All the Small Things

Disclaimer: Not ours. Bummer.
Summary: Life in the ER is hectic. Lives hang in the balance, tempers rise and emotions abound. Dr. Uchiha and Dr. Uzumaki deal with the tensions at work every day. And then they go home and deal with their own relationship. SasuNaru
Written by: Phantomsnow and michelerene (ff)/ lexjamandme (aff)

Author’s Note: Hello, lovely readers! The most interesting thing happened last week. I woke up to see that my inbox was full of Private Messages from ff. net. Apparently, someone tried to steal this story… I’m kind of giggling right now because the entire notion is just so, well, I don’t want to be rude but… stupid. This false-author posted the first two chapters on ff. net, saying they were her first attempt at writing and didn’t even change the name of the story. Honestly… she didn’t even change the name. Sigh.
By the time that I read the PM’s the story and author had already been removed from ff. net because so many concerned readers reported the story stealing poopy-head. There I said it… poopy head! So, if you saw it and reported it or just informed Roely or myself, thank you. It was nice to know that so many were on the lookout for me and our little story.
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All the Small Things
Chapter 9


The room was dark, the only noise coming from outside the cracked window. Two men lay wrapped together on the bed; one asleep and the other pretending to be asleep. Obito tried not to giggle as he lifted Kakashi’s arm from around his chest. The silver haired man insisted that he didn’t like to cuddle but Kakashi would somehow mysteriously wrap his arms around Obito and hold him tight all night long. Of course, in the morning he would grumble about Obito’s need to cuddle and how unmanly it was.

He really hated leaving him, Obito thought after pressing a soft kiss on Kakashi’s temple. Obito’s smiling face twisted into a frown. Especially after finding out what the snake bastard had made him go through. Nobody should have to go to work and be constantly on guard against wandering hands and lips… and god help us all, tongues.

Obito sighed gently as he got up and watched for a moment while Kakashi grunted and turned over on his back. He gathered his clothes and quickly put them on. Obito had a lot of work to do and he couldn’t stay with Kakashi while he was doing it. Obito walked to the door not looking back at his sleeping lover. He knew Kakashi would be mad with him sneaking off into the darkness but he wanted to take care of Orochimaru problem as soon as possible.

As he walked out of the apartment, he flipped his cell phone open and dialed his oldest brother’s number, “Hey, are you almost there?” he said into the phone.

“Do you really want to do this?” Kinye asked. Obito’s lips twisted, his eyes blazed with anger. “Oh, I want to do this alright and I want to be the one to deliver the news. So don’t fail me!” he hung up as he got in the car.

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Naruto smiled as Sasuke lifted him over his shoulder after getting the kids to bed. Apparently it was time for some grown up play and he couldn’t wait. He pretended to be outraged over being carried like a sack of potatoes but he was excited. And the damn teme knew that as well.

“Oi, put me down, teme!” he yelped as Sasuke slapped him across his ass. “Hey!” he protested as the laughing Sasuke threw him on their king size bed. Naruto bounced twice, glaring as his hair fell into his eyes. He blew a puff of air, pouting childishly up at Sasuke. The taller man stood next to the bed staring intently down at Naruto.

“Dobe,” his muttered his voice thick with emotion. He placed one knee on the bed. His dark eyes clouded with an array of emotions that made Naruto catch his breath. The blond stretch out a trembling hand towards Sasuke’s lips, his eyes round in wonder. He loved this man for many reasons but watching him interact with the twins had made him love him even more.

“Oh, wait! I’ll be right back!” Sasuke said getting off the bed and hurrying out of the room. Naruto dropped his arm to his side and sat back on the pillows crossing his arms over his chest a frown on his face. Well, there goes a moment they are never getting back… bastard.

He was still frowning when Sasuke ran into the bedroom and tossed Naruto the pink boa he had worn at dinner. Naruto eyes sparkled with mirth, “You are such a perv!” he laughed throwing his head back. Sasuke smirked, unbuttoning his shirt and pulling off his pants as he walked over to the bed. Sasuke began to tug on his blue tie, when Naruto shook his head, his eyes narrowing into slits, lips curving into a sexy smile.

“Leave the tie on,” he murmured. Sasuke smirked wider.

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Orochimaru had gathered his personal items and walked out of the hospital with a tight lipped face. He pushed and shoved his way through the hospital corridors and glared at anyone who even remotely looked at him with curious eyes.

That bitch Tsunade had made it quite clear his job was in danger. She had been furious and demanded that he leave the premises immediately. Jiraiya, she said, would be taking over his department and he was not allowed to step near the hospital as long as Sasuke and Naruto were on duty.

He hated the Uchihas. A growl escaped at the thought and several nurses eeped. Fugaku Uchiha was responsible for him being expelled from Suna University and then Mikoto Uchiha had gotten him fired from one of the most prestigious hospitals in all Japan. So when he had gotten the opportunity to humiliate one of their own, he had taken it on with sadistic glee. Sasuke had been a young man looking for a way to outshine and outdo everyone to get his parents’ approval. It had been the perfect situation but then the blond imp had gotten in the way.

Jiraiya’s little idiot had been livid when he discovered Sasuke’s new ‘training’ but regardless of Uzumaki’s rant, Orochimaru had come through the situation unscathed. Sasuke had been willing to be with him so he couldn’t make his accusations stick and the fact that Konoha needed his brilliance had helped him. He was a brilliant doctor and that clown, that called himself a surgeon, would not fill his shoes!

The blond and Sasuke were so delicious he hadn’t been able to resist and he also had enjoyed bringing Dr. Hatake down a peg or two. Orochimaru licked his lips just remembering how the silver hair man had tasted, almost as good as Sasuke.

His phone rang and he answered it annoyance in his voice has he spoke, “What is it?” he barked as he pulled out his car keys.

“Doctor, I heard what happened and I did try to warn you,” Kabuto’s smooth voice said through the line.

Orochimaru pulled the door open throwing the box into the passenger’s seat and then slid into the driver’s seat. He reached over to open the glove compartment grapping a hair tie to tie his dark hair back.

“I don’t care what I have to do. All the Uchihas are going to pay!” he said turning on the engine. There was silence from Kabuto for a few moments. “Doctor, the Uchihas are very powerful family. What do you plan to do?” he asked in a whisper and Orochimaru smirked knowing that Kabuto was still in the hospital… his own personal spy.

Orochimaru’s lips curled into a demented smile, his yellowish eyes gleamed with contempt and insanity, “I’m going to make sure that they wish that they had never met me.” Kabuto thought maybe the surgeon had hung up until he heard a dark cackle, “Until they die.”

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Naruto was on his side, one of his legs pulled straight up as Sasuke straddle his other leg. Naruto closed his eyes while his lover thrust inside of him. The pink boa was wrapped around his neck and he was trying very hard not to grunt and moan as Sasuke held his leg up and moved against him hard and fast. Sweat was rolling off both their bodies, the heat of their excursion making their bodies hot.

Sasuke impatiently let his leg go, urging Naruto to lie on his back and wrap his tan legs around his waist. He didn’t stop himself from thrusting deep inside of the blond as they changed position. The dark hair man was possessed… he wanted, needed to forget the touch of the snake earlier in the day. The dobe was the only one who could make him forget. He moaned, biting down on his lips just in case the walls weren’t as thick as he had been told they were. It was exciting trying to keep their lovemaking grunts and moans low just in case they woke the twins. Their door was lock as a precaution neither one of them wanting their children to walk in on them or hear them as the loved each other.

Naruto’s strong thighs squeezed Sasuke’s waist, pulling him down on him as his nails bit into his pale back causing Sasuke to shiver at the sensation. His dark head bowed and his eyes closed savoring the feeling of being so deep inside his dobe. Naruto unwrapped the boa from his neck and wrapped it around Sasuke’s neck, pulling him close for an open mouthed kiss. They kissed each other savagely, sucking and biting, arching their bodies closer together. It was heaven, it was hell… they wanted to melt into each other…become one and never separate.

“Dobe,” Sasuke gasp against Naruto’s swollen red lips.

“Hmm,” Naruto answered distractedly. Sasuke gripped Naruto by the waist propelling himself forward hard.

Naruto eyes rolled into the back of his head and a hand slipped from around Sasuke’s back and slid down his chest. He lovingly tweaked Sasuke’s nipples before letting his hands fall on his erection. His mouth formed a small “o” as he stroked himself urgently. He was so close, so close. His balls tightened and he felt himself on the edge of his orgasm.
“DOBE!” Sasuke arched his head back exposing the bite marks that Naruto had lovingly and jealously made on him.

