Hey guys. Okay, so please don't yell. I'm am like SUPER late with my update and I know it's just that it's the end of the semester and exam and projects and a bunch of other shit I procrastinated on. Anyway, I apologize and would like you to know that I have got this story written on paper…I just need to type it up. But I promise the next chapters will be up soon. Also there are probably a LOT of spelling and grammar mistakes in this because it is REALLY late and I am tired so I sort of just skimmed though it. And because I'm so late with the update I didn't really feel like I should wait until tomorrow.

WARNING: SPELLING AND GRAMMAR MISTAKES! That's pretty much the big thing. There's also a bunch of other stuff but you probably don't care.

Disclaimer: I have just written a five page summary, both front and back, as to why Naruto should be mine.

(Me and Sylvia talking in class during free period… Class suddenly becomes really quiet.)

Me: So the more I write the less awkward it becomes when I write a Sasunaru lemon scene. (proud of myself)

(Class stares at me.)

Me: (praying to god they don't know what lemon means)

The Years to Come

Chapter 4

Admit it!

"Sasuke!"

The raven turned to his brother. "Naruto's gone. What are you staring at?"

"Nothing." The raven looked away. "I have to go home."

"Sasuke." Itachi grabbed him before he could escape. "What did he mean by 'you did it last time?' Did you hit him?"

"I don't see how that's any of your business." He pulled his arm free and walked toward his car.

"You still like him don't you? So shouldn't you try and fix this."

The younger raven froze. "What the hell are you talking about? 'Still like him.' I never liked him and I never will."

"Then why didn't you let him go out with his friend? Instead you gave his friend paper work that isn't due till the end of the week." Itachi glared at his brother.

"Because I wanted to get ahead in my work!"

"Yet you weren't going to do the paperwork on your desk?" Itachi smirked. "You have feelings for him but you think that you don't stand a chance of getting back together with him because of something in the past. Just tell me Sasuke. I can help you."

"You can just leave me alone! I don't like him. And I don't have feelings for him." Sasuke yelled. "Why are you even here? Don't you have better things to do than play matchmaker? Go run that business you were given and leave me alone!" Sasuke turned on his heel and got into his car. Driving off in a fit of anger.

Itachi sighed and looked around the parking lot that only held one car other than his own. "When are you going to admit it Sasuke? You've been in love with him since the moment you met him.

Naruto entered his apartment sighing. That was way too awkward. But what surprised him was that Itachi still thought of him as a friend. And now he wanted him to visit him and Deidara. And have Sasuke pick him up. That would just be hell. And before, when Sasuke yelled at him. It was just like that day, the blonde thought to himself. He still hates me.

The blonde got out his pack of cigarettes and took one out, lighting it. He inhaled the bitter poison, letting it slowly kill his lungs. He went to his fridge and got the pack of beer he had been saving for a rainy day. And today was pouring. As he sat down at his coach to relax, the phone rang. He cursed under his breath before answering it. "Yeah?"

"Oh, so you are home. Good." Sai's voice could be heard from the other end. "I was worried. Kiba called me and told me he had work so he couldn't hang with you. I thought you might go out drinking again."

"No I wouldn't do that. Drinking at home can be better at times." Naruto smirked taking a swing of his beer.

"Are you smoking? I thought you said you quit!"

""I've been saying that for years. I thought you knew that. And how did you know? We're on the phone."

"God Naruto, I can't believe you. What happened this time? You only start smoking again when you're stressed so spill." The man ignored his question.

"It's nothing. It's just the worry of getting fired. Like I told you. My boss doesn't like me." He explained muttering an "at all" too the side so Sai couldn't hear.

"Well, okay. But I'm coming over in the morning to check up on you."

Naruto sighed. "You don't need to do that."

"Yes, I do. I know how you get Naruto. I'll be there in the morning."

"Fine. Bye." He hung up before Sai could say his good bye. He ignored his growling stomach and downed the rest of his beer. Sometimes it felt like life was just made to suck.. At least to him it seemed that way.

Sasuke lay in bed. It was ten and all he could do was stare at his ceiling. He couldn't get that image of the blonde out of his head. He looked so scared. The raven groaned. "I can't work with him if it's going to be like this." He turned and stood. He had to find a way to fix this.

