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Why did you do this? Why didn't you just come back with me? Do you really hate me that much? What did I ever do to you to be treated like this? Is power really more important to you then our village? Then our friendship? I can't believe you would do something like this to me. Making me believe that there was ever a time when we were friends. You had your chance to kill me, but you let it pass you by. Didn't you tell me that you wanted to break the bond that is between us? Was there any bond to break in the first place? Or, was I just something in your stupid way! Do you know how much I hate it when people talk bad about you? Calling you a traitor. Telling me to forget about you. To give up trying to take you back. Do you know how much that hurts me? How much it tears me up inside? Or, do you even care? I miss you so much. I want you to come back to me and to come home. I lost track of how many times the thought of you crossed my mind. How much sleep I lose at night, because I can't take the dreams that I have about you. I wanted to tell you how I really felt back then, when you were first going to that snake. But, I couldn't. The words wouldn't have come out right. I didn't want you to think badly of me, and have you end up hating me too. You don't have to do this on your own. I can help you avenge your clan. I don't even care about the fact that your brother is a part of the Akatsuki. I don't care about that at all. I will do anything for you, baka. I would give up my dream to become Hokage, because to me, you are more important to me than that. I won't tell you why just yet, because I want to tell you face-to-face. Even if you won't accept me Sasuke. I just want you to know that I won't give up on you. No matter what happens, because you're my best friend, rival, and teammate. So, BELIEVE IT!
---Uzumaki Naruto
Sasuke looked away from the letter. That was the tenth time that night that he read it. It had so much emotion in it. He told himself that there was nothing there for him , he was lying to himself like he always did. It was just better for him to do this. It would have been so hard for him to leave if it was his dobe there guarding the gate out of Konoha. To his surprise, it was Sakura and not the blond standing there. He knew that if it was Naruto that he wouldn't have been able to leave, he wouldn't be able to move. But, things went his way, like they always did.
He sat up and looked at the letter again, 'Baka, why are you still coming after me? Just give up already. Don't you get it Naruto? I can't come back. Not until you're safe from Itachi and the rest of the Akastuki.' He thought sadly. He got off of his bed and walked over to his window; looking outside.
It was dark out and it was pouring down rain. He thought that he saw something outside, so he decided to go and check it out. Grabbing a hold of his katana in one hand, he opened the window with the other. He jumped down landing behind a large tree quietly. He moved slowly, looking around for any sign of a threat, but finding none. He let out a sigh of relief and disappointment. He really needed something to do to get his mind off of that loud mouth dobe. But, even when he way fighting he found that hard. Since, everything that he did brought up memories of his time with Naruto. He put his katana back into it's sheath, that was resting across Sasuke's back; running his hand through his ebony hair.
"I wonder what he's up to right now?" the dark haired teen asked to no one in particular, looking up into the dark stormy sky.
At that same time, Naruto was walking through the dark forest, trying to get away from his teammates. He didn't feel like hanging around them and pretending to be his normal self. Ever since Sasuke left the second time, he fell into a deep depression. He wouldn't eat, wouldn't sleep. He couldn't do anything besides looking for the dark haired shinobi. He cared about him so much. More then he cared about anyone in his whole life, because he loved him. He was his best friend, his best rival, and the one he couldn't live without. But, he wouldn't tell anyone that, maybe Sasuke. If he ever got the chance, but he didn't really want to admit it.
He stopped in his tracks when he felt the presences of another person. He ready himself; gets ready to grab for his kunai. Stopping, when he notice who it was.
SASUKE'S POV
I didn't want to go back inside to that dark, depressing room. I wonder how he would react if I came back to Konoha. If I shown up in fornt of his apartment door, would he let me in? Would he listen to what I had to say? As these thoughts were running wild through my mind, I was walking away from the hidden village of the Sound. I needed to get out of here, l have to go back. But, would anyone really want me there? Or, have they completely forgotten about me? The last living survivor from the Uchiha clan. Well, not really, because Itachi is still alive. But, what I need more then anything is to be able to see that blond baka one more time.
