REMINDER: This is an alternate ending (a continuation thereof) to the original ending.

I don't remember much of what happened... but I remember I ran away.

"Naruto!"
I blink and step back. I look over to Kiba, who's panting heavily.
"Don't let him suck you in again!" My cheeks are glistening with tears and I don't know what to do. So I just silently weep. I fall to the floor and both Sasuke and Kiba flank my side.
I sat in a huddled mess before standing up and wiping away my tears.
"C'mon Naruto, let's get you away from this monster," Kiba began to lead me away. Sasuke caught my wrist.
"I don't think so. You're not the boss of him, he's free to choose me if he please," Sasuke growled. It was like watching a neko and inu fight.
"Fine then, Naruto. Tell him off."
"Naruto, you know you want me back."
"Naruto..."
"Naruto."
"Naruto!"
"Naruto!"
I trembled and turned away from both before running away. I remember hearing Kiba say, "Nice job, ass munch. You made him run away!"
To which Sasuke replied, "He wouldn't have run if you hadn't shown your ugly mug around here."
I blocked out the rest and just ran as long and as far as I could.

I sigh and look at the palms of my hand as I sit on a brick half-wall that was connected to the sidewalk I had previously been running on.
I ran as fast and as hard as my legs could carry me. Having once been part of cross-country, I ran a good ways. I stopped running around the time that sundown came. It was now pitch black outside, save for the streetlights.
I look around and sigh again. "Dammit Naruto..."
I have no idea where I am. I just continued to run and run, until finally...
"At least they won't find me here," I state as I look at the Night Sky. I had lied when I said Sasuke was never romantic. He just was RARELY romantic.
As I look at the night sky, the stars twinkling about, I remember one of those times.

Sasuke was being unusually sweet on me that day. I arrived to school with a mysterious bouquet of red roses in my locker (I knew who they were from because it had his special "signature" on the card). He was still fake-dating Sakura at the time.
I sniffed the roses and smiled happily as I read the cheesy poem he had incorporated: "These roses are red, your eyes are blue; What would I do, if I ever lost you?"
I giggled. He must have blushed so hard when writing that. He's so detrimental most times that it's nice to see him being favorable for once.
As I passed him in the hall that morning, I averted his gaze, cause I knew I'd blush. He secretly slid a note into my jacket pocket and I turned the corner before taking it out and reading the contents.
"Meet me at Shintori Park tonight at 20:00."
How romantic. I smiled and flitted through the day. When 20:00 rolled around, I made my way to the park and sat on 'our' bench. I had carved "S + N" in side of a heart I also carved into the wooden bench. It was an old style park and I loved it. He had scorned me for carving our initials into. I waited and at about 20:05, Sasuke came up to me.
"H-Hey Sasuke-kun," I blushed profusely as I stared at this handsome man before me.
"Come." Just a simple command, but I obeyed. I followed him to a small hill where a blanket and small picnic basket were set up. It was a summer night, so it's not like it was cold outside or anything.
I sat on the blanket and he sat next to me. We looked up and just stargazed.
"What do you see?" He asked.
"I see... the Archer... the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper... uhm... that could be Sirius, the star that represents your birth month..." I wasn't too into astronomy or astrology like Sasuke was.
He chuckled and I blushed. "You're learning. Over there is the Canis Major and over there is the Canis Minor." He pulled me close and pulled them out. I tried to focus, but I couldn't help but think about how nice it felt to be in his arms. "Hey, baka, you listening?"
"Ah! Yeah! That one's Canis Major and that one's Canis Minor!" I pointed them out and he sighed.
"I said more than just that..."
"Ah... I'm sorry..." I blushed more.
He pulled me close and kissed the top of my head. We remained cuddled for hours until I fell asleep on his chest. I awoke in my own bed with a card on my nightstand. It read: "I hope you had a great night." And it had Sasuke's 'signature'. I smiled.
So it wasn't a dream.

I smile and exhale, breath coming out white. It was winter now and that summer night had been from long ago. Almost five years ago. A blush tinges my face. I shiver, having forgotten my jacket this morning and dressed in pants and a tank top. Suddenly... I feel a jacket fold around me as I'm pulled into a body of warmth. I look up and see...
Well... I'm stunned at who I do see. It isn't Sasuke and it isn't Kiba.
It's Sai.
"Sai...?"
"I heard that when two bodies are close together, the colder one absorbs the warmer one's heat."
"That's... correct..." Not romantic... wait, why did I want that to be romantic?! Because of the gesture? Geez I'm hopeless.
"You're Sasuke friend has connections. He found out my phone number and asked me to take you back to the dorm should I find you, and lucky me I did. I wonder if I'll gain a reward," Sai smiles and I grimace.
"Is that all you ever think about? Monetary gain?" I sigh.
"Not necessarily monetary. I should like to draw both of you in the nude in a most beautiful position."
I blush and look away. "Not happening!"
"Ah, I know you are shy, but it is truly for art. And both of you have truly beautiful bodies to look at. It would be a great honor to draw the both of you," He smiles.
I give a single laugh and a slightly-defeated smile. As much as I have tried to hate Sai, there's just no way. He's too much of a kind guy.
"You're a hard person to hate, Sai," I look down.
"I am? I thought I was rather easy to hate since you never give me the time of day," Sai pointed out.
"I was trying too hard to hate you... but I think that's because you and Sasuke share like features... I hated you because your features reminded me of him..."
"You two were an item," He states with an epiphany.
"Yeah... and after three years, he wants to get together again, but I'm not sure how I feel about that..." I look up at the constellation again.
"Then don't think or feel... let your dreams guide you," Sai states in poetic manner.
"Yeah..." I stand and hand him back his jacket. "Let's head back to the dorm... do you know how to get there, because I have no idea where I am."
Sai chuckles and nods. Soon, we're back at the door. I ignore both the dog and cat yelping at me asking where I've been and just head to my dorm, clearing my mind. I'm not thinking. I'm not feeling.
I'm just gonna dream.

This alternate ending has been interesting to write.
I hope you all have been enjoying it as much as I have.
Also, I'm hoping to finish this up before next year.
Because... well... I have school next semester and probably won't have time for fanfics. :(
Best regards!

Your author,
Nova