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—CHAPTER ONE—
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
Sasuke mentally curses as he runs around his room, looking for the things he needs. Today was the day of his flight to Los Angeles with his friends, but he hasn’t finished packing his things yet. And he only has 2 hours left.
Summer vacation is always exciting for him. Last year, he and his friends went to Dubai –the richest city in the world. It was amazing. The beach was amazing, the food was amazing, the girls were amazing– and no he didn’t sleep up with any of them. Even though he was a ‘bad boy’, he wasn’t interested in sex and respected girls.
Well, except for his annoying fangirls and this one girl from his childhood, whom he used to bully all the time…
“Where the fuck is my passport?!” He screams. Soon after that, their butler came rushing with a worried face.
“Young master?” He knocks at his door and bows. “Is there something wrong?”
“Huh? Nothing.” He frowns, digging at his cabinet. “I just can’t find my passport.”
“Would you like me to look for it?”
Sasuke just nods as he unplugs his phone from his charger. It had 9 messages, all from his friend, Shikamaru was asking him if he was already ready. He ignores the messages and puts his phone inside his backpack. Before he leaves his room, the butler tells him that his mother was looking for him. Annoyed, he heads to his mother’s office.
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“What do you mean I’m engaged?” The youngest Uchiha shouts, slamming his hand at his mother’s desk. “I just turned 18 months ago! And besides, that Namikaze Naruto girl… The last time I saw her was…”
“Ten years ago, I know.” The Uchiha Matriarch —Mikoto— finishes his son’s sentence with a deadly glare. “If you continue to act like that in front of me, I might as well tell your friends that you won’t be going to that silly trip of yours.”
Sasuke sighs. He closes his eyes to calm himself and sits down at the chair beside him. Why did she tell him that before he goes? What a way to ruin his vacation.
“Is there anything I can do to cancel this?”
Mikoto shook her head. “Your father and I have talked to her parents, and both of us are really excited for this. Even your brother is excited about this.”
‘Of course, my weasel of a brother would be 'excited' about my engagement. That bastard lives for my suffering afterall. Damn it. Out all of the girls in the world, why Namikaze Naruto? Why that Dobe?’ Sasuke mentally cursed. The girl he was engaged to was the kid he used to annoy a lot. She was a really nice girl, and he had no idea why he used to annoy her. Or probably he just doesn’t want to remember.
“I’m leaving.” He got up from his seat without even looking at his mother.
“Naruto’s no ordinary girl. You’ll love her, I’m sure.”
Namikaze Naruto.
Where is Namikaze Naruto?
What is she like now?
How does she look like?
Sasuke’s thoughts were very much occupied. He was still at the plane with his friends, but he was already thinking about his engagement when he promised himself that he wouldn’t even think of that. But yet his mind was full of thoughts.
He was thinking of her.
He was thinking of Naruto.
They were childhood friends. No, scratch that. They were childhood enemies. She was born in the same year as him but he was three months older and he took this as an advantage to the little girl. He did a lot of mean things to her, insult her and he wouldn’t be surprised if she was still mad at him.
One of most unforgettable thing he did was stealing her first kiss in an event his family attented that included not only the Namikaze, but other important families as well. He heard a conversation before between Naruto and her older sister about how ‘important’ first kisses was to girls and how you must only kiss your husband. He laughed at them and decided to kiss the little girl. He was ten and she was nine. The cheeky ten year old kid wanted to ‘share a secret’ so he leaned closer, but instead of whispering in her ear, he placed his lips in hers.
He could still remember the shock, the horror and the tears streaming down her face. It was followed by a slap, surprisingly painful from a nine year old girl. Unfortunately for little Naruto, her family only saw her slapping Sasuke and was forced to apologize in front of everybody, including the other kids their age who were also there. It was nothing for the Uchiha, they were even sure that their son did something to make her cry.
But he was already a bastard when he was young. He lied and told everyone that he only complimented her dress and told her she looked pretty. Still traumatized, Naruto didn’t say any word and continued to cry in her older brother’s arms.
Sasuke glances at his watch. It was already 3:28 in the morning, which means he only has two hours of sleep before the plane lands at LAX. This time he promises that this will be the last time that he’ll ever think of her.
Namikaze Naruto.
I wonder where she is.
I wonder if she still cries a lot.
I wonder if she's still obsess with ramen and foxes?
