[Naruto] my eternity 4
Title: my eternity
Chapter: 4
Pairing: SasuNaru
Rating: T
Chapter four: Voice of Love
My scream ends as I run out of breath. I look up at Sasuke. The smirk that had once been in place fades into a look of confusion that gives way to pure horror.
“Naruto?” he gasps. He looks around the clearing and, sure enough, the shadow clone he had mistaken for the real Naruto has disappeared along with the rest. “Shit!” he hisses.
“S-sa…” I gasp, and then let out a cough that brings blood with it. “Y-you win…”
“Naruto, that’s not helping! Damn, I though you were a kage bushin.” Sasuke lays me down on the ground, slowly pulling his sword out of my chest. He takes off his shirt and wraps it tightly around my torso, frantically trying to stem the flow of blood. He sits me up and uses one hand on my chest and the other on my back to apply pressure directly to the wounds. (1)
“Sasuke, what-”
“Naruto, don’t talk; you’ll waste energy. Whatever you do, though, don’t fall asleep. You have to stay awake!” Sasuke’s voice was quiet, but the tone betrayed that he was far from calm.
“…tired…” I say. It’s all I can manage. My eyelids feel heavy and my vision is slightly blurry. I know he said to stay awake, but it’s pretty hard; I feel dizzy, but my chest feels numb.
“Damn! Naruto, keep your eyes open and your mouth closed!” Sasuke shouts. He is beginning to show how shaken he is by the situation. “I never wanted this to happen!” He says more to himself. “For the longest time, I wanted to hate you! I tried to hate you…but I couldn’t. I couldn’t kill you at the Valley of the End, and I didn’t want to kill you now. I just wanted to spend my last months with you. Naruto, I’ve finally accepted it, but now this…Naruto, I love you.”
I hear his words, but they don’t register. I’m so tired. Maybe I’ll just close my eyes for a minute…
“No, Naruto!” I hear Sasuke scream, but I’m asleep seconds later.
Naruto woke up, but he didn’t spring, gasping, from his prone position in bed like he had done before. He slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to face the bed across from his, which he was disappointed to see was empty. ‘Or am I relieved?’ Naruto considered what he had just remembered. ‘That’s all there is…I already know the rest. I wake up in a hospital bed some time later with my wounds dressed and partially healed, and start living in Sound Village.’
Naruto stood up, walked over to the bookshelves, and picked up a book to distract himself. He didn’t want to think about Sasuke’s words before his eyes closed. After reading the same line four times over, he decided it was no use. He’d have to give up trying to avoid it. ‘He loves me…loves me. How do I feel about him?’
Naruto reflected on when he first met Sasuke. Back then, he had hated him for sure. ‘He had all the girls trying to get his attention, and he acted like he was better than everyone! Man, he was so rude…and he was always insulting me!’ Naruto recalled how, when they had been put on the same team, Sakura was always ignoring him and trying to get Sasuke to go on dates with her. ‘Back then, I had a crush on her. I guess that’s why I hated Sasuke so much; he got all of Sakura’s attention, but he just acted like it was annoying.’ Naruto’s feeling for Sakura had changed in the past couple of years. He now thought of her as a sister. ‘Does that mean I don’t have any reason to hate him anymore?’
But no, there was still the rivalry the two boys had formed while on the team led by Kakashi. On missions, each had always tried to outdo the other. ‘Though I guess that was only a rivalry, not hate. In fact, we formed some kind of friendship, however much I hated to admit it at the time.’
But then there was the betrayal. ‘Did I hate Sasuke for leaving Konoha?’ This question bothered Naruto. His first thought was a firm ‘Yes,’ but it didn’t quite convince him. He hadn’t hated Sasuke then, he had blamed Orochimaru. ‘And I still don’t blame him. I could never really hate Sasuke, he’s my friend. But do I love him?’
Naruto remembered all the missions he had gone on to bring Sasuke back, including this most recent one that had landed him here. He remembered the determination he had, how hard he had tried each time, how excited he was when he heard rumors of Sasuke’s movements…suddenly, the answer to his question was clear.
Sasuke was troubled. It had been exactly one week since Naruto had remembered the fight. From what he guessed, Naruto’s memory ended right as Sasuke had stabbed him. Sasuke shuddered as he remembered it. ‘Right then, I though I had stabbed a kage bushin. I didn’t think he was smart enough to have one act like the real him.’ Naruto’s shocked face staring back at him had haunted him for days after the event. ‘And now he’s scared of me, or hates me, or something. He won’t talk to me unless I ask him a question, and even then he answers in as few words as possible. What am I going to do?’
Sasuke sighed and walked on towards his room. Since Naruto’s most recent memory had been recovered, he had been leaving for training earlier and ending training later. Orochimaru was pleased, but Sasuke was not. Sure, he was getting a lot stronger at a faster pace than anticipated, but he was practically keeping Naruto prisoner. ‘Speaking of which, what am I going to do when he remembers my little confession? He’s going to hate me for sure. What was I thinking, that if I apologized and told him how I felt, he would love me back? Of course he doesn’t love me. In fact, he has more than enough reason to hate me. I mean, I abandoned him and tried to kill him! When he remembers and tells me he hates me, should I just send him back to Konoha?’ Sasuke didn’t like that idea…he had wanted Naruto with him until he had to give his body to Orochimaru. The thought of spending the last five months of his life without Naruto, knowing that Naruto hated him was unpleasant. ‘I’m being selfish…I’ll just have to wait and see how things play out.’
