Chapter two

Sasuke whispered back to Naruto and then roughly pulled from him, sending them both flying to the wet ground.

"No..." He whispered, shaking his head. "You can't... I can't... NO!" He screamed and jumped up, running and tripping through the rain.

Naruto scrambled to his knees. "SASUKE! Come back!" His hand was held out towards him, tears filling his eyes slowly. "Sasuke... Come back..."

Days passed and Sasuke was no where to be seen. Kakashi told Naruto and Sakura that Sasuke was home sick.

After training, Naruto got some Iruchika ramen for Sasuke and brought it to his house, knocking on the door. After a few minutes of silence and a few more knocks, the door opened and a very healthy Sasuke stood there. His eyes widened and he slammed the door shut.

"Go away!"

"Sasuke! Let me in! I know you're not sick! Let me talk to you please!" Naruto had pushed himself up against the door, his ear pressing to it. Suddenly the door flew open and he fell to the floor, just catching the ramen before it dropped. "SASUKE!" Naruto growled.

"You have two minutes..." Sasuke muttered and walked over to the couch, sitting down.

Naruto jumped up and closed the door, walking over towards him. He set the ramen down. "Um... Sasuke, I love you and I know you love me. You can't be scared and run away from me. We can help each other if you just let me help you. I know you're in pain from everything that's happened to you and i want to help you. Please let me do that... Let me save you..." Naruto fell silent at the blank look on Sasuke's face. But Sasuke's eyes betrayed him, showing that his mind was turning over Naruto's words.

"Get out..." he whispered. Naruto blinked as his heart shattered in his chest.

"What?"

"I said get out Naruto." Naruto's eyes filled with tears, his hand clenching his chest.

"Sasuke..."

"Out!" Naruto quickly ran from the house, whimpering to himself as he tripped over a rock and fell to the ground.

"Naruto?" Came from behind the boy and Sakura walked up behind him. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing! Get away from me!" Naruto jumped up and ran away from Sakura, into the forest, wanting to just disappear. As he tripped once more over a branch and laid on the forest floor, he started to shiver, feeling a cold evil presence around him. He sat up slowly, pulling his knees to his chest as he heard footsteps. He gasped as a twig broke somewhere near him and evil chuckling filled the clearing.

"Why Ninetails... why are you crying...?" And an evil smirk was all that Naruto saw and then blackness.