Stranger like me

Author Note: I'm no professional writer here so don't get on me if you don't like it I just get ideas and go with it but feel free to leave your comments, good or bad I can take it but mostly the good 'kay.

This is a Sasuke/Juugo fic, why because I don't think there's enough with them and I like them together.
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Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep...............beep, beep, beep, beep.

It's all he's heard for days now that horrible beeping the beeps of his life from that damn monitor. Being stuck in a hospital while doctors do everything they can to keep you alive is more depressing then the knowledge of knowing it was all for nothing. He was doomed to die, hell everyone was eventually but did he really have to spend his last days listening to that horrible sound.

And to add to the misery he was alone and had no one to visit him all of his family dead and gone along time ago and he wasn't the most enjoyable person to be around in his everyday life so here he sits no friends or family to keep him company in his lat days alive, man life really did suck and then you die.

Uchiha Sasuke 18 hospitalized for a brain tumor and absess. Part fo the reason he had no friends was because of his tumor it messed with his head made him lash out and go into mood swings have fits of sadness or completely forget who or where he was the people didn't understand him and until recently he didn't understand himself. He had no family to speak of all having died from some horrible murder that happened 10 years ago atleast every family memeber that he knew off who's to say there weren't more Uchiha's out there somwhere.

He's looking out of his hospital room door that for some reason is always open but no one ever comes in maybe a nurse once in awhile but they don't stay long just do there job and move on all day he listens to the beep and watches people pass him by listening to their conversation. He was about ready to close his eyes to rest again, something he does often just to pass time, when suddenly he hears an unfamiliar voice and sees a man walk into the room.

"Sorry to bother you but do you know the way to the elevator?"

Shocked by the new attention he glances around pointlessly knowing there's no one else in the room and asks. "Are you talking to me?"

"Yes." The stranger says walking further into the room. "It's my first time at this hospital and I'm a little lost."

He was a big man muscualr and tall with bright Orange hair and mysterious orange eyes to match only a little darker in color. His voice was low and peaceful his face well chisled to a handsome degree, although that could just be the solitude Sasuke's been through that would make him believe anyone was handsome but this man did catch his eye and he was so desperate for human interaction.

"I'm sorry, I haven't seen much outside of this room I'm really sick and don't get to go out."

His eyes widened and he backed up a little. "Are you contagious?"

"No." His face lightened feeling his lip tugging just a little but not letting the smile out. He was having a conversation and it felt nice but he knew it wouldn't last.

"Oh, well that's good but if your that sick I should go if you can't help me." He was on his way but stoped when he heard the hospitalized boy say 'wait'. He's not sure why he stopped but he did even turned and gave the boy his full attention.

"You could stay if you want?" Dumb question what kind of weirdo would want to stay with a sick hospitalized stranger. But he was desperate and really wanted this person to stay it was all over his face.

"Why would you want me to stay?"

"Because I'm lonely and dying and you're the first person I've talked to in months."

"You've been in here for months?"

"Maybe longer I was told I was in a coma for awhile."

"What's wrong with you?"

"Brain's swelling."

"And they can't stop it." He grabbed the lone chair in the room and pulled it toward the bed to make himself comfortable.

"No, they said it took to long for me to come in and now I can't be operated on it'd be to dangerous, so they thoguht they'd give me a little more time alive by keeping me hooked up to the beeper."

"The beeper?"

"My life moniter the thing over there that's stuck to me beeping."

He looked at the machine on the other side of the boy but didn't hear any beeping, maybe it was a hospital thing and only he could hear it.

"So what's your name?" He asked realizing he'd really like to know the name of this handsome man.

"I'm Juugo."

"Juugo." He said tasting the new name on his lips. "That's a nice name." Juugo smiled saying thank you and Sasuke was thrown off again at how sweet he looked smiling and again he felt that tug of a smile at his lips but again refused to let himself indulge not when it could all go away and never come back.

"Sasuke. That's my name."

"Sasuke. Nice to meet you Sasuke."

