"Tengoku to Jigoku: Yoru no Kasumi"
by We Are DesCom
Jessa-kun: YAY!!!! TERM BREAK!!! (runs around and jumps for joy)
Kawahi: (sweatdrop) Jessa, calm down…
Schatzi: (sighs) Anyway, at least we can update our fics quickly now.
Jessa-kun: Well, we could, if not for a certain lazy bum…
Kawahi: (eyebrow twitches) Why do I have a bad feeling…
Disclaimer: DesCom does not own Naruto or any of its characters. If we did, Sasuke would not have left and would have screwed Naruto immediately. :D
Jessa-kun: (innocently) Come on, Kawahi-kun…back to Frailty…
Kawahi: TT
OoO Tengoku to Jigoku: Yoru no Kasumi OoO
Heaven and Earth: Mist of the Night
"Sasuke…"
Who are you?
"Sasuke, I'm sorry…"Why are you apologizing? What did you do wrong?
"I'm sorry for making you sad…"What? What are you talking about?
"I don't want you to be sad…That's why…"Wait! Where are you going?
"I have to go…"Don't leave me!
OoOoO
"Sasuke! Wake up!"
Sasuke's eyes fluttered open. He found Sakura staring down at him, worried. That was the only time he realized that he was lying down on a bed. He sat up, holding his head inpain. "W-what…what happened?"
"The doctors had to sedate you. You were going wild, and it was so hard to control you."
Sasuke got onto his feet, wobbling slightly from dizziness. "How…How long have I-I been out?"
"About two days. You were in such a bad condition."
"Two days?" Sasuke took a deep breath. "N-Naruto…Naruto!" He tried to rush out the door, but two pairs of strong arms held him back. "What are you doing?! Let me go! I have to get to Naruto!"
"The Godaime is taking a look at him, Sasuke," Sai told him in a calm voice.
"She told us not to let you out until she said it was alright."
"Let me go, Kakashi-sensei! I need to see Naruto! I need to—"
"Uchiha! Calm down!" The door swung open and the Hokage walked in, closely followed by her assistant, Shizune. Everybody in the room froze as she walked toward the raven-haired Uchiha and slapped him squarely on his right cheek. The sickening sound echoed off the walls.
Sakura's jaw dropped. "Master! What are you doing?"
"Waking him up," came the immediate reply. "This is a hospital, Uchiha, I will not tolerate your shouts and rage here. There are patients resting."
Sasuke did not respond and remained still. Kakashi and Sai took it as a sign that it was already safe to release him. They let go of his arms and backed away, looking back and forth between Sasuke and the Hokage.
"Naruto…Where is he? Just let me see him…I-I b-beg of you."
Tsunade crossed her arms over her chest. "If you're worrying about him, he's safe now, fortunately."
"Then let me see him!"
"No."
"Why not?"
"The brat does not want to see you. He's taking his rest and doesn't want anyone to disturb him."
Sasuke opened his mouth to reply, but stopped. "Y-you mean…h-he's…"
"The brat is awake, yes."
The Uchiha almost wanted to smile, but then he recalled the Godaime's words and frowned. "What do you mean he…doesn't want to see me?"
"He does not want to tell me why, but he seems to be afraid of you. He started fidgeting when I told him that you were here." She paused for a while to give Sasuke an icy glare. "Is there something you are not telling me?"
Sasuke clenched his fists. He wanted to tell her everything; to apologize to receive the punishment he deserved. But he was afraid. Afraid that he may be entirely separated from Naruto. He could stand being on the receiving end of the blonde's anger and resentment, but it would be unbearable for him to have the blonde taken away from him.
"Well, Uchiha?"
"Please," he muttered through gritted teeth, "just let me see him for a moment. After that, I won't bother him anymore…and I'll tell you everything."
Tsunade glanced at Kakashi, who answered her with a curt nod. She let out another sigh and rested her hands on her hips. "Very well. I will let you see him, but I want you to tell me everything you know. Everything, understood."
Sasuke bowed and replied, "Yes, Hokage-sama. Thank you. Thank you so much."
OoOoO
He placed his hand on the doorknob, feeling the cold, unforgiving metal against his skin. The metal felt like it was burning hot, though, as he twisted the knob and pushed the door open. He was first greeted by the sight o crisp white linen covering a lump on the bed. A closer inspection revealed to him that the lump underneath the bed was in fact Naruto, lying with his back facing the door.
"Tsunade-baa-chan," came the blonde's weak voice, "I already told you that I'm fine now. I just need…to get some sleep…"
"Naruto," he started. "It's me."
