At the begining of each chapter there is a part of a whole peom that I came up with just for this story. Please be kind and review, I hope to have this entire story up by Febuary 6.

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Now picture this,

A field filled with flowers

Of every shape and color

Crystal clear skies

And a boy with obsidian eyes

Dressed in white

Like a dove in flight

But there is a slight

A might

A storm

That is the herald

Of this tragedy.

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Sasuke sat stone still at his table in his dinning room. Before him lay a simple black box, red ribbon dangling, and a white orchid that seemed to be splattered in blood and lay within the black box's silky embrace. His mind was gone to a time that never left him alone not even in the dark of night.

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He was running in the rain trying to get home as soon as he could because he was running late. The teacher wanted a word with him about moving up to the next level of ninja soon, his teacher even went as far as giving him the white cloak of transition which he put on nearly right away. His mom was probably worried. Maybe she had a blanket with some cookies and warm milk ready for him. He smiled.

As Sasuke neared the compound, he felt as if there was something wrong. It was too quiet, way too quiet. Sasuke opened the screen door cautiously when he saw,"Okka-san!"

He ran to the fallen corpse of his beloved mother surrounded in a pool of blood. He tried shaking her, "Wake up! Wake up!" Tears ran streaks down his cheeks as he cried, "Okka-san!"

Something landed on his head, drops… drops of blood. He looked up, "No, no, no!" Blood dripped onto his pure white cloak.

Tainted innocence.

His family, his clan hanged from the ceiling like some sort of sick decoration. Their blood rained down upon him like the storm outside, soaking him to the core. Bearing upon him their pain shadowed in their faces, their faces…

All their faces…

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Soft, warm those were the first things that registered in his mind. Lips were pressed against his. Then they were leaving and the warmth was leaving with them. No! Come back! I'm so cold, don't leave!

Without thinking, Sasuke wrapped his arms around the other body and pressed his lips against the unknown person's.

The person returned the chaste kiss before the person slowly moved back and whispered softly, "Sasuke, are you okay now?"

"Naruto?" Sasuke's eyes started blinking open.

"Yeah, it's me. What happened, Sasuke? I tried to get you to answer me. But you, you just… just… like the dead but you were breathing." Naruto shuddered, wrapped his arms around a wet lying down Sasuke, and shoved his face into Sasuke's shoulder. As though close to tears, his voice came out huskily, "Don't ever do that again, teme."

"Naruto," Sasuke murmured as he freed one of his hands from its death grip on Naruto's black jacket and ran it through the blonde's shoulder length hair soothingly, "Thanks, dobe."

They lay there for a while. Sasuke sighed and sat up, bringing Naruto with him. "Naruto, what brought you here?"

Naruto snuggled into Sasuke unwilling as of yet to let go of his teammate, "Kakashi-sensi sent me to get you. You were way too late for training."

"Okay," Sasuke leaned his head on top of Naruto's, glad to be warmed by the touch of another human being. I don't mind that he's seen me at my weakest, only him…

"Oh shit! They're going to be wondering where we are." He sighed and also reluctantly pulled away from the embrace, "I should tell them you were sick."

Sasuke let his arms drop, as he stood up. "Nah, dobe, just tell them I was caught up on something. I'll be right behind you after I clean up."

Naruto stood as well, "Alright, teme, but I'm trashing that box." He pointed to the black box.

Sasuke smiled crookedly, "Thanks, Naruto." He sighed and tried to run a hand through his hand through his hair. Feeling something sticky, he turned and glared at Naruto.

Naruto sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck, "I tried to wake you."

"I forgive you this time, dobe. But next time you pour my lemonade on me, I would watch my back if I was you." Sasuke growled, then muttered, "Now I have to take a shower. I'll see you at the training grounds, dobe."

"Oi! Stop calling me that teme!" Naruto yelled angrily as he grab the black box on his way out.

Sasuke smirked as he began cleaning up and categorizing his aches, "Whatever, later, dobe."

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R&R Cookies to whoever is the 13th reviewer!

Sasha Silver Heart