Hey guys! Were y'all excepting this chapter this quickly? No? Well I hope to all my readers that you enjoy! I just had to write it today! Now, time for the songs that I listened too to write this. Ready? Here goes. Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley, Time After Time by Tuck and Patti and Punch Drunk On Black Mold by Absofacto. I hope y'all enjoy the chapter!

All I did was walk into the school and my hearts speeds up, today I tell the man I've been in love with for years, my best friend, that I love him.

I walk around the school, heading to the band room where they are keeping all the cap and gowns, that's when I see Naruto and many of my classmates in front of the band room.

Naruto is smiling and happily talking with Kirie and some other classmates, he really looks mature wearing his cap and gown, he looks so beautiful, but the scene hurts; I look way because I can't see myself there beside him anymore, but I want too.

I notice that I had stopped walking so I continue my way towards the band room.

I walk past Naruto, he gives me a quick smile and thumbs up before turning back to Kirie, the girl he is dating, but whom I can't bring myself to hate.

I can't stop the sigh that escapes past my lips.

When I walk in, I can see Shikamaru trying to zip his gown without much success, I can't help but chuckle at the funny scene, it's rare to see an irritated Shikamaru.

I walk over to him and when he sees me I see relief wash over his face.

"Oh good! Could you help me with this? I've been trying to zip this up for like ten minutes."

I chuckle and nod, he turns around and I try zipping it up but to no avail.

My eyebrows furrow and I try again.

After several attempts, I pull the zipper down and see that a tiny string is caught in the metal, I rip it off and the zipper has no trouble going all the way up.

I pat his shoulders, "There, good to go!"

Shikamaru turns back around to face me while sighing, "Thanks again, man."

I smile and I go to find my gown next, when I find it, luckily I have no problems and it slides on with ease.

"Hey Shikamaru." I call out to him as our whole class walks down the hallway to the auditorium.

Shikamaru turns towards me to show he is listening.

I drop my voice down lower so no one around me can hear me, "I'm telling Naruto after graduation."

I wanna ask him to wait on me, but I can't burden him with my love quest.

Shikamaru doesn't look surprised and he gives me a small smile.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you out front then."

I look at him surprised, "Well, uh, you don't have to wait for me. I mean, you should go celebrate with your family, you know."

Shikamaru chuckles, "It's no problem, man. I mean, what are friends for anyway."

I stare at him, happiness and fondness explode in my chest, and I can't stop my smile.

"Thanks, Shikamaru."

"Oh, is your brother able to make it today?"

"Yeah, but he has to go back to work directly afterwards." I try not to sound sad, but I probably didn't pull it off too well.

"Well, you are welcome to come with me and my family." Shikamaru says while staring ahead, hands in his pockets, "Open invitation."

I look towards the floor, a sad smile spreads across my face, "Thanks."

My heart speeds up as we all lined up alphabetically, meaning I was right beside Naruto.

"This is awesome, Sasuke! We are finally graduating!" Naruto puts his arm over my shoulders, his warmth spreading over me again.

"Yeah, it's hard to believe you could ever get this far." I say jokingly.

Naruto pouts and smacks my chest, "Teme!"

"Hn."

"Well, try not to trip going up the stairs." He grins mischievously.

"Don't try nothing, dobe. I'll push you down the stairs." I send a menacing glare his way as he puts his hands up in surrender.

"No worries! I've been on the receiving end of your anger before and I don't wanna go through that again." Naruto send a smirk my way.

"Hn."

I hear the music start and the doors open before the teachers usher us out into the crowded room of parents, siblings and friends; some crying, some hollering, and can't forget a couple of crying babies.

We all walk down the aisle, looking for our crowd in the audience, wanting to wave and smile, while getting blinded by flashing camera lights.

I turn and I see Itachi, smiling proudly in the middle of the room, I can't stop the smile that creeps up on my face at the sight.

After making it on stage, we were forced to stand there and listen to all the speeches and then they call out ours names to come down and get our diplomas. When I went to get mine, Itachi, Kushina and Minato, who were all sitting beside each other, (I somehow missed that) all stood up and screamed out my name. I about fell off stage, my cheeks as red as a tomato as I refused to meet their eyes.

Naruto also got the same treatment.

And that concluded the ceremony and that's also when my nerves started to crumble.

"Congrats Sasuke!" Itachi says with pride and sadness.

"Thanks." I smile, knowing what's coming next.

"I gotta go back to work, can you make it home alone?" His voice heavy with regret.

"Yeah yeah, I'm good. I'll be going out with Shikamaru and his family." I smile a brightly, not wanting Itachi to worry, he does his best for me after all.

Itachi gives a sad smile knowingly, "Okay, call me if you need me then."

