154Chapter 30
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Naruto or any of it's characters. Kishimoto Masashi does. I do not make any type of profit from writing this fanfiction. This is strictly for my and my readers' pleasure. The Japanese language used in this fanfiction is translated by Google.
CLAIMER: I OWN Yami Uchiha. Do NOT steal.
RATED: R and is subject to change.
WARNING: This is going to be an YAOI/MALE+MALE story.
BETA READER: None; so there will be errors that I miss.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The scenarios involved in this fanfiction are fictional. The main character may also strike readers as a Mary/Gary Sue. If this fact bothers you, turn back now. Construction criticism is welcomed. No flames.
A/N: I also have this story posted on my Mibba account titled Kumo no Su De.
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
Hand Signing
A/N: I researched coma patients and it said that they do not gain consciousness all in one go, that it is subtle in the increase amount that they are awake. But alas, Yami shall do what Yami wants...okay, Yami shall do what I want. Enjoy! Oh! Thank you! Thank you for all the support! You all know who you are, Reviewers.
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Ringing?
An annoying ringing sounded through Yami's ear canals, making his face scrunch up. He tried to open his eyes, but found the effort too tiring. Was he naked? Yami's silent scoff had the white sheet covering half of his face flutter. Of course he would notice that first thing. His finger twitched, that movement being somewhat less difficult than opening his eyes.
"…mi? Can….ar me?"
Words?
Words broken up by the ringing in his ears had Yami exhale. He could feel warmth covering both of his hands. He was not sure if it was his lack of energy or those sources of warmth that prevented him from lifting his hands to rub his face. His finger twitched again. Was someone cupping his face?
"Ya…ope….ur…ey…" A muffled voice spoke gibberish to Yami, who at that moment could care less about the gibberish and more on the fact that he was indeed not alone.
Not alone…wherever he was. If only he could open his eyes. Light flooded Yami's eyes as he managed to blink. What the hell? Are they trying to blind him? Another silent groan left the ravenette's lips, his head tilting to the side. The ringing in his ears was fading, but was quickly being replaced by a pounding inside his skull.
"….the lights." The voice that spoke earlier, Yami assumed that it belonged to the same person, ordered and the blinding white from the other side of Yami's eyelids went dark.
He attempted to open his eyes a little more cautiously and succeeded. The ravenette blinked a few times to rid the blurriness away. A shift of movement to his left caught Yami's attention and his eyes settled on the tall figure, one of the signs of warmth.
'Kakashi.' Yami closed his eyes, allowing himself to relax. 'This feels like a bad case of déjà vu, but instead of waking up to an old couple, I'm waking up to Kakashi.'
"Itoko?" This voice spoke from Yami's right side, taking the ravenette's attention from the tall figure to the other, much shorter one opposite.
Yami blinked.
'Sasuke?' At the thought of his cousin, Yami went to sit up quickly, but was pushed back down by gentle hands. Those hands had kept Yami's sheet, the only thing covering him, from falling down.
"Stay laying down, Yami." The figure on his left spoke in a light tone, but Yami could hear the relief in their voice.
Gaining enough strength in his arms, Yami grabbed hold of his cousin's shirt and practically pulled him onto his lap. Some type of embarrassed squeal left the younger Uchiha as the older ravenette began to lift various parts of the younger one's shirt in a search of something.
"Ya—Yami, calm down. Sasuke is okay. Orochimaru didn't mark him. You protected him." It was Kakashi who spoke, his arms coming around the older ravenette in an attempt to calm him down.
Yami's hurried movements had awoken Naruto and Sakura who had been passed out on makeshift cots near the foot of Yami's hospital bed. Yami now had to deal with the weight of the blonde and pinkette pushing Sasuke out of the way to get a clear look at him.
"Sensei, you're awake!" Naruto said loudly, unable to contain his excitement.
"Yami-sensei! I was so worried!" Sakura cried out just as loud.
A hand slapped over both genin's faces and gave the two a shove backwards to reveal an irritated Sasuke.
"Give him room to breathe." Sasuke growled under his breath at his two teammates.
Both had the nerve to blush with embarrassment, realizing they had been quite loud. Yami, now back to being completely down as he was pressed into the mattress when Naruto and Sakura had leaped up on the bed, gave a silent chuckle at the three. That chuckle turned into another wince from the pounding headache.
"Are you in pain, Yami/Itoko/Sensei/Yami-sensei?"
Yami blinked and could not stop the bout of silent laughter from all four of them speaking the same words at the same time. Feeling that his left hand was caught up in the grasp of another, Yami lifted his right hand up for the four to see.
Sore throat. Water? Yami signed, already feeling a bout of sleepiness settling over him.
What time was it? It was dark in the room from the lights being turned off, but a soft glow peeked through the blinds covering the windows. A hand cupped the back of Yami's neck, slowly raising the ravenette's head at a safe angle to swallow the water Naruto had fetched. Everyone averted their gaze away from Yami, being courteous not to look at his face (Sasuke having to grab his blonde teammate in a loose choke-hold when Naruto tried to sneak a peek) as he took small sips until the glass was empty.
How long? Yami signed, referring to how long he was unconscious.
He felt fingers tighten their grip around his left hand so he looked over to see Kakashi staring intently at him.
"The finals for the Chunin exam are tomorrow." Kakashi stated, clearing his voice when it seemed to crack.
Yami's heavy eyelids shot opened in pure disbelief. He was out for an entire month? But…. Despite what Tsunade had told Sakura about Yami waking within an hour of taking the antidote, Yami had remained in a coma, his body struggling to repair the damage Orochimaru's poison had caused.
What about training? How were the prelims? What happened to—
"Whoa, calm down, Sensei. You don't have to worry about us; the three of us will definitely pass the final round." Naruto interrupted, grinning widely.
Yami's brows rose high.
"Hn. We all passed the prelims. It was easy." Sasuke answered, his lips forming a smirk.
"And you don't have to worry about our training. Kakashi-sensei trained Sasuke some, an old perverted guy with a big scroll trained Naruto and Yugao-san—*shiver*—tort…trained me." Sakura spoke, paling slightly at the mention of the purple haired ANBU that was dating Hayate Gekko.
A tired sigh escape Yami, his body's way of telling him to rest. Kakashi grabbed Naruto and Sasuke by the back of their outfits and lifted them up off of the bed. When their feet touched the tiled floor, the silver haired man let go.
"Yami needs to rest so you three should go on home for once and get a proper night's rest. You cannot show up to the finals tomorrow worn out." Kakashi told the three genin.
Three mouths opened simultaneously, but they were shot down by Kakashi raising a hand to silence them. That same hand pointed to a now dozing Yami. Sighing in resignation, Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura trudged out of the room on the promise that Kakashi would keep a close eye on the older Uchiha. That was one promise Kakashi had no problem keeping as he stretched out on the bed beside Yami and proceeded to fall asleep as well, his arms locking around the ravenette's waist and tugging him close.