Killing Me Softly
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Naruto AU/AR › General
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
11
Views:
1,321
Reviews:
11
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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Sasuke leaned out the fire escape window, watching the cars go by in the street below. Naruto had gone off to work, leaving the Uchiha alone with the one person – creature – who hated his gust the most. Kyuubi, to his credit, spent his own time as far away from Sasuke as possible and only spoke to him once. The brunette climbed out on the landing, figuring he’d be a good guest and smoke outside.
He fumbled for a lighter when a flame kicked to life before his eyes, and the brunette stared up at the Kyuubi for a while before he accepted the light.
“Didn’t think for a lighter when a flame kicked to life before his eyes, and brunette stared up at the Kyuubi for a while before he accepted the light.
“Didn’t think you smoked,” Sasuke said off handedly. Kyuubi shrugged and took a drag on his own cigarette.
“Naruto doesn’t like it much. Doesn’t like it when I drink either. Doesn’t stop me from doing it.”
“Of course now.”
The pair smoked in silence for a long while before Kyuubi struck up a harmless conversation. They must have talked and chain-smoked for hours because Naruto appeared between them, staring at each other as if checking for injuries before disappearing inside. Kyuubi wore a smug grin as he snuffed out his smoke and followed the small blonde back into the apartment. Sasuke shook his head and lit up another cigarette, making sure he could stay outside for a while longer.
Being civil didn’t stop the sting, but for Naruto he’d drop it. Besides, he could have anyone he wanted.
“Sasuke? That you?”
The Uchiha blinked, leaned over the edge of the landing to stare down. There stood Kankurou with an arm around Gaara’s shoulders, both looking like they’d tired to take Hamburger Hill. Kankurou didn’t wait for Sasuke to answer, the Sabaku pair disappearing to reappear on the landing beside him. Sasuke didn’t need them to tell him what was going on; he knew.
He led the Sand Siblings into the apartment and barked up the stairs a code he and Naruto had worked out years ago. Within five minutes the blonde and Kyuubi were downstairs, and Naruto suddenly had an armful of Gaara. He hugged the redhead as tight as possible, exotic sapphire wide.
“What’s going on?” Naruto asked, sounding a little helpless as he fumbled in comforting Gaara.
“We’re the only ones left,” Kankurou said as he raked his fingers through his hair.
“What are you talking about?” Sasuke asked.
Kankurou’s slumped onto the ouch, hands clasped before his mouth. He looked from Sasuke to Naruto to Kyuubi and back again until finally his gaze fell on his brother, still clinging so tightly to Naruto.
“Temari is dead. The other vampires from Mist, Sound, and Grass are dead. We four are all that’s left in this city.”
There was a pregnant silence before Sasuke asked., “What about Sakura?”
“You don’t know?” Gaara whispered, the first words he’d spoken in a long while. “Her house burned. We were there, watching it smolder.”
“Someone knew about us. Knows our weaknesses. We need to leave town and we need to leave now.”
“No.”
All eyes fell on Naruto, his own gaze downcast. He settled Gaara bside Kankurou and ribbed at his face. When he finally looked up, the blood-red tomoe in his left eye was spinning rapidly, leaving no doubt about Naruto’s emotional state.
“We can’t sit back and watch our kind die. We did it when where shinobi. I don’t want someone else to choose when I did, so I’m going to fight back.”
“So the four of us against an unknown enemy?” Sasuke asked a little skeptically.
Naruto shook his head. “Five. Kyuubi will be able to protect us during daylight hours. And this place is chock full of traps.”
“Shinobi traps?” Kankurou asked. Naruto nodded and the brunette sighed. “What if we’re dealing with a shinobi?”
“We’re not. And these traps have a mixed chakra laced into them. Even if they were disarmed, Kyuubi and I would know.”
“So this is our home base. We go out at the night together clues and feed.” Sasuke just shook his head. “We are the strongest left in this city so that makes us the targets.”
“Whoever is killing us won’t leave until we’re all dead. So don’t raise the alarm to the others in the other cities just yet.”
“So what’s the plan?” Kankurou asked.
“We find out what exactly is targeting us first.” Naruto began. “Then we take out its arms.”
“We make the arms tell us where the head is, and we kill that.” Gaara whispered, fists clenching and unclenching against his thighs. Naruto simply nodded when all eyes turned to him.
“It won’t be easy,” Kyuubi muttered, “but then, we are the misfits, aren’t we?”
The five sat in silence for what seemed to be hours before Naruto moved to haul Gaara to his feet and lead him and the puppet master to a spare bedroom to allow to allow them to sleep off the night’s “excitement”.
When he returned downstairs, Sasuke was gone. Naruto looked to Kyuubi who could only shrug.
“Said he had some things to do.” Kyuubi replied to Naruto’s silent inquiry. Naruto looked away from the incarnation of violence and wondered just what the hell the Uchiha was attempting to do.
