A lot of people were wondering what was wrong with Sasuke. I hope I don't disappoint you with the answer. It isn't anything crazy and it isn't a life threatening disease. I was thinking about that, but I didn't wanna kill Sasuke. I just really wanted a happy ending so he does not have a disease actually. You'll see what happened as you read!

Thank you for all the favorites, follows and reviews! They mean so much!

I hope everyone enjoys the second part!

Warning: This is Yaoi, which means boy on boy lovin'. Medical inaccuracy. There may be OOCness in the near future. This story is not beta read so grammar mistakes will most likely show up in the story. Swearing.

The point about medical inaccuracy in the warming is just to say sorry that I probably got a few things wrong. I got so into writing this that I forgot to look up a lot of the medical stuff that shows up. I hope everyone will excuse that and enjoy it nonetheless.

Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, I would have Kiba all to myself.

It all Start With A Letter

Part Two

Sasuke gets pretty anxious when a month goes by and he hasn't received a letter. Naruto did say he might not send another one before he came, but this is the longest he has gone without a letter from Naruto and he can't help but miss the dobe's letters, telling him about his life and adventures.

He finds himself staring at his notebook more often than not, contemplating writing something to Naruto in hopes that he will write back. Sasuke knows he doesn't write much back, but he didn't think that would turn Naruto away. The dobe said he would write even if he didn't get letters so he would obviously keep writing if he was getting letters.

The green notebook is sitting on the little table, calling his name. He bits his lip when he finally decides to reach out, his fingers brushing the notebook before his attention is drawn to the door, a voice he's never heard before entering his room.

"Sasuke?"

The voice is tentative and Sasuke looks up to meet the brightest blue eyes he has ever seen in his life. He can feel his heart rate picking up and he's thankful he was taken off that machine a few weeks ago so Naruto wouldn't realize that Sasuke's heart is beating faster because of him.

The wind is nearly knocked out of his as he takes in Naruto. He's a blond, with the brightest hair Sasuke has ever seen in his life. He has tan skin and Sasuke finds himself wondering if it is natural. He wants to find out if it's natural. He takes in Naruto's face and notices three whisker like marks on each cheek. They look like scares of some sort.

He finally let his eyes roam down, taking in the muscular body. He swallows the lump in his throat as he takes in the strong arms, and washboard abs covered by a bright orange shirt. His eyes wonder lower, taking is muscular legs and he wishes the blond would turn around so he could get a good look at his ass.

"Are you Sasuke?"

The voice is tentative again, drawing Sasuke's attention back to those bright blue eyes. Sasuke clears his throat and nods his head. "Yeah, I am," he says. He watches as the blond's shoulders visibly relax, a sigh leaving his lips and a bright smile turning the corner of his lips up. The smile nearly knocks Sasuke over with its pure brightness.

"Oh my God! This is so cool! I'm Naruto," he says, his voice strong this time and Sasuke is pretty sure he could listen to that voice forever, not like he would actually say that though. "I can't believe I'm finally meeting you. This is seriously insane!"

"Hn, dobe," Sasuke snorts, rolling his eyes at the blond's antics. Naruto simply smiles at him, and Sasuke can see the pure happiness in those blue eyes. He almost lets a smile play over his lips, but in the end he just settles for his usual smirk.

"Um, do you mind if I sit?" Blue eyes flicker to the chair next to his bed and back again, meeting his dark eyes. He nods his head, not bothering to vocal his answer. The blond smiles and practically hops over to the seat. Sasuke doesn't know how someone Naruto's ages (which he realizes his isn't quite sure how old Naruto is) can bounce around like a child. "So…"

Sasuke glares at the blond, who chuckles awkwardly in return to his glower. "What do ya want to talk about? I'm pretty much up for anything. You can ask me questions if you want. I'll answer all of them. Actually, the letter before last that you sent me I never answered your question about my parents. I guess I must have been too excited about coming here that I forgot to answer. Do you still wanna know why my parents gave me the house?"

"Hn."

"Well, I'll take that as a yes. I knew you wouldn't be much of a talker based off your letters. Anyway, my parents left me the house after they died. I've lived in it alone since I was sixteen, but my parents died when I was eleven. I lived with my godmother until I was sixteen and granted permission to live in the house alone," Naruto explains.

