Wow… Never knew a bad review could sting so much. Feels like someone came into my house and told me it was my fault that my child killed someone (Although, I don't have a child and I hope my future ones never kill anyone!) Anyways, for those who do like my story, here's the next chapter, back in Sasuke's view, which is awesome, cause I love writing in his view more. Not to say that Kakashi isn't fun!
After successfully ditching Naruto, Sasuke quickly fled to the Uchiha compound, where he spent the rest of his day sulking. He didn't sleep much that night, seeing as he was agonizing over tomorrow's mission. Sasuke slept a total of four possible hours, which meant that when he woke up, he felt like decapitating anyone who even thought of smiling at him. His poor team would probably be cowering in a corner, praying for death, by the end of the day. Or, at least, he hoped they would be, so that they wouldn't bother him.
Sasuke got up, reluctantly, and prepared for the day, as well as his mission. When he was ready, Sasuke left for Konoha's front gates, his backpack on. He held onto his shoulder straps, as he walked, glaring at everything within his sight. Ugh… The sun was so damn bright… Fucking sun. Couldn't the Kami's let it rain today? Or, you know, was that too much to ask?
Just as Sasuke was passing Ichiraku's, he cringed as he heard a voice which sounded like nail's on a chalkboard in his current state. "Sasuke! Hey, Sasuke! Teme! Yo, Uchiha! Duck butt head!", Naruto yelled at him, but Sasuke just ignored the voice.
To Sasuke's horror, nearly the entire street stopped to stare at Naruto, who continued yelling at him. "Hello, young man?", a villager asked, as he stopped Sasuke.
Sasuke glared at the villager, who shrunk back, scared, before asking in a timid voice, "Uh, well… I was just wandering if you knew that, that blond boy was calling you?" With a roll of his eyes, Sasuke ignored the villagers question, and began walking away again. Today was looking to be a very trying day.
When Sasuke reached the gates, he stopped and crossed his arms, as he glared down at the gate, waiting. It wasn't long before Sakura showed up, waving at him. "Ohayo, Sasuke!", she said, as she stood in front of him, "Where's Naruto?" Sasuke shrugged, as he shifted his weight to his left foot. "Oh… well, I thought that you might have had breakfast with him", Sakura said, a little crestfallen.
"Why would I eat breakfast with the dobe?", Sasuke asked, glaring at her.
"No reason", Sakura said, holding her hands up in defeat at the question.
Sasuke rolled his eyes again, before turning away from his teammate, as he tilted his head to the sky, watching the clouds floating above. He heard Sakura move around, before she became silent. He figured that she had sat down, planning for the inevitable long wait.
"Hey, Sasuke?", Sakura said, after a few moments of silence.
"Hn?", he murmured.
"Can I ask you something?", she said.
"Unless I'm mistaken, you are", Sasuke bit out roughly, "Ask the real question"
"Sorry… Do you like Naruto?", Sakura asked, sweetly. That's what he liked about Sakura. When she wasn't arguing with Naruto over silly things, she sometimes reminded of his mother.
"Duh. We're friends, baka", he told her, annoyed at the dumb question.
"No! I meant like like. You know what I mean!", Sakura said, giggling.
"Not really", Sasuke said, looking over his shoulder, to glare down at her, from where she sat on the ground.
"Sasuke! Am I going to have to draw it out for you?", she asked, angrily.
"Obviously", Sasuke growled at her.
Sakura growled, and jumped up, before stomping over to Sasuke. She glared him in the eye, as he looked over his shoulder at her. "I mean in the boyfriend, girlfriend way… Or, boyfriend, boyfriend way", she said, looking thoughtful at that last part. Sasuke caught the look in her eye, and he sweat dropped, anime style. It may have just been him, but he could see a Yaoi fangirl in the works.
"You think I like the dobe in that way? What's wrong with you!?", he snapped at her.
"But, you two have always been so close. I thought that you know, maybe something had developed there", Sakura suggested, as she turned her back on him.
"Nothing's developed except for the tumor in your brain", Sasuke growled.
Sakura balled her fists together, before she relaxed them, and sat back down. Sasuke raised an eyebrow. What was with the question about Naruto? God, did people actually think that just because Naruto and him were practically brothers that they would like each other… that way? Seriously, what was wrong with people!?
"I'm just curious. You don't have to be so snappy about it", Sakura said, sighing. Sasuke ignored her, as he rubbed his forehead. If she would just shut up, he might not have to commit homicide so early in the morning. "Have you ever thought about it?", she asked, curiously.
