What Happens Now...

Unlike the last chapter, I fracken loved doing this one!! Though I did have some trouble with the fight scene, it was still fun to write!! Keep reviewing! Reviewing makes me happy and me happy produces chapters. Enjoy!!

(Naruto’s POV)
Why was she doing this to me? There was no way I wanted to stay in the same house as Sasuke! Don’t get me wrong, this guy’s my best friend but...I’ve lived alone ever since I can remember. It would be awkward for me now to live with somebody. Yet there was no way I could go against the orders of the Hokage, no matter how much of an idiot I thought she was. So here we were, walking side by side in the streets of Konoha. The night time air felt great against my face, having to deal with the heat of the day while carrying Sasuke. Every once in a while we would get a couple stares. They were easy to figure out. These people hadn’t seen Sasuke in three years and to just see him pop out of nowhere must have been a huge surprise. I just smirked at the whole situation. If I had disappeared and returned after three years, the very same people would be yelling and screaming at me to leave, telling me the village was better off when I was gone. I glance over at Sasuke, just to see his reaction. I should have guessed though, he paid these people no mind, like the most important thing in the world currently was to keep walking forward. I yawn and stretched my arms above my head, hearing joints pop in relief.

“Don’t fall asleep on me now dobe, I thought we had a match?” I had completely forgotten about the promise we made. Sure I was up to kick Sasuke’s ass anytime, but all I wanted right now was a nice warm bed. I went to turn Sasuke down, tell him that we could reschedule, but as I looked at his face, I could see nothing but determination. This fired me up. That bastard actually thinks he can take me!! I’ll show him and when I do I am so making him buy me ramen for the next week.
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(Sasuke’s POV)
Did Hokage-sama actually suggest that I would need protection? I get that she would want a guard to make sure I didn’t run but being protected rubbed me the wrong way. I have been taking care of myself for the past eight years, ever since the murder of my entire clan. People just assumed that the brilliant Uchiha could take care of himself, that I could handle the death of all the ones I loved without anyone’s help. They were wrong. It took me months to get through a night’s sleep without waking up screaming bloody murder. But did anyone ask if I was ok, no. They all assumed that I was tough. I was eight fucking years old!!! Yet I guess that’s all in the past now, there’s no use dwelling on it. Then I just smirked at myself. It was kind of ironic for me to think that. If I could really put the past behind me, then I wouldn’t devote my life to killing my brother to avenge those who died that night. Shaking my head, I clear all thoughts. I then notice that people are starting to stare. I don’t give a damn about them or what they think. Let them stare. Then a memory hit me, the promise of a fight with Naruto. I reminded the blonde and saw him hesitate. He then looked over at me and I saw a renewed vigor in his eyes.

“Your on teme.” He smirked. Finally, something that felt normal. We used to do this all the time, even when it probably wasn’t the smartest thing to do, like in the middle of a mission. All of the sudden Naruto grabs my arm and pulls me to his chest. I look up at him, my face the color of a fire truck. He glances down and just chuckles.

“Relax, I won’t bite. Just thought it would be faster if we did this my way.” Suddenly all I see are wisps of smoke. I blink only once and we are at our old training grounds, right in front of the post where Naruto was tied up during our first training session. Naruto then let go of me and walked a few paces away, having his back turned towards me.

“You know, I honestly thought I was never going to be strong enough to get you back.” This threw me into confusion. I thought we were here to fight, not share our feelings. Naruto continued, “I thought for sure by the time I got there that you would be a totally different person. If that were to be the case, I didn’t know what I would have done.” Naruto shook his head and turned to face me. His face lit up in one of the biggest smiles I think I have ever seen on the idiot’s face. “I guess what I’m trying to say is that...I’m glad you’re still you.” Something stirred in the pit of my stomach but I just dismissed it as impatience in the delay of our fight.

“Dobe, do you want to hug me too? That would complete this sentimental moment.”His face flushed and I had to suppress a laugh. I had seriously pissed him off.

