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NaruSaku- OYE Ch. 27

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Chapter 27: Elias’ Love

Naruto was getting ready for his date with Sakura. And to tell you the truth, he was quite nervous. There was one thing he wanted to do tonight, something that might or might not change their lives forever.

He wanted to confess to her.

He wondered if she already knew. They have been giving each other hints, or at least, Naruto did. Especially after that whole Orchimaru thing. Well, at least Naruto was certain of his feelings. He loves Sakura, and he always has done ever since they were just young and inexperienced Genin.

“This date... is the most important date ever.” Naruto said to himself, as he put on his orange and black jacket, with underneath a black t-shirt. His pants were long and sort of baggy, with dark blue as colour.

“I can’t wear orange all the time.” Naruto said again to himself as he lay his Konoha headband down on his night drawer.

Then one thing struck to his mind: How was he going to confess to her? What would be a good timing? Even though Naruto was known as the most unexpected and surprising ninja, he didn’t wanted to mess this one up, not by a long shot.

Naruto looked at the time; 5 o’clock. He was going to pick Sakura up at 7, so he still had some time left. He grabbed his headband and put it on again. He dashed outside, towards the market place. He was bound to get some idea’s there, right?

-Marketplace-

“Ok... but how am I gonna find something?” Naruto pondered as he walked down the long path with stores at both sides.

There were a lot of people; most of them did some groceries for tonight’s dinner. Naruto stopped at a flower shop, which seemed familiar to him.

“Mh, maybe I can find something good here.” Naruto said as he stepped inside. He could smell the different kind of aroma’s coming from the many flowers that were in the shop. There were some beautiful flowers, with many different colors.

‘What should I pick...? Roses..? Tulip’s? Forget-me-not's?’ Naruto laughed slightly at his thoughts.

‘Man, this is hard.’ Naruto scratched his head while being in deep thoughts.

“Welcome! I’m sorry for the wai- Aaah! Naruto!” A voice came booming from behind Naruto. Naruto turned around to see who it was.

“Ack, Ino!” Naruto almost yelled, as he almost bumped over a vase full of different flowers. ‘Crap,’ Naruto cursed to himself. ‘this is her family’s store! Why didn’t I noticed?!’

Ino put her hands on her hips; “The ‘ack’ wasn’t really necessary, you know...?” Ino sighed.

Naruto scratched his head again with his right hand, “Ahaha, sorry Ino. You took me by surprise, that’s all.”

“And you call yourself a ninja?” Ino almost laughed. She quickly continued, “So, what brings you to our shop today?” She walked towards him with a small smile on her face.

Naruto froze; he didn’t wanted to tell Ino he wanted to get something for Sakura so that it would set the mood for his confession. He didn’t even wanted to tell him that he had a date with Sakura.

“I... uh... wrong shop?” That was the first thing that came up in Naruto’s mind.

Ino stopped walking and lifted one eyebrow up, “Uhu, yeah right. Are you looking for some flowers? Or are you looking for some exotic plants? You know we have many kinds right? Do you already had one in your mind? Is it for a special occasion?”

Naruto began to stammer. So many questions at once! He didn’t wanted to blow his cover. ‘Play it cool, Naruto, play it cool.’

“Yeah, uh, I want some flowers for in my room. You know, to... uh, brighten some things up a bit.” Naruto said. To him, it sounded totally confident.

To Ino, it wasn't.

“Yeah, right, Naruto. Like you would place our beautiful flowers in your room.” She walked towards Naruto again, and stopped only a few inches before him. She had to look up, because Naruto was, after the past few years, taller than Ino.

It caught her off guard for a bit; ‘Wow, he really is taller!’

Naruto continued; “N-no, it’s true! Haha, I promise to take good care of it, really!”

“Mhhhh...?” Ino didn’t buy it. But she decided to let it go.... for now. “Ok, did you had some flowers in mind...?” Ino asked, taking a step back.

“Ah, no, you see, I don’t know anything about flowers....” Naruto honestly said.

“Then you’ve come to the right place!” Ino beamed, and walked over to the back of the shop where most of the flower were placed, almost glistering.

Naruto was caught off guard by Ino’s sudden enthusiasm. “Uhm, Ino...? Why so helpful to me? I mean, you never are.”

Ino tried not to get too angry about that last comment; “What are you talking about, Naruto? You are a customer after all.”

Naruto let out a sigh, ‘I should have known, as long as they make any money out of it, they will be nice.’

Ino continued; “Well? See anything you like?” Ino said as she took one step aside so that Naruto could see the large amount of different flowers.

“Wow...” Naruto said. He looked at each flower. Even though they were all different flowers, each were equally beautiful. Now that’s hard to choose from.

There was one flower that caught his attention. Although the flower hadn’t bloomed yet, it was still a tiny, single bud.

Strange; Naruto couldn’t take his eyes off of it. And Ino noticed.

“Aha, so that’s the flower you're interested in?”

Naruto gave a slight nod and turned to Ino. “What kind of flower is that? It hasn’t bloomed yet, yet all the other flowers have. What’s up with that?” He said while pointing to the little bud.

“Ah, that one...” Ino said, first looking at the flower, then slowly turning her head to look at Naruto. “That flower is a special flower.”

“Why is that?”

