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The only reason this is rated M is becuase of the extra chapter at the end of the story (which is still in work). The rest of the pic is rated PG, PG-13 at most. Please keep this in mind if you are looking for smut or fluff.

This is a Shounen-ai/Yaoi fanfic containing SasuNaru (SasukexNaruto) pairing. If you do not like the pairing or shounen-ai in general, then please do not leave any comments and discontinue reading from here.

Naruto and Company and Naruto related things are all property of Kishimoto Masashi. Yes, everything from the chararcter designs to the SasuNaru!

Character manipulation are all done by me.

"Naruto! Naruto! Get down here! I need to tell you something!"

Naruto rushed down the stairs to see who was calling him on an early Sunday. Sakura.

"Sakura-chan! What are you doing here?"

"I did it! I did it!" she screamed.

"Huh? Did what?"

"I found the antidote!"

"No way! Really?!"

The two jumped and laughed and gave each other a high-five.

"What's all the commotion about?" Iruka asked as he popped his head out of the kitchen.

"Hello, Iruka-san."

"Hi ,Sakura-chan. What made you come to our house?"

"Oh, I wanted to talk to Naruto."

"Why? What'd he do this time?"

"Eh? Why do you assume it's only trouble when someone comes for me?"

This situation wasn't helping his complaint considering he technically was in trouble.

"Maybe a force of habit. Maybe because it's true."

"No, no Iruka-san," she laughed as she waved a hand in the air. "I just need to speak to him a bit."

The pink-haired girl took Naruto's arm and pulled him out the front door.

"So did you really get the antidote?" the kitsune asked as soon as they were outside.

"Yep! I even got it done before school! It's right here! Ta-da!"

From out of her pocket, she pulled a small grey pill.

"Huh? I thought it would be a potion like the last one."

"No way! After what happened, Sasuke-kun hasn't been drinking anything anyone would offer him. If you just give him a bottle, he would definitely reject it!"

She dropped the small pill into the blonde's hand.

"So this will cure Sasuke?"

"Well, it should."

"Should?! Didn't you test this?!"

"On what?! I didn't test the last one on animals! What good would it do this time?!"

"To see if it's-! Oh, never mind."

The blonde held the pill up in the air where the rays of the sun shone from around the medicine.

"So I just have to put this in his drink and he should be back to normal afterwards."

"Well, it would definitely help if he drank it, but I guess you could slip this in his food without him knowing. All he has to do is consume it."

'This sounds so wrong for some reason,' the blonde thought.

"But I think this would be hard," she continued.

"Huh? Why do you say that, Sakura-chan?"

"Because he won't drink anything offered to him. I don't think even you can do it. I'm saying to put it in his food because it's less noticeable and he wouldn't have to suspect it as much. As far as I see it, you're the person he trusts the most, and the person he is closest to."

Naruto winced at the last statement. Even if this was all due to a potion and now he was feeling somewhat different, he still felt bad about taking Sasuke away.

"Sakura-chan, I'm sorry."

"About what? I said I was fine that Sasuke-kun doesn't like me like that. I can handle being his friend. Besides, after what I did to him, I doubt he would want to be with me after all this..."

She kicked at the ground without looking into Naruto's eyes.

"Anyway, you should be able to get him to take it. I suggest you do it today so there won't be any commotion tomorrow in school.."

"Today?....Alright. Thanks so much for this, Sakura-chan."

The blonde gave a wave to Sakura before she made her way down the road. He opened the door while trying to think.

'See Sasuke today? I really don't want to after what happened yesterday...but I guess I have no choice. But what am I suppose to tell Iruka?'

"Alright Naruto. I'm off."

Again, Iruka brushed by Naruto and made his way out the door.

"What? Again?"

"You're fine. Stop complaining. I have to attend to this urgent thing, alright?"

Naruto pouted for a bit, but then let out a sly smile.

"Alright! Make sure you choose one of those perverted books he likes so much for a Valentine's gift!"

"N-Naruto! What are you saying! Stop saying such things!"

The blonde gave a laugh before waving and closing the door on his embarrassed guardian. At least that got rid of that problem. So Naruto had no reason to call Sasuke over, except...well, he had to throw his feelings aside for the better. So he took a deep breath and dialed the number.

"Hello? Sasuke?.....It's Naruto......I'm fine. Um....I was wondering...are you...can you come over for a bit?.....Why? Because um....well, Iruka just left....he won't be back until late.....okay. I'll see you in a little bit then....Okay...Bye."

