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"Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry."

-Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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xxxFinal Chapter: Alwaysxxx

Sasuke slowly opened his eyes to the burning morning, squeezing them shut and then blinking groggily as he brought the room into focus.

Sasuke first noticed that his arm was numb, placed under and wrapped around a heavy weight, his fingers curled around something soft, warm, and rounded that was shivering just the slightest bit. He moaned and lifted his other hand to rub the sleep out of his eye with the heel of his palm, memories of the previous night slowly unraveling themselves from the blurry wrappings of dream and reality.

His lips twitched into a small smile when he clearly remembered where he was, who he was with. What they had done.

He recalled the feel of hot skin caught helplessly between his teeth, the pulsing of blood beneath his fingers as he held his partner's wrists. The warmth that had cradled and welcomed him between his legs when they became one, and the way their bodies had melded so perfectly when they moved along each other against the wood of the headboard.

He remembered everything. But the night had lacked one very crucial thing that would have completed his mind crashing experience with the most important words he yearned to hear.

Yes, it had been ecstasy to listen to the other cry out as he marked him. And yes, it had been heaven to hear to him beg for more as he slid in and out of him. All of the other's moans, his pants, his pleas, his cries had slowly dried up the lake of doubt within the pit of Sasuke's being. But there was one drop left, one drop that hadn't been evaporated. It had stayed, soaking, only because his confession, which had slipped out of its own accord in the heat and throws of scalding passion, had yet to be answered to.

Perhaps even acknowledged.

His smile fell away at this thought, and at the realization that his chest was being touched and smeared by warm liquid. He cast his gaze to see the white sheets rising up and down at an uneven pace. Hiding the person he had made love to, dreamt about, and couldn't wait to see this morning. A pale hand reached up and gripped the fabric, pulling the shield down to reveal Naruto crying mutely on his chest.

Sasuke reflexively threw off the sheet and sat up, his arm falling away from the other's shoulder and causing Naruto to slide off and begin to wipe furiously at his tears.

But the Uchiha would have none of that. His features took on a soft, concerned look as he pulled down Naruto's hands, cupping his face and bringing it close to his own. "Hey, hey, what's the matter?" He murmured softly.

Naruto let out a shaky breath and hooked his hands on the pale boy's wrists, looking down and shaking his head slowly. "S-Sasuke...I can't...last night...I'm..." He broke off, not finding the strength or will to finish what he was saying.

Sasuke tilted his head and brought the other's face up to meet his gaze. His heart clenched to see those unearthly blue eyes wet, puffy, and rimmed with red.

What the hell had happened?

Naruto tried to drop his stare again but Sasuke gripped his chin and forced it higher. "Look at me," he commanded, then sighed when Naruto met his eyes only to shut them closed in what was probably just an act of rebellion.

Sasuke smiled and slid his hands down slowly, skimming his fingers over the other's neck and running them along his shoulder blades before lightly dragging his nails down the hard expanse of chest and stomach, ending his journey by harshly gripping Naruto's hips and pulling him forward until he straddled Sasuke's lap. Through all this, Naruto had shivered under the caresses and whined to be touched, so Sasuke knew the fire from last night was still burning bright.

Sasuke breathed heavily and cupped the boy's face again, tan hands automatically flying up to retake their positions of hooking onto his wrists. Sasuke eyed the hands before turning his attention back to Naruto. "Tell me what happened. Why are you so upset? What about last night?" He encouraged.

Naruto stared at him and parted his lips; tears trickling one by one as his breathing picked up. "Don't make me say it..." was the quiet reply.

Sasuke raised a brow at that comment but didn't move. "Say what? Tell me what's wrong." He flinched when Naruto suddenly broke down and let out an abrupt sob, tightening his grip on Sasuke, face contorting into something desperate and tears flowing freely. "Don't make me say it!" He repeated in a stern yell.

Instead of backing away, Sasuke pulled him closer and hushed him quietly. "Shh, I won't make you do anything; I just want to help you."

