The next morning Sakura woke up a little later than usual. She wondered why, but pushed it aside as she got in her robe. She walked out of the room and walked into Hikari's room to wake her up. And as soon as she did, Hikari was up and running and kept asking her if princesses really didn't eat ramen. The questions were so random, that they confused Sakura a bit. Then she kept asking about if princesses were actually allowed to walk around their villages un attended. This time Sakura was really confused. She's never heard her daughter ask such questions. What kind of stories was Naruto telling her?
They walked down the stairs and as soon as they did they both smelt bacon and many other breakfast items. 'He made breakfast?' She thought as she saw Naruto set two plates down on the counter. Hikari ran over and sat down on the tall char to start eating and Sakura slowly sat down as well. "Why?" She asked as he fixed his bandana and apron. "Why what?" He asked. She picked up the fork and he smiled. "Why did you make me breakfast?" She asked. "Because I love you." He simply answered. "Why?" She asked again. "I don't know." He said. She didn't respond to this. She just started eating. "I love you too Daddy!" Hikari yelled in between bites. He chuckled and made himself a plate. "Love you two Hikari."
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"I'm going to work now." Sakura said as she put on her doctor's coat. "K! I'll see you later hun!" Naruto said with a chibi like smile. She glared at him and the chibinesss went away. "You're cleaning too?" She asked as she noticed he had a duster in his hand. He nodded and she rolled her eyes. "Bye mommy!" Hikari yelled before she was out the door. Naruto gave his daughter a mean look as she finished her food. Noticing the glare she looked at him. "What?" She asked. He made a pouting noise as he looked at the stair and started walking towards them. "OH! Daddy I think I have an idea of what you can do for mommy later." Hikari yelled as his foot hit the first step.
He turned around and smiled at the young girl. "Yeah? What is it?" He asked. She walked over and gave him a big smile. "Cook her a really nice dinner! I'll help you." He smiled and nodded. "Okay let's do it!" He yelled as he ran over to the kitchen. She twirled herself around and was soon in the kitchen as well. "Okay what should we cook?" He asked. She thought for a moment and then smiled. "I know!" "What?" He asked. She leaned over and whispered something in his ear; witch made him smile. "Alright let's go to the store and get the supplies." He said. "Candles too!" "Yeah…..candles too."
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Sakura walked passed a lot of stores on her way home. She could have sworn that they weren't there earlier. Either way she made her way home and tool a deep breath before entering. "Good evening mommy." Hikari said as she walked inside. "Hikari? Why are you in a tux?" Sakura asked as she set her bag down. "Because I didn't want to wear a dress, now fallow me mommy." She grabbed Sakura's hand and stated to pull her towards the dining room. "Hikari what is this ab-" She stopped asking as the room came into view. Naruto stood by a chair dressed very nice and there was a nice dinner laid out on the table.
Hikari let go of Sakura's hand and Naruto pulled out the chair. "I'm not hungry." Sakura said coldly. She turned and started for the stairs. Naruto huffed as she disappeared at the top and then slouched in his chair. "Almost……." He mumbled. "Don't worry daddy, I'll eat with you." Hikari said as she sat down in the chair Sakura was supposed to sit in. "Thanks Hikari." He said as he sat up a little. "So are you in the mood to tell me more of that story?" She asked as he begun to eat. He nodded as he swallowed. "I think the story makes me feel a bit better when I tell it." He told her. She smiled and started on her food, and they both had a peaceful dinner.
"Yay! Story time!" Hikari yelled after she got her pajamas on. He smiled as she jumped on the bed. "Alright, Alright settle down and get in your bed." He said as he pulled up the chair. "Alright so a quick review!" She said a little too loud. "Shhh!" He shushed as he held up a finger to his lips. "Sorry….." She whispered. "Alright where we left off…….The princess had just met Naruto at the ramen shop." He started. "Yeah…..and then she kissed his cheek and he got to shake the queen's hand." Hikari finished. Naruto nodded and looked at the ceiling. "Alright where should I begin?" He asked. "Start with the princess's next morning." Hikari answered. He looked back down and smiled. "Alright……….."
