WARNING: -Some sexual scenes

-Stealing of the "Queen of Smut" crown from S.M. Ooh yea… cool face

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Of Struggles, Pain, Power and Battle

By Spirited Dragon

Chapter 8 The first of Many Bad Choices

They walked to their last lesson in silence, both thinking back to the kiss they had shared on the rooftop of their school. It was definitely the start of something new, a wordless way of agreeing to be together, both Sasuke and Naruto were better at expressing themselves with actions then words anyway.

Realising they had to spilt to attend they're respective lessons, Sasuke reached out to Naruto and said "I'm glad you like me, I think, just maybe, I'm quite fond of you too."

"Well that's always a bonus, I wasn't sure if the kiss was a big enough giveaway," Naruto countered with humour.

"Oh bugger off."

"I think I'm a bad influence on you mister."

"I know next I'll be wanting to scream 'na, na, na, na, na, nah' in people's faces when I'm right."

"And I do this when?" came the half growled reply.

"It'll come back to you sooner or later. I'm sure."

"Bye teme!"

"See you tomorrow Dobe, wash my damn clothes!" with that they went they're separate ways, Naruto off to enjoy a lesson of Maths and Sasuke also off to maths but a set one higher.

The day passed with little event but what neither boy realised was that plans were being set in motion by a dog. A dog that went by the name Kiba. At present he sat in an art lesson just messing around because everyone knew that this was a laid back lesson, do the work (eventually) and spend the rest of the time as a free period. He was sat at his table, with a many people cramped onto the one desk, the wooden surface was covered with paint and a messy portrait of a puppy was what Kiba had somehow produced. "Yo Shino, I think I could use this information."

"How?" was the monotonous reply.

"Well I I mean I could use it to bring them down a peg, I mean that Uzumaki looser thinks he's all that now that he's 'teamed-up' with Uchiha. Makes me so mad."

"I meant how would you go about using it," Shino slowed down the way he was speaking as if to say 'Yes I am speaking slowly can you understand me now?'

"Oh right," Kiba nodded sheepishly after his tiny rant, "We'll send them anonymous notes threatening to reveal their dirty little secret and shit then they'll be all like 'Oh my god! We have to sort this out! Please king Kiba help us!"

"King Kiba? You sure thought that through well."

"I ics…exs…I'm making it seem bigger but you know, This is an advantage on our part. So you in or out, I will have to kill you if you disagree but whatever, ten years of friendship GONE!" Kiba snapped his fingers in quick succession to emphasise his point.

"I have nothing better to do, what's in it for me?" With this Kiba pulled out a poorly made, pictures printed off and sloppily written handwriting, catalogue of bugs that could be considered dangerous. The boy with circular glasses sat mesmerised and seemed to glimmer as he went of to 'la-la land.' Any hope of contacting him was lost right then.

"Although I have to say, that kiss was kinda hot," concluded Kiba softly, he then went back to flicking paint at some people while trying to catch a certain lilac eyed, indigo haired girl. Oh Hinata, you are doomed.

At the end of the day Naruto waited at the gate, apprehensively debating on whether or not to wait for Sasuke or run home, Gaara may not have been in but that didn't mean he was off the hook. Speak of the devil Sasuke came up to Naruto and noticing he was day-dreaming on account of glassy eyes, punched his arm. Hard.

"Oh, oh my fucking god, you…bastard! Why would you do that?" screamed Naruto in pain. He rubbed his sore arm and stalked off towards the bus stop.

"Wait up, I mean I have something important to tell you!" Sasuke shouted after him, he jogged evenly to catch up and pulled on Naruto's bag bringing him to a halt.

"What now?"

"Well first, sorry but you were asking for it, day-dreaming like that…"

"Sorry for being human teme."

"You're forgiven," not caring for interruptions he carried on quickly, "Want me to walk you home? I mean what with Gaara and all I thought I could help out with that you know?" He whispered the last part.

"Oh, wow. I mean thanks but you know I'm handling it. I think that, well basically he needs to understand this one thing, I can take it till that day. I'm tougher than you think you know?"

