Disclaimer: No I don't own Naruto but a girl can dream can't she?!
Author's Notes: This is my first attempt at a Naruto fic. This is a NaruSaku fanfic. Constructive criticism is appreciated. Also please review and tell me what you like or don't like about the story and maybe I can improve on it.
'Jutsu' Bold means Jutsu name
'Inner Sakura/Kyuubi' Bold Italic means Inner Sakura or Kyuubi is speaking
'Inner thoughts/Flashback' Italic means Inner Thoughts of a person or a Flashback when stated
Chapter 1: Wishing on a Star
A pink haired kuniochi sat down under the stars as the beam of the moon reflected off her pale skin. She was silently crying not taking notice of the noisy footsteps approaching her from behind as she was in deep thought. She was hurting due to the death of her teammate and one she had thought she "loved".
As a young girl she had thought she knew what love was. She used to think she had known everything about love. She used to believe that she was in love with the silent and brooding Uchiha. She used to think he was a god. Now she didn't even know what the word love meant or what possessed her to "fall" for him.
"I'm sorry." She turned her head only to find her blonde teammate. She wiped the tears away from her eyes. He walked over to her and sat down next to her.
"It wasn't your fault." She replied staring at the ground, trying to avoid his blue eyes.
"I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise to you. If only I had trained harder maybe I would have been able to save him. Maybe I could've brought him back to you."
"It wasn't your fault. You had nothing to do with it."
"Of course it was. "If I had trained harder I-
"It wasn't your fault!" She snapped at him. "I couldn't stop him and neither could you! It was him who left Konoha for power. He was the one who left. He left us and there was nothing anyone of us could have done to stop him. He chose to walk the path of darkness! He did it all on his own."
Her eyes softened when she saw Naruto looking at her in the eye. All she saw was regret, pain, loneliness. Not like his usual shining eyes full of energy, happiness and playfulness. She realized that she wasn't the only one hurting. Naruto was too. He had just lost a best friend. A brother.
"Look. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you."
"It's okay Sakura-chan!" He said grinning.
"Naruto…"
'It's that fake smile of his again. I've been so selfish. You were always there for me. Always there comforting me when I was sad and lonely. When you saved me from Gaara I refused to believe you did it and gave all the credit to Sasuke. How could I have not noticed you Naruto."
'It was because you were too busy with your precious "Sasuke-kun"! That's why. You were always following him around like a lost puppy.'
'I'm so sorry Naruto. I'll make it up to you. It's a promise of a lifetime!' She said ignoring the rants coming from her inner self.
"Sakura-chan! Hello… Sakura-chan!!!"
"Huh? Naruto! What happened?"
"You kinda spaced out for a minute."
"Oh I'm sorry Naruto…"
"It's okay Sakura-chan."
He flashed her a special smile, which was reserved only for her. A slight blush graced her cheeks. She wondered why she had been doing that when she was around him.
'Why do I keep blushing when I'm around him? I don't usually do that. I mean... he is kinda cute when he smiles at me. '
' Yeah!!!' Inner Sakura immediately agreed. Another blush crept unto her face. Luckily Naruto didn't see anything.
"So when is the funeral?" The blonde asked, looking at the stars.
"Two days from now. They're not going to give him any recognition or anything like that though. Tsunade-sama said he didn't deserve any after what he did."
He mouthed an, 'oh' then went back to staring at the stars.
'Sasuke…'
Over the years Sakura had matured and grown out of her love for Sasuke. She just wanted to bring him back. All she really wanted was to make Team 7 complete again.
'Why did he have to die? Why did he have to leave us? He could have just come back to Konoha and serve his puninshment.'
'It's because he was too proud to accept the punishment of his mistakes. Stubborn as always.'
'I wish he was back here, with us.'
Sakura's thoughts were interrupted by Naruto.
"Sakura-chan! Look! A shooting star! Make a wish." He closed his eyes and started to make a wish. She remembered one of the nights after Naruto left for his training and she was all by herself.
FlashbackShe was sitting on the branch of a tree quietly admiring the stars above until she was interrupted by a shooting star flying in front of her.
She immediately closed her eyes and made a wish.
'I wish Sasuke would come back so that we could complete Team 7 again. Please. Please let him come back.'
She slowly opened her eyes.
'I can only wish…Sasuke…Naruto…'
End Flashback
"I stopped wishing on stars a long time ago, Naruto." And with that, she stood up and left, leaving Naruto all by himself.
Naruto sighed.
'Sakura-chan… I wish she will find happiness. Even at the cost of mine, because if she is happy, then I am too.'
"Her happiness… It means so much more to me than becoming Hokage. Sakura-chan…" He whispered to himself. He closed his eyes and allowed himself to enjoy the gentle breeze. He sat there for a couple more minutes then stood up. He took one last glance at the stars then left, not noticing a figure with pink hair hiding behind a tree.
'Naruto…Why do you care so much for someone like me?'
Author's Notes: So how did you like it? Was it nice? Please comment. Remember, constructive criticism is accepted.