Fix you

by Arisu Kara

Sasuke's mental health has been wavering ever since the death of his mother. What will happen though when the most unlikely person is the only on who can save the broken Uchiha? Will Naruto help or will he leave Sasuke to his self made prison? SasuxNaru

8. Too in Love

AH! I'm so vary sorry for taking so long to update both my stories! School has kept be busy and my birthday came and went (I'm now officially 16 . ) Gomen again for not updating! I'll try to do better once all the hectic school stuff is over... At least I hope so. .

Warning: Yaoi/Shounen ai, rape, abuse, death, angst, OOC, and a little self mutilation.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Naruto charters.

Main Pairing: Sasu/Naru Yay!

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Chapter 8: When you're too in love to let it go

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"People don't behave the way they should; they behave the way they do."

-Jim Beaubien and Karen Caesar

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To say it hadn't been awkward at first would be like saying it was only a bit warm on the hottest day of a California summer. Sasuke sat on the couch with Tsunade talking along with Ino who was sitting on the floor. Naruto stood off to the side listening to their words and answering questions half hearted. His mind was racing with all kinds of thoughts that he really didn't want to think about right at that moment but they all went back to the same thing. 'If she's back then what about me? Is Itachi going to fire me.' Of course Naruto knew the answer to that question. Itachi had made it clear a number of times they had run into each other in the halls that he didn't like the blond boy much.

"So, Naruto's been taking care of you Sasuke?" Tsunade asked giving a glance to the silent blond standing against the wall. "You seem to be doing much better that I would have thought. If I had known I wouldn't have come back so early."

Naruto gave her a weak smile unable to look her in the eyes. Sasuke, seeing Naruto distress easily, quickly changed the subject. "Ino, why don't you and Naruto go get some tea?" Sasuke asked knowing Ino already noticed Naruto's lack of being... Well Naruto like.

"Oh, sure. We will be right back." Ino dragged the silent blond form the room and turned on him the second they were out of sight. "What's wrong Naruto?"

"Nothing. I'm fine Ino." Naruto tried to smile but failed miserably so instead he turned away. "We got to go get that tea."

"Naruto don't tell me nothing when it's obviously something and that something isn't nothing at all." Ino said confusingly as she walked beside the taller blond. "What I mean is I know something is bothering you so there is no point in denying it Naruto."

Naruto heaved a great sigh not wanting to talk about if but knowing Ino would get it out of him sooner or later. "It's just that if Tsunade is back then... What does that mean for me? I know my job was only temporary but I really like it here. I don't want to leave."

"Well you wont have to Naruto. You can work in the kitchens or the garden if you want. That way you'll be able to see Sasuke when ever your not busy or when ever he wants to see you." Ino gave him a reassuring smile. "I'm sure Itachi-sama wont mind it as long as you do your job."

The little bit of hope that had started to grown in Naruto's chest was squashed out by the name Itachi. "Hmph, I don't think Itachi-sama wants me around any long then what's needed." Naruto muttered low enough for Ino only Ino be able to hear it.

"What?" She started to ask only for Hinata to run into them from around a corner sending Naruto crashing into Ino who in turn fell into a wall with a loud 'thump'. "Itai!"

"Ano.. S-sorry Ino-chan I didn't mean to.." Naruto help Ino up as the blond girl rubbed her hurt shoulder.

"Don't worry about it Hinata I'm use to it by now." Ino smiled only for it to drop the moment she saw Hinata worried look. "What happened?"

"Ano... The King... Ano.. H-He wants to see Sasuke-sama right away." Hinata looked at the ground blushing furiously. "T-The doctor says that he isn't going to last much longer."

Without speaking Ino ran for Sasuke's rooms Hinata and Naruto following closely behind her. Though normally Naruto could run faster then Ino, and everyone except Kiba, when ever it came to something bad happening or it had something to do with her friend Ino seemed to fly across the ground instead of just running. Naruto almost couldn't keep up with the girl and it was a minute after she arrived at Sasuke's living room did Naruto finally catch up.

Ino was panting against the wall when Naruto sprinted though the door Hinata soon appeared and collapsed next to Naruto using his shoulder to hold herself up. It was a long way from the kitchens, down on the other side of the house, to where Sasuke's rooms were.

Sasuke had jumped up when Ino had entered the room Tsunade joining him when the other two had burst though the door. "S-Sasuke, Your father." Was all Ino could stutter out and after she got control of herself she continued. "Your Father wants to see you now... It doesn't look good."

What little color was in Sasuke's face drained away imminently and what control he seemed to have gained over the past couple of weeks started to break. "Sasuke stay calm." Tsunade commanded putting a strong hand on Sasuke's shoulder. Sasuke calmed down a little but his heart was still beating wildly in his chest. "Naruto, go get his stress and heart medicine." Naruto nodded leaving to go get the said pills.

"I'm okay." Sasuke said coldly turning away from the group. "Lets just get this over with." Naruto came back handing the little cup of pills to Tsunade who gave them to Sasuke. He glared at her but took the pills knowing that if he didn't the abnormally strong woman would make him.

Sasuke left the room Tsunade, Naruto, Ino, and the still tired Hinata following after him. "Sasuke you know he wont mean anything he says right? It's the disease.. It makes him delusional." Ino said trying to reassure him but failing as Sasuke completely ignored the girl.