“Ahhh, Sa..sasuke!” Naruto opened his eyes as Sasuke slapped his hands away from his shaft. The strong, pale hands fondled his balls before jerking him off urgently.

The pink boa had slipped off Sasuke’s neck and was squished between their bodies as Naruto exploded into a mass of sensation that had him shuddering as the electrifying pleasure ran through his body.

Sasuke surged forward in one final thrust, feeling Naruto’s muscles contract around his softening shaft. He collapsed on Naruto, breathing hard. Naruto ran his hands up and down Sasuke’s pale and quivering back, loving the feel of his sleek muscles.

“Dobe,” Sasuke whispered. He was laying with his nose pressed in the croak of Naruto’s neck, his breath tickling Naruto’s hot skin.

“What?” Naruto panted. He felt Sasuke smile against his skin.

“We are going to have to buy our daughter a new pink boa.”

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Kakashi stalked into the hospital with an angry stride and expression. He ignored Iruka pointedly as the poor man came up to him.

“Dr. Hatake…” Iruka trailed off when Kakashi turned angry gray eyes at him. The poor brown haired man swallowed hard, deciding to talk to Kakashi when the man was in a better mood.

He went around the receptionist’s desk, glared at the bubble gum popping receptionist and headed to the nurses’ station. Sakura and the new nurse where busy with charts and schedules.

“Nurse Sasame, welcome,” he said nodding as Sakura handed him charts. He glanced up at the schedule, making sure that the appropriate doctors were scheduled.

“Hmm,” he mumbled as he signed a few of the charts. He was angry, distracted and more than a little disappointed that when he had woken up Obito had not been in his bed. Obito, what could that idiot be up too.

“Doctor Hatake?” Sakura said for the third time. She looked curiously at the normally good natured and teasing doctor noticing that he looked tense and his lips were set in a thin line.

“I’m sorry, what?” he looked at her with bland eyes.

Sakura smile, “I said that I’ll be leaving you now to Sasame’s capable hands.”

Kakashi nodded, “Have a good day, Sakura.”

He watched the pretty nurse leave, thinking about Obito all the while. Obito Uchiha was the bane of his existence but he wouldn’t have it any other way. He realized that morning that waking up without Obito in his bed, in his apartment, had made his heart drop and his mood turn sour. Obito had clawed his way back to his heart, perhaps he had never even left it.

His inner epiphanies were derailed by the sounds of flirty laughter and some female nurses scrambled passed the nurses’ station in a hurry. He was curious and followed, his lips curling into a sadistic smile as Itachi tried to weave his way out from the crowd of swooning nurses.


“That’s enough! Get back to work now!” he said deciding to help him out.

Itachi walked up to him with a grateful look on his face, “Thanks,” he said coming to stop beside Kakashi. Kakashi smirked sadly, “Are you here about Orochimaru?” he asked. Itachi looked surprised, “What about the good doctor?”

The silver hair man looked uncomfortable at the surprise on Itachi’s face. Oh god… maybe he shouldn’t say anything until Sasuke and Naruto filled him in on what had happened. He made a face and shook his head. “Nothing, forget I said anything, you should really ask your brother,” he quickly walked away heading to his office hoping Itachi wouldn’t follow him but, of course, he did.

“Kakashi,” Itachi gripped his shoulder, effectively stopping him in mid stride. Kakashi sighed, “Come on. We’ll talk about it in my office.”

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Sasuke cleaned the kitchen while Naruto bathed the kids. It was such a domestic thing to do and he couldn’t say that he didn’t like it. He was drying the dishes when Naruto hurried into the kitchen, hugging him from behind and laying his head on his back.

“Sasuke, Yuri asked about her boa,” he said in a low voice. Sasuke turned around in his arms and looked down at Naruto’s red embarrassed face.

“What did you tell her?” he asked amused by the whole thing. Naruto glared at him, punching him in the arm.

“What did you want me to tell her? Oh, your daddy and I were playing with it in our room and it has some very gooey, icky white stuff on it!”

Sasuke grinned, rubbing his poor abused arm, “You weren’t complaining about the gooey, icky white stuff last night, dobe,” and then laughed out loud as Naruto gave an indignant growl and flipped him off before heading back to check on the children in their rooms. Sasuke chuckled as he followed.

Being domestic wasn’t so bad at all.

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Kakashi was a grown man. He had lived through a difficult childhood, the death of his mother, the suicide of his father and then years of self reliance. He could walk into a room more bloody than not and snatch life from the boney fingers of Death before skipping down the hall to do it in the next room without batting an eye. Hell, he had survived the ‘Fearsome Five’, Obito’s older and significantly crazier brothers.

But, all that said, as he sat across from Itachi Uchiha having finished explaining the ‘Snake Bastard Incident’ Kakashi was damn surprised he hadn’t wet himself.

“Sannin has been stalking my little brother and Naruto?” The words hit Kakashi like ice… Did he mention that Uchihas were fucking scary? What the hell was he thinking getting himself tangled up again?? Kakashi nodded.

“He pushed Sasuke against a wall and bit him?” Kakashi looked around to see if snow was falling yet as the temperature dropped in the room. Again he nodded.

“And this has been happening since they were interns here.” Itachi pushed back from the desk and stood, “If you’ll excuse me.” The dark haired man didn’t wait for Kakashi’s reply and Kakashi was actually glad. He wasn’t sure if he would be able to respond. Shaking his head, he turned and lifted the phone on the desk to his ear.

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Naruto sat back in the chair and crossed off yet another toy store. The verdict was clear. No one sold the same pink feather boa expect Babies R Us. Now, that wouldn’t be such an issue but for the minor inconvenience of Sasuke getting them banned… for life.

“Baby, if you sigh one more time like the world is ending, I’m going to be forced to take you into the bedroom and show you just how alive you are,” Sasuke said not looking up from his newspaper.

“The only place that sells the damn boa is Babies R Us, teme,” Naruto said walking up to the dark haired man, pulling the paper from his fingers before straddling his lap.

“Hmmm… you know I like this position, dobe. I’m feeling more alive already.” Sasuke smirked running his hands down Naruto’s sides. The twins were laying down before they headed out to Grandpa Sarutobi’s for the “Meet the Great-Grandchildren Bar-B-Que” and Sasuke couldn’t think of a better way to spend his time than to touch Naruto in every damn way possible. Sasuke paused and reaffirmed his belief that Naruto was his own personal drug of choice. Leaning forward, he nudge Naruto’s chin up until the tan column of his neck was exposed before kissing and licking his way from Naruto’s collarbone to his left ear, sucking lightly on the earlobe.

“D-do you think,” Naruto moaned, “that there is something… ahhhhh… wrong with u-us?” Naruto asked his hands gripping Sasuke’s ebony hair in tight fists while his hips rocked gently against Sasuke’s groin… everything coming alive between them.

Sasuke tensed for a moment, “What do you mean, dobe?”

“Are we sex addicts? Because, damn…” Naruto yanked back Sasuke’s head and returned the favor attaching himself to moonlit skin and sucking gently on Sasuke’s pulse, smiling as he felt it speed up against his lips, “I could fucking eat you.” Naruto finished in a whisper.

Sasuke smirked, “Hello, my name is Sasuke Uchiha and I’m a dobe addict…” He captured Naruto’s pink lips with his own and sucked the blonde’s tongue into his mouth, twirling his tongue around while Naruto’s hips picked up in speed and intensity. The friction was incredible.

“So, that’s a ‘yes’ then?” Naruto continued and moved his hands towards Sasuke’s waist line, unbuttoning and zipping the older man’s pants before reaching for his own. Sasuke groaned, “Stay like this… I want it like this…” Naruto nodded, “I’m not going anywhere…”

They wiggled and squirmed until their pants were off and Sasuke ran his fingers down Naruto’s back before his fingers dropped even lower…

Brrrrrrriiiiinnnnnnggggg!!! Brrrrrrriiiiiinnnnnnggggg!!!

“Leave it!” Sasuke growled and Naruto couldn’t do anything but nod as a single digit ghosted around his entrance.

DING! DONG!

“Noooo…” Naruto whined holding onto Sasuke’s shoulders their erections rubbing together and the finger… oh god… the finger…

“Open the fucking door, little brother.” A voice echoed through the door.

“SHIT!” Sasuke said and Naruto dropped his head onto Sasuke’s chest.

“I’ll get the phone.” The blonde whimpered scooting off Sasuke’s lap.

