Author's Notes: Okies here is the first chapter of my newest SasuNaru story! In this story the POV changes between Naruto and Sasuke so yeah. That's how I'm breaking the chapters up! Hope you like the first chapter! Plz review!
BTW, I don't own Naruto! Masashi Kishimoto does! He's such a genius!!
Naruto and Sasuke were always close. Sometimes close enough that the strongest blade couldn't cut their bond. But sometimes it was the total opposite. Sasuke and Naruto were always fighting over who's better or who's stronger than who. Only they never really realized that they were the only ones who could be considered as brothers. Sasuke seemed to realize this strong bond between him and Naruto one day. It made him think that he needed to disconnect that bond, making him stronger in his quest for power.
Sasuke had fought Naruto and had won to walk away. Two years later, he came back. He realized that his bond with Naruto was something that you couldn't just buy straight off the market. But it was a bond that would always be there no matter where he was or what he did. Sasuke returned only to find Naruto stronger as well. He found that he may have loved Naruto more than his own life. He did not kill Naruto only because of this reason. No love in this world could mean no life. He always told himself that. No love, no life.
But one night after Sasuke's return, he decided he would admit his feelings towards Naruto. He knew Naruto couldn't think the same way but he had to tell him a least something.
Sasuke POVSasuke walked up to Naruto's apartment complex expecting the worst. He had no idea how Naruto would react. He ran different possibilities through his head of what Naruto would say.
"I'm sorry Sasuke, I'm just not that way." Or, "Oh gee Sasuke, I just don't know about that!"
With that time gone for him to ponder any further, he reached Naruto's apartment door. He sighed and knocked waiting for his dream face to emerge from the door. A few moments after Sasuke knocked, the door swung open to reveal the hyperactive blonde that he so loved.
"Sasuke? What are you doing here?" Naruto's voice held pure curiosity within it. The raven-haired teen just blinked and came up with something as best he could.
"Well…" Sasuke started. "I was just… wanting to talk to you Naruto…"
Sasuke looked at Naruto cooly but was spazzing in his mind.
The blonde looked at Sasuke for a moment not knowing what he could possibly want.
"Okay… Well?" Naruto asked waiting for Sasuke to start the conversation.
Sasuke sighed a bit and said, "Could we talk inside?"
Naruto nodded and moved to the side to let him in. Sasuke walked through his door a little cautiously to find a semi-messy apartment. Figures with Naruto. A few moments after Sasuke entered, he heard the door close lightly. Naruto walked past Sasuke and sat down on his couch saying, "Are you gonna stand? Or sit?"
"Oh… uh…." Before Sasuke decided to finish that statement with words, he finished it with actions. He went over and sat on the other side of the blonde.
"Okay… Naruto I just wanted to…confess something to you…."
Sasuke paused for a long moment. Naruto, with the little patience he had, waved his hand in a forward motion.
"Continue…" Naruto said with a little strain in his voice.
'Well…" Sasuke swallowed hard as he continued. "Everything we've been through, it's made me think… I think that…. I…"
Before sasuke could finish his sentence, the phone rang loudly. Well, loudly for Sasuke anyway. It was right next to him. Naruto and Sasuke both looked at each other for a second before the blonde teen got up and went over to the phone.
Naruto picked up the phone and interrupted another annoying ring with the press of the 'TALK' button, and put it up to his ear.
"Hello…?"
Sasuke starred up at his admiration that was so close to him. Sasuke had to stop himself from jumping the loveable blonde. He was a proud Uchiha, no way would he jump someone out of the blue. No matter how sexy and irresistible they looked to him.
After listening to whoever it was on the other line finish their sentence, Naruto continued.
"Yeah, he's over here…… I'll get back to you on that….. Okay…. Bye"
Naruto pressed another button on the phone to turn it off and he hung it back up on the charger. Naruto walked back over to his spot on the couch and sat back down. Sasuke starred at him waiting for him to announce who that was he just spoke to. Yet, nothing came out of the blonde's mouth except for a yawn.
"So you think that you…. What?"
Sasuke looked down and replied, "I can't tell you Naruto, it's too hard…"
The pale boy stood up and began for the door. Naruto got up and blocked him from getting to the door.
"No… Just wait a minute Sasuke! You're gonna kill me if you leave me hanging!"
Sasuke just sighed once again and looked Naruto in the eyes. Naruto's deep blue eyes seemed to go on forever as Sasuke looked into them.
"Well? You gonna finish? Or not? I'm starving…"
Sasuke wanted to confess, but he couldn't form the words. He knew if he tried to make the words come out, he would slur them, making them impossible to understand. Then he'd have to repeat them again and again until Naruto finally understood what he was saying. He wouldn't try to say it.
"I can't Naruto…. It's too hard. I just can't…"
Naruto looked at him with curiosity in his eyes. He seemed really interested now.
