Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Warning: Sad Naruto (initally), implied SaiNaru


Naruto stood rooted to the spot near his doorway. The same spot he has been standing in for the last five minutes, watching his boyfriend of two years thrusting into some girl on their bed.

The figures had stopped moving and were now panting. Naruto finally, finally found his voice, "Sai?" He hated how broken he sounded. Sai, his cheating pig of a boyfriend sat up, revealing the girl's nude body. Naruto looked away, feeling shame for the girl. The girl clearly, had none of her own. She simply luxuriated on the bed, trailing one of her long legs against his boyfriend's side.

Naruto felt his throat close up, so he let his eyes speak for him, show Sai how betrayed he felt. Two years Sai. How could you do this to me. Naruto felt tears well up in his eyes when his boyfriend showed absolutely no signs of guilt. He didn't even get up from the bed. Naruto let his eyes shift to the girl, the one who had stolen his happiness. He knew her. She lived in the same apartment building. Ino Yamanaka, a very pretty platinum blonde with almond shaped light blue eyes, which she used to ogle his boyfriend with.

The girl smirked at him. Naruto felt so stupid. He should have seen this coming. She was always hanging around Sai, making up excuses a five year old could see though. But he had been confident that Sai, as emotionally retarded as he was, would never ever cheat on him. He had trusted him. How could you Sai.

Naruto closed his eyes before asking his question, "How long?" It was Ino who answered, "six months". Naruto opened his eyes to see her smug expression. He turned his disbelieving eyes to Sai, "You've been cheating on me during one fourth of the time we've been together?"

Again, it was Ino who spoke, "Fucking. We've been fucking for one-fourth of that time. We have been kissing for a lot longer"

Naruto looked at his boyfriend, wanting to know how he could justify his actions. How could he hurt him for such a long time, all the while professing that his affections belonged to Naruto alone.

When his boyfriend merely gave a shrug as an answer, Naruto snapped. He nearly screamed, anger, shame and sadness overwhelming him, "You ungrateful ass. I paid for all your paints and brushes. Every hour I could spare, I spent in that damn office just to pay for all your crap" Naruto was nearly hysterical at this point, he was well aware of it, but just didn't care. How could you.

He took a deep breath. Naruto did not want to have a breakdown in front of that – that – floozy and his lying, cheating asshole of a boyfriend. He pressed the palm of his hand over his forehead, trying to subdue the pounding headache, "Leave. Both of you just leave" he looked at Sai, "I don't want to see you. I will leave your things outside. You can pick them up later"

Sai finally spoke, "Babe, come on. Don't you think you're overreacting?" Naruto, who had his eyes closed again, snapped them open in shock, "Overreacting?" He yelled, "You've been cheating on me for over half a year."

Sai looked back at Naruto with a blank stare, "Are you asking me to move out?" Naruto looked that the ceiling for help. He couldn't believe he thought that he loved this man, "I'm telling you to get out"

Ino got up after wrapping a sheet around herself. She picked up her clothes from the floor, grabbed Sai's arm and dragged him out. Just before they crossed the door, Sai turned back and gave one last barb,"You were a sucky cook anyway"


Naruto had to drag himself to work the next day. He had refused to cry over that farce of a relationship. He stopped thinking about it. Watched TV, ordered in lots of food, ate every piece of candy in the refrigerator, cleaned the whole apartment. He basically did anything and everything he could to not think about how horrible his life was at that point.

He never really knew his parents. They had passed away before he could even speak. He had been juggled from foster home to foster home, before finally being adopted by a kind school teacher. Now, he was part of a corporate jungle, struggling to survive among predators. And he had a cheating ex-boyfriend as the cherry on top.

Naruto sighed, sitting behind his desk. The same desk he had when he joined Hebi corporations. Back then, his job had involved mindless paper pushing. Doing the work that overflowed from everybody else's desk. But then, for some reason, he was made the personal secretary of Sasuke Uchiha.

Sasuke Uchiha was what one would call an enigma. No one knew much about him, even Naruto who happened to be the one who spent the most time with him. The man's entire family had been killed in a bomb blast. Not even his fortune had remained when he lost that too in a corruption scandal. The entire Uchiha legacy was tarnished and completely ruined.

That was until Sasuke Uchiha came back. He single handedly created Hebi corporations, one of the most powerful companies in the world. Naruto had admired the Uchiha heir ever since he had heard about him. They were so similar – orphaned at such a young age, faced betrayals, abandoned time and time again. Sasuke Uchiha had bounced back, taking the corporate world in storm. Just about every rival who had taken joy in the Uchiha family's destruction, were now vying for a chance to partner with the last remaining member.