Hearing his name and a nice to meet you for the first time in who knows how long he really did smile a very faint almost unnocticeable smile and said, "It's very nice to meet you too."
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They talked and talked about anything Sasuke could think of he asked what was happening in the world outside of the hospital and Juugo responded accordingly.

"Murder, rape, crime, you know how the world is." And unfortunately it was mostly true. Sasuke didn't watch the little tv in his room but he could assume Juugo was right when he did watch tv the news was always full of violence or stolen kids or crime. The other channels the hospital got were boring or educational and he just wasn't in the mood to deal with that so he never turned it on.

Aside from the world as it is he asked why Juugo was in the hospital in the first place.

"Are you sick?

He smiled and answered "No. I came to donate blood there was a drive this week and I like to help out as much as possible."

Sasuke figured he'd be that kind of guy generous and always helping people out. It was all over his face that he was a gentle caring person.

Juugo glanced at his watch it was getting late and he still didn't know how to find the elevator or even some stairs he was about to tell Sasuke that he had to go when a nurse walked by glancing into the room.

"Hey your not supposed to be in here, are you a patient."

Assuming she was talking to him Juugo stood up answering "No, I was lost and I- "

"You come with me you know you can't wander around in the hospital like this." She motioned for him to hurry and started walking away without hearing anything else he had to say over her own rambling about sick people and hospital rules.

He started for the door but turned back to Sasuke. He saw the misery all over his face. "I'll come back."

"You don't have to. I'm just a stranger after all."

"I want to and your not a stranger your Sasuke, and I have a book I think you'll like so I have to come back."

"Thank you."

"Take care, until tomorrow." He turned and rushed out after the woman making a mental note of the rooms he was passing so he could find his way here tomorrow.
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"Your getting back late." A brash boy said from the little kitchen in the small apartment. Mostly off white walls not much decoration a long beige couch in the middle of the space for a living room and two small arm chairs of a darker tan color a black square rug on the floor under a deep cherry wood table in front of the large couch a few wood side tables on the sides of the arm chairs and a computer was pushed into one corner of the little space a few random pictures were hung up on the walls, the kitchen was diagnal from the living room space nothing too special in there it was big enough to take about two steps to and from the stove to refrigerator.

Behind the living are was a small bathroom inbetween two rooms one on either side of the bathroom.

"I met someone today." Juugo said tossing his keys on the table.

"Is that why you've got that goofy look on your face? Must be some special someone." Suigetsu took his microwaved food to the couch infront of the tv and sat himself down with a loud plop.

"Your off meeting people and I'm stuck here alone and concerned for my best friend in the whole world that maybe you were hurt or lost or worse. Leave it to suigetsu to make a big deal out of nothing.

"I was lost but that's not the reason I was so late."

"I know mystery person you know you were supposed to be out shopping all we've got in here is crap."

"It's not crap you just need to learn how to cook, we'll go shop together in the morning I'm going to bed now."

"Hey! now I don't even get any company." He got no response. "Juugo!..... What a pain." He went back to his food and the show that was on.
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The next day after a filling breakfast out at a morning cafe the two boys did there shopping and went there seperate ways for the days activities. Juugo found himself back at the hospital as soon as possible. He remembered as best he could what floor Sasuke was on and he couldn't wait to see the boy. He went up to the receptionist desk and tried to get the womans attention but she was on the phone in what seemed like a heated conversation although it didn't sound hospital related.

"Excuse me." He said loud enough to be heard. She turned to him and held a hand over the phone.

"Yes sir are you injured?"

"No I'm here to-" Cut off again she says okay and waves him off to fend for himself as she continues her conversation.

He shrugged it off assuming he could go on his way, he found it odd for the personel to be so easy going but maybe that's how this hospital worked. Getting to the room fairly quickly he noticed the boy sleeping and crept in quietly sure to close the door this time. He put his book down on the table next to Sasuke's bed and sat down staring at him it was just passing twelve o'clock and he brought Sasuke a croissant sandwhich from a place he passed on the drive to the hospital. He also put the wrapped item down next to the book, the sound of the paper apparently enough to stir the boy and at first he looked at Juugo a litle confused and then realization hit him and he smiled a greeting.

