Notes before we start: This chapter is from Naruto's point of view.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, and any of the characters in this Fan fiction. I'd love to, but it's not going to happen any time soon.

Warning: Mild Yaoi/Hetro references ahead. Don't flame the NaruSasu and the KakaSaku :3

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Naruto's blue eyes looked up at the ceiling. Everything was slightly hazy, his neck was sore and his nose was blocked up. He had a pounding headache, and almost felt like he was going to die. Again. Naruto looked at the thermometer for the room; a cool fifteen degrees Celsius. However, when he thought about his own temperature, he felt at least ten degrees hotter than what it should be. Overall, he just felt horrible. Naruto closed his eyes, his arm reaching out to try and switch on the fan, but Sasuke forgot to move it back into his reach once he had moved it. And now, with Sasuke at Sakuras house… His arm became limp.

The next thing he felt was a cool breeze of air flow over his skin and hair, and he opened his eyes slowly.
"Hello there." Sasuke's soft voice drifted along the breeze and into Naruto's mind.
"S-Sasuke…" Naruto mumbled slightly, grabbing Sasuke's hand as the black haired boy sat down next to him. Sasuke's free hand was placed onto his head, and he could tell the difference in temperature straight away. "Your hands are nice and cool…"
"Shh, don't talk." Sasuke said, Naruto watching his eyes close and feeling his hand run through his hair. "Sakura told me to thank you, but I don't know why. She seemed content. Just think, another month…"

Another month. Sasuke's words ran through Naruto's mind. He still didn't know if he was ready for this. His own childhood was taken away from him, since he was just an orphan. Would Sasuke let Naruto try and live his own childhood through their child? He coughed as he thought of this, and the dark grey eyed boy held out a tissue for him.
"Thanks…" Naruto grabbed the tissue, pulling it to his face as he sat up a little. Sasuke pushed him back down gently however, a stern but gentle look on his face.
"Listen Naruto, you're ill. You've got to stay in bed." Sasuke looked out of the window, before looking back down at Naruto. "Don't worry though, I'll look after you." Naruto blushed a little, a warm feeling of comfort and protection running throughout his body.

"M-Mom…" Naruto closed his eyes, still holding onto Sasuke's hand. He'd never felt so protected and safe before, and he felt stupid for calling him mom, but at the moment, Sasuke was the closest thing he had to a mom right now. He thought of Sasuke as a perfect parent: he always looked after him when he was injured or ill; he had a secret smile that he knew of; and he had that experience of knowing what parents were like, if only for a while.
"I'll go get you a wet towel, you're delirious…" Sasuke stood up, but Naruto wouldn't let go of Sasuke's hand.
"I don't need one… I'll get better if… you stay here…" Naruto heard himself say before he fell asleep.

Naruto opened his eyes again. He blinked a little and looked over at the clock. It was about nine in the morning. Then, he turned over and looked at the other side of his bed. Like he said last night, Sasuke was still by his side and he felt a lot better. He didn't have much of a temperature, whilst his nose was unblocked and his neck wasn't sore anymore. He sat up and stretched his arms, his fist softly hitting the black haired boys head.
"G-Gomen Sasuke…" Naruto said quickly as he saw Sasuke's eyes twitching.
"It's okay." He smiled, but sneezed. "Aahh Naruto, I've caught a little of your cold!" Naruto just laughed a little.
"I'm sorry about that too Sasuke!" Naruto said, his voice full of cheer again.

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Aahh! Gaia is too addictive! I'm sorry, I would have had this up sooner, but so much Role-playing is just too good to miss. Hehe.. Hope you like!