Author: hiya everyone I finally get to spend some time at my house so I ges that means I can update eh? Well I have to say I found another pairing im in love with and how predictable that it happens to be yaoi eh? Well I ges there is a difference bcuz its not anime but a pairing from a book…dragonlance and the pairing happens to be raistlin/dalamar! Haha raistlin is my favorite char in that series and I jus love him hehe but I stumbled across some fics pairing together and I donno wat happened but now I seem to adore them as much as Sasuke and Naruto! Amazing eh? O well I ges not many ppl really care that I seem to like raist/dal ness and yaoi ness I ges no1 really reads this bad story neways haha and I don't usually update every week nemore neways haha that sounded funny ! gah someone needs to stop my ranting sheesh! annoyed person points a gun at elly GAH I didn't mean it ! shot is fired bakas! Ill come bak and haunt u! the devil kicks me out of hell wahahahhahahhahahhahhahahahahhahahha coughin attack

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto…. Sasuke does! evil grin wat…he does… .

Chapter 17

Naruto was running in the endless blackness trying to escape the impending doom that seemed to follow closely at his heels. He dare not turn around in fear that he would stop in fear and be devoured by the night.

The darkness called to him and the thing behind him was whispering seducing sounds into there air. Sometimes Naruto wanted to turn around and give in, he was getting weaker after every step and the adrenalin that had been rushing in his veins was slowing.

Sometimes he even thought Sasuke was chasing him, telling him to stop and wait. Naruto felt tormented every time he had to run on leaving his beloved a couple steps behind him.

The darkness wasn't changing but Naruto silently wished for the light at the end of the tunnel he was slowing now and he could hear the spectral doom closing in on him fast.

The voice switched to Sasuke again and began to call out to Naruto again. "Naruto, it's me Sasuke why are you running? Do you not love me? Because I no I love you, with all my heart, why WHY are you leaving me alone in the darkness???"

Naruto couldn't hold back the tears that poured down his face and his feet slipped for a moment causing him to almost fall but he kept going yelling defiantly at the darkness.

"You're not Sasuke! I love Sasuke not some freak like you!" Naruto thought he saw a light appear some where ahead of him and he ran with a new burst of energy. If he could only make it he could end this nightmare.

The specter took on a new voice, completely strange but yet so familiar. Naruto couldn't tell who it belonged to and he really didn't care. The thing was yelling at him tell him the he belonged to it now. Naruto even in the bound of a nightmare scoffed at this.

"I do not belong to you! I belong to no one!" Naruto closed his eyes as tears kept running down his face. He opened his eyes again and almost stopped in surprise. There was a soft light in the distance.

Naruto felt a new burst of speed and he wiped his eyes determined to reach the light, to free himself from this awful nightmare.

Gaara stopped but a small stream, Naruto was stirring and murmuring. Gaara gently brushed beautiful blond hair from his sleeping face and was startled to see the glistening track of tears the ran down his face.

Gaara sat mesmerized by Naruto's beauty and he jumped when Naruto whispered Sasuke's name. Gaara glared, "Sasuke may no longer have you, you my sweet belong to me!" Gaara's features softened and he placed caressing fingers on Naruto's face.

Naruto squirmed away from his touch and whispered in a defiant voice ""I do not belong to you! I belong to no one!" Gaara sighed and went to the stream with a cloth, Gaara dipped the cloth in the stream and got it damp before he returned to his prize.

Naruto opened one eye slowly and wish he hadn't; how ironic is was when a nightmare is better then reality. Naruto's vision was filled by the face of a stranger. Eyes surrounded by black circles, the eyes themselves cold and hard. The stranger had red hair, no eye brows and a character on his forehead.

The touch of a damp cloth to his forehead made Naruto want to crawl away but he couldn't, his limbs were weak and he was hungry. He licked his lips and swallowed trying to wet his throat. "Who are you and where are we?" he finally managed.

The stranger smiled a fake smile and placed the damp cloth to Naruto's lips. "Suck it." His smirk widened when Naruto's eyes widened. "Come now I can tell you're thirsty…"

Gaara watched Naruto for a few moments longer and then he got up. "My name is Gaara and we are in the forests at the boarders of the leaf territory."

"Why? Where are you taking me??" Naruto though Gaara was going to leave when he left from Naruto's field of vision but then Naruto felt hands take hold of him cradling him in a somewhat awkward embrace.

