A/N: Alright, people! It is I! And I'm back with an amazing but super long chapter. But don't worry people! It's epic! I made sure to make it extra long for you guys anyway since I haven't updated in a month. I'm forgiven now, right? lol Enough rambling! Read! Now! Go!
Warning: Cute moments (yep) Cursing (yep) People dying (of course...even though it's sad)
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor Haou Airen
Harsh tires met soft snow harshly as Naruto pushed his motorcycle to its limits. He had already taken out a good chunk of the area but he still had about a 1/4 left. He was only focused on one thing and it made his adrenaline in his veins pump out harder. He was beyond pissed! Two betrayals in one month? He was starting to lose his touch. And not to mention he'd put Sasuke in danger….once again. As much as he wanted to admit that he didn't care about the Uchiha the more it made his heart hurt. It was coming to the point now where he wanted Sasuke by his side at all times since all of this stuff was starting to happen. He even came to one of the Akatsuki's major bases all by himself. It was a dumb move on his part but he didn't care. Sasuke was a target now. He wasn't safe. He might die if Naruto didn't protect him. Naruto had to save him!
Naruto tightened his grip on the handles of his bike and drove even faster, dodging tree branches and big clumps of snow. Crimson colored eyes narrowed as a lone building came into view. Bingo! Naruto skidded to a sudden halt a few feet away from the building and parked his bike beside a tree. He wasn't that careless to just run into the warehouse all out in the open. Naruto pulled out one of his many guns that he had on him and secured it tightly in his hand. He shifted his eyes back and forth for a few seconds to scan out the territory.
Five in the tree's.
Two behind a black unmarked car to his right and three behind another car to his left.
Seven surrounding the outer perimeter of the building.
And one idiot standing out in the open just a few feet away from him.
They weren't playing around this time. Every member of the Akatsuki knew what Naruto was capable of and they didn't want to find out what would happen if the blonde actually succeeded in making it into the building. But….they were about to learn the hard away.
A wide smirk spread across Naruto's face, "Let's begin."
Cocking his gun back, he jetted out into the opening of the space and started to fire…
Sasori rolled his eyes for the third time in a span of two minutes. Sasuke was still trying to break free from the wires that held his arms and legs together.
"I still don't understand why you're still trying to break loose." Sasori stated as he looked over Sasuke who was still lying on the floor.
"Fuck you!" He spat back. He wanted to glare at the red head but he currently had a blind fold around his eyes. Why? He did not know.
"Fine, suit yourself. See if I care."
"Bastard." Sasuke muttered under his breath, he shifted his right hand upward and then turned it to the side slightly. His hand was slowly starting to come out of the cable. He smirked in victory. His nerves were starting to get better. For some odd reason he wasn't being treated that badly (besides Deidara kicking him to death) and he came to realize that he was most likely bait for Naruto. They weren't going to harm him.
Sasuke's ear twitched as the sound of door being opened flew into his ear. Oh great! Who was it this time? He stilled his movements and relaxed his body, taking on a position like he was asleep.
"Who tied him?"
"You should already know who it was." Sasori sighed as he stood up from his chair that was in the corner. "It was Deidara."
"Then I would advise you to take care of him. Tell him to go out into the front and help take care of our unexpected visitor."
"Sure."
"Oh and Sasori," The red head stopped in his tracks and looked over his shoulder, "I want this place to be surrounded in your newly found experiments that you have been working on in the next 30 minutes." He smirked.
Sasori's eyes lit up. It was rare that he got the chance to set off his latest models of poisonous gas bombs.
"Of course." The door closed soon after.
It was silent for a little while. All that could be heard was the guy's soft breathing and Sasuke's quick pants.
"I know you're not asleep Sasuke." Sasuke flinched a little.
'Shit!'
"Why don't you let me get a look at your face?"
"I can't see right now you idiot!" Sasuke growled deep in his throat.
"I am fully aware of that." The voice chuckled a little bit.
"Then why did you even ask me?"
"Because I like messing with you."
Sasuke stiffened.
'Because I like messing with you my cute little brother.'
Sasuke cleared his head at the sudden thought. Why did he suddenly think of his brother?
"Who are you?"
A hand carefully grabbed at his chin, and turned it side from side, "You took quite a beating, huh?" He answered back instead.
"Answer the question!"
The guy ignored him once again and instead grabbed at the wires that were around his ankles.
