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Warnings This story is going to YAOI!! It is going to be SasuNaru!! It is AU! It will be dark! There will be violence and gore! There will also be some NONCON and a few one-sided Naruto pairs. This is the darkest fic I have written and I am dedicating it to the wonderful Emi –my roommate- as she is the one that listened to me talk about this fic for three weeks before I started writing it ^_^
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Thoughts – italics
'visions' – visions/premonitions
/…/…/ - scene/POV change
//\\//\\ - dream/flashback
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Chapter Two
Bars of lights washed across the floor of the limo as they drove past the illuminated streetlamps on their way to their home. Sasuke leaned his forehead against the cool glass of the tinted window as he let his eyes unfocus. It had been one of the strangest evenings of his life and it was taking his mind a little longer than he would have liked to figure out what that all meant. He was never one to believe in the supernatural of the world. Of course one always hears about ghosts, spirits, mediums, psychics, and the what not but one has a tendency to not believe it. However that theory was thrown out the window for Sasuke tonight.
Not only was a person with strange abilities mentioned at their table but the strange person actually served them. They proofed that they did have strange abilities and Sasuke found that he was immensely attracted to his person. Those brilliant sapphire eyes with their powerful displays of emotion. His soft yet deep laughter that he let out only a few times but each time all the members of the table stopped to gaze upon him. And his body… Sasuke smirked as he shifted in his seat. Finally someone who excites me. This restaurant looks like a very good place to make a regular stop for dinner.
"I take by your silence that you too are thinking about this boy with the ability to read minds."
Sasuke rolled his head away from the window to look upon his brother. Itachi was sitting crossed legged with a drink in his hand as he stared at the tinted raised divider of the limo. "Hn."
Itachi smirked, "So tell me little brother what was the first thing you thought of when he asked you what you wanted to eat? I could tell that it was on the tip of Temari's tongue to ask."
Sasuke's smirk turned into a half cocked grin as he shrugged his shoulder slightly, "Does it really matter. I never did get it." At least not yet.
Itachi huffed out a laugh as he shook his head, "Can it be finally true that my little brother has found someone who gets his blood pumping?"
Sasuke shook his head as he rolled it away from Itachi to once again looked out the window. As his onyx eyes gazed out the window he noticed that the streetlamps were few and far between and the downtown buildings were getting smaller and further apart. Where the hell are we? We live in downtown…
Sasuke's eyes narrowed as he reached up and pushed the button to remove the divider. The sounds of grating gears rang throughout the back of the limo but the divider stayed up. "What the hell! Oi driver!"
Itachi placed his drink down, "What's wrong Sasuke?"
Sasuke glanced at his brother before continuing to try and get the divider to lower, "We aren't heading home. Are you taking me somewhere else tonight, brother, that you thought would be interesting or is this just the long way home?"
Itachi's one eyebrow rose as he turned towards his window. "Where are we…"
Sasuke growled out as he pushed out his seat and shimmied over to the divider, "That's what I would like to know." Sasuke reached the glass and banged against it with his fist. "Oi! Where the hell are you taking us?!"
Itachi's eyes widened slightly before narrowing as the locks to the near doors snapped down. Itachi reached over and tried to pull the lock up but they wouldn't budge. "What is the meaning of this." Sasuke swallowed at the malice in his brother's voice. Itachi was the only person that Sasuke knew that didn't need to raise his voice to sound angry and menacing at the same time.
/…/…/
Naruto panted slightly as he took off into the parking lot. A single key on a strawberry keychain swinging from his hand. I've never seen any vision like that before! Usually it's an image of a place with death or life. Nothing that showed two people that I had just met. Naruto stopped in the middle of the parking lot and stared around. Where the hell did she park?
Naruto grasped the key tightly in his hand as he took a few deep breaths. His eyes fluttered closed as he concentrated on the key. The key was not a living thing but sometimes Naruto found that if he focused hard enough the essence of the person left on the object could give him a feeling. Naruto grinned, eyes opening, as the image of the silver convertible flashed in his mind. That girl sure likes to change cars. Money can be spent on more important things…
Naruto shook his head as he pivoted around and ran towards the only silver car in the parking lot. Sakura's words echoed in his head as he jumped into the car without even opening the door. Sakura had warned Naruto that if he so much as scratched her 'baby' the largest piece of him that Iruka would find would be the size and shape of a toothpick. He did not want that vision to come true.
