Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Another day, Another memory ❯ No one wants to sing my song ~alone~ ( Chapter 7 )

Disclaimer: Naruto and some other stuff from various anime that you might just recognize are not mine.

Ugh, nothing much to say. I've decided to create multiple endings for various pairings. Thanks for all your votes, [Sasuke won by the way] and don't worry, Sasuke's ending will be super special so your votes wont be wasted!! Anyway, this story will take longer than usual (I got lazy at typing :P)… so read on.

Chapter 7 : No one wants to sing my song ~alone~

"Hop on"

Finally moving towards her, Neji smirked. With this he was going to move a thousand steps before that annoying Sasuke. `Ha, this is too easy…' He took her hand and nudged her along to his yacht.

Naruto, who didn't really know about shoujo bubbles and gentle touches, went ahead of Neji to look at the magnificent boat.

"Whoa!! Cool!!" She said as a smile went up her lips. She was childish, and this irritated Neji, but her smile, so gentle and warm, made his cheeks burn. He wondered why he did so… He simply had a thing for her smile. Maybe the ease in her beaming smile melted a hole in his ice cold heart.

Time stood still, with the sunset shining upon them, everything looked so perfect. `That smile, I hope… I can see more of it.' Neji thought when he himself didn't notice his heart that stopped beating. He wasn't going to die… thank God Kakashi interrupted their `hang time'.

"Oi, The sun's going out soon so you guys better hurry!" Kakashi hollered from aboard the ship. Neji's look towards Naruto bothered him a little. Yeah, Neji's eyes were getting sticky at her and Kakashi didn't like it one bit. Especially that faint tint on the boy's pale face that looked oh so very suspicious to him.

Naruto went up and explored the whole ship. It was her first time at the ocean and whoever thought she would be lucky enough to even ride a yacht. She must enjoy it, of course, `Yes, I definitely will.' Neji and herself settled on the deck as Kakashi disappeared to the cabin.

And the boat roared to the middle of the sea. Not a piece of land was visible and it the sun appeared to be at its nearest point, as if it was standing right next to them; a spectacular sight that one shouldn't miss. A perfect spot for being lovey dovey, if you're not sea-sick that is.

"Ah, Naru-chan, look at the wonderful scenery!" Neji said, praising himself for his idea of bringing Naruto to this romantic and definitely secluded place. He'd still make his moves, but right now, he wasn't paying attention. The sun was a splendor, a perfect display to behold; a mix of gold and ginger, colors that accurately suit the little blonde. Kakashi himself anchored the ship to stare in awe.

Naruto on the other hand, couldn't appreciate the view even a little. She was too busy controlling her vomit. It was her first time at riding a yacht, a boat even, and that makes the waves. All the motion got her sick, horribly sea-sick.

The sun was almost done with setting, and that makes it a time to go home. Kakashi pulled up the anchor and went back to the cabin, restarting the engine. This caught Naruto's eye and got her thinking again. `Ugh… not this again…' She thought as her green face sweated even more.

Thinking was perhaps bad for her because it moved her condition from bad to red. She was on a critical state and her eyesight was getting all blurry. All that vomit she decided to keep for herself wasn't helping either. Spiral shapes were already forming her eyes…

"Naruto, see that, the sun's going down…" Neji said, moving her close to the railing, not noticing her condition. Kakashi, who was once again piloting at the bridge, wasn't aware of Naruto, who was about to fall off. `Ah, this is great, I know she's happy too' Neji thought as he looked at Naruto.

`EH!?'

"SPLASH!!" Naruto fell off the speeding cruiser. Neji was thunderstruck for a moment… how can she just fall off that easily? Good thing his senses pitched in and he quickly went and told Kakashi what happened.

"What!? Naruto!!??" Kakashi was perplexed. He quickly turned the boat. Neji saw the urgency in Kakashi's eyes, along with a bulky amount of care. Even if she was his student, that quantity of concern was fit for someone you clearly hold in your heart.

Neji's eyes widen in confusion… `It can't be… another rival?'

He was snapped out of his trance when Kakashi zoomed out of the cabin. He went out to the deck and joined Kakashi on surveying. Their eyes scrambled searcher for anything that has `Naruto' written on it. After a while, they found none…

"NARUTO!!!" Kakashi screamed. `What's he doing…? She can't possibly hear us when she's unconscious.' Neji said to himself upon witnessing Kakashi's stupid, yet desperate action. Again with the care thing… `This guy… is really… suspicious…'

"Hatake-san, I think we should search tomorrow… It'll be dangerous if we stay any longer." Neji was thinking, it was after all, getting dark and land was still unseen. They have no choice but to search tomorrow.

