Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Homeless Harlot ❯ Making Notes ( Chapter 2 )

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

Pushing open the front door the two men smile from the boys shocked expression. Sasuke's dark eyes dart back and forth about the living room space taking in all the sights and colors. Sure he's been in a shelter and a soup kitchen but never a house, although, to be fair he did see a bit of a home in a music video once. It was when he'd been in the square and they had the large television on. But the real thing is...

"Its so big in here... like six SUVs all lined up with the doors taken off to make one giant living space." He says to neither man.

"You think so?" Wonders Gai looking about the living room as if it were for the first time.

Rolling his eyes, Kakashi gives both men a shove between the shoulder blades. "Let's not stand around outside, you'll let all the heat out."

"You'll love this place, Sasuke," Says Gai stepping through the door, removing his coat. "it only has one bathroom but its very spacious."

Kakashi sticks his nose forward sniffing at the air; the odor in the house was like a punch in the face. "Why does it smell like boiled skunk?" He wonders out loud; waving a hand before his nose he looks to Gai. "We took the trash out this morning didn't we?"

Sasuke imitates the man when sniffing. "I don't smell anything." He mentions.

Kakashi continued to wonder what that smell was as well, that is, until Sasuke walks directly past him while searching for the phantom stench. 'Its Sasuke. ...I'd better find a way to be polite about telling him to take a bath, wouldn't want to offend him so that he leaves; its supposed to go down to thrity nine degrees tonight, he'll freeze to death.' Dropping his hands onto the boys shoulders, he holds him still then says. "Sasuke,"

"I'm almost positive that we did." Replies the male curiously. He sniffs about for the scent but can't seem to smell anything due to his stuffy nose.

"would you like to go upstairs and take a bath, so that Gai or I can wash your clothes?"

"All right." Removing Gai's coat; like a punch in the face, the smell escalated.

The sick man began blowing his nose just as the young boy travels upstairs to locate the bathroom.

"Just leave your clothes in the white hamper!" Kakashi calls up after the teen.

"Hoofa!! What a stink!" Declares Gai once his nasal passage has cleared up a bit. "Remember that time a mouse died in the wall? I'd kill for that stink right about now- what is that?"

"Our house guest. I couldn't smell it in the car because you had the window open, and you couldn't smell it just then because of you clogged nose." He mentally added that he was a lucky bastard. Looking down at the discarded coat laying over an arm of the couch, he asks. "What should we do with this?"

"How 'bout the fireplace?" Laughs the man. "I hear it works wonders on demons."

Snickering softly, Kakashi shakes his head. "We really shouldn't be making fun of Sasuke; he can't help it."

"That's true." He pinches the coat between his fingers. "But what a powerful smell, I'd appreciate the manliness of it if it weren't so toxic." He chuckles. "How old is the boy, do you know?"

"He says 16."

"That explains it. Puberty." Walking towards the kitchen the man says over his shoulder. "I'll put this in the washer, you-..."

"You will go upstairs and get your pajamas on while I fix lunch and get the laundry out of the way." He wraps an arm around his lovers shoulders. "I don't want you to be sick longer than you have to be."

"Aren't you sweet." He leans in for a kiss only to be dodged.

"Uh-uh-uh," He wags a finger. "germs."

"Right." Lowering his aim, he kisses his cool lover on the neck. "Wish me luck." He heads for the stairs.

"For what?" Kakashi asks, going in the other direction for the kitchen.

"When water hits that smell it'll be like a moist mushroom cloud of doom."

The two men laugh while departing to their locations. In the bathroom

Sasuke can feel his nerves pricking up as he wonders what's going on downstairs. He's come this far, why should he be nervous? Yet, he is. 'Calm down, Sasuke, these guys are harmless- granted weird, but harmless.' He removes his thin hand-me-down shirt dropping it to the floor, he then slides his pants off, throwing a glance to the door before the boxers come down next. 'Hm?' He studies the knobs of the bathtub. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

Reaching his hand out, he latches onto knob marked H; giving it a turn water comes from the faucet. Lowering his hand under the rush of water he can feel it warming up. Looking about the small area of the tub he locates a rubber stopper and picks it up shoving it into the drain.

Smiling, the boy stands from his sit on the rim of the white tub. 'That wasn't so complicated.'

Waiting out the water to fill the tub, Sasuke studies the rest of the large bathroom. Toilet, sink, a hand dryer, some weird thing with a screen; stepping over to it Sasuke walks on. A jumble of black colored numbers flash across the greenish colored screen stopping on the number 100. Stepping off the device the numbers roll back to zero, stepping back on it goes back to 100.

