Me: And here's another chapter! Sorry for the wait, I've been busy with my sister moving to college next month.

Sasuke: Like you did anything.

Me: Shut up! By the way this chapter is in first person, with several POV's, due to the requester's demand.

Naruto: Please enjoy! And don't kill her afterwards. You'll know it when you see it...

Sasuke: Kimpsee doesn't own Naruto or its characters, that belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. The plot belongs to vanillepiphany97.

Today is a beautiful day. The midday sun is shining, the birds are singing, a nice cool breeze is flowing. Villagers are carrying on happily; children run around, playing with their friends as their parents laugh joyfully from behind. All is well with the village and everyone is as happy as can be.

Except for Uchiha Sasuke. Walking around, seeing the smiling faces, he can't seem to feel the same as them. His lover is in a coma because of him, because he couldn't tell the truth. Sasuke can't think about anything except what he could've done better, what he could've changed. But he knows it's useless.

So he tried to think of ways to make it better, but nothing came to mind. Numbed and hurt, he just walks, ignoring the energy around him and with no destination in particular. He really is lost without Naruto, and everyone knows it now. His parents are guilty, Itachi is a wreck, but none of them feel as horrible as the raven right now.

I must've walked around the village about seven times by now. I didn't want to do anything and that's exactly what I was doing. Plus, if Naruto wasn't here with me, than nothing seemed interesting. It's sad really, that I have to have him with me, wherever I go in order to make things fun. I remember when we had first gotten the apartment together.

It was around my birthday, and he said he wanted to bake a cake. Of course, this was back when I was still an ass so I said no. Naruto got all pouty and huffy, like he always does, and walked out of the apartment. I let him go, knowing he would cool down and come back like he always does.

Hours passed, and Naruto still hadn't come home, so I went out to look for him and drag his ass back. I looked around for maybe an hour and a half before I thought, maybe he went back home. So that's where I went. When I was in the neighborhood, I saw that our lights were on, and I figured I was right. I went inside the apartment and headed to the living room. But the way the apartment was designed, is you have to walk passed the kitchen to get to the living room.

When I passed the kitchen, I stopped dead and gaped at the sight I saw. Naruto went and got cake mix and tried to bake a cake for me. It didn't work out the way he intended. Batter covered the walls, icing was all over the counters, flour powdered almost every surface, and Naruto was on the floor covered from head to toe in all of this. We both knew he couldn't bake or cook, but he still tried and that made my stomach flutter.

He looked up and saw I was standing in the doorway, and scowled at me. I brought my hand to my mouth, trying not to laugh. Apparently I didn't succeed in trying to hide as Naruto's scowl only deepened. He stood up and asked, "What's so funny Uchiha?" and put his hands on his hips. That's when I lost it.

I was laughing like a maniac at how Naruto looked. Pissed and covered in batter and icing, he bristled and grabbed a handful of the intended birthday cake. I was too busy laughing that I didn't notice until a big slop! reached my ears. He had taken his handful and smeared it all over my hair.

It was so on.

A food fight between me and him started, and by the time it ended we were soaked to the bone in whatever food we had thrown. No one won, but that didn't matter. I had to thank Naruto for giving me the best birthday and present I've ever gotten. The present was some "special" time in the shower.

A smile curled my lips, but soon it turned into a frown. That time was one of the best I've ever had, and now that I think about it, all the best times of my life had Naruto in them. The hole in my stomach only got blacker and I felt like shit again. I was still walking though, so that means that I still have some time to wallow in self-pity.

But this made me think back and search through the memories I've had with my blonde. The time when we didn't have any missions, so we went to the beach and we got so sun burned. When I got a new game and we spent hours killing zombies, wasting time trying to kill each other instead. Our many times at the park, when we would pretend to be kids again. Fun times, but those won't compare to when Naruto and I just sat and watched the sun go down.

We had been dating for about two years by now and it was our anniversary, so of course we would want to do something special with each other. But unfortunately for me, I have no romantic skills to speak of, so I was at a loss. Luckily the blonde took care of the romantic portion of our relationship.

I had come home late that night and I was nervous that the blonde would be upset. But much to my surprise, he was perfectly fine, and asked me to change into to something that would keep me warm, but nice for an outing. After I changed, he grabbed my hand and led me around the village. I asked where we were going a few times but he just kept saying, "You'll see," and would smile the sweetest smile.

