Two is Better than One
Hello my dears, yes I know you're all thinking "Why the fuck is she starting another story?" I do know that I have like millions of stories still out, but they're all on hiatus at the moment and this story idea came up when I was making a new icon for myself while listening to the song "Two Is Better Than One" by Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift, so I couldn't help it.
I still have the next chapter for Forbidden Love in the works, so please be patient with me my writer's block keeps hitting me whenever I try to work on my other stories.
I'm not positive if there will be a lemon in this story so I'm keeping this rated T for know until I finally decide on what I want this to be.
Summary: They first met in the first day of kindergarten and developed a very strong friendship. Years later that friendship developed into something more. Now older and more mature, both Sakura and Naruto realize that they're both in love with each other but won't admit it. Until they became more confident with their feelings, fate decides to come and separate them.
Disclaimer: Naruto is the sole property of Masashi Kishimoto
Sorry for the somewhat horrible summary I really didn't come up with one so I just winged it.
ENJOY
"Oh come on now Sakura don't be shy." A tall slender woman with long pink haired rested her hand on her daughter's head. Sakura had the same exact hair as her mother except she had her father's emerald eyes. "Sakura don't you want to make any friends?"
"But what if they laugh and make fun of me because of my forehead?" The pink haired five-year old ask.
Hikari smiled at her daughter. "I'm sure they won't besides," she took out white ribbon and made it a makeshift head band (A/N: just imagine it's the way that Sakura wears her ninja head band in the show), "You're too pretty. Now how about we go inside of the school?" Sakura nodded and both she and her mom entered in the school. After talking with the teacher, Sakura's mother left as well as the other children's parents.
As the day went on it was time for the children to play outside, Sakura was happily picking up some flowers she was enjoying herself until a boy at her age pushed her to the ground.
"Oh I'm sorry I guess I didn't see you there and your wide forehead." The young boy taunted.
Sakura could feel the tears coming down her face.
"Aw look at that she's crying," another boy pointed out and snickered.
A third boy looked at Sakura and grinned, "Man your big forehead makes you so ugly."
"I'm not ugly, momma says I'm pretty." All three boys laughed at this.
The boy that pushed Sakura spoke up first. "Sorry to break it to you but your mom is nothing but a liar." He pushed her to the ground again, as soon as Sakura got up she ran and the three boys chased after her.
The second boy tackled her down, causing the rosette to cry in pain as her knee got scrapped from the grass.
"Stop it, leave me alone," Sakura squirmed as the second boy held her down.
"I think we should give her a makeover," The third boy threw some dirt at Sakura's face causing her to cry some more.
The three boys continued to throw dirt at the helpless Sakura. The second boy grabbed Sakura's ribbon and threw it to the ground as his foot stomped on in and squishing the ribbon. The rosette cried even more as her gift from her mother was getting ruined.
"Hey leave her alone." All three boys turned around, there standing there was a boy as the same age as them, with spiky blond hair and cerulean eyes.
The third boy looked at Naruto again and smirked, "Oh and if we don't?"
"If there's anything I hate," Naruto balled his fist, "Is I hate guys like you that pick on girls." The blond threw his fist at the third boy, causing him to fall.
He sat up and touched his nose, it was both broken and his nose was bleeding. "That's it you'll pay for this, go get him guys." The two other boys charged themselves at Naruto.
The blond easily dodged the first boy, he spotted the second one about to punch him, but Naruto caught the second boy's fist and threw him to the side. The first boy ran towards Naruto again and head butted him at the gut. Naruto fell but quickly got up and punched the fist boy.
All three boys were scared as Naruto walked up to them, "If you ever hurt her again, I'll make sure to hurt you even more than I did today got it?" The three boys nodded and quickly ran off Naruto smiled and looked at Sakura. She noticed him staring at her and looked away Naruto walked up to her and kneeled down in front of her. "Are you okay?" Sakura didn't answer. "Hey I'm not going to hurt you."
"Why not, I mean my forehead is too big and I'm ugly," Sakura cried again and buried her face into her hands.
Naruto frowned he gently cupped Sakura's face causing her to look at him. "Your forehead isn't ugly," he gave her a bright smile, "In fact," he placed his right hand on her forehead. "I think you have a cute forehead." Sakura couldn't help but blush, Naruto spotted her scrapped knee. The blond reached out into his pocket and took out a band-aid and placed it on the rosette's knee. "There all better," he smiled at her again."
"Thank you," Sakura said in a small voice. As Naruto helped Sakura get up she noticed her ribbon was ruined and began to cry again as she held the piece of cloth in her hands.
"Hey what's wrong," Naruto spotted the ruined ribbon in Sakura's hands.
"My momma gave me this and now it's all ruined."
