Author Note: Time goes on and on

Parings: What do you think sasunaru & narusasu of course. This is pure boy loves boy so if you don't like reading something this kind of love then turn around now before you read something you don't want to.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, I never will.

Ranting: PG - for bad words and may be other things, I'm not good at ranting so you tell me.

Itsu made mo, dobe

Writen by Monkan

Chapter 6 - Field Trip... Kyuubi realize something

It was the day Sasuke hadn't look forward on the whole year. The field trip. It wasn't the actual trip that he didn't like, it was all the girls that found ways to always suround him and he didn't like that at all. They all smiled sweetly and charming but it was all to make him notice them.

He did see them, he just ignored them.

Sasuke found over the last week that he couldn't stop thinking of the blond he accidentally meet just one time. To tell the truth he had hoped Naruto would be heading for Konoha for some reason. But he never saw him.

Sasuke sighed softly as he let his thought's drift to whatever they wanted. He sat in the shadow of a tree, every one was spread out over the field.

It was in the afternoon, they had come early to this meadow where the 6th and his bodyguard were buried. When he had looked around he couldn't believe the beauty the early morning brought this place, no one could. Rain drops was shining in the grass as the air was filled with the fresh smell that only a forest had. They were showed the memorial for the two people shared, as well as the grave. Iruka explained that their friends had felt that if they couldn't share life then at least they would share the same resting place.

To say at least it was weird for Sasuke to hear about some one with his name and another one's that he just meet, it was an understatment.

They heard about the strange friendship they shared in the beginning and how they both grow to call each other team mates, rivals and then friends. About the times when the village people put Naruto through a hard time and how Sasuke had come to stand next to him, cursing those that hit Naruto when he was down. How Naruto was the first to make Sasuke laugh in public after the masacer. How Sasuke had dragged Naruto through the streets toward his first real birthday party at his favourite ramen shop with his friends. When a missing ninja had come into the village and started to throw attacks wildly around him. Naruto had been fast enough to throw himself and Sasuke out of a rain of Shuriken's and with his back protected Sasuke. Naruto almost died due to blood lost and how the hospital hadn't enough of his blood type to save him. Even the demon fox inside him couldn't compensate the severe blood lose. Sasuke had never gave up on him and with his own life on the line went out to the next village to personally bring in the blood Naruto so desperately needed to survive. It had almost killed him as the missing ninja's partners attacked him.

Sasuke sat beside Naruto as he recovered. That time when Naruto opened his eye's no words could describe how happy Sasuke was. He literally throw himself at the still weak Naruto, throwing them both of the bed and onto the floor in a heap of blankets and limbs. Sakura, Kakashi and the hospital personal had laughed at the display of happiness between the two boys.

Then after two hour of listening to Iruka-sensei, they where allowed to start their works. Sasuke had been more then happy because the annoying Sakura and Ino had been clinging on him probably the whole time and he was more than tired of them. The one's that where studying art had immediately to work on their paintings. Trying to make the best of everything with all the colours and perspectives they could find. Iruka had promised the best would get a price and every one knew that Iruka-sensei's price's wasn't to be disappointing. Sasuke had sat down at the tree and looked around for something to sketch.

Suddenly Sasuke felt light headed and strange, as if he was falling.

Sasuke laid in the middle of a meadow on his back as he studied the clouds with his companion that had his head on his stomach. One of Sasuke's hands was slowly stroking the blond locks that he could reach. Knowing he was lulling the other one to sleep.

"Sasuke, if you don't stop, we won't be leaving in a near future." he heard Naruto say sleepily.

"Who ever said I wanted to leave this place."

"They will come looking for us, you know."

"I know but I just want one more minute of this moment with you and then I can wait for as long as it take's for us to sneak away next time."

Naruto smiled as he laid there resting against Sasuke before reluctantly raising himself and turning to face Sasuke.

"We better go now." Naruto leaned down until his lips touched Sasuke's in a quick kiss before getting up and offering his hand to Sasuke.

Sasuke took it. "Yeah."

When Sasuke opened his eyes and looked around he was confused. 'What was that?' He then saw Iruka-sensei was talking to the class. "Damn." He whispered. "Why didn't they wake me?"

He noted that the shadow of the tree had grown bigger and that his sketch book laid in his lap, completely un-used. Sasuke stood up and was prepared to go over to the rest when he saw a certain pink-haired girl looking around along with a blond ponytailed girl.

"God damn it, like hell that I will take that for another hour." He looked over at Iruka-sensei and saw him looking at him. "So he knows I'm up but I rather take his lecture than those girls drooling over my shoulder for another minute."

Sasuke moved his eyes back to the girls before he walked away in the other direction.

Iruka watched as Sasuke walked away. He couldn't blame him. If he had these girls over him every day then he would had run away screaming long ago.

'Well, I just have to talk to him later.'

Sasuke walked through the woods, where he was heading was another question. Just somewhere were he could be alone and think. All week he had been distracted by his thought's that seemed to have a life of its own. Not just Naruto but everything went through his mind. Like why some of the teachers at school seemed more like ass kissers than actually praising his work. 'Just because I'm an Uchiha doesn't mean I want special treatment. Not just any Uchiha but almost a direct descendent of the great 6th Hokage, Uchiha Sasuke.'