Naruto shook his head and let go of Sasuke's wrists, moving them to the other's hair instead and pulling him close enough so that he panted heavily into Sasuke's mouth. And he whispered the boy's name repeatedly, "Sasuke, Sasuke...Sasuke..."

Despite the situation, Sasuke found himself slightly aroused from the contact and the absolutely erotic way Naruto was breathing his name. It sounded like a sin falling from his lips with the amount of desperation that one word held.

"Shh, shh, it's okay, relax. I'm right here, calm down Naruto."

"Sasuke...I can't...I want to...but I-"

"It's alright Naruto, you can tell me, I'm here for you."

Naruto searched the other's face warily. He wanted to tell him, so badly, but saying it...saying it out loud...made it real. If he said it, he'd be breaking a promise to himself... He couldn't do that.

But Naruto he knew he was lying to himself, he knew last night hadn't just been a fuck for him no matter how much he wanted to believe it had been. But if he kept quiet, if he didn't say anything, it wouldn't have to be made a reality. He could barely admit it to himself, and if he admitted it out loud he knew the force of truth in the words would slap him in the face.

Could he keep it to himself? If he could let it simmer there in the back of his mind and pretend he didn't feel that way, then Sasuke would believe he didn't because Naruto had never said it was true. He had once told Sasuke he hated him, and that was true. Naruto had believed it, and because he had voiced it, Sasuke had believed it as well. And Naruto never lies.

Naruto knew what he felt now was no lie, but Sasuke didn't need to know that. He could just tell Sasuke last night had meant nothing and be done with it.

But that would be a lie. He wouldn't lie to Sasuke...and he didn't want to admit these feelings and make them a reality.

So what the fuck was he supposed to do?

He suddenly threw a nasty glare at Sasuke. 'You're the worst thing that's ever happened to me,' his mind cursed with unrestrained venom.

But the moment he thought those words, his face blanched, and he was overcome with such guilt that his stomach turned and the taste of bile rose in his throat. He sobbed again and buried his face in Sasuke's neck, his fingers still tangled with black strands and he whimpered the one word that remained steadfast and unchanged through the confusing mess of his morals and thoughts: "Sasuke..."

Sasuke kissed Naruto's hair and wrapped his arms around him. "It's okay, don't be upset."

He couldn't tell him.

"You can trust me."

He had to tell him.

"I'm here for you."

He didn't want to tell him.

"I love you, it's alright."

Yes...he did.

Naruto slowly dropped his hands from Sasuke's hair and wound them loosely around his torso, his mouth drying up before the words even left his throat and fell from his lips in a feather soft whisper, "...I love you too."

Sasuke flinched and gripped him tighter, his heart skipping a beat at the confession. "Is that..." He licked his lips and turned his face into Naruto's hair. "Is that all you were trying to say?"

Naruto didn't respond.

"Naruto," he called sternly. "Is that all-"

"Yes..."

Sasuke's eyes unfocused as he replayed how broke down Naruto had been just a few moments ago. He never dreamed it would be so difficult for someone to admit something like that...but in Naruto's case, he could understand. He was also numb with the fact that those words had calmed him. Sasuke could not think of one problem, one difficulty, nothing troubled him at this moment, all because Naruto had erased his doubts with those four little words.

Nothing mattered right now. Not Itachi, not Kyuubi, not Orochimaru...nothing. This wasn't about their pasts; this was about their present and their future. And presently, they loved each other, and that was all Sasuke needed to know.

He jerked when Naruto whispered his name. "Yes?"

Naruto looked up at him. And Sasuke, for a split second, did not recognize him. Because Naruto's face was held in something that Sasuke had come close to but had never actually seen on the other's face before: complete vulnerability. As if his hidden confession was the only thing that had held up the barrier between them, and the minute he had voiced it, the wall came crumbling down.