He could always just fire him. It would solve everything. But then again he had checked the blonde's file and he didn't have a college education. He'd gotten this far on just luck. There was no way he'd find a better job. Which meant he would have to fix their relationship. He smirked. He could fix their relationship. It's not like he had to be his friend again. It could turn into a normal employer, employee relationship. And if they did end up being friends then who was he to complain.

All of a sudden his face fell. How was he supposed to fix things? He had no idea what to do. He cursed under his breathe. "Gaara was right. My private life does need some help."

The raven sat on his couch and stared at the black screen of the TV. He remembered the way Naruto would smile for no good reason. Always giving that toothy grin when he had nothing to say. He hadn't once seen him smile since the moment he saw him.

After minutes of silence Sasuke groaned. There was only one way to fix all of this. And that was to tell his brother and pray that he would help him. He swallowed the lump in his throat and got the phone. Holding it in his hands for what seemed like minutes before dialing his brother's number.

"Hello?" His brother's voice spoke from the other line.

"Hey, it's me. I need your help with something."

He could hear his brother groan. "Sasuke you do realize what time it is?"

"Oh please you weren't sleeping."

"So, it doesn't mean we weren't busy with something."

"Oh you mean sex."

"Yes. Now what do you want?"

Sasuke sighed. "I need your help to fix things with Naruto."

"Why?"

"Because I feel bad."

"For what?"

Sasuke groaned. "It's a long story. You have to get back to your boyfriend."

"It's okay. He's probably already fallen asleep. And my guess is it's not that long a story."

The raven sighed and waited a few minutes. "…I beat him up."

Itachi's voice remained unchanged. "Why?"

"He said…" He stayed quiet for what seemed like minutes. "He was just like all those girls. Getting close to me. Pretending to be my friend. Just to get my body." He stayed quiet for a few minutes thinking his brother might say something. When nothing was said he sighed. "He said he liked me."

"I see." Itachi's voice gained a sarcastic tone. "Yes, I understand. Because you thought he was using you, you beat him up. What else could he have been doing? I mean, unless he actually did like you. In that case you could have just accepted his love and right now you would have a boyfriend to help out your mood instead of being a complete ass all the time."

"I made a mistake. I acted out on anger." The raven tried to explain.

"Yes, you acted out on your anger. You were being stupid!" His brother's voice boomed through the receiver.

"Why do you even care?" Sasuke boomed back. He did not understand why his brother was getting so worked up over this.

"Because I like Naruto. Out of all your friends he was the best you've ever had!"

"Yes I know. I'm trying to fix things now."

"Have you even apologized to him?" Itachi listened as his brother stayed silent before sighing. "Why do you want my help? Why you want to fix things?"

"Well, because I can't work with him like this."

He heard his brother sigh and mutter, "When are you just going to admit it."

"Admit what? That I'm sorry?" Sasuke asked but his brother had already hung up the phone. The raven cursed and threw his phone at the wall. Pieces of it went flying and he cursed once more. Why did his life suck so much? He sat back down on the couch and turned on the TV. He knew he wouldn't be able to get to sleep now. He glared at the TV, mumbling to himself, "Admit what?"

"Naruto!" Sai knocked on the door as he opened it. "I'm here. I'm coming in." He stepped in closing the door behind him. As he ventured forward to the living room a sense of worry washed over him. It wasn't like Naruto not to answer back when someone yelled for him. As he entered the living room he saw the blonde laying on the floor. Out cold. "Naruto!" He yelled as he ran toward him, knocking over and breaking a glass on his way.

The blonde groaned turning over. "What do you want?" Sai sighed in relief. "What did you do to my glass? It was the only good one I had." The blonde whined as he started to pick up the pieces.

"Yeah sorry. But why the hell were you sleeping here? And did you smoke all of these packets?" Sai asked, just then noticing the empty cigarettes packets that littered the floor.

"So what if I did." The blonde muttered.

"Naruto…is all of this because of your new boss?" Sai noticed the blonde visible flinch and then drop all the pieces of glass that were in his hand. Some had stains of blood and the raven haired man heard his friend curse as he held his left hand in his right. "Idiot!" Sai yelled before grabbing his hand. "It's really stuck in there." He examined the glass shard. He tugged on it w but each time he tried to take it out Naruto made a noise of protest. He ended up having to get tweezers to he could successfully pull out the shard. He held it up and noticed it was a lot larger than he had originally thought. "Go run your hand under water to wash away the blood I'll get the first aid kit." He told the blonde.

