Curiosity

Author's Note: This is a YAOI story. That means male x male romantic relationships will be featured alongside straight pairings throughout this tale. Oh and I will gradually be going back over this story and adding scene breaks. So if you see some chapters without them, you'll know why. If that or the pairing in bothers you, you might want to turn back now. For those of you still here, I hope you enjoy this story and reviews are always appreciated.

Story Notation: In beginning of this, Sasuke is struggling with his sexuality. This is a Suigetsu x Sasuke pairing, so eventually he figures it out though. First couple pages might hint at Karin and Suigetsu, but isn't actually romantic. They are just like oil and water.

Disclaimer: I own nothing and make no profit off of any of my fanfics.

Chapter 1

Curiosity. He supposed it was only natural. His partner on the force was just so different from him. He'd never met anyone like Suigetsu before. The man had absolutely no filter. Yes, curiosity was why he was so fascinated by the other man.

"Karin could on the undercover mission. She's as flat as a board anyway. Not like anyone would know the difference between her and an actual man, if we dressed her up right." Suigetsu says.

Yes, he had absolutely no filter. Sasuke Uchiha was the newest member of the Konoha Police Force. It was a special division of the NYPD. To put it simply, they took the other cases that the city was too afraid to touch, but the government didn't want to send in the FBI down and cause a panic.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" The red head twitches and gets in Suigetsu's face, ready to tear into him.

"Karin, forget it. You know he's just trying to get a rise out of you." Sasuke says and shakes his head.

Sasuke came from a small town in the middle of nowhere. His family had immigrated after the bomb was dropped during WWII. So his family had assimilated for the most part into American culture. Though his father, was clearly still Japanese at heart. The man had given him a very strict and proper upbringing. So being around someone like Suigetsu was…a completely foreign concept to him.

"He's such a jerk! Honestly, I don't know why they assigned someone like him to be your partner!" She grumbles.

"What's that supposed to mean?" The white haired man demands to know and twitches.

"It means you are a loudmouth, rude, and have absolutely no manners! You could learn something from Sasuke!" She snarls at him.

Sasuke was tempted to just tell them to start dating and get it over with. It had to be sexual tension right? That was the only reason two people would fight that much. But he was the new guy and he really didn't want to get in the middle of this. He sighs and stands next to Jugo, content to watch the fireworks for the moment.

"I know what you're thinking. They fight like an old married couple." The orange haired cop muses.

Sasuke couldn't help but nod. They absolutely did. He really hoped at some point they'd learn to get along. It was getting a bit annoying. It could be amusing at times, but he was starting to get a slight headache from Karin's shrieking.

"It won't happen. Suigetsu doesn't bat that team." Jugo says simply and Sasuke cocks his head to the side in confusion.

"What do you mean by that?" The Japanese American inquires in a baffled tone.

"He's gay. Suigetsu only likes men romantically. They are just like cats and dogs. I thought they liked each other at first too, but gone out drinking with him a couple times. He only hits on guys." The other cop informs him.

Sasuke blinks. He was gay? He never would have seen that one coming. Sasuke wasn't completely naïve. He knew that there were some men who liked men, some women who liked women, and some who liked both, but he'd never actually met anyone that was gay before.

Well strike that thought. Sasuke was logical enough to know, he probably had. He just came from a really small town. While people might be less likely to bat an eyelash in New York City, it would have been a fairly big deal to come out of the closet where he was from.

"Really?" Sasuke asks in disbelief and Jugo nods.

"Is that a problem for you? Because if you have an issue with it, you should be reassigned. Better that than putting your life or his at risk, if you aren't comfortable working with him." The orange haired man suggests.

"No, it's not a problem. It just surprised me. He's a professional. It's not like he's going to try to jump me in the squad car or something." Sasuke says with a shrug.

Jugo laughs. Sasuke smirks because he knew why. Suigetsu was many things, but a professional was not one of them. The man was half crazy, Sasuke thought. The shit that he would pull, would have gotten almost anyone else killed. But he swore Suigetsu had nine lives or something.