They walked in silence after that. Since the King lived on the other side of the palace, as far from Sasuke as possible Naruto noticed, it took them awhile the reach him. The sitting area was large, much bigger then Sasuke's, and richly decorated compared to Sasuke who didn't like a lot of things in his rooms. Two guards were standing on ether side of a door where Naruto figured was were Fugaku was.

Sarutobi came out of the room a grim look on his face when he saw the group. "He doesn't have much time left I'm afraid." The old man addressed Sasuke but everyone was listening intently. "A few hours at the most so you'd better go in now Sasuke. Only three at a time so Ino and Naruto may accompany you if you want." Sasuke nodded silently walking to the door. After a deep breath Sasuke entered followed closely by the silent Ino and Naruto.

The room was dark the only light coming form a small desk lamp on the other side of the room. A Large bed sat in the middle of the room light curtains drawn in around it so only the silhouette could be seen of the King.. Sasuke was the only one to walk up to the bed Ino holding Naruto back with her. Sasuke bowed deeply and Ino knelt pulling Naruto down with her onto the ground. Naruto followed her lead as she bowed from the floor.

"You may rise." A hushed whisper came form the bed and it was only then that they lifted back up. "As you know I'm not going to last the night." The weak voice of Fugaku said.

"Father..." Sasuke started but the King cut him off.

"Don't call me that! I don't know how a demon like you could have come from some one as pure as your mother but you are not my son." Anger flared in Naruto at the King's words but Ino just put a hand on his shoulder to stop the blond form doing anything. Ino was shaking her head when Naruto gave her a questioning look.

"You were the one who killed her I know it! Your a demon Sasuke and you will always be that. The blood of demons runs though your veins stronger then any of the other Uchihas." Fugaku started to cough violently and after a few seconds got control of himself "This is all your fault. This curse that all Uchiha's have. Your brother will get it and you will get it too just like everyone before us. Forced to die a decrepit old man with a demon murderer as a son."

"I.." Sasuke looked away his resolve breaking with every word. "My fault... I killed her.. No I didn't kill her.. I'm not a demon! I'm not a...' Sasuke went ridged his eyes wide and his breaths coming as heavy pants.

"Open the curtains. I wish to look at the one who murdered my wife." Fugaku barked venom laced with every word. The curtains were opened and behind them sat a hard looking man. His eyes were a bloody red, from the sickness Naruto would learn later, and his skin sickly pale and cracked. Bloody bandages were wrapped around Fugaku's arms and part of his face. He looked beyond sick and more then dead. Naruto knew that the man must be in a lot of pain but all Naruto could feel was sick pleasure at seeing him that way.

The bloody eyes traveled from Sasuke to Ino until they fell upon Naruto's angry blue eyes. It seemed all the anger drained from Fugaku's face replaced by sick fear for the blond. "N-no... Why is it here? It shouldn't be here!" The man moaned in pain tightly shutting his eyes. When he opened them again trails of blood were sliding down his cheeks. Naruto then noticed

that his eyes weren't red. They were black stained red from blood that spilled out of them. "You've come to kill me? To get revenge just like he always said. I'll be murdered by the Monster who killed thousands. Both of you are monsters, demons! You and that... That thing!" Fugaku pointed at the surprised Naruto who was backing into a dark corner.

When Sasuke looked upon his father is resolve broke at the sight of the blood. He finally snapped the short calm he had been in shattering like glass around him. Sasuke fell to his knees screaming in pain as he heart gave a violent shutter and staring at his hands like something no one else could see was covering them. Naruto watched horrified as Sasuke shook on his knees staring at his hands while screaming. Suddenly Sasuke started tearing at his temples with his nails like there was something inside that he wanted out. More dark red blood appeared from the deep scratches on the sides of his head and cheeks. Fugaku laughed menacingly from his bed yelling that the demon was finally showing its self.

Ino tried to pull Sasuke's hands away but with more strength then what seemed possible she was flung away by Sasuke. Sasuke started to scoot back like there was something horrible in front of him that he didn't want to see and Naruto could only guess what horrors Sasuke's frail mind was showing him. Sasuke hit the wall with a loud 'thump' then he started to throw himself against it over and over again. Naruto stood rooted in the spot as Tsunade burst in panic written on her face.

Sasuke tried and failed to push the woman away as Tsunade pinned him to the wall. Her hands glowed green for a second as she put them on either side of the struggling Sasuke's head. After a few long seconds Sasuke's struggles slowed down until he completely stopped moving save for heavy breaths. Tsunade let him go the now sleeping raven haired teen falling gently to the floor.

Hinata was helping Ino to her feet a dark red burn on her shoulder where Sasuke had touched her. Tsunade went over to Ino to look over the burn with a frown. "It's getting more powerful. I'm not sure how long I can keep him under control." Tsunade muttered to the girl while healing her arm with a pale white light. "Naruto take Sasuke to his room and get headache medicine ready. He's going to have a vary strong one once he wakes up."

Naruto, now snapped out of his daze, nodded picking up the fallen teen and taking him out. "You'll see. You'll all see it in time! He's a demon. Nothing but a blood thirsty fiend! He'll kill us all!" Naruto could still hear Fugaku's words all the way to Sasuke's room.