"Don't touch m-"
"Relax Sasuke." He spoke smoothly. "I'm actually doing you a favor right now."
"What are you talking about?" The pressure was immediately let up on his ankles. Sasuke took advantage of it and started to move his legs back and forth. He leaned up from the floor and sat indian style. Was the guy letting him go?
"Feel's better, doesn't it?" He chuckled.
"It would feel even better if you release my hands as well!"
"Do you think I'm stupid? By the way, why don't you stop pulling your hands through the wires. Your only wasting your energy by doing so."
'Shit! He knew about that too?'
"How foolish for you to have ev-"
"Why are you doing this?" Sasuke whispered, suddenly cutting him off.
"What was that?"
"I don't understand anymore…" Moisture started to seep through the cloth around his eyes so he bent his head, "Why am I even here."
"I was hoping you would be stronger by now but I guess I was wrong." The person spoke darkly, making the hairs on Sasuke's arm stand up.
"What?"
"You're still too weak."
"What are you talk-
"I'm not like Naruto."
"Naruto? You know Naruto?" Sasuke said quickly. "Where is he?" The corners of his lips twitched upwards into a small smile. Sasuke knew the kind of man that Naruto was. He was probably pissed and on his way to take care of everyone who betrayed him. Kankurou would be the first victim.
"Do you think he'll come and save you?" He asked, standing back up and walking behind the raven.
Sasuke stiffened a bit but raised his head, "Yes...yes I do."
"He was the one that was going to send you back home, wasn't he? How can you trust that he won't do it again?"
"Why does it matter to you? I'm nothing at all but a prisoner."
"And that's where you're wrong Sasuke." The guy grabbed the back of Sasuke's hair and pulled it back, making the raven look up towards the ceiling through his blindfold. "You're more than a prisoner now since you've joined me and Naruto's little game." Sasuke whimpered as the pull on his hair got harsher, "But don't worry Sasuke. I won't hurt you just yet. You're far more important to me right now."
Licking at his dry lip Sasuke asked again, "Who are you?"
Instead of an answer, a sharp hit at the back of his neck had him lying back on the floor and out cold.
Naruto's chest heaved up and down rapidly as he took out the last of the men outside of the building. It took him a good twenty minutes but at least the job was done. After discarding three of the five guns that he had with him, Naruto finally made his way inside but stopped momentarily when a man quickly appeared in front of him. He swiftly delivered a series of deadly blows to the person's stomach and esophagus rendering him motionless on the ground. As soon as he went down, two more appeared on his side. Naruto eyed their pistols quickly before pulling out two of his own. He bent down towards their waist and fired two shots successfully hitting them in the knee-caps. They were soon on the floor hollering in pain.
Naruto shoved his guns back into his holster and started to run once again. Where the fuck was Sasuke at?
"You're as dense as ever." A voice said from behind.
Before Naruto could turn around, a sharp blast from behind him, had him falling on the ground. He hissed to himself as his palms were the first things to make contact with the floor. Shaking off the sudden numbness on his hands, he quickly stood back up and finally turned back around but there was nothing there.
"Behind you!"
Naruto clenched his teeth tightly together and spun around but all he got was a small ball that seemed to drop out of nowhere. Knowing what it was going to do next, Naruto dived off to the side barely escaping the blast from the bomb. So Deidara wanted to play this game huh?
Naruto reached for the gun that was strapped to his right side as his blue eyes darted from left to right. He knew what Deidara was going to do next and as if on cue the room was suddenly engulfed in darkness. Naruto smirked to himself.
"Stop messing around with me Deidara!" Naruto shouted out, while he readjusted his hold on his gun. Another bomb was dropped beside him, but he easily manuevered around it.
"Why don't you stop this petty game and come out and face me head on?" The sound of footsteps echoed to his right, so he quickly turned to that position and held his gun up, "Are you that scared of me?" He slowly started to walk straight, "I'm not that scary once you get to know me…." Azure colored eyes morphed into crimson, "…that is until you piss me off." Naruto's smirk widened, as the sound of heavy breathing filled his ears. "And you know what Deidara?"
Reaching out with his left hand, he grabbed the blondes shoulder and slammed him on the ground making Deidara whimper out in pain. Before the blonde could stand back up, Naruto quickly pressed the pistol against Deidara's skull.
