I decided to post this up soon as possible as i reeeaally want to get the story going in full swing

disclaimer: *closes eyes* i do owN naruto! I do! I do! ....DAMN IT! its still not mine

*sigh*

Warning: it is a Sasunaru afterall, so if you not fond on the pairling look away now ~nya!

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Chapter 2 - A time of Confusion

Word spread quickly at the reappearance of the Uchiha. After all, it had been four years since he left Konoha high, at which he was resounded as the hottest boy in middle school.

The gossip was driving Naruto mad.

He already found it difficult to spend alone time with Sakura, and now that her old crush was back on the scene, her priorities turned to talking with Ino about how much Sasuke had grown.

Its not surprising that after three weeks of school and work, Naruto was glad to have some silence in his life, as he finally had a free weekend.

He stared at his decrepit ceiling, lying on his back, waiting for the night to swallow him and take him to his dreams.

He closed his eyes…

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Noises…

Sounds from his apartment began to steer the blonde, causing him to roll over in an attempt to get back to sleep.

His door opened with a creek and, before he knew it, cold water pounded onto his face, sending an ice cold chill down his tanned back.

Squinting, anger written over his face, the blonde attempted to take his intruder into vision. "What the HELL do you thi-"

He was welcomed with a smiling Sakura… never subtle in her wake up attempts.

How did she…

Naruto vaguely remembered telling the pink haired girl where he kept his spare key, in case of emergencies.

"Che." He attempted to roll over again, sleep beckoning him, when her hand grabbed the scruff of his t-shit, and pulled him out of bed

"Baka! What are you still doing sleeping?!" She sounded mad as the boy nursed his backside, after hitting his cold floor with a bump. "It's almost six in the evening and you said you would help me set up!" She glanced down at him, a pout covering her cherry blossom lips.

Help set up… Naruto's face filled with recollection. "Ne… the party's tonight!" His sapphire eyes widened "... Ano… I must have forgotten."

He used his cheeky grin to defuse the clearly annoyed Haruno, and hurried to get ready.

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The place Sakura had picked out for the party was decided a couple of months ago, and although Naruto asked if they were celebrating anything, all he got was a cold stare from Sakura and a grunt from Ino.

… Girls…

The feeble old house had long since been vacant, but was still maintained. It was owned by Sakura's dad who ran a letting business, the home still going through planning permission.

Naruto arrived at the house, his mouth gaping open at the shear size of the place. "... Ano..." His voice echoed as he begin to talk to Sakura. "… How many people are you expecting?"

The girl pondered a thought as she walked up the left stairwell.

… Yes, that's right, there were two…

"Well I'm not to sure. I invited some people, and Ino invited some people… a couple from the years above and then Kiba found out about the party so h-"

"Kiba invited people!" that's all Naruto needed to hear, trying to guess how large the party would be was now a pointless task.

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The music blared out into the street as the party began in full swing.

Copious amounts of alcohol piled throughout the old kitchen, as bodies poured into the mansion sized house.

Everywhere Naruto went, he found people. Not just casually spread out either, but packed into the rooms like an overflowing zoo.

It truly was a party to be reckoned with.

Naruto's vision blurred as he continued to gulp down the beverage in his hand.

He vaguely recognised a violet eyed girl in the corner of one of the living rooms and began to make his way over. "Hinata!", despite being tipsy he managed to say her name without slurring.

The girl blushed right on cue at seeing the blonde approach.

"Eh… um… Naruto… kun" her voice low as she stared at the floor, afraid to look into the boys deep blue eyes.

Naruto stared for a while. If he hadn't known Hinata for so long, he would have found her behaviour very peculiar. "I didn't know you liked parties?" Uzumaki's voice was cheerful as always, causing the girl to blush even more.

"Eh… um… well K-Kiba… h-he..." Her blush turned a beetroot colour, as she attempted to sink further into the wall, causing Naruto's grin to widen.

"Have you seen Sakura-chan around?" He decided to move the subject swiftly on, but was sadly met with a shake of the head by the shy girl. With the stuttered word of 'gomen' she disappeared into the life of the party.

Naruto found himself alone and in search of his girlfriend once more.

His vision beginning to spin slightly as he attempted to recognise faces.

'No good, in this state I could walk straight past Sakura-chan and not even notice.'

He resigned to finding a spot to rest and finish his drink, discovering a room upstairs that appeared to be untouched by the rowdy teenagers, probably due to it being so bare, dark and dusty.

Naruto placed his now empty drink on the window sill, and stared out into the bustling garden that had been enclosed with fairy lights.

He found the lights to be strangely entrancing in his somewhat drunken state, to the extent that he didn't even hear the door close behind him… or that there was now another presence in the room.

