And as promised!
III
When Sasuke awoke, he saw Sakura standing in the door. "You know how hard it is, running to two different rooms all day? I swear I don't have to exercise for three months after this…" he smiled as she laughed a little bit.
"How's he doing?"
Sakura shook her head, "No, how are you doing? You just got stabbed for Christ's sake!"
Sasuke shook his head, "I've had worse. How's Naruto?"
"Liar…" Sakura muttered walking over to the bed ridden man.
"He's not holding up too well Sasuke."
"What!?" his grabbed her shoulder, shaking her has hard as he could in his state. "What-what's wrong? Was it too strong, did you hit him too hard, is his body deteriorating? Is-" he felt dizzy.
"Sasuke! Calm down!" she forced him to lie back down. "He's physically alright. But mentally…I would say he's doing better than when he woke up two days ago…he's eating again."
Sasuke tried to sit back up, but his arms were shaking too much to hold his weight.
"Don't strain yourself Sasuke."
"I need to go see him."
She shook her head, "I'm sorry, you can't for at least a few more hours. They need to make sure that you can be up and about."
He sat up shakily. "I can be 'up and about.'"
She scowled, touching his left shoulder, making him turn slightly.
He eyes widened, he let out a silent scream as he collapsed back onto the bed. "What the fuck Sakura!" he hissed when his voice came back.
"I told you. You are in no shape to walk, let alone go see Naruto…"
"Just because you know how to put me into pain doesn't mean-"
"Doctor's orders Sasuke. Not just mine." He scowled, making her giggle. She patted his shoulder. "Sasuke, don't be upset. I know that you want to see Naruto, but you're in no condition…If it makes you feel better, he's in no better condition than you." She smiled weakly, but quickly wiped it off her face once she saw the other's eyes. "Sorry."
He grunted. She walked to the door. "I'm going to check on Naruto. He is probably still asleep as the wash whatever that was out of his system. He should be fine. But I'll check. Do. Not. Move." She looked him in the eye for a moment before she walked out the door, leaving the silently fuming man in the bed.
III
Sasuke cackled to himself.
He'd done it.
He escaped.
After twelve times he was successful. He winced lightly, noting that laughing and sliced sides do not mix.
Sasuke groaned, before realizing that he didn't know where Naruto's room was. Or even what wing of the hospital he was in. Damn… I didn't think this through too well.
III
Naruto groaned, wincing at the pain in his head. He lifted a heavy hand to his head, massaging his temples, sitting up carefully, noting the spinning room.
What the hell? He looked around to the white room. What the hell? He moved his hand from his temples to his jaw, heart beat tripling as he felt all around his head. Oh god what the-
"You're-You're awake." He heard a soft voice. He looked over to where the voice came from. Sasuke! He looked at the man.
He was pale; paler than normal with a tent of pink and sweat covering his face. Naruto's eyes widened, reaching out to touch the man. He's hot what the hell happened? Sasuke must have seen his confusion. "Dobe, do you not remember?" Naruto tilted his head to the side, eyes brimming with tears as he wiped the bangs out of the man's eyes. Sasuke leaned into the touch. "Sakura…she said…she said she told you…You-you must have still been under pretty far not to remember…" Sasuke smiled sadly.
Naruto closed his eyes, running a memory check on his brain. Sakura-san? What did Sakura say-
'It was your birthday. -Uchiha Itachi gave you something - completely out of control - ended up punching the lights out of you because of you doing something as utterly stupid as taking something from Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke got hurt.'
Naruto's eyes snapped open, his grip on Sasuke's face tightened slightly. Naruto looked into Sasuke's dark eyes, tears brimming to the surface, before he shot his hand back as if burned. His body shook as he lay back down, turning away from his teacher. He let the tears run down his face.
Sasuke…I'm- his breathing labored as his body curled into it's self. He felt a warm hand on his back. He tensed slightly before he let out a strangled noise, slamming his eyes shut as his lungs constricted. He heard the chair screech softly against the linoleum floor, the injured man hissing as the bed seeped. Naruto felt the warm hand on his back slide to his stomach, pulling the blond closer to him. "Shh…" he felt another hand, stroke his hair. He tried to even out his breath; he tried to stop the shaking. "Naruto…stop your tears…its okay…" he made a small noise, burring his head in the pillow under him. "Naruto, it's not your fault. It's okay…" he felt himself be pulled in closer to the bigger man.
Once his breathing evened out he looked over his shoulder at the Sasuke, blue eyes still glossy as they said what he couldn't. Sasuke…I'm so sorry. I never meant for this to happen.
Sasuke smiled softly, lightly pressing his lips to Naruto's warm forehead. "Go to sleep Naruto…you need to sleep."
Naruto nodded hesitantly, turning his head back away from Sasuke, settling himself against his chest, and slowly drifting off to sleep.
III
Sakura growled at the scene she walked in on.
Well…outwardly she did, inner Sakura was melting on a pool on the floor. She stormed over to the hospital bed where both men slept, Naruto curled inside Sasuke, fingers (and legs) intertwined with the others.
So peaceful…and adorable! Her anger melted away as she smiled, leaning over, moving a stray lock of hair out of the blond's face. He twitched slightly, squirming slightly, moving closer, if possible into the dark haired man. The said man grunted slightly, pulling the blond more under him as he moved his leg around one of the younger boy's.
Sakura surpressed an 'awe.'
"If only I had a camera, Uchiha would never live this one down…" she heard a snicker behind her.
"Oh yeah! Kakashi!" she mumbled, turning around to see holding out his phone.
"Don't tell me you forgot about me?" he smirked, walking out of the door frame towards the bed, "Say 'cheese' Sasuke."
"Kakashi no!"
