Author's Note:
So, this has been on hold for a while but I am finally back! I love Naruto and Sakura, and I just had to write something about them! It's going to happen people!! Anyway, this is a short story so there will be about 3 chapters for this. So this is my first writing for them, but not the last. I hope you guys enjoy. Also, I know this story plot probably has been used a lot, but I started this over a year ago XD so I'm not copying anyone.
Italics are thoughts/dreams
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"Naruto!" Sakura gasped awake and breathed more calmly as she realized it was all a dream. Well half of it was a dream. Her nightmare hadn't come true, and she wasn't going to let it. She looked at her clock; it read five in the morning. She sighed, brushing her bangs out of her eyes. Clothes drenched in sweat she got up and took a long shower. It was relaxing yet it made her thoughts wonder into dark places. Places she didn't want to go to again.
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto called for her, but she couldn't hear.
As she turned around to see Sasuke coming toward her, he began to charge his chidori around his sword, and all she can do was watch. His reflexes far superior to her own, he was too quick for her. Naruto on the other hand could see him. Anger rose up in Naruto as he could smell Sasuke's intent to kill.
Sakura took a deep breath as she saw flashes of her past, she thought she was a goner. Something had hit her then; she fell hard to the ground. She looked up slowly, eyes widened and tears appearing as she saw Sasuke's sword through Naruto's stomach.
"N-N," she couldn't speak, she choked.
Naruto looked up at Sasuke, his eyes red with the Kyuubi's chakra. Sasuke was rather shocked that Naruto was in the fatal position, but hid his surprise. Showing how Sasuke didn't want to be found was clear enough. Naruto clenched his teeth together and took Sasuke's collar.
"You...," he coughed blood, "why…," Naruto's vision came to a blur but he clenched his right fist and punched Sasuke in the face sending him backward. As his sword went out of Naruto fell to the ground; holding the hole in his body.
Sasuke wiped the blood off of his chin and looked down at Naruto, emotionless.
"How does it feel?" Naruto breathed, "to kill a friend?" Naruto asked as he fell to the ground unconscious.
"Naruto!" Sakura cried and ran after him. She sat him on his back and began to heal him immediately. "Naruto, hang on!" tears blurred her vision. She looked up to see Sasuke gone, she clenched her teeth together, "damn you, Sasuke!" she screamed.
She shook her head as the tears began to fall in the shower. She slapped her cheeks and turned off the water. As she got dressed all she could think about was him. Naruto. Tears began to fill up but she took a deep breath and made them go away, for now at least. He was in the hospital of course. After trying to convince Sasuke to come back again, it had turned into a bigger failure then the first attempt.
Sakura sighed as she got dressed, she wanted to see Naruto so bad but at the same time she didn't. It was her fault he was in that position. She didn't move when she could have. Naruto pushed her out of the way, saving her life. As he had done multiple times and she realized she has never said thank you. She took a deep breath and headed toward the hospital.
"Sakura-chan! I promise! I'll bring Sasuke back! No matter what! It's a promise of a lifetime!"
Sakura winced as she remembered her old self crying to Naruto to bring Sasuke back. The same man that almost killed her a few nights earlier. Naruto promised and almost had gotten himself killed multiple times just for the promise he made. Where was he now? He was in bed, in the hospital, and in a coma because of her.
It didn't take long for Sakura to get to the hospital. She looked up, she could see Naruto's window. It wasn't time for visiting hours, but they made an exception for her since she worked there. When she opened the door she saw him lying there, so peacefully.
Balloons were tied to his head board, and there were flowers in a vase on the table next to him, with cards around it. She walked in and opened the blinds as the sun began to rise. She turned and as the sun shined on his face, he still had a small yet faint smile.
"Naruto…," Sakura trailed off. She sat in the chair next to his bed and wished she could look into his beautiful blue eyes. They always sparkled so brightly and without that and his contagious smile, it was dull in her world.
As the day went by Naruto's friends would come and visit, talking with Sakura as they came by. She didn't leave his room the whole day, she couldn't. She wanted to be the one he saw when he woke up. She wanted to hug him, and cry on his shoulder. She wanted to apologize and thank him at the same time. She wanted to feel him embrace her back, to feel his touch. She blushed when she realized where her mind was going. She had never thought about Naruto like that before.
"Sakura?"
She jumped, "Y-yes?" she looked away, her face still flushed.
"What are you…are you blushing?"
She looked up, "Yamato-Taicho! Of course not!"
He began laughing, "thinking naughty thoughts about your teammate, Sakura?" he began laughing even harder.
Her face became red, but she couldn't say anything. Yamato stopped laughing when he noticed that she didn't have an angry response to that. He had hit the bull's eye on that one.
"Ah…," he trailed off feeling the awkwardness. "How is he?" he asked, changing the subject.
She looked back down, "the same," she clenched her fists.
