AUTHOR'S NOTE: SasuNaru, probably gonna be fluff. please review, i am new to this whole fanfic thing.
DISCLAIMER: i do not own Naruto. if i did it would have ended on hell of a lot different
Naruto had never received his soul mark. He was shunned and ignored for it, sometimes even abused, but he never cared about that, all he could think about was the fact that he would never meet the person he was destined to be with. Most people received their soul marks on the day they turned 5, but here he was, at the proud age of 19, and still without his mark. Of course this never disturbed his bright personality, but on the inside he was wanting to die, and feeling like he was worth nothing.
Sasuke walked down the street, grimacing as he watched a young couple make out behind a parked car. 'hngh', he thought to himself, 'another day where I am reminded that not only does the person that killed my family not think I'm important enough to kill, apparently the universe thinks him not worthy of having a soulmate. Thats right. The famed Sasuke Uchiha doesn't have a soul mark. But it's not as if it matters, though, for who could ever want someone with so much baggage.
As Naruto walked down the normally busy street that happened to be on his way to work, he passed a man with a dark and brooding aura. He was instantly drawn to this strange man, and thought nothing of the sudden tingly feeling that he had on his wrist. As he glanced at his watch he swore, he was already 10 minutes late! Old lady Tsunade was going to kill him. Naruto bolted off, arms swung behind him, desperate to not be later than he already was.
If Sasuke thought his day was already going horrible, it suddenly seemed worse when he passed a short man with golden hair and the bluest eyes he had ever seen in the street. As he looked at the man, he felt a strange feeling on his wrist. Perplexed as to what it was, he glanced down at his wrist, only to see a name there. Uzumaki Naruto. Sasuke looked up, realising that he had just met his soulmate. Sasuke felt as if his heart had been torn in two, as he watched his Naruto run away. Wait. What! Did he just think of this man, whom he had never met, as his?! He could already tell that today was going to be absolute hell. 'hngh'.
Naruto dashed through the restaurants doors, just as a frazzled looking Sakura walked out. Poor Sakura. She had been really shaken since she had realised that Lee was her soulmate, and that with Lee came hours of physical exertion. Naruto gave her his brightest smile, just before she shot him the finger. 'i just love coming to work', he thought to himself. "Narutooooooo!", Tsunade shrieked. 'Uh-oh', Narut thought, looks like either Jiraiya has said something pervert-like, or she knows that I'm 15 minutes late. At the moment, Naruto wasn't really sure as to which he would prefer. "Old lady Tsunade", Naruto greeted, hands behind his head.
"Naruto", she began, "it has come to my attention that you forget to alert me about the fact that we had the Sasuke Uchiha coming today to check on our business!". Naruto gulped. How had he forgotten something so important! Instead of showing just how bad he felt, he merely shrugged his shoulders and gave a lopsided grin. It may not have been an apology, but Tsunade appeared to be content with it.
Sasuke speed-walked down the street, searching for any sign of a golden head, but his attempts were futile. He sighed and just gave up, accepting that only fate would be so cruel as to give him his soulmate's name, but not allow him to meet him. 'hngh', he thought, I have an important meeting today with one of the more successful restaurants that he owned. He wasn't going to be able to give this meeting his fullest attention, even if he tried. No matter what those blue eyes were going to haunt his thoughts. Realising the time, Sasuke sped up his walk, not wanting to be seen as late or tardy.