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dream or flashback. (It will say)

Naruto trudged slowly to his bed. It was midnight, and he had finally finished cleaning up his wounds and the mess in the bathroom. Falling down onto his bed, he was lured into sleep, but he did not close his eyes. 'I still have homework to do.' he said to himself as he got up to receive his bag from the kitchen. He wasn't surprised when he found Sieto passed out drunk on the sofa with the T.V. still on. Silently walking over he shut off the T.V. and cleaned up the multiple beer cans now littered around the room. Moving over to the kitchen he put the beer cans in the sink to wash out in the morning, grabbed his bag from a chair, and walked back into his room.

Once again he fell down onto his bed on his back, blinking up at the ceiling. Sighing and turning over so that he was on his chest, he knew he was becoming distracted.

Pulling out a math worksheet he stared tiredly at it. "Damnit, teachers should know that teenagers don't do their homework till one in the morning or later. How do they expect us to formally prove a triangle is isosceles when we're ready to die from exhaustion." he whispered out loud. "Maybe I am crazy, I have to remember to stop talking to myself." the blond said laughing quietly.

Quickly writing down anything on the sheet of paper, knowing that their teacher gave them a hundred if it 'looked' done, he threw it into his bag again.

"There, all done!" Naruto tried to say as enthusiastic as possible. Rolling back over onto his back he allowed his brain to completely go on auto pilot. His eyes stared at the ceiling as his thoughts wandered over the now earlier days' events.

'Sasuke, pft, what a bastard, at least when you want him to be silent he is. When he goes to hell he'll probably freeze it over. Not to mention that stupid project I have to do with him in music theory. Note to self: kill teacher. Well I know for sure that when we make the music I'm defiantly not taking him over here.' Naruto mentally chuckled as he thought of Sasuke's possible expression.

Naruto then thought that he should get some sleep, when he felt his eye lids close even further. Getting under what little covers he had, he closed his eyes fully and went to sleep.

Dream State

The rain poured down onto Naruto as he walked with the crowds crossing the streets. He brought a hand up to his face and ran it across the surface, wiping away the rain from his eyes. Unlike most others, he didn't have an umbrella so the rain easily got into his eyes.

Once again Naruto rubbed the precipitation out of his eyes as he waited for the traffic light to change. By the time he was finished the light had long ago changed and the crowds were almost all the way across.

The blond quickly broke out into a run to catch up. Though in his hurry he failed to notice the change of the traffic light again. Half way out on the street he heard screeching; his blood instantly running ice cold. His body stopped as he turned towards an aqua painted car, screeching towards him.

Naruto felt ghostly hands attempt to pull him away.

Those hands were soon replaced by real ones as Naruto was thrown away from the oncoming car.

End Dream State

Naruto shot up from his bed a thin layer of sweat covered his body. Not long after, the constant beeping of Naruto's alarm clock went off. Lifting a shaking hand, he reached over and turned it off.

Throwing off the covers, Naruto walked on unsteady legs to the bathroom. Turning the water on cold, the blond cupped his hands and filled them up with water. Naruto slowly brought his hands up to his face as his eyes traveled to the little mirror above the sink.

"That was some dream you had there." Kyuubi said staring right back at Naruto.

"Ah… what the hell?" Naruto screamed as he fell backwards; the water in his hands falling onto his chest, wetting his t-shirt. "You!"

"What's up? You're not going to smash the mirror again are you?" Kyuubi said glancing at Naruto's hand which was bandaged. Naruto glared at his other self as he stood up.

"Nope, because I can just do this." Naruto said as he walked straight out of the bathroom to get ready for school.

Naruto sat in homeroom, his face pressed against the desk.

"Naruto you're here early, really early!" Temari said as she and Kiba poked their heads through the door.

"Yeah well, I was bored at home so, I thought I'd come to school early." Naruto lied. the real truth was after yesterday, Naruto wanted to leave the house before Sieto woke up. He was always worse with a hangover.

"Dude knowing you, you probably came here early 'cause you didn't want to get caught in the rain." Kiba said. Turning his head, Naruto's eyes looked out the window; finding gray clouds threatening to spill there contents at anytime.

"Of course, who would? It can mess up your hair." Temari soon added.

"We're not girls here remember!" Kiba replied getting annoyed.

"That's right, you're sex can too easily be demoted to cave-man status."

