OH…MY GOD. I am so sorry. I have never had major issues with uploading on time, but this is just outrageous. And unacceptable. And….y'know what? I'm just gonna shut up and give you the next chapter, 'cuz God knows, I've kept you waiting long enough. No, what is this, number three? Yeah, we'll go with that. Lawl~ xD By the way, there's been some questions regarding whether or not our super-ultra-sexy pairing is ninja-trained or not. The answer is negative. They aren't. I forgot to mention—this entire story is AU. As in, Naruto, Sasuke, and maybe one or two others are the only Naruto charas in this particular story. And even then, none of them are ninjas. But Naruto still has Nine-Tails inside him, like usual. That'll be important later (HINT HINT). Lawl~
Chapter 3
Naruto gasped, barely managing to contain himself. This was his childhood friend, only all grown up and…sexy-like. Right there, he almost blurted something along the lines of "OMFGdoyarememebermeeeee?!" like a stupid fanboy.
Naruto choked on his words just a little, and returned the card. "Ah…th-thank you, sir. We appreciate your business, please come ag—"
"Wait," The dark haired man in front of him picked up his bags, frowning delicately. "I feel as if I know you from…somewhere. Like I've seen you before."
A small, strangely beautiful smile fell over Naruto's features. "You mean you don't remember?"
This quietly-spoken remark withdrew a barely-perceptible blush forth to the raven's cheeks. "What—"
"The lemon and cherry snow-cones? The ongoing 'ninjas-versus-samurai' debate (by the way, ninjas always win)? The awesome games of hide-and-go-seek in the woods? We were…yeah," The tiny smile dropped into a heartbreaking frown. "You mean to say you don't remember any of our time together?"
"What are you…yes. That is entirely what I mean." With that, he turned and left without another word.
Naruto's face fell again, this time into more of a grimace. The worst ad indeed happened. Sasuke no longer remembered, and now he probably thought Naruto was crazy. What was he supposed to do now? Sit and wait for something to change? Oh, hell nah. he was gonna try to make Sasuke remember. Swiping tiredly at his eyes, Naruto thought, Well, there just might be some research in order.
… … … … … … … …
Naruto started with the various internets. Why did Sasuke forget? Or, rather, how?
Shortly after he began the search, though, he realized the fatal flaw to looking on the web—it would never be narrowed enough, considering his lack of knowledge on the subject.
The normally overenthusiastic blonde sat back in his library computer chair. He glanced at the thirty-something female librarian who smiled back at him, practically beckoning for him to come over and ask whatever was on his mind. So he did.
Her eyebrows rose politely when he approached, attentive and read-to-assist. "Yes? Do you need help with something?"
Naruto chuckled lightly. "Actually, I do. This might seem a little strange, but has there be some sort of event in the past twelve years that could've been considered drastically life-changing? My guess is that it's some sort of tragedy."
"Hm. Tricky. Anything specific?"
"Nothing that I know of. I just know it happened less than twelve years ago.
The librarian leaned on her elbows, which were firmly planted on the surface of her desk. But then he head came up suddenly as she evidently thought of a solution. "You must be talking about the Uchiha Massacre!"
I know, it's short. I'm sorry. I will update again on Saturday if I can manage typing it. I don't blame you if you kind of hate me right now. I'm just too tired to think straight. I mean, I keep missing obvious capitals and punctuation and stuff. Please review so I know to keep going! Love love~! *insert obnoxious heart here*
Ta,
Lorakeet~