edit:: I'm soooo sorrie for whatever confusion I just caused with my chapter!!!! I took it down to edit it because I found that my little...hyphen things won't work if i put alot together AND I COULDN'T SEPERATE THE PARTS!! AHH!!! so yeah. MAJOR CONFUSION FOR SOME PEOPLE. I'm really really sorrie!!!!!
Kinny: Oookkkkk. Well I got me another flame. Another retarded little 'Anonymous' flame. For some reason that doesn't surprise me. Flamers don't have enough guts to use their account. They just want to piss people off and be a coward. And this person flamed at chapter 5 telling me to change the story, I DON'T THINK THAT'S QUITE POSSIBLE DEAR. I'm just kind of at chapter 11, ya know? Changing chapter 5 would mean changing the whole story. And I'm not gonna go through all that trouble over some little idiot that has a problem with my story. If you had read on, you would understand why Naruto felt that way. But you didn't. And that's your own fault, kid. So don't go bitching to me, telling me to change a chapter that would make me change 5 other flippin chapters. I wrote this story how I wanted it to go and too bad if you don't like my story!! I don't give a shizwack if I lose readers like you. You're a little asswipe. Obviously, not everyone thinks my story sucks. I still have readers and that's fine with me. Even if I only had one reader I would still continue because I want to. Go bother someone else and remember to take that stick out of your ass. 'So bleh'
waaahh. that kid just wasted 5 minutes!!! I WANT MY LIFE BACK YOU BASTARD!!! -cough- kidding...kidding...-eye twitches-
Anyway...if you can't tell, I've been very lazy lately. At least writing wise. I'll probably edit this chapter or something later but I'm not up to it yet so there'll probably be tons of problems in this chapter. Sorriieee everyone..but just bare through it with me, kay? I have stupid practice everyday and they want us to run a mile everday under 7 minutes -.-; and each lap (a fourth of a mile) has to be under 1:40 seconds. Egh. So basically I and die everyday. ANYWAY!!! On with the story.
"You're doing a lot better!!" Naruto shouted with glee, absolutely ecstatic about Sasuke's improvement.
He had dodged the shruikens thrown with ease, and he had quickly mastered hitting targets. Things slowly came back to him as if never forgotten. They both collapse on the ground, exhausted from the day's work. A foxy-grin was plastered on the blonde's face, for he could not help but be happy.
Sasuke was finally starting to remember things! Sure, he could only remember little techniques and such but it was still an improvement, was it not? Surely soon enough, Sasuke will remember Naruto and they'll be happy together!! But until then...his heart would ache terribly and he will have to keep his mask up. He had pretended to have forgotten.
What the fuck do you think you're doing, dobe?!
Hearing those words had caused his mind to whirl. It was as if the normal Sasuke was back. But it had only been a slipup. Sasuke still couldn't remember a thing.
When they reached the apartment, the dark-haired boy quickly fell asleep on the couch, leaving the other boy to watch in silence. Naruto kneels down next to the couch, his hand gently brushing against Sasuke's cheek, a sigh escaping his lips.
They may have looked the same...but this is not my Sasuke.
This isn't the boy I fell in love with.
Will he ever come back to me?
To rescue me from the emptiness I've been left in?
What's happened to the boy I love?
Is he also lost in the darkness, waiting for me to save him?
Questions filled his mind, causing only empty pain to overflow his heart. Laying a gentle kiss upon the pale forehead, he picks up his equipment and heads back to the forest.
His body was numb, his mind blank, all he could feel was a dull throbbing in his heart.
Finally reaching his destination, he sits back against a tree and slowly pulls out a kunai.
The aching in his heart wouldn't go away, but he knew of something that would make him forget. Even if it was for but one fleeting moment, he would do it. He couldn't stand the pain any longer.
Slowly pushing his sleeve up, the blade barely skirting his skin, red lines form with droplets of crimson. Dark red pooled upon the tender flesh before slowly slipping away and dropping to the ground, staining his arm. Tears began to form as the blade drew lines across, slowly nearing his wrist.
The pain was intoxicating. All his sense were focused on one thing. The searing pain in his arm. Everything else was gone and forgotten, eyes staring blankly at the beautiful streaks gracing his skin.
