Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto: Water ❯ Chapter 2 Loyalty ( Chapter 2 )
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By: SDI Hypervelocity 
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Hentai | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.26.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.1K | Visits: 271 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Hentai | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.26.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.1K | Visits: 271 | Status: Completed
Chapter 2: Loyalty
“You should be resting right now.” Sasuke said almost coldly, not bothering to look down at him.
“Rest?! No way! There’s to much to be done to be laying it bed.” Konohamaru said with a small laugh. Sasuke looked down at him this time.
He recognized what was happening very well, he went through it himself. In many ways he was still was. Konohamaru was in to bad of a shape to be doing this now. Sasuke felt a small bit of concern for the boy, enough that he couldn’t deny it or ignore it. He’d never grown so much emotion for some one.
It maybe it was because of all what had just happened, he felt a connection to him. He had activated his Sharingan to save Konohamaru even though he didn’t know how. He would never admit it but it made Konohamaru special to him and he didn’t want to see him hurt himself more.
He could always knock him out…But what happened before might happen again, and that was something he really didn’t want to happen. The best he could do was make sure Konohamaru didn’t exert himself or get hurt again. An accident like this and nearly going in to a coma would most defiantly kill his Stamina. And all it happening in the same day, the same hour shot all of his energy.
He was just waiting to collapse and pass out.
‘I am not a baby sitter.’ Sasuke sighed, “Come on, let’s get something to eat.” the tone of his voice was even foreign to him.
“Really? Well…I am kinda hungry.” A grin spread across his face as he ran toward the door.
“Hey wait.” Sasuke sighed again and went after him, the last thing he needed to be doing is wasting even more of what little energy he had. Sasuke grabbed him by the shoulder. “Calm down, you shouldn’t even be up.” He was starting to got used to that tone of voice, it still seemed strange because never used it before. He didn’t like the feeling of it.
Sasuke and Konohamaru walked threw the street, Konohamaru leading while Sasuke found himself lagging behind. Watching Konohamaru closely from behind, the wound on his head was still open for the most part. Too much sudden movement could cause bleeding, and losing blood from the head was never a good thing.
He was not surprised that Konohamaru lead him back to the same Ramen restaurant he had just came from. Konohamaru and Naruto had a taste Ramen, though Konohamaru’s wasn’t as strong. He was silently thankful when Konohamaru ordered Natto instead. He just got a drink.
“Sasuke? Aren’t you hungry?” Konohamaru asked, picking up a few of the bean with his chopsticks.
“No.” He said plainly before taking a sip of the tea.
Konohamaru smiled “ I think you just don’t wanna pay the bill.”
Sasuke just smirked with amusement and let him think it.
“Don’t worry about it, you can have some of mine.”
Sasuke looked down at him about to protest when Konohamaru shoved the food in to his mouth and laughed at the expression that came on to his face. No one had ever seen Sasuke look so confused and surprised. He almost instinctively spit them out, but he didn’t want to on the just cleaned floors.
So he chewed and forcefully swallowed the beans, Shooting a look toward Konohamaru. Only managing to make him laugh more. If done by anyone else, a swift reprimand would have followed, but some thing about that he found funny. No wonder Konohamaru laughed at him, he couldn’t seem to keep a strait face. He managed not to laugh though.
“Like it huh? You can have some more.” Konohamaru offered
“I don’t like Natto and sweat stuff.” Sasuke lifted the cup to his mouth, dinking more of the tea mainly to get the taste out of his mouth.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Konohamaru ran a hand through his spiky brown hair, stoping before eating more.
“I didn’t have time because you were shoving it down my throat.” Sasuke said angrily, Konohamaru laughed again, and Sasuke found himself with a small smile but stifled it before Konohamaru could see it, and failed in the end.
“Sorry about that.” Konohamaru apologized half heartedly.
Both of them finished in a comfortable silence. Konohamaru reached into his pockets for his money when Sasuke stopped him. “I got it.” He said plainly, tossing the money on the table and turned to leave.
“Thanks.” Konohamaru said gratefully, steeping out of the shop and stretching his arm.
