Hello! Chappie number 2! Again this is edited and co-written by Yumi-chan! Enjoy!

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Mizuko's POV

I walked through those gates for the first time in a long time. A cool sensation ran down my spine. I was exhilerated to finally be back in the place where I grew up, my home. My real home. Emotions were trying their hardest to escape from the cage I had trapped them in. Many of them were happy.

But I also had a horrible feeling. One in which was tearing me apart. I was planning on seeing him... but he... was dead. Killed, along with the rest of his family, by his own brother. It made me sick to the stomach.

Nonetheless, I walked around with a small yet cheerful smile because I was back in the place I could never let go of. It held so many memories; happy, sad, and confusing. But what I held closest to me, was the day I left. It was a combination of all three along with some other emotions.

I strolled along the side of the road, anxiously examining my old village. It hadn't changed a bit. Everything was exactly the way it was when I left, even the scent of fresh air still remained.

But then I saw it. I was paralyzed. The only thing I could do was let my jaw drop. Impossible. It couldn't be! There was no way...

My knees became weak as I saw him pass by with not so much as a glance. Tears threatened to fall.

I spun on my heel only to see the back of his back of his head, his raven black hair shining in the afternoon sun. Had he forgotten about me? Had he forgotten about my promise to return?

Regaining my motor skills, I sprinted after him. I opened my arms and wrapped the around his fit frame.

"Sasuke!"

He just looked back emotionlessly.

"Sasuke! It's Mizuko!" I let go of him, with a slightly confused face. I thought that he would be ecstatic at the fact that I was back. But he bore a look in his eyes and I didn't like it one bit.

He wasn't smiling, No. No, something definately wasn't right.

"Sasuke? It's Mizuko... Don't you remember me?"My smile faltered a bit before I put on a fake one, hoping that maybe he will return it. It was killing me to smile like that, when all I really wanted to do was scream.

Sasuke stayed completely silent. What was going on? He didn't remember me? How could he!?

"Sasuke! I came back!" The fake smile was wiped off my face. Tears brimmed in my icy blue eyes.

Slowly, he turned and walked away, ignoring me completely. My heart stopped, my breathing became shallow, and my eyes, wide.

This wasn't the Sasuke I knew! The Sasuke I knew would smile, laugh, and hug me until I was out of breath.

"Sasuke!" I ran up to him, again. "I thought you were dead! I thought Itachi had killed everyone!"

He froze at this while I covered my mouth in horror. I shouldn't have said anything. Having those memories brought up was probably extremely painful for him. Anger was shown on his face as he walked away, once again. This time, he muttered quietly, yet harshly.

"Don't mention that name."

Hatred laced his cold words. Something was definately wrong. He would never be like this before I had left. It left me oh so confused. Had Itachi done this to him?

"Sasuke, what's wrong with you! You're not like this!"

"Look...back then...when we were younger...sure. That was great. But no matter what you may think...I'm not your friend." Those cruel words pierced my heart and soul. Ice froze over the warmth of the village. Everything was cold.

"Why are you saying this, Sasuke! What's gotten int-"

"It's completely different now. We're not kids anymore!"

He stopped to glance back for a moment before he continued on his way. About this, I had mixed emotions. One of them was definately anger, the other grief. I had lost my best friend, the only one that could make me smile so genuinely. He was the only one keeping me sane, the only one keeping me from ending it all.

"Che. Fine..." Time seemed to stop as I turned my back to him, not bothering to look back. I didn't have time for this. The world was now dark, void of all happiness.

My mind raced, thoughts of everything we had been through dancing through.

"I hate him!"

"What's wrong with him!?"

"But why would he say that?"

"I missed him!"

And only one part of my mind stayed focused on the way he said good-bye. I wanted to get back to that more than anything at that moment. The kiss. That was the greatest moment of my life.

I went to the apartment my family rented for us until we could buy a house. It was small but it would do for now. It was better than what I had before. This room had enough room for a bed AND a nightstand. I walked through the front door not saying a word to my mother who glared in my direction. Instead, I went straight to my 'room'.

I fell back on my pillow and closed my eyes. I turned on my side to look at my nightstand to see nothing but a wooden picture frame. My stare hardened at the photo. There were two 7 years olds, arms around eachother, giving cheesy grins to the camera. In the picture, both Sasuke and myself had joy in our eyes. The two kids looked absolutely adorable, with the young boy's hands fiddling with the girl's ebony coloured hair.

I threw it off the desk in anger and frustration, forcing the glass to shatter on impact of the wall close by. Shards flew everywhere yet managed to avoid me completely, yet one landed close by my leg. I stared at it blankly.

"But now," I said picking up the large piece of sharp glass, "It's completely different."

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