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Crazy is Relative	By : Shaylilin Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1133 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter Ten

Sasuke sat down and buried his face in Gaara�s hoodie for a moment.�
�Kakashi, can I ask you something about the rules here first?�

Kakashi smiled while listening to the open quality in
Sasuke�s voice.� Maybe most people wouldn�t
have realized the differences, but for Kakashi who had been talking to Sasuke
every day since he had arrived it was plain as day.� �What do you want to know, Sasuke?�

Sasuke sighed and looked up from Gaara�s hoodie.� �What are the rules concerning dating other
patients?�

Kakashi chuckled.� �The same as friends.�
You can�t go back to your room together, but whatever you feel like
doing in front of others is fine.�
Kissing is allowed, no groping of any other nature though.�

Sasuke smirked.� �So I
could date Gaara and it would be okay?�

Kakashi raised an eyebrow.�
�I heard the two of you were getting close.�� He nodded.�
�I think you might be good for each other.�

Sasuke nodded and sighed.�
�You know what I�m sick of?�
People thinking that I�m going to become Itachi.� I know Itachi has problems and I won�t ever
be Itachi.�� He sighed and rubbed his
arms.� �I get scared a lot.� I feel like I�m never going to be allowed to
stand on my own two feet.� When things
get really bad, I feel like I just retreat into my mind and I hide there until
it�s safe again.�� He shook his
head.� �But that�s silly isn�t it?� Doesn�t everyone hide when things get
scary?� I�m just being a spoiled brat
like everyone else.�

Kakashi shook his head.�
�Sasuke, I�ve seen a lot of spoiled brats come through here.� I can tell you that you aren�t one of
them.�� He leaned back in his chair.� �What do you mean you hide until you feel
safe again?�

Sasuke shrugged.� �You
know, the usual.�
I move back into my own head and just float through life til I can cope again.��
He chewed on his lower lip a minute.�
�It�s like being in a fog, you know.�
I can see everything around me and hear it, but I�m not really part of
it.� I make the motions, but it�s not a
conscious act.�

Kakashi nodded.� �Thank
you for telling me, Sasuke.�� He
smiled.� �I�m not supposed to do this
really, but you and Shikamaru seem to have captured special places in the
hearts of your respective administrators.��
He reached into his desk drawer and pulled out the album he had bought
for Sasuke earlier in the week.� It was a
gift for when Sasuke reached this point in his treatment.� �If you have it already, we can go exchange
it.� I just wanted you to know how much
it means to me that you�ve made this progress.�
I know it was hard for you.�

Sasuke reached across the desk and took the offered CD.� He smirked.�
�Did you know I was gay before you got this?�

Kakashi chuckled.�
�The Buzzcocks were one of the first punk
bands I fell in love with.� A Different Kind of Tension was the
first album I bought with my first ever paycheck.� It�s sappy, I know, but I wanted to share it
with you.�

Sasuke nodded and ran his fingers across the CD cover.� �You have it on album?�� Kakashi nodded.� �Think when I finally get out of here I can
come over and listen on vinyl?� It�s
always so much better listening that way.�

Kakashi smiled.�
Sasuke had quickly become like a son or brother to him, and he would do
right by the boy.� He would be a role
model who didn�t always treat him like the past-tense of his brother.� �We�ll talk about that when the time comes,
but I�d like it.�� He cleared his
throat.� �I know the Nara�s asked if they
could take you out to the movies.� You
should ask your father, but I believe it would be beneficial again.�� He sighed.�
�Try to give him a chance, Sasuke.�

Sasuke nodded tensely and his fingers gripped the CD case
hard enough to go white-knuckled.� �I can
try.� I want that relationship you know,�
he sighed.

Kakashi nodded.� �I
know, Sasuke.�� He smirked.� �Gaara�s making good progress upstairs.� He�s not even close to ready to be released
down here, but he�s making progress.�
Take care of him the way you do Shikamaru, all right?�

Sasuke smiled at the mention of Gaara and tightened the grip
on his hoodie.�
�I will, Kakashi.�� He
smiled.� �I�ll let you know what my dad
says.�� He pushed Kakashi�s door open and
went to his room where he put Gaara�s shirt down and curled up on the bed to
rest.