He headed back towards his house and Sasuke silently followed behind. The task of trailing the boy seemed less like an annoying chore and more like a part of a good day he was having.
He surely wasn’t having a good day before, and neither was Konohamaru. The whole town seemed depressed and devoid today, in-fact the whole town was depressed and devoid. The only thing that filled the air was the sound of working, that or a hollow conversation. Not a laugh could be herd, not the two days after an attack were so many had died including the Hokage who was burred yesterday.
No one but them, who seemed to have the only non hollow happiness from something so simple. That was something Konohamaru desperately needed and Sasuke wasn’t at all apposed to.
After a serous injury, Konohamaru was up and around 2 hours latter with child like resilience. He was happy to be with the person who saved him not once, but twice. He practically idolized Sasuke now, it was almost like having a second older brother. The first would have to undoubtedly have to be Naruto.
Konohamaru looked up at his house, then over at the boards still laying neatly to the side. “I better get to work.” Konohamaru said, about to go to the roof when Sasuke stopped him.
“Hold on, you’ll never fix this place like that.” Sasuke said, walking inside.
“Huh? What do you mean?” Konohamaru asked, jumping on to the roof and finding Sasuke waiting for him on the second floor.
“Come here and let me show you.” Sasuke said in his usual commanding voice. Konohamaru jumped in to the hole he made previously. But his shirt got caught on a protruding peace of broken wood.
He hung there for a sound, before his shirt ripped and he was sent falling to the ground. “Aaaaaa--huh?” Once again Sasuke was there to save him, catching him easily and setting him down on his feet.
“You must be getting really tired of saving me.” Konohamaru said with a small blush, this was just not his lucky day.
Why was he so accident prone?
He was just off today.
“Look, the support beams are damaged, even if you do mange to keep cover the holes, it will just fall through every time it rains. Or a strong wind comes through” Sasuke told him, completely disregarding the fall that left Konohamaru shirtless.
“Oh….I guess I better get some stronger wood.” Konohamaru didn’t seem at all mad or disappointed, he just shrugged it off.
The roof needed 4 large beams, Konohamaru would never be able to carry one. And he’d only pass out if he strained himself trying, and of course he would try. “I’ll get them.” Sasuke said, he seemed to be feeling unusually generous right now. Konohamaru started to follow.
“That’s alright, I don’t need any help and it shouldn’t take that long.” Sasuke said.
“….What Am I supposed to do?” Konohamaru asked softly, just loud enough for Sasuke to hear. “I mean what can I do?” his voice was more normalized now.
“You don’t have to do anything right now.”
Konohamaru didn’t want to be left alone with his thoughts, last time he took a break he ended up really depressed. And not to mention in the hospital. Sasuke new why he wanted to work so much and he refused to indulge in it. He didn’t want to be any part responsible for an emotional scare that would result from this type of behavior. Especially not with Konohamaru.
! - ! - !
Konohamaru nearly jumped when Sasuke returned. He’d taken a little longer just to give Konohamaru extra time by himself. Maybe if he just sat in sat down alone with himself he couldn’t repress anything anymore, so he could start getting over this. But Konohamaru mange to avoid it completely, and Sasuke could only shake his head.
He dropped the 4 large beams that looked to be too long to carry by himself. Feeling a drop of small water hit his head from above, it was starting to rain, but lightly, not enough to be considered rain or even a drizzle. There was no way Konohamaru would stop for a little bit of water, so Sasuke ignored it also.
! - ! - !
Getting the beams to the house was one thing, but putting them in place was another. Sasuke and Konohamaru had their work cut of for them, but Sasuke was sure to take most of the load conspicuously so that the boy didn’t notice.
Konohamaru climbed on to the roof, sure to stand on a safe spot and tied a rope around a beam that needed to be replaced. Sasuke pulled on the rope, leaning his whole body into it, while Konohamaru jumped on it from above. Until they were finally able to pull it down. Then they began the tedious process of doing it again to the next beam.
Sasuke was thankful for the rain now, it was cooling him down at lest a little.
