Naruto: Ballad

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Chapter 4:

After the incident with Naruto, Sasuke begun to avoid contact; he became distant with his brother making Naruto feel lonely and sad. Naruto did not know what he should do to make things how it used to be. Things needed to be back to how they used to be before Tsunade returns, but trying to get hold of Sasuke is harder than he thought. Sasuke is rarely home, that even if he waits there are times that Sasuke would not come, it is as if Sasuke can read his mind.

Naruto sat on the cold floor at the hallway with his friends, spending their break to do nothing. He couldn't ask any of them about his problem thinking that they would not answer him seriously. They were their friends but more so in having fun. There wasn't anyone he could discuss about all his troubles, all except for his brother Sasuke.

'Oi what's wrong?' Kiba asked noticing that Naruto wasn't taking part in the conversation, Naruto stayed quiet.

'Ah! Nothing!' Naruto forced a smile startled that Kiba had suddenly paid attention to him. 'You don't need to worry about anything!' He stood up, dust off the dirt from his uniform. He faced them and said 'I'll leave for a while. You guys can go ahead without me.'

'Huh?' a companion eyed Naruto. 'You didn't even eat anything.' He eyed the food on white the floor. 'Come on dude. We are here to help you.'

'Men, I can't understand you sometimes. You are smart but sometimes hard to handle. You know that if we didn't care about you, we would have never bothered hanging out with you.'

'Come on Naruto.'

'What?' Kiba wondered why Naruto would seem distant more than the usual to them. He knew that there is definitely wrong with the blond, and it has been going on since the study session the blond abandoned. He scratched the back of his head. 'Oi come on and tell me.' The blond ignored him as he tried to reach out his hand; he couldn't stop the blond from leaving knowing that Naruto would refuse help coming from him. Can't he just rely a bit on me? Even once, do I look that unreliable? He is irritated that not once did Naruto asked him for anything when all he do is the opposite.

Naruto walked down the hallway with a serious expression as if he had reverted back to how he was when he just arrived to Tsunade's home. Sasuke's cold treatment towards him made him feel terrible. What worked him up most is that Sasuke and Tsunade ignoring and hating him – they were his family; he wouldn't have a place to return if both of them would come to hate him and abandon him.

'What's with the serious face?' a female lightly taps Naruto's back. She showed a smile to the blond.

Naruto turned around and saw a blond female standing a few centimeters shorter than him. 'Ino…' His expression didn't change much seeing the female.

'What are you brooding over now?' she asked with a deep long sigh. She glanced at the expression that Naruto have – a blank expression. She sighs; she could tell that he is hiding something from her. 'You can't talk about it with the boys, so talk to me. I might be of some help you know.' She spoke proudly that she may be able to solve what is Naruto burdened with.

Naruto have known Ino since he lived with Tsunade. She is the first female friend that he had, and the connection for it is Sasuke. He became a little distant to her since she started working as a student council member of the school. He didn't want to get in her busy schedule so he figured that choosing to have a distance with her and accompanying people with the similar type as them is much better, though she still get in contact with her with her side pulling the lead.

'Well maybe not talk here.' Naruto mumbles as he turned his head away, a bit reluctant to discuss with her his problem.

Ino smirked seeing him with an awkward expression. She felt happy that Naruto would talk to her of his problems even though she couldn't help think that he is cute at the moment. 'Alright, I've got the key to the rooftop today since I've got to check something there today. Nobody would disturb us there talking, no problem with you, right?'

Naruto followed Ino quietly with a forlorn expression. He still kept thinking if he should speak to Ino his problem that he couldn't speak to his companions.

At the rooftop, Ino faced Naruto with an awkward expression. 'Now what! Tell me now what the problem is. I'm here to help you know! We have known each other for quite some time now so I understand a bit about you.'

I'm sure you would try, Naruto thought as he tried to hide whatever expression he may let the female blond see. He know very well that Ino is greatly fond of Sasuke so she would try her best not to lose the link she have with him. 'I got a fight with Sasuke a bit.' He spoke almost muttering; though he wasn't sure if he would call his problem with Sasuke a fight. 'I just need to know how I can make up with him, that's all.'

'Whose fault is it that you two fought then?' Ino asked. 'You know, your story is too vague. I can't help you if you won't tell me anything that I want. You can trust me you know, I won't blabber to anyone you know.'

'Well I want to discuss the full matter with you but I can't. You will listen to me but I don't know how you will react to it so just tell me how I can make up with him if you know a way.' He felt that he is shooting out all his problems to Ino. He should have been used to it now that she is the one who is present when it always concerns Sasuke – good or bad news.

Ino pouts. She looked displeased that he is being difficult with her despite the fact how willing that she is trying to help. She wishes that he would just say it out loud and stop being so hard. 'Ugh… Alright so…' It is hard for her to give advice when she doesn't know what happened or that Naruto refuses to open fully to her. 'Uhmmm… Just approach him… Be direct…. Try to make him listen to you…' She tried to connect with Naruto on how to handle his problem that she has no idea of.

'But I can't find him. He keeps avoiding me.'

