Hi
readers, finally I finished the new chapter of this story :) Sorry
about the long wait (again…) No excuse for it this time, except for
my huge mountain of homework and my terrible grades… I
think that I have some kind of writers block… I DO NOT
OWN NARUTO!
While writing
this, I suddenly decided that this would be the final chapter. I'm
sorry for the sudden ending, but I think that it's better to finish
this story with this chapter :) I really enjoyed writing this, and I
hope that you also enjoyed reading it. For this last chapter, enjoy
reading!
Lots of love, Tearsbehindthemask
. . . My ears hurt
:'( I just got them pierced for the third time...
"No you can't, we still
have to take some blood to check if the venom is…"
"I'm
not going to stay here any longer, you know!" Sasuke yelled to the
stubborn nurse.
"Sasuke! Calm down!"
Naruto took Sasuke's
hand, trying not to show it to the nurse.
"Naruto, I want to
leave now! There's nothing wrong with me!"
Sasuke was pissed
off. He wanted to leave the hospital as soon as possible because he
was convinced that he was okay now and that he didn't need any
treatment anymore.
"Sasuke, be reasonable." Naruto tried, "You
almost died and you want to leave the hospital allready?"
"Two
nights in a hospital is more than enough." Sasuke grumbled.
"Just…
Let the nurse take some blood, and if you really feel allright…
Than you can come home with me."
The nurse gave Naruto a
thankful look. Naruto just smiled carefully.
"Okay, okay…"
Sasuke said grumpy, "I'll give her my damn blood, but after that
I'm leaving. Doesn't matter if you agree or not, I'm not going
to stay here any longer."
Then Sasuke grinned.
"You owe me
a kiss now, you know?"
"Sasuke?!"
Naruto blushed and the
nurse looked at him and Sasuke, a bit shocked and curious.
"Just
joking." Sasuke said, with a very convincing smile.
After a
silence, the nurse smiled and looked at the papers that she was
holding.
"So, Sasuke-kun. Is it all right if I take some blood
now?" she asked friendly.
"Whatever." Sasuke said
sighing.
Naruto watched nervously while the nurse took blood from
Sasuke. Was it really okay to take that much? (Of course, Naruto was
worried for nothing)
"We're done." The nurse announced after
a while. "I recommend that you stay here for another night, but I
probably can't stop you from leaving.. If that's the case…"
(she turned to Naruto) "Please take good care of him and make sure
that he stays in bed most of the time."
"Eh… I'll try."
Naruto said blushing.
"So, can I go now?" Sasuke asked
impatiently.
"…Yes."
The nurse left the room and Sasuke
smiled.
"Finally I can leave this place."
"You haven't
been here for so long." Naruto said careful, "Maybe it's better
if you stay another night…"
"Don't you want me to stay
over at your place?" Sasuke asked sharp, "I can go somewhere else
if you don't like me to…"
"No! No Sasuke! That's not the
point at all! I really want you to…"
"What? What do you want
me to?" Sasuke asked pulling Naruto close.
"I… I… I just
want you to be all right, you baka…" Naruto mumbled.
Sasuke
smiled.
"Thanks, Naruto. But I'll be fine. You don't need
to worry about me."
"… Let's go to my place then."
Naruto said, "Do you have everything?"
Sasuke checked if he
had left any of his possessions and nodded.
"I'm ready to
leave." He said smiling.
Sasuke and Naruto walked towards the
exit. A lot of people were staring at Sasuke.
People were
whispering.
"Didn't that Uchiha join the enemy?"
"He's
back? Uchiha Sasuke is back?"
Sasuke ignored the looks and the
whispering and walked out of the hospital.
It was raining outside,
so there weren't many people on the streets. The people that were
there looked at Sasuke in curiosity.
In a village, a ninja
village, something like this couldn't be missed.
"So… Are
you glad that you're back in Konoha?" Naruto asked after a long
time of walking in silence.
Sasuke looked around, at the houses
and shops that hadn't changed a bit, and at the people that were
staring at him. Then he looked at Naruto.
"I don't know."
Sasuke said, "I'm glad to be away from Orochimaru and I'm glad
that I'm here with you but… It's just… Weird to be
back."
Naruto nodded and searched for his house key in his
pockets.
"We're here." He said, pointing at the building
where his apartment was.
Sasuke followed Naruto in silence and
when they arrived at Naruto's house, Naruto opened the door and
Sasuke entered Naruto's place.
"I'm sorry that it's so
messy, I'll clean everything up later." Naruto said.
There was
silence again. Naruto felt uncomfortable, he didn't know what
Sasuke was thinking.
"Thanks for letting me stay with you."
