Don't Forget Me

Chapter Six

Naruto laid on his bed. His blue eyes staring at a water stain that sat above his bed. Had that been their before? Would his old self have even remembered that kind of thing? Had he laid in this same bed many of times staring at the same water spot. He closed his eyes for a moment but opened them back up when a flash of green came back to the forefront of his mind. Green. Beautiful smiling spring green eyes. He closed his eyes once more and focused on the eyes and then a smile came back to his mind, with beautiful plump pink lips. He sat up for a moment and thought about anyone who would resemble that person. He stood up and walked around his apartment turning on every light as he went until he finally ended up in the living room staring at the mantel.

His blue eyes wondered over all the picture that sat there. Memories of people he couldn't remember or had only met once or twice. He growled angrily before reaching up and sliding his arms over the mantel making sure to knock all of the pictures to the ground. He moved from the living room and to the hallway that had a few pictures hanging. He made sure to grab each and everyone of them throwing them to the ground before he came to a stop in his own bedroom again. He looked around the semi-messy room before turning to his desk. He searched it for things to throw away.

Maybe him forgetting these memories wasn't a bad thing. Maybe it was a way of the universe telling him that he shouldn't be doing what he was. Or being friends with the people he was friends with. That was a fact. His two supposed best friends were a man who made a constant reminder by picking on him and a bitch. A mean rude pink haired bitch. He went about the room throwing things about the room, fresh tears were now making there way down his face. He didn't ask for this. He didn't ask not to remember these things. He yelled out as he finally reached his bed. Picking up his pillow he chucked it against a bed. He bent do to grab the mattress to throw next but stopped.

It literally felt like someone had run head into his stomach and knocked him on his back. Staring up at him was those beautiful eyes. Those wonderful green eyes that reminded him of something happy that made his heart flutter and skip a beat and those soft pink lips that made him want to kiss. What sat under his pillow was a picture. A picture of the most beautiful girl in the world. His breath finally came back to him and he sat down on the bed and slow reached out of the picture, acting as if maybe it might burn him or bite him. When he finally grasped the picture he let out a shaky breath he hadn't realized he was holding.

"No!" Sakura screamed as Naruto chased her around the forest.

"Awww Come on Sakura-chan just one picture!" Naruto tried to catch the pinkette with the camera but so far his only luck was a piece of arm or a touch of pink hair. Naruto chuckled as he continued through the forest but was slowly running out of breath. Who would have thought the pinkette could run so fast. It wasn't long until he heard a giggle from behind him and realized that she had slipped him up and was running the separate way. "Damn," he mumbled to himself before he continued after her.

It was a rare day for the two best friends. It was unusual for the two to have time to spend together with out Sai and Sasuke but on this certain day they had been lucky, or well that's what Naruto called it. It was always a lucky day when he got to spend time with the girl he had always been smitten with from his first meeting with her. "Come on Sakura wait up," Naruto mumbled before closing his eyes and then running head on into something.

Two loud 'oofs' were heard before Naruto landed on Sakura. When he finally opened his eyes he got the most wonderful sight. Sakura laid under him a blush on her face as her wide doe like eyes stared up at him. Her long pink hair laid out under them. Naruto's mouth went dry for a moment before he realized how special this moment really was. He quickly lifted the camera up and took the perfect picture before jumping up and running.

Naruto stared at the picture. Had that been a memory just then? No it couldn't be. Not with a monster like the pink haired witch. He moved his hands to rip the picture but found he couldn't. He growled in annoyance. How could he not destroy this dumb photo. But somewhere in the back of his mind her could hear her laugh, her beautiful wonderful laugh. He sighed before turning and walking to the closest. If he couldn't destroy it he could at least hide it some place he would never be able to find. Eventually he found an old suitcase that looked like something he would eventually throw out anyway. He stuck the picture away. He would never have to see it again. And that was that.

