Inbred

I hate this chapter.

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Chapter 16

"Oi, C'mon Sasuke or we'll miss everything," the blond-haired teen yelled excitedly as he pulled on his yellow hoodie and stepped out of the apartment.

Sasuke groaned inwardly and grabbed his house keys before turning off all the lights to meet with the animated boy at the door. Naruto gave him a once over then grinned, "Nice threads."

Sasuke looked like a goth J-rocker. He wore all black even down to the wristbands and his sunglasses. The shirt he wore was another butchered Uchiha Sasuke 'original' and the dark-red text read: 'Warning! I have an attitude and know how to use it.' Naruto was the sunshine to his darkness in a bright-yellow hoodie shirt and dark-blue baggies.

They stopped at Neji's door and Naruto kept knocking until the Hyuga appeared. He looked quite handsome in a white, satin shirt with sleeves down to his wrists, it was a little long but it clung to his slender frame rather nicely. His jeans were an off-white colour and Sasuke wondered if he wasn't concerned about getting his clothes dirty.

Neji locked up behind him and fell into step next to the others. "Sasuke why do I have to come along?" he asked and absent-mindedly fingered the collar around his neck. He was wearing it for so long now that he was starting to feel naked without it and when he did have it on he had to check to make sure that it was really there.

"Because, I refuse to suffer alone." The school was having one of it's end of term blow outs. It was the time just after exams but before they got back their grades. This was done because those who didn't get good results were usually too depressed to enjoy the festivities, it also gave everyone a chance to relax and unwind after cramming for so long.

Usually Sasuke and Neji avoided these things like the plague but Naruto was adamant he go and he didn't want to go by himself. He begged, pleaded, whined and pretty much did everything to ride Sasuke's ass until he caved in and he decided to drag Neji along just because he could.

The teachers usually made themselves scarce during this time but a few of the younger ones would join in or volunteer to chaperone, most of the senior students would be chaperones as well. Tonight was a particularly large fete that was thrown in the school auditorium. It was dark except for the stage lights that flashed occasionally, the DJ was in one corner of the room with tall speakers strategically placed in every corner, the bass causing heavy vibrations that shook throughout everyone's body.

Naruto noticed that the cupboard with the plaques and Yondaime's photo was gone but he assumed they moved it to avoid any accidents, and it was a good call. The auditorium was big but Naruto still didn't expect there would be so many students that attended the school. The dance floor was cramped and some kids had taken to shaking their stuff in dark corners.

Naruto grinned. This was more like it.

Sasuke felt Neji's hand clench around his and he gave the boy a reassuring squeeze. They came for Naruto's benefit so they followed the blond as he snaked his way through the throng, subtlety copping feels then pretending to apologize as if it were an accident. He stopped at the punch table and poured himself a cup with the ladle, pleased to find that it had been spiked. Naruto downed two cups before letting the others know he was heading to the dance floor. Both men assured him that they would be here when he got back.

Naruto wove his way through sweaty bodies to look for a 'target' but spotted a familiar blond exchange student dancing very provocatively with a certain lazy punk.

"Hey, Temari!"

One would assume that it wouldn't make sense to yell in a 'club-like' environment but Naruto was just that loud. When she spotted him she smiled awkwardly and waved back.

So, HE was her certain 'penpal'. Naruto chuckled, no wonder her parents sent her brother to chaperone. Speaking of Kankuro he wondered where the boy was. If he was supposed to be keeping an eye on her then he wasn't doing a very good job. Well, it wasn't Naruto's problem and Shikamaru seemed like a good guy so there was nothing to worry about, those were his last thoughts as he found a girl who was dancing alone before he cut in behind her.

Sasuke handed Neji a cup of punch. He knew it was spiked and he wondered if the Hyuga would notice. He didn't. He downed it thirstily before Sasuke offered him another one. Neji sipped this one as he looked around the room full of people.

Everyone looked like they were enjoying themselves.

Neji had never been to a club before, he did know that people danced very close and it was hard not to touch or brush against another person. In a situation like that he knew he'd be uncomfortable so he just avoided going, but now, with the music in his veins, the lack of proper illumination and a sudden warm feeling seeping through his blood he wanted to join in the fun.

Sasuke watched Neji slowly succumb to the heavy-metal beat, his movements were subtle but he was definitely moving in tune to the music. His index finger was tapping against the plastic cup and he was silently mouthing the words to the song. It had been a long time they had danced together, well more like Neji lap-dancing for him. They had never 'danced' in a public place before and even though he knew the Hyuga would be against the idea he still wanted to risk it.

He reached out to hold one of Hyuga's elbows in his hand and the shorter boy turned to look up at him.

"Sasuke-kun!"

Her voice was like a nail scratching against a chalk board and Sasuke clenched his fists, forgetting that he still had Neji held in one of them. The long-haired boy winced at the pain.

"Hi, Sasuke-kun," it was his number one fan, Haruno Sakura. "Are you enjoying yourself?" She didn't even acknowledge Neji's presence.

"Yeah, I'm having a blast," he said dead-pan.

"That's good," she nodded with a smile. "I helped put together the whole thing and it was alot of work, you know. Being the Head of the Committee is not easy especially when you have to plan things like this. It was really hard to pick a theme this year so I decided to go with something neutral. We also had to make sure that the DJ played a selection of songs that-"

Gah! Was she ever going to shut up? Sasuke thought of all the evil little things he'd like to do to her as she droned on and on about things he didn't give one damn about. He felt Neji shiver by his side and realized that the Hyuga was restraining laughter. Hyuga dared to find amusement at his expense?

"-But it wasn't anything I couldn't handle. I'm really glad you like it Sasuke-kun."

"Uhh, yeah."

