Underneath the Sakura tree, Somei Yoshino

Hiya guys

sooooo sorry i havent been able to upload in a while but i am back now with one =)
i really dont have any new excuse for being late so i wont bother to mention it cous most people
already know why.

anyways Hong Kong is awesome, just celebrated moon festival with a boat trip and ended up getting sunburnt all down my legs which was not so fun. and then there was the national day here on monday so went to see the fireworks at Victoria harbor... it was awesome.

okey so on with the thanks and questions:

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thank you so much for ur comments, they really are my energy to keep doing this. oh yeah sasunaruluv and hisoka kurosaki of cours it would be his first thought, he is a guy and guys usually only have one track mind when it comes to sex =) hehehe
ladyronin: no no... nothing like pretty woman hehe... about the possessiveness i havent decided yet, that also goes for the avenger thing, since his parents is still alive. well to answer ur question about orochimaru he is very much in this chapter, he will be a bit in the back ground though through out the whole story i have decided.
oh and sorry havent ben able to read ur update yet but will as soon as the weekend comes up since i have some work that needs to be done, good to have things for procrastination hehe.

well anyways since it will be a wee while until i'll manage to update again i though i might start a updating list. so if any one is interested just drop me ur email and i'll email u when ever i update.

and yeha cant forget my two lovely beta readers Leila and Kurai Kisu, where would i be with out them. thank u and big hugs.

okey so now on with the story:

Chapter 8

The request

A week after Naruto had given Sasuke a blow job, Naruto walked in to the club, Secret Rose. He was still wondering why Iruka had named it that; there were so many other names that he could have come up with. Haku was already present sitting next to Menma.

“Morning Haku, Menma” the blond said as he sat down on his usual barstool.

“Morning Naruto” the long black haired boy said and smiled the smile that could make any woman or man fall head over heals in love. Haku had been trained well, but that much was expected since Sai was his buddy and it had been rumours that he would take over when Sai decided to leave. However much to everyone’s surprise he had politely declined when asked if he would be the new number one, he had said he felt Gaara would be more fitted for the job as he did not like too much commotion around himself. As usual, he had his long black hair tied loosely at the back letting some strains of black hair rest gently at the side of his face; his dark eyes reminded Naruto of Sasuke’s, they to were as black as coal. He wore a black trousers and a white shirt with a black vest on the outside, the top buttons of the shirt were left unbuttoned and although Haku was a couple of year older than Gaara and him, he did not look it as he was a bit shorter and looked child like.

“Good morning Naruto-sempai” Menma said closely after Haku, Naruto could not help but laugh a little, it had been a long time since he had been called a sempai. The blond boy sitting next to him had just turned 20; he did not talk much which was a little out of place since they were Hosts, entertaining customers with their small talk and knowledge. Like everyone else there, Menma had his own reason for joining the Secret Rose but unlike the rest he never really talked about it, but Naruto knew it was along the line of paying back a debt his family owned. The reasons never really changed with each new member and Naruto was probably the only one joining the club out of boredom, unlike most here he had inherited a lot of money which still lay untouched in a bank account. Today Menma wore his golden hair down leaving it to live a life of its own, it was not messy but it showed that it was still unable to be tamed. He wore black trousers, which seemed to be a theme amongst people, and a burgundy shirt with the two top buttons left open. Both of them were sipping on a clear drink with ice which Naruto suspected to me 7up or Sprite.

“Menma how many times do I have to tell you to stop being so polite, we are all family here.” Naruto smiled at him placing a hand on his shoulder.

“Ah Sorry.” The blond whispered looking down at the floor blushing a little. Naruto rolled his eyes, ‘I guess it’s his nature to be shy, let’s hope he doesn’t get eaten’ Naruto thought to himself before smiling again, the blond boy was very cute when ever he blushed. Suddenly, the memory of a blushing Sasuke appeared in his mind and with out realising it himself, he got a big grin plastered all over his face.

“What are you grinning about” Haku asked looking straight at him, Naruto quickly regain his composure and looked at the black haired boy with a ‘what ever do you mean’ look.

“You know what I mean; you know you suck at lying.” Naruto sighed he was right, he could not lie even if his life depended on it especially not to Gaara and Haku who could read people like an open book.

“Well it isn’t anything big” Naruto began, even though Gaara was his best friend there was still some things he did not share with him. Mainly because he knew he only would get lectured by the red-head as he always acted like an overprotective big brother. Haku was different, he always said that mistakes are what humans do and it is what makes us aware of life.

