Note: Only a couple of days ago, my teacher explained that when you use speech mark you end with a comma when you add 'said Sasuke.' Though a month before that, I asked her about it and she said "Just end with a dot." tsk .. Confusion! Anyway I will just adjust that from now on.

Chapter 12 "The second voice"

Slowly Sasuke opened his eyes, but only to see that he was flowing in a dark space. As if he was flooding in water, only there was no water. Only darkness. Sasuke looked around him.

"Where am I?" Sasuke questioned himself as he stretched his arm to look at his fingers. "Am I … Dead? Did I really died that easily?" Sasuke muttered as he balled a fist. "I guess .. I wasn't really that strong in the end, " he chuckled a little. "In the end .. I still wasn't able to tell him," Sasuke muttered his eyes sadden as he closed them. "If I could have been able to tell him … The real story .. The real reason .. If I could just tell him that I was his brother, " Sasuke thought as he felt his eyes burn and his heart ache. "Why .. Why me… What have I done wrong .. I just wanted to .., " Sasuke bit his bottom lip, he didn't want to accept this.

"So, you have finally fallen," a strange dark voice said. Sasuke couldn't tell where the voice was coming from, but it seemed like it was coming from everywhere. 'You are a pathetic boy,' the voice said as Sasuke eyes were half lidded.

'Who are you?" Sasuke whispered. "

"Boy, tell me what you desire. What is your goal?"

"To tell him.." Sasuke said closing his eyes again.

"What if I told you that you could be by his side? Like you always wished for. You just have to get rid .. Of them,'

"I can't …" Sasuke muttered back.

"I will grant you the strength you need. Together we can kill every single one of them! Who hurt you, who tortured you, who forbids you to get near him, and who abandoned you!" The dark voice said.

"I can't … Those are the people … He loves," Sasuke said opening his eyes a little and looked at his left, seeing two big white gaps looking at him. "

You brat, how dare you refuse my help! Have you forgotten! This is what we are! The world is a cruel place, nobody gets spared!" The voice shouted.

"Shut up, you are too loud,' Sasuke hissed as he stared at the eyes. Suddenly a giant body, which wasn't from a human appeared around those white gaps, which were probability its eyes. A giant had was created under him, suddenly grabbing him and slowly crushing him. "What are you?!" Sasuke hissed.

"I'm .. You," The dark voice said.

"It has already been 2 days .. How long are you planning on sitting here?" Kakashi asked as he put his hand on the sleepy Naruto, who was sitting on a couch next to the bed where Sasuke was laying on.

'Nah Kakashi-sensei .. Has it been 2 days already?" Naruto asked whipping some saliva from the corners of his mouth while he looked at Sasuke.

"How is he doing?" Kakashi asked.

"No progress whatsoever," Naruto said. "

Why don't you take a break, I will take watch," Kakashi offered, but his offer got immediately refused. Kakashi looked quite shocked. '

Whoever attacked him would come probably back for him, and I will make sure that they will pay for what they have done," he said his facial expression more serious than it has ever been. Kakashi smiled kindly.

"Oi Naruto, you sound like an overprotective boyfriend," Said Kakashi.

'Naaanni! That is not what I meant! I meant that .. He is dad's student! I am doing it for dad. I couldn't care less about that jerk,' Naruto said with a small blush and fake smile on his face. Kakashi laughed.

'Very well, I will get you some ramen, you have deserved that." Kakashi left the Namikaze's gust room. Naruto sighed and went to sit on the edge of Sasuke's bed. His hand softly stroked the bruise on the raven's cheek.

"Your bruises are fading, that is a nice think, now you should wake up so I could leave some more on that pretty face of yours. You have deserved more punches for going alone," Naruto said with a sad smile on his face. 'So please .. Wake up..' He whispered while his thumb stroked Sasuke's cheek.

Onyx eyes locked with Sapphire ones. Naruto eyes widened, but before he could realise that the raven woke up. He got punched right in the face. Naruto fell off the bed, but quickly jumped up seeing the raven attacking him. Sasuke's eyes were wide open, while his Sharingan was activated, a strange black chakra was created around him. "W-wait! Sasuke! it is me, Naruto!" Naruto shouted as he got hit against the wall and then pushed on the floor. Sasuke grope a Kunai from Naruto's weapon bag as he wanted to stab him, but Naruto managed to get hold of Sasuke's wrist just when the raven wanted to stab the blond. 'SASUKE SNAP OUT OF THIS!" Naruto shouted while his eyes were on the kunai which was only centimetres away from his face. Sasuke didn't say anything infect, he just pushed harder in order to stab Naruto.

Sasuke jumped off Naruto and threw the kunai in his hand straight at another kunai which was thrown at him. Before he could take another step, Minato appeared behind him and got hold of him.

"Dad!" Naruto said as he looked from his dad to Kakashi who stood in front of the door opening in a fighting stands. Naruto turned his face towards his dad and Sasuke once he heard Sasuke yelped in pain when Minato pushed him against the wall and forced him to calm down and get a hold of himself. At first it didn't seem to work, he only struggled more.

