Hey everyone! Here's chapter four for ya!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto… never will.

Chapter 4: Expect the Unexpected

Confused in himself, Naruto averted his gaze from the raven haired boy, to the ground below him. The sky seemed to become darker, though it was only noon. Sasuke looked up and noticed the dark clouds hovering above their shivering bodies. Hn… it's going to rain soon… he thought. Why am I just standing here? Shouldn't I be moving? Moving into some kind of shelter? Sasuke thought. He almost considered going into Naruto's house but that would be considered inviting himself, so he decided otherwise. Naruto didn't notice the dark sky. It seemed to mold together with everything else in his life… purely cold and dark.

"Are you going to go inside?" Sasuke asked him, partly sad that he was going to have to leave. Naruto looked up. When he heard Sasuke finally break the silence, he blushed a little at the sound of his smooth, yet still somewhat cold voice.

"Oh… yeah…." He shouted as if he had trailed off before Sasuke spoke. He turned around and ran to the front door of his apartment. Part of him did not want to enter this place, because this was the place where he encountered every nightmare, the place where his tears had already stained his pillows and blankets many times… and mostly, the place where he felt more alone than anywhere else. It was the place where no one was ever expected to visit, the place where the "demon" resided. Then he remembered Sasuke, and how it almost seemed as though he slightly cared. Just as he put his hand on the door knob, he turned around and faced his teammate who was just starting to walk away.

"Sasuke…" he called. "wait!" he shouted before Sasuke could get more than a couple steps away. Sasuke turned to the side and looked at his friend. Yes, he thought of him somewhat as a friend. He waited for Naruto to say something.

"Uh," he began, slightly stuttering. "Th-thank y-you…" he finally spat it out. Sasuke smirked.

"Anything…" he began. "for a friend…" Sasuke then turned back around and walked casually away, as if he didn't believe that what he had said would have any major affect on him, but really he knew. And really, it did.

"Naruto's eyes grew wider and he watched Sasuke walk down the street. Suddenly, water started to pour from the clouds and it smacked the ground, hard. Sasuke still walked though, and didn't seem to care that the rain pelted his head and that he would soon be drenched from head-to-toe. Though, little did Naruto know, as Sasuke walked down that lifeless street, he wore a smile of contentment that no one had ever seen.

When Sasuke was out of sight, Naruto walked inside and closed the door behind him. He turned around and rested his forehead against the cold, hard, wooden front door. He sat there and thought about the words that had just escaped the raven-haired boy's lips. Am I hearing things, or did he just call me his… friend? I'm no body's friend. All everybody sees me as is the thing inside of me. I can't help that it's there… it isn't like I wanted it… Naruto thought. He walked over to the couch and sat down just like he did that morning. His arms rested underneath his head, and he stared up at the ceiling. He read the note again and again, though he knew word for word what it said. He stared at it in anger and frustration. He closed his eyes and punched into the air, cursing to himself.

Sasuke did not live far from Naruto. It was only a few minutes of walking in the cold rain when he had finally reached his home. He walked inside and straight up into his room. He jumped up and fell on his back onto his bed. He only sat there and thought. Why is it that the only thing I can think about is Naruto? It's strange, ever since this morning, I have felt some sort of feeling towards him that I've never felt towards anybody before. I may have felt something like this towards my clan, but this is sort of different. Oh, damn you Itachi… I will one day kill you! He interrupted his own thoughts. But enough about him right now… What should I do about Naruto? I think earlier I had discovered that I couldn't take my eyes off of him and that it meant that I was in some sort of trance... but does this honestly mean that I am… in lust… with him? No… for some reason, this feels more great than lust…

Sasuke had quite a difficult time admitting that it was truly love that he was feeling. He clenched his fists and finally decided. Damn, I don't want to do it, but there is only one way I can be positive about my own feelings. I have to assure myself. Sasuke was a little bit hesitant, but when he thought of the risk he would be taking, part of him was telling himself that it would be worth it. Sasuke was going to visit Naruto's house.

Sasuke jumped through trees and atop buildings to avoid being easily seen and stopped in his tracks by crazed fangirls. Suddenly, a small apartment came into view and Sasuke stopped when he was not too far from the door. He was just about to set his hand on the door knob when he soon realized that the door would make it one hundred percent obvious that he was in his house. He looked around for a window and when he spotted one he walked to it. He stuck his head through the window and saw a bed with Naruto in it, eyes closed, breathing very subtly. Was he asleep? He wasn't sure, and he wasn't going to take a chance. He searched frantically for another window and he faintly saw the corner of one through the window he had already looked through. He walked to the other side of the apartment and entered through a small opened window.

When he finally got his whole body through the tight space, he made an attempt to land softly on the floor. He walked slowly and stealthily over to Naruto's open bedroom door and hid around the corner. He watched his teammate lying soundly in his bed and slightly forgot why he had gone in the first place. This was nothing too exciting. He turned his back against the wall and sighed just before he heard Naruto's voice.

