Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

OMG! It's official! The Naruto fillers are ending in spring! Meaning they'll probably start in Febuary! XD And it's no longer Naruto, it's now called Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles. Kick ass, yeah? Heh, and Japan has begun selling Naruto: Hurricane Chronicle merchandise. There is also a 4th movie coming out in Summer, a video game for Nintendo Wii, and a new card game. If any of you want pictures of the new anime version of Naruto (him in his new jumpsuit) then go ahead and ask me and I'll be happy to send you magazine scans, or you can look for them yourself. There are also scans of Sakura, Neji, Kakashi, and Gaara. Me... I really wanna see Sai:Giggles: Also, I have to say, Naruto's pretty damn hott. Let's see Sasuke resist him now. Naruto's taken over the spot for "sexy bitch". Hah! In your face, Duck Butt!

Ino placed her key to Naruto's apartment back in her pocket and she stepped inside, glancing around. Her hair was down today, her bangs kept out of her face by a baby blue clip, "Naruto?" she called, "did you get my message last night? I said I was coming to pick you up early today..." she trailed off and sighed, He probably didn't check his messages. Lazy idiot.

Closing the door behind her, the slender girl sat her school bag on the table before sauntering into Naruto's bedroom, a smile on her face, "Ohayo!.!" she cheered loudly, hoping to scare the blond, but when she didn't receive the usual shreik from her friend, she blinked and frowned slightly.

There seemed to be a giant lump under the sheets of the bed, and Ino noticed a few black wings lying on the carpet. Bending down, she picked one up and examined it, "From a bird?" she asked herself. Getting up, she went to the bed and yanked the covers away, "rise and shine, Naruto! We have to get to school early to..." she gaped at the scene before her," to... to prepare the..." she stopped speaking.

On the bed, Sasuke had his arms around Naruto's waist, his pale fingers against a tan stomach that continually moved in and out with it's owner's steady breaths. The raven's body was naked, except for the long cotton boxers that hung low on his slim hips, and around the both of them were black feathers. But even though Naruto was deep in slumber, Sasuke laid there with his eyes open, the black orbs shifting from staring at the blond's shoulder blades, to watching the face of Ino.

Ino stepped back, slightly frightened. Months back, after Naruto came out and told everyone he was gay, Ino had told her friend that if she ever came to his house and found him in bed with another guy, she'd take pictures with her keitai... but now, even though he was in bed with a handsome male... she was scared. It wasn't the fact that Sasuke had caught her, but because there was blood on the blankets... It was on the boy's back and on the sheets they slept on... and jutting from between his shoulder blades were two long appendages, a good bit of onyx feathers here and there, but in truth, the extra limbs were lacking most of them. And you could see under some of the feathers on the edges, skin and blotches of green and red showing.

"Wh-what..." her hip bumped into the dresser.

"Don't wake him..." Sasuke said calmly, pulling his arms away from Naruto. Sitting up, blood ran from the cuts around the base of his wings, dripping down the dips in his back and hips, "I'll explain everything in the living room."

Ino watched Sasuke get up, his wings limp. After he reached the hallway, she followed after, staring at what looked like deep gashes and horrible bruises on his back and shoulders.

"S-Sasuke, what happened to you? And... you..." she rubbed her hands together, "you have wings..."

"Who do I look like?"

Ino became confused, "What do you mean?"

"From your past... Who do I look like?"

Ino bit her bottom lip, "Naruto's probably already told you this... but you're very similar to an old friend of ours... who died back when we were younger."

"Uchiha Sasuke, correct?"

"Y-Yes..."

"I'm him."

Ino looked at him, shocked. Was she supposed to believe him? She came in to find Sasuke in this condition... and now she was being told he was her dead friend... "Is this some sort of joke?" she said bitterly, "someone... someone can't just magically come back from the dead, it's not possible."

"Ino... do you remember when you, me, and Naruto would play Hide and Seek in the woods by your house after school?"

The pale blond looked pained at the memory, "Naruto could've told you about that..."

