It was the cherry blossom festival and as usual I was all alone. I sat in the Sakura trre and looked down at everyone who was going arround enjoying themselvs and thier loved ones feeling slightly jelous of all the happy couples and famillys.
I looked down and saw her. She was wearing a pink silk kimono with purple belt tieing it shut. I jumped down from the tree and smiled.
"Hey Sakura." I said to her. "Hey Naruto." She said back with a smile. "I was wondering if you wanted to do something today." I said. "I want to spend this day with someone I love." She said. "So do I." I said frowning. "My familly is over there. I'm sure you'll find someone to have a good time with." She said as she left.
I went back up to my tree and cried. I cried for the love I would never feel, for the joys I would never have, for the pair of arms that I would never feel around my chest or waist, for the life that I would never get to live.
I felt a familiar chakra and looked to see Sasuke at the bottom of the tree. I smiled at him and he jumped in to the tree.
"Why were you crying?" He asked me. "I'm going to be alone forever." I said. "Being alone can have it's advantages." He said. "Like what?" I asked him. "For one thing there's nobody that will chastise you for loveing someone that they think isn't the right person for you." He said with a smile.
"I never knew you were in love with anyone. Who is she?" I asked with a grin. "It's not a she." He said. I almost feel out the tree but Sasuke grabed me and pulled me back up.
"You like guys?" I asked him. He gave a nod and said "I'm only interested in the one person who is my equal and he's not a girl." I was confused. "Who is he?" I asked. "Who do you think?" Sasuke asked me.
I thought for a moment and said "I don;t know anyone who is your equal in everything. You're better then a lot of people in almost everything." I said. "The one I love is the only reason I came back to this village. The one who showed me that true power ment haveing a stong heart as well as a stong mind and a strong body." Sasuke said.
"Me?" I asked him. He smiled. Not his mocking grin that he showed when he had beat someone but a true smile that I had almost never seen on anyones face when they were looking at me. He gave a nod.
"About time you figured it out." He said. "Saskura is going to be really upset." I said to him. "I only care about two people in this world." He said. I gave a nod and said "I suppose I shouldn't care about her so much."
"You should care about those who care for you." He said with a smile. I smiled back at him and said "I've never been told by anyone that they care about me." I said blushing.
"I love you Naruto. I love you enough to give up my dream of restoreing my clan." He said. "You shouldn't give up on your dreams for me." I told him. "I'm giveing up one dream for another. I'm giveing up my dream of restoration for my dream to find love." He said.
"I've never been loved before." I told him. "Just do what you feel and everything will be fine." Sasuke said as he drew me in an embrace. I smiled as I put my rams around him. We sat there holding eachother in the tree for a while.
"Have you ever been kissed before?" He asked me. "Never." I said. "Can I give you your first kiss?" He asked me. I gave him a nod and he kissed me. It was just a small kiss on the lips but to me it felt like a reassurace that my life was worth liveing.