Don't You Remember Me?: 19
It was like nothing out of a dream. Sakura couldn't put her emotions into words. It.. It was just too overjoying to Sakura to finally have Naruto back..
Sakura walked down the hall with her best friend, not letting anything stop her new cheerful mood.
The two walked into last hour, history.
" ..So if you want.. Maybe.?" Naruto was inturupped by the intercom.
" Come one, come all! Come to the last victory ball! The dance will be held this Saturday! Voting for the king and queen will start at lunch tomorrow. That is all."
Instantly, there was a loud chatter about the dance. No one, well except Naruto and Sakura, were not talking about it.
" Can you believe there's a dance Friday Sakura? I can't wait!" Said TenTen, thinking about her dream date with Neji already..
" Yeah.. Of course.." Sakura said a little less enthusiastic.
" So who you going to go with Saku?" TenTen and Hinata both asked. (If you didn't know, their seats are in front of Sakura's andNaruto's)
" Well.. I don't know.. There's no one that would really want to, you know.. Go with me.. " Sakura answered.
Naruto stared at the girl, she was sad by the news of the ball. It tore his heart apart, especially since it was he that wanted to go with her. The thing is, he just didn't know how to ask her. Even out on a date. Everytime he tried, his tounge would get tangled and say the wrong thing. Or he'd go on blabbing about some stupid thing like.. ramen, for instance. Then she'd just give him a weird look and try and change the subject.
" Oh.. So you aren't even going to go..?" Hinata asked sadly.
Sakura sighed.
" I don't know.."
Somehow, Naruto had a feeling, as Sakura looked at him before looking down at her book, that she really wanted him to ask her to the dance.
Then Sakura looked down and Naruto gulped at the thought of asking her to the dance. He thought she liked him, but what if she didn't and she rejected him, just like the chicken-ass, Sasuke?
Naruto couldn't consentrate the whole class period. Then the bell rang and Naruto just sat there, staring into space.
At least until Sakura called back to him,
" Are you coming Naruto?"
Naruto shook out of his thoughts and nodded in response. He gathered up his things and went after her.
The two were in silence as Naruto and Sakura walked to Sakura's locker.
Naruto was in a war with himself the entire time.
Dude! Just fuckn' ask her ALREADY!!!
What if she doesn't like me that way and then our friendship is ruined?
She is SO in LOVE with you! So freakin' ask her NOW!!!
I don't know..
Sakura looked at him and gave him a smile. Naruto gave a small nervous smile back.
GOD! What is it going to take to make you freakn' ask her???!!
All I need to know is if she likes me back, then it'll be alright
Just ask her. It won't hurt.
Fine.
" So.. Uh.. Sakura?" Naruto asked as she opened her locker.
Sakura looked up at him.
" Hm?"
" Well, I was wondering.. if you know-"
Just then, Rei came out of nowhere and said,
" Where were you??!?"
There was anger in her voice. Her whole body was shaking.
" I've been with Sakura." Naruto answered, not too happy to see this bitch anymore.
" Why were you with her???!!!" Rei asked, her hand on her hip.
" Because I'm giving Sakura, a ride home." Naruto answered
" Why?? You're supposed to be giving me a ride home!!" Rei screeched.
" Well, I'm sorry, but he's already taking me home." Sakura said, a little to smugly to Rei's liking. Rei's anger got the best of her.
" Shut the freakin' up, you fucking slut!! " Rei said and shoved Sakura back against the lockers.
Sakura yelled in pain as she hit the lockers, her arm slung across the open locker and slammed it. Her arm bruised. Sakura looked up hatefully at Rei.
But before Sakura could say anything, Naruto said to Rei,
" Will you shut the fuck up Rei!! "
She looked at Naruto as if she couldn't believe what he had said to her.
" Na-Naruto-kun..?"
Naruto helped Sakura up as he looked back at Rei, hatred and loathing all over his face.
" We're over Rei. "
Naruto said.
" What? You dumped me?????!! No. Let's get one thing straight Naruto. You don't dump me.. me! Before the dance this Friday!!" Rei said and followed Naruto and Sakura down the hall, she grabbed onto his arm and dug her long nails into his arm. She pinched down hard and made Naruto wince a little at how strong she was. He looked back at her and glared at her.
" It's over Rei, so fuck off you freakin' bitch!" Naruto said to finally get rid of her.
Rei looked at him as if he had just punched her. Naruto and Sakura kept on walking out the double doors.
She yelled with her arms in the air in fury,
" NARUTO!!!!"
In the Parking lot..
The two were silent for awhile until they made there way into Naruto's car.
" Look.. I'm sorry Sakura about what happened back there.." Naruto said and looked at Sakura, while trying to keep his eyes on the road.
Sakura smiled at him and said,
" It's ok Naruto.. You didn't know she was going to do that.." Sakura anwered.