The blonde let out a very heavy sigh and slumped down to the floor. Now all he had to do was give Sasuke the antidote. Even if Sasuke said and did all those sweet things for him, and even if Naruto was falling for him, he had to let that all go. He was falling for a false person, and the feelings his friend shared weren't real either. He had to convince himself that in order to save their friendship and each other, he had to put an end to all of it now.

*~*~*~*~*~

The door opened to show Sasuke standing on the front porch with a small smile on his face. The blonde shook away any thoughts about that killer smile and continued on with the plan

"Hey Sasuke. You made it."

"Of course I did. You asked me to come over, so how could I say 'no'?"

The blonde allowed his friend through the door. Sasuke looked around a bit before putting his bag onto the couch.

"So, is there something you want from me or want to talk about?" the raven finally asked.

"Uh...sure. But why don't you wait in my room. Do you want anything from the kitchen, Sasuke?"

"Mmmm, no thanks. I'll just be upstairs."

As Sasuke made his way up the stairs, he mentally cursed the opportunity that didn't come. But it didn't matter because he was determined to get Sasuke to take the antidote. So he took a glass of orange juice and some very salty pretzels upstairs in hopes to get Sasuke. He opened the door to see Sasuke lying on his bed reading one of his manga with some shinigami traveling to a different world. When the raven looked over, Naruto's heart skipped a beat, but he tried to hide his nervousness behind his smile.

"M-maybe you didn't want anything, but I brought a snack. You could have some if you wanted."

The blonde put the food on the middle of the bed and the juice on the nightstand. Sasuke made room for him to sit down, which he did.

"So," the raven started. "What did you want?"

"Well...I wanted to talk to you...about us...."

"What about?"

Naruto reached behind him and grabbed one of the pretzels and started nibbling on it.

"Sasuke, did you know that relations are the most important thing to me?"

"I figured since we were really young. You always had some kind of ability to relate to all that you met, even those you didn't get along with. I assumed bonds were very important to you."

Naruto finished off the pretzel.

"So...I just wanted to know...well....I want to keep our relations strong."

Naruto reached over to the nightstand and took a sip of the juice. At this time, Sasuke took a pretzel from the pile. Naruto's plan was already working. Now he needed to draw the conversation out long enough for Sasuke to take the pill.

"What are you talking about?" Sasuke asked in between bites. "I thought I was clear with you yesterday."

"Yeah...but I'm still not...I mean, how can you be so sure of this?"

"Naruto. I told you I love you. I care very much about you and I want you to be as happy as I am now. What do I have to do make you feel the way I do?"

Naruto looked down at the glass. The conversation was really starting to hurt him. If the antidote would work, then Sasuke would immediately snap out of it and they could go on with their friendship with the addition of a few awkward days....or weeks. But now Sasuke was telling him all the things that made Naruto feel so happy and hurt at the same time. In the middle of his thoughts, Sasuke grabbed the glass from Naruto and took a sip. Now with Sasuke a bit distracted and he took a sip without suspecting a thing, Naruto could slip the pill into the drink and everything could end before they got worse. The raven handed the glass back and reached for another pretzel as Naruto pulled the pill out of his pocket.

"I...I don't want you to do anything. I just feel...a little insecure. You know.."

"Doubtful?"

"...a bit."

"But I told you yesterday-"

"Sasuke, I know! You told me you loved me and you only care for me! I know! But it's just something from my past, alright? I've always been insecure with people just accepting me, and here you are just telling me you love me! Do you know how long it took before we stopped beating each other up on a daily basis before we even considered calling a truce? Let alone becoming friends?!"

Sasuke only looked at him for a bit before turning away and starting on the next pretzel.

"I'm sorry, Naruto. I thought I could understand you with the whole thing about bonds, but I guess I don't. You couldn't remember the ones you had, and I still remembered the stings from the ones I did. I guess I'm just able to accept people faster than you because I kinda know what those bonds are supposed to feel like, but I can't blame you."

Sasuke placed the pretzel down, took the drink from Naruto, and leaned in to where he was inches away from the tan face.

"But please try and look at me. Just try..."

As he leaned in more to place the juice back on the nightstand, he pressed his lips against Naruto's. As soon as their lips made full contact, all Naruto's thoughts flew out the window and found himself leaning into the kiss. Sasuke placed his hand on Naruto's back to cradle him as he leaned the boy onto the soft bed without ever breaking the kiss. The Uchiha began licking the blonde's lip which he gladly allowed him entrance into his mouth. One of Naruto's arms was pinned down by the dark-haired boy as the other found its way onto his back.

