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Naruto's thoughts

Sasuke thoughts

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This… this can't be happening. This has to be a dream. I'm gonna wake up… and this'll all be a dream. God Naruto… just open your fucking eyes. Naruto began to hyperventilate as he looked up at Temari who pulled the sword out of the person, dropping it to the floor.

"Temari… what the fuck did you just do?" Naruto screamed at her. She looked the side as put her hands to her head.

"He gave me his answer! I swear to you he DID!"

"What the fuck are you TALKING about?"

"Gaara. He said if it were him, he'd rather be dead,"

"But that's him! I don't want to die!" Naruto screamed at her. He looked at the form which was before him and swaying form side to side, getting ready to fall. He caught the person in his arms as he fell to the floor with him. Naruto looked into the black orbs of his lover and saw the wound on his stomach that was losing blood.

"Sas… Sasuke… why?" Naruto questioned him on the verge of tears.

"In…inn… Innocent," Sasuke rasped out from his mouth.

"What?"

"Yo…You… You're… innocent,"

"H…how?"

"Tsu…Tsunade… lost,"

"You're not making any sense!" Naruto told him. Sasuke smirked a little as he put a hand to Naruto's face.

"So… so… im… imper…imperfect," Sasuke said smiling as his hand fell from Naruto's face. Naruto's eyes widened as he picked Sasuke up in his arms. Temari looked at him as she tried to figure out a way to help.

"Don't bother… you've done enough," Naruto said to her as he started running to Konoha hospital. God… please don't die on me Sasuke. I can't lose you.

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The phone rang as Itatchi punched Sai and let him fall to the floor. Itatchi picked the phone up as he kicked Sai in the gut as he tried to get up again.

"Hello?" Itatchi questioned into the phone as he looked over at Hitaka and made sure that she wasn't moving.

"Is this Uchiha Itatchi?" the voice over the phone questioned.

"Whose wants to know?"

"This is Konoha Hospital and we are currently looking for Uchiha Sasuke's older brother,"

"Then, this would be him," Itatchi said as he placed his foot on Sai's windpipe as Sai glared up at him. Itatchi quirked an eyebrow as he made the step harder as Sai squirmed under him.

"We have your brother in the hospital with a wound to his abdomen and we need you to come and sign some release forms,"

"Sure… I'll be there in a second. Have to make a quick stop first," Itatchi said as he kicked Sai in the head hard enough to knock him out and not kill him.

"Thank you sir,"

"No… thank you," Itatchi said, hanging up the phone as he picked up Hitaka and Sai whilst making his way to the Konoha police.

Itatchi opened and closed his door and made his way down the path. When he finally got there he opened the door and walked into the Police precinct and looked at everybody. The looked up at him and were shocked to see him with Hitaka and Sai. He dropped them on the floor as he looked at the officer before him.

"I've apprehended Uchiha Hitaka and Sai. Do what you please with them, but I have to go," Itatchi said, leaving the precinct as he saw the shocked faces of everyone else. He raced to the hospital and walked in as the nurse pointed in the direction of Sasuke's room. He walked in that direction as he saw another nurse holding a clipboard of forms so that Itatchi could sign them.

"Hello Itatchi-san," the nurse said to him.

"Hello. Where's my little brother?" he questioned her.

"He is in the intensive care unit and we need you to sign some release forms just in case… well you know. He has lost a lot of blood and we're doing everything we can right now to make sure he makes it through. We have the best people working on him. But when he does make it through we need these forms to make sure that he can stay the night,"

"Sure," Itatchi said as he took the clipboard and signed wherever there needed a signature.

"Thank you sir,"

"Where is my brother at the moment?" Itatchi questioned her. The nurse smiled as she realized that he hadn't even really been listening

"He is in the intensive care unit, but you may wait with the others here, that are waiting to see him," she said as she pointed in the direction. He thanked her as he saw Naruto and Temari sitting down in the seats. As he got closer he noticed that Naruto was currently glaring at Temari and was trying his best not to scream profanities at her.

"You shouldn't even be here!" Naruto growled behind grit teeth. Itatchi noticed that his eyes had turned red in the process and Naruto was also gripping the bench seat hard as in not to go over and punch Temari.

"I said I was sorry… I didn't mean it,"

"LIKE HELL YOU DIDN'T MEAN IT! YOU WERE TRYING TO KILL ME!"

"SASUKE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GET HURT!"

"YOU SHUTUP YOU STUPID BI-,"

"HEY!" Itatchi intervened at that moment as Naruto looked at him and seemed to visibly calm down keeping his gaze on Itatchi.

"H…hi Itatchi," Naruto said nervously.

"What happened? Why is my brother even in the hospital?" Itatchi questioned Naruto. Naruto growled narrowing his eyes to glare at Temari.

"Why don't you ask HER? I'm sure she wouldn't mind telling you," Naruto said angrily. Itatchi looked over at Temari, who continued to look at the ground.

"Temari… what happened?" Itatchi questioned calmly.

"…I… I stabbed Sasuke," she said slowly.

"WHAT?!"

