Chapter One: Whispers in the Dark
Pain.
That's all Sasuke felt, from the tips of his broken and bloodied wings to his bloodied and scarred feet. He was chained, like a dog, around his neck, feet, and wrists. They treated him like a dog as well, throwing him only moldy scraps, and giving him barely enough water to survive.
He sighed and shifted his body, trying to make himself as comfortable as a chained up prisoner could be. Just as he had gotten comfortable, he heard voices. He tensed, making his already sore muscles even tighter.
"So this is the prison. Drab, isn't it? Yeah, you'll get used to it real fast from the smells to the cries that echo throughout the night." Sasuke looked up to see two demons walking down the concrete hallway. The first demon he knew - it was his normal prison guard, but the other one… he had never seen before. He was blonde, very masculine, and had a cute smile on his face. When the demon turned his face in his direction, Sasuke shrank, not wanting to be seen in this state. The demon's icy blue eyes eyes swirled with confusion.
"Who is that?" he heard the demon ask the prison guard. The guard smirked.
"That's Sasuke, prisoner BK201. Dangerous one, he is. Don't ever release him from his chains, ya hear? He'll kill ya in a heartbeat." The prison guard replied. The blonde demon only cocked his head in confusion.
"He doesn't look dangerous…nor does he look healthy. Are you feeding him?" He questioned. The prison guard laughed.
"Feeding him? The only food they ever get is if they jerk themselves off and eat whatever comes out. Other than that, they starve." The blonde demon frowned after hearing what the prison guard said.
"How is he still alive?" The blonde demon asked, clearly confused. The guard shrugged, while Sasuke was fuming. How dare they talk about him like he wasn't even there.
"He's a strong one. Won't die no matter how many times we torture him, burn him, flog him, or cut him, he still keeps pushing forward. But come along now, enough about this prisoner. All you need to know is that he's dangerous, and whatever you do: DON'T. REMOVE. HIS. CHAINS." The blonde demon nodded, and gave Sasuke one last glance before following the guard. Sasuke sneered, fangs growing. When his tongue glazed over them, he blanched and calmed down, feeling the fangs retreat. He sighed, and shut his eyes, hoping that morning would come so that he could plan his escape.
Later in the night, as Sasuke was resting, he heard his cell door opening. His eyes snapped open, only to see the blonde demon staring at him with a tray of medicine in his arms.
"What do you want?" Sasuke spat at the demon. The demon just shrugged.
"I came to patch you up. You look like you could use it." He set down the tray and walked over to Sasuke, crouching down. He pulled a set of keys from his pocket and unlocked the cuffs on his ankles, wrist and neck. Before the demon could do anything, Sasuke launched himself at the demon, grabbing him by the throat lifting him in the air.
"Didn't you hear the guard? Never release me from my chains" he mocked as the demon calmly looked down at Sasuke.
"Oh, I heard him. I just chose not to listen" the demon said, calmly reaching up and removing Sasuke's hand from his neck. Sasuke gasped, no one has ever gotten out of his grip so easily.
"How...how did you release yourself so easily? No one has ever done that!" Sasuke questioned. The demon smirked.
"You're dangerous, but weak. A weaker demon, angel or mortal might have been fatally wounded, or even killed, but not a high class demon such as myself. Now, do you wish to have your body taken care of, or do you wish to continue to fight me until you tire yourself out?" Sasuke fell silent and studied his options. He wanted to fight the demon and test his strength, but he was right, he was too weak and out of practice after being chained up for so many years.
He sighed and sat down, crossing his legs painfully, wincing with every movement. The blonde demon looked at him, face devoid of all emotion. When Sasuke was semi-comfortable, the demon bent down and gently tilted Sasuke's head to look at him. Sasuke swallowed, no demon had ever been gentle with him before. The demon smiled halfway then reached down to grab the alcohol and cotton swabs. He put some of the alcohol on the swab and rubbed it against the scars on Sasuke's neck, making him hiss. He shoved the demon's hand away and scooted away.
"Don't touch me," Sasuke hissed. The demon smiled softly.
"Sorry. But I don't want those scars to become infected." The demon replied. Sasuke looked at the demon incredulously.
"Why?" He asked. The demon shrugged.
"I just don't like seeing such a strong creature such as you reduced to such a helpless state." The demon explained. Sasuke remained silent.
"Now, may I continue?" The demon asked, holding out the swab. Sasuke looked at him with a kicked puppy's gaze and nodded. The demon chuckled at the cute expression and lifted up Sasuke's neck, wiping the bloodied area. Sasuke hissed and whimpered every time the cold alcohol touched his skin. When the demon was finished and removed the swab, the entire thing was covered in dark red blood, both fresh and dried. The demon's eyes widened, and so did Sasuke's.
