Title: Tenchi
Rating: M
Summary: Naruto is an innocent, annoying, lovable angel-in-training who has failed his Angel exams 3 times. If he doesn't come through for this assignment, he's banned from ever becoming Angel, and his last assignment to prove himself proves be very hard. He has to make a certain boy happy. This 'certain boy' is Uchiha Sasuke, whose past seems to scar him very badly. Can Naruto make the so called 'Heartless Prince' happy? Or will he come back to heaven as a fallen Angel? It is obvious that Naruto is not only making Sasuke happier, but Sasuke in turn has fallen in love with the little blonde idiot. How will he react when he realizes that after the assignment, Naruto will leave?
WARNING: THIS CONTAINS YAOI! BOYXBOY!
Pairings: SASUNARU (More pairings should be coming…)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto.
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THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING! You guys are so nice.Sorry for the long update.
Yo. A bit of information on the title.
The title of this story is not meant to be translated as 'Angel.' I know Angel in Japanese is 'Tenshi' but I didn't intend to name this story 'Tenshi.' 'Tenchi' is a combo of both words 'Ten' and 'Chi'. Ten means Heaven. Chi means earth or blood.
A question. Are the chapters too long? I lose track of pages.
Flamers, get a life, get a job, and stop wasting your time reading what you don't like, stupid!
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Chapter Six
Look my way
Swirls of clouds passed Gaara as his eyes slowly opened. He had fallen asleep again. Tsunade had told him that he would experience random drowsiness and would collapse occasionally because of the lack of sleep he had to get as a young boy and the torment he received as a servant from hell. Tsunade was trying to cure him of insomnia he had to go through. He still had to, but she was slowly curing him so he could sleep. Gaara himself could care less, he was used to it, but Tsunade persisted until he finally gave in. Gaara realized that sleeping was quite good. His body felt less stiff and his mind less numb. He just wished that he could control when he wanted to sleep and when he didn't. The last thing he needed was to collapse in the middle of a public street.
He looked around. He was at the mountainsides of Heaven, and he had fallen asleep on a rock…dreaming about him.
Gaara twitched. It had only been a week or two since Naruto left the Heavens, and he was really worried. What if the guy Naruto was looking after was molesting him? Gaara crumpled his fist and punched a hole into the rock. Of course, the rock rebuilt itself before Gaara could land another hit at it. He sighed, denying his greatest fear.
'What if Naruto's attracted to the so called 'assignment'?' Gaara shivered and glared at the rock in jealousy.
'I don't want him to! He's mine. Besides, they've only just met each other.'
Looking at the clouds with determination, he thought fiercely, 'I won't lose you again. Not like last time. I won't let you get hurt…unlike all those times you faced in your lives because…'
Gaara looked down suddenly, sad. 'Because I love you. I always wanted us to be together…even back then. But fate has always pulled us away from each other. So just…please. Let me have one thing. Let me protect you for once.'
His green eyes flashed. 'Naruto…whether you'll like it or not…'
'I'm coming to visit you.'
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Sasuke watched as Naruto laughed happily. Sasuke had given Naruto a bag of fish feed, because Naruto had been so persistent.
"SasuKEEEE! You sick bum! How can you leave your best friend hungry?"
"I don't care. Besides, he ate all the other fish."
"Awww! Can we feed him? Please?"
"…Why?"
"Whaddya mean why?"
Sasuke felt his lips tug upwards. The idiot was so bright. He grinned as 'Gaara' smacked Naruto with a fin, causing the blond to drop 6 more fish pebbles into the pond. He quickly gobbled them all up, while Naruto pouted. Nevertheless, he petted the fish, and gave him more. Sasuke stared at him, wondering how it was possible for someone to be so perfect. Were all angels perfect like this one? Naruto turned, feeling eyes on him. His cerulean orbs looked into Sasuke's onyx ones, and Naruto smiled, "Sasuke! Help me feed Gaara-chan!" He giggled childishly. Sasuke flushed, how can someone be so beautifully innocent? Naruto scrunched up his face, "At least answer, you butthead!"
"Fine." Naruto turned to continue to feed Gaara-chan. To his surprise, a pale hand reached for a pebble and threw it at Gaara. Naruto looked at Sasuke, who was now standing beside him, surprised. Sasuke continued to feed Gaara with him in compatible silence.
Naruto lowered his head, a small smile forming on his face. He hadn't expected Sasuke to actually join him. It made him feel really happy. Naruto reached into the bag and gave more to the fish, who gratefully ate them. "Gaara-chan! Do you know any tricks?"
