Unshed Tears ~ SasuNaru

Chapter 4 ~ Kept Secrets

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"

-Lao Tzu

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'Was Sakura right?'

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Naruto POV

It's hard to get up in the mornings when your stuck in someone's arms. It was hard to even get the chance to turn of the alarm clock. I cried myself to sleep last night, but if it wasn't for Sasuke being there to comfort me, I probably wouldn't have fallen asleep at all. "Sasuke... It's time for school" I tried to escape his grip, but the more I tried, the tighter the grip got. "No, if you go then it's going to be cold" I sighed. "Well, it's time to get ready for school, so I can't stay here and keep you warm" I said with a small chuckle. He frowned and loosened his grip, letting me get up and get ready.

After getting my uniform on, brushed my teeth and fixing my hair Sasuke was still in bed. "Oi, Sasuke. You have to hurry, we have to go in ten minutes" This made him fly out of the bed and into the bathroom. I couldn't help but silently laugh. "Why the hell didn't you say anything, you usuratonkachi!" A vein popped up on my forehead. "The hell are you yelling at me for? I said that you need to get ready for school from the very first minute I woke up" Was he in a bad mood today, or was he just joking?

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It was finally lunch break, and I was super hungry. My stomach growled the whole morning, and it was so emberrassing when everyone else in class turned around to look at the very person who made the sounds. "Sakura, Naruto, do you want to eat outside? There's so many people in the cafeteria" Sasuke asked. Both me and Sakura nodded as we went out to the backyard.

"Honestly you two! You both look like you've seen a ghost! You're more pale than a vampire" Sasuke and I looked at Sakura, afraid that we probably would have to tell her sooner or later. I looked down on the ground and was determinded that I wouldn't say anything. If Sasuke wanted to say something, then he could go ahead, but I won't.

Sasuke sighed. "Well, maybe it's the best for you to know" Sakura tilted her head in confusion. "Naruto recently moved into my house due to some serious circumstances" Sakura got even more confused. "What circumstances?" Her voice was just as confused as her expression. "I will only tell you if you promise that you won't tell anyone else, got it?" Sasuke voice was hard, but Sakura just nodded, promising that she will keep it a secret between the three of us.

"Naruto... used to get daily beating by his dad" I shivered at the thought. My minds went back to the old days, when the beating got worse and worse for every day. I looked at Sakura. Her face was as pale as ours', and her eyes was bigger than human eyes could get. "And due to that, Naruto moved into my house and now lives with me and my family, so he could get rid of the beatings. Now his dad has been arrested and a trial is going to be held in 13 days" Sasuke took a deep breath and continued. "This trial makes both of us nervous, and Naruto has trouble sleeping at night, and if he can't sleep then I can't sleep. That's why we look like zombies" Sakura's eyes widened more and more every second, though I didn't think it was possible.

She looked at me with a scared expression. "Naruto... How long did you endure this?" I swallowed. I can't lie to her, but she is going to be the one beating me up if I don't tell her. "For about... 11 years?" I said it more like a question than an answer. Her aura became purple and I gulped. "Why the hell didn't you tell us sooner?! We could've helped you!" I looked down on the ground again. "I didn't want you guys to get in trouble. But it's alright now! I don't have to worry anymore!" I fakes smiled, because I knew that I was going to get hurt mentally at the court, and if I got hurt, Sasuke would get hurt too.

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"See you tomorrow, Sakura!" Me and Sasuke waved of Sakura and went home. After Sasuke told Sakura everything, I couldn't stop being horribly nervous about the trial. '13 days left' I thought as we made our way home. My hands shaked, my breath hitched every now and then and I wandered of in my own thoughts every second.

My mind went back to reality when I felt Sasuke's hand grab mine a little. I looked at Sasuke, he had a worried expression. "I'm sorry" I said, faking a smile once again. "Why are you smiling when you don't really want to?" I dropped my smile at the question. "I don't know, maybe it's just that I want to think that everything is going to be alright" Sasuke sighed, and stopped me. "Relax. It's going to be okay, I promise! It's almost two weeks left, so save your worry for then, okay?" He gave me a warmly smile, and I couldn't help but smile back. I nodded, reassuring myself that it was going to be okay.

We continued to walk home in silence, which didn't bother me. The rest of the day went by as a normal day should, but deep inside, I couldn't stop worrying about what's going to happen.

Sasuke POV

I hate to see Naruto suffer so much. I can't do enything to help him stop worrying. All I can do is to be there for him when he cries himself to sleep. All I can do is to hug him and tell him that it's going to be okay, but deep inside I think I'm lying to him. I can't know for sure that it's going to be alright after the trial. What if everything actually goes wrong? I've already talked to my parents, and they say that they will get the best lawyer they know, but maybe Minato gets an even better one?

"Sasuke?" I snapped out of my thoughts. I looked to my side and saw Naruto staring at me with worried eyes. "You look worried, did something happen?" I shook my head. I didn't want to make him worry more than he already does. "No, it's nothing" I smiled at him, but it took him a while to drop his worried expression. I looked at the clock. "It's 10 PM, I think it's best for us to get ready for bed" He grinned. "Yeah, otherwise you will be the same as you were this morning" he said and stood up and walked out to the bathroom. Well, excuse me for being tired...

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"Goodnigh Naruto" I said sleepily. "Goodnight Sasuke" he yawned and stretched, but I was lucky enough to be at a good distance from him this time. I was about to fall asleep when I heard Naruto say something with a very weak voice. "What? I didn't hear you" I said, annoyed. "No, it's nothing..." I turned around so I faced his back. "No, what did you say?" He took a deep breath.

"I, uh.. Could you... uh, hug me like you did last night?" He said it so weakly that I almost couldn't hear it, but I did hear it. I silently chuckled and moved closer to him. I put my arms around him and tightened my grip. Maybe this was wierd, hugging your best friend like this, who is a guy like myself. But, maybe there was something more than just plain friendship. Maybe there was some love involved in this friendship? I couldn't stop wondering about it. But maybe there was? I fell asleep, tightening my grip around Naruto, puling him closer, wanting to have him as near as possible.

'I'm in love with him'

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