The Friendzone

chapter 1 Sasuke

-sasuke POV-

i am sasuke uchiha. a guy of few words who is almost always lost in thought and that women seems to have a thing for. i am 28 and single -not that i don't have offers, i just don't like anyone who asks me out. i really don't understand why they like me; i'm not all that nice to people, i have an emo style and i wear makeup most of the time. i'm not completely emotionless or anything. i do love someone…. i just haven't made my feelings known.

his name -yes, his. i'm gay and i accepted it a long time ago- is Naruto Uzumaki. he's been my closest, and sometimes only, friend since we were children. i came out to him when we were around 20, and even then he stayed close to me. i'm grateful for that, but i wish i'd asked him out. i would have already proposed a date but he's pretty in love with our friend Sakura.

even though he loves her, he seems to have always put me first; and boy was i a handful. when i was younger and stupider i'd get into fights every day. fights he usually had to get me out of to be sure i stayed in one piece. i rebelled a lot and i started running with a bad crowd. yet he never once gave up trying to help me. my early twenties were basically my trying to get my life back on track, with naruto there every step of the way to be sure i didn't relapse into that behavior.

one would think this means he might like me too, right? nope. every single time i've asked him why he's done so much for me he smiles all goofy saying "its because we're friends." yup. i, Sasuke Uchiha, most eligible bachelor in the city, have been friendzoned.

worse yet, i have no clue how i can break out of this accursed zone. i've been in love with him for years but no matter what i try or plan i can't seem to change our "best friend" status.

i've got it so bad for him it's getting hard to even breathe around him. he's at my apartment every day checking on me, he even spends nights sometimes on the weekend. it's so hard not to jump him in his sleep; he's so cute and oblivious. that just ends up frustrating me and i have to make sure i don't take it out on him in the mornings.

*knock knock*

-sigh- maybe i should go ask someone for advice….

-normal POV-

sasuke crosses his apartment in black skinny jeans and a half zipped jack skellington hoodie to answer the impatient knocking at his door. as he opens the door Naruto bursts in in a blonde whirlwind. "yo sasuke!" he exclaims as he envelops said boy in a tight half hug before taking the plastic bags he's holding to the kitchen.

sasuke quietly pads after him. "i love that smile… and the way my name sounds coming from his lips makes my heart skip a beat every damn time," he thinks, watching naruto put groceries into his cabinets and fridge. "you really don't need to keep doing this," he says quietly.

"yes i do. you'd only buy junk food if i left you to do your shopping." naruto hands him a take out container while he finishes unloading, "low mein right?"

"yea, my favorite." he opens the container and sticks in the chopsticks. "thanks again Naruto," he says with a slight smile.

"no problem sasuke!" Naruto beams and raises his hand in a peace sign. it's probably just sasuke or the lights but it almost looks like there's a bit of blush on naruto's cheeks.

sasuke's stomach does a little flip-flop at the cute expression. "so you want to play xbox or something?" he doesn't want Naruto to leave just yet so they may as well do something he can focus himself on besides those huge blue eyes.

"sure, you got Halo 4 still?"

"i do," sasuke says around his food. Naruto sets the game up as sasuke finishes up and disposes of the greasy white box.

they sit down on the couch and play for a few hours, going far past the sunset. Sakura came up a few times in conversation, and sasuke did his best to hold up his end; but he was sure to always change the subject quickly. eventually Naruto had to go out to meet his friend kiba. he invites Sasuke, but he politely declines. kiba always got a bit crazy once he started drinking and Sasuke was not in the mood to deal with it. he decided it best to stay in and maybe figure out who would be best to go to for advice on his situation. maybe his brother?...