Something To Live For ❦ NaruSasu

Two

The sky was murky, as was the water. Gray, monochromatic, and dull, and yet almost angry and sad, much like Sasuke's life. Everything blended together; he couldn't tell where the ocean stopped and the sky began.

It was a particular windy day, and the waves of the ocean were rough. A storm was coming. No doubt about it. And so there he stood, on the edge of the cliff he planned to jump off of. This would be his end. This would be the day he took his own life.

He was okay with that.

Sasuke just didn't enjoy life. To him, life wasn't worth living. To him, life was meaningless. He wanted to die, and he was prepared to do just that. Sasuke looked down at the water below, nodding. This was what he wanted.

Right?

His dreams made it all clear to him. He was supposed to do this. He was supposed to take his own life and then he'd be free. And he would do it, and no one would give a damn about poor Sasuke Uchiha and his untimely death.

He closed his eyes and stretched out his arms, ready to fall. This was it. He leaned forward ever so slightly and–

"Hey!! You!!"

Sasuke opened his eyes, confused, his arms dropping a little. He turned around slightly to see someone there, behind him.

"Don't do it, please!"

It was a blond boy, bent over, trying to catch his breath. "Please… I'm begging you…"

"Who are you…?" Sasuke asked softly. "What are you doing here?" The boy didn't answer. "What do you want?"

The blond boy looked up, eyes full of worry and concern. "None of that matters," he said, daring to move closer. "What matters is your life. Please don't kill yourself or hurt yourself in any way."

Sasuke was taken aback. "Why not?" He snapped, eyes narrowing. "It's my life. I'll take it if I want to. What does it matter to you anyway?! You don't even know me nor my reasons! I don't even know who you are!"

The blond smiled sadly and it began to rain. "Even so, your life is important. You shouldn't act like it doesn't matter. I want you to stay alive."

Sasuke's eyes narrowed further. "Like I said before, you don't know me. How could you possibly care?"

The boy shrugged, smiling. "I don't know, honestly. Something just tells me that you're someone that has to stay here in this world for a while longer. Something tells me that I should get to know you, and now I want to know you. So please…"

Sasuke's eyes softened a little. He felt something spark inside of him, but he couldn't be sure of what it was.

"You're so stupid," Sasuke then said, eyes narrowing again before he sighed. The smile fell from the boy's face then. "Don't you get it? Life isn't worth living for me. I don't want to be here anymore."

The boy looked saddened. "If you stay… even if I don't know you… I'll do my utmost to make you happy. I'll be here for you always. I'll be your friend. I'll change your mind."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, sighing once again. "You know," he murmured, and the blond perked up slightly. "You really sound ridiculous right now." The boy frowned and Sasuke pinched the bridge of his nose. "Look, will you just leave me alone? It's my choice."

The blond seemed to get upset by that. "But I don't want you to die, because I want to see you again. What's your name?"

"Why the hell does it matter?" Sasuke asked softly, shifting from one foot to the other, staring at the wet ground.

The boy narrowed his eyes slightly. "I just want to know your name so when I see you again–"

"But you don't really know if you'll see me again after today. If I leave here today, I'll still end my life, one way or another."

"Just shut up and tell me your damn name!"

"Yeah, that makes a whole lot of sense…"

The blond's eye twitched once, but he tried to remain calm. "You know what I mean. Tell me your name."

"Whatever," Sasuke uttered defeatedly, sighing, crossing his arms. "But yours first."

"Oh, right," the blond murmured, stepping closer and smiling sheepishly. "I'm Naruto Uzumaki. You?"

Sasuke frowned, taking a small step back. "I'm… Sasuke Uchiha."

The boy, Naruto, offered his hand to the raven, smiling. "We should get out of this rain," he said, waiting for Sasuke to take his hand, but the raven didn't. Sasuke only walked right past him, but stopped once Naruto turned around. "Where are you going, Sasuke?"

Sasuke did not turn around. "Goodbye, Naruto," he murmured almost inaudibly before he began to walk away.

Naruto ran in front of Sasuke. "Hey, don't leave, I want to get to know you."

"Why?" Sasuke asked softly, although he was irritated. "Besides, I don't want to get even more soaked than I am already."

"Because I want to be your friend."

"Why? Why is that so important? Why won't you leave me alone so I can just die in peace?" Sasuke pushed past Naruto then.

Naruto sighed sadly. "Because," he declared, stopping Sasuke in his tracks. "I want to give you something to live for."

Sasuke's lips parted briefly before he frowned yet again. "Fine."

Naruto smiled. "Let's go somewhere that's dry though."

Sasuke barely nodded and Naruto lead him away to his car. The two got in and Naruto began driving.

"Want to go to my place?" Naruto asked, and Sasuke just looked at him.

"I barely know you," the raven said yet again, eyes widened slightly. "You could be some head case or a psychopathic sadist that wants to kidnap and torture me or something."

Naruto chuckled. "Well, that's true," he replied. "But I'm definitely not, I swear. And my parents will be there, so it's not like we'll be alone or anything. I'm just not sure where else to go."

"Why are you even doing this?" Sasuke asked suddenly.

"Hm?" The blond looked at the one beside him, a bit confused.

"Why are you bothering with a person like me? I'm not interested in living, so why are you trying to keep me alive?"

Naruto looked away, frowning sadly before he smiled brightly. "Look, none of that matters. All that matters now is I'm going to be your friend, and I'm going to change your mind about dying, okay?"

Sasuke stayed silent, watching as the rain began to stop.

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I still have like 2 more chapters to publish