Author: hi again everyone thanks for the helpful reviews; I think the biggest problem I have when typing is my constant shortening of words. I used to play warcraft 3 and Diablo 2 LOD. Shortening words just comes to me and I apologize I bet me teachers also would agree that it's annoying. I will try harder to check over the stories before I post them and ill get my sister (or my editor now) to go over then too. I'm glad people like my story! Keep reading please and I will keep updating !
Disclaimer: I in no way own naruto even thought I love the story
Chapter 3
"Sasuke," Naruto muttered "Why……..why do you always have to be stronger then me?" Naruto turned over with his back to Sasuke. "I'm so sorry Sasuke, but why do you always have to better then me?"
Sasuke looked at Naruto in shock, Naruto was dreaming about him? Talking about him in his sleep? The sobbing grew louder for a moment and Sasuke brought his attention back to the sleeping boy "Sasuke why did you do that? Why did you protect me? Why did you take those needles for me? WHY!" the last was a small tear muffled yelp.
Guilt welled up like a hidden spring; flooding him with answers to question he didn't even know he had. This explained everything in a cruel clarity. And it was all Sasukes fault…if Naruto was awake he could apologize…wait? Apologize?! Sasuke didn't apologize to anyone but most of all not to Naruto…
The weight loss, the over working, the loss of sleep, and now Sasuke knew about the nightmares that caused the over working, so Naruto could get a little sleep.
"Damn, dobe all I did was save your life I would have done it for anyone…" Sasuke told himself this as if he needed to convince himself of it. While he had been thinking Naruto had stopped crying, he was sleeping peacefully. Sasuke got out to leave but as he turned away a hand grabbed his arm. He looked down into Narutos pleading face and stopped short.
"Don't leave me please you make the nightmares go away, please don't go away…" Narutos eyes where filled with new tears and slightly glazed over in terror. "I'm so sorry Sasuke please stay." Sasuke could only nod, Naruto had a death grip on his arm and even if he tried to leave he was sure naruto would hang onto him.
sigh Sasuke sat down in the chair he had vacated earlier. Naruto still held his hand as he curled up and was instantly asleep again. Sasuke kept on telling himself that he was going to get up and leave only to decide a second later that he couldn't.
The night dragged on and Sasuke was getting tired, staying up was usually no problem for him but to night was different, the mask he keep so well had faltered today that was unusual. He hoped Naruto would be well enough to leave the next morning because Sasuke didn't know what could transpire if Naruto stayed. Naruto made him feel different, come to think of it Naruto made him feel in the first place, Sasuke realized then that his life was no more then a empty quest to get revenge on his brother, that's all there was for Sasuke no laughter or joy or sadness, or embarrassment, or pain, or comfort, or weakness, only the one thought kept him going, the thought of killing his brother.
Naruto had changed that though, sasuke now felt………..? How did Naruto make him feel? It was so complicated and no words Sasuke could think of could describe it. Finally admitting this to himself made Sasuke even more surprised. This was NOT happening to him, he replaced the expression of deep thoughtfulness that had occupied his face with the normal cool uncaring mask, his face felt normal again.
There was a knock at the door, Sasuke thanked his good timing as he firmly pulled his hand from Narutos. He then quickly rushed to the door glancing into the kitchen he cursed, the most of the water he had been boiling had turned into steam. He yanked the door open, if he hadn't had his mask firmly in place it might have slipped when he saw Kakashi-sensei standing on his doorstep his wet cloths clinging to his body.
"Are you just going to stand there? Or are you gonna let me in?" Sasuke moved aside and Kakashi stepped in. Kakashi looked at him oddly for a moment and then he stepped into the kitchen. Sasuke saw him raise an eyebrow silently questioning the two bowls of ramen sitting on the counter.
When Kakashi turned to face him he opened his mouth to explain but Kakashi held up a hand and he closed it.
"Where?" kakashi asked in a soft voice, for a second sasuke didn't understand what he was talking about. Then it finally occurred to him Kakashi was talking about Naruto he pointed up.
Kakashi sighed so…Sasuke had taken care of Naruto, that in itself was odd but he shrugged it off heading towards the stairs leaving behind a trail of wet footprints. He scaled the stairs three at a time and then hearing a muffled voice walked directly towards the room Naruto was occupying. He hadn't realized Sasuke had followed him until they reached the door. Then he found the dark haired boy obscuring his path.
"Wait here please sensei." Was all Sasuke said before turning and quickly slipping into the room, the door close firmly behind him with a click. He then heard Sasuke say something and Naruto answering him in a……whimper?
Kakashi was about to open the door when Sasuke opened it from the other side. Then Sasuke stepped aside giving Kakashi a view of Naruto who was lying in a large bed. Apparently asleep and untroubled, Kakashi strolled over to the bed and looked down at naruto how was gaunt and pale. He then lifted one corner of the blanket and his visible eye widened in surprise when he saw how skinny he was.
Naruto started muttering again saying what sounded like 'Sasuke'. Kakashi glanced at Sasuke who was now staring in what looked like surprise at the sleeping blond. When Sasuke noticed him looking his face became an unreadable mask again.
It hit Kakashi with a sudden brutality "Oh fuck!" was all he could say could it be possible could Sasuke and Naruto possibly be……………………….