Neji sighed, the look on Kakashi's face was unexplainably sad. Deep in his heart, Neji felt his sadness, but there was too much risk to search at night. Neji was quite a positive thinker; he always believed in himself, but this time he wasn't that sure about the out come.

"I… I understand. We will search tomorrow morning…" Kakashi sighed, a painfully depressed one, and went back to the cabin. Neji stayed on the deck, leaning on the rails… if it was another girl, he wouldn't be so down… Being the optimist he was, there was nothing else he could do but…

`I hope she's safe.'

"Ugh…" Naruto woke up at a sandy alien beach. It was night time and she was at the middle of nowhere. Her head hurts and she can't see very well. She just woke up form her small sea adventure and she was still a little hazy.

Trying hard not to think about what happened to her, since it makes her head hurt even more, she stands up and looks around. `A plain sandy beach, huh?' She started walking around, thanks to the dim light the moon and stars provided.

Even with guidance from the heavens, it was still pretty dark. Her vision was blurred and she can only see various outlines. As she walked along the sandy shore, a light shone from afar, apparently moving closer to her. She squinted her eyes trying to decipher what the it was, but more so, she thought wrong… `Impossible… Y-yurei!!??'

Yes, she thought that the light was from a wandering spirit, a lost soul that has come to eat her. She stared at the floating object in disbelief. It just came nearer and nearer as she stood there. Naruto was brave, and thus meant that she was very much fearless, but then again, these things were just… weird!

She was shaking, and now her knees finally gave away. "Kami-sama, I don't want to go yet!!" She exclaimed in horror as the `Yurei' reached her. Naruto closed her eyes and threw her hands up in defense.

"A stance? Haha, don't worry, you're not gonna die yet"

`Eh!?' She shot her head up.

"Woah" She awed at the beautiful girl holding a candle light. `What a beautiful girl!' She thought as a slight blush crept to her cheeks. It looks like Naruto has a preference to women and not men.

"Hi, I'm Haku. How did you manage to get here… miss?" The other girl introduced herself as Naruto fretted. She felt uneasy for some reason. An unusually beautiful girl she thought was some odd floating… thing, was standing before her, asking for her name. Of course she had no other choice but to answer. "I-I… Naruto"

"Huh, that's neat. So Naruto, you haven't answered my question." Haku closed her eyes in gesture along with a sweet smile. `Uwaaah, this girl's really cute!! Ah no!! I'm with Sakura-chan forever!!' Naruto thought as the other girl opened her eyes in anticipation.

Naruto's face faulted. Her reddish face now became a shade of blue. The truth is she herself didn't even know how she ended up on the seashore. All she knew was she fell off Neji's ship, and about their beach excursion. And so, this was all that she told Haku, and it was a lot…

"Say, that was a bit long, hehe, I bet you're tired from all that `swimming'. Come along…" Haku said, putting on her usual smile. Usual in the sense that it was the one Naruto saw earlier, the sweet gentle smile that should make most boys, and even girls', hearts beat louder.

Naruto followed, thinking that she could trust the girl. Naruto trusts easily, and she gets easily fooled, but she never gives up and kicks her trickster's ass. That's why she was considered as some barbaric beast. But anyway, they ended up entering a deep, dark cave. Naruto thought that Haku must be really poor, I mean, to be living in a cave and all.

They finally came to the camping site, with a bon fire area in the center and some logs surrounding it. Naruto sat on one of the logs unexpectedly tired. In a moment, Haku made use of a few branches and lit a fire.

Naruto, whose eyesight got better with the light, gazed at Haku. It was her first time seeing Haku so clearly. `Whoa, she's really good looking…' Naruto thought. However, she frowned when she looked over Haku's body.

"It must be hard ne?" Naruto said, looking at Haku, the fire light adding sadness to her already gloomy appearance.

"Eh?" Haku managed to blurt out. Naruto looked embarrassed and this made Haku wonder why. `Wha- oh, maybe it's about the cave…' Haku thought. What Naruto said was slightly unexpected, since Haku wasn't a cave man. As Haku was about to say something about it…

"To have such a flat chest… it must be hard for a very attractive girl like you…" Naruto said, her voice full of depression. Haku was shocked. Yes she was surprised… but in a moment, her eyes were teary with laughter. Naruto, who easily got pleased, and angered, got offended by this. She puffed out her cheeks in frustration, which most people would consider cute, instead of `life-threatening'.

"Hey!! Sheesh… and I felt bad for you too…" Naruto looked away. Haku calmed down, noticing her `roommate' already ignoring her. Haku crawled up to Naruto's side and looked at her intently.

