Sasukes eyes flickered to Narutos smooth lips and began leaning forward.
Naruto regarded his every move, noticed as dark eyes gazed at his lips with curiosity.
The blonde didn't understand what was happening up until Sasuke began leaning forward towards him, a bit of hesitation present.
He should turn away-try and stop whatever was about to happen, but-looking into those captivating eyes made him think otherwise. His sight was gradually being covered by a pale face, his breath fusing together with the other; various emotions crossing his mind making him dizzy.
Unaware of what to do, the blonde let his body respond-his mind shutting off while his heart took the lead, making him shut his blue eyes as he felt pressure on his lips. A smooth hand slid up his neck and hair, grabbing his blonde locks-making him press back with equal pressure, molding his own lips with the other soft ones.
This kiss felt different than any other ones that were forced upon him, it was gentle and hesitant, making his stomach flutter.
They both pulled back, eye to eye, inches away as they observed each other.
As if in a trance, both prisoners leaned in again attempting to taste each other once more. Both lips opened, but Naruto didn't know what to do, he was clueless when it came to being intimate, so he let the other do as he pleased. He felt the raven suck on his tongue with such vigor, it tore a moan out of him-a moan he himself was startled to hear.
It all felt like a dream, not only because he felt electricity coursing through his veins, but because he realized this was his first official kiss.
"Naruto!"
The spell broke.
Naruto and Sasuke pulled back startled, with their lips a bit swollen.
The raven let go of blonde locks as he got up from the bunk in a flash walking to the other side of the cell.
Of course blue eyes regarded this-and if hurt was evident in them, Sasuke didn't notice.
They both turned as Deidara, Itachi and Kisame walked into their cell a bit frazzled.
"What's wrong guys?" Naruto asked
All three prisoners turned to the confused blue eyed man with blank expressions.
"Well?" Impatience clearly evident in Sasukes voice "What is it?"
"We found a recording of the night when you were arrested Naruto" Itachi spoke up
The blonde froze-They found evidence?-How was it possible? He knew kisame was a hacker, but to have found a tape when the feds couldn't find anything shocked him. There was now hope leaking its way within him, eyes turning glassy with the news.
"Did you guys see it"
"Um..yes, we did" Deidara answered
Why did they all look...troubled? It spiked up his interest as much as his nerves. Standing up he took a step towards the group with his fingers intertwining.
"What's with the silence? What did you guy see?"
Deidara glanced at kisame as he nodded.
"Look kid, Kakashi is currently trying to get you to speak with judge Tsunade about it. It's best if you hear it from them than us"
"Wait but w-"
"Naruto" Itachi cuts in "Kisame is right. It's best if they tell you."
The blonde didn't understand-If these guys were able to see the recording then why not just tell him?
Unshed tears began to form due to the irritation he felt-nerves and panic as well.
Sasuke watched the reaction of the three prisoners-confused as to why they were acting that way. He caught his brothers eyes but Itachi just shook his head at him-Well that was weird.
Turning to the blond, he saw blue eyes staring at his brother in question, almost as if they were waiting for an answer they weren't going to receive.
An answer he too wished someone would be able to come up with for his own question-Why did he kiss Naruto?-it was out of nowhere and yet, he liked it-No, scratch that, he loved it. He had never kissed anyone in the same manner as he did with this blonde; it was innocent and kind.
Thinking back to his ex, he remembered lust and attraction-having the need to have sex. But with Naruto it was different, he wanted to protect him and keep him close only for himself but-it confused him because they had barely met around three days ago.
Looking up, a blonde blur passed by him, running out of the cell.
"Wait, Naruto!"
He chased after his cellmate until he caught up, gripping his tan wrist and pulling him to his chest as his pale hands gripped a slim waist.
"Not now Sasuke" His voice began cracking
"Naruto, look at me"
The blonde hesitantly brought his eyes up, looking directly at Sasukes dark orbs. His blue eyes were wet with tears where as hurt and disappointment could be seen.
The raven didnt know what he was doing, it was almost as if his body had a mind of its own to go chasing after this beautiful guy-No point in beating around the bush now he guessed.
