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"Sasuke, can I talk to you?" Itachi tapped lightly on Sasuke's office door before stepping inside. The younger raven looked up from the papers he was looking at before looking back down at them and going back to his work.

"What is it?" Sasuke asked boringly. He set the papers aside and folded his hands on the oak desk before him. He gave his brother his undivided attention.

"Sotiria and I are going back to the underworld for a little while." He says avoiding his younger brother's gaze.

"W-What, why?" He asked. His eyebrows furrowed together in confusion. Sasuke knew he could handle things on earth by himself, but it was nothing like working with his brother to keep him more on the straight narrow.

"We're finally gonna tell Sir Lucifer about our relationship." Itachi takes in a large amouth of oxygen before exhaling slowly. "I want to be with her for the rest of my life and I want everyone to know. We're both tired of hiding it and it's only a matter of time before he finds out. It'd be better for us to just tell him than to have him find out from someone else. I was suppose to protect her, not fall in love with her." Itachi ran a stressful hand over his face. Sasuke watched his brother fidget. He knew he was under alot of stress with wanting to tell their king that he's been in love and in a relationship with his daughter for many years. Sasuke kind of felt for his brother. The suspense of not knowing whether you'd be accepted by your love's family is something that would stress anyone out. And this wasn't just someone. This was Lucifer, ruler of hell. The king of temptation.

"A-Are you sure you're ready for that?" Sasuke asked his brother with a worried look plastered on his face. Itachi slowly looked up at his brother and smiled softly.

"It doesn't matter if I'm ready or not." Itachi says with a small shrug. "It needs to be done before she's given away to someone else."

"Well that still wouldn't matter if Lucifer isn't accepting of you two." Sasuke says with reason. "I just don't want you thrown into oblivion."

Itachi smirks. "I'll be fine brother." He says. "We're his most prized possessions. He wouldn't get rid of me that easily."

Sasuke let out a shaky breath.

"You know you're in charge of everything till we get back." Itachi ran his hands through his silky raven hair. His obsidian eyes locking onto his brother's. "You can choose one of our followers to be your second in command. I'd prefer Shikamaru or Kiba. More so Shikamaru, He's more observant and he can get things done unlike any of the girls. Kiba just wants to collect souls, so he's not reliable enough for–"

"I know, Itachi." Sasuke says with a nod. "I know. Everything will be covered. I'll talk to everyone after I see the two of you off."

"No need." Itachi waved his brother off. "Sotiria left this morning. I'm leaving after this conversation. Just make sure everything is still standing when we return."

Sasuke stood as did his brother. "That is, if you even make it back." He says slyly.

Itachi snorted a ruffled his brother's hair once he made it around the desk to him.

"I love you, little brother."

"Whatever." Sasuke mumbled.

Itachi chuckled. "See you later."

"See you."

Itachi took that as his cue to leave and within the blink of an eye, the man was gone. Sasuke sighed heavily and looked around his office before he headed towards the door to exit. He walked out of the office and down the long hallway towards the club where he knew everyone was preparing for the night's events. He walked over to the balcony that overlooked the entire club. He placed his hands on the railing and gripped it before looking at his followers. He took in a deep breath.

"I would like to discuss something with you all." He says gaining everyone's attention. They all look up towards their master, waiting for him to disclose whatever information he had to let them know.

"What is it, Lord Sasuke?" Karin asked as he dried the glasses for tonight.

"Itachi and Sotiria are going back to the underworld for a while." He says slowly. "Which means that I need a second in command. I've already thought about who it should be and I want each and every one of you to respect them like you'd respect either me or Itachi. Is that understood?"

The room was quiet for a moment before Karin was the first to agree. Then it was like a domino effect.

"Shikamaru will be my second in command while Itachi is gone."

"I knew it." Kiba mumbles under his breath as he slowly shakes his head from side to side.

"Do you really wanna do paperwork all day?" Sasuke turned his attention to Kiba who slightly cringed when Sasuke looked at him.

"No." Kiba mumbles.