"Sasuke… get down from there you're going to get hurt!" he shouted. Sasuke stayed as quiet as he possibly could as he waited for him to either get up or say something else. In hiding he sweatdropped out of pure nervousness and he wasn't sure of what to do. Naruto screamed and Sasuke could hear the faintest of sobs coming from the blonde haired boy. Slightly worried, Sasuke turned his head around the corner of the door frame and saw Naruto, eyes shut very tightly, sweating furiously and had what appeared to be tears flowing from his eyes to his pillow

"… Sasuke… please! Don't die! I need you to stay with me… please!" he shouted. Sasuke was then positive… they were tears. But Naruto was dreaming… or rather, having a nightmare… Sasuke's eyes slightly widened when Naruto yelled at him telling him not to die.

But he's... crying. Crying… for me? Does he care about me? Sasuke thought, sadness overcoming his every feature. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Naruto sit up quickly from his bed, panting and sweating like crazy. He turned back around the corner as fast as he could, hoping Naruto hadn't seen him. Naruto sat on his bed, crying hysterically. Finally, when he was done crying, he stood up and walked out of his bedroom, still not noticing Sasuke's presence.

Naruto walked over to his couch. The same couch he sat on every time he felt lonely, or sad, or angry, or depressed… Every time he ever felt anything, and it was never happiness. He stared up at the ceiling again and spoke the words engraved in it. "It isn't my fault everyone sees me as something I am not. But why do they all have to hate me for it?" he paused. Sasuke walked slowly to the end of the hallway where he could just barely make out the shape of Naruto's golden hair. He frowned when he heard what Naruto had said. What did he mean?

"Why?" Sasuke heard again. "Why is it that whenever someone makes me think that they care about me, something happens that convinces me otherwise? That's how it always is. I wish I could change what people thought of me. I didn't ask them all to hate me. I didn't ask for a demon to be placed inside of me. I didn't ask for any of this… but this is how it turned out." Naruto started to cry. "Damn it! I swore to myself that I wouldn't ever shed another tear! What's wrong with me!" he shouted. Sasuke frowned again. Seeing Naruto depressed was heartbreaking. He heard Naruto sniffle and he wanted to comfort him with all of his heart, but he couldn't. He subconsciously took a step forward, with all desire to make Naruto happy, but he then stepped back remembering Naruto didn't even know he was there.

I finally know now... I was wrong. Sasuke thought. I'm not in lust… Sasuke never would have imagined himself feeling this way towards Naruto, but he did. I'm… in love… after all of this time, it was right under my nose. His delicate face, his annoying yet enchanting voice, his strength…everything about him that has led up to this point makes me want to protect him with all of my power. Sasuke turned around. I guess now that I know, I can leave this place. He started walking to Naruto's bedroom where he remembered being another window. He glanced back at Naruto and remembered his sadness. One day, Naruto… I will make you happy. He thought, just as he jumped out the window and headed for home.

Sasuke walked on the streets this time. He thought about whether or not Naruto would become a distraction to him. Somehow he feared that he would become one, but he would try his best to stay focused. Right then, he realized exactly why Sakura never participated much… she was having too much fun watching Sasuke then fighting. Sasuke couldn't let that happen to himself. He had to get stronger so that one day he could defeat his brother Itachi. That was the only thing he felt he had to live for. That is, until he realized Naruto was now a part of his life. He may not have ever been part of Naruto's life… but now it was the opposite.

He also thought about the things that Naruto said to himself when he was lying on the couch. He was sad because people hated him. Am I one of them? He asked himself. I don't remember ever hating him… he thought. Then he remembered all of the horrible things he had said and done to him… he felt ashamed and agreed that it most likely seemed as though he hated Naruto. He would change that though. He would make sure Naruto knew that Sasuke didn't hate him. He wished Naruto was happier. Out of all of the days he thought his happiness and excitement was annoying, but now that he wasn't happy, Sasuke wished he was. Even though he knew it was just a cover. That it was just a façade that fooled him and everyone else around. He frowned.

He probably doesn't feel the same way about me. He probably still likes Sakura-chan. Though he hasn't acted like it recently… I wish I knew how I could make him happier without giving myself away. I don't think I can stand to have to see him like that again… Just thinking about it broke his heart. Part of him wanted him to know he was in his house, but the other part of him made sure that he didn't. He felt so confused and mixed up in all of the emotions he never imagined he was even capable of mustering up.

When Sasuke reached his house, he walked slowly to the door, still thinking about everything that had happened that day. Unsure of what else to do, he opened the door to see a rather surprising face. His eyes grew unimaginably wide and he practically fainted. Any emotion on his face was immediately changed to a different one… and one not all for the better.

Suddenly, the figure in front of the raven haired boy spoke. "Hello…" he began. "my foolish little brother…"

Hehe there's chapter three for you. I really hope you liked it. I sort of left a cliffie at the end just to test the reaction. Please, PLEASE review. It means a lot!