Dealing with Love (Complete)

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Chapter 9:

He made his way through down town Suna. He had to get someone to help; it was too much to handle on his own. The police would never believe him anyway and Arashi had too much power even if they did. Ever since the second time Arashi had threatened him at that lunch, Sasuke had decided that he had to go for help. He finally found a small door leading to what he’d been looking for. Opening it, he found himself in a small stuffy office, with an unbelievable cluttered desk…so much so, that the man behind it could hardly be seen.

“Are you the private detective? Danzou Sai?”

The man nodded with a fake looking smile. “Why don’t you sit down? You are?”

“Uchiha Sasuke…I am…was a slave. Right now I am pretend- boyfriend to the billionaire Uzumaki Naruto.” Sasuke sat down looking Sai over a little suspiciously.

“Wow…ok, I wasn’t expecting people that important to grace me with their presence. As you can see this is a pretty run down establishment.” Sai picked up a flask and poured some tea into a small China cup.

“I don’t care about the establishment. I care about your competence…and how far you’re willing to go.” Sasuke accepted the tea, sipping it. It was pretty good.

“Why don’t you tell me your problem Mr. Uchiha? I can assure that it will remain safe within these walls and in my head. I’m not one of those minions around the big wigs. Has this Uzumaki been doing illegal things?”

Sasuke sighed. “No, not Naruto, but his father yes.” he proceeded to tell Sai everything he knew. “The police will never believe me. And I can’t do anything since the man has more body guards than I can take out. I can’t tell Naruto anything anyway.”

Sai nodded. “And you? You’re in love with this Naruto?”

“I cam to you for a problem. What does me being in love with him have anything to do with it?”

Sai smiled. “I merely ask, because I want to know what you plan on doing at the end of this week. The way I see it, today is Monday. You’re deal will end next Monday. Do you plan on staying or leaving?”

“Leaving. I don’t think I’ll be able to stay…”

“Good. From what you’ve told me, Arashi is waiting for you to make a move. If he doesn’t contact you by Monday then it’s perfect. You’ll leave and he knows you have no evidence against him so he’ll let you go. Of course I’ll stay on the case if you wish it.” Sai’s eyes narrowed. “Mr. Uchiha, we’re dealing with a very dangerous man here. If he contacts you before Monday about anything…even meeting in any place, you will not go. You will meet me every day at eleven in the morning and you’ll tell me every single thing that went on…even if you had sex or not, ok?”

“Why would I…”

He got cut off as Sai smirked. “Because it would be entertaining. I’m entitled to some amusement through this ordeal….” He sniggered as he looked at Sasuke. “Well to be honest you should tell if you did and who was in the house when you did. We need to know how and where Arashi gets his information ok.”

Sasuke nodded and stood. He turned around to regard the detective with a small smile. “Uh…Mr. Danzou…thanks for believing me.”

“Call me Sai, Sasuke. I have a feeling we’ll be getting to know each other very well.”

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Tsunade groaned at the thought of laundry. She was tuck doing it today, because the maid who usually did had taken leave and the others were busy…and well, it was just laundry after all. She’s forgotten that they had what seemed like a ton of guests staying at their house. She carefully sorted through the colours and whites, feeling glad that they had labelled baskets in their house.

She smiled as she heard bursts of laughter from the billiards room which was down the hall. Someone had left the door open no doubt. God, kids…wait young adults these days…she was about to drop the clothes in, when something caught her eye. Shoving the other clothes in, Tsunade pulled this one out for a closer look and then frowned.

Naruto laughed as Ino beat Shikamaru again. At least there were some things that the genius was no good at. Ino chalked her cue, smirking at the man. “Looks like you spoke to soon, Shika-chan…what was our bet again?”

“Four thousand dollars and one trip to any place you want to go…?” Shikamaru stretched out on the couch too lazy o be a sore loser. And well, Ino was hot to add to that she was nice and not annoying, so it probably wouldn’t be such a bad thing, driving her somewhere.

Ino grinned. “Okay, so I want to go to Konoha or my trip and you can give me the check there.”

“K…Konoha?” Shikamaru had thought it would be a drive to a pub or some sight seeing place or something.