Naruto averted his gaze to the window, surprised about how suddenly he'd stopped bawling, and glanced back at Sasuke, looking him straight in the eyes. "I...can't afford to lose you too, Sasuke." He leaned forward earnestly, whispering against his mouth. "I don't know...what will happen to me if I do...What I'll end up doing to myself. I've lost too many people."

Sasuke flicked his gaze from Naruto's lips to his chest and back to his eyes. He pulled him closer. "I won't leave you."

Naruto bit his lip. "Promise me."

Sasuke's mouth parted and he sighed. "I don't-"

"If I'm going to let myself feel this way for you, then I want your word that it'll be worth it, Sasuke." Naruto explained, quiet but firm.

"I...hm..." Sasuke clicked his tongue as he thought of a proper way to phrase what he wanted to say, moving a lock of blond hair behind a tan ear. "I promise that I will never leave you of my own choice. If I can be with you, I will, Naruto. Is that all right?"

Naruto cupped Sasuke's face and hovered over him when a picture of Orochimaru flashed across his mind. "I can't lose you," he repeated.

"You won't."

Naruto nodded and closed his eyes as Sasuke pushed up against him, pressing their lips together. And a smile pulled around the corners of his mouth when he realized he could kiss Sasuke now with no promise boundaries or moral restraints holding him back.

x-X-0-X-x

Kakashi had a lovely surprise for his students today. A pop chemistry quiz.

So, he had taken the liberty of moving the desks very far away from each other to avoid any instances of cheating, which he noticed had been going on a lot lately during his tests when he sat down to read his perfectly clean little orange novel. It was SO clean, just look at the cover, not a speck of dirt!

Well, after he had passed out the quiz, which consisted of three questions based on atomic matter, Naruto was surprised to find that he had breezed through it in less than five minutes. Even with his little emotional breakdown this morning, it seemed that Sasuke's tutoring managed to stick with him. But he muttered a curse when he remembered that Sasuke was at least two desks away from him, so he couldn't fuck with him or...actually fuck with him or anything. There was nothing to do!

First, Naruto opted for fantasizing, where he could dream that he was inconspicuously giving Sasuke a hand job below the desk and laughing as the boy tried to contain his moans and whines. But shit, that would give him a hard on wouldn't it? Fuck...well, then all that was left was to go to sleep. And so that's what he did.

But just as he was drifting off, Naruto jerked awake and snorted as something hard struck him on the head. He frowned at the crumpled ball of paper on his desk and picked it up, his lips forming the words silently as he read it.

Meet me in the bathroom in seven minutes.

-Sasuke

First, he scrunched up his nose as he pondered why the hell Sasuke would pick such a random number as seven to meet in the bathroom. Seriously, five was good enough, and just what the fuck did he want to meet in the bathroom for anyway?

This morning suddenly flashed across his mind: the extreme groping/make-out session/dry humping events that happened on the bed, followed by the hickey inducing/blow-job/wet humping that took place in the shower... He had a pretty good idea exactly what it was Sasuke wanted in the bathroom.

He suddenly looked up as he heard a desk shuffle and saw Sasuke walk up to Kakashi, ask him something, and Kakashi reply with a shrug and something that sounded like, "They're your bowel movements" then wave him off. Sasuke nodded and proceeded to the door, sparing a glance at Naruto before walking out.

Naruto raised a brow and looked at the clock.

The second hand ticked four times.

"Okay, that's long enough." Naruto stood up and took the same path to his teacher's desk, tapping on it lightly. "Can I go to the bathroom?"

Kakashi snapped his book shut and slammed it on the table. "Why do you kids insist on asking me if you can go take a shit? I don't care, just go."

Naruto grinned and turned away.

