The Sixth Floor Chapter Six
The Sixth Floor
By Mija (Been sick, still am, enough said..)
Disclaimer-I do not own Naruto or its characters. I make no profit from writing this fic or any other story. This fic is rated 18+ for a reason, please read all warnings in the prologue before going any further, all previous disclaimers and warnings from Prologue apply to all chapters to this fic.
Chapter 6
~Sasuke sat on a part of the counter top in the large dorm bathroom/Showers. The room was all misty with the steam pouring from one sole shower. He sighed and let his head fall back till it rested against the wall. He sighed again and willed his body to stop the small trembling that ran threw it from all that had happened not more than half an hour ago. Through all the sobs and babble Sasuke had managed to get the story out of Naruto, of what had happened to him in the room and who ever it was that had molested him in his sleep.
~He was still so very confused and weary. He had sighed when Naruto had told him of what happened. To Sasuke there had been a logical explanation. Naruto had had a nightmare. A spooky one to be sure, but a nightmare none the less. But Naruto had been so adamant about it NOT being a nightmare and shortly after telling Sasuke what he could, he ran to the bathroom and threw up. Now that scared Sasuke.
~Afterwards Naruto had said, almost to himself, in a dazed hypnotic sort of tone, that he felt sticky and dirty and needed a shower NOW. He kept saying he felt dirty over and over again and when Sasuke had told him to go take a shower, Naruto had given him this look. A look Sasuke had NEVER seen before, a look of pleading, of fear and in the smallest voice Sasuke had ever heard Naruto use, he had asked Sasuke to come with him, that he didn’t want to be alone. Sasuke had not refused, had not even asked a single question, just nodded his head and followed his dobe to the showers and sat on the counter while he put the water on scalding and started scrubbing till Sasuke was sure he would rub his tan right off.
~Sasuke didn’t know what to think right now. His logical self told him it was all a nightmare, that Naruto had had a bad reaction to the pain killers, that they must have had a sedative sort of effect on him and when he had tried to wake up and his body refused because he had been so tired, and his mind had come up with something terrible, like being restrained and touched by an unseen assailant. That was what his logical self told him.
~But the other part of him, the part that was hardly ever logical when it came to his loud mouthed blond friend, would not let the explanation rest. His other half screamed at him to LOOK, to look at how Naruto was behaving, to remember that he had shamelessly noticed Naruto’s open shirt, his beaded nipples, and the absolutely terrified look in those big blue eyes. He still couldn’t shake that image from his mind, seeing Naruto scared like that? Truly terrified? It would haunt him for the rest of his days.
~Now? Now he sat there in the bathroom and didn’t fail to notice that Naruto was acting A LOT like a person violated. Yes he understood that some dreams, some nightmares could feel so real that it was hard to tell your mind and body that it wasn’t real. But this? Sasuke couldn’t easily toss it aside. His gut churned at the sight of his friend behaving in such a way that it was totally throwing Sasuke for a humungous loop. He didn’t know what to think. He needed help, he needed to talk to someone. **********************************************************
~”So what do you think Aniki?” Sasuke asked his brother who sat on his bed in his private room in the senior dorms. He was dorm captain of his own dorm house and thus was allowed a private room to himself. Sasuke had explained to him everything that had occurred since the previous night. Damn! Only two days since they had gotten to the University and already it felt like a lifetime since the day they walked into that damn dorm.
~”I am unsure of what to think little brother, everything you have described sounds too bizarre and Sunshine’s reactions are so unlike him……..even in those times I scared you both to the point that you two ran out screaming like little girls, it never caused Sunshine to behave like you have told me his is behaving now….he has always been resilient and bounces back quickly from almost everything.” Itachi stated, earning a glare from his younger brother at the screaming like little girls comment, but other than that Sasuke did not say anything.
~”Where is Sunshine right now?”
~”He is having dinner with Iruka and Kakashi off campus…..I spoke to Iruka briefly of what happened, I didn’t go into detail of the night mare of course, just that Naruto reacted badly and that he had woken up unsettled, that he had been sure he was being restrained by something and that someone was there.” Sasuke explained. He had been grateful when Kiba had distracted Naruto enough for Sasuke to call Iruka. Iruka was trained in the medical arts and knew Naruto well enough to gage his demeanor and tell if something was wrong or not.
~Iruka had invited them both to dinner in hopes of being able to calm the blond down and still covertly watch his behavior. Sasuke of course had turned him down politely, saying he wanted to visit with his brother a bit, which wasn’t a lie. Iruka had been concerned when Sasuke had told him of the nightmare and Naruto’s reaction to it. Iruka had assured him that the pain killers he prescribed did not have any sort of sedative affect and was actually quite mild. Naruto should not have had any adverse reaction to it. Thus making Iruka more concerned about the fall he had taken the night before, and the headaches.
