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For a Favor	By : Tatemshope Category: Naruto > General Views: 1123 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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I don't not own any of these characters.
Thanks for continuing to read. I'm still having some writer's block but I'm trying to push through it. If you have any ideas about the story, please review. It makes such a difference!
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Sasuke woke up and realized it was almost dusk. Part of him wished he could keep sleeping... forever. He wasn't sure he could face the shame of what had happened. He felt around his heart for the familiar anger that had kept him company for so long. It wasn't there. Itachi had made him realize that he was less than a person. He hadn't deserved his family in the first place. He didn't deserve anything. A strange thought occurred to him. 'This must be what it means to be broken.'

Neji stirred next to him and Sasuke stared down at the older boy. He suddenly felt the urge to reach out and touch him. He needed to replace all these awful feelings with something less painful.

"Neji?"

Neji sat up and rubbed his eyes. He opened his mouth to talk and was wildly surprised when it was filled with Sasuke's tongue. Neji pushed him back gently.

"This isn't what you want, Sasuke."

"Please, I need this. I need to get the way he felt out of my mind. It just keeps playing over and over."

"Mange Sharingan?"

Sasuke shook his head.

"No, this is all me." He pressed both of his hands to his temples and pushed hard on either side. Damn it! He was not going to cry again.

Neji reached out and pulled him closer.
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Mina gazed amusedly at Naruto. He wasn't at all what she had expected. His eyes were sparkling and it was obvious he was glad to hear that Mina was in a similar situation to him. The way he was reacting to her was changing everything. Maybe she wouldn't need to use him. Maybe he would help her willingly. She bet that wasn't something Itachi had considered. He always had made the assumption that deep down she was like him, and that was going to be his downfall. She was beginning to see the benefits of allowing herself to reach out to Naruto. If Itachi had taught him well, she wasn't going to be able to find the secret he was holding without him dropping his guard. If she could get him to believe that she was a friend, someone who would help and not hurt him, revenge would be hers. Unconsciously she whispered an old proverb she remembered from her youth.
"Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill."

Naruto turned to face her.

"You lied. You were listening to my thoughts."
Mina's eyes shifted from kind to cold. This boy was exasperating.
"I wasn't reading your thoughts. Not the way you're thinking anyway. Have you ever heard someone say that eyes are the window to the soul?"
She could see Naruto consider the question.
"No, I've never heard that."
"Well, it's true. Just watching your eyes, I could see you latch on to something. Something hopeful. Do you think since we're sort of the same you might have more of a reason to trust me?"

Naruto chewed on his bottom lip for a moment and then avoided her eyes by looking at the moth wall again.

"Maybe. For now I don't know."
With his face turned slightly away, for the first time she noticed he really was quite handsome. His eyes were blue like the ocean and she couldn't help but want to trace her finger down those faint whisker marks on his cheeks. He was dirty from head to toe, and she couldn't believe she hadn't noticed before that he was covered in cuts and bruises. His arms, legs and face were all varying shades of green to dark blue.
"I thought the Kyubbi healed you quickly."
Naruto turned to face her and caught his reflection in the mirror hanging from the bath room door. Mina noticed he looked startled.
"He always has before. I think these bands around my wrists are stifling my chakra and his too. Can you take them off?"
Mina glanced down at his wrists. She took his hands into her's and he winced at the contact.
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"You're sure this is what you want?"

Sasuke stared up at him and nodded. It wasn't that Neji minded being with Sasuke. He'd actually thought about it more than once. It just didn't seem right with him being so... fragile. It felt like he was taking advantage of him, even if he was asking for it.

Neji pulled Sasuke even closer and slipped his tongue into the younger boy's mouth. With way too much force Sasuke sucked on his tongue and bit his bottom lip. It was too fast. Too hot. Sasuke was too desperate. Neji pulled away again.

"This isn't right. You're going to regret this."
Sasuke's eyes went from pleading to cold.

"Fuck you. If you don't want this just say so. Don't make up some bull shit answer for it. Why would anyone want damaged goods? Is that it? I'm just too disgusting for you to want?"

