Hello everyone,

This is one of my newer stories. I got this idea from a manga I was reading but the guy in the manga actually forgot the guy he was with completely. So there are some differences.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life. - Aristotle

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom - Kahlil Gibran

"I DON'T EVER WANT TO TALK TO YOU AGAIN!" A twenty-four year old man yelled at his lover.

"FINE!" The other twenty-four year old man screamed going back down the stairs until the other man said something else.

"WE CAN JUST FORGET ANY OF THIS EVER HAPPENED TO US!" The dark-haired man screamed turning around so quickly that the other man started to fall down the steps they were currently fighting on. "NARUTO!" The dark-haired man screamed as he reached out his hand to grab the blondes to stop the fall but it was already too late.

"Naruto? NARUTO!" The dark-haired man screamed noticing the blood.

He called an ambulance immediately.

"Sasuke, what happened?" A pink-haired beauty walked up to the dark-haired man in the waiting room.

"Sakura, Naruto was in an accident outside my apartment. They said he should be fine and we can see him in a few minutes that he just woke up a little disoriented." Sasuke said.

"Were you guys fighting again? And seriously on the stairs? One of you could have died." Sakura said in a gentle tone but stern tone.

"I agree but for some reason we couldn't stop are tempers from flaring at each other." Sasuke said.

The doctor walked into the waiting room where Sasuke and Sakura were at and walked straight to them.

"Hello, are you here for Naruto Uzumaki?" The doctor asked.

"Yes," Sakura said because Sasuke wasn't in the right state of mind to talk.

"Follow me, he might not be fully coherent when you go in there." The doctor said.

"When is he ever coherent?" Sakura mumbled.

Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto have been best friends since they were in middle school, well Sasuke and Naruto knew each other since elementary school. They always fought but it got to the point of the tipping glass when they began dating. Sasuke knew Naruto wanted a family seeing as Naruto's parents died when he was in middle school and he got left with his perverted grandpa. Sasuke's family aside from his brother disowned him the minute he hit high school and they found out he was gay. Neither really knew what a real family was like and that's what scared Sasuke and pushed him away from Naruto.

They walked into hospital room with Naruto in it and Naruto was currently eating ramen.

"Naruto?" Sakura said approaching him first.

Sasuke was nervous, hell he was more scared then nervous. He didn't know whether what happened earlier would impact his relationship with Naruto and he was scared as hell. He thought they would get into a physical fight for it.

"Sakura, what are you doing here? Did you by chance tell Iruka? You know he worries about me too much like a mother." Naruto said not noticing Sasuke at first because he was hiding behind Sakura.

"Sasuke told Iruka," Sakura said gently sitting on the chair next to his bed.

"Sasuke, I thought you were supposed to be at work." Naruto said confused.

The thing is that Naruto and him started going out only three months after admitting their feelings for one another but Sasuke had feelings for Naruto since middle school. Sasuke remembered when Naruto confessed he said that he started to notice that he liked him in more than a friend way when he noticed how hard Sasuke worked and that he didn't care.

"I don't have nothing to do at work." Sasuke barely voiced, it was like a whisper.

It was a good thing Naruto has good ears. Shit Sakura barely heard Sasuke when he spoke.

"What do you mean? Your deadline for your first book is coming up, isn't it?" Naruto questioned.

"Naruto, that was four months ago." Sakura whispered.

Sasuke was in a state of shock, he couldn't believe Naruto actually forgot all the time they spent together as a couple.

'But isn't this what you wanted?' Sasuke heard a thought in his head say.

"What do you mean four months ago?" Naruto asked tilting his head to the side.

"Sakura, let's go consult the doctor." Sasuke said dragging her out the room.

When they got out the room Sasuke looked at her with pained eyes and nearly started crying.

"Sasuke? What happened?" Sakura asked walking up to him.

"I told him before he fell that he should just forget the whole thing between us and he has." Sasuke said tearing up.

