A/N: This is a spin-off version of a story in a game I started playing on my phone one night, and I thought it would make a good fan fiction idea. I hope you guys like this! All from Sasuke's POV, and he's 21 and in college in this. Enjoy~
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story.
This Isn't How I Planned It
Chapter 1
Has something in your life ever gone perfectly according to plan? Or has it all screwed up so much, that everything seems out of control? That's how things have felt for me lately, and it was the stress that woke me during the middle of the night. I was stressed out from trying to find a boyfriend, and had just had another failed attempt earlier in the night with a blind date one of my friends had set me up with. Damn Ino and her horrible instincts…
Anyway, thanks to that horrible experience, I was stressed out and highly considering taking a break from dating for a while. Sighing heavily, I stepped out into the garden to get some fresh air, and then noticed that the moon was blood red. It was strange, but I was unable to look away. Something in me stirred as I gazed at it, but I couldn't decipher it. Eventually, the blood moon disappeared as dawn arrived, and my eyes closed briefly. I took a deep, calming breath, and then exhaled slowly before returning to my room to get dressed in a t-shirt and jeans and then eat. Sure, it's Saturday, but I still need to work on my schoolwork for psychology. That's my major, and I'm planning on eventually becoming a psychologist.
I ate my breakfast of toast and over easy eggs before grabbing my messenger bag with my laptop in it and leaving home, locking the door behind me. I smiled slightly at the shrine behind my house as I left, and then returned my attention to my walk to the library to study. Once I arrived, I searched for the books I needed, and began to work on my project on psychological disorders.
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After a few hours had passed, I sat back, yawning and stretching my arms until my elbows popped quietly. Deciding to take a break, I closed my laptop once I'd saved my work I'd completed so far. I tucked it into my bag again, and prepared to leave for some lunch before going to put the books I'd grabbed back in their rightful places. As I tucked a book back, however, I heard a creaking groan from the bookcases, and then they started to collapse. I closed my eyes, waiting for the inevitable, but then I was tackled to the ground, out of reach of the huge bookshelves. I cracked one eye open, nervous to see what had happened, and realized I had been tackled into safety by some blonde guy. I fully opened both eyes, and saw the guy was watching me worriedly with his deep sapphire eyes.
"Hey, are you okay?" he asked. I blinked at him, kind of dazed from the fall and how attractive he was. His hair was spiky, he had three whisker-like markings on his cheeks, and he had a mysterious aura to him, which only made him seem more attractive to me. He wore orange jeans and a black t-shirt, too. "Hello? Anybody in there?" he teased, his eyes warm with kindness.
"Um, sorry, just kind of shocked by the near death experience," I muttered.
"No problem," the blonde smiled, and then perked up, frowning for a second before cursing. "Damn, I'd better go." And with that, he was off of me and out the door without a backwards glance.
"Sasuke! Are you okay?!" Ino's voice screamed into the room from the other doorway. I knew she was here; she always tries to flirt with some hot guy in the library on Saturdays. And apparently she'd seen me without me realizing it, too.
"Yeah, I wasn't hit," I called back, and she ran over to me as I got up.
"What happened?" she asked when she reached me.
"I was putting some books back, and when I was walking away, I heard the shelves creaking and groaning, and then they collapsed," I explained, leaving out the part about the blonde. Gods forbid if she found out, I'd never hear the end of it.
"How the hell did that happen, though?" she wondered aloud. "These aren't exactly old bookcases, after all."
"Not sure," I sighed.
"Well, as long as you're safe. Are you okay to go on your own? I'm gonna tell any authorities who show up what happened," she told me.
"Yeah, I was actually on my way out to get some lunch," I nodded, and she smiled.
"Good. You look paler than normal anyway, so get some food in your stomach, okay?"
"Got it. Thanks, Ino," I thanked her, and she nodded in reply before ushering me out the door the blonde had left through. I made sure my laptop wasn't damaged before continuing to a small local café for some coffee and a bacon Gouda sandwich. As I walked, my thoughts went back to that mysterious blonde who saved me before and the warm light in his eyes as he spoke to me, despite it being such a brief encounter. When I arrived at the café, I sat down after getting my usual coffee and sandwich, and began to eat while I checked the news on my laptop. The library bookcases crashing was already being reported on, and I watched the live feed as Ino shared my story with the reporter, but refused to tell them my name, thankfully. She knows I hate the spotlight.
Once they ended the story, I switched to checking out different psychology articles for my class project. Mercifully, this wasn't an oral presentation, so I just had to turn the report, not present it to the class. As I did my research, I finished eating, and then I drank the rest of the coffee, but one of the employees kindly came over and refilled my cup. I thanked them and continued writing my report paper. Finally, I looked at the time on my laptop, and realized it was getting into the evening, so I needed to go home and make dinner. After all, can't really rely on café food to feed me some dinner, huh?
I packed up my laptop again, and then left for home, making sure to throw my trash in the garbage can on the way out the door. While walking home, I realized there weren't many people out, which had me confused. For a Saturday night, you'd think more people would be out and about, going to parties, bars, or clubs. I checked my phone for the time, and saw today was actually almost the last day of daylight saving time for the year. No wonder it seemed so dark out so early.
