Chapter 3
Nightmare
"If a demon goes against the 'Law' they suffer a lifetime burning in hell."
Naruto pulled the covers over his head. "Stupid Iruka making me turn off the light…" He tossed to the side. "Damn it…" He closed his eyes tightly shut. He hated the dark more than anything. "The sooner I fall asleep the better…"
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Sasuke sniffed the air. "I can smell him… But it's faint…" He jumped up on his roof and his hair swayed in the nighttime breeze. "Damn wind quit messing with my nose!"
The wind stopped and the night became silent.
Sasuke grinned then jumped from roof to roof smelling the air. "I know that idiot is around here somewhere… There!" He jumped over to a small house. "Found you…" He noticed the window was open and went inside without knocking. "Dobe?" He noticed that the blanket on the bed was moving and pulled it off to reveal a sleeping Naruto. "You baka… I came all the way here and you're tucked away in bed sleeping…" He smiled and put the blanket back over Naruto. "Oh well…"
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Naruto saw Sasuke standing in the road. "Hey Sasuke!"
Sasuke turned and looked at Naruto. "Hey Dobe..." Sasuke grinned then the ground below him suddenly collapsed.
"Sasuke!" Naruto tried to grab Sasuke's hand but he wasn't fast enough and Sasuke plunged into the darkness. "SASUKE!" Tears flowed down his face uncontrollably.
A voice echoed in his ears. "Dobe…"
Naruto quickly sat up and gasped for air. "It was… A dream?" He suddenly realized somebody was sleeping next to him. "Sasuke…?"
Sasuke rolled over and punched the wall. "Damn cats…"
Naruto punched him in the back. "YOU BASTARD YOU LEFT A HOLE IN MY WALL!"
Sasuke opened his eyes lids to reveal crimson eyes. "Naruto…?"
Naruto stared at him for a moment. "Y-your eyes…"
Sasuke sat up and grabbed Naruto. "I'm hungry… Naruto…" He sank his fangs into Naruto's neck and began to drink his blood. "W-what am I doing?"
Naruto smiled and ran his hand through Sasuke's hair. "Don't hold back…" He remembered his dream and wrapped his arms around Sasuke. "I have to protect him…" Naruto fell backwards onto the ground bringing Sasuke with him.
A voice came from down stairs. "Are you okay Naruto?"
Naruto sighed. "I'm fine Iruka!"
Sasuke pulled his fangs out of Naruto's neck. "I'm sorry…" He realized Naruto was smiling. "W-what…?"
He stared up at Sasuke. "Did anybody ever tell you that you were soft?"
Sasuke looked at him confused. "No… Why?"
Naruto touched Sasuke's cheek. "Because you are… You're hair and skin is like silk… It's strange…"
He stared at Naruto taking in the words that he said then looked away. "Why is that strange?"
Iruka opened the door. "Naruto I need… What's going on?"
Sasuke realized he was sitting on Naruto and quickly got off him. "I-I'm sorry…"
Naruto smiled at Iruka. "Dad this is Sasuke…"
Sasuke walked over to the window. "I'll leave…"
"Hey wait don't leave!" Naruto grabbed his arm. "Stay for a while…"
Iruka sighed ignoring what he just saw. "Kakashi and I are going out… I want you to go buy dinner… Your friend Sasuke can help you."
Naruto smiled. "Okay!" He glanced over at Sasuke who was licking his lips staring out the window.
Iruka smiled at Naruto. "Be good…" With those words spoken he departed with Kakashi.
Sasuke still had the taste of Naruto's blood on his lips. "I'm sorry… I couldn't stop myself…" He really felt guilty about biting him. He couldn't control his urges.
"Sasuke…" Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke and rested his forehead on his back. "Don't disappear…" He tightly clutched Sasuke's shirt. "Don't leave me…"
Sasuke touched his hand. "Baka… what are you talking about? I'm not going to disappear… I don't go down so easily."
"You can't."
"I'm not going to Naruto…" He turned around and saw Naruto crying. "What's wrong?" He touched his cheek.
Naruto grabbed his hand. "Promise me…"
"What?"
"Promise me!"
