Warning and copyrights: All copyrights and yatta yatta of Naruto and co. belong to the rightful owner and soul creator Masashi Kishimoto. (Is that how you spell his name?) This is BL fanfiction, a.k.a boy love fiction, so just in case you didn't know… now you do. And on with the fic!

The occasional wind brought a fierce and lonely expression across the boy's face. Gazing downward into the shining pool of water, his legs dangling out from between wooden bars that separated him from the pond bridge's edge, he saw the reflection of someone else, something entirely inhuman. Beastly eyes starred into his, and eventually he turned away, ashamed of himself. " This is what they see." Not the sun, not the ocean, just the scars. " What is it like…to be normal?" He whispered longingly. The boy, Naruto's, problem was that while everyone else had their inner beauty, he had his inner demon.

" Seriously, what use am I?" he asked as he stood up, readying himself to skulk homeward. After all, what good comes from a crimson evening, when you yourself are the sheer reminiscence of crimson? It certainly didn't help Naruto's mood. But before he could leave, he had to see it one more time. Hesitantly leaning over the railing's edge, he peered into the lake once more. The crimson had washed away his reflect by that time, and nothing more could be seen. " It's alright, I'll come back tomorrow." Naruto pushed himself away from the bars in an almost cheerful way, but when he did, he hadn't noticed the person who had just recently been standing at his side.

The unsuspecting boy came nose to nose with pale skin and dark bangs. " Gah! What-?" He lost his footing and nearly fell backwards, but a kind hand reached out and pulled him forward. " Ah, thanks." Naruto panted as he quickly latched himself onto the railing, with a panicked look on his face. " Yeah." The other said, not doing much to show emotion. Was he relieved? Embarrassed as well? Nobody knew; it was a notorious Sasuke attribute. Sasuke was… quiet, for the most part anyway.

" Are you…?" He began, but Naruto quickly defended his true emotions by finishing the sentence first. " Okay? Yeah, I'm good." Sasuke didn't say anything. It was strange having the most uncaring person on your team actually worrying about you. Naruto feigned a yawn and stretched out his arms. " Well, It's getting late! I was about to leave earlier so… I'll see you tomorrow at training?" Naruto pulled off a small smile then maneuvered himself around his teammate. S

Sasuke had wanted to say something. In fact, he turned to catch Naruto by the arm when Naruto had passed him. But, the truth of the matter was he didn't know what to say, and so, Naruto was left unchanged as he walked on home, leaving Sasuke with a feeling of regret.

To be continued…?

I don't have much time to write today, but I just couldn't wait to post it. After all, I haven't written a fanfic in so long. (Let alone finish one) I hope my grammar hasn't degraded over the years.