After the Storm.

6.

"Rise and shine Uchiha." Sasuke's ear twitched hearing the officer talk to him. He slowly turned over and rolled himself out of bed as the shinobi unlocked his cell. They carefully walked inside and handed the young raven his breakfast. He took the tray in his hand. He sat on the bed as the officer left and he began eating his food. Rice eggs and a few sausages decorated his tray of food. After praying, he began eating.

He finished and stood to walk to the cell gate, dropping the tray on the floor and sliding it in the hall as he always did now. He turned and headed back to the bed. He sat. He exhaled slowly, his eyes scanning his surroundings. He was bored.

He didn't want to train or anything, he figured he would get tired enough to the point he'd just nap all day. And if Naruto came by he would surely wake the raven up from his slumber and he wasn't here for that either. Instead he decided to sit there and meditate. It calmed him. Helped him control his Chakra.

"Hey dude!" Within an hour, Naruto's voice hit Sasuke's ears like a canon. His eyes fluttered open and there he was standing on the other side of the cell. "How's it goin?"

"I'm fine Naruto." He says slowly.

"Your birthday is coming up!" Naruto smiled widely as he looked over at the raven.

Sasuke sighed and nodded slowly. He wasn't sure what day it was anymore since he couldn't keep up with the dates, but he never even thought that his own birthday was coming up. That means he missed hers.

"Wh-What did Sakura do for hers?" He asked looking away from the blonde who smiled.

"Ah, Ino threw her a party at the BBQ place." He says throwing his hands behind his head. "Everyone was there. She was so happy. It was really fun."

Sasuke looked away as he listened to Naruto ramble on about Sakura. He's been forcing the blonde to do that lately. He'd rather hear about the changes in Sakura than of Naruto any day.

"I was thinking maybe I can have Kakashi leave the office to help celebrate your birthday with us."

"I can't celebrate something from behind these bars, Naruto." Sasuke then smiled warmly at his friend. "But that you for the gesture."

"Nonsense." Naruto waves his friend off. "This is happening. And it's going to happen."

Sasuke bit his lip and shook his head. He knew the blonde's mind was made up and there was no turning back from that. Naruto already had this planned out. It wasn't for Sasuke to agree nor disagree to the proposal. He was simply notifying his friend about the things he had planned for his birthday.

"Okay Naruto." Sasuke sighs. "Whatever you say."

Naruto wraps his hands about the bars of the jail cell and looked at Sasuke.

"Hey." He says gaining the raven's attention. Sasuke slowly looked over at Naruto and blinked, letting the blonde know that he now had his attention. "Do you wanna see her?"

Naruto spoke lowly, almost like a whisper. Sasuke stared at the man and shook his head.

"I'm not ready for her to see me like this." Sasuke looked away from his friend. "How come you and Kakashi won't understand that?"

"Because what are you doing when I'm not here?" Naruto then folded his arms over his chest. "You need company. Three years in solitary is not something for you."

"I was in solitary being with Orochimaru." Sasuke says. "I barely came out to train, nothing more. This is nothing to me."

"But you're missing out on so much stuff Sasuke." Naruto frowns. "Your life is passing you by and the only thing that could keep you connected is me and Sakura."