"Bittersweet" By Miz , and Naruto isn't mine, or it wouldn't be "FAN -fiction."

A quick one-shot wrote a while ago. FF didn't like me when I tried to upload it. It's slash, and I like slash, so I'll write it. Don't like, don't read. Simple.


Eyes opened slowly. It was still dark. Perfect. Sitting up, the young man looked out his window at the predawn.

Another day, another lie

No matter how I try

Stripping off his bedclothes, the tall ANBU moved to take a shower. When he returned, he pulled on his robes. A breeze ruffled his hair, and dragged his gaze to his window once again.

So many enemies to kill

but I just love the thrill

Someone would die today. Someone who had dreams, hopes and ambitions. Maybe even families. They... wouldn't live to see the next sunrise.

Thoughts are running though my head

Oh, can I be your instead

But that didn't bother him. He was just trying to ignore the inevitable. Thoughts of him plagued his mind, just as they had plagued his dreams since forever once. Forming a few seals, he disappeared in a whirl of smoke. Within moments he was travelling through the forest.

This is not supposed to be

Don't walk away from me

It brought back the last memory. The Valley of the End. Power. It seemed like such a ridiculous reason now. It didn't matter if you were here not there, there not here. Power wasn't anything if you used it for the wrong reason.

All this time I've been beside you

Oh, all this time I've been around

But he'd made a promise to himself. He would see him again.

I'm cryin', I'm dyin' for you

It's violent yet tasteful

So hard but it's true

Over and over is the promise we make

My bittersweet mistake

He'd realized along time ago why he couldn't let go. Why his dreams or nightmares contained his image. He'd just been in denial. What kind of person loved the person they hated the most? Who loved the one that was their complete opposite?

Let me know what's deep inside

and it will be alright

Leave your worries for today

and it will be ok

All this time I've been beside you

But he would never know. It was too late for that. It was unlikely anything would have come of it anyway. It wasn't meant to be. His path had been chosen.As had his.

Oh, all this time

I've been around

There had been a few missions where he had been close to seeing him again. He had sensed his chakra, maybe catch a glimpse. But he'd never acted on his desire to face him once again.

I'm cryin', I'm dyin' for you

It's violent yet tasteful

So hard but it's true

Over and over is the promise we make

My bittersweet

His target was just ahead. An enemy nin not worth chakra loss. The mission was so easy. But it gave him time to think outside the hidden village. He didn't have to answer to anyone, and there was a chance he might be near him again. But he knew he would never face the person he hated with everything he had, the man he loved the most.

My bittersweet mistake, mistake, mistake...

Finally he broke through the trees. Three quick strikes and his target was dead. Blood dripped from his robes, but he gave no notice. Instead, he shifted his gaze to the sky. Somewhere out there, he knew his rival, friend and only love was doing the same.

Over and over is the promise we make

It's violent yet tasteful

So hard but it's true

Over and over is the promise we make

My bittersweet

It's my mistake

A breeze ruffled his hair as he returned to the village. A reassuring caress, that cared his scent. The ANBU smiled inwardly beneath his mask. He knew it was true. This love they shared was bittersweet.