Different

CHAPTER 4

SASUKE'S POV

We were walking towards Naruto's apartment. He seemed so happy but you could see he was tired.

 "What day is today?" He suddenly asked me. 

"Uhm.." I took my phone out of my pocket as I watched the date. "It's 9th October" I answered him. Then his mood changed completely. He was looking down with a sad face focusing on walking. "Naruto, what happened?" I asked him with a worry tone in my voice. He was still looking down giving me no response. "Naruto?" I shook him a little. 

"Yeah?" He did hear me this time. He looked so depressed and I wanted to know why. 

"What happened?" I asked him again. 

"Nothing, seriously.." He said as he was about to cry. I don't want to see that part of Naruto ever again. 

"Really? And you think I will believe you?" I bumped on him with my right side while I was smirking to cheer him up but it didn't work. 

"Tomorrow.. it's my birthday.." He said the last part in a very low voice with a fake smile on his face. I had to be 100% concentrated so I could hear everything he said. I didn't know what to say so I just side-hugged him. "Last year.." He started. "I had the worst birthday in my life." His eyes started to fill with tears. "No one wished me a happy birthday since I had no friends or a family and.." He let one tear roll down his cheek. We were already in front of the building he was living in. I stopped him and hugged him as tight as I could. Fortunately, he didn't start to cry. Maybe he was too tired to do that. 

"This year will be different, I promise." I assured him. "You will celebrate your birthday at my house and that's it. We will invite the group and we'll have a great time. Got it, dobe?" I broke the hug and tapped his shoulders. I looked at him as he nodded. He was happy again.

NARUTO'S POV

"Got it, dobe?" He asked me as I nodded. I never celebrated my birthday with someone else before other than Jiraya. I wanted to cry but I was too tired. I wanted to take a nap. We entered the building as we walked upstairs to my apartment. We took our shoes off and then we went to my bedroom. I started to unbutton my shirt and finally I took it off. Now I had only my pants on. Sasuke walked out of my bathroom. 

"You have to change the -" He stopped as he saw me without my shirt on. He was staring at me, that was sure. His cheeks became instanstly red as mines did too. Well, good job, Naruto! "Wow" He finally said something. 

"What?" I asked him with a tiny smile on my face. 

"That's..." He started. "That's a nice body you got there, Naruto." He said as he was looking at my bare front body. 

"Thanks?" I didn't know what to say. 

"Wait." He said with a worried face. His face was pale again as he approached me.

 "What happened?" I asked him as my heart was starting to race. He suddenly grabbed my hands as he took a look at my wrists. "Oh fuck" I thought. 

"Naruto, what's this?" He asked me in a serious voice. 

"It's nothing, don't worry!" I said with a forced smile on my lips. My heartbeat was extremely high right now. How could I forgot about my scars on my wrists? 

"I don't think this is no-" He started but I cut him off. 

"I SAID IT'S NOTHING!" I shouted at him as I took my hands off of his grasp. I didn't know what to do so I just shouted at him. I stood there as I couldn't move any part of my body. 

"Ok." He said as he was heading to the front door. 

"No! Wait!" I tried to stop him but it didn't work. "Alright!" I shouted again but not in that way I did before. "I'll tell you, Sasuke! If you want to know so badly I will tell you.. " I said as he stopped and turned around with an angry face. Now we were face to face. "I.." I started. I tried not to look in his eyes. "I used to cut my wrists.." I told him while I found the floor to be very interesting. "It was easing the pain a little." I said as I started to sob. "I'm a freak I know.." I said. He was still not moving an inch. "If you want to leave I'll get it." I told him as I started to walk to the kitchen but he raised his hand to stop me.

SASUKE'S POV

"If you want to leave I'll get it." He told me as he started to walk pass me but I stopped him. I know Naruto had a very bad life but I didn't think it was that serious. Well.. there's only one thing I can do and I know it will work. I hugged him trying not to lose my mind cuz I was hugging a naked Naruto this time. 

"I will never leave you, Naruto. Never" I told him as he hugged me back. 

"But you were about to.." He told me as he started to hug me tighter. "Sorry.." I said. He was right. I had no excuse. 

"I didn't know why I did that." I really don't. 

"No, I'm sorry.." He apologized as he tried not to cry. Damn it I told him not to do that anymore but this was a delicate moment so.. 

"You don't have to." I told him. I broke the hug as I looked at him. I can't describe what his face looked like. "Promise me something, Naruto." I started. 

"Yeah?" He said. 

"Never ever again harm yourself." I told him as he looked down again. I grabbed his shoulders and he lifted his head up again. "I don't want anything happen to you, dobe." I told him with a serious tone in my voice. He just nodded. After a deadly silence he finally sat down on his bed. 

"I think.." He started. "I'm gonna take a nap.." He said and then he yawned. 

"Alright.." I said as I started to walk and leave him sleep. 

"Wait!" He said in a tired voice. 

"What is it?" I asked him with a worried look on my face. 

"Please, stay." He said. My heart was starting to race again. "You can sit down next to me and watch the TV. I don't mind it." He said and now I was blushing like an idiot. 

"Are you sure?" I asked him as I sat down next to him. 

"Very sure, teme." He said as he rubbed his eyes. After 10 seconds he neared me as he put his right hand around my waist. This is what best friends do, right? RIGHT?! Now I was really losing my mind but it didn't matter cuz he fell asleep. 

"Phew" I sighed. His face was burried in my right side of my chest. I turned on the TV but I didn't find anything to entertain me so I turned it off. I looked at Naruto and I could see he was smiling. He's so calm when he's sleeping.. Ever since I met him which is not a long time ago, I got this weird feelings and I don't know what to do. We're best friends now and I don't mind it but I think there's much more than that. I have to say it: I think I fell in love with him.