CHAPTER RATING: M

Episode 13: Forgotten, Part III: Reigniting the Fire

"So, Haruno-san," Naruto spoke as they stepped out of the hospital. "You say that I've been in the hospital for five days."

"That's right, five days." Sakura replied. Naruto looked at her with ecstatic joy in his eyes. He reached down and grabbed her hands with a firm but gentle grip.

"Then, to celebrate, why don't we go get something to eat? My treat!" Naruto innocently asked; Sakura slightly blushed at the proposition.

Why am I blushing? Acting like we've never gone on a date befo…

Her thoughts stopped as she realized something.

…We haven't gone on a date…ever. He's been asking me out since we were Genin, when he was just an immature child…and I've never even considered it. But now, it's as if everything has begun again. This time, he isn't a child anymore. The least I could do is accept his offer. It's my chance to make it up to him.

"Sure, I'd love to." Sakura softly answered.

"Great!" Naruto cried out as his hands broke free from hers. "I know this great place that makes my favorite food, ra-"

"Ramen." Sakura subtlety completed his thought. Naruto glanced at her with a puzzled look on his face.

"How did you know, Haruno-san?" he asked.

Naruto, everyone knows your favorite food is ramen. Sakura thought.

"Uh…The hospital keeps records of everyone's favorite foods and eating habits to cater to the patients needs easier." Sakura abruptly lied.

"Oh, really? That's great!" Naruto shouted in joy.

They walked next to each other towards the Ichiraku BARBE-Q restaurant, the high noon sun casted their shadows into one in front of them. Naruto walked with his hands behind his head, with his large priceless grin across his face. Sakura walked by him, her hands swaying at her sides, her head turned, staring blankly at Naruto.

He looks like he doesn't have a care in the world. She said while smiling. Her eyes began to glisten as she thought about the real fact that he had forgotten her, and forgotten their entire history together. Noticing that her tears started to fall, Naruto turned to her.

"H-Haruno-san? Is something wrong?" he asked.

Sakura brought her right hand up and wiped away her tears with her arm, shaking her head. He looked at her, with a small hint of panic in his eyes; he brought his hands, grasped her arms, and brought her to his chest with a gentle embrace. In surprise, her eyes widened.

"Don't worry, Haruno-san. Everything will be okay. I promise." He softly whispered.

You say that…But I just don't know.

Her eyes closed as she lowered her face into his chest, burying herself in the warmth of his presence. She brought her hands up and returned his embrace; her tears building even more. He gently pushed her back and looked into her eyes.

"Cheer up, Haruno-san. Everything will be okay, now…What do you say we get moving? I'm really hungry." He added. Sakura wiped her tears away and looked into his sapphire eyes.

"N-Naruto…" she whispered. His face lifted in acknowledgement of her voice. "Do you mind calling me 'Sakura-chan'?" His smile brightened even more.

"I'll gladly do that for you, Sakura-chan." He added while nodding. Sakura's face brightened as he answered her. He tightly gripped her hand and gently pulled her with a tug.

That's step one. She thought

A smile returned to her face as he pulled her along, with his gentle grip, she floated along with his every footstep.

Naruto busted through the doors of the restaurant with great gusto. Behind him, Sakura followed.

"Ayame-neechan! Could I get another table in the back?!" he shouted aloud. Ayame turned around and nodded enthusiastically.

"Of course, Naruto-kun! Follow me!" she quickly answered back. Naruto motioned for Sakura as he closely followed Ayame. "So, why are you two here? Are you two on a date?" Ayame asked. Both Naruto and Sakura blushed lightly while smiling.

They reached their table very soon and sat across from each other.

"So, what'll it be?" Ayame asked.

"Miso Chashu! Please." Naruto kindly answered. Ayame nodded while writing down the order on a notepad.

"Sakura-chan, what would you like?" Ayame asked.

"Anmitsu, please" Sakura replied.

"Dessert? Sure." Ayame answered back.

Ayame then darted back to the kitchen to fulfill their orders. Unexpectedly, Naruto brought up a question that Sakura was not prepared to answer.

"Sakura-chan, how did I enter my five day coma?" he abruptly asked. Sakura flinched at his question. She took a deep breath and gathered her thoughts.

"Well, Naruto…I personally don't know how you ended up in your coma. All I know is that Yamato-taichou found you unconscious on your bed one morning." She lied to him.

"I was unconscious on my bed? That sounds odd." He replied. Sakura lifted her head as she felt his hand grab onto hers. "Sakura-chan. I was glad that you were the one who was taking care of me." He added with a gentle smile. She felt her heart skip a beat and returned a smile to him for his words.

