Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Spring Blossom ❯ chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

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Chapter 4

Naruto embraced Sakura, as she cried in his arms. Naruto had known that Sakura was in pain, but he hadn't realized how bad it real was. Naruto stroked Sakura's pink hair.

“Don't worry, Sakura. I'll help you get through this,” Naruto said.

“Thank you… Naruto…” Sakura mumbled.

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Naruto walked Sakura home; they arrived at her door.

“I guess I should go now,” Naruto began. “Will you be ok?” he asked.

Sakura nodded.

“Yeah, I think so,” she answered.

“Ok, I'll see you tomorrow, Sakura,” Naruto said. “Bye.”

Naruto turned around and started to walk away. Sakura's hands shock as she opened the front door; she quickly turned around.

“Naruto, wait!” Sakura called.

Naruto spun around and looked at Sakura with a questionable look.

“Yeah, what is it?” Naruto asked.

“Could you do me a favor?” Sakura questioned.

“Of course,” Naruto replied.

“I truth is that I really don't feel like being alone right now, would you come in and at stay with me for a bit?” Sakura asked.

Naruto walked up to Sakura.

“Sure,” he answered.

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“Is there anything you need, Sakura?” Naruto questioned.

“No,” Sakura replied.

“Is there anything you need me to do?” Naruto asked.

“No, Naruto,” Sakura answered.

“Are you sure?” Naruto questioned.

“Yes,” Sakura said.

“Are you absolutely, positively sure?” Naruto asked.

“Yes, Naruto, I'm sure,” Sakura began. “Naruto, the best thing you could do for me right now, is to comfort me and keep me company,” she explained.

Naruto went and sat on the couch beside Sakura.

“Sakura, about the festival tomorrow, I'll understand with everything happening if you don't want to go anymore,” Naruto said, with a frown.

“Naruto,” Sakura started. “No matter how bad I'm feeling tomorrow, I'll still go to the festival with you. I made you a promise and I don't want to break it,” she said.

Naruto smiled.

“Thank you, Sakura,” he replied. “I promise that tomorrow will be the best!”

Sakura stood up.

“I'm going to turn in now, Naruto. If you want you can go home,” she said.

Naruto stoop up beside her.

“No, that's all right, I want to stay,” Naruto replied. “I'll just sleep on the couch.”

“Umm… ok.”

Sakura frowned, but she didn't allow Naruto to see it. To be honest, Sakura was afraid to get close to Naruto and she was afraid to let go of Sasuke.

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Naruto slept soundly on the couch, snoring, as Sakura lay walked in her bed. She couldn't sleep and it wasn't because of Naruto's snoring, well not completely. Sakura tossed and turned restlessly and eventually she drifted in a deep sleep…

[Beginning of Dream]

Sakura knelt down beside Sasuke's grave;tear flowed down her pale cheeks.

“Sakura…” whispereda familiarvoice frombehind her.

Sakura refused to turn aroundandinstead, she shut her eyes tightly.More tears formed in her eyes.

“Sasuke-kun?” She questioned.

A warm hand was suddenlyplacedon Sakura's shoulder.

“Is that you?”she asked.

“No,” the voice answered.

Sakura opened her eyes.

“Then… who?”she question.

Sakura slowly turned around, behind her was Naruto.Hereyes widened.

“Naruto?” Sakura questioned.

Naruto nodded.

“Sakura, I'll help you get through this. I'll be right here, beside you every step of the way,”he said.

“Naruto…” Sakura mumbled. “Why do you care so much?”she asked.

Naruto placed his hand on Sakura's cheek.

“Because…” Narutowhispered. “I love you.”

Tears fell from Sakura's eyes.

“What?” she said.

“I love you,” Naruto repeated. “I've always loved you, Sakura, since the first time a saw you,” he confessed.

“Why didn't you ever tell me?”Sakura asked.

Naruto took his hand off of Sakura's cheek.

“You were too obsessed with Sasuke and making him love you,” he replied.

“Naruto, if Iwould have known, then that might have changed things!” Sakura said.

Naruto frowned.

“No it wouldn't have Sakura, you cared about Sasuke too much to even consider me,” heresponded.

“Whydo you think that, Naruto!Why?” Sakura started to raise her voice slightly.

“Look at yourself now, Sakura! Do you see what you're doing now?” Naruto questioned. “Sasuke died, Iknow and Imiss him too, but all you do now is sulk around! I'm trying to help you Sakura, Ireally am! But how can Iwhen you refuse to realize that Sasuke is gone and in a better place!” Naruto explained.

Tears were pouring uncontrollably down Sakura's cheeks.

“Naruto! Stop it and listen to me!” Sakura yelled. “If you would have told me your feelings, Iknow that it would have changed things, Naruto!”

“How do youknow that?”Naruto asked.

“Because deep inside, Naruto, I've always loved you! I just always ignored it!” Sakura shout.

Things went quiet. Naruto leaned in and placed his lips on Sakura's. The kiss ended.

“I love you, Sakura,”Naruto mumbled.

“I love you too, Naruto-kun,”S akura whispered.

[End of Dream]

“Naruto!” Sakura yelled, as she woke up in a sweat.

Sakura looked around; it was just a dream. The door suddenly swung open and Naruto walked in.

“Sakura, what's wrong?” he asked.

Sakura put on a confessed look.

“Huh? What do you mean?” Sakura questioned.

“You screamed my name,” Naruto replied.

“Oh,” Sakura mumbled.

“So, is anything wrong?” Naruto asked.

Sakura shook her head.

“No, I'm fine, I just had a… dream… That's all,” she answered.

“Are you going to be ok?” Naruto questioned.

Sakura nodded.

“Yeah,” she replied.

“Ok, then. I'm going to back to sleep then,” Naruto said.

“Alright,” Sakura responded.

Naruto turned around and left the room, he spun back around to face Sakura.

“Good night, Sakura,” Naruto mumbled.

“Good night, Naruto-kun,” Sakura whispered.

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Well that's the end of chapter 4! Hope you all liked it and PLEASE, I'm begging you all to be nice and review… please! *Puppy dog face*