Laura: Okay here is the next chapter. I'll explain everything at the end. Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto so ya...
Sasuke POV
Another nightmare. I've had those often lately. Of course I understand why, but these nightmares are different from the classic killer chasing you down a misty alleyway. They're more realistic and that's what makes them so scary. This time Neji had me chained to a wall in some sort of ware house. He was laughing at me, just laughing. He kept telling me I was worthless over and over again, and that no one could ever love someone like me to the point where I started to believe him. And the worst part was that I knew it was a dream but I just couldn't wake up. Thankfully Naruto was becoming restless on his side of the bed and accidentally kicked my leg. I opened my eye's and sighed with relief. I refused to cry over this. It seems crying is the only thing I'm capable of these days and I'm trying to change that.
I was surprised when Naruto started whispering my name. I couldn't believe it. We were both having a dream about something terrible happening to me, and when he said Neji's name I felt awful. I'm putting all this unnecessary stress on him and causing him to worry about me constantly. It's sweet that he's worried about me, and I do appreciate it. It's just that I don't want him to be in pain. Besides, this is my problem, not his. I figured the least I could do is save him from his dream like he did for me so I gently grabbed his arm. "Naruto." Nothing. "Naruto, wake up." He bolted up right so fast that I stumbled back onto my knees. It took him a second to get his bearings then he slowly turned to face me. "I think we had the same dream." I said smiling at the sick humour of it all. He swallowed then grabbed my hand trying to reassure me that it was just a dream and that I was okay.
"Yeah, for you too." I nudged his shoulder trying to lighten the mood and his returning smile seemed to melt away all my distress. He put his head back down and began to complain about how tired he was and I laughed thinking about how crazy I was last night. It was quiet for a minute and I couldn't hold it in anymore. "When you said that you loved me the next day you said you were joking." He frowned but nodded his head. I smirked. "Naruto, how many times have I told you that I can read your face like a book?" And from the look on his face now, I can tell he's not happy. "I knew you weren't telling the truth when I talked to you about it so..." My voice trailed off because honestly I didn't know what else to say, but I knew he knew what I wanted to know. Then he started rambling telling me how he's done this all wrong and that it should have been romantic.
When he admitted he had lied I think my heart skipped a beat. I didn't know what to say or think at this point. "And when you thought I was joking it made me think that if you couldn't even believe I was in love with you, that maybe you could never love me back." I had never seen Naruto like this before. So vulnerable and... scared? If I could actually breathe I would have busted out laughing at the absurdity of his words. I mean how could I not love him? Just look at him! And then he said it. He said he loved me... Again. But this time it was different. This time it was real... and it scared me. My insecurities got the best of me as usual and I started listing off reasons why he couldn't be in love with me. (Yeah, I know. Great way to start a relationship.) At the end of my little rant I was out of breath and down right annoyed. For some reason the lost look on Naruto's face just irritated me more.
Maybe I should just go before we say something we regret. Before I could say what I'm sure was going to be a harsh goodbye, he kissed me. Naruto Uzumaki, my childhood best friend who I have been in love with for years, kissed me. On the lips!Every emotion and thought in my head just left. Poof, gone. I gasped, completely shocked by the sudden move. I have to get my head together here. We really shouldn't be doing this. I mean kissing will just make our relationship more complicated than it already is. There's so much to think about! I mean he just confessed his love for me and now we're kissing. Are we going to be a couple now? Are we going to go back to being best friends? No matter how amazing this felt I was starting to doubt it.
I regained control over my body as best I could and placed my hand on his fore arm. I swear I was going to push away, but when he sucked on my bottom lip I whimpered and lost all feeling again. It felt so good! There was no way to describe it. It was just perfect... and that's why it needed to stop. He tried to suck on my lip again but I managed to pull away. (With major protest from every part of my body.) He looked hurt and I felt horrible. When he started to apologize I felt even worse. I wanted to tell him if he ever apologized for kissing me again that I would slap him, or that he shouldn't apologize for the most amazing thing that's ever happened to me, but my mouth didn't seem to be working at the moment. So of course me being Sasuke... I ran.
I swear I almost broke my neck from flying down the staircase so fast. My feet just couldn't seem to move fast enough! See, this is a time when I wish humans could have wings. Could you imagine how awesome it would be to just fly out of his window all graceful and angel like? Pretty bad ass if you ask me. I decided to wipe my head of all thoughts of Naruto, for now at least. I really did need to talk to my parents. This little 'talk' is going to be the most embarrassing thing I've ever had to deal with. Like even worse than the sex talk! And trust me, having the sex talk with your Father at 14 is not a fun experience. And considering how weird I felt talking to my Mom on the phone yesterday, this whole thing is going to be 10 xs worse.
