Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Though if I did, the show would be a romantic yaoi between Naruto and Sasuke.
Warning: OOC. Rated M. Just to be safe. I proofread the story but I'm afraid I might have accidently missed something. If so, I'll review my story and edit it once more.
Blind
"If you can find a path with no obstacles than maybe it leads nowhere."
La Usurpadora has everything: evil twin, hunks, alcoholism, insanity, blatant chauvinism, and histrionic acting. Its way overboard even for a Mexican soap.
These Mexicans have fire, passion, and guts.
The main characters in the soap opera are Paulina, Paola, and Carlos Daniel.
Paulina is extremely good and Paola is extremely bad.
We're recently watching the last episode for this afternoon. A few days ago Naruto and I woke up in the same bed after watching a few episodes of La Usurpadora. It was awkward at first but now we act as if it is normal for us and we don't bother mentioning it. Once my mom told him she had the entire series of the Spanish soap opera, he jumped with enthusiasm. So my Mother decided that for spring break we'd waste it by watching the entire series against my will. I don't know how they could possibly comprehend everything that's happened. Everything's in Spanish! But that's why I'm having annotations, observations, and interpretations. Usually, Naruto tells me what's going on, so when he does, I jot it down and connect piece by piece to understand it.
"Sasuke, watch the soap opera! You're missing the best par- What are you writing?" Naruto asks suddenly, cutting himself off.
"I'm taking notes Dobe. I'm paying attention, don't worry. Now shush!" I reply, sternly. I could sense his curious eyes trying to sneak a peek over my shoulder while I sat on the carpet floor in front of him.
"If you can find a path with no obstacles than maybe it leads nowhere. What's that mean?" Naruto whispers, as if his talking was why I told him to be quite.
I give an irritated grunt before replying again. "It's a quote. It basically means life has no cheat codes and if you want something, you have to work hard to get it," I explain.
"Why did you write a quotation before taking notes?"
"I always do that, now shut up," I snarl.
"Oh." Naruto whispers. Suddenly I hear him shriek, "Oh no!"
"What?" I ask agitatedly; my left eye twitching in annoyance.
"Naruto, what- What happened!? Did Paula survive the devastating car accident?!" Mother asked, coming out from the kitchen. She hurried to the left side of Naruto and sat down on the sofa after setting the tray, with two cups of tea, on the coffee table.
"Yeah, she's in the hospital. While you were in the kitchen they passed a scene where Paulina blames herself for what happened to her, supposed, twin." He explained quickly.
Paola could be very believable. At times she was too extreme but I can see a woman bored with her life. Her intentions are clear. She's probably going to fake her injury further after she has fully recovered. She will make Carlos Daniel feel bad for her in order to continue staying with him.
After Paula and Paulina switched places, Carlos Daniel fell in love with the wife he thought he could never love. Then Paulina confessed the truth later on in the soap. It was then that Carlos Daniel found out that, in reality, his wife had been cheating on him with another man all this time and in order for Paula to not blow her cover, she used her twin to take her place.
A lot has happened between now and the first episode. Like the time Carlos Daniel's son loses his memory in an accident after trying to find Paulina, who left before Paula could return. Paula was terrible with her children. She'd pay little to no attention to them and treat them badly. Once Paulina took her place, she gave them a mother the children could only yearn for. There was a point in time when Paulina saved her "husband's" factory as well.
When I look up I see the ending credits of the novela. Tomorrow I'll distinguish what Paula's true intentions are. With that, I close my journal and set it down on the floor next to me.
"What do you suppose is going to happen next?" Naruto asks me.
I stood up from the floor and stretched a little. "I don't know. I can only assume things will be getting a bit more interesting." I reply.
"What about you Mrs. Uchiha?" Naruto asked inquisitively.
"I'm not sure, but Paulina should stop resisting Carlos Daniel! It's clear he has fallen for her the same way she has fallen for him. She's just afraid of what Paula's capable of doing." My mother scoffed, a tinge of flare glistening in her obsidian eyes. It was obvious she despised Paula.
"That's right. Paulina is too kind to take her sister's husband from her though. Despite all the bad things her twin has committed, Paulina is willing to forgive her for it, in no doubt. I'd most likely do the same if I cared for my relative." He confessed.
