Brushing his tears away with fury he shakes his head, "That was pathetic of me" and begins to chuckle.
"No - no please don't think so. I thought it was nice to see a more raw side to you, I - I didn't know if anything would make you feel anything other than hatred anymore"
"After all, vengeance is my gift" he mutters.
"Sasuke... I understand why you'd want to do this-"
"But do you really Naruto? Do you really have anything you'd kill for anymore?"
My gaze shifts to the ground and I can sense that his expression has softened and he's remorseful for what he said but the only thing that's been in my mind since the moment I knew it was here, finally escapes my lips:
"I have you" I mumble and I can feel a ferocious wave starting to drown me, but he reaches for me and I swear to god I couldn't even breathe in that moment, the only thing I can feel is our fingers intwining and I know that I've fallen too deep that nothing will ever be the same, that I will never be able to escape.
But it's worth it for him.
Until he mutters the two words that I pleaded for him not to, whilst all I can manage is a blank expression in order to not eradicate completely: "I'm sorry"
"You didn't truly think that I could stay did you? I'm a rogue ninja Naruto- I- I'll never be able to retrieve my previous life" he starts to ramble.
"But you can Sasuke! You would've been taken already, had it not been this way" I say and reach for his hand again, this time his eyes aren't connecting with mine and the warmth that I felt is still there, but our eyes connect and all i can see is
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colours - a sasunaru story
FanfictionAs Sasuke returns home after an intense battle with Itachi and finding out the truth about his brothers actions, Naruto and Sakura couldn't be happier. Finally Sasuke is home, and they can't lose him this time.