'Gaara' stared. Sasuke watched as Naruto scratched his head, embarrassed. "Well…you see…"
Gaara flipped a triple before landing in the water with a loud splash.
Naruto's face brightened, while his eyes shone. "Waa! That's so cool!" He reached in his bag and gave more food to 'Gaara'. Naruto giggled, these earth creatures were so much cuter and nicer! Sasuke watched as the blond hair fluttered within the gentle breeze, and his eyes sparkling with softness and laughter. Sasuke then watched those pink lips, well-aware of how luscious they were.
How can someone…
Naruto turned to ask Sasuke something. "Sasuke, I-"
Sasuke captured his lips, a hand on his waist and the other in his blond hair, bring him closer. They both kissed in silence, and Naruto's heart was beating rapidly. He gripped the grass
To Gaara's pleasure, Naruto dropped the bag of fish food, scattering all its contents into the lake.
Naruto didn't notice. Naruto kissed back, rubbing his tongue next to Sasuke's. Sasuke's grip on his waist tightened as Naruto tilted his head into a more convenient angle. Naruto was the first to break the kiss, laying his head on Sasuke's shoulder, blushing, refusing to meet eyes with Sasuke. Sasuke rested his chin on Naruto blond locks, smelling the sweet natural smell of flowers.
How can someone be so purely opposite to what he was?
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Tsunade-sama, I want to request something." Gaara said evenly.
Tsunade raised an eyebrow. It was pretty rare for the redhead to approach her, and even more rare for him to ask for a favor. She looked at him, unblinking, before asking, "What is it?"
Gaara cleared his throat; his green eyes seemingly seemed to care about nothing. The request, or rather statement, shocked Tsunade.
"I want to see Naruto."
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Kakashi smiled, staring at the two boys near the pond. Nevertheless, he decided to ruin their little moment. Oddly enough Gai and Lee were late, and he didn't want all his rushed projects to be rushed for nothing. "Naruto! Sasuke! Lee isn't here, so you guys can start competing."
Sasuke glared, lifting his head from Naruto's blond hair, whereas Naruto looked up, his expression stunned. This quickly changed, and a huge smile replaced his already bright features.
Kakashi watched as Naruto ran to where he was, while Sasuke calmly walked.
Kakashi informed, "Okay! I'll repeat the rules. You guys are to dodge all the hardware and weapons in the maze, and are forbidden to shoot or destruct the walls because of two reasons. One, as I said before, metal are in between the bushes, and it would be simply stupid to try to destroy pure steel. Also, as for Naruto's wings, you can't use them because of the energy covering. You'll become a fried crisp if you try to fly too high. In the center of the maze, a Ivory fountain lies there. There are seven holes for the seven stones and seven stones is the Key to getting a map, which will tell you where you are and how you'll get out. You still have to get out before the other does. You can steal from each other!"
Kakashi's eye widened slightly, and he quickly added, "I almost forgot! I'll keep track of where you are with these pins. Just in case neither manages to escape, and I'll have to come get you. Naruto will be 'Orange fox'. Sasuke will be 'Blue snake'."
He fastened the pins onto the boy's shirts. He said with a smile, "Try not to lose these, or you may end up stranded in there for months." Naruto quickly made sure his pin was securely put on his shirt.
"Have fun. And be careful." He winked to both boys.
Sasuke felt Naruto staring at him.
Naruto smiled, "I'm going to win."
Sasuke smirked. "Hn. Right." He said sarcastically.
Sasuke met Naruto's gaze. They were both determined.
Kakashi grinned. "Good Luck, and when you guys are done, I'll treat you to some ramen."
Kakashi went back to his serious pose. "Last piece of advice, try not to kill each other, and use your wits. You only have 2 hours and 15 minutes to complete this little game."
He went to Naruto and Sasuke and ruffled both heads. He let go, and then said, "One, Two…Three……START!"
The Two dashed into the entrance and quickly separated.
And just then, Kakashi turned to see a much burned up looking Gai and Lee making there way towards him.
Kakashi's eyes paid no attention at there disheveled state, and said, "You guys are late."
Lee collapsed on the ground, and Gai leaned on a bush.
"Kakashi! You will not believe what happened to me!"
Kakashi said, "Too late. Sasuke and some other worthy on time competitor are in the maze." He emphasized 'worthy', 'on time', and 'competitor'.
Gai dropped onto the floor, crying manly tears. "Kakashi! Have you found a new rival too?"
Kakashi rolled his eyes and ignored the question. "Either way, Gai, you should bring Lee to a doctor or something. He looks dead." Lee's body looked a bit brown and crusty. Gai yelled, "You are right! Worthy rival, you have outdone me again!"
