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She stared at him with a crazy look on her face, a blush quickly spreading across her cheeks. Di...did Naruto...just ask me out? she thought to herself, breathless.

" Sakura-chan, are you ok?" Naruto asked. The way he looked at her was enough to make Sakura's legs feel like they had turned into water and they quickly gave out under her. Luckily, Naruto caught her before she hit the ground. However, this just made her blush more. He stared into her emerald eyes, so full of the need for adventure and so pure.

She stood up and ran inside, leaving Naruto without an answer.


When Sakura got into her room, joy stuck to her and she began to tear up. She was so ready to love Naruto, but she didn't know if she could. So instead of yelling at him through the window that she would go out with him, she fell on top of her bed in her sunset-pink dress with a troubled look on her face and thought to herself.

What should I do? She kept asking herself until it hurt so much to think she stopped, but it wasn't long before thoughts of Naruto would find their way back into her head and she would start the cycle all over again.

Knock. Knock. "Sakura… Dear, may I come in?" Sakura's mom asked.

"Sure, Mom."

Suddenly, a woman walked in. She had brown hair with a hint of gray and she was wearing her rugged green clothes she always wore when she cleaned the house." I just came up here to make sure you are ok. You seemed to run into that house after that boy...um, Naruto...came here. Did he do something to you?"

"No, Mom, I'm fine. It's just…" Sakura said, trying to think of an excuse. "Um..."

"Sakura, it is so easy to see past you. Why don't you tell me what is wrong? …Is it that you like that boy?"

Sakura's face became bright red. "Mom! I told you everything is fine."

"So you do like him! When are you going out?"

"MOM!" Sakura yelled, turning darker red.

"Sakura, it is okay to tell me unless you are ashamed that you like him... Is that the case? I hope we did not raise you like that."

"No, I'm not ashamed of Naruto, he is wonderful. It's just that Dad will get really pissed off if I go out with somebody. He has always been mad when I hang around boys, even when I was in the academy and finally becoming a ninja."

"Sakura, follow your heart. I'll deal with your dad if it is needed. Ino came looking for you by the way."

"What did she want?"

"Go ask her yourself...and go talk to Naruto. It seemed like you just ran away from him... If you decide to go out with him, I really want to meet him and make sure he is being good to you."

"MOM!"

"Alright, I get it. I'm leaving..." Sakura's mom said as she left with a big smile across her face.

Soon after her mom left Sakura stood up and walked the short distance to Ino's house.

Along the way, Sakura gazed into the sky, unaware of her surroundings. She knew the way to Ino's house so well, that her feet fell guided her there without the need of her eyes.

"You're coming with me pretty," a voice said as Sakura felt someone grab her. She tried to scream but no words could be found. The man dragged her to an alleyway and began to touch her. He tore at her clothes and undid his pants.

"Now we are going to have some fun."

Again Sakura tried to scream as the disgusting man tried to mess around with her, but she was scared, too scared to even make a noise. She forced herself to punch the man has hard as she could, he flew inot the side of a building.

Sakura heard footsteps coming into the allyway,"Mind Destruction jutsu!" Ino yelled. She took control of the man and he fell to the ground, he stuggled to get up but Ino just pushed herself further into his mind. Eventually he hit the ground, unconscious. "Sakura, are you alright?" "Yeah, thanks Ino..."

"You're lucky I was on a walk and saw him grab you. Anyway, I need to talk to you. Can we go back to my house?"

All Sakura could do was nod her head and follow Ino. When they got to Ino's house they went into her room and then sat down. It seemed like hours before she finally said something. "So, Naruto visited you today. Is there a reason for that?"

There was no use in trying to lie anymore; everyone just saw through it. "He asked me to go out with him..."

"That's great! I can't even seem to get Shikamaru or Kiba to notice me, but that's great for you. So anyway, when are you going out with him?"

"I do not know if I should."

