Just today, he had been told who his destined mate was to be. He had been surprised to hear the words Uchiha Sasuke tumble out of his father's mouth, yet he accepted it without question. The thing was, he knew about the Uchiha curse, so how long would it be before Sasuke was to disappear? How long was it until he would be alone in the world?
He had planned a meeting with Sasuke for tonight. It was in between both territories, right next to a stream where Naruto felt the most at home. Of course, the Uchiha agreed, and so now, he was waiting until the moon was high in the sky, and his destined mate would join him right under the stars.
Was this supposed to be romantic?
A footstep sounded behind him, and he turned, making a small splashing sound, as he was currently standing on the water. "Sasuke?" he questioned. He had never been out of his Clan, and he had only once seen an Uchiha. He had come for his brother Kyuubi, yet due to the fact that Kyuubi wasn't ready, Uchiha Itachi had disappeared, and Kyuubi had run away.
The raven slowly nodded. No emotion showed in his face, or his eyes. Of course, this was strange to Naruto, as everyone in the Uzumaki Clan showed their emotions through body language and through their eyes, not just with their words. It was frightening, yet exciting all at once. Who exactly was this man called Uchiha Sasuke?
"Uzumaki Naruto?" he questioned. His voice sent shivers down Naruto's spine, yet he grinned and nodded. Sasuke was definitely interesting. He would give the Uchiha that. It was almost like dark and light. They were Yin and Yang. Of course he would feel attraction to Sasuke. He was his destined mate. Yet could he feel affection toward him as well?
Sasuke offered his hand, as he couldn't stand on the water, first of all not being an Uzumaki, a water element demon, and second being an Uchiha, a fire element demon. The water would let him fall to its depths, and he would die soon. Smiling, Naruto took it and stepped off of the water's surface, his feet now on solid ground. This was when he started feeling self conscious. He was no longer a graceful water demon. He was a clumsy Uzumaki on dry land.
"How.... how long do you have?" Naruto asked. It was a simple question. He didn't know Sasuke enough for there to be worry hidden within his voice. His eyebrows furrowed and he seemed a little confused. Would he and Sasuke end up like his older brother and Uchiha Itachi? He could only hope that this wouldn't happen. He could only hope that somehow, he would start feeling a romantic affection toward the Uchiha, and that he wouldn't be left alone.
Sasuke's black eyes seemed to widen for a moment. Or at least, Naruto thought they did. However, at a second look, perhaps they didn't. He wasn't sure anymore. "A week." Sasuke stated, as if he didn't care. However, the two simple words struck Naruto's heart. Was it possible to fall in love with someone with just a weeks' time?
"A week." He repeated. This time, he sounded slightly worried. Not for the Uchiha, but for himself. How would it be possible? How could he do such a thing? Why hadn't his father told him earlier? Even just one more week would have been a lot easier. But this was the time he had, and he planned to make the most of it.
"Walk with me?" Sasuke asked. There was another question. He nodded, yet slight confusion was clearly shown in his eyes. Yet he followed Sasuke without hesitation, allowing the Uchiha to take his hand in his own. His blue eyes were trained on their hands, reveling in the difference. Pale skin against tan skin. He got a slight kick out of it.
Sasuke stopped and pointed at the moon, signaling for Naruto to look to. "The Uchiha make a special stone. A jewel, if you will. It's radiant and beautiful, colored the deepest blue you'll ever see. We call this a moon stone, because it's just like the light-halo around the moon." He said, describing it to the point where Naruto could picture the small shard in his head. He smiled lightly.
Reaching into his pocket, Sasuke pulled out a long, delicate string with three shards of stone looking exactly like he had described. "Few Uchiha possess it, and no other demon from another Clan has ever owned one. Naruto, I want you to have this." He said, motioning a circle with his finger to tell Naruto to turn around.
Naruto's eyes widened in awe, and he turned around without saying anything. A light clicking noise came from the hook on the necklace, and Naruto turned back to Sasuke. His eyes were downcast to look at the stones. It was beautiful. The fact that Sasuke gave it to him both amazed him and shocked him. He was the only member of another clan to own one.
"Thank you, Sasuke!" he said, throwing his arms around the Uchiha's neck in a hug. Sasuke gave a small hybrid of a smile and a smirk, wrapping his arms around the blond's waist. "You're welcome, Naruto."
Well, there you go. The first chapter. One down seven to go. Once again, thanks to ladylookslikeadude for betaing my story, and for akabamai for her persistant complaining. Also, thanks to everyone who favorited, alerted, and reviewed my story. Thank you.
