Daffodils Chapter 6: Sweetest Sound, a naruto fanfic

Chapter VI: Sweetest Sound

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Do you hear it little one? That sound which is always heard, but never acknowledged. It's the sweetest sound in the whole world. Do you hear it? Do you know what it is?

It is the sound of life.

Wind blew gently over the fields and an ominous grumble could be heard from the direction of the thunderheads. Crickets ceased their noisy chatter as they sought cover from the impending storm. The sun itself seemed to be hurrying out of the way of the storm; sinking into the west at a fast pace. The world was turning, slowly but surely, as it always did.

Not for Sakura. Everything froze. Her brain slowly clicked into place and the gears that had been whirling a million miles per second came to a stop. The world was still frozen as she gazed into oh-so-familiar eyes. His heart wrenching eyes that sliced into her with precision that no blade in the world could match.

"How cruel,"

Still trapped beneath 'Naruto's' hulking body Sakura could feel every inch of him, his heartbeat thumping loudly against her own breast. The way her back arched up off the ground at just the right angle so as to push them closer together. She was distraught.

He was horrifyingly real. His sweet breath warmed her face causing goose bumps to erupt down the length of her spine. This sudden overwhelming sensation caused her back to arch even further off the damp ground. 'Naruto' adjusted his position slightly but never released his vice-like grip on her small wrists. Unfortunately now their hips were nestled together and one of his well- muscled legs rode up the side of her thigh entrapping Sakura even further.

"Why…why are you being so cruel?"

Memories bombarded poor Sakura causing a deep rosy blush to reach her neckline. Snapping her eyes shut Sakura tried and failed to rationalize 'Naruto's' sudden existence. It was too much. He was too real, too alive, and too male.

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"Oh Kami-sama…why, why is this happening?"

It was all too much. Sakura screamed.

A few minutes earlier…..

Naruto Uzumaki, Konoha's Orange Hokage, had never been happier in his entire life. Standing in front of him was an angel with pink hair. He never thought he would see his beloved cherry blossom again and yet here she was, so beautiful he was almost afraid to touch her.

Sunlight was slanting through the thunderheads casting pools heavenly light all across the field. One such pool surrounded Sakura's form with a golden aura. Dandelions flew through the air giving the illusion of feathers falling from the sky. Her hair, longer than he remembered it, circled about her head in the wind like a halo. Her face, tilted up the light, was the picture of peace and serenity. She was truly a creature of the heavens.

Transfixed by the sight before him Naruto felt his eyes moisten the longer he looked at his beloved Sakura. Quickly rubbing his eyes Naruto decided he was tired of just looking at her and wanted to touch her as well. Grinning playfully he stepped out from underneath the grove of trees.

Sakura seemed sense his approach and whipped her head from side to side.

"Who's there, Show yourselves?" Her indignant and clipped tone reminded Naruto of Tsunade. Chuckling quietly Naruto sobered when he remembered Baa-chan's demise and the memories that came with it. Yet he was also relieved. Sakura couldn't have changed too much if she still retained the habits of her old master.

Still grinning Naruto vanished and reappeared just as quickly behind Sakura taking her in his arms. Pressing her small womanly figure against his body was pure bliss. Even as she struggled, biting and scratching at every piece of skin she came in contact with, Naruto was lost in the sensations she aroused with all her wiggling; particularly his cock which was receiving a thorough grinding from Sakura's ass. That was until he was reminded that Sakura usually played dirty. A solid kick to his family jewels left Naruto in searing pain.

Before he could regain his bearings Sakura rolled along his side, grabbed his arm, and hurled him straight back toward the trees. The wind stung his face but that didn't stop the grin on his face from growing even bigger. Vanishing midair he teleported directly behind Sakura and grabbed her wrist. Again she managed to break loose from his hold but Naruto didn't mind. He was having too much fun.

However this time she seemed to hesitate as if confused about something. Seizing the opportunity Naruto grabbed both her wrists and pinned her to the ground. She gasped as he settled his entire weight on top of her. Chuckling at the murderous look on her face Naruto met her emerald gaze,

"Well, well Sakura-chan, long- time no see!"

Kami, her eyes were beautiful. They enchanted and enticed him to look deeper, to lose himself in their bejeweled caverns. Perhaps; he supposed later while contemplating this moment, if he had not lost himself in his own musings he might have seen the hollowness of her eyes. The emptiness, the sadness, and more importantly the swelling panic. However he was lost in the way her body melded to his so perfectly. The smell of her intoxicating skin and breath were distorting his senses. The most adorable blush was slowly creeping down to her plumb breasts and was further distracting poor Naruto.

In another few seconds his cock was going to be hard enough to hammer nails.

However at that moment Sakura squeezed her eyes shut as if in tremendous pain and screamed. The ear-splitting noise mercilessly shattered the calm. Naruto's eardrums suffered greatly but that wasn't the reason Naruto released the petite kunoichi. No, it wasn't even because she began struggling in earnest.

