Me: whew, finally, the next chapter is in :D
Kakashi: Horray!!
Me: i luv you fanfic writers out there, thanks 4 the reviews
Sakura: i still can't believe that Naruto dies TT
Me: don't worry Sakura-chan, it all gets better in the end
Kakashi: well thats good
Me: o yea another thing, i do NOT own Naruto (though i wish i did :P)
Sakura: well, read and enjoy
CHAPTER TWO: THE FIRST ENCOUNTER
"Sakura-chan…" the blooded Naruto spat in pain as he reached out for the pink haired medic.
Sakura was frightened and shocked tremendously. She stared wide-eyed at the kunai knife that stuck out from Naruto's chest and fell to the ground, still staring at the boy.
Naruto too lands on his knees and falls forward, saying his last words, "Sakura-…cha…n…" that was it, Naruto gazed motionless at Sakura as his last breath tore his life apart…
Sakura sits up immediately, panting and sweating from the nightmare. She sighs dreadfully, rubbing her forehead, "another nightmare about him," she sighed, feeling tears welling up in her eyes.
Worried, Sakura searches the room from where she was on her bed for anything that might be stalking her; she was paranoid. No signs of anything in her room other than her closet, desk and chair. Sakura rests her head on her pillow, in hopes of a better sleep, but before she could do so, she hears imperceptible purring coming from somewhere close by.
"Huh?" she stated, sitting up and looking around again to find where the noise was coming from.
Sakura looks at the window next to her bed to find a young fox sitting on the windowsill and meows in response of its discovery. Sakura was curious to know how it got there in the first place, "a fox?" she wondered, staring at the brown colours and examining the details of the cute faced fox.
"Reowr," it said happily.
Sakura raised an eyebrow, wondering if all this was just a silly dream until she noticed a few familiar features on the fox: it had three whiskers on either side of its face and it had big squinted eyes, which reminded Sakura of Naruto with all its characteristics packed into one, how ironic.
Sakura slowly reached out her hand but stayed cautious in case the fox would attack her and bite her hand senseless. Her hand was near the fox's head before it jumped down the windowsill and purred loudly again, swishing its big and fluffy tail from side to side and rolling over onto its back. Sakura sat curiously as the fox rolled around on her leg and the rest of the bed sheets. She pats the fox gently, hearing its soft purr. The fox opens its eyes to reveal that they are blue with a shimmer of green, very much like Naruto's eyes, only without the green.
Before Sakura could cuddle with the fox more, it jumps up on the windowsill with a loud meow, "what's up little fox?" asked Sakura curiously, watching the fox before it leapt out of the window and landing unscathed on the ground below.
Sakura heaves over the sill, worried that the fox would've hurt itself but strangely enough, it wasn't hurt at all. It meows loudly, staring right at Sakura with its pretty eyes shimmering in under the moonlit sky.
The pink haired medic takes the risk, puts on her ninja shoes, and puts on her kunai pouch in case the fox could lead her in a trap. Sakura looks down to where the fox was sitting and waiting patiently for her to jump down and join the fox but it was four storeys down and there was no way Sakura could jump down and not have a scratch on her, but like she really cared.
Sakura takes a calming breath before leaping from her bed and through the window passage and down she went. Sakura used her Chakra to lift some weight off her body before landing on the hard ground below and it actually worked. Sakura did feel some ground shock but other than that, she was okay.
The fox purrs happily with a meow and starts to scurry off into the emptiness of the village. Sakura follows the brown fox through the village until she was lead to the village gate where the darkness really sank in. she stops, staring at the forest ahead with the scary vibe sinking in Sakura's mind.
The fox however turns around to face Sakura and meows to get her attention and make Sakura follow it. Sakura shakes the scary images from her head and hurries after the fox.
