Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Brother's Can't Be Trusted ❯ Let It Burn ( Chapter 28 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

"Damn it all to hell!" A loud clattering echoed throughout the house as Sasuke went through a blind rage, throwing away thing he could get his hands on. Too bad Itachi wasn't at home right now, otherwise he would be living the life. "I should of known that crazy bastard would do this to me," Sasuke growled ferociously, wrinkling the carefully written letter that was left on his pillow when he woke up in the morning.

Thanks to Itachi, Sasuke's alarm clock mysteriously disappeared and he managed to oversleep. It wouldn't have been such a bad thing though, if not for Itachi leaving this letter for him. He read it over again, gritting his teeth as each word was processed in his mind.

Dear Little Brother,

I thought it was about time you caught up on all your beauty sleep. It must be exhausting hanging around Naruto all day. So how about I give you a break from that. I'm sure Naruto won't mind if I take him out for the day. We both decided after yesterday you were not cut out for public activities today, so rest easy little Sasuke. I'll take good care of Naruto.

PS. Do not try to find us because you will just drive yourself mad with anger and jealously. I'd rather not have to drive to the hospital and disrupt our date.


Itachi purposely let him oversleep so he could sneak out in the morning and take Naruto away from him. Sasuke as infuriated with Itachi's tactics. And he hardly thought yesterday was an excuse to get away from him. Then again, things did get a little out of hand. But how could it not when you were having lunch with most of the city.

After Sasuke's fan girls had decided to join him and the others for lunch, he nearly lost it. He could have held on to his sanity only if Naruto would talk to him more instead of listening to all of Kiba's lame jokes. It was embarrassing to watch blond shoot soda out of his nose whenever he thought Kiba was funny, which pretty much disgusted everyone else. But even that was understandable, at least it proved they were friends and not just another opponent Sasuke had to watch out for.

Kisame and Itachi on the other hand, were constantly making rude comments about Naruto, which only Sasuke was smart enough to catch. His fan girls had been too busy ogling him to care about anything the others were doing or saying. And as usual Naruto wasn't suspicious of Itachi or his friend.

But what angered Sasuke more was when Kisame was grabbing his attention with idle conversation so Itachi could get away with whispering something to Naruto. Probably setting up the little meeting they were currently having right now. Sasuke lost it when Itachi proceed to trying to feed Naruto his food, of course in a very erotic way. Sasuke had leap from his seat, slapping Itachi's hand away from Naruto's mouth and started to yell at everyone to leave them alone. So the day had pretty much been ruined after that, even the when walking Naruto back home. Sasuke had been so mad he punched every guy or girl that even looked at Naruto the wrong way. He was sick of having to share what was his. He swore if someone else so much as came to set a play date with his dobe, he would kick their ass.

Sadly, it looked like he wouldn't be able to hurt Itachi because he had no idea where the jerk was. Sasuke balled up the note and threw it across the room. "That's it, I've got to get alone with Naruto tonight so I can put an end to all this. Itachi wouldn't dare come after him after he's taken. I won't believe for a moment that Itachi is interested in a real relationship, especially if it involved actually staying with someone more than the night.

With this thought in mind, Sasuke shot out of bed. He dressed in a hurry and didn't even bother to think about breakfast, which would be handy since it might take him forever to find the others. He bounded for the door, throwing it open suddenly. Before he could step out and race down the street he found himself staring oddly at a guest.

He had to be dreaming. There was no way his biggest rival and enemy would be standing at his door with a bewildered look and his hand in the air as if he were just about to knock on the door. No way at all. Neji would never bother to come over to his house to taunt and tease him. So what can the idiot's reasons be for stopping by. Sasuke just stared disbelievingly at the other teen.

Finally Neji managed to clear his voice and regain his composer. "Um...sorry about stopping by unannounced Uchiha, but I thought there was some very important news you needed to know...for a price of course." The Hyuga smirked brilliantly, finding Sasuke's obvious anger a great entertainment. He patted himself on the back for making the Uchiha look so frustrated and annoyed. Actually, he did notice Sasuke was temperamental even before he opened the door, just form the loud stomping from inside.

"I don't have time for this Hyuga. Isn't enough that you bug me at school, but at my own house as well?" Sasuke asked with a drone sigh. He really had to get on the road if he planned to find his brother before he could leave the city or something drastic like that.

Neji rolled his eyes at Sasuke's lame monologue. "Yes, normally I wouldn't bother stopping by. But I thought this was information not even you could pass up knowing." His self righteous smirk returned as he soon knew he would have the upper hand.

Growling unfavorably, Sasuke was ready to shove Neji right out the way. "Well I am passing it up. Now if you don't mind I have to find Naruto." Sasuke hissed, stepping out of his house and closing the door behind him.

