Chapter Four:~
"Geez…all you ever do is get in the way." He mumbled through the pain.
"Sasuke you…" He heard Naruto in an excited voice before there was silence. He must've noticed his appearance. He must have looked pretty bad then…yeah…so many needles…and pain.
He could feel Naruto staring at him…so much shock…and horror….did he really care that much? Did it matter?
"What's with that face you moron." He smirked/grimaced. Even through the pain…he took notice of how shook up Naruto was. Obviously seeing someone this injured, for the first time, scared him. But he looked so horrified…I've never seen him like this before.
And then, he was flooded with images. So many images…flashes, rememberings, of all the things they'd been through as a team. The kiss/smooch that time…he had thought about that afterwards…and he'd wandered if Naruto had thought about it too. Although it really wasn't noticeable, and he could've been imagining things…Naruto seemed slightly different. He wasn't so mature, as he was trying to keep his confidence.
And then there'd been the time when he'd failed at getting a bell from Kakashi, and he'd had to watch them eat. Kakashi had said not to feed him…but Sasuke had offered him food anyway. He'd not known why…he'd risked a lot doing so, but that seemed to be in the past now.
Why…why did he do it? Every time Naruto seemed to be in danger, or trained to hard…Sasuke was always the one to get him out of it. He had no reason to do it, except if something were to happen to Naruto, their teem might get in trouble and not be able to go on to a higher level. But when he thought about that, it didn't seem to be the reason at all.
Hmm…and on their first mission…when Naruto had cut open his hand. That had been a surprise. I saw…saw that look in his eyes. It was one of sadness. I know I didn't like it, though I'd never admit it out loud.
And now…he'd never be able to find out more about Naruto past. He'd wanted to know…what made Naruto lose his confidence. Seeing Naruto expressing these emotions…and over him, the person who had always teased him, even though it made Naruto stronger, here Naruto was…crying over him. Why? And what was this curious feeling in his chest? It didn't override the pain, but it flowed through his heart, letting him breathe for a while longer.
"Pfft. I hated you…" Sasuke mumbled. He had…not really hated Naruto. But he had not liked his loudness, and tendency to annoy him. He looked so out of it…he was stumbling for his words. He wanted to know why. If I could have, I would've given any other answer than what I did. But I didn't have any other.
"I don't know. My body just moved on its own…baka." I felt myself falling…but I was caught.
"That man…I promised myself I wouldn't die…until I killed him…" I wondered why I told him that. But it wasn't important now…I knew I would die here.
"Don't die also." I mumbled with my final breath.
If you did…I wonder, if you'd find me? Would you…want to be with me if you did? But please…try to live…you'd me missed no matter what you think….so stay safe…
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If this is death…it's not as bad as I though it'd be…Sasuke thought, looking around with dimmed yes at the blackness that surrounded him. It was a curious feeling…floating…he couldn't even feel all the injuries he'd sustained…
That reminded him…why…had he saved Naruto? He hadn't even planned on it…but it was so instinctual…his body had acted without his command. It had never done that in other case. Like that time he had saved Naruto from falling back when they had trained their Chakra by climbing the trees with only their feet…
But, really it didn't matter. In this place…oblivion, it seemed as if everything was seen in a hazy view. Like a spectator.
A warm hand brushed against his cheek, and he subconsciously leaned into the touch. The owner of the hand stroked his hair softly and Sasuke looked up dreamily. And blinked. What..? His eyes opened slowly, too slowly, but when they did…
"Anata…we thought you'd never wake up! We were so worried…especially your brother, though he didn't show it." A kind woman was there, sitting on the corner of his bed. She looked so warm and caring….just like a mother should be.
"Brother…?" He asked slowly, still in a very haze-filled state.
"Yeah…he'll be relieved to know you're awake. I'll send him in." With that, she left the room and Sasuke's eyes shut tightly.
No…mother…don't leave me… Something was so wrong…he could feel it…and her wanted his mother back with him.
Then something soft and moist brushed against his forehead and he forced his yes opened once more. And blinked. This person…looked…like him, but older. So much like him…
He seemed to remember cruel eyes though…set into that face, but no…it wasn't like that now. While his face didn't hold much expression, Sasuke could see right into his eyes. Concern…love…such love…
But there was definitely something else there. Buried deep….almost like it was for this purpose…not meant for Sasuke's eyes.
"Bro…ther?" Sasuke was so unsure…he felt conflicting emotion…battling over one another. If only he knew what the other was…it was so strong.
"I'm glad you are okay." Was all Itachi, his brother, sad before preparing to stand up.
In the spur of the moment, Sasuke sat up and grabbed hold of Itachi's arm. He turned to stare into Sasuke's eyes Sasuke appeared to be looking for something there.
"Please…stay safe." He whispered quietly. Something was so wrong…he hated not knowing what it was.
At last, some emotion flickered in his eyes and he turned and walked away out the door.
That was all he saw before he was, once again, plunged into oblivion.
Review…*yawn* responses
Ayako – lol, like the fox huh? =p
If I had a pretty boy to spare, I'd give you one ;)
But unfortunately…I don't have one either ;_; *sob*
If you'll settle for Shikamaru, then I'll settle for…Shino…do we have a deal?
Venus – I'm glad you liked it. It is a bit sad huh…
I write nice? *sniff* makes me happy to hear that…
:D – Yeah, I liked that scene too, was pretty cool =p
I've only got up to episode 24 so far ;
Silverwolf – I'm glad you love it~! *bow*
Mikka – Hehe, it made me cry too. A lot.
Oh fine…I cried a river -.-
I hope it works out too ^-^
Firedraygon97 - *Thinks Naruto's awesome too* =p
I'm glad you liked ^^
M-chan – I'm glad you liked it! And I'm glad you don't think it didn't have enough fluff, and that it was just right ;
I aint leaven get over it – I thank you for reviewing, but next time can you please try and write one I can understand? Punctuation is nice, capitalization, and please spell correctly. But I thank you for reviewing.
Great…you can all groan now. The next chapter will be another Sasuke's POV, this one was supposed to be it…*sigh*