AN:Well final chapter of The Secret! Hope you have enjoyed this story as much as I have.

So much has happened since we started this story together! I feel like I've grown as I write these tales, and with every passing chapter the world changes.

Hope you stick around for the next series of stories I will undoubtedly write. Always with love, I write.

"I truly see life as a winding road one we will all share."3 Kit

Watakushi wa tsune ni ai Always Love Me

Chapter-4

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The team had finally arrived in Konoha much to Naruto's delight. He'd hurried the group along until they stood in front of godime As soon as the group had given their report and recieved their share of the profit Naruto rushed out of Sasuke's view. The raven had wanted to stop Naruto and talk to him, but when he turned to get his money Naruto had vanished.

Outside the clouds where still rumbling from a rain the group had just missed, pudles lined the wet roads as Naruto hurried home. A clash of lighting lit up the sky as more rain began to fall. Naruto began to get cold from the water that was soaking him to the bone. He turned a familiar conner when he accidentally ran into someone who was rushing home as well. "Sa...so-" The blond was caught short, his eyes had met with the ones of whom he'd ran into. Panic poured in, his heart rate sped up, it...it was him! The blond's eyes widened as he crawled back away from him. The man however hadn't noticed who he'd run into, he smiled and told the kid to hurry home. His smile faded when he spotted the whisker marks on the blonds face. The rain now drenching Naruto making him shiver. He picked himself up and ran away as fast as he could he didn't dare look back, but he didn't look where he was going either.

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Sasuke walked out of the Hokage's building, his eyes traveled to the sky seeing the dark looming clouds he decided to search for Naruto. Something about the blond was worring him. Sasuke ran to Naruto's normal hangouts, but to no avail.

It wasn't long before the ever-looming rain began to fall again. Sasuke's view began to became obscure due to the heavier rain. "Surely Naruto wouldn't be out in thi-" Sasuke was cut off by a flash of blond running past him as if someone was chasing him. Sasuke waited a minute but no one came after the blond. The raven clinched his fist angry at whatever made Naruto run, but he chased after the fleeting Uzumaki.

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Naruto ran what seemed like miles until he felt that he was far away from the man, little did he know what part of town he'd run to The Uchiha District. He stopped and looked around. The sound of someone running through puddles and then a heavy panting as the runner stopped. Naruto bit his lip as he turned around surprisingly he found Sasuke stooped over catching his breath. "Why where you chasing me, datte bayo?" Sasuke stood up giving Naruto a Think stupid look.

"Let's just get inside you're shaking." Naruto hadn't noticed it, but he was then again so was Sasuke. Naruto nodded following Sasuke towards his house.

Inside it was massive the house had many rooms but only a few where lived in. The two had stopped in the living room where Naruto sat on the couch. "I'll be back in a moment." The blond nodded as he soon threw off the soaking wet jacket, it felt better some of the cold was off but his clothes where still wet. Sasuke soon returned a towel drying off his hair, he looked up towards Naruto and threw him a towel.

"Thanks." Came his small reply. Sasuke tensed but relaxed when he began to speak.

"You need to change clothes, or you'll catch your death of cold." Naruto shrugged he had only a few pairs of clothes and obviously they weren't there. Sasuke sighed leaving the room once more, only to return a few minutes later. In his hands was a black shirt, blue pajama pants, and a blanket. "Here take your wet clothes off and hang them over the tub." Sasuke lead Naruto down the halls until they came across the bathroom. "I'll be in the living room." He pointed as he walked back.

Naruto took off his wet shirt it made a "slopf" sound as it was flung over the curtain rod. Then began to drip dry. His hands traveled over his skin, his fingers remembering all the bruises and cuts. That had long been healed by Kyuubi's power. A few moments later a set of orange clothes hung all in perfect alignment. As Naruto set out for the living room. It was nice the dry clothes were warm against his cold flesh. He soon spotted Sasuke sitting with the blanket over him, the raven made Naruto catch his breath in his throat. The tiny strands of black hair falling ever so carelessly across his face as he craned his neck around to see how Naruto looked in his new clothes.

"You feel better now?" Naruto smiled then nodded as he sat next to Sasuke on the couch. The tv was playing an old black and white movie, a little boring to Naruto's taste but before sleep got him he heard Sasuke whistle gently as the air exhaled. The Uchiha had fallen asleep! Naruto laughed inwardly at Sasuke, then his snikers stopped. Even when he was awake Sasuke was pretty, though he'd never admit to it. Naruto was envious of that mature beauty, but when he was asleep Sasuke took on a whole new level of beauty. The dark strands that had mindlessly been thrown about where now neatly laid framing the ravens face. Naruto pulled the cover revealing a pair of pale cold feet, but Naruto ignored them and laid down close to Sasuke.

I've decided...I'll tell him. Even if he never looks at me the same again I'll tell him.