Now into the dark forest, Sakura found it hard to keep up with the fox; squeezing through the trees until she was released into an open area with the dark trees surrounding her. Sakura searches to find the brown fox but it ran off somewhere. She was all alone now. Sakura felt a slight chill, standing in the middle of a dark and creepy forest with nothing but a pair of thin cotton pants and a singlet on. Sakura felt her heart thump faster as she felt the loneliness sinking in.
There was a sudden movement in the bushes behind Sakura, startling her. The rustling got louder and closer. Sakura looks all around her, the movements were now all over the place, and Sakura couldn't find what it was. At last, the rustling ceased and the silence felt too scary for Sakura to handle.
Suddenly, Sakura felt a very familiar presence behind her, though it felt surreal that it would be what she thought it was. Sakura pulled out a kunai and slowly turned her body to the presence to feel her eyes in terror when she found Naruto standing on a limp and glaring at her with blood streaming from his forehead.
Sakura's breathing stopped and she dropped her kunai from the scene. Naruto reaches out for Sakura but she backs away with one-step, tears welling up in her eyes and her memories bouncing back harder every time Sakura glimpsed at the blonde.
Naruto's hand that reached out for the medic was bleeding as well, dripping onto the wet grass, staining it with the crimson colours. The kunai that Sakura dreamed about was sticking out from Naruto's chest. Everything Sakura saw on Naruto right at this point was as accurate when she first saw him like that.
Naruto steps closer to Sakura, swaying a bit as the blood seeped from his mouth with eyes frightening with the blue glow of his natural eye colour. Sakura's jaw trembled in its position as the blonde sauntered unsteadily to her.
"Sakura-chan…" Naruto slurred painfully, making Sakura back up even more before she slides down, her mind screaming out until she snapped and lost her self control to keep her words to herself, "NARUTOOOO!" she screamed aloud and let her tears cascade down her reddened face. Her scream echoed throughout the forest, causing crows and other birds to fly off into the night sky.
Naruto kept creeping closer the crying medic, but Sakura refused to look at the blonde. She closes her eyes tight and clenches at her hair, wishing everything would go away, especially the-suppose-to-be-dead Naruto.
Sakura cried out loud, uncontrollable tears rolling down her face before she nearly felt Naruto touch her but a voice caused everything to end at last, "Sakura-chan?" called the worried voice. Sakura was still crying, not caring who it was that was there, just as long as Naruto was now gone.
Of all people who found her, it was Kakashi who found Sakura crying against a tree as if she had seen a ghost, which of course she had, "Sakura-chan," he said again, rushing over to Sakura's side.
Sakura held her knees in total fear, no one was as terrified as Sakura was now, and no one would ever be able to experience worse than what Sakura had witnessed. Kakashi looks around to see if anyone was here to have scared Sakura like this and places his hand on the medic's shoulder before Sakura dives into his arms, crying still.
Kakashi flinched for a moment before letting his arms hold onto the crying girl. He strokes Sakura's arms gently to reassure her safety, "shhh, it's okay Sakura, you're safe now," he said softly. Sakura's breathing was fast, "I saw him, I saw Naruto and he was there in front of me, calling my name," she muttered huskily, clutching tightly on Kakashi's navy blue shirt and had her face buried in the man's chest, hiding from her fear.
Kakashi looks down in worry, 'Sakura…' he thought distractedly as he rubbed Sakura's arms for security.
Sakura's crying soon calmed down to sobs as she held her constant grip on the other Jounin's shirt while rested against him. Kakashi sits down properly, leaning against the tree where Sakura was before.
The silence was long and gentle; Sakura was still in Kakashi's arms, taking deep breaths and staring aimlessly at the dark trees that followed with more trees. Sakura didn't care whose arms she was in, as long as she had someone to cry on and to scream as long as she wanted, but of course, she had her self-control that time and didn't scream her lungs out.
Finally, Sakura had recovered from her jolt of fear and sits up, staring tiredly at Kakashi, who gazed back with concern, "you alright?" he asked. Sakura nods while sobbing a bit and wipes the remaining tears from her face.