"Sasuke..." Sakura consoled Sasuke gently giving him a hug.

When they were done talking they went to find the doctor to see what was going on with Naruto.

"So, he could have temporary or long term memory loss from the contusion on his head. But that is what I conducted by what the two of you told me. But at least he remembers the basics, correct?" The doctor asked.

"We don't know, honestly the moment we realized that he didn't remember something very important that happened two months ago we knew something was wrong." Sakura answered.

"Oh you must be talking about him being engaged or married. I saw the ring on his finger." The doctor concluded.

"Sakura, I have to go. It would be nice if you could figure out what else he remembers without me." Sasuke said standing up to leave the room.

"But Sasuke..." Sakura started but then saw the pain on his face so she just nodded her head agreeing to his request.

Sasuke walked away from the doctor's room where he was talking to Sakura and found himself back to Naruto's room. He looked in an noticed Naruto was sleeping once again.

"Naruto," Sasuke called out to him.

There was no response so Sasuke walked up to Naruto's sleeping form and silently cried giving Naruto a kiss and taking off the ring Naruto gave him.

"I'm sorry Naruto," Sasuke said gently leaving the room.

Naruto heard his name from his light slumber.

"Sasuke?" Naruto called out looking around but no one was around.

At that moment he felt like something was missing from his hand and he had no idea what it was. It just felt empty like something was taken away from him. He would have asked but he didn't have anyone around him at the time. It shocked him because Sasuke was always with him even when they were younger he had him around over the littlest things.

"Naruto? What are you looking for?" Sakura asked as she came in the room seeing Naruto's dazed look on his face.

"Sasuke, why isn't he here? I know it's troublesome to be around me when I don't remember things but he used to always be here for the little things and helped me get through it." Naruto voiced still looking around.

"Yeah, you know he's busy." Sakura said knowing Naruto could tell she was lying but wasn't going to voice it.

"Okay," Naruto said defeated and curious to why his best friend wasn't here with him.

When Naruto got out of the hospital he realized he didn't see Sasuke once being in there and he asked Sakura every day, the excuse was always different. On the day Naruto was released he thought Sasuke would be there, but he wasn't. When Naruto found out that he forgot the last four months of his life he started to understand why he wasn't around. It must have been something serious to keep Sasuke and him apart.

"NARUTO!" Kiba screamed as he waited outside the hospital with his car and Hinata.

"Hey you guys, not that I am not happy to see you. But where's Sasuke or Sakura?" Naruto asked.

"Sakura asked us to pick you up and as for Sasuke you know we barely talk to him." Kiba said looking nervous.

"Okay," Naruto said once again defeated.

'If only I could remember what I forgot.' Naruto thought looking down.

(With Sasuke)

"Sasuke, you know you have to see him. He has been asking for you every day and talked about you all the time." Sakura said sitting in Sasuke's messy apartment at the moment since he was writing at the time.

"I don't know what to say to him. The last time I saw him he didn't remember what happened between us. I can't... just give me time. I... just can't right now." Sasuke said wiping his eyes.

"I know you need time but Naruto got out today and he will come around you. Make some time to be around him." Sakura said gently.

"I can't," Sasuke whispered his necklace with Naruto's ring on it.

"You took his ring." Sakura said seeing the ring.

"I thought I should since he doesn't remember anything." Sasuke said in a cold detached voice.

"You can't just let it go." Sakura said.

"Can you just go for the day, Sakura? I can't deal with this and my deadline. Just tell him I will talk to him after my deadline." Sasuke said roughly.

"FINE!" Sakura said irritated.

She knew why Sasuke pulled away and didn't like it at all seeing as they were perfect with each other. Naruto would do anything for Sasuke and the same went vice versa but the person standing in their way happened to be the person in the relationship itself.

"Sorry Sakura," Sasuke whispered when he heard her leave.

