I'm Sorry

Chapter 1: Darkness

Summary: The last thing Sasuke hears is a blaring horn and his dobe's scream. Then, everything went black. Later on Sasuke wakes up again, but he is no longer living in the world he once knew. He's a guardian angel without wings, assigned by heaven to protect a certain someone-he must keep watch of this person for a certain amount of time, but cannot say or do anything to change that one's life. If he is able to complete this task, he will finally gain his wings and finally be able to move on. But when he finally arrives to his assigned destination (the city that never sleeps), he is surprised to find out that the person he must watch over is none other than Naruto Uzumaki. At first, he is thrilled to finally see his dobe again, but there's a catch. Naruto cannot see or hear Sasuke and he is not the happy-go-lucky blonde that the raven knew before... What will Sasuke do now?

FAQ's usually sent to the President of the United States. Pshh—uh-huh, yeah. Right. More like the Queen of Spacing Out…and MOCHI! ^_^

Mine? Of course not. Don't own Naruto. *Raises hands up innocently* This is only a story written by some poor, obsessed yaoi fangirl who literally enjoys spacing out and drifting away to the farthest, darkest corner of the universe (because it has cookies XD).

Warnings? YAOI, OOC, fluffiness, and tear-shedding, heartrending moments… TwT (I'm such a sap. XD)

Who? Pshh—Beavis and Butthead. O_O …of course not. XD Sasuke and Naruto, duh! =^w^=

Why? Because I want to, so there! XD And this plot bunny's been bugging me for a while now… ^^"

Notes from the KIT-chan~

This fic's based on this epic but uber-sad poem a friend of mine wrote last year in good old eighth grade… XD But yeah. That's about all I can say right now. Let meh know if you like it, 'kay? ^_^ Enjoy~! ^~^

.::.*~Kitsune~*.::.

~o~

It was 2:00 a.m. in the morning, and the roads were empty. Because it was a Sunday morning, every street was free of rush hour and chaos from usual weekdays. There were literally no cars in sight—except for a lone, black Audi speeding along the nearest highway.

There was a loud yawn from the blonde sitting in the passenger seat, who didn't look to be more than seventeen in age. "Ah…hah…" he sighed, smacking his lips and rubbing his eyes. "Man, that party was beast."

At that moment, the older raven driving behind the wheel rolled his eyes at his best friend as he accelerated to a hundred and five miles per hour.

The whiskered blonde gasped and fell back on his seat after feeling the car speed up by twenty miles an hour. Then, he turned to glare at the raven and sputtered.

"Teme…" the seventeen-year-old growled.

The older man shifted his eyes towards the latter and smirked. "Sorry, dobe—wanted to make sure you were still awake. I can't have you fall asleep just yet."

The blonde stiffened at the comment. "Eh! Again! But wasn't the party already enough…?"

The raven raised an eyebrow. "Why? You don't want me anymore?"

The younger man froze and blushed. "Er…no! What the hell makes you say that!"

The nineteen-year-old shifted his eyes back towards the road and sighed. "Well…it looked like you werehaving a blast with Kiba over by the punch bowl. And when I interrupted you and came over saying we had to leave…"

In an instant, the blonde shrank back. "Hey! He was just playing around with me that time! That's all!"

The raven raised an eyebrow. "Is that so? Then how come I saw him reaching his hand down by your…"

"I got frickin' punch on my pants, all right? And it looked like I, uh…went." The younger man scratched his head and chuckled nervously. Then, he stopped and looked at the older man, who now seemed amused.

The blue-eyed teenager sputtered and raised his hands up in protest. "Oh, for God's sake, Sasuke, he was putting Tide-to-Go on my pants!"

At that moment, the Uchiha couldn't help but snicker at the comment. Kiba Inuzuka. The dog guy. Carrying cleaning products in his pockets. Right.

"Seriously!"

"Hn. Yeah," the raven replied sarcastically.

The blonde softened his gaze. "Teme…" He shifted over a little on his seat, reaching for the pale hand on the wheel.

Suddenly, the car gave a violent jerk after the raven had inadvertently hit the biggest pothole known to man. Now this could have literally sent Naruto flying out of the window on the other side of the car, but luckily, Sasuke was there to block him. Or did he?

The blonde opened his eyes and was shocked when he found his lips pressed against the Uchiha's—and the latter himself was just about as off-guard as he was, staring at his friend with wide eyes. Then, both pulled back, Naruto's face as red as a beet.

The latter coughed and chuckled nervously, scratching his head. "Uh…"

"Hn," the raven uttered. "That wasn't unexpected."

Naruto punched the older man on the shoulder and pouted. "Hey!"

Sasuke chuckled.

Suddenly, it was silent.

The Uchiha's face became curious and he glanced next to him to see if the blonde was finally out cold.

But to his surprise, he was still wide awake, but quietly staring out the window with a solemn countenance.

The raven stared at the blonde for a moment, then softened his gaze. "…Naruto."