Sasuke nods his head, making sure the blond know he was listening. He doesn't really know what to say. He's only lost his father and he was unconscious when that happened. He can't imagine losing both his parents. "How did they die?" he finally asks, curiosity getting the best of him.

"Oh, it was just a fire," he says, but Sasuke can see the pain flashing in his blue eyes and knows he should probably get off the topic now. He doesn't want the blond to think he has to answer all these personal questions.

It becomes silent between the two of them. Sasuke doesn't know what to say and Naruto is fidgeting in his seat a bit. He's obviously uncomfortable with the silence and Sasuke can tell he wants to say something. "What?" he finally asks, breaking the silence.

"Um, can I ask you something?" Naruto asks nervously. Sasuke nods his head, telling him to go on. "I was just wondering….um, how long have you been in the hospital?" Sasuke wasn't ready for that question and it obviously shows on his face, because Naruto begins to panic. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to. I was just curious. I just wanted to know and you don't have to answer."

Sasuke quickly schools his features, putting on his normal mask, which causes Naruto to calm down a bit. The blond is about to open his mouth, but Sasuke shakes his head. "I'm not fragile. You can ask whatever you want. I'll tell you if I'm not comfortable answering." Naruto nods his head in understanding, visibly calming down and placing his smile back on his face. "I've been here for about nine months." Obviously the blond wasn't expecting that because his eyes widen in shock and his mouth drops open. Sasuke glares at him.

"Shit. That's a long time. I'm sorry, man. Um…." Naruto goes from shocked to nervous within seconds and Sasuke rolls his eyes, done with this whole tip toeing around everything Naruto has going on. He just wants the blond to get on with it. "What happened? Um, H-how did you get in here?"

"Car accident."

He doesn't leave room for more questions and he doesn't want the blond to ask more questions. This is a topic for when he knows the blond a lot better, even if he feels like he knows the blond really well already. He doesn't feel like reliving that night just yet. He hasn't even told his mother and brother most of the details. Kiba, his friend for as long as he can remember, doesn't even know more than the basics.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Um….so where did you go to school?" Sasuke snorts at Naruto's change of subject. It must have been the first thing to come to mind, because Sasuke would prefer not to talk about it. He had to put off school after this injuries and he really wishes he hadn't had to.

"I went to the local high school in town. It happened the week after graduation. I was supposed to go to Harvard in the fall. They deferred everything and I'll be able to go next semester when I'm better," Sasuke explains. He doesn't like to talk about this very much, but he might as well.

"Wait, you were coming to Boston?" Sasuke nods his head. "Shit! This is so awesome! We can see each other when you go to Harvard. My house is right outside of Boston. This is so cool!"

Sasuke doesn't know why his heart beat picks up again. He likes the idea of seeing the blond again. He knows he wants to see the blond again. He likes the blond more than he should and that is only after exchanging a few letters. He doesn't even know how much he'll start to like him if they get to stay friends.

"I guess we can," Sasuke smirks.

The conversation quickly goes on from there. Naruto tells him all about Boston and everything that Sasuke needs to experience in Boston when he comes. Naruto promises to take him to everything and show him around when he comes for school. Sasuke doesn't want to admit how content his is just listening to the blond's voice. He hasn't been this at peace in a long time.

Naruto leaves that day with the promise to visit him again tomorrow.

The nurse is just leaving the room when Naruto comes back the next day. Sasuke's pretty tired, but he isn't going to turn Naruto away. The blond is only going to be here for a week and he wants to see him as much as possible.

"Hey, how are you?" Naruto asks, stepping into the room tentatively. Sasuke nods toward the chair and Naruto takes the invitation, sitting himself down. "You look tired. Are you sure that you don't want me to come back later?"

"I'm fine," he says, stifling a yawn that threatens to leave his lips. He wishes he got a better night sleep last night. "Just didn't sleep well."

"Oh, okay. So, you're still up for talking?" Naruto asks, his blue eyes shining with hope. Sasuke nods his head, hoping he'll go on with the conversation. "I actually wanted to ask you a question…" Sasuke nods his head again, telling him to go on. "I was wondering when you woke up. I mean, if you woke up recently then you should be out of the hospital soon, right?"

