So I wrote this in an hour x.x I am even impressed with myself! But I like this chapter and that is why it flowed so easily. Maybe you expect what is going to happen in the beginning, but there is certainly some hidden plot in here. I just like to keep this a little mysterious...

Enjoy!

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Late yet again. Why was his boss always whining to him when the day was almost over? Okay, his mind drifted off a lot more nowadays, but what would you do if your… lover had cancer and the treatment was really getting to him? They were a few weeks further ahead now and Naruto's chemo was really kicking in. So Sasuke thought a lot about the blonde. It wasn't weird and he surely had told his boss about this. Not that the man cared. His motto was stay at the office as long as possible, because it was better here than at home with the wife. Well Sasuke didn't agree!

Damn the man. And he was worried about his precious blonde. The look on Naruto's face when he had that first lock of hair in his hand, realising he was finally going to lose it all, it still haunted his dreams. The blond hair was just so beautiful and it really made Naruto, immediately showing off his sunny personality. Of course he wouldn't complain and make it worse for Naruto, but he didn't like this happening.

And Naruto knew he didn't like it, which made it worse. Every day Sasuke visited he noticed more bald spots on the blonde's scalp and then Naruto's face would get this sudden sad expression, apparently reading it in Sasuke's eyes. Why had Naruto figured him out so easily? No one ever did, but Naruto easily read him like an open book, recognising when something was bothering him and most of the time even knowing what it was about. Sometimes those looks felt more intimate than actually having sex with the blonde.

But it wasn't just the hair loss that bothered both Sasuke and Naruto. The blonde was getting skinnier, the appetite for food disappearing, and last time Sasuke checked, he could count the blonde's ribs. Not quite pleasant to see someone change like this. And then Naruto also was more tired than before, sleeping earlier, even now when Sasuke was still there. It really was affecting his lover and it made the raven wonder why Kiba was holding up so easily. The brunette still had all his hair and actually looked quite okay. Sometimes just some pain in the chest or something, but for the rest he looked just fine. Why? Why was Naruto doing so much worse? And why was it the chemo that was doing this and not the cancer itself? It was supposed to make him better!

But the chemicals can't be good for you, nor the radiation of it. Maybe it destroyed the cancer cells, but wouldn't it also destroy some good cells? Tsunade already told him it would take some time to get over this after the cancer was gone. And then it was already the case if the cancer would disappear just with the chemo. There had been some talks about surgery and it was something that Sasuke definitely didn't like to hear. Apparently the tumour had taken over a lot of the stomach and would be hard to remove completely without damaging too much. Naruto might even need a stomach transplant and that list was long…

Annoyed by all these horrible thoughts about Naruto not getting better Sasuke walked through the front doors of the hospital, glaring at everyone who passed. Just don't get in his way, he was already late and pissed off by that as well. This day was just horrible!

Finally he got to the right floor and walked along the reception desk, until a voice stopped him in his tracks. 'Oh, Sasuke! Hold on!' The pinkette hurried around the desk towards the raven as he slowly turned to face Sakura.

'What do you want? I'm already late,' he said in a monotone, the annoyance only shown by what he said. Coolly he looked down at her. What could she possibly want from him this time? She knew now that he was together with Naruto, so she couldn't be after him anymore. Or maybe she wanted to know something about his love life? She wouldn't be one of those meddling girls, right? Giving horrible advice that would definitely not help at all. Some chicks just didn't understand…

The girl fidgeted a bit under his stare, certainly not feeling very confident about herself. 'Well, I just wanted to warn you. Don't freak out, alright? Naruto is already feeling very self-conscious about this all, so just walk in there and pretend it's not a bad thing, okay?'

Seriously, Sasuke was already freaking out now. What the hell was she talking about? With wide eyes he turned away from her and hurried towards the door, feeling like something very horrible was waiting on him behind that door. 'He better not be hurt!' he called over his shoulder as a threat and Sakura flinched a little, moving back towards her desk. She really didn't want to get involved and she really just wanted to warn the raven. It might be bit of a shock otherwise.

In a swift move Sasuke pushed open the door, the handle slamming against the wall beside it. His dark eyes moved through the room, easily settling on the blonde… Or previously blonde. All of the hair was gone, leaving behind a bare slightly less tanned scalp and it looked weird. Black eyes just kept staring, keeping his mouth shut. Yes, he was freaking out, on the inside of course. Why had Naruto done this? Without even discussing it with him as well! Didn't Sasuke have a say in this?

'I knew you would hate it…' Naruto murmured, sadly glancing at his hand. And then Sasuke realised he was exactly doing what Sakura had wanted to prevent. If he had just stayed there and let her explain, he wouldn't have gotten this surprise. He would just casually have walked in and just comment lightly on the hairless boy.