"Then shut up." Sasuke sighs. "Anyway, it's what I've decided. You all can get back to work." Sasuke stuffed his hands into his pockets. He felt his phone in his hand and his heart thumped slightly remembering that Naruto had put his phone number in. He had contemplated since that day on if he should call the blonde or not. It had been a few days and he wasn't sure what he would say once he had the blonde on the phone.

He'd thought about asking him to hang out but where would he go exactly? He was indeed familiar with the good hot spots in the city, but he never really left the club unless he actually had to. Other than that, he was here twenty-four seven. He let out a shaky breath before turning and returning back to his quarters. Sitting in his office chair, he pulled out his phone and unlocked it. he scrolled through his contacts until he found Naruto's number. He looked at it for a bit wondering if he should call or not. What would he say? What would he talk about?

Before he knew it, the phone was ringing. His breath hitched once it stopped.

"Hello?" A groggy voice answered on the other end of the phone.

"You're not a morning person either?" Sasuke found himself smiling hearing Naruto's voice on the other end of the phone.

"Heh, unlike you I'm on the clock twenty-four seven." Naruto answers groggily. "So any down time I get for sleeping, I'm taking."

Sasuke chuckles. "Well I'm sorry for disturbing your slumber." He says.

"No, you're fine." Naruto stretches. "I needed to be up anyway. So what do I owe this call?"

"Nothing." Sasuke shrugs. He felt his face getting hot as the butterflies began to swarm around in the pits of his stomach. He didn't know what else to say but he wanted to keep Naruto on the phone for as long as he could.

"Will you be looking for bounties later on tonight?" He asks.

"Why?" Naruto replied with a little more sass than he intended. "Do you miss me or something?"

"Heh, funny." Sasuke says. "I was actually wondering if you wanted to hang out after club hours."

"That would be something I'm interested in." Naruto yawns as he sits up. A smile crossing his lips. He bit his lip to hide it as if the handsome raven could see him.

"So I'll be seeing you later on?"

"Indeed you will." Naruto says softly.

"Great." Sasuke couldn't hide the smile on his face any longer. "See you soon."

"See you." The blonde responds. He went to end the call before he heard Sasuke's voice calling his name once more.

"Yeah?" He replies.

"Wear something orange." With that, the raven ended the call. Naruto looked at his phone for a few seconds before he placed it back onto the nightstand. He rolled over on his back and stared at the ceiling.


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Naruto stared at himself in the full body mirror. As his orange button down clung to his upper half and his black Chino pants on his lower half. His hair was slightly messy as always, but nonetheless, he looked quite alluring. He blinked as he heard Sasuke's voice echoing in his mind about wearing something orange. Why? What was the reason.

What is this feeling? The little angel thought as he continued to stare at himself. After another few moments of staring at himself, he finally decided to gather the rest of his things and head out. As he sat in the Uber on his way to the club, he looked down at his phone once more. He hadn't heard anything from Sasuke since he called, and was wondering what the raven was up to. He knew that obviously now, the raven was working. But throughout the day he'd wondered why he didn't continue a conversation.

The Uber finally pulled up to the Devil's Playground and Naruto quickly thanked the driver before getting out of the car. He fixed himself before he stepped up to Jugo, who stood in his usual spot checking eligible identification.

"Good Evening Jugo." Naruto says once he steps up to him. Jugo smiled at the young blonde and nodded.

"Good Evening Naruto." He says. "Go on inside. Sasuke is waiting on your arrival."

Butterflies began to swarm in the blonde's stomach from the mention of the raven. He smiled it off and walked into the club. As always, He spotted Suigetsu over in the DJ booth spinning the latest tunes. He spotted Naruto and gave him a friendly wave from across the club. Naruto waved back and proceeded on his way to the bar where he knew Karin would be.

As expected, the girl stood at the bar in her typical attire of a red bustier and black leather pants. Her glasses sat perfectly on her face as she poured several drinks into their glasses and shoved them away to her consumers. She smiled once she saw Naruto.

"Well look who it is." She says walking over to his side. She leaned over the counter. Her smirk curling on her lips seductively. "How are you Naruto?"

"I'm fine Karin, how are you?" Naruto stuffed his hands in his pockets.

"I'm great." She says after a breath. "What can I get for you?"

"Whatever it is you wanna give me."

