Chapter 04: And I Wish on a Star...

-x- Manhattan, New York... July 23, 2008... 12:02 AM -x-

Sasuke: 18

Naruto: 16

Sasuke froze.

"Naruto?"

"Who else would it be?"

"I don't know, maybe one of my many stalkers, I guess. I'm pretty popular you know," Sasuke said with a smile. He heard Naruto scoff on the other end of the phone.

"That's rather insulting!"

"I'm sorry babe, how can I make it up to you?"

"By not calling me babe."

"Right sweet thang."

"Sasuke!"

Sasuke laughed happily. He was glad to hear Naruto's voice at the moment. But what bugged him was that the blonde had said happy birthday to him...it wasn't his birthday yet! Sasuke glanced at his watch...it was 12:04 AM. Well...techinically it is his birthday now.

"I wanted to be the first to tell you happy birthday, like always!"Naruto's voice interupted his thoughts. Sasuke felt a pang of guilt. Naruto has always been the first person to say happy birthday to him for the last four years...but this time...he came second.

"...Actually...you were the second to tell me happy birthday..." Sasuke said.

"...Who was first then? Itachi?"

"No..."

"...Who?"

"Neji..."

"Neji? Who's Neji?"

"Remember I told you I made a second friend? Yeah, that was Neji..."

"Oh..."

"But he only told me happy brithday cuz he wasn't going to be here tomorrow! And he said happy birthday when it really wasn't...so techinically you're the first person to tell me happy birthday on my birthday!"

"I guess..."

Sasuke scowled. Naruto really is upset that he wasn't first. He wasn't used to sharing the raven with someone else. Sasuke smiled at the thought.

"If it makes you feel better... I like it better when you tell me happy birthday..." Sasuke said, hoping to cheer up Naruto.

"...Really?"

"Yes... I love it actually. and you know why?"

"...Why...?"

"Because your my most precious person..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"...Naruto?"

"I love you Sasuke..."Naruto said, his voice sounded a lot more brighter and warmer. Sasuke smiled at the sound as if it were sweet music to his ears, which it probably was.

"I love you too. I love you so much that I'm hugging the phone," the dark haired boy said. Naruto laughed a bit.

"You must look retarded,"Naruto said, sounding a lot more cheerful.

"I bet I do, but frankly my dear, I don't give a damn," Sasuke said with a smile. He wondered if he should tell Naruto about Itachi and Naoko...it would be interesting to here his reaction...and maybe he'll spice it up a bit...

"Hey Naruto...how would you react if I told that Itachi finally has a girlfriend?"

"I'd say are you cereal?"

"No I'm milk."

"Okay, get to the point."

"Well that is the point. Itachi has a girl. Except...the thing is...Itachi raped her..."

"WHAT!"

Sasuke smirked. His Naive little blonde still couldn't tell when he was lying over all these years. And dare he kick it up a notch? ...Yes, he thinks he should.

"It's so horrible Naruto! I hear her screams almost every night, because Itachi tells her to come over, and that if she didn't, he wouldn't be gentle to her and would hurt her brother!" Sasuke said, making his tone uber dramatic and horrified, knowing that Naruto would buy the whole thing.

"..."

"Naruto?"

"... ... ..."

"Hey are you still there?"

"... ... ... ... ... .."

"Naruto!"

"...I-I'm here..."

Sasuke resisted to laugh out loud when he heard Naruto's high pitched trembling voice. Poor thing, he was horrified!

"And you know what else!"

"Wh-what?"

"Everything I just said was a lie...well most of it..."

"..."

"Naruto?"

"SASUKE! YOU ASS HOLE! I REALLY DID BELIEVE ALL THAT YOU SAID! TEME!"

Sasuke laughed whole heartedly. He just loves how gullible the blonde was! It entertained him to no end. As his laughter died, Sasuke heard Naruto growl angrily.

"Hai, hai! Gomen, I just wanted to push your buttons," Sasuke said with a smirk. "But I was telling the truth when I said Itachi has a girl now. That girl is actually the first friend I made. Her name is Naoko."

"Her? I never really thought Itachi would be attracted to her. I mean, you said she was sweet, cheerful, and bright! Everything he isn't really,"the blonde said, his voice contained shock.

