Summary: I'm getting really tired of typing this thing…. Sasuke and Naruto fought again and Sasuke gets sick, so Naruto brings him back to Konoha, in the hopes that he'll want to stay.

Warning: Yaoi (SasuNaru), cursing, and maybe suggestive stuff later on… spoilers and OOCness… Um…

Disclaimer: .:is still traumatized about being held at gunpoint in the last chapter's disclaimer:. Oh Naruto…. WHY CAN'T I OWN YOU!!

Chapter 14: Well this is not your fault

Sai sat on the roof of some old building in the middle of town. He could hear people talking from below, but he didn't care what they were saying.

He felt miserable, he felt sick, and he hated himself completely because he knew it was his own fault he felt that way.

He had watched Naruto's apartment room and he knew without having to look in what was happening when the lights in his room went out.

He felt disgusting, and he guessed Sasuke probably felt about the same, how could he not, he had to actually do it… the thing he, Sai, was making him do… to poor Naruto.

Sai thought about Naruto… that bright blond hair… those startling blue eyes… that stupid goofy looking grin… that was his favorite part… Naruto's smile….

"Aw damnit…" he muttered sadly, shaking his head and resting it on his knees, which were curled up to his chest.

"What's up Sai, you look like the world's about to end…" came a light voice from next to him on the roof.

"Sakura?" Sai sat up and looked at her, eyes wide. "When did you get there?"

"Just did… what's up?" she asked again, looking at him concerned. "You really do look like the world's come crashing down on you…"

He sighed and placed his head on his knees again, "It might as well have… I just broke one of Naruto's 'bonds'…" he said solemnly.

"You wanna tell me all about it?"

"You probably won't leave until I do anyway…"

Sakura grinned at him and then let it shift into a smirk, "Yup!"

….

Naruto stared at the letter on top of the broken glass, he wondered how it got broken, but only vaguely in the corner of his mind.

He looked at the letter, he'd read it over and over again, but he still felt like he couldn't understand it.

…I just need you to know, that I leave with absolutely no regrets, I got everything I wanted from you…I'm done with you……

He blinked and looked at the name at the bottom, the signiture… Sasuke's signiture.

He knew he should be upset, he knew he should break down and cry, but he couldn't. He stared and stared at the letter, he knew what the contents meant, he knew what Sasuke intended them to mean, sitting on top of the broken picture frame… but they didn't mean that….

Naruto knew Sasuke didn't mean what he wrote on the paper, because despite everything Sasuke had said and done, Naruto still saw the water stains, two on the bottom of the paper, tears that a regretless goodbye could never cause…

….

"Falcon?" Sakura repeated, her eyebrows raised. "What's Falcon?" (1)

"I told you flat-chest, that's what the group of people called themselves…" Sai said, sounding irked.

"But what did this group want?"

"They were the one's that told me to break up Sasuke and Naruto…"

….

Sasuke wandered the street, feeling empty in a place that was never meant to be empty.

He felt the familiar sick feeling, placed his hand on his heart, removed it, and otherwise payed it no mind.

He didn't care if it hurt anymore, Naruto was hurting worse.

He hadn't been able to stop the excessive and periodic flow of tears from his eyes. He'd wipe them away and avoid a main road to the best of his ability. He felt rotten, but somewhere inside him he felt happy too, he knew it… he knew he loved him… he knew he loved Naruto… so much that it hurt, almost as much as it hurt to watch Naruto hurt…

But he was ok with the hurt, because he loved him… and he hated Sai. Sasuke glared at the ground, as he imagined that awful smirk for about the millionth time since he'd asked Sai what was wrong with Naruto… after Sai told him what Naruto said… how Naruto felt…

Naruto loved him back, and kissed him… kissed him with so much love… and Sasuke had kissed him that night…. Sasuke hated himself for it… for kissing Naruto while feeling nothing but hatred… Naruto didn't deserve that…

"I swear to god Sai, when I find you I'm going to kill you…"

….

"So they told you to make Sasuke break up with Naruto… but why'd you add the other part then?" Sakura asked, unable to figure out why Sai insited Sasuke seduce Naruto first…

"They told me to make Sasuke hurt Naruto… so neither of them would want to go back to eachother…"

"Why'd you listen to them?"

Sai felt sick again and this time buried his face into his hands.

"They threatened to hurt Naruto themselves… physically and mentally… if I didn't…."

….

Naruto picked up the photo and ripped off the half with him in it, pocketing Sasuke's half into his pocket, along with the note with the two tear drops at the bottom.

Naruto laughed coldly at himself for being so stupid to believe those tears, but he knew in his heart they were… he knew that dream… where Sasuke said 'I love you too dobe' was real… it wasn't a dream…

"This isn't your fault Sasuke…" he said, more to convince himself than anything else, "It's not your fault… and even if it was…"

"…I already told you teme, I'd always forgive you…" he said to himself, as he grabbed his coat and made for the apartment door.

….

Sakura stared at Sai bewildered, she still couldn't understand. "Why Sai?" she asked, one more time, feeling tired.

Sai looked at her with a pained expression, "Because… I love Naruto too…"

….

From a distance Falcon stood, watching the scene from afar; one watching Sasuke walk down the street, one watching the apartment as Naruto finally emerged, and one watching Sai as he and Sakura talked on the roof, all three ready at any moment to complete their mission; getting back their missing leader, and ensuring no one would come back to get him…

(1) - .:Spoiler Warning:. Falcon is the name of Sasuke's gang (orignally called 'snake' and in some translations is refered to as 'eagle') and I did write early on that Sasuke believed Falcon would come and get him :P

So I hope I answered everyone's desire for a good 'redeeming quality' for Sai… though tecnically it's not a quality…. :P OH and today is my birthday!! (SWEET SIXTEEN!!) so yeah this was a birthday present from me (the birthday girl) to you lot…. Sorry it's sorta short, I was so busy with school and I didn't really know what else to write… :P

Thanks to my reviewers etc. you guys really do make my day, and I can't express how much I love receiving and reading reviews from people who really do like what I do… :)

Izolda – aww I made you cry, sowwy :P

Halskr – you're welcome, and haha, you seem to believe a lot of people deserve torture for their actions

SasoriXreborN – once again, another request to give Sai redeeming qualities… I tired guys!!

freexflyer – I listened to it, and yes it was quite hilarious, lol

Shashuko the Paisley Maiden – lol, I know, I think that might be a bit OOC (Naruto being that selfless) but I can't help myself, I need him to be that way for the relationships to work… otherwise no one would take any incentive :P