"I woke up about a week before I got your letters. I got a pretty bad infection while I was in a coma and it messed up my immune system pretty back and everything's been kinda crazy. I'm supposed to get out in a week or so actually," Sasuke explains, dumbing it down a bit for the blond. Naruto doesn't need to know everything that happened to Sasuke.

"Oh, will you still want to write when you aren't in the hospital?"

"Hn, of course." He doesn't even have to think about it. He doesn't want to live the rest of his life without talking to the blond ever again. He finds himself excited about going to Harvard just so he can see the blond again.

They fall into a steady conversation from there. Naruto does most of the talking, but Sasuke listen intently to everything he says. He'll say his piece every once and a while, but he enjoys just listening to the sound of Naruto's voice. He almost falls asleep to Naruto's voice, but he forces his eyes to stay open and forces himself to contribute to the conversation.

Sasuke isn't sure when Naruto stopped talking, but he closed his eyes for a second and when he opens them the blond isn't talking anymore and a hand was placed on his, not gripping his fingers, but simply resting on them. He blinks his eyes a few times, realizing he must have had them closed for a while because he finds himself blinded by the bright light on the ceiling. When the light isn't blinding him any longer, her turns his head to see Naruto sitting there, obviously off in his own world as he leans back in the chair, which has been pulled up right next to the bed.

Sasuke glances down. The tan hand over his pale one looks funny, but he can't help but think how good it looks. The tan hand feels so warm over his, making his face heat up in a blush when he realizes he wants to keep holding that tan hand, maybe hold it outside of these walls.

"Sasuke?" Sasuke snaps his gaze toward the blond, who sounds tired. Sasuke realizes he was asleep, not actually off in his own world like he thought he was. Naruto's blue eyes flicker down to their hands and he suddenly yanks his away, pink dusting his cheeks. The cold air hits Sasuke's hand and he wants that hand to go back and warm his up. "Sorry."

"It's fine," Sasuke mumbles, turning his gaze toward the window. They sit in silence for a few minutes and Sasuke knows Naruto wants to say something on the subject. Sasuke finds himself wanting to say something as well. He is just about to turn around and voice his thoughts when someone walks through the door.

"Shit, I didn't know you had company," Kiba says, glancing between Naruto and Sasuke. Sasuke glares at his friend, who only sends him a sheepish smile. "I can leave if you want."

"No, I'll leave," Naruto says, standing up from the chair. Sasuke blinks, turning his gaze to the blond. Kiba must have noticed the look on Sasuke's face, because he quickly offers to leave again, but Naruto simply laughs it off, saying his friends will be worried about him since he's been gone so long.

Naruto is just about to walk out the door when he turns back around. "I'm Naruto, by the way," he says and Sasuke doesn't miss that knowing smile on Kiba's lips. He wants to punch it off his face.

"It's nice to finally meet you. I'm Kiba, this guy's best friend," Kiba introduces, gripping Naruto's hand to shake it. Sasuke's surprised when Kiba pulls the blond closer and whispers something in his ear. Naruto's eyes go wide for a second, but he quickly chuckles and the two move away from each other.

"I won't. I'll see you around, Kiba." He nods toward Kiba before turning his attention to Sasuke, a bright smile on his lips. "I'll be back to visit tomorrow!"

He's gone before Sasuke can even say goodbye.

Sasuke quickly turns his glare to Kiba, who only laughs at Sasuke's expense. "Damn, you really like him," Kiba teases, sitting down at the end of the bed. Sasuke leans forward and hits Kiba on the back of the head.

"Damn, idiot. He would have stayed longer if you didn't come," Sasuke scowls, crossing his arms over his chest. Kiba just chuckles, ignoring Sasuke's look and telling him about the current events in his life.

Sasuke ends up missing half of the conversation because he can't stop thinking about Naruto.

Sasuke's up and walking the next day when Naruto comes to visit. The blond stops in the door, his mouth dropping a bit in shock when he sees Sasuke standing in the middle of the room. Sasuke realizes he probably didn't know Sasuke could walk, because he's only ever seen him tucked under his covers in the bed.

"Naruto," Sasuke greets, a teasing smile playing on his lips. Naruto shakes his head, brining himself back to reality. The normal grin forms on his lips, his eyes bright.

