Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
I decided to put this chapter up after I got the usual amount of reviews from my fans. That would be about... hmm, 25? Yeah XD And while I'm writing this, there's only 7... which amazes me because I worked the hardest on this chapter than any other... damn.
This chapter has the usual drama, but I know you'll all love Sasuke's revenge on Orochimaru XD Damn, for a piss ass little avenger boy, he can be soooo cute!
And the whole mentioning of marriage in here... yeah, do remember that Naruto says it's more of a joining ceremony thing. No a full blown wedding. Then this fic would be really... odd.
Kakashi glanced around the field, seeing no one around. Pulling Sasuke off the ground, he brushed the dirt off of him, "Take Uzumaki-kun and go home, I'll deal with everything here."
"B-But I can't just skip class!" Naruto complained, "I already have bad grades--"
"What's more important, your grades or Sasuke staying with you for just a while longer?" Kakashi looked down at Naruto seriously. He saw the blond's fear and sadness, and it reminded him so much of Iruka.
Naruto continued to hold his injured arm while his cerulean eyes fell on Sasuke, "I want him to stay..."
"Then go back to your apartment with him. I'll clean everything up here and hopefully Kyuubi-sama and Shukaku-sama won't come down," he walked past them and bent down in front of the fallen soccer players, black wheels much similar to Sasuke's appearing in his one blood red eye.
Naruto took a hold of Sasuke's hand and they moved forward, Sasuke saying nothing, looking at nothing but what was ahead of him.
I've messed so much up with just one decision... the raven's eyes wandered up to meet Naruto's, I wanted to protect him, but I only did something that'll hurt him even more...
Kakashi used his technique on every one of the players, watching as their bodies lifted and moved back, their expressions showing that their time was being reversed. He stood back up and flew into the sky as the members stopped moving, all of them standing in a group, chatting.
Flapping his wings, he swooped behind the main school building and watched Naruto and Sasuke leap over the fence leading the parking lot. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he looked straight up into the clouds, but saw nothing.
Kyuubi-sama...
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"I thought we weren't going to go down?" Shukaku followed behind his partner, his light tan wings keeping him afloat as they descended down to Earth.
"I changed my mind," Kyuubi smirked, his dark orange hair fluttering behind him, "I want to see exactly how close they are. Hearing it from you is not good enough."
"Hai," the brunnet pulled Kyuubi against them as they landed, knowing the red-head was weak when it came to landings.
Kyuubi let himself be held by Shukaku, thanking the man, then gently pulling away, moving forward through the snow-covered floor of the woods, "Where is Naruto-kun's home?" he asked, frowning as the bottom of his silky gown became wet from the snow.
"Across the creak, over there," Shukaku pointed to the frozen over creak, fallen leaves laying atop of it, "both he and Sasuke reside in a small apartment."
"I see," leading the way, Kyuubi stepped onto the ice, his bare feet sliding across the ice, yet the cold didn't phase him (probably because he couldn't feel). As they both got closer to the apartment complex, the slits of Kyuubi's eyes became thinner, one of his fangs visible as he smirked, "I feel him."
"Do you want me to hold Naruto back while you speak with Sasuke?"
"No... I'd like to see how sweet Naruto-kun will react," the angel's smirk widened.
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"Let's wrap your arm up," Sasuke said quietly, going into the bathroom.
Naruto sat down at the table, his eyes downcast. His day was going so well until Orochimaru sent him out to the fields... Gripping his pained arm, he gritted his teeth and let his messy golden bangs fall over his eyes.
I can't take this anymore...!
"Don't worry, the pain will go away soon."
Naruto's head shot up, his blue eyes widening.
Kyuubi stepped towards him, arm stretched out. The angel had an empty smile, his red eyes frightening, "You will soon see... what I have in store for you."
The blond backed away from the hand, falling out of his chair, his broken arm slamming against the table. He screamed out in agony.
Sasuke ran in, "Naru--" he stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Kyuubi, Shukaku leaning against the wall in the back of the room. He felt his stomach drop and he quickly moved forward to Naruto, helping the blond sit up. His eyes hesitently moved up, meeting Kyuubi's.
"Wh-what do you want?" Sasuke tried to growl, but his voice was shaking, I don't want to go yet...
Their relationship seems firm and strong... "Don't worry..." Kyuubi narrowed his eyes, "I'm not here to bind you... yet," he smirked, "I'm only here to see the darling child that practically murdered you," he chuckled when he saw Naruto's body shaking.
"I never..." Naruto was stuck in the moment, his fears choking him. Everything Kakashi had talked about days ago came rushing back, the pain of knowing he murdered his friend flooding back.
