The Chemicals Between Us

A/N: Dom: no sex in this chapter, but Sasuke does get kneed in the groin, and that is WAY more satisfying to me.

The Chemicals Between Us


Sasuke slipped from the bed, the sun not yet peeking over the horizon as a familiar knock sounded at the professor’s door. The Uchiha dressed quickly, leaving a note on the counter with the bent glasses and a promise to pay for new ones.

He slipped out of the apartment, Neji leaning on the wall just beside the door where he had been waiting while the young heir had gotten dressed.

"Don't start with me," Sasuke warned, seeing the annoyed glare he was receiving.

"We have a flight in an hour," the Hyuuga said flatly as the two entered the elevator. "Since you weren't there..."

"I know. I was the one who made the deal." Sasuke pulled on his coat as the elevator stopped, doors opening. "I'm in the garage." He pulled his keys from the black duster pocket.

"Right," Neji turned, his long hair pulled back into a low ponytail sweeping over his lower back. "Don't be late."

Sasuke shook his head, walking in the opposite direction to his car before heading home to change.

Iruka groaned with pain as he woke up, his entire lower half and spine aching with the strain flashing up from his rear. He bit his lip and blinked open his eyes, his body slowly waking up from the sharp pulses. The small professor rolled onto his stomach, wincing as he looked up at his clock on the table by his bed, wondering what had made him wake up.

The numbers were too blurry to make out and a glance to the side showed him he was alone in bed, the cool indention from Sasuke's body telling him he'd been that way for a while. Iruka drove his fingers through his locks.

He'd assumed that Sasuke would be busy. It was Monday and even he had to work today. Iruka just hadn't expected to be waking up by himself. He dismissed it and turned to look out the tall windows. The sun was peeking through the high buildings and he knew he had to get up soon if he wanted to make it to his classes on time. The pain in his rear kept him from moving though.

He blinked, propping himself on his elbows as he jerked his head toward the bathroom. The faucet was running and he could see the blurry outline of the opened door.

"Sasuke?" Iruka called out in surprise.

"No such luck, sorry dear," came Anko's voice.

The small man smiled slightly and sighed, rubbing his cheek against the pillow beneath him. Anko walked out of the bathroom, a wet cloth in one hand and a container of white substance in the other. She was already dressed for work and kicked off her heels as she climbed into bed with her long time friend.

"I figured you wouldn't wake up until later," she said, smiling. "I wanted to make sure you got up okay."

Iruka hummed his thanks, staring at the wash cloth and paste. Anko moved to straddle his legs, her slight weight keeping him on his stomach.

"Trust me, I've had practice with this," she assured him.

The darker brunette blushed and closed his eyes as Anko pulled apart his aching cheeks, wincing when the rag touched his abused skin. The paste was quickly applied, cooling and numbing the pain with the gentle fingers at his entrance.

"Was it good?" she asked slyly as she worked.

Iruka couldn't stop the grin that spread across his mouth. "Yes, it was very good."

Anko pressed a kiss to the top of Iruka's head. "I'm glad you like him. He left a note for you."

"What did it say?" Iruka asked.

The petite woman faked a gasp as she massaged the swollen passage. "You actually think I would do that? Invade your privacy like that?"

A few seconds passed before she cracked up. "He said he was sorry for having to leave and he'd call you later."

Iruka nodded and smiled fondly, waiting until Anko brought him some pain pills before he got up to get dressed.

Sasuke attempted to ignore the glare he was receiving from the Hyuuga sitting across the table from him. "Stop it," He warned.

Sai smiled brightly. "He's only mad because you got laid and he didn't."

The short haired man’s smile grew as Neji’s glare was turned on him. Sasuke simply smirked and lifted his glass of water, taking a long drink. The three were soon joined by the rest of their party that they had been waiting for.

Inuzuka Tsume, Akimichi Chouza, and Nara Shikaku walked through the doors, being led directly to the table with the Uchiha. They had long held the status of presidents of their own companies and Sasuke had grown up with their help. They were somewhat parental figures to him as well as business associates.

The meeting happened once a week, or when ever they could manage to get away. The heads of the corporations coming together to size each other up and talk and laugh; it was a chance to get away from their annoying obligations and to remember the good times. Shikaku was joined by his son, and Sasuke’s best friend, Shikamaru, for the afternoon, both lazy men sighing as they sat down.

"Enjoy your flight?" Tsume grinned darkly, winking at the stiffening Neji.

