Sasuke's POV

~Flashback~

~Poking my small, round head through the wooden door; I dart my eyes back and forth making sure that there wasn't anyone around or awake. I slowly took a cautious step into the silent house, and quietly closed the door behind. I tip toed my way through to the vast, carpeted living room and into the cold marbled kitchen. Standing before the enormous fridge, I reached out with a small hand over the slick handle and yank it open using some force. The light streams its way across the glassy floor, reflecting off of it onto the room, brighten it up with it. I quickly pick up a small apple and place it between my teeth; I bite down enough to get a hold of it as I grab for my bag which was sliding down my shoulder. I grab for bottled water quickly with the other hand as I kick the fridge door shut. Slowly I make my way towards the long stair case. I glance up at the dark stairs in front of me and gradually place a foot on the first step. Finally reaching the top of the stairs, I avoid all the squeaky floor boards around the steps and make a mad dash to my bedroom. As I enter the room a toss my bag to the side, jump into bed and wrap myself with my warm thick blanket. I snuggle to it even tighter as I get comfortable; as soon as I get settled my eyes flutter shut and take me under a peaceful sleep.

I was exhausted from the long walk; it was nearly 15 blocks to get home. Neji's parents had an emergency that they needed to assist; they politely asked if I could get picked up. I told them I yes, but there was no way in hell I was going to wake father up in the middle of the night just to come get me, he'd be furious. So I decided to walk myself home. ~

"Wait, what was so important that you had to leave for?" asked a curious blond.

I shrugged and looked up at the young blond. "Something about one of his little cousins… I think her name was Hinata?" I answered.

"You knew Hinata?" the dope exclaims with wide blue eyes.

"Sort of," I say nonchalantly as I pick at a strand of my hair.

"She was a friend of mine before I haaaaaa… um before I moved when I was younger." The boy next to me says as I narrow my eyes at him.

I know he just hid something from me, but I ignore it for right now.

"Oh, well do you wanna know or what?" I asked annoyed at this point. "I hate being interrupted."

"Oh hee hee sorry," he says as he rubs the back of his head.

~I woke up coughing harshly, getting up from bed I make my way to the side wall of my bedroom and flick the light switch. As the bright light runs through the room my eyes widen at the site, the room was filled with a dark heavy smoke. I ran to the bedroom door and swung it open only to be met with more smoke filling the hallway. My heart franticly slams against my chest as I begin to panic. I run out as fast as I can. I start to feel a burning sensation on my shoulder and I immediately slap at it to get rid of small pieces of burned ceiling that were beginning to fall.

'I need to get to a phone!' I thought as I ran towards the stair case.

I jump down the stairs as quickly as possible. Some debris begin to fall once more as I reach the bottom floor ,but I don't pay any attention to it as I search for the nearest phone. The next thing I know I feel something hit my head, hard, and I black out.

I slowly come to.

"Hm mommy? Father?" I call out tiredly.

'My head hurts. And it smells funny? Why is it so hot?'

I started to think as I slowly try to open my eyes, but everything seemed fuzzy at first like something was covering my eyes. I blinked a few times to get rid of that fuzziness, but it doesn't help then I realized…

'Smoke?! Why is there smoke?!'

I looked around to find the source when something bright caught the corner of my eye. As I turn to face it, I can feel my eyes widen as my eyes land over..

'FIRE?!'

"AAAAAAH!" I yell as I scrambled to get up from the floor. ~

"So… you forgot that your house was filled with smoke or on fire?" The blond dobe ask me.

"Yes," I say "I did. Whatever fell on me hit my head so hard I forgot and I had to get it stitched also. It left a scar." I nearly mumble the last part.

"Really? You still have it?" Naruto asks as he starts to sit on his knees.

"Dobe stop int-"

"Let me see it!" he yells over me.

I sigh, "You won't be able to see it." I tell him.

"Why?"

"Cause, my hair covers it… really good."

I watch him as he inches closer to me.

"Where?" he asks.

