"I… um… I have to get my stuff…" Naruto shivered violently at the thought of seeing his foster parents once more.
Sasuke frowned at him. There was a flicker of fear in those dark eyes of his. Why would Sasuke be afraid he thought, he had nothing to be afraid of? Confusion circled through his mind.
"No." Sasuke said defiantly, his voice hard.
"But I need my clothes! Or would you prefer I walk around naked?" Naruto grinned at his last comment. In that situation, he would prefer Sasuke to be naked too.
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That was such a compelling thought. Naruto walking around. Naked. In his house. He half blushed at the images running through his mind. I shouldn't be thinking this about my soon-to-be-room mate he whined at himself. Why not? His second thoughts asked, you like him don't you?
Clothes! He grasped at desperately. They were talking about clothes!
"I can buy you clothes." Sasuke's mind went back to its seriousness, "I don't want you near those people again."
"You would buy me clothes?" Naruto's uncertainty leaked through his voice, "But wouldn't that be expensive?"
Sasuke laughed inwardly at that. Expensive! When had he ever had to worry about money! When his parents and relatives passed away, he had inherited their vast fortunes.
"I've inherited all the money I need." He said, irony biting harshly in his voice.
"Well, if you are sure-"
"-I am."
Naruto's smile was so genuine, so filled with light. It sent fireworks coursing through his veins. He never thought that a just smile could do that to him.
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Sasuke had given him a tour of his flat. Now Naruto was sitting on the white couch, in his borrowed pajamas with a cup of hot chocolate resting on the table next to him. So many thoughts rushed through his mind. How Sasuke rarely smiled, how when he did smile, it was so beautiful. How there was always a shadow on the young mans eyes. How his movements were so graceful. Naruto remembered the horrified expression on his face when he had told Sasuke about his life. He was the first person who actually cared. A feeling enveloped him when he reveled in the thought that they were living together. A new feeling, an alien feeling. But oh so nice. The empty mug slipped from his fingers and banged slightly to the floor. What a wonderful feeling…
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Sasuke walked into the lounge where Naruto was sleeping. And sleeping he was. He chuckled slightly at the sight of the blond half sprawled on the couch, his mug on the floor and the blanket laying discarded under it.
Walking closer he saw the slight smile on Naruto's face, the image of a sleeping angel seeped into his mind.
He bent down and picked up the mug, placing it on the table he proceeded to place the blanket over safely Naruto.
Five minutes later, Sasuke was lying in his own bed, all the lights in the flat were switched off and the only sounds were that of the night creatures chirping. He sighed and sunk into his pillow, thoughts of the day and of Naruto drifting into his mind.
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Sasuke stumbled into the kitchen, he was thirsty...
"Mommy?" he asked when he heard footsteps advance towards him.
"I told you, I am not your mother." A harsh voice rasped at him.
Sasuke stepped backwards, remembering the previous years, in which his mother and father had both gone crazy. Or at least that is what Itachi had said. He just knew that what they did hurt.
"What are you doing here anyway?" The woman snapped. A stench from her close mouth entered Sasuke's nose. It was the smell that Sasuke later realized to be alcohol.
"I-I was thirsty." He stuttered nervously.
"WHAT?! WHAT?! THIRSTY ARE YOU CHILD?"
Sasuke stepped back in fear from Mommy. He hated when she was like this. It hurt when she was like this.
"AND YOU STUTTERED! WHAT HAVE I TOUGHT YOU! NO STUTTERING! ITACHI AT LEAST FOLLOWS THE RULES!" Her screaming was rising in volume.
"No… I…" Sasuke tried at, he decided to be quiet and accept the punishment. It would only be worse if he talked. It would provoke Mommy.
The woman advanced towards him, she grabbed a knife from a drawer, it glinted in the moonlight.
"Child, I'm going to kill you this time. You always were worthless." Her suddenly low whisper echoed throughout the room.
Sasuke's nerve broke as he sensed the danger from her. She had never used this shiny object on him before. The scream flew from his mouth into the dark night…
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In the darkness, Naruto's eyes slowly opened. Someone was screaming. Screaming like they meant it. Sleep addled his brain and he forgot where he was. His foster parents might be coming to get him.
No!
Immediately he was properly awake. It took him a few seconds to realize where he was, once he did, a sigh of relief escaped from his lungs.
Screaming.
It stopped for a second as a breath was taken by the screamer. Naruto stumbled his way through Sasuke's flat towards the noise. It was coming from his bedroom. He opened the door.
Sasuke was lying flat on his bed, his limbs thrashing violently. His face was contorted as he yelled.
"Sasuke?" Naruto whispered. There was no reply. "Sasuke!" He said, raising his voice slightly.
Still the boy lay screaming on the bed. He wanted to stop the screaming. Stop it forever. Naruto walked over to the bed and climbed onto Sasuke, doing his best to stop his arms and legs from moving. The screaming died down to a whimper and the movement ceased.
"Sasuke?" He tried again
Sasuke's eyes flicked open. Their black depths seemed bottomless in the moonlight. Tears welled up into Sasuke's eyes.
"Naruto." He whispered.
Naruto decided that Sasuke was awake to he stopped pinning him down.
"You okay?"
"Yeah… Thanks"
Naruto was just about to clamber reluctantly off the bed when he felt arms wrap around him.
"Stay?"
He could feel the shaking body of Sasuke. The boy was so nervous and so frightened it was almost ridiculous.
"Love too." And with that Naruto lay down besides Sasuke, with arms still entwined tightly around his body. "I'll be your shield Sasuke. You don't need to be afraid of anything."
Hearing no answer, he manipulated his body to turn around to face Sasuke. He was asleep. Smiling, Naruto followed suit.
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I Finished!! God, it took forever! And I wrote most of it when I was really tired so it's a bit clumsy… sigh
Anyway… because I feel like telling people… I just made an awesome lunch! And I'm gonna make an awesome supper!! Whoot! And remember kids… raspberries are delicious and the stain your lips red! Booya!
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