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Chapter 58: Love-colored hope
Just as Sakura had promised, a medic-nin had been sent to the Uchiha mansion to inform the family of the success of Sasuke's operation. And upon hearing it, the Uchiha family had abandoned their breakfast and raced towards the hospital.
The result of the operation was impressive. Not only did they replace the burnt skin and the whiplash-damaged skin but they also closed the cuts and minor injuries Sasuke had. The texture of his was as smooth as before. There was no trace of operation performed or any scars. If it weren't for the fact that he was on a hospital bed with a dextrose attached to him, he would have look like as someone who was resting leisurely.
Sakura cleared her throat to get everybody's attention. "We healed everything. Everything but the non-physical wounds."
"Trauma," Miki murmured.
The older kunoichi nodded. "Right now, Sasuke waking up is almost next to impossible."
"What do you mean impossible?" a frowning Kisho asked.
"Not impossible. It's just that the possibility of him waking up is almost zero. Right now, his body is just an empty shell. If he wakes up, it is because he wants to."
"He'll wake up," Naruto said with as much hope as when he promised Sakura to bring Sasuke back after his defection. And his tone lightened up everybody's mood.
"Of course he would," Sakura agreed with a smile. If Naruto said so then Sasuke would because Naruto was Sasuke's half and the blonde understood his spouse more than anybody else, more than his spouse.
Let our wishes reach you.
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The news about Sasuke spread like wildfire around Konoha. Their friends gave them assurances and comfort something that made them act like themselves. But what they, especially Naruto, didn't like were the rumors about the hokage becoming a widower very soon. That rumor alone had caused villagers from left to right to give him sympathetic and pitying looks and he hated it with a passion. He preferred their hateful glares over those.
At least with the former, he found the strength to grope his way through despair and bleakness but with the latter, he found himself wanting to succumb.
To fall in that abyss of darkness…
Two days later, Naruto found a perfect way to keep everything at bay- the role of hokage. With that role, Sasuke was just another wounded subordinate who needed to be taken off from the active list for a long period. Sure he was worried but not the same worry and fear he felt every time he thought about his husband's condition and its dismal possibilities. Through the position, he felt light... unburdened. Wanting to keep it that way, he attacked his tasks vigorously and worked day and night.
Naruto looked up from his table when somebody 'poof'ed in front of him. A golden eyebrow arched in half-amusement when he saw Shikamaru wearing civilian clothes. It was a common knowledge that during the lazy but genius tactician's rest days he stayed away from any establishments that reminded him of work and as much as possible avoid any comrades. It was his way of unwinding. To find him in the hokage tower with his laziest look on gave the Rokudaime the impression that the former had made a mistake of his destination.
"You appeared in a wrong place, Shika."
The captain made a throaty noise before he tilted his head to the left but his eyes still remained on his blond friend. "Let's grab some food." He then reached forward and grabbed one tanned wrist so his invitation won't be refused.
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Ramen.
Shikamaru never had that food under his favorite list. But when one was Naruto's friend, he must appreciate its taste or at least tolerate it enough to please the blonde which was the genius' case or in most of Naruto's friends' cases. He watched as his friend consumed his ramen slower than usual. But under the current situation it was normal although a bit disturbing. He frowned when he noticed something.
Finally noticing the lingering look from the other man, Naruto looked him with a silent inquiring gaze.
"Shikamaru?" he asked when the brunette continued watching instead of looking away. He gasped when hands cupped his face.
"Naruto..." he heard his friend say in a very calm and serious tone making him nervous.
"W-what?" His voice came as a squeak. If Shikamaru would do something stranger he'd definitely do something.
Shikamaru suddenly started pulling his face, eliciting painful sounds from him.
"What the hell?" he pouted while massaging his red skin.
"When was the last time you rested?" the brunette drawled in a worried and annoyed tone.
"I went to bed every night," the blonde answered in a defensive tone.
Shikamaru sighed before poking his already soggy ramen. "Going to bed and sleeping are different."