“It is said that the flower would only bloom at night, when two lovers are one.”

Naruto gulped, “L-lovers...?”

Ino nodded, “Yes, most likely it will bloom when a confession took place and both hearts are one. Plus, it will only bloom at night. I haven’t seen it for myself, but I’m sure the flower is beautiful when it blooms.”

“Yeah...” Naruto said, a little absent and busy looking at the flower. “What’s it called?” Naruto continued asking.

Ino smiled a bit, “It’s called ‘Elias’ Love’.”

“Elias’ Love...?” Naruto asked, confused by the name.

“Yes, I don’t know the details, but there was once a guy named Elias. He was a knight but also a ninja. He was ferocious, slaughtered everyone who was in his way. But even he couldn’t escape love. He fell in love with a maiden who was the daughter of a simple baker in town. Even though he swore on his life that he would never fall in love, he did. He couldn’t deny it. The maiden, named Rosanna, also fell in love with Elias. They would meet up almost every night. One day, Elias was going to be executed because of what he once swore on his life to become a knight. But before the time was there, he met up with Rosanna for one last time. He gave her this flower.” Ino picked up the flower and softly touched the bud.

She continued; “He said: ‘My sweet maiden. Forgive me, for I will not be with you after tonight. Not with my body. But I will.. with my mind and soul. With this flower, I will always be with you...’ He said as he gave Rosanna the flower. Once he said to her ‘I love you’ the flower started to bloom, a beautiful blue light emitted from the bloom, and caught Rosanna’s tears. She held the flower close to her heart, and with one soft kiss on her lips, Elias was gone. The story was told for generations until today.” Ino handed the flower to Naruto.

“I bet Sakura would like it very much. You should tell her the story after you have given her the flower.” Ino said with a smile on her face.

Naruto nodded and took the flower from Ino. “Yeah, I bet Sakura-chan will- Hey, wait! Sakura-chan!? Who said anything about her? Hehehe, I-I want it for my room, yeah!” Naruto became flustered when he noticed that he was saying it out loud, and to who.

“Naruto!” Ino said with stern voice; she had enough of his excuses.

Naruto’s blush didn’t went down. “Erm.. wrong shop?”

Ino sighed, “Look, Naruto, you van just tell me. I figured most of it out. You are going on a date with Sakura, right?”

Naruto sighed as well, knowing that denying wouldn’t help anymore. “Yeah...”

Ino smiled; finally, she had him. “Are you going to confess?”

Naruto nodded slowly, checking if Ino wasn’t going to laugh at him. She wasn’t. There was just a warm smile on her face.

“Good, good. I know you can do it, Naruto.”

“What’s this, Ino? Why are you suddenly so supportive?”

“Well, I think Sakura deserves to be happy. Besides, you’re not my type, so I have no reason not to support Sakura.”

“Gee, thanks, Ino...”

“So, that flower is going to be it?” Ino said, pointing at the little flower in Naruto’s hand.

Naruto nodded, “Yes, please.”

“Great!” Ino said, as she took the flower. She walked over to the counter. Naruto followed her.

“Because this is going to be a special night for the two of you, I’ll but this little flower in a cute little bottle.” Ino said, as she grabbed one of the bottles that were placed on the counter. It had a random black printing on the bottle, like you see with tattoo’s.

Ino put the flower in the bottle, tightly closing the top with a cork. “Listen Naruto, you don’t need to water the flower; once it has bloomed and you two stay together and be each others number one, the flower will always be healthy.”

“Got it, Ino.” Naruto said as he paid for the flower. “And really, thank you. I wouldn’t have found this flower without your help.”

“No problem Naruto.” Ino said, while putting the money away in the cash register.

Naruto saw the time on the big clock behind Ino. “Argh! I only have half an hour! Bye Ino, and thanks again!” Naruto was about to run away, when Ino suddenly stopped him.

“Oh, Naruto!” Ino said as Naruto came to a halt, turning his head towards Ino. “If you break Sakura’s heart, I will not forgive you!”

“I know, I know!” Naruto said as he opened quickly the door and ran towards his house, holding the bottle with Elias’ Love close to him.

Ino laughed softly to herself, “Sakura is so lucky... To have a sweet and caring guy right there next to her. I hate that girl so much....” Ino said as she went to the back, not removing the smile on her face.

To be continued
It is finally here! :icongaspplz: Sorry for the long wait, and thank you for sticking with me! ^^

Chapter 1: [link]
Chapter 2: [link]
Chapter 3: [link]
Chapter 4: [link]
Chapter 5: [link]
Chapter 6: [link]
Chapter 7: [link]
Chapter 8: [link]
Chapter 9: [link]
Chapter 10: [link]
Chapter 11: [link]
Chpater 12: [link]
Chapter 13: [link]
Chapter 14: [link]
Chapter 15: [link]
Chapter 16: [link]
Chapter 17: [link]
Chapter 18: [link]
Chapter 19: [link]
Chapter 20: [link]
Chapter 21: [link]
Chapter 22: [link]
Chapter 23: [link]
Chapter 24: [link]
Chapter 25: [link]
Chapter 26: [link]
Chapter 28: [link]
Chapter 29: [link]
Chapter 30: [link]
Chapter 31: [link]
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