-1I Will Find You
By RedfoxBlackraven
A THOUSAND APOLOGIES FOR LATELATELATE UPDATE
Its just I been real busy around xmas and all and yes… well I will cut to the chase and get on with the story hm?
Here you go! Chapter 14 : Fools
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We were both as blind as each other.
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LAST TIME…
There was nothing but him, and the gun at his head.
Sasuke was fighting to stay awake, fighting to stay alive but the struggle was an internal one, nothing like what Naruto was facing now. Every fibre of his being was screaming at him, overriding his primal survival instincts and told him to not worry about himself, he was not important at all right now. It was roaring; do something! Save the boy! Save him! Save your love!
But…what to do…
There was little time. Itachi could blow his blonde's brains out any second and it would absolutely destroy Sasuke to have to watch that. There was only one thing to do… It would take guts, he would have to steel himself but it was for Naruto.
He could and he would do it.
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"I have played enough." Itachi said coldly, pushing the barrel of the gun hard into Naruto's forehead.
Strangely, the blonde could think of nothing else but the dying boy laying in front of him. It wasn't because he was dying that he felt like this, it was because he would be alone. Even if Sasuke ended up hating him for loving him, Naruto could live with that because he would still be there. Naruto could still see his obsidian eyes sparkle with life, hear that deep, smooth voice speak and laugh, smell the scent of leaves and wood fire that was Sasuke.
Naruto could feel his eyes watering, his heart was quivering unevenly in his chest despite the danger he was in. His raven love was in pain, he could see it in his glazed eyes and shaking form. He was desperately holding on for him…
That fool…can't he see he needs rest?
"Don't worry about me." Naruto said shakily, forcing a weak smile. "I'll be fine…teme."
"Dobe…" Sasuke struggled. "don't say that…don't…I…."
"Sasuke." Naruto said firmly. "Sleep."
The raven was forcing himself upwards, viciously shaking his head.
"No…" He growled. "I will…not…let you die…here."
Ok, it's now or never, Sasuke thought. I have to end this now before Itachi…before he kills Naruto!
With speed and strength that surprised all conscious in the room, Sasuke leapt forward at his older brother. In one swift motion Itachi moved the gun from Naruto's head and aimed it at Sasuke.
There was a gunshot, deafeningly loud, and Naruto heard himself gasp even as he hit the floor beneath them. The blonde didn't even realise he'd closed his eyes until he heard heavy breathing and the sound of a body toppling to the ground.
"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted and jumped to his feet, pushing away the sudden vertigo.
The room spun around him, but as everything slowed down to its normal speed, Naruto saw it was Sasuke who was still standing albeit more than a little shakily.
"Sa-Sasuke." Naruto felt relief wash over him in waves and he moved slowly to his friend, as if not believing he was really there.
Naruto saw the older brother on the floor, a dark glint reflecting from a blade embedded deep in his chest…the same black switchblade he had attacked Sasuke with….
The younger raven turned slowly, stumbling a little and gave a quick smile to Naruto. He was desperately clutching his side with his uninjured hand, the blade gone and the wound bleeding fast. Dark blood seeped through pale fingers and dripped to the floor.
"Sasuke…?" Naruto asked softly, tears now escaping from his eyes. What he was asking…he didn't even know. Hand uncertainly reaching out for the raven until he found himself running to his side and into his arms.
"You idiot! You idiot!" He sobbed into Sasuke's arms, desperately clutching his shirt. "What did you think you were doing? You could have died! Sasuke…Sasuke…"
Naruto seemed content to just murmur the boys name quietly until he realized the teen was starting to slump against him.
"Naruto…" He whispered silkily, "You fool…why didn't…you run, huh? I told you…to get out of here…it's dangerous, I don't want to…see you get hurt…again….because of me…"
Sasuke gave a low grunt of pain and Naruto helped lower him to the ground, the blonde's shirt now soaked with his lovers blood.
"Shit…Sasuke what were you thinking?" Naruto mumbled as he looked around for something to stem the life-force flowing from the boy beneath him.
When he could find nothing, Naruto desperately took off his shirt and bundled it into a rough ball, pressing it firmly against the boys wound. Sasuke gasped in pain, writhing a little beneath the blonde's strong hands until he willed himself to be still.
"I'm sorry." Naruto said softly, tear tracks evident upon his sun-kissed skin. "I know it hurts but…bear with me ok? I'll be here the whole time, I promise."
To Sasuke, Naruto looked worse than he probably did. The boy had deep purple bruising around his fragile neck and the surrounding skin was an angry red. His golden spikes now hung lifelessly around his face, the back wet with condensation from the window.
Naruto's chest had dark bloody smears across it, his blood. The blonde's shoulders shook slightly with pent-up sobs and his eyes were dark and sad, tears silently falling every so often.
"Hey…"Sasuke said quietly, reaching up to wipe away the tears. "What's wrong?"
