Chapter ten: Night time lessons
1994 Konoha – aged 16
The sun had long since set when Sasuke and Naruto arrived home both having drifted off on the boat, when they awoke it had taken them over and hour to get back to land.
Fugaku looked up as his youngest son and partner walked through the door almost two hours after curfew, setting the paper down he looked at the two as Mikoto entered the room.
"And where have you two been?" The woman screeched storming towards the two boys. "Do you know what time it is? How long after curfew you've been out? It's almost half past twelve and you know I don't like you being out after nine! I know your curfew may be ten but that is beside the point here! I'll let your know that your bothers and their friends are out looking for you and have been since half ten! What do you two have to say for yourselves?!"
"It was my fault Mrs Uchiha, I had taken a boat out with Sasuke and had fell asleep. By the time I had woken up we were far from land, it took my almost an hour and a half to get back to land. It was dark and I do not know the street of Konoha as well as I should, I got lost. I'm sorry it's my fault we're back as late as we are, if anyone should be punished it should be me." Naruto bowed his head as he stood in front of Sasuke shielding him from the angry woman in front of them.
Mikoto sighed as she looked at the two boys in front of her both of whom were obviously sorry for having caused so much hassle. She shook her head and looked over to her husband who had moved to stand beside her, he placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Sasuke," he started causing his youngest son to look up at him. "Go to bed, you'll be doing the stables tomorrow as punishment. Naruto stay here your brother wished to speak to you when he returned home, you'll be doing roundup duty tomorrow as your punishment." Both boys nodded and Naruto watched sadly as Sasuke disappeared up the stairs before taking a seat at the table whilst Fugaku went to spread the world of their safe return.
Twenty minutes later Kyuubi and Itachi walked through the door followed by Diedara, Sasori and Tobi. Kyuubi glared at his brother who kept his head bowed as he stormed over to him.
"Naruto Uzumaki of all the stupid things I have seen in my time! You know how dangerous the streets of Konoha are at night, and yet you purposely stay out after curfew! You are a lot of things brother but I never expected you to be a fool!" Kyuubi was red face by the end of his rant and visibly shaking to stop himself hitting his younger sibling.
"I'm sorry Kyuubi," the blonde mumbled keeping his head down. With an angry sigh Kyuubi shook his head and ran a hand over his face.
"Right now Naruto I don't care. Diedara take him outside, I'll join you later." The blonde in question nodded before opening the door for the younger to walk out first, Diedara looked back over his shoulder to see Kyuubi glaring at his brothers back. Both blondes continued to walk till they reached the outskirts of the barn before they both stopped, Naruto sat on a hay bale his head hanging low.
"Hey kid, you know he just wants you to be safe."
"I know that Diedara it's just I wish he would stop being so damn over protective and hear me out before snapping." Diedara bit his lip before sitting next to him and placing a hand on his knee.
"I'm listening."
"It was a stupid accident, I should have known better than to fall asleep on a boat. But I was so comfortable and so was Sasuke by the time I'd woke up we'd drifted away from land. I got lost and … Urgh I didn't mean to break curfew!"
"Ahh I see how it is," Diedara hummed causing Naruto to look up. "I used to be exactly the same as you when I first met Sasori."
"You did?"
"Yeah, the good old days. I was about your age when I first met him, it was my first mission."
(Flashback)
Alarm bells rang as the blonde skidded round a corner, hands gripping onto the wall to keep him upright. He continued to run down the straight corridor hoping to get to the exit before it was too late, he skidded to a stop as he looked ahead of him.
"1 2 3… 16 18…20. Shit" he muttered before turning around and following a linking corridor. He followed the corridor round till he came to a computer room where a list of exits rested on the wall, his eyes scanned the sheet looking for a possible escape in the three remaining minutes he had.
Suddenly the door banned open and a guard flew through landing on the ground in a heap, a red head followed him through stomping on his gut before turning to face the blonde. The red head looked at his watch before grabbing the blondes arm and pulling him, Diedara's eyes widened as he let the red head lead the way. Blinking he wrapped his own hand round his wrist before he began to run alongside him, the red head looked at his watch again before swearing quietly and looking around. He yanked open a door to a closet and pushed the blonde inside before pushing him down into a corner and closing the door. With a sigh the red head sat next to the blonde his head resting on the wall, he looked over and extended his hand for the other to shake.
"Sasori" The blonde smiled slightly and shook his hand.
"Diedara…Are we going to die?" Sasori looked at the blonde who was looking at him with frightened eyes, for a second he considered lying to him before changing his mind and telling the truth.
"I don't know, but the room should offer us a bit of protection from the blast and we are on ground level with only a floor above us."
"Thanks for being honest, I'm scared."
"So am I," Sasori's eyes widened a little as he heard the words come from his mouth since when had he spoken without thinking. Diedara chuckled sadly, eyes closing for a moment.
"I've been in training for three years, I haven't even had my first kiss yet." The red head chuckled at the blonde's bluntness before biting his lip and moving so he could look into the blondes face. Releasing a shallow breath before he let his lips hover over Diedara's, closing his eyes he gently presses his lips against the blondes. Diedara's eyes shot open as he felt something press against his lips looking forward he could see red hair for a moment before he closed his eyes and slowly began to move his lips.
Sasori pulled back with a gasp and allowed himself to slouch down against the wall his eyes closing as he allowed himself to mull over the feelings in the pit of his stomach. Diedara looked at the red head his eyes wide with wonder at the new feelings coursing through his body, what where they and where did they come from he asked himself. The red head looked at him a small smile on the normally emotionless face, Diedara blushed before smiling back.
"How what that for a first kiss?"
"Amazing," Diedara blushed.
"Really?"
"Yeah, you've done that before."
"Nope."
"Seriously?!"
"Never needed or wanted to."
