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A Fine Line Between Us	By : eksimenrol Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female > Naruto/Sakura Views: 4636 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Quick
notes:� All is cannon until 311.� All events take place on Day 4

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Chapter
Ten: Dinner Dates

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�� There
really wasn�t much to do while he rested.�
I tried to look for something to read, however the most interesting
thing available happened to be the single cup of unopened ramen sitting on his
kitchen counter.� So then I thought that
maybe he might have some nice tea in his cupboards.� However all I found was an empty box of a
brand that hasn�t been available in years.

�� Muttering
to myself on how under stocked his kitchen was I decided that if I was going to
get anything done with the time I had available to me before he woke, it would
be to make sure he was better off afterword.�
So, after borrowing a few bills from that ridiculous frog wallet of his,
I made my way off to the market.

�� Today
was not my day.� Every store I went to
was out of my favorite tea.� Even the
small impromptu thought of buying something to make a quick lunch for him
failed.� First I was going to get sea
food, but nothing was fresh.� Then I
thought I would get something to make a nice stew.� However realizing that Naruto had nothing to
make the stew in put a damper on that plan.�
So in desperation did what I swore I wouldn�t.� I went to Ichiraku�s.

�� Ah
you�re Naruto�s friend aren�t you?�� The
old man who ran the place was looking over at me.

�� Um
yes sir.� My name is Sakura Haruno.�� I gave a short bow to the elderly man.

�� Well
Miss Haruno, what can I do for you today?��
He had a large grin on his face, almost from ear to ear.

�� Oh,
well Naruto wasn�t feeling well, and I wanted to get him something for lunch,
and all I could think of was here.�� He
gave me a knowing smirk as he turned towards his cooking.

�� I
see, market sold out?�

�� I
blushed with embarrassment.� �They had
fish, but it wasn�t all that fresh.�

�� Hmm
I see then.� Well what can I get you?�� He didn�t miss a beat.

�� Well...
um that�s the thing see.� I�m not
sure.� I mean I know Naruto usually has
like six or seven bowls of the stuff, but I�m not sure which one he might want.� And
I�m not sure what to get myself either.�

�� He
stopped and tuned to face me with a large smile on his face.� �I�ve got just the thing.� Been waiting to try this new recipe out for a
while, and I can�t think of anyone better for this than Naruto and his
girlfriend.�� I couldn�t help but blush
at his words.

�� But
we aren�t, he and I, we haven�t.� That is
to say, Naruto and I are not boyfriend and girlfriend.�� Yet.� �I�m just doing him a favor.�

�� Father,
don�t pester the girl, she obviously has a hard time speaking about her
feelings.� I�m really sorry about
him.� He really likes Naruto; I swear
those two are the only men on this earth who would pray to a ramen god for all
things holy.�� The two of us quickly
broke into giggles at that joke.� Afterwards
Ayame, as she said her name was, told me she would fix up something that both Naruto
and I would enjoy.

�� Surprisingly
it wasn�t long before I had a large steaming package hanging off my arm as I traveled
back to Naruto�s apartment.� However as I
entered his home something seemed off.� There
was far too much humidity in the air compared to outside, and yet I could find
no cause for it.� So I set my package on
his rudimentary table and set off to see how he was doing.

�� He
was gone.� His bed was empty and he was
nowhere to be found.� I stood there
staring at his empty bed fearing the worst.�
Where was he?� What was he
doing?� Was he okay?� All these questions were flying through my
head, accompanying images of Naruto at his worst, lost and alone.� Tears started to form and fall from my eyes
before I could control myself.�

�� Sakura?�� I couldn�t believe it.� I turned towards the voice and I couldn�t
believe my eyes.� He was there.� Naruto was there and he had just come out of
his bathroom.� And he was only wearing a
towel.� It seems he had finally realized
his lack of dress and literally jumped back, before hiding his modesty with the
bathroom door.� �Um Sakura, not that I�m
not glad to see you or anything.�� He seemed
to blush at this.� �But um, what are you
doing here?�

�� I
stood there and stared at the head and shoulder that was peaking around the
door.� Why was I here?� I blinked.�
Why was I here?� I mean honestly, I didn�t have to be here, so
why did I come back?� Why did I want to
stay? �I�m not too sure anymore.

�� It
seems that Naruto had gained some courage during my reprieve as next thing I knew
he was standing in front of me, waiving the hand that wasn�t securing his towel�s
position in front of my face.� All the
time trying to get my attention.� �Hello Sakura?� Are you okay?�

�� I
couldn�t quite control the blush that came to me, but I managed to keep it to a
minimum.� �What?� Oh yes, yeah I�m okay Naruto.� Sorry about that.� I was in here earlier, and you weren�t
feeling well.� You nearly had a
breakdown, I had to get Ino to come in and help you.� She um, well she found out about Kyuubi, and
she knows not to talk about it.� But afterward
well, you sort of passed out and I thought that I�d be here when you woke
up.� But then I wanted some tea, and you
were out, so I thought I�d pick up something for lunch.� So I grabbed some money from your wallet, but
nothing seemed to go right.� The markets
didn�t have anything fresh, and they were out of my favorite tea.� In the end well I didn�t find anything I could
use to make lunch.�

�� He
seemed to narrow his eyes at me, then gave a quick sniff.� �Did you get ramen?�

�� Um
yes, I didn�t know what to get you so Ayame helped.�

�� He
seemed to control himself from jumping for joy and flashed me his trademark
grin.� �Thanks Sakura, you didn�t have to
do that.�

