Chapter Seven

Nightmares


(Gaara POV)

I sat forward anxiously curling and uncurling my hands as I sat in front of my computer. The screen flashed and blinked it's bright light upon me but I had no interest at all to tap on the keys to finish what needed to be done. I rubbed my blood red hair and massaged my weary eyes. Everything was just going so wrong. I shook my head at the depressing thought and glanced at my door. The urge to see him…to see if he was okay was so great I could almost see myself walking to his room and opening the door. However I couldn't his appearance would just kill me and that would screw up everything. My face fell in my hands as the doubt began to circle around in my head.

'Will he really make it?'

'If he does what condition will his mind be in?'

All the questions that I didn't let myself even think about came at full force shoving me into a pit of despair. I rubbed my eyes to get rid of the moisture that was beginning to pool in them.

I did not cry and I wasn't planning on starting today.

Once you start you can't stop.

All the same the first tear trickled down my cheek and fell off my cheek into the cold abyss.

I buried my face in my hands and let the crystal tears fall down my cheeks.

(End of Gaara POV)


Cold wind bit into my skin as I walked through the darkness that had become a never ending landscape.

Black, cold, haunting shadows swarmed around me, taunting me with their hollow voices.

'Go on to your death boy…'

I shivered rubbing my hands up and down my arms in an attempt to warm them. My lead feet tripped on a unknown object in the dark and I tumbled to the ground with a frightened yelp. Panicked I looked back and let out a gasp. A mob of black hair stuck out of the black, it's color slightly blue. I shivered and quaked not wanting to find out but finding myself unable to resist. With a shaking hand I lightly touched the soft hair only to find a pale, cracked hand shoot out to grab mine. The hair lifted to reveal the grotesque face of a monster. Spiders crawled out of it's empty eye sockets and stitches covered it's blood caked mouth.

"Naruto…" It whispered in a voice dripping with malice.

I screamed yanking at my hand to get out of this monsters grip but it was too strong.

"I got you…" It whispered pulling itself out of the oozing blackness.

I let out a gut wrenching scream as the monster devoured me.


I sat silently in the darkness that covered every inch of my soul. No voice had penetrated the darkness in what I thought was so long I had begun to feel the edges of my sanity slip away.

'Hello…' I silently called ever so often. Anyone would have been good, just one word would have been delightful. I buried my face in my knees and waited for anything…possibly the bright light I had seen.

'Naruto…' I called absently.

Of course there wasn't a response but I continued to talk.

'I don't remember you all that well…' I stopped listening to the stretching silence.

'I don't' really remember you at all…other than you are a blond and you have blue eyes…' I chuckled lightly to myself before continuing.

'I know you used to make me laugh a lot…and that I loved you a lot…' I stopped taking in a shuddering breath.

'I wish I could know more about you…I know the only reason I'm alive today is because of your memory…'

'Naruto…' I whispered finally before falling silent. My face went back into the safety of my knees as I let the tears fall down my cheeks.

'Sasuke…?' My head shot up as I looked around sharply. This wasn't a threatening voice and trickles of recognition ran through my veins.

'Naruto?' I called standing up and spinning around trying to find what direction it had come from.

'Sasuke…help me…Sasuke…' I breathed in sharply knowing that without a doubt this was Naruto's voice.

'Naruto!' I yelled as I raced forward in the direction I thought I heard the voice come from.

'NARUTO!' I screamed as I fought against the darkness that was trying to drag me back into my despair. This time was different Naruto needed my help and nothing was going to stop me. I fought and clawed, screamed and howled. Curses flew from my mouth and my body stretched to its very limit until I felt the darkness begin to thin. My nails clawed at it, ripping large chunks of it away until I saw the light.

The bright light that had thrown me in to great despair.

I raced forward disappearing into the light.


I fought against the grabbing hands screaming and clawing at their rough skin.

'Sasuke! Help me! Sasuke!' I screamed without even realizing that I had even uttered a sound.

'He won't save you boy…he can't save you.' The voices responded in their cool, condescending tones.

'Help me!' I cried as I punched and clawed the demons that made up my world.