Finally they had removed all four Beams and had to go through the even harder process of putting the new ones in place. Sasuke climbed on to the roof with a beam and tried to put it in to place himself. It as just to long to mange on his own.
So he had to get Konohamaru to help, either that or the boy would try and do it on his own. Sasuke held one end and Konohamaru held the other, they slowly lowered it down into place. By then they both were hot and tired, and they sill had more work to do. Sasuke went back down to get the second beam while Konohamaru nailed the first in place.
“Huh?” Looking up from inside the house, he could see Konohamaru was acting strangely. His eyes seemed unfocused and he was breathing hard. He put the hammer down, holding his head, Sasuke knew something was definitely wrong. The rain was starting to come down harder now, the small spray turning into thick droplets.
“Uaah…” Konohamaru started to feel dizzy as he had before, he sat back so that he wouldn’t fall again. In a second Sasuke was by his side, they were working harder then he realized, what seemed to fly by for him had been a long and hard 2 hours for Konohamaru. He’d finally pushed himself to the point of exhaustion and the strain had become to great.
“Sa-Sas--” Konohamaru’s words slurred as he lost consciousness.
! - !- !
He awoke again with out really awaking , Konohamaru found himself in almost the same situation as before. His eye were open slightly and he could see a little, but he couldn’t seem to move his body. He really wished that Sasuke was nearby, he needed something to wake himself up.
He tried moving, pushing his body as far as he could but only just barely managing to get his head off the pillow before coming back down. He lay there, paralyzed by sleep and only found the strength to move when something shook the bed and woke him. It was Sasuke sitting on the edge of the bed, the reason was unknown, by the time Konohamaru sat up Sasuke was already on his feet.
“Sasuke? What happened?” Konohamaru asked, noting a strange feeling that was quickly retreating.
“You passed out while working. I told you not to over do it.” Sasuke’s voice was harsh and cold, it almost made Konohamaru jump.
When Sasuke spoke he finally realized what that feeling was. It was like his mind body and soul were wide open, and more importantly he felt Sasuke. Something unmistakably him that Konohamaru was coming to learn very well. Sasuke had used Sharingan to check up on him, and Konohamaru suddenly found Sasuke’s cold, chastening tone to be hollow and hid worry and concern. He was starting to be able to read Sasuke, and he liked the feeling.
“Sorry, I guess…I guess I didn’t realize it until it happened.” Konohamaru rubbed his head, he still found himself without his shirt and now he was only in his boxers. He was grateful to be out of the clothing, he was hot and found himself sweating under the covers. Quickly striping them off.
Sasuke looked back at him, glancing at the boy laying almost naked on the bed, his skin had a soft sheen from the sweat. He thought nothing of it. “You shouldn’t be doing work. Stay here and rest.” Sasuke’s voice was completely commanding now, Konohamaru couldn’t help but listen.
“….No wait! I have to work on my house before it starts raining” Konohamaru protested, happy with his response.
Sasuke didn’t bother to look at him, “Rest.” he replied, walking out of the door.
“Wait!” Konohamaru nearly shouted, realizing how desecrate he sounded. That was enough to make Sasuke stop outside the doorway.
“I…I….--” Konohamaru struggled to get the words out, Sasuke turned and looked at him questioningly. He already knew what was wrong with the boy, he seemed able to do that now, chalk it up to the Sharingan or at lest that’s what he thought. With Sasuke looking at him he found it easier “-I don’t want to be alone .” Konohamaru held his held down and talked shyly.
Sasuke looked at him for a minute before walking over and sitting down on the edge of the bed. “Why?” He already new the answer, he was just curious to what he would say.
“I don’t know…I just can’t stand being by my self anymore…and I’m….” This time Sasuke was clueless to what he would say. “I’m afraid to go to sleep.” Konohamaru said it even more shyly then before.
“Why?” Sasuke wished he hadn’t asked as soon as the word slipped from his mouth. But as uncomfortable it made it, Konohamaru expected the question.