The silver haired man sat back in his chair and picked up his book, opening it and then peeking over at the retreating student, smirking. "Not that I care about how you touch each other when others aren't around, just as long as you pass my tests."

x-X-0-X-x

Naruto peered inside the bathroom cautiously. "Sasuke?" he whispered, before stepping inside. He yelped when he was suddenly shoved against the door and a pair of hungry lips crashed on top of his. He felt a tongue squirming inside his mouth, prying him open and he harshly gripped Sasuke's hair. "Mmn! Sa- mph!" Naruto saw the other's hand turn the lock next to his head and felt him press harder against his unresponsive partner, pushing him into the door.

Naruto growled and yanked him away roughly with his other hand, panting for the breath Sasuke had stolen with his little surprise hello. "What the...hah...what the hell Sasuke?"

Sasuke frowned slightly. "Sorry, and that was not seven minutes, dobe. Or did you forget how to count?"

Naruto shrugged and looked around the empty bathroom. "I got bored. How did you know no one was going to be in here?"

The Uchiha smirked and grabbed Naruto, flinging him to the sink and cupping his chin in his hand, forcing him to look at themselves in the mirror before whispering in his ear, "I didn't."

Naruto chuckled. "Figures you'd be some kind of freaky exhibitionist. And what, my dear prick, do you plan to do with me since you dragged me down here?"

Sasuke smiled and began a trail of kisses down Naruto's neck. "I know you're stupid," he murmured against the skin. "But I think even you can figure that one out on your own."

Naruto groaned and tilted his head to the side, allowing his lover more access. "Humor me."

"Oh I'll do a lot more than that, dobe."

"Teme."

"Ursuratonkachi."

"Fuck you."

Sasuke suddenly jerked Naruto's head to him so they were staring at each other. "Anytime." He pressed their mouths together, running his tongue along the seam of Naruto's lips, savoring the taste of him and reminding himself of all of last night's hidden pleasures that had unlocked themselves for him.

And now he was going to explore them all over again.

Naruto arched back and began grinding himself into the sink in front of him, but Sasuke noticed this and pressed hard enough against him to cease his movements. "No pleasuring yourself here baka, that's what you have me for." His breath was hot in Naruto's ear as he shoved a hand inside of his pants, tracing a finger along the sensitive skin of Naruto's confined member.

Naruto moaned. "Shit..." He tossed his head back into the juncture that connected Sasuke's neck and shoulder, nipped at the skin there. "We don't really have a lot of time here."

Sasuke paused for a moment before smirking. "We have enough." He pulled his pants down, along with his boxers and waited for Naruto to do the same.

Naruto glanced at him before following his example, and he caught Sasuke's hand when he saw it reaching for him.

Sasuke gave him a wary look. "What's wrong? Are you all right?" The morning events replayed in his mind, and he readied himself to comfort the other if he fell into that state again.

Naruto shook his head and stepped forward, causing Sasuke to take a step back. "I'm fine; I just don't like it when everyone else does all the work." He continued forward until Sasuke bumped into the wall between two stalls.

Sasuke shivered as Naruto went down on him. Feeling Naruto's fingers skim down his torso, even though it was still clothed, sent shivers racing up his spine and fire raining down to his loins. He wondered briefly, if you could die from wanting someone so badly.

When Naruto reached the waiting erection, he wasted no time. He licked his lips, wrapped a hand around the organ, and brought it to his mouth, his other hand moving to grasp Sasuke's hip.

The Uchiha was literally shivering with anticipation as he twined his fingers with sunshine hair, watching his member disappear between pink lips under half lidded blue eyes, his own slipping shut as he released a soft moan.

Naruto groaned and swerved his tongue over every patch of skin he could get to, bit lightly with his teeth, which made the boy above him shudder. He smiled around the erection, working it with his mouth and massaging with his tongue as he moved his hand to play with the other's balls, circling a finger around the velvety flesh and feeling them tighten beneath his ministrations.

Sasuke banged his head against the wall. "Fuck..." The wet heat wrapped around him right now was almost as good as the heat of actually being inside Naruto. God...was it normal for a mouth to stay that slick? It felt so fucking good.

When Naruto actually began sucking, oh God, Sasuke knew he would lose it. He mustered up all his willpower and yanked at the other's head so he let go.

