Okay, for the past month I have been working my arse off! There hadn't been enough free time for myself to actually sit down properly and write my stories. Geez, this really sucks! Luckily, I have already prepared a draft of this chapter before I started work or I'll never get this story updated.

To those who have been waiting patiently, here it is; the 2nd part of 'Memories'. There are still flashbacks in later chapters (gomen ne) but it won't be as long. I'm putting in the part where you all have been waiting for. The ultimate encounter between Sasuke and Naruto (Opps, I've said too much.) so anticipate for it.

On with the usual crap and stuff… To those who have problems with yaoi/shounen ai, I suggest that you leave right this instance because I don't want you ranting and raving about some gibberish!

To those who are in the same league as me, enjoy this fic because its purpose is to serve your thirsty desire to see some SasuNaru in action.

To those who are curious, I welcome you anytime but read at your own risks. (Don't say I didn't warn ya!)

Reviews are definitely a welcome.

Warning: Contains lots of death, sex, torture, sadism, dark and erm, angst, characters are all OOC (I think). There are lots of bad languages going on so if you can't handle it, leave. (Shesh)

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. (For the umpteenth time! ARGH!)

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Chapter 4: Memories (Part 2)

It has already been a week since Neji's and Hinata's visit. Naruto was getting really worried that Sasuke might overwork himself to death. Wait! Wrong word. Sasuke is an undead, right? Can he die again? Shaking his head violently, Naruto refused to let himself answer that question. Naruto could tell if there's something wrong and he sensed it right now. Sasuke had been very uptight since 'that' day. Their time together wasn't as fun or as peaceful. Somehow, Naruto gets that annoying voice behind his head, urging him to dig deeper into Sasuke's unknown past.

Whenever they went out either to shop or just to take a stroll, Sasuke would always be surrounded by fangirls. Even at private moments, they will always get that feeling that they were being watched but he chose to ignore that uneasy feeling. He knew that Sasuke was too preoccupied with his thoughts to notice this so Naruto kept quiet for he didn't want to give more trouble to Sasuke.

During that one week, Sakura had been coming over often with the excuse of visiting Naruto. She brought a lot of delicious food, claiming that she and her mother had overcooked and had wondered whether Naruto and Sasuke would like some. Although Naruto was no fool, he was thankful that someone else would actually come over to his place even if Sakura's sole purpose was to have a glimpse of Sasuke. But every time she would leave with disappointment etched in every inch of her pretty face.

It was already late at night and there was still no sign of Sasuke. The empty bed looked so cold, lonely and uninviting that Naruto reluctantly got into the blankets. Being worried isn't his usual style at all. He had never had a chance to be worried over someone because he hadn't actually loved before. Sure, he loved Iruka but he was like a father to him!

"Naruto."

"Sasuke."

The vampire Prince was covered in mud and dirt. There were bloodstains here and there on his tattered clothes but no signs of injuries. At first, the sight of Sasuke like this made him feel scared but the raven head reassured him that he hadn't killed anyone to be fed upon. He had gone for intensive training.

"You should get some sleep." Sasuke muttered carelessly as he shed his dirty clothes off and stepped into the bathroom.

Naruto looked on sadly, wishing that his koibito (lover) would embrace him like he used to. There was nothing to convince him that Sasuke wasn't in love with him anymore. In fact, he felt the distance between them had grown wider and wider, leaving a huge gap in between them. It hurt… a lot and not even Iruka could comfort him.

The sounds of the shower splashing on Sasuke's lithe body made Naruto semi hard. He blushed furiously and dove into the thick blankets, pretending to be cold and refused to even talk to Sasuke when the vampire drew him into his arms. Naruto knew Sasuke was tired because of the training he had undergone from dawn till past midnight and yet, he still can't bring himself to ask Sasuke to stop.

Being selfish isn't his usual style and he isn't going to start. If Sasuke has something important to do, then let him do it. I will not interfere! Those were his last coherent thoughts before he fell into a deep slumber with Sasuke by his side.

"Tsunade-baachan…" Recently, he had been feeling somewhat uncomfortable. Sometimes his body felt hot like fire or cold as ice. He can't eat anything properly and even if he did, it would all come out the next second. So, one day, when Sasuke had gone for training, Naruto slipped out and went to look for someone who was an expert in the medicinal field.