“I… might end up like I was before. I couldn’t see, I couldn’t hear, I couldn’t feel anything. It was horrible.” Konohamaru held a steady gaze downward. Sasuke could tell that he really was afraid, and why not, he wasn’t even supposed to be up and he already passed out once today.
Sasuke laid back across the bed, letting his head hang loosely off of the other end. Konohamaru didn’t say any thing, he was too grateful that this was happening. It must have been hard for Sasuke who didn’t usually act like this for people.
They laid silently for hours, Sasuke comfortably with his hands behind his head and his eyes closed and Konohamaru doing everything he could to avoid falling asleep. Sasuke said nothing, knowing that it would happen eventually.
In his half sleep state, Konohamaru shifted and turned in the bed. Unable to get comfortable because of how hot he was, he rolled from time to time. Somehow during the course of the night he ended up next to Sasuke. Mindlessly lifting his head to his chest and curling up against him. Despite the heat he seemed perfectly comfortable.
“Hey.” Sasuke growled, opening his eyes and looking down at the boy. He couldn’t hold himself back any longer, as soon as he touched Sasuke he instantly relaxed. And was already asleep. Sasuke couldn’t find the hart to push him away, and by the time he realized what he was doing he found one arm wrapped around Konohamaru with his fingers gently running through the spiky brown hair.
Konohamaru seemed to like it though, a large sheepish grin coming across his face in his sleep as he cuddled closer. Sasuke couldn’t help but smile, feeling that strange connection he had with the boy when he first used the Sharingan to pull him from the coma. ’Konohamaru.’
‘Sasuke.’
When he herd Konohamaru’s voice he realized that he was using the Sharingan to get inside the boys mind. He wasn’t exactly sure how to stop it ’ I like you Sasuke, your always there for me. I can always feel you….’ Sasuke was silent listening to Konohamaru’s stray thoughts in sleep.
‘I like that feeling.’
Sasuke didn’t think about it until he herd that, he’d never say it but he liked I to. Being connected with someone, it always left him feeling that his mind, heart, and soul were wide open to the boy. ’You like it too, I can feel it.’ Konohamaru said happily, he was sleep but his mind was fully aware.
‘You can feel it?’ Sasuke asked questioningly you.
’Yeah, I can feel you there, somewhere.’
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“You should be resting right now.” Sasuke said almost coldly, not bothering to look down at him.
“Rest?! No way! There’s to much to be done to be laying it bed.” Konohamaru said with a small laugh. Sasuke looked down at him this time.
He recognized what was happening very well, he went through it himself. In many ways he was still was. Konohamaru was in to bad of a shape to be doing this now. Sasuke felt a small bit of concern for the boy, enough that he couldn’t deny it or ignore it. He’d never grown so much emotion for some one.
It maybe it was because of all what had just happened, he felt a connection to him. He had activated his Sharingan to save Konohamaru even though he didn’t know how. He would never admit it but it made Konohamaru special to him and he didn’t want to see him hurt himself more.
He could always knock him out…But what happened before might happen again, and that was something he really didn’t want to happen. The best he could do was make sure Konohamaru didn’t exert himself or get hurt again. An accident like this and nearly going in to a coma would most defiantly kill his Stamina. And all it happening in the same day, the same hour shot all of his energy.
He was just waiting to collapse and pass out.
‘I am not a baby sitter.’ Sasuke sighed, “Come on, let’s get something to eat.” the tone of his voice was even foreign to him.
“Really? Well…I am kinda hungry.” A grin spread across his face as he ran toward the door.
“Hey wait.” Sasuke sighed again and went after him, the last thing he needed to be doing is wasting even more of what little energy he had. Sasuke grabbed him by the shoulder. “Calm down, you shouldn’t even be up.” He was starting to got used to that tone of voice, it still seemed strange because never used it before. He didn’t like the feeling of it.
Sasuke and Konohamaru walked threw the street, Konohamaru leading while Sasuke found himself lagging behind. Watching Konohamaru closely from behind, the wound on his head was still open for the most part. Too much sudden movement could cause bleeding, and losing blood from the head was never a good thing.
