Some Call it Fate, I Call it Karma.
Chapter 1: Something Practiced is Something Perfect
RATED FOR LATER CHAPTERS
SaiNaru Yaoi
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The sickening clash of metal grinding against metal echoed throughout the cold night air, interrupting the peaceful silence of the surrounding forest. Sai ran swiftly through the forest, his black clothes blending in with the impending darkness. Close on his heels followed Naruto. The two were training intensely that morning, as if they were both relieving all the stress of the world onto each other. To stand and fight would be reckless so Sai alternated between running and throwing kunai, waiting for an opening.
Both ninja were too infatuated with their own battle to pay close attention to their surroundings or they would have noticed they were being watched by an elite ninja whose mission to kill anyone assisting Konoha, his specific target was Sai. He became interested though at seeing the blonde haired boy, though he didn't know Naruto, he indulged himself with thoughts of getting extra praise for taking out both the Konoha ninja.
The nin chuckled thinking of all the praise he'd get if he took out an ANBU Root and then some, what a catch! He stayed low to the ground, following the two fighting males, trying to plan out his method of attack. The easiest way, he deducted, would be through the brain, if he tapped into the brain the and mentally disabled them, it would kill their physical bodies as well, that being his specialty. Unfortunately he could only take them out one at a time, so he swiftly decided to take down Sai. He moved from the thick, dense brush to reveal himself, a sinister smile plastered across his face.
Sai felt his body stiffen up at the sight of another ninja, and in a blurring, confusing second he realized he couldn't move at his own accord anymore. A blinding blue light engulfed his body, paralyzing him. Out of the corner of his eye he could see Naruto struggling against the attack, before his mind could comprehend his surroundings he felt himself slowly slipping into darkness as he fell to the ground unconscious.
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Sai felt his body convulsing ruthlessly as he awoke. His throat felt as if it were closing in, suffocating him, he coughed harshly, opening up his airways, gasping for air. He came to his senses slowly, blinking he glanced around. He was in an unfamiliar room; in a hospital bed next to him was Naruto, sleeping uncomfortably. It didn't take him long to realize he was in the hospital, definitely not his most favorite place to be.
The black haired male got slowly, cautiously to his feet. His legs felt numb as he struggled to stay standing, leaning against the bed for support. His mind was blurred, but somewhere in the back of his brain he could hear a faint voice "Oh, Sai… you're awake." Sakura's voice echoed through the dull room. "Sakura… how did I get here?" he tried to regain his composure, not wanting to show that his body was weak at that moment.
"Ah, I found you near death and took you here." Sakura replied softly. "I suggest lying back down, there's no telling what type of jutsu you've been exposed to, I'm not sure if there will be any long term complications, but as of now you're in bad shape." Sai slowly sat down, taking the information in. "You're lucky I found the both of you, Kakashi sensei took care of the ninja that attacked. It seemed he used a rather powerful technique to worm his way into your brain and kill off your nerve endings, everything should be fixed now, since I took care of it and repaired what I could. It seems that Naruto interrupted the jutsu or you would have surely been dead."
Sai gave a small sigh, laying back down in his bed to relax, if he stressed his body out, there's no telling what kind of damage it could cause in that state. 'I must recover quickly; I cannot let this interrupt my mission.' He commanded himself mostly out of frustration. With that he drifted off into a deep sleep.
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Sai awoke, stretching out and yawning; he sat up and glanced over his shoulder to see Naruto already awake, lying motionless in the bed. The black haired male shook his head slightly, 'How could he be so reckless?' He sighed inwardly.
"Excuse me?" Naruto questioned him, his voice still groggy. "What?" Sai replied dully, turning towards the other male. 'Is he trying to play stupid with me? No, maybe he's just naturally an idiot…' Naruto mentally stated, sitting up. The black haired male blinked awkwardly "You know… I can hear you."
"What?"
"What…?"
The two glanced oddly at each other, both thoroughly confused. Sai gave a small sigh, not in the mood for arguing with the rather immature ninja. 'Poor guy, I mean, it's not his fault he's an awkward, dickless, social outcast'. Naruto's eyebrow twitched slightly 'Social outcast? At least I'm not socially retarded' he mentally sneered back.
