A Fight for Life, Chapter 2

A/N: Sorry for the wait guys! I caught the flu. It was passed around my house for the past few weeks. Blah. And although I didn't get any reviews on this story, I get many on my Hetalia one-shots, and a ton of follows on this. I think that is good enough.

Sooo...

I shall have Naruto do the disclaimer again.

Naruto: Yami-No-HikariBre still does not own Naruto or any of the song lyrics she includes in this story/chapter.

Me: If I did, Kushina would still be alive, and Sasuke would have never left Konoha. Maybe.

Today is Yuuki's birthday. Everyone is out and about the orphanage celebrating, including me. I haven't had this much fun in a long time. But I know the only reason I am being allowed to play with the others is because Hokage-jiji is here. Every time he comes here, I am allowed out of my room. Mokina does this so that she won't get in trouble.

"Naru! Come play tag with us!" I hear Yuuki call to me. She was by the tree we usually meet at with 5 other kids. We played for a few minutes before we were called so Yuuki could blow the candles out on her cake. Everyone sung Happy Birthday to her, and she was blushing, obviously uncomfortable.

"Naru, why don't you blow the candles out with me?" Yuuki asks me. She smiles as all eyes turn to me.

"A-Are you sure, Yuuki-chan?" I try my best not to stutter. She nods, and I stand next to her. We both take in a deep breath, and then exhale. All 10 candles are blown out, and everyone cheers. I smile too, but inside I am sad. Because this is Yuuki's tenth birthday, she will be leaving the academy. Hokage-jiji will give her an apartment, and she will join the academy.

I block all negative thoughts from my head as she opens the present Mokina gives her. It was a beautiful new yukata that was the same color as her eyes. Yuuki gasps as she had been wanting a new yukata since her old one had ripped. She thanks her.

I then give her the present I had made for her earlier during the arts-and-crafts activity Mokina had set up.

"Yuuki-chan, close your eyes!" She does as I say. I smile as I pull out the paper mache black rose I made. "Okay! You can open your eyes now!" I say, grinning as she does. Her jaw drops a tiny bit as she takes the rose from my hands. Roses are our favorite flower, but we prefer different colored ones. I like white roses, and she likes black ones.

"I love it Naru! When did you make this!" She asks me as she twirls it in her hands, a big smile overtaking her face.

"During the arts-and-crafts activity earlier." I then take the rose back and walk around Yuuki. I pull her hair back, and wrap the paper stem around the base of the ponytail I made. I tie the stem into a knot, and let go. Someone hands Yuuki a mirror while Hokage-jiji holds another one behind her so she can see what I did. She smiles even more and hugs me. I hug her back, not wanting to let go, knowing what is to come later today.

"Do you have your things, Yuuki-san?" Hokage-jiji asks her while she nods. Me, Mokina, and a few other caretakers are seeing Yuuki off as Hokage-jiji takes her away. I try my best not to cry.

Yuuki sees me trying not to cry, and walks over to me. She hugs me as I start to sob quietly.

"Don't cry, Naru-hime. We'll see each other at the academy soon. I promise. I promise.." She mumbles all this into my hair, she rubs my back soothingly. I throw my arms around her tight, and hug her back with all my might.

"Don't leave me. Ever. Promise me we'll always be together." I plea desperately. I don't want to lose her. She means so much to me.

"I promise." She lets me go, wipes a few tears off of my face, and leaves with Hokage-jiji. She turns back one more time, and pulls out the rose I had made her, and ties it into her bangs. "She waves goodbye to me, and I wave back.

"Goodbye, Yuuki-chan."

What is with me and writing sad endings? Weird :\

Anyways, this is the second chapter of A Fight For Life, first if you don't count the prolouge.

Naruto: Why did you make me so emotional? I am SO not like that.

Me: Yes you are.

Naruto: Prove it!

Me: Sasuke will never love you.

Naruto: YOU LIAR! -runs away crying-

Me: -shrugs- What? He wanted proof.

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Ja ne

Yami