Kaira-chan: I hate you all...
Dark Kaira: no you don't!!
Kaira-chan: .... You're right!! I love you all!!!
Naruto: O_O;; mood swing much?
Kaira-chan: I hate you all for making me continue this...
Dark Kaira: No you don't!!!!
Kaira-chan: You're right... I would've continued it either way, because that ending would've just eaten away at me... eaten... and eaten... and gnawed... until I couldn't stand it any more...
Naruto: She's scaring me!! Kaira-chan doesn't own Naruto ((Thank God, we'd all be horribly confused...))
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Sasuke didn't know how long he sat there in Naruto's arms.
It could've been for hours, or it may, most likely, have been for only a few minutes.
He had buried his face in the crook where Naruto's neck connecter with his shoulders. He found himself relaxing in Naruto's salty smell, before Naruto realized exactly what was happening. He pulled away quickly.
"Sasuke - I didn't - you didn't - That didn't just happen. Did it?" Naruto stammered.
Sasuke sighed and shook his head. "No Naruto, nothing happened. A hug isn't that big a deal."
Naruto nodded. Sasuke was right. A hug wasn't a big deal. He had hugged Iruka tons of times before.
Of course, in none of those times had he ever felt like this. Naruto felt that Sasuke had belonged in his arms. That he felt perfect there, two pieces of a puzzle.
He shook his head. "Yeah, you're right."
He seated himself at Sasuke's table. "Are you okay?" he asked finally.
Sasuke nodded. "I must've had something in my eye," he lied, and Naruto knew it was a lie.
"I know it's hard to be alone, without parents," Naruto started comfortingly. "It's gotta be harder for you than me, because you knew your parents."
Sasuke said nothing, and Naruto fell silent for a moment.
"It was a few minutes later when he continued. "I just want you to know it's okay to cry. I know one of the ninja rules is to never show emotion. I say screw that rule. My ninja way says you can cry if you want. Or laugh. Or scream and tear your hair out in frustration."
Still Sasuke stayed silent, and Naruto was beginning to wonder if Sasuke was ignoring him.
Finally Sasuke spoke. His voice was calm, completely under control. His own, without any emotion. "You're different than me."
Naruto squinted his eyes, pursed his lips, and tilted his head slightly, unsure of how to take that.
"Listen, Naruto, if you wanna go, just go," Sasuke offered quietly.
Naruto shook his head. "Do you want me to go?" he questioned.
Sasuke looked at him, unsure of how to answer.
If he said "yes," that would just be rude, and then Naruto would have reason to tell everyone about the "Sasuke fountain." Also, he didn't want Naruto to go, as weird as it sounded. They were like light and darkness, and Naruto's brightness seemed to banish some of Sasuke's darkness. It was comforting to have at least someone who could partly understand his pain, more so since that someone seemed so carefree (though the more Sasuke learned, the less carefree Naruto seemed to be).
However, if he said "no," that would just be to weird. It would be like the snake inviting the toad into its home, the two were suppose to be great enemies. Naruto seemed freaked out enough over a simple hug.
Sasuke was saved from answering when Naruto spoke again.
"It's hard living alone," Naruto admitted. "But it would probably be easier if you had someone to talk too," Naruto wondered what he was saying, what willed his mouth to move. The words weren't coming out of his mouth because of his conscious mind.
Finally he regained control of his mouth. "I'm going to go now," Naruto said, pointing at the door. When Sasuke didn't say anything, he got up and headed towards it.
He paused in the doorway once again, when Sasuke spoke.
"Naruto?" He called. Naruto turned to him. "If I'm going to talk to you about how I feel," he started, "then you're going to have to talk to me about yours."
Naruto was agreeing before he knew what he was dong, and then retreated into the semi-empty streets.
Sasuke lay on his couch, attempting to read one of his books on chakra control, but he couldn't concentrate.
The words, even the letters, seemed to make no sense.
What had he been thinking when he agreed to express his own problems to the fox like boy? Probably the same thing he had been thinking when he volunteered to, in return, listen to the boy's own troubles. Nothing.
He slammed the book shut. When you had other thing to think about other then how to walk on water, reading about it was not only tedious, but pointless.
He laid it on the floor and sat up. Training cleared his mind. It was like his security blanket.
Every year it was his goal to not train on the day of his parents' demise, and every year he failed.
When he trained, all he thought about was the task at hand, and he often used it as an excuse to relieve his pain.
Today, he was relieving not only his sorrow, but his confusion.
Naruto sighed angrily, and opened his eyes. He was sitting cross-legged on the floor, the backs of his hands resting on his knees.
Meditation was never his thing, but Sakura-chan said it would help strengthen his chakra control. So he had started.
Now he could meditate for nearly half an hour, achieving a very momentary.... moment of astro-projection.
But today, after he had gotten home, he couldn't clear his mind for more then a few seconds.
Thoughts of Sasuke and how lonesome he must feel causing his fermentation.
He stood up, deciding he wasn't going to be able to meditate at the moment.
Besides, he always preferred the physical training opposed to the mental crap.
He walked out of his house, headed for the training grounds Team 7 had claimed for themselves.
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Kaira-chan: Sorry the chapters so...semi-short ^_^;;
Dark Kaira: ... =.=....
Naruto: Please review!!
~~~~REVIEW REPLIES~~~~~~~
Inuyasha's Kitty:
Lol, wasn't it though?? ^_^ I'll put more ^_^ no worries!!
Akiko:
I suppose I won't =P
:D:
No...I suppose it's not over **Sighs** ^_^ oh well.
Pinky-cat:
I'm glad you like it ^_^ And I will, no worries.
Zephyr Wind ((To review on ch3))
Yay ^_^
Zephyr Wind ((To review on ch. 4))
Yay ^_^ ... again ^_^
Kitty-chan, UchiNaru no Miko:
I will ^_^;;
Nikkler:
Yay ^_^ And I am.... I'll think about the whole party deal ^_^ It would get the villagers to accept Naruto... or not love Sasuke anymore... *Shrugs*