He Sees Darkness, But Smiles Like The Light
By The Un-wanted Angel and Beta'd by Morgan Yukimari
Okay, now, I know for a fact THIS WAS NOT in the Manga nor Anime, but you know what, I think it should of been. What is my madness talking about? Well, it's all right here in Chapter 18! But first, to warn everyone there is a one-sided NaruSaku and a One-sided SasuSaku. Plus this chapter, for as livly as it will be, will have some heartbrakers.
(Hint-hint: A Parent's Worst Nightmare, that's your hint, see if you can spot the similarities)
*smiles*
We do not own Naruto
CHAPTER 18
Naruto sighed sadly, it was the last day of training and still, he could not summon a single thing. Just tadpoles. Currently he was at the dinner table, dinner was made and he was preparing a tray for his father when to his surprise a pair of large arms wrapped around him, hugging him.
"Hello, Naruto" A happy voice spoke.
"T-Tou-san!" Naruto stuttered. "What are you doing out of bed?"
Minato grinned back. "My back is healed" He slightly turned his back so Naruto could hear a soft 'pop' "and my stitches are taken out, Tsunade said all I needed were some pain killers and I should be fine." Minato explained, sitting at the table, looking impressed.
"So...you cooked dinner?" Minato over looked the table, salmon and ride was prepared with steamed leeks.
Naruto nodded. "It wasn't that hard once I got the hang of it." Naruto admitted, grabbing a plate and chopsticks for his father. Minato sadly sighed.
"So...you can dress yourself, bathe yourself and cook for yourself. I guess you won't need me anymore." Minato tried to sound upset and pouty and Naruto rolled his eyes and smiled.
"No, that's not it at all, tou-san. I still need you."
Minato beamed. "Oh, Naruto, that's so-"
"I need someone to be my cash register" After that statement, Naruto was pulled into a great big hug where he was tickled until he couldn't breathe.
"Is that all I am to you, Naru-chan?" Minato grinned. "A bank?"
"N-No...no! I need my tou-san!" Naruto laughed loudly, hugging his father. Minato smiled, returning the hug. The doorbell rang and Minato groaned, having to leave Naruto's hug. He didn't get to hug his son as often as he would have liked, and Naruto sure as hell didn't just "give out" those hugs. Minato opened the door, smiling.
"Yes?"
"Oh, Hokage-sama. Are you doing better?" An ANBU Bear asked.
Minato smiled, nodding. "Yes, very much so, thank you."
"Well, It'll be nice seeing you tonight at the festival." Bear said, handing him the note.
"Oh...oh that." Minato spoke, remembering the Chunin Festival before the exams. It was traditional that a night of party would be bestoed on the contestants. "Well, I'll have to think about this." Minato said, looking at the envelope which had Naruto's name on the front writen in ink. The envelope had Naruto's instrucions and rules for tomorrow inside. They wern't ALL of the rules, just the basic ones.
"Well, have a good day, Hokage-sama." And bear dissapreaered.
Minato bit his lip, closing the door.
"Hey, Tou-san. Who was that?" Naruto asked.
Minato walked into the kitchen. "Oh, it was an ANBU, your letter came."
Naruto looked confused, "What's with the letter?" He asked. Minato smiled.
"You're not allowed to read it until tomorrow." Minato smiled. "There's a timmed seal on the letter."
Naruto pouted. "No fair."
Minato smiled sadly. "Well, Naruto, are you going to the festivle tonight?"
Naruto shurgged. "I might, I did want to do more training, I still haven't worked out the summoning tequnice" Minato bit his lip, ever since Naruto was kidnapped by Orochimaru at the Kyuubi Festavil years ago, he has always been more than cautious during events. He never wanted Naruto to be taken from him ever again. He wasn't sure why, but Naruto didn't like events that much either. Usually Minato had to be at events to give a speech, but since he tore out his back, the council figured it wouldn't be the end of the world if Minato missed one speech.
"Well, maybe you can go off with some friends?" Minato suggested. "I'm sure you and Sasuke could go someplace."
Naruto sighed, then remembered. He could ask Sakura to go to the festival with him! He grinned and made up his mind to ask her out. Maybe he'd even get a kiss tonight!
"Um...actually. I think I will go." Naruto smirked.
