Okay guys, I know, this chapter is waaaaaaaay overdue. And I'm really, really, really sorry about that. It's just that I've been swamped with work during school, and it's the holiday season, so that makes everything even more difficult. And my mom's been watching my every move on the computer these days.

So, to apologize, I give you this never-ending chapter. Because you guys deserve it.

Sasuke played by Ah-chan, Naruto played by Da-kun, and Itachi played by Ah-chan. Enjoy!

No matter how tired he was, Sasuke couldn't fall back asleep. He had been staring at the blond, and playing with his hair, for about an hour now. Not wanting to be tortured by not being able to do anything to the boy while he was sleeping, or not wanting to do anything, the raven got out of bed and headed for the kitchen. He looked through some of the cabinets, only to find ramen. It wasn't his first choice… no, it was never a choice for him, but because he'd be spending much more time with Naruto, he felt the need to get used to it.

As the ramen was being prepared in the hot water, Sasuke pulled out a chair from the kitchen table and sat down. While he waited for the ramen, and for Naruto, he started to hum a tune to no song in particular. It was one that he made up actually. In fact, he had made up a lot of songs. The Uchiha played the guitar, and on occasions he sang. He was actually working on creating lyrics for a song at the moment, but it's not like he'd ever sing it for anyone.

Naruto blinked blearily, seeing rumpled sheets and an empty place beside him in the bed. Flopping a limp arm at it, he felt the slowly fading warmth from another body that had once been laying there and moved recently. Sitting up, Naruto rubbed at his eyes, stretching out his legs. Sliding off of the tiny mattress, he heard someone in the kitchen. Smiling as he realized who it was, Naruto took his time getting out of bed.

Taking off his clothes from the day before, Naruto grabbed a pair of dark grey sweatpants and a light blue shirt with a black dragon winding its way around the front. Itching the back of his head, Naruto inhaled the delicious scent of ramen and meandered on over to the kitchen. Stopping outside the door, the blond heard the raven-headed boy begin to hum to himself. It was of no song the kitsune knew, but he felt that he recognized it from somewhere, and it was a beautiful piece of music. Quietly sneaking in on silent feet, Naruto peeked over Sasuke's shoulder, eyes on the ramen boiling away. "Ohayo." he said, leaning against the Uchiha.

Feeling Naruto against himself, not only surprised him, but made him extremely embarrassed. He had no idea that the blond was there, and nobody had ever heard one of his songs before.

"Huh… ermm hi… I mean… Good morning."

Turning red, he tilted his face down

'Shit.'

How annoying.

He had just made fun of Naru earlier for blushing so much, and now he was doing it also.

Naruto had enjoyed the soft sound of the raven's humming. It was gentle and filled with emotion, and the blond enjoyed it very much. Listening to Sasuke stutter brought a grin to Naruto's face. He looked over and saw that the Uchiha's face was red. Giggling lightly, the kitsune nuzzled the dark-haired teen's neck softly.

He liked this very much. The Uchiha was adorable with his cheeks painted pink. "Mm, Sasu-kun." Naruto mumbled, burying his face into Sasuke's neck experimentally. Glancing up at him, the blond kitsune waited for a response.

Sasuke enjoyed the warmth of Naruto nuzzled into his neck. He lifted his arm and ran his fingers through the kitsune's hair. No matter how comfortable he felt with his friend there, his blush seemed to be glued to his face.

"Mmm Naru-chan"

His words seemed slurred, because he began to hum the song again.

"Maybe one day, I"ll sing this song to you…"

Naruto breathed in more of Sasuke's scent, feeling ever so slightly intoxicated by it. The nimble fingers weaving through his hair were comforting and the kitsune enjoyed it very much. He tilted his head so that Sasuke could do so more easily, rubbing against the raven-haired teen as a dog or cat would. He could easily still see the Uchiha's blush and deemed it adorable.

Naruto listened to the words intermixed with the humming of the song he now loved to hear. "I'd like that. A lot. It's really good." he replied honestly.

"Hah, you think…? That gives me another reason to sing it…"

Sasuke trailed off, being captivated by the smell of the cooked ramen, which smelled a lot better than he remembered. He stood up out of his chair and nudged Naruto a bit so he'd let go. Not that he wanted the kitsune off, but because he had been up for a few hours already and was extremely hungry.

