Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Prima Facie ❯ Give Unto Me ( Chapter 4 )

Prima Facie

Chapter 4: Give Unto Me

Disclaimer: Not male or Japanese. I do not own the song used in this story it belongs to Evanescence.

AN: Thanks to the people who have reviewed both on Media Miner and Fan Fiction. I'd like to say also to one of my reviewers that I do type the songs in song format its just that Fanfiction.net makes them into paragraphs, they don't appear that way on MediaMiner.org though. And no matter how much I pick at it and try to fix it, it doesn't change so yeah… it concludes my point on why ff.net is booty. Oh and this chapter will be a little different than the others, the song will be in the chapter itself.

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"Please eat.," he didn't give any reply just remained laying on the floor and staring up at the ceiling of the cave. She sighed and put down the bowl of soup going towards he fire in the center of their shelter for the time being. He was as far from the fire as he could possibly get, the darkness almost cloaking him completely but his outline was illuminated by the fire. His eyes opened as he heard a zipper being pulled down and slowly fell on her. His next breath was sharp and he almost forgot to breathe after it as he devoured the sight of her body being revealed to him. With each piece of fabric that was removed tanned flesh was exposed, the color of it so smooth reminding him of caramel and looking just as sweet as the treat. This was the complexion she had developed from working in fields to take care of both of them, from sacrificing her body for him. Her blue hair was released from its bun letting it cascade down her back brushing against the curve of her behind. He had never expected her to be one of those people that didn't wear underwear but it did match her personality a bit.

"Put some clothes on Arai."

"Is the sight of me naked really that bad?," she turned to look at him revealing her breasts to him. Sasuke turned his head away and Arai gave a huff slipping into a t-shirt two sizes too big for her. Sasuke thought he would finally get some quite time but was surprised to instead find himself pinned down by a petite body and a mouth over his. A warm liquid was forced into his mouth he swallowing it and almost gagging on it. Arai leaned back to put another spoonful of soup in her mouth keeping one hand on Sasuke's shoulder to keep him down.

"Chicken broth?," Arai nodded her head as she leaned down to feed more of the broth into Sasuke's mouth. She had expected him to fight against her but he willingly allowed her to pour the contents of her mouth into his.

"Just remember you made me resort to this. Its been more than a month and you barely drink water and if you do its because I force it down your throat. I'm worried about you. So worried that one day I'll return from town and your corpse will be the only thing that greets me. I can't handle that Sasuke, I've seen far too much death and I don't want to see more of it." Guilt flashed in Sasuke's eyes for a moment but his ever present stoic expression took back its domination quickly.

"I don't have the strength to feed myself," Arai took this as a sign that he was going to start taking care of himself again, as his way of telling her not to worry.

"Want me to sit you up and feed you?"

"I don't have the strength to stay upright," Sasuke despised having to admit he was weak and needed someone to help him. Arai took no notice of it only smiled sweetly feeling so honored that he would actually accept his help. Sasuke noticed it, the way her eyes gleamed and he cursed inwardly it was just going to be another tragedy. He felt sorry for her in that moment but he enjoyed letting her carry part of his burden. He felt so secure knowing that when his strength gave way she would carry the falling boulder that threatened to crush him. Sasuke felt guilty for relying on her so much but she would give him her help willingly so it wasn't his fault. He repeated that to himself in his mind but even he didn't believe it.

"As long as you can sleep I'll keep your nightmares," she mumbled the words against his lips Sasuke barely having heard them. The chicken broth was done but still her lips lingered on his and Sasuke saw she wanted to move away but was frozen to the spot. He saw her eyes become slightly dull as if she had just given up on something and Sasuke had the sudden urge to keep Arai close. He buried a shaking hand in her silky locks pushing her head closer so he could lock his mouth on hers and explore the confines that had been used only moments ago to feed him. Arai gave no reaction to the desperate kiss keeping her eyes open to stare at the Uchiha's face so close to her. A single tear dripped from her eye onto Sasuke's eyes but she forced herself not to release anymore. Sasuke broke away only when he felt the need for oxygen pulling at his lungs, he was panting and gasping for air.

"Are you finished?," Arai's voice was rough and slightly deep due to her previous lack of air. Sasuke only stared at her stifling back a cry of hurt, he turned his head away closing his eyes. He felt the weight of her body leave his making him realize just how cold the night had become.

"Why are you so cold?," he didn't even realize he had asked the question aloud till he heard Aria take a deep breath.

"I'm not cold Uchiha Sasuke I just like to stay in the reality of things, I don't like to pretend even if it could give me some ignorant happiness. If I did pretend I would've responded to your kiss, I would be in your arms right now my legs tangled around your waist. Our bodies pressed so tightly together it'd be almost impossible to tell were you begin and I end," Sasuke gulped down a lump in his throat, "But like I said I don't like to pretend, don't really like to lie to myself at all. I'm not a dreamer so I know you'll never be mine, you belong to someone else already even if that someone wishes you were dead."

"You think he does?"

"If I were him I would." It was like a slap in the face to hear what haunted him every night confirmed by the girl who seemed to know everything.

"I wanted to play pretend."