Juugo smiled back, "Good morning" he paused, "or rather good aftenoon."

Sasuke looked at the little clock mounted on the wall, how long was he asleep he never checked the time before because it didn't matter. All days were the same to him but now he had a friend to talk to and he didn't wanna sleep through it.

"Sorry." He apologized knowing that his sickness was the cause of most of his sleepiness. He rubbed his eyes and scooted up the bed a little in a half lay sit.

"No need to apologize I just got here, and I brought you a snack I don't know what you like so ham and cheese in a croissant was the best option I know how some hospital food can be, thought you'd like some of the outside."

He was already hungrily starting into it. "It feels like I haven't eaten in ages, thanks."

"Your welcome" he said offering another one of those handsome smiles. "So I bought a picture of my roomate see." He pulled it out and showed him.

"His name's Suigetsu, he's the loud rude brash type but once you get to know him he's not so bad."

"I used to know somebody like that, he was the only one who could put up with my mood swings."

"What happened to him?"

He finished the sandwhich and picked up the book. "I don't know, maybe like so many others he realized I was a lost cause and took off." Reading the book cover aloud to change subjects he asked "Is this for me?"

"Yeah it's a mystery get your brain doing something else."

"You mean besides rotting." There was a moment in which there was an awkward silence but Sasuke broke it.

"It was a joke."

Juugo made a face. "Not a very funny joke."

"Sorry, but thanks for the book. You think you could do something for me?"

"Sure what is it?"

"Take some pictures of the sky and ground and animals and bring them to me."

"I can do that easy I love nature."

"Good, I have a terrible view from my window."

He looked around for a window but didn't see one. "Sasuke, you don't have a window."

"I know that's why the view's so bad." He smiled indicating his funner side.

"Your full of bad jokes this afternoon." Sasuke closed his eyes rubbing them gently.

"Your tired maybe I should go."

"I'm not tired it's my tumor makes me tired more times than I really am I can't control it."

"Then you should sleep I'll get those pictures for you and I'll be back tomorrow to show you everything I see, how's that sound?"

"Mm, okay." He barely got the words out before he drifted off to sleep again. Juugo picked up the trash to the sandwhich he brought and threw it away before smiling at the slumbering boy and leaving him to it.
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It'd been several weeks of visiting Sasuke and Juugo loved it. Sasuke was enjoying his little peeks of outside life Juugo was taking as many pictures of things as he could just to show the excitable male; or as excitable as his illness would allow. They talked about everything and anything and whenever Sasuke would finish a book Juugo would replace it with something else of the males choice.

The more he visited Sasuke the more he liked him so today they were enjoying a game of cards when Sasuke suddenly shivered. Juugo noticed his hands shake a little.

"Are you cold?" he asked.

"Yeah these rooms get kind of chilly sometimes."

"Do you have any more blankets in here?"

"Not that I know of..." There was a pause as Sasuke grasped Juugos hand lightly in his own. The older boy looked at him in surprise at how incredibly soft his hand was almost feminine in his light grip.

"It's been forever since I've touched someone else and your so warm." And Juugo noticed Sasuke was very cold his hand was like ice so he got an idea.

"If you don't mind I could lay in the bed next to you."

Sasuke smiled, "I wouldn't mind that at all." So Juugo gathered their cards and set them aside as he climbed in the tiny hospital bed with him.

"Boy your big."

"Or maybe your just small."

"Maybe, but my whole families this way."

"So is mine, big I mean." He pulled the blanket up and around himself and scooted closer to wrap his arms around the smaller male. Finding comfort in the hold they both sighed. Wow he is cold thought the man feeling his new friends skin for the first time

Sasuke wiggled a little out of his hold to free his hands to touch Juugos face.

"So handsome." He whispered barely audible. Juugo mirrored his hands as they stared at eachother caressing the others cheek a gentle calm coming over the two as Sasuke moved in for a kiss, his first kiss and since he was new at it he was mostly just pressing his lips to his. Pulling back he looked at Juugo for some sign that this was okay.

