Okay, so this is my fisrt one shot, but I'm not sure if it should stay a one shot. It was inspired by "Before the Dawn" by Evanescence.
Ring…
"Hello?" The blonde man kept the phone to his ear, but received no answer. "Is anybody there?" He waited a moment longer before receiving an answer.
"Hn."
The blonde uttered a small sigh of relief at hearing his secret love on the other side. "Hey Sasu."
"Hey Dobe."
The blonde made a cute pouting face, even though the other couldn't see it. "What do you need teme?" No answer was given. "Teme?"
"Meet me after dark again so I can hold you; but I warn you-"
"I already know of the dangers, but I don't care. You want to see me, and I, you. To tell you the truth, screw the village. I can't stay here if you aren't with me." The blonde was pacing up and down his kitchen, but finally gave up and sat down on his beaten up couch. "I can't take it anymore Sasuke. I want nothing more than to savor again."
"Then maybe tonight, we'll fly so far away…" His voice faded off on the other line in uncertainty. He needed for his dobe to agree. He'll never force him into anything. This was his decision. Leave and be with his love as a rogue ninja, or stay and forever be separated?
"We'll be lost before the dawn." The blonde said this and hung up the phone, but not before whispering, "Meet me," through. Now, after over five years, they will finally be together.
On the other line, the raven couldn't be happier. His one and only has agreed to leave to be with him. He knew what to do; he had to go and meet him at the gate so they could finally get out of this wretched cycle of running and hiding.
Naruto hung up the phone and got ready to pack. He was leaving. He never really liked the village, but the only reason he stayed was because of his friends. But, half of them weren't true. The ramen shop keeper and his daughter treated him nicely only because of his business, Tsunade died, Kakashi died, Iruka disappeared, Sakura's suicidal, and Sasuke isn't in the village. Everyone else either died, turned on him, or just weren't close. So now, nothing was holding him back. Danzo didn't want him there, so why not just leave?
"If only night could hold you were I only can see you my love," Naruto kept his head low as he spoke. Hope once again filling his long hollow shell; He thought back to when he would only dream of the raven, either it be kissing, or mere touching. They would always be together. He thought, 'What if it was only possible in my dreams?' With that, he came up with his own response. "Then never ever let me wake again."
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The raven went off and made his way to the village. He gets to be with his blonde angel. Only one thought kept playing in his mind, "We'll be together, and maybe tonight we'll fly so faraway. We'll be lost before the dawn."
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Naruto had finished packing. He was taking some ramen, tomatoes, and seeds. He doesn't know where they will be going, or for how long they'll be traveling, but he packed all of his life savings. Whatever the cost, now they'll be happy.
Naruto left his apartment, but without getting far, he ran into Sakura.
"Oh, hey Sakura. How are you feeling?" He spoke softly and with true concern. Sakura only nodded, but her overall appearance spoke otherwise. Many things caused her deep depression. She got over her obsession with Sasuke, and kept the secret couple a secret; but, when she heard that if Sasuke ever reappeared that he would be sentenced to death, she cried. Tsunade, her mother figure died. All their "friends" shunned Naruto and therefore turned their backs on her as well. Even Lee, who professed his forever undying love for her, left her to wither away. Now, she can't speak, but she does not use regular sign language. She uses her own version, but only with Naruto and Sasuke.
'You're leaving, aren't you?' Naruto nodded sadly towards his friend, and she retuned it with a sad smile. 'I hope the both of you will be happy.'
Naruto went over and hugged her. "I'll send you a message when we find a new home."
Sakura nodded. 'Alright.'
Naruto then decided to do non verbal speak with her as well. 'I'm gonna leave a summoning on you. When we send the message, you can come on foot, or if they catch you or find the message before or after you, the message will disappear in their hands and you will automatically be brought to us.'
Sakura smiled at him, and she let tears fall as she hugged him again. 'Somehow, I know that we can't wake again from this dream, It's not real, but it's-'
Naruto stopped her. 'This isn't a dream. Maybe tonight, we'll fly so faraway. We'll be lost before the dawn' He wiped away a stray tear, and left a seal in the middle of her back.
As he walked away, he heard Sakura speak after nearly two years. "Thank you…"
He looked back and smiled at her before taking off again.
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Sasuke was close, and since Naruto was leaving, he didn't care when some anbu detected him. When he made it to the gate, it was open, and he was surrounded.
"Uchiha Sasuke." Sasuke looked over to where the voice came from, only to be greeted by pale eyes and long hair. "By order of the Hokage, you are sentenced to death by reentering the village. The eyes were cold, and by what he could remember, it didn't suit her well.
