Give up….?
(A/N: IM SO SORRY!!!!!! I apologize truly. I haven't updated since August and I truly apologize for all the readers. I know I have been dead from the internet world and I'm slowly reviving. I promise I'll update this story faster. My goal is update a chapter a week, so please forgive me and give me another chance. I thank you for actually reading my fic and not neglecting it. Once again, IM SO SORRYYY!!!!)
To be loved back was probably the number one thing anyone could wish for. Sasuke never knew that. He never knew that the thought of a person actually loving you back brings a good feeling. He looked down at the shorter blond girl and smiled down at her warmly. A rare smile you hardly see from a stubborn rebel. He clasped his hand around hers tighter as he watched Naru eat her crepe happily.
Sasuke was happy. He never knew what true happiness was and he never experienced love. Now he knows how good it felt to be in love, but….
Did Naru truly love him the way he loved her?
"Sasuke!" Naru waved her hand around his face. "What do you feel like doing?"
"I don't know….how about you?" Sasuke asked. He was new to this. What would normal people do?
"Hmmmm, I feel like doing something fun. How about….." Naru stopped. What do most people do on dates? Then he thought of what he would do if he was in Sasuke's place and was with Sakura. What would they do together? Of course he would just want to hold her in his arms forever, but that wasn't particularly an option for it would be hell of him to be in a minute in Sasuke's arms. So we go back to the question, what can they do together?
Then Naru felt someone knock into him once more.
"Owww…." Naru looked to see who just brushed by her. To his surprised he saw Sakura. "SA-"
He stopped. They were never officially acquainted. If he just burst out her name out loud, it would indeed lead to some complications. "Hey, you are that girl I bumped into awhile ago!"
"Ah, yes, indeed I am," Sakura smiled, as she turned to Sasuke. "Hello there, Sasuke-kun!"
Sasuke just gave a curt nod, as he thought. They were an official couple; it didn't really matter if other people knew about it. Surely it wouldn't ruin his image either. He is the same determined Sasuke who is still out there to get revenge on his brother.
"Who's your beautiful friend, Sasuke-kun?" Naru asked as he smiled.
Sasuke immediately reacted when Naru said 'beautiful friend'. Surely she wasn't getting any wrong ideas. "She's just a classmate, her name is Sakura."
"Hi Sakura, I'm Naru! Let's be friends!" Naru grinned. Maybe this would be a good way to become close friends with Sakura and know what type of guys she likes. Then Naruto can finally find out how to be her perfect man!
"It's um, nice to meet you," Sakura greeted back reluctantly. Then she turned to Sasuke. "So, what are you guys doing? Mind if I join?"
"Actually, we are in the middle of a-"Sasuke personally wanted Sakura to go away, but….
"I would love for you to hang with us!!!!" Naru cried out, as she grabbed Sakura's hand. He smiled as he felt her soft warm hand in his.
"Um….ok…." Sasuke shrugged. If Naru wanted her to come along, she can come along, but why is she getting so excited over plain old Sakura?
"If you insist," Sakura smiled, as deep inside she wanted to smack this Naru girl for getting to close with Sasuke. She wanted to see what was so special about this girl and what she had that Sakura didn't have. Sakura glanced at Sasuke as Sasuke looked at Naru with warm eyes. Sasuke never looked at her like that. Not once. Not ever.
Sakura surged with jealousy, as Naru grabbed Sasuke's arm with her other hand. "Where shall the three of us spend our day? We do make a pretty neat team!"
Sakura tried to think up of a plan. How would she lose Naru and go off with Sasuke alone?
"You know, I would really like some ice cream," Sakura began slowly. "I'm just craving for strawberry, but then I'm really tired from walking from before."
Sakura hoped to get the response she wanted from Naru. Naru did seem to really like her, so maybe if she could use her a bit….
"Ice cream? Okay! But I don't have any money to buy you some…." Naru's voice drifted as she turned to Sasuke. "Sasuke, lend her some money!"
