I Knew

He was in love. In love with Naruto. And he had finally sorted out his feelings. Sasuke always knew that he loved his friend.

If this was the world's way of apologizing for all the wrong it gave the two lost boys, it was already forgiven.

The final Uchiha was standing before the Uchiha shrine speaking to his ancestors. "Itachi-nii-san, mother, father, I hope you are all well, whether you were reincarnated or choose to remain in the spiritual world." He rubbed his hands on his pants. "Wish me luck guys."

He was going to do it. He was going to tell Naruto that he loved him. Word had gotten around that Naruto was back from his ANBU mission, which he left for right after the festival.

Now the raven was going searching for him. Usually, Naruto would come to his manor first thing after a mission. Something, and hopefully not someone, may have held him up.

Running out of the estate, Sasuke ran all the way to the flower shop. "Ino" he singsonged.

The girl looked up from talking to her husband. "Wow you're happy today. Are you doing it?"

Sasuke nodded, embarrassed that he interrupted his friends time with Sai. "I'm sorry for interrupting. Have you seen him around?"

"Don't worry. And yes. He stopped by early morning to pick up some flowers. And they were Black Dahlias." Her blond eyebrows wiggled.

"My favorite." He whispered.

Sai spoke up then. "Are you guys talking about Naruto? I knew something was up. No I wasn't told, but on our ANBU missions, he talks about you a lot. So all of the guys made an assumption that you and Naruto were having sex in your pastimes."

Ino punched her husband to the point where he slid across the room. The Uchiha giggled. "I should go, thanks Ino and you too Sai."

Ino blew him a sweet kiss and Sai only moaned in pain. With new information, there could be a chance that Naruto loved him back. All he had to do was find him.

"Hey, Sasuke." Said man turned to the sound of Temari's voice. The woman was bubbly with her newborn, Shikadai, strapped to he stomach and Shikamaru was dragging his feet in the back.

"Hello, Temari and Shikamaru-san? How are guys this fine morning?"

Shikamaru sighed heavily "It's so troublesome to walk everywhere and all the baby does is cry."

Sasuke laughed. "Well, I think it's adorable."

Temari gave him a questioning look. "Why are you so hap- oh my God, you're telling him aren't you? Wait till I tell Neji?"

"Tell me what?" A new voice called. Now Neji and Lee were here and everyone was just talking and Sasuke still couldn't find Naruto.

While his friends were busy gushing about him and Naruto, Sasuke thought of the training ground. The training ground!

"Gotta go, see you guys." Sasuke ran. The field was empty save for Naruto with the Black Dahlias …..and Sakura. As he got closer, he could make out what Sakura was saying.

"And I realize, I really like you. I know that you've loved me your whole life, so now I feel I should give you a chance."

Sasuke wanted so bad to go out there and ruin it all. But, how would he look if he ruined Naruto's one chance at happiness? So he stayed behind the bush and his his chakra.

Naruto looked shocked. And then he deadpanned. "Look, Sakura. You are a young pretty girl, but I don't think you should just jump over to me because Sasuke said he was gay."

"I'm not. I really like you." Sasuke could see the lies all over her face. "I love y-"

"You do not. I am not a second, Sakura. You can't just jump onto me because someone else let you go. I'm sure if Sasuke never defected and if he weren't gay, you'd still be chasing him instead of me. Tell me it's a lie."

"Would you give us a chance if I told you that was a lie?"

Naruto shook his head no. Sakura demanded why. "Because I am in love with someone else. This person has always put me first and I realized I was in love. A long time ago, but I often denied it until now. I am solely in love with him and he wants me first. He was never in love with another human being. I can when he looks at me."

"You're gay?" Sakura whined. "This is un fucking believable. You and that stupid Uch-"

Naruto's voice boomed with the Kyuubi."If you attempt to insult Sasuke again, I will not hesitate to kill you, Haruno."

The world went quiet. Sakura gasped and Sasuke put a hand over his mouth to cover his. Now team seven knew. Sakura knew. Sasuke knew. Naruto knew all along.