Karin's eyes twinkled in a way that Naruto had never seen before. She reached below her and pulled out a whole unopened bottle of 1942 Don Julio tequila. Naruto wrapped his hand around the slender bottle and watched as Karin then slid him two glasses. He tucked the bottle under his arm and grabbed the glasses from the table. After thanking her, he made his way towards the second level. Up top, Sakura, Shikamaru and Kiba were all having a conversation of their own. Sakura stood in between Shikamaru and Kiba with a clipboard in hand. Kiba was hunched over the railing overlooking the entire club. Shikamaru stood with his hands tucked into his pockets.

"Yeah, hopefully he really doesn't get thrown into oblivion."

"Hey guys." Naruto made his presence known as he walked up to them. They smiled his way and Sakura instantly gave him a hug. He smiled as he hugged her back with one arm.

"Naruto, Hi!" Sakura yelpped once she let him go. "How are you?"

"I'm fine and yourself?" He asks humbly. Shikamaru and Kiba both nodded to the blonde in acknowledgement.

"I'm good." She asked. "Sasuke should be in his quarters."

Naruto nodded. "Okay then." He then turned on his heels and began to walk towards the back of the club. He made it to the back of the club and opened the door that was leading to the offices. He stalked over to Sasuke's office and knocked lightly on the door.

"Come in." Sasuke's voice muffled from the other end of the door. Naruto turned the knob and pushed the door forward, stepping through. He spotted Sasuke sitting at his desk looking as if he was doing something important. He glanced up at Naruto and his whole task came to a complete stop. He looked the small blonde from head to toe. Chest slightly heaving as he watched Naruto walk from closing the door behind him to sitting in the empty seat in front of his desk. He watched Naruto place the two glasses on his desk, fiddle with the bottle untill it popped open and placed the bottle on the table. Naruto stood to his feet and grabbed the glasses, walking to Sasuke's in-office bar for some ice. The blonde then walked back and proceeded to pour the liquor into the glasses. As he lowered himself to sit, he pushed a glass towards Sasuke, who's eyes never left him.

"Hey," Sasuke finally says as Naruto's eyes finally met his. Naruto's face lit up slightly as he smiled over at Sasuke.

"Hey yourself." Naruto replies. "I didn't mean to bother you while you were working."

"You're not." Sasuke smirked as he took the glass in his hands. He swirled the ice around in the glass making sure the liquor would be cold when he drank. He took a sip, frowning realizing that it wasn't his usual whiskey. "What is this?"

Naruto twisted the bottle around for Sasuke to read as he took a sip from his own glass. "Karin gave me this bottle."

Sasuke slowly rolls his eyes as he took another drink from his glass before placing it down. "She's pushing it."

Naruto chuckles. "So what kind of paperwork you doing?" He asks. "I think this is the first time I'm actually seeing you do work and I want to take advantage."

"Ha." Sasuke laughed as he sat back in his chair. He scratched his chin as he looked Naruto over slowly. "I'm just signing a couple of added numbers Shikamaru put together for our books."

Naruto nodded slowly. "I have another question Sasuke." Naruto breaks their silence. "And I want you to be honest with me, okay?"

Sasuke's eyebrow's furrowed together. "Of course." He says with a small nod.

"A-Are you, ya'know–gay?"

Sasuke scoffed slightly as he laughed. "What makes you think that?"

Naruto shrugged casually. "Just a question." He says. "Since everyone thinks we have the hots for eachother I wanted to know what really gives them the idea. One of us has to at least be interested in men, right?"

"These are horny sex-crazed women that's been having this fantasy Naruto." Sasuke points out. "That's what they do. It's like how we think two women fucking around together is hot."

"I-I don't think that either, honestly." Naruto says as he shakes his head slowly from side to side. Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

"What?" Sasuke took another drink from his glass. "So you're gay?"

"What? Of course not, we discussed this already." Naruto says with a frown.

"Well." Sasuke shrugged. "You accused me so it's only fair. How do you not think two women is hot?"

"Well, I'm just not a fan of homosexuality." Naruto says again. "I love women. I'd rather be with a woman. And I'd rather for a woman to be with a man like me."

