Ok....so chapter...what're we on? 9? I think?

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japanese

'silent communication'

Sasuke rolled his eyes at the blond boy who insisted on being a complete nusience. First, the idiot had insisted on not learning magic, then he'd agreed to, only to wind up nearly sending half the room of requirement through the ceiling, of course, he'd made a pest of himself for the rest of the night, and now he'd settled himself on Sasuke's bed, flipping through his photo album, muttering comments in Japanese.

Of course, everyone sane was asleep, leaving Sasuke to deal with him alone.

"Why exactly....are you on my bed?....looking through that...now?" Sasuke asked softly

"It's obvious...isn't it?" Naruto replied, not trying to be quiet. "If I'm on my bed over there....and then I have a question...I've just gotta be that much louder to ask it." He grinned, "And I doubt you want it to be your fault that they all wake up and wanna.....what's the term...? Hex you?"

Sasuke glared at him, casting a silencing jutsu around them. "Yes...but now 'I' am awake. And 'I' want to sleep."

Naruto looked at the bed, then back to Sasuke, "There's plenty of room, you can sleep. I'll wake you up if I have a question...."

"Ten minutes. You have ten minutes in that book....then you're off my bed....or you can hang upside down for the night. Understand?" The blond nodded, "Good." With that, the dark haired boy leaned back, letting his eyes close. He wouldn't let himself fall asleep, who knew what Naruto would do? But still...he was tired.

Five minutes later, a muttered Japanese question had a half asleep Sasuke bolting to a sitting position, staring at Naruto intently. "What did you just say?"

Naruto cocked an eyebrow, "What's with the dead rats and weasels?" He pointed to a picture of Hagrid and Buckbeak/Witherwings, the hippogriff had a small pile of dead rodents next to him.

"He eats them...." Sasuke replied absent mindedly, still staring at Naruto, confused. Something had to be wrong with him, there was nothing in that sentence that should have effected him like it was. Like he could feel it doing.

Of course, that didn't explain the building rage he felt, the urge to do something, anything. The throbbing ache in his skull returned full force, mingling with his rage until he was nearly shaking.

Naruto sat up carefully, "Sasuke-teme....you okay?" His voice was quiet, cautious, his gaze guarded. "What the hell's wrong?"

Sasuke shook his head furiously, trying to clear his head of the growing rage, forcing himself to focus on something, anything other than it. Naruto's hands were on his shoulders, the blond pushing him back. "Sasuke...what?...calm down. Talk to me...what's wrong? Come on...calm down!"

The other's voice was urgent, and Sasuke willed himself to focus on it, fighting down his emotions. Ten minutes later, the remnents of his episode were gone. He was calm again, though he felt unsteady, unbalanced. He was fairly certain the only thing keeping him sitting upright were Naruto's hands on his shoulders. The blond had forced himself closer to him, to close really, he was practically in Sasuke's lap, thanks to his efforts to calm him down.

"You okay, Sasuke?"

"Yeah...." The real answer was no, how could he be. He'd completely lost control of himself, because of nothing.

"You don't look it." Naruto replied, moving to sit next to Sasuke, "You look like shit....what the hell was that...?"

"I...don't know. Nothing good...I just got angry. I don't know what it was though...I just....lost control."

"Was it something I said?"

"What could it have been?...you were just asking about a picture."

Sasuke looked past Naruto, to the book that had fallen to the floor. A flash of something, recognition...or confusion, Sasuke couldn't tell which, flashed through the other's eyes. "It doesn't matter anyways, Naruto. I'll be fine in the morning. I think I just need some sleep. I'll see you in the morning..."

Naruto nodded, seeming unsurprised by the abrupt dismisal as he slipped off Sasuke's bed, picking up the photo album as he did. "See ya then, I guess."

Sasuke nodded, closing the curtains around his bed, never noticing Naruto slide the picture from his spot in the album.

Sasuke awoke the next morning, wishing he could just go back to bed. He was fairly certain he'd gotten about three hours of sleep at the most, and even that was filled with nightmares, blood, bodies lining the streets, and dark crimson eyes. His chest ached with the rough sorrow caused by his dreams, leaving him unsettled and irritable.

Picking up his wand, Sasuke conjured a mirror, sighing at his reflection. Dark bags had formed under his eyes and he was, if possible, paler than he normally was. In short, he looked hideous.

Focusing for a moment, he aimed his wand at his face, the bags under his eyes reducing themselves to the faintest of shadows, his color returning to normal. It was satisfying that even if he felt horrible and emotional, nobody would be able to guess it.

Throwing open the hangings to his four poster bed, Sasuke looked over to Naruto's, mildly shocked to see the other's bed was empty, he hadn't seemed to be such an early riser the day before.

Shrugging it off, Sasuke dressed quickly, heading to the common room. Harry and Naruto were talking already, and Ginny was just joining them as well. Ignoring his friends semi-confused looks as to why he was the last one up, Sasuke led the way to the Great Hall, listening to Harry and Naruto's mindless chatter.

By the time the group entered the Hall, it was packed, most students were already eating and the rest were finding seats. Naruto waved them off, telling them he'd join them in a minute, before heading to the Ravenclaw table.

Sasuke had just finished piling food onto his plate, hoping to get some energy from it, when Naruto joined the group, plopping next to him. stacking as much food as possible onto his plate, Naruto grinned at Sasuke, "So....what're our plans for today?"