Sasuke hesitated, as he took one glance at Sakura. Then he hesitated once more. Sakura noticed how irritated he was by this suggestion. "Um, you know I have money."
Sakura handed Naru money. Naru had to act like she didn't know the whereabouts of Konoha, so she asked, "Where's the nearest ice cream shop?"
"Well, um, if you go straight from here. There's a special ice cream shop that I prefer. You make a right turn at the corner and go down straight into an alleyway. You'll see a sign, you can't miss it," Sakura explained as she took a seat.
Naruto thought. Was there such a place? He shrugged. It was Sakura, she was probably telling the truth.
"Okay, I'll be back! Sasuke, stay with her and keep her company!" Naru waved.
"But-"Sasuke hesitated once more, as Naru was gone. Why was she always doing this? Why was it that he always sees her back side and watches her run away? He turned around and took a seat a few spaces away from Sakura and sigh, when will he get to spend time with her? Alone?
Sakura smirked to herself. Surely this stranger girl will get lost and not find her way back. Then she can have Sasuke all to herself.
Naruto, being the great genius he is, took Sakura's words and walked the path she told him. He reached the alleyway as it looked like a shady place. The air had the scent of cigarette smelled as Naruto tried to blow the smell away. Trash was scattered all over the ground as their seemed to be hoodlums everywhere.
He was indeed in the shady area of Konoha village.
"Hey girly, I never seen you before."
Naruto felt a hand grasped around his wrist as he quickly turned around to see a dirty drunk looking man peering down into his face. Naruto forgot that he was still Naru, as he gripped the money in his hand. He had to buy the ice cream for Sakura. He had no time to mess with drunk perverts.
"Let go!" Naruto pushed his arm off.
"Ooh, persistent, isn't you?" The drunkard smiled, as you can see his crooked teeth.
"I HAVE NO TIME FOR THIS! LET GO!" Naruto kicked the drunkard, as he rammed into the trash cans. Then he broke for a run. Naruto ran down the alleyway, as the drunkard yelled.
"GET HER!"
Before he knew it, Naruto was being chased by five drunk perverts and heaven knows what was going through their dirty minds.
They were drunk. Surely Naruto could lose them, how fast can a drunken guy run? Then he felt someone grabbed his dress. To his surprise, his question was answered.
They run quite fast.
"Let go of me, you nasty hag!" Naruto cried out. Then he felt a hand run up his leg. "WHAT THE HELL!"
Naruto kicked the hag as he ran the other way just to bump into another drunkard. "Argh, WHAT THE HELLL!!!!"
"Just play with us a little," the drunkard pleaded disgustingly. Naruto looked in horror to see that such people actually exist.
"I DON'T WANT TO!!!" Naruto kicked the man as he jumped for a run, but he was a bit too slow. He felt a hand on his shoulder as it felt quite dirty and grimy on his delicate feminine body.
Naruto squinted in disgust, as he attempted to push off the man, but before he knew it a shadow appear.
"Please don't tell me it's another drunkard…." Naruto cursed under his breath, and then to his surprise, Sasuke punched the drunkard to the side.
"Argh," the man stood up. "You little punk."
Sasuke glared at the man. "Shut the hell up and hit on women your own age."
"What did you say??!!" The man got up as he attempted to grab for Sasuke, but Sasuke was one second too fast. Sasuke jumped up, as he kicked the man in the stomach. The man knocked out instantly, as the other four attempted to attack Sasuke.
Naruto watched absentmindedly as he watched his rival beat down these drunkards so easily. He knew that he had a disadvantage as a girl, but it was so unfair to watch the guy he hates the most beating up people so easily that he could have beaten up. Naruto fumed with envy and anger. How could he have let this happen? He should have just turned into a guy and kick the asses out of these drunkards.
"Damn it…." Naruto swore under his breath. It was pathetic enough for him to watch Sasuke save him. He forgot that he was Naru. His pride was being toyed with, as he watched Sasuke fight. Naruto fists clenched tightly, as he didn't know what to do. He rather die than to let Sasuke help him in any way….