"Well it's like what they say. Opposites attract. Like you and I," Sasuke said, saying the last part suggestively.

"Che, you can be so corny,"Naruto muttered, making Sasuke's smirk widen, for he knew that the blonde is red.

"She reminds me of you... Naoko I mean..."

"She does?"

"Yeah...except she's a girl and has brown hair and brown eyes... But despite that, she's very much like you."

"I see... I have a soul twin, haha!"

"Does anyone remind you of moi?"

"Not that I kno-

"Hey Naruto! Who're you talking to?"

Sasuke's obsidean eyes narrowed. Who was that, that just talked to Naruto?

"Someone really important! Now go away Kiba," he heard Naruto say on the other end of the phone. Kiba? Who the hell is this Kiba guy! "Sasuke?"

"Who the hell is Kiba?" Sasuke demanded, his voice continaing an edge to it.

"What the hell crawled up your ass and died in the last five seconds!"

"Who's Kiba?"

"He's a friend!"

"He better be just a friend!"

"..."

"..."

"Sasuke...are you jealous?"

"Jealous? Pfffft! No! I just so happen to hear some guy talk to my boyfriend who happens to be gay, and it so happens that I have no idea where the hell my boyfriend is! For all I know, you could be in some club, dancing with this Kiba. So no, I'm not jealous!" Sasuke snarled in a very sarcastic tone. He took deep breaths after a moment though, trying to taim his temper when he heard his blonde began to laugh. The raven usually is always in a good mood, and joked a lot, but when he got mad, it was rather scary and almost uncontrolable. Luckily, Naruto had always managed to tame the beast within him.

"You're so cute when you're jealous,"Naruto chirped sweetly, making the poor rave flush a bright red. The blonde's voice was so warm, so affectionate. Sasuke knew that when Naruto used that voice, the blonde also had his affectionate expression, the one that never failed to make Sasuke blush.

"...Can you send me a pic of yourself and where you are through your cell right now?" Sasuke mumbled, his face still red. He just needed to see Naruto, even if it was just a picture.

"Um okay, but I'll have to hang up on you,"Naruto said, his voice sounded confused.

"I don't mind..." Sasuke mumbled with a smile.

"Okay then, talk to you soon!"

And with that, there was a click. Sasuke just stared at his screensaver, which was a picture of him and Naruto. He smiled softly to himself. They had taken that picture when they went to their first festival as a couple. Naruto had worn such a lovely orange yukata, which he had complimented it with his own black yukata. Naruto had a weird animal mask strapped to the side of his head, while he held onto some cotton candy.

You have 2 new messages!

Sasuke quickly opened his messages. The first pic was of the beach, the place they would always be almost everyday when they had been together. And the second was Naruto, smiling happily into the camera. Sasuke smiled. He was glad to see those pools of blue so full of life. Sasuke instantly hit the recieve button as his cell phone rung.

"You look gorgeous babe," Sasuke said smiling.

"I said don't call me babe..."Naruto mumbled. The raven chuckled softly, knowing very well by the other's tone of voice that he was blushing. But he didn't lie. Naruto really was gorgeous to him.

Knock, knock.

"Sasuke get some sleep..." Itachi said from behind the door. Sasuke growled.

"You gotta go to bed?"

"Yeah..."

"Well I'll talk to you later!"

"Okay... Love you."

"Love you too..."

"Bye..."

"Bye..."

Sasuke closed his cell phone and let it slide out of his hand and onto the floor. He was completely in love with the blonde, no doubt about it. If Naruto had asked him to give him a kidney, he would do it. If Naruto told him to catch a granade for him, he would catch it. If Naruto told him to give him the world, Sasuke would do whatever it took to give him the world damnit! If Naruto told him to die...he would do it. Anything that would keep Naruto happy, he'd do it. The sad thing was, the thing the blonde wanted him to do, he couldn't do. He can't go back to him, not right now at least. He will eventually...

Sasuke sighed as he sat up in bed and looked out of his window. The first thing he saw, was a star. One star that shined brighter than any of the other stars near it. Sasuke just blinked up at it. Many people said that if you wish upon a star, that wish would come true. But then again, many other people think that's a load of bull crap. Sasuke was one of those people. But today, he was willing to try it at least once, for the sake of precious blonde. Sasuke took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

'I wish...I could be with Naruto...'