"No... Naruto's not a monster." Sasuke muttered in his fevered sleep once the blond put him down on the bed making a sad smile appear on Naruto's face.

"I'm not to sure myself." Naruto whispered leaving the room to get the medicine Tsunade had told him about.

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A few hours later Naruto sat in the living room his legs up to his chest and his head resting on them. He was staring at the floor but Naruto's blue eyes were unfocused to the point that he wasn't really seeing what he was looking at.

"Monster!"

"Your a filthy demon!"

"We don't want your kind in our village!"

Naruto kept hearing the voices of the angry people in his mind seeing their faces as they rocks and stones at him until he ran from the village all together. Now after finding a place he thought he might be able to stay in it happened all over again. Monster. He was nothing but a monster.

"Are you okay?" Came Tsunade's voice from behind him and Naruto nodded. Soon she was around the couch and sitting down. "Was that your first time seeing one of Sasuke's episodes?"

Naruto nodded again no saying anything to the woman. "I see you don't want to talk but... I think you'll feel better if you did." Naruto shook his head from side to side still not opening his mouth. If he did Naruto knew that he would tell her everything and end up breaking down. "That... That wasn't the first time someone had called you that? A monster."

Naruto nodded and Tsunade sighed heavily. "I know monsters and trust me.. You aren't one but if you want some reassurance here." Tsunade pulled a pale green stone from underneath her low cut shirt and took it off. "This stone is vary special. See if anyone, like say a monster, touches it it turns red and burns that person. Here try it on." Without waiting for an answer Tsunade slipped the stone over the bewildered Naruto's head.

Suddenly it burst out with pure white light filling the enter room and blinding Naruto. Once the light disappeared the stone faded from green to a blue that matched Naruto's eyes. "I knew it." Tsunade smiled as Naruto jumped up glaring at her.

"Knew what?" He demanded not liking that she had tricked him.

"That your-" Sasuke suddenly burst though the door with a scowl that turned into a look of pure relief when he saw Naruto.

"Dobe, your alright?" He asked making Naruto smile at him.

"Of course, Teme! Why wouldn't I be?" Naruto gave him a peace sing that for anyone else would have looked beyond idiotic but Naruto pulled it off as being cute.

"Just... I strange dream is all."

Sarutobi and Itachi suddenly appeared in the door way their faces grim. Well Sarutobi's face was grim and Itachi look how he always did. "The King has passed away."

At those five words the whole room seemed to freeze like time had stopped. Ino, who had quietly been stilling in a corner, seemed to have gone frightfully pale her wide blue eyes staring at nothing and everything at once. Sasuke seemed to have gone blank and everything seemed surreal. They all knew it had been coming but the fact that it had actually happened seemed almost impossible. Everything was deathly silent in the room not even the sounds of the occupant's breathing could be heard.

The first thing to break the silence was Ino sudden gasp for breath as if she hadn't been breathing at all in those long moments. Suddenly everything burst back to life in a flash like all the paused time suddenly burst back to life and was set on fast forward to recover lost minutes.

Sasuke faltered staggering and Naruto ran to catch him before he collapsed but it never came as Sasuke regained his balance by grabbing the couch. Ino suppressed tears covering his face with her hands to muffle broken sobs. Sarutobi explained to the recovered Sasuke and worried Tsunade that the funeral would be in a couple of days as the Leaf and Water's leaders were coming to pay respects.

Kiba burst though the door with Hinata after hearing the news, from said girl, about what had happened only a few hours time earlier. From the sight of Ino sobbing on the floor and Sarutobi he knew that Fugaku had died. Naruto was surprised to see Kiba's face contort with grief before the ran to Ino wrapping his arms around his friend in a comforting hug. Hinata, being the shy and sweet girl she was, broke down where she was standing to cry into her arms.

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Naruto was dumb struck by the amount from sadness that over came the room at the announcement of the passing of the king. From what Naruto had seen earlier he hadn't been that nice of a man at all but Naruto would learn later that wasn't entirely true. From what he could see at the moment all he figured at the man, who had called his own son a demon, must have done something right in him life how ever small it might have been.

After Sarutobi left having business to take care of and the initial shook had worn off everyone gathered around the living room talking in hushed whispers.

"So..." Naruto started wanting to hear about the things that had made all these strong people care over. "What was he like. I don't know anything about him but form what I'm seen, and read he didn't seem... Well." Naruto didn't want to offend anyone in the room so he shut up trying to put his words right.

"He didn't seem vary nice at first." Ino whispered only a few tears had managed to slip down her face before. "When I first met him I thought he was the meanest person in the world. He was always to hard on Sasuke about his studies and he never seemed satisfied no matter how hard Sasuke tired to please him." Kiba nodded in agreement at Ino's words at she spook remembering it all too clearly. "But then I really looked closely and saw that in his own small way he had been approaching of Sasuke the entire time. He just didn't show it as openly as others."

Sasuke looked away as his thoughts strayed to when he was younger. Just the smallest smile from his Father had been enough to make Sasuke feel like he was the smartest and most talented person in the world. Fugaku had been vary proud of his son he just didn't know how to show it at the time.

