Disclaimer: I'm sure you all know by now that I don't own Naruto; but I do own the story!

Author's Note: Well, I'm sure glad that this week is finally over. It's been long. A long long long week. In fact, it's hard to believe that it was only two days ago that I put up chapter six. It feels like weeks. No, it feel like months. I'm sure. Not using hyperbole there at all...Moving on.
I hope you all enjoy Chapter 7, please send me a review! I love any and all reviews: they all make me smile lots ^^

Finally, it was morning. I reach over to my alarm clock and shut it off quickly.

I don't know why I bother having an alarm; or a clock for that matter. It's not like I'm ever going to sleep.

I look to the corner of my room where, on the ceiling, there is a large spider web. That was where Tyranospidusrex used to live. He had been a good friend of mine, taking residence in this room along with me: a true friend.

I can't help it that, sometimes, I like to eat things whilst they are still alive. To taste the blood on my tongue and feel the creature still moving in my mouth brings me thrills. Other people have rollercoaster's; I have this.

I'm lying on my bed simply because I remember my Mother saying, before she died, that, when I couldn't sleep, I should still go to bed and rest. She said that if I didn't rest, then I would never be hungry and, if I wasn't hungry, then I wouldn't eat. If I wouldn't eat, I would die.

Now that she's gone, I'm always hungry. I always eat; whatever I can. I'm not stupid though, I only eat things that are possible to digest.

It started off, after she died, that I began to eat more normal foods. I would stuff my face and, had I not exercised like I did, I would have been very fat.

My taste for food began to falter after a few years. I began to crave things that I couldn't explain. I wanted to eat meat more. I started to watch horror movies and found that I really liked them. My Father didn't notice that anything was wrong because, to be frank, he didn't care. After Mother died, he didn't care about anything but work. He didn't have time for me or my brother and sister.

My brother and sister are older than me and, on visiting days, they are the only people that visit me. I'm still not sure why I became insane and they didn't, but I have a feeling that it was because they were older than me. When Mother died, their sole priority was to keep their little brother safe from anything. The only thing that they couldn't protect me from was myself.

I miss Tyranospidusrex. He kept me company and allowed me to vent. I don't like talking to people much: they don't really understand me, and I don't really mind.

But, Naruto, the blonde boy: he understands me. I'm very grateful for him, not sure what I would do if he didn't reside here too. I was disappointed when they didn't let us share a room, but they had a good point in saying that I would probably cause Naruto harm. It's true; I don't trust myself with anyone.

This makes me a bit of an outcast with Naruto being my only friend. However, being an outcast means that I have a new and unbiased angle on everything that goes on here. I stay in the shadows and just listen, never talk, to what's happening around me.

For instance; did you know that Dr. Kakashi and Dr. Iruka are together? However, Dr. Iruka wants to keep it a secret and told Dr. Kakashi that it was because their jobs would be in danger but, in real life, it's simply because he doesn't want Dr. Orochimaru to know that he's gay because that snake tried to make a move on him 3 years, 5 months, 2 days and 12 hours ago.

No one else knows that, apart from Iruka, of course.

I can read people very well, and I know what is going on. Naruto has a crush on his roommate, and his roommate has a crush on him. They both want to get together, but each one is afraid to make the first move. Sasuke is scared because he doesn't want Naruto to hate him for trying to steal his innocence and Naruto is terrified of being rejected.

I can tell that, should they get together, Naruto would be bottom.

But that's obvious; so I don't know why I need to tell you that.

So, that's what I am. A silent enigma, or 'Guardian Angel', if you will; watching and analysing from the shadows and chewing the heads off of rats.

It's a strange life I lead, but by no means boring. Every little thing interests me. People, in general, interest me. Like Neji.

I'm in love with Neji because, once, he was kind to me. He has Narcissistic Personality Disorder (also known as a God Complex) which means that he thinks he is a God-sent gift to earth and much more important than everyone else. However, on my first day here, I was lost and hungry. My stomach was growling and I just wanted to find something to eat. I made my way outside and was searching for some animals when I slipped and fell into the small pond.