Naruto grinned, squeezing the raven's waist briefly. "It's really awesome. And I can't wait." he replied earnestly.

As good as the ramen smelled, he much preferred Sasuke. His scent wasn't all masculine or all feminie. It was a subtle mix, with a bit of a smell like fresh rain. Feeling the nudge, Naruto thought about not moving. But his stomach objected with a faint rumble and he backed off. He bet Sasuke was starved as well; dinner hadn't been very big last night either.

"Ramen ready? It smells good." Naruto asked, trying to ignore his stomach that was going to eventually let out a rather loud roar.

"Hmm I hope so, I'm starving… though there's always other things that I can eat…"

He looked over at Naruto and gave him a very perverted grin, which afterwards came a laugh. It seemed that the oh-so-famous Uchiha could laugh and smile just like everyone else, it just took time. But in truth, the raven hadn't been so happy in a while, the dobe was just special.

Naruto nodded in agreement with the first part of Sasuke's statement. Turning red at the following perverted one, the blond wondered briefly why he had reacted that way when Sasuke said it, yet had heard much, much worse from Jiraya. Hearing the Uchiha laugh brought a grin to Naruto's face. He enjoyed this raven as well as the blushing one. "Well, I want some as well." he retorted playfully, unable to hold back his wide grin.

"Do you now…" the raven said, almost in a whisper.

He lightly grabbed Naruto's wrist and pushed him back against the fridge. He caressed the blonde's cheek and slowly moved closer to his lips while keeping his eyes closed. Right before their lips met, Sasuke paused, and opened his eyes.

"Too bad the ramen's ready." he stated as he turned around and finished preparing the ramen.

He loved messing with the kid.

Naruto found the dark-haired boy's whispering almost as addicting as his scent. Startled by Sasuke suddenly snatching his wrist, the blond turned a pink shade as he was pushed up against the fridge. His eyes fell shut as the onyx-eyed teen ghosted his hand over Naruto's cheek. He could feel the Uchiha's breath on his lips, getting closer with each slow second. Sensing that Sasuke couldn't get any closer without kissing him, Naruto pouted lightly, opening his eyes as Sasuke pulled back.

Rolling his eyes, he just leaned back against the fridge. "No fair." He said, crossing his arms. Deciding he could test Sasuke's limits, Naruto let a small smirk find its way onto his lips. "Well, maybe the ramen will taste better."

Not wanting his pride to go down the drain, Sasuke thought of something to wipe that smirk off of Naruto's face.

"That's for you to decide…"

Picking up a pair of chopsticks, he got a bunch of noodles on them and shoved them into the blonde's mouth. Leaning down, the raven picked up the longer pieces that were hanging out with his mouth. He sucked them in until his and the kitsune's lips were touching.

Naruto waited for Sasuke to defend himself. He may never seem to talk, but the blond knew enough about the Uchiha, mostly that his pride always got the best of him. The raven had to have the last word, every time. Raising a pale brow at Sasuke, the kitsune dared the Uchiha to do something with his eyes.

An expert at shoveling food, Naruto hardly even thought about gagging from the shock of having a rather large amount of noodles in his mouth. Ever tempted to quickly swallow them down, the kitsune waited to see what his raven would do. Well, that was different. Naruto sucked up noodles happily, but suddenly his pils were pressed against Sasuke's. Cheeks dusted with a dark blush, Naruto simply went with it, wondering if the dark-haired teen would pull back.

No matter how little his mouth changed, even an idiot would realize that the raven was smirking at the moment. He enjoyed it so much when Naruto blushed, he looked absolutely adorable. Wanting to shake him up a bit more, Sasuke let out his tongue and licked Naruto's bottom lip causing his mouth to open. The Uchiha stuck his tongue in immediately at the sign of entrance. He raked out all of the ramen that was left in the blonde's mouth, transferring it to his own.

After pulling away, Sasuke swallowed the ramen and flashed Naruto a grin.

