NTI: Aren't you supposed to be doing homework?
Maiden: ^_^ Yup
NTI:. . . .
Maiden: Anyways, I hope you all got the postcard! If you didn't, and would like to see the SasuNaru postcard I made for my one year ffn.net anniversary, e-mail me at PurpleKitten125@yahoo.com
NTI: ¬.¬ She actually thinks it's cute
Maiden: IT IS!!!
NTI: @_@
Maiden: Yah. . . y'all are great! Thanks for the reviews! Hmm.. 1358 hits, I'll just pretend those are the number of reviews I have
NTI: And I was the review pig?
Maiden: -___- read on, I RETYPED THIS! I left the floppy w/all my stories and the third chap of Oracle in the computer lab
NTI: -__- baka. . .
Maiden: This chapter's kinda dark and weird, so bare/bear with me! -__-() I can't spell
Disclaimer: o_O In my dreams. . .
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Chapter Three: Aquamarine
Author: MaidenInTheMoon
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Naruto shook his head quickly and lightly flopped back onto his pillow, panting heavily.
"Masaka, it was only a dream, nothing real . . ." He whispered into the dark room.
As much as his voice sounded convincing, he couldn't help but remember the soft touch and those beautiful, dark eyes . . .
"NO WAY!"
The blond boy jumped quickly and quietly out of his bed, trudging towards the kitchen, nothing like a bowl of midnight ramen to ease one's mind.
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~*Sasuke's POV*~
Kami-sama, this cannot be happening. The back of my neck burns like the cursed seal just took over my body, but that's impossible! Nothing happened!
I still my trembling hand as I gingerly close my palm around the seal.
I'm forced to pull my hand away, and I try to ignore the orange burn that's imprinted in the pink flesh of my palm.
It's real; the curse, it . . . activated on its own.
Why? Why did this happen? It was only a stupid nightmare, just like any other one, Naruto . .
What am I thinking? That idiot has nothing to do with this . . .
His skin was so smooth against my mine . . .
No!
I stand up and run my hands through my hair. Suddenly, I'm suffocating, I have to get out of this house.
The door seems to be getting farther and farther away, no, get a hold of yourself. The room stops spinning for a minute and I run towards the exit.
I'm almost there, so close . . .
I glance quickly at the mirror besides the door, something I do every time I leave, habit I guess.
There's a hand in the mirror. One ghostly hand pressed up against the glass. It looks as if all it wants is another one to join with it and lead it.
I feel an icy prickling creep through my entire body and it roots me to the floor. I can't move at all.
//There's a hand in the mirror.// I think to myself again, letting my mind process what I have just seen.
My eyes burn holes into the carpet on the ground, I dare not look up, my sanity depends on it.
I can feel my breathing beginning to become ragged and the cold sweat starts to drip down my neck.
It feels as if a painful eternity has passed, I can't stay this way forever, it's just something stupid, my mind playing tricks on me.
The muscles in my neck hurt as I force it to look back into the dark mirror, and as my eyes become level with the haunting piece of glass, I let out a sigh of relief.
Nothing
There was never anything there, I was just being stupid; it's laughable really . . .
It's laughable until someone starts to cry.
"Sasuke, why'd you leave me?"
Yes, the voice is coming from the mirror, no matter how much I try to deny it, the sobbing voice is definitely emanating from the mirror.
"You promised you'd be with me forever! Death is not an excuse!"
I squeeze my eyes shut and my hands that hang limply at my sides curl into fists.
//Don't say anymore. . .// I think to myself, almost pleading.
No more words are spoken, but I can hear the crying, and it tears at my heart as well, I suddenly feel moisture stinging at the back of my own eyes.
This is unbelievable.
I pull my arm back to gain momentum as I did my nails into my palm, making my knuckles turn white.
I can hear the wind whistle in my ears as I run towards the mirror.
The sound is indescribable; it's like a million bells have rung at the same time as my fist connects with the glossy, cold surface of the mirror.
The pain shooting through my hand and up my arm is welcoming. It puts back in me the feeling that I had lost when I was numb with fear.
