1: The Letter
I held inside my hands, a letter from home. I was soo happy, I was completely immersed within the letter from my stylist, my mother and my fiancé, Sasuke Uchiha. He was royalty just like my mother, from a small country, Konoha. I wasn't born in the city I live in, where I was born in Konoha, my life was set, and I'd be marrying royalty to keep power within my family.
Sasuke was just a year older than I was when we first met at my family's beach. He was shy but his smile was so cute. We hung out more and the week before I left to live a normal life in LA California just before my elementary years, that small boy I was told to love proposed and promised a better proposal when I was needed to come back.
"Sakura-chan! Look out!" I look towards the voice, but was only greeted by a basketball that just had to ruin the time I had with the letter. Once I got hit square in the face it went all...
"Sakura?!... Can you hear me?" of course, Naruto just had to miss the pass and make it hit me.
"Naruto... Did you miss the pass?" I got a small nervous nod from my blond crazy friend. From that cute nod of his, I just smiled at him.
"What happened? Why aren't you almost killing me?" Naruto... Naruto... Naruto...
"I got a letter from home!"
"What did it say?" I showed him the letter from my stylist first, because Shizune knows a lot more about Naruto-kun and my other friends Shikamaru and Temari. I first met Naruto when I entered the kindergarten class. I was placed to sit next to him, he was a blond little boy and no matter what he always had a smile on his face. Recess came around and well, we were alone and we just became great friends. He was my only friend and he came over every day, it was like he lived there with me and my unlce Kakashi. Speaking of living with my uncle, we arrived to find the place empty; Kakashi must be out with his buddies again.
"So, I guess you're going home huh?" That smile I loved soon disappeared as he said those words.
"They didn't tell me when though, so I don't know. Besides, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't take me in front of the school that would look like kidnapping."
"Sakura-chan, can you promise me something?"
"Sure Naruto-kun, anything for my best friend," I saw his smile slightly sadden as I said this, what was wrong with Naruto?
"Just promise me," he looked at me but somehow it felt like something was bothering him. "Just never forget me please."
I laughed, "Naruto, I could never forget you!"
With this Naruto opened his arms and gave me the biggest hug I've received in so many years. However his hug was too big and we fell on my bed. I opened my eyes and found those caring blue sapphires staring right into my own. His face was so close; I could feel his breath barely on my neck. His face moved closer as did mine.
"Sakura-hime, do you have any plans for tomorrow? The chef would like to know what time you're waking up... Oh I am so sorry Sakura." We found Kakashi leaning on the door and smiling underneath his mask. "What will I happen when Prince Sasuke finds out about this?"
It was obvious he wanted something, he'd usually giggle, smile and continue with his work but something was different.
"What do you want Kakashi?" Naruto was getting his wallet out as he got off of me.
"There's this new volume of my book... I need 23 dollars!"
"Naruto-kun, how much do you have? I got 15."
"I got 8, Kakashi you're in luck. Now leave us alone." With the money, he winked and left the room.
"Now where were we?" giving him a stare he backed off with a just kidding look.
"Please don't leave without telling me good bye though; LA would never be the same without you. Please just don't leave without a goodbye." With this he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek, and fell asleep right on my shoulder.
The next morning, Naruto wasn't where I found him last night. He was a bit lower than before his arms were around my waist and his face a little too comfortable above my chest. I shook him to wake him up, but this whisker faced teen could sleep through anything.
"Naruto, if you wake up I'll treat you to some ramen?!" Just like that, he woke up with a big smile on his face.
"Are you serious?!"
"No."
"Sakura-chaan... that was evil!" He hugged me even tighter until I gave in to his request; we got up and headed straight to Naruto's favourite ramen shop. We ordered, waited and ate happily. He took his hand in mine and we headed towards the mall, what else was there to do anyways? It was Saturday.
"Yoo-hoo! Naruto-san! Sakura-chan!" We looked to the direction the voice came from. Behind us Shikamaru and Temari hanging by his arm was waving at us. We waited as the two came closer.
"Well, you two look like the cutest winter couple here!" Temari said still hugging her man.
"Well," Staring at Naruto asking for help. Neither of them really knew me as much as Naruto did. I knew I had to tell them before I left, but I could never tell them. They always thought we were dating because of how we looked together and how he lived with me. Temari thought it was luck for us, Shika just thought it was troublesome; then again, everything to him was troublesome.
"Sakura-chan needed some new clothes so she called me to go with her." Thank you Naruto.
"Really, well why didn't you call me?"
"I didn't want to ruin your time with Shika-san!" They joined us and we tried every clothing store and bought something to help with the cold weather, after all it was October. After that, we actually did end up going into one of those photo booths, Shika and Temari didn't understand why, only Naruto. He knew I'd be leaving soon, and I didn't want to leave them, especially him. Our relationship was kinda different; I don't remember how many times we almost kissed, but I know I loved him, but just as a best friend right.
Once we laughed at our pictures that everyone had a copy of we headed into the food court and sort of just sat there thinking of what to do next. However before anyone could say something, I felt an arm grab my shoulder hard and yanked me away from friends.
I looked at the man, it was Minato. He was my family's right hand man; he was like my father when my real daddy was never there.
"I'm sorry Sakura-hime, your parents made it certain that you arrive home the day you receive the letter even if you've read it or not. Did you read it?" I just nodded as we started getting into the helicopter that was waiting for us on top of the mall; I was scared at the moment... And I didn't know why. I then remembered Naruto, I couldn't leave him just like that.
"*gasp* Naruto..."
I looked at him, Naruto and he looked so alike. However, Naruto had the cute little whisker marks on his face and was abandoned and always stayed at one of our teachers' houses, Iruka's I think. He never found out about his family, and I was sad to figure this out, he was my best friend yet I could nothing to fill that void in his heart. Watching Minato, his faced tensed up and then relaxed and laughed at me as he saw me stare at him, almost like Naruto's.
"Minato, is something the matter?"
"It's your father... He needs you to take the crown before his life ends."
"WHATT! What happened?! Minato tell me!"
"Sakura, you're father is very old and they think you can take the crown now that you're seventeen. And they want you to take it as soon as possible."
"I see," I looked out the window and opened my phone, it was around five thirty, no doubt everyone else is heading towards Konoha, and I think Kakashi will be staying there as he is waiting for Naruto. Oh my gosh, Naruto. I have to text him.
Naruto, I am sooo sry about this. I'll come back once I can. I have a feeling I'll be needing my best friend just before my dad says goodbye. Pls forgive me ok xoxo, sakura.
All I could hope for was for to be reunited with Naruto somehow. After all, he did have a place inside my heart and I promised him that I'd never forget him. That little blond boy had made an impact on me.
"Sakura-hime are you alright?" I looked into the blue eyes of the man in front of me, Naruto...
"Minato!" I started to sob harder, he did look like Naruto. I started to miss him soo much more.
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