Kinny: okay welll...I'm back!! If that even matters. It was Sasuke's birthday hee hee! :DD we got a strawberry cheesecake too. Yes, I'm obsessed. But anyway I wrote an extra long chapter for being gone so long and I spent the whole week on it so hopefully it's okay. I had to rewrite it a bajillion times until I was okay with the story and then I made it weird and yeah...but anyway...Sasuke's competition iiiissssss...........-drum roll-.........

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..................NEJI!!!!!!!!

Neji will be very OOC since I don't know him well at all. So I am very sorry for that. I am also not a big fan of NejiNaru, so that will be another big problem. Gomene!!
Spoiler Alert: I'm not sure if this is really a spoiler or not but it mentions who the 5th hokage is. I don't really bother keeping up with the series since I read the manga so forgive me if I am wrong..

Sasuke stands there in shock.

Who does he think he is kissing my Naruto like that?

And why didn't Naruto reject him like he rejected me...?

Confusion and disgust written all over his face, he turns and walks away, not bothering to be quiet. Naruto breaks away upon hearing the noise and looks up to see Sasuke walking away.

How did he...wha....?

What did he see...?

White-eyes open and peer into blue. "Naruto..?"

"Sorry Neji...but I have to go."

And with that, Naruto rushes after the raven-haired boy's retreating back. Sitting where Naruto had been, Neji sighs and watches him run off.

And to have thought that he was mine...this is war Sasuke-kun.. -smirk-

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"Sasuke!!!"

".........."

"Hey, c'mon!! Wait up!!"

Naruto slows down and walks in step with Sasuke.

"...What do you want? Why don't you go back to Neji since you seem to like him so much."

Blue eyes widen in shock and stare into onyx as both the boys stop walking.

"Then...then...you saw?"

Pushing Naruto against a tree, Sasuke whispers.

"Naruto...I'm not going to lose you to him."

Naruto bites his lip, unsure of what to say. He loved Sasuke. But he was also slightly attracted to Neji and was scared to hurt another person's feelings. Looking into the bright blue eyes in front of him, Sasuke sighs. He could tell that Naruto was unsure of his feelings, but Gods, he just wanted the boy so badly. Emotions taking over, he crushes his lips against Naruto's. Pressing his body closer, he feels a tongue brush against his lip. He hungrily welcomes the tongue and the taste of miso fills his mouth. Naruto's tongue gently rubs against his own as if to apologize for biting him yesterday. Hands wrap around his neck and pull him closer, fingers gently tugging and stroking his hair. Sasuke suddenly pulls away and glances around.

"Come out Neji. It's disgusting to have you watch us."

Neji smirks and steps out from behind a tree.

"Eh!?? Neji's a closet pervert!!" Naruto yells, pointing an accusing finger at the longhaired boy. The two dark haired boys face plant. Sasuke sighs and rolls his eyes, a slight smile gracing his face.

"Usuratonkachi..."

Then turning to Neji, his expression hardens.

"Do you have a reason for spying on us? Or did you just do that for your own sick pleasure? Because if so, I will make sure you are unable to do such a thing ever again."

"'Us'? Oh no, you've got me mistaken. I would never bother spying on you. I was just making sure you didn't take away my Naruto."

A spluttering sound attracts their attention back to Naruto.

"Your Naruto? When the hell did I become anyone's property? You guys are crazy!! Fighting over such a thing. Really."

And with that, he walks away leaving two very stunned boys to argue even more.

"Now look what you did, jackass!"

"Look what I did? Oh please. Don't be so dense. Your not very smart for the #1 rookie of the year."

"Pfft. Well I sure as hell am smarter than you, since I took your place."

This hit at nerve. Neji launches forward to land a punch on Sasuke's jaw, but the Uchiha is too fast. A loud crack is heard as Neji's fist collides with a tree. Sasuke appears behind Neji, pinning him to the tree.

"It's impossible to escape. Neji-chan." Sasuke hisses, his eyes now blood red from activating sharingan. "So what's it gonna be? Will you leave Naruto alone?"

"Hell no. I'm not going to let you anywhere near him. "Neji spits, struggling. Sasuke laughs, his grip tightening.

"Oh we'll see about that. But in the end, you will lose 'your' Naruto to me."

Neji growls, pretending to give up and stop struggling, but as Sasuke relaxes his grip, a kunai is suddenly embedded in his stomach.

"Erggeyyyagghhh!!!!!!!"

He yells more from shock more then pain and removes the kunai, glaring darkly at Neji.

"That's what you get for threatening to take Naruto away from me. Fate has already chosen me to be with him."

Sasuke scoffs. "I thought Naruto had told you before that you decide your own fate. Really. For loving him so much, you sure don't act like it."

Neji again launches an attack upon Sasuke, who easily dodges, even with the wound. Sasuke lands a punch straight into Neji's gut, causing him to fly back.

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Naruto gasps upon hearing a yell.

That...that sounded like Sasuke!!

Oh Kami...please tell me he's all right!!

Naruto turns and runs towards the bloodying fight as fast as he can, hoping he's not too late.

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Sasuke winces in pain, holding his hand to his stomach, trying to stop the bleeding. The blood had already soaked the whole front side of his shirt. He watches Neji charge forward as he grips a kunai tightly in his hand. Neji activates byakugan, but when he lashes his attack upon Sasuke, Sasuke slashes Neji's arm, causing him to pull back. The shorthaired boy is far too quick and cuts a long gash across his stomach, and he falls to the ground in pain.