People didn't like the fact that it was Uchiha Itachi, the traitor of the clan, that was the reason the Uchiha clan survived so they always said the 6th. The first born through every generation right down until now and without any non-sharingan users in the family. But another reason was that Sasuke was one of the few Uchiha that went to art school out of his entire clan. For some of the teacher's, students meant money and Uchiha meant rich. And if they could say one of the Uchiha went to their school then maybe more students would enter. But there where some teacher's like Iruka-sensei that was honest with him.

If he wanted some one's opinion on his work then he could ask Iruka. He said what he thought and never said it was perfect right away unless he absolutly thought so which was rare. It was more like, "It's really good but don't you think..." or "May be if you... then it might look better in another perspective." Iruka made him work harder to make what he saw was perfect and if Iruka thought it was a lost cause or that he simply had to train harder on it then he would say it right out, not beating around the bushes. That was something he admired in him.

Then there was Kakashi-sensei. He was actually a shinobi teacher but Iruka had dragged him with once when Sasuke had asked Iruka for his opinion and then the next day Kakashi had appeared with his favourite book and a man with white hair, called Jiraiya. He said that they were there in business. He was asked to draw scenes out of the come come book, for money.

At first Sasuke had blushed fiercly and shock his head in a dead no. No way was he going to draw sex scenes for some pervy book. Jiraiya had assured him that he wouldn't paint any sex scenes but more romance scenes and that they wouldn't put his name on them if he didn't wanted it. Kakashi handed over a bit of paper and said it would be things like that he would draw.

After looking at the piece of paper with an arched eyebrow Sasuke took it and carefully read it and to his surprise it was normal romance scenes with maybe a kiss or two. Most of it was similar things he had already drawn before.

Sasuke said that if he got a single text with a sex scene that he was supposed to write then he was through with them. He didn't care if they paid double or five times the normal price, he would quit. Kakashi and Jiraiya promised on the come come serie that they would never do that. Sasuke guessed it was the best he could get them to do and he started to paint for them. They kept their word and Sasuke never saw a bit of the perv writing.

Soon after the first issue had been released with his pictures did he hear people talk about the amazing picture's in an adult book. He felt slightly proud of himself. How were they to know he, Uchiha Sasuke, was painting for one famous adult book. Jiraiya paid him well for his work and it felt good to make money through his talent.

What was more his neighbours had been really nice to him since he was became an orphan. They said they understood if he wanted to be left alone and said if he ever wanted some one to talk to he could come to them, he was never alone. Never alone, they would be surprised on how lonely he really was. Never could it...

Sasuke yelped in surprise as the ground beneath him cracked and he tried to grab anything out of reflex. He was falling.

Sasuke wasn't fast enough and he his back hit something hard. He let out a scream before he felt his head hit the ground and he blacked out.

-o-o-o-o-o-o-

Naruto was walking alone through the forest. It felt so good to leave everything behind for just a moment. This job was harder to do then he first believed. When he got back to his hotel room he opened the scroll to read what he had to do. And then he began his work, he had been a little surprised how hard it actually had been to gain their trust but it solved itself. Until recently, he had been too sloppy.

They seemed suspicious on him, and he had had a harder time getting along with some of the other's. They looked for any reason to kill him. He had asked the leader if he could have a day alone, in the forest around Hidden Leaf. Naruto told them he needed the time to do some spiritual thing which wasn't totally a lie, he needed to clear his head.

Naruto wanted out and breathe the fresh air. To feel alive again and to think freely. Most of all too think about Sasuke. He hadn't felt like this since in his early teenage life. He had met this guy with almost pure white eyes; he had been so much like Naruto. Neji, Hyuuga Neji, if Naruto's memory served him right.

With me around you can't forget him, what a guy

'Where the hell did you come in, how many time's do I have to tell you to leave me alone when I'm thinking privately.'

Hey, I'm the one sealed inside of you so stop complaining, brat

'Yeah, how can I forget? If I remember correctly it was YOU that fell in love with Neji and USED ME to express them.'

We have already been through this before, no need to rub it in, ok

'Must really suck for you, a demon fall in love with some one and that one falls in love with your vessel.'

Yeah, but it was worth it as long as it lasted

A nerve twisted on Naruto's forehead. 'You try to go through what I did, it's not fun when I'm acting on your feeling toward the same gender as me. It wasn't the first one either but it was the most serious so far. How come that you mostly react on boys than girls? It would have been easier for me.'

I'm a demon, for us gender doesn't matter

'It wasn't you that had to tell him it was a demon that loved him, not me.'

But you felt something for Neji to, didn't you?

'It was more like compassion and caring.'

Isn't it almost the same thing as love?

'No it's not, learn the difference. I can care deeply for some one close to me but not be IN love with the person.'

Oh, so that's the difference on how you feel for Neji compare it with that Sasuke...

'Leave him outside this conversation, Kyuubi.'

Kyuubi smirked. Hit a sore nerve, didn't I. Let me ask you one thing?

