A/N: I think I have the worst ever addiction to procrastinating…since this was supposed to have started exactly one week ago. But hey, it's been started…that's good enough, right?
Oh! And if anyone wants someone coupled with Naruto or Sakura (not each other), just say so in a review, and I'll think about it! If the couple's requested enough, I'll probably put it in. :)
This fic's been dedicated to daydream14, for being my one and only loyal reviewer of Sharingan and Byakugan, and Stand in the Rain!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Kishimoto-sama does.
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Orange Petals
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Abeyance
The scene before him made him stop to watch. The young blonde-haired boy stared blankly at the clasped hands, then at the smiling faces of the unknown boy and girl.
Each day they would flounce by, and each day he, for some unknown reason, would stop to watch.
He didn't know them – he's seen them around Konoha and in the halls of the Academy but that's about it – so that couldn't have been the reason why. They certainly weren't his friends – how could they have been? – since all he ever hung out with were Kiba, Shikamaru, and Choji, and really, they weren't so much as his friends as they were his acquaintances from the Academy.
They just…fascinated him, he supposed.
With a small, barely noticeable shake of his head, the boy continued on his way again; the boy and girl all but momentarily forgotten. His 'friends' were expecting him and he couldn't have them waiting too long.
A few minutes passed in which the boy ran joyfully to his destination (the park), no thoughts beyond being able to re-enact one of the scenes from the video they had been shown in class that day flitting through his mind. When the park appeared in his view, a grin split his face as he sped up to the max speed that his small body could produce.
"Na-ru-to! You're late!"
Naruto grinned cheekily as his feet hit the wood chips that lie on the floor of the playground and waved at Kiba. "Wari! I saw those two kids again!"
"And you had to stop."
Naruto's eyes flitted over to Shikamaru, who had barely lifted his head to stare at him with one eye. "So?"
"Tch. Troublesome…and a waste of time."
Naruto rolled his eyes as he neared one of the unoccupied swing seats and sat on it. "So what do you guys wanna do today?"
The answer to his question went through one ear and out the other as the girl and boy from before appeared in his view; hands still locked. Something tugged in his heart, but he couldn't quite put a name on it. All he knew was that when he saw the two running around town, looking as happy as could be, a part of him couldn't help but be…
…jealous.
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A/N: The next one, unfortunately, won't be out today…so be on the lookout for it sometime in the future…and by God hopefully tomorrow!
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