*************

Kotetsu sighed as Izumo wrapped his arms around his
waist.� �I�ve only got another 20 minutes
before break is over.�� He leaned over
and kissed his long time crush turned boyfriend.� �I�m glad I could tell you things went well
with Gaara�s transfer.�

Izumo nodded against Kotetsu�s
chest.� �Me too.� Gaara�s like a son to me, and I�d do anything
to help him.� Naruto�s happier when
Gaara�s doing well.� He takes his
friend�s pain so much to heart that I was worried about him when Gaara first
started having episodes.�

Kotetsu nodded and tightened his arms around his
boyfriend.� �Gaara�s got a special place
in my heart and Shizune�s too.�� At �Zumo�s
questioning look, he added, �She was Gaara�s nurse on the high risk
floor.�� He snorted.� �I used to drive her crazy talking about the
guy I always wished I could get but that was hopelessly straight.�

Izumo chuckled and kissed Kotetsu�s
neck.� �You thought I was hopelessly
straight?�

Kotetsu nodded.�
�Well, with you being married and all it�s really not that crazy of an
assumption.�

Izumo stroked Kotetsu�s cheek gently.� �No, I suppose not.�� He leaned down again to kiss Kotetsu�s neck.� �I�m
glad someone could talk reason into you.��
He nuzzled his boyfriend�s neck.�
�When are the patients allowed daytrips?�

Kotetsu giggled before moaning as Izumo nibbled over his
earlobe.� �On low risk,
and not a day before.�

Izumo smiled before he licked Kotetsu�s
ear.� �I want you, Ko.�� He sighed.�
�I know you have to go back to work though.�� He straightened up Kotetsu�s
uniform.� �I want to take Gaara out to
celebrate when he gets that far along.�
Do you think anyone would object since he�s not my son?�

Kotetsu sighed sadly as he stood and lost his boyfriend�s
embrace.� �You�ll have to get permission
from his sister, but otherwise, no.�
Since he and Naruto are obviously such good friends, no one will
complain.�

Kotetsu brushed his lips softly against Izumo�s
before heading back out.� �I have to get
back to work, and you have to get back to school.�� He nuzzled his boyfriend�s neck once more
before pulling away completely. ��Have
dinner with me at my place tomorrow?� Raido and I were going to have boys� night out, but his
daughter got sick.�

Izumo nodded.�
�Okay.� I�ll get something set up
for Naruto and then come over around 7.��
He smiled and waved before walking out to his car.

**************

Pein sighed.� It had
been a couple weeks since Konan was released and she hadn�t been back.� He really had thought she might be different,
but apparently she was just like everyone else.�
He watched Sasuke from across the room.�
Sasuke had been even more quiet and reserved since Shikamaru had been
taken upstairs.� Maybe he could approach
the boy, nicer this time, and make a new friend.

He walked cautiously and quietly toward where the boy was
sitting.� �Sasuke,� he said almost
meekly.� He wasn�t the bully or pursuer
from before.� �I was wondering if I could
talk to you,� he said when Sasuke raised an eyebrow in his direction.

Sasuke closed his book and nodded.� �I�m due upstairs in a bit. �They are releasing Shikamaru back to low-risk
today, but I�ve got a few minutes.�� He
had promised Kakashi he�d try to be more open to other people and new
situations.

Pein closed his eyes and sat down next to Sasuke.� �I wanted to apologize for my attitude toward
you and Shikamaru.� I drive distance
between people on purpose.�� He sighed
and looked at his hands.� �I think most
of us have a real reason to be here.� I
hate acknowledging mine though.� It�s
better to just say that I�m a run away and leave it there.�

Sasuke frowned.�
�What�s so bad that you want to pretend it doesn�t exist?�

Pein smirked before whispering, �Pot. Kettle.�� He shrugged.�
�Easier life that way.� If you don�t say something is wrong then
nothing is wrong.� Life will continue on
as expected.�� He sighed.� �I just never really got along with anyone,
you know?� My dad thought I was a freak
for the way I look.� His friends wouldn�t
accept me and the street kids knew I was rich and wouldn�t take me either.� I always ended up in fights.� I just figured if I started them and acted
the complete ass, at least my feelings couldn�t be hurt.�

Sasuke closed his eyes before shrugging and standing
up.� �You wanna
go outside?� It looks really nice out.�

Pein nodded and stood as well.� �What are we going to do?�

Sasuke smiled.� �Nothing.�� He
smirked.� �My favorite thing
to do in the afternoon is laze away under a tree and do nothing.� I don�t think.� I don�t read.�
I just sit and close my eyes and relax, but not sleep.� Just nothing.�

Pein smiled tentatively.�
�That sounds nice.�

Sasuke grunted and motioned Pein to the tree.� He might not like the guy a lot, but he knew
that people had problems.� If he was
telling the truth about hiding from his problems, Sasuke could understand that
all too well.