" Yeah.. Of course.."
Then Naruto knew he had to ask her. It is now or never..
" So.. Um..? Sakura?" Naruto asked looking at Sakura of the corner of his eyes.
Sakura looked up at him, question in her eyes.
" Hm?"
Naruto looked across at the road in nervousness. He turned a deep shade of red and tried not to look at her now.
" Yes Naruto.?" Sakura asked again, she knew that he really wanted to ask something.
" Doyouwanttogowithmetothedance?" Naruto said without taking a breath. He blushed a scarlet red now.
" I.. Um didn't quite catch that?" Sakura asked.
Naruto was inwardly banging his head against the wheel. Naruto sighed and took a deep breath, and said again,
" So.. Sakura-chan.. Do you, you know.. Want to go to the dance with me?" Naruto asked again.
Sakura was silent, making Naruto dare to take a look at Sakura.
She had a look on her face that said, what?
" Well.. We could just.. you know, go as friends if you want.. Or we don't have to go.. we could just-" Naruto was inturrupted by,
" Of course I would Naruto!" Sakura said happily.
Naruto looked over at Sakura and gave her a big smile.
" Ok.. It's.. a date.." Naruto said sheepishly as he drove up to her house.
Sakura smiled and opened the door, but before, she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before she left.
" Bye Naruto! See you tomorrow!" Sakura said waving goodbye as she entered her house.
" Bye.. Sakura-Chan.." Naruto whispered.
With that Naruto left, the happiest guy in all of Konoha.
Later..
Oh.My.Fuckin'. GOD!!! Naruto asked me to the dance! He actually asked me too the dance!!! Oh.. I can't breath.. Does this mean that he likes me? Oh, I knew it, he does like me! Wait, what if I made him feel bad that I wasn't going and all he wanted was just to make me happy?? Aw.. shit.. Now I feel like crap about this..
Sakura sighed as she thought about the past events and everything that has happened between the two of them..
Well.. At least I can say that he cares about our friendship..
Sakura sighed annoyingly as she rolled to her side to fall into a deep sleep.
That Friday night..
" So, Sakura-Chan.. Are you ready for the dance?" Naruto asked as he dropped Sakura, Hinata, TenTen, Matsuri, and Kumiko off at the mall.
" Um..? That's kinda why we came to the mall.. Uh.. We might have forgotten to go yesterday?" Sakura said sheepishly.
Naruto sweatdropped as Sakura scratched the back of her head innocently.
" Well, I guess I'll pick you up later.. Call me when you guys are done." Naruto said.
Sakura smiled and said,
" Ok, bye Naruto!" With that they ran inside of their haven. The mall.
Inside the mall
" So what shop do we head to first?" Asked TenTen.
" The question is, where won't we go?" Matsuri giggled as she lead the girls into the closest shop, Rave.
After an hour of looking, only TenTen, Hinata, and Kumiko could find something. Sakura and Matsuri couldn't find a thing!
" Come freakin' on! Where are all of those hot dresses I saw here last Saturday?!" Matsuri whined. Matsuri fake anime cried in desperation.
" Well, if you would remember where you saw them, maybe we would both have a dress already, you baka!" Sakura fumed.
Matsuri rubbed the back of her head innocently.
" Well, we can't go home now. The dance is tomorrow! We have to find a dress!" Sakura said and pulled Matsuri to another store.
" We'll meet you at the shoe store guys!" Sakura yelled back to the others.
Everyone sweatdropped.
" Ok.? We'll meet you later Saku, Matsu," TenTen yelled back.
Sakura and Matsuri
" So where did you see them??" Sakura asked impatiantly to Matsuri.
" I don't remember!" Matsuri said and accidently ran into a shop window when she wasn't looking. oooh!
" Ouch.." Matsuri said as she rubbed her nose.
Sakura giggled a little, making Matsuri glare at her, but when she saw the clothes in the shop window, she let out a squeel.
" This is it, this is the store!" Matsuri giggled.
" Wha-?" Sakura looked up at the store name, Charlotte Rouge.
Sakura looked at the dresses in the shop window and she squeeled too.
" They're gorgous!" Sakura said, a twinkle in her eye. She loved them.They are so beautiful! OMFG!! I got to try on these dresses!
Sakura pulled on Matsuri's arm and dragged her into the store.
Later..
" So.. Did you get everything you need Sakura-Chan?" Naruto asked, surprise in his voice.
He saw the 5 girls bursting with bags and boxes. Naruto sweatdropped at the sight.
" I guess we went a little overbored.." Sakura sweatdropped nervously.
" Overbored isn't the word.." Naruto mumbled to himself.
Then he was being attacked by bags being thrown at him.
" Gah, gah, wah?! What the fu-?"
