I'm sorry

It doesn't matter now.

"I love you, Naruto. I love you, I love you, I love you! I'm in love with you!" Sasuke said and with that, he fell on his knees squeezing his eyes shut...

Naruto stood there almost paralyzed for a couple of seconds. "I love you..." those words he'd been expecting to hear for so so long. Those words that he dreamt about almost every night. Those words that were supposed to make him the happiest man alive but right now, they where just stabbing him right in his chest.

"What?!" He screamed suddenly. "Why... why in hell are you telling this to me now! Why now!? Why... Sasuke!?" The desperation was clear again as he screamed.

"Because I do!" Sasuke replied from the spot he sank in. Naruto turned his back to the front door pushing himself against it and a sudden dizziness took over him as he left himself slide down to a sitting position. He swallowed down the sickness threatening to come up once more and shut his eyes in an attempt to make the numbness go away. He almost couldn't feel his body, he only felt the liquid gathering inside him and he brought one hand to his eyes and the other supporting him in the floor. He waited until he was able to speak again.

"Do you know how long I waited for you to say that, Sasuke?" He said softly, still afraid of throwing up in Sasuke's living room floor. "Do you know how many times I dreamt about it? But... not now, Sasuke. Not like this"

Sasuke stood up from where he had fell and started running to reach Naruto as he could see the blond was feeling sick again. He just wanted him to understand... he needed for him to believe in his words. He almost hugged him in the floor but Naruto stopped him putting one hand in front of him so he couldn't get closer.

"Naruto..." he said, not knowing what was happening. Then he noticed a couple of tears going down the blue-eyed's cheeks.

"Can you just do me a favor? Only one? Make Sakura happy. Please. She truly loves you and I know you love her too. You both deserve to be happy..." Naruto said and he stood up and ran outside quickly. He was desperate. He felt sad, heart-broken and sick and he didn't want to puke in front of Sasuke once more. He had to runaway quickly. To his bad luck, obviously Sasuke went out following him and, not only that, Kakashi and Shikamaru were at the corner by Sasuke's apartment. Kakashi had told Shikamaru what he had seen when he had arrived and Shikamaru also told him what had happened at Sakura's apartment. Since Kakashi had sent Sasuke looking for Naruto, they knew where they would probably be at and they wanted to know if they were fixing things up or, as it actually happened, if Naruto was going to go away. Both of them were scared because a drunk Naruto was at least twice as dangerous and unpredictable than he normally was. That was bad... to say the least.

"Oh shit" The blond said in a tone that only himself could hear. He knew those two were there because they cared, but he just didn't want to see or talk to anyone. In fact, seeing them there and seeing Sasuke pursuing him triggered a desperate feeling on him to just disappear.

"Naruto!" Kakashi called from the corner.

"I'm fine, sensei. I'm just going home. I'm not drunk anymore so please just leave me alone" he said hoping they wouldn't want to walk him home but he was wrong. Kakashi followed him anyway while Shikamaru went to stop Sasuke from following the angry Shinobi. At least he could be thankful for that. He heard Sasuke screaming from afar but he just sped up and went away. Kakashi followed him close but Naruto walked as if he didn't even notice him. He turned in one corner and Kakashi lost sight of him. He ran and called for him and he found it strange that Naruto was actually waiting for him around the corner.

"I'm fine, Kakashi. But if taking me home will make you feel better then let's go..." he said coldly. The silver haired Jonin just nodded and walked by his side.

"Thank you. I'm gonna be fine so please don't worry, ok?" That's all the blond said once they reached his apartment. Kakashi saw him getting in, shutting the door behind him and he left hoping that the blond was actually saying the truth. What he didn't know was that as soon as Naruto made it inside his house, he disappeared in a puff.

Somewhere around the forest outside the village, the real Naruto was releasing the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and he was running away as fast as his body allowed him to, not knowing where he was heading but not really caring about it...