Ayame interrupted them with a dash towards their table. She placed down their orders and greeted them with a smile.

"Thank you, Ayame-neechan!" Naruto shouted.

"If you need anything else, just call me." She replied while walking back towards the kitchen. They both nodded happily.

"Itadakimasu!" they both said aloud before gleefully enjoying their meals.

Naruto…is this how you would have really acted if I had gone with you on a date? To be honest…it's sweet. How had I never noticed this before…I'm sorry for ignoring you for so long, I hope that you can recover your memory soon, I swear that I will make it up to you.

Several hours passed by the time they finished eating; as they left, the sun began to set. In a familiar scene, there was a yellow moon rising in the sky. Slowly, they began to inch closer together. In the air of affection, both Naruto and Sakura had forgotten the "assignment" that Sakura had claimed she was attending to. To them, Sakura wasn't even watching after Naruto anymore, they were just together under the moonlight.

Slowly, they began to drift closer together. Before they realized it, their hands were intertwined. Sakura brought her left hand and gently placed it on his arm, holding him tightly; her head tilted and rested itself on his arm. Naruto tilted his own head, and rested it upon hers.

"Sakura-chan, could I ask you to accompany me home, I need to tell you something." Naruto asked.

"I'd love to." Sakura replied.

The moon was high in the sky when they arrived at his house; with an instinctive movement, he flipped the light switch.

"Naruto…do you mind if I take a shower?" Sakura abruptly asked. Naruto was surprised, but not wanting to be rude, he nodded.

"Feel free to do so." Sakura smiled and entered the bathroom. Naruto walked into his bedroom and closely studied his bed, noticing that a ripped white shirt lay bundled up on the floor; and oddly, there were four ropes tied to each of his bed posts. A slight pain shot through his head as he noticed the scene. Surprised at this, he sat down. Gently tapping his forehead, he repeated multiple times: "What happened? Try to remember, try to remember."

…

Sakura removed her clothes and slowly entered the shower as the water began to run down her body. As she felt the water stream down, she began to formulate a plan to help him regain his memory.

What could I do to help him remember me?

She began to recall many of the events that had happened to them over the years. There was one incident that stuck in her mind; the night when she had confessed to him, the night of her real confession. There was something special that happened on that night; her decision was final.

…

Naruto sat on his bed, grasping his head in his hands, trying to remember what had happened. His thoughts were interrupted as he heard Sakura's voice.

"Naruto! Do you have anything that I could wear? I guess it didn't cross my mind that I only had one change of clothes."

"I-I'll try and find something." He answered back. Looking through his closet, he found that he really had nothing suited for a woman's body; trying his best to be quick about the subject, he swiftly took off his own jacket, walked towards the bathroom door and handed it to her with his head turned away. "H-here." He said with a cracking voice.

Sakura firmly grabbed onto the jacket and pulled it into the bathroom. She lightly blushed as she realized what he had handed her. Slowly, she slid on the jacket. Naruto, now shirtless headed back to his room and sat down. He placed his head in his hands again.

His heart stopped as the sound of the bathroom door entered his ears. His heart-rate rose to an even higher pace as every step she took echoed through his house. He took a deep breath as she walked into the room and sat down next to him, his head still held low.

"Naruto?...What's wrong?" Sakura asked him.

"N-Nothing." He answered back with blood rushing to his face. "It's just that…you know…you're only wearing my jacket." Sakura smiled at his observation. "Sakura-chan…I don't know how to say this to you…I mean, I know I've only met you today, but it feels like I've known you for a very long time."

Sakura stared at his back while she answered. Internally, she began to smile.

Your mind might not know me, but I knew I was still in your heart.

Naruto's heart froze as he heard the zipper of his jacket slowly separating. Sakura's hand reached towards his and grasped it firmly.

"The truth is, Naruto…I've loved you for a long, long time." Slowly, she brought his hand up and placed it on her cheek. He turned his head and looked at her; his face was flushed in red. In the opening of his orange and black jacket, he saw her vibrant, pearl skin.

"S-Sakura-chan I-"

"Naruto, I love you…Don't you love me?" she interrupted him. Instantly, she saw a flicker of light in his eyes. His head slowly leaned back as he felt her lips on his. Sakura's passionate kiss left him speechless as he felt the gentle pressure on his lips. Slowly, she held him close and lowered him onto the bed.

His eyes closed and his senses heightened as he felt her tongue push against his. His tongue began to move against her as he felt vibrations from her quiet moaning. Sakura lifted her body off of him, separating their lips in one motion. Naruto looked deep into her emerald eyes with his own.

"I do, Sakura-chan." Sakura's ears detected something different in his voice.

