Never Forget Me (Kakasaku Love Story)

Do You Remember Me?

Kakashi's POV

I left the room. I don't really know what to say. Or do. How to be there for her as a person who loves her, if she doesn't remember her loving me back. I'm confused and my head is spinning. 

I'll make her fall in love with me again. I'll come and take care of her, teach her about her life. Maybe she'll start to remember me.

Matsuri came in and put her hand on my shoulder. I didn't move until she spoke. 

"Go home Kakashi. We'll take care of her here. You look exhausted." She takes her hand off my shoulder and before she could say anything else I stood up and left to find an inn. No way am I going home. I'll go home when I can take Sakura with me. It's about one in the morning so I decide to go to sleep. I have to convince Gaara to let a ninja go to Konoha to deliver the news of what has happened to the Hokage. I'll do it in the morning before going to see Sakura. 

I wake up with only about 5 hours of sleep. Which is enough to convince Matsuri I'm ok to stay here. I walk to the Kazekage's office and rehearse what I will say to Gaara in my head. I can't take no for an answer, but because he is the Kage of the village he could technically make both Sakura, and me leave immediately. I have to be forceful but polite. That's going to be hard.

I walk into the office and there are people walking up and down hallways, some running and shouting directions to this and that and the other thing. I find the Kazekage's office and open the doors. Gaara is swimming in papers. Not looking to pleased, I approach with caution.

"Lord Gaara. If you have any Ninja to spare. Please, I'll pay anything for you to send someone to Konoha to deliver the news about Shioko and Sakura. I would like to not leave her side while she is recovering." I try to sound as professional as possible but words aren't coming to my brain before I say them like I had rehearsed.

Gaara doesn't say anything. He doesn't even look like he knew he was there. He shifted through more and more papers until he took one out and looked up at me.

"We have a couple ninja available. I think this should be a pretty easy mission. D-rank I'm sure. I'll get someone on it right away. I will have someone come get you and tell you they have left." With that, Gaara raised his hand. A gesture telling me to leave, and I did. The first time in a week it seemed like something has gone right. I decided its time to go see Sakura. I hope today goes better than the days before. I only want to see her smile. I want her to tell me she loves me and tell me to take her home. I walk into the hospital where I see Matsuri at the front desk. She walks up to me and gives me a smile.

"I was wondering when you would show up. I was getting worried." She said with a little laugh. She was trying to lighten the mood that's been circling around me for the past days I've been here. As she turns to me she makes a gesture with her hand telling me to come with her. I follow her to Sakura's room. She's sitting up in her bed, looking out the window. She hears me walk in and turns to me giving me a small smile. She didn't recognize me at all. I want to tell her everything that happened, but I know it will scare her more than she already is. I had to tell her we were just friends, and we were. But there was something between us that we didn't get much time to explore. 

"Do you remember me?" I say as I walk to a chair by her bed. I pull the chair a little farther away, so I don't get too close to her and make her uncomfortable.

"I don't. Should I?" She looks at me confused then she looks at Matsuri who was standing in the doorway. 

"Sakura, this is your friend we told you about. He came here to see how much you remember about what happened that night. Can you do that?" Sakura whips her head around to look at me and I can see the tears in her eyes. I want to comfort her and I move to do so... until I remember, I cant. She doesn't know me. 

"You're Kakashi. Right?" Her voice shakes but she's trying to hold it back. Tell me everything you know. Please." Her voice shakes more and I can tell she's scared.

"Ok." I try to make my voice sound as comforting as possible, though I've never been good at it. "Well you and I are ninjas at Konoha. And we weren't just friends. We were best friends. We were sent on a mission out of the village and you got hurt really bad. I brought you the Village hidden in the sand. They've been taking care of you ever since. I've been here the whole time." As I talk her lip starts to quiver more and more. I keep talking about everything I know about her.

"You're a very kind, caring person. You always have been. You're smart and strong. You were a doctor back home." I carried on and on. I could talk about her forever. There are so many fine details about her that make her, her. And I didn't want to leave anything out, although I know there is just way too much to say.

Sakura's POV

A man came in, He was attractive and I felt a connection with him right away. I trusted him. As he talked I knew something really bad happened and I'm scared to find out what it is. Bad enough to make me suppress so many memories? I'm not sure I want to know but I know its important according to Matsuri.

He started talking about everything. It made me happy to hear I had a best friend that would go to such lengths for me. He talks about my life. We must be really close because he talks about me like we've always been best friends. Like he memorized everything about me. I hoped he did. I can't wait to get to know him all over again. I don't know how I didn't fall for him before. I am now though.

We talked for hours and we laughed and giggled and he told me funny stories about our adventures together, and I cant wait to meet everyone he talks about. I cant wait to go back to being his best friend.