"Dobe, thanks for admitting how really naïve you are." I teased. There's nothing wrong with being nice, but there is with being too nice. Once you put people's happiness before yourselves, you'll never be happy. "You'll do wrong by trying to do the right thing," I stated, frankly.
"And let that be a lesson to us all. Though it's completely random but, depending on the situation of course, sometimes doing the right thing isn't always right. Remember that." Mother advised. ***
Mrs. Uchiha stood and left the living room after she turned off the television screen.
"Go ahead and drink the tea! I'll be upstairs if you guys need anything!" she called, once she had reached upstairs.
Silence
"So," Naruto began awkwardly. "Thanks for, um, letting me sleep with you these past few days. It means a lot." Naruto thanked, a light blush dusted his cheeks.
Sasuke nodded and sat down next to him after he picked up his notebook and put it on the coffee table.
Silence
Naruto fidgeted in his seat. The awkward silences making him feel uncomfortable. Sasuke took the initiative and reached out to grab a cup of tea before starting a conversation.
"Do you always have nightmares of abruptly going blind?" Sasuke asked, suddenly.
"No-Not really," Naruto stuttered. "Recently I've been having dreams about my childhood," he admitted; making Sasuke undergo a sudden rush of confusion.
"Then, if you're no longer having nightmares why-?"
Naruto shrugged. "I haven't had nightmares since I've slept with you. I moved to Konoha about two months ago and that's when the nightmares began. These past few days I've had the greatest sleep I've had for the longest time. That's why I want to sleep with you again. So, can I?" He asked.
Sasuke nodded without giving it a second thought. "I told you already that you didn't have to ask." He repeated, for the umpteenth time now. He liked sleeping with the Dobe, so for whatever reason it was that Naruto slept with him, he didn't mind.
Naruto reached out to grab his tea and took a short sip before putting it back down. "I wonder if my dreams indicate I will become blind. It could happen at any moment. Could it be possible to suddenly become blind?" Naruto asked curiously.
Sasuke shook his head slowly. "No, a person can't abruptly become blind. They become blind due to injuries or illness," he stated.
Naruto nodded in understanding and averted his gaze to a random spot on the floor. Then, what could his dreams possibly mean?
"But…," Sasuke began, emphasizing the word. Naruto immediately snapped his attention toward him once again. "Every dream you have is different from the other, correct?"
Naruto nodded eagerly. "Yes," he agreed.
"They never show how you become blind, just when?" Naruto gave him another nod before the Uchiha continued. "There's something obviously missing and usually dreams are often unclear about things. If your dreams were indicating something that's probably going to happen in the future, it'll probably be due to a serious injury; unless, your vision is currently bad?"
Naruto shook his head. "No, my eyesight is pretty good. I don't understand though. Every dream I have is just about me suddenly going sightless. Like, when I'm walking, eating, or just talking with someone. The nightmare is going blind; not being involved in a devastating accident that causes me my sight." Naruto declared.
"Naruto, I'm no expert on dreams, but let me tell you this, when you get severely injured, going blind isn't always the case. People lose their sight or it fades away after they get seriously injured anywhere in the eye area." Sasuke informed.
Naruto sighed exasperated. "Eh, I'm just glad I found the cure to nightmares. I'm going to ask your mom if I can keep you so I won't have bad dreams anymore."
"Hn" Sasuke grunted. "I'm glad I'm of use to you for something. My mom would never let it happen, though. She still treats me like some stupid 5 year old."
"Well, I didn't mean it like that! You're the greatest, Sasuke. I mean, even though we disagree with a lot of things, I can honestly say that you're the best friend I've ever had. It sucks that your mom still treats you that way though. Maybe if you man up she'll see that you're no longer a kid, Teme." Naruto bantered.
Sasuke glared intensely at the remark. It made the blonde crack up before, not to gently, patting Sasuke on the back, mockingly. "It's okay Sasuke, we'll think of something. Wait! I just got a plan!" The blonde announced.
Sasuke mentally slapped himself as Naruto rushed off to, he believes, his room. He put his cup of tea on the tray, next to Naruto's, and went to set it down on the kitchen counter before returning to grab his notebook and going upstairs. ***
"Okay, Dobe, what the hell are you doing?!" Sasuke growled, after entering his room. He found Naruto scribbling something down on a piece of paper on the top of his desk.
