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Chapter One

Uzumaki Naruto was an average trouble-making student in Konoha high school. Always pulling pranks, the teen was continuously getting in trouble and receiving scoldings.

The teen lived alone in his apartment ever since his parents died. Not being able to pay for his living space, he had moved into a small apartment in the City. Everything was new, his school, friends and his life. They had all changed, and probably not for the better. The blond had been going to Konoha high school for about three months and knew almost everyone. However nobody paid attention to Naruto because he was an outcast.

For most of his life the whiskered teen was alone. Only one person had ever accepted him for who he was, never ignoring him or calling him nobody, that person Sasuke Uchiha.
The raven haired boy always helped Naruto with his studies by tutoring him. Naruto had pulled pranks on Sasuke but for some reason the Uchiha always helped him. Not only with his studies but with everything else as well. The teen bailed Naruto out when he was in trouble, and sometimes even took the trouble to eat lunch with him. Sasuke himself didn't know the reason for helping him. Maybe it was out of pity, or genuine liking for the other teen's cheerful persona.

Naruto had noticed something about himself. When he was alone with another man, he would look at their 'inappropriate parts'. He tried stopping himself many times but his eyes disobeyed him. That's when he discovered he was gay. The blond had attempted liking girls so he could be a normal teen but nothing worked. He had even gone so far as looking at p*** magazines, but nothing would work. So he gave up and finally admitted being homosexual to his self.

With Sasuke being the closest to Naruto, by tutoring him, helping him and giving him a hand whenever he needed it, it was no surprise that the teen began to develop feelings. It started with a crush but soon Naruto discovered he was in love with Sasuke Uchiha. The high schooler couldn't help himself, and who could blame him? Sasuke's looks, his attitude, and personality made everyone fall head over heels for him.
And the blond certainly wasn't the first. Girls were drawn to the other teen like bees to honey. Naruto decided that he needed to confess his Love for Sasuke, whether he liked it or not. He just couldn't hold this feeling forever.

Naruto woke up lazily, arms stretching above his head as he yawned. Wasn't there something important he was supposed to do today? Hmmmm he couldn't remember. And then he remembered that he was going to confess to Sasuke. The teen jumped out of bed, man that Uchiha gave Naruto butterflies in his stomach. Whenever he thought of the other male, he could run a mile.
Aww crap he was going to be late! Naruto jumped into a white shirt and black jeans before running out the door bag in hand and toast in mouth. Usually, Naruto would head out to school slowly and taking his time, but today was special. Today was the day he would confess his love.
Naruto finally entered the school, and as always it was packed with students rushing back and forth before class started. Some flirting, some carrying books to their lockers and some just talking with their friends. He walked casually until someone bumped him. Naruto lost his balance but luckily he didn't fall, he turned around and waited for an apology, but the person just walked as if nothing happened. He sighed, people always treated him like this, like an outcast, a nobody. And sometimes he wondered if he was/
All of a sudden noise in the hallway grew tenfold, as girls began to squeal. Girls squealing could only mean one thing, Sasuke the king of Konoha High had arrived. There were girls swarming all around him. Naruto could've sworn he saw a girl faint as Sasuke strolled by her. But he couldn't blame her. The blond knew the feeling.

Sasuke's pale skin, onyx eyes and beautiful silky hair, was enough to make any girl fall for him. But Naruto didn't love him for his looks, he had fallen for Sasuke because he was the first one to accept him for who he was, he loved him because he didn't treat him as an outcast, and he loved him because he saw him as a somebody instead of a nobody.
The bell rang, ripping him from his thoughts. Class was going to start soon and he didn't want be lectured for being late in front of the students (Courtesy of Sasuke). Naruto began walking to his classroom and was quickly swept up by the swarm of students rushing to their classes. Upon being deposited in front of his class, he could tell that it was already in a fuss with girls fighting over who got to sit next Sasuke again. There wasn't a girl who sat next to Sasuke permanently, she would get killed by every other girl in their class.
Naruto walked to the back of the classroom and silently took his seat. After five minutes the teacher arrived, and class began. They studied and like always Sasuke aced everything with hardly any effort. The girls gazed dreamily and Naruto sat there without saying a word. Class was eventually dismissed, and some of the students left the classroom. Others stayed and chatted.
Naruto sat silently. He kept thinking, how was he going to confess to Sasuke? Where and how will he tell him? These thoughts kept swarming in his mind only to be wiped away as the man in question approached him.

