Next chapter update. Go me. Naruto's P.O.V. First time it wasn't too difficult for me to write.

Chapter 10: The Last Stand

What a beautiful sunny day. Naruto hummed and walked along the path thinking how well everything was turning out. With the new kid, Sasuke couldn't get close enough to Neji to try anything, and thus his means of attack was taken away. With nothing left, Sasuke just needed a bit of persuasion. Naruto knocked on his door.

A very sleepy-eyed Sasuke opened the door. He yawned and looked annoyed at his early-morning visitor.

Naruto smirked. "Up all night brooding, eh? What are you going to do now that you can't get at Neji?" He let himself in and sat comfortably in a chair. Sasuke made no move to protest, and simply collapsed back to lying down on the couch and closing his eyes.

The blonde watched his boyfriend for a few moments. Sasuke seriously looked like he had been up all night. Black bags hung under his eyes, and he held his arm over his head to partially keep the morning sun out of his face. He still had dirt smudges all over himself from working the day before.

The blonde began to talk to the boy on the couch. "So, I take it you've been doing some thinking. You had better be doubly sorry now, because I don't like how you actually went through with some stuff with that Hyuuga just to make me mad. But if you apologize I'll just let bygones be bygones and you can start over with a clean slate." Naruto watched Sasuke motionless on the couch. He didn't even know if the nin was awake and listening.

He waited for a moment, but still no answer came. "Look, I'll come back later when you're conscious and we can talk." Naruto stood up and was half way out the door when he heard Sasuke speak for the first time that morning.

"I'm sorry."

Naruto froze in surprise, and then grinned. "Well, that wasn't so hard, was it?" He began walking back to his koibito, glad that their fight was finally resolved.

"I don't want to see you anymore."

Naruto froze in his tracks. Did he hear that right? "W-what?" he managed to stammer out.

Sasuke didn't move or open his eyes. It even looked like he had fallen asleep again.

The fox-child was struck dumb by Sasuke's statement. "You're not breaking up with me, right?"

Again, Sasuke did not answer. Naruto continued his trek to the couch and sat down on a small part that was free. "Don't do that to me Sasuke! You scared me half to death. Look, I'll come back later on today when you're in a better mood, k?" He reached out to stroke his koi's cheek, but Sasuke grabbed his wrist suddenly before he could.

Uchiha's eyes opened and held Naruto's wrist back as he spoke. "I'm sorry Naruto. This is the end."

Naruto's jaw dropped. He wasn't expecting this. Perhaps he had come at a bad time, maybe Sasuke's head was just clouded by exhaustion. If anyone had a right to start a break-up, it was him, since Sasuke had cheated on him during the fight. His former koibito released Naruto's wrist. "Leave please." Sasuke reshut his eyes.

Naruto stumbled up, tears blurring his vision. "You don't mean that."

Sasuke once again did not reply.

"You jerk Uchiha!" Naruto found himself screaming. "YOU GODDAMN JACKASS!" Naruto snarled and grabbed a pillow and chucked it at Sasuke. It bounced off the boy and landed on the floor. "We were supposed to let bygones be bygones! What the hell are you playing at? Open up your eyes and look at me goddamit!" Naruto buried his face in his hands and sobbed.

It wasn't supposed to turn out like this. Sure, he was mad at Sasuke, and he wasn't any better at admitting fault and ending the fight, but this was going too far. He still loved his ex, and couldn't believe that Sasuke had just stopped loving him. "Fine Sasuke! I'm sorry for what happened! I'm sorry for the fight, I'm sorry for the ramen convention and I'm sorry for bothering you this early in the morning! Ok! There! Now take back what you said!"

Sasuke didn't bother to open his eyes. "Goodbye Naruto."

Naruto clutched his stomach. He all of a sudden didn't feel well. The blonde stumbled out of Sasuke's house after slamming the door. He winced against the bright light and cursed the sunlight for being so cheery. "WHY ISN'T IT RAINING?" Naruto screamed at all the injustice in the world. He couldn't stop the tears that were cascading down his face. Sure it was a big fight they had, but they had gotten through worse before. Their relationship was stronger than that. Why did Sasuke turn him away?

Somehow Naruto managed to stumble back to his home. The door was still off its hinges. It was warm out, and Naruto was too lazy to get it fixed anyway. He tripped over all the rubble and fell, sobbing onto his knees. His fingers dug into the rug on the floor as he tried to get rid of all the feelings of anguish and shock that bore upon him like a lead weight in his chest.

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Back at Sasuke's house, the boy had not moved from his place on the couch. He continued to shield his eyes from the sun and tried to fall back asleep. Too much had happened that morning in such a short time, but that was not to be helped. He would feel better once he had rested. Sasuke rolled over and curled up to sleep, wiping a lone tear from his cheek with the back of his hand.

Aww…this chapter was so painful to write. I'd like to say that they both got what was coming to them, but really it was only their stubbornness over such a stupid fight. Hopefully things will get happier in the following chapters.