A/N: Yay, chapter two lol. I cannot really think of anything to say here, but enjoy? Lol P

Disclaimer: Yeah Naruto and co. are not mine lol.

Yeah, I was a bit impatient to upload another chapter! So it ends rather abruptly I guess, so yeah. Enjoy

Chapter two: Just The Beginning

Sasuke knew it was hopeless now. He had been plunged in to a state of utter despair. Now it was done, he realised how stupid he had been. He had doubted himself all the while, often talking about how he knew the feelings would not be returned, but now it was suffocating him. He thought about it all the time, it was all that was on his mind. He knew it was a bad idea. He would be found out, rejected, sneered at, mocked, called pathetic, anything and everything.

But then, other times he felt that he could not back down, that he had to do this. It left him reeling with agony, and his tirade of thought lead him nowhere, no decisions made.

He woke on a Saturday morning, his final choice decided. He freshened up, got dressed and left without breakfast. He was going to walk in to town and buy a pen drive. Not a particularly significant thing to others, but very significant for Sasuke.

He stepped out on to the already bustling streets of town, and instantly felt better. Here he was a nobody, and it was good to just walk with the flow and take in the sights. He let his feet carry him anywhere, wandering aimlessly for a while, to not worry about anything. Up escalators, down stairs, glancing at shop windows and breathing in delicious food smells. Sasuke at that moment did not want to complete his task, as it brought him back to reality too harshly.

After an hour, the simple meandering got boring, and he sighed, preparing to face his insignificant task. This was not even the most difficult part, and it still stirred up his emotions. Pathetic.

All right, Sasuke thought. Just go in there, buy the stupid thing, and leave. Simple as that.

Shaking his head, he walked in to the store. Walked out again two minutes later. Simple as that.

Naruto woke up surprisingly early by his standards. The day started as normally as any other day. He grabbed some clothes and wandered over to the dining hall for breakfast. He always snorted at the name. Dining hall. Sounded so poncy. It was an average sort of place, but Naruto always enjoyed walking in to the bustle and noise of hundreds of people waking up with food.

Naruto walked straight over to the table where he sat with his friends, deciding to get breakfast a little later. Looking around, he saw that everyone seemed very out of it, and decided to wake them up.

"HI GUYS!" He shouted at the top of his lungs, scaring everyone out of their trance. Sakura shrieked and Kiba knocked over his drink.

"Ugh, Naruto, couldn't you be a bit quieter?" scowled Shikamaru, yawning blearily. "It's troublesome to be startled like that..." Naruto just grinned at everyone and sat down. "How is everyone? How come you're all so... bleh today?"

"Bleh, good word for it," muttered Kankurou. "Guess it's just one of those days, huh?"

"Yeah... hey anyone seen Sasuke? He's not here."

"Yeah I haven't seen him today," frowned Sakura. It's not like him to sleep in or anything. Maybe he went for a walk or he's already had breakfast."

"Hm..." Naruto trailed off, staring unseeingly at the table. Sasuke had seemed a bit preoccupied lately, sometimes staring at him or just gazing off in to the distance. It wasn't like him to be unfocused.

Naruto's stomach reprimanded him for not feeding it, and he wandered up to the food line, still thinking about Sasuke. He finally shook off his worries about him, and carefully walked back to the table, his tray loaded with plenty of food, which he regretted when everyone stole out of his toast bowl.

"Man, I'm guessing today's gonna be boring," thought Chouji out loud. "You guys wanna go see a movie or something?"

"Ah, Chouji," grinned Naruto. "Always need an excuse for popcorn huh?" Chouji scowled at his goading, but Naruto knew not to go further than that.

"Yeah I wanna go see a movie," agreed Sakura. "It looks like it's going to rain later anyway, and I have nothing to do. Who else is in?"

Everyone agreed to going, and Naruto said he'd tell Sasuke if he ran in to him later. They all departed to their own rooms, Naruto lost in thought. Sasuke was taking up an annoyingly large amount of his mind, and Naruto did not know why he was thinking of Sasuke so much. So he was acting a bit weird lately, so what? Maybe he was just tired or something. He reached his room, and entered.