An hour passed as he continued to do his writing and study for more information. His mind was flooded with things about Naruto and not once did he think that he should just tell Naruto the truth about the situation. He could deal with the pain himself, Sasuke concluded. Then there was a knock on his door, irritated he stood up and walked to the door thinking it was Sakura again.

"GOD DAMN IT SAKU-" Sasuke was cut off by seeing Naruto in front of his door. "Naruto, what are you doing here?" Sasuke questioned as a pencil dangled from his ear and his headband pushed back his hair.

"Nice look Sasuke, but can I come in?" Naruto said holding take-out and beer for them showing Sasuke the bags.

Sasuke didn't say anything just let him in. As much as Sasuke didn't want to let Naruto in his body moved on its own.

"Sasuke this is filthy. Did you lose your morals when you stopped talking to your family?" Naruto said as he stopped in the living room entrance.

"Shut up Naruto. It gets like this when I don't have time and I have to write. But otherwise my apartment is cleaner than yours." Sasuke said taking the pencil out his ear and started his writing again.

Naruto tried to make himself comfortable but couldn't with the mess so he started picking up making a spot for them on the table and a spot for himself on the floor. It was silent for the first ten minutes and that was something Sasuke was grateful for but it was not enough time for him.

"Why didn't you come back to the hospital while I was there?" Naruto asked him the one question that he didn't want to answer.

"I didn't have time." Sasuke lied.

"Sasuke, we have known each other since we were kids, I know when you're lying." Naruto said not looking at the other man.

"It was hard seeing you in there." Sasuke said giving him half of the truth.

"I have been in the hospital a lot of times and you were always there. What is the difference now?" Naruto asked.

"I really don't want to talk about this right now, so if you're going to keep asking me questions about it I want you to leave." Sasuke said shocking Naruto.

"Fine, I will let it go. I don't want to leave." Naruto said drinking a beer.

"Should you really be drinking right now?" Sasuke asked.

"I should be fine. They didn't give me any medicine. They said I was sturdy." Naruto said laying his head on the table knocking more things over including a ring.

'A wedding ring? Why does Sasuke have this?' Naruto thought.

For once Naruto didn't voice his questions he just watched his friend until he passed out on the table.

"Naruto, what did you bring to eat?" Sasuke asked turning his head to look at his friend.

Sasuke wasn't really shocked that Naruto fell asleep that's what he used to do when they spent time together and he had a deadline. He smiled at the familiar sight but then was sad about it because he knew that it would never be fixed. He covered Naruto with a blanket.

"Stupid Naruto," Sasuke grumbled.

"You're stupid," Naruto grumbled in his sleep pulling at Sasuke's arm.

"NARUTO! Let me go," Sasuke said struggling to get out of Naruto's tight grip.

"Just lay with me," Naruto whispered in Sasuke's ear making him calm down immediately.

Sasuke stayed awake laying with Naruto, he could feel the warmth emanating from his skin and could feel the light breathing on his neck.

"Could you just let me go?" Sasuke asked quietly.

"No," Naruto said still in his sleep.

"Giving me an answer no matter what, huh?" Sasuke questioned with a light chuckle but snuggled more into Naruto.

Naruto was in a daze when he woke up but he knew it was morning from seeing the light of day. He felt warm noticing the quilt but also felt a body against him. He noticed it was Sasuke but he didn't seem to mind.

"Sasuke," Naruto called to him trying to wake him knowing Sasuke was like the living dead.

"What the hell do you want, Naruto?" Sasuke questioned groggily.

"Can I have my arm back?" Naruto asked while chuckling.

It was quite amusing to see his best friend cuddling up to his arm but he needed it back seeing as he had to leave to go to work early today. Sasuke rolled off his arm and Naruto pulled away only to get up. He cleared off Sasuke's bed and picked him up to let him sleep more comfortably only to see another ring on his neck the same as the one he found yesterday.

'Was Sasuke getting married? To who?' Naruto questioned there was a minor feeling of something he didn't understand and he didn't like it.

