Chapter Five; A Brother's Love

"Sakura hold the dog back." Sasuke told her while he carried Naruto in through the front door. Sakura gasped while she grabbed ahold of Taki by the collar.

"Sasuke, what happened?" she asked him anxiously while she widened her eyes with shock and felt all of the color drain out of her face.

"I don't know, I found him like this." Sasuke began. "But I need to warm Naruto up and fast, otherwise we could lose him." He told her while he carried him over to the couch.

"I'll go start a fire in the fireplace." She told him as Sasuke covered himself and Naruto up with a blanket and cuddled him close to his chest so that he could feel the warmth of his body heat as well. As Sakura started the fire Sasuke looked down upon Naruto's face and felt a tear roll down his cheek.

"Don't you dare leave me. Do you understand me?" he sobbed before he gave a sniff. "I need you and I would be lost without you." He whispered. "You're my little brother. And I love you so much." He told him while Naruto rested his head up against his chest and Sasuke softly kissed the top of it before resting his chin there and continued to sob.

Sakura heaved a sad sigh and hung her head. She couldn't remember the last time she had seen Sasuke this upset. "Don't worry Sasuke, he should be alright. The fire should warm him up quite a bit." She told him as Sasuke gave a rather large sniff while tears continued rolling down his cheeks.

"I should have stopped him God damn it! Or I should have at least gone with him like he wanted me too." He told her while gently rocking Naruto back and forth. "And now he's going to die and it's all because of me." He said before rubbing his face and sniffing again.

"Oh come on Sasuke don't be so hard on yourself. It's not your fault. I know it's hard but we have to stay positive." She said while Sasuke kissed the top of Naruto's head again. "He's going to make it, I know he is. Naruto's a fighter remember?"

"I sure hope you're right." He told her as he closed his eyes and gave the top of Naruto's head a final soft kiss before resting his chin against it. That's when all of a sudden Naruto groaned and his eyes slowly opened.

"Sasuke?" he questioned him with uncertainty as Sasuke gasped and opened his eyes again.

"Naruto! My God you scared the shit out of me!" he exclaimed before grabbing ahold of his face and gazing straight into his eyes. "Never do that to me again! You understand me Naruto Uchiha!?" he cried.

"Uh,.. my last name isn't Uchiha." Naruto pointed out.

"Well it might as well be from now on because whether you like it or not you're my brother and you will always be a part of this family." He told him. "Now you still didn't answer my question. Why did you do that! Huh? Why? You nearly scared me half to death! I thought I lost you like I lost Itachi!" he snapped angrily at him.

"I'm sorry Sasuke, but for some strange reason or another my car broke down. And then I thought I had heard something in the past about there being a gas station at the other side of the woods. However, I found out too late that I couldn't see where I was going through the storm. I couldn't find my way out and I couldn't find my way back. So I just figured that_" he began.

"That what? You would just give up and die? That's not the Naruto Uzumaki that I know and love. The Naruto Uzumaki I know literally doesn't know what it means to give up. He wouldn't have just plopped down in the snow and attempt froze to death knowing that he could never see his friends or family again. Don't you get it! Don't you understand how heartbroken we would have been if we would have lost you tonight?" he questioned him.

"I'm sorry Sasuke, I guess I wasn't thinking of that. I just didn't want to call any of you guys and put you in the exact same dangerous situation that I was in. Why did you do a stupid thing like that for anyway and go after me? Don't you realize that you could have gotten yourself killed?" he wondered.

"Yes I did. But that part didn't matter to me. All that mattered to me was making sure that you were safe. Because that's what brothers do. They look out for one another. I mean it's true that there are times where you are such a pain in my ass that I absolutely can't stand you. But I could never hate you, not ever. No matter how angry I get at you or how many fights we have, you're always going to be my little brother." He told him as Naruto cuddled deeper inside his chest.

"I love you Sasuke." He said softly.

"I love you too." Sasuke told him with another sniff wishing that there was a way he could tell Naruto just exactly how much he loved him. However, he already had a feeling that he already knew. Sakura smiled as she slowly backed out of the room to give the two brothers their space. Sasuke rested his chin up against Naruto's head once again.

Ordinarily he knew that Naruto would have fought tooth and nail to get away from him, but this time it was different. Sasuke knew that he needed him right now and he needed him just as much. However he knew that he couldn't hold him like this forever because he knew that this moment wouldn't last forever. So Sasuke decided that he would make it last as long as possible.

Alright, I understand that that chapter was a bit short, but it's getting late and I have to be getting ready for bed. Please no eww are Sasuke and Naruto gay? Comments. I think that it's already been established that the love that they have for each other although strong is brotherly love only and I don't see anything wrong with two guys who love each other that much showing affection. Especially after they almost lost each other. Besides, they both have wives, so yeah. That kind of stuff will be uncalled for.