Naruto looked up at him in confusion, wondering if he'd done something wrong.

Sasuke was panting, and he had to gather himself before he could speak. "Not before...I'm inside..." was the best broken thing he could manage.

Naruto blinked before nodding and standing up, allowing Sasuke to guide him back to the sink in front of the mirror, which he made Naruto face. Sasuke had composed himself better now and was able to function properly. He reached in front of the boy, who was breathing quickly, and turned on the faucet, wetting his fingers, and then turned it back off.

Sasuke buried his face into Naruto's neck before squeezing two fingers into the other's entrance. He kissed the skin lovingly when Naruto whimpered and began scissoring the digits.

Naruto bit his lip to keep from making too much noise, and when he felt he was ready, he pushed down on Sasuke's invading fingers. He smiled with the realization that last night, even though what they did had meant something to him, Naruto had just wanted it, and was enjoying it with limits. But now, he was open with Sasuke, and he could enjoy whatever they did together to the fullest. He turned his head to meet the other's lips in a gentle brush. "Sasuke..."

Sasuke smiled and pulled his fingers out, the head of his cock replacing them. Sasuke pressed his cheek against Naruto's and pushed the other's gaze back to the mirror. "Last night when I made love to you, you were the most beautiful thing I had ever seen."

Naruto chuckled and hooked his hands on the edges of the sink, staring at Sasuke in the mirror. "Stop over exaggerating."

But that smile didn't falter. "I want you to see how beautiful you are."

Naruto groaned and arched when Sasuke slid into him, the pain winding up his spine like a snake and sinking its fangs in, followed by the fiery burn of pleasure spreading through his limbs and eating away at the pain.

Sasuke snuck his hand under the other's shirt, palming it over the expanse of hot, sweaty flesh, and whispering in his lover's ear to keep his eyes on their reflection.

Naruto groaned and tried to do as he was told. He let his gaze lock onto themselves, taking in his flushed face and desire drenched eyes. Sasuke's eyes fixated on his as his thrusts jerked him forward. Naruto began panting, from the sheer erotic viewing of watching them fuck each other and the raw need for more. He reached an arm behind him and gripped a fistful of Sasuke's hair, tilting his head slightly so their lips met but never removing his eyes from the mirror. He whispered harshly, "More..." He felt Sasuke move to bite down on his neck and he spoke again, "If I'm so fucking beautiful, eat me."

Sasuke's head snapped up to burn Naruto's eyes in the mirror with his own wanting gaze. "I'll fucking devour you."

Naruto smiled and closed his eyes, tossing his head back. "Good." He gasped when Sasuke abruptly pulled out of him and slammed him against the wall that he himself was pleasured against only minutes ago, the mirror forgotten. Sasuke lifted him up and wrapped his legs around his torso before slowly allowing him to sink back down onto his erection.

Naruto moaned and lost his fingers in inky black hair, yanking the other male mere centimeters away from his own flushed face. They panted heavily into each other's mouths as Sasuke's thrust became deeper and less gentle, his upper body rubbing against Naruto's leaking member and spreading pre-cum over his stomach.

Sasuke moved to reach for Naruto's neglected cock, but found his hands gripping tightly to Naruto's sides instead, pulling their bodies as close as physically possible. "God, I love you." He moaned before Naruto sealed their lips, and bit down when he emptied himself into Naruto's heat.

Naruto shuddered; his insides touched with Sasuke's seed caused him to come as well, semen spilling out of his member and onto themselves. His fingers did not lessen their hold on Sasuke's hair, even as they slid down the wall and bathed in the calming afterglow of sex. He in fact, tugged him closer and stared at his eyes, "I love you too." His heart fluttered when Sasuke smiled and nodded, still inside of him.

Naruto couldn't lose Sasuke, he couldn't. He bit his lip, 'That's why he has to know, so he can be safe.' Naruto pushed a bang out of the other's face and murmured a quiet, "Sasuke."