~He had asked Sasuke about that as well and Sasuke had told him about the incident, but left out the part of what Naruto had confessed to him afterwards. He didn’t want to betray his friends confidence and he worried that maybe he should of told Iruka about it. He had told his brother about it, but he new Itachi would not tell anyone and Sasuke desperately needed to talk to someone about it all.
~”It could be that all the changes of leaving home and coming to Uni has subconsciously put an undo amount of stress on him.” Itachi stated, thinking it a likely possibility.
~”I guess that could be true, but then again, the only REAL thing Naruto’s move has done is changed sleeping arrangements, he practically has everyone he knows here. Its like every adult figure in his life works here and he still has me and Kiba like he did in high school. Nothings changed all that much for him.” Sasuke explained, a frown upon his face as he thought about what he had just said. It was true, Naruto could have just stayed home and STILL have come to this University. His Godparents didn’t live that far and they came in everyday. True that he himself didn’t live ALL that far way either, but his parents refused to leave him all alone in a huge house while they spent the next year traveling to check on all the smaller companies his family owned. It was something his father did every year, but this year since Sasuke was coming to Uni, they had decided to make it a get away for them as well.
~Sasuke didn’t mind one bit, he had WANTED to be out on his own, sure he didn’t particularly care for the Freshman dorms, he had wanted his own private one actually, but the thought of freedom from under his parents thumb and sharing a floor with his best friend? Well the choice had been way to easy to make. But Naruto? He didn’t really NEED to be here.
~”Do you not think Sunshine was just as eager as you to leave the nest little brother? Like you, being here gives him a sense of freedom, of being out from the overprotective gaze and rule of his Godparents. I am not saying Lady Tsunade and Professor Jiraiya are bad guardians, the opposite actually, but when a boy reaches the age that you and Sunshine have, it is only natural to seek out your independence and find your own paths in the world……this too can have a very stressful affect on Naruto, since he is trying hard to make his own way and leave the nest behind, yet he still has everyone he knows right here.”
~”So that’s bad?”
~”No, but think of it from Naruto’s point of view…..if mother and father worked here at the school as well as many of the adult authority figures in your life, would you not feel as if you did not accomplish much by leaving home?” Itachi asked and Sasuke had to admit that he would NOT be happy if he had his parents working at the same school he was going to, it was bad enough he had his older brother here, but it had been established long ago, that Itachi would not hound him and hover over him, Itachi was of the mind that Sasuke needed to make his own mistakes in the world if he was going to grow up a strong person. Of course he would be there if he truly needed him, but Itachi was NOT his babysitter, Itachi had made that VERY clear.
~”True.” Sasuke agreed, and then sighed.
~”So what do I do?” he added, wondering yet again how to help his friend.
~”Just be there for him little brother, help him adjust and I think as the days go by, he will develop a routine that he will be comfortable with and will be less stressed out.” Itachi advised and Sasuke thought it was good advice. Seeing the look on his little brothers face Itachi sighed.
~”You worry way to much about him Sasuke.” he stated, a bit of frustration lacing his tone. Sasuke frowned.
~”I know……..but………..I can’t help it aniki.“
~”I know it is hard to watch someone precious to you go threw things and not know how to help him, but you will do neither one of you any good if you begin to make yourself sick worrying over him TOO much.”
~I KNOW!” Sasuke hissed. He knew all this, hell Itachi had lectured him about this several times over his life. It wasn’t the first time Sasuke had actually made himself sick from worrying about the blond, or missing him when he was gone.
~”When are you going to tell him how you truly feel little brother? Do you not think it’s about time?” Itachi asked, and Sasuke glared at him.
~”You know why I can’t!”
~”No, I don’t know why you can’t……you have feelings for him little brother…..have for many years now and you know that he cares for you as well and he obviously favors the same sex so it makes no sense why you would not finally confess to him how MUCH you truly care for him, and not as just his best friend either.”
~”He doesn’t care for me like THAT, and you know that, he sees me as his best friend, a brother type figure……I couldn’t take it if he rejected me aniki, and if he did, it would change our relationship for ever and I won’t risk loosing him, I’d rather be a part of his life in some way than not at all.” Sasuke explained, frustrated and angry that his brother would bring this up again.
~Yup, he Sasuke Uchiha was in love with his blond haired blue eyed best friend. Had been for years, he first realized his feeling for Naruto when Sai had come over one summer when Naruto was spending it with them as well. They were twelve and Sai had walked into their room while Naruto was changing and started hitting on him. Sasuke had been pissed. He had grabbed the blond and pulled him into his arms and held onto him tight and actually growled.