I can see the thick, red substance drip down the mirror and down my hand even in the dark. It flows warmly and soothes my cracked knuckles.
It hurts jerking my hand away from the broken mirror, and I wince as I pull a shard of glass out of my palm.
At least the voice is gone, I can breathe properly again.
Now for that walk . . .
~*End POV*~
A pair of chopsticks clattered to the ground as a certain blond boy clutched his suddenly throbbing right hand.
"Itai . . ." He muttered as he sunk his nails deeper into his skin to numb the pain.
After a few minutes of Naruto's solid grip, the pain slowly subsided and without a second thought, the boy casually reclaimed his chopstick and returned to his ramen, not realizing that if he had looked out his window, he would have seen a very interesting sight.
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Sasuke stood on the street below Naruto's small apartment and stared at the single rectangle of light that stood out among the other darkened windows.
//What is that dobe doing up at this house??// He thought to him self solemnly.
//Could he. . . no, I won't think about that.// Sasuke shook his head to clear his thoughts, and he returned his gaze to the kitchen window of his teammate.
The raven-haired boy could make out the dim outline of his rival sitting at the table, eating the ramen like his life depended on it.
//He is fine. . .// Sasuke thought, relieved that Naruto was not pained and confused like him.
Naruto was happy again, his stomach was full with ramen and the dream slowly began to dim from his mind, nothing could bother him, that is if a flicker of light did not suddenly dart across his room.
Trained ninja eyes followed the speeding glow through the air, where it promptly collided with the darkened window and dissappeared.
The boy stood up and ran to the glass, his blue eyes scanning the outside world, to see if the strange entity had pushed its way through the glass and had flown off into the night.
He saw no sign of an eerie glow, instead what he saw was much more breath- taking.
Sasuke was propped up against a streetlight, the gentle glow shone softly on shiny black hair, making it a deep shade of blue.
His hair was messy and it cascaded over his face, hiding his dark eyes but accenting his pale skin. He wore a dark blue tank top that did not shy away from revealing his training-toned body.
He stood there simply as if he were waiting for someone, the normal feeling of confidence and good-breeding gone from his aura.
The sight of the boy made Naruto's eyes widened as he felt his legs become weak, he gently lifted a hand and placed it against the window, yearning to be outside, as his body suddenly longed to be in Sasuke's embrace.
The dark-haired Genin's attention, however, was no longer on the house of his teammate, he had seen a spark fly off into the night, and it had come from Naruto's window.
Sasuke ran into the shrubs, ignoring his throbbing hand as he chased the strange light source, leaving Naruto staring hopelessly at the spot where his friend had stood moments ago.
"Get a hold of yourself . ." Naruto said as he forced himself to pinch his arm. "It was only Sasuke." He said to no one, turning away from the window, while resisting the urge to turn back and check if his rival had returned.
Not far away, Sasuke was pondering something different as he whisked silently through the trees.
//That light . . .// He thought to himself as his eyes narrowed.
//What could it have been?//
Unbeknownst to him, what he was chasing was a part of the oracle.
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Maiden: oog, that was so short T_T it's kinda confusing right now, but next chapter will reveal it all! MUAHAHAHA
NTI: ::sigh:: Stupid school, STUPID STUPID SCHOOL
Maiden: -___-() glad we agree on some things, anyway, on a more important note, GRAVITATION IS SOOOOOOO ADDICTING!!
NTI: . . .
Maiden: Did y'all know that Kakashi's seiyuu also does Yuki? Isn't that amazing? WAH! Which reminds me, I'm taking a vote on whether y'all want KakaIru in this story ^_^
NTI: So vote and of course, REMEMBER TO R/R!!!
Maiden: ^_^(Y) VOTE NOW!!! (hahaha, cuz your votes are reviews! Ooh, I am a sneaky devil.)
~Maiden (PurpleKitten125@yahoo.com)
P.S. I dunno when chap 4 will be out ;__; sooo much HW, four stupid AP classes . . .
