Becoming

Part 15

 "Hey," the cool and confident voice of Sasuke said. Naruto turned and watched curiously as the raven made his way over to him and plomped down on the roof.

"What are you doing here?" Naruto asked, though he suspected he knew. His suspicions were confirmed when Sasuke raised a brow at him and his look said 'really?'.

"Hm," Naruto said simply, and leaned back against the roof, squinting an eye open when his raven haired watcher did the same.

"He jumped," Sasuke said after a moment of silence. Naruto's eyes flew open and he looked at Sasuke curiously.

"What in the world are you talking about?" Naruto asked, wondering if someone had jumped from something and killed themselves.

"And then he fell," Sasuke pointed out, smirking at Naruto. Naruto snorted at the obviousness of the comment, but waited to see if he would continue.

"And he died?" Naruto asked after a moment.

"But he didn't want to die," Sasuke said. "How rude to kill him off so easily." Naruto rolled his eyes and sat up.

"Okay, what's up? What are you talking about? If someone falls, he's going to die." Naruto shrugged when Sasuke said nothing and then closed his eyes, leaning on the roof.

"He didn't want to die," Sasuke said again. "He was pushed." Naruto's head jerked in Sasuke's direction. A memory flashed and he wondered if Sasuke knew.

"So? He was pushed and then died?" Naruto asked, knowing Sasuke wouldn't answer him. He sighed when that thought was correct and again flopped on his back.

"But he didn't die. He was saved from that death," Sasuke continued, a small smile on his face. With serious eyes, he turned to Naruto. "Because that man had supporters and in the end, was caught by them. They wanted him to know that though the man had enemies, he still had them." And with that, Sasuke got up and walked to the window he'd come from not but moments befoe. "Someone's here to relieve me of my watch."

Seconds after Sasuke had disappeared, Hinata appeared, looking confused. "Naruto?" she asked, seeming unsure why he was there.

"Hinata?" Naruto asked, surprised too. "Why are you here? Taking Sasuke's place?"

"Huh? Well, Sasuke just told me to follow him into this building, so I did. Then he said to give him a minute, so I waited till he came back and told me to come up here. What was that all about?" Hinata tilted her head to the side. She noticed the small uplift of one corner of Naruto's mouth, and then stared in confusion when he burst out laughing.

"N-Naruto?" Hinata asked, watching as tears came to his eyes. He stopped and then wiped his eyes.

"Sorry, Hinata. Sasuke is just so dishonest. I suppose that was the most creative makeup I've ever seen. And I suppose you're not supposed to be one of my 'watchers' since we're obviously friends, meaning Sasuke could possibly be in trouble with an angry Hokage."

Hinata just tilted her head, wondering what Naruto was talking about. It was true she wasn't supposed to be with Naruto alone, because there was a risk that she'd let him escape if he'd wanted to, but Hinata didn't see what Sasuke had to do with anything. But if it made Naruto laugh, she didn't really care.

"Till he get's back, how about you keep me company?" Naruto asked, smiling at her. He had a suspicion Sasuke was going to come back when it was time for someone else to watch him. And if anyone asked, Naruto was going to make sure he said Sasuke had been there the whole time.

Hinata blushed, but nodded and sat down by him. He smiled at her again, feeling like he wanted to laugh for absurd reasons. He then leaned his head on her shoulder and laughed when she jumped.

"You seem happier," Hinata said, smile in her voice. She sighed, and to Naruto's surprise, hugged him. "I'm glad. I don't like seeing you sad."

Naruto smiled slightly, and then closed his eyes, feeling at peace for the time being.He knew things were soon to come, but he'd think of that later. For now, he just wanted to enjoy his time with Hinata.

Okay, I gotta admit I enjoyed writing this part. I liked Sasuke. Anyway, sorry for the shorter part. I was gonna make 'em longer, but this one wasn't serious at all, so I was just like, whatever. The next ones should be longer though. Oh, and I just gotta say again how much I love you all and your support and comments! They all mean the world to me!
Oh, and I got a request to write a Spirited Away fanfic, where Chihiro and Haku meet again after a few years. Would anyone be interested in reading it? I also got another Naruto fanfic I'm planning, but might take awhile for me to put the whole idea together. I wrote the first part of my One Piece one, which I honestly wasn't fond of, but if anyone wants, I'll post it so you can read it, and I'd appreciate opinions on it. I'll watch Bleach again, and probably try one of those. But, if you like anything else, I'm totally okay with writing whatever you ask me to write. And that's all for now. Again, I love you all!