The long haired blonde woman who was mixing freshly picked medicinal herbs turned to glare at the approaching blonde. "What do you want, Naruto! Can't you see I'm busy?" She turned back to continue.

"I'm feeling somewhat dizzz…" Naruto's vision was blurred and the next thing he knew was, he had fainted onto the cold hard floor with a loud thud.

"Naruto?"

His head ached, his arms ached, his legs ache, in fact his whole body ached. Naruto groaned and futilely tried to block the annoying person. "Go away." He managed to mumble.

Tsunade sat back and was feeling very relieved. At first she thought Naruto had died because he had no pulse after he had fainted. For a few seconds, she had panicked and didn't know what to do and felt so helpless. When she finally noticed that Naruto was breathing, she quickly carried him to the bed to check on what was wrong with him.

Her results were rather queer. She doubled and tripled check but the results were the same. Naruto's heart is slowly dying. In fact, his whole body is slowly dying as well but there was something different as well. It was as if he is dying but living at the same time. His cells were all rapidly being replaced by some alien genes. All the years of being a medicine person, Tsunade had never come across this kind of situation before.

"Sasuke…"

Tsunade snapped out of her reverie. She had known this noisy blonde for almost a year now after he had so desperately bring her back to this town after she had thrown it away so carelessly. If it was not for Naruto, she would have gambled away her miserable life and lived only on booze. She smiled softly to the snoozing blonde and brushed the stray strand of hair away from his eyes. Thank you, Naruto for bringing me back to my senses.

"What time is it?"

"Nearly midnight."

"I have to go. He might be waiting for me."

"Who?"

Naruto paused before he answered. "Sasuke."

"…"

"Aren't you going to ask who he is?"

"I don't need to if you don't want to tell me."

"Thank you, Tsunade-baachan."

"Anytime, brat."

Sakura was flustered. Everytime she goes over to Naruto, she couldn't see that handsome, raven head bishounen anyway. She is currently in love with the famed Uchiha Sasuke and had formed a small fanclub that seemed to expand everyday. When she had asked around, no one has ever heard of Sasuke before; not that she cared. Brushing aside a stray lock of hair, she was determined to make Sasuke hers while using Naruto to get to him.

When she first met the raven head sex god, she knew that he was destined to be with her. In her heart, she knew that he is the one she had been waiting her whole life. Giggling, Sakura practically skipped around in her room, wondering what excuses to make when she meets Sasuke again. Pictures and pictures of her crush covered her bedroom walls. She felt as if she had been living a dream, so close to her beloved.

Sighing, she climbed onto her bed, wishing tomorrow would come quickly and she could see Sasuke. Not long later, she was deep in slumber with Sasuke's smiling face telling her that he loved her and beckoning her to follow him wherever he went.

"You are a damn animal!" Naruto groaned loudly, his voice muffled because he was lying on his stomach and his head was buried in the pillow. His back was throbbing in pain but he was feeling strangely sated. He frowned, wondering when did he allow his heart to be opened up to a total stranger that he had picked up in the dead of the night.

Sasuke could only smile because he was feeling extremely satisfied and content. Tonight they had done it at least five times. He admitted that he was an animal in bed but he couldn't help himself. Naruto had been, well, too sexy for his own good. The moaning, the panting and that expression of him in pleasure were so heart-stopping.

"You could've been gentler, you know!" Naruto smacked at Sasuke, hoping to wipe that stupid smile off his handsome face. But then he winced in pain and fell back onto the bed heavily, earning a very worried response from the normally cold boy.

"Naruto."

"Shaddup!" Naruto's voice was muffled again.

When Sasuke saw that his lover's ears were red with embarrassment, his smile grew even wider and an evil thought came to his mind. He leaned down, his lips barely touching Naruto's sensitive ear, "I was good, wasn't I? You screamed my name pretty loudly too."

Shocked at how true Sasuke's words were, Naruto jerked up and kicked Sasuke off the bed. "You bastard! Itai!" Naruto couldn't move much although the pain on his back had dulled. It was all that evil smirking bastard's fault or he wouldn't be in such pain. As he watched Sasuke got up slowly, his heart picked up a pace again. Looking at that manly body that had held him the whole night made Naruto semi hard. This is bad. This is very bad!

