Inbred

Sorry this one took so long but I wasn't home yesterday either.

Thanks again to Soft_touches who brought to my attention that I should place this disclaimer (would this be called a disclaimer?): Stay away from drugs and Just say No!
I don't do drugs, never touched the stuff, actually I don't do, agree with or encourage anyone to do most of the stuff in this story anyway (ESPECIALLY this chapter). This is a work of fiction and in no way reflects any of the activities I do in my day to day life.

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Chapter 31

Uchiha Sasuke had never been so pissed in his entire life!

He was angry that day, on the basketball court, when Neji was being a prick; irate when some bubble-headed woman-driver collided her Toyota Yaris into his silver BMW, then tried to blame him when he had the right-of-way and down-right furious when an employer had been caught trading insider information. But right now Uchiha Sasuke was so angry, so irate and so furious that he wanted to commit genocide of the entire human race, starting with the two unrepentant boys sulking on his couch.

Sasuke turned to face them and they both shot him nasty glares. He opened his mouth to say something but when he realized that the only words on the tip of his tongue were 'You fucking assholes' he immediately closed it and went back to pacing back and forth.

What the HELL were they thinking?

'NOTHING! Absolutely Nothing!,' came the rhetoric. Sasuke turned to look at the boys again, they were still glaring at him.

Sasuke thought it was fucking hilarious. They had finally put their rivalry aside, finally buried their animosity towards one another and were FINALLY getting along. He knew Neji was the kind of person that could put away his emotions and work with the devil if he had to, just to get a task complete and Naruto was the kind of person that didn't care who was on his team as long as they shared the same goal and to hell with anyone who tried to oppose him. They had finally bonded, and Sasuke knew that they were the ones responsible for the disasters that took place throughout the wee hours of the morning because their little stunt reeked of Uzumaki's spontaneity and Hyuga's co-ordination.

He pointed both index fingers at the men on the couch. "You guys were obviously smoking some high-grade shit last night and I assume the matches you used to light up were the same ones you used to set fire to that woman's property."

"No one got hurt, Uchiha," spoke Neji, his voice low and strained with the effort to keep it that way.

"Yeah, we started the fire on one side of the house near the back," added his partner in crime. "That way everyone managed to escape through the main doors."

Sasuke placed a hand on his chest and responded with mock consideration, "Aww, Naruto how THOUGHTFUL of you." The blond bristled at the sarcasm and leaned back against the sofa, crossing his arms over his chest and pouting.

It was true no one was hurt, everyone had managed to make it out of the brothel in time and while a part deep inside of Sasuke knew that whore-monger deserved it he couldn't condone the fact that they had set another person's home on fire. If there was one thing that Sasuke hated (even more that Itachi) was a fire. Any other disaster he could sleep through; hurricane, tornado, tsunami you name it, but the one thing that made him lose his composure was a fire.

Sasuke wanted to believe that he wasn't afraid of fire, he had even refused to seek psychological help regarding this phobia, he thought it was stupid to have a fear such as this, but there was no mistaking the sudden shortness of breath; the dry, muted throat; the wide, glassy eyes and the sheen of cold-sweat that broke out over his body. Apparently, that night had been alot more traumatic than he had thought and while it left no physical damage he was still terribly scarred.

Sasuke knew first hand how dangerous a fire could be and that was why he could not forgive what they had done.

He ran two shaky hands through his hair and closed his eyes from the faint visions of his home and family burning, he suddenly felt light-headed. Sasuke took a deep breath. "When you said you were gonna make that woman pay I thought you meant you were gonna threaten her or vandalize her property."

"Then wait until you see Orochimaru's place," Naruto grinned wickedly before he and Neji broke out laughing and sharing a high-five but when they saw Sasuke staring at them as if they had both gone mental their mirth vanished and they went back to their sulking state.

He had seen Orochimaru's place and Sound Inc. It was all over the news.

It was earlier the same morning when Sasuke had called a trusted private investigator named Danzo, the same man that helped him trace Itachi a while back. If anyone could dig up enough dirt to put Orochimaru out of business it was this guy. His chatty secretary had put Sasuke on hold while she transferred the call, Sasuke had the television on in the background and wasn't paying much attention to it since he was waiting for the weather report but his keen hearing picked up the newscaster describing the 'disrespectful acts of insolent vandalism' that took place upon the business and private property of Sound Inc.'s, Managing Director, Orochimaru.

Sasuke stared wide-eyed and slack-jawed at the television screen, he didn't even hear the man's gruff 'Hello' as the phone slipped from his fingers and clattered noisily to the floor. The screen flashed to the grounds of the Orochimaru estate where reporters were snapping photos and pelting the police with questions. Sasuke slowly took a seat in the sofa and raised the volume as one of the officers began to describe the events that took place even as the camera panned around the estate grounds.

The place was trashed...literally.

Garbage was strewn everywhere and most of the flowers and plants had been uprooted from their beds. All the downstairs windows had been smashed and obscenities had been spray painted in Japanese on the walls and garage doors. One of the cars that had been parked on the drive-way had been turned over and Sasuke wondered how the hell they managed to pull that one off.

How the hell did they manage to pull the whole THING off?

The officer soon answered that question. He said that the guards had been distracted (they never disclosed how) while the perpetrators vandalized the property. They also speculate that it may be a group of delinquents as opposed to one individual acting on his or her own. The scene flashed back to the newscaster who introduced the next clip as the recording from one of the security cameras at Sound Inc.

Sasuke froze and he suddenly went cold as the little screen behind the woman displayed a grainy, black and white recording, taken at 3:28 just this morning and two dark figures appeared in view.

He sighed with relief.

