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Warnings: Yaoi and language

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Chapter 12

The room seemed to be spinning as pandemonium reigned supreme. Kiba called an ambulance, frantically explaining things to them and giving directions. Shikamaru took over watching Hinata and keeping her from attacking Karin again, and Naruto simply stared at Karin blankly while she glared back defiantly. No one thought to phone the police at that point, but somehow, Naruto knew that Karin was going to pay for what she did.

Kiba took to pacing the room angrily, occasionally shooting insults at Karin, almost as if to dare her to attack him. She remained silent, however, not even trying to escape the scene. It was the longest fifteen minutes of Naruto's life, sitting there and waiting for the ambulance. When the paramedics finally arrived, they forced Karin to divulge a few details to them before whisking Sasuke off to the ER at the local hospital. It appeared that she had used some form of date rape drug, and the severity of the damage to Sasuke wouldn't be known until they could do some tests.

As the ambulance's lights flashed in the night, Kiba prodded Naruto gently.

"I called my mom." He said. "Our parents are coming to take us to the hospital."

Naruto nodded dumbly, not really aware of anything. He didn't know how to feel about any of this. His ex girlfriend, Karin, had practically raped his boyfriend, and he should be mad at her, but why did Sasuke want to go to that stupid party to begin with? Why had he taken Karin's bait and downed his drinks? And why did he go with her when he was feeling sick? Even so, how did he land up sleeping with her? How did she manage to convince him that it was alright, and did he not think about Naruto at all?

These thoughts raged and chased each other in circles, eliminating all space for any other thoughts. In the background, he heard Kiba and Karin arguing, but it seemed to be less vehement that he would have imagined, so he tried to focus on their conversation.

"Why the fuck do you want to go with, anyway?" Kiba asked angrily.

"Because this is all my fault." Karin stated, looking sheepish. "I didn't mean to hurt Sasuke, honestly! It was so stupid of me…"

"No one's going to argue with that." Hinata said drily. "Explain then. Why did you do it?"

Karin half glanced at Naruto.

"I wanted to get back at Naruto. I know that it's been over between him and me for a while now, but it still hurt to see him with someone else, particularly another guy! I mean, I was angry, and I figured the best way to get revenge was to sleep with his boyfriend. Since he's gay and wouldn't be attracted to me, I had to use a drug. I don't know how it did that to him…"

Shikamaru spoke up. "He must have been allergic to something in the drug. That explains why it affected him so quickly."

Kiba nodded. "I think I know why. That drug is most likely meant to make a person mentally and physically numb, so they can't fight back."

Hinata gasped, tears still in her silvery eyes. "Sasuke is allergic to anesthetic…"

Kiba nodded grimly.

Karin's expression was twisted with horror and guilt.

"Please," she begged, "take me with you to the hospital. I need to be there. And you can call the police… I don't care anymore. I just have to be sure that he's okay."

Kiba let out a soft growl, but gave a quick, jerky nod.

Naruto's mind drifted back to the endless questions forming inside of him. He wanted the answers badly, but for that, he would need his boyfriend to be conscious. More importantly, he would need Sasuke to be alive.

'Please let Sasuke be alive…'

XXX

A thick wool blanket seemed to be draped over Sasuke. It was heavy and uncomfortable, restricting his movement. The blanket also seemed to be inside him, covering his mind and keeping his thoughts incoherent. And for some reason, he could taste the thick, cloying blanket inside his mouth. It was much like the time when he had been rushed to hospital when he was ten, and he had been given a powerful anesthetic that had sent him into a week-long coma. He had felt similar back then.

His eyes fluttered open, cringing away from the bright lights around him. From the first glance, he knew that he was in hospital.

"Sasuke-kun?"

It was Hinata's voice. The tiny Hyuuga girl was sitting at his bedside, and next to her was Naruto.

The blond was asleep, his blond hair falling over his closed eyes as his chest gently lifted and fell with his steady breathing.

"What happened?" Sasuke asked groggily.

Hinata sighed and turned to Naruto, gently shaking him awake.

"Naruto-kun?" she said quietly, "Sasuke is awake."

Naruto's eyes opened, and he stared blankly at Sasuke for nearly a full minute before talking.

"Hey…"

"Hi…" Sasuke replied. "Er, what happened to me? The last thing I remember is dancing with you at that party."

Hinata quietly excused herself, leaving the two boys alone.

Naruto took a deep, steadying breath, and began to talk, explaining everything.

Sasuke's eyes had an uncomfortable tingling sensation in the corners as Naruto's story wound to a close. He couldn't fully wrap his head around the concept, since the time period it occurred in was coming up as a complete blank.