"But what how he acted before?" Naruto asked curiously but cautiously not wanting to upset anyone. "Why did he say all those things to Sasuke?"

Ino opened her mouth but found that the words wouldn't come. Thankfully Tsunade decided that she would explain to Naruto. "Fugaku-sama was a vary serious disease which is mainly found in the Uchiha blood line." Tsunade sighed before continuing "The Uchiha's have a gift called the Sharingan that gives them a large amount of different powers, I wont go into details, but it also becomes a curse for them. It causes deterioration of the eyes which spreads to the brain and in most cases causes hallucinations to the victim. In rare cases, ones where the Mangekyo Sharingan as been activated, which is vary difficult to active , the eyes produce and acid like poison which spreads though the entire body eating the skin. Though there are only a handful of cases where that has been recorded Fugaku being one of them."

"So him saying all those things.. He really didn't mean it?" Naruto asked hopefully his eyes glancing to Sasuke who sat beside him. "How is the Mang-whatever-thingy activated?" Naruto asked after getting a slight nod from Tsunade.

"No one knows exactly but there are many rumors about it. It has untold power and only the Kings in the past have been able to reach it. None of the sub families have ever had a recorded case of the Mangekyo Sharingan."

Sasuke snorted making everyone give him strange looks or surprise. "I'm going to sleep so you guys need to leave. I don't like you all hanging around so much." Was all he said before getting off the couch and leaving to his room.

Everyone filtered out most still having work to do and Tsunade needing to talk to Itachi about some things. After they all had left Naruto stood awkwardly in living room wondering what to do. He still had so many questions that needed answering and he was still vary worried about Orochimaru not appearing lately. It was starting to bother the blond making him think that the snake man was up to something. Naruto sighed heavily glaring at the wall. Of course he was up to something. When wasn't he?

Suddenly Sasuke's door opened making Naruto jump ten feet in the air. "Are you just going to stand there all day or what?" Sasuke asked as he lent against the door way his arms crossed over his chest.

Naruto grinned at Sasuke but it didn't meet his eyes. "Why? You miss me?" Naruto teased bounding over the the raven haired teen.

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"Dobe." Sasuke muttered turning away with Naruto following behind him muttering obscenities under his breath and shutting the door.

"Stupid Teme you didn't answer me." Naruto grinned as Sasuke turned to give him a bored look. "So.. Hm? Did ya?"

Sasuke didn't answer instead he grabbed a fistful of a surprised Naruto's shirt pulling him closer and pressing their lips together. Naruto automatically wrapped his arms around Sasuke's neck pulling the taller boy closer his eyes sliding shut.

Like last time Iruka's words flashed into Naruto's mind and again he didn't care what anyone else thought about them. Nothing else seemed to matter except Sasuke and for him to be closer then ever before. Sasuke push Naruto forcefully against the door as he started to attack the other teen's neck. Naruto but his lip to keep from making any noise as Sasuke snaked his hand up Naruto's shirt running his cool fingers over the heated flesh.

Naruto heard the french doors open from the other room and Ino's cheerful voice found them announcing that she had brought them dinner. Sasuke paused what he was doing for a minute looking into Naruto's fearful eyes. Sasuke sent Naruto a wicked smile and started attacking Naruto's neck again as one of his hands slid down into Naruto's sweat pants.

Naruto bit back a moan as he heard Ino open his bedroom door looking for them before it shut again. Sasuke's hand squeezed Naruto's erection while the other hand pulled off the blond teen's shirt. With a wet tongue Sasuke attacked Naruto's nipples and Naruto let out a soft gasp his head banging loudly against the door as he threw it back. He could hear Ino on the other side of the door only feet away.

Naruto felt his sweat pants slide down and Sasuke shift next to him. Naruto's eyes slided shut tightly one ginger crammed in his mouth as he bit down to keep from screaming out. Naruto knew Sasuke was on his knees in front of him. He knew what was coming but it still came as a shook when Naruto felt Sasuke's mouth on him. It seemed the raven haired teen was doing everything possible the break Naruto and it was working.

The world when hazy and losing himself completely Naruto let a low moan escape his lips as he felt all his blood rushing downwards. Sasuke moved his mouth faster over Naruto's member making the blond pant and gasp uncontrollably. Naruto tried to buck his hips but Sasuke forced them against the door roughly. Naruto didn't registered the loud thud when he was pushed harder against the door or when he was gasping out Sasuke's name while trying, in vain, to keep himself together.

"Nm... S-Sasuke... Nn S-st.." Naruto managed out which only made the older teen to smirk against him. "I'm... S-sasuke!" Naruto screamed out before coming in the raven's mouth and slumping against the door. He vaguely hear Ino running from the next room the the squeaking of the french doors as the opened and closed again.

A vary red faced Ino ran into Tsunade on her way out and quickly redirected the woman saying "Their both sleeping, you know it's been a vary... Um.. Hard day and all."

Naruto glowered at a self satisfied Sasuke but instead of saying anything the blond pulled up his pants and left of the living room intent on eating food Ino had left there. Sasuke followed intent on having a little more fun.. Most likely on the couch.

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"Sasuke?" Naruto asked as he lent against the older teen idly playing with a lose string on his pants.