"He'll wake up, don't worry. You know Naruto, he'll miss life to much, and soon enough he'll wake up and you know what he'll say?" he stopped, waiting for Sakura to look up at him, "he'll say 'let's go eat some ramen!'"
Sakura giggled and looked at the sleeping boy. She loved how Naruto was happy all the time even after all he's been through. He still had that smile that warmed anyone's heart. She missed him already, and the thing is…she was just now realizing how much he meant to her. She cared for him, yes, but even before that encounter with Sasuke she found herself thinking of him more and more each day.
"Don't worry, Sakura. He'll wake up soon, and he will be so happy when you're here waiting for him," Yamato snapped her out of it, "now, go home and get some rest."
Sakura smiled and nodded. She had been there all day, and she was hungry. There was only one food she wanted at that moment. Ramen. It sounded so good, but it wouldn't be the same without him there.
After Sakura ate she began to head home. She knew she wouldn't be able to sleep but she didn't want to do anything but lie on her bed and think about Naruto. It wasn't that she was just thinking about him being in the hospital but she thought about him before he was in a coma and she thought about him waking up. She giggled as she thought about how Yamato was right. The first thing he would want was ramen.
"I'll feed it to him too…," she smiled, "he'll like that."
When Sakura got home she decided to clean her room. It was getting messy with all the missions she had been going on lately. It didn't take her long though which irritated her. For just a bit she got Naruto out of her head. The only reason she didn't want to think about Naruto was because of her guilt. She sighed and got into her pajamas.
"I'll try and go to sleep," she turned off the light and went to her bed, "I'm actually pretty tired…," she yawned and soon drifted off into sleep.
"Sakura! It's time!" Ino giggled and ran up to the bride.
Sakura turned and smiled at her friend, "do I look okay?" she looked down at her white wedding dress.
"Of course!" Ino replied, "he'll be blown away."
"Thanks," Sakura hugged her old friend then made her way to the aisle.
It seemed like an eternity walking down the aisle with her veil covering her face, but soon she was standing in front of her future husband.
He lifted the veil lightly and smiled, "Sakura," Naruto breathed.
Sakura sat up quickly, "a dream?!" she looked around. She ran to the bathroom and looked in the mirror, she was blushing. "I was getting married to Naruto!" she yelled.
After her stomach began to calm down she sat on the side of her bed. She sighed and looked at the time; she had slept longer then the night before.
"I haven't slept that good in a while…," she trailed off.
Soon she got ready to go to the hospital. She hoped Naruto would wake up; she wanted to talk to him. It was to quiet without him around. As Sakura walked down the street she looked at all the young couples in love.
"I have an announcement to make!" a man in the street was getting everyone's attention. Soon people gathered around him, including Sakura.
"Saiyuri will you come here?" he looked at the crowd and soon a girl sheepishly walked to him.
"With all these people as my witnesses to show how much I love you…," he trailed off as he was getting something out of his pocket. He knelt on one knee and held up a small fuzzy box. The girl's eyes shined with happiness as he opened the box to reveal a ring.
"Will you marry me?"
"Yes!" she yelled with no hesitation as she jumped into his arms. The crowd began to clap and cheer with a few "awe's!" as well.
Sakura started blushing and rushed away from the crowd as she remembered her dream.
"Sakura?" Yamato walked in. He looked up to see Sakura sitting in the chair next to Naruto, holding his hand.
"Yes?" she slipped her hand from Naruto's.
"How is he?" Yamato walked in and stood next to Naruto's bed.
She sighed, "the same," she shook her head, "I've been talking to him today though, I thought it would help…," she trailed off.
"I think it will," he confirmed.
"How are you so sure?" Sakura looked down.
"Sakura," he sighed, "you are the most important person in Naruto's life. If anyone can bring him back, its you."
Sakura kept her head down as she could feel the heat rise in her cheeks, but she smiled. Yamato put on a confident smile and left the room so Sakura could be alone.
"He looks just as handsome as he did in my dream…," Sakura grabbed his hand again and began whispering little things to him. She stared at his closed eyes hoping that at any second she would see them flicker open. She began to blush when she realized her eyes moved from his eyes to his lips. She shook her head and laid her head down on Naruto's bed. Soon she drifted into a slumber.
Sakura walked into a big field of flowers. She looked around frantically for someone but the only noise she heard was the wind. She began to walk to the middle of the beautiful field, looking everywhere as she walked. It seemed like she was waiting forever and soon she began to cry.
"Now, now," a voice behind her began, "you know I love your smile. Why are you crying?"
Sakura turned around to see Naruto smiling down at her. Her tears instantly faded and she smiled.
"Naruto!" she jumped in his arms. "I thought you weren't coming."
Naruto laughed and pulled her back, "Aw, come on. You know me better then that Sakura!" he smiled.
