In Stereo ~ SasuNaru AU

Chapter 26

The days slowly ticked by, the school year inching closer and closer to its end. Students were in the midst of taking their final exams, picking out colleges, and applying for last-minute scholarships. Naruto had tons of work piling up on him. He had to make a decision. He had to pass his final exams. He had to work extra hours to get enough to apply for a student loan. He had to apply for scholarships to even be able to afford the tuition fee. He had to look for a college. He had to get into one. He had to pick his major. He had to decide his future within the next 10 days.

Naruto crossed out another day on the calendar on his wall. He was counting down the days until the one that changed his life happened, but he had decided. He knew what he was going to do, and he was confident in the decision he made.

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Sasuke was sitting on a pile of papers. Sheet music written for the band, study material for finals, and paperwork in general He was quite literally up to his neck at work, and he didn't know where to start. Lately, all that has been on his mind is Naruto, wondering what choice he had made and hoping that it was the right choice to stay with him. Sasuke knew that was selfish, but that was what he wanted.

The days were trickling like life out of a drainpipe. With the school year coming to a close, there was a rush to get everything done, except Sasuke didn't have to worry; he wasn't applying to college. He was continuing his career as a musician. Sakura was still threatening to release all of the information to the press, and Sasuke was trying to figure out how to get rid of the evidence.

Convienently, Sakura had shown up at Sasuke's apartment looking for him. He didn't know what she wanted, but he opened the door for her anyway.

"I want to travel with you on tour," she said, straight-faced.

"No way," Sasuke replied.

"Well, we are still dating after this year ends; remember, the footage doesn't go away," Sakura smirked slyly.

"That's it; I have had it up to here with your bullshit. I don't care for you at all; I may even hate you, and the only reason I even talk to you is because you are blackmailing me like the manipulative bitch you are," Sasuke seethed.

Sakura ran to the bathroom down the hall, crying, and locked herself in there. Suigetsu and Jugo had come out of their rooms after hearing the commotion.

"I think you upset her," Jugo said.

"Good," Sasuke replied.

The two returned to their previous activities, and Sasuke sat down on the couch and saw that Sakura had her phone there. He picked it up, and little to his surprise, a picture of him was her wallpaper. His password was a fairly easy guess; it was his own birthday. Sasuke went into her photos and permanently deleted all of the pictures of him and Naruto, as well as the accounts that Sakura had posted and contacted the press with.

Sasuke had done it; he was free from her choking grasp. He could announce that he was no longer dating that bitch. Sakura eventually came out of the bathroom, still wiping tears from her face, but Sasuke only smirked.

"Stop that and apologize now," she demanded," or I will post more."

"You have power over me no longer," Sasuke said. "It's all gone."

Sakura screamed in frustration and stormed out of the apartment, slamming the door behind her. The other boys peeked out of their rooms to see the ongoing fight, but quickly went back to what they were doing.

Sasuke had finally done it. After a month, he was finally free from her sickening grasp. He was free to be with Naruto now. Everything was going just as he wanted it to.