"I hate the States," Shikamaru grumbled. "Too troublesome."

Chouza laughed loudly, giving the poor boy a thump on the back. "Don't be so depressing, the food here is great!"

Neji muttered something over his glass of water, moving to sit next to the Uchiha. Sasuke had met with an American associate earlier that day and the other’s happened to have been in the states on business as well.

The Hyuuga acted as Sasuke's vice president as well as his lawyer, the clan having its own well established law firm.

Sasuke leaned back and listened to the older executives speak, the three having been long time friends.

Tsume and Chouza were laughing loudly together, prodding at Shikaku to join them in a drink. The lazy man didn't need to be asked twice and they ordered for the whole table. Shikamaru sighed and slumped in his seat, glancing over at Sasuke sitting beside him.

"You're in a good mood," the brunette genius accused sourly.

"And you'd know if I was in a bad mood?" Sasuke glanced over at his long time friend, the Nara giving him a slight grin.

"Don't even try to fool me Uchiha." Shikamaru reached to grab the beer that was set down in front of him. “I know you too well.”

Sasuke simply smirked, thankful that Shikamaru was there, giving him a chance to not worry about business for even just a little while.

"Enjoying teaching?" Neji set down his glass, lips curled up in a haughty smirk as pearl colored eyes were locked onto half lidded ones.

Shikamaru took a long drink before answering, "Better than dealing with needy blondes."

Neji snorted and Shikamaru chuckled lightly, Sasuke smirking as Sai stifled a laugh. The brunette turned back to the raven.

"I heard a little rumor..."

Tsume jerked her head up. She loved gossip, craved it more than air, any mention of it a she was like a hound on a trail.

"Rumor? What Rumor? Is it about Sasuke?! Tell me!" she snarled.

Shikamaru slouched further in his chair, reminded strongly of his mother. Shikaku even squirmed before taking a larger drink. The professor grumbled and glanced away.

"Sasuke seems to have a love interest."

Chouza raised his brows, an animated smile growing over his face as he clapped his hands. "Finally! We can stop setting you up now!"

Tsume narrowed her eyes, getting up and literally yanking Neji from his seat so she could sit right next to Sasuke. Sai's eyes widened and he slinked away with the Hyuuga, both going to hide behind Chouza. Shikaku grumbled something and glanced up, mildly interested.

The wild brunette grinned, her teeth gleaming as she took on what she thought was a sweet expression. "And who is this special someone? Not another corporate investor's daughter hm?"

Shikamaru sunk lower in his seat on the other side of Sasuke. "Great... here we go."

Sasuke set his almost empty glass down on the table, lifting a brow at the busted woman.

"No, it's not." He answered simply. Neji and Sai were suddenly the targets of the woman's information hungry gaze.

"You two know anything about this?" Both men shook their heads violently.

"No ma’am," Sai answered politely, noticing the subtle glare from his boss.

Tsume turned back to the raven. "Then who is it?" She asked with a toothy grin actually expecting Sasuke to divulge more information.

"It's none of your business." The younger man replied, lifting his glass back to his lips and taking a drink.

The wild brunette wouldn't settle for that and practically ripped the glass from his lips. "Uchiha Sasuke, if you don't tell me right now..." She started in her motherly voice.

Sasuke leaned forward, bringing his face close to hers.

"It's not a woman." He said flatly before grabbing back his glass and finishing it off.

Shikamaru smirked over his own glass, knowing that the billionaire actually preferred men over women. Tsume raised a brow, gritted her teeth and then turned to Shikaku. She drove her hand into her purse and grabbed her check book, writing furiously on a slip of paper before handing the check over.

"You bastard!" she growled. "How did you know?!"

Shikaku folded the check and slipped it into his vest pocket, looking bored. "It's obvious," he muttered dryly.

Chouza smiled broadly. "But Shika-san, didn't you tell me you caught Sasuke-kun and Shikamaru-kun kissing each other when they were younger?"

Tsume whipped her head back to Shikaku. "Cheat! Gimme back my money!"

She started pelting him with the muffins from the basket in the center of the table, roaring her outrage. Chouza tried to save as many of the baked goods as he could, catching them after they bounced off the elder Nara and before they hit the ground.

"You shouldn't waste such delicious food Tsume-san," he said sternly.

Shikamaru, Neji, Sai and Sasuke all managed to slink away from the table, leaving the three to older executives to fight it out while drawing unwanted attention to the table.