Naruto felt the smirk, hard not to when their lips were pressed together. Slowly starting to kiss back, the kitsune was tentative at moving his arms around Sasuke's neck. He pulled himself a bit closer, liking the feeling of the two of them pressed together. He shuddered as Sasuke asked for entrance, which he instantly granted. Sasuke was definitely the dominant one, as he invaded Naruto's mouth before the blond had a chance to think. But the kitsune only wanted to be closer to the raven.

As Sasuke pulled away, Naruto licked his lips hungrily. The Uchiha's grin only earned a small pout. "You stole my ramen. More?" the kitsune pleaded, tilting his head to the side.

Sasuke raised one eyebrow.

"More ramen…?"

He shook his head jokingly, and then wrapped his arms around Naruto's waist. He first passed the blonde's lips, and leaned towards his ear. Silently whispering, the raven finished his statement, "…you'll have to wait." Pulling back, he brushed their cheeks lightly against each other, and then moved in for the kiss.

He placed his lips onto the smaller boy's in front of him. Wanting to relax and enjoy the moment, he waited to take his dominance.

Naruto grinned in return, wanting to ruffle the boy's hair. "More anything." he said, smiling up at the dark-haired teen. He giggled at the teen's shaking of his head. Feeling himself pulled closer to Sasuke by the pair of arms encircling his waist, Naruto only sighed happily. The boy's breath tickled his neck, teasing him lightly. "I've got all day." Naruto murmured back, eyes fluttering shut again. He enjoyed the slight friction between their cheeks, not bothering to move against him.

The kiss was slow this time. Sasuke's lips were gentle on his and Naruto hesitantly kissed back, moving his head to the side. He kept his eyes shut as they stood there. Daring himself, the kitsune nibbled on the Uchiha's lower lip cheeks dusted pink again.

Opening his eyes, Sasuke noticed the blush appearing across the blonde's face. When he felt the nibble on his lip, he laughed mentally and opened up, letting the boy enter. In the end, no matter what Naruto did, the Uchiha would still end up being dominant.

Naruto was tentative, nervous, and unknowing. He'd never kissed anyone before. A few of his foster parents had pecked his forehead for comfort, but that was all. Sasuke's mouth opened and the kitsune sloly let his tongue slide into his mouth. Searching carefully, Naruto traced the inside of the raven's mouth. He pressed himself closer, standing on his toes. He wasn't acting dominant; Naruto didn't think he'd ever be the seme.

Noticing Naruto's discomfort, Sasuke took over with the kiss, regaining dominance. He slid his own tongue into the blonde's mouth and explored every crevice. He himself had never kissed anyone, though he had seen enough yaoi animes to know how to do it.

The kiss deepened and Sasuke enjoyed every moment of it. This time, there weren't any interruptions.

He ended up pulling away from the kiss, and rested his forehead on the smaller boy's in front of him. He wasn't sure how far he should go, not knowing Naruto's level of experience, or will that is.

Naruto blushed lightly as Sasuke took back over, letting the boy's tongue reach his. The kiss was like a new heaven, better than anything that had ever happened to the blond before. Whatever he had learned about kissing came from fanfictions or Jiraya's perverted mumbling. Or whatever romance the kitsune had managed to get on his crappy little television.

Naruto tugged loosely on Sasuke's hair, fingers finding the lower locks and twisting them between his small fingers. The taller teen all but surrounded him, and the small boy loved it. Every brush, every touch, every second. He'd wondered what it would be like to kiss the raven he so loved for a long time, but this was above all expectations.

Naruto followed Sasuke as far as he could, wanting a few more seconds. But the forehead against his kept him down and they separated. Sighing softly, Naruto let his eyes flutter open finally. He let himself adapt slowly then looked up into the dark pools that had captured the kitsune the second he first stared into them. Experience? Every kiss they'd shared. Nothing more. Naruto wasn't sure how far he could go though.

Sasuke released a breath and lifted his head to kiss Naruto's forehead. As he went to turn around, his stomach let out an immense growl. A moment of awkward silence passed until a red glow appeared on his face.

He did not just do that.