Kakashi said calmly, "I'll ask my Limo driver to drive you."
He called him and it turned out he was on vacation with his wife.
Gai looked at his Laptop. "Who is 'Orange fox'?"
All of the sudden the two felt a presence. The green-clad man and the Icha-Icha fan turned. Sand swirled and a red haired boy appeared, his eyes closed and his arms crossed. Huge blood red wings shifted dramatically, and he reeked of death. He opened one eye, and glared at the two. "Where's Naruto?"
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Naruto ran right and Sasuke ran left. They both ran as quick as they can, and Naruto quickly looked up and saw an emerald. He ran up and grabbed it. He stuck it in his pouch.
Naruto was suspicious. The first jewel was very easy to find, but didn't Kakashi say something about traps…?
Naruto walked on in thought.
Two lasers felt his movement and spun, facing him. Luckily for Naruto he spotted them before they shot at him and managed to dodge.
4 beams targeted Naruto, and Naruto did a somersault in the air to avoid them all. He took out 2 Kunais and threw it at the machines. Falling, he hit something leathery. Within a few seconds, he felt his body rise and realized he was caught in a trap. Fishnet wrapped around him as he thrashed about.
"DAMN IT!"
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Sasuke walked calmly, observing the places. Kakashi had made the first few traps incredibly obvious, so he destroyed them all before it could make a peep. Several nets were badly misplaced, so he just walked past them. 'Damn, where are the jewels?' Noticing a fire thrower, he hid. He looked closely and saw a ruby perched on the head. He threw a kunai at it's on and off button, and it exploded. The ruby flew up and landed near the raven-haired boy's feet.
Hn…Was Kakashi growing soft on him? He bent down to take the ruby and set off to find more. This wasn't going to help him kill his brother. This was child's play. He shook his head.
Meanwhile, Naruto finally got out by ripping it with his Kunai.
He fell and ran to find the rest of the jewels. This was fun! He jogged a few more steps before his foot got caught and instead of a net, a rope wrapped around his ankle and yanked him up. But apparently, Kakashi didn't bother to test anything, because the rope and bounced so high up, that it hit the invisible energy covering, and it burned the rope. Naruto landed back on his feet, and made a note to himself to be more cautious. The next step he took, he fell into a hole. Naruto shook his head. "ARGH!"
Sasuke walked to Naruto's corner of the maze, silently cursing Kakashi. Maybe he was downloading porn again? He should pay that man half the amount of money he was paying him now! Some genius. He already found six stones from the other half of the maze from walking. Sasuke, for one, was very disappointed. And look! A badly dug and placed hole. Now what kind of moron would fall in such a horrible trap? He poked his head in, and was surprised to see a certain blond chucking nervously at him. "…I stand corrected." Sasuke muttered.
"Hehe…Hi Sasuke…" Naruto rubbed his head sheepishly. A little bit of dirt covered his cheek. Sasuke rolled his eyes, before extending an arm out. Naruto accepted the arm gratefully, and Sasuke easily pulled him out. Naruto grinned. "Thanks, Sasuke!" Sasuke gave him a careless look, but his lips twitched slightly upwards. He raised a hand and gently, brushed the dirt speck from the angel's face.
Gaara stood outside, twitching. That weird man had left him his…..what was it again…Laptop? Apparently, his…Gaara racked his brain, trying to remember the terms he had learned from the academy. His driver? Yeah….that was it. His driver was out of town, and he had to drive his limo for that very odd looking man (Who fainted, by the way.) and the brown guy. Where on earth was Naruto? He looked at the laptop, and pressed something. He immediately saw some very disturbing pictures of women dressed in lingerie and was that a catalog for sex toys? Gaara almost dropped the laptop in horror, his face flushing a pink. He quickly pressed the 'x' on the corner, and decided to press something else. He pressed the video icon cautiously, and in came several examples of videos. Again, it was filled with scantily dressed women in very suggestive poses. Gaara's hands shook. Blood and gore, he could handle, but this? He didn't care about what Naruto said about destroying other people's property without their permission anymore. By the time he was done with it, there was going to be nothing left! He was going to do this for Naruto. Who knew if the assignment was this perverted?
Then a thought smacked Gaara in the face. "…! What if that was his assignment?" His monotone voice hinted a bit of fear.