Unfortunately, I was a bit too engrossed in my phone I guess, because I suddenly heard tires screeching while I crossed the street to my house, and I froze like a deer in headlights as a car came hurtling towards me at high speed.
"Look out!" a voice shouted, and then the car exploded several yards from me, and it was far enough away that I wasn't hit by any of the scorching car parts. I stood there, shaking in fear and horror, at the second near death experience for the day.
"Hey, come on, let's get you out of the street," a familiar voice told me gently, and I was quickly guided away from the wreckage and towards my house. It was only once we were paused at the door that I realized I needed to unlock the door so I could get inside. I shakily pulled my keys out of my pocket, and unlocked the door before the person helped me inside. Only after I was sat down at the dining room table did I look at the person who had helped me. My eyes widened in shock when I realized who it was.
"Wait a second, you're the guy from the library!" I gasped. "Why'd you leave so soon earlier?"
"I'll explain soon, but for now, I need you to calm down from nearly being hit by a car going 50 in a residential area," the blonde replied.
"I'd actually like a few answers before anything else happens," I retorted, narrowing my eyes dangerously at him. "Who are you?"
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, and I'm a kitsune, or fox demon," he answered. "I'm here to protect you, but only if you give yourself to me." I blinked, trying to register what he'd just said, and then frowned.
"You've got to be joking, right?" I snorted. "Why the fuck should I believe you?"
"Maybe it would be better to show you," Naruto sighed, and then a pair of fox ears appeared on top of his head, the human ears vanishing, and nine blonde fox tails grew from behind him, swishing gently. I felt the blood drain from my face, and he nodded. "Now do you believe me?"
"Why do I have to give myself to you?" I finally asked after a minute.
"I can't explain right now, it's not safe here, but I promise I will. Just come with me," he urged. Suddenly, before I could say or do anything, the kitsune growled lowly, warningly, his ears flattening against his head. "Damn, too late. They're here."
"Who?" I asked.
"Other demons that want you," he growled. "Stay close, unless you want to die or be forced with someone else."
"What?" I uttered, but then he hoisted me onto his back, using his tails to support me as I clung to him, and ran out to the garden right as dozens of creatures swarmed around us.
"Son of a bitch," Naruto spat, and then began to attack them, his nails lengthening into claws as he slashed through them like they were nothing. His tails shielded me from harm as more and more of the creatures flowed into the garden, and I hunkered closer to his back, terrified. Out of nowhere, a fireball smashed through a large portion of them, and then an orange fox, the size of a very large wolf and with nine tails as well, emerged from their burning remains.
"It seems you need help," he smirked, addressing Naruto.
"About fucking time, Kyuubi," the blonde merely chuckled, and then they destroyed the remaining creatures together. The pair slashed through them, and occasionally, Kyuubi would let off waves of fire from his tails. After they were gone for certain, Naruto lowered his tails, letting me down from his back, and I slid off, nearly collapsing from the fear I'd felt. "Are you okay?" the kitsune asked, turning to face me. I noticed his irises were red with black vertical pupils, but when he looked at me, they returned to blue. "Look, if you don't come with Kyuubi and me, things will only get worse until one of the enemy demons claims you. We'll protect you if you come with us." I lowered my gaze, feeling my world start to unravel and crumble beneath my feet. I wanted answers before I went with him.
"Why is this happening to me?" I asked, my voice sounding lost.
"Because you woke up last night during the blood moon, which awoke your deep, underlying demon traits," the blonde began. "You'll eventually become a demon, but only if you live that long. Kyuubi and I can ensure that you do, but only if you come with us." I could barely muster up a reaction at this point, as I was so mentally and emotionally exhausted by this point, I couldn't think straight.
"I'll go with you," I murmured.
"Glad to hear it," Naruto smiled, and then leaned in and kissed me softly, causing my body to relax before he leaned over and bit the side of my neck, breaking the skin and making me gasp. I quickly drew back, slapping my hand over the bite mark, and feeling heat there.
"What the fuck was that for?!" I spat, glaring at him.
"I had to so that you'll be safe from anyone in my home village, and that way they know you're off limits," he told me hurriedly. "Now, go pack anything personal that you can, as we can't come back after this. Don't worry about clothes and such; I'll provide those for you."
"I would advise a swift pace, too," Kyuubi agreed, and Naruto followed me as I went through my room and grabbed my favorite belongings that had sentimental value to me. I packed a few things that had belonged to my family, including a small photo album that showed my family and some pictures of my friends. When I was finished and had slung my backpack onto my back, I looked to Naruto, and he picked me up and carried me on his back to the well behind the shrine, Kyuubi trailing after us.
"This is the way into the demon realm," the kitsune informed me. "Once through, you can't come back until your demon features emerge, and even then, only if you have complete control over those traits." I didn't say anything; just feeling like everything around me was beginning to fall apart. Sighing, Naruto climbed into the well with Kyuubi close behind us, and then there was a blinding white light before the demon climbed out again. The blonde exited what appeared to be a shrine surrounding the well, and was greeted by other demons.