“Perfect!” Naruto yelled from the arm chair where he was lounging. “Ino’s always wanted to go to Konoha, so she can go with you when you leave! She can also stay at your place since you’ve got another room…show around, treat the beautiful woman nice, okay Shikamaru?”

“You’re so troublesome, Naruto…” Shikamaru scowled and let himself doze off. Kiba was watching a move by himself in the corner…or trying to because he kept focussing on that girl he’d met the day before…Hinata. She’d been so sweet and just…beautiful. He wondered if her family would mind if he dated her…he decided to ask Naruto later.

Naruto swung his legs up on to the arm of his chair. It hadn’t gone unnoticed that Sasuke was no where to be seen. Last he’d heard was from Kakashi that Sasuke’d borrowed one of Jiraiya's cars and left about an hour ago. Kiba’s voice brought him out of his reverie.

“Oi Naruto? Where’s Sasuke gone? I wanted to talk to him about that idea he had for a game…” Kiba yelled looking a little pissed.

“He gave you an idea for a game?”

“Yeah…this really cool city building one with this dude who goes around rescuing slaves…something like you need to set them up and give them a house before an evil slave trader gets to you or someone attacks you….we’re still working on it.” Kiba‘s face lit up a bit. “He comes up with the ideas and I get cracking on how to go about it.”

So he’ll staying…he’ll keep the job I’m going to offer him? He turned to the door and saw Sasuke coming in. he got up intending to find out where the raven had been when Tsunade appeared and caught the Uchiha’s arm. He saw her holding something in her hand and his eyes widened. The navy sweat pants that Sasuke used to wear at Orochimaru’s. Those were only navy blue sweat pants he owned and he usually threw them on before they went to bed, in case they had sex or made out. He didn’t want to get his new ones dirty he said.

Then he saw Sasuke stare at Tsunade and say something, shaking his head slightly. Tsunade’s grip on his arm tightened and then she hauled him off. Naruto followed quietly; thankfully he knew the mansion inside out, since he needed to find good places for himself and Kyuubi to make out. Tsunade took Sasuke upstairs and to one of the rooms at the end of the east wing, Naruto slipped into the room beside it…it had thin walls, so he knew he could hear everything, plus he could use the peephole behind the couch which they would probably sit at.

Sure enough Tsunade sat Sasuke down at the very couch, oblivious to her nephew peeping through a hole in the wall behind her. She looked grim.

“You’re from Orochimaru’s aren’t you…? A slave?”

For a moment Sasuke looked like he was going to deny it and then hung his head. “Yes…I am.”

“What are you doing with Naruto? Are you really lovers or are you here just to satisfy my wish that Naruto be in a relationship?”

Sasuke swallowed. “I’m not sure that’s any of your business…”

“Naruto is my favourite nephew! Of course it’s my business! I’m not going to judge you because of where you came from, but I want to know the truth. So please tell me…I promise I won’t yell at Naruto.” Tsunade looked into those obsidian eyes willing him answer.

“Yes…I’m just a make-shift boyfriend all right. i stick with him for a month and I get my freedom. Now can I leave? You got what you wanted…I have a lot of things to think about ok?” Sasuke grit out, before standing, only to be pulled down again.

“That’s not all Sasuke. That’s just Naruto’s bit. What about you? You’ve been off lately…for the past week or so, since Naruto’s friends turned up. You haven’t been eating right; you’ve been excessively quiet even for you…what’s up kiddo?” Tsunade smiled at him, a concerned look in her eyes.

“What do you care?!” Sasuke stood again and looked at her, his face scrunched with traces of pain showing. “I can deal with my own shit…I haven’t had anyone to go to for a long while, so I don’t need your concern! I’m a slave…I don’t need people caring!” he didn’t care that he was yelling.

Tsunade stood up and bopped him on the head. “Uchiha Sasuke, I have known you for almost a month and I like you a lot. I don’t care that you’re a slave. Your hurting and I want to know what it is; because I’ll bet it’s something that’s recent…for once I know I’ll be right. Now sit down and stop acting like a brat.”

“It’s nothing. Naruto and I had a spat…a while ago. It’s just bothering me a bit…”

“You’re in love with him, aren’t you?”

