A/N: First two chapters are nice and light and unangsty. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Pairing: KakaSasu somehwatNaru Triangle
Warnings: YAOI, AU, ANGST, GAMER TERMINOLOGY, slight humor for fellow gamers out there.

All names of places and the name itself regarding Crisis Code are purely fictional and are in no way affiliated with any such existence.
And, since a few people have asked, NO this is most definitely NOT based off Maple Story. I do NOT play 2D games. Or scroll games...the graphics and character designs are too mediocre for my taste. Yes I have tried Maple Story...and hated it. It makes a mockery of MMO's in my opinion.
I play many MMO's and I base this off what I've seen in the ones I do play, which would be FlyFF, Grand Fantasia, Runes of Magic, Ether Saga, Luna Online, and Mabinogi currently. I used to play WoW, Ragnarok, and Runescape as well, but I don't anymore...though I would be playing Ragnarok II if I could just get the damned english patch to work. -huff-

Anyways...happy fic reading!

The boy couldn't help but let a smile push forward as he read the words on the screen. Quickly, he covered his mouth with his hand as he leaned in, nibbling on his thumb. He didn't want his brother to see him smiling like this, of course. Blinking, he got up to close the door to his room, running back to the spinny-rolly chair to jump onto it and reread what the other had sent him.

So, you're new to the guild, huh? Well, welcome to Infinitii. I hope you don't mind me PMing you. I'm a level 82 priest, you AoE? I could gladly help you level a bit with some of my buffs and stick around to heal some, if you'd like. My heal is maxed. :3

Uchiha Sasuke bit his lower lip. He couldn't even believe someone from Infinitii was speaking to him. Hell, he couldn't even fathom the fact he had made it into Infinitii, the top guild in the popular MMORPG Crisis Code.

ya i am aoe. but um… i mean, im only lvl 38 so i cant rly party with u or anything. u wouldnt get exp….sooo its ok. o thx btw for the welcome.

He almost debated not replying, yet closed both eyes and pushed enter, hoping he wouldn't come off as childish. Level 82...the level cap in the game was 90. And 90 was near impossible to achieve. To be level 82...

"Oi, Sasuke! Time for dinner!"

Sasuke twitched, hating to hear his older brother's voice at such a crucial time as this. "Tell mom to just save me some, I'll be down lat-"

"Get your ass downstairs. What the hell are you doing anyways?" Itachi growled, pushing the door open and charging into his younger brother's room. Sasuke immediately hit the power to the monitor, spinning in his chair to glare at the elder Uchiha.

"N-nothing! Go away!"

Itachi hesitated for a moment before allowing a smitten smirk to brush his lips. "Not until…"

"Ah!! ANIKI!"

"…I do this." With a simple press of a button, the monitor began to boot itself back to life. Sasuke struggled, both wrists held tight in his older brother's hands. "Oh my god…you're totally playing some MMO. Didn't I tell you those things ruin your life?" Itachi poked a finger to Sasuke's forehead. "You never listen to me…huh?"

Sasuke's eyes veered back to the screen suddenly, then shot open with alarm. "DON'T READ THAT!"

" 'It's okay, let me help you level. Meet me on Channel 3 at Tabitha Town by the lodelite. :3 Auto-follow me from there. By the way, where are you from? ;3' ?…" Itachi droned, raising his syllables in inquiry at the end. There was a pause. "Are you talking to pedophiles again? Don't think I've forgotten that Orochimaru guy you were webcamming wit-"

"GET OUT!" Both cheeks were tinted a bright magenta by the time Sasuke managed to push his older brother from his room, being sure to lock the door behind him, heart fluttering.

Hello?

A subtle ding from the speakers sent Sasuke dashing back to his chair, eyes glued to the screen once more.

sry my brother was being a dick…which isnt unusual. umm ok let me get to town though i ran out of teleport scrolls.

Sasuke hesitated slightly, looking back to the doorknob to make certain it was locked.

im from tokyo. u?

The boy waited for a moment before venturing through mobs twice his level to get to said town, glancing constantly at the PM-chat box in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

Really? Interesting, I'm from Tokyo, too. :3 Don't tell me you're from Shibuya, as well? That'd be a little creepy. XD

Both onyx orbs blinked twice in a pattern of amazement before stopping his character at a point away from aggros to rest his shaking fingers on the keys.

…um i actually do live in shibuya…do i kno u? u sound like one of my friends only…the mature version.

