Ugh, it took me a while to write this up. I'm so tired, I can't focus on one thing for too long or I slowly fall asleep. lol Anyway! I got it done! I'm so proud of myself! Now I just have to update the other stories... great. lol

Inspiration: This time, I was listening to Famous Last Words by My Chemical Romance and Blood by Papa Roach and it just kinda hit me and inspired me. Since basically everyone knows at least Famous Last Words, you can probably draw a conclusion to how this story's going to play out lol

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any characters. I also dont own either songs mentioned above. ^_^
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"Must. Train. Harder. Have to. Beat. SASUKE!" Naruto yelled, throwing his last punch at the Sasuke dummy. He couldn't just sit here and train with a dummy; he had to start fighting other people. He grabbed his things, kunai, throwing stars, dummies, everything he brought to the training field. He was wiped out. Training for seven hours is no easy task, but with Kyuubi, Naruto didn't have to worry about exhaustion.

Naruto walked away from the training field. He walked back into town where people started staring at him. There were whispers and everything, but Naruto had learned to ignore everything and anything the people said and did. He had already tried to commit suicide once; he didn't need to burden people with it again.

He walked to Ichiraku for some ramen. He set his stuff down when Ayame walked over to Naruto. "Hey Naruto! What can I get you?" she asked him. Naruto pondered that question for a second before answering.

"I'll have pork ramen today!" Naruto shouted. Ayame just giggled and nodded and walked to the back to make the ramen. Naruto sat there, wondering who he should battle when Sakura walked in.

"Hey Naruto." she said. He looked at her. He knew she wanted to tell him something. Sakura continued. "We have a mission tomorrow. It's going to be real easy. It's just delivering a few documents to the Kazekage." Sakura explained, sitting next to Naruto. He nodded. He really didn't want to talk to her today; his mind was busy with other things.

Sakura kept looking at the boy. Normally when she was around, Naruto would go crazy. He would talk up a storm! Now, Naruto seemed like he had other things on his mind. Sakura just ordered miso ramen, and sat there in silence. Ayame came out with Naruto's pork ramen. He thanked her then started to eat.

"Naruto, what's wrong?" Sakura asked as he began to eat. Naruto looked up at her, noodles hanging out of his mouth. Sakura cleared her throat. Naruto quickly gulped down his ramen. He didn't look directly at Sakura, he spaced off, staring in front of him. He thought through the question.

"Nothing really. I just need to train and training with dummies isn't working out anymore. I need to find someone to fight." Naruto replied. Sakura just looked at him then nodded her head quickly. Ayame walked out with Sakura's miso ramen. Sakura thanked her then began to eat as well.

"Sakura…." Naruto muttered. Sakura's head shot up. Naruto stared off again, as if in a trance. His eyes seemed a little glazed over. Sakura waved her hand in front of his face; nothing. She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. Still nothing. Something was seriously wrong with the boy. He looked at her then smiled. "Never mind." He said, finishing his bowl of ramen. He paid Teuchi, and quickly ran out of Ichiraku. Sakura sat, alone and wondering what had come over Naruto.

Naruto rushed home, not stopping to talk to anyone. Once he reached his apartment, he grabbed his keys, unlocked the door, and flung it open. He dropped his stuff off and ran to the balcony. He ran into the bar, his hands stopping him before his whole body made painful contact with it. He stared down, five whole stories. He wondered if he could pull it off. He was driving himself crazy. This whole week, he was thinking of suicide, just like when he was eight.

Naruto started down a bit longer before he thought against it, once again, and walked back inside. He sat on his bed, thinking of everything painful that's happened to him in the past years. He wasn't ready to end everything, yet he wasn't ready to face anyone either. He hugged his knees to his chest and fought back tears that were threatening to fall. He wasn't ready for this. Tomorrow he would have to see Sasuke. Tomorrow… he couldn't stop thinking about it. Sasuke was the only one who hated him yet, in some strange way, Naruto trusted him.

Naruto didn't understand his and Sasuke's relationship. One day they could be sworn enemies, the next, best of friends. Naruto was driven off the deep end. He didn't know if one day they would be buddies or enemies. He just wanted to be friends, that's all Naruto wants from Sasuke. Why can't Sasuke see that?

Naruto stood up, wiped his face off, and walked out into his "living room". It was basically the kitchen and living room all in one, but this was all Naruto can afford. He threw his orange jacket on his couch, and sat down. He laid his head back, rubbing his eyes. He decided not to wallow in self pity so he grabbed his keys and walked out of the apartment.

While he was inside, it started to rain. He loved the rain though; it was soothing to him. He started to wander around since he had nothing else to do. He was admiring the rain and the storm that loomed over his head. He wasn't ever afraid of stuff like this. Even if there was a tornado that was attacking Konoha, he was the one to be out here, admiring its beauty.

Naruto looked at the road to find that he had walked to Sasuke's said of town. He didn't know why he did; he thought it was just natural for him. He opened the gate that led to the Uchiha estate. He knew Sasuke still lived in here, even though his memories still haunted him at night. The blonde knew that he was the only one to quiet the Uchiha's panic attacks and screams. Maybe that's why he had wandered down here.

