Eternity Lost
By: russetfangs
Author's notes: Yay! New year's coming! Haha… don't we just really love those fireworks? And the food… (drools and drops on the floor)
Disclaimer: even if it's Christmas, I still can't own Naruto
Chapter 4: Plan One
"I'm just your sexy boy, I'm not your boy toy, I'm just your sexy boy, I'm not your boy toy" the blonde, hyperactive ninja hums as he passes by the house of Sakura.
"ohhh..oh…ohh" he sang happily but suddenly he spotted Hinata peeping through a hole in the wall of the house. She has a look of worry as her face frown gently and heaved a sigh. Curious, Naruto slowly walked his way to her side and peeped too.
"Naruto!" she exclaimed while blushing mildly and looking away.
"what are you looking at here, Hinata-chan?" he peeped and added "ohhh… for what?"
the two stared at the scene presented by the hole and Naruto wondered why is Sakura doing that. He, of course asked Hinata what was happening. The latter was surprised then saddened. It was clear she didn't want to answer but was sorry she disappointed her crush. Shockingly, Naruto understood and he grinned to her.
"it's okay, Hinata-chan! Let's get out of here while she still doesn't notice us and while on the way… I'll sing for you something that I just learned from Kaka-sensei"
"umm…ok" she smiled slowly and looked up to the boy whom she had heard singing something obnoxious before.
"keshite RIRAITO shite kudaranai chou gensou wasurarenu sonzai kan o
kishikaisei RIRAITO shite imi no nai mousou mo…." The boy screamed to her face and continued until they reached the ramen store.
Meanwhile, in Sakura's house, the girl with pink, short hair was finished preparing herself for the mission later in the afternoon with her teammates. she has done something to her hair and that was the scene Naruto and Hinata was peeping at. Instead of pink, it was now dyed red, the color of blood. She was ready for war. As was her friend, Tenten who has waited for her in the dining room scribbling something in a piece of parchment.
"ooh.. you look pretty" she announced as Sakura comfortably sipped a cup of cold coffee. The table was made of mahogany which was a gift from Ino saying that the table represented her flat and long forehead. The memory crawled into Sakura and it caused her to scowl at the nice table.
"something's troubling you?" Tenten asked, observing how her friend changed moods.
"nothing.. just something from the past…"
"are you sure its not connected to Sasuke, in a way?"
"what do you mean?"
"it's just that I think, you might, in any moment now, castoff your plan of revenge… you know, I don't exactly believe you can do this. That Uchiha was really special in a way to you. So I kind of disagree about our plans…"
"I can do it, Tenten. Don't worry about me. I just want to teach that bastard some things that he ought to know"
"fine"
the talk brought back memories when her dear Sasuke-kun was in a good mood. It didn't happen that much but still, all of it conveyed happiness for Sakura. Those were the days when she wraps Sasuke warmly by her compassion and doesn't mind the pain or if it would be returned back. she adjusted her position in her seat and drank the coffee hurriedly.
"I must be going now, Tenten. Thanks for the advice… maybe sometime I could help you with your feelings" she smiled and left the house before Tenten could make out a smart reply. Realizing Sakura was gone, she arranged the mess a little and got out too. She wanted some fresh air.
The day for Sasuke was boring. As it always was. He walked slowly out of the house and his face fell into broodiness. He leaped from roof to roof and made his way into the bridge. Naruto wasn't there nor Sakura. He was early. As it always was. their Sensei wasn't there, he would be there after 3 hours and some number of minutes more. He would be late. As it always was. he looked into the water and mused about how the water and sky was blue. He did it with much focus and later he would muse more about the playing school of fish. He would always ponder about the environment. as it would always be. the world revolved as it always was and Sasuke does what he always does until…
"Good day, Sasuke-kun" Sakura mentally slapped her forehead for not deleting the 'kun' part of her usual greeting. Though her tone was strong, the 'kun' part, as she thinks, made it sweet and loving.
Sasuke remained motionless with his back facing her and murmured something that Sakura made out as ' good day'. She sat a corner and waited until Sasuke would notice her. It was her usual routine but there would be a twist once the bastard looked at her. The girl waited patiently. Sasuke made no move. She again waited some more. Sasuke made some motion. He adjusted his weight to look at the fish swimming by. Sakura winced but waited. The boy dropped his head and sniffed. A fierce wind blew by. He has gotten a flu. Sakura was restless now. She wanted to spank the guy to let him notice her. Unable to restrain herself, she walked close to Sasuke and said "hey".
Flashback:
Dripping wet from falling into the water, team seven laid messily on the grassy land. Naruto, grinning widely at Sakura, noticed her soft hair (just picture a woman from a shampoo commercial, just like um…Tide?) Pink as it was, the hair was soft to the touch and straight. The wind, as if on cue, blew it as Sakura smiles towards the flattering remarks of her friend. Observing just at the back was our dear avenger. He noticed the sparkling hair too and he liked the color of pink for Sakura.
"it's so beautiful, Sakura-chan!" Naruto was heard saying.
"yeah… that's quite pretty" Kakashi, their lovable teacher, agreed.
The two male then looked at the last guy sitting on the background.
"wont you say something, Sasuke" the two chorused. With Naruto ending it with –teme. He nodded suddenly and said:
"yes, Sakura's hair is beautiful"
Scene 2:
The rain fell as Sakura hugged Sasuke to stop from hurting the sound ninjas. Her tears fell on his chest and Sasuke swam into consciousness. He looked at her and noticed her hair was cut short. He flinched at the image and asked her about it.
"ohh…it was cut when I fought with some ninjas." she smiled warmly after all has turned back to normal. It was just then that she realized that Sasuke has really like her hair when he said " Sakura, you should… be more careful with your hair"
End of Flashback
"achoo.." he sneezed gently.
Flooded by all the sweet memories, Sakura stepped back. she was confused if it was right. Running away from the scene so that Sasuke would not see it, Sakura searched for a nearby faucet. She washed all the color, not wanting any remnant on it seen on her, she scrubbed it harshly.
" I said before that you should be more careful with your hair"
She looked up and saw Sasuke rubbing his reddish nose. He was standing there looking at her with a scowl and she knew he saw her red hair.
"here…" he reached his hands to her and found its place in her hair. He slowly rinsed away the color and Sakura watched the red-stained water drop down the sink.
"Sasuke-kun, you have colds… you might worsen it…" she said, forgetting that she was mad at him.
"hnn… then do it yourself mildly." He let go and walked away.
As fast as it came, Sakura changed moods. " hmp… that Sasuke-teme really is dumb"
Finishing the hair, she decided even if she's on the verge of her madness, she would never again use her hair to get revenge. It would be such a waste of my beauty, she thought.
000ooo000
author's notes: if you're wondering where did I got those songs sang by Naruto, well the first one's from Shawn Michaels (Sexy Boy) and the other is rewrite from Asian Kung-Fu generation (yes, I do love them), the ending song of Full Metal Alchemist. What do you think of Chapter 4? Review please:D thanks for all the reviews, again! I know I'm not good at descriptions and the story is moves quite fast… what do you think?