Hello, everyone ! :D This is my very first Naruto english fic ! Hope you enjoy !
Disclaimer : I own nothing, it's all belong to Masashi Kishimoto
*the plot, the twist and the imagination is mine :)*
The birds were twittering as a new day began. People had woken up, ready to do their routines. A certain black haired boy brushed sleepiness off his eyes as he slowly woke up. His raven alike hair was somehow still looked perfect, despite the fact he had slept through the night.
He is Uchiha Sasuke, who just returned home to Konohagakure. He managed to whatever he wanted and he decided to come back.
He had paid all of his revenge, clearing his older brother's name in process. The Hokage, Tsunade, knew about his reasons, and decided he isn't guilty. While he was on the run, he had never spoken any secret about his village, because he does care about his hometown.
Everyone accepted him, happily have him back. Even his stupid blonde friend cried when he officially announced that he returned.
Everyone cheered happily for his return, except for her.
"Oi, teme!" Sasuke's dorm room's door was slammed open. "Wake up already!"
Sasuke grunted. His blonde friend - Uzumaki Naruto whom he called dobe - sure knows how to wake him up and pissed him off early in morning.
"I'm up already, dobe." Sasuke scowled.
Naruto grinned. Then his eyes became teary all of the sudden.
"I can't believe you're back!" Naruto threw himself and hugged Sasuke.
Sasuke threw the blonde chuunin off his body as fast as naruto hugged him.
"Get off me." Sasuke grunted.
"Teme, teme, teme!" Naruto happily said. "Finally, finally, you're back!"
"Hn."
"We're so happy! Not to mention Sakura-chan..."
Sasuke felt his heart skipped upon hearing the kunoichi's name. Her. Haruno Sakura. The one that wasn't so happy he's back. At least Sasuke thought so.
She has changed a lot. Physically. She grew taller, slender, stronger and more beautiful. Her pink hair that was short when Sasuke left her has grew now, to the point it reached her scapula. Her emerald eyes were still beautiful as ever. And she was known for her abilities, she was the second Tsunade as she possessed an inhuman strength, and she was the best healer Konohagakure ever had after Tsunade.
But she stills Sakura. She had those loving eyes, gentle smile and warm heart. Oh, and she grew into a wonderful young lady with strong heart.
"Don't drift off, teme," Naruto grinned. "hurry up! Kakashi-sensei is waiting for us."
"Ara? Where's Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked as both of them met with their loyal teacher, Hatake Kakashi.
"She's not here. Not yet." The grey haired teacher said under his mask.
"Huh?" Naruto asked confusedly. "It's so rare Sakura-chan isn't the first to come."
"She's probably stuck in the hospital." Kakashi said.
Sasuke didn't say anything, but he wondered inside. Probably, just probably, Sakura isn't here because she didn't want to see him.
That simple thought made Sasuke's heart stung with pain.
"Well, I wanted to discuss a mission actually, but without Sakura, it won't do." Kakashi sighed.
"Why don't we go to the hospital and check her up?" Naruto suggested.
"Don't you think we'll bother her?" Kakashi asked.
"Well, this is Sakura-chan we're talking about. I'm sure she'll listen." Naruto convinced.
Kakashi agreed and nodded. "Let's go then."
Haruno Sakura let out a sigh and looking at a piece of medical report in front of her. She tapped her pen to her forehead, and her mind drifted off instantly.
He had returned home around two months ago. Tsunade and the whole villagers forgave him for his betrayal as he helped the village to survive through enormous attacks. Nothing's changed ever since he's back.
There's nothing changed about him too. Except he grew taller, his shoulder and chest became broader, he got much stronger than before and his handsomeness never left him. Also, his silence still attached firmly to him.
Sakura couldn't say just how much she missed the ex-missing ninja, the lone survivor of Uchiha clan. For about five years she and been waiting for him to come back home, patiently waiting everyday. But when he finally came back, she found herself covered in fear, afraid he might leave her again. Her unexplainable fear mad her didn't seem so excited about Sasuke's return. Instead of excited, she drew herself away from the Uchiha prince.
Sakura sighed again. She was well aware about her own feelings. She didn't do it unintentionally. Deep down, she knew that she wanted to stay away from Sasuke. She didn't actually care about how badly her heart has been broken by Sasuke's actions. She just scared. She didn't want Sasuke to leave again, especially because of her stupid fan action.
Sakura snapped from her thought when she heard a loud knock on her office's door.
