Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Colour of his... eyes? ❯ The Couples (Part 2) ( Chapter 5 )

A/N: Hey there, hi there, ho there, it's a yaoi kind of day. That's right, I'm back with a whole new chapter, and I decided to start off with a little bit of smut. No, they don't go the whole way, and no, it isn't one of our favorite couples, but it is still NC-17 material, so tread carefully during the first ten paragraphs. The point of this chapter and the last chapter is to determine as many couples as possible, without being overly mushy and romantic. Look for the subtle hints people, some of the stuff in this chapter will be important later on… now…

Naruto: ON WITH THE SHOW! Aha… I beat you, baaaka!

Sasuke: -smacks- The only baka here is you Naruto.

Naruto: -pouts- Sasuke is mean. NO SEX FOR A MONTH.

Sasuke: Dobe. As always, AJ owns nothing except plot lines, some lyrics, his laptop and some cold tea. Everything else belongs to our beloved Kishimoto.

Warnings: LEMON, smutty stuff, foul language, angst, some fluffy moments, crack humor, hints at water sports, spaz!Neji and ditz!Sasuke, `THE pineapple' and the bull.

 

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Chapter 5: The Couples (Part 2)

 

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Somewhere… under a rock…

 

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“Sasori, Deidara, enter,” a snake like hiss escaped the cold, dungeon like room. A grinning blonde pony-tailed boy entered, followed by a serious looking honey brunette boy. Both boys wore dresses, the blonde in a light periwinkle blue, the honey brunette, in a soft golden yellow color. Both looked beautiful, despite their lack of wigs or make-up.

Another silver haired man, this time with glasses and normal clothes entered, carrying the aforementioned items.

 

“What dost thou think, Orochimaru-sama?” the man asked, a hint of a smirk decorated his otherwise neutral expression.

The snake-man, identified as Orochimaru, coked his head to the side before a smile lit up his face. Everyone present in the room besides the silver haired man shivered.

“Excellent work, Kabuto, you deserved a treat. Approach,” Orochimaru commanded -the cold smile still present of his reptilian features.

 

Kabuto looked ecstatic at the thought of a treat from his beloved master and scurried forward to kneel at his master's side. Orochimaru smirked and brought his hand out to cup Kabuto's chin, forcing the other man's head up, before he softly, almost gently, brought their lips together. His tongue invaded the submissive man's mouth and he eagerly explored the hot cavern, once again memorizing every ridge and bump inside Kabuto's mouth. He chuckled when he pulled back, loving the dazed look on Kabuto's face, and the thin trickle of saliva that ran down the other man's chin before he lovingly lick it away, his body shivering at the half mewl, half moan Kabuto let out.

 

“Watch,” he demanded of the other two with the simple word before his dexterous fingers quickly divested Kabuto of his clothing.

“M-master?” Kabuto stuttered, a blush spreading across his cheeks as he looked pointedly over at Sasori and Deidara, the disgust and arousal evident on both their features.

Once again, Orochimaru simply chuckled, kissing both of the rosy cheeks gently, dismissing the other man's worries with a single shake of his head as he surveyed the naked body him.

 

Bodily lifting Kabuto unto his lap, Orochimaru softly kneaded and caressed the ever stiffening erection Kabuto sported, expressing his delight with minute smiles at the small whimpers and muffled groans the man beneath his let out every once in a while. Finally, when the stiff organ was rock hard and drizzling pre-cum, Orochimaru lowered his head and breathed softly over the tip, stifling his own moan as Kabuto's body twitched and slid against his own erected member. He vaguely acknowledged the tiny whimpers coming from across the room, his entire focus drawn upon the delicious body displayed in front of him.

 

Extending his abnormally long tongue, he ghosted his tongue along the vein on the underside of Kabuto's cock before tonguing the slit almost violently, causing Kabuto arch up drastically, moaning so loudly, it echoed around the vast chamber. Orochimaru let out his own moan as the slightly bitter and salty, yet minutely sweet taste of Kabuto washed over his tongue and plundered his senses. Finally, he lowered his head and engulfed the jerking cock, carrying on until he felt the head bump against the back of his throat. He'd always appreciated the fact that he didn't have a gag reflex when he was having sex with Kabuto.

 

He released the smaller man's hips and let the silvered haired man fuck his mouth with abandon, preparing himself when he felt Kabuto's balls draw up, alerting him to how close Kabuto was. Deciding to speed the process up, he wet his fingers with the cum mixed with spit on Kabuto's erection, and slipped one, then two fingers into Kabuto's willing body.

 

The combined pleasure seemed to be too much for the man to handle and Kabuto's body stiffened before he came with a scream, the word `master' echoing around the room before his body slowly sank back to earth, automatically curling itself into a ball on Orochimaru's lap and snuggling into the man's abdomen. They both heard two muffled moans, but Orochimaru was the only one who turned to the source of the noise. Kabuto was two preoccupied with stroking Orochimaru through the fabric of his clothes.

 

Repressing a moan, Orochimaru cocked an eyebrow at the two trembling teens before him, the evidence of the orgasms dripping down their legs and he had to suppress a smile and another moan, though he couldn't help his eyes fluttering closed briefly.

“I take it you enjoyed the show,” he smirked, watching the blushes flit across both their faces; he was thoroughly enjoying himself.

“You two go and clean up. I hope you learnt something tonight.”

 

When the two teens had fled the scene, Orochimaru smiled softly down at his silver haired angel and picked the naked body up, smile turning into a grin as thin, muscled arms wrapped around his neck.

“You and I have some unfinished business to deal with in my bedroom,” he murmured, licking the shell of Kabuto's ear, “I feel the need to use the bathroom.”

Kabuto just responded with a moan and an impatient wriggle of his body.

 

Needless to say, the entire population beneath the rock wished both Kabuto and Orochimaru would realize that their room wasn't soundproofed and sighed as they all popped in ear plugs. All that is, except two teens who were currently reenacting the scene they had watched before and more.

