Authors Note (as per usual)

Here you go. Another chapter. Once again, yes it's shorter. Whatever. Enjoy.

Warnings: Language. cartoon violence. sexual themes. Uh. Naked chicks? Yeah.

My love of the phrase 'cartoon violence' lives on.

Hello darkness, my old friend,
Ive come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.

And whispered in the sounds of silence.

-Sound of Silence-Simon and Garfunkel

It was hot. Even though the moon shown in the sky, and the sun had been down for hours. Naruto was covered in sweat. Stupid heat. Stupid water in the air. Wait, heat?
Naruto reached up into a starry sky. "When did it stop storming?" He felt the prickley sensation of grass and realized that he was laying on a grassy slope. He turned his head, and was mildly surprised to find that the grass was teal coloured. Albeit dark, since it was night. But it wasn't just the colour of the grass that seemed off.

The sky looked purpler than black, and the amount of stars looked like electrified castor sugar had been spilled across the sky. There were many lightning bugs all around him, illuminating the muggy air. It was all quite beautiful… but it felt so perfect and ordinary, despite the beauty. He had a mild desire to see it better. He lifted his head up, followed by his torso. Looking to his left. He was shocked to see a girl, around his own age, right next to him.
The girl slept peacefully next to him, barely stirring. He might not have known she was alive had she not caused the blades of grass near her face to move ever so slightly with each breath she took. She was so beautiful. Her skin was tanned, her hair long and glossy. It, like the sky, seemed more purple than black, and its sheen was so full that the firefly's were reflected on its surface. Looking at her hair was like looking at the starry sky. She slept face down on her stomach, her head turned out to the side ever so slightly. The next detail was nice, but mildly unsettling, the girl's back was bare. Not even a bra.
"hooooomigod…" Naruto felt the world swim beneath him for one second, then he sprung his whole body into the air like a cat. He looked around frantically for her shirt. Scrambling through the grass, he found it, much to the dismay of a few fireflys, who had deemed it perfect for a rest. He immediately yanked it up. "wha?"

It wasn't a shirt at all. It was a plain, grey, dress. Not even an attractive one. You wouldn't see any curves through that thing. He looked at her again, oh yes, this girl definitely had some good graces going for her. His male mind took control and quickly punched his conscience in the face. That dress was better off on the ground.

He sat back down net to her, leaving the dress a few feet away. He personally thought that he hadn't made much noise, but apparently he had.
The girl's eyes fluttered open and her arms reached for him. It took him a moment to take it in. A topless girl. Reaching for him. But, she moved her hands through the air as if searching. She was blind. Her eyes were a milky white.

"hey, uh right here." He soon found himself on the grassy hill once more, laying on his back.

The girl had decided to use his body as a head rest. She folded an arm gracefully over her breasts, and then taking utmost care, lay her own shoulders on his chest. "Even though I can't see you, I still love you."
He looked down. Was that her that just spoke? Or was it the wind? Her voice was gentle and musical, coming and going.
Her hand curled through the air, unsure, feeling for him. Once it made contact with his face, he felt her gentle caress and smiled. "Are you sure?" She asked gently. "You realize…the risk?"
"I'm sure as shootin" Naruto hadn't even meant to speak at all. Before he could even correct himself, her lips found their place on his. He had never felt anything like this. Sure, he'd been with girls before, but this was different. This girl, she had no fervor in her kisses, almost no passion. There was no heat by any definition in her kiss. Only a cool sweetness, a mellow butterfly, gently landing on his lips.

Naruto sighed and touched the girl's face. He could play along…but how did he seem to know this part so well? These thoughts slid with no viscosity through his mind and slipped out as quickly as they'd come. At the contact with her skin, his finger felt like it was on fire. "damn…" Her temperature was so high, almost feverish. Her skin was burning to the touch. Where had the coldness gone? "hey, you sick?"

The girl pulled away for a moment. "Are you wanting to stop because I'm ugly?"

