Title: Childhood Memories

Author: majorfangirl

Pairing: NaruTen

Fandom: Naruto

Theme: 4: Our Distance and That Person

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: Naruto isn't mine!

Summary: There's a reason why they're separated.

Naruto and Tenten had a connection for as long as they lived. They were both orphaned, both ignored, both lonely.

It was on these lonely days when they would see each other, play together, train together. Every day for a year, until the brunette stopped showing up. Naruto wasn't surprised by this, in fact, he had been expecting this. Someone must have told her that he was a bad kid and to stay away, just like every other kid was told.

Each soon forgot the other, and time went by, as if the times they had spent together had never happened. As if they had never been best friends.

However, eventually Tenten couldn't stop the memories flowing into her mind, of how cruel she had been by abandoning her only good friend. The sweet blonde had grown up with no friends, not until he had met the ones he had now, and Tenten wasn't close to him anymore.

It was unfortunate that she happened to fall for him, especially when she knew she couldn't have him. She had been cruel and didn't deserve him, thus creating distance between what could have been another friendship, possibly a love.

And then there was her, Haruno Sakura. Naruto had always loved Tenten, but as she distanced herself, he knew that it would never happen, so he convinced himself that he was in love with Sakura.

Tenten could see Naruto with Sakura a lot, the two of them together, and it was almost too much.

"I love you, Naruto!"the five year old Tenten said.

"Really?" Her blonde, four year old companion smiled and lightly kissed her on the lips. The two played for the rest of the day, but it was different because they decided to have a wedding as their first game.

That was the last time they ever played together.

Tenten sighed as she felt tears sting her eyes. She would never have Naruto again.

A/N: Kinda depressing, with hints of NaruSaku. Sorry if anyone hates that pairing. I like it and it kinda fit with the story.