Ok… im back with a vengeance the size of a newborn kitten… (Sigh) I think this might be the last chapter… deciding whether I want to extend it or not… oh well, if I don't I hope you had enjoyed it while it lasted…

Disclaimer: I don't own the Naruto or Elfen lied storyline…

Sasuke ran his hands through Naruto's hair and sighed, he was caught in between knowing Naruto was safe and what the hospital would do to him if they saw his horns. Sasuke brushed the side of his finger over the stub that once was Naruto's horn; it was still hot and sticky from the fire and Naruto's blood. The doctor in the corner of the van was watching Sasuke's actions carefully, incase it would cause Naruto pain. Sasuke didn't like the fact that he could suspect he would cause Naruto more pain, but he knew it was all out of good nature.

"Will he be ok?" Sasuke asked suddenly

"He will…" the doctor replied half-heartedly

Sasuke nodded and looked back over at Naruto, he ran his fingers over Naruto's long bangs in a trance. He didn't consider the doctor's words to be comforting, his tone didn't fill him with relief in the least. Sasuke brushed his cold fingers over Naruto's burning, and slightly sizzling forehead. Sasuke retracted his hand when Naruto let out a groan of pain; Naruto's eyes opened painfully slow. They were only opened slightly into tiny slits, but Sasuke saw his heart-stopping blue orbs and let go of the breath he didn't know he was holding, Sasuke leaned close to his trembling body, "Naruto?"

"I-its… r-really… hurts-s… Sasu-k-ke…" Naruto voice cracked as his back arched up in pain

"Try and rest…" he coaxed softly and patted his shoulder gently

"I'm sorry Sasuke…" He spoke flawlessly this time, although the pain was evident in his voice

Sasuke shook his head "No. Im sor--"

"No… If I hadn't gotten angry and run away… I wouldn't have gotten us both into this mess…" Naruto whispered with a sad smile

"Naruto I…" Sasuke trailed off when he saw Naruto's eyes close as he fell back into the black abyss that was slumber…

Sasuke sighed and continued to pet Naruto's hair, his hand traveled down the side of his face and rubbed his thumb against Naruto's whisker-like scars on his cheeks. Sasuke sighed and held Naruto's hand in his, stroking the top of his soft hand inattentively. Sasuke's face was keeping its usual expressionless look… but his eyes were a different story. They were so full of concern and love; it was hard to believe it was the same young rich Uchiha that had led one of the roughest of lives… a calm hush came over the van again, as no one made a sign to speak; the only noises were the distant sounds of the traffic outside, the quietly screaming siren and the soft breaths of the three men in the van.

The ambulance pulled to a screeching halt and the back doors flew open, Naruto was carried out by the paramedics with Sasuke following them every step of the way.

Sasuke hesitantly followed them, not really knowing what to do. He stopped when someone tugged at his elbow, Sasuke looked behind him to see a nurse giving him a firm stare "Excuse me, but you'll have to wait…" the young nurse politely told Sasuke

Sasuke nodded and sat down in the waiting room, he didn't want to leave Naruto's side… but he didn't want to get in the way of the doctors either. He slouched deeply into a vacant seat and muttered incoherent things to himself, Sasuke sighed and snuggled into the wall beside his head (he was sitting on a chair in the corner). One by one people came and left, soon he was the only one left and sleep was slowly dawning on his exhausted body. Sasuke yawned in an uncharacteristic way for himself and closed his eyes as he let sleep take over his senses.

1 Hour Later…

Sasuke shifted subconsciously in his sleep, curling up to the side to get more invisible warmth inside his cold body. A nurse quietly strolled up to him and placed a blanket over the top of his cold body, she soundlessly walked away and grabbed a pillow. She carefully slipped it under his head and left him to sleep, she turned around and smiled at the sight, it was just far too cute to ignore the sleeping Uchiha. Sasuke was absentmindedly grabbing the blanket in his sleep and tugging it over his body for more warmth, the nurse looked at her petite watch as it read '2:00pm', the dark and clouded exterior made it look later than it was.

The nurse looked over to the side and saw her workmates looking rather bored; she decided to take a seat by the Uchiha and only work when she was truly needed. She pulled his knees up to her chest and laid her head atop her knees, her head facing Sasuke's huddled-up form. She sighed and closed her eyes, Sasuke's eyes fluttered open in a sleepy daze. The nurse looked up after hearing Sasuke begin shuffling, Sasuke sat up and looked at her unfocusedly. "Where's Naruto?" he said around a yawn

"He's still getting his wounds treated and he might also be in shock…" she said gloomily with a sad smile

"Oh ok…" Sasuke looked down and shifted the blankets; he raised his head and asked, "Where did this blanket and pillow come from?"