“You bastard! Fine! You want to fight so much, I’ll give you a fight that you’ll be lucky to live through.” A few hand seals later and there were hundreds of Naruto’s, like one wasn’t a big enough headache.

“Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu!” Flames shoot from my mouth and wipe out half of the clones. I can sense that Naruto is gathering chakra, probably for a bigger justu. I run towards the real Naruto, having trained for this particular situation with the snake. I go up behind him and start another jutsu.

“Shishi Rendan!” I launch the blonde into the air and complete a series of kicks. As Naruto is plummeting towards the ground, he looks up at me and smirks.

“Sexy no Jutsu!” This takes me by surprise. All of the sudden I have a very naked female Naruto in my arms. Being startled, I throw away Naruto, cursing myself in the process. Naruto changes back to his normal self and lands on the ground before I do. That split second was enough for him to regain control of the match.

“Uzumaki Naruto Rendan!” Nartuo performs the same jutsu I just tried to accomplish but with a different name, how original. I try to perform another jutsu. I complete the hand signs.

“Katon Ryuuka no Jutsu!” Nothing happens, I have no chakra left. It’s too late, there is nothing I can do now. Naruto plows me into the Earth below. I feel my body scream out in pain, cursing me for not defending it. I then hear Naruto walk over and bend over me.

“What the hell Sasuke? I know you can do better than that!” I could here the anger in his voice. He clearly thought that I was holding back, yet the opposite was true. Slowly I sit up, wincing at the pain that covers my whole body. I think about what happened and then it hits me. My chakra reserves have been drained. I’ve been working with the curse seal’s chakra supply for so long that I no longer know my own limit. Damn that snake!! Instead of making me stronger, I’ve taken a step back. I look up at the blonde and expect to see pity, not something I want at this moment. Instead I see glee. Just as I start to comment, Naruto falls backwards and is hysterical in laughter.

“You poor bastard!! That is one of the funniest things I’ve heard in a long time! The great Uchiha Sasuke can’t even tell when he’s low on chakra!!" I stand up quickly and slam my fist into his skull, fully intent on causing damage.

“Hey! No reason to be pissed at me because of your lack of self control!” He was right but it still made me feel better to hit him. I huffed and started to walk away from the training grounds, having enough of this whole situation.

“Sasuke! Do you even know where you’re going?” That stopped me dead in my tracks. Again the dobe was right.

“Well get off your ass and show me the way baka!” I had lost all patience by this point. I just wanted this day to be over with.
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(Naruto’s POV)
Looking back, it probably was a bad idea to laugh at Sasuke like I did. Oh well, there was nothing I could do now and I’m sure the brunette wouldn’t take an apology, so I didn’t offer one. We quietly padded up to my apartment, since the Uchiha grounds were still sectioned off. I fished the key out from my pack and unlocked the door. I walked inside of the small domicile. I looked back at Sasuke to see his reaction. His eyes widened only for a brief second before returning to their usual glare. Of course he was surprised. He probably assumed my place to be covered in instant ramen cups and dirt covering every inch. Wrong!! I actually took real pride in the few things I owned. The living area contained a few older looking chairs with a scratched up coffee table. My kitchen consisted of a few dishes, a fridge, a stove, and a very shaky looking table that was propped up with a baseball bat.

“Make yourself at home.” I say quietly, not really sure if he’s still mad at me. Sasuke takes off his shoes in front of the door and walks over to one of the chairs in the living room. He flops down and lays his head on the back, shutting his eyes for a moment. I find myself looking at him for longer than is considered normal.

‘Just admit it kit, you like him more than you think.” Kyuubi’s thoughts whispered across my mind.

‘WHAT!! Sasuke’s my best friend and nothing else!!” I stammered. Where in the world did that dirty fox get the idea that I liked Sasuke?