"They don't quit, do they?" Neji commented as the four got a new table.

"I don't think they do." Shikamaru turned around, smirking as he saw his father slowly sink lower in his chair. "I'll hear about this from my mother when we get back." He commented with a sigh.

Sasuke ordered them all much stronger liquor, the waitress brining it to them quickly having seen the table the four had just come from.

"I can't believe you actually told her, you know its going to get around now.” Shikamaru said lowly.

Sasuke set his glass down on the table, swirling the brown liquid in the short crystal. The Uchiha released a long drawn out sigh, much like the ones the brunette had earlier.

"I know."

He looked over at Neji who was watching the other's still, the manager having come out to calm Tsume and offer more muffins, as long as they weren’t used as weapons.

"We should go back," he said flatly.

The other three turned their attention to the nearly empty large table.

"Alright."

The afternoon wore on into evening as the alcohol flowed freely and the discussion followed cheerfully behind. When night fell, the group was pleasantly drunk on each other's company and the rounds they bought each other as they laughed.

Tsume turned her gaze to Sasuke, watching as the young raven smiled fully, a rarity, at one of Shikamaru's stories about his students. She sighed and settled back in her plush chair, grinning softly in a matronly sort of way.

"You have her smile you know," the roguish woman said, stopping the conversation.

All eyes turned to her as she nodded in the Uchiha's direction.

"Your mother I mean," Tsume clarified, taking another long gulp of her amber drink.

Chouza hummed his agreement, being the least drunk of the batch. "He has her eyes too."

Shikaku grunted, staring down at his beverage. "Your father would have been proud of you Sasuke-kun. I never told you that. Just wanted you to know."

Shikamaru blinked in surprise along with the raven. His father didn't give out many compliments, especially ones like that. Tsume sighed and stared at Sasuke.

"You miss them don't you?" she wondered softly. "You know, me and your mother...we were soul mates."

Chouza choked on his drink. "B-but you were both married!"

Tsume growled and whopped the large man over the head.

"Idiot!" she spat. "You can be soul mates without being lovers!"

She calmed down after another drink and turned her attention back to Sasuke, studying his features clinically.

"We never talked much, or saw each other, I was too busy...but when we did...it was like being with my sister again," Tsume said, nodding to agree with her own words.

Everyone was silent for a few moments, all eyes on Sasuke who was staring down into his drink as he swirled the frothy liquid around.

He glanced over at Shikamaru who was studying every movement the raven made as if he were reading Sasuke's thoughts. Dark eyes glanced up before nodding at the inebriated woman, a small upturn to his pale lips.

"Thank you."

The three elder businessmen (and woman) returned the gratitude with soft smiles and raised glasses before taking a drink, the conversation now took on a more solemn tone. Sai took this opportunity to excuse himself and head to bed, knowing his two bosses would be up much later than he.

Neji was the next to leave, excusing himself to the bathroom and while gone the conversation moved on to when Shikamaru and Sasuke were little. The younger two, a little past drunk, blushed and attempted to ignore the story about when they were caught kissing, Shikaku even getting into the conversation.

Chouza was the next to leave, helping Shikaku up to their shared room, Shikamaru excused himself for the bathroom with the promise to make sure Sasuke got up to his room safely, leaving Tsume and the young Uchiha heir alone. Sasuke glanced up at the intoxicated woman who was seemingly staring off into space as he drifted off into his own memories now that there was silence, the restaurant now winding down, only a few scattered people left.

Tsume rubbed her bleary eyes, frowned deeply as she stood up, wavering until she grabbed the edge of the table.

"Help me to my hotel room," she demanded softly, looking at her watch. "It's a block down the street." Sasuke looked up at her.

"Shikamaru is coming back..." The younger stood up anyway, lifting his suit jacket off the back of his chair as well as grabbing Shikamaru's and the bill. Despite being drunk, the conversation about his parents had almost instantly sobered the raven's thoughts, but left his actions and words loose.

"Alright." He agreed.

The busty woman leaned heavily on the Uchiha who spotted the spiky ponytail of their other companion heading in their direction.

"Give me your room key." The raven held out his hand for the woman.

Tsume growled as she dug it out of her purse before slinging the bag over her shoulder. They exited the restaurant, the older brunette waving off the need for a taxi. Both men had one of her arms wrapped around their shoulder to help her walk. Tsume was nearly as tall as Sasuke and her weight threw them off more than once.