"what in hell? NO. I was just a bit worried about you, ok? you sure you ain't got a fever?" Since when did he say 'ain't'…whatever, not important…no worries…

She was so beautiful, lovely face, full, soft breasts, wide hips, and a narrow waist. Perfection. How could she be so hard on herself? She opened her mouth once again, this time, looking confused. "…You know the answer to that…" She murmured softly. "…which leads to my earlier question…" She licked her lips. "Are you sure? Y-you know the risk"

He was a little shocked to see her tear up a bit.

"W-what? It's fine, alright?" He held her close. "It's all fine."

"If…if you say so…"

He turned to look at her face again, and found that she had opened her mouth wide. Wider than a human should be capable of doing, it was almost as if her jaw had unhinged. Her canines were huge and quite sharp in appearance. Her incisors, though not so noticeable were pointed as well. For a moment he was frightened, but a second later, for some strange reason he felt calm and unthreatened. He just knew. Everything was ok.

"N-Naruto?" Her gaping maw clacked shut audibly

He looked down at her again. "yeah?" How could she still talk? Those teeth…those teeth…

"Th-Thank you. No one else would understand…"

"anytime." The answer came as if someone else spoke.

Without further warning, the girl opened that cavern of a mouth once again and latched onto his side, biting him firmly on his ribs.

The pain was unreal, he felt flesh and bone crunch, and a coldness radiating from the spot. "Sh-shit" He looked down and saw an almost fist sized hole had been bitten out of his side. It might as well have been done with a rounded cheese grater. "uuhhgh.." He was determined not to scream. He'd promised. He'd promised? What the hell? who what where and when?

Looking down, it was nasty, those teeth had done some severe damage, no doubt cracked and maybe even removed some rib, he could see past many different layers of flesh..too many. Skin, bone, fat, muscle, deep fascia, how would he survive this?

"Naruto?"

His head snapped up from the wound itself. The girl was calmly wiping her mouth, and smiling a tad. As if nothing had happened.

"It's amazing how fast you heal. It's almost like voodoo."

He looked down, flesh seemed to be busily knitting itself over the bone and muscle, skin was already growing back. "What the-?"

"S-so, now that that's taken care of…"…She smiled shyly…"Do…you want to continue where we left off?...its only if you want t-to!" She looked genuinely flustered, innocent, and quite red in the face.

He felt his side, though it was tender, it had mostly closed. He could still feel a large amount of pain and turmoil underneath, but, it might as well have been bandaged by an expert surgeon. It wouldn't fully heal for a few days, but for now, his skin covered the gore, it would protect him. There was no question what he wanted.

"I-I mean, shoot, it's perfectly fine if you need…I-I would t-too after-mmmmph!" Her nervous chatter was cut off abruptly as he forcefully kissed her. "ouch! P-please not s-so hard…" She gently touched his wrist.

"oh!" He pulled away to find that he had grabbed her arm, and it was quite a grip, upon letting go, four purple marks were already blossoming under her skin. "I-I'm so sorry!"

"Y-your…sorry? Really? Thankyou, Naruto, but really its fine. L-look, see? No harm done." The bruises were already fading, changing to a greenish hue. "I-I don't feel any pain now…and I know you just don't know your own s-strength sometimes, I mean, really how could you?" She smiled, a laugh playing in her sightless eyes.

"haha very funny. I'm no Hercules or noth-…" He looked down at himself. That was undoubtedly his body…but…He was stronger. No question about it, In fact…had he ever felt this in shape? Looking down he found that his skin was bronzed, and his arms were very well toned. His chest looked like it was carved from granite. "whoa…" He even had a six pack playing itself across his stomach.

The girl smiled again. "It's l-like you don't see yourself as h-handsome as you really are." She pulled him closer, and he found himself against her soft chest in a hug. "I can see it…and I-I'm blind." She blinked back a few tears.

