Summary: Naruto found out that his boyfriend of eight years got a girl pregnant. Not one to deprive a kid of their own father, he chose to break things off; ignoring his own broken heart. Then a gentleman came and took his mind off the hurtful things by... well, singing him sweet songs.

Warning: AU / Yaoi (boyxboy) / SasuNaru (A bit ooc Sasuke)
I'm just a rookie so I don't have any idea what a songfic is or how it is written. If anyone could tell, it is highly appreciated. I included some song lyrics in this fic that can probably give some of you goose bumps because, really, even I think that it's a bit too corny. But I need this for the plot, so spare me! *wink*

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

CHAPTER 1

A peaceful night with a fine wine and a bag of surprise gift he had prepared the day before; Neji smiled to himself again as he thought of how he'd meet his lover again after being separated for almost a month. Business trips sucks and he never even had any time to at least call his sweetheart when all he wanted to do was to hear their lovely voice. The wait is over, though. They arranged to meet tonight; he even booked them a hotel room for the... main event.

Suddenly, a hand slammed against the sheeted table where he sat, getting almost everyone's attention as Neji spilled his wine in shock.

"When were you going to tell me about this?" the angry voice of his lover can be heard in a hushed tone.

"Naruto." the Neji looked up; confusion clear in his eyes that changed drastically as he recognize the girl beside the blonde. "H-How?"

"You ignore her calls so she had no one else to rely on anymore. She came to me directly for help. She's pregnant, and you're the father." the blonde spat the words, dropping a folder of some documents on the table. He was sure that whoever it was sitting beside the table he was at heard everything the blonde just said with the way they stopped stirring their beverage.

Suddenly being washed with panic and disbelief, the brunette stood up – about to defend himself to get out of suspicion. He stopped, though, as he realized something. Naruto would never jump to conclusions; he never judged people and always see to it that he had enough facts before believing certain things. He can never be blinded by jealousy either, nor he would lie about something that could hurt others.

The brunette swallowed a lump that had started to form in his throat; trying to find the right words that would prevent his boyfriend from leaving him. Desperately. He knew he fucked up and that there's no way out, but he can't handle a break up. He loved Naruto deeply. Seriously.

Seeing the various changes in the eyes of his boyfriend, or should he still really think of him like that? Naruto hissed dangerously, making sure his voice is in moderate volume.

"Neji, you will fix this and you will make sure that you'll take full responsibility. The girl needs you, the baby needs you, they are now your family, and we both know how hard life is without a parent. I am so not going to deprive this kid of a father; and we both know you think the same." the blonde said, determined to end the confrontation with that in regards of the people around the restaurant. Neji was about to say something, anything just to stop Naruto from ending their relationship of eight years. Eight years of being in love with each other and going out on and off. Eight years of running and chasing. Eight years of unending promises.

He couldn't believe that he is about to lose his blonde, and is Naruto really alright with this? They have been away from each other for almost a month because Neji had to go on a business trip. Tonight is supposed to be a romantic night with luxurious dinner; he even booked them a room for a wonderful night with his lover and he had been anticipating that the other felt the same longing, only to have this kind of surprise. No, he can't let go of Naruto. Not now, not ever.

"Naruto, please... You have to listen to me." Any other time, he would've cursed himself for sounding so desperate. His hands are now on slender tanned wrists and he could feel the other shaking violently; a spark of hope appeared out of nowhere. "Naruto, I-"

"No, Neji. Don't. It isn't even about me anymore. It isn't about us anymore." the blonde's words were strong and firm, leaving no room for arguments. Neji clearly heard that the 'us' that Naruto was talking about isn't there anymore. That there were no more him and Naruto. "Sit down and talk it over. Make sure you'd take care of her. You know how sensitive pregnancy is. Make sure you stay with her all the time."

The blonde turned to look at the girl who is now sobbing quietly, her hands shaking at her side. He gave a sad smile and patted her shoulder, steering her to sit in front of Neji. Neji was looking straight at Naruto, still not acknowledging the fact that he just lost his lover in less than twenty minutes of their reunion. He heard Naruto tell the girl how responsible a man Neji is and that he would take care of her so she doesn't have to worry. The girl seemed to know how things are between them and obviously feeling uncomfortable about being the reason they had to break up this way. Pale eyes widened when he saw Naruto smile, words not registering in his mind.