"I've never been kissed so I just thought, I hope it's all right."

"It's fine but let me show you how to really enjoy it." Moving back in for a second kiss Juugo took his time letting their mouths touch at first then showing Sasuke how nice it could be to really move in a kiss he kissed his bottom lip first then moved to the top then he braved adding some tongue just licking Sasuke's bottom lip before poking in asking for invitation. Sasuke complied letting the man next to him do as he pleased to properly show him how it's done. And it was nice, his warmth was being absorbed by the smaller male while he relaxed into the kiss that was sending tingles down his spine. This was all so new to him and he was loving every second of it. Now he wanted to return the favor so he started experimenting on his own breaking Juugos kiss and doing his own thing moving here and there he placed little kisses around the others face and lingering kisses on his mouth. Mmm he thought this was just what he needed to feel alive and not half dead hanging on by a thread.

Sasuke scooted himself closer to the larger man letting all of his heat radiate onto him all while feeling something else come to life for the first time in years. Juugo was also suffering from the same probem. Not knowing what Sasuke was into he never tapped into his feelings for the boy but now it was hiting him in waves of pent up want but he couldn't possibly act on it with him being hospitalized so he just let the kiss do what his body couldn't and he was ravishing the boy with a new fervor sucking on his toungue leaving him breathless with every pull back.

"Juugo wait." He pulled away panting, instantly backing off Juugo asked, "am I hurting you?"

He shook his head, "no I just......I need more."

He smiled relieved that he didn't have to stop he also felt Sasuke's neediness to do more but what more could they do in a very small hospital bed. He reached a hand down to gently fondle at sasukes member.

"You mean more like this." He gave him a firm squeeze and started a slow tugging motion as his hand formed around his entire length stroking him through his hospital gown.

"Mm" he closed his eyes arching his back a little feeling the restraints of all the cords and wires stuck to him. He pulled the tubes out of his nose to get a little relief from the restraint, as much as he was enjoying the gentle teasing on his crotch he still needed more needed to feel more of the once stranger.

"Juugo, I wanna feel you too."

"How?" Without actually getting any pleasure Juugo was still getting severly worked up just watching Sasuke enjoy his touch and now he wanted more he didn't know how long he'd be able to hold himself back.

"I wanna feel you on top of me." He made a noise of surprise and concern.

"Sasuke we can't go that far I don't-"

"No, just on top of me I wanna feel your weight like in the books I wanna feel as much of you as I can that's all."

"Mm I can do that, this beds to small for side to side anyway." Sasuke smiled reassuringly as he watched the other male manuever himself to straddle him. Gently Juugo allowed his body to realx over top of the smaller boy letting their erections touch for the first time through their clothes they moaned in unison. Juugo wasn't just big in build but in other places and it made Sasuke shudder, so much heat.

Sasuke was curious he wanted to explore this man above him if he never saw him again. He let his hands run up Juugos arms feeling his muscles he ran is hands down and over his shirt covered chest sliding them up under his shirt he paused asking for permission to touch him so freely. Juugo nodded and he continued. Feeling his strong abs and the muscle in his chest he again let out a quiet 'mm' he approved Sasuke didn't know he was into muscular guys but feeling this mans incredible size and weight was getting him severely worked up if only he weren't hospitalized he could see him doing SO much more with this man. He wanted to see more.

"Your pants."

Catching his drift he stopped the little hands from trying to undo his pants. "I don't think that's a good idea." He glanced at the closed door to the room there were no windows, so they were relatively safe from peepers but it still made him uneasy. "What if someone comes in."

"You don't have to take them off just open them, I wanna see." And how could he say no to this boy, not out of pity but just because he wants to, he undid the button and fly on his khaki pants and pulled out his erect member. Sasuke widened his eyes at the very impressive size letting his hands explore that sensitive part of him, all the while Juugos eyes are closed trying to concentrate on not thrusting into his curious hands. Sasuke started gently stroking the large piece of flesh in his hands unaware of the affect it was having on the other. Juugo was breathing hard trying keep his patience before the boy. Eventually all that careful caressing was really starting to undo him, so he grabbed Sasuke on the wrist to stop him.

