24CHAPTER 3 – Rude Awakening
He opened his eyes slowly but all he could see was darkness. 'Wha..where am I?' was all that came to mind. A groan escaped his lips as he tried to sit up. He was aching all over and he had a headache to top it all off. Glancing around as his eyes adjusted to the lack of light he still couldn't see anything. Now sitting up all the way he let out a sigh and swept over the room again, this time finding something. There on what he assumed was the other side of the room, appeared two glowing blood red pools surrounding slits of black so dark that a moonless night pales in comparison. He froze and stared back at the unblinking eyes. Time seemed to stop and it felt like an eternity before a voice broke the silence.
"Ne, Sasuke I see your awake." His head whipped around to look for the person belonging to the voice. A little off to his right stood a dark silhouette.
"No need to panic. Naruto won't come after you now…or, that is as long as you don't try to escape." That voice was too calm, almost laid back and at a time like this.
"Who? Wha-?"
"Now Sasuke it's only been a week or so. Have you really already forgotten your senesi?" The dark figure moved past the side of the bed and to another wall, a hand reaching out and spreading opens the thick curtains. Outside the now revealed window shone the full moon, its light now cascading into the room and filling the small space it was allowed. The floor covered in moon light and shadows caught his attention. 'They looked like..' he became a bit paler 'Those were bars.' And as far as he knew there were no bars on the hospital windows so where were the holding him? Looking back at his 'ex-sensei?' he noticed that U like arch of his eye signaling he was smiling.
Sasuke sneered, "What are you so happy about!" he snapped, he couldn't believe he was already back here! He was supposed to be in sound by now!
"Just nice to see you both back here. And to see you awake, I was starting to think Naruto went a little too hard on you, what with you being out for two days and all." Sasuke winced at even the slight mention of what Naruto'd done to him. Seeing this Kakashi raised an eyebrow.
"What exactly happen-" he was interrupted as Sasuke nearly shouted "I've been unconscious for how long!" it was more of a demand then a question. Sighing Kakashi answered him.
"Two days, now how about telling me what happened when Naruto caught up to you." This wasn't a question either and Sasuke mearly turned away from him, finding the wall his bed was pressed against far more interesting at the moment. Letting out another sigh Kakashi decided he'd might as well get it over with, after all it wasn't like Sasuke was really going to answer his question anyway.
"I guess you don't really have to answer. I do have a pretty good idea of what happened anyway." At that he saw Sasuke stiffen but he continued none the less.
"While the med-nin were checking you over they found evidence of -" he was cut off as Sasuke sent a shard glared at him and hiss out his distaste in the subject. Rolling his eyes… eye, he looked back over at Sasuke and finished his sentence, he had to make sure that this wasn't what the others thought but so far he wasn't liking the looks of it.
"Evidence that you had been raped." There was a pause as Sasuke turned away again.
"Sasuke. Did Naruto do it? Was he the one that-" a blazing sharingan enhanced glare turned his way.
"That what!? Raped me? What the hell do you think! That it was just a result from the fight or some kind of chakra damage! Yes he raped me, happy now." was the hissed almost yelled reply. All was quiet for a while until Kakashi continued once again.
"Actually there was some chakra damage too. But more to your chakra pathways then your body, in fact it seems to have had the opposite effect on your body."
"The hell are you saying. It healed me?" he could hear the sneer as Sasuke spoke.
"Yes, in fact it did. But at a cost, it appears to have seared all of you chakra pathways. So until your completely healed you prohibited from using any chakra."
"You think I'm stupid enough to fall for that? You just don't want me to try to escape." Sasuke scoffingly voiced.
"No I don't think you're that stupid but if you insist on trying I'm afraid I'll have to reconsider that thought."
"Is that a threat!" the raven haired boy growled out.
"No, it's more like a warning. In fact if you don't deactivate you sharingan soon you'll get my reasoning I'm sure." His somewhat-ex-pupil just continued to glare. And as he sighed he noticed that he was doing that quite a lot lately, but considering the situation he thought he had license to do so as much as he saw fit.
