The Crimson Angel

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Chapter Twenty One

Three years later

Naruto, with tears dribbling down his cheeks ran as fast as he could through the forest. The last three years had been tough on him. Being back in Konoha had been okay. His friends were happy to see him and Sasuke back, and he was happy to be back at home.

But he guessed he was a little bitter. They had only been in the village for a week, before they assigned Sasuke as a member of Anbu, which meant Naruto had to stay at home to look after the twins, while Sasuke went on missions. He hardly saw Sasuke, and he sank deeper into depression. He was always crying, and he swore one day, he would run out of tears.

As much as he loved his children, he didn’t think he could carry on anymore. Looking after twins had been harder than he thought it would be. And now he was getting away from it, he had had enough. He was getting as far away from the village as possible, he did feel guilty about leaving his children and Sasuke, but he felt like he was losing his mind.

He had no idea where he was going, all he knew was he had to get away. He left Konoha about four hours ago. Sasuke was on a mission, and Iruka was looking after the twins. He had just packed up and ran.

He finally stopped. Looking round, he was standing at the edge of a cliff. He looked over the edge, it was rather high. He felt a little dizzy and stepped back. There was a wooded bridge to his left, but for some reason, he wasn’t moving. Was it that bad, that he was thinking of suicide?

He shook his head as the tears came faster. Would it really solve anything? Well for him it would, but was he selfish enough to leave his lover and children. Blindly he stepped to the edge of the cliff and looked over.

It was by accident that he found himself toppling over, the ground suddenly disappeared and he was falling. He had a moment of panic, before submitting himself to what would be the end of his life. He ignored the roaring of the nine-tailed fax within him and closed his eyes.

When he landed, he died on impact, shattering every bone in his body. Blood leaked from various cuts on his body, staining the ground beneath him.

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Sasuke sighed as he walked into his and Naruto’s house. For once it was quiet. The twins were now three years old. It hard been hard bringing them up, but he thought they were doing a good job. He and Naruto were now 18 years old. Slipping his hand into his pocket, he clasped the box. He was going to ask Naruto to marry him.

Stepping into the front room, he frowned as he saw Iruka sat on the couch with the twins. Naruto hadn’t said that he was going anywhere. Iruka looked up, and smiled, but it was a worried smile.

“Where’s Naruto?” Sasuke asked.

“I don’t know, he just asked for me to look after the twins, but that was a couple of hours ago. I’m getting a little worried. He didn’t look too good when he left, and I know he had been crying.” Iruka bit his lip.

Sasuke finally moved from his spot and ran up the stairs. He too had noticed Naruto hadn’t been doing too well for the last year or so. But he had done nothing. He had just hoped with time, Naruto would be fine. Going into their bedroom, he noticed some of Naruto’s clothes were gone.

He cursed and ran back down the stairs. “Naruto’s taken some of his stuff. Can you stay here, while I go and find him?” He asked Iruka. The man nodded, and Sasuke ran out of the house.

Stopping in the street, he closed his eyes. Even though they were no longer angels, he could still sense Naruto within his mind. He frowned as he felt Naruto, but he was quite far away. He wondered if he could make it using Hiraishin no Jutsu. Forming a hand sign, he disappeared in a yellow flash.

He looked around the forest, and closed his eyes. He was still about an hour away from Naruto’s location. Taking off at a run, he sped as fast as he could. He wouldn’t let Naruto leave him. Maybe if they would have taken it in turns, taking missions. Maybe if he would have looked after the twins more often, Naruto wouldn’t have felt the need to leave them.

He fought the tears that threatened to fall. He would make this right. He needed his dobe. After travelling as fast as he could for about an hour, he came to a cliff. He looked around frantically. He tried once again to sense Naruto, but he felt nothing. It was like he had…no Sasuke thought, he wouldn’t think like that.

Walking to the edge of the cliff, he looked over and every muscle in his body stilled. A hand flew to his mouth. He could see Naruto laying at the bottom. Finally making himself move, he ran down the wall.

Jumping to the ground, he fell to his knees. Grabbing Naruto’s hand, he shook. He knew his dobe was dead. He couldn’t see Naruto breathing. He finally sagged, throwing his head back . He screamed. He screamed until his voice broke, then he started to sob.

Bending over Naruto’s body, he pleaded for the man to come back, knowing it was impossible. He felt the air around him quicker as power grew around him. He bolted up, he knew that feeling. Looking round frantically, he saw Kuro materialise in front of him. He began shaking his head.

“No, you can’t take him. I won’t let you.” He mumbled.

The angel shook his head. “Don’t worry. I’m not going to take him away from you.”

Sasuke stopped mumbling. “What do you mean?”

“As Naruto is an ex-angel, I can bring him back, but I can only bring him back as the crimson angel, which means, he will never age. He will always be in my service.”

Sasuke nodded, but paused. “That means Naruto will stay 18 forever, while I continue aging.”

Kuro nodded. “Unless, you join him, as an ex-angel yourself, you are entitled to become a full angel. You will both be in my service. You must think about it, once you’re in, there’s no way out.”

Sasuke bit his lip. “Do it.” He said. Naruto meant the world to him, and he wanted him back. And they had both told each other that they loved being angels. It would be sad watching as they’re children aged, while they stayed the same age. The same with the others in the village, but at least they would be together.