"Sasuke," he panted out voice low and strained.

"Sorry it's just.."

"I know let's just move on." Sasuke yanked on his hospital gown to pull it up for better access to what he had to offer it wasn't half as impressive as Juugo's but he still felt confident about it. Juugo assisted by lifting his hips and taking down the boys underwear. He lowered himself on top of Sasuke's member and let his weight drop and it felt sooo good. Sasuke arched and moaned into this new feeling liking all that weight on his body he held onto Juugos hips and gave him a go ahead squeeze to continue what they started. And he did he began moving his hips just slightly then leaned over Sasuke to lay on top of him slightly raised by his arms.

Arching into the older males touch Sasuke and Juugo moved together the sweat from the heat between the two making their exposed members slick with moisture making their slid up and down on eachother that much more enjoyable. At first they just enjoyed the sensuous rocking back and forth of eachothers pelvises until Sasuke let his hands wander up under Juugos shirt their mouths clashed in a frenzied kiss of need Sasuke felt more alive than he has in months their tongues twisting and turning in eachothers mouths Juugo pulling Sasuke's tongue in his mouth and sucking on it. Both boys moaning together quietly enjoying the taste of the other person their lower halfs picking up speed as Juugo gave Sasuke's tongue a very good blow job.

Juugo had gone into full humping motions as they both neared their climax kissing the boy with what seemed like desperation to never let it end he managed to snake his arms underneath the smaller body to push them closer together gripping his shoulders as he continued to grind down hard on top of the boy.

Sasuke could feel it coming he'd read about this in the books Juugo would bring him about the release after sex and he's gotta say reading about it and doing it are two completely different things to really feel sex is a mind blower even if there's no penetration this mans weight his quiet moans his rapid breathing and the incredible heat was all so much more than he could of ever imagined just reading about it. He let his hands cup the larger males face as he moved his body with the others kissing him tenderly before he felt himself bursting inside as well as outside. Not to long after that he felt Juugo shiver and press his face into the side of his neck as he shakily moaned out his release.

They lay in a slightly uncomfortable yet pleasantly spent haze as their bodies cooled down and thier breathing evened out.

"You know now that it's happened." Juugo was the first to speak. "I have to admit I gave you some of those books with sex in them hoping you'd want this."

Sasuke made a shocked face at the admitted truth then smiled. "Well it worked."

"Was it okay?" Juugo asked cautiosly. Sasuke nodded and hmmed his answer.

"Are you okay?" Juugo asked mentally slapping himself seconds later for the stupid question.

"I'm good, tired but good." Sasuke said easing Juugos own discomfort at asking a dying patient that question.

"Can you stay awhile, while I sleep?"

"Sure" Juugo answered happily and shifted himself one last time to allow the teen room to get comfortable around him. They lay peacefully while Sasuke drifted off and Juugo just held him lightly keeping the cooling boy warm.

In a sleepy tone Sasuke spoke again "Hey Juugo," he paused to sigh in comfort. "Thanks for staying with me, and talking to me and just being here."

"Your welcome." He smiled and held the teen a little tighter in his grasp. Sasuke was already sleep and nothing he said now would be heard so he just held him and rested.

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The next day,

Juugo had returned to the hospital in hopes of possibly talking one of the nurses or doctors into letting Sasuke take a wheel chair out of the hospital, the day before after Sasuke had gone to sleep he used a rag from the bathroom in the hospital room and cleaned Sasuke up grabbed an extra blanket from the tiny closet in the room, gently replaced the tube the boy took off in their heated moment and left the boy to rest peacefully, and today he sat in the front lobby waiting for a handful of people to get signed in. The lady from before was working and she called him over when she was free.

"How can I help you today young man?"

"I was wondering if I could speak to the doctor who's treating Uchiha Sasuke?"

She grabbed a clipboard on her desk and skimmed the names on it repeating Sasuke's name as if she'd forget it if she didn't chant it. "Hmm?" she said in question. "Let me check the computer I don't see his name here, you sure he's a patient at this hospital?"