That smile. Oh, how would he miss that perfect smile. How can he smile so bright in this situation? For all Neji knew, Naruto's world was crushing down more than what he could ever imagine.

Then the blonde threw him a look, expectation clear in his blue orbs. He felt like he had been slapped, hard; though the blonde hadn't really done anything physical. He just felt like the way he had been coldly pushed to the responsibility hurt more than a couple of slaps or punches. He honestly thought, though, that he preferred those more than anything if it meant not having the blonde leave his side.

Sasuke just finished having a dinner meeting with one of his clients, when his attention got caught by a blonde guy who stormed his way to one of the tables inside the hotel restaurant. A girl not older than twenty five walked nervously behind him; eyes swollen from crying. A drama was about to happen.

A hand slammed against the sheeted table, bringing almost everyone's attention as the blonde confronted the guy with long brown hair.

"When were you going to tell me about this?" the angry voice of the blonde erupted, but he spoke in a hushed tone; Sasuke was near enough to overhear it, though. It's not like he intended to listen, though.

"Naruto." the brunette looked up; confusion clear in his eyes that changed drastically when he recognized the girl beside the blonde. "H-How?"

"You ignore her calls so she had no one to rely on anymore and came to me directly for help. She's pregnant, and you're the father. " the blonde spat the words, dropping a folder of some documents of the table. Sasuke stopped stirring his new cup of coffee and curiously glanced sideways. He saw the girl about to burst into tears again.

He stopped paying attention and calmly drank his coffee. He can still hear some words being said because he is too close, even though the blonde's voice is hushed and almost only hissing. It made his night even worse though. He just finished important meeting on a Friday fucking night. All he wanted was to finish his own meal quietly, get home to take a long soak and lie on his bed's soft mattress. Thinking of his room made him long for it more. He decided to end his meal and go home.

He accidentally heard something that made him halt his movements when he was about to stand up.

"No, Neji. Don't. It isn't even about me anymore. It isn't about us anymore." he could tell that the blonde is never going to leave any room for the other to insist what he's about to say. Did he hear it right? That statement, it implied that the blonde guy and the brunette one were together. So the blonde found out that his boyfriend was cheating and now he is breaking up when he found enough proof?

Complicated.

Sasuke never really understood what... affection really was. He never experienced feeling something special for someone before; hell, as far as he knew, Uchiha never do romance. He lived his entire twenty five years without having even a girlfriend. He had dated before but found everyone boring or rather suspicious of them being gold-diggers, so he just stopped totally and never had anyone since then.

He doesn't have any idea just how one could possibly feel towards another. Of course he loved his family, they're connected by blood after all. That; he understood. But between him and other people? Impossible.

Another obvious exchange of glances occurred between the blonde and the brunette before the blonde guy made his way out of the restaurant. So the confrontation ended there? He was sure the next thing to happen is that the long hair will leave the girl and run after the blonde; like what he see in most of the drama series his mother watched. Of course, between a guy and a girl. But none of that happened; instead, the brunette sat down and asked the girl to have some drink and get some food before they talk.

An adult; he thought. There are more important things than petty emotions; that, he agreed more with the brunette. The raven wasn't sure why he even bothered listening to other people's conversation, (though he can't even call it listening if they're inside a restaurant where people normally eat, and he just happen to be right beside their table) but there was something that made him tilt his head mentally in confusion.

If one feel strongly for another, and that someone knew that their feelings were mutual; would they be willing to let them go? Were they really alright with that small exchange of words? Or was it the opposite? Maybe they're tired of each other and they finally found a way to naturally end up their relationship? He didn't know. He didn't care. He got up to pay for his bill and left for the men's room, then he planned to go straight home.

Walking, no, running; Naruto panicked when he felt a drop of something wet at the back of his hand. The men's room was right around the corner; he turned and went in, going straight into a cubicle before a sob erupted from his throat.

