Hello everybody. How have you all been doing since I became lazy and stopped writing this? Eh... please don't yell, though. *sheepish smile*
Now then, onto business:
This story is going to be completely rewritten, so as to include 'Ame' as little as possible.
If I can do it, she won't appear at all.
Now then, since the rewritten one will be posted as a new story, I would like everybody's opinion on the matter at hand; to delete, or not to delete?
In other words, should I keep this story up so that all of you, and others who may stumble upon it, may compare the two? Or should I take it down, and simply leave it at that?
Why don't I just replace the chapters, you may ask? Because, it only allows each IP address to review once per chapter, and there may be things that those of you who've already reviewed certain chapters would want to comment on.
Despite what some people may think, not all writers on this site react horribly to constructive criticism. Although, I can't guarantee that I'll be very good at following whatever advice you may want to give. :)
Before I go, though; so as to comply with site rules, there will be a short story posted along with this. It won't have anything to do with the plot of this story, though...
As you all know, I don't own Naruto.
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Birds chirped in the cool, early morning air, flying through the air in their dance. On this particular morning, however, an alarm beeped almost annoyingly at its owner as they groaned, shifting under their nice, warm blankets.
A single, ocean colored eye appeared from under the blankets, glaring at the offending piece of technology before slamming their hand on the 'off' button. Groaning again, Naruto rolled onto his back, pinning the blankets beneath him as he stared at the ceiling, a hand on his face.
He continued to lay there for what felt like only a second, but in fact was half an hour, before sliding out of the bed and grabbing his shirt, wandering into his bathroom for a quick shower.
An hour later, he had arrived at the small, albeit expensive, shop Sasuke had pointed out to him the week before, staring into the window as he patiently waited the five minutes until they were to open.
Biting his lip, he watched as a single person within the shop wandered around it, checking to make sure everything was still in order. He grinned brightly as they finally unlocked the door, only to wander back behind the counter to await the costumers who were bound to come in.
Naruto quickly walked in, the bell atop the door jingling merrily as he walked past the threshold, browsing the hundreds of little trinkets on the shelves and in the cases. The employee watched him silently, likely bored out of their mind already as they toyed with their hands.
Wandering towards the back, Naruto picked up a medium sized fabergé egg (1), which held an intricate raven design made out of onyx, and smiled to himself. Looking for the price tag, he winced before carefully placing the egg back on the shelf and wandering over to another section of the store.
This went on for another hour, before the blond sighed and began to walk towards the door. "Eh, excuse me, sir?" He looked over at the employee, who had cocked her head to the side curiously. "What is it that you're looking for? Maybe I can help you find it?" The young girl asked, smiling slightly at him.
Giving a sheepish look, Naruto quietly walked over to her, telling quickly what he was looking for and the highest price he could pay for it. She had given him an incredulous look, before pointing him over to a small shelf next to the counter with a nervous look.
He nodded, giving his thanks, before looking through the few things that littered the shelf. After only three minutes or so, he came up with a small box in his hands, smiling brightly as he payed for it.
As soon as he exited the shop, he had given an elated whoop and run off towards Ichiraku, before he headed back home.
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He stared at the little box in front of him, head supported only by his fist as he contemplated how he was going to present the gift. Seeing as Valentine's was the next day, he didn't really have much time to think about it...
After staring at it for quite a few hours, in which time many facial expressions passed, he finally gave a heavy sigh around ten PM and headed to his bedroom, stretching.
It wasn't until July that he remembered he had bought it, and by that time, of course, the only viable option was to give the raven necklace as a birthday gift. He had grinned so much his cheeks hurt when Sasuke stared at him, the smallest hint of a blush on his pale features.
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This... actually goes with another story... One that's only been posted on deviantART.. This whole chapter will be deleted in a few days, just so you know..
1: I'm not sure if this is how it's actually spelled, since the Wikipedia entry on fabergé eggs only talks about the 'imperial' eggs, not the ones that you can sometimes find in oriental shops, etc.