He didn't answer her questions just waited for her to keep checking, she scrolled around and clicked a few things quietly before she made a sound of finding something.

"Here we go, Uchiha Sasuke you said right?" He nodded when she glanced at him for confirmation. Her face suddenly turning grim. "Oh dear, it says here he's been dead for two months he's in the morge now."

"What!?" Juugo leaned over the counter needing to confirm it himself by reading what the screen said. "That's not possible I've been with him these past two months well a month and a few weeks but I've been visiting him everyday you've seen me."

"I see a lot of people. Can't keep track of them all, if you've been visiting that boy you need to check yourself into a mental clinic honey he's dead."

Staring at her in disbelief he was trying his hardest not to attack this scatterbrain woman. His brain was working overtime at this false information it couldn't be true could it. No, he was still in his room probably sleeping he'd just have to show this woman.

"Can you come with me to his room I can show you he's still there. Please."

She sighed and called for someone to stand in for her at the front desk telling them she'd be right back. They made their way up to the ward where they were keeping Sasuke. Juugo reached the door he's seen many times and opened just as sure as he always had knowing he'd see the teen resting peacefully but when he opened the door there was only an empty bed the room fresh and clean as if no one had been there in months.

"They moved him, someone had to have moved him since yesterday." The lady shook her head like she thought he was crazy.

"Fine then, I wanna see his body."

"I can't authorize that sir you'll have to speak with the doctor who called his death."

"Then let me talk to him I want proof." He said trying to sound firm and determined but at the same time frightened that it might actually be true and sad at the thought of his friend being dead.

The woman looked at him awhile, seeing the sadness of realization setting in it broke her heart but what could she do. "Are you family of this boy?" She asked knowing family had more rights than just outsiders.

"Yes, he was my cousin." He lied of course he lied he was desperate and wasn't gonna take no for an answer. She gave him a look that said she knew he was lying but would allow it this time if only to avoid sending this boy to a psych ward. And so she found the doctor who worked on Sasuke he allowed access for Juugo to see the boy kept preserved for medical purposes and it all came crashing down on him the doctor even explained how the operation wouldn't have worked and how he died a few days after they closed him up from his attempted surgery and he'd been stored with the rest of the bodies since he had no family to leave him with.

Juugo'd gone home after that with a heavy heart he felt empty and confused, he recalled all the time he spent with Sasuke and little things he didn't pay much attention to suddenly made so much sense how none of his machines seemed active the way the clock on the wall was always set around 1'o clock, he just thought it was broken, but now he knew that was around the time Sasuke died. And even though he'd only recently felt the boys skin he could bet everyday he'd visited him he was ice cold to the touch. Was he spending time with a ghost? It's not like he didn't believe in it but it just seemed so far fetched.

He got home around midday from wandering aimlessly while he sorted out his emotions, Suigetsu was there as usual to greet him in that loud notice me way he always did.

"Hey! your finally home, I'm ready to see this great friend you can't stay away from." He looked at him a minute, that's right. He forgot he told Suigetsu he'd introduce them he thought Sasuke would really enjoy meeting someone else since he was so lonely. He cleared his throat before he spoke voice thick with sadness and dry from not talking for awhile.

"He's dead...... so you won't get to met him." Suigetsu could see the near tears forming in his friends eyes and went over to put a hand on his shoulder for comfort. "I'm sorry Juug'." It's all he had to offer his friend he was hospitalized after all they both knew death was gonna happen.

"Thanks." Juugo said and brushed his hand off. "I'm going to be in my room for awhile so...."

"Yeah I get it."

And with that Juugo was gone, he would mourn Sasuke but he'd also remember the smile he put on that face and the last things Sasuke said to him, if he was infact a ghost he could atleast be happy he helped him pass on in a positive way and knowing that would help him move on too. Maybe he was meant to help that boy if there was a purpose for all human beings maybe Juugos purpose was to help Sasuke find peace with his life and his death, and just maybe he'd see Sasuke again sometime in, hopefully, the far future.

The End