Title: Life Goes On
Author: nikki (nikkichan0829@yahoo.com)
Chapter Title: Forgotten Memories
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto. Enough said. The title was from the song, "Life Goes On" by Leanne Rhymes (is that the right spelling?).
Warning: OOCness? Extremely high sugary fluff content. Not betaed.
Author's notes: Erm... Couldn't put up a second chapter so had another one of these little things made. I hope you guys don't really mind. I'm having a bit of a writer's block concerning this fic and my ItaSasu fic...
Some things to clear up about the previous chapter:
1. The setting was before Life Goes On.
2. The chapter just shows you how Itachi discovered the poison in his food.
~Interlude: Forgotten Memories~
*Sasuke, Age 6*
Sasuke smiled up at his brother. It was rare for Itachi to actually spend time with him. No matter how short a time, Sasuke really didn't mind. He absolutely adored his brother.
They were walking down the busy street on the tenth of October. Children were happily spending time with their families as opposed to spending it in school.
The younger Uchiha grinned as he looked at the balloon he had somehow managed to con his brother into buying for him. His free hand was intertwined with Itachi's loosely.
Then he spotted something, well, rather someone. It was that blond boy again. All the grown-ups had warned them away from the boy but Sasuke couldn't find any reason for it. The blond didn't seem like a bad person.
His heart went out to the little boy who was currently slumped on the bench, his eyes downcast and a frown on his face. It was at this exact moment that someone stopped them and started talking to Itachi.
Sasuke discreetly pulled his hand away from his brother's grasp and went over to the outcast. The other boy didn't seem to notice as he approached.
"Why do you look so sad?"
The blond jerked his head up in surprise then looked around. "Uh... you were talking to me?"
Sasuke smiled. "Aa."
Those baby blue eyes lowered. "Nothing really."
The young Uchiha pouted. "But... If it was nothing, then why do you have such a long face?"
Baby blue eyes met with dark obsidian ones.
Sasuke tilted his head to the side, hoping that the cute and innocent look would be just as effective as with the adults. "Tell me?"
The blond boy sighed. "It's my birthday."
"Really? Happy birthday!" the raven-haired boy said enthusiastically.
"Aa. Thank you. You're the only one who's greeted me today," the other boy said sadly.
Sasuke blinked. "Eh? Really? Why?"
"Everyone hates me."
The young Uchiha frowned. "Why?" The blond just shrugged.
"I don't hate you," the younger Uchiha said, his cheeks tinged pink.
At first, the blue-eyed boy stared at him like he had grown two heads. Then, he gave Sasuke a big, warm smile.
"Thank you."
Sasuke couldn't help but smile back.
"Sasuke!" Itachi's voice rang out.
"Ah! Aniki! I'm coming!" Sasuke shouted to his brother. Then he turned to Naruto and smiled. "Gomen ne. I have to go. It was nice meeting you." He bowed and walked away.
But he stopped midway and ran back. He tied the balloon string to the blond's hand before the other boy could react and enthusiastically said, "Happy Birthday!" Then he ran off to where his brother was patiently waiting for him with a slight smile.
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*Naruto, Age 6*
Naruto sat on the bench. Iruka was busy with paper work. Everyone else was ignoring him like usual. It looked as if he would be spending his birthday alone again.
He looked up for a moment and what he saw made him feel even worse. All the other kids were with their families and those that even looked his way had these looks of disgust and contempt written all over their faces.
Naruto never understood why everyone hated him. But it made him sad and lonely just the same.
He was looking down when he heard someone ask, "Why do you look so sad?"
He jerked his head up in surprise then looked around. The raven-haired boy was talking to him? Impossible. "Uh... you were talking to me?"
The other boy smiled. "Aa."
Naruto lowered his eyes. "Nothing really."
The dark-haired boy made a face. "But... If it was nothing, then why do you have such a long face?"
Baby blue eyes met with dark obsidian ones.
The boy tilted his head to the side. "Tell me?" He looked so cute that Naruto couldn't help but concede to his wishes.
"It's my birthday."
"Really? Happy birthday!" the raven-haired boy said enthusiastically.
"Aa. Thank you. You're the only one who's greeted me today," Naruto said sadly.
The raven-haired boy blinked. "Eh? Really? Why?"
"Everyone hates me."
Then, the boy frowned. "Why?" Naruto just shrugged. He didn't know either but ever since he knew how to speak and understand what people were saying, he knew that the villagers didn't want him around. It was a painful revelation, not having people to acknowledge his efforts.
