Warnings: AU, Bulling and harassment, swearing, angst, possible character death, and Yaoi (boyxboy)
Sasuke's POV
I woke up suddenly after a nice rest. My back felt a little cramped from sleeping in a slumped position on the hospital bed, so I stretched and when I looked up bright blue, wide eyes were staring at me. Naruto was now in a sitting position, obviously wide awake.
"Now Naruto before you freak out, I just wanted to say I'm not here to hurt you and I'm truly sorry for everything I've done. I know you probably don't believe me but," I looked into his eyes so he would truly understand my emotions. "Please forgive me." Naruto seemed confused for a moment, I wouldn't blame him. He just stared at me, before giving me this blinding smile.
"You're a really nice person." He said reaching forward and petting my hair. I was utterly confused. He just forgave me? Just like that? After everything I put him through, he was just suicidal 6 hours ago. I mean heck, I didn't even forgive myself for all the shit I put the poor blond through. I continued to stare at him and he continued to smile at me.
"Oh, by the way, who are you?"
Naruto's POV
Waking up was painful. My whole body seemed to ache and head was pounding. I felt pretty crappy until I sat up and noticed a blue haired boy sleeping on the edge of my bed. He seemed peaceful, but the dark bags and redness around his eyes told me different. Wait, why was there some strange boy in my room? Not that I minded, he was kind of cute. I blushed at my own thoughts. Looking around, I was surprised to see I wasn't in my room. I was in a hospital room! That would explain why I felt so crummy. I wonder what happened, I just can't seem to remember and everything is foggy. My head started to pound again.
As I was waiting for him to wake up, I spaced out and didn't realize he had woken until I was staring into dark, hypnotizing eyes. He started speaking to me, but all I could focus on was absorbing his facial features and the emotions they showed. His face went from surprised to regret then sadness and finally pleading. I stared straight into his eyes a little confused by how he knew me, but decided I liked this person.
"You're a really nice person." I reached out and touched his hair on a whim. It was really soft so I petted him a little before putting my hand back in my lap. The raven just stared at me like I had grown a second head, so I smiled at him. For some reason I really wanted this person to like me. I mean, he had to be a nice person; he's the only one that showed up at the hospital for me and even spent the night.
"Oh, by the way, who are you?" the boy looked at me confused again, before answering.
"I'm Sasuke. You know Uchiha? We are classmates." I couldn't remember him from any of my classes. My head started to hurt for some strange reason.
"Were you my friend?" I asked him, starting to feel bad because I fought about the one person that came to see me at the hospital. Sasuke sighed before answering.
"Not exactly…But I want to be your friend." Sasuke looked at me hopefully and I grinned. I don't remember having any friends before.
"You're my first friend Sasuke!" I announced. I was enjoying my new found friendship when there was a knock at the door and a tall woman wearing a lab coat came in.
"Hello, Naruto, I'm here to check up on your injuries and see how you are doing."
"Well I feel a lot better since my friend Sasuke is here." I smiled at her still in the afterglow of making my first friend and she gave me a weird look. She continued to check my forehead and my leg, which I didn't even notice until I saw it splinted.
Sasuke's POV
"Well I feel a lot better since my friend Sasuke is here." When Naruto said that I mentally face-palmed, he must have forgotten about Tsunade too. Along with being the head Doctor at the local hospital, she also worked for our high school and sadly we both knew Doctor Tsunade quite well from the many fist fights we have gotten into over the years. Naruto and I being "friends" was definitely news to her. While Tsunade was checking on Naruto, I decided to mention his memory loss.
"I had a feeling he would have some brain damage from the car accident." Tsunade nodded.
"Brain Damage? Car accident? Sasuke, what happened to me?" Naruto whined. I was just about to answer when Tsunade cut me off.
"Well you see Naruto; you got into a car accident on your way driving home from school. Your head hit the steering wheel, so we think you may have suffered some brain damage which is leading to memory loss." Naruto nodded in understanding and Tsunade had finally finished up with her checkup.
"Okay Naruto, it seems like your well enough to go home with a family member, I'm going to write you a prescription for some pain killers and calcium tablets for your leg. Also you will have to go see a therapist once a week to work on getting your memory back and to see if any other problems pop up." Tsunade said as she wrote things on the clipboard at the foot of the bed.
"That's great and all Doctor Tsunade, but I don't have any family members." This was my opportunity! Naruto could come and stay with me until he recovered and then I could show him that I'm truly sorry and honest about wanting to be his friend. It was my second chance at a first impression and I was taking it.
"Naruto," I said catching his attention from his current predicament. "You can come and stay with me, I have plenty of room at my house and I can take care of you." Naruto's eyes sparkled and he smiled brightly.
"You would really do that for me?" I nodded and he nearly jumped for joy. I was happy to see that he was happy. Tsunade gave me a disapproving look.
"I've changed." I said to her, "Plus who else could he go with, he has no one."
Tsunade had no choice but to agree.
AN: Thank you every one for all the reviews! They are extremely motivating. c: So Sasuke is in the friend zone, but for how long? What will Itachi think of this? Will the story even continue!?
TBC?