Disclaimers: I did not create Naruto nor did I make Beauty & The Beast- a sad fact, but still a fact. This is purely a SasuNaru fanfic using someone else's characters.
Beauty & The Beast: A D-Rank Mission
Chapter 12
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Once the stage was finally set for winter, Sasuke and Naruto were ushered back on stage. Naruto was now a whole new layer of irritated with Sasuke, and Sasuke was at the point where he was starting to enjoy messing with the dobe.
He just made it too easy.
I mean- he's said so many upsetting things already. Might as well just embrace it right?
Besides- when I set it up myself it's a lot less shocking and embarrassing. It's easier to see what's coming.
"Cue Belle singing!" the director called out, pulling him from his thoughts. "Beast I want to see you with our fake little birds. Do your best to make your interaction with them seem real. Hey- where the hell's our birdseed?"
The director ran off and Sasuke saw a perfect opportunity. Let's see how fucking clueless he really is.
"Naruto, you happen to have any seed I could use?" the Uchiha asked, attempting to keep his voice flat and convincingly innocent.
"Ha! Like I would share my seed with you!"
Kakashi choked on his own spit, and this time Sasuke had the pleasure of patting his back, a sly grin on his face.
The silver-haired jonin noticed. "You seem to be enjoying yourself, Sasuke" he commented once he was able to breathe again.
"Hn."
"Sasuke- why don't you just take the director's seed?"
Kakashi forced back another laugh, and this time Sasuke did get a little thrown off.
Damn dobe.. time to reclaim this.
He leaned down and, bringing his mouth close to the blonde's ear, whispered- "I think I'd rather have yours."
Naruto jumped back like he had been stung, his eyes huge. "What the hell are you talking about?!"
Sasuke smirked.
Naruto narrowed his eyes. "So that's what all of this is. Why you've been acting so.. weird lately. You're just trying to freak me out.."
Sasuke studied the blonde, curious about where this was going. "Would you prefer if it was something else?"
Naruto's eyes shot over to him, and something seemed to pass between them. Something unsaid and uncertain, but before Sasuke could try to understand it, the director ran over to them and got them situated in their places.
Naruto gave Sasuke one last curious look before turning his back to him. He cleared his throat, preparing to sing, and then he just.. stood there.
"Naruto?"
Naruto looked nervously over at Kakashi. "I really don't want to sing."
"You'll be fine, Naruto. You did it before and you sounded wonderful."
Sasuke clenched his jaw, trying and failing not to get jealous over the smallest things.
"No, it didn't! I don't even know how! Can someone else do the singing parts?" He looked desperately up at the director.
The man threw back a scarf he had randomly put on, probably just so he could dramatically throw it over his shoulder like he was doing now. "Belle, dear. You have a lovely singing voice. Wouldn't you agree, Beast?"
Sasuke said nothing at first, but when Naruto looked over at him with those sad blue eyes, he found himself saying quietly-
"He does."
Said blue eyes widened, and Naruto quickly turned around to hide the blush spreading across his face.
"See. There you have it." The director clapped, no surprise there, and called out- "let's proceed! Belle- start us off, darling."
"Ok.. umm.." he averted his eyes, and stepped forward. "There's something sweet.. and almost kind - wait. Is this supposed to describe Sasuke? Because I don't-"
"Naruto! We are in the middle of a damn scene."
"Oh- well excuse me for trying to be honest! Sweet and kind? You? Pshh- yea r.. ri-right.." Naruto's voice faded.
Sasuke got to his feet and took a step towards him. Naruto looked extremely pale, and his eyes seemed clouded over, distant- like he was slipping away from them.
"Hey-" Sasuke stepped closer, eyebrows furrowed with concern, "what's going on with you?
"Sa.. 'ske.. I-I don't feel so.."
Naruto's eyes rolled back in his head and the Uchiha rushed forward to catch him before he hit the ground.
"Shit! I need a medic over here!!" he screamed. He looked up. "NOW!"
As the crew rushed around looking for someone who could help, Sasuke pulled the blonde close, cradling his head in his lap. He scanned his body for any signs of injury, but nothing seemed off.
"What happened to you..?" he whispered.
As a medic hurried over, Sasuke suddenly remembered the brief pained look he saw on Naruto's face when he broke the lamp.
Fuck- has he been hurt this whole time?!
Sasuke gently laid him down on the floor and reached for his shoe.
"Sasuke?" Kakashi knelt down next to him. "What're you doing?"
"I think he hurt himself when he broke that lamp" he said, pulling off one of his shoes. Nothing.
He reached over and pulled off the other shoe, and gasped. It was filled with blood, flowing from a large gash in the bottom of his foot. Shit!
"What the hell was he thinking!?" Sasuke snapped. He tossed the shoe to the side and quickly applied pressure to the wound. "I need some help over here!"
A medic dropped down next to him. He pulled out some antiseptic, a variety of salves to treat the wound with, and bandages to wrap around his foot.
He took over for Sasuke and worked on staunching off the bleeding.
"I want to help."
The medic studied Sasuke for a moment, then nodded, allowing him to assist.
The two of them were able to get the bleeding under control quickly, then turn their focus on treating the wound.
As the medic wrapped Naruto's foot, Sasuke shifted over so he could look down on Naruto's face. He was still unconscious, his face pale and drawn.
How did I not notice..?
Sasuke gently lifted Naruto's head and placed it on his lap. He finally gave into temptation, and brushed back his long blonde hair, wishing those beautiful blue eyes would open.
"Should he still be unconscious?" he asked, his concern palpable.
The medic rose to his feet, walked over to Sasuke, and clapped a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry- he'll be ok now."
"Naruto.. freaking dobe.." Sasuke swallowed heavily, upset with the blonde. Upset with himself.
".. why didn't you tell me?"
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"Wha-what happened..?"
Naruto blinked and looked around him, and then froze. He was laying on someone's freaking lap! He tried to sit up fast, but immediately got dizzy and dropped back down.
Sasuke groaned as Naruto's head collided with.. a very sensitive area.
"Da-dammit.." he breathed out, with difficulty. "Don't- Nnnn- don't do that again.."
Naruto looked up at him, still trying to clear his cloudy mind. "Sasuke..?"
The raven winced. "Yeah- nnn.. yeah it's me." He exhaled deeply, and managed a small smile for the blonde. "How are you feeling?"
"Confused."
Sasuke brushed back his hair, confusing Naruto even more.
"You passed out."
"I did..?"
"Naruto-" Sasuke sighed, "why didn't you tell me you were hurt?"
He didn't understand at first, then it all caught up with him. "Oh.. that."
"You know that was stupid right?"
"Yeah.." Naruto glanced down at his foot and saw that it was wrapped in a bandage. "How bad was it?"
"Lot of blood, but the wound will heal fine."
Naruto nodded, then slowly sat up. Sasuke put a hand on his back to steady him.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" he asked suspiciously.
"Maybe I'm not as beastly as you think I am."
Naruto's gaze passed over the Uchiha's porcelain pale face, the sharp contrast of his long ebony hair, and his piercing obsidian eyes.. before slipping down to the fur vest.
"I doubt that."
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