Hiromi
02-12-2005, 04:03 PM
First I have to say, the title is undecided atm, I'm kinda wavering about it...this is about half the first chapter...after reading peoples pet-peeves I've decided to chalk it up to about 1500-2500 words @_@
Enjoy and Review.
Chapter 1: Unnamed
‘It’s been 21 years.’ The kunoichi thought to herself while she stood on the familiar stone path leading to the academy. She took notice of the small stone bench nearby and smiled as she ran her fingers along its rough surface, slowly closing her eyes. A gust of wind blew as if to usher in her memories.
“From here on out new paths will start…” the raven haired boy spoke softly, the darkness of the night outlining his cold, menacing eyes. All around them the night was hopelessly quiet…
‘You have to do it now! You’ve been putting it off for too long, who knows when you’ll get another chance!’ The pink haired girl thought to herself.
“I…I love you with all my heart! If you were to stay with me…there would be no regrets…because everyday we’d do something fun, we’d be happy…I swear! I would do anything for you! So…please, just stay with me…” the boy froze as the words sunk into him, he realized for the first time in years he had a home…
“I’ll even help you with your revenge…I don’t know what I could do…but, I’ll try my best to do something. So please…stay with me. Or take me with you if you can’t stay here…” From under the clouds the full moon began to emerge, illuminating the sorrow in Sakura’s eyes.
Sasuke continued to stare into the night, flashbacks of missions with his ‘team’ brought back unneeded nostalgia.
‘If I stayed…’
‘No…you can’t, who will avenge the Uchiha? Who will put an end to that mans life? Who will restore the Uchiha to their former glory?’
‘…I will’
The shinobi clenched his fists in his pockets, turning to look at the pink haired girl.
“You really are…annoying.” He took one last look at Sakura, her shoulder length hair swayed in the wind while her large green eyes began to water with the intrusion of tears…
‘Walk away now or you’ll never be able to do it.’ With those final words Sasuke began his march out of Konoha.
“Don’t leave! If you do I’ll scream!” Sakura pleaded, trying to make one last attempt to convince Sasuke his home was in the village.
‘What an annoying girl…let’s kill her!’ the voice echoed through Sasuke’s head egging him on, he had felt this before…when he broke the sound-nin’s arms…
‘No! …No…she’s an… important friend.’ Hearing this, the voice scowled at his host’s weakness to kill one girl…
In a flash Sasuke had dashed behind Sakura.
“…Sakura…thank you.” As her eyes began to close against her will, she was able to hear a few more words, barely audible from the rustle of dead leaves all around.
“I’m…sorry, goodbye…”
She stood smiling to herself; the effects of her first heartbreak had opened her eyes to the world around her.
Looking up at the sun, she placed her hand in front of her face to shadow the oncoming light although it did not block the glare of her ring. Seeing the simple, silver ring sitting on her finger reminded her of a certain loud mouth shinobi.
“I wonder what he’s doing…”
“Saaa-kuuu-raaa-chaaaan!”
Shuddering from the sheer intensity of the call, Sakura knew it could only be one person…before even turning to see who it was, she started to yell.
“Naruto! What the hell do you think you’re doing! Making so much noise! Why can’t you call me like a normal person!” Despite deep down, she loved the attention.
Although to an unaware visitor this fighting would be quite awkward, to a citizen of Konoha it was normal routine to see Naruto scolded by his wife…
“Hehe, what can I say, it comes second nature to me.” Naruto stood back with his hands behind his head, supporting its weight while his spiky blonde hair fell across his head protector and down the sides of his face, which to the older shinobi made him closely resemble the Fourth. His jounin vest shifted as he moved uncomfortably in it, as much as he despised wearing it, Sakura forced him to when meetings were called, to make him look more professional.
“Well, I know that…just try to be quieter next time…Let’s get going now.” Nevertheless she knew he would only be louder next time.
The pair began to walk towards the Konoha Shinobi Headquarters, located not far from the academy. Naruto took notice of the absence of Sakura’s vest, and took it as a sign that he could take his off.
“Leave it on, mine’s dirty, so I’m not going to wear it today.” Sakura stated, before Naruto even had the chance to touch the zipper…
“You seem on edge today…anything wrong?”
He slowed his pace down falling even further behind Sakura.
“I-It’s nothing…I’m just worried about today’s meeting”
“If you say so…”
Naruto knew not to dig any farther; it would only result in her dragging his unconscious body to the meeting.