I know what you're thinking: a pond in a Mental Asylum? The truth was, no patients were allowed to be by the pond since it was off-limits. But I was new and hungry and I didn't know.

So, I'd fallen in and I had no idea how to swim. The pond was a lot deeper than it looked and, as I tried to find my footing, I found that there was no ground to put my feet unless I wanted my face to be submerged in the water. I was young when I first started at K.A.M.S, just 8 years old, and I did what any normal child in this situation would do: I panicked. Of course, this just made matters worse.

As I flailed around in the water, splashing up a fuss, I heard a voice softly calling from the pond's edge.

"Calm down, kid." The voice told me, so I did. I stopped my flailing and just focused on keeping my mouth and nose out of the water. I could hear muffled praise in the form of that voice, though I could not hear exact words because my ears were underwater.

I felt something beside me and was about to panic again when strong, large hands appeared under my back and began to lift me out of the water. Once I was out, I was greeted with pale eyes, long brown hair and the superior smirk of Hyuuga Neji. My heart raced when our eyes locked and, because I was young, I didn't understand why and thought I was having a heart attack. I was scared and I buried my face into the boy's chest. He held me close and said:

"It's going to be okay. Don't cry." He rubbed my back soothingly and ran fingers through my hair before he helped me find my room.

We haven't spoken since; but I know that I love him. He doesn't love me, though. Hyuuga Neji loves only himself.

So, mine is a sad story, really. I don't like to see it as sad though, because it's not over yet. If I died tomorrow, then it would be a sad story. But until I die, I guess we'll never know.

I hear a loud crash from the hall and I know that something is going on. It's quite early for anyone to be out of their rooms, so this sound intrigues me. I rise to my feet and brush off my jeans before I walk to the door and begin another day of watching.

Rather than the annoying bleeping of his alarm clock, Naruto was awoken by a different noise. He heard a loud crash in the hall and the sound made him wake with a start. His first instinct was to look over and make sure that Sasuke was okay.

Sasuke was fine, fast asleep and curled up in his bed. It seemed as though the crash had not phased his slumber in the slightest. Naruto let a small smile work his lips.

He thought back to the crash and threw off his bed sheets, standing in the room in just his boxers. Naruto was about to open the door when he remembered that he was partially naked and opted to wear a pair of sweatpants before going out in the hall.

He stuck his head out first, opening the door just enough for that. He couldn't see a damn thing, though, so he decided to just walk out.

There, on the floor, about 5 feet away, was a man. He was lying there, completely still apart from the fact that his chest rose and fell as he breathed. Beside him, there was a metal tray with an assortment of pills scattered across the linoleum floor. From what he could see, Naruto decided that this man had been transporting these pills somewhere when he slipped on a small wet patch on the floor and knocked himself out with the fall.

Naruto didn't know much about first aid, but he knew enough to sort this situation out, to a degree.

He knelt beside the man and looked about for something to lift his legs up with. Finding nothing, he was about to take off his sweatpants and use them when a towel was thrust into his face. He took away the cloth and looked up at who gave it to him. Naruto was met with two green eyes and red hair: Gaara.

"Thanks." He mumbled, putting the towel underneath the man's legs. Normally, Naruto would have talked loudly and happily with the red-head; but right now he was in serious mode.

"Good, kit." Kyuubi praised as Naruto secured the towel.

"You're doing great." Kyu added, sounding like a smile.

Naruto quickly, but precisely, lifted the man's chin and did a hyper-extension of the neck, making sure he didn't choke on his own tongue. He sat there for a few seconds, wishing he had a cold compress, and waited for the man to regain consciousness.

"It's been 30 seconds..."

"You'd better go and get help, kit."

Naruto nodded and turned to Gaara, blinking. It was strange to see Gaara's reaction. The boy's eyebrows rose when he saw Naruto's serious expression, obviously surprised that there was such a side to the fun-loving blonde.

"Gaara," Naruto said, his voice level and calm. "Could you please get one of the doctors? Just have a look around, they shouldn't be too far." To this, Gaara nodded and walked around the corner of the hall, turning without a word.