"Naruto. " Said teen looked up to see a tall handsome figure, which was Sasuke.

"H-Hey Sasuke." Naruto blushed slightly and ducked his head.

"What's wrong?"

"What do you mean?" asked Naruto.

"I mean you haven't bugged me all day to give you answers to our homework or to tutor you, you've been quite all morning which isn't like you at all to be this quite." Naruto blushed again. Was he that obvious?

"Well I...um" Nervous fidgeting.

"What's wrong?" Sasuke asked one more time, eyes furrowed in confusion.

"Can I ... talk ... to you?"

"Sure. "

"In private," Naruto added. Sasuke nodded and gestured for Naruto to get up, the blonde stood and followed Sasuke with his head down. He was attempting to calm his stuttering heart. The walk was short and soon both stood in the most deserted part of the school. The whiskered teen glanced around to make sure that the duo were alone. He spotted a couple of girls, but they were no way near close enough to hear the impending conversation.

"What is that you wanted to talk about?" Sasuke asked. Better get it over with now rather than later.

"Well I ...I " Naruto blushed madly when he thought about he wanted to say, but Sasuke waited patiently. How would he say this? Spin a long story or just spit it right out?
"I-I…love ...you " Sasuke froze at Naruto's words .

"W-what did you say?" It was not like the raven to stutter and Naruto glanced up, not knowing what to expect.

"Y-you were the first to accept me and help me. I always bothered you but you never pushed me away, you kept helping me. You are smart and talented and wonderful, I wake up every day because of you. You're the reason I keep going .You're the reason I'm still here. I love you Sasuke." He finished strong and waited with baited breath for a reply. There was silence and then 2 words that Naruto dreaded hearing.

" Y-you're gay." The words were filled with disgust and each stabbed at his hear.

"I-" Naruto was cut off by Sasuke.

"You gay freak!"

"What?" Naruto froze. He had never thought it would turn out this way. Sasuke was always understanding. Sasuke was always kind. Who was this in front of him?

"You're disgusting what's wrong with you?! I can't believe I was friends with you! You're just some gay freak!"

"Sasu-"

"Shut up! I don't even want to hear my name coming out of your filthy mouth. Don't come to my house ever again, don't ask me to tutor you. Don't even look at me! "
Sasuke grabbed Naruto's collar and looked at him with hatred burning in his eyes.

"If I see you looking at me again, I won't hesitate to put you in jail " he let go of Naruto roughly and stormed off.

Naruto fell to his knees with fresh tears rolling down his cheek. His heart shattered into a million pieces. All his hope in life has been destroyed in seconds. Was it this hard to be loved? He only wanted one person in this world to accept him, but everyone hated him. Wasn't the pain of living without parents enough? Everyday when he returned home, he wished someone would yell a 'welcome back.'

But that never happened and it'll never happen. Going to school, getting bullied every single day just for being homsexual. Everyday he would go back to his apartment with a sore body from all the kicking. He wanted to die so badly, but he had a light in this life. Sasuke. But that light disappeared.

Naruto promised himself not to self harm. he tried many times but he would stop when he remembered Sasuke. He would stop when he knows we he still had hope in this dark world. But now there's no hope when his only light had been extinguished. Naruto wanted to know what was wrong with being gay. Wasn't he still a person? Doesn't he still have feelings? People treated him differently, they treated him like an animal. He wanted to die so badly and end this pain, end this suffering. And he thought that he'll do it soon, soon enough.

Naruto tried wiping his tears, but fresh ones replaced the old ones. He tried and tried but it was no use. Who can blame him he was rejected and was called ugly things by his own love? He got up and placed his hand over his heart.

"It hurts. It just hurts. Why won't anyone love me? I wanna be loved... I haven't done anything wrong have I? Why can't I just die?! Let me burn in hell! Better then this pain!"