Shikamaru left when they had walked the streets to her hotel, taking a cab back to his where he and his dad were staying. The city lights shone brilliantly as people walked around, still enjoying themselves at the late hour. Sasuke helped the woman to her room, Tsume nearly falling asleep on the elevator.

"This...this guy," she mumbled. "He's good isn't he? He's a good guy?"

Sasuke felt Tsume's head drop against his shoulder, her wild locks brushing against his cheek.

"Yeah, he's a teacher." Sasuke answered knowing the alcohol in the woman wouldn't allow her to have much of a memory in the morning.

The elevator stopped, opening up on a lower floor as two people started to get on.

"Up or down?" Sasuke asked quickly.

"Down."

"Get the next one." Tsume answered rather rudely.

Sasuke lifted a brow as the doors closed again, the metal box continuing its ascent. Tsume nodded off for a few seconds against Sasuke's body, growling in her sleep at imaginary companies she wanted to take over. She shook her shaggy head and woke, smacking her lips.

"So...I should stop...stop setting you up on dates then, hmm?" the woman asked.

"You know I never wanted you to set me up to begin with. Mother always-" Sasuke stopped before the rest of his thought came out.

In his inebriated state mixed with his present company, the Uchiha heir's guard was let down enough for some thoughts to escape his mouth before he could stop them.

Knowing the hefty woman would ask him to continue, Sasuke decided to leave her pestering out of the equation. "Mother always told me that was that was one thing Father couldn’t control.”

"Your mother was my first kiss you know," Tsume suddenly laughed, tilting to the side and making Sasuke tumble after her onto the proper floor.


They walked with the busty woman snickering loudly at something. She sobered slightly when they reached her door, the Uchiha unlocking it for her. Tsume grabbed her key and held up her hand.

"I can take it from here stud," she yawned before looking at him. "I should have taken you in when that fuck up murdered everyone. I'm sorry I didn't."

"I was old enough to understand why you couldn't." Sasuke answered, watching as the brunette wobbled and leaning against the doorframe. "Get some rest, I'll see you tomorrow."

The raven nodded when Tsume said goodnight, heading to the elevator to leave, his own hotel was on the other side of the restaurant near the convention center, where in the morning the group would all be.

On the elevator ride down Shikamaru called Sasuke to make sure the raven managed to get Tsume to her room alright. The brunette promised to call him in the morning, noting that Sai had picked up a guy. When passing the short haired man's room, Sasuke easily guessed that the visitor was definitely staying the night. He simply shook his head and went into his own room at the end of the hall.

"So you've already slept together?" Kurenai asked rudely as she plopped down at the table Iruka was at.

The English professor looked up sharply from the essays he was grading. They were in the large teacher's lounge, both on a break between their scheduled classes. Iruka sighed and rubbed his temple.

"Kurenai-san," he started warily.

The woman scowled. "Three dates to spread your legs for him? That's a record for you isn't it?"

The darker brunette narrowed his eyes. "If you don't like him fine, but stop taking your anger out on me!"

Kurenai leaned forward, glaring moodily at the table. "I don't like him," she said finally.

Iruka opened his mouth to protest, but she waved her hand, cutting him off and pegging him with a stern look.

"I mean it, something just feels off about him."

The other professor frowned and turned back to his work. "Thank you Kurenai," he said dismissively.

The older woman started to say something else, but decided against it, sighing softly with an apology on the tip of her tongue. She sat up without another word and left the room, closing the door softly behind her.

Iruka stared hard at his papers, chewing his lower lip in frustration. It was a few days since he had last seen his lover, getting a message from him the previous night. Since then Anko, who had sworn on her pet boa constrictor that she wouldn't tell, had told. Most of the staff was buzzing with the new gossip and Iruka was tired of walking upon groups of the huddled together, quieting when he came near.

Anko had been dodging him for a while now. His friends kept coming up to him, some strategically goading him into mindless conversation before slipping in their pressing questions about his relationship with Sasuke. Others practiced less finesse and outright asked him without any preamble.

Kakashi had been one of these and Iruka had been surprised when he saw the look of hurt flash through the older man's expression. Now Kakashi was avoiding him better than Anko.

Most of the people were just glad he was finally dating again, others turned their disapproving stares him way when he passed by. He was getting sick of it.

The door opened and Iruka looked over to see who it was. Anko froze under his gaze, her back against the wall.