"He did nothing!" Sasuke snarled, getting a grip on his fear.
"Whatever you wish to believe. It makes no difference to me," Kyuubi moved his bangs out of his face, "I'm only here to tell you that you have exactly one week left with Naruto-kun."
"One week..." Sasuke whispered to himself, that's not enough time... "What happened to the three months I had?"
"You think you deserve that much time?" Shukaku spoke from the back.
"Yes, I don't think you deserve it," Kyuubi threw him a sly smile, "You tried to attain your human emotions without telling me, you chose to stay here, chose to tear yourself away from me... and you injured Naruto-kun," he laughed darkly, "you also injured quite a bit of humans with your technique. If I weren't such a nice person, I would take you away from Naruto-kun right this second."
Naruto felt his eyes burn with anger.
"And you also pulled Kakashi into your problem... I might even have to punish him as well for actually assisting you."
Naruto shoved Sasuke back, pushing himself up and pulling his good arm back, fist clenched, "Shut the fuck up!" he hissed, but before he could hit the angel, Shukaku moved forward, slamming his knee into Naruto's stomach.
The blond coughed and fell forward, his injured arm being slammed under his body as he hit the floor. Wincing, he glared up at both of the males, "Q-quit playing with him...!"
"We should leave," Shukaku commented, "we are needed in Purgatory, Kyuubi-sama."
"Alright then," Kyuubi smirked at Naruto, then at Sasuke (who seemed frozen), "I'll be back in one week. Make good time of those seven days," then they left, Shukaku right behind his partner.
Sasuke snapped out of his momentary bout of shock and rushed to Naruto.
"Dammit, it hurts..." Naruto groaned, letting his lover lift him up.
"Here..." Sasuke suddenly felt so small. It was a feeling he had never felt before... It was like he was worthless. He had broken Naruto's arm, hadn't been able to keep him from getting hurt by Shukaku... What good was he? It was as if he was only a burden to the blond.
He shook his head, getting rid of his thoughts. Lifting the blond up, he placed him on the couch, bending down to pick up the bandages he had dropped when running into the living room, "I'm sorry," he muttered, lifting up the blond's sleeve, wrapping the arm up. He noticed that it wasn't really broken, just severely bruised.
"For what? Not holding me back?" Naruto huffed, sticking his nose up in the air, "I'm glad you didn't! That bastard deserved to get punched! ..." he pouted, "even though it was me who got hit instead..."
Sasuke smiled lightly at the playful mood the other was in. It was amazing how the blond could just store things away, "Naruto..." but he didn't want to shove it all away yet, not yet... "I have one week left..."
Naruto's pout turned into a sad smile, "Yeah... we'll have to make the best of it, won't we?" he suddenly grinned, I don't want to think about him being gone. I want to think of him as he is now... "so! Let's get married!"
Sasuke stared at him for a second, then laughed. Not a chuckle or snort, but a true, loud laugh.
Naruto smiled at the other before hugging him, keeping his injured arm down by his side, "Do you think I'm joking?"
The raven immediately shut up, brows furrowing, "You have to be," he stated, "we're too young... and what's the point of marrying a dead man?"
Naruto laughed quietly, "That's true... then how about a fake wedding? Ino can be our priest... or priestess? Whatever."
"You can't be serious."
Naruto pulled away and smiled like an idiot, "You're not going to be with me very long... just humor me, alright?"
Sasuke smiled back slightly, "Sure, why not? Let's have a big gay wedding."
The blond laughed loudly, holding down an embarrassing snort, "Y-Y-yeah! A big gay wedding!" he continued laughing until tears fell from his eyes, Only seven more days where we're happy together... I'll make sure we do every fun thing possible until that time is up!
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Ino had been to the point of tears when Naruto told her Sasuke was going to be gone within one week, but what really made her cry was the fact that they wanted to get married. Really, what kind of joke was that?
"M-Married?" she sniffled, "Naruto, do you know how sad you're going to be once he's gone.. and--and you have some wedding ring on your finger to constantly remind you of him?"
Naruto sighed, "Ino, it's a fake wedding. Actually, it's more like a ... joining ceremony?"
"But there's no wedding or joining ceremony without a ring!" she argued, "and... I don't think... it's a good idea. Why would you want a constant remainder of him? You know what it's like to lose someone and have their presence follow you everywhere..."
"I know," Naruto growled, "but... Sasuke got rid of my problems with my mom... I don't even have to really take the medicine anymore! So, the only presence left will be his... and I'm sure it'll be a good one," he smiled.
Ino wiped her pale blue eyes and sighed, "Naruto..."
"We're getting married," Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the girl.