Because he was too occupied with his thoughts, he didn't notice Sasuke had straddled him. "Ne, Naruto. It hurts, you know."

"Wh-what?"

"You, pushing me off the bed. That wasn't very nice of you." Sasuke kissed Naruto's wrist before slowly proceeding higher to his elbow, planting soft kisses along.

Suddenly the room felt all stuffy and hot. "Five times, Sasuke." Naruto who struggled under Sasuke, gasped loudly because the accidental move had only aroused both of them more. "D-Don't! I'm in pain!" It was a stupid excuse, he knew but he didn't want to become some nymphomaniac just because Sasuke was a stud, an expert in bed, sexy, desirable especially when he was sucking on Naruto's manhood or when he came or when he so expertly thrust into him and touch his most secret part or when he…

"You're thinking of dirty thoughts again, aren't you?" That low purring voice was enough to get Naruto off. "You love me, don't you?"

"I-I d-don't know wh-what you're, ehem, say-saying…" Naruto turned his red face away from Sasuke's intense gaze. He was all hot and bothered. Not a very good sign.

Sasuke was doing it again. He's caressing Naruto's body, rubbing and touching tentatively on all Naruto's sensitized body, kissing and sucking and licking all the lovebites he had made and…

"Stop!" It was a really, really weak protest because both of them knew that was not what Naruto wanted.

-Early morning before dawn-

The time is drawing closer and closer. Meeting you was a blessed destiny. Sasuke stared at the snoozing blonde with a slight smile on his handsome porcelain face. Looking at Naruto so peaceful made his heavy heart clench and unclench. It almost hurt to break of all contact with Naruto but for his sake, Sasuke must abandon everything that has anything to do with…Naruto.

"Sasuke…yum, yum…no more…" Naruto mumbled incoherently and cuddled closer to Sasuke's warmth. His fingers uncurled and curled slowly.

A sharp stab of pain flashed through his satiated body. Dawn was approaching and he had to leave before anything can stop him.

Please open your eyes.

Sasuke slid of the bed and tiptoed across the room to get his scattered clothes and began to dress. He made sure that his back faced the slumbering blonde, refusing to even think of the outsome of his actions.

Stop me….

Finally, Sasuke looked at the sleeping figure of his lover intently, forcing himself to carve every memory they've shared together into his mind. He leaned down, breathed in Naruto's warm and musky scent. He smells so sweet. Unable to resist the rising urge, Sasuke's lips brushed ever so softly on Naruto's.

If I was a good person, Naruto, I would've let you go a long time ago, released you from me. Sasuke turned away. But I can't because…

With a snap of his fingers, Sasuke disappeared, leaving the empty apartment in silence as if he had never existed in the first place.

…you've become the most precious person to me.

-Present-

Naruto licked his lips, savouring the moment where he could achieve his ultimate joy of wiping the entire vampire clan from the face of the earth. He had been through this routine a lot of times. Slash, slash, slash, kill, kill, kill… Blah, blah, blah… And yet, there's still no friggin' clue to that bastard's location. He lifted his katana and pointed it at the nearest hissing vampire. "Are you going to end up like your friends?" His head indicating the pile of ashes on the sodden ground. "Or, are you going to tell me Sasuke's whereabouts?"

The vampire continued to glare at the blonde. His stomach growled with hunger and this slayer had disturbed his meal. Even though he drew back from his primal instincts of fear but because he was a proud species that refused to be tamed into nothingness by a mere mortal, he stood in defiance. It seems that his fellows companions were thinking of the same thing because they too were undaunted by Naruto's death threat.

All they needed was to kill this Vampire Slayer and they would be rewarded greatly. Their usually beautiful porcelain face was marred by the ugliness of their true nature. Their eyes glowed of dangerous death but Naruto wasn't intimidated, not the very least because the one he was seeking had much more death in his eyes.

Suddenly, all became quiet. The horde of vampires shrank with fear because they could feel a sudden change in the atmosphere. It was heavy, dark, dangerous and deathly. It was like a heavy pressure of uneasiness and powerful had descended upon them.

"Looking for me?" A lazy voice drawled.

