From Beginning to End

by NeonHermit

A story told from the point of view of Sasuke about how his relationship and love for Naruto developed over the plot of the series. He loved him from the beginning and he loves him through the end. Relatively plot accurate, aside from the pairing itself. Spoiler warning, especially with later chapters. Warning: If you don't like yaoi, don't read.

1. Preface

I loved him from the beginning. It started well before anyone even noticed, well before even I noticed. Looking back, I know that I had denied my feelings, but I was always stubborn, refusing to admit it. The time that I noticed, was the time that I almost watched him die. My body moved of its own accord in order to protect him, and my life and dreams went with it. I saw everything flash before my eyes, but all I could do was be thankful that I had made it in time. I didn't want to see his brilliant fire extinguished. It was in that moment, when I risked everything to take the jutsu of Haku, that I realized that he was the sun to my moon.

Thinking back, it made a lot of sense. I was always the one who was hiding in my misery, while he was always acting out, trying to shine as brightly as I could. There was a time that I wanted to shine, I wanted to be just like my brother; brilliant and talented, looked up to, treasured by someone. My father was always partial towards him, and there was nothing that I wanted more than to have someone think of me like that. I guess you could say that in those times, he and I were the same, trying our best to shine. It's probably unfair to compare us, as I had everything that he probably wished for; a family, friends, and people did notice me. Even so, I like to think of us as the same during that time. I wish we could have stayed the same, and lived in the same light, but many struggles passed before I returned to that light, before I returned to him.