"Sasuke!" he cheers, bouncing his way over to the raven, who wavers a bit when Naruto gets too close to him. Naruto frowns for a split second, distancing himself from Sasuke. "Are ya okay?"

"I'm fine. I'm just not as strong as I used to be," Sasuke explains, waving the question off. "Do you want to walk around the grounds a bit?" Naruto doesn't have to say anything; the brightness in his blue eyes explains his excitement. "Just let me get some clothes on." Naruto nods and Sasuke wobbles over to his dresser.

Sasuke can feel Naruto's gaze on his ass as he bends over to grab his folded jeans off the bottom of the little closet in his room. He's happy he has a nightgown that doesn't open in the back. The nightgown he has on is more like a dress, the only openings for his head and arms.

A pink tint makes a way to his cheeks and he quickly makes his way to the bathroom, moving as fast as his weak legs can take him. He shuts the door behind him, letting out a deep breath. He observes himself in the mirror, noticing the redness not normally on his pale skin. He sighs, shaking his head and gets dressed as quickly as possible.

Naruto seems to be off in space when he enters the room, his blue eyes looking out the window unfocused. Dark eyebrows furrow as Sasuke looks at the blond, wondering what is on his mind. "Naruto?" he asks, clearing his throat to catch the blond attention. Blue eyes suddenly snap in his direction, blinking their way back to reality.

"Sorry," Naruto chuckles sheepishly. "I just zoned out a bit. You ready?" Sasuke nods his head and Naruto jumps out of the chair.

They walk in silence through the hall and the elevator brings them down to the ground floor. Sasuke can't help the small smile that makes its way to his lips as the door outside comes into view. He hasn't been outside in a long time and he can already feel the sun on his skin. He couldn't be happier to be going outside with Naruto as well.

He didn't realize how much he missed the warmth of the sun until he steps out of the hospital. The clear blue skies instantly greet him and the warmth of the sun is quickly absorbed into his skin, spreading heat through his body. He turns to look at Naruto, whose blue eyes sparkle in the sun light. Naruto seems to notice the gaze on his and turns to look at Sasuke, a smile on his lips.

"It's nice out today," the blond says, turning his gaze back to the sky.

"Yeah, it is."

Sasuke leads the way to a bench in the back of the grounds. The wooden bench is blocked from the sun by the trees. The shade chills Sasuke a bit and he crosses his arms over his chest as he tries to make himself more comfortable on the pieces of wood.

"So, what were you thinking about when I came back into the room?"

Sasuke doesn't usually let curiosity get the best of him, but he can't seem to control it around Naruto. He wants to know everything about the blond. He wants to know what he is thinking all the time and he wants to know how he feels.

He's surprised when he sees pain flash behind those blue eyes. The blue gaze slowly turns toward him and he sits back a bit in shock. It's almost like Naruto isn't in front of him right now. He looks like he is lost in his own world again, memories flooding his brain. "Naruto?" Sasuke calls, reaching forward and placing a hand on a jean clad thigh. Naruto flinches, but the touch is enough to bring him back to reality.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about going to the hospital after I found out about my parents death. My godparents were called to identify the bodies. I remember being so scared as I walked into the doors. They made me wait out in the hall, because I was too young. It didn't take long for them to come back, but they didn't let me see my parents. Anything would have been better than not getting to say goodbye and see them one last time. That's all I really remember about hospitals. I haven't set foot in one since then, not even to visit Sakura at work."

Sasuke doesn't know what to say to that. He can feel his body move on its own as he moves closer to Naruto, wrapping an arm around his shoulders and pulling his closer. Naruto stiffens for only a second, but quickly relaxes, leaning more into Sasuke.

"It was worth coming back though. I'm glad I got to meet you."

The words leave Sasuke speechless so he just tightens his grip around the blond shoulders in hopes that he gets the message.

The pair falls into a comfortable silence, both sets of eyes looking over the garden outside the hospital. The only thing to break the silence is a sigh that leaves Naruto's lips. The blond pulls away from Sasuke and he finds himself cold all of the sudden. He hadn't even realized how warm he was holding Naruto.