I raise my hand absently and rub behind my head near my left ear. He gets closer to me and puts his hand where mine was places. I freeze up under his touch and let him feel the scar underneath all of my dark hair. I can feel him follow along the scar with his fingers oh so gently.

"Wow, it's so long and thick." He says out loud.

I blush furiously at his comment. I grab his hand and yank them away from my scalp.

"Dobe, would you stop interrupting!" I nearly yell.

"Oh right sorry." He says as he sits back where he was.

I sigh loudly and look back down at the small flame between us. "Like I was saying," I continue.

~ As my yell settles down I hear something, so I stay quiet for a bit and listen carefully.

"Itachi! Itachi is that you?!" I hear my father yell from somewhere.

"Father, where are you?!" I yell back.

"Sasuke is that you?"

"Yes!" I answered as I started to walk towards his voice.

"Is Itachi with you?" he asks as I can hear him getting closer.

As I broke through a wall of smoke near the bottom of the stair case, I look up and find my father standing before me. I run to him and grab onto his leg.

"Father!" I yell happily.

"Come now Sasuke, we must look for your brother." He says as he slowly pries me off his leg.

"Where's mom?" I ask worried about her.

I watch as his face falls into a frown and looks away.

"We must find your brother." Is all he says to me as he takes off into the flame infested hallway.

"Father, wait!" I yell after him as I follow right behind.

It was hard keeping up with father. He never slowed down, not even when I yelled him to. The house was filled with toxic smoke that filled my lungs, it hurt to breath, father in I would cough violently. The whole time we had to be on guard, making sure nothing fall over us. As we made a round to the large living room the ceiling was already crumbling before us. I stopped at the entrance of it and looked up at it.

'We won't survive if we go in there!'

"Father I don't think we should go in-" I was saying before he turned to me and roughly grabs me by the arm.

"We are, so stop being such a useless brat and help my find Itachi!" He nearly growled in my face.

My vision blurs as I try holding back tears that threaten to fall. I swallow the lump that rose in my throat and just shake my head.

"Tch, useless!" he yells as he walks off into the burning room and lost sight of him.

"Wait!" I yell as I run into the room.

The next thing I know I see something falling. I look up just in time to see a chard and burning piece of beam plummeting down towards me. I was too shocked to move or do anything for that matter. As the hunk of wood fell on me, I let out a howl of pain.

"Father, please help me!" I yell to the top of my lungs.

I got no response in return; I started to panic and tried wiggling my way out from under the pile of wood. It was no use; I can feel it slowly crushing me if I gave up on trying to get lose. I started to get this burning sensation on the right side of me. I struggle to look up at the beam only to see a small flame begin to spread across it towards my arm. I franticly panic and start to twist and turn, even thrusting the beam upwards to see if I could get it off. But there was no use; I can feel the heat start to wrap itself around my right arm. I begin to yell in pain, the sounds coming out of me were deafening.

The gruesome sounds filling the brightly, red, lit home with shouts that'll make the hair on your neck stand on ends. I couldn't take the pain any longer. I can feel myself slowly drifting off. ~

"I really don't remember what happened since I passed out from the pain or the smoke, either one. I guess that's when the paramedics and fire department came. They said they found him crying hysterically holding on to my burned body against him." I say as I stare at the small fire remembering what they had told me at the hospital, not really talking to Naruto anymore but to myself. "They said he wouldn't let me go… they had to sedate him in order to get to me."

A thick silence fell in the room; I look up at him and notice him staring at me with a very intense stare. I start to feel unease under his stare so I look away.

"So your brother... he's alive?" he asks.

"… Yeah."

"Who?" He asks cautiously.

"He did." I reply simply

I can feel his eyes widening from besides me, I look over at him and stare into those deep blue eyes of his.

"wh-"

"It's getting late we should sleep. We have school tomorrow." I say quickly.

"… Right, uh okay let me get some extra sheets." He says as he stands and grabs hold of the flashlight.

He stands there for some time, not moving just staring at the door.

"I'll help you." I say easily.

I whip his head, and stares at me. He gives me a nervous chuckle and rubs the back of his head.

"You don't have to; you're my guest so just chill." He says.