"You're already on my bad side." His voice was sinister, filled with so much hate. "And once you're there…" A soft click filled the room, "Your dead to me."
With a smirk spread across his face, Naruto calmly pulled the trigger rendering Deidara emotionless.
Placing his gun back into his holster, Naruto regained his balance and stood up. As he was about to step over Deidara's dead body a voice called out to him.
"I want to thank you for getting rid of that jackass for me. It was only a matter of time before I would have done what you did. Although, my methods would have been much differe-"
"Where is he!" Naruto interrupted, aiming his pistol at the red head. Did he have to kill him too?
Sasori leaned against the rail in front of him, "He's down the hall right around the corner in the last room to the left. You can't miss it."
A blonde eyebrow rose, "What?"
"But I would hurry if I were you. You have about 20 minutes to get to him as well as get out of the building." He straightened back up and gave Naruto a smile. "You should know personally what kind of research handle."
People dressed in black. Aligned in perfectly proportional chairs. Some with tissues in their hand and some without. All of them were friends of the family, either from work or childhood memories. Except one. Only one that was by blood-related. The only one. The only one who was on his knee's on the red-carpeted ground in the church. His fingers twisted tightly on the plush ground. His head was bowed deeply to the floor. Water spilled out of his eyes making the carpet soggy from all of the tears that continued to fall. They wouldn't stop. He didn't want them to stop. He didn't care that the others saw him in this state. Most of them didn't care. They were just here to make an appearance. Sasuke didn't care either. The only thing he did care about were the three bodies in front of him. Each of them perfectly placed in their own stylish casket. Each of them was well-made up with make-up and freshly combed hair. Even brand new clothes. But they each had the same lifeless expression. Had the same coldness to their skin.
Sasuke gripped the carpet harder, finally lifting his head to gaze upon the three people in front of him, even though he couldn't see their lifeless faces. It was too hard to look them in the eye anymore.
"Why?" He whispered, his face flushed with tears, "Mom….Dad…..Itachi…..why did you have to leave me?"
"Sasuke!" His eyes slowly started to open, "Wake up Sasuke!"
Sasuke allowed the person that was speaking to him pull him up from his lying position on the floor, "Sasuke are you okay?" They asked again.
"N-Naruto?"
"I would really appreciate it if you wouldn't scare me all the time teme." Naruto's voice was so soothing to him in his current mind state.
"W-what are you…" Sasuke started to stand up but his body was too weak. He immediately started to fall back down but a strong hand grabbed him before he could collide with the floor.
"Easy Sasuke. You shouldn't be moving around too much." Naruto whispered, while his eyes looked over him, checking for any signs of him being hurt.
Blinking his eyes a few times, Sasuke was finally able to focus clearly. He was still in the same room as before but this time Naruto was with him. He was actually with him. He came.
Without even thinking, he threw himself on the blonde, hugging him tightly. Naruto stilled for a moment but relaxed when he felt Sasuke's body start to tremble against him. Sasuke buried his face into the crook of Naruto's neck to hide the sudden tears that fell from his eyes. He didn't know why he was crying. Was it because Naruto was with him now? Was it the dream that he just had about his family? Yes. That had to be it. He was crying because of his family and not because Naruto was in front of him!
"I'm so sorry Sasuke." Naruto said as he rubbed Sasuke's back slowly, "I would have never sent you out of the house if I had known that this was going to happen."
"Stupid dobe." He sputtered out, making Naruto chuckle lightly.
Naruto was so warm. So soft. Almost like a big fluffy pillow. Sasuke couldn't help but press his body closer into the man-made heater in front of him.
"Sasuke?" Naruto asked, pulling the ravens arms from around his neck.
Sasuke knotted his fingers in Naruto's white t-shirt preventing himself from being pulled away, "Just shut up. This is already embarrassing as it is." His voice was muffled.
Naruto chuckled once again, "Then I might as well cherish it while I can then."
"Hn."
After a couple of minutes of awkward closeness for both Sasuke and Naruto, the raven finally pulled away, rubbing at his sore and red eyes. Naruto gave him a moment. His blue eyes raked over Sasuke's frame once again checking for anything out of the ordinary. He didn't seem to be in that much pain. Just a couple of bruises around his wrist and arms. There was a faded mark of blood that ran from the corner of his lips, down towards his chin. Naruto couldn't help but feel a little bit remorse for it. Even though he wasn't the one that technically caused it still made his heart clench together tightly.
