Rikki: Hey One review in one day, I'd say that's pretty good. :coughs:
Rednal29: I take it that's telling me I'm portraying the kyuubi right? Yeah he does kick ass! He is gonna be one of the main characters too, kinda sorta; he has a story himself though so. You'll see more of him later.
Yeah, anyway, chapter one is about Sasuke's past…well my version of his past anyway. This is a fic so; it can be as twisted as I say it is. Bwhahaha! Yeah, Sasuke is uber OOC in this chapter…but he realizes what he has done! It wasn't him fighting Naruto, it was the damn seal so pif! So yeah…
For those of you who want yaoi, I'm not sure you'll get it. But if you really want it I'm sure I can squeeze it in there some where…as I, myself, LOVE yaoi ;-P
Disclaimer: Naruto doesn't belong to me, but this story does! Yes, it was created out of my head which is full of yaoi and Naruto…so beware! And no this story isn't yaoi you perverts! If I could write yaoi…you would see 50 Naruto/Sasuke yaoi fics already! ;;
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Chapter One: The past and its memories
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The raven haired boy looks through the window at the other boy in front of him. Dark swirls danced around his body. He blinked, to scared to take his eyes off…himself…
Splash.
Sasuke looked up at the window. Eye's widening he continues to look at it not knowing what is happening in front of him.
Bright violet hair shines from the water below. Looking down at the raven haired boy she starts to dance.
Splash.
Water flies around landing every where, mostly on Sasuke below her. He floats on the water, kept up by a spell. She continues to dance and hums a tune. The cursed seal on Sasuke's neck begins to burn and hot steam flies from it.
Splash.
The water continues to fall, squarely around his neck.
Sasuke's eyes widen seeing his other self in pain. The seals slowly leaving his body. His eyes jolt awake when his other self jumps at him murderous intent in his eyes. Sasuke quivers in fear and falls to the ground, head between his legs, expecting to die fast. But the attack never came. He cautiously looks up to see nothing, his other self gone. He quickly looks back at the window to see why. The girl who had been dancing stopped. Her violet hair falling down to her shoulders. She smiled. Sasuke looked at himself lying in the water.
'What is going on,' he thought suddenly. 'That's me, and the girl…she is so familiar.' His eyes widened when Sasuke in the window falls into the water below. He watches the girl quickly grab him from the lake and pull him onto land stroking his hair from his eyes as he lie asleep. Suddenly the window closed. Frantic he looks around for it. Only to see darkness.
'So alone…I'm always alone.' Just as he thought that he saw a door. Not knowing what lies behind it he opened it, fearing the loneliness.
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"Sasuke! Haha, stop it! That tickles, hahaha! Sasuke!" The violet haired girl laughs as she lies on the floor beneath Sasuke. Sasuke gets up releasing the girl from under him.
"You know your really pretty Aria-chan, you remind me of those purple flowers in our garden!" He shouts. Sasuke smiled at the girl in front of her.
"Aw! Sasuke you're so sweet! Daisuki!" She shouts as she jumped on top of Sasuke.
"Hehe, I like you too Aria-chan." He whispered into her ear. She looked at the boy beneath her and smiled.
"Sasuke, when we grow up can we…can we…"
"Can we what Aria-chan?"
"…Can we…get…m…married?" She blurted out.
Sasuke looked at the deep purple eyes over him. They were scared, but at the same time hopeful.
He smiled, "Of course Aria-chan! When we grow up I'll be a great shinobi and we'll get married and be together forever!"
"R…really Sasuke?"
"Yeah!"
"Yay!" She laughed and hugged him tightly before getting up slowly and looking around, "It's almost dark Sasuke, you should probably go home now…"
He looked around, "Oh your right! I have to go Aria-chan!" He said as he quickly got up. "Aw great dad's gonna kill me! See you later Aria-chan!" He waved and dashed in the woods. Not seeing an older version of him standing wide eyed next to the tree he just passed.
'That…that was me...when I was 9…and…the girl…' He looked at the small girl sitting next to the lake. 'Who…who is she? I…I don't remember…I don't remember at all!' His mind shouted at himself for not remembering. Was this real? How could he tell? But just as he was doubting it for being real the scene changed.