Naruto looked away. Why couldn't they understand that work kept him from thinking too much and from nightmare? So what if he no longer slept because he kept on working? At least, it kept him sane.
"I have a meeting with the council five minutes from now," Naruto informed with a fake smile. "I'll see you around and thanks for the ramen." With that, he quickly left Ichiraku.
Shikamaru sighed then scratch his head. "He's troublesome as always."
Naruto, you...
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Naruto parted the curtains to shed sunlight into Sasuke's hospital room. "With this kind of weather, shouldn't you be outside?" he asked in an irritated voice. He took a seat beside the bed and stared at his immobile husband.
"Stupid," he whispered after few minutes of silence. Within these four walls, he stopped being hokage and shed his tears of desperation. He wept alone just like in his childhood years.
He laid his head on Sasuke's chest to listen to his heartbeat while tanned fingers fleeted across pale skin. Sasuke's body wasn't warm or cold and Naruto didn't find comfort in that.
"Sasuke-bastard, I'm already tired of crying. Do you want me to cry myself to death?"
Silence.
"What are you waiting for?" he demanded. He grinned when an idea struck him. "You're so romantic," he teased before he pressed his lips against Sasuke's. His tongue darted out to wet dry and rough lips. Unconsciously, he held his breath expecting the mouth beneath his to open. A minute latter, he pulled back disappointed. "Bastard!" he rasped. "If you want
infinite kisses, then I'll give it to you."
Getting frustrated, he impulsively said, "I'll kick your ass." He scowled when his threat was registered on his brain. He grinned sheepishly. "I was kidding," he said thinking Sasuke won't wake up if he threatened him so he started bribing him with things that would make
Sasuke blush and arouse for all he was worth. When he could no longer think of anything to offer, he slumped against his chair in temporary defeat. Sighing, he stood up to leave. "We'll continue this session tomorrow, sleeping beauty." He gave both cheeks a soft kiss.
Hiko, Yanagi and Ken who were admitted in the hospital and were still sporting bandages met Naruto in the hallway. This was the first time they had met the hokage since the accident. They stared at each other while wondering what to say; while wondering what the other party would say.
Naruto was never one to remain silent for long so he smiled and said, "You guys look pretty good now. That's good."
"We're sorry for being useless," Yanagi said. Her other two teammates followed suit. It was reasonable if Naruto would blame them.
The blonde looked outside through the window. "One time, Sasuke had told me that there are things that aren't under our control." He shifted his gaze to his husband's subordinates, his blue eyes tinted with a sad smile. "This is one of them."
"Is the captain still...? It will be okay if we visit him now, right? " Hiko trailed off.
"Yeah. He'll wake up. I know it." To lose hope is to lose you. That's why...
"Yeah he will," Ken agreed.
Naruto patted their shoulders before saying, "get well soon, guys."
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"Welcome home," the Uchiha kids greeted their chichiue one after another.
Their father nodded as he took his seat on the table where takeout food was spread out.
"How was your day, guys?"
Kisho who was always excited to talk about his last weeks in school started narrating the day's events while Miki stood up to prepare a tea for their blond father.
Naruto murmured a 'thanks' when Miki placed his cup of green tea in front of him. He never noticed the look Miki and Akemi exchanged or when Kisho seemed to talk more excitedly. He just nodded and chuckled at Kazushi's blooper before drinking his tea. The next second, everything turned into a comforting black.
Is this what it feels like to fall?
Kisho quickly pulled out the plate in front of Naruto when his head fell forward.
"He's asleep now," the boy, looking at the older blonde's closed eyes.
Miki smiled, looking relieved. There was nothing to worry actually. The sleeping potion she slipped into his tea was fast-acting and odorless.
Akemi approached the older Uchiha and bend down to whisper, "Kyuubi, we want chichiue to sleep so don't wear out the potion faster than it should." He wasn't sure if the fox demon would hear but he just wanted to say it. And although he never received a reply it didn't matter.
Kisho brought the make-shift stretcher they had made while Akemi produced enough clones to carry their chichiue to his bedroom and tucked him to bed.