Sasuke growled mentally, as he glared down at her. Chances are, him praying for her death, wouldn't make it true. The Kami's obviously didn't think he was that special. "Obviously not, or else I'd know what you're talking about", Sasuke said.
"Well… What about now? Are you thinking about it now?", Sakura asked, egging him on.
Sasuke sighed, and turned around, so he could fully glare at the pink haired kunoichi. "Why are you pushing this subject?", he demanded from her.
Sakura smiled secretly, as she shrugged, cupping her hands together. She tilted her head to the side, as she looked up at the sky, smiling this mischievous smile that crept him out, a little, that glint in her eyes from yesterday, shining anew. What was with people lately, and their creepy ways? If it wasn't Naruto acting weird, it was Sakura… Maybe the waters of Konoha were contaminated, and it was making everything sick. You know, that actually kind of sounded right.
"Hey, guys!", Naruto yelled, cheerfully, as he ran up to Sasuke and Sakura, out of nowhere.
Sasuke looked at Naruto, glaring at the overly excited blond. Naruto bounded up to his friends, before he jumped to a stop, smiling brightly. "Ohayo!" Naruto looked at Sasuke, who turned the full force of his glare on him. "So, Teme, I guess you didn't hear me hollering at you earlier?", Naruto asked, almost shyly, his bright smile softening.
"Actually, I did", Sasuke said, bluntly.
"Oh… Well, were you busy or something?", Naruto asked, hopefully.
"Not really", Sasuke bit out, glaring at him to get the point.
"Oh", Naruto said, crestfallen. Naruto's face immediately dropped, and he pouted, as he just let himself fall to the ground, sitting in front of Sakura. Guilt stirred in Sasuke, as he glared harder at Naruto, trying to get the guilt to go away. Naruto may have annoyed him a lot, but Sasuke still cared for him as a brother. And although he was loathe to admit it, seeing Naruto hurt like that, didn't exactly make him happy. Sasuke was about to apologize, but… well, upon reevaluating the situation, today, having a less cheerful Naruto, sounded like a good thing.
Sasuke mentally sighed, as he waited with his teammates for Kakashi. You would think that he would show up early for a mission. But no, the man obviously had the biological clock of a bat.
A few hours later, Kakashi finally poofed in front of his teammates. Sasuke's heart quickened, as he stared intently at the ground, forgetting his urge to glare at the world. He glanced momentarily at his teammates, as Naruto and Sakura jumped up, both ready to start their daily routine of dealing with Kakashi.
"You're late!", they yelled at Kakashi.
"I was on my way here, when I saw this beanstalk that went all the way up to the sky. So, I climbed up it, where a giant -", Kakashi said, trying to tell another one of his insane stories.
"Liar!", Naruto and Sakura yelled at him.
Sasuke sighed, mentally. Honestly, couldn't Kakashi come up with a tale that was actually believable? "I don't know what you're talking about. We should get going now. It seems that we're a little bit late on starting off", Kakashi said. Kami… Sasuke loved Kakashi's voice.
"We're the ones that are late!?", Sakura shrieked at him, "You're the one that -"
"Let's get going", Kakashi said, abruptly, cutting Sakura off. Sakura growled in fury, but other than that, remained silent.
Sasuke touched one of his shoulders straps, as he looked up, turning towards the gate. Just when he was about to take a step forward, a hand fell upon his shoulder, squeezing him, to make sure he didn't move. His glare was full on, as he looked back, ready to glare a hole in whoever was holding him still. Sasuke's eyes met the chest of none other than Kakashi. Dammit. Why did he have to be short? He was lucky that he had a few inches on Sakura.
"Try to stay with us today, Sasuke. We don't want you spacing out on us, like you did yesterday", Kakashi told him, his voice making Sasuke's heart melt. Sasuke couldn't stand being so close to Kakashi. Just having the man's hand on his shoulder made his skin feel like it was on fire.
Sasuke shrugged Kakashi's hand off quickly, as he scoffed. "We'll make sure he doesn't space out, Sensei!", Naruto yelled, excitedly. Before Sasuke could even blink, Naruto and Sakura grabbed one of his arms each, and dragged him forwards, towards the gate and away from his beloved. Sasuke glared at them, and tried to pry his arms from them, but neither would budge.
