Borusara: She Is Mine!

28. Tour guide

After their split up at the Hokage headquarters' entrance, Shikadai went to make a detour with Shinki's gang and went on a different path in their tour. Obviously, Sarada was assigned to keep Kagura company.

"Where do you want to go first?" Was her first question before the tour starts

"Anywhere that you might like to take me." Still smiling to her

She looks from corner to corner to think where would she take him. Should she take him to the hot springs? Nah, it would be a waste of time. Should she bring her to the market? But there's nothing to brag about there because kirigakure has the biggest trading land you can ever be with. She can't take him to the training grounds cause she'll meet Boruto there later and she swears that bolt wouldn't like it if she would take Kagura to their meeting spot.

She turns to face that tall man, "would you like to grab a bite?"

"Are you asking me out?"

"That's not what I meant,"

"Just joking!" He interrupted, he chuckled at her face.

"Don't make fun of me, I thought for a moment that you're were offering me to cheat on Boruto?!"

Kagura stop chuckle and face her with a serious motion, "What if I was?"

"You what?"

"What if I was asking you to cheat on him, would you dare to?"

"You know that I won't. It's not in my nature to cheat and clearly not on bolt!"

He laughs again, clearly, his motive was just to play on her. She was deceived of his playful acts but he would rarely joke so she wasn't to blame.

"You're really the type of person who works up in a trivial joke and bolt?! Is that what you call each other?" On that last sentence, he became serious

Sarada looks at him with concern, "that's what I called him, bolt. My bolt."

It was a straight answer that shook him down inside, so all he had hope for was long gone while his eyes were darted away from her sight. Her honest voice gave him the feeling of sorrow, he was indeed devastated on this part but what could he do now when clearly she was Boruto's and not his.

He led out a fake bittersweet smile, he was indeed good at pretending. His actual emotions where perfectly hid behind those false pretty smiles.

"I see..." it was the only words that came after his realization

"Would you... want to come into a park? It was wide and green. It will relax you for a bit?!" She suggested

He shakes off the thought for a moment and nods, "lead the way, Sarada-chan." His usual soft voice.

If he could, in front of her cry. If he could, in front of her he'll tell what's wrong. If he could, in front of her he would beg, beg to at least think about it. But no, he couldn't cause she was certain about this and he couldn't do anything to turn the tables into his side.

It was a clear devotion she made with Boruto, or that was at least what she said. It was an unfortunate event that happened to him. The first girl that make him skip a beat, the first girl to ever treated him as him, the first girl that show no signs of flirtation, she was different. It's like looking for plain red tomatoes when there was a crimson one that places before your eyes.

"Come!" She lastly said before turning her back on him

They pass the Ichiraku ramen, the Thunder burger where her gang usually hangs out or somehow called their meeting place.

She kept asking if he wanted to stop by at any fast food to buy some food but he still refuses by saying he wasn't feeling hungry nor craving something.

Sarada was hopeless in terms of taking him to any restaurant, seems like this guy just often eat or like food. Or he would rather enjoy the sighting without any distraction like chewing something.

Lastly, she decided to guide him to the Konoha park, where that big hollow tree stood.

"How 'bout I take you to a relaxing place on our last destination?"

Her voice seems so warm to hear, directly into his mind he would think to let her talk more than him since her angelic voice is what he only wanted to hear.

They walk and walk until that massive clear field came into view. The scenery, the green floor, perfectly centered hollow tree. They went in and feel the relaxing sensation in the atmosphere.

"This brings back memories!" Sarada exclaim. She undoes her sandals

"What are you doing?" Kagura curiously look down at her

Once she has gotten up she turns to meet his gaze, "I wanna walk barefoot. Try it, it'll be worth to try!" She offered

The surroundings feel so nostalgic, it was the same as before. Some have changed in detail but the place stayed the same, only she had grown.

Sarada went on the green field as barefoot. It was sa refreshing feeling. Kagura didn't do what she suggested, after all, it was comfortable walking barefoot on water.

He followed from behind, he looks at her back figure while her right hand was holding her sandals.

"I would reminiscences of my early years... I remember, every time my mom got loads of work she'll leave me in the care of aunt Hinata. As expected, Boruto was my childhood playmate... Aunt Hinata would always bring me to this massive field with Boruto to play. Sometimes, other mothers would bring their child to play tag with us... I remember, Inojin would space out. As always, Shikadai would sleep, even aunt Temari would just be miffed because he got uncle Shikamaru's trait. Chocho, Metal, Boruto, and I have been the main ones who play tag. I did have fun in those days and I want to return... you know the feeling when you miss something that you know it won't return if you could wish let time freeze so that you could stay in one part of the past?"

Just as she said, this was his wish too. Bring back the time where she wasn't yet Boruto's, bring back the time where she was still smiling so innocently to him. Going back to think it, he regretted every single moment of it. It was a 'diminutive' days he was with her, it was the days he didn't want to end.

"Sarada-chan?"

Sarada rotate her position and meet his eyes, "yes?"

"Can you tell me why?"