Naruto opened his eyes the next morning to find a pair of big blue eyes staring back at him.
"Waaaaaaaahhh!!!!!" He jumped out of bed, and Sakura stared up at him innocently. He pointed to a pile of empty sheets at the foot of his bed. "I told you to sleep on the floor! THE FLOOR!!!"
"But I wanted to sleep with you..." She sat up, then suddenly she perked up and a wide smile appeared on her face. "I know!! I'll make Naru-chan's breakfast!" She flew out of the room and Naruto could hear clanging noises in the kitchen.
He was too shocked to move for a few minutes, but when he smelled something burning he was on his feet and in the kitchen in a second. Sakura was tending to a pan on the stove, not seeming to notice the thick smoke billowing all around her. She used a spatula to sadistically torture the charred black eggs in front of her, shaking the pan every few seconds and humming to herself.
"Sakura-chan! They're burning!!" He grabbed a nearby bucket and filled it with water from the sink, then shoved her out of the way and poured the water over the stove. He heard a little yelp from behind him, and he suddenly felt something very hot... and squishy... on the top of his head. He only had a second to think about what it could possibly be before he felt a watery black egg slide down the side of his face.
He turned to her, a look of utter amazement on his face. She giggled. "Naruto! You look so CUTE like that!!" She poked his face and peeled the egg away.
"Sakura-chan...."
"Yes?"
"Let's just have ramen for breakfast, ok?"
Yamanaka Ino was having one of the worst days of her life. She had overslept, looked disgusting, and had no time for breakfast before she had to meet her team for a mission. As she left her house, she searched around to make sure that nobody she knew was looking... she didn't want them to see her looking like that (she didn't really care about her team seeing her... Shikamaru didn't care about much of anything, and Chouji was... Chouji). The worst person she could possibly run into now was...
"Excuse me!"
Ino stopped in her tracks. Sakura. How... how, when she had not seen her rival for days, did she have to find Ino TODAY of all days? She took a deep breath; there was only one way. She had to get rid of her, and get out of there as soon as possible. She turned around.
"Listen, Sakura, I'm in a really bad mood today, I don't care about Sasuke right now and I really don't feel like fighting... with... you..." What she saw as she turned around made her voice catch in her throat.
Sakura was hanging on an embarassed-looking Naruto's arm. She wore a goofy smile, and looked more friendly than Ino had ever seen her before.
"I'm sorry!" Sakura said in abashed yet cheerful voice. "I was just going to ask you if you could move out of our way, 'cause Naru-chan and I have this important... what is it called again, dear?" She poked Naruto's cheek, which turned redder at the touch... if that was at all possible.
"Mission," he muttered.
"Oh, right." She turned to Ino. "A mission."
Ino stared from one to the other in shock. Who were these people, and what had they done with Naruto and Sakura? She opened her mouth with great effort. "So... you're not gonna fight me for Sasuke anymore?"
Sakura looked at her. "Sasuke? OH! That guy! What, you want him? Have him! I have Naruto anyway, I don't need that rude guy! Anyway, it was nice meeting you! See ya!" She trotted off, dragging Naruto's arm along with her as the rest of his body was forced to follow.
Ino was unable to move. Had she just seen... what she thought she had seen? Sakura had given up Sasuke... for Naruto?? Ino felt her forehead. Was she catching a cold or something? She did feel pretty tired... and now she was hallucinating, too. Without a word she turned around, went back into her house, and climbed back into bed.
Naruto was angry because once again, Kakashi-sensei was late. Sasuke was angry because he was getting sick of Sakura, who, for a change, was paying no attention to him whatsoever but was instead squeezing Naruto's arm to the point that he was surprised it didn't just fall off. Sakura was perfectly happy.
After about an hour or so of Naruto's fuming, Sasuke's brooding, and Sakura's annoying fangirl-like hanging, Kakashi finally strolled onto the bridge as if he had two more hours to kill. He looked up at them with a glint in his one visible eye. Before Naruto could yell at him for being late, he spoke one simple sentence.