With a roar of life the car purred. Okay I just need to find them. Naruto gripped the steering wheel as he closed his eyes. One of his visions was already gone meaning that it had come and past already. At least it wasn't the one of Sasuke getting shoot in the head and dying. He evened out his breathing as he focused on the house that loomed in the background. I think I've seen that house before…but what is surrounding them…it's all blurry…
'Trees with reaching, grabbing branches swayed over the drive that lead up the hill. Sinister eyes of the creatures within the woods watched from mottled, dying shrubbery. Leaves danced across the old pavement drive that wound towards the ancient house on the top of the hill. Crows cawed a warning as the large rusted gates appeared to those who had been looking for it.'
Naruto's eyes snapped open as he once again fought off the nausea that threatened to leave his stomach. This was the first time as well that he had been able to pick something within a vision and focus so much on it that he could see things that weren't apart of the original premonition. And to think that I just met these two men and now I'm off to make sure that one of them doesn't get a hole in the head.
Naruto dropped the car into gear as he peeled out of the parking lot. He would need to make sure that he found them. He had to find them. If that vision came true…Naruto bit his lip. No he would not think of those kinds of things. He needed to stay focused on the vision at hand. Hang on I'm coming.
Naruto knew that the old Namikaze House was at least a good ten minutes, with no traffic and green lights, away from the restaurant and he was behind. All he could hope for a very good time lapse between the images that he had seen. If not… Naruto gritted his teeth as he knuckles turned white from his grip on the steering wheel. Stop thinking that idiot! Just get to the bloody house!
/…/…/
Sasuke glanced around the area that they had finally come to a stop at. It was almost pitch black outside the limo and the tinted windows weren't helping with his ability to see where they were. All he knew was that they had been taken somewhere off road and then onto an old road before pulling to a stop on the edge of an ancient looking forest. Sasuke couldn't remember ever coming to his part of Konoha and by the way Itachi's eyes were flicking around the area either had his brother.
Sasuke blinked rapidly as the over head light flicked on as the driver's door was opened. The limo rocked slightly as the driver slammed the door. The light stayed on for a few moments before dimming and finally going out. What the fuck is going on.
"Don't leave my side little brother."
"Hn."
Sasuke started slightly as he door was suddenly ripped open and a hand shot towards him. He tried to slide out of the way but the large hand grasped his upper arm and forcibly pulled his from the car. Itachi reached out and tried to help him but their fingers just brushed against each other before Sasuke found himself staggering to remain standing as he was ripped from his seat.
Sasuke yelled out as an arm wrapped around his neck and he was pulled into the body of the driver. He grit his teeth as something cold, hard was pushed against his temple. Sasuke's eyes flicked up and widened as he noticed that it was the barrel of a cool black gun that rested at his temple. Fuck! What the hell?!
"Get out of the car Uchiha Itachi."
Sasuke grunted as he was forced to move along with the driver as he they moved out of the way for Itachi to get out of the car. Itachi climbed out of the car and when his eyes washed over his brother they widened slightly as he took in the gun at his temple and the arm wrapped around his neck.
"What is the meaning of this."
Sasuke smirked slightly despite the current situation as his brother's voice still held all his normal superiority and command. It wasn't a question. It was order. And Sasuke knew that if he wasn't currently the 'hostage' in this situation that the driver would be asking for his mommy right about now.
"Walk towards the house Uchiha."
Itachi's eyebrow rose slightly before he nodded and started off around the limo and headed in the direction of the house. Sasuke coughed as the arm tightened and he was forced to walk forward. The cold of the gun was causing his eye to twitch, that or the annoyance he felt at being manhandled by this person.
As they walked Sasuke took in his surroundings. Once they got free they were going to need to make a quick getaway. The rusting iron gates hung slightly off their hinges in the distance while the stone and brick fence was almost none existent. The gnarled and knolled trees twisted and curved towards the heavens as if they were in a constant state of torture while the bushes and shrugs looked as if someone had poured acid over them to watch them melt.