‘Everybody has secrets, especially in this business’

He could hear Haku’s voice echoing in his mind. When Naruto did not finished the sentence Haku knew it was because of Menma, although the boy was harmless he was still new and had yet to learn all the rules.

“Menma could you do me a favour?” he asked the blond next to him.

“Sure” Menma knew it was his queue to leave the two alone.

“Iruka-Sensei has the client list for tonight would you be so kind and pick it up for me?” He asked, knowing that Iruka was probably still working on it. Menma nodded and jumped down from the barstool and headed for the main office.

“You know that’s not very obvious at all, you could have just said leave us a lone for a couple of minutes” Naruto smiled at the dark haired boy.

“I know but at least it gives him something to do, besides I always request to see the client list every night anyway.” Haku took another sip from his soda. “So …?” he added when he finished.

“As I said it isn’t anything big, it’s just that I met someone. And before you go all haywire on me it isn’t like that. We are just friends” Naruto emphasised the word friend, but Haku only rolled his eyes.

“I wouldn’t go all haywire on you, that’s Gaara’s job when he finds out” Haku said smiling

“If he finds out” Naruto added playfully, although he knew it would probably not be long until he would find out, it was Gaara they were talking about.

“So just friends?” Haku asked.

“Yeah, I helped him get home after he fainted in the street from a cold.” Naruto smiled at the expression Sasuke had given him when he noticed he had been taken home. “Well we sort of met before that” Naruto blushed a little.

“Oh, client?” the black haired man was curious now.

“No he saw me.” Naruto paused a little, although Haku knew about the arrangement with Orochimaru it was still something he preferred not to speak on in the club as all the members did not know. “He saw me with Orochimaru one night and I ended up talking to him after we were done.”

“Kinky” Haku said into his glass.

“Well long story short, we have been hanging out ever since then. Hes a writer and he loves reading and he has the whole living room filled with books.” Naruto’s eye began to sparkle as he talked about Sasuke’s book collection. Haku knew that Naruto loved to read and it was hard for him to find anyone to talk to, even though he knew Naruto did not have much to spare time for writing he could not deny that the blond boy had inherited his parents gift for literature and he had often, in the early days, seen the blond scribble down words, phrases before scribbling over them again.

“Well don’t get too involved, because once you do its hard to let go” Haku got a gentle look on his face, one look the long haired boy rarely showed.

“Oh what’s with that look?” Naruto said

“What look” Haku looked at him with one eye brow raised.

“That look” Naruto said and pointed, the gentle expression had yet to fade from the other boy’s face. “You have someone don’t you” Naruto added a little too loud for Haku’s liking.

“Shhh you don’t have to proclaim it to the whole world you know.” Haku tried as best he could not to let his face slip up, but the truth was that he was very much in love and it was hard not to get that silly grin on his face when ever his mind wandered to his lover.

“So who is it? You have to tell” Naruto said getting out of his chair and sitting down in Menma's in order to come closer, they were like two school girls sharing each other secrets about the boys they liked.

“Well his name is Momochi Zabuza and he works for a big international company.” Naruto could see the love in the other boy’s eyes “He came here with his client once and I was the Host that night. Nothing really happened that time but a few weeks ago we bumped in to each other at the super market. We recognised each other and began talking and met up a few times for dinner and walks, I guess I fell for him some where along the line but didn’t pay much attention to it because you know...” He let his eyes wander around the club and Naruto knew exactly what he meant. The long haired boy fell silent and stared into his empty glass.

“He told me he loved me. That he fell for me the very first night we met. He … he is so gentle and kind and I know I love him too. I don't know … it is all so strange, the feeling is so strange. I thought that my life was about this you know, nothing more and nothing less. Bound to a life of a Host, but he makes me feel like I can be so much more.” Again Haku smiled that gentle smile and Naruto was happy for his friend. Haku had come here at the age of 16 when his parents were unable to pay back their debt, forced to quit school to work Haku was recruited by Sai fairly early. To be frank, Haku was not the type to be a Host; he was very much like Menma, too shy to talk. But the long haired boy quickly learned the trade, which was not surprising with Sai as his mentor; the debt unfortunately was to big even for a Host salary to be paid back within 2 years and even with the debt almost paid back Haku had made a mental note to himself that he would probably never leave this place, until now.

