You're Not Alone

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Interval IV:

They went to the same place Sakura had gone to right before the Chuunin Exam, a little sat at the top overlooking the village. The both of them were silent for a long time, or so what they had thought was long because of the awkward silence. Naruto couldn't take it anymore.

"So, what do you have on your mind?" he asked breaking the nerve- wrecking silence.

Sakura was quiet for awhile and then finally spoke, "H-how long have we've known each other, Naruto?"

"Well, I'm guessing about all my life? Yet, we really never talked or anything until we became teammates," he replied.

"Yeah, that's what I thought, so only 2 years huh?" she asked again. Naruto nodded in agreement.

Sakura stood up with tears in her eyes again, her heart enveloped in pain. It felt like I thousands of knives we're poking at her heart, except that she didn't feel that pain she felt it turn into an emotional one. Her whole body went weak, she wanted to run out. Away from Naruto but she failed, she tripped over the table, and scrambled to get out.

"Sakura!" Naruto yelled. Naruto was shocked he had never seen Sakura like this before. She was usually all together with herself. Even when Sasuke had left her that one time, but seeing her like this something definitely was wrong. "What's wrong?!"

"Nothing! Just get way from me!! L-leave me alone!" she screamed while scuffling her feet to push her self back away from him.

"SAKURA!" Naruto snapped. That was the first time.....he was angry at Sakura. Sakura was stunned from his yell that she stayed put. Seeing that Sakura had finally calmed down he kneeled down and wrapped his arms around her. Then he whispered into her ear softly, "Tell me please, I can't help you if all you do is yell and scream 'nothing'. Another thing, you can't say nothing is wrong, especially when you're crying."

She couldn't say anything. She opened her mouth to say something, but all she could do was cry even more and pound her fist against his chest, and she knew it wouldn't hurt him as much as she wanted it to.

He held her there, until night fell, they didn't say a word. Sakura finally stopped crying. Naruto comforted her caressing her back to soothe her nerves. She had laid her head down on his shoulder and all she could do was think about what to say while Naruto waited. It was getting late now it was time for them to get home. Naruto stood up and Sakura looked up at him with a wanting face as if she wanted that moment to last forever. It didn't though.

"It's getting late, want me to take you home?" he asked.

"Y-yeah," she blushed. 'What the hell? Why was she blushing? This was Naruto!' she thought to herself, but couldn't help her face turning rose- like. Then her train of thought broke when she saw Naruto's hand offered to her. She accepted his offer, he helped her stand up and he walked her home hand in hand.

"Are you sure you okay now?" he said making sure she was alright. "I mean, like, if you're having issues with Sasuke I know you'll find someone else. You have plenty of guys chasing after you with how pretty you are."

She smiled at him her face turning red again, "A-a-and are you one of them?"

At that moment, right there, Naruto felt a feeling rush up his spine. Could it have been possible that she liked him? No, it couldn't be. It wasn't possible at all, she liked Sasuke, and the one time she asked him out on a date was just for him to comfort her about Sasuke's well being. So he replied, "You don't have to worry that it's me. I know how much you don't like how I act. Don't worry I won't annoy you anymore."

She could have sworn she felt it again, she held back her tears. "Thanks," she said in a breaking voice. He bent down and kissed her on her forehead.

"I've always wanted to do that, but it'll be the last time I do," he said and with that he left her at her front door waving good-bye.

Sakura yelled good-bye to him, she watched him walk into the distance then disappear, "good-bye...." she whispered alone to herself. She turned a quickly ran inside her house, and then dashed up stairs to her room ignoring her mom asking her if she was okay.

She flung her bedroom door open and ran towards her drawer. Sakura forcefully pulled it open causing everything to fall onto the floor. She shuffled around though the items looking for something. Then she found it, it was their team photo, she gently picked it up, she looked at it hating herself even more.

Naruto's picture was gone she remembered she had torn it out a long time ago, so that the picture looked like only Sasuke and herself. She fingered the torn out area where Naruto's picture was. A tear fell in that spot.

She found his picture in the mess of items before her and replaced it there and pulled the picture close to her heart and curled up and began to cry again, this time hating herself for being so blind so stupid, cruel, and childish. Those words echoed through her head, the ones he said before he left, "Don't worry I won't annoy you anymore."

Kairi: *cries* boo hoo!!! This is so sad. I feel bad.

Kaori: *cries* this is so bootiful! I think....

Kairi: I think we put Sakura through a lot of shit.

Sakura: HELL YEAH YOU DID!!!

Kaori: Oh hey wazzup!!

Sakura: You guys are mean!! All I want is Naruto! You guys won't even let me have him

Kairi: No you don't want Naruto. You like Sasuke remember?

Sakura: I'm leaving

Kaori: I hate Sasuke he should die

Kairi: Me too, we can kill him it's not that hard all we have to do is write 'and then Sakura stabbed him' taa daa!! Yeah!

Kaori: hmmm.....y'know Rikako wasn't in this one. O.O she'll be in the next one!

Kairi: Hehehehehe lotsa shit...... XD yeah!!

Kaori: @.@ the horror!

Kairi and Kaori: Ignore us and Review!!! : P