That was it. He was going to annihilate the disgusting piece of junk. Before he could drop it on the floor and produce some super amazing techniques, something bright and yellow caught his eye. Something familiarly bright and yellow. He clicked the video immediately, and he dropped the laptop this time. It was Naruto! And he looked happy! And….wait. If Naruto's hands were on his sides, then who did the pale hand on his blond's cheek belonged to? He pressed the button that said 'Zoom out.'
Gaara's hold on the laptop tightened. "It's him." He glared as Sasuke kissed Naruto on the cheek.
"Well, hasn't someone been peeping in my files." Gaara turned, surprised. What the hell? He, as an angel, didn't feel him appear. Kakashi smiled, and placed a hand on his shoulder which Gaara shrugged off, "It's alright. You can look if you want. My advice for you is that don't display your wings like that. You almost gave Gai a heart attack."
Gaara snarled at Kakashi. "How is it that you can see my wings? Naruto is 'special', which is why mortals like you can see him. In your eyes, you should only see a boy. And you look familiar."
Kakashi shrugged. "Maybe that's why? By the way, I don't think we've been properly introduced. I am-"
"I don't care who you are. I came to see Naruto. Where is he?" His glared intensified.
Kakashi looked at him, unfazed by the boy's impoliteness. "Oh, he and Sasuke are having a little battle. It turns out that they both are using it to cuddle up instead. Don't they look cute?"
"I asked where."
"Oh. In the maze in front of you." Gaara made a move with his sand, but Kakashi caught his wrist. "You better not." His voce was still happy go lucky, but he was serious. "There is a wall I created that surrounds the maze. I spent most of my budgeted time creating the energy surroundings. You're an angel, so I'm not sure how it works, but unless you want to be in severe pain, I advise you to not to do anything irrational."
Gaara's words were laced with malice. "You better let me in, or else."
"No."
Gaara's green eyes widened considerably, as he had an awakened urge to kill this man. He did what Naruto told him to. He inhaled, exhaled. He thought of hell, and this calmed him thoroughly. He never wanted to go back there. "If you will not let me go in, then I will destroy your laptop." He said.
"…I have about two hundred more and a replica."
Gaara coldly replied, "Very well. Then I will play with this device."
Kakashi's eye blinked. He certainly wasn't expecting this. He watched as Gaara did what he said he'd do.
He started to press random buttons.
Kakashi began to twitch. "Hey-! Don't-!"
Too late.
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The earth began to rumble and unfold. Sasuke, who had been telling Naruto to be more careful and showing off his stones to Naruto, grabbed the blond's waist. His eyes widened as he saw random hedges shoot out lasers. He grabbed him and flipped over, and tumbled when he landed on the uneven ground. He let go of the Naruto who landed on his butt with a loud "Oomph!" He was several seconds away from falling into the narrow earth the random earthquake had made. His blood was accelerating. Although it may seem he was about to die, he couldn't help but smirk.
'Now this is more like it.'
Naruto stared at Sasuke, who was avoiding a very painful fall into a steep narrow hole by gripping onto a piece of hard soil. He rolled his eyes.
Naruto punched the ground so that one could actually stand without falling. Gravity threw Sasuke on his back, and they both panted. The hole was still there, so Naruto opened his wings and flew lowly, careful not to fly too high, or he'd be zapped. He looked into the hole, and gaped at how deep it was. Was Kakashi crazy? And was it possible for a hole to be that deep? He pulled Sasuke to more firm ground. Then all of the sudden, everything seemed to grow dark inside the maze. Naruto clutched Sasuke's shirt. "What in the world is going on? Is Kakashi always like this?"
Sasuke's brows furrowed. "No…" It did seem strange. Kakashi was random, so there was a huge possibility that this was just another 'test'. But…
"Naruto. Let's go to the entrance. Some other idiot might be controlling the functions of the maze."
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Nn Kay."
They looked around. Naruto nervously laughed. "Um…Say….do you know where the entrance is?" Sasuke sighed, massaging his temples. This could be a problem. Naruto scrunched up his face in thought. He snapped his fingers and said, "Let's just combine our stones! We only need seven, right? We'll find the fountain, and we can get the map, and get out of here!" Sasuke nodded, a bit surprised at Naruto's sudden wit. "Okay. But for now, this competition is over. Let's just find the damn fountain."
Just as said words were spoken, the metal interior broke through and almost fell on Sasuke. Naruto smacked it, and it fell backwards. Sasuke looked at the fallen steel and shrubbery, and then at Naruto in surprise. Sasuke paused. Were Naruto's eyes just red? "Whoa! Are you okay, Sasuke?"
Sasuke gave him a weird look and answered, "Yeah." He eyed Naruto's small body for a moment, trying to understand how on earth such a slim body could single handedly push the wall of steel down. He decided to brush it off as an angel thing. "I…let's go find that fountain." Naruto stared at him funnily.