The house was still some ways in the distance as they continued to walk in silence. Sasuke was the only one making noise but that had more to do with the fact that he was almost being choked every time he took a step and the fucker behind him didn't seem to care that he forcing Sasuke to gasp for air.
"Stop right there Uchiha."
Sasuke stumbled as he stopped as well but the gun wielding lunatic didn't mean him and pushed them both forward once more. Itachi watched as they passed at a safe distance before turning around and facing him. Sasuke gasped as the man quickly switched from his arm wrapping around Sasuke's throat to his large hand gripping his pale neck tightly.
"What do you want." Itachi glared at the man as Sasuke panted for air and reached his hand towards the hand that deprived him of the oxygen that his body was screaming for. "If this was about money there are better ways to go about it."
The driver laughed as he tightened his hold causing one of Sasuke's eyes to close as he clawed at the hand that held him. Fuck! I can't…breath! "You think that this is about money?! Uchiha's and their fucking money."
Itachi made to step forward but the driver butted the gun again and again against Sasuke's temple. Sasuke knew that there was going to be a bruise there before the night was over. "What is it then." Sasuke gritted his teeth as he saw tiny white lights dancing in his vision. Air! I need fucking air! Sasuke's blunt nails ripped at the flesh as the man tightened his hold. Sasuke's mouth shot open as his eyes bulged slightly.
No air! No air! You fucking idiot you have a gun! Why in God's name would you strangle someone when you have a gun! "I want all the Uchiha dead and my boss wants to start with the two of you."
Itachi stepped forward as he eyes watched his little brother. Sasuke's efforts at getting free were starting to lose strength and Itachi could see that Sasuke's lips were starting to change to a slight blue. "Why." Itachi growled as Sasuke's eyes started to roll into the back of his head.
"Why?! My boss doesn't share his reason with dead people. Say good-bye to your brother Uchiha Itachi!"
Sasuke's hand fell limply to his side as the world became a wash of white. He was vaguely aware of the man talking and the fact that his grip wasn't lessening as the click of a gun rang strangely in his ears. Fucking great…killed but some no one…after I found my blonde…
Sasuke gasped and coughed as the man's hand was roughly pulled from his neck. He keeled over and started to fall towards the ground. The sounds of yelling rang behind him as he the ground rushed up to meet him. A large scream of pain erupted throughout the area as Sasuke felt strong arms grasp onto him. "Sasuke?"
"It…" Sasuke coughed and gagged as he gripped his brother's arm that was wrapped around his chest. "Ita..chi…" Sasuke jumped slightly as the loud crack of a gunshot rang out.
"Breath." Sasuke nodded but couldn't find the strength to call his brother an idiot at the stupid comment. No I think I'll hold my breath because that was so much fucking fun before.
"Time to go! Time to go now!"
Sasuke's eyes widened slightly as his head whipped up and looked at the frantic face of the server that had guessed his meal right. Standing before him, breathing hard, was Naruto from Blue Crystal.
/…/…/
Naruto knelt in the trees as he worried at his worry lip. The vision had already changed once since he had arrived. In his first vision Sasuke wasn't being strangled and now…Naruto shook his head as he watched the three men in the small clearing. The gun was still pressed against Sasuke's temple and older raven was trying to inch closer to the man holding his brother.
From his vintage point he had a clear shot of them. The long haired raven was facing his brother and the gunman and none of them had the slightest idea that he was there. The only problem was the other people up in the run down house. He knew that every which way he looked at the vision the damn gun went off and that alerted the men in the house.
Sasuke gagged as the man's laughter rang through the clearing. Now! Naruto reached down and gripped the large ragged rock tighter in his hand. When he arrived he grabbed the rock on an impulse but now he knew why he had done so. Naruto shot forth from the underbrush and b-lined it straight towards the gunman. He only had a few seconds to swing in.
"Why?! My boss doesn't share his reason with dead people. Say good-bye to your brother Uchiha Itachi!"
