Life Starts Now (Revised) NaruSasuNaru

Don't Fight It (10 Years)

"If I fall back into you, don't fight it, don't fight it"

Something was bugging Sasuke, Naruto could tell just from the way he was lying on his bed, this time not even pretending to study. He was staring at what seemed to be nothing, perhaps the ceiling. By the look on his face Naruto knew that he wasn't really paying attention to where he was staring. He seemed to be too caught up in his thoughts to even care about anything around him. "What's wrong?" Naruto finally asked, breaking Sasuke out of his thoughts.

"Just thinking about something my brother said," he answered, still debating how much he should actually tell him. His brother seemed to think that he should tell him everything, but he wasn't sure that he could do that. He wasn't sure that he was ready to tell him everything, but at the same time part of him wanted to tell the blond.

"What was it about?" he asked, confused as to what his brother could have said that made him think so much. "Maybe if you tell me then I can help you," he suggested, hoping that Sasuke would agree. He didn't want to push the other man or make him feel pressured so he chose his words carefully.

Sasuke was silent for a moment, obviously thinking about what Naruto had asked. "You," was his answer. He saw the shock written all over the blonde's face, so he quickly added, "He thinks that I should tell you." He took a deep breath before adding, "Everything."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Naruto asked. "What does he think that you should tell me?" he questioned, trying not to come off to forceful with his questions. He wasn't sure what there really was to tell, he knew about his family, or at least he thought that he did. The Uchihas had been all over the news when it happened and so everyone knew the story. He also knew that Sasuke was gay, so it couldn't be that. He had been learning the trivial things about Sasuke through their friendship and it only made him wonder more what he could be hiding.

Sasuke looked down, trying to decide if he should tell him. He figured it was too late to turn back since he'd already told Naruto that it was about him. "Well," he said, not sure where to start. "I guess I should just start from the beginning," he sighed. He wasn't sure why he was telling him, but something made him feel like he had to explain. He couldn't explain why, but for some reason he felt like he could trust the blond and it kind of scared him.

"That would be a good place to start," Naruto agreed, earning a glare from the other man. "Sorry, please continue," he smiled nervously, not wanting Sasuke to change his mind.

Sasuke sat up, turning so that his feet were on the ground as he sat across from Naruto. He was unsure about telling Naruto everything that happened with his family, but he figured that he might as well considering that the conversation had already gotten that far. "He thinks that I should tell you about what really happened the night of my father's death," he elaborated. It was obvious that it was a difficult subject for him.

Naruto just nodded as a signal to continue. Sasuke took another deep breath, "My father was abusive." The words made Naruto frown, but he didn't say anything. He didn't want to ruin what may be his only chance to hear the story. "It was mostly my mom he hurt and then made up and excuse as to why she was in the hospital again," his voice was a little shaky as he remembered every detail of that night. "They were fighting again, I went down to see what was happening but my mother sent me away. She was always protecting me. Itachi didn't need protection, he was the favorite," he continued with his story.

Naruto could see that Sasuke was struggling with telling the story, "It's okay." He moved to Sasuke's bed and tried calming him down by rubbing his back softly. Sasuke quickly pulled away from his hand, making Naruto realize that he didn't want to be touched. "Sorry," he said quietly.