Chapter 2: Nothing Without You

You tried to lie and say I was everything

I remember when I said, "I'm nothing without you."

"It's been four years since I first became friends with Uchiha Sasuke. Every time I turn around, he's saving my life. He's my very best friend and that's why I wrote my hero paper about him. He's the greatest friend I could ever have." Naruto finished his paper and took a seat, listening with pride to the few people clapping. Sasuke grabbed his paper and made his way forward.

"My Hero, by Uchiha Sasuke," He said. "Uchiha Itachi was thirteen years old the day he died. The six years before that, when I knew him, I was the happiest child in the world. I had a big brother who always protected me and was always there for me," Sasuke closed his eyes.

"Come play with me, nii-san!" Sasuke yelled, tugging his brother's arm. Itachi smiled softly down at his little brother and poked his forehead.

"I can't right now Sasuke. I'm busy," he answered calmly. Sasuke pouted.

"you're always busy."

"I'm sorry…" Itachi frowned and looked down at his feet. Sasuke hugged him tightly around the chest.

"I don't mind though, as long as we can hang out sometimes, that's all that matters!" Sasuke exclaimed, happily cuddling his older brother.

"Itachi was the only future I knew. A future without my older brother was meaningless and had absolutely no happiness," Sasuke took a shuddering breath.

"Sasuke, get in here! And don't come out until someone takes you out! No matter what you hear, do not open this suitcase!" Itachi ordered as he dumped the suitcases contents and put Sasuke's small body inside. He zipped it up and put it in a chest.

"what are you doing, Itachi?" Fugaku snarled, pulling Itachi back.

"Saving my little brother!" Itachi hissed back. He shoved fugaku. "It's your fault we got on this fucking plane to begin with! If it hadn't been for you, the three of us would be at home sleeping right now! Why did you have to take your death out on us?" Itachi growled. He strapped in his mother. "I don't want you falling out, mom. Just keep your head covered," He whispered calmly before strapping himself in as well. He glared at his father with hatred. "If you live, I want you to know our deaths are on your head."

Sasuke whimpered and covered his ears. He felt as though it was all happening in slow motion.

"So here's to Itachi Uchiha, son, boyfriend, and dearest older brother. I miss you so very much and I can honestly say that I'm nothing without you," Sasuke said softly, finishing his speech. He handed his teacher the paper and left the room. He ran to the bathroom and punched the wall. "Stupid Sharingan!" He hissed. "I would gladly relive the last ten years of my life if it meant I could have Itachi back!" started to wash his face repeatedly with cold water.

"So… does that mean… I don't matter?" Naruto whispered. Sasuke jerked his head up and looked at Naruto in the mirror. "All that stuff you said back there… about the future being meaningless… am I meaningless to you?"

"Naruto… no, you're not meaningless," Sasuke sighed and took a step towards Naruto. The blond stepped backwards and slipped, crashing his head into the door. Sasuke groaned. The blond moved up and forward again as he reversed time once again. This time, Sasuke grabbed Naruto's shirt before the blond slipped. "If you were meaningless, I wouldn't stick around and try to save you from the disaster that flocks to you like flies to dog shit," Sasuke smiled slightly and ruffled the other boy's hair. Naruto looked at him.

"You mean it?" He whispered.

"Absolutely. Now let's go back to class." Sasuke led the other back into the classroom and to their seats. Naruto leaned back in his and the chair fell backwards. Blood trickled from the back of his head and Sasuke groaned, "Can't you go five seconds without having some kind of accident?" Time flowed backwards and Sasuke caught his shirt before he fell. "Don't. Do that," He growled.

"Eheheheh… Sorry," Naruto mumbled, scratching the back of his head.

Xxx SASUNARU is LOVE! xxX

"You have a Judo Meet today, right?" Naruto whispered, looking up at his friend. The Uchiha shook his head and smirked just a bit.

"Not today," He said, with a shrug. Naruto frowned.

"But I thought you had a meet every Friday?"

"Today's got cancelled. Personal reasons for the coach," Sasuke hummed softly. "Let's go to my place." The blond nodded and they ran to Sasuke's flat quickly. Sasuke turned to Naruto. "You smell, go take a shower," He said with a disgusted face. The blond nodded and walked off almost sadly. Sasuke smirked more.