It was dark and the moon was out. The girl wasn't sitting next to the lake anymore. He looked around for a sign of her and saw a small house in the distance with a light flickering inside. He needed more answers. So he stood still, expecting the past to play for him so he could remember whatever it was that he needed too. Just as he thought, something happened. Itachi flew out of the woods carrying the young version of him drenched in blood. His eyes widened.
'What happened? And what is HE doing…' He dashed after Itachi and stopped a couple yards away enough so he could see what was going on.
Itachi hammered on the door. He could hear sounds of footsteps coming to the door. It swung open reveling a woman Itachi's age. She looked at Itachi then at the young Sasuke below her and he eyes widened.
"Sasuke-kun!" She gasped. As soon as she said it Aria came from behind her looking at Sasuke. "Itachi-sama what on earth happened to Sasuke-kun?"
"No…time for that Kanami-chan…my little brother…just help him." He panted and looked at the women who, the older Sasuke assumed, as what his brother had called her, Kanami.
'-Chan? Why did Itachi use -chan…he didn't…he never…did he…?' Sasuke thought in his mind. So many questions he had. But they were soon dismissed when Aria spoke.
"Lay him in the lake. I shall heal him" Her eyes flashed in determination.
"Aria-chan you…"
"I can do this Kanami-sensei! I'm already on my 10th dance; this is one of the basics! Let me heal Sasuke please!" She begged on her knees. Tears silently fell from her eyes.
"Very well, Itachi-sama put Sasuke in the lake then come back here. Your are injured as well." She looked concerned at Itachi who smiled.
"Thank you Kanami-chan and…Aria was it?" Aria nodded. "Thank you as well Aria-san." He moved and laid the young Sasuke in the lake far from the shore. Seeing his little brother float fine he moved out of the water to Kanami giving a brief glance to Aria who walked onto the lake moving to Sasuke.
The older Sasuke looked as the girl stood in front of him. Then she danced. Suddenly Sasuke remembered.
'That dance…it's the same one that the…that the older girl did to me. MY heart…it won't stop beating…do I…could I really love this girl?' He looked at the young Aria dance just as her older self did to his real body, he guessed earlier before. 'So beautiful and graceful. She must of healed my body…including the seal?' He turned to his brother who was asleep in Kanami's arms. 'This was the man who killed our family…our clan…? Why does he act so peaceful? He doesn't act the way he did before he…he looks so innocent in her arms…' He remembered the fight with Naruto who begged him to come back. Memories of that battle played in his mind. 'What was he talking about…' He looked back at the lake. The dance was almost over and Aria soon stopped in front of Sasuke as her older version had done earlier. She smiled and bent down seeing the young Sasuke flutter his eyes open.
"Aria-ch—"
Splash! Sasuke fell into the lake and his head resurfaced soon after. "What in the world am I doing in the water?" He yelled and looked at Aria for an explanation only to find her laughing hard.
"Sasuke! Hahaha! You fell! Haha!" She laughed some more before trying to walk past Sasuke. But Sasuke couldn't take it.
"That's it!" He cried and lunged for Aria's leg. He grabbed on to it and pulled her down. She fell into the lake gasping.
"Sasuke!" She yelled, "Why did you do that!"
"Because you laughed at me!"
"That's no excuse Sasuke!" Her eyes furious.
"Yes it is! You shouldn't have laughed then Ari—" He turned his head to some more snickering her heard. His eye's widened as he saw his brother snickering from behind Kanami's arms. He grew hot and furious. "ITACHI!" He bellowed and swam to shore followed by Aria. He got out of the lake dripping wet and ran over to Itachi and Kanami. Itachi got up and taped his little brother in the head, snickered some more and walked into the woods. Sasuke could only glare at his brother he looked at Aria and was about to yell at her but she hugged him tightly washing all his fury away. She smiled at him with her purple eyes sparkling in the moon light.
"Sasuke daisuki!" She cried before hugging him again.
"Hn" Was the only thing he could manage to say before she got off him. "I should go now see you Aria-chan." He waved and ran after his brother.
"That went well didn't it Aria-chan? Sasuke remembers nothing though, by the looks of it, but his wounds are all gone." She smiled and looked at Aria who smiled back.
"Of course Kanami-sensei! I'm learning well under you! Teehee, you're a good sensei!" She laughed as she went back into the house followed by Kanami. The door shut and the older Sasuke just sat wondering what just happened.