"Hn." Sasuke muttered his eyes closed as a loud yawn escaped his lips.

Naruto stared at the ceiling wondering weather he should ask or not but curiosity was getting the better of him. "How do you activate the special eye-thingy your father had?" Naruto felt Sasuke stiffen slightly against Naruto a frown on his face. "You don't have to tell me. I was just wondering." Naruto added hastily not wanting to upset Sasuke.

"You have to kill your best friend. Father practically killed his best friend, the King of the Wind country, and Itachi killed his best friend, though it was an accident, when he was 13." Naruto stayed silent his mind spinning with unpleasant thoughts.

"You don't have it do you?" Naruto asked timidly afraid of what the answer might be.

"Well my best friends growing up was Ino and Kiba and since their both alive I guess not." Sasuke said trying to keep the bitterness from his voice. They fell into silence that was neither awkward or comfortable until Sasuke finally spoke. "We should go to bed." Naruto just stood so Sasuke could get up and followed him out of the living room.

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Two day's later everyone was getting ready for the funeral of the King. Sakura and her parents were to arrive in an hour's time and a little while after that they were all going to the graveyard for the surface. Sasuke sat in his room with Naruto looking gloomier then usual while doing his best to hide it.

"You feeling okay?" Naruto asked as Sasuke buttoned his plain black dress shirt.

"Hn."

"It's okay if you feel a little up set you know. He was your Father after all."

"Naruto?"

"Sasuke?"

"Can you sing for me?" Sasuke wasn't looking at the blond but he could feel the other's surprised look and grin. "Anything will do... Just sing."

Naruto turned away from the raven haired teen to look out the window. "Sure Sasuke."

Straight on this long, continuing road there is surely something to believe in
Like a traveler in the midst of the wind I have my eyes on the northern sky

The passionate feelings that were beginning to vanish
Once again sway in radiance in my chest

I don't want the tears to spill as so not to lose to my weaker self
In eyes holding only an unadorned spirit there are great, unseen wings

I open my arms while singing to embrace the perpetuity of time to be tied to life
Straight on this long, continuing road there is surely something to believe in

Sasuke stared at Naruto as he stood beside him his black eyes never leaving Naruto's slightly grinning face. His voice was sweet maybe a little girly even and it was nothing like Sasuke had ever heard before. It was haunting just like the song he just sang and the one before that.

"Where did you learn that song?" Sasuke found himself asking while wondering why it had sounded so familiar to him.

"I-I don't know. I only slightly remember someone singing it to me when i was younger. A woman who's eyes were the brightest green I've ever seen but everything else is blank." Naruto shrugged having already come to terms with the face that he's never remember his past. Sasuke reached his hand up to trace a slim finger down Naruto's tanned face. "It's the only thing I remember... It makes me wonder if she was my mother..."

"No Naruto your M-" Sasuke started but just then the door opened and Sakura ran in tears already forming at her eyes.

"S-Sasuke... Oh, I'm sorry am I interrupting something?" Sakura said as Sasuke's hand fell down to his side.

"No, what is it Sakura?" Sasuke gritting out trying to keep the annoyance out of his voice.

Sakura skipped forward trying to put on a happy face and wrapping her arms around Sasuke's arm. "I was wondering if you were okay... Hi Naruto!"Sakura added brightly smiling at Naruto.

"Hi Sakura-chan." Naruto grinned at the green eyes girl. "Is it time to go?"

"Hm? Oh, yeah I came to get you. Ino was going to but I decided to for her. It took a lot of arguing for me to talk her into it. She said I might walking in on something or whatever."

Naruto turned bright ran but luckily Ino walking in distracting Sakura and giving him time to regain himself. Sasuke threw Naruto a smirk as Ino and Sakura started to fight.

"I told you I was going to get them. It's my job!" Ino growled and Sakura stuck her tongue out at the girl.

"You should take a vacation. God knows your skin needs a little sun." Sakura teased her arms still wrapped tightly around Sasuke's arm.

"Shouldn't we be going?" Naruto asked sheepishly trying to break up the fighting.

"Well we would be leaving already if Sakura hadn't gotten in the way."

"Hey! You need to remember who your talking to, Ino-pig!"

"What? A selfish pampered Princess?" Ino crossed her arms mockingly and glaring at the pink haired girl who glared back.

A few insults and a death glare match later they finally managed to get down to the carriages and out of the palace walls. Naruto, Sasuke, Ino and Sakura shared a carriage together. Ino because Naruto asked her to and Naruto because Sasuke said he wouldn't get in without him. Sakura sat with her arms still around Sasuke's arm like it was surgically linked. Naruto sat by Ino talking lightly with them all but mostly casting glanced other to where Sakura still clung to Sasuke.

"Sakura if you don't let go of my arm soon it's going to fall off." Sasuke finally muttered after the hundredth look from Naruto.

"Oh, sorry.." Sakura reluctantly removed her arms from Sasuke's and sat up straight.

It wasn't long before they reached the graveyard and everyone filed out. There were already a lot of people form the gates waiting to be let in by the guards who where stationed there for the funeral. Naruto followed Sasuke thought the gates along with Sakura, and Ino. Kiba, Hinata, Tsunade, Kakashi and a few select others who had come in different carriages followed them.