He was not surprised that Konohamaru lead him back to the same Ramen restaurant he had just came from. Konohamaru and Naruto had a taste Ramen, though Konohamaru’s wasn’t as strong. He was silently thankful when Konohamaru ordered Natto instead. He just got a drink.
“Sasuke? Aren’t you hungry?” Konohamaru asked, picking up a few of the bean with his chopsticks.
“No.” He said plainly before taking a sip of the tea.
Konohamaru smiled “ I think you just don’t wanna pay the bill.”
Sasuke just smirked with amusement and let him think it.
“Don’t worry about it, you can have some of mine.”
Sasuke looked down at him about to protest when Konohamaru shoved the food in to his mouth and laughed at the expression that came on to his face. No one had ever seen Sasuke look so confused and surprised. He almost instinctively spit them out, but he didn’t want to on the just cleaned floors.
So he chewed and forcefully swallowed the beans, Shooting a look toward Konohamaru. Only managing to make him laugh more. If done by anyone else, a swift reprimand would have followed, but some thing about that he found funny. No wonder Konohamaru laughed at him, he couldn’t seem to keep a strait face. He managed not to laugh though.
“Like it huh? You can have some more.” Konohamaru offered
“I don’t like Natto and sweat stuff.” Sasuke lifted the cup to his mouth, dinking more of the tea mainly to get the taste out of his mouth.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Konohamaru ran a hand through his spiky brown hair, stoping before eating more.
“I didn’t have time because you were shoving it down my throat.” Sasuke said angrily, Konohamaru laughed again, and Sasuke found himself with a small smile but stifled it before Konohamaru could see it, and failed in the end.
“Sorry about that.” Konohamaru apologized half heartedly.
Both of them finished in a comfortable silence. Konohamaru reached into his pockets for his money when Sasuke stopped him. “I got it.” He said plainly, tossing the money on the table and turned to leave.
“Thanks.” Konohamaru said gratefully, steeping out of the shop and stretching his arm.
He headed back towards his house and Sasuke silently followed behind. The task of trailing the boy seemed less like an annoying chore and more like a part of a good day he was having.
He surely wasn’t having a good day before, and neither was Konohamaru. The whole town seemed depressed and devoid today, in-fact the whole town was depressed and devoid. The only thing that filled the air was the sound of working, that or a hollow conversation. Not a laugh could be herd, not the two days after an attack were so many had died including the Hokage who was burred yesterday.
No one but them, who seemed to have the only non hollow happiness from something so simple. That was something Konohamaru desperately needed and Sasuke wasn’t at all apposed to.
After a serous injury, Konohamaru was up and around 2 hours latter with child like resilience. He was happy to be with the person who saved him not once, but twice. He practically idolized Sasuke now, it was almost like having a second older brother. The first would have to undoubtedly have to be Naruto.
Konohamaru looked up at his house, then over at the boards still laying neatly to the side. “I better get to work.” Konohamaru said, about to go to the roof when Sasuke stopped him.
“Hold on, you’ll never fix this place like that.” Sasuke said, walking inside.
“Huh? What do you mean?” Konohamaru asked, jumping on to the roof and finding Sasuke waiting for him on the second floor.
“Come here and let me show you.” Sasuke said in his usual commanding voice. Konohamaru jumped in to the hole he made previously. But his shirt got caught on a protruding peace of broken wood.
He hung there for a sound, before his shirt ripped and he was sent falling to the ground. “Aaaaaa--huh?” Once again Sasuke was there to save him, catching him easily and setting him down on his feet.
“You must be getting really tired of saving me.” Konohamaru said with a small blush, this was just not his lucky day.
Why was he so accident prone?
He was just off today.
“Look, the support beams are damaged, even if you do mange to keep cover the holes, it will just fall through every time it rains. Or a strong wind comes through” Sasuke told him, completely disregarding the fall that left Konohamaru shirtless.
“Oh….I guess I better get some stronger wood.” Konohamaru didn’t seem at all mad or disappointed, he just shrugged it off.
