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The three young Anbu stood in complete and utter shock, each taking in the information slowly. That was it? The key to months of lost memory returned is in a little glass tube? Fluffy snowflakes slowly started to fall, swirling around them as a gust of wind blew through ruffling thier hair, and leaving only stillness in the forest behind. Naruto was the first to gather up the courage to speak.
"What? How did you-?
Kakashi cut him off. "Where do you think I've been for the past few months?" He asked
"Y-you were out looking for a cure?" Sakura stated, more than asked.
"I didn't want to start my investigation until Sasuke came home. It would be pointless, and probably painfull, you and Naruto knew everything that had happened while Sasuke was still under the influence of Orochimaru. Which is why i left as soon as he came to his senses." Kakashi explained, glancing over to the tense Uchiha. He knew very well that Sasuke didn't like talking about what had happened, but he also knew that if Sasuke ever wanted to move on, he'd have to face it.
"So.... that's it? The answers to one of our biggest problems are in those little tubes?" Sasuke asked
"Yep." Kakashi said simply as he slipped each bottle into his students' shaking hands. "I'll give you some space while you take everything in. Be back at the Great Hall in an hour. Ja!" Kakashi waved as he disapeared in his ussual puff of smoke.
Team 7 looked at each other and then down at the tube in each of thier hands.
"Well?" Naruto asked
"If it's this simple... why not right?" Sakura said hesitantly.
The truth is, she was scared. Scared that she might get hurt again, or find out about something she would have wanted to forget. But of course, not everyone felt the same. Naruto was excited, and by nature of course, curious. Maybe something amazing could have happened, some kind of great adventure. Sasuke felt anxious, scared and curious all at the same time. Funny how he feels so many things, but never shows them.
Sasuke took in a breathe. "One.."
They all popped off the cork lids.
"Two..."
They raised the bottles to thier lips.
"Three."
The clear liqiud rushed into thier mouths. Nothing happened at first, it took a couple seconds. Suddenly, they simutaniously fell to thier knees and grabbed thier heads. It was all coming back in a huge rush, everything in order.
When they first got the mission.
Meeting Harry Ron and Hermiony.
The Train Ride.
Their first feast in the Great Hall.
So many things flashed through thier memories within seconds. 2 more seconds and it happened. Sasuke and Sakura remebered thier first kiss in the snow. Even through the splitting head ache, Sakura paniced. She fought through the pain and got up, sprinting into the surrounding forest.
"Sakura WAIT!" Sasuke shouted after her. He winced as he tried to get up. Almost falling in the snow, he ran after her.
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Sakura's mind was racing as she ran. The flash backs didn't stop, never giving her a break.
"I can't beleive it... I.. I love him. I never stopped. But he loved me back! Even for a short while! And then everything just went south. What now? He left! I should hate him!! He-" She tripped over god knows waht was only met with her cheek in the snow. She lay thier for an eternity as the memories were brought out from the back of her mind. It wasn't until she heard someone shoutting in the distance that the memories stopped with falling unconsious in the poison mist.
"Sakura!" Sasuke shouted.
He stopped running when he saw her in the snow. He bent down slowly on his knees. Noticing his presence, Sakura bolted upright and whipped her head towards him. The next thing she knew, she threw herself into his open arms. She cryed into his shirt as he stroked her hair, muttereing things incoherent to her. When she finally settled down, he held her chin so her could see her blood shot eyes.
"Sasuke I-" She was inturupted by his lips crushing onto hers. She was surprised at first, but soon she melted into it,wrapping her arms around his neck. At the same time, Sasuke slid his arms around her waist, reciving a small squeek from her. He smirked. They stopped to take a breathe, thier foreheads pressed together.
"I'm sorry." Sasuke whispered.
"There's nothing to be sorry about. It's all clear now...."
FLASHBACK
"Sakura! Naruto!" a 12 year old Sasuke called out through the smoke. He was only answered by loud coughing.
"Sakura!" He shouted when he came to see Sakura doubled over. "Damn, she's inhaled to much." He muttered. Thinking only of a way to save her, he brought her lips to hers and inhaled, sucking out as much poison gas as he could. He panted heavily when he finished.
"Th-thanks." Sakura stuttered. She looked around in the mist, looking for thier team-mate. "Naruto?! Uh.... formation #9!" She called, remembering what Kakashi had told them to do in case they could see each other. Immediatly, they flaired thier chakra then ran toward each other's chakra signatures. Once they found each other, they locked hands.
"Guys we....we..." Naruto tried to finished his sentence, but the darkness clouded his vision and they all fell to the ground.
END FLASHBACK
"You were trying to save me. You inhaled so much that you forgot your bonds with us."
Sasuke sighed, then stood up. He put out a his hand, which Sakura graciously took. "Come on. Dobe's probably already back."
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Naruto walked confidently through the halls of Hogwarts on his way to the great hall. It was hard to even describe the feeling of having important memories returned. Even though he hide it well, and wouldn't admit it to anyone, he felt very unsure before. That best way to describe it was the feeling when you walk somewhere to get something, only to arrive and forget what you went for.
He was also very happy for his friends. They were ment for each other. And while we are on the subject of couples, Naruto almost hit his head on a tree when he remembered the ball with Hinata. The poor girl was probably heart broken when he came back and forgot. But he had made a plan to make it up to her.
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"Geez kid, relax. Once we explain everything, he'll be fine." Kakashi said, leaning back on his chair in the Gryfindor common room.
The dark hairred teen in the corner cracked an eye open, revealing the sharingan. "Who said I'm not relaxed?" He asked in monotone as he continued to visiously sharden his kunai on a stone.
"You're Sharpening your Kunai to death." Kakashi answered cooly.
He looked down the the handle of his kunai and the pile of metal dust on the floor and the crumbled rock in his hand. He sighed and dropped everything out of his hands.
"It's kind of hard to relax when-"
"Yeah Yeah, I know the story. He'll come around..... if he doesn't try to kill you first." Kakashi smirked under his mask
"That was a bad joke."
"It's true."
"Hn."
"You know, I think Sasuke is even less social than you are, if that's possible, Itachi."
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"My lords, I've returned." Mortel said, bowing before the two figures before him.
"Ah. And I can assume you have succeeded?" One said
"Afermitave. Thier powers are intact, and stronger." he answered.
"Kukuku, it won't be long now. Soon I'll have the sharingan, and you'll have the Potter child. And as a bonus, you'll have the girl's power and I'll have the kyuubi. I say we make a good team... Voldemort."
"Indeed Orochimaru. Now we just watch as everything falls into place."
"Hm Hm. I do love watching things squirm."
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Now how's THAT for a chapter. Saticfied? Well, you better be XD Sorry it was soooooooooo short, but this is all I wanted to do for the chapter. It's gonna get spicy later -drools- Be prepaired.
Maybe after world domination, Pedo-snake and Voldy-shorts will have tea XP