A/N: I don't know if you noticed it in the last chapter but Sakura's not included in their group of friends. She's was just included as Sasuke's stalker. I don't like Sakura. There are stories where in I like her character but in general, I don't like her so I didn't include her. Sorry to all Sakura fans out there. XP Oh and I almost forgot Kyra's name is pronounced as /KAY-ra/ and her brother's name, Kyr is pronounced as /KYER/. sorry if it took so long for me to put it here. ^^

Chapter 3: Secrets and Lies

"Ohayou."

"Ohayou."

"You okay?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

"It's just that..."

"Oh Sasu-chan quit it, if you keep this up everybody will know."

Sasu-chan looked at me with pity and pity was the exact emotion coming from him. He quickly changed it, probably remembering I'm an empath.

It's been four months since that day that I collapsed. Sasu-chan brought me to the hospital and called my brother. He was about to call Naru-chan when I woke up and asked him not to. Naru-chan's a real worry-wart when it comes to his friends, what more to me, his best friend. A series of tests were conducted on me that night. Luckily Naru-chan didn't come home that night since it was Friday and he usually stays over at Shikamaru or Kiba's place. The next morning the results came back and brought bad news.

Remember when I told you that my parents died in a freaky Final Destination kind of way? Well, what I forgot to tell you was I was in that accident too and was the only survivor because my parents used their bodies to shield me. Apparently a very small blood clot went unnoticed in my brain. No one bothered to check the insides of my head because I didn't have a single bruise on my body thanks to my parents. As I grew older it became bigger and well to put it simply the clot became a malignant tumour and it's already way too big to take out without damaging my brain. The doctor gave me one to two years to live and during that time I'd slowly lose my eye sight and go blind.

"At least I won't need glasses anymore." I told Sasu-chan and Oniichan who stared at me like I was some kind of idiot.

The hospital bill was paid for by the Uchiha brothers as usual. Itachi-niki even wanted me to go to America to look for possible cures but I objected. I told him that if they operate on me and something goes wrong I didn't want to die in a foreign land. He gave up because I was too stubborn, so did my brother and Sasu-chan. I asked them to keep it a secret from everyone too, especially Naru-chan because I didn't want him to worry.

"Hey let's go we'll be late!" Naru-chan shouted from outside. He was irritated and angry because Sasu-chan's been doting on me for some time now and he was getting mad because of it. It was jealousy, but he didn't admit it so anger covered it quite nicely.

"Coming already! Sheez since when were you concerned if we'll be late or not?" I shouted back as I came down the stairs with Sasu-chan trailing behind me. Seriously, I never thought Sasu-chan could be this caring to a friend.

My eyesight was already terrible at this point. Even with my glasses that already have the grades of 750 my world was still a slight blur and the colours were starting to disappear one by one. I almost stumbled off the staircase when Sasu-chan caught me.

"Look where you're going." He pretended to say.

"Sorry." I asked sheepishly.

I caught Naru-chan glaring at us and he felt disgusted. I felt really sorry that I couldn't tell him but if we did he'd be all over me more than what Sasu-chan is already doing. Oh wait there it is, the jealousy but there it goes again, the anger covering the jealousy. This is too frustrating; I've got to do something.

"Ne Sasu-chan you should tell him."

"I thought you didn't want me to."

"Not about me you idiot, about you!" I exclaimed softly. We were at the cafeteria talking in our secret volume while Naru-chan was still not around.

"What about me?"

"That you like him. Stop kidding me Sasu-chan, I want to see you guys kiss and go lovey-dovey before I die."

Sasu-chan choked on his meatloaf surprise.

"Stop saying that you'll be fine."

"Whatever. But Sasu-chan I'm serious..." this time I really was serious.

Even if I was always hard on them and always hitting them, they're the only two people I care most in the world, other than my brother of course. I wanted to make sure that they would be taken care of once I'm gone and no one else would be able to understand them and take care of them but themselves. They're the only ones who knew what the other went through, what the other is like and what the other needs and wants. They're the perfect match, and now that I think about it, I was the one who brought them together since that day in the park.

"I can't just get up and tell him. What if he doesn't like me? He'll hit me and then avoid me. He might even move out if I do that. You know Neko-chan, living with him is the only thing that makes me happy."

"But what if he doesn't? What if he also likes you and he's been dying to be with you but is also afraid that you'd reject him. Sasu-chan between the two of you Naru-chan's the most broken. Your only problem is that you hate your brother because he usually forgets your existence and just sends you money through the bank. "

"Thanks for reminding me." Sasu-chan grimaced.

"Oh get over it. As I was saying, that's your only problem. Your fear of rejection stems from the fact that your brother doesn't pay enough attention to you but Naru-chan..." I paused as I remembered those horrible images of Naru-chan with his uncle snake and shivered. "Naru-chan was betrayed by the person he thought he could trust. He was abandoned by the two people he thought loved him. He was used and treated like some lowly creature not worthy to love anybody or be loved by anyone for that matter. In addition to that, he probably think of himself as dirty and that you wouldn't want someone soiled by another man. So tell me Sasu-chan, whose fear is more reasonable?"

Sasu-chan kept his head low and played with his peas. His emotions were circling around and changed from one thing to another, it made me nauseous focusing on his emotions so I tuned him out but waited for his answer.

"Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?" Naru-chan suddenly said. Crap when did he come, did he hear it?

He dropped his tray beside mine and sat. He was mad.

"Ne Naru-chan is everything okay?" I asked.

Naru-chan ignored me and chomped on his mashed potatoes.

I lowered my voice to a hush and asked,

"Did you...hear what we were talking about?"

Naru-chan huffed and replied,

"I heard you whispering from the cafeteria line but I wasn't able to make out your conversation."

'Oh he's really mad.' I thought to myself as I wondered what he heard.

"Why are you guys keeping secrets from me?" Naru-chan said in a hurt voice. Crap. Sasu-chan froze.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"Look, if you guys are together then there's no need to keep it from me. I understand and it's okay with me." Naru-chan said as he himself played with his peas.

Whoa, sadness, anger, regret, jealousy all at once came from Naru-chan. I was about to contest what he just said but Sasu-chan, who was already feeling angry and annoyed, tightened his grip on his fork and asked,

"What do you mean if 'we are together it's okay with you'?"

Naru-chan looked at Sasu-chan and said,

"I heard part of what you were talking about..."

Then he told us what he heard.

"...you should tell him"

"...you didn't want me to"

"...you idiot..."

"...What?"

"...That you like...me...kiss and go lovey-dovey..."

"...I'm serious..."

"...I can't just get up and tell him...What if he doesn't like...? He'll hit me...You..Neko-chan...is the only thing that makes me happy."

"...But what if he doesn't?"

I wanted to laugh then and there but Sasu-chan kicked my shin and asked,

"So it's really okay with you?"

Naru-chan was hurt, and he was hurt bad. What the hell was Sasu-chan thinking?

"Yes." Naru-chan managed to say through gritted teeth.

"Okay then." Then Sasu-chan, angry and hurt stood up and faced everyone. "Ne, minna-san I just want you to know that Kyra-chan and I are officially a couple. Sorry Neji, she picked me."

Neji fainted and I wanted to faint myself. Shocked faces were everywhere but soon 'oohs' and 'ahhs' and a few happy cheers were heard. I looked at Naru-chan and he was gripping his spoon tightly it was beginning to bend. What the hell is Sasu-chan up to?