Well hello there! This is my first fanfic and I'm not sure how any of this works. I like to read the fanfiction on here and some of it is absolutely wonderful :)

Don't Let Me Go
This story is about Sakura being torn away from her best friend from childhood. After three years of waiting for him to keep his promise to her, he doesn't show up. She goes out looking for him and finds something much, much more. Love.

Disclaimer: Shit, If I had it my way Sakura would punch Sasuke out.

Chapter one.
And Don't Say Goodbye.

Setting her drawing book down, she looked around the park. It was completely empty which was normal considering it was abandoned. In her eyes that only added to its appeal. There were so few places in the town of Konoha that attracted her eyes. With the rusted monkey bars that were covered in dirt to the slides that were so old, you could fall through going down them. This park was old and it was beautiful. The grass was overgrown and coming up through the sand, well where there was sand. Winds of past had blown most of it away leaving dirt in it's wake. The white picket fence that was supposed to be going around it's perimeter had fallen over and rotted away. Yes, this park in all it's chaos was strangely attractive to her.

"Hey SAKURA! SAKURA OVER HEEEEEERE!"

And then there were those who just couldn't leave her in peace.

"Sakura, Sakura, Sakura, Sak-"

"WHAT DO YOU WANT NARUTO." It was a question that sounded more like a statement. If you were friends with Naruto you would understand. To get through to the blonde boy you had to be loud and firm.

"SAK-" Sakura got off the bench she was sitting on and punched Naruto in the head. Sometimes you even had to be a little aggressive. She really did love her best friend, but there were times she just wanted to kick him in the groin.

Naruto was an orphan, much like Sakura. They had grown up in the same orphanage and lived there childhood side by side. They were hardly ever without the other and some people believed they were dating. However this was not the case. Naruto was Sakuras security blanket and loyal friend when most weren't. Sakura was his keeper, making sure he never got into too much trouble and accepted him when others had shunned him out. They carried a lot of affection for the other, constantly taking care of eachother in times of need.

"OUCH," Naruto rubbed his head where she had hit him, "Sakura, ease up okay?" there was a tender bump growing on the top of his crown. "I just came over here to tell you that I'm being transffered by the orphanage."

Sakura froze. The orphange is transferring him? To where, and without me? THEY CAN'T DO THIS. THEY CAN'T SEPARATE US. I SAY WE GO AND FIGHT BACK. CHA! "Uh, what? Naruto you're kidding right? This is some kind of joke... your joking right? Right?" She let out an uneasy laugh hoping to break the tension.

Naruto looked away and then back at her. "I-It's not a joke Sakura. I leave to the Sand City next week." The sadness and longing in his eyes had finally convinced her. This was not a joke, this was cruel reality. "Apparently the orphanage here is getting to full and they're sending away some of the children... including me."

"... but we've been together our whole lives... that's sixteen years. They're ripping us apart after SIXTEEN YEARS." Sakura slumped back down onto her bench. There was no way any of this was real. This couldn't be real. They were the best of friends and being without eachother didn't seem possible. Naruto was the only reason that kept her alive. He was basically her oxygen when the world had given up on her. Rubbing her forehead, she tried to hold back the tears that were already escaping and slipping down her cheeks.

Naruto looked away. He was shaking and didn't want to cry too. "I'm sorry Sakura. They've already signed the papers and handed them over to Sabaku orhanage." He looked back at her and bit his lip. He gave in to his pain and began to cry as well. Walking over to her and sitting down beside her he placed his face in his hands and began to sob. "Sakura, you're my best friend and I don't want to leave you. I can't live without you and I'm scared of going there by myself, I just wish you knew just how much you mean to me."

Getting up she kneeled in front of him and pulled his hands away from his face. Naruto looked like a small child as she stared into his eyes. A child that looked lost, confused and sad. That look on his face pulled at Sakuras heart and tore it to bits. Never had she seen this look on his face before and it touched her heart as well as broke it. Sakura loved Naruto with all her heart and the distance would never change that. Breaking down into sobs she hugged him with all her strength and felt him return her hug.

"Naruto, I love you. You're my best friend and you know that being way over there is never going to change that. Never." She pulled away and wiped his tears with the sleeve of her shirt. "I don't want to see you go..." She lost her train of thought. The world was spinning and she held onto Naruto for support. How she loved this child. What was she without him?

"I want to make you a promise Sakura." Naruto placed his hands on her shoulders. "It will be only two years before I can leave that place. I will come back for you. I will find you and I will never leave your side again."

Sakura looked at the ground and then at Naruto. "You promise...?"

"I promise."

One week later.

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep

Leaning over and looking at the alarm clock Sakura slammed her hand down on the snooze button. That was the seventh time it had gone off and Sakura was just too lazy to turn off the alarm. Instead she opted to just lay in bed all morning thinking of her friend.

Naruto had gone to the Orphanage of Sabaku two days earlier. Leaving her behind to fend the world off by herself. Her heart ached where his absense had left a huge cut. She no longer felt the need to do anything or see anyone. It didn't matter, not without him. It seemed like it had been a few hundred years since he had packed his bags and was shipped off to another city. From they way she had been acting lately, you would've guessed that he had died instead of moved.

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.

Sakura grabbed the cord to her alarm clock and gave it a tug. She pulled it out of the outlet and rolled over. Closing her eyes she went back to her dreams where her and Naruto were together under the stars. When they were innocent children and didn't have a care in the world.