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His body is heavy, he has a strange sensation of numbness but he can also feel the pain in every bone in his body. He wants to continue living in his dreams, his happy dreams, where everything was ok and everyone alive. And more than anything in his dreams he can create his own illusion. He can dream of his kind brother, that he actually existed, like the last moment when he smiled before he dies.
Yeah, about that, What was with that smile? Why did he said these words?
These words were connected to happier times.
Was he mocking him? In his last moments?
How cruel of him.
This thought irritated Sasuke and his dreams were not peaceful anymore. He tried to open his eyes but the sudden brightness forced him to close them again. He opened his eyes for the second time, trying to adjust them to the light.
He can't be more confused than he is now. Where was he? Who did bring him here?
He took a look at his surrounding, it seems a hospital.. No, he is sure this is a hospital, a familiar one too. He tries to move his body to sit up, even though every muscle screams at him to not move.
When he finally sits up and regains control of his senses, he hears hushed voices talking behind the door.
It seems like two people arguing but he can't hear what are they saying. However, when one of them shouts, he knows everything, who are they and the place he is in now.
" What are you suggesting then?! That's our only option!"
He almost chuckles, it is impossible to keep Naruto talking in a hushed voice for more than one minute. He has always been loud.
Now, the real question is, why was he in Konoha? If they took him after he collapsed then how did they know where he was?
Well....
It does not matter, does it?
It seems everything does not matter ever since that night.
He thought he could be free after finally killing him. He thought he would be released from the hatred and anger and sadness he felt since that fateful day. He thought there was not in this world a worst feelings than that.
But he was wrong..
Indeed he had been released
But he was released to a worst fate
Emptnies, numppnes, voidness
He felt all that at once.
Like he is an empty shell
He has no purpose
No one to chase after
He lost him for good this time. That awful, cruel brother of his is finally dead.
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He was about to close his eyes again when the door opened to reveal a pile of blond hair with his usual bright smile.
That sight alone was too much for him right now.
He is not in the mood to deal with him, but well, has that ever stopped naruto before? Of course not.
" Hey Sasuke! You are finally awake!"
He just looked at him but did not respond.
Naruto started to fidget and chuckle nervously when the silence filled the space between them.
He sympathises with him. What is one supposed to say when finally reunited with his friend after six years, and after he killed his last blood-related family?
It is awkward for naruto, there is a lot of things he wants to say, but don't know how to approach him.
But it is not awkward for Sasuke.
Because Sasuke can't bring himself out of the numb state he is in.
He is not sure if he ever can.
Maybe he don't want to .
" we were worried about you, you have been sleeping for three days. When we arrived, we found you injured badly"
Sasuke said nothing.
" I know you must be confused about a lot of things now, and it is a lot to process but-"
" What did you do with the corpse?" Sasuke interrupted him.
There were more important things he could ask, how did they found him, why they thought it is alright for them to take him back like they owned him.
Why would he ask about the corpse of a dead man?
He doesn't know.
But that is what he wants to know
Naruto's shocked expression is surely a sight. He has always been an open book. Can't keep a thing to himself without exposing it to the whole world.
"w-why would ask about that?"
That's why sasuke knew
" I mean, it doesn't matter anymore, does it?"
That he is lying about something
"You achieved your revenge! There is nothing to hold you back anymore! " he says in a forced smile.
" You are finally back, and we are finally together again... Team 7 is finally...."
His voice drops at the end, but he becomes cheerful again (as fake cheerful could be, Sasuke suppose) and says" anyway, I bet you need to rest, so I will go for now! "
Naruto walks to the door, but before he leaves, he glances at him before he leaves.
Well now....
That certainly was strange, but again what could he possibly hide?
Itachi is dead that is fact.
They must used his corpse in experiment or something, and Naruto-being the good-hearted person he is found it hard to say it to him.
He smiles coldly. That's funny, why Naruto though he would care?
He felt his eyelids close slowly.
He is so tired
So so tired.
He hopes he will get to continue his blissful dream from before.
He hopes he will get to be at peace at least in his dreams.