"Alright. He's not a professional. But I still doubt he'd actually try anything. We've already been partners for a month. If he was going to, he would have by now. He's definitely not shy." Sasuke says with a shrug.

Suigetsu was currently proving this by getting into quite the impressive spat with Karin. The violet eyed man was dodging the woman's punches. Sasuke had to admit, Suigetsu was fast. But Karin was furious. Sooner or later, one of those hits was going to land.

"Karin, would you stop trying to beat up my partner? I kinda need him in one piece." Sasuke mutters.

"I guess you're right. He's an idiot, but he's a good shot. You need him to cover you." She replies and storms off.

"Thanks. I could have handled her, but the chief would have torn into me for beating up another officer." Suigetsu says with a sigh.

Sasuke shakes his head. He didn't know why they fought like cats and dogs. It was really none of his business. But still, Suigetsu had said something about undercover. He walks over to him.

"What's this about an undercover mission?" Sasuke says.

"Oh that. Yeah, I was saying that Karin could go. I don't really know if you would be comfortable with this one. It's hard to get a read off of you." Suigetsu says.

Sasuke raises an eyebrow. What did Suigetsu mean by THAT? He was a professional. He was perfectly capable of going undercover. Once he had to pretend that he was a homeless man, that hadn't been fun. Still he had managed.

"What's the mission?" The new officer asks again.

"They need two officers to go undercover in a nightclub. They think that the club is just a front for a drug ring." His partner explains.

Sasuke didn't see what was so scary about that. Drug rings were dangerous, but not unexpected when you worked at Konoha. There had to be more.

"Why two male officers, specifically? I would have thought it would make more sense to send a man and a woman. That why they could pretend they were on a date." Sasuke says.

"It's not that kind of club. It's a gay nightclub." Suigetsu replies.

"Ohhh. Wait, what did you mean about me being hard to read?" Sasuke demands.

Suigetsu rubs the back of his head sheepishly. He knew Sasuke. He knew the man knew how to throw a damn vicious left hook. If he took this the wrong way, he'd be in for a world of pain. But he also knew the Uchiha wouldn't stop until he got an answer.

"Well I can't really tell which way you lean. I mean you don't really look at men, but you have completely ignored all the women that hit on you. You're too beautiful to be a man. So yeah, at the risk of sounding like a stereotypical bitch, I think that implies you're gay. But you told me you came from a really strict household. Your dad probably would have disowned you, if you were. So I don't freaking know. I didn't want to ask you because I didn't want to offend you." Suigetsu says.

"You were worried about offending me? Since when have you ever been worried about offending people? You do it every god damn day, especially with Karin." Sasuke says and decides to ignore the, beautiful comment.

"Oh that's different. I'm just messing with her. I'm not taking any cheap shots or asking something that's really personal. Sexual orientation is a little different than pointing out that she has the body of a twelve year old boy." Suigetsu says.

Sasuke shakes his head. He didn't think he'd understand Suigetsu as long as he lived. He frowns. Did he really give off that ambiguous of a "vibe?" Couldn't people tell that he was straight?

Well at least he thought he was. He'd never been with a man. But the few times he had been with a woman, hadn't really been satisfying. Oh he made sure, his lover had been well taken care of. He'd never had any complaints. He hadn't hated it, but he just hadn't felt that spark with anyone.

Wait. What if he was actually gay? Maybe that's why he didn't have any real chemistry with women. The possibility had never even occurred to him. He couldn't be. No, he just hadn't found the right one yet.

"Sasuke, you okay? You look a little panicky. That's not like you." Suigetsu says.

"Yeah. I'm fine. I'm a professional. It doesn't matter which way I swing. It's not like we would have to have sex to complete this mission. I can handle it, if you can." Sasuke replies quickly, feeling a little embarrassed at having been caught freaking out.

Suigetsu couldn't help but eye his gorgeous partner a little skeptically. It wasn't like Sasuke to space out like that. And for a few seconds, he was sure that he saw some panic in those dark orbs of his. Yeah, something was up. He'd find out what later though.

