Cheat

A Naruto FanFiction by Interrogated Pyjamas.

Warning: Language, Yaoi, Shounen-Ai, Boy/Boy, M/M, abuse of stereotypes.

Disclaimers: The following is a work of fiction created by and for viewers of the Naruto. No copyright or trademark infringement was intended, and all of the characters, situations et c. belong to, though aren't limited to Madman Entertainment, YTV, Jetix, Cartoon Network, and Viz Media. Inc, as well as being the original work of Masashi Kishimoto.Any character names, series references, song lyrics etc., used or cited in this story are the property of their respective owners and not myself.

Chapter 16
(Naruto POV)

"Naruto, you can show him round." I turned and acknowledged the new guy for the first time that morning, sure I'd noticed him come in but I'd completely switched off during his introductory speech. I couldn't stop thinking about Sasuke and Gaara in the hallway, how they both looked so good with each other, wrapped in one another's arms. It scared me, I won't lie, because I couldn't imagine myself with anyone but Sasuke, and I couldn't be with Sasuke, so I couldn't be with anyone … right?

At least that's what it seemed like to me. There was no one else I could imagine myself with, no one else I really wanted. But that's what heartbreak is, isn't it? The idea is that you get over your previous love and move on to another one that's even better for you. I can't see that being likely. And as for Sasuke, I wouldn't trust him again, I couldn't trust him again. He puts you so high up on a cloud then pushes you off, and there's no way to get back up again.

We could be friends, maybe, at a stretch I could manage. But nothing more, not with his adoration of Gaara and my mistrust of them both, it just wouldn't happen.

I felt a strange feeling creep into me with that statement. It was refreshing, relieving, as if I'd figured everything out. I hadn't though. But that wasn't all, it was suffocating, choking, confusing the hell out of me. In one mind I was relieved to have worked everything out in my mind, to have finally realised that it just wasn't meant to be. Yet in another mind, I hated it. Hated the fact we weren't meant for each other, that Gaara was his missing piece, that I had been left for dirt. I hated yet loved the feeling all at once.

The new guy came to sit beside me, and I couldn't help but notice the striking similarity between him and Sasuke. He introduced himself as Sai Fujiwara, and I briefly shook his hand, noticing the odd expression Sasuke was sending my way. It was as if he couldn't leave me alone; all I needed was some time away from Sasuke and Gaara without them being in my face, then I would be able to get over it, I'd be able to move on.

Sai shifted slightly, before turning to face me and speaking aloud.

"You're Sasuke's boyfriend, right?" he asked curiously, "Sasuke's my cousin." That would explain the striking resemblance of the two teens then.

"Not any more," I simply stated, and he merely replied with a quick.

"Ah, I see, he didn't take the cheating well then?"

Now that did confuse me. Sasuke didn't take the cheating well? What the hell? I expressed my confusion and he moved on to explain himself to me.

"Well, you cheated on him, right? Then you told everyone he cheated on you with Garra or Gary or someone, so that you wouldn't ruin your reputation." I just looked at him blankly, replying with a swift response.

"Who the hell told you that?!"

"Oh, I got it straight from the horse's mouth. Sasuke told me. He phoned me up all distraught and upset, I have half a mind to seriously hurt you, he is my relation you know, but you seem a nice guy so I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for why you cheated."

He looked at my questioningly, as if I had to explain myself to him. I just stared at him vacantly for over a minute, shocked at yet another development in the current scenario. Sasuke had told his cousin that I had cheated? Why? To save his reputation, I guessed, or to cover up the fact he was using me to get to Gaara.

"What a minute," I started, "who knows this?"

"Oh, everyone," he replied easily, quickly jotting down notes Kakashi was scribbling up onto the board, "it's common knowledge actually." He waited a few moments before prompting my again.

"So why did you cheat on him?"

"I didn't," was the quick and sharp answer I gave, although he didn't exactly believe me.

"Yes you did, there's no point lying."

"I actually didn't though, he cheated on me, then his brother came after me to beat me up and now he's sent you, presumably to annoy me, and spread rumours that aren't true." I snapped at him, glowering angrily before muttering quietly to myself.

"Why is he doing this to me? What does he want from me?" Sai just looked at e pitifully, although it seemed he was still slightly confused about my explanation of what had actually happened.

"So you're saying it was him that cheated and not you," I nodded, "do you have any … witnesses, or anyone that can prove it."

"People that saw him cheat? No, only him, Gaara and I were there."

"I'll ask him then." He took out his phone, slyly hiding it from the teachers eye line and typing out a short and punchy text. The text was sent and Sasuke got it in a matter of seconds, sending a querying glance towards Sai before opening the mail and reading it.

I read the reply, and all my fears seemed worse. He'd said just that; that I had cheated on him and not the other way round. I suppose it was understandable for him to want to do that, it made him look as if if he were the victim, and I was the cheating lying partner. If I'd realised how much effort he would put in to just maintain a relationship with Gaara, I would have left him straight away, and the fact Sasuke went to such lengths to prove to everyone else that he wasn't meant to be with me, and was meant to be with Gaara, well that just set the fact in stone for me. Sasuke wanted to be with Gaara, never me, always Gaara.

I suppose I'd just been a decoy, a way to get closer to the redhead of the raven's dream. And that hurt just as much as everything else, to know that I'd been used just to be thrown away when a better opportunity presented itself. It hurt. It hurt a lot. But there was nothing to do with it.

Life's a bitch, and then you die. That's what they always say.

Oh yes, my son. I went and wrote another chapter. And it's short. Whoop-de-doo.

It's pretty much set in stone I'll be finishing this story, the support I've gotten from all of you warrants it, you all deserve to see at least this storyfinished by myself. I've been told it's a unique story, and along with the masses of very generous and kind responses and reviews I've amassed, I've come to be quite proud of this story, and although I still deem the writing rather childish, and the plot line anything but lifelike and realistic, I will most definitely finish it for you, and will do my best to finish it to the high standard you all deserve to read.

In other news, I still haven't looked at anyone who wanted to apply for the other stories, and I know I'm awful for it. I've been busy with one thing and another, which I won't get into any details with, because the majority of it is mind numbingly boring (do you want to hear about me having to read an assortment of books on poetry? Really? I thought not).

Ah dear.

And in other other news. I am contemplating finishing one more story, since there's a lot less work in the next year than I thought there would be, and it's safe to say I have absolutely no ideas when it comes to original writing. I shall post a poll on my main page with all the other stories I am willing to finish, and I may finish one of them, if it's a very popular choice, but I've been getting requests to 'plz plz plz just finish this one' for all of them, and I don't think that's possible unless you're willing to wait a while between posts. I suppose I could update on a rota, but I won't but ideas into your heads.

So yeah, do the poll, you might be surprised at the options I'm willing to give.

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