Learn to Love (Complete)

Chapter 13:

“I’m sorry Sasuke but Naruto left…”

“Left? What do you mean left?” Sasuke asked dumbly.

“He left…as in he packed up his things…even Haku and moved to Kyuubi’s house. They’re getting it ready for heir father’s return…the doctors think it might happen soon. Yesterday was a really traumatic day for him….you didn’t make it any better…” Itachi frowned. “He asked me to tell you, that he doesn’t want to see you again…”

Sasuke stared at him blankly for a moment…then he frowned. “No way am I just going to let him leave like that! I’m going to get him back if it’s the last thing I do!”

Itachi gave him a small smile. “Well there won’t be any point to it if it is the last thing you do…” he stood up. “I can give you a lift…I’ll be going to see Kyuubi soon. I need to pick him up for work. You won’t be going to school?”

“Of course not! I don’t give fuck if father thinks I’m doing badly! Naruto is loads more important!” he leaped out of bed and began to change at top speed. He couldn’t give a damn about what he wore or that he didn’t take a shower. He pulled an old grey tee that was too big for him, old faded black jeans and mismatched socks and shoes. His hair was sticking up in odd directions…like horizontally away from his face.

When he came out his mother dropped her cereal bowl. “Sasuke! Where do you think you’re going looking like that?”

He glared at her. “It doesn’t matter! Where’s Itachi? He’s supposed to give me a ride!”

“Itachi’s in the shower! Unlike you he needs to be well dressed. Where’s your school uniform?” She asked him as the maid came in to mop the mess up.

“I’m not going! Mother? Do you know where Kyuubi-san’s house is?” Sasuke looked at her desperately…his head was still throbbing, but he ignored it.

“I think it’s a block away…Naruto mentioned that he’d showed you the place…” she smiled. “Are you going to…? Sasuke? Sasuke, where are you?”

But Sasuke had all ready jumped over the hedge and was running as fast as he could. He ran around the corner and crashed right into someone. “Ow! Oh…Sasuke?”

“Sakura? Where’s Naruto’s house? Tell me the shortest route!”

“Why should I? It’s not like he needs a prick like you!” Sakura tried to move away when Sasuke caught hold of her shoulders and started shaking her.

“That’s true, he may not need me! But I need him! I love him, Sakura….just fucking tell me where he lives or I’m just going to have to find it the long way.” Sasuke didn’t stop shaking her until she nodded saying she’d given him he answer. The moment he got the directions he mumbled a thank you and took off again. Sakura stared after him…Sasuke…Uchiha Sasuke had said thank you!

Sasuke kept running until he got to the cream coloured house. When he got there he began banging on the door like a mad man. He door opened and it took a little time for Sasuke to realise he was knocking on some old man’s head. The man straightened giving him a cool look.

“An Uchiha I presume. How may I help you?” Sasuke really had to admire the man’s stiffness even after being conked on the head multiple times.

“Naruto…I’m looking for Naruto.” His eyes darted all around the house trying to see if he could spot Kyuubi or Naruto. The butler stiffened.

“I am sorry, but master Naruto has specifically told me he won’t be seeing anyone today.” The butler gave a small smile and shut the door. Sasuke stared and then swung one leg back; leaning to the side he kicked out really hard. The door burst open and Sasuke righted himself before stepping in.

The butler stared at him. “This is vandalism…I’ll have to call the police! Kyuubi-sama!!”

Sasuke glared at him…its knob turned to freeze-at-a-glance glare mode. “I don’t give shit what you do, you old coot. I need to know where Naruto is, NOW or you won’t be happy with the consequences.”

At that moment Kyuubi came in looked flustered, he raised an eyebrow at Sasuke’s appearance. “Sasuke? What are you doing here and why are you manhandling my butler…?”

“Because this stiff rumped ass won’t answer me! Now…where’s Naruto? We need to talk!” Sasuke ground out, his hand still on the poor butler’s collar.

Kyuubi frowned. “Naruto doesn’t want to see you….why don’t you give him some time?”

“Why? So he can just build up his anger more? Tell me Kyuubi or I’m just going to check every door I find!” Sasuke let go of the man who slumped to the floor.