'Shut up!' The voices snapped and I braced for the pain that I knew was going to come. Bright light shot across my closed eye lids and was accompanied by screeching that made my ears bleed. I slowly opened my eyes to find Sasuke standing in front of me just as I remembered him. His jet black hair illuminated by a beautiful glowing light.

I watched my eyes growing moist wishing this wasn't a dream.

Hoping for the preservation of my soul that this was not a dream.

The light dimmed and the screeching stopped but Sasuke remained.

"Sasuke…" I whispered as I stepped forward to lightly touch his skin. He turned and smiled but his eyes remained dim as if he didn't actually know who I was.

"Naruto?" He asked his lips lifting in a brighter smile that almost reached his eyes. I nodded biting on my tongue to keep myself from breaking down in sobs.

"It's really you." He said his hands reaching out to softly touch my cheek. I nodded grabbing his hand so I could feel his warmth.

"I've waited so long…" I whispered not caring that tears were rolling freely down my cheeks. Sasuke smiled as he drew me in a hug.

"To be hones I don't remember much…but I know this one thing Naruto I…" But before he could finish he began to fade. I grabbed at him with desperate hands but he faded until he was nothing but a painful memory in my mind.

"Sasuke!" I screamed as I grabbed at the empty air.

I howled and screamed letting my pain rip my mind to pieces.


(Gaara POV)

My fingers tapped idly at the table as I sat in front of a bowl of soup. It was full of the brownish, chunky liquid and I still had no intention of putting even a spoonful in my mouth. Eating was like some foreign function my body could no longer remember or digest. A heavy sigh escaped my lips as I buried my face in my hands. I had never thought that I would ever miss not hearing that cocky bastards voice. Never thought when I first met him that I would care about him at all…never thought.

The moon hung high above my head splashing across my face with its serene light. My blood red hair that hung down my shoulders swayed in the wind as I tapped away at my laptop keys. I bit my lips as I worked, peeling off the soft skin until I felt the taste of blood in my mouth. Iron blood that made me want to wretch. I closed my laptop and stretched getting ready to leave when I felt the cool barrel of a gun against my neck.

"Don't move or I will shoot." Said a small voice that audibly shook. I didn't move upon request and continued to bit my split lip.

"You will help me." The voice said and upon more observation I could tell it was a boy and he was young. Not as young as me but still young a year older probably.

"Why should I help you?" I asked as I turned so that the gun was at my forehead not at my neck. He was a small boy with blond hair and angry blue eyes. Fresh tear trails were running down his dirty cheeks and his clothes were ripped. Even the arm that wasn't holding the gun was limp by his side. He had fought and he had lost.

"Because if you don't I will just shoot you." He growled. He cocked the gun and from the look in his eyes despite his fear he would do it. There was determination in his stance and his eyes.

Finally I shrugged and said "Fine I will help you." The boy nodded and lowered his gun. That was why he lost his fights…he trusted people's words too easily.

"Sit down." I said motioning for him to take a seat next to me. He looked around then sat positioning his gun on his lap.

"What did you need help with?" I asked not really interested but deciding that I needed to know what I was going up against. Without the threat of a gun it was easier for me to just up and run.

"I need to find someone…his name is Sasuke and he was taken by a bad person…he has a voice like spiders." The blond said, his hands tightening over the gun. I shook my head realizing this kid was talking about Orochimaru. That son of a bitch had the whole city under his hand.

"You definetly have your work cut out for you." I said simply.

He nodded but said nothing more.

"Well I'll help you since I want to take down this man as well but don't be expecting me to lay my life down for you." I said. The boy nodded and turned to me with a smirk.

"Don't expect that from me either."

His statement slightly shocked me but I shrugged and said "Fine by me." There was a moments of silence before the boy spoke.

"I'm Naruto." I nodded and didn't offer my name and he didn't ask.

We just sat staring at the moon.

I shook my head as the memory faded and I was brought back into the present. Naruto had grown so much since then. His spirit was more cold than even mine. I shook my head and pushed the bowl of soup away. I had to get back to work. If and when Naruto recovered I needed to be ready. Everything had to be put in place for the final confrontation. Orochimaru would die…or Naruto would. Both of them couldn't live and everyone knew that.


A/N

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