The blonde suddenly sat up, his eyes wide and transfixed on the dark-haired man who had just entered the room. Sasuke could see the intense fear in those blue eyes, and he had to resist the urge to embrace Naruto and apologize for everything he did. But that would not be good. He did not want to startle Naruto. Not now.
"S-Sasuke…"
Sasuke watched as Naruto nervously pulled the covers over his body. A protective instinct, Sasuke noted, and he could not blame him. He attempted to approach the blonde's bed, but stopped when he saw Naruto flinch. He withdrew and stayed where he was. "Naruto…I…I'm glad that you're awake now…"
Ah, right. Naruto was awake. He should be extremely happy now that the blonde was out of danger. He should be thanking the heavens, but somehow he could not.
"W-what are you doing here? I…I told Tsunade-baa-chan…"
"I asked for her to let me see you. I…just wanted to tell you something…" He took a deep breath and rolled his eyes. "I'm…I'm sorry…"
"S-sorry?" Naruto sounded a little less intimidated. His jaw dropped in sheer surprise. "Sorry…? You're here…to apologize?" He blinked slowly, rubbing his hands nervously. "W-why?"
"Because of everything I did to you," Sasuke replied, somehow irritated that the blonde was not shouting or cursing him as he had expected. "Naruto…I-I'm sorry…for violating you…"
He saw a spark of sadness in Naruto's eyes, and watched as the blonde looked away from him. "Y-you shouldn't say sorry…I understand w-why you did that…You were just a little…a little frustrated…I-t happens…"
"Naruto, I…that does not give me any right to—"
"It's alright now," the blonde interrupted. "I…I should be the one who should be apologizing. Sorry…for being a bother…"
"What are you talking about?" In a blink of an eye, Sasuke had closed the distance between him and the blonde and gently wrapped his arms around Naruto. "You were never a bother! Stop blaming yourself for once! Not everything is your fault! Blame me! Hit me, slap me, kick me! Blame me, at least this once."
"S-Sa…Sasuke…" The Uchiha felt shaking hands grip his shirt and a feeling of wetness spread on his chest. Naruto was crying. He tightened his arms around the blonde, kissing the top of his head. "Sh…it's alright…"
He felt like time had stopped. He was holding Naruto in his arms. Consoling him, trying to make him feel better, holding him. He felt his hands move on their own. He tilted Naruto's face so that they could look into each other's eyes. He leaned closer…
"S-Sasuke, no!" Naruto pushed him away, tears still flowing from his eyes. "S-Sasuke…d-don't do this…"
"I-I'm sorry…"
Naruto covered his face with his hands and turned away from Sasuke. I…I know this is against your will…So just stop…"
"Against my will? Naruto, I was aware of what I was doing!"
The look in he blonde's eyes when he turned towards Sasuke was painful for the Uchiha. The blue eyes were dull and lifeless. Even when the blonde smiled, it did not spread to his eyes. "Sasuke…you don't have to lie. If you're being forced because of guilt, stop this. It's fine…There's no need…"
"Naruto!" Sasuke embraced him tightly, pressing the smaller body against his own. "Stop that! Naruto, I'm not being forced by anyone or anything. I'm doing this because I want to. I love you, Naruto, more than anything in the world."
"Lie…" Naruto sobbed and tried to push Sasuke away. However, Sasuke's arms remained firmly around him, easily overpowering his protests. "It's the truth, Naruto. I love you. I really do."
"Don't…don't torture me anymore, Sasuke…It hurts enough…to know that you are not looking at me…"
Sasuke pulled away slightly to look at Naruto's tear-stained face. "Not looking at you? What are you saying?"
"I know who you like, Sasuke, and it's not me. I know I'm just a replacement for her, nothing else."
"A replacement? For whom?"
Naruto looked away. "Sakura. It has always been Sakura. Sakura is beautiful, elegant, and suitable as a wife. I can't blame you…for choosing her…"
"Sakura? I don't like her! She's our friend, yes, but you're the one—"
"I saw you! I saw you with her…When you were kissing her, you were gentle and contented, unlike when you are with me. You handled her like a fragile vase. You admire her as if she was a beautiful porcelain doll. You never did any of those to me, Sasuke. I have always been ugly in your eyes…in everyone's eyes…"
Sasuke gripped Naruto's shoulders tightly. "Snap out of whatever it is you're in! You aren't ugly! Nobody thinks you are! The reason…The reason I was with Sakura then was because I was drunk! I was not myself!"
"You were drunk that night too…" Naruto's voice, Sasuke noted, was still calm despite the fact that the brunette was already losing his control. "That night when you took me…you were drunk too."
Sasuke was speechless. Yes, unfortunately, that night he was drunk, which was why he lost control. But that night was different from the night he had been with Sakura, because that night, he was with Naruto. The real Naruto.
