Hello everybody my name is Trevyler and welcome back to Unwanted Arrangement. Now that I've updated How I Met Your Mother, I can come back to this story. That story is coming a long okay, but this one seems to have a lot more potential. I thank those of you who have shown your support, especially Krapo who's very been very supportive. This chapter we'll switch over to Naruto's first day of Sakura's absence. Be warned that while everything is going to be kind of depressing at some points every now and then. I'll still try and make it not an angst story, but I need some dark elements for my plan to work out. After this one Naruto's chapters are going to start to get more complicated while Sakura's will be mostly the same with a couple exceptions. Anyway let's get started.
CHAPTER 3: BEST FRIENDS TALK
It had only been a couple hours since Sakura had left and Naruto was already in a bad mood.
Naruto and Sasuke were sitting in the former's apartment. Sasuke wasn't surprised by how cluttered it was, but he'd thought that someone somewhere down the line would've taught the blonde to clean up a but more.
Naruto was laying on his couch with an arm thrown over the back and a bored expression on his face.
Sasuke sighed, "She'll only be gone for a bit. Then we have all the time in the world for Team 7 to be a family again." he assured him.
Naruto sat up, "While her leaving did just screw up a bunch of things I had wanted to do, that's not all Sasuke." he told his friend.
The dark haired young man studied his blonde companion, listening to what he had to say for once.
The blonde stood up, "It's the repeated feeling of having someone so close yet so far. Loving someone, but not being able to call them yours. Being with her all these years yet seemingly making no progress. It hurts." he admitted.
Sasuke could see that his friend was truly in pain. He wished that he hadn't been so blind as to cause more pain to someone who suffered more than he ever had. Sasuke had at least known family. Naruto was 16 when he met his parents and even then he didn't get to spend more than a few hours with them at most. He got to fight along side an empty shell with some of his father's chakera and meet his mother in for a few moments before she faded away before his eyes.
Naruto chuckled grimly and sat back down, "I guess I couldn't expect you to understand though." he muttered.
Sasuke sat down next to him, "While it's true that's an aspect of life I can't understand you in, I can say one thing. I have the capacity to love and have in the past, but remember that my bloodline is cursed. Our love is great and we can love more than anything. However that can get corrupted by many things. Fear for example can set off a chain reaction. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate leads to suffering." he explained.
Blue eyes met Black and they locked for a moment before the former looked to the floor.
Naruto sighed, "I know and I did all that I could to bring you back, but this is different. How do I get the girl I love to love me when she actually love my best friend." he said sadly.
Sasuke put a hand on the other's shoulder, "Naruto. I'll be honest with you. I have no interest in Sakura so I won't be getting in you're way. The closest thing she is to me would be a sister. I think the time alone may actually be good for her. Maybe she'll finally realize what she actually wants as opposed to what she think she wants.
Naruto stood up once more, "I hope so Sasuke."
The older boy pulled his hand away, "Come on. We'll have lunch at Ichiraku's." he said, hoping to brighten his friends spirits.
Fortunately the blonde gave a foxy grin and was out the door in an instant.
So this was originally going to be a completely different chapter. In the end I decided to have Naruto and Sasuke talk it out a little now instead of later. I'll probably move the idea I was originally going to do to Naruto's next chapter. I could've included both in this, but I think it's better to separate them. Also the end part was basically my way of killing SasuSaku. Just wanted to make sure that was clear because I know there will be one person who won't check the characters who are tagged and will ask about SasuSaku. Anyway, next chapter we'll heading back to Sakura where I'll need to figure out what village she'll be in this time. Remember that reviews, PM's and questions are always welcome. I'd prefer that you had an account so I respond to you personally, but if not I'll address the question in the author's note of the next chapter. Have a great night everyone and I'll see you next time.
~Trevyler
