When she said I love you
One-shot based into the near future where Naruto and Sakura are both 18. Kind of random, but I hope at least somebody likes it....
Summary: She said, "I love you." He answered, "I can't love you back." She said, "I was just kidding." he answered, "so was I...."
Disclamer:I dont own Naruto Never have never will, but that dsent mean I dont want too..... Hahaha
Sorry if there is any spelling or gramatical erros, enjoy....
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It was a regular day in spring for Konoha, the weather was cool, the sky was cloudless and the flowers a bloom. The pink-haired kunoichi stared day-dream-like at the peaceful view from her office in the hospital.
Her gaze was empty, she was obviously somewhere else. Her day dream was cut short as shizune came through after knocking twice, "Sakura, do you have Inuzuka-san's medical chart. He demands to leave, so I need to give him an examination before he has the all clear to leave."
She instantly snapped to attention, "hai, Shizune-san." Sakura passed over the file with the patient records inside. "I would prefer if he stayed though, but if he his persistent on leaving it is his own fault if the wound re-opens. Tell him I warned him." Shizune nodded, crossing her arms across the folder holding it to her chest.
"I'll make sure to," on that note she left silently closing the door behind her, leaving Sakura to the undisturbed peace.
"Kiba is a stubborn as always, baka." Sakura muttered to herself, slumping deeper into her chair.
But he was the least of her concerns, there just so happened to be another male ninja plaguing her mind, and for once it wasn't Sasuke-she actually hadn't thought about him for two years, and she didn't plan on thinking of him any time soon. Sighing, the shinobi on her mind this time is the complete opposite of Sasuke.
He had soft messy blonde locks.
Ocean blue mesmerizing eyes.
A tall lean tanned figure-due to all his training over the years.
And a heart stopping smile. He did have a heart stopping grin, but it was his smile the would leave her feeling weak.
Namikaze Minato.
Close, but not quiet, they were an awful lot a like being father and son and all.
But the one on her mind was still breathing.
Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto.
Sakura smiled dreamily, he had become the heart-throb of the village, all the girls his age had started chasing after him all the time, well including women older and younger too.
She wondered if it was his new found status as the fourth Hokages son or his generally handsome looks.
But if Sakura was honest with herself to her it didn't look like he enjoyed being looked at by just being the fourth Hokages son, he wanted to be recognized for what he had achieved not what his dad had.
He wanted to be know as himself not his father, Sakura was sure he finally understood how Konohamru felt all those years ago only being recognized as the third Hokages grandson.
'Well I don't think it bothers him that much, what normal guy wouldn't want to be chased by love-sick women?' Inner Sakura popped up. She had been doing it a while, ever since Sakura had admitted to herself she had a crush on her former team-mate.
'I see what you mean, but come on, Naruto wouldn't like it.' Sakura replied.
'Naruto wouldn't like it, or you don't like the idea of him liking it?' Inner questioned, leaving Sakura speechless.
Well how could she reply, when she didn't have an answer. More like she did have an answer she just didn't like it.
Or did she?
"I don't like the idea of it," she spoke aloud.
"Don't like the idea of what?" A silver haired sensei spoke amused from her window.
Sakura spun round facing him. "Damn kakashi, you scared the shit out of me!!" Sakura almost yelled holding her chest in sudden fright.
He smiled behind his mask, repeating his question. "Don't like the idea of what?" The same amusement underlined his tone, damn him catching her talking to herself.
"Ooh, nothing just thinking out loud is all," Sakura rushed out with the quickest lie she could think of.
"Okay," Kakashi raised his eyebrows slightly in an 'as if ' way causing Sakura to scoff silently, nothing got past this guy.
"And do what do I owe you this visit," she spoke sourly.
"Is a poor sensei not aloud to visit one of his precious students, with out having an secret agenda attached to it."
"Not unless his name is Hatake Kakashi, that is. So what do you want?" she asked as politely as she could.
"Well you see... today during training Naruto actually caught me with his rasengan and I have a slightly gash in my side." Taking of his flak jacket, he pulled at his blue tee, lifting it up he showed her where his hip was injured. " I didn't want to go to the hospital to have a full routine done, when i have my own personal healer." He smiled again his left eyes crinkling as an emphasis.
Sakura sighed, "Hold you shirt there, I think this will be an easy job, the damage is nothing intense." She pressed her glowing hands to his side working her magic.
When she was done she told him to let go of his tee, he did as told also putting back on his green flak jacket. "Thanks Sakura," he spoke moving towards the window.
"And Sakura if you don't like the idea of Naruto with other girls, tell him how you feel." 'Tell him you love him Sakura,' kakashi thought to himself before exiting the window. 'Or it might just be too late.'