Naruto had remained still at first because of shock now he thrashed wildly trying to free himself from this unwanted embrace. The arms that held him only tightened their hold as he lost what little strength he had gained. Naruto eventually fell limp in Gaara's arms and he was reduced to crying again.

Gaara was at a loss, why was Naruto protesting to him so much? He hurt a lot to see the mixture of fear and hate in Naruto's eyes. Gaara's eyes left Naruto's, he couldn't stand to have Naruto look at him like that. His eyes went else where and he was surprised to notice that Naruto was thin and unnaturally pale.

Gaara placed his hand on Naruto's forehead ignoring Naruto's whimper of protest and he was surprised to find that Naruto had developed a fever. Gaara clinched his jaw and the laid Naruto on the ground again. Naruto had his eyes closed and looked like he was sleeping fitfully.

Gaara got up and brushed himself off he would make Naruto-chan feel all better, Gaara continued to pursued himself that he could make Naruto love him as he prepared a small camp.

Sasuke strolled into the clearing just as the sun was setting casting a red glow through the leaves. He thought of how beautiful it was, going as far to compare it to Naruto. He laughed softly as his thoughts once again traveled to his beloved.

Sasuke noticed something was wrong as he stopped in the center of the clearing. Kakashi was standing over a sobbing Sakura and Naruto was no where to be seen. Sasuke dropped his captive rabbit and hurried over to his sensei and Sakura.

"Where's Naruto??" Sasuke tugged on Kakashi's sleeve and his usual cold expressionless mask gone to be replaced by a frantic look. Sasuke spared one moment to glare at Sakura and then he turned his face back towards his sensei.

Kakashi quirked a questioning eye brow "I thought you guys were together and Sakura had walked stumbled into you guys doing something, because she hasn't been able to say a understandable ward for half an hour!"

Kakashi was flushed with frustration and he was wish that he could be home reading his book….

"Naruto isn't with me, where the fuck is he? I bet SHE knows!!" Sasuke grabbed Sakura's arm and she shrieked. Sasuke slapped her hard and she whimpered, fresh tears running down her face.

"STOP SASUKE STOP!" Kakashi was appalled that he was seeing Sasuke lose control like this. He knew that if he didn't stop Sasuke soon he would kill Sakura. Kakashi grabbed Sasuke's arm and forced his hand to release its bruising grip on Sakura's arm.

Kakashi threw Sasuke away from Sakura and then he grabbed Sakura and moved in front of her just in case Sasuke thought about attacking her again. Sasuke had calmed down soon and tears were starting to creep down his face as well. He sat sprawled staring at his hands.

Sakura was trying to speak now "I…I'm s...s...soo..sorry….st..strange..er..took… nar..naru..Naruto!" Kakashi couldn't believe his ears, Sakura had just claimed that Naruto had been kidnapped.

Kakashi turned around and started at Sakura she was cowering under his gaze. "What do you know Sakura?"

Sasuke started at his hands not believing he had been about to kill his teammate a second ago. Then he heard he confusion and Sasuke couldn't take anymore he feinted.

Kakashi sighed and ran a hand through his spiky white hair. Things weren't looking good. Just then he heard someone enter the clearing he turned around think that perhaps Naruto's capture had found the rest of them.

Kakashi relaxed once he noticed that it was only Iruka, he smiled "You can help me take then to there houses, I'll explain to you and the third at the same time."

Iruka gave him a questioning look, it quickly change to that of concern when he noticed who of cell seven was missing. "Where's……?" He stopped when Kakashi gave him a harrowed look. Iruka kept his mouth shut but he still couldn't help but worry about Naruto.

Iruka, Kakashi, and the Hokage sat around a small table, Iruka was frowning and fidgeting it was plain he thought they should be doing something for other then talking. Kakashi looked extremely tired and worried. The Hokage had told them that the link that connected Naruto and Sasuke was going to cause many problems.

Like before the link would drain Naruto's health because the link had not had time to become stable. Sasuke however would not survive if Naruto died he might not survive anyway. Sasuke was in horrible condition, he was paler then usual and he sat outside the Hokage's office and waited.

The third had decided that Sasuke had needed to know that Naruto's body housed the fox demon. After telling Sasuke they had been expecting him to deny, to argue, but he nodded once and he hadn't said anything since.

They heard a heart rending sob coming from the other room, Sasuke had been doing this on and off for the past couple hours. This time he said something.

"Wait for me Naruto I'm going to find you, wait for m..me…!" Sasuke trailed off and then they heard a door open. Iruka's eyes widened and he and Kakashi jumped up and they ran out after Sasuke.