Hollywood Rivalry

By Blessed Eternity

This chapter, I'll probably won't include Bleach yet! Hehe, since this story was posted under the Naruto category it'll probably focus on those characters more.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Bleach.

Chapter 3: Forgotten

"So, what happened back there? Was Ami picking on you?" Ino questioned. They were walking down the sidewalk.

"Nothing happened. They just stopped by to ask for help," Sakura replied.

"Really?" Ino reacted in shock.

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"Yeah, it's not like it was in the past," Sakura replied with a soft sigh. She really did not enjoy seeing those two again. After all, they broke her heart so deeply once before.

"Well that's kind of a good thing, right?" Ino implied. Sakura smiled and nodded. They spotted a familiar park that they use to visit when they were little. Sakura quickly headed for it, and took a swing. Ino took the one beside her. "This place brings back memories, doesn't it?"

"Yeah, a lot of memories," Sakura looked down at the floor.

At Age 7…

"Sakura-chan!" A little boy yelled. His hair was raven black. He ran toward the little girl who scraped her knee, falling off the swing. Tears were welled in her eyes.

"Sasuke-kun, what are you doing here?" Sakura sobbed. She sniffed a few times and wiped her tears, looking back at her scraped knee.

"Like my father always said to my mother, he'll always be there for his loved ones!" Sasuke cheerfully replied. Sakura smiled as Sasuke took out a small snoopy bandage and a bottle of water. He poured a bit of water onto her knee to wash out some bacteria. With a small napkin, it wiped her knee dry and placed the bandage on her wound. "There! Does it still hurt, Sakura-chan?"

"It's all better!" Sakura smiled. Her eyes were still puffy but the tears were gone.

At Age 13…

A group of young teenagers gathered around in a circle. Obviously they were all close friends. They all held a white envelope in their possession. They were in 8th grade and soon after this year, they would transfer to high school. All of them were nervous. Their letters finally arrived from the famous Konoha High. None of them opened it yet, just as they all promised each other.

"You guys ready?" A cute blonde girl questioned nervously. Everyone looked at each other nervously and furrowed their eyebrows. With a quick nod, they all began to open the letters. Finally, they began to read the letter. All expressions were widened in shock. "Accepted!"

"Accepted!"

"Accepted,"

"Accepted,"

"Accepted!"

"Accepted,"

"Yes! We're all accepted! I can't believe it! Four more years together!" Sakura shouted. She jumped around and hugged all her friends.

At Age 14…

Sasuke and Sakura were lying on a picnic blanket in their childhood park. How they loved the place. The stars were shining and Sasuke had his arm wrapped around Sakura's waist. She turned to him and gave him a smile. After all these years, they were finally together. He slowly turned to face his pink haired beauty.

"I love you Sakura," Sasuke whispered. Sakura smiled instantly upon hearing these words. He gently kissed her on the lips and hugged her tightly.

"I love you too Sasuke," Sakura replied.

Next day…

"Sasuke!" Sakura screamed. She couldn't hold back the undying fear. Sasuke ran out onto the streets, pushing a little boy away as a huge white truck tried to swerve out of the way. The screeching sound of the monstrous truck rang in Sakura's head as a huge thump followed after the truck stopped. "Sasuke!..."

"Sasuke… SASUKE!" Sakura screamed. At this point, people already began to gather around the almost unconscious boy. Sakura still stood there, on the sidewalk, traumatized at what just happened. Blood was everywhere. Where was it coming from? Sakura finally came to her senses. She ran toward the crowded streets. Everyone was mumbling and gasping. Sakura pushed through and sat by Sasuke's side. She pulled him into her embrace, blood drenching into her outfit. She looked at her hands. They were covered in his blood. Tears began to stream down her cheeks. They didn't seem to stop coming. She pulled his body up and embraced him. He weakly looked up at the teary eyed Sakura.

"Sasuke! Don't die! Please!" Sakura screamed. His hand was slowly moving closer to her face, trembling at the same time.

"S-Saku-Saku" Sasuke tried to voice. Just as his hand was about to reach her face, it dropped to his side.

"SASUKE! SASUKE-KUN! NO!" Sakura screamed in grief. Her voice was muffled by the loud cries she made. "Somebody help! Somebody! Call an ambulance! Please!"

Everyone that stood around were still shocked by the scene. Her cheeks were soaked. Finally, a decent woman pulled out her cell phone and began to dial numbers. As the people came back to their senses, all of them began to do the same.
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Everyone stood silently around Sasuke's hospital bed. His head was wrapped in white bandages and he was wearing a breathing mask. Sakura tried to hold back her tears. The doctor finally came in. Everyone was still silent. She walked over to the crowd of his friends and family. Mikoto, Sasuke's mother sat at his bedside, weeping while holding his hand.

"Why! Why did this have to happen to him!" Mikoto yelled. Fugato, Sasuke's father placed his hands reassuringly on his wife's shoulders.

"He'll be okay," Fugato stated. He himself looked like he was going to cry. Itachi, his older brother stood by him on the other side of the bed.

"Hang in there bro," Itachi whispered. Shizune cleared her throat for attention.

"He'll be out for a week or so, but his brain was severely damaged. We don't know what's going to happen when he wakes up," She replied sadly. It must've been pretty bad if the Uchiha's private family doctor didn't even know the answer to what was going to happen next.
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After that incident, Sakura began to visit him everyday after school. She didn't care about school work anymore. Her friends decided it was for the best if they let her go alone. Everyday, she would change the flower in his vase to a fresh white calla lily.

Until one day…

Sakura casually walked in the hospital corridors, toward Sasuke's room. It's been a week and he still hasn't waked up yet. She held a small white flower in her hand. Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped tightly around her, and pulled her away from her path.