"You kissed me because you imagined it being someone else. It wasn't hard for you to pretend I was the one you really wanted. I don't like to be used Uchiha Sasuke but that's all I that happens when I'm in your company. I don't want your using of me to go that far if you'll never make it true. I left Konohagakure for you. I left behind the only happy life I've ever known. I don't want to be your replacement for Naruto." Arai stood up and Sasuke willed himself not to follow her movements but he couldn't pull his eyes off of her. She stood near the entrance of the cave, the moonlight seeping in as if needing to kiss her skin. Sasuke couldn't deny how beautiful she looked standing there, how she resembled an ethereal fae or a water nymph.

"Why did you leave with me?," Arai stiffened up visibly and turned her head to look at Sasuke, her blue hair dancing around her with the wind as did her t-shirt. She let her head drop an almost maniacal laugh making her body shake, the waltz the wind still undertook with her hair covering her eyes.

"Kami-sama I am such a baka. I should've known you didn't even notice any of the hints I laid out for you. I would've been better off as Neji's pretend happy wife but I just have to be such a damn realist. I'm in love with you Uchiha Sasuke!," her eyes held complete honesty as they began to water with tears. Arai stared at Sasuke awaiting his response but he just turned his back to her. Arai nodded her head and walked back towards the fire laying out her sleeping bag and crawling into it. She had her back to Sasuke and the fire as she began to sob not noticing the way Sasuke winced.

"I've been watching you from a distance/ The distance sees through your disguise/ All I want from you is your hurting/ I want to heal you/ I want to save you from the dark," Sasuke had barely heard it when she began to sink but now her voice was clear. Each word was a stab to his heart but he said nothing to make her stop hoping that if he ignored her she might just run back to Konoha. He knew it was too much to ask.

"Give unto me your troubles/ I'll endure your suffering/ Place onto me your burden/ I'll drink your deadly poison," her sobbing made her voice shake a bit but she continued, "Why should I care if they hurt you/ Somehow it matters more to me/ Than if I were hurting myself/ Save you (save you)/ I'll save you."

"Please I can't love you when I have no love left to give. I'll just be hurting you.," Arai made no sign of having heard him, she had ignored him completely.

"Give unto me your troubles/ I'll endure your suffering/ Place onto me your burden/ I'll drink your deadly poison," her voice went into a squeak at the end from her crying and she stopped to clear her throat.

"Don't sing another word please.," again he was ignored.

"Fear not the flame of my love's candle/ Let it be the sun in your world of darkness/ Give unto me all that frightens you/ I'll have your nightmares for you/ If you sleep soundly"

"Please stop," Sasuke could not stop himself from crying anymore, he had been holding in all his emotions since they had run from Konoha but now he couldn't anymore. Her raw pain as she sang was breaking apart his resolve and he wanted so desperately to run away but he couldn't make himself get up.

"Give unto me your troubles/ I'll endure your suffering/ Place onto me your burden/ I'll drink your deadly poison"

"Why won't you stop singing?"

"Fear not the flame of my love's candle/ Let it be the sun in your world of darkness/ Give unto me all that frightens you/ I'll have your nightmares for you/ If you sleep soundly/ Fear not the flame of my love's candle/ Let it be the sun in your world of darkness."

"Why?" Arai was silent now and the only noises that resounded in the cave where the sobs of the two youths and the crackling of the fire. Sasuke thought she would never answer his question since so much time had passed in silence.

"Because you and I seemed to be identical, you were the way I was before I realized how pointless my life was. Before I sold myself as a weapon, I was just like you I had a goal of vengeance. I wanted to kill the man that had destroyed my family and just like you he was of my family, the only is mine as my father. Sasuke you never knew true pain and that was the only difference we have between one another. I wanted to… I want to save you like no one saved me. I didn't want you to have to suffer alone."

"I killed my brother already."

"And I killed my father."

"Then what burden is it you want to help me with?"

"Pulling away the blackness of your heart like you hoped Naruto could. Let me be the one to take all your pain into me, make me the vessel of your sorrow while you smile. I'll endure all suffering as long as you smile.," she wasn't crying anymore but sadness was still evident in her voice.

"Why do people keep trying to help me? Keep falling for me like this? Everyone that gets near me gets hurt so please just stop trying to reach out to me. I was born in the darkness, I have lived in the darkness and I will die in the darkness I don't need any light."

"But you do!," she sat up quickly and moved to his sleeping bag sitting over him, "You can't really feel that the light is not necessary if you keep torturing yourself like this. I know you need light in your life because I do too. I need it so bad please Sasuke, we'll be alone for so long you can't tell me that you don't feel anything remotely close to love for me?"

"I don't feel anything for you save for pity because you were so desperate for my affection that you abandoned your happiness, left behind your only chance at being loved." She lowered her head making her blue hair cloak her face trying to hide herself from someone who wasn't even looking at her.

"I… I… want to play pretend with you," she stretched herself out to lay her body on his. Her arms going around him and Sasuke closed his eyes wishing she would just stop before he gave in to her. He was so close to just giving in and letting them live in a fairy tale lie but he couldn't hurt another person.

"Why do you torture yourself?" Arai didn't respond only rubbed her face in Sasuke's shirt the thin fabric not blocking the soft blow of her breath onto his chest. Sasuke started to cry again but made no noise of it, he only knew he was crying because of the wet warmth dripping down the sides of his face. Slowly he put his arms around her and let himself fall into a dreamless sleep the body over his the warmest blanket he could wish for.