Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Hopes and Dreams ❯ Chapter 2- Visitors ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2 - Visitors

 

Squinting his eyes and itching his face, Naruto awoke from a good nights sleep at 9:00am with the suns' rays flashing into his face. Last night was probably the best night of sleep he had in weeks, maybe in all four months since he had come back to the village. But if last night was the best night of sleep he had ever had, then having to wake up when the love of his life, the woman of his dreams, was telling him that she loved him with all her heart, must have been, with out a doubt, the best way to wake up (considering the circumstances).

 

Naruto still couldn't believe that she told him that she loved him. Questions raced through Naruto's mind. `When did this happen? How long had she known? Was it all just a dream? How could she love me when she still was in love with Sasuke?' That's when it hit him. She didn't call Sasuke Sauske-kun, she just called him Sasuke, and she didn't call him just Naruto, she had called him Naruto-kun. Now Naruto's head was really spinning. Before he could figure out what the hell was going on, his door slowly opened

 

“Good morning Naruto,” said Tsunade, coming into the room with a clipboard in hand. “You gave us all quite a scare there, especially Sakura.”

 

Naruto's face lit up. “Then she was here yesterday,” he said.

 

“Yes, and from what I've heard from the ANBU guards it was a very touching reunion,” she said, as she winked at Naruto.

 

Naruto's face lit up more. He was on cloud nine. `It wasn't a dream!' he thought. `Sakura-chan actually said she loved me!' But another thought immediately appeared in his head and he looked down in sorrow.

 

Tsunade took note of this and looked at him in a very peculiar manner. She new, as well as everyone else, that Naruto loved Sakura with all of his heart and would do anything for her. “So why does he look so down?” she thought.

 

“What,” said Tsunade. ”Afraid now that Sakura loves you, Naruto, that if you do something stupid she'll hit you twice as hard?”

 

Naruto still looked down. “No, it's not that,” he replied.

 

“Then what?”

 

“It's something that Sasuke said to me, right after I defeated Itachi, before anyone else came into the hideout.”

 

“What,” said Tsunade, now intent on hearing what Naruto had to say.

Naruto looked up at Tsunade, ready to speak.

 

*Sakura's Apartment*

 

Sakura awoke at 9:30am happier than ever. She felt as light as a feather. The day before she told Naruto that she loved him and it felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off her shoulders. She felt the happiest she had been in a long time.

 

She had stayed in Naruto's hospital room for the rest of that day as he slipped in and out of consciousness. She would have stayed in his room all night if the ANBU didn't tell her that she had to leave. She even could remember Naruto's last words after she kissed him good night.

 

`“Sakura-chan…come back tomorrow…and bring…some ramen.”'

 

`That's Naruto,' she thought. `Always thinking with his stomach.'

 

After she took a hot shower, she got dressed in her regular clothes and walked into the kitchen where she found a note from Ino.

 

Sakura,

Got called out for a mission.

Won't be back until tomorrow.

There's no food in the fridge.

BUY GROCERIES!!!

Ino.

P.S. you'd better tell me everything that happened between you and Naruto when I get back!!!!!

 

Sakura threw the note in the garbage. `Damn it Ino!' she thought. `I always have to buy groceries!' But there was nothing Ino could do to ruin this day. She was going to spend the day with the man she loved, and she hoped it would be uninterrupted. She locked the door to the apartment and made her way to Ichiraku's to pick up some breakfast for her and Naruto.

 

*Naruto's Hospital Room*

 

“I see,” said Tsunade. “Are you sure you can convince her? She seemed pretty shaken up seeing you almost die right in front of her. And knowing her, I think I know where her mind is at right now.”

 

Naruto looked straight into Tsunade's eyes, determination echoing through his. “I made a promise,” he said. “And I intend to keep it.”

 

`That boy,' she thought. 'will stop at nothing to keep a promise, especially one to himself.'

 

“Very well,” she said. “I won't say a word.”

 

A smile appeared on Naruto's face. As if to say thank you to Tsunade without saying it at all.

 

“Now,” she said. “I really came in here to check on your injuries, and since you can sit up, your spine appears to be fine.”

 

*The Hospital front desk*

 

Sakura entered the hospital with a takeout bag from Ichiraku's filled with ramen for her and Naruto. She walked up to the front desk and gave the receptionist her ID. After she received her ID back and got the notice to get past the ANBU, Sakura made her way to Naruto's room. When she gave her notice to the ANBU guard, he looked up at her.