“Baby…” Sasuke said as they both pulled on their pants and Naruto looked at him with huge, blue eyes, “There’s no twenty-eight day program in the world that is going to cure us.”

Naruto smiled and answered the phone while he watched Sasuke head toward the door, “Hello.”

“Sparky, it’s me. Itachi knows.”

Naruto buttoned himself and nodded absently, “Knows what?”

“About Orochimaru.”

Naruto paled, “What?” The blonde hurried toward the hallway, “Teme, wai…”

The door opened and Itachi stepped in. Sasuke smiled and opened his mouth only to have it snap shut when Itachi’s fist connected to his face.

Sasuke hit the wall and slid down, his hand holding his jaw while he stared wide eyed at his brother. Itachi turned and smiled… yes, smiled at Naruto. “Time to hang up Blondie… you’re next.”

“I have to go…” Naruto whispered and hung up the phone.

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Obito pulled into the parking lot in front of the posh apartments and parked his red sports car next to five black sports cars. “Predictable bastards,” Obito mumbled and then jumped out of his car.

His five brothers each got out of their car. They all wore black pants with black shirts, ties and jackets. Obito jogged up with them in white slacks with a royal blue t-shirt and a white jacket.

“Fuck, little brother, could you look anymore Miami Vice?” Kinye said looking the little idiot up and down as Obito lifted his glasses onto his head.

“What are you talking about? I’m wearing socks… duh.” Obito said and lifted his pant leg to show his CareBear socks.

“Where the hell did you get those? Damn it, Obito,” Eeichi said, “I thought you were serious about this.”

Eeichi found himself pushed harshly against his own car Obito’s face in his own, “Do not question my sincerity, brother.” Obito’s four other brothers stepped forward to pull Obito away from the Eeichi only to stop when Obito’s black eyes locked on them, “I realize that I tend to be the fun loving, go lucky brother to your Soprano like group mentality, but I don’t ‘need’ any of you and if you have any doubts or concerns about my ‘motives’ rest assured they have nothing to do with my fucking socks.” Obito released his brother and pulled his glasses back onto his face, a huge smile forming on his lips. He pulled a red lollipop out of his pocket and unwrapped it, sticking it in his mouth, “Any questions?” Innocent black eyes scanned each of his brothers, “No?” He clapped his hands together, “Great, let’s go.”

Five dark heads nodded and watched Obito stroll casually toward Sannin’s apartment, hands in his pockets, as his black hair and white jacket blew in the wind. They watched as an old lady fell into the pool and the man with the leaf blower sucked up a towel as the sexiness oozing from their little brother practically killed everyone within a 20 ft perimeter. There was no doubt in the world he was an Uchiha.

Regardless of his socks.

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Orochimaru growled angrily when he heard the doorbell. He had arrived home less than thirty minutes ago and was busy working in his home based lab.

“Shit.” He hissed leaving the room as he locked and closed the door behind him. He opened the front door slightly only to have it bang open completely.

“Hey, O. What’s up?”

Yellow eyes blinked as he took in the six black haired men in his entry way. In the middle stood Kakashi’s little bitch. What was his name again? Obi Wan? Oreo? No, Obito. Obito Uchiha. He didn’t ever try to stop the sinister curling of his lip.

“To what do I owe this honor… a houseful of Uchihas. Be still my beating heart.” Orochimaru hissed, creepy smile on his face.

Obito laughed, pulling the red candy out of his mouth, “Well, obviously, we are here to see you, silly.” He pointed the candy at Orochimaru’s chest sounding like an excited fangirl.

“I told my brothers about your little fascination with our cousin and Naruto. As you can imagine, they were concerned,” Obito nodded, his voice sympathetic, “But then… wouldn’t you know, I told them about Kakashi…” The red candy popped back into his mouth, “And then… well, I am their little brother and Kakashi is my love slave and Uchihas,” The candy came out with the flick of his wrist, his black eyes piercing Orochimaru’s, humor nonexistent in his voice, “We aren’t big on the whole ‘sharing’” Quotation fingers, “thing. In fact, we get a little,” Kinye and Bin stepped forward grabbing Orochimaru’s arms, pulling him farther into the apartment as the other three brothers and Obito followed. Obito smiled, “Well, we get a little possessive and then we get obsessive and then we get…” The smile disappeared and Obito’s voice dropped to freezing, “Aggressive.”

Eeichi and Daisuke each punched Orochimaru in the gut, causing the tall man to lurch forward, coughing and gagging.

“It’s a problem we all have,” Obito said lightly, lollipop once more in his mouth as he leaned against the couch.

“What the,” Orochimaru spit blood, “fuck do you think you’re going, you little shit?!” Chiyuu, who had thus far been quiet, punched the pale man in the face.

“Now, now, Chiyuu, how rude,” Obito said, “I am so sorry, O. You were saying?”

“You won’t get away with this. I’ll have you disbarred and all your little goons arrested.”

Daisuke kicked the man in the stomach, “Oh shit, sorry, Obito. My bad.”

Orochimaru fell to his knees and Obito sighed, shaking his head sadly, “Dai, what will I do with you.” He squatted in front of Orochimaru, patting his cheek, “Now, that sounds like a scary threat and you didn’t even have to sleep on it to come up with it, which is just, well, wow… good job. But the thing is,” Obito waved his candy in front of Orochimaru, “We were never here.”

Obito stood as Kinye and Bin released Orochimaru and the older man fell onto the carpet. The brothers moved toward the door when Obito turned around smiling, “Oh, these,” He threw a stack of papers on the entryway table, “Are the restraining order stating you are to stay 300 feet from Sasuke, Naruto and Kakashi at all times and what charges they are filing.”

Sinister yellow eyes met chilling black, “This isn’t over, Uchiha.”

Obito laughed and sucked heartily on his candy. Winking, he smirked at the beaten man, “Oh, I know. I’ve only just begun.”

He turned, the door slamming behind him.

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Sasuke opened and shut his jaw trying to come to some understanding to why his big brother would punch him in the damn face.

“Time to hang up, Blondie… you’re next.”

Sasuke’s black eyes narrowed and he watched Naruto whisper in the phone as Itachi advanced on the blonde.

“If you touch him, brother,” Sasuke bit out pushing himself to standing, “I’ll kill you.”

Blue eyes widened and Naruto shook his head, “Sasuke…”

Itachi’s back stiffened and he slowly turned, two sets of black eyes clashing, “Oh, you don’t like people hurting the one that you love? Not even your dear older brother?” He never blinked and Naruto stood frozen as the two brothers stared at one another.

“No, I do not.” Sasuke said, “And honestly, I don’t understand why you ever would.” His midnight eyes hardened as possibilities swirled in his mind.

“So, little brother, you won’t allow me to touch Naruto… that’s interesting.” The long haired man casually put his hands in his pockets before turning on Naruto, consciously noting the way Sasuke stepped forward, “Naruto… how would you feel about me beating the shit out of Sasuke right here in your entryway?”

Naruto eyes narrowed but he shook his head, “You know I’d stop you but, big brother, I know why you are…”

“What would the two of you do if your neighbor attacked me in the hall? What if he held me down and forced me to pleasure him?” Sasuke paled, “What if he told me that he would hurt Hinata or one of you if I said anything?” Naruto bit his lip harshly and Sasuke’s eyes widened at Naruto’s reaction.

“Itachi, please stop…” Naruto whispered watching as realization hit Sasuke. He watched as Sasuke’s dark eyes dilated in confusion, understanding, fear and finally… humiliation. “Please…”

Itachi once more turned on his brother, “Would you want to know, Sasuke? Or would you want me to handle it by myself for years? When you found out… what would you do, Sasuke?”

Sasuke shook his head. Itachi knew. His big brother knew he had been unable to protect himself, unable to protect Naruto… he knew that Sasuke had been weak. He backed into the wall and closed his eyes. Suddenly, he felt hands on his arms and his eyes snapped open to lock with his brother’s, “You should have fucking told me!” Itachi hissed pushing Sasuke against the wall, “You should have fucking told me!!” Again he pushed him against the wall, Sasuke’s head hitting the surface and bouncing off, “Why didn’t you? Why?!” He pulled Sasuke forward to repeat the process when he felt himself being turned around and Naruto’s fist in his face. Itachi stumbled backwards, only just holding onto his balance.

“FUCK!” Naruto said and held his hand against his chest, “That’s enough. We thought we could handle it. We thought we were doing what was right for the hospital.” Naruto walked to Sasuke, reaching up to tenderly hold his swollen jaw. “We were wrong. We should have asked for help.”