"Hn." Stepping back off he grabs a bottle of shampoo from a whicker shelf behind him. Placing the bottle onto the device the numbers move for a short amount of time stopping on the number 2. Amused by the thing, Sasuke grabs a few more items from the shelf placing them, with the shampoo bottle, onto the machine. "Seven. That's all? Then why am I so heavy? I'm just one person."

Steam is filling the bathroom with a white mist that drifts lazily past the boys gaze. Watching the steam he looks over at the tub; the water is at a good height he supposed, its enough to cover him- as much as clear liquid can cover a naked body, anyway. Leaving the unknown object behind he steps into the water having to quickly draw back his foot.

'Shit. Its a lot hotter than a sinks water can get.'

With a few quick stabs through the molten-like liquid, Sasuke manages to pull the drain stopper to take out some of the water so that he can replace it with cold water to even out the temperature. In the meantime, he's now noticing the full body mirror on the bathroom door. Cocking his head he takes in his naked form. Its been a while since he's seen himself naked, last time being when he was.... eleven, he's sure. He and his brother went into the restroom at the shelter and he changed clothes in the middle of the room with his brother guarding the door for other people coming in. He'd glanced at himself in the bathroom mirror- seeing only from his nipples up. He was bony then and he's still bony now. He does seem to have some new things going for him, though, longer limbs, longer hair- spiked with crusted dirt and grime from years of never touching water for very long, his torso is flat as a wash board but he can tell where muscles would like to form. Twisting his body so that he can see his back he notices that its a shade or two darker than the rest of his body from built up filth. He needed this bath since he was 2 years old. The water should be ready by now. Eyes straying at his nether region he walks away from the mirror to turn off the tub water. He's really gotta make use of this stay-over. The men will no doubt want him gone by morning and he doesn't want to impose on their kindness- although he doesn't know where the hell he's going to live now that his house has been stolen. Maybe he can track the bum down who took it.

Stepping into the tub its still very hot but not enough to scold him, and he eases down like a car that's driven onto thin ice and is now submerging beneath the frozen water, thankfully for him its hot water. Now fully covered in the water the male sinks in lower until his head is beneath the steaming liquid, he then comes back up, pulling his wet hair from his forehead and eyes giving it a good squeeze. Mucky, brown water washes over his back and shoulders from this action but he doesn't notice as he rests his forearms across the rim of the tub, allowing his head to be cradled by them when he rests it down as well. He hasn't had this in a long, long- well- ever, really. And its soothing like a father's or brother's voice.

Down in the kitchen. Kakashi is stirring a vegetable soup around in a pot, wondering what teenagers enjoy eating. The kids at school seem to really get fired up when they serve pizza to them. Maybe their house guest would enjoy that. Looking about the kitchen he locates the phone book should he choose to order a pizza. Then he thinks over the things in the house that they already have that Sasuke might like. There's orange chicken he can throw into the oven for a while, Gai made a wonderful broccoli casserole a few nights ago.

'What else?' He turns off the stove. 'We may have cheese.' Leaving the pot he's at the refrigerator pulling it open to check for a package of single slice cheese. "Grilled cheese it is then." Removing two slices from the package, he then takes out the tub of butter before kicking closed the refrigerator to migrate over to the counter. Grabbing a saucer from the cabinet, a spatula from the drawer a little off to his left, and four slices of bread from the wooden compartment stuck to the wall beneath the cabinet for the dishes. Piecing together the sandwiches, he whistles a tune; once done he grabs a pan from the lower cabinet setting it down on the stove. Turning on the burner, Kakashi looks over his shoulder to where a chicken designed clock sits on the wall. 'Its been fifteen minutes; wonder what he's doing up there? Although, with as much dirt as the boy has covering him, its probably best it takes a while.'

The thin walls reveal that the water is being drained from the tub.

'He's literally taking a bath?' Wonders Kakashi. He can then hear the tub refilling as the sound of water has changed. "I better go up and take a look." Starting for the stairs he snaps his fingers, pausing in his steps he turns around, grabs a bowl and spoon, then ladels a good helping of soup into it for Gai. Walking upstairs, he turns into his bedroom.

Gai is cacooned in the blanket little snoring sounds are coming from his clogged nose.