"IT WAS BY ACCIDENT!"

"LIAR!" Naruto screamed suddenly, looking at her again.

"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! Naruto was the one who was supposed to get hurt… not Sasuke,"

"Why Naruto though?" Itatchi questioned her.

"Because he shouldn't live any longer… his life is basically over,"

"Who told you that?"

"Gaara,"

"AND YOU LISTEN TO THAT BLOOD THIRSTY FUCKER?!" Naruto screamed angrily.

"Naruto calm down!" Itatchi said to him. Naruto gripped the seat tighter as he tried to calm himself down.

"Temari… would you want somebody to kill you off if you were in Naruto's position?" Itatchi questioned her.

"Not really,"

"Then why would you do it to him?"

"I… I don't know… there's just been so much going on," Temari said as she shook slightly.

"TEMARI!"

Everyone looked up then as Temari smiled, getting up from the chair she was currently in as she ran into the arms of her lover. He held her close as she breathed in his scent.

"Gaara told me you were here," Shikamaru explained.

"But how did he-,"

"Don't worry about it," Shikamaru told her as he pulled her into another hug.

"I'm sorry for the way I've been acting lately," Temari told him.

"It's okay. Just as long as you're alright. Nothing happened to you right?"

"…No," Temari answered as she looked over at Naruto and noticed that he was still gripping the seat harder than ever. Temari backed away from Shikamaru, smiling as he looked at her questioning her actions.

"What's the matter?" Shikamaru questioned out loud.

"It wouldn't seem right that you're here and Sasuke's in there. I'm the one that caused it. I should be a little respectful right now," she answered him. Shikamaru smiled, nodding in agreement as he waved and left the hospital. Naruto looked up at Temari as she sat down next to him.

"You didn't have to do that you know," Naruto told her.

"Yeah… I know, but I kinda wanted to," she said nudging him. Naruto looked at her as his grip loosened on the bench. She took one of his stiff hands holding it in hers. She felt how warm his skin had become since they were in the hospital as she held his hand to her lips and kissed it lightly.

"I really am sorry," she said to him. He looked at her, unsure if he should believe her or not, but nodded slowly as she pulled him into a hug.

"It's gonna take time… but I think I do forgive you… at least a little bit," he said to her. Temari smiled as a nurse walked out of the intensive care unit. Naruto perked up as she walked over to them taking her gloves off.

"What happened?" Itatchi questioned.

"Everything went perfectly. Sasuke right now is in recovery, he has a few stitches right now, in order to close his wound. No vital organs were harmed, which is amazing, the sword ended up making a clean cut so it was easy to see the problems," she said to them.

"So how long will he have to stay here?" Naruto questioned, jumping up from the seat.

"Probably about 2 to 4 weeks. Maybe more, depending on his recovery process,"

"Can we see him now please?" Naruto questioned her.

"Let me show you to his room," she said, leading the blonde boy away from everybody and down the hallway where Sasuke's room was located. Temari and Itatchi stayed in their places letting him have a few moments to himself with Sasuke.

When the woman arrived at the room she opened the door to reveal a paler than usual Sasuke. Naruto smiled, stepping into the room while the nurse closed the door behind her. Naruto walked over to Sasuke and touched his cheek lightly when he got to his side.

Sasuke's eyes opened slightly and seemed to brighten as he saw that it was Naruto who was touching him. Naruto smiled, leaning down, pressing his lips to the other boys. Sasuke made the kiss deeper, trying to lean up slowly, but Naruto pushed him down by his shoulders.

"You just got out of surgery," Naruto reminded him. Sasuke smirked to himself as he took Naruto's hand in his lightly, bringing it to his lips as he just held it there, inhaling the blonde's scent.

"What… what were you saying before you passed out?" Naruto questioned nervously.

"Hmm?" Sasuke mumbled, still holding Naruto's hand in place. Naruto moved his hand back as Sasuke's eyes snapped open at the movement.

"When you said I was… innocent… how?" Naruto questioned again. Sasuke sighed, looking to the side and then back at Naruto.

"I made a bet with Tsunade. She had to play me in one game… if I won then you were set free. If she won then you would stay in prison,"

"WHAT?!"

"She lost. You're free,"

"But what if you would've lost? That's my life you're gambling in your hands,"

"I knew I was going to win!"

"HOW!"

"She always loses!" Sasuke stated simply. Naruto shutup for a minute as he ran what he had just heard through his mind.

"Wh… what?"

"She always loses a game. So I knew I was gonna win. And you know what else? Even though she lost… I still let her keep the money. That way, we BOTH win," Sasuke said to him. Naruto sat down next to Sasuke on his bed as he laid down, being mindful of the cut on Sasuke's stomach. He laid his head on Sasuke's chest while Sasuke put his hand on Naruto's head lightly.

"I don't deserve you," Naruto said plainly.

"What?"

"You're too good to me! I don't deserve somebody like you,"

"Of course you do,"

"Sasuke! You took a sword for me; you got me out of jail! You stuck up for me when nobody else gave a damn! Why?" Naruto questioned angrily. Sasuke looked at him and noticed that he was crying. Taking his good arm he wiped away some of Naruto's tears while Naruto looked up at him.