"You kissed me" Sasuke said
Narutos eyes widened "You kissed me first!" Panic could be heard within his voice
"I did"
The blonde looked down "You can let go of me, I won't do it again"
"I'm going to kiss you again"
Before Naruto could protest, the raven dipped his head, pressing his lips onto the blondes. He tasted sweet, almost like candy-candy that was very addictive-he might just get a cavity. But besides the taste, his heart felt a spark and his skin broke out in goosebumps with the realization that the small blonde was near him-kissing back.
He pulled away fast enough to catch the blonde modeling a full blown out blush on his face-beautiful.
"Why...why did you do that?" Naruto whispered
"I don't know...but there's something about you that I can't get enough of"
Tan eyelids opened, surprise taking over.
"Naruto"
Pale hands came off the blue eyed prisoners waist as he turned to the new voice.
"Officer?" The blonde asked
Kakashi looked as if he was trying to avoid his gaze but it wasn't working.
"One of the prisoners had a court date today but it was canceled, turns out judge Tsunade will be seeing you today"
Naruto froze.
"Therefore you need to come with me because the room is almost ready"
A month hasn't even passed and the judge already wanted to speak to him. He didn't know if whether he should take the news as good or bad but he was nervous.
He nodded then proceeded to follow Kakashi-turning back for a split second was enough to see Sasuke looking at him with a worried face-So much for the stoic Uchiha.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"There you guys are"
Deidara, kisame and Itachi looked up, only to see Carl the security.
"Sorry donut guy, we don't have any powdered donuts on us at this moment" Kisame said
The security glared at him "Oh so you wanna fight tough guy"
"No. He's just horny" Deidara stepped in "Don't listen to him"
"Weren't you the one on your knees earlier" Officer Carl asked
Itachis eyebrow twitched as he glared at both deidara and kisame
"Damn you, you donut eating lying son of a-"
A pale hand came up to cover Deidaras mouth before he could finish his insult.
"I apologize officer, what was it that you needed from us" Itachi said
"Hmph, judge wants me to take you three to a courtroom-well it's supposed to be four. Do you guys know a prisoner named Sasuke?"
"I'm right here"
The raven appeared behind Carl, making him jump back.
"As I was saying" The officer said, glaring at Sasukes smirk "The judge wants to see you all. So follow me"
Dediara, Itachi and Sasuke were confused where as Kisame was smirking. All three turned to him in question, making his smirk widen even more.
"What did you do?" The blonde whispered, as they all followed Carl.
Kisame shrugged "I compensated our hard work is all"
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Kisame you need to hurry"
The blue skinned prisoner looked up at Kakashi "I'm just erasing the footage from the camera in this room, give me a sec"
"Fine, I'm going to check if the officers are back"
The white haired officer stepped out as Kisame chuckled.
"Lets see, criminals files...ah yes, here they are" He spoke to himself.
Smirking, he went to his file and changed his sentence, although before logging out he decided it would be best if he did Deidaras and Itachis as well...check-Wait, Sasuke because if one brother gets out, it's only fair for the other to be let go...check.
Perfect.
"Alright kisame, the coast is clear"
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"You fucking asshole!" Deidara yelled, making the officer turn back suspiciously.
"What's going on?"
"Nothing" they all said united
Carl squinted his eyes before turning back around.
Itachi chuckled "You do know my dad's going to kill you right?"
"Doubt it. All I did was compensate our job well done. Plus, do you guys really want to be stuck here for another year? Kisame asked
They all shook there head except for Sasuke-he was lost in his mind. On one hand, it would be great to finally be free from this hell hole, but what about Naruto-was he going to be able to be let go as well? Curiosity got the best of him.
"Guys, what did you see on the footage"
All three men turned to him but they went silent up until Deidara spoke up.
"Look we saw-"
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Uzumaki Naruto, I presume you brought me good news?"
The blonde looked up at the judge "I don't know if they're good or bad"
And he really didn't. He was aware of the footage, but not one person informed him of what it showed.
Kakashi was silent throughout the whole time he escorted him to the room and not even Deidara opened his mouth about anything.
