Chapter 18: Breaking the clock
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
Hi, sorry it's been a while. I've been busy with work and getting ready for college and typing other fan fictions. I hope you enjoy this chapter. People have been asking questions as to why Naruto hates Leo so much...Well it goes beyond the fact that they just dated once and Naruto got the piss scared out of him. Enjoy and please review and read my other new story, GONE TOO FAR, a ITASASU.
Sasuke felt the world spinning as he managed to stand up shakily. The overpowering scent of flames and gas filled his head and made him want to vomit. His oversensitive nose couldn't block out such a strong and musky odor. He coughed a few times and let his eyes water over, tears going down his face. He wiped his eyes with the back of his sleeve and took a few deep breaths. His hands were scraped, and his fingernails were dark with dirt and dust. He watched at the end of the alley as people gathered and pointed at the now burning building. He watched as fire trucks arrived and men scrambled everywhere, gathering hoses and plugging them in. Sasuke quickly and quietly slipped away toward the other end of the alley to avoid the people gawking. Just as he was almost out, his foot came into contact with something, and he tripped.
"Ouch!" A deep voice yelled. Sasuke looked behind him and was surprised to see a man popping his head out of a man hole.
"Sasuke!" The man smiled and waved, jumping up. Sasuke looked at him confused until a familiar scent went through his nose.
"Kakashi?" He asked, gawking. The man nodded his big silver head and dusted off his clothes. "What the hell happened?" He yelled out, pointing at the man.
"It's rude to point," Kakashi drawled, slapping the boy's finger away from his chest. "I was running through the sewers to home when this guy in a black trench coat grabbed me. Next thing I know I'm naked and have hands and hair like a human does." Sasuke narrowed his eyes.
"Silver hair and a scar running down his face?" The raven asked. Kakashi looked surprised but nodded.
"Totally!" He smiled. Sasuke gritted his teeth.
"Great, why did he make you human?"
"I don't know, maybe so I can help you?" Sasuke rubbed his head and groaned.
"We are going nowhere and fast! I need to find Naruto!" He yelled, turning back to the alley entry. "But how? I have no clue where he is!" Kakashi out a hand on his shoulder.
"Let's ask around," he suggested, running toward the streets.
Naruto watched as Leo came up from the stairs, red dreads looking wild and untamed. Naruto swallowed the dry lump in his throat; he hadn't seen that look in a long time.
"You didn't have to kidnap me to talk to me," the blond replied, scowling at him. Leo smirked and continued to walk over. Without warning he grabbed Naruto by the wrist and hauled him to his feet. The blond gasped as he was slammed against the nearest wall, Leo's ugly mug right in his face.
"It seems the only time I can get through to you is when I threaten or corner you. Your boyfriend was hard to get rid of when he hangs all over you. At least, we won't have that problem anymore, now will we?" The red head asked, raising his brow. Alarms went off in the blond's head.
"What did you do to Sasuke!" he screamed in the other's face, trying now to struggle away. Leo tightened his grip and pulled the blond down the stairs. Before he knew it, they entered what looked like a TV room. They passed it into another room that Naruto could only assume was a bedroom. He was thrown onto the bed, and Leo didn't waste any time getting on top of him.
"Your boyfriend should be literally toast by now. And don't worry about going back to work, you won't need it since you'll be staying here with me." Naruto growled and lifted his knee, planting it straight into the other boy's rib cage. Leo grunted as coughed as he was tossed onto his floor. Naruto stood over him, fire in his eyes.
"You don't get it do you! Even if you trap me and take away everything I love...I will NEVER take you back!" he yelled, chest heaving. Leo stood up panting and fixed himself.
"One past mistake and you can never love me again? What I did back then was a mistake! I admit I let my pride and my attitude get in the way, but it shouldn't have been enough to lose you!" he yelled back.
"You just like him...Your just as pathetic as your father!" the blond yelled, voice rough and full of emotion. Leo turned red and punched the wall.