"What is it Sasuke? You come here to say something, but you don't even say it? Do you hate me? Do you regret running away? Are you going to kill me?"
Naruto seemed as if he could go on forever. He took a small pause and Sasuke took advantage of that pause to say what he was having the worst trouble with.
"Dammit Naruto! I love you! I want you! I'm sorry for everything and I can't stand to be without you!"
Sasuke stopped for a minute to see that the shorter boy was wide-eyed and almost mouth agape. Sasuke had a blank expression. He had said what was kept from Naruto for long enough to make the Uchiha go crazy. Sasuke came back to reality and ran past Naruto, opening the door, and running away.
"Sorry Naruto…."
As far as Sasuke knew, Naruto still stood in his spot, not moving, not caring.
The Uchiha ran all the way to his apartment. He knew this was going to be the first place Naruto would look for him. He didn't want that. How could he face the blonde now that he knew about his feelings? Sasuke continued on at a slower pace than running. The moon was high in the night sky making Sasuke's pale skin look almost tan.
Sasuke kept going until he reached the training grounds in the Konoha forest. He decided to stay out here for the rest of his life.
No telling what Naruto will say now… Sasuke thought to himself.
I just have to stay here until he forgets about me or I die… I'm NOT going back home…
With that being mentally decided, the brunette sat down against a tree. He looked up at the sky and noticed he could see the stars quite well from here. He mentally smacked himself over and over again for just blurting out his entire feelings for Naruto.
After his session of mental beating, the chirping crickets were lullaby enough for Sasuke to quietly doze off.
"Come on guys! He couldn't have gone too far!"
A somewhat distant voice woke Sasuke from his peaceful sleep. It took the Uchiha a moment to remember what had happened last night.
That's right…I blurted out my feelings to Naruto then ran away.
"Sasuke! Where are you?!"
A familiar female's voice shook Sasuke from his thoughts. He'd recognize that voice anywhere. He peaked around the tree to see a worried Sakura Haruno looking around.
Maybe I should go out there… She looks like she's about to explode…But, if I do then she'll tell Naruto and then…
Sasuke sighed at the possibility of Naruto thinking of him differently. But then again, he didn't want to have an exploded Sakura on his hands. He decided that no matter what, he was going to have to face Naruto sooner or later.
Better sooner than later…The raven-haired boy stood up, brushed himself off, and walked around the tree into Sakura's view. Sakura's face brightened up immediately and she ran towards the Uchiha.
"Sasuke-kun! Where have you been?"
"Umm…. Out here…"
"Naruto told me you ran off, and he wanted help looking for you."
So he was the one who told her…Insert mental sigh hereSakura continued before Sasuke could say anything, "He's been looking for you all night and you were right here?"
The brunette nodded slightly. Sakura grabbed Sasuke's wrist before he could say anything, again, and began pulling towards the village.
"Come on Sasuke-kun! Everyone's worried about you!"
Everyone? That dobe rounded up a search group for me? Shit…Reluctantly, the Uchiha followed quietly behind his teammate.
After a somewhat long process of everyone being relieved, avoiding Naruto (or eye contact with him, for that matter), he finally got to go home. Once Sasuke arrived at his apartment door, he pulled out the key to his door, and unlocked it. He turned the knob to the door, and slowly entered.
No matter what, I can't talk to that dobe… He's going to try to talk to me, I know he is.
Before Sasuke could finish his thinking about how to avoid the blonde, his phone rang.
Please don't be Naruto…He mentally prayed as he walked over and picked up the phone.
"Hello…?"
"Sasuke, I heard what happened between you and Naruto…"
Sasuke was a little surprised to hear from his old sensei, Kakashi.
"Yeah? Well…. Don't think too much into it…"
The pale boy blushed lightly. Kakashi chuckled a bit.
"Always like you to hide your problems… Look, how about we talk over a bowl of ramen?"
Sasuke thought about the offer.
It would give me reason to avoid Naruto… But then again, Naruto's ALWAYS at the Ichiraku Ramen Shop so… He could be there right now. I don't want to take chances…
"You still there Sasuke?"
"Yeah…. Well…."
I don't want to run into him there. It'd be…weird.
"Well… I… Can't really today…"
Kakashi sounded as though he had been defeated.
"Alright then… I offered. But if you need anything, just call."
"Alright…Bye…"
"See ya."
Kakashi was the first to hang up. Sasuke pressed the 'END' button, then put it back up on the charger. He walked over to his couch and sat down for a moment pondering what to do to pass his time. After a moment's hesitation, he picked the phone back up and dialed a simple number. After a few rings, they picked up with an expectant uplift in their voice.
"Hello?"
Sasuke replied with a satisfied tone, "Could we meet somewhere…?"