Naruto turned his attention back on the man in front of him. He recognised him as a nurse, like Shizune, but for the adults. To Naruto, this man had no name and the blonde looked onto his chest for a nametag. He frowned when he saw that there wasn't one.

The man gurgled slightly and Naruto repeated the hyper-extension of the neck, making sure the airway was free and that the guy could breathe properly.

Ever since he could remember, Naruto had wanted to be a Doctor. He had wanted to work in a hospital and save lives as a job. He knew it was a false hope: What kind of person lets a mental patient become a doctor? Also, he wasn't exactly the brightest bulb when it came to maths and science, and he was sure he was going to need near perfect grades to get into medical school.

He felt a little cold and remembered that he still wasn't wearing a shirt. His hands were quite cold so he kept a hand on the man's forehead, hoping it might compensate for the lack of a cold compress.

After what seemed like a very long time, but had probably been just a few minutes, Gaara returned with none other than Dr. Tsunade.

Dr. Tsunade: the head honcho, the big cheese: the Chief Doctor and owner of K.A.M.S. She was quite tall for a woman, but Naruto guessed that the slight heel she always wore helped that considerably. Tsunade was blonde, like him, but her hair wasn't quite as bright. It had more honey tones and ever so subtle greys. Her eyes were a pretty hazel and her skin was a nice kind of pale. Her clothes were fairly tight, showing off her curves. Yeah, Tsunade had huge knockers.

She was beside Naruto in seconds, glancing from him to the man and looking at them both with a mixture of confusion and pride.

"Do you know what happened?" She asked, taking away Naruto's hand and applying a cold compress from the first aid kit that she had brought with her.

"I can only assume that he slipped on that wet patch and fell," Naruto observed, gesturing to said wet patch "I think he may have concussion." He finished, checking the man's pulse, just to be sure. Tsunade nodded.

"Okay, I've called an ambulance already, they should be here soon. Can I trust you to stay here with him while I go and wait to let them in?" She said, looking to Naruto with concern. She knew about his dream and obviously supported it. She hadn't had a chance, however, to see Naruto in action until today. So far, she was impressed, but she knew how impatient the boy could be.

"Of course." Naruto muttered and he made himself more comfortable by the man's side. Tsunade smiled to herself and rose to her feet. She was about to leave when Naruto spoke up. "Wait. What is his name?" Naruto asked, not taking his eyes away from the man. Tsunade frowned in confusion.

"Teiko, why?" At this, Naruto turned to her and flashed her a beautiful and incredibly sincere smile. She almost gasped at how much emotion was swimming around in his big blue eyes.

"Just in case he wakes up..." His voice was hardly above a whisper, but she heard him loud and clear. She smiled back and nodded once more before walking off. Gaara stood in silence, watching the whole scene. He still remained quiet after Tsunade left.

The ambulance arrived and, as soon as they were in the hall, Naruto backed away from the man, giving the people room to put him on a stretcher. Seeing as it was so quiet, he heard them murmuring.

"Hn, it seems as if he has a concussion."

"Yeah, looks like it..."

Naruto felt a sense of pride as he thought that he had diagnosed much the same thing.

"Good call, Kit."

"Kudos!" He could practically see Kyuubi grinning and held back a soft laugh. It was neither the time nor the place.

Once the drama had all passed, Dr. Tsunade told Naruto to go back to his room and rest for a while, seeing as the cafeteria still didn't open for another hour. Naruto was more than happy to oblige.

He walked back into the room and closed the door softly behind him, careful not to wake Sasuke. Naruto got back into his bed and settled down, trying to get a little more sleep before his alarm went off. He was just about ready to fall asleep when something stopped him.

"Hmm...Na...Naruto..."

Naruto sat bolt upright and turned to Sasuke's sleeping form. The pale boy had a small smile on his lips which made Naruto's heart beat a little faster. He was sure he was mistaken.

"N...Naruto..."

Okay, no, that definitely just happened. Sasuke was saying his name in his sleep.