Sasuke hugged him. "I get it… I promise." He had a feeling something happened to Naruto to make him say that, but now wasn't the time to think about that. "We have to go get dinner…"
Naruto simply nodded and grabbed his hand. "Let's go now so we don't have to later."
Sasuke quietly followed Naruto without making a single sound, it was best that way.
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Gaara yawned and stretched. "I'm so bored… Maybe I will go torture Sasuke for a bit…"
Temari grabbed him by the ear. "You are going to stay here." Her emerald eyes staring down into his faded blue ones
Gaara whined. "Come on Temari… Just for a little while!" The sad thing was that Sasuke was the only person who he enjoyed torturing and actually got mad about it.
Temari dragged him to his room. "Clean this first then!" She tossed him into the room.
Gaara glared at her. "You're not my mother."
Temari kicked him in the side. "WORK BAKA!"
He quickly began to clean his room as Temari's dark gaze hovered over him. "You are so cruel..."
"Did you say something?"
He panicked for a moment then smiled at her. "No…"
She glared at him. "Hn."
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Sasuke stared at his and Naruto's hands. For some reason Naruto wouldn't let him go anywhere alone. He wasn't even allowed to go to the bathroom alone. "Naruto?" It was already sundown.
Naruto looked at him and smiled. "We are almost done…"
Sasuke looked him in the eyes then looked away. "Those eyes…" Naruto never ceased to amaze Sasuke. One minute he will be yelling at you and the next he will be begging you for something. And those eyes those tender yet cruel eyes, they showed love and something else that tortured Sasuke, the immense pain that glowed inside them, the pain that allowed Naruto to show weakness. Naruto always showed a slight bit of pain in his eyes even though it was seldom that this happened but, today was another story. The entire day he had been like that, without even noticing it. "I'll ask him what's wrong when we get home."
Naruto tightened his grip on Sasuke's hand. He really was really afraid to let Sasuke go and it was getting dark out. He just couldn't loose anybody else. He had already lost so much and now he might loose Sasuke too. He couldn't bear it. Sasuke probably wanted an explanation about his behavior as well so when they get home he was planning to explain.
Sasuke's eyes turned a dark crimson and rage flowed throughout his body. "Go away Gaara." He snarled the words in a harsh tone.
Naruto turned to see somebody with their arm around Sasuke. "S-Sasuke?"
Gaara looked at Naruto and grinned. "Look at this… Sasuke found himself dinner…" He grabbed Naruto's chin. "He's cute too."
Sasuke held a sword to Gaara's throat. "Leave us. Or you suffer the consequences."
Gaara sighed. "You still carry that dull blade around?" He pushed it away and grabbed Naruto. "Hn." He jumped onto a roof and smiled as he saw Sasuke's anger grow ten times more than it ever did before.
Naruto squirmed in Gaara's arms. "Let go of me!" He began to kick and thrash but could not get free. "I said let go damn it!"
Gaara licked Naruto's cheek. "I'm not that scary am I?" He smiled as Naruto shook his head no. He slid his hand down Naruto's pants. "Hey Sasuke am I making you mad?"
Naruto bit his lip and tears flowed down his cheeks.
Sasuke gritted his teeth and vanished.
Gaara looked around confused. "He ran away?" A sudden pain ran throughout his body and he fell backwards letting go of Naruto.
Sasuke grabbed Naruto and pulled him closely to his chest. "I'm sorry… I didn't protect you. Forgive me."
Tears began to pour out of Naruto's eyes. "No… It's my job… To protect you…" Naruto grabbed Sasuke's face. "As your guardian and as your Angel…" He pressed his lips against Sasuke's. "I will make sure you live."
Sasuke's eyes widened and he touched Naruto's face.
Naruto pulled away from Sasuke. "Just watch, okay?" His eyes seemed to have become an illuminating bright sapphire. "The only person here who should be saying forgive me is him." His hands dropped to his side and he glared at Gaara.
Gaara stood in confusion. "An Angel…? How…? No… WHEN!?"
Sasuke collapsed to the ground. He felt somehow drained. "N-Naruto… How powerful are you really?"
Naruto smiled and put his finger over his lips. "It's a secret…"
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REVIEW!! Oh and I kept my promise the chapters are getting longer! Yay! pats self on back Good idiot writer. :3