Quickly Sasuke moved over to the previous blonde and sat down beside him. 'No, I don't hate it,' Sasuke tried to reason. 'It just surprised me a little,' he murmured softly, giving Naruto a light kiss on the lips. A slight smile then formed on his lips as he stared deep into those piercing blue eyes. 'Wouldn't you be shocked if I suddenly walked in with a bald head?'

And that made those blue eyes widen significantly. 'No!' Naruto exclaimed. 'You can't shave your head! Your hair is so beautiful.' Well, that was quite unexpected, but still a nice compliment to get. So his hair looked nice according to his lover. He would definitely not shave it all off then. Maybe even show it off a little more. He was thinking about changing his look a little. The bangs were getting a little old.

'Oh, so that was why you asked me about shaving your head, huh?' another voice butted in, turning Sasuke's head towards the source of it. And there Kiba was, also very bald and still smirking lightly. 'His hair was too beautiful, so I just had to be your bald buddy. I see how this is then,' he teased and Sasuke couldn't help but feel a little bad for the previously brunette boy. It was very nice though, shaving his head together with Naruto. It must've been a tough experience to go through and having someone's support was great.

Sasuke just wished he could've been there as well. Shouldn't he be there for the support? It stung a little that Naruto had chosen Kiba for this. Wouldn't they bond over it and maybe get closer than Naruto and he were?

A pillow was thrown across the room, hitting Kiba's legs instead of his face which it was aimed at. 'I never made you shave your head as well, dude!' Naruto exclaimed happily, getting the pillow right back. See, these moments. It were these moments that Sasuke was missing out on. The little teasing fights and the little jokes shared just between them.

So the raven stayed out of the conversation as the pillow was tossed back and forth, Naruto soon growing tired of the extra energy being used. Sasuke carefully got off the bed, feeling very out of place, and sat down in the chair beside the bed. Immediately Naruto turned his head towards him, ignoring the pillow that was again thrown his way. 'Hey, something wrong?' he asked, of course immediately picking up on Sasuke's feelings. Annoying…

But he knew Naruto would be picking at it until Sasuke would finally admit what was bothering him. So he shifted a little uncomfortably in his chair, glancing away from the bed to look at the door instead. 'I just would've liked to have shared that moment with you. I don't even know why you decided to shave your head nor do I understand why I was left out.' Did he really sound like a whiny baby when he said these things? The words even tasted bad.

'Oh, Naruto. Your wife sounds mad! Better go fix it and buy some flowers!' Kiba immediately received an angry glare and Sasuke stood up, ready to just leave. It was already hard enough to say these things and then being mocked for it certainly didn't help. The brunette should just stay out of his business and focus on his own life.

But before Sasuke could even reach for the door, a hand stopped him from walking, tugging on his shirt. When he turned he saw Naruto had gotten out of bed just to make him stay, but was actually glaring at Kiba for his reaction to it all. 'Shut up, dog breath. Sasuke has every right to be mad about this and you know it,' he said angrily and then moved them back to the bed, the standing alone tiring him out fast. An apologetic look then formed on his face, guiltily looking down at his hands. 'I'm sorry for not telling you. I knew the losing my hair was bothering you and it made me feel even worse about it, so I wasn't sure if you would even agree on me shaving my head. But at this point it just felt like the right things to do. Now I can't lose it anymore. It's gone and I don't have to worry about it. I just hope it won't be too much for you to handle.' Carefully blue eyes looked up at him again, measuring his reaction.

And then Sasuke softly sat back on the bed, leaning in for a kiss. 'Of course it's not too much. I promised I wouldn't leave your side, so something like this couldn't possibly scare me off,' he murmured, giving Naruto another soft kiss. A happy smile then formed on Naruto's lips, arms coiling around Sasuke's neck as he pulled the raven in for another long kiss. Then something hit Sasuke. Something he wanted to finally ask. Leaning back from those addictive lips he looked up at Kiba, an unreadable expression on his face. 'I was wondering why you weren't losing your hair like Naruto is,' he said plainly, expecting an answer to that.

'Oh, uhh,' Kiba started out, raising some suspicion from Sasuke. 'Well, I'm just being treated differently. Different chemo and all since I also have a different kind of cancer,' he said, scratching the back of his head while he smiled awkwardly. A different chemo? It sounded a little odd, but maybe it was true. Sasuke actually didn't know much about this cancer thing except when it was about Naruto, so it could be true… Kiba just looked so much better than Naruto, so for his cancer the chemo must be a lot better or maybe Kiba was just almost cured.

Giving a nod in response Sasuke turned back to Naruto, actually being forced by a tanned hand against his cheek. 'Weren't we in the middle of making out?' Naruto questioned with a smirk on his lips and Sasuke immediately claimed those plump pink lips again, not needing to be asked again.

The kiss didn't last long, Naruto too tired to actually do much and soon he was asleep at Sasuke's side. He had been too late and therefore had missed out on his Naruto time. Yes, it annoyed him… Why had this stupid cancer ever come into Naruto's life?

Characters Masashi Kishimoto

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