Just as Kakashi's smirk turned into a manic smile, the room echoed with a 'Say Cheese!' computer voice with a snapping sound. Sasuke's eyes snapped open, as he shot up in bed, doubling over, remembering his wound.
"Fuck!"
Kakashi laughed "Morning Sunshine. Sleep well with your lover boy?"
Sasuke's mouth fell open, eyebrow quirked and looked at the boy dumbfounded. "What the hell are you-" he stopped short at the sound of a strangled noise and movement next to him, "S'ke, come back!" The boy's voice became a higher pitch with each sylbole as he tugged the man back on top of him, yawning as he suceed in curling back up in the Uchiha.
Sasuke stared back up at the two in the room, eye's pleading for help, growling when he saw their snickers.
"Mmmm! Sasuke! Go 'ck ta sleep!" Naruto moaned, turning himself over to lie on top of the man pressing his face into Sasuke's neck, breathing deeply. Sasuke turned a deep scarlet color as Sakura and Kakashi couldn't hold back their laughter.
"Naruto! Get off me!" he hissed.
"Sleep…"
"You're on my stab wound." He snapped.
"Oh god!" Naruto jumped off the bed, eyes wide as he cascaded off the bed. "I'm so sorry Sasuke! I didn't mean to!"
"It's alright, you weren't really on it. I wouldn't be able to breathe."
"I'm sorry!" Naruto climbed back on the bed, pulling Sasuke into a hug. "I'm so sorry."
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "When can we leave?" he asked Sakura who was no longer laughing but was looking starry-eyed at them.
"Well, you were suppose to stay for observation…" she scowled, "But since you weren't there to observe…I don't know."
"Shit…I imagine they know where I am?"
"No, actually. They called me and I told them I have an idea so I brought him with me to haul your ass up the two flight of stairs."
He saw Kakashi grin and crack his knuckles.
"Fuck."
III
It wasn't for another six hours until Naruto was released from the hospital, and another four after that, until Sasuke was.
"Naruto…" Sasuke growled as the other skipped cheerfully down the walk to their home. Sasuke's face was full of shame and anger.
And embarrasement.
"Hmm? Sasuke?" The younger blond looked at him with 'innocent' eyes.
"Put me down before I strangle you." His threat was barely above a whisper.
Naruto's grin only grew wider. "Nope." He heaved Sasuke up further in his arms, making Sasuke make an undignified yelp, clutching to his neck for dear life, burrowing his head into the younger boy's neck. "The doctor said that you shouldn't do too much straining activities."
"So walking from my garage to my house is strained? The whole fifteen feet?"
"I just don't want you to collaspe."
"You could have…done something besides carry me in this humiliating way…"
"It's not humiliating." Sasuke snorted, wondering what the neighbors would think if they saw the proud Uchiha being carried bridal style into his house by the loud annoying sixteen year old boy. Sasuke sighed. This couldn't get anyworse…
Naruto's grin widend as he shifted his weight to take open the front door. "I don't get why you are in tip top shape after what happened a few nights ago!"
"He's just that awesome. Say cheese!" Sasuke had enough time to face the voice when a bright light shown in his eyes.
Naruto laughed as Sasuke scowled, "Now, this couldn't get anymore humilating for you sensei…"
III
Sasuke moaned as he turned away from the snoring blond man beside him. He looked over to the clock and moaned, hoisting himself out of bed. 2.15…god… it feels like I haven't slept at all…though it was only an hour ago that we got to sleep.
Sasuke walked towards the bathroom, scowling slightly at the picture on the beside as he passed. "Damn Naruto…with his picture…" he yawned loudly, barely avoided an near fatal accident with Naruto's bowtie lying hazzardly on the floor. Has he made his way into the bathroom he measured the damange to the room.
Or more to their clothes. I'll just take them to the dry cleaners…I don't feel like ironing them tomorrow…or today…or whatever…he sighed as he stood in front of the toilet. Stupid americans…why do they have these strange…toilets…I miss Japan…
'But if you were in Japan, that means you would be without your Naruto…' a voice inside his head reasoned.
He murmmered in agreement.
"Are you talking to yourself again?" he felt warm arms wrap around him and a moist pair of lips press against his.
"Hmm…go away…" Sasuke tried to push the other off him. He just couldn't concentrate with the blond all over him. He didn't want to miss.
"Only if you let me go too."
"You can't, sorry. Now get off me so I can go back to bed." He heard Naruto chuckle and release him.
Sasuke grunted in approval, walking over to the bed and collasping on top, sighing deeply.
He moaned when he felt the bed move violently. "Naruto, just go to bed!" he felt the younger, taller man over top him, kissing his back passionatly. "I'm…not tired…anymore. Make me tired again."
The dark haired man grunted. "Bugger off!" he used all his strength to elbow the other man in the stomach, making him slide off him to his side of the bed.
"A tired Uchiha is a cranky Uchiha."
Sasuke made a muffled sound in the pilliow.
Naruto smiled, ruffling his hair lightly, moving to his side to pick up the frame on the bedside table. "I don't know why but I love this picture!"
Sasuke raised his head out of the pillow. "I hate it." Then, flomping his head back down, groaning softly.
"Why? It's a great picture! Candid and everything." He looked down at the small form of the Uchiha, who's back went up and down evenly, signlaling that he had gone back to sleep. Naruto smiled, placing the photo back on the table as he crawled back onto Sasuke, using him as a pillow. "You love it Sasuke," he whispered in his ear, "You love it because that picture signified the day our relationship changed. Took a one eighty even." He kissed his shoulder gently. "Changed for the better…"
III
I realize I'm getting a bit off plot, but if I stayed on! well, it wouldn't be as interesting. The next chapter, (at least I hope I don't split this part up anyways,) well start to get back onto the main plot. So until then!
BON VOYAGE!
