1. / Transience
Sakura opened her eyes, her body dancing with nerves, she could feel the knots in her abdomen. 'Today was the day' she reminded herself. She could finally meet Naruto.
She quickly washed herself up and ran down to the meeting place. They were supposed to meet on their bridge. Okay, maybe not theirs but a team could dream.
She was out of breath and early, she realized. The mist was damping her hairs. She frowned and take the red ribbon up to tie it in its place. But she quickly stopped herself. a tie is a convenient option then again Sasuke-Kun would not like it.
So, she let her hairs fall, but they didn`t bounce back.
"Sakura." Her neck got a cramp at such a sudden turn. She blinked in his direction, she couldn`t feel any chakra but then again, he was Kyubi.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" she smiled at her friend. It was hard to see his face properly but his blue eyes shone in the fog.
"I am waiting for my team." He replied, his voice cheerful as always, "You?"
"Oh, me too." Kyubi used to be her best friend but that night changed everything between them. she is not going to let Sasuke-Kun come between her friendships again, she swears to herself last night. Now is the time to fulfill that.
"Kyubi," she felt him stiffen, "I am sorry. I shouldn`t have said those things, let`s be best friends again."
She knew what was coming even before he did, "Sakura-Chan! Don`t be a baka. Of course, we are friends."
She was never before this happy with an honorific. She went on to take his hand but was stopped with a figure approaching.
"Sasuke-Kun." He comes and stood near her, his face now getting clearer. He nodded his greeting to her and then to the guy near her.
Wait, why would Sasuke-Kun greet Kyubi.
Before she could voice her question, her sensei appeared in a smoke ball. "Ah!" He looks up from his Icha-Icha, "You guys already met Naruto. Now get ready you still have the training to do."
"Hn" Only Sasuke replied
It would be an understatement of the century if Kakashi had not predicted this behavior. He knew Naruto was beyond excited to meet his team finally and he sort of knew Sakura was too.
But the look on their faces says a different thing altogether.
Sakura even went as far as closing her eyes and then opening them, a couple of times.
"Kakashi-sensei, do you mean the guy beside me is NARUTO!" her voice dangerously close to breaking down, he noticed.
"Sakura-Chan!" Naruto stopped himself at Sakura`s hand. She showed him her palm, a stop sign. he knew this was coming. the moment Sakura said about her precious Sasuke, he knew this day would come.
"Kakashi-sensei suddenly I feel like I am burning all over my body, I am checking myself in. excuse me for today." With that, she turned around and walk back home.
'Hmm… Interesting.' Kakashi thought to himself.
SAKURA NOTES:
o Transience: The chapter title fits well with everything from the short length of the story and the theme of the overall one. Transience means shortness, so much like Sakura, the tree. It is a symbolic word that will make its appearance here and there.
o Kyubi and Naruto are the same people, judging from it, one can clearly see that. Even get the hint of what is actually going here. You know, underneath the underneath.