I wonder if she grew up more beautiful.
Sasuke didn’t even notice that there was a smile on his face.
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“Damn it, Inuzuka Kiba. If you’re going to use your phone all the time, you shouldn’t have come.” Yahiko scolds the friend of his husband's cousin, looking at him through the mirror. He was driving, but he could notice how quiet the usual noisy kid was.
“Huh? Sorry. Haku’s worried. It’s because I forgot to call her this morning.”
“Why didn’t she come with us?” Sasuke asks, turning around as he was sitting infront beside Yahiko. He looks at the orange-headed and wonders if perhaps he knows where Naruto is, he was her cousin’s husband afterall.
“She has her reasons.” Kiba answers, eyes still glued at his phone. “And besides, she’s the only girl. She’d be lonely to sleep alone.”
“Sleep with her then. It’s not like you two haven’t done it yet.” Sasuke smirks smugly and waits for the dog lover’s reaction.
Kiba finally lifts his head and punches him. “Shut the fuck up, Uchiha.”
“Hn, by the way Aniki …. Did you know that car you’re following isn’t Shikamaru's car, right?” Hyuuga Neji, who was sitting beside Kiba, pointed out at the red Ferrari in front of them.
“And you tell me that now?! God damn it.” Yahiko sighs. “Hurry up and call Shikamaru!”
“I don’t have my phone with me.”
“Kiba—”
“ Sorry man, I can’t call. Too busy texting Haku.”
“Sasuke!”
“I’m on it.”
After 20 minutes of roaming around Los Angeles, the boys finally arrived at the party they were invited at. The smell of alcohol was the first thing Sasuke noticed as soon as he entered the house. There were already people vomiting and it was just 5 in the afternoon. Xyla, the owner of the house, welcomed them with a big smile.
“You speak Japanese very well.” Shino, one of Sasuke’s friends, says, amazed by how the Chinese-American spoke as she handed the cups. “You speak better than Shikamaru!”
“Troublesome. I'm not a native speaker so shut the fuck up.” He hears Shikamaru shouts.
“Why thank you!” She replies. “You see, my bestfriend’s from Tokyo. I decided to learn Japanese just because of her. Wait, lemme look for her so you guys can meet her.”
Everybody was jumping and dancing around at the sound of the music blasting from the stereo, looking wasted. Sasuke was just looking around the party, as he was unable to keep up a conversation with his friends because of the loud music.
“Hey, isn’t that Namikaze Naruto?”
He wasn’t supposed to hear that, but for some reason he heard her name loud and clear.
Sasuke looks at the second floor where Shino and Neji where looking. He sees a young blonde in the arms of a crimson-haired guy. The girl’s hair was loosen and was wearing a crop top and high waisted shorts. The guy sips his drink, before making out with the girl.
“That’s not Namikaze Naruto.” Sasuke says blankly.
As soon as Yahiko saw this, he crushes his cup in anger. Naruto was his husband's cousin —baby cousin— and both are very close to her. And seeing this guy —who looks like a damn assassin— kissing the person who he considers as his little sister, just made him want to punch the guy.
“Fuck!”
Before he could even step further, both Shino and Neji grabs him by his shoulder, knowing what he was capable of. Two months after his marriage to Uzumaki Nagato, Yahiko gets into trouble at his university after finding out the secret admirer who puts roses into his husband’s locker. Poor guy had a black eye all month. And still, he doesn’t want to admit that he’s inlove with Nagato.
Just like his friends’ and most of his families’ marriages, Yahiko’s was arranged. He was just happy he was able to marry one of the nicest man in the world. Though, he was baffled why his parents arranged a marriage to a man like him, considering they wouldn't produce an heir. He got Konan —both their bestfriend— as his answer. It turned out she was willing to lend her womb when time comes.
“Let me go!” Sasuke hears Yahiko getting dragged by his friends outside the house before he could even make a scene.
Sasuke stood there like he was frozen. He wanted to move but he couldn’t. He blinks and his surrounding changes. The people around him were jumping slowly, the music was lower and for some reason, the only music he could hear was her laughter.
“That’s not Naruto.” He refuses to believe.
•Karin (Naruto's sister)
•Kyuubi(Naruto's big brother)
—Shukaku (Kyuubi's spouse)
•Nagato (Naruto's cousin)
—Yahiko (Nagato's spouse)
•Haku(Naruto's bestfriend)