“Why does everyone think that!?”

“Because it’s easy to see. And it’s also easy to see that you didn’t plan on being in love with him…and of course knowing my blundering nephew he’s completely oblivious to it.” Tsunade shot him a wry smile.

Sasuke growled. “Yes…it’s because I’m not Kyuubi. If I was bloody Kyuubi, then I’d have all the attention I could deal with…I wouldn’t have to hurt every single day because I am a victim of unrequited love!”

Tsunade laughed and threw and arm around his shoulder. “So when my nephew returns to Konoha will you be going with him…?”

Sasuke just looked at her and shrugged. She walked back with him. Neither saw the stunned blue eye at the peephole, dazedly staring at the back of the couch.

Naruto turned until he had his back against the wall. He’s in love with me? Another picture of Sasuke hurt face came back to him when he remembered the day after their first time. A wave of nausea hit him…and he’d said what? Friends with benefits…after he’d taken the man’s virginity. Fuck.

Kyuubi looked beautiful in that red evening gown. He golden eyes glowed as she spoke to all the guests at the party. For a girl who’d thought that she wouldn’t fit with the crowd she did so admirably. That’s why he’d fallen for her…she was the first crush he’d ever had and it had stayed that way. Though sometimes, especially nowadays when he fingered that ring in his pocket…he wondered if it would last or if it would end in divorce and unhappiness like most high school romances turned marriage.

He remembered that day perfectly, when those boys had been picking on Hinata-chan and Neji hadn’t been there to save her. He’d fought them, but he’d been hurt too. His nose had hurt so badly, the blood running down in rivulets…he lay on the ground not trusting himself to stand. Suddenly there was a wet hanky pressed to his nose and a cool hand stroking his hair.

“I called your father, I’m sure you’ll be fine Naruto-kun. That was a nice thing to do. Hinata-chan is fine now; I’ll take care of her…” she was sweet and she was kind. He’d fallen for her right away.

“Naruto?” her voice had brought him back from his dream world. “What are you thinking about?”

He’d told her and she laughed. “We’ll just have to find out. And incidentally, since we’re talking about things not working out…what if I die? Then what’ll you do?”

He’d grabbed her. “Don’t say stupid things like that! I won’t be able to go on…I’ll never be able to love anyone. Then I’ll be an old bachelor…so if you don’t want that happening you won’t leave me!”

Red lips had quirked into a smile. “Yeah, yeah…calm down, usagi.”

He’d gotten onto his knees. “Takaya Kyuubi…my kitsune-chan…will you marry me?”

Her eyes had gone wide with happiness and a few tears. “Yes.” that’s all she’d said and they’d spent the whole night together. Finally just before he’d fallen asleep, she’d cupped his face in her hands.

“But Naru…if anything does happen to either of us…we’ll move on ok? And give other people a chance. I’d hate it if I was gone and someone hated me for keeping you from them…and that’s what will happen if you brood too much.”

“Will you move on?” he’d asked.

“Even if it seems impossible, I think I’ll be able to…I must.”

He’d hugged her then and they’d both drifted off into oblivion not knowing what was coming…

Naruto scrunched his hands in his hair. Could he give Sasuke a chance? Sasuke seemed like the most genuine choice…he hadn’t even known about Naruto’s wealth and he certainly didn’t seem to care about it. Maybe…(he’s still in denial!!)

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“Naruto’s acting weird.”

Sai raised an eyebrow. “And by that you mean…?”

“I don’t know!” Sasuke let out a frustrated sigh. “Just weird…he keeps looking at me…and then pretending he didn’t. When we make lo…have sex… he’s suddenly been all tender and all. I don’t what to make of it. Yesterday he brought a sandwich upstairs because he knew I get hungry at nights.”

Sai smirked placing a hand on the shoulder of the man sitting opposite him. “Seems to me that he likes you back…”

For the first time in the entire time Sai had known the Uchiha…which wasn’t very long, the man looked at him with hope in his eyes. “You really think so?”