Was that cute or creepy?...Or both?

Either way, it was getting his attention. And not just his either...

"Kyuubi, are you hearing this?"

"Loud and clear! Haha, I can't believe it. I bet it's a naughty dream." Kyuubi chuckled evilly under his breath.

"You're such an idiot sometimes. I'm sure the Uchiha is madly in love with our kit." Kyu defended the pale boy.

"Who cares if it's love or not: we all know that he just wants a piece of Naru's ass." Grumbled the fox.

"Would you just shut up!" Naruto thought angrily toward the fox. He didn't want to wake Sasuke up by talking out loud right now and was going to make a special effort not to do so.

"Yeah, Kyuubi. You're so crude, it makes me want to kill you." Kyu growled and Naruto rolled his eyes, knowing full well that Kyu wouldn't hurt a fly. Kyuubi on the other hand...

"Why you little dick! I could take you any day!" Naruto sighed.

"Calm down, you two. I'm trying to think of any logical reasons as to why Sasuke might be calling my name..." He scratched his chin thoughtfully whilst both Kyu and Kyuubi face-palmed.

"Well, kit, he's dreaming about you..." Kyu supplied, trying to help the idiot.

"I know that, Kyu, I'm just trying to think why..." Both foxes sweatdropped.

"Kit, he's having some wild fantasy that, no doubt, involves you and a severe lack of clothing. Put two and two together. The guy likes you." Kyuubi explained, earning a smack from Kyu.

"He was supposed to figure it out on his own, dumbass!"

"He...likes me? That's ridiculous. Stop joking around, you old fox." Naruto grumbled and tried to think, but only one thing was running through his mind: Did Sasuke like him?

He couldn't see why, Naruto was nothing special. He also didn't understand how seeing as the two of them had known each other for a grand total of two days. More importantly, however, why did Naruto not mind? In fact...not only did he not mind the idea; he felt encouraged by it.

Weird.

Kyu and Kyuubi, by now, had both completely given up any hope that their kit had any brain in this thick head of his.

Sasuke woke up to a strange sight. It was entirely unpleasant, but it felt like one of those dreams where you have a normal day, except you're completely naked. He tightened the sheets around his body and felt a small blush come up to his cheeks. Naruto sat on his bed staring intently at Sasuke with those bright and inquisitive eyes of his. After a few moments of uncomfortable silence, Sasuke decided to break it.

"Hn, dobe. See something you like?" He smirked and ran a hand through his dark hair, trying to tame his bed head. He brushed the sheets aside and stood up, making his way to where his clothes were kept and picking out an outfit for the day.

"Tch, yeah right. Don't flatter yourself, teme." Naruto said, but he wasn't grinning like he normally did. He was still staring at Sasuke intently and Sasuke felt really uncomfortable once again.

"Is something wrong?" he asked, turning to face the dobe and placing a manly hand on his manly hip in a manly fashion (Note: he looked a bit like a Mother).

Naruto shook his head and broke the stare before smiling sheepishly.

"Nah," he said, scratching his head "Just thinkin'." Sasuke frowned but decided to just ignore it for now. He set about getting ready when a thought came to him.

"Hey, Naruto," he said. Naruto turned to him and perked up at his name, signalling for Sasuke to continue. "Why are you up so early?" Naruto smiled up at Sasuke and shrugged gently.

"Not sure. I guess I just couldn't get to sleep." Sasuke was incredibly sceptical. Things just weren't adding up this morning; but he knew better than to try and force himself into someone else's life, especially considering they were so newly acquainted. He made a 'Hn' sound and went into the bathroom to get ready for the day.

"Hey, dobe?" He asked from the bathroom.

"Yeah?"

"What classes do we have today?" Sasuke asked this one as he changed his underwear and pulled on some black jeans. He glanced at his reflection briefly and noted that he was actually quite toned. His chest was muscled and he had a defined, modest, four-pack on his abdomen. Sasuke silently thanked his brother for dragging him to the gym all those years ago.

