I was very young,
And the eye contact didn't last long,
But I felt a strange bond,
And I knew I had grown fond,
Of the way you acted shy,
But never did you notice the look in my eye,
Time passed and hate was all I saw,
And I thought my heart would never thaw,
Until our paths crossed once more,
I opened the door,
You sat in a corner, hands tied up,
"N-naruto?" you cried and my heart dropped,
Was I jealous when you called his name?
Was my jealousy on him to blame?
I guess it's true,
Because your eyes were always on him whenever I looked at you,
I was an invisible shadow,
As transparent as a window,
Even after rescuing you from your death,
You were still blind and deaf,
To my love and care,
Simply because my best friend was there,
I slowly walk towards you, trying to hide my emotion,
Of my movement you took notion,
"I-I'm so glad you came,"
Knowing you weren't addressing me, my body filled with shame,
I helped you to your feet,
While you struggled with the oncoming heat,
My sword easily cut through the ropes tied to your wrists,
I was stunned when your hug showed me how much you missed,
That blonde idiot I used to call friend,
And how angry I became feeling your warmth you sent,
You reluctantly let go,
"Thank you!" – these words gave me the finishing blow,
I moved closer and you noticed, moving back,
All you saw probably was black,
A blindfold was placed over your eyes,
If you only knew your thoughts are all lies,
Ironic how love turned you blind,
Sad how you can't read my mind,
I forced you against the wall,
And all of a sudden your voice sounded small,
"W-what happened?" you stammered in confusion,
I had to show you that your thoughts were just an illusion,
I brushed back a strand of hair,
Yet, you didn't feel my care,
"N-naruto?" I heard your meek voice,
You gave me no other choice,
I slowly kissed you and then…silence,
Your cheeks were red…yet, you didn't taste my romance,
"I-I…thought…you love Sakura?"
I wondered if you'd recognize me – ever,
Was I too late?
But no more would I wait,
I moved towards your ear,
I noticed your confusion and fear,
Moments passed and none of us spoke,
With each moment anew my heart broke,
I loosened the blindfold but stopped,
Those words made my heart drop,
"D-do…you love me…Naruto?"
I couldn't take it anymore and decided to go,
I took your wrist in my grip,
And without another thought I let the words slip,
"Notice me!"
And with that I let you be,
If I only knew that you noticed my cold voice,
If I'd only turned around or made a different choice,
Your blindfold fell from your eyes and onto the ground,
Yet, I was too deaf to hear the sound,
My name echoed through the dark room,
My ignorance was my doom,
I might have changed your mind,
But at the same time, I turned blind,
By the time your eyes received some light,
I had already vanished from your sight…
Notice me (for Elcii)
by HinataHyuUchiha