"….'kay."
Several random earthquakes had appeared around the maze, and Naruto had to lift Sasuke over the deep trenches. Also, the lasers all seemed to be acting up, so it was terribly hard to avoid them. They had to smash them all. By the time they reached and found the center of the maze, Naruto was panting from carrying Sasuke so much, and Sasuke was sweating and his legs were shaking from being off the ground so much. Sasuke wiped some sweat from his brow. He now knew that Kakashi was no longer in charge of the little competition. The time limit had long since passed.
But there was one thing that bugged Sasuke. The thing that puzzled Sasuke was how every time when Naruto would destroy something, his eyes would be red. It was strange.
Naruto gripped Sasuke's arms again, and flew as high as he could go without hurting himself. They both saw something shimmer, and flew closer. A diamond. Naruto sighed. He and Sasuke had found several stones along the way, and ignored them, leaving them where they were. They didn't need that much now.
Naruto blinked. He saw something white. Then he gasped when his wings suddenly gave away, dropping Sasuke in midair and falling onto him. What…? What just happened? He felt something slide off his back. Warm and coppery smelling. Naruto slowly turned around.
His wings….they were bleeding. His eyes widened. His back was damp with blood. He must've started to bleed from too much strain. It was perfectly normal for him to go pass his limit due to his stamina. But this was the first time he bled. A groan shook him from his thoughts. He quickly turned and immediately climbed off of Sasuke.
"Sasuke! I'm so sorry!"
Sasuke gave a curt nod, although he felt he just got stampeded by a hundred hippos. Naruto put on a lot of extra weight when his wings were activated.
He got up and immediately frowned at the smell of blood. It wasn't him, so…" He snapped his gaze on Naruto, and forced him to turn around.
Sasuke stilled, paling. "You idiot! How the hell did you get these!"
Naruto gave him a weak smile. "Hehehehehe…I think I strained them." He poked a wing and winced. He quickly made a seal, murmured something, and the wings disappeared, leaving two bloody holes on his shirt, and a bleeding back. Naruto got up. "I'm fine."
Sasuke grabbed him. "No. No you're not, stupid." Naruto pouted stubbornly. "I'm okay, see? I already stopped bleeding!"
"…Che." He let go his arm and got up.
"Look, you…" Naruto started, but stopped when he saw what Sasuke was doing. He was stripping! Naruto gasped, and tore his eyes from the pale boy's body. "What are you doing?" Naruto clapped his hands over his eyes and looked away, blushing.
Suddenly, after moments of shuffling, he felt a soft cloth tossed over his head, spreading the smell of Sasuke.
"Moron."
He pulled the dark shirt into his hands, staring at it in confusion. He looked up to see a topless Sasuke, and he blushed again. In the maze, with sweat glistening on his pretty boy body, he was very handsome. "It's for you, stupid. To cover and maybe protect your back. Believe me; I wouldn't screw your pretty ass in someplace so dirty, if that was what you were thinking."
Naruto pulled the shirt over his head, shyly murmuring thanks. Then Sasuke's later words echoed in his head and he quickly felt blood rush to his cheeks. "Stupid Sasuke! Pervert!" With that, he huffed away.
Sasuke smiled secretly as the blond stomped off. He returned his face into its normal demeanor before calling out, "Oi, don't use your wings! And we have to stick together."
"Whatever, Pervert pants."
"…Pervert pants?"
"Shut up!"
An embarrassed Naruto and a shirtless sexy Sasuke walked side by side in silence, and a few minutes later, they realized they were very close to the core of the maze. Naruto sighed in relief.
It was unsuspectingly quiet. Naruto didn't see that as importance, but to Sasuke, it was unnerving. Where did all the lasers and random explosions go?
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Sasuke stopped suddenly. They had been walking for an hour, and finally they found something. A bit of a distance away, was something gold. Sasuke turned to look at Naruto, who looked stunned.
Nevertheless, they both ran towards the fountain, eager. Out of the blue, lasers and fire throwers shot out, but most of them were aimed at Sasuke. Sasuke flawlessly jumped, evading the beams heading his way flipping and thrusting his body. Gaara had purposely missed Naruto.
Naruto was the first to arrive and Sasuke next, heavily breathing from all the acrobatics he had to do.
A Fountain of a maiden and her lover were at the center, concealed by the hedges. The fountain was made of Ivory, and water ran on the maiden's outstretched palm. The lover was reaching out to her, too. His hand was curled. A huge cupid stood on top of them, and its arrows were gold. Which was…weird since the statue appeared to me made entirely out of ivory and marble.
