Chapter 3 - The Endless Night

Naruto was still trying to sort out his thoughts as Sasuke made it to the bed. Naruto glanced down at the floor where
Sasuke was a few minutes ago, only to find him gone. He glanced over at the bed and saw a pale hand grasp the edge of
the flannel. He just stared at it for a few minutes, and then was shocked to see the hand disappear again over the far
end of the bed. He then again heard the coughing, only this time it was more violent than before, if that was possible.
He rushed around to the side of the bed, and found Sasuke again on the hard tile floor by his bed, still coughing.
And that's when Naruto made up his mind. It was now or never, right? He remembered how Sasuke had "died" saving
him years ago, and here he was again, helpless. And it was all Naruto's fault. He had booted his own teammate out the
door just because he didn't get an explanation! Well, he was pretty clueless most of the time, but Naruto knew when it
was time to play, and when it was time to get serious. And now, he decided, was definitely the right time to be serious.

Naruto gently picked up Sasuke's shaking body and laid him on the flannel bed again. He covered Sasuke up well and
then went into Sasuke's kitchen to see if he had any medicine. And....he didn't. And Naruto was definitely not leaving
his delirious teammate so he could get a bottle of medicine at his house. Naruto's house was clear out on the other side
of the village. So all Naruto could do was bring Sasuke to Kakashi-sensei when it got light. Of course, Naruto knew
Kakashi would be late...again. Well, he told himself, some things never change. But I at least hope that old fart can get
there on time. Sasuke's really sick! Naruto switched off Sasuke's alarm clock, which was set to go off at 6, because
he knew he would be up the whole night watching his teammate. He also switched the fan off and closed the window.
He then felt Sasuke's forehead with his hand. It was hot, very hot. Way beyond the limits of the average cold.

When Naruto removed his hand from the other 16-year-old's forehead, his palm was damp with sweat. He took a closer
look at his partner, and found that Sasuke was sweating like there was no tomorrow. The demon in Naruto usually
healed Naruto's wounds and sicknesses before the boy had time to feel the full symptoms. But Sasuke didn't have any
healing demon inside him. So Naruto would just have to watch his friend till morning, at which point he would take him
to Kakashi-sensei. Naruto dragged the chair with Sasuke's clothes on it, removed the clothes and placed them on the
bedside table, and sat down to watch and wait. All through the night Sasuke fretted and was delirious. He was so
delirious, when he was awake, which were for short periods on and off during the long night, he couldn't recognize
the shinobi sitting near his bed, anxious and worrying. When he was asleep though, his breathing was so shallow and
gasping, that it scared Naruto. As the dawn light peeked through the trees surrounding Sasuke's house, it found two
boys, one awake and frightened for his teammate, the other delirious and weak. Naruto looked up, saw the light, and
knew it was time to go. He gently lifted up his teammate again, wrapped him in his sheets, opened the window, and
jumped out. He was going to the designated training grounds where Kakashi had told them to meet him next morning. He
would ask Kakashi what to do with his friend. And so, he and the still delirious Sasuke left for the training grounds.

WILL KAKASHI LET THE TEAM DOWN AS ALWAYS AND LET SASUKE GET SICKER? OR WILL HE BE EARLY THIS
TIME? READ MY NEXT CHAPTER! YOU KNOW, I THINK I'LL MAKE YOU WAIT UNTIL I GET MORE COMMENTS!
I WON'T WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER UNTIL I GET ONE COMMENT! I'LL DO THAT FOR ALL MY CHAPTERS, SO
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