 

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Orphanage - and the surrounding areas

 

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“Gyaaaaaaaaah! Shizune, stop! STOOOP! You're going to drive right past it,” Kiba shrieked, clinging unto his seat for dear life as Shizune dodged another tree, despite the fact that the normal road normal drivers drove on was completely tree free. Screeching to a deadly abrupt stop, Shizune did what was most definitely an illegal U-turn, crushing a few plants in the process and sped towards the gate of the orphanage. They were closed, but Kiba's eyes grew wide open when he realized Shizune was showing no signs of slowing down.

 

“Wait, Shizune-san, stop, the gate,” Kiba cried, horrified, before he felt an awful jarring sensation, and then the feeling of floating. Wait… floating? He opened his eyes before screwing them shut tight again, waiting for the impact of the floor which they'd somehow managed to fly above. When it came, Kiba was not disappointed.

 

The horrible noise of steel and iron meeting dirt and stone was horrible and echoed in his ear. His entire body felt painful, but he pulled himself out of the wreckage, hearing Shizune do the same. They both stood side by side and surveyed the wrecked object in front of them.

“Well, another journey safely completely, eh Kiba,” Shizune smiled, clapping her hands slightly. Kiba turned his head towards her so fast, he got whiplash.

“ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE,” he bellowed. Swishing around, he prepared to storm into the orphanage when his eyes connecting with Kyuubi's and Itachi's own wide ones.

 

They had seen the entire thing.

 

“Holy shit! You're still alive?” Kyuubi gaped, his mouth wide open as he surveyed the complete chaos in front of him. There were wheels and parts everywhere.

Itachi had never seen anything like it. It had been like watching an action movie. Both he and Kyuubi had watched in horrid fascination as the car had sped through the trees and past the orphanage, only to stop and do the most dangerous U-turn ever, and then come crashing into the gates, blowing the wooden thing to bits and jarring over a stone, which in turn, turned the gate into a ramp which sent the car flying until it had crumpled into a heap in front of their very eyes. Two feet more to the left and they'd have been crushed.

 

Imagine their surprise when none other than Kiba pulled himself out of the wreckage, with the woman Itachi could only place as Shizune. His shock hadn't come until he heard the words that came out her mouth and he could only too rightly agree with Kiba.

“Did she drive like that the whole way?” he asked tentatively.

Kiba glanced and did a double take.

“Y-your highness?” Kiba stuttered, bowing slightly, wondering why the hell the crown prince was wondering around with Kyuubi.

Itachi returned the bow but continued to look puzzled.

 

“Yes, and this, what you've just seen wasn't even the worst part, though it was certainly the most deadly.”

With that and a huge shudder, Kiba dragged Shizune into the house, leaving Itachi and Kyuubi to shiver in fright, both vowing never, ever to take a drive with Shizune, unless they were on a suicide mission. They entered the orphanage, silently wondering what they'd gotten themselves into.

 

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The Village - and the rich residences

 

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Aburame Shino was in shock: Indefinitely. How could there possibly be an Inuzuka he did not know? It was like the Sun not knowing the Moon, or the Queen not knowing the King. It just simply did not happen. Yet happen it did.

 

He had been absentmindedly touring the town on an errand for his father, something for the Inuzukas again, and had wandered down into the busier part of town. People who knew who he was bowed politely to him, smiling when he returned the gesture, and those who didn't, followed the lead of others, bowing extra politely to him, gratified at the nod of his head he gave them. Sometime it could be so annoying to be rich and powerful. He was sure he'd develop a back ache by the time the day was through.

 

Despite this though, he still plundered on, stopping and bowing politely in turn when the time called for it, and nodding for the same reason when he finally reached his destination.

`Tsunade & COs Medical Practice' he read, a faint smile flashing across his tanned visage, though it was not visible under the high collar he always wore. It was a puzzle to his family how any part of him was tanned at all when he walked around with shades and a huge jacket that covered every inch of him except his eyes, which were covered by the shades, but they had long since gotten used to the abnormality that was their son.

 

Throughout the Inuzukas, he was considered the walking ninth miracle of the world, though only in private, though he had heard it enough times to cause a twitch to develop in his right eye. Knocking politely on the door, Shino was soon greeted by pretty raven-haired woman and was ushered inside.

“Is there anything I can get for you?” she asked, a polite smile upon her face.

“Yes. My father told me there should be a medical package for the Inuzukas. I'm here to collect it. My name is Aburame Shino,” he replied, bowing his head slightly.

 

“Oh, forgive my manners, Aburame-sama, I did not recognize you,” Shizune replied, apparently flustered with the guest in the practice's waiting room.

“Please, Shizune-san, it's alright. I wear this so people don't recognize me,” he muttered, a bit embarrassed.

“Well, I'll get your package anyhow, wait here please,” she murmured, politely bowing before entering a door marked staff only.

 

He had only just sunk into a chair when he heard a banging noise on the door and a panicked voice from outside. Pulling up the blinds while Shizune ran out, Shino's eyes widened as he took in the shaggy brunette hair, the triangular cheek marks, the pointy teeth, and the raggedy mutt beside the figure, his pulse speeding up in shock. It couldn't be…he didn't recognize the boy at all, yet everything about him screamed Inuzuka.

 

Just as he prepared to rush outside and demand of the boy who he was and where he lived, he heard Shizune call him Kiba and she rushed inside again, the panicked expression upon her face perfectly matching the one of the boy outside. What was going on? Had someone died? And who was this boy? He tried to ask Shizune as she rushed about but she simply put his package in his arms and told him she needed to go.

 

Then, with a jangle of keys and a slam of the door, she was gone, taking the phantom Inuzuka with her. Shino slumped back down in his seat, still in shock, which is where he is currently still sitting.

