The next morning, Sakura found herself awoken by a loud ringing noise that belonged to her cell phone.
'I know some people search the world
To find something
like what we have
I know people will try
Try to
divide
Something so real
So till the end of time
Im telling
you that
No one no one no one
Can get in the way of what
I'm feeling
No one no one no one
Can get in the way of what I
feel for you
Oh oh oh...'
Everyone awoke at the song; Sakura flushed in embarrassment and searched for her pink chocolate phone. Finally, she found it sitting next to her pictures. She slid her phone up and said,
" Hello?''
" Hello Sakura, what you doing? "" Who is this?" Sakura asked everyone was quiet, they wanted to listen in on her conversation. Slowly they made their way to surround Sakura.
" Oh this is Rei! Opps! Sorry how silly of me to forget to say that! My bad.. "
Sakura's fist clenched around the phone.
" Oh.. Hey, Rei. How did you get my cell number?" Sakura asked suspiciously.
" I asked Naruto for it. "
Sakura glared at Naruto, while Naruto just gulped and smiled nervously.
Sakura rolled her eyes and said,
" Well, ok. Anyways.. Whats up?"
" I just wanted to see if you'd like some company today? "
Sakura cringed at the question.
" Well, I was planning to just hang here with the girls at my house that's all. You don't really need to com-" Sakura was interrupted.
" No don't talk nonsense! I'll be over in 20! Bye!'' Then Rei hung up.
Sakura angrily slid her phone shut.
WTF…?????? Why does that bitch have to come over here and ruin everything! I was going to ask Naruto to stay and hang out too! But now I have to freakin' send him off!!!! Tcha!!
THAT FREAKIN' BITCH ALWAYS RUINS EVERYTHING!!!!!
What??! You're back??? Aw man..
What?? You couldn't live without me Sakura, and you know it!!!!
Yeah.. Whatever. Anyways,
" Naruto!!!"
Naruto gulped and braced himself for a beating.
He grimaced, but felt nothing attack him. He cautiously opened his eyes and found a glaring Sakura just standing in front of him with her hands on her hips.
" Yeah Sakura-Chan?"
" Why the hell, did you give my cell number to Rei!????!" Sakura yelled at him.
" I, well.." Naruto stammered.
" Well..?" Sakura said, waiting for his answer.
" Well, I don't really know, she just asked for it, and I didn't think you would mind too much about it."
" Well, I do and please don't give out my number to just anyone, please!"
" Ok! Fine, but why does it really matter?" Naruto yelled back.
" It.. Just does!" Sakura stammered out.
" Really, why does it matter so much?" Naruto asked with question.
" Well, I don't. I mean. It's not that it matters so much.. It just" Sakura was interrupted.
" You just?" Naruto asked with his eyebrow raised, but a coy smile had spread onto his face.
" I just am fed up with that- "
" Ok Sakura.. It's ok. You don't have to explain it to me." Naruto said calmly.
Sakura flushed in embarrassment.
Sakura crossed her arms and said with her eyes closed,
" Hmph!"
Naruto shook his head and walked over to where she was standing. Something had caught his eye from Sakura's table.
He saw that it was a small book. It was leathercoated and it had the word Memories written on it with gold letters. He couldn't imagine what Sakura hid in this little book, but he was going to find out.
He slowly opened the cover to the front page and saw a picture of Sakura, but she was about 5 years old in this picture. Naruto studied the picture. She had a red bow in her hair, and she had on a huge smile. She looks so familiar.. But from where?
Naruto saw the picture in his head, but it was really fuzzy. It was really hard to remember.
Why can't I remember?
He shook his head; it hurt too much to remember. Naruto winced at the pain, and he felt where his head was throbbing in pain.
He made a sound of pain, which really threw Sakura off. She was really not used to this side of him at all. Well, she saw it a few times when they were little, but still, this is now and he is hardly ever in this kind of pain.
Sakura's face was written with worry.
Sakura walked over to him and looked at what he was doing.
Naruto was shaking a little and felt this pain in his head throb harder. This hurts way too much! Why can't I remember? What is this feeling?
He saw a blurred picture of this Sakura in his mind; she was running and laughing. Huh? How the? What are these memories that I strangely know.. I shouldn't recall these memories, but.. How does Sakura fit in all this?
Then the memory became clearer, and he noticed that they were in the park. They were laughing and playing together. They were about six.
