I tried to evade his glance but it was too late he looked straight at me with those blue eyes of his and it was shocking to see how sad they looked. Like a part of him was hollow on the inside for some reason. Then he stared for a second at me trying to make sense of who was there.

Then I watched the epiphany unfold how he went from confused to an almost surreal state of happiness and shocked and he ran. He ran straight over to me tears in his eyes with the biggest smile I had ever seen. He hugged me

Please bear in mind that I was not used to hugging especially not being hugged by a boy. He squeezed me tight exclaiming my name as he did so and he began to cry. I didn't know what to do but I did know when thing I had never felt like this before.

As soon as he touched me I felt a shock wave within myself. It was like something connected and a light was turned on for the first time. I realized through this emotional awakening that I had fallen in love with someone.

He sobbed into my chest holding me tight and I placed me arms around him and whispered softly into his ear "Gomen-nasai Naruto-kun". We stayed like that for about a minute and then Sakura came rushing over to us. Screaming my name at the top of her lungs. I had been found out.

I guess it all worked out in the end Tsunade-sama was in a forgiving mood because of the festival and said I was allowed to stay because she knew how much Sakura and Naruto needed me. Naruto was still obsessed with Sakura but now I was in love with him.

Funny really Sakura was in love with me, Naruto was in love with Sakura and I was in love with Naruto. We made a great team if you could call it that.

I pursued a friendship with Naruto knowing full well that he was obsessed with Sakura. Something inside me just said if I can't be the one he loves I can at least be his best friend. Things were fine at first Naruto and I became quite the good friends and it seemed like things were great. What I hadn't counted on was just how strong my feelings for him were. I went on mission after mission with him and it seemed like it was getting worse and worse. I felt like I was lying to him holding back my true feelings from the one I loved. I needed to talk to someone and get some advice before I ate myself alive.

I talked to Neji who seemed to always have great insight and I didn't mention names. I just non-chalantly told him that I think I am in love with someone. He looked at me square in the eye and said "It's Naruto isn't it".

I was very shocked at first, how did he know?He then told me it was obvious the way I change my mannerisms around him but nobody else. He kind of figured I had been in love with him the entire time but just was too afraid to admit it. He also told me that Naruto is a very accepting person and would understand completely he wouldn't think any different of me. I was heartened by this and I thanked Neji.

Kakashi-sensei was of a different opinion however. He told me he didn't think it was a good idea to tell Naruto because it may ruin whatever good friendship we already had. I didn't want to lose our friendship so I decided to take the safe road and not tell him. At first.

I figured if I could be his friend that was good enough for me. It worked for a while but it still felt like I was lying to him not telling him my true feelings.

After about two weeks it became like torture to be around him at all he would prance around happy as can beautiful deep blue eyes. Bright golden hair and I become more in love with him as the days went by. He would always come over my house because he was so lonely all the time. He wanted to be loved by somebody you could just tell he needed the compassion and understanding that only I could give to him. I had been there and endured the same loneliness he had. I was there for him when he needed me but every time he came by my heart broke just a little bit more.

Till one day we went out and had dinner at Ichiraku. After dinner I felt enough was enough I had to take my chances and tell him my love for him.

I turned to him and said "Naruto-kun there is something I need to tell you and I am afraid of what you will think." "What is it Sasuke?" he replied. "Well Naruto you see and this is very hard for me so I guess I will just come out and say it. I'm in love with you"

"What?" he said. "Naruto, I am in love with you I love you more then you'll ever know."