I plan on posting the rest of the story after ~Chapter 3 on FF.net so look for it. I'm probably gonna revise the flashback to include more new stuff in the next few hours (12-14 hours) so look back if you get the chance! Yes, I know it's short, but bare with it XP
Enjoy and Review.
Chapter 1: Unnamed
‘It’s been 21 years.’ The kunoichi thought to herself while she stood on the familiar stone path leading to the academy. She took notice of the small stone bench nearby and smiled as she ran her fingers along its rough surface, slowly closing her eyes. A gust of wind blew as if to usher in her memories.
“From here on out new paths will start…” the raven haired boy spoke softly, the darkness of the night outlining his cold, menacing eyes. All around them the night was hopelessly quiet…
‘You have to do it now! You’ve been putting it off for too long, who knows when you’ll get another chance!’ The pink haired girl thought to herself.
“I…I love you with all my heart! If you were to stay with me…there would be no regrets…because everyday we’d do something fun, we’d be happy…I swear! I would do anything for you! So…please, just stay with me…” the boy froze as the words sunk into him, he realized for the first time in years he had a home…
“I’ll even help you with your revenge…I don’t know what I could do…but, I’ll try my best to do something. So please…stay with me. Or take me with you if you can’t stay here…” From under the clouds the full moon began to emerge, illuminating the sorrow in Sakura’s eyes.
Sasuke continued to stare into the night, flashbacks of missions with his ‘team’ brought back unneeded nostalgia.
‘If I stayed…’
‘No…you can’t, who will avenge the Uchiha? Who will put an end to that mans life? Who will restore the Uchiha to their former glory?’
‘…I will’
The shinobi clenched his fists in his pockets, turning to look at the pink haired girl.
“You really are…annoying.” He took one last look at Sakura, her shoulder length hair swayed in the wind while her large green eyes began to water with the intrusion of tears…
‘Walk away now or you’ll never be able to do it.’ With those final words Sasuke began his march out of Konoha.
“Don’t leave! If you do I’ll scream!” Sakura pleaded, trying to make one last attempt to convince Sasuke his home was in the village.
‘What an annoying girl…let’s kill her!’ the voice echoed through Sasuke’s head egging him on, he had felt this before…when he broke the sound-nin’s arms…
‘No! …No…she’s an… important friend.’ Hearing this, the voice scowled at his host’s weakness to kill one girl…
In a flash Sasuke had dashed behind Sakura.
“…Sakura…thank you.” As her eyes began to close against her will, she was able to hear a few more words, barely audible from the rustle of dead leaves all around.
“I’m…sorry, goodbye…”
She stood smiling to herself; the effects of her first heartbreak had opened her eyes to the world around her.
Looking up at the sun, she placed her hand in front of her face to shadow the oncoming light although it did not block the glare of her ring. Seeing the simple, silver ring sitting on her finger reminded her of a certain loud mouth shinobi.
“I wonder what he’s doing…”
“Saaa-kuuu-raaa-chaaaan!”
Shuddering from the sheer intensity of the call, Sakura knew it could only be one person…before even turning to see who it was, she started to yell.
“Naruto! What the hell do you think you’re doing! Making so much noise! Why can’t you call me like a normal person!” Despite deep down, she loved the attention.
Although to an unaware visitor this fighting would be quite awkward, to a citizen of Konoha it was normal routine to see Naruto scolded by his wife…
“Hehe, what can I say, it comes second nature to me.” Naruto stood back with his hands behind his head, supporting its weight while his spiky blonde hair fell across his head protector and down the sides of his face, which to the older shinobi made him closely resemble the Fourth. His jounin vest shifted as he moved uncomfortably in it, as much as he despised wearing it, Sakura forced him to when meetings were called, to make him look more professional.
“Well, I know that…just try to be quieter next time…Let’s get going now.” Nevertheless she knew he would only be louder next time.
The pair began to walk towards the Konoha Shinobi Headquarters, located not far from the academy. Naruto took notice of the absence of Sakura’s vest, and took it as a sign that he could take his off.
“Leave it on, mine’s dirty, so I’m not going to wear it today.” Sakura stated, before Naruto even had the chance to touch the zipper…
“You seem on edge today…anything wrong?”
He slowed his pace down falling even further behind Sakura.
“I-It’s nothing…I’m just worried about today’s meeting”
“If you say so…”
Naruto knew not to dig any farther; it would only result in her dragging his unconscious body to the meeting.
I plan on posting the rest of the story after ~Chapter 3 on FF.net so look for it. I'm probably gonna revise the flashback to include more new stuff in the next few hours (12-14 hours) so look back if you get the chance! Yes, I know it's short, but bare with it XP