To be told that you had been raped, by your boyfriend's ex girlfriend no less, wasn't something that could easily be accepted. For a while, Sasuke stared at the pure white blankets that were covering him to the waist, unsure of what to say.

"Sasuke…" Naruto said quietly. "Sasuke, why did you go with her?"

Sasuke looked up at the blond. His expression was slightly twisted, torn between confusion and anger.

"I didn't go with her." Sasuke replied. "I didn't do anything other than dance and drink. The rest wasn't me, since I was drugged up to my eyeballs with what ever the fuck Karin gave me."

Naruto glared at Sasuke and opened his mouth to retort, but a knock on the door provided a welcome distraction.

Kiba poked his head around the door, grinning.

"Sasuke! Hinata said that you finally – Am I interrupting something?"

He was looking between Sasuke and his blond boyfriend, both of whom were glaring at opposite sides of the room and not making eye contact.

"Not at all, Kiba," Sasuke said with false cheeriness. "Come in."

Kiba came in, and trailing behind him awkwardly was Karin, looking like she felt unsafe.

"What is she doing here?" Sasuke asked immediately, involuntarily scowling.

Karin half hid behind Kiba.

"She's here to apologize." Kiba said, rolling his eyes. "I'll let you get to it, then."

He nodded at Sasuke and made to leave, but Naruto spoke p.

"I'll come with you." The flaxen haired male said. "I don't think I want to be here for this."

Sasuke shot him a curious glance, but Naruto simply followed after Kiba, closing the dor quietly behind him.

"Fuck sake." Naruto muttered, walking next to Kiba.

"Yeah, I know," Kiba said. "Stupid, huh?"

Naruto slammed his fist against the tiled wall. "I can't deal with this shit now, I just can't. Every time I turn around, something falls to pieces. I'm so tired of it."

Kiba frowned. "It's not like Karin is going to be around once we head back to college, so it's not really falling apart, is it? In a day, we'll be out of here."

Naruto blinked in confusion. "Karin? I'm talking about Sasuke here."

"Sasuke?" Kiba asked, somehow thinking he had missed half the conversation. "What did Sasuke do wrong?"

Naruto's jaw dropped in indignation. "What did he do? Hello? He fucked that skanky bitch! He fucking cheated on me, and now, knowing him, he'll just forgive her and let it all slide, make out as though it wasn't a big deal!"

Kiba's face reddened slightly. "Sasuke did not fuck anyone. He was raped, you fool."

Naruto snorted. "I don't believe it."

Kiba rolled his eyes at the blond. "Then you're an idiot. She even admitted it."

"I don't care! He fucked her, and that's the heart of the matter! If you want to side with him and tell me how innocent he is, then you can save your breath, Inuzuka. I'm out of here."

The blonde turned and walked away furiously, leaving Kiba to stare after him in anger.

"Fucking idiot." Kiba muttered angrily, turning back to Sasuke's room. He had forgotten that Karin was in there, and barged in without knocking.

It appeared that Sasuke had been in midsentence, but he cut off at the sight of Kiba's anger.

"Kiba, what's wrong?" he asked immediately. Kiba was about to reply when he saw Karin, and quickly closed his mouth. Getting to Naruto was the whole point of what she had done, and Kiba would be damned if he gave the bitch the satisfaction of knowing that she had caused a problem.

"I'll tell you later." He said. Sasuke nodded and turned back to Karin.

"I'm going to go." Karin said. "Again, I really am sorry, and I hope you recover quickly."

Sasuke gave a half smile and nodded at her. She said a quick farewell to Kiba and ghosted out of the room.

"So what happened?" Sasuke asked Kiba. "I assume that Karin was the reason you didn't want to say."

"You assume right." Kiba fumed. "That bitch got exactly what she wanted. Naruto is being a complete jackass, ranting about how you fucked her and cheated on him."

Sasuke stared at Kiba in disbelief. "He said that? What the fuck, the test results are sure to prove that she slipped me something. Hell, that's why I'm in fucking hospital. How can he believe that?"

Kiba snorted. "He's blond. And the idiot is majorly pissed at you know."

Rubbing his temples, Sasuke sighed. "Maybe it's just shock from what happened. I don't know. I'll talk to him when I get discharged, unless I see him sooner. Where is he?"

"He left. I don't know where he's gone. Maybe to his parents."

Sasuke nodded, his chest tightening painfully at the thought of his boyfriend's anger.

