Hi readers! Today I decided that I hate cold weather. It's raining and it's cold outside... It snowed a few days ago! Well... I like snow... But that's not the point. I'm feeling sick, guess I'm getting the flu, and I'm blaming the weather! It's all the weather's fault! :p
No... But I don't like cold. It's even cold in my room! Don't like that at all... Well, I complained enough now. Enjoy reading :)!!
Lots of love, Tearsbehindthemask

I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!

Move. Don't enter this room. We're not here...
Naruto felt sweat on his forehead while he was standing in the dark room with Sasuke in his arms.
Come on! Go!
Naruto heard another footstep. But the sound wasn't going away, it was coming closer...
No... No... No...
There was the sound of a hand on the door, Naruto quietly put Sasuke on the floor and prepared himself for a fight. He definitely wouldn't let Sasuke die here.
The door creaked and with a battle cry, Naruto ran towards the person entering the room.
"... Naruto?!"
"Waaaaaah!"
Naruto had attacked Sai, he was lying on the floor looking at Naruto with surprise.
"I thought there was an enemy inside this room." Sai said calmly. "But it seems that you're the only one here."
"Well... What about me?! I thought that you were the enemy!" Naruto said annoyed.
"Sorry."
"But... I'm not alone here." Naruto said sad, "I found Sasuke, but he was injured in a fight with Orochimaru... I think that he's dying... We have to save him, Sai!"
Sai looked at Naruto in shock.
"You found Sasuke? And you fought with Orochimaru?!"
"Yeah! But we have to find Sakura! Maybe she can help Sasuke... I can't let him die! I promised..."
"Okay..." Sai thought about everything for a few seconds. "Right. We have to take Sasuke and go to the meeting place. It's the best chance we have to find Sakura... And we have to get out of here anyway."
"Yeah... Yeah..." Naruto mumbled nodding, "I think you're right. I'll get Sasuke."
Naruto walked into the room again and lifted Sasuke carefully. Sasuke moaned when Naruto lifted him and Naruto whispered some words to calm him down.
Sai looked at Sasuke when Naruto appeared.
"I never thought that I would see him like this." Sai said, "I actually expected that we had to fight him again today..."
"Well, we don't. We have to save him today. Come on."
Naruto walked to the right for a while when he stopped walking and turned around.
"Eh... Where is the exit?"
Sai sighed and pointed to his left.
"You should think before you act."
"I've got no time to think now." Naruto said curt.
"Well, you've got no time to make mistakes either."
Naruto snorted and walked the other way.
"How far is the exit?" Naruto asked.
"Maybe five minutes. Two minutes if we run."
Naruto breathed in and started running.

