Thank you to: Merffles, radicalL, kreuz4eva silky-keno. Sorry it took this
long and yes this is going to be Neji+Sakura+Sasuke. Anyway enjoy!
Disclaimer: Do I have to do this every time I write a chapter? Anyway I don't own Naruto and stuff.
Chapter 4
In the darkness, a voice of a small child can be heard; crying. Then a golden ray of sunlight shines on the small black haired child. A motherly voice came in and slowly quiet down the weeping child, her voice seems so peaceful it almost instantly quiet the child down. Out of the darkness feathers was pure as snow began to fall, as a glowing figure of a woman in a white flowing dress and with long silver hair came out of the darkness... She walks up to child and bends down to wipe away the remaining tears. Then she kissed the small child's forehead and held the child in an embrace; an embrace of a mother who finally found her child after many years of searching. Even thought he didn't know what this woman looked like or who she is, he continues to let her hug him. Again something about her scent is so familiar to him like... Haruno Sakura. The woman finally ended her embrace and slowly walked away, but before she disappeared into the darkness; her words echoes in the darkness... "Goodbye, Neji...my son..."
"...Mother?"
His eyes flutters open to see that he is still inside the cave with Sakura, but now the storm has past, the morning sunlight fills the cave with warmth. He lifts his hand up to touch his forehead to notice his forehead protector was remove and place neatly beside him. Instead of the forehead protector, a piece of wet cloth from Sakura's red shirt was place on his forehead. He took the piece of cloth off and stuffs it in his pocket. While putting his forehead protector back on, he looked over to Sakura. She is sleeping with her arms around her legs with her head resting against her knee, leaning against the wall. The sunlight fell on to her white porcelain face making it glow softly in the light. The more he study her features, he seems to notice she how familiar she is to a woman he once loved...his mother.
Sakura began to stir, she could feel the warmth of the sunlight on her face and she opened her eyes to again meet a pair of silver eyes staring directly at her. They glared at her and looked away, but she could swear that those eyes showed kindness and warmth a second ago. She remained silent as she watched Neji pick himself up and walk up to the mouth of the cave. "We better get going." He said in his monotone as he started to walk away.
Sakura nodded and she too, picked herself up and run to catch up to Neji. But Sakura have not notice a part of the ground was cover with patch of ice, as she was about to reach Neji. Her foot slipped on the ice, she was expecting to hit hard on the cold, hard ice. Instead a hand reaches out and held on Sakura's, keeping her from falling to the ground. Sakura looked opened her eyes to see Neji's emotionless face. With her hand still holding Neji's, she regains her balance. She smile sincerely up at him and kept on walking, forgetting that she is still holding hands with Neji.
Neji felt strange, he had never felt anything like this before. He felt warm, not the warmth of the sunlight, but the warmth that came from the heart. The moment she smiled at him, he suddenly came upon this feeling. She still did not notice she is holding on to his hand; yet Neji did not want her to let go. He did not know why, but something in him wanted to be close to her. Thousands of questions ran in Neji's mind, out of habit, he stuffed his other hand in to his pockets. When his hand comes across a small bottle, it reminded him why Sakura was found half frozen on the ground.
"Is this yours?" He asked as he handed the bottle of pills to Sakura.
To Sakura's surprise, her bottle of pain reliever pills somehow ended up in Neji's pocket. She nodded and put the pills back in her pouch.
"I..." she started.
"You don't need to explain, I already know what they are for."
"Neji, you are the first on except the Hokage-sama to find out...and...."
"You can't hide this forever, they'll soon find out." Neji interrupted.
"I..."
"You'll just be a burden to your team." Neji continued.
Sakura nodded silently, Neji was right, but maybe she should give up being a ninja. Or else she will drag her team down; she'll just make it hard for them and herself. But how could she just give up on her dream so easily?
"It is your decision not mine." He said as if he could read her mind.
"But if you were me, will you give up like this?" She asked as she looked up to see if his expression has changed.
"No..."
"What?" She asked in surprise.
"No, I am not like you, I will keep on going until accomplish my goal." He said staring off into the distance.
"Then maybe I should be more like you?" she said as she smiled up at him.
"Maybe..."
"But, for now may please keep this a secret...for now?"
"For now..." He said as he gave her a small nod and continued to walk.