"Chichiue would probably get mad when he learns we spiked his drink," Miki said.
"I'll take responsibility," Akemi assured her then he smiled softly. "Now that we had chichiue asleep, who wants ice-cream cake?" He asked just to take off their minds from the problems.
Two arms shot out in the air.
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He had been walking in the dark as far as he could remember and yet strangely he didn't feel tired. He couldn't feel tired for some reason. He continued walking in the long tunnel. Something inside him told him that it was a tunnel and he never spared a time to argue with his inner voice. He was tired of arguing… tired of everything but walking, following the force that was tugging him forward.
His heart seemed to flutter as he saw light coming from what he thought to be the end of the tunnel. He ignored the bright colors dancing in his visions and rushed to the light.
The moment he stepped outside, the first thing that came to his mind was how green the grasses were; how crystal clear the lake was and how blue the sky was. There was a tug in his heart when he looked at the sky but he ignored it as voices and sounds reached his ears. He looked around and obsidian eyes widened to see his clan gathered together in what looked like a party. Everybody looked as old as when their candle of life was snuffed out. He smiled when his gaze landed on a yanagi tree near the lake. His parents were sitting under its shade together with Itachi who was as old as when he had died. Obviously, everything was good in the clan especially within his family. His mother was pouring sake into Fugaku's and Itachi's porcelain cups when his brother said something that made her laughed while their father chuckled. Their laughter was very nostalgic that it made his heart ached. Wanting to join them he moved forward and when he was just few steps from the blanket they were sitting, his mother looked up and saw him. Her eyes lightened up.
"Sasuke," Mikoto whispered achingly and the two men looked up and reacted differently. Itachi frowned while Fugaku scowled.
"What are you doing here?" his father demanded tersely.
Would he always be an outsider? An outcast? Couldn't his father treat him like a son? The pain in his chest lessened a notch when his mother smiled.
"Foolish little brother," Itachi muttered and reached out to poke him in the forehead like he always did when they were still young. "You don't belong here."
Sasuke frowned. "But aren't I an Uchiha too? Aren't I a part of this family?" he argued almost in a whining voice.
Mikoto kneeled and took his hands in between hers. "Sasuke," she started while looking into his eyes, "you'll always be a part of this family."
"Then why-" he was cut off with his mother shaking her head.
"But you have your own family now… More important than us. Wasn't that why you're here in the first place?"
"My own family?"
He looked so confused that his mother elaborated, "your darling wife, Naruto and your kids: the friendly and responsible Yuuzuki, the genius and talented Akemi, the beautiful and confident Miki and the mischievous and daring Kisho."
Sasuke shook his head. He couldn't remember them although their names were too familiar like an old nostalgic song playing on the back of his mind.
"Listen carefully," his mother instructed as she placed a hand on his chest.
Sasuke could hear the clamoring of his heart and this time it wasn't because he wanted to join the party and be reunited with his clan. His heart was ordering him to go back… to go back to where? And then he felt his cheeks getting wet. He looked up at the clear sky and touched his eyes. It wasn't rain and it weren't his tears.
"Sasuke-bastard, how long are you going to stay there? You're wasting our time together. You're missing a lot of things. Kisho's graduation is almost three months from now," he heard a voice said. It was a voice tinged with sadness and miserable hope. It was a voice… a voice he longed for. A voice that came with mesmerizing blue eyes and golden hair.
Naruto…
And then Sasuke finally remembered why he was there; why he had accepted death. He shook his head. "I can't stay here. I'm needed somewhere else."
Mikoto smiled and Itachi nodded.
"Then go before your blonde would do something drastic and I don't want my niece and nephews to grieve," his brother said in his haughty voice. Sasuke nodded.
He looked at his father then was reminded that there was nothing to expect from the former Uchiha clan leader. He was about to turn away when his father's hesitant voice stopped him.
