What Happens Now...

Hey! Feliz Navidad everyone!! Wait...it's spriing...Damn it!! Nevermind. Thought I would give you guys a new chapter for the holiday, whichever it may be. Hope you enjoy and I greatly apperciate all the comments. They make me smile!!

(Naruto’s POV)
“Hurry up Sasuke, I’m starving!” I whined, hoping to move my stoic boyfriend a little faster. It would be a lie if I said I was excited about eating ramen. I was more excited at the fact that I got to go somewhere with Sasuke. I look back at him and he just rolls his eyes. Sasuke picks up the pace and is soon walking in time with me. Cool fingers interlock with mine. I blush, happy that Sasuke isn’t scared at making our relationship public. Giving his hand a little squeeze, I start to walk a little slower. I wanted this to last as long as possible. Sadly, my little run from before had us arriving at Ichiraku’s sooner than expected. Moving past the curtains, I shout a hello to the old man and sit down.

“Long time no see shorty!” The old man yelled from the back. I grin and shout back.

“Sorry! I guess I’ve been a little sidetracked.” Glancing over at Sasuke, giving me more than a good reason to be distracted. The old man finally faces me and Sasuke and smirks, seeing our hands still intertwined.

“Never thought I would see the day when the Uchiha would settle down. You better take care of my best customer or there’ll be hell to pay!” Sasuke nods a yes and I just have to laugh. He was totally taking this seriously! Sasuke just glares at me and looks at his menu, unfortunately unlocking our hands to hold the menu properly. It only takes him a second to decide.

“Miso soup for me and four bowls of pork ramen for him.” That was embarrassing. He was treating me like a girl! I try to glare at him but it probably turned out to be a pout.

“Cut it out dobe. I know that’s the only thing you ever eat when you come here.” He was right of course, but I wasn’t going to admit that. Deciding that sitting up straight was too much of a pain, I lay my head down on my crossed arms on top of the counter. I must have dozed off because it seemed like seconds later our order was placed in front of us. My body straightens immediately and I clap my hands together.

“Idatakimasu!” I say and start to wolf down my ramen. Sasuke ate his slowly, probably disgusted at my methods. That didn’t bother me though. I soon place my chopsticks over my bowl, signaling that the carnage has ceased. I jump up and make a swift exit, making sure Sasuke had to pay. Waiting outside, I remembered my deal with Tsunade, completely forgetting to tell Sasuke. He then made his way outside, glaring at me.

“You know Naruto, you didn’t have to...”

“I’ve got some big news!!” Sasuke got a little red, probably because I didn’t let him finish his thought. This was way more important than me getting scolded anyway. “While I was speaking with Tsunade obaa-chan about the mission, we made a deal.” Sasuke had a look of confusion wash over his face.

“A deal?”

“Yeah! She promised that if you could behave for the rest of this week, that you and I could become Jounin!!” His eyes widened and he grabbed my arms.

“Naruto, you better not be playing with me.” I laughed. Like I could ever play such a mean joke on him. I’m not Sasuke.

“Nope! By the end of the week, we’re going to be the same rank as Kakashi!” A small smile was on Sasuke’s face. My insides felt like jelly. How could one simple action from the other do this kind of stuff in a matter of seconds? I quickly took his hand and we were walking through Konoha again. My day couldn’t possibly get any better!

“GET AWAY FROM HIM!!” I go to turn to see what’s going on but soon find a fist in my gut. My knees give out and I’m soon face down in the dirt.

“Naruto!” Sasuke drops down by my side, his hand on my back. Shakily, I turn my head up to see who would do such a thing. It was just a villager, a man in about his late twenties with light green eyes. A violent cough erupts from my bowls and I have to brace myself from falling back into the dirt. Sasuke takes my arm and tries to help me stand. Putting one leg under me, I slowly stand. My gaze locks with the villager’s.

“Why...why did you do that?” It comes out in gasps. Sasuke wraps a protective arm around my waist, preparing himself to protect me.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing with the Uchiha?!? What sick mind game are you playing on him?!?” It was then I realized what this man was talking about, our relationship. I go to answer him but Sasuke’s too quick.

“I can assure you that my boyfriend is playing no mind games, he’s too much of an idiot to do that.” Even when he’s standing up for me, the bastard still manages to insult me! “So if you have any problems with how I run my life, don’t take them out on him.” My eyes turn to Sasuke and they briefly flash red, showing that he was not above a fight. The villager takes a step back. He knows he’s in trouble if he tries to utter another word to defend himself. He takes one last glare at me and takes off in a run. Sasuke leans closer to me and whispers.

“Are you ok?” It’s still kind of weird to hear a worried Sasuke, especially directed towards me.