"Do I look that bad?"
Naruto snapped out of his thoughts, "I'll have Haku look over you once we get back to the house." He stood up and held out his hand to Sasuke.
Sasuke looked at it, "I'm going back?" His voice was barely above a whisper.
Naruto frowned. "Where else would you go? I didn't come all the way here just for nothing." Why would Sasuke ask such a question?
"Why did you come? I thought I was a waste of space for you." He couldn't help the way his voice started to crack.
Naruto placed his hand back at his side. "I was wrong okay."
"You were wrong?"
"Yes I was wrong."
"I could have told you that in the beginning dobe." He mumbled, turning away from Naruto's gaze.
"Sasuke listen, I would love to explain everything to you right now but we really need to get out of here." He put his hand back out, hoping that Sasuke would take it. After a couple of minutes of debating whether to take it or not, he finally reached out and put his smaller hand into Naruto's larger one.
The blonde slowly pulled him up, making sure not to hurt him.
"It might be a little hard getting out of the building so just stay beside me the whole time." Naruto stated while he pulled Sasuke to his side. The raven nodded towards him, reaching out to hold on to the back of his shirt. He was finally going to leave this held hold. In one piece he hoped.
Naruto reached over to the other side where Sasuke wasn't holding onto, and pulled out one of his guns. After reloading it with more shells, they made their way out of the room and back into the Akatsuki's den.
Sasuke stumbled slightly as he and Naruto made sharp turns around corners and doorways. They had been running nonstop for about ten minutes without finding any way out. Quite frankly, Sasuke was getting tired of it.
"Do you know where you're going dobe!" Sasuke called out in the mist of the many shootings that were happening around them.
Aiming and quickly taking out a man from in front of them, Naruto finally looked over his shoulder, "Nope. Not a clue." He gave a short smile then proceeded to run again.
Turning around another corner, Naruto suddenly stopped making Sasuke collide with his back.
"You moron! Why the hell did you stop for?" Rubbing at his aching nose, Sasuke leaned up on his toes and looked over Naruto's shoulder. Oh! So that's why he stopped.
"Naruto." Kankuro whispered, as he readjusted Temari's arm that was on his shoulder. The teenager was limply curled against her brother side, with her head hanging down. "How did you get-"
Naruto calmly walked up to him and aimed his pistol point blank between his eyes, "You've got some nerve double crossing me boy." Naruto spoke darkly, his eyes narrowing in anger.
"Listen, I-I can explain." Kankuro stuttered out, his bottom lip quivering just a little.
Naruto harshly hit him against the side of his head with the butt of his gun, "I don't need an explanation from you." He growled, taking in pleasure as blood started to pour from Kankuro's head.
"Shit!"
"You betrayed me even after I took you into my home. I wonder what Gaara would think when he finds out what you've done?" His head titled to the side.
"I only did it for my sister!"
"Is that so?"
"Yes," Kankuro shakily picked himself off of the ground, keeping a tight hold onto Temari's unconscious body, "She was taken from me right in front of my eyes. They said that the only way I could get her was if I infiltrated your base as I spy."
"Who exactly was the one that sent you to me?"
Kankuro bit at his bottom lip, "You know who it was." He whispered.
Naruto studied his actions for a bit, contemplating his next move. He unwillingly lowered his gun back to his side. "What information did you tell him?"
Slightly sighing in relief, Kankuro spoke once again, "Only that the Kitsune Organization were going to make their move in about a month to one of their major bases."
"Fuck!" Naruto ran his fingers through this hair, "Of all the things to tell him, you tell him the most crucial one!" His gun was aimed once again, "Give me one god damn reason as to why I shouldn't kill you right now!"
"I'm sorry!" Tears started to fall from his eyes, "That was the only thing that I heard at the time since you wouldn't let me anywhere near the conferences that you were having."
"And I had a right to! A fucking traitor that doesn't deserve to liv-"
"Naruto stop!"
Blue eyes widened as Sasuke moved out in front of, placing himself infront of his gun, "Sasuke…move out of the way!"
The raven shook his head, "No."
"Sasuke, I'm warning you…"
"Just stop Naruto! You have a right to be mad but you don't have to kill him!"
"And why shouldn't I?"