"Charms, Arithmacy, a break period and then lunch. Why? You have plans?"

"Nah...just gotta know what I'm attempting to learn. What was it I was learning yesterday?"

"Charms...and you are not touching your wand in any class." Momentarily, Sasuke was astounded at just how easy it was to act normal around Naruto. The boy could draw a response out of him at any time.

Ginny laughed, "Why? Did he blow something up?"

"Half the Room of Requirement....was about to break through the roof."

"No it didn't!" Naruto protested

"Fine then, more than half."

Naruto smacked him on the back of the head, frowning when Sasuke retaliated. "Teme."

Naruto looked around the Charms classroom, curiously. After his mishap yesterday, he wanted to see what he could do if he managed to do it the right way. He smiled lightly seeing Shino in the room as well. To anyone else, the shinobi would have looked relaxed, but Naruto doubted it was true. Shino was far to paranoid, and he doubted his note had made it any better.

Frowning when Sasuke sat down at a table on the opposite side of the room, Naruto walked over to his friend, if only 'just to say hi'. Shino nodded once in greeting, and held out his hand. The moment they appeared to shake hands, a small folded up piece of paper was pressed against his palm. Shino may have looked calm, but he was always about business, meaning this would do much more than just say hi.

Sitting, next to Sasuke, Naruto surveyed the paper before unfolding it quickly, Naruto grinned. It was a code often used in Konoha for small, unimportant notes. Most shinobi knew the code by heart, making it horrible for secrecy, but it was great for keeping secrets from civilians.

'Only you could manage to slip up about weasels and somehow give the Uchiha an emotional flashback from a life he doesn't remember, Naruto. I don't know what you're planning to do about this, but do NOTHING until we discuss this in private and in detail. We need to be careful, or else we won't be the only ones in danger. He was dangerous before, and now he has skills that can make him more dangerous. We can't guarentee it's a good thing if he remembers. Meet me in the forbidden forest, tonight, one hour after dinner. Tell no one where you're going. Just search for my chakra, and stay on guard. Remember, Be Careful. Destroy this too, we don't need any code breakers endangering us.'

Naruto looked across the room, and once he was fairly certain he'd caught Shino's eye, he nodded once, slightly. He knew Shino was right, but he didn't like it. Considering Sasuke as a threat worried him. He didn't want the other to be dangerous.

Sasuke looked over at him, confused, and Naruto crumpled the paper easily and quickly, before the other could glimpse it. "So...this class is fun...right?"

Naruto raced through the forest at top speed, two clones flanking him as he moved towards Shino's chakra signature. Grinning, he dropped onto a branch above the bug user, who'd settled himself rather comfortably on his own branch. Dropping next to him, Naruto tipped his head to the side. "Well Shino, you got a plan?"

Shino shook his head, "It's impossible to plan for this...there's far to much that could go wrong. We can only guess what will happen with each descision."

"I don't get what you mean. Why can't we just tell Sasuke?"

"We can only tell him so much. Think about all he's done, and all he's gone through. Right now, he isn't going through that. Right now, he's just a teenager who's a little different, but still fairly normal. If he remembers everything, he won't be."

"But...what if he remembers on his own? It looks like its going to be happening soon."

"I know, Naruto. From what you said in that note, if just hearing the word, 'itachi', not as a name, but as a word, gives such a reaction subconsciously, the memories could be coming closer to the surface."

"And it's our fault, isn't it? We're the only things that are familiar from his old life. The only things that could bring them back."

"Yes, it looks like it."

"So we get a Sasuke who knows everything...and could go off the deepend...or...a Sasuke who only knows subconciously. Joy."

"We do have one other option...that you'd be willing to consider at least."

"We do? What is it?"

"Just tell him things, about Konoha and shinobi. We can tell him things like Orochimaru existing. If he asks, we can say his family is dead and what remains is missing. None of it is a lie, but it wouldn't be the whole truth."

"What if he remembers things we don't tell him? What if he remembers the massacre...or Itachi. What do we do then?"

"That's up to you, Naruto. He's your team mate, you know him the best. If anything happens, I can be there, but he won't trust my word in the way he will most likely trust yours."

"What? Why? If he doesn't remember..."

"Part of him does though. If he can remember Itachi subconciously, you might be there to. And the chances of him remembering me are much less than that. What happened with Itachi....was emotionally scarring to say the least. He lived with it the longest, it only makes sense that it'd be easy to bring back. But you, Sakura, Kakashi. You three are there almost as deep."

"Then why wouldn't he remember me?"

"He might...just a little. The way you two act, is just like you used to. His body is falling into old patterns, even if his mind isn't. Soon enough, I'm sure he'd figure out who you are."

"Shino...what if....what if he reacts...badly....to all of this."

"That depends, Naruto. But, if it comes down to it, if he becomes a true danger...then we'll have to take care of him...properly."

"Shino we can't!!!"

The bug user shook his head slightly, "I don't want to Naruto. I don't want to any more than you do. But..the castle is large, there are many people here...and...if Sasuke becomes a danger...could you put his life above those of the innocent?"

Alright...so...for those who don't know. The word for weasel in Japanese...is in fact Itachi. So yeah...Sasuke's getting messed up...cause of some rodents. 'Aint he lucky.

Oh...and when Shino and Naruto were alone in the forest...that was all in Japanese...but....that's a lotta lines. And well, I feel bad...because sometimes all those lines make it hard to read...so well....thats why they aren't there. Mmhmm.

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