I cross my arms over my chest and look at him stupidly.

"Fine, I'll wait here." I say nonchalantly.

"Right."

I watch as he takes a deep breath and turns the flashlight on with shaking hands. He slowly makes his way to the bedroom door and opens it cautiously. He moves out into the dark hallway, so I settle back down onto his bed. After a short moment I hear some rummaging noises, then loud stomping. I look over at the open door and in rushes Naruto with piles of sheets in between his arms. He jumps up into his bed sheets and all.

"Here ya' go!" He says as he sticks his head out of a thick blanket and smiles brightly at me.

I cover my mouth trying to suppress a laugh that threatens to bubble up. Not able to hold it in I erupt into laughter at the sight before me.

"You're such a dobe!" I stifle out between laughs.

He just stares at me for awhile until he starts to laugh with me.

As we settled down Naruto insisted that a take his bed, but I wouldn't allow it. At the end of the argument the dobe got his way, and I ended up sleeping up on his bed as he closely snuggled down on the floor next to it. We both fall fast asleep.

Naruto' s POV

'Okay I got this, two more shots in the basket and I have this game in the bag.'

I smirk smugly as I dribble the bright orange ball against the black pavement underneath us. I watch as a certain burnet comes my way trying to snatch the dribbling bag from my hands. I quickly spin around so he won't be able to reach the orange sphere from under my nose. He reaches his arms from behind trying to reach it, when he wasn't able to get it that way he moves a bit to the left trying to get it from in front. I quickly move to keep my back towards him, spinning to my right I slip from between his arms and make my way to the hoop. I stretch my arm up with the ball in hand and flick my wrist just right, I watch as the ball sails in the air and into the rusted metal hoop.

"Yes!" I shout out while I fist pump the air. "Ha, I got this no problem, believe it!" *

I watch as a heavily sweating Kiba runs up to me panting slightly, looking down at myself I notice I'm not any better off. He puts his hands on his knees as he tries to catch his breath, shaking he points at me.

"Not… yet… I still… have a … chance … to win!" he wheezes out.

"Pftt as if," I tell him. "You have zero chances in winning."

"Whatever!" he says as he straightens out."How come you're so good?"

"Well… I used to play back at my old school."

"Hmm that makes sense." He looks at him. "So… how was your sleep over last night?"

"Fine." I say shrugging.

"Hmm good, good. No kissing?"

My eyes widen as I look at him with shock.

"What?! Of course not why would there be any kissing." I laugh nervously. "Ha ha good one Kiba." I say as a punch his shoulder slightly.

"Dude, relax I know you're bi, so chill. It's all cool." He says with a small smile.

I stare at him blinking rapidly.

"How?"

"Yoko told me don't sweat it dude."

I sigh in relief, "So you're cool about it?" I ask as I walk towards the basketball.

"Yeah, sure it's cool… as long you don't get a stiffy around me."

I laugh loudly at his comment, "Don't worry about that you ain't my type." I casually say.

"What?! Dude I'm so everyone's type who can resist this godly goodness!" he says as he strikes a pose.

I laugh again and push him as I walk past him; I start dribbling the ball once more and toss the ball at him.

"Come on I got a shot left till I win."

"You're not gunna win." He says as he runs my way.

I smile and take my stand, he comes close to me and I easily steal the ball from his hand and run off the other direction.

'I have such awesome friends!'

I stop and jump slightly off the ground as I toss the orange ball in the air, I watch as it sinks in once more.

"You were saying?" I look behind to see Kiba with his mouth wide open.

"I declare a freakin' rematch!" He yells as he run at me with his fist up in the air.

I laugh and shake my head as I start to grab my things from a nearby bench. He does the same and we walk together towards my home on a hot afternoon.

As we get there, Kiba plops himself down on the couch and I go into the kitchen for some drinks. I come back out, into the living room with two ice cold bottled water, as I toss Kiba his water I hear the door bell ring.

"Coming!" I yell as I make my way down the front hall. "Wonder who can that be?"

I swing open the door and look at the small girl in front of me. I smile widely as I open my arms up to get a hug.