About twenty minutes had passed and I was confused, but a little more than irritable that he wouldn't tell me where we were going. Eventually we stopped and when I looked around, and found that we were on the Fourth Hokage's head. Turning my head back to my blonde, I saw that he had a small smile and was blushing.

He pulled me closer to him and faced the sun that had just started to set. It was pretty, but my attention was focused on Naruto. The way the blue and purple rays lit his face up, and made his eyes sparkle was beautiful. It showed that he was a strong and trustworthy person, but also vulnerable and scared. I was the only to be able to see this, and I thanked every God, deity, and all powerful beings that I was chosen by this gorgeous creature.

We sat down and he laid his head on my shoulder. I pecked his hair and laid my head on his. We just watched the sunset, and how the lights changed color and saw the sun sink slowly behind the mountains. Idle talk filled the comfortable silence around us, but didn't disturb the moment. I have no idea how much time must have passed, but that didn't matter. I spent all that time with the man I love, and nothing would ever change that fact.

As we stood up, Naruto took my hands and looked straight into my eyes. I stared back in wonder, thinking how blue those eyes were, and why they seemed so different today. I was in a trance and then his soft voice reached my ears, and the words he spoke made me the luckiest and happiest man in the world.

"I love you."

I blushed as I recalled that, and ticked my head lower to my chest so no one would see. It took me a moment to respond and when I did, he lit up like a firework. Of course I said "I love you too," and we were happy for the years to come. This time I didn't let my self-pity get the better of me, and just reminisced in my memories with my blonde. I just wish that I could tell him that I chose him instead of my family.

Walking passed Ichiraku's for the nth time and ignoring my heart clench, I saw my father when I turned the corner. I really wish he would understand that I don't want to talk to any of my family right now, but no, his stupid pride had to get in the way. Can't have an Uchiha mourning his lover now, can you? As usual, he has that permanent scowl on his face. It really makes him look like an asshole. At least he looks how he acts.

I rolled my eyes at that thought, and curled deeper into myself. Fisting my hands in my pockets, I tried to walk passed my father, but with no success. He put a death grip on my shoulder and I had to stop, lest he break my arm.

"Sasuke," he said. "We need to talk."

I sighed, and continued training. I've been training since I woke up, and now I'm damn tired. Grabbing the water bottle and the towel I brought, I drank a healthy amount of the water, and walked out of the training grounds. What Contempt came up with actually worked and I was surprised. It was a really good idea, and when those ninja attacked, my emotions kept me in a coma. I can just imagine Obaa-chan running around, trying to figure out what's wrong with me.

Snickering, I walked into my village, yes mine. It's inside my mind, what do you want? Of course I have all the important stuff like Ichiraku's and my apartment. I made houses for all my emotions too, since they helped me make this place. Speaking of emotions, I saw Understanding (he's my favorite, so don't tell the others), and ran to catch up to him. Slamming my hand into his back, he jumped and I grinned. He returned the grin and we started walking around.

"Hey Naruto, wanna go outside and explore?" He's just like a child when he isn't doing his job. Maybe it's because he needs a break too.

"Sure!" I said enthusiastically. Exploration is always fun, no matter how old you are.

We walked out of my village and entered the forest. It was the very same as the one from Konoha, since I loved those woods. Talking about nothing, and seeing what places we haven't been to, we were having a good time. Understanding was my best friend in here, and it was always fun when we would mess around.

I couldn't tell you how much time had passed when we found the cave. The cave was dark and damp, and gave a foreboding feeling, that made my hair stand up. I glanced at Understanding and could tell he was in a similar position, but he seemed more on edge. I couldn't tell why, but I wanted to know what was inside this cave. Curiosity wasn't here, but I could tell he would be burning to know.

"Want to go in?" I asked, not really caring what his answer would be, I'm still going.

He swallowed, and nodded. I walked in first, feeling him follow and felt around the walls, so I wouldn't fall. The farther we walked in, the more apprehensive I became. I could've sworn I've felt this before, but it wasn't clicking with anything I thought of.