Naruto turned from one brother and headed to the other. He reached the older man and tentatively touched his jaw as well, “But, we have now, Itachi. It’s done.”

Itachi turned his eyes away from repentant blue and looked at his brother. Sasuke stared right back at him, daring him to question his motives, his decisions… his Uchiha-ness.

“Little brother,” Itachi said and approached his brother, “You really are fucking stupid.”

Sasuke looked up at his brother and nodded slightly, affirming his words. Itachi nodded as well and grabbed his little brother into a quick hug. Stepping back Itachi smirked, “Although, Naruto gives one hell of a right hook. Kind of make you seem girly… sorry.” His shrugged in sympathy but his eyes glowed with evil laughter.

Naruto sighed loudly, annoyance clear, and stalked down the hall.

“Dobe?” Sasuke said after him.

Without slowly or turning around Naruto answered, “We need ice. How the hell are we going to explain this to my grandfather and uncle?”

Both Uchihas paled and followed the sound of ice filling a bowl in the kitchen.

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Naruto shook his head grabbing two ice packs and throwing one to Itachi while he walked over to Sasuke. He gently placed the pack on Sasuke’s jaw, his eyes soft and compassionate, while his mouth frowned at the darkening bruise. Itachi snorted placing his own pack on his eye.

Naruto turned cold eyes on Itachi, “That was a bit much don’t you think, big brother. Communication is key. Make love not war. We are all in this together…” The blonde’s eyebrows furrowed as he considered other clique sayings. In his distraction, he pressed the pack of ice on Sasuke’s jaw a little too hard making the dark raven wince.

Itachi smirked as he sat down at the kitchen table, “What did you expect my reaction to be?” he asked calmly. Sasuke reached up to pull the icepack away, grabbing Naruto’s hand. His dobe hissed and Sasuke turned his hand to see bloody knuckles. “Idiot,” he muttered and held the ice pack over the split and swelling hand.

“Not this,” Naruto snapped jerking his hand from Sasuke’s and holding it in front of Itachi’s face, “It’s not as though this has been easy on either of us and you coming in like freakin’ gang busters hasn’t been… what’s the word??? Oh yes, helpful.”

“Dobe,” Sasuke sighed and pulled Naruto’s hand back into his, “I would,” the dark haired man shrugged, “and probably have done the same thing.”

“Damn Uchihas…” Naruto said and Sasuke smirked.


The sound of the ice pack being slammed into the table startled them both and they turned questioning eyes to Itachi who glared at them.

“How are you handling the fucking Orochimaru situation?” he asked his cold eyes making Naruto squirm. Double damn Uchihas. Sasuke sighed walking over to Itachi and sitting across from him. Naruto followed, sitting himself on Sasuke’s lap as he wrapped his arms around the pale man’s neck and laying his head on his shoulder.

“First of all, big brother, do watch your language in our house, we have children here, you know and the snake is being taken care of by Obito,” he said as he absently played with Naruto’s golden silk hair.

“Obito? What can that teddy bear do?” Itachi snarled his contempt. Images of his rambunctious, emotional cousin, as a child, flashed in his mind. Both Naruto and Sasuke suppressed laughter. Obito was not a weakling, no matter his outward appearance and his sweet kind heart. He was an Uchiha after all and as possessive, obsessive and unforgiving as all of them.

“Did Kakashi mention that he was also a victim?” Sasuke asked. Itachi shook his head in a negative answer.

“He might have. I don’t know… I was too far gone after he told me about you and Naruto,” he raised an inquisitive eyebrow.

Sasuke looked down at an amused Naruto before looking up again at Itachi, his blank face doing nothing to hide his impatience for more information. “He and Kakashi are back together,” Sasuke said as comprehension dawned on Itachi.

“Oh… shit. Should get interesting for the snake bastard then.” Itachi’s smirk twisted into something almost sinister. Nobody messes with Uchiha property. Kakashi, like Naruto, was Uchiha property, although Itachi had learned long ago not to point that out to the blonde. Let’s just say, the blonde didn’t appreciate the sentiment… at all. His cousin, being the Uchiha that he was, would use all his resources to bring him down. The thought nearly made Itachi giddy… if he were capable of such a thing.

“So, I gather that the ‘Fearsome Five’ will be involved in this venture?” Sasuke and Naruto nodded and the older man’s lips quirked. He’d have to make a phone call… they shouldn’t have all the fun.

“World War three just started,” Itachi said bringing the ice to his eye.

“We better get ready to dig some fox holes.” Naruto said with a sigh, leaning against his chuckling bastard.

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Obito sucked on the cherry flavored lollipop quite sensually as he strode into the ER. He waved at the security guard at the door in a friendly manner who, in return, was ogling him in disbelief. He gave the gaping nurses a wink and a sexy smile as he sauntered by the reception/nurses station.

Oh, he looked good, he just knew it! His confidence oozing from every pore of his 1980’s clad body. He slowly reached for the pair of sunglasses inside his white jacket breast pocket and made an exaggerated gesture of placing them on his face. Oh, yeah! He looked damn good in his mind and his smile twisted into a smirk when the song “Staying Alive” streamed softly out of the hospital speakers. Hmm, hmm, hmm eat your heart out ladies… and gentlemen… he thought as he passed by Gaara, Ino and Chouji. All three of them shook their heads and rubbed their eyes to make sure that they weren’t back in the 80’s.

“Did you see that?” Ino whispered to her companions. Chouji nodded eyes glue to the retreating back of Obito. Gaara smirked, “Hn. This just proves my theory that all Uchihas are insane.”

The possibility had crossed all their minds, repeatedly, having known both Sasuke and Itachi but now, with this… Crazy? Yes. Hot? Hell yes.

“I wonder if he’s wearing socks.” Gaara mused aloud his eyes still glued to Obito’s backside.

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Kakashi paused. His hand froze over some important documents as he suddenly had an awful feeling. There was deadly silence as the usually buzz and hustle of the ER suddenly seemed to cease. That was never a good thing. He slowly lowered the pen onto the desk and just as reluctantly got out of his nice, comfortable leather chair.

Several scenarios came to mind as he strode out of his office and into the hall. The first one was that they had been transported into the future where no one got sick or injured. He dismissed that thought and moved onto the next possibility. The pleasantness of it made him smile… maybe everyone in the world had disappeared, leaving him the only man on earth. Nope, probably not. He wasn’t lucky enough to be Will Smith. No, he wasn’t cool like that and who wanted to deal with the damn zombies anyway?

Then, like magic, the noise came back and he breathed a sigh of relief until two nurses passed by him giggling and whispering animatedly.

“Did you see that?”

“I never thought that look could look so hot!” One of the nurses said giggling to the other who blushed prettily.

“He makes the Miami Vice look good, doesn’t he?” the other commented. Kakashi frowned wondering who they were talking about as he walked by them. He came around the corner and stopped, his eyes wide and mouth dropping open as the vision, that was Obito, grinned at him from across the corridor. Maybe they did go back to the past because a few feet from him was Obito wearing a “Sonny” suit and it was doing things to his libido.

“Kak…” Obito trailed off, Kakashi had appeared at his side grabbing onto his arm and dragging him quickly in the direction of his office.

“What the hell, Kakashi?” he asked as he was thrown into the room unceremoniously.

“Strip!” Kakashi commanded his eyes glazed over with lust. Obito looked frazzle for a moment and his lollipop threatened to fall of his mouth.

“Say what?” he asked confused wondering what was wrong with Kakashi. He popped the candy out of his mouth and pushed back his sunglasses frowning as Kakashi moaned.

“I said strip!” Kakashi ordered again. He gave Obito his most sensual smirk. Oh, he was in the mood for a little role play and this had the potential of being better than playing Superman to Obito’s Clark Kent.

Obito eeped. He knew that smile and he knew that glint in Kakashi’s eyes. He tossed the sunglasses somewhere to his right and licked the lollipop slowly.

“Hmm, Kakashi wants to play Rico to my Sonny?” he asked laughing as Kakashi growled. He slowly shrugged off his jacket, twirling it around his head in a cheap imitation of a stripper.

Kakashi licked his lips, his eyes narrowed as he swiftly approached the dancing fool. “Not fast enough, Uchiha!” He pulled Obito’s hair and greedily sucked on his Adam’s apple.

“Kaka…ahh…as much….as … I...Oh god, right there!” Obito exclaimed as Kakashi slipped his hand between the briefs Obito was wearing, stroking his shaft making him hard.