XXX

It was only a few hours later that Sasuke had been declared fit enough to leave the hospital. The dosage of anesthetic had been small, so there wasn't much left in his system, but the doctors had prescribed him some medication to keep his allergic reaction at bay. He walked into the lobby and straight up to Hinata and Kiba, who were talking in hushed voiced.

"I'm good to go." He told them with a smile, pretending to not notice the way they quickly stopped talking as he got to them. Hinata smiled and gave him a tight hug.

"I'm glad you're okay, Sasuke-kun."

Kiba clapped him on the back. "No stupid pill is going to keep my adoptive brother down, right Sasu?"

Sasuke choked a bit on that. "Wow. You know, until now I hadn't even realized that we're technically brothers now."

Kiba laughed. "And here I thought you were smart one."

Sasuke prodded him in the stomach and looked around.

"Where's Naruto?" he asked.

"With Sh – Shikamaru." Hinata said, stuttering nervously. "H – he took Naruto outside to t – talk to h – him."

Sasuke looked at the tiny girl. "Hinata, what's going on? You only stutter when you're nervous."

Hinata's expression became guilty, but Kiba quickly came to her defense.

"Let's just wait until Shikamaru and Naruto get back. We'll talk then."

Sasuke nodded, his eyes narrowed. He didn't like how that sounded.

He looked around the spacious lobby, which was so different from the rest of the hospital's upper floors. Here, the room was warm and inviting, with beige carpets covering the floor and lights hanging from the ceiling that cast an orange glow. It was late afternoon, judging by the subdued lighting outside, and Sasuke absently wondered if how long he had been unconscious for.

Sitting on one of the deep, brown couches, he let out a frustrated sigh. He wanted to talk to Naruto, but at the same time he wondered what exactly he would say to the blond.

'I'm sorry that your ex raped me,' he thought ruefully, 'Let's forget it and move on.'

He wouldn't say that, of course, but that was exactly what had happened. He couldn't fathom how Naruto had come to the conclusion that it was somehow Sasuke's fault. Kiba and Hinata had seated themselves on either side of Sasuke, their legs brushing against his own. They were at least understanding of the truth. They had believed it. But his own boyfriend hadn't…

"There they are." Kiba whispered, and Sasuke looked up. Naruto and Shikamaru were walking toward them, both slightly red in the face from what was obviously a heated discussion. Naruto's shoulders were hunched in defeat.

"Hey, Sasuke." Shikamaru greeted. "Glad to see you're up and about again."

Sasuke smiled at Shikamaru, but he had eyes for only Naruto. He smiled tentatively at the blond, who returned it just as hesitantly. Before either could speak, Minato, Kushina and Tsume had entered the lobby, looking relieved.

"Thank god you're alright." Tsume said, hugging Sasuke tightly. Sasuke patted her shoulder awkwardly and rose to his feet.

"Let's get back on the road." Kushina said, "It's a long trip home, and I'm sure that Sasuke could use some sleep and a good home cooked meal."

Sasuke and his friends nodded and followed the adults outside and to the car, which they piled into. Their luggage was already packed into the trunk neatly, so Sasuke assumed that that was were they had been since he had woken up. The drive started out completely silent, which each of the car's occupants lost in their own thoughts, and Sasuke drifted into a dreamless sleep, his head lolling sideways onto Naruto's shoulder. When he finally woke up, they had covered nearly half of the distance home.

"Geez, you always fall asleep in cars." Kiba commented, making Tsume laugh softly. It was true; ever since he had been a child, car rides had put him to sleep.

"Yeah well, anything to get away from your annoying conversations." Sasuke replied, stifling a yawn. Kiba scowled, and Hinata laughed.

"What do you all plan on doing for your last two days of vacation?" Minato asked.

"I've got to go home for my sister's birthday." Hinata said, grimacing.

"And I need to go home too," Shikamaru said. "My parents want me to spend a little more time there before college starts again."

Minato nodded. "And you, Sasuke? Are you going to go back with us, or go home?"

Sasuke glanced at Tsume, who shrugged.

"I'll probably stay with you, if that's alright." He told Minato, who smiled.

"That's no problem at all, right Kushina?"

Kushina smiled broadly. "Of course it's not a problem. You're always welcome there, Sasuke."

Sasuke nodded, then glanced at Naruto. His expression was faintly thoughtful, not betraying whether or not he wanted Sasuke around.

"What do you think?" Sasuke asked, so low that only Naruto could hear him. "Is it okay with you?"

Naruto shrugged. "Yeah. I mean, I guess we have a lot to talk about."

Sasuke cringed internally at the ominous suggestion of that sentence, but didn't let his apprehension show. He smiled softly at the blond and leaned against his shoulder once more, entwining their fingers and letting himself drift back into sleep once more. Even though he hadn't been conscious for most of the time, it had been a long day.