Naruto began to play with his cuffed hands-currently standing in front of the judge and next to Kakashi-Jury members beginning to sit in there respective seats as other people from the audience filled the room.
Sweat began to accumulate on his palms and his heart was beating a little too fast.
Turning to his right, he saw-huh? Deidara, Itachi, Kisame and Sasuke? They were all behind a door with bars keeping them trapped inside. An officer standing guard on the side.
He frowned-what were they doing here?
A pounding of a gravel startled him out of his thoughts
"We are all here to witness evidence regarding Uzumakis innocence towards the murder that was committed on June 28th."
Judge Tsunade looked at Naruto but he just shrugged-hopefully she didn't expect him to say anything if he knew nothing.
"Judge Tsunade" Kakashi spoke up "we have found footage that was caught on the night of the crime scene"
Tsunade raised an eyebrow "We?"
"Yes ma'am, my brain and I" The white haired officer winked
Rolling her eyes, the judge waved her hand.
"You see, the feds checked each and every camera, but found nothing. Turns out there was one specific camera they did not search, Mr. Sarutobis to be exact."
Naruto raised his head up at this-Mr. Sarutobi was one of the elderly men that ran a small store by Konoha street. He had thought the store was closed because when he walked passed it that day, all the lights were shut off.
"I spoke to one of the officers who was in charge of calling all the stores that were near the crime scene-he claimed that when he got ahold of Mr. Sarutobi, he had informed him that his cameras weren't working at the time and someone was going to drop by the next day to fix them" Kakashi paused, watching everyone's curious attention on him before continuing "Turns out the feds weren't interested in searching through a blank footage so they paid no attention to those cameras whatsoever-especially if said cameras were hanging limp facing the alleyway. Now, while I was looking through my computer, I came across an undocumented file. Curiosity got the best of me and opened it, only to witness the crime scene unfold before my eyes; turns out it was a saved unseen footage"
"There has to be a reason as to why Mr. Sarutobi lied" The judge said
"There is your honor. Turns out Mr. Sarutobi broke his own cameras a day after the crime in order to hide a very important piece to this puzzle"
"Alright, someone bring out a television"
Kakashi paled "Wait, do you think it's a good idea to play the footage in front of everyone?"
"This is an ongoing case Hatake, the jury need to be able to see the proof in order for their minds to change regarding Uzumaki"
The white haired officer looked down at Naruto "Is it fine with you?"
The blonde hesitated for a bit but nodded-If this was somehow a way in which he could be labeled as innocent, he didn't mind-No matter what was on that footage.
Blue orbs watched as two officers brought in a huge t.v on a rolling desk, Kakashi walking towards it and inserting a blank CD in the DVD player.
The whole room went silent as the CD played.
-Footage-
A tall man with black hair appeared as he carried a little girl in the alleyway, his hand covering the screams pouring out of the blonde girls mouth.
The strangers back was facing the camera but the little girls face could be seen. Blonde hair tied up in two pigtails, a long yellow summer dress with white sandals, and green eyes.
The man threw the girl on the floor with such force, a crack was heard followed by a loud cry.
"Please, I w-want m-my m-mommy"
"I'll take you to her as soon as I'm done with you sweetheart"
He got on top of her, pinning her little arms to the floor above her head with one hand as the other went to the little girls yellow dress getting ready to pull it up, when all of a sudden a figure came up behind the attacker and hit him with a bat-making the black haired man roll off the little girl.
"Dalia, are you okay baby" a raspy voice was heard.
A white haired old man helped up the little girl as he checked her over.
"Go on, run to the store, hurry!"
Dalia ran out of the alleyway and turned to the voice calling out to him.
"Sarutobi, look at you playing the hero"
"What you were trying to do is disgusting! Don't ever try and touch my granddaughter again"
A knife appeared in the attackers hand as he lunged at the old man, but Mr. Sarutobi swung his bat and made the knife fly off the attackers hold.
Dodging the black haired mans punch, The old man ran and picked up the weapon.
Laughter was heard loud and clear.
"You're a fool Sarutobi, I will kill you and then claim your daughter as a prize. I can just taste her already"
"Leave her out of this you disgusting rapist!"