Naruto stopped right at the man's right foot in a crouched position. He watched as Sasuke went limp. The man wasn't expecting the raven to suddenly become dead weight and as such he removed both his hand and the gun from Sasuke for the briefest of moments. Naruto gritted his teeth as he shot upwards as Sasuke fell forward. Swinging his arm up he caught the man in the underside of the chin with the rock. The man yelled out as his balance was thrown off.
The gun arm rocked out as blue eyes followed the deadly weapon. Last thing he wanted was to be the way when the damn thing went off. Images of this moment blended together in his mind as he pivoted around, sweeping his leg out, and catching the man in the back of the knees. He yelled out again as he flew backwards. Naruto dropped his rock and ducked as the gun went off as the man crashed into the ground on his back.
Sasuke's coughing and gasping drew Naruto's attention for a moment and he sighed when he saw the older raven helping his brother to get his breathing under control. Naruto whipped around again as he sensed the man getting his bearings once again. Naruto leapt to his feet as he skidded towards the man's head. This is going to hurt. He swung his leg back before propelling it forward to collide with the man's head. The gunman's head snapped to the side as his eyes rolled up into his head before they closed.
Naruto sensed the man's consciousness slip and knew that he wouldn't be waking anytime soon. Without a second glance at the man Naruto ran towards Sasuke and his brother. "Time to go! Time to now!"
Two pairs of onyx eyes locked onto him and Naruto could tell that Sasuke was swimming in a sea of disbelief that he was standing there. "No time to wonder why I'm here. The people in the house are coming. The gunshot alerted them to our presence. Sir can you carry Sasuke?"
The older raven switched his position with Sasuke so that he could flip his brother's arm over his shoulder and lift Sasuke to lean against him. "Itachi."
Naruto's eyebrows drew together slightly, "Huh?"
The older raven smirked slightly as he jostled Sasuke slightly in order to get a better grip on the younger one, "My name is Itachi. Uchiha Itachi."
Naruto gapped slightly as a small smile spread across his face. "Nice to meet you… Now let's get the hell out of here."
Itachi nodded and that was all Naruto needed before he took off into the woods. They needed to hurry. The vision of the ravens' deaths still played in his head. They were different this time and the more he thought about it the more he was filled with horror. What if these two are meant to die tonight and nothing I do can stop it?!
Naruto shook his head as he led the two towards where he had parked Sakura's car. He didn't have a good feeling about driving up the lane towards the house and parking there. So he had decided to park on the outskirts of the forest and used his visions to navigate through the thick and ancient foliage. There were things in the forest. Things that called to his mind. He didn't like the forest but he did respect it. Maybe one day he would return and answer the calls of the things that lived here. But for right now he had more important things to worry about.
'Four men trekked through the forest. One with a long thick blade that sliced through the foliage like it was butter. One with a gun with deep red hair. One with a sick grin on his face while he flipped small daggers around his hands. The last one looked on with calculating deep set eyes and a gun resting in the back part of his jeans. They entered the woods and walked through following the marks that the raven's feet were leaving in the dirt. They moved their mouths as they spread out and started into the forest.'
Naruto grasped his head as he stumbled into a tree. Fuck! Four men?! The first time it was three then two and now four! Not to mention the last time they didn't all have weapons! Naruto bit his lip as he stared ahead and tried to figure out the time difference in his vision. The only way he would know it had come into 'real time' was when he could no longer see the vision.
"Naruto?"
Naruto glanced over his shoulder at Sasuke and Itachi. Sasuke's complexion was back to the healthy pale that was normal for the youngest Uchiha and he wasn't relying on Itachi's support so much now. "Sasuke are you okay to walk or even run on your own now?"
Sasuke pulled his arm from around Itachi's shoulders. He staggered slightly but managed to get his footing. "Yeah."
That's one good thing. Sasuke won't be leaving tracks anymore but we need to put more distance between us. It took me seven minutes to reach them on foot before. But now we will need to make the trip in less than eleven. Naruto knelt down and motioned for Itachi and Sasuke to follow suit. "We need to get out of the woods. There are four men coming our way and they are going to be using the tracks left by Sasuke's feet to find us."
"How do…" Naruto held up his hand to silence Sasuke while he shook his head slightly.
