Hi readers! I'm so sorry about the long wait!!! I promise that I'll post the next chapter sooner. But anyway, here's the new chapter! Enjoy! :D
Lots of love, Tearsbehindthemask
YAY! ALMOST SUMMER VACATION!!! :3
Special thanks to DeeDee200 who got me motivated to write a new chapter again. :)

I DO NOT OWN NARUTO! (Still don't… I want to own it because I want to turn Naruto into a yaoi series -Evil laugh- No sorry, of course I won't ruin the anime ;) –coughs- We've got fanfiction for that)

"I have to go now…" Naruto muttered.
Naruto was standing at the window and staring outside.
"Why?" Sasuke asked, and he walked towards Naruto.
"I… It… It's not raining now. I have to get home before the rain starts again."
Sasuke looked at Naruto but Naruto looked away.
"You don't have to go home." Sasuke said, "You can sleep here if you want."
"No. No… I'm going home."
Naruto looked at Sasuke and this time it was Sasuke's turn to look away.
"Okay… But, will I see you tomorrow than?" Sasuke asked.
"… Yeah."
Sasuke walked towards Naruto and Naruto stepped back.
"Don't be afraid." Sasuke said sadly, "I'm not going to do anything to you."
Sasuke placed a gentle kiss on Naruto's forehead.
"I'll see you tomorrow than. Bye, Naruto."
Naruto blinked a few times and then turned around to hide his blush. Why did he blush every damn time he was close to Sasuke?
"Bye…" Naruto said, and he walked out of Sasuke's apartment.
Sasuke watched the door closing and sighed. Naruto still couldn't accept his feelings…
Sasuke walked towards the window where Naruto was standing only a minute ago. He saw Naruto walking on the street, hands in the pockets of his black pants… Wait a second!
Sasuke looked around and saw Naruto's clothes on the floor. He sighed.
Should he give Naruto his clothes back now? Or should he just wait for Naruto to come and pick them up?
Sasuke decided that he'd wait for Naruto to come and pick them up. At least Naruto wouldn't have an excuse not to come tomorrow.

Naruto was almost home when he felt the urge to visit Sakura's grave. He couldn't fight it so he turned around and started to walk towards the graveyard.
Quietly, petals of the Sakura trees fell down. It wouldn't take long until the Sakura trees would've lost all of their beautiful flowers.
The Sakura flowers weren't immortal, they would fall down once and the trees would grow new flowers the next year.
But Sakura… Sakura wouldn't come back.
Naruto looked down at Sakura's grave, there were a lot of flowers on it.
"Sakura… I… I'm confused." Naruto whispered to the tombstone.
A Sakura petal brushed Naruto's cheek in its flight towards the ground. Naruto felt tears prickling.
"If you were still here… I'm sure you could've told me what to do… Well… Kind of."
Sakura would probably go insane when she found out that Sasuke liked someone else than her. Especially if this someone was a guy…
"Would you be angry, Sakura? If I told you that I love Sasuke?"
Silence.
Naruto kept staring at the grave and shivered. Sakura wouldn't answer him. It was all up to himself if he would love Sasuke or not… No. He already loved Sasuke. He had to decide if he was going to do something with his feelings.
Naruto sighed and touched the tombstone.
"Bye, Sakura." Naruto whispered, "I'm leaving now… But I'll come back."
In the silence that followed, Naruto turned around and walked away. Maybe, after some sleep, he would be able to think more clearly.

When Naruto arrived at his apartment, he decided that he would immediately go to sleep. He took of his clothes and while he was doing this, he noticed it. That he forgot his other clothes at Sasuke's place.
"Damn."
Naruto looked outside and saw that it was really dark outside now. It wouldn't be a good idea to pick up his clothes now, it was too late.
He had to get back tomorrow to pick up his clothes.
Naruto smiled. He was really going back tomorrow. He promised it to Sasuke, but he wasn't really sure if he'd go. Now he had to go.
Sasuke would probably be happy…
Naruto sighed and lay down on his bed. He had to sleep first. Tomorrow only matters when it becomes today.

Sasuke couldn't sleep. He was staring at some point in his room, not really seeing anything particular. He was thinking.
Did he do the right thing by telling Naruto about his feeling so suddenly? He might've scared him…
"Naruto… Was it wrong of me to kiss you back then?"
Sasuke sighed.
Well, in any case, Naruto had to come back to pick up his clothes. Maybe… maybe Naruto would've accepted his feelings by then…
Sasuke turned his head and saw the picture of team 7 next to his bed. He and Naruto looked really annoyed just to be in the same picture.
Sasuke smiled. They weren't that much older now but it felt like hundreds of years had passed since that picture was taken…
Sakura was smiling brightly, her usual expression… At least, the expression that he had seen most of the time next to her looks of admiration and love…
Sasuke didn't really know if he'd ever really liked Sakura. He had to admit that he once had some feelings for her, but it was never the same as his feelings for Naruto.
Now he was thinking about it… When did he start to like Naruto anyway?
Sasuke stared at the Naruto in the picture.
When? Why?
Sasuke thought about all the things he and Naruto had been through together. He realized that their friendship or something like that had started a really long time ago. It was when they both realized each other's loneliness… They had made a silent agreement that they'd accept each other and there was a friendship which they both never mentioned. Like their friendship was a secret…
But he wasn't in love with Naruto back then. He couldn't even understand 'love' at that age…
Then… at school? They had always acted like they hated each other, at least, Sasuke had 'acted' that he hated Naruto and he was quite sure that Naruto had done the same thing.
When did his feelings of friendship turn into love?
Wait a second… That kiss that Sasuke had given Naruto only some time ago… It wasn't their first kiss! Of course, the first kiss was an accident but… It was a kiss anyway!
So… was that the moment that everything changed?
Sasuke couldn't remember anymore. It didn't really matter though. He loved Naruto and that was all he had to know.
He gave the Naruto in the picture one last look and smiled.
"Goodnight, Naruto. I'll probably see you tomorrow… I'm looking forward to it."
Then he looked at Sakura and with a sad smile he added: "Sleep well, Sakura…"

Naruto turned around in his bed again. He still couldn't sleep.
He looked at his picture of team 7, he looked at Sasuke in the picture and smiled. He'd always pretended to hate Sasuke while he actually wanted to be his friend… Why had he acted so stupid?
And… Did Sasuke really hate him back then? Even though he said he loved Naruto now?
Of course, Naruto couldn't know that Sasuke was thinking about him and looking at the same picture at that moment.
They were still thinking about each other. It was hard not to think about the other…
Their thoughts would never be far away from each other. They would never be alone.
Was this their promise of love?