Upon hearing this he cupped her chin and slowly tilted her face up to his with a frown. "Hey now, girl, hold on just one minute. You have the most perfect eyes of any woman I have ever met." He kissed her, careful not to injure her this time, gently caressing her skin with calloused hands. He let his tongue dart over her teeth; each jagged and pointed as a serrated blade.

"…INATA…"

They both froze. Each had heard the voice, carried by the wind. A good distance away, but the point was across.

The girl smiled and quickly hopped to her feet. "Oh!!! It's so late! How couldn't I have noticed? N-now, my dress…where…" She bent over and felt around in the grass. "Y-you know how he gets if I'm not home in time…"

"Oh! I moved it. Sorry, ungentelmenly of me, huh?" He hopped over and picked up the discarded dress, it had fallen a good eight feet from where it originally was. How had he so calmly forgotten?

"Here it is."

"…Here is what?" Her voice had an odd ringing tone. And he couldn't see her anymore…or the grass or sky….

"Here it is!" He said despairingly, so confused.

"Here is what?...The exit?"

Naruto opened his eyes. He was in the car. His head was killing him. Where was that girl? Who? Something in his dream? He…he…shit. He lost it. The dream seemed to have slipped from his subconscious. He couldn't remember anything.

"I was worried for a moment you had drifted off there. I'm proud of you for staying awake."

"ugh…" His head hurt so bad…was it worth it to even be awake?

Iruka tried to keep the car strait, it really was a feat all its own. The axel was clearly warped, he silently prayed it would stay in line. Crawling down the highway, it felt that it was taking an eternity to reach the proper exit. He looked in the back.

Naruto was swaying a bit, his eyes were open, but unfocused. "Shit." He couldn't have Naruto go into a coma. "SHIT!" He pounded the wheel twice. "This is taking to fucking LONG!" He rev'ed the engine and took it a little faster. To his surprise, the car held steady. "Good. Keep it up." He patted the dashboard roughly.

"Here….s"

Iruka jumped. He thought he had heard Naruto's voice over the storm. Looking back, he saw Naruto frowning. And scrunching his face a bit.

"Here it is…"

He looked back at Naruto, a bit confused. He hoped he wasn't falling asleep or having hallucinations. "Here is what?"

"Here is is." Naruto's words had more force now.

"Here is what?" Iruka asked. He looked back at Naruto worriedly, and then snapped his head strait foreword to peer out the windshield. "The exit?" Squinting through the gale Iruka found that indeed, they had finally reached the proper exit. So Naruto was awake. Hell, he'd even seen the exit through the storm. He was paying sharper attention than Iruka. What a kid. He inwardly smiled, proud of his foster son."I was worried for a moment you had drifted off there. I'm proud of you for staying awake."

He got a light grunt in response. Better than nothing.

: 3

To be continued…

SASUNARU corner with the question answer guest: BYZA!!!

Naruto: OMG BYZA are you retarded? This story is taking forever!!! Make with the yaoi!!!!

Byza: I know. It WILL pick up. Its almost to the point where you reach your grandmother's house anywho. Hella cool stuff is gonna go down once you get there. But no yaoi yet.

Sasuke: oh yes, that reminds me…WHY haven't I gotten a cameo yet?

Byza: because you don't show till the NEXT chapter. Besides, I've been reading the Naruto manga, and quite frankly, you are a douche. You deserve a beating. Which you will get later in my story. :3

Naruto: And what the hell is with Hinata topless and me being all hetero around her?! This is a SASUNARU fanfiction! dattebayo!!!

Byza: STFU. You don't say that in my presence. EVER Nor are you allowed to say the word "teme"

Naruto:…

Sasuke: That's what you get, dobe.

Byza: You too! No saying "dobe" either I'm sick of BOTH THOSE PHRASES popping up in fanfictions.

Sasuke: well, alright then. However, you never did answer the question that Naruto so crudely dictated about his sexuality.

Byza: oh, that. Yes. Yes, this is still a SASUNARU. As to why he had sex with Hinata, that must be left a mystery for now. Plot device, Mr. Frodo, plot device.