He was in hell all this time. The few weeks Neji was away, he had been keeping the thing about the girl who suddenly went up to talk to him outside their shared apartment one morning. It was three days after Neji went to the United States for work. She had been crying while telling him how they met and what happened. Not one to immediately jump to action despite his internal turmoil, he asked the girl to go with him to the hospital and have the baby checked, and also... a DNA test. It wasn't hard to find a strand of long brown hair on their bed.

Another two weeks passed when he received the results. Positive results. And he knew right then and there that his relationship with Neji was over. They might have felt strong for each other for last the eight years they had, but the wall that fate decided to put between them is high and strong. Never to be torn down.

It doesn't mean he was alright, though. He was furious. About that girl, about Neji, about everything. Above all else, he was furious about himself. He was furious of his own incompetency, he knew he was too kind to push his love away to be together with the girl he cheated with. He was hurt and will have no one to rely on. Not a single soul, not even a shoulder to cry on.

Another sob, and he was sure he was heard by whoever it was that went inside the men's room. He didn't care. Time to go home.

Sasuke was drying his hands with the paper towel when the door to one of the cubicles inside the men's room burst open; revealing the blonde haired guy he saw at the restaurant earlier. He casually threw the used paper in the trash bin; eyes fixated at the swelled eyes of the shorter male.

"You held on quite well back there." the Uchiha heard himself saying; hitting his own damn head mentally when he realized he just made a conversation out of the blue. His self-conversation ended quickly, though, when he heard a throaty laugh erupt from the person beside him. The blonde occupied the space next to the raven and washed his own hands before washing his face, too. He seemed to halt his movements when he noticed he had nothing to wipe the wetness off his face, so Sasuke offered his neatly ironed white handkerchief and Naruto just looked up to stare straight at the Uchiha; black meeting blue as they look at each other properly.

Sasuke stared and noticed some of the water about to drop and probably wet the blonde's clothes, so he moved quickly and unconsciously caressed the blonde's left jaw with the handkerchief in his right hand and wiped the water off. He stopped when a tan hand held the handkerchief and the blonde finished the job himself, pale hand suddenly getting back to the side of its owner.

"Thanks. So you were there, huh? Heh... Must've ruined your night. Sorry." Naruto waved him off; intending to leave the conversation at that. He offered the handkerchief back to Sasuke and left the men's room fluidly. Sasuke stared at the closing door, his hands gripping the handkerchief. It was wet. But he wondered, how much of its wetness was water and how much was tears? The answer was obvious, but somehow he thought that the tears were greater than the amount of water. Those sad cerulean orbs must've shed a lot of tears, he bet. Yet still, he could smile a perfect smile. Even if that smile was for show, it looked perfect for Sasuke.

Not willing to have the conversation end just like that, the raven walked briskly out of the men's room and proceeded to the elevator. He didn't know what's gotten into him, all he could think about was how much he wanted to talk with the blonde more. Turning a corner, his eyes caught on the mop of blonde hair that went inside the elevator as soon as the door opened. He almost ran towards the elevator, hands reaching for the currently closing doors.

Blue eyes shot up at the slightly dishevelled appearance of the guy he met at the rest room. He immediately pushed the 'open' button of the controls and the door opened wide, letting the raven in. They stood face-to-face as Sasuke pushed the 'close' button and pressed for the basement.

"A drink." Sasuke said as he panted out the words, large pale hands brushed over his bangs to keep himself somehow upright. He saw the confused look the blonde gave him and he found it... cute. Wait, what's wrong with him? A guy being cute?
"You could use some alcohol in your system to rid the frustration. I say we go for a drink. My treat."

Naruto didn't expect some stranger to just suddenly offer him a drink like this, not in this situation where he knew that the guy witnessed his embarrassing 'break up' moments with his boyfriend - no, his ex- several minutes ago. Sasuke looked at him straight in the eye, and he saw something in those dark orbs. What was it, he cannot put his hand on it. All he knew is that he can't take advantage of someone's kindness just to rid of the pain he was currently in. But more than that:

"Thanks. I appreciate the offer, but I don't drink when I'm frustrated. I learned the lesson once when I lost myself drinking my frustrations away, and it gave me a really big scar on my left leg. Apparently, I had an accident in my own house but I don't remember a single thing. And the headache. I can't stand headaches." he chuckled at the memory of her mother who had the broom in her hands when he came home from the hospital with gauges on his left leg.