"Oh… I got them for you… you looked cold…" She murmured softly, a small blush tingeing her cheeks

Sasuke smiled at the sweet gesture "Thank you…"

As quick as you could blink, her shocked expression was replaced with a smile "Y-you're welcome Uchiha-san!"

She bounced off the chair and sauntered back to her work place. Sasuke didn't really know when or why he had changed, but he knew Naruto had helped him… somehow… maybe it was the fact that he wouldn't be as judged if he smiled once in a while, or if he would say 'Please' and 'Thank you' with out the sarcasm tweaking his tone… Sasuke let a small smile play across his lips and propped his elbow up on the armrest of his chair.

A small crowd of doctors and nurses exited a small room; they were all muttering inaudible sentences under their breaths. A tall doctor addressed the young nurse that Sasuke was just talking with, "Shion!"

"Y-yes…?" She faltered under his strong voice

"Please put these files into the medical accounts for this young man, alright?" He handed her a small mountain of papers, which she shakily held in her arms

"Yes sir…" She placed the files on the desk in front of her and turned to face Sasuke "Uchiha-san?"

"Yes?" Sasuke replied instantly, sitting on the edge of his seat

"You can go see Naruto-kun now…" She stated with a smile

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Sasuke clasped his hands around hers "Which room is it?" He was too happy to care about anything else at the moment

"Uhh… walk down that hall and it'll be 5 doors down to your left," She said, taking a glance at the papers to make sure she got the information right

"Thanks" He said one last time before heading off in the direction she had said

It unnerved him to have people stare at him as he walked past their rooms, Sasuke shuddered at the sounds some people were making, they were either choking on their coughs or wailing loudly in pain from either injuries or sickness. Sasuke stopped at the door he was assigned and slid it open carefully; he let go of a breath he didn't know he was holding when he saw Naruto sleeping peacefully. His body had no scars, bruises or any wounds marring it. Naruto was digging deeper into the small bed for warmth; Sasuke turned his head and noticed the window had been left open. Sasuke pushed down the window the was letting all the cold air inside the once warm room, Naruto's shivers slowly stopped although his skin was still covered in Goosebumps.

Sasuke scrapped a chair across the floor and placed it near Naruto's bed, he sat down and sighed heavily. He ran a hand through his hair and went off into his own thoughts, how would he tell Naruto his feelings? 'I can't just say… 'Hey Naruto, I've been in love with you from the first day I saw you…' god, that sounds incredibly corny…' Sasuke sighed in aggravation and leaned back on his chair 'Umm… 'Naruto… I don't know quite how to put this…' …Nah… 'Naruto I really like you…' god that makes me sounds like a lusting fan girl… 'Naruto… I have something to tell you… I'm in love with you…'' "URGH!" Sasuke jumped up from his seat causing the chair he was sitting to clatter to the floor

Sasuke cursed mildly under his breath and picked up the chair "Sasuke?"

Sasuke turned around, Naruto's eyes were half-mast and his blue eyes were clouded over, as he was still half-sleep. Sasuke sat down and tried his best to strike up a conversation "How are you feeling?"

Naruto tried his best to smile, but it looked painful "feeling… fine!" His voice wavered a bit between each word

Sasuke examined his body carefully as he absentmindedly ghosted his fingers off Naruto's sun-kissed skin, "Why aren't there any scars? Are the doctors here that good?"

Naruto forced a chuckle and shook his head "No it wasn't the doctors… it's… well… for me it's in my blood…"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow "for you? What about your brother?"

Naruto shook his head again "No, he can't do the same"

Sasuke nodded and looked away, silence slide in and muted out most sounds. It was a bit of an awkward silence but comfortable none-the-less, Sasuke looked down at his fingers that were entwined with his other fingers as he shuffled his feet clumsily. Naruto looked to the side and gazed out the window, the clouds were still a dark and gloomy shade and rain was bucketing from them. Sasuke coughed suddenly and looked at Naruto from under his bangs.

