Chapter 2 of I'm Leaving You Behind

Disclaimer: Do you have to rub it in? I know this sounds weird, but I'm glad that I don't own Naruto, because I would have stopped the manga at the 12th chapter or something. Me and weekly timing really don't like each other. =^_^"=

Previous: Naruto has left the village because he is sick of the villagers behaviour towards him, Sakura agrees with him and they both part ways. Naruto made a promise to Sakura that he would return after a year, but on the condition that she would sort out the villagers behaviour. Naruto leaves, and Sakura finds a fox kit and takes it home with her. Sakura names the fox kit after Naruto, … Little Nato.

Wait For Me

The sun rose over the Village hidden in the Leaves, it wasn't going to be a nice day today, the weather forecast had told everyone so last night. The skies were a light gray, but it was predicted that there would be a thunder storm. None of the villagers or even the ninja population knew what had happened at the gates last night. In one of the houses near the gates a figure stirred from it's bed, the alarm had just gone off. The pinkette yawned tiredly, a small yelp came from under the covers. The pinkette looked slightly frightened, and quickly checked what was under her duvet. A pair of hazel eyes looked up at her, she smiled.

"There, there, little Nato." She gently picked up the little fox kit and cradled it in her arms like a mother would do for her baby. "It's OK now little Nato, I love you." Sakura's eyes were starting to water, she hugged the little fox kit tightly, swaying it from side to side, Nato seemed to enjoy it, because he gave the pinkette a little lick and yipped happily. "I love you, there's no need to be scared now … Hush, hush." Little Nato noticed that something wet was trickling down his owner's cheeks, so he licked her cheeks in a affectional manner. Sakura giggled a bit, she wiped her tears away with her free hand and silently got up from her bed.

The pinkette shuffled over to her wardrobe where her dressing gown and slippers were stationed. She sighed and put her slippers on, she then realised that she'd need to put the fox kit down in order to put on her dressing gown. She gently released her soft, but firm, hold on the kit and bent over the bed and placed the fox kit onto the folded heaps of her duvet. He gave a tiny whine as to say "I was enjoying that hug, did you have to put me down?" The pinkette gave the small kit a little pet on the head and quickly put on her dressing gown so she could cuddle her little Nato again. "There, there, little Nato, I'm right here with you, don't be sad." The little kit licked his owners chin as to say that she was forgiven. "Let's go get some breakfast, OK?"

It was midday and the sun had chosen to shine for a little bit before the rain would take over. The sun shone through the forest trees and was filtered by the leaves, still, the sun reflected off of a projectile thrown at one of the trees. The projectile, identified as a Kunai, hit the handmade bulls eye. The person who had thrown the Kunai was now resting against a tree opposite of the targeted tree. The blonde teenager had been travelling, -thus the made-up tent and travelling bag- training, and was now resting in order not to be completely exhausted.

The blonde's name was on sewn onto the inside of the bag. Uzumaki Naruto was feeling incredibly homesick and tired. Not to mention that the villagers had raided his house 3 days before he had left, so he was low on money and food. He silently cursed the bastards that had stolen from him and partly destroyed his apartment. Luckily his picture of the former Team 7 was still intact, he'd brought it with him as a reminder.

His thoughts trailed somewhere, sometime, when he had made his promise of a lifetime to a pink haired pre-teenage girl. "I'll defiantly bring Sasuke back, Sakura-chan! It's a promise of a lifetime! Believe it!" Sakura stopped crying, wiped away her tears, and gave Naruto a big, grateful smile. That smile, … It had lit up his heart to see her smile like that, and it was genuine, and she was smiling at himself, not Sasuke, or anybody else. She was smiling at him, and him alone.

He wanted so badly to see her smile at him again, so badly. Tears formed in his eyes, his eyes started to close and he was starting to drift of to sleep.

"Sakura … Please wait for me … Wait … " Uzumaki fell asleep as a few tears fell over his whiskered cheeks, his dreams filled of Sakura smiling. The heavens seemed to cry with him as well, the storm was beginning.

=^_^= AN: I'm very happy to say that I'm Leaving You Behind is not a One-Shot anymore (duuh, otherwise there wouldn't have been a second chapter) =^_^= Thanks to karinuuzumaki for reviewing and saying that I should make this One-Shot into a story!

=^_^= Give her some thanks and Please, Please, Please Review! I think that I'll make a chapter every 2 or 3 days, I don't know if I will be able to keep that promise, but Hell, Kishimoto manages to make a cartoon of 17 pages every week, so I think that I'll be able to do this.

=^_^= I'm hoping that what Sakura said to little Nato (at the beginning) came across as a message to Naruto, and also a secret apology. Please tell me if that's what it seemed like.

=^_^= Please review! (you know you want to, or I'll have Sakura and Ino make you review) This is K.B and now I'm going off to eat some noodles. Bye! =^_^=