"Let's just go with I know and trust me okay. I know we haven't known each other that long but I will get you both out of here alive but you must listen to me and not question me."
Itachi nodded slightly, "What do we do."
Naruto smiled softly at the older Uchiha. Iruka please don't get mad. I promise I won't do it again! "I'm going to open my mind. It's the only way to make sure that I know where the men are at all times. I need you two to follow me and not speak. The more you speak the more my mind will focus on you and not the ones I'm tracking.'
'Stay with me and when I stop you two stop right where you are and get as low to the ground as you can. If I leave you at all stay where you are until I come back. And, if you can, concentrate on one thing and one thing only."
Sasuke growled out, "On what?!"
Naruto rubbed his temple, "A leaf or a rock or snowflake or anything like that. Make sure it's nothing alive or anything that lets emotions pass through your minds."
Itachi nodded, "When this is over I would have you tell me what the hell is going on."
Naruto grinned as he raised the sleeve on his left arm that covered over his watch. "I could say the same thing to you Itachi. But, yeah, we'll talk later." Naruto clicked his watch as he looked for the stopwatch function.
"What are you going now dobe?!"
Naruto's eyebrow twitched, "Well, teme, I'm setting my stop watch. I only have eleven minutes to pull this off." Without looking up Naruto held his hand up to Sasuke, "Later."
Naruto clicked the buttons a few more times as the flashing of the clock showed that eleven minutes had been set. Ok Naruto you can do this. Sure it's not you and Kiba playing in the forest but your best time is eleven minutes and I think I'm going to need them all.
"Concentrate on your object now." Naruto stated as he turned the watch on and closed his eyes.
It was never a good idea to open one's mind. By doing so Naruto is allowing all things in the area to touch is mind and show him their thoughts. It changes how he sees things, feels things, touches things. But it gives him such a sense of heightened abilities that it changes the way the very world looks to him.
Naruto calmed his breathing as he opened the gates in his mind that Iruka had helped him create. These gates blocked out the thoughts of those around him. These gates stopped most of the visions from entering his mind. Crows, squirrels, bugs, the slow growth of the trees, the dying thoughts of the leaves, the images of the men, all these came to Naruto as he opened gate after gate.
The world misted over as streams of lighted entered the area. The trees vanished to only be replaced with streaming, flowing lines of lights. The shrubs and brushes blurred to grey mist and the energies from Sasuke and Itachi flowed, morphed until they were not but glowing orbs of vibrant violet masses of energy. Naruto opened the last gate and the four men's consciousnesses entered the forest. Their hatred, their bloodlust, their eagerness for power flowed from them as Naruto's eyes opened.
/…/…/
Sasuke almost gasped as Naruto's eyes opened. They were clouded over and if Sasuke didn't know any better he would say that the boy was blind. He watched as Naruto rolled off his knees and onto the balls of his feet. Without a word he swung around and started to run further into the woods and away from the house. Sasuke cursed under his breath as he and Itachi followed after the sprinting boy.
Sasuke was amazed at the boy's agility as he climbed over roots, ducked under branches, and ran with a grace like a creature that belonged to the forest. Sasuke started slightly as he heard the sounds of people yelling and cursing behind him. They're coming already! Fuck!
Naruto bobbed around a large tree as he slightly changed course. Sasuke followed as closely behind Naruto as he could and he could almost feel Itachi's feet hitting his heels as they ran on and on. The sounds of the ones following them continued to be a constant sound in the background as Naruto weaved through the woods.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow as the boy weaved again and seemed to almost be doubling back. He's making it so that our tracks will confuse them. Sasuke jerked to a stop as Naruto stopped suddenly and spun around. Sasuke started slightly as Itachi grasped his shoulder and pulled him down to the ground. Naruto continued to look over them as he head tilted to the side.
"Stay." Sasuke nodded slightly to the odd sound of Naruto's voice as the boy took off back the way they came.
"Itachi."
Itachi's grip on his shoulder tightened slightly, "No talking little brother."
Sasuke growled as he ran a hand through his hair. Seconds rolled by and there was still no sign of Naruto. This did not sit well with Sasuke. The boy had come to help them and now it looked like he was going out of his way to make sure that they made it out alive but who was watching out for him? The sounds of a man yelling out in pain caused Sasuke's head to whip around. It was just a quick yell and Sasuke could tell that whatever had happen was painful but nothing else happened and the forest once again fell silent.