 

Shino ran the names and faces of all the Inuzukas he knew and none of them matched up. It was possible he just hadn't met the boy, but considering how close his family was with them (1), it was just impossible. That's when he remembered the shape and color of the marks on the boy's cheek. They were big, red triangles, pointed inwards. That was usually the mark of the first born son (2), but that was impossible, considering the Inuzukas' first born son was… missing… from… home…

 

Shino jumped up and slammed the door open, trying to gauge which direction they had disappeared in, but finding no trace. He couldn't be sure though… it could just be a coincidence. Besides, the name of the Inuzukas' first born son, his first playmate, his promised fiancé, was…Kiba…

 

His world seemed to implode, then explode as he burst out of the practice, alarming a lot of people in the street. He ran as fast as he could towards the Inuzuka residence, ignoring the bows around him. He also ignored the shocked expressions and the quiet whispers of the villagers who'd never seen an Aburame run before, but this news was too big not to run. His breath was coming in short bursts but he had no time to stop and rest. By the time he got there, he was a quivering, panting, sweating lump which collapsed outside the Inuzuka front gate. He couldn't even alert the guard he was there. He felt like he was dying.

 

Finally, he sat up, and pulled a beetle shaped wooden carving out of his pocket and threw it over the fence. A moment later, a guard opened the gate and looked down in shock to see Shino in such a state. More villagers watched in surprise as the guard gently picked up the gasping boy and carried him inside, closing the gate beside him. The Inuzukas were alerted beforehand of Shino's condition and when he was finally inside, he found a cup of iced tea in front of him.

 

He drank it greedily and messily, brushing off the shocked looks with a blush and a glare, his glasses having been taken off sometime in the guard's arms. Finally, the Head Inuzuka could bare the wait anymore and burst out with, “What's the news that you had to run across town. Someone told me they saw you running earlier but I didn't believe them till now.”

 

Shino couldn't even work up a glare, and it wasn't even because of the run. His shock was just so great; he couldn't do much more than stare blankly at the Head Inuzuka, until the man looked at him with concern.

“Are you alright? Do you need more rest?”

 

Shaking off the hand that had been put on his shoulder, Shino shook his head vigorously; glad his glasses had been taken away.

“IsawKibaatShizune'smedicalpracticebutthenShizuneandhimdisa ppearedbecausehecametoreprotsomekindofemergency,” he said in one big word, startling the Inuzukas' into silence. He waited for a grand total of five seconds before he frowned. Shouldn't they be reacting in some way?

 

“Um, could you say that a bit slower, Shino? I didn't get any of that,” the Head Inuzuka asked, grinning sheepishly while scratching the back of his head, the great big dog beside him barking in agreement.

Muttering darkly under his breath, Shino pulled himself together and said, at a much more natural speed, “I said, I saw Kiba, your long lost son, at Shizune's but then Shizune and he disappeared because he came to report some kind of emergency. By the time I'd figured it out, they'd already disappeared.”

 

This time, he only had to wait a total of two seconds before the Head Inuzuka stood up and gave an excited bellow, pushing a button on the wall that made about a thousand bells go off at once, summoning the entire clan to the Tea Room.

 

When they had all arrived, he let his dog bark once, twice and then a third time before the entire room fell into silence. Even the dogs fell silent, knowing that something important was going on.

“Ladies and gents, dogs and bitches alike, I'm proud to announce that today, for the first time in fourteen and a half years, we have finally gotten some information on my long lost son, Kiba.”

 

The entire room erupted in a cacophony of cheers and barks, crying and whining, that Shino had to cover his ears in order to prevent him self from turning deaf. Then someone cried, surprisingly being heard over the rest of the yells, “who told you so? It could just be a joke.”

 

The room fell silent once more, before Keita(3) Inuzuka, the Head Inuzuka, replied, “I know the source is true because Shino Aburame here ran all the way from Shizune's to here, not only carrying our medical package, but also information about my son.”

The room erupted again, even louder than before. If there had been doubts before, there were none now. Everyone knew that Shino did not run, that he walked dignifiedly; the fact that he had run all the way from Shizune's and had collapsed at the gate just went to show how true it was.

 

When Shino finally returned home and delivered the news to his father (though their celebrations with the clan had been a lot quieter), he was more subdued than ever. He couldn't get the boys face out of his mind, and despite the fact that it was still the afternoon, he crawled into his bed, only pausing to kick his shoes off, and fell into a shaky sleep, filled with disturbingly abstract images and big, warm brown eyes.

 

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The Castle - and the surrounding gardens

 

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Sasuke woke up to dull ache in the back of his head, and the knowledge that one, the bed he was in was not his and two, there was another person in bed with him. He rolled unto his side and nearly screamed when he saw Neji's face looming from the pillow next to him. He began to hyperventilate as he imagined all the situations that could have lead to this, and the most feasible explanation he could come up with was that Neji had drugged him, kidnapped him, had his wicked way with him and then fallen asleep beside him.

 

“KYAH! NEJI YOU PERV! HOW DARE YOU MOLEST ME IN SUCH A WAY,” he screeched very unmanly, using his pillow to repeatedly smack Neji in the face until the pale-eyed boy's eyes snapped open and his hand snaked out to pull the pillow out of his hand and chuck it across the room. Finally, Neji sat up and blinked sleepily at Sasuke and then at the room and then at Sasuke again. There was a long pause before:

“OH MY KAMI! RAPE! SASUKE HAS TRIED TO RAPE ME!” he screamed, trying to scramble away from the now glaring onyx eyed boy.

“What? No way, you're the one who kidnapped me and had your wicked way with me, fool,” Sasuke snapped, looking mildly offended that Neji would accuse him of such a thing, conveniently forgetting he was doing just that himself.

 

Neji's eyebrows rose until they disappeared into his hairline.

