Best Friend Sydrome

It had been ten minutes and forty five seconds since Sasuke let the blond in out of the cold. They both sat in the living room, two steaming cups of tea on the coffee table. Sasuke had his arms crossed over his chest while semi glaring at the wall just above Naruto's head while Naruto's eyes couldnt focus on anything, jumping from left to right and landing on Sasuke's blank face for a split second. Neither of them had been in a more awkward situation. Sasuke mildly wondered why he had let the blond in in the first place. His dark eyes slowly traveled to the blue traveling case by the blonds side. It told him enough to know Naruto had no where to go...

“So...” Naruto nervously broke the silence. “This is a nice place you have here.” Naruto twiddled his fingers. He had noticed all the pictures on the walls and tables of Sasuke with their old friends and people he had never seen before. They all looked happy but most importantly Sasuke looked happy. He was smiling in the pictures. It made the blond a little colder on the inside.

“Yeah it is.” Sasuke studied the blond while he wasn't looking. It was so odd to see someone he knew for being loud and spontaneous to be so meek and closed in. He had half expected Naruto start rummaging through his stuff asking when he hid the ramen...

“Are you living alone?”

“Sort of, She comes and goes...”

“She?” Naruto looked up at Sasuke. He was getting a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach.

“Karin. I met her about two years ago at a convention.”

“Oh...so are you two...” Naruto trailed off to let Sasuke put the pieces together.

“No. It's really just a convenience of her.”

“Oh.” Naruto said, sounding relieved, a small smile forming on his lips. There were a few more minutes of silence before Sasuke got fed up and asked what wad been on his mind since he set eyes on the blond out on his porch.

“Why are you here?” He asked truly wondering. The smile quickly slipped off the blonds face.

“You know? I really don't know.” Sasuke's eyebrow quirked. “I wandered back to our old town and I found Hinata. Did you know she's a chief of medicine at Konoha General?”

“Yeah, we all had a party for her when we got the news.” Naruto smiled sadly.

“Of course” He chucked a bit. “I had caught up with her and she gave me a bunch of numbers and addresses but since I don't have a phone...”

“You came here all the way from Konoha?”

“At first I wasnt going to come...I figure most of you guys hate me.” Sasuke frowned again. “But...Idk. Before I knew it I was at your door. I'm probably the last person you want to see right now huh?” Sasuke didn't answer. He couldn't, not with the millions of questions rocketing through his head and one finaly came out.

“Where'd you go?” It came out strained as if Sasuke was trying to hold it in. The blonds eyes widened for a seconds before he looked at the floor, trying to hide his face.

“I suppose I owe you that much don't I?” Naruto got up from the couch and wondered over to the window, Sasuke following his every move from the couch. Sakura told me she was pregnant and it devastated me since we had never even gotten intimate with each other. She told me she was drunk at some party and a guy had taken advantage of her and like an idiot I believed her. She told me that if her mother found out she'd make Sakura get an abortion and I didn't know what to do. It was then she came up with some plan. We would run away together when I turned eighteen since I would gain my inheritance from my father. That night I bought plane tickets and we left to America.”

“You never called...” Sasuke could feel his temper rising.

“I know...and I'm sorry. I know you would have tried to talk me out of it.”

“Your damn right I would have.” Sasuke raised his voice.

“I just...I just wanted to start a new life. Leave everything behind and start over with someone I loved and we would be a happy family...” His voice started to quiver.

“We bought a house, a car, things for the baby and for a while I was happy. But she started changing. Sometimes she would just go on these tantrums and outburst cursing me...but I took it because eI though this was what it meant to be in a family, sometimes you just couldn't stand the other person...most families are like that. What I didn't know was that she was slowly siphoning money out of my bank account into an account I didn't know about. Pretty soon I was running low on money and I didn't know why. So I got a job that kept me away from home for long periods of time. And you'll never guess what I found when I came home early one day...” He turned back towards Sasuke, unshed tears in his eyes.

“She was cheating on you.”