Suddenly Naruto rounded a corner as he sped towards them. There was a dirt streak across his cheek and in his hand he was carrying a long machete. Without a word to either of the Uchiha the blonde sped past and continued into the forest and in the original direction that he was leading them.
Itachi pulled Sasuke up and together they followed after the blonde boy as he nimbly wove in and out of the forests maze of branches and shrubs.
/…/…/
Flowing streams of dull greens marked the trees. Billowing mounds of grey mist marked the shrubs. The orbs of violet energy followed him at a slight distance as he continued towards the car. Small birds dotted the upper trees and their energy took flight as the group continued on.
Naruto had managed to catch one of the men as he got closer but the others were still looping and weaving through the woods. Snapshots of visions danced at the corners of his mind as the men that he was concentrating on would think of different things. The main thing was the fact that all these men knew these woods and all these men were taking orders from someone that wasn't present in the house.
Naruto leap over a floating stream of energy as he continued on. His head was starting to hurt and he knew that his time was wearing thin. Suddenly he stopped as the energy of one of the men entered his mind. He was close…
'Dark, blood, pain danced before the red haired man as he stroked his gun. The gleam from the death machine danced in the man's eyes as he watched his prey try to escape the woods. He knew that they would come this way. He had seen the silver car. He knew that blood would run from the three men that tried to get free. He would have his fun and he would laugh at the death that he had caused.'
Naruto came to a halt as his head whipped to his left. Dull blue eyes narrowed. The trees vanished, the shrubs vanished, all life vanished as he zoomed across the woods. Small animals lost his interest. The breath of the wind died in his mind's eye. He whipped through the woods as he concentrated on the source of the vision. Eyes widened as he found the source and his mind's eye narrowed in on the blood red orb of malice that sat crouched in the woods near the car.
Naruto slowly let the surrounding area flow back around the man. The green streams of energy of the trees. The dead life of a fallen tree crossed the orb's path as a small smile graced the blonde's face. This was the only option and he was not going to miss it. He shot forward as the rest of the forest, the energies of the Uchiha and the last two men's energy morphed and molded into the orbs of light.
Sasuke and Itachi were following at a good distance but they would need to head towards the car in order or the man to move more into the open. Naruto spun around as they neared the fallen tree. He pointed towards his left and watched as the orbs of violet energy bobbed and weaved towards the silver car. A slight vibration of his wrist told Naruto he had a minute left. He could already feel the pain building in his head and he ignored the warm liquid that ran across his lip.
Naruto leapt onto the fallen tree as the red orb fluxed with bloodlust and rose from its hiding place. Sasuke and Itachi had entered the line of sight of the predator. Naruto whipped the blade out as he ran the length of the fallen tree. Naruto's eyes narrowed as the pain in his head almost knocked his sight out. He knew he didn't have time left but he had one last thing to do before the world closed to him.
The man's laughter rang loudly in his ears as the red haired man leapt to his feet and pointed his gun at Sasuke and Itachi. To Naruto this all appeared as two violet orbs stopping and one red orb flowing higher in a sea of flowing green energy. Naruto reached the peak of the fallen tree just as the sound of the cocking of a gun rang in the night. Naruto gritted his teeth as he whipped his blade arm back as swung it towards the gun wielder.
The blade flashed in the waning moonlight as it sliced through the air. A sickening, gurgling pop was heard as the yells of pain rang throughout the woods. Naruto leapt from the fallen tree as the vision of the red head vanished from his mind. Naruto motioned to Sasuke and Itachi to keep going and he followed after them.
/…/…/
Sasuke was the first to break through the trees. His eyes widened as he came to focus on the pavement of a four lane road and parked slightly down and to his left was a silver convertible car. The image of the red haired man still set shivers down his spine. Never would he have quessed that someone would have gotten so far ahead of them but the most amazing thing was that Naruto not only stabbed him through with the machete that he had acquired but the man was most likely going to live. The blade pierced through his right shoulder and the momentum of the blade shot the red head back and pinned him to the tree that rested at his back.
