Different times, Different places

Pairing: sasu/naru

A/N: It's a little sad but please continue to read, I believe you'll like the ending. Please forgive spelling and grammar mistakes, I tried my best to fix them. This is my second fic. =)


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Shin-Kiseki Sharingan
(Heart Miracle Sharingan)

Part One


He was leaving. He could feel something was missing from his life. There was a pain that would not dull. He tried to fill it with training but it did not help. Maybe the power he would receive from the snake would fill the void. Then he could take revenge on his brother for his clan’s sake. But, even that thought left him hollow. Did he really wish to kill his only living relative? He pushed away those thoughts it was his mission to kill Itachi, that what everyone expected, that's what everyone wanted.
'What I want doesn't matter'

He looked at the photo of team 7 one last time before turning it down on the dresser. He walked into the darkness leaving the Uchiha compound and headed through Kohona towards the main gates. Feeling Saukra's chakra he decided to take different path to avoid her.

As he walking down the dark streets he heard strange noises down one black alleyway. Not caring he went to continue when a flash of gold caught his attention. Curiosity got the better of him, for once in his life. He slipped into the shadows, so he would not be spotted and made his way down the alley. He saw a group of villagers standing in a circle. They seemed to be beating something. With further inspection the Uchiha realized it was not something but someone.

Golden hair covered with spit, mud and blood. Once tan skin now raw and red from the beating he was receiving. An orange jumper that was ripped and now colored more of a reddish brown. And blue lifeless eyes starring at nothing, focusing on nothing and knowing that those torturing him thought he was nothing. That pitiful lump of flesh in middle of his attackers was his teammate... Naruto.

'Not anymore!' he yelled to himself he was leaving this all behind, he had no more teammates. Still he couldn't remove his eyes from the scene before him, as blow after blow was delivered to the blond. His body refused. An expressionless look was on his face but, his mind was going a mile a minute.

'Why doesn't he defend himself. He just sits there and takes it all in. Every hit, every punch, every kick and every curse. This isn't the dobe I know. What happened? He seems as though...as though this is... nothing new. I know he plays practical jokes but he doesn't deserve this. Why isn't he fighting back! Why would he let them do this to him? Why are they doing this to him?!'

Rage filled the Uchiha. No matter how much he wished his feet to move, whether it be forward to help or away to leave, they refused to listen. Instead they glued him to his spot. He could here to words the villagers were saying,
“Monster!”
“Demon!”
“Just die!”
“Murder!”

'Why do they call him these things?'

One man in he crowd delivered an extra hard kick to the blonde’s chest. The sickening sound of shattering ribs was accompanied by a small pained whimper.

“Bet you liked that one. You deserve much worse!” another yelled. Another hard kick landed in the teen’s stomach and a gush of blood spurted from the blonde’s mouth. The raven's dark eyes glued to the sick display before him.
“Just die already, it getting to annoying to keep trying to kill you.” a woman said before spitting on the blond. There were other villagers walking by the end of the alleyway and the mobs quieted a bit as to not attract attention. All the while the Uchiha eyes never left the blond. The void in himself only growing wider with every passing moment.

“Come on lets leave before anyone decides to check out what's going on down here.” a man said. One by one they left spitting on the blond as they went till one was left. That man wore a black mask with a red teardrop on the right cheek. The masked person pulled out a cloth wrapped kunai. He removes the cloth and plunged it into the blonds back. A strangled cry escapes the teen’s bloody lips.
“Die!” was the only word the man hissed. Then he left, too.

The raven still could not will his legs to move. The blond shifted slightly, slowly bring his unbroken arm around to his back and pulling out the kunai. It dropped to the ground with a clink. He brought his arm up to his chest. “3 broken ribs...fracture ankle... I should still be able to walk,” he whispered to himself.

After seeing the blond could stand on his own he turned to leave, only to see the blond heading away from his apartment. For the second time that night curiosity won and the raven found himself following the limping blond. The raven’s heart clenched when the blond nearly lost his balance because his fractured ankle gave out. Quickly he pushed the feelings away. He didn't know what they meant but had a feeling they would only complicate things.

Slightly surprised, the raven found that the blend’s final destination was the Hokage Mountain. More specifically the fourth's head. The Uchiha hid in the trees still try to understand why he followed the blond and why seeing him so broken seemed to tear the hole in himself wider.

The blond awkwardly made his way into a semi- sitting position. Dawn was nearing and the sky was beginning to lighten.

'Crap I was suppose to be long gone by this time.' The Uchiha berated himself for losing track of time and turned to leave. He stopped when he heard Naruto's voice. Unable to make out the words he moved a little closer.