"I'm… going to teach you… how…" Naruto continued, while jotting something down, "to man up." He looked up at Sasuke and showed him a list on "Acting Manly."
Step one. If you want to learn how to "act manly" you most learn the basics. You have to walk confidently, FLIRT with girls, act cocky, and act aggressive and sometimes get into fights.
Step two. Once you've gotten the hang of it, we can move on to manlier things. You must talk about sports! Burp! AVOID being a neat freak! Eat like a man...meaning don't load up on the salads at a buffet and claim to be trying to lose weight. Slap butt's when you feel you want to congratulate someone too!
Step three. . . .
"What happened to step three?" Sasuke asked, after reading the preposterous list.
Naruto shrugged. "Didn't get that far," he replied, casually. "Anyway," Naruto began excitedly, rubbing the palms of his hands together for effect, "Let's get started! Although, I believe you've mastered most of step one already. Look, you're already cocky, so if you act like one, you must obviously walk like one too. Check that off your list!" Naruto grinned, pointing to what it read on the list.
Sasuke glared at him and smacked him upside the head with the notebook he held in his left hand.
"Ow! You're pretty aggressive too! Check that off your list as well bastard!" Naruto complained, while rubbing the side of his head. Sasuke put his notebook down on the desk before he balled his left hand into a fist and lifted it, threateningly. Naruto flinched. "Okay, okay. Let's not mark off the 'get into fights' part," Naruto defended while waving his hands in front of him and taking a small step back. "So, now all that's left is flirting around with girls."
Sasuke crumbled the paper in his right hand before throwing it at the blonds face. "I don't think so, idiot."
"But-"
Sasuke walked off, ignoring the blonde.
"Aw, come on Sasuke!!!" ***
Dinnertime
"Wow Mrs. Uchiha! The food was great!" Naruto praised.
"Thank you sweetie, you're so kind." Mikoto thanked.
"Mr. Uchiha. Do you think your son is manly?" Naruto asked at random, suddenly grabbing both Sasuke's and Mikoto's full attention, as Fugaku put down his chopsticks.
"Naruto," Sasuke gritted out, while whipping his mouth with a handkerchief.
Fugaku cleared his throat before bluntly replying, "No."
Sasuke flushed a deep scarlet. Not from embarrassment, but from rage as he put the handkerchief down on top of his, now empty, plate.
"When a man is described," Fugaku continued, grabbing everyone's attention. "They usually tend to be pigs. On the other hand, my son is no pig. He is truly a gentleman. Isn't that right son?" Fugaku asked proudly, surprising everyone.
"Y-Yes Father," Sasuke replied, after clearing his throat.
"Although, maybe a few sports will help him man up," Fugaku quickly commented.
Sasuke averted his gaze from the remark.
"It's okay Sasuke. I'll help you," Naruto whispered over to him. "So," he began loudly with a wide grin plastered on his face, "how 'bout them Lakers, Sasuke?" Naruto asked with poise.
"Naruto," Sasuke gritted out once again. He shot the blond an icy glare.
"What? I'm only trying to-"
"No."
"But-"
"Stop it."
Mikoto giggled at the two bickering like an old married couple. "Okay, that's enough you love birds; time for bed." She teased. This made both stop whatever argument they were having and look up at Mikoto, innocently.
"Mrs. Uchiha," Naruto began, politely. "I and Sasuke aren't love birds."
Sasuke gave her a low grunt. "Please Mother. Don't joke."
Naruto glared. "What's that supposed to mean, Sasuke!? Not good enough for you?"
"You're too much of a Dobe, Dobe." Sasuke shot back.
"Okay, that's enough. Your spring break is over. You two start school in the morning so go to bed." Fugaku ordered.
"Alright/Fine," Both males mumbled at the same time. They silently stood and left for the stairs. ***
"I'm using the bathroom first." Sasuke told the blonde, impassively.
"Okay, hurry up!" Naruto ordered.
Sasuke ignored him and went inside the bathroom that connected to his room. He fallowed his nightly routine until he was finished, then made his way out. When he saw Naruto, the blonde had already changed, wearing only his boxers and an oversized t-shirt.
Naruto grinned after he saw Sasuke changed and wearing pajama pants with bite-sized bananas imprinted on them and a loose white t-shirt. He grabbed his toothbrush and headed inside the bathroom to brush his teeth.
