Title: Good
Series: Naruto
Parings/Characters: Sakura and Naruto, with a small mention or two of Ino.
Disclaimer: Kishimoto owns Sakura, Naruto and Ino.
Rating/Warnings: K+ to PG, me thinks.
Dedication/Notes: For the NaruSaku fans!
Summary: Sakura can't explain something.

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Sakura couldn't explain it. Not when she was a child, not as a student, not as a genin and definitely not now, as a chuunin. It was confusing, but she had learned to live with not knowing at least one thing forwards and backwards in life. As a shinobi - especially one assigned to Kakashi-sensei's team - she had come to expect the unexpected. She just didn't expect it during her personal life.

The first time it happened, she had been playing on the playground with Ino and the other children. Still a shy thing, Sakura hadn't of fully come out of her shell yet. So, when a loud yell cut through the sounds of happy laughter and right into her ear, she reacted purely on instincts and decked the idiot responsible.

As she glanced down, she came face to face with the bluest pair of eyes possible and gaped in horror. She had just hit another person, a kid like her - and injured him! What would his parents say? What would her parents say?! Her friends would hate her! His friends would hate her! Not good, not good...

Worry after worry began to flood into her mind before loud laughter filled the air. It wasn't the same laughter that surrounded her while in the park, but a kind that actually seemed to touch her. It was a kind she seemed to be a part of.

"Wh-what's so funny?",she asked, not believing that someone could be laughing when they were injured and on the ground. Especially not around the person who hurt them!

The boy grinned up at Sakura and chuckled. "You sure don't hit like a girl!",he stated, sitting up in one swift movement.

She didn't know what had come over her, but at that moment Sakura couldn't help but giggle. Something about the way he had looked at her, spoke to her and not around her, made her happy. And best of all, he didn't hate her! He was smiling at her!

Still. It wasn't right to just laugh about and not apologize. She had hit him after all.

When the giggles and laughter all died down, leaving only two smiles, Sakura opened her mouth to express her sorrow at having hit him - and hopefully learn his name, she really wanted another friend! -. Unfortunately, before either one could speak another word, Ino had bust into their comfortable circle of two to drag Sakura off to play a game of hide-and-seek.

It had been years after that first experience of Naruto induced laughter and she still couldn't explain it. Somehow, he always seemed to know how to make her bad days good again. Sakura felt that she was just going to have to chalk it all up to being one of Naruto's many surprising powers and let the good times roll.

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Spur of the moment fanfic is spur of the moment and oddly fluffy. Perhaps I left it in the dryer too long...

Regardless, thank you for reading! Reviews are always welcome!