(Cherry blossoms)

Chapter 3

'A war and a heartache'

(A/N: Hay bloodlover28 here, I just wanted you all to know I'm going to try and brighten up this chapter. The last one's were way to sad so here's this one to make it a little less sad but not to happy to ruin the sound of the story. And plus this one is longer! Now on wiff the story!)

Morning

Naruto slowly opens his eyes and looks around his room. 'Was Itachi really here last night?' Naruto wondered. He wiped his eyes and felt the dried tears. Itachi had to have been there last night, why else would he have cried himself to sleep? Then the memory from last night came flooding into his head.

Naruto covered his face with his hands and started to cry.

_________________________________ITACHI_______________________________

Itachi sits on a rock and looks at his hands. He didn't want to fight, he wanted to be with Naruto. But he knew he had to do this. He was the oldest one here and he had to protect Naruto no matter what happens to himself.

Itachi, for the first time getting there, cried to himself.

_______________________________NARUTO______________________________

Naruto slowly walks to school with his head held low. He didn't want to go but he had to, he thought that maybe school would keep him from thinking about Itachi. Itachi. Naruto held back his tears.

Just then Gaara, Naruto's closest friend, walked up beside him.

"Hay Naruto, What's wrong?" The red head asked.

Naruto looks at him and tells him everything.

"Hmmm I see Uchiha Itachi, He's a pretty nice guy." Gaara said as they walked into the school.

Naruto stopped and looked at Gaara.

"You know Itachi?" He asked.

Gaara looks at him.

"Well yeah. I'm a vampire. All of us vampires know of Itachi. Though none of us, except me and a few others, know of the real story, and from what you've told me Itachi told you the real story."

"Oh my god Gaara…"

"What?"

"I totally forgot that you were a vampire. I just got so use to you I forgot."

Gaara smiled at him.

"It's ok Naruto. Now come on class is going to start."

"Kay."

Naruto and Gaara then walked off to their first hour.

_________________________lunch time__________________________________

Naruto sat down be side Gaara, who was leaning back against a Sakura tree.

"So is he going to change you?" Gaara asked bluntly.

"Change me?" Naruto asked as he took a drink of his apple juice.

"Turn you in to a Vampire."

Naruto spit Apple juice every where and looked at Gaara.

"Jeez Naruto! It was just a question."

"Yeah a very blunt one."

"So? It's not like I asked if you two had sex yet!"

"……."

"EW!! You guys had sex?!"

Naruto jumped on Gaara causing Gaara to fall over.

"SHH!! Gaara!"

Gaara just laughed.

"No one's gonna hear. Jeez don't get your panties in a knot Naruto."

"Hay I don't wear panties!"

Gaara just laughed at him. Naruto got off of Gaara and sat back down were he was before.

"Your so mean Gaara."

"Awww. Hearing you say that makes me want to hug you!"

Naruto just glared at him. Gaara laughed and ruffled up Naruto's hair.

____________________________after school_____________________________

"Don't worry Naruto he'll come back." Gaara said as he walked beside Naruto. He was going home with Naruto to do home work like every day. Naruto looks at Gaara.

"What?" Naruto asked.

Gaara tapped his finger on his temple. Naruto sighed.

"I thought I told you not to read my thoughts." Naruto said as he pointed a finger at Gaara.

Gaara shrugged at him.

"I was curious about what you were thinking"

Naruto frowned at him.

"What? You looked so sad I really wanted to know." Gaara said as he poked Naruto on the forehead.

"I didn't look sad."

"Yes you did."

Naruto just huffed.

"don't worry. Itachi's strong. He cant die that easily. This war wont kill him."

"Gaara …thanks."

"That's what I'm here for."

They both laughed and made their way to Naruto's house.

_________________________Naruto's house___________________________

Gaara collapsed onto Naruto's couch.

"Jeez you live to far away from the school." he said as he stretched.

"Hay Gaara, can I ask you a question?" Naruto asked as he sat down on the couch next to Gaara.

"Sure I guess."

"Why aren't you in the war?"

"Oh. I am to young."

"Your 1000 yrs old. I don't really think that your young any more."

"Well I guess your right but Itachi saved me from having to go. Come to think about it Itachi is 1028 years old this year. It's 2010 right?"

"Yes, why didn't he want you to go to war?"

"Because of two reasons, 1: he wants me to watch after you, and 2: I like his brother and he wants me to make sure he doesn't do any thing stupid."

"Oh, better not tell Sasuke, he hates his brother."

"no he doesn't."

Naruto looks at Gaara and tilts his head to the side.

"He's not sure anymore. Itachi has tried to talk to him and they did get close once and Itachi put the memory of the hole father thing into Sasuke's mind and it confused Sasuke."

"So he'll listen to Itachi if he tried to talk to him?"

"Yes, he wants to know the truth the real truth. He doesn't believe what the elders of the village have told him."

"Sasuke must be going crazy! I mean living so long with out knowing. Wait how did the elders of the village know that he was a vampire. He's what? The same age of Itachi?"

"Actually no. Sasuke is the same age as me."

"Huh? But how?"

"After the hole incident with Sasuke seeing his brother over the dead body's of their parents he ran and tried to tell someone but Itachi killed them. Itachi tried very hard to talk some since into him but he wouldn't listen, you know how hard headed he is. Well he ended up falling off a cliff and dieing."

"but how is he…."