Hours later, Sasuke and Naruto were sitting on the blond's bed in silence. The others had left, and Naruto's parents were downstairs preparing a light, rather late dinner, so the two boys had retreated upstairs. Sasuke let himself fall backwards and rolled onto his stomach, folding his arms under his head. Naruto stretched out as well, resting his head on Sasuke's back. In silence, they stared out into nothingness.

"So do you want to talk now?" Sasuke asked, but Naruto mumbled something vague. "We can talk when ever you feel up to it."

"Thanks." Naruto said. "I really don't want to think about it tonight."

The blond cuddled up to Sasuke's neck and licked it softly. He ran his lips over the soft skin and bit down gently, making Sasuke moan quietly. He raised his hips off the bed for a moment and adjusted his groin, which had been digging into the bed at an awkward angle, and Naruto's hand darted under him as he tried to lower himself, grasping his erection through his jeans.

"Seems you're a little excited tonight." Naruto whispered softly against Sasuke's neck, making the Uchiha shudder.

"What do you want me to do, Sasuke?" he asked. "Do you want me to suck your cock? Or do you want me to ride you until you come?"

Sasuke shuddered again, enjoying Naruto's dirty talk. "Suck me, babe."

He felt Naruto's smirk against his skin just before the blond pulled away and helped Sasuke roll onto his back. His hands immediately went to Sasuke's belt and tugged it off, before pulling down his zipper and taking the pants off. He then fingered the waistband of the boxers, toying with them.

"I'm going to make you forget all about that whore Karin." He said, more to himself than Sasuke. Before Sasuke could reply, the blond had freed his hard-on and taken it into his mouth, while fondling his balls with one hand. Sasuke's eyes closed as pleasure coursed through his body, his hips arching to meet every downward thrust of Naruto's lips. His fingers laced themselves into Naruto's blond hair, entwining there. His teeth grazed against his bottom lip in a n effort to not cry out too loudly, but some sound must have escaped him because his lover let out a small giggle. The vibrations shot down Sasuke's erection and pushed him over the edge, making him cum harder than he had in as long as he could remember. White spots flashed in front of his eyes as his teeth bit savagely into his lips, and he couldn't help the strangled moan that escaped him. Naruto swallowed his load around his member, moaning himself as his hand, which Sasuke hadn't noticed, brought him to his own orgasm. Their bodies shook and trembled in the wake of their climax, before going limp and falling into a relaxed pose.

"That was the best orgasm I've had." Sasuke said fervently when he could speak once more, earning a chuckle from Naruto.

"Glad I could be of service."

The tone Naruto said that in was completely wrong, making Sasuke look at him curiously.

"Naruto –"

"Not now, Sasuke." Naruto said, cutting him off. "I don't want to think about that right now."

Sasuke sighed in defeat, pouting involuntarily.

"I just don't want you to be mad at me for this, Naru." He said quietly. Naruto stood up, grabbing a towel and moving toward the door. As it closed behind him, he heard Naruto mutter, "It's too late for that, Sasuke."

Alone in Naruto's bedroom, Sasuke stared out of the window into the darkness. Kushina had called ten minutes ago for them to go eat, but neither boy seemed to have replied. Kushina most likely assumed that they were both asleep, and had let them be.

Standing at the open window, a faint breeze drifted in, bringing the scents of a lit cigarette with it. Minato was most likely sitting outside, having a smoke. Sasuke heaved himself toward the door and opened it, descending the stairs quietly and slipping out the back door, where sure enough, Minato was sitting.

Wordlessly, Minato offered Sasuke a cigarette, and Sasuke accepted it gratefully. He lit it and took a deep drag, closing his eyes.

"Here, I got this for you while you were still in the hospital. Knowing Naruto like I do, I figured you'd need it."

Sasuke opened his eyes. Minato was holding out an unopened box of cigarettes, as well as a new lighter.

"Thanks." Sasuke said, accepting them. "I guess he's going to be mad at me for a while…"

Minato's answering nod was solemn. "I understand that what happened wasn't your fault, Sasuke. Karin raped you, and you couldn't do anything about it. But you have to understand that since Naruto and Karin broke up, he's been very wary of her. And having you sleep with her was a surefire way for her to get back at him."

"Get back at him for what, exactly?" Sasuke asked. "Naruto won't give me an honest answer when I ask him."