The elevator made a sound, reminding them that they arrived at the basement. It was strange that no one aside from the two entered the elevator from the thirtieth floor down to the basement.

"Thanks again." Naruto smiled again, the same smile he offered Sasuke inside the restroom. A smile that the raven was sure Naruto used to hide away any trace of sadness he felt. And he found himself not liking that kind of smile. Strong hands wrapped around Naruto's slender arms and halted his movement.

Sasuke was also as surprised as Naruto was when he reached out to stop the blonde from going. He cleared his throat and stood up straight, hands slowly letting go of the blonde. Naruto also stood straight and looked at Sasuke with confused eyes.

What the hell am I doing?

Sasuke asked himself. What is it that he wanted with the blonde? Why did he insist prolonging the time to talk?

The guy just broke up with his boyfriend. He would think strange if I try to offer him drinks.

But really, Sasuke just wanted to know... How...

"I don't understand how you can cry like that for some other people..." He blurted out almost immediately as soon as the thought crossed his mind. He shouldn't have asked such a thing; he shouldn't even have the need to. He was never interested in love and any other troublesome affections, so why now? And why ask a guy he just met?

He was about to take his words back and apologize for being strange when a bubble of laughter erupted from none other than the blonde in front of him. Blue eyes shining, cheeks a bit red, and toothily smiling at him, his breath was taken away when the words left those sinful lips.

"Try falling in love, and you'll understand."

Simple words. Just those simple words made Sasuke feel those things he'd seen and read in some movies and novels. The feeling one could have when they see something different from a certain person. The loud beating of the heart, throat drying, mind getting blank; are these all the signs?

He heard the blonde chuckle again, a forefinger brushed away the remaining drop of tears in his eyes. Naruto was shaking slightly as he tried stopping himself from giggling. Damn, Sasuke could grow fond of this laugh. Seriously.

It seemed that he'd managed to make the blonde laugh a little despite having his heart break that same evening. He felt his own lips quirk in a knowing smirk, making the blonde turn to him and make a pouting face.

"Bastard, don't you laugh at me." Naruto said as he huffed, crossing his arms in the process. The blonde calling him names wasn't taken seriously and Sasuke just smirked again, causing Naruto to grin. The very first genuine smile he'd seen. Sasuke noticed one of the cars approaching their way just behind the blonde and before he knew it, he gently steered Naruto away from the vehicle; hand on the blonde's slender waist.

Naruto automatically grabbed at the raven's right arm when he saw the car passing them. Sasuke felt the hand on his arm let go immediately, but his own ones lingered a bit longer than they should; liking the way his hand felt like it fits perfectly at the small of Naruto's back.

Sasuke knew he had to ask, or this night would be the last night they'd see each other. All plans of going home and head straight for his bed had flown out the window. He needed to know more about the blonde. Not a want, but a need.

"My offer still stands, though... It can be a tea or coffee... Anything you want to have." he didn't mind how gentlemanly he had been towards another guy, he just felt right treating the blonde kindly.

Naruto looked a bit suspicious about the offer, because there's no way in hell that a stranger -and a guy at that- would just come up to you and offer you a drink after they witness you breaking up with yet another guy. Especially if they are as good-looking and well-dressed as Sasuke. Still, the raven looked hopeful, and it wouldn't hurt to have some company for the evening; even though all they have to do is probably drink that tea or talk.

Sasuke noticed the doubt swam through those blue orbs. Of course he'd look suspicious; it wasn't in his intentions in the beginning, but he is actually hitting on a guy who just broke up with their lover. Even so, he wanted to push his luck. He wanted to know more about Naruto and try this... romance... thing he was talking about. He didn't feel anything like that before. He didn't feel the need to continuously hear someone's voice before or had the urge to always wrap his arms around another human being before. He didn't feel this excited about the thought of being together with anyone before. All these feelings, he wanted so badly to accept them; and he was sure that Naruto can give it to him. He didn't understand why, but he just felt like this was right. That this person was the right one. And he won't ever let the chance slip.