“...hate is what you feel towards me, because of something I had nothing to do with. I didn't kill them but you believe I did...”

The Uchiha frowned 'What is he talking about?'

“...You think I'm a monster but what you don't realize that the demon is sealed in me and that I am not the demon. Kyubi no Kitsune is the one you hate, he killed your loved ones and friends, not me. But, because he is sealed in me you only see him...”

The raven stood there frozen in his hiding spot. The demon was not killed by the fourth Hokage, but instead was sealed? Sealed within... Naruto.' It was strange for the Uchiha, he should feel disgusted at hearing this or at least feel a little fear for the Kyubi the blond holds, but there was nothing. Naruto was no different now then when he was as a kid. Naruto was Naruto not Kyubi. Then he felt it his hatred for those who hurt Naruto because they thought he was the fox. Again the Uchiha was surprised by his feelings towards the blond but again pushed them aside and continued listening to the blond.

“...I understand now the kunai the mask one stabbed me with was poisoned. The Kyubi chakra can't heal me and the poison is spreading...” the blond sighed staring into the sky as dawn drew nearer. The blond slump over on to his side and laid there.
“...I'm sorry to leave Iruka, but you will get over it. You don't need me I'm just a burden. As for Kakashi it was a pleasure working with you. Sakura you are stronger than you believe just trust yourself...”
The blond coughed up a little blood then continued
“...Sasuke teme...” The blonde’s eyes began to dull as the poison spread further. “You and I have a lot more in common than you know. You hid your pain through your emotionless mask, I hid mine in my care free, happy mask...” a small sigh escape his lips. It was getting harder to breath.

Sasuke could feel a pain in his heart twisting more and more as the seconds ticked by but he still could not move.

“...I honestly don't remember the last time I truly smiled. Not that anyone could tell. No one know the difference anyway I don't think they even remember what my true smiles look like...”
Naruto's breath was growing quicker and shallower.
“...Sasuke...I never got to tell you this but, *cough* I...I...love you.”

Sasuke's eye widen the void in his chest seemed to lessen immensely at those words. 'Is this what I have been searching for?’ Then the pain returned ten fold as he starred at the fading blond.
'Could it be that I... too love him?'

***Coz I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away. (Evanescence, Broken)***

“This time... there is no tomorrow, I will... I will not get to see... the dawn sun rise into... the sky.” Naruto stuttered as he starred out at the city a single tear rolled down his check.
“All I have to say... is ...is ...I give up.” drawing one last breath these word floated on his exhale “You win.” His body went limp and unmoving.

The Uchiha's heart stopped. “No! No!” he called out.

'I have found what I have been looking for only to lose it?!'

Finally his legs obeyed him as he ran forward sliding to his knees, and collecting the blond in his arm. “Please wake up!” his even tone was now broken with worry. Seeing the blond not breathing he teleported to the Hokage tower. 'The Hokage cares for Naruto, she'll save him! She has to or else I don't what I’d ...' his thoughts trailed off as he appeared the office. Upon see Tsunade-sama sleeping he yelled bluntly to her.

“Get up Naruto dieing!”

At this she was up in an instant. She tried to pull the blond from the Uchiha so she could examine him but he wouldn't let go. She was about to yell at him when she saw the fear and pain in his eyes. She took a calming breath.

“Sasuke I need you to hand Naruto over to me so I can help him.”

Hesitantly the raven complied. Tsunade yelled for Shizune and the sleepy women rushed in. Upon see Naruto hurt she ran to aid the Hokage. They laid Naruto on an examining table and Tsunade tried to focus her healing charka into to the blond only to have it repelled by the poison.

“No! Work, Kuso!” she yelled. As the raven teen stared at his motionless friend.

After fifteen minutes with no success an exhausted Tsunade and Shizune backed away from the lifeless body of the blond.

“What are you doing!” The raven yelled, “You can't just give up!”

“There's nothing more we can do. The poison is preventing us from even resuscitating him never mind healing him.” the Hokage said in barely a whisper. Tear rolling down both her and Shizune eyes. “He’s dead.”

“No. No! That not it there has to be something!” The raven yelled tears blurring his vision. He hadn't cried since the death of his family and now it was happening all over again. He lost the one he truly cared about. The Uchiha ran over to the blond and held him in his arms. All thoughts of his past were washed away with the stinging pain through his heart.

