Warning: Character OOC

Sunday

Black eyes gazed at the person drawing the bow. He watched as the string went back and then was released. He could tell by the smile on the boy's face that he'd hit the mark. Applauds that sounded distant to the raven broke out. He didn't hear their instructor or the blond speak. Didn't hear anything.

"Uchiha!"

Sasuke blinked and looked up where their instructor stood staring at him.

"Is something wrong?" asked the man.

The raven shook his head as he went up to the front. He worked the bow as his thoughts went back to yesterday.

"Even so, I wondered what I should do."

"About what?"

"About what might happen later. About 'buts' and 'only ifs'. Thinking about that kind of stuff made my head all messed up."

The arrow was released and missed the target. He could faintly hear some whispering behind him but ignored it as he readied another arrow.

"But, I understand now. I'm not suited to these kinds of things."

The second was released and just like the first it missed.

"I've decided."

Miss again.

Naruto sat on the bench in the locker rooms. He was looking at a certain raven in concern. He'd been very quiet and distant today. When he'd greeted him this morning he'd not responded at all. He would just look off into the distance with a blank expression. The blond sighed before he decided that something needed to be done.

He stood up and took a few steps forward. "Who's in charge of the key today?" he asked.

"Ah, yes. I am," said a boy with red hair.

"I want to talk to Uchiha for a while. Is it okay to use this place?" he asked kindly.

"Ah... Well..."

"I'll take over," said Sasuke unexpectedly and stretched out his hand for the keys.

"I'll leave it to you then," said the boy as he gave the keys to the raven.

A few moments later when everyone had gone it was just the two boys. The blond was standing by the window looking at the sky but stopped and turned to the raven.

"What happened?" he asked. "Today you were all over the place."

"...I'm sorry."

That was not the respond he'd expected nor wanted. "Don't apologize when you don't meant it."

"Then what should I say?"

"That's not for me to decide."

Naruto was now really wondering what was wrong. Usually when the blond said something the other would have a witty comeback. Now though, he seemed to have lost interest or given up on something. His eyes were downcast and his expression was the same blank one he'd seen during practice. He was like an empty shell.

"Come on," he said and reached for the raven's arm. Before he could touch the other the raven moved away. "I'm worried about you Sasuke." He might as well be blunt, nothing else seemed to be working right now.

Sasuke didn't react as he kept on staring at nothing. Naruto sighed as he tried to figure out what could be wrong with the other. A sudden thought crossed his mind then. Perhaps... this could be the breakup. He turned to look behind where a clock sat on the wall ticking away. It's almost five. He looked back at the other who hadn't changed at all in posture. He looked the exact same. The blond wondered what to do as another thing occurred to him. Words that Sakura had spoken on the start of the week.

"And at the end of the week he'll tell his partner exactly this: "I couldn't fall in love with you. Let's break up.""

"Let's break up."

Those words sounded so harsh.

"...I should be all over the place."

The blond looked up in surprise. The raven was looking at him although it was not with a smirk or any other expression but the same blank one. The blond wished the raven would just drop the expression and at least look smug. It would be ten times better than this look.

"As expected," began the raven. "Naruto was focusing his mind only on the bow, and got a steady shot like always. But I..." he trailed off and then sighed before trying again. "I wasn't thinking about archery at all. My head was full of other things."

The blond was quiet as he looked at the raven. "Did something happen with... Nami?"

Surprised onyx eyes looked into blue. "Why are you bringing up Nami here?"

"Why, you ask..." Naruto honestly didn't know himself why. He just thought that maybe Nami could be the reason for the other's troubles. He still liked her after all.

"I've never thought about Nami when I'm with you."

The blond looked at the other in surprise. "Sasuke?"

The raven seemed to be having an internal battle. Eventually he said, "Why don't we leave this place? I have something I need to tell you properly."

The blonde's thoughts immediately went to the breakup and he nodded. "Alright."