"Yeah, yeah, I know what to do. I'm not stupid." Naruto pouted, heading to the kitchen sink. He cleaned his wound and wrapped it up in a hurry as he got ready for work.

"You know I could tie the gauze better for you." Sai leaned on a wall watching the blonde get his shoes on. "Okay look, I already know that something happened because you're smoking again so you might as well tell me." The blonde continued to ignore him. "Look, if your job is causing you this stress then maybe you should quit."

"I can't." The blonde said bluntly.

"Why not?" Sai demanded. The blonde stayed quiet. "Naruto!"

"Because I still like him." Naruto muttered to himself before standing. "I have to get to work." The blonde left before his friend could protest.

Sasuke stared at the papers on his desk. He couldn't concentrate. He had told his brother everything and now he was pissed and wouldn't help him. He just kept thinking he should apologize. It was the least the blonde deserved. He would apologize and suggest they start over. It was perfect. Or at least a start. He stood and headed toward the blonde's office. As he opened the door he saw the blonde working on paper work, cigarette in his mouth. Sasuke's eye twitched at the sight. "Why are you smoking?"

The blonde raised an eyebrow. "Am I not allowed to smoke?"

"I thought you quit." The raven glared at the cigarette that was slowly killing the blonde. "You said the one on the roof was your last one."

"Yeah well, I changed my mind."

"Why?" The raven continued glaring. He thought he had talked the blonde into quitting. Why would he- His eyes widened. It was because he beat him up. He started smoking again because he beat him up. "I don't know what you previous boss allowed, but cigarette are not allowed in m building."

The blonde glared but put his cigarette out. "Fine. Is that all you wanted Mr. Uchiha?"

There was a tug at the raven's heart strings. His expression remained emotionless as he moved to open a window, before leaving. The blonde just shrugged and went back to his paper work when not two minutes later Kiba burst into his office. The blonde raised an eyebrow as the brunette smirked. "So?" He asked.

"So what?"

"So? How was your date with the boss's big bro?"

Naruto sighed. "It wasn't a date Kiba. And it was awkward."

"Really?" the brunette looked surprised. "I thought you knew him. How was it awkward?"

"It was awkward because when I knew him, me and Sa-Mr. Uchiha were friends"

"Oh, and the boss isn't your friend?"

"No Kiba. The boss hates my guts." The blonde glared at his friends. "Now get out! I have work to do and so do you."

"Hey, about that. Why does the boss hate your guts?"

"Private." The blonde said looking down at his papers. Hoping if he started working his friend would just leave.

"Okay, well then, why don't you just quit."

"I can't"

"Why not?"

"Private."

"You sure like your privacy."

"Get out!" Naruto glared as his friend made his way out of his office. The blonde glared at his papers before getting back to work.

Sasuke sat in his office glaring at the phone. He really didn't want to do this. But what other choice did he have. He realized now that he couldn't just say "sorry, let's start over." There had to be more. He had to do more. He sighed before picking up the phone and dialing his brother's number. No picked up. That was no surprise. He waited to leave a message. "I'm coming over," was all he said into the machine before hanging up and heading out.

As he parked his car next to his brother's apartment, he took a deep breath. Heading to the door he knocked three times before him brother answer. Stepping aside to let him in. "I need your help."

"With what?" His brother stayed calm as always.

"I…I want to apologize to Naruto." The raven admitted.

"Then just apologize."

"But I can't just apologize. I have to do something for him. I have to make sure that he forgives me."

"No you don't."

"Yes I do!" The raven yelled.

"No, you don't have to do anything. You want to."

"So what, it's the same thing."

"No it's not." His brother shook his head.

Sasuke groaned. "Whatever! Are you going to help me or not?"

"Okay, just tell me why you want to do so much for him."

"Not this again. I…I don't know! I just do! Are you going to help me or not?"

"Not until you tell me why!"

"I already told you I just don't know why."

"Yes you do. I know you do. Just say it out loud!"

"I…" Sasuke stayed quiet for what seemed like minutes.

"Sasuke."