~Itachi had walked by at the very moment and his eyes had gone wide at the display. Although Sasuke had not truly realized the full extent of his feeling for his best friend at THAT moment, Itachi had. Itachi had told him later, when Sasuke had finally confessed about a his feelings for Naruto when he was fifteen. His aniki had laughed at him and told him that if it had taken him that long to figure out what he had three years prior then Sasuke really wasn’t as smart as he thought.
~Itachi had told him that the day Sai had tried to hit on the poor blond and Sasuke had come to his aid, he had watched as Sasuke had held the ray of sunshine and snarled like a dog who was fending off someone from taking his favorite possession. Itachi had said the look in Sasuke’s eyes had screamed ’MINE’. He teased Sasuke mercilessly about how long it had taken his little brother to figure out his TRUE feelings for Naruto. But with realization of those feelings, also came the knowledge that he couldn’t do anything about them. Naruto saw him as his best friend, as the brother he never had.
~Naruto confided in him about EVERYTHING, even about his failures with lovers and advice on how to catch the eyes of certain boys they both knew. Sasuke had hated these talks, still did, it broke his heart every time he had to sit there and listen to his secret love tell him of his conquests and of his heart being broken by some guy that was not him. Sasuke had tried to confess to Naruto a few times, had gaged the waters so to speak but on those rare occasions when Sasuke had asked if Naruto knew how much he meant to him, Naruto had grinned like a fool and said “Of course I do bastard, you mean a lot to me too, you’re my best friend and the broody bastard of a brother I never had.” And Sasuke knew, he knew he could never tell his best friend how much he loved him and wanted him, no matter how much it hurt to see him with others, it was better to have him as his friend then loose him to rejection and scorn.
~There had been a comfortable silence that had settled over the brothers as Sasuke thought things over in his head, that when his cell phone rang, Sasuke had actually flinched with a start. He growled as he looked at the smirk his brother shot him.
~”What is it dobe?” Sasuke asked, having seen the caller I.D before answering it. Sasuke listened and frowned as Naruto spoke. Itachi watched him but didn’t ask anything, not yet anyhow.
~”Alright, I’ll see you tomorrow then? Are you sure your feeling better?” Sasuke as on his end. He nodded and said bye as he hung up the cell and shoved it back in his pocket.
~”So how is Sunshine?” Itachi finally asked.
~”Better, but Iruka asked him to spend the night at his place, asked Naruto to help him with some papers and Naruto agreed. He says he better, that things are ok, but I think he’s actually still spooked about going back to his room tonight and that’s why he took Iruka’s offer to spend the night.” Sasuke explained with a worried frown.
~”Maybe he is, which makes spending the night at Iruka’s all the more better…he’s been there before, has spent the night plenty of times and feels comfortable there, it will give him an opportunity to get a good nights rest and calm down some, so stop worrying about him little brother.” Itachi scolded and Sasuke sighed.
~”Your right, I’m tired, I’m gonna grab a sandwich or something from the Cafeteria and head up to my room, study a bit before I hit the sack.” Sasuke stated as he stood up and stretched his tired muscles.
~”Sounds like a plan, have a good night little brother, sleep well.”
~”You too Aniki, night.” Sasuke smiled and waved offhandedly as he walked out of his brothers dorm room and headed towards the campus cafeteria to grab something to go.
~Itachi watched his brother leave and waited for a few good minutes then grabbed his own cell phone and dialed a familiar phone number. A deep gruff voice answered.
~”I think there might be a problem.” Itachi replied with out greeting. The other person had no need to ask who it was since he already knew.
~”Explain?” said the voice and Itachi told him, told him everything his younger brother had told him about what was going on with Naruto and how it was having a toll on Sasuke. The other person listened and sighed.
~”Keep a closer eye on both of them, let me know if there are any further problems.” ordered the voice.
~”Shouldn’t Sasuke be told about this? Should he not know about what happened in the last dorm house that stood where his dorm is now?” Itachi asked, not pleased about keeping this a secret from his little brother, especially since his little brother was actually living in the very dorm house where a mass murder once took place.
~”Not yet, it would distort his view of what is going on, so far he has yet to see or experience anything, as you told him, it is very likely that Naruto is truly suffering from stress.” replied the voice, letting Itachi know that he was to remain silent about what he had been told about the OLD Kingdome Hall and the murders on the sixth floor.
~”So it seems that you will not be telling Lady Tsunade or Professor Jiraiya about it either then?” Itachi asked, his tone not really sounding as if it were a question.
~”As I said, there is no need just yet, there is no real reason to tell anyone about this, since we don’t actually know what is going on, as you said Naruto could be suffering from stress, nothing more, no need to worry the masses.” replied the other.