Eventually we found something. It looked like a cage, only a hundred times bigger. It was the length of the cave and was a dead end. Plus, water was flowing from somewhere and led into the cage. Splashing towards the huge gates, I looked inside and saw darkness. That feeling from earlier was the strongest I've felt.

Suddenly, a burst of heat was blasted through the bars of the cage, and I jumped back next to Understanding. I glanced at him and he shrugged, not knowing what was happening either. Looking back to the cage, I saw a big body of fur and glaring red eyes. Instantly I deflated and slapped my hand to my face. Why didn't I recognize it earlier? It seems Understanding came to the same conclusion and all tension left his body.

"Kyuubi, what the hell?" I said as I walked closer to the cage, Understanding doing the same. "Why didn't you come out earlier? And why are you here?"

"Because it was funny to watch and because I can." The fox-bastard enjoyed my edginess.

"Asshole." I crossed my arms over my chest and sat on the ground. "And that didn't answer my second question."

"I'm here because I'm a part of you gaki.1" He said it as though it was obvious. "Wherever your mind goes, there's always a part of me that goes too."

"Yeah, okay, whatever."

"So Kit," I hummed and sat down, knowing this would take a while. Kyuubi liked to talk after all. "What do you plan to do after you wake up from this coma?"

My brows furrowed and I was confused. What would I do? Hell, I don't know, I just got here and plan to stay for a while. I didn't know what to do, so I asked the fox-bastard, "What do you suppose I do?"

"I knew it." He sighed like all the world's burdens depended on him. Arrogant asshole. "First, let's get this out there: Find a new lover. The Uchiha had given you up in favor of his family."

What? Did I hear him correctly? Sasuke left me? "Wait, wait, wait," I rushed out, shaking my head. "Sasuke said he loved me, but you're saying he doesn't want me. How do you know for sure?"

"Who was in control of your body when you were hiding inside your mind? I was, so I saw everything, and the Uchiha said that he wanted your relationship to end in order to please his parents."

"But that can't be true."

I refused to believe that Sasuke would just give me up like that. I wanted to believe that he would stay by my side, but he did lie to me for all these years. Was it that impossible to believe in? The more I thought about it, the more I convinced myself that it was true. Deflating, I could feel that chill crawl up my spine when the truth finally sinks in.

Understanding came to sit next to me and started saying encouraging words, telling me it would be all right and that I could find a new love. Understanding smiled, but it wasn't cheering me up. I could see him trying but it just wasn't working. I loved Sasuke so how can I get over him?

I started sweating because it was starting to get hot as all hell in here. I looked at Kyuubi and he was glaring at the emotion next to me. It intensified when Understanding wrapped an arm around my shoulders, and the temperature rose even more.

"You're help is not needed. Leave." With that, the heat climbed to an all-time high. It blasted throughout the cave and Understanding cried out. His arms were being burned and he got up and ran to the cave entrance. The heat followed and stayed where Understanding was and prevented him from coming back.

"Naruto, don't listen to him. A new love isn't what you need; you need to think about why Sasuke left you." Confused, I looked at him, wondering why in the hell would I think about the bastard. "To be able to seem more suitable to someone else."

I sighed and got up, planning to head back to my village and do what was instructed to me. Before I left entirely, I turned around and said, "Thanks Kyuubi. Even if I don't have anything left, at least I still have you." And then I walked away.

Perfect. The Kit is depressed, just the way I planned. It's a good thing that I locked out that annoying emotion. His words were getting through to the Kit, and I couldn't have that. He doesn't understand that I need the Kit's mind to be broken so I can escape. Having to stay in this kid's mind is more torture than the nine levels of Hell combined.

"Goddammit!" I scream as I send all my research books flying to the floor. "Is there no way to wake Naruto up?!"

"Tsunade-sama," Shizune, I love ya, but damn, now's not a good time. "Maybe you should take a break. Come back when you have a clear head," she suggested, but I didn't want to stop.

"No, I have to find a way to wake Naruto up from this coma." I sighed and leaned back in my chair. "This is different from other comas. Other comas are caused by head trauma and strokes."

"But wasn't Naruto suffering from a concussion?" Shizune asked as she started to clean my mess.

"Leave it," I ordered and she stopped picking up books and papers. "Yes he did, but with the Kyuubi's healing ability, he was able to recover from the concussion quickly. However, this coma is being forced through chakra suppression."

