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, torture, sexual content (yaoi), & angst.

It's All In Your Head

Chapter 31: Attack

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"Nnn.." Sasuke groaned in pain, closing his eyes against the dark splotches obscuring his vision, trying to shut out the sharp deafening ringing in his ear.

Momentarily distracted, his grip on Naruto's wrist loosened and the blonde immediately shoved him back. He scrambled to get away, but a hand tightened on his arm- holding him still.

"Something is.. Nnnnn- controlling me.." Sasuke gasped, "I- I don't know how long I can-"

Naruto's eyes darted up to meet his pained charcoal stare. He watched a trickle of blood slip from long raven strands and down his porcelain face, a violent contrast. He swallowed. He didn't want to hurt Sasuke, but he didn't know what else he was supposed to do. How the fuck am I supposed to stop him?!

"Sasuke" he breathed, "please. You have to get this chain off of me."

The hand on his arm tightened, painfully so. "Ahh!" He tried to pull away from him, but it only made the Uchiha yank him closer. "Sasuke, stop!"

The concern in those onyx eyes faded, and something cruel was quick to replace it.

"Let go" Naruto snapped.

Sasuke tilted his head to the side, studying the nervous blonde in his grasp. "Now, why would I do that?" he asked smoothly, seemingly unaffected by the gash in his head and the trail of blood slipping down his face. "Your little trick won't work a second time, Naruto."

That's not my only trick.

Naruto tightened his bandaged fist, ignoring the pain shooting up from his palm. Sasuke licked his lips, eyes flickering with amusement. "Going to punch me, Naruto? After everything we've been through together?"

"You're not Sasuke" he growled. Then he pulled his arm back and threw his fist towards the raven, a fake-out as he buried his knee in his gut.

Sasuke gasped and pitched forward, and Naruto quickly pulled back. He didn't make it very far before a hand suddenly shot out and shoved him hard, sending him flying off the bed. Naruto groaned as he slammed into the ground, bruising his tailbone and the elbow he tried to catch himself with.

Fuck.. what the hell, Sasuke?!

You need to.. st-stay.. away from me..

The Uchiha fought to break through, desperate to warn the blonde, to keep himself from hurting him, but whatever was taking over him was incredibly strong.. and insistent.

Yeah, well that would be a lot easier if you took this fucking chain off of me!!

Naruto pulled its length taut, yanking on it as hard as he could, but it was useless. Even if he had a weapon, he knew it wouldn't do any good. He could tell that Sasuke had attached some sort of jutsu to it- something that would make escaping impossible without him.

Clearly, he didn't foresee this happening.

The Uchiha dropped to the floor and crawled over to him, his eyes flickering back and forth between concern and malice. Sasuke was fighting to stay in control, but whatever else was in there was fighting just as hard to stay.

Naruto was terrified it wouldn't be the real Sasuke by the time he got to him.

"Sasuke.." he breathed, "you need to break the seal on this thing." He tightened his grip on the thick chain in his hand, his eyes never leaving the raven's face. When he got over to him, he was himself still but it did little to relieve the blonde's anxiety. He didn't know how long he had before his alter ego slipped in to take his place.

Sasuke, please, he tried again. You can't leave me chained up with..

I know, Sasuke's voice filled his mind, his own distress palpable. Hang on.

Sasuke brought his thumb to his lips, prepared to bite down on it, too distracted to think about using the blood already sliding down the side of his face, when he froze. His eyes shot up to the blonde's, his teeth held still against the pad of his finger.

Sasuke?

A smile, malicious and foreign on his face, stretched wide around his unmarred thumb. Naruto swallowed and shook his head, his heart slamming hard against his chest, fighting to break free. Desperate to be anywhere else.

"Nice try, Naruto."

He tried to drag himself further away, but a sharp yank on his chain forced him back. He slipped and fell onto his back and Sasuke dropped down on top of him. "No.. no! Stop!"

A strong pale hand grabbed a fistful of blonde hair and roughly forced his head back. Naruto gasped. He tried to pull his hand away to ease the tension in his skull but the pain in his hand was excruciating, forcing him to let go. Sasuke grabbed his wrist and forced it beneath his knee, pinning it down beside him, keeping him still.

"Sasuke!" he screamed. Sasuke, please! Snap out of it! Dammit, Sasuke. "Wake the fuck up!!"

"He will" his imposter murmured, leaning close, watching the fear in his eyes come to life once more, "when I'm done."

"I know who you are!" Naruto shouted. "And your fucking plan isn't going to work!"

The raven eyed him curiously. "Oh, really.. and who am I, Naruto?"

The fist in his hair tightened as he said his name, forcing it out as a gasp. Desire flashed in those dark eyes at the sound of it, twisting Naruto's stomach into tight coils.

"He'll kill you if you do this" he breathed.

That terrifying smile tightened. "He still needs me for his revenge." His eyes flashed down at his prisoner. "But he has no need for you."

Sasuke grabbed his jaw with bruising force, excitement blooming as the blonde beneath him winced. "You, my dear jinchurki, will only get in his way."

"Then just kill me!" Naruto screamed. "Why are you doing this?! Why won't you just fucking kill me!!"

"Because this will break my precious vessel" Orochimaru purred through Sasuke's lips, "and then his body will be mine." He licked his lips, and for a moment Naruto could almost see that snakelike tongue darting out to do it.

"And yours will be too."

He forced Naruto's shirt up, sliding his fingers across his chest. Naruto flinched and struggled beneath him but froze in horror when Sasuke moaned.

When Orochimaru moaned.

"I think I'm going to enjoy this" he said. He gripped his hair tighter, and jerked his head back, smiling as the blonde groaned beneath him. He slid another hand down to his waist, then lower, forcing his fingers beneath his clothes.

"No!! Sasuke! Sasuke, please wake up, please! St-stop! Sasuke!!"

The door suddenly slammed open, and a blast of chakra slammed into the raven, sending him flying back against the wall. Naruto laid there stunned, fighting to catch his breath and regain his composure. Still in shock, he tilted his head back and found a set of curious eyes staring down at him.

Curious, blood-red eyes.

Author Note:

Well, well.. well... who do we have here? ;)