Demon Child (Sasunaru)

Chapter 10 ~ Blame

Iruka slowly nodded, sniffling a bit.

"I wish I could have jumped in like last time." He slowly said, sighing, looking at the ceiling. Sasuke nodded with him, yawning.

"I'm sure he wouldn't need us to be worrying.." He said tiredly, slowly dozing off. The young boy fell on Iruka's shoulder. Iruka looked nown at him and smiled, sighing in relief. The pair soon fell asleep together.

Around 2 days had passed. Of course, people left the hotel to check with their parents, Lee, Ino and Sakura occasionally came back but left at nightfall, and most treated their days normally, taking advantage of the break of missions since Tsunade was so busy with Naruto.

But their relaxing soon came to an end.

The large group, now containing Lee, Sakura and Ino waited outside the hospital room. Tsunade stepped out, smiling with teary eyes. "Only three at a time." She said sweetly, wiping her tears. First, Kakashi, Sakura and Kiba stepped in. Sakura dove to Naruto, hugging him and soon scolding him.

"You dummy!! You could have died.. Why didn't you.. Tell us you were hurting.." She sobbed, gripping tighter.

"Sorry Sa-"

"Stop saying sorry!! You did nothing wrong, it was whoever pushed you like that!" She boomed. He chuckled, soon gently gripping his stomach, hence the laugh had triggered gentle pain again. He had eaten lots, and his stomach wasn't very used to it.

The entire group practically jumped when he held his stomach.

"..What?" He asked, looking around.

"Oh.. We just thought- Nevermind." She smiled, backing away as Kiba stepped forward.

"Hey Naru.. I'm real sorry. I didn't mean to make you like this.. It was supposed to be a joke— I-I'm real sorry!!" He stuttered. Naruto smiled gently.

"It's okay Kiba. I'm fine." He said warmly. Kiba smiled, hugging Naruto as a tear fell down his cheek. As much as he hates to admit it, he was so glad to see that Naruto in a better condition. Kiba soon stepped back and Kakashi walked up to his student.

"Naruto.. I'm so sorry.." He cried, hugging him. "Why didn't you tell anybody??" He yelled, breaking the hug. Naruto smiled sadly, looking at his fingers which lay on his lap.

"It wasn't your guy's concern, I'm fine, dattebayo.." He said wearily. Kakashi sighed, shaking his head.

"Stop saying that.." He chuckled. After a little more of 'Get well soon'.. and 'Please eat..' comments, they soon left and in stepped Ino, Neji and Hinata.

"O-Oh Naruto.." Hinata cried stuffing her face into her arms.

"Don't cry, Hinata. I'm fine." He said, hugging the blue haired girl that stood beside his bed. She went red and thanked him. Lee walked up, scolding Naruto.

"You imbecile!! You should have at least told somebody. Or maybe ignored the comments!" He shouted, crossing his arms.

"Of course it's not your fault though, Naruto. I'm glad to see you well again." He smiled, shaking his hand.

"Heh.. Sorry about that." Naruto chuckled. Ino stepped forward, swallowing. Naruto's empathetic smile had faded, his face soon dropping. Ino was the main root of everything, of course.

- flash back -

"Naruto, when are you gonna stop binging on ramen?" Ino questioned, looking around at the blondes messy apartment. Naruto had called her, Sakura and Kakashi to help clean.

"You know, you're gonna end up getting fat. You should eat a salad once in a while." She snorted. Naruto sighed, looking at his growing pudge. 'Possibly she's right..?' he thought. The apartment was soon clean, and after the group left, Naruto was checking out how nice it looked. It was then he spotted a list placed on his counter, labeled 'Weight Loss Diet'.

Naruto looked at his stomach, and felt like crying. He opened his fridge to see a salad, vegetables and fruits. He walked into the bathroom and spotted a scale. It was now that he began to silently cry, feeling ashamed and embarrassed. He stood on the scale, which read '108.' He cursed at himself for letting it get this bad, and it was then he decided that not eating would be a better choice.

Even once he started eating, Kiba and Ino would throw comments around whenever Naruto would eat around them, and even though it seemed harmless, it was eating him alive.

- end flashback -

Naruto grimaced at the sight of the root of it all.

"Naruto.. I'm so sorry— I didn't mean for it to turn out like this!!" She screamed, crying. Naruto shook his head and smiled.

"It's okay." he said blankly. The team looked shocked. How could he forgive her so easily??

"W-What? How??" Ino questioned. Naruto's smile slowly faded, his eyes now fixated on his lap.

"Don't question it." He smiled.

The rest of everybody came in, crying and apologizing, and usually scolding him for the act. What they didn't know, is that Naruto seemed to be on auto-pilot. He wasn't there at all, but instead dissociating in his mind. He was angry he survived, and he was angry how much worry he caused everybody. He was so stressed and tired, and he didn't want to continue to eat, that overall that made him more angry.

All he really wanted to do when he got discharged was kill himself. He didn't want anybody to worry again. But if he survived.. He didn't want to be sent to a hospital once again. He then decided that he would wait around 2 months until his suicide attempt. By then, it would be a decent spacing between this hospital visit and the potential final one.

He was pulled out of his thoughts when only Sasuke entered the room, pulling Naruto into a hug. Naruto was stunned. Sasuke? Hugging him? No way. He felt the boy on top of him shaking with sobs.

"I was so scared.." He admitted, holding on tighter. Naruto gently smiled, letting a tear escape the corner of his eye.

"Why?" Naruto chuckled. It was then that Sasuke broke the hug, slapping Naruto.

"You idiot! What do you mean 'why'?! Everybody was scared!! Get your head out of your ass, your stomach was eating itself alive!" He shrieked. Naruto held his burning cheek and smiled at the raven, laughing.

"You're so cute when you're worked up." He giggled. Sasuke's cheeks went aflame, full of embarrassment and love.

"S-Shut up dobe!!" He screamed, crossing his arms. Naruto sighed, removing the blanket from his lap and standing up. His legs wobbled and he started to fall, but Sasuke caught him, helping the boy regain his balance.

Naruto stepped closer, smiling warmly to the raven.

"Naruto? What are you-" He questioned, soon being silenced by a soft peck upon the lips. He felt his face turn red, and he felt the blondes skinny arms wrapping around his neck, leaning into his neck. He was on his tippy toes, but his legs were giving out.

"Thanks, Suke'.." The blonde said sleepily, soon dozing off. Sasuke smiled to himself, understanding that the boy was in such poor condition that just standing up probably took lots of energy out of him. He had multiple sedatives put into him, and he had many people come in with overwhelming emotions. Sasuke placed the boy down on the hospital, kissing his forehead softly. He walked out of the room, stepping in front of the anxious group that contained Lee, Kiba, Shikamaru and Neji.

"..What?" He asked, confused. The group laughed, looking at the kiss mark on his lips, which was only visible due to the dryness of the blondes lips, causing them to crack and bleed.

"Look on your lip." Kiba stated. Sasuke's face turned white, realizing what they were talking about. He quickly wiped his lips with his sleeve, glaring at them furiously.

"Nothing happened weirdo's.. My lips where just dry and—"

Neji started to laugh, cutting him off.

"It's fine if your gay." Shikamaru chuckled, patting him on the shoulder.

"As long as you make him happy." He stated grimly, his face dropping. He gripped Sasuke's shoulder tight, soon letting go.

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God this chapter was exhausting. Hope you enjoyed!!