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Konichiwa!
Hey guys, I'm REAAAAAAALLLLLLLY sorry for not updating for like almost a month! Anyways, here's the chapter you've all been waiting so long for. Enjoy and please review!

Chapter Published May 12, 2007.

The Moment Before We Kiss

Chapter 11: No...NO! No More Excuses!

Sakura ran out the door and ran after Naruto.

"Naruto! Wait! Please! I can explain!" Sakura said, tears rolling down her eyes.

Naruto kept running on.

"Naruto! NARUTO!" Sakura screamed and stopped running. She was out of breath, and fell on her knees, "What...What have I done?"

Kiba and Hinata was eating at the food stalls, talking about their future.

"So, if we have a baby girl, her name would be Kinata?" Kiba asked.

Hinata slapped her forehead.
"No...we will not use our names and mix them together, Kiba-kun." Hinata giggled.

"Then?" Kiba asked.

"I want to name her...Miyako." Hinata said.

"Miyako...hmm...nice name I guess." Kiba shrugged.

Hinata smiled.

"So...how about a name for the boy?" Kiba asked.

"Hmm..I don't know. Since I chose the girl's name, you choose the boys'." Hinata smiled.

"Okay...I'm going to name him...Haru." Kiba said.

Hinata looked up at Kiba with a look on her face.

"What? Is it a bad name?" Kiba asked.

Hinata smiled and hugged Kiba.
"No, Kiba-kun. I love that name."

Kiba grinned.
"Come on, lets finish our lunch." Kiba said.

"Right." Hinata said and continued eating her lunch. (Which was a ham sandwich. lol)

Temari and Shikamaru was at the food stalls. (There are more than one, and are all over the festival so they didn't see Hinata and Kiba.)

"So..." Temari said, looking at her feet.

"Hn?" Shikamaru said, "Why aren't you eating?"

"Not that hungry..."

"But you said you were starving."

"No I didn't!"

"Hn."

"Why you..."

"Calm down. If you don't want to eat, lets go see some clouds." Shikamaru said.

"And where are we going to see the clouds?" Temari asked.

"At the balcony of the hotel." Shikamaru said, "Now let's go."

Shikamaru took Temari's hand and pulled her softly to her feet.

Temari blushed.

Shikamaru noticed this.
"How troublesome...you still blush?"

Temari frowned.
"Shut up, crybaby!!"

Shikamaru smirked.
"Come on..."

Temari smirked back, and held Shikamaru's hand.
"Love you lazy-ass."

Shikamaru blushed.

"Haha, whose blushin' now?" Temari laughed.

Shikamaru turned away, embarrased.
'How troublesome' He thought, smiling.

Naruto ran as if he was running for his life.

"Sakura-chan...you...why?" Naruto whispered, still crying from the shock.

Mamoru was following Naruto the whole time, running un-noticably. (sp?) He smirked.

Sakura started running once again.

"Naruto, please. Don't be mad at me...I didn't do it. Mamoru-ku- I mean Mamoru, forced me to. I didn't know...Naruto! Please..." Sakura said, as she ran, sobbing.

Sakura soon saw Naruto, sitting on a bench, hands on his face. He was really crying.

Sakura put a hand over her mouth, shocked.
If Naruto cried, that really meant something bad. She never saw Naruto cry since the day Sasuke left. (A/N: That didn't really happen...or did it? lol. I forgot!)

Sakura slowly walked over to Naruto.
"Na-" She began.

Naruto quickly looked up, and glared at Sakura.
"Get away from me." He said coldly.

Sakura took a step forward, crying even more, but ignoring Naruto's rude demand.
"Naruto...please...I...please listen to me." Sakura said, "It wasn't me. It was Mamoru! He forced the kiss on me! You know I would never do anything to hurt you...I would never cheat on you, Naruto!" Sakura sobbed, and hugged Naruto tightly.

Naruto stood silent for a few seconds and pushed Sakura away. Sakura was shocked, and was terribly sad that Naruto pushed her away from him.

"I don't want anything to do with you, Sakura."

'Sakura...Sakura...Sakura...'
Sakura was shocked, not at how Naruto was being rude, but how he said her name.

'He...never says Sakura. He never did! He always said Sakura-chan! He...really hates me!!!' Sakura thought, as she put a hand over her mouth.

Naruto started walking away.

Sakura stood up and hugged him again, from the back. Just like she did when Sasuke was leaving.

"No! Naruto! Please believe me! I love you! So much...please..." Sakura cried.

Naruto squirmed free and started to walk away.

"NARUTO!" Sakura screamed.

Naruto turned to face Sakura after he was a few feet away from her.

"No...No! No more excuses!" He yelled, and ran off, into the crowded festival.

Sakura stood there, sobbing, and regretting.

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-Akina