Hi fellow readers and fans of Naruto!! It is my honor to present to you pinktears' first Fanfic on Naruto!! -throw streamers and roses- Haha. This story just sorta sprung into my head while reading other fanfics online and I wrote the prologue straight away. And just to point out, my strength is not in English and I may not be able to express some of my thoughts vividly, BUT, I really really hope that you readers would stick to me till the end. I would really really really appreciate that! (Although I must say I fail terribly at updating, sorry!) Lol, so pls read and review, flames are most welcomed.

ALERT!! Okay, I would really like a beta reader to help me edit my most likely poorly done ficiton. But I don't know how or where to get a beta reader. Help anyone?

Inspirations: The Pumpkin Patch by Rasengan22 (My main inspiration. It's super cute, you have to read it), Gravitation (The idea came up when I was watching the anime. So I guess it's sorta an inspiration too...)

Summary: AU. A story about a broken promise, and a love that survived against all odds.

Pairings: SasuNaru (Can anyone tell me the difference btw SasuNaru and NaruSasu?...) Most likely no other pairings. I'll consider requests from readers. Just to point out here, I wouldn't want to give the impression that this is a gay love story. Pls think of it as more of two souls falling in love with each other.

Ratings: Currently PG-13, 99.999 precent chance will go up to R-21. Which means adult content. You've been warned.

Warning: This is a BL story. Pls don't read if you're like totally against Shonenai.

Note: I really really hate Sakura, BUT, I do not do character bashing, so I'm gonna try to mold her into a character that Sakura haters can stand.

Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me. If it did, I would make Sakura disappear.

Enjoy.

Never

By pinktears

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Prologue: Eternal Summer

The streets of Kyoto were bathed in the rays of the setting sun. Yellow, orange and red hues dyed the willow trees surrounding the playground. The wind blew gently, rustling the slim leaves of willow. The bald branches of the plum trees swayed together with the breeze. All was quiet except for the occasional whispering of nature. It was a beautiful evening.

The creaking of the swing broke the peace. There, right in the middle of the playground, a raven haired boy was swinging his blond haired friend lightly.

A big idiotic smile was plastered all over the blond's face. He looked around at their friends who were asleep on the ground and giggled.

"They're out cold, Sasuke. You got markers?" The raven smirked and nodded. The blond's smile grew wider as he thought of what to draw on his friends' faces.

High up in the evening sky, the moon can already be seen. A white crescent nearly overwhelmed by the strong evening rays. But in a few minutes, it would dominate the sky.

The raven stopped swinging and the swing slowed to a halt. The blond turned his head in query to the raven. He was oblivious to the boy, looking at a distant object. The blond shrugged and turned his head back to face the front.

He watched the sun dropped lower and lower. The rays shone straight into his sapphire eyes, causing him to squint uncomfortably.

The days' activities took their toll on the seven-year-old. He slumped back and leaned against the raven, sighing deeply. It was comfortable, lying against the soft tummy of his friend.

The raven ruffled the soft golden mane absent-mindedly, still spacing out. His eyes were unfocused, as if looking into another dimension. His hand abruptly stopped messing up the blond hair and the light returned to his eyes.

"Naruto..," he started. "We are best friends right?" The blond nodded furiously. "Of course we are, we'll be best friends forever!"

He turned and saw the strained look on the raven's face. Panicking, he asked "Sasuke? What's wrong?"

"Nothing…," the raven answered. Then, bitting his lips, he said reluctantly "I…I had a vision."

The blond nodded and turned back, knowing better than to probe on. But he was unable to shake the foreboding feeling from his stomach. Whenever Sasuke had a vision, it had to be bad.

The blond shifted nervously, he wanted to be assured. "Ne, Sasuke…you'll stay with me forever?"

The raven smiled down affectionately at the mass of gold. He was not sure of how their friendship would turn out, but the last thing he would do is to leave Naruto.

"Of course," he answered confidently.

"Forever? As in forever and ever?"

"I promise."

It was the only promise he had ever made. And the only promise he had ever broken.

There! Took me ages to get the prologue out. Because, I've already told you, my strength is not in English. But I hope you readers would enjoy reading as much as I enjoy writing it. I would be really thankful if it touched your hearts, even if just a little.

Thank you to all who read and feel for my humble little fiction!

P.S. I'm really sorry, but because I'm such a lazy bum and suck at generating ideas, my updates are usually very slow. But pls do stick with me till the end, I would really appreciate that! Thank you! :)