Naruto froze, his heart skipped a beat or two, and shivers ran down his spine; not because of fear but excitement. He was excited, thrilled and itching to slice and dice Sasuke into tiny little pieces. "Hello, Sasuke." He greeted cheerfully, deceiving those who did not catch the iciness laced with it.

It's finally here, the day I've been waiting for.

The night was as black as soot, void of any light whether it be the moon's light or the stars' light. And yet, Naruto can see very well, remember every hateful line etched on Sasuke's pale porcelain face and ever contour of his sexy body. "It's been a long time, hasn't it?" Naruto swung the back of his katana onto his shoulder, appearing in a very relaxing manner despite all the snarling, hissing and growling vampires surrounding him with the clear intend to tear him from limb to limb.

But Naruto, the legendary vampire slayer paid no heed to the growing aura of death because all his concentration was now on Sasuke who had landed gracefully onto the ground, his stupid cape still wrapped around his body. Naruto licked his lips, baring his teeth at Sasuke who appeared to be not intimidated.

"Miss me?" Sasuke looked at Naruto straight in the eye.

Naruto shrugged and grinned. "They say when a woman wants to lie, she looks straight at a man's eyes but when a man wants to lie, he avoids eye contact."

Sasuke's brow lifted. "Oh? And you're saying I'm telling the truth?"

"It depends. Everyone knows how expert you are at lying whether you look at people straight in the eye or not, Sa-su-ke-chan." He had meant to provoke Sasuke to attack first because the one who initiate a move first will definitely be a loser just like he was in the past.

"I assume that you would've grown out of your childishness throughout the century and I guess I was wrong."

"No, no, no." Naruto tsk-ed in a very childish manner. "I did grow out of it." He paused and his expressions changed into a hateful gaze. "You took that away from me." Aiming the sword at Sasuke's heart, Naruto took a stance, indicating that he was ready to fight.

The vampire lord waved his minions away and they drew back into the shadows, obeying their master's telepathic command. They too understood that this was a long awaited battle between two beings that were not meant together because fate had intertwined and separated both of them.

"Are you prepared, Sasuke-chan?"

"…"

"Come on, don't tell me you're afraid of me. I barely had the chance to warm up yet." Naruto's eyes had turned red, his whisker-like scars had become more prominent and his canines and fingernails were growing. "You gave me this power; wouldn't you like to test it?" He taunted mercilessly.

Sasuke only gazed at Naruto in a very superior manner, irritating Naruto to no end. To hell with pride! "Die!" He lunged at the unmoving figure in black in astounding speed. One moment he was slicing through the air at the speed of lightning, the next, he saw stars as he was slammed against the stone walls, sending derbies and dirt everywhere. Damn it! Should've seen that one coming. Naruto got up, dusted himself a little before disappearing. He won't be able to see me no! I learnt this special technique for this special occasion. Naruto had it all planned in his head. Now, he should be able to take Sasuke down but…

The memories of them together came crashing in. The times where they were happy, oblivious to the world and its troubles, times where intimate moments they shared, cherished and loved each other beyond the heights of ecstasy, times where he cried and Sasuke comforted him and made him feel strong to face any obstacles, times where they walked down the lane towards home, holding hands and chattering mindlessly and…

With the single second of distraction, Sasuke took the opportunity to attack. He could tell Naruto was still hesitating. Funny, how one's mind work. Tricky little things…

The cold hand clamped around Naruto's neck tightened and Naruto could feel his windpipe being crushed. At this rate, he'll definitely suffocate to death! Death was probably smiling on him right now. It would be so much more easier if he had died, leaving the world and all its problems behind without another glance but he knew that he couldn't do that. That would mean he had betrayed all his friends, his companions and families' trust.

So, he did the next right thing. With the remaining strength in his pain-filled body, Naruto jabbed Sasuke's eyes so hard that Sasuke let go of him. Okay, so that was a silly and childish thing to do but at least he was free, right? Oxygen once again filled his air deprived lungs and Naruto hurriedly ran off. It was a cowardly thing to do, he knew but he had no choice because he needed more preparations to face Sasuke.

