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Okay, maybe not marvelous, but I think it's okay…maybe…hopefully…
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Chapter Six
He stared around the dark hallway and felt his heart rate accelerate. Where was he? He didn't recognize this place! And why was it so dark; he could hardly see his hands in front of him. Suddenly he noticed a small sliver of light on the ground and the creaking noise of a door being closed.
Naruto turned and walked quickly as the light continued to grow smaller and smaller. He suddenly found himself in a large circular room with thousands of doors surrounding the walls. Confused and frightened, he reached for the handle of the door closest to him. However, it didn't open. He tried the next but to no avail. Frustrated, he stared around the room, wondering what was going on and why he was there.
The creaking noise of a door brought him back to reality and he turned to find one of the doors slowly closing, the light from behind it growing dimmer and dimmer.
"No!" he cried, not knowing what was going on, but knowing that he had to get through that door. His life depended on it.
And just before the door shut, he grabbed the handle and wrenched it open…the light on the other side almost blinding him…
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"Sasuke! Sasuke! Wake up, dammit!" Naruto exclaimed, shaking the sleeping Uchiha forcefully.
Sasuke groaned angrily and made and attempt to slap the blonde, who dodged easily. "I'm sle-sleeping…go away…"
"Wake the hell up! I remembered something!" Naruto yelled, shaking Sasuke even harder.
At these words, Sasuke peeked an eye open. "What?"
"I remembered something! Just now, in my dream!"
The Uchiha sat up quickly and stared at the blonde. "Tell me," he demanded.
"It was a dance at school…and, and it was Halloween," Naruto said.
"Go on," Sasuke urged.
"We were both there. I was dressed as a pirate and you were a vampire," Naruto said.
Sasuke nodded, a smile growing on his face at the memory. "Anything else?"
"There were games and the entire night we kept trying beat each other at them to see who'd win the most." Naruto turned to Sasuke, eyes bright with excitement. "So-So, that really happened?"
"Yes, all of it," Sasuke replied. "It was probably the most fun I'd ever had at a dance."
"I can't believe you actually dressed up," Naruto said.
"Well, I couldn't be shown up by you for the best costume contest, now could I?" Sasuke replied.
"So, who did win?" the blonde asked. "Me or you?"
Sasuke smirked and replied, "Do you even have to ask that? Of course I won."
Naruto smacked the Uchiha's knee and said with a grin, "Bastard."
"Feeling happy now?" Sasuke asked and the blonde nodded. "Good. Then get out so I can sleep."
"Fine, I'll leave you to your beauty rest," Naruto said and Sasuke glared at him.
"I don't take 'beauty rest', Naruto. I'm just tired," Sasuke clarified.
The blonde just walked to the door. "Whatever you say, Sasuke, whatever you say," he replied and then ran out quickly as Sasuke chucked a shoe at his head.
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"This is Konoha University? It's huge!" Naruto exclaimed.
"No kidding," Sasuke said sarcastically. "Now stop gawking like an idiot and let's go. We're going to talk to all of the teachers you had for freshman year first. I've let them know that we're coming, and they're all excited."
"You make it sound like my professors and I were close."
"That's because you are. Iruka's your guardian, isn't he? And he teaches here too, so the other teachers here treat you like a son too," Sasuke replied.
"Is it possible that I already know some of them?" Naruto asked.
"Maybe. I don't really remember which teachers you've known before university," Sasuke replied.
Naruto turned to him curiously. "How do you know all of this anyway? Did Iruka tell you about it?"
Sasuke stiffened slightly, debating if he should lie or tell the truth. He decided on being truthful and replied, turning to face the blonde directly, "No, you told me about it, during our senior year."
Naruto blushed from the look the Uchiha was giving him and quickly looked away, mentally smacking himself for reacting like that. "Oh," he answered. "Well then, who's first?"
"Iruka told me to stop and say hi to him first, so that's where we're headed. Then, we'll go and talk to Kakashi," Sasuke replied.
"Sounds like a plan," Naruto said.
