A/N: The part after this is lengthier. Hopefully that makes the shortness of this one worth it.

And I'm retyping the beginning part while listening to the music from the opening of .hack/Outbreak. I always try to picture my stories happening, and it was pretty damn graphic. It's starting to creep me out a little.

Harmony
Nightmare
By Bunny-Chan

They made their way through the forest quickly, desperate for any place they could find to hide.

Naruto didn't know who or what was after them- All he knew was that they were in danger.

Sakura was the first to fall. Her foot slipped from beneath her, but neither boy noticed until it was too late. Sasuke tried to run back to save her, but within seconds, her body had become the human equivalent of a pincushion. Several more kunai flew straight at Sasuke, one cutting deeply into his side.

Tears were already running down Naruto's face, but he knew Sakura was gone.

"Sasuke, come on!" He grabbed the other boy's arm, pulling the boy back into action. They ran, Sasuke's hand trying to hold his wound together, the blood running out too quickly.

They hadn't gotten far before he collapsed, the cut having bled out far too much.

Naruto could no longer sense their enemy anywhere, but it didn't matter. The damage had been done. Sakura was the only one with enough chakra control to heal the wound. They were too far from the hospital. It was inevitable.

All he could do was watch Sasuke fade away, lying next to Sakura's broken body.

Naruto woke with a start, heart thudding deafeningly.

Calm down, just calm down!

His eyes darted frantically around the room, too frantically to really acknowledge anything they saw.

Realizing it was only his room, he relaxed. On either side of him, he could feel a sleeping body.

Looking to his left, he saw the top of Sakura's head- a mass of bright pink hair. She was cuddled against his shoulder, still asleep. To his right was Sasuke, his arm draped loosely around Naruto's waist.

He eased his breathing, relieved he hadn't woken either of them.

Settling back into the pillow, he smiled, grateful to know everything was okay.

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A/N: The next one has some more substance to it, I promise.

Haha, official countdown says: Next update is part fifteen! XD Maybe I'm too excited?

Coming next- Of Shampoo and Deep Conditioning
(dedicated to Katie)

"Naruto, don't you know what happens to boys who interrupt their team member's showers?" She grinned, making eye contact with Sasuke. "They get their hair done! And you're so lucky! I just bought more cherry blossom shampoo!" Naruto's face was a painting of horror. He looked frantically back at Sasuke.
"But... that's for girls!" Sasuke shrugged.
"You did insist that we play a joke on her while she was showering. I'd say you deserve it."