At such a young age, he was easily one of the most powerful men in the country. He was also, being exceedingly handsome, the most sought after men in the country. Numerous women, beautiful and elegant, powerful and eloquent were continually trying to nab him as their boyfriend or husband. And there was never a dearth of fans trying to get his attention. Naruto, in the privacy of his mind, had admitted his own feelings of adoration toward his boss.

Although that did not stop the twinge of annoyance at his boss's unbelievably demanding schedule which in turn translated into Naruto's unbelievably demanding schedule. Sasuke Uchiha did not like to waste time. And apparently had to drag Naruto along for the ride.

Naruto massaged his temples, maybe if he had spent more time with Sai. No, the jerk had stated cheating on him even before Naruto had become the secretary and had taken on the larger workload. He was startled out of his musings when the phone rang, he picked it up. It was Mr. Uchiha, with his usual pithy commands. Naruto got up, he had been summoned.

He got many an evil eye on the way to 's cabin. Many of his co-workers, especially the women, hadn't been particularly happy when Naruto was made the new secretary, the most coveted job in the office. Naruto could understand their anger, since he got the job after just twenty months - duration far lesser than most other people there. But they didn't have to be so mean about it. They called him the boss's pet.

"Going in to service the boss?" the snide remark had come from one Sakura Haruno, the office beauty. She had been the frontrunner for the post of Mr. Uchiha's personal secretary. She had considered it the first step in her becoming Mrs. Uchiha. She now blames Naruto for crushing her dreams. Naruto had often wished to point out that Mr. Uchiha did not actually know of her existence, but he wasn't cruel enough to do that.

Naruto continued walking, ignoring the giggles and sniggers that followed. He pushed open the sturdy wooden door, which had been a flimsy glass one a couple of months back. Mr. Uchiha, as usual was terribly busy, with a phone at one ear and the screens of both his laptop and the computer on his desk filled with graphs and numbers.

He signaled Naruto to wait, so Naruto busied himself with looking around the cabin. A cabin which had originally been sparsely furnished and utilitarian in appearance was now more welcoming, with a rather large couch with a lot of plush cushions. He wished to sit on it one day, to find out if it really was as comfortable as it looked.

Naruto had often wondered what had made his stoic boss change his part time dwelling so drastically. He never could understand why Mr. Uchiha had out of the blue decided to make so many changes at the same time, right around the time of Naruto's own job change in fact. Naruto had decided that it was just one more mystery to the dark haired man.

When Naruto looked at Mr. Uchiha's desk and saw the half-finished breakfast, he had to suppress a sigh. Honestly, the other man was simply too busy for his own good. It was nearing lunch, and he still hadn't eaten his breakfast. He turned his reproachful eyes to him, wishing he could reprimand the taller man. But he was still arguing heatedly with whoever was unfortunate enough to be on the other side of the phone call.

Naruto, starting to feel bored, took stock of Mr. Uchiha's appearance. He was leaning on his desk with black dress pants accentuating the long legs crossed in front of him and a dark blue shirt hugging his broad shoulders. He had his sleeves rolled up to his elbows and one hand stuffed into his pocket. The shirt was tight around his muscled biceps.

Naruto looked away, blushing faintly. He hoped that his boss hadn't noticed him looking at him. He knew his boss was very attractive, no one could deny that. While Sai did have a passing resemblance to his boss, the latter was much more handsome than his ex-boyfriend. That did not mean that Naruto's affections had been half hearted. He truly had loved Sai, and trusted him. But apparently Sai hadn't loved him back. The thought immediately made Naruto sad and reminded him of the night before.

"Are you ill?"The question made Naruto snap his head up. He hadn't even realized that he was staring at the carpeted floor, also a new addition – his mind supplied.

Naruto's blush from before, made a reappearance on receiving Mr. Uchiha's full attention. He struggled to find a suitable reply. One that would assuage his intuitive boss's curiosity, "Just a headache "

The taller man hesitated but then seemed to accept the reply. He sat down behind his desk before posing his next question, "Do you need the day off?"

Naruto's eyes widened. It amazed him every time his emotionally stunted boss showed some consideration for him. He had yet to see it being shown to someone else. Naruto supposed it was another perk of being the personal secretary. He gave a small smile to show his gratitude, "No thank you sir, I'm fine"

Mr. Uchiha continued to look at him a little longer, and it made Naruto fidget. Mr. Uchiha, seeming to notice his discomfort turned his attention to his laptop before talking, "There is a business convention in Nice next week. Will you be able to accompany me?" He turned back to Naruto, swiveling his chair to face him, "I am going to need help managing all the adjoining meetings"

Naruto swallowed hesitating. This was not the first convention or overseas meeting or merger that his boss had asked him to join him on, but Naruto had almost never agreed to go. He hadn't wanted to strain his relationship with Sai. He had already been spending less and less time with his boyfriend. Ex-boyfriend, Naruto reminded himself angrily.

