Hey! I think this story is dedicated to my good buddy pokemeidareu and the guy I have my eyes on and it's all thanks to Naruto that he finally noticed me. Thank you, Kishimoto Masashi; you got Brian to notice me! You are seriously a god! Okay, anyways here we go!
Chapter 1: That Tragic Day
Sakura stared at Sasuke from a far and blushed madly.
"Sakura-chan!" Ino called and waved.
"Yeah?" Sakura asked.
"You better make your move on Sasuke-kun before I close your door to his heart."
"I know, I know."
Sasuke-kun called Ino over and the two of them began to talk. They kept on shooting glances at her. Hina walked over to her.
"Ah, good morning, Sakura-chan," Hina whispered to the ground.
"Good morning, Hinata-chan," Sakura greeted. "Say, can I ask a favor of you?"
"Um, okay," Hina, replied.
"Could you go over there and try to listen into their conversation?"
"Uh, that's not right!" Hina panicked.
"No, no. They keep looking over here. I just wanted to know why."
"Well, all right I guess."
"As a bonus I'll put in a good word for you with Naruto."
"Naruto-kun…"
Hina walked over and sat on a bench that was near them. She perked up her ears and listened. It seemed that the conversation was al ready over. Hina shook her head at Sakura and Sakura sat down on a bench.
"Hey, Sakura-chan," Sasuke called.
"Hoy? Um… Sasuke-kun! Hello," she said quietly.
"We don't talk much. So, what's up?" Sasuke asked looking up at the sky.
"Um… nothing really. Same as usual I guess."
"I see. So Hinata-chan is your little messenger?" Sasuke tried.
"Yeah, just for today though."
"Oh, by the way. How do you feel about tempura?"
"Tempura? I love tempura!"
"Good, I'll meet you here later at 8:00. I won't disappoint you. I promise."
Sasuke got up and walked away. Sakura blushed and saw that Ino was hiding in the bushes. She saw her now short blonde hair blow in the wind.
"Oh, thank you Ino-chan."
Sakura freshened up and breathed a deep sigh. She left the house and met with Sasuke in the schoolyard.
"Are you ready?" Sasuke asked.
"Yeah! Totally! I mean… yes," she said and blushed.
The two kids walked off and went into a beautiful Hibachi restaurant.
"Two, please," Sasuke, said to the waitress while he pointed at the tempura dinner on the menu.
The girl nodded. Sakura felt Sasuke move closer to her. He still had his cool, mysterious look, but he seemed like he had pain deep inside his heart. They ate and went for a walk along the streets of the village.
"Thanks for coming. I've been so lonely. I really just needed someone to be with and the way that your friend described your love to me was really touching. I was actually quite flattered. Thank you, Sakura," Sasuke said quietly.
"Oh, Sasuke-kun," Sakura sighed.
"Oh! I almost forgot! I need to go and wish mother a happy birthday!" Sasuke exclaimed and ran home with Sakura following at his heels.
"Mother! Happy- b-birthday?" Sasuke began.
A figure was slaughtering his parents and the blood spluttered all over Sasuke. The young boy stood and watched, to scared to move. Sakura looked from behind him and gasped behind her hand.
"S-Sasuke-kun?"
"I'm so sorry mother! Father!"
"Sasuke! Do you hate me? Do you want to kill me?" his brother asked.
"Yeah! I hate you!" Sasuke shouted.
"You can't kill me! The only way you can ever kill me is if you train and you have to keep on hating me! Sasuke!"
With that his brother disappeared and the village officials came. Sakura was soon sent home and she could see it in Sasuke's eyes, he had changed.
Present Day"I wonder how Sasuke is. It's been so long since I've remembered something like that," Sakura sighed.
Sasuke sat in the darkness of the tree's shadow. No one else was around and Sasuke lost himself in thoughts. His memories were so foggy. Although he wanted to his mind wouldn't allow him to remember much about what had happened before his parents had been murdered. He remembered the smell of flowers that were in someone's shampoo, cherry blossoms to be exact, but he figured that it had been his mother who had worn it. But, in his heart he knew there was so much more behind it.
Sakura still sat and watched him. He glanced her way and approached her.
"Let's go, even Kakashi- sensei should be at the meeting place by now," he ordered.
"Sasuke right now, at this point you're the only one qualified to actually become a Chunin. Naruto- uh, well actually I didn't pass so there's no way that I can become a Chunin anytime soon. But, Sasuke-kun… you know how much I-I love you. I-"
"Sakura-chan, you have no idea how it is to be me. Why do you love me? What makes you feel this way? There's nothing special about me. I am a coward, a low life. Save yourself the trouble and stop loving me!" Sasuke explained.
Sakura broke down into tears and Sasuke walked off.
"Sasuke-kun! Know this now! I will not stop loving you. I know more about you than you may know yourself! Sasuke!!!!!!!!!!"
Sasuke stopped for a moment and breathed like he was about to say something, and then decided against it. He continued to walk away from her and tears flooded out of her eyes even more. Those words were the worst ones that a man or a boy could ever say to a woman or girl who truly loves them and vise versa. Those words hurt her more than thousands of throwing stars entering through your flesh and coming out the opposite end. Kakashi came by and sat down next to her.
"Sakura-chan? What's wrong with you?" he asked her from behind his volume of "Make Out Paradise".
"Sensei? Oh, it's nothing, um…. Shouldn't we get going anyway? The others should be there by now."
"I guess your right, but don't let what he says hurt you too much. Focus on training hard for the next test next year."
She looked up at him and realized that he had seen it all happening. She wiped her tears off with her arm and followed after him.
"Naruto," Sasuke said as he came up to him.
"Huh? Oh only you? Where's Sakura-chan?"
"Let's start now if they can't get here on time then that's not my problem. I've decided to help you out a little," Sasuke said ignoring Naruto's question.
"I don't need your help."
"I didn't mean it like that. I could care less how strong you are or how strong have become or are. I know your strong, but I'll help you with something else."
"Huh? Then what else could you help me with?"
"You can get Sakura-chan by being me."
"No way! I don't want to be you! That's the worst possible thing that I could ever do! No way!"
"I see, so then you're not right at all."
"What do you mean not right?"
Sasuke looked at him.
"Look, I'm all ready a Chunin. I don't need to help you with anything. I'm doing this as a favor to Lord Hokage."
"Fine, whatever. If you plan on doing stuff for the Hokage than start doing things for me! I'm still going to be Hokage! I'll kick ass!"
"Hmph. Just stay alive so you can fight me."
"I will!"
Sasuke left and as Kakashi and Sakura arrived Naruto left as well to do his own training.
Sasuke returned home later in the evening. The house was dark as usual. It was around 12:00 AM. Sasuke fell asleep in his bed and someone watched him sitting on a stool in his room in the moonlight that shone through his window.
First Naruto fic! Please I beg of you be gentle! I'm only up to the hundredth episode or so. So, I don't know much, except for the fact that so far the only one who was verified to pass the Chunin exam was Sasuke! Hoped you enjoyed it though! And as always R&R! Thanks so much! And please! I BEG OF YOU NO FLAMES!