The roof needed 4 large beams, Konohamaru would never be able to carry one. And he’d only pass out if he strained himself trying, and of course he would try. “I’ll get them.” Sasuke said, he seemed to be feeling unusually generous right now. Konohamaru started to follow.
“That’s alright, I don’t need any help and it shouldn’t take that long.” Sasuke said.
“….What Am I supposed to do?” Konohamaru asked softly, just loud enough for Sasuke to hear. “I mean what can I do?” his voice was more normalized now.
“You don’t have to do anything right now.”
Konohamaru didn’t want to be left alone with his thoughts, last time he took a break he ended up really depressed. And not to mention in the hospital. Sasuke new why he wanted to work so much and he refused to indulge in it. He didn’t want to be any part responsible for an emotional scare that would result from this type of behavior. Especially not with Konohamaru.
! - ! - !
Konohamaru nearly jumped when Sasuke returned. He’d taken a little longer just to give Konohamaru extra time by himself. Maybe if he just sat in sat down alone with himself he couldn’t repress anything anymore, so he could start getting over this. But Konohamaru mange to avoid it completely, and Sasuke could only shake his head.
He dropped the 4 large beams that looked to be too long to carry by himself. Feeling a drop of small water hit his head from above, it was starting to rain, but lightly, not enough to be considered rain or even a drizzle. There was no way Konohamaru would stop for a little bit of water, so Sasuke ignored it also.
! - ! - !
Getting the beams to the house was one thing, but putting them in place was another. Sasuke and Konohamaru had their work cut of for them, but Sasuke was sure to take most of the load conspicuously so that the boy didn’t notice.
Konohamaru climbed on to the roof, sure to stand on a safe spot and tied a rope around a beam that needed to be replaced. Sasuke pulled on the rope, leaning his whole body into it, while Konohamaru jumped on it from above. Until they were finally able to pull it down. Then they began the tedious process of doing it again to the next beam.
Sasuke was thankful for the rain now, it was cooling him down at lest a little.
Finally they had removed all four Beams and had to go through the even harder process of putting the new ones in place. Sasuke climbed on to the roof with a beam and tried to put it in to place himself. It as just to long to mange on his own.
So he had to get Konohamaru to help, either that or the boy would try and do it on his own. Sasuke held one end and Konohamaru held the other, they slowly lowered it down into place. By then they both were hot and tired, and they sill had more work to do. Sasuke went back down to get the second beam while Konohamaru nailed the first in place.
“Huh?” Looking up from inside the house, he could see Konohamaru was acting strangely. His eyes seemed unfocused and he was breathing hard. He put the hammer down, holding his head, Sasuke knew something was definitely wrong. The rain was starting to come down harder now, the small spray turning into thick droplets.
“Uaah…” Konohamaru started to feel dizzy as he had before, he sat back so that he wouldn’t fall again. In a second Sasuke was by his side, they were working harder then he realized, what seemed to fly by for him had been a long and hard 2 hours for Konohamaru. He’d finally pushed himself to the point of exhaustion and the strain had become to great.
“Sa-Sas--” Konohamaru’s words slurred as he lost consciousness.
! - !- !
He awoke again with out really awaking , Konohamaru found himself in almost the same situation as before. His eye were open slightly and he could see a little, but he couldn’t seem to move his body. He really wished that Sasuke was nearby, he needed something to wake himself up.
He tried moving, pushing his body as far as he could but only just barely managing to get his head off the pillow before coming back down. He lay there, paralyzed by sleep and only found the strength to move when something shook the bed and woke him. It was Sasuke sitting on the edge of the bed, the reason was unknown, by the time Konohamaru sat up Sasuke was already on his feet.
“Sasuke? What happened?” Konohamaru asked, noting a strange feeling that was quickly retreating.
“You passed out while working. I told you not to over do it.” Sasuke’s voice was harsh and cold, it almost made Konohamaru jump.
When Sasuke spoke he finally realized what that feeling was. It was like his mind body and soul were wide open, and more importantly he felt Sasuke. Something unmistakably him that Konohamaru was coming to learn very well. Sasuke had used Sharingan to check up on him, and Konohamaru suddenly found Sasuke’s cold, chastening tone to be hollow and hid worry and concern. He was starting to be able to read Sasuke, and he liked the feeling.