"A. Man. Like. You, huh?" Sasuke's eyes glazed over as he spoke each word. A smirk curling it's way to his lips.

Naruto felt his face getting hot and his quickly adverted his gaze. "I mean, Not exactly like me but you know."

"Uh huh." Sasuke clicked his tongue. "How'd it look out there?"

"Like it always does." Naruto shrugged. "Full of sinners."

"Ah, a beautiful sight isn't it?" Sasuke and Naruto both look at each other before they laugh.


It had to be about an hour later and the two men were in a corner secluded away from all contact with the club life. As they watched others enjoy themselves, they enjoyed each other with conversation and liquor, which from time to time was provided by Sakura.

"So tell me Naruto." Sasuke says as he pours their umpteenth glass. His pale cheeks was becoming red from the liquor warming his insides. He handed Naruto his glass and began pouring his own. "Is Hinata your girlfriend?"

A blushed formed on the blonde's face as he quickly shook his head. "Oh no," He says with a chuckle. "She's beautiful though, right?"

"Just like an angel." Sasuke tossed his drink back quickly before pouring yet another. The liquor was starting to taste like water.

"But no, she's not my girlfriend." Naruto says again. "I'm not worthy of someone so pure like her."

"Ah, have some sins of your own Mr. Holier Than Thou?" Sasuke raised his eyebrows.

"Ha, funny." Naruto took the jab at his religion like a champ, knowing he couldn't blow his cover with a human. But now he felt like he had to guard Sasuke and make sure the raven doesn't make any moves on him. "I'm not a sinner."

"Yet here you are, drinking liquor." Sasuke then turns his glass up once more. "In a club labeled 'The Devil's Playground'. Flirting with me."

"I'm not flirting with you." Naruto blushed deeply as he frowned. He watched the raven look him from the bottom to his eye. His onyx eyes sparkled under the lighting. Naruto took in a deep breath and pushed the impure thoughts out his head. He was an angel of the Lord. This would get him surely sent to hell.

"Hn, could've fooled me." Sasuke closed his eyes slowly as his right eyebrow slightly raised mockingly. Naruto frowned deeply before bringing his own glass to his lips. His gazed turned away from Sasuke for a brief moment as he watched the hundreds of bodys bump and grind in drunken stupor against eachother.

"Maybe you're not as holy as you think you are, Naruto." Sasuke says gaining the small blonde's attention once more. He scooted closer to him, closing their gap. Naruto's breath slightly hitched. Sasuke smelled really good to him. It wasn't too masculine, but it wasn't feminine either. He was beautiful. Something he was sure God took his time on. But something about Sasuke was so mysterious. Maybe he was the lost soul sent to Naruto for him to heal.

Naruto blinked once. Then twice. He turned his head again. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Sasuke snorts. Hearing the sound forced a gaze from Naruto, who's never heard the raven actually laugh before. It made his stomach do flips.

"Sasuke, are you drunk?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.

Sasuke blinked at him. "What do you mean?" Sasuke then turned up the rest of his glass before reaching for the bottle. Naruto placed his hand on op of Sauske's wondering how a man such as himself could have skin as smooth as a woman's. Their eyes lock, Sasuke looking and wondering why Naruto had stopped him; Naruto wondering what to do or say next. Things were becoming difficult to keep a straight face. Everything was so confusing for Naruto. He couldn't understand why he was so strongly attracted to this Raven haired man before him.

Maybe,I should just-

Naruto leaned forward. His eyes focusing on his target. Sasuke, understanding fully well where this is going, placed a finger on Naruto's lips stoping the blonde just before their lips touched. Naruto looked at Sasuke completely embarassed. Sasuke then used the same hand to cup the blonde's face, forcing eye contact.

"We have eyes watching us Naru," He says lowly.

Naruto swallowed the lump in his throat. He nodded slowly and Sasuke let him go. Together, the both of them stood and Naruto followed Sasuke towards the elevator that lead to his suite just above the club. Sasuke made sure to keep his distance while they stood in the elevator. Although it was just the two of them, Sasuke wanted Naruto's anxiety to spike through the roof. That way when Sasuke did touch him, it would be nothing holding Naruto back.

