Hello! This is my very first fanfic so please comment or criticize; anything would help improve my writing skill. Hope ya enjoy the story! .

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, unfortunately


Chapter 1: New Feelings

Isn't he a precious person to you? I want to protect my precious person, to help his dreams come true, that is my dream. Do you know? Not having a dream, not being needed by someone, the pain of simply living. My father killed my mother. Then, he tried to kill me. Those with special abilities are often feared. That young man over there must have faced much hardship. I realized that it was the most painful thing: that in this world, I am a person who is unwanted. If someone who acknowledged you from the bottom of their heart appeared, wouldn't that person become the most precious person to you?


To protect a precious person, he found the strength he never knew he had. Is this the first time you've seen a friend dies in battle? This is the way of the shinobi…

This is what becoming a strong shinobi is? This is what protecting someone is! I will NOT accept it!

Naruto, squirming in his sleep, is reliving the battle with Haku in his dream. But even though it's all just a dream now, he could still feel the penetrating pain. Not the pain caused by the inflictions of Haku's needles, but rather the pain of seeing Sasuke falls right before his eyes.

Bright lights…Sasuke grunted at the bright lighting in the room. After his eyes had adjusted to the lighting, he noticed there was someone else in the room. Slightly turning his head left, he sees a certain blondie sleeping with his head on Sasuke's bed. Sasuke smiled softly at how cute Naruto's face is when he sleeps. Wait…..did Sasuke just think Naruto is cute? How could this happen!

But his feelings for Naruto have grown in a way that Sasuke himself doesn't know how he feels about Naruto anymore. During the battle with Haku, Sasuke seemed to have lost all consciousness of himself, but instead all he thought about was protecting Naruto. No matter how many times he was hit by Haku's needles, he still didn't feel any pain. But it hurts him whenever Naruto was hit, and the pain strikes deep in his heart, deeper than any physical wounds can inflict.

I hated you…

Why! Why did you protect me! I didn't ask you to!

Who knows…My body moved on its own accord, idiot…

I didn't want to die until I killed my brother…You…don't die.

While Sasuke is still lost in thoughts, Naruto wakes up and rubs his eyes before noticing that Sasuke is awake.

"Eh! Sasuke, you're finally awake!" Naruto practically yelled out that line, earning him a scowl from Sasuke. Naruto was barely able to suppress his joy upon seeing Sasuke finally waking up from his comma.

"I should've stayed asleep if you're gonna make a raucous out of this," grunted Sasuke.

"Geez Sasuke! I'm only glad you're awake, 'cuz you've been asleep fro two days already. Sakura kept sending messages checking on you….but not a single word to me," said Naruto, mumbling out the last part.

"Hmpph. I don't know why so many people bother with love and feelings. It's all a waste of time." Sasuke knew he was lying because of the immediate pain in his heart right after he said those words. It was because of his queer feelings for Naruto that Sasuke protected him even though his almost cost him his life. Sasuke tried to get up but winced when he felt waves of pain throughout his body. Noticing how Sasuke is wincing from the pain, Naruto reached out to gently push Sasuke back down.

"The physician said that you won't be able to make much movement for three days." Naruto paused and counted mentally then added, "you've been asleep for two days now so one more day and you'll be able to get up."

"Thanks for the calculation, genius. I figured it out years before you got to it," Sasuke said with his regular cold voice. When he finally got to a comfortable position, his stomach growls.

"HAHAHA! If you're hungry then just ask for some food. But then you're THE Sasuke Uchiha anyways, which means you probably don't ask for anything from anyone," Naruto said waving his hand in front of his face in a mocking manner.

"If you know me so well then why do you even bother asking, baka?" Sasuke closed his eyes and ignored the blonde. He heard the blonde leave the room and wondered if he was a bit harsh, but this is THE Sasuke we're talking about here. Him…sorry? Not gonna happen! A few minutes later, he picked up a faint smell of ramen and his stomach growled again. Sasuke waited and hoped that Naruto had brought some ramen for him (even though he doesn't ramen that much), but he waited for what seems like hours later and still no sign of Naruto. Sasuke became impatient and almost called for Naruto when the said person is slowly walking into the room with a big bowl of ramen. After setting the bowl down on a table on the other side of the room, Naruto went over to Sasuke's bed and folded his arms.

"What?" asked Sasuke, even though he has a slight idea of what Naruto wants.

"Is your health condition getting to your head now? I'm pretty sure you know what I want," said Naruto, still having his arms folded and is looking straight into Sasuke's eyes. Sasuke looks back into the sky blue eyes and felt himself surrendering. The next thing he knew, Naruto was feeding him ramen with a wide grin on his face.

"See Sasuke, isn't it good? And you could've gotten it sooner only if you weren't too stubborn and cocky to ask," Naruto said then sticking his tongue out at Sasuke.

When Sasuke finished slurping up the last strand of noodle, Naruto got up and left the room with the bowl. He returned momentarily and saw that Sasuke was asleep again.

Sasuke slowly opened his eyes and saw that Naruto was asleep by his bedside once again like this morning. The moonlight shining through the window next to his bed makes Naruto's hair glistens, capturing Sasuke's full attention. Slowly, Sasuke lifted his left arm up to touch the blonde hair carefully so he won't wakes up. The hair felt so soft and cool in Sasuke's hand, causing him to softly rake through it. Naruto turns his head and mumbles some gibberish and fell silent again.

A cloud passed by and blocked the moonlight, and as if broken from a spell, Sasuke quickly withdrew his hand and rendered confused. He was drowned in thoughts of why was he suddenly holding some special interest for Naruto. As if their relationship wasn't awkward enough before, now it's just getting more cryptic with every second they spend together. Sasuke pondered himself to sleep, still drowned in lost thoughts.