Useless Love

Chapter 1

How It Began

Naruto grinned sloppily as he ruggedly made his way back into the familiar village with a certain completely beaten and bloodied teammate. He hadn’t realized how literal what he had said would be when he’d said that he’d bring back his best friend if he had to break every bone in his body.

Not that he’d actually had to break every single bone—but just enough, though. It’s funny, since they probably would have ended up continuing their fight and killing each other in the end, but instead Naruto had actually been able to knock some sense into the idiot (he smiled at the idea that for once, he was not the idiot), and had ended the fight with words and Sasuke getting a few brain cells knocked upside his head. And to think they could have avoided the whole thing…

Ah, well. That was never really their style anyways—fight, then talk about it later was normally how it worked.

Dirt and rocks shifted underfoot as they sluggishly made their way to the hospital. –Not that either of them cared about actually getting healed or treatment, or any such important thing like that—but Naruto had another certain important person to meet. –To show that he’d finally accomplished his goal. Naruto’s face might have broken in half at the grin he gave as he thought about the look of glee on his other best friend’s face—it would probably feel as good as bad as it had felt when he’d caught the disappointed look that Sakura had shown when he had first returned without Sasuke—and every time after that.

But not anymore! No, he’d show up and show her that everything was better! That life would be as it should have been for the last ten years that Sasuke had been gone. He’d be able to see her face shine again and happiness roll back in where emptiness had taken place when the Bastard had left. Four years he’d been gone away consecutively from Konoha to find the Teme (with many annoying excursions because of extra assignments that were sent to him during this time) and finally he’d finally won.

Naruto tried not to cringe at the mess they were making as they slumped onto the immaculately clean white, tiled floors in the hospital. He also tried not to think of the smell that must have been emanating from them the second they had walked in and what must have already over powered the disinfectant smell that exuded from places like this.

Naruto looked around. In fact—he was surprised that Sakura hadn’t ambushed them at that moment that they walked in—forget the smell—their chakra would have given them away a mile ago. Where was she?

The large grin that one had thought to have been plastered and never gotten rid of again, slowly started to crack and turn solemn as the current Hokage strode into the hallway containing the jacked up teammates. His brows drew together as his eyes got bigger with a pleading expression.

“Sakura?” He tried to pretend he didn’t sound as desperate as he thought he did.

Tsunade looked down at Naruto with complete seriousness and shook her head.

Naruto cracked as his eyes welded up.

“What—what happened? Where is she? Is she—” His voice cached not able to finish his question.

Naruto looked desperately around just to make sure that this wasn’t some sick joke and Sakura was hiding behind some random chair waiting to pop out and yell, “Got’cha!”

Sasuke finally took this time to look up at Tsunade along with Naruto.

“She disappeared two and a half years ago.”

And that’s when Naruto collapsed.

“It is true that you don’t know what you’ve been missing till you’ve gotten it,

But also, conversely, you don’t know what you’ve had until it’s gone”

Author’s Note:

Sigh. Yes, I have started a new story—and it is not comedy—although I hope and plan to add some funny scenes when I can. I would really like to make it a romance and a comedy so I’ll see what I can do. (I love comedy so I’ll really try)

I’m sorry about my other story, guys. I mean—I know I should finish 10 Things I hate About You, but at the moment, I really haven’t been feeling it. I WILL do it and finish, but now right at this moment. I’ve been plagued by the idea of this current story even before I created 10 Things I Hate About You and I just had to do this. This would be my first story (not oneshot) that isn’t completely based on random-ness and comedy, so be nice. I was just starting to feel real immature for the random-ness and really wanted to do this.

Thank you for reading, please review. I really hope I didn’t do to bad. (nervous smile)

I know it doesn’t seem like Moulin Rouge yet, but I wanted it to be different than the movie with a few ideas from the movie. You can’t see it yet, but you’ll see parallels between this story and the movie eventually. I just wanted to start it differently because I actually wanted it to be set in character and with the show. Please be patient? I’ve got lots of this fiction already planned out, so just stay with me.

This is a SasuSaku fic so don’t worry. Lol, I figure poor Sasuke needs some love because of how bad I’ve been ragging on the dude—seriously bashing him because he’s such an annoying prick—but—sigh. I guess it’s time to let it go and forgive the stupid, stupid man. I think I’ve been reading to many Anti-Sasuke fics. lol.

Alright, that’s it for now (what a long Author’s Note…). Oh, and sorry for the cruddy name of the story—I just couldn’t think of anything cool and this story IS a fic based off Moulin Rouge… so… yeah. If you’ve got any ideas, don’t hesitate to share them through review or messaging.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Naruto characters. The Naruto show, nor the Moulin Rouge movie/plot/anything else. I do not own any quotes used in this story. I give full credit to those who deserve it, and if I do know whose written, I’ll put it, but if I don’t, I’ll leave it blank and say that I just don’t own it. I own nothing!! I know, sad isn’t it? If only, if only…

Anyways,

Thanks again.

Rock on and payce out