"What's…what's wrong??" Naruto asked shakily, sobbing not so silently now. "You're bleeding to death right in front of me that's what's wrong!"
Naruto nearly burst into tears. Sasuke was smiling softly at him, completely uncaring of the pain he was in.
"Don't cry for me dobe. I'm alright." He chuckled a little, grimacing when it pulled across his sore chest and stomach area. "Although it would be…an idea to maybe call an ambulance or something…"
Naruto's eyes widened and he started to frantically search his pockets.
"My god! I'm so sorry Sasuke! I should have thought…where is it…I know I had it on me…"
Sasuke took over the blonde's job of putting pressure on his wound, biting his bottom lip and wincing at the pain it caused. Naruto saw this and stopped searching his pockets, putting his hands over Sasuke's.
"Man! I'm so out of it! What was I thinking? Your bleeding to death and I just let go of-"
Sasuke leant up and kissed him. It hurt. Bending his stomach and pushing himself up to reach the blonde dobe, but it was worth it. He kissed the words from his mouth, the tears from his cheeks, he kissed the pain away from his blonde.
"I meant…what I said before…" The raven said quietly, not quite able to stare the blonde in the eye.
Suddenly, at the worst possible moment and totally breaking the mood, a sharp spike of pain ran through Sasuke and he bit back a scream, instead settling for a loud groan and falling back to the floor.
"Sasuke!" Naruto leant over his friend, brushing the bangs from his eyes as he lay almost gasping for breath.
"Did you…find your phone?" He rasped out.
Naruto had finally come to the conclusion that his phone was not in his pockets. Searching the room frantically, he saw the dark shape over by the window, must of having fallen out in one of his desperate throes with Itachi earlier on.
Running to the small life-saving machine, Naruto almost dropped it, his hands were shaking so badly, but he somehow managed to punch in 0-0-0. He strode back to his love's side, clutching the boy's hand over his wound as he listened to the dial tone. Sasuke's eyes were closed in pain but he gripped Naruto's hand back weakly.
"Triple Zero, what's your emergency?" A woman's voice floated from the phone.
"My friend has been stabbed and he's bleeding and…" Naruto glanced over at the two still forms of Itachi and Deidara, unsure whether or not to include them in his report but the woman cut him off before he could go on.
"What's your location?"
"Old Prospect Road…um…" Naruto moved the phone away from his mouth slightly. "Sasuke? Sasuke…wake up for just a moment ok? What's the number of the house?"
Sasuke opened his eyes groggily, he didn't want to be awake. He wanted to fall into the blissful, eternal darkness of sleep where there was no pain and he could just rest…
"Sasuke! Sasuke…the number!"
"Uh…74..." the raven murmured.
"74 Old Prospect Road!" Naruto shouted into the phone.
"Alright, an ambulance is on the way. Where is your friend hurt?" She asked calmly.
"He got…stabbed, in the chest, just below the ribs and…and his hands cut up a bit and he was kicked and hit and…"
"Sir, please calm down ok? Are you with me?"
"Y-yes. Sorry. What do I do?"
"Have you performed any sort of CPR?"
"No I…I've only got my shirt on the stab wound, to stop it bleeding so much." Naruto said shakily. Sasuke's hand was now cold and getting incredibly pale, even more so than normal. "He's losing a lot of blood!"
"Ok, try to keep him awake until the ambulance comes. Can you do that?" The lady asked kindly.
"Um…yeh…" Naruto moved the phone away again. "Sasuke?" The boy shook the raven's already shaking form, letting out a breath he didn't know he'd been holding when pale eyelids flickered open, revealing tired, dark orbs.
"I know you want to sleep Sasuke but you have to stay awake ok?" Naruto moved up a little to touch the boys face gently. "Sasuke? Are you with me?"
"Yeh…" He replied weakly, Naruto having to lean in to catch what he said.
"Just stay awake ok? For me, alright Sasuke?"
The raven gave a barely noticeable nod and Naruto flashed him a feeble smile.
"It'll be alright." the blonde murmured to Sasuke, keeping their eyes locked. The faint sound of sirens approaching made Naruto look up and he pulled the receiver back to his mouth.
"The paramedics are here now, thank you so much." He hung up and applied more pressure onto Sasuke's wound, not daring to check the damage.
"Help is here Sasuke, see? Hear the sirens?"
Sasuke slowly gazed out the window.
The blonde could tell he wasn't really all there but he was awake and alive and for that, Naruto couldn't be happier.
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Amazing what it took to open our eyes huh?
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Sasuke what were you thinking doing that to yourself? Lol
Oh and if anyone is wondering about the gunshot with Itachi…he missed his wittle bwother. Yeh…I wasn't very clear with that, apologies.
My shoulder is sore : ( but I hope you all enjoyed, did it all in one go, yay for me.
Well not much else to really say but the next chapter will be the last! Don't worry I have another story lined up and YES it IS SASUNARU! Yaya!
Well have a good new year everyone!!
And thanks for reading!
RFBR.