A/N: Hey! Hey! Hey! I'm excited to have somewhere to let my imagination and mind run wild Even though my mind ran away a long time ago. Anyhow, here is chapter III. Also, like I mentioned before the story is going at a slow pace. I don't think I can just jump into the action with missing a couple of things. I want to try to capture Sasuke and Naruto's relationship. Their lives, their first meeting, their friendship and rivalry, where they were, where they are, and eventually where they will be. In order to do that it's going to take some time. So I hope you'll stay with me! I promise I'll make it a story worth your time. As always suggestion, comments and anything of the sort are welcomed! So I give to you chapter III!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto in any way, shape, or form. It belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. I don't write for any profit.

Warnings: it's a yaoi, which means boyxboy. I'm not twisting your arm to read this story so if you feel that this isn't your style, don't read. As the story progresses, there will emotional, psychological, verbal, and maybe physical abuse.

Rating: T for now but it might change and I'll put any warning in each chapter if there is any.

Pairings: For now it's SasukexNaruto but at one point or other it will turn into ItachixNaruto. Other pairings will be added as the story goes on.

"Talking"

'Thinking' or 'Text message'

Flashbacks and memories

Chapter III

As lunch time rolled around, Naruto and his friends all gathered around his desk. He just pushed around his food with his chopsticks. Everybody could feel that Naruto wasn't his normal self. Naruto was the kind of person who attracted everyone around him. There was something about the blonde that people could not deny. So to see him quiet was sad. Nobody knew how to bring up the subject that hung in the air. Naruto was very touchy when it came to Sasuke and his relationship. Kiba, being the person that he is, spoke first.

"So how long are you going to continue to act like a girl?"

"Kiba! What the hell is your problem?!" Ino yelled while smacking him on the head.

"That w-wasn't very n-nice Kiba-kun" Hinata chimed in.

Naruto let go of his utensils and sunk into his chair, not wanting to discuss anything, but he's been avoiding it so it was only a matter of time before he had to.

Shikamaru huffed. "Kiba, that's not how you start a conversation. Naruto, you've been sulking for some time. We're your friends, we just want to make sure everything is fine"

Neji then added "He's right. We're worried that's all."

Naruto sighed "It's nothing new. Sasuke and I had another fight."

"You're right, that's not new." Kiba scoffed. Naruto shot him a glare.

"Anyway, I don't know what to do. At one point I thought he was the one, ya'know? The one I would be with for the rest of my life, but I'm not sure."

"Well Naruto" Ino started to stay "You guys have dated for three years, and known each other for longer than that. You know Sasuke better than anyone, and I'm sure the same holds true for him. You know after all that, what's causing you to doubt your relationship?"

"It's not just that, it's him too. If he's not yelling at me, I'm faced with the silent treatment. I say I want to talk about it, he says there's nothing to talk about. We are going in circles" Naruto said quietly.

Kiba muttered "Him being a bastard doesn't help either." Naruto heard him and said "Ya'know, he's not the only acting like a bastard".

"How am I a bastard?"

Naruto starting to get annoyed said "What gives you the right to talk about him like that?

Kiba, with a little heat in his voice, said "Oh come on Naruto, you do everything that he wants and he still treats you like shit and that's not fair. Uchiha is clearly taking your kindness for your weakness". Ino, Shikamaru, and Neji completely agreed with Kiba but didn't say anything.

"That was going too far Kiba"

Then Hinata Spoke "N-Naruto-kun, I'm s-sorry, but I agree with K-Kiba-kun." Naruto was surprised, but everyone else wasn't.

Staring at her eyes wide Naruto asked "Hinata-chan, even you?"

She blushed slightly saying "W-Well, you're a nice p-person and you a-always think a-about everybody and, I-I would not l-like it if someone w-was taking you f-for granted."

Neji nodded slightly at his cousin's explanation. He knew what she felt towards the blonde, but he also knew that she wasn't just saying that because of her crush.

"Naruto" Shikamaru finally spoke "You're too troublesome, moping around like that. Like Kiba said you always do what Uchiha wants and never think about yourself or what you want. If you won't tell us what's wrong that's fine, but as your friends, we want you to be happy and we're here for you no matter what".

It was Naruto's turn to blush "T-Thank you Shikamaru".

With that lunch time was over and everybody went back to their seats.

With his head resting in the crook of his arm, Naruto thought to himself 'What I want, huh? Sasuke's happiness is as important as mine. I mean, we're best friends right?'

Shikamaru saw how Naruto was acting. For as long as the Nara boy knew Naruto, he knew that Uzumaki Naruto, rarely if not all got depressed. To see his friend act like this was frustrating. He would help Naruto get back to his old self.