"Fuck, Kurenai said you were in your office," she said quickly.

"She lied," Iruka snapped back before sighing.

He gathered his things slowly, stuffing them into the worn green satchel he always carried around the University. Anko tensed and leapt away from the door when he came near it. Her sharp eyebrow rose in concern when her long time friend didn't start yelling at her.

"Are you mad?" she asked dumbly.

Iruka opened the door and paused, not looking at her. "I just...didn't expect it I suppose."

Anko's shoulders slumped with the parting words as the small man and she kicked the table to vent her anger and guilt.

Sasuke sighed watching as Shikaku stopped Tsume from drinking yet another glass of champagne before the speeches were given.

Chouza was up first after Neji, who was speaking on behalf of his family's law firm that was hosting the large dinner for all known associates of Uchiha corp. and the joined companies, including the law offices and various other smaller influences such as the University.

Tsunade had a speech somewhere in the middle of the group with Shikamaru running interference on the large breasted woman instead of Kakashi or Iruka. Sai eyed Sasuke before nodding slightly, reaching into his jacket pocket and taking out the bound notepad holding his speech cards and giving it to the raven so they wouldn't forget to later.

Chouza took the podium and with in a few minutes the crowd was laughing before lunch was served.

Tsume was not having a good day. Anyone near her was immediately growled at until they decided they had better things to do, such as not get stabbed with a tea spoon.

"What's wrong with you?" Shikaku asked dully, keeping his distance from the tall woman.

Tsume shot him a glare before grumbling and glancing away. "I fucked someone last night and I'm praying like hell it wasn't you Sasuke." She shot a quick glance over to Sasuke who was sitting across from her.

Neji nearly choked on his water while trying to keep face and not spit it out all over everyone. Shikaku gagged as he had been swallowing a piece of steak. Chouza patted the skinny brunette on the back.

"No, Tsume, it wasn't me." Sasuke answered flatly after recovering himself, having had the same reaction as the Hyuuga but the glass he had pressed to his lips had stopped anyone from seeing it.

Tsume nearly collapsed with relief. "That makes me feel a little better. Whoever it was had me walking bow-legged for hours this morning. Left a cute little note too."

The men at the table stared at her, none knowing exactly what to say as she snarled at nothing, her long tails scratching at the table cloth. Chouza blinked for a few seconds before leaning close to her, whispering needlessly as they could all hear anyway.

"You really don't remember Tsume-chan?" he asked, a hint of sadness coloring his tone.

The brunette woman snapped her face to his, eyes wide with a slow dawning horror, "Oh Chouza-san no...not you really?!"

The fat man slumped in his seat and bowed his head. "I came to check on everyone last night...you just got out of the shower and invited me in for pie."

He paused and seemed to grow even sadder. "There was no pie but you were...friendly."

Sasuke and Shikaku shared a look, the scarred man coughing as he patted his chest with a fist.

"Pie? Really?" Sai suddenly spoke up.

The other's turned to look at him, the woman giving the pale man a sly grin.

"Yes, would you like some, sweetie?" She asked pleasantly as Shikaku patted Chouza on the back.

Sai looked like he was about to readily agree before Tsume threw her purse in his face, hitting him in the eye.

"Bite me!" she snarled. "Why are you so stupid?!"

The short haired man's eyes widened as Tsume went on about his questionable lineage and how he might be related to toads and how stupid he was. By the time she was finished, Sai was trembling, clearly waiting for the chance to crawl underneath the table and away from danger. Chouza reached out hesitantly to take the fork out of her hands.

Tsume turned to him and her expression grew fierce. "You'll pick me up at eight," she snapped.

The large man blinked. "I'm sorry?"

"We're dating now," she growled dangerously, snatching her purse back from the quaking Sai.

Chouza swallowed thickly. "B-but Tsume-chan, I've just gotten out of divorce...I don't think I'd be suitable enough for you."

Tsume's eyes softened as she watched the long haired male bow his head. "Chouza...you made me limp, there's no way I'm letting you go. And you got out of that damn divorce ten years ago, suck it up, you're no longer a bachelor."

Chouza balked, but didn't get the chance to argue before Tsume shot up to flag down a waiter for another heavy drink.

Shikaku looked over at his large friend, sighing dourly. "Remember all those stories I told you about my wife and how you didn't believe me?"

Chouza nodded dumbly.

"Well in two days you'll come to me and I'll be able to say 'I told you so'," Shikaku said in his bored tone as he glanced away. "Just thought I'd warn you."

