This chapter is a little short, and the song is "The Good Left Undone" by Rise Against. Get over it if you don't like the song.

Sakura looked at the clock in her living room. 5:15. She set down her Nintendo DS, and started a shower. After that, she pulled out a pair of black capris and a red tank top. She tugged it on and grabbed a white sweater. She tied on her pair of black converses. With little grace, she brushed her pink hair into a red hairband. It was roughly 5:45 now, so she called up Naruto.


In fields where nothing grew but weeds,
I found a flower at my feet,
bending there in my direction.
I wrapped a hand around its stem
and pulled until the roots gave in,
finding there what I've been missing.
And I know...

Naruto was about to get in his piece of crap Camero when his phone started to ring. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day. 'It was Sakura' he thought with a smile.

"Heylo?"

"Naruto-kun?"

"Hey Sakura-chan! You're still coming tonight, right?"

"Yeah, I just had to tell you that I'm leaving right now, and I might be a little late." Sakura's near-monotone voice crackled.

"I don't have a problem; me and Hinata are leaving right now."

"See you there."

"'Bye." Naruto hung up the phone. He turned to Hinata. "You ready to go Hinata-chan?"

"Yes Naruto-kun." Hinata nodded as she got in the passenger seat of the fading orange Camero. "Is she coming?"

"Yeah."

"Have you told her yet?"

"No… I want it to be a surprise." He unsurely murmured.

"Its okay Naruto-kun, I'm sure she'll love the idea." Hinata grinned. Naruto grinned his fox-like grin.

"Yeah, I'll believe it!" Hinata giggled as Naruto got in the car and started driving.


So I tell myself, I tell myself, it's wrong.
There's a point we pass from which we can't return.
I felt the cold rain of the coming storm...

All because of you,
I haven't slept in so long.
When I do I dream
of drowning in the ocean;
longing for the shore
where I can lay my head down.
I'll follow your voice;
all you have to do is
shout it out!

Sakura waited at the bus stop again. "So Naruto-kun's going out with Hinata-chan, huh?" She mumbled to herself. The rosette should have seen it coming the whole time. She remembered how Hinata just hugged Naruto when she left. She held her breath as the bus came to a stop. As it creaked, she started to get up and climb on the bus. As she started to get on, a boy wearing a green shirt with a black jacket over it bumped into her.

"Oh, I'm sorry", Sakura mumbled as she recollected herself and dusted herself off.

"Not a problem", his voice was light and uplifting, but also terribly respectful. "It was my fault really." 'Where have I heard this guy before…? He's probably a radio annoncer or something.'

Sakura got on the bus and took her spot at the back of the bus. The boy from before just walked to a random seat toward the front. She stared out the window, watching the restaurants, clubs and stores flash by. The bus made several stops, and then finally she saw the restaurant designated, Chirirenge Akanbee. She picked up her purse and the bus made her stop. She slowly walked off, and she noticed the back of the boy's head getting off as well. She dismissed it, deciding that the restaurant must be pretty popular. As she walked through the glass doors, she absorbed the surroundings. It was modern, with a stage and microphone, but at the same time felt traditional. She reached in her purse to check the time. 6:15. 'Not bad timing.' She thought to herself. Uncertainly, she looked around the restaurant, which was nearly packed. She spotted something familiar. Bright orange.

"Heeey Sakura-chyaaannn!!" Naruto waved, pointing to the table. Sakura gave him a wave. Sakura walked over.

"Sakura-chan, look, Ino-chan and Sai-san came too." Hinata said brightly.

"And Kiba too!" Naruto said hyperly. For the first time in a while, Sakura smiled. She remebered how it used to be. Like a big happy family, only different. It was always loud, and there was always laughing. "We asked Neji to come, but he said he already had 'something planned' with Tenten." Naruto winked.

"Hey forehead, come sit over here!" Ino smiled.

"Yes, what Beautiful said." Sai waved with his smile. "So he's still calling her that." Ino patted the space next to her. Sakura slid into the seat and they all started talking.

Inside my hands these petals browned;
dried up falling to the ground,
but it was already too late now.
I pushed my fingers through the earth,
returned this flower to the dirt;
so it could live, I walked away now.
But I know...

"Hey have you seen Lee?" Kiba asked the rosette from across the table.

"No." She murmured, twisting a bit of carnation hair around her finger.

"Really?" Naruto yelled. "He said he'd be coming after work. Which is around your bus stop."

"No it isn't baka. It's closer to my bus stop. You've got your cities mixed up." Ino scolded him.

"Whatever." Naruto turned his head down. A jingle was heard at the door. Everyone turned there head around. Someone walked in. Someone all too familiar.

Not a day goes by when I don't feel this burn.
There's a point we pass from which we can't return.
I felt the cold rain of the coming storm...

All because of you,
I haven't slept in so long.
When I do I dream
of drowning in the ocean;
longing for the shore
where I can lay my head down.
I'll follow your voice;
all you have to do is
shout it out!...


All because of you
I believe in angels.
Not the kind with wings,
no, not the kind with halos;
the kind that bring you home
when home becomes a strange place.
I'll follow your voice;
all you have to do is
shout it out!

Okay guys, that's all I'm giving you for now. Who do you think walked through the door? I want it to be interesting. Just send it in with your reviews. Thanks! Michiyo… OUT! ;D