Sasuke looked at him and cleared his throat, feeling questions arise when Naruto put a hand up to his throat and touched the pink scar. "Yeah?"

Naruto averted his gaze to his side. "You were right about this...someone did it to me."

Sasuke felt a fire of anger flare in his stomach. "Who?"

The other looked at him calmly. "You have to promise me you won't go after him."

Sasuke rolled his eyes, "You and promises-"

"Do it."

"Tch...fine, I won't."

Naruto nodded and licked his lips before looking away again. "It was...it was Orochimaru, the morning after we went to the club. I don't know how he got in. But he came, cut me, threatened to hurt you and left."

Sasuke did his best to hold back his anger, but it still showed through his eyes. "Why didn't you tell me about this?"

"I...I don't know. I thought it would be better...I guess, if you didn't know about him."

"Why is he out for me?"

Naruto stared at him. "My guess...because you make me happy...like Kyuubi did. And he also mentioned your brother, but I don't remember what he said about him, I'm sorry."

Sasuke's head snapped up at that. "Wait, you said Orochimaru was a drug dealer, right?"

Naruto nodded. "Back when I knew him, he probably still is."

Sasuke's gaze drifted away distractedly, the white packet Itachi had given him surfacing before his mind's eye. "So that's where he got it from..."

Naruto tilted his head. "Who got what?"

Sasuke flipped the memory over and over again in his mind, then decided that he didn't want to relive that time with Naruto, or share Itachi's drug connections with Orochimaru. He leaned down and planted a kiss on Naruto's lips, soft and reassuring. "What they do is none of our concern, I'll look out for Orochimaru." He pressed his forehead against Naruto's, smiling down at him. "Nothing is going to tear me away from you; I'll kick their asses if they try."

Naruto laughed and hit his shoulder playfully. "You? Uchiha, you couldn't kick a can."

Sasuke snorted through a smile.

Naruto tilted his head and brushed their lips. "Well...you're coming over tonight, right? I have whipped cream..."

Sasuke grinned. "Mmm, that does sound sinfully inviting...but I haven't been home in over three days. Let me go and give them a heart attack, ne?"

x-X-0-X-x

The first thing Sasuke laid eyes on when he entered his house was Itachi, sitting cross legged at a brown table with a book open and cradled in his fingers. The elder Uchiha glanced up and smirked. "Well well well, look who's come back from the dead. I was beginning to think something awful had happened to you, little brother." He eyed the dark spot on Sasuke's neck, his lips twitching. "Or perhaps...not so awful?"

Sasuke sneered. "Itachi, I know about you and Oro-"

"Uchiha Sasuke!"

Said boy actually flinched at the tone of his father's voice, turning to meet the fuming man's gaze in the hallway.

Itachi closed his eyes and snapped his book shut. "I think I'll take my leave now."

"No. You stay right there Itachi. This concerns all of us."

Sasuke shifted his backpack on his shoulder and dropped it on the floor, crossing his arms over his chest and staring defiantly at the eldest man in the room.

Fugaku was red with rage, a prominent vein pulsing in his forehead. "Where in the hell have you been, Sasuke?"

Sasuke shrugged. "Out."

"Don't you dare behave smart with me! You have been gone for nearly a week!"

"I've been gone for three days."

The man breathed heavily and wiped a hand down his face. "You're very lucky your mother isn't here right now, she's about ready to wring your neck. We went to your school two days ago and you weren't there. You've been doing that frequently they said, Sasuke, you've been skipping, even after I told you to stop."

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Cry me a river why don't you? I don't see what the problem is. Yes, I've been skipping, but I'm passing fine-"

"I don't give one damn if you're passing!"

Itachi stood up abruptly with a smile. "Father is impressed with winners Sasuke, those at the top and above everyone else, of which you no longer are."