Naruto knew that his boss did require help planning the inconceivable number of meetings that always accompanied these tours. But even after Naruto turned down the request to join him, the Uchiha heir never asked anyone else to accompany him. He always went alone. Naruto felt guilty, his boss had shown him more loyalty than his own boyfriend had

With his face set in determination, Naruto looked at his boss, "Yes sir. I will accompany you"


He was in the restroom, after needing some time alone. He was extremely grateful to find the place empty. Thanking the universe for small mercies, he began splashing cold water over his face. Naruto sighed for the umpteenth time, wiping the water off his face with some paper towels. He found himself startled by a phone for the second time that day. Without checking the caller ID, he answered the call, relieved when it was Hinata.

"Hello, Naruto?" The voice was hesitant.

Naruto smiled glad to be talking to his best friend, "Hi Hinata. What's up?"

Hinata ignored his question, "Are you ok? "

Naruto sighed. It seemed to be his day for sighing. "I'm fine" He was not surprised at Hinata finding out about his breakup. Every news that was any news seemed to reach his friend's ears at astonishing speed.

There was a pause, then, "I'm so sorry Naruto" Naruto could sense guilt in Hinata's voice. She had introduced Ino to them after all. Ino was Hinata's boyfriend's friend. Naruto replied quickly, "Don't be. It's not your fault that Sai's a cheating bastard"

And just like that his walls came down, and he choked on his words. Hinata sounded worried, "Naruto?"

Naruto couldn't hold back his sobs, "Six months Hinata. They've been sleeping together for six months"

"Naruto" The girl sounded sad, not knowing the words that would comfort her dear friend.

"He was lying all this time Hinata – " Naruto stopped talking when tears stated falling from his eyes. Once he had composed himself enough, he spoke again, "I have to go now, I call you back after I reach home"

He cut the call after his friend had agreed heavy heartedly. He placed his phone on the counter and splashed more water on his face. He froze when he looked into the mirror and saw his boss. He hadn't noticed him come inside or how much he had heard. He stood, not moving and not knowing how to react. But the other man simply washed his hands and went on his way.

Naruto was relieved. Talking to his boss about the pathetic state of his love life was not something he was looking forward to. Wiping his face once more, he left.


It was late. Very late. There had been more work than usual and he didn't notice the time. Before, he would have called Sai and apologizing profusely for being late. And after he went home, he would ignore his own exhaustion and let Sai have his way with him. Naruto pressed his right hand on his mouth. He wanted to scream. He remembered all the time they had spent together, the nights with Sai moving above him, inside him. All along, he had been sleeping with her. And along with that thought, came the images of the scene he had witnessed recently.

She had been seducing his boyfriend and he did not notice, even though it was happening right under his nose, in his own home. His feelings of low self esteem rose up. After all these years of working hard, trying to prove to everybody around him that he was worthy of being among them. Even after getting a job at one of the most prestigious companies in the country, he still couldn't get away from feeling inadequate.

He got up and carried the last report to Mr. Uchiha's cabin. They were the only ones left in the office. He found himself in front of his boss, not even having realized opening the door, too absorbed in his own thoughts and hated self pity. Naruto hated this feeling. He hated feeling so unsure and insufficient. Unworthy.

"Uzumaki" He heard Mr. Uchiha's voice distantly. He swayed slightly on the spot, the sadness and exhaustion beginning to take over.

He felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up to see his boss, "Naruto?" That wasn't the first time he had heard Mr. Uchiha call him by his first name, but that was the first time it made him tear up. There was so much care and worry in that one word, he wondered why Sai never worried about him that much. He wondered if he cared about the beautiful blonde girl more than he did about Naruto, his supposed boyfriend. His ex-boyfriend.

Naruto hiccupped, one fat tear drop rolled down his cheek. He barely registered the warm hand against the side of his face, and the dark eyes looking down intently into his own. So it was understandable that it took him a little more time than expected to register the lips pressing against his. And when he did, he pulled back, startled and eyes wide.

"Mr. Uchiha?" He asked hesitantly. He thought that maybe in his grief, he was hallucinating. Naruto stood there, confused. He jolted when he found himself pulled tight against the taller man. One muscled arm holding him in place and the other lifting his face up by his chin. Those lips were pressed firmly on his, again.

After two seconds of shock, he placed both his hands on the other man's chest and shoved hard, thankful that the arm that had been holding him had loosened a little. Naruto kept walking back, keeping his eyes on the man in front of him. He couldn't understand what was happening. He flinched when his back hit the wall.

Mr. Uchiha walked toward him slowly, taking in Naruto's trembling form. Standing in front of Naruto, he leaned forward, placing his left forearm on the wall above Naruto's head. Using his other hand, he trailed a finger against Naruto's cheek. He leaned in, intending to kiss him again. Naruto quickly turned his head to the side. His boss kissed his cheek instead.