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Luckily, Iruka didn't have a class when they walked into his room. However, he was making out with Kakashi, which credited for a rather awkward silence as the blonde's guardian tried desperately to get away from his boyfriend who was grinning and only wrapped his arms tighter around him. Naruto watched with a smirk while Sasuke felt annoyed and slightly depressed. Seeing the two of them together, as childish as it sounded, made him want to be with Naruto like that again. He sighed and rubbed his eyes; now wasn't the time to be thinking about that.
"Naruto! Sasuke! I-I-I d-didn't think you'd been here s-so soon!" Iruka stammered as he continued to struggle in Kakashi's grasp.
"We wanted to get an early start. There are a lot of people Naruto has to go see," Sasuke replied. "Was there something you wanted? You told me to drop by to see you before heading to the others."
"Ah, yes," Iruka said, as he got to his feet, having smacked Kakashi on the head hard enough to let the man release his grip. He turned to Naruto and said, "I found this out last night, but I wanted to tell you in person instead. The house is finally complete, so you can come back if you want."
Naruto's eyes widened happily and Sasuke's plain fell out of his head. No freaking way! He can't leave! I won't let him!
"Really? I can come back?" Naruto said.
"Yeah," Iruka said with a smile. He glanced at Sasuke and continued, "Only if you want to, of course. I've noticed that you seem to be pretty happy staying with Sasuke."
Naruto turned to look at the Uchiha, who quickly put on a deadpan expression so Naruto didn't realize what he was thinking. The blonde frowned and turned back to Iruka. "I guess it hasn't been that bad," Naruto admitted and Sasuke stared at him with surprise.
"Well, it's up to you, Naruto," Iruka said with a shrug. "I don't think Sasuke minds having you around, do you, Sasuke?"
"No! No!" he said, hoping he didn't sound too hasty in that reply. "I-I mean, it-it's nice having the dobe around…It's less lonely. I don't mind if he stays longer."
Naruto glared at him for being called dobe, but then frowned again, thinking over Sasuke's words. "You don't? Really?" he asked.
Sasuke looked at him directly and replied, "No, I don't."
Naruto's cheeks turned a bit pink and he looked away quickly. He turned to Iruka and said, "I-I'll think about it, okay?"
Iruka looked surprised. He had honestly thought the blonde would have immediately wanted to come home. Naruto having to actually think about it meant things were going along much better than he'd hoped. He nodded at the blonde and said, "Fine. Just tell me soon, okay? No rush."
"Thanks, Iruka," Naruto said.
"We should get going then," Sasuke said. "Later."
"Bye!" Naruto called as the two left the room.
Iruka turned to Kakashi and smiled softly. "Looks like Naruto remembers more of his feelings for Sasuke than we gave him credit for."
"Hm, it seems that way, doesn't it?" Kakashi said, reaching for Iruka's arm and successfully pulling him back onto his lap.
Iruka gave an undignified yelp and smacked his lover on the back of the head. "Do you ever stop?"
Kakashi just grinned lazily and shook his head. "I say we celebrate Naruto having to 'think' about staying with Sasuke. It is a step in the right direction, no?"
"How do you suggest we celebrate?" Iruka questioned.
Kakashi's grin turned mischievous as he leaned forward and locked his lips with Iruka's.
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Sasuke and Naruto sat down in the cafeteria around noon, taking a break from meeting teachers to eat lunch.
"I think it's been a good day for you," Sasuke said. "You've remembered a few of the classrooms we were in and you remembered two of our teachers."
"Yeah," the blonde agreed. "Asuma and Anko seemed pretty glad I remembered them. And, then I'd already met Gai and Kurenai when I was younger so I hadn't forgotten them at all. It was nice being able to remember people." Naruto smiled at the brunette and Sasuke forced one back.
"Well, the teachers are the only people you really forgot in the first place," Sasuke said. "I mean, me, Iruka, Kakashi and then all of our friends you remembered because you'd already known them. It was obvious you wouldn't remember the teachers since you forgot freshman year completely."
"That's true," the blonde said. "Well, I still don't remember what happened in the years I don't remember and that's still annoying the shit out of me."
"Don't worry, it'll come back," Sasuke said. I hope.
