Heyy! So, I decided to redo the ending of this chapter. Not because I didn't like it, but to make it the last chapter in this story. There may or not be an epilogue, I haven't decided yet. But, probably not, since I think this is a good ending chapter.
Looking at you, holding my breathe
For once in my life, I'm scared to death
I'm taking a chance, letting you inside
Feeling alive all over again, as deep as the scar
Under my skin, like being in love she says
For the first time, maybe I'm wrong
But I'm feeling right where I belong
With you tonight, like being in love
To feel for the first time
~The First Time, LifeHouse
Chapter 28
Sky's POV
I awoke to the sound of loud purring in my ear. So, naturally, I opened my eyes to see what it was. Tawny eyes starred at me. I smiled and stroked my cats head.
"Hey Sparta," I murmured then rolled onto my back. Wait. Sparta? What was she doing here? I hadn't brought her back from Earth. Man that sounded mean. I forgot my cat. Wooow. Sparta meowed and sniffed at my face, her whiskers tickling my cheek.
"Alright, I'll feed you," I mumbled. I got out of bed and quickly changed then went down stairs, Sparta on my heels. Mother wasn't downstairs anywhere so I guess she was still asleep. I found something to give to Sparta (since we didn't have any cat food). Turns out she really loves tuna. But then, I guess all cats like tuna. I grabbed some cereal for myself then, once I was finished, headed over to the hospital since I had nothing better to do. I walked up the steps and then into the building and over to the front desk.
"What room is Naruto Uzumaki in?" I asked. The lady typed a few things into her computer.
"Room 145." I nodded and hurried down the halls. I was growing anxious at what I would see. Once I found the room, I slowly turned the handle and opened the door. Relief flooded me as I saw Naruto lying on the bed, his chest rising and falling softly. I stepped inside and shut the door, smiling. Right now, I could thank the Nine-Tailed fox for making Naruto heal quickly. I quietly walked over and sat down in the chair by his bed. Instead of the usual hospital gown, he was wearing a loose black T-shirt and (I'm assuming) some sort of pants. I wasn't going to check, that'd be creepy.
After a while, Naruto blinked open his eyes. I looked up from the magazine I had been looking at to pass the time. He saw me and grinned.
"Hey Sky! What are you doing here?" He asked, sitting up.
"Making sure you were alive," I replied, smirking, "What else would I be doing?" He smiled and looked around the room.
"Hey…where's Sasuke?" He asked, frowning. He must have read my expression because he became instantly serious. I was still amazed at his ability to do that.
"Where is he? What happened?" He asked, leaning towards me. I shrugged.
"He's here somewhere," I told him, "He got injured in a fight." Naruto threw the covers off and jumped out of bed, hurrying to where his clothes sat, newly washed.
"Oi! Naruto, you shouldn't be moving!" I exclaimed. I could see where his back had been bandaged beneath his shirt. He smiled reassuringly at me.
"I'm fine, really." I sighed but didn't argue. He went into the bathroom to change then we both walked around to find Sasuke's room. After a lot of searching (and running from nurses who insisted on taking Naruto back to his room) we finally found the boy's room, which was on the second floor. We walked in to find the Uchiha asleep. But, that didn't last long.
"Oi! Teme wake up!" Naruto exclaimed, going to stand by his bed. I smirked as Sasuke groaned and pulled the covers over his head. Naruto grinned evilly and yanked the covers back to reveal a glaring Sasuke. He was wearing a white T-shirt and black athletic shorts with red streaks along the sides.
"Dobe, go away," He growled. Naruto crossed his arms.
"I save your ass and this is what I get?" Sasuke didn't respond, just kept up his glare. Then he noticed me. He stared at me, saying nothing. And I stared back. Naruto looked from Sasuke to me then back again, a puzzled look on his face. Then the image of Sasuke's pleading face in the illusion then him being killed by Itachi and the ninja kicking his back, almost killing him, flashed in my mind. I almost lost him. For real this time. He could have died, but by some miracle, he didn't. And, before I knew what I was doing, I was yelling at him.