"Na...Naruto...?"
A voice.
Why was there a voice?
He was being ripped away from his few blissful moments, only to be thrown back into the cold reality awaiting him.
Why?
Why couldn't they just let him be happy for once?
"Leave me alone." A cold voice that was not his own spoke, cutting into the other boy's heart.
"Naruto!! Yamete!!"
The blade was knocked away from his hand.
Why? Why wouldn't they leave him alone?!
He was being pulled into a warm embrace, strong arms encircling him. Suddenly, he found himself crying into the chest, his body racking with sobs.
"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry..."
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"Mmmm...Narutooo...." Sasuke whimpers, rolling over in his sleep and falling to the ground.
"Argh!!! ....Naruto...?"
Shoving the blankets up onto the bed, he slips on the slippers Naruto lent him before heading on a search for the boy. A smile flashes across his face, remembering how stubborn they had been over a simple pair of slippers.
Naruto had insisted that Sasuke wear them so he wouldn't have cold feet, reasoning that if he were cold, Sasuke would warm him up. And of course after hearing the last part Sasuke 'grudgingly' agreed.
He would protect Naruto and make sure he never got sick or hurt!! He liked the other boy a lot. Naruto was always so nice to him and he'd always get a warm cuddly feeling around him.
But where was Naruto now? He was no where to be seen...
Sighing in defeat, he plops back in bed, assuming Naruto had gone shopping.
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"I'm sorry...I'm sorry...!! I ...I...I don't—"
"It's okay, Naruto. Hush...Calm down."
Neji slowly pulls away, taking Naruto's hand in his. A reassuring smile curves his lips as he carefully bandages the arm, even though his mind is weighed down with many questions.
What drove him to do such a thing...?
If it was Sasuke, I swear I will kill that bastard.
Kinny: WOW SHORT CHAPTER. I'M SO SORRIEEE!!! I was thinking about how you guys went through all the trouble to vote for who Sasuke's competition would be and stuff...and Neji had been in there for so little!!! So...I decided to bring him back in for a TEENSY WEENSY bit longer. It took me forever to write..egghh..I kept telling myself that I'd put this chapter up RIGHT AFTER the construction stuff was done then...I got lazy. I'm so sorrie -sniffle-
AND DID ANYONE READ NARUTO CH. 228?!?! I could've cried halfway through the chapter!! But...I didn't cause it was better. Kyaa...I have to draw Sasuke and Naruto as little tikes...ok well..REVIEW PLEASE!! =)
MY BEAUTIFUL REVIEWERS!! YOU ALL GET COOKIES!! :DDD!! -twirls around tossing cookies everywhere- I loovvvvveeeee you all!!!
gi wo mite sezaru wa ya n: haha i bet you're better then me at drawing!!
ayame0: haha i swear all the time on so i think it's okay...but that might just be me? xD i'm glad you liked the pictures...and hopefully this chapter wasn't too...boring or..err..yeah.
Az-Strawberry: ahh!! it's people like you and your reviews that can't help but make me all smile and giddy and stuff. i'm so happy that you like my story and stuff!!
icyflamer007: thanks for the review, even if you were a bastard.
Kyuubi-chan: awww thanks :D i'm glad you liked my pictures.
Midnight-Blue-Wolves: haha. everyone likes the picture of itachi!! really...i dunno...i thought it looked bad..oh well lol. don't drool TOO much!!
Ria Sakazaki: ahh sorrie it was so short...i didn't have time...and this one is short too. i'm so sorrie!!
Darkhanyou: err...this chapter wasn't very funny. it was kinda...too serious. sorrie...
dark-and-daisuke: ehe...yeah...i do way too much bad stuff to sasuke...i'm so mean :x
Yuen-chan: ahh SORRIE!! i don't know...i consider it to be a confession of love. HOPEFULLY KISHIMOTO-DONO THINKS OF IT THAT WAY TOO!!!
Rieko: YEAH!! SASUNARU!! i swear Kishimoto-dono is just egging us on. I WISH THAT SASUKE AND NARUTO WOULD JUST KISS AND MAKE UP!! xD
Kolala: yeah Tony would say that. -sigh- STUPID KID DOESN'T EVEN REVIEW MY FIC!!!