To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.
Sasuke, what if the roles were reversed?
It's not a hard question, Sasuke. And I'm willing to bet that you've thought of it too.
What if you were the poor little boy that everyone ignored and didn't want anything to do with? I hate to say it Sasuke, but I think you'd slightly enjoy it. Now, what if you had a friend that you trusted with your life, and he left? Just walked out the door right after punching you in the gut. Would you go after him or would you start to cry like you always did. That's right; when you were little I always saw the tears in your eyes. You put on quite a show for everyone with pain as the lead actor and spite as the backup dancers. I was always your number one fan too—except you couldn't fool me.
I always knew how you felt, I always came to comfort you when you fell, and I always wanted to hold you like the brother you are to me. But you ran away. You ran away from life, you ran away from Konoha, you ran away from your past, and you ran away from me.
So back to my original question: what if the roles were reversed?
What if I was the brave Uchiha, the last of his clan that survived a slaughter by the goodness of his older brother's heart? What if I possessed the Sharingan and was being sought after by a maniac who wanted my body? What if I always left you in the road, dirt pooling at your feet, tears pooling in your eyes, and anger pooling in your soul? Well here's the thing, I wouldn't.
I'd love you Sasuke, hell, I do love you Sasuke. And it kills me inside that you can't say any words other than "idiot" or "bastard" towards me. How about "friend" or "brother?" Or maybe, "I'll come home."
Sasuke, I want to hear those words so badly I nearly cry myself to sleep at night.
Sasuke, I'm not asking you to call me a bastard or idiot because I'm thinking of this, since God knows you will-but really Sasuke, am I that useless to you? Am I really just a bond that needs to be broken, a bug that needs to be squashed, a memory that has to be forgotten for you to move on? Well I hope so, because that means I'm doing my job right.
Because the roles aren't reversed and they will never be, stand still and let me come save you from the hurt knocked you down. Let me save you from yourself before it kills you.
Let me be you Sasuke.
I am most sorry that I haven't updated to the actually story in a while, but I wrote this one during class and I know it probably isn't that good—so I'll try to make it up to you guys in the next chapter. Thank you all for your support and love (: please review and help with any constructive criticism. Also, what do you guys feel would be a good ending to the story? I'm still working out the kinks, but I'm writing this tale to please you guys. Enjoy.
Oh, and if anyone is a SaixNaru fan, check out my new one-shot. It should be up by tonight.
w/TOL- Crunchy