"It's Sasuke." The girl spoke. Not a question because she knew. "You in love with Sasuke."

Naruto nodded. "Have been for a long time." It was then team seven began to wonder just when It started and when they saw it.

(Series of Different Flashbacks)- Sakura

Sakura should have known. Naruto never shares his ramen with anyone. He was completely in love with her, and he even growled at her once when she asked.

She should have asked and pointed that out when Uchiha Sasuke's stomach was growling at everything. So when Naruto smiled a bit at the raven, and may Sakura add that Sasuke was not teased, and handed him his cup of instant ramen.

She also should have taken notice of the small blush on the Uchiha's face as well. He never blushed. But when Naruto smiled, he did. And that's when Sakura should have known.

Sasuke

When Sasuke handed Naruto the the yin-yang necklace, the boy had walked closer and stood there for a moment.

He watched him lick his lips and if didn't look away when he was twelve, Naruto would have leaned in and kissed him.

That's when Sasuke should have known. He didn't.

Naruto

Naruto watched in utter amusement as Sasuke went on and on about how delicious tomatoes were. The two boys had gotten into a fight and Iruka made them sit in the room and talk out their differences. The man never knew seven year olds could be so dangerous.

After a while, they lightened up to each other and began to speak about their likes.

"And sometimes if you put a small amount of salt on them- hey dobe are you listening?" Naruto broke out of his trance, what he later refused to call it when realizing that Sasuke was his first gay alignment crisis, to stare at Sasuke's happy grin.

"Hai, teme." Sasuke went on again and after a while Naruto didn't want to leave the room. He wanted to stay with Sasuke forever and here about his dreams and likes and dislikes and fears over and over again.

He didn't ever want to leave the Uchiha's side. And that was when Naruto knew.

He was only seven years old when he somehow began to fall in love with Uchiha Sasuke.

(End All Flashbacks)

Sakura let tears burst from her eyes. "I'm sorry that it hurts you, but I'm not sorry for being in love with Sasuke." The girl just walked away.

Sasuke could hear the blond mutter something along the lines of 'ruined my day' and 'I can't confess today.'

His hands filled with fire. "You were about to give those to me, why the change all of a sudden?" Sasuke asked as he revealed himself, smirked, and put his hands on his hips.

The fire in the tan hand died down. "I suppose you heard it all."

"Yeah. I suppose you know that I've loved you all along too."

"Yeah. the hints you gave, like singing that far away song and healing my wounds and jumping on me and straddling me, provided me the courage to come clean."

Sasuke walked over and kissed Naruto's jaw line. "You make it sound like a crime to be in love with me."

Naruto, getting the message, pulled the smaller man by the waist. "Not at all. But being in love with you is pleading insanity. And I fucking love it."

Such a claim was proved right later as Sasuke was pounded into the Uchiha wall continuously. Both men were sweaty and they were also sure the whole village could hear their hokage to be yelling out things like "I fucking love you Sasuke" and "You like this mean cock, don't you." They were too crazy to care.

NSNS

Sasuke now lay on his stomach on the bed. Naruto lay on his stomach too, an arm 'round Sasuke's waist.

"I didn't hurt you, did I?" Naruto asked voice full of concern and lust.

"No. But, I won't be surprised when I end up pregnant tomorrow due to how deep you went."

"I wouldn't be surprised if I asked to marry you because of that."

"I wouldn't mind." Sasuke smiled. "Don't worry about proposing. I already love you and have my kind of ring." He pulled on his necklace for proof.

"I was thinking the same thing, beaut." They were silent, content with the sounds of each other breathing.

"Hey, Naruto?"

"Yeah, babe?"

Before he answered, the raven man flipped Naruto's heavy body over, laid on his chest, and began tracing circles on it. "You fell in love with me first."

"Yeah, but you nearly went insane finding out." Naruto countered, rubbing his lover's moist hair.

"I know." Sasuke said. He was so happy right now. Naruto loved him.

Many Miles Away

An Andean Condor sat perched on a tree branch. The wind blew to shake his feathers. As The two men snuggled against each other, the condor sighed in relief. The world was safe now and so were they.

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