You Can Never Go Home Again
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Naruto › Yaoi - Male/Male
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
12
Views:
1,255
Reviews:
91
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Currently Reading:
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I do not own Naruto, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
The Best Part of “Believe” Is The “lie”
A/N: Good god…was looking at the stats for this fic over at FF and…man, I hadn’t realized how many ppl had it favorited or alerted. THANK YOU! I love you all. Here’s Chapter 10, coz it’s relatively short and I love you.
For those who are curious, stats at the moment stand at 10 c2s listings, 68 favs and 100 watchers. God, that just blows my mind. And those stats are from right before I post chapter 9.
Once again, an entire chapter in italics, super-duper short, but super-duper important.
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Naruto or any characters therein associated with him. All are copyright Kishimoto-sensei. Thank you for your brief attention.
ENJOY!
You Can Never Go Home Again
Chapter Ten: The Best Part of “Believe” Is The “lie”
You are already chained to me.
!!!!!!!
Things were far from right. No one acknowledged him. Things seemed weird, the settings seemed all wrong. Konoha was not Konoha.
The not-Sasuke met him in the streets, looking all the world like he’d been waiting forever for him to appear.
“I still think those drinks have gone to your head.” The dark-haired person spoke, shaking his head and tucking his hands casually behind his back, “It’s like you’re forgetting everything.”
“You’re not Sasuke!” He lunged at the person, who sidestepped him.
“Of course I am, who else would I be?”
His head hurt. And Kyuubi was awfully quiet.
He stilled where he was, watching the not-Sasuke watch him.
Images flitted through his mind. People.
Konohamaru…Mizuo…Sigume…Toshio…he reached for the memory tied to those names, but it fell through his fingers like sand in a sieve.
Konoha’s sun burned as cold, pale fingers touched his cheek, “I’m exactly who I should be. The way you want me to be.”
Naruto pushed the hand away, “Don’t fucking touch me.” His fingers felt for his kunai, but came up empty.
The not-Sasuke smiled at him, as if reading his mind, “You can’t hurt me, Naruto-kun. You never have before.”
“Who the hell are you?!”
The person smirked, “The person who wants to give you everything.” A pale hand stretched out towards him, palm open, fingers splayed, “Because everything ends in you.”
Naruto felt his muscles lock and his eyes widened, “What are yo—”
“You belong to me.”
Black mist exploded from not-Sasuke’s hand and filled his ears with terrible howling noises as it ripped the world out from under his still frozen feet.
!!!!!!!
The first thing he could remember was the soft heat of Kyuubi. It was comforting, somehow, to hear Kyuubi’s breaths.
And then he remembered the not-Sasuke and forced his eyes open. Not that it made any difference, as he was met with darkness.
“Kyuubi?” His voice echoed somewhere far, far away. He waited, but there was no reply, though he could still hear the breathing. He stayed where he was, and tried to make his mind focus. He couldn’t tell if he was laying down or standing. He couldn’t feel any surface, and realized when he tried to move, he could move in all directions. Like he was floating.
Something flashed by him, and he spun quickly to follow it, but it vanished just as he focused on it again. He stayed there, watching the spot he swore it’d vanished at. Another flash flew over his shoulder. Then another, and at least ten more, and soon the darkness was filled with brilliant flashes of something silver, all vanishing into a point far away.
He tried to take a step, and felt ground materialize. He kept moving, then, certain he was doing the right thing. The shooting star-like objects grew more intense, until he had to cover his eyes from the brilliance of the point they were all diving into.
“Naruto?”
His eyes flew open and the world materialized as the Hokage’s office. Tsunade was staring at him from behind her desk.
“Tsunade-baba.” He glanced around, “How did I get here?”
“That’s what I want to know. And why are you here? Aren’t you on a mission?”
“What?” Mission? He couldn’t remember, “I—I don’t know…”
Her eyebrow quirked, “You don’t…know?”
There was a knock at the door and Sasuke walked in. Naruto tensed. No, it was the not-Sasuke. He threw a quick glance at Tsunade. Surely she’d notice…
“Sorry, Tsunade-sama, Naruto escaped my sights for a moment.” Not-Sasuke smiled.
Kami, this was getting weird.
“It’s fine, I need him anyway.” The blonde brushed her hair out of her eyes and gestured to her guest chairs. Naruto sat cautiously, leaning as far away from the not-Sasuke as possible. Why couldn’t Tsunade see this person was an imposter?
“Naruto-kun.” Tsunade rose, hands planted firmly on the desktop, “Things are changing. It’s almost time.” She smiled and he thought, for an instant, her eyes flashed silver.
“You don’t understand it now…but you will. You and your new team…you are the key.”
“What?”
“Pretty soon, the Dream will end, Naruto.” Tsunade rounded the desk and leaned against it, “and then…” she smiled.
He saw her eyes change, and this time, they stayed silver. She leaned forward.
“Take my warning, Naruto.” Her voice dropped in pitch, and her face morphed, taking on masculine features, “You are the key, and all the pieces are falling together.”
Long, silver hair.
“Who are you?!” He tried to stand, but couldn’t move.
Pale fingers wrapped around the armrest of his chair and all he could see were those silver eyes.
“Listen to me, child of the Kitsune. This is your only warning.” This stranger pulled away, and moved towards the not-Sasuke, “The world is changing, everything you had…”
Those pale fingers touched the not-Sasuke’s cheek, as the stranger stepped behind the boy, “everything you are…”
Huge, huge wings filled the room, made it impossible for him to tear his eyes away. Pale arms wrapped around not-Sasuke’s neck.
“Everything you love is mine.”
