Cancer By my chemical romance It only had been three years. Three years of suffering. Three years of torture. Three years of agony. Three years of sickness. Three years, that sucked terrible for Naruto Uzumaki, without his best friend, his pal, his lover. Sasuke Uchiha. Just like Where we all are right now, three years, is three year all the same, no matter who says what! In Japan, where both Sasuke and Naruto were living, the time period had gone by for him as well. There a difference though, between Uzumaki Naruto, and Uchiha Sasuke. Sasuke spent his past three years, doing exactly what he wanted to do, the stress of leaving Naruto was left long ago, as he knew he would return one day or another, and he was happy and content with that. So he spent his years training, to make his life better then it already was. Three years of running. Three years of training. Three years of searching. Three years spent well for the famous Uchiha. You would think Karma would be bad to the boy? But you see, you are so wrong. Sasuke had killed his Brother! He had! Yes it's true, he wanted something, and he got it. So you think the Uchiha could relax after that right? Wrong. Uchiha Sasuke sent out to kill Orochimaru, and take over the business, as the king of sound. What happened? Again he won, he got what he wanted. What next? Well, despite the deep hatred and loathing to his former master, Orochimaru, Sasuke has no more dreams, so he resorted to filling out his. He was at war with Kanoha, to destroy. Sounds of nice pierced the air, as they zipped and zapped every which-way. Sweat dripping like ice down both villages faces. Sasuke wiped some fresh blood of a victim off his face, as he smirked, victoriously. Everyone was either hiding or in the hospital. So what was he to do now? "Alright, team A, I want you to search the right half of the village, Team B the opposite!" He shouted as the large sum of ninja's obeyed under their masters command. Sasuke was going to the hospital. How cruel. Who could stop him though? Nobody. His fist connected with the door, with a loud booming sound as he walked in. Nurses ran, Doctors hid, Patients, scattered everywhere. Where to start? His favorite number, had always been seven, a sad reflect of the old memories with his team. So he walked into the room seven titled on the doorway. The one person he has set his feeling aside for was staring right at him, his body in to much pain to run and hide like the rest. But he would just say it was his pride. “Na…..Naruto?” A pitch lower then a whisper, spoke. So quiet the blonde didn’t even give any attention to the name. Of course the years of torture had done the blonde no good. His hair looked like a mop on top of his head, where bright blonde spikes used to burst. His skin an unnatural fade of white, and his whiskers seemed to be fading. Another thing Sasuke noticed, was the sweat pouring down, on his face, sliding over his cracked lips. Turn away. If you could get me a drink of water Cause my lips are chapped and faded. Call my Aunt Marry. Help her gather all my things And burry me in all my favorite colors My sisters and my brothers still I will not catch you. ‘Cause the hardest part of this Is leaving you…. “Naruto!” Sasuke seethed, as he was not appreciating the lack of effort to speak to him. Naruto looked up with dull blue eyes, that seemed to me glossy like glass. Sasuke knew nothing of the pain he had passed on to the blonde as he departed from Kanoha. Naruto stared deeply into Sasuke’s eyes, as if eh was staring at Sasuke’s soul. If you could say that he had one. A wave of feeling hit the raven, a feeling he hadn’t felt for years. Guilt. “Gomen…Gomen-sai, Sasuke-sama.” Naruto said, with his same old raspy sweet voice. The kitsune licked his lips, after he spoke. Sasuke felt the need to grab his own stomach, to stop the ache the pained as his ex-koi spoke. Such soft words. Naruto was the softest person though. Completely forgetting the mission he himself had worked dedicatedly on, Sasuke approached the blonde, kneeling at his bedside. “Why? Why are you here, Naruto?” Sasuke asked, his voice slightly squeaking, as he fought back sobs. Of course, the Uchiha would conquer like always in the end. Naruto’s face stayed motionless, as he contemplated to answer the eager Uchiha. Silence, filling the air, only the short shallow breaths of Naruto, filled the hospital room, while screams of innocent shadows danced in the background outside. “Naruto! I’m only going to ask you one more time! Why are you in the hospital?!” Sasuke shouted, bringing his katana out, ready to silence the blondes breaths. Maybe getting rid of Naruto would make him even stronger. “I could ask you the same, Sasuke-sama” Naruto said, bowing his head down, as if he were ashamed. He did after all, have a lot to be ashamed about. Sasuke sent his chidori down the spine of his sword, his sign of telling Naruto that he was displeased with the answer he was given. “I’m in here, for….Cancer” Naruto