“I’m fine.” I manage to say, my throat still felt like hot acid had been forced down it. I look up at him and smile. “Why don’t we go back to my place, I’m really tired.” He nodded and we make the long trek back to my apartment.
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It took us quite a while to make it back. My stomach was sore and if I moved too quickly, pain would flare and I would have to stop dead in my tracks. We eventually made it though. I found the door unlocked, forgetting that both of us had left this place in quite a hurry last night. I make my way over to one of the chairs and flop down, exhausted from the days events and lack of sleep. I close my eyes and try to let sleep take hold of me. I was almost out, until Sasuke jabbed me in the shoulder. My eyes flew open and glared at him.

“You are sleeping in my bed dobe. I should be the one mad at you.” He smirked. I sigh and try to get up, wincing in pain as my stomach muscles tighten. Standing, I make my way to my room, looking for a change of pajamas. I grabbed a pair of boxers and sweat pants out of one of my drawers. I then remembered that Sasuke had nothing of his own and snatched another pair of boxers and sweat pants. Walking out to the living room, I threw the clothes at him and smiled.

“If you’re going to live here, I don’t want you smelling like sweat all the time. Get a shower and put those on.” Sasuke nodded a thank you and headed to the bathroom. I heard the door shut and my mind went back to this afternoon. It had started out so perfectly, so why did it have to end like it did? What really scared me was what the man said. These words were nothing new to my mind. It’s just that I tried to ignore them, push them away. Sasuke’s goal in life was to restore his clan and he couldn’t do that with me, it was physically impossible. I sit back down and put my face in my hands. Maybe it would be better if I just broke it off now. No, I’m not doing that! I’m too selfish to let my one happiness be snatched away. We would figure something out, somehow.

“Dobe, the bathroom’s all yours.” A towel hits me directly in the face. The one standing in front of me was my everything. Sasuke’s hair was still damp and his skin was flushed from the hot shower. My eyes lingered over his bare torso, his muscles relaxed from the hot shower. I avert my gaze from him, hoping he didn’t catch the slight blush on my face.

“Thanks.” I say quietly and make my way towards the bathroom. Stripping off my clothes and stepping into the shower, I realize there really was no way I could ever leave Sasuke. He is the only one that makes me feel like a real person. Sure I had friends but, they never really understood how I felt, what it felt like to be alone. I would make Sasuke happy, no matter what it took. The water started to turn cold and I shut it off. Pulling on my boxers and sweats, I step out of the bathroom and head to my room. I climb in and lay back, trying to chase away all thoughts so I could get a peaceful nights sleep. My eyes droop from the warmth of the covers. Startling me, I hear footsteps coming towards my room. I manage to open one eye in time to see Sasuke coming towards me. Both eyes quickly open, my mind trying to figure out what he was doing in here. He is soon standing at the side of my bed, leaning over me.

“Goodnight, Naruto.” Sasuke then places a small kiss on the top of my head. Before my mind catches up, I grab Sasuke’s wrist. He slowly turns his head to face me, his gaze questioning.

“Um...could you stay here?” Man I sounded like a little kid who was afraid of the dark! I sighed, there was no point in trying to cover up what I just said so I continued. “I just don’t want to be alone.” I let go of his wrist and he turns around fully. I expect for him to say something like, ‘Grow up’ or ‘No way dobe,’ but he doesn’t.

“Ok” He states simply. Sasuke then walks to the other side of the bed and climbs in. Sitting up, he pulls me closer and lies my head against his shoulder. Comfort washes over me, screw the embarrassment. I wrap my arms around his waist and snuggle even closer, making sure there was no space between us. He places his head on top of mine and strokes my arm.

“Sleep dobe.” I sigh a conformation, no longer coherent enough to form words. All worries from this afternoon disappear. All that I know now is that Sasuke and I are together.
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“I HATE YOU NARUTO!”

“YOU TOOK AWAY EVERYTHING FROM ME!!”

“THE UCHIHA CLAN WILL FALL WITH ME BECAUSE OF YOU!!!”

I shoot up from sleep, sweat gathering along my body. I gasp for air and look around the room. I glance down and find Sasuke still sleeping, his breathing even. I have to get out of here. I need time to calm down and think. Getting up from the bed, I grab a tank shirt from my floor and head out of the window. I climb to the roof of my apartment building, sitting down to look up at the night sky. I thought I had come to terms about being with Sasuke? Didn’t I tell myself only a couple of hours ago that nothing was going to separate me from Sasuke? Maybe my true feelings were what my dreams were telling me. I wanted to believe that we could be happy together, just us but...My mind keeps telling me that Sasuke would hate me for preventing him from continuing the Uchiha line. I shook my head. These feelings were confusing. They could just be me trying to push Sasuke away since I never had someone love me like he does.