Sasuke snapped at him. "You shut the fuck up you fucking drug-"

"No Sasuke, you shut up! You have lost your right to any say in this house concerning anything! Your brother and I have discussed it and come to the decision that he, Itachi, will inherit the company solely."

Sasuke's mind went blank with shock. His shoulders slumped. With wide eyes and a parted mouth, Sasuke turned back to his father, stared at him. "Alone? ...By himself?"

Fugaku nodded.

Sasuke blinked, wrapped himself in his thoughts. 'I...I did it...I won..." He let out a startled laugh, something caught between relief and disbelief. He glanced at Itachi. "So...you get it all to yourself." He chuckled, "What a surprise."

Itachi sniggered. "Don't worry otouto, I'll be sure to send you my love."

Sasuke closed his eyes and smiled. "Like I need it," he said sarcastically.

"And as for you, Sasuke,"

He averted his attention back to his father.

Fugaku frowned deeply at his second son. "I've had just about enough of you."

x-X-0-X-x

Naruto groaned with annoyance as he trudged to the door. He was in nothing but his boxers, but he had been napping so whoever had to balls to come knocking at his door and wake him up would just have to deal with it. He growled as the pounding continued. "I said I was coming! Damn, don't break your fucking wrist, shit." He placed a hand on the doorknob and turned the lock with his thumb, pulling open the door.

His blue eyes widened and he felt heat rush up his neck when he was met with a dark-haired Uchiha at the other side of the door. "Sasuke?"

Sasuke chuckled. "Hey dobe."

Naruto stepped outside and left his entrance opened a crack, grinning up at the other boy. "What the hell are you doing here? I thought you were going back home?"

Sasuke turned away with a smile. "Well, if you don't want me here, I'll leave."

Naruto grabbed his wrist. "That's not what I meant, you ass. And why did you knock? You have your own key."

"I know how you are about privacy and 'personal space'."

Naruto snorted. "Don't bullshit me; I know you couldn't care less about that. You fucked me in the school bathroom."

Sasuke closed his eyes and tilted his head. "Tch, true." He opened them and grinned down at the other boy. "But don't frown like you didn't enjoy it."

Naruto laughed at him and looked down, catching eye of a suitcase by Sasuke's feet. He raised a brow and pointed at it. "What's that for?" A sudden thought flashed across his mind, remembering Sasuke's college plans. He looked up at him, flicking his eyes across the other's face."Hey...you're not going somewhere, are you?"

Sasuke blinked and looked down at the small, bulging rectangle. He smirked. "Oh that... No actually, I got kicked out."

Naruto flinched and dropped the boy's wrist, a grin stretching his lips. "You're kidding! You got kicked out?"

Sasuke playfully whacked his head. "Only because of you and your damn lessons. So, I was thinking that you could take responsibility for this monster you created and take him in?"

Naruto laughed and crossed his arms, leaning against the frame of the door and looking half-lidded at Sasuke. "Only on one condition."

Sasuke chuckled and stuffed his hands in his pockets, staring back at the boy. "And what might that be?"

Naruto moved his hands to his hips and held his head up haughtily. "You buy me as many toys as I want."

Sasuke slumped and sweat-dropped. He had been hoping the condition would've been a little...dirtier. "I'm not buying you anymore more water-guns to soak me with, Naruto."

Naruto smirked and stepped forward. He wrapped his arms around Sasuke's neck, bringing his head down and shaking his own slowly from side to side. "Teme, teme, teme..." Naruto stared at Sasuke. "C'mon now," And with a smile, he threaded his fingers through ebony hair, chuckling under his breath. "Who said anything about water-guns?"

-End-

I'm aware there are still questions about this. To name a few: The relationship between Itachi and Orochimaru? What the hell happened to Sasuke's original friends? Fugaku finding out about Sasuke's tattoo? Has Naruto really gotten over Kyuubi?

All of which will be answered in the sequel, "Of Memories and Promises." I will update this story with a notice when the sequel has been posted.

I hope you enjoyed. Reviews are welcomed :)