"I really hope so," Naruto said. "Can't you just tell me everything that happened?"
Don't you think I want to? "No can do, sorry," Sasuke replied with a shake of his head. "Your doctors said not to. You're supposed to remember everything on your own. That's how it goes."
"Man, I-I really hate this," Naruto exclaimed. "I mean, things don't seem any different than what I remember. Except for starting university, everything seems the same."
"Well, you only forgot about two years."
"I guess. But didn't a lot change those two years?"
You have no idea. Sasuke shrugged. "Not much, I guess," he lied.
"Well, you changed," Naruto said staring at the Uchiha who looked a bit surprised.
"Really?" Sasuke said, trying not to give anything away with his voice. "I think I'm pretty much the same."
"No, you're way different than I remember. You're nice," the blonde said.
Sasuke winced a bit at that and looked away.
"It's weird," the blonde continued, "but I like it. I mean, we're friends…I like that we're friends. Instead of, you know, being rivals and hating each other."
Sasuke looked surprised again. "You do?" he asked Naruto.
"Yeah," Naruto replied, beaming. "I like that we're friends."
Sasuke let a small smile grace his lips. "Me too," he said. "I like that, too."
The blonde blushed slightly and looked away to eat his food.
"Hey, what are you two doing here?" a voice called out.
Sasuke and Naruto looked up to find Kiba, Shikamaru, Choji, Shino and Lee walking towards them.
"You're not starting classes again, are you Naruto?" Kiba asked as he sat down next to the blonde.
"Of course he's not, stupid," Shikamaru said.
"Sasuke and I came to visit with my profs that I had and then walk around campus to see if I remembered anything," Naruto explained.
"Did you?" Lee asked.
"Just a few of my profs, but that's it. Nothing about what happened, just the people," Naruto said with a dejected sigh.
"It's really hard for you, isn't it?" Kiba asked.
"No, duh," Sasuke said obviously, giving Kiba a look.
"Hey, I'm just asking, man," Kiba said.
"But that was a stupid question," Sasuke said. "Of course it's hard, what did you think? That it was walk in the park to not remember two years of your life?"
"Okay, okay," Kiba said putting his hands out in front of him to block the verbal abuse. "I was just saying, that's all."
"Well, don't," Sasuke suggested.
"It's okay, Sasuke," Naruto said, surprised the Uchiha had gotten so worked up about it over him.
"Fine," Sasuke said and continued to eat his lunch.
Naruto turned to Kiba and said, "Hey, I have some tickets to see Click this weekend, do you want to go?"
"Really?" Kiba said.
"I already asked Sakura-chan, but she said no," Naruto said. "So, you want to go?"
Kiba glanced at Sasuke across from him and noticed how the Uchiha was stiff as a board, his hand clenched tightly around his fork. Kiba turned back to Naruto and shook his head. "No, sorry. I'm busy this weekend."
"Aw, man," Naruto said, disappointed. "You suck, Kiba."
The Inuzuka shrugged. "Sorry," he said.
Naruto turned to the others. "Can anyone of you go?" he asked.
Shikamaru, Choji, Shino and Lee glanced at Kiba who was staring pointedly at Sasuke. The four realized what he meant and at once all shook their heads.
"Sorry, Naruto," Choji said. "I've got stuff going on, too."
"Che, too troublesome," Shikamaru said.
"I've already seen it, Naruto," Shino said.
"I am busy as well, Naruto-kun," Lee said. "I am sorry."
"Man, this bites," Naruto said. "I don't want to go on my own. Who else can I ask?"
Sasuke glanced up at him hopefully but he sighed in dismay at the blonde's next words.
"I know! I'll call Neji," Naruto said. "There has to be someone who's able to go with me."
There is! And he's sitting right in front of you! the others all thought with a sigh.
Sasuke suddenly stood up and everyone looked up at him questioningly.
"Are we leaving?" Naruto asked.
"Yes. We need to go see Tsunade-sama now," Sasuke replied. "Let's go."
"Okay," the blonde replied. "Later guys."
"Bye," they called after as Sasuke and Naruto dropped their trays away and proceeded to the dean's office.