"A vampire? Well Itachi found his body and buried Sasuke and then a few years later he was reincarnated into a different family. Well when Itachi felt his brother he stole him and waited until he was older and then turned him into a vampire so he wouldn't lose him again. But that's when the village elders found out and kidnapped Sasuke, feed him some stupid crap and made him hate Itachi."

"But how does he remember his past life?"

"When Itachi turned Sasuke he gave Sasuke's memory to him of his past life. But when he was going to tell him what really happened the ass hole elders stuck their noses in and kid napped Sasuke. So know he doesn't know the truth."

"But how did the elders live this long?"

"When they kid knapped him Sasuke fought to get away from them and kinda bit them and it turned them, but because of how old they were it affected them badly. See they have no powers, they aren't all that strong and no one's killed them because every one thinks that we need some people to help run the village and why not old useless vampire? Their stupid."

"……"

Naruto sat there thinking for a long time until his stomach growled and snapped him out of his thoughts.

Gaara laughed at him.

"You sound hungry." he said as he poked Naruto's stomach.

"I think so." Naruto said as he stood up and looked at Gaara.

"Gaara um… would you…"

"Yes I'll spend the night."

"Thanks. I don't really want to be alone."

"Would you like me to spend the night until Itachi gets back?"

"Would you?!"

Gaara nods his head.

"YEY!!"

Naruto jumps up and down until his stomach growls again.

"I think you need to go and feed the monster." Gaara said. (A/N: When Gaara talks about Naruto's monster it's his stomach) Naruto laughed.

"I think your right." Naruto agreed.

Gaara stood up and walked to the front door.

"I need to go hunt if I'm staying."

"Ok!"

And with that Gaara went to go feed and Naruto went and made some ramen for his "Monster".

______________________________A few hours later______________________

Gaara walked into Naruto's house to see no sign of Naruto.

"Naruto?" Gaara called out.

"I'm in the kitchen!" Naruto yelled back.

Gaara walked into the kitchen to see Naruto washing his dishes. Naruto turned and smiled at him.

"Naruto I brought some one who wanted to see you." Gaara said from the door way of the kitchen.

"Who?" Naruto asked. But instead of answering Naruto Gaara moved away from the door way and there stood Sasuke. Naruto's eyes widened at the sight of Itachi's younger brother.

"I think he should come back when Itachi has come back." Naruto said as he turned away from them.

"Naruto…… I can't wait…I need to know. Please!" Sasuke said as he stood beside Gaara.

"I don't……I don't know if I can." Naruto said in a whisper.

Sasuke and Gaara both watched Naruto as he trembled. Gaara walked up and pulled Naruto's face into his chest and tried to calm his friend. Sasuke walked up and put his hand on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto looks at Sasuke with teary eyes.

"Please…I want to be able to love my brother again." Sasuke said.

Naruto started to cry as he looked at Sasuke. Naruto nodded.

"Thank you." Sasuke said as he smiled at Naruto.

living room

Sasuke and Gaara sat down on the small couch while Naruto sat in the chair in front of them. Naruto looked at Both of them.

"Are you sure you want to hear the story?" Naruto asked.

"Yes." Sasuke replied ready to finally hear the real truth.

Naruto nodded and told him the story that Itachi told him. Naruto watched Sasuke's face as he told the story. Sasuke was listing to every thing Naruto had to say. When Naruto was done Sasuke had a bunch of questions. So Gaara told him his story. When story time was over Sasuke looked to the ground. Naruto and Gaara watched him.

"These stories……their way different than what I was told by the elders." Sasuke said when he finally looked up.

Naruto and Gaara nodded.

"They didn't want you to know the truth." Naruto said. Naruto looked at the clock. It was 2:50 a.m. "Hay you guys, I think we all should get some sleep. We all have school tomorrow."

Sasuke and Gaara both nodded. Sasuke looked at Naruto.

"Hay um Naruto…" Sasuke started but didn't finish and Naruto smiled at him.

"Yes you can spend the night, If you want you stay until Itachi get back if you would like." Naruto said. Sasuke looked at him.

"R-really?" Sasuke asked.

"Of course!" Naruto said. Sasuke smiled at Naruto.

"but I hope you don't mind sharing the bed with Gaara, I only have one extra room." Naruto said.

Sasuke and Gaara both blushed but agreed. Naruto showed them to the room and said goon night and went to bed. Sasuke and Gaara slipped into the bed.

"Gaara… do you think Itachi will still want to teach me how to use my powers?" Sasuke asked over his shoulder to Gaara.

"Yes I do." Gaara replied.

"I wonder if he hates me." Sasuke said more to himself but Gaara heard him.

Gaara rolled over so Sasuke's back was to his chest and pulled Sasuke to him. Sasuke squeaked when he felt Gaara do this. Gaara wrapped his arms around Sasuke's waist and put his nose to Sasuke's neck.

"Your brother loves you and he wants you to be his brother again. He made you a Vampire so you could be his brother for ever." Gaara said.

Sasuke rolled over so he was looking Gaara in the face.

"I guess your right. How long will the war last?" Sasuke asked.

"No one knows. Itachi said that he'll try to write to Naruto."

"oh…" was all of Sasuke's tired reply. Sasuke soon after fell asleep in Gaara's arms.

Gaara pulled the sleeping Sasuke towards him and held him close.

"I'll be here for you all the way Sasuke."

(A/N: Gaara's so sweet! I want a Gaara! Now for chapter 4.…..? I don't know… but I will write it! Or die trying! But I'm not really going to die, if I died then there wouldn't be an end, and we all know that that would suck!) (2091 words)