'Fearless' by Taylor Swift
Naruto POV
I packed up the bag and stood up, dropping the spare key on his bed. As I heard him unlocking the door, I wiped the tears away, determind to do this right. I just wouldn't let him see. All I had to do was last for the amount of time it took me to leave the building. Yeah. I could do this.
I had to.
The lights I quickly switched off, and headed for the door, not bothering with my shoes. I'd gone without them before anyways.
-Kit, you're wrong!-
I ignored him. After all, he had been asleep during most of my life. He didn't have the memories.
I shuddered, and pushed down the lump in my throat. I had to do this.
Just as I reached for the handle, Sasuke burst in, and I backed up, waiting for him to come inside before pushing past him. Or trying to. He grabbed my hand, and I stiffened, tugging my arm to free it.
"Naruto! Wait, where are you going? What's going on?" He tried to pull me back inside. I knew I couldn't let his arms wrap around me. I wouldn't be able to do this if they did. So I fought against him, and pulled.
"Leave me alone," I muttered, willing my voice not to break. I forced the lump down yet again.
No...don't...
He wouldn't let go, and kept asking me what I had meant before on the roof. I blocked him, and kept pulling.
"Just leave me alone! Go away!" I cried, flinging myself out the door. He didn't release my hand, and instead I pulled us both into a tumble. I got up and tried to walk away, his hand released on impact.
No...
"Dobe! Come back! Talk to me!"
I ignored him, and took a step. My eyes widened and I snapped my head down to look at his hand, that gripped my ankle desperately, his beautiful obsidian eyes, usually so stoic and indifferent, glistening and confused, almost helpless.
Taking a shuddering breath, I willed myself once again, to look away. I could not let him see.
"Let go," I whispered.
Don't...
"Stop it!" he yelled, and several yells echoed from inside the dorms around us. It was only six a.m. after all. But he didn't listen, and yelled again, "Naruto! Why won't you talk to me?" I swear there were tears running down his face, but I looked away, not letting him see. I roughly pushed him and ran.
Not letting him see my own tears. He scrambled quickly up and chased after me as I fled down the hallway. A couple doors had opened.
Konohamaru leaned against his doorframe, smiking. A little down the hall, Neji was doing the same, Gaara poking his bloodred spikes out, blinking owlishly.
Nodding at the chocolate, the brunette watched the running pair. Neji smirked and glanced at Gaara. The Subaku teen blushed, but ignored him and muttered in his usual monotone, "What's going on?"
"Oh...time is moving forward," Neji answered, smirking wider.
He knew they would be alright.
Konohamaru just grinned and watched Naruto run into the elevator, doors closing before Sasuke made it.
Understanding, the redhead smirked too, looking on when the Uchiha sprinted desperately to the stairs, flinging the door open and racing down, to where Naruto would step out.
Sasuke took the steps four at a time, flying down, and smashing the lower door open as well, trying to make it in time. He had to make it! Tears pricked and ran down his face, feet almost invisible.
Out of the raven's dorm, Kakashi came to lean against the outer wall, sighing.
"Yep. Time seems to do that, doesn't it?"
Naruto let his tears run and took another shuddery, burning breath, slidind against the elevator walls.
"Little by little," Shika murmured, laying on the roof and listening to the sounds of the teen's chase, "We all do. Otherwise we can have no future." (_ So deep!)
Nodding again, Konohamaru went back and shut the door, leaving Neji, Gaara, and Kakashi to do the same. Up above, Shika just closed his eyes, listening to Naruto and Sasuke run.
"Naruto!" Sasuke slid on the slick linoleum, gaining his feet quickly and running after the blonde. Naruto himself had dumped his bag and was focusing on his feet, sprinting across the freshly cut grass he'd been admiring. Just as he cleared the sidewalk, a gigantic white dog ran in front of him and he shrieked, falling down, his chest heaving and sobs wracking his frame.
Don't...please..
"Naruto! Wait!" the golden scrambled and stood again, running just as Sasuke grabbed his arm, coal black hair tossed around by a sudden burst of wind.
"Naruto...please..I love you!" the blonde froze, eyes widening and heart skipping a beat. He'd said it.
No...please stop...
Finally collapsing, Naruto crumpled into the raven's chest and cried, his small body shaking.
Please stop me. Don't let me leave...
"Naruto..." Sasuke bit his lip and held him close, pulling him into his lap and rocking them both.
"Don't leave me."
The other just cried, letting it out.
Back in the dorm...
Kakashi turned back over to the back of the couch to give them privacy, when he heard them coming into the dorm. But Naruto wasn't even awake.
"Hey. Perv," Sasuke nudged the silver with his foot, whispering. His mask was back up, and the blonde's arms were wrapped around his neck, thier owner fast asleep and smiling on the Uchiha's back, the tear tracks drying.
The man sat up, having been awaiting thier return for awhile.
He didn't speak, and only watched them. He couldn't wait to tell Iruka and Sakura! MOE~
As the raven rolled his eyes at the silver's obvious spaz out scession, he went to the bed, carefully putting his new boyfriend down onto the soft pillow mountain.
"Nn...Sasuke..." Naruto mumbled, turning in his sleep. The other's eyes widened, his chest pooling heat when he watched the blonde's adorable face scrunch up and smile.
"Don't leave...please...don't" Naruto gasped out, body shaking desperately. Sasuke just tightened his arms, and nodded. He rocked them back and forth, 'shh-ing' the frantic blonde teen he held. Finally, tired and cried-out, the littler boy stopped sobbing looking up and meeting Sasuke's eyes for the first time in several days, other than on the rooftop.
The raven held back a gasp, seeing the emotion he'd worked so hard to hide portrayed clearly and openly, in the kitling's startlingly blue orbs.
"Love you, dobe," he murmured again.
The golden smiled, pressing his forehead against Sasuke's, and whispered, breath visible in the cold night air, "Love you, teme."
Smiling, they both started laughing, each happy to have finally said it. They held each other, a big white hound cocking its head at them, sitting in the middle of thier college's front yard, the moon light shing down and outlining thier faces and spiky manes of hair. The silvery shine glinted off of bright gold of one and dissappearing into the endless black of the other.
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