"I am Sasuke. I gave you hair pins for your fifth birthday, I let you borrow my gameboy every time you had to go to the dentist's because you said it always took so long for him to call you in..." he smiled slightly, "Naruto never new about that..."

"Sasuke... Sasuke-kun," she felt her eyes water, "but how...?"

"Sit down and I'll tell you."

xXxXx

You're probably wondering why Sasuke would so openly tell Ino everything, when he never wanted anyone to know before? Well, the night before, he and Naruto had talked about his flashbacks and Sasuke was supplied with many heart warming, tender, sad and painful, funny, and interesting memories of his and Naruto's childhood. He was told of the time they first met, of their first trip to the beach, of their kiss, of the strong bond they had before the raven's death... and of Itachi. They didn't delve to deep into that topic, Naruto having almost burst into unmanly tears.

And during their talking, Sasuke became aware of his feelings. When a sad story was told, he felt his eyes water, when the topic changed to something delightfully happy, he smiled and laughed. His heart to heart talk with Naruto had begun to bring out his feelings and he was afraid. He no longer wanted to return to Purgatory... which meant his wings would be torn away, right? If he stayed... he'd become a spirit, though... there was no way to go that would make him or Naruto happy.

But he didn't want to think about that, he wanted to "live in the now" as people would say. And as his and Naruto's conversation got deeper, so did Sasuke's feelings. He was now fully feeling human sensations, as if he were alive. Yes, and the memories were returning as well. It seemed so easy... to just be told of them and have them return...

Then when they had finished talking, Naruto had asked him what was going to happen, since Sasuke had already explained the losing of the wings thing. The raven had replied with a simple answer of "I'll keep my memories, tell Ino... and I'll see what happens after my three months are up".

But he hadn't expected his wings to burn in the middle of the night, for his skin to tear open and rot... For his wings to become completely useless. He had refused to move from his spot behind Naruto, not wanting to wake the blond up and have him worrying over his condition. But he knew... something was going to happen to him soon. An angel's wings didn't just decompose without a reason.

So before anything could happen, before Kyuubi could come down, he decided that he would at least tell Ino about him... to let the girl know he was alright, even after death.

And that was what he was doing now.

xXxXx

Ino smiled and wiped her tears away quickly, "It really is you... and look at you, an angel," she laughed softly, happy knowing her friend was alright, "so you... you came back for Naruto? I find that utterly romantic," she teased, reminding Sasuke of the younger Ino.

"I didn't know who he was when I came here. He was just another job... he was just another person I was supposed to make happy," Sasuke looked at Naruto's open bedroom door, "but then all of this happened... and I suppose you can call it romantic now," she smiled faintly, "because I desperately want to stay with him so bad it hurts..."

"Romantic and tragic..." Ino sighed, "Sasuke-kun... what are you going to do? You can either go back to Purgatory and maybe see Naruto on occassions... or you can remain here with him, but become a spirit who can't contact him..."

"It seems as if going back is the better choice... I just--I don't know. Ever since last night, I haven't been myself. I haven't been acting the same, my thoughts are different... It's because of my regained memories and emotions... it's changed my view on things."

"Sasuke...?" a small voice asked from behind them. The both turned and Naruto approached him, his eyes wide, "S-Sasuke, what happened to your back? To your wings?"

Ino stood up, "I should get some bandages from the medicine cabinet. I'll be right back," she gave Naruto a worried glance before rushing off to the bathroom.

"Things suddenly... changed last night. For the better and worst," Sasuke said slowly, "my wings are rotting, but I don't know why."

"Rotting?"

xXxXx

"It looks like we'll have to arrive down there a little earlier than expected," Kyuubi muttered while sitting with Shukaku in a large sitting room, millions of books around theme, on golden shelves, "I never expected them to rot... his emotions must be wild," he smirked slightly, "of course, they would be if that Naruto boy had gained the courage to speak about Itachi. Think of the hatred and rage."

