Beep Beep Beep.
Naruto twitched, dragging his blanket over his head.
Beep Beep Beep.
With a sigh the blond slapped his hand on his alarm clock, effectively shutting it off. Giving himself a minute to breath Naruto swung his feet over the edge of his bed before starting his routine. Grab his clothes, brush his teeth, and a quick change. He spared a moment for a quick glance in the mirror as he left the bathroom-
"Ah, man."
Naruto looked terrible. His normally tanned skin looked pale, his cerulean eyes just a bit dull. Dark bags hung underneath them like ominous little clouds. But what did he expect? After all the excitement of the previous day he did not sleep very well. Tossing and turning for hours on end it was a surprise that he dozed off at all.
Her long midnight blue hair swirled around her white dress like a silky curtain
"Let it go," He said to himself in the mirror. His lips tugged down in a tight scowl. His reflection gave him a sour look. "What are the chances you'll ever see her again anyways?"
Quickly leaving the bathroom Naruto grabbed his keys of his table and hurried out the door. He was probably going to be late for work now, he reasoned. He's always getting caught up in his own head.
The trip was short- he was pushing the speeding limits in his haste but he didn't really notice. Naruto felt like he was on autopilot, but that wasn't new these days. The only thing he looked forward to lately was work, and he was late for that.
The blond hopped out of his Honda and locked it behind him, quickly heading through the doors at the back of the building. He worked at Ichiraku Ramen, Bar and Grill, a one time small family run diner now popular late night restaurant after merging with a neighboring company- A Rusty Kunai. Rusty Kunai had been popular on their own as they were a large bar run by the infamous Fugaku Uchiha.
The name Uchiha was widely known in the city, all the way up with Hyuuga, but Fugaku brought a whole knew light to them. A senator with a lot of sway, he was implicated in a lot of back alley deals and even a few deaths- but was never brought to trial. He was forced to step down around the time Naruto was a teenager, but still left with a rather large fortune. He opened the popular bar at that time, and it overflowed with business and activity. Few weeks after that the man bit the bullet- he was found dead in his bar from unknown causes. The bar lost its clientele after that, so finally his oldest son Itachi Uchiha picked up the pieces and sold it off for the best offer he could find. Teuchi Ichiraku brought a new image and style coupled with his little ramen shop, and even let him keep his shares.
"You're late dobe."
Naruto was brought of his muses yet again. He locked eyes with the man in front of him, staring into onyx depths that locked blood red in the light.
"Shut up Sasuke," Naruto stuck out his tongue and flipped the man off. "I don't see you working!"
"I'm actually on my way out," Sasuke said. Now that he was paying attention, the blonde noticed the tall raven held his work clothes under one arm and was dressed in his civvies, a blue pressed button up and black slacks. "You'd know that if you were here on time."
"But the night shift hasn't started yet," Naruto was confused. For as long as he could remember he and the Uchiha always worked the busiest shift together. No one else seemed to be able to handle the stress of it.
Sasuke threw him an annoyed look. With a soft breath he tossed his head to the side and nodded behind him. "I'm taking some time off," he said after a moment. "I have some family stuff to take care of. Stuff I can't ignore-or believe me I would."
Naruto began to peel of his jacket, straightening his clothes and adjusting his hair. "Itachi wouldn't just let you take time for for just family stuff."
"Not just any family stuff, dobe," The raven rolled his eyes. "Okay, so its not close family. But nonetheless they called and I must answer." He paused. Then in a quiet voice. "Do you remember when I was engaged?"
"Of course I do, you wouldn't stop bitching for weeks," The blond sniggered at his friend but then quickly sobered. "Didn't your fiancee get hurt?"
Sasuke gave a slight nod. "Something like that. But after that they cancelled the wedding. Which was fine with me," He shrugged, a lazy slouch of his shoulders. "But she was really messed up. And by that I mean literally. I heard that physically she healed up fine, but what happened really fucked her up."
At the intensity of his friends voice, Naruto paused in what he was doing and looked at the man. Sasuke's face was blank, but the line of his jaw was hard and his stance rigid. "'What happened?'" Sasuke, what aren't you telling me?"
"It doesn't matter," The Uchiha shrugged again. "The point is I'll be gone for a while. I don't have an exact date when I'll be back but it'll be for some time. Hold down the fort for me."
"Yeah sure," Naruto said distractedly while sticking his hand out for a fist bump. Sasuke was going to leave? Now? He didn't even have a chance to tell him what happened.
Sasuke tapped his fist with his own, before moving towards the door. He held it open, pausing for a moment. "See ya."
Guess I'm on my own, Naruto thought to himself. He picked up his jacket and went to head into the main lobby before a clink caught his attention. Looking down he saw Sasuke's keys splayed on the floor, the tiny Uchiha emblem cracked and broken.
"Sasuke Wait Up!" Naruto called out as he picked up the keys. He ran to the back door, basically throwing it open and looked around for his friend. Naruto glanced back and forth but saw no one, had he already lef- Right there! Just down the block on the corner he saw Sasuke standing at a black car, a man with long chestnut hair holding the back door open.
"Sasuke!" He called again, but he didn't seem to be heard. The Uchiha nodded his head to the man and slid into the car. The door was held open for just a moment longer, but in that moment Naruto saw it. Or rather, Her.
Hinata Hyuuga was sitting right next to Sasuke.