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As I flew through the trees effortlessly, I couldn't help but feel excitement course through my body. After he had brought me back, I could barely stand to be even a day away from him. So imagine how difficult three months was. Though I would never tell him that.
Thinking this, I went faster, trying to hide my smile as I entered Konaha for that first time in three months. I was in such a hurry, that I didn't notice the unusual quietness of the village, though it was only about two in the afternoon. But I had only one thought in my mind as I made my way to the Uchiha Complex. I walked up to the gate, and wrinkled my nose in disgust. Naruto obviously hadn't kept up with the place while I was away. Weeds were overgrown everywhere, and I swear I could walk through the yard and I really would be "hidden in the leaves". I was going to kill the dobe.
I opened the gate slowly, realizing something wasn't right. I walked up the stone steps, not feeling Naruto's chakra inside the house, or anywhere near the Uchiha Complex. I slowly opened the front door, and immediately knew that no one had been here in a while. The place was too dusty, and it didn't have the usual messy bowls of ramen everywhere, or the hideous orange t-shirts. I checked the place top to bottom anyway. I even looked in Itachi's room, with no luck.
At the end of my mini investigation, my mind started reeling. I went to one person who would know where he was. Kiba. Naruto's best friend. I knocked on his door rather impatiently, and I heard shuffling inside the house. It took a good five minutes before anyone decide to open the goddamned door.
"I said not to give the flowers to me! What the hell am I gonna do with them? Give'em to Hokage-sama-." He stopped when he realized it was me standing there. "Uchiha." He breathed, wide eyed.
"Where's Naruto?" I asked lazily. Kiba just continued to stare.
"When did you get back?" He asked cautiously. I wasn't in the mood for this at all. I wanted to see Naruto. All this built up sexual frustration was driving me insane. And I missed the Dobe, not that I would tell anyone but him this.
"Kiba, just tell me where he is." I said, whipping the stray strands of hair out of my face.
"Um… Go find Hokage-sama. She knows." And with that, I got a door slammed in my face. I looked at the door, willing It to burst into flames at the intensity of my glare, and I contemplated kicking it down just to piss him off.
Turning away angrily, I made my way to the Hokage-sama's office. I couldn't help but wonder what the hell was going on. I didn't even knock, I just threw open her door, finding the Hokage leaning over a file, a bottle of sake on her desk. She looked up at me, not completely drunk, thank Kami-sama.
"Oh Sasuke, you're back." She said, he eyes widening a bit. Did I detect fear? Or was that sadness in her eyes. I couldn't really tell the difference when it came to her.
"Where's Naruto?" I asked again, refraining from cursing at the Hokage.
"Sit down Uchiha," she said, all traces of the alcohol gone from her features,
"I'd rather stand. Where's Naruto." It wasn't really a question now. I felt like ripping my hair out for repeating myself so many times. Tsunade just continued to look at me with that same expression on her face, so I swallowed my Uchiha pride, and sat down in the across from her. "Where is he Hokage-sama." I asked, trying to keep the anger out of my tone. My irritation was building up quickly.
"Uchiha, do you remember how Naruto was acting before you left?" She asked me, eyeing me coolly. I scoffed.
"Yes! The Dobe was acting like a total dumbass." I said, trying to hide my uneasiness. I swear to Kami-sama if that Dobe left, I was going to find him and drag him back by him testicales.
"Well, when Naruto collapsed a few days after you left, he was out of it for a few weeks, so we did some tests on him." Collapsed? Naruto? I've never seen him get sick. "Because of the Kyuubi, we never had much to worry about when it came to sickness and Naruto. So when he suddenly collapsed on us and wouldn't get better, of course we were worried." I stiffened hearing this. Was Naruto in the hospital? I was about to get up but Tsunade stopped me, a clipped tone to her voice. "Stay seated Uchiha. I'm not finished. We found a rare seed of some sort planted in Naruto's blood stream. It was very far spread at this point. Obviously the Kyuubi had been trying to heal him. I did some research and found that it caused extreme thinness and loss of appetite. It also causes the nerves to shut down." I gasped slightly and let the mask fall from my face, feeling the hot tears settle in my eyes. "Because he wasn't eating for a while, and his body was rejecting the nutrition we tried to give him, the Kyuubi wasn't getting any fuel either, and she couldn't heal the disorder. It's not natural by the way. It's a type of poison or a jutsu of some sort. Someone planted it in him, knowing about the Kyuubi. I have a feeling it happened on his last mission before you left. That's why he was acting so strange. I guess he didn't want anyone to worry about him." She stopped, letting everything sink in. The tears were flowing freely now, my mask nonexistent.