Naruto sat up on his bed waiting for Sasuke. When he had stopped talking to Sasuke, Sasuke had started saying out later. At the time, Naruto was relieved. Right now, he was slightly annoyed. ‘Where is he?! I’ve been waiting all day!’ Since Naruto had figured out his feelings for Sasuke, he had been working out what he was going to tell him. He’d gotten dressed, eaten meals, and tried to read, but his mind was always on Sasuke. ‘He’d better get here soon!’
Just as Naruto though this, the door opened and Sasuke walked in. Naruto’s heart sped up. He started doubting himself. ‘What if that wasn’t a memory, but a dream? If that’s the case, I’m about to make a huge fool of myself…’ Naruto stood up. “Sasuke.”
Sasuke turned to face Naruto just after he closed the door. ‘He’s…speaking to me? I have a bad feeling about this.’ “Yes?”
Naruto took a deep breath to steady himself. “I remembered the rest today.” Naruto kept his face neutral. He was scared…what if Sasuke had been joking, or he’d just misheard Sasuke, or…?
Sasuke froze. He knew where this was going. “Naruto, I-I can guess what you’re going to say, and I just hope we can at least stay friends. I don’t want you to hate me for this.” He looked at Naruto, trying to judge his reaction.
Naruto blinked. ‘So that’s why he was always tensing up when I told him I remembered something: he thought I would hate him for this!’ “Sasuke, I don’t think you know what I’m saying.”
“No, Naruto, I do. You hate me and don’t want to stay here anymore.”
“No, bastard, I love you!”
Sasuke froze. Had he heard correctly? “You…do?”
Naruto sighed. This was kind of an awkward conversation. “Yeah, I do.”
“But I thought-”
“Well, you thought wrong.”
Sasuke smiled. He walked over to Naruto and wrapped his arms around him. “I love you, too.”
Naruto smiled back and returned the hug.
‘Better late than never.’ Sasuke thought. Ever since he had realized his feelings for Naruto, he had wanted to find him and spend the rest of his life with him, an eternity if possible. ‘But I only have five more months. Five more months with the one I love. Five months…my eternity.’
Chapter: 4
Pairing: SasuNaru
Rating: T
Chapter four: Voice of Love
My scream ends as I run out of breath. I look up at Sasuke. The smirk that had once been in place fades into a look of confusion that gives way to pure horror.
“Naruto?” he gasps. He looks around the clearing and, sure enough, the shadow clone he had mistaken for the real Naruto has disappeared along with the rest. “Shit!” he hisses.
“S-sa…” I gasp, and then let out a cough that brings blood with it. “Y-you win…”
“Naruto, that’s not helping! Damn, I though you were a kage bushin.” Sasuke lays me down on the ground, slowly pulling his sword out of my chest. He takes off his shirt and wraps it tightly around my torso, frantically trying to stem the flow of blood. He sits me up and uses one hand on my chest and the other on my back to apply pressure directly to the wounds. (1)
“Sasuke, what-”
“Naruto, don’t talk; you’ll waste energy. Whatever you do, though, don’t fall asleep. You have to stay awake!” Sasuke’s voice was quiet, but the tone betrayed that he was far from calm.
“…tired…” I say. It’s all I can manage. My eyelids feel heavy and my vision is slightly blurry. I know he said to stay awake, but it’s pretty hard; I feel dizzy, but my chest feels numb.
“Damn! Naruto, keep your eyes open and your mouth closed!” Sasuke shouts. He is beginning to show how shaken he is by the situation. “I never wanted this to happen!” He says more to himself. “For the longest time, I wanted to hate you! I tried to hate you…but I couldn’t. I couldn’t kill you at the Valley of the End, and I didn’t want to kill you now. I just wanted to spend my last months with you. Naruto, I’ve finally accepted it, but now this…Naruto, I love you.”
I hear his words, but they don’t register. I’m so tired. Maybe I’ll just close my eyes for a minute…
“No, Naruto!” I hear Sasuke scream, but I’m asleep seconds later.
Naruto woke up, but he didn’t spring, gasping, from his prone position in bed like he had done before. He slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to face the bed across from his, which he was disappointed to see was empty. ‘Or am I relieved?’ Naruto considered what he had just remembered. ‘That’s all there is…I already know the rest. I wake up in a hospital bed some time later with my wounds dressed and partially healed, and start living in Sound Village.’
Naruto stood up, walked over to the bookshelves, and picked up a book to distract himself. He didn’t want to think about Sasuke’s words before his eyes closed. After reading the same line four times over, he decided it was no use. He’d have to give up trying to avoid it. ‘He loves me…loves me. How do I feel about him?’