Maiden: ^_^ Yup
NTI:. . . .
Maiden: Anyways, I hope you all got the postcard! If you didn't, and would like to see the SasuNaru postcard I made for my one year ffn.net anniversary, e-mail me at PurpleKitten125@yahoo.com
NTI: ¬.¬ She actually thinks it's cute
Maiden: IT IS!!!
NTI: @_@
Maiden: Yah. . . y'all are great! Thanks for the reviews! Hmm.. 1358 hits, I'll just pretend those are the number of reviews I have
NTI: And I was the review pig?
Maiden: -___- read on, I RETYPED THIS! I left the floppy w/all my stories and the third chap of Oracle in the computer lab
NTI: -__- baka. . .
Maiden: This chapter's kinda dark and weird, so bare/bear with me! -__-() I can't spell
Disclaimer: o_O In my dreams. . .
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Chapter Three: Aquamarine
Author: MaidenInTheMoon
* * * * * *
Naruto shook his head quickly and lightly flopped back onto his pillow, panting heavily.
"Masaka, it was only a dream, nothing real . . ." He whispered into the dark room.
As much as his voice sounded convincing, he couldn't help but remember the soft touch and those beautiful, dark eyes . . .
"NO WAY!"
The blond boy jumped quickly and quietly out of his bed, trudging towards the kitchen, nothing like a bowl of midnight ramen to ease one's mind.
* * * * * *
~*Sasuke's POV*~
Kami-sama, this cannot be happening. The back of my neck burns like the cursed seal just took over my body, but that's impossible! Nothing happened!
I still my trembling hand as I gingerly close my palm around the seal.
I'm forced to pull my hand away, and I try to ignore the orange burn that's imprinted in the pink flesh of my palm.
It's real; the curse, it . . . activated on its own.
Why? Why did this happen? It was only a stupid nightmare, just like any other one, Naruto . .
What am I thinking? That idiot has nothing to do with this . . .
His skin was so smooth against my mine . . .
No!
I stand up and run my hands through my hair. Suddenly, I'm suffocating, I have to get out of this house.
The door seems to be getting farther and farther away, no, get a hold of yourself. The room stops spinning for a minute and I run towards the exit.
I'm almost there, so close . . .
I glance quickly at the mirror besides the door, something I do every time I leave, habit I guess.
There's a hand in the mirror. One ghostly hand pressed up against the glass. It looks as if all it wants is another one to join with it and lead it.
I feel an icy prickling creep through my entire body and it roots me to the floor. I can't move at all.
//There's a hand in the mirror.// I think to myself again, letting my mind process what I have just seen.
My eyes burn holes into the carpet on the ground, I dare not look up, my sanity depends on it.
I can feel my breathing beginning to become ragged and the cold sweat starts to drip down my neck.
It feels as if a painful eternity has passed, I can't stay this way forever, it's just something stupid, my mind playing tricks on me.
The muscles in my neck hurt as I force it to look back into the dark mirror, and as my eyes become level with the haunting piece of glass, I let out a sigh of relief.
Nothing
There was never anything there, I was just being stupid; it's laughable really . . .
It's laughable until someone starts to cry.
"Sasuke, why'd you leave me?"
Yes, the voice is coming from the mirror, no matter how much I try to deny it, the sobbing voice is definitely emanating from the mirror.
"You promised you'd be with me forever! Death is not an excuse!"
I squeeze my eyes shut and my hands that hang limply at my sides curl into fists.
//Don't say anymore. . .// I think to myself, almost pleading.
No more words are spoken, but I can hear the crying, and it tears at my heart as well, I suddenly feel moisture stinging at the back of my own eyes.
This is unbelievable.
I pull my arm back to gain momentum as I did my nails into my palm, making my knuckles turn white.
I can hear the wind whistle in my ears as I run towards the mirror.
The sound is indescribable; it's like a million bells have rung at the same time as my fist connects with the glossy, cold surface of the mirror.
The pain shooting through my hand and up my arm is welcoming. It puts back in me the feeling that I had lost when I was numb with fear.