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"Hey, brat," Tsunade greeted Naruto as he and Sasuke walked into her office.
"Hey, old hag, what's up?" the blonde replied.
"Don't call me that!" she snapped before turning to Sasuke and nodding. "Uchiha."
He nodded back and sat down in a chair in front of her desk while Naruto took the other.
"What did you want to see me for?" Naruto asked.
"Just making sure you're alive and kicking."
"You could have done that on the phone," Naruto said.
Tsunade glared at him. "Be grateful I'm worried about you, brat," she snapped. "Anyway, I have something else we need to discuss."
"What?" Naruto asked.
"When you're going to start classes again," she replied. Taking in the look on Naruto's face she added quickly, "Yes, I know it'll be hard, but you do have to go back to school at some point and just prolonging it won't help."
Naruto sighed in defeat. "I know," he replied. "But I don't remember anything I learned in senior year either! I'm missing more than just freshman year education!"
"I understand that," Tsunade said. "I'm going to have you take a few tests to see where you're at and then I'll get a tutor for you to catch up to things. When you're ready, you can start your freshman classes again. You'll be behind a year from now on, at least until you regain your memories."
"You mean if I regain my memories," Naruto corrected gloomily.
"No, I mean when," Tsunade said sternly. "You will get them back. Have faith."
He just looked away and she sighed.
Sasuke filled in the awkward silence by saying, "Is that all, Tsunade-sama?"
"Yes, yes," she replied. "You two can leave."
"Thank you," Sasuke said and ushered the blonde out the doors.
They walked in silence back outside, Naruto staring at the ground while Sasuke cast worried looks at him. Finally, the Uchiha couldn't take it anymore. He stopped walking in front of the blonde and Naruto, not looking where he was going, ran right into him.
"Hey, what are you doing?" the blonde exclaimed.
Sasuke turned to look at him and said, "Are you okay?"
Naruto blinked and said, "Huh?"
"You seem upset," Sasuke replied.
Naruto sighed and looked away. "I-I'm just worried about having to take all those tests and figuring out where I'm going to be placed. I-It's all so overwhelming and I'm…scared…"
The blonde looked so uncertain and out of place that Sasuke itched to hug him, but he held his composure and said, "I know it'll be hard, but if you need any help, you can ask me, you know…"
Naruto looked up and his blue eyes widened slightly. "Really?"
"I told you that before, didn't I? Anything you need, just ask me, and I'll promise I'll help," Sasuke said, staring directly at the blonde.
For some unbeknownst reason, Naruto blushed and he looked away again, this time for completely different reasons. He nodded after a moment and said, "O-Okay, th-thanks, Sasuke."
Sasuke smirked and replied, "No problem, Naruto."
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It was starting to become easier to be around him. It was almost like we'd gone back to when we'd first starting dating—we were still fighting, but we were nice to each other and we enjoyed being with each other. Granted, there was much less kissing and affection, but I was slowly getting accustomed to that partially because I had to be. And, I admit, it was difficult for me. We had been together for two years and having to revert back to how we'd been before all of that was hard for me. There were times I wanted so badly to just grab Naruto and kiss him, so many times I just wanted to spill out the truth about everything, and so many times I just shut myself in my room, unable to deal with it all. But I was getting the hang of things and I was glad that at least Naruto felt as though we were friends and not enemies. It was a step up, as Sakura kept reminding me, and even though it was frustrating, I did find a sense of peace from it as well.
The good thing was that Naruto was slowly starting to remember more. However, they weren't anything of real importance, more like random incidences that happened during senior year. He was excited about it, really excited and was beginning to look less depressed whenever his amnesia was brought up. His hope had returned that yes, he would get better and I was glad. I hated it most when he was upset and I couldn't do anything about it. I couldn't comfort him the way I had when we'd been together. I could only tell him it would be okay and then I would have to leave him alone. That was the hardest part; leaving him alone. I hated to do that. Before the accident, we would be there for the other as much as possible when something went amiss during our lives. I would never leave him alone if he was upset, and he would hover around me as well. But now, with this Naruto, I wasn't able to do that. I could only tell him what he would want to hear and then leave it at that. It hurt, but it was all I could do.
