Dream and memories

letter

"talk"

-thought-

Yo! I know it's been oh-so-long since I last updated the story and I'm really sorry but you know something?? MY BABY SISTER IS BORN!! she is ten days old and she's the cutes thing I've ever seen!! I'll fill her lie with pink and cute things! I'll dress her like a little princess and I'll smash her in thousent of hugs!!

...Poor girl... I'm starting to fear for her safety with a psycho sister... -.-

so... ah, yeah! English isn't my first lenguage so please be kind!! tips and suggesions are always more than welcome!! Love ya all!!

Disclaimer: I own a peluche of Naruto... not the real thing... sadly. TTTT

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A tale of loneliness, happiness and love

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"Damn!!- shouted Naruto – I can't believe it's raining"

Naruto looked around and found a cave. He run inside and used a fire justu to dry himself and warm his surrounding. It had been a week since he left the village and he still hadn't found a place were he could live.

He stayed for three days in Tazuna's house , the bridge-builder that he and his team had saved years before. Inari was so happy to see him again that he cried for an entire day and Naruto was forced to sleep in bed with him since the boy wouldn't let go of him.

But two days ago he left and started his travel again. After all he had promised that he would return to Konoha once he was stronger and he couldn't slack off. Waiting for the rain to stop he fell asleep.

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He was near the lake of the Hokage mountain and was looking at the beautiful sight before his eyes. He didn't know why but he felt safe, like nothing could hurt him. He looked behind him and saw some red roses.

They were as red as blood like the hair of the girl that he saw the previews time and the petals were as soft and welcoming as her lips. Amazed by such beauty he started to pick them up, deciding to find the girl and give them to her.

She was his first friend after all.

After a while he heard someone sing.

"Anata no kawari ni sora

Naite ita nara

Watashi wa umi ni natte

Dakishimeru kara

Arashi ni

Nomikomarete

Chizu nakushita to shite mo

Anata no

Senakaga ima no

Watashi no machishirube yo"

He listened intently to the song. The voice was strong yet incredibly sweet and he found himself fallowing the sound to see who was the person that was singing with such an angelic voice.

"Tsuki toyou mitai

Hanarete ite mo

Chikazuite ite

Mo hikari wo ukutemeru

Kyori de ite ne

Smile, smile

Itsumo mite ite

Zutto mite ite

Donna toki mo"

The more he went near the more the sound became clear. He was so near. He could see a figure standing in the middle of a lawn full of colourful flowers.

"smile, smile

Shinjite itai

Kanjite itai

Itsumade mo

Smile, smile

Ureshi asa mo

Kanashii yoru mo

Wakachi aeru

And he saw her. His only friend, the red haired girl, Kaen. Surrounded by flowers and sakura petal, with the head slightly bend and her eyes half-closed. She seemed like a goodness.

"Egao

Wasurenai yo

I cannot live

Without you forever."

As the song finished she opened her eyes and saw him. He was at loss. That deep purple eyes seemed to see right into his soul. Kaen smiled at him and he walked up to her.

"the song was really beautiful, you know I was surprised that you could sing so well"

"well thank you! For who are those roses??" she asked with a small smile.

"err..mmm… for you…" ha said blushing furiously.

He didn't know what to do. It was the first time that he gave something to someone and didn't know what to say or do. The problem was solved by Kaen.

She hugged him and said "thank you Naru-chan!!" With a big grin he hugged her back "no problem!!"

She let go of him and got up, the roses in her hands.

"I have to go now…"

"where??"

"I can't tell you… I don't even know when I'll return…" she said looking away.

"NO!! you can't you're my only friend!! NO!!" He screamed crying.

"I know… listen I'll eventually be back. No matter what I'll find you again and we'll stay together for ever. I promise."

They looked at each other in the eyes. "It's a promise of a lifetime." Stated Naruto.

She smiled and nodded.

After a quick hug she started to go away but Naruto stopped her. "I…. I love you!! I'll wait for you, even if I have to for all my life…" and through the tears of sadness he smiled his first real smile.

A smile so beautiful that put the sun to shame.

Kaen smiled back lovingly at him "I love you too and you better wait for me!!" she said disappearing in a burst of red and black flames.

