I sat on the bleachers, watching Kakashi-Senpai rule the court. He was fast, agile, and graceful. With every jump his jersey would go up, reveling his sweaty, well-built body.

I'm in heaven~

The coach blew his whistle, calling his players over. They all stopped playing, dropping the basket ball to huddle around the coach. The coach would speak and the players responded with shouts. He then blew his whistle again, indicating that practice was over.

Kakashi-Senpai walked up to me and went through his bag that he had left besides me.

"Good work out there," I complimented.

"Thanks." He dried himself with his towel, yet never removed his face mask.

"Hey senpai?" I asked, "How come you're always wearing a mask?"

He looked at me with a smile. "Because it makes me look cool, don't you think?"

This guy...really is something else...

"Kakashi!" Shouted one of his teammates.

He turned around and looked at the teammate with the bowl cut hair. "What is this time Gai?"

"I challenge you to a free throw showdown!"

"You're an idiot."

"Kakashi, I've been practicing everyday for the last month and I'm 100 percent sure I'm going to win this time!"

"Gai, you know you're going to lose..."

"No, you're going to lose!" He shouted while running to grab a basketball.

Kakashi sighed as he closed his bag. "Sorry Naruko but I have to deal with this idiot. Maybe next time I can walk you home."

Woah what?! He was gonna walk me home?! And he said next time--ahhh I'm so glad I confessed!

"Oh uh sure! It's okay, I'm fine with walking home alone, believe it!" I hopped off the bleachers and headed for the exit. "I'll see ya tomorrow, senpai!"

He waved back at me with a smile then turned to give Gai senpai the attention he requested.

I was halfway home when I suddenly received a call from my home phone.

Oh crap, I forgot about him!

I quickly answered the phone and raised it to my ear.

"I'm so sorry Sasuke! I forgot about you!"

"Tch. Do you know what time it is? It's almost seven. Hurry up and get home."

"B-but what about the food?"

"Just come home. We'll just eat ramen."

"Hmm okay...Since you want me home so badly, I think I'll take the shortcut by Saint Madara--"

"No. Don't you dare go by that school, especially at this time."

"Huh?"

"Just come home the usual way."

"But...why don't you want me going by the school?"

"You're asking too many questions. Just hurry home."

He then hung up the phone, not allowing me to say anything back. That was weird...

I shrugged my shoulders and continued home the usual way. I wonder why he doesn't want me to pass by that school. If he wants me home so badly then it would be smarter for me to just go that way. Ugh, he's such a controlling idiot! No wonder we're so broken in the future!

I looked at the convenience store as I was walking, wondering if I should at least get something for him to eat. I loved ramen and I could eat that for the rest of my life, but I doubt he could.

"Sorry Sasuke, but I'm stopping by the store," I mumbled to myself. I then stepped into the store to buy him some food.

"I'm home!" I shouted from the door way. The bags of groceries I held in my hands rustled loudly as I tried to balance them in my arms. Removing my shoes took longer than I expected since my arms were occupied.

I was finally free from my shoes, so I walked into my home and towards the kitchen. I placed the bags down on the counter to put away the groceries.

The door to his room opened, and the sound of his steps slowly approached me from behind. "Tch. What did I say about coming straight home?"

I rolled my eyes and closed my refrigerator as soon as I was done. "Listen guy, all because your my man from the future doesn't mean I have to listen to you. I've been fine making my own decisions for the past 6 years. I don't need some guy to tell me what I can or cannot do. I do what I want, okay?"

Anger ruled his expression. "Tch. Whatever." He began to walk away back towards his room when I called him back to the kitchen.

"Aren't you hungry?!" I shouted from the kitchen.

"No," he growled.

He was about to slam the door shut when the growl of his stomach echoed through the apartment. His face flushed into a bright pink as he slammed the door to his room in embarrassment.

I laughed to myself, enjoying his child like behavior.Whatta kid...

I had finished putting away the groceries and I had one last thing to do. I reached into the last bag I had brought from the store and took out a rice ball bento. I hope he likes it...

I walked up to his room, knocked on the door, and waited for his response.

"Go away. I don't need your pity."

"Ha, like I would never show pity for you, you jerk! Just open the door!"

"No."

"Stop being a jerk and open the door!"

"No."

"You're acting like a big baby!" I complained as I rattled the door nob.

"No I'm not, and stop shaking the door nob!"

"Not until you open this damn door!"

I continued to rattle the door nob, trying to get his attention, when suddenly the door flew open. I lost my balance and began to fall forward into the room, but I was quickly caught by his strong arms.

