Alright guys, here is the first installment! Please let me know what you all think!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto (wish I did). The only thing I own is the fire calls and the plot.
Summary: Being a firefighter is a tough but rewarding job. On one particular scene, Naruto saves a man who worms his way into Naruto's brain and he can't stop thinking about him. As a thank you, Sasuke takes Naruto out to dinner, what will happen next?
Warnings: AU, boyXboy, SasuNaru, NaruSasu.
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Soft snores and a quiet television were all that were heard in that small room. There was very little light in the room. The only light was from the kitchenette that was attached to the small room. The men in the room were still and quiet. They were savoring the calm before the storm. Some men, like a certain blonde, chose to sleep, while others chose to watch a random movie they had found, while others were already in their bunks sleeping. It had been peaceful for far too long in their opinions, and if on cue, there was a loud beeping heard throughout the small room and the building, it was happening, their next storm was here.
"Engine 22, Ladder 15, Medic 7…Engine 22, Ladder 15, Medic 7…Respond to the area of 155 North Street, reference, 10-70 Residential (1),nothing showing at this time." Came the calm voice of dispatch.
Five of the men in the small room leapt up and headed to the trucks in the bay. The softly sleeping blonde was one of them; meet Naruto Uzumaki, the hero of this tale.
Naruto threw off his boots and jumped into his bunker pants, his heart racing from the adrenaline coursing through his veins. He climbed into the engine and finished dressing as he put on his air pack and waited until they got to the fire. He looked around the cab of the engine and smiled. The four other men were his best friends, three of them, Kiba, Gaara, and Neji, had gone to school together and had all decided to become firemen after graduation. Now Neji was a driver/engineer (2), while Naruto and the others were still just firemen, but that would change soon with the upcoming tests.
"What's the plan Captain Umino?" Naruto asked the brunette known as Iruka Umino, who sat in the front passenger seat.
"Uzumaki, I want you and Inzuka to pull a line, Subaku, I want you to help flake it out. Wait for my command and we will proceed from there. Got it?" Came the stern reply. The men in the truck nodded as they pulled up on the structure. Iruka grabbed the radio and began to talk to dispatch and give them an update. "Engine 22, Radio…" he began.
"Go ahead Engine 22."
"Engine 22 is on scene, establishing command."
"10-4, Engine 22 has command"
"We have a single story residential, no visible flames; there is heavy smoke on the C-D (3) side of the building. Unsure if occupants are clear."
"10-4." And with that, Iruka placed the radio on the hook and turned to the men in the truck.
"Once we have a line, I want Inzuka and Subaku on the nozzle, Uzumaki, you are making entry with the entry team from ladder 15, look for anyone, and let's get this shit done." He said as the truck came to a stop. The five men got out of the truck and went to work, Neji was beside the Engine helping with command, Naruto, Kiba and Gaara were getting a hose line out as Ladder 15 pulled up. Iruka went over and briefed them. Once the hose was charged (4) the group made entry.
'So far, so good…' thought Naruto. There was a pocket of flames here and there that Kiba and Gaara were able to put out as they went through. Naruto kept low to the ground as he searched for people, he had to work quickly, with the amount of smoke in the building anyone exposed wouldn't have very long. That was when he heard it, a cough and a cry. "Shino!" he called to his partner from ladder 15, "there is someone in here! Follow me!" he said as he crawled through the debris. The two men searched and searched. The coughing and the cries became louder and louder, then nothing. Naruto panicked, he wasn't going to let someone die with him so close. He went through a door and saw a limp body beside the bed. Rushing over, he gathered the body in his arms and made his way through the house back out the door. "Uzumaki with one!" he said into his radio.
Once he was outside and far enough away and had laid the man on the stretcher, he took off his helmet and his mask and looked down at the man he had just rescued. He was covered in soot and most likely a few burns from the fire in his room, and yet, he was the most handsome man Naruto had ever seen. He turned to the medic on the scene, Sakura Haruno, another one of his friends from high school. "He was calling out and coughing until about 2 minutes ago...save him Sakura." He said placing a hand on her shoulder. The pink haired woman nodded and went to work.
Naruto ran a tan hand through his hair. He could feel the sweat running down his face. He turned to Iruka and smiled. The fire was mostly out; he was almost out of air in his tank and he was exhausted. Turning to Iruka he asked where he was needed. Iruka only smiled and handed him some water. "Good job, Uzumaki. Take a break." Naruto nodded and accepted the water and moved over to the end of the engine. He pulled out a soft pack from his pants and placed the slim cigarette in his mouth. He lit the small stick and took a long satisfying drag. Half an hour had passed, and another 30 minutes passed before they were ready to head back to the station. Once they were back at the station, Naruto took off his gear, placed it back in its ready position, and gathered his boots. He needed a shower…in the worst kind of way.
After his shower, Naruto put his station uniform back on and headed back to the small day room he had been napping in before. Taking his chair back he smiled softly, stretched out his legs, placed his feet on the small coffee table in front of him and closed his eyes. Once again, soft snores were heard in the small room.
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7 am was shift change. Naruto stood and stretched as he made his way to the bunkroom (5) to get into his locker. He said his goodbyes to the guys he worked with as they passed. He gathered his helmet and his leather jacket and made his way out the door saying his hellos to the new crew, and his see you laters to his crew. He put on his helmet and his jacket as he got on his beautiful burnt orange Harley 883. His bike was his pride and joy; it was the first vehicle that the blonde had owned outright. A soft smile graced his lips as he rode off to his favorite coffee shop, where he met Sakura every morning after their shifts to swap stories and just talk.