"'Why'? The questioned you SHOULD be asking is 'Why not'? I mean you're everything that I need. Everything that I want. I couldn't just let you live like some hound dog in the street. Where would be the justice in that?"

"But you said… I'm 'imperfect'" Naruto said sadly. Sasuke started to laugh quietly as he lifted Naruto's chin so that he could look at him.

"'We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly,'" Sasuke answered him.

"What does that mean?"

"I don't love you because you're perfect… I love you because you're imperfect and I've learned to see you as nothing else," Sasuke said to him. Naruto felt a few tears trying to break the bridge of his eyes but he held them back and laid his head down on Sasuke's chest as he felt the rhythmic breathing of his heart. At that moment Itatchi and Temari walked into the room as Itatchi smirked as he saw Naruto and Sasuke.

"Even crippled, you guys just have to be romantic," Itatchi said to them. Sasuke lifted his head and noticed Temari standing there along with Itatchi.

"What the fuck is she doing here?" Sasuke growled.

"She needs to tell you something,"

"I don't want to hear it,"

"Sasuke, come on,"

"Get her out of here," he said.

"Sasuke please, I need to talk to you,"

"I SAID GET OUT!" he screamed, averting his eyes at her from the bed. Temari looked down and then nodded, exiting the room. Sasuke looked back down at Naruto, who sighed into his chest.

"It wasn't her fault you know," Naruto said into his chest.

"Then who should I blame?"

"Nobody… you should have more kindness in your heart,"

"And where does kindness lead you?" Sasuke questioned. Naruto didn't answer as he kept his head on Sasuke's chest.

"You really shouldn't get mad at that girl Sasuke," Itatchi said to him.

"What would you know?" Sasuke questioned bitterly.

"I know that she doesn't deserve it… she deserves much better,"

"How do you know? You don't even KNOW her!"

"I know that she doesn't deserve to be treated like some common house dog!" Itatchi said to him. Sasuke glared at him doing his best to sit up in bed, without hurting himself.

"She tried to KILL Naruto if you kinda forgot. And in the process ended up stabbing me!"

"You'll heal quick. That isn't even a problem,"

"For you it isn't," Sasuke mumbled.

"When are you going to grow up Sasuke? Honestly,"

"I already DID grow up,"

"Sorry… wrong question. When will you become and adult?" Itatchi said, walking out the room, leaving Sasuke alone with Naruto.

"You really should talk to her, when you get out of the hospital,"

"No,"

"Please? For me?" Naruto said to him. Sasuke glared at Naruto, who was still lying down in his chest as he looked down at him slowly. Naruto saw he wasn't giving in and ended up straddling Sasuke's waist, shifting his entire body so that he had on leg on either side of him, "Either that or… no sex," Naruto said to him. Sasuke's eyebrow twitched as the words left his mouth and he saw the grin that was playing across Naruto's face.

"… Fine," Sasuke said angrily.

"YAY!" Naruto said bouncing as Sasuke's face contorted into one of pain, "Sorry,"

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"He doesn't want to see me," Temari said to Naruto.

"Yes he does. Come on, he really does," Naruto said to her. He pulled her a bit harder as he still struggled to not go into the room.

"Naruto… I don't want to go in there and get screamed at again,"

"And you won't so… come… ON!" Naruto grunted, opening the door and revealed Sasuke, still sitting in his bed.

"Sasuke… don't you have something to tell Temari?" Naruto said to him, nudging him with his eyes. Sasuke sighed to himself as he looked at Naruto glaring, slightly.

"Temari… it was wrong of me to scream at you…" Sasuke said trailing off.

"And…?" Naruto said.

"And… I take it back,"

"Thanks Sasuke…but I know it's not coming from you,"

"Huh?" Sasuke questioned surprised.

"If the apology isn't coming from you then it doesn't matter. But I do accept it," she said to him.

"Oh… Sorry,"

"It's fine. How are you feeling?"

"The stitches itch, once in a while. But I'm doing a little better,"

"That's good to hear… I really am sorry you know,"

"Don't worry about it. It's like my brother said, I'm a fast healer," he said to her. She smiled as Naruto bounced up and down in the corner.

"YATTA! I DID SOMETHING GOOD!" Naruto screamed at everyone. Sasuke looked at him and smirked to himself. He thinks he doesn't deserve me, but I'm really the one that doesn't deserve him.

Sometimes I'm selfish fake

You're always a true friend

And I don't deserve you

'Cause I'm not there for you

Please forgive me again

I wanna be there for you

Someone you can come to

Runs deeper than my bones

I wanna be there for you

I wanna be there for you

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So guys what did you think? Better than before? The next chappie is gonna be the last so get your reviews in if you want me 2 update… think you'll be surprised w/ da ending, and da best part of it all… I DIDN'T GIVE ANY HINTS! Hahaha, well I gave a little hint, but you'd have 2 look DEEP into da story 2 understand it.