squeaked. The blonde was finding it harder and harder to control the way he talked, after finding out what would happen to him. He always blamed the medicine and the hospital, for the strange side affect, though he knew it was fear. “Cancer?” Sasuke asked, as he let his chakra break in half, as the chidori stopped. He placed the katana back in it’s case. How long had his blonde been sick? “When’d you get cancer?” Sasuke asked raising an eyebrow. The look on his face, made Naruto think Sasuke was disgusted with him. Why shouldn’t he be? “Your mad” Naruto pointed out, bluntly, tears ringing in his throat. Why couldn’t anyone hear him crying? Why couldn’t anyone hear him screaming inside? Why? “Why would I be mad at you Na-Na-kun” Sasuke asked, feeling the sudden guilty sickness washing over him again. Naruto gave a lopsided grin, it had been the longest time since someone had called him Na-Na. “’Suke-kun your face his pale” Naruto said, suddenly realizing the change in color plastered on the god like creatures face. Sasuke shook his head. Who gave Naruto the right to feel sorry for the Uchiha? He should be saving all his pity for himself, god knows he deserved it much more. “Nothing Na-Na. Answer my question.” Sasuke sad flatly. Wishing to see the blonde smile again. Back in the day, there wasn’t a moment when Naruto wasn’t smiling, was the cancer effecting him that badly? The raven walked over to the sink, and filled a plastic cup with water for the blond. Naruto took it gratefully, sipping slowly, to savor the silky liquid running down his throat.
“A year or two after you left. Why do you care ‘Suke?” Naruto asked. He didn’t ask in a way that said ‘your so rude, look what you did to me’ but in a way that said ‘Shouldn’t you be doing something more worthwhile?’. Sasuke thought for a moment, caring about the blonde would ruin everything. Then again. Sasuke had always gotten what he wanted.
Now turn away, Cause I’m awful just to see
Cause all my hairs abandoned all my body
All my agony
Know that I will never marry!
“You’re my only love Naruto. Of course I care” Sasuke smiled lopsidedly. He never perfected his smile, for his lack of doing so. Naruto appreciated the effort though, non-the-less. Naruto’s face seemed a little less pale after Sasuke said the word love. It’s a lie when people say, that words mean nothing, actions solve problems. You could spend you whole life dedicated to cheering a person up. Buy him a toy, give him some candy, drive him wherever. But if somebody doesn’t socialize daily, they’ll get depressed. Prozac, and other anti-depressants, wear off and are un-healthy as you see they cause addiction.
“You’re the first person to visit me in a couple months now.” Naruto said, scratching his messed up wig feverishly. Sasuke frowned. Naruto must be lying. Yea, that’s it. He just wants some attention now. After all it’s been three years.
“C’mon Naruto. Sakura and Kakashi didn’t come to see you? I think your lying.” Sasuke said, sitting on the bedside next to Naruto’s legs.
“They don’t like me no more” Naruto whimpered. He looked down at the blanket, where he fisted his hands, and frowned, before his eyes shifted to meet Sasuke’s gaze again. “S-Sakura doesn’t want to talk to me after what happened. I broke a promise. I couldn’t find you, cause I had to stay in the hospital.” Naruto felt salt bristling his lips.
“She blames you, for getting sick?” Sasuke asked in disbelief.
“Kakashi-sensei! He still likes me I think. He vistited once every month, but then he stopped. He forgot about me. It’s okay though, cause Kakashi never really talked to anyone after you left anyways. Your were his favorite ‘Suke-kun!”
“Naruto, me leaving isn’t a reason for people to sul-“ Sasuke began with a frown waving over his face. He decided he wasn’t going to feel bad. He did nothing wrong? He was so content with his life until he ran in with Naruto? Why did Naruto make him feel bad?
“WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT!!” Naruto shouted, before retreating backward into a fit of coughs. Sasuke as well stepped backward from the sudden outburst. Naruto used to yell a lot but not that loud. Sasuke so badly wanted to yell at the blonde for speaking harshly in his presets, he was a king, It was second nature. The ice king guarded his tongue. “You don’t even realize! You don’t care either! Your Sasuke Uchiha, you don’t have to care, you can waltz wherever you want. Your healthy. Your powerful. You gave up everything! WHY DO YOU HAVE THE PERFECT LIFE?!?!”
Baby, I’m just soggy from the chemo
But counting down the days to go
It just ain’t living
The sound ruler had no idea how to respond to Naruto. Infact he was thinking about it to. Why did Sasuke Uchiha have the perfect life? Because he gave up all morals? Because he let hate conquer him? Because he gave up everything to get stronger? It just doesn’t make sense. Thinking constantly about that would make him go mad, there was no answer. Sasuke was just….lucky.
