Better Than Drugs

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Hello all!! Hope there are those that still remember this one..

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This is a short chapter....sorry :o(

I actually kinda miss this fic...but ya know writers block is a bitch!!!

HOpe you enjoy and there should be more to come!

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“Naruto….naruto,” Sasuke whispered as he stood. He didn’t care if Sai got mad. He sprinted toward the stage. “NARUTO!” he shouted over the noise in the club. People were pushing him trying to get out of the club. He could see his boyfriend surrounded by his friends. “Naruto!”

Sai smirked as he saw the blonde hit the floor. He wanted to dance around as he saw the pain in the raven's dark eyes. He watched at Sasuke tried to make his way to the stage, but it wasn’t going to happen. He pulled out a little remote and pressed the small red button.

Sasuke nearly reached the stage when a shock went through his body. He fell to the ground convulsing from the electricity running through his body. Before his eyes closed he saw Sai standing over him, smiling down at him, “Well Saskue-kun, you have no one who loves you now…so sad, too bad…”
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Sakura leaned into Neji as she watched the paramedics work on Naruto. The club had emptied out.

“The bleeding won’t stop. We gotta move him, now!”

Nodding to his partner they both stabilized the blonde and lifted him on to the gurney. They wheeled him out and placed him in the ambulance.

“Which hospital?” Sakura asked.

“Konoha Metro.” He said and disappeared into the ambulance.

The band members, Ino and Gaara watched it disappear before running to their cars.

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The waiting room was silent as everyone waited for the doctor. Sakura leaned her head on Neji’s shoulder as her eyes scanned the room.

“Why Neji? Why did this happen…”

“I don’t know hon…but he’llll pull through. He’s strong”

“You know I could have sworn I heard Sasuke.” Her voice was soft as she spoke of her brother in law.

Shaking his head slightly the pale eyes man wished he could find him. But right now he had to be here for the blonde. He looked around the room to see his band mates, Gaara and Ino. He also saw an couple that said they were Naruto’s grandparents. They didn’t look old enough.

The doctor opened the door and looked at all the people waiting inside, “Naruto Uzumaki?” he called out.

Tsunade and Jariya stood and walked over to him. “Is our grandson ok?” The blonde woman asked her eyes red from crying.

“For now he’s ok, but…”

“What is it?” the white haired man asked.

“He’s not out of the woods yet. He’s in a coma.”

***Inside Naruto’s mind~~~

//Kit? Kit, where are you? // the fox looked everywhere for his kit. He should have been able to find him inside his own mind.

//Naruto where are you? // he was getting worried. He scanned the darkness until he heard a noise.

He walked over to see his blond kit sitting in a chair looking out a conjured window. //Kit?//
The fox stood behind him and looked over his shoulder at what held Naruto’s attention.

There outside (so to speak) was a memory of when naruto and sasuke were together. He could see the smile on the blonde’s face.

Kyu was worried, “Naruto, are you ok?” his voice soft.

“I have nothing to live for now. I’m so tired of having people I care about leave.” His voice was soft and low as tears fell from his crystal blue eyes.

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Sasuke slowly opened his eyes to see total darkness. He wondered if he was actually awake or dreaming. He wished it was a dream because Naruto would still be alive... ‘Naruto,’ his mind whispered. ‘He’s dead. He won’t see those blue eyes or see that beautiful smile, again. He died because of him…’ His heart ached, constricted at the lost of his love. A piece of him has died. Will he survive?

“Ah, you’re awake…Sasuke-kun.”

That dark, oily voice grated on the raven’s ears as the one person he had hoped not to see again….Orochimaru. At this point it didn’t matter. He was dead on the inside. He turned cold dead eyes toward the voice.

Smirking, Orochimaru spoke to the raven in the hall, “you have broken him beautifully.”

“Thank you Orochimaru-sama,” he smirked as he watched the snake close the door.


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Ibiki didn’t want to disturb the family but he had to give them this information. He stepped off the elevator and made his way down the corridor of the hospital. He stopped in front of a wooden door and tapped a few times before he pushed the door open.

As he stepped in he closed the door behind him. Good, all the people he needed to speak with were here, he thought as his eyes went to the blonde man in the bed. He looked so peaceful, laying there.

Neji looked up to see Ibiki walk in. He stood and walked over to him. “What brings you here?”

“I have some information on Sasuke…and possibly what happened to Naruto.”

Tsunade looked over at the bald man and gripped Jirayra’s hand.

Sakura turned from Naruto and looked at the investigator.

“If you all would follow me, I have something for you to watch.” He walked out the room knowing that they would follow.

They settled in one of the empty lounges. He set up his laptop and put a disc in. The screen came alive with the images from the night Naruto was shot, that was over a week ago.

