Chapter 1 Last of Us

In a city with lots of people around and with ample of noises, the little boy could only see and hear the little girl in front of him cry while asking him not to leave her. "Sasu-chan, i didn't even kn...know. Ple..ease don't go, don't leave me."

This girl wasn't very bright nor was she very beautiful but somehow she had managed to make a place in his heart he had once thought was impossible to be occupied. She was the youngest kid around his age but she was much more mature than any of the kids. Sasuke didn't know when it all started but they had grown rather close despite their vast differences. Sasuke had always been surrounded by lots of friends(mostly girl fans) where as Hinata was always alone with few friends and to be precise only two close friends, Kiba and Shino and a crush. Sasuke was a genius and very good-looking but Hinata was just average in both. Being the older sister, she had lots of responsibilities as the heir to Hyuuga Corporation, a very big corporation in Konoha which deals with electronics and on the other hand, Sasuke was the youngest in his family who was used to getting spoiled by his overly protective brother and had been living a carefree life and leaving everything to his older brother Itachi, the heir to Uchiha Corporation; rival company to the Hyuuga Corporation. They had more of differences than similarities but some how, they got way too close than expected.

He still didn't know when and why she became someone so important to him but he can wait, he will find his answer soon. That was what he had thought but he still couldn't find his answer and now he didn't have anytime. It hurt him to see Hinata cry; that was the last thing he wanted to do, to make her cry. He didn't want to leave either. She was after-all the first girl who he wanted to protect, to make her his and she was his first love. Though he knew he wasn't the only one special to her. Not only that, she had someone more important and special to her than Sasuke. He knew since he had been watching Hinata for a long time and saw her watching someone else the same way he watched her. But he never expected anything from Hinata. All he wanted was to keep his place in her heart. It was enough to have a little bit of her heart than losing it all. And leaving now would mean he would lose that special place to someone else. So , he wanted to say that he wasn't leaving but that would be a lie. He wasn't big enough to take that decision nor would he take that decision even if he was able to. Because right now, it was important for him to leave after the betrayal he received from his trusted and beloved elder brother. Sasuke had no other choice than to leave this place, leave the people here, leave Hinata to forget Itachi and his betrayal.

Sasuke had planned on leaving silently. He didn't want what was happening to happen but somehow his mother had got into contact with Hinatas' mother and let the cat out of the bag. Really? His mother ought to stop sticking her nose where it doesn't belong. He wanted to avoid looking at this face Hinata was showing. He really hated seeing her cry and if anyone did make her cry, Sasuke would always be there to kick their ass but if the reason was Sasuke himself, he never thought he would make Hinata cry so he didn't know what to do with himself but one thing was sure, the punishment was already on go. His heart somehow was acting weirdly. He just wanted to hug Hinata tightly but he knew he couldn't do that. It was not the time to care for himself. He had to stop Hinata from crying and to do that, he had to make Hinata to stop caring for him. The thought of Hinata hating him made him want to cry but to stop her from crying all her life, it's the only was Sasuke could think. She had to stop caring. So he had made his resolve to lose Hinatas' friendship, her care and mostly their memories together.

"Hinata," Sasukes' voice called out coldly that Hinata stopped crying for a second. She looked at Sasuke and saw someone who wasn't the Sasuke she knew. She moved towards him with extending hand, hoping he would grab onto it as always but it never came. He just stood there with his hair covering his eyes so she couldn't see what he truly felt and she was sure it wasn't the same as his voice.
"Sasus-chan," Hinata tried calling again but instead of Sasuke calling her 'Hina-chan' as always, she heard him growl and sigh under his breath. And for the first time he looked up to her. She was hoping to see the usual Sasu-chan she knew but it wasn't. His eyes were as cold as ice as if death itself was living inside of them. At that point she knew something was wrong. "Hinata, stop calling me that. You, i am really tired of being you playmate. I never really enjoyed being with you. I just felt like you were very pitiful so now that I'm leaving, let me be open and give you some advice. Try and make friends, you are such a loner." Saying that hurt Sasuke so much that he wanted to take it back but he knew he couldn't and that more than him, Hinata was thousand time more hurt. The look Hinata had was all it took for him to know how hurt she was. She had to hate him. She should hate him. She shouldn't every think of him. He repeated to himself and prayed she would.

"SASUKE... YOU BASTARD" shouted Naruto who had been witnessing everything that had been happening and caught onto Sasukes' collar. Sasuke had forgotten the others surrounding Hinata and was his best friend and his rival. Naruto wasn't a genius like him nor was he handsome but he had guts. He was someone who tried very hard and knew what sadness was. He doesn't have parents nor a single relative so he was often bullied. But after he was taken in by a very highly reputed oldman known as the 'The Third' in the society(he is the third president of Konoha), the bullying stopped. Well, that was to be expected. Also, he was someone whom Hinata highly respected for some unknown reason, at least it was unknown to him and didn't even dare ask Hinata. And on top of that, Naruto was the person who had occupied Hinatas special place in her heart. Yes, he knew since he had always been watching Hinata who had been watching Naruto and that they had the same look in their eyes. But he never dared to ask. He was the only person he never wanted to lose to and had promised to never ask help from. He would rather die than ask his help but this time, the situation was different. Knowing Naruto he wasn't going to end the conversation soon and there is also a high possibilities that Sasukes' resolve might crumble so the only thing he could do was to ask a favor from Naruto. Being best friends, they knew what the other wanted to say even if none of them said anything so he knew Naruto would understand and he did. Narutos' grip on his collar loosened and he let go after few seconds. Naruto didn't say anything, he couldn't say anything. What could he possibly say? Sasuke had made his decision and he knew better that once Sasuke has decided something, no on could change his decision. And he also knew Sasuke would never hurt Hinata this way if it wasn't for something important. He could only back away but he was irritated, irritated that he couldn't do anything. At that point no one said anything. No, it wasn't that they didn't say anything. They couldn't say anything. They knew if Naruto and Hinata couldn't stop Sasuke, no one could.

