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Chapter 7

Sasuke's P.O.V

I laid back and picked my book up from off the floor, I needed to get the incident with Naruto out of my head. Shikamaru showed up behind the couch and looked at me. Horror showed on his face.

"Reading again, Sasuke," he asked, frustration in his voice. "Is that all you do?!?"

"No...I do other stuff."

"Like what?"

"Like...uhmm..." I felt like a six year old, I had to redeem myself. "Well, reading is good for the brain!" I opened the book to page 956, Shikamaru gasped.

"You couldn't possibly be there already," he said. "You started that book yesterday!" He snatched the book away from me and threw it behind him before I could protest. "That's it. We're gonna get you outta this room."

"I don't wanna leave," I retaliated. Shikamaru walked around the couch and pulled me up by the arm. Unwillingly I stood up on my feet..

"I don't care," he said. "You're coming with me." I was beat, I looked up at Shikamaru and saw something in his eyes. Something that I hadn't seen before, but I couldn't name it. I quickly turned away and went to grab my jacket. Shikamaru stared into space for a moment, he was off in a different world.

"Shikamaru!" He came back to his senses and then went to the door to wait for me. While he was away I caught sight of my book in the room and I ran to get it, as it was in my hand Shikamaru's voice rang out.

"Put the book down, Saskue!" 'Damn. Am I seriously that predictable?' I slid it under my pillow and headed out the door. Shikamaru locked it behind us.

"Wait," I said frantically. "I forgot my keys."

"You don't need 'em, we're taking my car." He flashed his keys at me and motioned for me to walk. "And besides, you have no clue where we're going."

"Do you want to tell me?"

"No."

"Ugh..."

"Come on Sasuke. Cheer up," he laughed. "I promise that it'll be fun."

"Yeah, sure. We'll see about that." Shikamaru opened the passenger door and motioned for me to get in the car. The night was cool and calm, the skies were clear and the city was crowded. Shikamaru drove onto the highway and luckily for us there was no traffic. I suddenly began to wonder how things were going with Naruto, it was my fault that his leg was injured. But then again, he was the one who got in the way. It didn't take long for the paramedics to show up but I felt horrible. I hurt Naruto, it wasn't Sakura or Lee or even Gaara, it was me, my fault. I'd have punished myself but it was rare that Shikamaru wasn't hovering over me all the time. The guy pretty much never left!

"Sasuke," he said suddenly, breaking both the silence and my train of thought. "What's wrong? You're a million miles away."

"Nothing, Shikamaru," I lied. "I was just thinking." he wouldn't give up.

"About?"

"Is it any of your business?"

"How about we make it my buisness? If you hold everything inside it won't be long until you explode." I sighed, it wasn't the first time I'd gotten that speech. I redirected my attention back out the window. Shikamaru grabbed my hand. "Sasuke, please. Talk to me. You've been drifting farther and farther away, I want you back. You can trust me you know."

"You wouldn't understand, Shikamaru," I sighed. He tried again.

"It's about Naruto. Am I right?" I was freaked out. 'How does he know?' I gave him the stare of death.

"What do you know about it?"

"Nothing at all really. I was hoping that you would tell me." He was silent for a moment before he continued. "Well, I sorta got an idea when I saw you carrying him across campus, but I'm not exactly sure."

"What? I can't carry my best friend to some help when he has a gigantic hole in his leg," I asked angrily. Then I wished that I hadn't said anything at all. I wasn't prepared for the next question.

"What happened to him?" The question was only meant to help me get some things off my chest, but I didn't want to talk about it. I didn't want to replay the scene in my head, I didn't want to remember what happened and I most definitely didn't want Shikamaru to know what happened lest I get more questions thrown in my face.

"It's none of your buisness," I growled. Shikamaru decided to just leave it alone.

"Fine, but when you decide that you want to talk about it then you can just let me know.

"Don't hold your breath."

"Just try not to let your mood sour the night." Shikamaru pulled into and over crowded parking garage, I hadn't been paying attention so I had no clue where the hell we were. Shikamaru pulled into what seemed to be the only spot left in the place and unbuckled his seatbelt. "Stay here, I'll be right back." Before I could protest he put his hand up as a sign for me not even to attempt. He got out of the car, leaving me completely and utterly alone. Before I knew it my mind was back to earlier that day, back to my suicide attempt and my fight with Naruto. I remembered his leg and that it was my fault for hurting him. 'I have to pay, I deserve to pay. I must pay.' I got out of the car and climbed over the rail that was the only thing stopping the car from falling five stories to the ground.

"I'm sorry, Naruto." I crouched over and got ready to jump.

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