Authors Note: Please, Please, PLEASE REVIEW. I'm on my knees, begging you... okay, not really. I'm actually sitting at my computer typing at 2 freaking o'clock in the morning, so I'm tired but can't fall asleep because some weird force in the galaxy has determined that I shall not sleep until 3 A.M. My life is a spiraling vortex of pain and agony... God, that sounded so emo. I need sleep. *Begins to listen to the emo song due to lack of anything better to do*

Acknowledgments: Here's a special shout-out to all the people who reviewed for 'Make A Wish' I enjoyed hearing from all of you. Hope you enjoy this story as well!

Disclaimer: NUUUUUUUUUUU... I DONT OWN NARUTO... WAHHHHHHHHHHH... *runs into room, locks door, and dives under covers with Gaara plushie* Wait... I'm already in my room... GAH, the walls are PINK... I'm... I'm... I'm in my sisters room... NO! *escapes from the pinkness with Gaara plushie while screaming in agony*

"Speaking"

Thinking

(Author Rants XD)

A Silent Scream

By XscarletXsuccubiX

BAM. BAM. BAM.

Dammit, who the fuck is that? An arm snakes out from beneath the covers to turn the alarm clock so the beds occupant could see what time it is. The movement is followed by a loud snarl. 2 FUCKING A.M. This better be fucking important or someone's gonna DIE. (1)

BAM. BAM. BAM.

"I'M COMING DAMMIT!" The raven-haired teenage grabbed the first pair of pants and shirt his hand came into contact with and shoved them on. If it's Kakashi-sensei here to wake me for early morning training I swear I'm gonna... (2) The boy pulled open the door to find a very harassed and scared looking pink-haired girl. "Sakura. It's 2 A.M. What the fuck do you want?" (3)

Sakura sniffled, not bothering to wipe the tears from her eyes. "Oh Sasuke, it's horrible... there was blood..." At the mention of blood she seemed unable to go on and collapsed into a quivering, sobbing heap outside the doorway.

Sasuke stared at her for a moment, instantly awake. Blood? Sasuke kneeled down, grabbed Sakura by the shoulders and roughly shook her. "Sakura! Whose blood? What are you talking about?"

Sakura hiccupped a couple times and was able to sob out a single word. "N-N-Naruto..." Sasuke frowned. "What about Naruto?" His eyes widened. "Blood... Narutos blood?" Sakura nodded. "Where?" Sakura looked at Sasuke and choked out an answer. "His r-room..." Sasuke instantly let go, moved around Sakura and began the long run towards Narutos home. Please let him be okay.(4)

(6 minutes later XD)

Sasuke skid to a halt outside Narutos front door, he wasn't even breathing hard even though he had technically run a mile.(5) Sasuke frowned. Narutos door is open. Did Sakura leave it open? As Sasuke stepped forward he noticed a drop of blood outside the front door. It was fairly fresh. Sasuke quickly stepped inside. The blood drops were widely spaced but they painted a fairly straight line to Narutos bedroom.

Sasuke quickly rushed to the bedroom, pausing only briefly in order to check for any enemies. No one... Sasuke noticed that the bedroom door, like the front door, had been left open. As Sasuke stepped through the doorway, a hundred images of what might be in the room assaulted his mind. It was an interesting collection of mutilated bodies, blood-splattered walls and various other gore-filled images. Despite this, Sasuke wasn't prepared for the sight that met his eyes.

There was... nothing. No bodies. No pools of blood. It looked completely normal if a bit messy. Sasuke blinked in surprise. Are Sakura and Naruto playing some kind of sick joke? No. Naruto might, but not Sakura, she's too simple. Suddenly, Sasuke remembered the blood trail, his eyes tracked the drops to an old desk in the far corner of the room.

As Sasuke moved toward it he frowned. The small desk was devoid of anything you would normally find on a desk. No paper. No lamp. Not even the instant ramen cups that seemed to litter the rest of the house. It was empty except for a single kunai. As Sasuke picked up the kunai, he noticed two things. One, the kunai hadn't been sharpened in a while, the tip of it was almost dull. Two, the tip was coated in old, dry blood and newer, fresher blood.

Sasuke frowned. There's not that much blood, maybe enough for a flesh wound but that's it. Why would Sakura freak over this? As Sasuke turned to survey the room, his foot thumped against something on the floor. When he looked down, he noticed a small black book that looked like someone had just dropped it there. As Sasuke picked it up he noticed it was thick enough to hold maybe two hundred pages. He flipped the cover open.

Inside he found what looked to be diary entries dating back to the ninja academy. What made it interesting however was the fact that whoever wrote in it, probably Naruto from the whinny sound of the entries, seemed to have used an extremely sharp pen with an odd red ink that looked smudged and flakey. Sasukes eyes quickly glanced at the kunai and then back to the book as an idea formed in the back of his mind.

His idea was that maybe Naruto didn't use a pen, maybe he used that kunai. Also, that's probably not red ink, it looks more like... Sasuke stared at the kunai. Blood... Naruto wrote in... blood... Sasuke stared for a couple of minutes, a frown forming on his face. He quickly flipped through the rest of the book, the frown deepening as the fluidity and smoothness of the writing increased. Finally, after flipping until he was only a few pages from the ending, Sasuke found that latest entree.

