DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto in anyway. There are a select few characters whose name I've changed but I still don't own them, except for their new names. : )
A/N: I thought of this a couple of days earlier. I've decided to let you, the readers vote on these two possible pairings, NaruHina or FemNaru(Any Guy their age) Do note that until the fated chapter I'll be balancing Miko's emotions with the two possible pair. Please send your votes via PM; I'll change the pairing with your votes, and now on with the story.
"Sir, did a pink-haired girl with long hair come here two hours ago?" Miko asked the shop owner. She used to call him Pops when he was a guy but since she was recognized as Sasuke's girlfriend by most of the village she knew she had to act like a proper lady. The thought made her want to puke.
"Now that you mention it there was a girl this morning, she was sat here for at least an hour. It looked like she was waiting for someone." The shop owner replied. Miko was supposedly both Sakura's and Sasuke's student. Sakura taught her combat and support skills and usually sparred with her. Miko didn't need to learn combat as she was more proficient than Sakura in close combat; she only needed to adapt a new fighting style so that she won't be under any suspicion of having the same battle tactics as Naruto. Sasuke on the other hand, taught her stealth justus and the basics on how to act like a woman.
"Thanks sir I got to g-" She stopped when a hand touched her shoulder, forcing her to remain on her seat. "Two Ramen bowls please." Sasuke said.
"Oi, I got to hurry and find Sakura-cha-" she stopped when the man interrupted her.
"No need to hurry, at least eat a bowl of ramen." The shop owner offered. He turned around and started cooking and while he was busy and was out of earshot, Miko and Sasuke started with their private conversation.
"Why on earth are you keeping me here?" Miko questioned Sasuke.
"First of all, the crap you left me to eat was crap. Secondly, I need to talk to you about Sakura." Sasuke explained.
"What about her?" Miko asked confused.
"Have you told her anything about you being Naruto?" he asked concerned.
"NO way in hell!" Miko immediately replied, still whispering. "I thought about that but her personality has changed, when I talk to her about Naruto or mention the name Naruto she becomes aggressive. I think that as soon as I tell her who I really am, I'd either get killed in action or get escorted to the village prison. I… don't think I can trust her for now." She said getting a bit depressed. The thought of her friend's past action to the mention of her previous name made her nervous.
"Don't worry about it. Currently she sees you as her friend and apprentice so if you don't tell her about that everything should be fine." Sasuke said but he stopped the conversation when the shop owner turned to them to serve their bowls.
"Here are your orders!" The old man exclaimed as he laid the bowls of noodles on the table in front of them.
The both of them grabbed a pair of chopsticks and said in unison. "Itadakimasu."
Twenty minutes later
"Thanks for the treat!" Miko said gratefully as she patted Sasuke's shoulder.
"Don't mention it, but next time you better cook me breakfast before leaving." Sasuke said in a rather threatening tone. "You best prepare yourself for Sakura's punishment. You are currently her apprentice and cutting your master's classes results to punishments and Sakura's punishments tend to be lethal." He reminded her with a wide grin.
Miko sighed. "Can you think of any excuse for me?" Miko asked. He was right, Sakura's punishments can be life threatening and they often tend to be physical, if not humiliating. She looked at Sasuke desperately for an answer.
"I don't think that excuses could buy your way out of this one." Sasuke started. "But if you're that desperate why don't you get her a bouquet of flowers or something?" Sasuke suggested as they made a left turn.
"Well then, let's get going!" Miko said as she grabbed Sasuke's hand and pulled him, leading him through the village.
As the couple ran around the streets a hooded figure appeared from the shadows. "I'm not letting you two off so easily." the hooded figure said with a toothy grin as he followed the two in the shadows.
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"Where exactly are we going?" Sasuke asked. They had been running for half an hour now and Sasuke could tell that they had been running in circles, they had at least passed the academy five times.
"We're going to Ino's place. I can remember Sakura-chan tell me that Ino's parents are florists." Miko explained.
"Honestly, you really don't know where the Yamanaka flower shop is right?" Sasuke asked. To this Miko smiled and replied. "Absolutely no idea!"
