A/N:
A WARM HELLO TO EVERYONE!! Oh, I'm very sorry because I'm not yet updating with my other fiction, The Uchiha Vampire, for a long time now. I know many of you are waiting for the next chapter. I'm very sorry! Please don't decapitate me yet!
I really want to thank those people who read and reviewed at that story of mine. It's just that, this idea to make a fanfic of my favorite song kept on bothering my mind so I already decided to put it here. I'm sorry if this had taken too long to finish because I became busy for my birthday. I actually planned this as a one shot but due to a thousand ideas coming in my mind, I decided to cut it as chapters because It became too long. Anyways, Hope you'll like it! Please read and review! Constructive criticism is welcome! Remember that reviews are motivations and motivations equal success! Enjoy!
Disclaimer:
I do not own my favorite song "Your Guardian Angel" by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. And most of all, I still don't own my favorite anime Naruto but if Kishimoto-san will give it to me as a birthday gift, then, that would be freakin' great!
Dedication:
I want to dedicate this story to my close friend slash classmate, erChEnsAkuRa and also to my other close friend slash classmate from my previous school, Zherine Lei Araza. Thank you for always being there! Hope you like it!
Guidelines:
Italic – song / thoughts / flashback
Normal – narration / dialog
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoYOUR GUARDIAN ANGELxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Chapter 1: Always Here for You
"Sakura-chan, please, stop crying!" a dark-haired boy with awesome onyx eyes, who was about 10 years of age, pleaded with concern to a young girl who was two years younger than him.
"Bu…but…Sasuke-kun! I…i need to find it…" the young girl with strange but lustrous pink hair, managed to reply in between sobs, covering her face with her two little hands. Her glassy emerald orbs were now flooded with tears.
"Don't worry. Sooner or later, we will find that ribbon. I promise!" Sasuke Uchiha said while tapping the back of his best friend, Sakura Haruno, trying to comfort her.
But still, the Uchiha's tapping and comforting has no use. The pink-haired girl didn't stop crying. So he started to worry about his best friend's well-being…
"Maybe this can help…" He thought an idea from nowhere.
He got his covered guitar beside him and opened the zipper of its case carefully as if it was really fragile. He then pulled the shiny guitar from its case and started to pluck some strings. Sakura suddenly looked at him curiously like that of an innocent little child.
Sasuke started to sing while playing his guitar. His onyx eyes looking directly into Sakura's emerald eyes..,
" When I see your smile
Tears run down my face, I can't replace..."
The pink-haired girl suddenly stopped crying. She was delighted by his beautiful voice and suddenly, her attention was now focused on the raven-haired boy. Eagerness to listen can be seen from her eyes. Sasuke continued to sing…
"And now that I'm strong I have figured out
How this world turns cold and it breaks through my soul
And I know I'll find deep inside me I can be the one.."
Sakura wiped her tears and smiled sweetly and happily. Sasuke's soothing voice made her forgot about the lost ribbon.
"I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven"
While singing and playing his guitar professionally, he noticed something from his peripheral vision. Something small…something red…something shiny…
"It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
Seasons are changing
And waves are crashing
And stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one"
It's the RIBBON!!
"I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all..."
He saw it lying on the grass, a little bit far from the bench where they are sitting. That's why he continued singing first.
"Even if saving you sends me to heaven"
The notes are becoming higher. But Sasuke's lovely voice still managed to reach it.
"Coz you're my, you're my, my, my true love, my whole heart
Please don't throw that away
Coz I'm here for you
Please don't walk away and
Please tell me you'll stay woah, stay woah"
Sakura was really impressed at Sasuke's singing skills. She noticed that Sasuke was undeniably cuter when he's singing like that. She started to giggle softly at the thought.
"Use me as you will
Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know I'll be okay
Though my skies are turning gray"
"Thank goodness, she's now smiling!" Sasuke happily thought to himself.
"I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven "
Sakura started to clap her little hands softly. "Sasuke-kun! You're awesome! Your voice is really wonderful! I really really love the song! And I never thought that you can play guitar well!" She complimented him cheerfully, followed with some chuckles.
"Really, Sakura-chan? Arigatou!" Sasuke replied with so much happiness while putting his guitar at the side of the bench where they sit. He didn't know why, but it's not really her compliment that really made him happy… it's actually her smile.
"Can you play it for me everyday? Please…" She asked with those sweet puppy emerald eyes.
"Oh sure! Anytime you want!" He assured her with a sincere smile on his cute face.
"Bu…but…how about my ribbon?" Sakura questioned her best friend shyly while pouting. That ribbon was very special for her because that's the last gift she received from her mother before she died. She lost it a while ago in the swing when she didn't notice that it loosened from her hair and was blown away by the wind. Tears started brimming in her eyes again.
"No, no, no! Don't cry!" Sasuke said with a hint of worry in his voice, his hands signaled that he is stopping her from breaking into tears again. Thus, he suddenly ran to the place where he had seen the ribbon lying a while ago.
"Sasuke-kun...?" Sakura asked softly but she was cut-off when Sasuke suddenly ran away.
Meanwhile with Sasuke…
"At last, I found it!" Sasuke exclaimed happily when he found the ribbon lying in the grass. He grabbed it immediately. "Now, I can give it to Sakura!" he exclaimed, followed with a sigh of relief. Thanks to his extraordinary vision.
He immediately ran as fast as he could towards Sakura, since the place where he found the ribbon is a little bit far from where Sakura is.
After a while, he came back to the park where Sakura is…
"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura shouted while she suddenly pushed herself to her best friend, hugging him tightly. She started to cry loudly, like that of a baby. Sasuke was shocked by what she did but then, his eyes softened and he can't help but to hug her also.