"Hey Yoko, what's up?" I ask as she walks into the hug.

"Here visiting." She says with a sweet smile and walks towards the living room.

I follow behind as I close the door, and watch as she makes herself comfortable on the couch near Kiba. I take a seat myself next to her and open up the bottle and practically chug it down.

"That was good." I say with a sigh of relief.

I hear Yoko giggle next to me and I look at her; she smiles up at me.

"So how was detention with Sasuke?" she asks

"Fine, I guess I mean nothing really happened. We just worked on the project." I said shrugging.

"Oh, well Kiba and I th-"

"So when were you gunna tell me that you told him?"I interrupt her.

She blushes and looks down at her hands.

"I'm sorry Naruto I just thought that you could use more help… and anyways I trust Kiba."

I smile warmly at her and place my hand on top of her head, "its okay I was planning on telling him anyways." I say but then I got what she said. "Help? Help with what?" I ask confused.

She looks back up at me and opens her mouth to say something.

"Help you get Sasuke duh! That's way she came over so we can talk about it." Kiba interrupts her.

She slowly nods and turns her head back at me.

"Y-yes, we want to help Naruto." She says.

I sigh and stand from the couch, I pace back and forth in the small space between the coffee table and couch. As I stop in front of them, I let another loud sigh escape my lips.

"Look… I really do appreciate it. Really I do but…" I say as I run my fingers through my golden hair. "Sasuke isn't into guys."

"But… you told me that he-"

"I know, I know we kissed yes, but he was probably thinking of the other me, the me that's a girl! Not me!" I interrupt her once again as I fling my arms around and point at myself. "He's not interested okay."

I look down at the floor with sad eyes and rub my arm slowly.

"Then… just dress up like a girl. Like how you did for that costume party!" Kiba says excitedly as he jumps up from the soft cushion.

"K-kiba! No, Naruto must tell him the truth!" Yoko stands up as well.

"He will, but after a couple of dates you know? That way he can't say he doesn't at least like him!" Kiba tells her as he points my way.

"No, that's wrong! That's practically lying to his face Kiba. Naruto isn't like that, and I won't allow it!"

"Oh come on babe! It'll definitely work!"

"Umm… guys?" I whisper as they continue to bicker amongst them self as if the person they're talking about isn't there. "I'm still right here."

"Shush, people are talking!" Kiba snaps at me.

I sigh and just take a seat between them. As I watch them argue of what I should do, still not asking for my own opinion, I chew at my bottom lip and think.

'What should I do?'

As I'm walking down the hall to my after school detention with Sasuke, I think back on yesterday afternoon. Kiba and Yoko both had their own ideas, but I'm not sure if I should even tell Sasuke anything about the situation.

'What if it ruins the small amount of friendship we have?'

I stop in the middle of the hallway at that thought I grab my hair with both hands and pull at it.

'Shit! I totally forgot about that, now I really don't wanna tell him anything!'

Panicking in the middle of the empty hallway, I stumble my way to the wall to hold me up.

"God, I'm so stupid!" I say a bit loud as I smack my hand against my face.

"You just noticed." I hear a sarcastic tone say from behind.

I turn quickly to the person that belongs to that voice. I glare at the raven, and scoff and turn back around with my arms crossed

"Stop being a dobe and hurry before your late for detention." He says as he walks by with that than smirk.

"Ugh teme, stop calling me that!" I say as I run after him with a fist in the air.

I hear him chuckle and look over his shoulder at me.

"Or what?" is all he says as he faces forward and continuous to walk.

"Arrgh you smug ass!"

We make our way to the empty room, as the week seems to come to an end I fear that Sasuke won't want to hang out anymore, after we're done with our project. I sit down next to him and start to take out the few things we need for the poster board. I begin to wonder once again.

'What should I do?'

I look to the side at him and bite my bottom lip and sigh.

*I just had to make him say it at least once!

Okay i know its been a couple a months since i last posted anything up but i promise i'll try my best with chapter 11. I'm really really really REALLY sorry that i took this long. I really hope you guys can forgive me. Thank you for staying with me this far!

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