"Temari don't compare Kiba to a cave-man."

"Thank you Naruto!"

"…It's insulting to the cave-man."

"What?" Kiba howled before going to snap in half a laughing blond boy. Fortunately for Naruto, Temari quickly interfered, holding the wolf boy back from the arms.

Taking control of his laughter and standing up from his desk, Naruto headed for the door as the bell rang. "Thanks guys, I needed a good laugh."

Both Temari and Kiba instantly stopped their struggles, only to stare at the back of their usually hyper friends.

'He's been acting strange this week' they both thought.

'Why, why, why, why, why is this happening to me?' Naruto screamed in his mind as he glared at the eye glaring at him.

"You done staring usuratonkachi?" Sasuke questioned.

Naruto's hatred only increased at his new nickname; the thought that the Uchiha actually had some kindness in his heart due to yesterday was crushed.

"What the hell! Do you have all the same classes as me? Did the school do this as punishment or something? Is there some sort of conspiracy against me?" The blond questioned, his voice growing each time a new question cam out of his mouth. Soon, the blond had gotten all the eyes in the classroom on him.

"Idiot, don't get all paranoid. There's no damn conspiracy against you now sit down." the Uchiha said narrowing his eyes at Naruto. He already felt a headache coming on. '

It's too early for this.' Sasuke thought.

Still glaring at the raven, Naruto held out a hand pointing a finger at him. "Don't tell me what to do teme! I am capable of thinking and acting for myself."

"You haven't proved that so far." Sasuke said smirking. The smirk soon disappearing from his face as he noticed the bandage, with some traces of blood, on the blonde's hand. 'What did he do to his hand? Wait why do I care? What…' Naruto finally took his seat leaving to Uchiha to his thoughts,

Sighing, Naruto looked forward, thankful for the peace and quiet for now.

"Oh my god, Sasuke-kun!" He spoke too soon.

Moving only his azure eyes, Naruto watched in disgust as pink and blonde blobs, also known as Sakura and Ino jumped the raven. He watched as the raven-hair's eyes widened in shock as he was ambushed, and couldn't help but chortle in satisfaction.

Sasuke cursed his birth as he ignored the multiple questions from, as far as he was concerned, 'elementary' girls. Well, in truth, Sasuke was still pondering on Naruto's wound. Stealing a glance at the blond, he noticed the choppy job of cover up on one of his cheeks. Stealing one more glance at Naruto, he noticed the black and blue tint of a bruise on his cheek. 'How many stupid wounds does the loser have? Whatever, knowing his grace, he got them from a fall.'

Naruto noticed the questioning glances he got from the raven but remained silent about them as the teacher came in late to their biology class. 'Why is Kakashi-sensei always late.' he thought, sighing for what felt like the fifty-fifth time today.

Looking over to stare out the window, Naruto blocked out all other sounds from the students complaining about Kakashi.

'It started raining.'

Naruto sat in global staring at the clock.

Ten minutes to freedom. Well in his case, it was 10 minutes to hell. If Naruto did end up going to hell, he knew the devil would pity him. Naruto silently laughed as he imagined himself taking over the underworld. The blond would rule with chopsticks in one hand and a bowl of ramen in the other. Not to mention, he would have that bastard Sasuke waiting on his every will.

Looking down at his notebook, he re-read the starting of lyrics for his music theory project. It still wasn't right thought. Folding the paper he stuck it in his pocket and started day-dreaming again about him ruling hell.

Naruto was brought out of his thoughts by the bell as everyone stood up, gathered their things, and emptied the class room.

Quickly standing up Naruto exited the room and the building with other students.

The rain poured down onto Naruto as he walked with the crowds crossing the streets. He brought a hand up to his face and ran it across the surface, wiping away the rain from his eyes. Unlike most others, he didn't have an umbrella so the rain easily got into his eyes.

Once again Naruto rubbed the precipitation out of his eyes as he waited for the traffic light to change. By the time he was finished the light had long ago changed and the crowds were almost all the way across.

The blond quickly broke out into a run to catch up. Though in his hurry he failed to notice the change of the traffic light again. Half way out on the street he heard screeching; his blood instantly running ice cold. His body stopped as he turned towards an aqua painted car, screeching towards him.

Naruto felt ghostly hands attempt to pull him away. The soft breath caressing his neck. A whisper. "Naruto."

