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Sasuke's P.O.V
You know that saying if life gives you lemons make lemonade? Well I'd have about a 1o ton pitcher right now! My theory about Gaara not knowing anyone didn't matter. Somehow Sakura and Ino got a hold of Gaara's rumor and told the whole student population. At least they waited until the middle of the week. Everywhere I went I heard whispers. I was sorta glad Naruto hadn't yelled my name down the hallway that day. But that was only because he wasn't in school that day… in face he hadn't been in school all week.
I pretended not to be worried but that was hard. Somehow I expected to see his spiky blonde head from somewhere in the crowd. It was a quiet walk home that day…that was until I got to my street. A couple blocks away there were several police cars, they were parked outside of…Naruto's house? I wondered if there had been an accident. When I got closer to the scene I saw Naruto's father blowing his nose into an old handkerchief.
"Oh there you are Sasuke, I'm so happy to see you. Is Naruto by any chance still at your house?"
I frowned, still? Who said anything about him coming over in the first place?
"I'm sorry Mr. Uzumaki but Naruto never came over my house. What's happened where is he?"
He seemed distressed.
"He's…he's ran away I suppose. He said he would be over you house for a few days. When he didn't come home yesterday I supposed he was still there. But he always calls me when he's late and he didn't call. I was worried; I had to call the police."
I sucked in a breath of air, where could he be? The mall, no that's stupid. At a friends house, no to obvious.
"I'll try to help you the best I can Mr. Uzumaki."
The police nodded in my direction. A huge police officer walked over to me and clapped me on the shoulder.
"Okay son, Naruto was your friend right? When was the last time you saw him?"
Police always made me nervous.
"Umm, it was about three days ago, at his house. But the last time I spoke to him was the day after."
He nodded.
"So he hasn't been attending school. What was the last conversation you had to him about? Did it seem to cause him any distress?"
I remembered him crying on the phone.
"Well he was sad that I left his house, I had been staying there."
The police man raised his eyebrow.
"Staying like how? As in living there?"
I swallowed but the lump in my throat wouldn't go down.
"Y…Yes. I was living there for a couple weeks."
"Did your parents know about this, were you too trying to run away?"
I was confused and sweaty.
"Yes I mean No, no, I was having trouble at home."
That made him even more interrogating.
"Trouble, like some disputes, domestic violence?"
I started having flash backs of that night with Itachi.
"Yes I mean no I mean…I…I"
That seemed to satisfy the police officer enough.
"Be on the lookout for any suspicious behavior in the area. Contact us if you hear of anyone who has seen Naruto."
The police officer climbed into his car and drove off. Naruto's father blew his nose a final time before entering his house. I was left standing in the middle of the street terrified and dizzy.
Naruto's P.O.V
I clutched my small bag of clothes to my chest and gazed at the lights and cars zooming past me. I was wearing the clothes Sasuke had given me. My running away was starting to feel more and more like the worst idea ever. I had no money, I was cold, and I was hungry. I wished I had at least brought a jacket. I turned around and looked in the direction where my house was. If I headed back right now I could probably get to my house by nightfall…if I ran.
I clutched my bag tightly and sprinted down the sidewalk. Everything was blurring together and I couldn't even be sure if I was going in the right direction. People yelled at me but I didn't have time to stop. I had to get home before night.
I made it to the lake by nightfall which was pretty good. I realized I hadn't been that far away after all. I saw a figure of someone sitting by the edge of the lake kicking water up in the air. As I got a little closer I saw it was Sasuke. He looked up at me, his expression was unreadable.
"I should have known you'd come back. The police are out looking for you; your dad was worried sick."
I pretended not to hear him, he was the reason I had run away in the first place.
"I'm sorry Naruto; I shouldn't have been worrying about what people thought of me."
Against my own will I walked closer to him and sat down next to him.
"Do you really mean it this time, or is this another lie?"
Sasuke gave me a small smile before splashing me with icy cold water.
"SASUKE, now I'm freezing cold."
"That's for running away, and this is for me being sorry…"
Before I could ask what he meant he pressed his lips to mine
Sasuke's P.O.V
I couldn't believe I was doing this. Kissing him? Was I on drugs?
I couldn't bring myself to stop though, it felt…good.
Naruto finally shoved me away but he continued to look at me.
"What was that Sasuke? That was weird."
I wondered if he was angry because his voice was uneven. I realized his hands were shaking…he was nervous. Then I saw my hands were shaking too. I stared down at my reflection in the water. It looked like me but I felt different inside.
"Naruto, can you keep this a secret."
He smiled before covering his mouth with his hands.
"Hey what happens at the lake stays at the lake."
I couldn't help but laugh at his stupid joke. Maybe things would get better…yeah I would soon realize it was maybe…maybe not.