Part 3 'Your lover'

10:45 AM

Birds are chirping, the sun shines through the clouds. And behind the bedroom window, Naruto has fallen asleep on the bed.

Hinata walks into the bedroom and lays a note on the pillow next to Naruto. Naruto mumbles in his sleep. " I love you…" The words she never heard him say, not with such passion. Without even looking at him she walks away, leaving the bedroom door open. As she walks out the front door she says : "bastard..."

" Why are you here? I thought I would never see you again!" Naruto says as he walks up to his friend.

Sasuke sits next to a fire in front of a cave.

"Idiot. Why would you never see me again, I'm not someone who leaves his friends behind. At least I hope so." Sasuke says and points next to him. Naruto sat down next to him. His eyes wanted to have the answers. And Sasuke knew that.

"I still had some things to do here in Konoha. Some things that should be done. I think it is only logic for the elders to clear Itachi's name. He didn't do anything wrong…" Sasuke pokes with a stick in the flames to prevent them from going out.

"That is it? I could have done that for you. I mean.. Not that you don't have the rights on doing that by yourself. But they probably listen better to m-" Naruto couldn't end his sentence. And he didn't mind the reason why.

Sasuke's lips are touching his lips. They kissed each other before, even twice… But this time, it feels different. It feels different from the kisses Naruto had with Hinata. This one feels better than all the kisses he ever had.

Sasuke softly bites on Naruto's lower lip, asking for permission to come inside, which he was granted quickly. Naruto opens his mouth, letting the raven's tongue explore his mouth.

Naruto moans softly. Sasuke breaks the kiss.

"You kissed back." Sasuke says surprised.

Naruto blushes and looks at Sasuke. 'Did he expect me to push him away? Then….. Why did he kiss me?'

"Yeah… I did… Is that wrong?" Naruto had no idea what Sasuke wanted.

Sasuke's facial expression changes. He seems mad. Like in war.

Sasuke stands up and walks into the cave. Naruto followed him with his eyes. He disappears into the darkness. There was no sound. The flames go out. It starts to rain.

Naruto looks up, but sees no clouds.

"Sasuke!" Naruto screams. There is no one who answers him.

Naruto stands up and hears a noise coming out of the cave.

He runs into the cave as he screams "Sasuke! Talk to me!" He runs towards the darkness. He runs and runs.

When he turns around there is no light anymore. He is too far away from the entrance.

"Sasuke!" Naruto screams. He doesn't move from his spot, he tries to catch his breath.

"damn it! Why did I kiss back… Why did you run away Sasuke.." Naruto says softly as he sits on the floor.

'What is wrong with me…. Why did I run after him… into a cave!

Naruto buries his face in his hands. A tear runs over his face. It was quit, but then out of nowhere Naruto heard something.

A loud rumbling noise and a deep voice.

" Why are you sitting in the darkness… You are the one who should be in the light."

Naruto looks up. He can't see a thing.

"Sasuke!"

Naruto sits up.

' It was just a dream... ' Naruto looks at the window. It was already morning. He scratches his head.

'Wait.. Where is Hinata?!'

Naruto looks around him. He jumps out the bed and runs to the door.

"Hinata!" He screams and hopes to hear her downstairs. Nothing, no voice, no footsteps. Naruto runs down. The windows where closed.

'She isn't here… She always opens the windows when she is home…'

Naruto walks to the stairs. "Damn it!" He hits the wall.

'Why.. Why I'm such an idiot!'

He opens the bathroom door. Everything all of her stuff, gone.

Naruto rushes back to the bedroom and puts some clothes on, but even before he has a shirt on his eye falls on something white on Hinata's side of the bed.

Naruto slowly puts his shirt on and walks to the bed.

' Did she wrote this… Why didn't she wake me up.. or put it on a better spot...'

He thinks as he grabs the note.

He folds it open and at the bottom he sees Hinata's name.

' so she did write it… but why…'

There were teardrops on the paper. Some words were barely readable.

' Dear Naruto,

The last months you haven't been yourself. That what we had, it was really beautiful, but it's not here anymore.

It seems like you found someone else to love. Someone you love more than me. Someone who can give you more than I can.

I hope for you that you will be happy with her.

Or him…

Please forgive me for leaving you behind like this,

But I can't look at you without feeling guilty for not loving you enough, for not giving you the attention you needed.

Please don't come search for me. I will be fine.

It is over between us. So go, and see your lover.

Hinata'