Ino gave him an annoyed look, "Do you know how weird it sounds coming from you two? Two teenage boys wanting to get married... it's abnormal. But if you two want to get hitched, whatever."
"We're not getting hitched!" Naruto blushed crimson, "it's a--"
"I know, I know, a joining ceremony," the girl rolled her eyes, "but we can plan out all of that stuff later. We have a class to get to, remember?"
"O-Oh, right," Naruto gave his boyfriend a lingering kiss on the lips before smiling and running off onto the school grounds with Ino.
Sasuke walked down the sidewalk, heading to the back of the cafeteria where he could sneak in without anyone noticing, What was I thinking when I agreed to his stupid idea of... partial marriage? he smiled to himself though, secretly loving the idea of always being bonded to his dobe, but while I'm still here... I should get rid of that snake, he smirked, plans already forming in his mind.
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"Uzumaki!" Orochimaru slammed his hand down on the blond's desk, waking the boy from his small nap, "did you learn nothing from yesterday?" his voice was low and dangerous, "should I send you back out there?"
Naruto shook his head, still a bit dazed from his nap, "Nggh, sssir," he mumbled.
Orochimaru snorted and went back to the front of the class. He was their substitute teacher once again, Kurenai-sensei still out with the flu. It seemed like he was more bitter today than usual.
"Orochimaru-sensei, please report to the boys' locker rooms. Orochimaru-sensei, please report to the boys' locker rooms." the intercom said from its position above the chalkboard.
Scowling, Orochimaru ordered for the same girl from yesterday to come up to the front, "Make sure no one misbehaves," he hissed before leaving.
Naruto blinked, then turned to Ino, "Did that... sound like Sasuke-teme?" he asked, confused.
"It did," Ino replied, getting up from her seat, "what's he doing?"
The student in charge of the class, Hinamori-sempai, turned and watched Ino get up. She pushed her glasses up, her hazel eyes hidden beneath a glare on the two glass spectacles, "Yamanaka-san, where do you think you're going?"
Ino tried to make up an excuse, "I-I feel faint," she pretended to wipe sweat from her forehead, "Naruto and I were out early this morning and I think we're bothing catching a cold," she glared at Naruto, wanting him to help her with her plan.
"A-ah, yeah!" he coughed, "my throat's all sore and itchy," he whined, getting up, "I need immediate medical attention."
Ino's brow twitched.
Hinamori-sempai looked at them strangely, "Um... alright then..."
Ino grabbed Naruto's wrist and tugged him out of the classroom, the both of them running down the hall, "What do you think Sasuke-kun's trying to do?"
"I don't know, but if he ends up getting me in trouble, our marriage is frickin' off," he frowned.
Ino smiled and giggled, but she immediately shut up when they arrived at the gym, Orochimaru outside, about to walk in. The snake opened the door and went through, his figure heading to the locker rooms.
"Why would Sasuke-kun want him to go to the lockers?"
"Let's just stay out here and see if he comes back out any time soon," Naruto suggested, dragging Ino into the bushes by the gym.
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Orochimari went into the boys' locker room, his golden eyes scanning the area. He glared at nothing when he saw that Gai-sensei was indeed absent from the room, He's the only person who would need to speak with me in the gym, he mentally hissed. He turned around so he could leave, but then he heard water running in the showers. Gritting his teeth, he went to the showers, knowing that Gai-sensei was probably cleaning them out.
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Ino blinked when she saw the principal of their school walking towards the gym, a stern look on her face, "Tsunade-sama?" she whispered.
"What's that old hag doing here?" Naruto mumbled, watching the well-endowed woman enter the gymnasium, Teme, what the hell are you doing?
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Orochimaru went into the showers, but his golden eyes widened when he saw a student in there.
Kiba turned, blinking as he saw the teacher, "Oro--" he shoved himself back, covering himself with a towel, "Orochimaru-sensei!.!" he screeched.
The teacher turned away and stepped back, What the hell is going on?.!
"Orochimaru!"
The snake looked by the door and saw principal Tsunade standing there, her arms crossed, brows creased. She looked in the showers, seeing a frightened Kiba tugging on his clothes, even though he was soaking wet.
"What is the meaning of this?" she said, voice dripping with venom.
"Tsunade-san, he tried to molest me!" Kiba hollered frantically, pointing at the pale teacher.
Orochimaru glared at the boy, then turned back to Tsunade, "That's a lie! I was called here over the intercom!"
Tsunade narrowed her hazel eyes, "I've been in the office all morning and nothing was announced over the intercoms. I was even by Kano's desk the past thirty minutes and he's the one who uses the speakers," he stepped forward, "I think you need to come with me."