The first time he lived this day, he found out how Naruto always spent his birthday before: alone in his room. So now, he rewound time to give Naruto a better birthday. He walked into the living room and set up things for the blonde's special day.

"Do I smell better now?" Naruto started to enter the room and froze. He stared at Sasuke, then at the pile of prettily wrapped boxes on the floor in the living room, the steaming, wonderful-smelling bowls of ramen on the table, and the cake shaped like an orange fox by the ramen.

"Happy Sweet Sixteen, Uzumaki," Sasuke said quietly, fighting down the blush and wave of nerves as Naruto looked at him all teary-eyed and launched at him, knocking him down and making his breath leave him.

"Thank you, Sasuke… thank you so much," Naruto mumbled, voice thick with tears. Sasuke patted the back of his head tenderly.

"Still think you don't matter?" Sasuke whispered softly. The blond shook his head almost violently and received a soft chuckle.

Xxx Happy Birthday Naruto! Oct. 10th xxX

"You still have one more present, Uzumaki," Sasuke said. He handed the boy a piece of paper and Naruto read it over a few times, not understanding the contents.

"What is it?" He asked, tilting his head. Sasuke chuckled and sat next to him.

"It's a legal paper that gives you freedom from that place you live. Because you're sixteen, you have the right to emancipate yourself, this piece of paper is a Petition to Emancipation. You can apply because you have a lawyer and a court who thinks it would be in your best interest to be emancipated, as well as a willing caretaker to take you in." Naruto looked up at him slowly. "You'll never have to go back to that orphanage again, because you'll be staying with me."

A loud scream filled the air as the Uchiha found himself laying on the floor with a lap full of the only blonde he would speak to. Naruto was mumbling words that Sasuke couldn't understand but it was okay. He didn't mind it one bit really, as long as the blonde was happy.

"Naruto, you're drooling," Sasuke murmured. Naruto whispered an apology and pulled away from Sasuke, wiping his tears on his sleeve. Sasuke chuckled and flicked the boy's nose. "Let's go get your stuff from the orphanage."

"Okay, teme," Naruto beamed brightly and accompanied the other boy to his place of living.

Sasuke had all but shoved the paper in the proprietors face and said he was taking Naruto, not giving the annoying man a chance to argue. Naruto had giggled as he went about packing his clothes. Sasuke watched while sending an annoyed glare to anyone who got to close. He wasn't about to let someone hurt Naruto.

"All done?" Sasuke asked as Naruto picked up his three measly suitcases full of clothes and manga books.

"Uh-huh, I got my undies, manga, and ramen. I'm all set."

"You better have clothes in there too, idiot," Sasuke huffed as they walked out. Naruto nodded with a small smile. "So what do you want to do when we get home?"

"Can we watch movies?" Naruto looked up at the older boy. Sasuke shrugged.

"Sure, which one?"

"Kiss the Bride?"

"Dobe, that's a gay movie," Sasuke huffed.

"SO? I love that movie! I just wish they would've ended up together! They were so cute!" Naruto flung his arms out in emphasis and Sasuke pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Fine, let's go watch the movie. It's on demand," He entered his house to face the gay movie of doom.

~Almost two hours later~

Sasuke and Naruto were practically using each other as support while they laughed. When they finally calmed down, they turned to each other. Naruto's eyes were lidded and had a husky look. Sasuke swallowed slightly as the blonde started leaning closer to him, lips slightly parted. Time rewound a bit and while they were laughing, Sasuke stood.

"I need to use the bathroom," he ran off, ignoring the slightly hurt look in Naruto's eyes. "Was Naruto about to… kiss me?" He wondered aloud. He washed his face and walked out, looking at the blond on the couch, already looking for a new movie to watch. "Let's watch Brokeback Mountain," Sasuke said. Naruto blinked and looked up at him.

"I thought you didn't like gay movies?" Naruto said in confusion.

"That's not what I meant by gay. When I say gay, I mean retarded," Sasuke said with a grunt, falling on the couch. He turned on the movie to watch it. "I've never seen it before," he added quietly. Naruto looked over at him.

"I cried in this movie, a lot," Naruto whispered. Sasuke put his arm over the back of the couch as an invitation and Naruto moved closer, resting his head against Sasuke's shoulder. "It's so sad."

Naruto had been right, the movie was depressing for gays everywhere. Sasuke had to bite his lip hard to keep himself from making an undignified sound as Heath Ledger held the shirt to his chest and cried. Heath Ledger was an amazing actor.

