A/N: It seems like my cheery soul is somewhere else…….
As a boy walks slowly pass his favorite ramen stall, he was reminiscing the day when he fought sasuke even though it was a success, all was not well at first he was happy, he was able to bring back sasuke, he was able to finish the mission, he was able to forgive sasuke, he was able to fulfill the promise he made to…
He didn't even bare to think of the name, he shoved the name out of is mind as if it was dirt; he began to walk to his sanctuary which he called home….
Home, he thought bitterly as tears began to force its way out of his sad blue eyes, he didn't even bother to wipe his salty tears away he just let flow freely down his face, he began to lift his hand to cover his eyes but it seems like he wasn't able to it was like death himself just cut out the soul of both of his arms, death…
Death, he thought slightly smiling, even though he was not completely out of emotion, smiling about death was not normal for a man, much worse a boy, he thought about taking away his own life but decided against it, it was… it was not worth it for now at least…
All this time he was walking facing the ground, he began to wonder why he was walking home he could just fall here and sleep or rather better die, but of course a part of his mind said to walk home, but he didn't pay any heed to his rational thinking because his heart and body was saying something else instead of listening to it he fell to the ground kneeling he look up as rain began to hit his face, instead of getting up he fell to the ground giving in to blackness..
Somewhere else, there was celebration, a celebration of the return and cure of sasuke, everyone was there celebrating his return to konoha, they were celebrating in a bar on the right side of it there was all the adult shinobis and kunoichis talking to each other oblivious to the fact that one of their student is on the verge of emotional overkill, on the far left were all the genins except for shikamaru who is already a chunin and the leader of the rescue squad that brought back sasuke, they were all talking happily when shikamaru silenced them all "I like to propose a toss for the return of my friend, sasuke" as the young chunin raise his beverage "And to the new found relationship between sakura and sasuke" so does the other as their beverages collided with each other they found something amiss in the celebration the first to notice this was none other than the chunin "where's naruto?" shikamaru said, the jounins also watched as the young ones tossed but they too where listening kakashi stood up "Don't worry I'll go look for him" kakashi said as he walks out of the celebration he notices that it was raining so he decided to run for it
As kakashi ran through the empty streets of konoha he remembered on what had happen early this morning after bringing both shinobis back to their hometown
Early this morning
Kakashi ran through the streets of konoha while carrying two knock-out shinobi's, they arrive at the hospital and immediately rushed to intensive care, kakashi wasn't nervous at all he was confident that his two students would make it through, time passed as if it was breathing air, kakashi entered a room followed by only the remaining and only kunoichi in team seven sakura, kakashi decided to leave sakura to talk to the two even though they were asleep, he closed the door behind him and sat in a chair beside the door as if on cue a nurse approached kakashi "The injury that was found on the two were superficial so nothing serious, I found that they were knocked-out by an explosion, they were just knocked out by the impact and they are healing faster than I thought, so there is nothing to worry about" kakashi just plainly nodded to the nurse as she walk away going on whatever business she was going to do, but kakashi wasn't really paying attention to the nurse he was eavesdropping on the other side of the door listening on whatever sakura has to say to the two
Sakura was happy that both of her friends was safe, she approached the sleeping naruto then said in a voice that could have fooled me "Thank you naruto" as sakura turned her back she didn't notice that naruto was smiling while his eyes where closed, she then began to walk to sasuke's bed, but this was different sasuke began to open his pale black eyes and squinting them to get a clear vision in front of him he wasn't shocked he was still in his demeanor calm attitude "sakura" sasuke said slowly and a little bit slurred, "sasuke" sakura said in a caring tone "sakura I'm sorry" sasuke said getting up but before he fully got up he found pair of arms embrace him from the sides "I'm so worried about you" sakura said tears falling from her face, sasuke looked at sakura ready to throw her off but instead he said "I'm sorry" to this sakura tightens her embrace and said in a calm semi-happy voice "you don't have to be 'cause I'm staying by your side forever…I love you" sasuke wasn't shocked infact he smiled and said "thank you" he muttered, then he looked at naruto, sakura notices this and said reassuring him "he's only a friend" she said smiling, but infact sakura made a grave mistake she misread sasuke's eyes, because she thought that sasuke was looking at naruto becuase sakura might have feelings for him but infact sasuke was planning to thank and praise naruto for defeating him and bringing him back where he belongs, but before sasuke could react back,sakura huggedthe paled eyed boy and kissed him passionately but in no time sasuke succumb to the sweet aroma of sakura, unknowing to them naruto and kakashi heard the whole conversation, kakashi didn't even smile or frown he stood up and knocked on the door twice then getting in "Ah sasuke your awake come, we must go immediately to the hokage and remove that god forsaken seal" sasuke nodded, then stood up while being assisted by sakura the trio all left the hospital while leaving naruto a letter 'naruto go home and get dressed, later this evening we celebrate'
Naruto was hurt, deep inside he was badly hurt to hear sakura confess to a guy besides him, while the whole ordeal his face was facing the other way hidden from the vision of the rest, he was crying silently then darkness consumes him, for the whole time he listened and watched silently of the two as they... no as she confessed to sasuke and kissed him, this is still unknown to the copy ninja, after a few hours of sleep naruto woke up like an empty shell, a shell with void of emotions, he picked up the letter but rather than reading he crushed it between his fingers, instead of walking through the door he jumped out of the window but his concentration was no longer fox-like as a result he hit a roof on his right shoulder then fell on the ground on his left shoulder cushioning the fall, still he got up despite the received damage but ironically he wished for more, that was when he began his long trek home
Present time
To be continued…
A/N: Hey guys…… review please……
