Inspiration: Gift of a Friend – Demi Lovato (my guilty pleasure)
A special thanks to my ever understanding beta Anari Cross!
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Beta Note: I only understand because I feel like Naruto does a lot.
Naruto awoke in a hospital room. Sitting up in bed, he looked around. 'Hmmm, this is a different room.' Looking around more he spotted a two-way mirror. 'Observation room, should've known.'
The blonde stood up and walked over to the glass, tapping on it. "Hey in there! I'm awake, and I'm hungry!" he called.
The door opened behind Naruto. He didn't even turn around; he didn't need to. "Gaara."
"Naruto, you're awake. How're you doing?" he asked.
Naruto ignored the redhead behind him.
"Naruto, please, talk to me! I just want to help you!" Gaara was pleading at this point.
Naruto banged his fist into the glass. "I DON'T WANT YOUR FUCKING PITY!"
"Naruto." Gaara said, his voice soft. "That's not what I'm offering." He walked up and placed a hand on the shoulder of the unstable man before him.
Naruto bucked the hand off of him, and moved away. "Then what the hell do you want?" Naruto was angry; he didn't want to talk, he just wanted some food. This had to be worse than prison.
"I just want to help you." Gaara said, moving closer, but not touching the other.
"I don't need your help. I don't need anyone's help!" Naruto turned around so Gaara could see him, tears streaming down his face.
"You know, a wise man once told me 'It's easy to feel like you don't need help, but it's harder to walk on your own.' That man changed me. That man changed me into who stands before; the person who no longer kills to feel alive, but helps. The person that seeks friendship, not vengeance. The person who just wants you to know that he'll be here for you, always." Gaara was crying himself. "You know who that was?"
Naruto shook his head. He had no clue who could have spoken these inspirational words.
"That man was you Naruto." Gaara said, reaching a hand out; holding onto the hope that Naruto would grasp it.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" Naruto said, turning his body from the pleading teal eyes.
"Because Naruto, I'm your friend. I care about you! I-" Gaara was cut off by a chair being thrown at him.
"NO ONE FUCKING CARES!" Naruto screamed, his back hitting the corner of the room as he slid down the wall and hugged his knees to his chest. "No one cares..." he whispered as he sobbed into his knees.
Gaara walked over, kneeling down before the blonde and putting his hands on the man's shoulders. "I care." Blue eyes met teal. "I care about you so much Naruto."
Naruto could see the truth in Gaara's eyes. Naruto leaped forward, wrapping his arms around the redhead. "Thank you Gaara." he whispered, tears still streaming down his face.
A few hours later, a nurse came in with a tray of food, a doctor right behind her. "Alright Naruto." the doctor said, flipping through Naruto's chart. "Looks like you're going to have to stay here for at least 48 hours, and we are going to have to get a psych evaluation." The doctor had a smile on his face.
'Fucking doctor.' Naruto just glared at the man. 'He could at least pretend he cares about his goddamn patients.'
"Does he really have to stay here?" Gaara asked.
"Well, we need to keep him here on a suicide watch." the doctor responded, still smiling.
'Stupid fucking prick.' Naruto just huffed.
"What if he stays with me?" Gaara asked, causing Naruto's angry gaze to snap into one of surprise.
"W-well, I guess that would be ok." that smile was finally wiped off the idiot's face. "He would still need the psych evaluation."
"That would be ok." Gaara said, a small comforting smile appearing on his face. He turned his head to face the blonde. "Is that ok with you?"
Naruto nodded his head, not trusting his voice after all the crying he'd done.
"Alright, then it's settled." Gaara clapped his hands together with a sense of finality. "Where are the papers I need to sign?"
The doctor left the room and Naruto finally started to pick at the food that was set in front of him. "Are you sure about this Gaara?"
"Of course I'm sure! You can stay as long as you'd like. If you really feel the need to leave, you may do so AFTER you recover." Gaara said, fixing Naruto with a mock-menacing stare.
A weak smile appeared on Naruto's face. "Thank you Gaara." He outstretched a shaky hand to grasp Gaara's pale one. "Thank you."
The doctor came back into the room with a clipboard of forms. Gaara took the pen, and preceded to fill it all out, and hand it back to the douche bag doctor. "All set?"
"One other thing." the doctor said. "When will he be back for his evaluation?"
"Send the therapist to my home. That will be sufficient." Gaara commanded.
A nurse entered the room with Naruto's clothes; she handed them to Gaara. "Well, I guess you're free to go then." the doctor said, walking out of the room.
Naruto stuck his tongue out after the retreating form. Gaara just laughed, glad to see some of the old Naruto coming back through. "Alright Naruto," he started, handing the blonde his clothes, "get dressed so we can get out of here."
Naruto took the clothes in his arms. "Uh, Gaara?"
"Yes?"
"Can you turn around so I can get dressed?" Naruto said quietly.
"Oh, right." Gaara said, a light blush covering his face. He turned around, to find himself looking into the two-way mirror. He gulped as Naruto reached up to untie the hospital gown, letting it fall to the floor. The Kazekage found his eyes glued to the form reflected in the mirror, as well as a distinct tightening in his pants.
Gaara averted his eyes the second he saw Naruto start to turn, not wanting the blonde to know he was looking. The next thing Gaara knew, there was a hand on his shoulder. "Gaara?"
The redhead turned around, taking in Naruto's fully dressed appearance, forcing his noticeable bulge down. "Oh, you're done." Gaara tried to play it off.
"Yup, can we go? I hate hospitals." Naruto said, looking around.
"Of course!" Gaara said, reaching down to take a bandaged hand. The pair walked out of the hospital and made their way to the Kazekage mansion.
HOORAY! Looks like things will start looking up for Naruto! Stay tuned!
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