Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Naruto. ::hysterical sobbing::

Un-forgetting

Chapter One

Sakura was sitting alone in her near empty room, in her near empty house. It had been a year and a half since he left. Sakura hadn't eaten, barely slept, and rarely left the house, other than to train. She was now paler and frail. She was thinner and had dark circles under eyes. She had grown stronger though. She wasn't the sweet, kind, innocent Sakura anymore. She was strong enough to hold her own in battle. And relied on no one. Sakura wasn't as she once was.

She was sitting on the windowsill looking outside. It was raining. She loved the rain, and she hated the rain. The rain was beautiful and brought life to the plants. It was cool to the skin; Sakura loved the feel of it.

The rain reminded her of Sasuke. It was dark, and cold, but if you took the time to appreciate it, you could see the true beauty.

Sakura hated the rain, too. It was raining on that day. The day he left the village. The day he left her. She cried for days. She still cried.

Sakura stood from the window and decided to go take a walk in the rain. She went down the stairs and made her way out the door. Her house was not warm, and welcoming. It was depressing and stuffy. Sakura never put much furniture in it. She didn't want to. The walls were bare. The floor, cold tile.

Sakura lost her train of thought when she felt the light drops of rain falling on her. Then rolling down her arms. She walked through the rain. It was near midnight, everyone was asleep. Sakura closed the door, but didn't bother locking it. There was nothing worth stealing.

Sakura walked, she didn't think of where she was headed. Just walked.

She thought about things a lot. Whenever she was alone, she thought about things. Mostly about Sasuke and what she could have done. Why he left.

Sakura stopped walked when she realized where she'd walked. The village gate.

"Sasuke? Why?" Sakura said as the rain poured down on her and Sasuke.

Sasuke said nothing simply looked at her. Then wordlessly he left. He didn't say good bye, he didn't explain why. He just turned and left.

Sakura thought for a while. 'Would anyone care if I left. Naruto might. Lee might. But they'd move on eventually. They'd find someone else.'

And that settled it. Sakura turned and looked behind her. Konoha. She would leave it. She may come back, but probably not. She would try to start anew and forget Sasuke.

Or maybe find him.

She walked through the gates and left the village. She didn't take her things, she didn't lock her house. She didn't really care. She just wanted to leave. She didn't want to say goodbye to anyone, because they would try to stop her.

Sakura sighed and looked at the ground. The path was covered in puddles of water, and mud. Sakura just walked. Soon the days started to fade together. Weeks, months. She had no clue how long she'd been gone. Her day consisted of walking for a while, camping out, and training, then sleep. Sakura got used to it. She ate what she could get. Fish, fruit, leaves. Anything edible. She'd gone back to looking more normal, and not severely skinny. She was not pale, due to being outside all day. She was happy again.

She'd forgotten everything, and everyone.

.:. Meanwhile .:.

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Naruto was sitting in his room when there were knocks on the door. He didn't get up. The knocks continued. Soon after he heard his door broken down. Foot steps approached his room then his bedroom door slid open.

"Naruto...you can't just sit hear all the time. It's not healthy." Said a girl with long blode hair pulled into a pony tail. Her hair was once short, but she grew it back out.

"N-Naruto-kun, Ino is right. Y-You can't be here all the time. I-It worries me." Hinata was always stuttering over her words in front of Naruto.

"Ino, Hinata. This is useless. He won't come out."

"The hell, he won't! He's gonna get up and get out there now. and I mean NOW!"

Naruto was a bit startled by Ino's raised voice so he stood and slowly made his way out of the room. He walked out into the living room then turned to look at the threesome. Hinata and Ino he'd expect. Shikamaru, he did not. Probably got dragged there by Ino, seeings how they were going out now. It had been about two months since Sakura left.

Naruto was the first to know. She didn't show up for training, so he went to her house. The door was unlocked. He went in to investigate and found she wasn't home. Her stuff was still there though. So he thought maybe she just went for a walk. He waited on her couch for her to return about 2 days. That's when Kakashi showed up and retreived the crying Naruto.

Naruto was sad that she left, but more upset that she didn't say goodbye to him. It hurt. He thought they were good friends. He couldn't believe she wouldn't tell him she was leaving.

"Hey! Naruto! What if we take you to the ramen shop...will that get you out of the house? Our treat?" Ino said.

Naruto smiled at the thought of ramen and zoomed out of the building. Shikamaru sighed "This is going to be troublesome..." Ino laughed and added " for your wallet!"

.. Meanwhile ..

Sakura was happier when she woke up. She stretched her arms above her and yawned. Then she stood and began to train. She was using a new jutsu she'd heard about by a passerby. she did the seals then said the name. A force erupted from her joined hands and she was thrown backwards.

She bounced off a tree and fell to the ground. When she hit the ground her head made harsh contact with a large rock.

Sakura had left the village of Konoha to forget Sasuke. Well, now she'd forgotten Sasuke...and everyone else.

A/N: ok. My first chapter. Way more to come. This is actually my first Naruto fic EVER! Tell me if ya like it. In the next chapter I will have a song strung throughout it. You may want to listen to it. You might not. I don't know. ANYWAY! Review. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...please...

Oh and the song is I'm With You by Avril Lavigne. It may give you an idea of what's to come!

Saayu-chan