Sakura's smile remained on her face as she continued to walk with Neji. She began to hum a soft tune; a tune she once learned from her mother. Neji turn his head to face Sakura and stares at her with a bit of curiosity. Sakura also saw this, she stop her humming and said "My mother taught me this song, when I was little she always sang this to me. You know...even thought I don't know your mother I know that your mother loves you very much."
"You know nothing about my mother." Neji snapped at her.
"I'm sorry." Sakura said quickly as bow her head low.
"...Because I don't know anything about her myself." Neji replied in a softer tone almost sounding if he is regretting something in the past. Sakura looked back up and to her surprise she notice pain and regret in his eyes.
"In my memories I can only remember a woman with silver hair. Her scent is always the smell of cherry blossom. I remember her comforting me, when I was sad and lonely. As a child I will always wait by the front gate to wait her to greet me as she return home. But one day she left and she never returned. I waited and waited, I used to sit by the front gate from dawn until dusk; I was lonely. But I learn to be stronger after the death of my father. Even thought life can be cruel and lonely, I learn to adapt a heart of ice and become stronger. I was pathetic."
Tears rolls off Sakura's eyes, but she didn't bother to wipe them away, she as she continued to look up at Neji. She never thought that his life was so difficult, so sad. She squeezes his hand to make looked her direction.
"I don't think you are pathetic, if I would you, I would have done the same." She said as she smiles up to him.
"I guess your right." He said as he smiles back at her.
"But Neji, I know that your mother loves you very much and you love her very much. If she left, she must have a reason; maybe you'll find out one day." Sakura said as she wiped her tears.
"Maybe one day..."
They continued to walk, it been an hour they have left the cave, but it was still very early in the morning. The snow was still very thick, but the sunlight shine thought the trees, to make the snow on the ground to sparkle. Then a figure came out of the trees, a dark blue haired boy in torn up clothes, he looks very weak but he can still stand; he was...Sasuke! Sakura suddenly dropped her hand that was holding on to Neji's and ran to Sasuke's aid.
"Sasuke-kun!"
Sasuke looked up to see Sakura running towards him, he had finally found her. But what's Hyuga doing here; but it doesn't matter now, all the matter is that he found her. Sakura ran up to Sasuke but before she can say anything. Sasuke reach out and held Sakura in an embrace, he can smell her soft cherry blossom scent as he held her more possessively. But the sudden weakness cause Sasuke to loosen his hold.
"Sakura, I have finally found you." He said as the blackness took over him.
Disclaimer: Do I have to do this every time I write a chapter? Anyway I don't own Naruto and stuff.
Chapter 4
In the darkness, a voice of a small child can be heard; crying. Then a golden ray of sunlight shines on the small black haired child. A motherly voice came in and slowly quiet down the weeping child, her voice seems so peaceful it almost instantly quiet the child down. Out of the darkness feathers was pure as snow began to fall, as a glowing figure of a woman in a white flowing dress and with long silver hair came out of the darkness... She walks up to child and bends down to wipe away the remaining tears. Then she kissed the small child's forehead and held the child in an embrace; an embrace of a mother who finally found her child after many years of searching. Even thought he didn't know what this woman looked like or who she is, he continues to let her hug him. Again something about her scent is so familiar to him like... Haruno Sakura. The woman finally ended her embrace and slowly walked away, but before she disappeared into the darkness; her words echoes in the darkness... "Goodbye, Neji...my son..."
"...Mother?"
His eyes flutters open to see that he is still inside the cave with Sakura, but now the storm has past, the morning sunlight fills the cave with warmth. He lifts his hand up to touch his forehead to notice his forehead protector was remove and place neatly beside him. Instead of the forehead protector, a piece of wet cloth from Sakura's red shirt was place on his forehead. He took the piece of cloth off and stuffs it in his pocket. While putting his forehead protector back on, he looked over to Sakura. She is sleeping with her arms around her legs with her head resting against her knee, leaning against the wall. The sunlight fell on to her white porcelain face making it glow softly in the light. The more he study her features, he seems to notice she how familiar she is to a woman he once loved...his mother.
Sakura began to stir, she could feel the warmth of the sunlight on her face and she opened her eyes to again meet a pair of silver eyes staring directly at her. They glared at her and looked away, but she could swear that those eyes showed kindness and warmth a second ago. She remained silent as she watched Neji pick himself up and walk up to the mouth of the cave. "We better get going." He said in his monotone as he started to walk away.
