"Speech"
~Thoughts~ *Flashbacks* (A/N)
Chapter 2 Strange Happenings
Sasuke paced impatiently. That dobe was late again. Kakashi-sensei was late too, but that was nothing new. The dobe had been late gain yesterday too. He sighed, frustrated, and sat down next to Sakura under a tree. They waited. And waited. Finally Sasuke caught a glimpse of Kakashi's silver hair and Naruto's orange jumpsuit. He looked down and studied his hands in his lap until he heard the two walk up next to him and Sakura.
"You're late, dame," he spat viciously without looking up.
"Sasuke!" Kakashi said harshly. That made him look up. He was startled
to see the stern look in his sensei's eye.
"Nani?" Sasuke asked.
"Iie," Kakashi answered, shaking his head.
Sasuke looked over at Naruto. The boy looked exhausted. He frowned. If that dobe brought the team down in a fight because he was tired... ~Baka~ he thought, ~He probably stayed up all night watching the television or something~ (A/N: Do they have televisions? Well, they do now. Just assume that they have most of modern-day technology, with the exceptions of cell phones and computers.)
"Come on, Sasuke" Sakura called to him, snapping him out of his daze. He sighed.
"Coming, Sakura," he said dully. He pulled on his pack and began walking. That girl never left him alone. Wherever he was, she was sure to be there too. She acted like a stalker. Wait...she was one. Why him? Why couldn't she moon over a boy who would love her back, like Naruto, or Lee? Though, at the moment, Naruto didn't look up to loving anyone or anything.
Sasuke watched the blonde boy scowl deeply as Sakura skipped blithely around, as if saying 'What gives you the right to be so happy?' That worried him. For one, he was always the happy and energetic one of the group, bouncing around and annoying the hell out of him, and two, it was common knowledge that Naruto was in love with Sakura, and to see him shoot such a look her way was slightly unnerving. His shoulders were slumped and his face looked worn. Sasuke wondered what in the world could have happened to subdue Naruto this much. He decided to put it out of his mind for now.
They walked for a few hours. These must have been the longest few hours of Sasuke's life. Kakashi walked ahead with Naruto, and Sakura tried countless times to engage him in conversation, failing every time miserably. ~If she asks me how I'm doing one more time...~ His fists clenched in irritation. Even walking with Naruto had to be better than this. He sped up and fell into stride next to Naruto and his sensei.
"Save me," he muttered out of the corner of his mouth as Sakura called his name again. A death glare settled onto his face as he stared determinedly ahead. He could hear Kakashi laughing quietly. Sasuke rounded on him.
"You wouldn't be laughing if you were me!" he snapped.
"But I'm not you, am I?" his sensei said teasingly. Sasuke threw a dirty look at his sensi. Then, he shoved his hands into his pockets and walked faster, ahead of the rest of the group.
Naruto glanced back at Sakura, who was picking flowers as she walked. She looked past him at Sasuke. He knew she was about to go in for another try.
"Sensei?" he said. His voice cracked and he cleared his throat. "Sensei?" he said again.
"Hai, Naruto?" was the reply from under the mask. "Ano, why don't you go walk with Sasuke? I'll tell Sakura you needed to talk to him or something. He needs a break."
"Are you sure?" Kakashi asked. He knew Naruto wasn't feeling his best, that was for sure.
"Hai," Naruto said.
"Fine, but when do you want to stop for lunch?" sensei asked.
"Iie, sensi, I'm not hungry. Don't ask me."
Kakashi just frowned at this and repeated, "When do you want to stop for lunch?"
Naruto sighed and ran a hand through his hair. Such a persistent man. " Fine, whatever. How about two more miles?"
"Hai, that sounds good to me." At that, Kakashi caught up with Sasuke. Sakura came up beside him, and was just about to go join the others.
"Matte, Sakura-chan" he said, "Kakashi wanted to talk to him alone." Sakura pouted, but kept silent. Instead, she started arranging the flowers she had picked, putting the pink one over here, moving the yellow one over there... Naruto did a Sasuke and shoved his hands into his pockets, staring at the ground. He sighed. He knew if he tried to talk to her, she would do what Sasuke did to her... ignore him point blank. He kicked a stone lying in the middle of the path with frustration.
~Damned Kyuubi, (A/N: I've seen it spelled Kyubi, and Kyuubi... which one is right?)~ He thought bitterly. ~He knows he can't get out so he decides to torment me. Like I can help it. ~
Naruto could feel the comings of a massive headache. He groaned and rubbed his temples. Why now? He had just told Kakashi that he could walk two more miles, but with the way this headache was progressing, he wouldn't make it around the next bend.