Then Sakura dropped her bags ontop of Naruto's head. " Gah!"
The girls climbed into the car and said,
" Thanks for holding our bags Naruto!"
Naruto made his way out of the bags ang glared at everyone of them. The girls just laughed at Naruto.
Naruto turned on his car and drove the girls to Sakura's house, mumbling to himself about 'girls', 'evil' bags, and 'getting' Sakura back.
Later..
'' So what do you think?'' Sakura asked. She twirled around in her dress for the dance.
Everyone's mouths dropped.
" S-Saku-ra??" TenTen was speechless.
" You look gorgeous!" Kumiko squeeled.
" W-wow S-Sakura-chan!" Hinata gasped.
" Do you really like it?" Sakura said, twirling around once again.
All of them nodded their heads in a unison in awe.
Sakura smiled happily for finding the right dress.
Then a thought popped into TenTen's mind. She smirked evily.
" Naruto won't be able to keep his hands off of you Saku!"
Sakura suddenly blushed a deep shade of red and started to sweat.
" Uh.. I.. I-I ? W-what do you m-mean?!"
" You know that's why you picked that dress, right?" TenTen asked with a raised eyebrow and that same smirk.
Sakura blushed redder.
" Do you finally admit that you like Naruto, I mean, more than a friend?" Matsuri yelled happily.
Sakura once again blushed.
" Yeah.. I do.. A lot!" ''Sakura said dramatically.
The girls all giggled.
" We knew it!" They all yelled in unison.
Sakura then sat down on the bed with a rather sad expression on her face.
" Whats up Saku?" Kumiko asked.
Sakura sighed.
" .. Well I-" Sakura was interrupted.
" It's time for you four to go!" Caira walked in without knocking.
Sakura huffed with frustration.
"Fine."
She rolled her eyes as Caira closed the door and all of the girls frowned at Sakura's evil step-mother.
They started to pack up their things and head out the door, but TenTen stayed behind.
" Sakura.. Are you sure you're all right?" TenTen had used her serious voice.
Sakura smiled at her gesture. No.. I'm not alright! I.. I'm in love with someone who probably doesn't see that we could be more than friends!
" I'm fine!" Sakura lied, but TenTen saw through her facade and frowned in worry.
" Ok.. If you're sure.."
Sakura nodded her head to try and reassure her.
TenTen gave her one more look of concern, before she made her way out the door. Then, without a second to spare, Sakura's smile slid off her face. She was dreading the question herself.. Does Naruto only see me as a friend? Could we ever be more..?? I am so filled with doubt that he doesn't like me the same way..
With that Sakura made her way to her bed and fell asleep.
Someplace unknown..
" You have failed me.."
" I'm sorry Lord Orochimaru. But that Haruno girl has such a strong hold over Uzumaki! I don't know what else I could do. I-"
" Rei.. It's fine. All we have to do is strike before it's too late."
Oroachimaru sat besides a crackling fire. The fire was the only light in the room.
" Hai,"
" Lord Orochimaru..?"
" Yess?"
" .. Do we really have to do this?" Rei asked her head bowed in curtousy.
" Are you having scond thoughts.. Rei?" Oroachimaru rasped, a hiss was heard from the corner.
Rei looked up to investigate the noise. She had been right. It was one of Oroachimaru's snakes, literaly.
Rei shivered in fear.
" N-no Lord Oroachimaru! I mean, it's just, I-"
" You have fallen for the Uzumaki brat, perhaps..?"
Rei's cheeks went ablaze. She tried to hide it from her master, but in his chair, Rei could see a sneer on the face of Oroachimaru.
" N-no! I would never fall in love with a demon!"
Oroachimaru sighed, but started to laugh.
" Oh, but you have.. It's been obvious that you are in love with the boy. Yet, you only wish that this could not be, so that you could have him.. I assume?"
Rei blushed.
" I.. I-"
" No, this must be done. If we want to gain more power, this is how it's got to be. "
Rei's heart tore in two. She could feel tears at the brim of her eyelids. She looked down at the floor and gulped that feeling down of dread.
Rei nodded.
" H-hai.. L-lord O-oroachimar-u." Her voice quivered in distress.
Rei stood up and made her way to the door. She opened it with a sigh. Then,
" And Rei..?" Came her master's voice.
" Hai?"
" If you betray me.. I will kill you personaly."
The door was open, and as Rei looked out into the darkness, a tear slid down the side of her cheek.
" Hai."
With that Rei made her way out the door.
Naruto
Naruto stood in front of a mirror, looking himself over. He knew that this was the suit for him. He pulled off the suit, into his arms.
Naruto smiled and remembered something. His red towel was the thing that reminded him of her.
A flashback, and he saw her smile back at him.
Naruto flushed uneasily. How does she do that?