Sai sobered at once. “Even if he does…I’m not sure…but even if he does, you’ll still have to leave Sasuke. Leave him a letter, call him and warn him about Arashi, warn his friends…but don’t you dare stay. You have two more days, make the most of it. His father is a dangerous man and to me, since you’re my client, you need to be safe. Once I get enough evidence I’ll make sure he stays in jail a very long time ok.”

Sasuke’s face went back to its former expressionless look. “fine.” Suddenly he felt two arms wrap around him. Frowning he asked Sai. “Aren’t you supposed to be bad at bonding with people?”

Sai let backing up until his face was a few inches away from Sasuke’s. “Yeah…but I read in a book that this is supposed to help…and plus since you have such a pretty face, I couldn’t resist!”

Sasuke snorted. “Yeah…get a book to hone your sucky flirting skills first and maybe I’ll give you a second glance.” They both laughed a bit.

Naruto’s eyes narrowed as he watched Sasuke laugh with some other dude. A dude who liked wearing short t-shirts. The guy had hugged him. Something gripped Naruto’s chest like a vice. Yeah anyone could see Sasuke didn’t love the man, but who could say about the man?

“Naruto, let’s go. You’ve been sitting here like a bull dog and staring off into space!” Kiba said shaking him a bit.

Naruto was a bit glad that they hadn’t noticed the two men. He’d have a lot of explaining to do otherwise. Just like Sasuke had…

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A scream of pain shattered the silence of the sound proofed room, followed by ragged pants. The man clutched his right hand holding it close to his body, before anymore damage could be done. Four of his fingers were twisted at odd angles. The rest of him…was pretty bloody, dark patches showing up all over those green clothes.

“Should I continue? Or will you just tell me what I want to know? I find it pitiful…someone like you trying to be noble.”

“It’s not noble! He threatened me…he’ll kill me if I say anything!”

“Well, Orochimaru-san, look at it this way…if he doesn’t kill you later, I will now. So if you want to save your rather pathetic existence, you’ll tell me everything I want to know…” those blue eyes smiled down at him, a maniacal glint edging them.

Orochimaru crawled back. “I’ll tell you! Don’t hurt me anymore!” he whimpered.

Arashi looked at him waiting. Orochimaru’s voice sounded just a bit high pitched. “He made a deal! Your son told the Uchiha that if he dated him for a month, he’d be free. He said it was a charade to make his aunt or someone happy. That’s all I know. Then he paid me four million extra along with a death threat to keep my mouth shut.”

“A month? Interesting…” Arashi looked thoughtful. “When exactly did Naruto buy him?”

“It was on a Monday.” Orochimaru babbled the time and date. Arashi smiled.

“So if Sasuke-kun doesn’t leave in two or three days, then I make my move. Thank you Orochimaru-san. We will keep you here until we verify your information. You should be grateful I did your interrogation myself…I’m sure one of my subordinates Deidara would have enjoyed it better….”

“Thank you….” Orochimaru was sitting in a corner now, far evident in his eyes.

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A/N: there I’m done. A lot of people got the partial plot twists, but no one actually guessed what was going happen. So yeah like I said things have begun and been put into motion. And I know I said that I would only publish after thirteenth but his is a treat to all those darlings who reviewed and made my day! I love you all. And I hope you liked this.

The three plot twists which are here and which are vital (for those of who didn’t spot them) are:

1.Sasuke meeting Sai, because Sai plays an important role. I kinda like the way I made him.

2.Tsunade finding out about Sasuke…leading to Naruto finding out.

3.Arashi and Orochimaru….which is more important than even I can fathom.

Can't think of any contests for this one!!

So thank you and goodnight.

drops off to sleep before Itachi can get in and smex her up.

Itachi rants and pulls her off bed and yells into her ear about the ‘making love etiquette’

Taka says “huh?” and pulls him into bed…which makes him quieten down.

Naruto thinks Itachi is whipped and Sasuke thinks he acts like Taka’s dog

Itachi thinks Sasuke and Naruto should go to bed, unless they want to be hanging upside down from a tree over iron spikes, sporting wedgies.

everyone keeps quiet and falls asleep….Itachi is scary o.O

Ja ne

Taka

Rant: I love Itachi I love Itachi I love Itachi I love Itachi I love hot anime guys too I love Itachi!!