(Light shines onto a stage. Rayn hops onto said stage as a screen lowers behind her.)
Rayn: Konichi wa! (bows) Arigato for clicking on the story! I hope you like it. I made it on a whim one day.
Ivy: (snorts) Yeah, a drug induced whim maybe.
Rayn: Okay, so it isn't that great, but I made it really quickly! It's not really meant to be that great. Any reviews, and comments would be very welcomed.
Ivy: Especially flames, I just bought marshmallows! (holds up bag)
Rayn: (rolls eyes) Anyway, I don't own anything in this story but the plot.
(Rayn jumps off stage and the lights go down as the projector begins the story.)
Tsunade sighed as she glanced at her office balcony. Sitting on the railing was a blonde haired, blue eyed teen. For 3 days he had sat there day and night waiting. He had done this for the past four years as the time that boy had left. Naruto always sat there in hopes of seeing him appear at the gates or Hokage Monument.
No one could understand why Naruto was waiting for a nuke-nin to come back. In the law of Shinobi, the punishment of any nuke-nin is death. No sane nuke-nin would return to that. Also, people were forgetting who he was waiting for, even Sakura had moved on.
On the last day of Naruto's week of watching, he moved, startling everyone in the village. All nearby shinobi and civilians stared at him as he picked up an orange-red guitar and plugged it into an amp. He also plugged in the mic before him. He began to play and continued until almost 5, when all of the people of the village had appeared.
The beat of the music changed. The normal upbeat that had been played became slower and mournful. Naruto tilted his head to the sky and began to speak.
"5 years, you had 5 years to finish it. Time's almost up. Have you succeeded or did you fall?" After a few minutes, a clock nearby chimed the hour. "I guess you fell. Well, I'll miss you." The mic had carried his words over the audience startling them. The music continued for another two hours before Naruto began to sing.
I'm out here on my own
Feeling lost and all alone
I'm mad that you are gone
And all my friends are moving on
Naruto began to think of Haku and his first C-mission.
I'll miss you forever
I'll miss you always
Goodbye is so hard
But I'll say it anyway
The silence after
This disaster
Can't keep my laughter from
Healing all my pain
He then thought of the tale people told, and the picture in his room.
This story's getting old
The dusty picture's growing mold
I feel trapped inside this place
If only one last time
Just you and I
Could stand here face to face.
He thought of their last meeting
I'll miss you forever
I'll miss you always
Goodbye is so hard
But I'll say it anyway
The silence after
This disaster
Can't keep my laughter from
Healing all my pain
He thought of the many smiles and laughs he had pasted on. About how he dropped it all the last time the two were able to talk before he left.
Time stands still
Every time
You come to mind
It's just like
It did that day
When you choose
To walk away
Naruto faltered for a second, unnoticed to all but one.
I'll miss you forever
I'll miss you always
Goodbye is so hard
But I'll say it anyway
Naruto closed his eyes because of the pain he felt, belting out the rest of the song with all of the emotion in his heart.
I'll miss you forever (echo)
I'll miss you always (echo)
Goodbye is so hard
But I'll say it anyway
But I'll say it anyway
I'll say it anyway
I'll say it anyway
A tear slipped down Naruto's cheek.
I'll miss you always
The music trailed off and the villagers and shinobi below began to clap. Many of the women in the crowd were crying at the words. Suddenly, more music appeared and everyone's heads swiveled to a figure on the roof across the balcony. The person was unidentifiable with the hood of his cape pulled up.
When I see your smile
Tears run down my face
I can't replace
And when I was gone I figured out
How this world turns cold
And it breaks through my soul
And I know deep inside me
I can be the one
The voice shocked the people, hitting a chord deep inside of them. No knew who the voice belonged to, though Naruto was genuinely smiling through his tears.
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
It's okay, It's okay, It's okay
Seasons are changing
And waves are crashing
And stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one
The last 5 years passed through Naruto's mind, renewing the flow of tears.
I will never let you fall (let you fall)
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you, through it all (through it all)
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
Cuz you're my, you're my,
my true love, my whole heart
Please don't throw that away
Cuz I'm back for you
Please don't walk away and
Please tell me you'll stay, wow, stay, wow
Naruto thought back on the promise they made.
//Flashback//
"I don't want you to go." A younger Naruto stated to his companion. They sat with their backs against the trunk of a willow tree in a clearing they had found deep in the forest.
"I know, koi, but I have to. You know I'm the only one that can do it."
"Can you at least promise me that you'll come back, 5 years from now at the latest? I love you, but I can't wait forever for something that might not happen."
"Koi…"
"Promise me! You'll finish and return by 5 o'clock in 5 years! If you don't return, I'm going to have to give you up."
"Alright koibito, I promise that I'll be back. I'm not going to give you up for the world."
//End Flashback//
Use me as you will
Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know I'll be okay
Though my skies are turning gray, gray, gray
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
The song trailed off and silence appeared for a bit before the villagers began to clap again. The man in the cape jumped onto the balcony next to Naruto.
"I'm sorry I'm late. I had a harder time defeating him than I thought I would. I began to hear your song when I was at the gate. I tried so hard to get here in time."
"You should know that you could have been gone an extra ten years and I still would have stayed with you." Naruto replied before kissing the man. The hood fell off to show Sasuke Uchiha, back from the mission the Third had given him before his death.
(The projector sputters and starts to smoke. Rayn grabs the fire extinguisher and quickly douses it before jumping on stage.)
Rayn: I hoped you enjoyed the story! It's not anywhere near my best, I must admit but, I'm trying.
Ivy: She is, the proof is her trash can. Which I usually have to dump. (glares)
Rayn: Heh,heh, anyway, please tell me what you thought! Also, please be on the look out for my other stories! I'm planing on starting a Prince of Tennis in a few days and a Naruto one not far after.
Ivy: Please do! Then she'll be out of my hair! Oh, songs are Miss You by Social Code and Guardian Angel by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus!
Both: Thanks for reading! Ja ne! (bows)
(The stage darkens as Rayn jumps from it. 'I never did mention that Ivy is the voice in my head...all well.' RAyn mutters as she exits the theater.)