Disclaimer: Do you see any guys having smex in the show? Yeah, I don't own it :sigh:
Woo! I got a good lot of reviews for the first chap! Ya know, I'm aiming for 60 reviews in one chap, just like the last chapter of Dotless Dice. I got like, 67 reviews for the last chap O.o That made me soooo happy that I went off my diet and had a giant cup of coffee :grin:
And now there are sayings of the day! Because I feel like it!
Quote of the day: "L, do you know that Gods of Death love apples?" -Yagami Raito
The room was strangely quiet...
Even though three people sat there, all of them on the verge of screaming or crying, no one spoke. The only thing that made the silence tolerable was the soft murmering of nurses outside in the hall. The women kept going on and on about how the Uchiha boy was on the brink of death.
A struggled breath caught everyone's dazed attention and they looked over to the bed where the anorexic looking raven was sleeping, his unusually long, dirty hair splayed over the thin pillow his head was resting on. The bags under his eyes were more defined because of the poor lighting, his skin was a sickly white, and his frame was so thin...
"Sasuke..." Naruto whispered, more to himself than anybody else. His grip on Sai's hand tightened, and Ino, who was sitting behind them on a stool the doctor gave her, was staring at Sasuke's chest as it lifted slowly, followed by strained, shallow breaths. She looked about ready to cry. Even though she hadn't really spoken with Sasuke for a good four years, the sight of her friend so deathly ill made her heart clench and her eyes burn.
Sai kept a firm grip on Naruto's hand, even though he hated knowing that the reason why his boyfriend was so touchy was because of his ex-lover. His jaw clenched and his stomach boiled with regained hatred, Our first day back in Japan... and that bastard has to ruin it. He's going to end up ruining our relationship... he blinked, trying to get rid of such thoughts, and glanced at his upset partner. He frowned and looked back down at their joined hands.
"You wear your emotions on your sleeve, Naruto-san," he snarled through gritted teeth.
"What?" the blond croaked, too caught up in his guilty thoughts.
"I never thought of you as the type to toy around with people... but I can see it now," Sai started, "I always knew the Uchiha resembled me, but for you to... for you to come to me only because I look like him..."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Naruto lied.
"That's the only reason you started a relationship with me in the first place, isn't it? You needed comfort from the pain and came to me... erasing my face and replacing it with his," Sai still held the blond's hand, "but I'm... no, I can't be angry with you," he sat up straight and flashed Naruto a beautiful smile, one so very rare for a man like him.
"Sai..."
Ino watched the two of them with her head down, her bottom lip trembling. She wanted to be strong, she really did, but the fact was... two of her best friends were falling apart right in front of her. And there was nothing she could do about it. It wasn't like the days in early high school where she could try and protect Naruto from bullies and make sure he had enough to eat, it wasn't like middle school where her, along with Kiba, would search around and find the blond a perfect spot to stay the night... Now... now it was totally different. Naruto was mentally shattering, and nothing she could say or do would help him. His life did a complete turn around when he met Sasuke, and just when it was heading down a good track in the last few years, it derailed and he was sent right back to the bottom of the hill... right where he started...
"I also used you... too many times," Sai admitted, "so I have no right to be angry..."
Naruto was now confused. When had Sai used him?
"But I desperately wanted to change. When I saw you smile every time we met up... it made me want to change. And I finally did... You don't know... how happy I was when I no longer felt anger towards the Uchiha for having you before me... I was so elated when I realized I had let go," Sai smiled softly, "you completely changed me, Naruto-san, and because of that... I fell in love with you."
Lying on his bed, Sasuke listened to the conversation, his dull eyes focusing on Naruto's expression. He let himself smile sadly at the sweet smile that graced his angel's face, Did you fall for him too, Dobe? he felt his stomach jump and he coughed, sputtering as he tried to breath.
All eyes turned on him and Naruto pulled away from Sai in a heartbeat, gently pulling Sasuke against him to help the raven fill his lungs with oxygen.
Sasuke took a wavering breath and his eyes locked onto Sai's, the both of them wearing an expressionless face, but Sai's held a hint of sadness and painful longing.
"Are you alright, Sasuke?" Naruto asked quietly, his voice laced with fear... and such a wonderful tenderness.
