The Art of Patience

Chapter 18!!!!!!!!

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Blue eyes opened slightly, and then scrunched up at the annoying sound coming from the side of his bed. What the hell was that? He didn't remember setting his alarm clock last night; why would he? His eyes snapped open once more once he realized that it was his cell phone, and by the ringtone... damn that old perv...

He flung the covers off of himself, trying his hardest not to disturb his two subs in the bed and groggily stumbled his way over to his desk where his phone lay, still ringing loudly. Picking up the phone, he confirmed the caller and opened the device. "Do you have any idea what time it is? I thought pervs like you slept in on Sunday's."

"Yeah, yeah great to know you’re alright too, kid. But seriously; how fast can you get dressed and get down to the Kat Klub? I kinda need a little advice."

Naruto huffed a bit and made his way out to the kitchen so he could talk normally. "My first question for you is; why are you at a club at eight in the morning? Don't those things open at like nine at night?"

His old massage instructor was always getting into some kind of trouble and lucky him, he was stuck bailing the guy out of his dumb situations.

“Well actually, this one runs as a restaurant during the day to maximize business. The girls are well trained as waitresses. You gotta see the fun bags on some of them. But either way I just wanted to you know, talk with you. After all I only heard that you nearly killed a certain someone, or someone without a name that sure sounds like you."

Naruto sighed. "I really don't want to talk about last night; it was traumatizing enough without having to actually talk about it." He paused, contemplating the old man's offer. "Alright, I'll go, but Sasuke and Itachi are here so I'll be bringing them. Also I can't stay for too long; I have something I need to do for Itachi later today."

"If you don't want to talk about it that's your choice but you know how bad gossip gets around. And I look forward to seeing those two lovebirds that have you too busy to talk too little old me. I've got a booth in the back room just ask for me; I'll let the staff know your coming."

Naruto made his way back to his room, only then realizing that he was completely naked in the kitchen. While that didn't really bother him, it was out of respect of his room-mate that he didn't walk around the apartment completely naked. "Alright Jiraiya, I'll see you in a bit." He hung up after that, not waiting for a response; he had some Uchiha's to wake up...

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Naruto gently ran his fingers through Sasuke's silky spikes as he leaned down to give the boy a gentle lick and nibble to the neck. He made his way up to the perfectly shaped ear, giving the shell a small lick before speaking. "Time to get up my little Kitty."

Sasuke groaned and snuggled up under the covers where it was soft and warm. He felt so incredibly tired and everything seemed sore; like he'd been out all night lifting weights or something like that. It was really bizarre. Not only that, but he could have sworn he heard Naruto speaking.

Naruto smiled as he watched his youngest sub try to snuggle further into sleep. Well, that wouldn't do now would it? He usually didn’t have to resort to forceful waking normally with Sasuke. Although given the circumstances; he thought he’d let it slide for this one time. But he sure would give his little Uchiha a shock for the trouble.

He gently scooped the brunette up and carried him into the bathroom where he placed him in the tub and proceeded to turn the cold water from the shower on, hitting Sasuke directly on the top of the head, making the water run down the boy’s naked body.

Sasuke sputtered and jerked into wakefulness in the tub. Cold searing pain had hit his body and he wanted nothing more than to get away as fast as he could. Arms and legs flailed madly around the tub making the blond have to step back to avoid getting hit.

When the world finally pulled itself into a recognizable shape Sasuke stopped struggling madly and just looked up at his Master, dripping wet and naked.

"Good, you're up" The blond said happily as he turned the water knob to a much more desirable temperature. “An old friend of mine called and we're going to meet him in about an hour; so get ready." He got down to Sasuke's level and gently kissed the smaller boy on the lips, thus getting a bit damp in the process, to make up for the rude awakening before heading back to his bedroom to get Itachi up.

Sasuke glared icy daggers at the rug where his master had stood. The kiss was a start but it wouldn’t completely erase the feelings caused by a cold shower morning call. But it had made the various aches and pains back away just a little bit. "This is going to be a long day..."

Naruto made his way back to his room and noticed that Itachi was already awake and sitting up in bed. The blond made his way to the older man and promptly sat in his lap. "Morning Princess." he said in a very convincing bedroom voice as he placed his lips against Itachi's.