It took only a few minutes for Sakura to finally realise that she was crying in Kakashi's arms, but it was already too late anyway, "I'm sorry Kakashi-sensei, I don't know what came over me," she said, feeling slightly embarrassed. Kakashi shrugged with a small grin on his concealed face and says, "It's no big, I guess you just needed a shoulder to cry on," he pats Sakura on the shoulder before getting up with his hand held out for Sakura to grab.
"But still, it seemed a bit awkward," she replied, taking Kakashi's hand and standing up on her feet.
Kakashi rolled his eyes with a sigh and places his hand on Sakura's head, messing up her pink hair, "but what were you doing out here in the middle of the night anyway?" he asked. Sakura totally forgot about that and rubbed the back of her head sheepishly, "I followed a little fox until it ran off in the thick bush and left me here," she clarified, looking past Kakashi and into the bushes where she witnessed a blast from the past come back to haunt her.
"And what about you? You so happened to end up where I was right after Naruto disappeared," Sakura wondered, raising an eyebrow.
"I followed a small black fox and it ran up into the trees and after that I heard your loud scream, so I had to find out what it was," Kakashi replied honestly, hoping Sakura would believe him.
Sakura raised an eyebrow again, "you're not lying?" she asked curiously, still trying to wear off from the scare she got from Naruto, who was supposed to be dead. Kakashi shakes his head, "nope, not this time and this is the truth," he replied, keeping a straight face and his lazy expression still constant.
Kakashi gazes up at the dark sky where the moon was the only light source, "you'd better get some rest," he mentions. Sakura nods tiredly and turns around to find her way out of the forest. Kakashi stood there, watching and making sure Sakura was going the right way out.
Before Sakura was out of sight from the other Jounin, she stops, turning her head to the side where she could only just see Kakashi in the corner of her eye, "I miss him terribly," she murmurs, waiting for Kakashi's response.
"So do I," he said, hands rested at his sides, sighing heavily and looking up again.
Sakura stares at something in the bushes next to her before walking back home, "goodnight," she said before she was out of sight within the trees. Kakashi hums lazily, rather than say something else and jumps up in the trees to find that blasted fox.
Sakura walks through the unfilled streets of Konoha and eventually makes it to her apartment, climbing up the trees next to the building than taking the stairs and into the window, she went. Kakashi stood from a rooftop unseen, keeping an eye on the pink haired medic before heading home.
After a few sleepless nights, Sakura finally had the chance to dream properly after a month of sadness. It was full of her childhood and her friends until Kakashi randomly came up in her mind, but who really cared that she was having nice dreams about her and her life and besides, it was just Kakashi she was having a dream of, as if it made a difference.
Sakura sat in bed, wondering if Naruto would show up again and panic her, but before her worries overtook her, she hears a familiar meow, "huh?" she faces the purring noises and finds that same brown fox from before, sitting on the windowsill again, "you again?" Sakura snapped abruptly.
The fox purrs plainly and hops down from the sill and swishes her fluffy tail around and cuddles against Sakura's stomach. Sakura raised an eyebrow, not convinced that the fox was a trusting one.
The fox purrs madly and leans against Sakura's thigh for a cuddle. Sakura pats the brown fox and began to see the cute side of it, "okay then," she said tiredly and leans back, resting her head on the pillow and allowing the fox to sleep next to her for the night.
"Goodnight, my little Kitsune," mumbled Sakura before letting sleep take over her.
NOTE: Kitsune means 'Female fox,' and Kuro means 'Black'
Me: Woop!!! done.
Kakashi: wow, we get our own foxes too XD hugs
Me: hugs yay!
Sakura: my fox is sooo cute
Kakashi: well mine's black
Me: anyways, hope you enjoyed, the next chapter will be up asap (i'm up to chapter 6 on my pc XD)
Sakura: reviews please :D