Sasuke stuck his hands in his pocket, and felt the stones. He had found Ruby, Aquamarine, Topaz, Peridot, Opal, Sapphire, and Naruto had given him emerald. The stones were cool at his fingers. He bent and saw that the holes were at the bottom, just how Kakashi said it would be. He looked at Naruto, who smiled at him. Sasuke was about to smile back, but he felt something. He looked up and saw 2 golden arrows shooting towards them.
Sasuke pushed Naruto, and he himself jumped out of the way, both receiving only small cuts. His was on his arm, while Naruto's cut was barely seen-it was a scratch on his neck. To think that if Sasuke hadn't pushed him away, it would've plunged in his throat. Sasuke picked up both arrows, his arm bleeding. He winced, and looked at both arrows. Naruto gasped.
"Sasuke!"
Sasuke glanced at the cupid. Strange…it wasn't the statue that shot at them. Then what was it? He quickly got up to his feet, clutching his arm. "…I'm fine, Naruto." Naruto stood up as well, and took Sasuke's injured arm, cradling it. "I'm sorry." He whispered. "I'm a failure."
Naruto looked like he was about to cry. "Uuu…I'm supposed to be protecting you…And I… …!" The Uchiha watched as the blond bit his lip, and tiny beads of tears formed on the edges of Naruto's eyes. "O-Oi! Don't cry!" Sasuke hugged Naruto close to his chest. "Look. I'm fine! Nothing to worry about." He did his best to hide the pain from his voice. "Besides, I'm pretty sure I'd be angry at myself if you were the one who'd get hurt. Don't worry. Now stop crying!"
Sasuke lowered his lips onto Naruto's temple, brushing his lips against it. "Now, we have to get the map."
Naruto still didn't let go of Sasuke's arm, looking deeply troubled at the injury. "It's just a scratch, stupid."
Naruto ignored him, and tore off a piece his undershirt, and wrapped it around it. Immediately, the blood seeped through the white cloth, but Naruto gave him a small I-can-only-do-this-right-now smile. He then leaned over and kissed Sasuke on the lips, before blushing.
Gaara's grip on the laptop tightened, and the keys creaked at his hold. He was jealous.
So jealous.
Kakashi decided it was too much trouble to take his laptop from Gaara by force so he had just settled down next to him to watch what was happening in Gaara's control. He wasn't worried; they both looked like they had nine lives. Also, it was kind of fun watching them almost falling to death. Not quite there, but almost there. Maybe he should have Gaara be in charge of controls more often. But the redhead looked a bit angry and depressed.
"What's wrong?"
"None of your business." An icy glare.
"Okay." Well, at least he tried.
Gaara knew that he had to make sure to keep that boy away from his Naruto. 'That guy…' He narrowed his eyes at Sasuke's figure. "He's…" Gaara trailed off, glaring at the screen.
Sasuke gave Naruto the stones, which he quickly stuck within the holes. Sasuke was already restless, not wanting something to happen again. Sasuke stumbled to where Naruto was, ignoring the pain in his arm. Naruto swung backwards, almost hitting Sasuke. "Got it!' He yelled proudly. A normal white piece of paper was rolled in his grasp. Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Open it, stupid." Naruto opened it, and squinted his eyes at the kanji. "Um…"
Sasuke looked at him expectantly.
"Well….?"
"Um…ehehehehee…" Naruto placed the paper onto the floor, and Sasuke leaned forward, behind Naruto. Naruto bit his lip. He never knew how warm Sasuke's aura was. He smelled so good. He shuddered when he felt Sasuke's gentle breath caress his neck.
He got up suddenly, and Naruto followed, a little bit disappointed and a little bit…glad? "Okay. The closest way is to go straight ahead, turn right, turn left, and turn right again. Be careful though…Kakashi might be drunk and go Psycho, or it might be someone else controlling everything."
Naruto was already running.
"H-Hey!" Sasuke took off after him. "Stop, Idiot!"
Naruto laughed and yelled, "Race you there!"
Sasuke smirked. "Oh….So that's how he wants to play…" He murmured to himself. He yelled out, "Is this how you treat the wounded?" That hit a nerve. Naruto paused, about to turn and apologize profusely to Sasuke, when he felt blue-black air pass him. He whirled his head and saw Sasuke was already several feet ahead of him. He pouted. "NOT FAIR!" He sped up, catching up to Sasuke. Sasuke blinked his eyes in surprise. What the hell? How is it that he's so quick? Naruto stuck his tongue out at him, before going ahead. Sasuke rolled his eyes. He turned right, and he almost laughed when Naruto was running in the wrong direction. "Naruto! The other way!"