Sasuke looked away, trying to come up with a good answer, "I-I don't know…"
"He was the one that bought you here and put you in danger, how can you defend him so easily?"
It was true. He didn't know why he was defending him. But one thing he did know was that he never wanted to see anybody die. He already witnessed it before. Was it because his sister was kidnapped? Was that the reason why he suddenly felt remorse for him?
"Sasuke?" Naruto asked, waiting for an answer.
Sasuke slowly placed his hand on the top of the pistol and eased it back down. He looked deep into Naruto's blue eyes instead of speaking. Naruto stared back. There was something about those dark eyes that made him shudder.
After a couple of minutes of heavy breathing, Naruto reluctantly lowered his 9mm. He turned his body away from the three in front of him.
"Go." He simply said, making Kankuro smile in favor.
Nodding in thanks, he slowly walked away down the corridor with Temari in tow.
"Naruto-"
"He's going to do die regardless." The blonde muttered. "If not by me, then by the other people still here."
"Hn."
It happened quick. So quick that Sasuke didn't have a chance to react properly. He eyed the gunman that had his firearm chained on Naruto, probably going for a kill. Instead of calling out Naruto's name, he simply pushed the blonde against the side of the wall and put his body in range with the gun. It was only a second later before he felt a sharp pain hit him at his side.
Gaara rubbed at his eyes as he calmly made his way out of his room and down the hall. He was still sleepy even after resting for about five hours. But that was natural. He hardly got any sleep anyway. It's been that way since we was little.
"Gaara."
The red head looked in front of him, "What?"
"Have you seen Naruto? I have some very important documents that I need to give to him and I can't find him anywhere." Haku stated, placing the small manila folder against his chest.
"Did you check in his room?"
"Yeah, that was the last place that I checked since I looked everywhere else."
"He probably went out for a little while. I wouldn't worry too much about it."
Haku shrugged, "Yeah, I guess so."
They both split ways, Haku going back down the hall and Gaara making his way to the kitchen. He hadn't eaten in the past couple of hours.
Walking into the spacious room, he spotted Chikao seated at the island with many pieces of paper and a red crayon in his hand. Naruto would be pissed if he seen him. A couple of months ago, the toddler decided that it was a good idea to draw a mural of all his friends across the wall in Naruto's study. It had taken weeks to get the picture off not only because he decided to draw ten human size people but he also used a black permanent marker. Never had he seen Naruto so pissed in his life.
"Hello." Chikao said, with a smile on his chubby face.
Gaara simply nodded his head, walking to the fridge to look inside. Nothing. Well, he couldn't expect that much. Over fifty people lived in the house anyway. Why did Naruto have to be so kind-hearted? Maybe he should order some food?
"You hungry?" Chikao asked.
"Actually I am." He leaned back against the counter, crossing his arms over his chest.
"You want to eat my food?" He pointed to a plate of what seemed to be mashed up french fries in front of him. They looked like they been sitting there for a while.
The corner of Gaara's lips twitched upward, "No thank you."
The child shrugged slightly then went back to drawing. Gaara studied him. It was uncanny of how much he looked like his father. He was basically a miniature Naruto, minus the whisker like marks on his face. Would he turn up like his father when he was older though?
"Oi, Chikao." The blonde turned around and tilted his head to the side. "Where's your father?"
"He went bye bye."
"To where?"
"To save Saucey."
Gaara stiffened. "To save Sasuke?"
Chikao nodded several times, "Yep. He went to get him cause bad man take him away. Papa was so mad."
Before Chikao could say anymore, Gaara was out of the kitchen.
Sasuke staggered a little before he made contact with the ground. He clenched his teeth tightly together as the pain started to increase. Out of instinct he grabbed at his side and pressed his trembling hand over. Blood pooled out of the wound, staining his shirt as well as his hand.
Naruto was still in shock. He didn't know what to do. Everything had happened so fast. Sasuke had saved him but he got hurt in return.
'Naruto! Move! Get out of the way!' The woman jumped out in front of Naruto and…..
A click snapped the blonde out of his sudden thoughts, making him look down the dimly lit corridor at a single man that was at the end of him. With eyes now red, he expertly pulled out his own gun, aimed, and fired. The man immediately went down to the ground with blood pooling out of his chest.
Quickly replacing his gun, he threw himself down beside Sasuke, eyeing the way blood continued to seep out of his wound. The Uchiha groaned in pain, throwing his head back hard against the floor.
