Second Chances

4

The first morning rays pierced through the curtains ,shining directly onto whiskered cheeks. The owner whined ,groaning as he dreaded this time of the day. Waking up.

Lifting his head to take a peek at the clock that hung above his head,he threw a fit almost immediately. His body writhing around in the covers as his limbs flew in all directions.

"What kind of ungodly hour is this." He grumbled,finally resigning to his fate as he sat up.

Blonde hair stuck out from all directions as his finger ran through them. Naruto's face had crease marks running down his face from the sheets along with drool on the corners of his mouth. He definitely  was not a morning person.

Finally managing to gather up his strength ,he tumbled right out of bed onto the hard wood floor.

"Ahh just five more minutes." He mumbled;already giving up. It was going to be a long time before he would be done getting ready. As usual.
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"Naruto..Naruto...Naruto!" A voice was heard as the blonde continued his slumber on the floor ,unaware.

"Just a while more.."he mumbled to the voice,turning onto his side.

"OH NARUTO UZUMAKI YOU BETTER WAKE UP WHILE IM BEING NICE!" The voice significantly louder penetrated the male's ear drums causing him to snap his eyes open with shock.

"What the-" Naruto almost swore before his eyes focused on the figure before him.

"Sakura-chan? What are you--" before he had the chance to finish his sentence the rosette cut him off with a firm glare.

"First of all Naruto," Sakura started,pointing one finger at him,"Do you have any idea how late it is? Secondly,do you know how long I've been trying to wake you?" She scolded, a frown etched on her face.

"Ah..um no?" The male replied cautiously knowing full well the consequences if he answered her foolishly.

The rosette let out a sigh before shaking her head. "Thats besides the point right now. Naruto I want you to listen. Don't freak out. "

"Ah.."he replied,still dazed and unsure what could've been so bad that Sakura would say those words.

"Sasuke's back in the village. "

Cerulean eyes shot wide open,a trace of sleep disappeared in an instant.

"What..?" Is all Naruto could manage to mutter out;heart pounding erratically in his chest.

The medic-nin had expected this reaction and had prepared for it. Her hand gave his shoulders a light squeeze as emerald eyes stared down at an increasingly shrinking body.

"He came back last night at his own accord and was found collapsed at the main gate. He's in the hospital now."

"You-your're joking...right? Right Sakura?" Naruto sputtered as he got on on his feet,shakily. He wasn't prepared for this. It hit him like a truck.

A million thoughts ran through his mind in matter of seconds. It couldn't be. Naruto refused to believe that Sasuke had came back. Willingly.

"I'm not joking Naruto. Let's go. " the rosette pushed gingerly ,her fingers still resting on his shoulders;ready to catch Naruto if he were to pass out. And he sure did look like he was going to with ashen face and pale lips. He was shocked to say the least.

The blonde nodded numbly. Shuffling toward the door and slipping his sandals on. He could barely register what was going on as he was guided through the village.

Sasuke is back. The one he spent years training and running after for was back. The one who seemed so far out of reach.
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"Naruto...naruto!"a gruff yet calm voice stopped his thoughts short. Kakashi.

He blinked once. Twice. Finally,he realised. He was standing in the middle of the hospital hallway;right in front of a door.

'Uchiha Sasuke' printed on the name plate that hung on the door. His stomach churned and he felt nauseous, his knees giving way to the weight of his body.

He couldn't believe it. Just behind the door Sasuke would be there. It seemed ,surreal. It seemed too unreal.

He stared at his sensei who raised a brow at him,cocking his head towards the door.

"Go on,he's waiting."

Naruto reached out for the handle. hissing as his trembling finger made contact with the cool metal.

And he slide open the door. His eyes immediately locking onto obsidian ones that seemed to look right into him.

His breath hitched ,vision clouding over. Before he knew it tears streamed down his face at a constant rate before he hunched over,crying.

There the Uchiha lay on his bed,staring emotionlessly at the blonde.

Sasuke had never heard Naruto cry. He never thought he would. When he did, he couldn't move. He was torn between calling out to the blond boy to console him, knowing he would be intruding on a very private and vulnerable moment, and simply giving him some space. He knew Naruto wouldn't appreciate the former. He turned his head to stare at the ceiling as he listened to sobs turning into crying and into wailing.

Naruto sounded like a child so broken, so helpless, and so, so deep in despair.

Sasuke for once in a long time, closed his eyes and let his own tears fall.

A/N:HELLO! It's been a long long time since I've updated and i hope some of you guys are still reading and supporting my story! As my holidays have started and I finally got through my writers block do look forward to more update sooner! If any of you do happen to read my other story ,I will be updating it very soon! Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy the story!