Hi there! This is my first official fan fic! Basicly I got this idea from a song I was listening to called traveling soldier. If you haven't heard this song before than you should totally check it out, it's by the Dixie Chicks. Please excuse any errors I've made. I typed this up while listening to the song. Well enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own naruto or any of it's official characters ;) I also do not own the song this story was based upon.

A young man sat on the bench next to the bus stop. He peered up into the sky and noticed the dark clouds forming. The feeling of a sudden storm was confirmed by the drops of rain

beginning to fall from the clouds. The young man quickly took shelter from the rain in a tiny café across from the bus stop. He picked a booth near the back, next to one of the windows.

This was so he could keep an eye on the rain. He sat there in silence when an attractive girl came over to his booth. Judging by her uniform and name tag, she was his waitress. She

handed him a worn looking menu and greeted him with a pleasant smile.

"Welcome to Suna's, my name is Sakura. I'll be your waitress this afternoon." She greeted him with a sweet and cheery voice. He gave her a smile. She was very pretty. Her bright pink

hair was pulled back into a ponytail with a bow and her emerald green eyes shone with the hint of youth and summer. He smiled and opened the menu. He hadn't planned on actually

ordering but a sign behind the young waitress clearly stated that there was a no loitering policy. So, the young man sat there glancing at the menu. Nothing caught his eyes so he looked

up at the patient waitress.

"Well, I can't seem to make a decision, what do you recommend Sakura?" He asked.

"Well, the ramen here is tasty if you're in to trying something new. Then there is the Sheppard's pie, it has the yummiest sweet corn and home grown potatoes." Sakura recommended

some of her favourite dishes.

"Ramen sounds good. I haven't eaten it in a very long time." The young man thought aloud.

"Okay one bowl of ramen, would you like anything to drink?" Sakura asked as she wrote his order in her tiny book.

"Water please," he responded, "and perhaps a tiny slice of Sheppard's pie as well."

What the heck, he had a long journey ahead of him. Sakura wrote down his order and skipped away. She turned around one last time and looked at the young man.

His blond hair stood in a spiky mass on top of his head. He had the prettiest blue eyes that she had ever seen. Sakura didn't even think about the odd whisker marks on his cheeks. She

handed the young man's order to the chef and went to pour a glass of ice water. She placed the cool glass on one of the carrying trays and brought the water over to the man sitting in

the both next to the window.

"Here is your water sir." She said as she placed the glass in front of the dreamy man.

"Naruto," He whispered to Sakura.

"Huh? What was that?" Sakura asked, not sure what he had said. Was it a foreign word for thank you?

"My name is Naruto." The man repeated, looking Sakura in the eyes. Sakura wasn't sure if she was seeing anything but there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Order's up for table 18." The chef announced. Sakura excused herself and went to fetch Naruto's food. She returned only moments later with the tray.

"Here you are, Naruto. Please enjoy your meal. Just call me back when you would like the check." Sakura said as she took the empty tray and turned to walk away. Naruto shot his hand

out and grabbed her wrists. Sakura turned around and stared at Naruto.

"Sakura, would you mind sitting down for awhile? I've been feeling kind of lonely lately and would love if you would talk with me." Naruto asked, his blue eyes staring into her beautiful

green ones.

Sakura looked deep within his eyes and seeing the sadness hidden within, she glanced at the clock on the café's light blue walls.

"I'm off in an hour and I know of a wonderful place we could go." She smiled. Naruto's entire face shone with a look of joy.

Sakura said goodbye to the chef and waved at Naruto, still sighting in the both by the window. He got up and opened the café door for her. They walked in silence towards the pier by the

fishing docks. No one ever caught fish anymore so the pier was very quiet. Naruto sat down on the dock and dangled his feet over the edge. Sakura fixed her skirt and sat beside the

perfect stranger.

They sat in a perfect silence, staring out into the bay. Sakura kept peeking glances at the young man. He was gorgeous and only looked a few years older than her. There was something

about the way he carried himself, he was nothing like the boys at her high school. They were good looking but rude and obnoxious. He was the perfect gentleman which had her thinking

he was way older than he looked. Nonetheless, she knew that she shouldn't be out by the pier with this complete stranger. He could be a rapist, or a serial killer. But oddly enough, she

didn't get that feeling that he was dangerous, she actually felt very safe with this complete stranger.

Naruto glance over at Sakura. She had been peeking at him every now and then. He figured she was about sixteen, considering she was young but had a job. Although he was eighteen,

he highly doubted she would think of him as young. He knew that he looked older for his age.

'I guess it comes with experience and what not.' He thought as he stared into the ocean. Sakura was the first to speak.

"Are you new to this town? I haven't seen you around before." She glanced up at Naruto. He remained looking out at sea but opened his mouth and replied to her question.

"I'm actually just passing through. I was waiting for the bus to arrive but it started to rain. So I changed my mind and went into the café."

"You must be far from home." Sakura turned to stare out into the ocean.

"Yeah, but I've found that if you take a little piece of home with you than you're never really alone."

"Isn't it kind of warm of the heavy looking clothing?" Sakura asked, looking at his green clothing. It looked oddly familiar.

"Sadly, I'm roasting in this uniform. But as I'm heading to the army base in Cali, I don't have time to change into something breezier." Naruto smiled.

"Army base, so you must be a soldier." Sakura felt a pang of sadness for him. She knew all to well that the life of a soldier was a tough one.

"Yep, you could refer to me as the traveling soldier. I go where I'm needed."

"Wow, which must be tough for your family." Sakura thought of how lonely he must be.

"Not at all, my parents passed away when I was younger and I've no siblings." Naruto felt oddly comfortable telling Sakura about himself.

"Oh, I am so terribly sorry for bringing it up." Sakura felt guilt. He was all alone.

"I bet you've got a boyfriend but I don't care. I've got no one to send a letter to, do you mind if I sent a letter to you?" Naruto asked.

"Of course you can send a letter to me. I'll even write back, as long as you give me a mailing address." Sakura blushed. She pulled out her tiny waitress's book and wrote down her

mailing address. Naruto smiled and placed the paper in his breast pocket. They sat in silence at the pier for a while longer. Once the sun had begun to set, Naruto and Sakura went back

to the bus station.

The bus was driving towards the bus stop. Naruto looked deep into Sakura's eyes. He laced his fingers between hers and bent down to kiss her cheek. Sakura stood blushing and waving

to Naruto as he boarded the bus. She watched as the bus drive away, taking her traveling soldier off to the base camp in Cali. She smiled to herself and promised herself that she would

wait for the love of the traveling soldier.

Well? What did you think? Emotional? So leave a review please! Also, there is another chapter to this one but I won't post it if no one is interested. (Don't worry lil sis, I'll let you read it c:)