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Some info here is important for readers to know.......
Dark Soul: Wow! I never expected so many reviews on the first chapter! A big thanks to all who did review!
Julian: Yah, even I was surprised.
Dark Soul: Why is that?
Julian: ...
Dark Soul: Oh yah, as I read some of the reviews, I found people saying that I have a thing on so only authors could sign. I AM SORRY! :( I didn't even know there was such a thing!
Sasuke: ::whispers:: She knows very little.
Dark Soul: Anyway, I'll fix that and the HEALING abilities of the nine-tailed fox demon...well could there be an exception for my story? I like it when a hero is sick and someone needs to take care of them! It's so kawaii!
Sasuke: How about we get to the story? I have to take care of Naruto...
Dark Soul: Ok! Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Plain and Simple. Now here's the next chapter! (sorry for making all you people wait so long...I couldn't get on fanfiction!)
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Watching Your Back
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Chapter 2 - From The Inside
[...Sasuke's POV...]
I was shocked hearing Naruto' words. They hurt me, but I was more concerned for him. Why was he acting this way? I noticed at the beginning of training that Naruto been acting a little odd. More odd than usual. I knew that I shouldn't be worried for the dunce, but when he yelled at me, a spark ran through me. I don't truly know what I felt then.
As I watched Naruto walk away, it was like someone had ripped out a piece of my heart. I was alone, a great part of me was gone.
As soon as I saw Naruto stumble and fall, I raced to his side. I held his head in my lap and searched for an answer in his eyes. He looked very pale and the bright colour in his eyes was fading. He just stared at me and whispered in a shaky voice.
"S-Sasuke?"
I pulled his head closer to my chest. I saw his eyes slowly closed and he became limp in my arms. The sweat on his face matted his blonde hair on his forehead. I used my fingers to twirl Naruto's hair off his face. I gently put my hand on his forehead. He was burning up.
Watching him like this brought sorrow into my very soul. I then shook my head. Did I care for this...this...I couldn't even insult him. The angelic features of his face made my lips twitch into a smile. I leaned down and place a kiss on Naruo's forehead. Then I gathered his body in my arms tightly and picked him up.
Squinting my eyes, I looked over the field. Kakashi and Sakura were still up ahead and had not noticed what had happened to Naruto. I smirked. Unfortunately, my thinking was not soon enough. I saw Sakura look back.
'Damn,' I thought.
I knew that Sakura saw Naruto in my arms, because I saw her eyes widen in shock. I sighed and started to walk towards my teacher and teammate.
Sakura approached me and gasped. "What happened to Naruto?"
"I think he's sick. He fainted," I said calmly.
"I see," Kakashi said. "We should hurry back to get him some medical attention."
Sakura and I nodded.
Kakashi turned to me. "You ok with Naruto?"
"Yes," I answered.
With that said, we left back for home. I carried Naruto in my arms, watching him stir and twitch. I noticed that Sakura was watching me very carefully. I glanced over at her. In her eyes, I saw jealousy. To why I saw it, I don't know why.
Once we reached our destination, we took Naruto to a hut to get some rest. (a/n: are there huts?) Kakashi said that he had to run a quick errand before we went to do our mission. I was surprised because usually our Master would not delay a mission. I was glad anyway, if that were possible. Kakashi told Sakura and I to watch over Naruto for a while.
We sat on different ends of the room. Sakura held Naruto's hand in hers while I watched him from the end of the room. He was lying on a white mattress, thin white sheets covering his shivering body. Cold sweat ran down his face and onto the pillow his head was lying on.
His breathing was poor. He took sharp breaths of air and every once in a while I saw his face wrinkle up like he was in pain.
I saw Sakura look at me, but I turned away. I knew that she wanted to talk to me, but I didn't want to bother speaking with her.
"I wonder why Naruto got sick all of a sudden,." Sakura said looking at me.
"..."
"Well?" she asked. "What do you think?"
"He was ill before. None of us noticed, only his odd behavior."
Suddenly, I heard faint footsteps outside of the room. Kakashi walked into the room and looked at us.
"Well, it's mission time. Sorry I took so long. Let's go. We'll let Naruto here rest for a while."
Kakashi left and Sakura followed him out. I started to walk out, but looked back at Naruto. I sighed. I didn't feel like leaving him. Especially in a time of need. For some reason, I didn't feel comfortable leaving him alone, even if he was being watched.
Before leaving to join my team, I closed my eyes and smiled.
"Get better soon, my Naruto."