The latest entree was this:

Ha! Guess what? I'm having a bridge named after me! Isn't that cool? I'm finally getting the recognition I deserve. I just wish it hadn't come at such a high price. We were supposed to guard an old bridge builder. A simple mission, right? Wrong. Things got complicated. Turns out some crazy famous swordsman named Zabuza was after the bridge builder. We had to keep protecting him from Zabuza until the psycho finally died trying to get his revenge on his employers. But Zabuza wasn't the only enemy. There was another boy, a little older than me, named Haku, who was working with Zabuza. Haku was totally devoted to Zabuza and even got himself killed trying to save Zabuza. But before I knew Haku was supposed to be my enemy, he was my friend...

Sasuke stared hard at this last sentence. Friends? What is he talking about? When did he meet Haku? Sasuke resolved to ask Naruto about that the next time he saw him. He continued reading.

... and I actually liked him. He was nice and I felt like I could really connect with him, we were just so alike. We both had been shunned for our entire lives until we met that one person that made us feel useful. That one person that gave us a reason for living. Haku had Zabuza and now I have...

The name of the person that was so special to Naruto was smudged and covered with so much extra blood it was impossible to read. Hn... probably Iruka or Sakura.

But none of that matters. A person who was good at heart was killed to protect someone who reveled in the kill. Zabuza even tried to pretend it didn't matter, he tried to laugh it off but he really did care. I was almost put in the same situation as Zabuza though. Sasuke. He protected me. Haku threw a bunch of needles at me and I probably would have died, but Sasuke saved me. He let himself be impaled in order to save my life. He didn't even realize he was doing it until it was all over. There was so much blood. I thought Sasuke was dead. He survived, thank god. But if he had died it would have been my fault. I am a disgrace to our team. I almost got everyone killed. I should leave the team before someone really DOES die because of me. I wish I had someone else to talk to about this. Dammit.

The entree ended there.

Sasuke blinked. Hn... that's interesting, I always thought Naruto brushed off near failures easily. Guess not. And that last part... he actually considered giving up? Wow. I know I mess with him, but I never thought he got so mad at himself. Ah well, these are Narutos private thoughts, so... As Sasuke let the last few pages flip closed he spotted some red on the last page. He decided to take just a peek to see if it was a more recent entree before putting it on the desk. His eyes widened at what he saw.

It was a small note that said this:

Dear everyone,

My team and my family. All of those I have come to know and love, please forgive me.

Iruka-sensei, you were the first person who ever really treated me like a person or part of a family. Thank you. You were the father I never had.

Kakashi-sensei, thanks for all the training, I'm sorry I yelled at you so often. Please do me a favor, tell Sakura and Sasuke about 'my other part'. They deserve to know what they have been fighting alongside.

Sakura-chan, sorry for always getting on your nerves. You're a nice girl who is going to be a great shinobi someday. I just know it.

Sasuke-kun, thank you. For being the brother I wish I had. And I'm sorry, for all the trouble I caused you and all the things I wish I told you.

I'm so sorry.

All of you, please forgive me and tell the others that I miss them. By the time you find this, it will be too late. I wrote this note and left at around 1 a.m, so it will be at least six or seven hours before this note is discovered. By then, it will be too late, I assure you. But please don't be mad at me. After all, this is for the best. Ask any of the village elders. Well, Goodbye.

Don't forget me,

Uzumaki Naruto

Sasuke stared at the note. He couldn't believe it. A suicide letter? From Naruto? The number-one hyper-active ninja of the village hidden in the leaves? This can't be right... I... I have to find Naruto! Sasuke instantly dropped the book, he looked at the blood drops. He must have left right after he wrote this. Those blood drops will lead me right to him! Sasukes tracking skills would be put to the test in this hunt, because as Sasuke followed the blood trail he noticed the distance between the blood drops increasing. But Sasuke refused to give up. Naruto... I WILL find you. I promise!

Authors final Rant: Well, what did you think of the first chapter. Melodrama! Shocking Discoverys. Weird Mood Swings! The Word 'Fuck!' Oh, by the way, any flames will be used on Sakura's hair.

Sakura: *bug-eyes* WHAT?

me: *wink* You heard me right folks! They will be used on Sakura's ghastly pink hair, and if we run out of her hair I will begin on the hair of the flamers! *begins a maniacal laughter while Sakura hides in a corner with Sasuke plushie, suddenly stops laughing* Wait a sec... That's MY plushie... GIVE IT BACK... *begins chasing after Sakura, demanding the return of the Sasuke plushie... and yes I DO own a Gaara and Sasuke plushie. I also own Naruto, Itachi, and a Sakura one that is strapped to a dart board* XD

(The Sakura one was a gift from a relative that knew I liked Naruto and yes, this relative does NOT know me well enough to realize I hate her. *sigh* Woe is Me... wtvr.)

(1) Obviously inspired by yours truly current predicament! (reference in Authors note's at top)

(2) Hmmmm... I wonder what he was considering doing! *wink*

(3) He sure does say 'Fuck' a lot. Obviously not a morning person.

(4) *cackles evilly* I should have totally stopped here but that might have caused many people to send me death threats. Besides, I don't like short chapters.

(5) WooHoo... GO SEXY SASUKE!