“Shut up! Just shut up!” Kakashi took his lips in an aggressive kiss. He really did love the fool…he slide his tongue along Obito’s, tasting the cherry flavor of the lollipop still in his mouth….mmm, mmm ,mmm, so sweet. Cherry just so happens to be his favorite flavor after all.

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Naruto almost laughed as Itachi pouted sitting in between the twins who were excitedly jabbering about meeting their grandpapi. His arms were crossed over his chest, his lower lip slightly protruding.

“Did you call Hinata?” Naruto asked turning in his seat to look at him. Itachi glared at him promising many bad things in the future.

“Yes,” came the dark reply.

Yuri looked curiously at her uncle who appeared to be pouting like her twin does when he doesn’t get his way. She leaned forward in her carseat to take a closer look at her daddies brother.

“Did you give her directions?” Naruto asked sweetly.

“Yes,” Frustration dripped from the word.

“Did you tell her not to bring anything?” A gentle smile at the growing darkness in the backseat.


“Oh, for the love of…” Itachi stopped mid-rant suddenly remembering he was sitting in between two curious toddlers who were listening in to the conversation. Itachi sighed glaring at Naruto. He would just have to save the expletive words for later.

“Yes,” he muttered closing his eyes and leaning his head back on the seat. Naruto turned back around in his seat finally satisfied with his teasing… for now anyway.

“Are you mad, Uncle ‘Tachi?” Yoshi asked ignoring the glare his sister sent him. Itachi gave Yoshi a slight smile and shook his head.

“No, I’m not, chibi, just a little tired,” he explained and his answer seemed to satisfied Yoshi who turned back to talking to Mr. Frog his stuff toy. Yuri, however, wasn’t satisfied.

“Is Auntie your mommy?” she asked.

Sasuke gripped the steering wheel hard, his face contorting in silent laughter. Naruto had no problem snickering, despite the glare of hatred he could feel coming from Itachi.

Itachi took a second to think about answering the question. He knew the child meant to ask if Hinata was his wife although Hinata was sure his ‘mommy’ sometimes in their little role plays, he smirked. Sasuke saw the smirk through the rearview mirror and he wondered what kind of perverted thought his brother just had and shuddered lightly. Itachi better not say anything to his children, he didn’t want to traumatize them so young when they had plenty of time to do that when their teenagers.

“No, darling, she’s not my mommy…yet,” he added for Naruto and Sasuke’s benefit.

Naruto sat up straight in his seat giving Sasuke a surprised look and Sasuke briefly glanced at Naruto, shrugging before turning his eyes back on the road.

“Why did I have to come?” Itachi suddenly asked, Yuri long having lost interest in her Uncle ‘Tachi. And it was not a whine… was NOT.

“Because...” Naruto said.

“No, really, why do I have to come?” Itachi asked again insistent that he understood why he was being carted to the Sarutobi’s family function.

Naruto smiled turning his head to look at him, “Because it’s a ‘family’ barbeque,” he answered. Itachi froze. His face was blank while he struggled to keep his emotions tightly under control just beneath the surface of his thick skin.

“Thank you, Blondie.”

“You’re welcome.”

Nothing more needed to be said. Sasuke took Naruto’s hand in his, squeezing it lightly. He thank god or whatever mighty powers had given him his sweet, loving, caring, sexy and crazy Naruto.

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By the time they pulled into Grandpa Sarutobi’s driveway, Naruto was nearly jumping in his seat. And, as is common with most children, the dobe’s excitement leaked onto the twins and they were giggling and squirming and clapping and…

Driving the two Uchihas crazy.

“Sit still!” Sasuke hissed and then nearly brained himself on the steering wheel when he received one wide eyed pout from the front seat and two identical pouts from the back.

“Be strong, baby brother,” Itachi encouraged although even he cringed when Naruto’s golden lashes batted and his bottom lip stuck out just slightly.

“We’re just excited, teme.”

Sasuke sighed, “I know,” God, he was weak. Damn addiction to dobes. “Okay, let’s go.”

Shouts of excitement were heard and Sasuke’s eyes shot up to the rearview mirror, “Did you just…”

The cold black eyes of his older brother stared back at him, his face blank and almost… innocent. Sasuke couldn’t suppress the shiver that ran up his spine.

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When the Sarutobis and their guests heard the SUV pull into the driveway, they all headed outdoors to greet the new family. They filtered out onto the pouch and Grandpa Sarutobi met Naruto in the middle of the lawn, Naruto flinging his arms around the older man and laughing against his chest.

“Hey, old man. Ready to meet them?”

Sarutobi laughed lightly and tussled Naruto’s blonde locks, “I’m not getting any younger, Naruto.”

Childish laughter was heard and Naruto turned with his grandfather to see Sasuke set the twins on the ground, both taking off at a full run towards Naruto.

“Mama!” Yoshi yelled, “Is this Grandpapi? Is it? Huh? Huh?” Finally reaching Naruto, the boy stopped and looked up at the older man, his head tilted to the side. Sarutobi stared at the little boy that was such an uncanny mixture of his grandson and his partner that he felt his heart tighten in his chest. Soon, a little girl arrived at her brother’s side and reached up to take Naruto’s hand.

“Yoshi, Yuri… this is my Grandpa. Grandpa,” Naruto met his grandfather’s eyes and the older man looked back at him with such love, pride and happiness Naruto almost found himself unable to continue, but he nodded, “These are our children, Yuri and Yoshi.”

The old man held out his hands to the twins and after a quick glance to their ‘mama’ they grasped the weathered fingers as Sarutobi led them toward the gathered guests. Naruto stood still watching until he felt Sasuke’s arms slide around him, “Hey, dobe.”

Naruto swallowed and realizing he couldn’t say anything just nodded. Sasuke tilted the blonde head backward and to the side so that he could see Naruto’s eyes, “He’s proud of you.” Naruto closed his eyes and nodded, “But, dobe… he always has been.”

“I know… I just… I just owe them everything,” Naruto twisted in the strong arms until their chests touched, “I wouldn’t be here. I wouldn’t have you or the chibis or your scary ass brother,” Itachi growled from behind them, “I would be d-dead.”

Sasuke squeezed the idiot in his arms before letting him go and lacing their fingers together as they followed the sounds of laughter and childish giggles, “Then we both owe them everything, dobe.”

Naruto nodded, a watery smile crossing his face, “Did you see his face? When he saw the twins?”

“Hn. No, but I saw when he looked at you. You make him happy, Naruto. The twins are just an added bonus.”

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Currently, the twins could be found stalking Konohamaru. They were really quite stealthy about it, both hidden under a quilt, their tiny hands held in front of them as they trekked along slowly moving… okay stumbling… and stopping as their uncle moved. Naruto couldn’t help but think they might have done better had they not chosen an orange throw blanket that used to belong to Naruto for the garden like environment they were hiding in.

“Is there something that you would like to share with me, Naruto.” Naruto started and then moved his gaze from his children to the smiling, bearded man beside him.

“Uncle Asuma! Oh my god… it’s been so long. When was the last time you dragged someone into the ER?” Naruto said turning completely to his savior and favorite uncle.

“I was just there the other day attending a lecture on ER/Rescue Personnel Interrelations but I only got the pleasure of seeing Uchiha.” The raised eyebrow told Naruto that maybe he didn’t think it was that pleasurable.

“Right,” Naruto said nodding, “But you still could have come down and seen me.” He pouted and Asuma laughed.

“We all thought you might outgrow that, kid. I guess not.”

Naruto shook his head and laughed, “And lose my greatest weapon… I think not.”

“How does the Uchiha survive,” Asuma wondered and then his face became serious, “Speaking of Uchihas… What is with their matching faces?” Naruto followed the older man’s gaze and saw Itachi, Sasuke and Hinata standing together. In the sunlight, the dark bruises on the brothers’ pale skin looked, if possible, even worse than they had in the kitchen.

“Oh,” Naruto began fidgeting in his seat while he covered his own bruised knuckles under his napkin.

Asuma smirked, “Please, kid. What do you take me for? Obviously you hit someone. I’m just wondering who and if they deserved it.”

Naruto mumbled and Asuma just made out the ‘Itachi’.

“You hit Sasuke’s brother? Why?”

“He hit Sasuke.”

Asuma blinked, “You know this could be considered domestic violence. Were the children present at the time of the encounter?”

Naruto narrowed his eyes at his uncle, “I don’t like it when you use your ‘detective’ voice on me, uncle. No, they were not… present.” The word dripped venom, “Yes, EVERYONE deserved what they got and don’t ever… ever… let Sasuke hear you use the word ‘domestic’ in relation to our lives. I won’t be held responsible for his actions.”