“Wait, what? I fell asleep in my own bed, thank you very much, and now I wake up next to you. I think that implies that you're the one who kidnapped me, pervert,” he retorted, holding his own pillow over his chest like a shield, as if to ward off any `perverted attacks' from Sasuke. Sasuke noticed this and simply grabbed the pillow; chucking it across the room the same way Neji had done his. Neji glared after the poor, abused thing but before he could comment on it, he found himself on his back, peering up into dark, angry, glittering eyes.

 

“Listen up, Hyuuga, and listen well. If I wanted you in my bed, I wouldn't have to kidnap you and bring you to this strange room,” he hissed, lowering his face menacingly towards Neji.

Glaring angrily up at the Prince, Neji bucked his hips, trying desperately to dislodge the figure above him when they both let out simultaneous moans. In the midst of the arguing and panicking, they had both forgotten about the lovely present Mother Nature graced every male with when they woke up. All the bucking and pressing against each other had caused some friction in a very sensitive place. Both boys blushed, unable to move for second, each looking mortified at the other's face.

 

Which was how the nurse found them a second later…

 

“Oh my: I'm sorry to interrupt you two, but I must give you both a check over,” the nurse smiled apologetically, having the grace to blush, even though the angelic face was trying hard to keep a smirk from blooming.

 

“Gah, you weren't interrupting anything,” Sasuke flustered, blushing madly and pushing himself off of Neji… the wrong way… which meant there was no more bed. He connected with the floor almost softly, a feat he was thankful for when he heard Neji dithering about. When he stood up, he was greeted with a most amusing sight. Neji was waving his arm around like a lunatic and blushing so much, it was as if someone had come along a sprayed red paint unto his face.

“We weren't doing anything, it was just a misunderstanding. Say something Sasuke,” he blustered, continuing with his windmill impression until he heard a very unusual sound from his side.

 

He spun around quickly, only to meet the gaze of one very hysterical Uchiha.

“You should've seen yourself. You looked so stupid, I'm sorry,” he gasped out before he collapsed on the bed in another fit of giggles until it finally petered out. Neji just looked on, unimpressed at the Uchiha's antics and stuck his nose in the air, only to succeed in making the nurse laugh as well as Sasuke.

“Anyways, Haku, what are you doing here?” he asked, deciding he wouldn't pay Sasuke any attention after that embarrassing situation; he conveniently forgot again that he was Sasuke's personal guard.

 

“Well, this is Itachi-nii's (4) personal nursing room, which is why you recognize it, and you two have been conked out since breakfast. It is now lunch and I'm here to make sure you two are alright,” Haku replied, a smile blossoming across his feminine features. Both boys looked at one another, wondering whether their reasons for passing out like that were the same. They both nodded at Haku anyway, letting the young adult nurse test them for normal pulse and breathing, height and weight and so on…

 

Finally Haku nodded and said they could both leave, already heading out the door on his way to a date with a certain man named Zabuza, Naruto's `hero'.

Sasuke tried to be flippant as he regarded his closest cousin and personal guard before turning and asked at the same time as Neji, “What was the reason you passed out?”

 

A silence descended before Sasuke tried to casually lean against the wall, perfect Uchiha mask sliding into place before sliding right back off as he slipped down the wall and landed in a heap. Meanwhile, Neji had begun to run in circles, mumbling under his breath about males and green eyes while performing his windmill impression for the second time that day. If anyone had walked in just then, they would have passed out from shock at seeing Sasuke in a heap on the floor with a blush across his face and seeing Neji run in circles, muttering to him self while waving his arms about madly. Yes, they would've gotten a huge shock. Luckily, no one came in and finally, they calmed down long enough to look each other squarely in the eyes.

 

“By any chance…” Sasuke began.

“Did you…” Neji continued.

“Dream about…”

“The girl you met…”

“Being a boy?” the both finished.

 

There was a long, loud silence as the question sunk and both boys nodded at each other, the horror evident in both their faces before the spectacle began again, Sasuke collapsing in a heap and Neji running in circles. It was turning out to be a very long day for the both of them.

 

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The Orphanage - and some weird additions

 

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There was now a large and fascinating array of people stood in Naruto's bedroom, where they'd moved the unconscious boy. Temari, Shikamaru and Tenten had finally awoken, so the crowd now consisted of: Itachi (the crown prince), Kyuubi (Naruto's older brother), Shizune (the village doctor), Tsunade (Naruto's mother-figure), Iruka (Naruto's father-figure), Kiba (Naruto's best friend), Gaara (Naruto's secret keeper), Temari (Naruto's drinking buddy), Tenten (Naruto's martial arts trainer and friend), Shikamaru (Naruto's calmer and cloud buddy) and Akamaru (Naruto's favorite pet).

 

To say Naruto was surprised when he woke up was an understatement. He'd expected to wake up on the cold hard floor of the bathroom, alone and covered in sick. But instead, he was in clean pajamas, in his bed and surrounded by people, the most surprising of which was the crown prince and his brother.

“Y-your highness?” Naruto stuttered, echoing Kiba perfectly from earlier, bowing slightly before swaying and collapsing back against the pillow.

 

Itachi smile and nodded, bowing politely back before his gaze switched back to the smiling golden redhead beside him. Then Naruto shot back up and to everyone's surprise, practically latched himself unto Kyuubi, screaming, “Kyuubi-nii!”

Kyuubi laughed and ruffled the feather soft blonde tresses, sitting on the bed so he could support both their weight easier. He felt Naruto's body shuddering as he cried and he wrapped his arm around the seemingly fragile figure until finally his hazel eyes met ocean blue ones and both broke into a grin of equal measure, brighter than the sun.

 

“Where have you been, you arsehole,” Naruto glared, despite the big grin on his face. Kyuubi chuckled, resisting the urge to just glomp the younger boy for his cuteness, and it seemed like he was not the only one. He was amused to see that Itachi seemed to be having difficulty not jumping the blonde either and he tucked that knowledge away for blackmail later. Kyuubi wasn't a bad person really… he just liked to manipulate people.