~”If anything else SHOULD occur, you will inform me at once and we will take it from there……understood?”
~”Yes father.” answered Itachi as he hung his cell phone up and sighed.
~Fugaku Uchiha had confided in his eldest son a few months ago about the tragedy that had occurred in the old Kingdom Hall Dorm house when he had been attending this very university when he was younger. He had been concerned about Sasuke and Naruto finding out about what had happened, since the whole thing was a huge secret. As far as the reports of the old dorm house went, it had burnt down due to faulty wiring. Back then the University and the town itself did not want the bad press of having the public knowing of the mass murder that the fire had been used to cover. Fugaku had worried that this would not only unsettle his youngest son, but hurt Naruto as well, since all his life he had been told a lie about his fathers true demise.
~Fugaku had asked Itachi not to tell either boys, but had not told him to keep an eye on them either. As far as Fugaku and everyone else was concerned it was a tragedy but if not forgotten, then better left buried. He did not believe in ghosts and still did not, but he was a bit surprised with what Itachi had told him and was wondering if somehow Naruto seemed to subcounscienly know about his father. It would not be impossible to imagine a young boy sneaking around one dreadful night and over hearing a conversation Tsunade and Jiraiya might of have had about Minato and the massacre, they worked for the University after all and he was sure they had discussed it amongst themselves over the years. Naruto might of heard them and blocked it out and was subconsciously seeing things under duress over the move and start of his new life at Uni.
~No Fugaku didn’t think there was any real reason to worry. But he made sure his eldest knew that if anything else should occur that he wanted to be informed. Even if he didn’t believe in ghosts, if Naruto continued to have these odd episodes then it would be up to him and Mikato to speak to Tsunade and Jiraiya on Naruto’s behalf about telling him the truth. After all both he and his wife had been dear friends with Kushina and Minato, and although they knew that they would not want Naruto to suffer, if telling him about his father would help him to ease what ever was occurring then they needed to tell Naruto, whether they had made a promise to a dead friend on her death bed or not, Naruto came first.
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~Sasuke had eaten and studied a bit before he decided he was just to damn tired and wanted to go to bed. Grabbing his things he went to the communal showers and took a hot long shower to ease sore muscles as he thought of Naruto. He worried about him, but he also started to think about how gorgeous his chest had looked earlier that day. No he was not perverted and he was not tossing aside the serious situation that had happened, but he was human, he was a red blooded boy who had gotten a tasty glimpse of the golden kissed tanned chest he yearned for.
~He groaned at the thought and had to push the tingling in his gut down. He did not need to have a hard on right now, he was not in a position to jack off if he needed to, anyone could walk in any moment and hear him if he did. So he restrained himself and willed the ache inside of him to go away. It did but not before Sasuke had let out a breathy groan and whispered Naruto’s name softly in the steamy air.
~He turned off the shower and grabbed his towel and wrapped it around his waist and walked out of the stall and headed for the sinks. He stopped dead on his tracks as he looked forward and stared wide eyed as the fogged up mirrors. He turned his head left and right and searched his surrounding to see if he could detect anyone in the showers with him, or if someone had come and gone while he was in the shower.
~When he couldn’t see or hear anyone he looked back and rubbed his eyes, trying to make sure he was actually seeing what he was seeing. There on the fogged up mirror right in front of him were the words ‘He is MINE!’ written in the condensation of the mirror. Before Sasuke could ponder it any further, he heard a large crack and then without warning the glass on the mirror seemed to implode as all the lights flickered off and pieces of glass flew all around him, a few pieces leaving slight stinging scratches on his arms and chest. Luckily he had instinctively covered his head and face when the mirror decided to explode.
~The lights went back on and the door was slammed open and many faces and eyes looked into the bathroom as they stared at a wide eyed Uchiha who stood in a circle of silver glass, staring at an empty hole, with jagged pieces of the same silver glass, that once housed the mirror.
~”What the fuck happened?” Kiba asked with a frown and a worried tone in his voice. Sasuke looked at him and Kiba could tell you for a FACT, that he had not EVER seen that weirded out look on Sasuke’s face and he had known him for as long as he had known Naruto and that was a long time.
A/N~okay another chapter up, I hope it is still hold interest for you all, I am trying to get to the heart of the matter, but don’t want to rush things too fast, but I don’t want to take forever either, so I am trying to up the haunting a bit. Guess Sasuke pissed someone off, but who??? Hehe, sorry don’t mean to tease, all will be revealed, since you guys know it was not his papa who molested Naru in his sleep right? That would just not make sense to me, so ya anyhow. Hope you enjoyed, huggles and smiles Mija.