 

“Alright,” he said. “But you're going to have to wait just a few moments. The Fifth Hokage is examining him at the mo—“

 

Just as the ANBU had finished his statement, Tsunade walked out of Naruto's room, closing the door.

 

“Tsunade-sama!,” said Sakura. “How did the examination go? Is he alright? Is he going to walk again? Is his—“

 

“Take it easy Sakura,” said Tsunade, trying to calm the alarmed, pink haired kunoichi. “He's doing just fine. He can move his legs, do to muscle atrophy however, he won't be able to walk for a couple of days. His spine has appeared to have healed with no problems. His arms however, are both severely sprained. And the wound to his chest is still extremely tender, so he is on bed rest for the next few days.” `But considering his regenerative abilities,' she thought. `I won't be surprised if he starts training by tomorrow.'

 

Sakura was happy to hear that the love of her life was ok, but she remembered Ino's note and Sakura didn't want to spend the night alone, still a little shaken up from what happened a few days prier.

 

“Tsunade-sama,” she said, in a more timid voice. “Will you give me permission to stay in Naruto's room tonight? Just as a caretaker, more like a personal nurse?”

 

Tsunade looked at Sakura, as a teasing grin slowly crept upon Tsunade's face.

 

“What are you going to do,” she said. “Play nurse and patient with him all night?”

 

Sakura began to blush like mad. She turned her back so that Tsunade wouldn't see her face.

 

“NO!,” she replied in an angry and annoyed tone.

 

Tsunade finally got serious. “Are you sure you can handle this responsibility?”

 

“Yes Tsunade-sama,” said Sakura now looking at Tsunade, seriously. ”I'm sure.”

 

Tsunade looked at Sakura with one more serious look and then sighed. “Alright,” she said. “I'll alert the nurses to bring you a cot to sleep on. But just this one night, and you have to be on your best behavior. Just to make sure you understand, Naruto can't do any physical activity. His chest wound can reopen at anytime if his heart starts pumping too fast.”

 

Then Tsunade put her mouth up to Sakura's ear and whispered, ”That especially means you can't play nurse and patient with him tonight.”

 

The pink haired kunoichi's face turned a shade of red that had never been seen before. Sakura froze with anger and embarrassment, but she was also a little disappointed.

 

“Understood,” said Sakura, trying to regain her composure, let alone the complexion in her face.

 

“Good,” said Tsunade in a playful manner. “Then from this moment on, Naruto is in your charge. Good luck.”

 

As Tsunade walked away, Sakura felt comforted by the fact that she was going to be with Naruto tonight. She was going to be his guardian angel for once instead of him being hers. But one thing still haunted her, could she keep her feelings in check?

 

A knock at the door came. Naruto had a feeling who was there, but he was unsure of what he would do, what he would say. After waiting a few seconds, he finally spoke.

 

“Come in,” he said, and as the door opened his guess was right. It was her, his vision of beauty, the love of his life, the girl with the cherry blossom hair. As the door closed they didn't speak, but it wasn't because they didn't want to, but because they didn't need to. Their eyes locked in the others gaze, never escaping it.

 

Sakura stood there, lost in his sapphire eyes, not wanting to leave their gaze. She felt warm, safe, nothing could harm her as she stared into his inviting eyes. Finally, she spoke.

 

“Hello, Naruto-kun,” she said in a timid voice as she began to blush to no end.

 

“Hey, Sakura-chan,” he said. His face and tone of voice were an exact mirror image of hers.

 

“I, brought us some ramen. I haven't had breakfast yet and I thought you hadn't either.”

 

He paused. “Yeah, yeah I'm a little hungry.”

 

She put the bag on the bed as she went to move the chair, but as she grabbed the chair she tripped over her own two feet. She gasped. She fell on top of him, with her head stopping in mid air, right in front of his. Their eyes met again, and this time there was no escaping each others gaze. Suddenly, they lost themselves in the moment.

 

His bandaged hand moved gently across her blush cheek as he moved her cherry blossom hair back behind her ear. Then he pulled her lips right onto his. His tongue, able to elude the guard of her lips, locked into an eternal battle with hers. Her breathing started to pick up as his tongue hit the sweet spot in the back of her mouth.