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ch. 10 Fin.
Told ya, short. Important. Off to bed for me. FF stats now, June 23rd, 77 favs, 116 watchers. I love you all, thank you for your continued support.
Next Chapter: Jealousy. The night watch.
For those who are curious, stats at the moment stand at 10 c2s listings, 68 favs and 100 watchers. God, that just blows my mind. And those stats are from right before I post chapter 9.
Once again, an entire chapter in italics, super-duper short, but super-duper important.
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Naruto or any characters therein associated with him. All are copyright Kishimoto-sensei. Thank you for your brief attention.
ENJOY!
You Can Never Go Home Again
Chapter Ten: The Best Part of “Believe” Is The “lie”
You are already chained to me.
!!!!!!!
Things were far from right. No one acknowledged him. Things seemed weird, the settings seemed all wrong. Konoha was not Konoha.
The not-Sasuke met him in the streets, looking all the world like he’d been waiting forever for him to appear.
“I still think those drinks have gone to your head.” The dark-haired person spoke, shaking his head and tucking his hands casually behind his back, “It’s like you’re forgetting everything.”
“You’re not Sasuke!” He lunged at the person, who sidestepped him.
“Of course I am, who else would I be?”
His head hurt. And Kyuubi was awfully quiet.
He stilled where he was, watching the not-Sasuke watch him.
Images flitted through his mind. People.
Konohamaru…Mizuo…Sigume…Toshio…he reached for the memory tied to those names, but it fell through his fingers like sand in a sieve.
Konoha’s sun burned as cold, pale fingers touched his cheek, “I’m exactly who I should be. The way you want me to be.”
Naruto pushed the hand away, “Don’t fucking touch me.” His fingers felt for his kunai, but came up empty.
The not-Sasuke smiled at him, as if reading his mind, “You can’t hurt me, Naruto-kun. You never have before.”
“Who the hell are you?!”
The person smirked, “The person who wants to give you everything.” A pale hand stretched out towards him, palm open, fingers splayed, “Because everything ends in you.”
Naruto felt his muscles lock and his eyes widened, “What are yo—”
“You belong to me.”
Black mist exploded from not-Sasuke’s hand and filled his ears with terrible howling noises as it ripped the world out from under his still frozen feet.
!!!!!!!
The first thing he could remember was the soft heat of Kyuubi. It was comforting, somehow, to hear Kyuubi’s breaths.
And then he remembered the not-Sasuke and forced his eyes open. Not that it made any difference, as he was met with darkness.
“Kyuubi?” His voice echoed somewhere far, far away. He waited, but there was no reply, though he could still hear the breathing. He stayed where he was, and tried to make his mind focus. He couldn’t tell if he was laying down or standing. He couldn’t feel any surface, and realized when he tried to move, he could move in all directions. Like he was floating.
Something flashed by him, and he spun quickly to follow it, but it vanished just as he focused on it again. He stayed there, watching the spot he swore it’d vanished at. Another flash flew over his shoulder. Then another, and at least ten more, and soon the darkness was filled with brilliant flashes of something silver, all vanishing into a point far away.
He tried to take a step, and felt ground materialize. He kept moving, then, certain he was doing the right thing. The shooting star-like objects grew more intense, until he had to cover his eyes from the brilliance of the point they were all diving into.
“Naruto?”
His eyes flew open and the world materialized as the Hokage’s office. Tsunade was staring at him from behind her desk.
“Tsunade-baba.” He glanced around, “How did I get here?”
“That’s what I want to know. And why are you here? Aren’t you on a mission?”
“What?” Mission? He couldn’t remember, “I—I don’t know…”
Her eyebrow quirked, “You don’t…know?”
There was a knock at the door and Sasuke walked in. Naruto tensed. No, it was the not-Sasuke. He threw a quick glance at Tsunade. Surely she’d notice…
“Sorry, Tsunade-sama, Naruto escaped my sights for a moment.” Not-Sasuke smiled.
Kami, this was getting weird.
“It’s fine, I need him anyway.” The blonde brushed her hair out of her eyes and gestured to her guest chairs. Naruto sat cautiously, leaning as far away from the not-Sasuke as possible. Why couldn’t Tsunade see this person was an imposter?
“Naruto-kun.” Tsunade rose, hands planted firmly on the desktop, “Things are changing. It’s almost time.” She smiled and he thought, for an instant, her eyes flashed silver.
“You don’t understand it now…but you will. You and your new team…you are the key.”
“What?”
“Pretty soon, the Dream will end, Naruto.” Tsunade rounded the desk and leaned against it, “and then…” she smiled.
He saw her eyes change, and this time, they stayed silver. She leaned forward.
“Take my warning, Naruto.” Her voice dropped in pitch, and her face morphed, taking on masculine features, “You are the key, and all the pieces are falling together.”
Long, silver hair.
“Who are you?!” He tried to stand, but couldn’t move.
Pale fingers wrapped around the armrest of his chair and all he could see were those silver eyes.
“Listen to me, child of the Kitsune. This is your only warning.” This stranger pulled away, and moved towards the not-Sasuke, “The world is changing, everything you had…”
Those pale fingers touched the not-Sasuke’s cheek, as the stranger stepped behind the boy, “everything you are…”
Huge, huge wings filled the room, made it impossible for him to tear his eyes away. Pale arms wrapped around not-Sasuke’s neck.
“Everything you love is mine.”
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ch. 10 Fin.
Told ya, short. Important. Off to bed for me. FF stats now, June 23rd, 77 favs, 116 watchers. I love you all, thank you for your continued support.
Next Chapter: Jealousy. The night watch.