Kyuubi sighed. “You idiotic Uchiha’s! Second floor, fourth door to the right.” He watched Sasuke run and turned to the butler. “Uh…you ok, Okamura?

The butler straightened, stiffening like a pole again. His voice had a bitter edge to it. “Master Naruto should not be allowed to mingle with boys of that stature! Shame on him bringing disgrace to the Uchiha family…I am not stiff rumped!” then he walked away leaving Kyuubi to sweat drop alone.

Sasuke ran to Naruto’s door and tried it. It was locked. He could hear Naruto’s wheel chair squeaking around. He began to knock hard and quick. Then he heard Naruto’s voice call out. “Who’s there?’

Sasuke thought for a moment and then thought he’d give I arty. “Naruto, it’s me Kyuubi! Open up would you?”

“Go away Sasuke!”

Fine. So it didn’t work. Sasuke grimaced. “Ok! It’s me….naruto open up please! We need to talk!”

“GO. AWAY.”

“Damn it! You won’t even give me a chance to explain? Dobe! I need to talk with you!”

“GO. SLAKE YOUR LUST ELSE WHERE!!! I HATE YOU!”

“I know you don’t mean that idiot! You wouldn’t be talking to me if you did!” Sasuke said in a weird singsong voice.

Naruto frowned on his side of the door. Sasuke had cheated on him! The fucker! “I don’t want to hear your explanation…you sex crazed maniac! Just leave me alone! Get lost why don’t you?”

“I don’t want to get lost…Naruto…please just let me explain!”

“No.”

“Fine…I’m going to sit outside until you let me in. I won’t move from here!”

“Fine sit outside in the hall way…I don’t have to open up…there are other ways I can get food in here…so you can just sit there and starve.” Naruto put on music loudly and eased himself onto his bed.

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Four hours later when Naruto turned the music off…he wheeled himself to the door. There was no way the bastard would still be out there right? “Sasuke?” he whispered.

“Yeah?”

“Gods you’re still out there…”

“I said I wasn’t moving away from the bloody door!”

“OK die there!”

“Fine. You can mount my head up against the wall. I’ll die holding on to the door o no one can move my rotting carcass away!” Sasuke knew he was being childish…but there was just him and Naruto here…and well he’d never had a chance to just be a child…

“Whatever!!!”

Then a nice smell hit Sasuke’s nose. He heard Naruto munching food and his stomach gave a loud rumble. He had to get in there…how did hey send Naruto’s food up? He shifted softly and ran down to the kitchen. The butler was there once more. He saw the man loading things into a shoot of some kind. He caught hold of the man.

“Is this how the food is going up to Naruto?”

The butler nodded. He didn’t want to get manhandled that much again. “Fine send me up…” he saw the man gawp at him.

“I’ll get in and you can send me up…and if you don’t send me to the right place I will kill you…murder you in fact!” Sasuke barked at him.

The butler smiled a little. “There are no other stops…it was built only to go to Naruto’s room and that’s it. I can’t stop it once this button outside is pressed.”

Sasuke nodded and unloaded the trays. He squished himself in…it was a weird position, but he made it so he could leap out at any given moment. Then he pressed the button and shoved his head back in before it clocked against the ceiling.

Naruto was finishing his soup and waiting for the rest of the food. He heard the elevator make its way up and turned to see what delicacies were being sent. It came up and opened…Naruto blinked. He blinked again and saw Sasuke spring out of the thing and fall to the floor with a thud…ok he was going to have so many bruises. “Sasuke?”

Sasuke stood up painfully…the bloody thing had been so slow. It had made him feel cramped and hurt. “Made it.”

Naruto sighed wondering whether to throw something at the boy, but his jaw dropped when he took in Sasuke’s dishevelled hobo appearance that the elevator ride hadn’t done much for. “You look like you jumped out of bed…like a homeless bum.”

“I did jump out of bed you idiot. Is that water? Can I have some water?”

“No. You can’t. Just go home ok?”

Sasuke sighed and sat down. “No I want to apologize. I want you to hear me out ok? Please?”

Naruto saw the pleading look Sasuke was giving him and then sighed. “Fine…go ahead.”

