Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN Naruto or any characters associated with it. If I did, I kind of wouldn't have to make fanfics about it. I do own the plot though, so nuh!

Pairings: Sasu/Naru, Iru/Kaka, Gaara/Naru, and Naru/Sasu.

Warnings: Definite yaoi. Don't like, don't read. Rating will change according to content in chapters.

A/N: To everyone who reviewed, alerted, favorited, and took time from their busy day to read this… I thank you all and appreciate the support. I'm glad and flattered that you like the story so far. This be the second chapter dubbed 'everything to me' since I think that name suits it and I'll just shush now so you can read.

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Slight recap: After taking the scroll and money pouch, Sasuke is led to the old Uchiha manor where he finds out that not only has the place been kept up, but there are new clothes in his closet. His old clothes are packed away in a chest, along with eleven years worth of newer wardrobes as if someone expected him to return someday. Alone for the moment, the last Uchiha gently fingers the new garments and allows himself to shed the tears that have been locked inside for far too long.

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With a long, tired sigh, Naruto flops back in the middle of his bed, arms randomly sprawled out, and his eyes fixed on a nonexistent oddity on the ceiling. It was hard as hell to see him again. It was hard to see Sasuke now and even harder to see that he couldn't be looking more like a whipped puppy if he'd been kicked. What had happened to the cocky, arrogant smart ass his teme had once been? All these years they'd been apart, what could've happened that was so terrible that it had severely injured his spirit? While Naruto had been undergoing intense training with Iruka, Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, had Sasuke been going through hell on earth? It was heartbreaking to think his teme had gone through any kind of pain, but if the haunted eyes filled with a deep, almost tragic pain was any indication….

Tears threaten to spill from those brilliant blue orbs as he lets out a shaky sigh and whispers softly. "Why is it that every damn time I try to turn my back on you… every time I try to get over you or hate you… I end up only loving you even more than I did back then?" The voice cracks as Naruto continues speaking to himself out loud, not knowing yet that he has an audience. "How can I hate you Sasuke? Give me—give me a good reason to hate you so I can turn my back on you for good… Maybe then, I won't keep kidding myself, thinking that you really came back for me as I always thought you would. It's the one thing I've waited for for so long now and I can't do it. I love you so damn much, but I love Gaara too and I can't just toss him aside. He doesn't deserve that. After what we've been through together and the love we share, I can't hurt him without hating myself for it. Gah! Why can't life make it simple on me and make them one person!? Why do I always get kicked around? Why must I always be the one that gets this stuff thrown at me it's not fair!!" Letting out a soft growl of annoyance the young hokage glares up at the ceiling. "We three have been jerked around our whole lives, having nobody who really understood us or what we were going through and now this… now I have to choose… that hardly seems fair… Why is life so picky and weird?"

A cool, calm, gravelly voice speaks up from the open doorway that a certain red head is standing in. "Because it feels like picking on us all, that's why. I will be leaving tomorrow morning before dawn Naruto. I have duties of my own to perform. Take care of Uchiha, help him get well and get to know this person he is now and why he's so different. I know you still love him. You always have loved him and you always will. I know that you love me as well. If it is Sasuke that makes you happiest then I will let you go. If I make you happiest, then I will keep you. If both of us make you happy and neither makes you happier than the other does, then maybe we can share. Think about it Naruto and when it is time, bring it up in a conversation with the Uchiha. He may be open to the idea… you never know." Smirking at the gaping blonde Gaara pounces capturing those tempting, pouty lips in a heated kiss that stirs up desire in both of them, and making sure that his ray of sun won't be thinking about anything until morning.

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Naruto wakes up slowly to a parting kiss from his lover and smiles sweetly. "Safe trip Gaara. Come back when you feel the time is right. I will keep in touch."

A small, but soft smile graces Gaara's lips as he gives the man a surprisingly tender kiss. "Until I return, stay safe, eat well, and take care of Sasuke as you yearn to. Do not deny your feelings for too long. They will help your decision, not hinder it."

With a soft yawn, Naruto nods and smiles slightly. "Sure thing." Ruffling his hair lightly, Gaara disappears in a light stirring of sand just as someone knocks on Naruto's front door. He gets up with a sigh and a grumpy grumble, pulls on some clean boxers and a pair of pajama pants, and runs a hand through his unruly bed head hair as he goes to answer the door.

