He Saved Her

This is my first story please be kind in your comments but I am very eager to hear everyone's feedback. I hope this is to everyone's liking the first 2 chapters will be shorter than I like but I want to build up into the baseline of the story before getting really into the good stuff. I wont talk to much this first run so please enjoy and I look forward to everyone's feedback.

Rain…befitting given the situation, a young woman looked up to the dark skies as they seemed to be weeping onto her. The young woman closed her eyes as the wind picked up and pushed her hair to cover the front of her face, her hair the only thing giving light in the dark cemetery floated past her shoulders towards the freshly placed head stone. The woman's shoulders heaved one last time as she gave a deep sigh before placing the single white rose on the top of the head stone before her. A few rows back a group of young jounin stood watching the young woman, the friends covered by umbrellas watched in silence as one of their own grieved. The friends traded looks of worry as the young woman turned around to face them but she was not looking at any of them she was looking past them, to a past she could not return too as she walked past them not a single tear shed all day. The group of friends turned to watch their close friend retreat out of the cemetery alone when one of them finally spoke out to her "Sakura?" one of the girls called out, but she didn't answer instead she poofed away leaving only a cloud of dust behind. One of the boys sighed loudly before speaking "Your not him Rin," the girl named Rin turned back around to face her friends she was now out in the rain uncovered by their umbrellas. "I know I'm not him Shikaku, but HE is not HERE is he?" Rin yelled not particularly at Shikaku but at the man not present wherever he may be. Another young man walked up to Rin and just shook his head as Rin began to cry for her dear friend Sakura, another girl among the friends looked up to the man whose arm she was holding onto before whispering, "Did lord fourth send for him?" The man looked down and nodded pulling his cigarette from his mouth blowing smoke into the air before responding, "He sent him a message the morning she returned."

The group of friends all letting out various sighs and sounds of despair as they all began walking out of the cemetery and back to their respective homes. After a few moments of silence a man dropped into the cemetery looking around frantically and completely out of breath. The young man looked around before sighing to himself he walked around until he found the head stone he had been dreading all day to see he let out another deep sigh and ran off to the hokage tower at full speed, the young man didn't bother to knock he just barrelled through the door to come to face his old mentor who looked as worn out as he felt. The hokage looked sadly upon his former student and sat down heavily onto his seat, putting out an encouraging hand for his former student to sit. The young man shut the door behind him and dropped into the seat before the hokage heavily, the hokage sighed "You missed the whole ceremony," the young man put his hands up to cover his face. He did not want the hokage to see him lose what little control if any that he had left at this time, the hokage felt the weight of the pain his former student felt it was his job, of course, to feel the loss of all of those in his village but this one hurt on a much deeper level. The hokage stood and walked around his desk to place a comforting hand on his former students shoulder the young man silently began to shake, "What do I do? I always seem to fail her and break my promises to her." The hokage walked back over to his seat before speaking again, "I cannot answer that for you Kakashi, you know what you must do to fix things but try to understand she is not the same girl who left and you are not the same boy who stayed behind." Kakashi raised his head his one visible eye red and watery he nodded and headed for the door leaving his mentor alone once more.

On the other side of town stood the same young woman who was now soaked from the rain stood staring up at the door the house she could never return too. Keys in hand she looked at the steps to her childhood home, abandoned by time, the young woman stood looking seemingly at her past for a few minutes before pocketing the keys and walking towards the closest inn. As she approached the inn she looked up from the ground to see none other than the silver haired man she had been waiting for all day, actually she had been waiting for her whole life. He stood before her with a red eye which pulled at her heart she knew he had been crying but she had to wait to let her tears out but she would wait no longer, he looked as if he would reach out to her any second but the thought that he might made her scared. Had this not been what she was waiting for she questioned herself, but when the young man took a step towards her she hugged herself as conflicting tears began to burn the corners of her eyes, she looked up to him straight in his eye. "I waited for you…" she started and the young man took another step towards her as he tried to explain himself but before he could she stopped him. "No, I don't want excuses anymore Hatake I am done waiting for you!" she yelled as she stepped towards the inn's door, the young man visably flinched when called by his surname watching in shock as she moved away from him. The young woman turned to look over her shoulder before walking inside, "you don't have to keep your promises anymore…" the man all but stopped breathing as she finished, "I'm done waiting."

10 years ago

"Your father should be returning any minute, let's wait together," Lord Third said as he stood next to young Kakashi by the gates of Kohona. Kakashi could not wait for his father to return excitement poured out of the young boy as he all but bounced in anticipation, today was his first day at the academy and all he wanted was to tell his father all about it. "Where did he go this time Lord Third?" Kakashi asked as he continued to look out the gates had he been looking at his company he would have noticed the saddened look the befell the current hokages face. Kakashi observant as ever noticed the extra second it was taking for the hokage to respond and turned to look up at said man. Worry was written in his features now, "did something happened to my father?" The hokage looked down at Kakashi and patted his hand on his shoulder, "do not worry, your father is safe I am merely here to greet our new friend." Kakashi was prepared to question him more when the ninja who guarded the gate began running past them causing Kakashi to turn and see his father approaching.