Ino couldn't believe what had happened. Things had been so perfect she was finally falling for the nice guy. The one who always got friend zoned. The guy who was super nice and sweet and handsome but some how everything felt so wrong. Had he felt how wrong it was? Is that why he had made such a quick jump to get away from her. Was she that undesirable. She bit her lip as she stared at her self in the mirror. Tears started to pool around her eyes. She closed her eyes and let the tears fall from her eyes.

Why did no one love her? First Sasuke... She let out a sob. They had always been so perfect together. He always made her feel like she was amazing. He never thought her annoying or shallow and he would always be there for her if there was something wrong at home or work. But now... that seemed like a far away dream. She turned her phone on and stared at the screen. Right after she had left Naruto she had run into Shikamaru and Temari, they had been bringing her her phone. On the screen showed she had three missed calls from Sasuke. She bit her lip again. She couldn't bring herself to call him. He only called her when he had enough to drink to no care about what was supposedly right or wrong.

She threw her phone to her bed before letting out a few sobs. She needed a friend. She needed someone. She reached over and picked up her phone. She started at Sasuke 3 for a few moments before pushing past his number and reaching Hinata's. She listened to the phone ring and ring before the answering machine came on. "Damn it," Ino mumbled through tears before deciding to call Tenten. She listened to the ring before her voice mail came on. "Come on! Please... please I need someone," Ino cried before scrolling though her contacts before it landed on one last name.

Bestie!

Ino bit her lip this time breaking the skin. She licked the cut before pressing the call button. The phone rang from a moment and Ino thought she would have to cry to herself for the rest of the night when finally a voice came on the other line. "Hello? Ino is that you? It's three in the morning what's wrong?"

"Oh Sakura," Ino cried her words jumbled up and she started to choke on her words. "I can't... I can't... I can't do this!" Ino sobbed. "I... I... I...!"

"Ino! Ino calm down take a few deep breaths and tell me what happened," Sakura said calmly.

"I can't!" Ino screeched. "You're going to hate me forever!"

"Ino. We're best friends. I'm not going to hate you," Sakura whispered.

After a few moments of more sobbing Ino finally calmed down and spoke. "I'm so so so sorry," Ino started.

"For what?"

"For being such a bitch! I've been blaming Sasuke and my break up on you. I was so jealous that you were able to get an apartment in the Uchiha district and all I saw was red and I blamed you for his family not liking me. So I thought he wanted to be with you. I was so dumb and that's why I went after Naruto. And I knew I never should have done that. It's always been you and Naruto and now it's all ruined. And we kissed tonight! And I realized I love Sasuke!"

"Wait... you and Naruto kissed?" Ino could hear the anger in Sakura's voice.

"Yes..." she whispered. It was silent on the other end. After a few moments Sakura spoke.

"It's okay Ino... I don't hate you. If that's what you and Naruto want then I'm happy for you,"

"But that's the thing Sakura. I really love Sasuke. I love him more than anything."

"Than tell him Ino! He broke up with you for his dumb family cause he thought it would make things easier at home. Well news flash it's not. And now he thinks you hate him! So he thinks he's lost everything. He loves you Ino. I see it on his face everyday that he misses you. Just grow up and tell him that you still love him! He's one of my best friends and I want to see him happy. I feel the same about you!"

And without warning before the blonde haired woman could stop it from leaving her lips. She asked it. The question that everyone had been secretly wondering but no one had asked. "But what about you,"

On the other side of town Sakura's hold on her phone tightened as well did her throat and for once tears threatened to fall during their conversation. "I... I'll be fine," she whispered. "Don't... don't worry about me. Now lets get some sleep we both work tomorrow," she whispered. "I'll see you tomorrow Ino. Night,"

A/N

Hello everyone! Sorry about the wait for the new chapter. I've been extremely busy. But know that I am not giving up on this fic or any of my others so look forward to them being updated, fingers crossed, more often. Any way I'd like to remind everyone that the person I co-write this with has changed her penname to SkaterGurl32 so make sure you guys give her a big thanks for the story idea because with out her this wouldn't be possible. :) Thanks again for all your reviews and for reading. :)