“With the guy that knocked her up surprisingly. Sakura had asked me for money before I got the tickets and I didnt think much of it. She had bought him a ticket as well and enough to put him in a place. Thats where my missing money had gone to. She was supporting him. It devastated me so I ran. I took out what ever amount of money I had left and I ran. I couldn't believe I was so stupid...”

“I can.” Sasuke got up from the couch. “Ever since I've known you...you always make these rash and completely stupid disisions! Without even telling anyone. We all knew Sakura never loved you. We all knew that! But still you never listened to us, you never did. The people who cared about you and loved you were trying to guid you and instead you listened to some pretty face and kind words. You never once stop to think that your behavior makes people worry about you.”

“I know and Im sor-”

“Do you know how long I searched for you!?” Sasuke cut him off, all the frustration coming out all at once. “Do you know how worried sick everyone was!? Do you know how heartbroken I was?” Sasuke stood there letting Naruto soak it all in, tears were streaming down both their eyes. “I loved you, Naruto. I would have done anything for you. I was the one that was there for you through half the bullshit, through all the depression, through the crisis' and the disasters. We had dreams damn it! And you threw it all away...you threw me away.”

“I didnt-”

“You left.” Naruto opened his mouth to utter something but it never made it past his lips. Instead his mouth drew into a line and he tried to stop himself from crying. He walked over to the couch and grabbed his backpack.

“It looks like I over stayed my welcome...if I had one.” He said, his voice still shaky. “It seems like I never did anything but make your life more difficult Sasuke, and now that you've finally gotten on track I don't think I should be here...there no place for me here anymore is there?” He put it on. “I didnt come here looking for forgiveness seeing as I don't deserve it. I came here to explain and hope you didn't hate me but it seems like I'm too late for that right?” The raven stayed silent. “Right.” And Naruto headed out the door and Sasuke did nothing but plop down on the couch. He flinched when he heard the door shut.

He ran his fingers through his hair. “I dont need this.” he muttered to himself. “I dont need him, all he does is make things harder.” He tried reasoning with himself.

“He has no place to go.” He heard his mind say.

“Thats not my problem, he got himself into that mess.”

“Your his friend...its your job to help friends in need.”

“How much of a friend was he when he left me?”

“He needs help.”

“And I need peace.”

“Knowing he's out there now, so close to you with no where to go, will that give you peace?”

“No...”

“Then?”

“I don't want to fall in love like that again.” He finally admitted.

“Thats something you'll have to deal with when it comes.” That though echoed through his mind. “If it comes.” Sasuke soon found himself walking out the door and looking down the street both ways. He didn't spot the blond.

“He couldn't have gotten that far.” He told himself as he jumped in his car. Taking off with speed he drove down the street and turned corners until he spotted the blond. How had Naruto gotten so far in a short amount of time was beyond him. Slowly Sasuke pulled up next to him and rolled down the window. “Naruto!” The blond seemed to flinch before looking at the car and spotted Sasuke.

“What do you want?” He asked, his voice still a bit shaky, still he kept walking.

“Get in the car.”

“Why?”

“Your coming home with me. You don't have anywhere to go.”

“Its fine. I'll find a motel and I'll be gone from here by morning.” Sasuke frowned at the response.

“Naruto, Im not going to let you stay in some rat infested motel.”

“I'm fine!” He shouted before picking up his pace.

“Damn it Naruto!” Sasuke sped up and pulled into the driveway of a house, blocking Naruto's route. Sasuke got out of the car. “You're always so God damned stubborn!” He glared at the smaller man. “You can leave in the morning for all I care just get in the damn car!” Sasuke was yelling, and he didnt care if people in near by houses were peaking out their windows watching. Naruto seemed to mull it over in his head before getting into the car. Sasuke soon joined him but not before glaring at everyone who had been watching, making them retreat back inside. The raven slammed his car door shut making Naruto flinch. He backed out and drove back to his house, slowly this time.

“You don't have to do this...” Naruto whispered.

“I know, I want to.” Sasuke mentally asked himself if he did want this and if he was ready for what was to come...

I just want to put this out there! I do not hate Sakura, in fact after the time skip she's one of my favs now. I just don't want her in this storyline...she would kind of muck things up.

Also Im sorry for the shortness...I was getting a little emotional writing this _

R&R plz