Kakashi sets the bowl down on the side table, then turns on the small overhead lamp that's been placed into the headboard of the bed. Leaning over his love, he shakes the man by the shoulder then backs away. Gai's been known to get a little punchy when he's asleep- which wouldn't be so bad if the man didn't study martial arts and have a body built like a tanker. He nearly broke Kakashi's jaw once when he woke him up wanting to fool around. Was it his fault for being a little hopped-up? You try waking up with a tent in your pants in the middle of the night and see how well you fair. So by that, Kakashi's learned to keep his morning cravings to a quick trip of his hands beneath the blanket.

"Gai? Wake up, your soup is ready." He says to the man.

"Mm..." He rolls over. "hm?"

"Come on, its time to get some food into you."

The man rubs his eyes rolling over to face where Kakashi is standing. He first glances at the man, then the steaming bowl, then through squinted eyes he spots the overhead light shining down on him. Reaching up he presses in the tiny button to turn off the light. Yawning, Gai sits up as if he had just decided to sleep sitting up rather than lying down.

"I have to check on Sasuke; eat your lunch." Kakashi exits the room hearing another yawn from the man. It amazed him how heavily Gai could sleep and yet he wakes up at nearly four in the morning just to work out every day. His lover is a mystery. Closing the door in his departure, he takes a few steps down the hall to get to the bathroom. "Sasuke? ....Can I come in?"

"Why?" The teen calls through the door a bit of attitude in his tone.

"Its not for any dirty reason, I just wanted to ask you something."

"So ask me through the door."

Kakashi could have smacked himself on the forehead for all the child trusted him. He's allowing him to stay at his and Gai's home, what more proof does he need to have to know that they're harmless? "I just wanted to say that a shower would be much faster; do you know how to start it?"

There was a long pause before a very uptight "No." came from the other side.

'Stubborn to learning things, but that's all right. What self protective person isn't.' Removing his hand from the knob he says. "There's a stopper placed on the faucet of the tub, leave the water running then pull it up. Okay?"

"Okay."

"Your lunch will be ready shortly," He paled remembering that he'd turned the pan on. Rushing out his words so that he can get away he says. "Make sure you take a good shower then come down into the kitchen."

"Right."

Hearing the shower come on, he heads downstairs in a hurry. It may be the most the man has ever hurried in his whole life; Hatake Kakashi has always been the type to stop and smell the roses... maybe pick them- open a little shop, you know he likes to take his time in life. He'll move quickly for the really BIG emergencies and right now stopping a small fire is at the top of the list. He released a held breath because the stove was set to low and the pan was hardly hot yet.

"That was a close one." Turning it up to the 5th setting, he wanders into the living room to retrieve some reading material since there isn't anyone around to conversate with yet. The gray haired man snickers when, above him, is the sound of a fallen bar of soap hitting the tub's floor. Returning to the kitchen he scoops, with the spatula, some butter into the pan waits a moment as it melts and spreads itself out then he drops one of the sandwiches into it.

Another 15 minutes later there's a sound on the stairs and Sasuke enters the kitchen. He says nothing to Kakashi just walks over to the table taking a seat. Sasuke always hated how the people in shelters and soap kitchens wanted to make conversation and nice talk with you. But Kakashi remained in his own little world reading his book, snickering every once in a while at something being either said or done within the pages. Looking at a bowl of fruit sitting in the middle of the table, Sasuke glances at the man then back to the bowl of fruit and carefully he reaches out a hand for an apple.

"Here we are!" Announced Kakashi turning around with the saucer in his hand.

The apple is instantly released. Seeing that Kakashi smirks. "Help yourself. Fruit is everywhere, we can always replace anything you eat."

Unsure, Sasuke reaches for the apple setting it down on the table in front of him just as his plate of sandwiches is placed down. "Thanks."

"I hope you like grape juice, if not, there's always water." He shrugs turning back to the counter. "I have to bring this to Gai, so you just sit tight and I'll be back in a moment."

Sasuke didn't even wait for the man to finish his sentence before he started in on the hot sandwiches. He's eating like its a race with one bite after another, taking hard chews before swallowing. He never realizes just how hungry he is until food is placed before him. Setting the sandwich down he takes a few chunks from the apple, chewing feverishly before he then swallows a loud gulp of grape juice. Another gulp slides down his throat before he sets the glass down. Its been a while since he's had a drink that didn't once belong to someone else, or fall from the sky, or get melted by what little body heat he has after stuffing snow into the bottle. By the time Kakashi returned from his two minute trip Sasuke was on another apple but the plate of sandwiches and the cup of juice were gone.

