Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Valentine's Day! ❯ Hey Naruto ( Chapter 4 )

Sakura walked until she found herself in front of the Ramen restaurant that Naruto always went to. And as luck would have it, Naruto was sitting at the bar, slurping down the remains of his Ramen. She walked in and sat down beside him.

 

-“Hey Naruto” she muttered.

 

-“Hey Sakura-chan.” he said and slurped down a load of Ramen. *Wait a minute!* He swallowed real hard and turned to look at her. “Sakura-chan, what are you doing here?!” then he looked down. “And what happened to your leg?!” he exclaimed loudly.

 

-“Would you pipe down?! Everybody's lookin' at us!” Sakura whispered loudly.

 

-“Fine, I'll be quieter. But what the hell happened to you?” Naruto said a little quieter then last time.

 

-“Well, when I got home my mom wanted to know how the whole valentine thing went. I ended up telling her that I'm going out with you tomorrow. She kept telling me that you where dangerous and that I should stay away from you.”

 

After the `you where dangerous' part left Sakura's lips, Naruto started to hold his breath.

 

*I was afraid this would happen! I really don't want to tell Sakura-chan about Kyubi. If she finds out, she'll probably hate me like everyone else does!*

 

-“So, I got all upset with her and went to my room.” Sakura continued. “I ended up climbing out my window and sliding down a drain pipe. But knowing me with all my grace, I fell into a thorn bush and got a huge thorn stuck in my knee. So there you have it, my day officially sucks!” she finished and put her forehead down on the table.

 

*This is my fault! If I didn't have this stupid fox demon inside of me everyone would respect me and they wouldn't think I'm dangerous!* Naruto thought angrily.

 

He reached over and patted Sakura on the back.

 

-“I'm sorry.” he said softly.

 

Sakura lifted her head from the table and Naruto could tell that she had been crying.

 

-“Why do they think that you're so dangerous Naruto? Why does everyone hate you so much?” she asked and dried her eyes. Naruto took his hand away and looked at his feet.

 

-“I don't wanna tell you. I'm scared that you'll hate me too. I don't want you to hate me Sakura-chan, that would make me feel terrible.” he said in a low voice. Sakura sighed.

 

-“Naruto, I'm your friend. I won't hate you no matter what you tell me.” she said sweetly and tried to smile, just for him. But she was having such a crappie day that it didn't turn out right.

 

-“I....I can't.” Naruto whispered. *Not right now at least.* Sakura looked at him sadly and put her forehead back down on the table.

 

-“That's okay Naruto. Tell me when you're ready.” she mumbled. Naruto nodded gratefully that she was so understanding.

 

*I really hope I don't screw it up tomorrow.* he thought and got up. “Hey Sakura-chan, where are you gonna stay overnight if you can't go back to your house?” Naruto questioned. Sakura brought her head up and swirled her chair so she was facing Naruto.

 

-“I hadn't thought that far ahead yet when I jumped out my window. I was thinking I might be able to stay with Ino-pig...” she said unenthusiastically. Naruto thought for a minute.

 

-“Well, I guess you could always stay the night at my apartment.” Naruto offered.

 

-“Really? I could stay at your place?”

 

-“Uh yeah, I guess.”

 

-“Thanks Naruto!” she said and gave him a hug. “You saved me from the Ino-monster!” Naruto blushed lightly and hugged her back.

 

-“You're welcome Sakura-chan.”

 

Sakura then realized what she was doing and let go of him quickly. Now she was blushing just like Naruto.

 

-“Well umm......should we get going?” she asked to break the awkward silence.

 

-“Uh, yeah sure. Let's go.” Naruto said uneasily.

 

They started walking down the street to Naruto's apartment.