Naruto sighed but was tense as he felt something was going on in the fox's head. 'Sure…'

Are you in love with him?

"Damn it why can't you just..." Naruto began to swear out loud. So much for some relaxing. Naruto was still cursing Kyuubi when he suddenly heard a scream. Naruto stopped dead in his track when he heard it. What was that? Naruto listen carefully if he would hear it again. Not hearing anything else he started to walk again when he heard a crash, it sent a shiver of down his spine. He dashed in the direction he picked up the second sound from. Even if he was on a mission he couldn't stop himself if some one was in danger. Having too many ugly memories on that front so he just had to help who ever...

Naruto yelped as he saw a hole in the ground suddenly appear before him, waiting for him to fall in.

Naruto placed his foot two feet before the rim of the hole and jumped to the side so he wouldn't fall into it.

"That was close." Naruto was about to continue his search when a book caught his attention. May be the one screaming has fallen through the hole Kyuubi offered.

'How very brilliant of you.' Naruto replied sarcastically as he walked forward. When he looked down he saw some one, something, lying on the ground. "Shit, I can't see what it is." Naruto concentrated as he brought chakra to his eyes, enhancing his eye sight. As he looked down again he was shocked. "Sa.. sasuke...?"

Sasuke wasn't moving.

Well, it's not the reunion I pictured

"SHUT UP, KYUUBI!"

-o-o-o-o-o-

Sasuke stirred as he felt something move his hair out of his face. Why was it so dark here? So tired. Then he felt something cold on his forehead and that cold ran down his face. Water?

Then the pain in his head returned. Sasuke whimpered in pain. Can't just some one make it stop? It hurt so much. He knew his breathing came in fast gasps, almost hyperventiling, but it hurt so much.

Then he felt someone gently touch his head and then he felt something like a cooling wave of air washing over his head. Taking away his pain, making his breathing easier.

'Who ever you are, thank you.' Then came the blissfully sleep.

-o-o-o-o-o-o-

Naruto looked down at Sasuke. He understood that his head hurt, probably worse then hell. It sure wasn't easy getting him up. Naruto in all his grace had stumbled down the final step to get to Sasuke. His butt paid for it and he still had problem sitting comfortly but along with that and a few other scratches he sustained he had succeeded in getting Sasuke out of the old hole.

Now he had to pay his attention to healing Sasuke's injuries.

The wounded leg and cuts on his arms and back could he heal easily but he had to be careful with Sasuke's head.

Healing injuries with his chakra had been one of the first thing's Naruto had to learn when he started to move around between the Villages. In order to survive he had to rely on Kyuubi's fast healing ability but he mostly used his own chakra to heal small fractures and wounds. He could focus it to an area of his body he needed to heal faster than the rest. He was now just as qualified as any doctor. Only he didn't use as much painkillers as the hospitals did. He also used Kyuubi's chakra to heal more serious damage to the body and head, even on the brink of death he would try to heal himself. The only hook was that he had to be very careful when he used his red charka on others. Too little wouldn't do much help if it was fatal but too much could kill the other person in an instance.

The last thing Naruto wanted to do was to be the cause of Sasuke's death. 'You don't say ONE word.' Naruto told Kyuubi sharply as he felt the fox was about to say something. Kyuubi sneered but didn't say anything.

Naruto sat with Sasuke's head in his lap. His hands in the black hair as he with closed eyes concentrating.

Since he was using the chakra that would normally heal his own wounds Naruto sat there bleeding and feeling the pain in his butt increase at the point of being unbearable.

But at the moment Naruto didn't care, only for Sasuke to heal.

-o-o-o-o-o-

Inside Naruto, behind the great gate that held the demon fox. The fox was observing Naruto's reaction and everything around him. Not having much else to do and for the first time in the 17 years he had been sealed inside of this boy he understood something.

Love was something that you couldn't predict and when it happened it was to late. For some people it was always meant to be. Not that it would be easy for this little brat. Many people would most undoubtly stand in his way until he could have a life the one he loved.

If it doesn't kill you it will only make you stronger. "I understand that now but for you, if you don't realize that you are falling in love and don't admit it, it will only cause you pain."

Kyuubi's tails wrapped around him like a cover to hold him warm. "You still have to fully merge with me and until then I will watch you. Be your second voice of reason but I won't stand in your way either."

Kyuubi started to sleep. "I wish you luck, brat. Knowing you, you'll need it... definatly."

TBC…

Author Note: Another chapter. Hope you like it. I really need to get my head out of the wall and start write new chapters, I almost have posted everyone I already have. Ok, calm down, calm down… I'M CALM. No I'm not, sigh. I really like the buss rides home after school and to stay at my school is great to. There are only 4 classes there and the teachers are REALLY nice. In the afternoon there isn't many left so I can sit completely alone in the sofa we have in our classroom in my (if I can say so very cute) slippers. A bowl of lunch in front of me and music on and I can write while I download music, movies, Naruto and stuff. I'm innocent no most of us students do it when we are in school. The quiet sound, except for myself and may be a few other friends, are almost heaven like. What can I say? I go in a school where you want to stay as long as you can in.

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