Naruto clutched his head in agony. What is this feeling? Why can't I remember everything? What does this mean? And how can Sakura be in this? She was never here before.. Was she ?
Naruto had staggered to his knees onto the floor, still clutching the memory book.
" Naruto!" Sakura bowed to his level, catching his blue eyes. Naruto stared at the girl and found the picture of the younger Sakura fading in and out with the older Sakura.
" Are you ok?" Sakura's voice said, then Naruto heard a memory of Sakura when she was younger.
" Are you ok? " The girl had asked him as he cried.
Naruto's eyes focused on the older Sakura and shook his head. He put a smile on his face and said,
" I'm fine Sakura-Chan.. I just um.. Tripped, yeah tripped, that's all.." Naruto lied.
Sakura still looked worried, but went with what he said.
" Ok.. If you're sure," Sakura helped him up and they all decided to head downstairs.
By the time all the fuss was over, the doorbell had rung.
Sakura shuddered and groaned at the sound of it.
" Coming,"
Sakura opened the door and looked out to find that her fears were true and that it was too late to send Naruto and the guys home.
" Hey Rei," Sakura said boredly.
" Hey everyone.. Sakura" Rei said a little too coldly for Sakura's dislike.
" What? You want to go!!??"
Rei stepped in the house and acted like she didn't hear Sakura at all. TenTen had to restrain her from attacking Rei.
Sakura calmed down while everyone sweat dropped.
" Anyways.. I just wanted to hang out, if that's all right with you Sakura?" Rei asked and Sakura knew she would get her way anyway.
" Whatever.." Sakura rolled her eyes.
" Wow, it's been forever since I've been here!" Rei exclaimed.
" Yeah, a real long time.." Sakura muttered quietly to herself. " Like I wish you never come back again long time."
Rei looked around and saw that Naruto was there.
" Naruto? You're here? Sakura forgot to mention that you all were here.." Rei acted suspiciously and looked at Sakura.
" Must've slipped my mind.." Sakura said innocently.
" Oh that's ok, I guess I'll just have some more fun then.."
Sakura fake smiled and nodded.
" Yeah.. Of course," Sakura muttered.
" Well let's have some fun!"
" Oh joy.." All the other girls muttered under their breath.
Later..
" Well, it's been a real great time Sakura!" Rei said as she walked out the door.
" Yeah it was.." Sakura said without any enthusiasm.
" I guess I'll be going! See ya everyone!" Rei said with bittersweetness in her voice.
" Bye!" All the guys shouted, while the girls just walked away without muttering anything at all.
Sakura slammed the door shut. A little in between their day, her parents came home and they met everyone. Right now, they're in their room.
They walked through the hallway back to Sakura's game room. Sakura glanced to the side of her and found those eyes once again.
Throughout the entire day, Sakura had a weird feeling that she was being watched. She found the culprit and found that it was Naruto. She would find him just staring at her, for more then a few minutes. Even when she saw him do it, he would continue to stare at her.
Sakura's skin crawled at his gaze. She shivered not in fear of him, but in fear of what he was actually thinking. The entire day he had been acting weird, but Sakura didn't ask incase he didn't want to talk about it.
But, when she did find Naruto staring at her and he didn't turn away, she saw something in his eyes. Something that was confusing him and she didn't know how it had anything to do with her.
She saw that question was on the tip of his tongue, but he just swallowed it. She knew that he wanted to ask her something, but he just couldn't bring himself to ask her.
Finally as everyone was leaving, Naruto had pulled Sakura aside and said,
" Sakura..?"
" Naruto?"
" I wanted to.. Ask you something," Naruto said.
" Ok.. What do you need to ask me?" She asked, knowing that she would finally know why he was starring at her the entire day. And although she found him staring at her before, this gaze was totally different than usual.
Naruto looked around and saw that all-5 other girls were standing in the doorway, smirking. Naruto rolled his eyes in annoyance.
He grabbed Sakura's shoulders gently and said,
" Can I ask you something.. Alone?"
Sakura looked around and found all 20 eyes staring at them, all of them smirking.
Sakura restrained her eyes from glaring at them and said,
" Ok, follow me.." Sakura answered, pulling his hand into hers and upstairs to her room.
Naruto blushed at the action Sakura pulled, as he felt her soft, slender fingers between his.