“Good for you” Naruto said and placed an arm over his shoulders, but he also wondered if this relationship would last, Haku would leave once the debt was paid even though he had said he would not. ‘Love is a funny thing’ the blond boy said to himself.

“Excuse me, Haku?” a familiar, shy voice broke the moment and both Naruto and Haku turned around to see Menma holding a white piece of paper.

“Thank you Menma” the black haired boy said and smiled taking the piece of paper from him and began studying it.

“Oh that’s right it is Wednesday today, Orochimaru is coming.” Haku said as he read the older man’s name on the list.

“Yeah, it is going to be a long night” Naruto smiled.

As usual, Orochimaru entered the Secret Rose 12.30, it never ceased to amaze Naruto how punctual the older man was.

“God evening Orochimaru-sama” Naruto bowed in front of the old man, he was wearing Orochimaru’s favourite outfit. A black silk shirt with the two first buttons undone like everyone else and a black pair of trousers which was a little tight around Naruto’s well formed ass.

Orochimaru licked his lips and smirked “Good evening Naruto.” The blond boy lifted his hand and let it glide gently in the air in the direction of an empty booth, the booth they always sat in, gesturing that everything was ready. Without a word, the older man followed the blond boy to the booth and took his usual seat on the sofa, Orochimaru’s usual drink was placed on a coaster on the table. Naruto placed himself next to the dark haired man who in turn let his left hand gently rest on the blond’s leg, Naruto smiled his smile.

As the night went on Orochimaru had as usual talked about his work, how he had manage to crush his competitor with an iron fist and bought up they remaining shares in the market, and the usual rant about how useless his wife was as she always went out shopping and drank her dry Martinis.

Then, when it was close to the closing hours at the Secret Rose, Orochimaru waved to Kakashi, using hand signs to order a bottle of red wine. Naruto looked at the man questionable but the old man just grinned at the boy next to him.

“We are going to celebrate” the older man explained, following the bottle of red wine with his eyes as it was placed before them.

“Celebrate?” Naruto asked. Orochimaru nodded as he poured wine into the empty glasses. The long haired man handed Naruto one of the glasses and shifted his position a little so that he could face the blond boy before taking his own wine glass.

“Well to be frank, there are multiple reasons to celebrate” Orochimaru began “One of them being that I now have successfully managed to open up a business overseas and obviously, that carries a lot of responsibility.” Naruto only nodded watching the man with curiosity.

“Well long story short it means I have to go abroad to handle the business for the first year.” Somehow Naruto felt a little relieved, this meant that their agreement was no longer applicable. Of course, Naruto had entered this contract out of his own free will and he knew from the beginning what he was getting himself into but the temptation to have a sugar-daddy was far too tempting back then.

“When are you leaving?” the blond asked after a minute of silence

“Two days” the older man answered sipping his wine.

“Thats soon.” Naruto could not help letting a little tone of surprise break free as he spoke.

“Yeah but I’ll be back in 6 months to check up on business at home, if everything works out, well the move will be permanent as its more money to be made overseas than here.” Orochimaru took another sip.

“What about your wife and child?” Naruto was not sure why he asked as he knew it was none of his business, but curiosity had taken over.

“They are staying …” The long haired man went quiet for a bit “ … We are getting divorced” Naruto’s eyes widened as he heard the last word, somehow he had not seen that one coming. From what he had , his wife did not seem to be the type that would let money slip through her fingers even if it meant sticking around a person she could care less about.

“I have a question for you though” Orochimaru broke Naruto from his thoughts.

“A question?” the blond boy was beginning to feel a little uncomfortable, for some reason he knew it would be a question he would not like.

“Yeah, over the years I have become quite attached to you, believe it or not. You are my little shining light at the end of my day, a place where I can feel relaxed and free.” Orochimaru looked him straight in the blond’s blue eyes as he grabbed the wine glass and placed it on the table, before grabbing Naruto’s hand.

“Obviously, what I am going to ask is a little selfish but I hope you will agree, and I will not ask you to decide before I leave. However I will demand that you have an answer for me when I come back after 6 months.” Naruto swallowed hard, he already knew what the man was going to ask. He wanted to pull his hand away from Orochimaru’s grip but his body would not move, the relief he had felt earlier was now fading away and he felt a heavy load close its self around his shoulders.

“Naruto I want you to come with me.”