Right then, Sai's mask cracked and he lowered his head, desperately trying his best not to cry.
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Two months passed by torturously slow. Almost all of Naruto's time was either spent working at the pleasure house or at the mental home helping Sasuke recooperate. The doctors were amazed at the teen's sudden desire to live. The nurses had giggled and began gossiping like crazy, spreading rumors about Naruto and Sasuke's "more than friends" relationship throughout the entire facility and even the other connected buildings. Of course, the rumors were taking their toll on Sai. The boy tried his best to hide his pain behind his mask, but ever since the incident two months back where his composure broke, he had never really been able to fix it.
He knew that Naruto was drifting away from him, and that made his heart ache with indescribable pain. But he also believed in the saying, "if you really love someone, you'll let them go". Even though he was hurting, he would let Naruto leave him... if the blond really wanted to be with Sasuke again. There were small hints of Naruto's lingering affection for the Uchiha, but nothing major, and Sai could only hope that the only person he cherished would stay with him. But if the time ever came where Naruto decided to go back to his old boyfriend... Sai would let it happen, because to him, nothing was more important than Naruto's happiness. His beautiful, stunning happiness that would make even the coldest man smile...
"I-I want to thank you, Naruto-kun," Hinata smiled sweetly, "you've helped Uchiha-san a lot. He's getting much better now."
Sai saw the elated smile that crossed his lover's face.
"You know how it is, Uzumaki Naruto has to help out his friends! Dattebayo!" he grinned.
"Ah, Uzumaki-san, could you come with me for a second?" a nurse asked while handing one of her younger patients two pills, "I want to show you how Sasuke-kun's been improving over the last couple of days."
"Sure!" Naruto stepped back and took Sai's hand with a bright smile, which made the raven's heart flutter, "now, now, I can't just leave you here. What kind of boyfriend would I be if I did that?"
"I don't know," Sai looked up in thought, always enjoying the little intimate games they played, "you're already bad as it is..."
"Asshole," Naruto laughed, tugging Sai down the hallway behind the short nurse. Hinata waved to them and left, having promised to meet her cousin Neji in Harajuku.
Sai was happy that Naruto still maybe loved him... and he couldn't help the small smile that tugged at his lips.
"Sasuke-kun has gone through intensive care and is now in a very healthy condition. When you last saw him, he still needed to gain more weight and a bit of muscle, but now he's in perfect shape," the nurse said cheerfully, loving the fact that she was sharing very good news, "he'll now be able to join the other patients in activities in the t.v. room and outside, and he will also be able to eat proper food. Before, we had to give him soft foods for safety precautions."
Naruto grinned when he heard the news, So he's in good condition now... I suppose that means I won't have to stick around here for long. Really, I only did this because Hinata asked me too, and even though we're over, I still consider Sasuke a... a friend.
"Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun and Sai-kun are here for their weekly visit," the woman called out to the raven who was currently lifting weights, of course, under the supervision of a few guards. This wasn't a hospital, it was a mental home, meaning Sasuke was a crazy and he had to be watched 24/7.
Obsidian eyes, that now held so much life, lifted from watching the weight, to staring at the two approaching teens, "Dobe," he replied, ignoring Sai.
Sai glared.
Naruto heaved an annoyed sigh and sat on the exercise bike beside Sasuke, while Sai sat on the one in front of him, "Can't you two just get along? I know there's a few reasons for you to dislike each other..." he laughed nervously, "but that's all in the past! Look toward the future!"
"I have no future, if you haven't noticed," Sasuke snarled, "I'm going to be stuck in here until I can prove myself sane. And because of the suicide attempts, I doubt that even my sanity would gain me my freedom."
"Oh..."
"Maybe if you wouldn't have pulled that gun out," Sai snorted, crossing his arms.
Blue eyes snapped in Sai's direction, shutting him up, don't bring that up, the crystal clear orbs whispered to him.
Sasuke shot up and went to slam his fist into the other's jaw, but two guards stopped him. As he struggled against their hold, his black eyes were swirling with rage and a bitter sadness, "You had no fucking idea what was going on!.!" he hollered, his voice cracking, "you didn't know what my brother was doing, you didn't know what Orochimaru was doing!.! Everything I did... everything I did was for Naruto!.! What have you ever done for him?.! What the fuck have you ever done?.!"