Naruto reflected on when he first met Sasuke. Back then, he had hated him for sure. ‘He had all the girls trying to get his attention, and he acted like he was better than everyone! Man, he was so rude…and he was always insulting me!’ Naruto recalled how, when they had been put on the same team, Sakura was always ignoring him and trying to get Sasuke to go on dates with her. ‘Back then, I had a crush on her. I guess that’s why I hated Sasuke so much; he got all of Sakura’s attention, but he just acted like it was annoying.’ Naruto’s feeling for Sakura had changed in the past couple of years. He now thought of her as a sister. ‘Does that mean I don’t have any reason to hate him anymore?’
But no, there was still the rivalry the two boys had formed while on the team led by Kakashi. On missions, each had always tried to outdo the other. ‘Though I guess that was only a rivalry, not hate. In fact, we formed some kind of friendship, however much I hated to admit it at the time.’
But then there was the betrayal. ‘Did I hate Sasuke for leaving Konoha?’ This question bothered Naruto. His first thought was a firm ‘Yes,’ but it didn’t quite convince him. He hadn’t hated Sasuke then, he had blamed Orochimaru. ‘And I still don’t blame him. I could never really hate Sasuke, he’s my friend. But do I love him?’
Naruto remembered all the missions he had gone on to bring Sasuke back, including this most recent one that had landed him here. He remembered the determination he had, how hard he had tried each time, how excited he was when he heard rumors of Sasuke’s movements…suddenly, the answer to his question was clear.
Sasuke was troubled. It had been exactly one week since Naruto had remembered the fight. From what he guessed, Naruto’s memory ended right as Sasuke had stabbed him. Sasuke shuddered as he remembered it. ‘Right then, I though I had stabbed a kage bushin. I didn’t think he was smart enough to have one act like the real him.’ Naruto’s shocked face staring back at him had haunted him for days after the event. ‘And now he’s scared of me, or hates me, or something. He won’t talk to me unless I ask him a question, and even then he answers in as few words as possible. What am I going to do?’
Sasuke sighed and walked on towards his room. Since Naruto’s most recent memory had been recovered, he had been leaving for training earlier and ending training later. Orochimaru was pleased, but Sasuke was not. Sure, he was getting a lot stronger at a faster pace than anticipated, but he was practically keeping Naruto prisoner. ‘Speaking of which, what am I going to do when he remembers my little confession? He’s going to hate me for sure. What was I thinking, that if I apologized and told him how I felt, he would love me back? Of course he doesn’t love me. In fact, he has more than enough reason to hate me. I mean, I abandoned him and tried to kill him! When he remembers and tells me he hates me, should I just send him back to Konoha?’ Sasuke didn’t like that idea…he had wanted Naruto with him until he had to give his body to Orochimaru. The thought of spending the last five months of his life without Naruto, knowing that Naruto hated him was unpleasant. ‘I’m being selfish…I’ll just have to wait and see how things play out.’
Naruto sat up on his bed waiting for Sasuke. When he had stopped talking to Sasuke, Sasuke had started saying out later. At the time, Naruto was relieved. Right now, he was slightly annoyed. ‘Where is he?! I’ve been waiting all day!’ Since Naruto had figured out his feelings for Sasuke, he had been working out what he was going to tell him. He’d gotten dressed, eaten meals, and tried to read, but his mind was always on Sasuke. ‘He’d better get here soon!’
Just as Naruto though this, the door opened and Sasuke walked in. Naruto’s heart sped up. He started doubting himself. ‘What if that wasn’t a memory, but a dream? If that’s the case, I’m about to make a huge fool of myself…’ Naruto stood up. “Sasuke.”
Sasuke turned to face Naruto just after he closed the door. ‘He’s…speaking to me? I have a bad feeling about this.’ “Yes?”
Naruto took a deep breath to steady himself. “I remembered the rest today.” Naruto kept his face neutral. He was scared…what if Sasuke had been joking, or he’d just misheard Sasuke, or…?
Sasuke froze. He knew where this was going. “Naruto, I-I can guess what you’re going to say, and I just hope we can at least stay friends. I don’t want you to hate me for this.” He looked at Naruto, trying to judge his reaction.
Naruto blinked. ‘So that’s why he was always tensing up when I told him I remembered something: he thought I would hate him for this!’ “Sasuke, I don’t think you know what I’m saying.”
“No, Naruto, I do. You hate me and don’t want to stay here anymore.”
“No, bastard, I love you!”
Sasuke froze. Had he heard correctly? “You…do?”
Naruto sighed. This was kind of an awkward conversation. “Yeah, I do.”
“But I thought-”
“Well, you thought wrong.”
Sasuke smiled. He walked over to Naruto and wrapped his arms around him. “I love you, too.”
Naruto smiled back and returned the hug.
‘Better late than never.’ Sasuke thought. Ever since he had realized his feelings for Naruto, he had wanted to find him and spend the rest of his life with him, an eternity if possible. ‘But I only have five more months. Five more months with the one I love. Five months…my eternity.’