"Are you sure that this is the meeting place?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
Naruto was sitting on his knees next to Sasuke who was still unconcious.
"Sakura has to come as soon as possible. If she doesn't.... Maybe Sasuke will... D... I don't want that."
"I just sent some drawn mice in. If they can find Sakura and Kakashi, they'll arrive soon."
"I hope so."
Naruto wiped the sweat of Sasuke's forehead with his sleeve.
"You'll be allright." he whispered, more to reassure himself then Sasuke, "You just need to hold on a little longer... You have to..."
"Na... ru... to..." Sasuke shivered and opened his eyes for a second. "It... hurts..."
"I know, Sasuke... You just have to hold on a little longer... Sakura will be here soon... She'll heal you..."
"Na... Naruto... I... Love you..."
"I love you too." Naruto whispered, so that Sai, who was looking out for Sakura, couldn't hear it.
"Forgive me..." Sasuke said and his eyes closed again.
"Sasuke? Sasuke?!"
Naruto felt a weak pulse and felt a bit relieved.
He wouldn't die. Not yet. But it wouldn't take long...
"Naruto! I see Kakashi!"
Naruto's heart jumped, but when he saw that Sakura wasn't with him he lost his happiness.
"What happened?" Kakashi asked when he reached Sai.
"Naruto found Sasuke." Sai said, and he pointed at the place where Naruto and Sasuke were.
"So you found Sasuke!" Kakashi said happily, then he saw Sasuke lying on the ground and his expression changed. "What happened to him?"
"We fought Orochimaru." Naruto said, not taking his eyes off Sasuke. "One of Orochimaru's snakes bit him... And now he's dying..."
Kakashi examined Sasuke for a while and sighed.
"I can't do anything. I'm not a medical ninja and this kind of poison is too hard for me to treat. We have to wait for Sakura and then take Sasuke to Tsunade-sama."
Naruto felt his heart freezing.
"You... You can't do anything for him...?" he said with a smothered voice.
Kakashi shook his head.
"I'm sorry. I can't."
Naruto wiped away a tear from his eye.
"I'm sure Sakura will come soon." Sai said, patting Naruto on his shoulder.
"She has to." Naruto whispered.
It was silent for a while. They were all thinking their own thoughts.
"Somebody's coming this way." Kakashi said suddenly.
Naruto looked up, hopeful.
"It's Sakura!" Sai said when he saw his painted mouse running on the grass.
"Did you find Sasuke?" Sakura yelled happily.
"Sakura! I need your help!" Naruto yelled back, crying tears of relief.
"What's wrong...?"
Sakura saw Sasuke and let out a scream.
"What happened to him?!"
She sat down next to Sasuke and started to examine him immediately.
"He's bitten by a snake." Naruto said, staying close to Sasuke. "Can you help him? ... I think he'll die if you can't..."
"I'll do my best..." Sakura whispered, a worried look on her face.
Sakura took some bottles, needles and other stuff out of her bag. Then, she took some of Sasuke's blood and started to mix it with fluids from her bottles.
"What are you going to do?" Naruto asked, looking at Sakura.
Sakura didn't look up.
"I'm trying to make an antidote for the snake venom. But don't disturb me. If I make only a tiny mistake or my work takes too long..."
"He'll die." Naruto finished.
"Yes." Sakura whispered.
After a few minutes, Sakura shook a bottle that contained the antidote.
"I hope that it works..."
Sakura gave Sasuke a shot of the antidote and everyone stayed quiet.
"How do we know if it worked?" Naruto asked after a while.
"Well... If he dies we know that it didn't work..." Sakura whispered.
Sasuke's condition didn't seem to change.
"At least he isn't dead... That's something good I guess.." Sai said uncomfortable.
"It is. I think that we can move him now." Kakashi said, feeling Sasuke's pulse. "If we go now, and I carry Sasuke, we can get him to Tsunade before nightfall."
"Yes... I think that's the best thing to do..." Sakura whispered, still looking at Sasuke.
"Let's go then." Kakashi said, lifting Sasuke. "We have to hurry. Maybe Orochimaru comes after us if we're not fast enough."
Naruto suddenly remembered it again. Sasuke's health wasn't the only problem.
"Let's go."
Kakashi disappeared between the trees and Naruto and the others followed.

"Are we almost there?" Naruto asked, when he finally catched up with Kakashi and could look at Sasuke.
"Yeah, you know the area around your own village don't you?"
"Eh..."
Naruto looked around and saw indeed that they were close to the village.
"Can I go with Sasuke to Tsunade?"
Kakashi looked at Naruto.
"Sure."
The forest suddenly stopped and Naruto saw the entrance gate of the village.
"We're finally here."
When they entered the village, they were still running. Sai stopped to explain the situation to the ninja's at the gate.
"Sakura." Kakashi said, when they almost reached the hospital. "Can you get Tsunade and take her to the hospital?"
"Yes."
Sakura turned left and ran towards Tsunade's office.

Kakashi, Naruto and Sasuke arrived at the hospital and immediately, a nurse appeared to show them an empty room.
Kakashi carefully lay Sasuke down on the bed.
"I have to report our mission and Sasuke's return." Kakashi said. "Is it okay for you to stay here alone?"
"Yeah... Yeah sure.." Naruto said, still looking at Sasuke.
"Then I'll see you later." Kakashi said, and he disappeared.
Naruto sat down on the bed next to Sasuke who still looked like he was in pain.
"You're home again." Naruto whispered. "You're home..."