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Remember Me Chapter 8 – No past will leave you alone.

He felt lonely. No one was around him. Everything was dark and cold. Every step he took felt cold but finally, he came to a stop. He had given up. No matter where or how far he went, there was no one. He felt afraid. Where was everyone?

I love you, Naruto.

A voice suddenly rang in his head. It sounded so familiar but it was nothing like the one he loved. The voice haunted him. He felt pain in his heart but yet, he mourned because he felt that it was dear to him. Who?

"No! Stay away." Naruto covered his ears in desperation. He wanted to get away from this dark space that separated him from the reality. He knelt down and closed his eyes tightly.

No matter what, you'll always come back to me. I'm your father. The only one who could give you any love…

"It hurts. Don't say it. Don't say those words anymore!" Tears were on the verge of spilling. He knew that the voice was in his head and that it's useless to cover his ears but he left them there. Just a little comfort, with hope that it would stop.

You need me. You know that... l love you to death.

"STOP!!"

Naruto!

The blond boy slowly dropped his hands and opened his eyes. Still there was no one.

Naruto!

The same voice called for him again. It was not the same one as before. This voice made him feel secure. He looked around again for the voice. It was not calling out to him through his head. It was from somewhere…but where?

Naruto stood up and took a step forward in search for that voice. Just when he wanted to go on, something pulled him and he fell onto his back. His eyes widened in panic. What could have pulled him back?

Naruto.

The voice called out again. He struggled hard to break free but he was pinned harder onto the floor; so much so that it hurt him. He looked around frantically for someone to save him.

"Please.. Anyone!" He shouted in panic. Suddenly, someone seemed to hold out a hand to him.

He tried his best to break free to grab the hand.

It could save him.

It will.

But within a moment, the hand was gone and replaced by a maniac look of a man with long hair and golden eyes laughing at him while pinning him harder.

"You won't escape." The man said with a sadistic smirk.

Naruto shook his head in fear while whispering 'No' over and over again.

"You are tainted." The man hovered closer to his face and nipped his earlobe.

The blond boy closed his widened eyes tightly and pushes his own body up, hoping to push the man away from him.

XXX

Naruto jerked his body up from the bed with his eyes widened in shock. Then he took a look around his surroundings as he panted hard. He sighed in relief.

"I'm in my room… Not anywhere else. I'm safe... Am I?"

"Naruto?" A worried voice called out to him. He turned to the side and found Sasuke with a worried frown plastered on his face.

The blond boy licked his dry lips and swallowed back his saliva. "Yeah?"

"Are you okay? You were wailing and screaming in your sleep..."

Naruto smiled a little and look down, "I did? Sorry. Was just having a nightmare. That's all."

Sasuke nodded his head and decided not to enquire further. "Do you need a change of clothes?"

The blond boy touched his own body and finally noticed that he had been sweating quite a lot.

"I didn't notice this…" He muttered. Suddenly he sneezed.

Sasuke smirked, "I'll get you a change of clothes." The raven head went to Naruto's closet and got a T-shirt, passing it to Naruto.

"Thanks." The sick boy smiled sheepishly. Without thinking twice, he took off his wet shirt and replaced with the clean and dry one. Then he stared at Sasuke who was staring at the floor with a small blush.

"What are you blushing for?" Naruto asked innocently.

"No-nothing!" Sasuke mentally cursed himself. How could he stutter in front of someone?

Blue eyes eyed him suspiciously, "Are you sure?"

"Yeah. Now get back to rest. I'll bring up your porridge!" Sasuke stomped out from the room as quickly as possible, leaving the blond boy snickering behind him.

When the raven head was out of the room, blue eyes turned glassy. He muttered "Father…?" softly.

"Why is he haunting me? Why do I feel scared of him? Isn't he my father?" Then yesterday's event stroked through his thoughts.

"A lie… Which is real? Which is a lie? Who can tell me? Is everything around me genuine?" He thought bitterly.

"Dobe." Sasuke broke Naruto out from his thoughts. Instantly Naruto erased the look he had on his face earlier and looked up.

"Yeah?" He blinked innocently.

"Your porridge." Sasuke held the bowl of porridge near Naruto with both hands.

Naruto took the bowl of porridge into his hand and smiled, "Thanks."

The Uchiha nodded and raised an eyebrow. "Do you need me to feed you?"

The blond boy gave him a confused look. "What!? Of course not! I can feed myself perfectly fine. I'm not some sick and weak guy here!" He retorted.

"But you ARE sick." Came a nonchalant answer from Sasuke.

"…." Suddenly, Naruto sneezed again.

"…" Sasuke stared at Naruto smugly.

"… Okay okay. I admit it! I am sick." Naruto sighed in defeat.

Sasuke grinned, "I guess the phrase 'Only an idiot would get sick during summer' is true"

Naruto glared at Sasuke wholeheartedly before shouting, "I'M NOT AN IDIOT!"

Sasuke chuckled. "One thing would never change about him…"

"And stop laughing!"

"My… How hyper. All healed, Naru-chan?" A voice cut Sasuke's laughter off. Sasuke glared at the door where the voice came from.

"Sai!" Naruto grinned.

"Feeling better?"

"As good as ever!" Then the blond boy looked around, "Where's Gaara?"

"Here." Gaara stepped into the room quietly.

Naruto smiled at Gaara as he ruffled his blond hair. "Sorry to be getting sick the next day. Actually, I wanted to show you around the town today."

Gaara shook his head softly. "It's okay. I understand. Besides, I… I want to stay here. You don't mind?" Emerald eyes stared into the blue ones with a little hope.

With a bright smile, he replied, "Of course I don't mind."

