Chapter 3
Itachi sat down in one of the chairs in Naruto's hospital room. He looked concerned about something. Naruto began to fidget slightly as the older male stared at him.
"Itachi-san why did you come?" the blond asked nervously. Itachi sighed, he wanted to talk to the blond but he didn't want the boy to feel pressured. He understood slightly what the other was going through. I pained him to find that Sasuke had become like their father.
"Sasuke hurt you." he decided to approach things directly. "I understand if you don't want to admit it yet." Naruto looked at him shocked. How did Itachi know it had been Sasuke? As if reading his mind Itachi continued. "Our father was a violent man. He never raised a hand to Sasuke but he use to beat our mother and me when I would interfere." Naruto stared at him wide eyed. So that explained why Itachi had killed there father as Sasuke had told him. It had been to protect himself and his mother.
"I.. I love him. I know deep down this isn't who he is." Naruto said softly. Itachi just nodded to this statement and sat back in the chair.
"You must be tired, get some rest. I'll be here." was all Itachi said. Naruto was feeling a little sleepy. He laid back in the hospital bed and drifted off feeling safer knowing Itachi was watching over him.
Itachi watched the blond sleep. His mind wandered to Sasuke. Why did his little brother have to turn out like this? Sasuke had been such a sweet kind child before their parents death. Itachi felt that he might be part of the reason Sasuke had turned out like this. His brother had been so upset after what happened, refusing to talk to Itachi for the longest.
Else where Sasuke was sitting on a swing in the park. He felt awful. He hadn't even been able to look Naruto in the face. His poor sweet blond was sitting in a hospital bed and it was all his fault.
A few days later Naruto was cleared to go home. He was on strict bed rest but he was okay to leave the hospital. He was very happy about this. He expected to see Sasuke waiting for him as he was wheeled out. Instead he was met by Sakura and her boyfriend Sai.
"Hey Naruto where here to bring you home." Sai gave him an odd smile.
"Your going to stay with us for a few days." Sakura told him. "Sasuke asked us to pick you up and I ask him if it was ok for you to spend some time at our place to help me plan a party." What she didn't tell him was that while Naruto had been in the hospital Sasuke had been drinking. Their home was still a wreck from the accident. Naruto smiled at her.
"Oh ok. What kind of party are we planning?"
"An engagement party." She said a big smile crossing her face as she held out her hand for Naruto to see the ring. Sai shifted a little behind her. They had been dating for three years and he had finally plucked up the courage to ask her to marry him. She of course had said yes and Naruto was the first person she had thought to tell. Naruto smiled happy for his friends. Sadly he wish he and Sasuke were as happy as Sakura and Sai.
"Congrats guys." They left the hospital and headed to Sai's house. Once Naruto was all settled in he and Sakura started party planning.
It was funny really, they hadn't always been so close. In high school Sakura had a huge crush on Sasuke and so did Naruto. At that time no one knew which Sasuke preferred. When Sasuke came out of the closet and chose Naruto Sakura had been furious. It wasn't until a year later when they started at the university that she met Sai. They spent a good year dancing around each other. It was then that Naruto offered to help her. It was from there that their friendship bloomed.
While Naruto was with Sakura, Sasuke spent his time fixing the window and getting the house together for when his beloved would be home.
Authors Note: So sorry this chapter is so short. I know where I want the story to go but I am having a bit of trouble getting there. Well hope you enjoy and review. The review really help me keep going. Also go listen to Love the Way You Lie by Skylar Gray. That song is what inspired this little fic. ^_^