Itachi smiled and kissed his Master back passionately. Naruto had promised him something today and he was overjoyed just thinking about it. What was so good that it had to wait until morning and couldn’t be talked about last night? It wasn’t sex; you could do that anytime. "Good morning Master."

Naruto stood up from Itachi's lap and grabbed one of the slender elegant hands of his sub. "Come on, I have to meet a friend in about an hour. Why don't you join your brother in the shower while I get breakfast ready." Usually he left that to his subs, but his morning, he felt his little hotties really deserved to have a day off from a few duties.

Itachi headed toward the bathroom where he could hear the shower already running. He opened the door of the shower and looked appreciatively at his little brother's naked body. The bruise on his face was looking pretty bad and his arms were still a bit red, but overall, he was just too fucking cute. He stepped into the shower with Sasuke as he grabbed a bottle of Shampoo that his Master let him keep at his house and turned to his younger sibling. "How are you feeling?"

Sasuke groaned and grabbed the luffa sponge he had used last night. "Well let’s see; sore, tired, hungry, and just a little annoyed; other than that, fine."

Itachi chuckled and started to lather up his long black hair. "Why are you annoyed?"

"I woke up in a tub with cold water hitting me in the face. I've never been woken up with cold water in the face. Itachi, why is our Master being so mean today?" Sasuke ended his little rant with a whine and looked pleadingly at his brother for an answer while he contorted himself to scrub the hard to reach places of his back.

Itachi grabbed the luffa from Sasuke and turned the boy around so he could get the spot for him. "He's not being mean on purpose; he's just a bit frustrated. He kind of has a right to be, considering what happened. And plus, his friend called and demanded his presence at some strip club or something." He finished with Sasuke's back and handed the luffa back to the younger boy. He wrapped his arms around his little brother and kissed him gently on the lips. "Just try not to let it affect you, just let him fume for a while."

Sasuke smiled stiffly and scrubbed the rest of his body down while he waited for his turn with the hair products of the GODS. It was great for straight hair and increased volume and shine; something he personally loved. "Who could make Naruto so irritated that he fumes like this?"

Itachi sighed and grabbed the luffa that Sasuke had been using to thoroughly wash himself off. "I don't know, but I guess we'll find out soon enough." He waited until Sasuke was finished before turning the shower off and stepping onto the plushy carpet mat and grabbed two towels. He wrapped one around his waist and handed one to Sasuke. As an afterthought, he grabbed one more towel to start the long vigorous task of drying his hair.

Naruto chose that moment to step in to drop off his subs’ clothes. He always kept one or two outfits in his dresser just in case he had to have them over for any reason. Good thing he did; since his clothes were either too big or too small to fit the brother’s well. "I got clothes for the both of you when you’re done and I couldn't remember where I’d put your shoes but they’re around here somewhere."

They both thanked their Master and grabbed their respectable clothing. After putting them on, Itachi went up to the blond and looked down respectfully but asked the question nonetheless. "Are you alright Master? You seem a bit stressed."

Naruto looked down at Itachi and blinked. Was it that obvious? It was true; he was worried about what happened last night and how his lack of control might hurt his future, he worried that Madara would try to pay him back somehow by having either Sasuke or Itachi stolen from him, and he worried about what would happen if he were arrested; would he loose his license to practice massage? Throw on top of that mess the fact that his good, yet pervy, friend wanted to meet him at a strip club turned restaurant in just under an hour… "No, I'm not alright. But you don’t need to worry about it. I’ll get everything cleaned up and back to normal somehow."

Sasuke had already been on the ground by this point and crawled the small distance between himself and his Master. "I hate seeing you like this Master. Please, let us make you feel better?" He made sure to coat on all the cuteness and sweetness he could muster. It wasn't that he wanted to pleasure his Master sexually; although that would be nice, he just wanted the blond to know that he was loved.

Naruto smiled sadly and kneeled to hug both his subs. they both were really wonderful and more than he could ever hope for. "Just knowing that you both are with me and safe is enough to keep me happy for a long time." The blond fought back the urge to cry and buried his face in Sasuke’s shoulder while pulling Itachi into a nearly crushing embrace with the other arm.

