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Kairi and Cloud + sumoko + Emeralde + Cecilrac + FirieGurl + SweetMusic-01 + organizedchaos2006 + freakin'idiot + Crimson Aries + kazuomi + K + Syciara-Lynx + loveisharmful + Blackstar Angel + sesshomarusecretlove + FlameKaiser + Guakamori


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Remember Me Chapter 11- Together Forever.

It did not take a long time for him to find his childhood friend. Maybe it's a thing from the past or maybe he just knew the boy too well. Either way... It's a good thing. Don't you think so?

Sasuke took a seat beside the boy who was hugging his knees close to his body.

"Stop sulking, Naruto." Though he was teasing him, there is calming effect to it.

Cloudy eyes stared at the greenish grassy field without any emotion.

The ebony haired boy sighed and lay down to view the blue sky.

"This is just like his eyes… Like the ones before everything happened. How nostalgic."

"Sasuke." A muffled voice called out, breaking him out of his own world.

He sat up swiftly and let his two hands supports his weight. "Yeah?"

Patiently, he waited for the boy to continue.

"Was I wrong?" Naruto murmured softly.

Coal eyes widened a little in surprise. Sasuke smiled a little and tipped his head backwards, eyeing the vast sky again. "I wonder."

Then he heard Naruto sigh a little in disappointment.

"But," He continued suddenly, earning Naruto's attention. "I think in this world, there is no such thing as right or wrong. One minute you might be right but next, you might be wrong. Either way, we just live on. You are alive now, aren't you?" He turned and smiled at the boy when he felt his gaze on him.

Naruto's expression softens as it melts into a smile. "I am alive..."

After a while, Sasuke leaned his head back towards the sky as he enjoyed the wind that blew through his hair while Naruto set his eyes back to the soft blowing grass below him.

"Then isn't that enough? Whatever your action is, it's what you choose. It's a path you crave. You can smile as you like or you can cry, as long as you live as you please. This is your life. Don't let other people force you. Be kind to yourself." Sasuke said without looking at his friend.

Naruto nodded with a contented expression.

"You know…" He then continued with a small voice after a pause and brought Sasuke's view to him.

"I like this park." He paused as if reminiscing something. "You could say that it's the earliest place that I've ever been to in my memory."

The sky like eyes smiled at the gentle eyes that were filled with attention. "Besides, this is the only place I can find a beautiful butterfly."

Slowly, Naruto ran a hand through his sun-kissed hair before lying down on the grassland.

"This place reminds me of something but yet at the same time, it's so foreign to me too. Maybe it's stored in me as my feelings."

"Feelings?" A hint of confusion in Sasuke's voice brought another smile to Naruto.

"Yes. Feelings. It gave me a warm feeling…" "A feeling that reminds me of you." He looked at Sasuke. "Don't you get those sometimes?"

This question caught Sasuke off guard but soon, the surprised expression changed into a smirk-like smile as he lay beside Naruto.

"I get it all the time."

Naruto place on an amused look, "Really? When?"

"Whenever I stare up the sky. Especially on sunny days."

Blue eyes stared at him intently with a question in them. Sasuke felt the stare but never averted his gaze from the sky. "It reminds me of a pair of eyes that I used to know."

Curiously, Naruto supported his head with his left hand to face Sasuke. "Who's the lucky girl?"

Coal eyes staring from the side, Sasuke smirked. "Not really to your concern, dobe."

The blond haired boy wrinkled his brow and pouted. "Stingy." Then he lay back down.

Sasuke smirked and joined the boy as he thought in his heart, "It's not a girl Naruto."

They lay there, enjoying the breeze without an exchange of words. It was not needed. Maybe this was what they call a mutual understanding?

Naruto took in a deep breath and let it go at once. The air was cold and fresh. All that he needed to clear his mind. Getting to his feet, he smiled confidently at Sasuke.

"All better. Let's get back!"

Sasuke sat up and stared at his friend. After a moment, he smirked and gestured Naruto to come closer. Being Naruto, he just obliged. Suddenly, Sasuke grabbed Naruto's wrist and pulled the boy down on top of him.

"Ouch!" Somehow during that, Naruto hit his nose on Sasuke chest. "What are you doing Sasuke!?"

He just held onto the boy tightly. "Naruto."

Naruto stopped struggling to get up.

Sasuke continued with a soft and warm tone, "I want you to know. Whatever happens, I'll be here. I'll accept you. I might lie and you might get hurt when you find out but I want you to know… Everyone in that house wishes everything good for your well-being. Don't ever give up because no matter what, you can always rely on me."

He did not want to cry but he could not control his tears. It just welled up in his aquamarine eyes, threatening to fall any minute but he held on and nodded his head.

A smile of relief was upon his handsome face. "I promise you this, Naruto."

XXX

He panted hard as he held on the metal pipe, looking at the unconscious boy on the floor. Then he smiled with satisfaction.

"You… You'll bring him to me." He whispered with excitement.

XXX

Their walk back to the house was a silent but content one. This was shown on their face. A happy smile.

No fake façade.

Just happy and satisfied and a little… heart thumping moments.

"Argh! What is these thump thump thump sound that I keep hearing?" Naruto took a side peek at Sasuke, thump! He blushed and looked back to the front.

Sasuke quirked an eyes brow as he sensed something, "Is there something wrong, Naruto?"

Immediately the boy turned and held his hand up, "I didn't do anything. I swear!"

Sasuke confused look fell and was replaced with a laugh. "Dobe."

Naruto pouted, "What are you laughing for?"

The paler boy just shook his head and continued to walk off with a small smile.

