Recap
The next ting Naruto knew, the pain wasn't as sharp, the violator removed from his body. He looked up through blank eyes, and seen a dark blur. Naruto closed his eyes, Sasuke didn't leave again… yet.
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Tongues on the sockets of electric dreams…
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When Naruto awoke, it was dark outside. Through the scarlet drapes, he could see the sky very clearly, or at least as clearly as you can see it on a cloudy night. The faint outline of the moon, shone brighter than what was surrounding it. Naruto took it as a sign.
He looked over to the chair to find Sasuke asleep. He liked the picture it made. Sasuke looked as if he were a kitten, curled up into a ball against the back of the chair.
Naruto tried to sit up, but he moved too fast. The pain in his stomach made him inwardly groan. Apparently, though he tried no to, he had also made noise because the dark-haired boy sat up with a startled mewl. He immediately twisted his head towards the bed, where Naruto had gingerly laid back down.
"Are you okay?" Sasuke asked, caution in his eyes.
"I think so, I just have to wait until Kyuubi heals me, then I'll leave. I don't want to be a burden," Naruto defiantly replied. His eyes twinkled with fever, as if to contradict his words.
"Dobe, Naruto, you're not leaving my house tonight. You have a fever already. I'm not about to let a sick person wander the streets alone. Or when the whole reason he's here is because of what's on the streets.
"Fine, I'll leave now then."
"NO!"
"Sasuke, I'm going home, I'll be fine tomorrow. Why should I have to stay here? I'm a guy, I can take care of myself," Naruto said, finally able to sit up. He used his arms to carefully push himself off of the bed. He had been through this routine before. He knocked Sasuke out of the way when he tried to keep him in the room. "See ya."
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The next morning, Sasuke covered his eyes with a pillow to keep the sunlight out of his eyes. He hadn't pulled the drapes last night, so the sun hit his room full force. He sighed as he yanked the blankets off of him. Last night he couldn't get to sleep when Naruto left. The stupid blonde wouldn't get out of his head. He kept on seeing images of Naruto lying in the dirt in the streets of the village. The crowd around him, egging the offender on.
He pulled some shorts from a bedside drawer and went to the closet to get a shirt. He stared at them, trying to decide which one he wanted to wear. He pulled one off a hanger, smelt it just in case, and tugged it on. He looked back into the closet once more, shutting the door. He sighed again as he walked out of his bedroom thinking of all the shirts hanging in that one closet. And every single one of them was the same.
Naruto blinked in surprise to see Kakashi already at the normal meeting spot. Usually he was the last one there. Naruto tried to be first so he wouldn't have to deal with the people of Konaha.
"Good morning Naruto," came Kakashi's greeting.
"Hey, sensei," Naruto called back, unenthusiastically.
"Have you seen Sakura or Sasuke lately?" Kakashi asked Naruto.
"Umm… yeah," Naruto darted his eyes around, "I actually uhh... seen Sasuke last night. He was walking home."
"Really now," Kakashi looked at Naruto with suspicion, he also knew what the villagers were about.
"Umm… yes, sensei."
"Okay, well, since you're the only one here, me and you'll have to do today's mission by ourselves. I'll make sure to leave a note for the others, so you go ahead and go see the Hokage. If you see Sai, bring him along with you," Kakashi looked around, scouting for the mentioned team members. He was also looking for any signs of villagers, in case Naruto couldn't move quickly enough.