Locked up with You
Discalimer: no own.
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Naruto walked out the bathroom and headed to the lunch hall that day feeling reletivily content. He stopped when he saw someone on the pay phone. Gaara.
"...fucking hell hole. You don't want to come here," he said, glaring at the phone. "I said no," Naruto knew he shouldn't be listening, but it was too tempting. The voice on that other line was from outside. "Piss off, Kankuo. Where's Temari?" he demanded. There was a long paused before the tone in his voice changed. "Hey baby, how are you?" he said softly. "Aunty Temari isn't there? No, I'm fine angel, really. I'll be out soon...what? No, no, you shouldn't come here. You're too young...baby, can you do me a favour? Stop torturing them," there was another pause. "The voices, angel. You're torturing them," blue eyes widened as he realized what the redhead was saying. "They'll kill me. They will, if you don't leave them alone...okay, thanks. I love you baby," he felt someone behind him push him into the lunch hall. "Bye..."
"It's rude to listen into other people's conversations," a feminine voice behind him said. He turned to see soft green eyes and a sad smile.
"Who...who was he talking to?" Naruto asked, horrified.
She shook her head and pointed to the breakfast line.
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Naruto slouced into the chair next to his redheaded friend with a large grin, ready and waiting to get some answers about that morning. One look of suspision as seagreen eyes looked up from the book wiped his grin off his face.
"He-ey Gaara," Naruto sang. "How are you?"
"Fine."
Naruto looked away as Gaara went back to his book. Kiba and Haku were playing cards by the TV, Sai was having a polite conversation with one of the other patients, Neji was having a nice conversation with himself, and Sasuke was watching TV.
Blue eyes blinked with shock.
Sasuke was watching [ihim/i?
"Sasuke's taken an interest in you," Gaara stated. Naruto came to and found himself looking at the back of Sasuke's head, Gaara looking curiously at him.
No, he was here to [iquestion/i not [ibe/i qustioned. "You were on the phone today."
Gaara smirked. "I got the guts to start first, Naruto, too bad for you."
The bonde cursed dramatically.
"So," Gaara folded his book. "Sasuke."
"Yes," Naruto said back with the same tone, moving so that their conversation wasn't going to be over heard. "Sasuke."
Gaara was still smirking. "You and him are friends?"
"I...guess," Narto rubbed the back of his tanned neck. "I never really thought about it. I don't really think about much in here."
A eyebrow muscle rose. "What [ielse/i is there to do?"
"I don't know, talk to people?" Naruto asked, a little surprised Gaara had shown some sort of emotion. Maybe Neji...
"Hello, Naruto," someone said from behind him. Soft hands came down on the t-shirt covered shoulders making Naruto jump a little. "How are you."
A soft smile filtered across Gaara's face. Naruto didn't need two guess' as to who was behind him.
"Neji," he stated in a teasing tone, looking up to see the opaque eyes boring into his soul. "I'm wonderful, how are you?"
There was a weak, strained grin. "Fine."
"Good."
Gaara sighed, rubbing his temples as there was a mini-glaring contest. He didn't really know what had happened between the two, but there was a sudden highly uncomfortable tension.
"Recreation time!" the redheaded nurse exclaimed from the door.
Gaara took Naruto's arm and led him off, stopping to hiss something at Neji. Naruto raised a brow as the two had a lover's spat over something.
"Come on then," Gaara said, now addressing Naruto. "Let's go off to sew or cook or something."
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The group was, for some unfothomable reason, making [iteddy bears/i. Or at least, Kiba, Haku, Naruto and Neji were. Sasuke was hiding away in some corner drinking some coffee and drawing, while Gaara was reading happily. There was a few other people in the room, including Sakura and Ino. Naruto thought he saw Sai somewhere.
"Ow," kiba exclaimed, sucking his thumb. "I did it again."
Haku shook his head and pulled Kiba's thumb out his mouth, fiddling a litte to make sure the boy pricked his fingers less.
Naruto chuckled while Gaara shook his head. "You're like a pincusion."
"Shut up," Kiba muttered, glaring a little at Gaara who was innocently reading his book.
Ino crept up behind Kiba, grinning in that knowing way she always did. ⌠So, he says that you give it to your crush?■ Kiba asked, pointing to Haku who had earlier told this to the group.
