Title: Faith
Author: FantasticFoxkin
Summary: There came a point where he was expected to let go.
Rating: K
Pairing: SasuNaru
Disclaimer: I do not own anything relating to or contained within Naruto. No profit is being made from this.
Author's Note: For my best friend. x
There came a point where he was expected to let go.
At first people had nothing but looks of pity and sympathy. They felt sorry for him because he was chasing someone who didn't want to be found. They admired him for his determination and his unwaivering faith that this impossible task could be done. People called him inspirational because of how strong he appeared and how hard he worked.
In the end he knew it wouldn't last. Their patience in him waivered because they felt he should be using that strength to protect them, not to chase after someone who wasn't worthy of such devotion. The pity and sympathy turned into frustration and anger. They wanted him to see what they saw. A traitor and a dangerous one at that.
Ignoring them was the easiest thing in the world because the silence from that empty place was far greater then anything he had experienced before. He heard it when he slept, when he ate, first thing in an morning and last thing at night. Something was missing and he needed to put it back. He wasn't strong, smart or brave in his own eyes. His determination to set things right only seemed natural to him.
For years he lived this existance, living only for the completion of this task. When that day finally came it wasn't how he imagined it. There was no build up or fan fare and no big welcome home. No-one seemed to give a damn because they had their own troubles and loved ones to think of. The two figures laid together seemed of little importance or maybe no-one had quite realised yet what had been done.
Yet amongst the death and carnage he could allow himself to smile a real smile for the first time in years. The silence was gone and replaced with a sound so wonderful he didn't think that anything could be more beautiful.
A heart beat with a rhythm identical to his own. The void was full.
Sasuke was home.