He was so pure and so ready to give it his all for someone he didn't even know. Naruto had to be everyone's hero, but wasn't it enough to know that I love him more than anything? Why would you even think about something like that? You're an Uchiha and Uchiha's don't fall in love with bakas. My inner Uchiha such an ass. I didn't even have the chance to tell him how I felt. I mean, I didn't even try. The last time that I saw him, I was trying to kill him.
The rain wasn't even starting to let up. It just kept on falling on me, like I was just something in its way. I was walking for what seems like forever in this dark forest of endless trees. Then, I thought that I felt something there, in the forest with me. I can't let this get the best of me. I can't let Kabuto try to bring me back. So, I started to run towards where I could sense his chakra. My hand gripping the hilt of my katana. Getting ready to pull it out to kill that bastard.
Now it is time, my time to take out that bastard that is always following Orochimaru around. Like he's some god. My body was getting ready to deliver the deadly blow. When, my body frozed. That wasn't Kabuto or any other sound shinobi, but a certain blond hair shinobi, a certain blond shinobi that I would have known anywhere. I wasn't even aware that I dropped my katana. The only thing that I was aware of was that he was so close, and that I wanted to see him. I needed to see him, so badly. I couldn't stand it any longer.
I saw the area where the trees were thinning, and I stopped when I saw him getting ready to fight. 'Shit, I didn't want to get into a fight.' After I thought that, he turned towards me and stopped.
NARUTO'S POV
"Sasuke?" I asked. I just couldn't believe that after all this time of chasing him, that I would find him here. Was it really him or was it just another trick of my imagination, just like the other times that I thought I saw him. But, it wasn't a trick this time, oh kami, it was Uchiha Sasuek in the flesh. Standing only 10 feet away from where I was standing; holding something in his hand. I really couldn't make it out in this light. I mean, there wasn't any light at all. Being in the shade of the trees and all.
"Hn" was his usual reply. That hasn't changed much over the last time that I've seen him. He didn't make any movements that should make me cautious of him. Really, I just didn't want to fight with the guy. I've been trying so hard to get him back.
I had to make the first move. 'Cuz, if I won't, then why would he? Surely not that bastard with his damn Uchiha pride. He'll never do anything without me making the first move.
"How do you really feel about me, Naruto?" he asked me softly. Looking at me from a distance. I was shocked to say the least, that I was wrong about him.
My heart was racing in my chest, just thinking about how I was going to confess to him. I really wanted to tell him the truth about my feelings for him, and why I was so insistent about him coming back home. But, as I thought about it, I realized that I wasn't sure on how I was going to tell him. I mean, it's not like I can say 'Oh, hey Sasuke! Long time no see. Oh yeah, by the way I'm in love with you.' Yeah, like something like that would be easy to say to someone like him.
Sasuke was just standing there with his hand on his hip, as he tilted his head to the side, "Dobe." Sasuke called me with an hint of irritation in his voice.
I couldn't look at him. Well, I tried not too. It was just so hard to do something like that when it comes to someone as beautiful as him. I mean, like how the hell could someone like him ever have feelings for someone like me? If he did decide to finally come back after all these years, he would just end up marring Sakura.
Just the thought of not being with him caused me to feel a great wave of pain to tear through me. "I have no idea what you're talking about Sasuke. Why do you want to know how I feel about you anyway? It's not like you're going to come back!" my voice was starting to tremble slightly. I looked away from him, while my eyes were burning slightly.
"Dobe, you're the one who told me that you wanted to tell me how you felt. You said that you 'wanted to tell me face-to-face.'" he said as he was walking closer to me. "You're the one who is always trying to me to come back. You're the only one who fucking cares about me!" Sasuke yelled in a pissed off tone. I felt his hand grab my shoulder, turning me towards him so that I would look at him.
NORMAL POV
Their eyes were locked on each other's. Sasuke was shocked by all the different emotions that he saw in Naruto's eyes, but his face didn't betray it. All the same, he couldn't keep his emotions out of his eyes. Naruto could tell that Sasuke was trying his hardest to keep his emotions locked up, be he couldn't fool him. He was always able to see through Sasuke while everyone else had no idea that he was even hiding anything. He couldn't let this moment pass him by like the others had. He had to tell him and tell him now.