"When he requested that mission for you, I was surprised. But now I know why, and I'm pretty sure you do too. He knew he only had a limited time left. He gave me this in the hospital, told me to give it to you." She said, handing me a folded piece of paper. "No one read it, Naruto made it pretty clear that you were the only one to read it." She explained. I took it from her hands, trying my hardest not to whimper. I knew I was acting very un-Sasuke like at the moment, but frankly, I didn't care. Naruto. My Naruto. He was gone. I was never going to see him again. "That's it Sasuke. Everyone's been depressed, since it only happened like two weeks ago. You'll either find them holed up in their house, or on some extended mission." She said softly as I stood up.
"Thank you Hokage-sama." I said, bowing respectfully. She shook her head at me sadly.
"Call me Tsunade. Naruto never cared for such formalities." She said, and I could hear the tears in her voice as one slipped down her face. Ever since she lost Jiraya, Naruto has been the only kind of family she had, so it must be hard on her too. I nodded at her.
"Thank you Tsunade." I said before walking out of her office. I had the paper clasped tightly in my hands, as if someone were going to try and steal it away from me. I didn't even notice the sad stares of the village people who recognized me.
I ran up the steps of the Uchiha Complex for the second time today, the tears blurring my vision as I pushed the door open. Once I made it inside, I closed and locked it, simultaneously falling to my knees in front of the door.
"You Dobe." I whispered at the ceiling, knowing full well that he could hear me. "Is this the thanks I get for coming back unscratched? You made me promise!" I was yelling by this point. I buried my face in my hands, and remembered the letter. I hastily whipped my hand across my eyes so I could at least attempt to read it. The handwriting was defiantly the blondes.
Teme, I'm sorry for not telling you, but I knew you'd make a big deal over it, and I always want you to be happy. I knew when I was hit that I didn't have much time. Kyuubi warned me. She wasn't too happy with me either. Said only an idiot couldn't dodge an attack like that. Anyways, I had to get you away somehow, so I choose the longest mission for you. I know you're mad at me, but I can't say I'm sorry for that. I like that your last memory of me is when I was happy with you. Happy as myself, not as some sick and infected person. Just remember me that way. Remember the way I felt in your arms. I way my hands ghosted over your chest when you would suck that sensitive spot on my neck that only you know about. Remember how i was the only one that could cause those wonderful moans from your body. And remember how I writhed and screamed when you were inside me and we were one. Those passionate kisses that would leave me breathless. Remember how much I loved you.
If you saw me like I am now, I don't think I would have been able to stand it. I love you Sasuke, and I had plans for us. I even got Gaara to get us matching rings. I have mine, and yours is on the kitchen table. It's a promise that you won't ever forget about me. Yes, I want you to move on, maybe find someone else to love you. Though you will never find someone who loves you more than I do. But never forget Teme. If you forgot about me, I'd come down there just to kick your sexy ass. I don't want you to be sad though, I never wanted that. Even when you left me to go find your brother, I never wished any sadness on you. I loved you too much. I still love you too much. I wanted t spend the rest of my life with you. So, you have to do one thing for me. You can't be sad. You can't cry anymore. You have to remember that even though I'm not exactly there physically, you are still mine, and I'm still yours. I've always been yours, from that first kiss in the academy, to our last one before you left. I know we'll see each other again, so don't worry. And thank Tsunade baachan for me. She was like the mom I never had. Actually, thank everyone for being there for me. There are letters in my desk drawer next to my bed. I made tem while you were finding yourself, so there is one for you also. There are like wills, because as a ninja, you never know. So give them to everyone. I know you will Teme. And just remember that I love you Sasuke, more than life itself. So much more than you will ever know. So that's why you have to stay alive. I have to know that you will be there living for the both of us. Living in my place. So don't be sad, keep that smile you know I love on your face, and please… just be happy.
Love, your Dobe,
Naruto.
P.S I love you
I felt the fresh tears on my face and I realized I was sobbing uncontrollably on the floor. I read over the note two or three more times, hearing Naruto's voice reading it to me.
I walked into the kitchen and saw a little orange box on the table. If not for the situation, I would have chuckled. Of course he would have picked something orange. I picked it up slowly, and opened it. Inside was a simple silver ring. I turned it over in my hands and noticed the inscription on the inside.
Sasuke I will always love you. Teme.
I slammed it against the table, crying into my hands again.
"How can you say you love me, but then leave me all alone like this? You were all I had!" I screamed at the empty house. "I fucking love you." I don't remember ever crying this much. Not when my whole clan was murdered, not even when I killed Itachi. Never.
I don't know how long I stayed like this, but I eventually stopped crying, remembering my promise I had to keep, and picked up the ring off the table. It didn't have a scratch on it, even though I slammed it down pretty hard. So the Dobe had planned it all.
I remembered him saying I should move on and scowled at the ring.
"You really must be an idiot. I could never find someone else." I said quietly, making my way to our room and those letters he told me about. I had to keep my promise to him; it was all I had left to remind me that he really had been here. That damn Usuratonkachi.
Well there it is. I just thought of it in class one day and couldn't get the idea out of my head. Well review and tell me if you want me to write the other letters