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It was morning as the princess slept in her room. She usually didn't wake up till later so the maids came on in and opened the balcony doors for some light. Today when they did, they opened the doors and took a little longer to leave. But when they finally did a sigh of relief was heard from outside. A bush of blonde spiky hair peered over the hand rails of the balcony and soon blue eyes along with it. "Pssssst! Sakura!" the blonde figure called. After a few yells, the princess finally opened her eyes and she sat up. "Sakura! Hey over here!" He called out again. She looked over and saw the boy hanging from the hand rail and immediately scrambled over.
"Naruto-kun what are you doing here?" She asked as she looked over the rails. "And HOW did you get here?" She then asked as she noticed that he wasn't standing on anything. He was hanging off the rail, about 20 stories up. "It's because I'm awesome like that." Naruto told her. She giggled and grabbed his arm to help him up. "Why are you here?" She asked again as both off his feet were on the balcony. "'Cause we're friends." He said with a smile. "That's what friends do. They visit each other." She stared for a moment and then smiled back. "Yea……friends…." She whispered. "Huh?" He asked after he didn't hear it. She opened her mouth to say something but something caught Naruto's attention, and he grabbed her, pulled her close and leaned against the wall so that no one could see them from inside the room.
"Naruto-kun?" She asked but he shushed her. He peered inside and saw that the door opened and it was just a maid. "Whew…." He said with a sigh. Sakura cleared her throat so she could get the boy's attention and he looked over. Noticing her confused face he let go of her and started rubbing the back of his head. "Sorry…… it was just my instinct, I couldn't help it." He said nervously as she fixed her night gown. She looked up and smiled. "It's ok; I see you were trying to protect me." She said as she started walking for the room. "Once again, you're a really sweet boy." She said before disappearing in the room. "Wait!" He called as he ran in after her. Noticing that the maid was still in the room he quickly took action by diving behind the bed with a loud thump.
Sakura and the maid both noticed the loud thump and to make sure Naruto wasn't caught Sakura sat down on the ground right before the maid turned around. "Oh my lady did you fall?" The maid asked as she ran over to help the princess. "Y-Yeah…..I think I hurt my ankle." She lied to the maid. The maid panicked and stood up. "I'll go get some nurses." She said as she walked to the door. Sakura nodded as she left, and with a sigh she stood up and walked over to the bed. Naruto's head rose within Sakura's shadow and he smiled nervously. "Sorry." He simply said. She rolled her eyes and laid down on the bed with a smile.
After a few moments in silence she patted her hand on the spot next to her and he gladly took the invitation by sitting next to her. "So….." "Do you want a tour of my home?" Sakura interrupted. "But…..won't I get in trouble for being here?" He asked as she jumped off the bed. She turned around to face him and smiled. "Not if I tell them that I invited you here." She said. "As long as they don't know you snuck in, it will be fine." He smiled back and jumped off the bed to follow her to the door. She opened it and looked around the hall. "As long as they don't see you coming out of my room, it will be fine." She said as she looked.
No one was in sight so she gladly stepped out followed by the blonde and they soon started walking. "So this here is the main hall." She said as she held out her hands. He looked around for a moment and then looked at her. "Why do you live in the MAIN hall?" He asked. "My daddy wanted me close to the main entrance in case of an emergency." She told him as they approached the paintings. "What kind of emergency?" Naruto asked. "Dunno…..a fire maybe?" Sakura told him with a shrug. He shrugged too and stopped as he came across a painting. "Whoa…..nice photos." He said as he examined the painting of tigers by a waterfall. "It's not a photo, it's a painting." Sakura told him as she stood by his side.
"I knew that….." He mumbled to himself. She giggled and pointed to the painting. "I painted it myself." She said. He looked at her with wide eyes. "No way! That's so cool!" He said as he looked back at the painting. "You're such a good artist! Did you paint all of them?" He asked as he started looking around. "Thank you and No I didn't. My father's head artist painted a few." She told him as he started examining one with whales. "He's good too." He mumbled. "I've met him once in my life…..he was very emotionless in a way." She said as he moved on to a painting of elephants. "His name was Sai…." She muttered. "Heh…..Sai…..weird name….." He mumbled mostly to himself. She heard it thought, and shook her head.
"THIS WAY!"