Both figures were covered from head to toe and if Sasuke didn't know who they were he would have guessed they were ninjas. If it had been Naruto acting independently then Sasuke knew the idiot wouldn't have thought about concealing his identity. He was lucky that Neji was his coconspirator, because the idea of costumes was obviously devised by the Hyuga genius. He watched as the shorter one took something out of a bag and began to smear the walls with it (the reporter later disclosed that it was dog faeces) while the slightly taller one ran off screen. There was a loud crash and Sasuke knew that a window had just been smashed in. The short one then produced a can of some sort then began spray-painting the same obscenities along with the phrase 'Orochimaru is a pedophile' in both English and Japanese.

Sasuke knew that that figure was Naruto because he spelt pedophile wrong...in BOTH languages (1). And by process of elimination that would make the other one Neji, and the man confirmed it by reappearing in the camera's view and flashing both middle fingers (although the network had that censored). He then turned to the other boy who was now peeing on the wall and they shared a silent conversation before running off.

Sasuke wanted to laugh, but not because he thought it was funny, he was laughing at all the things he was going to do when he got his hands on the two.

The next scene was a press conference and Orochimaru and Kabuto were standing in a circle of reporters. The older man had a bandage over his cheek while his little ass-muncher had one wrapped around his neck. Sasuke hardly heard a word they said as he laid his eyes on the reptilian bastard for the first time. He really did look like the person he thought and knew he was. He was long and slender, his pale skin confirming the fact that he must have been some evil creature of the night that shunned the sun, his hair was made up of long, thin strands that framed his equally long and thin face. His cheekbones were high and made even more so by the broad smile plastered across his lips.

Yes! The man had the gall to smile through the whole thing and the brainless reporters were eating it up claiming how strong he must be to remain so composed after such a traumatic experience. Orochimaru assured them that they were nothing but material objects and the most important thing was that he and his ward, Kabuto were away at the time of the attacks. He then turned to face 'Camera 1' and Sasuke's breath caught in his throat, it almost seemed as if Orochimaru was looking right at him and Sasuke didn't like the look in his eyes. His gaze never faltered as he spoke, saying that it was an unfortunate series of events but he has faith that the police would be able to bring the deviants into justice.

The scene flashed back to the newscaster who agreed with his statement and encouraged the viewing public to contact the authorities if they had any information regarding this heinous offense. They went on to report about a freak-fire that had happened the same night on a lady's premises just outside of Leaf Country but Sasuke had already shut the television off.

Naruto and Neji. How could it be possible that the same people who bring you so much pleasure, bring you so much grief? He had looked Heavenward then and asked God how it was possible of the man he loved more than a wife and the boy he loved more than a brother.

He had been infinitely blessed but ultimately cursed.

Right now as he glared at the two boys he was seriously considering turning them in himself. Naruto could get ass-raped in some prison for all he cared, and Neji...well, he'd ass-rape personally.

He reached out and grabbed Naruto by the collar. The blond made a noise of surprise then coughed as all the wind was knocked out of him by Sasuke's fist slamming into his stomach. Naruto didn't get a chance to inhale, didn't even get that chance to mutter 'What the hell's your problem?' because the same fist came crashing into his jaw tossing his head wildly to one side. It didn't end there either, because the other fist gripped a handful of his blond locks and yanked his head back to face his attacker where it was promptly introduced to the same fist again.

Naruto reeled at the sharp, stinging pain that shot along the bridge of his nose and although he couldn't feel it he knew that it was bleeding.

"Sasuke, what the fuck is your problem?" Neji jumped off of the couch just as the dark-haired Uchiha was about to land another punch but he didn't get very far. Sasuke pivoted on one foot and a pale arm shot out to dig long, thin fingers into a smooth, alabaster neck.

Neji gagged as the digits pressed painfully against the cords in his neck. He brought up his hands to try to dislodge the vice-like grip but his efforts proved futile. "Uchiha," he rasped. "Take your fucking hands off me."

Sasuke just glared at him and his grip tightened significantly. "Naruto!" he yelled his command even as he kept his eyes locked with Hyuga's. "Go over to Neji's and keep an eye on Hinata and whatever you do don't let her come over here. I'll deal with you later."

"Uchiha, if you think I'm gonna allow that sick, little pervert in my room, alone with my cousin, you've got another think co-Guh!" his words were cut off as Sasuke yanked him closer almost butting their foreheads in the process.

"Hinata should be the last of your worries," he growled. "Right now, you should be more concerned about yourself." He roughly pushed the older man away and Neji stumbled backwards before his head was yanked painfully to one side by Uchiha's hand gripping his hair by the roots. Neji screamed and Naruto made a movement towards his abusive friend. Sasuke must have heard him because his head snapped around to glare at the blond over his shoulder, Naruto froze in his tracks and took a cautious step backwards at the murderous expression on the boy's face.

"Naruto! I said I'll deal with you later," he ground out before fully turning his back to the boy, daring him to try something funny. Naruto didn't take that dare.

Like a defeated animal he retreated towards the door, forcing his heroic instincts to keep at bay as he watched his friend drag Neji into the bedroom kicking and screaming. Naruto exited the dorm and closed the door quietly behind him.

If Sasuke did something horrible to Neji how the hell was he supposed to tell Hinata?

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(1) I checked for the word 'pedophile' in Japanese and the search turned up blank so I assume they'd be called abusers of children or something...I dunno.

This chapter ends here because the next one will focus on what happens between Sasuke and Neji and the one after will focus on Naruto and Hinata.

Chaa! I had Morino Ibiki as the private investigator but forgot that he's a teacher at the school. That's what happens when I don't keep notes.