"You're handling it?" Sasuke's eyes were narrowing as he said this and his face twisted into a frown. "Is that what you call handling?" He pointed to Naruto's neck and reached over to pull open Naruto's shirt, putting the fading but still very visible bruises on show." He could've killed you and your handling it!!"

"You don't understand! I," he paused "I'm part of the reason his family are," he stumbled again lost for the right words "They're dead Sasuke. I killed them and he has every right to do these things. It's nothing worse than what would happen in prison. Don't tell me I'm doing the wrong thing. I know what I'm doing and you should just stay out of it! Leave me alone already!" Naruto was breathing heavily and looked flushed, it was almost cute except for the fact they were arguing for something that could end up putting Naruto in hospital or worse. The morgue.

Sasuke pushed Naruto in against the bus stop, pinning him between the plastic seat and the inner part of the shelter. Half screaming at his friend he said "Me tell you what to do? Of course I will tell you what to do! Since you can't think for yourself! I know what's going to happen Naruto I've seen it before! You forget my whole family left my brother to do what he wanted and where are they now? They died too! I'm just as alone as you. I feel everything you do but more! I had a family and now they're gone. Something so important missing from me. It's like my whole heart has been butchered out of me. Don't you tell me what I can and cannot do! I will help you because if you die too, if you get hurt I'll never forgive myself. I couldn't save them but maybe I can save you?" He leaned forward relinquishing his grip on Naruto's collar and let his hands fall to his side.

Naruto reached up, thanking a higher power for the seclusion of this bus stop, hardly anyone used it since it had only bus that went to areas that were either below them or too far above them. He cupped Sasuke's face and leaned in to kiss him gently, he poured emotion into that kiss conveying how he thought the world of Sasuke and that he understood, the last thing that hung in the air when they separated was that Naruto had know idea, but it would never work. Sasuke would have to leave.

"Sasuke, I owe you so much, but you're only going to get hurt, trust me when I say that I can deal with it. If you get hurt or killed I would never forgive myself. Please." Sasuke stepped back and a sadness passed through his face when even now Naruto didn't believe he could help yet he believed that Gaara could still find the place in him to forgive him. Standing up straight he said moved forward and leaned in to Naruto's ear.

"Naruto, I'm taking care of you now. Listen and obey only me. Feel everything for only me. Live and breathe for me. I am coming back to your house today and you will let me in. Now, follow me, the bus. It's here."

Naruto looked at him in slight shock and nodded, he could relinquish control, surely for this one person. Maybe with him he'd have enough power to fight back and they could all be set free. Naruto from his demons, Sasuke from the guilt and Gaara from the past.

The bus ride was rode in silence, the route less crowded than the morning because of the time. Naruto couldn't stop fidgeting, moving slowly backwards and forwards, shaking his legs he wrung his hands in anguish. This couldn't end well. Gaara was the strongest person he knew and the last thing he wanted was Sasuke to end up hurt because of him, he knew he was destined to do so much more. "Sasuke?"

"Yes," Sasuke replied half heartedly. He couldn't, didn't really no what to say to the boy sitting next to him. He didn't know what he could say, his little breakdown surely must have explained it all?

"You don't have to come. I mean you could get hurt, are you willing to injure yourself for me?"

"What part of not loose you too, didn't you understand?"

"I got it, just, I don't want to loose you either. It hurts when people die because of me. I should be protecting them." Naruto stared fixedly at Sasuke as if to emphasise the point he just made.

"Well it's my choice. You have no say in the matter, really."

"One more thing then?"

"What!" Sasuke glared at the blonde. All this conversation was really taking it's toll, after years of silence and the bare minimum of words required he was still getting used to the whole 'replying' thing.

"Thanks, not many people care as much as you do." Naruto leaned in and softly pecked Sasuke on the cheek, a show of affection and not one person could destroy that moment.

