Life Starts Now (Revised) NaruSasuNaru

Broken (From Ashes to New)

"It could've been easy to part ways, but now you just feed me this parfait of bullshit with your lies mixed in. You can keep your games at the arcade"

Yukio sat on a ledge by a set of stairs leading up to one of the classroom buildings. He wasn't sitting there to wait for his next class, but rather he sat to watch Sasuke. Part of him was starting to feel like a stalker, but the other part didn't care. He wanted Sasuke back and he was going to get him back. He was sure that Sasuke didn't notice him because if he did then he would have left.

He watched as Sasuke studied, or at least he was trying to study. His blond roommate didn't seem to be letting him, which annoyed Yukio. Every now and then he'd see Sasuke let out a small chuckle and it made him want to punch the other blond. He felt that the other man was just getting in his way and something needed to be done about it. 'What can I do to ensure that he won't be a problem?' he asked himself. Yukio smirked when he realized that all he needed to do was make him break Sasuke's trust and then he could sweep in and pick up the pieces.

A short distance away Naruto and Sasuke continued to talk. "Come on, you know that you want to," Naruto smiled. Sasuke loved his smile, not that he'd admit it to anyone. It was something that scared him about Naruto. He had the same kind of smile Yukio had when they first started dating. "It's just one day, I promise it'll be fun," Naruto said excitedly. He wanted to get the other man out of his comfort zone, to loosen him up a little.

"Will it shut you up?" Sasuke asked, knowing the answer to the question was most likely no. The blond had been bugging him to go to a near by amusement park on and off for the past few days. Once he had heard that Sasuke had never been to one he had started to try to get him to go.

"I can't promise that, but you should know that by now," he continued to smile. He could sense that Sasuke was getting ready to cave in, which made him even more persistent. "But I will let you study right now if you agree to go," he promised.

Sasuke looked at him and sighed, "Fine, just shut up and let me study." He had been feeling eyes on him all day and he was sure that he knew who it was though he was trying to ignore it. Sasuke looked over his shoulder and saw Yukio staring at him. He had a mischievous glint in his eyes that told him that he was up to no good. He looked back toward Naruto and felt even more uncomfortable. The blond was looking at him and he was obviously worried.

"Ignore him," Naruto said as he realized what was making the other man uncomfortable. He could see that Sasuke was tense and he knew why. It was the third time that week that the man had been staring at them and he was sure he was stalking him at that point. Once could be a coincidence but three times wasn't, especially since Sasuke had said that he doubted Yukio's major was the same as his. In Sasuke's words, Yukio wasn't smart enough for that, but that may be the lingering bitterness talking.

"I thought you were leaving so that I could study," Sasuke replied. It was a defense mechanism. He never seemed to talk about things that made him uncomfortable. He never wanted to face his emotions and instead bottled it up as if nothing was wrong. It wasn't good for his mental health, but he couldn't help it.

"I just want to make sure you're okay," Naruto told him. He had a look of seriousness that was unusual for the blond. He was genuinely concerned about Sasuke and wished that he'd talk to him. He hoped that he at least talked to someone, even if it weren't him. He understood that they didn't know each other that well so he hoped he at least talked to Suigetsu or one of his other friends about how he felt.

"Don't worry about me. I'm fine, I've dealt with worse," he assured him, though the words weren't very assuring. It just made him feel worse to be reminded about how horrible Sasuke's childhood must have been.