"And she wonders why I get annoyed with girls." Sasuke said flatly, picking up his wine and taking a long drink.

Neji nodded in silent agreement remembering the last girl he had dated. The rest of lunch went much like the night before, just with less alcohol involved.

Once it seemed like everyone was finished eating, they were encouraged to go visit the convention center downstairs, which was filled with various demonstrations and machines. There were booths set up to show off new technologies, advances in agriculture, and various other things that the raven owned or had a part in.

On the lone elevator ride down, the other’s having left ahead of him; Sasuke dialed Iruka's number, waiting wile the phone rang softly a few times

The line clicked and the brunette's voice was heard.

"No Lee!" he called, staring angrily at the taller man balancing on his bed. "Don't push it in so hard or it'll break like the last two...no! That's too big! See, now the hole is too loose and you'll have to use a bigger one each time just so it will fit!"

Iruka sighed as Lee started apologizing and promising to run laps around his apartment building before turning back to the phone.

"Hello?" he said politely, having missed the caller I.D.

Sasuke cleared his throat. "I was calling to tell you that I'll be a few more days."

He stepped off the elevator and started slowly walking toward the convention center down the long hall from the conjoining hotel. "I see you're busy..."

Iruka smiled easily at the voice. "No it's fine, I just called Lee over to change some of my light bulbs."

He strayed into the kitchen and brushed a lock of hair out of his face. "Thank you for the new glasses, they just arrived today."

Sasuke smirked. "I hope they are the ones you had before."

He stopped when Tsume spotted him on the phone with the smirk curled onto his lips, the wild brunette immediately heading in his direction.

"I apologize for anything you're about to hear." Sasuke said quickly.

"What do you mean?" Iruka asked, drawing his brows up in confusion.

He blinked and looked at the phone when he heard a quick scuffle and a loud 'Ow!' before it quieted down again.

"Sasuke!" the professor called, wondering if his lover had just been mugged.

"He's fine," purred a honeyed voice. "He just has a boo-boo on his head."

"Tsume...." Sasuke growled but the busty woman just waved Sasuke off.

"I'll give him back to you dear, don't worry." She flashed a toothy grin at the Uchiha before walking off with his phone.

"Erm...hello?" Iruka muttered.

Tsume grinned widely and cocked her hips. "Hello dear, don't be scared. I'm one of Sasuke's friends, I just wanted to speak with the one he's been talking about so freely and in great detail."

The small man adjusted his new glasses and blushed deeply. "D-detail?"

Tsume roared with triumph, "Ha! So obviously you've already slept together! You sound cute, I think I can hear you blushing, are you blushing?"

Iruka went even redder. "Is there any way I could speak to Sasuke again?"

"No dear, he died," Tsume snapped. "Now he said some thing about you being a stripper?"

The male brunette stuttered in angered frustration before yelling. "Teacher! I'm a teacher!"

Tsume howled with laughter. "Oh look at your cute little temper! That's just darling, we have to meet some time, you're so easy to rile. I didn't know he liked the feisty ones."

Iruka frowned darkly, his full blush tinting his face as he scowled. "Who are you?"

"Inuzuka Tsume," she answered. "But enough about me, let's talk about you."

Iruka blinked. "Inuzuka-san?"

Tsume paused. "I recognize that voice..."

The small professor rubbed his scar. "Erm, yes. I'm one of your son's--"

"Umino Iruka!" Tsume crowed, whirling on Sasuke with a wild grin.

Sasuke was standing a few feet behind the brunette, glaring in the way he usually did when something or someone was annoying him.

"Phone, now." He held out his hand expecting the tall woman to comply, which she didn't. "I have to tell-..."

Sasuke reached for his phone but instead had his hand scratched by perfectly manicured red nails. Tsume grinned like mad before turning her back to the young billionaire and headed towards the others.

Sasuke was suddenly surrounded by a few over excited fans.

"I have to know," Tsume said, her voice growing dark and sexual. "Which one of you tops? You were just so sweet the last time I saw you, I can't picture you ramming anything up Sasuke ass."

Iruka's brow twitched in anger as he gritted his teeth and stayed quiet.

"Ah," the roguish woman said flatly, a growl seeping from her lips. "So you're a bottom...fuck I owe Shikaku more money."

"What?" Shikaku turned upon hearing his name.