Sasuke followed Naruto off the bus when they reached their stop and after a short walk through a triangular shaped park they reached Naruto's small but decent looking flat. [1 Naruto pulled out a key with a orange cover on a black lanyard and slid it into the well worn door. Turning it slowly he shoved the door open with force and walked in gesturing Sasuke to follow.

As Naruto paused to remove his shoes as he always did he felt a hand on his shoulder and Sasuke shook his head. Naruto understood, they might need a quick escape and they might not be there long. He padded as silently as he could through the short hallway and made his way to his joint living and dining room, expecting the worst he was silently shocked when he saw an empty space. "He's not here?" he said in disbelief. He wasn't late and had done nothing wrong that he knew of. Then again he wasn't good at noticing when he did things that displeased Gaara. That was Gaara's job.

"What?" Sasuke questioned.

"I mean he's not here. Look," Naruto wildly gestured towards the sofa where Gaara would normally be waiting. There was nothing. Not even a moulded dent in the upholstery.

"Hn. Look closer I think he left you something." Sasuke pointed at the dining table and in an oddly déjà vu setting there was a note meticulously arranged on the table. Naruto quickly scanned it and every so often his eyes would open a fraction, or close in relief. Sasuke walked over to where he stood and impatiently pulled the note out of Naruto's hands and read it aloud.

"Naruto, pet. I will be away for a while do not be disappointed I'll make it up to you the day I come back. I'll make you hurt so good you might have to miss a day off school away from that Uchiha-chan you seem to love so much. While I'm away I expect a few things to be done. You will be attending a function at my home where I Have important friends, you will know them well, coming over. Entertain them how you will but do not ruin this opportunity. Also there is a box under the kitchen sick. Use everything in it once and make sure to provide proof. Finally, In regards to your new 'friend,' get rid of him. I know you seem to have grown attached but what he do if he knew the truth? About what YOU did and how you did it. You could tell him and loose him or spare him the details. Either way he should be gone when I See you soon. You have four days to do all this and one day to do whatever, just don't top yourself. Lots of Love your Master and Shikaku." Sasuke finished and he was breathing heavily and his hands were shaking with rage. He ripped the letter to shreds looked at Naruto who seemed indifferent to it all, almost as this was something easy. How much had he been forced to do if this was the easy stuff?

Naruto looked up innocently and his soft blue eyes looked questioning. He tilted his head to the side and asked a barely heard "What?"

"What? How can you be so calm? I mean look at this? He wants you "entertain" his friends, use god knows what on yourself and get rid of me!" Sasuke, maybe most offended at the 'getting rid of him part,' was moving steadily closer and his voice was on the verge of screaming. It grew in sound and pitch with every step. Naruto stood silent and seemed to maybe be a little angry.

"What do you know Sasuke? Huh? You wanted to come and fight him but he's not here so maybe you should be relieved you didn't get beaten to pulp! This is nothing! I've had to do worse so this a breeze, if you read it he even said I could have a day to myself. That, if you hadn't realised, is a rare thing. So understand already or get the fuck out!" Naruto had tears flow freely down his face and he realised he had subconsciously tried to follow Gaara's request to get rid of Sasuke. He was such a bad person.

"Get out?" Sasuke's voice had dangerously lowered and his eyes narrowed. All the signs for conflict were there but both chose to ignore them. Sasuke lunged forward at a speed rarely seen and grabbed Naruto's wrist roughly and pulled him into the kitchen where he went straight towards the kitchen sink and ripped it open yanking out a pristine looking cardboard box. Pushing Naruto roughly against the elongated worktop he placed the box next to his friend and opened it with no care to the way it was arranged. Dumping the contents on the floor he thread his hand into Naruto's well kept hair and forced his head to look down.

"Look? Can you honestly accept this? Are you happy being used as someone's toy, ready to be replaced or thrown away at any time? Will you tell me you're happy taking photo's of yourself with things like this in and on you? Don't make me laugh! I know you, you're too proud and stupid to do that. Just for once, even for one moment just let go and fight to be free!" Sasuke shook Naruto's head from side to side and waited from some reaction. He got one.

