Ummm. Hi. So, I'm guessing not a lot of people will read this, but if you do, let me know? I don't really know about it yet, plus I have my other story on "hold", 1. because of writersblock and 2 because of my lack of imagination at the moment. I try, though.

Oh. And I just saw that about 40 people read this and I got really happy like an idiot for a second there. Thanks. Okey, I'll go wipe off that creepy smirk now. (Oh. And I'll have you know, that 5 days later it's increased to more than 200. *screams* AWESOME!)

Oh and don't just skip the authors notes because they might be boring. Even if they are... Fine I'll shut up and et you read.

1928, 6. January, London

Frantic pounds on the wooden door snapped him out of his shallow sleep. He opened his heavy lids, so he could peer out of the window, just to see that the rain was still pouring in buckets.
The glass was covered in water, rushing down the wall on the outside, so he could barely even see anything. A sharp sting made him shut his eyes again. His head still throbbed. He raised his hand from the couch to feel his forhead, which was burning up. Even after several days, the fever still hadn't gone down. When the sky lets up, I'll go see a doctor. Sweat ran down his his pale face, past the heated cheeks and the slim neck. His black hair stuck to the side of his head.

Then he remembered the knock. He gazed to the other side of the room, black eyes fixing on the door. Hesitantly he got up form the couch and made his way past the closet to the entrance. There it was again, the banging on the door. "Sasuke! We need to leave!" He opened it. Naruto. But it wasn't the blond that caught his attention. Behind him, the wind raged through the streets, houling past the old english houses. It brought heavy rain and dark storm clouds with it. "I'm not going anywhere, idiot, not in this weather. Get out." Sasuke mumbled, attempting to close the door in the others face, when he squeezed through the crack and into the appartment on the ground floor.

Naruto was drenched, form head to toe, his almost golden hair flat on his face. The black t-shirt he wore stuck to his tones upper body, revealing the broad shoulder and muscles on his abdomen. His jeans were ripped and soaked like the rest. In comparison, the blond was almost a head taller than the raven. "I'm telling you! We need to get away from here, this place'll be flooded in no time." Finally, Naruto turned to look at his best friend. His sky blue eyes were widened and his mouth was open, breathing heavily.

Did he run here? He must have, in that kind of weather. Sasuke, who was dressed in a black sweatshirt and pants, looked at him annoyed. "You're still sick." A statement, not a question. It was easy to guess that, since he had dark circles under his eyes, flushed cheeks and trouble standing straight without support. "God damn it, Sasuke. Of all the times, why now?" He was pacing now, all the while mumbling something to himself. The raven was still holding the door, thinking about the nonsense the other was talking about. "This isn't funny, Naruto. I'm really tired, leave." He said again, pointing outside. Naruto looked the way the finger was pointing and his eyes widened in shock. "Shit." He said. Confused, Sasuke glimpsed through the crack as well.

Gushes of water were flooding the sides of the road, splashing into his own livingroom. His first reaction was to slam the door shut as hard as possible. "What the hell?" Sasuke muttered in shock, when he saw more water leaking in from underneath the door.

He stumbled back against a shelf and grabbed onto the levels for support. Naruto snapped out of it and looked back at his friend again. "I told you! We need to get the fuck out of here!" He shouted. Sasuke looked from the door to the blond and back again. "You want me to go out there? Have you lost your mind?!" He screamed. Something he regretted seconds later, because of the pounding in his head. Naruto stared at him in fury, stepping from one foot to the other impatiently. "This place'll be flooded in no time, considering how close you live to the fucking river. So, yes, I want you to get out of here, unless you want to drown." He said, emphasising the last part. Sasuke managed to stop himself from screaming again, remembering the pain it had caused the last time. "Stop messing with me, idiot. There's no way in hell this place is going to be flooded because of a bit of rain." He hissed instead. This isn't something new. It happened every year at least once. Sasuke conciously ignored the fact, that he'd never seen that amount of water heading down the street before.

Sighing, he headed back to the couch, slowly, as to not fall flat on his face. Before he could sit down, however, the blond grabbed his arm and yanked him away from the comfy pillows.

