Destiny's Bonds
It was the beginning of a long, nerve-racking time, as the fox would discover soon. Even after more than three days of waiting, the door behind him had remained closed. It was cold, icy, and his stomach growled. But he did not want to move away until he knew the name of the boy who rescued him.
He sighed slightly annoyed, dropping his head against the wooden door. What was he doing in there? It was dead quiet, almost as if the house was completely empty.
The fox demon jumped on his feet, when it dawned at him. That could not-
He frantically rushed around the hut, pulling aside the cover of the small window he had completely forgotten.
"That asshole!" the demon burst out. The house was empty. Where had the black-haired gone?
A hard sneeze shook Sasuke as he bent once more to fill the second pitcher of water. Did he get sick? He really could not use that now; he already had enough to do to keep that damned fox off.
Yes, he knew that Naruto was a demon, but that was not why he wanted him to stay away.
He just did not want to be responsible for his death.
Silently he lingered in the memories of his clan for a moment, saw the carnage in his mind's eye and shook himself. No, never again.
Slowly, Sasuke walked back the steep, snowy path to his hut. Was the fox still sitting there? Why was he being so pushy? He must have noticed that he wanted to get rid of him. Either he was stupid or he was naive.
"HEY!", The Uchiha suddenly tore from his thoughts, while the unexpected fright staggered him, the two water jugs in his hands dangerously wavering.
With that the question had probably settled, whether the demon had disappeared in the meantime.
"Whoa! Be careful with those things! ", The blond wailed punitive when one of the pitchers almost hit him on the head. Out of reflex, he reached into the path of the black-haired, saving him from a hard fall.
"Phew, lucky you ... but hey, I don’t think it's right that you just ran away secretly!"
Pouting, he crossed his arms over his chest while Sasuke straightened up slowly.
"I told you to get out of my sight!" Sasuke hissed at him.
"No need to bitch like that. After all, I'm not deaf. "
"Apparently you are, if you follow me anyway! Get lost and leave me alone! "
Irritated, the black-haired turned away, stomping down the icy mountain path back towards the hut.
"Whoaah, why are you such a bitch!? I just wanted to say thank you, dumbass! "
For a moment the Uchiha paused. Thanks? Dumbass?! Uncertainty crept up inside him. He did not know it. The feeling that the demon caused inside him with these words.
"I..."
He wanted to reply, but the words stuck in his throat as he caught himself in that moment of weakness.
"I do not need your thanks, so leave me alone!"
Confused, the fox demon looked after him. What was that all about? Sasuke had hesitated, and the longer the blonde thought about it, the more obvious it seemed to him that the black-haired did not really want to be alone. Who was happy to be alone anyway? But why did he resist his own feelings?
"Wait!" Naruto shouted after him, catching up to him.
"At least tell me your name, and then I'll go."
Smiling, the blond looked at him, not bothered that Sasuke could not see it.
The black-haired, however, raised an eyebrow sceptically. He should tell him his name and then he would go? A strange feeling came over him.
"If I tell it, you'll go?" He asked suspiciously.
"Yeah, I promise."
A few moments of silence, before the Uchiha answered.
"Sasuke."
"Hu?"
"My name is Sasuke. Now you know my name, so go. "
A broad grin lay on the fox's face.
"Sasuke, okay."
He had what he wanted. A name was something meaningful in his eyes, and the fact that the black-haired boy had told him his own pleased the demon in a childishly naive way. Well, if you looked at it closely, he still was a child, as well as the human boy beside him.
At thirteen, he could afford to be naive.
Still grinning, he grabbed one of the water jugs, balancing it carefully beside Sasuke, whose lips were pressed into a thin line.
"What are you doing? You said you would go! "
"Ah yeah, I am going, back to the house with you ~"
The blond smiled triumphantly. He had really arranged the words properly.
Sasuke, on the other hand, did not seem to be happy about this. He had been fooled. The blond had deliberately cheated him. That would not happen again.
"Tch ....", he hissed, turning away from Naruto and continuing on his way.
Naruto followed cheerfully, grinning happily, watching as Sasuke and his water pitcher climbed elegantly through the window into the house. It was really amazing how well the blind boy moved.
Filled with euphoria, he wanted to do the same, but he smashed his head against the thick wooden plate, which now locked the window again. Perplexed, he stared at the dark wood, completely ignoring the dull throbbing pain in his forehead.
"EHHHHHHHHHH!", Naruto yelled. What why-?
"Sasukeee ... you cannot do that ...", he wailed, staring insulted at the wooden board. What was that? He had not done anything wrong, even helped him. Why did the guy lock him out anyway?
"Come on Sasuke, let me in ...", begged the fox, remained in place and waited.
Sasuke sighed in exasperation when the fox's moaning did not stop, even after minutes. The demon really set his teeth on edge. What did he want from him? Not a single fox demon came close to his clan. Not since that incident. Was Naruto really stupid? The thought no longer seemed so outlandish, because even after more than an hour the blondes nagging did not stop.
Whatever it was, he would not let him near him. Demon or not, he would prevent it, the binding of their destinies.