Author Note: I have the late shift tomorrow so I can afford to sit up longer tonight and write a new chapter for you. This story have so many posebilities that I can't wait to write, the plot bunny have been giving me some really good ideas. You just have to wait and see what pops out from these chapters. I was a little worried about the last chapter since it was Iruka's p.o.v. I tried. I realized that I had forgotten him and felt sorry for him. Oh well, love is a very complicated thing. One sided love is really painful, I know. Hopefully Sasuke will hear Naruto say "I love you" in a soon future. What am I saying? I'm the writer! I can make that happen! And I will... sometime. Onto the chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Pairings: Sasuke x Naruto. Itachi x Yue.

Warning: This is a shounen-ai story. Boy loves boy. So I don't want those that hate this genre reading this story and then flaming it. Please leave quietly and do every other shounen-ai lover happy.

Read, Enjoy and Review. All feedbacks of encouragement, joy, happiness and constructive criticism are welcome.

Music In My Heart
By Monkan

Part 15

Sasuke was walking slowly up to his house. There wasn't much snow around but everything was frozen so it glittered white. The stones under his shoes had been salted to melt the ice over them.

Only three more days till christmas... and he still hadn't come up with a gift to Naruto. He wanted to bang his head in the wall in his frustration but he also knew that it wouldn't solve anything, only give him a headache. He had absolutely no idea what to give. When he thought about it he came up with nothing. He didn't want to ask either. Asking his brother... he rather die. His parents was no idea, they weren't even coming home until christmas eve.

This problem had even made him think less about another problem that bothered him. He couldn't be sure but from time to time it felt like someone was watching him. It was a creepy feeling and he didn't like to be stalked by anyone. He could only pray his thanks to his parents for not being born as a girl. If he had been the oposit gender he wouldn't have doubted that this would be even scarier.

Sasuke didn't even notice when the front door open and out stepped someone. He would had walking right into the other person if he hadn't looked up just a few moments later and just a few steps away from colliding.

"Oh, hi Yue." he greeted.

The long haired girl smiled at him, "Hello Sasuke." how she could wear a skirt in this cold temprature was beyond Sasuke.

"I take it Itachi is home." he stated in a sullen voice. He didn't mean to be sarcastic or rude but his problems had left him in a grumpy mode.

Yue didn't seem to take it seriously for she only nodded. "I have some shopping to do before christmas and with my parent in the alps I will spend christmas with your family." she was very happy. That couldn't be mistaken.

Sasuke gave her a small but sincere smirk. "Don't have to high hopes. Christmas at our home is rather plain and boring."

"It will be fine." Yue said. "Well, I have to go. Take care of yourself, Sasuke." she patted him on the shoulder lightly as she passed him in a small sprint.

Sasuke's dark eyes grew slightly larger as a thought entered his head. He spun around and called her name, making her stop at the middle of the way down to her car. "Can I ask you for a favour?" he asked with a faint blush crossing his cheeks. If it was because of the cold or awkwardness was a good question.

-o-o-o-o-

"I saw you yesterday. Who was that pretty with you?" asked a short brown haired boy next to Sasuke's seat in the classroom.

Sasuke didn't look particular intrested but the question had caught another boys attention and he whispered. "Have you meet someone?"

"None of your buisness." Sasuke said to fend of all following questions.

"Was she a beauty?" the second boy asked again.

Sasuke didn't even want to answer that.

"Com'on man. Give us some information." the first boy whispered. "Who was she?"

He glared at the other boy. "She's my brothers girlfriend."

"Your brother share his girls with you?" asked the two shooked boys.

"Don't be rediculus." Sasuke snapped at them. "She was helping me with something. She's not even my type."

"Not your type. Man, do you have high standards. She was a hottie and if she's not you type I really want to see who is."

"I'm not seeing any girl." he said as he opened his notebook as the teacher came into the room and the lesson started.

"The boy next to him whispered silently; "Let us met her if you find someone."

The lesson was just as ordernary and boring like most of this teachers classes.

It wasn't true that he wasn't seeing some one but that some one wasn't a girl, but a boy. He would probably never be able to present Naruto as his lover or boyfriend to anyone. He would have to lie to everyone about his feelings for Naruto. He wasn't scared of what they thought about him, he could care even less. With a family like his it wasn't much that could phrase him anymore. But he knew without a doubt that Naruto would be scared senseless. All the hurtful words and rumours that would follow them could hurt him bad. Naruto was a really sensetive boy and such things would really hurt him. Even drive him to suicide.