Asuma watched as the kid’s blue eyes went from hurt to angry to defensive and finally ended with the smiling humor so abundant in the blonde. He nodded, “Of course, what was I thinking?”

Naruto stood and gathered his plate, “Well, I need to go rescue Konohamaru from his stalkers.” He bent and gave the larger man a hug, “Stop avoiding me. I miss you.” Naruto whispered and then turned to walk away.

“Hey, Kid?” Asuma said, “What has Umino been doing?” His voice was bored but Naruto saw his eyes shift, denoting the importance of the question.

Naruto walked closer to his uncle, “Is this one of those situations where I should exchange the ‘what’ in the previous sentence to ‘who’?”

Asuma blushed and sputtered, “No… no… I just haven’t seen him for awhile. Used to be our neighbor, you know that…”

“Right,” Naruto said, “To answer the question, apparently red heads in our boss’s bathroom.”

Asuma just stared his mouth moving but nothing coming out. Naruto continued, “I get the feeling it was a onetime thing. I could certainly do a little ‘research’ for you.”

“No, there’s no need…”

“Family first. You told me that.” Naruto started to walk off again, “I’ll let you know.”

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Naruto loved his family and that couldn’t be more clear as he looked around the picnic table with a grin on his face. Yuri and Yoshi were giggling sitting between Konohamaru and their grandfather. Sasuke was laughing at Itachi’s disgruntled face but he could see the small smirk on the Uchiha lips. Hinata laughed along with his bastard who was teasing Itachi relentlessly about her. His Uncle Asuma looked over at them amused as he stood at the grill. He couldn’t ask for anything more. He sighed happily, his grandfather winked at him from across the table just as his uncle walked over with a plate full of food.

“You are a bunch of lazy doctors!” Asuma declared bringing over a huge plate full of hamburgers. “Now, don’t get full with this junk, ribs and hotdogs are coming up next!” he laughed as the twins looked up at him. Their blue eyes were wide with admiration and awe, having fallen in love with the man when he had told them he was a cop.

Naruto served them and served his bastard, stilling when Konohamaru snorted. “You’re such a little wife, Naruto-nii!” he took a bite of his hamburger when Naruto glared at him.

Sasuke wisely decided to stay out of the conversation but Itachi turned suspiciously gleaming eyes to Naruto ignoring the warning poke of his ribs by Hinata.

“I’ve been telling him that for years but…” he shrugged looking innocently at a fuming Naruto. Naruto took a deep breath, remembering that his children were there and looking curiously at the grownups.

“Thank you, Itachi-kun, Konohamaru,” he said in an overly sweet voice his eyes promising murder in the future.

Itachi wisely decided not to say more about the subject not wanting to go to work on Monday looking like a raccoon. Konohamaru, however, having lived with Naruto for a long time, knew that he could out run him.

“So tell me, what the hell was up with the teeth marks, nii-san?” he asked casually reaching for a drink.

Naruto stiffened and Sasuke frowned. Itachi looked curious and Hinata was confused, while the two older Sarutobis gave Konohamaru a warning look.

“What teeth marks?” Itachi asked, noticing the discomfort from both Naruto and Sasuke. He had a vague idea that maybe it had something to do with the snake bastard.

“Get this, big brother shows up, demands we go with him and then asked Moegi to bite him.” Konohamaru laughed while a startled Sasuke snapped his head to look at Naruto. All the adults suddenly tensed and the children frowned, worried.

“And then he orders us to go around asking everyone for a sample of their teeth imprint! You wouldn’t believe how hard that was and to keep it from Sasuke, oh boy!” Konohamaru continued oblivious to the growing dark shadows on Naruto and Sasuke’s faces.

“Konohamaru, that’s enough!” their grandfather said in a quiet, deadly voice. Konohamaru knew that tone from his childhood.

“Right…” He chuckled nervously, “Good food, Uncle Asuma!” he stuffed two hotdogs in his mouth making the twins giggle.

Naruto relaxed and leaned slightly towards Sasuke, who was looking down at him with many questions in his eyes.

“I’ll tell you later,” the blond whispered smiling at his babbling children across from him, trying to get back to the mood he had been in earlier. Konohamaru wouldn’t open his big mouth ever again without thinking once he was through with him. Konohamaru whimpered across the table.

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The car ride to their condo was silent, the twins having fallen asleep in their car seats. Itachi had left with Hinata and now, both the young doctors were tired and wary and had so much to talk about.

“Are you going to tell me what was that all about?” Sasuke asked his eyes on the road. Naruto turned his head slightly to look at him.

“I was jealous, hurt, and angry and wanted to find out who the hell had bitten you,” he mumbled. “So, I had the bunnies testing everyone’s teeth impressions,” he finished with a blush.

Sasuke laughed, “Dobe…” Another chuckle, “Only you would approach it is such a stup…” Naruto’s eyes narrowed, “I mean, scientific way.” Naruto release a breath and chuckled too as he leaned towards Sasuke, closing his eyes wanting to forget everything and everyone but their family.

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Iruka was nervous and he twisted his hands together as he approached the red head in the cafeteria, blushing when he came near him. He hesitantly sat down across from him, eyes avoiding the searching green eyes of the doctor.

“Doctor,” The pale young man said and Iruka felt a chill up his back… some from apprehension, most from memories of the pale doctor pushing him back on black silk sheets… Iruka shook his head and made eye contact before blushing.

“Gaara,” Iruka began and nearly jumped out of his seat when something rubbed against his inner thigh under the table. Oh dear god…

“Gaara,” Iruka stuttered, “Is that your foot?”

“What else could it be, doctor?” came the blank reply.

“Right,” Iruka sighed pushing down his blush, “Let’s not get too overzealous.”

The pale doctor smirked and Iruka’s face drooped into a scowl. His tan hand reached stealthily under the table, capturing the wondering foot and throwing it back onto the floor, “Listen, I really don’t think this is going to work, do you?”

The foot that had been journeying up his leg once more fell abruptly back onto the faded tiles, “Excuse me?”

Iruka gulped, “It’s just that really, we have nothing in common.”

“The fucking is good.” Imaginary eyebrows raised.

“Gaara!” Iruka looked around, “Why, yes, yes it is, but that is not a reason or a foundation for a successful relationship. We don’t even talk.”

“I’m beginning to develop a theory as to why.” Gaara had crossed his arms over his chest and stared unblinking at the man before him, “Is there someone else?”

“What?! No, no… of course not. I just… it’s that I… well, I want something else.”

Gaara nodded slowly, “I don’t.”

Iruka’s mouth feel open, “Well, then, doctor,” his voice took on an edge of anger, “That is just one more reason why this needs to end. I will not be anyone’s mindless fuck!”

An old woman next to them gasp and her daughter glared angrily at Iruka who muttered an apology.

“You will find someone more fitting of your needs, I’m sure. Good day.” Iruka said standing up, only to slip on some unknown substance on the floor having to use the trash can to steady himself. So much for a dignified and sexy exit scene.

Gaara coldly watched Iruka leave, seething at the injustice. Who was that man to turn him down?! He stood to pursue the man when he ran into someone, forcing him back into his seat.

“Forgive me.” Gaara’s eyes widened at the sexily voice and he looked up into the palest eyes he had ever seen. Dark hair cascaded down broad shoulders and Gaara smirked.

Iruka who?

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Naruto rolled out of the warm comfortable cocoon that was his and Sasuke’s bed and headed to the bathroom for a quick shower. He really hated Mondays. They were the worst days of the week! He was on call early this Monday and had a sixteen hour shift to make up for having the weekend off. He blew a raspberry at the shower head. It was not like he wanted to take the weekend off but Tsunade had insisted. However, it had been fun. He smiled remembering how good the loving with Sasuke had been last night.

He yawned. Almost too good, he was so tired. He quickly washed and dressed heading back to the bedroom and bending down to kiss Sasuke on the forehead. Sasuke mumbled what appeared to be his nickname for him and turned away from him. Lucky bastard got to sleep in for at least a couple of more hours. He wasn’t expected at work till 4pm and would be taking care of the twins until then.

Naruto was looking forward to some torturing of his own today. His little brother wouldn’t know what hit him and maybe he could send the carrier monk… he shook his head, Udon to Neji. Sasuke would love that! He walked the few blocks to the hospital, a spring in his step. Naruto’s blue eyes gleamed with mischief as he took a deep breath smelling the morning dew. It was a glorious day, the sun was peeking through the clouds and there was revenge in the horizon.

