This was a request from blooming flower08 who wanted a SasuSaku. Although I said that the main pairing of this story is NaruHina, I am going to add some SasuSaku and other couples. I think the side story Thunderstorm was a SasuSaku themed story, although a bit more on the abstract side to it. I'll try to make this somewhat decent. I'm not used to other pairings just yet.
PS: This will play into actual story. It's just a story on the side that have occurred during Naruto's and Hinata's rocky relationship.
Wake Me Up With Summer Rain
Story 8: Flower Petals
I guess I was always referred to as a flower bud. I guess it is because I haven't reached my potential yet, or haven't fully matured.
I've adored him for several reasons, most of them shallow. He was attractive, smart, mysterious, hard-to-get and came from a good and prosperous family. When we were placed in the same team, I couldn't believe it. I felt that my dreams came true. But as time went on, there was so much more to him that I originally thought. I…
I was scared of him, once, when he said he needed to kill a certain man.
I guess after he ran away, I think my buds just withered away. I felt like nothing. I had nothing to offer and that's why I was too weak to keep him with me.
Years now have passed. He's back home, relatively safe and somewhat sound. I don't think he sees me still, even with my drastic training to be able to protect everyone I care about.
A couple of months later after he was brought back, I found a blue salvia on my bed. I didn't know why, but I felt that it was my soulmate was speaking to me. I felt by then, I could let him go…
A month after my 17th birthday, and the same day I gently declined Lee-san's request for a date again, I found a bouquet of pink roses in full bloom.
Again and again, I found myself thinking of my secret admirer. He speaks to me using flowers. Such a romantic, and quite mysterious since I don't know who it is. He must be gentle because the flowers looked like they were handled gently and weren't roughed up in any manner.
I spoke to Hinata today, who had more of her ups and downs on relationships. She said that it was probably that I was because he was too shy to tell his feelings to my face.
"He's probably worried you'd reject him, Sakura-san."
"But why? I get the feeling that he isn't as bad has he thinks he is."
"Maybe it was someone you rejected before and he can't face you because of that."
"The only guy that comes to mind is Lee, but he isn't the type to do this. He's WAY too open for something secretive."
"Ask my shishou. She seems to know about everything that goes on in the Village."
"You think?"
"I'm sure she knows who it is."
Hinata's shishou is quite the eye-opener.
"Yes, I do know who is your secret admirer, and no, I won't tell you."
"Huh? But why?"
"Well for one, he said not to say anything. And two, he knows you hate him."
"I don't hate anyone."
"You sure?"
"If it's Naruto, then I'd tell him…"
"WRONG! He's way into Hina-chan and his still heartbroken."
"Umm…"
"He seems to be the likely suspect, but are you sure that it's one of the most obvious guys?"
"There was only one person I liked very much, but I let him go."
"For your sake or his?"
"?"
"I know this much: he is an introvert. Not the type to openly show his emotions. Only his closes friends can see him completely."
I know someone who doesn't show his emotions…but it can't be him…
I chose to let him go for his sake.
But I get the feeling that my admirer does this because I let him go…
When I got home that day, I found one white rose in full bloom and thornless and one dark red rose that is close to blackening on my windowsill.
I think I cried for a long time but didn't know it. After finding those two roses on my windowsill, I decided to give my response to my admirer. I left a striped carnation, red and white, on my sill this morning.
I found a sweetpea and a pink carnation laying where my carnation was,
Later today, I was told that Uchiha Sasuke was in a coma from unknown causes.
END NOTES: I have the definition of the flowers I was using in the story.
blue salvia – I think of you
pink roses – Perfect happiness; please believe me
bouquet of roses in full bloom – Gratitude
white rose – Eternal Love ; innocence; heavenly; secrecy and silence
one rose in full bloom – I love you; I still love you
thornless rose – Love at first sight
dark red rose – Mourning
striped carnation – No; refusal; sorry I can't be with you; wish I could be with you
sweetpea – Goodbye; departure; blissful pleasure; Thank you for a lovely time
pink carnation – I'll never forget you
Taken from Pioneer Thinking.