"I told you to stop shaking it..."

I looked up at him as he held me in his arms. He really is handsome for a jerk...and his embrace...Is this what it feels like to be held by a man?

My mind began to wonder as it got lost in his beauty. What am I doing?! I need to stop looking at him!

He sighed, getting my attention as he released me from his embrace. "What do you want?" he asked.

I quickly shook my head and showed him the rice ball bento I held in my hands. "I-I got you this from the store...I kinda figured you might have been hungry. You don't really strike me as an instant ramen type of guy, heh heh."

He stared at the bento and then back at me. "You're an idiot."

"Huh?! Is that really the thing you want to tell the person that's holding your food?! I'll drop it; don't mess with me!"

He gave a small smile and reached for the bento. "Thanks..." He then closed the door to enjoy eating his food on his own.

Well...At least I got him to say thanks.

I sighed while I walked back to the kitchen to heat up some water for my instant ramen. He sure is a lonely guy, huh? Maybe I should go eat with him. Food always tastes better with others.

I smiled at my idea and grew excited to eat with my almost ex-husband. It had been six years since I last had a meal with someone at home.

Sasuke P.O.V

I smiled at the rice ball bento my wife had given me. Somehow, she managed to guess my favorite food...

I hugged the bento in my arms as I thought about my wife that I had left behind in the future. I miss her...

Coming to this era reminded me why I fell in love with my wife. Despite how rude and blunt she was, she was always genuinely kind, even to someone as cold as me. I truly loved my wife, but because I loved her, I had to let her go.

I sighed sadly as I remembered the purpose for coming here. I can't let her meet me in this era no mater what. I want her to be happy even if it costs me my own happiness.

I sat down on the floor, unwrapping the clear packaging of the boxed lunch. I set the wrapping aside and began to pray. I was never a man of religion, but when times got rough for Naruko and I, we turned to a greater power for help. Religion is what kept us going in our times of darkness. Thank you for the food...please continue to protect my wife...amen.

I went to grab a rice ball when the door to my room slammed open. "What the-?" I looked to the side to see my wife walking in with a cup of her instant ramen.

"Yooo~" She walked in and sat besides me on the floor. "Sooo I noticed how lonely you were so I decided to come and eat with you!"

"Huh?"

"Come on, don't get shy now~" she teased while removing the lid of her ramen cup.

We sat on the floor besides each other, eating and not saying a word. My wife had always been the one to start our conversations when we were younger. After 10 years I thought I would be better at starting conversations, yet even now as a 27 year old man, I still relied on my wife to start our conversations.

She slurped her noodles happily before turning towards my direction. "So today I actually met with Kakashi-Senpai! It was kinda awkward because all I did was stare at him, so when he got up to leave, I accidentally confessed, ahhh I'm still so embarrassed by that!"

"Of course you would do that." I then smiled to myself as I thought about how she did the same to me.

"Oh! And you won't believe what he said to me. He...called me cute~!" She squealed happily besides me.

"Looks like things are going as planned."

She nodded her head and shifted her body weight so she would land on my side. She rested her head on my arm and looked up at me with her beautiful sea blue eyes. My heart sunk in my chest as her eyes glowed at me. Please don't look at me like that...

"They are going as plan. Thank you Sasuke!"

Her smile shined brighter than the sun. It was enough to send tears to my eyes, but I couldn't allow myself to show the sorrow I truly felt about leaving her. I avoided her gaze and continued to eat.

She remained leaning against my arm as ate her food. As soon as she was done, she slurped the broth that remained in the cup, letting out a satisfied sigh.

"Well, it's getting pretty late, so imma head to bed," she said with a stretch. She stood up off the floor and offered to throw my trash away.

"Don't you have home work to do?" I asked while passing her my empty bento.

"Yeah, but I'll just do it in class when the teacher's not looking." She stuck her tongue out playfully and walked towards the door. "Good night Sasuke~"

"G-good night..."

She was about to shut the door when she gasped, staring back at me to say one more thing. "Oh and Sasuke!" she said loudly, "I hope you can find happiness too...I may not know what happened to us in the future, but I do know that you're a good guy...anyway, good night~"

She shut the door to my room and walked away. The tears I had been holding in slowly streamed down my face. I tried my hardest to wipe the tears but they wouldn't stop falling. I love you Naruko...

Everyday that I spent with her was a great reminder on why I loved and married her. It broke my heart watching her in love with someone other than me, but I knew it had to be done.

Because I love you...I have to let you go...