Over the past month, he had started to get to know his partner. If there was one thing he had learned about Sasuke Uchiha, it was you did NOT corner him. He would talk when he was ready to talk and not one minute before.

Sasuke never lied. But he was damn good at not evading questions, when he wanted to be. Seriously, the violet eyed man was sure not even the CIA could get through the vault that was Sasuke's mind.

"Alright. I'll tell the boss we'll take it. Then we can go back to my place. We are going to need to get our cover story straight. Pun intended." Suigetsu says with a wink and heads off.

Sasuke shakes his head in amusement. It was tacky. But it was still funny. He sighs as he waits for his partner to come back, wondering what he had just gotten himself into.

A few minutes later, Suigetsu comes back. He gestures for Sasuke to follow him. The dark haired man follows his partner to the car and gets in. Suigetsu drives off.

"So you never did really answer. Do you prefer men, women, or both? Because really, it doesn't matter to me. You know how to handle your gun, that's what is most important in a partner!" Suigetsu offers.

"I'm not really comfortable discussing my love life. I prefer to keep my personal and private life separate." Sasuke says, dodging the question.

Suigetsu shakes his head. Yeah, Sasuke was a freaking vault. Come on. He supposed it was better than outright saying he was straight. If he was straight, he was never going to tap that gorgeous ass of his.

He really hoped that Sasuke was gay and just a private individual. He could work with bisexual to though. Just as long as he was interested in men in some capacity.

"Alright. Noted. But you know we have to pretend to be together for this one." He warns Sasuke.

"I know that. I don't care if we have to dance together, hold hands, or whatever." Sauske says.

"Handholding? That's unexpectedly cute of you. What are you in middle school?" Suigetsu taunts him.

"Oh fuck you." Sasuke mutters in annoyance.

"Well I prefer to do the fucking actually." The white haired man replies as if it was the most natural thing in the world, just as Sasuke was sipping on his coffee.

Sasuke almost chokes. He had really just said that?! Suigetsu did not just say that. Oh wait, it was Suigetsu. Of course he did.

"I really didn't need to know that." Sasuke mutters as they get out of the car and head into Suigetsu's place.

"Well you kinda do. I mean if we are going to pretend to be lovers, it helps to know things like that. It has to be more natural." He says.

"I doubt anyone is going to ask strangers if they prefer to top or not." The Uchiha protests.

"In a place like where we are going, they probably will. You aren't in Nebraska anymore. This is New York City. People here are anything but shy. Nothing should surprise you." The violet eyed man offers.

"What's wrong with being from Nebraska?!" Sasuke snaps at him.

Suigetsu shakes his head, Sasuke didn't get it. He was just talking about the culture shock. He knew that Nebraska and New York City were worlds apart.

"Nothing. I'm just saying that it's pretty tame there. I'm a little worried about your poor virgin eyes." His partner teases him.

"I am not a virgin and stop stereotyping!" Sasuke grumbles and Suigetsu raises an eyebrow like, "Really?"

"Sasuke it's an expression. I know you aren't a virgin and if the cowboy boots fit, wear them. On second thought, skip the cowboy boots. Even you can't pull those off. Anyway, my point is, if people are going to believe we are together, we have to act like it. So does it bother you, to pretend that I take the reigns in the bedroom?" Suigetsu asks.

"…" Sasuke is speechless.

He considers this. Did it really matter? His pride said yes, but Suigetsu was actually gay. He knew what the he was doing and Sasuke didn't. It might be better to just let him take the lead on this one.

"You seem to know more about this type of place than I do. Probably because you are a damn pervert. So if you want to pretend that you top, well it's your fantasy. It'd be cruel to crush it." Sasuke says with a smirk.

"You are such a feisty bottom. Alright, so how did we meet?" He inquires.

"We can say that we went to college together. We were roommates and one thing led to another." Sasuke says with a shrug.

"Alright. Sounds good to me. Now we are going to need to get out of our uniforms. We can't walk into the club dressed like this." Suigetsu says.

