Sasuke lent against the whiteboard all of his friend's eyes on him but his mind was still on Naruto. He thought he finally gotten over him. That was the only reason he had been brave enough to come back. Yet just at a glance his resolve had been completely shattered. How was it that Naruto still held so much power over him? He wasn't that weak and he wasn't going to go back to the stupid kid he had been two years ago. He refused.

He paused for a moment longer, trying to collect his thoughts and feelings before turning back to his friends, his usual cold smile plastered across his face. He was hoping none of them would comment on the interaction he had with Naruto.

"Who was he?"

No such luck. Sasuke glanced back to the door and rolled his eyes.

"Just some kid from a while ago…"

Two of his friends turned to each other, both following the same train of thought.

"He was cute…"

"Really cute."

"Recon you could introduce us?"

Sasuke sniggered, trying not to glare as their minds wandered down the same path his fell into every time he thought of Naruto.

"Sorry boys, but I really don't think he's interested."

That got raised eyebrows from all of his friends.

"Really? Cause he smelt like sex."

"Reeked of it." They both chuckled.

That raised a growl from Sasuke, he had hadn't he? That should have been the first thing he had picked up on yet it had taken this long to sink in. Naruto had smelt like sex, no, worse than that, he had smelt like another guy had been with him. Sasuke slammed his fist against the chalk board and spun to the door. He could still catch up with him. He could reach him before he went back to someone else's arms and-

"Where are you going? We have class."

"Jeez Sasuke, if you bail on your first day back you might get sent back to boarding school."

His arm fell limp by his side. So no, he couldn't chase Naruto this time. All he could see for the rest of the day was that broken hearted look that had crossed Naruto's face when he had pretended not to care. Why had he looked like that, maybe he really had missed him? Maybe in the time he had been away he had finally changed his mind about being with him? Maybe the boy he had longed to hold in his arms finally wanted his attention? Or maybe he had found another lover and was just happy to have his 'brother' back in town.

He scoffed as the final conclusion rung true in his mind and he could finally turn his attention back to his work rather than the false hope which always built up when he say that stupid idiot.

Naruto, however, had no such luck getting his mind to turn away from Sasuke that easily. After running away from school he had soon found himself, head pressed against a tree trunk with tears streaming down his cheeks. Of all the reactions he thought he could have gotten that wasn't even on the list yet thinking back over it it had probably always been the most likely. What kind of person could be pushed away that much and not get sick of some annoying little idiot who still expected him to come back every time.

He had accepted the idea that they could never be together a long time ago, but he had never really thought about them not having the moment of being together that Sasuke always used to 'force' on him. Those few brief kisses and the almost constant hugs whenever they were alone, but now he wasn't even interested? It was frustrating more than anything else. He didn't want to be this much of a romantic bloody sook, it wasn't really in his nature. He had been a lot more tempted to spin in the corridor and pash one of Sasuke's friends, at least two of them looked interested. Or maybe just go for a slap to Sasuke's cheek for dismissing him so easily. Or show him exactly what he was missing by turning away from him, just jump him right there in the corridor.

He chuckled, none of it was possible but it was at least nice to dream. As he scrubbed the last of the tears from his eyes he felt something in him threatening to break. He wasn't quite sure what would happen if he let it but he figured it would be bad.

"Time to find someone new…" His voice was shaky, his arms still trembled but he managed to pull himself together.

He had finally gotten Sasuke back just to have it rubbed in his face exactly what he had lost two years ago.

Alright guys, I hate to do this to you cause I know how everyone hates to comment but I need help. This story can go two ways, I can make it more of a short romance thing then it has two or three chapters to go or I can go into the guy threatening them and maybe twist some other couples into a proper storyline but I have to decide before I can keep going. Any preferences?

Oh and sorry for the short chapter, I'll do better once I know what I'm writing.

Thanks for reading :D