Day dawned.
It seemed like eons of time had passed between one day and the next.
For two young ninjas at least. The rest of the world had felt the time pass in mere hours for that was all they were.
Naruto felt old, older than the Hokage. He hadn't slept all night, as the same thing played over and over again in his mind like a broken projector reel.
Sasuke beside him.
Sasuke talking to him.
Sasuke kissing him.
Sasuke not kissing him.
Sasuke running away and leaving him.
Leaving him very confused, scared, and oddly pleased on cold floor thinking about things he'd never considered.
But that kiss...that kiss had been so wonderful, so insanely right and wrong at the same time. What did all this mean? After all he had kissed back...Sakura was calling him to breakfast.
But he was sure that in a few minutes he'd send him out to find Sasuke.
------------(Sasuke's POV)--------------
I feel miserable.
Maybe even the worst I've ever felt.
I'm sitting in the tree Naruto and i ran up a while ago. Funny seems like years ago. Naruto and i...
It seems so natural so right, Naruto and i.
His taste is haunting. Every once in a while I taste it again in some corner of my mouth and it's like tasting it for the first time. His flavor's sort of like ramen, sugar, and...Something like butter. I want to get it from the source.
I want Naruto.
Gods, do I want him! But it will never happen. He must hate me now. It'll never be the same will it? No matter what I do. I screwed up. My life is over, isn't it? But the thing that will pain me most is that I will never ever have the thing I want most.
Naruto.
My Naruto.
My angel.
No matter what happens in my life he will always hold a place in my heart. A wounded, bleeding part that will never heal. The loss of him will pain me forever.
Oh.
The sun's coming up. The warmth of the rays is comforting, but it reminds me of the warmth I want most, the one I'll never feel again.
The warmth of Naruto.
Sakura must be calling everyone to breakfast...
My eyes are closed but I'm not asleep. How could I be?