Broken Cycle

Naruto:

Here I stand at last, and at last you stand before me. My cycle is broken. Finally I will be able to bring you home. At last you will be safe. As I stand here staring, you still don't know what I've been through to get here. Actually neither of us has said a word to each other. There are many things I want to say to you and ask you.

You are so beautiful, even more so than two years ago when I last saw you. You are so different form the last time I saw you. You are taller and more mature. Although you've always been serious and mature. I can't believe I am finally here with you. You're walking toward me now. What will I say to you? What will you say to me? Will you be willing to come back with me or will I have to force you? I want desperately to say something but the words are stuck in my throat, unable to get out. You are so close too me now, what will you do? The next thing I know you're holding me. I relax into your embrace automatically. Still neither of us has said anything, we just stand there, holding each other, like we used to, we don't need words to understand each other, but still I ask the question, the question I desperately need the answer to. "Will you come home?" my voice is shaky. I realize I won't be able to take your rejection, if you don't wish to come home. I wait, still in your arms, for your answer. It seems like an eternity before your reassuring squeeze comes and you say "Yes, I'll come," I relax again, not even realizing I had tensed up. You're coming home. I couldn't be happier. At last you, Uchiha Sasuke, and I, Uzumaki Naruto, can be together again.

Sasuke:

Here I stand at last, and at last you are here. My cycle is broken. I am so happy to see you again. Neither of us speaks. I stand here and take in your appearance. Your once tan skin is paler than my own, your hair no longer shines like it once did, and it is dirty and unkept. Your skin, what is visible, is scared. However the most disturbing change is how your once bright blue happy eyes are grey and clouded. I fear that these changes to your appearance are a result of my leaving. As I continue to stare at you I see the color returning to your eyes and my fears are confirmed, your change in appearance is my fault. I walk toward you hoping you won't back away. I walk cautiously, I want to comfort you, to assure that I won't leave again. I have finished my goals, my brother is dead. I am free to be with you. I finally reach you and wrap my arms around your waist, noting that you have lost a lot of weight, and pull you close to me, trying to assure you that I will always be here for you. We stand holding each other for what seems like forever. Then when I am least expecting it you ask "Will you come home?" your voice is shaky and you tense up. It surprises me how much you seem to depend on my answer being yes. I tighten my grip and respond, "Yes, I'll come," My answer is simple but it seems to reassure you, for you relax again. I don't want you to worry about anything. I, Uchiha Sasuke, will always be here for you, Uzumaki Naruto.

Sakura:

Here I stand awkwardly, but at last we have found him. My cycle is broken. I stand awkwardly behind you, but not too close. I watch as you stare at him and he stares at you. I don't have the slightest idea what to do. I want to run up to him, yelling his name. But I have learned there is a time and a place for things like that and this is neither the time nor the place. So I stand here feeling horribly out of place. He inspects you, probably noticing how much you have changed. He, like you, does not notice me. Instead he walks toward you. What is he going to do? He looks so calm. What I see causes my jaw to drop in surprise. He's hugging you, and not a hug between two friends either, a romantic hug, a hug between two lovers. Is this why you chased after him with so much determination? Is this why you were so determined to find him? Because you are in love with him just as I am? I would never have expected the two of you to be gay. It had never crossed my mind, not once. You, Uzumaki Naruto, have him, Uchiha Sasuke, and I, Haruno Sakura don't stand a chance.