"Hm?"

"…what's wrong?"

Naruto hesitated. "It's nothing. Don't worry about it."

Sasuke paused, then put his hand on the latter's shoulder. "There's no point in lying, dobe—I've seen you long enough to know just how bad you are at it."

The blonde exhaled sharply and frowned. "I'm not lying."

The raven sighed, then held the latter's chin and looked into his cerulean eyes. "Dobe."

Finally, Naruto gave in. "All right, all right…you got me." He paused, his eyes becoming dull.

The Uchiha waited patiently.

The blonde hesitated, then exhaled sharply. "If I tell you…do you promise that you won't get mad?"

Sasuke shrank back, raising an eyebrow. "Why would I get mad?"

The latter paused, then hung his head. "Forget it."

Silence.

"Dobe."

The blonde stirred, slightly raising his head. "I…" he began in a soft voice.

The raven waited for what was about to come out of Naruto's mouth.

There was a long pause. Then the latter finally spoke. "I'm moving away."

Sasuke's eyes widened. "What?"

The blonde shrugged and looked right into the Uchiha's eyes. "I'm moving away from here."

At that moment, the raven stiffened and turned away from his friend. He couldn't believe what he'd just heard.

"See," the younger man began, his eyes becoming sad. "I knew you'd get mad…"

It was silent again.

After a few minutes, the Uchiha spoke again, in a low voice. "Where?" he managed to ask.

Naruto hesitated. "…California."

Shit, Sasuke thought to himself looking aimlessly into the darkness outside the window. All the way on the other side…

"Why?" the raven followed up immediately.

The blonde winced at the hurt he'd just heard in the older man's tone. "…because my dad found a better job there."

Silence.

Finally, the Uchiha spoke again, this time with even more hurt in his voice. "…when?"

At that moment, the younger man flinched.

"When, dobe?" Sasuke managed to ask again.

Naruto gulped and glanced at the digital clock on the dashboard. Then he spoke in a weak tone. "Right when we come back. Today."

The raven froze. "…today?"

The blonde shrank back, knowing that at that moment he had hit a cord.

Suddenly, the Uchiha sighed and slowly turned back to face the younger man, his eyes filled with pain and sadness. "Dobe…" he began in a soft voice.

Naruto hesitated, then looked into the latter's coal-black eyes. At that moment, he could feel tears beginning to form under his eyes.

At that moment, Sasuke slowly advanced forward and held the blonde gently by the chin, his gaze softening. "Why…why didn't you tell me sooner? When were you really planning to tell me this?"

The blonde paused, then looked away. "…now."

The raven exhaled sharply, then looked straight ahead at the road, his gaze intent.

After a while, the blue-eyed teenager looked back at the older man, whose face was still rigid.

"Teme…" he spoke softly.

No response—just the revving of the car's engine.

Naruto swallowed, then spoke again. "Teme."

Still no reply.

"Please. Say something."

Silence.

"…teme…"

At that moment, the Uchiha's gaze became even more intent, and the car accelerated again.

The blonde's eyes grew sad, and he looked down at his feet. "You're mad at me…aren't you?"

Suddenly, Sasuke froze.

"You're mad…because you're the only one who hasn't heard this yet."

The raven exhaled sharply and closed his eyes.

Naruto looked up at the latter.

"…I'm not mad at you, dobe," he spoke unwaveringly. The Uchiha opened his eyes and turned to face the blonde.

The younger man's face became solemn.

"When have I ever been mad at you?" He glanced back at the road. "I mean…I would have understood."

"Teme…"

Sasuke slightly tightened his grip on the wheel. "I would have been fine if you had just told me from the very beginning. I've known you for how long now? It wouldn't hurt that much then. But now, Naruto…" He closed his eyes.

The blonde's eyes became filled with concern. "Teme…"

The raven sighed and slowly shook his head.

Tears began to well up below the latter's eyes. "Teme…"

No response.

Suddenly, Naruto grabbed the Uchiha's shoulder. "Teme…I'm sorry…"

Sasuke slowly opened his eyes and lifted his head to face the blonde. At that moment, he felt hurt inside seeing the younger man like that—so sad that the latter was about to cry.

His gaze softened. Then he reached for Naruto's cheek. "Dobe…"

Suddenly, the blonde's eyes bulged and at the same time, the raven heard a loud, blaring sound.

In an instant, the Uchiha looked out the window and was blinded by two bright lights.

"SASUKE!" Naruto screamed.

And then everything went black.

~o~

Notes from the KIT-chan~

Sorry to say that it might take a while for this to be updated…I've already started three multi-chapter fics now and school's not over for me just yet… ^^" But I promise you that I will try very hard to put the next chapter up as soon as I can. ~wO

I'm still not as proud of this chapter, but the next ones will definitely be better. XD

Hope you liked it and if you did, please REVIEW if you want the next chapter! ^w^

Ja ne~! ^~^

.::.*~Kitsune~*.::.