Naruto's cheeks dusted a cute pink at Sasuke's gentle kiss. Somehow it was better, sweeter, and more comforting than any other he had received before. And he loved that face. As Sasuke pulled away to get more of the ramen, a rather beastly roar came from his stomach. Naruto tried to stifle his laughter, but saw the Uchiha turning red. Giggling uncontrollably, the kitsune hugged and nuzzled the boy from behind.

"So kawaii, Suke-kun!" he chirped.

"Hmph, and this is coming from the person whose face swelled up with a blush every time I said Na-ru-channn."

After he smirked, he turned around and finished preparing the ramen. He placed them on a table and got two pairs of chopsticks.

"Breakfast…? Or are you just gonna stand there all day?"

Naruto, just as Sasuke stated, blushed at the nickname again. "Urasai… you turned red when your stomach grumbled!" he objected playfully, easily reaching over and poking the boy's side.

As the Uchiha placed everything on the table, Naruto stayed in his position. No need to get in the way. But his eyes traced the ramen as it made its way to the table. Sticking his tongue out at his raven, the small blond bounced over to the table in two steps, sitting down.

"Idikimasu[1]!" Naruto said happily, clicking his chopsticks together twice before digging in. The ramen broth splattered his cheeks as he ate it happily.

Sasuke smiled at the blonde's excitement.

As he went to sit down and finally eat, the phone started to ring. The Uchiha, no extremely pissed that he hadn't been able to ingest any food at all, went over to the phone and picked it up.

"What the hell do you want?" he demanded angrily, not caring who it was.

The school was calling them.

Sasuke's smile was a beautiful work of art. He rarely ever smiled, or at least that Naruto saw, but when he did, it seemed like one of an angel's. Sasuke was an angel.

Naruto turned to the phone with interest. Hardly anyone ever called him, so that was new. Maybe it was Iruka… or Tsunade… Starting to get up, he stopped as Sasuke stalked over to the contraption. Cringing at the harsh demand, Naruto started to stand up again. If it was any of the people he listed, it might not go over so well.

"Ano, Sasuke, maybe I should take this. You… go eat or something." the small blond insisted, taking the phone from his hand. "Ohayo?" he continued into the contraption. His eyes bugged out.

School. Great.

Going with the first thing that came to mind, Naruto let out a harsh cough, hacking at the phone. "Sorry… I think I caught something…" he lied, coughing again. The person on the other end seemed not to believe him. "Sorry, it's just that *cough* I got no sleep last *cough* night and I'm really cranky." he insisted, trying not to cast a glance at Sasuke. Naruto had pulled this quite a few times to get out of school. And this person seemed just as gullible as all the others.

"Hai… I'll *cough* get a note… Uh, Umino Iruka *cough* was the first and last… Hai… Sayonara."

Hanging up the phone, Naruot rubbed his throat, sitting back down. He chugged the broth of his ramen to help sooth his now slightly irritated throat.

Hearing the word 'eat' filled Sasuke with joy. He ran over to the table and started to inhale the food before him. Though some may see him as an emo anorexic, the truth was he ate just as much as others did. Stereotypes really were a pain these days.

The Uchiha nearly choked on his ramen when he heard the muffled sound of the voice on the other line believing Naruto's act. When his friend rejoined him at the table, Sasuke realized something.

"Hmmm… seems that they'll call my brother as well… or maybe they won't bother because I used to skip a lot." he managed to say between bites.

Keeping his emotions in check had never been so difficult. Sasuke's race to the table was rather amusing, as was his sudden sloppiness and urge to inhale it all. He couldn't smile, for those office people were very, very smart. Trying to hold back the grin sneaking closer to his cheeks, Naruto distracted himself by turning to the wall.

Hearing the boy coughing himself, Naruto looked over his shoulder to see said teen trying to swallow a very large mouthful of ramen while staring skeptically in disbelief at the phone. Shrugging, Naruto slid back into his seat.

His eyes widened to unusual proportions at Sasuke's statement. "Will he rat us out?" he asked desperately. That wouldn't be a good thing. First, they would be in huge trouble. Then there would be a million and one rumors over their appearance: late, busted for skipping, and together. "Oh, so all those rumors that you were terribly sickly and stuff were a lie. It seemed a tad bit true, since you were often missing." the kitsune said. He inhaled a bit more of his ramen, licking his lips a few times to get all the broth.