Just before the Uchiha had a chance to run off, Neji quickly caught his attention. "It's about Naruto, Uchiha." He said sternly, his smirk widening when Sasuke stiffened. It was easy to see what Sasuke's number one weakness was. And the way he react only confirmed it more. Neji would always have the upper hand as long as he knew this.

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"Oh, wow! Itachi this is awesome! I never knew this place was here! How did you ever find it?!" Naruto exclaimed loudly, his voice high pitch with excitement and astonishment. His head was thrown back and his eyes wide with surprise as he tried to get a large picture of the building they were presently in.

"My friend just so happened to tell me about it, and I thought you would really enjoy it here." Itachi chuckled, admiring Naruto's simpleton antics. He praised Naruto's small mindedness that always made him easy to impress. Even when he took the blond to the ice cream parlor last time, he was so amazed by the many flavors.

"I love it Itachi!" Naruto squealed, his eyes quickly cupping into half circles. "Too bad Sasuke didn't want to come though. I'm sure he would have liked it." Naruto sighed suddenly, his head sinking between his shoulders as he thought about his best friend still back at home, probably in bed.

"Yeah, well I tried my best to convince him to come. But he kept saying he needed to catch up on some rest. I'm guessing he doesn't get much sleep whenever he sleeps over your place." This fact only made Naruto more depressed, blushing lightly. He remembered how upset Sasuke sounded when he told him about it. "And I even told him you were coming, but I guess he didn't want to join because I would be here. You know how he can be," Itachi lied with a coy grin. Naruto nodded in agreement, it sounded like something Sasuke would do. "Anyway, down let that lazy bum spoil our time." Itachi insisted cheerfully.

"You're right Itachi! It's not everyday you get to go to the town's largest underground swimming pool!" Naruto burst out ecstatically.

He threw an admirable gaze back to the large circular pool that was at least the size of two football fields. The building also adorned several other smaller pools for the kids, but the bigger one was the one with a two water slides and a large fountain to the side. But the most attractive feature of the is place, was the huge sunroof dome that encased the area. Hard to believe that he had to travel down a subway to get here, so Naruto guessed it popped out somewhere else farther away from the town.

Naruto left Itachi's side in a jolt of speed, cannonballing into the water suddenly. Itachi laughed heartily as he watched the hyper teen disappear beneath the waters surface and a tsunami of water flow from his entree point. Itachi really did feel sorry for Sasuke though. He didn't get to admire a half naked Naruto, glistening with water for several hours. And with that pleasure thought, Itachi charged for the water as well, jumping in beside Naruto when he finally resurfaced.

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"What about Naruto?" Sasuke asked hesitantly. It worried him to think that Neji knew where the blond was and was probably going to hold back the information until he got what he wanted. Neji shook his head, running his hand across his mouth like a zipper to say his lips were sealed. Sasuke sighed weakly, "what do you want Hyuga? This better be worth my time too." He threatened, his obsidian eyes narrowing.

Neji chuckled fully. "Good Uchiha. There isn't much I can take form you of any value, except that blond, but I'm not into guys." Neji replied proudly. "But I do admit, it would be fun just to see you suffer without him." Sasuke was irked with Neji's small talk, at the moment he didn't even care if Neji knew he liked Naruto. "The only thing I care about is looking better than you. I succeed in looks and social skills already, so there is only one thing I have yet to maintain better appearance."

"Aww, poor little Neji feels stupid compared to me," Sasuke mocked in a high pitched voice. "I'll flunk a few test you idiot, now tell me what you got." Sasuke snarled. What did he care about school grades for anyway? His average was already high enough for him to be class valedictorian, so what would a few failed test do to him? For now, his only concern was Naruto.

"Impatient aren't we Uchiha. You always try to rush everyone, even that Naruto kid." Neji lifted up an eyebrow knowingly as he smirked. "I recall your brother being that fast as well, which only frightened the hell out of Naruto." Neji's pride went up several more steps when he saw Sasuke's jaw drop. "Yeah, Jiraiya should really consider putting his recordings in a more secluded area. I personally don't take an interest in pornography, especially child pornography, but its too good to deny when I can use it against you later Uchiha."

Sasuke growled, clenching his fist. He was going to kill Jiraiya. He told that bastard Neji was not a complete idiot and would notice easily, but no that pervert had to be so obvious about it. "Just get on with the point! You are wasting my time. What does this have to do with Naruto?!"

"Alright, don't get your panties in a bundle Uchiha." Neji chuckled intimidating. "I was just heading for the store this morning when I saw some strange girl talking to random people on the street. Normally I would just ignore it, but she caught my attention when she kept asking everyone if they had seen a short blond head boy with three marks on each of his cheeks. It was obvious it was Naruto, but I have no clue why she would be looking for him. She seemed pretty desperate and worried." Neji explained, being serious for once.