Sakura stood still leaning against her desk, what did he just say?
She couldn't believe it, she was for lack of better words, flabbergasted.
How could he know the answer to her problems?
Had she been talking out loud all the time and not noticed and he had heard?
Or was it all that obvious of her true feelings?
'Just that obvious,' inner Sakura piped in.
'Really, has it always been?' She replied back hoping it hadn't.
'Stop with all the damn questions Sakura, you love him don't you?' Inner spoke slightly annoyed, slightly anxious for the answer.
'Well........ yes,' came a soft metal reply.
'Now that is what I wanted to hear, then you have to tell him, or he might just give up waiting for you.'
'All right... okay, I'm gonna' do it!' Sakura spoke with mental determination.
'Good, now go get your man!' Inner knew this was the last push of confidence she could install in the girl before she went to pour her heart out.
Sakura took the white medical coat of the back of her chair, and rushed to pull the sleeves over her arms.
Rushing out her office she slammed the door shut, running down the white corridors trying to find a way out. Finding her near-exit she pushed thought the double doors and ran along a shorter corridor past the checking and waiting patients. Arriving at her final exit she pushed the door in a hurry almost knocking out a poor old man trying to make his way in, saying a quick but meaningless, 'gomen' she was off.
Running down the streets she checked her watch, it was now 5:00pm. Thinking of places where Naruto could be she thought of the Ichiraku Ramen Bar, where he could be having his tea, coming to a stop in front of the stand she lifted the curtain.
Sakura called over the sound of cooking and costumer chat, "Ayame-chan, has Naruto been here by any chance?"
The brown-haired cook looked at the pink-haired ninja and shook her head, "no, I haven't seen him all day. I was getting worried about our best costumer."
"Ooh, it doesn't matter then, I'll find him soon. See ya' round Ayame-chan," Sakura spoke before she whizzed off again.
Sakura just kept running straight hoping to bump into him, but trying to think of where he could be if not at Ichiraku's. Bitting her lip she couldn't think, her mind had gone blank.
"Where are you?" She thought out loud.
"Well that all depends on who your looking for, I suppose," a sudden, but familiar voice spoke.
Looking at where she had ran to Sakura hadn't noticed she had ran to a clearing with a lake, the sun was setting early for spring but it was beautiful. The yellows and reds blended together to make an breath-taking shade of orange, the colors of midnight-blue and royal purple mingled into the orange abyss-making the sky look almost abstract in the reflection of the lake.
It wasn't until after a minute of looking at the sky Sakura realized something or someone had spoke just moments ago.
"Who goes there?" Sakura wasn't scared she just had a feeling the presence was friendly.
"Awww come on Sakura-chan, how could you not notice it was me. Tsunade needs to give you more missions and get you out of that hospital more often, you're losing your touch." He spoke playfully, jumping down from a tree near by, walking to stand next to her to look out at the lake.
"Naruto I have something I need to tell you..." She spoke slowly mentally calming herself for what was to come.
"Shoot," he answered in one word, like what she was about to say was simple, it just made Sakura more nervous.
Forgetting how rejection would feel she concentrated on venting her feelings. She said, "I love you."
He answered, "I can't love you back."
It sounded cold as it echoed in her brain, she bit her lip hard, just not hard enough to draw blood. This was how rejection felt, your heart dropped into your stomach, then ripped out and harmfully stamped on.
Breathing in a heavy, shaky breath, Sakura put on a joking voice she said "I was just kidding."
Turning to walk away from him, to walk away from the shame, the disappointment, she wanted to be left alone.
But before she could get too far she felt a hand on her arm.
Turning her around to face him, he answered, "so was I...."
Sakura's breath was suddenly gone, and she almost panicked, until Naruto stroked a hand over her cheek.
"Your really gullable, you know that Sakura."
She nodded wordlessly.
"Do you mean it?" He asked uncertainly.
"With all my heart," taking his hand she put it over her heart, he felt it beating rapidly against his hand.
Smiling his breathe taking smile he spoke, "I love you too."
This time Sakura stroked his cheek as his hands circled around her waist, "your a baka, tricking me like that." She spoke softly.
"I didn't know if you meant it, I had to know. I've had so many love confessions lately it's hard to tell what people are really thinking."
Weaving her hand thought his blonde locks, she whispered in his ear, "you can kiss me now."
He did just that.....
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Well how was that?
I think it was fluffy, but you guys have to let me know what you thought... So please Review..
Hope everyone is having a good holiday, I know i am, its my birthday on Easter day so i'm really happy.
Have a good Easter everyonee, im gonna' stop writing now it's like 6:30 in the morning.
N_v_U outt....