His body was slowly healing himself but he had no more energy. Naruto needed some place where he could recuperate without any disturbance. The cold night air beat against his stiff face as he huffed and puffed his way to some isolated place. Luck was definitely not on his side today because at night, vampires have the better advantage.

The pain on his back was growing by the second. Naruto knew that Sasuke was gaining on him. He tumbled into an abandoned warehouse, his wounds still bleeding profusely. If he was a normal human, he would've bleed to death already. But then again, I'm not an ordinary human. The thought somewhat amused him and he even managed a small smirk.

Blood.

He had been careless. The trail of blood he had left along his so-called 'escape' had also left him completely vulnerable. No energy… The slight disturbance in the air warned Naruto of Sasuke's presence. Silently, he slid into the long and dark shadows, held his breath and hoped that Sasuke's keen senses cannot detect him.

I'm never going to last long here.

"Naruto! You know you can't hide from me." Sasuke casually strode into warehouse. "I can always know what you are thinking. In fact, I can hear you heart beating. Do you want to know how it sounds?"

Damn it! I can't beat him like this and I'm running out of air!

When the moon peeked out from the dark clouds, casting an eerie light on Sasuke's lone figure, Naruto almost released his breath. It was as though the moon's light gave Sasuke an ethereal look. An eternal being that was supposed to have not belonged to darkness. A being with pale and beautiful skin, hair as dark as night itself, eyes as red as blood and that drop dead gorgeous body and…

Sasuke's pale hand suddenly shot forward into the momentary darkness and pulled Naruto out from his well hidden place before throwing him onto the cold and hard ground. "Look what the stork dropped." He went eye to eye with Naruto and leaned close enough to feel the warm breath on his face.

When was the last time he was this near?

Naruto jerked back and managed to use his kunai to graze Sasuke's pale but smooth cheek. "Bad pun, Sasuke." He was all on defence again, prim and ready to attack if Sasuke were to expose a weakness. Naruto quietly laughed at himself. There was no weakness in Sasuke. He was the perfect being after all, flawless and he hated that, every single pathetic moment of it.

The so-called scratch Naruto had managed to inflict on Sasuke disappeared and Sasuke smirked at his long-time rival. "Is this how you greet me after so long?" Sasuke drawled lazily. Even though his expression stayed motionless, his eyes were full of wanting for the blonde man in front of him.

"Shut up, Sasuke! I'm going to end your worthless life today!" Naruto shouted, his voice full and venom and hatred as his blood began to boil with vengeance. He threw all his weapons at him and silently wished that one would actually hit the vampire lord. That was just wishful thinking but surely he was even entitled to that!

Sasuke disappeared for a single second before reappearing behind Naruto and with one graceful movement from his hand; Naruto was sent crashing down onto the hard ground with a loud thud, sending debris and dirt flying in the air.

'Shit! He's still as powerful!'

Naruto quickly jumped to his feet on the fall, not wanting to be caught unaware but it was too late. He felt the familiar weight on him and was pushed down. This is bad. He was in a really bad position. "Get off me, Sasuke!" Naruto struggled hard to free himself his wrists pinned down and the kunai was out of reach.

The warm tongue snaked into his ear, teasing and arousing. "You used to like this. Writhing and struggling below me, moaning and panting like a wanton woman begging to be taken." Naruto cursed silently but refused to give in. "You're mine." The warm breath in his ear made him shiver all over and his will to break free was getting weaker. Receiving no response from his 'victim', Sasuke continued his assault on the suddenly submissive Naruto.

He tore open the net shirt without a moment's thought and dove straight at the peaked nipples. His lips then moved up to Naruto's long neck, his tongue trailed at the old scars at the base of the neck. "This is the proof that you belong to me, Naruto. You can never escape that, can never escape me." Sasuke's hand trailed down on the Naruto's lower back and his long, slender fingers trailed the outline of the kyuubi tattoo. "Our bond."

As if cold water had been splashed over his hot and bothered body, Naruto finally snapped awake from his lustful state and pushed the surprised Sasuke off. He pulled the remains of his clothing together and glared daggers at Sasuke. He grabbed the nearest kunai and was again in defence mode.

