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- Naruto's Lie -

Sasuke was in the room.

Naruto knew it, and it scared him.

Slowly, he pulled open the door, revealing the room where Uchiha Sasuke sat on his bunk, reading a book. He didn't even look up when Naruto entered and shut the door behind himself.

"Sasuke-kun?" Naruto whispered, leaning back on the closed door. Sasuke looked up, seeming a bit annoyed the Naruto was interupting his reading. "Can... Can we talk, Sasuke-kun?"

Sasuke watched Naruto for a moment, and then marked his page and gave Naruto his full attention. "What is it?"

"I... I know what you do when I'm asleep, and when you're alone..."

Sasuke's eyes widened and he glared at Naruto.

"You don't know anything. You don't know anything about me," he spat.

"Sasuke-kun, please," Naruto begged, tears nearly welling in his eyes. "I do know. I do know that you cut your wrists. And I do know that you love me..."

"Shut up! Shut up, you stupid fucker! You don't know shit about me! Just... Just leave me the hell alone...!"

Naruto could see Sasuke's eyes brimming with tears. Silently, Naruto made his way across the room, to Sasuke's bunk, and Sasuke couldn't take it anymore. He just pulled his knees up to his chest and wept like a child.

"Sasuke-kun, why did you hide it from me?" Naruto asked.

"Because you'd think I'm disgusting... You'd hate me and never speak to me again... You don't love me!" Sasuke shouted, tears running down his pale cheeks, which were now stained with pink.

"How can you know that? Sasuke-kun..." Naruto looked away and let the lie flow out of his mouth: "You were wrong. I do love you..."

Sasuke froze and looked up at Naruto. Their eyes met and Sasuke shook his head.

"Don't toy with me, Naruto-chan," he pleaded.

"I'm not."

Naruto sat down and embraced Sasuke gently. Sasuke's head rested on Naruto's shoulder, and he finally felt safe. Slowly, Sasuke lifted his head to meet Naruto's and their lips found each others. The kiss was passionate and deep, and to Sasuke, it was what he had waited for his entire life. To Naruto though, something felt wrong. In his mind, he knew that this wasn't right and that this wasn't the relationship he wanted with Sasuke.

' But it's the one that will keep him safe...'

Naruto closed his eyes, and in his mind, Sasuke suddenly changed. It was no longer Sasuke he was kissing, but he now saw Sakura there with him. Placing his hand behind Sasuke's head to make the kiss deeper, Naruto imagined Sakura in his place, and he imagined that it was her lips he was now kissing.

The kiss broke though, and when Naruto opened his eyes, it was Sasuke once again.

"Naruto-chan... I love you... Why didn't you tell me before...?"

"Because... I was nervous..."

"I'm sorry."

"Sasuke-chan," Naruto said firmly, grasping the boy's shoulders and surprising him. It felt odd for Naruto to call him "Sasuke-chan," but he ignored that. "You have to promise me something. You have to promise you'll never hurt yourself again. I don't want anymore pain for you..."

Finally, Naruto was telling the truth.

"I promise, Naruto-chan. I'll do whatever you say. I love you, Naruto-chan!" Sasuke exclaimed, throwing his arms around Naruto's neck and burying his face deep within Naruto's shoulder.

Naruto placed his own arms around Sasuke and looked away. Another lie escaped him.

"I... I love you too..."

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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Wow. The highly-anticipated chapter five. Well, there's your answer. That's what Naruto will do when he finds out. I feel kind of bad for him... What else can I say? Not much... Hope you enjoyed it. Review. X3