"Oh yeah!" Naruto exclaimed from the main room. Sasuke heard rummaging and assumed that Naruto was looking for his class schedule. "We've got the sciences today. Chemistry, Physics and then Biology." Naruto took in a sharp breath. "Ooh...you're going to love Chemistry and Physics..." He said these words sarcastically and laughed afterwards.

"What?" Sasuke asked feeling a little apprehensive.

"Ah, the teachers are a little bit weird." Naruto said. Sasuke could see the blonde shrugging as if this was self explanatory.

"Oh hell no," Sasuke said as he washed his face. "I'm not taking that as an answer. You said that the Art teacher was weird and that was the understatement of the century. I want details, dobe." At this, Naruto chuckled and Sasuke couldn't stop a small smile from appearing on his face as he heard the sound.

"Well, Chemistry is with Ibiki. I won't tell you any more than that. Also, in Chemistry, we have lab partners and we don't get to choose. I'm with Kohi and I think you'll be incredibly happy with your lab partner." Once again, the sentence was laced with sarcasm.

"Dobe, tell me who my lab partner is." Sasuke growled. Naruto just laughed again.

"There's only one person in our class that doesn't have a lab partner; and I won't tell you who it is. That would ruin the surprise." Naruto giggled for good measure and Sasuke sighed. He tamed his hair so that it looked as beautiful as it normally did and stood back to look at himself.

His jeans were black and hugged his legs and hips well and snug. It was quite warm today, even though it was around winter, so he'd opted to wear a black and red striped wife-beater. Sasuke had a piercing in the cartilage of the top of his ear and, in that; he wore a small red stud. Upon assessing his looks for the day, he nodded in approval before quickly making sure that his hair looked elegantly dishevelled and making his way out of the bathroom.

"Jeez, teme! You look pretty and all, but a guy has to piss sometimes, y'know?!" Naruto shouted as he pushed the raven out of the way and burst into the bathroom, not even bothering to close the door as he released himself into the toilet. Sasuke scrunched his nose in disgust and closed the door for him. He didn't say anything for a while, that is, until he realised what Naruto had said.

"Men don't look pretty, dobe!"

"Well you sure do!" Naruto laughed and Sasuke felt a vein in his temple pop angrily. He gritted his teeth.

"Coming from the boy with more curves than Sakura." Sasuke mentally patted himself on the back for a great comeback. As a reply, Sasuke heard a clatter, meaning that Naruto had probably slipped over and landed on the toilet. He had to hold back laughter when he heard:

"TEME!"

Breakfast had been quite uneventful, minus the fact that Gaara had been shooting Sasuke random looks here and there. It was making Sasuke feel uncomfortable, something that seemed to be happening to him a lot recently, and he made sure to not look back at Gaara, just in case he burst into flames or something. Naruto kept laughing softly beside him and he couldn't help but think:

"This must be some kind of conspiracy..."

He immediately regretted it.

"CONSPIRACY?! SASUKE-KUN! TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT!" Naruto was promptly pushed away to be replaced by a hysterical Ino.

Apart from that, nothing interesting had happened.

So now, Sasuke, Naruto and Gaara were filing into a small lab room where there were desks built for two everywhere. Sasuke watched as everyone began to sit on their stools, conversing happily with each other. He couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy when he saw Naruto chatting happily to Kohi who suffered from anorexia. The boy was smiling and nodding along with everything Naruto was saying.

Trying to ignore them, Sasuke looked around to try and figure out who he would be partnered with. Suddenly, he felt a large hand clap him on the shoulder. He jumped and turned around only to be greeted with a large chest. Following the chest upwards, he finally found a face. Squared jawed and littered with scars, the man grinned and it was a terrifying sight. He assumed that his was most likely his Chemistry teacher.

"Alright, pretty boy, you must be Uchiha Sasuke." What the hell was everyone's problem?! Sasuke was not pretty!

"Yeah." Sasuke said through his teeth. The man cackled heartily and slapped his shoulder with a little more force than he had probably intended.