Minato shrugged. "It's nothing, really. Naruto found out that she was cheating, and he dumped her faster than the drop of a hat. She wanted him back, but he refused. That rejection made Karin want revenge on Naruto, but he never gave her a chance. Until now…"

Sasuke heaved a large sigh, closing his eyes. He had provided the perfect opportunity for Karin.

"The police picked her up from the hospital, by the way." Minato said carefully. "She's facing a hearing for rape and attempted murder, because she used something that you were allergic too."

"That gets her out of my life, at least." Sasuke said venomously; glad to be rid of her.

Minato nodded again. "Naruto doesn't see it that way. The damage is already done now, and it'll take Naruto a while to get over it."

Sasuke gave a noncommittal shake of his head and flicked his spent cigarette out into the darkness.

"I don't want to loose him, Minato." He whispered. "I love him."

"And I love you, Sasuke." A voice said behind him. "But I can't just pretend that nothing happened."

Sasuke kept his back to Naruto, knowing that, if he faced him, he wouldn't be able to hold back tears.

"I know."

XXX

They were back at college again, busy unpacking in silence, when Kiba bounded into the room and tackled Sasuke onto his bed.

"Kiba, get off." The Uchiha complained, pushing Kiba off of him.

"Hey, I missed my brother." Kiba said, smiling at him. "Hey Naruto, missed you too! It's been so dull at my home without you guys there."

"So we provide your entertainment, do we?" Naruto asked with a laugh, closing his wardrobe and crossing to his bed.

"Of course," Kiba replied. "That's why I invited you guys."

Sasuke prodded Kiba in the ribs. "You're an asshole, Kiba."

"Where's the rest of the crew?" Naruto asked.

"Hinata is busy unpacking," Kiba told them, "and by the sounds of it, she's on the verge of killing Sakura. Shikamaru is still on his way, he said something about being packed and ready being troublesome."

"Typical Shikamaru." Sasuke said.

"Gaara and Temari are already back, and they're with their brother, Kankuro."

Sasuke nodded. "Wow, Kiba, you called everyone, didn't you?"

Kiba shrugged. " wanted to know I'm not the only idiot that came back here. I wouldn't want you guys to abandon me."

"Damn," Naruto said in mock annoyance, "There goes our plan, Sasuke."

Kiba scowled, making Sasuke laugh.

"What about Hidan?" Sasuke asked unthinkingly, and he instantly felt Naruto's posture change. Where he had been relaxed a minute ago, he was now tense and upset.

"Um, Hidan is only getting back tomorrow, just before class starts. One of his friends, Kakuzu, was arrested yesterday for possession of drugs, and Hidan is under investigation."

Sasuke snorted. "Yeah. I know Hidan, and he wouldn't touch anything that Kakuzu offered him."

"Someone's getting a bit defensive." Naruto commented snidely, glaring at Sasuke. Sasuke glared back.

"Hidan is my friend, Naruto." He said slowly.

Naruto shrugged and turned away, but Sasuke knew it was far from over. They would have to talk about that later, as well as the problem with Karin, which Naruto had been avoiding.

"I'm going to go." Kiba said. "See you guys later."

He left, closing the door behind him, and Naruto turned back to Sasuke.

Sasuke held up his hand, cutting Naruto off before he could speak. "If you're going to get upset and start yelling at me, can we please deal with the Karin issue first? I want to talk about it and fucking forget that bitch once and for all."

Naruto sighed and rubbed his tired eyes. "Look, Sasuke, the thing with Karin… I just don't understand. Sure, she used a date rape drug, and she forced you into it, but think about it; You didn't think about me, or what I would think. You actually got turned on, and had sex with her. Unprotected sex, I might add. I just don't know how to feel about that."

Sasuke nodded and dug around inside a bag. "Here," he said, offering Naruto a piece of paper. "The doctors printed this for me, to help me deal with what happened. It's a detailed description of the drug Karin gave me, and its effects."

Naruto's eyes traveled from left to right, again and again, travelling down the page. With every line, the crease between his eyebrows drew closer together, like he was grudgingly accepting what he read. Eventually, he sighed and handed the page back to Sasuke.

"Alright." He said hoarsely. "Let's forget about Karin."

Sasuke smiled. "If I had been in my right mind, that would never have happened, Naruto. I love you."

Naruto sat on Sasuke's lap, cuddling up to him.

"I'm sorry, Sasuke. I guess I overreacted to it."

Sasuke kissed Naruto's soft lips gently, smiling again, but he knew, somehow, that this was far from over.

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A/N: There's yet another chapter for you! Hope it was good enough for all my awesome readers. Next chapter, there's gonna be some trouble brewing, but not only for Naruto and Sasuke. Leave me a review, and I'll get the next chapter up soon!