All My Life
Chapter 1: Stay Forever Young
By: narutoprincess
NP: So even though my username is narutoprincess, I've never really written a Naruto fan fiction. That's about to change right now. So please sit back and enjoy. Oh and this story is inspired by the song "All My Life" by Jeen O'Brien.
"Don't worry. Everything will be the way it was."
Sakura wiped the tears from her eyes. The silver haired ninja disappeared with a poof but not before giving her his eye crease, reassuring the girl.
"Thank you Kakashi-sensei," she whispered and walked off towards the main part of the village.
Kakashi hadn't poofed far. He'd watched her from behind a nearby tower. As he watched her leave, he sighed.
"When are you going to learn Kakashi?"
He'd made those sort of promises before and he'd never been able to keep them. Deep down, he knew he never would. Yet he kept making them to her. Just to stop the tears. He liked being able to bring a smile to her face.
He took a double take, checking for anyone who may be watching him. Satisfied that there was no one, he took off towards the home of one Uchiha Sasuke.
This time, he was going to try his best to keep his promise.
Walking back home, Sakura thought about what Kakashi had said.
"Don't worry. Everything will be the way it was"
A little smile crept onto her face. She knew that his promises never really worked out like he'd said, but she couldn't help but smile at his words. They'd helped to reassure her. Kakashi was good for that. He'd always looked out for her well being. Sasuke and Naruto did too but not the same way as Kakashi did. She'd lost count of how many times the silver haired ninja had jumped in front to save her from an enemy attack. Yet, Sakura knew it wasn't because he didn't think her capable. It was just in his nature. To protect those close to him.
She knew he'd suffered from losses. When they had done their very first exercise as Team 7, he'd mentioned all his closest friends were on the memorial. One day in an effort to figure out just what it was that made him late everyday, Sakura had silently followed him. She'd followed him all the way to that memorial where he spent hours just looking at the names.
"Obito...Rin..."
Sakura knew that she shouldn't be listening to this. Yet she remained in spot, half in not wanting to give away her position and half in curiosity. Kakashi began telling Obito and Rin about the mission they'd been on the day before and how much they'd all improved. Especially her. Sakura smiled at this, feeling proud that he thought so highly of her skills. Finally, Kakashi began to take his leave.
"I'm sorry," was the last thing he said.
She'd seen the pain in his eyes. It had made her want to jump from her hiding spot and just wrap her arms around him. She wanted to take away his hurt like he had done for her so many times.
NP: So there you have it. The first chapter of my first Naruto fan fiction. As always, reviews are appreciated.