About to say another word to convince the blonde, he stopped when the shorter one spoke again.

"Karaoke."

Sasuke blinked. He knew his expression changed for a split-second, a very different expression from his usual stoic and expressionless face. He raised an eyebrow at the sudden change in the blonde's expression. Naruto was now smiling at him with that warm look; that was the second time he'd seen the blonde smile so bright it made his heart skip a beat.

"Take me to the Karaoke instead and sing me song."

What?!

Sasuke never sang, at least not in front of people, and that was what, eight years ago? Uchiha never sang. No. But…

"Sure." he felt the sides of his lip turn upwards when he saw Naruto's eyes getting wide, sparkling and an ear-to-ear grin graced his lips. That looked so damn cute.

Because he had no idea where to go and how a karaoke even looked like, Naruto guided him along the way with his car. The blonde had his own one, but Sasuke insisted to drive there together. It would be weird to go in separate cars after all.

After almost twenty minutes of driving, they reached the place. It looks fine; a building especially made for paid parking. The karaoke was just on the ground floor and it wasn't like any other karaoke place where students go because of the cheap price, this one was more private and secure; rooms are built thicker so no sounds could ever pass to the other rooms.

Naruto went to the front desk to ask for a room. They got themselves one right away with free time (it means they will be charged based on the length of hours they stayed) and was led by a guy to the room. Sasuke noticed the way the guy's lust-filled eyes linger along Naruto's back, and he felt a sudden urge to protect the blonde; hooking his right arm around those thin waist and sending the guy a deathly glare. The guy swallowed nervously as he open the door to their room and left them alone after bowing his head politely.

Naruto felt the guy's weird glances and unnecessary light touches when they were in the front desk so he was grateful for Sasuke when he felt those strong arms around his waist protectively. He could never understand what guys think whenever they send those kind of signals to him; he's not a girl and he hated being treated like one. Those kind of guys seem to think otherwise it seemed and treat him one anyway; flirting with him boldly, offering him gifts like chocolates and flowers. It sucked. Really. Neji was one of those guys the first time they met. He was told that the brunette fell in love at first sight. It was forced courting, all on Neji's side. Fetching him from his house, buying him lunch, and going home from school together; sending him home and calling him every weekends.

With Sasuke, though, it felt different. It almost felt natural, like his body was compatible with the other's light touches and the warmth that it brought. Even now, when Sasuke was helping him take off his jacket to hang it neatly; it felt so natural that he found himself smiling. Having the raven accompany him tonight after his awful break-up with Neji made him feel better despite knowing how this night is probably a first and last night with the guy. He couldn't wish for anything more; just for tonight is fine, because he didn't think he could get through it alone.

Sitting and grabbing the song list gadget, he half-heartedly searched for a song. What song he was looking for, he didn't know. He just wanted to draw out his voice like he didn't care for the world.

On the other hand, Sasuke was flipping through the menu that was on the table. During their drive, he heard the slight sound of a stomach growling and he was sure it wasn't his. He wondered what Naruto would like to eat when he saw the pizza set menu that includes a medium-sized pizza with fried potatoes, bite-size chicken and two sets of drinks.

He stood up to use the phone beside the door and ordered. When he was done, he noticed how Naruto lazily poked through the gadget; eyes dazed like he was currently in another world.

Sasuke frowned. He asked the blonde out to keep his mind away from things, and he realized he's doing poorly. He spotted the other gadget above the table and grabbed it, not knowing what to search for. He knew only few songs and some of them are English ones he used to hear before when his mother listened to the radio. He poked the 'History' button and saw a familiar song, immediately selecting it and the commercial that was being played on the screen vanished.

Naruto's head shot up when the music to the commercial stopped and the intro to the next song started; eyes darting to his raven-haired companion who was holding a microphone. The intro ended and the lyrics showed up; Sasuke took a deep breath and started singing.

I call you.

And you call me.

It's funny how we get along so easily..

We're just friends,

...aren't we?

You've got yours I've got mine, and friends are all we ever could be...

Naruto almost gaped at the sight. Sasuke sang as if he owned the song, and that voice... he was sure they shouldn't belong to a human being. He even sang with good English intonation, good accent, and clear words. He found himself drawn to the music and he felt like the words are directed to him alone; not to mention the small glances Sasuke threw at him for every pause.