"So, Sasuke! Are you excited!? I'm excited! You know I'll help you if you get in trouble! Will you help me if I get trouble! I'll take your silence as a yes! Why do you think Gaara asked us to do this mission!? I think he misses us! What do you think, Sasuke!? Do you think it'll rain today? I hope it doesn't rain! It'll be all muddy, and -", Naruto blabbered on and on.
"Will you shut up!?", Sasuke yelled at Naruto, as he roughly pushed him away.
Sasuke glared at Naruto, as he got up, the blond looking very much like a kicked puppy, pouting like one. Sakura out of nowhere smacked the back of Sasuke's head. "Ow! What the fuck was that for!?", Sasuke growled at her, glaring death at her.
Sakura let go of his arm, and went over to Naruto, enlacing her arm through his, as she gave Sasuke a nasty look. "That was cruel, Sasuke", she scolded him.
Sasuke glared harder at her, as he held onto his backpack straps, clawing them, trying to resist the urge to claw someone else. He didn't say anything. Although, Sasuke did feel guilty for making Naruto look so pathetic, this really wasn't the day for Naruto to have annoyed him so. In his book, Naruto was guilty. But he knew that if he said that aloud, Sakura would pummel him into the ground. So, settling on silence and peace, Sasuke just walked off, continuing on their path to Suna. Not too long after, Sasuke felt Naruto, Sakura and Kakashi's chakra following behind him.
A little after the sun set, Kakashi yelled ahead towards Sasuke, seeing as the others had been lagging behind him. Sasuke groaned, as he rubbed his forehead furiously. No sleep the previous night was weighing down on him hard, and he was starting to regret not joining Naruto at Ichiraku's. Sasuke stopped, and turned towards the others, watching as they came up to him. Kakashi was reading his Icha Icha book, his face hidden behind it, Sakura was rubbing her stomach, pouting, and Naruto was whining pitifully, as he held his stomach, too.
"Seeing as it's getting a little late. Why don't we stop here, and continue on early in the morning. Who agrees?", Kakashi asked, opting for a vote from the others.
"I think that's an excellent idea, Kakashi", Sakura said, politely.
"Me too! Me too! Me too!", Naruto yelled, hopefully, still pouting like a puppy.
"Hn", Sasuke muttered, sounding bored, although inside he was cheering, much like Naruto.
"Alright, then. Let's unpack, shall we?", Kakashi said, happily. He snapped his book shut, and put it away, smiling at his teammates with his eye.
Sasuke nodded, as he took off his backpack, and chose a place away from the others, before setting up his tent. When that was finished, he threw his bag in his tent, and joined the others around the campfire, that Kakashi had built. Sasuke sat opposite of Kakashi, with Sakura and Naruto between them, opposite of each other too.
Naruto was already shoveling ramen in his mouth, while Sakura was cooking something for herself, over the fire. Kakashi wasn't eating though, as his face was still hidden behind his book. Sasuke ignored his hungry stomach for a second, as he enjoyed the peace and quiet, to stare at his love. It was rare these days to steal longer than just a glance at the older man. He wondered if Kakashi had some mind reading ability, seeing as every time he looked at Kakashi, Kakashi would look at him, too. Weird.
After a few minutes of intense staring at Kakashi, his stomach decided to protest, loudly, much to his embarrassment. He blushed, as Kakashi peeked over his book and Naruto and Sakura looked at him with amused expressions. Sasuke glared at all three of them, as he crossed his arms tightly over his stomach, demanding that it be quiet.
"Hey, Sasuke, you want some?", Naruto asked, as he held out an uneaten cup of ramen.
Sasuke glared at Naruto for a second, before shifting his eyes down to the cup of ramen. He didn't really like ramen, especially instant ramen, but right now it smelled awesome. Sasuke groaned mentally, as he took the ramen from his friend, and began eating it. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Naruto burst into an ecstatic smile.
Sasuke quickly ate the ramen, before he stood up and stretched his arms over his head. Kami, was he tired. He took a few steps towards his tent, before stopping, upon hearing Kakashi speak. "I'll be taking first watch. Sasuke, you'll have second watch, then Sakura and Naruto. Sleep well", Kakashi informed them.
Sasuke nodded, before entering his tent. He took off his shirt, and threw it on his pack, before he cuddled himself inside his sleeping bag. Sleep came fast for him, seeing as it didn't last night. Before he knew it, someone was gently shaking him awake. Sasuke didn't know what it was, but he did know that he wanted it to stop. He whined, as he rolled over onto his right side, ignoring the annoying thing. Sasuke heard a deep chuckle, and ignored it for a second, before he flung his eyelids open wide. There was only one person who could chuckle like that!