"Whoa whoa, slow down. This isn't a race- unless you think the food will try to run from your appetite." He smiles. Spooning some of Gai's cooling soup into two bowls he has to give it to his husband for always buying things like he's storing up for a severe weather or the great depression. So there is enough for both of them to have a bowl. "Have some soup."

"You'd offer soup to someone who eats at a soup kitchen whenever he can't take the tightening in his stomach?" Sasuke teases.

"Well if you don't want it- ouch." He draws his hand back after having a spoon come into contact with the back of it.

"There are two things in life that you don't mess with- a man's pride and his food." He lifts a mouthful of food onto the spoon stuffing it into his mouth.

"Noted."

"That being said, thank you for not telling Gai that it was me who smelled like a 'boiled skunk'." He smirks. "I couldn't really tell it was me until I took my clothes off."

"Not a problem and thank you for assuming that I wouldn't tell, but, in all fairness, I did rat-you-out when you went upstairs."

"I know I heard you."

"Is that why you're wearing my two hundred ryo cologne?"

Smirking Sasuke says. "Pay back for insulting me."

Raising a fine brow, the man takes a bite of his soup. Holding his book up to read it, he can't help but spot an apple core bounce past his gaze as it lands on the hardwood floor. "Mm? Sasuke, houses have amazing inventions now adays called 'trash recepticals'; wanna throw those apple cores away for me."

It wasn't a question, more of a polite command.

The teen looked down at the floor then got up from the table to retrieve the disgarded fruit.

"Thank you." Pointing with his book, the man says. "Its beneath the cabinet to your right."

Opening the door to the cabinet Sasuke drops the cores into the trash bin; his eye lingers on the bin beside it filled with cans. He can probably get a pocketful of change with a bag that full. Closing the cabinet he returns to the table grabbing an orange since his soup has been finished. The two sit silently; Kakashi reading; Sasuke eating anything in sight. The man couldn't help but think how cute the boy looked sitting there tearing open an orange; its the fact that he's in a pair of his pajamas that makes the scene so adorable. Its over-sized and makes the boy look 10 years old rather than 16.

Curious the older man asks. "Can you read?"

"Yes." He stuffs another orange wedge into his mouth.

Grabbing the shaker in front of them in the middle of the table he holds it up.

"Salt." He reads easily.

"And this one?"

"Pepper."

Setting the shaker down, he grabs another item smiling at the look he receives.

"Thats a pear."

The man laughs but Sasuke smirks shaking his head at the mans antics.

"You know, you'd make a perfect old-perve." Explaining he says. "They like to mess with younger people. How old are you anyway?"

"Twenty eight, don't let the hair fool you." Tossing his head in the direction of the stairs he says. "Gai's twenty nine."

"How long have you two known each other? Do you live together?" He gets up to throw the peels away.

"I would hope so since we're married."

That stopped the teen dead in his tracks. "You two are married?"

Continuing the conversation while reading, he asks. "Is that a problem?"

"No. I've seen homosexuals before- what you think I'm dumb?"

"I didn't say that its just-..."

"Oohhhh nooo!!!"

The two turn their heads in the direction of the scream.

"I'd better go see what he's up to." Setting his book down, Kakashi wanders upstairs.

Sasuke only watched him leave before grabbing the abandoned book. He's just curious what was so funny. He flipped to a random page and blushed a bit seeing that a girl was having her clothes removed by someone. Setting the book back down he wonders what the two men are upstairs doing.

"Kakashi, don't come over here- you're not strong enough." Warns the man standing before the bathroom.

"How bad can it be?" He walks up beside Gai. And instantly wished that he hadn't.

The bathroom, all of it nearly is covered in dirt or mud; little tracks that were walked here and there by the child who was once covered in all of it.

"I think Sasuke might have dissolved? He did make it downstairs didn't he?"

Snickering, Kakashi nods. "He's eating." A frown crosses his expression. This is a huge mess to clean up! Even for someone who likes cleaning. "I'll get the mop, you just go back to bed."

"How can I? I might have nightmares." The man jokes while returning to their bedroom.

Kakashi can't believe this much dirt was on one person. Its insane! Has Sasuke ever had a bath?! Stepping carefully through the mess, he opens the hamper to retrieve the boys foul clothes for a washing. They should be eating dinner by what? Nine o'clock if he hurries the task of cleaning the bathroom to its former prestine glory of clean.

