Curiosity Killed the Cat
By LB
Disclaimer: Nope, don't own it.
Summary: Naruto suddenly falls ill. Kakashi knows more than he is telling. What happens when Sasuke gets a little too curious?
Pairings: SasuNaru, possible KakaIru.
Warning: This fic contains yaoi. (Guy on guy love) If the sexual acts of two men bother you in anyway, then I suggest you stop reading now. I don't want to have to deal with flaming.
A/N: Hiya! LB here! Whoo, it's my first fic posting ever! So, all comments and/or critiques are welcomed greatly. I just ask you to please be gentle, I bruise easily. (I told you it was my first post ever) So, I just want to know what you think about it, and (blah blah blah, etc.)
Kakashi: Just shut up and let them read the story!
LB: Kashi-kun, you're so mean! T.T
Chapter 1
"Whispers"
"Naruto, you won't get anywhere by attacking directly." Kakashi warned, rolling his eyes. But his words fell deaf upon the blonde, who was only interested in beating the shit out of the pale-skinned nin in front of him.
Needless to say, he was failing miserably.
The pale enemy was holding his own effortlessly, as if mocking the attacker's attempts. This only drove the dobe faster, harder, (LB: Oh how wrong that sounds…) expending the limits of his chakra.
"Naruto, stop! You'll-" Kakashi ordered, but he was too late. Naruto had used up all of his energy, and consequently collapsed. The pale nin he was fighting backed off slowly, reverting back to his bored superior look.
Sakura shrieked and ran to her fallen teammate. She poked his unmoving body.
"Naruto? Naaaaaaaruuuuuuuutoooooooo!" she yelled into his ear.
"He's faking." A cold voice came from Uchiha Sasuke, the ninja who had beaten the dobe. Kakashi's attention had wandered to his book again.
Fed up with his teammate's pity fainting, Sasuke threw a punch at the blonde's head. He (He being Naruto) jerked his head away, and started writhing in pain on the ground.
"You're not fooling us, Naruto!" Sakura yelled, making Kakashi's attention break away from his porn book. He took one glance at the scene in front of him and his visible eye widened considerably.
"Sasuke! Sakura! Step away from him!" he barked sharply. He walked up to the blonde, picking him up off the hard ground like a rag doll. He then ran by rooftop with his other two students diligently following him.
"Kakashi-sensei, where are we going?" Sakura asked.
"To the hospital." Came the grim reply.
"Why? What's happening?"
Suddenly Kakashi stopped and looked at the other two in the eyes, calculating what to say. He sighed.
"There are things about Naruto that you don't know."
"…Like…?"
"It's…not fit for me to say. Not in public, at least."
"What?"
"I am forbidden to tell anyone. Ask Naruto once he heals. If he wants you to know, then he will tell you. But don't bug him about it. Understood?"
"Hai."
"Right."
And with that, off to Tsunade's they went.
(Late night, the same day)
Sasuke was home at his manor. But his head was swarming with unanswered questions.
'What's wrong with Naruto? Why did everyone look so grim? Why can't Kakashi talk about it? What is he hiding?'
Sasuke slammed his fist into the wall. He stood there, trembling with fury, until a disturbing thought entered his head.
'What if it's my fault?'
The Uchiha sat down slowly, burying his face in his hands. He sincerely hoped Naruto falling ill had nothing to do with him. But something in the back of his head was accusing him of hurting the blonde. I mean, he was the one Naruto was fighting with right before he collapsed!
'That's it. I have to find out!' he thought. He was determined to find the source of Naruto's illness, and prove it wasn't him.
And once Uchiha's are determined to do something, they don't give up easily.
He rushed out the front door in a flash, almost barreling into Sakura, who was still building up courage to knock. Sasuke skidded to a halt, but instead, falling over face down.
"Sakura!" he gasped through the concrete, thoroughly exasperated.
"Where are you going in such a hurry, Sasuke-kun?"
"Why are you at my house?"
"Good point."
"What do you want?"
"W-well, I couldn't stop thinking about Naruto, b-but I'm sc-scared to go to Ts-Tsunade's al-alone!" she spluttered, stuttering, and blushing in a Hinata-like manner.
"Good. Come on." Sasuke said, grabbing her by the arm, and dragging her along. Unfortunately, Sakura was too caught up in the gusto of the moment to realize the love of her life was touching her.
They were almost there. Sasuke had let go of his teammate's arm long ago, much to the kunoichi's disappointment. Sasuke's eyebrow raised, his dark eyes following a certain silver-haired Jounin sneaking in through an upstairs window.
'Finally, some answers.' Sasuke thought with a sly smirk, creeping in the same route his sensei took, a pink-haired nin in tow. They froze in the hallway when they started to hear voices.
Backs pressed against the wall, they strained to listen what was being said in Naruto's room.
Kakashi strolled into his student's room casually, but he was surprised greatly when he saw a familiar face.
A brown pony tailed, tan-skinned chuunin was already by Naruto's bedside.
"Umino-san." Kakashi nodded coolly, trying to look as controlled as possible. But damn was self-control hard when being around THAT teacher. Iruka looked up, also surprised.
"Hatake-san."
"Why are you out so late?"
"I could ask you the same thing."
"Well, he is my student." Kakashi retorted, stressing the word 'my'. Iruka flinched. After a beat,
"What's wrong with him?" he whispered in a pained voice. Kakashi chuckled. He swung an arm over Iruka's shoulder playfully. The chuunin blushed a bright red and turned his head away. This made Kakashi grin even wider.
"He'll be okay. He's no danger…to us, anyway."
Iruka looked confused.
"But, Sasuke can defend himself easily. Much better than Na-"
"No. I'm not talking about that."
Iruka got an even more confused look.
"Honestly, Iruka. You were their teacher. Didn't you see?" Kakashi leaned in closer to whisper in Iruka's ear.
"Sasuke may not realize it, but he and Naruto are closer than they think."
Suddenly it dawned on the pony tailed nin.
"I get what you're saying, Kakashi, but why do you have to whisper?" he asked.
"Because," Kakashi said, glancing over to the door.
"We have guests."
TBC
LB: Whoo cliffy! Ok, I know the chapter was kind of short. It was a whole lot longer on paper, I swear! But I wasn't going to combine any chapters now, that would totally ruin the awesome cliffhanger-ness! So R&R everyone, and I won't have to go on an emo streak!
Kakashi: Please comment. For your sanity and mine.
Sasuke enters in
Sasuke: Wait! Since when do I love Naruto? He's a dead body in a hospital bed!
LB: covers Sasuke's mouth Shh! Because I said so! And no, Naruto is not dead! assures readers I have no intention of killing off Naru-chan, ok? Don't listen to Sasuke!
Naruto pokes head in
Naruto: What's this about killing me?
LB: Uhh… throws Sasuke, Naruto, and Iruka plushies at the cast and runs away, screaming something about potatoes