Naruto stood in the elevator sneaking glances at a clearly calm looking Sasuke. Sasuke dug in his pocket and pulled out his phone, dialing a number and placing the phone to his ear. Naruto watched as he waited for the other end to answer.

"Karin, have Saukra bring another bottle of whatever it was you gave Naruto up to my suite."

Karin snickered. "Ah, you like that one don't you?"

"Just shutup and just do it." Sasuke grunts through the phone.

"As you wish." Karin says before ending the call. The elevator door opened revealing Sasuke's suite. It looked rather modern, nothing of it gave off the vabe that Sasuke was actually part owner of the club just below him. The music of the club thumping in the background. Sasuke stepped out of the elevator first, quickly uncuffing his cufflinks and placing them on the endtable close to the long lounge-like couch. Naruto watched the raven get comfortable in his home. Sasuke looked over at Naruto and smirked.

"You can get comfortable as well, Naruto." He says. "We won't be going downstairs for a while."

Naruto again swallowed the lump in his throat as he thought about what it was the two of them could possibly be doing. He knew this was wrong, but then again he was just curious. He felt as though if this was indeed a sin, why were there so many of them roaming the earth if these are the people God himself created. Nothing seemed to make sense at the moment. But he knew he needed answers. The both of them began to get comfortable on the couch.

"Maybe we can actually talk to each other without worrying about the others thinking we're about to tongue each other down right?" Sasuke smiled at the blonde making him blush and quickly turned his head.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Naruto says lowly. Sasuke scooted closer to Naruto, closing the gap between them once more. There was a ding. Sasuke looked over his shoulder seeing that the elevator doors opened and Sakura was now walking towards them with the same bottle Naruto had just earlier. She smiled at the two of them.

"Hey!" She says as she reaches them. She hands Sasuke the bottle before pushing loose strands of hair out her face. "Anything else you need, Sasuke?"

Sasuke shook his head and smirked at the girl. "No thank you." He says. "I'll call if I need anything else later."

"No problem." She says before quickly turning on her heels and heading back to the elevator. Once Sasuke heard the elevator doors closing, he turned back to Naruto handing him the bottle all in one motion.

Naruto wrapped his fingers around the neck of the bottle before taking it out of Sasuke's grasp. His heart thumping in his chest. What was going on?

Sasuke watched as Naruto fiddled with the top to pop the cork, he then took it upon himself to put ice into the cups. Once he returned from doing so, he handed Naruto the cups and he gladly poured both of their glasses.

"So tell me," Sasuke says after taking a sip of his drink. He placed the cup down and turned towards Naruto, giving the blonde his full attention. Naruto raised his eyebrows as he sipped from his own glass, waiting for Sasuke to finish.

"Yes?" He says in the middle of Sasuke's dramatic pause.

"What made you choose your profession?" Sasuke finishes. "It's such an interesting one for someone like yourself. Half of the people you're after have a dead or alive label. I'm assuming and about 50% of them are extremely armed an dan-"

"I've never killed a man." Naruto says quickly as he drinks. "For as long as I've been working as a Bounty Hunter– I've never killed a man. My training is way too servre to allow the right to kill a person as one of my go to options. If I have to kill someone, it is because I absolutely have to. Nothing else."

Sasuke raised his eyebrows, slightly turned on by the Blonde's sudden stern tone.

"So let's say your bounty has a hostage-"

"-I've managed to gain custody of my bounty without killing them or harming the hostage." Naruto says again as he drinks. "Like I said, I've been through intense training to have killing someone as a go to option."

Sasuke smirks as he sips his drink. His eyes lingering on Naruto and his new found stern tone. He noticed the shift change in Naruto and it was rather alluring.

"I see." He finally says. "You're a skilled man. I'd wish I could see those skills one day."

Naruto's eyes lands on Sasuke, noticing that the raven's eyes never left him. Naruto blinked once. Then twice, as he swallowed yet another lump in his throat.

"You have really pure blue eyes." Sasuke finds himself saying. "They're beautiful."

"Who's flirting with who now, Sasuke?" Naruto cocked an eyebrow and brought his cup to his lips to hide his reddened face.

"I thought you weren't flirting?" Sasuke shot back just as quickly as Naruto spoke.