"He's regained most of his memories but those of his elder brother?" Shukaku asked, intrigued with what was going on.

"But once he's told about him, there will certainly be a fire of rage and hatred," Kyuubi spun a lock of dark red hair around his pointer finger, his golden eyes transfixed on his companion, "just think about it, Love," he grinned menacingly, a lone fang glistening under the lights overhead, "his wings are burning away with just the memories Naruto told him... but if he was told of Itachi and his thoughts spiralled towards how his brother took him away from Naruto, his friends, his future... then his body would surely become incinerated. After all, become binded to the living world burns away the flesh you earned in your entrance to Purgatory."

Shukaku sighed, "You're clearly enjoying this."

"There's not many cases like this here... and I like to keep my time here interesting," he smirked and ran a clawed hand down Shukaku's clothes arm, "Don't worry, the fun is only beginning. It'll become even better soon," his golden eyes gleamed.

xXxXx

"Are you sure you want to come?" Naruto asked Sasuke, the both of them walking to school, Ino in front of them, "I don't think you're in the condition--"

"Taking my mind off of my condition might be better for me. I have a job to complete while I'm here, and being injured won't stop me," Sasuke snorted, clearly in a bad mood because of the pain in his back.

Ino sighed, That's right, to make Naruto's miserable life better. How's he going to manage that? Take away his illness, kill Orochimaru, and beat up his bullies? "Can you two walk a bit faster? We're already late and I bet Genma-sensei is whining about us leaving him for some other better looking teacher," she rolled her eyes, "he's such a drama queen. And why would he even say something stupid like that?"

"Oh, that's right, we have to help set up for the dance," Naruto groaned, arms folded behind his head, "so that's why you wanted to pick me up early."

"Duh!"

"Dance?" Sasuke asked, wondering what that was.

"Oh, that's right, you don't have any memories of any dances, do you? Um, well, it's a school event where the students dance and stuff," Naruto tried to explain, "and they were nice clothes and bring dates."

"Or you can be a loser like Naruto and just go with your friends," she giggled.

"Hey!" the blond flushed, "I'll have a date this time!"

Ino looked at him oddly, "Yeah? Who?"

Naruto grabbed Sasuke's arm and grinned like an idiot, "Sasuke."

The raven raised a brow.

"We were in a relationship when were younger and we were still together when he died... so really, we're still a couple," he stated, "so he's my boyfriend."

Sasuke smiled softly.

"I see," Ino smiled brightly, "well, that's good to hear. You won't be Mr. Lonely anymore."

"Ino, turn around before you--"

"Itai!" the girl screeched, bending forward and holding her injured head. She turned and saw that she ran into the open door of the green house, "d-dammit!"

"Ino-chan!" a happy voice sung from the entrance to the school, "Naru-chan!"

Naruto twitched and looked over to see their Art teacher, Genma-sensei. He grinned, toothpick between his pearly whites, and pulled the both of them into bone crushing hugs.

"G-Genma-sensei!" Ino whined in pain, her cheek shoved up against his neck, "my breasts!" she squeeled.

Sasuke smirked, amused.

The brown-haired teacher let them go, "When I saw that you two were missing from the gymnasium when it came time to decorate, I became worried!" he pouted like a child, "and I had to molest Raidou three times before I became stable enough to come looking for you."

Naruto frowned, "I don't want to hear about your sexual exploits. It's bad enough when I have to listen during class."

Genma-sensei coughed, "Yeah, well... where were you two?"

"Naruto slept in," Ino said, "so I went to go fetch him and we ended up in traffic when we were on the bus. Sorry, sensei."

"No, it's ok," Genma-sensei said, waving them off with one hand, "but now, we shall decorate!" he grinned, "and while you do that, I shall spend some time with my darling Raidou," he giggled like a school girl.

Both Ino and Naruto groaned, while Sasuke just kept smirking his little smirk of his.

I should enjoy the time I have here... because I know something's going to happen soon.

Wow, I did this in two hours, too! Please review!.!