Sakura was flushed, but quickly hid it as they made there way to her balcony.
She slowly let go of his hand and made her way to the bench at the end of the balcony. Sakura took a deep breath and Naruto finally spoke.
" Sakura?"
" Hm?"
".. I was wondering, about that book of yours, you know that memory book I saw earlier..?" Naruto asked, his back to her.
Sakura was confused.
" Uh.. Yeah.."
" Well, the picture, where was it taken at?"
Sakura's eyebrows raised in surprise.
" Uh, what picture?"
" The picture where you were wearing a red bow, on the first page," Naruto said.
Sakura flushed in nervousness. Does he finally remember me?
" Oh.. That picture. It was taken.. here in Konoha. When I was 5," Sakura answered softly without looking directly in Naruto's eyes.
" Oh? You never told me you've been here in Konoha before," There was a sound of suspicion in his voice.
This made Sakura feel all jittery.
" I didn't? Oh.. Must've slipped my mind!" Sakura said with a nervous laugh.
Naruto gave her a look that said, ' Yeah Right'
Sakura looked back down at her feet and started to fidget with her skirt.
" Sakura,"
" Ok! Yes I didn't tell you I've been here! But why does that even matter!" Sakura said with desperation.
Naruto looked annoyed.
" It matters!"
" Why?! Why the hell does it matter! Ok! It doesn't!"
" It just.. Does!"
" No it doesn't! Please tell me why this matters to you,"
" Because.. All day, I've been remembering these things! And then I saw your same face that was in that book. It has something to do with you!" Naruto yelled with anger.
Sakura's heart froze.
" Naruto. Please just let this be. I don't want to talk about it unless you remember me!" Sakura said, but regretted it the minute she said it. She gasped frantically and covered her mouth, not wanting to say anything more.
Naruto's mouth was open, he was stunned by her words.
What does she mean by remembering her? Do I know her from somewhere? I.. I just don't know anymore.. But if she couldn't tell me, then how can I..?
Then Naruto cleared his throat.
" Sakura, what do you mean by remembering you?" Naruto was silent, waiting for her answer.
Sakura shook her head, not wanting to say anymore until he remembered her.
Naruto's eyes grew cold at her actions. She saw a flicker of red in his eyes. It frightened her, that Naruto would think her a threat. It really hurt her.
She let the hurt feel her eyes and tears poured down her cheeks slowly. Naruto didn't do anything. He just stared at her with those same eyes.
" Sakura.."
Sakura didn't answer but Naruto proceeded,
" If you won't tell me.. Your very best friend. Then. How can I trust you at all?!"
Sakura's eyes widened in shock. Is he questioning our friendship?! No..
" No. I mean.. Naruto, I"
" You know what? Don't tell me anything! You obviously can't trust me, after all that we've been through! Why don't you go back to your wonderful life and parents with your spoiled little brat self!"
Sakura's mouth dropped open in huge shock.
What, did he call me?!?!?
" Excuse me??"
" You heard what I said!" Naruto yelled at her.
Sakura's heart tore in two.
She was hurt.
" Look Sakura.. I didn't mean that. I was just angry and I didn't mean to say that, please Sakura-chan!"
" Is that what you really think of me? A big, spoiled brat?"
Naruto was really regretting what he said.
" No.. I don't really, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to say that, please just forgive me..?"
" Naruto.. I think you should leave now." Sakura said as a sob escaped her throat. This was the second time Naruto had hurt her, and it cut her like a knife that he would hurt her.
Naruto took a deep sigh and gave a sad look to Sakura as she had crossed her arms over her chest, her eyes streaming with tears.
" Sakura.. I'm really sorry.. Really, I am,"
Sakura just gave out a sob.
Naruto sighed again and said his goodbye.
Before finally making in to the bottom of the house, her called out to her.
" I'll call you Sakura-Chan.."
She didn't say anything but accepted what he thought of her.
Why didn't I just tell him..?!
Because.. You don't want to tell him and get close, but then you have to go away again..
Sakura was silent the rest of the weekend.
OMG!!! Naruto actually remembers her a little, wow! Hehe.. Hope you liked the chapter, it was a little more serious that the other chapter, but.. At least they are still talking to each other and Naruto found out about Sakura! Well, not everything..
Anyways.. Hope you liked the chapter! Please review and I'll see you all here soon, later!
XoXo ninchick01