He hopped on his bed, planning on relaxing, but then something caught his eye. Lying on his desk was something he definitely didn't own, or could not recall ever seeing before.

A pen drive.

Totally

insignificant.

On the outside.

Frowning, he walked over and picked it up. A small label on it read "Naruto". His stomach jumped with nerves. He booted up his computer, heart thudding with apprehension. What could this be? Who gave him this?

He shook his head. Stupid, paranoid Naruto. What could be wrong with this? It could be a gift, something he lost years ago, nothing scary. So then why did he feel like this?

He quickly plugged the drive in, wondering what would show up. The small icon appeared on his screen, also named Naruto. He opened it up, and blinked.

Seven hundred and thirty one items? Someone had been busy.

He opened up the first file, named simply "one". This person lacks originality, Naruto mused. He blinked as the file opened. He began to read:

Naruto.

Please read this.

I pray you will not discard my efforts to be noticed by you. I have so much to say to you, I can barely express it in words. I want you to read everything in this folder, and to cherish them. Do not rush them though, or everything I say may not stay clear in your mind. Wear the pen drive around your neck if you acknowledge this, and do not throw it away.

I do not want to be a distant memory to you. I want to be here, and now. I want you to think of me every day, even if you don't know me. That is all I ask. You are probably confused, panicked, nervous. Don't worry. When you know who I am, I will protect you. But right now, I feel I cannot reveal myself to you. That is why I am doing this.

This... is just the beginning.

Naruto was indeed feeling confused, panicked and nervous. His heart thudded with the shock of this abrupt new find. Someone who claimed to know him was saying these strange words, these strangely heartfelt words which yearned to be acknowledged by him. He just blinked at the screen, barely able to think. Only one question raced through his head, round and round.

Who is this person?

He honestly had no idea how to react to this, but decided that he would let this mysterious person know that he acknowledged what they said, a silent promise to read the rest. Still shocked, he ejected it from his computer and hung it round his neck with the lanyard it hung on.

His door opened slightly. He turned around to see Sakura looking in.

"Oh… hey," said Naruto blankly.

"Hi", she smiled. "Have you found Sasuke yet?"

"What? Oh, no, I haven't looked yet. Sorry, I'll go find him now if you like."

"Cool, thanks… er, are you alright? You look kinda pale," she asked him.

"Oh, I'm fine," he said, smiling distractedly. "See you later then."

"'K, see you," she quietly shut the door, finding his behaviour odd. But then again, he had woken up very early today, he was probably feeling the after effects. She smiled; Naruto was so weird at times.

Naruto got up and wandered down the hallway to Sasuke's room, he knocked, then opened to find Sasuke lying on his bed.

"Hey!" grinned Naruto. "What's up? Wanna come to the movies later? We're all going. Dunno what we're gonna see but who cares! It's gonna rain later. It will be something to do, today looks really borin-"

"Shut up for a few seconds, Naruto," yawned Sasuke, hopping off the bed. He smiled slightly. "You don't give anyone else a chance, do you?"

"So, are you coming? We were worried about you because you didn't come to breakfast!"

"I guess I can come, I haven't got any homework. When will we go?"

"Hey Sasuke you didn't answer my question!" Naruto suddenly yelled, making Sasuke jump.

"Actually, I did answer your question, idiot," he muttered. "You didn't ask me why I wasn't at breakfast."

"Well then, why weren't you? Huh?"

Sasuke sighed at Naruto's usual hyper behaviour. "Did you have a bowl of sugar for breakfast today, Naruto? And I just went for a walk, I might as well when I get the chance, right?"

Naruto just punched him on the shoulder. "Ok, we're going in about half an hour, meet at Sakura's room ok? See you!"

And he was gone before Sasuke could form a response. He shook his head. Naruto was so unpredictable.

A/N: Yup, next chapter done lol. Hope you like it so far, even though there is not much happening, but there will be a lot more interesting stuff coming up