It was early in the evening, the sun nearly completely set by the time Kyousuke found Sasuke. Settling himself next to his friend, he scans the rooftops with Sasuke, remaining silent until the other boy was ready to talk. Sasuke had already had several hours to collect his thoughts, but the fact that Kyousuke could still see the soft glimmer of tears on his cheeks told him that his thoughts were probably still jumbled. After several minutes of unbroken silence, Kyousuke reaches over and places a comforting hand on Sasuke's shoulder. This seemed to be the key to opening the door between them. Head hanging, Sasuke sighs deeply before finally speaking.
"I messed that one up so bad. I let instinct guide me at first." Sasuke pauses here, lifting a hand to brush fingertips over his lips, a dreamy look in his eyes. "I can still taste him on my lips. I feel the warmth and the pressure of his lips against mine. That kiss was everything I'd hoped it would be. He didn't resist it either! There was no hesitation, he wanted it as much as I did, I could tell. But my fear got the better of me in the end. Damn it! He'll probably have second thoughts again now because of what I did. I'm such an idiot!"
Kyousuke remains silent for a long time after this confession, giving Sasuke time to regain his composure, and giving himself enough time to really think about it. His friend was at a very critical turning point, and the wrong word from Kyousuke could ruin it all. He wanted nothing more than to see his new friend happy. Choosing his words carefully, he turns and looks at Sasuke.
"I saw what happened, I was watching. I think you're being too hard on yourself, and I don't think you're giving Kakashi enough credit." Kyousuke pauses for a moment, letting Sasuke think about what he'd said before he continued. "After you left, Kakashi had to deal with Naruto, but, once your teammate was gone, he was free to express his own feelings. Sasuke, he's just as heartbroken as you are. He's blaming himself for what happened today. He thinks you left because of what he did before. Not because you're scared it will happen again, but because you're angry. He thinks you hate him."
Sasuke remains silent. Eventually Kyousuke turns his gaze back out over the village. Now completely dark, the faint moonlight and the flicker of lights from open windows revealing the deserted village. Most people were home tending to their lives now. Ninjas were out on missions. Life went on as it always had, unaware and uncaring of the struggle of one young ninja, and the man that loved him. Taking a deep breath, Kyousuke stands and looks down at Sasuke.
"Think about what I said, and listen to your heart, it won't lead you wrong. Go talk to Kakashi. Give him the chance to tell you what he told the trees around the training field."
Without waiting for a reply, Kyousuke jumps down from Sasuke's roof and disappears into the night. Sasuke barely noticed his friend's departure. Kyousuke's words ringing in his ears, Sasuke lays back on the roof and stares up at the twinkling stars. His fear still had a grip on him, but sadness, and a desire to experience again what he had that one night he'd slept in Kakashi's arms, was slowly driving that fear away. With the absence of fear came a determination Sasuke was more familiar with. He was going to be a little scared until he heard once and for all how Kakashi felt, but that fear wasn't going to become all consuming again. He wasn't going to let that fear dictate his actions any longer.
Sitting up, then pushing to his feet, Sasuke looks down to the road below. No one was out moving through the village, so there was little to see. Turning his head, Sasuke looks in the direction of the training field, his lips beginning to tingle with the memory of his first kiss again. As he turns his head to look in the direction of Kakashi's, Sasuke's fingers brush lightly over his lips again. Dropping his hand back to his side, Sasuke smiles and jumps down to the ground.
No sooner had his feet hit the ground, than he was off. Dodging between buildings, making turns blindly at full speed, he finds himself at Kakashi's front door before he knows it. Suddenly nervous, he hangs back, chewing on his bottom lip, looking at the warm glow in the window that told him the older man was home. Drawing a deep breath to steel his nerves much as he had once before in this same spot, Sasuke steps up to the door. He lifts his hand to knock, but before he can even move his arm forward, the door opens. Lifting his head slowly, Sasuke finds himself looking at Kakashi, standing silhouetted in the doorway. Sasuke opens his mouth to say something, but finds he doesn't know what to say.
Kakashi steps back from the door, and without even needing to think about it, Sasuke steps forward into the room. Closing his eyes for a moment, Sasuke concentrates on keeping his breathing normal even as his heart races. He opens his eyes again when he hears the door close behind him. Taking one last deep breath, Sasuke turns and lifts his gaze to Kakashi's face. Catching his breath and holding it for a moment, Sasuke lifts a hand to rest over his rapidly beating heart. It was almost like his dream. Almost. Kakashi didn't have his mask on, but the look in his eyes was very different.
Sasuke's first thought, surprisingly wasn't for Kakashi's appearance. His first thought was for their earlier kiss. At that moment, Sasuke wanted nothing more than to step into Kakashi's arms and kiss him again. Sasuke manages with some difficulty to push this desire aside for the time being. He'd come to talk to Kakashi, anything else could wait until they'd worked some things out. With this determination made, Sasuke is finally able to concentrate on Kakashi's face, really seeing him now. Sasuke finds he can't remember what Kakashi had looked like in his dream, but he doesn't care because he'd much rather have this reality. Pushing these thoughts aside, Sasuke decides it would be best to put some distance between himself and the older man if he wanted to be able to think clearly.