Naruto reached up gripping the hand in his hair and bit on the arm that it was attached to. Tasting blood he punched Sasuke in the gut winding him and making him fall to the floor, he kicked him hard and watched his loosely termed friend roll over and then in a move completely unexpected by both he sat on the boy and locked eyes with him. Speaking low and slowly he said "You read when Gaara said 'what I did and how I did it'? Well I'll tell you. Maybe then you'll get why you're such a stupid fucking fuck-face teme trying to get involved. When his family came home it was already too late, Kyuubi had taken over and was laughing at me watching but not being able to do a thing. I was crying and shouting for them to get away because I could feel his need to kill. They came to me and his sister said hello. That's when he…I went berserk and lunged at her. Squeezing her neck hard I felt her pulse beat erratically and she fought back so well. I pulled out a knife from a hidden place and slashed at her face, ruining her beauty wasn't enough I stabbed her over and over and over. Her brother, Gaara's brother tried his best to stop me but I felt no pain. For a moment I had no past or future I was only there in the moment.

I felt the warm blood of her cover me and stick to me, I saw him retch at the smell and used his moment of weakness to take him down as well. When I was done there wasn't much left. I even made sure he could never run away by breaking his knees. When Gaara found me Kyuubi immediately let go of the control and I crawled as fast as I could to the corner, covered in blood. Everything covered in blood. Warm and sickly sweet. I was going to get rid of myself too but he stopped me. He said death was to easy. So here I am paying for what I did. GET THAT INTO YOU HEAD!" Naruto's eyes were flicking between red and blue, his whiskers seemed to become more prominent. Sasuke felt the full force of Naruto's anger radiate of him.

Acting fast he shifted so that he was more evenly on the floor and pushing Naruto's chest he flipped them over and did the only thing he could to calm Naruto down (distract might be a better word.) He kissed him. He pushed his lips against Naruto's feverishly kissing him, heat emanating from the two he licked a trail along Naruto's neck half enjoying the way he trembled slightly and the way Naruto was panting hard, his eyes shut tight. He began to suck and bite at Naruto's neck intent on leaving the biggest love bite he could. He slid his hand under Naruto's shirt and he trailed a cold hand upwards.

Naruto shivered at his touch and tried to move away from the cold touch that contrasted so sharply with his own body heat. He groaned when the intrusion began to toy with a nipple and at the same time another hand was fiddling with his belt. His eyes snapped open and he began to struggle half heartedly. "Sasuke!" Nothing. "Sasuke don't, you don't need this. I'm fine now!"

Sasuke pinched his nipple hard and Naruto breathed in sharply. "Dobe," Sasuke growled, "How many times till you get that you don't tell me what to do and I will do what I want. Just feel." Naruto relented and pulled Sasuke down for another kiss one that was filled with undying need and pain all at the same time. He made sure he dominated that kiss and made Sasuke feel what he could do. He bit on his top lip relishing in that fact Sasuke was giving in so easily. He sucked slowly on Sasuke's tongue and savoured every bump and imperfection in the teen's mouth.

He made a wanton noise from deep within his throat when he felt Sasuke's hand slide under the waistband of his boxers. It was a new experience and he was silently begging for more, every move he made was aching with desire. He arched upwards and was instantly pushed back down. The kiss long broken Sasuke focused on more important things. He moved lower down and kissed the hemline of where fabric met skin on Naruto's hips. "Sasuke, what…" Naruto breathily asked.

"Watch this dobe." Naruto's eyes which had been clamped shut since he felt the soft flicker of a kiss touch his hip, flew open and gazed at a raven head perched over his groin. Sasuke, kneeling, used his hands to pull Naruto's boxers and trousers down to his ankles in one go. Freeing an erection already hard with need.

Sasuke lowered his mouth and Naruto closed his eyes in bliss at the realisation of what was going on and when he felt a warm heat encase him. "Sasuke, please," he croaked, his throat long since dry.