The attacker ran towards the old man, grabbing his arm as Mr. Sarutobi held the knife out. They danced around the alleyway, struggling, hitting green dumpsters.
"I'm going to make sure you watch as I take her" the attacker said
"Shut up!" Mr. Sarutobi yelled, gripping the knife with extra force as he lunged it in between their bodies
The attacker froze as he looked down and gripped the old hand-knife dug in his chest.
Both men looked at each other as the attacker tried taking out the knife, but in a swift movement Mr. Sarutobi pulled out the weapon and pierced it back in-again and again.
"Where you're going, no one is going to feel pity for you" The old man said
A grunt was heard followed by some wheezing and just like that, the attackers body slumped on the floor. Mr. Sarutobi stood there for a couple seconds before running out of the alleyway. Not even 5 minutes passed when a blonde appeared running in the alleyway, gasping. He walked towards the body, aware of the blood pooling around the black haired guy and knelt down. He gripped the guy by the shoulder and turned him around-
-footage-
Naruto was frozen in place, tears evident in his blurry eyes as memories of that day flowed their way in his head-finally remembering what transpired.
-flashback-
"N-naruto..is that..you?"
The blonde didn't respond-there laying on the floor was the reason why he always woke up in the middle of the night screaming-the reason why he was always scared to trust people-the reason why he had always visited the hospital throughout his entire childhood- His adoptive father. He hadn't seen this man since the day he ran away five years ago.
"It is you...isn't it. look at how much you've grown"
Still no response.
"Hey buddy, how...about y-you take this..knife out" His voice beginning to weaken
Naruto shook his head, eyes wide
"C'mon you lousy...shit. Y-you were worthless before and till this day...you still are"
Tears escaped, falling rapidly with every word thrown at him. He felt rough hands grab his arms and dig their nails into his skin
"TAKE IT OUT!"
Startled, he gripped the popped out knife lodged in his dads chest and pulled it out as a yell was torn out of the black haired man-his dads nails scraped off some of his skin on his left arm as his right arm stayed in the air, frozen in place.
"What...you're going to...stab me? Do it"
His tan arm shook
"You know...I don't regret anything." Hatred pouring out of his dads voice "I loved watching you cry and...listening to your screams-"
Naruto shut his eyes
'No d-daddy p-please!' He remembered
"-watching you bleed because of me-"
'It h-hurts, leave m-me alone'
"-it relaxed me...because..you were nothing but a...toy"
'Naruto you worthless piece of shit, you can't do anything right!'
The blonde was shaking-his heart felt like it was ripping out of his chest, bleeding with sorrow. He gritted his teeth as memories began to pour themselves in his mind-raw tears still falling out through his unopened eyes.
His ears picked up laughter-that specific laughter that made his stomach churn in fear.
"Do it" he heard "Do it you worthless...good for nothing...toy"
A sob was ripped out from his mouth "Leave me alone!" it echoed throughout the now dark alleyway.
"Freeze!"
-End of flashback-
The tape had ended, the screen was black and the room was silent. Naruto felt tears staining his face but didn't have the energy to wipe it off-a huge lump was preventing him from moving, because if he did, the sob he was swallowing would rip out.
He managed to look around, watching as some people had tears flowing out and some had their heads down.
Blue eyes caught shocked black ones, his favorite red and black-but wait, they looked a bit glassy.
"Iruka" Naruto turned to the now speaking judge "please come forward and explain"
A brown haired man with an all black suit stood up from his seat and walked towards the front.
"It appears Naruto has been through a lot of trauma. Witnessing his father in person and hearing everything that was said to him, his brain must have been triggered enough to make him forget the event that occurred that day. Which explains why he didn't have any memory whatsoever about the incident. Its called Post traumatic stress disorder"
"Thank you Iruka, you may sit" The brown haired man nodded as he went back to his seat.
"Uzumaki, as we can all see, you had nothing to do with the murder of this man. I clearly don't need no jury to tell me what decisions to make after seeing the footage. You will be released as of today, but you will be attending sessions with Iruka 3 times a day for each week. He is a psychologist who will be helping you with psychotherapy"
The gravel was heard.