"Knowing him, he probably will… he enjoys ruining my life." Thinking back to all of the times his brother embarrassed him or harassed him… well, there were too many to count.

"He'll probably say something at school to say…" Sasuke mumbled to himself, when he realized Naruto asked him a question.

"Ah, yeah, they were all the times I skipped… But for some reason I actually found a reason to go to…" His thought was cut off because he realized that was something he shouldn't be saying out loud. No matter how much he loved the dobe, there were things to keep to himself.

Naruto groaned slightly, slurping down more ramen. He didn't want to get caught skipping; then everyone would doubt if he was actually ever sick. No-one really cared all too much at school save Iruka, Jiraya, Tsunade, and Kakashi. At least they'd bothered to foster him. "Great… just what I need… more rumors." Naruto muttered, glaring at the floor angrily. He had enough people hating him already, no need to add any more to the list.

Naruto rolled his eyes. "You're crazy. That's about all I can say." He didn't' find a need to pry anything form Sasuke. After everything that happened, he never wanted to push the Uchiha away. He was close. So close, to the raven-headed teen he'd loved since the day their eyes first met.

"Hah, I've been told that before…"

He couldn't finish his sentence, due to the fact that his stomach was suddenly upset. Scarfing down all that salty food so fast had made his stomach uneasy. Not usually having ramen could also play a role in his stomach's issue. Normally, if you don't really like a food, and you ate that much of it, it's bad for you.

Not saying anything, Sasuke stood up, and hovered over the table. Looking uneasy, he wobbled towards the bathroom, covering his mouth. Every so often he bumped into a wall. Finally making his way there, he released all of the contents from his stomach into the toilet, and all over the floor.

Naruto only grinned comfortingly at his friend. But the statement seemed cut off somehow. Confused, the blond thought briefly about asking, but decided not to. Might just be him for all he knew. He picked up the bowls from the ramen and carried everything over to the sink. Starting the water, Naruto fished under the counter for the pair of washing gloves. Pulling them on, he reached for the first dish.

Hearing the chair scraping behind him, the kitsune glanced over his shoulder. He didn't like the look on Sasuke's face, nor did he like the wobbly movement. Suddnely the dark-haired boy was gone, bumping his way down the hall. Worried, the blond put the dish down and followed him. The loud retching had him racing to the bathroom. His raven was spluttering on the ground, vomit splattered around the toilet and in it. Carefully pulling Sasuke away from the mess, Naruto grabbed a wash cloth and soaked it in warm water. He pressed it against the taller teen's face, wiping at the few traces of vomit. "Is that all?" Naruto asked softly, rubbing his back soothingly.

Not knowing how to answer, Sasuke took a step back, letting himself fall into Naruto's arms. After that everything went black.

Naruto darted forwards, catching the boy before he fell into any of the mess or hit his head. Shifting him so he was half on the blonde's back, the kitsune lugged the now unconscious Sasuke over to the bedroom. He placed him carefully under the sheets. Debating, Naruto left him in his clothes after seeing no dirty marks on them. Darting to the kitchen, he left the warm towel on Sasuke's forehead.

Gathering up the few cleaning supplies, Naruto headed back to his bathroom, ready to clean up the new mess. He hardly minded, he'd had his fair share of messes from his years at the orphanage. Humming the same song Sasuke had, the kitsune cleaned diligently.

Sasuke tossed and turned in the bed. His body felt inflamed, and his head was pounding. Forcing himself to open his eyes, he sat up and looked around. It took him a while for his eyes to adjust and for him to remember that he was at Naruto's place. Trying to think back, he remembered that he had just barfed and most likely passed out.

Seeing as his friend wasn't in the room, he decided to figure out why the hell he felt like this. The ramen couldn't possibly be the only reason.

'Oh shit… It was probably from being out in the rain almost all day…'

Sasuke had a very weak body. Ever since he was a child, his parents were always cautions for him not to be outside too much. That was probably by Itachi was looking for him.

