EDITED SECOND CHANCES

Thanks to my sis, Lady Kaly 7 for being my BETA. =)

Four years later...

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Naruto's POV

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From my spot, I can see the beautiful blue heaven, birds flying across the sky; it has been four years since I left Tokyo away from my family... from everyone. I smiled half-heartedly, looking up at the sky as the gentle breeze touches my skin. I feel empty... I left behind all people who are important to my life... my family, my friends and the only man I will ever love. Maybe I lost everything from my past but now I have another treasure to keep and love.

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"I am very happy now… the question is… Is he happy too? He has really changed!" Naruto whispers softly.

End of POV

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Yuki walks into his room followed by his friends Neji and Shinn after their class in college. They decided to go to the house without Sasuke. They are one year ahead of him because of the accident. Sasuke needed recovery after he woke up; he was like a little boy who didn't know anything in this world… he forgot how to read, how to write, how to walk and how to tie his shoes. Those times he needed guidance Naruto did not leave his side no matter what happened; but then, suddenly and under weird circumstances, she just disappeared like a bubble. After, a year of teaching him all the basics of the world Sasuke is back. Only one thing didn't come back: his memories. The three of them promised each other to be on Sasuke's side... to never leave him especially now that Sasuke needs them the most.

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. Yuki frowns. "I don't want Haru-chan for Sasuke! He loves Naruto-chan not Haru-chan!" he whines, he doesn't approve Haru for Sasuke but it seems like Sasuke is so thankful that she helped him recover that he asked Haru to be his girlfriend. And to make matters worse, just last month they got engaged. Yuki attended the engagement party but he has a grudge deep inside. He does not know what happened, he doesn't know why Naruto left... and even though he felt betrayed, even though she betrayed Sasuke, he still prefers her for his friend.

Neji cups his chin as he sits beside Shinn, "Yeah, I agree with Yuki even though Haru is beautiful, kind and one-hell of a girl… she's nothing compared to Naruto, I know I am being biased because I know Naruto but then..." He tries to say but Shinn interrupts him.

"Then why don't you tell Sasuke what you feel?" Shinn says scanning the book on his hands clearly uninterested on his friend's conversation.

"Shinn, you actually want Haru for Sasuke?" Asks Yuki surprised.

"Sasuke feels that he owes her a lot so he asked her to be his girl friend…" he replies calmly. Yuki snaps, "But he asked her to marry him!"

"Engage, Yuki." Neji corrects trying to calm his friend. Yuki frowns, "But that's the same! Eventually they are going to get married!"

"Yuki just be happy for Sasuke…if he finds happiness with Ayase-san, so be it. Just accept the fact that Naruto will never come back anymore and that he is happy with the way his life is going right now." Shinn said sternly, he glances at Yuki before looking back at his book.

"Dakara, Shinn, he listens to you so maybe you could-" Yuki tries to reason but a new voice in the room interrupts him.

"Hey guys, what's with the tension in this room?" Sasuke said as he entered the room.

"Oh, Sasuke you're here already?" Neji asked, he knows that Sasuke's class will end at 4:00 pm so why he is here.

"The professor ends the class early." He says shrugging.

"Oh…" Replies Neji looking at the others.

"Haru wants to meet you guys…and she said she is sorry that she doesn't have time to get to know you all…even before the engagement." Sasuke frowns, he feels like his friends are not interested on what he was saying. "Hey, guys, what's with the silence?"

"Sasuke, listen we have something to say to you…" Yuki says as he sits at the cushion on the floor in front of Sasuke, the raven raises his eyebrows, "What is it Yuki."

"I want to tell you that—" Yuki tries but is quickly interrupted by Shinn.

"We will love to meet her too Sasuke." Yuki eyes went wide as he turned to look at Shinn giving him a what-the-hell-are-you-saying-look. Shinn smiles, "Right Guys?"

"Err…right." Neji agrees awkwardly, and Yuki lets out a defeated sigh.

"So what do you want to tell me Yuki?" Yuki shook his head, as he looks away, "Nothing, it's not important."

Someplace else...

It feels weird, her hands feels itchy today and she smiles to herself, maybe she will get money…she chuckles at the thought. She is currently outside the daycare center to fetch her three-year old son Kai; he is turning four at July 23 same birth date as his father. She suddenly feels sad that Kai is growing up without his father, sometimes he would ask her where his father is or what his father looks like… but she could never answer her son.

Naruto looks at her wristwatch and smiles, "Kai must be here any minute now."

"MOM!" Naruto turns to look at her right, she smiles at Kai as he runs up to her side, his raven hair bouncing on his sides, his blue eyes shining, his pale skin glistening against the sun light. "Kai…" Naruto kneels down to hug her son.

"Mom, I got 5 stars, look at my hand!" Kai says excitedly as he lifts his hand so his mother could see the stars drawn by his teacher at the back of his hand. Naruto smiled, "Wow, that's so cool Kai…you did a very good job."

"Yeah, mom I always study hard so when I grow up I'll look for a job so I can help you!" Kai's innocent remark touches Naruto's heart, tears started to gather at the corner of her eyes and she pulls her son for a hug. "Kai, thank you…I love you so much." She says softly, while hugging Kai, "You're the only memory of Sasuke I have so I always, always want the best for you…I love you so much…" She thinks.

"Mom, let's go home I'm hungry I want to eat your tempura!" Kai says as he still being hug by his mom. Naruto chuckles as she lets go of Kai wiping her tears, "Yeah, let's go home."

"Mom, I hate my dad." This makes Naruto stop surprised as she turns to look at her son; he has a frown on his face,

"Kai, don't say things like that." She says softly caressing her son's face.

"I hate him because he always makes you cry." Kai says as his frown deepens.

Naruto shook her head, "I am not crying because of him Kai… I am crying because I am happy…"

"Mom, where is my daddy?" Kai asks once again, Naruto breath hitch as she thinks, "I don't want to tell him…this is not the right time to tell him…I know, it's unfair for him not to know about his father…but this is for Kai's own good." Naruto stood up wiping the remaining tears on her cheeks she hold Kai's hands to hers, "Let's go home Kai…"

Kai looks down on his shoes while they walk back home, "Why mom doesn't want me to know about my father…I wanted to see my father…" He is upset, since he joined the class the other children started calling him a fatherless child, with that reason they're constantly teasing him. They called him a liar whenever he tells them he does have a father. Why does he have to live in this world without a father on his side? One time he got on a fight with one of his classmate teasing him because of him being fatherless, he hit him square on the face. When his mom learned about what he has done, she was very disappointed of him, telling him that violence will not make them stop from teasing him.

"Mom." He says softly.

"Hmm…what is it Honey." She replies smiling down at her son.

"Do I look like my father at least can you answer that?" He looks up to his mom hoping she would answer. Naruto smiles sadly, as she squeezes Kai's hands on hers, "Yes, you look like him Kai…you do…"

Kai is a very special child; he was born with a weak heart so Naruto works day and night. He has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a genetic disorder caused by various mutations in genes which can obstruct blood flow and prevent his heart from functioning properly. So, as his mother she tries not to give him stress…she wants to give him happiness and contentment on his life.

Even without his father.