Chapter 2

Goodbye To You

"Sometimes its easier to just run away and leave all the pain behind."

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Naruto stepped out of his apartment and then turned to lock it.He sighed and turned and clenched his teeth to keep from yelling at Sasuke who leaned against the wall beside his door.

He had already tried that before..

Flashback

The blonde stepped away from his door and turned towards the direction of his work.Then startled slightly when he noticed Sasuke standing next to the door.He stared into the soulful dark pools that seemed to plead with Naruto to forgive him.

"What the fuck are you doing outside of my door, stalking me?"Naruto asked coldly, narrowing his eyes.

Sasuke opened his mouth, then closed it, his expression filled with inner conflict and pain."Naruto..Im s-"

"Well well, you remember my name.Im surprised, there must be so many names to remember since you sleep with so many people."Naruto smirked and started down the road, intending to leave his former lover behind.

Sasuke followed closely behind,"Naruto..im sorry..please-"

"Sasuke."The Kyubi holder stopped, not turning around."Don't apologise.I don't want your pity.I understand, you don't love me the way I loved you.Its just over, I want you to leave me alone, I want you to stay.the.fuck.away.from.me.Don't follow me, don't wait for me.Don't even WAVE to me.Just go away."Naruto continued on.

The other man clenched his jaw and fists, stopping and staring at his back."I won't give up.."He whispered.

End Flashback

Naruto settled for ignoring Sasuke, who had kept up this little game the entire week.His heart was already shattered and didn't need more damage.What was the point?Everytime he made a friend or got into a relationship, it was destroyed.

"Hey Konomaharu."He waved to the boy.

"Naruto!!"The Kono glomped him and clang.

"Hehe..Where are you off to?"Naruto asked affectionately, petting the boy's head.

"Im susposed to meet my team, we've got a mission today."

"That's awesome!Well, you'd better hurry up if you don't want to be late."Naruto commented.

Konomaharu nodded, releasing Naruto and stared behind at Sasuke."Hey Sasuke!"

"Hey.."

The boy looked from Sasuke to Naruto, a crease on his forehead, then ran off.Naruto watched him for a minute, a distant look in his eyes.

"What are you doing Sasuke?.."Naruto growled.

"Im waiting until you're ready to talk to me."Sasuke replied calmly.

"And what did I tell you?"Naruto questioned.

"....."

"Get lost."Naruto turned the corner, reaching the ramen stand.

"Hey Naruto..."The cook did a double take."Gods, you're here on time again.Im lucky this week, eh?"

Naruto smiled,"I guess so.Does that mean you want me to be late next time?"He asked innocently.

His employer gave him a mock stern look, shook his head, and went back to chopping carrots.

The blonde quickly looked over his shoulder as he was tying the aprong around his waist.-No Sasuke, good, he must have gone off to do something.-

Naruto went to making a pot of ramen.-This is the last day..I just need to write a quick note to the Hokage, get my paycheck, and I've packed what I need..so..right after work...-

"Hey, Ray?"

"Yeah kid?"Ray asked, looking up.

"Can I have my paycheck today?Im kinda going somewhere for awhile."Naruto replied.

Ray eyed him carefully, turning to lean against the counter.He crossed his arms over his chest,"For how long."

Naruto's shoulders slumped,"I don't know.."

"Kid..if you need anything..if someones doin' something to you.."Ray growled.Naruto was amazed that the man had even hired him.Even though he had aten there many times, Ray still knew he was the holder of the fox demon.But unlike other people, Ray didn't seem to give a damn what other people thought, and cared even less about the 'secret'.

"Nono,"the blonde smiled reassuringly."I just..need to get away for awhile."

"Alright.I'll give you yer pay check.But you come back..I'll be waiting and you'll have a job here."Ray said, meeting his eyes and holding them.

Naruto nodded quickly, hating the fact that he was lying to his friend."I know."

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Walking down the street, Naruto took in everything around him, the smells, the sounds, even the people that had hated him all his life.-I want to remember everything.So maybe..if I come back here someday, I'll be changed...and they'll accept me.And I'll finally be able to call Konoha home.-

"Naruto."A deep voice hissed from behind him.

"Wha..?"The blonde turned and rolled his eyes when he saw Sasuke.He yipped in surprise when the dark haired nin grabbed his arm."Let go!"

Sasuke ignored him and stare at his fingers.

"What?!"Naruto looked down, mouth gaping when he spotted the blood dripping from his finger.-But that healed..last week...how..-

"What happened?!You idiot!How could you not notice your finger was nearly severed?!"Sasuke shouted while hurriedly unwrapped some of the bandages he always kept around his arm and wrapped Naruto's finger tightly."Come on, we have to have that sewed."