"You baka! What were you thinking? You could have been killed!" I yelled, walking over and jabbing at his chest, "We could be at your funeral right now! Then the Uchiha Clan would be gone for real! And I don't—" Before I could finish, Sasuke sat up and grabbed my shirt, pulling me towards him and kissing me. I was awkwardly leaning over the edge of the bed, one hand by his waist. His hand released my shirt and held the back of my neck. I kissed him back, vaguely aware of Naruto watching. My other hand rested on Sasuke's chest. I could feel his heart beating on the palm of my hand.
"Yeah, Sasuke! Show her who's boss!" Naruto said, and I knew without looking that he was smiling like an idiot. Sasuke pulled away and put his mouth by my ear.
"I might've died," He said, his voice low, "But then he would've hurt you."
"Just don't do something like that again," I said softly. I know, I know. Sappy. But, I didn't want to lose him. Ever. I pulled away and glared at the still grinning Naruto.
"Wipe that grin off your face," I growled. Naruto, try as he might, couldn't stop grinning. It actually was extremely funny to see him try to not smile. I cracked up laughing and eventually, we were all laughing. Yes, even Sasuke. When we stopped, Naruto was lying on the floor and me and Sasuke were sprawled out on his bed.
"Alright, let's go," I said, standing.
"Go where?" Naruto asked, looking at me. I shrugged.
"I dunno." I walked out the door, the two boys following.
After some walking, we found a lake a little ways from the village. I was somewhat against swimming, but Naruto dragged me towards the dock. I reluctantly took my shoes off then looked at Naruto. I was wearing clothes and I didn't really want to go all the way back to my house to look for a swim suit that probably wasn't there. And no, I wasn't going to take my shirt and shorts off in front of Naruto and Sasuke. I liked the guys, but not that much. Oh, and to all you perverts, I wasn't even going to do it for Sasuke. Sorry, but he'll have to wait for that.
"Naruto—" I started.
"Oh come on Sky," He said, "It's just water." I frowned.
"Yeah but—" Before I could finish (that seems to happen a lot today) Naruto pushed me in. And that water was freezing. I resurfaced and glared at the blonde boy.
"Naruto Uzumaki! I'm gonna get you!" I threatened. He just laughed and jumped in, followed by Sasuke. I took a deep breath then dived under water and attacked Naruto. A few seconds later and Sasuke came to help me. We rolled around under water, kicking and punching. I resurfaced by the dock and held onto it with my hand. I looked around, catching my breath. Then I felt someone tickle my foot. Naturally, I kicked out and felt my heel connect with something. I looked down and saw Sasuke looking up at me then he turned and swam away. Growling, I took a breath and swam after him. I caught up to him and grabbed his ankle and pulled him towards me. With my free hand I started tickling his sides. He flinched and pulled at his ankle trying to get out of my grip. I tightened my grip and continued tickling him. Finally, Sasuke grabbed my wrists and put his foot to my gut and pushed off. I released him then resurfaced, gasping. Naruto appeared next to me and smiled evilly.
"Let's team up on Sasuke," He said, wriggling his eyebrows. I grinned and nodded. We both dived under water and headed towards Sasuke. I came at him on the left and Naruto on the right. As one, we attacked. We grappled with him, a tangle of arms and legs. Sasuke broke free and swam to the surface, took a deep breath then dived back under. I grabbed his forearm and kicked at his side. Sasuke, however, put his hand over my mouth. Now, it was just too tempting to bite his hand, so I did. He drew away and glared at me. Before he could attack though, Naruto restrained his arms. I began tickling his sides. Sasuke yanked at his arms and kicked at me with his legs. Of course, I kicked back, but I mainly focused on tickling him. Finally, Sasuke kicked Naruto. I didn't see where, but I'm guessing from the face the boy made, it was that place. The blonde released Sasuke, who swam to the surface. I followed and focused my chakra then crouched on the surface. The Uchiha did the same, chest heaving. I smirked at him and he glared. Naruto appeared and sat on the surface then glared daggers at Sasuke.
"Teme, that freaking hurt!" He yelled, pointing accusingly.
"You wouldn't let go," Sasuke replied, "And I was running out of breathe."
"You could've elbowed me!"
"Dobe, I couldn't, my arms were restrained."
"Well, you didn't have to go and kick me there!" I looked from one to the other. I was kinda starting to feel uncomfortable with them talking about that…er...place. And if I have to explain that, then you're hopeless.