Sasuke said after a while with a smile on his face. "I'll look
for a new apartment later, but if you're okay with it
I'll…"
"Sasuke!" Naruto interrupted Sasuke, "You…
You don't need to find a new house. If you want to… This can be
your home now."
Sasuke blinked a few times.
"You mean that
I can stay here, for as long as I want?"
"Of course."
Sasuke
smiled.
"Is this place big enough for the both of us?" he
asked.
"So… does that mean that you'll stay with me?"
"Of
course, Naruto." Sasuke said smiling.
Naruto flung his arms
around Sasuke.
"Thank you…" he whispered.
"You don't
need to thank me." Sasuke said surprised, "I should be thanking
you."
"You don't have to." Naruto said, closing his
eyes.
"But I will."
Sasuke lifted Naruto's chin and
kissed him tenderly.
"Thank you." He said smiling.
"If
you really want to thank me," Naruto said with a grin, "Treat me
to some ramen."
Sasuke laughed.
"I know something better, I
think." He said seductive.
Naruto blushed.
"I think that
can wait too." Sasuke laughed. "But I have no money anyway, so
you have to pay for the ramen."
"Only this time." Naruto
said.
Naruto and Sasuke walked on the street, Sasuke held an
umbrella to keep the rain away.
Both of them stayed silent. It
still felt weird to walk together in the village again.
"There
it is!" Naruto suddenly said.
Sasuke looked up and saw the ramen
shop where he and the rest of team seven often went to eat. Before he
joined Orochimaru.
"Naruto! Good to see you again!" the old
man said happily when Naruto entered the shop.
"Good to see you
again too! I missed your ramen!"
Sasuke stepped into the shop
then.
"I brought a friend today!" Naruto said happily.
The
daughter of the old man that was cooking, suddenly turned
around.
"That couldn't possibly be… Uchiha Sasuke?"
Sasuke
smiled.
"The one and only."
"So I can conclude that your
mission was successful?" the old man asked.
"It was." Naruto
said, smiling brightly.
"Well then, you can eat for free today,
to celebrate a successful mission."
"Thanks old man!" Naruto
exclaimed.
Sasuke sat down next to Naruto and listened to Naruto
talking and laughing with the shop owners. It felt like the old
times. The only thing that was missing was an annoying Sakura and a
happy Kakashi.
Sasuke put his hand on Naruto's knee.
Naruto
looked at Sasuke, a bit shocked.
Sasuke just smiled at Naruto and
they both felt happy.
Naruto put his hand on Sasuke's and Sasuke
stroked Naruto's hand.
"Here's your ramen." The old man
then said, breaking the romantic moment but completing the happy
feeling.
Sasuke laughed when Naruto almost attacked his bowl of
ramen.
Then, a pink haired girl entered the shop.
"I knew
that you'd be here!" Sakura exclaimed, "Kakashi-sensei! They're
here!"
"Hi Sasuke! Hi Naruto!" Kakashi said with a smile
that was even more happy then usual.
"Kakashi-sensei! Sakura!
What are you doing here?" Naruto asked surprised.
"We thought
that we'd come celebrate the reunion of team seven." Kakashi
said.
"Yeah! And I wanted to see Sasuke-kun again…" Sakura
said blushing.
"Whatever." Sasuke said in his old uninterested
way, but with a smile on his face.
"Old man!" Naruto laughed,
"Two bowls of ramen for the rest of our team."
"I'm
already working on it."
The night was fun and team seven stayed
in the ramen shop for a long time.
When it was around midnight,
they went home, after making an agreement to meet each other the next
morning for a new mission.
"I really had fun tonight."
Sasuke said smiling, playing with Naruto's blonde locks.
"Me
too."
Naruto and Sasuke were lying in Naruto's single bed,
which was actually way to small for both of them.
Naruto crawled
closer to Sasuke.
"But it's more fun to be alone with you."
Sasuke said, kissing Naruto passionately.
"I'm so happy that
you came home this time…" Naruto said, putting his head on
Sasuke's arm.
Sasuke smiled.
"I'm glad… and honored
that you never gave up on me… You're great."
"All these
years…" Naruto said, "I couldn't think of anything but you…
I lived just to save you… To get you out of the dark..."
"And
you succeeded." Sasuke whispered. "Hatred slowly consumed my
heart when I was away… But when I slept, or if I was sick… I
couldn't help thinking of home… Thinking of you…"
Naruto
closed his eyes.
"Are you going to sleep?" Sasuke asked.
"No."
Naruto said, opening his eyes again. "Didn't you say that you
knew something better to thank me?"
"Of course, love."
Sasuke said smiling, and he rolled over so he was on top of Naruto.
"I just don't think that you'll be really energetic at our new
mission if I thank you now."
Naruto smiled.
"Why should I
care?" he asked.