The raven groaned in frustration. "I like him! Okay? I like him. I have liked him. I've always like him. That's the reason I beat him up! Because I liked him and it hurt that I thought that he was like all of those stupid girls I can't stand. And now I want to fix things. I want to apologize and be forgiven because I like him! So just tell me if you're going to fucking help me or not?"

Itachi smirked and nodded. "Naruto likes sweets if I remember correctly, but there is one thing he likes more. If you can remember. I would apologize there."

Sasuke blinked. "Ramen. Especially the ramen from Ichiraku. Thanks." He said to his brother before heading to the door.

"Oh and if all else fails you can always just confess." Itachi yelled after his brother. Sasuke closed the door behind him and nodded to himself.

Naruto sat in his office, picking at the bandages on his hand. He always did that if the bandages weren't tied right. But he didn't want to retie then now. All he wanted was to get done with to retie then now. All he wanted was to get done with work and hit the bars. Now he couldn't even have a cigarette in his office. All thanks to stupid Sasuke. "I really need a cigarette." The blonde thought for a moment before smirking. He walked outside to the parking lot. He couldn't smoke inside, but nobody controlled what he did outside.

As he was about to light the cigarette in his mouth he spotted Sasuke. An he was heading right toward him. The blonde sighed and ran a hand through his hair, removing his unlit cigarette. This was just his luck.

"Hey." Sasuke said as he approached the blonde, not once taking his eyes off the other's hand. Naruto nodded. "What happened to your hand?"

Naruto looked at his left hand. The blonde shrugged. "I cut myself."

Sasuke just kept looking at his hand as his mind raced, thinking if it was and accident of that the blonde was so miserable that he had resorted to self-mutilation. He shook out those thoughts and held out his hand. "Give me your hand." The blonde just glared. "You're going to keep picking at it until the bandages are tied right so just give me your hand."

The blonde grumbled under his breath before giving him his hand. Sasuke carefully unwrapped the hand. When the bandage was all off he examined the wound and was relieved to see it looked like an accident instead of a straight, clean cut. He wrapped the bandage around the wound, the correct way this time. Being very gentle and making sure it wasn't tied too tight. And he had to stop himself from kissing the hand when he finished.

Naruto tried pulling his hand away but the raven wasn't letting go. "I want you to come with me to a restaurant. One that you really like."

The blonde scowled before turning his head away from him. "I don't have time Mr. Uchiha. You know lots of work to get done."

"It's Ichiraku." Sasuke smirked as the blonde perked up. "Come on. We'll take my car."

"Fine" Naruto pouted in a childish way. "But I'm not going to like it."

Sasuke just kept smirking. No one said a word the whole ride to the restaurant. It seemed really awkward for the both of them. When they finally arrived Sasuke asked for a private room. He did not want anyone but the blonde to see witness his apology. They ordered their ramen and sat there in silence. When the bowls came, Naruto started eating as Sasuke just watched. When the blonde noticed this he stopped and stared back. Sasuke sighed. "Naruto, I wanted to say…I'm…I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"Well…" Sasuke stared at his bowl. "For what I did way back then."

"And what might that be?"

"You know what that is. Don't make me say it."

The blonde glared. "Well, I know you can't be apologizing for beating me up."

"I am."

"Well, I don't want your apology." The blonde said. "It's a little too late for an apology, don't you think?"

"Look, I'm trying to apologize. Just let me explain."

"There's no need. I already understand. It was all my fault. I was your best friend I should have known you don't like gays and for that I'm sorry." Naruto stood up as Sasuke stared wide eyed. "I'm finished. I'll take a taxi back to the office." The blonde nodded and left the room.

Sasuke sat there for two seconds before jumping out of his seat running after the blonde. "Wait, Naruto! You're wrong, please listen to me! Naruto!" As Sasuke made his way out of the restaurant he was just in time to see the taxi, with the blonde inside it, drive away. He cursed under his breath and kicked the dirt under his feet. Realizing his phone had been ringing he grumbled before answering it in aggravation. "What?"

"Okay." His brother's voice spoke from the other line. "I'm guessing your apology didn't go so well."

"Shut up! You said this would work!"

"Well, you must have done something wrong."

"No I didn't! I took him to Ichiraku, apologized for what I did and now he thinks I'm homophobic!" He heard his brother chuckle. "And the whole time he was calling me Mr. Uchiha. It was pissing me off!"