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"Hey, how were your placement tests?" Sasuke questioned the blonde a few days later.
Naruto shut the door and promptly fell onto the floor. Sasuke stared for a moment before laughing.
"That bad, huh?" the Uchiha questioned.
"That old hag made me take all the tests in one day! ALL of them!" Naruto shouted from the floor. "I'm going to kill her, I swear I am."
Sasuke just shook his head. "When do you get your results back?"
"Knowing how lazy Tsunade-baa-chan is, probably not for another two months or something," he replied.
"I'm sure you did fine," Sasuke said. "I helped you review, so you can't have done that badly."
"No, I think I did okay. I'm just mad that I had to take them ALL today!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Well, at least they're over with, right?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto grumbled against the carpet before saying, "I guess so."
"Well, there you go," Sasuke said. "Now get off the floor before you drool all over it."
"I don't drool!" Naruto hollered heatedly and jumped to his feet.
"Are you sure about that?" Sasuke teased.
Naruto glared at him. "Shut up, bastard," he snapped and Sasuke smirked at him before returning his attention to the news.
Naruto watched him for a moment before saying, "Hey, Sasuke?"
"Hmm?" the Uchiha said.
"Uh, are you busy tomorrow night?" Naruto asked quietly.
Sasuke turned to look at him. "Why?" he asked.
"Because those tickets your brother gave me expire tomorrow and I've asked everyone but no one can go with me," Naruto said. "Can you? I don't want to go alone."
Sasuke felt his heart skip at beat at finally being asked. He'd been waiting to see if Naruto would ever ask him and he was beginning to feel he never would. But, being asked last hurt just as much as never being asked at all.
The Uchiha gave Naruto a cool stare and replied, "Oh, so you come to be because no one else will go?"
The blonde's hopeful expression changed to hurt. He glanced away because it was the truth, even though he wouldn't admit it. Looking back at Sasuke, he was surprised to see that the Uchiha also looked hurt.
He's upset because I asked him last? But why? Why would he care?
Naruto sighed and said, "If you don't want to go, you don't have to…"
"I didn't say that, dobe," Sasuke said quickly and Naruto looked up at him. "I'll go, but you have to promise me one thing."
"Uh, okay…" Naruto replied uncertainly.
"Next time, don't let me be your last resort, okay?" Sasuke said.
The blonde nodded. "Sure, no problem!" he exclaimed. "Thanks, Sasuke."
"Yeah, whatever," Sasuke replied nonchalantly, though inside he was excited to go see the movie with Naruto. Sasuke knew that all of their friends had purposely declined seeing the movie with the blonde just so Naruto would have to ask him. He was grateful for that; glad that his friends were being so considerate of his feelings, even though he normally wasn't considerate of theirs.
Sasuke turned to look at the blonde when he sat down beside him. Naruto was staring at him uncertainly, his hands fidgeting in his lap. Sasuke straightened up, confused by the blonde's behavior.
"Is something wrong?" eh asked.
Naruto glanced away, taking interest in the scratches on the coffee table for a few minutes before turning back to face Sasuke.
"Um, I-Iruka talked to me today about whether or not I was going to come back home or not," the blonde said and Sasuke's heart fell clear out of his chest.
"Oh, okay," the Uchiha replied, trying to sound nonchalant when in reality he felt as though his world was falling apart. He quickly got to his feet and said, "Have you decided yet?"
"Well, n-no," Naruto replied. "I-I'm not really sure what I should do."
"What do you mean by that?" Sasuke demanded, sounding harsher than he meant.
Naruto's eyes widened slightly at the Uchiha's anger.
"I mean, either you want to go back home with Iruka, or you want to stay here with me!" Sasuke exclaimed. "There really isn't much to think about!"
"But there is!" Naruto insisted, unable to understand the Uchiha's rage.
"Well, what do you want me to do about it?" Sasuke questioned. "You can go back to Iruka's if you want, but I want you to—" The Uchiha quickly shut up, realizing where his tirade was taking him. He glanced at the blonde for a second before turning on his heel and storming into his room.