~No! ~ He thought to himself, ~I'll make it. It's only two miles...~
Sakura continued to ignore him completely, totally engrossed in arranging her flowers. All the better. He didn't want her to take an interest in him and ask what was wrong... how could he answer that in an honest way without breaking the law?
Naruto no longer had a reliable sense of time. One painful moment faded into the next. Then, a huge wave of pain pulsated through his skull. His eyes involuntarily snapped shut, and he let out a weak cry of pain. He wasn't even aware that he had fallen to his knees. The seal on his stomach burned with the ferocity of a thousand fires. He bit his lip to keep from screaming, causing blood to dribble down his chin.
"N-naruto?" came Sakura's voice he looked up at her with pain-filled eyes. She gasped and stepped away from him, dropping her flowers in shock. His eyes were no longer the normal sky-blue with the happy-go-luck look to them. Now his pupils were vertical slits, and the color was blood red. They seemed to hold pain and murderous content.
"S-S-SENSI!" she yelled, backing up more. Kakashi spun around faster than a cat. In an instant, he was kneeling beside his student.
"Naruto? Nani? What is it?"
Naruto gave a groan and said through clenched teeth, "He's trying to get out."
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I had to make it a cliffhanger... sorry! Lol, I'll update soon... I'm working hard for you guys!
Shiru-chan- I didn't realize that something was wrong with my Japanese *confused Naruto face* Could you tell me specifically what was wrong? Did anyone else notice it? I mostly got the words off of other stories and Manga, and my friend, Faith has a Japanese-English dictionary that I use sometimes... anyway, I would appreciate it if you could be a bit more specific. Thanks for the suggestion though.
SoulRetriever13, Anime Lass, Sirius183, Kiako Ornitier and Shiru-chan, thanks a bunch for your suggestions and reviews... I feel so special...(dramatically wipes away tears of happiness) :-P
Okay, I can do one of two things. I can update more often with shorter chapters, or I can update less often with longer chapters. By "more often" I mean, maybe, every three to four days, by "less often", I mean a week, week and a few days. It's up to you guys!
~Thoughts~ *Flashbacks* (A/N)
Chapter 2 Strange Happenings
Sasuke paced impatiently. That dobe was late again. Kakashi-sensei was late too, but that was nothing new. The dobe had been late gain yesterday too. He sighed, frustrated, and sat down next to Sakura under a tree. They waited. And waited. Finally Sasuke caught a glimpse of Kakashi's silver hair and Naruto's orange jumpsuit. He looked down and studied his hands in his lap until he heard the two walk up next to him and Sakura.
"You're late, dame," he spat viciously without looking up.
"Sasuke!" Kakashi said harshly. That made him look up. He was startled
to see the stern look in his sensei's eye.
"Nani?" Sasuke asked.
"Iie," Kakashi answered, shaking his head.
Sasuke looked over at Naruto. The boy looked exhausted. He frowned. If that dobe brought the team down in a fight because he was tired... ~Baka~ he thought, ~He probably stayed up all night watching the television or something~ (A/N: Do they have televisions? Well, they do now. Just assume that they have most of modern-day technology, with the exceptions of cell phones and computers.)
"Come on, Sasuke" Sakura called to him, snapping him out of his daze. He sighed.
"Coming, Sakura," he said dully. He pulled on his pack and began walking. That girl never left him alone. Wherever he was, she was sure to be there too. She acted like a stalker. Wait...she was one. Why him? Why couldn't she moon over a boy who would love her back, like Naruto, or Lee? Though, at the moment, Naruto didn't look up to loving anyone or anything.
Sasuke watched the blonde boy scowl deeply as Sakura skipped blithely around, as if saying 'What gives you the right to be so happy?' That worried him. For one, he was always the happy and energetic one of the group, bouncing around and annoying the hell out of him, and two, it was common knowledge that Naruto was in love with Sakura, and to see him shoot such a look her way was slightly unnerving. His shoulders were slumped and his face looked worn. Sasuke wondered what in the world could have happened to subdue Naruto this much. He decided to put it out of his mind for now.
They walked for a few hours. These must have been the longest few hours of Sasuke's life. Kakashi walked ahead with Naruto, and Sakura tried countless times to engage him in conversation, failing every time miserably. ~If she asks me how I'm doing one more time...~ His fists clenched in irritation. Even walking with Naruto had to be better than this. He sped up and fell into stride next to Naruto and his sensei.
