Flashback
"Sasuke, pass me the ball!" a brown haired man shouted. He was wearing a black and red soccer uniform. He was running beside a raven haired man with the same uniform.
"Neji, I can do this! Trust me, dammit!" the raven haired man, Sasuke, answered back. Neji cursed and blocked the man with a white and red uniform who was running after Sasuke.
The raven ran faster as if his own life depended on it. The game was ending and the score was tied. He wanted to win, he promised their coach that they were going to. And they will. When he was near the goal, he kicked the ball with everything he got.
Neji looked at the ball flying towards the net. It was so fast that neither he nor the goal keeper was able to see it properly. The ball was in the net! It was their point! Then the referee blew the whistle signaling the end of the game. They won!
"Hey Sasuke, we won! We-" his eyes widen at the spot where his team mate was. He saw him on the grass, panting, clutching his chest in pain.
End of Flashback
AT THE HOSPITAL...
Neji called Sasuke's parents, Uchiha Fugaku and Mikoto, after their team mates carried him to the hospital. The raven was undergoing operation now. The doctor said that the walls of his heart was weakening and couldn't function properly. He needed a new heart and the doctors were finding a proper one for the patient.
"Neji-kun!" a woman called him out of his thoughts, followed by a man. There were Sasuke's parents, Mikoto and Fugaku. "So tell me what happened Neji? Is he okay?" Sakiko asked him.
He told them that Sasuke was undergoing operation now and that he needed a new heart. Sakiko cried and Fugaku hold her while Neji excused himself. He wasn't able to change his uniform and he was covered with dried sweat. He went to the restroom to wash his face and hands but on the way there he bumped into a running blonde man. They both fell down but when he stood up, the man was already gone.
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"Naruto-sama, you have a meeting after lunch with Mr. Sarutobi of the Konoha Enterprises and after that you-" the secretary was cut off by the voice of a blonde man wearing a black business suit. "Cancel all those meetings. I want my schedule to be cleared today." said the blonde man, Naruto. The secretary just nodded and left the office.
Namikaze Naruto, President of the Akatsuki, a multibillion international business that designs cars and computers. He is the son of Namikaze Arashi, richest in Japan and fifth richest in the world, and Uzumaki Kushina, a famous model, owner of the successful Bloodline, a brand of clothes that she herself endorses. She also founded a modelling school that is now famous all over the world.
His life was perfect, he had thousands of servants under his orders and groups of girls after him because he was rich and handsome but he was rather cold and arrogant. He changed when he met Inuzuka Kiba, a veterinarian. Kyuubi, his pet fox, was very picky about his doctors, he only wanted Naruto touching him or he'll bite the others. Kiba loved animals, he had a pet named Akamaru. When he was hired to check up on Kyuubi, the fox liked him unlike previous his doctors. He became a regular visitor in Naruto's house so the blonde and the veterinarian became friends and after two years, they became more than friends, Naruto became Kiba's boyfriend and lover. The blonde changed for the better, he smiles sometimes and even laughs occasionally.
'I wonder what he'll say when I propose to him. After all, we've been together for three years already.' he thought. There was a knock on the door and he saw his secretary say, "Sir, the restaurant is waiting for you." Naruto nodded and left the office.
He drove all the way to restaurant and waited for his lover. He already called him earlier about their date. After thirty minutes of waiting, Kiba still hadn't come. Naruto sighed when he checked his watch and found that it was already one hour since he arrived at the restaurant. After two hours, he was starting to get worried. Kiba has been late sometimes but he would be late only for thirty minutes or less. He went back to his car and called his lover's cellphone but it was turn off. He called his home but there was no one answering. When he called the place where Kiba works, they said that the doctor already left the office one hour ago.
He started the car's engine and drove to Kiba's house. Halfway there, his phone rang. The screen showed the caller's i.d., it read 'Shino'. Naruto frowned, why would his lover's bestfriend call him? He answered the call, "What's-" he was cut off by Shino's voice, "Naruto, come to the hospital! Kiba, he had an accident! He-" Naruto dropped the phone and drove to the hospital like his life depended on it.
When he reached the hospital, he ran to the room Shino said. On the way there, he bumped to a brown haired man. He quickly stood up and ran to Kiba's room.
-- after three months --
Sasuke opened his eyes and tried to get up but his body was heavy for some reason. The door opened and he saw his mother come in.
"Fugaku! He's awake! Call the doctor!" she shouted. He looked at his mother and was surprised that his usually elegant and beautiful mother was wearing a tired look. It showed lack of sleep and exhaustion. Then, a doctor and his father entered the room. While the doctor checked up on him, he noticed his father's appearance. The usual stoic expression on his father's face was replaced by the same look on his mother, tired, exhausted, and lack of sleep. When the doctor left the room, his father helped him sit up while his mother gave him water to drink.
"Sasuke, how are you feeling, son? Tell mother everything. Hmm?" she asked. She was seated at the chair beside her son while her husband was seated on the bed.
After he drank the water and put the glass on the side table, he said, "I'm alright." he smiled, "What happened?" Fugaku answered him, "The doctors needed to transplant a new heart to you." Sasuke's eyes widen, Sakiko cut in, "They said that you're okay now but you need to go to the hospital for check up once a month. Okay? You should rest now." He nodded and his father helped him lie down.