...............

Dinner was fantastic. Sasuke's never eaten so well, in fact for once in his life he was actually full! Gai made a large pot of potato, coliflower, corn and chicken stew with biscuts as soft as a pillow. The ones at the soup kitchen were usually stale or on the verge of stone hard; you'd sooner chip teeth than be fed by them. The teen conversated with mostly Gai since Kakashi decided to read more of his erotic book. Once dinner was over, the gray haired male washed the dishes loading them into the dishwasher for the finishing touch. Sasuke was getting a tour of the small home by Gai, who kept a friendly arm around the teen's shoulders as they walk about.

"And down here is where the laundry room is, but they're not the only things down there" He wags a finger as if Sasuke had written the room off for the soul purpose of the cleaner of clothes. "we have a pinball machine down there, an air hockey table that flips over to a ping-pong table which flips over to a mini soccer game- isn't that amazing!?"

Sasuke didn't answer, he just looks down into the darkness since the overhead light was not turned on.

"We also have a mini fridge filled with soda's and candy bars, but don't tell anyone." He looks over his shoulder at Kakashi.

Raising a brow the man turns the page in his book, saying casually. "I live here, Gai, I know what's in the house."

"Of course you do." He says this with an air of 'of course you don't' but Kakashi doesn't comment on it. Let the man have his fun. Gai then steers their house guest towards the living room. "You know the living room, we have cable so feel free to watch anything you like."

The two then travel upstairs. Gai points out his and Kakashi's bedroom telling the boy that he can stop into their room whenever he likes; that he would love to hear about his life sometime. He told Sasuke that he already knew about the bathroom, at which point Sasuke asks about the device he'd been messing with before his bath. He learned that its a scale and it measures pounds. When he mentioned that he's 100 pounds Gai gaped in sad knowledge of the boys lack of nutrition. A boy of his height and age should have at least 10 or 20 pounds more on him. He'll fatten him up in no time. Gai also took notice to Sasuke's poor posture probably due to his sleeping in a cramped place most of his life. Its very sad, living on the streets.

"And this is your room, you can sleep in here."

Sasuke cast his glance about the room. Its just as big as Kakashi and Gai's bedroom. The most he's had is the ownership to the backseat of their car. A yawn escaped the boys mouth before he could stop it.

"Sleepy, huh? You should go on and get a good nights rest, you're due one or two of them."

To the teens surprise the man wrapped his arms around his body hugging him tightly. He made a sound as he did this a sort of 'mmmm mmm' like he were eating something. Sasuke raised his forearms, which were the only parts of his arms not trapped by the beefy male returning the hug. Its been a while since anyone has hugged him and it felt nice, comforting. Gai was definitely the nicer one of the two since Kakashi has a mean streak of teasing him- not that he can't take it. Bantering with the man is fun, he'd just like to have a few more up on him than he does. Too bad he'll be gone tomorrow. Maybe he'll see the two men again someday.

"You sleep well; I'll turn the heat up a crank for you." The man lets go patting a hand then to the top of Sasuke's head. "A fine boy you are, Sasuke."

With that said, the man bid him a good night walking down the hall then the stairs. Left alone Sasuke walks over to the bed taking a seat. Beds are a lot different than cots, that's for sure. The sheer texture of it, the fluff and comfort. Pulling the blanket back he shimmied under the puffy covering pulling it over him as high as his shoulders the male closes his eyes taking in a deep breath waiting for sleep to come over him.

"I like that boy Kakashi, he's good souled. I can tell."

"Mm." The man intones.

"I wanna see that he has good things," He opens the refrigerator grabbing the medicine that he'd bought at the store. Uncapping it he pours the correct dose into the plastic measurer the bottle gives you downing in it one gulp. "We should get him some clothes for Christmas."

"His are very worn." Mentions Kakashi recalling the stab of sadness he'd felt when he fished the boys garments- or what's left of them, from the clothes hamper.

"So then you agree that he can stay?"

"I said he could stay with us, didn't I?"

"Wonderful news! I thought you might tell him to get on his way after breakfast."

"Why would I do something like that? Its my fault that his house was stolen, letting him live here is the least I can do."

Smiling, the man wraps an arm around his lovers neck patting him on the chest. "You know, you don't have to kiss in order to make love."

"With a guest in the house?" He stands from his seat at the table. "Maitou Gai, I'm surprised at you."

The man only laughed leading his husband to the basement couch.