Summary: This is a short story I wrote about Sakura and Naruto for my class. We were supposed to write about a sad moment that we witnessed, but this doesn't really happen (luckily) but it still saddens me. This is after Naruto series ends. In my mind (not that I hate Naruto)

"Hey Sakura!" he yelled to me. I rolled my eyes and glared at him. Didn't he know that I was waiting for Sasuke. Sure Sasuke is quiet and doesn't do anything but he is cute. At least he isn't annoying like...

" So Sakura I was wondering if you would like to-" I cut him off. I could see the hurt in his eyes but he hid it with a smile.

" Well if your not doing anything later or something tell me and we can hang out." he said using that boyish laugh of his walking away. I heard him sigh as he disappeared into the trees.

Why didn't I love Naruto then? Why did I push you away?

The memory burned into my mind. Five years later I was getting dressed in my normal clothes. I looked at the dresser and sighed. A picture of me, Sasuke, and Naruto sat there. I liked the picture. We were having fun for once trying to see what was under Kakashi's mask. I smiled at the memory, we failed to see because he had another one under it... weird.

That was a good time, but they were gone. Our friends from the village were on missions and Sasuke disappeared again. I was getting ready to visit a friend though. Smiling weakly I grabbed the photo from its glass container.

Taking a red rose from my vase I walked out my front door into the cloudy afternoon. I walked down the road toward a path in the trees. I stood in front of the path and sighed. I was visiting him again. I had been doing it for awhile.

I sat in the grass with Naruto. We were trying to forget about what happened to Sasuke. Though it brought some peace to us. We didn't know what happened to him either.

" Naruto, what do you think happened to him?" I asked. Naruto shrugged and laughed.

" He's doing good things, Sakura." I smiled. Even now, when he was trying to cheer me up after so much mourning and loss, I could not bring it to myself to tell him I care.

Big mistake.

Tears fell from my eyes as I remembered that one. I hated myself for not showing him one ounce of love. No love from me, but he gave me everything he had, his heart and soul. But I was blind, I wanted something I could not have.

I walked down the gloomy path. I saw a familiar face and waved. Ino had been visiting him too. We weren't exactly friends but we tolerated each other. She nodded and continued walking. Her face also with tears.

" Sakura may I tell you something? Its really important." I cut him off. I was waiting for Sasuke.

" Sakura, we should go to dinner together and catch up!" I shook my head.

"Nobody understands me, Sakura."

I didn't know what you were talking about.

now, I was standing in front of him. He stared back. There was no more smiles on his face. He hasn't laughed in years either.

" We all pushed you away, and you couldn't take it." I told him. He stared, gloomy. I felt my tears fall from my face, onto the wet mud.

" I feel horrible I didn't figure it out earlier, Naruto!" I screamed. He kept on staring. No one else was around us. We stood together, facing each other.

" Deep down, we all love you Naruto." I said putting the Rose down on the ground. He looked at the Rose and back at me. He nodded as he faded into the wind.

" I miss you."

Naruto we love you silently.

I walked away from Naruto's death silently. That was what we did to him. He went to bed crying, CRYING, because of us. And when we all woke up, he did not.