He glanced at him and found his father struggling with words before he said almost stiffly, "You're a great father. You are bringing them up despite everything that happened. I'm proud of you." And Fuugaku was smiling a smile that was different from the one he graced Sasuke when he had learned one fire jutsu. It was a sincere smile of a truly proud father.
Sasuke smiled back and then everything blurred to darkness. He felt like he was falling and rising at the same time. Different forces tugging him to different sides before he felt like gently floating to the surface of the sea. When he opened his eyes, he saw white ceiling instead of blue eyes.
"Uwa otousan is awake," Miki squealed in delight as she noticed his opened eyes although he looked disoriented. Both her brothers rushed to his bedside.
"Otousan! You're back," Kisho said. Akemi helped their father propped himself against the pillows while Miki offered him a glass of water.
Obsidian eyes glanced around them.
"Where's chichiue and Yuuzuki?" he rasped when he found that two of his precious persons were missing.
"Niisan went to a two-year mission, remember?" Kisho said. "And SOP dictates that no letters except reports would be sent. But he's ok, at least that's what chichiue said every time he receives a report."
Sasuke nodded. "And chichiue?"
"Well, that's..." A sheepish Miki looked at his older brother.
"Chichiue hadn't been sleeping for nine days straight so we decided to put him in a sleep by spiking his tea with Miki's sleeping potion. He's been sleeping for three days. He'll wake up anytime soon."
Sasuke 'hn'ed. It was good that he had their children to look after his dobe.
"How do you feel otousan?" Miki asked.
"Sore and weak," he replied.
"That's because you had been sleeping for twelve days," Kisho stated.
"I have to inform Sakura-senpai that you're awake." With that Miki left.
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Sakura smiled when she finally saw a very conscious Sasuke. "I'm glad you're back," she said, unable to maintain her professional voice.
"Sasuke, I know you've just woken up but it's imperative that we'll run a series of exams on you. First will be a thorough physical exam." Just then a nurse came in carrying a wheelchair. "I'll explain more before each phase."
Sasuke looked at the pink-haired medic-nin. "How long will it last?"
"The physical exam will last for two days while the psycho and mental for three days. That is, if things work out well."
The Uchiha leader frowned. He didn't want to stay longer in the hospital.
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Eyelids fluttered open to reveal blue eyes. Naruto whipped his head to his table calendar then bolted in a sitting position. Why did he fall asleep? In fact he had been sleeping for consecutive four days.
Sasuke.
He leapt out from the bed and went to the hallway.
Kisho was on his way to the genkan when he saw his father. "You're awake, chichiue," he said. He hoped his father won't scold him for what they did. It would be unfair without his partners-in-crime. Then he remembered something - his sanctuary and he smiled.
"Yesterday, Otousan regained his consciousness and-" the boy trailed off when he found his chichiue gone.
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Sasuke grumbled incoherently as he slumped into his bed. He was tired from the series of exam he was made to undergo. The head nurse had noticed his dark mood that he postponed the rest of exam to tomorrow. He stared at the ceiling wondering when his Naruto would visit him.
Somewhere in the hallway, everybody scurried out of the way at the blond object moving in a blur. Sakura knew who it was and smiled. With Naruto's visit, Sasuke's mood would certainly improve. With them reunited, everything would go back to the way it was.
Naruto took a deep breath and prayed that he wasn't in a dream before he slipped inside.
Sasuke was drifting off to sleep when he had felt a very familiar chakra behind the door. A ghostly smile appeared on his lips and he focused his gaze on the door as it slid open.
Naruto closed the door first then whirled around to find obsidian eyes looking at him with so much intensity that breathing was impossible. He leaned on the door heavily accidentally locking it.
"I've been waiting for you, dobe," he heard Sasuke say softly like a caress.
He could have replied with 'You made me worry, you bastard!' or 'Why do you have to be so heroic?' or 'What took you so long?' in a voiced mixed with irritation, impatience, frustration and a dash of happiness but all he could get past through his constricting throat was, "Me too. Far longer than you did." And he was stumbling towards the epitome of his dreams and nightmares; of his hope and desperation; of his existence and death.