"Right. I'm Ibiki-Sensei and you'll be lab partners with Gaara." He ignored the fact that Sasuke skin went a few shades paler and pushed the boy forward slightly. "Get going. He's at the back."

On his way to the back of the classroom, he intentionally ignored Naruto's poorly hidden laughing and simply swallowed his fear. Gaara was definitely frightening. He always popped up at really random times and if, like Sasuke, you weren't used to it: it was goddamn terrifying.

"Er, Hi." Sasuke said, raising his hand in small wave as he sat on the stool next to Gaara. The red-head nodded, not even looking at Sasuke and the raven almost shuddered.

The lesson went by just fine, in complete silence because everyone was scared shitless of Ibiki, until they were set with a lab. They had to use the Bunsen burners and Sasuke plugged his and Gaara's into the gas tap and turned it on, trying to wake up a flame. As soon as the gas hit his nose, Sasuke was crushed with a huge wave of hideous memories. He flew backwards and fell against the wall, breathing harshly.

Screams rang in his ears and he clutched his head, sliding down the wall and ending up on the floor. His eyes went wide as he relived every second of that incident. Gaara raised an eyebrow and turned off the gas, watching as his lab partner had a small breakdown in the middle of class.

Sasuke didn't know that he'd let out a scream until he felt 30 pairs of eyes on him and a stinging sensation in the back of his throat. He realised that he was acting weak. He began thinking that he was weak, simply because it was just him who reacted to the incident this way. His brother had been absolutely fine, granted, he hadn't actually been there; but it still must have affected him in some way. It was only Sasuke who had been sent to a goddamn mental asylum because of it.

He was embarrassed to feel tears starting to run slowly down his cheek. Sasuke was about to wipe them away when he felt arms around him, bringing him into an embrace. He was assaulted with the scent of pineapples and oranges and saw a flash of blonde hair before he buried his face into the warmth of a chest.

"Ssh, Sasuke, it's gonna be okay..." Naruto cooed softly, stroking Sasuke's back as the raven began to shiver. Naruto had been in this kind of state many a time before and knew Sasuke had nothing to be ashamed of. Even the strongest people had to be vulnerable at some point. "Ibiki-Sensei?"

The large man had been standing stock still until then and he snapped out of his trance and looked at Naruto curiously, surprised at how well Naruto was handling the situation. "Yes, Naruto?"

"Could I take him back to our room for a bit? He needs to calm down..." Naruto didn't let go of Sasuke the entire time that he was talking to Ibiki. Ibiki nodded and stood to the side, letting Naruto pass with Sasuke in his arms.

"It's okay, Sasuke. Don't cry. Crying does no good..." Naruto spoke softly into Sasuke's ear as he walked with the boy in his arms all the way to their room. He didn't look it, but Naruto could be quite strong when he wanted to be.

Once they were inside, he sat Sasuke down on his bed and then went to sit on his own, watching Sasuke carefully. The boy continued to shake.

"Don't leave me...please...don't leave me..." Sasuke whimpered, burying his face in his pillow. Naruto recognised these as words that he had often spoken to himself many years ago. He smiled sadly and went over to Sasuke's bed, pulling the raven close to him and holding him tight.

He wished that there had been someone to hold him when he had felt like this.

Sasuke is my lab partner. I look forward to finding out more about him. Today, he freaked out when we turned the gas on. If I use my logic, I can assume that the reason Sasuke is here is linked to the smell of gas.

Sasuke is an interesting person: more interesting that I thought. He's not as easy to read as everyone else, and I gladly accept the challenge.

I, Gaara, will find out what happened to Uchiha Sasuke.

At least, until something more interesting comes along.

Okay, so, what do you think? I wasn't sure whether you guys would like the change in POV with Gaara, but I do and I just wanted to make sure it was okay before I used it again and got a bunch of complaints.

I'm sorry, but I feel that I should clear up something: Sasuke and Naruto don't get together for a while. I mean, I'm going to throw in a few little scenes here and there; but the actual lemons aren't going to appear for a good few more chapters. After all, the story is about them falling in love; not just the kinky sex ;)