***********

Shikamaru smiled at Tsunade as she handed him back his
belongings.� �Keep looking for new
treatments for me.�

Tsunade laughed and smacked Shikamaru�s arm
affectionately.� �Don�t come up here
again.�� She smiled softly and hugged him
tightly.� �I hate that I can�t do
anything for you when you want so much to be better.�

Shikamaru shrugged when she let go of him.� �Seems to be the way life goes.� The people who want to try and make something
of themselves get the short end of the stick.�� He paused for a second.� �I�ve just got to try and remember there are
people who have it worse than I do.�

Tsunade sighed and nodded.�
�It�s a good place to start.�� She
handed Shikamaru a book.� �This is a good
place to go too.� I know we haven�t really
done the journal thing before, but I�d like to do it now.� I got this for you and it�s just yours.� You write down anything you want.� I think it might help us if I have a look
into your brain.�

Shikamaru laughed softly.�
�It�s not really a fun place to look.��
He smirked and sighed.� �I get to come visit Gaara, right?�

Tsunade smiled. �Yes.�
He�s got his friend Naruto who comes almost every day as you know, but I
know he�d go nuts without you and Sasuke around.�� She smirked and nudged Shikamaru lightly.� �Sasuke and Gaara got together, didn�t they?�

Shikamaru sighed.� �God, troublesome woman.�
Leave them alone.�� He shook his
head.� �This is why I�m going for a man.�

Tsunade smiled.�
�You�re finally going to tell Chouji that you love him.�� She sing-songed at
him, �You think he�s sexy.�

Shikamaru threw his hands in the air.� �I don�t know why I deal with you,
woman.�� He headed out the door.� �I�m going to say goodbye to Gaara.� You want to come with me so you�re
technically not letting me break rules by entering another patient�s room
without permission?�

Tsunade shook her head.�
�I�ll just wait outside the door.�
I know you�ll behave yourself.�
Besides, I trust Gaara with you.�
He won�t break you.��

Shikamaru rolled his eyes before going to the room next to
his.� He plopped down on the bed next to
Gaara.� �So, I�m out today.� I�m sure you knew that, since I�ve been
talking about it forever, but I thought I�d say it again.�

Gaara sighed and frowned.�
�I know.� It sucks.� I want you to stay here.�� He sighed and looked at his new friend.� It was weird to consider he had more than one
friend.� In his short stay at Konoha
Institute, he had tripled his friends.�
What did that say about him?� �I
don�t really want you to have to stay up here.�
I guess I wish I could just go with you, but I know I�m not ready for
that yet.�

Shikamaru put his hands on Gaara�s shoulders.� �Just stay with it, Gaara.� Tsunade is an awesome doctor.� Put her together with Kotetsu, Jiraiya, and
Kakashi, and you�re going to be fine.�
Hell, I�d be fine if I could get one some meds that didn�t totally fuck
me over.�

Gaara lips twitched at the corner in a small smile.� �I�ll miss having you around all the time,
but you�ll be visiting a lot right?�

Shikamaru nodded.�
�I�ll be up every single day at 2.�
You won�t be able to get rid of me and in a few weeks you�ll be
wondering why you ever decided to befriend me.�

Gaara shook his head and smiled sadly.� �No.�
That is one thing I�m sure I will never, ever do.� You are my family.� I have so few friends and because of my
disease my trust is so hard to gain that by the time you�ve gained the status
of friend you are family.� That�s why
there�s only been Naruto.� He�s like a
brother to me and I�m so glad that he�s been there for me and stayed with me
through all of this.

Shikamaru nodded.� �I
know what that�s like.� It�s how I felt
about your boyfriend when I first met him.�
Granted we�ve only known each other a few months, but I could just tell
right away that he wasn�t just another self-righteous asshole like the rest of
that floor.� Trust me when you get down
there you�ll know what I mean.�

Gaara nodded.� �I�m
glad you�re better again.� I�ll see you
tomorrow.� You�re bringing Sasuke,
right?�

Shikamaru chuckled at his friend�s uncharacteristic
nervousness.� �Yeah, he�ll be wanting to come with me anyway, but Kakashi confirmed it
for me.�

Shikamaru waved at the door as he left the room.� �Lead on my fearless leader!� he mock saluted
Tsunade.�

Tsunade batted him playfully on the arm before taking him to the stairs to meet
Kakashi.� She looked at her silver-haired
coworker.� �He�s all yours.�� She smirked.�
�He�s been taking the piss out of me all fucking day, so I don�t mind
handing him off to you.�

Kakashi crinkled his face in a smile.� �Yeah, that sounds like my Shikamaru.�� He winked at the boy.� �Let�s get you back downstairs.�� He shook his head.� �Sasuke seems lost without you, but
apparently your scheming to get Gaara and him together
paid off for his progress.�

Shikamaru laughed.�
�Good.� I�m glad it helped.� Look, I�m ready to get out of here.� Can we save the banter for later?� Good yes?�

Kakashi held up his hands and gestured toward the door.� Shikamaru went down first and when he opened
the door to the low risk floor found himself with an armful of Sasuke.� �Don�t you ever go away again!� This floor sucks without you,� he mumbled
into Shikamaru�s chest.