As they watched they relived the terrible moment when Naruto was shot, so as the camera moved Ibiki stopped it… “See, right there up by the rafters.”

Neji narrowed his eyes and concentrated on the image. He could see a man standing there with smoke around him. “I don’t see a gun.”

“He dropped it. This was right after he did. The police recovered the weapon, but of course there are no prints. The police didn’t look at these tapes as closely as they should.”

Sakura eyes scanned the image. Her green eyes widened as they landed on an image, “is that Sasuke?”

Neji’s eyes went to were Sakura’s were, “holy shit, that’s him, but what the hell?”

Ibiki pressed play, they watched as Sasuke rushed toward the stage, frantic trying to get to Naruto when he suddenly started shaking like he was being electrocuted.

“What’s wrong with him?”

“Keep watching.”

They saw another dark haired man walked over to Sasuke who had dropped to the ground. The other man held a tiny device in his hand. He picked up Sasuke and before he left he turned toward the stage and smiled. Then he left with Sasuke in his arms.

“Sai,” Neji hissed as he watched the man disappear out the door.

“Did he have something to do with Naruto being shot?” Tsunade’s voice was soft.

“That bastard; wasn’t it enough for him to take Sasuke away from Naruto…” Neji hissed.

“I’ve traced the gunman down. We have him in custody now.”

“Ok, so what are you waiting on? We need to find Sasuke! He’s the only one that can bring Naruto back to us…” Sakura sobbed.

“The man told up about Sai’s involvement but he also mentions another name. Orochimaru…here is a picture.”

“NO! It can’t be!” Sakura’s eyes went wide. How did he come back into our lives?

The name sounded familiar but as he looked at the picture it was coming back. He remembered because of the time he took Naruto to that club…. “Wait; is this the same bastard that owns the Lotus club?”

Ibiki turned dark eyes toward him. “Yeah, but how did you know?”

“Sakura, what IS Sasuke’s relationship with this Orochimaru? I took Naruto to this club to get Sasuke back and he was with this guy,” Neji said pointing to the picture.

“What!” She couldn’t believe it.

“I think you better start from the beginning,” Neji told his girlfriend.

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Sasuke wanted to die. He was in hell all over again. Even when he was with Sai, he thought he wouldn’t have to see that snake bastard. He was so wrong. Sasuke stood in front of Orochimaru and Kabuto as they filmed him.

“Lord Orochimaru, you are going to get a lot for Sasuke-bitch,” Kabuto smirked as he walked around the raven with the video camera.

‘What the hell were they talking about,’ Sasuke wondered as he stood there trying not to show that he was scared.

“Yes, he will fetch a pretty price…”

Sasuke couldn’t hold back, “what?”

“Oh, didn’t I tell you Sasuke-kun, since we can’t have you going back to your friends I’m making other arrangements for you, overseas, to the highest bidder.” He laughed as he watched Sasuke’s dark eyes widened with fear.

“You can’t do this…” his voice was just above a whisper.

“I can and will. You are mine. Besides, all that you love has been destroyed.” The snake man stood and walked over to the raven. He smirked as he saw those dark eyes dull at the mention of his lost love. He waved his hand toward Kabuto who turned and walked out of the room. The dark haired man licked his lips as he looked Sasuke up and down. “I will miss those soft lips of yours.” He reached out and touched Sasuke’s bottom lip. “On your knees,” he ordered.
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Sasuke stood in the shower as the hot warm flowed over his tainted body. He couldn’t take it anymore. He was fading; his mind was shattering into tiny pieces every time he was touched by that bastard. Sasuke closed his eyes, his mind wondering to a time when he was with the only man he had ever loved. Now…now he was alone, so what did he have to live for anymore? Sakura would be better off with out him. She had someone to look after her when he…

He turned the water off and stepped out of the shower. He looked at his reflection in the mirror. He smirked. “You’re alone now,” he whispered to himself. He walked out into his after he dried off. He didn’t bother with any clothes; he just lay on the bed and pulled the sheets over his body. Closing his eyes all he could see were sky blue eyes. He wished he could stay asleep forever because this was the only time he would be able to see Naruto, in his dreams.

~~A week later~~

“He’s fading,” The older blonde woman said to her husband.

The white haired man held his wife tightly. “Tsunade, please, he’s going to make it.”

Shaking her head, “I don’t know Jiriyia. I don’t think even Kyuubi can bring him back.”

The both sat next to the bed where Naruto lay, still, unmoving for almost a month. Sakura looked at the couple and her friend. They had to find Sasuke because she believed that he would be able to bring him back.

Standing she turned and walked out of the room only to run into Neji. She could see he was agitated, “what’s wrong Neji?” She asked as she touched his arm.

Neji’s pale eyes looked into green, “we know where Sasuke’s at.”

~~~TBC~~~~

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