Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Purity of Snow: Trials of Love ❯ Alone on the Bridge ( Chapter 2 )

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Naruto walked along the street towards the bridge, which connected to the other side of Konoha. His hands behind his head, he trailed along in a grump, “Lousy Ero Sennin. Using all my ryo then getting away so easily. Man I hate it when he does that! Huh?” Naruto looked ahead towards the bridge where someone caught his eye. A girl about his age stood as if she had been crying. Her arms were crossed over the edge, her left hand holding a pink blossom with no petals. Her pink hair swayed in the wind as it hung loosely, only held up by her headband on her head.

 

Her eyes, a deep green, looked down into the water, at the petals that had fallen from their place. She was dressed in a red half-kimono attire, mostly used for training. Her black skirt was small, while she had longer pants that extended down to her knees.

 

Naruto called out to her, “Sakura chan! Hey!” Naruto delightfully walked over to the kunoichi's side. This was Sakura, Naruto's comrade and fellow team member. For years, she had always been the subject of Naruto's thoughts and feelings, though she had never felt the same way about him. “So, Sakura chan, why are you out here all alone?” Naruto said this with a grin on his face, inwardly hoping that she wouldn't punch him for interrupting her private time.

 

“Naruto…” Sakura began to speak, but her mind trailed away concentrating on the petals in the water. Naruto looked at Sakura with concern building in his expression, “Sakura…” A cold wind blew past the two ninja, Sakura contracted her body as to keep herself warm, Naruto was warm enough under his usual attire. “How long…how long has it been since Sasuke left?…” Naruto looked down at the boards of the bridge, “It's almost been 2 and a half years Sakura…”

 

Sakura forced out a low chuckle, “Heh, 2 and a half years? Boy Naruto you're off by some…” she thought to herself and looked up, tears welling in her eyes. Has it really been so long? Her tears overflowed and Sakura put her hands up to her face to hide her sorrow, cold tears dripped from her cheeks.

 

At the sight of her tears, Naruto moved on instinct, “Sakura chan!” He ran to her side. Immediately, Sakura turned into his arms and quietly sobbed. Naruto stood still surprised by her movements. He slowly moved his arms to cradle her head against is chest.

 

“Naruto…he's still out there…drifting farther and farther away…” Sakura clenched her fists onto Naruto's jacket, her tears still streaming down her cheeks; she buried her face into his chest muffling her cries. Naruto couldn't answer, he felt a sadness inside of himself as well … he hated to see Sakura crying. All he could do was hold her close and comfort her as much as he could.

 

A bit always, a girl in a heavy jacket and a bouquet of flowers walked slowly towards the bridge, unbeknownst to her that it was occupied by Sakura and Naruto.

 

Sakura's sorrowful cries died down in Naruto's caring embrace. She breathed steadily trying to pull herself together, her heart beating gently with Naruto's. Naruto continued to hold her, his arms feeling tired but he would never let go as long as she was still in pain. “Sakura chan…” Sakura lifted her head from Naruto's comfortable chest, “…Naruto…”

 

Their gaze met almost immediately, Naruto's deep blue eyes stared passionately and delicately into Sakura's gleaming jade green eyes. Naruto made a quick gulp and leaned forward, his lips meeting Sakura's as he gently kissed her. Naruto parted from Sakura's lips to wait for her to react. Sakura then surprisingly leaned forward and kissed Naruto, their hold on each other lasting longer than the first kiss. Naruto lightly tightened his hold on Sakura's body, while Sakura slid her hands to Naruto's back and she pulled him closer.

 

Within 50 meters of the bridge's vicinity, a pair of snow boots were rooted into the ground, standing still. A bouquet of flowers fell to the ground, the flowers collapsing amongst each other and separate petals falling to the ground. The girl's white eyes watered and a tear ran down he cheek. She held her right hand up to her mouth while using her other hand to hold her wrist and stop her from shaking. She had a ninja headband around her neck under the fluff of her winter jacket, she wore dark purple tight pants with pockets to the side for weapons. Her long dark blue hair flowed along her back, soft as silk and straightened to increase length. She had a light blush in her cheeks even as tears rolled by, her voice quivering, “Na…ru…to…kun…” She closed her eyes and ran the opposite direction of the bridge back towards the village. As she turned to run, her boot accidentally stomped on the bouquet.