"Hush Nara, it doesn’t concern you." Tsume waved him off.

Iruka frowned darkly, a quick snarl escaping his throat. "Give the phone back to Sasuke!"

Tsume laughed, "So demanding aren't you? I bet Sasuke likes that."

Iruka blushed brightly again during the long pause that followed. "Inuzuka-san, what are you doing?"

Tsume grinned widely, bustling up next to Chouza before wagging the phone for all to see. Neji and Sai raised their brows as Shikaku and Shikamaru shared a mildly interested look.

"Guess who Sasuke-kun is dating!" she said joyously.

Chouza looked down at Tsume, "Oh, is that him on the phone? Tell him I said hello!"

Tsume glared at her overly happy new boyfriend. "It's the cute little professor, Umino Iruka."

Shikamaru choked on the breath he was taking in as his eye started twitching. "Professor Iruka?!"

The brunette on the other end of the line paled, recognizing each voice. "Shikamaru-kun?!"

Iruka fidgeted as if trapped before squeaking in embarrassment and hanging up the phone. Lee looked over from where he was balancing on two chairs on top of each other.

"Professor? Are you okay?"

Sasuke was walking over to his party, noticing how Tsume was staring at his phone in partial bewilderment. Tsume ducked behind Chouza when she saw the raven coming while she scrambled to find Iruka's name in the contact list. Sasuke snatched his phone back before the busty woman could make the call.

Tsume jumped on his back and tackled him to the ground, digging her nails into his upper arms. "Give it back boy!"

Chouza, Shikamaru, Shikaku, Neji and Sai all moved quickly to block them from view as Sasuke flipped them over and pinned the wild woman to the ground underneath him, glaring intently.

"That’s the last time I tell you anything." Sasuke stood back up quickly tucking the phone into the breast pocket of his suit before dusting himself off then offering Tsume a hand up.

The feral brunette sighed and took his hand before jerking him forward and down, kneeing him in the groin. Sasuke fell hard, a groan escaping him as the other men flinched. Tsume laughed hysterically and dove for his phone, obviously having had too many drinks already.

When a few people looked over curiously, she dropped her crazed grin and walked away calmly, searching through the contacts and smiling when she found Iruka's number, leaving the young raven behind her in a fetal position.

Chouza helped Sasuke up and to the nearest chair, before darting off after his new...girlfriend, to try and reason with her.

"You should have just left her alone..." Shikaku said sitting down next to Sasuke.

"Should have known better than to call him when she was around..." Shikamaru added as Sai disappeared to get a cold pack from any first aid kit he could find.

"Yeah..." Sasuke seethed slightly as he shifted.

Ten minutes later and Lee was trying to pry the phone from Iruka's grip, pleading with the smaller man to calm down and stop yelling.

Tsume was just as loud on the other line, screaming at the professor. Chouza timidly reached to grab the phone from her and she bit his wrist before going back to yelling at Iruka about his pedophile tendencies, his boring look, and his questionable teaching abilities.

The large man grimaced.

"Tsume...please." He begged but only received a glare.

Shikamaru walked over to the pair. "Your speech is in a few minutes." He informed the busty woman who simply shooed him off before yelling into the phone again.

Iruka snapped and in his anger, threw the phone, much to Lee's surprise. The door opened and Anko almost took a step inside before the device slammed against the wall next to her head and shattered. The male brunette panted with strain as the other two froze.

"Er...bad time?" Anko asked.

Tsume was still chuckling when she went back into the main room. She spotted Sasuke and tossed the phone in his direction, winking. "I like him, he's got spunk."

Sasuke glared at the grinning woman as she walked away, Chouza sitting down beside him holding onto his bitten hand.

"Are you alright?" Sai asked and handed the large man some ointment, having just brought the whole first aid box back with him.

"Yeah..." He looked at Sasuke who was holding the icepack against his groin, hidden mostly by his jacket.

"Neji, give me your phone." Sasuke held out his hand.

Anko and Iruka were now yelling at each other, both taking out their frustration. Lee was standing between them, just barely keeping the two professors from throwing blows.

They all paused and turned to a strange buzzing sound. The broken phone by the door made a vane attempt at ringing before it crackled and died completely. Anko and Iruka went back to yelling at each other before the male brunette's cell phone rang.

He pushed Lee away from him, the tall boy having been holding him up around the waist so Anko and he couldn't reach each other. He dug for the phone in his jacket pocket, glaring at his long time friend.