The two ninja walked up to Sakumo as he seemed to hand something to the ninja it was to far for Kakashi to see what they had and too far to hear what they were saying. The Third Hokage took a step forward before speaking, "Come Kakashi, let us greet your father." The third and Kakashi began walking out of the village gates towards the small group of ninja, as they approached Kakashi noticed something bright and unexpected causing him to stop in his tracks. The hokage walked up to Sakumo as said man turned exposing his back fully, "Why hello there Sakura my name is Hiruzen, Sarutobi." Sakura looked at the man before her and nodded as she clenched the shirt she was hanging onto, Sakumo spoke up after a few seconds of silence, "She doesn't speak much Lord Third." Sakumo squatted down and let go of Sakura, she reluctantly let go of his shirt and dropped to the ground holding her hands behind her back now.

"We are going to head back to the village now Sakura are you ready?" Sakumo said kindly, young Sakura nodded and waited for the men to start walking. The guards nodded before running back to their posts, the hokage nodded and began walking with Sakumo in tow. The adults walked back towards the village and walked up to Kakashi who was still frozen in place, Sakumo smiled towards his son, "I assumed you would have much to say upon my return only for I to return and you are silent is everything alright?" Kakashi looked to his father before nodding, which caused the hokage to chuckle to himself. Kakashi looked up to the hokage and huffed while making a sour face, which caused a soft giggle from Sakura who was halfway hiding behind Sakumo's legs. The hokage began walking again along with Sakumo and Sakura trailing behind him, Kakashi stayed shocked in place and looked as the bright pink haired girl passed him. Kakashi couldn't understand why someone would want such bright and ugly colored hair but as Sakura passed she made eye contact with Kakashi as she glanced up from the veil of her hair shield she was creating and he felt his heart beat jump. Sakura continued to look at him until she fully passed him as they kept on their way to the hokage tower eventually she turned her gaze from Kakashi's and focused on following Sakumo. After a few seconds Kakashi found his feet moving to follow his father and hokage as well as the strange pink haired girl.

Sakura's P.O.V

We entered a large tower they called the hokage tower and headed up flights of stairs before coming across a door that the man called Sarutobi opened. Sarutobi removed his big strange looking hat and robes before moving towards a seat behind a desk and sitting, Sakumo walked up to a seat before the desk and sat down. I moved to the side of the door to touch the robs the Sarutobi man took off they looked comfy and the way they hung reminded me of the tents mommy and daddy used to make. I stepped inside of the robs and took a deep breath as if that alone would keep me from what these nice men were about to say to me, Sakumo was a kind man who found me in my empty house. The door shut and the sound took me from my thoughts sighing I took myself from the robs, my first sight from emerging was the rude boy who stares. 'Don't old men have silver hair?' I thought to myself as I looked him over once more when I looked back up to the old or young boy he was making a face like I was gross. I didn't know what his problem with me is I haven't done anything to him, "Sakura come here child," Sarutobi called to me. I walked over to him taking my eyes away from the silver boy I clenched my hands together behind my back as stopped before his chair. "Child do you remember what happened?" Sarutobi asked, I knew what he was asking but I couldn't say because most of what I remember is dark and more darkness. I could feel the tears coming hot and ready to fall I thought I was done crying, I looked down and made fists with my hands as my body started to wrack with emotions.

After crying for what felt like hours the men had finally finished telling what they saw upon finding me. "Thank you good work Sakumo your free to go and have the next week off of missions. Kakashi has much to tell you." Sakumo stood from his seat and headed for the door, I couldn't help my reaction as I ran towards him and grabbed his hand to stop him. I was still sniffing from crying as I looked up towards him, said man smiled kindly, "Sakura-chan everything will be alright Lord Third will take good care of you he is the leader of this whole village and ensures everyone is safe." I nodded as he tried to calm me but it was hard to trust anyone after losing my parents just two days ago. The hokage stood and spoke up as well, "Sakura you are now a member of this village, you are now my responsibility and I will protect you with my life as will my ninja." I wiped my eyes and nodded once more before finally releasing Sakumo's hand. Sakumo smiled and reached for the door passing the boy by a few steps, "Let's head home Kakashi." Said boy continued to stare at me before taking a step towards me. The boy untied his head band from his forehead and placed it on the top of my head leaving it untied, "No more crying pinkie ninja's don't show emotion."

The boy and Sakumo left and I couldn't help but stand and stare at the shut door as I held onto the fabric end of the head band that he gave to me. My face felt funny my cheeks felt tingly I wasn't sure what was happening the hokage had at some point walked up to me and placed a hand on my shoulder, "Let's go meet the people you will be staying with they are eggar to meet you and are awaiting your arrival."