Merry Christmas you all, i hope you have a really great time with your family and friends and that you get great gifts too ;3 Well here is our gift to you, a chapter on Christmas day ^^.
Now is the big stuff coming. Enjoy.

The silence that was left after the door was shut sounded like atomic bombs smashing against Sasukes ears. Naruto had gone and he had no idea what to do... It was all his fault and he knew it, still there was nothing he could do since he couldn't tell the blond what was really bothering him. He knew though that Naruto had an easy time getting worked up over something then cool down after a while but it still felt horrible for him to be the source of this hatred...

Silently he put his clothes back on, the smell of Narutos tender body re-entering his nose and his aching heart shattered. He was alone, without Naruto, without his warmth and his smile... He hated to be alone. He had been alone for so long that he had grown used to it before but now he was scared of it...

"Naruto" he whispered and touched the soft silk of the cheats they had been sleeping in that same night. '...where did you go..?'

The way to school seemed so long without Naruto by his side and the air didn't even feel enough to breathe, because his breath was gone with the wind. He went passed the little store and continued down the street in his own pace, feeling more empty than ever before, at least it felt like it now.

The ice he felt in his heart was threatening to take him over and as he entered the big gates of the school yard. His eyes were searching for Naruto but the blond was no where to me seen, and he started to feel so bad about what he had done that he had no idea what to do with himself.

'Naruto I'm sorry..' he thought and kept looking around as he entered the corridor, even though he knew that he and Naruto wouldn't even have the same classes. '..I love you.. please don't doubt that... and you are enough really...'

He hardly knew himself why he kept thinking those thoughts, it was not like Naruto could hear him, but he so desperately wanted him to forgive him that he would do any thing. He knew there were things he would never be able to tell Naruto about but he needed him so badly and everything would just go to hell if it would just end like this. And he was scared now, he was scared that this was actually it... that he had been cold to Naruto for too long...

"Sasuke-san are you paying attention?" Masai whispered next to him and Sasuke snapped out of his thoughts, back to the dull meting with the students council.

"Yes" came his answer and the other one looked back at Neji that was talking about some important question.

Sasuke couldn't concentrate. He needed to feel Narutos touch, smell his smell and hear his smooth voice whisper those sweet words in his ear. He needed him always... and now he didn't even have permission to think about him like that any more. Naruto still had to be mad and there was nothing he could do about it until they had time to talk. Well maybe he was scaring himself thinking about this all the time, Naruto most miss him just as much.. right?

Sasuke shook his head and tried to follow the go through instead. If he kept thinking about it, it would drive him to insanity and as long as he concentrated on something else he would keep a clear mind. With a sigh he looked up at the others with a expression that was unreadable.

Neji and the others seemed not to have noticed his "space out" moment and he was happy about that. Not even Masai seemed to have seen it though they were sitting close together in the small room.

To his surprise Sasuke soon realized that the meting would soon the over and he sighed ones again but this time with relief. He needed to speak to Naruto as soon as possible and now that this meting would end earlier he would have time before lunch.

"And Sasuke can you stay here for some extra minutes please" Neji said at the moment when Sasuke just had reached the door.

He felt his heart sing again but didn't let it get him to the bottom. Instead he nodded and waited until the others had left. Neji looked at him with eyes that saw right through him. There was something about his eyes that always gave Sasuke the chills.

"What did you want to talk about Neji..?" he asked and met his gaze even if he didn't want to at all.

"I understand that you are informed about Orochimaru, Sasuke?" the other one asked and his words made cold chills cascade down over Sasukes back.

"Yes" he answered silently. "I have been talking to Asuma-sensei about it..."

Neji sat down in one of the chairs and sighed with his head resting in the palm of his hand. He looked even more tired than Sasuke felt himself and he realized that Neji had had a lot of problems at home and having to be in charge of the students council and all... God Sasuke had no idea how he managed it.

"There are rapports that he has been spotted around here" Neji continued and Sasuke was about to choke.

'What?? Orochimaru...here now??'

He wanted to scream it out loud but instead he just nodded and sighed. Feeling helpless, just wanting Naruto to hold him, wanting to feel comfortable and safe...

"I just thought that you would want to know Sasuke... since you are involved with it and all..."

"Hai... thank you Neji-sempai..."

They parted and Sasuke hurried through the corridors. His mind was screaming for comfort but he knew he wouldn't get any. He just felt so lost, needing to tell someone... 'Naruto...'

The corridor outside the food court was empty and quiet and Sasuke felt his insides turn as he could hear Narutos tender laugh echo in his head. He missed their lunches and their walks on the brakes, missed him and all about him. Why wasn't he near him..? Why wasn't Naruto any where to be seen...? was he avoiding him..?

"Hi Sasuke-kun!"

Sakura came around the corner with Hinata and Ino close behind her. Sasukes heart jumped a bit. If Naruto wasn't with him he would always be with Sakura and now he had his time.

"Hi" he smiled and came towards them, just waiting for Naruto to come around the corner.

