Chapter Two: Animal I Have Become
He had been running for a few weeks now. He had fallen back onto his predatory instincts. He was every bit the fox inside him. He followed Sasuke's faint scent with certainty, knowing he was right with every turn he made. How long had he known this scent in his darkest deepest dreams? How long had he really been following this faint trail?
The scent was the only thing in his mind now. The barely there aroma of sandalwood and lemongrass. The only evidence of Sasuke.
The human part of him was always asking meaningless questions. Wanting to know things that could not be answered without Sasuke. Wondering what he looked like now. What he felt like. If he dreamt of Naruto as he dreamt of Sasuke.
The fox part of him had taken over in desperation. He had needed to stop the burning desire to know, to understand. He had needed to stop thinking.
For the first time in his life, Naruto needed silence.
Suddenly his body stopped, gracefully landing on a tree branch and crouching. He sniffed the air. The aroma had suddenly grown strong, overwhelming his heightened senses.
Sasuke was close.
Sasuke was nearby.
He felt the pain is his heart throb, reminding him of the pain that Sasuke had caused.
What was he going to say?
He suddenly knew.
He was going to tell Sasuke of the pain.
Of the sense of drowning.
Of the burn in his every muscle every time he trained, trying to be powerful enough for both of them. Trying to bring him home.
He was going to tell Sasuke that this could be the end for him. This could break him forever.
This was his Time of Dying.
This was the reason he could not sleep at night.
This was the reason he was here.
This was the only way he could live on.
This was the way to decide whether or not he would die.
And this creature, who would stand before Sasuke soon and tell him of torture, was the animal he had become.
The animal Sasuke had created.
A/N: Teehee. It will get darker from here. And then.....who knows??? Ok, enough suspense. Big THANK YOU! to everyone out there who has been reading this. Again, please PLEASE review, because I wanna know how I can make my stories better for you and me. And any randoms who you may know who don't bother to read the author's note.
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