"I don't hate you."
Naruto's eyes widened at the statement and he stared at the dark-haired boy. The other boy was blushing. It was cute. And what the boy said made him feel infinitely lighter. He couldn't help but give the boy a big, warm smile.
"Thank you."
The boy smiled back.
"Sasuke!" Someone's voice rang out.
"Ah! Aniki! I'm coming!" The raven-haired kid shouted. Then he turned to Naruto and smiled. "Gomen ne. I have to go. It was nice meeting you." He bowed and walked away.
Naruto sadly watched the other boy walk away. The only person who had acknowledged him that day was already leaving.
Then the boy stopped midway and ran back. He tied the balloon string to the Naruto's hand before he could even react and enthusiastically said, "Happy Birthday!" Then he ran off, leaving Naruto to smile at his retreating back.
"Thank you..."
~~~~~
*Interlude: Forgotten Memories End*
Author's notes: Have decided to put in some SasuNaru/NaruSasu for you guys. But of course, they're still too young at this point so... Well, it would eventually come up but for now, you guys can take it as friendship (which would be temporarily dashed to fit the series. Sorry peeps but that's how it's gonna be...). Anyway, just to make this clear, this was before the Uchiha massacre, set on Naruto's birthday. Err... I know that both parts are similar but I just had to put one in a semi-Naruto POV. This was kinda random so I hope you guys liked it.
Erg... This chapter was so short... *lower lip quivers as her eyes become glassy with tears* WAHHHH!!! It's sooooo short! I can't write any longer than this! WAH!
Got addicted to Mantantei Loki Ragnarok (Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok)! (Not the game, the anime series!)WAI! Loki-sama is soooooo cute! WAI! Well, the entire series has a lot of yaoi and shounen-ai possibilities... Hehehe...
This chapter is still unbetaed which means I haven't used spellcheck or any other tool to fix this up. I'll get to that eventually. *sighs*
Flamers can go to hell and kiss Zabuza's ass! (They'll have to get through Haku first!) MWAHAHAHA!!! *thunder and lighting in the background*
Started: November 18, 2003
Ended: November 18, 2003
Author: nikki (nikkichan0829@yahoo.com)
Chapter Title: Forgotten Memories
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto. Enough said. The title was from the song, "Life Goes On" by Leanne Rhymes (is that the right spelling?).
Warning: OOCness? Extremely high sugary fluff content. Not betaed.
Author's notes: Erm... Couldn't put up a second chapter so had another one of these little things made. I hope you guys don't really mind. I'm having a bit of a writer's block concerning this fic and my ItaSasu fic...
Some things to clear up about the previous chapter:
1. The setting was before Life Goes On.
2. The chapter just shows you how Itachi discovered the poison in his food.
~Interlude: Forgotten Memories~
*Sasuke, Age 6*
Sasuke smiled up at his brother. It was rare for Itachi to actually spend time with him. No matter how short a time, Sasuke really didn't mind. He absolutely adored his brother.
They were walking down the busy street on the tenth of October. Children were happily spending time with their families as opposed to spending it in school.
The younger Uchiha grinned as he looked at the balloon he had somehow managed to con his brother into buying for him. His free hand was intertwined with Itachi's loosely.
Then he spotted something, well, rather someone. It was that blond boy again. All the grown-ups had warned them away from the boy but Sasuke couldn't find any reason for it. The blond didn't seem like a bad person.
His heart went out to the little boy who was currently slumped on the bench, his eyes downcast and a frown on his face. It was at this exact moment that someone stopped them and started talking to Itachi.
Sasuke discreetly pulled his hand away from his brother's grasp and went over to the outcast. The other boy didn't seem to notice as he approached.
"Why do you look so sad?"
The blond jerked his head up in surprise then looked around. "Uh... you were talking to me?"
Sasuke smiled. "Aa."
Those baby blue eyes lowered. "Nothing really."
The young Uchiha pouted. "But... If it was nothing, then why do you have such a long face?"
Baby blue eyes met with dark obsidian ones.
Sasuke tilted his head to the side, hoping that the cute and innocent look would be just as effective as with the adults. "Tell me?"
The blond boy sighed. "It's my birthday."
"Really? Happy birthday!" the raven-haired boy said enthusiastically.
"Aa. Thank you. You're the only one who's greeted me today," the other boy said sadly.