"What?" he answered rudely.

"What happened?" Sasuke asked.

He was walking away from the other's as Tsume was giving her speech, the group deciding to go stand in the crowd of people to give Sasuke some privacy.

"I apologize for her...behavior." The young heir seethed when he stopped walking, a reporter bumping into him as they rushed past, completely unaware of who they had just run over.

Iruka crossed his arm over his chest and walked to his bathroom slamming the door behind him so he didn't have to watch Anko glare at him.

"I'm fine, you don't have to apologize," he said, scowling at the bathroom tile.

"I'll replace your house phone." Sasuke knew what Tsume could do to other people. "I was incapacitated at the time-"

"She kneed him in the nuts, Sensei." Shikamaru said loud enough for Iruka to hear as he passed by Sasuke.

"I have to go stop Tsunade...." He rolled his eyes before disappearing around the corner.

Sasuke pulled out his phone when it vibrated against his chest to see that it was Sai.

Iruka forgot his anger and winced. "Are you alright? She didn't hurt anything did she?"

"I'll be fine." Sasuke answered as he hit silent, sending his assistant a text message instead.

The brunette sighed and hopped up on the counter, leaning against the mirror behind him. "Anko told about us, the entire faculty knows as well as some students."

Sasuke sighed slightly. "I’ll have Neji release a statement." He spotted the Hyuuga headed toward him.

"What will happen?" Iruka asked curiously.

"You'll be the subject of the week." Sasuke answered as Neji walked up to him, handing Sasuke a paper.

"Five minutes." Neji said before walking away.

"You'll have reporters and photographers waiting outside your house and office... they could be out there already." Sasuke turned and pushed the button on the elevator. "I can send a car to take you somewhere safe."

Iruka adjusted his glasses. "No, it's alright. I don't want you to trouble yourself."

"I have a restraining order on my home and office, the university wouldn't be too hard to get added on as well as your building."

The doors opened and Sasuke stepped off, Sai rushing over to him as he started to loosen the raven's tie to change it having noticed a deep stain on it from picking something up off the floor earlier.

Iruka smiled, drawing a knee to his chest. "I'll have to think of a proper thank you when you come back."

"That's a yes then?" Sasuke switched the phone to his other ear as the short haired man was attempting to put on a new tie around his arms.

"It's a yes," the professor said.

He wasn't worried about the reporters. He led a boring life and knew people couldn't be that interested in him for very long.

Sharp brown eyes narrowed as he heard rustling by the door. Iruka reached out with his foot and turned the knob, making it open as Anko and Lee tipped and fell against it. The taller man looked extremely guilty while the busty brunette stared at her nails and acted like it was perfectly normal for her to be lying underneath Lee on the bathroom floor.

"I have to go now, just get packed. A car will be outside waiting for you." Sasuke said as Sai fixed the tie, giving the raven a small smirk knowing he would be the one to call for the car.

The male brunette stared blankly at the two invading his privacy and said his good byes before hanging up. Lee hurriedly got up and scampered out into the living room to finish with the light bulbs. Anko looked up coyly, batting her lashes.

"You look so pretty today," she said flirtatiously.

Iruka sighed and walked over her to collect his traveling bag, explaining to her what had been said.

A few minutes later and Sasuke was giving his speech with everyone gathered as pictures were being taken. Neji stood just off to the side and behind him, waiting to take over to introduce Shikaku who was up next. The Hyuuga spotted Tsunade who was eyeing Sasuke suspiciously.

Tsume was whispering in the blonde's ear, a wild grin across her painted mouth as she leered and nodded. Tsunade pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes dangerously in Sasuke's direction as she started cracking her knuckles.

When Sasuke was finished with his speech everyone was clapping. Neji gave the raven a look the other knew well. The Uchiha heir waited on the stage instead of stepping off it even as Shikaku walked over to him.

"What's with the blonde?" The slightly taller man asked looking out into the crowd.

Sasuke glanced over to where he was looking, instantly spotting Shikamaru and Tsume talking to Tsunade, the sight made the young billionaire sigh.

"I’m having her car detailed pink." Sasuke muttered softly, a grin spreading over the brunette man's lips.

"Better hire a body guard while you're at it."

Shikaku stepped forward and Neji was now at Sasuke's side, pulling the raven down the stairs. "Don't cause trouble."

Sasuke's brows furrowed. "I know."


A/N: Dom- ...I wanna have Shikaku's babies.