"Oh?" Minato said, pouring some tea.
"Yeah, I think. . . I want to ask someone. . .a girl out tonight." Naruto spoke, dishing himself up some food. He smiled his foxy-grin and couldn't wait to ask her out tonight. He was so busy eating he didn't see Minato's shocked face.
Many villagers were helping to get ready for tonight while Naruto pratically skipped his way to Sakura's house. He could imagine it now, kissing Sakura's rosy-lips while one hand creased her soft semi-long hair. He grinned, Sakura in his opinion, sure was a gal to look at.
He came to her house, knocking on her door.
Sakura answered it herself.
"Oh..hi Naruto." Naruto wondered why she didn't sound so happy.
"What's wrong Sakura?" He asked.
"Well...never mind, it's nothing." she brushed it off. Naruto couldn't see, he'd ask Kyuubi for chakra later tonight. He smiled once more. "Well, what do you need, Naruto?"
"I wanted to know, if you'd like to go to the carnival with me tonight." Naruto boasted.
Sakura groaned but not loud enough so Naruto could hear, she had hoped Sasuke would have asked her and not Naruto. But then she remembered that Sasuke lived with Naruto and if Naruto was going to the carnival tonight, then surly Sasuke was bound to go too! Sakura grinned, nodding.
"Sure, where do you want to meet?" She asked.
Naruto grew excited then thought of a place. "We can meet at the bridge, I'll come and pick you up."
"Okay." Sakura smiled. "See you tonight." She did slam the door in his face, but Naruto never noticed, he had hurried home to get ready for tonight. This was his first date ever and he couldn't wait. He felt somthing light in his chest and he couldn't help but grin the whole way home.
Naruto * Naruto * Naruto * Naruto * Naruto * Naruto * Naruto *Naruto * Naruto * Naruto * Naruto* Naruto
Minato sighed sadly as he sat on Naruto's bed, helping Naruto on what to wear.
"You've gone from only loving me, to dating already?" Minato frowned. "Am I really that dull?"
"Tou-san." Naruto warned. "This is my first date, I don't want you runining it, so either help me or don't." Naruto bossed. Minato sighed, standing up to help Naruto find a shirt and pants to wear tonight.
"I don't know why you don't just wear your regular clothes, they look fine to me." Minato said.
"That's when I'm just bumming around town with Sasuke, not when I want to be seen with a girl, Tou-san." Naruto replied, tossing away one of his black shirts with orange swirls.
"I gotta'...you know, look snazzy." Naruto replied.
"Oh?" Minato smiled. "Well, Naruto, if this girl truly likes you, then she won't care what you wear." Minato said, getting on one knee to face his son. Naruto bit his lip.
"I know...but it doesn't hurt to look nice, doesn't it?"
Minato smiled. "Come here, I think I have what you need." Holding Naruto's hand, he took him to his room where he started to dig threw boxes he kept in his closet. He beamed when he pulled out his old white jacket with the blue stripes along the side. It was his old favriote jacket, he thought Naruto would love it.
"Naruto...this used to be my favriote jacket at you age." Minato felt a large amount of pride when he saw Naruto's face light up as he graced the jacket with his hands.
"Really? You'll let me use this?"
"Of course" Minato smiled. Naruto beamed, hugging around his father's neck Minato smiled and hugged his son back. Already Naruto was out in the dating world, it made him feel old and even slightly used. Naruto let go of the hug, rushing out to get changed into his own room. Minato sighed sadly, taking a photo of his late-wife off of the table next to his bed.
Minato smiled, thinking of what Kushina would do if Naruto told her he was dating a girl.
"She'd probably raise Hell." Minato muttered, giggling at the thought of Kushina screaming and probably scaring off Naruto's date.
Naruto couldn't stop smiling, it was almost time for the Carnival to begin and his dad was kind enough to let him use his old jacket. He had gathered up more than enough Chakra to last him the whole night to use for his sight, he studied himself in the mirror, smiling at his black skinny jeans, orange T-shirt with a black Uzumaki crest in the middle-front and his Dad's jacket made it stick out. He took a look at his hair, frowing. Naruto was never the one to complain about his hair, he at times didn't even bother to brush it, but tonight he wanted it to be extra special.