"I will see you later Sasuke." Naruto said and walked out the door locking the door knob on the way out.

Sasuke heard the door shut and broke down. He couldn't believe he laid with Naruto all night and they weren't even together anymore. He wanted and ached for Naruto and he knew exactly what he had to do and knew no one was going to like it, but it was for his own sanity. He pulled out his phone and dialed Sakura's number.

"Sasuke? What's going on?" Sakura asked.

Sasuke started sniffling and breaking down with sobs he couldn't control.

"Sasuke? What happened? Did something happen to Naruto and you again? What's going on talk to me?" Sakura questioned completely freaked out.

The last time Sasuke called her crying like this Naruto had that accident.

"I... can't do... this anymore. I can't see him anymore. Please... for my sake keep him away from me." Sasuke said between broken sobs he couldn't control.

"But Sasuke..." Sakura started but the sobs she couldn't ignore. "Okay Sasuke, I will keep him away from you. I will ask everyone for help too. Don't open your door for anyone. I will text you when I want to come around." Sakura said.

"Thanks Sakura," Sasuke said then hung up on her and started crying terribly.

By the end of the night Sasuke didn't have any of his lights on and ignored the knocking on his door. He knew it was Naruto and he knew that if he made any noise Naruto would hear him. So he choose to stay on his bed and read with a mini light on. The knocking stopped and Sasuke thought it would be safe to use the bathroom and check if Naruto already left. When he opened his door Naruto was sleeping against the wall like he was just waiting. Sasuke pulled out his keys like he was just coming inside his house and woke Naruto up. He only did because he didn't want Naruto to get sick seeing as it was a chilly night.

"Where were you all night?" Naruto asked.

Naruto didn't understand why but he couldn't sleep at his apartment and he couldn't really sleep in the hospital but once he got already Sasuke he could fall asleep instantly.

"I was away, doing my own business. Why are you sleeping out here?" Sasuke questioned raising an eyebrow at Naruto.

"I couldn't sleep at home or when I was at the hospital. It feels like I'm missing something and the only time I am okay is being around you." Naruto said following Sasuke into his apartment.

Sasuke stopped immediately hearing those words, he couldn't believe what he just heard from Naruto. Naruto ran right into him because he was yawning he didn't notice Sasuke stopped so abruptly.

"Sasuke, what the hell did you stop so suddenly for?" Naruto said moving to see Sasuke's face to see Sasuke was crying. "Sasuke? What's wrong?" Naruto asked freaked out.

"You need to go." Sasuke said pushing Naruto away from him and toward the door.

"Sasuke... what did I do?" Naruto questioned as he let Sasuke push him out.

"You just need to go... please Naruto leave me alone for a while. I need my space," Sasuke said his tears coming full force.

Naruto was so sad from seeing his best friend cry. He knew it was his fault he just didn't know what he did but he knew he forgot about what happened. Sasuke wasn't pushing him away but he kept crying his shoulders shaking from the sobs.

"Okay, Sasuke just calm down. Please I don't want you to be like this. Just call me when you want to talk to me." Naruto said but he abruptly hugged Sasuke not wanting to let go.

But when Naruto did let go, he noticed Sasuke didn't want him to leave but whatever made him break down was keeping him from staying with his best friend. He loved his friend and didn't want to be the source of his pain. Now he really wished his memory would come back.

"Just call me when I can come around again." Naruto said going to the door. "Later Sasuke," Naruto said completely leaving the door even locking the knob.

Sasuke let out a choked out sob and fell to his knees wishing he never got into a relationship with his best friend, wishing the argument never happened, wished a lot of things that never would happen. He didn't know Naruto was outside his door with his forehead against the door not realizing himself having tears in his eyes.

"Bye Sasu," Naruto said gently and walked away from the apartment looking at the wedding ring he found last night.

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I know I said I wasn't going to post chapters that are shorter than 4000 words but this chapter had to end here so it came to 3000 words or more.