Chapter 2 "Remember Me?"
Sasuke awoke from his slumber, sweat slowly beading on his forehead.
' Who could that girl possibly be??' he thought, ' So often I think of her, but I cannot recall her name.' His brow furrowed, ' I'm not sure how or when i met her, but I know her. Curse this blasted seal.' He looked dejectedly down at the black mark on his shoulder before sitting up. However, with a gasp, he quickly lowered himself once again. Pain gripped at his ribs and abdomen.. and well, pretty much everywhere else too. His eyelids flickered down and up for a moment before he remembered the previous day's events.
--Flashback--
"Such hope I had for you S-sasuke... but here you are, fawning over some pink haired girl that probably doesn't even exist. A girl you cant even remember! To think I have put the Heaven seal on the likes of you," Orochimaru sneered, and the candle light cast shadows on his twisted face, "Pathetic Ingrate. Are you willing to throw away such power and might.. for none other than a cherry blossom girl?!"
Sasuke did nothing but give the snake his infamous death glare, "Yes." he replied curtly, "I've spent so much time as your puppet. I've already forgotten my friends and my entire life, even almost my entire purpose to be here in the first place. I have all i need from you, my lord, two years of power and refinement should be plenty to knock my idiot brother to the ground." the young Uchiha turned and began to walk away from the snake-pit, when Orochimaru himself attacked.
The first blows exchanged were taijustsu, and were quickly evaded by both parties. However, as Orochimaru brought out the Kusanagi no Tsurugi, Sasuke began to waver and the quick blade concealed in the snake's own mouth began to cut away at Sasuke. In the midst of the grueling fight, Sasuke finally gave in and used the last of his chakra to transport him to a quiet forest clearing, far away from Orochimaru's clutches.
--End Flashback--
Sasuke threw his fist against the ground in frustration. Here he was in the middle of Konohagakure's forests. He was lost, wounded and hungry in a secluded clearing where no one would ever find him. During the transportation justsu, it seemed better to get somewhere alone, but now, he realized that he was stuck there in his private training grounds, until someone found him. 'Great...' with a small sigh, he lowered his eyelids once again and surrendered to sleep.
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A pink haired konouchi by name of Haruno Sakura tugged at the sleeves of her new dress as she wandered into the forest. Though the fabric was thick, the cold wind blew right through her and she shivered. 'Deceiving sun.' , She thought as she looked up at the perfect blue sky with spite. The weather suited her though. The cool breeze slowed her thoughts from turning into one jumbled mess.
Once again the konouchi became lost in her thoughts of a certain long gone Uchiha boy, who had stolen her heart long before the age of twelve. The memories pained her and unconsciously she touched the cold metal kunai that was wound about her neck like a necklace as her feet turned themselves down a path she had been down many times before. Towards the clearing. His clearing.
Sakura fiddled with the ninja tool about her neck thoughts streaming through her mind, ' Why did he leave me this..? Why did he ever leave at all?'
After a long trek, she finally arrived at his training ground. However, it seemed she was not the only one there. As soon as the sunlight hit her pink locks, she heard the labored breathing of a nin. Panic rushed through her as she looked at the state of the shinobi's body and quickly she went to work, not even checking his face until her healing process was complete.
When she looked up though, her rosy face paled. Sakura gripped her shaking hands until they too were paling, "Sasuke..."
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Three hours later, the last rays of the sun were starting to recede behind the horizon and the smell of ramen wafted through the air. "I'm not paying for it, dobe..." the raven haired boy stirred in his sleep, as Sakura sipped from her bowl.
"You never did change, did you Sasuke-kun...?" Her green eyes glimmered in the last of the day's light and for the first time in two years, she smiled.
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A/N: WOO. I actually like it this time.
Again though, i forgot the disclaimer. Damn.
So here it is.
DISCLAIMER: Sadly, i do not own Naruto or any of it's characters. I probably never will either. I mean, who'd be crazy enough to put me in charge of a load of ninjas?
Hope you all like it!
-Random