Sasuke called Sakura explained to her that he didn't want to see Gaara, so he probably wouldn't go to the gift exchange. "Don't worry, I didn't invite him. I'm tired of him talking bad about Naruto." Sakura said. "He keeps calling me gay." Sasuke said. "He's pathetic, and even if you were, who cares?" Sakura said. 'Well...everyone...' Sasuke thought to himself. "You're picking Naruto up right?" Sakura asked. "Yeah, I'll leave here soon." Sasuke said. "Don't forget the presents!" Sakura said. "I know, I know. You've only told me a million times." Sasuke laughed. "I'll see you soon babe, love you." Sakura said. "Love you." Sasuke said and hung up. Sasuke got dressed and looked at himself in the mirror. "I can't keep living this lie..." Sasuke whispered. Sasuke sighed and grabbed his keys and walked out the door.

Naruto jumped in the truck and kissed Sasuke. "I missed you." Naruto said. "I missed you more." Sasuke said, grabbing Naruto's hand. "I'm gonna give you your other present after we leave the party." Sasuke said, winking at Naruto. "Don't get me all hot and bothered before the party." Naruto said, placing his hand on Sasuke's thigh. "Naruto...come on...you're making me hard." Sasuke said, looking at him. "Then, why don't I give your present on the way to the party?" Naruto giggled and released Sasuke's member from his pants. "Ugh...yes." Sasuke moaned when Naruto put his mouth on his cock. "Naruto...it's hard to focus when you're sucking my cock." Sasuke moaned. Naruto kept sucking and when Sasuke came, he swallowed it all. "You're gonna get it later." Sasuke said, pulling into Sakura's driveway. Sasuke grabbed the presents from the bed of the truck and walked inside, it smelled like cinnamon and vanilla. Sakura always knew how to throw a party.

Everyone sat down in front of the fire with a plate of food and some eggnog. Sasuke gave Sakura her favorite perfume and a small stuffed bear in her favorite color. "Thank you babe!" she said, kissing his cheek. Sasuke handed Naruto a small package, when Naruto opened it, it was just a note inside a box, "I have your real gift in my pocket." the note read. Naruto winked at Sasuke and handed him a gift. Sasuke opened it and smiled, it was a framed picture of him and Naruto at homecoming, there was also a small note attached, it read "Read in private." and Sasuke put the note in his pocket. Everyone was enjoying their gifts and laughing. "Guy, we only have 5 months left of high school!" Ino exclaimed. "It's crazy isn't it?" Sakura said, sitting back in her chair. "I can't wait for it to be over, I can't wait to get away from my dad." Sasuke said. "At least we will all be at Auburn together, except for Naruto!" Sakura pouted. "Hey, it's okay, I'll come visit." Naruto smiled. Sasuke was going to call UCLA after Christmas break and explain that he was accepting their offer for admission, it was going to be bad once his father found out.

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Sasuke pulled into Naruto's driveway and parked the truck. "Are you sure your parents aren't gonna be home for a little while?" Sasuke asked. "It's the hospital Christmas party, my dad will be the last one to leave, trust me." Naruto laughed as he opened the door. They walked up to Naruto's room and sat on the bed. "This is your real gift." Sasuke said, pulling a small box out of his pocket. Naruto opened it and gasped. "It's a promise ring. Keeping my promise that I'm going to go to UCLA...and come out to my parents before I leave." Sasuke said. "Sasuke..." Naruto said, looking at him with tears in his eyes. "Don't cry." Sasuke laughed, hugging him. Sasuke cupped Naruto's face in his hands and kissed him. "I love you, Naruto. You are the light in my life." Sasuke smiled. Naruto kissed him softly and put the ring box on his dresser. "I'll never take this ring off once we get to college." Naruto said. Sasuke came up behind him and wrapped his arms around Naruto's waist. "Now for your other gift..." Sasuke whispered and threw Naruto down on the bed. They made love for hours, enjoying each others company, the warmth of each other.

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Today, everyone went back to school, Sasuke was not ready to see Gaara. Naruto met Sasuke at his locker. "Hey, look everyone, it's the two lovers!" Gaara laughed. Sasuke ignored him and tried to focus on Naruto. "Sasuke, I can see you later, I don't want to cause a problem." Naruto said. "No, you aren't the problem Naruto, he is." Sasuke said, anger thick in his voice. "Why don't you two just start making out?" Gaara yelled down the hall. Sasuke slammed his locker and balled up his fists. "Sasuke, don't!" Naruto said. Sasuke walked up to Gaara and looked at him. "Oh shit, I better watch out, he wants to pound my ass." Gaara laughed with the others from the football team. Sasuke punched Gaara in the jaw, knocking him down. "You wanna fucking go Uchiha?!" Gaara yelled, rubbing his jaw. "Stop! Now!" Sakura said, pulling Sasuke back. Everyone was staring at them."You fucked up Uchiha! You're finished!" Gaara yelled, walking away.

Sasuke went right home after school and went to his room, he was angry and couldn't seem to calm down. He felt something bad was going to happen, he couldn't shake the feeling. Sasuke walked down to the bridge and sat under it, he sparked up a joint, trying to calm his nerves. He closed his eyes and thought about how just a few months ago, everything was normal. He didn't have to watch his back or try hard to hide his real feelings. Naruto changed all of that, Naruto changed his life. But Sasuke wasn't angry, he was glad. He was seeing just how much he let people dictate his life, how much he let people like Gaara and his father control him. Sasuke was gay and that wasn't going to change. He just wanted to be accepted, but he knew that once he came out, things would never be same. He knew his father would disown him, he would be the most tragic story to come out of his small town, "Star quarterback turns gay!" would be the headlines in the paper. This wasn't going to get easier.

Just then, his phone rang, it was Naruto. "Hey babe." Sasuke said. "Sasuke, you need to get on your computer, right now!" Naruto yelled, he was crying hysterically. "What happened?" Sasuke asked, panicking. "Gaara..." Naruto said, bawling. Sasuke ran to his house and up the stairs as fast as he could. When he logged on to his computer, his eyes widened and he fell to his knees.