Disclaimers: Naruto is not mine, sadly. This is purely a fanfic using someone else's characters.

Warnings: This story includes strong language, violence, sexual assault, & angst. This later becomes a BL SasuNaru story, so don't read if you're not a fan of that pairing.

It's All In Your Head

Chapter 4

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Despite his usual stoic-Uchiha persona, Sasuke couldn't help but smile at the excitable blonde as he devoured his fourth bowl of ramen. It's like he doesn't even know I'm here, he thought with some amusement as the blonde continued to shovel heaps of noodles into his mouth, humming in delight.

Sasuke was about to make some sort of snarky comment at the blonde's expense, when his breath suddenly snagged in his throat. He couldn't breathe, he couldn't speak.. and he couldn't look away.

Dark eyes tracked every movement as Naruto sucked off the ends of his chopsticks, his mouth wrapped tightly around its length. Sasuke's pulse quickened. His mouth went dry.

Fuck..

Why do I feel so..

so..,

he clenched his jaw,

.. excited by this?

Sasuke took a quick swig of tea, burning his tongue as he tried to regain his ability to speak. When Naruto gave a soft moan, his careful reserve shattered. He slammed his cup down hard and glared at the blonde.

"For the love of God, Naruto- I don't need you to narrate every freaking bite."

The smile slipped from the blonde's face.

He pulled the chopsticks free and dropped them down into his bowl, eyes narrowed on the raven. "What the hell is your problem?" he snapped. "I thought you were trying to do something nice for once."

"Yeah, well- you make it really fucking difficult."

Cerulean eyes hardened. "If you didn't want me here you should have just said so." He abruptly stood from his chair and pushed away from the table.

Sasuke quickly did the same.

"Where are you going?"

"Where the hell do you think!? I'm going home."

Naruto moved towards the hallway, but Sasuke stepped in and blocked his access. "Just wait a second."

"For what?!" the blonde snapped. He locked onto dark, guarded eyes.

".. Why am I really here, Sasuke?"

Hmm. Guess he's smarter than he looks.

"I'm sorry, Naruto. But I don't think I can just look the other way this time."

A rush of fear pulsed through him. "What are you talking about?"

Sasuke drew out a scroll from his leg pouch and flicked it open, letting one end fall to his feet. He bit his thumb hard drawing blood, then dragged it down the rough parchment before tossing it to the side. Naruto slowly backed away from him as Sasuke's hands started moving.

Naruto's eyes widened. A jutsu..? What is he-

The Uchiha closed in on the blonde fast, forcing him to scramble back. Naruto jolted out of arms reach, and straight into a wall. He was trapped.

No..

Naruto's mind shot back to that day. To the men holding him down, laughing as their friend climbed on top of him, as he... touched him.

No, no, not again.

Please..

Naruto's heart slammed painfully against his chest. "Sa-Sasuke" he choked, "stop.."

The raven ignored him, obsidian eyes set with purpose and determination. He wasn't going to back down. Whatever he had planned, he was following through with it.

The Uchiha whispered something under his breath, then grabbed the blonde on either side of his head and pulled him close.

"No, wa-wait..."

He flinched and grabbed the raven's wrists, trying to pry them away, but Sasuke's hold on him never faltered. He pressed their foreheads together and closed his eyes.

Naruto swallowed hard as Sasuke whispered, his voice barely audible. But Naruto caught it just the same.

And he didn't like the sound of it.

"Connect."

"Connect..?"

Something bright flashed between them, momentarily blinding them. Naruto tried to pull back, but some unseen force was holding him still. He screwed his eyes up tight, bearing through the obnoxious light. "Sa-Sasuke! What the hell did you do?!"

The Uchiha bit back his response, though he was feeling unsure himself. Something.. wasn't right. He was supposed to be able to see into Naruto's mind by now. The connection was a one way channel. He was the one in control of it- that's what he signed off on in blood.

The texts he read on it never mentioned anything about the light, or the force that had them locked in place.

Why isn't it working?

Panic was starting to set in when the glow between them suddenly burst, the force of it throwing them backwards. Sasuke crashed to the floor, slamming his elbows hard as he tried to catch himself. Naruto was thrown off his feet and directly into a bookshelf, slamming into it before crashing down to the floor. Something shattered next to him, and he gasped in pain as his hand dropped down onto its fragments. He slowly lifted his hand and all of the color drained from his face.

Glass.

Shards of it jutted out from his palm. He pressed his lips together tight as he grabbed the largest pieces and ripped them free, tossing them to the side.

Sasuke shuffled towards him, but Naruto quickly scrambled back out of his reach. His bloody fingers slipping on the hardwood floor.

"Stay the fuck away from me, Sasuke."

"Naruto-"

Naruto shuffled to the side, desperately trying to keep distance between them. "I said, stay away from me!!"

"Don't-"

Something crumpled against the blonde's hand. He looked down and saw that he had left a crimson smear across old parchment. The scroll he brought.. And he put his blood on it too..

Naruto looked over at the raven, but froze when he saw his face. Sasuke was staring at him, concern flooding his eyes as they shifted from him to the scroll.

Naruto looked down at the paper too, then back at Sasuke, then back at the paper. "What..?"

Does that mean he's connected to me too, Sasuke thought, hoping he was wrong about this.

Dreading that he wasn't.

"What do you mean, 'connected'?"

Sasuke stared at him in horror.

Can you hear me?

"Yes, I can fucking hear you!" Naruto tore his eyes away from the bloody scroll to glare at the Uchiha. "Now tell me-"

Naruto. Look at me.

"I am look-" Naruto paused. "Wait.. what?" Blue eyes widened. "Sasuke.. think of something."

There's really only one thing on my mind right now.

His mouth dropped open in utter shock. Holy shit.. is this for real? I can hear Sasuke's thoughts..

"Naruto.."

The blonde looked up.

I can hear your thoughts too.

Author Note:

Uh oh- shit is about to get interestingggggggg ;)