They stood on top of the small hill where Mikoto was buried and where Fugaku was going to be buried everyone else who came to watch and pay respects were at the bottom. It seemed like thousands of people had come for the funeral each holding a single white rose. Naruto noticed that Itachi wasn't among them and wondered vaguely why he wasn't there.

Naruto stood between Sasuke and Ino in front of the closed casket as the priest said his words about how a great king Fugaku was and how his parting will be missed by them all. The sun beat down on them being covered by lazy clouds every once and awhile and a warm breeze blew lazily across their faces.

After the priest was finished everyone on the hill put their flowers on the coffin one by one Starting with Sasuke. Then the coffin was lowering into the ground and slowly covered with dirt.

People slowly started to filter out of the graveyard until only Sasuke, Naruto, Ino, and Sakura was let. "You guys go on ahead." Sasuke told them and when they hesitated Sasuke added more firmly, "Now." Ino, Sakura, and Naruto all started to leave but Sasuke's arms grabbing Naruto's sleeve made him stop. "Not you."

Sakura gave them both a strange look before she followed Ino down the steps and over the bridge. Once he knew they were gone Sasuke pulled Naruto into a gentle kiss that ended as quickly as it started. Sasuke knelt in between both his parent's graves staring at the freshly dug dirt. "What happens when someone dies?"

Naruto frowned at the sudden question keeling next to Sasuke while thinking. "I don't know but I think that that person's soul joins the ones it loved if they already passed away if not then they look after the ones they love who are still trapped here on earth."

They were silent for awhile as Sasuke thought on Naruto's words. "Mother told me once that... When someone dies on a rainy day, like when she died, the earth is crying over that loss and wished that person to keep protecting her and the loved ones of that person. When someone dies on a clear sunny day, like now, the earth is glade that the suffering of that soul is over and that that person can once again be with it's precious person." Sasuke could picture his Mother when she told him that so long ago. They had been in the room Naruto sleeps back when it was for painting.Mikoto was sitting at the piano a sad sort of smile on her face as she pulled the crying 6-year-old Sasuke into her arms. It was the day his Grandmother had died. For some reason it didn't hurt to think about Mikoto anymore and vaguely Sasuke wondered why.

"Then I want to die on a sunny day." Naruto said a small sad smile on his usually grinning face. "I don't want the earth or anyone to cry over my death. I'm not worth it the tears of my precious people."

Sasuke was stunned by Naruto's words but before he could say anything Naruto stood brushing off his pants. "Come on Sasuke-teme. We should get back before Ino starts to worry."

As they walked back down the hill Sasuke glanced back and did a double take. He could have sworn he saw his Father there with his strong arms wrapped around Mikoto's shoulders one of his rare smiles on his face but when he looked back no one was there.

"Oi, come on Sasuke-teme!" Naruto's hand warm hand grabbed Sasuke's pulling him along.

When they reached the carriage Sakura immediately latched herself onto Sasuke dragging him into a seat next to her. The ride back as faster then before as most of the traffic of people leaving the funeral had already thinned out.

"Um... Sakura-chan if you don't mind me asking... What's your relationship with Sasuke?" Naruto asked nervously as they came to a slow stop at the palace. Ino gave Naruto a worried glance and Sasuke glared at Sakura.

"Oh, you don't know? Where betrothed to be married." Sakura said happily unaware of Naruto's suddenly pale look. He felt like something had closed around his heart painfully squeezing it. Naruto jumped from the carriage as it stopped before anyone else could say anything quickly walking towards the door.

"Sakura! How many times do I have to tell you we're not getting married?" Sasuke growled as Ino nervously left after Naruto.

"B-but Sasuke I love you. I don't care that my parents don't want us to get married anymore." Sakura pouted ignoring Sasuke's death glare. Sasuke left running after the blond and ignoring Sakura's calls.

"Naruto. Naruto stop!" Sasuke yelled pulling the younger teen to a halt by grabbing the black dress shirt he had borrowed from Sasuke.

"Let go of me Sasuke before you make a scene." Naruto said coldly jerking himself away.

"What Sakura said isn't true anymore. She just wont let it go." Sasuke tried to explain but Naruto wasn't listening to him.

"Sasuke just drop it okay? It doesn't matter. Iruka-sensei told me not to get involved. I just should have listened to him." Naruto said mostly to himself panic rising in his voice but was quickly replaced by a cold emotionless voice. "I was just so stupid to think that maybe you felt something for me."

Stunned Sasuke stared at Naruto's blank blue eyes. "Naruto I-" Sasuke's started but he was at a loss of what to say. Naruto turned away darting into the palace and away from Sasuke's shocked face.

"Ino... Do they?" Sakura asked Ino as they stood and watched Naruto run away.

"Yes," Ino replied sighing and rubbing her temples.

"I messed up didn't I?"

"Yes you did."

XxXx

Naruto was running blindly and for how long he didn't know. Somehow Naruto thought that if he kept running that maybe when he stopped everything would be the like it was before. Of course he knew better then that. You can't change the past and Naruto knew that only too well.

Naruto burst though the doors leading to the garden in the back of the palace and collapsed onto his knees breathing harshly. Naruto's eyes were tightly shut one hand over his rapidly beating heart and the other over his eyes like he was shielding them from the sun. Some one cleared his throat and Naruto shakily looked into the bored face of Itachi.