A pale hand gripped his torso and pulled him over the bed.
"I missed you so much," Sasuke heard his spouse confessed before the former sealed their lips together.
He let the blonde ravished his mouth as he savored the feel of the latter's tongue moving possessively and its taste. He moaned and shivered as his tongue being sucked. He wanted that same skill to be applied on the area he ached the most. He thanked the gods that both of them were dressed in very convenient clothes as his hands started getting rid of Naruto's kimono while brushing against exposed skin. The blonde mirrored his actions as they continued their passionate liplock.
Their groans as their naked chest came in contact against each other's were lost in their wild and arousing kiss. It was too much yet not enough. More… more of him. More of each other.
When they pulled away breathless and flushed, a string of saliva connected their abused lips. Naruto dipped his head once more but this time to lick the saliva that had trickled from the side of his husband's mouth.
They stared at each other once more, trying to convey what words and actions couldn't.
Naruto broke their silence. "Sasuke, I'm so-"
The other man placed his right hand against a tanned cheek. "I don't ne-"
"Please just let me say it," the blonde begged as he leaned into his touch. "Because I know what you went through was beyond words. I'm sorry I wasn't there; that I was too late to save you from the pain."
Sasuke's thumb wiped away the tears threatening to fall from blue eyes. "It was painful and worse than the simulation I underwent annually but at some point I became numb the moment I became a mere apathetic observer."
Naruto looked confused. Did that mean it wasn't the dark-haired man that massacred the whole group made up of bandits and missing-nins? But the work screamed his name.
"But then they threatened to sell our children to slavery and although they aren't ordinary kids something inside me snapped especially when those assholes said that they'll gang rape you..."
"Sasuke..."
Deeper… harder…
"The next thing I know a different chakra hummed through my body. It was very powerful. It was addicting and scary. I was unstoppable and invincible."
"For that... for protecting us... you-"
I found myself…
"Our children are our treasure and I existed to die for you." And before Naruto could say something, he flipped them over so he would be on top. "Don't say anything. I just want to feel you," he confessed in a very low voice. Naruto was all he needed and he was here with him. It was enough.
Sasuke hungrily roved his mouth and almost carelessly grazed his teeth on tanned neck and shoulders. He left a trail of teeth marks and hickeys as he moved downward. His left hand gently brushed Naruto's side while his other hand snaked into the blonde's boxers and grabbed hold of his hardening cock.
Naruto gasped at the sudden onslaught of pleasure. His arms automatically wrapped around Sasuke's shoulders but instead of pulling the dark-haired man close, he pushed him to lie on his back.
He knew that with Sasuke still recuperating and under observation, the latter shouldn't do any strenuous activities. He knew that, yet he couldn't stop the desire flowing back and forth between them, pulling them towards each other in a force more powerful than the one existing between two opposite poles. He wanted Sasuke as badly as the latter wanted him. He wanted the two of them to melt and evaporate once more. He wanted their desires for each other to blend into a very powerful force that would leave them breathless, weak and hungry.
Sasuke tilted his head to the side, offering more of his skin to that possessive mouth. His fingers wound themselves around golden locks as Naruto sucked the erogenous zone of his neck.
Pink tongue darted out to traced his collarbone before moving down to lap on pink buds one at a time until they were proudly erect. Then the flexible muscle erotically moved lower leaving a hot and wet trail.
Sasuke's cock twitched some more when that wicked tongue circled around his navel before plundering. Everything within and without him was getting hotter until he felt like he was burning… no he was burning and it won't be long when he would become ashes in Naruto's hands.
It never occurred to him that the tight grip he had on Naruto's hair was pulling a lot of strands. He even pulled more when Naruto started massaging his balls and touching him. When his wife traced his slit with the tip of his tongue, he thought it was pleasure until that wonderful and hot muscle pressed against his perineum. What remained of his thinking capability immediately disappeared. His mind was just one empty white orb.
