A/N: Please don't kill me. I know it has been ages since I uploaded but I had a problem with this fic. I had the ending for this in mind since Chapter 2 but the middle part of the fic was kind of a blank for me. So, I made a Chapter Build, so to speak, had a big dose of inspiration, and kind of, maybe, finished the fic lol. Now I just need to extend every chapter and actually write the story...BUT, anyway, the point is that this fic actually has a storyline now meaning I know what to write now~ That doesn't mean that I'll update faster though, lol I'm still a slow and lazy little shit.

-Normal POV-

"Bring it up, you guys!"

"Ugh, man, that was an easy one!"

"Sorry, sorry, I'll get the next one." This was the type of conversation that could be heard around the court. Sometimes, the prisoners would be let out of their cells to the big yard behind the prison. There were basketball hoops there but the prisoners had put up a volleyball net and were currently playing. Most of the people playing were younger prisoners. The older ones were either lazing around or playing cards that were nicely given to them by one of the guards in the more secluded parts of the yard. There was a high fence circling the yard and you could see guards standing at the corners of the fence and of course at the entrance, too. Naruto and Sakura were playing volleyball but they were on different teams.

Now, here was the thing. You didn't play a sport with Sakura as your opponent without getting hurt. She slammed the ball down in your face and you felt like a mule stomped on you for the rest of the day. Most people just avoided her serves, too afraid their arms might break. Naruto wasn't one of those people. He went headfirst into her serves but sadly his skills weren't as good as his enthusiasm. Or his focus. While Sakura was preparing to serve another of her killing balls, the blonde man looked up for a second and something caught his eye in one of the prison's windows. There was a person moving in what he assumed was the infirmary, if his memory wasn't betraying him. Naruto couldn't mistake that duck butt hairstyle anywhere.

'What's that asshole doing in the medical office? He looks like hell would freeze over before he even produced something remotely close to a sniff.' Even as the blonde thought that, he couldn't help but feel worried about the raven haired man.

"Naruto, watch out!" The blonde snapped his head back to the court and was met with a ball straight to his face. Mainly, his nose. He fell down from the shock of the blow, not expecting it. He knew Sakura could hit hard but dammit it hurt. He groaned in pain, touching his nose gently and cringing when he felt sharp pain shoot through it. Sakura rushed to his side, mumbling apologies.

"Oh God Naruto, I'm so sorry! I saw that you were spacing out at the last second and couldn't stop my swing. Let me see your nose." She crouched down, gently touching his nose, making him hiss in pain.

"Don't worry, Sakura-chan. I'm sure it's not broken or anything. You didn't hit me that hard and I can still breathe normally through it, even if it hurts like a bitch. It's okay."

"Okay, my ass! It's starting to bleed!" Naruto placed a hand under his nose, and indeed it was bleeding. Huh, he actually hadn't felt it start to bleed. The pink haired girl got up and went to one of the guards at the entrance.

"Excuse me, the guy over there got hit with a ball and his nose may be broken. Could we possibly bring him to the infirmary?" The guard hesitated for a bit but nodded, albeit reluctantly. The place may be a prison but that didn't mean they had to treat their prisoners like shit. If they did, half of them would probably be dead by now. The guard walked over to Naruto, putting handcuffs on the blonde and leading him out of the courtyard to the infirmary. When they used the elevator, the machine made a weird screeching noise and Naruto heard the guard mutter a few curses and things about taking a look at the machine later. When they arrived to the infirmary and opened the door, the guard was startled to see Sasuke sitting on the bed there. The Uchiha seemed just as startled, dropping a bottle that he had been holding and spilling the pills inside on the floor.

"Ah, Mr. Uchiha, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to startle you." The guard nervously said, making a move to crouch down and collect the pills but the Uchiha just waved a dismissive hand at the man.

"It's not a problem. What is your business here?" Sasuke asked and just then noticed the blonde haired man behind the guard. The raven stiffened, feeling like he was entering a tense situation. The guard seemed oblivious to his superior's sudden discomfort.

"One of the prisoners got hit with a ball to the face and his nose may be broken. I wasn't really sure if I should bring him here for such a minor thing but his nose started to bleed too, so I decided it was best if it got checked. But the nurse seems to be absent..." The guard trailed off awkwardly.

"Her shift starts after one hour. I'll take a look at him, so you can go back to your post. The prisoners should be getting back in their cells soon." The guard was about to protest, since leaving his superior with a prisoner seemed atrocious to him but his protests died down when the Uchiha leveled him with one of his famous glares. The guard quickly bowed and exited the room. The Uchiha unlocked the blonde's handcuffs, pointing at the bed while he crouched back down on the floor. "You can sit on the bed while I collect the pills." Sasuke casually said, and almost sighed when another pair of arms started collecting the fallen pills. The Uzumaki was being unusually quiet but the raven decided to ignore it for now, too tired to care.

He had been running himself ragged, trying to figure out the clues and just getting more and more frustrated. In the end, just a few words couldn't help him find Itachi, and he knew the elders were getting impatient. He was scared that, even if he was the one that wanted to catch Itachi the most, if he didn't produce some sort of result soon, the case would be taken from him. He finished collecting the pills, leaving the bottle on the nurse's desk and opening one of the drawers there that had a first aid kit in it. Sasuke walked back to the blonde, taking out a tampon to gently dab at the blood running from the Uzumaki's nose. He felt his breath hitch, giving out a startled yelp when the blonde haired man grabbed his wrist, bright blue eyes piercing his own black ones.

"Those pills...they are stimulants, aren't they? Look, asshole, I know you don't want to listen to anybody but I don't want to watch you collapse from sleep deprivation. I'm sure everybody knows how much you want to catch Itachi but not taking care of yourself is not the way to do it. Heck, I'm sure he knew you were going to do this, therefore he made this big gap between the clues. I know you're probably frustrated. Hell, I'd be too if a criminal was giving me clues on how to catch him but I'm sure there is a reason behind all of this. And I'm sure you're going to find that reason. So, now, take a break and go home to get actual sleep. You won't be able to catch Itachi if you can barely stand on your feet."

Man, seriously. This idiot wasn't good for his health. He shouldn't even be listening to him. But even as Sasuke thought that he knew than he was going to listen to the blonde anyway. The raven hared man sighed, getting an ice pack from the kit, and placing it on the blonde's nose. "Ow, ow! Gently, bastard, gently. Don't you know what gentle is?" The blonde was complaining, holding the ice pack to his nose. He missed the small smile the raven gave him.

"Whatever, Dobe. We should get you back in your cell now." Sasuke said, picking up the handcuffs and putting them back on the blonde's hands. They exited the infirmary and Naruto felt like he was forgetting something important as they walked to the elevator.

'Wait, elevator? Oh n-' The blonde thought but it was already too late. They had entered the elevator and he heard the same screeching noise, this time a lot louder. The lights in the elevator flashed and flickered out. The machine screeched again, and sharply dropped. The blonde lost his balance and fell, colliding with the raven haired man. Suddenly the elevator stopped and Naruto realized he was lying on Sasuke's chest on the floor. In a dark elevator. In a dark currently broken elevator.

'Well, shit.'

A/N: I know it's short but think of this as a chapter that will lead the way to a bigger chapter. Finally it's time to fucking deepen these two idiots' relationship. And yes I HAD to use an elevator scene sue me. R&R and cya in the next chapter~