"Thank you." Sasori smiled as Diedara pulled him closer so that he could wrap his arms around him. Sasori rested his head on the blondes shoulder and wrapped his arms around his waist.
"It strange I've never felt this way around anyone else, you're the first." The red head mumbled into his shirt.
"You too." Both closed their eyes as they heard their watches beep in sink 3 2 1…BANG.
Sasori groaned loudly as his eyes flickered before they opened wincing he brought a hand up to his forehead frowning when his hand came away bloody, closing his eyes he methodically made his way down his body looking for anything else that could be damaged. Mild concussion, dislocated shoulder, two…no three broken ribs and a bruised ankle, closing his eyes he let out a sigh it could have been worse he though. His eyes shot open and he looked around the dusty compartment he was in trying to find any trace of the blonde.
"Diedara?" Sasori gasped as he saw the blonde under a cabinet and carefully moved to that area, looking up he found that the cabinet wasn't supporting the roof up. Sighing he slowly pushed the cabinet using his good arm before pulling the blonde from under it and into the middle of the room. The first thing Sasori checked was his pulse and began to panic when he couldn't find any, he opened the blondes mouth pushing air into it before using his body to push his hand against his chest. A few moments later Diedara gasped and choked as he took in a huge breath before coughing and letting himself fall back to the ground with a groan. With a smile Diedara looked up at Sasori before reaching up to stroke his face, carefully tracing a cut that ran down his temple and stopped just about his ear. Sasori allowed himself to scan Diedara over telling himself that he wasn't checking the other man out only looking to see if he was injured.
"You've got a broken leg three maybe four broken ribs, you may have damaged your shoulder blades or your spinal cord, and you have a nasty looking cut on your forehead." Sasori started only to be silenced when Diedara's lips met his with a short yet passionate kiss.
"Hush we'll deal with that later for now let's just enjoy being alive."
(Flashback ends)
"It took them two days to find us, by that time both of us where beginning to get lightheaded, but I'll tell you know it wasn't from lack of oxygen." Naruto chuckled as he looked at Diedara seeing the usually stoic mask that he usually wore melt away. Diedara caught him looking and smiled at the smaller blonde ruffling his hair as he stood up "We all have ways of coping kid, ways of dealing with what we get thrown into. This life isn't easy but I wouldn't change it for the world, the mask I wear helps me cope with everything and only a few have ever seen me without it. Now come on let's start your training."
Naruto nodded standing up and getting into a comfortable position on the balls of his feet whilst Diedara did the same.
"Now Naruto before I can teach you anything new I need to do an assessment of what you already know." The blonde nodded as he caught where the assassin was going "So I need you to fight me."
Diedara smirked as he launched himself forward aiming a punch for the man's stomach who easily sidestepped the attack before aiming his own punch at him. For a few minutes they both danced around each other both aiming and blocking punches sent their way, Naruto smirked as he spun low knocking the older man off his feet and onto the ground. Diedara growled and tangled his feet with his causing him to fall on top before they began to roll each one wanting to get the upper hand of this battle. Groaning quietly Naruto flipped back landing nimbly on his feet glaring at the older blonde who was getting to his feet wiping the blood off his chin. They glared at each other for a second before they both launched forward ready for the next wave of attack.
Ten minutes later both stumbled back panting harshly as they looked each other over a dangerous glint in both their eyes. Naruto growled quietly subconsciously showing his canines, causing Diedara to growl right back. For the third time that night both came together in a flurry of first and feet, each trying desperately to beat the other. Twenty minutes later both fell back clutching some part of their body, Naruto groaned pressing both hands against his stomach. Diedara winced as he clutched his chest knowing that he had at least one broken rib, and a lot of bruising.
"I didn't expect you to have such a hard punch"
"I have Kyuubi as a brother of course I know how to punch hard," Naruto hissed biting the side of his cheek as pain went through his body. Diedara frowned at the boy as he clutched his stomach, trying not to wince but failing miserably.
"Come one lets go inside have some cocoa and see about seeing what damage we caused each other," Naruto smirked and limped after the blonde as head lead the way back to the house.
Five sets of eyes turned as the door opened and two blondes limped into the house, Mikoto eyes widened as she got to her feet and rushed towards them.
"Dear god what happened to you two?" Naruto and Diedara smirked at each other before replying to the distressed woman.
"Training."
"Training my ass," Mikoto shouted causing Fugaku to frown at her. "Both of you on a chair right now before you do anymore damage to each other!" Both sat down side by side on a kitchen chair booth wincing as they did, Kyuubi got up and ran to his brother kneeling in front of him. The red head shook his head before placing his hands at his brother's abdomen as they started to glow a light red. Naruto hissed as an unpleasant sensation filled his body but began to relax as he felt the pain begin to ebb away into a dull throbbing, he blinked once more before going lax in his seat and falling forward into Kyuubi's waiting arms. Diedara looked at the blonde in his teammate's arms before biting his lip and asking.
"Will he be alright?" Kyuubi nodded and positioned the boy so he could carry him upstairs.
"He'll be fine he just needs to sleep it off, Sasori will you be fine to heal Diedara?" The red head nodded and watched as Kyuubi carried his younger sibling upstairs, Kyuubi nudged open his bedroom door raising a brow when he found it empty. Kyuubi looked down as he carefully laid his brother down before laying down beside him not worrying about Itachi knowing he was with his brother. Kyuubi smiled down at the blonde although he was a pain in the ass and often caused him to want to pull out his hair, he was his brother and he loved him no matter what.
A/N
Yo so I'm back, its mock exam time coming up at sixth form so gonna be busy but I'll try to get a new chapter up in a few weeks.
Please review my inspirations beginning to lack a little bit and I'm always looking for new ideas for the story. Kaymon out =^.^=