Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ A New Vessel ❯ Group Reincarnation ( Chapter 11 )

[ 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 11: Group Reincarnation

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A group of friends gathered around the un-trashed living room of Neji's house.

Neji was kneeling on the ground in front of a short table, his expression blank and refusing to look at anyone with his battered face. Sakura, Ino, and Tenten were seated on the floor beside Neji. Hinata was seated in a chair behind him with the most serious expression on her face that any of the others had ever seen. Shino and Kiba stood behind Hinata, looking at each other nervously, each holding on to the back of her chair. Shikamaru and Chouji were seated on the couch near the door. Shikamaru was on the edge of his seat, his elbows on his knees and the lower half of his face hidden behind his entwined hands. Chouji's stomach made a few sounds of discontent, but he had a feeling he would get tackled to the ground by the entire group if he ran for the kitchen just then.

Gaara and Lee were seated on the couch beside the table. Gaara sighed. He had a feeling that Neji wasn't going to speak to him for months. But, he didn't feel all that guilty about sending Sasuke his way. Once he cooled off, Neji would realize that Naruto's happiness depended on Sasuke now. However, until then, Neji would be very pissed. Hinata had called Sakura immediately to look Neji over in case he had any serious injuries that she wasn't aware of. When Sakura had inquired about it, Hinata told her everything. Once Ino was informed, she informed everyone else. So, there they had all gathered; A group of friends that had everything and nothing in common. One for all and all for one, was it?

Hinata stood up from her chair. Everyone's eyes were on her as she made her way to the front of the living room. "Enough is enough," she scolded. "We need to talk." She threw a glance at Shino and Kiba. Kiba had his head down and was looking at his feet like a child who knew a lecture was about to start. Shino, sensing that something important was about to be discussed, slid his sunglasses over his head, his hazel eyes giving Hinata his undivided attention...


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"They're supposed to be us," Naruto thought aloud. "And we're supposed to be them...but, we're not? Why?"

Sasuke and Naruto were sitting on Naruto's bed, their backs to the wall. After they had agreed to sort things out together, they finally realized that they were both still in wet clothes. They took turns showering in Naruto's bathroom and Naruto let Sasuke borrow a change of clothes. Naruto was in a warm pair of pajamas, but Sasuke wasn't planning on staying late, so he wore a comfortable pair of khakis shorts and a grey shirt. They had both washed their hair as well, so blonde and midnight black strands alike fell down straight, no longer confined to spikes. If they were a normal couple, Naruto would have loved to run his hands through Sasuke's recently washed hair or to comb and brush it through just for the hell of it. But, right now he couldn't.

"Sasuke," Naruto continued. "You know the whole story, don't you?" He had said it as a statement more than a question. "Why don't we start with that? Just what the hell happened over there?"

Sasuke leaned his head back unto the wall. "I only know all the details when I'm asleep. When I'm dreaming, everything's clear. But, when I'm awake, it's all faded. That's why I always sketch and paint scenes the minute I wake up." He looked directly into Naruto's eyes. "What I do know is that these angels shared such an immense love that their souls refused to be parted." He reached out, moving his right hand around to rest at the back of Naruto's head, and carefully pressed their foreheads together. "And I also know that I want to be with you. And that feeling has nothing to do with how they feel. I don't know what love is, not like those angels. But, if it means wanting to be with someone enough to be jealous over him and missing his presence so badly that it hurts inside...then I think I may be in love with you."

Naruto's heart was pounding so fast that it even gave him trouble breathing. Wait. No. Damn it, they had to get back on track or they'd never sort this out. With a deep breath, Naruto gently pulled away from Sasuke's hold. "I-I want to be with you too, but Sasuke!" He put his hands on the other's shoulders and shook him. "Get a grip. I know we've been under a lot of pressure and suspense, but we have to work more important things out first."

Sasuke blinked. Though didn't have to resort to shaking him, the blonde was right. "Your angel counterpart said that we should be asking these questions to MY counterpart." He scooted away a little. "And that they can only 'surface' for about twenty minutes. Why? I don't know. But, that gives us a limited time to have our questions answered. And that's only IF he decides to stay out for the whole of the twenty minutes." He smiled wryly. "So, it's all up to you for now." That being said, Sasuke closed his eyes, willing his angel counterpart to surface.

"Crap! Sasuke wait I'm not ready-" Naruto's complaints died on his lips when Sasuke's eyes opened and his all-around presence changed before him...even the way he sat. "Uh, hi?" This was definitely one of the most awkward and disturbing moments of Naruto's life.

"Is there a reason why I'm here or are you just going to sit there and gape at me all day?" AngelSasuke smirked. Things were a little awkward for him, too. He figured that the only way to keep his wits about him was to fall into old habits. Habits that, even though he was a spirit, died hard. Teasing Naruto was one of them.

