Hey! Thanks for clicking on my fic to read. This is only my second fic, so I'm saying sorry in advance if you guy's don't like it. Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, though I wish I did. Masashi Kishimoto does. Please enjoy!

Life had to be next to perfect right now. Sure, Sasuke was still running around fucking stuff up like he's been doing for the past how many years. But Sakura couldn't help but still feel a sense of happiness engulf her being.

Here she was, sitting with her best friend Ino, sipping a nice, hot cup of a minty strawberry tea. They sat in Ino's kitchen, a nearby window letting a gentle breeze flow through the spacious apartment.

Both girls spoke animatedly, talking about Ino's flowers that just started blooming and Sakura's crazy patients at the hospital. "The orchids have just come into full bloom. The little yellow ones with the burgundy dots are my favorite." Ino said spotting the said flower by the window sill.

Sakura also looked at the flower and laughed lightly. "I like the white ones with maroon in it's center." Sakura said indicating another orchid next to Ino's favorite. Ino shrugged,"Yet another pretty one. I still prefer the yellow and burgundy myself, but your's is still a considerably pretty flower too."

Just as Sakura was about to say something else, shouts were heard from the street below. "He's back!?" a woman yelled in shock. "They finally caught him!" a man yelled after the woman.

Similar shouts echoed throughout the streets, through Ino's apartment window, and into Sakura and Ino's ears. Both girls set their cups of tea down and exited the buidling as quickly as possible to see what was going on.

Both girls looked at each other uneasily before entering the street. "What's going on?" Ino asked a random man. The man only glanced at the two girls though before running off to talk about the news the girl's wanted to desperately hear.

Ino groaned in frustration and picked out her next target: A middle aged woman who was whispering with a younger girl. Just as Ino was about to tap the woman on the shoulder, an anbu appeared by both girls.

"The hokage has requested a meeting with Sakura Haruno. Please go to the Hokage's tower immediately." the anbu said lowly before disappearing in a cloud of smoke. Sakura groaned in annoyance. Ever since Naruto became the new Hokage, he's been calling her to "meetings" that were, in fact, just his way of getting her over there to talk about random things.

"I'll see you later, pig." Sakura said walking off. "Later, billboard brow." Ino threw over her shoulder without even looking back at her friend.

It took a mere minute for Sakura to walk to the tower and another to go through the winding hallways and stairs. After a little bit, she found herself in front of Naruto's office door. She breathed deeply and closed her eyes, mentally preparing herself for Naruto's usual nonsense.

She huffed deeply before proceeding through the door, ready for Naruto's overly cheerful personality to attack her immediately. But strangely enough, nothing came. She looked over at Naruto sitting behind his desk. His face was solemn and his eyes held a distant glint to them.

"Naruto?" Sakura asked uneasily, slowly inching towards her old teammate. Naruto seemed to snap out of his reverie and looked at Sakura. "Oh. You're here. Well then, shall we get going?" Naruto asked a little distracted. Sakura meerly nodded, clearly concerned over why Naruto was acting like this.

The two walked in complete and utterly awkward silence to the gate leading into Konoha. "I received word that he was coming. That's when I asked for an anbu to get you for me." Naruto said suddenly. Sakura nearly stopped in her tracks but continued walking with Naruto's brisk pace.

"Who?" Sakura asked confused. Was it some kind of criminal? A long time friend they hadn't seen in years, perhaps? Naruto smiled half-heartedly and continued walking. "You'll see." Sakura groaned as Naruto voiced his answer.

They returned to their original silence as they came within twenty feet of the gate. "Stay here. Let me go check to see if why our 'guest' is here." Naruto said. He walked the remaining space between them and the gate, leaving Sakura standing alone and uneasy.

After about five minutes, Sakura was called over. The pink haired kunoichi slunk over to the gate, obviously uncomfortable. She walked the remaing distance and looked around for Naruto. She found him only six feet away, smiling awkwardly.

She smiled back and looked at the tall figure standing next to him. Even after all these years, it didn't even take Sakura a split second to recognize that man's pale face and deep, never-ending onyx eyes. "Sasuke."

I hope you guys liked it. I plan to make this a multichapter fanfic. If you guys think I should do something in my fic, just tell me and I'll more than likely use it. Please review!