By Mija (Been sick, still am, enough said..)
Disclaimer-I do not own Naruto or its characters. I make no profit from writing this fic or any other story. This fic is rated 18+ for a reason, please read all warnings in the prologue before going any further, all previous disclaimers and warnings from Prologue apply to all chapters to this fic.
Chapter 6
~Sasuke sat on a part of the counter top in the large dorm bathroom/Showers. The room was all misty with the steam pouring from one sole shower. He sighed and let his head fall back till it rested against the wall. He sighed again and willed his body to stop the small trembling that ran threw it from all that had happened not more than half an hour ago. Through all the sobs and babble Sasuke had managed to get the story out of Naruto, of what had happened to him in the room and who ever it was that had molested him in his sleep.
~He was still so very confused and weary. He had sighed when Naruto had told him of what happened. To Sasuke there had been a logical explanation. Naruto had had a nightmare. A spooky one to be sure, but a nightmare none the less. But Naruto had been so adamant about it NOT being a nightmare and shortly after telling Sasuke what he could, he ran to the bathroom and threw up. Now that scared Sasuke.
~Afterwards Naruto had said, almost to himself, in a dazed hypnotic sort of tone, that he felt sticky and dirty and needed a shower NOW. He kept saying he felt dirty over and over again and when Sasuke had told him to go take a shower, Naruto had given him this look. A look Sasuke had NEVER seen before, a look of pleading, of fear and in the smallest voice Sasuke had ever heard Naruto use, he had asked Sasuke to come with him, that he didn’t want to be alone. Sasuke had not refused, had not even asked a single question, just nodded his head and followed his dobe to the showers and sat on the counter while he put the water on scalding and started scrubbing till Sasuke was sure he would rub his tan right off.
~Sasuke didn’t know what to think right now. His logical self told him it was all a nightmare, that Naruto had had a bad reaction to the pain killers, that they must have had a sedative sort of effect on him and when he had tried to wake up and his body refused because he had been so tired, and his mind had come up with something terrible, like being restrained and touched by an unseen assailant. That was what his logical self told him.
~But the other part of him, the part that was hardly ever logical when it came to his loud mouthed blond friend, would not let the explanation rest. His other half screamed at him to LOOK, to look at how Naruto was behaving, to remember that he had shamelessly noticed Naruto’s open shirt, his beaded nipples, and the absolutely terrified look in those big blue eyes. He still couldn’t shake that image from his mind, seeing Naruto scared like that? Truly terrified? It would haunt him for the rest of his days.
~Now? Now he sat there in the bathroom and didn’t fail to notice that Naruto was acting A LOT like a person violated. Yes he understood that some dreams, some nightmares could feel so real that it was hard to tell your mind and body that it wasn’t real. But this? Sasuke couldn’t easily toss it aside. His gut churned at the sight of his friend behaving in such a way that it was totally throwing Sasuke for a humungous loop. He didn’t know what to think. He needed help, he needed to talk to someone. **********************************************************
~”So what do you think Aniki?” Sasuke asked his brother who sat on his bed in his private room in the senior dorms. He was dorm captain of his own dorm house and thus was allowed a private room to himself. Sasuke had explained to him everything that had occurred since the previous night. Damn! Only two days since they had gotten to the University and already it felt like a lifetime since the day they walked into that damn dorm.
~”I am unsure of what to think little brother, everything you have described sounds too bizarre and Sunshine’s reactions are so unlike him……..even in those times I scared you both to the point that you two ran out screaming like little girls, it never caused Sunshine to behave like you have told me his is behaving now….he has always been resilient and bounces back quickly from almost everything.” Itachi stated, earning a glare from his younger brother at the screaming like little girls comment, but other than that Sasuke did not say anything.
~”Where is Sunshine right now?”
~”He is having dinner with Iruka and Kakashi off campus…..I spoke to Iruka briefly of what happened, I didn’t go into detail of the night mare of course, just that Naruto reacted badly and that he had woken up unsettled, that he had been sure he was being restrained by something and that someone was there.” Sasuke explained. He had been grateful when Kiba had distracted Naruto enough for Sasuke to call Iruka. Iruka was trained in the medical arts and knew Naruto well enough to gage his demeanor and tell if something was wrong or not.
~Iruka had invited them both to dinner in hopes of being able to calm the blond down and still covertly watch his behavior. Sasuke of course had turned him down politely, saying he wanted to visit with his brother a bit, which wasn’t a lie. Iruka had been concerned when Sasuke had told him of the nightmare and Naruto’s reaction to it. Iruka had assured him that the pain killers he prescribed did not have any sort of sedative affect and was actually quite mild. Naruto should not have had any adverse reaction to it. Thus making Iruka more concerned about the fall he had taken the night before, and the headaches.
