Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ A New Vessel ❯ Fate or Destiny? ( Chapter 6 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Title: A New Vessel

Author: Dragon Dung

Beta: Riki

Pairings: Naruto x Sasuke/Sasuke x Naruto

Warning: Alternate Universe, yaoi, general OOC…

Disclaimer: See first chapter.




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Chapter 6: Fate or Destiny?

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"Where's Naruto?" Neji voiced the question that was on the mind of all of his friends. "He's usually never this late."

"Don't know, but I give him five more minutes before I start the marathon," Kiba yawned from the couch. His head was resting on Shino's lap and his legs were propped over Hinata's lap on the other end.

"He would have called if something came up," Gaara thought aloud from the dining room table. His chin was resting on his folded hands, elbows on the table, and he wasn't even touching his food. "Wouldn't he?"

Sakura winced from where she was lying on the floor. "Actually, I've sent him a few text messages and he hasn't replied yet." She then glared at Ino for smacking her with a pillow. She threw her own pillow at Ino's head, but she ducked and it hit Tenten instead, making her drop the game she had in her hands and bump into Shikamaru, who then bumped into Chouji. Deciding it was too much of a pain to sit back up, Shikamaru made himself more comfortable on the floor.

"Hey!" Tenten cried, clearly upset about losing valuable seconds in the game.

"Come on guys," Lee piped up after he had finished eating. "Have faith that Naruto will get here fine, even if he's later than usual. Didn't he say he had another job to do? Anyone know what that's about?"

Sakura and Ino looked at each other guiltily before Ino began to spill the beans. "To tell you the truth, Naruto's mo-"
Sakura promptly covered Ino's mouth with her hand. "WE aren't at liberty to say. Naruto will probably explain everything when he gets here." Naruto had practically BEGGED the girls not to reveal anything until he figured everything out himself.
Neji narrowed his eyes, but didn't press any further. Just what could be delaying their blonde friend?


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"You mean to tell me that both you and I have the spirits of angels inside us," Naruto recapped, rubbing his temples with a hand. "And that our dreams weren't just dreams and we are probably their reincarnations?"

"Is that so difficult to believe?" the words left Sasuke before he could stop them. He was angry because not too long ago, he was as incredulous and in denial as Naruto was at the moment,but unlike Naruto, he was aware of everything that happened when the angels "took over" and kissed. He FELT the complex emotions of the spirits when they were reunited. In his dreams, Sasuke saw and did everything through the eyes of his angel spirit counterpart. If he had to guess, he would say that Naruto probably saw their dreams in the same exact way, so why was he refusing to believe it?

Naruto ran his hands down the sides of his face. Sasuke was right. After so many of the strange feelings that he had been having, such a thing wasn't far from possible, and maybe he DID remember a little of what happened before he 'blacked out.' But, why the hell was Sasuke just sitting there and accepting his fate like it was a normal thing? 'Oh, we just have a couple of angel spirits fighting for dominance inside us.' Was he SERIOUS? Naruto sure as hell wasn't going to give up his body without a fight. "No, I guess it's not all that difficult to believe, but Sasuke...why are you so calm about these angel spirits taking over our bodies?"

Sasuke looked straight into Naruto's eyes. "You think I'm calm?" Again, the words slipped right out of his mouth. Though it was true that he pitied the angels for all that they had to go through but, what he really felt more of was anger. He was angry at the fact that he knew he felt an attraction towards the man before him and he didn't need another's spirit to tell him that. He was also angry at the fact that, even if their counterparts wanted to "take over," Sasuke didn't want to have to deal with it alone, and he was even angrier at the fact that he accepted this as the truth...that he was willing to actually DEPEND on someone else.

"Sasuke," Naruto stood up from his chair. "I don't like the thought of someone else living inside of me. I want to live my own life, not someone else's, even if it WAS a past life."

"Fighting yourself?" Sasuke questioned. "What if it's our fate to let these angel spirits continue their lives through us?"