[...Naruto's POV...]
A field covered in lush green grass. The sun blazing like a fire during the night. The sky shimmering like rushing water. I took a step into the beautiful scenery. Birds flew across the clear sky. Wind brushed against my face, tugging at my clothes and cooling my body. If this wasn't paradise, I didn't know what was.
Far, in the distance, I noticed a dark figure. I was curious to who this person was, and as if the place I was in knew this, the figure appeared closer. I tried to move to the figure to get a closer look, but for some reason my feet wouldn't move. I looked down and my eyes widened. Large and black vines were entwining my legs. I pulled from the ground, but the vines grew tight and would not allow me to move.
Everything turned dark. The sun was eaten away at by dark clouds. The vines were growing taller and were wrapping around my waist. Suddenly, rain started to fall from the sky. The vines had now reached my throat. I clawed at the vines around my throat, but it was no use. I saw that the figure had now gotten closer and it was staring at me. There was a frown on the person's face. My arms were held down by the strength of the vines. The dark figure took its hand and caressed my cheek before the vines grew over my head.
"Sasuke?!"
I sat up. Sweat was running down my face like a waterfall. I looked at my hands. There were no vines. I lifted up the sheets and checked my legs. I breathed a deep sigh of relief.
I was warm, a burning feeling ran through my body. Even though I couldn't see the vines, it felt as though they were loped around me. My body ached in pain and I could barley move. Remembering that I had sat up in the bed in all my pain, I quickly lay back down. Boy, did I hate being ill!
"This sucks!" I said aloud.
I tried to remember my dream. Sasuke. Sasuke was in my dream. I didn't know why. He had touched my cheek.
'Ahhh! He touched me in my dream?! Sasuke? Ahhh gross!'
That's what I thought, but I didn't say it out loud. I thought it was rude. Rude?! What was this sickness doing to me?!
Suddenly, a women walked into the room. She was fairly old and wore green robes. She sat in the chair next to the bed and put a cup of water on the beside table. She looked at me for a few moments and then took out a cold cloth and put it on my head. I squinted my eyes at her. She smiled.
"You only have a small fever. It will go away soon. A boy with black hair brought you in. I was going to question him, until I saw Kakashi come in as well."
That struck me. Sasuke carried me in? I tried to recall the last time I was awake. My head had been pounding and I had fallen. Then I remembered seeing Sasuke. Could I not stop thinking about him for one minute?!
"Well," the lady said. "I'll let you rest for a while ok?"
She smiled and then left the room. I sighed.
"This is boring!"
My brain got working on a plan immediately. I had to get out of this dump. There was no one else in the room. I had to use this to my advantage. As I was thinking, something in the room caught my eye. A bright light rested on the floor, following it to find it source, I had found my escape route.
Quietly tossing the sheets off me, I got to my feet and started towards my escape. The window. I tip toed over and jumped up. I wasn't a midget! My legs beneath my were running in air. I pushed myself over and landed with a thud.
"Ow!" I said rubbing my head. "Great, some more pain to add to my aching head."
I stood up and sneaked off into the darkness behind me. My head was throbbing again and I was cold. I was shivering. It was summer though. I couldn't understand why I was feeling so odd. Except for the fact that I was sick, but I knew that it wasn't bad. All I had was a little fever, the lady had said it herself.
I quickly went to the forest. That was the only place I knew where it would be a good place to hid and also, I had a feeling that the cat we were looking for would be there as well, unless his teammates had found the cat already. Hopefully not.
I took in the beauty of the forest. I didn't usually look at nature, because of training and all. I breathed in the fresh air. It made me feel better. It was the middle of day and yet, it was getting dark. I felt something cold prick at my skin. I looked up to the sky. Raindrops fell on my head. Now where had this happened before?
My hair was wet with small droplets rain.
"Great."
The rain wasn't very harsh. I walked on further. Unfortunately, the trees did not do very well to shield me from the onslaught of rain. I noticed that my vision was blurring. I was shaking uncontrollably. Wrapping my arms around myself, I tried to block out the coldness entering my very soul.
I took another step and felt my foot slide beneath me. I fell to the ground. My hands clawed at the dirt on the ground. I was too weak to move. I was lonely. There was only one person that I wanted to be at my side at the moment. I closed my eyes and felt a tear run down my face and land on the ground with the rain. It poured.
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That's the end of the chapter! Don't worry! I know you guys want Sasuke to take good care of Naruto, and I assure you, he will! Just wait till the next chapter! ^__^
Some info here is important for readers to know.......