This didn't sound like very important information to Sasuke though. Sure he knew Naruto didn't have any fangirls, well any that he knew of, but it wasn't entirely strange for a girl to go around asking for a boy. "That's it? You came all the way here to tell me that?" Sasuke sighed, his heart beat that had unknowingly speed up before the explanation, slowly came back to regular speed. "You know nothing about an equal trade Hyuga, why should I care about some girl looking for him?

"Because she said he was her boyfriend." Neji stated bluntly, his expression indifferent. Sasuke's eyes widened and he faced Neji with a surprised look, but Neji only nodded. "Yeah, she came up to me and asked me the same thing. I asked her why she was looking for him and she said he was her boyfriend."

"N-naruto...has a girlfriend?!" Sasuke stuttered. This couldn't be. Naruto didn't seem like he had any experience in a relationship, and he didn't seem very popular with the girls. Neji had to have heard her wrong. Plus, when would Naruto have the time for a girl when he was always around Sasuke?

"Yeah. And man do you have your work cut out for you Uchiha." Sasuke glowered viciously. "I mean the girl is hot. Way more beautiful than any girl at our school. I'm guessing she's from out of town since she didn't know where he lived. But Naruto must have been a stud back at his old home to get a girl like that." Neji added, taking enjoyment from Sasuke's pale expression.

"Damn it! This can't be happening, and right after I got him away from Itachi!" Sasuke angrily combed through his hair, uncaring that he was messing it up and practically pulling it out. He stopped suddenly, glaring at Neji. "Come on asshole," Sasuke grunted while grabbing Neji by the wrist. "You're going to help me find this girl! I can't have anyone else walking up on my territory. We'll just have to get her leave town or at least away from Naruto."

"Let go scum!" Neji yelled, tugging against Sasuke's hold on him. "How do you expect to do that? Make her fall for you instead?" Neji hissed. He just knew he was going to hate this exploration, especially if it means helping Sasuke. How did he go from blackmailing his enemy to helping him save his love life?! How in the world did that even work out together?!

"I don't care how we do it, we just got to keep her away from Naruto!" Sasuke shouted, tugging Neji behind him. "It's bad enough having to compete with my brother, but a girl?! Damn it, if he goes over to that side I won't even stand a chance." Neji rolled his eyes again, this was a dumb idea.

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"That was so much fun Itachi!" A overly excitedly blond laughed. He flung his towel over his shoulder after taking time out to dry his hair. "You're a good swimmer," he commented happily.

Itachi didn't care too much for the compliments being given to him. He was too busy gawking at Naruto's slender, perfect form with droplets of water falling from his hair and rolling down his sexy stomach. Itachi had to hold back from screwing the blond several times during the swim. But he at least managed to tease Naruto behind his back a few times. Naruto lost his swim trunks at least two times, honors done by Itachi. And each time, Itachi was graced with a perfect view of Naruto's juicy ass.

So to say that he was satisfied with today's work, would be an understatement. Luckily, it had been Naruto's idea to walk outside in their bathing suits so they could dry under the sun's heated rays. This only pleased Itachi more as they strolled down the sidewalk, his eyes frequently leaving the boy's eyes to examine the rest of him.

"You're a pretty good swimmer as well Naruto." Itachi chuckled, draping his arm around Naruto's shoulder and drawing the teen closer to him so their damp sides touched. "But you should really be more careful with the belly flops." Itachi teased. "I would hate for you to drown and me having to revive you." Lie! He would kill to have an excuse to kiss Naruto during CPR, even if it meant drowning Naruto himself.

"Hey Itachi, can we go get lunch now? I want ramen." Naruto begged, his bottom lip extended and his large eyes watered. Though it was quite unnecessary, since it was Itachi he was with. The older male would buy him anything. And as if to prove this, Itachi nodded anxiously with a smile. "Great! Can I have thirds and fourths and maybe even fifths?!" He asked, all of his questions being answered with another nod. Naruto's eyes brightened, the gorgeous blue danced happily at the thought.

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&# 8220;Come on Uchiha! This is pointless! You’ve dragged me all around town for hours and I haven’t seen the stupid bitch yet! Just give up. If you can’t find her then maybe she can’t find Naruto.” Neji moaned irritatingly. Is feet were killing him after having to keep up with the worried Uchiha all day. This was the perfect waste for a Sunday. And he had to go to school tomorrow, so much for a weekend break.

“I’m not a quitter like you Hyuga!” Sasuke growled, tugging the other boy along. Sasuke had been to caught up in catching the girl that he hadn’t even asked Neji what she looked like, reason why he decided to bring Neji with. “Maybe I can go ahead and find Naruto, get to him before she does.” Sasuke thought. It was worth a shot, though it would probably be harder to find Naruto with Itachi than some stranger.