"Well, you have to work hard for this. I mean you didn't honestly think you would apologize and then everything would go back to the way it was."

Sasuke groaned. "What should I do now?"

"Well, I'd start by going to work and explaining to him that you're gay."

The raven hug up his phone as his brother started to chuckle some more. He frowned. Telling someone you're gay was not an easy thing to do. Almost as hard as apologizing. He decided to give up for the day. He'd fix everything tomorrow. For now, all he wanted was some alcohol.

Sasuke sat in a club. The same one he had been in the other day. All he really wanted to do was drown all that happen that day in alcohol. He sat down at one of the tables rather than the bar. Sitting he waited a few minutes, thinking about what he wanted to get, before standing up. Just as he was about to go and order his drink a man came up holding two drinks. "May I join you?"

The raven had no idea what had possessed him but he had said yes. The two sat down and the man handed Sasuke one of the drinks. The raven accepted it but of course he wasn't going to drink it. "So do you come here often?" The man asked.

Sasuke shrugged. "Hn…no."

"I see, you're not a man of many words are you?"

The raven sighed. He wanted to tell this guy to just beat it, but there was something stopping him. As he got a closer look at the guy he noticed that he resembled a certain blonde haired man he knew. But of course they were far from identical. For instance the man's blonde hair was slightly longer. And it was quite obvious by the tan lines on him skin that the tan he had was far from natural. And his blue eyes were way to dark and there was no shine in them.

As the raven continued to examine the other's eye he noticed that they were now just mere inches away from his. And their lips just centimeters. As the other leaned closer, Sasuke squinted his eyes and with the flashing lights of the club the man looked more like Naruto. The raven closed the distance between their lips.

Sasuke was filled with the taste of the other man. Alcohol and cigarettes. Naruto liked to drink and he was smoking again. Could this also be the taste of the blonde? The raven really wanted to find out, but for the night he decided to enjoy his pretend Naruto.

They had been kissing for a few minutes before the pretend Naruto pulled back. "My place or yours?"

Sasuke shrugged. "We'll see." He pulled the man back into a kiss, not wanting for get a better look are him and ruin his pretend Naruto with the reality of things. As pretend Naruto moved down to his neck Sasuke opened his eyes for just a second. And in that second he saw him. He saw the blonde, the original blonde enter the bar.

Naruto sat at the bar and nodded to the bartender.

"Wow, you look like you were just hit by a bus." The man commented.

The blonde shrugged. "The new boss is torture." Naruto looked around and stopped when he saw him. His boss. Pretty much making out. With a blonde man. Their eyes met for a second before the blonde turned back to the bartender. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"

"I said, if your new boss is torture then why don't you quit?" The man repeated.

Naruto shrugged. "That's a good question." He looked at Sasuke one more time before turning back to the bartender. Pulling him into a deep kiss before quickly pulling away. "I'll be waiting at the hotel from last time." The blonde winked before chugging down his beer in two minutes flat and leaving the club.

Sasuke just kept glaring at that idiot bartender who was just standing there grinning. He cursed under his breath before nudging the man away from him. "Get off me."

Pretend Naruto pouted in what he thought was a cute way. "Why? Look at how hard you are?"

The raven glared at the man. "I said, get off!" Without any question the man moved away. Sasuke stood quickly and headed to the door. When he got outside he looked around but saw no sign of the blonde. He cursed out loud before going to his car and heading home.

Sasuke sat at his desk at work. He had to go see the blonde. That he knew for sure. But he had no idea what to say. All he really wanted was to go back in time and replace that first punch with a kiss.

As the raven looked up he saw the blonde that had been occupying his mind enter his office. Sasuke cleared his throat and sat up straight. "Naruto, I…I tried to tell you yesterday. I'm gay."

Naruto nodded. "I saw." He paused for what seemed like minutes. "Here," the blonde placed an envelope on the others desk.

The raven looked at it questioningly. "What's this?"

The blonde looked at the ground before looking the raven right in the eye. "It's my two weeks notice."

"What?" Sasuke exclaimed, his eyes widening.

"I'm quitting." Naruto stated before leaving the office.

Okay, so there you have it. Sasuke likes Naruto and Naruto is quitting! Well, please review and tell me how I did on this chapter considering there were probably a BUNCH of mistakes.