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Naruto woke up with tears in his eyes. "how could I forget??" he murmured to himself. He looked outside and saw that the rain had stopped but he couldn't bring himself to get up. He was mentally and physically drained.

Lost memories started to resurface. Kaen's smile, laugh and cry resounded in his heart. Now that he had remembered about her he knew that he needed her.

Naruto, the 17 years old boy container of the Kyuubi, finally slept a peaceful sleep lulled by the memories of the girl that owned his heart.

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Kaen was pissed. And a pissed Kaen was dangerous.

"why the hell did you have to piss her off??" asked a cloaked figure.

"I didn't want to!!" defended himself the other.

"both of you stop quarrelling and speed up!!" roared Kaen.

"why!? Why us!?" screamed the taller figure.

The red-haired girl smiled to herself. He often complained loudly but he would always do as she said.

They both cared too much about her to leave her alone.

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A lone figure went near the gates of Konoha. He had something to take care of and if it meant return there, well he would.

After knocking down the guard he went to his old team mate's house. She was eating something in the kitchen. Unnoticed he went behind her and put an hand on her mouth. "don't make a sound" he hissed.

She looked at him and nearly cried. –Sasuke came back for me!!- Sakura was sure that he was back to bring her with him but she couldn't be more wrong. There was only a reason why he came back.

Naruto.

He needed him because he knew that his brother would fallow the blond to capture him and extract the Kyuubi. He would act like he was sorry for all he did and wanted to start all again from the beginning. He would even go as far as ask forgiveness from the village if that meant having a chance to kill his brother.

"Sakura where is Naruto??" the girl looked at him. She still loved him. "He is away in a long term mission. We don't know when he'll return or where he went"

The raven was silent. my plan is ruined now. -Well it won't be so hard to make Sakura maintain this a secret but now he'll have to find Naruto and I have no clue about where he could be. What to do??-

"Listen here Sakura, I'll go to find Naruto and make him return here so that we'll be again a team, just like the old times but you mustn't tell anyone, got it?? If someone comes to know about this they'll never let me return."

"why they wouldn't??" the pink blob asked.

–because they're not as stupid as you!!- well, that is what he wanted to scream at her but not wanting to ruin his plan the raven just said "you can't understand. Just trust me, ok??"

With a bright smile Sakura nodded and hugged him. –ewwwwww!! Mustnotthrowup! Mustnotthrowup!! MUSTNOTTHROWUP!!-

Having had enough of that torture he knocked out the girl and disappeared in the night.

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Naruto woke up with a slight headache but well rested. He got up and went out of the cave he was in to look for something to eat. He found an apple tree and climbed it to take some. They were delicious. He relaxed thinking about what to do and were to go.

-maybe I should go training somewhere. Now that I think about it I've always wanted to learn how to wield a sword…not a katana but a real sword…. Or I should start using senbon like Haku??... maybe not I would need to much control… oh hell anywhere is fine as long as there's a ramen stand!! But…-

His incoerent train of though was interrupted by the appearing of three figures that landed a few feet away from him. Without wasting time in thoughts he stood up with a kunai in his hand ready to start fighting.

"Do not worry Naruto-kun." Said a deep smooth voice.

"You said it! We don't mean harm! Yeah boy!" said a strong manly voice.

"Oh shut up!! Let me talk! You're Naruto-kun, right??" asked the smaller figure. Naruto recognized the voice as a female's one. But it wasn't high pitched like Sakura's or Ino's one. This voice was clear and soft. As sweet as golden honey. He nodded hesitantly.

"I've been looking for you… I missed you" she said removing her cloak revealing a beautiful woman. She had long blood-red wavy hair that reached her waist and deep purple eyes. She wore a black top and a short grey skirt over a pair of tight back pants that reached her knees and grey sandals. On her back there was a jet black katana with the patter of a beautiful blue dragon.

He had seen only one person as beautiful as her.

"do you remember me, Naruto-kun??"

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ta dan!! don't kill me for leaving you like this!! in the next chapter you'll see who are the other two cloaked people that are traveling with Kaen, I promise.

I hope you all ejoyed the story. -kiss to ya all-

I'm still here... ... ... ... please review!! P