A New Beginning

Chap 5

Embarrassing! Tonight was so embarrassing!

Sakura rolled around in her bed, clenching onto a body pillow. After Naruto left and she and her parents entered her house, Kizashi and Mebuki began asking questions about Naruto. They swore that they've heard about him somewhere, but can't remember. Sakura didn't want to hear it, they've embarrassed her enough in front of Naruto. Sakura showed them a room they can stay in, and then went straight to her room

Ugh! I just want to apologise to Naruto right now…

KNOCK KNOCK

The sound of someone knocking on glass rang through Sakura's room. The girl jumped up and threw a glance at her window. Someone was crouching at her window sill, leaning against the dusty glass.

P-Paedophile?

Sakura grabbed whatever was close to her, and slowly moved towards the shadow that was crouching on the window sill outside. She crept next to the window, and swiftly opened it, causing the person fall inside her room with a thud. "Whoa-Ouch!" Sakura didn't give the shadow any time to adjust to the situation, as she hit him with a wooden chair on the head.

She jumped off to the side, leaving the person wiggling on the cold floor, clutching their head from the sharp pain that ran through it.

"Who are you and what do you want? If you think you're a burglar, you're not a very good one! For starters, you shouldn't knock on windows like that!"

Huh?

When the kunoichi turned the lights off, she saw a familiar face. Naruto. It was definitely him.

"Naruto? What are you doing back here?" Sakura squatted down to check on her friend. She brushed her hand over his forehead softly, and it began glowing green. "I could've seriously injured you!" She scolded him, but he brushed it off.

"Good thing you didn't.. ouch!" The blonde slowly pulled himself up with some help from Sakura, and sat crossed legged. Sakura joined him, sitting right opposite of him the same manner.

The kunoichi started questioning. "Why are you here anyways?" Naruto turned away and mumbled. "Because I felt lonely." Sakura just kept a mellow face and listened to whatever the jinchuriki had to say. "It was so fun with everyone out there today. And even if it wasn't for that long, I did enjoy eating ramen with you." He kept his blue eyes glued to the floor, fiddling with his thumbs. "After I left, I just felt empty again. So I decided that's I'd come back here…" And slowly he pulled up, and green pools connected with blue. "Am I a bother?"

Naruto…

"Are you really that lonely?" Sakura giggled, hoping to lighten up the mood. "Well, you can stay for a bit… But!" She shot her finger up in the air. "We have to be quiet and sensible, because my parents are right under us!" She explained.

Naruto only gave her a dirty look. "And throwing a chair at me was sensible and quiet, right?" He smiled, curling up his left side of his mouth. His whiskers lifted up with the cheek. Sakura watched them move as his expression changed.

"Naruto." She suddenly spoke up. "Why do you have those whisker marks on your face?" She asked, and Naruto brushed his hand over them. "Is it because you're the jinchuriki?" She reached out too, and ran tips of her fingers over them. She expected them to be rough, but they weren't.

Smooth…

"Why are you asking? Do you like them or something?" He smirked, and placed his hand on Sakura's, which still was on his cheek. His hands were big, and Sakura's small palm perfectly fit into his. Sakura pulled away quickly, blushing. "Well, they sure do stand out! I was just interested. Don't get any ideas, paedophile. " She countered, and Naruto felt an arrow run through his body. "Paedophile?"