"What are you talking about? You guys obviously like each other. Did you say no?"

"No, I didn't say anything. I didn't know what to say. After Sasuke…I do not know if I can love anyone. I did tell him that I've liked him for three years now though. Oh god I'm so confused, I can't even begin to think of what to do..."

"That's nonsense!" Ino yelled. "You love him. Eventually you are not even going to think about the love you might have had for Sasuke because Naruto will fill that void. You see how he is always trying to be with you and protect you? I bet he felt pretty bad after he realized you loved him and he still left to train with Jiraiya."

"I still do not know. Is there any other reason you wanted me to come here?" Sakura asked trying to change the uncomfortable subject.

"He came to me and said that he wanted to ask you out… then he went on asking me questions on how to because I know you better then he does, he also sai he loved you."

"He said that?"

"Yep, he also told me about how you guys kissed and how he saw you crying over him and how he did not want you to ever have to do that over him again."

"What did you tell him?" Sakura asked, getting more involved in the conversation.

"I told him… Well, at first nothing. I was surprised at what he told me," Ino said as she began to think. Her sky blue eyes gave her a look of absolute concentration. "I told him that...he was...great for you. He seemed like he would protect you all the way through hell. He is a very nice guy, Sakura."

After a while, Sakura left Ino's house, returning home without talking to Naruto. She went to bed early that night; she did not want to talk to her mother about what happened.


Sakura opened her eyes to stare at a room full of sunshine. She rose and walked outside where her house was surrounded by flowers for miles and miles.

Drip. Drip. Drip. Red as cherries the blood-rain started to fall. Clouds began to form, creating a dark blanket over the meadow.

"Ahhh!" Sakura yelled, her mouth getting full with blood. The rain started picking up pace. Soon the blood was up to her feet. It grew darker and darker as the flowers molded into cement, and traped her feet in it.

Suddenly her house split into two. She could hear the screams of her parents as it did. Each half began to take the shape of a person.

"Sasuke? ...Na...Naruto?"

The people took their shape and stood about twenty feet apart from each other. Sasuke drew his sword, and Naruto got a kunai.

"Naruto! What are you doing?" Sakura asked, beginning to pound the cement with her fist, trying to get loose.

"Sakura, I've got this. Just leave Sasuke to me, ok?"

Sasuke appeared behind Naruto and swiped at him with his sword, drawing blood. Then he thought in his head, Fire style Fireball jutsu. Naruto became engulfed in fire. "Substitution?" Sasuke asked has a log replaced Naruto.

"Behind you! Rasengan!" Naruto yelled. The Rasengan hit directly and Sasuke fell to the floor. Sasuke stood up though, like nothing had hit him.

"Not...not good enough," Sasuke barked back as he let the curse mark power him up. "Summoning jutsu, Uchiman, the Flaming Shadow Dragon!"

"Summoning jutsu!" Naruto responded as Gamabunta was summoned. He was a giant red toad wearing a night sky robe and with a huge sword by his left side.

"What do you need, kid?"

Naruto pointed to the huge flying dragon with obsidian armor and an ever-burning tail. "Well," Sasuke said, "let's see how you like if I go after Sakura, the one you love!"

"No, Sasuke, this fight is between us, unless you know you can't handle me!"

"What a loser. Still pretending to be a hero, huh? I'll put you into place. Attack!"

Fiery breath and sword collided as the two giant summons began to fight. King Gamabunta shouted, "Air bullets." They shot through the air and hit the other summon, it hit the floor and disapeared, leaving behind a smokescrean of clouds that quickely cleared up.

"That's it, now you'll die!" Sasuke said, turning into second state. "Fire style inferno jutsu!"

A massive flame burned at the giant toad un-summoning it too. Naruto fell to the ground only to find out Sasuke was in front of him, his sword drawn and he stabbed Naruto. "You have always been a pathetic loser, and now you are going to die for it!"