~~~FLASH BACK~~~
My fingers couldn't seem to move fast enough. I'm pretty sure I won the world record for punching in a phone number. "I'm so dead! They're gonna kill me! After all the shit that's happened today..."
"Hello?" My Mother's voice sounded strained and very tired. I gulped before practically shouting. "Mom!"
"Sasuke?! Thank god! What were you thinking?! Your Father and I have been worried sick!" Naruto, Sakura and I all cringed at my Mothers screaming. "I'm so sorry Mom. We completely forgot to tell you." I heard Naruto clear his throat and motion for Sakura to follow him out of the room. "Sasuke... it seems like you've been forgetting to tell me a lot of things lately." I felt my throat become dry as I tried to control my emotions. "I'm guessing you talked to Dad..." I noticed Naruto drag Sakura out of the room and sighed with relief. I really didn't want to have this conversation, let alone with my friends listening. "Honey... I don't know what to say." I sighed. "I know. I'm sorry I didn't tell you... I was just so embarrassed..." I wrapped my free arm around my middle and shivered. I could feel the tears stinging my eye's but refused to let them fall. "We should have never let you go to that party..."
"Mom don't you dare try to make this your fault!" God my Mom is just like Naruto this way. She always finds a way to make stuff her fault. "You're okay though, right Sweetie? I mean... you're not..."
"I'm fine." I'm really getting sick of that question... "Are you sure...? I don't just mean physically..."
"I'm not going crazy if that's what you're wondering".
"Sasuke this is serious." I groaned. "Mom I'm fine! I've barely thought about what happened. Besides, it wasn't even that big of a deal." Oops... Did I just say that out loud? "Not that big of a deal?!" I winced away from the phone. "You were almost raped Sasuke!"
"Almost!" I shouted back. "I was almost raped Mom... but I wasn't! I really think you're all overeating about this."
"Over reacting?" She was scaring me a little. She became way to calm all of a sudden. "Yes... over reacting. I'm fine, everyone else is fine, for now Neji's in jail, its fine!" I huffed. Mikoto was really starting to piss me off now. I know what happened to me wasn't okay, but nothing bad really happened. He fingered me, gross. But whatever. It's not like he took my virginity or anything. We were quiet for a few seconds. All I could hear was her heavy breathing through the phone. "Are you coming home Sasuke?"
"Tomorrow, yes."
"Alright honey... Goodnight." Click. She hung up.
~~~End of Flash Back~~~
I sighed as I pulled into my drive way. I knew my Dad had just left for work but my Mom was probably waiting inside for me. Knowing them they'll probably want to talk with me at the same time. It's like theyenjoy tag teaming me. It's about 7 now and my Dad won't be back till about 4 so I've got 9 hours to kill and avoid my Mother... Wonderful. Not only do I have time to worry about Naruto and our relationship but I also have to freak about this god damn conversation with my Parents! Fuck me... Bad choice of words...
Naruto POV
School was really sucking today. Mostly because Sasuke wasn't there and because of the current situation we were in. But there were other factors, like running those extra laps at lunch time, finding out I was apparently engaged to Temari (I had a good laugh at that one.) and all the weird looks people were giving me because of the whole Neji thing. According to Ten Ten and her little group of whores I single-handedly put Neji Hyuga in jail for raping my best friend. This school was seriously getting out of hand. "Naruto!" I turned around in the hall in time to see Sakura bounding towards me. "I need to tell you something."
"If it's about Temari then yes. You can plan my wedding." I started to laugh but my smile faded when I saw the worried look in her eyes. "What's wrong?" Sakura looked behind her then quickly pulled us into a near by corner. "Neji can't go to jail!" My eye brows furrowed together as I stared at her completely confused. "What do you mean?"
"I mean he can't be put away for more than a few weeks! Even his parents are trying to pay off that much." I groaned. I'll admit I knew Neji couldn't go to jail forever even though I think that bastard deserves it, but he's still just a kid and he didn't rape him. "But he's still a threat."