"Hey! Come back here, Uchiha!"

Everything seems to be working well, for now at least.

XXX

"Ugh… What the hell…?" Unfocused sea green eyes viewed their surrounding.

Not familiar at all.

Gaara snapped his eyes shut for a few minutes before opening them again. This time, it was clearer but darkness still shrouded him.

Broken furniture scattered around the room with no sign of anything alive.

He shook his head. "It's worse than last time. I think this is the abandoned house at the edge of the town."

A figure moved towards him, which made him tense up and glare at the man.

"What do you want?" He spat furiously. He felt uneasy under the man's stare as it gave him an insane feeling but he steeled himself under the cold exterior and glared at the man, hard.

The man smirked arrogantly and jeered at him. "Na-ru-to."

Emerald eyes widened in disbelief. "Stay away from him!"

He shook his head in insanity. "No, no, no. Invitation has been sent. You'll be the last eyewitness of him and me together… Forever. Be grateful that you are the last of his friends to see his face before he goes with me." He turned and walked away, laughing to himself.

"Tch!" Gaara cursed himself. "Useless fool."

XXX

With a ruby as the witness on our binding ceremony.

We'll be together forever at the last ruin of hope deep in the edge of Paradise.

Towards a journey hand in hand.

We'll be together forever, Naruto.

The look of happiness on Naruto dropped the moment he saw the poem just right outside the wall of his house.

"What is this-…" Sasuke was cut off when Naruto rushed into the house. He quickly follow suit.

"Where is Gaara?" Dark blue eyes searched around frantically.

Sai frowned but looked away after remembering what happened. "He went out."

Naruto could feel his heart stop, as he whispered 'no' over and over again.

Sasuke went over and grabbed his shaking friend's shoulder, "Naruto! What's wrong!?"

"It's all my fault. I let another person get involved. It's all my fault." Naruto mumbled incoherently as he shook his head.

Sasuke could not help but eyed him with a pained expression before pulling him into a hug, "Naruto. Calm down. I'm here. Sai's here. Tell us what's wrong. I beg you." When he felt the boy regained his composure, he pulled away a little.

"Naruto?" He whispered.

"I…"

Sai took a few steps closer.

"I was stalked by a man since a few weeks ago. No matter how I pushed him away, he just won't leave me alone. Then, these few days he stopped following me. I thought he gave up but I guess I was wrong. He caught Gaara."

Shock was written all over Sai's and Sasuke's face.

"Wha-… How did you know that, Naruto?" Sai questioned seriously.

Azure eyes eyed the floor sadly with a small sigh. "He left a poem by our entrance. Somehow I seem to understand the meaning of it. I don't know why but I just do. He took him to the abandoned house just right at the edge of this town."

"So it is that stupid poet. One of Naruto's old customers…" Sai gritted his teeth.

"We need to save him!" Naruto pleaded. "I can't allow him to get hurt because of me."

Sasuke gripped Naruto's shoulder tightly. "We will but we can't go without any preparation or we'll just get hurt. You'll get hurt. I can't risk that. Just calm down and sit down on the couch."

He led the worried boy to the couch and sat him down. Then he smiled with hope that it will calm the boy down more. "Just wait here and I'll get everything done with Sai." "I can't allow the same thing to happen again."

Sasuke turned back to Sai and whispered, "We need to be careful this time. I don't want the same thing to happen again."

XXX

"Sit down and wait?" Unconsciously, he gripped his hand over and over again until it turned red. Then he took a deep breath, "No… I must stay calm. Stay clam Naruto. He'll be fine. His target is just me. He won't harm him." He closed his eyes and listen to his surroundings. From the store room and the room above, he heard someone opening the drawer, searching for something.

Though it had only been a minute, it seemed like days to Naruto. "Argh! I can't stay calm. I'm getting more and more panicked as I sit here… I know! I'll go there and delay that madman's time so I can make sure he won't harm Gaara. Yes. I can do that."

Naruto quickly scribbled 'I'm going there first to make sure Gaara's safe.' before running out the house through the door they never even bothered to close when they entered.

XXX

Though sometimes Sasuke's glare looked as if he had killed 10 people without a blink, he was not a murderer. He went into the kitchen searching for the metal bat that he saw lying somewhere in the storeroom to use as a defense. He certainly could not allow himself to be so stupid like last time, acting so vulnerable and letting the enemy take advantage. If he can't protect himself, who will protect Naruto?

However, he could not help but feel a weird knot at his stomach as if asking him to get out from the storeroom to the living room; he ignored it. That made him cursed himself for not believing his sixth sense when he went out.

Naruto was nowhere to be found and the door was just opened widely, inviting anyone in.

"He must have left when we went up." Sai's voice stated coldly but a hint of worry could be heard.

"Then we have no time to waste." Sasuke replied. Pushing themselves into a sprint, they quickly headed to the old house in hope that they could catch up with Naruto before he reach there.

-End of Remember Me Chapter 11- Together forever.-


Tadaa! Here you go. Sorry it took longer than expected… Nyaa… Well.. Seems like a chapter or two more plus an epilogue, it's complete. XD Though now I'm not sure whether it's in one or two chapter more because that is still under construction. Ehehehe… Enjoy and sorry for any mistakes in spelling or grammar. Muacks!

About why Naruto understands the poem thing shall be explained next chapter… So… Till then! Reviews please!! It is my pride and joy when I read those reviews. It's my pushing force. Hehehe.. Oh ya! I wrote a one shot lately by the title of Purple Sash on Naruto and Sasuke. Do read it and leave me a review too. Ja!