 

“Sorry Otouto (little brother), I've been busy,” Kyuubi replied, pouting for extra effect. He might as well have pouted at a jug of water for all the effect it had on Naruto.

“Yeah, yeah, next you'll be telling me you've actually made some money,” Naruto snorted, earning a laugh from all the members of the orphanage.

“Hey,” Kyuubi mock glared, mildly offended that they thought so little of him, “Actually, I have. What do you think got me this suit that's covered in both Kiba's and Naruto tears?”

 

Kiba had the grace to blush and look away whereas Naruto just snorted again and muttered, “Well, you deserved it…”

However, he soon turned positive again and looked around at everyone.

“So, anyone going to tell me why the crown prince is here as well?” he asked, eyebrows cocked, actually wanting a decent reply.

 

He rolled his eyes when every turned to each other and started to question each before Tenten and Temari shrieked, finally fully understanding exactly whom they were stood next to in the pajamas.

“Your highness? What are you doing here?” they squeaked, before they ran out of the room, Temari muttering death threats about Shikamaru and how he didn't warn her. Shikamaru turned and scowled at the prince.

“Thanks a lot. Mendokusai (how troublesome),” he sighed, slumping against a wall and promptly falling asleep, soft snores emitting from his person.

 

Naruto hooted with laughter at the puzzled expression on Itachi's face as he pondered over how a person can one, fall asleep so quickly and two, do it while leaning against a wall at such an odd angle.

“Don't mind him,” Naruto giggled, “he can fall asleep just about anywhere, anytime and thinks everything is troublesome.”

 

Itachi just stared some more before turning back to the rest of the group, smiling when Tenten and Temari re-entered the room, dressed in decent clothes.

“Well, I was actually on my way here to see Tsunade-hime when I ran into Kyu-chan here, and it seems he'd gotten himself lost and wanted to come here too. I just showed him here when Kiba-chan came running and told us that you had collapsed. We hurried here straight away and I learnt that you were Kyuubi's younger brother. We'd just arrived when Shizune-san decided to drive over your gate, turn it into a ramp and crash land in your front garden. If you look out the window, I'm sure you'll see the wreckage.”

 

A short pause followed his speech before Tsunade rounded on her shuffling assistant.

“SHIZUNE! You've been banned from driving that cantankerous thing for a reason. You've driven that blasted thing three times now, and each time you've managed to turn it into a pile of rubble,” she screeched, narrowing her eyes at her now blushing assistant.

 

Shizune squeaked before turning pleading eyes on Tsunade.

“Please, Tsunade-sama, I thought I'd get here quicker. I didn't know how serious Naruto's condition was so I took a short cut through the village pool and round the back alley ways, though there was a ramp there too and we ended up driving over Mr. T's house and Kia-san's roof as well. When we finally got back on the floor, we were in Tetsuke's farm, and you know how he hates me, so I had to go around the back field and through the marshes.

 

“I don't know how we survived. We went under for about three minutes, but I knew where we were and followed the monkey trail through the trees. Then we did a free fall off the mountain side and came into this forest and I knew where I was going again, however, in my panic I drove right by. So I did a soft U-turn,” here a cough interrupted her until she glared and continued, “and came back, but the gate was closed. It would take too long for Kiba to jump out and open it, but I didn't think it was locked, so I rammed into it and it flew open. However, it landed on one of the boulder type rocks.

 

“I didn't realize it had been turned into a ramp until we were in the air, but I managed to do a three-sixty in the air before we landed. I thought I did quite well, and Kiba gave great directions. He told me about the old man in the pool, and creatures in the marsh and even the sheep in the fields and that one bird's nest. It was a very relaxing journey.”

 

A longer silence ensued her speech before Tsunade said, “Excuse me” and dragged Shizune out of the room and into her own room. There was an awkward silence in the room until they heard Tsunade start yelling. Everyone turned to look at Kiba who'd gone really pale and shivered, and Iruka, feeling sorry for the boy from what he'd heard of the nightmarish journey, wrapped his arms around the boys shivering figure until he calmed down and relaxed.

 

Naruto nearly peed himself laughing and only stopped after he began to choke and Kyuubi thumped him on the back. Finally, Iruka turned to Itachi and asked, “So what did you want to talk to Tsunade about?”

Itachi smiled a devious smile and replied with as innocent a look as he could, “I was going to ask her about Naruko, Ara and Tenten, actually.”

 

The room temperature dropped to about 110 degrees below zero as everyone in the room, except for Kyuubi, eyes widened in shock and horror, none more so than Gaara's and Naruto's.

“Ah, th-those three, huh?” Iruka finally managed to stutter out.

“Yes, you see, I've been told to talk to them because of some… special circumstances. They're not in trouble though, not at all.”

 

Iruka looked nervously around, his leg jiggling before he sighed.

“Erm, due to some… special circumstances… Naruko and Ara aren't here, but they'll be back in time for the competition, have no fear.”

Everyone in the again, again excluding Kyuubi, visibly brightened at Iruka's quick thinking.

“Well, I still need to talk to Tsunade. I have some information that she'll absolutely love,” Itachi smirked in reply, winking at Kyuubi, who just looked at everyone, rightfully confused.

 

It was at that moment that Tsunade decided to re-enter the room, and extremely sulky Shizune behind her, muttering about destroying her sake supply. Tsunade muttered back, “if you dare I'll hunt you down and do things to you you'll never forget.” Shizune promptly shut up and sat in a chair in the corner of the room while Tsunade grinned victoriously. She always felt good after winning against her secretary. After all, it was a very rare occurrence indeed.

 

“Tsunade-hime, may I have a word with you and Kyu-chan please?” Itachi asked, lifting Tsunade's hand up to his lips before pressing a kiss against them. Tsunade blushed and nodded.

“Oh please, shut up with that hime thing,” she giggled, “that was long in the past. I gave up on the sannins after Orochi went bonkers.”

