When Naruto opened his eyes again, it was to a sharp pain in his right cheek, repeated again. Again. His gaze finally cleared enough to see through the halo of light to Sasuke's sneering face.
"Fucking finally." Sasuke's voice was sharp like kunai, and as comforting as its handle pressed into his palm.
Naruto smiled against the warmth bubbling over his lips. He raised a hand and pressed it into Sasuke's dorky duck's ass hair. "It's been a while," he managed to spit out.
"I can't keep saving your worthless ass," said Sasuke.
"You've already killed your brother." Naruto coughed for a moment. "You've got nothing but time."
"Maybe I have other plans, too," Sasuke said, cradling Naruto, and was he pulling Naruto into his lap?
"Maybe you should--" Naruto started coughing again, more warmth passing his lips. Sasuke gestured to someone off in the peripheral light of Naruto's vision.
"Hang on, moron," Sasuke said. "I've got some help."
He passed Naruto over to another's grabbing hands as the light began to edge back toward darkness. "Wait," said Naruto. "Wait, you can always--"
"Save your breathe."
"You can always come back," Naruto finished stubbornly, vaguely disappointed the darkness had crept too far into his vision to see Sasuke's answering expression. He sighed and slumped over, giving in. Sasuke was here, it would be all right.
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Lee as Hokage AU again, after Naruto's beaten to fuck and about to be captured
Date: 2008-04-17 01:05 am (UTC)"Fucking finally." Sasuke's voice was sharp like kunai, and as comforting as its handle pressed into his palm.
Naruto smiled against the warmth bubbling over his lips. He raised a hand and pressed it into Sasuke's dorky duck's ass hair. "It's been a while," he managed to spit out.
"I can't keep saving your worthless ass," said Sasuke.
"You've already killed your brother." Naruto coughed for a moment. "You've got nothing but time."
"Maybe I have other plans, too," Sasuke said, cradling Naruto, and was he pulling Naruto into his lap?
"Maybe you should--" Naruto started coughing again, more warmth passing his lips. Sasuke gestured to someone off in the peripheral light of Naruto's vision.
"Hang on, moron," Sasuke said. "I've got some help."
He passed Naruto over to another's grabbing hands as the light began to edge back toward darkness. "Wait," said Naruto. "Wait, you can always--"
"Save your breathe."
"You can always come back," Naruto finished stubbornly, vaguely disappointed the darkness had crept too far into his vision to see Sasuke's answering expression. He sighed and slumped over, giving in. Sasuke was here, it would be all right.
When Naruto woke again, Sasuke was gone.
Typical.