He whispered his wife's name breathlessly. Wanting more of that mind-stopping pleasure, he pressed his loins closer to Naruto's hand and perched his right foot on a tanned shoulder. His moans were mingled with his soft gasps as the blonde gave more but it wasn't enough. Sasuke wanted more of the hand pumping him; more of the tongue that was driving him wild with pleasure... more of Naruto. With sheer will, he propped himself on his elbows. He gripped Naruto's shoulders hard enough to get his attention. Lustful blue eyes stared at him in silent inquiry.
"I want you," he said huskily. "Turn around."
And Naruto, who was too mesmerized with those inky eyes, obeyed his request wordlessly.
"Raise your hips a bit." Sasuke dropped a kiss on each butt cheeks before he parted them. He licked his lips before he started teasing the blonde's opening with his tongue.
Naruto thought he was going to explode when Sasuke also started touching his perineum. His spouse was torturing him with the same pleasure that he had used on him. That bastard!
Instantly, their foreplay turned into a brief contest of who could make the other moan longer and louder. And Naruto knew this wasn't a dream because his spouse was too warm, too responsive and needy to be a dream.
"God, Sasuke," Naruto breathed against his husband's rock-hard erection. "I can't take it anymore. I need you... inside me."
The dark-haired man gave one last lick before he said, "you're all lubed up pretty well. Can you do it by yourself?"
In reply, Naruto repositioned himself to straddle the body beneath his.
Sasuke bit his lips as his dobe held him. Both of them moaned as they slowly became one. He kept his eyes open to stare at the man above him who had his eyes closed and his head thrown back. How utterly erotic.
He continued watching as Naruto started riding him. He wrapped his hand around the blonde's weeping cock and thumbed the slit. He never took his gaze from the tanned face where the different facets of pleasure and desire were painfully displayed in full detail. He wanted to see them all; to remember them vividly.
Naruto rode Sasuke with desperation as he wanted to reach the peak of their glory. His rhythm became more erratic reflecting his feeling. He felt something was lacking and it took him awhile to realize that Sasuke wasn't moving with him. He peeked at his spouse through half-lidded eyes and was saddened to see an unreadable expression on his face.
He leaned against pale chest. Why wasn't Sasuke doing anything? Wasn't he enjoying it? Could it be that he didn't want it? But he was the one who initiated it. His heart skipped a beat when he thought that Sasuke did it because he- Naruto needed it.
"Is moving on your own difficult now?" Sasuke asked, his arms surrounding him protective. He felt Naruto moved his head in an affirmative reply.
"But more importantly," the blonde then gazed at those dark eyes. "Aren't you enjoying this?"
"Huh?"
"Don't you feel good?" He ground his hips against the dark-haired man's. "I want Sasuke to feel as good as I do." He tilted his head, flicking his tongue against Sasuke's lips, moistening them. As if that wasn't enough, he clenched his muscles around the intruding but welcome cock buried deep inside him.
"Sas-ack!" was all the blonde could say as Sasuke roughly pushed him on the bed. Predatory look graced his face as he dangerously stared down at his most precious person.
"I won't hold back, dobe," he said lustfully. Besides, he had held back far longer than he wanted to.
"Just as I wanted," the dobe quipped. "Now do it."
Sasuke didn't reply. He pulled out, changed his angle then plunged into the blonde almost ruthlessly but the latter didn't mind. He even encouraged it with his aphrodisiac-like moans. He pushed his wife's thighs against his chest, tanned legs hovering over pale shoulders as he became more needy and demanding.
"Na...to... I'm glad we're re...u-united a-agai-ngh."
"M-me too, bas... thaard. I-ngh…"
Deeper, they drowned each other. Longer, they stretched their time to be together. Higher, they hurled themselves until they were airborne and flying towards their special place... towards the shrine of their union.
"Welcome home, Sasuke," Naruto whispered before everything burst into tinkling and golden dusts of light before they faded into white and silence.
A minute later, Naruto moved away. Obsidian eyes watched as he stood on wobbly legs while he massaged his sore back.