~He had asked Sasuke about that as well and Sasuke had told him about the incident, but left out the part of what Naruto had confessed to him afterwards. He didn’t want to betray his friends confidence and he worried that maybe he should of told Iruka about it. He had told his brother about it, but he new Itachi would not tell anyone and Sasuke desperately needed to talk to someone about it all.
~”It could be that all the changes of leaving home and coming to Uni has subconsciously put an undo amount of stress on him.” Itachi stated, thinking it a likely possibility.
~”I guess that could be true, but then again, the only REAL thing Naruto’s move has done is changed sleeping arrangements, he practically has everyone he knows here. Its like every adult figure in his life works here and he still has me and Kiba like he did in high school. Nothings changed all that much for him.” Sasuke explained, a frown upon his face as he thought about what he had just said. It was true, Naruto could have just stayed home and STILL have come to this University. His Godparents didn’t live that far and they came in everyday. True that he himself didn’t live ALL that far way either, but his parents refused to leave him all alone in a huge house while they spent the next year traveling to check on all the smaller companies his family owned. It was something his father did every year, but this year since Sasuke was coming to Uni, they had decided to make it a get away for them as well.
~Sasuke didn’t mind one bit, he had WANTED to be out on his own, sure he didn’t particularly care for the Freshman dorms, he had wanted his own private one actually, but the thought of freedom from under his parents thumb and sharing a floor with his best friend? Well the choice had been way to easy to make. But Naruto? He didn’t really NEED to be here.
~”Do you not think Sunshine was just as eager as you to leave the nest little brother? Like you, being here gives him a sense of freedom, of being out from the overprotective gaze and rule of his Godparents. I am not saying Lady Tsunade and Professor Jiraiya are bad guardians, the opposite actually, but when a boy reaches the age that you and Sunshine have, it is only natural to seek out your independence and find your own paths in the world……this too can have a very stressful affect on Naruto, since he is trying hard to make his own way and leave the nest behind, yet he still has everyone he knows right here.”
~”So that’s bad?”
~”No, but think of it from Naruto’s point of view…..if mother and father worked here at the school as well as many of the adult authority figures in your life, would you not feel as if you did not accomplish much by leaving home?” Itachi asked and Sasuke had to admit that he would NOT be happy if he had his parents working at the same school he was going to, it was bad enough he had his older brother here, but it had been established long ago, that Itachi would not hound him and hover over him, Itachi was of the mind that Sasuke needed to make his own mistakes in the world if he was going to grow up a strong person. Of course he would be there if he truly needed him, but Itachi was NOT his babysitter, Itachi had made that VERY clear.
~”True.” Sasuke agreed, and then sighed.
~”So what do I do?” he added, wondering yet again how to help his friend.
~”Just be there for him little brother, help him adjust and I think as the days go by, he will develop a routine that he will be comfortable with and will be less stressed out.” Itachi advised and Sasuke thought it was good advice. Seeing the look on his little brothers face Itachi sighed.
~”You worry way to much about him Sasuke.” he stated, a bit of frustration lacing his tone. Sasuke frowned.
~”I know……..but………..I can’t help it aniki.“
~”I know it is hard to watch someone precious to you go threw things and not know how to help him, but you will do neither one of you any good if you begin to make yourself sick worrying over him TOO much.”
~I KNOW!” Sasuke hissed. He knew all this, hell Itachi had lectured him about this several times over his life. It wasn’t the first time Sasuke had actually made himself sick from worrying about the blond, or missing him when he was gone.
~”When are you going to tell him how you truly feel little brother? Do you not think it’s about time?” Itachi asked, and Sasuke glared at him.
~”You know why I can’t!”
~”No, I don’t know why you can’t……you have feelings for him little brother…..have for many years now and you know that he cares for you as well and he obviously favors the same sex so it makes no sense why you would not finally confess to him how MUCH you truly care for him, and not as just his best friend either.”
~”He doesn’t care for me like THAT, and you know that, he sees me as his best friend, a brother type figure……I couldn’t take it if he rejected me aniki, and if he did, it would change our relationship for ever and I won’t risk loosing him, I’d rather be a part of his life in some way than not at all.” Sasuke explained, frustrated and angry that his brother would bring this up again.
~Yup, he Sasuke Uchiha was in love with his blond haired blue eyed best friend. Had been for years, he first realized his feeling for Naruto when Sai had come over one summer when Naruto was spending it with them as well. They were twelve and Sai had walked into their room while Naruto was changing and started hitting on him. Sasuke had been pissed. He had grabbed the blond and pulled him into his arms and held onto him tight and actually growled.