"And that means, something else is keeping Naruto in that coma because their chakra is suppressing his."

"Exactly, which presents the problem of who, or what, is preventing Naruto from waking up." I leaned onto my table, and rubbed my temples. "I need something to eat, so go get me something would you?"

Before the words even left my mouth, she was out the door with Ton-Ton, probably to the snack bar in the Hokage Tower. Honestly, that girl is one of the best people on earth (at least when she's not screaming at me to get to work). But this problem was still on my mind. Who could be stronger than Naruto's chakra? Even without the Kyuubi's power, he has an impressive chakra reserve.

I sighed once more, and stood up, planning to pick up the scattered books and papers. I really should've let Shizune clean it up, but I wasn't thinking straight. Frustration tends to do that to people. Stacking the papers on my desk, I picked up a book that was faced down. Curious, I kept it on that page and read what it said. My eyes widened as I saw what it contained, slammed it shut, and ran out of my office.

"Shizune! Scratch that order! We need to get to Naruto's room right now!" I yelled, knowing she heard me. I needed to find Sasuke now, but I ran into someone before I could even make it out of the hall.

"Tsunade-sama! Are you alright? I'm so sorry." She apologized but I didn't care. "Do you need any-"

"Sakura, go find Sasuke immediately." I cut her off. "I found a way to wake Naruto up and I need him now. I'll be at the hospital when you find him." And before she could say anything, I turned around and headed to the hospital. I need to prepare the gaki and his room.

When I got to the hospital, I went straight to Naruto's room. After I closed the door, I checked his charts, and made sure that the activity was the same. It wasn't. His body was deteriorating fast so I started trying to slow it down at least. But nothing worked, so that meant that if Sasuke doesn't get here quick, then Naruto is going to die.

I could feel panic creep into my throat and stomach, but I swallowed it down. That didn't change the fact that the gaki might die, but it was the best I could do. It was depends on Sakura right now, then Sasuke, and who knows how long it'll take to find him. This wait is going to kill me.

"Dammit… I need some sake." Going to do just that, I left the hospital room and went back to my office. I went to my desk and pulled out two bottles of sake and left for the hospital again.

How could Naruto be deteriorating? The hospital is keeping him stable, and the Kyuubi should be a big part in this too. It just doesn't make sense. Something's missing and I need to find out what it is, so if this happens again, then it won't be as big of a problem.

Entering through the door, I put a bottle on the counter and kept the other one in my hand. I popped open the bottle and walked over the Naruto again. I put the bottle to my lips and took a few swallows while looking at Naruto again.

He's gotten worse.

I spit the sake out of my mouth and quickly took another look. Shit. My eyes widened; his deterioration rate is fast and not good. By the looks of it, he only has a couple more days at the most. How the hell is this possible? Once again, I felt panicked and hysterical, but kept my mind sane long enough to sit on the chair in front of the bed.

After another long swig of the burning alcohol, I sighed and muttered, "Hurry up Sasuke."

There's a chance Naruto can wake up? This is great! That thought kept running around in my head, after Tsunade-sama left me in the hall. When I realized what she wanted, I bolted out the door and went to look for Sasuke-kun. Of course I know where Sasuke-kun is, but do I want to find him?

I stopped running and stood in the middle of the street. Do I want to find him? If I do, Naruto wakes up, they'll be a happy couple again. If I don't, Naruto stays in the coma, and I can console Sasuke-kun. It may be mean but it's not like Naruto's gonna die or anything, he'll just be sleeping.

I love Sasuke-kun more than Naruto, and Sasuke-kun deserves someone who loves him with their whole being. Naruto just can't give that, so I'm a better choice. I mean, how could Sasuke-kun like someone like Naruto. He's an idiot and falls for anything that's pretty. It wasn't too long ago he liked me and then he moved his sights to Sasuke-kun.

It's just an annoyance that Sasuke-kun spends so much time with the idiot. Why should he waste his time with a fake, than with the real thing? Maybe with Naruto in the coma, it's my chance to get Sasuke-kun to fall in love with me. I'll have all the time in the world, and nobody will get hurt. Except maybe Naruto, but that doesn't matter.

With that thought, I pretended to look for Sasuke-kun, but was just stalling. Besides everyone should know where he is, he's always in the same place.