"Naruto-kun! You're back!" a pinkette with rabbit ears squealed happily, and literally hopped over, her green eyes excited. Then she noticed me. "Oh, this is the one who woke during the blood moon, right?"
"Yeah, his name is Sasuke," he replied, and I could feel my eyes starting to drift closed, thanks to the exhaustion.
"Better wait on the introductions until tomorrow," the rabbit demon advised. "He looks exhausted."
"Tsunade's taught you well, huh, Sakura?" Naruto chuckled quietly, and she beamed at him.
"Of course! She's the best healer in the demon realm!" she grinned. "But don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Go ahead and get him to bed, he needs the sleep."
"Thanks, Sakura-chan," he thanked her, and then carried me away from the shrine and towards his home. Somewhere along the way, I fell asleep, feeling lost and already missing my old life. Hopefully, this was all one huge bad dream brought on by stress. If not, then I'm gonna be miserable.
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When I woke up, I was in a room I didn't recognize, and then realized that the whole ordeal hadn't been a dream, unfortunately. I remained still, trying to figure out where exactly I was. I was lying on something soft, which I figured was a bed, with a blanket covering me, and there was a dresser, three doors, one of which was glass and led out to a small balcony, a closet, an empty laundry bin, and a bedside table on each side of the bed. I didn't sense a presence in the room, so I sat up, just wanting to be alone to my thoughts, and thankful that Naruto wasn't in the room at the moment. I blamed him for this mess, and that everything was now ruined for my life. Suddenly, one of the doors opened, and then said blonde walked in from the hallway, smiling when he saw I was awake.
"Ah, Sasuke, you're awake," he said, approaching me. Automatically, my eyes narrowed at him, and he paused. "What?"
"This is all your fault," I muttered, glaring furiously at him.
"How is this my fault?" he asked, frowning.
"It's because of you that my life won't be the way I planned it!" I spat. My voice lowered as I continued, wrapping my arms around myself. "All I ever wanted was for something in my life to go my way. I lost my family when I was 16, even my older brother. Shortly before the whole ordeal, though, I'd told them I was gay, and they didn't mind. They completely supported me. But after they were killed five years ago, I wanted to try and make my life better. I wanted to have a good boyfriend, get married, have children with a surrogate, and raise them lovingly like my parents did with me and Itachi. But now I'm stuck with either being killed or staying here, and I…" I trailed off, unable to finish as the tears started and a sob tore its way from my throat. I felt Naruto's soft tails on my shoulders first, and flinched away from him, not wanting him around.
"Sasuke, I'm sorry, I really am," he murmured, but I turned away from him, and he sighed before leaving the bedroom, shutting the door almost completely behind him. After a few minutes, I barely heard the door creak open again, and then soft footsteps padded into the room (I know Kyuubi technically has hands instead of paws, but just go with it in this one).
"Sasuke-sama," Kyuubi's voice rumbled softly. I had somewhat calmed by this point, but the tears still flowed freely. "Sasuke-sama, may I speak with you? Naruto-sama has left for a bit to hunt. He's not home right now."
"What is there to say, Kyuubi?" I mumbled, my vision becoming unfocused as I stared at the wall. "Everything for me has changed so much, and it hasn't even been a full 48 hours. I haven't felt this much pain and confusion since I was 16 and my family was killed." I shivered at the memory of when I had walked into my home and found their bodies.
"I want to try and help you so you can make this situation better, both for you and my master," Kyuubi told me. "He truly does have feelings for you, however briefly you two have known each other, and I want to see both of you happy together. It may seem strange that I feel this way, but I have known Naruto-sama since we were both kits. He is a gentle spirit, and will fiercely defend those he cares about. Especially you, now that you're his. I stand by his decisions, as he always makes the right choice. Sometimes there are mistakes, but no one is perfect. Don't think you're the only one suffering out of this, Sasuke-sama. Naruto-sama has no living family, either." My eyes widened at his last words, and I sat up and looked at the large fox, confused.
"Why not?" I asked, and he sighed.
"That is not my story to tell. You should ask Naruto-sama, but only when you two have become closer," he answered. "I would advise at least trying to make the best of your situation. Not everything is bleak, though it may seem like it right now. Everything will improve, you'll see. But don't blame Naruto-sama for this, he was only trying to protect you from being killed or taken by someone else who would have made this truly a nightmare for you." He turned and left the bedroom, his tails swishing quietly behind him. Once the door clicked shut, I brought my knees to my chest, feeling like a complete fucking asshole.
"What the hell's wrong with me…?" I whispered, feeling tears sting my eyes again. I had been such a prick to Naruto, and he had only been trying to help and protect me. I need to apologize when he comes home, and do some major ass-kissing.
A/N: I know this is shorter than the chapters in Soft Spoken, but I feel like if I continue on this chapter, I'll be moving too fast. Anyhoo, R&R, peeps!