"Please what?" Sasuke said around his member, he lifted his head clean off and spoke once more, "Please stop?"

"Never stop," was the instant reply. Naruto was breathing hard and fast, his breathe coming in rapid pants. Sasuke had barely touched him and he was already begging for more. He never begged, not until it hurt. Sasuke chose this moment, seeing as he saw Naruto was a little distracted, to resume his previous ministrations.

He licked the head of the cock in front of him and blew gently on the tip, causing shivers to run down the others spine. He worked slowly downwards taking as much as he could in, gathering saliva in his mouth he moved his tongue round in slow circles on the underside of Naruto's erection. Naruto could feel his mentality slipping and wondered briefly how it had got to this point.

Naruto tried to thrust upwards into Sasuke's mouth but couldn't as a hand pushed his pelvis down firmly and hard. Naruto felt a pressure build up as Sasuke began to suck hard and he cracked open his eyes and with blurry eyes saw a bobbing head of black hair, Sasuke leaned on one of his arms and used the free hand to play with the base of Naruto cock and he roughly stroked his balls.

Naruto didn't think he could take it much more and with a low growl he came, Sasuke smirked at the thought of having achieved this and swallowed slowly keeping his eyes trained on Naruto's upper half . Drawing every last drop he finally let go of his hold on Naruto and stood slowly. He walked over to the kitchen sick and drank some water to which Naruto, barely recovered said "That bad huh?"

"You should try it."

"Maybe I will. I think now I'll just lay here. Floor's quite comfy don't you know?"

"I'll take your word." Sasuke walked out of the small kitchen leaving Naruto on the floor and Naruto rose slowly. Doing up his trousers he winced as he felt his legs buckle. So much for post-orgasmic bliss. He followed Sasuke into the living room and sat on the floor in front of him.

"You didn't have to," stated Naruto meekly.

"I wanted to, plus you needed it," Sasuke replied matter-of-factly.

"Looks like you needed it more," Naruto grinned as he pointed with his head in the direction of Sasuke's hard on.

"Fuck off."

"What's up your arse?"

"Oh for gods sake!" Sasuke shouted and couldn't believe how easily Naruto was switching his moods. "You say you like me but you won't let me help, you accept all this shit and then tell me to fuck off. I give you a fucking blowjob and that didn't even get us anywhere!"

"Oh so that's how it is, is it? I wouldn't have let you carry on if you felt that THAT was all you had to do to make the world a place full of sunshine and rainbows! Wake up, life is tough."

"Oh and I don't know anything about that?"

"Well you've been pretty sheltered, I would say that's the very least"

"How…Are you retarded? Of course I know life is tough, I have a maniac of a brother who killed my whole family. But oh! I'm sorry if that isn't "tough" enough for you."

"Blah blah blah, maybe you should sort your own life out first before interfering with mine, I told you I'm handling it!"

"Very well."

"Exactly."

"Oh fuck off Naruto, you know what I don't need this. Whore yourself out for all I care." Sasuke rose from his seat and stormed effortlessly to the door, he pulled it open and turned to say a few more things before he left. Naruto beat him too it.

"You know, so much for a fucking friendship, you waltz in here pretend to care but in the end you run away like a spoilt brat. Which you are by the way."

"You.. I can't believe you sometimes. Maybe you do deserve what you get off Gaara. Maybe he had the right idea when dealing with a lowlife like you!"

"Low life. Oh like I haven't heard that before," Naruto retorted bitterly.

"Deal with it, the truth hurts."

"Not as much as this will tomorrow." Naruto ran forward quickly, he raised his fist and pulled it back and aimed true to Sasuke's face and hit him full on with all the power he had. Sasuke stumbled and gripped his face and then shifted and threw the door shut. Growling almost incomprehensively he tripped Naruto with a kick and shoved him onto the door. Pushing himself onto Naruto to block escape he stared at the blonde inches from his face.

"Oh that's your plan then? Hit me till I go away?" questioned the bruised in more ways than one, Uchiha.

