Second chapter.
I'm considering leaving this as the last chapter. It's not something I can see continuing for that long, anyway.

Reference of Sasuke x Neji. -drool-

I don't own Naruto, silly.

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Sasuke sat alone in the room. Naruto had left for bed hours ago, but Sasuke still sat there in for hours in the cold on that uncomfortable couch... just thinking. He thought only of Naruto, only of the amazing love the boy was offering, and why he just couldn't accept it. Silently, he argued with himself, completely unaware that Naruto was fighting silent battles of his own in the bedroom.

Naruto lay on the double bed with tears in his eyes. The other side of the bed felt colder than Sasuke could ever be, but he wanted no other than Sasuke to fill that empty spot beside him. Naruto lay in wonder, asking himself what he could've done to deserve Sasuke's hot/cold treatment. Why was he getting so hurt? Why did he have to feel all of this? It all seemed so unfair. Naruto covered his face with his hands, pushed almost entirely to his emotional limit.

Sasuke had moved from the couch, and stood in the doorway to the small bedroom. His gaze fell over his curled up lover, and a little of his heart melted at the dimly lit sight. He wanted to speak, tell Naruto everything that he realised, but he couldn't talk. His voice failed him, so he quietly crossed the room and curled up next to his fox. He reached his arms out to the blonde and embraced him from behind. The troubled pair soon fell asleep the way they both longed for.

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Sasuke was first to wake, a thin shard of early morning sunlight burning into his face. He groaned and buried his face into the soft, blonde nest of hair in front of him. Of course, this usually wouldn't wake the tanned teen, but it did this morning. Sasuke noticed Naruto's stirring, and purred an apology into his ear. Naruto rolled over and faced Sasuke, sleepy blue eyes pouring into the cold dark eyes belonging to his only love.

"What do you want?" Naruto whispered, sliding his hand down Sasuke's naked chest and cuddling closer to him. The question slightly confused Sasuke, and he thought about the answer carefully.

"I don't... really know." Sasuke murmured, holding Naruto just a little closer. With his lover's words, Naruto sighed in frustration.

"I know you love me, Sasuke, but I don't know why you won't admit it." After a short silence, Naruto spoke once again. "I don't get how you can tell me we're not 'serious', we've been together for months, we've found a house together... and you've never really told me you love me."

"Naruto, drop it." Sasuke grunted, letting go of Naruto and starting to slither out of bed.

"Don't tell me to drop it, Sasuke! Fucking talk to me, all you do is push me away!" Naruto shouted, tears welling up in the confused boy's eyes. Sasuke covered his face in his hands, keeping his weakness out of Naruto's view. The only time Sasuke has shown weakness to Naruto is when he let the blonde dominate their sexual activities for his birthday. Sasuke would only let that happen very rarely.

"I love you, Naruto! But all I do is mess you up and lie to you! That is the reason I don't want you to love me! I will fuck you up beyond repair, that is all I ever do. I don't want you to care about me, because I don't want to see the hurt in your eyes, the hurt I can see right now!"

An uneasy silence filled the room. Naruto slowly backed off, lay down, rolled over and faced an empty wall. Sasuke knew what he said would affect Naruto this way. Knowing no other way to deal with this, Sasuke picked a shirt up off the floor and made his way out of the room.

Naruto lay there, unsure of what to do. How do you just... drop your feelings for someone? That's what he's asking of me. Naruto hugged himself, knowing well that Sasuke must've already made his way to Neji's. An unlikely friendship most thought, but Naruto knew that Neji was a little more than a friend for Sasuke. He even admitted it to his face, telling Naruto, "When I'm pissed off, I go around there and pound him into the mattress."

This obviously didn't work well with Naruto, but as he thought about it, he realised that Sasuke just didn't want to upset him, or do something he'd regret. Slowly, all the somewhat asshole-like things Sasuke did came together, all pointing at how much Sasuke really did care.

Maybe knowing how much Sasuke cared was going to kill Naruto. Or maybe it was the fact that Sasuke was trying to shove the little box of feelings that Naruto had to offer. Either way, Naruto was dying inside. He felt empty, but so full. Scared but completely at ease. Naruto just didn't know what to feel.

How are you meant to feel when you die?

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Very short, I apologise. I just grew bored of it and I was considering not writing it, but I promised another chapter and I am a lady that keeps her promises. And I also apologise if it seems rushed, I wrote it between studying and assignments. And I've been stressed as hell lately.

I really hope you enjoyed.
Caity. x