"Foolish Hearts"
'Chapter Eleven'
Naruto was called away earlier for an urgent meeting.
Sasuke was presently lounging on the couch, silence almost deafening in his ears. He had been doing a good job of keeping his mind together, not having as many spells as usual. His eyes were almost completely black, and despite being alone, he hadn't had any negative thoughts.
Breaking the silence was a knocking at the door. One additional rule to his captivity – the doors were not allowed to be locked, he didn't have the privilege of privacy. His black eyes locked on the front door, but he didn't make a move towards it, or to even respond.
They knew he was inside, they'd come whether he answered or not.
Laying on his back, view upside-down as his head tilted on the arm rest, shirtless and relaxed – not a tense muscle in his body.
"Uchiha Sasuke." The voice was stern; he had Sasuke's attention, even beyond the door. "We have permission to come inside."
In a moment the door slammed open – five Anbu, masks in place, stood in the entry hall. Sasuke noticed the dirt on their shoes as it crumbled on the tiles. They were making a mess – Naruto was going to be upset.
"Yeah?" Sasuke took slow, even breaths, counting in his head – keeping his mind occupied, trying to ignore the fear he felt coming off this group of men. He couldn't contain his smirk, they were scared of him – him, weaponless and half-naked upside-down on the couch… and they were deathly scared.
How funny.
These were the top Anbu?
"We are under direct orders…" The leader trailed, "You are to be eliminated."
"Eliminated?" His eyes flashed red – he forced himself to contain his anger. His muscles tensed, feeling uneasy now. "Who's orders?"
"The Hokage-sama."
"Bull shit!" He spat – he wouldn't be duped, Naruto wouldn't betray him.
"You don't think the one you betrayed would betray you back?" The Anbu murmured easily as if reading the Uchiha's thoughts.
Sasuke was quiet a moment, righting himself on the couch, his dark eyes never leaving these new enemies.
"It can be quick."
Sasuke clenched his jaw, fighting the urge to kill them. Naruto didn't order this – he couldn't of. Naruto wouldn't do this to him…
Naruto loved him.
…didn't he?
"Did you wonder why the Hokage-sama had an important meeting?" He started, "All of a sudden? There is no meeting; he just didn't want to see you die." His movement was confident as he approached the silently fuming Uchiha.
"You're lying." Sasuke's voice was dangerously low.
"Get him."
Without warning the men shot at the Uchiha – Sasuke quick in his movements, eyes bleeding red as the seed of doubt had been planted in his susceptible brain. He dodged them, breaking through the glass double doors – taking multiple minor cuts on his arms/torso/and face as he slammed through the glass.
Shards like shimmering scales in his shoulders, he didn't care. He didn't feel pain as he slammed his feet against the unyielding ground – running for his life, running for his sanity. Ignoring the feeling of hot blood as it ran down his figure from his multiple wounds.
Sasuke couldn't kill them.
He couldn't!
God, the blood lust was high and so was his anger.
It took everything he had to force all this new want, new power to keep his body moving like a bird in flight.
"Get him!"
He heard the men behind him, at his heels like the hounds of hell. There would be no escaping, Sasuke couldn't run forever…he'd hit that wall… and it'd all be over.
Naruto…
Everything he had accomplished, every new hope he had.
Everything would be over.
Gods…
His chest was starting to hurt.
His red eyes scanned the horizon, noticing then the little orange flag that fluttered innocently in the wind.
Damn it!
He slid to a halt, just before the bright flag – Naruto had put them out there for him, to show him just how far he could go. Fuck! He fell to his knees, in a crouch in front of the men pursuing him just as they stopped in front of him.
Blades drawn, he could almost feel the smirks they had to be smiling under the masks.
Bastards!
He was cornered, against the invisible wall and he could do nothing.
They were going to kill him – or he had the option of walking over the fence and killing himself. He licked his lips, red eyes wild as he looked from man to man, there was no escape… this was the end.
His heart hurt…
He clenched his eyes shut, his hand grabbing at his chest…
Fuck it hurt!
He couldn't lash out, he couldn't kill them.
Naruto had so much faith in him, that he could control himself.
He had to control himself!
Even if he was going to be killed – he wasn't going to let Naruto lose faith in him…
"What's wrong Sasuke?" Said that taunting, drawn-out voice. "Is the seal hurting you?"
The seal!
It was reacting to the barrier…
Sasuke's mind was getting fuzzy, there was no way to get away from it, blades were at his neck, his death on his back. Everything was getting dark, he couldn't see and every bit of his body was screaming.
Ba-dump…
His heart was beating fast, erratic.
Ba-dump…
But… it was beating.
He was alive…
As that thought passed through his mind, darkness took the Uchiha… the man falling at the mercy of the Anbu who so cornered him.
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Naruto grumbled under his breath as he marched back to his tower office. They summoned him to an all important meeting, and there is no meeting. He was forced to leave when there was nothing.
Looking outside he sighed, and rubbed his eyes. He needed to get back to the house to make sure they hadn't done anything to Sasuke. His gut had been twisting in a weird manner, making him loose focus when he was yelling at the council.
Hearing his doors open up the fox quickly stood up, his eyes widening in shock at what he saw.
Five limping bloodied Anbu walked in…
A bloodied and unconscious Sasuke being thrown at Naruto's feet.
The fox's eyes bled red, and glared at the men, the ones who were watching his home. "Explain!"
"Hokage-sama…" The leader spoke, his tone even but dramatically strained. "He attacked us..."
"Right after you left!"
"We were watching the house…"
The leader cut in again, "And he spotted us in the trees and went straight at us. His eyes…his eyes were the color of blood..."
"He was going to kill us!"
"…we had to defend ourselves." The leader finished, the group bowing their heads, hoping to placate the anger of the Hokage, knowing those demon eyes were no better than Sasuke's.
Naruto looked down at Sasuke's battered body bleeding freely on his carpet. "Go get a medic."
"Thank you Hokage-sam-"
"Not for you." The fox growled kneeling down next to the Uchiha, "For him. Hurry!" He instructed his bleeding eyes still on the man now in his arms. He knew they were lying. The closest trees the Anbu used were well out of the thirty-five foot boundary. Naruto's eyes glared up at the leader, "Report to Taira at the hospital, and only Taira." He couldn't be sure off the top of his head, but those wounds looked superficial...not threatening in anyway.
The Anbu were nervous of Naruto's harsh eyes and cold tone. They hadn't thought the plan completely through, they thought it would be believable, thought that their revered Hokage-sama wouldn't choose a traitor over his own ninja.
They had been wrong.
As the group disappeared in clouds of smoke, leaving to fetch a medic for the bleeding Uchiha -- their leader stood in the room, feeling Naruto's upset radiating off of him.
The leader bowed his head, "Yes Hokage-sama." There was anger in his eyes; the man before them was a traitor! He tried to murder the Hokage-sama; he tried to destroy the village.
Yet Naruto cradled him like a wounded child!
Traitor!
Murderer!
Sasuke had killed his good friends on that wall, Naruto was spitting in the face of the village.
Protecting Sasuke...
How dare he choose that bastard over his village's well being?
He made a sign with his hand -- disappearing in a white cloud of smoke, fetching Taira against his will -- but his duty kept him from back-talking his Hokage-sama.
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A/N:
Another short chapter, but the next one is rather long…I think. I'll have to make sure when I edit it. Just thought to get something out there, angst is just around the corner so please tune in next time!