Sai froze, turning his head fully towards the other male "Naruto kun…?" "What?" The blonde haired boy snapped back, his eyes angry and irritated. "I didn't recall saying that aloud…" the black haired male stated awkwardly. It was as if realization dawned on both of the ninja at the same moment, shock draining the color out of their faces.
"C-can you hear my thoughts?" Naruto began to panic, clutching at the bandages around his forehead. "No, that's just not rational." Sai tried to convince both himself and the other. "Okay, okay, I'm gonna think of something and you shouldn't be able to hear it, okay?" The blonde said quickly. "Okay…"
'Sai is a weirdo who has to read books to make friends' Naruto chuckled to himself under his breath. Sai glanced over at the other, though his face remained emotionless, his eyes looked terrified and amazed at the same time. "Naruto kun… I can hear you!"
"Ahhhhh!" Naruto began screaming, pulling at his hair "Get outta my head" he whined loudly. All the commotion caused a nurse to run in to check on the boy, the woman was met by a very panicky Naruto ripping his bandages from his head, and a very calm Sai smiling to himself on the bed. After the nurse got the two lying back in their beds she called in Tsunade to asses the extent of their brain trauma.
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Neither of the boys were told what was wrong with them, or what would happen in the future, which definitely didn't make either one of them very comfortable, but luckily they were released from the hospital and told to get plenty of rest while solutions for their problem was being determined.
The two were completely silent, walking side by side down the streets of Konoha, evening already beginning to set in. Naruto soon reached his small apartment, turning to watch Sai continue to walk down the street. "Oi, Sai." He shouted hesitantly. The black haired male turned around "Yes, Naruto kun?" Naruto scratched the back of his head awkwardly "Umm, you don't live to far from here, right?" Sai blinked momentarily "Actually, I live on the other side of town, quite a few miles away." The blonde paused slightly "Well, you can stay here, just for tonight, it'll be dark soon."
'Hmm, I read before that I should drop the suffixes off names when referring to my friends sooo…' Sai smiled "Thank you… Naruto." Naruto raised an eyebrow at the other, shaking his head "No problem, Sai."
Upon entering the apartment Sai took a quick glance around, taking in the surroundings. It was small and rather bland, there was a tiny kitchen which appeared to only have cups of ramen in it, there was one bedroom, a bathroom, and a tiny living room with a low to the ground coffee table placed in front of a white couch. Sai removed his shoes, taking a seat on the couch, which was rather uncomfortable. "Are you hungry, you haven't ate anything?" Naruto questioned him. "Yes, I am." Sai replied blandly. "What do you want?"
The black haired boy smiled "Anything is fine." Naruto rolled his eyes 'Why the hell does he have to be so annoying! Can't he just tell me what he wants to eat, jeez!' the blond growled. Sai made no comment on the other boy's inner thoughts, but merely sat in silence as he waited for his meal, which of course was ramen.
Naruto sat beside Sai, setting the noodles in front of himself and the other. "Thank you, Naruto." "Yea, no problem." There was a heavy, awkward silence filling the air as the two ate before Sai finally spoke up "Hey Naruto?" "What?" Sai paused "Umm, is it okay if I refer to you as Naruto chan perhaps?" The blond blinked at him "Uh, no." he said flatly "Naruto is okay." "Well I read that I should think of a nickname for my friends, ones that fit their personality." Naruto sighed, "Not again with the books, Sai." "Well maybe you can think of a nickname for me?" he suggested.
"Oh, I have plenty…" Naruto began to count off all the fitting names on his fingers "Weirdo, Creep, Social retard, Ass, and Looooser." He smiled in a friendly way, letting the black haired boy know he was joking around. Sai smiled back, though not quite as friendly "In that case I'll just call you dickless, spineless, ugly, loser." Silence fell between the two again, Sai got up to throw his small, plastic cut away. He removed his pouch, sword and backpack, placing them very neatly by his shoes next to the door. He then, fully clothed walked into Naruto's room and layed down on his bed.
Naruto froze, glanced into his room, then walked in tentatively. "Sai?" The other boy opened his eyes "Yes, Naruto?" "Umm, I thought you could sleep on the couch, or I could make you a bed on the floor." Naruto glanced at the ground, almost guiltily. "What do you mean?"