Sakura and Naruto both jumped as the yell echoed through the halls. The princess turned around and saw the maid that had rushed to go get nurses had succeeded in her job and was on her way to her room at the moment. "Oh no!" She yelled as she started running for her room. "Wait Sakura…." Naruto called as he ran after her. "HOLD IT!" Someone commanded as they threw an arm around his neck. "AAH!" Naruto screamed at the sudden attack and was finding it very hard to breath. "SAKURA!" He yelled with his last breath. She turned around as she heard him calling out and saw that a guard was holding him in the sleeper hold. "No! Bad guard! Stop it!" She yelled as she ran over. "Sorry my lady but the king ordered that this boy would be sent for execution." The guard told her. "I'm lucky I found him in here."
"What?!NO!" She grabbed the guards arm and tried to pull it away from Naruto's neck. "Stop that sweetheart. I don't want to ground you." The king ordered from behind the guard. "Daddy! You have to stop this! He's my friend!" She yelled as she pulled harder. Naruto's conciseness was long gone now, so he wasn't helping in anyway. "Sorry dear but the Jinchuuriki must leave, and I'm getting rid of him……that's all." The king said as the guard started to walk away with the sleeping blonde. "No stop!" She yelled as the king held her back. The king shook his head and started taking her back to her room as she called out for her friend. But once she was in the room being examined by the nurses. All she could think of was that she was never going to see that boy again.
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Later that night Sakura stood on her balcony and starred at the lights below that were lit in the execution area. It already happened. She heard the loud crash of the axe coming in contact with the wood below Naruto's new headless body. It made her sick. If it already happened then why is everyone still there? Were they still there only to laugh at Naruto's dead body? Were they there just to stare? Or were they having an after party just to celebrate the death of the horrible Jinchuuriki boy? She didn't know. She didn't like it either answer. Not one bit.
She slouched a little as she starred at the ground a little below the light of the execution and sighed. She was depressed now. She was starting to fall in love with that boy. And now……now he's dead. She didn't know what to do. She heard a sound from one of the maids and turned to look. Bringing her arms off the rail she walked over and peered inside. The maid was just making her bed and was soon out the door. With another sad sigh, Sakura started to back up to lean on the rail again. And when she turned around to walk forward she was greeted with Naruto's foxy grin.
"AAH!" She screamed to the sudden appearance of the Jinchuuriki boy. She hit the ground and opened her eyes to see if she wasn't just seeing things, but he was there……he was really there. "Naruto-kun?" She asked as she rubbed her eyes. He nodded with a big smile and she stood up. "No…..way…" She muttered as she walked over to the boy sitting on the hand rails. She reached out with one hand and lightly touched his cheek. He smiled, but she wasn't done yet. *SMACK!* "OW!" He yelled after she smacked him across the face. "My god it really is you….."
"Why did you….a…wha….are….you?" He asked as she grabbed his head with both hands on his cheeks. She leaned in closer and soon their lips met. Naruto's head was screaming. He was being kissed on the lips this time. This was the most amazing thing that has ever happened to him. She finally pulled away after a few moments and smiled. "I'm glad you're okay." She said as tears of joy began to poor through her eyes. He smiled back and felt his own tears rushing. "Sakura-Chan I-"He was interrupted as there was yelling in the main hall.
"SEARCH THE INTIRE VILLAGE FOR HIM!"
"WE CAN'T LET HIM ESCAPE!"
"CHEAK SAKURA'S ROOM!"
Sakura gasped and looked away from the door to Naruto. "Naruto how did you escape?" She asked. He jumped down and ran behind the balcony door. "It's a long story…" He mumbled as the doors to her bedroom swung open. Many guard s ran inside and she ran into the room as well. "Daddy what are you..." "He's here isn't he?" The king interrupted. The princess jumped as he yelled this and then looked over to the balcony. 'Oh no…' She thought as a few guards were out there looking around. Time seemed to slow down as the guard grabbed the door. He slowly started to move it and then swung it to look behind.
At that moment Sakura was scared for her life. 'He's a goner' she thought. But that wasn't the case. The guard looked away and continued his search. "What?" Sakura asked herself as she ran out the balcony. She swung the door around herself and saw that Naruto wasn't there. "Wh-Where did he go?" She whispered to herself so that the guards wouldn't hear. "SAKURA! Ii know you know where he is! Tell me!" The king demanded as he walked over to her. "Daddy I swear I don't know what your talking about." She told him "He escaped Sakura, and I know he would come to you." He yelled.