"Sasuke" he said. Breaking the silence that was between them. "I know it's useless to try….but, I have too!" Naruto yelled at the dark haired shin obi in a hurried voice. "I know you have to kill your brother, but…. I don't care! I need you! I need you so much more then I want you back, Sasuke!" Naruto yelled as tears started to fall from his eyes. At the moment, he didn't care if Sasuke saw him crying or not. He just wanted him back.
All what Sasuke could do was just stare at the blond with pure shock. 'Naruto', he could feel his heart started to race as he looked at him. He moved his hand off of Naruto's shoulder and wiped his tears away. He kept his hand against Naruto's cheek.
"You never change, do you, Naruto?" Sasuke asked him softly. He could feel the pressure start to build behind his own eyes, causing his vision to blur slightly. While, Naruto's eyes widen as he stared at the older teen.
"Teme! What do you mean, you bastard!" Naruto yelled at him. Pulling away from his touch, which made Sasuke think that he did something really wrong to the blond. "I'm trying my damned hardest to tell you how I feel about you, and all you can do is be nothing but an ass about it, like you always are! Damn it, Sasuke!" Naruto brought his hand back and punched Sasuke as hard as he could. Making said shin obi fall to the ground.
Sasuke didn't stop Naruto from hitting him because he knew that he deserved it. He brought his hand up to wipe away the blood from the corner of his mouth. "I didn't mean it in a bad way." After he said this, all of Naruto's anger went away.
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked him, tilting his head to the side.
Sasuke pushed himself off of the ground and looked the blond in his eyes, "What I mean is…. You always told me how much you wanted me to come back to the village. How I don't have to do this on my own. How you're always there for me. No matter how many times I've tried to kill you. You're just always there, and that's why I…." Sasuke stopped what he was saying and looked away from Naruto.
Naruto moved closer to Sasuke and put his hand on his shoulder. "You what? That's why you what about me?" He just couldn't keep the excitement and curiosity out of his voice.
Sasuke was trying hardest to keep his emotions in cheek. He didn't want to confess to the blond like this. It seemed like this was the only thing that he could do at the moment. If he didn't say anything, then Naruto would probably just walk away. He looked over at Naruto, his heart was racing so fast and he was finding it hard to breath.
Naruto tilted his head to the side. He was starting to get worried when Sasuke didn't say anything. "Are you alright?" He couldn't keep the worry out of his voice as he watched the raven more intently. He brought his hand up and brushed the back of his hand against Sasuke's forehead without much thought. Which caused Sasuke to stare at him.
He was just so close to him. It was starting to get to much for him, "I'm alright…. Naruto." He reached his hand out touching Naruto's chest gently.
Their eyes were locked on each others. Unable to look away. They didn't even noticed that, as each second passed them by, they were moving closer to each other. So close to the point that their lips were almost brushing against each other's. they could feel the warmth of the other's breath on them.
"You're so close to me Sasuke. I've always wanted to be so much more closer to you, then I could really get." he whispered. His lips slightly brushing against Sasuke's as he spoke. He couldn't help but to noticed how good it felt.
Sasuke noticed it too. He let his finger tips slide down Naruto's chest; sliding across his waist, wrapping his arm around him. "Lately, I've been feeling the same way. It's not true." he said in a voice that was as low as Naruto's was.
"What's not true?"
"I've always wanted to be closer to you." he stated, closing the remaining distance between them.
The moment that their lips met, it caused a surge of electricity to run through them. Instantly, Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke's neck, lacing his fingers into his silkly raven hair. Sasuke pulled his blond's body against his, holding him as close to his body as he could get. Deepening their kiss as it became more heated. When they noticed the need for air they broke away from each other, but till the point that they were still holding each other.
"Naruto, I'll go back to Konoha with you." Sasuke told him, smiling softly.
Naruto's eyes widen from the shock at what he heard. "You'll go back with me?" Naruto asked, mostly to himself then to Sasuke.
"Yeah." was all Sasuke got to say before Naruto kissed him again.