Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto, never will, never have.
Warning: Shota, shonen ai, angst, yaoi, all that, sex with a minor-ish. Naruto's sixteen.
Rated: R for sex, language, and angsty themes.
Pairing: Kakashi/Naruto; one sided SasuNaru; one sided Sakura/Sasuke (I hate that pairing! So no worries)

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The River Never Ends
Chapter One--I'll Heal Your Broken Heart

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I want to kiss your pain away, and make you love me. It can't be wrong, not the way I feel about you. Don't let anyone get to you, because you're your own person, with your own decisions and not all of them are necessarily right. To them.

You're mine, and I'm yours. The outside world is behind a mirror and we're safe.

Fragments of my memory are slowly fading away, and I don't want to tell you that. . .

I might forget you. . .

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Kakashi-sensei. . .

Naruto touched his lips gently, still slightly awe-stuck at the soft kiss he received a few hours ago, the reminiscence still fresh in his mind. His sensei, his thirty year old sensei, kissed him. It was disgusting, it was immoral, it was downright perverted!

And yet, he couldn't understand why a giddy feeling was manifesting inside his stomach. Betrayal definitely seemed to be the last thing on his mind, as his eyes closed, and he could feel the heart of the man's face so close to his. Behind the mask, behind those dead eyes. . . Naruto often wondered, but now, the curiosity was absolutely killing him.

"Dobe," a soft voice interrupted his thoughts, and he was forced to tilt his head up from his soft position kn the grass, his eyes greeted with a blur of black and red. Sasuke.

Naruto's head spun back around, blue eyes narrowed at the scowling figure behind him. "What do you want, bastard?" he hissed, peeling back his lip and scrunching up his nose disdainfully.

Sasuke rolled his eyes, sitting down gracefully beside the vessel. Silent, as usual.

The mood changed instantly from confused and heartbroken, to angry and somber. Naruto shifted uncomfortably, biting his lip. "I hate you sometimes," he whispered.

Sasuke nodded, keeping his eyes trained on the orange sky above them. "I know."

"Kakashi kissed me, ya know. And I liked it." Naruto hoped Sasuke couldn't read him, prayed, actually. But, of course, he was wrong. He didn't really like it, obviously, from how he ran away. But Maybe, just maybe. . .

Sasuke's dark eyes were focused on him, it seemed, but their foggy depths were indistinguishable, and Naruto couldn't be sure if they were really looking at him, or inside of him. He shuddered, and turned away.

"I could care less, dobe." Hard, and slightly bitter. Naruto smiled, congratulating himself on his small victory. "Are you in love with him now, you sick fuck?"

"Wh-what did you just say?"

Sasuke grinned ruefully, standing up and glaring down at the blond coldly. "It's completely disgusting. Though, I can see it. You're such a little freak so you go running to a slut like--"

"If I remember Sasuke, you're the one who. . . practically molested me the other day, and you don't consider that disgusting, right? Or maybe I'm wrong. . . and how the hell d'you know if Kakashi-sensei is a . . . "

"If he hasn't, I'm in love with Sakura, and don't you ever bring that up again. I was out of my mind when I did it, an impulse--"

Naruto coughed loudly, grinding his teeth unnaturally. "Leave me alone."

"Fine," Sasuke hissed, shoving his hands in his pockets hastily, snarling. "I hate you sometimes."

Naruto smiled as he left, thinking sadly, I know.

Because I hate myself. . .

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WAKE UP DAMMIT!

Sleep sleep sleep. Must sleep.

I didn't want to use this, Naruto. I'm sorry. . . Snicker, hiccup.

Sleep sleep sle--WHAT THE FUCK?

Naruto was ripped away from the happy dream of having two loving parental figures swinging him on a swing set when all of a sudden, it evaporated and cold water was filling his shorts. His eyes creaked open sluggishly, hands reaching out and touching soggy mattress.

"Goddamn it," he muttered, stretching before snuggling back into the soaking wet bedsheets. "Oh well, slept on worse."