Sasuke nods. He was surprised when Suigetsu handed him something. It was a black pair of leather pants and a long sleeved white shirt that was clearly designed to be rather form fitting.

"What makes you think this will even fit me and why did you give me leather pants?" Sasuke demands and twitches.

"You have a hot ass. You might as well show it off a bit. It doesn't take a genius to guess someone's size and that goes for clothes and other things." Suigetsu says with a smirk.

"…" Sasuke is left speechless again.

He looks upwards as if asking why? Why did he get such a pervert for a partner? Why had he ever agreed to this? Was he out of his damn mind?

"I'm going to go change." Sasuke says and heads into the bathroom.

For Suigetsu, it was like his birthday had come early this year. He was going to get to see Sasuke in some leather pants. This was going to be fucking fantastic.

He still didn't know which way the Uchiha swung, but it was a start. He'd been lusting after his new partner in a big way for over a month.

The officer wasn't sure if it was love at first sight, exactly. But Sasuke's eyes had made him a big believer in lust at first sight. Sasuke had those dreamy eyes that were blacker than a starless sky. It was so easy to get lost in them. Oh and those damn eyelashes. He knew women who would kill for those eyelashes.

That wasn't all though. His skin was an exotic ivory cream color and looked so inviting. He had raven black hair that was spiked in a feral fashion in the back and two long bangs that framed his face elegantly. The man definitely had aristocratically beautiful facial features.

"These pants are a bit snug." Sasuke grumbles as he comes out.

Sasuke had a medium build. He was fairly tall, but not excessively so. His shoulders were broad enough to show he wasn't a pushover, but he definitely wasn't a steroid abuser. He was built with sleek muscles in a way that reminded Suigetsu of a leopard. Oh and that ass, let's not get started on that ass.

"They're supposed to be." Suigetsu says.

"Oh. Well, I guess I can wear them for one night. But next time, a size bigger would be better." He says with a sigh, resigned to his fate of wearing the tight leather pants.

Suigetsu heads off to change. He couldn't resist taking one last glace at Sasuke as he did. He was sure the man would somehow find a way to make wearing a potato sack look sexy, but damn. He really needed to snap a picture before the night was over. He'd just gotten enough material for his sexual fantasies to last him for years.

He came out wearing a sleeveless purple shirt and some dark blue jeans. Sasuke noted they were also tight. Must be the theme of the club. And immediately, he tried to tell himself that he wasn't checking Suigetsu's ass out. He wasn't even gay! Well maybe. Alright, he wasn't sure. But now was not the time to have a sexual orientation crisis!

"Alright. We have to practice a little bit. You know "handholding" and things like that." Suigetsu taunts him.

"Oh screw you! You know exactly what I meant!" Sasuke hisses at him.

"Easy there, Hell Cat. Retract those claws. We need more sex kitten and less, vicious jungle cat." Suigetsu tells him and suddenly pulls Sasuke into his arms.

Sasuke blinks. He was standing in front of Suigetsu. The white haired man had wrapped his arms around him. Which meant that Sasuke was treated to the sight of his bare arms. Suigetsu must have worked out a lot. Those were some nice biceps. Shit! He really had to stop checking Suigetsu out.

"Well if you would stop being a dumbass, I wouldn't have to kick your ass so much." He mutters.

"I was right about the outfit though. Every gay guy in that club is either going to want to shove you up against the wall or be shoved up against it by you. Those pants and that shirt look amazing on you." He whispers into his ear and Sasuke shivers.

That wasn't his usual voice. That was the, "I'm going to fuck you, until you scream ," voice. He recognized it because he had used it on a few of his lovers before. It had worked every single time to. But this time, he wasn't sure if Suigetsu was just practicing or if he was actually trying to seduce him.

"Thanks. I think." He says quickly.

"Shit, you're wound up tighter than a cobra. You need to relax. I'm not going to bite you. Well not unless you are into that sort of thing. Are you?" He asks.

"I don't know. I haven't really been bitten before. I might have nipped a little bit here and there. But no one's ever done it to me. And why the fuck am I discussing this with you?" Sasuke growls in irritation.