Sasuke clinched his eyes hoping to bring more sleep but it didn't happen his body was awake. He sighed but got up, that's when he noticed that Naruto wasn't laying on the couch. must've gotten up. Sasuke stretched and stifled out a yawn as he walked in to the kitchen to make a hasty breakfast, but sitting at the table was the blond. His hands softly gripping the tan cup, Sasuke followed the steam up to Naruto's face he seemed to be lost in thought over something. Sasuke softened his steps and sat down, Naruto still hadn't noticed him.

"Naruto you ok?" The words jerked him out of his thoughts and brought him back into reality.

"Mornin'" Naruto smiled. "I woke up early and couldn't go back to sleep so I made me some tea if you don't mind.

"Sure what's mine is yours." Sasuke shrugged. He wanted to know what Naruto was so deep in thought about. He quirked a brow but didn't ask.

--Flashback—

The cold had begun to strike at Naruto's feet awakening him, his eyes met with the pale face of the Uchiha's, their faces where so close he almost kissed Sasuke but he felt that he shouldn't. He pulled the cover back and made his way into the small kitchen. After shuffling the kitchen around he found a small tea pot and a few tea leaves. He sat down his hands at his mouth, eyes staring at absolutely nothing.

"Kyuubi?" Instantly everything went quiet as if someone had muted the world.

"Yes?" His rumbling voice emitted from the cage.

"I…I'm lost. I really don't know how to go about this." The blond sat in the murky water bring his knees up to his chest.

"Why should I care?"

"I just… what would you do?"

"I would just mount then get it over with and move on to the next." Naruto froze.

"Ok that's really helpful." He said sarcastically. "What would you do in my place?"

"Mount that Hyuuga girl." Naruto's face became even more serious "I mean it, Kyuubi." He laid down low and looked the blond eye to eye.

"I would-" He was cut off by Sasuke's Naruto you ok? "Well it looks like you get to work it out with out my help."

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Sasuke was about to stand up and being making breakfast when Naruto stopped him.

"Sasuke… I-I want to tell you the truth. I haven't been fully honest with you." The blonds' blue eyes stared deep into the cup. "When I was six years old a man brutally beat me until I almost died…but before he did that he." Naruto stopped his eyes filled with tears, Sasuke was tempted to tell him that he didn't care any more and to just drop it; but he could see this was something that Naruto wanted to do so Sasuke just sat and waited for him to continue. "He…" Naruto lifted his hands then dropped them around the cup. "He raped me." The words came out so fluidly that Sasuke almost missed them. "And over the course of my life other people have, done the same thing. Either beat me to a pulp or..."

The Uchiha looked away he couldn't stand what he was hearing. He bit his lip forcing back the tears and words he knew that he shouldn't say. Naruto's eyes blue as they where seemed dull and lifeless as the tears spilled down the tan cheeks. The memory fresh on his mind and heart, Naruto pushed the cup away and laid his head into his arms and began to cry into them; Sasuke sat up and stood as he began to walk Naruto could hear the padded foot steps and thought to himself. I knew it. I knew it as soon as I told him…it'd be just like everyone else. He's going to leave me. It hasn't changed…I'm still all…alone… He's…he's leaving me. The tears came faster now, Sasuke saw this and walked closer to Naruto. He wasn't one to touch anyone for him it was taboo, but he pushed that aside and sat down next to Naruto he wrapped his arms around the blond leaning his head on to Naruto's shoulders.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to leave you."

Naruto felt his heart jump. He lifted his head as his eyes met with the darker ones of the raven; he smiled a sloppy one sided smile. Sasuke reached a hand up and whipped way some of the tears that where still falling from his tan cheeks. Naruto turned fully facing Sasuke he leaned closer to him and wrapped his arms around his neck. Burying his face into the nape of Sasuke's neck, Sasuke was a little stunned but wrapped his arms around the blonds' slender back. He soon felt Naruto shaking under his arms then a warm liquid touched his neck. Sasuke held Naruto closer laying his head on one of the shoulders. "Shh…don't you worry. You'll never have to be alone or go though that again." He whispered into Naruto's ear while rubbing circles on his back to clam him down.

"Thank you Sasuke." Naruto squeezed out from the sobs and through the tears. "I don't know what I would have done if you had been like everyone else." Sasuke clinched Naruto tighter never wanting to let him go. "Sasuke…" Naruto mumbled into his back.

"Yeah what is it Naru?" The blond sat up his hands on each of Sasuke's shoulders, looking him eye to eye.

"Nothing." He smiled his foxy smile, the tears still glistening on his face. He leaned down closer to Sasuke and pressed his lips on to Sasuke's pale ones. Then pulled away, but Sasuke's hand traveled up the blonds frame stopping at his face still damp with the tears, he brushed them off with the side his thumb.

"Silly Usuratonkachi, you look your best when you're smiling." Naruto nuzzled his cheek into Sasuke hand.

"Alright, but just for you."