"Yeah?"
"Sakura," Yamanaka Ino, her best friend called from outside. "there's people who like to meet you."
Sakura gulped down and bit her lower lip. She knew who those people are. Her team 7.
Well, she was supposed to see them this morning. Kakashi informed that to her yesterday. And she was on her way when she suddenly realised that she was about to see Sasuke, not Sai. And her team mentor would be Kakashi, not Yamato.
Uchiha Sasuke.
Instantly, Sakura felt scared. She wasn't ready. Not at all. So, she decided to go to the hospital instead and do her work. She was so scared upon meeting Sasuke.
"Saku?" Ino called again. Sakura sighed. Didn't seem like she could run away.
"Let them in, Ino."
Three seconds after she said that, her office's door was slammed open. The blonde Uzumaki Naruto walked in first, with his huge grin displayed. Behin him was Kakashi, and Sasuke.
Sakura gulped down upon seeing the raven haired ninja. She shivered in fear, all bad thoughts struck her.
"Why didn't you come to the meeting place, Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked happily.
Sakura bit her lower lip and braved her own self. "I have work to do, Naruto." Sakura replied. She didn't dare to look at Sasuke, so she failed to notice that Sasuke knitted his eyebrows, looked really confused. And... hurt.
"Figured~" Naruto hummed. "that's why we're here. To discuss about the mission with you."
Sakura sighed. Her fear is starting to take over. She need to get away from Sasuke as soon as possible. "Okay, but make it fast, okay? I have patients to check."
Naruto pouted. "You're so busy lately, Sakura-chan. You barely have time to company me eat ramen."
"Why don't you take Hinata with you?" Sakura asked. The blonde and the super cute shy Hyuuga lady has been dating ever since a year ago.
"In case you don't know, Sakura-chan, to take Hinata out requires one very convincing reason. Neji's being tight with her." Naruto grumbled.
"He's just being a good big brother for Hinata, Naruto." Sakura cheered. "So, what's the mission about?"
"Suna calls." Kakashi explained. "They need help on something."
Sakura knitted her eyebrows. "That's strange," she murmured. "I wonder why he didn't tell me by himself."
"He?"
"HE?!"
Sakura winced upon hearing Naruto's shriek. She didn't hear the same question that came out from Sasuke's mouth.
"WHO'S HE?!" Naruto shrieked again.
"Don't shriek, stupid, I'm not deaf," Sakura grumbled. "I meant Gaara."
Sasuke widened his eyes upon hearing the sand ninja's name. But being an expert in hiding his feelings and emotions, his face looked plain as ever.
Well, Naruto wasn't that good. He clearly widened his eyes. His lower jaw dropped down. He obviously didn't expect that insomnia ninja's name came out from Sakura's mouth.
"WHAT?!" he shrieked then Sakura glared at him. "ugh-I mean... What's going on between you and him?!"
"Nothing." Sakura replied.
"How-how-"
"Okay, smart Naruto," Sakura cut. "here's the thing. There's nothing going on between me and Gaara. It's just we became friends, and normally he'd tell me by himself if he needs my help."
"But-but-"
"So what kind of help Suna needs?" Sakura asked, ignoring how idiotic Naruto looked like.
"Kazekage said that he will tell us everything once we got there." Kakashi replied.
"When will we go?" Sakura asked.
"Soon." Kakashi replied.
Sakura tilted her head. "I can't go today. I have lots of patients to check today. Why don't we go tomorrow?"
"Early in the morning." Kakashi agreed. "Suna's afternoon sun is not nice."
Sakura nodded. Just then, Ino popped her head in.
"Saku?" she called. "Are you done? We should patrol now."
Sakura stood up. "Yeah, I'm done Ino. I'll be out in a minute."
"Okay, I'll wait." Ino then walked away.
"Alright, so we'll leave early tomorrow. Anything else?" she asked.
Kakashi shook his head.
"I'll be going now. Thanks for informing me, Kakashi-sensei. And Naruto," she tapped Naruto's forehead lightly. "you looked more idiotic than you used to be."
Sakura chuckled as Naruto pouted and grumbled. Then she took her steps away. She walked past through Sasuke and said nothing.
"What's up with Sakura-chan?" Naruto wondered. "She didn't say a thing to teme."
Sasuke tightened his fists on the side of his body. So this is how you felt when someone you cared so much didn't care to say a word to you.
It's done ! I know this is still beyond perfect ._. So, please! I'll be waiting for your reviews!