The blond frowned he hated to see this girl cry it didn't suit her. "Hey I've got an idea." Naruto took out a red ribbon out of his pocket. "You can have this one," he held out the ribbon. "It was something my mom gave me because she wanted me to wear something nice when I first came here but instead I was allowed to wear something else."
"But wouldn't your mom be angry if you gave me this?"
"No, how about if I gave you this one, you can give me yours?"
Sakura looked at the ruined ribbon in her hands. "But it's ruined why would you want it?"
"Well one I'll try to fix it and two I want this exchanging of ribbons to be part of us being friends."
"Really we can be friends?"
Naruto nodded his heads, "Not just friends but best friends." Sakura couldn't help but hug the blond and causing the two to blush. "Um here's my ribbon," Naruto handed her the red ribbon and in exchange Sakura gave him her white one.
As the day went on, school ended and Naruto and Sakura exited out of the building together holding hands.
"Oh Sakura there you are," Hikari went up to her daughter and spotted Naruto, "Sakura who is this young handsome man?'
Naruto couldn't help but blush. "I'm Naruto Namikaze and Sakura-chan's best friend." It was Sakura's turn to blush.
"Oh aren't you two so cute together," Hikari noticed Sakura's new ribbon. "Sakura what happened to the ribbon I gave you?"
"Some bullies picked on me and one of them ruined it." Sakura began to cry again.
"Hey Sakura-chan didn't I tell you that crying doesn't suit you?" The small rosette blushed and nodded. "How about a smile, that's what suits you." Sakura gave the blond a small smile.
Hikari couldn't help but smile at the two. "Well come on Sakura time to go home now," before they left Hikari stopped and looked at Naruto. "Naruto dear where are your parents?"
"Naruto there's my boy!" The small blond ran pass the mom and daughter and into his father's awaiting arms. "How's your first day of school?"
"It was great dad, I made a friend too, see." He pointed at Sakura, who in return hid behind her mother.
"Minato-san I didn't know this was your son." Hikari was shocked to see the president of Namikaze Corps.
Minato couldn't help but grin. "Well it's good to see you again to Hikari." Hikari was Kushina's best friend in high school and college it was college when Kushina introduced her boyfriend Minato to Hikari.
"How's Kushina by the way?"
"Oh you know Kushina, same as always." The two friends laughed, no matter how many years passed, Kushina had always been a tom-boy and independent women.
"Well it was good to see you again Hikari."
The taller rosette nodded. "It was good to see you again as well Minato, be sure to say hi to Kushina for me." The taller blond nodded and left with Naruto.
"Bye Sakura-chan!"
"Bye Naruto-kun!"
13 years later
"Oh come on Naruto give it back." 18-year-old Sakura scolded the 18-year-old Naruto. Through the pass thirteen years, both grew up in many ways. Sakura's hair reached up to her shoulder, she still wore the ribbon that Naruto had given her, she was 164cmis which about five feet and six inches and but even though she had hit puberty a few years ago she still was still considered flat.
Naruto on the other hand had grown dramatically. He was now 180cm which was six feet but still growing, his baby fat now gone, his became wilder and his voice had also deepened. He also had a developing six-pack, rock hard abs, his frame wasn't too big or small it was just perfect, in other cases he was a total babe magnet.
Not only has their appearance grown but so did their friendship, during their second year of high school both had noticed the way they felt towards each other. Still seeing as each other as best friends but wanting to become something more as well. Both weren't sure how were they supposed to feel.
"It's not my fault you're too short Sakura-chan," the blond grinned and continued to hold Sakura's math textbook.
Sakura was getting angry but smirked. The rosette pressed herself against Naruto and batted her eyes. "Please Naruto can I have my book back?" She said in a sexy voice, the blond couldn't help but to submit and give her book back. "Thank you Naruto."
The blond face palmed himself, "That's the third time this week she used that trick on me."
Kiba put his arm around his friend. "And every time it works I'm telling you man, you're in love with her."
"No I'm not," Naruto snorted. "She's just smart."
Kiba couldn't help but laugh, "Yeah she's smart enough to know that it always works on you."
"Just give it up dobe, you love her." Sasuke said causing the blond to glare at him.
"I'm not in love with Sakura-chan okay, we're best friends and best friends don't fall in love with each other, right?"
Shikamaru shrugged, "Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. I mean your mom and your dad were friends during college."
"Whatever I'm going to class right now," the blond walked away.
"What are you talking about Ino?" Sakura was a bit confused at what her friend was saying.
"I'm telling you Sakura you always use that sexy voice of yours and flirt with him just to get something of yours back that he takes. You're in love with Naruto, just admit it." Sakura couldn't help but blush at what Ino had just said.
The rosette shook her head. "I'm not in love with Naruto for the last time Ino, we're just best friends and only see each as that." The face is Sakura wasn't sure how to feel about Naruto.