After a few hours, I headed to the hospital and saw Tsunade-sama with an empty sake bottle in one hand, and a half-full one in the other. I heard Shizune was supposed to be here, but I guess she left after a while. I walked into the room and quietly stood in front of Tsunade-sama.

"Did you find him?" It still amazes me that she can sound so sober after drinking a bottle and a half of sake.

"No ma'am," I lied. "I couldn't find him anywhere. I checked his home, Team 7's training field, the park, everywhere." I slumped a little. I might be lying my ass off, but it was for mine and Sasuke-kun's future.

"Very well. I understand that you couldn't find him, but maybe we'll try tomorrow. Go home, you deserve a rest." And she waved her hand, motioning for me to leave.

I bow and said "thank you". I walked to the door and let a small smile onto my lips. Now, Sasuke-kun and I can be together, and Naruto gets to sleep peacefully. I can't wait to see Sasuke-kun tomorrow.

After Sakura left, I grabbed the empty bottle, got up, and threw it into the waste bin. Then I went to the window and opened it.

"Hawk!" I called, and soon an ANBU appeared behind me, as I was still facing the window.

"Yes, Hokage-sama?"

"Go find Uchiha Sasuke and bring him here. Make this your top priority," I ordered, and soon all was left was a cloud of dust.

Now that that was taken care of, I have to wait some more. At least Hawk was the fastest ANBU I had on hand, so it shouldn't take very long at all.

And here they are, walking through the door. Sasuke looked a little disheveled; he was sweating and had a towel around his neck. Plus, he wasn't wearing a shirt much to my displeasure. But I assumed that he just came back from training. That's weird, Sakura said she checked the training fields.

"Here you are Hokage-sama." Hawk said as he bowed.

"Thank you Hawk. You are dismissed." And he left with a poof. I turned to Sasuke and looked him dead in the eye. I never really like him, but he made the gaki happy, so I can tolerate him. Just a little.

"First off," I started. "Where were you?"

"At the training field. Where I am every day. Why?" This confused me. I returned to the chair I was sitting in before Sakura came in. Putting my hand to my chin, I hummed.

"I sent Sakura out to look for you, but she said she couldn't find you. She even said she checked your training field."

I felt fury and heat flow through my body. How dare she! How dare Sakura lie and take away precious time, especially when Naruto needs my help. Naruto is in the hospital and she's still thinking about herself. My hands started shaking, and the urge to destroy anything and everything was getting harder to resist by the second.

My breathing increased and the itch in my eyes told me that the Sharingan is threatening to come out. The bitch is going to regret ever messing with me or Naruto, and I'll make sure that she never does it ever again. I will never forgive her for doing this and when I see her, Ibiki will look like a gentle teddy bear, and Orochimaru will look like the harmless snake in your garden.

"But as to why I called you here," she started, her voice hardening and cutting through my thoughts. "I found a way to wake Naruto up, but-"

"That's great," I interrupted, fury forgotten and excitement getting the best of me. "Why didn't you-"

"But," she continued, a vein pulsing on her forehead. "Only a loved one or his mate can do it. And that means you." She glared at me, and crossed her arms over her chest.

"So what do I have to do?"

"You need to transfer your chakra into him and fight off the suppressing chakra," she said as I moved to the chair next to the hospital bed. Grabbing Naruto's hand in mine, I turned to look back at Tsunade.

"That shouldn't be hard."

She sighed and took a swig of her, almost empty, sake bottle. "It shouldn't but we have a time limit."

"What does that mean?" I asked, nervousness squirming its way into my limbs.

"If we don't do this quickly, Naruto is going to die."

1 Gaki means brat for those who don't know

Me: You know, I'm gonna let you torture me for once. Kagebunshin! *clone appears next to her* Close enough, have fun!

Naruto: She feels bad for not uploading in forever but finally did. She hoped you enjoyed and review! They make her feel like a million bucks.

Sasuke: Pffft, there's no way she could ever be worth that much. A buck, maybe.

Me: Yeah, yeah, *insert Sasuke insult here*. You're lucky I don't have the energy to do anything to you.

Sasuke: Lazy bum

Me: Just wait. These kinds of hings stack up. Anyway stay with me on this and look forward to a new chappie! Until next time!