"No!!!! Sasuke, stop!!" Naruto yells, running towards the two boys.

Sasuke looks up, the kunai in his hand at Neji's throat. He pulls away, skillfully twirling the kunai and slips it back into his side-pocket-on-his- leg thinger {forgot what it's called ;-;'}. Neji gets up and walks away, not bothering to say a word to either of the boys. A tear works its way down from a sorrow filled blue eye. Sasuke wobbles unsteadily over to Naruto and wipes the tear away.

"Why are you crying, dobe?" he says, a playful smirk upon his face.

Naruto smiles tearfully up at him. "It's nothing...jus---Sasuke? Sasuke!!!"

The blonde yells as Sasuke crumples to the ground. Naruto's eyes widen, looking at Sasuke's blood stained shirt. He kneels down, tearing a piece of his own shirt and clumsily bandages the wound. His eyes well up with tears upon seeing that the bleeding won't stop.

"Sasuke..please don't die..you'll live right? Like when you saved me from Haku!! Don't scare on...open your eyes!!"

He pulls Sasuke's head to his chest and sobs quietly. Footsteps are heard and he looks up, his vision blurred with tears. All he can see is a tall man with a poofy gray thing on his head.

"Kakashi...? Kakashi-sensei?!!"

He gets up running to his teacher.

"Sensei!! Sasuke..!! Sasuke...ga..!! Please help him!! He's going to die!! Please!!...please..."

Naruto begins to cry harder, his whole body racking with sobs. Kakashi puts a hand on the small boy's shoulder.

"Stop crying Naruto, it'll be fine. We need to get him to the hospital immediately, okay?"

Naruto nods, hurriedly wiping away his tears as Kakashi picks up Sasuke's deathly cold body and they head towards the hospital. Naruto barges in yelling his head off, frantically looking for the 5th.

"Where the hell is that old hag!!? UGH!!! TSUNADE-BABA!! Where IS she?! Sasuke's gonna die!!"

Tsunade runs in and scowls upon seeing Naruto.

"What do you think you're doing making such a racket!!? You'll disturb the patients!!"

Kakashi steps in front of Naruto, still carrying Sasuke, his vest soaked in blood. Her eyes widen and she takes the boy, immediately yelling for medics and nurses to help her. Naruto rushes forward to follow but Kakashi pulls him back, shaking his head.

"Naruto, I understand that you are worried, but you will only get in the way. I'm sorry. Why don't you go home and rest? You can come see Sasuke tomorrow. He'll be fine." He says trying to reassure the frantic blonde, hoping to God that he is right. Naruto shakes his head and sits down in the waiting area.

"I'm staying here and waiting for him. I want to be there when he wakes up."

Kakashi sighs and nods before heading off to Sasuke's room. He enters to see many medics rushing in and out of the room. Tsunade is on the side, her fingers pressed against her temples. She looks up and pulls Kakashi to the side and whispers, her voice rough and worried.

"I'm not sure he'll be able to survive, Hatake. He's lost too much blood. There's really nothing we can do except stop the bleeding and hope he recovers"

The gray-haired man scratches his chin in thought. "Do you mind if you tell Naruto the news? The boy might launch an assault on me." He laughs nervously and the woman groans.

"He's your own student, Kakashi!! Don't be such a wimp!! But seriously, even if Sasuke does recover, he may have brain damage from losing such a great amount of blood. Most likely temporary memory loss. Maybe even permanent."

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Naruto sits there, staring at Sasuke's sleeping form. So calm and angelic, his chest rising and falling gently as if, were he touched, he would break.

Why hasn't he woken up yet?

It's been a whole week already...

Just as he is thinking this, Sasuke's eyes flutter open. Dark pools of black open and squint at the brightness of the room. He jumps up when he sees someone sitting next to the bed, pulling his blankets closer around him.

"Who---who are you?!!" He yells, trying to scoot away.

Naruto stares blankly at him and pokes him in the head.

"Hey stop playing around. I was worried sick about you!!"

Sasuke falls off the bed, dragging the sheets with him.

"Don't touch me!! Who the hell are you!?!" He yells, standing up and wrapping the blankets around his half-naked figure.

Naruto stands up, knocking his chair over. "What the hell are you talking about, idiot?!! I'm Naruto!! Dead last...? Dobe?! Usuratonkachi!!? Duuuuuhhhhh!!"

Sasuke stands there utterly confused.

Suddenly he understands. A tightening in his chest causes tears to spring to Naruto's eyes. "You...you don't remember me...?"

Sasuke blinks questioningly in thought. "Uh...am I supposed to..? Now that I think about it....Who am I...?"

Naruto backs away, turning for the door. He had to get out of there. It hurt to know that Sasuke could no longer remember him, or the love that they had shared. Even if it was just for that one day.

"No wait!!" Sasuke reaches out and grabs his arm. "You know who I am and everything right? Please tell me!! I need to know!!" He says pulling the blonde around to look at him. His eyes widen as he sees tears silently pouring down the smaller boy's face.

"....Just leave me alone. You can ask someone else."

Pulling away, he runs out, his face hot with tears. A stunned Sasuke stands there, deeply confused. The onyx-eyed boy raises a hand to his face and gasps when he realizes that he, too, had started crying.

But why...?