-1Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NARUTO OR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH HIM (AND THE ANIME)
Italics mean inner thoughts
The morning was bright and the sun was already high in the sky.
"AAAAYYAAA!! I'm gonna be late. I can't believe I (ME) going to be late this NEVER happens! (well that's what you get for staying up late and talking to Hanita.) thought Sakura.
(It's been 4 years since Sasuke left and the Team 7 still only has 2 members. Both Naruto and Sakura refused and Kakashi sensei….well…lets just say he declined "politely". )
(Today the team has a new mission and a surprise before the mission as well but Kakashi wouldn't tell them about either of them)
Sakura was the first one to arrive-weird since she thought she would be late.
"So I guess I'm early huh?"
She walked over to the bridge and leaned across the railing. The water was crystal clear and flowed merrily along making a faint sound of splashing as it went. Sakura stared at her reflection, her long silky pink hair flowing down her shoulders it grew back duh and then down to her clothes. She threw on the first thing she could find and it actually turned out pretty nice. She was wearing a black, flowing, mini skirt with a white halter that had pinkish/redish sakura flowers on the side. The shoes were white and laced up her long slender feet with a sakura clasp at the top.
She was also twirling a ring on her finger. It was an "Ai" Japanese for LOVE ring that Gaara had given to her. Ever since Sasuke left, somehow-Sakura isn't sure how herself- but her and Gaara have been spending a lot of time together and he has become somewhat less hateful. At least to her. He gave her that ring for her 16th birthday and said it has some of his sand in it and that it will protect her. Then he left. She thought she'd never see him again and cried for days all alone in her room. Her friends later said she was almost as upset when Gaara left as when Sasu… they never did finish their sentences for they were scared she'd get hurt.
No matter how much she told them it's OK.
Gaara came back in a couple of months and was thoroughly SHOCKED that some one actually cried FOR him NOT BECAUSE of him! After he gave Sakura a long scolding everything seemed to go back to how it used to be.
It's been 2 hours.
sigh what's taking them so long. Sakura raised her gaze to the sky and different memories flooded her mind. Memories of team 7. She was at the part when Sasuke knocked her out and left Kanoha when a piercing screech came crashing to her ear…
"OHAYO SAKURA-CHAN!!!"
Sakura almost flipped into the water she was so scared.
"Naruto you baka! Don't scream like that!" which was followed by a fist connecting to Naruto's head.
"Owww…gomene Sakura-chan." Naruto said sheepishly.
Sakura ignored him and went back to looking at the sky.
"Sakura?…Sakura-chan?…..Sakuraaaa" hand wave wave
Naruto was trying franticly to get her attention but nothing seemed to work, so he just decided to give up.
"I wonder what's wrong with her she's been like this for a couple of days now. sigh I hope she's alright." Naruto thought to himself.
"Something big is going to happen… I can feel it" Sakura whispered but not quietly enough.
"Nani?" Said Naruto "What do you mean 'something big is going to happen' Sakura-chan?"
"huh?" did I say that out loud? "Oh, nando Naruto…nando" that last word barley audible.
A loud "POOF" came and there stood their sensei. Naruto kept his eye on Sakura for another moment before turning to Kakashi.
"Sorry I'm late everyone but you when I was on my way here I saw an old friend and thought 'why not bring him back to Kanoha to…' Kakashi stopped talking and was surprised that he was able to get so far into the story (excuse) without hearing a "YOU'RE LATE".
"Hmmmp" He frowned. Sakura wasn't as cheerful as usual and Naruto looked like he was too absorbed in Sakura to even give his sensei the time of day let alone yell.
Kakashi decided to leave it for now. The surprise he's about to show him is SURE to cheer them up.
"Guys I want you to mean your old friend…"
Naruto and Sakura looked up at their sensei to be meet face to face with none other then ………………………………a cat???
---HA! I bet you thought it would be SASUKE! Ha! Gotcha!----
Both Naruto and Sakura stared at the cat blackly.
"Ummm…..sensei how is a cat suppose to make us feel better and how is he our friend??
"Well I thought it would be fun to bring that cat that I rescue and always come late because… of..."he trailed off.
Once again they weren't listening.
--LONG SILANCE-- with Sakura looking at the sky and Naruto at her.
"Huh? Gomene sensei. Did you say something?" Asked Sakura.
face drop- and little bubble formed on Kakashi's head
"No, nothing" Kakashi said "Let's get moving we have something else to do before the mission."
The team just followed. They were walking but weren't really paying attention to the where until the huge gates of Kanoha towered over them.
"There were some other people around. Gai sensei, Tsounade-sama, Shiszune, some ANBU members. And some other authorities."
"I wonder what's going on?" asked Sakura to no one in particular.
Just then the gates screeched and in waked Sasuke Uchiha. Naruto and Sakura almost dropped dead on the spot.
"I KNEW something big and bad was going to happen" mumbled Sakura.
As Sasuke walked into the village his eyes were set on a certain pink-haired kinochi.
Sasuke had grown more handsome- if that's possible! His face wasn't that childish anymore and it had those set features of a man. His dark, mysterious eyes were actually visible from under his raven, beautiful, and messy as always, hair. He was staring straight at Sakura when she smiled…….wait…. no she… SMIRCKED at him.
SHE smirked at HIM. That same cold, oh-it's-you, smirk he use to give her. Then she turned on her heel and as fast as lightning she was gone. Well that was unexpected. He almost stopped dead in his tracks, but no that would definitely dent his reputation as the egoistical, non-caring self. He kept waking.
Naruto was about to go after Sakura when…
"Hey dobe long time no see."
For some reason that didn't have the desired affect.
"Hey Sasuke. Why did you come back?" Asked Naruto all emotionless and cold.
That was almost like a second kunai through Sasuke's heart. First Sakura- who he always thought would welcome him no matter what and now Naruto. I wonder if they hate me?
"SASUKE! TEME! YOU BASTARD WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? WHY DID YOU LEAVE?"
Sasuke was engulfed in a huge bear hug.
I spoke to soon though Sasuke.
"Get off dobe!" Sasuke pushed Naruto to the ground in a frantic attempt to get him off.
Meanwhile Sakura was at the bridge already sitting at the bank absentmindedly tossing tiny rocks into the river.
He came back. I can't believe he came back.
It's getting good in the next chapter.