Orochimaru gritted his teeth and followed the principal out, clearly pissed.
"Kiba-kun," Tsunade stopped and looked at the boy, "stay here. I'll tell Gai-sensei to come and get you."
The brunnet nodded, drops of water splattering everywhere.
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"Molesting a student?" Tsunade growled as they exited the gym, "I've known you since childhood, Orochimaru, I thought you were better than that!"
"I didn't molest him," Orochimaru fought back, "I was called down--"
"I've heard enough of your absurd stories," Tsunade sighed, "this won't look good for the school if this reaches the papers. I expect you to have all of your stuff packed and I want you out of the school before the day is over, understand? You're lucky I'm being soft on you," she rambled.
Naruto's eyes widened, along with Ino's.
"Molest?" they both whispered in unison. When both of the adults were gone, they shot out of the bushes and ran into the gym.
"Sasuke!" Naruto called out.
"Sasuke-kun!" Ino added afterwards. She stopped when she saw Kiba step out of the showers, the boy staggering over to sit on the risers, his tan form dripping with water, boxers around his waist, "Kiba!"
The boy looked up, "Y-you guys, you won't believe what happened to me! That snake bastard tried to molest me in the showers when I was all alone! Do you believe that?.!" he shivered, "god, I would've killed myself if he touched me."
Ino sat down next to the teen, both of her hands moving to his shoulders for comfort.
"And he made up some stupid ass excuse! He was saying he was called down here over the intercom!" Kiba's arms flailed around, but he kept himself from hitting Ino, "there's an intercom right in the showers! If there was an announcement like that, believe me, I would've gotten my ass outta there quick!"
Naruto left Ino to deal with Kiba. He chose to look around instead, "Sasuke!" he called out again, That was definitely his voice... he had to be behind all of this...
"Dobe," Sasuke greeted the blond as he stepped through the back door of the gym, a smirk in place.
"Sasuke-kun, did you do all of this?" Ino asked.
"Hn, he deserved it. My job was to make Naruto's like better, wasn't it? I thought getting rid of that snake would've been a big leap towards that goal."
Naruto blinked large cerulean eyes, a grin appearing on his face. He leaped onto the raven, smothering him with hugs and sloppy kisses, "Thank you so much, Teme!"
Sasuke kissed back during a rather messy kiss, licking his lips afterwards, "My pleasure."
"Y-you... you wanted me to get molested?.!" Kiba screeched, "are you fuckin' out of your mind?.!"
"He never intended for you to get molested," Ino laughed nervously, "calm down, Kiba... But.. Sasuke-kun," she looked back at her friend, "how did you manage to pull it off?"
"I tapped the wires of the intercom in your classroom, so at the end of all of this, the principal would think he was lying about the announcement since it wasn't heard anywhere else," he saw all her shocked expression, then continued, "and I saw that Kiba was the only one here and I heard from Naruto that he was one to overreact, so if Orochimaru came in, of course he would say something like 'rape'."
Kiba' thick brow twitched, "I do not overreact."
"Then I had some random girl in the hall tell your principal that there was something going on in the boys' showers. Everything else just played out from there."
"..." all three of them were silent, except for Kiba who was mumbling something about not overreacting.
Naruto laughed and grinned, tightening his hug, "You can be really nice when you try, you know that, Teme?"
"Kiba!" Gai-sensei ran into the gym, "are you alright?.!" his voice was too loud for the occupants in the place, his booming voice bouncing off the walls, "I told you not to come in here to shower by yourself! But Oro-san... I never thought he would do something like this! I always thought he despised children!"
"Yeah, please stop yelling... your voice is penetrating my brain," Kiba whined.
Gai-sensei turned to Sasuke, blinking, "Who are you? I've never seen you around here before, and believe me, I can remember most of my students' youthful faces!"
Sasuke tried to drown out the loud teacher, "I'm a new student."
"Ah, a new youthful face! We will have to talk later, right now my top priority is taking Kiba back to his classroom!"
Kiba groaned. As he was taken away, Ino whispered to him:
"Don't mention anything about Sasuke-kun. Just stick with the molestation thing."
Sighing, the brunnet nodded.
Naruto smiled to the raven, "Awww, you did this all for me?"
Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"You're going to make such a sweet wife," the blond cooed.
The raven narrowed his eyes, "I'm not being the woman, dobe, that's your role. One time on the bottom does not make me the female in this relationship."
"Yes, it does!"
"No, it doesn't."
"Yes, it does!.!"
"Dobe!"
"Teme!"
Ino giggled, I don't think they need to get "married", they already act like a squabbling couple as it is.
Remember, joining ceremony XD Man, how cute will that chapter be?