'Wait, I have to...give him the pill," Naruto thought.

But his tongue was so busy wrestling with Sasuke's that it was so hard for him to make any other movements. But somehow, after a lot of time, he was able to move the hand with the pill in it by just a bit. But it was still pinned by Sasuke, so he had to try extra hard to get out of his grip. When he tried again, he suddenly froze to the pale hand slipping up his chest. He moaned into the kiss, squirming under the older boy as his hand roamed all over. He tried even harder to get his hand free, but was suddenly grabbed by Sasuke.

"What do you think you're doing, Naru-chan?"

He took the pill out of Naruto's hand and put it on the nightstand.

"Sasuke...that's..."

"The antidote to Sakura's potion, correct?"

Naruto's eyes widened before snapping shut when Sasuke began pinching the pink nubs on his chest.

"Bu...but how do you ahhhh.....know....why-"

"Naruto. I said I loved you, and I do. This is the best I've ever felt, whenever with you, even with the help of the potion Sakura used. But I don't ever want to lose this feeling, this love for you. Even if it means to be hopelessly in love with you, I'm willing to be that way."

Without another word said, Sasuke kissed him again and shoved his tongue back into the blonde's mouth. His tongue became a bit harsher and the pinches became harder, but Naruto's face just grew even redder as he moaned louder into the older boy's mouth. He felt powerless and numb, but it didn't discourage him from trying to break free, until the raven pressed himself against the blonde. Naruto broke the kiss and moaned loud as he could with Sasuke rubbing himself against the excited kitsune. Sasuke used his mouth to find a place right on the joint of Naruto's jaw to make him moan some more. But when his mouth began to travel south, he was suddenly pushed away and was struck on the face.

"Stop it, Sasuke!"

Dumbfounded, Sasuke held his cheek and stared at the blonde.

"Sasuke! Why?! Why are you doing this?! I'm trying to save you, but you keep making it worse! You don't love me! You're just under the influence of the potion!"

"But...but Naruto-"

"You just love the idea, and you won't take the antidote because you're under some kind of curse! I don't want you sticking to me like this if you don't really love me! I don't want some false love! I don't want....to fall in love...with a false...you..."

The blonde lied his head back on the pillow and covered his eyes with his hand .Although he tried to hide his face, the tears running down his tan cheeks were still very visible to the Uchiha. Now Sasuke looked at his "love" with total guilt in his face and look helplessly for what his next action should be.

"Naruto..."

He reached his hand to comfort Naruto, but it was quickly swatted away.

"NO! Go away, Sasuke! I don't want to be in a false relationship! I don't want to be with a fake you! I want my old Sasuke back! I don't want to see this ever again!"

Now both tan hands were brought to Naruto's face and he cried even harder. He couldn't see outside his fingers, but he didn't want to. Because what was on the other side was the lovesick boy that was driving Naruto insane, and not in the fashion that he wanted. He could hear the mattress squeaking and felt the weight of the older boy relieving itself off the kitsune.

"I'm sorry...Naruto..."

He still didn't look up from his hands and tried with all his might to not let the tears leak from his hands. He heard a few small noises, then footsteps. And then a sudden silence broke out. The longest time passed by before Naruto looked from his hands. Sasuke wasn't in the room. He most likely left as soon as possible, and took all of his things as well. He wiped his eyes, then sat up on the bed and looked around. The nightstand was missing two things: the orange juice and the pill. It didn't take long for it to click in. If Sasuke did listen to the blonde and he really did care for his feelings, then he must have taken the pill and left so all of that would end.

"I care very much about you and I want you to be as happy as I am now..."

Naruto wanted all of this to end; he wanted to go back to the way things were before, so why did this hurt him. After all of this ending, Naruto couldn't help himself from crying. The crying was much worse than before, where his tears came out more than before and his cries became louder. He dove back into the bed and shoved his head back into the pillow and began to bawl his eyes out. All these thoughts began flooding into his head: his childhood with Sasuke, the first day of junior high together, their first (accidental) kiss, the many little fights they had with one another, their first day of high school....the time Sasuke told him he was the closest person to him, the first day of the beginning of everyday spent with one another, their second kiss, their third.....Sasuke saying he loved him.

Everything happening was killing him, it was ripping his heart out and Naruto couldn't take it anymore. He didn't want it to come to this, where now their friendship was lost. It was now past the awkward days before they could go back to the way things were, since Naruto admitted his feelings to the best friend he wanted back. And what was worse was yet to come, only two days away:

Valentine's Day.