"I'm not inside the village, I'm outside the entrance." Sasuke smirked at the annoyance in her eyes.
"Stop being a smart ass Uchiha." Said anbu lowered her mask and got into her fighting stance, and signaled for everyone else to follow.
Sasuke sighed as his smirk turned into a sad frown. "And I used to like you Hinata."
With that being his last statement, the anbu attacked.
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Naruto was walking briskly through the village. Everywhere he passed, he was greeted with scornful looks by the villagers. Before, when Tsunade was still alive a lot of the villagers had started to respect him, but as soon as she disappeared and Danzo took over, it went right back to how it was before, but much worse. For them, it doesn't matter that he had saved the village or nearly died for them. They hated him, and that was it.
When he was getting close, an unmasked anbu stooped him.
"Hey Lee."Naruto stared straight into the eyes of the unmasked anbu, and old "friend."
"Shut up." His voice was cold and vicious. Naruto hated what he had become. "Where are you going." It wasn't a question.
"I'm leaving." Naruto kept his voice monotone, and his gaze steady.
"You cannot do that." Lee was getting closer to Naruto, but Naruto didn't budge.
"Nobody wants me here, so why can't I?" Naruto was defiant as he stared straight into Lee's eyes.
"We have direct orders from Danzo; plus, you are Konoha's most valuable weapon." Lee smirked at the last part, knowing Naruto didn't like to be known as the Kyuubi.
Naruto's eyes flickered from anger, to an unidentifiable emotion. "That kind of thinking is what made Gaara dump you, and if it wasn't for me, Gaara would have been broken off the alliance with Konoha."
Lee had dropped his smirk, and now was glaring daggers of hate at Naruto. Lee raised his fist to hit him, but Naruto easily caught it and flipped him over. Lee was surprised, mostly since Naruto had never reacted before. Before Naruto knocked him out, he whispered one last remark into his ear.
"I don't care anymore." And his vision went black.
Any villager that had been watching what took place hurriedly went into their houses. Naruto paid no mind to them, and simply kept going on towards his destination. He knew that they were fighting, but tried to pay little attention to it. As he got closer, the clashing had stopped.
Naruto held the straps of his bag tighter. He made it to the entrance, and was greeted with a ground full of knocked out shinobi. He lightly inspected them, and found that they were all alive. He got closer to the entrance, and out of the corner, Sasuke appeared with his arms crossed and a small smile on his face. Naruto loved it when he smiled, mostly because they were always saved for him.
Naruto ran over to Sasuke with a smile across his face. His eyes were lightened up, and he felt happy. Sasuke embraced Naruto and closed his eyes as both he and Naruto caught up with their emotions.
"I love you." Sasuke's voice was soft as he slowly stroked Naruto's back. He snuggled his face closer into Naruto's hair as he took a deep breath.
"I love you too." Naruto nuzzled into the crook of Sasuke's neck, and let silent tears of happiness fall.
Sasuke leaned back, and Naruto saw that he also had tears. Sasuke brushed Naruto's tears away with his thumb as Naruto did the same to him. Neither needed any more words, but Naruto stopped Sasuke before leaving. Naruto held out his hand, and Sasuke immediately understood. He took out his cell phone and handed it to Naruto. Naruto flipped it open and dialed a number. It only rang twice before someone picked up.
"Hello?" The voice was deep and tired, but Naruto knew exactly who it was. He didn't reply. "Who's there?" Naruto waited a little longer before answering.
"Gaara." He kept his voice low so no one could over hear him.
"Naruto?" Naruto then gave the phone to Sasuke so he could finish it, and so Gaara would know what was happening.
"We're lost." With that, he hung up and crushed the phone. Gaara knew what that meant, and soon, the alliance will be broken. Gaara, Naruto's 'brother' and both Sasuke and Sakura' friend; all three of them were the reasons he wanted to break the alliance, but are also the reasons he kept it.
With that taken care of, Sasuke nodded at Naruto and Naruto returned it. It was sunset, and everything had a gold glowing color. With small smiles on their faces, they held onto each other's hands into a tight interlock, and walked out of the gate, and into the forest. As they walked away from the village, Sakura was hiding in an alley watching them with a sad smile. As they seem to fade into darkness, she spoke her own last thought as a tear rolled down her cheek.
"They'll be lost before the dawn…"
Okay, so did you like it? I'm not sure if it should stay a one shot. Should I add a prologue? Epilogue? Make it a longer story? Well, please review and tell me what you think I should do.