"I'm nothing like that dead beat! It wasn't me that ruined your father!" he shouted at the blond. Naruto stood stock still at that statement. He took a step back and felt himself sit on the bed.
"Your father ruined everything; my dad died because of what he did," the blond whispered, facing away from Leo. "It's all his fault..." Leo scowled and wiped a hand through his hair.
"I'm sorry. I'm sure my father didn't think that closing the fishing docks would cause your dad too..." Naruto teared up and covered his eyes with his hands. Leo's father owned the harbor, and years ago had closed down the fishing docks. Naruto's father lost his livelihood along with his boat. It was only a year later his mother became sick and died. Naruto was truly left alone when his father suddenly committed suicide by drowning himself in the harbor that he loved so much. Naruto still to this day blamed Leo's father for his greed. Because the fishing docks were sold, new restaurants sprung up and all the money earned through tourism went to Leo's dad.
Sudden images of Sasuke's face filtered through his mind.
"Why do you always take everything away from me? First my heart, then my father and now...Sasuke. What did you do to him?" The blond cried, trying to take deep breaths. Leo stood having an inner battle, at the time the idea of killing Sasuke sounded pleasant...But now it seemed like he had made a grave mistake.
"Didn't you love me at all?" he suddenly asked, causing the blond to look up at him in confusion. "Can't you admit that if I didn't start that school yard fight that we would still be together? Naruto...I loved you so much, I still do," he confessed, squeezing his hands tight. Naruto looked away from him, not being able to see him as he once was back in school.
"You're right, back then I did love that Leo. I wanted to always stay by his side, but it's different now. That Leo is gone and in its place...Is nothing but a monster," he whispered the last part. Leo growled and lunged at him, pinning him to the bed. The blond in his surprise didn't have time to struggle as he was held in place. His eyes widened when Leo went for the zipper on his work pants.
"You want to see a monster...I'll show you one!" The red head roared, looking crazed. Naruto kicked and thrashed as much as he could, but it was starting to prove futile.
"SASUKE!"
"This the place?" Sasuke asked, standing in front of a nice white building. Kakashi nodded and read the slip of paper in his hand.
"The man at the cafe works for Leo's father. It's only natural that the place keeps a record of where their employer lives for tax purposes," the older spoke, slipping the paper back into his pants pocket. Sasuke cracked his knuckles as he saw a few men exit Leo's house. They spotted them both and one of them started yelling orders to the rest. Sasuke briefly remembered some of the faces from when he beat them up at the photo place. Without warning he ran past Kakashi and slammed his foot in one of their faces. The man fell down with a cracked and bloody nose. Kakashi's mouth hung open, and his eye twitched.
"I kind of feel sorry for that guy...Ouch," he whispered, running up behind Sasuke. "Let's see what this body can do!" he announced cheerfully. He ran forward into the crowd of men and effortlessly grabbed one by the collar. He picked the man up easily and threw him into the bushes. Sasuke continued to work his way through, punching and slamming the men into each other. Kakashi was right behind him and raced past Sasuke to the door.
"HIYA!" he yelled, planting his foot in the middle of the door. The door slammed open violently, causing it to almost be pulled from its hinges. Sasuke glared at him.
"You could have used the door knob; I didn't see them lock the door Kakashi!" he hissed, walking up behind him. The other man shrugged and giggled.
"But I always wanted to do that. This feels like one of those action movies I regularly sneak into at night. They show the sex scenes at night because it's too inappropriate during the day," he easily replied, shrugging. Sasuke felt a vein pop as he scoffed and looked away. His nose suddenly picked up a familiar scent, and he sniffed the air.
"Naruto was here!" he announced, moving his head, this way and that. "It smells like its going down." Sasuke spotted the stairs and followed his nose.
