyuuga. Where is Naruto?" Sasuke asked, his fingernails digging into the upholstery, like he was squeezing a stress ball. And if that throbbing vein on his temple was any indication, he was pretty stressed.



"Where is Naruto, Hyuuga? And make it a good answer," Sasuke said coldly.



Neji frowned, that's when he noticed the glinting metal of a gun hanging limply in his right hand. He sighed and rested his back against the wall, slowly sliding down as the weariness consumed him. The wall behind him was covered in blood, but he ignored it. In all honesty he shouldn't tell Sasuke a thing; after all, it was from the Uchiha that he was trying to keep the blonde away from. Yet at the same time it looked like he wouldn't be able to do anything without the bastard's help either. Getting to Orochimaru on his own wouldn't be easy.



Neji winced when he tried to straighten his back. "You won't like my answer," he said, giving the raven a hard stare.



Sasuke glared back at him; he wasn't in a mood to be messed with.



"Try me," he replied.



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It was hot and humid, and with no windows open the heat got even worse. And he just sat there in his suit, not minding the heat at all, while Naruto was sweating up a storm. It felt like hours now, him sitting there, watching the older man just sitting in front of him. Sipping his wine. It was like a nightmare, but he couldn't wake up.



"What do you want fro me?" he asked, finally getting up the courage.



Orochimaru glanced towards him, his yellow eyes shining like coins. "You'll find out soon enough," he replied, taking another sip.



Naruto gritted his teeth together in frustration. "Then at least tell me where you are taking me."



"Taiwan."



"Taiwan? Why-" but the cold look Orochimaru gave him stopped him from continuing his sentence.



"What you must understand, little Kitsune, is that I'm a businessman, and I don't like my merchandise being so damn talkative."



Naruto shuddered; just like that time, his voice was so oily, and full of slime, slithering into his ear like a bunch of slugs. He hated how his voice sounded, how he kept on staring at him like a piece of prime meat ready to be eaten. Not being able to take that stare anymore, he looked away and tried to focus on anything else in the room. It was the first time that he had actually seen how extravagant the room was.



It was in complete opposition to the place he was kept; the walls were rich red with a stylized flower wallpaper background. There was a maroon love seat in the corner, a chandelier hanging off the ceiling; it swung slightly from side to side from the motion of the waves. There were some expensive-looking water colours, and a few vases filled with flowers. Even though Orochimaru was intimidating, the room didn't reflect at all upon his personality. Then again, just because a person is rich enough to afford all this, didn't mean that they were 'nice'.



Look at Neji, that bastard seemed to have sold him out to this freak!



"You know, you shouldn't have blown me off that time or it wouldn't have come down to this."



He turned to look back at the older man; he was smirking at him, although there was a suppressed look of anger behind his golden eyes. Naruto could already guess what Orochimaru was talking about; he wasn't oblivious to the man's advances at the club.



"I'm sure I wouldn't be the first one not to accept," he replied, forgetting the warning the man had given him.



"Those that do refuse, get punished," he replied with a sneer.



Naruto's breath hitched, the memory of what happened with Gato was still at the forefront of the blonde's mind. So he didn't have to think far what kind of 'punishment' would be administered towards him. He started to sweat profoundly and tried to lean away, finding every moment being stuck with him torture, but the back of his head hit against something soft. He guessed this 'Kabuto' guy was still standing behind him.



Not that he thought he could run away, how can you when you are on a boat in the middle of the ocean?



"If you hadn't refused me I could have given you everything, but now, now I will show you real pain. You'll be sold on the Taiwanese body market, and probably make a nice little fuck toy for some fat slob, who'll pump you full of drugs and mutilate your ass," Orochimaru said, pouring himself another glass.



"Who knows, maybe your new owner will bring some friends around as well? That would be fun, they enjoy feistiness."



If Naruto wasn't feeling sick before, he definitely felt sick now. Orochimaru chuckled darkly and took another sip of his wine. He kept on watching over the blonde, looking over the young man's well built body. When Naruto didn't reply he got annoyed; he slammed his pale hand down on the polished oak wood table, startling the blonde.



"Don't ignore me, fox!" he shouted.



"I'm sorry!"



"It's too late now, too late for apologies," he purred.



Naruto just stared at him fearfully; this guy seemed to be bipolar, changing between calm and berserk within moments. He didn't know what he could do without setting the older man off, not that there was anything at all that he could do. He watched as Orochimaru snapped his fingers and Kabuto walked away, but soon returned with a little black box. He put the box down on the table and carefully opened it to reveal a syringe and some vials.



"W-what is that?" Naruto stuttered out.



"Just something to make you real calm and more compliant…" he replied, picking up the syringe and a vial. He unwrapped it out of its sterile packaging, and stuck the point into the vial and drained it. Then, just like you see a doctor do, he started to tap the sides to let air bubbles out.



Naruto's blue eyes widened, there was no way he was going to be pumped full of drugs again and be sold like some sort of toy! Quickly he grabbed the side of the table and using all of his strength toppled it over. Orochimaru and Kabuto were startled at the sudden action and jumped away, giving Naruto time to make a rush to the door. Even if he couldn't get off the boat he could at least hide somewhere…away from then. He grabbed onto the handle and tried to force it open, but it wouldn't budge.



It was locked.



"Big mistake little fox, big mistake…" came a cold voice from right behind him.



He felt arms grab onto his shoulders, and he was pried away from the door and forced face first on the ground. Struggle was futile. There was a sharp pain in his upper arm, and the effect was instant. His vision became blurry, and everything looked double. With a groan he turned to the side, and started blacking out with only one last thought.



Would Sasuke find him?