Sasuke blinked. "Eh? Really? Why?"
"Everyone hates me."
The young Uchiha frowned. "Why?" The blond just shrugged.
"I don't hate you," the younger Uchiha said, his cheeks tinged pink.
At first, the blue-eyed boy stared at him like he had grown two heads. Then, he gave Sasuke a big, warm smile.
"Thank you."
Sasuke couldn't help but smile back.
"Sasuke!" Itachi's voice rang out.
"Ah! Aniki! I'm coming!" Sasuke shouted to his brother. Then he turned to Naruto and smiled. "Gomen ne. I have to go. It was nice meeting you." He bowed and walked away.
But he stopped midway and ran back. He tied the balloon string to the blond's hand before the other boy could react and enthusiastically said, "Happy Birthday!" Then he ran off to where his brother was patiently waiting for him with a slight smile.
======================================================================
*Naruto, Age 6*
Naruto sat on the bench. Iruka was busy with paper work. Everyone else was ignoring him like usual. It looked as if he would be spending his birthday alone again.
He looked up for a moment and what he saw made him feel even worse. All the other kids were with their families and those that even looked his way had these looks of disgust and contempt written all over their faces.
Naruto never understood why everyone hated him. But it made him sad and lonely just the same.
He was looking down when he heard someone ask, "Why do you look so sad?"
He jerked his head up in surprise then looked around. The raven-haired boy was talking to him? Impossible. "Uh... you were talking to me?"
The other boy smiled. "Aa."
Naruto lowered his eyes. "Nothing really."
The dark-haired boy made a face. "But... If it was nothing, then why do you have such a long face?"
Baby blue eyes met with dark obsidian ones.
The boy tilted his head to the side. "Tell me?" He looked so cute that Naruto couldn't help but concede to his wishes.
"It's my birthday."
"Really? Happy birthday!" the raven-haired boy said enthusiastically.
"Aa. Thank you. You're the only one who's greeted me today," Naruto said sadly.
The raven-haired boy blinked. "Eh? Really? Why?"
"Everyone hates me."
Then, the boy frowned. "Why?" Naruto just shrugged. He didn't know either but ever since he knew how to speak and understand what people were saying, he knew that the villagers didn't want him around. It was a painful revelation, not having people to acknowledge his efforts.
"I don't hate you."
Naruto's eyes widened at the statement and he stared at the dark-haired boy. The other boy was blushing. It was cute. And what the boy said made him feel infinitely lighter. He couldn't help but give the boy a big, warm smile.
"Thank you."
The boy smiled back.
"Sasuke!" Someone's voice rang out.
"Ah! Aniki! I'm coming!" The raven-haired kid shouted. Then he turned to Naruto and smiled. "Gomen ne. I have to go. It was nice meeting you." He bowed and walked away.
Naruto sadly watched the other boy walk away. The only person who had acknowledged him that day was already leaving.
Then the boy stopped midway and ran back. He tied the balloon string to the Naruto's hand before he could even react and enthusiastically said, "Happy Birthday!" Then he ran off, leaving Naruto to smile at his retreating back.
"Thank you..."
~~~~~
*Interlude: Forgotten Memories End*
Author's notes: Have decided to put in some SasuNaru/NaruSasu for you guys. But of course, they're still too young at this point so... Well, it would eventually come up but for now, you guys can take it as friendship (which would be temporarily dashed to fit the series. Sorry peeps but that's how it's gonna be...). Anyway, just to make this clear, this was before the Uchiha massacre, set on Naruto's birthday. Err... I know that both parts are similar but I just had to put one in a semi-Naruto POV. This was kinda random so I hope you guys liked it.
Erg... This chapter was so short... *lower lip quivers as her eyes become glassy with tears* WAHHHH!!! It's sooooo short! I can't write any longer than this! WAH!
Got addicted to Mantantei Loki Ragnarok (Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok)! (Not the game, the anime series!)WAI! Loki-sama is soooooo cute! WAI! Well, the entire series has a lot of yaoi and shounen-ai possibilities... Hehehe...
This chapter is still unbetaed which means I haven't used spellcheck or any other tool to fix this up. I'll get to that eventually. *sighs*
Flamers can go to hell and kiss Zabuza's ass! (They'll have to get through Haku first!) MWAHAHAHA!!! *thunder and lighting in the background*
Started: November 18, 2003
Ended: November 18, 2003