He snapped his attention back to Kuro, who was knelt beside Naruto, hands glowing white over Naruto’s chest. Sasuke held his breath, and watched as Naruto suddenly gasped as he began to breath. His lovers hair become red, and when his eyes opened they were red too.

Naruto frowned. He had no idea where he was. As his memory returned, he bolted up into a sitting position, looking around frantically. “Am I dead?” He asked.

Sasuke slapped him around the head. The now red head hissed, and looked at Sasuke. “What was that for?” He asked.

“That’s for killing yourself.”

Naruto bit his lip. “I didn’t kill myself, I slipped.” He frowned. “How can I be dead if you’re here?” He looked around, and saw Kuro. He smiled at the angel, he had missed Kuro. “What’s happening?” He asked.

“Sasuke will explain that to you, I have to go. I will be in touch.” He stood, and before he left, he held his hands over Sasuke’s head. The raven felt pain for a moment, when he opened his eyes, the angel was gone.

Sasuke looked at Naruto, and told him what happened. Naruto looked down, biting his lip. He hadn’t meant to jump, but like Sasuke said, this was the only way he could have come back to life. He had missed being an angel.

“I’m sorry.” He whispered.

Sasuke just pulled the man into his arms. “It’s okay. We’ll be fine. But you’re telling the Hokage.” He smirked as Naruto tensed.

“Why do we have to tell her?” Naruto pouted.

“Well, your hair and eyes are red. I don’t actually understand why your wings are red, when angels of death wings are black.”

“I think it has something to do with Kyuubi.” As soon as he said the fox’s name, said fox roared in his mind, telling him what an idiot he was.

“Come, Iruka’s worried about you and the twins will want to see us.”

Naruto let Sasuke help him to his feet. They both redrew their wings, Sasuke saw the happiness in Naruto’s eyes, and nearly cried. It was the first time he had seen Naruto happy for a while. They took to the air, like it was only yesterday that they had them.

As they flew, Sasuke bit his lip. “Naruto, I think it would be best to use a henge for tonight. Then we can inform the Hokage and the others tomorrow.” Naruto just nodded, he would activate it when they got nearer to the village.

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Back at Naruto’s house, Iruka was nearly out of his mind with worry. He had put the twins to bed and now he was pacing. Kakashi stood watching his lover, wondering what the matter was. He coughed, making his presence known. Iruka nearly jumped a foot in the air, he glared at the smirking man.

“What’s the matter?”

“Naruto ran off, and Sasuke has gone to look for him.”

Kakashi sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. “Maybe we should inform the Hokage?”

“No, let’s wait for a while. Wait until Sasuke returns.”

Kakashi just nodded, knowing there was no use in arguing, Iruka would win, and he always did. All he could do was comfort his lover.

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When Naruto and Sasuke were near the village, they descended to the ground and hid their wings. With a quick hand sign, Naruto looked liked he usually does, but this henge was an advanced one. No one could see through it, not even the sharingan and byakugan. Even though, they retained the jutsus they had had before, they gained even more this time.

Both using Hiraishin no jutsu, they appeared in front of their house. Naruto bit his lip, wondering. “What kind of parent am I? I was going to leave them.”

Sasuke bowed his head, what could he say to make the man feel better. “It’s not your fault. I should have done more. I should have noticed how you felt, you were unhappy. I’m sorry I didn’t notice.”

“It’s not your fault. I should have told you.”

Sasuke smiled, and held out his hand. Naruto grabbed hold of it, and allowed his lover to pull him inside. Like Naruto predicted, Iruka was angry, and then came relief and he hugged his ‘son’. “You do anything like that again, and I will beat then shit out of you.” He said.

Naruto smiled and hugged the man. “I’m sorry.” Pulling away, Naruto rubbed the back of his neck. “I’ll see you tomorrow okay, I want to go and see the twins.” He walked away and up the stairs. Opening the door, he walked into the twin’s room. At the moment, the twins shared a bedroom. But as they got older, Naruto knew they would want to have separate rooms. He knelt between the beds.

“I’m sorry.” He whispered, he looked from his son who was looking more and more like Sasuke every day. He then looked at his daughter, who looked a lot like him. How could he have ever thought that leaving them would be the answer? Holding his hands to his mouth, he choked on a sob.

He sensed Sasuke behind him, so he didn’t jump when his lover placed a hand on his shoulder. He let Sasuke help him up and out of the room. They went into their own room and lay on the bed.

“It’s okay Naruto. It will be all right now.”

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Once again, the story is out of my hands and taking its own course. I wanted Naruto and Sasuke back as angels and couldn’t think of a way to do that. I guess they could have just summoned Kuro, but I wanted something drastic to happen. So, now they are angels again and also immortal.

I hope you all liked it. It does get a little more angsty soon, but this story will have a happy ending. Please review to let me know what you think.

Oh and can you guys believe it, it’s only 1 week and 3 days until Christmas. Are you all excited as I am? I love Christmas, the tree, the food and giving presents. I can’t wait to see my younger sisters face as she opens her presents. I do love watching my family opening their presents.

Anyway, I should be able to update before then, but if I don’t: HAPPY CHRISTMAS MINNA-SAN. Hope you all have a great time and enjoy yourselves. See ya soon.