"Oh, Um.. I'm sorry..." Naruto muttered getting onto his feet but keeping his eyes firmly on the ground. "I'll just go.."

"Stop." Itachi's voice was demanding and emotionless as he walked around Naruto towards the door. "I need to speak with you. Follow me."

Itachi down a hallway the he had never been down before to where Naruto knew was his office. Opening a dark mahogany door Itachi swept in wordlessly leaving Naruto no choice but to follow him. Itachi sat behind the desk nodding his head to one of the chairs in front of it in a soundless demand for Naruto to sit which the blond did.

"Now, Naruto, I want you to know that I've found out that you've been working for Orochimaru who use to be my Father's adviser. I also know about Orochimaru's plans even though you may not know the full detail of them." Naruto went pail knowing what all this meant. "Sai has informed me, yes Sai has been working for me ever since he became my assistant, that you've only been working for Orochimaru because you've been forced to."

Naruto was stunned by all this information and it also didn't seem to make any sense to him. Sai joining Itachi? It didn't seem possible because the curse seal that both of them had made it impossible to reveal Orochimaru's secrets unless he died. Naruto wondered how Sai managed to over come that.

"Now I only want one thing from you Naruto. You have to leave the palace and never see or talk to my brother again." Naruto opened his mouth to protest but Itachi narrowed his eyes and that one little thing shut Naruto up. "If you don't then I'll be forced to take extreme measures. Are you sure Sasuke will still want you after he hears why your here in the first place and I tell him about all the things you've done while working for Orochimaru? Orochimaru was the one you killed Mikoto, yes he was, so are you sure Sasuke will want you around after he finds out that your working for him?"

Naruto looked down at the ground wondering what to do though it was obvious. "So if I leave... Y-you wont tell him?" Naruto asked nervously looking up at Itachi with hopeful eyes. Itachi nodded at the blond and Naruto frowned. "Okay I'll leave.. I'll go early in the morning when Sasuke is still sleeping."

"I'm glad your doing this the right way Naruto. It's better for the both of you this way. You may leave." Naruto nodded and left the room without a second glance.

Naruto walked silently up to Sasuke's rooms mentally preparing himself for what he had to do. To make sure Sasuke didn't come looking for him, though Naruto wondered if he would or not, Naruto had to make Sasuke hate him. After taking a deep breath Naruto pushed open the french doors the loud squeaking announcing his entrance.

Sasuke immediately jumped up from his seat on the couch relief on his face. "Naruto-"

"Sasuke I'm really tired so can we not do this?" Naruto said coldly crossing the room for his door. Sasuke stopped him by grabbing his shirt, like Naruto knew he would, and Naruto turned on him. "What?"

"Naruto what Sakura said-"

"Don't lie to me Sasuke. The way she's always all over you I know what she said is true and it doesn't matter anyway."

"Naruto I-." Sasuke said disparately but his grip on Naruto's shirt loosened.

"Shut up! God your so annoying Sasuke-teme. Can't you take care of yourself from once?" Naruto growled pulling his shirt away from Sasuke roughly his blue eyes angry while on the inside it felt like his heart was being ripped in two.

"Dobe," Sasuke said warningly his black eyes narrowing just like Naruto wanted he was getting angry.

"What? What are you going to to? Cry on me?" Naruto pushed Sasuke roughly making the taller teen stumbled backwards. "Of the big mighty Sasuke can't even take care of himself he needs 50 people to make sure he doesn't break like a child." Naruto pushed Sasuke again and losing it Sasuke punched Naruto in the jaw sending the blond backwards into the door.

Stunned Sasuke's eyes went from this still raised fist to Naruto's already bruising cheek. "Naruto I'm sorry... I didn't mean to."

"No, Sasuke I think you did. I-I don't want you anymore. Go back to your wife." Naruto opened the left slamming the door behind him but on the other side tears were already forming in his eyes. All the straight seemed to leave his legs as Naruto slid down to his knees his back resting against the door.

On the other side Sasuke fell to his knees still staring at his fist. 'I hit him... How I didn't mean to... Naruto."

XxXxX

Early morning Naruto sat on the floor writing out a farewell Note to Sasuke. The sun hadn't begun to rise yet and Naruto estimated the time to be around 4 in the morning. He hadn't gotten any sleep that night his mind focused on what he had done and what there still was left to do. After folding the note Naruto stood leaving the note on his pillow for Sasuke to find later.

Naruto shouldered his backpack and snuck out of his room. He wanted to look in on Sasuke's room to see him one last time but Naruto knew he shouldn't. It would only make things harder for him. Without a second glance Naruto left the palace though the front gates knowing that when Sasuke woke that the only thing of him that he left behind was that short note.

XxXxXx

Sasuke woke with a start an hour later his heart beating frantically in his chest. "Naruto..." Throwing back his covers Sasuke ran from his dark room though the door joining his and Naruto's already knowing what he'd find there.

Sasuke fell to his knees in front of Naruto's empty bed and the clean room. The clothes Naruto usually left strewn around the room had disappeared, the sheet music that usually surround the floor around the uncovered piano was again stacked neatly in the piano bench, and the piano now sat covered once more.