"Uh, guys, I'm still here," I said, making a face. Blue and dark eyes turned to look at me.
"Now you've made Sky uncomfortable," Naruto added, gesturing to me.
"You're the one who brought it up," Sasuke shot back, crossing his arms. I rolled my eyes and stood, starting towards the dock. The boys followed and we all lay sprawled out on the grass, looking up at the clouds. After a few minutes, a song popped into my head. Knowing they wouldn't really care, I started singing.
"Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
For you
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
As years go by
I race the clock with you
But if you died right now, you know that I'd die to
I'd die to
You remind me of the times when I knew who I was
But still the second hand will catch us
Like it always does
We'll make the same mistakes
I'll take the fall for you
I hope you need this now
'cause I know I still do!
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
Should I bite my tongue
Until blood soaks my shirt?
We'll never fall apart
Tell me why this hurts so much
My hands are at your throat
And I think I hate you
But still we'll say remember when
Just like we always do, just like we always do
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die, I'll spill my heart for you
Yeah I'd spill!
My heart!
Yeah, I'd spill my heart for you!
My hands are at your throat and I think I hate you
We made the same mistakes
Mistakes like friends do
My hands are at your throat
And I think I hate you
We made the same mistakes
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you, for you
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you, for you
Until the day I die, I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die
Until the day I die!"
I quite singing in time for my stomach to growl. Naruto laughed and Sasuke smirked.
"Wanna go get food?" Naruto asked, looking at me. I nodded and sat up. Both boys slipped their shirts on and we started off towards the village. We wondered through the village and finally settled on a dumpling place.
"You two have money right?" I asked, as we stood in front of the place.
"Yeah, why?" Sasuke asked, looking at me.
"Because I don't have any," I said, scratching my head shyly. Sasuke rolled his eyes and we walked inside. We found a table and sat down, me next to Sasuke and Naruto across from me.
After eating, we walked out of the restaurant and wondered the streets. It was late in the afternoon and people were lounging around on benches or looking in shops. I didn't realize that we had followed a path that lead to the training grounds until I looked around.
"Hey, let's spar," Naruto said, jogging towards an open field.
"Naruto, you're not fully healed," I said, walking after him. He turned at looked at me.
"Aw come on Sky," He said, "Besides, I bet Sasuke wants to." Said boy rolled his eyes.
"You'll never win."
"That's what you say," Naruto shot back, glaring. I sighed as the two boys started sparring. Sometimes I felt like I was the only voice of reason. I sat on the ground, twirling a kunai around my finger absently as I watched. Naruto and Sasuke lunged at each other, there kunai's clashing loudly. Sasuke kicked at Naruto's side, who danced away then jumped into the air, bringing his foot down towards Sasuke's neck. The Uchiha blocked with his hand and used Naruto's momentum against him, flipping him up and over to land on the ground behind him. Naruto landed on his feet and skidded. Naruto punched at Sasuke, who grabbed his fist then kicked the blonde boy in the gut. The Hyper Active Ninja jumped away, forming a hand sign.
"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Forty-plus shadow clones appeared and surrounded Sasuke. For a few minutes, I couldn't see either of my teammates. Then, slowly, the clones began disappearing. Sasuke moved around on his hands, kicking the clones with his feet. As I watched, Sasuke twisted his body in order to kick a clone, but froze, wincing. I guess his back hadn't fully recovered. Naruto took the opportunity (or at least one of his clones did) and kicked the Uchiha, making him fall onto his side. The two boys along with a few clones rolled on the ground, each trying to gain the upper hand. Sasuke kicked the real Naruto in the gut, throwing him off. The dark haired boy proceeded to take out the clones, throwing shruikan and kunai, occasionally kicking and punching. The real Naruto hit the ground on his back, wincing. The two boys stood and lunged at each other, slashing with kunai's. I stood, figuring I might as well join in.
I held up my hand and shot fire towards the two boys. Not directly at them, but close enough so they'd have to dodge. Naruto yelped in surprise and swerved to the side, ducking. Sasuke skidded to a stop, flashing me a look. I grinned, satisfied.
"Oi! Sky you could have given some sort of warning!" Naruto yelled irritated.
