Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I sound like a freaking' broken record.
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Sakura smiled happily as the late winter sunlight shone down on the Konoha village. Birds were chirping merrily, and people were milling about the shops happily. Sakura headed towards the candy store.
"Miss Haruno! How are you today?" asked the old man from behind the counter. Sakura smiled politely at him.
"Very well, thank you!" she replied simply. "Anything new, Mr. Iwasaki?" Sakura asked as she looked at the wares curiously.
"Ah, we just got in an order of chocolate blossoms," the man said, coming out from behind the counter. "They are very popular!" He pointed to a new display on one wall. "They come in six different colors, but I'm almost out of them," he said. "So many people want to give gifts!"
"You have no idea," said Sakura softly.
In the end, she ended up buying a few pieces of strawberry candy and walking out the door. Next she decided to go to the teen clothing store.
'I do need a new shirt,' she thought to herself as she entered the store. The place was all done up in red, and wasn't really a teen clothing store- more of a junior girls' clothing store.
Sakura browed through the racks quickly, and chose a nice new red shirt. It was a tight, low-cut tank top with sheer lace sleeves, and cost about 5,000 yen ($40). Sakura quickly browed the other racks and found a nice black mini-skirt for only about 2,500 yen. She dished out the last of her spending money, and headed back towards her house with the purchases.
"Sakura," said a voice from an alley as she passed. Sakura stopped and peered in curiously, trying to distinguish the shadowy figure.
"Who's there?" she asked, taking a step into the alley. Suddenly, someone shoved something into her hands, and she stumbled out into the sunlight once again. She looked down- it was a light blue wrapped gift, with a little pink bow at the top. Sakura quirked an eyebrow and looked back into the alley.
"Hello?" she asked. There was no one there. She walked away, confused.
'You know, maybe I'll go sit in the park for a while,' she thought dazedly. She chose a bench and sat down, opening the gifts carefully.
It was a little stuffed dove. A note was tucked safely in one wing, and in the other was a white chocolate blossom- just like the one in the candy store. She gently took the note, and undid the envelope.
It read as follows: Sakura-
Remember when I said that "If things were different"? Things are different now. Meet me in the park at dusk at the little stone bridge if you want to talk.
Love from,
Sasuke.
Sakura's eyes widened, and she smiled almost sadly. She fingered the chocolate blossom between her fingers, and placed the note and dove in her bag. She slowly headed home, trying to imagine why Sasuke wanted to talk.
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Sakura smiled happily as the late winter sunlight shone down on the Konoha village. Birds were chirping merrily, and people were milling about the shops happily. Sakura headed towards the candy store.
"Miss Haruno! How are you today?" asked the old man from behind the counter. Sakura smiled politely at him.
"Very well, thank you!" she replied simply. "Anything new, Mr. Iwasaki?" Sakura asked as she looked at the wares curiously.
"Ah, we just got in an order of chocolate blossoms," the man said, coming out from behind the counter. "They are very popular!" He pointed to a new display on one wall. "They come in six different colors, but I'm almost out of them," he said. "So many people want to give gifts!"
"You have no idea," said Sakura softly.
In the end, she ended up buying a few pieces of strawberry candy and walking out the door. Next she decided to go to the teen clothing store.
'I do need a new shirt,' she thought to herself as she entered the store. The place was all done up in red, and wasn't really a teen clothing store- more of a junior girls' clothing store.
Sakura browed through the racks quickly, and chose a nice new red shirt. It was a tight, low-cut tank top with sheer lace sleeves, and cost about 5,000 yen ($40). Sakura quickly browed the other racks and found a nice black mini-skirt for only about 2,500 yen. She dished out the last of her spending money, and headed back towards her house with the purchases.
"Sakura," said a voice from an alley as she passed. Sakura stopped and peered in curiously, trying to distinguish the shadowy figure.
"Who's there?" she asked, taking a step into the alley. Suddenly, someone shoved something into her hands, and she stumbled out into the sunlight once again. She looked down- it was a light blue wrapped gift, with a little pink bow at the top. Sakura quirked an eyebrow and looked back into the alley.
"Hello?" she asked. There was no one there. She walked away, confused.
'You know, maybe I'll go sit in the park for a while,' she thought dazedly. She chose a bench and sat down, opening the gifts carefully.
It was a little stuffed dove. A note was tucked safely in one wing, and in the other was a white chocolate blossom- just like the one in the candy store. She gently took the note, and undid the envelope.
It read as follows: Sakura-
Remember when I said that "If things were different"? Things are different now. Meet me in the park at dusk at the little stone bridge if you want to talk.
Love from,
Sasuke.
Sakura's eyes widened, and she smiled almost sadly. She fingered the chocolate blossom between her fingers, and placed the note and dove in her bag. She slowly headed home, trying to imagine why Sasuke wanted to talk.