He stepped up on the porch, the wood underneath his feet groaning due to his weight. He walked over to the side that Sasuke spends his nights. As soon as he got there, he realized something wasn't right. There was a black cat wandering around, looking for something. Naruto believed that a wandering black cat at night meant death. It searched for lost and abandoned souls while everyone slept. It took the one's it could find back down to hell with it in the morning.

Even though the person whose soul was stolen was still alive, they would never be themselves again. Naruto avoided the cat. He didn't want to touch it or even look at it. He heard a scream ring out in the estate and he rushed to Sasuke's room. He flung the sliding door open to see Sasuke in a horrible state. There was blood running down his arm, and a black cat was sitting at the window sill, ready to attack. He looked down at the floor to see a bloody kunai lying next to Sasuke. He knew what had happened.

"Sasuke!" Naruto screamed, rushing to the raven's side. Sasuke looked up at him through glazed eyes and weakly smiled at him. Naruto quickly took his black shirt off and wrapped it around Sasuke's injured arm. Sasuke just weakly looked up at the boy and smiled.

"I almost did it. Aren't you glad? I could've done it too if it weren't for you scaring the shit out of me." Sasuke murmured. He was losing blood and fast. Naruto knew that he only had a few minutes to rush him to the infirmary before he died of blood loss. Naruto picked the older boy up and rushed out. He held fast to the raven. Kyuubi gave him just enough power to make it to the hospital. The nurses there knew the drill. This wasn't the first time that's happened.

"Call Tsunade, I'll check him into a room." the head nurse said. Naruto's tears were silently spilling out. Naruto knew his feelings for Sasuke. Sasuke knew them too. They both just never acted on them. Sasuke knew how much this hurt Naruto, but did that stop him? Not in the least. Naruto just wished they could both get over their suicidal thoughts. The nurse brought out a gurney, and Naruto gently placed Sasuke on it. In no time, there was a medic nin that rushed in and started to heal the wounds.

Naruto followed them; they never expected Naruto to just wait in the waiting room. Naruto needed to be with Sasuke at all times, especially when he was in the hospital. They couldn't count the times that Naruto had alerted them of the slowing heart beat, the infection, everything else that could go wrong in a hospital. Tsunade rushed in, looked at Naruto with sorrow, and rushed into Sasuke's room. She came out a few minutes later, a look of relief on her features.

"Naruto, I can't thank you enough for bringing Sasuke in when he needs it. How do you know what nights he's going to do it?" Tsunade asked. Naruto just shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't. It's just every night he's going to, I leave my apartment and wander over to the Uchiha estate and hear him scream. I guess I'm just connected to him on a more emotional level." the blonde explained. Tsunade just nodded and patted him on the back.

"Well, thank god he's got you looking out for him. If you weren't there, you guys would be reunited in the after life." Tsunade mentioned before heading back to her sleeping quarters. Naruto slowly walked into Sasuke's room, watching his eyes dart to him as soon as he walked in. Sasuke gave him, what appeared to be, a weak smile.

"Heh, dobe. You're always there. I don't get how and I don't get why but. . . Thank you. You've saved me so much in my life." Sasuke muttered. Naruto just smiled and looked at the monitor. He was lucky to be here. Sasuke was so close to death. There was even a black cat in the room ready to take his soul. The cat not only took live souls, they took dead souls too. They normally showed up to people who are about ready too die. It's a bit scary for Naruto. He's so paranoid of black cats.

"Sasuke, you know I'll always be there for you." Naruto stated, softly kissing Sasuke's forehead. He was burning up. Naruto called a medic nin in to check it out. Just what Naruto feared; another infection. He hates when Sasuke gets infections. Sasuke was never himself then. Naruto never understood this, but he never questioned it. The medic nin walked out of the room after treating the infection.

"Sasuke, will you be able to do the mission tomorrow?" Naruto asked. Sasuke nodded. He knew the blonde was worried about him, but he was a Uchiha for Christ's sake! He could take care of himself. And if he wanted to end his life, so be it.

"Why do you worry. . . So much?" Sasuke asked the boy. Naruto sat on the chair next to the bed, shaking his head. They went over it a million times. Sasuke just never understood it. Naruto didn't quite understand it either.

"Because, teme, I love you." Naruto stated. He had never been so sure of anything in his life. He knew Sasuke loved him back, but they rarely are willing to show it. Naruto and Sasuke were never ones to talk about their feelings, especially to each other. It was too girly to talk about feelings, so they just show one another by fighting.

"Yeah, I know." Sasuke muttered. He rolled over and closed his eyes, signaling for Naruto to leave. He kissed Sasuke's cheek, said goodnight and checked out of the hospital.

"Thanks again Naruto for saving Sasuke's life." the head nurse said. Naruto smiled and nodded his head. He walked out of the hospital to see that the sun was about ready to rise. He hadn't gotten any sleep at all. He knew that he and Sasuke would be fighting about this later that day, but Naruto didn't think too much of it. They fought every day.

Naruto sighed, and started to walk home. He was just glad to save Sasuke's life this time. He hated to see Sasuke suffer through anything, even when they were little. That's why Naruto hasn't tried to commit suicide for years now. He knew it would kill Sasuke inside. Naruto walked up to his apartment and grabbed his keys. He sighed as his key slid into the lock. He wasn't ready to start a new day. He just wanted to sleep. With a turn of his wrist, the door was open and he walked inside, shutting the door behind him with his foot.
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