Disclaimer: Don't own...-.-

Warnings: Angst, blood, eventual boy/boy

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Now, Naruto was worried. Sasuke was in the hospital, again. Sakura, Shizune, Tsunade, and some medic-nin that Naruto didn't know had been working on him for an hour. What was wrong the Sasuke? No one was telling him anything! Weren't doctors supposed to keep the patients family informed on their relatives condition? Well, Sasuke didn't have any family, but Naruto was the next thing to it, so that counted, right?

Right! And Sasuke should have said that something was wrong! Why hadn't he said anything? Why was he coughing up cloud anyways? Hadn't the hag checked Sasuke for illnesses as well as fix his injuries? This shouldn't have happened.

And Naruto told all of this to Iruka and Kakashi while pacing back and forth in front of the door leading to Sasuke's room. Not that they listened (people rarely payed attention after he started repeated things for the fourth time), though it was had to not, seeing as Naruto was worried. And when Naruto was worried or nervous or curious or anything similar, he got louder and babbled and fidgeted and cursed whatever could be cursed. More so than usual anyway.

Another hour passed, and another and another. Once Naruto was sure that they were going to reach the five hour mark, the four medic-nin came out of the room. The one Naruto didn't know left to go somewhere, not that he noticed. The two women and one girl (or was Sakura-chan considered a woman now?) looked exhausted and confused, but Sakura wasn't crying. Sasuke was okay then, the pink-haired girl would be in tears if he wasn't.

Tsunade let out a sigh, "We don't know what's wrong with him."

"Huh?" Now could they not know what was wrong with him?

"He has no injuries. We checked for diseases and there are none. By all accounts he should be perfectly fine."

"Then why was he-!?"

The blonde haired woman let out another sigh, and Shizune took over.

"Naruto-kun, we don't know. We're not sure if this could be a one time thing, or if it has something to do with the Sound, or what." She paused for a moment, "We'll have to ask when he wakes up."

"I want to see him." Not waiting for approval, he walked around them and opened the door to Sasuke's room.

His eyes immediately centered in on the dark head of hair before he was even completely inside, not even noticing the others following him in. The black locks stuck out so much in the white room. Everyone always complained that Naruto stuck out too much, but how did they not notice Sasuke. The boy could stick out just as much Naruto, if not more so.

During the Summer, his dark clothes would make people glance over to see who in the right mind would wear something so hot in such weather. While it was winter, the pitch black locks would stick out like a sore thumb in the paleness of the snow and grey skies. At daytime, his gorgeous, if not slightly feminine, looks and the red and white fan he still wore so proudly on his back made everyone stare until he was no longer there to stare at.

And at night, the time one would think he would blend in with, his unnatural pale skin seemed to glow and illuminate the area surrounding him, making him even more beautiful. Though no matter what the season or the time of day it was, his eyes captivated everyone.

At first, the color of his eyes made you double take, surely a person's eye couldn't be so black. Then the emotions swirling within the dark depths caught you. Such sad, angry eyes trying to hide everything in them made you want to erase the look. Sasuke was so noticeable, which made his stealth skills all the more important.

'And I have thought about that WAY too much...'

Sasuke laid on the bed, resting. He didn't look as peaceful as he should have, his elegant brows furrowed and a small frown on his pale pink lips. He was breathing evenly, though it sounded a bit heavier than normal. Naruto sat down in the chair by the boy's bed and proceeded to stare, tuning out the rest of the world. He heard Tsunade telling Kakashi and Iruka something, and then the chuunin had to go somewhere.

He didn't notice when Sakura and Kakashi said goodbye and left. Or when the hag left and came back with Shizune. He did, however, notice when the two medic-nin started to roll Sasuke's bed away.

"What the hell are you doing?!" he demanded as he shot out of his seat held grabbed onto the Uchiha, holding the boy closely. Tsunade huffed in mild amusement and rolled her eyes,

"Pay attention and you would know, wouldn't you?" the fair-haired woman sighed, "Y'know what, just take him home with you, it's not worth the effort. Come by my office when he wakes up." With that, she left, her dark-haired assistant following closely.

Naruto blinked, still clutching Sasuke uncertainly to his chest. He shrugged and scooped the lithe form into a comfortable position in his arms. Sasuke was always so easy to carry, it felt like he hadn't gained any weight at all. The blond jumped through a window, Sakura had probably opened it before she left, and leaped from roof to roof towards his small apartment.

He kicked the door open once he got there (why lock it while in a village of ninja?) and set Sasuke on the bed gently. At least the Uchiha didn't look so pained now, in fact, he looked kind of peaceful. Naruto felt himself grin, that was the first time he'd ever seen that look on Sasuke's face.

It would probably be the last time too.

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Hmmm...This chapter took longer than expected...But it wasn't my fault! I had NO free weekends whatsoever and it was like, a test every other day! -.- Actually this chapter's been finished for like three weeks. I just could never get it typed. (Sigh)

Anyways, I've decided that Tsunade is a BITCH to write. And I hate the chapter just a bit. And I hate the (uber-cheesy) Sasuke description in the middle as well, but it kinda wrote itself and I didn't feel like taking it out. X( This doesn't feel all that angsty yet to me, but it's in Naruto's POV so uber-angst would be a bit OOC for him, right now. It'll get really sad in the next one or two chapters, hopefully.

A reviewer asked if it would be all Naruto's POV or if there will be some of Sasuke's. Honestly, I don't really know. Naruto's been easier to do since Sasuke's been unconscious for, like, most of the chapters so far. But I don't think I'll do the ENTIRE story from Naruto's viewpoint. If not Sasuke's, then there will at least be a few other characters' POV. So yeah, just whatever happens.

I have no ending decided for this fic. I have one in mind but I'm a bit unsure as to whether I wanna do it or not. So, what would you guys like, a happy, sad, bittersweet, sweetly bitter, or whatever ending. It'll be my choice in the end but I'd like to know what others want. So I can be sure to disappoint them. XP

Next chapter is about half way through on paper, so it might be out soon. But I think I'm going to try to update my other story first. Well, review, and good bye.