"Please, I don't
understand."
"It's okay, you don't have to."
"But…"
"Ssh, just close your eyes and
forget."
"But…"
"Promise me you'll be
happy Naruto, promise me."
"I can't make that promise
Sasuke, how can I be happy without you?"
"It's going to
be okay, forget about me."
"Only if you promise to…"
"Yes?"
"To never forget about me. To think
about me every day, love me for all time."
"I will."
"Then... I promise."
"Goodbye"
"Goodbye"
Naruto woke with tears streaming down his face. Why had he dreamed about that now? Just when he had finally managed to fulfill the promise he made to hi first lover. He would have sighed for the world's injustice, but his sadness overtook him, and he merely curled into a ball and cried quietly. It had been years since that night, when Sasuke had left him. It was not by choice; Naruto hadn't understood that then, but because Sasuke had wanted to protect him, even if it meant his own unhappiness. Sasuke had been his first friend, the first person that had ever acknowledged him, and the first person he had ever loved."Naruto?" The sleepy voice of the one who slept beside him now interrupted Naruto's thoughts."Gaara!" Naruto wrapped his arms around the red-haired man and sobbed into his chest, muttering his name every once in a while.
"Naruto?" Gaara was more than a little alarmed at this point. Here was bright sun, the one who never frowned or cried, sobbing in hysterics on top of him. He repositioned them so Naruto was on his lap while he was sitting against the windowsill. "Naruto, what's wrong?"
"Dream…Sasuke …left."
"What?"
"I…dream…about…left."
"Naruto!" Gaara shoved the boy away to where he could look at his face. Naruto refused to look him in the eyes, but wiped away his tears (which kept falling anyway) and sniveled. "Naruto, tell me what's wrong."
"I had a dream about when Sasuke left."
"Sasuke?"
"I was supposed to forget about him." He was crying again. "I made a promise to forget him if he promised not to forget me."
"Naruto, it'll be alright." Gaara pulled him close. "I'm here for you; you don't have to cry, alright?"
"Thanks Gaara." He sniveled
"You're welcome."
Alright. First chapter is up! I have no idea where this is going so don't complain XP. I am well aware of how much it sucks, It's my… well… it's one of my first AUs, so… don't kill me k?