Naruto turned red in embarrassment. "Gwaaa! I won't let you win!" He bit his lip, summoned power to his legs and felt strength of the kyuubi coursing through his veins. He yelled out loudly, before pedaling as quickly as possible to catch up to Sasuke. In fact, he was so quick he didn't even notice he went pass Sasuke. Sasuke glared. He was not used to losing, especially in running. He was on his school's track team, and was always number one. Naruto had endless stamina!
Sasuke, ignored the aching pain in his legs, and caught up to him. Naruto suddenly stopped. Pausing, he tilted his head up, and his eyes widened. "S-SASUKE! Gaara! H-He's here!" Sasuke didn't hear him, still intent on running. Naruto swung his head to meet Sasuke's, but to his surprise, Sasuke sprinted past without stopping. Naruto dashed and grabbed Sasuke's arm. Sasuke swung to meet Naruto's azure eyes before falling onto him. "…!" "Ouch! You're heavy!"
Sasuke pushed himself up, and winced at the pain in his arm. Before he could properly sit up, Naruto wrapped his arms around his neck. "Sasuke! Sasuke! Sasuke!"
"…what?" Was this a trick?
"G-GAAAARA! HE'S HERE!" Sasuke felt his breathing constrict at Naruto's sudden tightened squeeze. "I'm so happy!"
When Naruto let go, he glared. "Who?"
"Gaara!" Naruto smiled brightly. "He's my friend!"
"You mean…he's inside?"
"Well, I don't know. He's very close though." Naruto smiled brightly. "Yay! He's here!"
Something made Sasuke twitch. A dark thought flitted through his mind. 'He should only be happy with you.'
Naruto beamed. "Are we close to the exit? Are we? I wanna see him! I wanna see him!"
Sasuke nodded slowly. "How did he get in?"
Naruto blinked. "Well, he is an angel, you know. He has super powers!" He waved his arms to express his point.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow. Naruto got up abruptly. He took Sasuke's hand and dragged him up as well. "C'mon!" He seemed to have forgotten all about the race, tugging Sasuke towards the exit, smiling. Sasuke couldn't help but frown. Who was Gaara?
Sasuke walked towards the exit, and noting the button the side, he quickly pressed it. He gestured to Naruto that it was okay to go out. Naruto's eyes widened, and gave him a toothy grin, jumping outside in glee.
Gaara stared at the screen, surprised. The screen just lit up, and shut down. What the hell? He looked at Kakashi, who was smiling, and glared at him. He opened his mouth to speak, but before he could say anything, soft arms grabbed his neck and pulled him backwards. Gaara was filled with the familiar scent of flowers and without turning around, he said slowly,
"Naruto."
The arms around him tightened, and Naruto's chirped, "Gaara!" He smiled, and dug his face into Gaara's back. Gaara's face didn't change expression, but Kakashi noticed a slight blush on his cheeks. He was not the only one that noticed. Sasuke stiffened.
Gaara turned to return Naruto's hug and to glare at him. Sasuke's glare intensified when Gaara cradled Naruto's body, gently returning his embrace. He returned Sasuke's glare with pleasure.
"Hehe, whatcha doing here, Gaara?" The blond didn't notice Sasuke's angry aura.
Gaara could feel himself frown. Naruto didn't seem like he worried about him very much. "I'm here…to visit you."
Naruto's cerulean eyes looked surprised. "Eh? Why? Don't you have things to do?" The poor boy could not see through Gaara's intentions.
Gaara's frown deepened. "No…Tsunade gave me a couple of days to rest…She made me take medicine."
Naruto smiled. "Oh…She made you? Hehe, well…I would hug you more, but I'm dirty."
'Dirty with his scent.' He snarled at Sasuke. The dark fabric hung loosely around Naruto's small body.
Turning around, he caught sight of Sasuke, and quickly introduced him to Gaara. "This is my assignment, Uchiha Sasuke. This is my buddy and roommate, Gaara."
Gaara directed his next sentence to Sasuke. "Don't touch him." His voice was deadly.
"Uwah?" Naruto looked confused. "Don't touch who, Gaara?"
Gaara's gaze softened at the sight of Naruto. Sasuke didn't like that gaze…it was filled with love….all for his Naruto.
