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Naruto stares out the car window through blurry eyes, the lights and figures just pass him by, his heartbeat unable to slow down from it's rapid beating. He plays with with his shaky fingers as his mind races in every direction, wondering if Sasuke is okay, wanting so bad to see his best friend. Naruto plays his last interaction with Sasuke from earlier over and over again in his head, he should have known, he should have been there for him. If something happens to Sasuke, then it's his own fault and he can't live knowing that. These thoughts smash their way into Naruto's brain the whole ride to Itachi's house.

Itachi sits in the living room chair, waiting and watching the clock. He sighs, angry at Sasuke for doing this and so so worried, "When I get my hands on him..." Itachi grips the armrest. He closes his eyes, trying to focus on finding Sasuke, trying to focus on him being safe. When Itachi hears a car pull up, he stands and walks to open the front door. As he walks out, he sees Kushina, Minato and Naruto get out of their car. When they turn to Itachi, he can see the worry on their faces and that makes him so grateful too have people who care about him and his little brother.

"Hey Itachi." Kushina walks up and puts a gentle, reassuring hand on his shoulder.

Itachi nods, thankful for their presence.

Minato flashes a sad smile his way, "We'll find him, Itachi."

And Naruto doesn't even look him in the eyes, he keeps his head down, his arms folded over his chest.

"Come in." Itachi says, leading the way into his house and towards the living room.

Sasuke sits on the branch of this huge weeping willow tree, staring up into the night sky, filled with shiny stars.

Sasuke and Naruto found this tree a while back, they thought how beautiful and amazing it was as they climbed onto the huge branch, they sat their talking for hours. They decided on it being their secret spot and so they named it, "Willow Branch". Simple, but fitting.

But it's been a while since they last came, a few months. Since Naruto started dating Kirie.

Sasuke closes his eyes when a cold breeze passes by, brushing against his already cold skin, his hair tickles his red nose. Sasuke sucks in a deep breath and then lets out a deep sigh as tears make their way passed his closed eyelids. The pain in his throat now unbearable from holding in his tears and pain. The tears slowly stroll down his face, they sparkle from the moon's reflection. Sasuke shivers and curls more into himself, more tears falling from his eyes. He chokes, a pained cry escapes his mouth as he allows the tears to run freely. He thinks back on everything; slowly losing Naruto, getting told that he is a burden by his big brother the thing he never wanted to hear, unrequited love. He thinks on everything that hurt him from the time he could remember; the loss of his parents, the hugs from his mother whenever he was hurt, the smile he would get from his father when he was proud, and the laughter he got from playing with his big brother.

Sasuke grabs his chest, his lungs painfully cold. The tears on his face hurt when the cold wind hits them. Sasuke cries, desperate for his mother's love, his father's encouraging smile. He cries for the loss of a family, the loss of a friend and the loss of his first love. He cries feeling like his also lost himself, he cries with hate towards the world, he cries because he still believes in hope and love, he cries with wants and ifs.

He screams into the big night sky, he screams until his throat is raw, he screams wanting the world and the moon to hear his pain, he screams, and he screams, and he screams.

Naruto didn't look at Itachi the whole time when explaining the interaction between him and Sasuke earlier. Heck, he can't even really see straight, the tears keep his eyes all blurry.

"Did you call the police, Itachi?" Kushina questions.

"Yeah..."Itachi looks towards the ground, "...they said there ain't much they could do with a runaway but they'll send a car around the town looking anyway."

Kushina huffs, "Of course they ain't gonna help."

"Itachi, how should we get around to finding him?" Minato says as he grabs his wife's hand to calm down her temper.

Kushina squeezes Minato's hand as she reaches to hold Itachi's hand too.

Itachi looks up and gives a small, thankful smile.

Naruto keeps his head down, his head flying through thought after thought.

"I don't know. Naruto said he didn't say where he wanted to go. I don't have the slightest clue as to where he is." Itachi shakes his head, frustrated. His expression contorted from worry.

