The One That Got Away

Summary: Everyone thinks that Sasuke and Sai will be together forever. Everyone except Sai, that is.

Rating: K+, I guess.

Warnings: Angsty-fluff, possible OOC-ness from Sasuke, and Tenten is really cute in it ok.

Pairings: Um…this is a collection of drabbles and oneshots about SaiSasu. I don't think I really need to put the pairings at this point.

"Sai." The young man looked up from his sketch pad upon hearing his name. He glanced up as Sasuke sat down beside him, glancing at the sketch as he did so. "So this is where you've been all day?" Sai nodded and turned back to his view of the skyscrapers that he was drawing.

"Have you been looking for me all day?" He asked without looking up. Sasuke didn't answer, but Sai could feel the slightly older boy move closer to him, closing the space between them. Sai stopped drawing and glanced at the Uchiha, who wrapped an arm around his waist.

"Mhm," Sasuke nodded. He paused, as if thinking carefully about what he would say next. "You should really stop cutting class to come to the roof. Yamato-sensei already knows, he's just too nice to say anything."

"We aren't going to be together forever, Y'know," Sai said after some time of silence. "You're going to comply with your family's wishes and marry some beautiful blonde girl, probably Yamanaka-san, and have multiple children with her."

"And you?" Sasuke asked after a while, squeezing Sai tighter around the waist. Sai set his pencil down and looked up at the sky.

"Me? I'm probably going to move to some foreign country, like France or America, and become a painter. I'll make just enough money to stay in a one bedroom apartment all by myself. After I reach a certain age, I'm never going to leave my house and Tenten-chan will visit every once in a while to check up on me. She'll give you guys updates on whether or not I'm still alive." Sai nodded, as if agreeing with himself, and returned to his drawing.

"That would never happen, idiot."

Two weeks later, Sasuke found himself standing in his pajamas in the doorway of Tenten Beifong, a frightened look on his face. Tenten raised an eyebrow and stepped aside so that the disheveled teenager could come into her hose. He stood in her hallway, panting like a maniac.

"Sasuke," Tenten said, her voice leveled. "It's 3 in the morning." The Uchiha didn't answer, but grabbed her shoulder as he swayed back and forth.

"Where is he, Tenten?" Sasuke asked, his breath uneasy and slow. Tenten sighed and guided Sasuke to the couch, where he collapsed. "Where is Sai?"

"He's gone, Sasuke," Tenten responded after a few moments. She watched as Sasuke struggled to face her, flopping on his side. "He didn't tell you? His brother has been planning to move for a while, that's why he hasn't been in school for the past two weeks. He's been busy packing." Tenten rubbed the back of her neck and sighed. "He came here this afternoon before heading to the airport."

"Tenten, did he hate me?" Sasuke asked after some time. Tenten let out a sigh from her position the floor and glanced up at the boy occupying her couch. "Why...he didn't tell me was leaving. He didn't say goodbye. Why is that?"

"Sasuke, you look like a mess, and you're acting like one too," Tenten responded, her tone dripping with annoyance. "He moved, for Christ's sake. You're acting like he died." She ignored the glare Sasuke sent her way as she took a sip of her green tea. "It's not like he wanted to leave, anyway. Shin wanted out and so they left. There's nothing Sai could do about it."

"He could have stayed with you! Aren't you always saying how lonely this place is?" Sasuke glared at her with such fury that, if she were someone else, she'd probably be scared out of her mind. "He wanted to go, didn't he? That's why he didn't tell me, right? He'd be afraid that I would try and stop him."

"No, Sasuke," Tenten shook her head disappointedly. "He was afraid you'd end up like this. You guys have been dating for, like, four months and you're acting like the world is ending. Sai knew this was coming," she paused to take another sip of her tea, "Shin has been planning to move for years. He knew you'd react like this...getting all depressed and moody, even more than usual. Sasuke...he wants you to move on, now."

"...I can't," Sasuke shook his head slowly before closing his eyes. "And I won't."

000010101010- to be continued.-00000101010