I nod and wave goodbye.

Now it's time for the big mission, I look over and see Naruto, again with Kirie and I'm now struck with incredible amounts of anger rather than sadness or worry, because he ditched me, ditched his best friend for a girl.

He is one of the only people who has always been there; when my parents died, when Itachi had to get a job and go to school and I was left alone, when I just fell apart because of it all. We went through a lot, not just sadness but happiness, and love, and fear, and many many things.

We had sleep-overs and we watched horror movies and went ghost hunting, we had traditions on holidays, we told each other everything, we stuck by each other in fights.

Time after time we caught each other and held on like we couldn't live without the other.

And it's gone, he threw it away for romance, for a stranger, for her.

He threw me away for Kirie.

He threw me away and that makes me angry.

But despite that, being angry is hard when you love someone.

So when I look at his face again, my anger disperses and I sigh.

But I have a little more courage now as I take long strides over to Naruto, my hands clenched tight.

"Naruto!"

He turns smiling at me and waves, "Sasuke! Congrats!"

He snickers.

I can't help but chuckle.

"Yeah, congrats to you too."

"Congrats Sasuke!"

I smile awkwardly towards Kirie, "Thanks, congrats to you too."

"Hey dobe, can I talk to you one on one a sec?"

Naruto gives a worried look and nods his head, following me out into the empty hallway.

"Everything okay?" His asks, face contorted in worry.

I wanna laugh at his reaction but I hold back.

"Yeah, er, no, I don't know." I look towards the floor.

"What is it?" Naruto walks closer to me, putting a hand on my forearm.

I look up in response, biting my lip, my new found courage slipping from my body.

"I-I have something to tell you. A secret I've been keeping from you for years."

He looks surprised but waits for me to continue.

"Well.." I sigh.

"I don't know how to tell you this."

"Just tell me. You can tell me anything, don't worry so much."

I look up to Naruto again, his eyes are hard, but not in a bad way, more like, I really could tell him everything and all will be okay.

Some of Naruto's own courage seeps into me.

So I just spit it out.

"I'm in love with you." I say calmly, not letting my eyes leave his.

I see his eyes grow wide, he removes his hand from my arm and he takes a step back.

My stomach jolts.

I feel bile rising to my throat but I push it down, I haven't received his reply, I can't start getting upset now.

"No. You can't."

My throat clenches, I almost can't breathe.

"I do. I couldn't help falling in love with you, and I've been in love with you for years now." I surprised myself by how calm my voice sounded.

Naruto shakes his head, "We're guys, Sasuke. We're friends. I'm not gay."

He doesn't look at me.

My heart is starting to speed up, it's hard to register any other sound.

"There isn't anything wrong with that." I take a step forward, pleading.

My heart almost stops as he takes a another step back, his face contorted in pain and anger.

"Being gay is not right, it's not normal, Sasuke. Don't you know that?" He finally looks at me and I wish he hadn't because his eyes look like they belong to a stranger.

"You truly believe that?" I plead, not wanting it to be true.

Naruto looks pained, "I do. I-I think it's disgusting."

I see his hands clenched so tight, his knuckles are ghostly white.

My legs feel unstable.

My head feels like it's spinning a little.

"Then, can you not accept me?" I feel water stinging the corner of my eyes.

Naruto clenches his jaw, looking down with his eyes closed tight before sighing and looking straight at me.

"I can't."

It's official, my heart has stopped beating, I can't even feel my body anymore, can you die just like that? For no reason other than heartbreak?

If such a thing is possible, then it has just happened to me.

Right here.

Right now.

"I'm sorry, Sasuke. I don't wanna-" He stops himself.

He rubs his face, his jaw still clenched tight before continuing, " I don't wanna hurt you but I also can't accept you."

When I return from my short moment of death, I look up and see tears running down his face.

"I'm sorry, Sasuke." Naruto looks at me before taking another step back.

The tears start to also run down my cheeks.

I feel him slipping away with each word, each step.

And then..

I realize that he is never coming back to me.

"I'm sorry.. I can't.." He turns and walks away, wiping away the tears from his face, not once looking back.

When I see him disappear, I sink to the floor.

My cheeks and neck are wet from my tears, it's really over now.

He's gone, he's never ever coming back.

Naruto cut the last string, he severed the bond.

I feel utterly empty inside now.

Completely completely empty.

What will become of me now?

How was it? I hope y'all liked it! I have many more plans for this story and I hope y'all stay around for the rest! I know I don't update very well but I'll really try too. I can't tell when this story will end, I have so much in my head and written down but I do hope y'all will like it! And thank y'all for all the reviews and follows and everything, it means a great deal to me! ^^ So until next chapter!