Metamorphosis

As soon as he passed the cemetery doors he found no one within sight - "Strange" - He thought to himself, he hoped he would still find the lady at the exit or at least close to her, he decided not to think about it too much, after all, he still had many things to do and this time he would not fail or give up, the conversation he had previously was enough for him to wake up and get out of the barrier he placed around him. The Uchiha looked at the sky with a blue that reminded him even more of his lover's eyes, the thought brought him a liberating feeling that made his heart beat faster, maybe he was sick with love and there was only one medicine, he needed be quick before you lose your cure forever. Sasuke did not doubt that he was probably acting like a passionate idiot, a rather happy one to point out.

A short time later, the Uchiha was walking freely on the sidewalk carrying a bag with some ingredients that would serve to prepare a ramen, he had decided that he would call the blond to talk, even if he was a little anxious he would not declare himself now, there was still Sakura who he was a wonderful person and that made him sure that he would never want to hurt her, he would fight for Naruto, but if he saw that he had no chance he would step back and try to move on. With time he learned that life is not made only by victories, his was particularly a total disaster, and it was equally important to know how to move forward, even if for that he had to take the pieces of his heart to mend them elsewhere.

He was a little distracted and added to the fact that he was looking at the ground, a bad habit he had always had, he was unable to see and, consequently, much less to deviate from the person who was equally distracted from the opposite side. It was really fast and in the blink of an eye I was already on the ground with someone on top. In the position he was in, he could only see the red hair of the other person, whom he believed to be a man who, when he raised his face to look at him, carried beautiful, empty water-green eyes at the same time. Both the Uchiha and the other person made no further move after that, the two of them were visibly pale, it was as if they had seen ghosts, perhaps that was it, ghosts from the past which they never expected (and did not want to) see again.

Gaara was the first to leave the state of shock and at the same moment he got up, dusting off his clothes and offering help so that the brunette could get up, it was really a surprise to find Sasuke after so many years and he couldn't hide the state itself, as well as the Uchiha.

- So ... - The redhead was very embarrassed, he knew he had done something unforgivable for the brunette and he would understand perfectly if he decided to ignore him and go on his way as if the reunion had never happened.

- Okay - Maybe that was a sign that told him that to move on it was necessary to get rid of some ties of the past, of course he would not forget, but, he had decided not to stick to that anymore. He looked again at the redhead in front of him and picked up his bags, preparing to start walking again, if this had happened at another time, he would certainly have panicked and would run as if his life depended on it.

- Sorry ... For everything - As soon as Sasuke turned his back he heard the strange request, which seemed to him to sound sincere and therefore just looked back and nodded, then started walking again.

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Only when he got home that the Uchiha was finally able to breathe, did his heart still beat against his chest desperately. Apparently, a certain redhead still caused him a series of feelings, quite bad and that Sasuke could swear that he no longer had them.

And why did Gaara also look shaken if it was he himself who treated his love with a coldness hitherto almost inhuman? Unfortunately, the brunette had no answers to the questions that plagued his soul. The only things left to do was simply pretend that nothing happened or look for the explanations that you so longed for, opted for the easiest option at the moment and that would cause you less damage, it was still in the process of changing and even for a caterpillar to transform in butterfly, it took some time and willpower.

The Uchiha soon took the ingredients he had bought and tried to call Uzumaki so that they could eat and talk for a while.

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- Sasuke? - A blonde tried at all costs to get the attention of his friend, who apparently had his mind elsewhere. Since he arrived at the brunette's house, he noticed that he was dejected and strangely quieter than usual.

- Hn? - The Uchiha finally looked towards Naruto, and quickly walked away a little flushed, the blonde was very close and had not even noticed that he was invading his friend's personal space. Although the brunette was in love with Uzumaki, he still found it impressive how someone could be so slow that he did not notice the effect it had on people, he had already witnessed several moments when mainly the girls were enchanted by the blonde's smile and the same seemed not to care about it, if you didn't know your friend, you'd even say he took advantage of it.

- You're stranger than you usually are, okay? - Sasuke rolled his eyes when he saw that the blonde did not waste time to make a joke, but even so he did not fail to show a kind of interest and concern. The Uchiha simply ignored the unnecessary comment and replied that he was fine, without thinking twice. Despite all the latest events, Sasuke didn't feel as bad as he should have, he was just a little more thoughtful.

- Come on, idiot, we need to talk about your "conquest" plan - To your own surprise, the Uchiha spoke in an extremely calm way, and talking about the subject did not bring that anguish that was always there. He needed to trust himself more to make the blonde like him or to be a good cupid to be able to help his pink friend to get off his feet. The thought only made him laugh, getting a confused look from the blonde who was seriously considering sending the Uchiha to a madhouse, how can someone change their mood so quickly?