Amnesia.

Last Time

And that's when it happened. There was barely anyone at this place, and it happened to be a bar/skating rink. What did they do? They got drunk and stumbled around the rink. And guess who got to drive home? The most drunk of them all, Sasuke! But, it was just him and Sakura, because Naruto, Hinata and the rest all packed into Shino's—who was the only un-drunk teen—SUV thing. And what does Sasuke do? Get into a car accident. But thank god, our little pinkette was safe. But now, guess who has amnesia? Sasuke.

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Chapter One

Amnesia

((SAKUPOV))

I'd gotten over screaming out Sasuke's name. I knew he was unconscious. The only thing I could think of was, Don't leave me. It was frustrating. Soon enough, Shino and the rest were at the scene, and the ambulance came quickly. Sure, I was a little banged up, but Sasuke… "Is he going to be alright?" I looked up, staring at Ino. My eyes began to water once again, and I collapsed into Ino's awaiting arms.

"I don't know…" I whispered. It'd been so long since I met Ino. She was always there for me. She couldn't come to my house last night to comfort me because she was at work when she called. We sat there, and then one of the ambulance doctors said they were going to take me to the hospital. I had a small gash on the back of my head, and they needed to stitch it. "Can Ino-chan come with me?"

The doctor looked at the pale blond haired girl than nodded. "Sure, now come on. We need to treat Uchiha-san as quickly as possible, see if he's going to live," my heart all of a sudden broke into a million pieces. I didn't know why, but it did. I was a little dizzy, but I stood and me and Ino climbed into the back of the white ambulance.

"Kankurou! Tell my mom I'm at the hospital with Sakura-chan!" Ino called out to her ex-boyfriend before the doors closed. The ride to the hospital was quite. I was holding Sasuke's cold, pale hand tightly, my thumb rubbing against the back's surface. Ino kept her one eye covered; the other one just kept staring at me. Once at the hospital, Sasuke was taken away from me, and Ino and I went to my room.

"Another doctor will be right with you, Sakura-san," and the nurse left. Ino was silent for a moment, but then she spoke up.

"Do you think he'll be okay…?" she asked, staring at me intensely with her one pale blue eye. I stared back at her with soft, emerald eyes. I felt tears sting at my eyes, but I didn't look away.

"I hope he'll be okay… I don't want to loose someone else," I whispered. We stayed silent for another moment, but then the door slid open.

"Sakura-kun?" I looked up and smiled brightly.

"Neji-kun?! You're a doctor?!" Ino shrieked, jumping up and running to hug the dark haired boy. Neji's soft, white eyes softened slightly and he wrapped his arm around Ino's waist.

"Of course I'm a doctor. I had to get a job because that bastard of an uncle doesn't care about me…" he chuckled slightly at his own words, and then looked over at me. "What did you do this time, Sakura-kun?" he asked, sighing softly.

"Naruto, Hinata, Shika, Shino, Kankurou, Temari, Sasuke, Ino, Chouji, and I went to that skating rink and Sasuke got drunk… we got in a car accident…" I whispered softly, locking my eyes with the Hyuuga's.

"Is Sasuke-kun alright?" Neji asked, setting a clipboard down. I looked away, and he got the idea. "Well…! Lemme see the scar on your head so I can stitch it up," he said in a business-like tone, releasing Ino. He walked over to me and I turned to he could spilt apart my hair and look at the scar. It took him a while, but he let out a small 'hm' noise and then told Ino to bring him the clipboard. She obediently did so and Neji began to jot down random things on the piece of paper.

"Alright. Ino, would you take Sakura-kun to the bathroom to help her clean that up? I'm not very good at it, and I know you are," a small smile formed on his pale pink lips. She nodded and in the bathroom we were. Ino was dabbing at the small gash with a washcloth, and I was wincing every once in a while.

"How long have you and Neji-kun been together?" I asked. She gave something of a half-hearted chuckle, and then thought for a moment.

"Two months after I broke up with Kankurou… I think that's when we started going on little dates. Surprising, yet kinda cool, how he's your doctor. You used to like him, right, Sakura-chan?" I blushed slightly, then nodded.

"Neji-kun was my elementary school crush. Then I met Sasuke," I smiled slightly, and then we were silent. Only a few minutes later, after Ino was done, did she speak.

"Alright! We're all set. Have fun getting your stitches" she giggled, pulling me to my feet. I gave her a look saying 'where are you going?' and she answered with a smile. "I'm gonna go see if they know what's wrong with Sasuke-chan. I'll be back in a few," I nodded and headed back to where Neji was waiting, and Ino went to go see Sasuke.