"Sasuke… I love this movie so much, it's up there on top with Romeo and Juliet and Titanic," Naruto said when the credits rolled.

"It was good," Sasuke muttered. He looked at Naruto. The blond looked sleepy and… kissable… with his lower lip pouting slightly and his cheek red from sitting on Sasuke's shoulder. Sasuke stared at him for a long minute before he sighed. "Bed time." He lifted the blond and carried him to bed. "Goodnight, Naruto," He said softly, petting the blonde's hair. Naruto smiled softly at him.

"Goodnight, Sasuke," He whispered as he fell asleep. Sasuke yawned and retired to his own bed.

Xxx Very Entertaining Movies about LOVE xxX

"Hurry up, Sasuke!" Naruto yelled excitedly. He was waiting at the line of the carnival for his cash cow to come buy their way in. Sasuke huffed and walked a millisecond faster just to appease the blonde. He paid for the tickets. "Let's ride the ferris wheel first!" Naruto whined energetically. Sasuke sighed and walked with him. They got on the ferris wheel and sat through the ride.

A creaking sound filled the air and one of the beams on the machine of death bent outward, the whole wheel was coming down from the top. Sasuke looked around in a panic as it started to come down. He bit his lip and focused on the anger as everything reversed, he paid close attention to what happened.

A loose screw. A loose screw fell out and the support beam slipped, causing a change in the weight distribution which made the top half too heavy and the whole thing to come down. As soon as they were front in line, Sasuke nudged the conductor.

"Hey, there's a screw loose up there, I don't think it's safe," He said.

"It'll be fine," The man told him, rolling his eyes.

"Not if that screw falls out and the support beam slips. Everyone will die. You should get those people off and fix it before something bad happens," Sasuke growled.

"And if I don't?" The man rose a brow.

Sasuke pulled out his cell phone. "Then I'll call the police and have this whole place shut down for public endangerment."

"Alright, already. Jeez, you made your point kid. We'll fix it, okay?" The man scoffed, stupid know-it-all brats." He grabbed a loud speaker. "Folks, due to some snotty brat, we're gonna have to shut down the ride for a bit. I'll bring it down nice and slow and you can get back on it as soon as it's fixed."

People groaned and glared at Sasuke but he didn't care. He turned and grabbed Naruto's arm. "Let's go play a game," He suggested. Naruto pouted but didn't say anything. Sasuke heard a loud creaking as they were walking away. He stopped and looked up to see it coming down. It hadn't lasted long enough for him to get everyone off. "SHIT!" Sasuke tackled Naruto to the ground as the wheel fell around them. He covered the blonde with his body and yelled in pain when something landed on his hand.

"Sasuke!" Naruto whined, pushing the other off him when the screaming became the loudest noise. Sasuke's right hand was crushed for all intent and purpose. His fingernails were black with compressed blood and it was excruciatingly painful to even think about moving his wrist, hand, or fingers in any way. "Oh my god, we need to get you to the hospital."

"Yeah, let's go. This place is dangerous." Sasuke stood and cradled his hand to his chest as they left, swiping a bag of cotton candy on the way out from an abandoned vendor. "Sweet, free food." He mumbled, handing it to the blonde. Naruto rolled his eyes dramatically and helped Sasuke get to the emergency room where his hand was casted.

Xxx SASUNARU xxX

"Come eat!" Naruto yelled from the kitchen.

"Bring it in here!" Sasuke yelled back, annoyed at having to get up after he just sat down.

"No way, it's your hand that's broken and useless, not your legs. Now move your ass and get in here," The blond demanded. Sasuke groaned and got up with quite some effort, having used his right hand to steady him on his way up his whole life, and made it to the kitchen. Naruto fed him patiently while eating himself.

"You're so annoying," Sasuke grumbled.

"And you're such an ass," Naruto countered, but he had a small smile on his face.

"You've changed," Sasuke murmured absently. "you're a lot more confident now, it shows when you walk too."

"And you're a lot more talkative. I used to have a hard time getting you to say more than one sentence at a time, now you won't shut up."

"I'm not you, I don't scream good morning at the top of my lungs. If I do talk more, it's only to you so you can keep your mouth shut."

"Well, I'm only confident when you're around. I guess that works out. This whole moving in together has been a big help on our personalities," Naruto said softly. "You know, you're always saving my life, risking yourself for me. Without you, I'd be dead."