They ran around continuously for another hour, if Sasuke could remember correctly they had past the flower shop eight times which caused him to conclude that Miko was far too slow for a normal human being. He did try to stop her in her tracks multiple times but his attempts of braking and stopping had all been useless. It took around another two hours before Miko noticed the flower shop in front of her.
"See? I found it." Miko said in between gasps.
"Damn you! It's been about three hours and we've passed this place so many times I've lost count. Why wouldn't you stop?" Sasuke asked breathless, his chest hurting from the two-person marathon.
"Did we really, Why didn't you say so? We could have avoided running and saved time!" Miko said angrily. She pouted then rushed inside the shop. "You, pick the flowers!" she ordered from inside.
"Why the hell is she blaming me?" Sasuke grunted as he followed inside both irritated and confused.
"Welcome! How can I help you?" A woman greeted them as they entered the shop. Sasuke quickly turned around and recognized the woman as Ino.
"Sasuke-kun, it's so sweet for you to visit me!" Ino said happily as she hugged Sasuke catching him unawares. Sasuke was about to shove the woman of him until he realized that Ino was Sakura's best friend he asked "Ino do you know what kind of flowers Sakura would like?" He asked as he broke away from the hug and looked down at the woman in front of him. Ino was motionless and her eyes were wide.
'Poor girl, she doesn't know the bastard's completely clueless when it comes to understanding women's feelings' Miko thought as she looked on at the two. She herself was surprised at what Sasuke said. She somewhat understood what Sasuke meant for Ino. As she looked on Miko understood that no news of her rumored relationship with Sasuke never reached Ino.
"S-s-sakura? I b-believe her favorite flowers are roses." Ino stuttered as she shivered from the shock of her loss. 'Sasuke-kun's planning to give Sakura flowers, I've completely lost him.' She thought negatively. She then walked over to the blonde woman who was standing a few feet away. "How may I help you?" Ino asked, her face still pale.
Not wanting to hurt the woman Miko said "A-ah, how much is a bouquet of roses?" Miko asked. "350 yen" Ino said sobbing a little. Miko then searched her pockets looking for her wallet. "Ara?"
Sasuke overheard the conversation and noticed Miko search her pockets frantically. He walked over to the two girls and laid his hand on Miko's shoulder. "Let me hun." He said in a sweet soft tone so that he would look like a convincing boyfriend. He took his wallet from his pants and paid Ino who looked paler than ever.
'No chance….No chance at all.' She thought as she broke down to tears which gave Miko the signal to shove Sasuke out of the shop.
"What just happened?" Sasuke asked bewildered as Miko kicked him out of the Yamanaka flower shop.
"Ignorant bastard." Miko said as she looked back at the florist concerned. "Come on let's go. We're already late as it is, there's no point in delaying it any longer." She continued as she walked to the direction of Sakura's house.
"What's your prob-" Sasuke was interrupted by Miko as she clapped her hands on his mouth. "And don't ever, call me hun again!" she added furiously.
Sasuke looked on at the raging woman storming away. 'The hell… It's not like I wanted to…' he grumbled as he followed her through the streets.
A few moments later
"She's not here…" Miko sighed in defeat. They had arrived at Sakura's front door and since no one answered them for thirty minutes they decided to leave and apologize to her the next day.
"Too bad, your punishment starts tomorrow. Oh, and you don't have to cook me breakfast tomorrow morning so that you can head out early to Sakura." Sasuke laughed as he imagined Miko's fate. "And don't even think of oversleeping, I'll check on you." He added smirking.
"Whatever, let's go home." Miko said as she motioned for Sasuke to follow her. She looked at the roses she was holding and smelled them. 'It's so fragrant.' She thought with a smile.
Miko turned back to Sasuke and asked "What do you want to ea-" She was interrupted by something that hit her from behind causing her to fall flat on her face, fortunately the bouquet of flowers landed beside her.
"I'm so sorry! Are you hurt?" A high-pitched voice asked behind her.
"Watch where you're going jer-" Miko paused when she turned. The person who ran into her was a girl. She had long purple hair which flowed down to her hips, white eyes that seem so caring and let out a radiance of cheerfulness. Just looking at her made Miko's head thump with so many memories but only one seemed to catch his attention.
Flashback
"I love you Naruto-kun." Hinata said as she walked on ahead of Naruto.