"Ah! Who the hell!" Sakura screamed. She quickly turned around to see a purple haired female, standing in front of her. She looked at her surroundings, and realized that she was pulled into a small washroom.

"Stay away from Sasuke-kun! He's mine! Got it? Stop visiting him!" She screamed into Sakura's eardrum.

"What are you talking about?" Sakura replied loudly. It was Wasabi Ami. She gave Sakura a hard slap on the face and pulled her head into the sink. "What the f are you doing!"

Wasabi Ami began to pour a bottle of brown colored liquid onto Sakura's head. She pulled on a glove and messily spread the liquid around Sakura's hair. Sakura struggled, trying to get the violent female off her head. Her legs had been kicked under the sink, and they were stuck there.

"Stop it!" Sakura screamed. After what seemed like an eternity, Sakura couldn't stand it anymore. She pulled herself with all her strength off the sink. Ami fell to the floor and smirked.

"You're a bit too late," Sakura gave the poor girl a violent blow on the cheek. She looked at herself in the mirror. She was a total mess.

"Ah! What the hell did you do to me!" Sakura began to cry. Her hair was covered with brown blotchy spots. Barely any pink was visible. Some spots were darker than the others and she just looked like a complete wreck. Wasabi Ami stood up and quickly left the room. Sakura began to cry, holding her hair that held a terrible stench of dye.
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It's been another three days. Wasabi Ami seemed to have taken Sakura's place in visiting Sasuke everyday. The white calla lily Sakura placed in the vase was still standing, but looked like it was about to die. As Ami would sit by his side everyday, and tell him how much she loved him, Sakura would secretly be standing by the door, staring sadly.

Finally, Sasuke's index finger began to move a bit. Of course it went unnoticed by Ami. She just sat there, fixing her nails with a filer. Slowly, Sasuke's eyelids flickered opened. He noticed the breathing mask he had on, but he dared not look anywhere else. The light was blinding him. When he adjusted to the light, he noticed a white flower standing on the window sill. Where am I? What am I doing here?

"Sasuke-kun! You're awake!" Ami realized Sasuke opened his eyes. He stared wondrously at the female that sat next to him. Her eyes were brightened when she stared down at him. She stood up.

"I'm going to get a doctor!" She quickly ran out of the room, leaving Sasuke unattended. With a chance like this, Sakura quickly ran into the room and sat beside Sasuke.

"Sasuke! Are you alright?" Sakura whispered helplessly. Her eyes were filled with tears of happiness.

"W-who are you?" He stared at her like she was a complete stranger. Even so, she looked like a violent hobo that wanted to take his life with her wrecked up hair.

"Y-you don't remember me?" She whispered sadly. He sat up and backed into the corner of his bed like she was a beast.

"Who are you! Get away from me!" Sasuke screamed. "Help!"

"You…Really don't remember," Sakura stated. Her tears dropped onto the white bed sheets he currently slept in. She turned around, with her head facing down, and walked out of the room. Sasuke stared at the door, still remembering the hideous female that came in a few seconds ago. Suddenly, Wasabi Ami barged into the room with a doctor by her side. Sasuke continued to stare at the purple hair Wasabi Ami had. It resembled something. He just didn't know what. Suddenly, a flash of pink flew through his mind. It just looked really familiar. At that moment, he decided for himself, that he knew her.

Outside the hospital

Sakura sat by a tree, and held her hand to her chest. A stinging pain kept reoccurring. How could he forget her? Did he forget everyone? She continued to cry. Sasuke really didn't survive the accident…On the very day he got hit; the real Sasuke was already dead.

Sakura and Ino sat silently on the swings. Suddenly, a tear fell from her eyes. She herself was surprised by the single tear. She hasn't cried over this incident in years. Why would she suddenly start now? Ino stared at Sakura and noticed the tear sliding down her cheek.

"Sakura… It's okay," Ino softly replied. Another tear came down her other cheek. Sakura wiped them as if they were nothing. But more just followed the ones she wiped. Ino stood up from her swing and walked over to her best friend. She didn't know what to do. She wrapped her arms around her, letting Sakura cry into her shoulder. No sooner than a minute, Sakura began to sob and sniffle into her friend's shoulder.

"Ino, it hurts so much! Just to see him again!" Sakura sobbed. She cried her eyes out as Ino patted her head softly as if she was a child.

"I know it does… We were all hurt. But you're hurting me, seeing you like this," Ino whispered.

"I'm sorry," Sakura tried to hold back the falling tears but she just can't. After all these years, she just didn't know how to let go of the man she's always loved so much.
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"What took you two so long?" Shikamaru questioned. He noticed Sakura's sad expression and decided against questioning them further. "Did you get the drinks?"

"Yep! Right here!" Ino held up a plastic bag. Suddenly, Sasuke walked out from behind the car, wiping his hands with a towel.

"That sure took forever," Sasuke complained.

"Well here are your drinks," Sakura pulled out two drinks from the bag. A root beer and a grape soda. She threw the root beer toward Sasuke and grape soda to Shikamaru.

"Grape soda, my favorite," Shikamaru stated. He opened the soda and took a huge gulp. Ino smiled at him, proud of herself for remembering.

"Then how did you guys know I liked root beer?" Sasuke questioned. Shikamaru shifted his stare to the two females. Sakura and Ino stared blankly at each other. They didn't know how to respond. Ami, who sat in Sasuke's car suddenly spoke.

"Yeah, how did you guys know?" Ami gave a suspicious stare at Sakura, hinting her she better back off.

"Just a lucky guess?" Sakura suggested.
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Okay, so I decided I'll let Tenten make a guest star appearance! Haha that won't be until later in the story though. Well thanks for the suggestions. I hope this chapter was satisfying.

3Tracey