In only a minute Naruto got himself back under control before he would leave the bathroom. His reputation would be ruined if he left the apartment all teary eyed and red in the face. "Alright it's time to eat, I cooked it so no choking sounds. Kiba lets me know my cooking sucks already."

The two subs followed their Master obediently, still a bit worried but decided to keep it to themselves for now.

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Naruto flicked his blinker off and pulled into the driveway of the Kat Klub, an establishment of questionable clientele and questionable entertainment on the best of days. The one place he had to go to see an old friend…

The engine died with a purr in the only parking spot available that wasn’t flanked by cars that were covered in dents or paint form other cars. "Alright, there’s a few rules for a place like this; don’t touch anything I didn’t pay for, don’t let the girls touch you and don’t go to the bathroom alone. You don’t know what kind of sick whack-job is waiting in there."

Sasuke looked a bit nervous but nodded nonetheless. He trusted his Master but still had to wonder how the blond could have acquired a friend of such lewd tastes.

Itachi's expression didn't change as he followed his Master out of the car and into the restaurant, followed closely by his little brother.

Jiraiya looked up at the new arrivals and smiled. Of course Naruto would show up right on time. No matter, he had always come through for his friends, something the old teacher admired. "Hey! Over here! You guys won’t believe the food here. A little heavy to be sure, but worth it with the portions!"

Naruto sighed; it was going to be a long day. He steered his subs over to the booth that his old teacher was sitting in and frowned when he realized that someone was going to have to sit next to the man... No matter how nice of a guy Jiraiya was, Naruto was still pretty raw from last night, so he gestured for Itachi and Sasuke to sit together while he sat next to the old man. "You remember Sasuke and Itachi?" he asked gesturing to the two.

"I remember Sasuke by sight. The tall one must be Itachi, am I right? It's been ages since I’ve had a nice relaxing morning like this with friends, what with Tsunade writing her thesis on The Real Effects of Cold Medicine. So my days are filled with ranting and nonstop keyboard noise. Doesn’t that woman ever sleep?" Jiraiya stopped his mini rant and took a long drink from his glass of tea. The stuff was weak and tasted like artificial sweeteners; disgusting.

Naruto sighed. "So, you dragged me all the way over here just to listen to you rant about Tsunade? Why don't you stop being a dick and ask her out already?" Naruto knew that the old man had the hots for the big breasted Doctor but the guy was just too chicken to actually say anything. He really was just all talk.

Jiraiya chocked on his questionable tea and spat it back into the glass with a cough and put the glass down with a thump. Some of his drink had gone down the wrong tube and left him coughing until he got his lungs clear of even a ghost of liquid. Damn that blond and his keen eyes! He knew just when to make you embarrass yourself in a crowd.

Sasuke flinched at the wet coughing sound and leaned away as the white haired man thumped himself soundly on the chest a few times, he never did like witnessing coughing fits even if he only heard them. "Master, I really have to go to the bathroom. I forgot to go back at your place."

The blond looked over at his smallest sub and gave a bit of a worried glance at Itachi. He figured Jiraiya could keep an eye on him for a few minutes. "Ok, let’s go." He looked at Jiraiya as he stood up. "Keep an eye on Itachi. I don't want anything happening to him." With that he walked off, Sasuke right behind him.

"I'm on it." Jiraiya coughed a few times while talking and cast a glance at Itachi; long hair, great legs, and no noticeable breasts. This person confused him. "So, are you a man or a woman because I'm both aroused and repulsed at once and it's confusing my manliness."

Itachi's eyes went wide for a moment and then he scooted a bit closer to the corner of his side of the booth. "I'm a man." was all he said in his quiet voice.

"That explains the repulsion then."

Meanwhile, Sasuke was perched on a toilet that smelled like lime flavored barf with at least twenty of those seat covers between his ass and the black ring. No one else was in the bathroom, thank God, but he could see why Naruto said to never go in alone. The wheelchair stall smelled suspiciously like sex. Damn his stomach and sudden bowel movements.

Outside Jiraiya was watching the waitresses bound across the floor with trays in hand and smiles plastered on their faces. There was no thinking necessary to know what women like THAT were good for.

