Ice Blue Eyes.
It isn't that love is blind… it's that love makes us act blindly. Introspective. Dark. 325 words
Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, SasuNaru would be as canon as YukiShuuichi from Gravitation. Or YukiTouya from CCS. Or SubaruSei from Tokyo Babylon. Oh, and it wasn't until much later until I realized that the title is the same as Misao's (from Rurouni Kenshin) character song about Aoshi. Original title was Sacrifice, but I decided it needed changing.
Warnings: As usual, unbeta-ed; Angst; 5 to 10-minute work; Naruto introspective and a bit vague. SHOUNEN-AI IMPLIED. No like, No read. But I guess it's ignorable… chalk it up to brotherly love or whatever if you wish.
A figure moved swiftly through the dark, and a flash of a blade blinded its prey.
I've… always hated this…
Blood sprayed across everything, and lifeless bodies fell heavily to the floor.
All the pain needlessly caused… all the unnecessary killing…
In the end, only one was left standing; and eerily bright eyes faded back into the shadows.
Once upon a time… I'd vowed to end all this.
The shadow moved, sped, jumped… set on his goal, his mission.
In what feels like a different lifetime, I dreamt of peace.
The shadow didn't even slow when able-bodied pursuers came. A few more flashes of sharp, well-aimed blades surrounded him, and then he was alone once more.
I dreamt of hope, of happiness.
Suddenly, the fleeting figure stopped, and finally stepped into the light. Blue eyes… cold, uncaring, glowing with a dangerous radiance.
And then… you left.
In a moment, another man… old, cowering, and begging for mercy; stepped forward and fell to his knees.
I've… sacrificed everything for you.
A sword was drawn and the glacial blue eyes draw nearer to the fearful grey.
My dreams, my goals, my innocence…
Without a moment of hesitation, the blade flashed.
My life.
Another soul joined oblivion, and another sin was irrefutably burned into his increasingly extensive rap sheet.
Even if it was you that sculpted me into this, I wonder…
The tall blond man turned deliberately for home.
If you saw me now, would you be surprised?
The blue eyes never once wavered; even as more unimportant persons came, armed and enraged.
Would you worry?
A few more effortless flashes of light, and every single one fell.
…Will you… care…?
The icy blue never wavered, and never thawed… and yet, a lone, tiny droplet of a tear ran slowly down one scarred cheek.
And when I find you…
And then, seemingly miraculously, a slow drizzle started and drowned the salty bead.
Will
you… come back to me?
I'm sorry, it's just that Naruto's unwavering "I'll get Sasuke back no matter what!" obsession was begging for this to be written. I honestly believe that he may even eventually give up/change his ideals about being his special kind of Shinobi (no needless killing and "I am only a tool" nonsense, etc, etc…), if it would mean bringing Sasuke back. I don't know if he's willing to give up being Hokage, but it's possible… I guess.
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