"Holy….that's a lot of blood. When was the last time someone checked on you?" The demon asked, both surprised and grossed out by the amount of red. Sasuke thought for a while.
"Not in a few centuries…" his voice was a whisper. The demon nodded.
"Thought so. How old are you, angel?" He asked, as he set down the bloodied swab to grab bandages to wrap around Sasuke's neck.
"Old…I don't know my age…" Sasuke whispered again. The demon nodded once more, and once the bandage was nice and secure around Sasuke's neck, he moved on to his wrists. When he had finished with those, he moved down to his ankles and bandaged those as well. After Sasuke was fully bandaged, the demon smiled.
"There, all better. Oh, here's some food," he said, taking off the medical supplies from the tray and sliding it over to Sasuke where there were small slices of bread and cold soup. Sasuke blinked and looked over at the demon who nodded sincerely. He smiled, and picked up the soup, sipping it. He moaned, this was the first thing of real food he had tasted in years. He sipped it faster, but not fast enough to make a mess of himself. When he had finished, he wiped his lips on the back of his hand and placed the bowl back on the tray.
"Thank you, mister demon," he said, bowing to the demon. The demon chuckled.
"Naruto." Sasuke looked up, shocked.
"What?" The demon smiled.
"I said, call me Naruto. Mister Demon is too much." Sasuke blushed then nodded.
"Thank you…Naruto." Naruto smiled and ruffled Sasuke's hair.
"Anytime, angel. It's almost time for the regular guards to come down, so I need to chain you up once more." Sasuke nodded, and walked back to his chains, where he sat down and waited patiently as Naruto re-locked the chains tightly around the newly bandaged skin, making him hiss. Naruto smiled apologetically, but continued to re-lock the rest of the chains. When Sasuke was re-chained, Naruto walked over to the cell door.
"See you tomorrow, angel," he said, disappearing in a cloud of dark ash. Sasuke sighed and rested his head against the concrete wall.
'What the hell is wrong with me…'
While Sasuke was resting and recuperating, Naruto appeared in the guard station. The watchman raised an eyebrow.
"Whacha doing out so late, rookie?" Naruto glared at the man.
"What do you think? Playing poker with the prisoners?" The watchman raised his hands in defense.
"Sorry buddy, can't I ask a simple question?" Naruto stormed off to his room, tail swishing behind him.
"No you can't…" he muttered as he entered.
He walked over to his bed and sat down, head pressed against the pillow. He thought about the dark-haired angel and sighed. There was no way an angel like that could be dangerous, even though his grip was incredible. Naruto sighed and shut his eyes. He didn't think the job would be this difficult, having to deal with dangerous beings. He thought he would just have to rough up a few people, break up a few fights, and that would be it. He sighed once more before fully falling asleep.
The next morning Sasuke awoke to find that his wrists, neck and ankles no longer stung and burned when he moved them around in his chains. He wondered why till he saw the bandages and he remembered last night. He groaned and hit his head gently against the concrete wall. Stupid demon…why did he have to go act all nice and shit? Sasuke sighed, but was startled to attention when he heard shouting coming from the stairs, and apparently it startled every other prisoner in the prison as well, for Sasuke could feel the other prisoners' energy levels spike. The shouting continued down the stairs until he saw the original prison guard and that other demon… Naruto…fighting.
"You shouldn't have done that! Prisoners don't deserve treatment!" the guard shouted. Naruto growled, baring his fangs.
"And no prisoner should have to eat their own cum as food! Do you not care about your prisoners?!" The guard growled as well, also baring his fangs.
"Look, pretty boy, I'll show how I "care" about my prisoners," the guard snarled, walking over to Sasuke's cell. Sasuke's eyes widened and he tried to press himself against the wall, for he knew what the guard was going to do. You see, Sasuke was a favorite torture toy of the prison guard, since he took the punishment so well. But now, he was purely terrified. One, because his scars were finally healing, and two, that demon Naruto was there and he had to watch. Sasuke didn't know why, but he didn't want the demon to watch him being punished and tortured. But it was no use; the guard came over and unlocked the cuffs around his limbs and neck, removing the bandages as well. Sasuke was dragged out of the room by the collar of his torn shirt to the torture room and forced to remain on the ground on his knees, where Naruto followed as well.