Itachi chuckled along with her and followed her out the room, bringing a still confused Kyuubi with him. The room they left fell deathly silent before Gaara gulped.

“He knows. Fuck.”

 

Tsunade ushered him into the room along with Kyuubi, with a smile on her face. However, as soon as the door shut, she spun around with a scowl on her face and plopped down behind her desk.

“How much do you know?” she asked impatiently, pulling a stack of papers towards her ample bosom.

“Practically everything, with only a few missing details and a couple of questions,” Itachi replied smoothly, trying unsuccessfully to withhold a victorious grin. Kyuubi just looked puzzled and bored until Itachi intertwined their fingers and clasped their hands together. Then he began to blush and fidget, but with a happy expression on his face.

 

Tsunade observed this quietly before answering Itachi's grin with one of her own.

“What's your question, brat-sama,” she asked, grinning at her nickname for Itachi. Itachi also chuckled, thinking it fitting.

“Why do you have an Inuzuka as an orphan?” he asked, finally becoming serious.

Tsunade's expression grew thunderous and she glanced up sharply at Itachi, trying to figure out whether he was serious or not. He seemed serious enough however and she sighed, giving in.

 

“When we found him, there was simply a note attached to him saying Kiba. He was one years old and had a tiny puppy with him. The dog grew with him and had one puppy, who is Akamaru. In the beginning, I had no idea who he was. It was only when he was about eight, exactly eight and half years ago, when I realized who he might be. However, he had grown a tight bond with everybody in the orphanage, and held a place in my heart. I guess, for the last couple o' years, it's just been denial keeping him here. I was going to tell him after the competition. I was waiting until he was older.”

 

The room was silent for a while, while Itachi and Kyuubi both absorbed this. Kyuubi looked back and forth between Tsunade and Itachi, wondering exactly what was going on, and what competition they were talking about.

“Secondly, what do plan to do about the third sibling of the Suna royal family?” he asked, nodding to himself as he accepted the answer to his first question.

 

Once again, Tsunade looked at him in shock. This time, Kyuubi did too.

“What are you talking about, Itachi? Everybody knows the entire Suna royal family was killed off by Orochimaru's madness,” he asked, feeling way out of his depth.

Tsunade made a choking noise and finally heaved a sigh of defeat once more.

“I couldn't keep all three of them. Orochimaru had already seen me, he would've been suspicious if I'd kept three orphaned siblings, so I sent the middle child to the castle, so he could grow up in a royal environment, I kept Gaara and Temari with me. I was going to tell them that also, after the competition. I was waiting for Gaara to also become of age.”

 

She seemed to sink into the chair, and Itachi nodded once more, accepting her answer once more. Then he finally sat up straight and caught her eye.

“And finally…”

“No!” she yelled, cutting him off.

“Yes,” he answered firmly.

“No! No, no, no.”

 

“Do they know?”

“No…”

“Do Naruto and Kyuubi know?”

“No…”

“Do they know the truth about…”

 

“Stop it! Stop it! What do you know,” she screamed, tears pouring down her cheeks as she practically punched a whole in the wall behind her. Her chest heaved and her knuckles bled. Her eyes were a blaze of fury as she glared at Itachi, willing him to shut up. If looks could've killed, Itachi would have been deader than a thousand year old corpse.

“They deserve to know,” Itachi replied calmly, watching the emotional woman in front of him with cold eyes. Tsunade's entire body seemed to fold in, and for a moment, just a moment, she looked her real age.

 

Kyuubi stood up abruptly and ran to her side, hugging her tightly to his body. He glared angrily over at Itachi.

“What the fuck is your problem? You come in here and you start asking questions you know are going to hurt. You brought me here intentionally, didn't you? Well, I don't want to know whatever the hell it is, not if it means me leaving Tsunade. I don't remember at all what happened when I was five, and I couldn't give a damn,” he cried, tears welling up in his own eyes when he felt Tsunade weakly return his embrace. He fought against his emotions as he soothed and consoled the blonde haired woman, until she was calm enough to sit down by herself in her chair. Kyuubi pulled up a chair beside her, not wanting to sit next to Itachi after that.

 

Itachi just gazed calmly back, for once thankful of the Uchiha neutral face. Inside, he was panicking at the thought of losing Kyuubi and feeling guilty about what he was doing to Tsunade, one of the legendary sannins, who had made Konoha what is was. However, he forced himself to go on, knowing that it was his duty, as future King, to guard the welfare of his people, even if it meant hurting them to do so.

“You will tell them by the end of the competition, or I will do it myself,” Itachi replied coldly once more, staring evenly at Tsunade. She just nodded weakly, knowing she was about to lose everything she had ever loved.

 

“No.”

Itachi's head shot towards Kyuubi at the unexpected reply. His eyes hardened and he glared at the golden redhead, despite just wanting to hug and cuddle the other man.

“Excuse me?”

“I said no. I don't want to know. I reserve the right to not know, and I don't think Naruto would want to know either, if it meant leaving Tsunade. You know nothing about me, this me, or what Naruto and I have been through. Don't sit there and make judgments and put on airs, and pretend to know anything at all, when really, you are just fucking ignorant,” Kyuubi snarled at him, before storming out of the room, slamming the door behind him.

 

Itachi stared at the door in surprise; he hadn't expected that reaction from Kyuubi. His heart felt hollow as he peered blankly at the closed door before turning his blank gaze upon Tsunade.

“I'm sorry I sounded so cruel, but it's important they know, because Sasuke has fallen in love Naruto, and Neji has fallen in love with Gaara, and you know you'll have to let them all go soon,” Itachi mumbled, closing his eyes and leaning forward, regret at his cruelty already flowing through his body.