Naruto had finished cleaning up the vomit covering the bathroom floor and had finished the dishes as well. He was in the other room, trying to work on his homework. But his mind kept straying back to the Uchiha in the next room over. He hadn't liked that the boy had almost fallen flat on his face while heading down the hall, or that he'd passed out almost instantly after throwing up. He could have been weakened from it, but Sasuke should have woken up almost instantly.

Hearing movement in the next room, the blond looked up from his books. Deciding to check, he stood and quietly slunk over to the entrance of the room. The raven in bed was flushed in the face and obviously uncomfortable. Not a good sign. Knocking on the wall, he shifted worriedly.

"Ano, Sasuke? Do you remember what happened?"

Seeing Naruto's expression, and hearing the worry in his voice, made Sasuke wake up even more. He didn't want the blond to worry about him… at all. He threw back the covers, and made an attempt to get up.

"Yeahh… Immmma… fihhnneeee…"

Slurring his words, he started to stumble, and slipped on the blankets he had tossed aside.

He really had been falling way too much. The dobe was getting to him.

The dark pools that had forever captured Naruto met his bright sapphires and he saw the slightly sleepy haze vanish. He bit his lip anxious. The Uchiha didn't look good. Not good at all. The raven threw back the blankets and Naruto stepped into the room, worried even more as Sasuke struggled to get up.

The slurred words had Naruto raise a brow. No way Sasuke was fine with the way he sounded like he was stone drunk. Said drunk-like teen suddenly was heading for the ground, now that he looked over. Darting forwards once again, Naruto caught him. Naruto winced as their skin made contact. Helping the dark-haired boy back to the bed, the kitsune forced him to lie down. "You're burning up. Stay here and I'll get… something." he informed, wondering if he even had the medicine buried in this place. Running back out, Naruto started to run water into a bowl as he searched the cabinets frantically.

Sitting on the floor in a pile of blankets like that, and so flushed and hot made him feel like an uke after being fucked for the first time. A feeling Sasuke most definitely did not like.

Naruto arrived in the room with a handful of stuff that might help any normal person. But as said in the past, the Uchiha was a very weak person.

"As much… as much as I don't want to do thish… I-I-I think we should call Itachi…"

Naruto flitted around anxiously, trying to find something, if anything. He turned up negative on any hope of some type of medication that might help. Turning to the next best thing, he pulled one of his only cans of soup off the shelf. He cared only that he found some way to help the teen in his bedroom.

Running back in, Naruto knew his ideas wouldn't actually work. Everything he'd learned from a television show he was now willing to attempt to try, though he doubted it would work. Sasuke needed actually medication and treatment, not home solutions. Biting his lip, Naruto nodded, grabbing the phone.

He looked up the number in the school phone book and called. After a few rings, the man picked up. "A-ano, Itachi-san? It's Uzumaki Naruto, I'm Sasuke's friend?" the kitsune started nervously.

All night the only thing Itachi could think about was the person that Sasuke was with the other night. One might think that an older brother or sister would not care much about the younger sibling's social life, especially Itachi, but he was always worrying about his little brother. As if Kami was looking down on him, the phone started to ring.

"Hello."

The boy on the other line seemed to be quite worried.

"Sasuke has friends…? I know he has stalkers but the word 'friend' is a first…"

Naruto looked over at Sasuke as the phone rang in his ear. The kid didn't look good at all. He was sweating enough that a light sheen covered him entirely. His usually spiky hair was flat against his head and he was shivering uncontrollably. Cheeks red and probably still burning up, Sasuke was obviously not healthy. Naruto fidgeted as he waited.

"A-ano… Okay then. Anyways, um, Sasuke's here now a-and he's sick a-and I don't know what to do. I don't have anything good to give him and he has a fever I think and I need help!" Naruto said, panic causing his voice to rise and speed up. Glancing back over his shoulder, he cringed as he saw the raven with his eyes closed, head lolling back onto the bed.

"Tsch. I see, you're the idiot from last night. –sigh—Sasuke has been weak ever since he was a little kid. I don't know how long he was in the rain, but it was definitely bad for him… give me your address so I can come pick him up."

Naruto ignored the insult and the connection, only worried about his raven in the next room. "O-okay. I live in the Aoiboshi Apartment Complex. I'm #13 on the fifth floor. I-I'll try to keep Sasuke comfortable and have him ready when you show up and you can take care of him." he ranted again, switching from foot to foot, hoping Sasuke couldn't hear him worrying. "See you." he said, placing the phone back down.