Naruto stared after him, shocked and confused. W-What just happened? He hadn't expected Sasuke to get so upset about this. He-He'd just wanted to talk to him about it, see if the Uchiha could help him figure out what would be the best form of action.
Truthfully, Naruto wasn't sure what to do about the situation. He'd purposely avoided thinking of it ever since Iruka had told him because he wasn't willing to pick one over the other. He loved Iruka; the man had been his guardian for as long as he could remember and he was like a father to him. He liked the house they lived in and knew he always had a place there.
But, for some unfathomable reason, he had enjoyed staying with Sasuke as well. He'd been wary about it at first when Iruka had told him, but after a while, he'd realized that it wasn't so bad. Things had definitely changed between eh two of them, that was for certain, and Naruto liked being around Sasuke. The Uchiha didn't treat him as though he were amnesiac and was going to fall apart at any second. He treated him like he had before, insults and all, and Naruto like that. He liked how they were friends now instead of enemies and he liked living with Sasuke. Somehow, it felt more comfortable. It felt right.
Naruto wasn't sure why he felt that way, but he did and he couldn't' help it. The feeling wouldn't' go away. Every time he came back to Sasuke' apartment, he felt that emotion again. It was hard to describe, but it made him feel like he was safe and that he was loved. It was an odd emotion, but it was what he felt.
Naruto glanced at the Uchiha's door and felt upset. He'd made Sasuke angry, but he wasn't sure why Sasuke was angry in the first place.
"But I want you to—" he recalled the Uchiha's words.
But I want you to—what? D-Did Sasuke want him to stay? Is that what he'd been trying to say?
As Naruto continued to stare at the Uchiha's closed door, he began to realize exactly what it was that he wanted to do. Thinking about it now, he couldn't' believe he'd been so stupid as to not realize it. He'd really only had one choice, after all. Not two.
Heaving a big sigh, he walked down the hall to the Uchiha's door, ghosting a fist over the door. After a few minutes of debating he knocked. When he got no answer, he knocked again. Still, he received no replay. Growing a bit irritated, Naruto tried the door handle, surprised when the door opened easily.
He peeked inside before opening the door all the way. Sasuke was lying on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Naruto walked inside and shut the door behind him. "Uh, S-Sasuke?" he asked quietly.
The Uchiha didn't even look at him and Naruto frowned. Is he that upset about the thought of me leaving? But he didn't even give me a chance to say anything!
The blonde walked over to the Uchiha's bed and after a moment's hesitation sat down next to him. He felt Sasuke tense next to him, but was grateful that the Uchiha hadn't left or punched him out.
"Sasuke, I-I want to ask you something," Naruto said quietly, staring uncertainly at his hands.
The Uchiha turned to the blonde, surprised by the serious yet almost frightened expression on the blonde's face. He sighed and sat up, turning to sit beside the blonde.
Naruto glanced up at him, but looked away quickly. He felt himself begin to blush as he said, "I-I'm not sure why you got upset a while ago, and I'm sorry—"
"Don't be, it's not your fault," Sasuke said quickly. "I'm sorry for yelling at you, I just…" He trailed off, not knowing how to continue.
Naruto just smiled at him and the Uchiha felt his heart constrict. He knew what was coming. Naruto was going to say he was returning home with Iruka. It was obvious, Sasuke knew it and it was also unstoppable. If it's what Naruto really wanted, Sasuke wouldn't stand in his way. He just wished it wouldn't hurt so much.
"A-Anyway," Naruto said. "Um, I-I've thought about everything. About whether I should go back with Iruka or-or if I should stay here…with you…"
Sasuke just stared at the blonde, keeping his face expressionless so as to not let the blonde know how much his words were hurting him.
"And, I-I've decided what I want to do," Naruto said.
Sasuke sighed and nodded. "Okay, Naruto, I—"
But the blonde cut him off. Staring straight into obsidian eyes, Naruto asked quickly, "S-Sasuke, c-can I stay here with you?"
A/N: Oh! I made a title page for this fic too! It's on my deviantart page. The link is in my profile if you want to check it out at all!
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