"Son of a. . . you little--"

That's all he heard before something hard and extremely chilling smashed into his head, but it wasn't water. No, it was another form of water. Water that wouldn't rush off after being splashed onto him.

Fiddle sticks.

He scrambled up, shaking off the monstrous freezing cubes of ice, squealing shamefully. He peaked open his eyelids lazily, seeing the amused face of Hatake Kakashi.

"Whaddya want?" He grumbled unhappily.

"Why, the world of course. What kind of question is that?" Kakashi snickered to himself, amazed at his simply superb comebacks. Yes, he was a truly wonderful ninja, skilled and gorgeous, and absolutely hilar--

"Are you okay?" Naruto asked skeptically, raising an eyebrow and successful in interrupting Kakashi's insanely accurate thoughts.

A long, elegant finger ran along the blond's jaw delicately. "Question is, are you okay?" Kakashi asked politely.

It's like nothing ever happened! Naruto thought, puzzled. Well truthfully, the way Kakashi had touched him wasn't very professional, romantic if he wanted to be entirely honest with himself.

"Yeah. . . I guess so. Why?"

Kakashi shrugged indigently, and patted the mess that was Naruto's disheveled hair gently. "Nothing, nothing. . . " The older man trailed off for a few moments, hand still firmly planted in the blond locks. "Naruto. . . yesterday, you said Sasuke--"

"Just forget it," the vessel gritted out, mood turning sour immediately. "I don't wanna remember, now or ever. So drop it, please Kakashi-sensei?"

The teacher nodded suavely, finally taking his hand from Naruto, and tucking it in his pocket lazily. "Let's get something to eat, eh?"

Naruto's mask fell perfectly back in place, and he smiled an obviously broken smile. "Sure!" he shouted happily.

Kakashi's heart died.

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"Sasuke, Sasuke stop. . . nygu. . ."

"Hush! Do you want someone to hear us, idiot?"

"But Sasuke, this is wrong!"

"No it's not. . . unless you don't want it? I see the way you look at me, Naruto!"

"You're wrong! Get off me!"

". . . fine!"

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Naruto sighed contently when he finished his bowl of ramen, licking his lips, satisfied.

Kakashi, Naruto guessed, was smiling under the mask while he read his Icha Icha Paradise happily, and the routine resumed.

But Naruto didn't have that many objections this time. It was pleasant, even if he had to fake a grin or laugh at nothing particular. It was strangely comforting, perhaps, just to have another living being beside him other than Iruka.

Iruka. His old sensei was getting so busy nowadays, that he didn't have much time for him as he used to. It was depressing, but life went on. He had Kakashi.

For how long, though?

Naruto bit his lip, and closed his eyes. No, don't think those thoughts. Be happy with what you've got.

Suddenly, a soft giggle invaded his angry thoughts, and he looked up to see a mop of pink hair tucked behind pale ears.

Sakura.

And. . .

Sasuke.

Naruto's heart stopped beating for a slit second, and the breath seemed to be knocked out of him. He glanced at Kakashi, who hadn't even batted an eyelash in the pairs direction.

"I can't believe you've finally realized your love for me, Sasuke! This is so exciting!" The girl smiled radiantly, her eyes bright and joyous while Sasuke's remained their deadened glaze. He didn't flinch as her hand found his, but his frown told Naruto everything he needed to know.

He's getting back at me. . .

Naruto shook his head, glaring intensely at the table. But why? What did he truly do to make Sasuke that mad! He couldn't help it if he didn't feel the same way. . .

NarutoKakashi's kind voice interrupted his thoughts, and he looked up to see the jounin smiling at him. "Would you like to leave?"

He knows. . .

"I'd like that very much Kakashi-sensei."

Sasuke was glaring at them as they passed, and Naruto got the distinct expression that the other boy wasn't very happy.

Naruto smiled, and took Kakashi's hand. The older ninja gave him a semi surprised look, but said nothing and tucked his book into his vest.

It was the beginning of a war.

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TBC...

Sorry if you're confused. All will be explained eventually. Thanks for all the amazing feedback! I'm glad every one likes this little story!