“Sorry, I guess…I guess I didn’t realize it until it happened.” Konohamaru rubbed his head, he still found himself without his shirt and now he was only in his boxers. He was grateful to be out of the clothing, he was hot and found himself sweating under the covers. Quickly striping them off.
Sasuke looked back at him, glancing at the boy laying almost naked on the bed, his skin had a soft sheen from the sweat. He thought nothing of it. “You shouldn’t be doing work. Stay here and rest.” Sasuke’s voice was completely commanding now, Konohamaru couldn’t help but listen.
“….No wait! I have to work on my house before it starts raining” Konohamaru protested, happy with his response.
Sasuke didn’t bother to look at him, “Rest.” he replied, walking out of the door.
“Wait!” Konohamaru nearly shouted, realizing how desecrate he sounded. That was enough to make Sasuke stop outside the doorway.
“I…I….--” Konohamaru struggled to get the words out, Sasuke turned and looked at him questioningly. He already knew what was wrong with the boy, he seemed able to do that now, chalk it up to the Sharingan or at lest that’s what he thought. With Sasuke looking at him he found it easier “-I don’t want to be alone .” Konohamaru held his held down and talked shyly.
Sasuke looked at him for a minute before walking over and sitting down on the edge of the bed. “Why?” He already new the answer, he was just curious to what he would say.
“I don’t know…I just can’t stand being by my self anymore…and I’m….” This time Sasuke was clueless to what he would say. “I’m afraid to go to sleep.” Konohamaru said it even more shyly then before.
“Why?” Sasuke wished he hadn’t asked as soon as the word slipped from his mouth. But as uncomfortable it made it, Konohamaru expected the question.
“I… might end up like I was before. I couldn’t see, I couldn’t hear, I couldn’t feel anything. It was horrible.” Konohamaru held a steady gaze downward. Sasuke could tell that he really was afraid, and why not, he wasn’t even supposed to be up and he already passed out once today.
Sasuke laid back across the bed, letting his head hang loosely off of the other end. Konohamaru didn’t say any thing, he was too grateful that this was happening. It must have been hard for Sasuke who didn’t usually act like this for people.
They laid silently for hours, Sasuke comfortably with his hands behind his head and his eyes closed and Konohamaru doing everything he could to avoid falling asleep. Sasuke said nothing, knowing that it would happen eventually.
In his half sleep state, Konohamaru shifted and turned in the bed. Unable to get comfortable because of how hot he was, he rolled from time to time. Somehow during the course of the night he ended up next to Sasuke. Mindlessly lifting his head to his chest and curling up against him. Despite the heat he seemed perfectly comfortable.
“Hey.” Sasuke growled, opening his eyes and looking down at the boy. He couldn’t hold himself back any longer, as soon as he touched Sasuke he instantly relaxed. And was already asleep. Sasuke couldn’t find the hart to push him away, and by the time he realized what he was doing he found one arm wrapped around Konohamaru with his fingers gently running through the spiky brown hair.
Konohamaru seemed to like it though, a large sheepish grin coming across his face in his sleep as he cuddled closer. Sasuke couldn’t help but smile, feeling that strange connection he had with the boy when he first used the Sharingan to pull him from the coma. ’Konohamaru.’
‘Sasuke.’
When he herd Konohamaru’s voice he realized that he was using the Sharingan to get inside the boys mind. He wasn’t exactly sure how to stop it ’ I like you Sasuke, your always there for me. I can always feel you….’ Sasuke was silent listening to Konohamaru’s stray thoughts in sleep.
‘I like that feeling.’
Sasuke didn’t think about it until he herd that, he’d never say it but he liked I to. Being connected with someone, it always left him feeling that his mind, heart, and soul were wide open to the boy. ’You like it too, I can feel it.’ Konohamaru said happily, he was sleep but his mind was fully aware.
‘You can feel it?’ Sasuke asked questioningly you.
’Yeah, I can feel you there, somewhere.’
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