"Now…what should we do today angel? Would you like me to burn you, beat you, whip you, or break your wings? Actually, listing those, I think I shall do all of them," the guard said, walking away to the fire where a large brand was. Sasuke's eyes widened in fear, but he didn't move, for if he did, more punishment would ensue. The guard returned and ripped off Sasuke's tattered shirt and smirked. Sasuke cried out in pain when the brand hit his skin, breaking the flesh and causing it to bleed. He felt tears come to his eyes, but he tried his best to blink them away so that Naruto wouldn't think he was weak. The guard came back and grabbed the long tongs that they use to hold new swords. He opened them and placed the head on one of Sasuke's angel feathers. Sasuke gasped, and so did Naruto. The guard snickered and yanked, pulling out the feather. Sasuke screamed, causing the whole room to vibrate. The guard just laughed and continued to pull out as many feathers as he pleased, causing Sasuke to keep on screaming. When almost all of Sasuke's feathers were pulled out, the guard dropped the tongs, grabbing a large metal club.
Naruto wanted to step in, but he didn't want others to think he was helping the angel even more. He just watched as the guard brought up the bat and swung it down, hitting the bones in the angel's wings. Sasuke's eyes popped open and he screamed an almost animalistic sound. The guard laughed and moved from breaking the angel's wings to beating Sasuke's body until it was black and blue. He threw away the club, reaching to his belt and pulled out his whip which had bits and pieces of glass and metal shards on the end. He cracked the whip against Sasuke's back constantly, not stopping until his back was no longer visible, and it was mostly just shredded skin and muscle. When the guard deemed that he had had enough, he dragged Sasuke back to his cell and threw him in, Sasuke landing on his side like a broken doll. The guard smirked and turned to Naruto, who had followed both of them back to the cell, his eyes wide and full of horror.
He clapped Naruto on the shoulder and said, "That's how you handle the prisoners: you beat them, not care for them." He walked away, laughing a wicked laugh. Naruto didn't move and just continued to watch Sasuke lie there, barely breathing; just barely holding onto life.
When night came, Naruto finally made his move. He rushed to the guard station's medical room and grabbed as many supplies as he could, large bandages, casts, rubbing alcohol, towels, sleeping drugs, morphine, and other things that might help Sasuke feel better. When he grabbed as much as he could, he appeared in Sasuke's cell, rushing over to the angel. He got down on his knees and gently lifted Sasuke's broken body into his lap. He placed a hand over Sasuke's heart and felt his hatred and anger, hatred for the guard who disgraced him, and anger at Naruto for not doing anything to save him from the most humiliating and painful torture he had ever experienced. Naruto also felt something else in the slowly dying angel's heart...love. Love for the demon. It wasn't strong like the other two feelings, but it was there, fighting to stay alive, just like Sasuke. Naruto smiled softly and kissed Sasuke's forehead.
Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is
Just waiting
To turn your tears to roses
Sasuke took a ragged breath, but didn't open his eyes. The pain from the torture sent the poor angel into unconsciousness. Naruto reached over to the pile of medicine and grabbed the bottle of morphine and a syringe. He filled the syringe, and then injected it into Sasuke's arm, putting the boy into a little bit more comfortable state.
Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is
Just waiting
To turn your tears to roses
Naruto took the rubbing alcohol and doused the towel in it, gently rubbing Sasuke's back. Sasuke whimpered and hissed, tears forming in the corner of his unconscious eyes. Naruto hushed him and continued to wipe away the blood, the towel soon becoming soaked in the angel's blood. When the bleeding had stopped, Naruto took a long roll of bandage and wrapped it nice and tight around Sasuke's torso, making sure that it would stop it from bleeding. Naruto looked down at Sasuke's body and frowned, caressing the angel's cheek.
I will be the one that's gonna hold you
I will be the one that you run to
My love is
A burning, consuming fire
Naruto then paid attention to the broken wings. He knew that the feathers would never grow back, but he could at least splint the wings so that they wouldn't be painful for Sasuke. He reached over to the pile and grabbed more bandages and four long splints, two for each wing. Naruto gently pressed two splints together with one hand and wrapped the splints tightly, then doing the same for the other wing. When he had finished, he looked around the small cell and growled.
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes I'll light the night with stars
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
He looked back down at Sasuke and cradled him to his chest, rocking him back and forth, hoping that he would soon wake up. Since he was still unconscious, and he knew that the angel would never allow him to do this while he was awake, Naruto ran his fingers down Sasuke's neck, feeling the healing scars, down his arms, then down his torso, making Sasuke's body shiver. Naruto smiled. Even though Sasuke was unconscious physically, his mind and nerves were still awake and he could feel everything that Naruto was doing to him.
