I do not own Naruto. I don't even own a manga volume or a DVD! How sad is that?
#28. Gardening
(Sequel to #24. String)
"Hey, Naruto, what about this?"
Sakura held up a grubby piece of red string that had been tacked to the wall near his bed.
"This would work, wouldn't it?"
"NO!"
Naruto yelled and vaulted himself off of his bed, snatching the string from Sakura's hands and landing gracelessly onto the mattress along with the contents of one, formerly potted, plant.
"Naruto! What the hell are you doing? Gah. I just don't understand sometimes…"
Her voice trailed off as she headed into his kitchen to find a broom.
Naruto laughed to himself, holding the string up as his prize.
"Hehe…gotcha just in time."
His face fell as he looked down at the plant, which was slightly squished and very sorry looking now that it was out of its pot.
"Sorry about that, I guess this wasn't what I had in mind for your repotting…but as long as it gets done, right?"
Naruto lifted the plant from his mattress and took it into the kitchen, setting it on the counter.
"What are you doing now?" Sakura asked, sweeping up the trail of dirt he had left behind.
"Aha! Got it!" Naruto exclaimed as he pulled a medium-sized mixing bowl from his cupboard.
"I'm finding a place to repot this plant in, of course!" he answered Sakura. "Do you still have the stick?"
Sakura nodded and pulled out a small branch from behind her back.
"Perfect!" Naruto grinned at her while brandishing a twist tie off of a loaf of bread.
"I don't see why you're using that, when the string would have worked just fine," Sakura called to him from the other room. She poked her head through the door frame.
"What's so great about a dirty piece of red string, anyway?"
Naruto shrugged, placing the branch next to the plant in the mixing bowl and tying the two together with the twist tie. Sakura stared at him, her interest piqued. Naruto ignored her as he grabbed the dustpan from her outstretched arm, beginning to dump the dirt in around the plant, pressing it into the root ball carefully. He continued to do this, ignoring her until she left for the bedroom to continue sweeping.
"Could it have been Sakura?" he whispered aloud. "Nah, I remember she definitely had dark hair…"
"Oooh! It's about a girl! You have to tell me now! I'll help set you up!"
Sakura's eyes lit up as she suddenly appeared before Naruto, waving the string in his face. He stepped back a bit, inexplicably frightened by his friend and teammate.
"And it's red too! Oooh! You guys are destined for each other, just like me and Sasuke!"
The broom clattered onto the kitchen floor as Sakura clasped her hands together and gazed starry-eyed into the distance.
"That bastard Sasuke," Naruto groaned to himself as he continued to add dirt to the makeshift pot.
"She probably likes him too, with my stupid luck."
A/N: I'm going to have to do chapters just filled with thanks for reviews! Thank you all so much!
Fallen Dragonfly: Thanks for the review!
son of a peach: haha, yeah it's in xxxHolic too. Good luck finding your soulmate, teehee!
GONaruHina: I'll try my best! Thanks as always!
Anzer'ke: A sequel is already in the works!
Shadow Faux: Yeah, Naruto's a little perv. One of these stories something actually has to happen between these two, right?
Maki-Zushi: Thank you!
CrystalDragon791: Possibly. I'm thinking of hiding a multi-chapter in here somewhere with more development, but for now I'll probably stick to more drabble-y type length.
.butterfly: heehee, I immediately thought of cactuar when I heard it so I had to write about the connection. Thanks for the reviews, and I'm glad you liked the stories.