"I took him away from you."
Obsidian and blue eyes widened.
"These fits you have... you've hurt Naruto on various ocassions when they happened, correct?" Sai kept an impassive face, "If he would've stayed with you, I doubt he would still even be alive," his eyes narrowed, "he told me about the incident where you punched him in the jaw, right after he got out of the hospital. If you loved him, why did you do that?"
Sasuke's arms shook in the guards' grasp and his lowered his face, his now cut hair falling over his ears, "You're right..."
Naruto inhaled deeply, cooling his throat, "No, he's not," he stared at Sasuke when he lifted his head, "You can't control your fits, Sasuke, that's why your here. Just because you loved me wouldn't have stopped you from... hitting me."
Sasuke smiled bitterly, "Dobe... you never change, do you?"
All of this drama... I just want it to go away...
xXxXx
"Where's Sai?" Sasuke asked from his bed, his arms tied tightly behind his back. Because of the sudden violence last week, he was once again stuck in a straight jacket. He didn't mind it, but when there was something on the t.v. he hated, he wanted to at least be able to change the channel.
"He got a job and it's his first day," Naruto sat down next to Sasuke and laughed at the raven's messed up hair. He was glad that Sasuke was back to his old self again and that he was once again a freak who loved his personal hygiene, "so today, it's just me. Sorry if it's such a disappointment," he mocked a hurt voice, his bottom lip jutting out.
"Che, Dobe, I'm glad it's just you. I can't stand Sai at all," he growled, "I don't understand what attracted you in the first place."
Naruto grinned and wiggled his eyebrows, "Is Sasuke-chan jealous?"
"Don't rub it my face, please," Sasuke frowned. He didn't like the fact that he was jealous, but he couldn't deny it to the blond's face.
"You," Naruto blinked, "you are jealous?"
"Dumbass, my feelings for you haven't faded at all during my time here. I'm starting to think maybe I truly am in love with you," he sighed, sick of all the angst that was going on these days, "if we were meant to break up that day... then why do I still feel like this? Do you still care for me at all? Even just a tiny bit?" he looked to the side, meeting Naruto's powerful gaze. Those blue eyes were so alluring and so full of emotion, all of the time.
Naruto's heart was beating like crazy. He was in a room alone with Sasuke, the raven was saying he still loved him... and his mind was telling him to kiss the boy. Those now plump lips looked so... inviting, and the way his body was turned towards him... it was so sensual. And those eyes... God! Those eyes!
"Naruto?"
He leaned forward and swallowed the gasp that Sasuke released when their lips met. The both of them were shrouded with lust, desire, and pent up love. Sasuke wanted to retrace every contour of his ex-lover's body, but his tied up arms refrained him from doing so. And Naruto? Naruto wanted to hold the raven close and memorize Sasuke's taste, the feel of his skin... he wanted to engulf him in pleasure.
"Ngh...!" Sasuke hissed as his arm twisted rather painfully underneath him when he fell back onto the bed. He was immediately comforted by a needy blond, his body being turned to the side and his mouth once again being invaded by that delicious tongue Sasuke could only faintly remember in his dreams. The muscle traced his gums, his teeth, the roof of his mouth, and oh, was it ever so pleasurable.
"Why did you have to ruin this?" Naruto asked as his sucked on Sasuke's lower lip, drawing blood. His voice was trembling with the desire for answers, and the desire to taste his ex-boyfriend's luscious body.
"I'm sorry..." Sasuke apologized, moaning, "Itachi just..."
"... Has so much control over you..." Naruto whispered as he pulled back slightly, his warm breath brushing against now swollen lips. He looked into Sasuke's eyes and smiled warmly, not regretting what he just did, "I've been stupid again, haven't I? What happened between you two... it wasn't because you were willing...Why didn't I see that before? Then this... you wouldn't be in here right now."
Sasuke bent forward and ran his tongue sensually along the shell of Naruto's ear, blowing cold air across the fleshy curve, "Shut up and touch me... I'm sexually frustrated right now, Dobe," he growled, thrusting his hips up, "there's no time to talk about the past."
Naruto laughed sweetly, even though his eyes were watering, and he captured Sasuke's lips in another searing kiss, the heat of their passion scorching hot.
Woo! Another chap! Praise me! XD