"Then it wouldn't be a surprise attack, genius," I said, walking over. Naruto grumbled as he got to his feet, gripping his kunai. I drew my own kunai as both boys charged me. I parried Sasuke's kunai with my own then ducked as Naruto swiped at my head. I kicked his feet out from under him then blocked Sasuke's foot, shoving forward. He stumbled backwards then formed hand signs. He blew into his fingers and fire shot out towards me and Naruto. I jumped to one side, Naruto to the other. I ran at Sasuke then leapt into the air, twirling then kicking at his neck. He grabbed my ankle and knocked me to the ground. I landed on my side with a grunt. Obviously he wasn't afraid of hurting me when we were sparring. I sat up to see Naruto hit the ground with a thud. I smirked, getting an idea. I focused on Naruto and concentrated on moving him to where ever I wanted. A few seconds later and he shot towards Sasuke, yelping in surprise. Sasuke attempted to dodge but was just a little slow and Naruto collided into him. The two hit the ground, Naruto lying on top of Sasuke.
"Sky!" They both yelled in unison. I laughed, just barely managing to get to my feet. The two scrambled off of each other and stood, glaring at me. I just smiled at them.
We began heading home since the sun had set and it was growing dark. We walked along the path and into Konoha. When we reached Naruto's apartment complex, he waved and said bye then went up the stairs to his home. As me and Sasuke walked, I noticed him rubbing his back near where he got hit.
"You ok?" I asked, looking at him. He nodded, putting his hand down.
"Yeah."
"Are you really?" I persisted, knowing full well he had a habit of lying about his injuries. He sighed and looked at me.
"Yes, Sky." I could tell he was hiding a smile though. I reached out and touched the place where he had been hit. Obviously, it was still somewhat sensitive since Sasuke flinched slightly.
"Don't touch it," He said, moving my hand away.
"Just be careful," I said, not wanting him to do something to worsen the injury. Sasuke looked at me knowingly.
"You worry too much," He said as he walked into his apartment building. I rolled my eyes and followed him. Noticing that I was following, he raised an eyebrow in a silent question.
"Can I stay with you?" I asked, partially because I wanted to and partially because I didn't want to walk all the way back to my house at night. And no, I'm not scared of the dark, it's just a really long walk.
"Yeah sure," Sasuke replied, hiding a smirk. We walked up the stairs and into his apartment, getting weird looks from the people we past. Once inside his apartment, we took our shoes off and let them by the door. I plopped down on the couch and surfed around on the TV. Sasuke went into the kitchen and got ice cream then walked over, handing me a bowl. I took it and a spoon.
"Thanks," I mumbled around the ice cream.
"You're welcome," He replied, smirking over his bowl.
We surfed the TV and finally settled on The Big Bang Theory. And yes, I actually stayed awake this time. When it was close to midnight, we went into his room. I walked into his closet and found some shorts and a T-shirt to wear and changed into them. I walked out and climbed into the bed, careful not to smash Sasuke. I lied down next to him and waited for my eyes to adjust to the darkness.
"Why do you insist on staying with me?" Sasuke finally asked.
"I didn't insist," I said, "I just asked." I heard Sasuke sigh.
"You know what I mean." I rolled onto my side to look at him.
"Because I don't want to walk all the way back to my house in the dark." Sasuke looked at me.
"So you're scared of the dark?" He asked, amusement in his voice. I smacked his shoulder.
"No, I just don't want to."
"Suuure."
"Sasuke!" I said, poking his side. He laughed and flinched.
"Alright, alright," He said, smiling. I glared.
"If you want me to leave I will." He shook his head.
"No, you can stay." Ha. I thought so. I raised myself up onto one elbow so I was looking down at him. He looked at me questioningly and I just smirked. I leaned down and kissed him. He kissed me back, his hand holding my neck. I ran my free hand down his chest to just above his waist, where his shirt was raised up somewhat. My fingers grazed his skin and he moaned softly. I broke away and lied down next to him, my face nuzzled against his neck.
"Sasuke?" I asked quietly.
"Hmm?"
"I love you."
"I love you to, Sky," Sasuke said, running his finger along my jaw. I closed my eyes, sighing contentedly and fell asleep.
A/N: So, there ya go. I hope you guys have enjoyed this story I had fun writing it. A big thanks to all my reviewers, especially Skikamaru'sLove, your awesome. Anyways, until next time.
~TheNightWhispers.
