I died. That's my excuse. I hath died and risen from the grave. So, hello again to all my readers. I wrote this while listening to 'Passion' by Utada Hikaru, the opening to Kingdom Hearts 2. So excited for KH2!
Chapter 2.
'This can't be… no, I refuse to believe this…'
'Get over it, Naruto.' Naruto's mind snarled back at his thoughts. 'Sasuke left you for another person. It's not like you died.'
'But... I did die. On the inside, at least.'
'You have to be the weakest person I've ever known.'
'Shut up, you're not helping.'
"…Naruto…" Naruto turned his head, cutting off the conversation between himself, to see the pink-haired ninja he once loved.
"S-Sakura! Wow… you …" Naruto's face became worried and concerned when he saw tears coming out of her eyes. "Sakura… what's wrong?"
"I'm so sorry Naruto." Sakura cried, more tears falling from her eyes. "I didn't mean to make you…" Sakura trailed off, bending her head down to hide her tear-stained face.
"W-What… are you talking about?" Naruto had become worried. He hadn't seen her in god knows how long – she had moved from the village with her mother about 2 years ago. "You haven't done anything…"
Sakura's left hand slowly came up and she showed the ring on her ring finger. Naruto slightly smiled at the gesture. "Congratulations…"
"No… you don't understand… I'm getting married." Sakura wiped the tears from her eyes and picked her head up.
"I know Sakura, I'm not that dumb." Naruto rolled his eyes and tried to look happy. "Why don't we go out for-"
"The groom… is Sasuke." The world seemed to stand still for Naruto. Had she said… groom and Sasuke in the same sentence? He never liked her… like that at least. They had become friends a while before she left, but when she left… she never wrote or visited, nothing.
"Naruto?" Sakura asked. He had been quiet – too quiet for her tastes.
"You…" He snarled at her. "Sakura." Naruto said her name like it was poison and looked at her with malice in his eyes.
"Naruto… you don't understand."
"I understand, Sakura." Naruto had gotten up and begun walking towards her. "He needed a wife for his clan and you weren't going to back down."
"Please… don't hu-"
"Oh, I could never hurt precious Sakura." Naruto came up in front of her and she became rigid. Naruto brought his hand up and brush hair out of her eyes. "Go."
"What?"
"Get away from me Sakura." Naruto said acting extremely calm for the state he was just in.
"Naruto…"
"I said get away from me Sakura!" He screamed, pushing her away and growling. Sakura fell to the ground and scrambled to get up. When she did, she turned on her heel and gave Naruto one last look.
"Sasuke wants you to be there… for the wedding. He said it wouldn't feel right… without you there." Sakura paused for an answer and listened to Naruto chuckle.
"Tell him I said fuck you." Naruto laughed and turned around himself, walking off to his house without saying goodbye. Sakura sighed and mumbled to herself.
"I'm sorry Naruto… Get better…"
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'Get up you pathetic weakling.'
'Shut up, I don't want to talk to you.'
'Look what you've become… a pile of nothing. Put yourself to good use. You'll end up dead in a ditch somewhere if you keep this up.'
Naruto looked up; he was talking to himself again.
He needed someone to talk to…
… Or maybe he didn't.
A glistening knife sat on the edge of his counter, just waiting to be picked up and used. Naruto got up slowly and walked to the knife, a small smile on his face.
xox
"He said… fuck you." Sakura bit her lip and looked at her fiancée.
"Keh… just like the dobe." Sasuke abruptly stood up and walked towards the door.
"Where are you going Sasuke?" Sakura was about to stand up but Sasuke motioned for her to sit down.
"I'll be back, that's all you need to know." Sasuke dug his hands into his pockets and walked out the door.
"He's going to Naruto." Saskura said once he was gone. She sighed and grabbed her plate, heading towards the kitchen.
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'He doesn't love me anymore…'
Red. He saw red.
'Yeah… he gave up on you. What are you going to do about it?'
It hurt.
'I already did something about it.'
There were slashes all over his body.
'Good. Now weakling, go die in a ditch. Is that what you wanted?'
The blood wouldn't stop.
'Leave me alone, I want to die in peace.'
"Naruto…" Naruto looked up, his vision fuzzy from the loss of blood. A hazy figure stood at his door and he smiled.
"Hi Sasuke. Look what you made me do…" Naruto collapsed completely to the floor, his breathing shallow and his eyelids drooping.
"Naruto! No!"
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Sasuke walked, the calm of the night surrounded him.
"Sasuke, Sasuke!" Sasuke turned. God, he had to be interrupted now. When he was going to see … his Naruto…
Sasuke turned, his demeanor showing agitation.
"What do you want, Sakura?" Sakura panted beneath him and stood up to meet his eyes.
"It's Naruto…"
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Blehh… I think the author's note explains it all. Feel free to flame me.