⌠Yeah," she explained, eyes flashing to Neji and Naruto. "And they love you forever.■
⌠I don▓t have a crush," Naruto shot back, suddenly defensive for a reason he didn't know.
Neji scoffed, not looking up from the Chinese white bear. ⌠[iYou could give it to Sasuke/i.■
Naruto cringed. ⌠Ew, don▓t be so gross, Neji. I▓m going to give it to- Sai!■
What the others didn't realise, as they all looked to Naruto with shock, was that the blonde was smiling at the short haired male who was waving, making his way over, and had completely lost interest in the conversation. He was a friendly person, and liked it when his friends who he hadn't talked to in about a week came to talk to him.
They didn't realise this. "[iWhat/i!" someone demanded.
Everyone looked up, staring at Haku with a expression that couldn't be expressed in words. The feminine man was standing there with his fingernails puncturing the poor bear and his eyes locked on Naruto. Slowly, his expression changed from that of fury to a unexplainable awe. Ino and Sakura had stopped gossiping and were walking over slowly, as if they didn't want to break the moment. Sai had a stray smile decorating his lips, one of real truth and happiness. Naruto noted it in the back of his mind as Haku's brown eyes met Sai's.
"Haku...did you...?" Sakura started, a small smile spreading across her lips.
A wide grin cracked Haku's perfect face as he broke into uncontrolable hysterics, hardly making a noise. Ino rushed forward, followed by Kiba and Sakura. Naruto was son after, Gaara and Neji at a much slower pace. The gils were hugging Haku, laughing with him, Kiba and Naruto patting his back and Gaara and Neji standing for moral support.
Naruto pulled back as if he had been burned, but no one seemed to notice. He stared at the scene, happiness morfing into a sick horror. He took steps back untill his back was pressed against the wall, quivering a little.
He felt someone envelope him in a descreate hug and lead him to a corner.
He broke down.
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"[iSasuke/i!"
A grunt.
"[iSaasuke/i!"
A roll to the opposite wall.
"[iSaaaaas-/i"
"[iFor fuck's sake/i...what?"
Naruto looked round the other beds, pressing a finger to his lips. "Shush, don't talk too loudly!"
"It's better than me hissing your name[iNaruto, Naaaaruto/i!"
"Will you two be quiet, I'm trying to read."
The couple looked over to where Gaara was, not beeing able to see him properly as Kiba's bunk was in the way. Naruto shook his head and turned back to Sasuke, who met his gaze when he felt the blue eyes on him.
"What is it?" he asked in a calmer tone, moving so that Naruto didn't have to cling to the ladder. The boy clambered onto the bed and lay next to Sasuke, biting his thumb.
"Thanks for earlier..." he muttered, leaning closer. He didn't want Gaara to hear. "I'm really sorry about it."
After Sasuke had calmed Naruto down in recreation earlier that day, the two hadn't spoken. The hadn't even looked at each other.
"It's fine..." Sasuke mumbled. "I understand."
"You do?"
Sasuke nodded, shifting so he was closer. Naruto could feel the man's breath on his face. "You're scared that you've gotten a new normal. It's moving too fast for you."
"I've been here for two or three months though..." Naruto reasoned. "I have every right to be used to it."
Sasuke smiled sadly. "But you're not even used to your outside life yet, are you?" Naruto's eyes widened. "Yet you slot into the loony bin perfectly. Says something."
Naruto found himself pressing his lips against the others, hands gripping the pale cheaks and wet tears pouring out again. Sasuke pressed back softly, taking hold of one tanned arm.
And Naruto was in his arms again, hugging the Uchiha. An Uchiha. An unemotional, unfeeling, stuck up [icrazy/i psyco.
Because he understood.
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Kitty: where'd THAT come from? Oo;
Before anything says anything about the conversation at the beginning, it still hurts, so don't. Please. I needed to write it in there for the purpose of the story. No sympathy for whoever's on the other end, no complaints to Gaara, and no nothing, okay?
I'm in England, and I was talking to my dad the other day (he moved ward, which isn't a good thing), and felt the sudden urge to write this story.
Doesn't mean I'm back with writing, it means I needed to update.
Of course, as I'm in England, that also means I have the crappy keyboard which doesn't type very well and misses out letters, and a lack of internet. I hope to BETA it and post it this week, but not promises Dx and I'm sorry it's kinda short...
Fuck yah
ja ne
Kivea