Sasuke 'hmphed', a little bit provoked. 'Roommate.' "I can touch whoever I want." Who the hell did he think he was? He looked like the complete opposite of an angel. His wings were small, and they were blood red, like the color of his hair. His green eyes were filled with bitterness. He didn't have eyebrows, and mascara-like shadows were around his eyes. He seemed to be in anguish, and screamed death. He also wore black from head to toe. Okay, so he'll admit Gaara was good looking, but he was pretty sure his looks were better. Sasuke smirked and for once, was glad of the good genes that he inherited.
Gaara's scowl darkened at Sasuke's smirking face. Was he looking down on him?
"G-Gaara?" Naruto hadn't seen Gaara so full of negative emotion since they last fought.
Kakashi smiled knowingly from his mask.
Kakashi took notice of Sasuke's arm, and Naruto's hygiene, and quickly ushered them to their rooms, asking them to shower and clean their wounds. Although they didn't do well, (It took them 4 hours and 20 minutes to get out.) he'll still treat them to Ramen. Gaara made note to follow them, but Sasuke turned around slightly, and gritted, "Stay outside." Before Naruto could protest, he wrapped his arm around him and walked faster.
Sasuke wrapped his arm around Naruto's shoulders, smirking when he felt a pair of eyes glaring holes into his back. "Come, Naruto." He said. Naruto looked at him oddly. Why was everyone acting so weird? "See ya later, Gaara!" He turned his head slightly to see that Gaara didn't hear him, and was glaring profusely at Sasuke's back. Naruto frowned. Why was he so angry? A squeeze on his shoulder caused him to turn back around, and they both walked back into the empty house, with Naruto feeling strangely uncomfortable. No surprise there, since he felt his best friend's hatred grow with each passing second and Sasuke's touchiness. Although… he should be used to it by now…Stupid Perverted Sasuke.
"Um…Sasuke? Are you okay?" Naruto looked at him, worried.
Sasuke's grip tightened around his shoulders. "……"
Naruto cocked his head. "Hrm?"
They were walking so fast that Naruto realized that they were in the lobby. Naruto heard the echoes of his next words. It was empty inside the estate.
"Nnn? Sasuke?"
They both stopped in front of the elevator.
"What's wrong?" Naruto was seriously becoming worried. "Sasuke?"
Naruto pouted. Fine! If he wouldn't tell him, then he'll just have to suck it up himself!
"You…"
Naruto paused, glancing at Sasuke. They were standing side by side, waiting for the elevator. The glowing amber colored numbers were darkened every time the elevator was traveling downwards to the lobby.
…5
…4
Naruto's blue eyes squinted, trying to see the porcelain features behind the two bangs. "Hm?"
…3
"You…really want to know?"
"Eh?"
Sasuke allowed his bangs to slip slightly, revealing an eye filled with mixed emotions. Naruto couldn't catch all of them, but he caught some. Frustration. Anger. Possession.
…2
"You really want to know what was bothering me?"
"Yeah! I'm supposed to make you happy!" Naruto scowled childishly, forgetting of the sudden cautiousness he felt in his heart.
…1
The doors opened. Sasuke quickly grabbed Naruto by the arm and unsuspectingly shoved him up the side of the elevator. His hands quickly pressed the 'Close Doors' button. As the doors slid close, Naruto stared at Sasuke's eyes, which were now comprehendible.
Jealousy.
TBC…
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A/N: Ah, it sucks when two hot ill-tempered males are after you, eh, Naruto-chan? Hehehe...
I can only hope that you guys liked the maze segment. I rewrote it a lot, so if you don't…
I just might cry.
I might have some mistakes. Geh. Spot any? Tell me. I might change it, if I remember. I used some crappy back-ups. That's why the beginning is so sappy.
Anyway, the title of this chapter is based on the song from CCS. It's originally called "Kotchi wo Muite.", translated as Look this way, or Look my way. I don't own it. It's a little feminine though, and I was basing this on Gaara. This chapter was originally about 15 pages longer, but I stopped and realized it was already over thirty pages, and cut it in half stopping at the cliffhanger. Now, wait patiently please. I still need to finish chapter two for my other story (I FEEL SO BAD!) and I need to finish the next chapter for this too. Also, my finals and regents are coming. Fuck! I'mma fail Biology. (-Cries-) Thank goodness summer's coming. I'll be able to write more then! I hope I haven't disappointed you! I'm scared to see what sort of feedback I'll get for this chapter. I suck at writing interesting action scenes. I am….the Queen of Fluffy Cuteness! Everyone said the word cute at least once on the last chapter's reviews. Or adorable. Bah. Not that I really like writing cute stuff…I wish I excelled in angsty gore instead. Kukukuku.
….Please Review. Please? -.O