Neji grabbed for his friend's hand but Sasuke was faster and slammed Neji's wrist into the headboard. Neji calmly dropped his hand and looked straight into the shattered eyes of the Uchiha heir.

"You know that isn't true. When this is all said and done, when we figure out a way to get out of here, when we've rescued Naruto and we're back in the village, I will be with you in any way you want."

Sasuke slumped back down on the bed and closed his eyes.

Neji had never felt so helpless. Sasuke was not dealing with all of this very well. He got the feeling that if not watched carefully the younger boy would be a danger to himself. The driving fire that had always been behind his eyes was gone and the shell that was left seemed hollow and broken. Neji had no choice. He had to get them away. The only problem was how. He propped himself up on one arm and stared down at Sasuke. If only Naruto was here. He was much better at this sort of thing.
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Naruto flinched at the sudden touch. For almost his entire life he was only touched by someone that was trying to hurt him. He was always being shoved into walls as he walked past a crowd, tripped, punched when he wasn't looking or in the case of Itachi, molested... that was his life... that was his perception of touch. Only Iruka and Sasuke had ever... shit. He had thought his name. Mina had brought his guard down. He glanced frantically at her face and she backed away slowly.
"You don't like being touched, hn? That's ok. I can't get the wristbands off this way anyhow. I don't know where Itachi managed to find these but they are a lot more powerful than the look. Hold out your hands and let me try something else."
Naruto was relieved to see that she hadn't gone back on her word about not listening to his thoughts. She had heard nothing. He held out his wrists and watched with fascination as a white swirl of visible chakra appeared in her hand. It crackled like lightening and it almost looked like Sasuke charging up Chidori. The biggest difference is that the room was completely silent. It was more than a little scary being so close to something he half expected to blow him apart and with Mina staring at him intently, he took a tiny step back. Her eyes narrowed and the swirl dissolved into thin air. She turned and walked over to the bathroom, opening up the door.
"I'm not so sure I should free you even if I can. If you're protecting Itachi, you're no friend of mine. Go get cleaned up, you look like hell."
Naruto felt his heart fall. She was exactly like her brother. He had been offered kindness from her for a few moments and then it was pulled away. Why had he let himself think she would help him? Why was he still putting his faith in what Itachi had made him believe. It all seemed so distant now. He looked at her and smiled sweetly. If his smile could melt the ice prince himself, maybe it could melt his sister, too.
"Don't be mad at me Mina. I swear it isn't Itachi I'm protecting. On my honor as the future Hokage I promise it doesn't have anything to do with him. Please just give me some time to sort things out."

Mina sighed. That smile of his had broken right through her anger.

"Are you always like this?" she asked, looking pained.

"Always." he smirked.
"Fine then, go get your shower. We'll talk when you aren't so smelly."

Naruto pretended to look hurt and then ran over to her like he was going to give her a big hug and get her filthy as well. Mina squealed, but didn't flinch. Much to his surprise she actually grabbed him when he got close and pulled him toward her. The hug was fast and tender but it left Naruto breathless.
"I'm sorry Naruto. I got angry when you looked scared and I know that's stupid. I just... It's just... people are always so afraid of me. You're not the only person who gets called a monster... or a murderer." Mina's voice was so soft that Naruto had to strain to catch that list bit. "I don't want you to be scared when you're around me. We're going to figure this all out together."
Naruto didn't completely understand what she meant, but he believed everything she said.
"Do you think you could fill me in on a few things after I'm presentable again? I just don't understand how Itachi could have had a sister and yet no one in the village knows. If you go back with me, they'll treat you like a queen. Everyone is desperate to get the clan revived."
"I'll explain it over dinner."

Naruto's eyes lit up.
"Ramen?????"
"If I have any."
Naruto smiled ear to ear. The hope that he had felt earlier was filling his mind with all kinds of crazy thoughts. As he walked into the bathroom he felt so much better. Mina had been right. Hope is hard to kill.

TBC
Unix004: That's actually a really good idea. I'll have to give it some more though, but I definitely think he could play into the story somewhere!
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