Cherry Blossom
A NaruSaku Story
Part I
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters, and, yea. -
Sakura walked through the village, looking around at the people. She was 21 now, and she had her own apartment. She had a good life, and she loved it. It was missing something though, but she could not tell what. Suddenly, a black figure came towards her.
"Hey, Naruto," Sakura said as the orange ninja dropped down.
"Hey, Sakura," he said back, brushing off dust from his suit. "What's up?" "Nothing much," Sakura said to him. "You?" Naruto smiled, and then said, "I've been training." "Oh really?" Sakura said. They started walking through the village and stopped at the ramen shop.
"Give me two bowls of ramen, old man!" Naruto shouted. "On me!" Sakura smiled. She knew Naruto absolutely loved ramen, and she liked it as well.
When they got their ramen, Naruto got his chopsticks and gobbled his meal down. Sakura got her chopsticks as well, but she ate peacefully. "So, Sakura," Naruto started. "Yes?" Sakura stopped eating and looked at him.
"You know the Cherry Blossom Festival..?"
"Yes, what of it?"
"Well, I was wondering…" He hesitated.
"Wondering what?" Sakura asked, suddenly anxious.
"Would you like to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival with me?" Naruto blurted out.
"Oh, Naruto…" Sakura did not have a partner yet, but she was planning on going with Sasuke, but she had a place in her heart for Naruto…
"So, would you like to go?" Naruto asked again. Sakura looked at him with her beautiful emerald eyes shining. "Of course, Naruto," she said gently.
Suddenly, a loud whoop came from Naruto. "Yea!!" he exclaimed. Sakura looked at him with wide eyes. "Sorry, Sakura-chan," he apologized then sat down.
Sakura finally finished her first bowl of ramen when Naruto was on his third. "Geez," Naruto said. "Whatever takes you so long?" "I take my time, Naruto, unlike you," she teased. He shrugged then devoured the ramen. "Mmm, yummy." the orange ninja said. Sakura smiled and yelled out, "Hit me with another one!"
"Thanks again, old man!" Naruto yelled before heading out with Sakura.
"No problem!" the old man called out before closing the ramen shop.
"Oi, Sakura-chan," Naruto said on the way to their apartments. "What?" Sakura asked, her emerald eyes staring into Naruto's sapphire eyes.
"Well…"
"Well what?"
"Well, I was wondering…"
"Wondering what??" Sakura asked, getting impatient. "Well, why did you agree to be my partner for the festival?" Naruto asked, fidgeting. "Because...Naruto..You're my friend…" That was the best she could come up with. "Cool!" he said before they got to his apartment. "Bye, Sakura-chan!!" he called out. "Bye, Naruto!" Sakura said then headed off towards her apartment.
Sakura flopped down on the couch and sighed. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Wonder who that could be, she thought then got up and walked towards the door. It was Sasuke.
"Sasuke!" Sasuke! What was he doing here? "Sasuke…What are you doing here?" she asked. "Well, I decided to drop by. May I come in?" Sasuke asked. "S-sure…" Sakura said, stepping aside. Sasuke sat down on the couch and said, "So, how's life?" "Good, I guess…" Sakura said before sitting down opposite of him. "I was thinking, Sakura…" he said.
"Yes?" "Would you like to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival with me?" Sakura, wide-eyed, did not know what to say.