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Alright!! Another chapter for you to enjoy. I'm glad for the bit of attention this story has gathered. I am very happy with the way this chapter came out and I hope for many more.

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Sasuke just wanted the torture to end. He didn't want to see Naruto looking so upset and for the first time in his life he wanted to get off the stage and just hide away where no one would find him. The stage was his outlet, but tonight he just wanted to run away. After the first act of the show, nothing would top it but the men still yelled at him and they tipped him well enough. Sasuke even had enough energy to take off his shirt and swing it around a little. There was no way to take off the chip on his shoulder that was a mile high. Itachi wanted him tonight, there was no escaping it. He was always rough and Sasuke could never get used to it.

It wasn't even an option for him to get used to it and just deal with life. There was no need for him to be owned by his brother. Sasuke just hoped that he could get away in time. Before something really bad happened to him or someone he cared about.

Sasuke watched Naruto for the rest of the show and when he got off stage he quickly scrounged up some paper and a pen and wrote down a small note. He walked by Naruto and slipped it into his hand. He looked confused but nonetheless put the paper in his pocket. Sasuke then went up to Itachi's home above the bar.

"Sasuke, I'm upset you didn't keep me waiting," he pouted. "Now I have no reason to punish you." There was a sly smile growing on his face as he advanced towards Sasuke. Sasuke, as always, kept still and allowed himself to be Itachi's sex slave for the night.

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Sasuke was awakened by the sunlight in his eyes. And he was in pain. He had just woken up after a long nights work with Itachi. He had been especially rough last night, probably to punish him for being so close to Naruto. Sasuke wasn't allowed to have people close to him; it had been one of Itachi's conditions. Itachi had become his legal guardian after his parents had been murdered, by what Itachi said had been a robbery. Since then Itachi had been relatively nice for a couple years and Sasuke had even gone to school. But he wasn't allowed to have friends and he had easily gotten top marks in all his classes. Itachi hadn't been impressed by this only because his genius was greater then Sasuke's. Itachi was a prodigy, and Sasuke always came in second.

It seemed that Itachi needed him though. It's not like Itachi would dance for a crowd of gay men. In fact, Sasuke had never seen Itachi smile, let alone dance. For the past year or so Itachi had been making Sasuke do unspeakable things in his bedroom. Itachi was always watching him just move around the apartment. Even though Sasuke was only 17, Itachi was forcing him to stay and treating him like a child even though Itachi was only 21.

Sasuke sat up in his bed and looked around. His room was an off white and all he had for furniture was a bed and a dresser. Both were beat off and second hand but they were alright for now, until Sasuke could get away. Sasuke pulled the moth-eaten curtains closed and sighed. He walked (with difficulty) to the bathroom to wash up and face the day.

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Naruto yawned and scratched his head. He rubbed his stomach and walked out to the kitchen to get some raman. The note was laying on the kitchen table and he looked at it like it was insulting him. He glared at it and had remembered the words perfectly. The note said:

Naruto, I'm sorry.

Sasuke

What did Sasuke mean by that?

Was he sorry for dancing with him?
Kissing him?
Leading him on?

The more Naruto thought about it the more frustrated he got with Sasuke. Why couldn't he have said what he was sorry about? Was it that he regretted everything he did? Naruto just couldn't get his head around...

'ooooo.. raman,' he thought as the kettle started to whistle.

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-A week later-

Naruto got ready to go out to the grocery store to pick up some more raman because he had eaten his last one earlier that day. He could feel his stomach grumble with hunger. He walked very quickly to the store. When he reached the door he thought he saw someone that looked like Sasuke. They were walking away from him so he only saw their back. Forgetting his hunger temporarily he started to follow the figure in front of him. He didn't really want to follow anyone but he didn't even realized his feet had started moving until he walked out of the safety of the streetlight and into the darkness.

He was walking rather slow, just fast enough to watch the person but not be noticed by them. Naruto looked casually into the stores as he passed them. When he looked back the 'Sasuke figure' had vanished. 'Well that was a waste of time'Naruto thought as he turned around to walk back to the grocery store. He felt someone grab his arm and he turned back to face his grabber.

He was amazed at how much this person looked like Sasuke. It was unbelievable. Did Sasuke have siblings?

"Hello, beautiful," the faux Sasuke said to him with a half smile on his face.

"Hi," Naruto said quickly.

"Why were you following me?" he said with a spark of interest in his eye.

"I thought you were someone else," Naruto said innocently but the comment struck a nerve in Itachi. "So thisis Sasuke's new boy toy, Naruto"

"Are you looking for them? I could help you find someone," Itachi said to him like he was a child.

"No thank you, I wasn't really looking for him. I just thought..." Naruto said looking down twiddling his thumbs.

"You already said that..." Itachi said smiling kindly. "It seems you like the guy that looks like me," Itachi said trying to rope Naruto into coming back to his place.

"No I don't like him, not like that," Naruto said trying to back away from the man but unable to because of the iron grip on his arm.

"Don't say that. I know you and Sasuke have something going on," he said and leaned in closer. Naruto could smell his breath and it was magnificent and indescribable. Naruto felt a tongue swirl around sexually in his ear. "You'd like it," he heard in a raspy whisper.

"I doubt that. Please let me go," Naruto said trying to take his arm out of the larger man's grasp. He was starting to get nervous now and he wished that someone would come and save him.

"Aww... Naruto your no fun. Just one night?" Itachi said, he could feel the anger rising in his body, he tried to remain calm so he wouldn't scare the cute blonde.

"No," Naruto said not trying to disguise his voice anymore. He was still struggling to claim his arm back. His eyes widened automatically when he saw the man lean down again but this time he didn't stop at his ear. His mouth went down to Naruto's neck and he gently kissed it.

"But Naruto, Sasuke is only half as good as I am. I promise it will be a night to remember," he said as softly and lovingly as he could.

Naruto was caught off guard by his use of Sasuke's name. He hadn't heard it the first time and he was starting to freak out. He tore his arm out of the older man's grip and ran back the way he had followed the strange man.

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Sasuke had seen everything that had gone on between Itachi and Naruto. He couldn't believe that Itachi would come on that strong. He knew that Naruto wouldn't like it and would run but he never expected Itachi to act as gentle and caring the way he did.

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Itachi walked back to the alley where he had left Sasuke and Kisame. Sasuke had tears running down his face and he couldn't wipe them away because his hands were bound and he had a gag in his mouth. Itachi smirked evilly and stroked the underside of Sasuke's chin. "Oh, that Naruto. He is a feisty one." Itachi whispered in Sasuke's ear. Sasuke tried to lunge at Itachi and attack him but Kisame had a strong hold on his arms. Sasuke knew better than try to kick his brother, that would result in much sexual whipping. Sexual to Itachi... punishment to Sasuke.

"Come little brother, lets go home," Itachi said to him. He glanced at Kisame and he nodded. Kisame untied Sasuke and ungagged him; then he pushed Sasuke to get him moving and they walked home in a group. Sasuke could feel more tears burning the back of his eyes but held them back. He also held back the urge to run after Naruto because he knew he wouldn't get two feet before Itachi or Kisame caught him. And then he would be punished. Sasuke resented the hold Itachi had over him. Sometimes he wished that he had died with his parents because the life he had was worse than any hell he could imagine.

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To Be Continued