Forget Me

Chapter 2: Why did it turn out like this?

Disclaimer: characters belong to Mr.Kishimoto

"By the way, who are you? How'd you know my name?"

Naruto asked, standing up. He dusted invisible dust off his bright orange pants. Turning to Sasuke, he furrowed his eyebrows and lifted his lips slightly. The man who sat in front of him let out a long, shaky breath.

Naruto parted his lips, letting his tongue roll over his lips, wetting them.
This man looked seriously too breathtaking to be someone he knew well. That blush dusting over his pale cheeks left Naruto with an impending urge to kiss him. But what was he thinking? Kissing a stranger, much less a man? Besides, he was already married. He should think more about his wife than this gorgeous man....

Naruto smacked himself inwardly. He should really-

"You don't know who I am?"

Naruto looked up in surprise. He finally spoke. And god was his voice addicting... It sounded some way in between calm and dangerous. It made Naruto's heart beat like crazy.

"Um...no. I don't think I know who you are...sorry... Am I supposed to know?"

Naruto scratched the back of his head in a half embarrassed half thoughtful look.

He doesn't remember me...
Sasuke was trembling inside now, the walls he took years to build around his fragile soul crumbling away too fast. Why...why didn't Naruto remember who he was? He promised! He promised. And the Naruto he knew never broke promises...or so he said.
Sasuke held forced himself to hold a expressionless face, covering all the grief and tears he wanted to pour out. He bowed his head deeper downwards and sucked in a short breath.
That breath made it halfway down his throat before it was forced out again. Along with a series of coughs.

Naruto stared dumbfounded as Sasuke started coughing. The more he coughed, the harsher the coughs sounded.

Sasuke slammed his hand over his mouth as the coughs bubbled out of him. He gritted his teeth till they ached, hoping that it would help simmer the coughing.
Sadly, it just made it worse.

Naruto stared with wide eyes as red blood trickled in tiny streams through the spaces between the man'a nimble fingers. Sasuke's face was scrunched up in pain. He didn't understand... He was fine when he came to Konoha. Why on earth is he coughing? Why can't he STOP coughing? And why is there blood in his mouth?

Calm down...he should calm down...

"Oh my god! Blood! There's blood coming outta your mouth! Oh god. What should I do? Umm... Sakura? Sakura! She can heal you!"

Sasuke grimaced from Naruto's freaked out outburst. He allowed arms to encircle around his legs and back.

"I'll get you there." Naruto muttered.

That was the last thing Sasuke heard before his hand dropped from his mouth. His body went lax in Naruto's arms. His eye saw less and less of his surrounding.

He drifted off to unconsciousness.

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"Sakura-chan! Open up! I need your help. Saa-kuuu-raaaaaa-chaaannn"
Naruto whined.

The door remained shut.

She's such a cold-hearted woman. Naruto pouted. He gently balanced Sasuke on his right arm, forearm wrapped firmly around his covered shoulders. The other hand rammed loudly on the polished chocolate wood door.

"Saaaakkurraaaa-chaaaaannn."

A thundering noise echoed throughout the inside of the house. Naruto snickered. He stepped back two meters with Sasuke back in his arms.