"S-Sasuke?" Naruto reached out with trembling hands, hovering his own hands over Sasuke's.
"Aww - fuck!" Beads of moisture started to form on Sasuke's face. "Shit!"
Naruto breathed deeply through his nose, before he looked back down at Sasuke. He had to stop the bleeding. He grabbed at the edge of his sleeve and tore it from his shirt. He placed the fabric against the hole in Sasuke's side and pressed down hard on it. Sasuke screamed out in pain and clawed at Naruto's arms trying to get him to stop.
"I'm sorry." The blonde whispered. "I have to keep pressure on it to stop the bleeding.
"Only…graze…..no….puncture." Sasuke breathed out. Naruto's eyebrows scrunched up in confusion.
"What?"
He lifted his head and glared daggers at the blonde, "It only grazed me you idiot!"
Naruto looked down and sure enough, Sasuke was right. It was only a graze but it was large.
"Right."
Naruto kept the cloth against Sasuke's side for a few minutes longer before lifting it up. The fabric was drenched with the color red. Naruto stared at it then threw it on the floor. He quickly ripped off another clean piece of cloth and carefully tied it around Sasuke's side stopping the bleeding for the moment. Sasuke would have to deal with the pain for now.
"Do you think you can stand Sasuke?"
Sasuke leaned up on his elbows, "I think so." He sputtered out a couple of seconds later. With the help of Naruto, Sasuke was able to get up but was only able to stand if he was hunched over. He once again gripped his side in pain.
Knowing that Sasuke most likely wouldn't be able to walk, he gently reached out and hoisted him onto his back. Sasuke winced slightly from the pressure but relaxed soon after. His limbs dangled over Naruto's shoulder making the mafia king look up at him.
"Sasuke?"
"Just get me out of here dobe." Sasuke relaxed even further, resting his head on the broad shoulder in front of him.
Biting at his lips, Naruto hoisted Sasuke further up on his back then proceeded to walk.
Twenty minutes later, Naruto successfully made it back to the area where he first entered. But there was a problem. The air was thick with a strong musky scent. An odor that he was very familiar with.
"Sasuke!"
"Hmm?" Came the weak reply.
"I need you to hold your breath for me."
"Yea…" Sasuke's breathing was getting very faint. How could he tell him to hold his breath when he couldn't breathe anyway? But he had to try. If anyone was to as much as inhale Sasori's toxic gas they would be dead in about an hour or so.
"Are you ready Sasuke?"
Once Sasuke nodded, Naruto took off into the mist.
"As soon as we get back to the house I'll have Haku fix you back up. It'll take a while to get back though since someone destroyed my bike. You wouldn't be able to hang onto me anyway. It was my favorite motorcycle too. Can you believe I got it for my eighteenth birthday? It was a gift from my father." Naruto smiled sincerely from thoughts of his late father.
"You okay back there Sasuke?" He asked over his shoulder. When he got no answer he asked again. "Sasuke?"
Why wasn't he responding back? Did he fall asleep? Naruto's heart clenched as he carefully pulled Sasuke off his shoulder and placed him on a clear patch of grass. Laying Sasuke's head on his lap, he turned his face toward him and looked at his face. His face looked feverish. A light tint of blue forming across his lips. Moisture clung to his face, dripping down his chin and falling down onto his neck. His shirt was wet with sweat and grime. There was only one explanation.
"I told you hold your breath!" Naruto growled.
Sasuke opened his swollen eyes, "Couldn't – help- had to- take a breath." A series of hard uncontrolled coughs flew out of his mouth along with blood. He wheezed desperately to bring air into his lungs. Well this was great! He got kicked in the stomach, shot at, and now he was poisoned. His life so sucked right now.
He tried to keep his eyes open but it was hard. It would feel so much better if he would just close them and allow sleep to overcome him. Ignoring Naruto's cries for him to stay awake, he allowed sleep to claim him.
Sasuke awoke some time later in a very familiar atmosphere. He was tucked securely in a warm blanket with a large pillow holding up his head. Where was he?
The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was a sleeping Naruto. The blonde was lying on his side with both of his hands stretched out in front of him, holding onto the edge of the pillow. He was breathing softly, light puffs of air seeping out of his mouth. Sasuke couldn't help but smile. Naruto looked so peaceful. A big contrast to what he usually looks. But then a question popped into his mind. When did they get back? Why was he with Naruto?