XXX

His eyes fluttered open and stared up the ceiling sadly, "Another dream…" Then he took a look at his surrounding and found out that it was already night.

Naruto brought his hand up to his forehead. "Seems like it's not burning anymore…" He muttered.

He sighed, "Gaara is going to stay with us from now on… Is it a good choice to keep them by my side? Everything was going on fine when I was living with Sai. Everyday was boring but it was peaceful. Now I feel as if I'm living in another world. They refuse to tell me anything… What they did tell me could be a lie… Should I place my trust in them that they'll never hurt me?"

He frowned with a pained expression but soon wiped it off when a knock at the door broke him out from his thoughts.

"Come in." He answered with a hoarse voice, as he had not talk for a few hours.

The door opened and revealed a red head that entered quietly. Then he headed over to Naruto's side and felt his forehead.

"Seems like you are healed." He spoke after awhile.

Naruto stared at him dumbfounded before breaking into laughter." Are you always like this?"

Gaara stared at him in bewilderment. "Like what?"

"So silent and unpredictable." Naruto grinned.

Gaara looked down with a tint of blush. "… I think so."

"Hey! You are blushing!" Naruto smirked.

The red head silently glared at Naruto.

Naruto gulped and place on a sheepish smile. "Hahaha… I didn't say a thing."

Gaara smirked. "Then get your body down. Dinner is ready."

"Okie dokie." Naruto replied.

Just before Gaara closed the door behind him, he deliberately switched the room light on, receiving a shout from Naruto in return.

"GAARA!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The red head smirked as he made his way downstairs.

In the room, Naruto was rubbing his eyes with clear dismay.

"Stupid idiot… My eyes hurt…" Slowly he opened his eyes to adjust to the light as tears filled the side of his blue eyes.

Suddenly, he spaced out for a moment before smiling. "I guess I'll let things flow."

XXX

Two months later at Tsuna Hana Flower Shop.

"I love you so much Naruto!!!!" Tsunade said as she hugged Naruto tightly.

"I'm dying Tsunade…" Naruto said in suffocation.

The boss quickly let go of her employee and smiled apologetically. "Oops… Sorry."

"You are forgiven…" Naruto said as he massaged his neck. "Now…why do you love me so much?"

"Oh! Thanks to you, I managed to get two hot looking guys working for me! My sales increased a lot!" She pointed at the hoard of customers around the irritated Gaara and Sasuke.

Naruto mentally sweat-dropped and silently prayed for their safety.

Then he turned around with a big grin."That's great! Then I can get a pay raise!"

Tsunade stared at Naruto. "You know... Another thing. You are sooo cute, Naruto. Now, get moving to do your work."

"No pay rise?" The blond boy stared at Tsunade sadly with a little hope in his eyes. At that instant, she felt a headache coming.

The older lady stared at Naruto for a moment before sighing. "I'll think about it.."

Naruto turned around and clenched his fist upward while mouthing a 'yes!' excitedly

"Are you willing to get working now, Naruto?" Tsunade said with annoyance. She had fallen into Naruto's trap again.

Naruto turned around and gave her a salute, "Yes, ma'am!" before moving off to continue his work.

After a while, he noticed that he was missing something that made him take a look around.

"Oh ya! I forgot to buy wrappers."

He went into the back room and took his wallet. As he passed by the counter, he told Tsunade that he would be going out to buy something before leaving.

Naruto smirked as he walked pass the hoard of customers surrounding his two friends.

Sasuke who noticed Naruto walking off called out to him, "Where are you going?"

"Buying something. Will be back soon." Naruto answered without turning back.

It took him about 15 minutes to walk to the craft shop located at the other end of another street. After getting what he wanted, he began to head back to his work place.

"Lets see.. Is there anything else that I forgot?" As he was lost in his thoughts, he did not notice that a man was walking towards him with a bright smile as if he found something treasured.

Suddenly, the man hugged Naruto.

"What…? Not again… Who is this this time? My granddad?" "Erm.. Do I know you, sir?"

"Naruto…" The man whispered as he hugged Naruto tighter. The blond boy began to feel more uncomfortable; he struggled to push the man away.

"Errr.. Yeah?" He asked with a frown.

"I missed you so much. Ever since you quit from working at Orochimaru's place, I felt so empty."

"Orochimaru…?" He muttered with a frown.

"How I long to hug you and kiss you… To be in you… I missed it." The man said as he brushed his lips softly at Naruto's neck.

"What does he mean?" Naruto swallowed back his saliva in fear.

Once again, he saw scenes appearing in front of him.

Flash back

"You'll work here for me." A man with long black hair said.

XXX

The same man slowly caressed his body as he pushed open his clothes. "You are mine now… Naruto."

XXX

"Don't you even think of running away from me, Naruto." A man who looked a little like Naruto snarled at him.

XXX

"No…" He whispered silently with hope that someone will save him.

"Sasuke…"

End of Flash back

Naruto widened his eyes in shock. Then he quickly pushed the man away and ran as fast as he could away from the man, who was shouting at him from behind.

The moment he noticed the man was not following him anymore, he slumped against a wall and slid down, letting go of his things. His breathing was ragged and uneven.

He was losing control of himself. Tears welled up in his eyes and slowly trickled down. He sobbed silently as he securely hugged himself.

"Who am I? What did I do?"

-End of Remember Me Chapter 8 – No past will leave you alone.-

MUAHAHAHAHA... Sorry.. I guess I have gone senile... Well.. Here is chapter 8. Sorry for the late update, spelling or grammar mistakes. I shall disappear for a 2 weeks or more because... MY EXAMS is HERE!! It's driving me crazy plus its the most important one. (sniff) Anyway.. Hope this chapter satisfy you all!!! Till the next update!!! PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW... (bows) Thanks!!!!