Hey guys, I am so so sorry about not updating for so long. My friend left town for a while, and took his computer with him. Mine was broken, so I could not do anything about it. But it got it fixed. So joy joy. Any how. This chapter is gonna be good. My little brother, who is 14, is writing it. Now this may not seem good. But he is the best writer I have ever seen. He is so good it is not funny. Any way. On with the story.

Disclaimer: no…own…Naruto!

Key: flashback 'thoughts' dreams

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Naruto stood there, watching it unfold over and over again. It hurt him, because no matter what he did, he couldn't stop it. The image of a younger self, beating Sauske, as a helpless Sakura stood by crying. Then it happened. Those words that sent his world crashing down in a burning heap around him.

"My Sauske-kun!" Sakura yelled. Naruto just watched as the line repeated itself over and over again, as he was helpless to stop it.

"My Sauske-kun!"

"My Sauske-kun!"

"Sauske-Kun!"

As those words were said over and over again, all the words of resounding hate and scorn came back at him in a blow that hurt him to the deepest part of his soul.

"Dead last."

"Dobe"

"Loser"

"Demon"

"Kyuubi"

"Monster"

"Second best"

"Idiot"

"Baka"

The words hurt, but it was nothing compared to the hurt he felt that night, all that searing pain. He just wanted it to stop, to end, but he couldn't end it… not yet. Even though he had no hope left. Hehe hope, it was just a dream to him now. An after image of the boy he once was. He lost all hope in the world that night, after his date with her.

Her. She had gained his trust. She had gained his love, and finally, appeared to return it, and it made him feel complete. Just made him feel like the world could not hurt him. But then, then she turned on him, and brought his world crashing down with two… simple… words. The two words that ruined his world, killed his hope, ruined his life.

"Sauske-kun!"

He just wanted it to stop. He had no light any more. She had made sure to put that out when she ruined him. It hurt, it hurt so badly. He just wanted to stop it all. To end it all. It hurt too much to bear. There was no way out, it was an endless pit of darkness and he was falling faster and faster and there was no way to stop it. The words echoed around him. All the hate and scorn, all he had ever felt, came bearing down on him. He just wanted it to stop. Stop! Stop! STOP!…

"…STOP!" Naruto screamed as he sat straight up were he had been laying. It was that dream. The one that had haunted him, ever sense that night. He could not stop it, he never could. And he had not slept a good night's sleep sense then. And it hurt.

"Naruto!" Silent screamed as he came crashing through the door! He had heard his friend scream, and even though he knew it was most likely the dream, he was worried. He had not stopped being worried, not sense then.

Naruto looked up at Silent, tears slowly falling from his eyes. He had shed tears, every time he woke up, because of her. He still loved her, but he would not let any one know. She would never love him. And he would never love again. He had lost the deep trust needed for love.

"I'm fine. Its time for me to get up though." Naruto said. Tears still falling from his deep blue eyes, he stood up, and went to take a shower, leaving Silent behind.

'Naruto, you have changed greatly. I will have to talk to Nagata about Sakura.' Silent thought to himself. With that, he turned and left the room.

Twenty minutes later, Naruto came out of the bath room, wearing the same clothes as he had when he first returned. Looking out the window, he saw that it was likely to rain.

'Huh, funny. Rain. It soot's the mood I am in.' Naruto thought. With that he turned to leave. As he walked out of the front door of the apartment that he and Silent were staying in, he was meet by glares of hate. It was always the same, and never different.

"What are you looking at?" Naruto asked them, and they all backed away in fear. Smirking slightly, Naruto went to leave, he had things to do.

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It had started to rain around 3:30 PM. That was about an hour ago, and it was still going strong. But despite that, Sakura continued to look for him. For the boy whose heart and life she had shattered not long before. She had come to realize she loved him, and she herself felt the deep gut wrenching pain he felt now she looked for him.

She had been searching for sometime, with Nagata by her side. They had looked almost every where, and now found themselves at the park. That's were they found him. He was standing there, looking up at the dark, gray, clouds. His eyes…showing no emotion. Silent was with him, and saw them first.

Walking over to the girls, Silent looked at Sakura. He looked at her in slight disgust and hatred. It made Sakura shrink back, and feel even worse. Then he spoke, his tone icy and harsh.

"You should not be here; you will only hurt him more. Go home." Silent said. Nagata grabbed him, and hugged him. Then, taking his shock to her advantage looked at Sakura and gave a nod of her head that said 'Go to him'. Sakura nodded and made her way towards him. When Silent made as if to stop her, Nagata pulled him back. He looked at her with fury, and then calmed down when he saw her face.

"No, Silent. This is something that must be done." Nagata said, to which Silent nodded. They then turned there attention to the boy and girl.

Sakura approached Naruto with her head down. She was ashamed of what she had done, and afraid of what might happen. As she approached him, she was stopped by his voice.

"What do you want Sakura?" He asked in an icy tone that made her wince. He hated himself for being mean and harsh to her, but he would not suffer through that pain, that horrible pain, again. He couldn't take a pain like that again.

"Naruto… I am sorry… I don't know...what…came over me…" Sakura said. She was on the verge of crying now. She looked at him, and saw no emotion what so ever. She was about to speak again when he spoke first.

"Huh, that's funny. What next, you say you love me. I am not buying it this time Sakura." He said. It hurt him a lot, but he had to say it. Sakura winced.

"Naruto, what happened to you?" She asked, and then smacked herself mentally, for she new the answer.

"Oh! What happened to me? You did, you hurt me, you hurt me so much, and now I don't even want to look at you. Good bye Sakura." And with that, he turned to leave. The rain pored down a little harder.

"Naruto! Stop I'm sorry, and I realized something. I realized it after I hurt you, after I threw you out, after you went away. Naruto… I…. I LOVE YOU! I want the old Naruto Back please come back. Please." Sakura sobbed. She threw her arms around his turned back, and sobbed into his back. His arms remained at his side. The heavens opened up and let out all the sadness they felt for this young boy and girl. It poured like never before.

Naruto stood there, looking at her arms. The girl he loved had just said she loved him, but he didn't believe, he couldn't believe. It hurt to much. Reaching up, he took hold of her arms, and took them of his body.

"Go home, Sakura…" And with that, Naruto left the pink haired girl to sit there, and cry, as the gods above cried with her. And nobody did a thing, for they new that this was the way it had to be. After all:

Its better to love then lost, than to never be loved at all.

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That's it for this chapter peeps. My little bro, Nate, wrote this chapter's dream sequence, for he had an idea that was killing him, so give him credit too. Any way. Thanx, I will try to update more often. P.S: Hehe I got my computer fixed 2 days ago, but for some reason, I had a NaruxKurenai moment. Weird huh. Any way. Sorry again. Hey don't yell at me. I had to check the reviews on my CELL PHONE! Yes you can do that. Any way, peace out all.