DON'T OWN. YAOI. no lemon.
chapter two for your reading pleasure.
"NO!" Sasuke cried out as he sat up in bed. He looked around the room frantically and sighed heavily.
"Whoa, what's wrong, Sasu-baby?" Naruto asked walking into the room and immediately noticing Sasuke's sharingan was activated.
"Bad dream." Sasuke said softly.
"That fever is messing with your head." Naruto said walking over and feeling Sasuke's forehead. "It's still pretty high. What dream was it?" Naruto asked pressing his lips to Sasuke's head.
"When you died." Sasuke said coughing a little.
"Still that one? That was three years ago, babe." Naruto smiled and sat down next to him. Sasuke nodded.
"But it was still scary. I thought I was really going to lose you." Sasuke said.
"Yeah, well I think it was a good thing. It got you to finally admit you needed me." Naruto said.
"And that I loved you." Sasuke said. Naruto looked at him expectantly. "And our children." He added with a smile.
"Damn right." Naruto smiled.
"Yeah, but not so much right now. Those brats were the ones who gave me the flu to begin with." Sasuke said.
"Poor Sasu-baby." Naruto pouted. Sasuke groaned.
"Don't look at me like that." Sasuke said.
"What? Why?" Naruto asked a little confused.
"Because it makes me want to kiss you." Sasuke said sitting up a little more.
"Hmm, I think I can chance getting the flu." Naruto smirked as Sasuke leaned forward and kissed him gently on the lips.
"If you get sick I'm not taking care of you." Sasuke told him.
"Damn, I was already visualizing you in a nurse's uniform." Naruto smiled. Sasuke laughed and coughed a bit. "I made some soup for the kids. There's some leftover if you want any." Sasuke smiled.
"I'd love some." Sasuke smiled. Naruto kissed him one last time before standing up. He looked at the photo album next to their bed and frowned.
"See, that's why you had nightmares. You read the letter again." Naruto said. Sasuke smiled sheepishly as he nodded. "I told you to get rid of that thing anyway." Naruto said.
"I can't. It's a memory, even if it is a bad one." Sasuke said. Naruto smiled and kissed his forehead.
"I'll get you some soup." Naruto smiled.
"Thanks, love." Sasuke said. Naruto smiled bigger and left. Sasuke remembered that day.
Flashback
"I'm just going to go get a glass of water. I'll be back." Naruto said.
"Hn." Sasuke said as Naruto got out of bed. He heard Naruto whisper something but couldn't make it out exactly. He could hear the noise of Naruto's voice echoing in his head. Suddenly the words became clear.
"Save me Sasuke." Was what Naruto had whispered. Sasuke heard glass breaking in the kitchen and quickly got up. He was confused at that Naruto had meant until he found Naruto curled on the kitchen floor shaking and crying.
"Naruto?" Sasuke asked.
"Sas, Sasu, it hurts." Naruto cried while reaching out to Sasuke. Sasuke was slightly horrified. He had no idea what was going on and Naruto was crying.
"What? What hurts, Naru?" Sasuke asked kneeling down next to Naruto.
"My whole body. It hurts." Naruto cried. Sasuke looked around. The phone that was always in the kitchen was for once put in its proper spot in the living room.
"Stay here for one second. I'm going to get the phone. I'll be right back." Sasuke told him. Naruto nodded his head and Sasuke ran into the living room and grabbed the phone. Tsunade was on speed dial, thankfully. He hit the call button and the phone started ringing as he ran back into the Kitchen with Naruto.
"Sasu, I'm scared." Naruto said.
"Its okay, Naru, I'm here." Sasuke said pulling Naruto up into a sitting position. He pulled Naruto to lean on his chest as they sat on the floor. He held Naruto tightly against him. Naruto started coughing and Sasuke felt a warm wet liquid on his arm. Sasuke looked at his arm and to his horror realized Naruto was coughing up blood.
"Hello?" Tsunade's voice asked.
