Naruto was sound asleep as the lightning struck outside in the night sky. The storm from the mountain finally caught up to them and was now looming over Konaha as it slept. Another crash of lightning struck, and Naruto shot out of the bed. Not because of the lightning…….but a faint scream from the other room. 'Sakura…………' He thought as he got off the bed. He was so tired that he fell asleep in his clothes, he didn't think about it. He adjusted his black T-shirt and walked out of his room slowly as another lightning bolt struck.

Another faint whimper was heard and Naruto discovered that it was Sakura. She was curled up, with her knees close as her face was hidden in them. "Sakura…." He said as another lightning bolt and yelp was sounded. She slowly looked up and revealed her tear drenched face. "Sakura-Chan………..are you afraid of the lightning?" He asked as the same two sounds went off. He walked over when she didn't answer and saw that she was crying in her knees again.

He slowly sat on the couch and faced her. He didn't say anything, as she cried in her knees. All that could be heard for awhile was her soft yelp when lightning struck, and her sniffles from crying so much. "Sakura?" He asked. Sakura slowly looked up and blinked; letting out a few more tears. Then as he was about to say something another lightning bolt when off and the thunder that followed was very loud. It sacred Sakura right out of her bundle and into Naruto's arms. She drenched his T-shirt with her tears, as he held her close.

"I…..I'm s-sorry!" She yelled into his chest. He opened his eyes and another lightning bolt went off; making her hug tighter. "Why are you sorry?" He asked. She stopped crying for a moment and opened her red and puffy eyes, but soon closed them as more lightning and thunder was sounded. "I-I'm sorry f-for losing m-my memory and…..m-making you g-go through th-this."She finally said. Naruto couldn't believe what he was hearing. SHE was sorry? But it was his fault for dropping her. It was all HIS fault.

"Sakura-Chan……….it wasn't you're fault…………..it was mine." He told her as he rubbed the back of her head. "But Naruto……." She started but the thunder quickly stopped her. He didn't say anything and stopped rubbing her head to hold her more protective like. "Don't worry Sakura-Chan……." He started after the short silence. "I'll protect you from the lightning……….." He finished as he fell asleep with her still in his arms. "Naruto……." She looked up and saw that he was already sleeping and she then smiled. "I know you will thank you." She said as she closed her eyes and lie on his tear soaked chest. Then soon, slumber took over her, and it seemed that everysingle sound had disappeared and it was just the two of them.

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The next morning Naruto was watching TV and Sakura was in the shower. It was almost as if nothing had happened last night. His eyes were narrow with boredom and frustration as he couldn't find anything to watch. A few moments later the shower stopped, and a few seconds later a scream and a slip, then a crash was sounded. This didn't even faze Naruto; he just looked over his shoulder and looked at the bathroom door.

"It's a reflection Sakura." He said as the door slowly opened. Sakura slowly came through in her small towel and was shaking from the sight of the pink haired attacker again. "Y-yeah……I just forgot……that's all……heh…..heh….." She said nervously as she walked over. "It scared me…."She told him with a nervous smile. Naruto raised an eyebrow; still looking over his shoulder and then sighed. "Are you going to get dressed or are you going to stand there and let the water drip all over the floor and make me slip sometime in the future?" He asked as he pointed.

She turned red and immediately turned around. "S-Sorry…" She said as she ran into his room. He turned his head back around and turned the TV off only to let out a groan of impatience. "I need to go on a mission to clear my head but…………." He looked behind him once again. "What will she do?" He asked himself. Then he sprung an idea. "INO!"

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"WHY ME?!" Yelled a very angry blonde. Naruto and Sakura stood inside of Ino's flower shop, while Sakura looked around in wonder. "Please…..I need to go on a mission, and you are the only other person I can trust with her." Naruto pleaded. Ino raised a brow and looked at Sakura. "But she doesn't even know who I am anymore." She said as she pointed to the clueless pinkette. Naruto then hit his knees and grabbed her hands. "pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease Ino, you have to!" He pleaded even more.

She looked at Sakura once more and then finally sighed. "Fine…." "THANKYOU, THANK YOU!!" He yelled as he hugged her. "Ugh…..let go Naruto…." She said as she pushed him off. "Sorry….." He said as he turned to face Sakura. "Ok Sakura, I'm going to be gone for a little while so I'm going to leave you with Ino okay?" He asked. She looked at him, then Ino, and them him again. "Who's Ino?" She asked. "Just a friend you knew before the amnesia, don't worry." He told her as he ran out the door. "I'll see you later, Sakura-Chan!"

"Okay listen up!" Ino yelled as soon as he was gone. Sakura jumped and turned around to face her so called 'friend' and smiled. "I call you Forehead and you like it, you understand?" Ino asked as she pointed. Sakura didn't understand, in fact she was confused. "Forehead? You call me that and I like it?" She asked. Ino nodded and pointed to a bag of manure for the flowers. "Help me take these to the back room okay?" She asked. Sakura looked at the bags and nodded. "Okay…"

She walked over and grabbed one of the bags as Ino grabbed the other. "Okay follow me Forehead." Ino said as she walked into the backroom. "Set it here." She told her as she set the bag down in the corner. Sakura set her bag down next to it and looked at her. "Anything else?" She asked as she wiped some dirt off her legs. "Yeah…" Ino grabbed a flower pot stack and handed it to Sakura. "Carefully put these on that shelf over there; there's a lot of pots already on there, so I don't want the shelf to break and all the pots fall and break too okay." Sakura nodded and Ino went back to the front to deal with her customers.

She walked over to the high shelf and set the pots down. "I don't think I can reach…" She said as she looked around. "She has no ladder so I'm just gonna have to be extra careful…" She said to herself as she grabbed the first flowerpot off the top of the stack. She then reached up and carefully set it on the shelf with the tips of her fingers. Then she put the next, and then the next after that, then she went to put her 4th up. She grabbed it and looked at the shelf. "No room there…." She said as she scanned it. Then she spotted a bit of room on top of another pot and she got on her tippy toes to reach it. "Al…….most…..got……it…" She set it on the edge of the other pot, hoping that she could slide it on but it fell the other way. "Oh Shit!" She yelled as the shelf broke from the weight.

The shelf and the pots came crashing down on her, bringing attention to Ino's busy self. "FOREHEAD, WHAT DID I TELL YOU?" She yelled as she ran in and stood by the pile of broken flowerpots. Sakura only responded by sitting up and blankly staring forward. "I told you to be careful Forehead, and look what you did." Ino continued. "I'm going home." Sakura mumbled as she stood up. "Home? But Naruto told you to stay here." Ino said as Sakura made her way for the front door. "Fine…..I'll go to his place." She said as she opened the door. "Are you feeling ok Sakura?" Ino asked before she left. "I'm fine…"She said as she looked over her shoulder. "In fact, I've never felt better." She then walked out the door and started for Naruto's apartment.