Chapter 4: Thing's of the Past
Naruto was dog tired this morning he was barely able to keep his head up during training. He went to jump out of the way but was too late and Sasuke's foot connected with Naruto's face sending him to the ground.
Sasuke didn't feel proud about that at all but it made him feel good to kick Naruto. He held out his hand to the blonde who shoved it away.
'' You jerk,you did that on purpose Teme.'' Nauto said as he got up fuming with his hand's clenched into fist's at his side. He advanced toward Sasuke with a muderous intent in his eyes but was held back by Kakashi and Sakura.
Sakura was gently rubbing Naruto's back in a calming gesture. But by the look's of Nauto's face it was getting on his nerves. '' Can't you forgive him.'' she whispered.
Naruto pushed her away angerily not making eye contact with Sakura '' I will not forgive him, So forget it Sakura he's all your's now isn't that what you wanted.'' he got in he face and grabbed her arm's '' Isn't it.'' he let her go and walked off.
Sakura rubbed her now bruising arm's. She never wanted this to happen. She turned to Kakashi-sensei who was looking in the direction that Naruto had gone. She left into the cabin to start cooking.
Kakashi was leaning against the trunk of the tree. While Naruto sat above him on the tree branch in silence. '' He is you teammate.''
Naruto's head shot up and he looked down at his sensei who was turning the pages of his book softly. He grunted and laid back. '' No he's not he's a stranger.'' he said plucking a blossom off the branch above his head and smelling it. Inhaling the sweet scent of cherries.
Kakashi smirked unde his mask and closed his book marking the page with his finger as he stood up. Looking into the tree's. '' You know that you still love him am i right.''
Nauto's finger's let go of the blossom. He watched it blow across the sky and he saw it land right on Sasuke's cheek. '' I did once.'' he jumped down grinning at his sensei and he walked off humming to himself.
Kakashi knew that Naruto still loved Sasuke alot but he was afraid to show it because he didn't want to get hurt again. He had to call his dolphin anyway's. Don't let the love slip away Naruto hold onto it.
Naruto stopped to look down at the sleeping Sasuke. Naruto saw the blossom was still on his face. He leaned forward and gently picked it up kissing it then laying it back on Sasuke's cheek.
The wind blew hard sending the petal flying into the wind. Just like Naruto's feeling's had been swept away. He brushed his lip's against Sasuke's.Then he sat down beside him and watched him sleep.
His soul felt empty inside like it was missing something. Naruto's eyes strayed to the curse mark that was half visible under Sasuke's white robe. He reached out and brushed his finger's against it softly. Damn you Orochimaru He halted when a hand laid ontop of his over the curse mark. Naruto turned away.
'' Don't turn away Naruto, Look at me.'' he turned Naruto's head towards him and he saw a swirl of emotion's spinning around Naruto's eye's.
Naruto couldn't turn his eyes away from Sasuke's. He wanted nothing more than to forget about the love they had shared but that was harder than it seemed. His hand reached up and touched Sasuke's cheek where a bruise lay. '' Did he hurt you.''
Sasuke turned his face into Naruto's palm and kissed it pressing his lip's against the soft skin. '' Not as much as it hurt to leave you.''
Naruto couldn't give into Sasuke's sweet caress's. His heart was breaking as he remembered that day under the waterfall when he tried to bring Sasuke back. '' You shouldn'tve come back.'' heleaned forward and kissed Sasuke's forehead then he got up letting his hand drop to his side as he left. Inside he was broken beyond repair.