A/N: sorry for the late update. It's just our final week for our first sem. It really gives me headache! Anyway, here is chapter 6,Sorry for grammatical errors in the story, hope you enjoy reading.
Chapter 7- The wolf
Sasuke...
"You're…"
You might encounter one someday as well, on a moonlit night.
(Flashback) Sai's POV
It was night with a full moon, when granny found me and brought me home, for whatever reason, would anyone want to bring home a baby that obviously isn't human? My granny always took care of me, wiping my tears when I cry and felt helpless
"Don't think of yourself as abnormal. Live life for what it's worth."
Her smiles always cradle me to comfort. Her gentle eyes look to me as if I was her own grandson.
"Just try your best, just live life as normal people do."
And I did...
I did try my best to live normally but I always fail.
And I started drowning myself away to humans. Away to normal people.
(End of flashback)
-Is this guy trying his best to live normally? Even if he's...- The vamp's thought was broken when he met Sai's deathly gaze.
"I knew it all along. I knew it you are a…"
"No!" Sai cutted him, throwing a glare and fangs gets more visible than before.
"… Wolf." he still finished his sentence, returning the death glare he receives.
Sai's expression was mixed of fear, hurt and disgust of himself.
"No!" he insisted, punching the ground with his own fist, creating a huge crack in it.
Sasuke grab Naruto in a protective embrace jumping gracefully in a distance away from the destroyed ground.
"I didn't… I didn't… I DIDN'T DO THIS! I'm normal! I'm just a normal person!" he cried. He buried his whole body on the floor. He threw back his head and howled in a desperate 'no' into the empty darkness.
"Then Itachi will that happen every time Sai sees the moon?" the blonde flip the pages of the book he was holding, a book about vampires and wolves, a book about two creatures that has been mortal enemies since the old times, about the life cycle of these two creatures revolves and how the moon affects these creatures .
"Generally he should have some self control, since wolves are much more developed in terms of their senses but it's a known fact that wolves' powers are greatly affected by the moon. Just like the vampires although he shouldn't have any problem controlling the change during daily life. He couldn't help but transform from that sort of visual shock just now." Itachi placed more books on the table.
Naruto's coralline blue eyes saddened more. The deep blue sea in his eyes was drowning into loneliness thinking about his friend. He looks on the glass window and the full moon smiles to him.
-That's what the shades are for, I suppose-
"But Sasuke, why is he…" he stop, recalling what Sai had cried for. He could still hear the echo of Sai's pleading voice that he was human; that he was a normal person, though it was obvious that he wasn't.
"Don't bother with him again." Sasuke stated, giving a dark expression to them. He couldn't still picture the shocking scene they had encountered a moment ago, before that so-called wolf run away and disappear in their sights.
"We don't need to know who he is exactly." He added, facing Naruto and Itachi as he leaned against the wall behind him.
"It's the same with humans, for those who want to fuck themselves over, just let them."
It maybe sounds rude, but he wouldn't allow Naruto to be hurt by anyone, especially with a wolf, especially with the creature whom destiny had made to be their mortal enemy.
"There's no need for us to interfere." He declared.
The blonde's sadness didn't fade. Sai had become a good friend to him. He looked back to Sasuke who was staring at the tiled floor on his feet. He sees bothered and disturb. For sure he was in a deep thought about meeting a werewolf.
Sasuke didn't notice the gaze that was thrown upon him. His mind floats from the past. He closed his eyes. He might understand the feelings of that wolf, of how to be different among the rest. But the two of them are born this way. Their difference is that he already accepts the fact that he was a blood sucker, while Sai is still afraid of the truth.
The night passed like that. And the new day rises.
Sasuke glance to Naruto. Sai still not seems affected of what happened.
"Morning." Sai greeted gleefully to one of their classmates into another. He even greets Naruto.
"Morning." The blonde replied and tried to fake a smile.
He wants to confront Sai right now, but it must be in some private place where they could talk alone. The black haired guy was called over by some of their classmate.
Naruto look to Sai then to Sasuke, one wears a serious face, the other fake a mask of happiness. They are different people, different creatures, yet they are still his friends.
"Naru-chan? What do you need to tell me? And you even called me up to the roof just for this talk. Hey… how romantic."
"Isn't difficult for you?"Naru cutted him.
Sai was frozen. He swallowed hard and kept silence for a while.
"It's not like I'm blind to the attempts you're making and trying to cover up how you're actually feeling … but Sai…" Naruto started, feeling anxious about his words.
"…why are you so hung up about being normal?" he finished.
Sai look sideward, avoiding his gaze. Naruto knew that behind all those smiles, Sai is carrying a tremendous pain just like Sasuke.
"In order to appear normal, you keep pushing yourself, putting on all those smiles, doesn't it make you feel miserable doing that?"
Sai still remains in silence and move away; his expression becomes darker but then urges himself and met Naruto's blue eyes. The words made no sense to his ears, even if it brought the truth into words. What did it really mean? He doesn't know and would not want to know the answer.