He quickly hurried to the bathroom where he found some hair-gel. It was his father's and he was given permittion to use only a little, he left his bangs untouched but hisroots were gelled to keep in place. He smiled, brushing his teeth and grabbing a few mints.
"I'm ready, Tou-san!" Naruto called.
Minato looked up from his book, seated at the living room table he smiled. Naruto did look dashing.
"You look nice, Naruto." Minato smiled. "Do you have sight?"
Naruto nodded. "Yeah, I'm gonna' go-"
"Wait, Naruto." Minato stopped him. Naruto turned as he was just about to head out the door, Minato stood up walking towards his son, placing his hands on his shoulders.
"Just-" He bit his lip. He could have sworn that just a few moments ago, Naruto was a cute babbling baby who wanted hugs and kisses, now, Naruto was a teenager ready to date a girl.
"Tou...san?" Naruto asked, his father looked worried.
"Naruto..." Minato took a deep breath, then smiled. "Remember...to treat her nice."
Naruto smiled, nodding.
"And be back right after the carnival ends, I want you in bed no later than eleven, mister!" Minato warned. Naruto giggled, his dad didn't change a bit.
Sakura sighed sadly, applying light pink lipgloss to her lips. Her hair was curled and she wore a light pink short dress with a matching white jacket with pink roses swen on the back.
"Sakura! Are you ready?" Her mother called from downstairs.
"Yeah, I'm coming." Sakura groaned. She wasn't really looking foward to tonight, it wasn't that she hated Naruto, because she did like him, but only as a friend and after seeing Sasuke today, she really wanted to hang out with Sasuke tonight and not Naruto. Don't get her wrong, she liked Naruto, well, liked him as a friend. But Sasuke was special for her. Sasuke was the man of her dreams.
Sakura sighed, getting her shoes on.
"Oh, well don't you look nice." Her mother, Mikbi smiled. Sakura thanked her, walking out the door as her mother told her to not be out too late.
Sakura remembered her and Naruto's meeting place, it would be by the bridge that crossed over into the much more livly part of Konoha. She sighed, and figured that maybe they would play some games to keep her off Sasuke.
"Sakura?"
Sakura gasped.
"S-Sasuke!?" She turned.
There stood Sasuke, dressed in a dark blue formal Dress shirt, but white skinny jeans and he wore black shoes insted of his usual blue sandles. His hair was differet, he had spiked it up more than usual.
"What are you doing here?" She smiled, walking swiftly to him.
"Oh, Kakashi Sensei told me to take a break and I remembered there was a carnival here tonight." Sasuke replied, looking around. The whole village was decorated with lanturns, small little fires glowing with the bonfires. Children dressed in kimonos and wore funny masks.
"Oh, well, that's good you came" Sakura smiled.
Sasuke nodded. "You're not doing anything, right?"
Sakura gasped. Was Sasuke. . .asking her out?! Oh, she couldn't wait to brag to Ino.
"N-no!" She spoke, completly forgetting her plans with Naruto. It was as if he vanished from her memory. she held out her hand and Sasuke politly took it, both of them walked to the carnival.
Meanwhile, Naruto had arrived at the bridge. He smiled, holding a few pink roses he had bought at the floral shop, he figured it would be a nice surprise for Sakura. He leaned up against the rails, smiling at the thought of Sakura. Many others came, either couples, friends elderly people or small children came crossing the bridge, but he saw no sign of Sakura.
After twenty minutes he was becoming worried. He wondered if she was already here but left because he kept her waitng. Then he shook his head, realizing that was a silly idea.
"She promised to go with me." He said. "She'll be here."
As the night went on Sakura and Sasuke had fun playing the cheezy games the carnival had, from playing Whack-A-Akatsuki*, to riding the Ferris wheel half a dozen times, to even going threw the photo booth. Sakura had no idea that the more she had fun, the more upset Naruto became waiting. He gasped once he heard footsteps, turning around swiftly, only to see an excited child pulling her grandfather's hand.
"Ah1 Excuse me" He stopped the two.
"Yes, may I help you?" The old man asked.
"Did you see a girl with pink hair come this way?" Naruto despratly asked.
The little girl shook her head. "Sorry, I didn't see anything." She replied.
"Are you waiting for someone young man?" The grandfather asked. Naruto was nervous and He bit his lip. Where was Sakura? he wondered.