But we're getting to know each other a little too well...

Sasuke glanced at Naruto's way again, making sure that the blonde was paying attention to his song. He winked when their eyes met and smirked when the blonde blushed.

We're starting to show our feelings, and people can tell...

This time, Sasuke reached out for the other's hand. Naruto's smile doubled as he also reached for the raven's pale hands; feeling those strong fingers grip his tanned ones and he breathed out a laugh when Sasuke latched himself beside him in a heartbeat.

Everytime that your eyes meet mine, I'd light up like a neon sign...

Sasuke stared directly into deep ocean blue, feeling delighted that he successfully made the blonde smile; let alone, laugh at his hilarious and out-of-character behaviour. The tan hand on his stayed there as he sang the rest of the song with occasional squeezes, lingering glances and winks directed to the blonde. The foods and drinks came and Sasuke received appreciative hums and moans from the blonde as Naruto ate with gusto. He found it cute how the blonde ate like a child with some of the pizza sauce remained splattered on the side of his lips, grinning at him like he didn't care if he looked stupid. The raven muttered an 'idiot' as he wiped the mess off, receiving a 'bastard' as the blonde laughed when the tissue felt ticklish against his skin.

The light bantering along with the flirting and mock sweetness caused Naruto to feel really comfortable with Sasuke. He knew that this will be a one-time meeting with a complete stranger, but the raven had only been kind and gentle all this time. He also enjoyed their small exchanges of insult and he also found the guy funny as they teased each other with their winks or holding hands or anything they could think of as they spend time with each other.

It's gotten late but neither of them mind; it was a holiday the next day anyway. They were driving along the road with lesser vehicles and even lesser people. The top of the building of the hotel they were in before came into view as Naruto thought of how Sasuke made him completely forget about Neji the whole time. When the time he had to get off the car and get into his own one, he felt a bit sad about having to go back to his usual daily life.

Oh... It won't be the usual anymore. It's minus Neji, huh...

He thought as he stared through the glass of the window of the passenger seat. He had no idea that Sasuke had been staring at him when they stopped at the red lights.

Sasuke's hands gripped a bit tightly on the steering wheel while he stare at the back of the blonde's head. The blonde submerged himself again with deep thoughts; just as Sasuke thought he had helped a little. Now the blonde is back to thinking about his ex-boyfriend. He knew it was naive to think that a guy like him who he barely knew could possibly keep Naruto's mind off unnecessary things. Now he knew better and if he wanted to play the nice guy continuously, he should do his best to convince the blonde to at least give him any contact information.

Still, he didn't say anything; not until he saw the blonde get out of the car and bowed gently before walking away. He knew from the start that the blonde didn't plan on meeting again after this, he was just being polite as to not shake off the kind offer of some stranger. And now it's over.

"Wait!"

Or not.

Author's Note:

Hello everyone! With 'You Touch my Soul' approaching its ending, I was wondering if I should already post this one with 'One Last Step Towards You' still in its first chapter. I've been receiving quite satisfying reviews about writing the continuation for 'One Last' and a sequel for 'Fly Me' despite having rough English. LOL. However, as I tried and browse my story drafts, I got the urge to write the continuation for this one – and the idea flowed into my head so naturally I thought I've been possessed by both Sasuke and Naruto's spirits. It was like they were moving and talking on their own and I just write everything unconsciously. LOL. You don't believe me? Well, I don't believe me either. Haha!

Anyway, I will be writing the continuation of this one for a while along with the last chapter of 'You Touch My Soul'.

Note about the story:

I know Sasuke is a bit OOC in this story, as well as Naruto. I like it, though. I dunno. I would appreciate if everyone would let it pass as 'for the plot' purposes, but the way Sasuke seemed really cheesy makes my heart melt. I wonder how these two would level up from Karaoke buddies to something even greater than friends. Know what I mean?

Anyway, I don't plan on having Neji end up being pathetic. I love him, y'know?

Hehe ^^

Thank you in advance for the reviews, and please tell me what I lack – especially in my English. LOL.

See ya!