Stifling a yawn, he opens the door and stares blurrily at the men standing before him. "Oh, hai, I remember now, Iruka, Kakashi, please come in and make yourselves at home." He steps aside and lets both men into the house before closing the door securely behind them. Naruto watches calmly as they sit on the loveseat in his main room and soon sits across from them in his favorite easy chair. Turns more serious, shaking off the sleepiness and looking at them with a deep, serious expression that has an almost grim look to it. "Sasuke is back."

Iruka's eyes widen slightly at those calmly stated words. "Why is he here of all places Naruto? What does he want?"

Naruto levels calm blue eyes on his old Sensei. "In a word… redemption. He came to me last night, not knowing at first that I had become hokage, and practically begged to be forgiven and given a second chance to right his wrongs. As of yet, I have no reason to doubt his sincerity. As a test, he is to be taught by you Iruka. He must relearn what it takes to be a ninja of the hidden leaf village and how to honor and cherish his place in this village. He will have no forehead protector until you deem him ready and worthy of it. After Sasuke has passed that first part of the test, he must be taught by you Kakashi. It will be up to him to pass whatever test comes his way, but it will be up to you guys to judge him based on what he does today and tomorrow instead of what he did years ago. When he is ready by your standards Kakashi, then he will start going on official missions depending on the level you advise me to put him in first. He will have to move up in the ranks on his own skill and determination. If he fails, he will be banished once again."

Kakashi nods a little. "Then you have chosen well Naruto. We are the only ones other than your closest friends who will judge him fairly and give him the chance he needs to prove himself."

Naruto smiles, "I was sure that the two of you would be a good choice. He has to be taught after school hours Iruka or the parents will riot. In their eyes, it is bad enough that the traitor is alive and in this village, but if he's found going to school with their young ones, all hell will break loose. So be prepared for the long days you will be having for a while. Kakashi, when he is passed on to you, you will train him at your discretion, but not around the team you are currently training unless you feel like fighting their parents for me because I will tell them it is out of my hands how you choose to train your team."

Kakashi rolls his visible eye and snorts softly. "So glad you would turn me over to them Hokage sama."

Naruto grins slyly, "Hey, I am warning you now so we can keep things as peaceful as possible around here. Annoying voices screaming their heads off at me tick me off and give me a headache."

Iruka smiles at them. "Sasuke will be taught everything he needs to know Naruto, angry parents will just have to deal with us if they don't like the way we teach. If that is all, I would like to get to my class now."

Smiling, Naruto nods, "That's all Iruka. You and Kakashi may go now." A knock is heard at the door and Naruto sighs softly. "That's either Sakura or Sasuke…" The three stand and move to the door together. Naruto opens the door and bids farewell to Iruka and Kakashi before he's left alone with none other than Sakura herself.

Sakura eyes the blonde appreciatively for a moment before clearing her throat and getting down to business. "Sasuke was brought to me last night. Ino said that they were talking about all that had happened and gone on around here in the past eleven years and he just collapsed when he heard about you and Gaara. He's awake now and back in his own bed, but he wishes to speak with you. I don't think you should go Naruto. You have Gaara now, why worry about Sasuke?"

"I worry because I will always love Sasuke Sakura. Thank you for telling me this, if you're going back there tell him I'm on my way." Without another word, he closes the door and heads off for the shower.

Sakura sighs, shakes her head, and mutters to herself. "Naruto… you can be such a fool sometimes. If you weren't gay, I'd be after you myself, and so would half the females in Konoha but we know it's no use."

Why do I still want you? Why do I still need you? Why do I still long for your touch? Why do I miss you so much?

Sasuke glares at the nearest wall as he has no choice but to obey the ANBU and stay in bed, but at least they compromised and propped him up into sitting position with pillows. Who knew he'd had so many pillows in his old home? He reminded himself of some wacky cloud god or something. It was ridiculous. And this business with Naruto and Gaara… well, he couldn't really blame the dobe for trying to move on with his life, but was it easy for Naruto to forget everything they'd been to each other? Was it easy for his dobe to forget how it felt between them when the passion grew almost tender as they trembled in each other's arms and vowed to love one another forever no matter what? If he did not love him still then why would Naruto give him a second chance, tarnishing his new image in the eyes of the villagers? In a way, Sasuke was relieved that there were those who still cared about him, but they didn't matter half as much as Naruto did. If he was happy with Gaara Sasuke had no right to just wedge himself between them. Maybe he could even come to love Gaara too if…. But no, Naruto would never go for that kind of thing would he? All Sasuke could hope now was that Sakura had come through for him and told Naruto of his wish to see him.