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The scene around him went dark and soon he was surrounded in darkness. Sasuke stood there alone for what seemed like forever until he was swept away by a field of grass. He looked around and all he saw was open plain, wind whisking around him. He looked and he saw Aria, the older version. Same deep purple eyes and bright violet hair. She wore a long purple skirt with a light purple tank top. She looked stunning in Sasuke's eyes.
"The girl…"
"A..Aria..." He said, trying not to blush, but it was too late she caught him and smiled.
"Sasuke-sama… you've changed a lot you know."
"…I…What's going on…I was fighting Naruto and—"
"Why did you fight him? Why did you let that cursed seal take control of you? Do you know what would've happened if Orochimaru got a hold of you? Do you?"
"I…"
"He would've taken your body as his own! He would've killed you Sasuke-sama and your lust for power…your stupid, stupid lust for power…your stupid need to kill your brother…Sasuke no baka!"
"…a…Aria…I…I need to kill him…I need to get revenge…"
"Revenge on what Sasuke?" She looked furious, all endearment gone. "Revenge on what? It looks to me all your trying to do is kill your brother so that you can live again! This isn't about revenge any more. Your hatred for him has blinded you! It's blinded you can't you see? Your so bent on revenge you can't even tell what's good and what's evil… Your…such an idiot! Why don't you see anymore. And…and you actually tried to kill your friend! How could you even think such a thing? No…this isn't about revenge any more, you just want to get stronger to kill him to repent for your sin that you were going to commit!"
"Aria…what are you talking abo…"
"You wanted to get your hands on the Mangekyou Sharingan because your brother told you how…that you needed to kill your best friend! And you listened Sasuke! You listened! How could you do such a thing? Your friendship means nothing to you? Your…your just like your brother!" She spat, eyes threatening tears.
She knew she had gone to far with that comment, but it was true wasn't it? Besides, she had to be tough if she wanted to get through to him. Looking at his shock, it seemed to have worked.
"Your…your just like your brother!"
The words rang through Sasuke's head. 'No…I'm not like him. I…I'm different…I just…wanted to revenge our clan…I just…'
"Move on Sasuke…move on…why can't you just move on? You never get strong if you rely on some power given to you! You never! Revenge…it's so stupid…it makes you weak…your weak Sasuke…you're so weak…" But Aria couldn't continue she fell to the ground and started to sob uncontrollably. "Sasuke no baka…Sasuke…no baka!"
"…Aria…I…I don't want to be like him! I never wanted to hurt Naruto…I…I…please just tell me what I need to do!" Sasuke fell to the floor and began to cry. The first time since that day…he just cried. The tears streamed down his cheek. He didn't know why he broke down; all defenses seemed useless in her presence.
"I know you don't Sasuke, I know, that's why I'm here." She smiled softly and held him in her lap. "I'm here to give you my, no, our memories. The memories of us together that you've forgotten. You need to remember them Sasuke. You don't need revenge to get stronger. You can get stronger with friends…Love is what makes you strong Sasuke, not revenge…If you have love; if you have people you wish to protect. You can do anything, you can become stronger. Itachi…what your brother did was horrible…something like that…he'll get what he deserves, whether its by you, someone else or even fate he'll get it. Sasuke-sama, you need to understand that…do you understand?"
"Aria…I remember…haven't you told me that before…?"
She grinned, "Yes I did, would you like to see that memory Sasuke?"
"Yes…I want to remember what else you taught me…I…I don't want to be like Itachi…" And he cried some more. Knowing no one would see him besides Aria, he let down his shield that he built. He needed to cry. And he did.
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The scene changed again. This time he was deep in the forest. He looked around only to see tree's everywhere. He looked up at Aria who was still holding him, though, a little more tightly now.
Cling. Clang. The sound of kunai's hitting each other echoed in the woods. He looked to see where it was coming from and saw the small version of Aria running toward him. He was confused and was going to ask the real Aria but she put her finger to her lips and pointed back to the small version of herself.
She panted hard and looked behind her. Sighing with relief that no one was there she started to walk only to be stopped by a kunai hitting the floor in front of her and a man jumping before her with blood on his face. Her eye's widened.
"Heh, little brat had to run did you? That friend of yours put up a good fight but he was easily defeated."