Three hours later, he woke up and saw Neji and his mother talking. Neji saw that his bestfriend was awake so he sat down beside him, "Hey." The raven remembered the game, "Did we lose?" Neji shook his head and smiled at him, "We won, the ball went in." The raven punched both his fists up in the air and said "Yes!" The brown haired man raised his eyebrow and asked, "You okay?" Sasuke just shrugged and Neji laughed. After a while, he joined his bestfriend and laughed too.
-- Mikoto's POV --
I watched my son and Neji laughed. It makes me so happy to see Sasuke so happy and laughing. I wish that he will stay like this forever after Itachi left us. I sighed as I recall the past.
FLASHBACK
Uchiha Fugaku was a CEO of Team Hebi, the largest hotel empire in Japan. He married Mikoto, sister of his bestfriend, Tai. Mikoto's father and brother died because of heart disease. It broke Fugaku's and Mikoto's hearts when they found out that Itachi, their first born, had the same heart failure as his grandfather and uncle.
Itachi and his younger brother Sasuke were so close. They always would hang out with each other and play. It pained Sasuke to see his brother being admitted to the hospital when Itachi was thirteen and he was seven. Itachi died three years after and he was the most affected of his brother's death. He did not eat nor drink, he was always spacing out. His parents brought him to a psychiatrist and he started to recover after two years.
One day in school, he fainted. That's when they found out that he had the same heart disease. They went to the doctor for check up weekly but Sasuke's attacks didn't occur anymore then they just went to the doctor once a month. Sasuke met Neji during his trips to the doctor. Neji's cousin, Hinata, also has a weak heart so they often meet up and hang out after the check up. They became best of friends.
end of flashback
"-koto? Mikoto? Honey? You okay there?" Fugaku was waving his hand in front of his wife's face. She looked at him and said, "I'm alright. I was just thinking of something." She smiled. Her husband approached Sasuke and sat on the bed. "You should be resting. Don't over exert yourse-" he was cut off by Sasuke, "Dad, I'm alright! No need to worry!" The three occupants of the room were suprised, no, shocked to see Sasuke pouting and folding his arms in front of him. Sure, Sasuke smiles often but after Itachi died, the younger raven just smiled occasionally and just sometimes.
"Father, whose heart did I receive?" Fugaku remained silent, unsure whether he should tell Sasuke or not. He sighed and Sasuke, Mikoto, and Neji leaned in to hear his answer.
"I think it's better if you don't know the answer." Fugaku answered in a low voice. Mikoto opened her mouth to say something but Sasuke asked his father, "How did he die?" He closed his eyes and put his hand over his chest. "The donor was involved with a traffic accident. He died before he was admitted in the hospital. The doctor said that it was a miracle that they found a heart before yours stopped working. He was admitted in the hospital thirty minutes before you." Fugaku explained.
After a few more hours, Neji went home and Mikoto returned back to their house to get some of Sasuke's clothes. She would return back tomorrow. Fugaku was talking with Sasuke's doctor, outside the room. He was also Itachi's doctor when Itachi was admitted to the hospital.
-- at Naruto's house --
Naruto was drinking his sixth bottle of wine when a red haired man grabbed the bottle. "Hn. Look at yourself, absolutely worser than a dobe." The blonde haired man grabbed the bottle back and said, "Gaara just leave me alone. Who do you think you arem MOM?" Gaara glared at him and snatched the bottle from the blonde, "You're so stupid that I had to play the role of your mom ever since I met you! So just go to sleep! " The blonde smirked, "Mom's going to sleep with me?" He leaned in closer to the red haired and the latter blushed. Gaara pulled him away and put the wine bottle back to the closet. He locked it tightly.
"Come, let's get you cleaned up and to bed after." His back was turned from Naruto so he couldn't see the blonde walked near him. Even drunk, he was still moving properly. He snaked his arms around Gaara's waist and whispered to his ear, "Hey, Mom, play with me." Naruto whispered and his breath tickled the red head's ear. The red haired man turned and looked at the blonde and put his hands on the the other's shoulders. "Stop it Naruto! You're drunk. Think-" he was cut off by the other's lips.
Naruto inserted his toungue inside Gaara's mouth. The red head moaned into the other's mouth. 'No, its not supposed to be like this.' He pushed the blonde away with his remainig strength.
"Kiba, whats wrong?" Gaara's eyes widen at Naruto's words. He stood still for a few seconds then ran away. He was a few distance away from the house when he stopped. He forgot that it was raining but even if it was raining and that there were thunder roaring in the sky, all of these can't compare to the coldness he feels now in his heart.
He decided to call for a taxi. One stopped and he entered the cab. It was then that he realized that he wasn't wearing any shoes. He was still wearing his socks though. He let out a bitter chuckle.
"Young man, are you okay?" the driver asked him. Gaara looked at the window for a while and saw the rain drops on the window. He turned back and faced the driver and answered, "Just cold." The driver nodded and continued driving. 'Just cold... My heart is cold...'
When he arrived at his house, he went to the kitchen. "Something to warm my heart. Please, it hurts. Make it stop." He was looking for a pot to warm water and make coffee when he saw something that seemed to sparkle. He blinked his eyes and started to approach it.
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