One by one, each drunken fell, as Sasuke turned to Naru. He gave out his hand to Naru and asked, "Are you okay?"
Naruto snapped out of his daydream and back into reality. "Yeah, I'm okay."
"That's good," Sasuke gave a sigh of relief. Then Naruto noticed that Sakura was behind him.
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto cried out. He wanted to ask if she was alright, but he stopped. He remembered what just happened a few seconds ago. He was Naru. Not Naruto. But Naru.
Sasuke gave a cold glare to Sakura. "You knew she didn't know the way. You sent her purpose. Why did you do that?"
"Really, Sasuke-kun, you know I wouldn't do that on purpose!" Sakura protested.
"Shut up!" Sasuke snapped, as Sakura looked deeply hurt.
Naruto watched as it hurt him to see Sakura hurt. How dare Sasuke be so coldhearted to the one girl he liked. This girl who would sell her soul to the devil for Sasuke while she wouldn't even give him one glance. Naruto fumed with anger once more.
"STOP!" Naruto cried out, as he stood in front of Sakura. "Stop yelling at her…."
Sasuke looked surprised. "Why? Why should I stop? If I didn't suspect something and follow you, who knows what would have happened to you!!! This girl sent you through this passageway on purpose!"
"She didn't send me on purpose….." Naruto muttered. "She didn't….I know it…."
Naruto looked up to Sakura, as he tried to make eye contact with her, but Sakura seemed to be avoiding on purpose. Sakura wasn't like that. She was a good girl. She was his perfect angel. Naruto began to get nervous, so he added, "…..right…..Sakura-chan?"
Sakura winced as I said her name. Then she took one glance at Sasuke and then slowly onto me. She had on a guilty expression, then it slowly turned into a nasty mean expression with a forced on evil smirk.
"I did it on purpose. You're right Sasuke. I did it on purpose. You know, I don't understand what's so great about this girl. She's not that pretty. She doesn't look smart. She doesn't look strong. I don't even know why the hell you're so attracted to her." Sakura burst out as her face seemed to turn red with anger and envy.
"Sakura-chan….." Naruto didn't know what to say. She hated him. She would always hate him. It was impossible to make her like him. She would hate him forever.
"Don't talk to me in such a friendly way. To be honest, I hated you since the moment I first bumped into you!" Sakura shouted, as she ran off.
Naruto watched the love of his life run off in tears. His heart broke as he collapsed to the ground. It was impossible. They say that if you try hard and be devoted to the one you love, that person will love you back…..
But in his case, it wasn't working….
"Naru….?" Sasuke broke the silence.
Naruto went back into reality. The next thing he knew it, it was in tears. It was so much easier to cry in his feminine body. Sakura hated him. She would always hate him and never love him the back in the way that he loved her.
Then a tissue was held out in front of him. Naruto looked up to see Sasuke handing it to him. Naruto took it, as he wiped his tears. This was foolish to cry in front of Sasuke. It was his fault. It was Sasuke's fault that events turned out like this. If Sasuke never existed, Sakura would be his.
If only Sasuke never existed…..
"You know…..Sasuke….." Naruto slowly stood up.
"Yeah?"
"Life's not fair."
"….." Sasuke didn't know what to say. What did this girl mean? What was not fair? Did it have to do with Sakura?
"I'm going home." Naruto walked out of the alleyway as he began walking home.
"I'll walk with you." Sasuke suggested. This may be his chance to see where Naru lived.
"No, its okay, I can walk myself. Bye Sasuke." Naruto began to run off. He ran halfway to his house and turned back constantly to see if Sasuke was following or not.
When Naruto finally reached his house, he transformed back to his male self behind a tree as he went into his house. He threw himself on his bed.
Should he just give up on Sakura?
Sasuke watched as Naru disappeared behind a tree and came out from the tree as…..Naruto?
Sasuke shook his head. What was the meaning of this? He watched as Naruto sulkily went up the steps to his house and opened the door.
Where did Naru go?
(A/N: I promise I won't take long to update~!! Comments and critics are welcome!)