I can see the thick, red substance drip down the mirror and down my hand even in the dark. It flows warmly and soothes my cracked knuckles.
It hurts jerking my hand away from the broken mirror, and I wince as I pull a shard of glass out of my palm.
At least the voice is gone, I can breathe properly again.
Now for that walk . . .
~*End POV*~
A pair of chopsticks clattered to the ground as a certain blond boy clutched his suddenly throbbing right hand.
"Itai . . ." He muttered as he sunk his nails deeper into his skin to numb the pain.
After a few minutes of Naruto's solid grip, the pain slowly subsided and without a second thought, the boy casually reclaimed his chopstick and returned to his ramen, not realizing that if he had looked out his window, he would have seen a very interesting sight.
* * * * * *
Sasuke stood on the street below Naruto's small apartment and stared at the single rectangle of light that stood out among the other darkened windows.
//What is that dobe doing up at this house??// He thought to him self solemnly.
//Could he. . . no, I won't think about that.// Sasuke shook his head to clear his thoughts, and he returned his gaze to the kitchen window of his teammate.
The raven-haired boy could make out the dim outline of his rival sitting at the table, eating the ramen like his life depended on it.
//He is fine. . .// Sasuke thought, relieved that Naruto was not pained and confused like him.
Naruto was happy again, his stomach was full with ramen and the dream slowly began to dim from his mind, nothing could bother him, that is if a flicker of light did not suddenly dart across his room.
Trained ninja eyes followed the speeding glow through the air, where it promptly collided with the darkened window and dissappeared.
The boy stood up and ran to the glass, his blue eyes scanning the outside world, to see if the strange entity had pushed its way through the glass and had flown off into the night.
He saw no sign of an eerie glow, instead what he saw was much more breath- taking.
Sasuke was propped up against a streetlight, the gentle glow shone softly on shiny black hair, making it a deep shade of blue.
His hair was messy and it cascaded over his face, hiding his dark eyes but accenting his pale skin. He wore a dark blue tank top that did not shy away from revealing his training-toned body.
He stood there simply as if he were waiting for someone, the normal feeling of confidence and good-breeding gone from his aura.
The sight of the boy made Naruto's eyes widened as he felt his legs become weak, he gently lifted a hand and placed it against the window, yearning to be outside, as his body suddenly longed to be in Sasuke's embrace.
The dark-haired Genin's attention, however, was no longer on the house of his teammate, he had seen a spark fly off into the night, and it had come from Naruto's window.
Sasuke ran into the shrubs, ignoring his throbbing hand as he chased the strange light source, leaving Naruto staring hopelessly at the spot where his friend had stood moments ago.
"Get a hold of yourself . ." Naruto said as he forced himself to pinch his arm. "It was only Sasuke." He said to no one, turning away from the window, while resisting the urge to turn back and check if his rival had returned.
Not far away, Sasuke was pondering something different as he whisked silently through the trees.
//That light . . .// He thought to himself as his eyes narrowed.
//What could it have been?//
Unbeknownst to him, what he was chasing was a part of the oracle.
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Maiden: oog, that was so short T_T it's kinda confusing right now, but next chapter will reveal it all! MUAHAHAHA
NTI: ::sigh:: Stupid school, STUPID STUPID SCHOOL
Maiden: -___-() glad we agree on some things, anyway, on a more important note, GRAVITATION IS SOOOOOOO ADDICTING!!
NTI: . . .
Maiden: Did y'all know that Kakashi's seiyuu also does Yuki? Isn't that amazing? WAH! Which reminds me, I'm taking a vote on whether y'all want KakaIru in this story ^_^
NTI: So vote and of course, REMEMBER TO R/R!!!
Maiden: ^_^(Y) VOTE NOW!!! (hahaha, cuz your votes are reviews! Ooh, I am a sneaky devil.)
~Maiden (PurpleKitten125@yahoo.com)
P.S. I dunno when chap 4 will be out ;__; sooo much HW, four stupid AP classes . . .