Itachi cleared the woods a few seconds later and nodded at Sasuke slightly before heading down to the car. Sasuke looked back towards the woods and wanted to wait for Naruto to come as well but the blonde had motioned them on and after everything that Sasuke had seen tonight he had no other real choice but to follow the boy's commands. Naruto's orders had managed to keep them alive so far.
Sasuke jogged down to the silver car just as a rustling in the trees sounded. Sasuke turned around and smirked as he saw Naruto stumbled out of the foliage and head towards the car. Sasuke's eyebrows drew together slightly as he noticed that Naruto was no longer moving gracefully and that the boy was gripping his head.
"Go get him Sasuke."
Sasuke nodded to Itachi without looking at him as he ran towards Naruto. "Naruto…?"
When Naruto looked up Sasuke felt his face loose all colour. Blood was running out of his right nostril and his once beautiful tan skin was chalk white. His eyes were no longer glazed over but the shimmer was gone and in its place were the clouds of pain. "Sasuke…"
Sasuke leapt forward as Naruto suddenly pitched. "Naruto?!"
"The…car…now…"
Sasuke nodded as he wrapped an arm around Naruto's shoulders while his other arm looped under his knees as he scooped the boy into the air. Pulling Naruto close to himself he turned and ran towards the car. Sasuke shook his head at the moment of concern that flashed across Itachi's face. "I have no idea." Itachi swiveled around in the driver's seat to help Sasuke get Naruto into the back and strapped into a seat belt. Sasuke slid across the back of the car as he looped his legs into the seat beside Naruto.
"Sasuke keys." Itachi stated as he turned around and strapped himself in.
Sasuke turned to Naruto, who's eyes had closed and his breathing was coming and going in quickened pants. "Naruto where are the keys?"
Naruto shifted his hip up as he reached into his pocket. After a few tries the blonde managed to remove a single key on a strawberry keychain. Sasuke smirked slightly at Naruto's choice of keychain before handing it to his brother who started the car and peeled away from the forest.
Sasuke leaned over and brushed Naruto's sweaty bangs from his face as the cool night breeze washed over the boy's heated skin. "Naruto…you okay?"
Naruto tilted his head to Sasuke as a small smile graced his face. Sasuke looked around the car and grinned as he spotted a box of Kleenex half shoved under the front passenger seat. He grasped a few before turning to Naruto and gently wiping the blood from his nose. A frown marred the youngest Uchiha's face as he noticed that the blood wasn't stopping. "Why are you bleeding?"
Naruto's eyes fluttered open slowly, "Too long. I can only do it for eleven minutes. Only eleven…" Naruto's eyes flickered closed again as the boy shifted closer to Sasuke.
"What can you only do for eleven minutes? That weird thing that you did in forest. That was what you were talking about before as well. What was that?"
Naruto turned his head more into Sasuke and the raven took the hint as he shifted closer, allowing the blonde to nestle into his shoulder. Naruto was quiet for sometime as they continued down the road. Sasuke noticed Itachi's eyes in the rearview mirror but just shrugged. He had no idea. "Naruto."
"Opening…the gates…hurts my…head…"
Sasuke's eyebrow rose as he wiped at the blood that came from his nose. "Opening the gates?"
Sasuke started as Naruto suddenly sat up and whipped around to stare down the road in the direction that they had just come from. Sasuke turned as well but saw nothing. "Naruto calm down there is nothing there…"
"Fuck…" Naruto gave his head a shake as he leaned closer to Itachi. "Faster…drive faster…"
Sasuke reached forward and grasped the blonde, pulling him back against him. He's so warm. I like him in my arms. "It's going to be fine Naruto."
Naruto shook his head, "They are coming after…us…who did…you two…piss off?"
Sasuke made to open his mouth but the sounds of distant engines echoed through the trees. Sasuke cursed as he whipped his head around to see headlights illuminating the trees at the last bend. What the fuck is up with these people?! Why the hell do they want us dead?! Sasuke pulled Naruto to him as Itachi sped up. Naruto was in no condition to help this time. They would need to get away without knowing where they were going.
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