Was it just him or were these angel spirits more than a little rude? "We have a lot of questions that need answering," Naruto began. "But, I guess the first one is: just what the hell is going on!?"

AngelSasuke fought the urge to roll his eyes. Honestly, Naruto was the same no matter what form he was in. He cleared his throat. "Long story short, our planet was dying. I made a pact with the spirit of the planet to transfer my spirit and my partner's spirit to Earth."

"But, what's happening with US?" Naruto asked. "Why are you different from Sasuke and I'm different from the spirit inside me?"

Neither a simple question nor a simple answer. AngelSasuke's theories were only theories. He had no way of knowing if any of his theories were the truth. "There could be many reasons," he told him cautiously. "Maybe our being transferred here involved a deconstruction of our entities in which we became two parts split from the same soul...or maybe the soul itself developed something similar to a dissociative identity disorder after the trauma of such a sudden move, I have no way of knowing exactly why we are like this."

Naruto was absolutely baffled. He had never heard of anything like souls creating clones or developing split personalities. Things just couldn't get any more complicated, could they? "Well damn," Naruto huffed. "So, you're not some other souls trying to take over our bodies, we're more like two sides of the same coin?"

"Yes, I believe so," AngelSasuke agreed. "It shouldn't really matter whether our spirits were once angels and we were reincarnated as humans. Souls are shape shifters."

"What are we going to do?" Naruto whined, rubbing the palm of his left hand on his forehead.

AngelSasuke could sympathize. "For now, we'll just have to share."

"Now just wait a minute, these are OUR bodies we're talking about-" Naruto frowned when AngelSasuke shook his head.

"We're the same entity remember?" AngelSasuke snapped. "YOU may think you're the original owners of the body, but WE have all the memories of our past lives." He sighed, lowering his head for a moment. "Until the day we are merged again, if that day ever comes, we'll have to negotiate." When he looked back up, he was surprised to see tears building up in Naruto's eyes. A tear rolled down his left cheek as he continued to watch. And, even though this was his partner's 'counterpart,' AngelSasuke just couldn't stand seeing Naruto cry. It still hurt. He retreated to the back of Sasuke's mind and pulled his 'other self' forward to deal with the situation.

Naruto wiped his cheek with the back of his hand. "What are we then? Are we just leftovers? The parts of the souls that they wanted to forget?" He held back a sob. He didn't even realize when Sasuke pulled him into a tight hug or that he was clinging to the other man's back. "It's not fair. How did our places become reversed?"

Sasuke held on to the blonde tightly as the other's body shook with silent sobs. He could have sworn that he heard a voice in the back of his head whisper, 'I'm sorry,' but he could have easily imagined it. Whoever said that ignorance was bliss clearly never suffered through such a complicated situation. Damn. And here Sasuke had thought that he was going to leave tonight. He couldn't leave Naruto despairing like this alone. They were in this together.

Naruto couldn't help the void that he was feeling inside. His body felt so empty and dark. Everything was black. "Sasuke," Naruto pleaded. "Please help me," He whispered. He ran his right hand through Sasuke's hair and moved back to place a trembling kiss on his lips. "I want to feel something...I want to feel real."

Sasuke pulled back to try to piece together what Naruto was trying to say. The blonde's eyes were a dull silvery blue. What should he do? Was it right? Was it wrong? And what of the consequences? Naruto was feeling helpless and desperate to prove that they existed, that they were alive and real. Sasuke pulled at the collar of his shirt, pulling it over his head and throwing it aside. Nearly as soon as the shirt was off, he felt Naruto's hands move all over his skin. Sasuke copied his actions.

A fire began to replace the cold, empty feeling that Naruto felt a moment ago. Fire wherever Sasuke touched his skin. The dark haired man's hands were hotter than a searing ray of the sun. The mouth on his skin cooled him. He felt Sasuke hold the back of his head steadily before he felt his tongue running under his upper lip, a mouth sucking on the center. Naruto's mouth fell open and began seeking Sasuke's when the other had let go. They struggled for a few moments to find a comfortable position. Ah, so Sasuke liked to lean to the left. They broke the kiss to breathe and when Naruto opened his eyes, he realized that Sasuke had managed to pin him down to the bed somewhere down the line. Sasuke liked to be on top too? Naruto tucked all these observations in the back of his mind for later use. For a moment, they just stared at each other, breathing heavily. Sasuke's hair had fallen forward and he had a strange look in his eyes, like he was struggling on a decision. Naruto watched as the black-haired man took a deep breath before getting off of him completely. Naruto's lower regions were already complaining. Naruto ignored them and sat up.