"No…Sasuke…"
"Your one of those damn gypsies's aren't you? You're learning from that girl. Spells and enchantments. Who the hell do you think you are?" He took a step forward and grabbed the kunai. "You're dangerous; I'll kill you now so you can't do anything when you're older!" He ran to her ready to attack and was about to strike when a kunai whizzed past Aria and hit him in the shoulder.
"Gaah!" The man looked at who threw it when Sasuke from the top of the tree tops and landed in front of Aria.
"Sasuke!" She shouted with happiness but then looked at the condition he was in and gasped, "Sasuke your hurt!"
"Hnn. Don't worry about it Aria-chan. I'll protect you!"
"Damn kid!" He lunged to Sasuke with his fist but Sasuke dodged and kicked him in the stomach making the man stumble back. He lunged at the man with kunai in had and stabbed his stomach only to get punched hard. He flew back into the tree but quickly got back up. He charged the man again. Punching him hard in the face. The man flew back and landed hard against a tree. He slid down unconscious. Sasuke fell backward expecting a hard landing but it never came. Aria had caught his head and laid it slowly in her lap. She looked down at him and smiled.
"Sasuke you beat him! I knew you were strong!"
"I'm…strong?"
"Yup! Teehee. You want to know what made you strong?"
He shook his head slowly.
"It was love! Your love for me made you stronger Sasuke!"
"Waa? How is that?"
"You wanted to protect me so much…so much you were willing to die for me. So you were able to stop that man. Love…it makes you strong. It's what strives us to become stronger, love does. If you have people you want to protect. People that you care for. Then you'll easily become stronger…does that makes sense Sasuke?"
He nodded again, "It makes perfect sense Aria-chan…I promise I'll train even harder to get even stronger so that…I can protect you from more bad people…"
"Sasuke daisuki!" She hugged him lightly.
"…But…he did hurt me pretty bad…hehe…"
"Sasuke…"
"How will I explain this to my parents…"
"You won't have to." Itachi jumped of the tree branch and landed next to Aria and Sasuke.
"Aniki…what are you…"
"You were late for dinner. Okasan told me to bring you back. Baka."
"Oh…hehe…sorry for the trouble aniki…"
Itachi moved to Sasuke and bent down picking him up and placing him behind his back. He looked to Aria.
"Aria-san can you make it back to Konami-chan alright?"
"Hai, Itachi-sama."
"Be careful Aria-chan…I'll see you later…hehe…" Sasuke whispered as he fell unconscious against his brother's back.
"I'll be careful! Good night!"
Itachi nodded and jumped on the tree branch and made his way across tree to tree. Aria picked herself up after watching them until they were out of site and started to walk home.
The older Sasuke watched Aria walk off and the scene changed again. They were back in the field. He looked at the older Aria and smiled.
"I understand now Aria…what I need to do…I understand."
"That's good Sasuke-sama." She looked at him and pursed her lips slightly. "Well then, I'll let you watch the rest of the memories. I must make sure all your wounds are alright in the real world."
"Ah…"
"I'll be waiting for you once you wake up from this…when you want to just think about your home…and friends…where you belong and you'll wake up easily!"
"Hai…until then"
"Until then Sasuke-sama"
Aria disappeared before his eyes. The field disappeared and another memory appeared. He needed to see the memories. But he knew why he was wrong…he knew how he needed to beat Itachi. He wouldn't be afraid to ask for help. He watched the memories appear one after another. But he couldn't help but think of Aria…who would be waiting for him when he woke up…
Rikki: Hehe…That was pretty long…I could've made it longer with some more memories but…they weren't all that necessary. Just for all those who were lost, Sasuke is inside his mind right now watching these memories. At the beginning he saw his real body getting healed. And then he began to watch the memories Aria was giving him. No they aren't fake. They are real; he just forgot them after his family was killed. The idiot! > ;;
And yes, Aria is his girlfriend. Bwhahaha. Although Sasuke won't dare admit it to anyone. I know I Sasuke is OOC, but he will go back to his old cold and emotionless self when he wakes up. He was in his mind after all. He isn't cold to himself or the things in his mind so…hah… > ;;
Next chapter he and Naruto will wake up. Some things will be explained like, how he was healed, where they were, why they were there. As well as what happened to the team sent out to get him (aka. Shikamaru n everyone else) So yeah…reviews/comments/questions/suggestions helpful and appreciated! Until I write the next chapter!
Matte ne
