-1I can see them.

One girl is praying. She's got brown hair like Tenten, but her hair is in braids. And the other girl is watching, her ruby eyes wide.

The first girl, the one with the eyes. Her eyes are like Sakura's. And her dress is the same colour as Sakura's hair.

I miss Sakura. Too. . Bad. .

There's two other people, too. There's a boy who looks like me, sort of- Spiky blonde hair and cerulean eyes. And there's another boy, with long black hair and red eyes.

Just like your Sharingan. That one that you have activated right now.

And. . Another boy. He's got silver hair, and eyes like the praying girl's. But they're cold. Just like your Sharingan. And the boy is falling, and it looks like. . It looks like he's going to stab the girl with the eyes.

But he doesn't. The boy with black hair and red eyes grabs an odd-shaped thing, and pulls a trigger. And the boy with blonde hair and blue eyes? He jumps in front of the blade.

A hole is worn in the silver-haired man's chest, but the blade goes right through the blonde haired man.

Just like your chidori went through my stomach. I look into your own red eyes. There's contempt, and hatred. But there's also. . Joy?

And. . As you form the hand seals for something I've seen so many times, I can't help but feel pleasure inside. Because I deserve this.

I slowly turn my head so I can see everything to my left. I'm not going to do anything. Like I said, I deserve this.

Whatever you say, I follow, Sasuke no Danna. I'd run to the ends of the earth, and even farther for you, Sasuke. Which is what I'm doing now. I. . I can't hurt you.

When I look to my left, I see crimson blood. My blood. When I look to the right, I see crimson blood. My blood. Fields of that beautiful ruby colour. When I look up at you. . I see your black hair, spiked behind your head. I see pallid splotches of skin. Most of your body is consumed by Orochimaru's cursed seal, the ugly onyx that looks so good on you. Your Sharingan red eyes- I wish you had the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Just so you could condemn me to the pain I know I deserve.

I slowly stand up, just like Hinata-san did during the Chuunin exam. I smile sadly a little as you scream the name of the technique Kakashi-sensei taught you instead of teaching me and Sakura. But I don't hold that against you. Like you'd care, though. You grab my sweater, pulling me closer.

Heh. My lovely orange sweater. You've always hated orange. I only wore this to get on your nerves, truthfully. In hopes that you would notice me.

"So. . Is this how friends treat each other? I thought we were friends. ." I say as I hack up blood. You say it again- A sentence worded just as I remember it. "You're too late, Naruto!" You're right- I am too late. A chidori just went through my chest. I see scarlet. Scarlet, that's my new favorite colour. Where's Sakura? I want to tell her goodbye. . Oh well.

Neither of us really loved Sakura, did we? She always said to me, "Stop being childish, Naruto!"

The burgundy clouds my vision, slowly darkening, turning into midnight. And my last thoughts. . I barely get them out. .

I. . Love. . You. .

Sasuke-teme. .

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Tifa, Aerith, Cloud, Vincent, and Sephiroth all (C) Square Enix

Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura (C) Masashi Kishimoto