Beta as per usual provided by my wonderful, generous friend, HelgaLeena. All the remaining mistakes are mine.
The Beat that My Heart Skipped
I used to be his, you know. At first, it was inevitable, since we are bound by the same precious blood flowing through our veins. The second time, I willingly, desperately wanted to be his. I needed to be his most important and precious person. And he fulfilled my wish by killing the whole clan and our own parents in cold blood.
The third time, he shackled me to him, tightly imprisoning me in the invisible chains forged by my burning hatred and acidic revenge. Never did I realize until it was almost too late, that all this time, in every hateful thought about him, in every attempt to surpass his skill, I was the one who strengthened the chain binding us together.
He loves me, in his twisted, sadistic, cruel way of loving, since the day I was born until this very day, never stops, never wavers. I had stopped loving him a long time ago, yet he still owned my whole being.
Until an annoying, loud-mouthed idiot with the bluest eyes and the brightest smile I've ever seen came into my life.
It was certainly not love at first sight, but you touched me like no other did, and the rusty chains binding me rattled loudly when I slowly reached my hand out to meet yours. For a moment I forgot my prison, my penance, and him...
Just for a moment though… because he tugged at the chains around me, hard, and reminded me that I'm bound to him. And I realized that there wouldn't be a future for us, as long as I have these chains around me. And so I went away, seeking power to kill him, not only for my revenge, but to free myself from him so I could be with you.
Curse me for hurting you, hate me for leaving you, but never forget me, Naruto. Because in this mechanical, engineered life that I live, you are the beat that my heart skipped, you are the breath that my lungs stole, and you are the reason that my life is worth living.
So please, wait for me, Naruto.
FIN
One day I was browsing through the DVDs and I saw this movie called The Beat that My Heart Skipped. The movie is het, so I didn't buy it, but I was really taken with the title. For days I couldn't forget about the title, and finally I succumbed to the idea of using the title and writing a fic based on the title.
Since this fic is intended as a Valentine's fic, there'll be a companion fic from Naruto's POV that will be posted on the White's Day, March 14.