Naruto thought as he remembered her smile once again, this time making him blush a shade of violet.
How does she make me feel so..? So alive, and free, and like I could do nothing wrong as long as she is by my side? She really is ..
" Something.."
Then it happened.
Naruto was sitting on a swing, swinging back a forth. He sat alone as hot tears flowed down his cheeks. He felt them burn his cheeks.
He was so scared of what had happened to him previously: When the villagers attacked him and insulted him.
He knew why they hurt him the way they did though.. He had the nine-tailed fox inside him. And no one cared for him, since he had no family. So he sat there, alone, with no one to comfort him. He let out another sob escape from his lips. But then he heard a noise.
Crack!
Naruto turned in fear that the villagers had come again, but what he saw was nothing evil. It was the only person in the world that he cared for most.
" Sakura.. " Naruto's voice was small.
" Naruto..? " Sakura looked over at her best friend.
Sakura went to him as if he needed her.
" Sakura-Chan.. I have to tell you something.. "
" Alright Naruto.. What is it? " Sakura asked curiously.
Naruto looked down at his feet that hung in the air as he swung slowly.
" Naruto.. Are you alright..? " Sakura asked him worridly.
Naruto looked at her and smiled.
" Of course Sakura-Chan..! " Naruto grinned at her.
But then the look of dispair crossed all over his face once again,
" Sakura.. Have you ever heard the kyubbi legend..? " Naruto asked sadly.
She shook her head.
" Well.. " Naruto looked very troubled.
" It's about an evil demon called the kyubbi.. It was terrorizing all of Konoha, not so long ago.. " Naruto sighed and continued,
" Then it was told that if one could control the kyubbi, they would have all power, and could rule the world.. "
" But how is that even possible..? " Sakura asked.
" It is very hard to explain.. But anyway.. It is also said that, a single person could hold the kyubbi inside them, but only one.. That is how they had destroyed the kyubbi.. "
" Who did they put the kyubbi into? " Sakura gasped.
Naruto looked at her, her eyes were full of kindness, kindness that Naruto had never known.. He knew he could trust her..
" Sakura-Chan.. they put it into.. me.. " Naruto said looking back at his feet.
There was a brief silence.
Sakura looked at the poor boy, and saw that tears were falling down his cheeks. Sakura smiled with her eyes closed and grabbed his hand in her own. Naruto looked at her. Stunned beyond belief.
" S-sakura-chan..? " Naruto looked at the smiling girl before him.
" Naruto.. I don't care that you have the kyubbi in you. You're my best friend.. And I would never abandon you.. I promise you.. " Sakura still smiled.
Naruto's eyes widened in shock.
" Sakura-chan.. " Naruto couldn't believe this. No one had ever been this nice to him. It kind of made his heart beat a little faster.
" But Sakura-Chan.. If someone were to ever take the kyubbi out of me, I will, die.. " Naruto's tears falling harder than before.
" I won't let that happen! " Sakura yelled. Naruto looked up at her.
" They will never take you away from me, I promise you Naruto.. With all my heart.. "
Naruto was so shocked, his eyes widening more and more. Until they reached a spot where Naruto 's shock wore off and he closed his eyes and smiled at Sakura.
" Thank You Sakura-Chan.. " Sakura smiled back at him.
They hugged each other.
Then another memory went through his head.
" Promise me one thing.. Naruto.. " Sakura said with a small smile.
After a few short silent moments, he spoke in a voice a little louder than a whisper..
" Anything.. Sakura-Chan.. "
" Please promise me that you won't forget me..? " Sakura answered in a little louder voice.
Naruto's face screwed up in a weird way and he backed away a few steps.
His voice came out,
" I promise I will never forget you, Sakura-Chan.. "
She smiled and hugged him good bye.
" I promise that I won't forget you either. "
She kissed him on the cheek, and she ran to her parents in their little mini car. Naruto Blushed and felt where she had kissed him. She took one last look at Naruto and waved her final good bye.
" Bye Naruto! Please don't forget me, and I will come back to you! "
Naruto was silent and stunned, but before Sakura was almost compleatly out of sight Naruto yelled,
" I won't forget you Sakura-Chan! " He waved and on the inside of the car, she made a little wave.
" S-Sakura-Chan?" Naruto said as his mind went back to normal. Naruto's head went fuzzy and he collapsed on the floor in heap, his suit still in his arms..
Sorry for the long awaited chapter! I know, that was a while, and I'm sorry again! So please forgive me and please review!
I've been thinking, since I am almost done with my other story, Saving an Old Friend, that I'm going to make a new story! It's also going to be NaruSaku, so I hope you like it! If you want a summary of the story, it should be posted on my profile soon, so look out for it!
(PS: It's also a high school fic, I love writing those!)
Well that's all for now, I hope to see you all her soon, later!
XoXo ninchick01