Rage poured over Naruto as he felt his chakra increase dramatically. His Sharingan flickered on too. "Sasuke..."

Meanwhile Sakura was almost out of the cement. She watched as the two people she loved fought. She constantly told herself that it was just a dream.

"Let's finish this! Chidori!" Sasuke yelled, the sparks of his perfected move seemed to roar into the sky.

"Rasengan-Chidori!"

Sasuke could not believe that Naruto had learned the Chidori, let alone that he had made his own move with it. He became so paralyzed he almost did not run toward Naruto with his jutsu. As the black orb of Naruto's jutsu combined with Sasuke's a big explosion occurred, making Sasuke fly backward and hit the ground hard.

Sasuke stood up and began to do hand signs, but also watched how Naruto mimicked them with his Sharingan. They both yelled at the same time, "Fire style Fire Destruction." Both of their jutsu collided and canceled each other. Suddenly, Sasuke appeared behind Naruto and threw twenty kunai into his back.

Sakura finally bust out and ran toward her teammates, but stopped short when she saw what they were doing. Sasuke had grabbed his sword and before Naruto could dodge jammed it into his heart. However, Naruto had enough time to stab his demon claw into Sasuke's heart and rip it out. Blood painted the ground and slowly the bodies fell to the floor.


Sakura woke up. Unable to breathe, she fell to the floor. It did not take long for her to fall unconscious.

A couple of minutes must have passed as she heard some voice in the very far distance yell to her, "Get up...get...up...no use we…we have to take her...to the hospital..."

She woke up when the sun had almost set again. Naruto was sitting by her side. "Your parents are outside talking to the doctor. They do not know I'm here,"

"Na...Naruto? Is that you?" Sakura asked, her green eyes clouded by the medicine the doctor had given her.

"Yes, it's me. You should follow your own advice though and just rest. Do not try to get up yet. The doctors do not even know what happened to you."

"Na...Naru..."

"Shh," Naruto whispered and tried to force her not to talk.

"No, Naruto...I...well...about this morning..." she tried to ask.

"Oh, now I understand you still love Sasuke. If there was some way for me to die and bring him back so you can be happy I would... It's okay. I should probably head home now...anyway." Although Naruto tried to hide it he began to tear up. He stood up as if to leave.

"No, Naruto..." she replied, barely a whisper.

"What, Sakura-chan?" he asked sitting back down he waited patiently while she got ready to talk. He admired how her eyes began to clear up and how her face was so beautiful. Even her pink hair amazed him. He imagined her hair has the petals on a flower, brightening up wherever she went.

In a very slow and melodic voice she began to speak, "Nar...Naruto…don't leave me... I realized…by my dream...I like you...so much... I want to go on...a date wit...h you...but I want you to follow my...one wish..."

"Anything Sakura, anything just say so."

"My wish...is for you...to never leave...me... Stay..."

That is when Sakura fell unconscious, and Naruto made the promise to always be with her, no matter if it would kill him. He stayed sitting by her even when the doctor came in with Sakura's parents.

"Like I said, she should—who are you?" the doctor asked, clearly surprised by what he saw.

"It's that demon child that Sakura went and stayed at the hospital with! Why the hell are you here?" Sakura's dad asked in a very loud voice.

"I have promised to stay by her. It is her wish, and I always keep my promises. Believe it!" Naruto shouted back.

"Doctor, call security! Do something! Just get him out of here!" he yelled again.

"Honey," Sakura's mom began, "that is the man who loves Sakura and she loves him back. Let's let him stay."

"That disgusting child loves my daughter? Leave now you beast and head back to your family... Oh wait, you don't have one!" Her dad laughed.

"That's enough that! Naruto loves Sakura, and one day you will have to accept it. Now he has just as much right to see her as you do. You both love her."

"I will not allow that monster to look at my daughter, goddammit!"