 

She broke the kiss. The two of them gasped for air, but he wasn't done as his infamous mouth went straight for her neck. Her eyes stayed shut, as if to make sure that the heat sensation in her body had no where to escape as Naruto's mouth climbed higher on her neck. When he made to the sweet spot of the joint of her jaw, her body tightened up as she let a pleasure-full moan escape her delicate lips. Suddenly a loud voice came from the doorway.

 

“Oh Please!,” yelled Konohamaru. “This is a Hospital not a Hotel!”

 

Immediately the two lovers stopped. They looked into the doorway only to find Shino, Kiba, Hinata, and not so little Konohamaru sanding right in the middle of the doorway.

 

“Oh, by all means, don't stop on our account!,” said Kiba, teasing the two lovers until they were almost dead of embarrassment. The two of them finally gained their composer and as the laughter began to die down they all sat down. All that is, except for Konohamaru.

 

“So, you must be feeling better boss,” he said, slapping Naruto on the chest, inadvertently hitting the unhealed wound.

 

“OWW!,” yelled Naruto. “Watch it Konohamaru! I'm not fully healed yet!”

 

“Whoops! Sorry Naruto-niichan. Maybe your not fully healed yet, but your healed enough to make out with Sakura-Nee—“

 

Just then Konohamaru took a fist full of Sakura right to the face.

 

“ALL RIGHT KONOHAMARU!,” screamed Sakura. ”WE GET THE POINT!”

 

“So when did you guys become an item,” asked Shino.

 

The two lovers started to blush again. “Just yesterday,” they both said in unison. They both began to blush and giggle even harder.

 

“That's great!,” said Kiba. “We had a bet going to see when you two would finally realize you were perfect for each other.

 

“WHAT!?!,” yelled Naruto.

 

“Yup. And by the looks of it, it appears Hinata-chan won the bet.”

 

“WHAT!?!?!?!?!,” yelled Naruto and Sakura, again in unison.

 

“Yeah,” said the shy Hinata. “Shino owes me three free dinners, and me and Kiba-kun went double or nothing and he owes me three dinners and five dates.”

 

Naruto was still in shock. “When did you two become an item!?!”

 

“They're not,” said Shino. “They're just testing it out.”

 

“Anyway,” said a light red Kiba. “On to a different subject. What is this, the fourth time you've almost died going after Sasuke and the Akatsuki? Are you sure that Kyuubi in you is a fox and not a cat?”

 

This statement resonated in Sakura's thoughts. Three out of those four times, Naruto had gone after Sasuke. Sakura then remembered the Tenchi Bridge. When Naruto went four-tail and it broke her heart to see him go that far just to save Sasuke. It hurt her so much that she was willing to get Sasuke back just for Naruto and not for herself, just to bring the Naruto she knew back to reality.

 

“Yeah Kiba,” said Naruto. “You're right, but I never go back on my word.”

 

Sakura looked at him in shock.

 

“I will bring Sasuke back someday. My word is my bond.”

 

Sakura couldn't believe it. Even though they were in love, he was still willing to bring Sasuke back. No matter what. All she could think about was how noble he was, and how lucky she was to have him.

 

Kiba, Shino, Hinata and even injured Konohamaru all left at around 8:00pm, and Naruto and Sakura were all alone. Sakura was sitting next to Naruto on the chair, feeding him some ramen.

 

“Its so nice,” said Naruto, with a mouth full of ramen. “To have you feeding me instead of Sai.”

 

Sakura smiled and giggled, but her face quickly turned plain, as if it had become deep in thought.

 

“What wrong Sakura-chan?,” Naruto said, putting a finger under her chin, moving her head toward his.

 

“Naruto-kun,” she said looking deep unto his blue eyes. “Make me a promise.”

 

“Anything Sakura-chan.”

 

“Promise me you won't go after Sasuke anymore.”

 

Naruto looked at her intently. “Sakura-chan, what do you—“

 

She put her finger over his lips. “Naruto-kun, it's obvious that he wants to just forget us, and he wants us to forget him. He is consumed in his own revenge and I feel that he will never break away.” Tears started to roll down her face. “And the thought of losing you to such a tedious promise is just—“

 

“Alright, Sakura-chan,” said the blonde shinobi, looking deep into her emerald eyes. “I promise. I won't go after Sasuke anymore.”

 

With that, the pink haired kunoichi buried her face into his chest. Seeking comfort in his warm embrace, she found it and sighed. And she knew once and for all in this embrace, that she was his guardian angel, and he was hers.

 

“Thank you, Naruto-kun.”