Black eyes widen slightly in silent horror. What if he had to go the rest of his life without touching that silky sun kissed hair? What if he had to go forever without caressing that amazingly smooth, baby soft skin? Could he love Naruto from a distance while his heart breaks from seeing him with Gaara? The pain of watching all those loving looks, all those special smiles, all that infectious laughter, and all that warmth, tenderness, and passion given only to the redhead? It was impossible and highly doubtful he could live like that, but if that's what it took for Naruto to be truly happy, he'd give up everything he had left to give… A soft sound at his doorway shakes him from his reverie. Looking over at it, he sees Naruto, and smiles.

Naruto eyes Sasuke in a confused manner. The last time he checked, an ex who was still in love with you and knew you were still in love with them only to find out you had a new love should not be smiling at you after they practically demanded your presence. It just wasn't done… unless of course Sasuke had finally lost it. With a soft smile, Naruto walks over to Sasuke's bed and sits on the edge, making sure he faces him. "What is it you wish to speak with me about Sasuke teme?"

Sasuke's voice is soft, but strong. "I want to talk about you and Gaara and any chance I may have to be with you again. If it's possible for us to be together Naruto, I don't care how it happens, just that it does. If it takes learning to love Gaara and getting to know him, then so be it."

For a moment, Naruto can only stare at him, speechless. "Gaara said that the choice was mine to make. If I love you the most, he will leave me to be with you. If I love him the most, he will keep me for himself. If I love both of you the same way, he will accept you and we can share. It wouldn't be easy, but it would work out somehow. I… am considering the last option because I love you and I always will, but I love him too. Since Gaara has his own duties as hokage of the sand village, he is gone for the month. He gave me the freedom to get to know you as you are, find the answers I need, and have the time to make my decision, which I know he will abide by. He knows Sas; he has always known that a part of my heart will always belong only to you. That's why he is even considering this. Now though, there is a part of my heart that will always only belong to him and I must be the one who figures out what to do with that. Neither of us was sure how you would take the sharing idea."

Sasuke rolls his eyes and snorts softly, but smiles fondly at the blonde. "You really are a dobe Naruto. I would rather share you with Gaara than live without you for the rest of my life. I came back for you baka. I will prove myself to everyone here, but it's your opinion of me that matters the most… it always did. What ever decision you make, I too will abide by it. It won't be as hard as you think if you choose both of us. While Gaara's away attending to his duties, we will have time together alone. The same applies for the times I will be gone on missions. We will have to work something out when the three of us are together, but… Naruto If you choose both of us, can you get Gaara to stay here alone with me for a week? Maybe if we spend time together getting to know one another before we really get into that type of relationship, it will be easier on us. What do you think?"

Naruto smiles brightly, happily at him. "I think that's a really good idea. You're right that it would help the two of you ease into the relationship better, and if you two become more intimate during that week it would be less awkward when the three of us are together like that for the first time. But first, I'm going to get you healthy again. You need to be fattened up a bit mister scarecrow wannabe."

Sasuke snorts. "You're still as mature as ever I see." A curious light comes to his eyes though and he looks at Naruto more intently. "What does Gaara call you dobe?"

Naruto blinks at the sudden change of topic. "His ray of sunlight… he says that the love I share with him so openly cuts through the darkness inside like a ray of sunlight from the heavens. It kind of reminds me of that one time you called me your angel because you said that I was the light to your darkness and one cannot survive without the other because within darkness there is light and within light there is darkness…"

Sasuke's voice becomes nothing more than a soft, shocked whisper. "Y-you still remember that?"

Naruto just gives him a soft duh look and smiles almost knowingly as if he knows the thoughts that flit through his teme's mind. It seems to Sasuke that very often, Naruto knows more than he thinks. He knows the dobe has a sharp intellect hidden behind that careless grin. Maybe the dobe isn't such a dobe after all…

These silent whispers in my head remind me of all the things we'd been when the world was new

Time stood still and the world revolved around us and love we shared before it snatched everything away

A/N: Sorry this one's so long, it was hard to find a stopping place. There's over 2,700 words in the main story part… a little more than 3,160 words in all so yeah… longest thing I've ever written in a couple of years. '' Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed it, and If you noticed that I gave a few things away about the general plot in this one, that was supposed to happen. There's trouble ahead for these characters and it won't be pleasant. What happens when a hokage gets abducted? I don't know…. Or do I? smirks oh yeah, twists and turns are definitely coming their way… See ya in chapter three soon!