-Post it note (green): I don't own Naruto, I wish I did… If I had skills like that... Oh the things I would do.

-Post it note (Yellow): I know what I'm doing with this now!! This is just a short and sweet chapter…

A spring beginning.

(Half a year earlier)

The afternoon sun painted the water and shore line in a soft glow of pink and orange.

The spring breeze threw about the boy's hair in a disarray of blonde locks. A symphony of soft breathing played gently along with a silence of the nestling of the trees and animals. A peace broke over the land, a picture of beauty.

The water below masked the approaching footsteps as they padded softly against the hollow of the earth towards the blonde on the dock.

"Here again Naruto?" The voice asked, masking a sort of amusement.

"What are you doing here?" The blonde asked lifeless eyes scanning the reflection of the raven haired boy. "Don't you have somewhere to be?"

"Where would that be?" The Uchiha smiled, sitting down next to the blonde, casually removing stray hairs from his face.

Naruto frowned, not giving the other boy even a glance. "I was thinking before you interrupted me." He snapped pulling his feet out of the water, sending small ripples over the surface.

Sasuke smiled placing a hand on the blonde's shoulder. "Where's the obnoxious blonde with the dreams of becoming Hokage?"

Naruto shrugged pulling his legs up against his chest, resting his spinning head on the caps of his knees. He sighed glancing over to the other boy, the wind whistling easily through his hair and clothes. Nobody seemed to notice his decline in mood. He had spent most of his time alone anyways.

Sasuke glanced out at the rippling waters, "It's not safe to hold things inside." He said calmly, turning when Naruto suddenly stood up. "Look who's telling who." He glared, beginning to walk away.

"You'll come back." Sasuke said still staring out at the cold waters "You always do."

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I know it's just short, but beginnings aren't always long, I'm going to try and write scheduled chapters now… Like a new chapter at the end of each month- At least.