Hello reviewers! *Dodges tomatoes* okay okay! I'm sorry it took me so long to update the next chap, but it wasn't my fault I swear!

Sasuke: she was too lazy to right it that's all.

Akira: shut up Sasuke! *throws Naruto at him* here play with him! anyway on to the disclaimer

Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Nartuo. there I said it! I don't even own this freaking chap (Alyre does! good job!)

Sasuke walked along his halls looking for the blonde boy, figuring he wandered off and got lost again, but then he looked out a window. He could see clothes sitting in a pile on the floor near his hot springs. Cursing under his breath he hurried back down stairs to go make sure the blonde hadn't done what he thought he did, but the doorbell ringing forced him to go answer.

"Hn?" he glared at the blushing blonde delivery girl. "He-hello" He took his order gave her the money and slammed the door in her face. He didn't have the time to deal with her, he had to find the blonde and sighed as he rested against the side of the hot spring, it felt like heaven on his sore and battered body. Maybe staying here wasn't so bad he shook his head, he didn't want to stay he couldn't, but he also couldn't leave or the next time he may not be so lucky... he sided and went to stand, but his foot slipped on the rocks below the water and he fell into the deep end.

He tried to swim up, but his still too sore ribs cramped and he sank under again. Naruto tried to call for Sasuke, but the water was in the way and he was getting tired and fast! He felt his world turn black as he sank, but as he lost consciousness...

Sasuke was running up to the springs, a sigh came out as he saw the blonde getting ready to climb out, but he sucked it back in when he fell in ran faster watching him struggle to surface, not bothering to remove his clothes he dove in and grabbed the blonde, pulling him to the surface, over to the side and onto the ground.

He was torn between CPR and damaging his already bruised ribs, but he had to chose the lesser of two evils. Lifting the blondes head he blew into his mouth, vaguely wondering how his lips were so soft and smooth, before he used his palms to push on his did this three times before Naruto began to spit out water and choke for air. He quickly gathered the blonde in his arms as said child clutch his shirt for dear life.

"Dobe, what were you thinking? You're ribs are bruised and you are in no condition to be swimming! If I hadn't gotten to you in time" He stopped short, not wanting think of what might have been. He got inside and up to the room he let the boy stay in. After he dried him off and dressed in clean clothes, he went down stairs to get the food. He came back up and handed Naruto a plate. The blonde said a soft thank you and a soft sorry before he began to eat. Sasuke sat on the chair in front of him and eat in silence, wondering why the blonde had been too afraid to go out and eat, but brave enough to swim?


Naruto had finished his meal and set the plate down. He had been stealing glances at the older male who had saved his life twice now. He was handsome, his midnight hair contrasted beautifully with his alabaster white skin, his bangs made his strong facial features that much sharper and his dark, dark-blue eyes almost black.

"What are you staring at?"

Naruto looked away, a soft blush dusting his peachy complexion. Sasuke smirked and took their plates and set them on the nightstand as he shifted from the chair to sit on the bed with the blond boy. Naruto felt the bed dip and turned only to be kissed by the older male, squealing in shock he shoved him off and backed up.

"Wh-what the hell are you doing!?"

"Relax; I'm not going to hurt you… I guess your lips really are soft." He said as he got up and took the plates away. Naruto didn't relax in the least, why was it that everywhere he went someone was always trying to touch him or hurt him? He had thought that at least with this stranger he could be safe, but he was wrong, he was about to get up and climb out the window when he walked in again and sat on the chair.

"Where are you going?" he asked a small hint of betrayal in his voice.

"Away from here… I don't want to cause you anymore problems."

"Why leave when you were too afraid to go out for breakfast?"

Naruto stayed silent and then broke into a run for the door. Sasuke got up and caught hold of the struggling boy, but Naruto elbowed him in the gut and scrambled on his hands and knees down the corridor. Sasuke got up and ran after him, tackling the boy to the floor, he pinned him down with his hands behind his back and his knees pressed into his cafes.

"Get off me! Let me go!!"

"Stay still!" He felt still for a moment as a pale hand lightly pressed against his ribs. He hissed a bit, but other than that he didn't do anything else.

"Good, I didn't damage them again… Why are you afraid to go outside?"

"Get off of me! Ow!!"

"Tell me." Sasuke had pulled his hair to make him look to the side so he could at least see his face. Naruto growled, but obeyed.

"I didn't want to go outside because… because no one cares if I live or did out there... I get beat for no reason whatsoever, and I can't stay with people who try to help me, because they try to rape me… when you tried to kiss me, I freaked and wanted to get away, I don't have much to offer…I just want to be safe for once in my miserable life, is that too much to ask?"

Sasuke slowly ease off the sobbing boy and then pulled him into his chest. He cuddled the boy as he cried himself to sleep in his arms. He felt bad for doing that; he should've considered that the poor kid had been through hell and back.

He picked him up and laid him down in his bedroom and tucked him into the bed before going down stairs to make a few phone calls.

'He wants to be safe, fine the least I can do is make him feel safe…'
He thought as a little voice added as an afterthought, 'even loved…'

His world was being turned upside down by one poor street rat that was turning out to be a lost little angel in this vast city of sinners…