…

Naruto looked over the scenery as he waited for Sasuke to speak. He wondered if the other was always so formal whenever he broke up with someone. One week ago today, he still didn't know about the guy's serious or hopeless points.

"Naruto."

The blond jumped, a bit startled. "Sorry, I was distracted."

The raven smirked and the blond was glad to see it. All too soon it disappeared and suddenly the raven was really serious.

"Tomorrow... From tomorrow on I still want to go home together with Naruto. Go out occasionally and-"

"Sasuke," he began with a sigh.

"No." The raven gave him a hard look. "You don't get to interrupt me now. Let me say what I want to say."

The blond wanted to argue but decided that would probably be a really bad idea. He just crossed his arms over his chest as he continued to look at the other. "Alright. Continue."

The raven smiled gratefully but went back to being serious in just a matter of seconds. "I still want to go home together with you, Naruto. I still want go out. I still want to go to the movies, restaurant, store, or wherever else you want to go. But that's not all I want."

The blond was honestly surprised at the other. He didn't know where the raven was going with this but it seemed like he wasn't done as he parted his lips again.

"I want to be able to hold your hand so that I know you're there. I want to kiss you whenever I feel like it. I want to hold you close and never let go."

"Why?" It was the only question the blond could ask.

The raven smiled. "Because I love you."

Sasuke watched with bated breath for the other's response. He'd once decided that he would tell Naruto how he felt before the week was done no matter what. What better time than now? He'd thought everything had already come to an end yesterday. That was the only explanation for the blonde's sudden behavior. When he'd tore up the tickets and said those words the raven's heart had dropped. At first he'd been confused until realization had settled in. And after that he'd just felt sick to his stomach. But even with a heavy heart he'd still wanted the other to know how he felt. Speaking of the blond, he'd been silent for a long time now.

The raven raised his eyes to look at the blond. The same blond that had tears running down his face. Concern washed over the raven as he sprang into action.

"Naruto? What's wrong?" he asked and put his hands on the other's shoulders.

"You..."

Before Sasuke knew it his head snapped back and he was clutching at his cheek that was steadily turning red. He looked back at Naruto in shock. He'd slapped him.

"You... bastard." The blond glared at the raven. "Do you have any idea what I've been through?" He didn't wait for a response. "Heartbreak! Complete and utter heartbreak. I decided to give up on you yesterday. I knew I couldn't compete with Nami. You cared for her too much. Not I or anyone would ever be able to come in between you two."

The shock eventually wore off as the blonde's words settled in. "But you were wrong," he said and closed the distance between them. "You did come in between." He cupped the other's face with his hands as he leaned in. "And I'm glad you did."

The blond smiled. "You're such a bastard," he said before pulling away to wipe away the tears. "You could've at least dropped a hint or two."

The raven rolled his eyes. "I did. Plenty of times. But you're too thickheaded to see what is right in front of you."

Naruto couldn't argue with that. He smiled widely as he straightened his back. "Sasuke?"

"Hm?"

"I love you."

The feeling that coursed through the raven's body and soul was pure joy. He smiled as his eyes shone with affection. "I love you too."

"More than Nami?"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "How is Nami related to this?" he asked as he ran a hand over the other's hair. "But yes, I do love you more than Nami. More than I thought I could ever love anyone."

The blonde's smile grew tenfold.

The raven then leaned in closer and without any hesitation pressed his lips on the other's. There was a slight hesitation and then he felt an arm wrapping around his waist and a hand at the back of his head.

This was exactly what he'd wished for. What both had wished for.

The End

Author's Note: And so the story comes to a close. I know it was short, but I wasn't planning on it being longer. I thought it would be around 20,000 and it almost reached that.

I have one thing to say before I end this note, and that is my new fanfic. A long one. It's called Return of the Uzumaki, it's a vampire one, SasuNaru being the main pairing, and is my longest story yet. I don't know when I'll be uploading it, but I can tell you that it will be soon and to keep your eyes peeled open if you're interested in reading it.

Thank you for reading Seven Days. I'll see you in the next one.