“Naru-chan” Sasuke said slowly.
“Don’t start with me Uchiha! I don’t deserve this! You don’t deserve this! Why do you get everything!? Why?! Sasuke, when you left, I lost all my friends! I worked so hard to have friends! DARNIT EVEN GAARA DOESN’T TALK TO ME ANYMORE!!! Your hurting me so much! Can’t you see that” Naruto said, tears glistening the brims of his lashes. He shook his head. “Why are you killing them? Why haven’t you killed me?” Naruto asked, a single tear shed, sprinkling down a path of emptiness to the blue blanket that covered Naruto.
“I can’t kill you” Sasuke said. Naruto was probabely the only person he cared about. Or he wanted to care about Naruto, it was just hard.
“Your just like you brother Sasuke” Naruto said, he frowned with a sad chuckle. The one person Sasuke hated to be compared to, even after revenge the thought of him, made his body burn, and twitch.
“In what way?” Sasuke said between gritted teeth. Despite the lack of favoritism toward the topic, he still was curious about what the blonde was getting at.
“Your leaving me to live? Your taking away the people I care about? Your ditching me again? It wouldn’t matter if you killed me! I’m going to die soon anyways!” Naruto said with an indifferent look on his face. His emotion was obvious though, as tears still rolled down his cheeks.
“Don’t say that Naruto. You could come with me! You could be happy” Sasuke said, hoping the blonde would approve of the bribe. The blonde after all has been in bed for weeks, and has no other friends. Death wouldn’t be allowed if Sasuke was their either.
“I don’t want to be you! That would be worse then being here! You absolutely disgust me by how arrogant you are! I can’t believe I ever missed you! I can’t believe you!”
“Naru-“
“Stuff it”
“What can I do to make you smile for me?” Sasuke asked. Starring at the blonde. If the kitsune wouldn’t go with him, then at least he could see the wonderful smile once again.
“Kill me Uchiha. I promise I’ll leave with a smile on my face. Just you watch” Naruto said as his heart pitter pattering filled the room with warmness. Sasuke couldn’t do it. Obviously not! He loved the boy. Then again. Naruto hated Sasuke, and that was the only thing to keep him from sadness. Cancer was spreading in his system anyways, and the nurses and doctors would be dead if he started getting worse.
“You promise?” Sasuke said sadly as his own tears started to form. Naruto looked up at Sasuke with his signature glint in his eyes.
“I never go back on my word Sasuke Uchiha, you know that much don’t you?” Naruto pondered aloud. Sasuke chocked out a sob as he once again brought his katana out. A long and sleek blade struck Naruto’s heart, crimson splashing everywhere against walls and floors. Naruto’s screaming filled the air, but air slowly escaped from his lungs. Sasuke hugged the blonde as he departed from his life. Slowly Naruto pecked Sasuke on the cheek as a smile slid across his face. The Uchiha cried and cried, for once he didn’t know what to do. He had lost all his importance. How was Naruto making him happy even if he wasn’t there for the entire three years? Simple, I may say. Naruto was trading his life with Sasuke. His love with Sasuke’s hate. All of Sasuke’s power was love with the mask of passionate revenge. Nobody would ever know that but Naruto, but he’s long gone now.
The Sound village threw a funeral for their leaders love. They got the most expensive casket and filled it with roses, as kind words spread through the air. Hallow words, but they had good intentions, nobody liked to lose a life, deep down we always somewhat are saddened. Carved into the marble tomb stone wrote:
Naruto Uzumaki always remembered
Cancer patient
Always in our hearts
After everyone left, the raven crept up to the stone, took out his katana, sending electric to the tip, and added:
Taught me to never turn away~ Uchiha Sasuke
Nobody ever looked at the stone again! Not even Sasuke Uchiha! You see he didn’t go back on his word! During the battle Sasuke had gotten a wound on his arm. A small one, a cut that could be taken care of, leaving a small scar. Nothing huge for Uchiha Sasuke! But! When Sasuke had cut open into Naruto, the blood that shot mixed with the wound, giving Sasuke cancer. He quickly died, because there were no more nurses. His men ran from him, never to return again, seeing as the Uchiha wouldn’t have the strength to come after them anyways. Sasuke, unlike Naruto died with a frown on his face. For all the mistakes he had made.
And I’ll just have you know
That if you say
Goodbye today I’d ask you to be true
‘Cause the hardest part of this is leaving you
‘Cause the hardest of this is leaving you…..”
It only had been
