Why is it so hard to forget?

Disclaimer: Masashi-Kishimoto-sensei

Sakura watched him with full attention. She didn't know since when, but lately he has been someone important for her. The usual annoying stupid boy has changed into an amazing man, or at least that was Sakura thought. She liked his way to laugh and speak to her. She even liked his way being clumsy. That was so strange, cause she used to dream of a cool prince-type, and he was so different from her dream boy, but she didn't care.

"Sakura!" an enthusiastic voice scattered her daydream. "Can I sit beside you?" he asked without waiting an answer. Sakura's face turned red knowing that he was sitting close to her. She could feel his heat, something that she liked. Secretly she glimpsed at him to see his face. He was smiling widely, watching the blue sky. His bright blue eyes matched the sky perfectly.

"Ng…Sakura? Is there something wrong?" he asked with a puzzled face, confused to see Sakura staring at him.

"Ah…no, it's nothing, don't bother about it, Naruto," Sakura forced out a laugh.

"Hmm…okay then, by the way, Sakura, this place is so amazing, isn't it?" Naruto grinned. Sakura blushed even harder to see Naruto's expression. They were in her secret place, where she usually sat for hours to do nothing except admiring the place. In that place, cherry blossoms blossomed all along the year. We can see the blue sky if we lie on the grass, and little birds flying across the sky made the scent even more beautiful. Usually she was the only person that knew about it, but lately she had shared that place with Naruto. "Sakura, are you okay? Your face is so red," Naruto asked Sakura with a concerned tone.

"Ah…yeah, I'm alright, by the way it's already afternoon, isn't it?" Sakura tried to change the topic.

"Ah, yeah, you're right! Let's go home! I'll take you home!"

Sakura pulled a relieved breath, glad that Naruto didn't ask anything again.

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Sakura walked down the street, hearing Naruto talking about a lot of things, about their practice, about his Gama-chan, and of course about ramen. Usually she would hit Naruto and tell him to be quiet, but now she liked it. She loved to hear about Naruto, cause the more he knows about him, the more she feels close to him. Though she liked walking with Naruto, there was something that bothered her: their height. She hated being taller than Naruto, cause that seemed odd. She always dreamed of being shorter, so they can look compatible.

"Naruto-kun, Sakura-san," a voice came from behind them. Naruto and Sakura looked behind and saw Hinata standing there, with plastics of shopping in her hands.

"Hinata! Just went shopping?" Naruto asked the girl. Hinata blushed and nodded. A soon later Naruto started to talk with Hinata, leaving Sakura alone. Sakura only stood there, with envy tickling her heart. She didn't like the way Naruto smiling to Hinata. Though she knew that Naruto always smiles to all people, she always wished that she could own his smile herself. No, it's not that. She's not that greedy. She never minds about it if Naruto smiles to Ino or Tenten. But, this is different. Naruto was smiling to Hinata. She always thinks that the Hyuuga is cuter and more adorable than she is, and Hinata is shorter than Naruto; that makes them look very compatible. One more thing, Hinata is Naruto's girlfriend, Naruto told her so. She forced out a smile, and went from there, leaving Naruto and Hinata alone.

"Ah…Sakura, sorry if I made you wait…Sakura?" Naruto looked around to find his friend, but he didn't see her anywhere. "Strange, where did she go, Hinata, did you see her going?" he asked Hinata. Hinata shook her head. "I see…maybe she had something important to do," Naruto scratched his head. "See you later, Hinata! I want to check her condition," Naruto waved and ran to the nearest telephone box. Hinata smiled. Though Naruto said that he had forgot his feelings for Sakura and he now liked her, she knew that she could never win Naruto's heart.

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Sakura was lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling. Tears ran down her cheeks. She has never felt as sad as this, even when the others teased him 'large forehead'. She felt so stupid. Naruto has always confessed his feelings to her, asking her for a date, and admiring her. But she always refused it. Refused everything Naruto gave her. Then that happened. She shouted at Naruto and told him that he really hated his feelings for her, and she didn't want to hear anything about it again. That time Naruto only stood there, with no expression. Then with a forced laugh, he said sorry and went from her. Although in front of her he laughed, Sakura knew that he was crying in his heart. Maybe because of his bitter childhood, he became rather sensitive. He has been rejected by nearly everyone, and that time she rejected him too.

Since that, he always called her 'Sakura'. He also kept distance from her, maybe afraid that he would be rejected again if he acts like usual. And she began to feel lonely. She missed Naruto's chatters. She missed Naruto's smile. She began to realize that she loved Naruto. But it was already late, she had said that, she had rejected him. As time passed, they became close again, but not as close as before, she knew that, cause Naruto still called him 'Sakura' without a 'chan'. Naruto also began dating Hinata, something that made her heart hurt.

"RING RING!" her telephone rang. She wiped her tears, got off the bed and walked to the telephone to lift it. " Hello. Sakura here."

"Sakura!" a cheerful voice came from the telephone. Sakura knew who that was, as she always missed that voice. But right now, she didn't want to talk to him; she just wanted to be alone. "Thanks God…I thought that something happened to you since you went home without telling me anything."

"Sorry, I…had a fever, you were right, I was rather sick," she lied.

"I see…don't forget to eat medicine, I hope you'll get well soon. Ah, yeah, I'm free now, maybe I can come to your house to…"

"It's enough, baka! You don't need to worry, I'm fine!" Sakura shouted.

"Sa…sakura?"

"Ah…no, sorry, I was just…tired, right now, just leave me alone, " and with that Sakura shut the telephone.

"Sakura?"

TBC………………….

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