"Sasuke-sama," his family butler called him "It's time for your flight. We must leave."

Sasuke looked at Naruto who gave him an understanding look and at Hinata, who had been silent for the last minute. She wasn't looking at him nor anyone else; she kept on looking at the floor as if it was the most important thing. Sasukes face showed pain that everyone noticed except Hinata. A that point everyone knew something was not right but they couldn't say a thing. They too understood it was the right thing to do right now. "Sasuke-sama?" called the butler again. "Yeah, i'm coming", Sasuke growled not taking his eyes off Hinata. He turned around in one go and started stomping away because if he didn't, his resolve would definitely break.

He got inside his car as the driver started to start the car. He knew that after this car takes off, he couldn't see Hinata anymore nor will he live as a memory with her. The car started to move when he heard, "YOU LIAR SASU-CHAN! I WILL NEVER EVER BELIEVE YOU". Sasuke was glad that he was successful but instead of happiness he felt as if his heart has been torn apart. He really didn't like the way he felt. It was like his world just ended. He wanted to cry. Being a 5th grader, it was too hard to bear but he had to. He was now the heir to Uchiha corporation after his brothers betrayal. He was expected to be a perfection so he couldn't let his emotions get hold of him. When suddenly he heard, "I WILL WAIT FOR YOU, I WILL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT YOU JUST SAID." After hearing Hinata shout desperately with her hoarse voice, his tears he had been holding finally poured out. He just couldn't stop his tears and he didn't care about the heir. Deep down he knew he was happy, happy that Hinata didn't believe his last words before he left. He looked back at her with teary eyes but he couldn't see her clearly anymore. Will he, too disappear from her memories like that? He didn't know but he knew one thing that he would always remember and treasure her. He took out a small headband from his pocket. Hinata had made it for him for his birthday. He was very happy. Naruto received a goggles which seemed pretty expensive but it didn't matter. Sasuke was just happy to receive the headband that she made and no one could ever buy something like this anywhere. He held the band close to his heart and promised that he will never forget her and his heart will always belong to her and he sealed it with a warm kiss as he smiled into it.

He opened his eyes and saw white. His eyes was wet and as he felt his chick, he could feel tears streaming down. He signed and lay there for a while. It had already been four years since that happened and he sometimes dream t about that day. He knew it was no use to keep on remembering that memory but somehow he couldn't forget it, no matter how much he tried.
"Sasuke-kun," the door to his room opened but he didn't care who it was since he knew there was only one person to call him that and can barge into his room without hesitation. He ignored her as she kept on babbling about things Sasuke didn't understand and didn't want to understand. But her presence reminded him that his feelings for Hinata didn't have any place since he was already engaged to this blond, talkative and hyper girl who was opposite of Hinata. She is very beautiful and intelligent; he had to give her that. They aren't engaged because they like each other, it was all just business and nothing personal. She also understood that and he had already told her that he could give her anything she wanted except for his heart since he had already given it to someone else.
"And you know what she said to me? 'I can get someone better than Sasuke-sama' and ignored everything i said. She had the nerve to- Sasuke-kun, are you even listening to me?" she complained when she noticed Sasuke was not listening to her. Sasuke didn't reply to her and left the room quietly to take a both. After an hour he came back to his room and he saw his fiance was still there in his room. "Sasuke-kun, how can you just ignore your fiance and walk-off?" she was pouting as she sat on Sasukes' bed. "Did you have that dream again?" she asked after realizing that. She knew about that dream. His mother had warned her not to take Sasuke seriously when his mood was this way in the morning.

This was the only topic Sasuke didn't want to talk about with her or anybody. "I am going to change, Blenda," it wasn't a request nor a statement. It was an indirect order. He didn't like talking much and that, everyone knew. Blenda got up from his bed and walked towards the door with her bright red face, "Right! I will be waiting for you in the car." Sasuke signed again. He had been sighing a lot lately. He dressed himself into his school uniform. Today was his last day at school as a first year high school student. He still didn't know why he had to go to school when he was already ready to takeover the business. He had once asked his mother about it and she had said it was necessary for him to experience school life until he can take over the business. And regarding his dad, he had not spoken to him for a very long time.

He put on his shoes and got his school bag. He got to his rooms door when he stopped on his track. He walked back in and pulled his drawer. He stared at it for a long time and after a few seconds he got something out of the drawer and placed it in the left pocket of his blazer(near his heart) as he left his room.