Sasuke had to close his eyes to make his body stop shaking.
"Group B now can begin boarding."
The sound of the intercom snap him out of his nervous daze. He opened his hand to look at the ticket he had been clutching to his chest to double check his seating. His heart started to pound and we walked up to the gate and showed his ID and ticket, just waiting to be pulled away from the line and taken back home.
He had made the choice to run away from home months before he had actually been given the chance. Naruto had been his pen pal since they had a project in elementary school to write letters to another country to learn better penmanship. As they got older they started to email and IM each other then finally exchanged phone numbers. Sasuke had known that he was in love with Naruto the first time he heard his voice when I was 13 but was far to scared to say anything. Naruto had confirmed Sasuke's suspicions thoughts about not being too attracted to girls and just the thought of having a chance was all it took to make Sasuke's heart stir. The longing to see and be with the blonde boy had started to become overwhelming in the past year, enough to cause Sasuke a slight depression in knowing how far they were a part.
Two weeks ago Sasuke dug deep to find the courage to ask Naruto if he would ever be able to visit him in the states. Naruto's voice was laced with excitement at the very thought of it. That was Sasuke's catalyst to leave. There wasn't anything left for him in his family, his father had always been neglectful and he couldn't take it anymore. Unable to wait until he was 18 to leave, Sasuke saved up money to buy a one way ticket to see Naruto and hope that they would be able to build on to their friendship.
His ticket was handed back to him with a smile. He was finally able to let go of the breath he had been holding when he sat in his seat. Sasuke had to close his eyes and force himself to still his pounding heart. In just a few short hours his plane would land and he would be able to see Naruto in person for the first time