She lowered her head then and blushed slightly. "Um...Sasuke-kun, I was wondering..." she muttered and it was a little hard to hear her over the music. "W-would you like to...dance...with me?"

"Sorry I promised Hyuga I was gonna teach him how to dance." Bullshit! If anyone could should be giving dance lessons it should be the Hyuga. He was naturally very graceful, and his body moved fluidly. The 'belly-dancer' DVD lessons Sasuke made him take also helped.

Neji spat out the drink that was in his mouth and barely got the chance to protest before Sasuke yanked him into the ocean of dancers. He didn't stop until he thought he was far enough to be out of Sakura's view.

"Uchiha what the hell do you think you're doing?" he asked in bewilderment even as Sasuke pulled him closer to his body to wrap his arms around his waist.

Sasuke gave him a toothy grin. "Dancin'."

He could tell Hyuga was uncomfortable, in their close proximity he could feel Neji's heartbeat accelerate and the smaller boy tried to draw closer to him to avoid the other revelers from brushing against him. Sasuke just held him like that for a while enjoying the feel of Neji in his arms. He leaned closer to Neji's ear and his lips brushed against his skin causing the boy to shudder.

"You okay?"

He felt the nod against his shoulder then nuzzled his cheek against the soft, dark hair. Sasuke rocked his body to the beat and gave the Hyuga a tight squeeze before roaming his hands slowly up and down his back. Neji sighed in content and Sasuke smiled before giving him a quick kiss on his forehead. He allowed his hands to freely roam the taut body before him, he caressed shoulder blades, traced a line down his spine, grazed his fingernails across his sides and splayed his hands over his ass to knead and massage the soft, little cheeks.

They enjoyed each other's company like this for a while until Naruto found them. "Hey, I thought you guys were gonna wait for me at the punch bowl?" Naruto pouted, he had spent the better part of fifteen minutes looking for those two. Neji pulled away from Sasuke and rubbed at his eyes, he must have started to doze off against the Uchiha's shoulders.

Sasuke suddenly felt cold without the Hyuga in his arms. "Did you want something, Naruto?" he had to lean closer to speak to the boy, he didn't feel like shouting.

The boy grinned mischievously and tugged on Sasuke's arm. "Kiba said that he was having live 'entertainment' in his dorm and he invited me." Sasuke knew what Kiba meant by 'entertainment'. He had probably hired some exotic dancer or stripper for the night and it was just like him to want to have an audience.

Sasuke didn't know when and how Naruto and the obnoxious animal-lover got close but 1 pervert plus 1 pervert equaled too much headache for Sasuke. He contemplated bringing Neji along. He knew he wasn't going to approve of this kind of activity but if he took Naruto to Kiba's room, the other boys would be too busy with the show to notice him slip out with Neji so he could put his sleepy angel to bed.

'Heh, hopefully you won't be doing much sleeping.' It was that perverted voice from before. If Sasuke were to add features to it he'd imagine it would be a chibi Naruto with red horns and a spiked tail.

Kiba led them and two other boys back to his dorm room and passed out cans of beer. Neji refused. "Bah! Don't be such a spoil-sport, Hyuga," he teased even as he incessantly shoved the can in his face. Neji shot him a cold glare and Kiba growled deep in his throat. "You're such a prude, Hyuga," he muttered as he turned back to the other guys in the room. "Why are you even here?"

"I have no idea." Even as he answered Kiba's question with a question he addressed it to Sasuke who was standing next to him taking gulps from his can. He saw the Hyuga look at him and he shrugged his shoulders innocently.

"Okay guys!" Kiba spoke up to get everyone's attention and when all eyes were on him he grinned. He loved being the center of attention. "I gathered you all here tonight because you're my good buddies and I have a special treat for you."

"Stop the crap, Kiba and just bring on the girl," one of the anonymous boys piqued up and everyone laughed except Neji and Sasuke who were leaning against the far wall, the former becoming very uncomfortable with each passing minute. Sasuke grazed his fingers over his arm and whispered for him to relax.

The other boys and Naruto who were sitting in chairs started hooting and Kiba laughed as he called them ingrates. "Okay, okay, I have to warn you though she's really shy so don't go pulling any fast moves. Oh and one more thing-" he faced the boys then and winked. "It's six thousand yen* (1) a head."

"No shit! So this is gonna be a 'hands-on' experience?" the other boy jeered in excitement.

"Hey, hey, Kiba I don't have any cash on me right now, so can you spot me this one time? You know I'm good for it."

Naruto, Kiba and the other man laughed at the poor guy's misfortune and Kiba assured him that he would just have to be left out, but he could watch if he wanted to.

Neji reached out to grab Sasuke's hand suddenly feeling very sick. The taller man leaned closer "Shh!" He knew Neji was uncomfortable but he promised they'd leave soon after the girl arrived.

Kiba excused himself and stepped into an adjacent room.

"Uchiha, I don't like this," was Hyuga's terse whisper after Kiba disappeared and the other boys chattered excitedly.

"Neither do I, Neji," came the whispered reply. "But if we wait unti-"

"So, who wants to go first?" Kiba yelled as he dragged the small and obviously embarrassed dark-haired girl into the living room.

Two men hollered their enthusiasm; two men stared in horror at the girl.

One gaze suddenly became a death-glare and pale violet eyes met pale violet eyes. The girl yanked her hand out of Kiba's grasp and ran out of the dorm.

Kiba noticed the murderous look on the Hyuga-boy's face and growled his displeasure. "Fuck Hyuga, what the hell is your problem? Just because you're a stuffy, old prig doesn't mean you have to ruin the fun for the rest of us." Neji turned his heated gaze towards the boisterous young man before storming out of the room but not before shoving the man none too gently out of his way. He was promptly followed by the Uchiha.

No one had noticed when Naruto left the apartment.


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(1) I think that's $20 US