"SASUKE!" a scream echoed. Sasuke's eyes turned red as the smell of sadness and fear hit him like a smack to the face. Kakashi behind him felt the hair on the back of his neck rise from the desperate sound. Sasuke raced down the stairs with grace, not tumbling down them once in his haste to move faster. Kakashi hopped three steps at a time into the basement like room and looked around. Sasuke followed his nose to a side room where he kicked the door open hard with his foot. The door really did fly off its hinges to hit the opposite wall, startling the two on the bed. Sasuke raced in and saw his love's face streaming with tears, that bastard Leo on top of him. The red-haired man looked surprised, but it quickly turned to rage.
"YOU! You should have died in the fire I set!" he yelled, but not moving from his spot. Kakashi walked out from behind Sasuke and crossed his arms, a sexy smirk in place.
"You think that little girl scout fire could damage Sasuke?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. On the inside though, Kakashi was doing a bit of a celebratory dance.
I feel just like those bad asses I've seen in all those action movies! Move over Sylvester Stallone, Holly Wood here I come!
While Kakashi was inner monologuing, Sasuke's blood-red eyes were practically glowing. Leo briefly felt a shiver pass through his body at the intense look.
"Get...Off...Naruto...NOW," the raven hissed, sharp teeth jutting out from under his top lip. He was hissing threateningly, and Leo was briefly reminded of a rat. Sasuke let his finger flex as his nails grew. His inner rat was pacing and clawing at the edges of his mind to rip Leo's eyes out of his head. Leo himself growled and moved quickly. Naruto gasped as Leo suddenly rolled over him and reached for the drawer beneath his side table. As he rolled he grabbed the back of the fair-haired's collar and slipped an arm around his chest. Leo smirked as he held a extremely big and highly sharp-looking blade against the flaxen's throat. Sasuke didn't move as the sharp metal cut a small line on the tan skin of Naruto's neck, a tiny drop of blood staining his white collar.
"That's dirty!" Kakashi said, voice low and eye's narrowing.
"Tough shit, I could not care less. I'll make you both a deal. Both of you ass holes leave my house and get out of my town, and I might let Naruto live," he hissed back, tightening his arm around the blond. Naruto would have shaken his head but then the knife would have cut him clean around his Adam's apple.
"How about this, Naruto comes home with me, and I might let you keep your genitals," Sasuke said back, managing to take a bold step forward without setting Leo off. Kakashi winced at the threat.
Ouch...Would he really...Oh totally...He'd rip off any guy's baby maker if it was for Naruto.
Kakashi tried not to gulp at the mental image he was getting. Naruto, having been silent all this time finally spoke.
"Sasuke..." he whispered, but loud enough to catch his attention. Sasuke's eyes connected with his, and the raven couldn't help but let his heart beat pump faster. Even in danger Naruto looked breath taking. Blue orbs welled with tears of fear or sadness; hair ruffled and pieces drifting in and out of his face with every breath he took. Their eyes stayed connected and it almost seemed like they were speaking their emotions through their eyes. Sasuke's were still growing red, but they slowly calmed and reverted back to their dark ebony.
Blue on black and both heart's beating. It felt like forever as their gazes locked with one another, but truly it was only for a few heart-felt seconds. Naruto's eyes suddenly shined and Sasuke immediately understood what his love was saying.
I trust you...
Sasuke's eyes also flashed.
I'll save you...Not matter what!
Before Leo could blink Sasuke moved. Sasuke took a flying leap with his right leg and brought his arm back. His fist flew forwards as Naruto closed his eyes and held his breath. A sickening cracked reached his ears, and he opened his eyes. Leo's hand holding the knife jolted and Naruto couldn't pull his head back in time. Sasuke's eyes widened as he watched the knife move towards Naruto's neck as if in slow motion. Without thinking his other hand came up and wrapped itself around the blade, cutting his fingers before it could deal a deadly blow to a swan like neck. Naruto gasped as Sasuke dropped the knife, his fingers bleeding steadily onto the white sheets of the bed.
"Sasuke!" the blond cried.