‘You want to know where,’ I forgot that Kyuubi could read my thoughts. ‘Every time I come out is because of him. When you thought Haku killed him, I came out. When he was being attacked by Orochimaru for the first time, I came out. When you two were fighting at the Valley of the End, I came out. I only come out when strong emotions are involved and every single incident revolved around Sasuke.’ I tried to find fault in his theory, but the damn fox was right. Suddenly I felt my stomach churn. Had I really fallen for him? When did this happen?!? For now I pushed the thoughts away, too tired to make any real sense out of it. As long as Sasuke didn’t figure it out, I had plenty of time to sort out my feelings.

“Dobe, get me a blanket. I’m sleeping out here.” I could tell he was comfortable and that he didn’t want to move. I walked over to the small closet and pulled out one of the few blankets I had. I threw it at Sasuke and started to head to my room. “You could have just handed it to me!” I heard Sasuke halfheartedly yell. I walked into my room and flopped down on my bed, too tired to take off my clothes and replace them with my pajamas. Sleep took me quickly into the darkness of my dreams.
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(Sasuke’s POV)
I was strapped to a metal table, it’s cold surface chilling every cell in my body. My clothes were gone, making me feel very exposed. Leather straps held me down to the table, making escape impossible. I felt tears come to my eyes, I knew what was going to come. I forced the tears back, they would only make the situation worse. All I could smell was antiseptic. My ears picked up other machines that were keeping tabs on my vitals. I suddenly felt a rush of cold air against my skin. I desperately wanted to struggle, to get away, but I knew there was no point. One way or another, this was going to happen. Orochimaru stepped under the only light in the room, smiling down at my defenseless position.

“Are you ready to begin, Sasuke-kun?” It didn’t matter how I answered, he was ready and that was all that mattered. He reached over and plucked a scalpel from the table that resided beside where I lay. Slowly, Orochimaru placed the blade in the middle of my chest and dragged down. The pain shot through me and I almost black out. He continued to cut all the way down to my navel. Blood was pouring out of the wound. He then made cuts that were perpendicular at the top and bottom of the new wound, making it easier to pull back the skin that covered my vital organs. Pain is now a useless word to describe the feeling of these actions. I wanted to pass out but somehow that damn snake kept me awake for this.

“Now let’s see if we can make some improvements.” It was then he took his hands and grabbed whatever organ was closest. This was what these sessions were all about, modifying my body to make me stronger. I never agreed to this and I never would no matter how much power would be gained. His hands raked over every organ, each touch sent my cells screaming for suicide, anything to stop the pain. Suddenly, his face was over mine.

“I can make all the pain go away, my dear Sasuke.” It was then that he pressed his lips onto mine.
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(Naruto’s POV)
“AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!” I shot up from sleep. I looked around to get my bearings. The screaming wasn’t me, but then who? My brain then decided to remind me that Sasuke was currently residing in my living room. I threw back the covers and dashed out to find Sasuke on the floor rocking back and forth.

“Sasuke, what’s wrong?” I was afraid to approach him, fearing he might hurt me or even worse, himself.

“Don’t cut me, don’t cut me, don’t cut me....” He kept repeating like a mantra. He was too far gone, I didn’t know what to do. Panic ripped through me. My heart tore in two. I know I just figured out that I have feelings for him but that didn’t lessen the pain I felt. I hated seeing him feel like this. What could I do? WHAT COULD I DO?!? Before I knew what I was doing, I launched myself at Sasuke and kissed him hard. He stopped shaking, tensing under my touch. He was so warm despite being on the floor. My senses quickly caught up with me. What the hell was I doing? I pushed myself away from the Uchiha.

“I...I...SORRY!!” I ran to the door and swung it open, feeling the night air on me. Sasuke was definitely going to hate me now. This thought brought me to my knees, falling to the ground right outside of my apartment. My own tears now clouded my vision. I lost what I had just found.
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Dun, dun, dun!! Uh-oh, is this love story going to end before it even started? Well I'm not telling :) Anyway, I hope I did a good job and got your interest. Until next time kiddies.