He arrived at the coffee shop about 10 minutes later and looked around for the pink haired EMT. When he couldn't find her, he shrugged his shoulders and found a small table in the corner. It was an unspoken rule that the first one there would buy the other's coffee and if the other wasn't there yet, they would wait for 45 minutes, and so that is exactly what Naruto did. After about 30 minutes of waiting, Sakura appeared. "So sorry I am late! We had a sick call 10 minutes before shift change!" she said slumping into her chair. Naruto laughed softly.
"It's okay, shit happens." He smiled handing her the coffee. She smiled and accepted the caffeinated beverage.
"God, you know, I love my job, but some people are just pains in my ass." She said softly. Naruto nodded absentmindedly as he looked down at his coffee. "Hey, Naruto, are you okay? You are being really quiet and it's really weird." She said waving her hand in his face.
"Huh? Oh, sorry Sakura. I can't stop wondering how that guy is doing." He admitted quietly. He knew he couldn't keep anything from Sakura, hell she was the first person he came out to their senior year of high school. She was his best friend, damn near like his sister, and she could tell when he was keeping something from her.
"Oh, the cutie from the fire this morning…" she said recalling the fire. Naruto nodded. "Well, I don't know how he is doing right now, but he was unconscious when Kabuto and I took him to the hospital last night. He seemed to be doing okay." She smiled reassuringly.
"I uh, I was thinking about visiting him, you know, seeing if he had anyone to take care of him while his house is being repaired." he said still staring at his coffee. Sakura sighed.
"I can't tell you what to do or not do, I can only warn you to be careful. Don't get attached Naruto. You don't even know if you are his type." She said reaching across the table to place her hand on his. "Just be careful Naru…" she said softly. Getting up Sakura leaned across the table and kissed the blonde on his forehead. "Now I have to get home or else Lee is going to have a shit fit." She laughed. Naruto chuckled as well at the thought of Sakura's fiancé bouncing around the house worried about her. He hugged the pinkette and turned to leave after her. He was going to visit this guy. He felt compelled to do it.
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Twenty-five minutes later Naruto found himself at the information desk at the hospital. He smiled at Shizune, the nurse behind the desk. "Hey! Can you tell me where the fire victim that Med 7 brought in last night is?" he said smiling brightly at the woman. She sighed.
"Naruto, you know I am not supposed to tell people that unless they are family or friends." She said with her eyes closed.
"Oh come on, I just wanted to check on him! I was the one who pulled him out after all! Please Shizune? It will bring me peace and I can sleep!" he begged and pleaded with the woman. After a few moments she sighed and told him which room the patient was in.
"He is asleep, so please be quiet." She said handing Naruto a sticky note with the room number and name of the patient, had it been anyone other than Naruto, she would never have done that.
Naruto smiled, thanked her and made his way down the hallway. He looked at the note Sasuke Uchiha, Room 410. 'Sasuke...' Naruto smiled as he heard the name in his head. '407…408…409…104, found it.' He thought as he looked around the hall. He knocked softly and entered the room as quietly as he could. There he saw Sasuke, lying on the hospital bed, sleeping soundly. Without the soot all over his face, the raven haired man was even more beautiful. He had ivory skin that glowed, soft, yet manly features to his face, soft kissable lips and beautiful raven hair that framed his face perfectly. A soft smile graced Naruto's lips as he reached a tanned hand out to brush away some of the hair for a better look at the man. Naruto's eyes traveled down the man and stopped when he saw the bandages on his arm and hand. He had been burned and it hurt Naruto to know that he could have prevented that if he had been a little faster. He sighed and closed his eyes for a moment.
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Naruto must have fallen asleep when he sat in the chair in the hospital room, because when he came to he was being stared at by two pairs of deep black eyes. He was embarrassed to say the least. Thank god he was in his uniform still so he was identifiable as a firefighter.
"W-who are you?" came a raspy whisper. Naruto's eyes shot over to the rave in the bed, Sasuke had spoken to him.
"Little brother, don't speak, drink some water." Came a deeper voice from beside the bed. Naruto found himself looking at a man who looked just like Sasuke with long hair and two scars on either side of his nose. "Now, please answer my little brother before we call security, who are you?" the older man demanded to know.
"N-Naruto Uzumaki, I uh, I was the firefighter who pulled him out of the fire last night." Naruto said nervously.
"I see…well thank you...but what are you doing here?" the man asked.
"I…I wanted to check on him and see how he was doing." Naruto replied softly "I will be going now." He said as he stood and left the room. The two men were left bewildered at what had just happened.
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10-70 Residential : a home/residence that is on fire. This is the 10 code for dispatch
Driver/engineer: the person who has the sole purpose of managing the fire engine at a scene.
C-D Side: We name house sides A, B, C, D based on what side they are on. The front of the house is A, the back is C, the left hand side is B, and the right hand side is D. We use this to find people or downed firemen and we also use it to identify where people should go.
Charged Hose: a term for fire hose that is full of water and ready to be used.
Bunkroom: Location in the fire department where we sleep (when that happens)
I hope these footnotes help to make sense of some of the terms that we use. Please leave a review and let me know what you think. If you would like for me to continue, please let me know, either via review or private message! You guys rock! Much love!