"Got you good too, but oh! Did that hurt your poor pretty face? Maybe It was too "tough" for you."

"Uzumaki, try that again I'll make sure whatever Gaara does is a walk in park compared to what I will do to you." Sasuke griped Naruto's collar and roughly placed a chaste kiss on his already swollen lips. He then turned them around and shoved Naruto so far back he fell to the floor in a heap. Confused and dazed he looked up to see Sasuke leaving. As Sasuke closed the door he heard him say "Oh and Uzumaki, you taste fucking awful." The door slammed shut and Naruto curled up. "Happy now Gaara?" He thought, "Even when you're not here I live for you."

Sasuke was speeding home at an abnormal rate and so many thoughts were buzzing through his head. "Stupid dobe," he mumbled to the wind, the only time he lets some one get close he get rejected. He went to so many lengths to try and help him, he offered to save him, he dealt with all the grief and it was for nothing! Absolutely nothing. He'll show Uzumaki. He's show what happens when you mess with the Uchihas.

"God that sounded lame even in my head." Sasuke added as an afterthought.

At school the next day, registration was tense but unmentioned. Most people overlooked the awful atmosphere that hung over Naruto and Sasuke, they overlooked the way Naruto had tried to bury himself in the wall by seating himself as far away as possible from Sasuke as possible without moving. Sasuke sporting a blackish bruise on his face feelt rage untamed threatening to break free and moved seats the same day, within five minutes of registration and sat next to Sakura. Ino being absent that day leaving the only available seat.

He was almost regretting moving but the fact that sitting next to this pink bimbo was the only other option besides Naruto. He'd deal with her sickly sweet advances. She was scooting non to subtly closer to him as time wore on and he was rapidly running out of chair. Desperate times called for desperate measures. "So Sakura Haruno if I'm not mistaken?" Here he went, he started to talk to the bubblegum fairy.

"Sasuke! I mean, yes that's me. My name that would be it." Inside Sakura slapped herself for acting like such a virgin. "What class do you have next Sasuke?" Ooh smooth.

"Business, and you?" Sasuke cursed his polite upbringing. Damn automatic responses.

"Graphics! We're making our mobile phone designs today, I hope I do well I've always been good in tests but practical things evade me. You know maybe I should practice more it's just I'm busy with coursework and not to mention I have a recital coming up soon. Talk about stressful!" She ceased prattling on and tapped Sasuke on the shoulder who had a vague glazed over eye look.

'Oh shit,' he thought and quickly changed the subject to avoid interrogation "What's the story with Uzumaki over there?"

"What do you mean?" Sakura turned to face him and looked positively quizzical.

"He's very, manic and down right annoying. A right DOBE." He said the last bit with a raised voice hoping deep down to cause a reaction but all he got for his efforts was a half committed glare.

"Oh that! Well he's always been a little bit mad I guess. I remember this one time in Primary [2 school he ran around the play ground trying to prove how cool he was and then climbed this tree and got stuck! He was there for hours before he let anyone help him - that's how him and Iruka first came to know each other- he's so stubborn like that. Anyways! Yea he's always alone and never really has anyone discipline him, I think his parents must spoil him. He's always getting into fights too but then oh yes that's right" She suddenly frowned although she seemed to have an epiphany, "After the last summer holiday he came back all different, all quiet and dead. All he does now is disappear, reappear all injured and sleep. I think he's joined some sort of underground cult or something. You never know with his type."

"Haruno, you really should think before you speak. Naruto never has anyone to discipline him because his parents are dead. Just. Like. Mine you insensitive bitch. Also if you noticed all that then why not do anything about it? You people and your "type" make me sick. Think about this, maybe he's so stubborn just to see who cares enough to keep trying. Get out of my sight looser."

Luckily for the newly distraught Sakura it was time for their first period and she made sure to be the first to leave, she liked Sasuke so much it hurt and even those harsh words were held dear to her heart. She's have to make it up to him soon but first Graphics.