"I--" The started in unison, they both looked away with a small blush tingeing their cheeks

"You first…" Naruto muttered

"…'Kay…" Sasuke muttered in the same tone as Naruto

Naruto gave him a sideways glance, waiting for him to speak. Sasuke was silently having an internal battle with himself, a part of him was screaming for him to yell out his feelings, while another part was contemplating if he should hear Naruto's feelings towards him first… and another part of him was telling him to back out right now and head for the hills! …Yup, he completely ignored that feeling.

'Come on… just tell him… you're just gonna hurt yourself trying to think this through…' Sasuke growled at his first inner thought

'Leave me alone!' he hissed mentally

'M-maybe… you should just ask Naruto how he feels… then you wont… have t-to bear it…' Sasuke's innocent inner whispered

'Maybe your rig--' Sasuke's thoughts were cut off by his angry inner

'No! Back out now! It'll only end in heartbreak!' Sasuke instantly ignored that annoying side and broke free of his thoughts

Naruto watched Sasuke go in and out of his thoughts, something was defiantly on his mind that he was utterly worried about… Naruto placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled when Sasuke's clear gaze met his, "…If your worried about something… you can always… tell me… I won't judge you…"

That was all the encouragement Sasuke needed; he cupped his hand over Naruto's, as it was still on his shoulder. He brought it down and held it in both his hands, took a deep breath and exhaled. He was ready… "Naruto… how… do you feel about me?"

"What do you mean?" Naruto cutely tilted his head to the side

"I mean… umm…" Sasuke dawdled over his time waster word and nervously chewed at his lip "I mean… how do you feel about me? Do you… like me? Or do you… love me…?"

Sasuke instantly took note of Naruto's silence, he took it as… a bad sign, and that would be putting it lightly. Sasuke was terrified on the inside, but on the outside he appeared to be rather… calm and serene. Naruto had immediately avoided gaze, worried of what the outcome would be if he admitted his feelings…

"Well?" Sasuke tone was rude and impatient but underneath there seemed to be worry… and an emotion Naruto could quite put his finger on…

"I…" Naruto's voice trailed off into a muffled whisper

Sasuke leaned in closer to the diclonius, "what?"

"I… love you" Naruto blushed a dark crimson and looked away

Sasuke stared at him for a few seconds, drinking in Naruto's soft yet captivating words… 'I love you' Sasuke smirked at Naruto's nervousness and leaned over the side of the bed, he gripped the blankets and hesitantly captured Naruto's lips in his. Naruto's wide eyes slowly slid down so they were closed, Naruto shyly pressed his lips against Sasuke, telling him he wanted this. Sasuke eagerly complied by running his tongue across Naruto's bottom lip, Naruto cautiously allowed the invading tongue access. Sasuke happily explored Naruto's hot mouth, although he hesitantly pulled away as he realized they both needed air…

Sasuke smirked as he looked over at Naruto; it was hard to believe someone could look so utterly delectable. His lips were red and swollen; his cheeks were flushed a deep red as he was blushing like a tomato and he was panting slightly still trying to regain his breath. Insecurity was completely written all over his face, Sasuke pulled Naruto into a hug although he wasn't really happy at Naruto's uncertainty about their love.

"Naruto… I don't care what you are… I can't change the fact that I am in love with you" Sasuke state boldly, not pulling away from their heart-filled hug

"Thank you Sasuke…" Naruto whispered heatedly into his ear

"Your --" Sasuke stopped in mid-sentence as the door flew open

Kakashi and Iruka stood slap bang in the middle of the doorway. Iruka was leaning to the left from behind Kakashi to see inside the room, while Kakashi had a smug look on his face, obviously happy that he ruined their tender loving moment.

"What the…" Before Sasuke could say anymore Naruto was wrenched from his arms by Kakashi

"I knew you had him!" Kakashi smiled underneath his mask as his eye crinkled up

"Sasuke!" Naruto cried out, Kakashi's grip on his wrist only tightened with each attempt to get free

"Let me go!" Naruto hissed in an infuriated tone, Iruka was cautiously trying to calm down the diclonius but was failing miserably at it. Kakashi screeched out in pain when Naruto's sharp canines sunk into his hand, Kakashi still hadn't let go of Naruto's wrist regardless of the throbbing pain in his hand.