The blond mentally punched himself, poor Sai had never spent the night with a friend, he didn't even understand that is was just plain WEIRD for two males to sleep in the same bed together. "No, never mind Sai, you can take my bed tonight." Naruto gave him a small smile before walking out into the living room to make himself comfortable on the couch and fall asleep.
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Sai awoke the next morning, stretching out and yawning loudly. He glanced around the room, looking for Naruto before he remembered the boy had walked out of the room the night before. Sai got up and walked out in the living room to find the blond sprawled out on the couch, drooling all over himself. Sai chuckled a little bit, which felt completely out of character 'Poor Naruto kun, he looks uncomfortable, I guess I'll help him into bed so he can sleep well!' The black haired boy walked over to the couch, scooping Naruto up into his arms, he quickly realized the boy was heavier than he looked, probably from all that damn cup of ramen he ate everyday. Sai stumbled, caught off guard. The boy awoke sharply as his butt hit the hard ground, Sai landing flat out on top of him. Naruto screeched "Get off, off, off!" he yelled loudly, pushing the other away. "Ah, I apologize Naruto kun!" "Oh my god, you're a freakin' pervert trying to rape me in my sleep!" the blond yelled loudly. 'Pervert?' Sai mentally questioned himself. 'That's right, pervert, go look it up in one of your stupid books." Naruto snapped back. 'Hey, that's not fair, stop reading my thoughts, it's very rude.' The black haired boy furrowed his eyebrows. 'What? Like I can help it!' Naruto jumped to his feet, storming off towards his room and slamming the door behind him.
Sai sat in shock for a second, feeling as if a hurricane had just ripped through the room. 'Ah, note to self, friends don't like being fallen upon.'
By the time Naruto awoke, Sai was in the small kitchen, making breakfast. The blond walked into the living room, sitting himself in front of the table. "Oh, you're awake Naruto, I was going to make a nice breakfast, but it seems all you have is ramen…" Naruto rubbed at his tired eyes "Yea, I need to go shopping don't I?" 'I'm surprised Sai didn't just go home, I mean, we're not training today, why the heck is he in my kitchen.'
Sai walked out with the food, taking a seat next to Naruto 'I felt bad about this morning, I read that I should try to fix things if I upset one of my friends.' He replied mentally. "Thanks." Naruto said tentatively "and uh, I'm sorry about this morning, I'm not really mad at you…" "Hm, so you'd be mad if I ever layed on you again?" he joked. "Yes…" Naruto said hesitantly, not liking the tone of the other male's voice. "So if I did this…" Sai gave the other a smirk, shoving him back on the couch and crawling on top of him, "you'd be mad at me?" Naruto gasped, eyes widening "Eww, get off, gross." The blond shoved his hand into the other male's face, trying to push him back. Sai laughed slightly 'Oh, you think you're stronger than me?' he mocked him. 'Hmph, I know I'm stronger' Naruto snapped back, struggling to shove the other off. The two wrestled oddly on the couch, Naruto attempting to bite Sai's arm but failed miserably.
"Naruto chan!'
The males froze, stopping their wrestling at the sound of Sakura's voice at the door. 'Oh shit!' Naruto panicked, kicking Sai in the stomach. Sai fell back at the sudden, surprise impact of the kick, clutching his stomach as Naruto jumped off the couch to rush to Sakura. "Hi Naruto chan!' she greeted him happily. She stopped though, furrowing her eyebrows "Hello… Sai?"
The black haired male rose slowly to his feet, giving her a weak wave "Hello, Sakura kun." He smiled. "Well, anyways Naruto, I came to talk to you…" she hesitated "I heard about you situation." She said in a hushed voice hoping Sai couldn't hear 'Good luck" she whispered, chuckling slightly. Naruto's eyebrow twitched "Is that all you came here for?" he growled.
She suddenly stopped, glancing down at the ground, her voice turned serious "No, I have to talk with you alone, can we go somewhere?" Naruto was thrown off at her sudden change in attitude, he felt slightly concerned "Okay, we'll go somewhere alone."
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End of chapter-
Sorry to cut it off there, the next chapter will be much more exciting, I promise! Chapter 2 preview: Sakura reveals her feelings for Naruto, all the while Sai is listening in on the boy's thoughts, how will he feel about this situation?
I'll post it once I get some good reviews, I'm not done typing it yet so it may be a few days before it's up.