He had done what he always did, wake up, eat a quick breakfast, visit the academy, train, and then wander. It was on his wandering time that he spotted his crush, no it was his obsession. She was and there was nothing that could ever change that. He accepted that she would never and could never see him the way he saw her, so he resigned himself to being a friend.
Following her on a whim he watched as she walked to her house stretching her arms and back every now and then. Just as he was about to leave he felt another person coming and hid his chakra keeping to the shadows. Everyone may think he's incompetent but it was an act and it worked.
He watched as she sped up and how the other person didn't even notice, he was brooding like always. From the shadows he watched as she came out and caught up to him. Stating she would just go with him till the market he didn't protest.
Once they did reach the market he wanted to drop off the roof he was perched on when he saw that look of utter shock when she walked away. Deciding just to memorize it he followed the girl as she updated her credit and did her odds and ends shopping.
After her shopping and her going home he just started to wander when he came across the brooding one again. Hiding just in time he watched as the boy went towards his earlier prey's house. It unnerved him because the boy was never one to be kind to the girl. Deciding right there if he hurt the girl again he was going to make sure his life was a living hell.
Following his new prey he found it led him to the park. Sadly though he saw her sitting there innocent as could be and minding her own. He heard the teen's rude comment and realized how cold that boy really was. It was weird seeing things like this. His presence was always known to them and the more he watched the more he noticed that it was probably his presence that kept the boy from being so cold.
He heard from his shadows as the girl answered gracefully and calmly to his remark. The more he listened the more he realized this was going to end badly. So as he sat there he started to from his plans. It would start with Tsunade and before he could go on he heard the boy's callous and cruel words.
Fisting his hands he took calming breaths and so he didn't beat the boy right there. He waited till the boy left to confront him and when he did there was nothing but death and doom in his aura.
"You really are a cold hearted stuck up bastard. I can't believe you said that to her. The only thing she's ever done is care." Calming himself again he stared at the boy who was currently trying to scare him with his glare. "You might as well stop glaring, you never scared me and you never will." Shrugging he waited for the bastards retort.
"You should be thanking me idiot. I just did you the biggest favor anyone could. Now that she's broken over my dump you can sweep in and take her grief away." He was smirking and there was a steely look in his eyes.
"You don't get it do you? Far be it for me to tell you since you are obviously oblivious to everything that's not revenge or your pathetic little self. I'm out of here." Leaving a very enraged Sasuke behind he reached the park just as she ran.
It wasn't hard to keep up with her and he made sure to keep hidden. It wouldn't be good if she found out he knew everything. It hurt him to see her so broken and sad. He couldn't take it and decided that tonight no matter what he would make sure his little angel knew he was there.
Entering the cave before her he set himself in a corner and waited. He would wait forever if that's how long she took. After a bit of hesitation on her part she walked in once the rain started and he silently sighed seeing she was safe. She sat down and started to cry. He knew it was coming but it still hurt. It was when the thunder was coming that he knew her sobs would start.
As soon as he saw her hand go to her mouth and heard the thunder he rushed up behind her and wrapped her in his warm embrace. He knew in her state that right now she wouldn't get who he was right away but it didn't matter. All that mattered was that he could smell her and feel her. It was like heaven as he took in her natural scent of strawberries, sweet grass and a little bit of rain.
She relaxed at first and then started to struggle and he just couldn't take it. It hurt him to know that she didn't anything to do with him even if she didn't know who he was. Sighing silently he strengthened his hold.
Speaking for the first time he said what came to mind first. "Please, this once don't." She stilled and his arms went tighter if only ever so slightly.
"Who, who are you?" He almost flinched at her innocent question. Even now she couldn't tell it was him.
When he spoke again the words just flowed from his soul. "For just this one moment, this one skip in time, let me be HIM. For just this single moment let me stay like this. Please?" He could tell she realized it was him and he could only hope that she wouldn't push him away. As she relaxed and cried into him his arms loosened ever so slightly and started to rub circles into her back. Naruto could only hope that Sakura could feel what it was he held for her.
I got a review saying they wanted another chapter explaining Naruto's sudden appearance so here it is I hop you like it.