"Listen; look at me clearly okay…" Haku said, trying her best not to laugh. Naruto, who was semi-angry and semi-confused, just looked at her, still blushing about how pretty Haku was. After a few minutes of their staring game, Haku burst out in laughter. `Gah, she's making fun of me!!' Naruto thought, really angry this time.

"Haha! Omae!!" Haku laughed. Naruto's fuse finally blew off and she tackled Haku to the cold and rocky floor. She did this often, and it specially hurts just after 10 bowls of ramen(any flavor), compliments of Sasuke.

"E-eh!!??" Naruto was surprised. `R-really FLAT!! It wasn't only her appearance… but there… there's no… feel!!' Haku was still under her, enjoying herself from Naruto's shocked expression. Naruto, who was lying on top of Haku, blushed as she whispered "W-what… you're the one who's flat". She was sensitive to these girly things and she didn't want to hurt Haku in that kind of way, but Haku just didn't care. She pushed Naruto up and dusted herself off.

"You… you really… okay…" Haku said, trying to say something, even though he was still a bit affected by the after shock of all that laughing. "Ore wa `ore' da…" Haku said, making a grimace at Naruto's face. Haku just said `Ore', a masculine term for `I' in Japanese; In short, she was actually a he. Of course if it was Naruto the animation, we'd know as quick as lightning that Haku's a guy, but it just isn't. But anyway, Naruto was just, simply put, surprised.

`That can't be!! She… I mean… HE's prettier than Sakura-chan!!' was the thought lingering on Naruto's mind. "You… you… you can't… you can't possibly…" Naruto stuttered as her flush became a deep red blush. Haku smirked and surprisingly put Naruto's hand on his `flat' chest. He himself was alarmed by the sudden warmth but he held Naruto's hand, not letting go.

`EH!?' Naruto screamed In her mind as her hand pumped with his heart beat. `What-what-` She can't keep it up any longer, thus pulling her hand away from him. Haku, finally released of his `mischievous state' beamed a warm smile and said "I don't need to show you anymore proof, do I?" However, he sighed inside. He started to kind of… enjoy her touch… which was sort of weird. "Say… Who are you really?" Naruto asked suddenly, taking Haku by surprise. They didn't really have quite a good introduction…

"I'm Haku, Zabuza Haku" Naruto looked at him. He seemed to be too noble for someone living in a cave. "Uzumaki Naruto, Yoroshiku" Haku held his hand out. `… suspiciously noble…' She gladly shook hand with him and Haku seemed glad for a reason. He didn't have many friends…

"So Haku, tell me your story. Why are you here? I've told you mine so it's just fair that you tell me yours!" Naruto insisted, forgetting about their earlier dispute. Naruto was a person that easily forgets bad stuff, or probably just keeps it at the back of her head.

Haku's face dropped. Telling his side was inevitable. She was actually, his first `outsider' friend. He decided to tell a fragmented story instead. An incomplete version, since he's not quite sure if he could really trust the person he's conversing with now.

"Ahem, ugh… where should I start… umm, I live here, at Fallas Island. I don't really travel much but my dad, I mean, step-dad's always away. I don't know much about schooling, since I never really left the island… I do know stuff since-"

"That… that's just… too sad…" Naruto interrupted her eyes all teary. Haku just smiled in response, although he's confused. `She didn't even let me finish…'

"So, where's your dad?" Naruto said, sniffing up her mucus. Haku had got her awfully concerned about him. Naruto even forgot about her own situation, just to ask him how he was. Unfortunately, Haku answered what Naruto didn't expect.

"Iie, he's not here… I told you before right, he's always out…" Naruto jolted from her sitting position. Haku was all alone!! She thought how lonely he must've been, just like she was… before.

"Ne, you're alone?" Naruto interrogated as sharp gleam pierced through Haku. `Wha-what's wrong with her?' Haku thought as he replied with a shaky `Hai'. He was used to his step-dad being out, besides, he had his `friends' with him.

"Ano sa, ano sa" Haku straed at her after saying these words… along with…

"Let me be with you"

Cliffie^^

Wekekeke, I had the `Last Song syndrome' when I did this one. You guessed right! Chobit's OP, Let me be with you! Heehee, cute song…

Anyway, the chapter was crappy I know. Don't worry multiple endings for everyone.

Does someone know if the last name of Zabuza (or Zabusa, whatever…) is Momochi or is it really Zabuza?? Anyway, please tell me the correct spelling and whichever is the real last name.

Thank you very much for reviewing and stuff. Mwah.