�� I
returned his grin with a small smile of my own.�
�Wasn�t any trouble Naruto, now you get dressed and I�ll get lun-� I looked
over at his bedside clock and took notice of the time.� �Err, I should say dinner ready.� Then we�ll
eat.�

�� I
left the room as quickly as possible without it seeming like I was running.� What was wrong with me?� I couldn�t stop talking.� And zoning out like that.� It was just Naruto.� It was just Naruto not wearing any clothes.� Oh who am I kidding if he hadn�t have broken
through to me back there I�d be drooling over his chest.� I need to stop this.� I can�t be getting all weak and, and, well I just
can�t be staring at Naruto all day.� No good
will come from this.� I need to get a
fresh perspective on this.� Maybe, well
just maybe Lady Tsunade could help me.� I
mean she certainly must feel something for Jiraiya.� So maybe she�ll have some advice for not
getting overwhelmed by it.� I can only
hope she does.

�� Um
hey Sakura, about earlier.� Well I�m
sorry about what I did.�� Huh?� Why is he apologizing?� I mean sure he surprised me when he came out
of the bathroom, but he didn�t do anything wrong.� �I, I made you cry, didn�t I?� I�m sorry about that Sakura, I really am.�

�� That�s
Naruto for you, always putting others ahead of himself.� �It�s okay Naruto; I was just worried for
you.� I didn�t want you to get hurt.� But I�m glad you�re okay, I really am.�

�� Oh
that�s good.� But um.�� He looked down at his still full bowl of
ramen.� �Well I was sort of wondering why
you showed up this morning.�� After that
he glanced up quickly to look me in the eye before retuning his study to his
dinner.

�� Oh
well I sort of wanted to make it up to you for last night.� I was really sorry for missing out date like I
did and I was really grateful for the dumplings you got me.� Heh, guess I kind of made it up to you.�

�� We
both chuckled at that and looked towards our meals.� �Tomorrow�s the day I start my training.�� He almost sounded sad.� �Kakashi�s probably going to work my hands to
the bone.�� He gave a small chuckle to
this.

�� That
probably means we won�t be seeing a lot of each other, doesn�t it?�� He gave a nod at that.� I wanted to tell him what I had decided.� I wanted to say to him that I was opening my
heart to him.� That I was no longer
focused solely on Sasuke.� But I was too
afraid.� Too afraid that he might not
believe me.� So we spent most of the
night enjoying our meal.� Talking mainly
about what we had done over the last few years and laughing at all the funny
stories we had about our time apart.� Before
long it was quite late and both of us were eying the clock on the wall.

�� I
should probably be getting home soon.� I have
to be up early to get Kakashi out of the hospital, and then I have training
with Lady Tsunade.� You should also be
getting to bed; Kakashi probably wants to start first thing after he gets out
of the hospital.�� I slowly made my way
over the front door of his apartment and started putting on my sandals.

�� Wait
Sakura, um do you want, I mean would it be okay if I walked you home?�

�� Smiling
as I opened the door I gave him a quick nod.�
�I�d enjoy that Naruto.�

�� After
a few blocks he awkwardly allowed me to take his hand into mine as we made our
way back to my apartment.� The whole time
as we walked he�d look at me, blush and then turn away, only to glance back in
a few minutes again.� But with plenty of
blushes and smiles he managed to walk me back to my place and stood with me
outside my door.

�� Well
um, thanks for walking me home Naruto, and, well even though it wasn�t exactly
a date, and earlier today you scared me half to death, I had a good time.�

�� He
smiled back at me.� �I did too Sakura.�

�� Glancing
between both him and my door I turned to face him.� Gathering all of my courage I smiled at
him.� Then before he could react I leaned
over and planted a quick kiss on his right cheek.� �I�ll see you later Naruto.� Maybe we can do this again some time.�� Before he could respond I had retreated
through my door and closed it behind me.�
The only thought going through my brain as I was getting ready for bed
was that I had kissed him.� I had done it
and I couldn�t take it back.� And to be
completely honest, I didn�t want to.� I was
glad I had kissed him and glad that there might be other chances to do so
again.

Author notes:� Finally after all this time I got to the date�
sort of.� I hope everyone is at least a
little pleased with this as I�m sure things will quickly catch up to where the
manga is.� On that note I will soon be
jumping forward in time, therefore the day marker at the top of each chapter
will be more and more important for the few chapters that will cover the
training that Naruto does.

Response to reviews:

Goodchaos:� Glad to hear you enjoy
it.� Hope to hear from you again.

Naruto-sama:� Table bashingly
beautiful then would be how you would call that last chapter?

GMX:�
Glad to hear that you like it.

MPlantz:� Well as I think I said
before, I did essentially flush out what was said in the manga so it would seem
like what I wrote would be a re-write from the manga.� But I don�t see Sai and Ino ever getting together.� I mean he said it himself that women like to
be told they look the opposite of what they really look like.� So when he said Ino was beautiful he was
really saying that he did not find her attractive.� And I wasn�t really making Ino fall for Sai,
she was just saying that he looked good and sort of looked like Sasuke.� And for working together, well I�m really
tied down with what I have now.� And I�ve
also been pondering a new story someone mentioned to me that I might be
interested in.� So after I finish working
with Naruto and Sakura I�m going to try my hand at Neon Genesis.� That is if I can ever understand what is
going on in the ending.
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