Oh and the award for the best liar goes to you

For making me believe that you could be faithful to me

Let's hear your speech out

Cuz you put on quite a show

Really had me goin

Now its time to go

Curtains suddenly closing

That was quite a show very entertainin

But its over now go on and take a bow

But its over now

The cool air felt good on my over heating brain as I sat on a bench. There was a garden path in the center of campus that was covered by tall trees. Everywhere around me was illuminated in a silver light. It helped my inner turmoil to be in this kind of spot. I gazed straight up into the starry sky.

This place was my sanctuary whenever I needed a spot to think. Looking up at the stars it released my thoughts into the endless abyss instead of being trapped inside my brain. Slowly order started to form in my head as I thought over Gaara's suggestions. Maybe it was time for me to begin to reconnect, to stop running from every shadow. I had never run from anything before in my life until that day.

Even if Sasuke and I could never be like we used to, he was my oldest friend and I needed him even if it was an actual goodbye instead of the ending we had. I sighed thankful my head was atleast decently cleared.

I let my eyes wander to the moon, but was shocked out of my reprieve by my ringing cell phone. Jumping in surprise I read the name on the caller id.

"What's up Kiba?" I asked, getting up from the bench and beginning to walk toward my dorm that lay on the opposite end of campus.

"Naruto, you missed it! Its the biggest news to hit the music industry this year!" he screamed into the phone. I held the offending piece of technology a foot away from my ear to keep from going deaf.

"What is so epic that happened?" I put back to my ear as his tirade ended.

"Sasuke won the award for best song of the year!" he gushed.

"I could have told you that and I wasn't even there." I gave a tired sigh.

"No, you don't get it, he wasn't there!"

"What are you talking about Kiba? Have you been eating Akamaru's food again?"

"No! I mean it, he wasn't there! They announced that he won, and then he just wasn't there!" Kiba insisted.

I sighed in defeat, "Kiba, we both saw him there."

"Yeah, I know! Thats what was so strange! He was there one second and gone the next. They played the songs and he was there and then they announced the winner and he was gone." Kiba explained, "Everyone went nuts. No one knows what happened. His manager got on stage to accept the award."

"Weird." Was all I said. I felt a headache beginning in my temples. "Kiba, I gotta go." I closed my phone and stopped walking, resting against the outer brick wall of my dorm building. There must have been something wrong with Itachi or Kakashi, that would be the only reason for him to take off like that.

I took out my phone and dialed a number I thought I never would again.

"Hello?" came the monotone response on the other end.

"Itachi?" I asked timidly.

"Naruto?" his reply was quick and surprised.

"Hey...are you and Kakashi alright?" I asked.

"Um...yeah, why?" his voice was confused.

"Good. That's all I called for. Itachi...its nice to hear your voice again." I shut my phone before he could respond and fought to take steadying breaths. With a sigh I pushed off from the wall and opened the glass doors into the dorms. I rubbed at my aching temples as I walked to the end of the hallway, sticking my keys in the door, but as I touched the door it pushed open I stared at it confuses before walking the rest of the way into my room.

"Hello Dobe." came a calm voice.


And there is where I end it. For all those who want to know what happened next, there will be a sequel posted soon and the sequel is from dun dun dun, sasuke's point of view. *shock* the traitorous bastard! Alight moving on the necessary disclaimer, for the last time on this story, I don't own either Naruto or Take a Bow. Don't forget to press the pretty green button!