 

Tsunade looked at and took in the slumped appearance of the teen in front of her and smiled sadly, standing up to walk around her desk and wrap her arms around him, surprising him with the gentle gesture. He leant into the embrace and they both cried quietly over the unfairness of life. The door open so quietly, neither Tsunade nor Itachi heard it and Kyuubi smiled at the scene in front of him, all his earlier anger forgotten. He coughed lightly, causing both Itachi and Tsunade to jump and part quickly. Itachi smiled sadly at Kyuubi and turned to face the desk, not willing to face something he'd lost before he'd even had it.

 

However, he was sufficiently shocked when he felt Kyuubi's arm wrap around his body from behind and soft silky hair tickled his cheeks, even as warm breath caressed his ear.

“I'm sorry; I just hate to see her cry. It's only happened once before, so I get really protective over her,” he whispered, pulling Itachi's body closer to his. Itachi willingly pressed their bodies together and wrapped his arm around arms.

“It's alright, I shouldn't have been so cold,” he murmured in reply, basking in the warmth that was Kyuubi. It was another soft cough that pulled Itachi out of another comfortable moment, he turn exasperatedly to the sound of the noise, only to be greeted with the sight of Tsunade, eyebrow cocked as she looked pointedly at the seat next to him, then at Kyuubi. With a self-suffering sigh, as if he were being asked to do some great chore, Kyuubi let go of Itachi and sank into the seat beside, resting his head against Itachi's shoulder.

 

“Right, back onto topic, I'll tell them after the competition. For now, they will live free from all of that, all of them, except maybe the Inuzuka. As for Tenten, I believe she belongs with Sir Gai and Lee-san,” Tsunade mumbled, frowning as she thumbed through some documents.

Itachi nodded in acceptance and his grin came back with a vengeance when she gasped and dropped all her papers, a grin spreading across her own features.

“Sasuke and Neji, you say,” she repeated to her self, smirking at Itachi.

“Yup, guy dreams of masculine bodies and all,” Itachi replied, “in fact, they both passed out at breakfast this morning from shock. Nearly peed myself laughing.”

 

Tsunade began to laugh and soon Itachi joined in, leaving a very confused Kyuubi to ponder whether everyone he knew was clinically insane. Eventually, he just got tired of watching the two insane people in the room cackling and joined in, thinking, if you can't beat `em, join `em.

 

Meanwhile, back in the room, everyone was straining their ears to hear what was being said. For a while, all they could hear was murmuring, then they heard Tsunade yelling, Itachi answering back and then Kyuubi's raised voice. It sounded as if Tsunade was crying. There was some more yelling from both sides and they heard a door slam and Kyuubi stalked into the room, looking murderous. No one dared to ask what had happened, not even Naruto, who desperately wanted to know. Finally, Kyuubi sighed and stalked back out and shortly afterwards, they heard the door shut again, and quiet murmuring.

 

They had all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the storm had passed when the cackling began: First Tsunade, then Itachi and finally, Kyuubi.

“What the hell is going on in there?” Iruka finally, snapped, slumping to the floor when he sat up again abruptly with a yowl.

“What is it Iruka-sensei,” Naruto asked nervously, wondering if something was wrong with Iruka. Iruka looked behind him before he started to laugh.

“Sorry, I sat on a pineapple.”

 

It was then Naruto began to laugh, starting out only as a tiny giggle before escalating into full blown guffaws, waking even Shikamaru from his vertical slumber.

“Ah, it's Shikamaru's twin,” he panted out, in between laughter. Shikamaru scowled and flipped Naruto the finger, but Naruto was already too far gone, remembering the party from last night.

 

It had started with Tsunade and Temari, as did all unplanned parties in the orphanage. Shikamaru had just deposited Temari to bed when Tsunade suggested they should have a booze out, despite Iruka protesting they were all underage. Tsunade had simply waved it off, stating that that was only a technicality. Iruka hadn't even known where to begin arguing with logic like that and had simply followed behind the mad woman like a lost sheep.

 

Naruto had spoken with Gaara until finally they had both been cajoled downstairs; Naruto already realizing that the mechanical bull would be involved sometime later. Naruto had arrived downstairs, only to be caught and dragged outside by an impatient Tenten, who told him that they needed to go and buy some more dresses for `Naruko' and `Ara' and her self. He'd been about to protest when Gaara, under Tsunade's orders, had stomped outside picked them both up and carried them inside.

 

Already, things were chaotic. Temari had come back downstairs at the scent of booze and had forced Shikamaru to chug three bottles of sake already. Tsunade had gotten Iruka drunk somehow and they were in the midst of a furious strip snap game. Kiba had storming in a surrounded himself with alcohol, trying to drown his sorrows in the toxic poison.

 

As hectic as every thing seemed, Naruto still grinned when Tsunade invited them into the game of strip snap, everyone drinking until there wasn't a single sober person left. Even Gaara, after his drinking competition, could only so much of the poisonous liquid.

 

Somehow, Naruto and Iruka had both managed to lose and as penalty, Tsunade brought out the mechanical bull and told them they would have to ride it naked for at least twenty seconds of the highest level. Iruka went first and managed twelve seconds before he was thrown across the room, landing in an extremely undignified naked lump on the floor. Naruto had puffed out his chest and swung his legs proudly over the machine, mock bowing at the cheers and catcalls he was receiving. The bull had been turned on and he'd managed to stay on for nineteen seconds, a new record for the kids, before he'd be thrown across the room as well, this time landing face down on top of Gaara.

 

The very drunk redhead had snorted and said; “Now Naruto, I love you and all, but I'm not voyeuristic.”

Both boys had laughed themselves into oblivion when Naruto turned to the table with all the food on it and spotted a pineapple. Only, in his alcohol tampered mind, Naruto began to think of the pineapple as Shikamaru.

“Ah, Shikamaru, what are you doing in the fruit bowl? That isn't the way to stay healthy you know,” he'd giggled, before picking up the said fruit.

“Whoa, you're light, Shika. What's that? You've been on a diet and that's why you were sat in the fruit bowl? Why, how charming,” he sighed to himself, waltzing around the room with the pineapple.