It was because of her eyes. Those same eyes that burned with determined fire when she fought an enemy or healed a comrade. When she laughed or smiled those same eyes lit up like a fireworks display. Or when they made love, those same eyes radiated light, warmth, and love.

Now they were empty, mad, and unseeing.

Pushing himself away from his beloved Naruto sat back on his haunches and watched in shock as Sakura scrambled away. The pinkette tried to stand and make a run for it. However it appeared she had lost all her strength as she collapsed onto her knees amidst the dandelions. Her back was turned to him, her shoulders trembling, and violent shudders were wracking her small body every time a scream tore itself from her throat. Naruto slowly stood never taking his eyes off his cherry blossom.

Suddenly Sakura's hands shot up and clutched her scalp before she screamed yet again. This time, however, when she screamed it wasn't nearly as loud but the desperation in her voice was loud enough.

"No. No. No. No. No. No. No!" "Where, where are you?" Sakura's nails were digging into her scalp drawing blood.

Naruto stood transfixed unable to move, unable to think, unable to breathe.

"Where is everyone?" "Dead…is everyone dead?"

Suddenly Sakura stopped screaming. She froze, just as Naruto had, and for what seemed like an eternity to Naruto, she didn't move. Blood was flowing in excess from Sakura's scalp dribbling down her arms and neck. Her almost translucent skin offset the blood artfully. Hard to believe she could be beautiful even while bleeding.

She tipped her head up to the sky which was nearly covered completely by thunder clouds. In her struggle against Naruto her yukata had slipped off her shoulders baring her pale skin to the elements and her own blood. In a deadly calm voice she said, "Ah, that's right…everyone is dead. They can't hear me. They left me behind. I failed."

Naruto felt his world tilting as the bitter taste of regret rose like bile coating his tongue. Oh Kami-sama how long? How long did you make her wait? Tch, it was typical of that sadistic old bastard too.

His thoughts were interrupted when suddenly Sakura's shoulders started shaking. Fearing the worst he stepped forward and was less than two feet from her when the unthinkable happened. She started laughing. Horrible, maniacal laughter that came from the darkest recesses of the human mind; it was hollow, mad and wild. Dragging her bloody fingernails from her scalp across her face she was the picture of a deranged vampire; covered in blood, pale, and smiling

Naruto ground his teeth together in anger. Not at his Sakura, but at the circumstance that pushed her to this. Naruto felt a prick against his lip, and then smelt his blood leaking from the small wound he had given himself as his fangs emerged. He was distracted from this revelation when a roll of thunder rumbled across the sky giving its final warning before the downpour. Just as Naruto was about to make a move to save himself and Sakura from the rain, it began to pour.

Sakura seemed oblivious to this as her laughter continued to drift across the field. Cracking his knuckles Naruto moved, instantly dropping to his knees and wrapping his arms around her small frame. Crushing her body to his Naruto buried his face in her hair, breathing in her scent, while murmuring things to try to calm her. The rain, his fangs, even Kami didn't matter at this moment. Only Sakura did and right now she wasn't even Sakura. She was lost, afraid, and if he didn't bring her back he could lose her again.

Fierce waves of possessiveness unfurled from deep within his gut causing low growls to emit from the back of his throat. Naruto pulled her delicate form even closer as if trying to absorb her. For a long time he simply held her, his growls mixing with her laughter. After what seemed to be an interminable time later Sakura ceased laughing and slumped against Naruto. Shifting slowly, so as not to frighten her, Naruto sat fully on the ground and pulled her body into his lap. Sakura also shifted, turning a bit to the side allowing her head to rest against Naruto's shoulder.

Though her eyes were still glazed and unseeing she was crying. Naruto's heart quenched at the sight. She was so small, so fragile, and so vulnerable it was hard to believe she had once been the Rokudaime Hokage. Bending down Naruto dragged his tongue across her cheeks licking up the tears. The light contact stirred something in Sakura's eyes they began to focus a bit. The rain had thoroughly soaked both of them now and little chunks of ice were starting to come down as well.

Naruto glanced from the sky back to Sakura whose eyes were fully focused now. Tentatively her small hand reached out to touch his face. Naruto was careful not to move too suddenly as his hand came up to cup Sakura's. Her eyes were bright now with real tears. Both her arms moved suddenly wrapping themselves around his neck as she began sobbing anew. But these were good sobs not empty or crazed.

"*hiccup, *sniff, *sniff…Onegai, Onegai take me home."

Lifting her bridal style Naruto merely nodded before taking off with his cherry blossom. It only occurred to him after her sobs quieted and she fell asleep that he had no idea where she lived.

I am soo sooo sorry I had no idea it would take me this long to update =( Cherry-chan is sorwwy (makes puppy dog face) Please don't hate me! Cough* Cough* Anyway I am back and if I get any reviews for this chapter I will be eternally grateful. If you are confused about anything, well, you're supposed to be by the end of this chapter heheheh. R&R and be confused by my amazing chappie my duckies.