Crazy Daze
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Naruto AU/AR › General
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
13
Views:
1,139
Reviews:
14
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I do not own Naruto, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
IX
IX
They came for Sasuke a week later and all I could do was stand with Gaara and Neji watch Sasuke be put in the back of a black sedan and taken away to court. I think people were worried about me. I mean, Suigetsu and Juugo came over to keep me company and Juugo often hugged me. Suigetsu said Sasuke would be back, that they wouldn’t, couldn’t keep him. Gaara and Neji gave up fighting to keep me company and Iruka often stayed late in his office in case I wanted to talk.
- This is the quietest you’ve ever been, -
Iruka-sensei said that too.
- Everyone’s worried. -
He’ll be back.
- Of course he will. But you’re getting depressed about it. -
I wanted to deny it, but I –was– getting depressed. A lot of it was anger – at myself, at Amada, hell, at Itachi – for reasons I didn’t know. I should’ve protected Sasuke, I could’ve told Amada what Sasuke told me, I would’ve, if I’d known this would happen.
“Are you Uzumaki Naruto?”
I don’t know why that low voice made me shiver, but it did, and I turned to look up into black and red eyes identical to Sasuke’s. But this pair was much older, set in a face that seemed ragged and very tired.
“You’re Itachi.”
There was a short nod, and the older Uchiha moved to sit down beside me. Behind him stood a taller, paler man with blue hair and yellow eyes, hands shoved in his pockets and pointedly not watching us.
“I hear you’re my little brother’s friend,” Itachi said slowly, and I read between the lines easily enough.
- So big brother wants to scope out the kid who will eventually screw his brother. -
Kyuubi.
- What? – Kyuubi shrugged.
“You heard right. Partners in crime we are. Already got two of our friends to claim a closet.”
Itachi’s lips twitched. “I see. He’s asked for you,”
“Really? Well, that’s a good thing, right?” I asked, grinning.
Itachi just shook his head and sighed a little bit. “He wants to see you.”
“Yeah, well the feeling’s mutual. Just let me get out my scheduler and we’ll see what we can arrange.”
“Don’t get smart kid.” Kisame said. He met my gaze and grinned, head tilting. “We just need you to do a little job for us.”
“A job? What kind of job?”
“You wanna see Sasuke, right? Well, you gotta tell.”
I frowned. “I promised him I wouldn’t.”
“Look,” Kisame began, “you don’t gotta actually talk. You just have to say you will.”
I looked toward Itachi. “He’s the devil to your angel, right?”
Itachi’s lips only twitched. I finally sighed and nodded, looking at Kisame as I tilted my head. “All right, I’ll do it.”
“Perfect.” Kisame said, with a smile. I felt a little sick, but I fought it away. I just had to come up with a story to tell Amada when he came calling.
- We don’t have a story. -
We’ll wing it.
- We’re screwed. -
“We’ll see you later,” Kisame was saying, “and we’ll talk about your reward.”
- Ooh. We get paid for snitching. -
Shut up.
I watched Itachi and Kisame leave and decided to go back to my room to get some rest. I had a feeling I was going to need it.
They came for Sasuke a week later and all I could do was stand with Gaara and Neji watch Sasuke be put in the back of a black sedan and taken away to court. I think people were worried about me. I mean, Suigetsu and Juugo came over to keep me company and Juugo often hugged me. Suigetsu said Sasuke would be back, that they wouldn’t, couldn’t keep him. Gaara and Neji gave up fighting to keep me company and Iruka often stayed late in his office in case I wanted to talk.
- This is the quietest you’ve ever been, -
Iruka-sensei said that too.
- Everyone’s worried. -
He’ll be back.
- Of course he will. But you’re getting depressed about it. -
I wanted to deny it, but I –was– getting depressed. A lot of it was anger – at myself, at Amada, hell, at Itachi – for reasons I didn’t know. I should’ve protected Sasuke, I could’ve told Amada what Sasuke told me, I would’ve, if I’d known this would happen.
“Are you Uzumaki Naruto?”
I don’t know why that low voice made me shiver, but it did, and I turned to look up into black and red eyes identical to Sasuke’s. But this pair was much older, set in a face that seemed ragged and very tired.
“You’re Itachi.”
There was a short nod, and the older Uchiha moved to sit down beside me. Behind him stood a taller, paler man with blue hair and yellow eyes, hands shoved in his pockets and pointedly not watching us.
“I hear you’re my little brother’s friend,” Itachi said slowly, and I read between the lines easily enough.
- So big brother wants to scope out the kid who will eventually screw his brother. -
Kyuubi.
- What? – Kyuubi shrugged.
“You heard right. Partners in crime we are. Already got two of our friends to claim a closet.”
Itachi’s lips twitched. “I see. He’s asked for you,”
“Really? Well, that’s a good thing, right?” I asked, grinning.
Itachi just shook his head and sighed a little bit. “He wants to see you.”
“Yeah, well the feeling’s mutual. Just let me get out my scheduler and we’ll see what we can arrange.”
“Don’t get smart kid.” Kisame said. He met my gaze and grinned, head tilting. “We just need you to do a little job for us.”
“A job? What kind of job?”
“You wanna see Sasuke, right? Well, you gotta tell.”
I frowned. “I promised him I wouldn’t.”
“Look,” Kisame began, “you don’t gotta actually talk. You just have to say you will.”
I looked toward Itachi. “He’s the devil to your angel, right?”
Itachi’s lips only twitched. I finally sighed and nodded, looking at Kisame as I tilted my head. “All right, I’ll do it.”
“Perfect.” Kisame said, with a smile. I felt a little sick, but I fought it away. I just had to come up with a story to tell Amada when he came calling.
- We don’t have a story. -
We’ll wing it.
- We’re screwed. -
“We’ll see you later,” Kisame was saying, “and we’ll talk about your reward.”
- Ooh. We get paid for snitching. -
Shut up.
I watched Itachi and Kisame leave and decided to go back to my room to get some rest. I had a feeling I was going to need it.