"I know! I went down to the station at lunch and talked to officer Kakashi. He said they're trying to figure out what to do with him and I told him Neji was dangerous and that he could easily hurt someone else but he said they can't do anything right now." I tugged at my hair in frustration. "God dammit! How can they even think about letting that guy walk around school again?! Sasuke's probably going to transfer!" Sakura grimaced then took a small step back. "You wanna know the worst part?" I stopped pulling my hair and stared at her sadly. "There's more?"
"Neji is giving the police the same speech he gave Tsunade..." I stared into her eyes pleadingly. "Please tell me they don't believe him..."
"There are no witnesses Naruto... No one saw what went on in that bathroom... It's his word against Sasuke's."
"He's got bruises!" I screamed back at her. "There's fucking evidence for god sakes!" Sakura sighed then dropped her shoulders. "Kakashi told me that Neji is trying to convince them that Sasuke is making it all up just to get attention." I stared at her questionably. "Why is officer Kakashi telling you all this?" Sakura smiled then shrugged her shoulders. "Blackmail." She said simply. "But that's beside the point. Right now we have to do whatever we can to convince them that Neji is a lying bastard."
"Wait a minute-" Something was bothering me. "Why is there all this fuss? If Fugaku is the chief, I mean doesn't he call the shots?"
"Not when it comes to teens and rape cases. They called in the big man for this one and he's not so easily convinced..." I groaned again. How can these people be so stupid?! They've got a man capable of rape in there grasp and there letting him slip through their fingers! This is what we get for telling the truth huh?! "All they have to do is talk to Sasuke. There's no way he could fake the fear that's evident on his face anytime Neji comes up in conversation."
"You're right, but then there's the issue of getting Sasuke to talk to them. They're keeping Neji at the station for three more days unless they figure something out. If not, he's going to be released until they can come up with some kind of plan."
"Which means we have to keep Sasuke away from him..." She nodded. "Exactly. Now we know that Fugaku is at work most of the day, and don't get me wrong I love Mikoto but there isn't much she could do for him... so I was thinking that he could stay at our house for a while. Mom will be home and she'll be able to call us at school if anything happens at home." I smiled down at my sister. "You've got this all planned out, don't you?"
"No one hurts my friends and gets away with it." I nodded my head then gave her a quick side hug. "You're okay Shorty." Sakura giggled then pushed my shoulder playfully. "Go to class! You're always late and it's not going to look good on a college application." I nodded my head then watched her walk off to her class. She had a certain pride in her walk, like she was ready for anything and everything. It was moments like these that I admired my sister. Sometimes I wish I could be as strong as she is. (not that'd I'd ever tell her that).
The rest of the day I pushed myself to actually learn something in my classes, but of course it was difficult considering everything that was going on. (and again with the rumours...) But as the final bell rang I could feel all the worry and anxiety coming back to me in a heart beat. What am I supposed to do about Sasuke and our relationship? About Neji? About my sanity? (Although I was pretty sure that part of me left awhile go.) As I was going through all these things in my head I didn't even notice someone leaning up against my car.
Sasuke POV
As soon as I got home I went straight into my room and did what I always did when I was upset. I cleaned. I made my bed, organized my sock drawer, did my laundry, put my books in alphabetical order, and washed the windows and floor. I slipped on the wet floor and hit my head on the bed frame, almost passed out when I realized I was bleeding, quickly ran to the bathroom for a cloth and stubbed my toe in the process, sat on the couch for 10 minutes crying, and now I'm sitting at the kitchen table eating a chicken salad sandwich with a much to big band-aid on my forehead. Yes, I've had a very productive day, and my Mother was nowhere to be seen throughout all of it. Maybe I'm safe for a few more hours.
(IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE)
Alright so I read through the reviews I got for the last chapter and it seems that you would all like me to continue this story, and honestly I would too. The only thing I'm afraid of is if I start-up again after such a long time that it might (to put it simply) suck major ass. As it was mentioned before I have lots of other stories I would really like to start working on as well. And for those of you who want to know they are all NaruSasu :P All of your supportive comments made me extremely happy and definitely inspired me to try again. So yes, I will TRY to continue this story. HOWEVER, at the moment "A Blast From The Past" it my main priority and of course it may take me awhile to get back into it, but if you're willing to wait I promise you there will be an experimental chapter posted. Whenever it is posted I would really appreciate it if you could leave a comment telling me if I've 'still got it' and should continue or just let it fade off into the sun set... SO, seeing as it may be awhile for this bugger to get going again, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for the reviews and support you have given me. Being a new writer on this site and seeing all the kind words just makes me feel really good about myself. Until next time my lovelies! This is not goodbye!
-Love Miss Mouse