When I Didn't Love You: I Love You & It's Not Enough

by iffulovedme

Ita/Kaka, Sasu/Naru. Second in the second arc of 'When I didn't Love You'. After Itachi broke up with him, Naruto began dating Sasuke. While living with the Uchihas, Naruto learns the truth. Love is complicated- it's as simple as that. Preceded by "First Time", "Untangling Love", "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back", "Stay With Me & I'll be Okay". Next:"You Will Leave & I Won't Cry"

6. 06 Breaking Point

Naruto woke up to Sasuke's tapping on the keyboard.

"God, don't you ever stop?" Naruto whined, pulling a pillow over his ears.

"I could ask the same of you," Sasuke bit back before he could stop himself, eyes full of hurt.

"Huh?"

Sasuke stopped typing. He closed his computer and looked down at Naruto's adorably confused face.

"Do you ever stop thinking about my brother? Can you, even?" Sasuke smiled sadly at Naruto. The anger was gone and all that was left was dullness.

Sasuke kissed Naruto clumsily on the forehead before adding in a gentle but firm tone, "Stay in bed for as long as you like. I'm leaving."

"Wha- where?" Naruto was trying and failing to comprehend what Sasuke was doing.

"I'm going to crash at Neji's," the Uchiha replied simply.

"Why?"

Sasuke knocked his fist gently against the side of Naruto's head.

His eyes burned through Naruto's body. "I don't suppose it matters if I tell you; you'll find out soon enough." He laughed mirthlessly. "Itachi can see again. He just sent me a text. I expect he'll be wanting you back." Sasuke rolled his eyes to the ceiling, taking measured breaths. "I don't want him to take you from me. I don't think I could bear that. But..if I let you go now, at least it'll be on my terms."

Naruto struggled to comprehend what was happening. "I…Thank you.."

"Don't thank me. I'm not doing it for you or for Itachi. I'm doing it for myself. I want someone to love me, and just me. I deserve that much at least. I know I always lose against Itachi. But just this once…for the one who I love the most…I thought I could win."

Naruto felt his heart break. He saw clearly, perhaps for the first time, what the problem was. He didn't want to add to Sasuke's pain, but he needed to say it. Maybe then Sasuke would understand, just a little bit. "I'm not an object, Sas. I don't belong to anyone."

"No, not to just anyone," Sasuke agreed. "You belong to Itachi Uchiha. My bastard of an older brother."

Through his cloud of misery and confusion, something occurred to Naruto. "You decided this yesterday. Right? I wondered why I could wrest your precious laptop away from you. Now it makes sense."

You were saying goodbye.