Not someone he had mistaken for him.
"Naruto, when you saw me with Sakura, I had taken her for someone else. Believe me, Naruto, I did not do anything with her. I only wanted to do it with you. I was drunk, and Sakura only wanted to take me home, but I lost control. I thought…" He brushed a pale finger against Naruto's tan cheek. "I thought she was you." Sasuke's hand once again tilted Naruto's face upward to meet his, and this time, Naruto no longer protested. It may be from shock or Naruto may have actually understood his emotions, but Sasuke did not care. All he could care about were Naruto's hands holding onto him desperately and Naruto's lips crushed against his own in a needy kiss. He was vaguely aware of him pushing the blonde down on the hospital bed and straddling his hips.
"S-S-Sasu…ke…" Naruto's face was flushed and perspiring. Sasuke had left his lips and had begun assaulting the smaller boy's exposed neck. Naruto weakly held on to Sasuke's shoulders, his whole body shivering.
"I'll show you," Sasuke muttered against his skin. "I'll make you understand, Naruto. I'll make you see—feel how much I love you."
Naruto held back a moan, covering his mouth with his hands. "S-Sa…Sasuke…N-not…h-here…" He clung onto Sasuke's shirt. "P-people w-will…"
The brunette pulled back, slightly panting. "Yeah…s-sorry…" Breathing heavily, he got off Naruto and the bed. "I almost…lost control again…"
The blonde sat up and adjusted the buttons of his shirt—the ones that Sasuke had somehow taken off during his assault on Naruto's body. "A prominent blush was on his whiskered cheeks and his lips were slightly swollen. "It's…okay…"
"No, it's not." Sasuke gritted his teeth. He ran his hands through his hair, irritated. "It was because of this—losing control—that I almost lost you. You misunderstood, Naruto. I did that—all of that—because I love you and…it was like you were too far for me to reach. If only I could show you…how much I…how much I…"
"S-Sasuke, I-I…I love you."
Sasuke's head shot up and his eyes widened. "Naruto, what did you—?"
Blue eyes locked with onyx ones. "I love you, Sasuke. That is why I want to do everything for you. I wanted to give you everything. Every time y-you t-took me, I would imagine that you were doing it out of love." Naruto got on his knees on the bed, his trembling hands on his lap. "S-Sasuke…I-I d-do…I-I love you…"
Sasuke stared at him, at a loss for words. Naruto just confessed to him. Naruto LOVED him.
Tears began flowing down from the blonde's cerulean eyes and dropped onto the white linen robe he was wearing. He wiped away some of the tears and continued to sob. "I love you, Sasuke…"
The Uchiha moved toward him slowly. He embraced him and kissed the top of his head. "I don't want to see you crying." He pulled back slightly and tilted the blonde's head upward. "Look into my eyes so you'll see I'm telling the truth. I. Love. You. Naruto."
The blonde stared at him for a few moments before he started sobbing again. Sasuke leaned closer…
Naruto accepted the kiss. It was gentle, with no trace of malice whatsoever. That was the only time Sasuke managed to fully appreciate the softness of the Kyuubi vessel's lips. He never noticed it before, because his mind was clouded and physical desire overwhelmed him. But during that gentle moment, Sasuke was able to give Naruto a real kiss.
A kiss of love.
When they broke apart, Naruto cried even harder. Sasuke held him close the whole time. The brunette knew that the smaller male finally understood.
He loved Naruto and no one else.
OoO Wakas OoO
What I thought was a dream, a mirage
Was as real as it seemed, a privilege
When I wanted to tell you I made a mistake,
I walked away
Gomenasai, for everything
Gomenasai, I let you down
Gomenasai till the end, I never needed a friend
Like I do now
(Gomenasai by Tatu)
Schatzi: Ran out of WT songs, huh?
Jessa-kun: (sweatdrop) My WT CD is currently missing…and I found my Tatu one…so yeah…
Kawahi: Well, it's refreshing to be away from WT songs once in a while…(smirk)
Jessa-kun: Why do I get the feeling you took my CD, Kawa?
Kawahi: (whistles innocently)
Schatzi: At least we finished something and I found something out…Term break plus nothing to do equals longer chapters…lol
Jessa-kun: (sweatdrop) Well, we have to make up for the long time between updates…Anyway…SAI AND KIBA PLUSHIE LOVE!!! AND COOKIES!!! AND DONUTS!!! (takes a deep breath) SAI AND KIBA PLUSHIES!!!
Kawahi: (sweatdrop) Anyway…just like you readers to know that next chap is possibly the last one. As for dome good news…
Jessa-kun: Next chap will have the smut scene! Not too explicit though…
DesCom: REVIEW AND GIVE US PLUSHIES!!!
