Trapped

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A/N: HELLOOOOOO!!! No, do not throw knives at me, please, I have an update for you! I checked when was my last update and I was like 'No way!', I didn't even realize that much time had passed.



About the reviews answers, it's been so long that I don't know who I did answer (yes, my fault again)



Well, I think I lost my right to ramble after the second month of absence so I leave you with the chapter.



Enjoy *wink wink*



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Shikamaru sighed loudly. Everything was so troublesome since he told Naruto about his findings.



The blond man was still hiding out at his apartment and even though it was okay with him, having a permanently depressed friend was not something he liked, especially when that friend was Naruto.



The blond was trying not to appear affected, but it actually made it worse as he was not really succeeding. His smiles were dull, the light in his eyes had dimmed and his skin was also dulling because of the lack of sun. It was like watching a dying bulb, still flickering but everyone knew that soon it would be dead. The blonde hadn't gone out since he had picked him up and brought him to his house to explain what he found about the situation. That was almost two weeks ago.



'Those Uchiha idiots' he thought. Everything was their fault.



Although, Shikamaru was enraged at what they had put his friend through for this past three months, he still understood what had triggered the need for Itachi to orchestrate the whole thing. It was a very weird way to do things but, well, love is strange in the first place... And judging from Naruto's reaction, it seemed that it wasn't one-sided at all.



For the past two weeks, his old protectiveness had resurfaced and he couldn't bear to see Naruto depressed.



As troublesome as it was, he needed to ensure his friend's safety, even if that meant he had to pay a visit to the Uchihas. He needed them to know that their little arrangement was over with and that they had better leave the blonde alone if he wished it. And even though he knew they would be working it out eventually (as soon as Itachi got his head out of his ass) they seemed to need a litle push in the right direction.



He sighed again. Maybe he'd go see a movie tonight, but before, he needed to help those damn useless spies.



The sadistic part of him wanted to see the brothers. After all it has been two weeks since the blonde hadn't contacted anyone (except Tsunade who was sworn to secrecy) and it would be interesting to see how they were handling the sudden disappearance.



Oh well, he could still imagine their distress.



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Sasuke was a lot of things at that moment. Actually his emotional ADD started exactly two weeks ago when his brother had called at two in the morning, demanding to know where Naruto was. As surprised as he was that Naruto had disobeyed one of his sadistic brother's rule, he didn't think anything of it. He didn't even blink when the blonde's phone had been turned off; the man was old enough to do as he wished and not have to report to anyone.



But the next day, the blonde had not been there to to work with him as he'd been everyday for the past five years. And neither was he the next day...and the day after that. And it was only on the fifth day, when he heard Neji mentioning something about Naruto leaving in a hurry after listening (not so sneakily) at Itachi's office door a few days before, that everything clicked in his genius mind.



Since then he had been nervous, scared (no he won't admit it out loud), anxious, but now after a full two weeks without hearing from his friend, he was very worried. Gone were his thoughts about going to prison, his worried thoughts were all centered around his still missing friend. Friend who is probably waiting for the right moment to come and murder him in his sleep.



He got up from his desk and walked to his brother's office, dreading the encounter. Itachi had been positively murderous ever since he found out Naruto had deserted him. Of course Sasuke had never told him about Neji's words so he simply thought Naruto had escaped. And that simple fact had angered him to the point that employees started sliding folders under his door just to avoid dealing with him face to face.



It was actually very funny to Sasuke because he had warned his brother. Had told him he would regret it, but Itachi had been too angered by... something...to listen to him, and now the man was ready to blow up, and only because he knew the man, did Sasuke realize he was desperately worried about his lover.



He didn't know what would happen in the future but he was sure of something, Naruto's disappearance had shaken his usually stoic brother hard and that was very scary (no, he won't admit thinking this either).



They needed the blonde back for all of their sakes.



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Pissed didn't even start to describe what Itachi had been feeling for the past two weeks.



Naruto had escaped him, eluded him, and basically managed to make a fool out of his best trackers/spies for the past two weeks.



He hadn't been worried when Kisame had come back from the car, reporting that Naruto had left in a hurry, in the middle of the day. After all, Naruto was always running or bouncing around so he had just thought the blonde was taking a break. He didn't even check his desk when he left the building, so sure that the smaller man would be sitting and working as hard as he usually did.



He was also very unhappy by his latest discovery at the time, so the prospect of not seeing his little one was also very appealing; he had needed to think and he couldn't do that clearly when the object of all of his recent fantasies was in the same room.



But as he reviewed the latest report from his trackers, a smirk started to curl his mouth. He leaned against the back of his chair and watched his office phone as he talked to the P.I, Naruto had hired a few months ago. The man had called a few minutes ago and asked to meet him. He made a quick estimation before answering.



"I will meet you at 9 then"



He kept his voice very bland, not letting his smugness show, lest the very talented P.I realized his discovery. The man was good, he had to admit it. Better than good if he was able to unravel the entire scheme and everyone's role in it with little to no information at all to begin with. Maybe he would hire him. If he managed to get his blonde back, he would definitely hire his friend.



He doubted the man would want to work for him, but being Naruto's friend, he'd want to make sure he was safe. He could feel the protectiveness behind the bored tone of voice. Naruto had that kind of effect on people.



He finally hung up and suddenly felt very giddy. Of course it didn't show, but Sasuke still commented on it when he came into the office with files for him to check.



Hm. Maybe his brother knew more about emotion than he did...



Crap. He was pissed again.



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Naruto was wandering in Shikamaru's house. His stomach growled loudly and he made a beeline to the kitchen to the kitchen to grab something to eat.



Reality was hitting him hard.



He had never thought the brothers would go to such lengths just to have him under their thumb. Shikamaru had explained everything while driving them to his apartment.



It seemed that Itachi had planned the whole thing. That fake company, that fake CEO, deidara was one of his college friend, and he even put the hated red folder together. The bank with the fake account was a sub branch of Uchiha corp, but it was so efficiently hidden that even shika had had trouble finding that out.



It was very scary when one thought about it, but Naruto was not scared. He just felt numb. He hadn't cried yet, but he knew that it would come, but he didn't know whom he would cry for : Sasuke, whose friendship had been the highlight of his recent days, or Itachi.



Just thinking of him sent another wave of gut wrenching pain through his chest. Crap, he had thought the numbness had taken over already.



He didn't want to delude himself, he was still in love, it simply didn't go away after two weeks. He sighed softly as he ate his grilled cheese sandwich 'As long as I don't see him, I should be fine' he thought.



After all, Itachi didn't know where he was, so he was safe in that department and he checked in with Tsunade periodically, so he knew that everything was fine with her. Itachi had lied about that too. It seemed he was simply trying to scare Naruto into staying with him.



'You are simply mistaken Otoutou. I could never love Naruto-kun'



He closed his eyes against the sting he felt. 'Oh, here it comes', he thought, but then shook his head.



He was fine, away from them, and as long as he didn't see Itachi, he knew he could hold it together.



He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he only realized there was someone else in the room with him when the man murmured softly



"Hello, Naruto-Kun"



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Hehe!!! I just love these kind of mean cliffhangers lol (not when I'm he one reading I admit)



There shouldn't be a lot of chapters left, two or three at the most I think.



Anyway let me know how you like (or not) the progression.