A simple poem from Naruto to Sakura...

Sakura finally arrived home from a days work with Tsunade-sama, it was very fortunate of her to get the position of apprentice from the Sannin and Hokage. Her soft white palm gripped firmly onto her house door handle, tugging gently, the hinges not making a sound as the soft oak door opened, revealing the entrance to the Haruno household. Without saying a meager word the young pink haired kunochi removed her sandals and began her journey to her room. Finally reaching her room, she noticed something odd, her door was open, we she had left she remembered closing it, with a Vass amount of curiosity she yelled down the hallway to see if her mother or father had anything to do with it but no answer. Sakura simply pushed the door open to see everything left untouched, her dresser, her mirror nothing seemed out of order in her room. With a sigh of relief and a groan of displeasure, Sakura slithered over to her bed and sat on it, grabbing for one of the end plush pillows, "I will be strong for them" she said to herself, holding the warm fabric against her cheek and lips, almost yelling any emotions into it, but decided to rest her soar body, she simply lowered her head onto the remained of her bed, when she felt a material brushing against her. Sakura flung up in surprise thinking it was a spider, or bug of sorts but only found a neatly folded paper, with a signature used by one person, "Naruto" she whispered grabbing onto it and holding onto it tight. With small remorse of not getting to say a better god bye she opened it, to reveal what he had written to her.

At times the days seemed so long, I thought I'd never make it through,

Then suddenly, out of a dream, I have met someone like you.

I had locked up all my feelings and I'd thrown away the key,

Until your heart spoke a thousand words I knew were meant to be.

When times turned rough and lonely, and despair fell upon my face,

You comforted me and kept me safe in that loving special place.

You don't realize what you have and what you've done for me,

But the way you managed to steal my heart is what has set me free.

You've given me a feeling that no one else could ever change,

Your love has touched a place in me that I always found so strange.

It's as if you were cut right out of a spell cast upon my heart,

Because the crazy thing about it is, I've loved you from the start.

No one in this wide world could touch the feelings we share;

To the seconds I spend with you, nothing can compare.

You've opened my eyes and heart just enough and let me live,

You've changed my world with magic and the kindness that you give.

My heart was broken, and I thought love was so far away,

But you came into my life and showed me a better day.

Like crystal clear blue waters or a magical sunset,

That moment speaks a thousand words to which no price can be met.

I wish I could just stop time and spend the whole night in your eyes,

For when I'm with you there's a feeling even I cannot describe.

Although my heart holds painful memories that will never be erased,

You touch me with a love so strong it hides that lonely place.

Heartbreak, loss and misery were all I ever knew,

Until someone showed me happiness and that someone was you.

Your gentle words and loving arms lift me up when I am down,

And, baby, with all you've done for me you've turned my world around.

Your love is so consistent, like the waves that break on shore,

And with every day my love for you still grows, just more and more.

When broken dreams still fill my days and nothings going right,

You reassure me with your smile and give me back my sight.

You sweep a spell across my heart, like a breeze across the sea,

And you fill my world with beautiful dreams & feelings meant to be.

The way you live, the way you love and even so much more,

With every smile that you give, you're all I could ask for.

You are in every breath I take and in every tear I cry,

You're in every star I wish upon up in the lonely sky.

Every day with you is heaven, like an angel from above,

A million magic moments sent- to give you all my love.

You are living proof that prayers and dreams really do come true,

And I thank God for that special day he blessed my heart with you.

I could speak of a thousand promises or even bet my very soul,

the rest of my life, I'll be touched with a feeling no one can control.

Fate, destiny or magic may be the reason that we met,

But all I know is the days with you I never will forget.

Until the day I found you I never knew a love so true,

But from today until eternity I swear I'll be loving you

Sakura finished reading the poem her team-mate had left her, tears almost flooding her face, she felt angry for begging Naruto to stop Sasuke, not ever realizing he might have had thought such things about her, she was to busy clouded in her own ambitions with Sasuke-kun. Sakura held onto the letter and never let it go far, for it was the part of her friend she would have until he returned.

R&R