Sasuke had to shake his head to get rid of the bloody image that appeared in his head. 'Other thoughts, other thoughts.'

His foot came into contact with his bag and his mind took a stop before a slight smile twisted the corners of Sasuke's mouth. Thanks to Yue, he had found something. He still wasn't sure if he would be able to give it to Naruto but somehow he knew that it was a good choice to ask Yue. Even if she was a girl she had a good sense of what a guy would like and not like. She even gave him some alternatives that was in the romantic area. But Sasuke hadn't told her that it was for the one he loved so she wouldn't be able to guess that. No, this gift was something that he could give Naruto without pushing his feelings onto the other boy and making him uncomfortable. Something that Naruto could keep even if he didn't return his feelings. Ever.

-o-o-o-o-

Christmas was here and the day had passed and the night had taken over. The sound of running footsteps over the frozen ground broke the almost comlplete silence outside. The only other sounds was faint christmas music coming from the houses around and so was the light. The moon wasn't very bright this night but for what the moon failed to do, the stars filled in for it. It was more of a star filled night and it was also a clear sky that didn't hide the beauty of the universe from the eye.

Sasuke held a package in his hands as his short breaths came out in small puffs of air. He hurried up to the house as he could hardly suprese a smile from his lips.

He couldn't wait until he saw Naruto.

-o-o-o-o-

The blond teen was sitting on the couch and was talking to Iruka when the doorbel rang. Not long after Iruka had gone to the door to see who it was Naruto heard his name being called by his adopt father. He walked to the door and to his surprise but delight he saw Sasuke standing inside the door. As if sensing that he wasn't needed anymore Iruka sneaked away from the scene to make himself some tea.

Sasuke held out the gift. "For you."

Naruto looked at it with wide eyes. He slowly reached out, almost as if he was afraid of touching it, and took it. He raised it closer to his face so he could see it better as his eyes narrowed to focus on the wrapped item.

A feeling of regret hit him as he realized that, "I'm sorry but I don't have anything for you." he said in a meek voice. "If I had knowed I..."

"Hey, don't worry about it. I want you to have it. All I'm asking is to see your smile, nothing more."

Naruto looked at him with a taken-back look all over his face.

Sasuke felt that the moment was dragging on to long and that he needed to get home before anyone noticed that he was gone. Yes, no one knew that he had gone out to give Naruto the gift. No one had even knowed that he had bought it. He hadn't really bought anything big for his family either. They were all to busy getting along and talking with each other to notice if some one was missing or not for a few minutes.

"I have to get back but I see you again soon." Sasuke turned around to open the door when he felt arms wrap around him and a cheek pressed against his back.

"Thank you." he could hear whispered close to his ear. "You know I..." Sasuke turned his head around so much he could see Naruto's face who had his eyes closed but suddenly he looked up and a big happy smile broke out over his face. Even his blue eyes was glittering with happiness. "I really, really like you."

The dark haired teen didn't know what to do but he felt incredibly happy. For once his whole face lit up in a sincere smile and nothing was hidden from anyones eyes.

After Sasuke had gone back home did Naruto open the gift. At first he had thought it was a book, a rather thin book but when the paper came of it revieled a metalic photo frame. One of those you could have on shelf with a personal or family photo in it. It was just to bad that he didn't have any photo's of Sasuke to put in it. He hadn't even realized how late the time was until it strocked midnight. Since he was feeling rather tired he decided that it would be best to go to bed right away.

He left the frame on the table, thinking that he could take it up tomorrow. As he disappeared up the staires Iruka came out from the bathroom on the bottom level. He yawned and began to turn of all the lights when he saw the frame on the table. Its leg wasn't pulled out and the safety on the back of the frame was rather losely shut and it opened when Iruka picked it up. Out came the piece of paper that followed from the store but what caught Iruka's eyes was the other odd piece that also fell out from behind the safety paper.

When he picked it up he realized that something was writen on the backside. He knew he shouldn't read it but he couldn't help his curiosity.

Merry Christmas
Itachi & Yue

He turned it around and a snicker left him. If Sasuke ever found out about this picture he would surely kill his older brother.

Iruka thought that he could bring it up to Naruto because he was pretty sure the boy hadn't seen the picture yet. When he opened the door to Naruto's room he was greeted by so many shadows that he had to let his eyes adjust to the dark light. But even as they only took a few seconds to adjust he lost his grip of the frame and it landed clumsily on the floor, the picture landed a few inches away from it.

"NARUTO!" Iruka screamed as he ran over to the unconscious boy, lying on the floor by his bed.

Tbc!