soulmates: Sun and Moon

authors note: yo its the next day so here's the next chapter. enjoy.

responses:
mykonosparadise> oh deffidently i've already got chapters finished, but i'll post one a day. just keeping ahead of the plot just to make sure i dont get writers block.
msuzumaki> didnt even think of putting sakura back in the story, but i can do that. -.o

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Unexplained Sensations...

Naruto awoke to the sound of a ring-tone muffled by his bedding. For a split second he thought it could be Sakura calling him. His eyes widened and he sprung to his knees tossing pillows left and right. Finally spotting the orange Christmas present Sakura herself had bought for him, he lunged for it. Weight shifting, it fell from the bed with Naruto following after.

Hand gripping the phone tightly he flipped it open and greeted the person on the other end. "Moshi-moshi!"

"Ohayo mother-fucker!" A voice chirped merrily on the other side.

Face dropping in annoyance Naruto sat straight on the floor glaring at his feet. "You bastard, what the hell do you want this early?"

"This early? It's one O'clock in the afternoon man!"

Tired blue eyes rolled over to inspect the clock set at the edge of his bed. A miracle it hadn't crashed to the floor as well. 12:41 blinked twice before turning to 12:42. "Exactly it's too early."

"Uh dude, you're normally a morning person. What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Ngh..." He bent forward sneering at the stained carpet floor. His voice quietened. "Sakura left me."

There was a slight pause...

"That's great! Let's go out and party!"

Rolling his eyes Naruto groaned. He should have known Kiba wouldn't be as effected as he was. The boy was a complete dog in all sense. Any girl would do as long as Kiba didn't have to commit. "I don't think I'm ready to party about this just yet Kiba."

"Feh. You sound like a kicked puppy... So Ino's back from her trip to the Bahama's and I was thinking we should all go to the Club man."

Rubbing his face Naruto ruffled his own hair. He shook his head in disbelief at Kiba's ability to force people into action. "Dude-"

"Come out to Ichiraku and we'll talk more. See ya there!" Click.

Naruto growled and raised the phone above his head ready to throw it. Halfway through the arch he stopped and dropped his hand. Breaking his only phone wouldn't be a good idea. So while sitting there in a foul mood he delliberated if he should show up or not. He knew that if he had his way he'd be hiding in his apartment for at least a solid long week alone, and that really wasn't healthy since he was the self-loathing type. The logic of becoming a zombie and giving up life just because someone left him didn't sound appealing at all. In fact it would probably ruin his chances of working harder and trying to get Sakura back. Now that would be pathetic...

"Fuck it." Yawning the blond stretched and found his footing.

Not fifteen minutes later he appeared outside the apartment complex and hopped down the stairs. Hands deep in the pockets of his jeans he moved briskly down the sidewalk towards Reed Street located at the center of town. The rustic-orange coloured windbreaker flapped against a light breeze revealing the black shirt underneath. His last good black shirt... he'd have to make a trip to the laundry mat soon.

Downtown Konoha seemed busy with excitement as usual for a Saturday afternoon. Every once in awhile he'd pass someone and force a smile, but be totally rejected. What was it with some of these sour people? Didn't they know how ugly a frown is?

Stopping to wait for a street light to turn green he took a second to let his gaze wander. On the other side of the road stood a troop of young women waving 'car wash' signs in their bikini's -of course the only attention they were getting were a couple of honks and hoots. Sometime between waiting for the light and watching the enthusiastic girls bouncing their jugs, someone had approached from behind and shoved him. "F-fucking asshole!"

Naruto hit the paved intersection on his hands and legs. Panic sprung up inside of him, but subsided once he realized the light had changed and people were walking around his form. He glared over his shoulder at the person who had pushed him aside. A large man began strolling by in a dark trench-coat with blue hair and an ear transmitter. Growling, Naruto jumped to his feet with fists clenching in anger. His knees and palms were scrapped from the fall, though he never really registered them as he stomped after the broad shouldered man.

Nuh-uh, Naruto was not going to be pushed around after already having a shitty day.

Following the stranger he halted just at the opening of an alley way and watched the other proceeding further under the high buildings which cast a vast shadow within the narrow passage. The tall creepy looking bastard turned to stand outside the back entry way to a fancy bar known as 'Virtue's Secret', a famous lounge restaurant for hushed crowds and parties enjoying closed off rooms with good food and even better... service. Naruto knew the place only because an older friend of his worked here. The blond had other things on his mind as he pushed up each sleeve and squared his shoulders. Respect and a damned apology.

Zeroing in on the man in the trench-coat the ruffled teenager approached in pounding steps which covered the space between them. "Oi!" He yelled to get the others attention and reached out to grab hold of the mans shoulder to whirl him around-

Instead Naruto was the one -whirling- as the man turned, grabbed his wrist, twisted it and pulled Naruto forward off balance. This sent the surprised boy into a front flip. Connecting with the ground a huff of air left the blonde's lungs. Strong hands flipped him over onto his stomach and pinned his other arm high into the center of his back making him arch in pain. "Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow! Hold the fuck on!" There was something sharp at his throat. A knife? Holy shit! "W-wait hold on, hold on, hold on! OW!"

"What the fuck were you doing following me brat?"

