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Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. I own nothing and I make nothing from writing this.

Pairing: NaruSasu

Rating: PG-13

Warnings: Yaoi, language, AU. Don't like, don't read.

A/N: Part three of three, AKA the conclusion.

Into The Fray

He never knew getting rejected could be this painful, even though he'd liked Haruno Sakura for years. Every time he flirted with her she punched him and it felt like getting walloped by a grown man.

But this, this rejection hurt worse than a million of Sakura's punches combined. Sasuke made it damn clear that nothing would ever happen between them, before Naruto had even had the chance to come to term with his own feelings. Being shot down before even getting a chance to confess, by his own best friend, was something his mind couldn't process.

And it hurt so much.

When Sasuke walked away from him the second time, he'd almost felt his heart shatter. It was like watching a train wreck in slow motion and you couldn't do anything to stop it. Even calling after the asshole and begging him to stay wouldn't make Sasuke turn around and come back.

That was nearly three months ago and the bastard Uchiha hadn't said a single word to him since. This wide rift had formed between them and Naruto didn't know how to bridge it. How did you come back from something like kissing your best friend? Well, the honest truth was, you didn't. Not when that best friend was Uchiha Sasuke, at least.

In the silence of the empty classroom, his only company were the thoughts swirling around in his head. Sasuke wasn't going to just let this go. The bastard was going to hold this against him for the rest of their lives.

Naruto sighed as he laid his head on his arms and closed his eyes, willing the blessed realm of sleep to take him. He didn't want to go home yet. Sasuke was in a student council meeting and he was determined to confront the guy once and for all.

The blonde jumped when a hand fell onto his head, the fingers of it twisting and tangling in his hair. The gesture was meant to be soothing, but he could feel the tension weaved into the five digits as they brushed the nape of his neck.

"I'm not gay." The owner of the fingers growled out angrily. Naruto flinched but he kept his head down, willing his body to stop trembling. "I'm not gay," the voice said again, "but I'm not a coward, either."

"Sasuke-"

"Just let me finish." The raven said sharply, his fingers pulling lightly on Naruto's hair, urging him to keep quiet. A few moments passed before the fingers loosened and Sasuke presumably gathered his thoughts. "You-you've always made me doubt myself." he finally said, and Naruto could feel his friend give him a once-over, like he could hardly believe that just one person could make him question his infallible ego.

Actually, the idea seemed completely ludicrous if were being honest with himself.

"You get under my skin like no one else and you burrow in so deep that I can't shake you." Sasuke said this with a hint of amusement, although there was a bitter undertone that made the blonde's skin tingle with goose bumps. The fingers in his hair slipped down the back of his neck - brushed over a spot that made him suck in a sharp breath. "The people who hated you in elementary school are now your closest friends. Everyone one you meet is instantly family." Sasuke chuckled humorlessly. "Fuck, you make it so we can't leave you alone. What the hell are you?." he added in a whisper, his voice suddenly hoarse with emotion.

Naruto bit into his lip to stifle himself, tears rolling down his cheeks and dripping soundlessly onto his shirt sleeve. He'd never heard something this close to nice come from Sasuke ever.

The fingers in his hair tightened their grip painfully and suddenly Sasuke was leaning over him, his forehead pressed into Naruto's shoulder.

“You make me forget myself." The bastard said it with such conviction that it took Naruto's breath away. Sasuke never threw words around easily and something like this -

He fucking meant it.

Is this what it all lead up to? The forced kisses, the weeks of avoidance and heartbreak- -did it really lead up to this moment, with Sasuke leaning into him like he couldn't force himself to get up and walk away? It'd been so easy for him before. What the hell had changed in the time Sasuke had been avoiding him?

Naruto thought back to the first kiss, in the library, when he'd grabbed Sasuke's shirt and forced the raven to his knees. He'd forced those unfamiliar feelings onto him.

Fucking shit, he'd done the same the second time around. Naruto had shamelessly pinned his best friend to the bookshelf, actually sniffed him, and then stole another kiss.

How the hell could two dominate personalities coexist in a relationship? Someone would have to bend to the other's will for it to actually work out and neither of them would be willing to take one for the team.

After a few minutes Sasuke finally moved back into his original position, sitting calmly in the desk even though his hand was trembling where it was placed on Naruto's head. The blonde tried to lift it, but Sasuke was determined to make his peace without having to look at his face.

"Sasuke." Naruto said, his voice cracking on the last syllable of his friend's name. Give me a chance. Don't leave me alone.

He couldn't say anything else.

"I won't run away this time." Sasuke finally sighed, his hand falling away from Naruto's head so the teen could lift it. The blonde wiped at his eyes and sniffled softly, every part of his body thrumming with life for the first time since that first moment in the library.

It was kind've incredible that Sasuke would do this for him - give in to him - even though he was so adamant before. He'd said that Naruto made him weak and the blonde had to wonder if this is what Sasuke meant.

"What changed your mind?" Naruto asked quietly, reaching out a hand to grip his friend's arm--pulled him closer. Sasuke went without a fight and Naruto wondered how much it hurt his pride to be manhandled like this. "I've never seen you so shaken up, bastard." he teased lightly.

Sasuke snorted and tilted his head back, eyes slowly closing as Naruto found and held his hand, their fingers lacing together gently. The blonde felt off-kilter for a moment. This was so different from before that he couldn't even wrap his brain around it.

"I hesitated." Sasuke said softly, his eyes open again and boring into Naruto's, trying to make him understand. Naruto swallowed around the lump in his throat. "That first time...I should have pushed you away but I hesitated for a second and you literally forced me to my knees."

"And the second time?" Naruto breathed, invading Sasuke's personal space, leaning over the desk to get closer. "Did you hesitate then, too, Sasuke?" he asked.

A hand gripped the back of his neck and Naruto shivered as Sasuke whispered a soft 'yes' against his mouth and the blonde never realized how true that one word was. Sasuke didn't have to seek him out that day; should've fought back when Naruto had him pinned to the bookshelf. It was that second of hesitation that got him both kisses.

"Why can't I shake you?" Sasuke muttered, sounding almost insulted as he sealed their lips together. It was soft and dry, but it was ten times better than the other kisses because this one wasn't forced. It was short and sweet, but it was the best outcome either of them -- mainly Naruto -- could hope for.

He'd jumped headfirst into the fray and he'd survived.
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