"Sasuke, I really like you," Naruto says, looking right into Sasuke's dark eyes. Sasuke blinks, unsure how to take this. He opens his mouth, only to close it again. "I mean, I really like you, like want to see you all the time and introduce you to my friends and…bring you on dates….and just to hold you and…"

And Sasuke shuts him up. The words only take seconds to process in his mind and he leans forward before he can even realize what he is doing. The kiss is soft and tentative at first, only lips touching until Naruto places a hand on Sasuke's cheek, deepening the kiss.

Naruto's tongue finally runs over his bottom lip when someone clears their throat. The two pull away from each other, moving to opposite ends of the bench. "Did I interrupt something?" Kiba teases, barely holding in his laughter. Sasuke glares at his friend. He isn't finding this nearly as amusing.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, you were," Sasuke snaps, crossing his arms over his chest. Kiba just laughs harder. Sasuke glances at Naruto, noticing the blush busting his cheeks as he smiles.

"No, it's fine. I gotta go anyway," he says. Sasuke curses Kiba under his breath, annoyed at his friend. Naruto always leaves when Kiba shows up. "I'll be here on Friday. I can't come tomorrow. We can talk about everything then."

Naruto stand up awkwardly, obviously contemplating what to do. Sasuke can practically see his mental battle. With a roll of his eyes, Sasuke stands up; yanking the blond closer by the collar of his shirt and placing a firm kiss on his lips before pulling away. "I'll see you Friday then." He likes the blush dusting Naruto's cheeks as he nods his head in agreement, smiling as he walks away from Sasuke and Kiba.

"I see it went well," Kiba teases, still trying to get over his laughing fit. Sasuke glares at him, shoving Kiba before he sits back down on the bench. He can feel today's events taking a toll on his body.

"Fuck you Kiba," he snaps, glaring at Kiba.

"No, I think he will be fucking you," Kiba laughs. Sasuke doesn't find it nearly as funny.

Of course luck isn't on his side when two days pass and instead of a bright head of yellow hair entering his room, his brother walks through the door.

"Itachi, what are you doing here?" Sasuke doesn't mean to snap at his brother, but he's expecting Naruto, who is the only person he wants to see right now.

"I can't visit my little brother?" Itachi asks, taking the seat next to Sasuke's bed. Sasuke resorts to glaring at his brother, a frown on his lips. Itachi raises an eyebrow. "Are you expecting someone?" The silence is all Itachi needs as an answer. "Who, might I ask, are you expecting?"

"That isn't any of-"

The words die in his throat when Naruto walks up to his door, stopping in his tracks when he notices the other presence in the room. Sasuke glare at his brother, who has a knowing look only Sasuke would notice on his face. "You must be who my little brother is waiting for," Itachi says pleasantly. Sasuke can only glare as he brother gets up and walks toward Naruto. "I'm Itachi, Sasuke's older brother."

"Um, I'm Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki," the blond introduces, taking his brother's hand to shake it.

"I've never seen you around before. How do you know my brother?" Sasuke has never seen his brother act so civil to someone. He knows Itachi is only trying to play mind games with him.

"Uh, well…" Naruto looks at Sasuke for support, but the raven doesn't notice. He is too busy trying to kill his brother with his glare. "Well, actually, I started sending Sasuke letters a few months ago. We started to write back and forth for a while. I, um, ended up getting a present from my friends and godparents that sent me to Cali, LA to be exact and I wanted to meet him…"

"Ah, my brother seems to like you very much if the look I'm getting has any consolation," Itachi says. Sasuke takes his gaze off his brother and smiles when he notices the pink dusting Naruto's cheeks. He likes it when Naruto blushes, especially if he is the cause.

"Itachi?" Sasuke says, drawing his brother's attention away from a nervous Naruto. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to visit you obviously." Sasuke rolls his eyes at his brother. "I'd love to get to know Naruto though. How about we all sit down and talk?"

No one can say no to Itachi.

Sasuke feels bad Naruto has to deal with his brother so early in their relationship.

The conversation went on longer than Sasuke would have liked, but Itachi eventually leaves, not before giving Sasuke an approving nod though. Sasuke only returns the nod with a glare as his brother walks out the door with a promise to come back when he is being released.

"Well, your brother seems nice. That isn't how you described him in your letters," Naruto says, watching the oldest Uchiha brother walk out the door.

"He's playing with me, the bastard," Sasuke mumbles, turning his attention to Naruto. The blond only smiles, chuckling a bit at Sasuke's supposed torment.