Sasuke turned his head, to look up at the face of the 'annoying thing', a.k.a. Kakashi. He blushed a little, before he quickly calmed himself and his traitorous heart down, so he could glare at the intruder. "What do you want?", he asked in a far from polite voice.
"Well, in case you have forgotten, it's your turn to be watch", Kakashi mused, his visible eye smiling.
After glaring at Kakashi for a second, Sasuke reluctantly got out of his sleeping bag, and grabbed his shirt. Sasuke was about to put on his shirt, his back to his ex-Sensei, when he remembered that Kakashi was still there. Sasuke looked at Kakashi, over his shoulder, ready to ask him if he could give him some fucking privacy, when he saw something that he surely had to have imagined. Kakashi was staring at his half naked body, like he was a prime piece of meat. Sasuke blushed like a strawberry, as he glared at his Sensei.
"What are you staring at!?", Sasuke asked, a little panicky.
Kakashi snapped his grey eye up to Sasuke's, surprised, before he smiled with it, chuckling, nervously. "Nothing. I was just curious as why you have such a feminine form", Kakashi told him, his voice light and amused.
It may have been impossible, but Sasuke blushed harder at the older man's words. Sasuke quickly put his shirt on, and shot Kakashi a weak glare, as he left the tent. He jumped up high into a tree, and sat down, leaning his back against the trunk. Sasuke crossed his arms, as he watched over camp, trying to stay awake. After a few minutes, he started to nod off, his exhaustion creeping on him, as his eyes fluttered closed, before he snapped them open. He shook his head, trying to erase the effects of sleep from his eyes. He had to stay awake. He had to stay awake. He had to stay awake.
Terror washed through Sasuke, as he huddled against the wall, his hand in Naruto's, as the two of them stared in horror at the door. Sakura ran towards them, from down the hall, and huddled against Naruto, joining the frightened. The front door shook, as someone outside beat against it, yelling, frightening the three teens. "Leave us alone!", Sasuke yelled.
The stranger was about to come through the door, when Sasuke ran towards it, locking the padlock just in time. But the lock got stuck, and Sasuke had to unlock it and relock it in a flash, his heart pounding like crazy. He looked over at the others, as he leaned his back against the door. The stranger began beating at the windows again, as Sasuke ran back to his friends, holding onto them for dear life.
Naruto became brave, and he went to the door, and opened it, to face the stranger. "Naruto, no!", Sasuke yelled, angry at his best friend.
The stranger grabbed Naruto by his hand, before looking over at Sasuke and Sakura, his face covered by a black fog, unable to be seen. He dragged Naruto away, the door slamming shut, as Sakura suddenly disappeared.
Itachi suddenly appeared, and Sasuke threw his arms around his brothers neck, hugging him for dear life. Sasuke then separated from his brother and went down the hall, gathering up all of his stuff. He packed his stuff away, as Itachi moved throughout the apartment, helping him to pack. Once all of their stuff was packed away, Itachi turned to Sasuke who walked in the room, carrying a hair dryer, which he packed away in a box.
"Alright, I have to work. We'll leave when I get back", Itachi said, as he suddenly appeared in a work uniform.
"No! Why can't we go now?", Sasuke pleaded.
"Because I have to go work. What's your problem, little brother?", Itachi asked.
"I just wanna leave! Let's just go!", Sasuke demanded, his eyes tearing up.
Sasuke shook awake, snapping his eyes open. He quickly sat up, and wiped some drool off his mouth, as he looked around, trying to reassure himself that it was just a dream. Once he was calmed down enough, Sasuke leaned back against the tree, as he thought over the dream. It was exactly the same as the one he had the other night. Sasuke groaned. What did it mean!? Damn dream.
A branch snapped out of nowhere, and Sasuke threw his head up, and his ears out, searching for any suspicious sounds. He heard the rustle of leaves, and knew that he wasn't alone. Sasuke jumped to his feet, and walked to the end of the branch, as he looked all around. He couldn't see anything besides the campsite, but that didn't mean anything. Sasuke closed his eyes, before he reopened them, his eyes red with the Sharingan. A flash of white exploded in front of his eyes, before everything went black.
Not sure if I like this chapter. Wish it was longer. Had a bad bout of writer's block during writing it. But here's the latest chapter, for those who like my story. Aishiteru!