 

“By the way, did you know that you're missing your body? I know you're usually ahead of these things,” he enquired politely, before his idled brain had caught up with itself and he realized the funny pun he'd made. He started giggling and hooting madly, until the real Shikamaru had wondered over and asked him what the bloody fuck was he doing. Naruto had looked up at him in surprise and then looked down at the pineapple before a grin spread across his face.

“Shikamaru,” he cried, staring at the pineapple, “I didn't know you had a twin. Hey there, I'm Naruto. By the way, if you see his body, can you return it to him please?”

 

Shikamaru had stared at Naruto and the pineapple for a good few seconds before he started laughing and laughing and laughing until he realized that if he didn't stop, he was going to barf. Drawing his laughter to a close, the real Shikamaru plucked the pineapple out from Naruto's hands, ignoring the blonde's protesting and had lobbed the pineapple upstairs, chuckling in satisfaction at the thud and the rolling noise that had come from upstairs. Naruto collapsed in a heap and moan pitifully.

“Shikamaruuuu… I will avenge you, and you body, even if it means defeating your twin,” he screeched, spinning around to tackle Shikamaru's “twin” to the ground and tickling him mercilessly.

 

Shikamaru had screeched and laughed until Naruto regained just a tiny fraction of his sense, which only seemed to make him stupider as he looked at the boy beneath and grinned happily.

“Shikamaru! You found your body?! Where'd your twin go, I just had him.”

 

The aforementioned boy had just stared at Naruto like he'd grown an extra head and said, “He's the one who'd stolen my body, so I stole it back and lobbed him into your bedroom.”

Naruto gasped and hugged him, murmuring soothing words to the hysterical-with-laughter teen, and finally, the party had pulled to a stop when all the alcohol was finished and no one could be bothered to go into the cellar for some more.

 

Even Shikamaru cracked a smile as he remembered the evening as well and soon both he and Naruto were cracking up. Suddenly, both boys looked at each other and Naruto finally asked the question both boys had suddenly thought of.

“Ne, Shika, why was there a pineapple on the table? We never, ever have pineapples.”

Shikamaru shrugged and the room fell silent once more, Naruto's thoughts drifting to Sasuke for the billionth time since their meeting, and Gaara's mind wandering to the long haired, pale-eyed beauty whom he had kissed on a whim, naught but one day ago.

 

“We really do need to go buy some new dresses, enough to last us a month,” Gaara mumbled suddenly, causing everyone in the room to sigh.

“Alright then, let's go! IKE!” Naruto yelled, and soon, a group of around seven people exited the house and headed towards the village, each taking a moment to take in the wreckage of the car Shizune had left in their front garden.

Naruto babbled excitedly, while Kiba remained uncharacteristically quiet, feeling as if there was someone, or something he needed to remember, and the rest of the gang just followed quietly, each happy in their own thoughts.

 

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A/N: Ewwww…. I left the tea bag in my teapot and the tea is so strong, even the sugar and milk cannot cure it. Urgh… that is the last time I do that. My taste buds have died… and gone to hell. I hope you guys enjoyed that chapter. I decided to put up part one and two, seeing as how I made you lot wait so long, but like I said, the next chapter won't be for two weeks, depending on the tea. I'm so glad I finally got to mention THE pineapple, you know, the one from the summary. Yes, it felt so good. The funny thing is… the pineapple is an important part of the story. And, about Shino, I just wanted to imagine a panting sweaty Shino, without being too obvious… was I obvious? I hope not. Anyhow, I hope you guys are beginning to see the big picture I'm painting. I can't believe I'm on chapter five and I haven't even gotten to the competition yet. At least I got bits of smut in, though I promised not to do anything to the cute couples until a bit later. I may not be able to refrain from some KyuIta action later on though. Who do you think should be dominant? Or will they be sekes? If so, who tops who first? Answer in your reviews please, so I can start planning.

 

I'm sorry to those who didn't like the OroKabu smut, but I think they're perfect together. Besides, I needed to write a bit of smut, I had to. Five chapters of mini fluff was just not satisfying me. Also, I don't want Oro molesting Sasuke, though he can use his minions to mess around with him. I didn't really like the lame ass ending I came up with for this chapter, but I had to end it somehow. I hope you guys understood everything I wrote and, like I said, I hope you've begun to see the bigger picture. I can't believe I've written this much, I've really been diligent on this story. If you're surprised that no one asked about Naruto's condition, I'm just saying that all of them except Itachi have seen it all before, and Itachi didn't really have a chance to ask before so, yeah, that's why. Um, I guess this is it for two weeks while I get settled in, but if you imagine that the next chapter is going to be longer than this, you'll realize that the next chapter will have to be over twenty pages long, so yeah, I think that gives me some ground on top of changing schools. Now, I'm going to stop this author's essay and let you go and read other glorious fanfic while you wait for my newest update. As always, I ask that you please rate and review!

 

AJ

 

(1) I know the two families are usually fighting, and this is so in the story, but in my story, it's more of a friendly rivalry that's really strong. So, in a way, they're like Sasuke and Naruto. Get it? Got it? Good. If not, DEAL WITH IT!

(2) I'm the author; so once again, I get a say in this. I'm making it so that color and shape determines the rank of the family and clan members. Red means family, blue means married into the family, green means outsider who is close and live with the family, silver means leader and someone important and white means traitor. As for the shape, triangle means oldest or someone with status, circle means middle child or elite member of society, rhombus means youngest child, normal member of society. If there are two colors on the shape, for instance, a red rhombus with a silver mark on it means the youngest child but they're important. Confusing? Hell yes! Gets the job done though...

(3) I don't know his name, so I made one up. If someone can tell me, I'll change it later. For now, this name will suffice. If you have any complaints, take it up with Gakuen Heaven.

(4) Haku calls him Itachi-nii because they're really close friends and Haku regards Itachi as an older brother. He uses this term out of respect for Itachi.