*UNBEATED*
SAKURA AND VERSACE
07
THE MOTHER
NARUTO ii.
The first thing he noticed was that Sakura was late. The girl had a way of being punctual no matter the event. She usually met him at the doors to the cafeteria but as the students piled into the room, Naruto quickly noticed she hadn't appeared yet. And it freaked him out. She hadn't said anything about leaving early and Sakura wasn't one to ditch no matter how much of his influence was rubbing off on her.
Stuffing the sandwiches he'd made for the two of them back into his bag, Naruto began the trek to the last class he'd walked her to, gym. On his way there he passes a group of giggling girls he can't name, Naruto is tempted to ask if they've seen Sakura when he notices the gym bags in their hands but decides against it.
He would've missed her had it not been for her hair, the pink locks bright in the darkroom. "Sakura-Chan?" She shakes her head lazily from her spot on the ground, whining horribly. "Gods Sakura, what happened?"
Kneeling next to her, she whimpered quietly to him, "Office. My mom is in the office."
The panic that was surging in Naruto's body was mounting to impossible levels and he was sure he was twitching, at the very least."And you need to get there right? For her to help you?" The answer doesn't come, the only response she gives is the way her head drops and her body crashing into his. "Sakura- Shit!"
Angeling his body to pick Sakura up and balance the girl on his hip, Naruto ran for the main office. Between the panic and the adrenaline coursing through his body, he ran faster than he ever had on a field.
True to her word, Sakura's mother is waiting in the office, the woman's pink hair nearly identical to her daughter's. "Mrs.Haruno?" His voice cracks awkwardly as the woman turns to him, her eyes an indigo blue rather than Sakura's emerald green ones.
He doesn't know whether to pass his girlfriend to her mother or help her carry the girl to the car, but Mrs.Haruno tugs his shoulder back to the exit of the office despite the babbling the attendee is doing, "My car is this way. The faster I can get her home the faster I can get her into bed."
Naruto doesn't question the woman and obediently follows her to the vehicle. She easily straps Sakura in before turning backs towards him, recognition blossoming in her eyes, "Thank you so much, that desk lady is really bad at her job." Naruto nods quickly, "Is Sakura going to be ok?" He peers over her mother's shoulder to get a better look at her, she's still pale but Sakura at least she looks like she's breathing easier. Which alleviates some of Naruto's fears.
"She'll be fine, I promise. Why don't you come over after school, you can do your check-up of her if that'll make you feel better." Sighing, feeling a lot better, Naruto nods, "Thank you Mrs.Haruno." The woman smiles sweetly and pats, "Anytime."
So when Naruto walks back into the school, though he knows he won't stop worrying about his girlfriend until she's up and about again, her mother's reassurances do good in allowing him to make it through the rest of the school day.
He'd already promised he would drop Sasuke off at home that day, so the Teme's house is his first stop. Luckily he and Sakura weren't too far apart location-wise. "Wish pinkie my best when you see her," Sasuke says as he slides out of Naruto's jeeps, to which the blonde nods, "I'll tell her just as dully."
Sasuke flipped him off as he drove off and around the neighborhood to get to Sakura's home. This would be the first time he would be in her house, so he was nervous. Naruto wished he was meeting Sakura's mother under better circumstances but that possibility was thrown out the window the second he'd found Sakura nearly passed out on the gym floor.
Knocking timidly on the door, there's movement on the other side of it before Sakura's mother opens it. She looks a lot more relaxed now that her daughter is in her care.
"Hi, Mrs.Haruno," He smiles politely to which the woman returns, "Can I still take you up on that offer?"
The elder Haruno nodded happily, "Absolutely, Sakura was asking about you."
"She was?"
"She thinks she scared you," The woman moved aside and gestured to him to enter, "I had to hide the phone so she wouldn't call you in the middle of class." She laughed with a shake of the head, "You've got my girl in knots Naruto Namikaze, I'll give you that."
The blonde blushed deeply, "The feelings are mutual Mrs.Haruno."
"Oh please, Call me Mebuki, I stopped being Mrs.Haruno when my husband and I divorced." The woman scoffed and led him up the stairs, "Just call if either of you needs anything."
Naruto bowed his head respectfully, "Thank you Mebuki-San," The mother patted his cheek affectionately before saying and retreating, "Treat my baby nicely."
Naruto swallowed the lump that had built up in his throat, he'd been nervous about talking to Sakura's mother alone but the woman was extremely nice. He could see where Sakura got most of her defining traits, physically and personality-wise.
Realizing he'd just been standing in front of the door like a dimwit, Naruto knocked softly and waited for Sakura's, "Come in!"
"Mom I'm not hungry- Naruto?" Sakura blinked at him owlishly before frowning, "I scared you today, didn't I?"
Walking fully into the room and closing the door lightly behind him, Naruto sat on the edge of the bed next to her, "Completely, why haven't you told me something like that could happen?"
"Because it's usually under control," Sakura's frown deepened if possible, "But somebody stole my pills and I panicked. It only got worse from there." She shook her head ruefully, "I'm sorry I scared you."
"The only person that needs to be sorry is the person who put you in that situation," Naruto snarled, anger quickly replacing his worry and fear. What kind of person would do that to another human being? Not one with any human decency!
"I think my mom is gonna file a report, it's probably going to cause an entire fiasco," Sakura groaned and hid her face in her hands.
"As it should! Somebody needs to be held accountable for this Sakura-Chan!" Naruto exclaimed, "Something really bad could've happened to you today had I not found you, I don't ever want to feel so useless ever again…" He suddenly felt selfish when Mebuki flashed in his mind, Sakura was her daughter and here he was whining about how he felt. But the woman had been far calmer and collected than he had been.
Sakura sighed softly, "I really did scare you today, huh?"
"More scared than I had ever been in a while," Naruto admitted, "But I won't feel bad for it."
The rosette scooted over in the bed and patted the spot next to her, "I don't want you to- Don't put your shoes in my bed!" She kicked his leg when Naruto moved to put it up. "Geez Sakura-chan, Your little feet hurt." She narrowed her eyes, "Maybe I'll change my mind about you laying with me,"
"Now don't be so hasty," The boy shook his head as he settled next to his girlfriend, "There, can't kick me out now can you?"
"Don't be so smug," The two giggled, "You're still on the edge."
"You could totally be swapping spit with me instead of being mean."
"Ew Naruto."
MEBUKI i.
Mebuki found happiness in the small things, like, being able to sit outside and drink tea or looking at a full moon. Being able to see her daughter so happy and care-free in the prior weeks easily was at the top of that list. Not that Sakura had ever been a sullen or depressed child but she had been an awkward little thing. After being diagnosed with anxiety it surely affected how she acted around other children.
It made Mebuki feel horrible, knowing her child was diagnosed after witnessing her parents go through a year-long divorce, the woman had always felt it was her fault. But now that Naruto had come into Sakura's life, Mebuki felt like her daughter had done a full one-eighty. And the woman couldn't find it in herself to be anything but happy for her child.
Pouring herself some tea, she took the stairs two at a time to get to Sakura's room. Pushing the door open as silently as possible, Mebuki listened for any sound, and when she didn't hear anything, she peeked inside. It didn't surprise the mother to see that the teenagers had fallen asleep, Sakura could be very persuasive when she wanted to take a nap. She'd obviously roped the blonde boy into taking one too.
Snapping a quick picture with her free hand, Mebuki closed the door softly and smiled, she was happy for her baby. Now she could take a nap as well, after the day they'd all had they all needed a little rest.
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