((INOPOV))

As I wandered around the hospital corridors, I saw many of my mother's friends—she was a doctor here, of course—and some of my own friends that I didn't quite talk to often. I saw Kankurou's little brother, Gaara, and started talking to him.

"Really? Sasuke-san's here? Is something wrong with him?" the red head seemed quite surprised that one of his newly found friends was at his work.

"Yea… he got drunk and decided to drive home. Sakura-chan's here too!" I saw a small blush spread across his face and he nodded.

"W-what room is she in…?" he asked, looking away.

"Six o seven. Well, I gotta go see if they figured out what's wrong with Sasuke-chan. See ya!" and with that, I left Gaara to ponder weather he should go see Sakura or continue working. As I got to where I heard Sasuke's room was, I stopped to think.

I just hope I don't have to report bad news to Sakura-chan. She'll never be with another boy if Sasuke disappears… I mumbled in thought, beginning to walk again. I looked at the door, and just I was about to open it, the door swung open, colliding with my face.

"OMIGOSH! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" I noticed that voice. But I couldn't place that person until I looked at him.

"Lee-san?!" I squeaked, staring at the bowl-cut boy. His features softened and he helped me up.

"Gomen ne, Ino-san. What are you doing over here?" he asked. I told him that I was here to see Sasuke, and that Sakura was getting stitches in her head, and his eyes softened deeply. He took a deep breathe then regained his posture. "Gomen ne, Ino-san. Sasuke-kun has amnesia." I felt my whole body froze.

"Please tell me it's short-term or something!" I cried, grabbing onto the boy's shirt. He shook his head sadly and I felt tears start to dribble down my cheeks. "It's not going to last forever, is it?!" I demanded quite harshly, tears still flowing down my face.

"No… I don't believe so…" I looked at him desperately, then looked down, letting my tears splash around my feet.

"God… how am I going to tell Sakura…?" I asked quietly, keeping my head down. He was my best friend, my old crush. Now he didn't remember anything.

((SAKUPOV))

"Alright! All done!" Neji seemed a little happy today. I sighed in relief, then sat up. Pain shot through my whole body and I yelped, lying back down. "Yea… your head will hurt for just a while. It'll be about three days until that stuff will wear. Do you want to stay here, or go home?" I smiled warily at my old friend.

"I think I'll stay here," I said, a small smile forming on my lips. He nodded, left then came back in with a slightly sobbing Ino. "Ino-chan! What happened?!" I asked, turning my head to look at her. Someone was behind her. It was Lee!

Ino just shook her head, opening her mouth to say something but only a strangled cry came out. "Annou, Neji-kun…? Ino-san…? Could I please talk to Sakura-san alone…?" Lee asked, stepping into the room. Neji nodded and took Ino outside, shutting the door.

"Hi Lee…! What's… what's wrong?" I asked. He had a sad look on his face.

"Sakura-san… gomen ne. Sasuke-kun has amnesia." I froze and my heart shattered once more. No… no..! Before I could say anything else, he added softly, "It's long-term." My heart shattered into more pieces. I felt the tears, then they were rivers.

"Omigod…" I choked out, turning away from him. I heard the clicking of his shoes against the tile, then felt his hand on my shoulder.

"I'm so sorry, Sakura-san. But please do not worry so much. It will only last for a few years…"

"A FEW YEARS?!" I screamed, turning to look at him with already red eyes. "And those years will just disappeared, right?!" Lee looked frightened, but I continued screaming. "A few years is a long time, Lee! I LOVE HIM DAMNIT! Now he's not gonna remember anything?!" my voice was getting louder and harsher with every word.

"I'm sorry! There's no cure for amnesia but time!" Lee's voice was loud, but it wasn't angry. It was sympathetic and sad. I just stared at him, tears still falling down my face. I looked away, ashamed, then stood up.

"I'm going home," I hissed, walking past the boy. I shoved open the door and stormed away. My world was dizzy and painful, but I would deal with it.

"Sakura-kun!" Neji yelped, running after me. He caught up to me and grabbed my shoulder. I turned to look at him, face red and crying. But he could tell there was anger mixed with my sadness. "Please don't leave yet. You're going to injure yourself—SAKURA-KUN!" before Neji could even finish, I collapsed. "Sakura-kun! Sakura-kun!" I could hear him, but I couldn't see or feel him.

"SAKURA-KUN!"

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A/N: Oooo I tried to make the best cliff hanger I could! MWAHAHA! But it didn't work to well, huh? Gomen ne But I added Lee and Neji! And Gaara too HOO-RAY! Now review. It took me like… four hours to write this. Damn writer's block! D But anyways, hope you enjoyed this tear filled chapter… XDD