He lost his footing, when he stumbled over the coffeetable in front of him. He fell forward, crashing into Narutos chest with a gasp. He was caught with ease, considering their hight and weight difference. "What the hell are you doing?!" Sasuke exclaimed, when he pushed himself off with a huge amount of effort. Naruto hesitated, looking down at his friend for a few seconds. Then he caught himself. "For once in your life, listen to me! Do you even realise what's happening? The river is overflowing. My apartment is three blocks from here and the water reached up to my knees when I left. We need to get to Sakuras. She lives further to the center, so we'll be safe there." He mumbled the last two sentences so Sasuke could barely hear him. Aside from that, he was shocked. In all the years he'd lived in London, no, his whole life, something like this had never happened. The fucking river started overflowing?! "Shit." He released an exhausted breath and sunk down to the couch, cupping his forhead with his palm. "Did you hear me? Let's go. Now." Naruto insisted, gripping his friends shoulder. "If I go outside in that weather, I'm going to pass out, Naruto." He murmured, massaging his temples firmly. I can't handle this right now. He felt drowsy. All he wanted to do was sleep through this shitty storm.

The blond frowned and pulled Sasuke to the coat rack. Both of them to occupied to notice the increasing amount of water seeping in from underneath the door. Naruto helped him dress into a black jacket and green army boots. "Ready?" He asked a little more calm now.

"No"

"Okey, then let's go to Sakura."

Naruto grabbed Sasukes wrist and pulled him out into the whirling storm. Had he let go, the raven would most likely have been swoon away by the wind or just collapsed and died of hypothermia. The latter still being an option for both of them. The wind was freezing and so was the water. It was January after all. The blonde remembered how he wished for snow just a few days prior, cursing himself for it now. November and December had been awfully dry, not one drop of water, let alone snow. Now it seemed like the clouds let down everything they had accumulated at once, above this city alone.

The weight he was pulling increased, which made him turn around. His friend was leaning against a wall, soaked and breathing heavily. His free hand was placed on his forhead. "Oi, we need to keep going if we don't want to be washed away." He shouted. If he hadn't, the wind would have stolen his words and carried them away with him. They would have ended up being crashed against the housewall at he end of the street. Sasuke raised his head drowsily. He looked confused, as if he'd not understood anything of what he'd just heard. The dark circles around his eyes looked even bigger than before. He pulled his hand out of the others grip and staggered back.

"Shit" Naruto mumbled, still eyeing Sasuke. If we keep going, he'll pass out for sure.

He looked back the way they had come, shaking his head. We can't go back. The water is getting stronger. He focused on Sasuke again. "Just stay awake. We'll be there soon..."

Liar.

The raven, who still had trouble staying on his feet, nodded a curtly. Then he pushed himself off the wall, drawing in a long breath before taking the few steps to catch up with Naruto. After approaching him slowly, his sight began to blurr, and his stance got even less stable. That didn't go unnoticed by the blond, who gasped and caught Sasuke before his knees could give in. He was caught by strong arms, but felt nothing after that. All he could see was darkness and his concience slipping away.

Naruto panicked, staring at his immobile friend, slumped in his arms. This couldn't get any worse... Scratch that, I could come up with a bunch of things, but that doesn't matter. Can't believe you're seriously making me carry you though, selfish bastard. He thought with a scowl on his face.

Determined to get out of the rain, he draped the other boys thin arms around his shoulders and lifted him up on his back.

You better be grateful.

He could feel the breath on the nape of his neck and the soft wet bangs falling on his collarbone. The heat of the others forhead burned against his shoulder and it seemed to get more intense by the minute. Narutos eyebrows furrowed in worry.

He's had this kind of fever for a while now... What will happen if I don't get him out of this rain soon? Fuck.

"Damn it!" he cursed out loud. He had to hurry. Yet he restrained himself from running, as to not worsen his friends condition more.

He jerked around, when he heard a loud noise coming from behind him; A wooden barrel was being carried by a wave, causing it to bang against the housewalls. It was headed straight for him. In a fit of panick, he jumped to the side just in time to see it rush past him and bang against the wall up ahead, smashing it into several pieces along with the wave, which dispersed. He groaned because of the pain that stung his right shoulder. He'd landed on the hard cobblestone, after slipping on the wet ground. Sasuke was still on his back, but it seemed his right forearm had been crushed between the stone and Naruto. It was scraped and blood trickled form various scrapes on the delicate skin. It didn't wake him up. "Where the hell did that come from?! That fucking barrel could have killed us!" Naruto shouted into the open road.

The water came rushing more forcefully now. It already reached up to the middle of his shins. He was more worried now, so he was about to continue in Sakuras direction when he heard a crash, followed by a scream.

And that's it. Think about it, fellows. Any suggestions on what else could happen? Cause otherwise they'll be out of harms way pretty fast. (Until the end of the second chapter.

Hope you liked it (Please tell me if you did, I really do appreciate it.),

Ellie

PS: That accidental bump might not have been very accidental after all... wink wink.