Tainted

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto...all characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto...

Where was Naruto?

He was always there! He was my protector, my guardian, my best friend. So where was he?

I thought I was strong enough. I thought I could beat him alone. I thought that since I onced loved him, it would make this anger I harbored inside of me grow stronger, and I could finally get my justice and win my battle against him. But I only failed. Seeing his face again changed everything.

My eyes are still squeezed shut. One look, and I will fall under his spell, and I refuse. I feel cold hands caress my cheek. Damn! I don't need this right now. This is an illusion. Nothing is real.

Where is Naruto!

I will not open my eyes! I will not open my damn eyes! They will stay shut until I hear Naruto's voice telling me everything will be ok.

Oh no, those hands, those familiar warm hands, running through my strands of short, rosy hair. No! I will not fail! Naruto! Where are you!

His breath…it's tainting my air. I can't breath. And those hands, those godforsaken hands that scream out shelter, they are holding me tightly. I want to go home.

But he used to be my home. I needed his warmth, his protection. No, where's Naruto? I need his protection, not this.

No, now his lips. Smooth, heavenly lips. Lips that I had dreamed of only tasting. I don't need this now. It's all wrong, all fake, all an illusion! But….why does he seem so real, so welcoming, so loving.

Where is freakin Naruto!

I can't…I can't….I can't take it anymore!

I failed...

My emerald eyes snap open. There he is, in all his glory. And there is Naruto, laying unconscious on the floor behind him.

Dark eyes, obsidian eyes, red eyes, swirling, evil eyes. Eyes that could only belong to a demon. But no, he is my home remember? He has always been my home. He is staring at me, smirking.

My home, I'm home.

Naruto moves, staggering as he comes to his feet. His ocean eyes look at me and I can see the fear in his eyes, and he screams. His lips form words, but I can't hear them, I don't want to hear them.

I'm home.

Sasuke is my home, my protection, my guardian, my best friend.

Those cold hands that I so longingly wanted to hold for so many years, they still touch my cheek. He leans closer and I stare. Staring into those swirling eyes. It makes me dizzy. Beautiful eyes, beautiful obsidian eyes.

No! No, it can't be! No! His grip around me tightens. Tears stream out of my eyes, but I don't make a sound. I can't. He is already gone, gone forever! This demon took him away. He took him away from me! But he feels so familiar, so real, so like my best friend.

Naruto, he said its all an illusion, remember that.

No, it can't be! He's so real, so unique, so what I've always wanted. Come back…come back…..don't leave me…

I look up...

Looking into the eyes of my deceiver, the one who took away my everything. Those once so familiar eyes, are now the eyes of a demon. A demon activated by that Godforsaken curse seal that has enveloped my bestfriend, turning him into a monster for all eternity.

No…he's gone.

I close my eyes, and I can suddenly feel his lips on mine. His kiss, it's not the same.

My Sasuke, he isn't the same.

I hear Naruto's pleas, but I ignore him.

The demon before me, he still feels so much like Sasuke. Maybe if I just pretend this isn't an illusion, he can still be Sasuke.

That's right, my Sasuke.

I can pretend that this kiss is Sasuke's...

Sasuke Uchiha.

My eyes stay shut as he continues to kiss my cold lips, tears still falling from my eyes.

As long as my eyes stay closed, I can pretend it's still Sasuke. My tainted Sasuke.

I can pretend I'm finally home.

A/N: haha...creepy...hope you enjoyed! Review please! ;D