~Itachi had walked by at the very moment and his eyes had gone wide at the display. Although Sasuke had not truly realized the full extent of his feeling for his best friend at THAT moment, Itachi had. Itachi had told him later, when Sasuke had finally confessed about a his feelings for Naruto when he was fifteen. His aniki had laughed at him and told him that if it had taken him that long to figure out what he had three years prior then Sasuke really wasn’t as smart as he thought.
~Itachi had told him that the day Sai had tried to hit on the poor blond and Sasuke had come to his aid, he had watched as Sasuke had held the ray of sunshine and snarled like a dog who was fending off someone from taking his favorite possession. Itachi had said the look in Sasuke’s eyes had screamed ’MINE’. He teased Sasuke mercilessly about how long it had taken his little brother to figure out his TRUE feelings for Naruto. But with realization of those feelings, also came the knowledge that he couldn’t do anything about them. Naruto saw him as his best friend, as the brother he never had.
~Naruto confided in him about EVERYTHING, even about his failures with lovers and advice on how to catch the eyes of certain boys they both knew. Sasuke had hated these talks, still did, it broke his heart every time he had to sit there and listen to his secret love tell him of his conquests and of his heart being broken by some guy that was not him. Sasuke had tried to confess to Naruto a few times, had gaged the waters so to speak but on those rare occasions when Sasuke had asked if Naruto knew how much he meant to him, Naruto had grinned like a fool and said “Of course I do bastard, you mean a lot to me too, you’re my best friend and the broody bastard of a brother I never had.” And Sasuke knew, he knew he could never tell his best friend how much he loved him and wanted him, no matter how much it hurt to see him with others, it was better to have him as his friend then loose him to rejection and scorn.
~There had been a comfortable silence that had settled over the brothers as Sasuke thought things over in his head, that when his cell phone rang, Sasuke had actually flinched with a start. He growled as he looked at the smirk his brother shot him.
~”What is it dobe?” Sasuke asked, having seen the caller I.D before answering it. Sasuke listened and frowned as Naruto spoke. Itachi watched him but didn’t ask anything, not yet anyhow.
~”Alright, I’ll see you tomorrow then? Are you sure your feeling better?” Sasuke as on his end. He nodded and said bye as he hung up the cell and shoved it back in his pocket.
~”So how is Sunshine?” Itachi finally asked.
~”Better, but Iruka asked him to spend the night at his place, asked Naruto to help him with some papers and Naruto agreed. He says he better, that things are ok, but I think he’s actually still spooked about going back to his room tonight and that’s why he took Iruka’s offer to spend the night.” Sasuke explained with a worried frown.
~”Maybe he is, which makes spending the night at Iruka’s all the more better…he’s been there before, has spent the night plenty of times and feels comfortable there, it will give him an opportunity to get a good nights rest and calm down some, so stop worrying about him little brother.” Itachi scolded and Sasuke sighed.
~”Your right, I’m tired, I’m gonna grab a sandwich or something from the Cafeteria and head up to my room, study a bit before I hit the sack.” Sasuke stated as he stood up and stretched his tired muscles.
~”Sounds like a plan, have a good night little brother, sleep well.”
~”You too Aniki, night.” Sasuke smiled and waved offhandedly as he walked out of his brothers dorm room and headed towards the campus cafeteria to grab something to go.
~Itachi watched his brother leave and waited for a few good minutes then grabbed his own cell phone and dialed a familiar phone number. A deep gruff voice answered.
~”I think there might be a problem.” Itachi replied with out greeting. The other person had no need to ask who it was since he already knew.
~”Explain?” said the voice and Itachi told him, told him everything his younger brother had told him about what was going on with Naruto and how it was having a toll on Sasuke. The other person listened and sighed.
~”Keep a closer eye on both of them, let me know if there are any further problems.” ordered the voice.
~”Shouldn’t Sasuke be told about this? Should he not know about what happened in the last dorm house that stood where his dorm is now?” Itachi asked, not pleased about keeping this a secret from his little brother, especially since his little brother was actually living in the very dorm house where a mass murder once took place.
~”Not yet, it would distort his view of what is going on, so far he has yet to see or experience anything, as you told him, it is very likely that Naruto is truly suffering from stress.” replied the voice, letting Itachi know that he was to remain silent about what he had been told about the OLD Kingdome Hall and the murders on the sixth floor.
~”So it seems that you will not be telling Lady Tsunade or Professor Jiraiya about it either then?” Itachi asked, his tone not really sounding as if it were a question.
~”As I said, there is no need just yet, there is no real reason to tell anyone about this, since we don’t actually know what is going on, as you said Naruto could be suffering from stress, nothing more, no need to worry the masses.” replied the other.
