Bittersweet Symphony

Hello my dears. Here's the second installment of song fic. This one is a SasuNaru pairing. I used the song I'm The Only One by Melissa Etheridge.

Disclaimer: I don't own the song I'm The Only One the is the wonderful Melissa Etheridge's privilege.

WARNING: Shonen-ai people, two guys in love with each other and a slight angsty feel the I end with fluff. You have been warned so no flaming the pairing!

Chapter 2 I'm The Only One

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Naruto eyed Sakura almost sternly, "No Sakura-chan, I won't sing in a shinobi bar. The whole point of my singing is to have an outlet for my emotions without any of it getting back to Sasuke. If I sang at a shinobi bar then it would get back to him."

Sakura sighed and nodded, "Okay Naruto but I still think you should let Sasuke-kun find out. Maybe then he'd understand what an idiot he's being."

Naruto shook his head resolutely and Sakura relented in her campaign to bring Naruto and Sasuke back together, at least she seemed to.

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Sakura touched up Naruto's eyeliner and straightened his outfit, a pair of black leather pants that hung so low and clung so tight they were barely legal. His shirt was a skin tight sleeveless red T-shirt that had strategically placed holes that exposed black fishnet. He wore black fingerless gloves that had red silk ribbon ties that snaked up and around his lower arms. His feet were bare and he wore a black collar around his throat. Sakura freely admitted that if she wasn't in love with someone else she'd have jumped Naruto in an instant.

The blond had already performed his set for the night and was about to go out for an encore. He tilted his head, "Well am I decent again?"

"I'm not entirely certain that outfit can be called decent but you're back in order. Now go get 'em."

"Thanks for helping me out Sakura-chan."

"Oh don't thank me," she demurred. 'At least not yet.'

She walked out of the dressing room and dashed to make sure that Sasuke and his fiance were arriving right on time. 'Yup there they are. Sasuke-kun if you can leave Naruto for that chick's ability to bear your heirs after hearing him perform this song then you were never worthy of him.'

Sasuke led his fiance to a table near the back of the club and wondered why Sakura had suddenly asked him to meet her and her boyfriend at the night club; the pinkette had been refusing to speak to him ever since he'd broken up with Naruto. The raven scowled, it wasn't like he'd wanted to leave the blond but he had a responsibility to restore the Uchiha clan and since Naruto was absolutely male he couldn't help with that. It still hurt to be without Naruto though.

The Uchiha shook himself out of his thoughts as Sakura and her boyfriend approached the table and sat down. The kunoichi smiled at them, "It's nice to see that you made it before the encore. The singer is incredible."

"Hn, I'm surprised you didn't invite the usuratonkachi."

Sakura had to bite the inside of her cheek to control her temper so she wouldn't slap Sasuke. Instead she smiled, "Oh he's been tired lately because of staying out so late, not to mention the council demanding that he find a way to continue his line. The downfalls of being the Yondaime's son."

Sasuke grit his teeth as he said, "Then I suppose he'd better find a wife."

Sakura shrugged, "He doesn't really need to. He can find a volunteer who's willing to undergo artificial insemination then give him the child to raise."

Sasuke stared at her but before he could demand that she elaborate she turned her attention to the stage with a murmered, "Oh! he's about to perform, you have to see this Sasuke-kun."

The Uchiha scowled but turned to face the stage as the performer waled out to the microphone. Sasuke's mouth actually dropped open as his eyes roamed over the singer's form in disbelief. 'Naruto?!'

The blond curled his hand around the microphone slowly as the first strains of the song began to play. Sasuke watched hungrily as Naruto's lips parted to sing the song.

Please baby can't you see my mind's a burning hell
I've got razors a'rippin and tearin' and strippin' my heart apart as well

A tanned hand rose to grip golden locks then trailed down to clench over Naruto's heart and Sasuke felt a small pang in his own heart at the pain in the liquid velvet of Naruto's voice.

Tonight you told me that you ache for something new
And some other woman is looking like something that might be good for you

The Uchiha's eyes widened as he realized that Naruto was singing about them. About how Sasuke was leaving Naruto behind.

Go on and hold her til the screaming is gone
Go on believe her when she tells you nothing's wrong

Sasuke swallowed convulsively as he watched Naruto take the microphone out of the stand and walk to the edge of the stage.

But I'm the only one who'll walk across the fire for you
And I'm the only one who'll drown in my desire for you
It's only fear that makes you run
The demons that you're hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I'm the only one

Sasuke's fist clenched as he thought of how he'd always pulled away from Naruto when the blond got too close, afraid that he'd lose Naruto to Itachi's murderous hands. Every time he went back to Naruto he swore not to push the Uzumaki away again only to break his word, yet Naruto would still welcome him back with open arms.

