title : Away from the tides
author :
autumnwaterswarning : -
pairing : established ItaNaru
summary : an act of heroism that may very well end up a tragedy.
This was something lying in my hard drive written a couple of years ago...
Disclaimer : As usual, I do not own Naruto. I haven't managed to persuade Kishimoto-sensei just yet.
The waves were muffled. He couldn't open his eyes. They felt heavy.
His whole body felt heavy. He groaned.
A hand touched him. There was no pain.
Sir, sir, can you hear me?
The voice was muffled too. The shaking didn't help him.
He could barely hear the voices around him.
Couldn't they just leave him alone?
…jumped…
They saw…under…
…wave…child…
He…live…save…
Struggling, he opened his heavy eyes a crack.
The light was blinding.
The dark was nice. It didn't hurt him.
Itachi! 'Tachi!
That was oddly loud.
It seemed to reverberate in his head.
Who?
Come on, open your eyes!
Please…please…Itachi!
The shaking was getting annoying.
It shook his head. It made dots appear and disappear.
He wanted to swat the annoying thing away.
But it was so warm...
Damn you Itachi! You promised me…
Promised? What was… Who did he…
His eyes opened again. This time managing to see some shadows.
He blinked his heavy eyes. It seemed like it was only moments.
The next time his eyes opened, there was no blinding light, just darkness.
He only felt. There was a presence next to him. He wanted to see who.
He closed his eyes and thought of the blue blue ocean.
Naruto.