"It felt like forever though!" she laughed.
He took her into another embrace, "I would never leave you…" he whispered in her ear, "I love you."
"I love you too," she whispered back.
Sakura sat up slowly. She felt her cheeks, "was I crying…?" she rubbed her wet eyes.
"Sakura…."
Sakura's eyes widened as she heard Naruto's voice. She looked up at the sleeping boy. Was she hearing things? She waited impatiently as she hoped his eyes would open. Soon her eyes began to hurt from her not blinking. She sighed and leaned back in her chair.
"I am imagining things…," she put her face in her palms and began to cry. "Naruto…," she wept.
"Sakura…"
Her head snapped up and she smiled as his eyes began to flicker open.
"Naruto?" she choked.
He opened his eyes fully and soon looked at Sakura. He smiled, "Sakura."
"Naruto!" she yelled and jumped on him, hugging him tight.
"Ahh! Sakura!!" the boy began to blush. Sakura got still, and Naruto could hear her crying. He smiled, and returned her embrace. They stayed like that for a while when finally Sakura parted wiping away her tears.
"Miss me?" Naruto chuckled giving her a mischievous smile.
She laughed, "don't make me hit you!"
Naruto put up his hands pretending to protect himself, "sorry!"
"I did miss you."
Naruto put his arms down and looked at the girl across from him. "I'm awake now
Sakura, it's alright."
"I'm sorry."
"No, it's not alright," Sakura shook her head.
"I'm sorry."
"Why?" Naruto sat up beginning to worry about her.
"I'm sorry."
"I did it again, I was useless to you. You saved me again, and I put you into a coma," she was trying to hold back tears.
"I'm sorry."
"Sakura…," Naruto trailed off.
"I'm sorry!" Sakura began to cry but she didn't want Naruto to see her in that state. She stood up and turned to the window.
"Sakura," Naruto whispered in her ear as her put his arms around her. "You aren't useless to me at all."
"But-,"
"No!" he turned her around, it really surprised her, "Sakura, trust me. You aren't useless. You're a strong, smart, and caring person. There is no way you're useless," he smiled.
She smiled, she was so happy to see his smile again.
"I was afraid you were leaving me…," she choked. "You were in a coma-,"
Sakura hadn't blushed so hard when he embraced her tightly. She soon returned his embrace. It was just like she thought, warm, welcoming, nice.
"I would never leave you," he whispered in her ear.
Sakura's eyes widened.
"I would never leave you."
She remembered her dream. Naruto pulled out of the embrace and now they were looking straight into each others eyes. Sakura blushed as their faces began to get closer and closer. Naruto had taken a chance like this before but this time, Sakura wasn't going to pull away.
"Hey, Sakura!" Yamato pushed the door open.
"Ahh!" Sakura jumped, and grabbed a mug next to her meaning to throw it at the door but she missed horribly as it hit Naruto.
"Ow, ow, ow!!" Naruto yelled, "when did you start drinking coffee, Sakura-chan?!" he grabbed the covers and began to wipe his face off.
"I'm sorry!!" she tried to help Naruto, "he scared me!!"
"And I was so nervous that I couldn't help but jump."
"Naruto! You're awake!" Yamato came up.
Naruto removed the cover from his face which was now red, "yeah," he nodded.
"I'm glad," Yamato put his hand on Naruto's shoulder then looked at a flushed Sakura, "she never left your side."
Naruto looked at Sakura and smiled, "thanks."
Sakura smiled, "No need to thank me, I wanted to."
It grew silent, and Yamato began to laugh as he looked at the two teenagers staring at each other.
"So…," Sakura looked away, "I guess you feel a lot better, Naruto? Since, well, you're standing."
"Oh," Naruto laughed, "yeah!"
"What do you want to do?" Sakura asked but she already knew the answer.
He smiled, "ramen?"
They laughed.
"Of course," Sakura nodded and they all began toward the ramen stand.
Sakura didn't know what was going on with her, but she couldn't deny it any longer. She was falling for Naruto. As they walked it seemed Naruto had never been happier, he wouldn't be quiet. She didn't mind though, it made her world glow.
"I'll feed him," she thought, and laughed.
"What's so funny?" Naruto asked.
She looked up at him, "you'll see," she hit his arm.
"Ouch! That hurt! Why did you do that Sakura-chan?" Naruto whined.
"You'll be better soon." she laughed.
She had never smiled so great. It felt good. She had missed him.
"Naruto?"
"Yeah?" he looked at her.
"Thank you," she smiled.
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Author's note:
Ahhh, don't you love them together!?! Gosh! So cute!! Anyway…I wanted to show Sakura and how she's finally realizing her feelings. I made it to where her subconscious helps her though XD like I said before, this is a short story so there will be a few more chapters. Reviews always help the motivation! But I hope you guys like this ^^