"I love you too." Naruto said smiling. The night was black illuminated only by the stars that floated in the heavens. It had just been eight months and they had been quite a couple. Naruto almost laughed at himself for not noticing Hinata's affection when they were still kids. They had been reminiscing about past events, about how Hinata had always had a crush on Naruto and the reason why she fainted every time he talked to her. The couple walked up a hill and laid down on the grass facing the starry sky.
"Naruto-kun." Hinata started. She looked at Naruto lovingly and snuggled closer to him, letting her head rest on his shoulders. "When we become of age, will you marry me?" she continued blushing heavily.
"Hey now, I should be the one to ask that question! This makes it so awkward." Naruto complained with a deeper shade of red which made Hinata apologize and laugh at the same time.
"Ok then let's start over!" Hinata said as she stood up pulling Naruto's hand encouraging him to stand up.
Naruto looked at the purpled haired girl. She had changed so much these past few years she changed from a shy timid girl to an outgoing energetic woman while her beauty had become was something no one could match. He wanted to be with her for all eternity as much as she wanted to be with him. Naruto knelt down in front of the elegant woman and reached into his pocket then said. "Hyuuga Hinata, will you marry me?" Naruto asked as he twitched from anxiety.
Hinata looked back and forth at Naruto to his hand. She had not expected that Naruto would really propose this early which made her nervous, she had not prepared for this day yet she was happy, with Naruto, she always was.
"Yes." Hinata cried happily as she jumped on him and hugged him tightly. Tears of joy flowing out of her eyes she looked up and kissed him passionately. They stood there for minutes that seemed like an eternity, both of them not wanting to break the moment.
After a few more minutes Naruto broke away from the kiss and placed a silver ring bearing the word Hinata on her left ring finger.
Hinata smiled and asked "Naruto-kun, will you stay by my side forever?" Her eyes were passionate and cried out an aura of undying love which made butterflies appear inside Naruto's stomach.
"Yes I promise, until the end of time…." Naruto grinned. "I'll be stay by your side forever and ever."
Flashback end
"Miss, are you okay?" Hinata asked the blonde woman. She had noticed the woman staring blankly into space for a few seconds and she wondered whether this was her fault.
Miko looked up at Hinata who had a concerned look on her face. She then looked at Hinata's left hand and saw that she still wore the engagement ring she had given her three years ago. Miko was happy that Hinata still treasured this but her joy was replaced by a sudden surge of guilt and regret. She had left Hinata without a word, she had broken their promise. 'What would it have been if like if this whole ordeal never happened?' Miko wondered as moisture started to blur the vision in her eyes.
"I'M SO SORRY!" Hinata yelled bowing low apologetically.
"No it's not your fault, I just remembered something bad." Miko said waving her hands in front of her.
"Thank goodness." Hinata sighed in relief. "Oh no, Sorry I got to get going." She said picking up the heap of medicine she dropped from the crash earlier then she dashed passed them.
"I wonder what happened." Miko said scratching her head. She stood up and was about to walk away when she a white plastic bottle on the ground.
"What is it?" Sasuke asked.
Miko read the description and said. "Some type of chakra antiseptic. Hinata must have left it out when she was gathering the medicine she dropped. Come on let's go follow her." She stood up and ran towards the direction Hinata rushed off to.
"When will this day end?" Sasuke complained as he followed Miko through the streets.
A few minutes later
"HEY, you forgot this!!!" Miko yelled as she spotted Hinata running through the streets. She had finally caught up with her. A few moments ago she and Sasuke split up in their search for the woman.
"What? Oh you're that woman I crashed into earlier right." Hinata replied not bothering to stop.
Finally catching up Miko turned to the woman and asked. "Here you forgot this." She said as she handed over the bottle getting her a "Thanks" from the purple haired girl. "Why are you in such a hurry anyway?" She asked.
"It's my cousin," Hinata said getting depressed. "He's dying"
"WHAT!?"
A/N: Aw man Hinata's cousin is dying. I really don't need to tell you who he is right? This was supposed to be a long chapter, but it will seem weird for sudden changes in the length of each chapter. For instance the hooded-figure should be explained much more but instead it will be described in the next chapter.
I'm waiting for your comments, votes and reviews now. I'll update as soon as I can: )
