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Irrational Dream

Fear, an irrational emotion that takes a hold of ones mind and body. As a shinobi Naruto had been trained to hide his fears, though he had never been very good at it. Which showed as he came across Sasuke's apparently lifeless body. For a few moments Naruto was frozen, his mind flashing back to another memory. Slowly, the shock of seeing his best friend and lover lying on the ground turned into something else. I'm sure most know the adage of fear turning into anger and hate. And that's exactly how Naruto's emotions went. From fear and shock, to hatred and anger.

Naruto cautiously approached Sasuke's body and collapsed over it. Pounding his fist into the ground, Naruto started to wonder, why him? He had done nothing to deserve any of the treatment he had been given. A crunching sound came from behind him, but Naruto could not bring himself to care.

"You know this is pretty pathetic. All this time you've spent trying to save him, wasted on someone so pathetic. I guess you two belong together."

Naruto jumped up and whirled around coming face to face with Orochimaru.

"It's pitiful that even with all that power, you can't do anything. For one that proclaims to want to be Hokage, you are awfully lack in skill."

Naruto balled his fist.

"How dare you."

Orochimaru started laughing. "Look at you. Your like a kitten trying..."

He did not get to finish the sentence for Naruto's fist had connected with his face. Naruto was panting like he had been running for hours. His fists were still in a ball ready to strike again.

"Aw, look what you've done, I'm cracking."

He was, right were Naruto had hit him, cracks had began to form.

"Now, now Naruto that was not very nice. Look I'm losing my face. What ever should I do."

Each word that Orochimaru spoke made the cracks bigger. Pieces began to fall until a new face appeared. Naruto's eyes widened.

"What? How?" "Don't you like it? I must say I prefer this face to my old one."

Naruto continue to gape at Sasuke's face. Orochimaru put a hand on his chin and rubbed it. Looking at Naruto's expression, Orochimaru smirked.

"What don't you like it? Come on give your lover a kiss."

Naruto shot out of the bed panting, and stumbled to the bath room. Where he turned on the water and promptly splashed ice cold water on his face. Before he was able to calm down two arms wrapped around his waist.

"What's wrong?"

Looking at the reflection in the mirror, Naruto was thrown back into his dream. Starting to shake, Naruto would have collapsed if it were not for the arms around his waist. Sasuke looked at Naruto with concern in his eyes.

"Come on dobe what's wrong?"

"I couldn't save you. First you were just laying there not moving. Then He showed up. He said something and I punched him. I watch his face crumble. He turned..."

Naruto became incoherent after that. Sasuke held on to Naruto, rubbing his back trying to clam him down. They just stood there holding on to each other, trying to escape from the demons that hunted each other.