The girls blushed. Sasuke had never appeared happy to see them before and now he was even coming closer to them. It was almost to much for Sakura and Ino to handle and Hinata was almost ashamed when she saw how much they blushed.

Sasuke smiled and waited but the blond didn't come... Even though Sakura and the others had already come halfway through the corridor he hadn't appeared yet. Sasuke stopped, feeling empty again as he looked passed the girls at the corner where he so desperately wanted Narutos smile to shine towards him.

"Sasuke-kun are you okay?" Sakura asked with worried voice as she followed his gaze towards the empty hall behind them.

Sasuke sighed and bit his lip, now starting to get really worried.

"Yes I just... no it's nothing..."

The girls looked at each other and then smiled a bit again.

"Sasuke-kun why don't you eat with us?" Ino asked. "You know that you're not supposed to be alone no matter how brilliant you are as a ninja..."

Sasuke sighed again and felt how his heart dropped. Naruto was alone, if he wasn't with Kiba of course. If Orochimaru found him Naruto would be helpless and it would all be Sasukes fault.

"Have you seen Naruto today?" he then asked and made all the girls looked surprised at him.

"No" Sakura answered and bit her lip. "He wasn't at class today..."

"He wasn't??"

Sasuke couldn't keep the panic away from his voice. What could have happened?? had something happened before he came to the school even?? What the fuck had Orochimaru done...?? It most have been him... right?

"I h-have seen h-him Sasuke-kun" Hinata said while blushing and Sasuke turned to her in a flash.

"When??" he asked and his voice was so commanding that she almost backed away a couple of steps.

"Ah... well" she tried and blushed but got a grip of herself. "This morning... he was sitting outside the classroom and then Kiba came and they went somewhere..."

"Kiba and Naruto?" Sasuke kept on asking and she nodded.

"Then Kiba came back to the class but Naruto wasn't with him..."

Sasuke bolted away in the corridor. Hearing the voices of the girls call his name but he didn't have time to stop and thank them. Kiba had to know something. He had to! Desperately he searched through the rooms and corridors for any one that had any clue about it but no one knew where Kiba was and soon Sasuke felt the sweat cascade down his temple. 'please..' he thought. 'just give me someone that knows anything..!'

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura called as he had stopped for some seconds to catch his breath. "What has happened?"

"Naruto is alone" he almost whined and stood up again. "I need to find him before it's too late..!"

"Sasuke-kun calm down" she said with calm voice and caught up to him. "Do you really think that something will happen to him..?"

"I don't think!" Sasuke burst out and looked at her with his eyes filling up with annoyed tears. "I know!"

"Oh..."

Sakura felt her heard ache as she looked into those dark eyes. They had caught her attention and her heart but still he wasn't hers. She had known it all this time and still she didn't want to admit it... but now that Naruto was gone it was all so clear in front of her.

"Sasuke-kun" she whispered and put a soft hand on his shoulder. "Then I'll help you search...!"

The dark one relaxed immediately, drawing a deep breath with determination. She wasn't his friend, more of an obsessed fangirl but he knew she cared about Naruto and this warmed him from the inside and out. So he nodded and met her eyes.

"Tell as many as you see that I need to find Naruto right away and if you see Kiba make him call me!"

She nodded too and they separated. Sasuke could feel the urge of holding that boy close again grow inside his stomach and that made him run faster. There was no one in sight but as he looked out the window he suddenly saw Neji stand there talking to some of the teachers.

He opened the window fast, leaned out and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"NEJI!"

The people out on the yard all looked up at the screaming Sasuke and Neji, plus Iruka and Kakashi, came closer.

"Find Naruto!! Now!"

Sasukes voice broke but the message was clear and as soon as he had stopped talking all of them where in their way back to the school even though they had no idea what had happened.

Sasuke coughed and was just about to shut the window when his eyes fell on some brown spiky hair out there. His heart jumped painfully and as fast as his legs could carry him he headed for the stairs.

"Sasuke-kun" Sakura called but he didn't stop. "Any luck?"

"Found Kiba!" was the only answer she got.

As he came out on the yard the panic filled him ones again. He had lost sight of Kiba and now he wasn't out there any more. How could he have been so stupid, thinking that Kiba would stay at the same place all the time.

"Fuck!!" He shouted and hit one of the walls close to him.

'Naruto please...' His mind was deceiving him, making him see terrifying things that he never even wanted to be pictured in any ones head. The most terrifying of them all was the question whether He had broken the deal or not... would He really do something like that..? 'Naruto where are you..? please be okay!!' The terrible images of his love being taken away from him was more than he could stand... His legs wouldn't carry his weight any more... He sank to the ground, panting heavily from the running but ignoring the burning pain rushing from his lungs.

"Naruto!!"

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Oh My God! Naruto is alone! What is going to happen!=? well i can tell you one thing.
the idea with orochimaru in this fanfic is not that it will suddenly turn in to a oroxsasu. It's something else then just sex. But there will be sex ;3 please read before you judge.

Read the next chapter and you will see if sasuke makes it before Naruto will be gone forever.
next chapter: 1 January 2009
See you next year ;3