"He's your brother. He's supposed to be like that."

"Whatever. That jerk gets too much enjoyment when it comes to teasing me." Naruto only laughs again, the warm smile on his lips making Sasuke's heart swell. Sasuke can't help the small smile that forms on his lips. "Naruto?" It takes a second for the blond to calm down and blue eyes blink in confusion as he takes in Sasuke's serious face.

"Yeah?"

"What are we? I know you said we would talk about this today and well…what are we?" Sasuke doesn't know why his stomach flutters with nerves as he looks at the blond. He doesn't want this to only be a onetime thing. He doesn't want Naruto to go back to Boston and forget about him.

The warm smile that adorns Naruto's face reassures him just a bit. "Sasuke, this isn't some stupid onetime thing. This isn't a vacation fling. I want you." Naruto makes sure to emphasis the words, making sure Sasuke understands them.

It takes a few seconds for Sasuke to process Naruto's words, but when he does he can't help the smile that adorns on his face, something that hasn't happened since he woke up from his coma. He shoves the covers off his legs and swings them over the side of the bed. He walks over to Naruto on shaky legs, plopping down in his lips.

Sasuke presses their lips together without a second thought.

The goodbye is hard. Sasuke doesn't want him to leave, but they exchange phone numbers and emails. Sasuke even gives him his home address so Naruto can send letter there when he gets out in a week.

They kiss long and hard, not wanting to separate, but eventually Naruto's cellphone rings and his friend Sakura starts to yell at him to get his ass down to the car so they won't miss their flight.

Naruto promises the pick him up from the airport when he arrives in Boston for school that coming fall.

Sasuke's never liked airports. The place is too crowded with people and Logan airport he knows is one of the worst airports when you want to avoiding crowds. He pushes his way through the people, grabbing his luggage as fast as he can before finding the first cab that will take him far away from this place.

He's standing in front of the house in the picture before he knows it. The shutters are the same blue as in the picture and the walls are the same off white color. The front is surrounded by a big garden, obviously well taken care of. Sasuke can't help but smile as he walks up the front path.

It's didn't really occur to him that Naruto might not be home right now. He was too excited to surprise the blond, that he forgot Naruto does have a life. He isn't going to know if the blond is home until he knocks on the door though.

He's almost ready to give up when he hears fumbling on the other side of the door. He can hear Naruto curse as the door is yanked open. The blond doesn't see him at first, his eyes focused on the rug that somehow got caught on his foot.

Finally, blue eyes look up.

They stare at each other for a few minutes, Naruto's mouth hanging open in shock. Sasuke just smirks, happy with the reaction. "Wait, but…I'm supposed to pick you up at the airport in a week"

"I think you had the wrong date. It was definitely supposed to be today," Sasuke lies. The smirk on his lips only grows when he notices the panicked look on Naruto's face. The blond suddenly yanks something out of his pocket and Sasuke recognizes his phone. He must be checking the date.

"No, I wrote it in my calendar. I even set a reminder. I would have never forgotten, I was too excited to see you," Naruto rambles. This only causes Sasuke to chuckle, shaking his head at his blond boyfriend. He really can be an idiot sometimes.

"Naruto, I wanted to surprise you. I thought having the week together before I start school would be nice," Sasuke explains, watching as the panic leaks from Naruto's face and instead a grin takes its place.

"Okay, I can do surprises," Naruto smiles. It only takes seconds for Sasuke to find himself smashed into a broad chest, lips attacking his hungrily. Sasuke melts into the embrace.

Fin.

It's done! I hope everyone liked it! There are just a few things I wanted to clear up, because I don't want to leave anyone confused.

Sasuke was in the car with his father when they got into the accident. Sasuke was unconscious when his father died because he died in the crash, leaving Sasuke unconscious during the funeral and everything.

Naruto is 24 years old and Sasuke is 19 years old. In the last part, the little epilogue, Sasuke is 20.

The warning for my story said medical inaccuracy because Sasuke probably shouldn't have been in the hospital that long after he woke up. I did add a few things about his immune system though, which would cause him to be in the hospital longer.

That's all I wanted to clear up! I hope everyone enjoyed the two-shot! I love reviews!

Thank you for reading!