"No...I'm sorry, you may go." The two left and Naruto looked down the road, bitting his lip. "Where is she?"
Naruto* Naruto* Naruto * Naruto * Naruto* Naruto * Naruto * Naruto * Naruto * Naruto * Naruto * Naruto
"We have a winner!" A man smiled, handing Sasuke a large teddy-bear. It was probably four-feet tall, he smiled, handing it to Sakura who blushed.
"Oh! He's so cute!" She smiled. "I'll name him: Sasuke!"
Sasuke smiled, flattered. Sakura was fun to be around, but he wasn't looking for a girlfriend, just a friend to hang out with. Sakura was slightly bummed out when she noticed parts of the carnival being closed up for the night, but she looked up in the sky seeing blue, red, green and pink fireworks. Sasuke smiled up at the sky.
"I had fun tonight, Sakura." He smiled.
"Me too." She blushed, wondering when he was going to kiss her.
Naruto looked up, he was still on the bridge, the night sky danced with fireworks and he felt tears roll down his eyes. Usually fireworks ment the end of somthing. Looking at the roses in his hand, he noticed they wiltered and Sakura wasn't coming. Out of frustration, he tossed them into the river, running off the bridge home. After the carnival fireworks, Sasuke offered to walk Sakura home, Sakura immedatly agreed. When they reached sakura's house, sakura was still wondering when Sasuke would kiss her. When Sasuke wished her goodnight and walked away, she was slightly heartbroken, but this brushed off as she told herself that Sasuke was probably just shy.
Sakura gently placed the bear on her bed, she figured she'd sleep with it tonight.
"Hmph, good thing Naruto wasn't there to spoil everything." She said toherself, taking out pins and hairclips out of her semi-long hair. She nearly choked on one when she realized somthing.
"Naruto!"
Minato smiled reading a book in the living room. It was about nine-thirty and he had seen the fireworks go off he knew that ment the carnival was over and Naruto would be one in probably twenty minutes. So for the meantime he read a book, waiting for his son.
Minato flipped a page when he heard the door slam and someone crying.
"Naruto?" He spoke, hurridly standing up to see what was wrong, but Naruto had already darted up the stairs to his room, slamming up the door. This didn't stop the paranoid father though, as he too ran up the stairs to his son's room, first stopping himself to knock on the door.
"Naruto?" He asked.
More sobbing.
"Naruto, please, baby, open the door." Minato pleaded. Naruto only answered by crying louder and Minato opened the door, swiftly at Naruto's bedside, taking a seat.
"Naruto, what's wrong? What happened?" Minato asked. Why was his son crying? He was so excited and happy before, did somthing happen between him and Sakura? or was it someone else? Naruto turned his head over from where he kept it hidden in the pillow and Minato could see streeks of tears running down his eyes.
"...She...she didn't!" He sobbed, his face was beat red and it felt hot.
Minato gave a sad look.
"Didn't what, Naruto?"
"She...she didn't show up!" Naruto cried loudly. "I waited the whole night, Dad and Sakura didn't show up." Minato felt his heart break. His son had asked out a girl, gotten all dressed up to look nice and the girl didn't even show up. Naruto was experiencing his fire heartbreak and it actually hurt. His chest felt like it was going to rip apart. Minato stroked back a few blonde locks so they were out of Naruto's teary eyes and off his face.
"Oh, my poor Naru-chan." Minato cooed, picking up his son so he could properly hug and hold him. "Don't you worry, Daddy will always love you."
Naruto sobbed into Minato's neck and shoulder. Somthing he hadn't done in over three years. Minato patted and rubbed his back whispering calm his son down. After what seemed like forever, Naruto had fellen asleep crying. Minato gently took off his old jacket off of Naruto, hanging it up on the bedpost. He laid Naruto in the bed, tucking him in. He felt so angry. Minato wanted to find the girl and rip out her soul to sell to the devil.
How dare she do that to his son. HIS SON!
He kissed Naruto's forehead before leaving the room, he had a letter to write to Mr. and Mrs. Haruno.
*Whack-A-Akatsuki, That idea randomly came to me, but wouldn't you play that game too?
Review please, sorry this wasn't beta'ed
-The Un-Wanted Angel.