"Besides you're on a full scale lock down for now and have your own personal ANBU guard too, not to mention Naruto, he's barely moved since he settled into that crouch." This time Sasuke let out a slightly huffed sigh as he glared at the wall ahead of him, his eyes fading back to their original color.
"So where am I anyway?" Kakashi's eye arched up again as he answered.
"In your own personal cell, of course!" Sasuke's brow twitch at how his former sensei seem so upbeat all of a sudden.
"That's not what I meant! I can tell that much already."
"Oh in that case, then you're in a special secluded part of the hospital, much like we had you in after I first sealed that curse mark of yours." He watch as the young Uchiha's hand lifted, seemingly of its own accord, to be placed over the tattoo like marking, his eyes blank as if he spaced out.
"Except this time your underground. This part of the hospital was made specifically for enemy-nin should we need to heal them enough for interrogation. It also doubles as a holding cell."
Sasuke snorted, rolling his eyes before glancing back over at the still feral Naruto then back at the silver haired man standing before him. He couldn't help but wonder if they had re-sealed his curse mark while he'd been out. Just then as if his mind was being reading he was answered.
"We haven't gotten they the chance yet. Tsunade-sama is still working on finding a stronger seal, since your 'willpower' doesn't seem to be enough to contain it. Which reminds me, Tsunade-sama assigned that mission to me since she has more pressing matters to attend to."
Looking up almost thoughtfully at the ceiling he murmured a "now when did she tell me to do that?" shrugging he turned toward the door and gave a quick double-knock before turning half way toward him and saying "It seems I should be leaving. It is late after all and I still have to report your awakening. But don't worry I'm sure Naruto will be great company now that's he calmed down, and even he's quite now too!"
Eyebrow twitching once again in annoyance he was about to spit some smart-assed remark back at the man before the door slid silently open and revealed two ANBU, one standing guard by his door and the other holding it open.
"Ja!" was the last thing from Kakashi as he gave a salute-like wave his uncovered eye turning up once again, the door sliding right back shut, in a fluid motion the almost didn't even make sense for a door. Turning quickly back forward he glared once again at the poor wall in front of him. The inner workings of his mind going through all his options and only showing the negatives. 'He really hadn't expected it to be the truth when Kakashi had mentioned the ANBU, how in the seven hells was he supposed to escape now.'
The shifting of cloth and the light screech of a chair instantly catching his attention as his head whipped in the direction of the noise, his body stiffened as his eyes laid on Naruto. 'How could he have forgotten he was there!?' Naruto shifting again broke his train of thought. Completely frozen he stared as Naruto shifted out of his predator like crouch and into a more comfortable lounge. Naruto's scarlet eyes never leaving him, continued to stare, for what seemed like an eternity.
Then slowly those terrifying eyes closed and his breathing evened out. '…was he..had Naruto fallen asleep?' this could be the best chance he got and if he'd heard Kakashi right then the blond had been awake for at least two days strait. Deciding hastily he ripped the sheets from his legs and swung them over the edge, he was somewhat startled by the sound of a grunt and swiftly looked up from the floor only to see one half lidded red iris starring back at him.
'Damn then he hadn't been asleep after all! It was stupid to think otherwise… that moron was probably just waiting for a reason to pin him to the bed and-! ' he cut himself off shuddering from the idea. Raising his eyes from the floor, he hadn't even realized he'd turned them back to, he glared at his so called 'friend'. Sweeping his legs back up on the bed and throwing the covers back over himself; he crossed his arms over his chest and began to brood over how hopeless it all seemed now.
Closing his eyes his face was still contorted into a scowl as he seemed to be trying to crumble the ceiling with his glare, eyelids be damned! The other occupant of the room settles down into a more relaxed state and proceeds to return to the sleep he previously sought, however light it may be.