"Well Sakura, if you don't admit your love for Naruto sooner or later you might regret within your lifetime." Sakura sighed, once again Ino was right but Sakura still was sure of her new developing feelings.
As soon as school ended Naruto spotted Sakura waiting for him by his car, "Hey Sakura-chan ready to go home?"
"Yeah," Sakura walked over to the passenger seat and sat down, the driver's door opened and Naruto sat in the driver's seat, "So ready for graduation day?"
"Oh yeah isn't that the day after tomorrow?" The rosette nodded her head. "Man I can't believe we're going to be graduation."
Sakura couldn't help but smile, "It felt like yesterday when we first met."
Naruto just grinned. "Yeah, I mean we stayed together for thirteen years."
"I just hope we'll go to the same college," the two best friends hoped to stay together while trying to sort their feelings out.
After a few minutes they arrived at Sakura's house. "I'll see you tomorrow Sakura-chan."
"Okay, oh and Naruto don't forget to tell me if you got accepted in Konoha University tomorrow." The blond nodded and drove off. Sakura walked inside of her house.
"Sakura dear your college acceptance letters came in." Hikari handed her daughter some letters.
The younger rosette happily took them and read them until she found the one she looked for and opened it. "Yes I got accepted in Konoha University."
"Sakura aren't you going to see what other colleges you got in?" Her father, Raiden, asked.
"But dad Konoha University was the college Naruto and I planned on going together."
Hikari couldn't help but giggle. "Oh I remember that's where Naruto's parents fell in love with each other."
"Who knows maybe you and Naruto will end up together, though I don't know why you two haven't gotten together yet. I mean you both have been with each other for thirteen years." Sakura just blushed at her father's statement.
"Dad Naruto and I are just best friends okay?" Sakura saw a college letter from Mizu no Kuni college Kirigakure University. "I can't believe I got accepted to Kirigakure Universtiy."
"Oh yes that place is known for its good educational department in the medical fields, you should go there Sakura, you'll learn a lot more than in Konoha University." Sakura's father pointed out.
The younger rosette just pouted. "But dad Naruto and I are going to Konoha University."
"I know dear but what happens if Naruto goes to a different college than you?" Sakura really never expected that possibility, her father maybe right.
"I'll think about it dad," with that Sakura walked up to her room.
"Mom, dad I'm home," Naruto took his shoes off and put on his house slippers.
Kushina walked out of the kitchen. "Welcome home Naruto."
"Hey mom, where's dad?"
This caused the red haired women frowned, "Naruto your father wants to speak to you in the study room."
"Alright," the younger blond walked over to his father's study room. "Hey dad you want to see me?"
"Ah Naruto please take a seat." Naruto took a seat and Kushina walked in the room and took the seat next to her son.
Minato took a deep breath before speaking. "Naruto we're going to be leaving after the day you graduate."
"What but why?"
"Son, we're going to Tsuchi no Kuni to help strengthen our company relationship over there." The younger blond balled his hands into a fist.
"How long are we staying there?" Naruto was angry right now, he didn't want to leave Konoha especially he didn't want to leave Sakura.
Minato sighed before answering. "We don't know how long, probably until things settle down."
"Naruto," the younger blond felt his mom put a gentle hand on his shoulder. "Please understand that we never meant for this to happen, it's just that things are complicated."
"I'm going to bed," Naruto stormed out of his father's study and went to his room.
Now all he needed to know was how was he going to tell Sakura. The next day came faster than Naruto had expected, he was still upset with the news his father had told him. The blond walked to his own personal bathroom and took a cold shower. He decided to skip breakfast and drive straight to school, the only time Naruto drove Sakura was after school since the rosette usually had her father drop her off. As soon as he arrived Sasuke noticed the blonde's change of mood.
"What's the hell is wrong with you dobe?" It was always nice to know that Sasuke cared.
Naruto leaned against his car. "I'm moving after the day of graduation." This made Sasuke notice why Naruto was upset, because the blond moving meant that he would be away from Sakura.
"How long," the young Uchiha questioned.
"I don't know, my dad says it could take years till things settle with our company relationship at Tsuchi no Kuni is better."
Sasuke stuffed his hands in his pocket. "How are you going to tell her?"
"I'm not sure maybe after school, I just hope she won't hate me."
Naruto spotted Sakura walking out of her father's car, the blond could feel his heart hurting, he didn't want to move away and be separated from Sakura. So he just walked quickly into the high school building.
Sakura was upset and didn't understand why Naruto went ahead because usually the two walk in together. "Sasuke what's wrong with Naruto?"
"Beats me," with that the two went inside together.
