If I tell you all the secrets of mine;

Would you stay or leave my behind?

Chapter 4: Rejection

"What happened? Why......"

"Sasuke I......"Naruto said and looked deeply into Sasuke's eyes that for just a second held no emotions at all, but now... his whole face was wrenched in disgust. Sasuke slowly backed away from Naruto and his eye widened.

"This is wrong... this is so wrong..." he said quietly. Naruto panicked and did the same. He grabbed Sasukes hand because he was afraid that he was going to run away. Sasuke looked repulsively down on Narutos hand and slapped it off.

"Don't touch me! Don't ever come near me again!" Sasuke said and turned around and looked back one single time, just to see Narutos face full of tears, then turned around and running a way.

Naruto fell down on his knees with his face in his hands; he couldn't stop the tears that made their way down his face. The moon almost gone and the wind were hard. Naruto got up and looked around, nothing but the forest greeted him. 'I should go home.' Naruto told himself and started walking. He winced at the pain caused by his sprained ankle every step he took, but his heart hurt more. He collapsed near the castle.

Naruto's Chamber

"Naruto?" Naruto turn around and look at his father.

"I don't want to talk about it..." Naruto said, his voice cracked a little and his face was stained from all the crying."What are you doing here anyway?"

"Is that the way you talk to your father?"

"Why are you doing this to me?" Naruto asked. "Why you didn't tell me the truth?" He choked on his tears.

"Why..........."Naruto feel his father's hands comfortingly on his back and he finally hugged back and pushed his face into his father broad chest and continued to cry."Don't cry... you suppose to smile son" said his father.

"But my heart hurts so much...so much..." Naruto mumbled in and once again was drenched in tears. His father felt sorry for him.

Naruto finally had fallen asleep and his father looked his son. Naruto always made him smile, even though if it was only something that reminded him of Naruto. He laid Naruto down on his bed and began to undress him. He decided that he had to try to get him in his pajamas.

In the Afternoon

Naruto woke up and stretched his arms over his head.

"Sleep well?" asked his father and looked at Naruto.

"Father you're still here?" Naruto said, more like a statement then a question.

"I have to explain something to you...."

After the explanation

"Naruto, if you want to..." his father started a little unsure "If you want to you can go to the winter castle." Yondaime could hear the sniffing stop and looked at Naruto when he stood up and look into his eyes, as if he was looking for an answer.

"You're right father"

"I need to get away from Sasuke anyway..."He thought.

"When do you want to go?"

"As soon as possible father"

"I will send a letter to your guardian at the winter castle. His name is Umino Iruka"

"Father, could I say good bye to Konohamaru?"

"Sure, go ahead, but you have to be here before noon"

"Thanks Father. You are the best." He smiled to his father before he left the room.

"I will do anything to make you happy again son" Yondaime thought.

"Guards! Assemble all the people in the castle gate! I have to make a speech!"

Sasuke sighed. 'Argh, I'm so stupid! Why was I so stupid that I rejected Naruto?!'

Sasuke had spent the whole night regretting his actions. No matter how much he tried to deny it, all he could think about was the blonde. All he could think about was how warm the blonde always was...how soft his/her lips.... How cheerful he/she always were ....
The more Sasuke thought about last night's incident, the more he realize... That he, Uchiha Sasuke, was in love with Uzumaki Naruto... And he no longer denied it.

'I need to find Naruto so that I can apologize because I shock... And confess...' Sasuke grinned at the irony. 'A turn of events...'after that he goes towards to Uzumaki Kingdom

The Uchiha stopped at the Castle gate and looked around in puzzlement. Standing around the Caste gate were many people - both civilians and the elite guard of the castle. Everyone with the same worried expression plastered across their face.

Sasuke raised a slender eyebrow. 'Why are there so many people here?

The raven haired youth glanced around, searching for a familiar face.

Sasuke's face lit up as he suddenly saw a pink headed girl and a girl with white eye.

"Oi! Hinata! Sakura!" He ran up to those two. "Do you know why there are so many people here?

Sasuke's face fell as he saw the solemn expressions on both Hinata and Sakura's faces.

"Didn't you hear, Sasuke? The princess is... a boy and he is going to leave this castle..."

"LEAVE?!" Sasuke all but screamed. "HOW COULD HE LEAVE?!"

"Well..." Sakura shifted around uneasily. "Last night, an elite guard they found the princes oh I mean the prince passed out near the castle, so they contacted the king. I also head he had a serious injured and the doctor suggest that he have to take a rest in a peaceful palace.

'Naruto left because of me...'he thought.

"I have to find out where he headed."

Winter castle.

"Hello Naruto" said the man.

"Are you....Mr. Umino?" ask the blonde.

"Yes, just call me Iruka" said the man.

Naruto gave a letter to Iruka. He opened the letter and started to read it. After he finished reading the letter

"Naruto follow me please" The man walk towards to the winter castle entrance.

At that moment, the door open and he saw a man with a familiar face, "Sasuke?" that was the first thing that popped out from his mouth.

The man smirked "Let me introduce my self my name is Itachi. I am friend of Iruka and I will be your bodyguard"

"...Then, I suppose I should stay in the room next to his?" Naruto wondered questioningly at Iruka. "Yes, please show him the way, Itachi".