“Listen I know I’ve acted like a jerk for the past week. I let the stupid sex thing get to me…and stupid Kidoumaru’s notes get to me. You see I think I just took you for granted…cause you were always there for me…one constant factor in my life…usually I never had anyone like that!” Sasuke ran a hand through his hair making it stick up even more…he looked like he’d been given an electric shock…his normally smooth bangs standing up and all. “I realised when you left…I need you Naruto. I know it’s selfish, but I really really care about you. But I had all this frustration…I got drunk and picked up…or maybe I picked him up…I don’t know. I was so drunk…I don’t even remember most of it…just bits and pieces…I don’t even remember my phone ringing or anything else. I didn’t do anything…we got as far as making out, but I passed out.”

He looked into those blue blue eyes and bit his lip. “I’m just sorry. I don’t know what got into me and I won’t do it again because I….”

Naruto’s eyes widened just a fraction. “Because you what, Sasuke? Complete the sentence…”

Sasuke looked into his eyes again, trying to build up the courage to say it. “I…Iloveyou.”

Naruto raised an eyebrow. “Say it slowly…I just heard a mumble.”

Sasuke glared at him. “I love you, you stupid dobe!”

They stared at each other for a moment. Then Naruto beckoned to Sasuke. When the raven haired bum came up to him, Naruto just hugged him. “I was really scared yesterday…we came pretty close to loosing my dad…if I hadn’t been there then… I just wanted you to be there with me….you calm me down and make me happy. But when I called you didn’t pick up and I felt so let down. I guess I did have some expectations from you after all. Then I found out…everyone seemed to know about it…that hurt soooo bad…”

Sasuke cuddled into Naruto, putting his head on the boy’s lap. “I messed up big right?”

“Yeah…you did. Damn I wish I was a horrible, mean person with no kindness or morals in me…” Naruto scrunched his face up pouting a bit.

“How very modest….” Said Sasuke dryly. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means that something in me…my nice-ness I guess…tells me to forgive you. But I have to warn you…do that again and I will murder you ok? I don’t care drunk or not you ARE NOT going near any other person again. And possessive or not I will keep a really close eye on you. I’m watching you Sasuke…” he gestured with two fingers pointing to his eyes and then at Sasuke.

“Whatever, dobe….wait did you just tell me that you forgive me?”

Naruto rolled his eyes and nodded. “How much more specific should I be? I forgive you, Sasuke…”

Sasuke smiled at Naruto…another one of his truly genuine smiles. “Thanks…and I won’t do it again, I swear.”

Naruto grinned. “Yeah…aren’t you supposed to be doing something now?”

“Huh?”

“This, teme!” and Naruto bent down to kiss him. They kissed like that for a few minutes and then broke apart. Sasuke then unlocked Naruto’s door, while the blond hollered for loads of food…no one could forget Sasuke’s hungry tummy which interrupted them during another kiss by rumbling loud enough for people in Wave country to hear.

After they were done with food and full, Sasuke carried Naruto to bed and they sat like they used to in the hospital when they’d begun getting to know each other. After a little bit of smooching and cuddling, Sasuke hugged Naruto close.

“Hey dobe? Gaara messaged me while I was waiting for you…there’s this concert happening soon…loads of bands Asian Kung Fu generation, Raiko, D-techno Life, Orange Revolution and such like. Gaara’s got tickets to this special box close to stage…for four. He wanted to know if we made up and if we’d could do that double date thing?” Sasuke looked at him a bit anxiously…he really wanted to go with Naruto.

Naruto stared at him eyes wide and excited. “Of course we could go!!! Gosh I could hug the life out of Gaara!!! I love concerts…”

Sasuke grinned happily too. “I’m glad….i really wanted to go with you.”

Naruto buried his face in Sasuke’s neck. “Mmm….you know something Sasuke?”

“What, dobe?”

“I really love you too, teme!”

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A/N: I can’t believe this went on for so long!!! It was supposed to have the concert scenes and etc…but then it kept flowing and I guess I wanted to write one completely fluffed up chappie!! Yeah I know not much Itachi or Kyuubi…Kyuubi wanted a day off to check up on demon vixens and Itachi wanted to be with ME! So I hope you liked it Ja ne! The end is near……….

Taka

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