'Then skip class! Go to where he usually goes and ambush him there.' She sighs; she took out her mobile phone while thinking, I can't believe that I have to think of something even for him. That is why I hate guys, so unreliable. She sends a message not long after a ringing tone came, she sent the message to Naruto's mobile. 'I sent you where he would be probably in this time around. I'll make something up for your teacher. I'll ask the nurse to vouch for you as well. You two need to make out.'

He smiled, embraced her tight and thanked her. He smiled at her before he left.

'Why can't guys just be more honest?' she sighed. Well if you didn't make out, it'll be harder on me. I can't get close to Sasuke-san. I need to be close to the two of you.

Naruto left he school in discrete to go to where Sasuke is. He found Sasuke just as what Ino had predicted. He wondered if it is a good thing or not knowing that Ino is most probably stalking Sasuke. Well as long as she doesn't cause any harm, that's good, I guess.

'Naruto…' Sasuke called surprised to see the blond standing outside the ramen shop. 'What are you doing here? How about school!' He eyed the young blond with his dark eyes, looked a bit displeased to see his younger brother. He wasn't expecting to meet Naruto, especially when he doesn't want rather wasn't prepared to meet the young blond yet.

'Eeeh.. Is that your brother?' a female leaned closer to Naruto with a smile. 'He is sooo cute!' she clung onto Sasuke's arm as if she were his girl friend. Her voice is high pitched and obviously she is targeting Sasuke, and she isn't discrete about it even before the blond as she flaunts towards Sasuke her almost naked body. She wore a frilly pink tube, a maong panty shorts and high heeled high brown boots.

'What is he doing here?' a male with a cold expression spoke. He had brown long hair, 'Shouldn't he be in school right now?' He looked displeased, in a different reason than Sasuke though. He mostly knows the reason behind the troubled expression that Sasuke have, he is the only one that he heard of Sasuke's troubles so far, and right now he had to see the root of the problem. He thought it might be a little better if the brothers would just talk the matter again so not to leave any bad after taste.

'How… How about you?' Naruto stuttering. 'You are just playing around aren't you?' He didn't want to be the only one with a fault; he wanted to point out at least that he wasn't that different from Sasuke who is skipping out school.

Sasuke sighed knowing that the blond would not back down so easily. He saw the determined expression the blond have. He pulled away from the hand holding his arm. He faced the long hair male standing at the doorway. 'Neji I'll call you later. Take over things for a while.'

'Okay.' The long haired male uttered with a nod with a smirk. He dragged the female standing close to Sasuke, called the other companions inside the restaurant to follow him. 'Let's go back for now and finish what we can.'

Sasuke waited for the others to leave, disappear from their sight before he instructed his brother Naruto to follow him. He led the blond back to their home, walked towards the bus station and then took the bus in silence.

'What did I do to have you ignore me?' Naruto asked as soon as they were inside the house. He tried to be calm about handling the situation; the last thing he wants is to taunt Sasuke and anger him more.

Naruto broke the silence that has been presence since they separated with Sasuke's companions.

Sasuke ignored Naruto. He walked upstairs as if he didn't hear a thing.

Naruto followed Sasuke into the dark hair's room. 'Come on and tell me! I won't know my mistake!' He is close to rampaging as Sasuke continue to ignore him.

Sasuke, irritated how Naruto kept pestering him in asking, he pulled the blond and then pushed Naruto on to the soft bed. He pinned the blond on the bed. 'Do you really want to make up?' he asked in a cold voice, his cold gaze locked on the blond; his grip on the blond's wrists tight.

Naruto scared of Sasuke, who, for a moment he thought that it was another person pinning him down. 'Sa… Sasuke?' he softly called. He didn't know what to say seeing that Sasuke acted differently. He didn't know how to handle the situation that befalls to him as he felt the tight grip Sasuke have on him.

Sasuke leaned forward slowly; his face closing in to Naruto's face. The gaze in his eyes didn't leave the young man's.

The blond could feel the dark hair's breath. He couldn't move, he receives a deep kiss from the dark hair's lips. He didn't struggle free in fear of Sasuke hating him. He receives the deep kiss from the dark hair man. He could feel Sasuke's tongue swirling inside his mouth as if asking him to play along with.

Sasuke lift up his body, stopped kissing the blond, he looked at Naruto with a sad face, almost close to crying.

Naruto didn't know what to do. He felt Sasuke's grip loosen, he touched Sasuke's face. 'Sasuke-nii…' he called in a soft voice. 'Please don't hate me.'

Sasuke's eyes widened. With a single word he felt even worst, What have I done! He is about to do something irreversible to his brother. He pulled away, he is about to leave the room when Naruto stopped him. The blond clung to his arm, refused to let go.

'Don't!' Naruto pleads. He is close to crying. 'Please Sasuke-nii…'

Sasuke turned around, wrapped his arm around him.

To be continued…

A/N: read my other fanfiction… don't hesitate to give reviews! My other fanfictions are Shugo Chara, Prince of Tennis, and Gakuen Alice. So far that's all that I've created including Naruto.