Today was just not Sakura's day Naruto had been avoiding her the whole day as if she had some kind of sickness. She just had to wait after school to ask him what's wrong him. The school day ended quicker than Naruto had hope for, he spotted Sakura waiting for him by his car. The drive back to Sakura's house was quiet Naruto noticed her mother's car was gone.
"Mom has an extra shift today if you're wondering." Naruto just nodded his head. "So why have you been avoiding me the whole time today?"
Naruto was nervous and his chest was hurting, he knew that Sakura would hate him after this. "Sakura-chan you know how we promised we'd go to Konoha Universtiy together?"
"Of course, wait don't tell me you didn't get in, I mean it would be pretty stupid of them to not let you in."
"Sakura-chan I did get in."
The rosette was confused now. "So what is it?"
The blond bit his lip before speaking. "I'm moving."
When those two words reached Sakura's ears, she felt everything stop moving. She could feel her chest hurt as those two words kept repeating in her mind. "How long," her voice became shaky.
"I don't know, until our relationship with another company in Tsuchi no Kuni is better." Naruto saw the tears falling down Sakura's face he hated to see her cry. "I'm sorry Sakura-chan I really am. I mean I wasn't expecting this at all either."
Sakura quickly got out of the car and entered her house. Naruto rested his head against the driving wheel and began to cry. After he calmed himself down he began his drive home.
Sakura buried her face into her pillow, how was she supposed to feel? Was she supposed to hate Naruto? No she couldn't, it's not her fault that he had to move away, but she wanted to be with him during their college years.
Hikari noticed the house was silent, usually she would hear the T.V. in Sakura's room being played. She walked over to her daughter's room and noticed it was unlocked, the older rosette saw her daughter sitting on her bed, her knees up against her chest. "Sakura dear what's wrong?"
"Mom Naruto's moving away." The tears came back again as Sakura explained everything to her mother. "I feel like I should hate him but I can't mom."
"Sakura honey do you know why you can't hate him?" Sakura just shook her head. "It's because you love him dear."
"Mom you can't be serious about that?" Hikari couldn't help but giggle. "Mom you're not joking around, are you?"
Hikari just shook her head. "Honey when your father and I began to date he did some pretty embarrassing things, and I could never hate him. But you're still confused about your feelings, though the one thing is you could never hate him. Now get some rest tomorrow's the big day."
Naruto woke up hoping that Sakura didn't hate him.
"Naruto dear get ready today's your graduation day." Kushina happily announced as she entered her son's room. Naruto just groaned and laid back n his bed. "Naruto I'm sure Sakura doesn't hate you."
"Wait how do know mom?"
Kushina just giggled. "Honey a mother knows best I'll tell you that. Now go get ready we have to get there in time."
Sakura looked around and try to spot Naruto, but no avail.
"What's wrong Sakura?" The rosette turned around and spotted Ino. "Looking for Naruto?"
Sakura just blushed, "Hai I am but I don't know where he is."
"Why can't it wait till after graduation?"
"No it can't, because Naruto's moving tomorrow." Ino eyes widened surprise.
"Oh so that's why you're looking for him?"
The rosette just nodded her head. "But I can't spot him with all these people."
"Ladies please take your seat, the ceremony is about to begin." One of the teachers brought them to their right seats.
After graduation ended Sakura was trying to get a hold of Naruto, she spotted him along with his parents. As soon as the rosette began to run towards them a group of people got in her way and as soon as they were gone so was Naruto. The rosette felt sad and walked back to her parents.
"Dad," Sakura's father looked at her. "Could we drive to Naruto's place?" Her father nodded and the Haruno's drove off to Naruto's house.
Naruto just sat with a bored expression of course the principal had to talk to his parents to describe how grateful Konoha High School was to have a wonderful student like him.
"Have a safe trip tomorrow." The principal said and left the Namikaze's.
"Alright let's head home." Minato patted his son's head. As they reached their house, the older blond spotted something sticking out of their mailbox. He walked over to it and took the letter out and noticed it was for Naruto. "Naruto looks like you got a letter."
The younger blond took the letter from his father Naruto smiled and happily looked at the cherry blossom they had in front of their house.
The letter said,
Dear Naruto,
Even though you're moving and I wanted the two of us to go to college together, I could never hate you. You mean so much to me. I hope we can see each other again someday.
From your best friend Sakura Haruno
P.S. I promise not to forget you if you promise not to forget me.
One thing was on Naruto's mind. "I could never forget you Sakura-chan."
"So what will you do now Sakura," Raiden asked his daughter.
"I guess I'll be going to Mizu no Kuni then." Sakura's father nodded his head. Sakura looked at the picture of her and Naruto as they celebrated his 10th birthday it was a picture of Sakura kissing his cheek before he blew his candles.
END
So here you go guys the first chapter of a new story, I'll try my best to get the second chapter up, but please try to be patient. The real story will start next chapter.
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