"Save me," he muttered out of the corner of his mouth as Sakura called his name again. A death glare settled onto his face as he stared determinedly ahead. He could hear Kakashi laughing quietly. Sasuke rounded on him.
"You wouldn't be laughing if you were me!" he snapped.
"But I'm not you, am I?" his sensei said teasingly. Sasuke threw a dirty look at his sensi. Then, he shoved his hands into his pockets and walked faster, ahead of the rest of the group.
Naruto glanced back at Sakura, who was picking flowers as she walked. She looked past him at Sasuke. He knew she was about to go in for another try.
"Sensei?" he said. His voice cracked and he cleared his throat. "Sensei?" he said again.
"Hai, Naruto?" was the reply from under the mask. "Ano, why don't you go walk with Sasuke? I'll tell Sakura you needed to talk to him or something. He needs a break."
"Are you sure?" Kakashi asked. He knew Naruto wasn't feeling his best, that was for sure.
"Hai," Naruto said.
"Fine, but when do you want to stop for lunch?" sensei asked.
"Iie, sensi, I'm not hungry. Don't ask me."
Kakashi just frowned at this and repeated, "When do you want to stop for lunch?"
Naruto sighed and ran a hand through his hair. Such a persistent man. " Fine, whatever. How about two more miles?"
"Hai, that sounds good to me." At that, Kakashi caught up with Sasuke. Sakura came up beside him, and was just about to go join the others.
"Matte, Sakura-chan" he said, "Kakashi wanted to talk to him alone." Sakura pouted, but kept silent. Instead, she started arranging the flowers she had picked, putting the pink one over here, moving the yellow one over there... Naruto did a Sasuke and shoved his hands into his pockets, staring at the ground. He sighed. He knew if he tried to talk to her, she would do what Sasuke did to her... ignore him point blank. He kicked a stone lying in the middle of the path with frustration.
~Damned Kyuubi, (A/N: I've seen it spelled Kyubi, and Kyuubi... which one is right?)~ He thought bitterly. ~He knows he can't get out so he decides to torment me. Like I can help it. ~
Naruto could feel the comings of a massive headache. He groaned and rubbed his temples. Why now? He had just told Kakashi that he could walk two more miles, but with the way this headache was progressing, he wouldn't make it around the next bend.
~No! ~ He thought to himself, ~I'll make it. It's only two miles...~
Sakura continued to ignore him completely, totally engrossed in arranging her flowers. All the better. He didn't want her to take an interest in him and ask what was wrong... how could he answer that in an honest way without breaking the law?
Naruto no longer had a reliable sense of time. One painful moment faded into the next. Then, a huge wave of pain pulsated through his skull. His eyes involuntarily snapped shut, and he let out a weak cry of pain. He wasn't even aware that he had fallen to his knees. The seal on his stomach burned with the ferocity of a thousand fires. He bit his lip to keep from screaming, causing blood to dribble down his chin.
"N-naruto?" came Sakura's voice he looked up at her with pain-filled eyes. She gasped and stepped away from him, dropping her flowers in shock. His eyes were no longer the normal sky-blue with the happy-go-luck look to them. Now his pupils were vertical slits, and the color was blood red. They seemed to hold pain and murderous content.
"S-S-SENSI!" she yelled, backing up more. Kakashi spun around faster than a cat. In an instant, he was kneeling beside his student.
"Naruto? Nani? What is it?"
Naruto gave a groan and said through clenched teeth, "He's trying to get out."
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I had to make it a cliffhanger... sorry! Lol, I'll update soon... I'm working hard for you guys!
Shiru-chan- I didn't realize that something was wrong with my Japanese *confused Naruto face* Could you tell me specifically what was wrong? Did anyone else notice it? I mostly got the words off of other stories and Manga, and my friend, Faith has a Japanese-English dictionary that I use sometimes... anyway, I would appreciate it if you could be a bit more specific. Thanks for the suggestion though.
SoulRetriever13, Anime Lass, Sirius183, Kiako Ornitier and Shiru-chan, thanks a bunch for your suggestions and reviews... I feel so special...(dramatically wipes away tears of happiness) :-P
Okay, I can do one of two things. I can update more often with shorter chapters, or I can update less often with longer chapters. By "more often" I mean, maybe, every three to four days, by "less often", I mean a week, week and a few days. It's up to you guys!