This is mostly a filler chapter

Sorry, lol!

"Why did you even bother coming back." It was a statment, not a question, in the clearest possible form.

"Why do you care? I'ts not like you love me." Naruto took it like a stab in the heart. He did love him!

But those wern't the words that left his lips.

"You were with Neji. And I was 'with' Sakura. But it's not like you love me."

Sasuke flinched.

"You told me!" Sasuke growled. Naruto saw tears glistening in his eyes and his whole body shaking. Naruto sighed. That baka. He was still wearing those shorts, in about a foot of snow, no less. And he was missing his jacket.

"You were with that pink-haired slut!"

"Me? She kissed me first!" At this Sasuke shook his head in disbeilf. "And you were with Neji! What happened to hating him? You were so close to...to..." He shuddered.

"You told me you loved me!" Sasuke hissed. "You did and I believed you!" I did love you!

"You loved me too!" I know I did!

"Says who! I never said it!" I wish I had!

"So you don't?" Sasuke was close to more tears, but didn't say a thing. He turned to walk away.

"Your going back to Neji?" He yelled. "Your going to finish was you were there for?"

Snow started to fall again. Naruto's figure became blurry. He could, however, make out his tears and hear the voice that spoke the words:

"I hate you."

You didn't have to say it.

You could have told me this morning that you'd kill me yourself and I wouldn't have believed you.

But when you looked at me with your eyes filled with hate

I looked back and

I could tell you ment it.

"Sakura...how could you?" She had still been sitting on the bench and was about to go after Sasuke, who she had seen across the street, when she whirled around. It was Ino.

"D-do what?" She stuttered. "I didn't do anything!" Lying is the only way out.

"You cheated on Lee! And you don't even like Naruto!"

"Oh..Um..."Sakura fiddled with the strands of pink hair that fell over her slim shoulders.

"You shouldn't have any excuses for what you did." If only she knew the full truth...of what I did...

"You don't understand! Naruto kissed Sasuke!"

"Like back when we were 12! So?" She put her hands on her hips.

"No! Not like when we were 12! He kissed him back!" Ino shook her head again.

"Look. I know you think, since Naruto liked you, that you could 'make him love you' again. I know you Sakura." She sighed.

"But Sasuke's not yours. He never will be yours. You can't help who he loves and who loves and dosn't love you. I know-I liked Sasuke- but I have Shikimaru. And you have a great guy too."

She put a hand on her shoulder.

"And you should fix what needs to be fixed." Sakura nodded. "I'll fix it..."

"Good." The two best friends hugged and Sakura ran after Sasuke as Ino watched her in the falling snow until she turned back to her and Shikimaru's apartment.

Kakashi felt somwhat like he would if he was hungover as he was thrown onto the floor in a room that looked remotly like a jail cell, except that there was somone huddled in the corner.

Kakashi Hitake adjusted his mask and put a hand on the man's shoulder.

"There going to kill him...and me..."

"Who? Who are they going to kill?" Kakashi was remotly interested.

"You." It was Iruka.

Kakashi barley had time to scream.

"This is when I would need you most...Sasu-kun..." Naruto sighed as he unlocked the apartment door, stepping inside and turning on the heater. Damn, it was cold. But some how it was colder now that Sasuke was gone.

He opened a beer, hopfully alcohal would numb the pain, and sat on the couch, head on hands.

"How am I going to find him now?"

Naruto sat up and went into his room.

"Where is my will? My strenth?"

He picked up the clothing, the empty cans and paper scraps to try to keep it clean, and then left for the kitchen.

"Where am I without you?"

He found the room smelling irrisistable.

There on the stove was a pot of ramen, now cold. But it was the fresh kind, the kind that would take alot of time and care to make.

"Why would you make ramen for me? You hate it."

He took a spoon and then a smal taste.

"Yea, but you love it." And I love you...so why not?

Sasuke never had to say it. It wouldn't matter, it would never matter.

Naruto felt it with his heart. The ramen tasted deliciouse.

He fell to his knees then and found himself sobbing uncontrollably.

Shikimaru sighed and watched as Ino stepping into the room.