"He can stay, doctor," Sakura's mom calmly said. Then she turned to her husband. "Dear, if that is not okay you can leave. I will not tolerate how rude you are being when your daughter is injured."

With that he stormed off, leaving behind his wife, the doctor, Naruto, Sakura, and a heavy, uncomfortable feeling. "Thank you..." Naruto replied in a somewhat forced voice.

"No problem. It looks like he ran off though. I'll have to go check on him soon. Anyway, doctor, what were you saying?"

"Um, yes, Sakura will be okay. She will be able to leave tomorrow if her condition does not worsen." After those words the doctor left.

"So, you love my daughter, Sakura?"

Naruto was stunned but after a while he worked up the courage to talk. "Yes, I think she is amazing. I'm sorry for what happened though."

"Don't be," Sakura's mom said. "Just be good to her and do not worry about him."

Naruto looked at Sakura's mom and found a feeling of comfort. He put on his best smile and looked at her. She had the same gorgeous eyes as Sakura, and she had brown hair streaked with a little more gray hair than on a normal day. She wore a rugged red dress. Naruto could tell that he liked Sakura's mom, and was glad that she was on his side.

After a while she left for the night. She said she was going to her house to check on her husband and that she was going to be back in the morning.

In the middle of the night, Sakura woke up. Like Naruto had promised he was right by her and was watching over her. "Sakura-chan, you're awake! How are you feeling?"

"I'm good, thanks, Naruto."

"The doctor said you are going to be able to get out of the hospital."

"Then..."she began to blush, "we can go out on that date."

"Sakura, maybe we should wait on that for a while. You still might not be one-hundred percent when you get out."

"Naruto, I'll be fine. I really want to do this... Please do not make me wait more." She began to cry. "Do not tell me no."

"Okay," Naruto responded. He kissed her cheek and she blushed again. "I don't think I can say no to you. Is there anything that you want? Are you hungry?"

Just then Sakura's stomach begged for food. "Sure, Naruto. If you wouldn't mind could you get me something to eat? Anything will do."

Naruto then left. He went to Ichiraku's ramen stand, which was one of the few restaurants still open this late in the night. "Hey can I get a bowl of ramen?" Then Naruto's stomach grumbled. "Actually let's make that two, please."

Teuchi spoke, "Alright, coming up, Naruto. If I may ask, why are you here this late? Did you just get back?"

"No, I have been here for a while, but I was in the hospital because some Akatsuki attacked me. Anyway, Sakura is in the hospital now, and I'm watching over her. She wanted some food and I realized I could use some so that's why I am here."

"Oh wow, a lot has happened since you have arrived. Let's make these bowls on the house."

"Thanks!" Naruto yelled, a smile widening across his face.

Back at the hospital, Naruto did not allow Sakura to eat by herself. He said that she should not be doing anything, so he fed her. Soon after she ate, she fell asleep. Then Naruto ate his ramen and also drifted to sleep.


In the morning Sakura was allowed to leave, and she hurried home, already getting ready for their date that night. She began by taking a shower. Afterwards she got out and went into her room and found Ino waiting for her.

"Ino?" Sakura wondered. "Why are you here? I have to get ready for my date."

"Sakura, I'm here to help you get ready for your date. Don't you want to look gorgeous for him?"

"Thanks, Ino!" she yelled, excited.

Ino helped for the day, giving her a hairdo, picking out the perfect dress and matching accessories. Then she gave a nod of approval and said, "Sakura you look amazing, good luck." Then she left before Sakura could say thank you.


Meanwhile, Naruto was getting ready to pick up Sakura. Although he did not have the whole night planned, he was confident and almost ready. He had taken a shower too, and then he put on a black tuxedo with an orange under-shirt. He had not done anything with his hair but remove the headband for the night.


Around seven o'clock Naruto knocked on the door. He was relieved when Sakura's mom answered instead of her dad. "I will go get Sakura, one moment."