Sasuke sat stiff in his chair, wondering if his best friend, Naruto, was playing a trick on him. But how could a dimwit like him get into the infamous Infinitii guild, nevertheless reach a level 80 plus. Besides, Naruto would name his character something like Ramen, not Resplendence. The blonde probably didn't even know what that meant! Though, Sasuke had to admit, he did look it up on dictionary dot com.

Who knows, lol. :3 Who's your friend? Shibuya's not exactly a small town. o.o;;

The boy twiddled his thumbs, thinking, debating…

um, uzumaki naruto?

"Sasuke! Get down here, now!" Three loud bangs echoed in wake of a rather agitated female voice.

ugh nvm mother calls. ill ttyl. sry i couldnt meet u. ill be on later tonight. bye.

"Honestly. What are you doing up there in that dungeon?"

Sasuke twitched noticeably as his father furrowed his brows at him from across the table whilst his mother dished out portions to the three boys. He couldn't help it if all his walls were painted black and there were no windows to speak of. That didn't make it a dungeon. There were no monsters to kill, no special items, no…

"Talking to pedophiles again." Itachi cut in, taking a sip of his milk. Sasuke blushed bright red, fists clenching.

"What the hell are you talking about! I was playing a game!"

"So that's why your grades have dropped…" A small sound hissed from the eldest Uchiha's mouth, the man being clearly perturbed. Sasuke averted both eyes down to his plate, pushing the rice around with his chopsticks apathetically, acting as though he hadn't heard his father's comment. It was true, though. Ever since he joined Crisis Code, he had gone from being a straight A student to a solid D-C average. Though, he had been careful to ignore that. Zenshin High wasn't an easy school to get by in, so a C average was rather common for even the most intelligent of folk. Yet, a prodigy from the Uchiha family? Itachi's little brother? Of course he had to make straight A's. "Sasuke, your brother graduated with perfect marks. I think we need to take that computer from you if you're not focusing on-"

"No! You can't! I gotta get to level 40, they have new weapons and there's an event tomorrow that I have to help my guild with and…and…" The room went silent as the boy's syllables dropped to inaudible, a hue of cherry across his face.

"Told you it ruins your life." Itachi mumbled, stuffing a helping of rice into his mouth. "Pass the takayaki, please."

"Sasuke, you-"

"Oh, hush, all of you," A female voice arose above the rest as she laid the dish of takayaki beside her eldest son. "It's dinner. Family time. Itachi, say grace before eating. Goodness, where have our manners gone?" Angrily, the woman snapped her wooden chopsticks into a perfect split, bowing her head slightly. "Itadakimasu."

The table went silent as the three eldest Uchiha members munched quietly. Sasuke sighed, pushing the food around on his plate, waiting to return to Crisis Code. Both feet tapped the floor gently in rhythm of the game's background music as he attempted to ignore his anticipation.

After a few moments of this, his mother looked at him, a stern aura interlaced in both eyes. "You are to go right to bed after eating, unless you plan on studying."

"What? But mom…"

"You have school tomorrow and it's already past nine. If you're not going to eat or study, bed. Now."

When the woman had made up her mind, there was no arguing with her. Everyone knew that. Even Sasuke.

"…okay." A solemn sigh dropped from both lips as the word sorrowfully cascaded from his throat in a defeated rasp. Not another word was spoken as he silently climbed the stairs in pursuit of his bedroom, getting to the top and rounding the corner into his room only moments later. Foolishly, the boy allowed hope to get the better of him and rebooted his computer, only to find the internet had been turned off. "…goddamnit…"

It was near 3am before Sasuke got to sleep.

"SASUKE!!" A loud yell alerted the black-haired boy from behind as he whipped his head around slowly, two tired onyx orbs meeting a pair of gleeful cerulean. "Eh? You look kinda tired." The blonde sat down next to his friend in the midst of the lecture-hall-like classroom, cocking a head at him.

"…Crisis Code…" Sasuke slurred, sleep riding on his vocals.

"Ehhh? Again!?" Naruto gasped, blinking twice in alarm. "Don't you sleep?"

"Gamers… don't sleep…I've learned this…the hard way."

The two looked at each other for a moment, a slight instant of alleged understanding passing between them.

"…right…" The blonde laughed awkwardly, turning his attention to the front of the room. "Guess what? I actually did my homework last nigh-"

Both bloodshot onyx hues shot open suddenly in alarm. "H-homework!?"

Naruto stared at Sasuke, jaw slightly ajar. "Don't tell me, you didn't…..again?"

Silence struck the two, allowing the bell for first block AP English IV to commence. When their professor had waltzed so casually into the room, the lecture hall had already filled to it's capacity of 70 students. Glittering silver caught the eyes of Naruto as Sasuke let his head hit the desk in defeat. 'I didn't do my homework…again!'

