Hey guess what, I'm alive . . . really . . . . I'm not joking . . . . . . --'. I know I haven't updated in ages and I know I seem to say that a lot so I just want to say, I. AM. SO. SORRY. Well I felt like I hadn't wrote anything since forever, so I forced my self to copy ITD off of fanfic again since my USB decided to become all unformatted on me and I lost it :(. But I'm back and I hope you can still remember this story. Anyway enough of me talking I know you waited long enough for this chapter so I'll shut up :P.
And now, I present the latest instalment of ITD.
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Disclaimer: Well if I ever actually owned Naruto it would probably be crap and uninteresting so I'm happy I don't own it lol :P.
(A few days later)
Naruto went through his normal routine and went to 'Konoha Clinic' as he had for the last month almost.
As the newish automatic doors to the clinic opened Kakashi was sitting at the check in counter once again reading a different 'come come' book for once. "Hey Kakashi, when did ya get the new book?" he said as he walked over and lent on the counter.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow "I've had this one for ages I just prefer the other one more."
Naruto laughed a little before changing the subject "So have the test results come in yet?" he asked bouncing around a little. Naruto had only waited two days for the test result to come in but to him it felt like a year. (1)
"Well actually I did get a package addressed from Tsunade just before" he said puling a large yellow envelope out for under the counter.
"Well open it" Naruto wined impatiently.
Kakashi smirked, it was fun having this hyperactive boy around. He pulled the pile of papers out and started to flick through them slowly just to torture Naruto a little more.
"Kakashi just read the end prognosis" He said tying to read through the back of the last page unsuccessfully.
"Ok, ok no need to get antsy" he smirked under the mask.
Slowly, agonisingly slowly according to Naruto Kakashi turned to the last page. "So what dose it say?"
"Hmm" Kakashi sighed. "Mhmm" he sighed again.
"Ok that isn't funny" Naruto wined again. "Tell me if he's going to be released or not"
"Well it's not that simple, first we have to talk to his family, Itachi in other words, and then give him a week of supervised visits to different places around town and get him to interact with ordinary people. Then last but not least he has to make the choice to leave himself, if he doesn't want to go then he wont have to." Kakashi said putting the sheets down again.
"Yeah so is that a yes or a no?" Naruto asked still confused.
Kakashi smiled, I mean actually smiled a sincere smile "If everything goes well and he decides to leave then yes he will be out in a week or so."
"Oh .My .God. That's great news" Naruto yelled picking up the paper and trying to read it for him self.
"So do you want to be the one to tell him the good news?" Kakashi offered.
"Really?" he grinned.
"Yep"
"Hai" Naruto yelled already running down the hallway.
Kakashi smiled again before frowning at the though of trying to convince Itachi that Sasuke was stable and agree to the release.
(In Sasuke's Room)
Sasuke sat up when he noticed it was Naruto who came barging into his room unannounced and looked up at him with and eyebrow raised from his sitting position on the bed "What are you smiling like an idiot for?"
"Well I just got told some really good news" He said in a stupid sing song voice.
Sasuke rolled his eyes "And that would be?"
Naruto walked over to Sasuke and whispered into his ear "I got told that you are well enough to be realised in a week or so if everything goes smoothly" before standing up once again.
Sasuke looked up at Naruto a little shocked "Is that really what Tsunade said?" he asked a little sceptical.
Naruto nodded before falling onto the bed behind where Sasuke sat and stretched out "How grate will it be to finally be out of this place. I mean now we can hangout in a normal place" Naruto laughed.
Sasuke turned around to face Naruto before tilting his head to the side sightly "You would want to still hang with me a lot even after I leave this place?"
"Yeah of course, you're like my closest friend so of course I would still hang with you" he said before grabbing Sasuke's waist "You can't get rid of me that easily."
And that was how Kakashi found Naruto and Sasuke when he walked into the room "You two look cosy" he chuckled.
"Hn" was Sasuke's long answer.
"Anyway, Sasuke your brother will be coming today since I requested it to talk about your release."
"Great" he sighed.
"Come on Sasuke, you will properly be living with him soon so you can't keep hating him." Kakashi hated having to defend Itachi but it was quicker for Sasuke's release if he started to get along with Itachi, or at least tolerate him.
"Hn" was the reply to that.
Naruto sat up letting go of Sasuke "So when will Itachi be here?"
"I'm guessing soon because its not often I call him in unless it's something big. So Sasuke, here." Kakashi handed him his try for lunch. "Try to eat it all, it helps prove your stable now." He said before smiling and leaving the room.
"I guess I should go help Kakashi, Sakura will be here soon and it's had to explain why I'm always with you." Naruto joked.
"Just tell her you're my boyfriend" Sasuke smirked.
"Yeah . . . . right, she would probably kill me or something. I think she's more insane then all of the people here put together."
"Cant argue with you there" Sasuke commented as he remembered most of his encounters with the girl, most ended with him having to be sedated for a few hours, if not more.
As Naruto got up to leave Sasuke grabbed him and pulled him back down so his back was to Sasuke's chest, and Sasuke rested his head on Naruto's shoulder.
Naruto looked to Sasuke "You know these last few days you've been very clingy"
"Hmm. I like having you around" confessed Sasuke.
Naruto sighed a little "Yeah I know but I have to get back to helping Kakashi"
"Yeah I know" Sasuke reluctantly let go of Naruto.