After an uneventful first half of the day, Sasuke was walking at a slow pace to his last class, he was confused by his own actions. He wanted so much to hurt Naruto but at the same time he felt a sort of possessiveness whenever someone else talked about him. He wanted Naruto for his own and simultaneously felt the need to pay back every wrong done to him. It was a confusing time.

He didn't notice a petite girl with shoulder length purple hair, slender fingers fit for any pianist and lilac eyes run towards him; partly because she moved almost silently and partly because he wasn't quite aware of his surroundings. Needless to say they slammed into each other and she stumbled backwards and fell whilst he just had managed to retreat a few paces. God was surely mocking him today. "I'm so sorry," Hinata immediately replied. She held her head low and got up effortlessly and turned to run away. Sasuke grasped her elbow.

"Stop apologising every time something goes wrong."

"I should've been looking where I was going, I'm very sorry. Please excuse me," her voice was laced with concern and urgency.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?"

"I…well…it's just that…Na..Naruto." She muttered.

"The dobe? What happened?!" Sasuke switched all his attention to this one shy stuttering girl in front of him .

"My cousin told me that he.. Well… he" She struggled to find the right words for Sasuke as he stood there impatiently.

"What! Just tell me!" his raised voice said.

"He's been suspended. For fighting with some o… ol… older boys."

"Is that all?" Sasuke turned to walk away, he had been worried for nothing and the simple fact he was worried troubled him deeply.

"Sasuke?" Hinata called out somehow finding her voice, "They tried to…well they did more than attack him; He fought and before he passed out he said…"

"He said what now?!" Sasuke sprinted through the maze of hallways, skidding slightly when he rapidly turned the corners. The hard worn floor was felt with every pound of his feet, the class doors he passed were all but a blur. A slalom of people's faces was what he dodged with ease and when he was refused, permission at the school reception, to leave he knew he would somehow have to try and quickly scale the main gate fence and be efficient about it. As he jumped to get a good foothold, someone or something tugged his trouser leg. It was Sakura.

"Haruno! Let go…"

"I know where you're going, you need to leave him."

"What? Why? What kind of a friend are you. Let go!" Sasuke pulled frantically at his leg. This girl was unnaturally strong.

"I'm not his friend that's why I have to tell you two things that might change your mind about leaving now. Leaving me."

"I don't have time for this," Sasuke cried urgently.

"Naruto, he's bad news, you know what happened that summer he came back all different? He hurt some people real bad, as in critical. He drove his closest friend to suicide and you still chase him! I can't watch him destroy you too. I love you Sasuke! Just stay. Stay for your friends and stay for me. I love you so much it hurts when I see you. You know it feels like I'm running, so fast and so carelessly that everyone else doesn't matter, you are the only person I can see, hear and feel. Stay. I love you," Sakura was crying openly and she was begging with all her bleeding heart. Sasuke knew he should do something as he saw this girls world and life crumble because of him. He had to go.

"Naruto is my friend. I have to go."

"Everything he touches turns to ashes. He brings death!"

"Then I'll save him, you don't understand. I…I think I love him."

"You…but… Just leave him alone! He won't survive long anyways! You're too late."

"What are you talking about," Sasuke jumped down from where he was and stood towering over Sakura's slight frame.

"Those boys. They did more than attack him. He's hurt real bad, like critical," her previous words were repeated and they sounded like a lifeless echo. Sasuke knew he didn't have time to waste but in that moment he slapped Sakura with but half his strength, that snivelling wreck was just so useless! He sprung over the gate and before he took off he whispered a "Thank you," to the girl whose heart he broke, whose secrets were revealed and the girl who stood broken in the slight wind. Sakura Haruno, she had finally stopped running.

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[1 Flat Apartment, Block building.

[2 Primary elementary, for children between four and twelve.

That is not patronising in any way, or not meaning to be. I just want to perfectly clear. I live in London so some things may not make complete sense. Plus I'm quite insane so little side notes benefit all! Now review and question or death by giant guard rabbits. That are suicidal, therefore they have nothing to loose. Be warned.

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