"M – Mr. Uchiha" Naruto head his voice break. He felt his head being turned to face the dark haired man.

Mr. Uchiha's voice seemed to be deeper than he remembered, "Call me Sasuke"

Naruto's mind seemed to have disappeared, he repeated, "Mr. Sasuke "

The man being addressed chuckled. Naruto was struck by the fact that he had never heard his boss laugh. He thought it sounded wonderful.

The deep voice was talking again, "Just Sasuke"

When Naruto hesitated, the other man teased him lightly, "Say it or I will kiss you again"

Naruto felt his ears burn, "Sa – Sasuke" It sounded foreign. He had never called his boss by his first name before. He had also never been kissed by his boss before, something which was happening for the fourth time today as he found his lips captured once more by his boss'.

When he was free to use his lips again, he mumbled, "You said you wouldn't kiss me if I called you Sasuke"

The other man smiled, "I changed my mind" Naruto's breath hitched. His boss looked gorgeous. He shook his head to rid himself of his silly thoughts and tried to step away. His plan was foiled when he was pulled up tight against his boss' form, both hands trapped between their chests. Those lips descended on his again, this time more confidently and less chaste.

His head was moved his way and that till it satisfied his boss. His boss, who was currently devouring his lips. He was trying to get Naruto to part his lips, with him steadily refusing to do so. Naruto felt a large hand squeeze his behind and squeaked, unwittingly giving his boss' evil tongue entry.

Naruto began to relax a little. He hadn't expected this to feel so nice. He closed his eyes and leaned against the taller man. Sai's kisses had never felt this good.

Naruto snapped his eyes open and struggled to break free. He stammered out, "wha – What are you doing?"

The man being addressed ran a hand through his hair, "I was kissing you. Now I am trying to convince you to let me continue" Naruto blinked and shook his head, "No. I – I have a boyfriend"

The man smirked, "Not anymore. You broke up" Naruto cringed inwardly, his boss had heard everything, "Yes, yesterday. You can't expect me to move on from a two year relationship in less than a day do you?"

The smirk never left, "Why not? He cheated on you, for the better part of a year. Clearly, he doesn't deserve you" Naruto had never felt humiliation, sadness and outrage at the same time. He did now. Mostly though, he was pissed off.

"That doesn't mean I'll sleep with you" His hands shook in anger, "This is sexual harassment" Naruto had thought that that would make the other man at least a little shocked. But he was wrong. His boss' smirk still lived on, "Are you going to sue me?"

And with a sudden clarity, Naruto understood his boss's confidence he would lose his job, his home, everything he had worked so hard for. Iruka would be so disappointed. Moreover, no one else would ever hire him, not after incurring the wrath of the last Uchiha heir.

He tried reasoning with the man, "Mr. Uchiha, I really need this job. Please" He hoped against hope that he had conveyed all that he meant to say with that sentence. Before he knew what happened, he again found himself a captive between the wall and his boss, caged inside strong arms braced on either side of his head. He shivered when he heard that deep voice again, "Don't feed the fire"

And before Naruto could finish his "Uh?" he was tossed on the couch. The dark haired man pulled one of Naruto's legs aside and made himself at home on top of him. Naruto blushed furiously, shoving against the other's chest. His hands were caught by the wrist and tied with something. Naruto blushed harder, noticing the state of the other man's shirt and realizing that he had used his tie to bind Naruto's hands.

Seeing the other man lean over him, he shook his head furiously from side to side, to try to stop the other man from kissing him. After a couple of minutes, he began to feel dizzy and opened his eyes with caution. His boss was sitting between his legs, with one eyebrow raised and head resting on the one hand leaning against the couch. Naruto blinked and tried pleading this time, "Mr. Uchiha, please let me go"

Mr. Uchiha sighed and pulled Naruto up, making him straddle the taller man, "Fine. Call me Sasuke and give me a kiss"

Naruto slumped a bit in resignation. He placed his still bound hands on the other man's chest, screwed his eyes shut and shyly pressed his lips against the thin pale ones in front of him. When he opened his eyes again he saw his boss giving him a blank stare. Naruto blinked back. The other man raised an eyebrow. Naruto mumbled, "Sasuke"

His boss untied his hands muttering. Naruto could only make out the words 'hardly a kiss' before he was pulled to his feet. Sasuke told him, "I'll drop you home" and stated walking. Naruto obediently followed.


Naruto gave the directions to his home and Sasuke followed them. That was untill the short cut that Sasuke took, which Naruto didn't even know existed. It seemed as if the man already knew the way to Naruto's home.

After parking in front of Naruto's apartment building, Sasuke paused, not letting Naruto out. Naruto looked at the other man in confusion. In retrospect, he should have seen the kiss coming.


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