Naruto isn't really listening, his regret and sorrow is overpowering. He feels so much regret from not chasing after Sasuke earlier. He could be dead and it would be his fault. Just that thought alone sends more tears pouring from his blurry eyes. His brows are knitted together so tight, Naruto wonders if they'll freeze that way. Naruto's thoughts continue to spiral down a hole until he faintly hears his name being called, when he comes too, everyone is surrounding him, their worried expressions now aimed towards him.

"Naruto? Are you okay?" Kushina wraps her arms around him.

New tears freshly stream down Naruto's face.

"Naruto, you have to calm down. You know Sasuke best, we need you to help find him, k?" Minato tries to calm him.

"Naruto. Sasuke will be okay but we need to find him, please, do you know anything? Any places he loves to go?" Itachi looks at him, desperate for answers.

Naruto looks at Itachi's expression and feels even more guilty for wallowing in pity instead of helping find Sasuke. The past is the past and right now means everything. Naruto's tears don't stop but he tries his best to think of every place Sasuke loves.

"Naruto." Kushina smiles.

Naruto looks up towards his mum.

"Why don't you go up to Sasuke's room and think for a little bit. It might help."

Naruto nods and stands, fast-walking towards his room.

Once in there, Naruto sighs as tears and memories flood over him. He remembers their late night talks, there sleepovers, the karaoke nights and the movie nights. He remembers all the years and memories that make up their bond. A painful yelp fills the silent room as he walks further into his best friends room.

"This is no time to cry, Uzumaki. Sasuke needs you." Naruto, now determined, looks around the room for a clue.

Sasuke sits on the big branch with his back against the trunk of the tree, he takes his MP3 and headphones from his pocket and proceeds to listen to music, hoping to calm his nerves and distract him from the pain.

He looks through his music, looking for a song that speaks to him at this current moment, after a couple minutes he finds, "Hold My Heart" by Tenth Avenue North. He sits back and watches the night sky as the music fills his ears.

"How long must I pray, must I pray to You

How long must I wait, must I wait for You

How long 'till I see Your face

See You shining through..."

Sasuke closes his eyes, finding pleasure in the music and lyrics.

"I'm on my knees

Begging You to notice me..."

A tear slips from Sasuke's eyes as he relates to the music.

"I'm on my knees

Father, will You turn to me, yeah?

One tear in the dropping rain

One voice in a sea of pain

Could the Maker of the stars

Hear the sound of my breaking heart?..."

Sasuke opens his eyes, his eyebrows knit together in sadness as he looks to the moon, more tears flowing from Sasuke's red eyes.

"One life is all I am

Right now I can barely stand

If You're everything You say You are

Would You come close and hold my heart?

I've been so afraid, afraid to close my eyes

So much can slip away before I say goodbye

But if there's no other way

I'm done asking why..."

Sasuke pauses the music and takes a deep breath as he begins to look for another song, maybe one not so sad. He finds, "All I Want" by Kodaline. The music starts.

"All I want is nothing more

To hear you knocking at my door

'Cause if I could see your face once more

I could die as a happy man I'm sure

When you said your last goodbye

I died a little bit inside

I lay in tears in bed all night

Alone without you by my side..."

Sasuke sighs knowing it's gonna be a long night.

Naruto looks around the room and scrambles around in his head looking for places, for clues. He looks at the pictures Sasuke has on his walls, pictures of them, mostly and pictures of him and Itachi and pictures of his parents. Naruto looks around the pictures some more and sees a spot where one use to be. Naruto looks more closely, one's missing. A clue. Naruto looks around Sasuke's room for the missing picture, hoping that will shed some light on his where-a-bouts.

He looks in Sasuke's draws and notebooks but nothing, maybe he carried it with him? Naruto sighs, about to give up looking for the picture when he remembers that Sasuke use to keep his journals and other personal items under his mattress. Naruto runs over to the twin bed and raises up the mattress.

There! The picture lies face down near the head of the bed.

Naruto grabs it and sets the mattress back down, he then sits on the bed. Adrenaline pumping through his veins now. He turns the picture around and tears slip down his face when he sees what's on the front.

