Sleep In Sunlight

SasuNaru

Chapter 4: Symptoms of Others

Previously::::

The blonde straightened in his chair. "I'm still dying... I'm just dying really slowly."

'There's no way this can be true.' Sasuke thought.

((Same day, after Itachi picked Sasuke up. In the car.))

"Are you going to tell me what s wrong yet?" Itachi peeked over at his little brother who, once again, decided to sulk out the window. "No." The younger raven mumbled. "Hmmm..." Itachi sighed out. "Are you still feeling guilty about whatever you did?"

"Shut up." Itachi pulled into the driveway of their large home, and in a blink of an eye his brother had jumped out of the car and was already making his way to the door. Itachi rolled his eyes and followed.

As soon as he got in the house he went upstairs to Sasuke's room. The older raven slammed the door open causing Sasuke to sit up from his bed quickly. "What the fuck, Itachi?" Itachi ignored him and pointed an intense finger at him. "Tell me what your problem is. Now!" Sasuke threw himself back onto the bed and groaned. "Oh my god, go away!"

"No! Just tell me." Sasuke pushed himself off the bed. "Just because mom and dad are dead doesn't mean you can butt in on everything in my life." Itachi froze wide eyed, but regained his composer. "No it doesn't. The fact that you are turning into a bad kid does. I HAVE to know what you re doing."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Itachi crossed his arms and glared at Sasuke. "It means ever since mom and dad died you've changed."

"Yeah, well you changed too!"

"Of course I changed you idiot! I had too! You are my responsibility now." He yelled. "You aren't making it any easier by skipping school, doing drugs, stealing! For god s sake! Who knows what else you've been doing! I feel bad for that Naruto kid, he has to deal with you too."

Sasuke felt his throat tighten. He couldn't say anything. He didn't have anything to say. Itachi noticed the break in the concentrated anger that came from his brother and wondered if he went over the line.

"Sasuke?"

"You should feel sorry for him. He's pretty much half dead." Itachi's eyes widened and he realized why Sasuke had been acting so weird. He figured it was possible that Sasuke had been his usual dick head self, then realized Naruto was dying. It may not be obvious, but Sasuke can't handle guilt. It's one of his weak points. "Sasuke I'm sorry. I thought you had gotten in trouble or something."

"I know that. That's what you always think. Like you said I m a bad kid. I do bad things. I'm mean to everyone." Sasuke lowered his gaze. "I'm mean to dying people."

"Sasuke-"

"Get out." Itachi decided it d be best if he left Sasuke alone. It's not like he really knew what to say.

000000 THE NEXT DAY

Naruto stared into dark eyes with confusion and fear. Sasuke wore a smile that made the blonde uncomfortable, and it never went away.

'I knew this would happen!' Naruto thought. 'I told him I was sick and now he's acting different.'

"Stop looking at me like that!" Naruto yelled. Sasuke dropped his smile for only a second the slipped it on again. "Why?"

"You're freaking me out, that's w-ugh!" Naruto closed his eyes tight and laid his head in his hands. "What? What's wrong?" Sasuke jumped out of his chair with deep concern in his expression. "N-nothing, Sasuke. It's just a little headache. It happens all the time." Apparently Sasuke ignored Naruto. He ran out of the room as fast as he could. He continued down the hall in full freak out mode.

"Shizune!" The petite nurse nearly flew out of her skin when she saw the raven haired boy in a fit. "It's Naruto! He needs you now!" Her eyes widened and began sprinting to the blonde's room. Nearly on the brink of a heart attack, Shizune burst through the door, only to see Naruto sitting their grinning.
"Umm I think Sasuke over reacted." The blonde said quietly trying to look innocent. The nurse turned her glare to the spaz behind her. "Don't you ever do that again!" She shoved passed him and slammed the door.

"Jeez, Sasuke. What the hell was that about?" Sasuke walked over to his seat with a slight blush on his face. "You said your head hurt, and, you know, I didn't know if..."

"Oh. Well then if you're going to freak out like that, I should tell you the only time you need to worry is when I pass out." A sudden look of shock came over Sasuke. Naruto chuckled lightly to calm him. "B-but that doesn't happen often, barely ever! So it's ok." Sasuke slouched in his seat and stared out the window.

'Damn it.' Naruto thought. 'I shouldn't have told him! He's acting way different. I didn't think he'd be this bad. He's a completely different person.'

"Umm you want to go get something to eat?" Naruto asked. "They have ramen in the cafeteria today. It's really good."

"Sure. I'll go get it. You stay here, you need your rest." With that Sasuke left.

000000 3 MINUTES LATER

'Jeez, He takes forever.' The blonde seethed. Suddenly there was a loud knock on the door that shook Naruto from his thoughts. "C-come in." A tall man with dark hair, who looked a lot like Sasuke poked his head in.

"Hello. Are you Naruto?"

"Um. Yeah." The man smiled and pushed the door open and walked towards Naruto with his hand out. "Nice to meet you. I'm Itachi Uchiha." Naruto took his hand and shook it with a smile. "Are you Sasuke's brother?"

"Yes. I'm here to pick him up. Thhvvvhat nurse wasn't out there so I just roamed the halls until I found a doctor who knew you. So were is Sasuke?"

"Oh he went to get food. He should be back soon though."

"Actually I need to speak with you."

"About what?"

"About Sasuke. He said that you told him you were...well... your condition."

"Yeah. I knew I shouldn't have. He's acting all weird now."

"There's a reason for that. You see our parents were in a fire. A bad one."

"Are they ok?"

"No. They died. And Sasuke feels really guilty about it."

"Why would he feel guilty?"

"Because he was playing with candles and lit his room on fire. He ran downstairs without telling our parents what happened. The fire spread and they both were badly burned. They were taken to the hospital. Sasuke, in general, doesn't handle guilt well. He wanted to stay with them the entire time. They said they were alright and told him to come home with me. He got upset and said a few things that he regrets. They died that night. The fact that he couldn't apologize face to face really tears him up inside. Which is why he has difficulty being in hospitals, let alone with someone who is not well."

"Well why the hell did you send him to a place like this? He's probably going insane just being here!"

"I know. I thought it would help him. But I think I was wrong. Which is why I'm going to take Sasuke out of this program and have the judge decide something else."

"I understand completely." The door opened and Sasuke walked in. "Hey Itachi? Why are you here?"

"I came to get you." The older raven said. "I had a nice chat with Naruto while I waited." Sasuke walked over and sat the tray of the slide in table. "Here. You can eat mine." Sasuke smiled and began walking with his brother to the door. "I'll see you tomorrow." The door closed leaving Naruto alone.

'Why'd I have to tell him...'

So Sorrrryyyy for not updating! My computer died and i was offline for almost a month! But i got a laptop now... so it's all goooooddd! ;P