Leo flew backwards from his bed, clutching his now broken nose. His foot caught the corner of the sheets, and he slammed down hard onto the floor; sheets wrapped around his mid-section. Kakashi quickly reacted and ran forward, analyzing Sasuke's injured fingers. Leo howled and did all he could to stop the heavy flow of blood that was dripping onto his clean white shirt.
"You bastard! You cock sucking mother fucking bastard! My nose, my fucking nose!" he screamed, eyes tearing at the pain it caused. He was ignored as Naruto grasped the sides of Sasuke's face to examine him.
"Does it hurt? Are you okay...Sasuke," the blond shakily asked. Sasuke smiled and leaned forward to nuzzle noses with his blond, relishing in the feel of the blond finally so close again.
"I'm fine now, your safe after all, and that's all that matters to me," he whispered, wrapping an arm around the blond and pulling him close. Naruto felt his eyes well up at the feel of Sasuke's sturdy heart beat against the side of his face. Rubbing his wet cheeks into the raven's firm chest he sobbed.
"Sasuke!" He cried happily.
The three of them made their way to the surface of the big white house. Sasuke took mercy on Leo and called the guy an ambulance; they were taking him away now. He gave a statement to the police, and it was no doubt in his mind that Leo was going to jail for kidnaping and attempted rape. Naruto happily nuzzled into Sasuke's arm on his uninjured side. The raven had is fingers wrapped by a paramedic and was told to come back in a couple of weeks for a check up. Kakashi hummed as he walked, smiling warmly at the nuzzling couple's back. Sasuke felt his chest expand in pride as Naruto stayed tight to him. His cheeks were tinted red in happiness, and he didn't hesitate to let it show on his face. They held a light conversation on the way to Naruto's apartment. They took a nearby alley for a shortcut and walked through it, still holding hands.
"So what do you plan to do now Sasuke?" Kakashi asked, itching the side of his smiling face. The raven shrugged but still held a light smile.
"Well, I'm obviously staying with Naruto. I don't feel right being anywhere else," he said, looking down affectionately at the blond. Naruto blushed and kissed him on the cheek.
"And I don't feel right without Sasuke," he said back, looking down at the alley ground in embarrassment. Everything was peaceful as they walked together down the alley.
Tick tock...
Sasuke stopped dead as the sound reached his ears.
Tick tock...
Naruto looked up at him in worry.
Goes the clock...
"Sasuke, is something wrong? Does your hand hurt?" He asked. Kakashi walked up closer behind the couple.
The mouse has had his final stop...
Sasuke winced as a terrible headache assaulted him. His breathing increased, and his vision blurred. He clutched his head with his good hand as he broke into a cold sweat.
"Sasuke!" Kakashi snapped. No...Don' tell me he's... The silver-haired man's eyes widened.
Sasuke groaned in pain; it felt as if his insides were literally shrinking.
The mouse fell down and lost his crown...
Sasuke screamed as his skin glowed, and he literally started shrinking. Naruto watched in horror as a golden light enveloped Sasuke like a cloak. He shook in confusion as Sasuke seemed to be vanishing before his very eyes.
And knew his rule no more...
The light suddenly became too much and Kakashi ran forward and caught Naruto in a tight hug. The light flashed as Naruto screamed in surprise into Kakashi's chest. Both closed their eyes tight until the light seemed to fade, and everything was calm again. Kakashi turned his head, and his breath caught. No...Why now?
Naruto raised his head and slowly opened his eyes. He stepped back from Kakashi and stood stock still. His eyes were trained on the spot where Sasuke once stood.
"What...The...Sasu...S-S...S-Sasuke?" he squeaked, eyes flooding over.
Where Sasuke formerly had previously stood now held a tiny black rat. Red beady eyes looked up at them as the minuscule creature panted and wiggled its whiskers. His long scaly tail twitched as both humans looked down at him. Naruto shook visibly and took a shaky step forward.
"What...Are you?"
Dun dun dunnnnnnnn! Oh no he's a rat again! And what a cliffy huh? All seemed well for a moment at least, stay tuned as the final chapter of Life In The Gutter appears next time!
R&R!