"Naruto…" he begins, there was another silence engulfing them, the wind pass between them. And then suddenly, gave Naruto a smile.
"Sorry…"
Naruto waited and listens. There is a confusement built within a one word apology.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Sai finished and started to leave. He opened the door that creates a slight sound. The blonde chase after him on the stairs.
"Sai, I'm an idiot, so I'm not really one for logic."
Sai stop from walking. He's sure that the blond will keep on bugging him if he didn't get away with him.
"And that guy? What's his name again? Oh yeah! That vampire… he's scary, be careful! Don't get your blood sucked dry. Ah really scary." He didn't wait for any further comments or questions and continue his way downstairs.
"Wait!"
Naruto grab Sai's arm but the black haired guy brushes it off hardly and accidentally push the blonde.
His eyes widened, the world seems moving in a slow motion. Before his eyes, Naruto is going to fall…
Away from him.
The stairs.
Naruto's blue eyes.
The blonde's reaching hand.
He reaches out to hold the blonde's outstretched hand before he fall in the stirs.
"Shit." He mumbled angrily to himself.
he tried but he failed to reach Naruto's hand.
And from out of nowhere, a dark haired guy appears, catching Naruto in a protective and possessive hug. Sai was left dumbfounded; the two figures pass by him like a wind. He turns to look at them and was answered by a death glare.
"Wha-what was that? What a terrifying monster. Showing his demonic tricks in broad day. Ha-ha how horrible… you must be joking."
Sasuke just keep on listening, just looking at Sai with his constant death glare.
"Are you an idiot? Why did you deliberately show your demonic side for the world to see? Don't you care about how others might see you? Have you even thought about the trouble you might cause for others by doing this? What you just did will just end up in…please… just leave me alone, all right? I JUST WANT TO BE NORMAL! "
Sai look to Sasuke deeply. His memories keep on crossing his mind. The sadness. The judgments of people, the hurt he had been through. All those keep on coming back to his sense because of this Vampire in front of them. He remembers how the rattling of the door makes his granny knows he's there. Home, safe and with her arms.
-You're back, I was worried about you.-
-Because it's full moon tonight? I'm fine, don't worry about me granny.-
His conversations with his grandmother were always soothing and worth reminiscing. Those times are the treasures to him
-I keep on telling myself' live like a normal man would! But unknowingly, I'm getting more and more confused myself-
(Short flashback of Sai's childhood)
"Sai, normally, people wouldn't choose that! They would all choose this!" the girl showed him the big brown teddy bear he was hugging the whole time.
"Idiot! Boys should just go with robots!" one of his boy playmates insisted. HIs eyes saddened and look on the toy robot he was holding for almost ten minutes already.
-what is normal? What is abnormal?-
"That's naughty Sai! What type of child would climb onto the roof? Get down here!"
"No! I don't want to! You would force me to drink that onion juice thing! It stinks! I refuse! AND IT'S REALLY GEEKY TO DRINK SOMETHING LIKE THAT!" Sai's eyes welled with tears, climbing higher to the roof just to escape from his grandmother.
"I see sorry." His granny just said and he stops from getting away.
"Granny just can't help but be old-fashioned in her thinking. But being disliked by Sai… how upsetting…" his grandmother started crying silently, hiding to the young uchiha that it was only a fake crying just to convince him.
-I can't blame others for not liking me-
"I'll drink" he stated and started sobbing, taking the onion juice from the table and gulping it hardly. The liquid seems to burn all his nerves and his whole body seems to become weak.
"Good boy!"
-if others knew that I wasn't human, what would happen to me? I'd be harassed by others; I'd lose granny, the only one who has accepted me... And I would end up being abandoned and forgotten, just like what happened all those years long ago.-
"Hey Sai! Wanna go shopping after school?"
"Yeah!"
-the personality that most people like, the music that most people listen to, the friendships, arcades, I'll definitely be able to live on properly! I'll feel insecure if I'm not with the mainstream crowd. As long as I fit in with the mainstream, I think I'll…-
(End of Flashback)
"Look, we will not hurt you, you could still trust us. I'm your friend" the blonde insisted. But the wolf guy just run and left.
"I don't understand why" he murmured to himself but loud enough for Sasuke to hear. His eyes lowered and he wears this sad expression that the vamp guy didn't want to see.
"Naru, the only thing you can do is to support him and show him that you are trustworthy and show him that he really had you as his friend. For now, let give him space and time for him to think of things that only him could understand."
The blonde nodded in agreement however, his expression didn't change.
Sasuke sighs and pulled the blonde's arms.
"Why don't we go for a lunch then?" he invited.
Naruto was left speechless and surprise. It's the first time that this guy invited him. He smile hiddingly and appreciated Sasuke's effort to make him felt lighter.
-guess I have to take my own time. I know, Sai will talk to us when he is ready.-
A/n: I know this chapter talks more about Sai. But he really has a big part in Sasuke's life and Naruto's life. A third party maybe? Hehehe. So sorry for ending this chapter a little bit unclear. Even me don't know how, so please forgive me.. please R and R!