Author's note:

Hi guys! =)

I feel ashemed. I haven't wrote for so long and that makes me sad. I've been so god damn busy that I haven't had the time to wrote anything. But don't worry, stopping this story never crossed my mind. So, it's holiday. (Oh, the joy! I can sleep late! =)) So I can write more from now on. I don't know how many chapters I'm going to make in this story. I think I can promise over 20 chapters at least for now. =)

Dislaimer: The usual, Sasu owns Naru, Misashi owns them both. I tried to steal them though...

On with the story! =)

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Chapter 7:

A Chance

I heard voices. There were two of them but I couldn't say who they belonged to. I could say though, that they were coming from another room. I opened my eyes to the world. It wasn't bright but it wasn't dark either. It was sunset. I wasn't at the hotel anymore. I was in a office, lying on a couch. I looked around me. I knew this place but I just didn't get it in my head. What happened? How did I end up here... wherever here is? My thoughts were blurry and unfocused. I got up from the couch and swung my legs at ground but I didn't get up entirely yet. I turned my head to my left and looked at the sunset from the window. I knew there was something that I forgot but I really can't remember what. Last thing I remember was that my phone rung, I answered it and Jiraya told me that Kank-

Then all things came in my head like a bomb. I took a hold of my hair and started ripping it. It hurt. It hurt so fucking much. Kankuro... Kankuro was... I started sobbing. Somewhere deep in my head I took a notice that the voices had stopped talking but the thought disappeared before I could get it in my head. The tears started to fall and I curled in to a ball. Then I felt cold hands on top of mine. And then a soothing voice whispering in my ear.

"Naruto?" It was Sasuke.

"Naruto, look at me." He said gentley. I shook my head. I couldn't. I couldn't see his eyes full of pity. Not now.

"Naruto, don't be stubborn. Please, look at me." When I still didn't raise my eyes, he put his hands on my cheeks, cupping them and carefully lifted my face. I didn't raise my eyes though. Then the next voice was Jiraya's.

"Come on brat... you'll be okay, just look at the Uchiha." His voice was soothing too but it wasn't as silky as Sasuke's. It was more rough. But I took his advice and raised my eyes slowly to Sasuke's. I saw in his eyes worry and was that... shock? It was in there but so deep that I could've been mistaken. But there wasn't pity in those dark depths.

"Naruto, do you remember what happened?" He asked with an even voice, still calm. I nodded. I didn't trust my voice right now.

"Are you calm enough to hear more or should you calm more?"

I nodded again and thought that I'm calm enough. Sasuke read my mind and nodded at that.

"Can you stand?" He asked. I shaked my head. Sasuke nodded.

"I'm going to lift you to Jiraya's office, can you take a hold of me?" I nodded again. Then he put his other arm beneath my knees and his other at my waist. Then he scooped me up like I weighted nothing but a feather and carried me in Jiraya's office. In there, he layed me in a chair infront of a desk and disappeared for second. Then he appeared next to me again with a waterbottle and handed it to me, already opened. I nodded for a thanks and drank half of the bottle. The I hacked twice and tried my voice. It was rather raspy.

"So... what happened?"

Jiraya sat at his chair across from mine. He leaned on his desk and his eyes were full of regret.

"He was on a solo mission. Information mission. Nothing simpler, nothing harder. But it seems that the file Sakura gave before she died to the V-Mafia contained the employees of V-Hunters. They knew who he were and for that, they killed him."

He looked down at that. I frowned. So he knew about Sakura too, then, I thought. Then Sasuke took this opportunity to invade my head. I told him when that happened. And I am also the reason why he didn't tell you about it. I took a glance at him. He was leaning against a wall, his arms crossed. His head was little leaning down but his eyes were on me.

"But Kankuro wasn't stupid." Jiraya continued and I looked back at him. But I could still feel Sasuke's eyes on me, probably just making sure I don't break down again.

"What did he do?" I asked. I knew also that he wasn't stupid. One of the best hunter's actually, but he never really got much of a credit. He didn't want that. He usually gave his credit to his little brother, Gaara, who is a great hunter too. The truth is, Gaara doesn't want that either. He's guiet and inconspicuous and he likes to stay that way too.

"He hid the information and left us a puzzle that only hunters can resolve. We got the information and the information we got are pretty damn useful. It's a shame he passed."

"Yes, it is." I said with a guiet voice and downcasted my eyes too.

"Naruto, I hate to do this but I have a mission for you." Jiraya voiced and I looked back up at him with eyes full of sadness and exhaustion. And he reads them.

"I know Naruto, really, I do but this is more like a mission to protect you. I don't want to lose you too." I nodded at that. A confirm that he may continue.

"You will change buildings back to Tsunades and you will have a bodyguard. Your mission is to find Kankuro's killer. Do you understand?" I nodded again.