Those hands and voice soon turned real as he was pushed away from the oncoming car. Moments before a scream echoed through out the streets and buildings.

"NARUTO!"

Naruto closed his eyes as he met concrete instead of the wind shield of a car. He felt the cold water seep through his clothes and into his skin.

Slowly standing up, he looked at the crowds gathering around where he once stood. Then it hit him, he almost got ran over, but someone saved him.

'Who?'

Naruto ran over to the crowds and pushed through them. When he reached the center, his heart shattered. There in the center of the street, huddled into himself, dirty and bleeding. Blood, there was so much blood. Why? Why him?

"…" he just stared.

"…" there was so much blood.

"…" he felt tears fall down his face.

"…SASUKE!"

"Hurry up, people don't just stand there, someone call 911!" Naruto screamed running from one startled person to another. More tears came up to his eyes but these he held in. Seeing as someone finally answered his screaming for help, Naruto ran over to sit down beside Sasuke.

"Sasuke…" he whispered, afraid that if he spoke Sasuke might stop breathing. 'Breathing…breathing! Is he breathing?" Moving his head down to Sasuke's mouth, he listened. Moving his eye's gaze down to Sasuke's chest, he watched for the rising and falling action.

"…"

Naruto's eyes watched as he strained his ears to listen more carefully.

"N-Naruto…I-I…can…t"

"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled, moving his head, freeing Sasuke's mouth from blond hair.

"You bastard! Why? Why did you save me?" Naruto yelled once again letting the tears in his eyes fall down his face.

"I…" Naruto's answer was cut off by the sound of sirens steadily coming closer. Taking his gaze off Sasuke and moving it, he found an ambulance now parked fifty feet away from them. He watched as people jumped out from the driver and passenger seat and ran to the back, opening the doors. Soon the blond boy was being ushered away from Sasuke, who was being carefully placed in a stretcher, from not only doctors but police who had arrived too.

"Wait!" Naruto yelled running up to Sasuke. Suddenly Naruto felt hands holding him back by his elbows. Turning his head back, his eyes met emerald green ones that from far away looked gray.

"You can't go near him." she told the blond sadly.

"Please, let me stay with him till he gets to the hospital. He's my friend!" Naruto pleaded desperately.

The lady eye's narrowed, filling more sadness. Slowly letting go of Naruto, she nodded hesitantly at him. "All right."

Standing still for a few moments in gratitude for lady understanding, Naruto than ran off.

Hopping in the ambulance Naruto took a seat next to the Uchiha as the doctor's in the ambulance hooked and IV drip and took blood samples from Sasuke.

Naruto looked helplessly down at Sasuke who help onto consciousness by a thread. "Sasuke why did you save me?" he asked again.

Sasuke's mouth opened and moved and yet Naruto heard nothing. Moving his ear to Sasuke's mouth he listened as Sasuke answered his question again.

"Your books…y-you," Sasuke stopped to cough, some blood trailing down the corner of his mouth. "y-you…forgot them…..i-in g-globa…l"

"M-My …books." Naruto stuttered. Looking down, the blond noticed two books grasped tightly in one hand.

If he could Naruto cry some more, but by now he had run out tears. "You…you total bastard. You followed me all for a bunch of stupid ass books. You couldn't of waited for tomorrow. All because…because of those…those shitty books…your injured…b-because of me…" Naruto trailed off, his body now shaking uncontrollably. 'You might die!'

The rest of the ride was silent. The blond often eyeing the raven who had long ago lost consciousness.

Naruto suddenly jerked forward as the ambulance came to a stop. The personal quickly opening up the doors and taking Sasuke out. Out of no where the lady from before appeared. "Are you going after him? By the looks of it you're the only friend of his around." he nicely put.

Slowly nodding, Naruto tumbled out of the ambulance and fell to the ground. His body going numb as everything that happened was running through his mind as he threw up the contents of his stomach. When he was done, he stood up wiping off the traces of vomit from his face. Walking on unsteady legs he made it to the hospital.

Walking up to the reception desk, he stood there panting for a few moments. "The boy, who just came in here from the ambulance, where is he?"

The lady sitting behind the desk looked at him with the same look as the lady before.

"Third emergency room, go down this hall and take a right. There's an observation window you can watch through." she explained. No sooner was she done explaining was Naruto running down the hall she told him about.