Naruto didn't have enough time to explain when the back of Virtue's Secret opened and someone stepped outside closing the door behind them. He wasn't able to see who it was but he understood the new person was important since he felt the man above him tense.

"Kisame... are you finally taking your sexual frustrations out on complete strangers now?"

"Feh. This little fucker followed me here. He may be a spy. I say we should slit his throat and dump him in the dumpster over there."

Stiffening, a fresh wave of horror ran through Naruto's body as he realized just how much trouble he was in. The blade at his throat pressed harder now and it sent shudders down his spine making the little hairs at the back of his neck stand on end. A cold twist of fear convulsed in the pit of his stomach and Naruto wanted anything more then to be flayed alive by some fishy-looking bastard even if his life was crappy at the moment. "Hold on! I came after Fish-Face cause he knocked my ass out in the middle of the fucking street! I just wanted a damned apology!"

A hot sensation pierced into his neck. "Fish-Face?" The person above him growled.

"Release him."

"What?!"

"I highly doubt he could do you harm anyhow Kisame."

"What about my idea?"


"Unfortunately I don't believe the owners to VS would be appreciative if we left a corpse at their backdoor."

Rather reluctantly Naruto was released. Scrambling back a few feet Naruto sat straight massaging his abused arm and glaring mental daggers at Fish-Face. The other person took a step closer drawing Naruto's attention. The blond was taken by surprise a second time in that alley way seeing the handsome man standing before him with a hand outstretched. Wearing a matching trench-coat Naruto decided Fish-Face's companion was the much better looking of the two. He tracked the curve of the males face down to the open hand. After a seconds pause he took the kind gesture. Just as he sealed his scratched palm over the others a sudden weird feeling sparked from the connection going straight through his body. Flinching slightly the blond noticed the others cheek muscle twitch. Being pulled back up onto his feet Naruto wondered faintly if the mysterious man felt the same tingling sensation as he had. He let his hand drop to his side, but yet it still seemed to burn with a intensity that made him shiver.

"My apologies for my partners rude behavior."

Kisame scoffed nearby but was ignored by the two whom seemed oblivious to him.

Dark reddish eyes bore down into blue, but Naruto didn't seem to mind. He hadn't felt this unattached before in his life. What was it about this person that made him want to spill out his whole heart? What the hell would he say if he did? Oh-no he would not do that... he wasn't about to trust his own mouth in this situation. Naruto could only nod.

"Uh-hum! Itachi! We've got business elsewhere, it's time to go."

Their gazes broke and Naruto felt quite surreal as if he wasn't standing there at all. Itachi gave him a returning nod glancing over his form to make sure the boy hadn't been too man-handled before turning away and walking off. In a half-daze Naruto watched the raven-haired male catch up with Fish-Face, disappearing around the corner.

Did that just happen? It was over in a flash like none of it was real at all...

"Naruto?"

Said boy jumped with his head jerking to the voice whom called his name. He looked to the back of Virtue's Secret and saw a familiar person leaning over the stairs with a large waste bag in their hand, ready to drop it in the awaiting dumpster beside the door. The older friend of his wore a similar shocked face as his own. "A-Asuma!"

"What are you doing back here? It's quiet suspicious." Asuma let go of the bag and whipped his hands clean with the towel at his front.

Naruto's face twitched into a smirk as he scratched his head. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"Oh?" That sparked Asuma's interest. Pulling out a pack of cigarettes he popped the bottom of the box to extract a stick before grabbing it with his lips and lighting it up. He took a puff while pocketing the pack and lighter. "I'm on break. Let's walk over to the Tea Shop and you can talk all about it. Unless you had any other arrangements." Asuma joined the blond who shook off his clothes, stuffing hands back into his pockets as they made their way off to Reed Street.

Naruto's smirk turned into a large smile. "Nothing that can't wait. Besides I'd rather see what Iruka is up to and a hot cup of tea sounds wonderful after my little run-in with a giant shark."

The elder man's eyebrows shot up into his hairline. "A giant shark? You can't be serious."

"Oh yes." Naruto snapped his teeth menacingly as a shark would. "Teeth and all."

They headed on their way, not paying much heed to the two men in trench-coats under the shade of an awning watching them go.

"I wish I'd gotten to punch that kid. Just once would have been great."

Itachi did not comment on his partner's need for violence as he spied upon the blond leaving from his view. "I believe I have seen him before somewhere..."

"Hm?" Kisame glanced at the Uchiha in interest. "Is that why you had that weird staring contest with him in the alley?"

"Yes..." A lie. But it would be sufficient to keep the others brain from thinking towards the true conclusion. It was quite simple and yet extremely scary for the Uchiha to admit. He had felt an attraction, a tug at his soul if you will. Something like that at a time like this would be... inconvenient. Itachi spun about and continued on his way with Kisame following closely behind.

"I wonder why headquarters called us back so suddenly? Maybe the boss is finally going to give out our missions."

"Maybe indeed."

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alright so some of you may be thinking 'why's itachi got a heart-tug towards naruto when this is a sasunaru story?' my answer to you is simple... this is a Harem story meaning multiple lovers. the chapter named Nine Lovers will explain, it'll be posted in the future. later.