Sasuke leaned out the fire escape window, watching the cars go by in the street below. Naruto had gone off to work, leaving the Uchiha alone with the one person – creature – who hated his gust the most. Kyuubi, to his credit, spent his own time as far away from Sasuke as possible and only spoke to him once. The brunette climbed out on the landing, figuring he’d be a good guest and smoke outside.
He fumbled for a lighter when a flame kicked to life before his eyes, and the brunette stared up at the Kyuubi for a while before he accepted the light.
“Didn’t think for a lighter when a flame kicked to life before his eyes, and brunette stared up at the Kyuubi for a while before he accepted the light.
“Didn’t think you smoked,” Sasuke said off handedly. Kyuubi shrugged and took a drag on his own cigarette.
“Naruto doesn’t like it much. Doesn’t like it when I drink either. Doesn’t stop me from doing it.”
“Of course now.”
The pair smoked in silence for a long while before Kyuubi struck up a harmless conversation. They must have talked and chain-smoked for hours because Naruto appeared between them, staring at each other as if checking for injuries before disappearing inside. Kyuubi wore a smug grin as he snuffed out his smoke and followed the small blonde back into the apartment. Sasuke shook his head and lit up another cigarette, making sure he could stay outside for a while longer.
Being civil didn’t stop the sting, but for Naruto he’d drop it. Besides, he could have anyone he wanted.
“Sasuke? That you?”
The Uchiha blinked, leaned over the edge of the landing to stare down. There stood Kankurou with an arm around Gaara’s shoulders, both looking like they’d tired to take Hamburger Hill. Kankurou didn’t wait for Sasuke to answer, the Sabaku pair disappearing to reappear on the landing beside him. Sasuke didn’t need them to tell him what was going on; he knew.
He led the Sand Siblings into the apartment and barked up the stairs a code he and Naruto had worked out years ago. Within five minutes the blonde and Kyuubi were downstairs, and Naruto suddenly had an armful of Gaara. He hugged the redhead as tight as possible, exotic sapphire wide.
“What’s going on?” Naruto asked, sounding a little helpless as he fumbled in comforting Gaara.
“We’re the only ones left,” Kankurou said as he raked his fingers through his hair.
“What are you talking about?” Sasuke asked.
Kankurou’s slumped onto the ouch, hands clasped before his mouth. He looked from Sasuke to Naruto to Kyuubi and back again until finally his gaze fell on his brother, still clinging so tightly to Naruto.
“Temari is dead. The other vampires from Mist, Sound, and Grass are dead. We four are all that’s left in this city.”
There was a pregnant silence before Sasuke asked., “What about Sakura?”
“You don’t know?” Gaara whispered, the first words he’d spoken in a long while. “Her house burned. We were there, watching it smolder.”
“Someone knew about us. Knows our weaknesses. We need to leave town and we need to leave now.”
“No.”
All eyes fell on Naruto, his own gaze downcast. He settled Gaara bside Kankurou and ribbed at his face. When he finally looked up, the blood-red tomoe in his left eye was spinning rapidly, leaving no doubt about Naruto’s emotional state.
“We can’t sit back and watch our kind die. We did it when where shinobi. I don’t want someone else to choose when I did, so I’m going to fight back.”
“So the four of us against an unknown enemy?” Sasuke asked a little skeptically.
Naruto shook his head. “Five. Kyuubi will be able to protect us during daylight hours. And this place is chock full of traps.”
“Shinobi traps?” Kankurou asked. Naruto nodded and the brunette sighed. “What if we’re dealing with a shinobi?”
“We’re not. And these traps have a mixed chakra laced into them. Even if they were disarmed, Kyuubi and I would know.”
“So this is our home base. We go out at the night together clues and feed.” Sasuke just shook his head. “We are the strongest left in this city so that makes us the targets.”
“Whoever is killing us won’t leave until we’re all dead. So don’t raise the alarm to the others in the other cities just yet.”
“So what’s the plan?” Kankurou asked.
“We find out what exactly is targeting us first.” Naruto began. “Then we take out its arms.”
“We make the arms tell us where the head is, and we kill that.” Gaara whispered, fists clenching and unclenching against his thighs. Naruto simply nodded when all eyes turned to him.
“It won’t be easy,” Kyuubi muttered, “but then, we are the misfits, aren’t we?”
The five sat in silence for what seemed to be hours before Naruto moved to haul Gaara to his feet and lead him and the puppet master to a spare bedroom to allow to allow them to sleep off the night’s “excitement”.
When he returned downstairs, Sasuke was gone. Naruto looked to Kyuubi who could only shrug.
“Said he had some things to do.” Kyuubi replied to Naruto’s silent inquiry. Naruto looked away from the incarnation of violence and wondered just what the hell the Uchiha was attempting to do.