Please baby can't you see I'm trying to explain
I've been here before and I'm locking the door
And I'm not coming back again
Her eyes and arms and skin won't make it go away
You'll wake up tomorrow and wrestle the sorrow that hold you down today

Sasuke watched as Naruto swayed to the music and poured out his heart into the mic and the words forced the Uchiha to think about the nightmares he had whenever Naruto wasn't sleeping beside him. Made him think about how he felt so empty without the blond there to smile for him in the morning and chase away the gloom of remembered family breakfasts.

Go on and hold her til the screaming is gone
Go on believe her when she tells you nothing's wrong
But I'm the only one who'll walk across the fire for you
And I'm the only one who'll drown in my desire for you
It's only fear that makes you run
The demons that you're hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I'm the only one

Memories ran through Sasuke's mind. Memories of Naruto diving in front of him to shield him from a tailed beast that Akatsuki had released, of the blond chasing after him determined to save him from Orochimaru, and of Naruto crying out in passionate abandon as Sasuke took him again and again.

Go on and hold her til the screaming is gone
Go on believe her when she tells you nothing's wrong

The Uchiha looked over at the woman he was engaged to and wondered if she'd be willing to risk her life and her very soul to save him as Naruto had done repeatedly.

But I'm the only one who'll walk across the fire for you
And I'm the only one who'll drown in my desire for you
It's only fear that makes you run
The demons that you're hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I'm the only one

'No she wouldn't but Naruto always will.'

And the only one who'll drown in my desire for you
It's only fear that makes you run
The demons that you're hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I'm the only one

As the song ended, Sasuke turned to his fiance, swiftly, efficiently, and ruthlessly broke the engagement, made his excuses to Sakura and her boyfriend, and dashed outside to wait for Naruto at the club's back door.

Sasuke's now ex-fiance left and Sakura lifted her drink to her lips with a smug smirk. 'Score.' Her boyfriend watched her with approval, "That was well done."

Sakura raised her hand to ply her fingers through his silky shoulder length dark hair, she was so glad she'd convinced him to change how he wore it, "Hmm let's hope that Sasuke won't blow it again."

He nodded and leaned in to feather a kiss over her brow, a move that always left the pinkette sighing dreamily, "I'm sure that if he does you'll manage to plot a way to get them back together again. You always do."

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Naruto stuffed his performance outfit into a duffel bag and walked out the club's back door only to stop short at the sight of Sasuke leaning against the alley wall. The Uzumaki swallowed to clear the sudden lump in his throat, "Hey teme, what're you doing here?"

The Uchiha walked over to stand in front of Naruto and lock eyes with the blond, "I'm an idiot."

Naruto's jaw dropped and he gaped at the raven for a few moments before saying, "Who are you and what have you done with Sasuke?"

The Uchiha smirked and lifted a hand to tug on a lock of Naruto's hair, "Usuratonkachi, I'm me."

"Since when do you admit to being an idiot huh?"

"Since a song slapped me in the face."

Naruto blinked in confusion for moment then backed away as realization hit, "How did you find out?"

"Sakura invited me to the club, citing that I needed to get away from shinobi life once in a while."

Naruto scowled, not noticing that Sasuke was stalking him as he backed up, "I'm going to kill her."

"I'm planning to thank her."

Naruto looked up in surprise as his back hit the alley wall and Sasuke caged him between his arms. The blond stuttered, "W-why would you thank her?"

Sasuke leaned in so close that his lips were a breath away from Naruto's, "Because, Naruto, if she hadn't I'd never have come out of my idiocy until it was too late."

"I don't understand."

The Uchiha nuzzled Naruto's nose with his own, "If I had married that woman I would have lost you, that would kill me."

"We'd still be friends and rivals teme."

Sasuke's gaze collided with Naruto's, "Would we? I think that after a while being just friends would be too painful for both of us. To be so close but unable to embrace, unable to kiss or make love, unable to simply be with each other as beloveds, could you do that for long Naruto?"

"..."

"I couldn't. I'd go insane. Naruto, I can't be without you. Stay with me as my lover, as my mate, be my strength and let me be yours."

"B-but what about your clan?"

Sasuke smiled, "There's always artificial insemination. Stay with me."

Naruto stared into Sasuke's eyes, seeing the banked emotions in the onyx. He raised a trembling hand to the raven tresses. Sasuke moved closer so that his lips brushed Naruto's with each word, "Promise to stay with me, forever."

The blond nodded, "Yes," and moaned as Sasuke sealed the promise with a kiss.

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