"Naruto…did you regain you mem-" He quickly pulled her closer, this time, interrupting her with a kiss while turning her over onto her back. His hand slowly inched down her body, and slid under her black panties. Sakura closed her eyes with more pressure as she felt his hand upon her. His tongue pushed against hers with even more vigor as he felt how wet she had become. She moaned with every movement he made with his fingers. Naruto gently and slowly teased her with his fingers; her eyes shot open when she felt his thumb and index finger on her clitoris; greater intensity gripped her body as he gently caressed it, it felt as if every muscle in her body was pulsing with pleasure. Sakura's hands found their way to his head, and entangled themselves in his hair.

"N-Naruto!" she whispered as her body gave way to an earth shaking climax as every nerve in her body vibrated with great intensity. Gently she pulled him off, leting out shallow and desperate gasps to catch her breath.

"I would never forget you, Sakura-chan." He quietly whispered to her. He pushed aside his jacket that she wore and started to move down the length of her body, kissing every inch of her, with her hands urging him down. Naruto's hands took hold of Sakura's panties and pulled them off, letting them slide down her legs and fall to the floor. Her muscles tensed as she felt his tongue. Every motion he made sent shivers of pleasure throughout her entire body; with every sensation, her handle on his hair grew tighter; she forcefully pulled him up to her lips and turned him over onto his back.

"Relax Naruto, I'll take it from here." Sakura whispered into his ear as her hand began to slide down his bare chest to his pelvis. He felt a gentle pressure running down his body as her soft skin rubbed against his. She brought her lips to his again with newly found aggression. He felt her tongue enter his mouth with a new pressure as he pushed against hers. Anticipation seemed to slow time as Sakura placed her fingers on his zipper and began to unzip his pants.

His eyes now closed tighter as he felt her grip the base of his erect penis. He let out a soft moan under his breath as she began to move her hand. Sakura broke away from him with a single, swift movement, leaving him panting desperately for air. He gasped even more deeply when he felt her tongue. Sakura sent ecstatic pulses through his entire being as she slowly guided the tip of her tongue along the length of his penis. He let out another desperate gasp of air as he felt her mouth surround him, before taking it in entirely. Her tongue gently caressed him with a twirling motion; pushing him even further to his limit.

"S-Sakura-chan…" He tried to speak, but his leg muscles twitched and tightened as he felt his climax. In the same instant, he felt her push down deeper, Sakura moaned softly, and Naruto felt every vibration in her throat as she took him in. She lifted her head from him slowly, feeling his pulse with every heartbeat. Heavily panting he added "Sakura-chan…I can't go on anymore."

Sakura lifted her head from him and met his exhausted gaze with a grin.

"I'll take care of it, Naruto." A strong green glow started to emit from her hand. He felt blood rush from his heart down to his pelvis; his eyes shut at the sensation. When he regained the strength to open his eyes, Sakura had already positioned herself above him.

As Sakura lowered herself onto him, they both let out gasps of pleasure. Sakura could feel him pulsating inside of her; Naruto felt warmth embrace every inch of him. She slow began to move with rhythm. His efforts to regain his breath became shallower with every new gasp. Gently, he brought his hands up to her hips, slowly caressing her thighs as they moved. Gradually, he began to encourage her, pulling her body towards his with increasing vigor. Sakura's speed increased even further; sensations of ecstasy took their bodies as they both felt the vibrations of climax.

Sakura's body lost balance and fell on top of Naruto's. He felt her breath on his ears as he listened to her heavy panting.

"A-ah! Naruto!" Sakura whispered into his ear as he felt blood rushing to his pelvis again.

She can channel chakra using her entire body? He thought as his head forcefully sunk back into the mattress.

Sakura felt his penis harder within herself as her hips began to move again. Naruto's hands found themselves on her hips again, intensely following her motion. In a single instant, another climax came to both of them. Both let out gasps of desperation as Sakura brought her mouth down upon his once again. Vibrations echoed through their bodies as they both let out passionate moans of pleasure from their throats.

With their lips connected, Sakura fell to her side. Her emerald eyes still locked onto his.

"When did you regain your memory?" She asked him.

"It doesn't even matter, because I never forgot you, Sakura-chan."

They both shared another embrace before closing their eyes.

Thank you all for following Cherry Blossoms in the Wind this far, and even though the story has come full circle in my eyes, this isn't the end.

But for now, I'm out of ideas to be publishing as many chapters as I have been in the last month.

Once again, thank you for reading...And while I'm now going to work on my other episodic story, please know that I do still love NaruSaku.

But I want to give a go at NaruHina.

Please don't hate me! Is it so wrong to like two parings? :)