Entering the other room, Naruto carefully wrapped his blanket around the shivering teen, hugging him close. The Uchiha was burning to the touch, and his skin damp with sweat. "Itachi's coming to get you… let's get to the front room. You can bring the blanket." the blond said, pulling Sasuke to his feet. Letting him use Naruto as a support, he led the dark-haired teen to the front room, seating him on the couch. He sat beside him, pulling the teen into his chest to help with the heat.

At that point Sasuke didn't care if he got better. He felt comforted bundled up next to Naruto. His peace was broken when the door was swung open. Not bothering to knock, Uchiha Itachi stepped into the room. He silently walked up to where the two were sitting and stared down at Sasuke, then took a glance at Naruto.

"Hmph I always knew you were a fag." he said while looking directly at his little brother. The younger Uchiha just shot his older brother a glare. He was too exhausted to fight back. Itachi held out his arms. "Hand it over."

Naruto wasn't afraid of catching whatever Sasuke had, he'd suffered much, much worse than whatever his friend had. He jumped as the door slammed open. "No-one knocks anymore…" the blond muttered, burying his face into Sasuke's neck briefly. The taller dark-haired man towered over them and Naruto attempted and failed to hold his eyes.

Naruto cringed lightly at the term; none of such insults were appreciated by him. But he knew the Uchiha in his arms was too weak to even shoot some insult back. Slowly standing, the small kitsune handed over his raven, but only after pressing a small kiss to the boy's forehead in comfort. His fingers hesitated on Sasuke's arm but let go unwillingly.

Itachi cringed at the sight of the younger Uchiha's forehead being kissed by someone other than their parents.

After that, he started to walk away, but he paused.

"You know, if Sasuke hadn't been out in the rain all day, because of you, he would be fine right now… If he gets hurt by this, it's your fault." He shot the small blond a harsh glare and started to make his way through the doorway.

Naruto saw the elder Uchiha cringe at his small show of affection and comfort. Eyes dropping back to the ground, the kitsune waited for them to leave, feeling terrible he could do nothing for the raven he so loved.

Seeing the movement stop, Naruto glanced up hopefully. Maybe… maybe they wouldn't leave him here alone, like he always was. Maybe… maybe they'd let him tag along. No such chance. Naruto flinched away from the glaring man, instinctively holding out his arms to shield himself from any blows. Dropping back into the couch, he cautiously peeked between his fingers. "G-gomen na-nasai, U-uchiha-sa-sama." Naruto stuttered out, trying not to think back to his orphanage memories, which were staring to resurface like they often did when he was alone.

As Itachi was walking out the door, not caring about Naruto, Sasuke opened his eyes for a second. He gave the blond a very kind smile with the little energy he had left.

Sasuke blacked out for the second time.

Naruto uncurled from his defensive position carefully, watching the Uchiha siblings leave. Eyes locked on his friend's face, he felt relieved as the boy's eyes opened to him. The smile was sweet and gentle, and Naruto took a mental picture of it. It was of an untold beauty. The small kitsune blew him a kiss.

The dark-haired teen dropped his head back into a state of unconsciousness and Naruto flinched as the door slammed shut behind them. Wiping away the tears of terror, he bounced into the next room, grabbing his sketch book from the tiny desk. He let his memory pull him back to seconds earlier, the kind smile that had crossed Sasuke's smooth lips. Fingers moving nimbly, Naruto started to sketch.

1 - Not sure how you spell it, but it's generally what people say before a meal, like a short grace, or a bit like "Bon Appetit!"

There you go our lovely readers! I know this is very, very, very delayed, and once again, I apologize. I just hardly ever have time anymore; high school is set on killing me. And this is 14 pages, and around 5500 words… so no complaining!

Next Time on AMUVOHSS: "Sasuke get in here" "What?" "You know what" "Tsch, yeah, yeah, I know." "Sasuke, everything you did" "My life is none of your business" -- Next Time.... Uchiha Hell Hole

Happy holidays from all of us at Insani-chan!!

Da-kun