Black orbs shifted their position as he stared at the sticky white fluid trickling down the man's inner thighs. He reached out and in a caress, massaged the tanned skin, coating his fingers. Those same fingers slipped into Naruto whose mouth turned into a perfect O.
Looking at the eyes of his husband, Naruto knew one round wasn't enough but it was high time that they pay attention to Sasuke's condition rather than their desire. Regretfully, he pulled the pale hand and shook his head.
"Naruto..."
Damn! That beckoning sexy voice again. As much as he wanted to give in, he remained firm. He shook his head. Because Sasuke looked so disappointed, Naruto licked his hand clean. Such action made the dark-haired man grab and claimed his lips.
A tanned hand immediately gripped a pale hand that was slithering lower on his back.
Naruto trailed light kisses on his spouse's jaw. In between light nibbles on his delectable ear shell he whispered, "When you're completely healed, we can do it anytime and as many times as you want." He pulled away and smiled, "it's a promise." Saying that, he left to clean himself then on Sasuke who was wishing he had Kyuubi to heal him instantly.
When they were clean, dressed and the room showed no sign of their previous activity, Naruto laid down with Sasuke. Even though the size of the hospital bed was good enough for one patient, both of them thought it was too big for them.
One of Sasuke's legs was between Naruto's, his right arm was draped around the blonde's waist while his other arm was pillowing the blond head. Naruto, on the other hand, had one of his legs between Sasuke's, his left arm loosely wrapped around the other's shoulders and his right hand resting against his love's beating heart.
"I'm glad you're here with me now," his spouse said in a low voice. "I thought you were really going to die because you tried to say goodbye."
"I really thought I would," Sasuke replied in the same hushed tone. "Because everything was blurry. I ached and started feeling cold. And when you told me you love me... it was a nice send off."
The blonde none-too-gently spanked his chest. "It wasn't a send off, bastard. It was to make you stay. Why send you off when I could follow you?"
When you die, Sasuke, I'll be there to die with you.
Sasuke mirrored his wife's soft smile. He then told the blonde about his encounter with his clan and his talk with his family even though he had no idea if it was just a dream or not.
Naruto mentally noted to place special food and drinks on the family shrine when he would return home. "Thank you for coming home."
The Uchiha leader pressed their foreheads together. "I know what it was like to be left behind so as long as I can, I won't leave you or our children."
A moment later, Naruto chuckled. When Sasuke stared at him curiously, he explained, "I didn't think it was possible anymore but I have fallen in love with you deeper."
"Dobe," he muttered, rolling his eyes while sporting a light blush.
Unbeknownst to them, Akemi was outside, his hand on the doorknob. The boy wasn't eavesdropping, he had planned to visit his otousan when he noticed that the door was lock. He had been disturbed and worried until he heard his parents talking in hushed voices laced with affection. He withdrew his hand and retraced his steps. On his way towards the stairs he met his otousan's team who had been released four days ago and was now getting back in shape.
"Guys," he called out.
"Akemi-kun," Hiko said while the other two nodded their heads in acknowledgement.
"Can you visit otousan later? He's quite busy right now."
"It's a pity but very well," Yanagi conceded.
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Pastel colors of purple, pink and orange stained the blue sky as the sun cast its last rays for the day and the normal silence in the hospital was broken with a piercing scream coming from Sasuke's room. The two hokage ANBU guards who were stationed at the hallway and the one who was posted outside burst into the room. They looked a bit lost when they found their hokage kneeling on the bed cradling an almost purple Sasuke who was having seizures, blood trickling on the side of his lips and his eyes were open, empty and bloodshot.
Why won't death leave us especially you alone? Why must I always be the one who should be in this situation of losing someone?
TBC
While I was typing this story in my cellphone on my way to work, I just realized something: AkeMiKisho. Yep, the last syllable of their name is the first syllable of the other's. Reminds me of Killua's family also. LOL. This is just pure coincidence. Too bad Yuuzuki isn't included. If I planned this, I would have named him with something that ends with A. And why am I so cheerful when all of you are scared of what is happening with Sasuke? Sorry. Talk about being insensitive.