“You fucking bastard! I suggested that an hour ago and you said it would never work! Your mind is screwed up Sasuke, now let me go so you can mope in your own stupidity. I’ve got better things to do than help you win the heart of some blond that won’t even remember you after he moves again! Why bother getting so attached when he‘s moved like a dozen times?!” Neji blurted out. He had long ago bothered to ask Jiraiya about it, and the man told him they moved around constantly because of his research. The longest time they ever stay somewhere was for two years and that was just before they moved here. “You’re setting yourself up for heartbreak Uchiha.”

Sasuke was pissed off with all of Neji’s bickering. “Naruto would never do that to me!” He yelled out. “Not after all we’ve been through. He’s staying this time, I just know it.” Sasuke hissed dangerously. But it was easy to hear the pain in his voice. He knew Naruto moved a lot, but he had never thought he would do it again this time. Jiraiya wouldn’t dare take Naruto away form him like that, he wouldn’t let him.

“Well why don’t you go ask him yourself?” Neji asked. He pointed idly across the street to Ichiraku’s Ramen stand where Naruto was sitting beside Itachi, gulping down a bowel of Miso ramen. Neji sighed in relief when Sasuke suddenly let go of his head and jetted off toward the two. “About time you love sick bastard.” He wiped away the sweat from his forehead that had accumulated during their run and stared off for his own house.

“Naruto!” Sasuke called out, racing over to the blond. He smiled blithely when Naruto turned around on his stool to face him. “I’ve been looking all over for you!” Sasuke wasted no time in locking the blond in a tight hug around the waist, his head borrowing into Naruto’s neck. He hadn’t realized exactly how tight he was holding onto the blond, as if he was afraid Naruto would suddenly slip away from him forever.

“S-sasuke?” Naruto mumbled softly. His brows furrowed confusingly as he returned the hug. Naruto was at least smart enough to notice how worried and scared Sasuke sounded. And it only made him more nervous; he had never scared Sasuke this much before. Sure he had done stupid things that made Sasuke constantly worry about him, but he had even done anything this time and Sasuke was worried out of his mind. “Uh…I’m sorry…” He whispered timidly. There had to be something he did wrong if Sasuke was acting like this.

Itachi was sneering distastefully at his brother for interrupting like he had told him not to do. But he was in no place to stop Sasuke, for even he could sense a feeling of desperation in the younger Uchiha’s actions. Grunting enviously, Itachi turned back to his food and slurped up the noodles grumpily. He would let Sasuke get away with it for now, but he was certainly not going to let it happen again.

“What’s wrong Sasuke?” Naruto asked when the raven haired boy finally let go of him. Naruto’s cheeks flushed as he gazed into those longing murky eyes. “You shouldn’t be so worried. I though Itachi told you where we were going and he said you didn’t want to come.” Naruto explained, looking clueless as always. Sasuke stared daggers at his brother but returned his loving gaze back to Naruto.

“I was practically asleep when I said that. Of course I wanted to come with you.” Sasuke lied. He would let Itachi off the hook this time. But he couldn’t forgive the male for going against their competition rules. No tricks! And getting rid of someone’s alarm clock so you could wake up early for a date was definitely considered a trick. “But are you okay?” Sasuke asked lightly. “He didn’t try anything, did he?”

“Hello, I’m right here.” Itachi informed, waving his hand to the side. Sasuke simply ignored him and waited for Naruto’s answer. Though either answer he gave, Sasuke would believe Itachi did get away with something that Naruto didn’t catch.

“Yeah, I’m fine. Itachi didn’t-” Naruto couldn’t finish before a loud shout was heard from a small distance away.

“Naruto!” All three males turned their head toward the owner of the voice. All eyes widened to the size of saucers as a long black haired ‘girl’ raced over to the stand. Sasuke and Itachi weren’t even given the chance to question the ‘girl’ for why ‘she’ was calling out for Naruto. The very second brown eyed teen reached the stand, arms flew around Naruto’s neck.

“What the fuck?!” Sasuke yelled out rudely, his eyes dilating with dread and realization. The teen hand quickly wrapped ‘her’ arms around Naruto’s neck, forcefully pulling the blonde’s head to ‘her’ own. Sasuke didn’t believe what he was seeing. This had to be a mistake. ‘She’ was kissing Naruto…on the lips!

To Be Continued…

A/N: Lol, I know I can be so cruel. After all of Sasuke’s searching and Haku just ends up right there. I feel so sorry for Neji though. Thanks for the reviews, I loved them all my readers! So please review this time as well!

Next Chapter: Sasuke ends up finding the person claiming Naruto’s their boyfriend after all. But he isn’t pleased at all by what he finds out about the two. Now not only does Sasuke have to deal with his horny brother, but now an old friend of Naruto who supposedly still has the hots for him! Things don’t seem to be looking up, well for Sasuke that is.