Sasuke sighed and closed his eyes while he thought. He opened them back up to look at the blond. "Without you, I'd be nothing again." Those whispered words hung in the air. A fork clattered to the floor and eyes that rivaled the ocean were wide with disbelief. Naruto launched himself out of his chair and knocked Sasuke over, knocking the wind out of him as well. Sasuke opened his mouth to yell when he felt lips on his, wet and sloppy, demanding and begging, inexperienced but so damn good. His eyes slid closed slowly and he kissed back, feeling a new rush from his body, a rush that felt different from when he was in a match, or saving the idiot. It was a rush that made his body tingle and his skin become super sensitive to every touch.

"Sasuke…" Naruto whispered, pulling away for air. Sasuke pushed him back and sat up.

"Dobe, I'm not like that…" he growled. Blue eyes watered and a lip quivered. Sasuke sighed and watched that face. "Fuck… who the hell am I kidding?" He grumbled before grabbing the blond for a harsher kiss that went much deeper. Both teens moaned at contact as lips, tongues, and teeth tried to play.

"Sasuke… I love you… I think…" Naruto murmured against heated flesh.

"I… like you…." Sasuke whispered thoughtfully.

"That's okay, because it's still a feeling. I'm still the most important living person in your life right now," Naruto sighed happily and kept kissing the older male. Sasuke gasped and shoved him a bit harder.

"Hold it, dobe, I don't think we need to keep going with that tonight. Are you really ready to lose your virginity?" Naruto blushed and looked down.

"Sorry, I forgot… that happens…" He said softly.

"Don't worry about it… look, let's just got to bed for now… in the same bed." Sasuke added the last part to assure his blonde companion that they were certainly somewhere past "just friends."

"'Kay." Naruto beamed and followed the other to bed with a skip in his step. "I'll do dishes tomorrow." Naruto said, as they laid in bed. "Will they be alright for now?"

"They'll be fine," Sasuke whispered, closing his eyes as he drifted into peaceful slumber.

Sasuke woke up to a figure leaning over him. He jumped and stared blonde hair that was more unruly than before whisker-like scars that were thicker than they should be, and eyes as red and thick as blood. "Kyuubi?" He nearly choked out. "You scared the shit out of me, what do you want? And why do you look like that?"

"I take the form of those who are most important to you, and at that time, there was no one you were willing to acknowledge as being important, so I just took your form. As for why I'm here, I'm coming to check on your eyes, see how the Mangekyou and Amaterasu are coming along."

"Amaterasu?" Sasuke sat up in bed and looked at the blond monster. "You never mentioned that before," He muttered.

"Amaterasu is the highest vision you possess. The Sharingan slows time, the Mangekyou stops time entirely, but the Amaterasu reverses it," Kyuubi explained. Sasuke stared at him. 'You're currently the only one who has Amaterasu. Your uncle Madara had it but he died last night of heart attack, you haven't been informed yet obviously."

"You told me before it was just the Mangekyou that does all three," Sasuke pointed out. The blonde nodded.

"You were just a child. I thought you might get a swelled head if I told you that I gave you all three of the world's greatest abilities," Kyuubi muttered. Sasuke stared up at him. "Although, I'm slightly worried, Hatake is on his way back and if you and he were to meet, who knows what might happen. Listen up, gaki. Someone with the Sharingan is coming in. You two can't do your powers at the same time or it will cause a buildup of natural energy and you'll explode. He'll be okay because he doesn't have nearly as much energy but if you try to use the Amaterasu while he's using the Sharingan, you'll die. I'm going to give him the same lecture, so don't worry."

"How will I know when he uses it?"

"Because you are conscious for it. When he slows time down, time slows for you as well, you are immune to the effects of the Sharingan. You'll be able to tell if you watch a stop watch when it happens." Sasuke nodded and blinked and just like that, the other was gone. He looked at the bed.

"So Naruto is my most important person now?" He whispered. He walked down to the kitchen and watched the blond singing and cooking happily.

"Sono te hanasanaide, hanasanaide. Boku ga soba ni iru kara. Donna toki demo waratte, waratte. Hana wo sakasete yo. Kimi ga dokka no hoshi ni hohoemi kakeru nara, sora wo miageru dake de shiawase ni narunda,*" The blonde sang softly. Sasuke looked at him.