"Good, now Uchiha, remember your part of the deal?" I frowned at that. What deal did Sasuke do with Jiraya? Wait, don't say...

"Yes, you said pretty much that never take your eyes off that blone-ass and I assure you that I have no intentions to do that." Sasuke answered with a smirk. He's waiting me to explode. Well, I don't want to disappoint him...

"Sasuke's going to be my bodyguard?! What the hell, pervet?! You know that he wants to molest me and trust me... he will!" I screamed at top of my lungs. Sasuke winced and Jiraya just smirked.

"But then again, that was you purpose, wasn't it?" I asked more calmly now.

"Yes, brat, it was. And I couldn't let this oppotunity to pass. You'll be stuck with the Uchiha 24/7, Naruto because you will be living with him from now on." He said still with that smirk. And now, Sasuke has one too. What I do with these pervets?

"God, this must be the shittiest job of the world." I said getting up from the chair. I was already at the door when I heard Jiraya still call me.

"Oh, and Naruto? Please be careful." He said with consern. I nodded with a small smile. He smiled too but when his eyes transferred to Sasuke, his smile disappeared.

"And Uchiha? If something happens to my blondie, I swear I will hunt you down." He said with a dark expression. This was a new side of him. I've never seen him like this. I too looked the back of Sasuke's head and saw him nodding too. At that we both walked out of the office and closed the door. Then we went to the elevaitor and got down. We were both guiet, lost in our own thoughts. Then I felt an cold hand brush against mine and looked down. I followed the arm with my eyes until I found Sasuke's dark ones.

"You okay?" He asks with a small voice. His eyes are full of consern and that makes me feel strange.

"Yeah, I'm hanging." I answered with an equally small voice. We just stared each other for a while. The building is pretty high and Jiraya's office is at the top floor. And there was still a long way down.

"I wanted to ask you about the...kiss." His voice hesitated. But at that, my eyes widened because I forget about the kiss. I averted my eyes from his and looked to the floor instead. Thinking about the kiss, I didn't think back then, I just reacted. I needed it and it... hell, I don't even know anymore. It's more like-

"I wanted to apologize." Yeah- wait, what? I looked back at him with suprised eyes. What was he apologizing for?

"I took advantage of you back then. You were in a weak state and I shouldn't have done it but I did and-"

"Shut up, Uchiha. You're slipping again." I stopped his nervous words. That's new. I have never seen Sasuke nervous. But now he looks nervous and guilty.

"I...guess, I didn't mind." I said slowly. Now he looks suprised. I look back with a calm expression.

"As you said, I was in a weak state. But the truth is, I was breaking down Sasuke. And you stopped it." He still looks at me. Waiting. He knows I'm about to say more.

"It was just too much for me. First the information about Sakura and then Kankuro..." I sighted. " I just couldn't keep it up anymore. My world was already crumbling down but you rebuilt it again. And for that..." I took a step closer, raised to my tiptoes (Damn his heigh) and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you, Sasuke." I pulled back but didn't let go of his hand. I can't tell his emotions right now but I guess that he's thankful in his own way. Because that kiss was a proof that maybe, we still stood a chance. It might not happen for awhile but it might happen sometime. And that thought brought a small warm feeling inside me. I smiled. And from corner of my eye I could see Sasuke smile too, a real smile...

When the elevaitor doors opened I let go of Sasuke's hand and we walked out of the building. It was raining outside. I took glances at the street. Then looked at Sasuke. I opened my mouth but he interrupted me.

"I didn't come with a car. I teleported." He answered the question that was in my head.

"Asshole, I was asking that." I frowned. He though only smirked at me. I growled at him.

"You really need to explain me those growls one day. You made them when we were... occupied in bed."

You did that one on purpose, I thought. His smirk only widened at that. Of course I did, he said with a voice that explaines well-I-thought-that-was-bloody-oblivious.

I rolled my eyes and started to walk in a nearest alleyway, with the Uchiha-dog behind me.

Now I heared that, I chuckled at that sentence. I could tell thought that he was smirking too. Before I could turn around though, I felt two strong arms sneak aroung my waist and pull me flush against a hard chest. Then I felt hot breath on my ear.

"Hold on tight, spider-monkey." A seductive voice whispered in my ear, making me shiver.

"That was a lame joke. Nobody watches Twilight." I laugh a little and Sasuke chuckles in my ear too.

"Yeah, well... you should really close your eyes." He whispered again. And I did. I closed them because once we teleported with Sasuke and I was keeping my eyes open. I swear I spent the next two days on a date with the toilet.

I felt a pull and we were gone from the alley...

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Aaaand I'm done! =)

Sorry for the short chapter but I really can't make anymore today. My brains are dead. But... I will be writing A LOT more often now. It's holiday baby, I have time! =)

So, until next time!

Sayonara! =)