"You never cease to surprise me but that's what I like about you." Sasuke crossed his arms and peered amusingly at Naruto's clumsy attempts to regain his composure. "All these years... did it mean nothing to you?" Sasuke's unclasp his long, billowing cape and let it fall to the ground, revealing his black sleeveless leather shirt and body hugging pants, decorated with golden ancient writings on the right side of his pants.

"You bastard! What do you know?" Naruto spat with venom. He couldn't afford to show another weakness. He needed to complete his task, his mission and his duty for the sake of everyone that had been murdered cold-bloodedly, butchered by the only one person he had loved.

Everyone that he had come to love.

Iruka-sensei...

Kakashi-sensei...

Tsunade-baba...

Ero-sennin...

Hinata-chan...

Kiba...

Akamaru...

Chouji...

Shikamaru...

Neji...

Everyone...

Especially Sakura...

...all of them were murdered cold bloodedly on the night of his wedding with Haruno Sakura...

"I've chased you this long! I won't give it up so easily!" Naruto shouted. Adrenaline was being pumped into his system, the only fuel keeping him intact.

"Why should you then?"

"What!"

"I never asked you to give up."

"..."

"Chase me... hate me...and yet, desire me..."

"You're crazy!"

"Yes! Yes, I am! For you, Naruto! I'm crazy because of you!" Sasuke's face turned hideous, like a beast hungry for red raw meat but was taken away before he could taste it.

Naruto was speechless. Tears welled up in his eyes, making them look innocent again. Like the Naruto more than a hundred years ago. He brushed them off ruthlessly with one rough gesture and put all his attention back to Sasuke who was still standing there. "You lie!" He screamed. "You left me after you broke me! I hate you!"

"I didn't."

"Shut the hell up!"

"You just had to go and marry that bih when you clearly knew that you belonged to me! Me! Uchiha Sasuke!" His red eyes glowed furiously like red hot coals in the darkness of the night.

"I was never yours, Sasuke and I will never be." Naruto's voice had turn deadly soft but Sasuke's keen ears picked it up. Rage was simmering inside of him. He was not used of being neglected of what he wanted. And he wanted this very person that's standing in front of him. A long silence drifted around them and the tension between them was so thick you can slice it with a knife.

In Naruto's heart, he knew that remark wasn't true. Sasuke had marked every inch of his body… and more. He laughed silently as his hand unconsciously moved to touch the old scars on his neck; it was caused by Sasuke's bites when both of them joined their bodies together. How stupid he was to believe that Sasuke actually wanted, desired and loved him. The demon-boy in the Konoha village, destined to be alone.

Forever.

"I never wanted to be yours, Uchiha Sasuke." With that said, he pulled out another set of kunais and threw them repeated at Sasuke. "Why don't you just die?"

Sasuke smirked.

And that made Naruto even angrier. All the pressure of being not acknowledged by his only rival and friend suddenly exploded. With all his strength, Naruto sped towards Sasuke, with a dagger in his hand, ready and poised to stab Sasuke's dead heart before he ripped it out and burn it in the very pits of hell.

It all seemed so silly. It was as if time was playing tricks to your weak and pitiful mind. Naruto could see every single detail of his attempt to kill Sasuke. His hand gripped the kunai's handle so hard that he couldn't feel his fingers anymore. Tears had welled up in his eyes and the only thing driving him right now, fuelling his very desire to see Sasuke dead was…

…what?

He had everything planned out five years ago. After Sasuke had left him, all broken and shattered into so many pieces, Naruto hadn't been able to pick himself up if everyone around him didn't support him all the way. It had been very hard but everyone was very understanding towards his condition, his welfare and his life.

Kyuubi no kitsune…

The tattoo of the nine-tailed fox had been engraved in his very skin by Uchiha Sasuke. He said that it symbolize him.

Seductive, lethal, beautiful, mesmerizing, desirable…

But in reality, Sasuke had branded Naruto his very own. He would not be able to escape from Sasuke's clutches even through death. The knowledge that Sasuke would tear hell and heaven apart to get Naruto back made him somewhat happy. That little thought itself showed Uzumaki Naruto that he wasn't alone anymore. He didn't need to suffer in silence anymore. Finally, he was no longer an unwanted child.