"Kimi hana?" Sasuke asked, entering the room. Naruto blushed and threw the spatula in the air as he shrieked.

"Don't sneak up on me, t-teme!" He yelled, holding his frantic heart. Sasuke chuckled and sat at the table. "I like that song,"

"Yeah, I can tell. You sing it quite well. Though, I prefer the second verse."

"Quiet, teme! I'm the one singing!... though… if you wanted to sing it… I wouldn't mind…" The blond blushed and Sasuke snickered.

"Kimi ni aitakuta, aitakute. Futari de ireba iru hodo sabishiku naru nara, sabishikunaku naru made te wo tsunagou,*" Sasuke whispered just loud enough for the other to hear. Naruto blushed.

"You shouldn't sing like that, it does stuff to my body," He whispered, crossing his legs uncomfortably.

"That sucks," Sasuke chuckled evilly. He waved his right hand and chuckled. "I'm right handed, otherwise, I might have helped you." Naruto's jaw dropped and he pouted. "Fine, I'll see what I can do, let's go the bathroom." Sasuke stood and walked, Naruto turned off the stove and ran after him. By the time he reached the bathroom, Sasuke was already sitting on the floor leaning against the tub. He looked up at Naruto impatiently and patted his lap. The blond closed his eyes and sat down, too embarrassed to say anything. Sasuke was just taking care of his problem, nothing else, of course.

"Sasuke…" Naruto whispered blushing. He felt the uninjured hand slip under his shirt to rub over his belly. That hand slipped down to slowly open his pants and push the folds aside, playing with the hem of his boxers. Naruto swallowed audibly. "Speak to me," he begged.

"I don't play hard to get, I play to get you hard. I fuck you to get you off, and I will leave you scarred. Everything that tastes good isn't always healthy. So take a lick, bitch, I'm poison fucking deadly.*" Sasuke whispered hotly in the other's ears. Naruto gasped.

"Nee… Sasuke…" He whispered. "Fucking do it already!" Naruto groaned.

"Want on top or underneath? Want some more? Pretty please! Pulse is throbbing, head is spinning, my overdose is beginning. I'm know it, I'm ill. I'm dying, it kills. I need my pill. I don't want anything, it's everything I need. Please don't make me beg, just give it to me.*" Those last words were growled so hotly against his ear, Naruto almost lost it there, and the hand teasing him hadn't even touched his dick yet.

A hot hand slipped under his boxers, pushing them down slightly, and a hand wrapped around him. Naruto groaned and tilted his head back. "Sasuke…" He groaned and forced his boxers down farther.

"you like that?" Sasuke huffed. He moaned softly and Naruto wondered if he was touching himself too. No, that was impossible, his other hand was broken.

"Yeah…" Naruto nodded numbly.

"Good," Sasuke smirked and started kissing and nibbling on the tanned neck offered to him as his hand slid clumsily on the slick hardness. He marveled at how something that was so similar to his own, could make him feel so different when he touched it. Naruto's made him feel hot and bother and tight and loose and everything contradictory one can think of. "Naruto… come already!" Sasuke ordered with an exasperated sigh. Naruto moaned louder and did just as he was told, releasing in the other's hand. They sat there quietly for a few moments before Sasuke started to clean them.

"Thanks… Sasuke…" Naruto was blushing and seemed to be more at a loss for words. Sasuke patted his head with a clean hand.

"Might as well take responsibility," He said in a hushed voice before walking from the blond for his own room. Naruto smiled and followed closely.

"Let's go back to bed, teme!" He said, excitedly. "And next time, I'll definitely help you out too!"

"hnn… I won't hold my breath," Sasuke murmured as he crawled in bed and closed his eyes. He felt a warm body snuggling close to his own and smiled slightly. "Usuraitonkachi."

Xxx Glassario xxX

What Naruto sang-

Don't let go of that hand, don't let go. Because I'm right next to you. No matter when, just laugh, laugh. And make the flowers bloom. If some distant star makes you smile, then just looking at the sky makes me happy.

What Sasuke sang-

I want to see you, want to see you. If it's lonelier the more we are together, then let's simply hold hands until it's not lonely anymore.

The song is called Kimi=Hana by Pigstar.

Sasuke's second song is Inject me sweetly by Blood on the Dance Floor, the Jeffree Star-less version.