The hospital was busy and he hurried to the locker room to change into his blue scrubs. The nurses’ station was buzzing with activity as he picked up several stacks of charts. He smiled at Sakura who threw him a grateful but oddly, desperate look. The pink hair girl seemed a bit harassed, “Oh, Doctor, I’m so glad to see you!” she gave him a shaky smile.

“What’s going on, Sakura-chan?” he asked with a frown at her agitated look. The hospital had been busy for a Monday morning but she had brilliant skills and was an excellent head nurse.

“I just got a call… they’re bringing in a several police officers from the third district.”

The sudden feeling that the world had just tipped over on its axis invaded Naruto’s heart. His heart rate increased two fold.

“Did they…” he swallowed hard, “Did they mention any names?” he asked, voice slightly trembling. Please, please don’t let it be my uncle! Please, he begged silently.

“I’m sorry Na...Doctor… Itachi called in…he is bringing in Sarutobi-san…” there were tears in her eyes having met the man several times during her employment of the hospital, as well as, having been a friend of Naruto’s during college.

There was a sudden tense silence before it was cut off by Shino’s shout for help. Naruto turned away from Sakura in slow jerky movements and ran towards the emergency entrance of the ER where several ambulances had appeared. He drew in shaky breaths as Itachi emerged from the back of his ambulance taking out the stretcher with the help of Kisame. He could have a metal breakdown later, Naruto thought to himself. The important thing right now was his uncle and he couldn’t function if he didn’t take a step back and worked on him like he was just another patient in the ER. He pushed all fears aside and took a steadying breath. Be like Sasuke; be like Sasuke…be strong…be courageous and …most of all, beat death at his own game.

He was at his uncle’s side in seconds, demanding vitals as he undid the bandages from around his uncle’s chest. His uncle had been shot several times in the chest and Naruto couldn’t help but wonder why the older man hadn’t been wearing his vest. Itachi’s voice sounded from far away, Naruto vaguely hearing him say that Asuma’s left lung might be collapsed and that internal bleeding was a serious concern.

“Naruto...Naruto!” Itachi snapped him out of his horror.

“We need to get him to a trauma room NOW!!” Naruto told Ino as they brought him into the ER, Ino took over for Kisame and began operating the manual respirator over Asuma’s face that covered his nose and mouth. Two nurses cut away his clothes and lifted him on to the trauma bed. Naruto quickly lifted his uncle eyelids, checking for dilation. The police officer was in shock and they needed to bring him out of it as soon as possible or he wouldn’t survive.

“Get O-negative blood in here fast!” Ino nodded, snapping the orders to a waiting nurse as she assisted Naruto in removing the temporary respirator, connecting the man to a beeping machine instead.

Asuma began convulsting, blood spurting from his mouth. Naruto reached for a scalpel, furiously working on making an incision between his uncle’s ribs. Ino handed Naruto the tube to insert in the slight opening he had made in order to re-inflate his uncle’s lungs.

“His BP is dropping!” he heard someone yell but it sounded far away as he cut tried to stop the bleeding from the wounds.

His uncle, the man who had save him from all the monstrosities in his life, who had given him a family...to love him…to cherish him, was laying on the hospital trauma bed pale from blood loss…wounded…dying. The strong man he loved and admired was looking only too human.

“Ino, give him two cc of dopamine!” he ordered. Ino hurried to administered the dopamine which would hopefully raise the man’s blood pressure. Naruto sighed in relief as his uncle’s BP slowly rose and quickly ordered Tenten to take an x-ray of his chest.

The portable x-ray machine in the room was being set-up by Tenten. They needed to hurry and find exactly where the bullets where lodged. Naruto had only found three exit wounds leaving one bullet uncounted for. They needed to stabilize his blood pressure or they wouldn’t be able to move him to the OR. Tenten slid the pictures onto the illuminated panel and he forced his eyes to move to the x-ray screen. He shut his eyes briefly and then snapped them open when he heard Ino exclaim.

“The bullet caused a tear in the aorta… we need to take him up to surgery!”

“No! Call Jiraiya down here stat! He won’t make it to surgery!” Naruto had no intention of waiting around for anyone. Naruto blinked and the room seemed to slow down, sounds and images sharper. He knew what he had to do.

The scared sixteen year old retreated and the doctor in him emerged ready to fight this battle to its bitter end, fully aware that failure was not an option.

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Sasuke leaned against the playroom’s doorframe, drinking his coffee and watching the twins play. This morning had been interesting as it was his first time with the twins alone. He had blinked his dark eyes open only to be met with two pairs of sparkling blues and two very hungry tummies. It was completely different from what he was used to waking up to… Sasuke smirked into his cup… ah, what he was used to was so…

His inner musings were interrupted by the phone ringing. Telling the twins he’d be in the living room, he strolled down the hall and picked up the phone, glancing at the caller id, before sitting on the couch.

“Hello, big brother.”

“Sasuke,” Itachi said his tones clipped and rough, “Where are you?”

Sasuke’s eyebrows furrowed, “At home… where you called me.”

“There was an incident…”

Sasuke’s breath hitched and he only barely managed to get the mug to the table before it fell from his shaking hands. Naruto…

“… Uncle Asuma.” Itachi concluded with a heavy sigh.

Sasuke shook his head. “Asuma?”

“Yes, little brother, are you even listening to me? Naruto’s uncle was shot four times in the chest and is currently in the ER.” Sasuke didn’t even have to see his brother to know that his dark eyebrow raised in a manner that implied Sasuke might have previously undiagnosed mental issues.

“Does Naruto know?” Sasuke stood and walked swiftly into bedroom, pulling off his sweats and grabbing a pair of blue jeans before shoving his feet into his tennis shoes. Over the phone he heard noises in the background, shouts and shuffles.

“I’ll be there!” Itachi said to someone on his end and then addressed his brother once more, “Yes, he does. In fact, he’s the head doctor in the room. I think you should…”

Itachi was stopped by yet another noise in the background, “Then get out! If you can’t help, then I don’t want you here!”

Sasuke immediately recognized the voice of his dobe and flinched at the venom… and fear… he heard even over the phone.

“Sasuke, he just kicked a crying Konohamaru out of the room. Hurry.” And the phone went dead.

Sasuke pulled a hoodie over his t-shirt and walked swiftly into the twins’ room. “Hey, guys. Time to get on our shoes. We need to run to the hospital for a little while. You can play with your friends.”

The twins nodded and headed toward the door where Sasuke kneeled down to help them with their shoes and coats. As he was closing the door his cell phone rang.

He clinched his eyes shut when he saw the id, only to force them open as he ushered the toddlers toward the car. “Hello, Grandpa.”

“Sasuke… you heard?” came the quiet voice of Naruto’s grandfather.

“Yes, just now. Itachi called me. I’m on my way to the hospital.”

“Naruto.” Sasuke wasn’t able to tell if it was a statement, a question or a voice concern.

“He is the head doctor. You know that Asuma couldn’t be in better hands…”

“Of course,” Sasuke listened to the older man breath into the silence as he buckled up Yuri and Yoshi before jumping in the front seat. Finally, the old man sighed, “I am also on my way to the hospital. Naruto will need you.”

Sasuke pinched the phone between his shoulder and his cheek as he maneuvered the SUV out of its parking space, “And you as well. Just as Asuma and Konohamaru will. I don’t know any specifics, but I do know that Naruto won’t give up without a fight.”

“You are right. I will see you there, son.”

“Yes, drive careful.” Sasuke said and closed the phone.

“Everything okay, daddy?” Yuri said her blue eyes watching him closely through the mirror.

“I hope so, chibi.” Sasuke said and sighed in relief as the hospital came into view.

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The door burst open and Naruto saw the three bunnies trip over themselves into the room.

“Hey, boss. We heard you might need…” Konohamaru’s voice drifted off as he saw Naruto take a scalpel to his uncle’s chest, “Oh my god… Uncle Asuma?”

“Come here, all of you. I need your help,” Naruto said to them without looking up from what he was doing, “I need one of you to monitor the BP for me at all times, someone else grab the extra suction. It’s going to get messy.”

Udon and Moegi rushed to comply, Udon already giving an update on the monitor. Konohamaru stood next to the door, having not moved since he entered. His face had paled and his eyes never left his uncle. Blood soaked into sheets and he could see blood bubbling from one of the holes in his chest. In the back of his mind he diagnosed a sucking chest wound, the gunshot having punctured his lung.
He watched while Naruto seemed oblivious to the fact that it was their family member he was tearing into. Udon read off numbers and readings incessantly, Naruto frowning and talking over the alarms and beeps as they went off.