Sakura had been very kind to him but Naruto knew better. Sakura sympathized him and still cared for Sasuke. If she couldn't have Sasuke, she would have the remains of what Sasuke had left behind. Naruto didn't even bother to reject her when she brought up the issue of marriage. He knew that both of them were licking each other's mental wounds and that was enough. Enough for him to continue the useless remains of his life.

So, the merry wedding bells chimed through the morning air, scattering the white doves which have been gathered on the church grounds. It was a beautiful day, the sun was bright and hot, the wind was soothing and cool and everyone had gathered to witness the bond of Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura.

Thoughts of Uchiha Sasuke were pushed back in the darkest corner of his head, sealed and locked up tight with its key thrown away. Naruto had sworn that he will forever forget the existence of 'him' in his life. This was what he wanted, wasn't it?

A normal life…

Getting married to the girl he had a crush for a long time…

Blessed by his newly found 'family'…

Accepted by everyone…

Wasn't this what I wanted?

The reality of pain slapped him right at his face. Everyone was laughing heartily, singing merry songs and congratulating him while some were giving remarks on how pretty the blushing Sakura was in her wedding gown. Haruno Sakura was Uzumaki Naruto's bride.

I have come for you.

Naruto went cold. Laughter and all the chattering died away. Even the sky seem to mock him; turning to a murky colour of red. The sun had faded behind the thick clouds and the wind seems to have stopped blowing. There was no chirping, no noise at all.

The unmistakable figure of Uchiha Sasuke standing in front of Naruto.

-Flashback…again >. -

When Naruto woke up, he realized stupidly that he was still in his white tuxedo which was drenched with blood. The air smelled strange. Familiar and strange like rust. Rust? He looked around wildly to see heaps of bodies around him.

Blood…

It was everywhere. On the grass, on the church walls, on him… he was covered in blood! But the blood wasn't his. No, it belonged to…everyone…

Corpses. Dead bodies of his friends and family. Their eyes opened wide and they all looked at him accusingly while their blood flowed freely from the large gaping wounds on their necks. Naruto couldn't move. He was scared. He was so scared.

"Oh? Looks like you're awake."

Naruto whirled around to see Sasuke perched on a nearby tree. Sasuke was covered in blood which dripped from his chin. In his arms was…

"Sakura!"

The body of the pink-haired kunoichi was twitching in Sasuke's arms. She's still alive! Her white wedding gown was torn and also smeared with blood but Naruto didn't really care. He needed to save her before she dies. "Let her go, Sasuke!"

Sasuke licked his lips and wiped the blood away from his mouth. He smirked at Naruto and then looked at the girl who once was their companion and partner. "Sure…" That was before he broke her neck like a twig and let her limp body fall off.

"SAKURA!"

Tears streaming down Naruto's dirty face mingled with the blood on his body. His body seemed to not function properly. He had meant to catch her before her body fell onto the hard ground with a sickening crack but instead, Naruto stood stupidly, looking at his dead bride. "Sakura…minna-san (everyone)…"

"They didn't put up much of a fight anyway."

Sasuke's words didn't make sense to him. Naruto didn't even show any sign of life when Sasuke pulled him into his arms. In his mind, there were a lot of stupid questions. How did Sasuke get down here? Why is everyone on the ground? Wasn't the weather lovely just now? Who is that girl there?

"It's all your fault, Naruto." Sasuke's hot breath smelled of death teased against his ear. "You're mine for all eternity."

Falling endlessly into the dark abyss…

"Hate me…"

Never able to return…

"Chase me…"

The chains of destiny have bound me to you…

"And yet, desire me…"

Let me die.

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A/N:

Man, that was REALLY long. Probably the longest I've done so far. Hopefully, this chapter will serve your cravings for a month or two before I update again. Suzuran-san, sorry for the late update but I immediately put up this chapter after your erm, 'beautiful' threat (LOL). About the part in the last chappie, I did mention about guessing how my story will turn out, right? Well, sorry to say that none of the guesses were right but you are close to the truth.

There were a lot of different scenes here and then. I hope that you weren't too confused by it. I'm sure your head's filled with lots of questions…hehehe… Yeah, I ended it in a cliffie to make you sit uneasily in your chair and wonder hopelessly about what's going to happen, right? Right?

Okay, I have to go work now. Can't rant as much like before anymore. How sad… so, bye, bye… .