Naruto stood up and smiled at Sasuke before giving a slight raise or his hand as a half assed wave before exiting the room.
Sasuke sat silently on his bed before turning to lie down on his front in the same spot Naruto had been only moments before inhaling his sent. 'Naruto look what you do to me. Guh, my heads been all wired since the kiss'. Sasuke decided he should get some rest before Itachi come because he didn't want to look half dead when he arrived.
(At The Check In Counter)
Naruto walked up to the counter and saw Sakura trying to convince Kakashi to let here see Sasuke.
Kakashi just tuned her out and continued to work on some papers.
Naruto sighed then walked up to the counter "Hey Kakashi what you doing?"
Kakashi raised an eyebrow "The release forms"
"Still?"
"Yeah, its a big deal to let someone out of here so there's a lot of stuff to read and fill out" he put the sheet down for a minute. "Hey Naruto, Tsunade-sama asked to see you. She's in the office room upstairs"
"Um ok" He said running to the stairwell.
(Up Stairs)
Naruto quickly walked down the hall to the last door and quietly knocked on it. He hoped Tsunade hadn't found out about him not actually doing a report on this place.
"Come in" said a slightly annoyed voice.
Naruto pushed the door open to see the blonde haired lady from yesterday flicking through some papers 'Everyone seems to be working a lot lately, even Kakashi'.
The lady lifted her head and saw Naruto "Ah Naruto-san please take a seat"
Naruto swallowed a little before walking over and sitting down in one of the big black leather seats "Um . . . . y-you wanted to see me?"
"Yes, I'm guessing you know about Uchiha having a likely release" She said looking at him, pushing the stack of papers to the side.
"Yeah I was told this morning, then I told Sasuke"
"Ah that's good, it saves me from having to do that later. Well anyway I wanted to ask if you would accompany Uchiha on the little trips him and a staff member have to go on. There nothing major, just little trips to a shop, having him buy something, eat in a restaurant, take a bus somewhere, that sort of thing?"
"Oh yeah of course I don't mind" Naruto smiled feeling relived 'Lucky, I thought it was going to be bad news' he laughed to himself.
"Good, now that that's clear you can go. Oh and the first trip should be tomorrow. If you want you can ask him if there's somewhere he would like to go."
"Ok" Naruto said closing the door behind him, almost skipping down the hallway until he stumbled down the first few steps.
(At The Front Counter Again)
Kakashi looked up when he heard the automatic doors open to reveal Itachi looking more then a little pissed "Itachi" was Kakashi's lazy greeting.
"This better be important or it's your job" Itachi grumbled walking over to Kakashi.
"Yes it is trust me" The silver haired man said bending down to grab some more papers out from a cupboard "Here are some forms I need you to sign"
"You could have sent me the forms rather then calling me in from work" Itachi said snatching the sheets from Kakashi's hands. After a few seconds he slowly put the forms down and looked at Kakashi sceptically "These are release forms?"
"Yes, Sasuke has been having tests done lately and he's passed them all so far so we think he's well enough to leave here, even if it's only for a trial period, and see how he goes"
"No!" Itachi snapped glaring at the older man.
"Itachi, he's well enough to leave here" Kakashi said sternly.
"I don't care I said no. not until he's one hundred percent well enough"
"Itachi, you know as well as I do, no one in here can be 'one hundred percent'" he mimicked in Itachi's voice "Perfect until they can leave here. This place can drive people crazy. The need to get out of here before then can be the way they where before they came here."
Itachi still continued to glare "So he's fine then. He doesn't attack people anymore, he's eating fine, he's being social and all of that"
Kakashi sighed. He new Itachi was going to be a hard one to convince "No, he's not perfect but he is substantially better, and as for him eating, yes Sasuke's been eating well for a while now."
"Kakashi I said no"
"And I say he's fine"
This conversation was going to last a while.
(In Sasuke's Room)
Naruto walked in and sat down next to Sasuke and shook his shoulder a little "He sleepy wake up Itachi's here"
That made Sasuke sit up "Huh? Where?" he asked a little disorientated from sitting up to fast.
Naruto laughed "Not in the room. He's outside talking, well more like arguing, with Kakashi."
"Oh" Sasuke yawned and rubbed his eyes tiredly.
"Oh yeah" Naruto said jumping up remembering why he had woke Sasuke up in the first place for "Tsunade asked me to ask you if there was anywhere you wanted to go tomorrow on you outing?"
"Are you coming too?" he asked yawning again.
"Yeah I am . . . wait did you ask her if I could come?"
"Yep" Sasuke smirked
"What if I had plans for tomorrow?"
"You said I was your friend so I guessed you would change any plans" he continued to smirk.
"Your evil" Naruto wined before launching him self at Sasuke and tackling him down onto the bed on top of him. "So anyplace you want to go?"
"Yeah" Sasuke said quietly, blushing slightly from there position on the bed.
"And where would that be?" Naruto, completely oblivious to there position.
"I want to go see my parents" he said almost too quietly to hear. He then closed his eyes and hugged Naruto.
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(1) I couldn't resist writing that. I know it's only been 2 or so days since the last chapter but it feels like its been about a year since I last posted so I wanted Naruto to feel that too lol :P.
Hey well I hoped it was worth the wait, I don't think it was but I tried to be a little more descriptive at least. My spelling was probably worse then normal too since Microsoft word doesn't work for me at the moment grumbles anyway plz review and tell me your opinion. Also I'll try to update more quickly since I got my very own laptop now YAY!