He shrugged the thoughts away then slowly reached out and placed his palm on Naruto's scarred cheek. The corners of his mouth twitched up making Sasuke smile a little more. Stupid dobe.
"Sasuke?"
Obsidian eyes locked with blue until the blue suddenly hardened. Naruto sat up and threw the blanket off of him, swinging his legs to the edge of the bed soon after. Sasuke frowned.
"Naruto.."
"We were so lucky that Gaara had found us. If he didn't…then…well….you know."
Sasuke frowned even more. "Naruto. Where are you goin-"
"We were also lucky that Haku was able to find a remedy to the poison that was in your system." Naruto still kept his back to him.
"Don't start this ag-"
"He patched up your side to. You were right about it of course. It was only a graze."
"Naruto, please…"
"Why did you do it?"
"What?"
"Why did you take the bullet for me?"
Sasuke sat up slowly, keeping all of his weight on his uninjured side, "I don't know. I guess I did it on instinct."
"That's not good enough! What right do you have to try and save me! That was the dumbest thing you could have ever done in your life!" He yelled, standing up from the bed and pointing accusingly at the raven.
"Well excuse me for saving your life." Sasuke shouted back. "Oh! And are you pissed at me for saving your son as well!"
"That's not the point Sasuke!"
"Then what is the point!" Naruto stepped back at Sasuke's sudden anger, "Since the first time I got here you have done nothing but push me in and then push me away! What the hell do you want from me Naruto?" He glared hard at Naruto, hoping for an answer but when he didn't get one he fell back down to the bed, putting his back to the blonde.
"Sasuke."
"What?" He bit out.
"Did you see anybody familiar with you when you were kidnapped?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Were there any familiar guest around you?"
"I don't know." He mumbled, pressing his face deeper into the pillow, "Just the same people that I saw before."
"Was there anybody else?"
"Well there was a guy that was talking to me but I couldn't see his face." Why was Naruto asking him all these questions?
"Did he tell you his name?"
"Naruto, what are you getting at?"
Naruto walked around to Sasuke's end of the bed and stood in front of him, "Tell me about your family."
Growling in anger once again, Sasuke quickly stood up and pressed his smaller framed against Naruto's taller one. He ignored the pain on his side and stood his ground, "My family is dead you son of bitch! Thank you for making me remember it!"
"Is that so?" Naruto looked down at him with an emotionless face.
"Yes! That's fucking so!" The air was thick between them two.
"What if I were to tell you that your brother was alive?"
"That would be impossible. I saw when they buried his body in the ground."
"You think you know everything." He said with a smirk.
"I do know everything, not unless you want to prove me wrong?"
Blue eyes hardened, "Your brother was eighteen years old the last time you saw him, right?"
Sasuke stilled. How did Naruto know that?
"Y-yeah, what about it?"
"On January 15 around 2:00 a.m. Uchiha Itachi died in a fatal car accident along with your mother, Mikoto Uchiha, and your father, Fugaku Uchiha. They announced him dead on arrival due to him being ejected from the car from not wearing a seat belt. A couple of weeks after that, there was a funeral service held for the three deceased at a church three blocks from your childhood home. Sixteen year old Sasuke Uchiha was the only member left of the family. The teenager was huddle against the ground in front of their caskets, heart-broken because of the tragedy that occurred. The sixteen year old had to live by himself without his loving father and mother as well as his big brother Itachi. His big brother, that he loved the most in the world. The brother who would always pick him up from school and take ten year old Sasuke out for ice cream after he was let out."
Tears started to fall from Sasuke's eyes.
"Sasuke." Naruto whispered, "Your brother is alive."
Phew! (wipes forehead) that was a long chapter, huh? I'm going to let you in on a little secret...this story will have around 18 chapters to it. I already have all of the chapters in outline form already. So now we just have to wait until I get the time to actually type it. Let's hope that I get to it soon (crosses fingers)
IMPORTANT NOTE: My good friend Seiyuumihatsu has drawn me the best fanart for this story as well as my other story! I'm not the most smartest person so I don't know how to put a direct link to her deviant art account. (yea, I'm slow) So...just type in her pin name on the website and her webpage should pop up. Then feast your eyes on the fanart! They are quite lovely! I also put up a poll so make sure you guys take a look at it.
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