You feel so lonely and ragged
You lay here broken and naked
My love is
Just waiting
To clothe you in crimson roses
Sasuke whimpered, and Naruto stroked his hair, calming the angel. NO, this was his angel. He wouldn't let any scumbag touch him, as long as he was alive. He swore to himself that if that guard so much as looked at Sasuke the wrong way, he would get the same punishment that he gave Sasuke.
I will be the one that's gonna find you
I will be the one that's gonna guide you
My love is
A burning, consuming fire
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes I'll light the night with stars
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
Sasuke started stirring, and Naruto knew he would have to leave, otherwise shit would go down that Naruto didn't really want to deal with right now. He set Sasuke down on the floor, making sure that his wings were straight, his body and everything that was injured in the torture was wrapped. When everything was to his liking, Naruto leaned down and pecked Sasuke on the lips, licking them to savor their flavor. He broke away, licking his own lips, the taste of Sasuke still lingering. He smiled at the peaceful looking angel and went over to the door, taking the rest of the medical supplies with him. Before he left, he turned around and said
"Remember Sasuke,
Whispers in the dark."
And with that, he left.
The next morning, Sasuke awoke, feeling like shit. His head was spinning and his back felt like it had been beaten black and blue. That's when he remembered what happened last night and his rage grew. He looked at his back to see that he indeed had no feathers, but his wings were splinted and bandaged. He raised an eyebrow, and looked down at his body to see that it too was also wrapped.
"The fuck…" he muttered. He should be in pain, or even dead! But instead, there was no pain, only a slight twinge here or there. As he was pondering this, the guard that tortured him came down.
"Good morning angel! How do you like your new wings?" he mocked. Sasuke looked up and his eyes flashed red. He stood up, still in pain, but eager to fight. His fangs grew and senses guard yelped in surprise, giving Sasuke the advantage. He stormed over to the cell door and pried it open. You want to know why Sasuke was one of the strongest warriors in heaven? Because the scientist wanted a breed to defeat any kind of evil, so they took volunteers and injected them with demon DNA to try and create a new breed. The experiment killed everyone except Sasuke. So they put him on the front line and he destroyed every single demon that he came in contact with on the day of the first Demon vs. Angel war. But sad to say, Sasuke was betrayed, attacked from behind, and taken prisoner. He had been trapped in the prison for eons, waiting to break out, and this was finally the day. He menacingly walked up to the guard and grabbed him by the throat, hoisting him up in the air, just like he did with Naruto.
"What was that you said about me? That I'm dangerous?" he mocked. The guard nodded, gasping for air. Sasuke chuckled darkly then glared at the man.
"Damn right I am" he said, flinging the guard away, the demon slamming into more guards that were walking towards them. One demon broke away, and rushed towards Sasuke, who crouched down in fighting formation. The demon almost came close to Sasuke then halted.
"I'm glad to see that you're awake, angel" the demon said. Sasuke frowned. Why was this demon glad to see he was awake?
"Who are you?" Sasuke asked, not being able to see the demon's face in the darkness. The demon chuckled.
"You don't remember me, Sasuke?" the demon said, stepping into the dim lighting. Sasuke gasped.
"Naruto?!" Sasuke cried, astonished. The blonde demon nodded.
"Come, it's time for you to see the sun once more" he said, holding out his hand to Sasuke. Sasuke faltered, and then rushed at Naruto, who instinctively dropped to a fighting position. Sasuke hugged Naruto tightly, crying into the demon's shoulder. He frowned, confused.
"Sasuke…what's the matter?" he said, standing up to his full height and hugging Sasuke back. Sasuke sniffled.
"Thank you…" he whispered. Naruto frowned again.
"For what?" Naruto asked. Sasuke pulled away.
"For bandaging my wounds, then bandaging my wings and torso. You probably cleaned them up as well." Seasick explained. Naruto smiled.
"You're welcome…I guess. Now come, before more guards arrive," he said, taking Sasuke by the hand, both angel and demon rushing up the many stairs to the prison gates, where Naruto kicked them down with a mighty kick. Naruto took off, towards heaven, when he suddenly didn't feel Sasuke follow. He stopped and turned around, seeing Sasuke look towards the floor in shame. Naruto smiled softly and descended.
"Sasuke…I'm sorry, I forgot you couldn't fly," he said, walking over to Sasuke and picking him up bridal style. Sasuke yelped as Naruto took off once more, the demon taking the angel back up home where he belongs: heaven.
The italicized lines are song lyrics, and the chapter title is the song used. I hope you like this kinda long chapter!