All I Can Say
Chapter Two:
I Can't Believe It
A/N: Thank you soooo much for the reviews. Sorry you have all waited for a week, but I am back. And the plot bunnies are pleasantly sitting with another bazooka pointed at my head. I feel drunk.
THIS CHAPTER:
Naruto is hiding something from Sasuke and he will go to any extreme to find it out. Even Uchiha's need help sometimes.
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Sasuke was racing in-between trees when he heard it. A small laugh. It made his heart speed up and his legs feel weak. He was never one for romance, but when it came to Naruto he was like a five year old girl, starry eyed and anxious for candy or a new toy.
He landed in front of the cloth door and pulled it aside. Naruto was sitting across from Menari with a bowl of ramen in his hand. "Menari-chan, can I have more?" She glared at him. "No." "Oh, come on! Please?"
"Naruto." He looked up and dropped his bowl. Sasuke stood at the door, looking as pale as he ever did. His hair was a bit wind swept, but Naruto didn't care.
He got up and walked over to Sasuke slowly.
Menari was smirking. She'd have to call Tsunade. Otherwise, no one else would know he was back.
The air in the room felt electrically charged, but they knew it was just them.
Sasuke grabbed hold of Naruto's hands and pulled him closer. Naruto was shaking.
He was nervous, afraid, excited, and relived. He melted into to Sasuke's embrace.
Back at the Uchiha Mansion, Ino was trying to calm down and Sakura was pacing. "When will they come back? I mean, come on!" Sakura shouted. Ino picked up her mobile and grinned. "Let's have a party." "Huh?" Ino just kept smiling and dialed. "Hello? Hey Shikamaru, would you like to come over to Sasuke's for a small get together?"
After what seemed like forever, Sasuke pulled back so he could see Naruto's face. His eyes seemed to shine brighter. His whisker marks seemed more defined.
He still looked like a child, but then he looked so much stronger.
"Your back." He whispered. Naruto nodded and looked up at Sasuke. He felt safe in his arms. Safer than he had felt in years.
Menari just sat back and watched the show. Oh, how she wished she had her camera! It was so adorable. And she'd be able to blackmail the little brat for eating all of her ramen.
Naruto noticed how his body felt like it was shutting down. He'd used up too much energy and he denied his body sleep when he got to Menari's. He was running on adrenaline until now. Sasuke felt Naruto go limp and hoisted him up bridal style.
"Thank you Menari-san." "No problem. Just tell him to visit again soon."
Sasuke nodded and ran out. He ran past all the trees in a blur and stunned a small bird when he dashed past it. He landed gracefully in front of his door opening it with his chakra signature.
"SURPRISE!" Naruto jolted awake and almost fell out of Sasuke's arms.
Ino and Sakura were sitting on one sofa, smiling. Shikamaru, Chouji, Kiba, Shino, Neji, Hinata, Iruka and Kakashi all were there, standing around Ino and Sakura.
"Wha?" Naruto asked sleepily. Sasuke glared at everyone for waking Naruto up. "And you all are here because?" He asked heatedly. Kakashi smiled under his mask and put an arm around Sasuke. "We wanted to greet out little Naruto with a party." Naruto huffed and crossed his arms over his chest. "I am not little."
Sasuke smirked. "Dobe." "Hey! That's mean!" Sasuke just kept smirking.
Naruto then noticed he was in Sasuke's arms and hopped out of them, blushing furiously. "So, u-um, hi?" He said timidly.
For three hours, everyone caught him up with everything he had missed.
Iruka and Kakashi finally made it official, Ino and Shikamaru were together, Kiba and Hinata were too, and Sakura, Shino, Chouji, and Neji were still single.
Naruto was glad they didn't ask about his absence. No one would be ready to hear about it. Especially the one who wanted to know everything, Sasuke. He was brooding in a corner, upset that they stole his Naruto. Well, they didn't steal him.
But they kept him busy with every big and small thing that had happened in Konoha the last five years.
What Sasuke wanted to know was what caused Naruto to come back. He was ecstatic that he was here again, but he knew Naruto never would've come back without something happening.
Iruka looked at his watch and gasped. "We should all go, It's well past midnight and I have to teach tomorrow." They all nodded in agreement and Ino and Sakura crushed Naruto in a hug.
"I missed you so much!" They both said simultaneously. "I-gasp- missed you –wheeze- too." Sasuke pried off the girls. "Let him breathe." They smiled again and went out the front door. Iruka hugged Naruto even tighter and Naruto did the same.
"Never disappear again!" "I won't." Kakashi ruffled Naruto's hair. "Go see Tsunade tomorrow. She needs to redo your papers." "Okay."
When everyone was gone, Naruto fell back onto the large futon in the corner of the den. Sasuke leaned against the wall. "So, did you have fun?" Naruto nodded weakly. "So sleepy." "So, will you tell me what happened?"
Naruto sat up quickly. "Huh?" "Come off it. You would've never come back if something hadn't happened. Naruto fidgeted. "Um, I'd rather not talk about it, okay?" Sasuke frowned but nodded. Naruto lay back down and sighed.
If Sasuke only knew. The quest started great. He had letters, pictures, anything that could lead him to his mother. But what he found wasn't his mother at all. The thing had lured him there for his own sick pleasure.
He sighed shakily and turned over to face Sasuke. "G'night Sasuke." He mumbled. Sasuke saw his breathing slow and walked over to him. He leaned down and brushed his lips against Naruto's cheek. "Good night."
He pulled the blanket around Naruto and lay down on the sofa. He wasn't about to let Naruto out of his sight. Naruto was hiding something that much he was sure of. What had happened? What had forced him to return without his mother, without anything?
It bothered Sasuke. He would find out. Either Naruto tell him tomorrow, or he asks someone who would really know. He made a note in his mind to go and visit them tomorrow while Naruto was still asleep.
He closed his eyes and let Naruto's smile and voice lull him to sleep.
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So, how was that? I'm not so sure it's that good because I have a hangover. Meh.
The brightness of the screen hurts my eyes. I hope you enjoy this. I will try and update once a week. Ja ne!