~”If anything else SHOULD occur, you will inform me at once and we will take it from there……understood?”
~”Yes father.” answered Itachi as he hung his cell phone up and sighed.
~Fugaku Uchiha had confided in his eldest son a few months ago about the tragedy that had occurred in the old Kingdom Hall Dorm house when he had been attending this very university when he was younger. He had been concerned about Sasuke and Naruto finding out about what had happened, since the whole thing was a huge secret. As far as the reports of the old dorm house went, it had burnt down due to faulty wiring. Back then the University and the town itself did not want the bad press of having the public knowing of the mass murder that the fire had been used to cover. Fugaku had worried that this would not only unsettle his youngest son, but hurt Naruto as well, since all his life he had been told a lie about his fathers true demise.
~Fugaku had asked Itachi not to tell either boys, but had not told him to keep an eye on them either. As far as Fugaku and everyone else was concerned it was a tragedy but if not forgotten, then better left buried. He did not believe in ghosts and still did not, but he was a bit surprised with what Itachi had told him and was wondering if somehow Naruto seemed to subcounscienly know about his father. It would not be impossible to imagine a young boy sneaking around one dreadful night and over hearing a conversation Tsunade and Jiraiya might of have had about Minato and the massacre, they worked for the University after all and he was sure they had discussed it amongst themselves over the years. Naruto might of heard them and blocked it out and was subconsciously seeing things under duress over the move and start of his new life at Uni.
~No Fugaku didn’t think there was any real reason to worry. But he made sure his eldest knew that if anything else should occur that he wanted to be informed. Even if he didn’t believe in ghosts, if Naruto continued to have these odd episodes then it would be up to him and Mikato to speak to Tsunade and Jiraiya on Naruto’s behalf about telling him the truth. After all both he and his wife had been dear friends with Kushina and Minato, and although they knew that they would not want Naruto to suffer, if telling him about his father would help him to ease what ever was occurring then they needed to tell Naruto, whether they had made a promise to a dead friend on her death bed or not, Naruto came first.
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~Sasuke had eaten and studied a bit before he decided he was just to damn tired and wanted to go to bed. Grabbing his things he went to the communal showers and took a hot long shower to ease sore muscles as he thought of Naruto. He worried about him, but he also started to think about how gorgeous his chest had looked earlier that day. No he was not perverted and he was not tossing aside the serious situation that had happened, but he was human, he was a red blooded boy who had gotten a tasty glimpse of the golden kissed tanned chest he yearned for.
~He groaned at the thought and had to push the tingling in his gut down. He did not need to have a hard on right now, he was not in a position to jack off if he needed to, anyone could walk in any moment and hear him if he did. So he restrained himself and willed the ache inside of him to go away. It did but not before Sasuke had let out a breathy groan and whispered Naruto’s name softly in the steamy air.
~He turned off the shower and grabbed his towel and wrapped it around his waist and walked out of the stall and headed for the sinks. He stopped dead on his tracks as he looked forward and stared wide eyed as the fogged up mirrors. He turned his head left and right and searched his surrounding to see if he could detect anyone in the showers with him, or if someone had come and gone while he was in the shower.
~When he couldn’t see or hear anyone he looked back and rubbed his eyes, trying to make sure he was actually seeing what he was seeing. There on the fogged up mirror right in front of him were the words ‘He is MINE!’ written in the condensation of the mirror. Before Sasuke could ponder it any further, he heard a large crack and then without warning the glass on the mirror seemed to implode as all the lights flickered off and pieces of glass flew all around him, a few pieces leaving slight stinging scratches on his arms and chest. Luckily he had instinctively covered his head and face when the mirror decided to explode.
~The lights went back on and the door was slammed open and many faces and eyes looked into the bathroom as they stared at a wide eyed Uchiha who stood in a circle of silver glass, staring at an empty hole, with jagged pieces of the same silver glass, that once housed the mirror.
~”What the fuck happened?” Kiba asked with a frown and a worried tone in his voice. Sasuke looked at him and Kiba could tell you for a FACT, that he had not EVER seen that weirded out look on Sasuke’s face and he had known him for as long as he had known Naruto and that was a long time.
A/N~okay another chapter up, I hope it is still hold interest for you all, I am trying to get to the heart of the matter, but don’t want to rush things too fast, but I don’t want to take forever either, so I am trying to up the haunting a bit. Guess Sasuke pissed someone off, but who??? Hehe, sorry don’t mean to tease, all will be revealed, since you guys know it was not his papa who molested Naru in his sleep right? That would just not make sense to me, so ya anyhow. Hope you enjoyed, huggles and smiles Mija.