“Konohamaru, come here,” Naruto said finally making eye contact with his little brother, “I need you to block the tear in the aorta until I can locate any other bleeds… Konohamaru?”

The dark haired young man shook his head wildly, “No… no… no…”

“Hey, I need you,” Naruto said but once again his attention was solely on his uncle… his blonde head shook… no, his patient. “Jiraiya is on his way,” Udon reported a drop in pressure forcing Naruto to stick his hand farther into the chest cavity, “Damn it, Doctor Sarutobi… get over here, now!”

Konohamaru took a step forward and his uncle’s heart stopped, Naruto cursed, “Don’t do this, Asuma! Don’t fucking do this… Konohamaru… get your ass over here… I NEED YOU NOW!”

“I can’t,” the young man whispered, “I can’t…”

“Then get out!” Naruto snapped and turned hard, cold blue eyes at his brother. “If you can’t help, then I don’t want you here!”

Teary, brown eyes widened and Naruto shook his head before turning his back to him, “Just go.” He whispered and Konohamaru desperately tried to open the door, his fingers failing him and tears blinding him while the beep indicating his uncle’s heart had restarted resonated throughout the room. He was saved when Jiraiya opened the door and before the older man could even process his presence Konohamaru darted out of the room, Naruto’s calm voice relaying his uncle’s stats to the surgeon.

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Sasuke walked into the locker room after taking the twins to the daycare. His hands shoved deeply into his pockets, he leaned against the clipped blue lockers and sighed, seeing the shaking man tucked into the corner, his head bent forward to rest against his knees.

“Konohamaru,” Sasuke said and walked over to sit on the wooden bench near his dobe’s little brother, “I heard what happened.”

The dark head raised and Konohamaru couldn’t suppress the sob, “Is he… is he d-dead, then?”

Sasuke shook his head, “No, idiot, he’s not. Naruto and Jiraiya stabilized him and took him up to the OR. I haven’t checked in on them. Naruto can handle that but I thought I would handle the small pest issue before he had too.”

Konohamaru’s face paled, “You heard then… about how I choked?”

“Oh yes, first thing. In fact, I heard about it before I even got out of my house.” Sasuke smirked down at the tortured young doctor. He understood what the idiot was going through, but intern had to learn that on some level all doctors needed to be able to disconnect from the personal feelings that might taint their actions in the ER. That thought made him think of Naruto and how he was still learning that. “Look, shit happens. You weren’t prepared for what you would see when you entered that room. He is someone important to you.”

“Naruto didn’t freeze up.” Konohamaru said sadly, “He was amazing. He was totally in control. Machines were going off and nurses and doctors were talking to him and he still was able to handle Uncle and yell… at me.”

“I would think you, more than most, would know what a pile of crap that thought is.” Sasuke said reproachfully, “Naruto was just like you. He was scared and hated what was happening. Tonight, he is going to have nightmares and shake just like you are right now.” Sasuke stood up pacing in front of the young doctor, “Really, the two of you are very similar. Must be your upbringing, feelings practically jumping off of you at every moment of the day…” Pale fingers ran through black hair, “But, Naruto has learned to push it down, not forgotten, just on hold until he can properly fall apart… when lives aren’t hanging in the balance.”

“But, he was so angry at…” Konohamaru let out an anguished sigh, “disappointed in me.”

Sasuke sighed harshly, “Yeah, he’ll beat himself up over that too. Thank you for that.”

“I can’t do this. He saw it, everyone knows it…”

Before he knew it, Konohamaru was up and shoved against the locker, Sasuke’s emotionless face inches from his own, “Shut up, you little ingrate. If you can’t use the intelligence god gave you then don’t open your fucking mouth. One set back… one. I’ve read your damn file, seen your transcripts and your glowing references. You’re a natural… a fucking natural. You are more like your brother than you will ever know and that is the highest compliment I will ever give you.”

Konohamaru nodded his head, unable to make out words and Sasuke released him.

“Now, your grandfather is here and needs you.”

“Oh, shit… Grandpa.” Konohamaru whispered, “What do I tell him? About Uncle… about the way I acted…”

“God, why the hell are you asking me?” Sasuke grabbed the young doctor’s white jacket, yanking him toward the exit, “Why you and the dobe insist on making me… feel… shit, I’ll never know.”

Konohamaru chuckled and rubbed at his eyes before planting his feet. Sasuke turned mouth open to rip into the boy, when Konohamaru beat him to it, “Thank you, Sasuke. Sometimes I do understand what my brother sees in you.”

“Hn. Idiots… the whole lot of you.”

“Perhaps,” Konohamaru squared his shoulders before pushing passed the dark haired man, “Oh and when are you going to make an honest man out of the mother of your children?”

“Get the fuck out.” Sasuke snapped and Doctor Sarutobi entered the ER once more prepared to take on the world.

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After peeling off his bloody gloves, Naruto found the nearest closet available and closed himself inside, his forehead resting against the cool door as the darkness surrounded him like a treasured blanket.

“Hn. Dobe.”

Naruto jumped and turned around, a hand on his forehead having banged it when the bastard scared him, “Why are you in a closet! Fuck, Teme… now my head hurts!”

“You’re insanely predictable,” Sasuke moved in the darkness and Naruto felt the smooth lips of the taller man brush his forehead, “How’d it go?”

Naruto melted into Sasuke’s arms, “oh god… S’uke… it was horrible. I- I… didn’t know what to do. Your brother had to yell at me. I was so scared.” Sasuke ran patient fingers through blonde spikes while Naruto nuzzled into his chest, “But, he made it through surgery. It looks… good. It was close… so many times… but it looks good.”

“Of course it does, dobe. You were there and, besides me, it’s no secret you’re the best doctor this dump has.”

“Narcissus!” Naruto chuckled darkly before sighing and pulling away from Sasuke’s chest, sliding down the door. “I yelled at Konohamaru. He…”

“I know. I took care of it.” Sasuke interrupted before sitting next to the blonde and lacing their fingers.

“What?”

“I talked to him. He’s fine.” Sasuke said and Naruto rested his head on Sasuke’s shoulder when he felt the older man rub gentle circles on the back of his hand with his thumb.

“Are you sure he is fine and not just scared that you were going to hurt him?” Sasuke growled and then felt Naruto tense against him, “Does he hate me?”

Sasuke rolled his eyes in the dark, confident that Naruto wouldn’t be able to see, “No, he does not. You both make me sick.”

“Ahhh…” Naruto clucked sympathetically, “Did the little bunny make you get all mushy, Doctor?”

“The things I do for you,” Sasuke said and grabbed Naruto’s chin in the darkness bringing his lips down onto Naruto’s, his tongue demanding entrance that was readily granted. Naruto leaned into Sasuke’s embrace and deepened the kiss. When air became a desperate necessity, Sasuke pulled back cupping Naruto’s cheeks, “You’re okay?”

He felt Naruto nod, “Thank you for coming, Teme.”

“Always.”

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Kabuto placed the small round dish underneath his microscope and looked through it. He was fucking tired. Straightened and lifted his glasses to rub at his tired eyes. It had been three days of working twenty-four hours and it was getting to him. As much as he loved the long hair doctor, he needed a shower, something to eat and a warm bed. He sighed as he leaned over to look at the specimen again.

He jerked back, hand trembling and took several steps backward, suddenly afraid. It didn’t matter he had taken the correct precautions but still the fear of the thing on that dish made him more than a little paranoid. The project that he and Orochimaru had been working on for months now was finally done. He gave a small smile, maybe his doctor would indulge him in a little celebratory sex. After all, he had just given him the weapon to wipe out all of his enemies in such a painful manner.

“Kabuto, what are you standing around for!” An angry Orochimaru asked his voice a little grabbled through the mask he wore over his mouth and nose.

Kabuto turned slowly to look at his lover and sensei, his smirk growing wider as comprehension crossed Orochimaru’s yellow eyes. He enjoyed the twisting of the older male’s thin pale lips and the way those eerie yellow eyes filled with lust. It was looking like his wish was going to come true. Kabuto licked his lips in anticipation. Hmm, he thought, watching Orochimaru leer with excitement, things were certainly looking up.

Orochiamaru walked over to the microscope and peered down at his pet…everyone was going to pay for rejecting his brilliance. Soon, they will feel his wrath.

Kabuto smiled as he followed the cackling doctor out of the lab and toward his bedroom.

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