"How?!" She yelled back. The king was a little taken aback at this. His own daughter yelled at him. "Well are you going to tell me father?" She asked as she crossed her arms. "We performed the execution." He started. "But once it happened, his body disappeared in a cloud of smoke." The king finished his explanation and Sakura wondered. "Cloud of smoke?" She asked. He nodded and a guard walked over. "He's not here my lord." He told him. The king nodded. "Search for the rest of the castle." He ordered as he walked back out the bedroom door.
Once everyone was gone she sighed and ran over to the hand rails and looked around. "Naruto? Where the hell did you go?" She whispered into the night sky. "Right here." He whispered back. "Eh?" She looked down and saw hi hanging on the bottom part of the balcony. "Naruto how did you get there so fast?" She asked as he pulled himself up. He swung his legs around and sat on the rails again. "I can't stay here…." He mumbled. "I know….I'll go with you." Sakura said as she grabbed his hands. "Say what?" He asked as he looked up.
"Let's run away together, just you and me." She said with a big smile. "Run away?" He asked. She nodded. "Yeah, I've always wanted to travel the world. And if you leaving, I want to come along and we can travel together." She told him as she moved closer. "O-Okay….." He said. Her face lit up and she quickly kissed him again before running back into her bedroom. "Sakura-Chan?" He asked as he walked into the room as well. "YEAH?!" She asked from inside her closet. "Where the hell are you?" He asked. "CLOSET!" She answered. He looked over to the doors to his left and walked over. "Is this the closet?"
The doors swung open and Naruto jumped back to the new view of the princess. No dress. Just a regular dark pink shirt and safari like shorts. "Where we going? Africa?" He asked. She walked over and smiled. "That could be arranged." She told him as she held up a purse. "Is that full of money?" He asked. She nodded and his jaw dropped. "HOW MUCH?!" He asked. "A LOT!" She yelled back as she ran back into the closet. "Hey!" He chased her inside and she grabbed a suitcase the size of a TV and ran further inside. He soon caught up and tackled her down and they both laughed as they lied in a pile of her dresses. "You were teasing me with that money you know." Naruto said. She smiled and nodded "well of course."
"Now let's go." She said as she stood up. "I want to go now." She helped him up and they both walked out of the giant closet. "The suit case is for?" He asked. "In case I need a change of clothes duh." She told him as they walked out to the balcony. He stopped and crossed his arms. "It's too big." He said. "B-but….." She mumbled as she stuck out her bottom lip. He raised an eyebrow and she finally gave up. "Fine……" She muttered as she walked back to the closet.
Minutes later she came back out with a large backpack and he nodded. "Better." He said as he stepped up on the hand rail. "Come on get on my back and lets go." He said as he held out a hand. She raised an eyebrow and grabbed it. "You're not going to jump are you……AAAAH!!!" Her question was answered as he jumped off the rail. What seemed like forever, he finally landed and started running. "Naruto how?" She asked. He smiled and looked over his shoulder as he jumped on the rooftops.
"What you never seen a ninja before?"
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"HE'S A NINJA?!" Hikari asked. Naruto nodded and stood up. "Oh it's over already?" She asked as he tucked her in again. "Yeah I'll continue tomorrow." He told her before kissing her nose. "Okay. Good night daddy." She said as he turned out the light. "Love you too hun." He said as he walked out the door. He walked down the hall and stopped by his room. He took a deep breath and opened it. He turned the light on and saw that Sakura was reading from lamp light. She looked up from the book and gave him a sour look. "What?" She asked. He smiled and simply said. "I love you." She went to say something but stopped herself. "I really do….." He said before shutting the door.
She shook head and went back to the book she was reading, but after a few minutes she sighed and shut the book. 'Might as well….' She thought as she stepped off the bed. She walked over to the door and walked out of the room. As she fixed her robe she walked down the stairs and saw that Naruto was lying on the couch. "Naruto." She called. He immediately sat up and looked over. "Come sleep in the bed." She mumbled as she started walking back up the stairs. He smiled and followed her up the stairs after jumping off the couch. They may of not of cuddled, but he was happy anyway.
He got to sleep in the bed, for the first time in months.