Dark Soul: Wow! I never expected so many reviews on the first chapter! A big thanks to all who did review!
Julian: Yah, even I was surprised.
Dark Soul: Why is that?
Julian: ...
Dark Soul: Oh yah, as I read some of the reviews, I found people saying that I have a thing on so only authors could sign. I AM SORRY! :( I didn't even know there was such a thing!
Sasuke: ::whispers:: She knows very little.
Dark Soul: Anyway, I'll fix that and the HEALING abilities of the nine-tailed fox demon...well could there be an exception for my story? I like it when a hero is sick and someone needs to take care of them! It's so kawaii!
Sasuke: How about we get to the story? I have to take care of Naruto...
Dark Soul: Ok! Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Plain and Simple. Now here's the next chapter! (sorry for making all you people wait so long...I couldn't get on fanfiction!)
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Watching Your Back
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Chapter 2 - From The Inside
[...Sasuke's POV...]
I was shocked hearing Naruto' words. They hurt me, but I was more concerned for him. Why was he acting this way? I noticed at the beginning of training that Naruto been acting a little odd. More odd than usual. I knew that I shouldn't be worried for the dunce, but when he yelled at me, a spark ran through me. I don't truly know what I felt then.
As I watched Naruto walk away, it was like someone had ripped out a piece of my heart. I was alone, a great part of me was gone.
As soon as I saw Naruto stumble and fall, I raced to his side. I held his head in my lap and searched for an answer in his eyes. He looked very pale and the bright colour in his eyes was fading. He just stared at me and whispered in a shaky voice.
"S-Sasuke?"
I pulled his head closer to my chest. I saw his eyes slowly closed and he became limp in my arms. The sweat on his face matted his blonde hair on his forehead. I used my fingers to twirl Naruto's hair off his face. I gently put my hand on his forehead. He was burning up.
Watching him like this brought sorrow into my very soul. I then shook my head. Did I care for this...this...I couldn't even insult him. The angelic features of his face made my lips twitch into a smile. I leaned down and place a kiss on Naruo's forehead. Then I gathered his body in my arms tightly and picked him up.
Squinting my eyes, I looked over the field. Kakashi and Sakura were still up ahead and had not noticed what had happened to Naruto. I smirked. Unfortunately, my thinking was not soon enough. I saw Sakura look back.
'Damn,' I thought.
I knew that Sakura saw Naruto in my arms, because I saw her eyes widen in shock. I sighed and started to walk towards my teacher and teammate.
Sakura approached me and gasped. "What happened to Naruto?"
"I think he's sick. He fainted," I said calmly.
"I see," Kakashi said. "We should hurry back to get him some medical attention."
Sakura and I nodded.
Kakashi turned to me. "You ok with Naruto?"
"Yes," I answered.
With that said, we left back for home. I carried Naruto in my arms, watching him stir and twitch. I noticed that Sakura was watching me very carefully. I glanced over at her. In her eyes, I saw jealousy. To why I saw it, I don't know why.
Once we reached our destination, we took Naruto to a hut to get some rest. (a/n: are there huts?) Kakashi said that he had to run a quick errand before we went to do our mission. I was surprised because usually our Master would not delay a mission. I was glad anyway, if that were possible. Kakashi told Sakura and I to watch over Naruto for a while.
We sat on different ends of the room. Sakura held Naruto's hand in hers while I watched him from the end of the room. He was lying on a white mattress, thin white sheets covering his shivering body. Cold sweat ran down his face and onto the pillow his head was lying on.
His breathing was poor. He took sharp breaths of air and every once in a while I saw his face wrinkle up like he was in pain.
I saw Sakura look at me, but I turned away. I knew that she wanted to talk to me, but I didn't want to bother speaking with her.
"I wonder why Naruto got sick all of a sudden,." Sakura said looking at me.
"..."
"Well?" she asked. "What do you think?"
"He was ill before. None of us noticed, only his odd behavior."
Suddenly, I heard faint footsteps outside of the room. Kakashi walked into the room and looked at us.
"Well, it's mission time. Sorry I took so long. Let's go. We'll let Naruto here rest for a while."
Kakashi left and Sakura followed him out. I started to walk out, but looked back at Naruto. I sighed. I didn't feel like leaving him. Especially in a time of need. For some reason, I didn't feel comfortable leaving him alone, even if he was being watched.
Before leaving to join my team, I closed my eyes and smiled.
"Get better soon, my Naruto."
