"Okay, you're sure this is going to work?" Sakura asked for the millionth time, Some what concerned for Naruto's safety. The nervous blonde was standing in the middle of the garden holding Haku's poem and red rose in hand. Where was Sasuke at a time like this?

"It should, I mean, according to Shizume's notes: A Ghost must release its anger or saddness in order to go to the next world. So if Naruto can find out why Haku is upset, then we might be able to have the school back to normal," Shikamaru said.

"Actually, I have a theory about Haku's reasons already," Shino said after a while.

"What, you know?" Chouji said in a hurried whisper.

"Shouldn't we tell Naruto?" Sakura asked.

"No, don't. I'm still not completely sure about this yet."

"Why not?" Ino asked.

"Because something doesn't sit right, I have a feeling that jumping off a building wasn't the real reason that Haku died."

"Oh great, Psychic Shino and his feelings of forecasting destruction," Shikamaru rolled his eyes.

"They've never been wrong right?" There was a hint of pride in his voice.

Naruto couldn't really hear the conversation in the bushes behind him. He was too busy remembering that he was bait for a ghost and that freaked him the hell out. He finally gave up; there was hardly a way out of this, so he better suck it up. He wished Sasuke was here though, if he would feel a whole lot better doing this.

He started to read the poem out loud, rose in hand. The rose was a deep red, it looked liked it was soaked in blood, the reddest color ever in his opinion. Before Naruto could get within the middle of the poem, Haku appeared before him and started to read along with him. When the two had finished, Haku did a sad smile again.

"Haku?" Naruto said nervously.

"Yes?" He answered sweetly.

"I-I know this is really no business of mine, but may I ask, why are you haunting our school," Naruto could hear his knees shake.

"Because my death is not avenged yet,"

This startled Naruto, "What are you talking about Zabuza-sensei committed suicide and killed the people that embarrassed you! What do you mean your death wasn't avenged?"

Haku was shaking his head the entire time Naruto was talking, but then finally said, "Would you like to see what I mean?"

It took a minute to decide but if Haku was anything like him, he knew he would be safe. He nodded looking Haku straight in the eye.

Haku smiled and floated an extended finger to Naruto's forehead. At a single touch, Naruto's soul left his body left his body and lifeless thing fell to the ground.

"NARUTO!!!!" Sakura screamed running towards them.

"See," Gaara's voice turning sweet but satisfied as if he's won something. "I think you know what you want,"

Sasuke was still silent.

"I'll always love you, Sasuke. I'll tell you that everyday. Unlike that useless brother of yours,"

Sasuke thought about how he loved Naruto for years, admiring his photos in magazines, asking about Naruto's day from his brother (A bittersweet memory considering that his brother probably lied every time.). Then how he finally met Naruto, how beautiful he looked seducing him with his aqua eyes, how sexy he looked angry when he slapped him, how frail he looked crying and how excited he looked starting a new life for his own along with him.

No matter how Sasuke looked at it, he was in love and there's nothing he could do about it. Naruto on the other hand, did not express that he loved him back. Yes, he responded when Sasuke daily molested him but nothing that he loved him. And in there laid the answer to Gaara's question about whether or not Naruto loved him.

"I think you're right Gaara," He said with a smirk on his face. "I do know what I want,"

Gaara's sexy grin turned triumphant, "Good, then how about we-,"

"NARUTO!!!!!!!"

Sasuke immediately looked down from the roof to see Sakura was hovering over Naruto crying and shaking him but he wouldn't wake up. He just lied there on the ground.

The Ravenette quickly pushed Gaara out of his way, and headed towards the stairs down; running like mad and all hell broke loose.

Gaara stared at Sasuke in shock as he raced towards his brother. He slowly got up and walked after him.

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"Where am I?" The floating Naruto asked. It seem like he was in the sky. "Oh my god, I'm dead!!! Haku, you killed me!!! OMG!!!!" He started floating back and forth in a panic flapping his arms around.

"Calm down, Naruto," Haku floated beside him. "You're not dead, just of sprit."

"Isn't that the same thing?" Naruto asked distained.

"No, pay attention to Shizume more now and then," Haku pointed down.

Following his finger, Naruto spotted Haku the human in the garden tending to roses.

"Oh, that's you, wait who are those guys?" Naruto noticed three rough looking guys coming behind Haku. They made some crude comment about the flowers and then pushed him into the thorns.

"Hey!! You can't do that!" Naruto almost floated down there to punch those guys in the face. Haku the ghost stopped him.

"Naruto, these are my memories, there's nothing you could about this, it already happen." Haku pushed up the sleeve of his uniform and showed his arm with tiny cuts all over it.

"Those are from the thorns?" Naruto said depressed and surprised. Haku nodded.

"Don't worry, I'm not seriously hurt," Haku smiled then nodded towards his human self.

Human Haku's eyes were filled with tears as he tried slowly to untangle himself. Failed attempt.

Suddenly, Naruto saw a man, looked like a teacher, come to try and help him.

"Who's that?" Naruto asked.

