Mine Alone

A Yang Production

Naruto and Sasuke Special

Mother would take me into town everyday, girls would drool over me, they clung to me, they never left me alone. Then the unthinkable happened one day.

" Kaa-san!" I cried out as loud as my voice could let me. She had decided to let me go shopping with her although I had a slight fever. Struggling to find her I ran into a pink haired girl named Sakura. She blushed and tried to talk to me but I walked past her, I was tired and didn't want to be bothered. A squeal came from behind me and a huge group of girls came running in my direction. My little feet carried me far, but I was losing energy. Rounding a corner I collided with something soft.

" I'm sorry!" I apologized while rubbing my head. The other kid did the same thing. To my horror I had not lost the girls. He must have seen the fear in my eye for he took my wrist and led me into an alley and pushed aside a big box. There was a little hole, just big enough to let a 5 year old in to.

" Sasuke-kun! There you are!" Someone called out. I dove into the hole not caring where it lead to…heck it could lead to hell and I would be safer. The other kid clambered after me and blocked the hole with some bricks. He motioned to follow him and I did. We were some where outside the village walls in some kind of field.

" Thank you." I panted as I leaned on my knees. " I'm a little tired." My body was burning up and I felt myself falling to the ground. The other boy rushed towards me and I fell into the darkness.

Water calmly running down a stream…the chirping of birds…wind as it played with the trees…and the crackling fire. Something covered me as I bolted up right. The starry night smiled down on me.

" Better?" The voice was so soft and timid, almost as if they had never talked to another person.

" Did I fall down?"

The other boy was kneeling at the fire, poking it to keep it going, he nodded. He turned to me and pushed me back down. In his hand he held a small towel, he walked to the streams edge, dipped it in, wrung it out and placed it on my head. His hands were so warm and gentle.

" I'm sorry for being sick." I muttered as I was lulled into sleep by his warmth. " I just wanted to be with my Kaa-san…she got lost."

" Tell me about it."

I strained against the sleep that was pulling at my eye lids. " She wanted…to make a dessert…and I wanted to help her out…some help I was."

" I'm sure you helped…"

" Ya…maybe." I let myself sleep again. I don't remember when my fever broke but by morning I felt better. Scanning around I did not see him. The fire was dying so I looked for some wood. Turning around, I came face to face with a bright red apple. He held it out. I took it and bit into it. It was juicy and sweet. At the sight of my smiling face he gave back a small smile.

" The fires dead." I said in between bites. He nodded but didn't tend to it. Once we finished our makeshift breakfast, he stood up and walked to the edge of the trees. His eyes gave off an intense feel, like he was deciding what to do. His look confused me but I didn't let it show.

" Let's go, your Kaa-san might be worried." I looked at his outstretched hands. I didn't want to leave yet, it was so peaceful. I reluctantly took his hands and followed him into the village. We entered through the same hole in the wall and walked towards the center. There, franticly searching, was my father, mother and Nii-san. I was so glad and took a step forward.

" Thank you so much! How can I pay you back?" He just shook his head and pointed to my Kaa-san. There were tears in her eyes. I turned once more to look at him. There was a bright smile on his face.

" I'm Uchiha Sasuke!" I yelled over the noise of people now between us. " What about you?" He didn't reply, instead he continued to smile and then he turned and ran off.

" SASUKE!" My Kaa-san's arms wrapped around me and she smothered me with kisses.

" Kaa-san! Some boy found me, took care of me, and brought me back. He was an angel Kaa-san. A real angel."

" He must be, he brought you back to me." She sobbed as she held me close.

" Yes…but I don't know his name." I searched for him everyday but could never find him again. A year later I found Naruto.

Now, I returned to the same spot in hopes of finding him. I never did see him again. The ground was nice and cool as I sat down.

" Sasuke!" Naruto called out. " What the hell are you think! Sakura's worried sick about you!"

" What do you want dobe?"

" You're sick! You can't be out here." His hands reached out and touched my forehead. They jerked back from the fever.

" So what?" I mumbled as he now carried me on his back. Somewhere between his house and the place I was at, I had blacked out.

There was a warm hand on my head, replacing the compress. It was the same warm and gentle hand. " I found you." I muttered still drifting between sleep and awareness.

" Go back to sleep."

" I never got your name…it's rude not to respond."

" You don't need my name." He still had that touch that lulled me to sleep.

Naruto replaced the compress and smiled at the sleeping Uchiha. " I'm just glad you remembered."

Yang-chan: There, a calm kinda sweet moment between the two. Hah! I did it! Yes!

Ferret: I hope you like the special…if you did it was my idea! If you didn't it was Yang's! Please leave a review. Sorry this was short. (bow)