"I-I wasn't fl-"

"-It's okay Naruto." Sasuke smirks as the words leave his mouth. He could feel Naruto's heart beating out of his chest. He was backing the cute little christian into a corner and he knew with saying the right things, he would fold. "Not one's here to judge you about it."

Naruto opened his mouth to speak but no words came out. He quickly looked away from Sasuke and chuckled, pushing himself to stop the impure thoughts about the raven that flooded his mind.

"This is crazy." He says with a deep breath.

"I think you're just drunk." Sasuke hums as he pours himself another glass. "You're paranoid. That's the effect of the evil twins better known as Sakura and Karin."

"What are you talking about?" Naruto furrowed his eyebrows as he mumbled the words. "I'm initoxicated but I am aware of what's going on."

"Are you?" Sasuke's head shot the blonde's way as he finished pouring his drink. "Because if you were, you would understand that this is just us hanging out, in my suite, getting comfortably drunk with one another." Sasuke tossed back his drink after he spoke his sentence. Pouring himself yet another glass, He shrugged his shoulders. "Instead, you're asking me about my sexuality, and swearing to your heavens that I'm coming on to you. If that were the case, I'd have already came on you." Again he tosses the drink back once he finishes his sentence. He says 'came' so strongly, he wanted Naruto to get the picture.

"S-So, you are..gay?" Naruto looks Sasuke up and down.

"Are you scared you'll catch it now?" Sasuke says with a chuckle. "I like women too, Naruto. I never said I was gay."

"So you're-"

"Bisexual." Sasuke finishes for him. "Are you comfortable with knowing your answer now? If in any way I made you feel uncomfortable, you're free to get on that elevator and leave."

Naruto felt a little appalled that Sasuke would automatically think he would reject him.

"I have gay friends." Naruto says with a frown. "I never said you make me feel uncomfortable. What I'm saying is that something had to influence Sakura and Karin into thinking we have something for the other. When we're obviously just friends."

Sasuke nodded as he listened to Naruto. Drinking his drink.

"What if I did come on to you Naruto?" Sasuke asked as he raised an eyebrow. "What would you do?"

Naruto felt his breath get caught in his throat. If he had asked Naruto this before he got to know the raven, he would've told him it would be a serious problem if he were to do so. But now, Naruto wasn't quite sure on what he wanted to do. He wasn't sure on what he thought was right. How could he have the emotions for someone who was just like him. A guy.

Sasuke stared at Naruto, waiting for him to speak. He saw the rosiness of the blonde's cheeks and everything in him had to stop him from making his move in that moment..

"You wouldn't do that." Naruto says breathlessly. Clinging to the hope that this feeling would soon pass. Sasuke raised his eyebrows in amusment.

"I wouldn't?" A playful smirk found it's way to the raven's face. He scooted closer to Naruto, just to get him to fidget. And just like Sasuke predicted. Naruto began to fidget.

"N-No, because we're f-friends, right?" Naruto turned his head towards Sasuke, a look of seduction playing in his eyes. Sasuke's eyes lowered towards the quivering lips of the blonde before him.

"Of course we are." Sasuke turns his body, leaning into Naruto. The blonde froze, his eyes quickly landing on Sasuke's lips. His chest heaving as he feels their gap closing.

Now Sasuke hovered over Naruto, his leg between Naruto's his knee pushing up against Naruto's manhood. Naruto had never seen anyone so beautiful. His ivory skin tone, his obsideian orbs. That jawline, those lips. That nose, that beautiful hair spilling into Naruto's face as they looked anticipating eachother.

"Naruto." Sasuke spoke the blonde's name huskily, causing him to quiver beneath him.

"Y-Yeah?" He chirps lowly, he trembled feeling the raven's warm breath on his skin.

"Can I kiss you?" Sasuke almost whispers.

Naruto's eyes widened. Sasuke could hear the breath that got caught in the blonde's throat and he knew that he had him right where he wanted him.

"S-Sasuke, are you coming on to me?" Naruto found himself asking. Sasuke leaned closer to Naruto, making sure their lips gazed one another's Naruto couldn't move.

"Hn." The raven smirks before he gently places his lips onto Naruto's.

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