"Zabuza-Sensei,"

"What that guy is the man you love? No offense but he looks likes he could kill an entire village and not give a damn." Naruto said shocked.

The lower half of Zabuza face was covered by bandages and he had bleak, expressionless eyes. He had a body that could rip phone books in half, but it showed that he cared for Haku.

Haku laughed, "Yeah, he looks scary, but he's actually quite nice. At least, to me he is. That's why I fell in love."

Zabuza-Sensei pulled out a knife and carefully cut away Haku's uniform from the rose thorns. He then carefully picked up Haku bridal style and carried him towards the nurse's office.

"Wow," Naruto said.

Ghost Haku's eyes went sad but also seemed happy.

Zabuza bandaged and clean Haku's small cuts. Haku had blushed a deep red when his teacher had to bandage his legs and thighs.

Ghost Haku blushed too in memory, Naruto laughed. It reminded him so much of Sasuke.

Suddenly, the scene flashed and now the Naruto was in the library. There was Human Haku writing in a notebook.

"I took Zabuza-sensei's advice and started writing in a journal, but that only made things worse." Ghost Haku explained.

Just then the three guys from earlier came into the library and spotted Haku. An evil grin spread across their faces.

"No!" Naruto yelled, of course the ghost voice couldn't reach.

One took Haku's journal; the other two grabbed Haku and pushed him into a shelf of books. They ran off leaving Haku crying again.

The scene flashed again, they were back outside. They saw Haku run from a classroom, crying again.

"This was when they read my journal to everyone, revealing my feelings towards sensei. I couldn't take it so I ran." The ghost explained again.

The Human one ran to the roof of the infirmary building. The roof was old and rusted. In the present they had fix it a long time ago. But in the past, it seemed like a death trap.

Naruto gasped, "Is this when you jumped?"

Haku smiled and shook his head, "Not exactly, look," He pointed to himself again. "Here, I was so sick of being bullied that I was going to run away. To never come back here was like a dream come true. I hated this place, where I had no family and the one person I relied on, I could no longer go too."

Naruto got a sad, hopeless expression on his face. Haku's memories were only making him want Sasuke more and more with each passing minute.

"You're lucky, Naruto. You have what I don't, freedom and the person you love. I wish I had the courage earlier and maybe I wouldn't have died." Haku grabbed Naruto's hand and smiled.

"W-wait, if you were going to run away, why didn't you?" Naruto asked through sobs.

Haku looked at his former self. There was a girl now on the roof. She looked angry and deadly with his long black hair and glasses. She looked familiar.

"WHY! WHY ARE YOU EVEN ALIVE, HAKU!?" The girl yelled. "I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN LOVE ZABUZA-SENSEI. I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO GET HIS ATTENTION BUT ALL HE EVER THINKS ABOUT IS YOU! HAKU! HAKU! HAKU! NO ONE SHOULD GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU! NO ONE!"

Human Haku stood and attempted to run from the angry girl charging at him, but she was too quick. In her rage, she pushed Haku, sending him towards the rusted railing. The railing broke under Haku's weight and he fell to the ground, with his blood splattered everywhere.

"Oh…my….god," Naruto gasped.

"After she had realized what she had done, she went and told everyone that I jumped off the edge." Haku said with calm face, while Naruto was going into hysterics crying.

"That poem," Naruto tried to say in between gasps. "What about that and the rose?"

"Ah, yes that," Haku chuckled in memory. "That was one of my failed attempts of confessing. I was so nervous that I told myself to forget about it and buried it."

Haku saw Naruto's tears increase and hugged Naruto close and whispered in his ear.

"Naruto, I know this is sad, but I need your help. I actually know that girl, and I want you to help me find her,"

Naruto looked up lost.

"That girl was-,"

Naruto's mind was coming back into reality. First he couldn't hear anything, now he could hear frantic screaming and pleading. But one voice seemed all too familiar.

"Naruto!!! Dammit, open your eyes!" Sasuke yelled holding Naruto in his arms.

Naruto groaned. Everyone sighed in relief.

"Sasuke," The blonde wriggled in his arms, Sasuke wasn't going to let go of him.

"Naruto, open your eyes," He ordered.

"You're not going to hit me are you?" Naruto asked slightly scared.

"Idiot, why would I hit you?" He answered.

"Do you promise?"

"Yes! For god's sake, please," Sasuke's voice was seriously upset.

"Okay," Naruto opened his eyes and smiled at Sasuke's worried expression. Sasuke finally did a calm breath.

"You scared the hell out of me," Sasuke said exhausted, clutching Naruto closer. Not caring if his friends saw.

Naruto wrapped his arms around the others neck.

"Sasuke, I know how Haku really died," He said crying in Sasuke's neck.

"You do, how?" Shikamaru said surprised at the brotherly bonding.

Naruto turned towards Shikamaru, but that was hard to do considering Sasuke was hugging him too tight.

"Someone pushed him of the roof," He answered.

"Who?" Ino asked.

"Shimeru's mother,"