"Today's mission: return Sakura's memory."
"Waaaaaaaahhh!!!!!" He jumped out of bed, and Sakura stared up at him innocently. He pointed to a pile of empty sheets at the foot of his bed. "I told you to sleep on the floor! THE FLOOR!!!"
"But I wanted to sleep with you..." She sat up, then suddenly she perked up and a wide smile appeared on her face. "I know!! I'll make Naru-chan's breakfast!" She flew out of the room and Naruto could hear clanging noises in the kitchen.
He was too shocked to move for a few minutes, but when he smelled something burning he was on his feet and in the kitchen in a second. Sakura was tending to a pan on the stove, not seeming to notice the thick smoke billowing all around her. She used a spatula to sadistically torture the charred black eggs in front of her, shaking the pan every few seconds and humming to herself.
"Sakura-chan! They're burning!!" He grabbed a nearby bucket and filled it with water from the sink, then shoved her out of the way and poured the water over the stove. He heard a little yelp from behind him, and he suddenly felt something very hot... and squishy... on the top of his head. He only had a second to think about what it could possibly be before he felt a watery black egg slide down the side of his face.
He turned to her, a look of utter amazement on his face. She giggled. "Naruto! You look so CUTE like that!!" She poked his face and peeled the egg away.
"Sakura-chan...."
"Yes?"
"Let's just have ramen for breakfast, ok?"
Yamanaka Ino was having one of the worst days of her life. She had overslept, looked disgusting, and had no time for breakfast before she had to meet her team for a mission. As she left her house, she searched around to make sure that nobody she knew was looking... she didn't want them to see her looking like that (she didn't really care about her team seeing her... Shikamaru didn't care about much of anything, and Chouji was... Chouji). The worst person she could possibly run into now was...
"Excuse me!"
Ino stopped in her tracks. Sakura. How... how, when she had not seen her rival for days, did she have to find Ino TODAY of all days? She took a deep breath; there was only one way. She had to get rid of her, and get out of there as soon as possible. She turned around.
"Listen, Sakura, I'm in a really bad mood today, I don't care about Sasuke right now and I really don't feel like fighting... with... you..." What she saw as she turned around made her voice catch in her throat.
Sakura was hanging on an embarassed-looking Naruto's arm. She wore a goofy smile, and looked more friendly than Ino had ever seen her before.
"I'm sorry!" Sakura said in abashed yet cheerful voice. "I was just going to ask you if you could move out of our way, 'cause Naru-chan and I have this important... what is it called again, dear?" She poked Naruto's cheek, which turned redder at the touch... if that was at all possible.
"Mission," he muttered.
"Oh, right." She turned to Ino. "A mission."
Ino stared from one to the other in shock. Who were these people, and what had they done with Naruto and Sakura? She opened her mouth with great effort. "So... you're not gonna fight me for Sasuke anymore?"
Sakura looked at her. "Sasuke? OH! That guy! What, you want him? Have him! I have Naruto anyway, I don't need that rude guy! Anyway, it was nice meeting you! See ya!" She trotted off, dragging Naruto's arm along with her as the rest of his body was forced to follow.
Ino was unable to move. Had she just seen... what she thought she had seen? Sakura had given up Sasuke... for Naruto?? Ino felt her forehead. Was she catching a cold or something? She did feel pretty tired... and now she was hallucinating, too. Without a word she turned around, went back into her house, and climbed back into bed.
Naruto was angry because once again, Kakashi-sensei was late. Sasuke was angry because he was getting sick of Sakura, who, for a change, was paying no attention to him whatsoever but was instead squeezing Naruto's arm to the point that he was surprised it didn't just fall off. Sakura was perfectly happy.
After about an hour or so of Naruto's fuming, Sasuke's brooding, and Sakura's annoying fangirl-like hanging, Kakashi finally strolled onto the bridge as if he had two more hours to kill. He looked up at them with a glint in his one visible eye. Before Naruto could yell at him for being late, he spoke one simple sentence.
"Today's mission: return Sakura's memory."