"Damnit, why do you always do this?"

"Because I can"

"How long are you gonna be gone this time?"

"Don't know, it'll be longer than the others."

"Longer than that time you left for a year?"

"Possibly."

"Do you remember what I said the last time you left?"

"No, and I don't really care."

"If you leave this time, it'll be for good. I'm not waiting for you anymore."

"Goodbye Naruto."

"Damnit Sasuke" Naruto growled after the retreating figure, then sighed and turned into the apartment they shared. He picked up the picture of them on their first real date. Naruto, clumsy as he was, sprained his ankle, and Sasuke had carried him home via piggyback. In the picture, Naruto was grinning like an idiot while Sasuke was smiling. It wasn't a big smile like Naruto's, but it was expressing the same amount of happiness. It was Sasuke's way. He was different, but he still cared… didn't he?

Naruto sniveled, picked up the phone, and sniveled again before dialing the number of a very good friend.

"Hey…yeah…no…yeah…can you?...yeah…thanks."

Naruto set down the phone with a ghost of a smile on his face. Maybe he could live with this choice. There were other people who cared.


Yep... that was the first chapter...

The three chapters I have written so far are insanely short, so bear with me as I get this going alright?