As soon as he came out, Sasuke told him to turn off the lights before he could crawl to bed.
"What…?" Naruto asked, getting comfortable in bed while wondering why the hell Sasuke was looking at him like that.
"You usually crawl closer to me and snuggle or whatever. Why aren't you doing that?"
"Sasuke, I don't snuggle. I'm a man." Naruto stated bluntly.
Sasuke rolled his eyes as Naruto continued to lay there and stare at the ceiling. "Hn, whatever idiot, goodnight," Sasuke said, turning the opposite direction so his back faced the blonde.
"Goodnight, bastard," Naruto mumbled sleepily. ***
Nothing but the roaring sound of the storm and devastating cries from someone calling out to him was heard. Naruto looked around but he was surrounded by nothingness. The darkness enveloped him like a blanket. It felt suffocating. He wondered if was injured, if he was dead… Then a familiar voice called out to him.
"Naruto, please wake up! Don't leave me!"
Sasuke, why was he crying? He wondered. Naruto tried to speak in order to tell him that it was okay, but he was unable to utter a sound. He felt drained, unable to move, speak, or do anything. Then, Sasuke called out to him again.
"I'm sorry Naruto. Please, forgive me. I-"
Before he could hear the last of Sasuke's words, everything fell silent. ***
"Sasuke," Naruto gasped out. He turned to look at the raven lying next to him. He had to wake him up! He had to tell him about what he dreamt! He shifted on the bed and knelt down beside him, shaking his shoulder with his right hand. "Sasuke, wake up!" He whispered loudly.
Sasuke groaned.
Naruto sighed, climbing over him to the other side and snuggling into Sasuke's arms. The act made Sasuke open his eyes, slightly.
Azure eye's looked into obsidian. The raven's eyes were fogged with sleep but he still wanted to tell Sasuke about his dream.
"Is something wrong Dobe?" Sasuke asked; his voice barely above a whisper.
"I had a dream that I died," Naruto explained. "You were calling out to me but… I passed away before I could hear your last words. What does it mean Sasuke?"
"Naruto," Sasuke groaned. "I'm no expert on dreams. I thought I told you this before."
"You did but I want to know what's up with this one. It was a bit scary," Naruto whimpered.
"What happened to being a 'man'?" Sasuke asked, embracing the blonde closer.
Naruto buried his face into Sasuke chest. "I don't know. Being a man is hard work. You have to act tough all the time. Isn't it troublesome, Sasuke?" Naruto muttered.
"So you're calling me a man now, huh?" Sasuke murmured. "It's not something I act out or do on purpose Dobe. It's natural and I do it to stay strong for my family."
"Why?"
"I'll tell you some other time. Go to sleep now." Sasuke ordered.
"W-When I was 10 years old I almost died in a car accident. I was instantly hospitalized and the doctors said I was stuck between life and death. I had lost my sight that night and had bandages around my eyes. I spent weeks in that hospital, recovering. I can still remember the loud beeping noise that emitted loudly through the empty space and how it beeped slowly and then fast before every time I had some sort of seizure. I lost my mom that day. I lost my sight and I almost lost my life. I was lucky to survive the calamity, but I didn't feel so fortunate. The doctors had saved my eyesight in the end and life, but I wished they could have saved my mom instead. That's why I am terrified of hospitals, losing my sight, and life. It's nothing but bad memories and these kinds of dreams aren't making it any better. I'm scared no matter how hard I try not to be." Naruto confessed, feeling a bit of shame.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death." Sasuke uttered. "When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can always look beside you, Naruto. I'll always be there." Sasuke promised, and held him in a comforting manner.
"Thanks Sasuke," Naruto murmured.
With that, both fell into a deep slumber. Sasuke, once again, enjoyed the comfort of the blonde and Naruto enjoying the sweet lullaby of Sasuke's heart.
TBC
A/N: I guess I'm going to have to make Naruto learn to have that kind of courage. Until next time I hope my story gets to some dramatic part. Really I'm writing this as I go so if I can have some support that would be great. I want to know to what extent my mind will go with this idea for the story. Anyway, please review and tell me what you think of the first chapter. This is my first shot on trying to write a story based on my imagination.
Thank you so much!