Sasuke's eyes fell on the note resting on Naruto's empty pillow and hastily Sasuke snatched it up opening it. On the paper Sasuke read Naruto's messy hand writing hungrily hoping that maybe it would only say that he was leaving for a few days.

Sasuke,

As you've already noticed I've left the palace and I'm not going to be coming back. It may be hard to understand... But after last night maybe your happy. I don't know. All I do know is I don't love you anymore... I'm not sure if I ever did. It's better that I've gone because you've still got a chance at a normal life. I think you should marry Sakura-chan. She's a nice girl.

No matter how you feel about me, whether it's hated or love, don't come looking for me. It will only bring you more pain if you insist on trying to find me when there's nothing left to find. Please take care of yourself Sasuke. It's the only thing I'm asking of you though I don't deserve even that.

Sincerely,
Naruto

Sasuke's eyes zoomed from side to side of the badly written letter until he read it over 6 times. He couldn't understand what happened. How could what Sakura said making Naruto do something as drastic as leave. Sasuke didn't move from where he knelt for how long he wasn't sure but the sun was starting to rise making the dark room bright.

Form the living room Sasuke heard Ino come in with the clinking of dishes. "I'm got food!" He heard Ino yell and distantly he heard his bedroom door open. After a second it closed again and Ino opened the door into Naruto's old room. "S-Sasuke? What's wrong?"

"H-he's gone Ino... Naruto left-" Sasuke's voice cracked and instead of trying to explain Sasuke handed her the letter to read.

Ino's blue eyes scanned the small paper tears forming in her eyes. "S-Sasuke I'm so sorry."

Suddenly Itachi appeared in the doorway his black eyes looking over the room before falling on the note in Ino's hand and Sasuke on the floor. "So he left after all. I wasn't sure if he was going to or not."

"W-what?" Sasuke was up in a second his eyes now up of anger. "You told him to leave?"

Itachi's face didn't so any emotion as he gazed upon his brother. "I don't have to answer you Sasuke. Ino don't let Sasuke leave the palace grounds. Kiba, Tsunade help her." Itachi left and said two people walked in sad looks upon their faces.

Sasuke glared at them as Itachi left his arms crossed over his chest. "You all knew he was going to leave?" Sasuke growled accusingly his eyes narrowed to dangerous slits.

"N-No Sasuke. If i knew he was going to leave I would have tried to talk him out of it." Ino said her eyes wide and frightful but Sasuke wasn't listening to her. He wasn't listening to anything at all. His only thoughts was he had to get Naruto back and soon.

Sasuke turned away heading for his room knowing that none of them would follow him and he was right. Once there Sasuke got dress waited at his bedroom door until he heard them all sit down in the living room then slowly opened the door. Ino and Tsunade sat on the couch with their backs to him and Kiba and on laying on the floor staring at the ceiling. Sasuke ran past, knowing that they would follow him, and out the still open french doors.

Sasuke had a good head start as by the time he was flying down the hallway Kiba had just gotten to the french doors. Sasuke jumped down the stairs skipping the last 6 entirely while his frantic mind was trying to figure out a plan. If he could make it to the town he could loss them in the early morning crowd but Kiba was a fast runner. Sasuke wasn't sure if he'd make it past him then the guards at the gate.

Pushing the thoughts from his mind Sasuke focused on just running his muscles already acing and his heart pumping to quickly in his chest. He knew that this was bad for him because of his weak heart but if he could just find Naruto Sasuke didn't care. Naruto would make everything okay again.

Sasuke burst out the doors into the thick storm air. Stumbling a little on the wet stone Sasuke charged down the walk way. He heard Kiba right behind him but Sasuke kept pushing his already tired body. Sasuke past the fountain his heart lifting at the sight of the open gates and the busy street on the other side.

Just when he thought he might actually make it Kiba tackled him from behind sending them both to the wet ground. Sasuke growled trying to throw the other teen off him but Kiba grabbed both his arms forcing them behind him. "Naruto. Naruto!" Sasuke yelled hoping that maybe the blond was still somewhere around. That maybe this was all some sick joke and he was going to come running up grinning and say that he was sorry.

Ino and Tsunade splashed up behind the struggling teens Sasuke still frantically calling out Naruto's name but the wind and the ran carried his voice away. "Naruto! Naruto!" Tears were freely falling down Ino's eyes and she had to turn away as Tsunade knelt in front of Sasuke. Her hands glowed as she did the same thing to Sasuke as she had to do when his father died. Her hands glowed and Sasuke's frantic trashing stopped. His eyes started to close as he passed into a dreamless sleep his thoughts stopping completely. "Naruto..."

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Yay! Finally finished with this chapter. It took a lot long then I thought it would but oh, well. At least I got it out. There is only 8 more chapters after this one because I'm only going to 16 but I think there will be a squeal to it. I'm not entirely sure but I'm pretty sure if that makes sense... Which it doesn't but oh well.

To those that read my other story Guilty By Association I'm really sorry for taking so long for the second chapter! I'm just having a little trouble writing it so please please be patient with me!

Next Chapter: Ino helps Sasuke look from Naruto, Orochimaru kidnaps Naruto, n'stuff happens.