Up at her room, her dad was yelling at her. "You're going out with that orange bastard? What did he ever do for you?"

"Dad! I like him; you have to see that sooner or later. And what did he do for me? Everything."

"Sakura, he is here," Sakura's mom interrupted.

She sprinted past her dad and ran down to meet Naruto. When they first saw each other they were shocked. Sakura blushed at how handsome Naruto was and how good he looked in the tuxedo. Meanwhile, Naruto was even more breathless. Sakura had made her pink hair curly, and she wore no makeup. She was already stunning she did not need to put anything on. Her dress was a darker shade of pink and it had sparkles so that when she moved it would make her look like an actress. She wore high heels.

Silence was all around them, but finally Sakura's mom broke it. "You guys have fun okay?"

There was a loud thumping of her dad coming down the stairs. He yelled, "Sakura, I forbid you to go out with him! Come here now!"

"Go," her mom quietly said.

Then next thing Naruto remembered was being about thirty feet from the house and Sakura saying, "So, that was close..."

"Yeah, I thought he was about to kill me..."

As if to reassure him that everything was going to be ok she grabbed his arm and put her head on his shoulder. After about a minute of walking, Naruto spoke. "Here we are!"

"Naruto, this is the most fancy restaurant in all of Konoha! Are we actually going in there?"

Naruto smiled. "Yep."

The restaurant was called The Honeymoon. When they got inside they were shocked. There was an area full of people who were just sitting and eating, and the other half of the restaurant had people dancing. The color of most everything was silver. The dance floor had a bunch of colors going over the ground.

"Hello," a voice said, "can I help you."

"Yeah," Naruto spoke in a calm way, "a table for two, please."

The girl smiled and led them to a seat in a corner. They were very close to the dance half of the restaurant. The lady took their orders: Naruto ordered some ramen with a soda and Sakura ordered some egg rolls and a water. After about five minutes of Naruto looking at Sakura she asked him, "Is something wrong, Naruto?"

"No, it is just that you look so gorgeous."

She blushed a little then their order came in. While they were eating Naruto asked Sakura, "Why did you decide to go out with me? I thought when you ran inside that you didn't want to."

"I had a...nightmare. In it I woke up and went outside to a beautiful field of flowers, but then it started to rain blood, and the flowers became concrete. My house split into two people that I think was supposed to represent my heart; one piece became you the other was Sasuke. You guys fought for a while before he stabbed you in the heart and you ripped his heart out."

"What does that have to do with the decision to go out with me?"

"Well, I realized at that moment that you would protect me from anything even if it was Sasuke and even if you were going to die in the end. All Sasuke would do was kill you for protecting me."

Naruto was speechless, again. So beautiful and so smart, he thought. As they finished with their meal, Naruto grabbed Sakura then paid for the meal and said to her, "Let's go dancing."

She smiled as they found their way to the dance floor. A slow song started and Naruto held Sakura tight. He twirled her in her dark-pink dress glued to her as the sparkles made everyone else stop and watch.

"Naruto, everyone's watching, and I do not even know how to dance really."

"Don't worry Sakura-chan, you look amazing. I do not really know how to dance either but with you I'm willing to do it."

The song began to get to the end and everyone was still watching the young couple. As the last part finished, Naruto grabbed Sakura closer then they have ever been, making her flush completely red. He stared deep into her eyes as if asking if he should, and as if she could read his thoughts, she pressed her lips to his. The crowd went wild as the couple stayed together. Naruto could smell the rose smell on her head, making him thirst for more. Finally, as the next song started they pulled away, still staying close to each other.

After a little longer they decided to leave. On the way home she held tighter to his arm. When they finally got back Sakura's mom answered the door and had a big grin over her face. "So how was it?"

"Great," they both said in unison.

Sakura went in the door and quickly turned around. She kissed Naruto again. This time it only lasted a couple of seconds. She then ran in and Naruto could see her dad's angry face.

He had just seen them kiss.