Fair is fair, a deal is a deal

 ~*~*~*~*Chapter 1~*~*~*~*

The destruction of the village was horrendous, the carnage of the fox demon, and the cat demons fight left the village in ruins, but true to her word; all the dead had been given a second chance at life, everyone he dearly cared about had returned from the grips of the shinigami

“Naruto!!” I heard his voice, I heard the voice of my best friend, the once traitor of the village, the once turn coat, and the first to die in the cat demons rein, the man who protected me from the deadly poisonous claws of the white and grey beast, I heard his voice, my attention pulled back to him, tears in my eyes desperately trying to break free, wanting to rush down my cheeks

“Sasuke” my voice was weak, dry, and cracked, I was so tired, so thirsty, I felt his arms wrap around me, my face pressed into his chest, his shirt shredded from the dangerous claws, blood spots lingered upon his chest

“Its ok Naruto... Its over...”

“It is...” I could feel it, I could feel the icy cold grip of death upon my shoulder, I couldn't bring myself to tell him what deal had to be made to bring him back, I couldn't bring myself to tell him what I had to do to ensure his life

“Sasuke... I... I never got to tell you before...” I looked towards him, I saw the confusion in his eyes, and I felt the nervousness in my stomach return, I couldn't tell him, even in my final moments I was far too scared of his reaction to admit my feelings for him.

I couldn't tell him, as I felt my heart rate begin to slow, I heard the soft comforting purr of the demon within me, her own life would be taken, a fair trade for the reaper, one human life for one human life, a powerful fox demons life, for a village of humans, fair is fair, and a deal is a deal

“Tell me what?” I allowed my eyes to close, I allowed my body to go limp, as I felt my heart beat slow even more, the thumping of my final beats louder then any other sound in my ears

“I love you” I opened my eyes again, and stared down at the raven haired man upon the ground, in his arms my lifeless body laid, the shock and horror upon his face confirmed all my worries, he heard my final words, he was sickened by me.

I turned my attention to the being behind me, staring at the young black eyed blonde, I allowed my shoulders to slump

“I'm ready” I mumbled towards him, he was silent his hand reached out towards me

“Naruto! Don't leave me! Damn it!! don't leave me dope! Don't leave me!” my attention pulled back towards the man behind me, I had hoped he would have hated me, I hoped he wouldn't be hurt that I was gone, It hurt me to see him hurting like this

“Are you sure about this Naruto?” the boy's voice called towards me, his words sent shudders down my spine, I had been unsure of death, unsure of what would happen once my body stopped functioning, would I still have emotions? Breathe? Would I even remember my life I had before? Would it hurt? Would I still be able to cry?

All of my questions had been answered as I watched Sasuke's tears roll down his cheeks, as I heard the heart breaking scream of the Uchiha prince, the man I so dearly loved, cry towards the blood red sky.

I still had emotions, I loved Sasuke dearly still, I could breathe, my breath was catching in my chest at that moment, I remembered all of my life, I remembered the good and bad times with him, Death did hurt, it hurt my heart, broke it, shattered it into a million pieces, it hurt.

And I could still cry, I felt the warmth of my tears rushing down my cheeks as I stared towards Sasuke, I watched as my 'family' stumbled their way up the hill, towards my lifeless body, towards the man I loved, hysterically trying to force my heart to beat, trying to force air into my lungs, trying to force my body to begin living again.

Am I sure about this? About leaving everyone? About leaving my family, my friends.

The battle with the demon had taken Sasuke's life, Iruka, Kakashi, Tsunade, Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, Lee, Shino, Kiba, Everyone, it took everyone I cared about, the demon had killed my village, my choice had given everyone another change, had brought everyone back from the reapers hands

“You don't have to do this Naruto”

“I do.... To protect my family and friends... I give my life.... So they can live theirs....” I pried my attention away from my family and friends, I stared towards the black eyed teen before me, I stared in shock as a single tear ran down his cheeks, a sad smile pulling at his lips

“You welcome death so easily.... Do you wish to die that badly?”

“I don't want to die!.... I don't want to die, but for them I will... I will... I will perish...” I placed my hand upon his cold icy extended hand, and I closed my eyes, trying to ignore the screams of my friends, the screams of Tsunade.

This had happened to her once before, she struggled to save someone dear to her, and failed, I wished I could have lived, I wished she wouldn't of had to go through this pain and torture anymore, this anguish

“Naruto you can't die on me! I love you! I love you dope!” I froze, my hand pulled from the reapers own hand, I stared in shock as Sasuke's fingers ran over the cold cheeks of my body laid within the crook of his arms, as if it were a small child, or a fragile gift, his touch so careful as if fearing to break my lifeless body

“The choice is yours Naruto”

“If I.... If I say I want to live.... All of them will die... Its not fair!”

“What is and isn't fair.... Is not for you to decide.... Is it fair to allow them to live... Knowing you gave your life for them?” his voice was cold, heartless , unloving, I refused to look at him, I just stared towards Sasuke.

Was it fair, to take away their lives, the lives of the village people, children, women, youth, and elders just so I could continue life?

Was it fair to put them all through this anguish, pain, and remorse just so they could live, just so they could all survive?

Was it fair? Was it unfair? Choices, decisions, I felt his hand rested upon my shoulder again, I felt his cold breath brush past my neck

“Is it worth it? Allowing them to survive with such self loath? Is it fair to let them blame themselves for your death”

“They may blame themselves.... They may hate themselves.... But in the end they know I made the choice to die for them.... Their lives for mine seem more then fair reaper” I continued to watch as Tsunade's hands tried desperately to heal me, to force my heart to beat, I watched as Sakura pushed past the crowd around me, I watched as she worked along side her mentor to try and bring me back

“I envy you Naruto”

“Envy I get to die?”

“I envy that you have so many who care for you.... And I loath you for throwing it all away”

“Stop fucking around with me... Take me away from here...”

“You really think your decision is fair Naruto?” I glared back towards him, angered by the repeated question, I had answered, I already explained

“Yes!” I felt the breath in my chest force its way out, as his hands slammed into my chest, for such a small scrawny kid, he sure packed a hard punch

“Remember Naruto.... Fair is Fair” I felt the world around me blacken, I felt myself fall, and continue to fall, where ever I was going, I accepted it.

Fair is Fair, and a deal is a deal

(Author notes: My god this chapter is heart breaking... Looking forward to Chapter 2! now sadly I must head off to work! Smint45 thanks for all your encouragement! its readers like you that keep me posting stories!)