"Lemme go…" Naruto's voice became more desperate and his attempts to free himself from Kakashi's iron grasp were getting weaker

"I wont until your back in your cage…" Kakashi muttered, Sasuke still was in shock from the whole thing as he sat frozen in his seat

Naruto widened in fear and he tried to rip his wrist free from Kakashi's strong grip "You're not getting me back in that horrible place!" His actions became more violent towards Kakashi, swinging his fists rapidly at him as he just merely dodged them each time. Kakashi grabbed his other wrist, despite Naruto's screams; he turned to Iruka who visibly straightened his posture "Let's go."

"R-right…" Iruka uneasily answered, and grabbed a firm hold of Naruto by wrapping his arms around his stomach to keep him still

"Let go!" He spat out as he tried wriggling around within Iruka's grasp; Iruka was stronger than he looked…

"Stop fussing!" Iruka scolded like a father would

"Let him go!" Sasuke finally leapt of his chair and aimed a punch at Iruka's face

Kakashi forcefully grabbed his wrist and gave the dark-haired boy a questioning look; Sasuke scowled and tore his arm out of Kakashi's weak grasp. Kakashi raised a thin eyebrow at him and glanced over at Iruka who was doing the same thing, "Why are you so worried about the welfare of this monster?"

Sasuke's scowl fell clean off his face, wasn't it obvious? He had found them hugging each other when he impolitely tore him from his arms… Sasuke's scowl reappeared on his face even deeper than before, "because, I love him"

Kakashi was taken back by the reply, not expecting that as the answer… "What?"

"Did I fucking stutter?!" Sasuke ripped Naruto away from Iruka and held him in his own warm embrace "I love him"

Kakashi and Iruka exchanged glances and both turned back to look at Sasuke, who was still holding Naruto in a protective hug. Iruka's look softened at Sasuke, he grabbed Kakashi by the arm and dragged him away from the two so they couldn't be heard "Kakashi… I think…"

"No" Kakashi said in a harsh whisper "If we miss this chance to capture him, who knows what he could do?"

"But, if we capture him and hide him away from the one he loves… he might become more murderous!" Iruka hissed out under his breath

Kakashi looked down at his feet, Iruka did have a point… this could only anger Naruto and make him even more likely to kill people and escape again. Naruto pulled away from Sasuke's hug and slowly walked up to Kakashi, "Naruto…?" Sasuke's voice seemed so distant, he needed to tell Kakashi this now… or else he may never believe him, "Kakashi?"

Kakashi looked down and narrowed his visible eye "What?" his voice was harsh and hurt

"If… you let me stay… w-with Sasuke… I won't ever… ever… ever… hurt anyone again…" Naruto looked up at him with the most adorable puppy-dog eyes you could ever imagine (think of puss in boots on shrek :3) "Please…"

Kakashi twitched at his innocence, he sighed and ruffled his silver hair "But… how do I know… the real you is murderous and evil…"

"Kakashi… this is the real me…" Naruto looked down at his feet and shuffled them awkwardly "The real me has fallen in love with Sasuke… and if rejecting what I was created to do, means to be with him…" Naruto looked at Kakashi with hope gleaming in his eyes "Then… I'll do it…"

Kakashi looked at Iruka who had a huge grin on his face, causing Kakashi to smile as well… it was contagious, because in the end everyone in the room was smiling… "All right, but… if you hurt anyone… you're going back… and I'll make sure it's my first priority" Kakashi glared lightheartedly at Naruto who shifted back into Sasuke's chest.

Sasuke smirked and wrapped his arms around Naruto's thin shoulders, Kakashi and Iruka nodded with a smile on their lips and they exited the door. Sasuke placed his head on his head and sighed, he was content with how everything had worked out in the end. "Ready to go home?"

Naruto smiled and nodded "I always was…"

xXx

"Wait a minute…!"

Kakashi slammed his foot down on the brake and sent their car into a screeching halt, smoke breathed out from the cars tires and skid marks marred the road. Iruka shook his head and sent Kakashi a dirty look, "what was that for?!"

Kakashi turned his head and looked straight through Iruka "I just remembered something…"

"…What…?" Iruka replied in a worried tone

"Where the hell is Gaara?!?!?!"

MWUHAHAHAHAHA xD ok… this is the crappy ending… I might do an epilogue… but it's not on my top priority list right now… I mean… school's starting tomorrow but the good thing is I don't have math class tomorrow (nice guy pose) YOSH! And I had seafood ramen today… (Swoon) Anywho…

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW! I would like to know your thoughts on this fanfiction; I'm trying to improve my writing skills… so… Please review!

Love,
Sweet Tragedies