"I-" Sasuke began before he was interrupted by the sound of music. Was that...Blue Bird? What the hell?

Naruto's eyes widened. The sound of music seemed to have snapped him out of the slump that he was in. "Shit! My phone!" He scrambled to find his pants. He dug out his cell and checked to see who it was before hitting the talk button. "Hinata? What is it?" He frowned when the voice that answered sounded a lot less like Hinata and a lot more like Kiba.

"You. Sasuke. Neji's house. Now," was all that was said before he hung up.

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All eyes turned their way as Naruto and Sasuke walked into the living room. "Ok, we're here," Naruto greeted, a little out of breath from the rush to get there. "What's up, guys?"

Hinata motioned for Naruto and Sasuke to take a seat. "Some of us may already know what this is about," Hinata began, giving Neji a knowing look. "And some of us don't have a clue." She straightened back her shoulders, looking everyone in the eyes for a moment.
"As all of you know, I have never been one to lie and I don't ever intend to. But, this needs to be discussed right now before we move on any further in our lives." Everyone's attention was on her which was simply excellent because she needed their unwavering attention for a good while. "We are all reincarnations of angels that lived on a planet far, far away from this one...and we all seem to be struggling because of it."

Neji, Gaara, Sakura, and Chouji were quiet. The others squawked, mumbled, and shook their heads in disbelief. Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other, surprised, and yet knowing that something like this had to happen.

Lee frowned, his thick eyebrows furrowing. The large eyed youth gazed towards Gaara, many pieces of a puzzle he never knew that he was trying to solve were finally starting to fit together in his mind.

Ino was staring at Hinata as if she had grown two heads and Shikamaru had a feeling that things were going to become rather difficult.

Shino and Kiba stood next to Hinata, offering their support.

"Shino, Kiba, and I found this out long ago. In our past lives, I was in love with Shino, who loved Kiba, who loved me. In this life, I love Kiba, who loves Shino, who loves me. Since the three of us are close no matter what, our spirits are satisfied and we hold not only our past memories, but also these new memories close to our hearts." She smiled at the two people she cared the most about, ignoring the confusion that followed her explanation. "But, I didn't realize that we weren't the only ones. We ALL are the reincarnated forms of those angels. When I saw Sasuke and Neji fighting, it all came together at last. We are friends because we've always been friends. And we are all here together because the Anchor of Yainehm sent us here to be safe."

They all stopped to look at Sasuke.

"H-hey," Sasuke's voice bristled as he was accused. "Technically this isn't entirely my fault."

"Technically," Neji growled. "It IS."

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"Human."

Naruto felt groggy and sleepy. He vaguely heard a voice calling him, but he ignored it. He didn't want to open his eyes.

"Human..."

After the surreal discussion of their group reincarnation, Naruto managed to convince Sasuke to sleep over. He even shared his bed with him since they were too tired to make other arrangements. Their talk of angels and conflicts and how it was all really happening had dragged on late into the night; Thus, Naruto didn't feel like being fully awake.

"Damn it, human, I don't speak with your kind very often," the voice roared. "So when I decide to speak, you better damn well listen."

Naruto scrunched up his closed eyes before slowly opening them. Before him stood the most beautiful and the most frightening being he had ever seen. Human in shape, but with the ears of a fox and...nine large tails swirling behind him. The most disturbing shade of red for eyes, and hair that seemed to be made out of bubbling fire. Bubbling? Did fire even bubble?

Now that he had finally gotten Naruto to rouse, the being grinned, showing all his sharp teeth. "Very good, little human," he stated, pleased. "I am Kyubi, the spirit of the planet you call Earth. I have brought you here to make a proposition."

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TBC

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End Notes-

I had actually finished the chapter a while ago, but Riki was having computer troubles, the poor thing. And as much as she blames herself, we all know the REAL reason it took so long...I'm a SLACKER. XD That, and I don't believe in updating with just an author's note? Do forgive!

Ok ok...responses:


ANGELBOY613 - He took the time away to think things through. His circumstances are different than anyone in an average relationship. He still had to accept the fact that his memories are splinched. :3 Thank you so much for taking the time to review and tell me everything that's on your mind! Your review gave me a lot to think about.

BloodRedMoon- Thank you very much! I'm glad you like it so far.

SyciaraLynx- I'm glad you liked that part! That was definitely one of my more favorite chapters. XD And I'm glad you think the story's very original! I strive to be different. :3

._.- Ha ha ha! I don't know? I'm glad you liked it enough to wonder! :3

xstargirlx- I'm glad you liked it so far!

SuChAbAKa- Thank you very much. I'm glad to hear you've never read anything like it!