"Tsunade, Naruto's really sick. He's in a lot of pain and he's shaking really badly and he just started coughing up blood and I don't know what to do." Sasuke said not even bothering to hide the shaking in his voice.
"Take him to the hospital immediately and I'll meet you there." Tsunade said. Sasuke hung up the phone and picked Naruto up. Naruto immediately clung to him. He didn't even bother to wake the kids as he ran out of the house and to the hospital.
"Tsunade." Sasuke said when he reached the hospital and found the hokage waiting for them. The medics tried to take Naruto from Sasuke but he wouldn't let them. Tsunade lead them to a room that had been prepared for Naruto and the medics hooked Naruto up to a fee machines while Tsunade pulled Sasuke out into the hallway. "What are you doing? He's really sick and you're not doing anything to help him! You need to be in there helping him!" Sasuke said on the brink of bursting into tears. Naruto was suffering and Tsunade was just standing here.
"He's dying, Sasuke." Tsunade said. Sasuke froze.
"What?" He asked softly.
"He won't tell me how long it's been happening. I found out three weeks ago and he begged me not to tell you because he was so afraid that you would think he was weak." Tsunade said sadly. Sasuke looked into the room as the medics hooked him up to an IV-drip.
"What's wrong with him?" Sasuke asked.
"His body is weakening and can't hold Kyuubi's power. It's slowly killing him form the inside out." Tsunade said. Sasuke was in shock. The only thing he could think of was how long had Naruto been suffering? He had been sick a lot recently but Sasuke had never thought anything of it.
"He can't be dying." Sasuke said softly.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke, there is nothing that I can do." Tsunade said.
"But there has to be something." Sasuke said. "He can't die." Sasuke said feeling a tear roll down his cheek.
"Unless you can control Kyuubi's power," Tsunade started.
"I'll do it." Sasuke said cutting her off. He walked into the room, sharingan blazing and the medics immediately scattered. Naruto looked up at him and a second later Sasuke found himself in Naruto's mind where the Kyuubi was sealed. "YOU!" Sasuke spat dangerously.
"Ah, so the great Sasuke Uchiha had once again decided to grace me with his presence." The demon fox said mockingly.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Sasuke growled at him.
"What do you mean, Uchiha?" the fox asked.
"You know very well what I mean! You're killing Naruto!" Sasuke yelled at him.
"Oh, so that's why you're here." Kyuubi said.
"Last time I was here you told me not to kill Naruto because I would regret it. And now you're killing him." Sasuke snapped at the demon.
"He's served his purpose for you." The kyuubi said indifferently.
"How dare you say that. You have no fucking right to tell me what his purpose is!" Sasuke growled dangerously.
"You think you know then?" Kyuubi asked.
"I don't know what his purpose is but I love him too much just to sit by and let you kill him!" Sasuke yelled at the fox.
"You love him?" The fox scoffed. "You have a funny way of showing it."
"Don't you dare judge me. You're the one who is killing him." Sasuke snapped.
"So all those times where you nearly killed him where what?" Kyuubi laughed mocking him.
"I never killed him." Sasuke said.
"Because I was there to save him." The demon growled.
"Then why are you doing this now?" Sasuke asked. "Naruto is the strongest person I know, his body isn't too weak to handle your power. I know you're making an effort to kill him, so why?"
"Why does it matter to you Uchiha?" The fox asked.
"I already told you. I love him too much to sit by and let you kill him. As if you haven't already made his life bad enough, you have to go and pull some shit like this. You really are a monster." Sasuke said lowly but his voice had a piercing edge to it.
"You truly love him then?" Kyuubi asked.
"What do I have to do to prove it to you?" Sasuke asked.
"Your life for his." Kyuubi said.
"Done." Sasuke said without hesitation.
"That quickly? Really?" The demon asked.
"He doesn't deserve to suffer. Let him live a long happy life like he deserves." Sasuke said.
"You think that's what he wants?" The demon asked.
"I'd ask him but he's dying right now." Sasuke snarled.