Shikamaru frowned.� �I
can�t promise anything, but you know I won�t try to get taken away.�� He smiled.�
�You�re coming with me to the movie, right?�

Sasuke sighed.� �I
haven�t asked my father yet.� I haven�t
worked up the courage to call him.�

Shikamaru hugged his best friend and kissed the top of his
head.� �Give me some time to get settled
back in and we�ll call him together later tonight.�
*****

Gaara smiled at Naruto.�
�You seem different today, Gaara.�
For one, you�re smiling.�� Gaara
shrugged and turned to look out the window where Sasuke and Shikamaru were
laying under the tree together.� Naruto
followed Gaara�s gaze and smirked when he saw the two boys under the tree.� �Which one?�

Gaara jumped a bit.� �What do you mean
which one?�

Naruto pouted.� �Gaara! You can�t hide this kind of thing from your best
friend!� It�s so unfair!�� He crossed his arms over his chest and
deepened the pout.

Gaara chuckled softly and shook his head.� �The one with shorter black
hair.�� He smiled and waved when
he saw Sasuke wave to him in greeting.�
�I sort of kissed him a week ago.�

Naruto�s jaw hit the floor.�
�What?!��
He pulled Gaara back into the common room.� �What do you mean you kissed him?�

Gaara blushed the tiniest little bit of pink but Naruto
noticed.� �He�s my boyfriend,� Gaara
whispered.

Naruto�s smile could have lit the entire floor by
itself.� He wrapped his arms around his
friend and spun them around and around.�
Gaara couldn�t help himself; he was laughing by the time Naruto set him
down.� �Yes, and don�t you dare tell
Temari about this development yet or Kankuro.�
They�ll want to meet him.� I don�t
want him to meet my fucked up family yet.�

Naruto shook his head.�
�You say that like he doesn�t have a fucked up family.� Come on, Gaara.� You know everyone�s family has something weird.� I�ve got my dad � who isn�t a biological
parent � that is gay for his best friend and has been for years but pretended
with my adoptive mother that he was very much in love with and not just a good
friend who wanted to be something more because that was the socially acceptable
thing to do.� Now my dad is dating said
gay guy and my parents are divorced.� I
mean, how do you explain that to a potential date?�

Gaara nodded.� �Fair enough.�� He
sighed and looked down at Sasuke and Shikamaru.�
�I�ve forgotten what the outside world is like, Naruto.�

Naruto shook his head.�
�Drama queen.��
He smirked at Gaara�s half smile.�
�You just miss your boyfriend.�
What�s his name?� Come on and give
me all the details.�

Gaara moved over the couch and sat down softly.� �His name is Uchiha Sasuke.� He�s wonderful in every sense of the
word.� He is smart, obviously
good-looking, and he�s just the right amount of asshole.� He�s the same as me in the trust department,
and I think he has as few friends as I have so I know he�s someone who values
people he lets into his world.� He
normally just has fuckbuddies, but he told me
yesterday that if that was all I wanted, I would be disappointed.�

Naruto smiled.� He
hadn�t seen Gaara so truly happy in a long time.� While it stung just a bit that he couldn�t be
the reason his friend was feeling better, he didn�t really take it personally
anyway.� He knew Gaara truly loved him
and enjoyed his company.� Sometimes there
just wasn�t anything anyone could do.� He
also knew this Gaara because this is what Gaara was like when they met.� His meds were working then, like they were
now.� This Gaara was the outward example
of the wonderful person inside Gaara that gets hidden away when the meds stop
working.� �I�m just so glad you�ve got
something good in your life.�

A/N: �Life is difficult these days, geesh!� It is hard to
find time to write, but I recently became locked away in a medical study.� Now all I have to do all day long is write and get my blood drawn.� No big deal (they me good money).� So I have one chapter for you now and
hopefully one more before I�m out.� I
hope you enjoy the journey.

Review Responses:
Infek: Thanks for the kind
words.� I always love getting those sweet
words when I work so hard on a story.� I
hope there�s help for Shikamaru soon!
Sneakyfox: I like Shika�s family too.� I
think they are kind of fun to write. :D
Alice: I�m glad you liked it.� I try to do my best by you guys. :D
Ero Sennin:
Thanks for the book you write me all the time.�
It makes me feel giddy.� I hope
things get better for you.� My love to you.
Wyn: Thanks so much for the
comment.� I�m glad you are enjoying and I
hope you continue to enjoy.� I promise
the smut will be worth it when we finally get there. :D
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