Sakura nodded and she too, picked herself up and run to catch up to Neji. But Sakura have not notice a part of the ground was cover with patch of ice, as she was about to reach Neji. Her foot slipped on the ice, she was expecting to hit hard on the cold, hard ice. Instead a hand reaches out and held on Sakura's, keeping her from falling to the ground. Sakura looked opened her eyes to see Neji's emotionless face. With her hand still holding Neji's, she regains her balance. She smile sincerely up at him and kept on walking, forgetting that she is still holding hands with Neji.
Neji felt strange, he had never felt anything like this before. He felt warm, not the warmth of the sunlight, but the warmth that came from the heart. The moment she smiled at him, he suddenly came upon this feeling. She still did not notice she is holding on to his hand; yet Neji did not want her to let go. He did not know why, but something in him wanted to be close to her. Thousands of questions ran in Neji's mind, out of habit, he stuffed his other hand in to his pockets. When his hand comes across a small bottle, it reminded him why Sakura was found half frozen on the ground.
"Is this yours?" He asked as he handed the bottle of pills to Sakura.
To Sakura's surprise, her bottle of pain reliever pills somehow ended up in Neji's pocket. She nodded and put the pills back in her pouch.
"I..." she started.
"You don't need to explain, I already know what they are for."
"Neji, you are the first on except the Hokage-sama to find out...and...."
"You can't hide this forever, they'll soon find out." Neji interrupted.
"I..."
"You'll just be a burden to your team." Neji continued.
Sakura nodded silently, Neji was right, but maybe she should give up being a ninja. Or else she will drag her team down; she'll just make it hard for them and herself. But how could she just give up on her dream so easily?
"It is your decision not mine." He said as if he could read her mind.
"But if you were me, will you give up like this?" She asked as she looked up to see if his expression has changed.
"No..."
"What?" She asked in surprise.
"No, I am not like you, I will keep on going until accomplish my goal." He said staring off into the distance.
"Then maybe I should be more like you?" she said as she smiled up at him.
"Maybe..."
"But, for now may please keep this a secret...for now?"
"For now..." He said as he gave her a small nod and continued to walk.
Sakura's smile remained on her face as she continued to walk with Neji. She began to hum a soft tune; a tune she once learned from her mother. Neji turn his head to face Sakura and stares at her with a bit of curiosity. Sakura also saw this, she stop her humming and said "My mother taught me this song, when I was little she always sang this to me. You know...even thought I don't know your mother I know that your mother loves you very much."
"You know nothing about my mother." Neji snapped at her.
"I'm sorry." Sakura said quickly as bow her head low.
"...Because I don't know anything about her myself." Neji replied in a softer tone almost sounding if he is regretting something in the past. Sakura looked back up and to her surprise she notice pain and regret in his eyes.
"In my memories I can only remember a woman with silver hair. Her scent is always the smell of cherry blossom. I remember her comforting me, when I was sad and lonely. As a child I will always wait by the front gate to wait her to greet me as she return home. But one day she left and she never returned. I waited and waited, I used to sit by the front gate from dawn until dusk; I was lonely. But I learn to be stronger after the death of my father. Even thought life can be cruel and lonely, I learn to adapt a heart of ice and become stronger. I was pathetic."
Tears rolls off Sakura's eyes, but she didn't bother to wipe them away, she as she continued to look up at Neji. She never thought that his life was so difficult, so sad. She squeezes his hand to make looked her direction.
"I don't think you are pathetic, if I would you, I would have done the same." She said as she smiles up to him.
"I guess your right." He said as he smiles back at her.
"But Neji, I know that your mother loves you very much and you love her very much. If she left, she must have a reason; maybe you'll find out one day." Sakura said as she wiped her tears.
"Maybe one day..."
They continued to walk, it been an hour they have left the cave, but it was still very early in the morning. The snow was still very thick, but the sunlight shine thought the trees, to make the snow on the ground to sparkle. Then a figure came out of the trees, a dark blue haired boy in torn up clothes, he looks very weak but he can still stand; he was...Sasuke! Sakura suddenly dropped her hand that was holding on to Neji's and ran to Sasuke's aid.
"Sasuke-kun!"
Sasuke looked up to see Sakura running towards him, he had finally found her. But what's Hyuga doing here; but it doesn't matter now, all the matter is that he found her. Sakura ran up to Sasuke but before she can say anything. Sasuke reach out and held Sakura in an embrace, he can smell her soft cherry blossom scent as he held her more possessively. But the sudden weakness cause Sasuke to loosen his hold.
"Sakura, I have finally found you." He said as the blackness took over him.