Suigetsu notes that biting might or might not be acceptable. Though right now, necking was probably pushing his luck. He settles for running his hands across Sasuke's arms.

"Just relax. It's not going to work if they think you are a second away from punching me. You don't need to be so uptight." Suigetsu informs him.

"I'm not uptight!" Sasuke says and grabs Suigetsu by the arm, tossing him onto the floor.

"Yes, you are. I blame the daddy issues really." Suigetsu says, swiping underneath Sasuke's feet to make him fall and then pinning him.

Sasuke glowers at the white haired man. He did NOT have daddy issues. Bastard. He really shouldn't have told him anything about his childhood.

He had been stupid one night. It was his first night on the force. Suigetsu offered to take him out for drinks. He'd actually agreed. Sasuke should have known nothing good would come of it. Sasuke got intoxicated after like two drinks.

"I do not have daddy issues." He snarls at him.

He wasn't an angry drunk. Sasuke wasn't a frisky drunk. He had never passed out from drinking too much. No, drinking apparently made him more talkative. It took away whatever normal mechanism that let him know saying stupid shit was a bad idea and Suigetsu had gotten the full story.

"Oh please, yes you do. It's okay. I get it. You aren't the first person to have an issue with your old man. He sounds like he has a giant stick shoved up his ass. Let me guess, he'd totally flip if he knew you were going to a gay club." He says.

Sasuke blinks. He hadn't thought of that. Fugaku Uchiha was extremely traditional. Suigetsu was right, he'd probably flip. Well maybe not. Fugaku was also a very professional man. He was a career man. He'd understand it was just part of the job, wouldn't he?

"You are not my therapist. I am not talking about my childhood with you again." Sasuke grumbles.

"You have a therapist?" Suigetsu asks.

"What?! No. It's an expression!" Sasuke snaps at him.

"Sasuke, just relax. At the rate you are going, you are going to have a stroke before your thirty. Don't take everything so seriously." Suigetsu says.

Sasuke bristles. He manages to flip them. Oh he was so not letting Suigetsu get the better of him again. He got lucky that time.

"Maybe I'm not taking things too seriously. Maybe you don't take them seriously enough. Did you ever think of that?" Sasuke asks.

"Well maybe we'll rub off on each other. Either way, I'm not going to argue with the view." He replies and Sasuke quickly jumps off of him at THAT comment.

Suigetsu shakes his head. Either Sasuke was as straight as an arrow and uneasy when a guy hit on him or he was still firmly in the closet. He'd jumped off him way too fast there.

"Sasuke, if we are pretending to be together, you have to chill. That's nothing compared to the type of stuff I'll be saying at the club to you." He says.

"Alright. Well if you are done psychoanalyzing me, I guess we can get back to it. What's next?" He asks.

"I think kissing is pretty standard." He says.

Sasuke blinks. He wasn't quite sure if he was ready for that. He was currently wondering what his sexual orientation was and now was really not a good time to be making out with the other cop. But he knew Suigetsu. Once he got an idea into his head, there was no letting it go.

"Like…on the cheek?" He asks, hopefully.

"Uchiha, don't be such a chick." Suigetsu says.

"That was incredibly sexist." Sasuke replies and rolls his eyes, causing his partner to shake his head.

"Fine, don't act like I'm trying to steal your virtue or something. I know damn well that you've been kissed before." Suigetsu says.

"Well yeah. But never with a man. Alright once. Well, technically twice, but they were accidents. They didn't count!" Sasuke protests.

Suigetsu raises an eyebrow at this. He was interested to hear THAT story. But right now, he had an Uchiha to potentially seduce or at least go on an undercover mission.

"Well you can tell me all about the 'accidents' later." Suigetsu says as he pins Sasuke against the wall.

Damn it. Suigetsu had fantasized about pinning Sasuke against a wall for a month straight. Well to be more accurate, against any hard surface would have done. He wasn't picky. He saw Sasuke look up at him with those hypnotic eyes of his and he knew he was a goner. He leans in and claims Sasuke's mouth with his own.