‘KIT, WATCH OUT!!’ Kyuubi’s warning had been too late. Before I could even react, I had a sharp pain enter my back and a piece of fabric cover my mouth. A chemical on the cloth made my eyes get heavy and my body go lax. The person pushed me over and I landed on my side, looking up at this intruder. This person was masked, I couldn’t tell who it was. I tried to scream for help, but my voice wouldn’t come. The last thing I saw was the person coming closer as fear enveloped me.
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My head felt heavy, almost feeling like it would snap my neck. I wanted to open my eyes, but they wouldn’t cooperate. It was then I noticed that my back was stiff. I was in a vertical position, yet my feet never touched the ground. My arms were tied behind my back and my feet were tied as well. The material against my back was rough, almost cutting into my skin. Using my other senses, my nose picked up the sent of grass and dirt. I could hear crickets chippering very loudly in the cold night air. Then it hit me, I was in the woods. The thing I was tied to was a tree. Once again, I tried to force my eyes open, still not comprehending the whole situation. They slowly slid open, still blurry from lack of use. All I saw was trees, nothing to indicate that anyone else was here. I tried to work at the binds that held me here, but to no avail. Jutsu were useless to me as well, there was no way to make hand signs. I considered my options and resorted to my final option.

“Help me...” I meant to scream, but my voice was still weak. Suddenly, a figure teleported in front of me. The mask was gone, but that gave me no comfort. I didn’t know this man. He looked to be in his mid forties, with fire red hair. His eyes seemed oddly familiar, a light green that I couldn’t place.

“So you decided to stay with the living, of course by the end of the night you’ll be making some new friends in the underworld.” That voice...Then it clicked.

“You’re the man from this afternoon...but how?” I whispered, disbelief ringing in my shocked voice. He stepped closer, a sick smirk on his face.

“All I had to do was perform a simple henge to look younger, just like our Hokage.” Why was this man so hell bent on pursuing me? “You were easy to fool, I was just worried about the Uchiha noticing me.” I don’t get it. Why would Sasuke recognize this man? Even without the henge, I had no idea who this was.

“Who are you?” I ask, not really expecting an answer.

“There is little harm in telling you now, you’ll be dead soon enough. My name is Haruno Kizu, I’m Sakura’s father.”Shock rattled my frame. Why was he doing this? I know that Kyuubi hurt a lot of people when he was free, but this man still has his family. I never treated Sakura badly. Anger started to bubble inside of me. This man drugged me and tied me to a tree and I didn’t even know the reason.

“Why...why did you do this to me?” I tried to portray my anger, yet it came out as a plea for an answer.

“Do you really need to ask fox? I was never really against you. You were a harmless kid, despite what you held inside of you. I wasn’t even bothered when you were put on the same gennin team as my daughter. It was when you decided to pervert Uchiha Sasuke into thinking he loved you.” The last line was spat out at me. “He is the last in a great line of Konoha ninja! The Uchiha are needed to strengthen our village! That’s why I pushed Sakura onto Sasuke so much.” It all made sense now. That’s the reason Sakura was so intent on Sasuke, it was her father’s wishes. She never really had any free will at all. My head went down, tears threatening to pour down my face. Kizu continued on his rant. “This is why I can’t allow you to live. You are going to jeopardize us all with you’re foolish ideas.” With fast movements, Kizu slid a kunai between my ribs. A scream ripped from my throat. He removed the kunai, blood dripping from the tip. Something was wrong, besides the gash in my chest. Kyuubi wasn’t healing me. What was wrong with him

‘Kyuubi, what’s wrong.” No response.

“Don’t even try to talk to that fox, he can’t help you.” My eyes connected with his. “I injected you with a serum that prevents chakra flow. I modified it so that it would block out a specific chakra flow, Kyuubi’s chakra flow.” My face went pale. I was going to die here and there was nothing I could do.

“Please...stop...” I beg, trying to get some kind of emotion out of this sick bastard.

“Oh, I can’t do that. You would only be going back to the Uchiha and rat me out. The village would be in an uproar and the Uchiha would still be with you. You better just pray for your soul and hope that hell isn’t as bad as everyone says it is.” Blood has totally soaked my shirt, the smell overtaking my senses. I was going to be sick. Is this what I get for trying to be happy? I guess I didn’t deserve Sasuke. Kizu was right, Sasuke needed someone to continue his clan with. I hope he finds someone to make him happy. I close my eyes, willing death to come.

“You’re not going out that painlessly.” I flinch, knowing that more pain was close. Kunais start jabbing at me. My arms are slashed vertically, my legs receiving the same treatment. He then turns his attention to my chest, stabbing between every rib and twisting. The pain is more than I can take, but he keeps me awake by punching me across the face every couple of minutes. The kunai is then dragged across my stomach to form the kanji character for fox, marking me for what I really am. Blood is oozing from all my wounds. I would be dead in a matter of seconds from blood loss. The attacks stop, Kizu probably realizes he can’t do any more damage. My mind starts to shut down, but not before one final image flashes behind my eyes, Sasuke’s smile.

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Please don't hate me. I felt really bad doing this to Naruto. Poor guy doesn't deserve this kind of treatment. So did I do a good job or did I just piss you off? I'm going to try to post another chapter by tommorrow. Review, review, review!! Well, until next time kiddies.