Back in the bathroom, Sasuke made himself presentable before leaving the stall. It felt like someone had shoved a heat lamp in his ass and turned it on. He wasn’t used to having to do this ever since he became Naruto sub. The blond Dom always expected both of his subs to be thoroughly cleaned out every morning. But since he spent the night at Naruto house; he didn’t have ac chance to.

Naruto knew that he'd be doing some major enema work with Sasuke once they got back to his subs’ house before he had anything to do with that ass. There was nothing wrong with wanting his subs to be completely clean. He was a very clean person when it came to sexual acts, especially with his mouth. He watched Sasuke wash his hands and grabbed the boy by the belt loop and pulled him out of the bathroom. He'd just have to say a few polite words to his former instructor and make a hasty exit; he had things to do today.

Sitting Sasuke back down in his seat, he noticed that Itachi had a strange look on his face. Come to think of it, Jiraiya looked freaked out a bit too. "Alright, what happened?"

Itachi stayed silent, knowing that Naruto was most likely asking Jiraiya.

Jiraiya shuddered slightly and made a point not to look at Itachi. "Itachi confuses me a bit. Even though I know he's a man."

Naruto gave the guy a questionable look before looking at Itachi and then back again. "Why?"

The older man looked like had just sucked on a lemon before he could answer. "Your sub both arouses my passions and repels me. He's still doing it; make it stop."

A smack to the head was all Naruto was willing to grace the old man with. He knew that Jiraiya didn't mean it, but still, it was an insult to his Princess damn it! Well; technically it was a compliment… But the guy could have worded it better!

Sasuke tried not to laugh his ass off at seeing the old man get hit by his Master. That was well worth the trip to this hell hole. He quieted down however when he got identical glares from his brother and from his Master.

Jiraiya grunted and rubbed the back of his head, He'd probably deserved that. "Ow damn it! You’re suppose to respect your elders not beat them around! I dint invite you here for this!"

"Well I didn't come here for you to insult my sub. And besides, I have other plans today, so I'll have to meet up with you another time." He gestured for his subs to follow as he got up to leave.

Itachi followed obediently behind, knowing that Sasuke was not far from him. He took one last glance at the pouting old man and shivered in disgust for a brief moment.

Sasuke scurried after his brother and didn't look back. He could see why Naruto didn't much care for this person. "Master, may I ask a question?"

Naruto nodded briskly as he strode to his car, opening the driver’s door and getting in.

Sasuke stuck his hands in the small pockets of his pants and quickly chewed over the best way to ask his question. "How did you meet that guy back there? He doesn’t seem quite like your other friends."

Naruto sighed as he started the car. "He was one of my massage instructors. He was probably the best one I had; besides the fact that he's the biggest perv I know." He glanced at Sasuke who was in the back seat as he drove along the street.

Sasuke took the answer in silence and thought about asking another question about that strange pervert he’d met. Everything about the older man seemed wrong given what he knew about his master. "May I ask another question?"

Itachi smiled faintly and shot a glance at the side mirrors to see the road directly behind Naruto's car. The car behind them was staying a respectful distance from the sporty car.

Naruto pulled into an unlabeled parking lot and turned off the car. "Yeah; just ask me while we're walking." He got out and waited for his subs to follow suit before putting a leash on each of their collars.

Itachi frowned slightly at his leash and tried to read Naruto’s mind by looking at the back of the blonde’s head. He couldn't still be afraid someone would steal him in broad daylight, right?

Sasuke pouted and followed the gentle tugging on his leash. Having one on in the comfort of his own home was one thing but having to wear one in public was embarrassing! What if one of his co-workers saw him like this? Or worse, one of his uncle’s friends.

The younger raven bit his lip and asked the question that had been bugging him since they'd left their master’s apartment. "Where are we going?"

Naruto walked forward, giving Sasuke and Itachi no choice but to follow. "You'll see." he said as he headed down an alleyway that, if it was at night would look sketchy as hell. He made his way halfway down the narrow passage until he came to an unlabeled door. Opening the door, he stepped over the threshold and looked around; seeing all the artwork on the walls and the faint sound of buzzing could be heard in the background. Damn he had really missed this place.

TBC
Can anyone guess what Itachi’s getting???? Anyone? Next chapter will be here soon!