"I thought you wouldn't come back! I thought you already hated me because I always cry! I thought you would also leave me just like those other kids did yesterday!" Sakura exclaimed hurtfully while crying and hugging him more tightly.
FLASHBACK
Sasuke remembered what happened yesterday when Sakura almost got lost on the woods and fell on a ditch because of those kids making fun of her. Before that happened, Sakura asked those kids shyly if she could play with them. They agreed and they told her that they will play hide and seek on the woods with her as the 'it'. She thought that those kids would become her new found friends since she and her father is just new to Konoha and just moved there last week. But what she didn't know is that they all planned to leave her there to lost or fall at one of the ditches there. Thank goodness that he heard those mean kids planning something bad for her and he immediately followed her running and he came to save her just in time, or else, she might have got hurt really badly because of falling at that very deep ditch.
"You saved my life! Arigatou!" she thankfully said while crying. "I don't know what I would do if you didn't come to save me! They really hate me, I don't know what's wrong with me…but no one really want to be friends with me!" she cried disappointedly, her voice full of pain.
Sasuke suddenly frowned at what he heard. He felt really angry for that group of kids who treated her like that.
"Don't say that! Nothing's wrong with you." Sasuke assured her. "Those kids are just really mean and wants to make fun of you..."A frown came across his face. "…Besides, you're just new here right? It's not that easy to find friends if you're just new and shy like that." Sasuke said in a-matter-of-factly.
"Uhhhm…Since you're just new here and you don't have friends, if you want, I could be your best friend." Sasuke said to her sincerely.
Sakura's eyes widen in surprise. She was really happy that someone offered her what she really wanted after that very sad moment when she was leaving her close friends in Suna, her former hometown.
Thus, she gave him a big warm hug, a hug she didn't felt for a long time since her mother is already dead while her father is working on another country. He then returned the hug she gave him while closing his eyes. They stayed that way for almost a minute.
"Yes! I would love to be your best friend!" Sakura said cheerfully before pulling away, then, jumping up and down. For the first time, she acted like that in front of a new friend without stuttering or shying away. She really felt safe with him, helping her to gain self confidence.
"What's your name?" Sasuke asked before laughing because of what Sakura had just done a while ago.
"My name is Sakura…Haruno Sakura!" She said while pointing at herself using her thumb. "…How about you?" She asked while pointing at him with her index finger, grinning widely.
"Sakura…? That means Cherry Blossom! I love Cherry Blossoms!" He stopped before asking again. "Can I call you Sakura-chan?" he asked with those sweet eyes like that of a puppy.
"Okay, sure! But in one condition!" she said with a teasing wide smile.
"What's that?" He asked curiously.
"Answer my question a while ago!" She said before giggling.
"Huh?" He asked, still confused.
"What's your name?!" She asked loudly, helping him to remember it.
"Aah…Sasuke…Uchiha Sasuke!" he answered, after he remembered what she asked a while ago. Then, he was suddenly cut-off when she spoke...
"Then…I'll call you Sasuke-kun!" She said cheerfully. With that, they both giggled and laughed like crazy.
END OF FLASHBACK
"Don't worry! I would NEVER do that to you! I promise!" Pause. "…Because you're my best friend." He promised while comforting her.
After saying that, he pulled away from their hug. Sakura looked at him curiously because he's getting something from he's pocket.
"Ta-da! I found your ribbon!" He said while playing with the crimson-colored ribbon in his hands.
Sakura's eyes widen in utter surprise. She didn't thought that Sasuke, a best friend that she just met yesterday, will exert a big effort to find that little ribbon for her without being angry or annoyed.
"I saw it there…" He pointed at the place where he found it lying a while ago with his index finger. "That's why I ran immediately to get it and give it to you." He said while smiling.
Again, Sakura moved closer to her and gave him a very warm hug. A hug he will never forget.
"Thank you, Sasuke-kun!!" She said sweetly before kissing him in the cheeks.
Suddenly, he blushed unconsciously. He looked away for her not to notice it. He forgot that he's still holding the crimson-colored ribbon of hers.
"Sasuke-kun, can I have the ribbon, please?" Sakura asked kindly to her best friend while wiping her tears.
"No, allow me." He said while he shook his head, still holding the ribbon in his hands.
Sakura looked at him questioningly, like an innocent child who doesn't know anything about the world.
"Oh, I mean, allow me to put the ribbon in your hair!" He said, clearing Sakura's thoughts.
"Aah…okay!" Sakura nodded, still smiling widely.
After tying the ribbon in her hair, they sat at the bench again.
The next moment are filled with silence as they watched the beautiful sunset together.
"Best friends forever?!" Sasuke asked, offering his right smallest finger at a stunned Sakura that time who was still looking at the sunset, trying to make a promise.
"Aah.." she replied, not knowing what's happening around. "Oh yeah…" She recovered her thought. "Best friends forever!" She shouted happily after putting her right smallest finger closer to Sasuke's smallest finger, making a promise to be best friends forever.
A/N:
At last, first chapter is finish! Actually, the story is really inspired by the song "Teardrops on My Guitar" by Taylor Swift but since Sasuke is a boy…ehem…a really handsome boy, I used my favorite song "Your Guardian Angel" by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus instead. And that's the history of the story. Hehe! Hope you like it. Please review! I won't update unless I got 10 reviews. Let's make a deal: IF I got 10 reviews by tomorrow then I will update tomorrow! That's a promise. Dattebayo! So if you like this story then review. And, I know the story sucks so constructive criticism is welcome! Till here for now, May the Almighty God bless you always! Ja!