"Whats wrong?"

"I never said anything was wrong, Shika."

"You don't need too."

She sat down but he caught her in a embrase.

"You wouldn't ever leave me, would you?"

"Why would you say that, Ino? You know I love you." She gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"I'm glad. I love you too." Her mind reflected on the feuding couples in her life.

"But why do you need to know?

"Just making sure."

"I know your here, Neji." Naruto sighed and stood up. "But I'm not going to stop crying just because your here."

His tears spilled into the noddle dish.

"Did you make that? It smells great." He commented. Naruto shook his head. He looked up and Neji, finding his rage undenyable, and punched him as hard as he could. He looked down at the Hyuuga on the floor; there was blood staining his pale skin and blood on his own knuckles.

"Felt good, didn't it?" Neji stood up and wiped the blood off his mouth. Naruto shook his head.

"It only made it worse."

They were silent for a while until Naruto glared at Neji, asking the obvious.

"Why the fuck are you here anyway? Is Sasuke with you?" Neji scoffed.

"No. I havn't seen him since he left my house, witch was right after you bardged in."

"Why would he leave you too?"

"He said he loved you and that he couldn't do somthing like that to the one he loves most." Neji lied, but it was how Sasuke felt, that was for sure, and if he couldn't have Sasuke, why make Naruto's life miserable?

"I can tell he didn't say that. You don't have to lie." Neji seemed shocked, but then smiled.

"Did you need him to say it?"

Sasuke was hungry, tired, cold, and heartbroke.

"Damn! Why did I have to say it!"

He licked the tear running down his cheek.
"I miss you so much! I hate you!" He yelled into the darkening sky.

"You hate who?" Said a voice from the shadows. Sasuke turned to face a short, red-haired boy, who was crossing his arms waiting for an answer.

"I'm not in the mood to deal with you, Gaara. But since you'd probably find out anyway, it's Naruto."

Gaara nodded and started to walk off, but stopped.

"Do you need a place to stay?" Sasuke was slightly taken aback.

"Yes, but not from you." Gaara smirked. How did he know that would be his answer? He started to walk off again.

"Wait! Gaara...where are you going?"

"Taking...a walk...to a friend's." Sasuke nodded. Gaara spoke once more before leaving: "Take care of yourself, you stupid Uchiha."

Sakura's heart was pounding as she ran through the city, witch was growing more dark and more shadowy by the second. You have to fix whats wrong and make it right. Ino's voice rang in her ears.

"I have to find Sasuke..."

She had no idea where he would be; he was unpredictable to say the least, and he barley Konoha.

At least he hadn't been here in seven years. Why did it snow so much in Konoha?

Sakura cought a flake on her touge and tasted the biting crystal.

Sasuke could freeze and she needed to fine him soon.

Gaara walked slowly through the dying light of Konoha until he got to Naruto's apartment.

He peered at a huddled figure emerging from the door. Naruto?

Gaara approached, but then noticed it was Neji Hyuuga, his long, silky, brunette hair flowly in the bitting cold.

"Neji?" Neji turned to look at Gaara and nodded for him to go on. "What?"

"Is Naruto Uzimaki home?" Neji made the gesture for a 'yes'.

Gaara reached for the door handle, but found Neji's own hand stopping him.

"Don't."

"Why not?" From Neji's feirce glare, Gaara asked no more about Naruto.
"Where are you going, Hyuuga?" Gaara asked, buttoning his jacket. Neji sighed and decided to tell him and get it over with.

"To find that damn Uchiha." Gaara saw a glit of sadness in Neji's very readable ivory eyes. But he focused more on what Neji had said. The Uchiha.

"I saw him a couple of blocks down. Looks fucking cold." Neji nodded and flipped open his cell. Gaara could guess that it was Naruto he had been calling as he fed the infomation to the person on the other line.

When he hung up Gaara asked blushing, "Well, I have nothing to do for the rest of the night. Do you want to come over?" Neji flashed a quick smile.

"I'll be there at 7:00."

Wow, 10 chapters already...

I hope I get more reveiws!

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