"Don't let it get to you! You are save here!" Minato shouted as Sasuke's eyes widened turning back in the original onyx colour when he finally calmed down. He fell through his knees, but Minato managed to support him just before he could hit the ground. "I got you," Minato said as Naruto quickly aided his father. They laid Sasuke back on the bed, trying to calm him down.

'Breath, Sasuke," Minato said as he turned his face towards Naruto who passed Sasuke a bottle of water, which he gladly took.

There was a silence for what seemed like forever, but were really only 5 minutes. Sasuke looked up. Looking from Kakashi to Naruto to Minato.

'Where am I?" He asked, his voice barley a whisperer.

"My house, guestroom to be exact," Minato said as he took the empty bottle from Sasuke and put it on the ground.

"Really? What has happened?" Sasuke asked closing his eyes as he rubbed his head. He had an immense headache.

"That is the same thing I wanted to ask you. However I can tell you that Kakashi en Obito brought you here. Your state was critical, you must be happy they have found you just in time," Minato said.

"Thank you …" Sasuke whispered as he held an tight grip on the blankets.

"Do you remember what has happened?" Minato asked trying to get any kind of information out of Sasuke. Sasuke closed his eyes.

"It all so foggy," He muttered more to himself than to Minato.

"Do you remember who did this to you?" Naruto asked. Sasuke sighed. Trying to remember.

'They weren't from any village, neither were they rogue. However, they all had some kind of weird Kekkei Genkai. I remember … A guy with white hair, being able to use his bones as weapons, the other one .. Or two .. I don't remember, maybe they were twins? No … No they were one .. But it wasn't a clone, it was a real body coming out of the other … And this girl .. A redhead .. Playing a flute or something." Sasuke said. Letting his head rest on his knees. Minato patted him on the back, to show him a little comfort. He turned his face towards Naruto. His eyes narrowed a little seeing his son looking serious and an expression the Hokage had never seen before in his son's eyes.

"Do you remember what they wanted from you?" Kakashi asked as he went to sit on the foot end of the bed. Sasuke slowly shook his head not even looking up.

"I'm trying to remember.." He muttered.

"It will be fine, you have just awoken, you will remember once your mind got some more rest." Minato said and stood up patting the raven's head.

"I will tell Obito you woke up, until you feel completely better, feel free to stay as long as you want." Minato said. Trying to lighten the mood in the room as he left together with Kakashi.

Naruto looked at Sasuke and then back at the ground. "

I have told lady Mito what happened, though .. Though I left out the injured part," Naruto said and sighed, he left out the part of him leaving a clone nearby Mito's house to make sure she was save.

"Thanks, I appreciate that," Sasuke said still not looking up.

"I will get you some more water," Naruto said as he stood up, seeing Sasuke look up immediately, as if he was afraid to be left alone. Naruto shook his head, Sasuke wasn't like that. He left the room and returned with another bottle of water a few minutes later. Only to see the raven hugging his knees tight and shaking as if he went swimming during winter. "Sasuke?" Naruto asked as he walked towards him putting the bottle of water down. 'Are you OK?" He asked as he took an extra blanket out of the closet and wrapped it around the raven. Sasuke seemed to calm down more, but Naruto doubt it was because of the extra blanket.

"You should get some sleep."

"No!" Sasuke directly shouted, his eyes back to its scarlet colour. Naruto took a step back. Sasuke quickly shook his head letting his it rest on his knees again.

"It's fine .. Did you have a nightmare?" Naruto asked putting his chair right next to the bed. Sasuke's didn't respond."It is fine, I still have nightmares too, ya know, but if you wouldn't sleep your headache would only get worse,' Naruto said.

"That is mine to decide," Sasuke answered. Naruto sighed as he stood up, causing Sasuke to look in surprise.

"What the.." Sasuke hissed in frustration as Naruto nailed him on the bed. Pushing the raven's wrist down on the matrass. Sasuke eyes looked surprised, but quickly turned annoyed "Get off me!" he shouted.

"You just woke up, even you can't act tuff with that injured body. Rest and let it heal before you damage it even more." Naruto said, causing Sasuke almost to grin a grin Naruto was familiar with, but hadn't expect that Sasuke had one too.

"Why are you talking about my body in such a way it sound like you own it," Sasuke said raising an eyebrow causing Naruto to blush.

"What the?! No it is not like that!" Naruto said quickly getting off Sasuke, causing the Uchiha to yelp a little from pain and Naruto to apologize immediately. Sasuke chuckled softly and turned his head to Naruto, who sat back on the chair. His face still as red as a tomato. Sasuke turned his head, facing the ceiling as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

A hand grabbed his hand, causing Sasuke to look at his right. "Don't worry, I will stay with you the entire time," Naruto said with a kind smile. Sasuke closed his eyes.

'Ah .. I guess I will trust you in that then," He muttered. Not even half a minute later he was fast asleep.