The blonde turned. His balance off, and his vision slow.

Blue met black.

Before the blonde knew it he was pinned against the wall, while his vision attempted to correct itself.

The raven boy smirked. "I would have expected you to be with Haruno-san." Sasuke's voice mesmerized the blonde.

"Eh… Sa-Sasuke… wha?" His words slurred as the last of his drink took effect, his voice weak from the dizziness of his vision.

"Hn." the common grunt left the Uchiha's lips. "I see you still can't take care of yourself, usuratonkachi." His body moved closer to the blonde trapping him against the wall without an escape, not that Naruto's brain could think of one in his state.

The Uchiha pressed his lips to Naruto's neck; sucking, biting, licking.

The blonde, in his daze, attempted to push the Uchiha off him. Only to find his strength leave him, shock being overcast by a blush.

Why wasn't he fighting back?

"Ah… Sasuke… s-stop..." He attempted to fend his neck, only to have his head jerked back, away from the invasion, by the Uchiha's hand.

"Sasuke… please… n-no… aha"

A hand wound around his tanned waist pulling him close, coal eye's raised to meet ocean blue once more.

"We need to talk." The order from Sasuke made the blonde snap out of his daze.

"W-why… do you keep doing this… t-teme?" Naruto's voice held anger as he began to sober up. He attempted to get away from the vice-like grip around his waist.

"Why are you with Sakura?" Sasuke's face held it's pride. No emotion slipped through, as he kept his demeanour.

Blonde eyebrows furrowed. "WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?!"

The fox's anger swirled, "That's the last thing we need to talk about!" He squirmed again, trying to get away from the clutches of the Uchiha. "How about we talk about why you left all of a sudden, without a word!"

His anger lowered, as sadness tore out of the blonde's eyes.

The Uchiha said nothing, his face continuing to remain frozen.

But Naruto noticed the difference.

His black iris' dulled towards Naruto, guilt hovering deep within.

"Let me go…" The order was strange for the Uchiha to hear from the fox's lips and, although hesitant, complied to the tanned boy's wishes.

The once charged room fell to calm.

Music from downstairs muffled through the floorboards.

'Why did this have to happen?' Naruto found himself lost in thought. Confusion stricken across his well formed face. "Why did you have to come back…"

He stared at the floorboards, attempting to avoid Sasuke's gaze. "Why did you have to come back and make everything so… complicated?"

The Uchiha knew that the question was not for answering.

"It's been four years Sasuke. Four years! You cant have expected things to have stayed the same!"

He gathered enough courage to lift his tear filled eyes. "You left… y-you left and… a-and you didn't even tell me…d-didn't even say goodb-"

Warm hands wrapped around the weeping fox as the Uchiha embraced him.

Blue orb's closed automatically, as tears streamed down his golden face. The embrace he had yearned for, so many years ago, comforting him.

Neither knew how long they stayed, unmoving. But it was Sasuke who soon let go as Naruto attempted to wipe away the damp from his eyes.

He gained his composure. "You… need to accept that thinks have changed Sasuke… that… t-that I've changed."

And with this, he exited the room.

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The party had began to thin out as Naruto made his way downstairs, almost falling as he stumbled on the last step.

He was surprised to be greeted by a cheerful Sakura.

"Naruto-kun" Her voice quickly turned to concern. "Are you ok? Your eyes are all red."

Naruto quickly shunned the concern with an excuse along the lines of drinking too much, allowing Sakura to continue with her cheerfulness.

He did not understand why he didn't tell Sakura what had happened, after all they had both agreed to be open and honest with each other.

"… Ano… Naruto… do you know what today is?"

Her smile warmed Naruto's heart, but he soon found himself lost in thought.

'How the hell am I meant to know what today is?'

Sakura pouted after a large amount of time passed without Naruto answering. She sighed. "Why am I not surprised you haven't remembered our anniversary?" She sighed again as Naruto looked on, dumbfounded.

"We have an anniversary?" His vacant look travelled to Ino, who stood just behind Sakura. Firmly to her side was Shikamaru, clearly not paying attention to the situation.

"Baka. Why do boy's never remember such important things? … ano… tomorrow you can take me out for lunch." Her voice was still as sweet as honey, but Naruto knew different. That deep down inside she was angry with him. Very angry.

Moment's like these made Naruto glad that he was always on the strong girls good side.

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N'awww everything's starting to get all messed up in little naru-chan's head. ohh and i wonder what happened between Sasuke and Naruto before Sasuke left? and Why did the boy leave?

Much more teaseing to be posted soon...

toodles! im in need of a cat nap ^^