It's a picture from a few months ago, it's Sasuke and Naruto sitting together on a huge branch, smiling towards the camera. You can see part of the big weeping willow tree in the background.

Naruto knows now where Sasuke is and it pains him that he didn't know right from the start. How could he forget about their secret spot, Willow Branch. Another tear falls from his eye as his runs down to his parents and Itachi, screaming that he knows where he is.

Itachi and everyone jump up when they hearing Naruto screaming and bounding down the stairs.

"Naruto? What's wrong?" Kushina asks worriedly.

Naruto bolts into the kitchen with a huge smile on his face, "I know where he is!"

"What?! Really? Where?" Itachi quickly asks, running towards Naruto.

"Okay okay, well a while ago me and Sasuke found this huge tree just a little ways outside the town, it has a huge branch me and Sasuke would sit on it. We named it Willow Branch. He's there, I know it!" Naruto talks widely with his hands still holding the picture.

"You sure?" Minato asks.

"Yes! Yes! We ain't got time to explain, let's go!"

Everyone nods and starts for the door.

"Itachi? Why don't you ride with us?" Kushina asks with a small smile.

Itachi hesitates but agrees anyway.

Everyone piles into the car, Naruto and Itachi get into the back and Kushina and Minato in the front. They start the car and head towards Sasuke. Naruto leading the way.

Sasuke listened to his music for a while but he got tired of crying because of it so he put it back in his pocket. Since then he has just listened to the wind moving the trees around. He knew he needed to get home, but he didn't have it in him to move, even if it meant him sleeping in a tree all night freezing his bum off. So he sat there watching a plane fly past in the sky, he watches the light on the plane blink on and off as it makes it's journey forward, he kinda wishes he was on the plane right now, escaping to a whole new place where he could change his name, his hair and make a new family and find a new love. But that's lucky wishing and Sasuke don't believe in luck anymore. He stopped a long time ago.

Sasuke starts to hum a lullaby Itachi use to sing to him as a small child whenever he was upset about losing their parents. When the song comes close to an ending he sees headlights out of the corner of his eye. Sasuke stops humming and jumps down from the tree and hides behind the trunk, reading to run if he needs too.

The car shuts off and the lights go out.

That's when he sees Naruto and his parents and Itachi get out of the car.

Sasuke can't breath. They're actually here.

How? He figured Naruto would've forgotten by now and there is no way any of the others could know.

"Sasuke!" Naruto yells, his hands cupping around his mouth to make him sound louder.

Sasuke knows he can't run, not now after seeing Naruto. He sighs and walks out in the light of the full moon. His body tense, he knows he is in big trouble but it can't be any worse after what Itachi already told him. He doesn't care what they say.

"Sasuke!" Naruto yells when he sees him. He takes off running towards Sasuke, happy tears streaming down his face.

Everyone turns to look at Sasuke and he folds under heavy stares, he doesn't look at anyone. Especially Itachi.

Naruto runs up to him, looking like a mess. He grabs Sasuke and hugs him tightly, bawling his eyes out, "You're here! Thank goodness!"

Sasuke wraps his arms around Naruto and grabs his shirt, as a whirlpool of emotions explode in his chest. Love, regret, anger, relief, hate, and happiness. Sasuke didn't know the warmth of another person could feel so good. But this isn't just any person, this is Naruto, Sasuke's one and only love.

Everyone had made their way over to Sasuke while the boys were hugging, happy tears stream down Kushina's cheeks, Minato hugs Itachi. Relief washing over everyone.

"Sasuke, what happened, sweetheart?" Kushina speaks.

Naruto lets go of Sasuke but stays close as Kushina hugs Sasuke too.

"I don't know." Came Sasuke's weak reply, his throat raw from screaming.

"I know."

Everyone looks at Itachi when he spoke, everyone except Sasuke.

"You do?" Naruto asks curiously.

Tears now stream down Itachi's face as he says the next few words, "It's my fault."

Silence.

"How?" Kushina asks without trying to sound accusing.