That question reminded Naruto of a conversation he had with his friend Neji. Thinking of Neji reminded him that his friends were waiting for him. "I don't believe in a predetermined fate. We choose our own destiny, don't we?"
Those words brought a smirk unto Sasuke's face. "What do you suggest we do about this?"

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The entire living room became silent and the marathon was put on pause the minute that the sound of keys being dropped was heard from behind the door. All heads turned towards the door as curses were groaned on the other side before more stumbling with the keys resumed. Gaara, who was the closest to the door at the time, walked towards it. The redhead paused with his hand over the lock when a voice he hadn't heard before drifted from the other side.

"Does it always take you this long to open a door?"

"Shut up! I didn't expect to get back so late and no one bothered to leave the light outside on!"

"Why do you have so many keys, anyway?"

"None of your business!"

Not wanting the argument to go on forever, Gaara decided that it was due time to open the door and let the owner in. Naruto was caught with an embarrassed and miffed expression aimed towards someone Gaara didn't recognize. Leaving the door opened, Gaara returned to his seat, not even waiting for the other two to enter.

"Um, ha ha," Naruto's laughter was strained as he slowly approached his friends. "Sorry I'm so late."

"Is that all you have to say after making us worry so much?" Sakura demanded. "You didn't bother to call us or reply to my texts...What's the matter with you!?"

"I said I'm sorry, geez," Naruto whined, not appreciating the guilt trip Sakura was throwing at him. "Just let me explain." Taking a deep breath, he motioned towards Sasuke. "Everyone, this is Sasuke. Sasuke, these are my friends." Naruto's eye twitched when Sasuke only gave a nod as a greeting. He looked around at his unusually quiet friends, waiting for the bomb that would surely blow.

"Who the hell is this guy?"

"Where did you find him?"

"What does he have anything to do with why you were late?"

"Do you have any more chips in the pantry?"

"Pretty pathetic when you arrive dead last to your own apartment."

Sasuke was amused at the reactions of Naruto's group of friends. He was particularly attached to the "dead last" comment and tucked that away in his memory to use later.

Naruto subconsciously ducked his head as the questions began flying from left and right. Even though he was bracing himself for the onslaught, he didn't think that everyone would start talking at once. Little did he know that a moment later, silence would reign in his apartment once more.

"I'm his boyfriend."

Naruto's face was stuck between frowning and shock, his mouth hanging open as he both gaped and glared at the dark-haired man beside him. Sasuke's head tilted to the side, a half-smirk on his lips. He lifted a hand carelessly as if to say "well, their questions are now answered."

"Uh, yeah," Naruto found his voice. He sent one last glare at Sasuke before turning towards his friends and feeding the lie. That WAS a lie, wasn't it? "And the reason I was so late is because we had to sort some things out." Naruto winced inwardly. He didn't make it a habit to lie, but if it was viewed a certain way, it technically wasn't a lie. "I'm sure I have an extra bag of Doritos in the pantry. Let me get those out for you guys."

Sasuke scourged the room. All the chairs around the table were taken and so was the couch. The floor directly in front of the couch was occupied by girls and pillows. He decided to sit on the floor of the left side of the couch. This was a mistake, for as soon as he leaned his head back against the wall, three of the girls came crawling to sit right in front of him.

"So, you two are officially going out?" asked an excited Ino.

"Have you gotten very far?" Sakura wondered, her anger towards Naruto being replaced by curiosity.

"Well, we did make out," Sasuke supplied, suppressing a grin when he heard a "pop" coming from the kitchen. Naruto apparently gripped the bag of potato chips too hard.


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Note: I'm going to be out of town (and computerless) This entire week that's coming. I posted twice to be fair!

From Riki: first... to the beloved readers...i'm sorry that i didnt beta quick enough..its all my fault our beloved Yuuri updates slow gomen gomen!..

And I love it! I know i say it in the e-mails and everytime we talk... but i love it, it's amazing...really! It's just...awesome to open the story up and read something i edited...makes me feel..special^^' Though you do so well...i can't wait to see what comes next!!(and i've read ahead...)

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