Hi guys! Well, this is my third fic. I don't really know if this could be a one-shot because there's only one plot but it's just really long. But call it whatever you want. So here it is. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: as usual, I don't own anything here


Kill to Forget: Part 1
A bird flew up from a branch as blond teen landed on that same branch. He panted as he look back to check the area, making sure his 'pursuer' wasn't in sight. The blond took a deep breath and prepared to run again because he knew his 'pursuer' will catch up momentarily.

Rustling leaves nearby served as a signal for the blond figure to start moving again, only to jump right into his 'pursuer.'

"Naruto…" came immediately from the 'pursuer' as one of his hands grabs the mentioned teen's collar. "Why are you running away?"

"Hn. Isn't it…" –inhale and exhale- "obvious?" –inhale and exhale- "To run away…" –inhale and exhale- "from you." As the blond finishes the sentence, he raised his left leg to kick the other guy's stomach but failed as the other teen deftly deflect the attack with his free hand.

When Naruto resumed normal breathing rate, he looked at the other's face and asked, "Why are you doing this all of a sudden?"

"Because I want to."

"Che. Looks like Mr. Perfect needs to learn more about persuasive essays," the blond snorted.

"I don't need to persuade you when I'm gonna kill you within the next few minutes."

"Why do you wanna kill me?" it hurt when Naruto said these words, recalling an event that happened only two days ago.

.:.Flashback.:.

Naruto and Sasuke were sparring at the river bank near the bridge. They've been sparring for nearly four hours nonstop, yet neither seemed to be winning or giving up. Both are steadily losing chakra and with one final attack, they both collapsed on the ground. After some time of panting, Naruto started speaking.

"Ne, Sasuke. How come you're always so cold to your 'fan girls?'" the blond asked with his face looking away from Sasuke's face.

There was a short moment of silence before the raven-haired boy replied. "Why do you ask? Suddenly interested in me?" he asked with a sarcastic and teasing tone.

Naruto's face blushed slightly and managed to utter a response. "I-I was j-just curious, that's all."

"Sure that's the only reason?"

Naruto didn't respond immediately. Instead, he just looked up into the sky, as if searching for some comfort and reassurance. Then, he looked into Sasuke's direction just as the mentioned boy turned to look at him. Their eyes locked and a hint of joy sparkled in both of their eyes if they weren't drowning in each other's eyes.

Still drowning into those deep black eyes, Naruto found himself doing something he greatly regretted. "I-I like you, Sasuke," the blond's words were almost inaudible but the sincerity was tremendous.

"I like you too, even though you're a dobe most the time. You're probably the first friend I have in my whole life," Sasuke replied, trying to make it seems as if he misunderstood Naruto's real meanings. The raven-haired boy knew what his friend was talking about. It's not just a friendship, but it's about love.

Thinking that Sasuke honestly didn't know what he meant, Naruto decided that it was a mistake anyways and it's better off if the other boy mistook it. So the blond pretended that his words were about friendship, and tried to change the subject, "What about Sakura-chan? She's really nice to you."

"She's like a leech that seems to be everywhere I look. Sometimes she even creep me out," Sasuke's voice carried a little shudder at the last line, which made Naruto laugh, who apparently already forgot about his trouble earlier.

.:.End of Flashback.:.

"Why, Sasuke? Why do you wanna kill me? If I know the reason, I'll go without any regrets," the blond pleaded, with unshed tears dwelling in his blue eyes, which glowed warmly under the silvery moonlight.

"Fine. If you want to know the reason then I'll tell you." Before Sasuke continued, he pulled Naruto down onto the ground and almost threw him against a tree before releasing his grip on the other's collar. "Remember our little talk two days ago? Still remember when you told me 'I like you'?"

The blond only managed to give a slight nod because his motor neurons seemed to be on vacation. Nothing else in his body could make a single movement, not even a twitch. Seeing that his prey wasn't going to be able to escape, Sasuke sat down in front of the blond, his eyes attached to the other's.

"I understood what you really meant when you said that," Naruto's eyes grew wider at this. "I pretended to not understand it."

"W-Why n-not?" Naruto stuttered.

"I've been alone ever since that bastard brother of mine killed my whole family, the only people I cared about. After that, I told myself that I'd never let another person get into my heart again."

"But w-what about T-Team Seven?"

"I thought about that and decided that this won't be too much problems for me. It's only a teammate relationship with everyone, as long as no love will come my way. But I was wrong. On the day you told me you like me, I started to realize that I care for you as more than a teammate or a friend. I told myself that I'd have to kill you, so I can forget about you before I become too deeply attached to you."

A moment of silence followed but was quickly ended by Naruto's quiet laughter. Sasuke raised an eyebrow and asked, "You're enjoying your death?"

"Maybe. You can call it something like that. I'm just a hopeless fool who happened to fall in love with someone I shouldn't have fell in love with. But now, a question keeps repeating itself in my head. 'Wouldn't I have been better off if I've never met you?' Surprisingly, I always end up answering that question with a 'No.'"

"You are a hopeless fool. You should've given up on me to prevent this from happening."

"It's true that love makes a person goes out of their way. No matter what you do to me, I'd still love you with all my heart. How foolish is that! I guess being killed by you is better than being killed by enemies."

After having said that, Naruto slowly pulled out a kunai from his pouch and pushed it into Sasuke's hand. He could feel the other's hand trembling with his left hand still holding Sasuke's right hand.

"It hurts me to see you in pain, Sasuke," the blond said with blue eyes so watery they look like the ocean. "If my death will relieve you from your mental torture, then please kill me."

Sasuke's shaking right hand hesitantly moves forward toward Naruto.

Why am I torn from this action? I must kill him, so I could protect myself from getting hurt like when I was little. This is for his own good too, right? Yea, if he becomes too close to me, Itachi might come back and kill him. That's right. If I kill him now, it'll save him from unnecessary sufferings from Itachi.

Splash. The sound of metal prying into flesh echoed.

The world had seemed to come to a stop when Sasuke saw crimson liquid dripping from his hand to the ground. All of his senses were numb and all he could have done was stare straight ahead of him, at an almost lifeless figure. The head slowly rose and Sasuke failed to notice how much strength Naruto was using just for that simple task.

"I'm glad that your burden can be lifted now, Sas…" The blond didn't even get to finish his sentence and fell forward, into Sasuke's arms.

After a few minutes, the raven-haired boy finally managed to register everything and his heart was beating so fast and hard, he felt like it was about to tear through his skin. In a panic, he hurriedly carried the blond to the hospital.

The nurse at the hospital looked startled when she saw the sight of Sasuke carrying Naruto. The raven-haired boy didn't realize that he got scratched while trying to travel in the forest and he was practically bleeding everywhere. When the poor nurse asked what was wrong, Sasuke snapped at her and told her to take Naruto in the emergency room immediately.