"After we got back from the police station, me and Sasuke fought and I told him that he was a burden. And that wasn't all." Itachi cries harder.

Sasuke can feel tears drip onto the ground, he still doesn't look towards Itachi.

Itachi walks up to Sasuke and drops onto his knees, he holds on to Sasuke's knees, he looks up to Sasuke.

Sasuke is surprised by Itachi's actions and he can't look away from his eyes.

"I'm so sorry, Sasuke. I was so mad and I said so many horrible things to you. I'm so very sorry Sasuke. You are the last person in this whole universe that I'd every wanna hurt. Please, forgive Sasuke. And please, please don't ever do this again. I can't bare the thought of losing you..." Itachi chokes, tears and snot streaming from his eyes and nose, "...I love you so much, little brother."

Sasuke falls to the ground in front of Itachi, crying. He wraps his arms around his big brother and cries into the crevice of Itachi's neck.

Itachi hugs him tightly, almost crushing him. Itachi cries as he holds on to his little brother, "Don't you ever leave me again, ya hear?"

Sasuke nods, afraid that his voice won't work.

"Let's go home, okay?" Itachi asks Sasuke as he starts calming down.

Sasuke nods and they stand.

The drive home was spent in mostly peace, aside from Naruto's constant yapping, but Sasuke couldn't help but enjoy listening to him. Sasuke sat in between Naruto and Itachi and he enjoyed the closeness of them both. He felt warm.

They arrived at Itachi and Sasuke's house, everyone is tired and ready for bed. Itachi and Sasuke get out and soon follows Naruto.

"Naruto, what are you doing?" Minato asks.

"I'm staying with Sasuke. After all this, I can't just leave him."

"I don't need a babysitter, dobe."

"Oh, you don't? Who was it that ran away then?"

"Just shut up."

Kushina, Minato and Itachi all laugh at the kids bickering.

"Okay, Naruto. You can stay." Kushina says smiling.

"Alright!" Naruto yells.

"You're too excited! We are just going to bed, idiot!" Sasuke starts walking towards the house.

"So? I haven't stayed here in a while." Naruto says smiling and following Sasuke into the house.

Itachi shakes his head at their bad manners, "Thanks for everything you two. I really appreciate it." Itachi smiles thankfully.

"It's no problem. We're all family." Minato returns Itachi's smile.

"Call us anytime." Kushina gives a smile of her own.

"Goodnight." Itachi waves.

"Night!" Kushina and Minato yell simultaneously as they start backing down the drive way.

Itachi goes into the house and tells the boys goodnight before he starts off to bed, completely worn out, physically and mentally. It's only seconds before he is out.

Sasuke and Naruto change into pajamas and lay down in Sasuke's twin bed.

"Why you always get to sleep on the outside?" Whines Naruto.

"Because it's my bed, dobe. Now go to sleep."

Naruto huffs and then smiles, he wiggles closer to Sasuke until he is pressed completely up against him and he lays his head down onto Sasuke's shoulder, and he drapes his arm across Sasuke's abdomen, "Night."

Sasuke blushes, his heartbeat racing, "What're you doin?" He is sure that Naruto can hear his heartbeat.

"Going to sleep."

"Get off. I can't sleep like this." Sasuke tries to push him off, scared that Naruto will find out about his feelings.

"I'm comfy so I ain't moving. Deal." Naruto tightens his grip.

Sasuke struggles some more before finally giving up on removing Naruto and decides instead to try calming himself.

After several agonizing minutes of trying to compose himself, he hears Naruto snore and Sasuke smiles at that. He smiles because he is relieved and because Naruto is so cute.

Sasuke enjoys knowing that Naruto is here with him instead of with Kirie, he enjoys Naruto snuggling with him. Maybe there is some luck after all. He closes his eyes and breathes in Naruto's scent, he feels Naruto's warmth seeping into him every second.

As he snuggles more into Naruto, he too gently nods off into a land of dreams filled with nothing but Naruto.

I hope y'all liked it! I'll try to update the next chapter soon! Thanks for reading! I love all y'all who read!