“You can't die!” he whispered gripping the blond tighter “because I... I love you, too” He kissed the blond his tears running onto Naruto's face. He looked into the lifeless eye of his friend. Suddenly his eye start to burn like they were on fire. A third black coma appeared in his eyes followed by three white comas attaching to the black ones. They formed three black and white heart shapes. He kissed the blond again, breathing into his mouth as he stared into lifeless eyes. The black and white hearts started to spin wildly in the Uchiha's red eyes. Then a spark a light flowed through the blue orbs, then another and another. The raven broke the kiss gathering another breath. He kissed the blond, again breathing into his mouth but this time air was accepted, filling his lungs. The blond was pulled from the constricting darkness and thrust back into the land of the living. The blond gasped and sucking in the air greedily, as Tsunade and Shizune watched in awe. The Uchiha held the blond tight fearing that if he let go even a little he would lose the blond again.

“Sas...uke” came a small voice.

“Yes Naruto?” he said and he continued to hold the blond tight.

“Why... why am I alive?”

Sasuke pulled back so he was looking into Naruto's eye.
“Because I refuse to let you die, baka!” he growled

“W...why?” the blond asked weakly.

The Uchiha leaned forward till his lips were by the others ear. “Because... Because I love you.”

“What?” the blond said pulling back

The raven pulled the blond into his arms again a whispering in his ear.
“You heard me. I. Love. You. I always have but never realized it until I thought you left me for good. I was going to leave this village searching for what I thought I needed to fill the void. But now I've found it.” The raven looked into the fathomless blue eyes. “Please Naruto say something.”

Tears rolled down the blonds face and smile, a true smile cross his lips. Naruto's true smile was the most stunning thing he had ever seen. The raven decided that he would all in his power to see that smile as often as possible.

“I love you too!” the blond said throwing his arm around the Uchiha and giving him a breath-taking kiss.

The two did not even notice the other two smirking people in the room until Tsunade cleared her throat.

“hhmmm.”

The two teens looked at the other two women and blushed profusely.

“Naruto I need to cheek you out and make sure the poison is gone.” she said.
They both nodded and Sasuke reluctantly released his blond love.

Tsunade once again ran her hand over Naruto but this time her Chakra was accepted.

“Well I don't know how, but it looks like the poison has been stopped. I'm just going to heal his other wound then I'll...”

“Please Hokage-sama can that wait a minute? If it okay with you Naruto?” Sasuke asked.

“Sure I'm fine for now I’m already healing because of the Kyubi.” the Blonde’s eye widened at the realization of what he just said. "Sasuke I..." he started.

"I know Naruto. I followed you to the Hokage Mountain and heard what you said. I don't care. You are still Naruto no matter what is sealed in that knuckle head of yours."

The two women smiled at what was said glad that someone loved the little gakki for all of him. More tears ran down Naruto's face as he smiled at the Uchiha.

"Please Hokage-sama, we will not be gone long." the raven asked.

“I guess the exams can wait. So get out already, I need a nap and some sake.” she mumbled the last part to herself.


They both nodded and before Naruto knew what was happening he was scooped up bridal style. The Uchiha then teleported back to the Hokage Mountain.

“Sasuke why are we...”
Before Naruto could finish his sentence he was set on his feet and turn so he could look out over the village.

“To watch the dawn break.” the raven replied holding the blond lovingly from behind, as sun did just that. It was the most beautiful sunrise either had ever seen. Maybe it was just because this dawn they didn't have to spend alone.

They stood there for what seemed like eternity watching the sky dance with the changing colors of dawn. Then Sasuke turn Naruto towards himself. He pulled the blond into a sweet chaste kiss but, the kiss soon turned more heated with all the years of loneliness pushing them to be closer, for them to do more. But all to soon the two broke apart gasping for air. Eternal sky blue eyes met with endless dark pools. In that moment both could fell the voids within themselves fill a little.

“We should probably get back to the Hokage’s office before she sends the Anbus after us.” The dark haired Uchiha said jokingly as a small smile playing on his lips. Naruto seeing that smiled one of his true smiles in return.

'Wow' the raven thought 'How did I never realize his other smiles were fake?'

“Ya we better go Baa-chan will by waiting.” the blond agreed.

"Naruto, I will find those who attacked you."

Before Naruto could reply they were back in the Hokage's office.


TBC

This fic use to be alone but I decided to change it into a place for multiple one, two, and three shots. The next chapter should be out soon.
I want to say sorry to those waiting on the next chapter of 'Midnight's Moon' I am going to post a new chapter as soon as possible, but then I got an idea for this fic while listen to the song 'Sadness and sorrow' on youTube. I hope you liked the first part of this fic. This is my second fic I've done. It's probably going to be a two or three shot.

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Yours Truly: Spoon
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