"You think he'd be happier with you dead?" The kyuubi asked. Sasuke thought for a moment.
"I guess it would be pretty selfish of me to force him to live with the same pain I would bear if he were to die." Sasuke said. "What do you think he wants?" Sasuke asked the fox.
"You're asking me?" The fox asked.
"Would he be happier if he were to die now? Or would he be happier if I were to die in his place?" Sasuke asked.
"Why the sudden change of heart? You were so eager to give your life for his." The fox said.
"Because his happiness comes first." Sasuke said.
"You really do love him." The fox said.
"That's what I've been telling you." Sasuke said. There was a long pause.
"Neither of you have to die." The demon said. Sasuke's eyes widened.
"What?" Sasuke asked.
"But you must swear to me, Uchiha, that you will love him the way he deserves to be loved." The fox said.
"Until my dying day I swear to you." Sasuke said.
"You will take care of him and your children." The kyuubi said.
"No harm will come to them if I can prevent it." Sasuke told him.
"Very well." The fox said. Sasuke found himself standing by Naruto's bed looking down at the blond boy.
"Sasu?" Naruto said softly. Sasuke smiled brightly at him and leant down to kiss him, pouring all of his love into the simple gesture.
"I love you, Naru. So, so much." Sasuke said softly against Naruto's lips. Naruto looked slightly shocked and he smiled brilliantly.
"I love you too, Sasu." Naruto said.
"I'm sorry. I was such a jerk to you these past few years. I was never good at showing affection and stuff like that. But I promise I will spend every day of the rest of our lives showing you how much I adore you." Sasuke said.
"What did you do, Uchiha? Naruto's almost completely healed." Tsunade said.
"I talked to the fox and made him heal Naruto." Sasuke said. Naruto sat up and looked around the room.
"Can I go home then, Granny?" Naruto asked. Tsunade looked shocked but nodded. Naruto smiled and Sasuke took his hand.
"Oh you should probably take this with you too." Tsunade said handing Naruto an envelope with Sasuke's name on it written in Naruto's handwriting. Sasuke tightened his grip on Naruto's hand. Naruto looked at him and smiled. Together the two walked back to their house. "You should probably go check on the kids." Naruto said.
"Yeah, we should probably go check on our kids." Sasuke said. Naruto smiled.
"So they're mine now too?" Naruto asked with a smirk.
"They were always ours, I just didn't want to admit it." Sasuke said. Naruto smiled brightly. They looked in the bedroom of the three sleeping children and then Sasuke shut the door. "Let's go to bed then, huh?" Sasuke asked. Naruto smiled and nodded. They got in bed and just laid on their sides staring at each other for a while. Sasuke's hand rested protectively on Naruto's hip while Naruto ran his fingers through Sasuke's hair. "You know, we never did have that shower together this morning." Sasuke smirked. Naruto laughed softly.
"Tomorrow morning then. Right now I'm just really tired." Naruto said. Sasuke smiled and nodded.
"Sleep." He said pulling Naruto against him. Naruto sighed contently as he curled against Sasuke's chest.
"Good Night, Sasu. I love you." Naruto said like he had every night for the past six years. But this time instead of the 'hn' he normally got, it was the response Sasuke would give for the rest of their lives.
"Good night, Naru-koi. I love you with all my heart." He whispered back. THE END.
AN I KNOW THIS WAS SUPER SAD!! Okay, the first chapter was all a dream! if you didn't catch it, Sasuke found Naruto when he was dying and then made Kyuubi heal him. Sasuke has nighmares about what would have happened if Naruto had died that night which is what the first chapter is. ALL flashbacks in the first chapter happened though. hope you enjoyed it. yes? no? maybe so? i don't know. leave a review. ps. i hope no one cried too much but i wanted to stray away from the regular sasu/naru stories that i've been reading recently. I CRIED WHILE WRITING THIS, OKAY? it was supposed to make you at least a little sad but the ending was happy... well happier. i didn't mean to upset anyone too much, if you were i'm sorry.