Naruto hissed and jerked his arm away, glaring,"Baka.I don't need to go to the hospital.Just leave me alone."-He doesn't know about the Kyubi..he can't know.It'll heal soon enough.-

"Naruto."Sasuke growled, leaning in very close."I've been tolerant of you ignoring me, shouting insults at me, maybe even hating me.Just please, please do this for me.You could bleed to death.."Sasuke stepped forward hesitantly, then quickly gathered him into a hug.

The other man flushed and considered struggling, but gave in to the familiar scent and warmth.-What?..what's happening?-

Sasuke's grip tightened when he realized Naruto wasn't pulling away.

"J-jeez..its just..my finger.."Naruto stuttered, snapping his mouth shut to keep from groaning.His hands tightened on Sasuke's sleeves.

"Naruto?I-I've..really missed you."Sasuke whispered, swallowing to restrain his emotions.

"NO!"Naruto pushed him away, hugging himself.

"Naruto.."

"Sasuke.I said stay away."The blonde ran down the street, ignoring the glares and insults that were yelled at him as he ducked through the crowd.He practically dove into his house and bolted the door behind him.

"Kyubi, what are you doing to me.."Naruto panted.

'IM not doing anything.It looks like you've finally grown up.'

"What?"

'Your hormones..'

"Perverted fox!Shutup and tell me WHATS HAPPENING!"Naruto ground out.

'Like I said.Your hormones.You're in heat.'Kyubi purred.

"......................fuck....h-how?.."

'Im female.While in heat, both of our chakras become unstable and behave differently.Your finger, for example.I can't heal it.The chakra merely holds the wound together, causing the illusion that its healed, and then is released when the wound is finally healed naturally, like a seal.'

"I CANT BE IN HEAT!IM A GUY!"

'And Im not..'She replied calmly.

"But I have to leave..when do I..er....stop..being in heat?"Naruto sweatdropped.

'A couple days.'Kyubi snickered.

"...................................if im away from people it doesn't really work right?"

'Work?When you're in heat, you're in heat.You can't just turn it off!'

"Well,..it doesn't matter anyways.Im leaving."Naruto leaned forward and pressed his forhead to the cool glass of the window, watching the snow drifting down."Bye..Sasuke.."The blonde turned from the window with an air of finality and strode to his room to sling the pack with all his essentials over his shoulder.

With that Naruto jerked open the door and stepped outside, blinking at the blizzard-like weather, and smiled.-No one will see me leave.Perfect.-He felt a pang of guilt, then shook it off."Iruka doesn't care.He doesn't even see me anymore.Sakuras avoiding me with that bitch Ino..and Sasuke..I can't forgive him.."

-Just you and me, baka fox.-

'Oh joy.'She muttered dryly.

Pulling his black zip-up hoody closer, the blonde hunched his shoulders and stare down at the snow and baggy black pants that covered his shoes.Blindly he made his way towards Konoha's gates and upon reaching them, he began making a seal to make himself seem invisible, then let his hands drop when he realized his chakra was still 'out of order'.

So instead Naruto reached down his pants, looking around to make sure no one was watching, and pulled two kunai from the bandage wrapped around his bare thigh.(Perverts.All of you.-shakes head then snickers with shifty eyes-)Naruto balanced the handles of the nin weapons in his palms.-Its been so long since I've held these.Time to put them to use-

He dug them into the wood of Konoha's gates and grit his teeth, hauling himself up with them.He dug his hiking boots into the grooves of wood, then quickly stuck the kunai further up into the gate with a 'shunk!'.Naruto repeated this process until he reached the top of the gates.He glanced to either side, narrowing his eyes at the small forts constructed along the wall to shelter the ninjas on guard.He saw no movement and decided they hadn't spotted him.The blonde leaped from the top of the gate and bit back a yell as his stomach swam.

Blindly he tried stabbed at the gates, trying to get some hold on the wood with his kunai.Finally, the knife-like weapons stuck and held, sliding downward at a slower pace until Naruto landed in the deepening snow.

"Gods, what a brilliant idea, Naruto.Wear all black clothes when its snowing.We'll blend right in!"He muttered to himself as he glanced over his shoulder at the gates before crouching and slinking into the relative safety of the forest.

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Im sorry, this chapter is shorter than the rest.but im not basing the chapter size on the number of paragraphs, Im basing it on events.--; So the next chapter will be on Naruto in the woods, and maybe..-shifty eyes- running into someone.

Since I've lost the internet, I decided to write a story while i was dying of boredom.So don't worry, these stories aren't going to crash and burn like the other ones.I haven't updated those yet because I kinda..lost the enthusiasm for continuing those.But don't freak, they will be updated, and im truly sorry for the delay.