[...Naruto's POV...]
A field covered in lush green grass. The sun blazing like a fire during the night. The sky shimmering like rushing water. I took a step into the beautiful scenery. Birds flew across the clear sky. Wind brushed against my face, tugging at my clothes and cooling my body. If this wasn't paradise, I didn't know what was.
Far, in the distance, I noticed a dark figure. I was curious to who this person was, and as if the place I was in knew this, the figure appeared closer. I tried to move to the figure to get a closer look, but for some reason my feet wouldn't move. I looked down and my eyes widened. Large and black vines were entwining my legs. I pulled from the ground, but the vines grew tight and would not allow me to move.
Everything turned dark. The sun was eaten away at by dark clouds. The vines were growing taller and were wrapping around my waist. Suddenly, rain started to fall from the sky. The vines had now reached my throat. I clawed at the vines around my throat, but it was no use. I saw that the figure had now gotten closer and it was staring at me. There was a frown on the person's face. My arms were held down by the strength of the vines. The dark figure took its hand and caressed my cheek before the vines grew over my head.
"Sasuke?!"
I sat up. Sweat was running down my face like a waterfall. I looked at my hands. There were no vines. I lifted up the sheets and checked my legs. I breathed a deep sigh of relief.
I was warm, a burning feeling ran through my body. Even though I couldn't see the vines, it felt as though they were loped around me. My body ached in pain and I could barley move. Remembering that I had sat up in the bed in all my pain, I quickly lay back down. Boy, did I hate being ill!
"This sucks!" I said aloud.
I tried to remember my dream. Sasuke. Sasuke was in my dream. I didn't know why. He had touched my cheek.
'Ahhh! He touched me in my dream?! Sasuke? Ahhh gross!'
That's what I thought, but I didn't say it out loud. I thought it was rude. Rude?! What was this sickness doing to me?!
Suddenly, a women walked into the room. She was fairly old and wore green robes. She sat in the chair next to the bed and put a cup of water on the beside table. She looked at me for a few moments and then took out a cold cloth and put it on my head. I squinted my eyes at her. She smiled.
"You only have a small fever. It will go away soon. A boy with black hair brought you in. I was going to question him, until I saw Kakashi come in as well."
That struck me. Sasuke carried me in? I tried to recall the last time I was awake. My head had been pounding and I had fallen. Then I remembered seeing Sasuke. Could I not stop thinking about him for one minute?!
"Well," the lady said. "I'll let you rest for a while ok?"
She smiled and then left the room. I sighed.
"This is boring!"
My brain got working on a plan immediately. I had to get out of this dump. There was no one else in the room. I had to use this to my advantage. As I was thinking, something in the room caught my eye. A bright light rested on the floor, following it to find it source, I had found my escape route.
Quietly tossing the sheets off me, I got to my feet and started towards my escape. The window. I tip toed over and jumped up. I wasn't a midget! My legs beneath my were running in air. I pushed myself over and landed with a thud.
"Ow!" I said rubbing my head. "Great, some more pain to add to my aching head."
I stood up and sneaked off into the darkness behind me. My head was throbbing again and I was cold. I was shivering. It was summer though. I couldn't understand why I was feeling so odd. Except for the fact that I was sick, but I knew that it wasn't bad. All I had was a little fever, the lady had said it herself.
I quickly went to the forest. That was the only place I knew where it would be a good place to hid and also, I had a feeling that the cat we were looking for would be there as well, unless his teammates had found the cat already. Hopefully not.
I took in the beauty of the forest. I didn't usually look at nature, because of training and all. I breathed in the fresh air. It made me feel better. It was the middle of day and yet, it was getting dark. I felt something cold prick at my skin. I looked up to the sky. Raindrops fell on my head. Now where had this happened before?
My hair was wet with small droplets rain.
"Great."
The rain wasn't very harsh. I walked on further. Unfortunately, the trees did not do very well to shield me from the onslaught of rain. I noticed that my vision was blurring. I was shaking uncontrollably. Wrapping my arms around myself, I tried to block out the coldness entering my very soul.
I took another step and felt my foot slide beneath me. I fell to the ground. My hands clawed at the dirt on the ground. I was too weak to move. I was lonely. There was only one person that I wanted to be at my side at the moment. I closed my eyes and felt a tear run down my face and land on the ground with the rain. It poured.
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That's the end of the chapter! Don't worry! I know you guys want Sasuke to take good care of Naruto, and I assure you, he will! Just wait till the next chapter! ^__^