Taking a right at the corner, he came across a large window. Probably used for interns learning how to perform surgery. Inside he saw doctors putting an oxygen mask on Sasuke and hooking him up to an ECG machine.

Naruto watched the slow lines of the ECG machine go up and down. The frequency was far apart, Sasuke's heart was slowing down. 'Come on Sasuke, you always look strong an intimidating so why don't you look it now!' he yelled in his head. It was true, Sasuke looked pathetic, he was paler than usual, blood was everywhere, he looked smaller and weaker, and Naruto couldn't stand it.

"This is your entire fault."

Gasping, Naruto lifted his gaze to see Kyuubi, his reflection in the glass. "How is it my fault? He's the one who followed me, it was his own fault!"

"Wrong, if you weren't in such a hurry to get home due to yesterday, you might of remembered those books you're holding. He said, pointing down at the books that Naruto was indeed holding; he had took them from Sasuke not long before they arrived at the hospital. "If you remembered those then you'd be late and might have missed that car. It's not like you might have gotten a bruise or two when you got home, Sieto's working tonight. However if he did find out, wouldn't a bruise be better than this."

Naruto looked down at the linoleum floors finding truth in Kyuubi's words. "But…" the blond stopped, noticing that his own blue eyes were looking back at him now. Kyuubi left him.

Looking back at Sasuke, he noticed that the surgeons had cut him open and were now repairing damaged arteries and veins by sewing them shut. They were all close to his heart and the ECG beeping had gotten slower. Naruto wasn't a doctor but he knew that was very bad.

Blood, why was there still so much blood? Naruto never knew that that much blood could be in the human body. Nurses were taking blood out of Sasuke's body, places where blood shouldn't be. Suddenly, the ECG line went flat as a constant siren could be heard.

Sasuke's heart had stopped.

He could hear yelling for a defibulator through the glass. Sasuke had lost too much blood and his body and brain were shutting down. Naruto's heart skipped a beat. Pounding on the glass, Naruto's body trembled as a fresh batch of tears freed themselves.

"You bastard don't die." 'I've been calling him a bastard a lot lately.' "I don't want another person's death blamed on me. That's too much to hold on my shoulders." 'How come all the people precious to me always die. Precious…Sasuke…Sasuke is precious to me. I can't explain it…but he is.' he ranted.

The opening of a door caught his attention. Looking up he saw one of the doctors that was just in with Sasuke come out. 'No, no, no. Don't tell me he's dead.'

"Look kid, if you want to save your buddy over there, who by the way is alive, since you probably weren't paying attention, than i suggest you come with me." he said than walked away.

In shock, Naruto looked back over at the ECG machine and sighed in relief when he saw the line was once again moving up and down from time to time. Looking back at the doctor, the blond saw him looking back at him annoyed. "Come on kid, do you want your friends to die?"

"Or course not!" Naruto yelled than ran after him.

Naruto waited impatiently in the hospital waiting room. The news was on T.V. and most of the magazines there were meant for girls so he found entertainment by twirling his thumbs and counting the tiles on the floor. Luckily for him, Kyuubi was right, Sieto was working so he probably wouldn't be home till ten and knowing him, he would go to a strip club and stay there till the early morning.

Looking at the piece of gauze that was taped to the opposite side of his elbow, he swallowed nervously. 'I hope that was enough, it sure didn't look like it?' Naruto wandered.

"Mr. Uzumaki." A nurse called but got no response from zed blond. Sighing she tried again a bit louder but still got no response. Walking up to him she yelled close to his ear. "Mr. Uzumaki!"

Jumping up startled, Naruto grinned sheepishly at the nurse. "Sorry, I was spacing out i guess." he explained but then his face went serious. His blue eyes going darker and pleading for good news. "How is he?" he whispered and looked at the ground, worried about the answer. 'What happens if he died, crap I'll never be able to live it down.' he doubted in his head.

"Don't worry everything will be fine." a voice whispered. It sounded calming, Naruto would have freaked out if he wasn't already. The voice though, it gave him comfort. 'I feel like I've heard that voice before, but where?'

The nurse looked away not wanting to see the look in the teenager's eyes. That would only make the news harder to tell him.

"I'm sorry; Mr. Uchiha is in critical condition still."