"We're seriously in an alternate reality or something…" The blonde muttered, pulling out his rather sloppy homework and smoothing out the crinkles on his desk as Sasuke tugged at his raven locks.

'Stupid…stupid…stupid…!'

"Alright, class, listen up!" The room went silent as the silver-haired man at the front took charge, speaking loudly in perfect English to his room full of teenagers. "As you know, this is AP English IV. There will be no more Japanese till the end of this block from this point onward."

It was the normal 'good morning, welcome to school' greeting they got every day from their professor, the impersonal Doctor Hatake Kakashi, a Ph.D major in the English language. Many less than thrilled 'yes sir's filled the air as the man at the front wrote a set of instructions on the board.

"Alright, kids. Get to it." Kakashi commanded, setting the washable marker down and stepping aside to watch the reaction of his class. Several students got to their feet, climbing the steps to the bottom of the room. Others, who obviously hadn't a clue what the instructions said, followed those who did then paused at the bottom with them and chatted idly as they attempted to decipher the foreign language.

"Alright! Let's go, Sasuke!" Naruto tugged at the black-haired boy, pulling the half-asleep teen to his feet and dragging him to the bottom before halting at the last step. "So…what does it say?"

Sasuke huffed, squinting up at the board before pulling out his glasses. Bad eyesight was common in the Uchiha household. "Paper…basket…put…uhh…" Slowly, he translated step one, brow furrowing in annoyance. "Idono." The slur of syllables rushed together in a clump as the rather piqued Uchiha leaned on the blonde, closing his eyes once more. "Night."

"Huhh? Ugh, you're no help…ah! Shikamaru!"

Spiky light auburn hair turned, holding a small, rectangular slip of paper in between his fingers. The smartest boy in class. Of course he could read it.

"Ugh, so troublesome…Yes?" He asked in plain English, giving the blonde a rather hopeless look. Naruto smiled, wondering what he had said before 'yes'.

"Um, what do the instructions say?" The infamous fox-like grin spread Naruto's lips into a teeth-revealing smile. Shikamaru shook his head, switching back to Japanese in a matter of seconds.

"You're hopeless, Uzumaki. Step one, place homework paper in the basket at the front. Step two, grab a slip of paper from the bowl beside it. Step three, proceed to the media center, find a computer, and research the word's meaning and origin. Step four, prepare and present a brief report, in English, about your word. Due tomorrow." A sigh was placed at the end of each step, indicating how simple the brunette seemed to think it was. Naruto blinked for a moment.

"So…Sasuke, did you catch all that?" The blonde nudged the weight on his shoulder, who only mumbled slightly in indication he had heard some form of speech from the other. "…right. Um, thanks, Shikamaru." A smile retraced his lips, perking the corners upwards in gratitude as the brunette waved an apathetic hand, walking away to join his girlfriend, Temari. "So…go to the media center, right?" Naruto began to walk towards the door, dragging Sasuke with him.

"Hah…? No, no…we go this way…" Sleepily, the Uchiha grabbed onto his companion's arm and pulled him towards the front of the lecture hall, where a basket and bowl lay at the front of Kakashi's desk. A hand grabbed the blonde's paper, thrusting it into the basket before plopping into the bowl, grabbing a handful of paper slips. Naruto blinked.

"Um, Sasuke…we need two…"

"That is two!" A line began to form behind them, awkward stares boring onto them and creating a limelight. Naruto averted both eyes, putting back all but two paper slips Sasuke had been holding.

"…I'd really hate to see you drunk." As the blonde pulled his partner to the media center, he handed the boy a slip of paper.

"Celerity?" Sasuke read, sitting down wearily at a computer and laying his head on the keys, not giving a damn if he pressed a couple or more. "Wonder what that means. What'd you get?" Naruto shrugged, putting his notebook down between them and flicking on both their computers.

"Hmm, lessee…"

"Are you even gonna do this project, you slacker?"

"Are you, newbie slacker?"

The two looked at each other, glares of annoyance surfacing between them, before Naruto broke their stare, unfolding his slip of paper to read it's contents. "Resplendence."

Sasuke perked up, lifting his head from the keyboard not unlike that of a meerkat. "What did you just say?" Naruto raised an eyebrow at him, slightly taken aback.

"Uh, resplendence? Why?"

The Uchiha snagged the paper from him, eyes widening as he read the word himself. "…where have I heard this word before…?"

A/N: Like always, review if you want an update.