Lost In You

Prologue: The Bottom

I always knew that you'd come back to get me

And you always knew that it wouldn't be easy

To back to the start and see where it all began

Or end up at the bottom to watch how it all ends

The airport was crowded and hard to navigate for the twenty-three year-old man who searched so hard for his only one.

"Naruto!" Sasuke's voice echoed in the small hallway of the terminal. He shoved a younger man to the side and took the hand of his one true love.

"Sasuke? What are you doing here?" Naruto tilted his head and took the hand of his frantic lover. Sasuke was in a fierce upset that Naruto just couldn't understand.

"Don't get on that plane! Please, Naruto!" Sasuke shouted. He was gasping for air and his beautiful ebony eyes shined with wetness that Naruto would've never expected from the stoic man.

"I have to, Sasuke. I don't know when I'll get another chance like this." Naruto whispered. He reached out and took the pale, smooth skin of Sasuke's cheek in his hand and kissed silky lips.

"There will be other chances, Naruto! Just please, not this one! Not this flight," His voiced calmed down to a panicked whisper.

"What's wrong Sasuke, you're never like this." Naruto murmured quietly.

"Six times I came to stop you from getting on that plane and five times I failed. I said things that weren't entirely true or not what you needed to hear. So this time, I'm going to say how I really feel and what I want." Sasuke took the blonde man's hands and Naruto became aware that everyone in the terminal was staring at them.

"Sasuke, can we talk about this later? Over the phone? When it's not so embarrassing?" Naruto asked quietly. Sasuke shook his head.

"No, you need to hear this now! Uzumaki Naruto, I love you. I've loved you since the day we sat on the curb waiting for the police to come and sort out the mess I made. Those first words you said to me, do you remember?" Sasuke squeezed the hand held between his own tightly. Naruto scratched his chin with his free hand.

"When I said that I wanted to talk to you for a long time but never got the chance?" Naruto questioned. Sasuke nodded.

"Yeah, I fell in love with you Naruto! I love you and you can't leave me now, not like this. I can't live without you!" his voice rose a few notches again and Naruto blushed as he heard women and teenage girls simpering at this dramatic love confession unfolding before their eyes.

"Sasuke, I love you too, but it's not like we're never going to see each other again." Naruto whispered. Sasuke bit his lip and looked down at his feet.

"If you get on that plane… you'll be going to a place where I can never reach you. Please Naruto, stay with me." He said, his last attempt.

"You know I can't. This is really big Sasuke. I'll call you as soon as the plane lands and talk to you the whole way to the hotel, alright? Don't worry." Naruto cooed softly. Sasuke shook his head.

"No," he said. "If you won't come home with me now, then I'm going to America with you." He said. He pulled out a ticket and crossed his arms. "I can't live without you, and I don't plan to, either."

"Sometimes, I really can't believe you." Naruto chuckled softly, fighting his rising blush. "If you wanted to come, you could've just said so." He stood on tiptoes and kissed his lover once more.

"Shut up. I'll do what I have to," Sasuke held Naruto's hand tightly as they made their way onto the plane. Sasuke watched the doors shut and knew this was the end of the line. "Some things just aren't meant to be changed, I guess." He whispered to himself as he took the seat beside his beloved. Sasuke took Naruto's hand and held it tightly.

"Are you going to be alright? You're scared of planes right?" Naruto whispered worriedly. Sasuke smiled at him and nodded.

"I'll be fine because I have you here." He whispered, his voice cracking only slightly. He looked out the window at the wing of the plane. "I'm sorry Kyuubi, I know I didn't shape up to be all that you expected of me, but I can't be completely selfless. I'm only human," he murmured to the darkness. He saw the red eyes glaring at him and the nine-tailed fox cursed him under its breath. Sasuke chuckled and sat back in his seat, looking at worried ocean blue eyes.

"Sasuke… I'm really glad you came. I was scared to go by myself, actually. I had this bad feeling and was going to come home but then you showed up and called my name and the feeling went away." Naruto smiled. Sasuke's jaw dropped.

"Six times, I watched this stupid plane go into the air and went home to hear it crashed. Six fucking times and all I had to do to keep you from getting on was going home and waiting for you to come back…" He whispered in disbelief.

"This is your captain speaking. Please make sure all luggage is secured and seat belts are fastened as we are about to initiate take off." The intercom spoke. Sasuke closed his eyes as the fear dug its way up his body.